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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-07

zone time. in order to test the cour-
age of Bengal tiger and a lion" said
well known Snowman. I'VE placed
Chinese crackers in the respective
cages and fred the fuses. Az soon ms
the fuses began TO burn they attracted
the attention OF both animals. hut in
widely different manner. The lion
drew into corner and watched the
proceedings with II distrustful and I'M
easy eye. The tiger. on the contrary.
advanced to the burning fuse with a
firm step and unflnching gaze. On
reaching the cracker he began 10 roll
II over the floor with his paw and
when IL exploded beneath his nose he
did not finch. but continued his exam
Ination until perfectly satisfied. The
lion betrayed great fear when he heard
the report of the explosion and for
quite a time could not he cOaxed out Of
his den. london Tit-Bits.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-07
Date and Rice Experts.

There are date experts In the Sa
hara." said sailor. "men that can dis
tingulsh varieties of the date as easily
and accurately as you or can distin.
guish the various vegetables As
went from Biskra to Touggourt last
winter learned lot about dates. I'd
thought. the same as you. that there
was only one kind. | found there were
seventy-nine kinds. Aud the Arab
expert. the date merchant. could tell
those seventy nine kinds apart with
ease. All the worlds dates come from
the Sahara. They grow In the GASES.
The date palms need just little wa
ter along with the hottest kind OF a
hot sun-a desert sun The variety OF
the date il amazing. know myself
now nine kinds. It's the same with
rice in Burma The best rice comes
from there. and there are lO2 kinds of
II. which the burmese rice grower has
no difficulty In dlfferentiatlng. New
York Press
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-16

Mr.. r. r. Austin left this week for
New York to purchase a new stock Of
spring dry goods and millinery for the
f. r. Austin d. G. Co.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
T. Loggins are congratulating them up
on the arrival of a daughter at their
home last Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Spurrier has opened an up-to-
date Photograph Gallery over the new
postofice. All her work is guaranteed
to be f~irst-class. Especial attention
given to finishing for amateurs.
Rev. Nat. Mccain and family, OF Mis-
souri,, are visiting the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Mccain. Rev. Mccain
preached an interesting sermon at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday morn
ing.
% - %
Mr.. |. Lazarus has moved his mer-
chant tailoring business into the store
house formerly occupied by l.. BIumen-
thai on Market street, where he will be
pleased to see his friends and acquain-
tances.
Mr.. ". j. Dent, a progressive mer-
chant and planter of the southern part
of the county, was in the city on bust
ess Wednesday and Thursday, and
made this office an appreciated call
while here.
DR.. and Mrs. T. r. Henderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Il. NJ. Aldridge, MI. and Mrs.
P. S. George, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Hemingway,
Messrs. J. B. Humphreys and Sam L..
Gwin were among the Greenwood peo-
pie who attended the funeral of Hon. A.
II. George at Carrollton last Wednes-
day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-16

Mr.. Teddy Roosevelt will regret
it all his life that he didn't send us
an invitation 10 Miss Alice's we'd
ding. It's true we have always
been lille to the Dimocratic party,
but we amt no anti-septic in relig-
ion. We couldn't have gone cause
we amt got no socks to wear, but
we was going to send the bride a
years subscription TO the Free Press
fer nothing. But if the bride wants
our paper nov she have got to pay
fer it.--Hardeman Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-16

TO WHOM ASSESSED.
G. c. Weir
r. i. B%arrentine
J. W. Howard Mule CT
W. L. Ray ..a~.~...,".
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-16

