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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-08-19

the sale Of the products Of their gar.
dens, orchards and farms.
It is useless to say, in defense Of thil
act, that it contemplated no such dras.
tic measures ~ followed, or that it was
not intended to drive capital from
legitimate folds Of investment, or tc
claim that the act per Sc was not sum.
GENTLY drastic to warrant the dire
results that followed. The student ol
political economy does rot and cannot
consider such pleas as this. Like the
historian, he deals only with the events
themselves that follow each act as a
natural sequence, and project them
selves with kaleidoscope rapidity upon
the dark background of the screen OF
the past. Thus this condition, which
followed this veto-this act of yours
must be reckoned within summing up
the net result of your administration.
Let us analyze more carefully section
838, chapter 35, of the Dummy Code of
1906, and see if the fright you affected
was justified by the proceedings OF this
section.
You say y:"I cannot find words with
which to express my disapproval of a
Law which permits corporations to
hold such large amounts of lands as
provided for in this section" The clause
that offended SO grievously was the one
permitting sawmill corporations to
hold lands not in excess of $1,000, 900.
You seemed to have overlooked the
saving clause in this section regarding
this matter. This clause provided "that
after these lands had been denuded of
the bnlk of their timber" that it was
obligatory upon the corporation to dis
pose Of said cut-over lands to sell
them off to actual settlers Or to other
parties, in order that they might keep
within the pale of the law.
This act, while permitting immense
aggregations Of capital to come into
the state and acquire timber lands,
allowed these corporations sufficient
capital to develop their holdings by
building railroads, mills, towns, but
absolutely prohibited them from hold
ing these cut-over lands, in excess of
value Of $75o,ooo, thereby effectually
preventing the building up Of landed
aristocracy.
Under the act that was passed in lieu
OF the wise law, SO 1ercely attacked by
you, no further restraint was placed
upon the sawmill corporation than to
limit it's holdings to two million dol
lars; there is no wise provision limiting
their holdings of cut-over lands to two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Again, under the present law, enacted
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-08-19

and elected yourself the chosen instru.
ment Of heaven to annihilats this ter
rible bogy man and protect the dear
common people from his awful and In
sidious ravages. This broadside. de-
livered in the closing days Of the Leg
islature, when the representatives were
eager to adjourn and return to their
homes. and all was in confusion, was
sufficient to scare enough legislators
into line, and place the miserable, i'll.
advised substitute on the statue books,
thus shutting the door of hope to
thousands of men whom you profess to
love, shiel dand defend.
On account Of the high position held
DO you, certain trust funds were placed
In your hands for safe.keeping and
proper disbursement, notably the con-
tingent fund, the battleship fund, the
Meridian cyclone fund, the Spanish
war claims fund and the Bryan medal
funds. Without charging yeu with the
improper use Of one cent of any Of
these funds, ask in all candor II the
manner in which you handled these
trust funds was business.like, and have
you given q proper accounting Of the
same? Did you handle these funds a.
you would require an agent or trusted
employs to handle large sums Of money
belonging to you? Was the manner In
which you handled these funds such ~
to invite confidence and trust, or dis
trust and suspicion? Believe me, sir,
when say that no man is above suspi-
cion, especially if, by his own acts or
careiessness, he invites suspicion.
These are questions that thousands
of Mississippians have asked them-
selves and are asking one another, and
it is not enough for you to console
yourself with the thought or dismiss
the matter with the assertion that
my word is sufficient; l am above
suspicion" Do you not realize tho
fact that the attitude assumed by yeu
in the care and disbursement Of these
several trust funds have dragged the
fair name of Mississippi in the miro
Has ensmirched the fair escutcheon Of
the commonwealth? That your method
OF handling these funds is actually un-
thought of in the realms of safe and
sane business circles.
In the face Of all this adverse criti-
cism, how can you remain silent? Not
only remain silent, but fold your mantle
around you and actually 60 before tho
people without deigning to make any
explanation, and ask that they bestow
further trust and higher honors upon
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-08-19

Final Cleanup in Knit
Underwear.
Such savings as these
arc surely worth your
immediate attention.
One lot ladies summer
vests, Csc values, spec
ial at 19c.
One lot ladies' Union
suits all sizes which we
have been selling at
35c to clean up 19c.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-08-19

