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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
School Funds Apportioned.

The apportionment Of the February
distribution of tho public school fund
to the counties and separate school dis
tricts has been completed by Superin-
tendent Whitfield, based on the recent
enumeration Of educable children. This
distribution ia made among seventy
seven counties and l2 separate dis
tricts, an increase OF one county and
nearly twenty separate districts over
the former apportionment. The total
amount of 1888, 1894 is distributed for
the education OF approximately 626, 900
children OF educable age, which is q
considerable increase over the former
enumeration, and means a reduction in
the amount per capita Of from sl,9S to
sl.S5, a difference of l3 cents. The
counties get the bulk OF the money, or
s7o2,2l3, 60, as against sl24, 1l9.T4 for
the districts. OF the counties, Yasoo
rates highest, being entitled to Sl9,'
0 ,5o, with Kinds closely following
with Sl9, 08T.56. Pearl River county
seems to be the lowest, with only a lit
tie than $1,000.
AS to the separate districts, Meridian
easily leads the field, with an appor.
tionment of s9,372,3 "a, with jackson the
next highest, calling for s~5,32l.s3.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Obtain Relic Of Civil War

beef cattle and were charged on bv
confederates. Jef Williams was tho
only man killed. / remember distinct.
" OF seeing him near the ton OF !
hill when the confederate forces fYred
from the valley beyond.
"JeR Williams fell forward dead on
his gun; he had been shot directly be.
tween the eyes. The boys carried hls
body to near Brownsville, Texas.
where It was buried. About ten days
afterward our regiment was marching
into Brownsville, Texas, to take that
town, when W met confederates who
did mot oppose II and explained that
the war was ~ We then occupied
Fort Brown and other camps near
Brownsville until ordered home for
our discharge.
Here u : coincidence worth nottnx.
Our regiment n he last battls 81 NJ
war went % the relief OF colored
troops, md ~ laet Tort We occupisd
~ ne ~ from which Prspidsnf
RoossvsIt rocsatlyt Gachareed : trpop
H. celessd rss4las4 a nfoWnsvins
y st 81
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
"FA7HER or

Koehler court.martialed for disre-
spect TO Maj. Scott. The court-martial
found Capt. Koehler's charges against
Scott were unnecessary and vexa-
itous, but did not say they were un-
true.
After the finding Of the courtmar-
tial had been approved Gen. Wood
reprimanded Capt. Koehler. where
upon the captain appealed from the
reprlmand to the secretary OF war
and In doing so sent a strong letter
through the military channels, In
which he accused Gen. Wood Of preju-
dice and OF trying to shield Mai.
Scott. II Is for this letter that Capt.
Koehler underwent his second court.
martial, which has just convicted him.
He will lose several numbers In
grades.
Capt Koehler is from Milwaukee.
He began the practice of gymnastics
when he was nine years old. and was
the worlds aIlaround gymnast and
athlete when, In 1885, President Ar
thur appointed him swordmaster at
the West Point military academy. He
for years was head coach OF the foot
ball team at West Point, and is
known as the Father Of Athletics In
tho Army"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Moore Is Optimistic.

Hon, e. H. Moore of Bolivar county
is optimistic in regard to the present
food. He expresses the greatest conf
dence in the ability Of the levees to
hold back the great volume of water
now coming down the Mississippi river.
One fact that warrant a feeling OF con.
hdence Is that the weather has been
dry, and with very little rain to soften
the crown OF the earthwork, and all the
levees we'll sodded. There will be
backwafer and sipage, which is newt.
able, and also extra expense and In
convenience in taking car Of stock and
soil products, but he does not expect
widespread disaster.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
CITY ovERsTockEp WITH CASH.
Money in Treasury Is Becoming a
veritsbIe Drug.

