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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31
PLAYER BLAMED FOR DIscoRD
n the instrument o. Life u Played
Right II VIII Give Forth
Sweetness.

some one nearby was playing 1
flute. High. clear and sweet the mel
ody roae, Then the player struck 4
wrong note and sweetness and melody
vanished. No longer Wa there 10y
In II. II only replied.
Az sat and listened ID TIE nute ii
~ asoay y d.acord II pictafsd ~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

Major Nardaman says the burden Of
taxation should rest on thc rich and the
poor in the proportion they are able to
bear III set in lso2 blouse Journal, page
sS2l he voted to exempt banks from tax.
alton, and he also voted to exempt s per
cent, money from taxation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

keep out dampness, but II repeated
once a week whom the shoes are new
viii make then last much longer ana
prevent cracking. As oil is infam-
mable. Y should be bought already
boiled from an oil shop. This is much
better than attempting to prepare il
at home, especially as the boiling op.
srations are attended with SONS dan,
yer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

Major Vardaman may succeed in avoid
ing me in joint debate, but ii he should
ever get to tho United States senate, he
cannot avoid joint debates. He win never
have a fight on that muster ground sll
by himself.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

If Major Nardaman NEAR it when he
says that he can't rccollect whether he
ever rode on q railroad pass, he can re-
fresh his memory BY sending a telc-
gram or letter to the office of the Gulf
\ Ship Island road at Gulfport.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

The Democratic caucus did not differ
an any way from ~time.houored party
precedent, II was organized in the same
way, and the vote was taken in the same
way as in other caucuscs. II was in no
sense ~undemocfatic.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

! know Of no way TO reach and move
the springs o. human action except to
appeal to mems nobler natures and high
est thought with that candor and sim,
pliclty Of speech IN which honesty and
earnestness always find expression.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

Would Major Yardanan have the
voters Of Mississippi shut up in seelu,
sion, like the Turkish Sultan docs the
Sonen Of his harem, lest they may see
and hear another man who may be a
sutton for their suirrageg
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

The time has come when patriotic
men should boast less Of liberties and
talk more Of laws when they should
think less Of rights and ponder more
their duties.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

Have you already rendered your YER
diet in this senatorial contest before
nearing the e%gideneeY Have you signed
up without waiting to give the new
man a chance or the courtesy Of a besr.
ingt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

White supremacy in the South is an
established fact. The man who has won
his case never appeals il, The fellow
who loses takes the appeal. Do we want
to appeal our case, after We have already
Won j, TO . Northern and Republican
iuryf
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

an not making any promises IN this
campaign except that if you elect nc
TO the United States senate | viii do
my dead level best.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

intend TO be fair and / win make
no appeal TO your passion or your preju.
dieesi if ] cannot appeal TO your reason
] don't want your support.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

] win pass over Major yardaman's ref
erence to me as u %demagogue, for ] sm
not sure that he appreciates the differ.
euco between a demagogue and a states,
man.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

In the Constitution ii is "we, the peo-
pic, do %ordain," not ewc, the corpora,
tions, do ordain.@
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31
George to the United States senate on
account 0 fhls looksl

The mar who is not s~crupulous In
filling ais private obligations will not be
acrupudous in filing his public obliga.
tons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

You don't measure men by their looks.
What do you care about picturesque
looks, anyhow Did you send James q.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

There are no classihcafions of hon
esty; there is only ono honesty and
that is just plain, old-fashioned honesty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

went out Of that CAUCUS, but / went
out with a smile. The man does not
live who has ever heard nc whine
about il.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

The corporation in business is a ne
eessityj the corporation in politics is a
menace,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

New York City owes one.half d
much money as the combined indebt-
edness Of the twenty-seven next lare
est cities in the country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

There are almost sure to BE- thorns
in the Christmas packages when No
set our own hssits on than.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

Small farmers are encouraged u
Egypt BY government loans. Tor which
nine per cent IS charged and collect
ed BY the tax gatherers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

White supremacy is not a grated fruit
lit is a Seeding.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

There Is no way to meet a boast but
BY . bigger boast,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31
POINTED PARAGRAPHS FROM
Mr.. ALEyANDER'S SPEECH

No popular reform ever spraug from
professional politicians.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
DECISION LEFT WITH JUDGE
international Tribunal Is Compared
With Unsatisfactory Case of Hyp-
notism In Murder Trial.