Mr.. W. I. Allen, of Philip, was in
the city Wednesday and made this
office a pleasant call.
Mr.. Frank Gotsellig, one Of the clev-
crest drummers in Mississippi, was in
Greenwood Monday.
Mr.. II. A. Arnold has accepted the
position of bookkeeper with the cotton
firm OF Bond & Kinloch.
Miss Lucy North, OF Yazoo City, Wis
tied the family of Mr.. and Mrs. A. y.
Gardner the past week.
Mr.. Firman Smith, one OF the leading
lawyers Of Nashville, Tenn, visited
Greenwood friends last week.
Misses Ida Lyell, Of Wesson, Miss.
and Tapscott, of fredericksburg, Va,
are visiting Mrs. Flora Mcintyre.
Mr.. e. B. Smith visited friends in
Memphis the past week, and took in the
"Ben Hur" entertainment while there.
Mr.. W. II. Cox, who recently bought
a plantation on Honey Island, was up
from Marksville on business Tuesday.
Mr.. Ike Jones, a prominent citizen
and merchant Of Black Hawk, was in the
city on business Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. W. S. Cooper and little son,
William, of Como, Miss, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. ". ". Ellis at Berclair this
week.
Messrs. A. 0. Peterson, T. III. Boddie
and Oscar hernandez, of Money, were in
Greenwood on business the first of the
week.
Mr.. J. r. Prophet was up from his
home on the Chickering plantation last
Saturday md made this Office an appre-
ciated call.
Messrs. G. Il. Wright and c. L.. Nc
Bride left on Wednesday OF last
week for Hot Springs to recuperate
their health.
Mr.. ]. Kantrovitz left the first Of the
week for New York and other markets
to purchase a big stock Of new spring
goods for the firm of ]. Kantrovitz &
Bro.
Hon. W. S. Barry has been confined
to his home the past week with the
grippe, and it will probably be a week
or ten days before he is able to be up
and out again.
Messrs. McShane & Keesler will
move their insurance Office from the
Hamilton building to the house formerly
occupied by the p~ostofice on Market
street, at an early date.
Your attention is directed to the ad.
vertisement of the Greenwood Savings
Bank, which appears in every issue of
The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-16
The Schubert Lady Quartette.

Those delightful vocalists, the Schu-
bert Lady Quartette Of Chicago, will ap-
pear at the Opera House on March the
9th under the auspices Of the ]. Y.
George Chapter U. d. c. Lovers of
sweet singing should not miss this
splendid entertainment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-16
The Commonwealth $50
The Reliable Paper.
City Delinquent Tax Sale.

In pursuance of an Ordinance of the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen of the City
of Greenwood, Mississippi, | will on the
FIRST MONDAY AND FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 1905
in front Of the Court House door, in Greenwood, Miss, within the hours pro-
.scibed by law, expose to public sale to the highest bidder, for cash, the follow
ing described lands delinquent for City of Greenwood taxes for the fiscal year
1905 towit:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-16
LOST.

LOST-One red COW, in good order,
has short horns. Will give a liberal re-
ward for her return to me at Greenwood
Hotel. JOE STEIN.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-16
HROUND THE Town
Gathered IN the Round Up.

sS5eomb this week.
Mr.. ]. B. Redditt wa up from Roe
buck Wednesday.
Mr.. P. W. Shaw. of Carrollton, was in
A3he city Tuesday.
Hon. W. S, Barry was a visitor to
jackson last week.
Mrs. Thos. A. Gleason is visiting
friends in Natchez.
Mrs. ]. 7. Joiner was down from Bona
Vista last Saturday.
Mr.. W. s. wingfeld was down from
Shellmound Monday.
Hon. A. F. Gardner made a business
visit to Jackson last week.
Col. D. C. Roby, of Durant, was in the
city the first of the week.
Messrs. P. D. Montioy aud Gus Aron
visited Memphis this week.
Mr.. W. L.. Ray was over from NAL
maison the first of the week.
go 90 90
Mr.. Geo u. Classify visited Beulab,
Miss, and Memphis last week.
Mr.. N. L.. Cockroll was over from his
Lake Horny plantation Tuesday.
Chancery Clerk G.. W. Crockett spent
the first of the week in Memphis.
Mr.. W. II. Ruscoe, of Hemingway, was
in the city on business Tuesday.
Miss Mary Craig kimbrough is visit
ing Miss Mamie Hale 1t GulRport.
Messrs, G. NJ. Turner and Barry
Parish visited Memphis this week.
Mrs. W. r. Humphrey left this week
or New Orleans to visit relatives.
Mrs. Porter, of Illinois, is visiting the
family of her son, Mr.. G. Z. Wright.
DR.. Thack @. Hughes, of Philip, was
in the city Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr., ]. r. Regain made a business trip
to Yazoo City and Belzoni last week.
Mr.. Lee Farrell aud family haze re-
turned from a visit to Lebanon, Tenn.
Mr.. Percy Ray was down from Sunny
Side on business the first of the week.
Judge A. T Roane, of Grenada, was in
the city Wednesday afternoon on bust
ness.
Mrs. Col, James Gordon, Of Okolona, is
visiting DR.. and Mrs. W. M. Burr this
week.
Mrs. VS.. Cooper. of Como, will be
the guest of Mrs. j. l.. Gillespie next
week.
Mrs. Jim Mann, of Port Gibson, is Wis
iting in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E..
Mann.
Several of our citizens went to Mem
phis this week to see "Ben hur" at the
Lyceum.
Mrs. Crenshaw, of Scobey, is visiting
the family of her daughter, Mrs. Chas.
j. Austin.
Misses Willie and Fannie Eva Ray, of
Malmaiso1, are the guests of Miss Flora
Mcintyre.
Wednesday was the anniversary Of
st. Valentine. We're you reminded of
the event?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-16
How People Lose Their Money

