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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

Mr.. Bryan criticised Mr.. Roosevelt
for drafting the Republican plat
form, yet Bryan wanted the whole
say-so about the Denver platform.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

Mr. Horne says he is satisfied with
his action in Withdrawing from the
race at Charlotte; we guess Mr..
Kitchin is also.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

An exchange says it will be taft
and Bryan. Yes. until November;
and then 1T will be Taft and Sher-
man.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

We wonder If Governor Glenn car
ried that Free Silver Letter" of
CleveIand's with him to the Nation
al Convention.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

No one really knows the richness
Of Christ's love who has not tried
to love and serve men as He did
J A Claperton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CON.
VENTION.
Will Meet i'm Charlotte August 26th
to Name a State Ticket and Adopt
q Platform.

At a meeting of the Republican
State Executive Committee held In
Greensboro last Friday, the commit
tee selected Charlotte as the place
and August 26th as the time for
holding the next Convention which
will name a State ticket and pass
upon such other matters as may
come up for consideration. A reso-
luton inviting Secretary Taft to be
present and address the Convention
was unanimously adopted; also a
resolution of regret at the death OF
ex-Judge D. M. Furches.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09
As OTHERS SAW 1T.


II all reports are correct. Mr.
Moore. the candidate from Mecklen-
burg. was treated dirty by somebody.
Durham Herald
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

Senator Simmons was forced to
swallow a bitter pill by the Charlotte
convention while Kitchia held his
nose. Medicine is mighty good for
the constitution, sometimes.-Win-
ston Daily Journal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09
The News and Observer says that
Bill will be winner this fall. You
mean Bill Taft. of course.

From present indications the Den
yer Convention will fight shy OF the
proposed prohibition plank.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

The Caucasian in clubs of four
from now until November 18th for
rs cents each.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

Simmons whip has lost its sting.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-09

uiIasass5iba. - c. tssy q. ieess
CoyTx-s Issa seacc The Cznrssszs- Entsr~
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.

Neither house was in session in the
afternoon, the time being devoted as
usual to committee meetings, there hay
ing been well attended sessions of the
two judiciary committees, both thcse
committees being well loaded with bills
and resolutions.
Both houses unanimously accepted
the invitation from the city Of Natchez,
extended by the representatives from
Adams county, to attend the Mardl
Gras festivities on March 2, which will
be a repetition of previous legislative
experience.
In the House Mr.. Quin introduced a
bill having for its object the enactment
of a law regulating the holding of pr,
mary elections for the nomination of
candidates for the United States sena.
tor and for Judges Of the Supreme
Court, chancellors and circuit judges.
which will be quite a departure from
present regulations.
A bill was passed reducing the price
of the Mississippi coie of 1906 from
S. to 81, the vote being practically
unanimous. Mr.. Gex Of Hancock east
the only negative vote.
The Senate passed the bill carrying
an appropriation for the carrying on Of
the departmental work and general care
of the capitol, one OF the most urgent
of the appropriation bills. which for
various reasons has hung fire for some
time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
FRulT-EATlNG DOG A PET.
Nellie, a Weli-known Redingite, Has
Hosts of Friends.

Reading, Pa.-Dogdom in this city
probably has no more human-like
member than Nellie, the beautiful car
riage dog belonging to Mrs. Thomas
Sigman, and the pet of all the friends
and business men of this city who
visit the office Of Alderman Sandt, a
brother of Mrs. Sigman. Nellie Is
part and parcel of the office, and,
though gentle as a lamb, she takes
good care of the personal effects Of
the alderman, II he should have oc-
casion to leave the building for a short
time.
Nellie is five years old, and her
blood lines show that Reading has no
finer specimen. She S a perfect car
riage dog, and can follow any horse
with her nose close to its heels.
One popularity Of Nellie Is that she
absolutely refuses all canine com
pany. Any person, however, who
treats her kindly becomes her friend
Immediately, and children are her al
most constant companions.
Having an army of friends in this
city, she has learned to eat apples,
grapes, peanuts, almonds, candy, ice
cream and other ~delicacies, which are
rendered to her by her good friends
nearly every day.
When Nellie is In pain she has a
neculiar wav of hePpinp for medicine
and takes the pain-killer gladly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
DAY.

