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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
GOV. JOHNSON in THE FIELD
For Democratic Nomination - Will
Contest for Honor.

Minneapolis, Minn.-In a statement
given out by DR.. w. w. Mayo, who was
recently in St. Louis, Gov. johnson Of
Minnesota told the physician he GER
tainly is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for president. This, COM
ing from such eminent source, gives
practical appearance to the johnson
boom.
DIR. Mayo, who returned from St.
Louis last week, says while in st. Louis
he conferred with Gov. Folk OF Mis-
souri, regarding the presidential situa-
tion, and Gov. Folk said he would like
to know what Gov. johnson had in view
in reference to running against Bryan.
DR.. Mayo readily offered to consult
Gov. johnson and secure a definite an
nouncement. When he called at the
Minnesota capitol and asked Gov. john
son II he would run against Mr.. Bryan,
Gov. johnson instantly replied:
Eyes, sir; | am a candidate, y and fur.
Their stated that he VAS receiving let
tiers from all over the country asking
him to be a candidate, and had received
a full expression from a large meeting
held in Washington.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

In a general way. hunger may be
considered a symptom of health. and
its absence an indication OF the ap.
preach, at least. of disease. Under
normal conditions. the appetite Is
closely dependent upon the require.
ments Of the system, The sensation
OF hunger is an exceedingly complex
one, being dependent on and modified
by the condition OF nearly every It's.
u and organ of the body, II is nat.
ural for the child TO be always hun.
Cry, because II is growing, making
new tissue, aud requiring a large sup.
ply OF tissue'forming food, IA v the
New York Weekly. With the very
aged. quite the opposite condition ex.
lists, as there is no actual rebuilding.
Suitable nourishment Is required sim
ply to keep the machine going. Nor.
NAL hunger is frequently lnterfered
with by mental distress, the sight OF
u~nattractive food. unhygienlc sur
r~oundings. excessively hot weather,
overfatigue and most forms of dis.
ease. Even a headache will generally
render n Indifferent to the most
tempting food.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Observation-Disclosures seAhgF
H. du1isg me year ended uns 81 1ocls
"a vss<ly greater than inany previoss
ys4s Ii the history Of Tire United stat1es
This fact, with it, interesting dsteils,
n placed ii strong light inIthe sEinual
report Of Frank P. Sargent. comnis-
sioner-genessl OF immigration and ~
nyslization, which was made public 70
day. Mr.. Sargent says:
THE immigration for the year 1907
exceeded that for 1908 by 1874 1914, and
that for the year 1906 BY 25S,S5o.n
Commissioner Sargent says it Is OF
particular significance that many imni-
grants landed at ports in the South
during the past year, and he refers
especially to a party Of 473 Belgians-
excellent types Of immigrants-received
AZ Charleston, s. G., having been in
duced to go there by the State authori-
ties. The increase Of immigration to
the South, the commissioner says, is
directly connected with the growing
desire Of the Southern States to obtain
a number of the better class Of immi-
grants, it being considered by practi-
cally all of the leading men OF that sec
tion that the future development and
welfare of the South depends upon It's
to receive and absorb a reliable
laboring and farming element. Strik-
ing increases are shown at New Orleans
and Galveston.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
couatry Asked to Throw Light Into
Dreary Miners Xmas,

Fairmont, w. va.--The permanent
relief committee, headed BY Gov. Daw-
son, to provide for the widows and or
phans of $50 miners killed by the re-
cent explosion at the mines Of the Fair
mont Coal Company, at Monongah, to-
day prepared an appeal for funds, that
is being sent to chambers OF commerce
and kindred organizations all over the
country.
All newspapers are urged to aid the
work by receiving contributions, &C
knowledging them through their col
umns and sending them to the treas
urer. Contributions Of clothing and
toys for the orphans at Christmas time
and similar donations are to be sent to
w. II. Moore, mayor Of Monongah, and
chairman Of the committee looking after
the temporary wants OF the victims.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