These are among the most
remarkable values of the
sale.
Stetson Patent Vici, Vici
Tan Willow Calf ox-Blood
| Oxfords. regular $50, to
close out price 3.98.
Walk Over, Patent Vici,
| Vici Gun Metal and Will
low Oxfords, regular 400,
to close out price 2.98.
Ladies $50 Patent Vici,
| Vici Pumps and Oxfords,
close out price 200.
| Ladies 800 Patent Vici
Pumps and Oxfords, 2.4o
Ladies Tan Pumps and
| Oxfords, worth, up to $50
close out price 200.
Ladies who wear small
sizes l, Il, 2, q, in strap
slippers, Patent Vici Ok.
fords, worth up to $50,
clean up price LOO.
Broken lot of Childrens
Slippers worth up to LIS
close out price 90c.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
In Cold and Snow.

Editor National Tribune: Jas. Hobbs
Sergeant, Co. ID, list Mo. in The Ma
tional Tribune, writes of his services
and says that he was in 1864 in the
campaign in Arkansas and Missouri,
chasing Gen. Sterling Prices army into
the wilds of Kansas. Does he remem-
ber about the 11th Mo. man who fell
into the well one dark night while on
the march from DuVaIrs Bluff, Ark, to
Brownsville? 1t was in a town where
nothing but chimneys and wells were
left. Maj.-Gen. Joe Mower, who was
in command. said that if any 11th Mo
man knew no better than to fail into
We'll he ought to drown That cam
paign of II days upon seven days ra-
tions was one Of terrible suffer ring Later
in western Missouri the many long
marches day and night, the 16-mile
march after midnight of Oct. % thru
Independence, Mo, and on to Big Blue
River at Westport, seven miles from
Kansas City, where at sunrise the reb-
els cut their way thru Gen. Blunt's cav
airy ranks and got away, saving us the
fenting. That battlefield is now in the
park owned by Kansas City. Does he
remember the snow storm of Nov. 3
(16 inches in depth and the terrible
cold that night? We had no wooden
blankets: and then the march TO St
Louis, 1S1 miles, in nine DAYS. / re-
member Nashville and PASSPORT, where
we ate corn and coon meat, and the
Spanish Fort siege Il days-H. Warren
Phelps. First Lieutenant, Co. II, 95th
Ohio, Columbus, o.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
Spent Seven Years in Florida and Likes
ST. Cloud

Editor National Tribune: I consider
your paper the comrades true friend
and 1 write to say that after spending
several Winters in Florida, with great
benefit 20 my health, | closed up my
affairs in the North and came here sew
en- years ago last November and settled
in Pasco County, and have only been
out of the State twice in that time once
to the jamestown Exposition and to
the recent G. A. r. Encampment al At
lantic City. l Joined the colony here
with the first settlers. ] have been well
over Florida, and this st. Cloud section
averages as good as the best locations
and / like it. We have a variety of soils
here, from the deep muck or celery
lands to the high, dry pine lands, where
the best citrus fruits will grow.
/ heard stories while in Atlantic City
detrimental to our colony. some of them
coming from comrades who know moth
ing whatsoever of the colony here. l
do not understand why men are induced
to tell stories to damage sections where
thousands of their comrades are located
and well satisfied We have some kick
ers here, but that is not my idea of do
ing things. If l did not like a place, /
would put my things on the cars and
go away. However. st. Cloud is going
to keep on growing and become credit
TO the men who projected the colony, as
well as those who are here and making
II such fine community. Fratcrnallv
yours-T. E. Merton Co !, 1O3d Ohio,
St Cloud, Fla, Sept. 30, 1910.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
Tie 9th Ill. Cav.

