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such ploriou. service, where would he
look for hclp' Surely not 70 the
crowd gathered at Denver. no, 'o the
,trh,m of Tammar, Hall with whom
No. BRYAN n- patched up peace.
Go, an. Imagination hc -o Wild as To
picture Lincoln trusting thp Judgment
% Bryan, q Judgment STD frequently
aud 500 .mrla;irnllF proved orrou"ousl
Mr.. Lincoln would accept ptcsi
dent Hoo,c,cl''. assurance that when
iu doubt over .ctiou. problems hc al
vo,. asked what Lincoln would do
under the circumstances. 10 tuat rule
the present administration owes much
ot rts -u,cc-. That has been the -pir
90 foo. ,u which Mr. Taft has trained
himself Zoo bc q most efficient aud most
successful administration, trained him
self until today he approaches the
presidency better fitted to meet aud
re-, and responsibilities than ever dill
candidate first before approach that
lofty position. Had Judge Taft lived
in Lincoln : time. tnat great man
would have found IN him. rs his great
successor has found, a man worthy of
his confidence. one mentally fitted to
be an ideal successor to cmbody in the
clearer light of his new generation the
aims and purposes, the convictions and
aspirations which Lincoln and Roosc.
welt would have the republic possess
and enjoy.
II there he doubt upon this point.
let us turn to the proof. No one now
living who nad the privilege Of east
ing his vote for Abraham Lincoln can
he induced to bctray his record by a
ballot east for Bryan. Such veterans
there lac, and they will go to the polls
with the enthusiasm of youth to in.
sure the election Of Taft to occupy the
seat of Lincoln and wear the mantle
of his wisdom and patriotism. And il
there remain anywhere throughout our
broad domain. north or south. or east
or west. those who were hostile To
Lincoln IN his days of stress and trial
Nou will find them seeking congcnial
retreat under the bryan banner
Garry the test further il you please.
In the lis, of states which Mr.. Bryan
claims rs certain for him will bc found
every one which arraycd itself against
Lincoln. and all tncsc which were here.
toforc dcnominatcd 10y Mr. Bryan
"thc encmy's country" and which
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-10-07

Mrs. william Howard Taft doesn y
entertain n very high opinion of her
husbands accomplishments as recon.
teur.
food stories, well told, form n stock
IN trade Of the political speaker not
TO be considered lightly. Mr.. Taft
appreciates good joke hugely and at
one time entertained a secret ambi Zion
to shine ms story teller. He kept nj,
ears open and his mind receptive and
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-10-07
YAvAPAI GETS GLORY.

ALBUQUERQUE, Oct. 2.-The va.
vapai county exhibit at Albuquerque
justified the extravagant claims made
Tor 1t before 1t left Arizona by win.
ning not only tne prize for the best
county exhibit, but by taking away a
$500 cash prize won in competition
with all exhibits Of whatever class.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-10-07
Madame Spectators Observations
BY Catherine Altman.

had many mental rchcarsals of fn,l
ny yarn that had tickclcd him nj
mcusclv He decided to try IL on Mn)
Taft first. When n favorable oppo,l
tunitv came he launched of on his tll
with somewhat pondcrous gayety. Wb,J
he had finished his wife smiled du,
fully. but ne could not fail to see I'D
look of brooding anxiety in his face
"Don'' you like that joker" he I'd
auircd, somewhat disconnected. II
had thought of working it into sos(
of my political speeches.
Mrs. Taft saw her whole duty AL
determined upon unglosscd frankne.|
"Billy." she said, gently but frml
"thc story is all right; but ] don
care if never hear you tell ano,h,I
joke"
Our cook, u dusky damscl Of unesl
tain age, had thrown a bomb into M
household camp by informing us Il
her approaching nuptials TO a ne or al
well darky who was counting upon hi
MS a future means Of support.
"Ah done told Gnwge Use willis
to TAX in washin' fob 'im," she ed
planned, "but dat All CANT do cookin J
scrubbin', OF cleanin' out noways"
On Mana's wedding day she left NJ
rcsplendent in lavender gown, whi{
shoes and gloves and n pink hat.
Next morning found Mana back 4
her job of "wukkin' out"
"wcll, Mana" greeted her, "ba,
again with U.S. Accept my best wish
IS, and now tell me about the wei
ding"
Claw sakcs, money" she exploded
everything was dcs rs gran. Flow
crs an music and bridesmaids al
ushcrs an refreshments des lax whit,
lolhN ms.
did You come in on the arm OF ~
bridegroom
"Dccd. honey, Al amt got no bus
ing. Dat no count niggah sen wal
we all CANT live on NAH washin mos
cy less n IA does clcanin' an scrub
bin and he ain 4 showed M vii. -
But what about the wcddingl"
"W.ll, Miss Kitty. ives done II
up weddin' panty an vited gucsse,
DE gucsscs wuz dcre, de refrcshmeniS
wuz waitin, dc preachcr'd been paid
SOS mamma and paper des stood u'
fore de FOUNDER NV de Gospel AZ
lowed dat dcy'd git mayed n save
nah reputation an keep de p 'enl'
in de family"
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-10-07

