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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
CAR HOSTILE TO JEWS.
Russian Ruler Accused of Completely
in Massacres For Years.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the czar's
completely in the Pogroms, which
in the last two Oh three years
have led to the massacre of hundreds
of Jews in various parts Of Russia,
have reached the German Jewish Re-
lief League from what are hellevd
to be trustworthy sources.
1t is stated that at an audience he
granted recently to Count Konow-
nifty, leader of the Odessa branch of
the Genuine Russians Union" the
czar said:
1T is true that the courts, in ac-
cordance with the strict letter of the
law, have had to convict certain lead
ers of the a~nti-Jewish mobs; but l
give you my imperial word that none
of the sentences against these heroes
shall be carried out"
The czar's policy has accorded per-
fectly with his alleged speech.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
THEIR DEGREES OF HAPPINESS.
Marital Relations Of Rural Postmas-
tiers Not All Serene.

The chief clerk of the post office de-
partment at Washington recently sent
to all the postmasters in the country
a list Of questions asking for certain
information, says the New York Sun,
to be used in the preparation of the
government Blue Book. One of the
questions in the list was, What are
your marital relations?"
The object of this particular ques-
ton was to find out whether the post
masters are married, single, widowed
or divorced. But some Of the rural
postmasters did not understand, and
many answers were received in which
the persons addressed e~ndeavored to
give a clear and lucid explanation Of
the status of their married life. One
postmaster briefly stated that his de-
nestle affairs were Fine and dandy"
Another, not so fortunate, replied:
Fairly middling," while a third filed
in the blank space with two words:
"The worst
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
COFFEE DRINKING
A Doctor Says it Weskens the Heart.

TN my opinion says a well known
German physician, mo one can TRUTH
fully say that coffee agrees with him,
as 1t has long since been proven that
caffeine, contained in coffee, is an In
furious, poisonous substance which
weakens and degenerates the heart
muscles.
For this a the regular use OF
coffee, 0 0 or late, causes a condition
Of undernourishment, which leads to
various kinds Of organic disease.
Convinced Of this fact, l have often
sought for some healthful beverage to
use instead Of coffee. AT last | found
the thing desired in Postum. Having
had occasion to forbid people using
coffee, whose hearts were affected, I
have recommended Postum as a bey-
erage. since 1t Is free from all lnjuri-
GUS or exciting substances. / know
this from results In my own family,
and among patients.
Hundreds Of persons who now use
Postum in place az coffee, are greatly
benefited thereby. "ThSrs's i Reason
Name given BY Postum Co. Battle
Greek, NTH. Read, THE Road "
Melville" IL pkgs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
One 10 Three at Whist.

The late Senator Hoar was extreme
~ fond of whist, which he played
with remarkable skill.
A friend says that the only time he
ever knew the usually placid and
genial man from Massachusetts, to be
absolutely impatient was when on
one occasion at whist the senator had
an unusually stupid partner. Notwith-
standing this handicap, the pair were
winning right along wen against good
players.
In the middle of one game, some
one paused behind the senator's chair
and asked, well, senator, how are
you getting on?"
"Very well, indeed" was the reply,
in view of the fact that | have three
adyersaries Sunday Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Santa Monica, Cal-Seven Jap
anese, with a small cannon, have
been at work several days on an I'M
freQuented bluff which marks the
northern limits of Santa Monica bay,
making maps Of the cliffs along the
water. These experiments have
aroused settlers, as it is thought n
portion OF the American b~attleship
fleet will spend several days in the
bay. The small pivot gun, mounted on
a cliff lS5 feet above the sea, was
fired first in n direction and then
another.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
HIS ONE AVAILABLE ASSET,
MIR. johnson Willing to Give Wel-Writ-
ten Note of Hand.