By concealing it about their person.
By hiding it in mugs, jugs and rugs.
By sewing it up in stockings and ticks.
By burying it in cans and putting it any old place
These are some of the ways in which people
sometimes lose their money-and often theirliVes.
Having money boarded up in the house encour-
ages robbery, and this often results in murder,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
Of ALLIANCE
Co-operated With the
Southern Cotton As
ISOLATION.

In his call to the County Secretaries
of the Farmers Alliance for their
annual reports State Secretary T.. b.
Parker lays special emphasis upon the
TACT that the Alliance cO-operated eff
tectiVeIy with the Southern Cotton AS
ISOLATION in raising the price OF cotton
and to accomplishing the other pur-
poses of the Association.
Secretary Parker says III part:
Il trust the spirit of organization
IS alive IN your county as it is in many
counties i'll the State, and that the AL
lance is receiving recruits from the
very best people III the county,. Ii
that is not the condition it is evident
that you brethren are not fully alive
alive to the situation. and that 0 are
not doing what YOU might do to
strengthen the Alliance.
With the visible benefits hat have
come to the cotton farmers of the
South through cooperation, adyanc-
inS the price of cotton within less
than a yea from 6 IL cents to II
cents per pound, or $4,000 per bale.
which has added millions Of dollars
to the wealth of the South, there
should be no difficulty III getting
every live. energetic farmer, who is
not in some way debarred. to Join the
Alliance; fer the AiIiancemen of thi
State have stood in the front ranks
of the movement to uphold the prices
OF cotton. Their efforts have been
appreciated by President Harvie Jor-
dan Of the Southern Cotton Associ-
alton, he having publicly spoken of
the loyalty of the North Carolina
Farmers Alliance to the objects of the
Association.
ESPECIALLY should this be true il
counties where there is no Cotton As
SOCiatiOn or where the Association i
inactive. In that case let the Alliance
call public meetings of all the armer
and business men to cooperate in re-
gard to the cotton question:. Bv 50 do
ing you Will strengthen the Alliance
and al!ay any prejudice that may ex-
ist in the minds of some people toward
the organization.
In this connection permit me to
suggest you take some active meaSura
at your county meeting to reorganiza
the inactive Alliances in your county.
| know o haVe the material to 10
this with if you will only put it to
work"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
\ FIND For Negroes.

Great excitement was created among
negroes in front OF the d~isparsdry YES
terday by a daShing citizen with q big
Watch-cnain. a wide SLOUGH hat and a
tout ensemble distinctly Ndrdamar-
esque who talked gloWingIy o. ,vcr.1 TO
be had in the Mississippi bottoms. TO
some of the negroes the agent gave
money. and the crowds becane eager
beyond words. Every negro on the
street Wanted to contract for NTiss:s-
sipDi at once-With a dollar down as
advance payment. The crowd finally
became SO dense and noisy that it was
necessary to disperse It.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09

the County Home. IS commodious and
we'll arranged. with separate rooms
for white and colored prisoners. vel
ventilated and amply heated and the
sanitary arrangements good.
The camp at Cary. composed en-
tirely or colorcd prisoners, IL com
Portable and convenient
Moving the prisoners from on
place to another a. the work On the
roads progresses necessitates occupy
ing temporary quarters. at times no
well suited for n purpose. but com
Portable and safe. At such times and
places il has sometimes been necessary
for white and colored prisoners L
occupy the same room for a shori
but always entirely separated
the whites on one side. the negroes
on the other. At no time. 10 ~
knowledge. have white and Colorel
prisoners been bedded or chained To-
gether. They are fed from separate
"a bIac
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
State Prison Reports.

