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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-06


to throw open the land to settle
ment at once and the nominal price
was to be about s. per acre. But
it is claimed that the road has tied
up the land and that what has been
sold to settlers i'll recent years has
seldom been at lower rate than
SIS all acre. Some of the more
desirable land is now held as high
as 500 an acre, and it is thought
that some method can be found for
forcing the railroad to throw it
open to the farmers at reasonable
prices rather than to hold it for
a further speculative advance.
XXX
Commissioner Clements of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
is rapidly acquiring the reputation
of a radical among the railroad
men. He has always been very
firm and outspoken in his opinion
| about the necessity for strict con-
troll of railroad corporations, but
this week he came out in an inter
view on the subject of rebates that
is likely to make some high rail-
road officials uncomfortable. He
says that it is folly to continue i'm.
posing fines, often small fines on
the railroads for rebating and he
favors in the case of future COIL
victions taking some of the proni-
nent officials and sending them to
Jail as an object lesson.
He says it would take only one or
two such examples to break up the
practice of rebating altogether,
that rich railroad officials do not
care particularly about a fine that
does not even come directly out of
their own pockets, but that they
would be very chary of violating
the law if they thought there was
the remotest chance of being sent
to Jail for it.
*4#
Figures on the iron export trade
of the United States have been
published by the Bureau of Stats
tics. They show that the iron and
steel business has taken by far the
first rank in the industries of the
country. The exports OF iron and
steel products for the nine months
ending in April were $3.50, 900, 900
with the prospect of their reaching
SI75 900, 900 before the end of the
fiscal year. This growth is the
more remarkable seeing that ten
years ago the exports were only
S57, ,ooo, 900 in the same line. 1t
is generally believed that cotton
is the greatest Of the export manu-
features, but it appears from the
figures that this is not SO, iron and
steel, copper and wooden manu-
features all coming ahead of it.
***
A decision has been rendered by
the Supreme Court of the United
States in the famous Philippine i'm
port case that has been awaiting
settlement for some years. The
firm of Heinszen & Co., German
merchants tried to recover $1,000
in duties that had been collected on
goods they had shipped from the
United States to the Philippines.
They claimed that the Philippines
were United States territory and
that the government had no righ
to levy duties on imports from this
country. The company lost the
case in all the lower courts, and
now the Supreme Court has upheld
the decisions of the lower tribunals.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05

Grws
Negro Desperate Killed.

After having shot and wounded S. A.
Showes, a white man, and attempting
TO shoot the sheriff of Lawrence coun-
ty and the town marshal Of Silves
Creek, u negro desperate named Simon
Ward was shot and instantly killed by
the town marshal OF Silver Creek on
board a Gull and Ship Island train
near Make, whhe the train was under
full Roadway.
Ward created u disturbance In the
negro coach, bus could find no one to
take up a quarrel there. He said he
wanted to fight, and fight aboard tina
train. The desperate then went into
the coach reserved for white passen-
gers. Brandishing two pistols, the me-
gro divcd in among the white people.
Tho sheriff ordered him to surrender,
and for reply the negro sent a bullet In
the direction Of the officer, which went
wild. Showes attempted to quell the
disturher, who shot the white man.
The town marshal OF Silver Creek then
drew his pistol and commanded the ne
gro to drop his weapons. Ward refused
and fired at the marshal. The latter
then riddled the body of the negro.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
GOES TO PRISON AT 81 YEARS.
Dangerous Counterfeiter Is Sent to
Penitentiary at Advanced Age.

Philadelphia.-"Old Sam" Tate, said
to be the most dangerous counterfeiter
in the country, has been sent to the
eastern penitentiary by Judge Holland
for eight years.
Since 1872 Tate has spent more
than half of his time in Jail, and 1t is
probable that his sentence will finish
him, for he told the court yesterday
that he was 81 years old. William
higher and Charles Busramonte,. who
were tried with him, were sentenced
to IS months and three years re.
spectively.
Only last March Tate was on trial
for counterfeiting, with George Ward,
Michael Joyce, James Gaughan and
Catherine O'Donnell, but by shrewd
coaching Of the other defendants Tate
was acquitted. Ward, Joyce and
Gaughan were sent to prison, and the
o'Donnell woman. although convicted,
was released in her own recognizance.
Tate put up a hard eight. His coun-
sci declared that he was being 'sys.
tematically bounded" by the secret
service men; that he was a reputa.
BILE junk dealer and that in the course
of his business he had come into pos.
session of the supposed coun~terfeiting
material found in his house by the
operatives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05

Mahogany u the Best Setting That
Can Be Given to u.