Crystal Falls, Mich.-Crystal Falls
is growing over other towns In the
upper peninsula, for the latter have a
hard time making both ends meet and
they often borrow money to tide the
municipality over until the annual
collections have been made.
Crystal Falls city is so loaded with
money that the surplus funds are be-
coming q veritable nuisance and the
council has decided to invest $10,0 600
of the money, putting 1t into circula-
ton instead Of allowing 1t to lie idle
in the hands of the treasurer.
The annual report of the treasurer
showed a balance on hand of about
$13,0 900 over and above all outstanding
orders. AS the time for the collection
Of taxes is at hand the funds In hand
will be increased very shortly by an.
other $4,000.
The sewer work is all paid for and
the suspension of operations has elm.
mated the demand for money from
that source until next spring. The
treasurer has been instructed to place
the money at interest wherever the
best rate can be secured.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
SECRET REFUGE IN BOSTON RE-
CALLS REVOLUTION.
Wonderful Network Of Concealed
Rooms and Trap Floors Disclosed
Accidentally In a Raid Made
on a Gamblers Den.

Boston.--A wonderful network OF
concealed rooms, secret passages and
trap floors, sufficient to serve as a
hiding place for a score of men. and
probably secret meeting places during
the revolutionary war for the colon.
lists, have been unearthed by Chief 7.
0. Urquhart of the Arlington police as
the result of a raid on the famous old
Cooper Tavern, on Massachusetts ave
nue., Arlington.
The raid followed the issuance OF a
warrant for a search for liquor, but so
astounding wer the discoveries that
Chief Urquhart will continue his
search until he has laid bare all the
secrets of the famous old hosiery.
The discoveries so far show that the
old house is literally ~honeycombed
with secret rooms and passages. in
n of which was found a full gam.
bling layout. Early in the raid a pa.
troll wagon full of liquor was taken
from the place and liquor of every
Kind from champagne to beer was To-
Gated. The place was being conducted
by Louis and Ida Brown and run with.
out an innholder's license.
Cooper's Tavern was built prior to
the revolutionary war and was i'm
mortalized by the martyred deaths of
Jabez and Jason Winship, who made
their last stand behind Its stone win.
dows hemmed in by the British lie.
gions in April, 1775. Others in the
building at the time disappeared, and
it has always been thought they es-
capped by secret recesses.
1t fell to the lot of gamblers, the
police say, to discover the hidden
haunts, and their knowledge was
guarded well. The police at the raid
discovered that the foundation wall
seemed too short for the actual sup
port of the walls of the building, and,
digging down, laid bare a complete
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Irish Emigration to This Country Has
Been Enormous.

Washington.---No page in history
reveals such a migration as that OF
the Irish to America. The figures
are astonishing. From 1910 to 1860
not fewer than 100000 crossed the
ocean to settle In the United States;
from 1860 to 1880 an additional 1000.
600 made a fresh start in life in the
great republic over the seas, and from
1880 to the present time another
1000, 900 was added to our population.
Since 1860 the average has been $780,
900 a decade.
The IL agricultural states, repre-
sented by Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa,
Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, North
and South Dakota, contain onefourth
OF the 5000, 900. OF the portion set
tied in the North Atlantic states but
one-fifth are on farms; but this ten
dency to crowd into towns disap-
pears when the surroundings are agri-
cultural, as is shown by the large per
centage-more than 50--of those who
have taken to farming in the IL agri-
cultural states above mentioned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
HOME OF GEN. STARK

who moved to the assault against
them at Bunker Hu on that memofa.
be day In June mors than a century
and a quarter ago.
In this same house which his father
left to fight the battles of the infant
colonies. John Stark second lived, and
there his children were born, one OF
whom, Eliza Robe, died recently al
the age OF ~.
The house faces the south, and its
architecture Is Of the pattern which
prevailed for dwellings at the ttmo
that it was built. II is low.posted,
containing Ave commodious rooms on
the ground floor and two unfinished
rooms In the second story,
When the house was FIRST built the
L contained a spinning room, and was
used by Molly" Stark for this pur-
pose In 1860 the l. was converted
into a livingroom.
In tho kitchen fireplace today hangs
the identical crane which was there in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Brides Are Disconsolate.