found that the boy was doing no more
than other civilians Ashore at the
same time and seemed to have been
singled out for attack BY the police
man because he was a seaman. Turn.
Ing to the executive oflcer Of the
flagship Rear-Admiral Evans said:
pick out 50 good husky ones. give
them q baseball and send them
ashore"
An hour later 4 boat came along.
side and a chief Of police came aboard
wearing a disturbed look.
admiral. your men are beating up
my policemen"
Are they? Wen. I'm - clad To
hear IT, That's what / sent them
ashore for"
The so husky ones had gone ashors.
tossed their ball abo1t and when the
confident police descendcd uppn then,
they found ! very 1lEerent reception.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

the cost Of transportation will come to
over $755, 000.
Eight golfers accompany the fleet.
The Marcellus, Hannibal, Leonidas
and possibly the Sterling accompany
the fleet to Trinidad, and then re-
turn for more coal. Others will go
as far as Rio and return to join the
heet again at Magdalena bay, and all
that have free space tween decks will
carry general suppl rs for the Mare
Island navy yard. The Connecticut
carries 100 tons Of br~iquettes made
of slack coal and pitch to test them
as a suitable fuel for use in the navy.
The cost of coaling, exclusive of the
amount of coal carried by the ships
from Norfolk to Trinidad, will be
$1,229,2SO, a sum more than equal to
tho bonded debt of the state of Idaho
or the state of Washington.
Provisions in Plenty.
AS to provisions, Columbia must
pack enough in the giant hampers to
feed her sons for the long 115 days,
and have enough extra goodies for
Christmas, New Years and Washing
ton birthday dinners, and the list
shows she has not been niggardly in
her selection.
There are a variety of foodstuffs, in.
Guiding tons of cereals, salt meats.
dried fruits and canned goods, and
500, 300 pounds Of -four for making
fresh bread In lieu of long anathe-
matized hard tack. There are tons Of
dessicated foodstuffs that have al
ready been tested and found good, and
the more recent additions-dried eggs
and dehydrated vegetables. There are
5000 pounds OF dried eggs, an equiv
alent of $4,000 dozen fresh eggs, and
when the Christmas baking is on and
the 10000 fresh eggs also carried are
not available, the mixer of cakes will
find that the dried product when
mixed with water will froth as easily
as the fresh
New methods Of communication be-
tween the ships have beeninstalled, and
new methods of controlling the fire
from the guns. So new is this system
OF fire control that a retired naval Of
icer was heard to remark when the
news came to him: THAT is a good
idea, a good idea. | am glad to hear
1t, indeed, for fire Is a most dangerous
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
Opposed to Female suffrage.

I'm vote to give the women of Mis-.
sissippi anything they want, except
suffrage, and I'm opposed to that be-
cause don't believe there are one hun
dred in the State who would go to the
polls and vote If they were given the
opportunity" This is the legislative
platform of Hon, S. A. Graves, mem
ber~elect OF the lower house from Kinds
county, and a brother of Hon. Clarence
Greayes, the noted Madison county
legislator, who for the past fifteen
years has been the lsaiSo' hampton In
the iawrnaking body.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
The Boil Weeyil.

Special Agent G. H. Afford Of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture is giving some timely advice to the
farmers and growers Of cotton in Mis-
sissippi relative to steps that should be-
taken to check the spread of the opera
tions Of the boil weeyil. He calls at
tention to the fact that the bureau Of
entomology has worked out what is
termed the cultural system, by which.
the effect Of the boil weeyil's advance
can be checked and its ravages reduced
to a minimum.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
Taxing Loans.

a determined effort will be made ct
the approaching legislative session to-
place local and foreign loans on a more
equitable basis for taxation by enact
ing q statute exempting all money
loaned at s per cent. or less from State,
county and municipal taxes. The ad-
vocates Of the exemption are muster
ing a strong array Of arguments, and "
is understood that they will also try ID
induce gubernatoriai recommendations
on the subject.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
~ A7ZzKszp y,2NNgHcUvg8p