Cut glass will not look much better
than those pretty good limitations that
are sold these days If 1t is put on the
sideboard or table without any thought
OF making 1t show OF to best adyan-
tage. In fact, most people do not
know that the surroundings have as
much to do with the beauty of cut
glass as they have with most other
things In the world.
II. should never be placed among
li~ght-colored surroundings, particular
ly cream or yellow. In such a case
there Is a noticeable lack of the rides
cence and brilliant sparkle that belong
to cut glass. A cabinet may be full
of beautiful pieces, but II they are
backed by a mirror the whole effect Is
a mere tumble OF crystal.
Mahogany is the real setting. Its
richness and dullness of tone are best
suited to bring out the beauty In the
glass. Then there should be plenty OF
room. There is no handsomer effect
than a bowl or some cut-glass piece
standing on a mahogany shelf with no
other piece near it. A big display sim
ply rObs every piece of its beauty, and
If the housewife has not enough room
OF too many pieces let her put some
away and change from time to time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Great Distance Covered by President
of Illinois Central.

Chicago.-President J. T. Harahan,
OF the Illinois Central railroad, enjoys
the distinction Of having travelled over
more miles Of railroad than any 9th.
er man in the United States, II not In
the world. In IS years he has trav-
eled 2,2s1.250 miles, and during that
time has been in only n accident
1 small collision In which he was
merely shaken and not injured.
For 10 years he travelled an average
OF 1850 miles a day, and for 20 years
an average OF 200 miles a day. Had
Mr.. Harahan kept travelling In a
straight line around the world for the
past 40 years, covering the same dis.
lance be has In Hitting from place to
place In this country, he would have
circuited the globe 90 times.
President Harahan is known to rail-
road men all over the country as being
Extremely close to the ralls"-more
10. perhaps. than any other railroad
ofhcial. That y u say. w u an In
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
III WOMEN RULE.

ed are administered to by a wom'
an doctor. The countryside is pho
tographed by another woman. For
% years the checks of the bank have
been cashed by a small white WON.
ans hand, while a quarter of a cen.
tury is the period that a woman has
swayed the morals, opinions and poll
tics OF, the town through the columns
Of her paper.
A director in the street railway and
the corporation that lights the village
Is a woman, and she attends each
and every meeting Of the directorate
and gets her pay for attendance with
the same regularity that old Uncle
Russell Sage did.
Yet 1t cannot be said that the fair
ones of Norway compete with the
men. The latter are too gallant to
permit Of competition. They simply
loll back in their big comfortable arm
chairs and admiringly tell what their
women folks can do.
The s. D. & z. S. Prince store Is
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Knows Less Of Conditions Than coun-
try Man in City.

J. A. Everett, the president Of the
American Society Of Equity, raj
praislng farmers In Indianapolis.
And there are too many stories.'
said Mr.. Everett, about the ridiculous
spectacle the farmer makes Of him
self In the city. Let M add one to
the small collection Of stories about
the city man In the country. This
story shows us how in the most pa
thetic and tragical things an element
Of the ridiculous may Turk.
Two city men went to the country
to spend their vacations. and IN q
Held j hot afternoon ! bull made
for them.
Frightened out Of their wits. the
two men scampered round and round
the field, the bull too close At their
heels 70 give them time to scale the
barh.wife fence.
"At length, though. The nimbler man
gct ! small lead, and managed to get
oyss ~ kence V safsty. Nv stood y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Historic Cottage to Go.