Two brothers, Bill and Bud Sanders,
who were in Jail at New Augusta on the
charge of larceny, got of their trouble
by marrying their accusers. 1t seems
that the brothers robbed two elderly
spinsters and we're sent to Jail. They
Sent for their accusers to visit them In
jail. They proposed marriage and the
coy maidens blushingly accepted, and
then signed $500 bonds for each OF the
accused, so they could attend tho wed.
ding. That night soon after the cere-
mony the brothers took French leave,
and the brides were minus their hus-
bands, the articles of which they had
been robbed, and the bonds signed for
for their release. The brides are dis.
consulate,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
HOUSE OF FAMOUS INDIAN FIGHT,
Err STILL STANDING.
Situated al Manchester, NJ. H., Where
His Remains and Those Of His
Ancestors Rest-over $50
Yeare Old.


Manchester. N, H.--This city is
proud OF the fact that within her soil
lies all that was mortal of Gen, John
Stark, renowned as an Indian fighter,
hunter and ma~jor-general In the cont
mental army. the MI who led a band
of volunteers from the vicinity OF that
city. and with them fought the battle
Of Bennington.
Stark sleeps within a small inclos-
IRE at Stark park, a small granite
shaft marking the spot. as shown in
the accompanying picture. Beside him
are many of his descendants, mi of
whom, q granddaughter, was laid at
rest there not long ago.
The city owns all the land surround
ing the burial place. and is converting
IL into an attractive park, The site Is
n Of the most beautiful in the entire
valley Of the Merrimac.
The house in which John Stark once
lived is still standing in Manchester.
1t was erected in 1747, and occupies a
strip of land which was given by the
governor OF Massachusetts TO the
soldiers who fought in the French and
Indian wars. 1t is situated In a sunny,
quiet recess formed by the interlaced
branches Of a lofty and majestic elm,
directly at the east end Of Amoskeag
bridge, and Ia known as the Paige
house, because a family by the name
Of Paige occupied 1t during the last
half century.
The house is the Oldest landmark OF
the days OF pioneering in Manchester,
and was built by Alexander McMur-
ply, who settled nea A%moskeag falls,
going to that locality from L~ondonder-
ry. At the time that the structure
was erected the present p%opulous city
of Manchester was known as Harry.
town." afterward as Berryfield, and
then Manchester.
John Stark moved from L~ondonder-
ry. his birthplace, to the vicinity of
A%moskeag falls, and took up his abode
In this little old house soon after its
completion. There he lived. while car.
rying on his sawmill, which was close
by, and It was while thus employed
that he received news Of the fighting
at Concord and Lexington. Leaving
the saw in tho cut he rallied his
neighbors and friends, as only John
Stark knew how to do, and they left
their bloody imprint on the red coats
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
IRELAND SENDS OUT 600

II is only because the bulk Of the
Irish In America are not in the midst
of farming districts that they nre
less an agricultural people than the
other immigrant elements added to
the population. They have found an
outlet for their energies in the con-
gested districts and their wonderfully
adaptive natures have allowed them
easily to enter upon the industries of
the people among whom they we're
thrown.
1t is In the eastern states that the
Irish promise to ultimately constitute
a majority Of the population. This
Is already the case in three New Eng
land states and in many New England
cities. In New York city they are
barely behind the Germans and slight
ly SO in Chicago.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Love Not Marriage Motive.

Paris.-A French sta~tistician recently
asked 95 girls between Is and II years
why they wished to marry. Sixty-one
were unable to specify their reasons,
five replied that they wanted to be
able to go out alone. ten In order to
amuse themselves, five SO they could
travel, seven because they wanted to
own their own homes, and four want
ed to marry for the sake of a future
family. Three did not wish to get
married. None suggested love as a
motive for matrimony, but doubtless
many Of them were too shy to do SO.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Relatives and Church In Controversy
Over Property Worth $4,000.

Champaign, Ill.-The village Of
Homer In the southern part OF this
county, is excited Q the extraordin.
airy gift made by Josiah Gorham, an
aged resident of that place to his
niece and housekeeper, Mrs. Louise
Pyatt, the gift being his entire prop
erty, consisting Of 800 acres OF land,
valued at sits an acre. Mrs. Pyatt
will have a hard time retaining the
gift, however, as Gorham's son Henry.
who lives In Champaign. has fled q
suit In the circuit court, charging Mrs.
Pyatt with obtaining the property By
undue influence. II h only two months
ago that the woina invited her aged
uncle to come from Champaign. where
ho had been living with his son, to
establish : home IN the village Of
Homer, where she could care for him.
He readily consented, - did ~ son.
who, hoWsvsf: demanded = eu1traet
from hsfs n feSard IA epmps1eEtIons
xhas W ~ bpt az
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01