Unadvertised things are sold some
times. Journal Miner want ads will
sell 1t quickly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19

tally as well as physically. He had
been mighty proud of his poker play
in5 ability, and now to be pounded
for 1t! But the elder kept on shower
Ing hard words and harder blows. At
last the poor bear gave q sort of sui
len growl and rushed out Of the door
way, but even then he turned back
In a doubtful way, as II he hated to
leave his old master.
Leave my house forever shout.
ed the elder. who had evidently been
to the theater while In the city.
Never darken my door untii you have
forgotten ali you know about poker
and can bring forth fruits worthy Of
repentance In the checker playing
line
The outeast bear looked down the
village street. He could see the
lights of Hal jenkins tavern. There
he would not be beaten and abused.
Their his talents as a poker player
would be praised and appreciated. He
looked back once more at the house.
The elder continued his abuse. The
once good bear gave q little bear
sigh, Then he shamhled on towards
the tavern, no longer the pet Of . pill
lar OF the church. but a poker playirS.
gambling bear, the last addition 81
the nrsine Tenderfcfn.~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19

There must have been a great
mass OF religions literature in exist.
eacc. There must have been In use
hymns 10 all the gods. in practically
every cult, for IN Nippur not only
EN-, but most Of the other divlnities
Of the middle east were worshipeu
There must also have been large nun.
bcrs Of inscriptions. omen texts. etc.
which are to be classed under the
head OF literature, Thousands Of these
texts have been found at Nippur, and
VIC have many OF them at the Uniyer-
sity of Pennsylvania. One Of our
stan Is nov working at the translation
Cf religious texts. Other volumes en-.
bodying the results Of study Of the tab.
lets have been projected and will he
published in due order. | would not
be surprised Il a national epic should
eventually be found IN part or whole
in Babylouian tablets.
The question as to what the deros.
itory OF all this material shah be
called, whether a temple library or
something else, is Of comparatively
trivial Importance. although 1t admits.
Of course. Of some discussion. The
temple was certainly the chief insti.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19

of Client there is n set of artificial
teeth found In a toilb at Orvieto with
jewels and Etfuscan vases; he gives
the date as from 5000 to 5000 years
before Christ. In n collection OF an
tique surgical apparatus made by DR..
L.ambros there is an artificial denture
found In q tomb at Tanagra, near
Thehes, which is believed 10 belong
to the third or fourth century before
the Christian era. Teeth stopped with
gold have been found in Greek tombs,
In the temple Of Apollo at Delphi
there was, according to Erasistratus,
a nephew Of Aristotle and physician
to S~eleucas Nicator. king Of Syria, $50
b. c., a leaden instrument which was
used in the extraction Of teeth; OBJ.
viously All instrument OF lead could
have been used only for loose teeth.
In the laws Of the II tables made by
the Roman Decemvirs in $50 Il. c. It
was expressly forbidden to bury or
burn gold with dead bodies, except
wnen used for wiring the teeth. In the
construction of false teeth recourse
was had by the ancients TO bone and
horn; sometimes human teeth were
employed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19