New York.--Summer residents at
Easthampton, l.. l., are disappointed
to learn that the john Howard Payne
Home, Sweet Home" cottage there
is likely to be sold within q few days
to a Brooklyn man. He is expected to
so alter and remodel 1t as to destroy
its identity. When the wardens Of st.
Luke's Episcopal church bought the
Payne property last year, some Of the
summer cottagers ~endeavored to raise
a fund with which to buy the cottage,
but without success.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
NORWAY, ME-, WORLDS MOST
DISTiNcTivELY FEMININE CITY.
Sex Supreme In All Vocations-Banks,
Hotels, Post Office ard Meat
Markets All Managed
by "Skirts."

Norway, Me.-Frills, furbelows and
chiffon do the actual business of this
bustling thriving New England town.
In every line of commerce and
finance, trade and profession, the gen.
tier sex of Norway is successfully en-.
gagged, and 1t is the most distinctly
"woman's town in America. The
women not only clothe, hat and shoe
the population, but they gracefully
preside over meat markets, the post
office and three hotels.
The women of Norway marry the
living and bury the dead. Legal dis.
putes are settled by a feminine jus.
tice of the peace. Sick and wound.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
CITY MAN IN THE COUNTRY.

the road then and shouted encourage.
ment to his friend.
"His friend needed encouragement.
He was certainly having a dreadful
time Of 1t. Round the field he dash
ed, and the bulls lowered and fero-
cious head was always within a few
yards Of his coat tails. Quite so
times he must have made the circuit.
On the ffty-first he shouted as he tore
past his comrade:
Give my farewell messages L the
wife and little ones. This Is my last
time round"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Young Lady Drowned.

Miss Victoria Luckett, l6 years old,
daughter of Hon. Q. A. Luekett, was
drowned neal Kosciusko. Miss Luckett
and Miss Lucy Love and a young man
named Taylor were ina boat, when out
OF a spirit Of fun the young ladies be-
gan rocking the boat. 1t filled with
water and overturned. MIR, Taylor
succeeded in saving Miss Love as she
was sinking he third time, buthe could
not reach Miss Luckett in time 10
save her.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Cucumber Boats.

Thoroughly and smoothly scoop out
the insides of as many unpeeled GU
cumbers as are desired, which should
then have the appearance of little
green boats. Put the s~cooped-out ma.
terial in a bowl and chop very fine
with a bit of onion and cucumber.
Then drain and add chopped Spanish
peppers, one-half a pepper to each
boat. Over the mixture pour a little
French dressing and put OF ice until
just before using. Do not fill the
boats until Immediately before serv'
ing. After filling put a spoonful Of
mayonnaise on top Of each.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
For Dessert.

To one and a half cups Of boiling
water add one cup of graduated sug.
az and the juice Of three lemons;
boil for five minutes. Dissolve in one.
half cup cold water two teaspoons Of
granulated gelatin. Add to above
mixture stirring until thoroughly dis
solved. Strain and cool. When com
mencing to jell whip one pint Of
cream stiff. adding gradually to the
jelly, beating hard till well mixed.
Pour in mold. Serve with grated
pineapple makes a tempting des-
sert,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Prof. Powers Appointed.

Gov. vardaman appointed Prof. J..
N. Powers Of West Point as State SUI
p~orintendent OF education to fill out tho
unexpired term OF Hon. r.. l.. Whit.
field, who was appointed to succeed
President A. A. Kincannon Of the In
dustrial Institute and college. The
new superintendent Is q ~well-known
Mississippi educator, having been con-
nected with the public schools OF the
State for several years. At the la1t
teachers convention he was chosen as
president OF the State Teachers Assoc
citation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Warm the Flour.

You often hear women complain Of
the yeast being poor. In most cases
the fault is their own. II they only
would put the flour In the Gwen and
warm 1t a little (evcn In summer
time) hey would find what 9 dffer-
It makes In the bread rising.
It can be done while the milk Is cool
Ing, 80 that no time is lost. Care
must be taken not to get 1t hot, only
warm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05

