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The Washington herald., 1909-04-21

Prom the ClcTsissd Leader.
The Democrats must have a new leader,
says Hoke Smith. Hasn't he the original
ideas?
The Washington herald., 1909-04-21

Notwithstanding the advice he gets. we
really do not believe We ever heard Of
an umpire committing suicide.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-21

Does the weather man make good
inquiries some one. Oh. yes; even though
he also 1akes mistakes on occasions.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-21
MIR. ALDRICHs PROGRAMME.
what Some Metropolitan Papers
Are saying OF II.

From the New York sun.
An income tax OF any kind is not
needed. and It would be a gross sur
prise If not fraud upon every Republi-
can who voted for Taft and Sherman
10 impose such a tax, OF which there
was no mention in the national Republi-
can platform OF 1905. On the other hand.
every Democrat who voted for Bryan and
Kern committed himself thereby TO an
income tax.
For the present the proposition and
the discussion Of II may be premature
What is unfortunate and even ominOus.
however. is the fact that Republicans
are in favor Of an income tax; that Mr..
Taft is rot averse to It: that there IS
only too much reason 70 fear that pow
erful. Il not irresistible, influences are
working for II. These are extravaganza
IN appropriations. the contsant tendency
10 enlarge the activities Of the Federal
government, and the popular" notion Of
the tax: that Is, the notion that II can
be paid by the few without any contribu-
ton by the many
From the New YORK Journal q Commerce.
~--NiN e-aAI EtfasaSAatNs u --+-NNe-aN---1
the purport or the purpose OF this argu-
mentative statement? Is it not as plain
as day that fl IS intended 20 justify a
pretended revision Of the tariff which
does not revise downward, which does
not diminish the protection of an ''in-
terest' however favored or pampere6,
which does not take away any support
Of trusts or mo8Opolies. which affords
no relief TO consumers. which has no re-
latiOn 70 the difference between the cost
OF production at home and abroad. In
short, which Is a sham and a false pre-
tense2 Il does not even conceal It's pur-
pose. but boldly blazons il IL every line.
From the Neg Y0-k Tri5me-
Mr. Aldrich's estimates in revenue are
based on the expectation OF a quick re-
turn Of business activity and a sudden
reversal OF the economic policy Of the
Senate II his anticipatiOns are realized.
the Senate bin. as il stands, may be made
90 produce sufficient revenue. II they
fan Of realization. it VIII fail; and Il VIII
have failed because II exaggerated the
rosy promises Of the future instead OF
soberly and cautiously GisCOunting them
The Washington herald., 1909-04-21

One reason the biscuits mother used
to make were so good was because she
did not have to be skinny with the -four
on account Of its excessive cost
The Washington herald., 1909-04-21

The Richmond Times-Dispatch saws
there VIII be no tariff duty on spiegel-
eisen- We fear. however, this is too good
70 be true.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-21
Quite So.
INTELLECTUAL STIMULANTS.

Life is not all beer and skittleS."
Nor yet champagne and bridge"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-21


Japan is 10 longer the land OF cheap
living" said Tyler V. Wilson. Of Boston,
who had spent some years in the far
East, and values have gone Up beyond
the fondest expectations Of the property
owners
Germany Is not selling as successfully
10 Japan as in other years Much that
was sold was bought because those hav-
ing 10 do the buying were trained
In German workshops. England and
America are now IN the lead
1T seems 10 me that the alliance be-
tween Japan and Great Britain has suf-
fered a severe shaking Up through the
developments IN the Balkans. which
showed 10 the world that Great Britain.
after al, does not rule the waves. OF
anything else,
Japan IS beginning Ia realize that
England has been playing a big bluff
game on the little island. and that her
promises do not amount TO anything.
The japanese are quick to see g
chance. and they are 6oing their best to
gain the good viii Of Germany az this
time The alliance between England and
japan has never had such severe
drubeing as il has received through the
Austro-German coup in the Balkans.
and the impotence displayed by all the
other European powers who intended to
oppose Baron Won AehreRthaFs dlplo-
1latic Eame in the Rsikans"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY
Chances Good That the Ancient Adags
Once More Proved Wisdom Of
Mar Who Uttered 1t.