Incorporated this sentiment in his
message of 1894 the United States still
paid tribute, because there was no
navy to prove her independence. How
ever, that congress appropriated $780,
006 with which to build six frigates.
Among these were the Constitution,
now the Oldest ship afloat under any
flag, and a training ship for appren-
tees at Portsmouth. With this feet
and its later auxiliaries Decatur
taught the rulers Of Algiers and Trip
oil a stern lesson, and America soon
took her place among the naval pow
ers of the world, a place which none
disputed after her victories over Great
Britain in 1S12-1S1S
Quick Work Of Preparation.
The president issued the orders for
the sailing OF this fleet on August 20,
and since then coal mines, railways,
provision dealers, and manufacturers
of heavy ordnance and ammunition
have known the busiest season they
have had since the Spanish-American
war. Altogether So vessels 60 to San
Francisco, and when all have as.
sembled in the waters off the coast OF
California, Fighting Bob" Evans will
have under his command the largest,
most invincible, the most perfectly
| equipped fleet that has ever modified
in one place since the history of the
world began.
The aggregate displacement of the
vessels sailing is nearly $4,000 tons,
and the aggregate power is 664 guns OF
four inch calibre and over. The four
divisions Of this feet will carry ISL of.
fcers and II, 500 enlisted men, as fine
an array of jackies as any navy has
ever known, and an earnest and eager
set, too, for as soon as the news OF
the cruise was noised abroad enlist.
ments increased rapidly throughout
the navy and assertions became prac.
tically unknown.
The moaern wife who puzzles for
days over the packing of her hus,
bands grips and lunch basket when
he is off for a weeks hunting trip,
can never begin to appreciate the
enormity Of Columbia's task In fitting
out her II, 500 sons for an outing OF
l15 days, in which they are not ex
pected to set foot on land at all. Be.
sides all the stores that each shir
can carry when her capacity is taxed
to its fullest, there will be two ships
that carry supplies alone, the Glacier
and Culgoa.
Immense Supply Of Coal.
The item of coal alone is not in.
considerable. On October IL, contracts
were let for $4,000 tons to be deliv.
cred at the six seaport towns where
the fleet will stop, Trinidad, Rio
Janerio, Punta Arenas, Callao, Mag,
dalena bay and San Francisco. 1t is
mined in West Virginia, shipped by
rail to four tide water cities OF the
Atlantic, and whom there Is handled
by five American companies in 80 for,
eign steamers to the ports named,
where 1t is piled on the piers ready
for the battleships. Fifteen Of these
steamers go all the way to San Fran
cisco with their cargoes. The cost OF
the coal will be about SO a ton, and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
Site for State Normal.

jackson, Hattiesburg and Yazoo City
are rivals for the site Of the proposed
State normal and training school for
teachers, for which the Legislature will
be asked to make a 100000 appropria
tion. The educational leaders who are
urging the establishment of the school
very much desire to avoid the develop
ment OF community fights to secure the
instruction, fearing that 1t might ieop-
ardize the measure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
Needs Of I. +. and 9.

President Whitfield of the Industrial
Institute and College will urge the leg
islature to appropriate money for .
library and gymnasium building. Dor
mitories are also badly needed, owing
to the large increase In attendance, hut
the officers will make an effort to ret
along without more dormitory room II
the Legislature will make allowance for
the more urgent needs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Michigan is going after the English
sparrow with a reward Of two cents
. head from December | to February
70. 1t Is expected that there win he
q great slaughter. and there will Ger
tainly be o great revival of the ques.
ton Of the utility of these birds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
State Far Bonds,

With a view Of having the 1908 event
on a more comprehensive scale than its
predecessors, the Mississippi Industrial
Exposition company will issue bonds ID
the i'm Of $4,000, secured BY . mort
gage on its property.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