The paramount topics in legislative
floor proceedings today were the anti
bucketshop bill, or the B0ddie bill, in
the Senate, and the bill to establish
the county of George in the House. Tho
former was practically an ail.day mat
ter with the Senate, the only other
feature being Mr.. liarper's resolution
proposing to disband the State national
guard in Mississippi. The Boddie anti
bueketshop bill, as amended by Senator
Anderson, passed the Senate by unani
nous vote, after an all-day round, dur
ing which about half of the senator's
spoke for or against it. The bill goes
back to the House for concurrence with
the Senate amendment, which does not
affect a vital principle, and VIII be
before the governor before the week IS
out.
In the House, after a stiff debate, in
which the honors as to argument were
pretty nearly even, the bill to create
George county from two townships off OF
Greene and a township and a half OIL
jackson, was defeated by a close vote,
the score being So to 81.
In the House a resolution was Of
fered by Nj. Stennis, to the effect that
after Saturday this week no measure
reported adversely by a committee shall
be considered. unless called up by 0
two.thirds vote. The object OF this Is
sicnifcant, implying that the members
desire to keep strictly to tho business
IN hand. and finish, Il possible, by the
,5ata cot for adjournment. March 10.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
WASHINGTON AN ATHLETE.
The "Father" Would Play Football Il
on Earth as a Young Man Now.

He was an athlete. George Washing
ton, we mean. II he were alive to-
day he would In all probability be q
college boy, and II he went to college
there Is not a particle Of doubt but he
would scramble for a place on the
baseball and football teams.
He was fond Of all athletic sports
and games, and 1t raj very easy for
him to maintain his supremacy In
them. His natural constitution was
rood, and regular habits, supple
mented by judicious training and ex-
ercising OF his muscles, made him .
to- with whom even the Indians hest
tated to contend In athletic matches.
His superiority In all out-of-door
sports stood often in good stead, and
when be was surveying land for Lord
Fairfax In Virginia he won many
friends among the redskins, among
whom he was then forced to live. By
taking part Id al Of their games.
Que night be reached q little settle
msnt Of white people In the midst Of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
HERD OF 10000 SHEEP.
Moved to Winter Range in Utah Under
=. --Aes~ily-ASpAd Escort.

Denver.-Under the escort of a
small-sized army of heavily armed
men combined herds of 10000 sheep
are being driven from the summer
ranges In Montrose county, Col, to
the winter ranges in Utah.
In order to reach this latter sec
ton 1t was necessary to pass through
that portion of the western slope
heretofore used exclusively by cat.
tlemen. Because of the alleged dam.
age done by sheep to grazing lands,
cattlemen strenuously object to their
presence In any numbers whatsoever
and frequently in the past attempts
to drive across a cattle range have re,
suited in assaults on the herds, muir.
ders and the wholesale slaughter of
sheep as a warning that the offenses
must not be repeated.
This year the flock masters who
summered their sheep in Montrose
county combined for protection and
are driving their animals in one big
bunch in charge of 80 herders with 80
armed men as guards. This typical
western arava has so far met with
no determined opposition.
The 10000 woolies make an impress.
sive sight, stretching in a solid mass
almost as far as the eye a reach,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
AS IN WESTINGHOUSE DAY
FrouDce's Tovern Restored to It's Old
Time Aspect

made the restoration, after much In.
vestigation Of all the evidence drew
the design which has been realized in
the building as 1t stands to-day. 1t Is
now supposed to look as it appeared
when Washington visited 1t, and all of
the bricks and timbers remaining of
the building which was known as
Frances Tavern are still In the
places they then occupied.
The restoration is based on an adj
vertisement printed in IT'S in which
Frances offered his inn for sale and
described it as "three-stories high
with a tile and lead roof, has IA fire
places, a most excellent large kitchen,
fine dry cellars, with good and con-
venient Offices, ETC." The earliest pic
ture of it is dated 1854. This showed
the building as it appeared after its
recovery from the damage caused by
the great fire" of 1885. In the same
year it was again visited by fire. This
time the Long Room" was burned
out, and the wall on the Pearl street
side above the second story fell out
ward. When the building was restored
this time it was made five stories high
with a fiat roof. and, barring the sa-
loon on the ground floor, looked as 1t
did until the recent restoration.
When the building las dismantled
for restoration the lines Of the old
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