He Was afraid to tell her right out
and out that he loved her, so he began
in a roundabout way, hoping she
would catch his drift, then betray, by
her confusion, her own feelings. He
didn't dream but that she loved him.
but thought hat she, like himself,
was afraid to demonstrate it.
Heart ~trouble?" she repeated. Are
you sure you've heart trouble, Alfred?
You know indigestion is very like it
at times"
"Oh, | know I've got heart trouble
all right. cant you see it your
self"
why, how silly, Alfred; no one can
see heart trouble; they have to feel
it. Have you taken anything for it,
NO, not yet, but II want to, don't
you know"
Then why don't you?'
Il would; that is, if l could get
it,
Cant you get it. Alfredo"
II don't know"
Have you tried?"
mo, not yet
(Silence for two provoking min
utes.D
"Alfred!" (coldly.)
"Y-yes?'
Lets have a game of checkers"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
Care in Preparing Food.

In recent years scientists have
proved that the value of food is meas
ured largely by it's purity; the re-
suit is the most stringent pure food
laws hat have ever been known.
One food that has stood out promi-
nently is a perfectly clean and pure
food and which was as pure before
the enactment of these laws as it
could possibly be is Quaker Scotch
Oats; conceded by the experts to be
the ideal food for making strength of
muscle and brain. The best and cheap
est of all foods. The Quaker Oats Com
pany is the only manufacturer of oat-
meal that has satisfactorily solved the
problem Of removing the husks and
black specks which are so annoying
when other brands are eaten.
For hot climates Quaker Scotch Oats
is packed in Theoretically sealed tins,
keeps fresh and sweet anywhere. !
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

amount of fuel used on the trip
showed that kerosene is at least
fifteen per cent more efficient, gallon
for gallon, than gasoline. The car In
other respects made a most creditable
showing, and there was the usual riv-
airy among the observers to be as
signed to the White so that they
could ride with the maximum of com
fort. The only adjustments or re-
pairs charged against the car during
the long trip were tightening "A lubri-
Gator pipe and wiring a damaged mud
guard. These penalties were not in
ficted until more than 1000 miles
had been completed with an absolute
ly perfect score"
A particularly interesting feature
of the new White Steamer is that
either kerosene or gasoline may be
used as fuel. The necessary adjust
ments so hat the fuel may be changed
from kerosene to gasoline, or vice
versa, may be made in a couple of
minutes; but so completely successful
has kerosene proved to be, that it is
not believed hat m purchasers will
care to use gasoline.
The White Company report that
the demand for their new steam cars
both the $2O00-model and the
Acknowledgement their most san
guine expectations. 1t is evident that
the combination of steam-the pow
err which everyone understands n
has confidence in-with kerosene
the fuel which everyone has on hand
and can handle without any danger
is thoroughly appreciated by
| up-to-date purchasers of automo-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
THE ANSWER.
Vainiy Seek Health in Southwest.

Sdiniy GEEK T1edtIn IN southwest.
According to a statement of the Ma.
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis fully 1880
persons hopelessly diseased with
tuberculosis annually come TO die in
the states of California, Arizona, New
Mexico. Texas and Colorado, most of
them by order of their physicians. The
statement, which is based upon. the
testimony of w~ell-known experts, and
all valuable statistics, shows that at
least so per cent. of those who go to
the southwest every year for their
health are SO far advanced in their
disease that they cannot hope for a
cure in any climate, under any cir
cumstances. More than this. at least
90 per cent. of these advanced cases
are sc poor that they have not suffi-
cient means to provide for the proper
necessaries of life, which means that
4,315 consumptives are either starved
to death or forced to accept charitable
relief every year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