not only owned by two sisters, but
everything in the shop is done by NO.
men. The only connection that q mar
can have with this establishment is
as a purchaser.
Across the street from Miss Prince
Is a shoe store conducted by Miss
Edith Smith. Mrs, Laura A. Sanhofn
can set the type, feed the press and
set up the copy for the Norway Adver-
tIser as easily as she can write It's
editorials.
II was a good adder and that is the
way | started in the banking bust.
ness" is the modest explanation that
Cashier Stella b. Pike gives of her
association with the Norway National
bank. Il soon found out, though,
that it took more than an adder of
figures to be a financier, But women
are especially adapted for the bank
ing business. We are by nature hon.
est, and that is the thing that tells in
a bank"
If there is not a preacher handy
and u couple wish to get married,
Miss Margaret A. Baker is the n
whom the swain seeks out. AS the
justice of the peace she Is permitted
TO perform the marriage ceremony, to
acknowledge deeds aud administer
oaths.
This justice of the peace has a
clever young sister, Miss Jennie =.
Baker. She is one Of the most capa.
BILE business women in Norway, man
aging a large dry goods store, the
proprietor OF which lives in Portland.
Miss Jennie is about rs years old
Caring for the dead is one of the
necessary things of life. Miss Grace
Thayer owns a large undertaking es-
tablishment and Is licensed as an un.
deftaker.
For eight years DR.. Annette Ben
nett has been the town physician.
The walls of the studio of Miss Min,
ME r. Libby are covered with such
fine examples Of photography that her
art should have a national reputa.
ton,
The hotel women Of this place are
noted far and a Martha G. Whit
marsh came to be the proprietor Of
the Elm house, She delights to tell
OF the times, 40 years ago, when the
stage, with four, used to dash up to
her tavern door. Mrs. Lizzie Wood
man is the proprietor of the Beale
house. Her sister, Mrs. Ella Tibbitts,
was also a hotel keeper, but she has
retired rich.
One of the biggest butcher shops In
Norway Is run by Mrs. Owen p.
Brookes, whose husband insists that
he never made money until his wife
was behind the counter.
There are a couple Of women
among the large group of money-mak-
ers who attend simply to the growing
of their fortunes. Miss Elizabeth b.
Beal Is a director in the Norway G.
Paris Street Railway company, and
she Is also a director In the corpora
ton that operates the electric lighting
and power for the village and ad.
jacent land.
There Is little or no crime In Nor
way. The town has not a saloon, and
liquor is not even sold on the quiet.
The men do smoke, but the women
are hoping that the time will come,
and come soon, when this vicious
habit will not be INDUCED In by the
voting population.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05

The local produce OF the Andaman
islands consists Of edible birds nests,
'trepang, tortoise shells. ledu shells
and resin. OF other local pro0ucts IN
the islands It appears that the collec-
tlon Of india rubber has been aban.
doned. the cost Of extraction having
turned out protEbitiye. while IL CON
pection with mother-of-pearl : pros
pectIng license granted FOR d year 10
4 syndicate has produoeA disappoInt.
IN results.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Her Fathers Child.

A lawyer well known for his ready
wit in adapting himself to circum-
stances and circumstances to his case
has a young daughter who bids fair
to be his match. Lucy was told she
should have no more candy, and the
dish was placed on a high shelf. out
of the child's reach. Left alone in
the room, Lucy pushed a chair to the
shelf and climbed upon the chair. Just
as she touched the dish her father
entered.
why, what is papa's little girl do
ing?" he exclaimed.
Getting a candy for papa" ex.
planned Lucy, promptly. --Lippincott's
Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
A Swiss Colony.

At B%randsville, in the eastern part
Of Howell county, 100 Swiss, who have
come to the Ozark region within the
last year, are blazing the way In this
favored country toward a new Swift.
ze-land. These people, whose Gus.
toms seem so strange to the Ozark
natives, are principally farmers, who
have come to clear the forests, till the
soil, grow fruit and engage in dairy.
ing.-Kansas City Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05

Notwithstanding the decision OF the
supreme court sustaining Insurance
Commissioner Cole in his refusal tc
grant a license to the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, u concern
backed by the State branch OF the
Farmers Union, the company continues
to do business, and is writing policies
on farm property only. The Farmers
Mutual claims to be q strictly mutual
company, returning all OF its profits 70
poIicy-holders.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Strange Bird 10 Shot.