The 24th annual Reunion of the 9Th
Ill. Cav. was held in Grand Army Hall,
Chicago, Sept. 81 and %. Between so
and 60 of the old comrades registered.
The following officers were, elected:
President, l.. w. Campbell, Chicago, Ill; ;
First Vice President, A. A. Sedgeley,
Geneseo, ILL.,; Second Vice President. S.
l.. Nichols, Aurora. ILL.,; Third Vice
President, r. G. Espey, Galva, ILL.,;
Chaplain, G. F. Brayton. Chicago, ILL.,;
Secretary, E. A. Davenport, River For
est. Ill; Surgeon, DIR. N. S. Davenport,
River Forest, H.; Bugler, j. w. Tib-
bits, Dundas, MINI.
The following comrades have been
mustered out since the last Reunion:
Chaplain G.-F. Brayton, Major William
Wallace, Thos ]. Bennett, o. A. King,
John H. Price, J. P. Heimer, Peter
Rothermel, A. w. Wells, Stewart ].
Bailey, Henry c. Chester, Jerry Gay,
Dudley S. Strong, VIM. H. Shelton,
Henry d. Parsons. Frank Woodworth,
Chas. Edwards, Alvin Van Dyke, A. S.
Berriman, Thos. ]. Brown, James
Burchfeld, John Miller. James Bracken,
Jacob Loser John Marshall, 8. d. Whit
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
Active to the End

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe retained to the
very last all of her wonderful faculties.
Mentally she was probably just as
bright as she had been at any time
during the last 60 years AS an eyi-
dence of her surprising vigor and ac-
uvity, her publishers, Houghton Mif-
hin Co. state: Within a week of
her death she was arranging with US
for the publication this Autumn of a
volume of Later POEMS Mrs. Howe's
"Reminiscences published in 1899 by
Houghton, Mifflin & CO., cover period
of eighty years. In them she describes
most Interestingly the persons she has
known, the wonderful events she wit
messed. the scenes which inspired her
to write the immoral Battle Hymn of
the Republic and the various causes
which have enlisted her Judgment, her
voice and her pen.''
While Mrs. Howe has written about
two or three volumes of poetry, there
is but one of her poems that ever took
hold of the public heart, and that was
her Battle Hymn of the Republic"
which was sung to its old tune by q
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
THE VETERANS
COLONY IS 0. K.
St. Cloud Warmly 1ndorsed by
the Comrades and Their Wives.
The Best New Town in the
United States.
Read ThiS-CMt 1t Ont.

Last March ] received letter from
The National Tribune Company, we'll
known and reliable publishing house OF
Washington. d. c., Offering a tive-acre
tract of land and a city lot in their
new ST. Cloud Colony, in Florida, Tor
s1O0 Knowing The National Tribune
people to be absolutely reliable and
correct in every way, / wired them TO
reserve two five-acre tracts and two
city lots for me, which they did. a
month later-last April-when in Flor
ida, l went to St. Cloud and found a
wide-awake, up-to-date little city of
$500 people, and more arriving every
day and my two lots, without the 10
acres of ground. worth S400, now worth
$500. Seven months before that there
was not single dwelling there, except
a shanty occupied by the engineers
surveying the ground and plating it
for settlers. on account of many more
going there this Fall and Winter, st.
Cloud will have a population of 5000
to 5000 by next Spring, and lots and
tracts costing only 500 a few months
ago will be worth from $500 to $1,5OO
each. Now the same company is Of
fering another opportunity, even bet
ter than the st. Cloud deal, because
railroad and two cities will be built in
one of the most delightful and health
full sections of the United States, in
Florida.-Irwin c. SouderS, 700 North
Madison avenue, Peoria, III. Resi-
dence old phone Main 52S4-Peoria
Evening Star, Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. %, 1910.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
CattarausuS County Veterans,

The meeting iiof the Ca.taraugus
County Veterans Association was held
in the arnrory at Olean, n. Y, Oct 5,
and was one iof the most successful in
the history of the Organization. 1t was
decided to hold the next meeting of the
Association at Franklinville. A stirring
address was made by Rev. L. F. Ruff,
which was listened to with great inter
est by the veterans. The election of
officers for the Association resulted as
follows: President, J.. Y. Miller, of
Olean; Vice President, J. A. Seekins, of
Little Valley; Treasurer J. A. Andrews,
of Salamanca; Secretary, S. J. Daniels,
of Olean. The County Association of
the Woman's Relief Corps also met and
chose the following officers for the COM
ing year: Mrs. ]. ID. Case, of Franklin
vile, President; Mrs. N. Kerr, of Olean,
Vice President; Mrs. Skiver, of Port
vile, Second Vice President; Mrs. Beck
er, of Olean, Chaplain; Mrs NJ. Fair
child. of Portville, Treasurer; airs. Mar
garete Winters. of Olean, Secretary;
Mrs. Maria Mead, of Olean. Counselor.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
Had a Good Garden This Year.

