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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Soldier, Supposed to Be Dead, Returns
to His Sweetheart.

Beverly, N. IAN army romance
underlies the marriage Of James F,
Cannon and Miss Clara Poole, daugh-
ter Of John T. Poole Of Jacksonville.
near here, who were united in we'd
lock by Justice OF the Peace Steven
son.
Ten years ago Cannon left his moth
er and sweetheart to fight for his
country. Fate sent him to the Phil.
ippine islands, where he remained dur.
ing the war. When he returned to his
native land he was a physical wreck.
and was confined in a hospital at San
Francisco for nearly a year. Reports
were received here that he had died,
but his aged mother comforted the
sweetheart with the hopes that he was
not dead. and would some time re.
turn.
Like a message from the grave q
year ago came a letter from Cannon,
saying he had recovered and, expect.
tng to strike 1t rich In California, had
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
LOVE NOTES IN TREE
OLD ROMANCE REVEALED BY
FINDING OF LETTERS.
Are Dated 1881 and Squirrels Proba.
bly, Were Responsible for the un.
happiness of a Man and a
Woman.

New Tork.-In the hollow of an old
tree which they chopped down in a
field near Richfield, N. j., the other
day worlfmen found two letters. The
first was in a woman's hand. 1t said:
Dear Jim: l got your letter all
right the day after it was left there
~our little post ofice-but it is only
now that | have had a chance to leave
a reply. | think you meant what you
said, although at times | have believed
that you were untrue. | have been
watched since your letter came, and
mad a long wait before the oppor.
tunity arrived for me to slip out with
the reply. | want to meet you some
night-say, next Thursday-and we
will both go away together. | will be
ready, and if You are not on hand and
the letter is gone I'll be convinced that
you don't want me. Then I'll go away
myself, and you'll never again hear
from ne. Good-by.-Alice."
This was dated Wednesday, June 10,
1881. The other letter, written in a
mans hand, was dated ten days later.
1t read thus:
Dear Alice: I have waited so long
for a reply that | have begun to think
that you have gone back on me. l
have come to the tree many times, and
looked in vain for an answer. Night
and day have thought of you, won
dering If it could be possible that you
had forsaken me. I have heard all
about the other fellow, but cannot
make myself believe that you care for
MIN, | will wait five days more. Then
IL don't hear from you l will be con-
WINGED that | am not wanted. After
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

sylvan deitIes formed Its religion. Tho
beauty and richness Of legend, In
whose lap Ireland then slept, are RI.
vailed by none perhaps, say those OF
classic Greece herself. Tradition sup
plies an endless number OF crags. hill.
sides and valleys, which were The sub-
jects OF legendary lore, and which cap.
tIyated the feelings Of the Colt with
an irresistible spell. The history OF
those times is obscured by the many
myths and fables interviewer with the
facts handed down to US. Amid all this
~Vagueness, however, 1t Is plain that,
In the early stages Of Ireland's career.
she left upon the world the Impress
Of a most excellent civilization and
that her people possessed much merit
and many virtues.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
FORTY EIGHTH DAY,

Appropriation bulls occupied much OF
the time Of both branches of the T.egisla,
ture today, the Senate passing the gen,
cral appropriation bill as it came from
the House, though there was ZONE discus.
sion of certain of the climinations made
by the lower body.
The House spent the day considering
two appropriation bills, that for the
maintenance and support Of the Uni,
versity of Mississippi, which was passed
after some SEX 600 had been scaled by
amendments, leaving the aggregate
amount at about s27t 900.
The hveIiest fighting occurred at the
afternoon session, when the Agricultural
and Mechanical College bill was reached
when the retaliatory spirit awakened
by the adverse work against the uni
versity bill was manifest.
The committee on appropriations Of
the House reported fayorably on the bill
to repair and rejuyenate the governors
mansion, build an annex and improve
the grounds, % amended by the commit.
tee. The same committee reported un.
favorabIy on the Doherty bill, TO appro-
pirate the sum Of 81, 600 each for the
purpose OF encouraging athletics in the
university and colleges of the State.
The University Of Mississippi appro.
pr!ation bill was taken up for consid.
Grafton, and the first item was read. This
was & provision to make the support
fand for the year 1908, $4,000, and a
like amount for the year 1909.
Mr.. Robinson Of Montgomery intro.
dueed IN amendment cutting the ap.
preparation for 1908 TO st7,500, and Mr..
Burkitt cut it still further by making
1t read S15,0 0G.
Mr.. Alcorn urged the passage Of the
item ~ it anne from the committee. as
did Mr.. Foster, and the vote cyntually
occurred on the Burkitt amendment,
making the support fund for 1908 s15,.
900. On a yea and nay vote the amend
rent was defeated by a vote of 81 to
90.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
WAR TO Be SILENT.