place when John Stark occupied the
house 1850 years ago.
On Gen, Stark's return from the vic.
tories at bennington and Saratoga he
built him a house on the River road.
half a mile distant from the house.
where he had been living when the
news from Lexington aroused his mar
tial ardor and caused him to respond
to the call to arms.
The house is a landmark OF which
the city Of Manchester may we'll be
proud. and It Is the hope Of many that
some one Of the patriotic
societies may begin a movement
which will insure It being preserved
TO posterity In the same form that 1t
Is today,
Stark died May s, 1920, and 1t Is the
anticipation OF Manchester people that
some day the national government will
erect IN equestrian statue over his
remains.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Clues a Large Farm to His Niece

son was never written out. Rev. o.
X. Doney, a Christian minister. walked
into the Citizens bank at Homer and
told the cashier, Perle Virgins, who
attended to the business affairs Of
Josiah Gorham, that Mr.. Gorham had
made over his farm to Mrs. Pyatt,
who would devote q part of 1t to for.
eign missionary work In the Christian
church. Virgins communicated with
the son. Henry Gorham, and the latter
at once Instituted suit. He will allege
that the old man is incapable Of at.
tending to his W affairs, and that
he did not know what he was doing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Insists on Afternoon Nap.

"The afternoon nap cult is growing"
said a mother of six children, "and
I'm glad Of 1t. Just look at me. I'm
owe 80 years old and my complexion
Is as rosy as any schoolgirls. | at.
tribute 1t all to the afternoon nap.
The cook a leave; the stock in
which We invest can pay panicky
small dividends, the boys may funk
in their exams and still l take my
afternoon nap"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Emergency Rate.

The railroad commission permitted
the Alabama and Vicksburg Railway
Company TO put on an emergency rate
Of 81 per bale on uncompressed cotton
from vicksburg to Meridian or Jack.
son. This is granted in view Of the
threatening flood, which will put one
Of the Vicksburg congresses out Of
commission, and II the levees there
should overflow, endanger quantities Of
cotton now in the yards. This would
compel the compress men TO handle
their cotton rapidly in order to get 1t to
dry ground. -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Additional Court District.

The bill of Congressman Humphreys
creating an additional Federal district
in Mississippi has passed the lower
house Of congress. The counties OF
Coahoma, Bolivar, Quitman, Tunica,
Sunfower, T"allahatchie and Lefore are
to constitute a part OF the Northern
district Of Mississippi, and shall be
known as the Delta division Of said
district. Circuit and district courts are
to be held in the city Of Clarksdale.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
A Horrible Example.

soph-Can you work a simple ex.
ample In percentage?
Freshman-Certainly.
soph-Well, get yourself ready.
FRESHMAN gets paper and pencil.)
Now, there was a 120.pound pig be-
fore a trough, and into that trough
was poured $50 pounds Of corn. two
bushels OF bran and four gallons
Of slop, Got that DOWN.
Freshman Figuring feverishly)--
Yes.
soph 0eeringly)-Well, how did II
taste?-Home Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Rounh ON ELL.

What has become Of Bad Bill?"
asked the new arrival in the Frozen
Heart hotel.
bad Bill?" echoed the landlord.
"oh, he bit the dust yesterday"
What? Bad Bill deadT"
"oh, no. Bill took a ride in O ten.
d%erfoot's gasoline carriage and swal-
lowed a peck Of dust in a twenty-mile
spin."-Chicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Henry Bell Lynched.

Henry Bell, q negro, was lynched al
Greenwood by unknown parties. The
negro, who was charged with assault,
had been in the Greenville jail for safe
keeping. One night last week he ar.
rived at Greenwood in charge Of an
officer, and while the officer was taking
him from the train TO the jail he was
surrounded by a mob, which took him
away and hanged him to a bridge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Accidentally Killed His Wife.

A. J.. Scruggs, a prosperous farmer
Of Carroll county, accidentally killed
his wife. Mr.. Scruggs was caught In
the rain, and his pistol got wet. Wher
he reached home he carried the pistol
into the house and was drying it with
a cloth, when the weapon was dis.
charged, Mrs. Scruggs being fatally
wounded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Rabbits In the Water.