The complete success of the new
fuel while on the 2650-mile public
test and the advantages gained
through it's use were well described
in the following dispatch which the
correspondent Of the New York Sun
sent to his paper at the conclusion of
the tour:
"a feature of the tour which was
watched with special interest was
that the White Steamer used kero-
sene, Or coal OIL as fuel instead of
gasoline. The new fuel worked
%splendidly throughout the 2650-mile
behalf were fully proven. First of
all, as regards c~heapness, the White
driver secured kerosene all along the
route from 6 cents to 10 cents cheap
Ell per gallon than was paid for gaso-
line. Secondly, thenew fuel was
handled without any precaur1uns,-and
it was not unusual to see kerosene
being poured into the fuel tank while
the crew of the car and an interested
crowd stood by with lighted cigars
and cigarettes. At the finish of the
tour, the White was the only car per-
mitted by the authorities to enter
Convention Hall, where the technical
examination took place, without
draining it's fuel tank. Thirdly, the
new fuel proved to be absolutely
without smoke or smell. Fourthly,
kerosene could be purchased at what
ever part of the route was most con
venient, and not once during the trip
through the ten States of the Middle
West was there found a grocery store
where kerosene was not readily and
cheaply obtainable. Finally, the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
Pests Worried bv Pests,

Since the Dutch philosopher Leu
wenhoek discovered that the pupa Of
the flea was sometimes preyed on by
the larvae of a mite, it has been we'll
known that various small insects have
their external parasites. And a re-
cent communication to the Complies
Rendus of the Biological society of
Paris by M. Bruyant, shows that many
mosquitoes carry about mites in the
larval stage, These described belong
to four different genera. They prob
ably feed on the integumentary
structures of the mosquitoes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
SENSE ABOUT FOOD
Facts About Food. Worth Knowing.

1t is a serious question sometimes to
know just what to eat when a per-
sons stomach is out of order and most
foods cause trouble.
Grape-Nuts food can be taken at any
time with the certainty that it will
digest. Actual experience of people is
valuable to anyone interested in foods.
A Terre Haute woman writes: 81
had suffered with indigestion for about
four years, ever %since~an attack of ty-
phoid fever, and at times could eat
nothing but the very lightest food,
and then suffer such agony with my
stomach l would wish l never had to
eat anything.
81 was urged to try Grape-Nuts and
since using it l do not have to starve
any time and feel nourished and salts
fed, dyspepsia is a thing of the past,
and / am now strong and we'll.
My husband also had an experience
with Grape-Nuts. He was very weak
and sickly in the spring. Could not
attend to his work. He was under
the doctors care but medicine did not
seem to do him n good until he be-
gan to leave off ordinary food and use
Grape-Nuts. ItAwas positively surpris.
ing to see the change in him. He grew
better right off, and naturally he had
none but words of praise for Grape
Nuts.
Our boy thinks he cannot eat a
meal without Grape-Nuts, and he
learns so fast at school that his teach
er and other scholars comment on it
I am satisfied that it is because OF
the great nourishing elements in
Grape-Nuts."
There's a Reason"
It contains the phosphate of potash
from wheat and barley which combine
with albumen to make the gray mat
ter to daily refill the brain and nerve
centers.
1t is a pity that people do not know
what to feed their children. There arr
many mothers who give their young
sters almost any kind of food AMI
when they become sick begin to poul
the medicine down them. The rea
way is to stick to proper food ant
be healthy and get along without med
icine and expense.
Ever read the above letferf a ney
one appears from time to time. The
are genuines true, and full ~ hu0a
interest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
1t Was His Way,

A Kansas farmer was telling recent
ly about the eavesdropping that goes
on along the farmers telephone line
he is on. He said that whenever he
talked he could hear the click, click"
of different receivers coming down.
and you can bet" he amended,
that they never hear my receiver
coming down. No, sir; 1 always hold
on to the thing M let it down SO
easy that it doesn't click!'-Kansas
City Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
ENOUGH Till Eternity.

The biggest marble quarry in opera
ton in the world lies almost within
a stones throw of the heart of West
Rutland, VT. Around its mouth is Il
stock Of $4,000 pieces of finished mar
BILE. There is a great gap in the hill
side. The marble crops out as bare
of soil or vegetation as a billiard ball.
You can walk over that hill and never
step on anything but marble, and aft
er two score years of blasting and
drilling they don't know how deep the
deposit lies. 1t seems there's enough
marble in that one hill for an eternity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
Adjustable,

Aunt Anne, an old family darky,
was sitting with knees crossed in the
kitchen, when the young daughter of
the house entered and. impressed with
the h%ugeness of the old woman'S feet,
asked what size shoe she wore.
We'll, honey heplied Aunt Anne,
Il kin wear Fights; | ginerally wear
mines; but dese yer Use got on am
twelves, an de good Lawd knows dey
hu'ts neutrality-suspicious. Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
A Question Of Grammar.