We infer from Mr.. Carnegle's re-
marks at the dedication OF the lake at
Princeton that he regards rowing as
the best of all college sports. In this
respect he Is In entire accord with the
old oarsman. President Charles vii.
liam Eliot, Of Harvard college.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Mr.. Weston's experience with new
boots accords with that OF his fellow
mortals generally. There's nothing
like the old ones to cheer us on our
way, and relieve us of the sorest OF
iife's affections.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The monarch OF n strip Of country
ESQ miles long and 30 miles wide Of
fers to sell his kingdom. throne and
subjects for 100000. All interest a.
his advertisement vanishes when ous
reads that Re insists on throwing In 81
wives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
Ask Larger Appropriation.

The board of trustees of the State
Charity hospital at Vicksburg will ask
the Legislature to increase the appro-
priation for the support Of tho institu-
ton to $4,000 a year. During the
biennial period 4,o75 patti ents were
giveA treatment at the hospital.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Holland is going to reclaim 10000
fertile acres from the sea. The little
Kingdom is plucky aud ~paradoxicul to
go straight at obstacles In extending
her bounds considering that physical
conditions make 1t impossible for her
to be on the level.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The bachelor who boosted his OBJ.
duracy TO the Establishments OF the
women in Toledo has been shared at
last. Another case Of pride that goeth
before d fall.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
Bad Freicht WRECK

One OF the most disastrous freight
wrecks on the Mobile aud Ohio railroad
In a long time occurred near Artesia,
twenty freight cars being piled in 4
heap. The loss will be heavy us most
OF the cars were loaded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Perhaps the Chicago professor who
says that there are no humorists In
this country is right, but there viii be
no need OF any An long Az the Chicago
professors keep on doing funny things.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The first man who ever played a
banjo on tho American stage died only
a few days ago at Warren, Pa. 1t
must be remembered. however. that
the minstrel Joke was doing duty long
before the Introduction of the banjo.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The statement some time ago by o
big meat packer that all foodstutfs
were going down seems to have been
something Of a Joke. 1t apparently re-
ferred to their consumption and not to
their prices,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

In the matter OF millions of our
money going to Europe through the
marriage Of heiresses, nobody over
there seems to be complaining OF the
American financial invasion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
Plan to Garry Cotton Debts.

&NM = - M NNEt
One Of the important subjects to 81
brought before the annual convention
Of the Mississippi branch Of the Farm
ers' Union, to be held at jackson in
January, will be the planning Of ways
and means OF distributing cotton debts
over a period Of at least three mouths
in the year, instead Of having these
obligations become due and payable
during the month of November, which
is now the custom. The Farmers
Union Is planning the establishment Of
g central bank, capitalized at 100000,
domiciled at jackson, with branch
banks in the principal cotton growing
communities.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The ink OF the books printed today,
the chemists say, will have faded In q
years. The food Of historical noveIs
OF n year or 80 ago wasn't so great q
plague as was feared.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Rev. Geo. G. Gates, the noted evan
gelist, is holding . meeting 81 vicks-
burg,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The man who said yawning was
healthful was probably a press agent
for a grand opera company.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

An Indiana woman has gone to jail
rather than pay n fine OF one cent, II
the Judge had made the fine two cents
Il could have been marked down. thus
averting the trouble that has come.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The men who want football ciassed
m prize fights have not been success
ful In results. There is n great DIFF
terence between the sports. Prize
lights are not 80 fatal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The matrimonial market holds firm
In spite of the practical monopoly of
the diamond product OF the world by
tho De Beers company.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Many New York families are dis,
charging their servant girls, but Mrs.
j. Pierpont Morgan Is not doing her
own cooking.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

A between a gentleman burglar and
an artistic liar 1t is hard to say which
- the less desirable.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
Cane Crop Better Than Cotton.