ture OF the controversy regarding the
Temple library" at Nlppud the lit,
crary features Of the inscriptions are
Of most immediate interest. The
boundary stone erected under Ne
huchadrez2ar l., which is under special
consideration, contains a transcription
Of "a magnificent and typical Baby,
lonian hymn The stone was found
at Nippur on the northwest side OF
the TIggurat. within the temple area,
by DR.. Haynes, in February, 1896, at
the close of the third Rahyloniau eX,
petition Of the University Of Pennsyl
yania. 1t is a COnical block Of black
limestone, 40 Centimenters in height
and i3.2 ccntimoters In circumference
at the middle, The inscription con,
sists Of a heading of two lines placed
among symbols at the top, and 1855
lines Of text. arranged in five columns.
The stone Is slightly damaged, but
the few lines which have been partly
lost have been almost completely re,
FNNl'l Ak'll NlN NhlANtAlr ] IN CNbllN
has several features not found in
other monuments of this kind. one is
Il drawing of the piece Of land to
which the inscription relates, The
second is a beautiful hymn to ELL at
the beginning Of the inscription, DR.,
Hiukc says that "it Is the finest ELL
hymn which has been found thus far,
fifty celebrating the majesty and power
of the god Of Nippur. In some Of its
expressions 1t approaches the psalms of
the Old Testament"
The inscription recites the historical
circumstances under which the land
was given to Nusku.ibni. a high digni'
tary Of Ekur, the temple Of ELL at
Nippur. declares curses upon any Of
fetal who appropriates the land or
iuterferes with the rights Of the own
er, and offers an invocation 10 the
gods and asks them to mete ont Ger
tain puuishments TO an offender The
names OF IA witnesses of the grant
are given. The symbols at the top of
the stone are outlines of shrinea, orra'
mented with a spearhead, n pointed
shaft, o skepter, Il tiara. the head of a
lion, the head OF a vulture, a scorpion
a fve.pointed star, Il crescent, a sun
disk. a lightning fork, s%erpents, a tor
tOise, etc.
The translation given by Dr. Hinke
- A.. t,.,,, 10 Illfl 10 ne foil mn
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19
!. An UrSine
Checker Player
A Veracious
Nature Story
By
Edwin J. Webster
Copyright, by W c, chaPman.l

Mighty few men are good players
Il both checkers and poker" said
uncle Zack Rogers %peusiyeiy. SO it
seems 10 me that Elder Allison was
harsh in his yer condemnation Of
his pet bear when he found that once
ptous animal had mixed up the two
games. The bear might have been
redeemed from paths Of sin II the
| elder hadn't been so hasty. As ii was,
the bear, after enduring a few hard
bufFets from the good elder. fed TO
a life Of careless vice. And he vas
such a good bear at first,
Elder Allison had picked up the
bear >rTr@-~--- -As
one day. Some hunters had shot
It's mother, and ii was u very hungry
and lonely furry baby, The elder took
the bear home with him, fed him, and
sort Of adopted him as = member of
the family. When the bear began to
grow a little it was evident that all
bets on bear intelligence wanted to be
coppered il they were made Against
the elders pet. He had the rest of
his kindred chained to the post when
it came to knowing how to do things,
and to do them well. Ordinary bear
tricks were so easy for that intelli.
gent animal that he never had to be
shown them more than once; but
Elder Allison, who was a pillar in
the village church, wouldn't teach his
pet any ordinary bear tricks. He
said they were frivolous and an abom.
ination to the truly good And Elder
Allison ranked class A in that divi,
sion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19

It was iutimBtcd 70 q representative
Of the Philadelphia Ledger By a trus.
tee Of the university that the board
might yet determine 10 give TO the
public the stenographic reports Of the
hearings in the Hil.vecht matter. held
Sy It's special com ,ittee in 1905. In
This connection til statement was
made that the verdict OF the commit.
Tee generating Prof, HilpreCht was
purpCsely couched In mild language
In order that 1t might not wound the
feelings Of certain members Of the
university who had cunscientiously
believed that he should be compelled
tn answer formally the charges made
by Rev. Or John ?. Peters Of New
York and others.
AS this congidcrate course has not
won their appreciation. It wa added,
an entirely different one may be
adopted
Or course. no official Of the uniyer,
slty will cunCCde at this time that
the board Is mt all likely to reverse It's
action Of 1908 on to take any steps
which will mean tho severance of
Prof l1ilprechts relations with the
institution
There is said to be n disposition on
the part Of the trustees TO rely upon
the results Of the examination Of tab
lets brought from Nippur that has
been in constant progress al the Mu
scum Of Archaeology during the last
two years and a half to obIiterate the
unfortunate effect Of the revelations of
DR. Peters, Prof, Prince Of Columbia
university, and Mrs, Haynes as to the
real nature OF the discoveries at Nip.
pur. In their bearing upon Prof. I'M
precht's publications. It is declared
that The translation of the tablets,
which until the beginning OF the con.
~troversy had remained for Ave years
boxed up in the cellars of the museum.
is yielding results Of the most brilliant
character, far exceeding the eSpecta.
lions to HaOylonia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19