roof indicating the top Of the walls
and the slope and height OF the roof
were found in the walls. The differ
ence In the bricks in the walls also
helped to determine what portion was
old and what modern. 1t will be OBJ.
served that the wall fronting on Broad
street is of thin yellow bricks. These
are the same kind as are found In the
old Dutch church in Tarrytown. In
order to secure an additional supply
to fill up the opening on the first floor
they had to be made to order in a
yard in Holland where bricks Of the
same size and kind are still made. The
bricks on the Pearl street side are red.
As they are an inch longer and some
what thinner than the bricks made
to-day it was only by searching
through many yards, tape measure in
hand, and picking up abnormal bricks
that enough could be secured to piece
out" the original wall. By such means
the old building was put back into a
shape that would probably be recog-
nized by BLACK Sam Frances If he
should appear to-day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

a jumping match. Whoever jumped
the farthest would win the hand Of a
wealthy farmers daughter. The girl
herself was present; so was the min
lister. all ready to marry the maiden
and the successful competitor. A
young farmer named Jonathan had
outdistanced the other young men who
took part and the girl seemed very
well satisfied at the result.
At this point Washington asked II
he, too, might be allowed to take part
In the contest. Permission was given,
and he jumped three feet farther than
any Of the others had done.
The girl. not being blessed with the
power Of d~ivination. did not guess that
the successful young STRIPPING was the
future father OF his country" and
her disappointment was plainly visible
in her face. Washington finally re.
lieved the situation by resigning his
claims in favor Of Jonathan. Then he
stayed and partook Of the wedding
supper.
One cannot but wonder II the girl
lived to know OF Washington's ulti-
mate greatness. and II SO, II she looked
back with regret upon the result "a
the iumping match
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Mississippi
Legislature


The report of the Judiciary committee
indicated the knitting of a numbeT OF
matters, among them the bill to create
a State board of par6ons, by naming the
board Of penitentiary trustees as such,
the Perkins bill to establish Il scale OF
office hours for county officers, and a
half dozen or so providing for the reg
istration OF sureties On bonds.
The committee on fees and salaries
reported u~nfavorably on the bill to in.
crease the salary of the Supreme Court
porter, and reported back the bill to in
crease the salary OF the superintendent
of education, with u committee sub
stitute.
The feature of the session was the
discussion of the resolution which pro
poses 10 cut down the salaries of the
chancellor Of the university, the presi'
dents Of the Agricultural Mechanical
College and the Industrial Institute and
College.
There was a lively discussion, and at
one time it looked as If there might be
a vote forced on the adoption of the
resolution, but this was beaten by tho
adoption OF a motion to refer the ques
ton TO the fees and salaries committee
Senate.
Mr.. Whitman called mp Senate bill ia
authorize the board OF supervisors OF
| Jasper county to refund to +. II. Aims
| worth, tax collector, certain sums due
him, and same passed after careful eN'
PLANTATION by Mr.. Whitman.
Mr.. Bilbo called up Senate bill III
for relief of the Supreme Court repor'
ter.
Mr.. Mcdonnell explained the necessity
of this bill because the Increased busl
ness of the court made two reports {
year necessary, whereas there was pro
vision made to pay for but one, and
the bill passed. 49,.
Mr.. Simmons called up House bill
$50, to adds physics to the list of stud
les necessary TO obtain Il professional
(teacher's) license, and same passed.
Senate bill 10s. authorizing board OF
supervisors of Jefferson Davis county
to pay certain election expenses, wa'
passed.
House bill Is, relating to creation
of Jefferson Davis county, was passed.
Mr.. Anderson called up Senate bill
IS, for the prevention of fraud in The
sale of stocks of merchandise in bulk
and the same passed,
Mr.. Anderson called up Senate bill
III, and moved to adopt the committed
substitute, an act to amend section
1855 of the code, SO as to abolish the
fellow servant rule, in actions for in
juries to employees of railroads and 9th
prs using engines, etc, propelled by
the dangerous agencies of steam, etc.
The bill sought to abolish the fellow
servant act as to corporations using en-
gines, locomotives or cars propelled by
the dangerous agencies of gas, etc.
Mr.. Engle desired to amend the sub
s%titute, so that the act would apply
to steamboats, also.
Mr.. Anderson opposed the amendment
of Mr.. Engle, because he feared th'
amendments passage would imperil thu
constitutionality of the bill.
Mr.. Engle, recognizing Mr.. Anderson
position, withdrew the amendment ant
will introduce a bill covering steam
boats.
The bill upon roll call passed,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
~THIRTY-FIRST DAY.