Hetty's uncle, who was a school
teacher, met her on the street one
beautiful May day and asked her if
she was going out with the Maying
party.
mo, l amt going"
"Oh, my little dear said lei uncle,
you must not say I amt going
You must say, I am not going,'" and
he proceeded to give her a little lesson
in grammar. you are not going. He
is not going. We are not going. You
are not going. They are not going.
Now, can you say all that, Hetty?"
"Sure, l can," she replied, making a
courtesy. There amt nobody going
Lutheran.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
Not AmbjQuouS at All.

The donkey is-or has been-assO-
ciated with party politics in other
countries besides our own.
In one of England's elections a can
didate for parliament, the late Lord
Bath, called attention to himself by
means of a donkey, over whose back
two panniers were slung, bearing a
ribbon band on which was printed:
Vote for Papa"
1t must h added, however, that in
each pannier stood one of Lord Baths
daughters.-Youth'S Companion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
BABY HORRIBLY BURNED.
Bv Boiling Grease-Skin All Came on
One Side Of Face and Head
Thought Her Disfgured for Life.
Used Cuticura: No Scar Left.

my baby was sitting beside the
fender and we were preparing the
breakfast when the frying-pan full of
boiling grease was upset and it went all
over one side of her face and head.
Some one wiped the scald with q
towel, pulling the entire skin of. We
took her to a doctor. He tended her
a week and gave me some stuff to put
on. But it all festered and I thought
the baby was disfgured for life. I
used about three boxes Of Cuticura
Ointment and it was wonderful how
it healed. In about five weeks it was
better and there wasn't a mark to tell
where the scald had been. Her skin
is just like velvet. Mrs. Hare, 1,
Henry ST., South Shields, Durham.
England, March %, 1908"
Potter Drug + Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

Rough on Rats, unbeatable exterminator.
Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder, 25c.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder or Liq'd, 25c.
Rough on Fleas, Powder or Liquid, 25.
Rough on Reaches, Pow'd, 15c. ,Liq'd. Csc.
Rough on Moth and Ants, Powder, Csc.
Rough on Shelters, agreeable to use, Csc.
e. s. Wells. Chemist. Jersey City, N. J.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
When the Umbrella Took Fire.

10 SIiO V1Ia sOoN !
Thomas Simpson, the Detroit MALE
able iron man, is a grave and dignified
person, but once he made a joke.
He vas sitting with a party of
friends, one of whom was smoking an
enormous cigar. The friend had diff
ficulty in keeping the cigar going, and
by his repeated lightings had frazzled
the end of it until it was about twice
it's original size. But he kept bravely
at it.
Suddenly Simpson began to laugh.
What are you laughing at, Tom?'
asked another member of the party.
Il was wondering what Jim would
do when that umbrella he is smoking
begins to blaze" he said.-Saturday
Evening Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

The most interesting announce
ment ever made in connection h
the automobile industry vas un-
doubtedly that made a month or two
ago to the effect that the new models
of the White Steam Cars could be run
on kerosene, or coal oil, instead of
gasoline. Everyone at one recog-
nized that the use of the new fuel
would add materially to the advan-
tages which the White already pos
sessed over other types of cars.
There were some people, however,
who were sceptical as to whether or
not the new fuel could be used with
complete success, and, therefore, the
makers of the White Car, the White
Company, sof Cleveland, Ohio, deter
mined to make a public demonstra-
ton of the new fuel in the 1909 Gid
den Tour.
From the standpoint of the public,
no test more satisfactory could have
been selected. First of all, the dis
lance covered on the Glidden Tour,
from Detroit to Denver and thence to
Kansas City, was 1850 miles. This
was certainly more than sufficient to
bring out any weaknesses, if such had
existed. Still more important was
the fact that the car was at all times
while on the road under the supervi.
sion of observers. named by those
h entered other contesting ars
Therefore, it would have been impos-
sible for the driver of the White to
have even frightened a bolt without
the fact being noted and a penalty in,
ficted. At night the cars were
guarded by Pinkerton detectives and
could not be approached by any one
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
Brooklyn Flag Factory.