Mr.. Millais tells how rabbits swim
when compelled to: They swim
with the head held as high as posi-.
BILE, while the hooks of the hind legs
appear above the element at each
stroke. The shoulders and front part
OF the body are buried beneath the
water. while the rump and tail are
high and dry"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01

Valdez last July by Judge Gunnison Of
the United States federal court at Val.
DEE. The officers Of the company say
that about eight miles Of the road has
been built. No traffic except that con,
nected with the construction Of the
road has yet been invited. 1t Is as.
serted that text season 100 miles n
road will be constructed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Wheeler King surrenders

Wheeler King, who was implicated
with Sam and Leddrew King, his father
and brother, in the killing OF Towr
Marshal Buchanan at Mount Olive or
the night OF Dec. "a, Is In jail at Jack.
son, where he was placed by the sheriff
Of Covington county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Bug Juice Destroyed.

Twenty-Five gallas Of liquors which
had been captured in ralding blind
tigers we're destroyed at Walden BY
Deputy Sheriff McDougal and Marsha
Cain. A mass meeting was held Il
commend the officers for their vigilance
and effective work.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01

II think the baby has your hair.
ma'am,' said the nurse girl, looking
pleasantly at her mistress.
"Grscious!" exclaimed the lady,
glancing up from her novel. run into
the nursery and take It away from
him! What will that child do nexti"-
Yonkers Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01

His Imeprial INCONSISTENCIES IL
matter with the last arrivai2 He's
been In our hottest room now Tor ~
hours, and hasn't thawed out YET.
Assistant Hrernan-No, your rnat
jesty. You see. 1nst before he left A.
took ! winters ride IL a auto VII
~ spring cverccat sark1lA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
CAPT. L. NJ. koEHLER.
Found Guilty Of Making "vexatIous"
Charges Against sureriors.)

against Mai. Hugh L. Scott and Of
using disrespectful language toward
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood.
The trouble Is the outgrowth OF n
dispute between Maj. Scott and Capt.
Koehler previous to the fight at
Mount Dajo last March, Maj Scott
was In command.
When the Fourth cavalry troops
took their station at this place there
were poor accommodations for the
enlisted men and horses, Capt. Koch
Ter requested an Improvement in the
way OF better quarters for his men,
and when Maj. Scott paid no atten.
ton to this Capt. Koehler sent a com
munication through military channels
charging him with neglect and with
not attending to his duties as a com
handing officer.
Mai. Gen. Wood ordered Capt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Capt. koehler Convicted for Disrc
spect to Superlors.

Washington.-Capt. l.. M. Koehler,
Of tho Fourth United States cavalry
In the Philippines, seems to have got
himself into trouble by his disregard
of army etiquette In his zeal to pro-
vide for the comfort Of his men. He
has been found guilty by court-mar.
tials Of making "vexatious" charges
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
PART II..

1t was very near train time when
Yrs. Ramsdale entered the depot. She
booked around hurriedly and saw tho
face she was looking for. A nod was
Exchanged and then she turned to
watch the door for her husbands en-
france. He looked surprised, but said
heartily:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
A FORT or rs FOUND.

room-small but compact. Inspired
by their discovery, the police contin'
ued in their search, and iii not rest
until the entire inside of the building
Is torn away.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Guests Manners.

Ladies on the way down to country
house parties habitually abuse each
others clothes and morals in general,
and their hostess in particular.--Cor-
respondent OF the World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
New Cotton Mills.

II IL said that ut least two new cot.
ton mills are in prospect for the nesl
future within the State, the one ct Ben.
stobia, backed by Q capital OF 90, 900,
and the other st Frisrs Point, with Z
capital Of el25, 600. The Senatobis
plant Is being worked out by local cap
itsl, snd that at'Friars Point partly b.
local and PARTLY BY Eastern capital.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-01
Whitecappers Again,

Several negroes Of Franklin county
lodged complaint with Federal author.
tiles at Jackson that they had beer
driven from their government home.
steads. A rigid investigation has beer
ordered.