The financial prospects OF Mr.. Wash,
ington Lafayette Johnson were decid-
eddy clouded, but he still preserved a
sanguine spirit, which his friends did
not always appreciate.
I'D like to borrow jes' a little
money OBJ you" said Mr.. Johnson, con-
fi%dentially, to a friend. Il wouldn't
AK you TO- it, but l ain got a single
CEN left in de worl'."
What security can you glib me?'
asked his friend, without any enthusir
asm.
why, I glib you my note OBJ hand!"
and Mr.. johnson looked panied and
amazed at such a question. II reckon
you don know what a good, clear
handwriting | got in de ebening
school Companion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
NEWS OF CONGRESS
DolNes or PEOPLES REPREsEN-
TATIvES AT WASHINGTON.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED
Concise Report Of Measures IN
troduced and What Action Is
Taken on Them.
Clay Speaks on Aldrich Bill.

Washington--The senate gave atten-
ton to a speech on the Aldrich cur
rency bill by Senator Clay of Georgia.
Mr.. Clay's declarations in favor OF the
issuance Of paper money by the gov
eminent provoked a controversy be-
tween him and republican senators.
Senators Lodge and Teller both gave
their views on the policy of issuing
paper money by the government.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
cHtELAN ADMIRAL CABLES NEWS
Wires Navy Department He Has Been
Requested to Say All Is Well.

Washington, D. C,-LThe navy de
partment has received the following
%cablegram from Admiral Simpson of
the Chilean navy, on board the cruiser
Chacabuco. which piloted Admiral
Evans fleet partially through the
Straits of Magellan:
Admiral Evans requests me TO in
form the department Of the feet at sea
Tuesday, 4 p, m. bound for Callao,
via Valparaiso. Everything going on
well. Admiral Evans much better in
health"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Chicago, Ill--Robert A. Ault, 81
Wears old, manager of the Chicago
branch Of the Ault.W oodford Co, was
found unconscious in bed in a Turkish
]bathhouse at 1877 Clark street early
Thursday morning. His throat had
been cut. A small pocketknife was
found beside him. Ault had acted
strangely all day. Physicians say he
can not recover
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Millyille, N. john Bailey, who
operates a saw mill at Baileytown,
three miles south Of Millville, is
alarmed over a BLACK Hand' letter
he received. 1t demands that Bailey
leave $50 in the butt Of an old tree,
designated on the Spring Garden road.
He Is given two weeks to comply with
the demand or suffer death in a pc
GUITAR manner"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Beware of Ointments for Catafrh
that Contain Mercury,

and completely derange the whole system when
entering IL through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrfp-
tious from reputable physicians, as the damage they
will do Is ten fold to the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F.. J. Cheney b Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer-
eury, and ia taken internally, scting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. la
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t II tax en- internally and made In Toledp.
Ohio, ty r.. j, Cheney q Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati,
father of the duchess OF Manchester,
who already owns two historic castles
In Great Britain. is said to be negoti.
ating for two more. Well, IL Mrs.
Burnett, the novelist, is to believed,
there is no greater esthetic joy than
that to be derived from the restora.
ton of an English estate and no better
place for the expenditure of American
money, regardless of financial strin,
gency at home. In such case. after
the restoration Of all his estates. Mr..
zimmerman ought to know 10y in a
quadruple form.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Injunction Bill introduced.

Washington-Mr. Rodenberg of Hi
nois introduced in the house a bill
which provides for reasonable notice
Of injunctions in the case of disputes
between employees and employer. The
bill also provides for a trial for con-
tempt unless the contempt occurs in
open court, where summary justice
is given.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Salary Increase Dropped.

Washington-Oratory in the public
Friday gave way to legislation, with
the result that material progress was
made in the executive, legislative and
judicial bill. 1t met with comparative
~ smooth sailing until on points Of
order by Mr., Macon of Arkansas, the
proposed increases in salaries of the
assistant secretaries of the several de-
partments were stricken out. Mr. Ma
con explained his action by saying
that an appropriation bill was not the
place for such legislation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Attempt Made 10 Wreck Express

Girard, O,-An attempt to wreck
the New York; Chicago express
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was
made Wednesday. A tie and a pile
Of stone were placed on the track, but
were discovered by a section boss.
who moved them just before the train
passed. Steve Vargo and John Metro
were arrested near the scene.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
viii Ask For Receiver.