use of the device patented the dis,
charge of any firearm from the small
est pistol to the largest gun is rem
dered practically noiseless. The In.
yention consists Of the use of a de-
vice similar to the muller used on
motor cars to deaden the noise of the
constant explosions by which the gaso.
line engine is operated. 1t is in the
shape of a muller attached to the
muzzle of the frearm through which
the gases which drive out the bullet
or shell are allowed to escape gradu-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
SENT TO PRISON FOR MINUTE.
Seattle Man Released Before Sentence
Expires on Good Behavior.

Seattle, Wash.-What ia regarded
as the shortest sentence ever imposed
IN this country on a person charged
with crime was fixed by Judge Frater
in the criminal department of the su-
perior court when he sentenced Gar.
field Long tor serve one minute on a
charge Of petty larceny. Sentence
was suspended during good behavior.
Long was arrested several days ago
on information accusing him of hay.
ing stolen five dollars from the purse
Of Miss Nina Fletcher, his landlady.
When arraigned Long entered a plea
Of guilty. Many persons appeared and
entered pleas for clemency on the
ground Of the young mans previous
good conduct and his evident intention
Of leading a better life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

that will leave you alone to enjoy
the happiness which you may find
with him. I'll go far away from here
and try to forget.-Jim."
There was a small opening in the
tree about seven feet from the ground.
From this opening the hollow, bored
out by squirrels, ran clear to the
ground. The woodchoppers believe
that the missives fell or were dragged
clear to the ground after they had
been deposited in the post Office"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Watch In steers Stomach.

Lancaster, Pa. - Peter 8. Krick
slaughtered a western steer and made
an unexpected find. In its stomach he
found an ope~n-faced gold watch.
All the parts Of the watch are In
tact except the hands, which are OF
the face. 1t is supposed that the
watch was lost in the west, fell among
feed that the steer was eating and he
gobbled 1t down.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
KISSES HALT IT, S. MARSHAL.

"Oh, no." replied the caller, 81
have ten at home myself. and am
with Mr.. Roosevelt on the home ques.
tion-and in several other things
also"
Then Mr.. Goldman departed with
his caller, United States Marshal
Henkel, and they went up the street
a few doors to the Ludlow street jail,
where Goldman expects to remain
some time. The marshal locked him
up on an order signed by Judge
Hough in the United States district
court for contempt Of court for having
failed to turn over to his trustee In
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
F0RTY-FIFTH DAY.
House.

ri. g.. ,:,l Fl,
i' us! 80 ,''4'N w ~ ), w I
r;,h. Frff' nima, on, a,
80 nn"tor Gahino ar ~
eestoLi;sh tLatr aI,i,,g H. enrt, 80 Io,n
~IT'"" III ,,"'lp7 :" 49, -, law
ga fIE ~ hn;sf NY Ha -
''u ",u "1,oi n.'eI Il, ,L ", w.
II p"' Po9,' ~ az
mrisdicti,n - am;ot and ast ahiiah ti,les
=" i,t,oa H. !" a,na ,naF
~ " 1L. ~, ae'. @, =.
n wv. I" hu ",e "ot' af ,I, " ,a",e,,tI 81 ~.
y,Ios w y, 'r si,srondad ~ and Il ,rns sant
.u,eS WY ',HPT'ueg ",u 1t was ''"'
ArntLor Iona J;sorosion fol1o,rod +ho
c]alI;nn nm by S1r yovnI1 If tba not;on
IN r1con.iJcr bis h;TI rog,,latino tbc
HOLDING Of terms of chancery court,
which was nossed nv = GOOD moiority
Mr. woods nj Tot%n from thn ,]ninori
tv If tbn c]ommittna IN abroad flea n
rcnort ~sn,ting forth hrieav hut cmnhoti
callv their rea sons for dissent from tho
majority adverse report. AGAINST he
m ssooo of anv hill to make passenger
rate reduction statutory. Mr. Woods
made an attemnt to oct the hills got
for spcci,I order but there being oh.
lection under the rules this could not
be done, 40 that the time Mt which the
bin can be gotten at through the minor.
ity report e indefinite,
The next matter of interest taken M
was the constitutional prohibition reso-
lution which was. ON = motion to fable
motion IN reconsider thc Ioat vote had
on tbo subject. which prevailed by a de-.
cisive majority.
Under the ruling of the chair it would
~reo1,ire n ]wo.thirds vote of the House
ia fable fine motion to reconsider, and
The roll call showed that il had prevailed.
the vote heinz 70 to 2s.
On motion of Mr., Johnson of Clarke
tbe bill providing for an increase in the
salary Of the secretary of state from
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Telephone Lines In Africa.