One of the biggest official flag fac
tories in the world is in the Brooklyn
navy yard. Between eighty and one
hundred women work there all the
year round making flags for the use
of Uncle Sans fighting ships. They
use VI 100000 yards of bunting a year
and fashion 41S different kinds of Off
cial flags. The flags cost 100000 a
wear.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
JACKSON
Predicts 15-Cent Cotton.

After practically covering the entire
State of Mississippi during the past few
weeks, which gave him opportunities for
observation and study of the cotton sit
~uation, President 6. R. Hightower of the
Mississippi Farmers Union expressed the
opinion that the conditions here, taken
in connection with those elsewhere about
the cotton belt, justified the belief that
middling staple ought to command not
less than Is cents a pound. Speaking
generally, President Hightower OBJ
served:
'"The cotton crop of Mississippi is ex-
ceedingly short. Texas is even worse
than our own State; Oklahoma has re-
Gently suffered a great loss from the
drouth and hot winds; Arkansas is also
considerably below par; Alabama, while
short of last year, is not quite so bad
as Mississippi, Georgia and South Caro-
lima have fairly good crops in the south
ern portion, but the northern portions Of
those States are short. Neither State
will make nearly so much as last year.
So on the whole the indications point to
a very short crop for the entire belt.
Trade conditions are fairly good. The
consumption of cotton kept the pace
with the production during the last year,
notwithstanding the fact that we had a
large crop and poor trade conditions
Governor Offers Reward.
Gov. Noel offered a reward of $500 for
the arrest and conviction of the un
known murderer or murderers of Robert
f. Reed at his home in Natchez, De-
cember 30, 1908.
The murder was a peculiarly atrocious
one, and is believed to nave been com
mitted by a white man for the purpose
of robbery, but that he was frightened
away before he could accomplish that
purpose.
Information in the hands of the gov.
ernor is to the effect that Mrs. Reed
awoke during the night and found a man
in her room. She gave the alarm and
was seized by the man and almost killed
in a struggle in which her arm was
broken and she was left unconscious,
Later she rallied to find her husband had
been killed and left near the front door.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
On Hills Twofers,

Beacon-Is Shabby much of a
smoker?
Hill-Not at home, but you ought to
see him when he comes over to spend
the evening with me!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
Too conscientious to Rest.

"And where do you go for your
summer vacation?'
ITO the assembly grounds"
What a delightful period of rest
and relaxation you must anticipate"
: "Oh, not at all. We always make
it a point to attend every lecture
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
Wasn't Settled.

Caller-Why is your servant going
about the house with her hat on?
Mistress-She only came this morn
ing and hasn't yet made up her mind
whether she will stay or not.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

Do your feet ever feel tired, achy and
sore at night? Rub them with a little
Hamlins Wizard Oil. They'll be glad in
the morning and so will you.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

I have lived to know that the secret
OF happiness is never to allow your
energies to stagnate.-Adam Clarke.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

d. Pierce's Pellets, small, suear-coated, easy to
take as candy, regulate and inyigorate Stomach
liver and bowels. Do not grippe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
TN II SrMM1

Her string is soon worn out if a CIR
has too many beaus.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
All Invited to See Taft.

All citizens of Mississippi are cordially
invited to come to Jackson November 1
and Join in rendering a welcome to Presi-
dent Taft and no special invitations will
be sent out for this purpose. However,
prominent citizens of the State who de-
sire to attend the banquet, which will be
the final feature Of the entertainment,
are requested to communicate with
Chairman L. B. Moseley of the commit
tee on applications.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

st. Pauls Cathedral, London. is in
sured for $475. 600.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

Speaking of literature, many a
cided hit-with a jury.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
important to Mother.

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CA3TORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Signature sns,s 90 ot&M%zM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

A guilty conscience is apt to be its
own excuser.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

It's too much to expect cross-bred
dogs to be amiable.