New York-State's Attorney Gen.
eral William S. Jackson announced
Friday that he will ash for the
appointment of a receiver for the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co.
The legality of certain liens imposed
upon policies has been questioned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
S3.OOO.OOO for New Ruildina.

Washington-ln response to a pro
vision Of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill of last session. directing him
to inquire into the subject, Secretary
Cortelyou Friday transmitted to the
speaker Of the house a resolution for
an appropriation of $4,000, 900 for a
new building for the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Mrs. Dowie Plans Leadership.

Chicago-Mrs. Jane Dowie aspires
to her late husbands place as
head of the Christian Catholic Church,
and believes she is destined to bring
the warning factions of Zion together.
At her home near Muskegon, she is
making plans OF induce the former fol.
lowers of the late John Alexander
Dowie to rally to her standard, accord
ing to statements made in Waukegan,
III, She made a secret visit to Zion
City Tuesday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

An English "sutfragette,' now In
New York, has persuaded some Amer.
lean advocates of woman suffrage to
engage ! IN an aggressive campaign,
and TO that end street corner speeches
have been arranged for. 1t will not
be worth while for the aggressiveness
OF the ~snffragists to continue. after
the English fashion, to the point OF
making violent attack upon u~utriendIy
legislators. for, remarks the Indian
apolis Star, at the very first move In
this direction these wise and wary
gentlemen will take to the woods TO
remain until the dancer is past.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Home Defender Under Bond.

New Cumberland, Pa.-John Probst,
the war veteran confined in Jail for a
month for defending his home in
Wormleyhurg, with 4 shotgun against
the encroachments of the Pennsyl-
vanla railroad, which was going to
seize a part OF his back yard. has
been discharged by Judge Saddler I'M
der $500 bail to keep the peace.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Washington-The liquor question
was injected into the consideration OF
the criminal code bill in the senate
when Senator Clay of George attacked
a provision of the bill, which, he de-
clared, changed existing law to the ex-
tent of permitting the mailing of
liquor into prohibition states or coun-
ties, This was brought about by leav-
ing the prohibition of that practice
out of the law as revised by the code.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Harden, the German editor, was In.
nocent nee and guilty the next time
Of practically the same offense,
Whether he was more innocent than
he was guilty, or more guilty than
ho was innocent Ia n question which
Germany viii long debate in private
lover Its beer stein.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Fails to Save Bride.

Quincy, lll.-Mrs. Josie Pratt OF
Leavenworth, Kas., arrived here at
2 O'Clock Thursday morning and
at noon started for home with
her runaway daughter, Alice, lG years
old, who came here to marry Albert
Buschek. Habeas corpus proceedings
Instituted by Buschek we're dismissed
by Circuit Judge Akers,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Negroes Ambush Two White Men.

Meridian, Miss.-Cooper Hender-
son, a mill man, and Samuel
C%ulpepper, county convict manager,
were fired upon from ambush Wednes-
day night near Graham's Station, by
three negroes. Henderson was prob
ably fatally and Culpepper seriously
injured. The negroes escaped, but
posses are in pursuit.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

MISUNDERSTANDING before the
house committee on labor in the s.
hour bill introduced by Mr.. Gardner
of New Jersey will Tues
day next and continue until Feb. q.
The Gardner bill limits the hours of
daily service of laborers and mechan-
les employed upon work done by the
United States.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Pass Railroad Rate Amendment.