Editor National Tribune: I left my
old home in Idaho last April with a
very sick wife. and had to stop at vari-
Gus places on my way here on her ac-
count. My lots are on Delaware ave-
nue.. When / arrived the street had
not been fully opened up, and when l
spoke to President Linn about it he
Immediately ordered the street con-
tractor to clear out Delaware avenue at
once. Now, 1 want to know if there is
another land company that would, for
one lose settler, change their plans and
clean out a whole street. l have been
three times in California, and in all my
experience / have never found COM
pany, as here, always willing to do the
right thing with everybody. l know of
great many exchanges being made of
property where the settlers did not like
their location l had good garden this
year, and raised plenty of irish pota-
toes. beetS, Bermuda onions, peas, car
rots, cucum5ers, radiSheS, etc. Last
September / set out twO-year-Old peach
trees. and they bore peaches this year
! had an offer to sell out the other day,
but st. Cloud is good enough for me. I
have a good we'll of water. ! put it
down 105 feet, altho many people are
getting water from wells 10 to 90 feet
deep. In regard to the Summer, will
say that ! found it very agreeable and
healthy. Yours in f, c. and IL. Ba-
rager, St Cloud, Fla, Oct. 2, 1910.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
REUNIONS HELD.
The 18th Ohio.

The goth annual Reunion of the 18th
Ohio was held in Memorial Building
Cincinnati, Sept. %. Forty-two mem
bers responded, and many letters were
read from absent comrades. The fol-
lowing officers We're elected for the
coming year: President, Lloyd Stock
man. Carlisle o.; Vice President, Sam
uel A West, Cincinnati, o.; Chaplain
Rev w. p Jackson. Blanchester, o.;
Treasurer, Ed. r. Grim, Morrow, o.;
Corresponding Secretary, Josiah Hol-
brook Lebanon, o.; Secretary. ]. d.
Compton, Covington, Ky.
The following deaths were reported:
H. c. Parker, Co. A; VIM. II. Madden,
Co b: Thomas A Sanders, Co. c; Joseph
Stump and Milt Newport, Co. F; ]. H.
Devore, Co. H; VIM. Hirsch, Co. /;
Chas. w. James and Jacob Shack,
Co. K.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
sounds Heard Long Distances.

Editor National Tribune: Comrades
z. II. Brice and K. w. Evans write
about hearing sounds of cannonading
and explosions long distances. The ex-
plosion of powder, shells and other ex-
plosives, which occurred at Mobile,
Ala, about June g, 1865, was heard and
felt distinctly at Enterprise, Miss, so
miles away. / was lying on the ground
in the shade at Enterprise when ] very
distinctly felt a shock and heard
rumbling sound. The next morning we
heard the reports about the explosion.
] later, on June 10, saw the wrecked
buildings when / visited Mobile, as l
find in my diary. / believe that many
of the eX-soldierS in the North should
go South and engage in business. The
Southern people appreciate Northern
business enterprise.-H. Warren Phelps
Columbus, 0.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10

Mass. Battery held Il Reunion at the
Southern Hotel, Virginia avenue. Can
any other single company of all the
great Union Army that was repre-
scnted at that Encampment equal that
record? We doubt il. Six members of
one company, representing five Posts
of the G. a. r., long way from home,
As years after the muster out. Those
present were: Charley Sanborn and
Gene Sanborn, of Post Is; Bill Kicker,
of Post 10; Tom Montgomery, of Post
30: Wallace Kenney, of Post 68, and
Scion c. Gilmore, of Post 139, all of
the Department of Massachusetts.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
Social st. CIOud.

Kind hearts are more than coronets
and simple faith than Norman blood"
Newcomers to st. Cloud are not re-
auired to show their bank books nor
give their genealogies prior to the Rev.
olutionary War to gain admission to
the homes and hearts of the people. A
large majority of st. Cloud citizens are
comrades of the civil war and they
have much in common. There are a
good many sons of veterans and their
friends among the citizenship of the
city, and are all friends
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
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The 55th iii.