Knoxville, Tenn.-Tnhabitants In the
region Of lions Mill. Lee county. vir-
ginia, r greatly puzzled over the dis.
covery of a strange bird In the noun.
tains near by by ]. F. Witt, a mer.
chant of that slace. The bird Is OF
great size, measuring nine feet from
tip to tip. The feathers are perfectly
white, except the tips Of the wings,
which are black.
Its head and bill are IS inches In
length, its webbed feet are seven
inches across. A great pouch under
Its bill holds a gallon Of water and this
gives the idea that the bird must be
OF the pelican family, found in south.
ern waters. 1t is supposed that the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Walnut and Cheese Crackers.

These may be served with timbales
or with the salad course Toast slight
ly some round u~nsweetened thin
crackers or waters, and cover them
with melted cheese. While the
cheese Is warn press on the top Of
each cracker one-half Of an English
walnut. When the cheese is cold the
nut meat will be firmly In place. This
makes not only a very handsome but
a delicious and quickly prepared
luncheon dish.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Holds Record as Traveller.

veterate inspector Of the tracks OF the
big system Of which he is the head.
Il might say ! know nearly every
rail In the Illinois Central system in
timately." he said, recently. with a
good roadbed and well.made rails &C
cidents on railroads are reduced to a
minimum. make 1t a rule to inspect
The tracks personally. as far as ] am
able. and ! find the knowledge thus OBJ
tanned very ysIras..e at times. | spend
about nine months Of each year on
the road attending to multitudinous az
fairs, as well as inspecting the road
bed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Arctic Bird Captured.

Iowa City, lathe University Of
Iowa has secured the first arctic jaeger
ever found in Iowa. 1t was captured
alive on a johnson county farm.
after being winged whiles In flight
with a flock Of common pigeons. Prof.
G. C. Nutting. Of the chair Of zoology.
says 1t Is the first bird Of its kind cap
tured In the state. Its presence In
Hawkeye territory 10 q mystery to
Iowa scientists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Booze Floods the Street.

Five full wagon loads Of liquid 70.
ireshments, ranging all the way from
the finest imported champagne TO the
commonest sort OF pine-top whisky, in
Guiding several cases Of wines and
casks Of beer, were destroyed on the
streets by the officers Of Hattiesburg.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Sour Cream Cake.

Take two scant cups of graduated
sugar, one cup sweet milk, whites OF
five eggs, three and one-half cups Of
-four. spoonful Of salt, vanilla flavor.
Ing, and three teaspoons baking pow.
der.
For filling use one cup Of white sug.
ar, one cup English walnuts chopped
fine, n cup Of sour cream; boil slow.
ly until thick. Spread between and
on top Of cake.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Negro Business League.

Five hundred delegates attended the
mississippi Negro Business League
meeting held at Meridian, The dele
gates were from all parts Of the State,
and included doctors, lawyers, mer.
chants, editors, bankers, town officials,
~iressVakerA xilliners, cooks, nurses
2nrLn. &t&sAfA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Seeing All the Town..

There waS a whole family OF chill
dren, and they were only to spend m
day in the city with their aunt and
cousins.
Upon their return home a friend
asked: What did you see in the
city,"
ooh, we saw all Of It," was the
reply.
"All of It! In n day."
Eyes, you see we've lots of cousins,
SO one of them took one of us to one
place, another cousin took another
of us to some other place, and SO on.
Each of us went to a different place,
but the family Of us saw pretty near.
ly the whole city"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Potter Made Judge.

The governor appointed Hon. Wylie
II. Potter, M Of the prominent mem.
bers Of the Jackson bar, to be judge Of
the Seventh circuit court district, vics
Judge David M. Miller, resigned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
New Banks.

Within the past month charters have
been granted TO four new banks in this
State with Of aggregate capital stock
authorized Of 100000. Banks have
been multiplying in Mississippi for the
past four years at an unprecedented
rate, but they have not outstripped tho
demands OF increasing business.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05

Unless the summer outing covers
four or five months take few books.
One hour spent In the woods. declares
the House Beautiful, u worth thrNe
With ! book n ~ house.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-05
Tho State Fair.

Work will be commenced early this
month on the new agricultural build.
ing on the exposition grounds at jack
son. The new structure will be con-
siderably larger than the n used last
year, and will be used exclusively for
agricultural exhibits. Manager Mckay
is confident that the 1907 exposition
will in every respect surpass former
events.