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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
A $1,000 TREASURY ROBBERY.
Clever Work Of Detective Revealed
the Thief.

The robbery Of the s~ub-treasury In
Chicago recalls the fact that the
treasury department in Washington
was the victim of a $40. 900 theft about
80 years ago. At first, although no
reasonable explanation OF how the
thing could have been done by an out
slider could be given, 1t was assumed
that 1t was the work of some n un-
connected with the office in which the
robbery occurred. 1t was not long,
however, before a clever detective
became acquainted with the fact that
one OF the clerks who might have had
access to the bundle of bills was &C.
quainted with a professional gambler
Of shady a~ntecedents. That discovery
solved the problem. A little patient
watching resulted in catching the
gambler with the stolen notes, and
the rest was easy. The clerk was ar
rested, and, while in confinement, was
given to understand that he was be-
trayed, ~whereupon he confessed the
robbery, which was accomplished by
showing the package of notes, all of
large denominations, into a position
where they could be "snaked up"
with a cane provided with a hook.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
THE SToRY.

"Ml father, rcproach not thyselt.
IA Thou hast done well. else
would not the God of Israel given
thee this great victory over the ourmy
Of thy people. Think not Of met!
Think of the God whom thou would,st
honor with Thy most precious offer,
Ing
The great form Of the strong man
shook with the suppressed emotions
that swept through his soul aud by
way Of reply he drew more closely IA
him the form Of the beautiful girl He
dare not trust himself to speak. An
night long he had agonl2ed over tho
awful tragedy which faced him. From
the moment of his return from the
battle when his daughter had come
forth with music and dancing TO
meet him and he had realized the ter.
rible import of his vow there had
ragged within his breast a conflict
which Il seemed at times would fair.
ly ear body and soul asunder. Back
and forth the battle of eonnictipe
thoughts had ragged. Now self was ON
top and he vas almost ready to re,
pudlate the vow he had made, and
then there would ring through his
soul the words Of his daughter: I'll
thou mast opened thy mouth unto the
Lord, do to me according to that
which hath proceeded out of thy
mouth, and the sterner sense of duty
and loyalty to God would drive the
weaker self back and again hold him
to the obligation he had taken.
And with the coming OF the day
light had come his daughter to say
good-by. She had chosen that time
for leaving for her solitude In the
mountains, for, said she: 1T Is not
q time of darkness but light II is not
. time OF sorrow but Of gladAess, for
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
HAD REACHED THE LImir.
Could Not Afford to Take Gloves and
Give Tip Required.

Mrs. Potter Palmer while entertain,
Ing the National Civic Federation told
an amusing story about country house
tipping.
You know" she said. "how huge
these tips are. how many servants
must be remembered, how. Indeed,
some people are obliged to refuse to
visit large country houses because
they cant afford the expense. Well,
there Is a story IN this line about
the famous Jonas Hanway. As Han.
way was leaving the country house of
a duke a string Of servants waylaid
him.
Sir said one, your o~vercoat.'
And Hanway put on the oyercoat and
gave the man a sovereign.
your umbrella, sir, said another.
And taking the umbrella Hanway sur.
rendered another sovereign.
your hat, sir Another sovereign.
"Hsir, your gloves
why. friend, says Hanway, you
may keep the gloves, They are not
worth a sovereign"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Eine Art Of Sncezinn-

Yesterday Bpid one woman to an.
other in q Chestnut street car, " met
a sneczIug teacher. ! do not mean a
teacher who sneo2es. but a person
who teaches the proper way to sncezc.
II struck me as q decided novelty. /
think | will take lessons. The teach.
or argues that be is a most useful per.
son to society. Nobody he says, a
prevent sncczing. no matter how many
formulas aud medicines the afflicted
one may absorb. But thoiFh d snccze
may not be avoided, 1t may he cult
waited, and from a stertorous snort Il
may be modified into a gentle, mclodl.
Gus noise, For anybody who staftles
the ncighhorhood with frequent
sneezes the experiment may be worth
whtle,-Phi'adelphia Record
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
a ! N ire AGE
The Only Way to Keep Young 10 T.
Keep Ones Heart Young.