Hello, Central! Give me Upper
Senegal" Telephone lines have been
opened on the borders of Upper Sene.
gal and the Central Niger region. The
sections are from Kayu to Medine,
from Kati to Bammako, and, lastly.
one for the district OF Kulikoro. These
two aforementioned lines are mutually
connected. The price Of a fye-min.
utes' conversation ranges from 10 to
Is cents, and the annual subscription
amounts to $50. There is every reason
to believe that in the course Of a few
months Timbuktoo also Will have Its
telephone.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

Alice and Jim were probably
in the habit of leaving letters in the
aperture. which could be taken out
with the hand until the squirrels had
bored up from the bottom and reached
the point where the letters lay soon
after the girl left her last message
there. Both letters were crumpled
and eaten away at the edges, giving
rise to the belief that they were prob.
ably dragged down into the hollow
trunk BY the squirrels.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Spread Christianity.

The coming Of st. Patrick marked
an epoch OF spiritual glory in ireland.
which was the center Of learning, and
the youth of other lands fockcd to her
shores to receive the advantages of
such an education az could be OBJ.
tanned only there.
Her monks and scholars went forth
to other nations diffusing the light Of
Christian and secular knowledge,
p~ropagatjng the truths OF the gospel
and bringing whole peoples into the
fold OF Christ.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Henkel Has to Wait for Goldman to
Deal Them Out to Nine.

Philadelphia.-"I'm only going up
the street a few doors with this gen
tleman," said Louis Goldman to his
wife the other afternoon. I'll be back
shortly" Goldman's nine little chill.
dren ran up to be kissed, as was their
custom when their father departed.
One by n he took them up in his
arms. When it came to the sixth he
turned to the caller and hoped he
wasn't In a hurry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Happy End to an Army Romance

not written to them, believing he could
return with a grander surprise. He
added that his dreams OF wealth had
failed, that he had re-enlisted in the
army. and was making efforts to be
transferred to the east. Two weeks
ago he succeeded In being transferred
to Fort Mott, N. J.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
New Bills,

The following bills were read twice
under suspension of the rules and re
ferred to committees:
BY MIR. McDowell--An act to estab-
lish a department Of banking, to create
the office of bank commissioner, and pro-
viding for the ms lection Of banks in this
State, and to regulate the business of
banking.
BY Mr.. Sanders-An act for the better
enforcement of laws against the Illegal
sale of %yinous, spirituous and malt Ii.
quors and to authorize the circuit Judges
Of the State to appoint special agents to
carry out its purpose.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
~NoiSELESS GUN is INVENTED BY
SIR HIRAM MAxiM'S SON.
Possibilities of Such a Weapon So
Dreadful That Authorities Believe
Manufacture Should Be Regu-
lated by Government.

New York.-Hiram Percy Maxim,
son of Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor Of
the machine gun which bears his
name, has secured patents for a silent
tirearm. 1t is announced that by the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

bankruptcy the sum of 9 1853, and also
possession Of a saloon In Brooklyn,
which Goldman formerly owned.
1t Is claimed that the bankrupt con.
cealed and withheld from his cred.
itors the money and property. Fail.
ing to obey the injunction of the court
and turn them over to Trustee Olivet,
Judge Hough ordered him locked IN
until he pays it. Then, and then only,
will be back shortly"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
swallows Pencil. Blu. Lives.