Mr.. Engle created u nutter in the
Senate in offering n resolution de-
handing the eieetment Of all lobbyists
from the chamber, and specifying openly
the men supposed to represent the Cum
berland Telephone Company, some OF
whom were on the floor OF the chamber
at that time.
The House Of Representatives spent
the morning in routine work, a mum
Der Of bills being introduced and seyeral
passed. Among the latter was the bill
appropriating the sum Of $500 to de.
fray the costs incurred by the State in
carrying the sixteenth section land cases
to the appellate courts Of the United
Sites; also a bill to pay the law firm OF
Stone g. Siyely Of Oxford, for services
rendered the State in prosecuting the
assassins of Sheriff Poag Of Tate coun.
ty, the amount having been reduced Ia
$500 by the committe.
The Boddie bill, providing for the
payment OF leyee tax by railroads op'
Grating in the levee districts, after a
brief explanation, was passed without
opposition. The bill simply increases
the present rate or scale, according to
the existing classification.
Other bills passed were the House
bill to prevent the blacklisting OF en-
ployes Of railroads, telegraph or tele.
phone companies who may affiliate with
labor organizations of any kind, which
went through unanimously; also the
Tyson bill, fixing a penalty OF $2s
against all telegraph and telephone com
panies for failure TO deliver promptly
all or any message entrusted, which was
afterward, under the rules, returned 10
be engrossed at 12:45 pm.
A message was received from The
governor, announcing his approval Of
some half dozen bills, after which the
House stood adjourned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

tailed evening coats fitting about
earning honest tips. Instead Of being
permitted tc climb the stairs to the
Long Room" where he babe farewell
to his officers after the close Of the
revolution, he might be invited to go
up in an elevator. Passing the tap
room" on his way to the elevator, pos
sibly he would be urged to try a cigar,
'best Virginia leaf" His eyes, &C.
customed to %guttering candles, would
be astonished at the steady glow Of
electric lights, and, doubtless, he
would want to know more about the
way In which Franklin's lightning
could be secured on a clear day for
use in lighting. His quick a would
detect the click of the typewriter as
he stepped through the passage
toward the Long Room" although he
might not recognize the origin Of the
peculiar noise, and he would be mysti-
fed at the spectacle of a man talking
into a telephone receiver.
Fraunces' Tavern, "the Oldest land
mark" in New York city, comes into
the public eye now more because on
December 4, 1907, the 124th anniver-
sary of Washington's farewell to his
officers in the big dining room of the
old inn, the restored building was for
mally turned owe by the committee
having the restoration in charge to
the owners, the Sons of the Revolu-
ton, and two tablets were unveiled.
The reception to the guests was held
in the hall Of the Chamber Of Com
merce after the tablets were unveiled.
One Of the tablets was attached to the
wall Of the famous Long Room" in
which Washington's historic and
touching farewell to his comrades and
assistants occurred, and the other
affixed to the exterior.
The history of the building Is con
cisely told on the tablet placed in the
Long Room" 1t reads:
Frances Tavern, erected 1918;
Queens Head Tavern, 1852; Chamber
of Commerce founded here, 176S;
headquarters of Committee of Cor
~respondence of 81, TIA; this room the
scene of the farewell Of Gen. Wash
ington to his officers, December A.,
1888: Sons of the Revolution reor-
ganized here December 4, 1883; the
property purchased by the Sons of
the Revolution lin the state of New
~ snna. n- -
by the Sons of the Revolution, Decem.
Der 4, 1907"
w. H. Mersereau, the architect who
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Fat Purse In Fishers Net.