The Board OF Directors Of the state
Prison We're in session yesterday. ONLY
routine business was transacted and
the report Of the superintendent was
ordered forwarded to the Governor.
The entire membershi~ Of tie Board
was present this being j. c.. Hackett
OF North Wilkesboro. chairman: J. p
Ner"- OF ASheville. ". z. CrosIand
OF Diegs; Ioh0 D Dawes, of Elm CITY
and Dr.. r. H. Speight. Of Speight's
Bridge.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
RanaoIrh.
Rowan

3~fecklenbu-g. Randolph. Rowan.
Swain. Union. Wayne.
Those n which II i stated that
couvicts are chained together al night
or are chained separately are Ala
nance Burconbe. Columbus Cum
oerGara. Davidson. Durham EiEe-
corn5e CASTOR. I~e3ctL. L-uuir. Bar-
-piph. Rowan. Union. Max. Wilson
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
An Assumption FROM Il Negative.

The blanks which are sent out by
the board are very Voluminous and
particular in their queries. There are
three forms. one of which applies to
the county Jail, the Others TO the coun-
ty home and the convict camps. on
the first Two blanks there are forty
one queries and on the last thirty
eight. In addition, there are blanks
for the names Of all prisoners, then
color. age. sex. crime anG term Of
Imprisonment. Us We'll as interroga-
tory OF their health, their sanity, their
religious tendencies and opportunities.
methods Of sanitation, the precautions
taken for the prevention of disease.
figures as to children ana the methods
Of their confinement, punishmentS.
why made. how often, names OF pris-
Oners punished, when, by whose au-
thority, etc, etc. Considering the ma
ture of the reports asked it is not
remarkable that some officials should
have saved time by answering with
categorical monosyllables which might
be open to a strained m~isconstruc-
ton.
1t appears. on the whole. that the
sensational charges have no foundd-
ton except on an assumption drawn
from the negative of these categorical
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
IN FINE CONDITION
Financial Showing Of
State Prison a Testi-
n1onial TO Management.

The following is the report Or the
States Prison which vas handed to
the Governor yesterday Is the Boarf
If Directors. Iessrs. J. q. Faekctt.
Jno. Z. Keer. K. -. Sgeignt X. =.
Crosland and Jno. ". Dawes. &C.
companEing th= report is also a let
ter Of Superintendent Mann ex~gIaiaiug
n report and stating the conditions
prevailing at the prison and among
The ~ccaTictS.
The report shows the institution out
q debt and F.ith a handsome balance
/" Is credit. l. indicates tina tae
prison management has been e~conoIni-
cal.
IN giving out the report yesterday.
the Governor stated that the Superip-
enden ana the Board or Directors
sIoE.d BE- congratulated and .that
n state owed them thanks for the
2bte manner Ia which they mad admin
stored the affairs q the prison.
superintendent Mann. Letter.
Raleigh. Y. =. Jan. I. 1906.
To the Honorable Board Of Directors
Of the states Prison:
Il beg to hand you herewith a state
ment showing the financial condition
Of the States Prison for the year end
December 31st. 1906.
IT IS impossible TO present a list Of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
Provide scparatc Quarters.

The following order. regarding the
quarters Of white and colored prison
crs, was made:
ION motion. it is ordered that the
Superintendent Of Roads. construct
and maintain. at all times. separate
quarters for white and Colored pris-
oners. sentenced to work the public
roads; and when practical to place all
white prisoners at a separate camp.
II the number Of white prisoners be
insufficient To justify the expense Of
masintaining a separate camp. that
white prisoners be worked on the
roads so as to intermingle as little as
possible with colored prisoners"
/ 1t was ordered that the establish
ment Of a third camp OF road forces
be referred to Commissioner ". F..
Ctley and the superintendent Of Roads
with power TO act.
r On the recommendation Of super
intendent Holding it was ordered that
Messrs. J. NJ. Bailey and \. Z. Hollp-
way be retained as oVerseers Of roads
Of Wax cOunty.
+ Commissioners Broughton ana
Utley, appointed to examine the sher-
ifs settlement Of State taxes for 1905
reported that they had made the eE-
animation and found the settlement
correct. and it was accepted. The
amount the sheriff will pay to the
county is $42.599.31.
ltT 4 w ~ 1T '-fn&istI - ftA' .
n~oil-hojdorS of White Oak township.
District No. 2. Of the special school
tax election. was received. and the
special tax ordered levied.
Coroner Jordan Resigned.
DR.. T. NJ. Jordan, county coroner
rendered his resignation, stating that
he would be absent frequently from
the city n county during the year.
The resignation has not yet been ac-
copied by the commissioners.
The sheriff was ordered to deliver
at once after confinement, to the Su-
perintendent of Roads to be worked
on the public roads or highways OF
the county, all prisoners confined in
the county Jail under q final sentenA
Of the court for crime. or imprison-
mept for n~on-Paylnent of costs or
fines o under final judgment in cases
of bastardy, or under the vagrant acts,
all i~nsolVents who shall be imprisoned
by any court in said county for non
payment of costs, and all persons SEN
fenced in the Oun to the States
Prison for q term less than ten years.
Chairman>Len II. Adams and COun-
ty Attorney Herbert +. Norris report
ed to the Board a memorandum of ar
agreement proposed between the Sea-
board Air Line Railway Company and
the county. relating to the change OF
the highway at Pigeon House Branch
on the LOuisburg road and the high
way at Pilot Cotton Mills. and they
recommended the adoption of their
report. 1t was ordered that the chair
MAJ OF the Board be empowered to
enter into an agreement With the rail
way company as proposed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
Governor Ei,cusse. Charges.