Rhinelander, Wiss--Surgeons re-
moved a lead pencil sever inches long
from the body Of August Peterson.
who swallowed 1t 1t two months ago.
Having recovered his pencil, Peterson
now IL recovering his health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

Ono thousand,
four hundred and
~forty-two years
ago, on March II,
dtSoriinE to the
most trustworthy
s, the
death and beati
t~lcatiOn of Saint
Patrick took place,
That Is why. on
the anniversary OF
that event, the
shamrock Ii worn
by every loyal
lrishmau. II he
cannot obtain a
genuine leaf from
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
FOR IRELAND

A fierce fame burst at boyheods dawn. within my tender breat.
lmpassioned love my soul consumed for motherand, opprest:
Her giores gilt my waking hours. her woes my dreams oercast,
And the love that fed my hearts first fire. please God, shall light my last
There's not a little boil that blows In Ireiands dewy gbns.
There's not.a shagau shakes q spear above her many fens.
There's not a tiny blade Of grass on all her thousand hills,
But this fond breast with tender love to overlooking fills
oh, Ireland! for your holy sake ri joyful bear all pain;
To your high cause consecrate my heart. my hand, my brain.
If lhv and strife avail mi not to save that soul one sigh.
Then, browning joy, in your sweet name let one unworthy die.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

Marian Astronomer--By the rings
Of Saturn! II that extraordinary do
preston which recently appeared on
earth isn't gradually disappeasins!--.
Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
From Governor to Farmer.

Gov. Swettenham, who was SO prom
inent in the eye OF the world at the
time Of the Kingston disaster, and
who was later removed, is now VI
ing a stock farm In Jamaica.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

The g~love-cutters of France earn
big wages, some Of them getting as
much as 500 a week. So difficult is
the art of cutting kid gloves that most
Of the principal cutters are known to
the trade by name and fame.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
MiSSiSSipp
Legislature
FoRTY-FoURTH DAY.
House,

A report wal presented from the Judi
eiary committee with recommendations
relative to several bills. There was Il
favorable report on the bill to define
and punish as misdemeanor the obtain.
ing of property under false pretehses,
also on the twin bills changing the time
of ~chancery court terms for Pearl River
and Franklin counties.
A bill which had been in committee
some time and reported fayorabIy as
that providing for the correction of a
slight defect in the act creating Lamar
county in 1904, which could not be done
except by an act, which bill wa taken
up and passed.
The committee on elecmesynary in.
stitutions reported faporahly on the bill
for the support and maintenance of the
State Charity Hospital at Nirksburg, as
was also the bill to appropriate money
to the Confederate veterans annex, rec
ommending further reference to the
committee on appropriations,
The bill for the relief of the tax as,
SCISSORS of the counties Of Hancock,
Jones, Lamar, Tallahatchic, Tippah and
Webster, providing for the appropria.
tions. wen" Ls.adc, was called up and
passed.
Senate.
The only Senate measure which
brought on any discussion was the An.
derson bill providing for the actual ex.
penses of the Judges, chancellors and
district attorneys. A storm of protest
al the mconstitutionality of the propo
sition enlivened the proceedings.
The local and private committee gave
a hearing to the men who are inter
ested in the formation, for or against,
the new county to be called George.
This new county movement in the
Senate is an effort to perfect what has
been defeated in the House, as the
George county bill was defeated in that
branch days ago. 1t is in the Senate,
too, that a bill has been introduced by
Mr.. Bilbo, senator from the Fourth, to
create u county in the northern half of
Harrison, using the same territory that
was included in the Second Court dis
trict, the act establishing which has
been repealed by the House.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-31
MARKET REVIEW
FOR THE MONTH
Investigation Under Way to
Prevent Recurrence of Wild
Specializing.
SST0CKS ARE IRREGULAR
HARTMAN ISSUES FOREMOST IN
SHOWING OF STRENGTH.