ElDi-the lofty lord. the ruler Of heaven
and earth,
the prince. the lord Of 81.
the King Of the great gods. who's equal
a. a god
does not exist in heaven ard on earth.
upon the giving II who's command the
lRigi
PROSTATE themselves. r]everently pay hom-
ana upon whose decision tho AnurRsh
wait IN submissive awe, stand in humble
fear.
the lord OF lords. the word Of whose
mouth
no god can set aside.
the pntcutate Of tie Anunnaki. the lord
81 the btackheaded.
the sovereign Of lands. the ruler % King
bnus
TIE sod whose splsntcr is overwhelming
"a and filled with b%rillanrv.
Wi,H whose glory the whole extent Of
all h-ab0arions n all dwellings,. rrs
clothed.
with whose majesty the lands are roy-
cred.
~ hose ral, rsuoat ho rfgslcd whose ii.
>jnlry sanUHy rs ~tlaalN,i.
whose decision IS weiSAty. whose COM
uaua SIS '5fry.
whose law ts supreme. whose ways arc
wonderful
u.a r.ras heaven and earth. who sJs-
u,.as sAs hands.
calls Lle faithful shepherd. who ap.
point, rHr governor q tie oar'H.
turr.rr.V}gh IHt Hg'f ~ his gracious
ro4n',asnec. with ha@ shining face
ar .-aei faithfully 4pau Ne~h4eba1raz-
.....- cd. .a.-..+
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19
FULL MEASURE OF SUCCESS.
What More Could Proud Parent AJAX
Of College YOUTH

When Dave Ful,z was playing ball >
few years ago he was visited by q
brother. who adored his big, handsome
ball.playing brother. aud who was for,
ever telling about some instance that
had occurred when Dave was still
cleaning knowledge from school books.
One Of the older brothers stories
dealt with the time that Dave was go
ing to Brown university.
1t seems that the big brother and
the father had taken a little flying
trip up to see the future ball player,
and at this time Dave had made the
position of fullback on the varsity
football team.
The two had arrived In Providence
just after Brown university had
trimmed Amherst, and In consequence
the student body Of the victorious
college was celebrating.
Among a crowd OF hefty college
athletes who were w%hooping things
UP . bit and who were siDgins college
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19

and keep them at the game. / WAS
SURE in my " mind that ! wasn't
gambling, but I'm mighty glad to have
your Endorsement, pastor
And Elder Allison marched off
with the satisfied air of a man who
has got the commentator Of the
church on an innocent recreation.
The pastor seemed puzzled and not
wholly satisfied.
After awhile II got 80 that all the
boys were sort OF reluctant about
playing checkers with the elder. Even
when there wasn't any betting on
the game they didn't care 10 play,
for the elder always won. The
elder found It sort OF lonely without
his fayOTIto game. One evening the
thought came TO him that he could
teach his pet bear TO play the game.
The more he pgndcred over the
scheme the more satisfied he wag that
1t was a success
Checkers isn't a game to be-
lightly approached by a or beast.
he remarked sort Of dOubtfuily 10 the
bear. but You seem 10 have the In,
tolligence of two ordinary men, my
furry pet, and. besides, have bad the
benefit OF association from cubhood
with n Of the wor,hiesi men In this
part Of the state don sce why,
with 4 little practice. you o. idB't be,
come the second beat checker player
In town i, would De a pleasure for
me, a privilege for you. and perhaps.
II la @r on We could ~. eofns u the
boys 20 make q few s,nNit bets agajbet
you, there might be pTsb, IN II for
the good nan who owns you
THE bear nodded bis head al the
end OF this little speech. M II he
understood every word ~ H. Prob
ably he did. being ma ! have said a
bear that could make bis mark aay,
where In the great world Of bears
So the elder got down tbs checker,
board and began teaching bis pct the
game.
The good bear was as apt a pupil
as the elder could have found In The
whole country. Besides his natural
bear intellect. he had watched tho
elders games night after nIgbt, 80
that he practically understood the
whole thing before his lessons we're
begun. In a week the bear could play
1 fair game. In Z month there wasn't
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19
KNEW pAN6s OF TooTHAcHE.
Dentistry az II Was Praetleed by the
Greeks and Romans.