In discussing the matter the Gov
ernor said that while he had not seen
the report, he had talked With Mr.
Hunter, a member of the board. and
the latter had stated that so far IS
ne knew there was no report SHOWING
that White and cO!ored ~conVicts had
slept together in any county, but that
in Forsyth county, for instance. the
two races We're confined at night in
the same room but in different parts
and with a partition between them;
and that in Wake county, while there
was no partition. they bunked on diff
ferent sides, of the room. Mr.. Hunter
had also stated that no report sus-
tanned the charge quoted by the at
ternoon paper from the report that
white and colored conyicts We're ever
chained together. It was impossible.
however. stated the Governor. for him
to take any action in the matter in
telligently until he had an opportunity
to examine the repOrt.
From the condition in which the
report finally reached the Governor,
the intention of the secretary TO sub
NIT it 10 him for several days. There
are a number of sheets of The report
which have never been type-Written
and it is, clear that the statements
given out to the afternoon paper were
made prior TO the completion of the
report. It vas only owing to the u--
gency of the Governors demand that
the report reached him at all yester-
dav.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09

The separate reports from hi coun-
ties indicate that those on which We're
based the sensational portions Of the
publication as 10 whites and blacks
sleeping and being chained together
come. on the question of the races
being confined in the same room or
tent at night, from the mt Of
Alamance. ~Buncombe. Caharrus, Co
lumbus, Cumberland. Davidson. Dur
: Forsyth Guilford, IredelL.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-09
Governor Secures Report.

1t was not until a quarter of three
o'clock yesterday afternoon that the
report OF the State Board of Chart
ties, sensational reports Of which had
been published in the Raleigh after
paper Of Tuesday. was handed
TO the Governor by Miss Daisy Den
son, secretary of The Board, IN per
son.
Up to that time. the Governor had
been kept in entire ignorance Of the
report or what it contained n had
been given no opportunity TO examine
the separate eDOrLS from the several
counties from which the report of the
Board is colIated and was therefore
not in a position to speak of the mat
ter in any way except to express his dis
approval of the publication of extracts
from a public document which was
addressed TO him before his receipt Of
the same, especially when the charges
made in the report as published We're
of a sensational and injurious char
acter.
The Governor so expressed himself
to Miss benson when She brought the
report into his office. Miss benson, IN
reply, stated hat she had not consid-
cred that there was any improperly n
her giving out the in ad-
vance and that when q reporter mad
come to her and asked for Informal
ton. she had given him certain data
il order to get rid of him.
After some other conversation Miss
benson retired, leaving with the Gov
ernor q mass of typewriter papers
constituting the report which it viii
take much physical labor to digest
and leaving with him also the original
reports received by her from the cOun-
ties on which the report of the Board
nad been based.
The Governor 4 already addressed
a letter to the Secretary Of the Board
demanding that the report be forth
coming, together vita h reports
made to her from the various counties
% the end that he might know to
what extent the Jaw had been Violated,
# at all. and what steps he ought to
take towards Iemedying illegal con-
ditions. He stated further that he
had examined the law on the subject
and had come to the conclusion that
it was ample in its provisions to en-
able him to require the separation Of
the cOnVictS of the tWO races. If
there has been any such practice a;
requiring conVicts to sleep together or
to be chained together,' said he.
there has been q defect not in the
law but in its executions" The COM
m~iSsionerS Of any counties guilty Of
such violation OF law, said he, could
be indicted in their respective counties
by bills sent by the solicitors Of the
districts.