New York, Aug. Cultural conditions
have often combined to make August a
month OF Importance In the financial mar
kets Of the world. and the month now
ending has been no exception. albeit some
of its more interesting events might be
attributed 10 unusual causes. Foremost
among these was the failure of a promi-
nent commission house under circum-
stances that caused an investigation into
stock exchange methods
An official inquiry is Eow under way
with view to an amendment 10 the rules
governing operations on the stock eX-
change so as 10 make impossible any re-
currences OF last weeks extraordinary in
cidents.
Aside from the unsettled conditions that
led ND 10 and Immediately followed the
stock exchange failure refererd to. stocks
moved during the past week very much as
they had done earlier in the month-in
irregular and uncertain fashion. 1t is
interesting TO note that UP to the last few
days the twenty leading railway issues
showed no material change from the level
of the previous fortnight. Later, however
under the stimulus of a move in Southern
Pacific common. which sent that stock
ND to a new high record, almost the entire
active list moved forward. Comparison
with prices of August ! shows no great
changes. except In Southern Pacific. which
is up 70 points, Union Pacific S5s. American
Smelling 3, Eeading rs and Amalgamated
Copper 4. In point OF activity as well as
strength the Hartman issues have again
been foremost trading in Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific common for the past
six days aggregating the enormous number
OF 1000. 900 shares. or about 80 per cent OF
the entire weeks operations.
Many rumors and conjectures have been
made to explain the rise In Southern Pa
cific. but no official statement is yet forth
coming. Some recovery was made during
the week by the Rock lsland-Frisco is
sues. and less was heard about a read
JustmenI of those properties.
Industrial and mercantile conditions
show a somewhat better tone. The floods
in Georgia and the Carolnas, however,
have wrought serious havoc to growing
cotton and great number of Industrial
properties. while their effect upon general
business throughout the stricken sections
has given rise to some apprehension.
IL is a striking coincidence that the past
week should have witnessed new low rec
ords for cotton with very heavy liquida-
ton. the whole resulting from the pre-
vious weeks collapse OF a large cotton
pool.
Money is working easier at all the prin-
cipal monetary centers. In the local mar
ket the most interesting feature was the
steady shipment of gold coin to Canada.
The movement aggregated we'll over $780,.
O00 600. and was said to represent the dis
charge of London's obligations to its colo
NAL deDendeQcieS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-31
POWER PLANT PLANNED

American Fork, Aug. 30-The Utah
County Light and Power company of this
city has preparations almost completed for
the beginning of another power plant 10
be erected on the site in Alpine canyon.
Surveys and plans of the construction of
the plant have been made by both .. II.
Gray and r. r. Lyman and the directors
of the company met Friday night to dis
cuss and decide on the plans. The ma
terial and machinery will all be ordered
inside of the next thirty days. The plans
call for an outlay of 100000. Ii is expected
that the plant Will be ready for operation
inside of twelve months This means en-
ployment for from fifty to 100 men in
the construction of this plant. and in con-
structing another line to Tintc TO furnish
power for the Knight smelter and mines.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Mary TattersOl. who died here Fri
day night, were held In the Second Ward
chapel this afternoon. Bishop j. IL Storrs
having charge of the services. Mrs. Tat
tersol had been an invalid for the past
eight months. suffering from heart trouble
and dropsy. ever since the deaths of her
husband and her son, who was killed in
the sugar factory at this place less than
a year ago. and whose deaths occurred
within three weeks of each other. She Is
survived by three children, two boys and
one girl. the youngest being l6 years OF
age. Interment was in the city cemetery.
The marriage of Mr.. Jack FirmaGe man.
ager of the dry goods department of the
Coop. and Miss Edna Chapman, is an
nounced TO take place at the Salt Lake
temple on Septembes 3.
NJ. O. Randolph left here the fore part
of the week for a two months business
trip in the eastern states.
Road Supervisor John Houston of this
city is doing some good work on the roads
i'm this vicinity. On the main road through
the town and the road leading into town
from the west the city and county to-
gether are spending about $500 TO put this
road In better shape. Gravel from the
gravel beds north of town is being hauled
on to the roads.
Miss Alvenia Okey of Eureka returned
home yesterday. after spending ten days
i'm American Fork visiting with relatives.
Mrs. Willard Chapman is in Logan for
short visit with Mrs. Orson Msener.
Miss Barbara UaXman of Provo has been
visiting I'm American Fork the past week,
the guest of Mrs. Emma Miller
Alfred Robinson of Heber is here for
short visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. III. Robinson.
The sampling of sugar beets began the
past week and ii will be but few days
now when some of the foremost patches
will get orders TO begin digging them for
the factory. The factory will start this
season about September 10. The beets in
this vicinity never looked better than they
do this year. and the company expects to
have one of the most successful years in
its history.