NO woman is worth locking at
after 40, or worth talking TO before
Is a cynical saying which has not
much { re proverblal grain of truth
In II, for IL certainly is a fact that
In society today the who have
the greatest success are the more or
less matured ones who have realized
that, since grow old we must, the
least we a all do IS TO grow old
i~ntelligently. ut is a mans own
fault-lt is from want OF use-if his
mind grows torpid in old age" said
DR., Johnson, and there is no reason
why when we feel ourselves no long
er Of the crowd we should not still
derive a certain mild pleasure from
looking on at it from the outside.
The only really old people are the
ones who have never had any strong
interests In life, who have new felt
anything, done anything, OF been any.
thing in particular. The only posi-
bic way to keep young Is to keep
ones heart young; the only proven
tive to old age a boundless capacity
for sympathy, the possession Of which
will prove In the long run far more
cthcaclous In Its youth-prolonglng
qualities than the most Advertised
Methuselah mixture or the latest bsc.
THEOLOGICAL discovery calming TO de-
stroy the bacillus of antediluvlanism.
Pictorial Review.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Clever Trick of Tramn.

A queer comedy of cheating Is now
causing much amusement In Paris.
A laborer named Bedasne, living at
KNOXVILLE, in the Eure ct Loir, went
to Melun with two pounds in his
pocket. Having spent this in liquor,
he conceived the idea of getting on
to Paris for nothing.
Finding an empty third.class com.
partment, he fastened a flannel belt
round his neck, stuffed a handkerchief
into his mouth, pitched his empty
purse onto the opposite seat and, ly.
ing down, first had a sleep and then,
when Paris was reached, refused to
give any sign of life till the alarmed
station staff poured a cordial into his
mouth.
Then he was taken to a hospital,
where he told a story of being at.
tackled by three men, but police ques-
tons becoming too difficult, he at
last related his stratagem, and was
hailed from his sick bed to prison.
London Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

ism, for instance, that cruel creed.
Take the Lords prayer of Moham-
mechanism, the prayer that is repeated
daily in every Mohammedan house.
hold and mosque, This is It:
81 seek refuge with Allah from
Satan, the accursed, In the name of
Allah, the Compassionate, the Merci
ful, Oh, Lord of all Creatures, Oh,
Allah, destroy the intidels and polythe-
lists, thine enemies, the enemies Of
the religion! Oh, Allah, make their
children orphans and defile their
abOdes, households, and their women,
and their children, and their posses
siOns, and their race, and their wealth,
and their lands, as booty to the Mos
lens. Oh, Lord Of all Cteatures!'"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
PickInas to Be Considered.

Andy Horn, who was once the pro.
prietor Of a large saloon on the New
York East Side. vas hiring as bar
keeper a man who is now prominent
In political life, and who tells the
story with considerable glee. "Ill
give you ten dollars a MONTH" said
Andy. Ten dollars! A man can't
live on that" You forget the pick
ings,' said Andy. in serious earnest.
1The b]arkeepers down here tell each
other that my till's the easiest one to
work III New York" 81 took the job
without further argument" says the
eX-bartender.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

here two weeks, visiting a relative VINO
occupies an apartment. Through the
walls and through the airshaft-on
which four or five other apartments
open-I learned details Of a will fight
in one quarter, of an impending di.
yorce in another. and OF a sons embez.
element In a third; to say nothing Of
why one family couldn't pay rent on
time, how the husband and father Of
another was worrying his wife into the
grave by drunkenness and eXtrava.
gance, and sundry other skeletons sup.
posed to be closely guarded,
Great place, New York. I'm glad to
get away,"-N. Y. Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

The latest novelty in bazaar attrac.
tons is that introduced by the Spring
side Wesleyan chapel, Rawtenstall,
England. A wedding cake was cut up,
and in n section was concealed a
marriage certificate. 1t was announced
that the bachelor or spinster securing
the chunk containing the document
had the opportunity offered to be mar.
ried free Of cost within the next IL
months by the Rev. j. BENEFITS,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Moody's First Bible School,