Cicero, In his treatise, DE Natura
Deorum." ascribes the invention OF
tooth drawing TO Esculapius, third OF
the name. says the British Medical
Journal. The first mention OF DENTS.
try 10 found In Hippocrates. who In
several parts of his writings has a
good deal to say about toothache.
Long before the dawn Of Greek civili-
cation, however, dentistry Gems to
have reached a high degree OF per
lection. From the Phoenicians the
art found Its way to the Etruscans.
Al the international congress held In
Rome in 1900 Prof. Guerini exhibited
several specimens Of dental art which
proved that something very much akin
Of ~bridgework was practiced in an
Client Italy so efficiently that II has
lasted 80 centuries. Artificial crowns
have also been found In Etruscan
tombs. Artificial dentnres 20 back to
4 remote antiquity. Or. Deneffe states
~ mesuein OF the University
XIX
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19

songs at the top OF their voices as
they came swinging down Waterman
street, which leads into the ubiver.
sity, was Davy Fultz. He caught sight
Of his kiusfolk Just as they had de.
scribed his athletic figure,
Rushing up to his father and broth.
er. Dayy threw himself into their arms
and began TO tell them how s,ad he
wes to see them.
When he had exhausted himself IN
greetings his father asked Davy:
And now, David. tell me how you
are getting along In college"
"Oh. fine" g~leefnlly cried Davy.
Why, father" he continued. Tin the
last three football games / have
kicked four field goals. "-Indianapolis
Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19

Then follows the statement Of tho
grant of land. Here is the curse di.
rected against him who shall deny
the legal giving of the land:
May Anu, the king. the father Of tho
gods, in anger overthrow HIM
and auntltlatc his life,
ElHI, the lofty god, who appoints
the fate of gods, appoint for him
an evil fate, so that calamity, misfor-
tune
and the commands OF men may Cypress
him.
En, the king Of the ocean, the lord Of
wisdom,
lake away from him gIadLcss OF heart,
happiness Of mind,
abundance and f~ulluess, so that
lamentation may soIze him.
Sin, tho lord Of the crown OF splcudor,
darlicn his face. go that he may not have
merTimont 90
Shamash and Ramman, powerful gods.
the lofty iuducs. give him
evil plans, and with q Judgment Of
and righteousness may they not Judge
him
NinIb, the lord Of conanru and bound.
aries. tear out his Neutrality-suspicious.,
Gula. the grcnt mistress, put lingering
sickness
into his body, SO that dark and bright
red rlood he may pour out az water.
Ishtar. the mistress of lands, whose fury
Is like q food,
reveal the difficulties TO him, so that
he may not escape misfortune.
Nuska, the powerful lord, the mighty
scorcher,
uhe god, my creator, be his evil demon
and may he burn his root.
The inscription apparently estab-
fishes the fact, says DR., Hinkle, that
Nebuchadrezzar was a usurper and
that the first kings of his dynasty
were contemporaneous with the Gas.
site kings, At first he battlcd in vain
against the Elamite and Assyrian su.
promacy. but after repeated rcverses
and late In his reign he was able 10
throw of the foreign yolI,. ascend the
throne OF Babylonia and even extend
his conquests to the Lulubeans In the
East and the land Amurru In the west.
This enabled him to assume the proud
title of King Of the World
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-06-19

| = person IN town. except Elder Al
lison, who could beat him. And some
times the Intelligent bear would score
. victory over the elder. But he
soon learned that this wasn't healthy
and e reduced rations, The
elder was a worthy and pious man;
but he couldn't stand II TO be beaten,
especially by his own bear.
How much sharper than a SER
pent's tooth is an ungrateful bear the
elder used to sigh after the bear had
won a victory over him at checkers.
Probably you cheated when ! wasn't
looking. or you couldn't have won that
game. | guess you had better go
without breakfast tomorrow to
teach you that the way of the t"ans-
gressor is hard when he is found
out.
Anyone who could have cheated
the elder in a game of checkers could
have stolen a bazz-saw in motion; but
as the elder had charge of the ra.
tons, the good bear soon learned that
such victories were Improbable.
Just about the time the elder
thought he had his bear well trained
at the checker game, and that it was
about time for him to try and get
a few bets from the rest Of the boys
against the bear, he was called to the
city on important business which
would probably keep him away about
three mouths He couldn't very well
take the bear WITH him, TGT, even II
the railroad company wouldn't object,
it would look queer to go trapesing
about the city followed by a big and
unusually intelligent looking bear. So
the elder hunted up Deacon Stebbins,
and confided the bear to his care.
THAT precocious animal is the ap-
pie of my eye, said the elder earnest
~ as n turned the Teaf over to
Deacon Stebbins. Guard him tender
ly, and be especially careful that he
doesn't get into any bad habits. In.
tellectually he can look out for him