Washington-yhe senate passed a
bill amending the railroad rate laws
in relation to free transportation. Sen
ator Clapp, explaining the change of
law effected by the measure, said it
merely includes superannuated, dis
abled and %furloughed employees with
in the scope of the free transporta.
ton clauses of the law and also allows
such transportation for employees back
and forth on the road, as occasion re-
quires.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Mrs. =. 3. Goforth. fi1s Holly StfSce
Kansas City, writes. After using 4
sample bottle and two Csc bottles Of
Hunts Lightning Oil. ! am almost wen
of Catarrh. 1t stops my headaches.
II is the best medicine | ever saw and
! just can't keep house without IT.
She is right.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Asylum Guard Accused,

Pennington, Mo.-Vincil H. Wal
lace, the 21-year-old guard, ac
cused in a c%oroner's verdict of felo
NOUS responsibility for the death Of
Henry Willmore, aged so. a st. Louis
private patient in the state insane
asylum here, was arraigned Wednes
day afternoon for a preliminary hear
ing,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
To Settle Catholic Claims.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fulton Thurs
day introduced a bill making an ap-
preparation of s403, 030 to be paid to
the archbishop of Manila, as the rep
resentative of the Roman Catholic
church in the Philippines, in full sat.
isfaction Of all claims against the
United States because of damage to
church property by reason of occupa-
ton by military forces.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Increase of Paw for Army.

Northumberland Bell, chief of
staff, U. S. A., recommended in per-
son to the house committee on mill
tary affairs an increased pay SEIZED.
ule for enlisted men of the army,
along the lines laid down in the Dick
Capron bill, but differing somewhat in
scale.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Seventy Ave thousand people turned
out in New York to attend the funeral
OF n Yiadish poet. We are not sure
whether this la an indication that the
Yiddlsh hold poets In great esteem or
whether tho demonstration was IN
tended rs an indication Of the trl.
umph they felt in having one less
poet among them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Floods DELAY Trains

Beaumont, Texas-Rains which fell
in torrents all day Wednesday and
nearly all Wednesday night have
flooded the city and outlying coun-
try as far south as Houston. Rail-
road trains are nearly all delayed.
The tracks OF the Sabine & East Tex.
as road are badly damaged. The storm
was especially severe at Houston,
where it was accompanied by heavy
winds,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Drawers EamiIv Gi,in

London-The little Buckingham vii
lage of Fawley was shocked by the
discovery of a quintuple murder, The
scene of the tragedy was the resi-.
dence of F. II. Holmes, a wealthy
brewer,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Chicago-An involuntary petition In
bankruptcy against Heath & Milligan,
one OF the oldest and largest paint
manufacturing firms in the state. was
filed in the federal district court here
following a conference of creditors Of
the concern.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

The New York doctor who left a
rubber tube and a safety pin in a Mon.
tana mans chest can doubtless re-
cover his goods, besides getting a
more or less horid Endorsement, by ad,
dressing him an urgent letter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

The Boston Herald points out that
Il is difficult to kiss a girl who wears
n Of the present fashionable hats.
Tho thing for the true gent TO do In
such a case Is to give the lady proper
warning 81 that she may remove her
headgear in as dignihod a manncr as
hRsto upFmits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

The total arrivals at the Ellis is.
land immigration depot In Now York
during the present year were 1880,
GA, The figures from other points
bring the aggregate to more than
100000, Classified by countries, II
Is seen that the largest contributors
TO the immigration host were Austria.
Hungary, Italy and Russia and Fin,
land
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

At the meeting OF the grand lodge
of Mississippi Masons held at Meridian
the report Of the trustees Of the Widows
and Orphans Home was very crafty
Ing. The endowment fund now amounts
to $67, $40. 26. OF this amount S57 600
is invested In securities and there Is in
the hands Of the treasurer $l0,3i6, %,
The grand treasurer thinks that In IL
short time the fund will reach $lO0, 900,
which is the sun desired by the grand
lodge as a permanent fund for the home
for widows and orphans,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

A German military man says the
American army lacks discipline, Per
haps he made his observations In the
vicinity of Fort Sheridan before the
HiRhwood saloons wero transformed
into ice cream parloTs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Leap Year Nuptials Fail.