The first experiment In Bible teach.
ing by the late d. L. Moody was when
he took % young people into his own
nome and gave them instruction 10
the Scriptures. by a singular cotnei.
dence, II is Just rs years ago since
that first class vas formed. To-day
the Moody schools at Mortified,
Mass, the outgrowth OF that crude OK.
pertinent, are the largest and most
successful of their kind in the world
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

run down from $50 to 1875 pounds. l
was having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the %seeretions passed almost
Involuntary. Ny left leg swelled I'M
til it was "a inches around, and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until / could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. I re-
fused, and began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. The swelling subsidized gradu-
ally, the urine became natural, and all
my pains and aches disappeared. I
have been well now for nine years
since using Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
a Paradox o. AmbIouItv.

7 never saw any n so stuck.sp -
Markley," began Popley. Last nirht
he"
Why" interrupted Goodart, that.
not like Markley at all. He's the best
natured fellow"
OF course" continued Popley, "but
last night he came to my house with
molasses candy for the children and
let them sit on his lap while they ate
It."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

Does your son study Greek In col.
lege?'
oh, yes. He's very enthusiastic
over it,
Il thought he didn't care for Ian.
guagcs?'
He doesn't as a rule, but next year
the football team Is to have Greek
signals and Harry is trying for the
levcn.'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
SERMONETTE.

One cannot read this tragic,
and yet beautifully touching
story Of Jephthah's daughter
without being deeply touched
by her devotion 10 God, her
heroic loyalty to her father, and
her sweet, tender, graciousness
as she faces the awful doom
which her fathers rash vow
had brought upon her.
Her purity and strength Of
character stand out clear and
positive.
She is one Of the splendid
galaxy Of noble women which
the Bible narrative gives to US.
This daughter Of Jephthah
had not much to look back upon
in the way Of ancestry for her
grandmother, as the Scriptures
declare was an harlot, and up.
on her must have rested much
Of the stigma that surrounded
the birth and the early life Of
her father.
But whatever she lacked IN
the way Of a proud family tree
she made up In the charm and
nobility OF her own character.
There is much In this story
Of Jephthah's rash vow and the
sacrifice Of his daughter which
we cannot understand, except
as we consider the customs Of
the people about them and un-
derstand that that which Jeph.
thai did was common practice
In the worship Of the heather
gods.
But without attempting to
discuss the perpIeKlng phases,
which our space will not allow,
even though such contemplation
were profitabIe.-whieh Is doubt.
ful-let US gather up some
thoughts and suggestion which
will be helpful to us,
First Of Sit. we must reoog
nize that however Imperfect
the knowledge OF Jephthah's
daughter concerning what the
true worship and service Of +.
God required, she realized that
God had first claim upon her
and upon her father, even to !
life itself.
And second only to this was
her deep sense of flIial obedl.
ence. No word Of reproaeh; no !
d%espairing cry.
Nay, rather, there was such !
utter forgetfulness Of self, that
she turns In soIieitude TO com. I
fort her father and encourage !
what seemed to her a taltering !
courage and a threatened dis .
loyalty to God. :
And lastly, during those two
months OF secIusion what more =
reasonable to suppose than that .
she was performing a final min. !
istry In spiritual things to the
companions she had gathered I
about her. The precious mo. .
ments which remained to her .
we're to be used 10 the uplifting !
OF others. Surely, In these I
more striking points Jephthah's 2
daughter being dead yet speak. :
eth. !
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
up THROUGH THE AIRsHAFT.
Quite Easy to Learn Family Secrets
In New York.

ut beats all" said a westerner as
he sat In the smoker, how many
family secrets you can learn In New
York without knowing any Of the fam,
lies, or even their names"
What's your SYSTEM" a New
Yorker asked,
Why" was the reply, "I've been
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
HORSE Was Eastldloua.