The 14th biennial Reunion of the
55th Ill. was held at Prairie City, ILL.,,
Oct. IL and 13. There were present
"A of the old comrades. and several of
them brought their wives. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
coming year: Maj. G. +. Hand, Presi-
dent; John G. Brown, Vice President;
Alfred Mead, Secretary and Treasurer;
u. n. Holmes, Assistant Secretary.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
TAPS Sounded.

Frederick NJ. HemmerIing. Co. d,
39th ILL.,, died at his home in Cedar
Falls, H., Sept. 21. The pa1lbearers.
who were chosen by Comrade Hemmer-
ling about a month ago when he felt
that death was approaching, We're Capt.
George Snowden. of Waterloo, his old
army Captain; Thomas Deeming, 3Sth
H.: III. c. Hemenway, George Philpot,
Henry Stiles and Martin Vantilberg.
Comrade Hemmerling is survived by hi7
widow and six children.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10

great chorus of voices at her funeral.
Ii can be said without fear of success
ful contradiction that this poem et
least was inspired Just as truly, proba-
bly,, as Lincoln's Gettysburg address was
inspired
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
The Cross Family in the War.

Florida E. Cross, Wolcott, N. Y. Is
compiling a list of the members of the
Cross family who served in any of the
United States wars. Anyone who can
furnish her with information on this
head will confer an obligation.
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
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guests Since thoasands need thousands SHOULD write Do not
have them write Simply fill out the and mail
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Can You Equal II?

At the National Fr"anlDmept at At
Iantic City. six members Of the 1ath
The National tribune., 1910-11-10
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-09

While the sufferlngs In the poorer dis
tricts Of the flooded suburbs was be-
yond description, the Weather quar-
tiers were no less affected. Hundreds
who are known to fame for wealth
and ancient lineage were little better
off than their poorer fellow sufferers.
The extent of the disaster has so
overwhelmed every one that no man.
from the president of the republic
down, can realize the exact extent,
much less report it in detail AS an
example of the siege. prices charged
for bottle holding quart of kero-
sene cost 81. and candles sold at Is
cents apiece.
The fact that Paris sits upon crust
of earth. over vast systems of tunnels
and sewers and subterranean streams,
added materially to the danger of the
situation. The caving in of streets be.
came an alarming feature of the mum
dalton. To what extent the floods
rushing through the underground pas
sages will yet break down the founda-
tons of the city is problem of the
greatest gravity. While the torrents
above ground were dreadful enough
the mystery of what may happen below
the surface weighs upon the city.
There is good reason to hope that
the ruin wrought by the food will not
be nearly SO great as that which the
alarm of the whole world imagines for
the beautiful capital of Europe. At
best, however, the loss and suffering
will be enormous.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-09
THE FOOD BOYCOTT.
Strikes Against High Prices Spread
ing to Many Places.

Strikes Against High Prices Spread
ing to Many Places.
The strike" on the part of the in.
dignant people against the outrageous
prices which are demanded for food is
spreading from city to city and is be-
ing hailed with enthusiasm.
More than $4,000 heads of families
representing fully 100000 individ-
uals) in Cleveland, Ohio, have signed
an agreement not to eat meat for thir-
ty days An immediate result has been
the closing of several meat markets
and reduction in the price of meat.
especially pork and veal. The strike"
is spreading to Akron, Toledo and 9TH
er nearby cities. Meat orders in Cleve-
land restaurants have fallen off fully
so per cent. Union workmen in Omaha
to the number OF over 5000 have
agreed to eat no meat for thirty days.
and 1t is expected the number will
reach 15,000 In Pittsburg the Iron
City Trades Council has asked more
than 100000 working people in that
and nearby communities to abstain
from meat for sixty days. Three hun
dred families in Naugatuck and Phoe-
nix. Conn, have joined a boycott
against butter.
The assertion made by the packers
that the high price of meat is due to
scarcity of cattle does not seem to be
borne out by the facts. A. D. Melvin,
chief Of the Bureau Of Animal Indus
try at Washington. presents figures
which show that more cattle, calves
and sheep are being sent to the stock
yards now than were being marketed
for the corresponding period year
ago. In November. 1908, Chicago pack
ers slaughtered 1928 cattle. while
in November, 1909. the number was
1889. an increase of 14.6o1 beeves
during period of so-called scarcity.
At East st. Louis the receipts of cat.
tie for the entire year 1909 exceeded
those of 1908 by $3.50.