P%ittsburg, Pa.--Pittsburg's first leap
year marriage ended in a tragedy
when John Hull, aged Al, a well.to-
do bookkeeper, on the North Side, put
q bullet through his brain just before
the time for him to leave work for
home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Science should experiment u few
thousand years more with alcohol and
be certain that 1t Is a food before let.
ting the world In on the secret, II
the past Is anything to judge by, mar
Will use plenty OF it without any In.
formation from science as to It's
merits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Sul,an's Fourteenth Child.

Constantinople -- The sultan Of
Turker became the father Of a
princess, who received the name Of
Samieh. His majesty, who is in his
Goth year, had previously seyen sou
and six daughters.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

II is mainly from Africa. America
and Australia that the world draws It's
supply Of gold, some $500 900 600
worth, won regularly every year. AZ.
RIGA leads with about $780, 900, 900;
next comes the United States with
about S95, 600, 900, Australia ranks
third with some $4,000, 900; while Rus.
STA, both In Europe and Asia, Mexico,
Canada and several other countries
also make up the balance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Cats have been made to exchange
ilvers under the sktilful manipulation
OF the surgeons In the Rockefeller In.
stitute. After this grand work Is
more nearly perfect possibly when
two old men meet one will say to the
other: "Whatll you give me to boot
II | trade livers with your"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

The Keats Shelley Memorial nsso
citation is OF English origin, formed to
do honor to two English poets. The
society has succeeded In raising ST..
500 for Its purpose, and OF this sum
$4,000 comes from the United States.
1t seems to be pretty evident which
country has the greater admiration
for the brilliant genInses In question.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Senate Discusses Bank Reserve.

Washington-The senate Thursday
discussed the law governing the re-
serves Of national banks, that subject
being brought up by Senator Rayner,
who reverted to a controversy over
statements he made In the senate
Wednesday, when the Aldrich car.
rency bill was under consideration.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Bristol, Pa.-At the otter street wa.
ter tank of the Pennsylvania railroad
a tramp was struck by an express
train and instantly killed. Nothing
could be found to identify him, though
he wore three coats, three vests. sew.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
IrrefutabIe Tramp Evidence.

Tramp understand that a pocket
book, containing $4,000 has been
found on the street and you got it
here. / lost It."
Police Justice-What proof have
you got that you lost it?
Tramp-This big hole in my pocket.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

Burr Mcintosh a Sankrupt.

New York--Burr Mcintosh, former
actor and lately a photographer. with
a studio at A West Thirty.ninth
street, where he publishes also the
Burr Mcintosh Monthly, has filed a
voluntary petition ia bankruptcy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

An optImist club in New York
which is tryig TO get members all
over the country is sending out verses
TO the effect that the optimist sees
the doughnut while the pessimist sees
only the hole. several learned ply.
sicians agree thas the pessimist viii
feel more like an optImist and the op.
timist more IKE u pcssimist a few
hours later II sacn eats only what he
secs,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Run Establishes Precedent.

The most intricate portions Of the
passage through the straits was made
in single file conveyed by the Gillian
cruiser Chacabuco. The run was made
in record breaking time, and has es-
tablished a precedent in the history Of
naval nautical feats.
Valparaiso has arranged for a mon
ster demonstration as the fleet swings
near to the harbor. While Admiral
Evans has announced his intention OF
continuing his course without a halt at
Callao, a feet of steamers bearing
officers of the Gillian government
and representative citizens will meet
the feet outside the harbor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Thinks Time Has Come,

Freeland, Pa.-Impressed by the
prediction Of a fortune teller that he
would die in 1908, Peter Rosinko, an
aged citizen of this town, although dan
gerously Ill with pneumonia, refuses
to take any medicine or nourishment
prescribed by his physician.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
South Africans Aroused over Speech

Cape Town-The unfortunate juxta.
position OF the names Of Cecil Rhodes
and Paul Kruger in a speech recently
delivered in Johannesburg by General
SHUTS, the Transvaal colonial secre.
tary, has irritated Dutch South Afri-
cans,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

II Ia evident that the young Mis-
sourian who fell heir to a fortune the
day after he enlisted Ia going to bo
n OF the most popular recruits tho
army has ever possessed,