A cockney cabby who had just af-
fixed his horses nosebag, turned to
the driver of a broken-down motor
bus close by and shouted out: Now,
then, clear of with your oil box, cos
the smell of 1t spoils my 'orse's lun-
cheon. "-Tit-Bits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
To.nrs the Hoty Lam

Rev. A. S. Carrier, D. D.. who
occupies the chair of Hebrew and coz.
nate languages in Mccormick sem.
mary, has returned from an absence
OF eight months, during which he took
q trip through the Holy Land, and has
resumed his class work.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

says: Il had been
showing symptoms of
kidney trouble from
the time / was mus
tered out Of liz army,
but In all my life /
e v suffered as in
1897. Headaches, dir
illness and sleepless-
ness, first, and then
dropsy. l was weak
HELPLESS. having
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
Enctlsb shfpbuIIdinu.

England added last year over three
quarters of a million tons to its regis
tiers of. steamers and sailing vessels.
and experts are wondering whether
this is not more than trade conditions
warrant
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

unfairly. The size OF a fish, the view
of a sea.serpent, the length Of a swim
all those things are known to ex.
pand and increase in the briny air rs
a flower develops In sunshine: It Is
something childlike, ingenious, ma
tural. Neptune is the father Of .
dacity.--Broadway Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

Misconceptions wife has eloped
with your chauffeur.
Husband-Thank fortune! Now |
won't have to break 1t to her that the
cook has left.-Harper's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

at Is all very we'll" said the lee.
turer, TO say that other religions are
as good as ours. Take Mohammedan-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

The good Or evil we confer on oth.
ers often reeoils on ourselyes.--Ffeld.
ing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19
ATERRlBLE EXPERIENCE.
How a Veteran Was Saved tho Ampu-
Iation of a Limb.

b. Frank Doremus, veteran, of
Roosevelt avenue, Indianapolis, Ind,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

One Of the interesting buildings of New England Is the Butler schoolhouse
on East Main street. Boston. It was erected In hSN
Al that time all of the territory In the vicinity otthe school and extending
to the Dedham lire was d part Of old Dorchester. The Butler school was IS
tabished az he fifth district of Dorchester.
This edlfce was without piasertng inside Or eupboards outside, and as a
consequence It was only available for Its purpose during the warm season.
Il had four windows with glass and one wooden shutter. The latter conye-
nlcnce was used for both light and ventilation.
In 1904 this building IA sold for S25 and the present building was
erected nj a cost OF SAFE. The old schoolhouse has now been abandoned as
far a. educational purposes are concerned. #@@
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-19

Scripture Authority Judges II "a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-07
SLASHED PARAMOUR
WITH A RAZOR

'It was the drunk that did it," ex-
planned Malie, a strapping, big Hawai-
ian woman, to the Sheriff yesterday
when he asked her why she had found
it necessary to scalp George Kaai with
a razor and slash him across the
breast with the same weapon on the
evening before. The excuse might
have helped in explanation of the cut
ting scrape but was not any logical
reason why Mary and George have
been living together for the past sew
eral years without the ordinances re-
specting marriages having been taken
into account. So there will be no pros
ecution for assault on the part of the
police in order that the Federal auth or
tiles may proceed with a prosecution
under the Edmunds Act.
George Kaai is one of the sailors of
the steamer Iwalani, who, after being
paid off on Monday morning, loaded up
with sundry gin and went home. Here
he ARD Mary celebrated, sending out
fer mere palm tree when the supply
ran low. BY evening both had acquired
a fighting disposition and in the fracas
which followed the woman secured a
razor and slashed merrily. One of the
blows landed on Georges head, putting
cash in the scalp that took twelve
stitches to sew up. Another cash slit
the right breast from the armpit to
the middle of the chest.
In spite of the severe wounds re-
ceived, Kaai did not come into town to
report the occurrence until late yes
terday afternoon, appealing TO the po-
lice for medical treatment but explain
ing that he did not wish to make any
against the woman. At the
police station he only exhibited the
slashes on his chest and it was not I'M
til he was taken to the Queens hos
pital that it was discovered that his
scalp was more than half severed.
United States Attorney Breckons has
taken charge of the case and will pro-
coed against the pair. Yesterday the
custody of the woman was surrendered
to him by Sheriff iaukea and a war
rant is out against the man, to be
served as soon as he is turned out Of
the hospital.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-07