Winona, Minn.-Fshermen while
SEEMING Lake Winona pulled In their
net to find that all 1t held was a mans
pocketbook. The purse contained
notes and certificates of deposit in
various banks, In all amounting TO
$500. II also contained about $40 In
money and a mileage book. The owner,
r. G. Stevenson, a local merchant, was
notified Of the fird and claimed his
property. It developed that Steven.
son, while canoeing on the lake last
Fourth Of July, was thrown into the
water and almost drowned and in his
frantic efforts to saw himself lost
the pocketbook.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
rIoHr 70 EDUCATE 4 CHILD.
rwelve.vsarloid celhst, earbsr's
Daughter. 10 Musical Genius.

New York.-Helene Scholder, the II
year-old cello prodigy. has been grant
ed permission by the courts to go to
Europe to continue her musical educa-
ton there.
The decision is the elimination OF a
remarkable lawsuit between a New
York cello instructor and the girls IA
Their. Maurice Scholder.
Like her elder sister. Henrietta, who
attained fame as a child pianist,
Helene Scholder had the unusual ex-
perience OF seeing wealthy men and
women vie with n another for the
privilege Of giving her a musical edu'
cation. There was litigation before
Henrietta was allowed to so to Eu'
rope to study also.
In the ease of Helene the father had
signed a ten-year contract with Prof
Karl Grienauer to leave the child un,
der his tutelage. A dispute arose, and
Scholder had IN opportunity to send
the girl to Europe.
Then the professor applied for an In
junction to restrain Scholder from
sending Henele away. The application
has just been thrown out by Judge
Leventritt in the supreme court.
Scholder. the father of the musical
children, is a barber. His ambition
was to become a professor of music.
hut lack of funds interfered and he
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Sent Dog BY Mail; Fined.

Louisville, Ky.-For mailing a puppy
to a friend Lawrence Bunnell of War
rem county was fined S15 in the United
States court. Lawrence. who is Is
years old, tied a tag to the neck Of
the little animal and put 1t In a mail
box. 1t was addressed to a Lexington
lad. Lawrence explained that he was
SEN to drown the puppy and hadn't
the heart to do 1t.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

BY MI. Engle--Deining liability Of
railroads for causing fires by its loco.
motives.
By Mr.. Price--To amend code rela-
tive to practice Of law--Chap. IL, Sec.
230.
BY Mr.. NorreIl-To prohibit the man.
ufacture, sale OF purchase Of any pistol
Of any kind in the State Of Mississippi.
BY Mr.. Bird--To provide against the
sale, manufacture or distribution Of any
inferior Illuminating oil in the State,
and fixing penalties fs violation thereof.
BY Mr.. Seawrigbt--To restore sui.
frsge TO J. H. Pearson Of Choctaw.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Fiddle Attracts Game.

Bangor, Me.-Attracted by the mu-
sic OF a violin, deer, moose and smaller
animals visited a camp In the West
Branch region Of Maine, according to
guides returning to Bangor. A camper
began to play one evening, the guides
said, when 10 a doe timidly ap-
preached. Then came antlered bucks
and at last a 0 Little game ami.
mails fairly swarmed about the fiddler.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
New Bills.

Among tho bills introduced were the
following:
By Mr.. yanee--To amend section 4333
Of the code relative to sale Of land for
taxes.
Py Mr.. Seawright--To prohibit the
sale Of goods on credit and the loaning
Of money to students who are minors,
etc.
BY Mr.. Rowan--To regulate wages in
tbis State under certain conditions.
BY Mr.. Hebron--Io secure notifca.
ton BY railroads for the public Of time
Of arrival and departure OF trains.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Loss 10 British shlpyards.

AS compared with the tonnage OF
boats built in 1906, the year just closed
saw a loss to all British yards amount.
ing to $4,000 tons, or Just about ten
per cent. This is equivalent to nine
monster steamers Of 10000 tons each.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
WASHINGTON


might recognize
the exterior of
Frances Tavern
should he ride
down Broad street,
New York, In
these days, but
once inside there
would be a num-
Der of details
which would be
novel to him. AS
he entered the
Colonial" hall he
would see walters
In modern hob
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

cultural interests were reported ia.
vorably from the committee OF agri.
culture. One OF these ID the bill TO ere,
ate a department of farmers institutes,
in connection with the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, and the other TO
authorize the creation Of a live stock
sanitary board, with special reference
to eradication Of the cattle tick, an
is believed both will pass,