I. b. Kyzarof Lincoln county, states
that threc-quarters Of an acre OF rib.
bon cane this year he sold s57 worth BY
the stalk, made 2o7 gallons Of molasses,
worth from 50 to go cents per gallon,
and has 1900 stalks left for seed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The new gold eagles have no re-
strainIng motto. Perhaps they design
TO lead the strenuous financial life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Calm weather 10 a tempest-tossed
mariner Is as sweet as the voice and
purse of a friend in adversely.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Love Is the Sum of 1t All" is the
title of a new novel. It is not ex-
planned why the author left out the
other words In the dictionary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The report Is confirmed that Saturn
has knots In It's rings. Then It may be
assumed that the planet, like our
selves. has also kinks in It's election
laws.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

A Kansas undertaken has been adj
mitted to the practice Of medicine
Does the law permit that sort Of a
merger?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

The open door Japan promised Tor
Manchuria seems to be one Of those
revolving affairs affected In American
cities.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Although nearly everything else IL
tightening up. It is noteworthy that a
Connecticut corset factory has closed
mn
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20
Asks Condition Of State Baaks.

Auditor Henry has issued a call on
the State banks for a statement show
ing their condition at the close of BUSH
ness on Dec. !. During the past two
years in Mississippi the records Of the
office Of secretary Of State show that
there have been Incorporated 65 new
banks, with an aggregate capital stock
Of over 50, 000, 900, all Of which is work
ing capital and has been put into circu-
%lation. Besides these new banks or
gained, 20 OF the banks already in
operation increased their capital stock
about $500, 600.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Na'b'ph SANp a. btS- hV
departure to-day Of the great Atlantic
squadron for the Pacific Is only an
other of the many great proofs Of the
nations marvellous growth and deyel-
opment. The iron clad warship is only
10 years old, yet. passing through a
process of swift evolution to its pres
ent perfection, this American discoy-
cry has revolutionized the science of
naval warfare throughout the whole
world, There are now go vessels in
commission In the United States navy
where at one time, In Washington's
administration, there was not one.
or these there are 10 battleships of
the first and second class, carrying
guns into whose mouth this country's
first and only "commander.in-chief of
the navy" Essex Hopkins, might easily
have hidden his disgraced head when
an outraged continental congress sum
marty dismissed him.
II was In Hampton Roads that the
first chapter In the worlds history
OF iron clads was written. It was
In Hampton Roads that the nation
gathered 16 of her finest sea fighters
ready for a trip Of nearly 20, 900 miles.
| Where the Merrimac swung olumsily
across the channel long ago and drove
terror to the hearts of seamen who
had yet seen such a monster,
iron clads as graceful and as swift as
greyhounds have come and gone all
summer until they have become a fa
miliar sight. Among these is the
Minnesota, the largest of Uncle Sans
big b%attleships, and next only In size
to the D~readnaught, which King Ed.
ward of England launched with such
ceremony a year or so ago, and to
the satsuma. Japan's new monster Of
the deep.
History Of American Navy.
The first appropriation made for a
navy for this country was that Of the
continental congress in ITS, and the
sum Of 500, 900 was expected to pur.
chase. equip and generally outfit 13
ships. For the present year, ending
July, 1908, the navy will have needed
s125 04l 800, an increase of 5000, 900
over lest year. Nine million alone go
for ordnance stores. The last appro.
priation of congress for the building Of
ships was $40, O00, 900 to be expended
on two big ships, each of which is to
easur $40 feet In length, SIS feet
beam, and make 81 knots an hour.
Three million dollars was appropri-
ated for submarines of the Holland
type, and in September five torpedo
boat destroyers were contracted for.
Think of this In comparison with the
800, 900 that cost the continental con-
gress SO much thought, and which was
furnished by the people OF the colo.
MES after so much privation.
IF we are to have a commerce we
much have a navy to defend 1t" wrote
Col. Humphreys from the Barbary
States In 1893 after he had been sent
to see II there were means of stop
ping the piracy Of Algiers and Tripoli
On American trading vessels. For
years the nation had endured the HUI.
initiation Of paying tribute to these
countries, and after Washington had
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-20

Wireless telephony has mental tele-
pathy beaten a mile.