Congress without the consent Of Con-
gress" This circular has been sent tC
5000 wspapers, TO 5000 manufacturers
TO all OF the labor unions and other
wise circulated to the total number OF
80, 600.
The American Protective Tariff
League claims that the new treaty will
materially hurt American industries.
1t was stated at the headquarters of
the league yesterday that every west
ward-bound ship leaving German ports
is loaded 10 the water line with Ger
man products and that cubic space in
steam vessels is at premium.
WAKEMAN'S PREDICTION.
I predict" said Mr. Wilbur F.
Wakeman, secretary, and the moving
spirit of the Tariff League, to the Star
CORRESPONDENT, that from 400 to 600
American factories viii close down be-
fore January l as result of the opera
ton of the German treaty. Every
mandatory in this country which
makes goods protected by ad valorem
duties will be effected adversely by
that treaty.
Mr.. Cortelyou's friends expect that
he Will have TO stand the opposition of
the high protectionists as the result of
his participation in the carrying out OF
the German treaty. He will have to
assume his share of the responsibility
of the national administration for his
action. But his friends confidently be-
lieve that he viii also come in for his
share of any credit which
the administration may get from that
treaty.
How the debit and credit sides of this
account will balance remains to be
worked out. President Roosevelt, Sec
retarv Root, Secretary Cortelyou, Sec
rotary Straus and Secretary Wilson be-
heve that the German treaty will bene-
fit more American producers and con-
sumers than it will hurt, else they
would not have negotiated the treaty.
If their theory is correct, Mr.. Cortel-
you will gain more than he will lose
1y the opposition of the stand-patters.
TALKED OF BY FINANCIERs.
1t is of Importance to the Cortelyou |
boomers, however, that at a time when |
he Cortelyou boom has only seni- /
mental interest it has a tangible and |
PRACTICAL element of opposition. The /
eague is not opposing Knox, Fairbanks
r Cannon. The league does not know
nything about Hughes.
The Cortelyou boom, as stated, has
10 organization, but is being talked
bout in the financial district and in
he clubs. business man who is q
lember of the Lawyers Club, which
the downtown meeting place of all
ne big and lesser lights of the finan-
ial district, said that Cortelyou's
anne has been more discussed than
nat of any other candidate in the past
lree weeks in the club and that his
lggested candidacy has received moth
lg out favorable consideration in these
scussions.
Mr.. Cortelyou himself is doing moth
lg to forward his candidacy so far
) [ have been able to learn. He is in
.rict retirement on his country es-
tie and is taking a long rest,
N. O. NJ.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-07

COMMITTEES

Following is the list of standing com
mittees of the Board of Education an
nounced by Superintendent Babbitt at
the meeting on Monday, the frst-named
in each ease being the chairman:
Teachers-C. J. Hutchins. Mrs. ]. NJ.
DOwsett, F. T. P. Waterhouse.
Lands and Buildings. NJ. Kama
kanui, J. J. Garden.
Girls Industrial Scholars. J. NJ.
DOwsett, G. J. Hutchins.
Boys Industrial School,. J. Car
den, S. NJ. Kanakanui.
Lace Work-Wm. Williamson, Mrs. J..
NJ. Dowsett.
Lahainaluna-F. T. P. Waterhouse.
Vim. Williamson.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-01-17
Dedication of the Home.

A home into which a family have
recently moved has been dedicated.
Friends met there and an impressive
ceremony. comprising chiefly of pass
G e of Scripture was carried out. A
mother might arrange a similar dedi-
cation of her own home. She could set
apart a day in which all of the family
could be present and each have a part
in the ceremony. Songs and recitations
relating TO the home life could be sung
or spoken. Some might try their hand
at original songs. The mother, also
the father, could give a talk on the
meaning of the home and the children
could tell what the home meant to
them. Souvenirs of the occasion in
the form of a picture of the house or a
family group photograph could be dis.
tributed. Such an observance is espe.
cially appropriate when a new home is
entered.