P. ]. Corcoran of the western avia'
tion circuit said at a recent banquet
in Salt Lake:
THE International tribunal has de-
cided against us in the Grahame White
claim Well, that international trib-
unal is always unsatisfactory, anyway.
1t Is almost as bad as the hypnotist
in the murder trial.
In the days when hypnotism fig
ured in every murder trial, famous
hypnotist offered to hypnotic the
prisoner and get confession out Of
him. This offer was accepted.
Accordingly, after thrilling scene
In the courtroom, the accused man
fell back stifiy in trance. the hypno-
fist ceased the weird movements Of
his white hands, and there was a
tense pause.
WELL said the judge in low
voice, you've hypnotized him, hav-
emit you? What are you waiting forT
~ am waiting the hypnotist an
swered, till you tell me whether I'm
to make him confess that he did it or
make him confess that he didn't"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

at the census periods of 1900-1910
(present census), 1920 and 1880. The
argument he sent to congress in 1852
read as follows:
1.-THE aggregate sum necessary for
compensated emancipation. of course.
would be large. But 1t would require
no ready cash, nor bonds even, any
faster than the emancipation progress
es. This might not and probably would
not close before the end of the 81
years; at that time we shall probably
have hundred millions to share the
burden, instead Of thirty-one millions
as now. And not only so, but the In.
crease of population may be expected
to continue for a long time after that
period as rapidly as before. because
our territory will not have become
full"
He then proceeded to analyze the
problem Of population increase, and
decided that the population of the
United States grows at the decennial
ratio Of 1880 per cent. He submitted
the following table to verify his deduc-
tons:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

According to Lincoln the census OF
1910 should net 138,91S,526 people, but,
like Jefferson, "Old Abe" was millions
too high in his estimate. The latest
census returns from Washington, sub.
ject to further correction, places the
total at 91,972,266, which Would show
Lincoln's calculation to have overshot
the mark by 46,946.260.
However, it is only fair to remem-
Der that Lincoln's estimates were
based on the possibility of the war
coming to sudden termination after
the people had learned of his inten-
tons regarding the slave purchase.
But the death struggle went forward
relentlessly, and nothing was done
toward carrying out the life-saving
and humane policy advocated by the
great president. Therefore the above
decrease from his estimates must be
allowed to his credit, since hundreds
Of thousands of the male population
were killed outright on the battle
fields. and others died later as a result
of their wounds, or disease contracted
through the privations they suffered
1t was the flower Of youth that was
offered as sacrifice to the war-god by
both north and south, and It is an In
teresting surmise as to what extent
the contamination OF the fraticidal
strife decreased the population. A su-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
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we know to have been very great, we
lions"
Thomas Jefferson personally as
sumed the responsibility of correcting
the first census, and with red ink made
increases In figures, as well as sup
plying such other numbers as he
deemed correct. He then, in his Off
cial capacity, informed the world
through our foreign representatives
that the federal count was incorrect,
but with his additions and amenda-
lions could be relied on.
When the second decennial count
was completed Jefferson was presi-
dent, and letter written by him In
1901 contains the following assertions:
You will perceive that the increase
of numbers (population) during the
last ten years-1790-18O0-p proceeding
in geometrical ratio, promises rapid
growth and the prospect 1t holds up to
us, not with a view to the injuries 1t
may enable us to do others in some fu-
ture day, but to the settlement of the
extensive country still remaining va
cant"
This second census was intensely
gratifying to Jefferson and he assumed
the role of prophet again, but proved
over-enthusiastic when he declared
that the American population would
continue to increase at the same ratio.
Such was not the case, nor is there
ratio in population increase. In 1913
he wrote to Humboldt:
I'm fifty years more 1889 the
United States alone will contain fifty
millions of inhabitants"
But the population in 1863 was fig
ured at 3S.218,117. showing that Jeffer-
sons reliance on definite ratio in
crease led him about 100000 too
high. In 1915 we find Jefferson writing
as follows to Mr.. Maury:
Forty millions in forty years, and
in sixty years eighty millions! This
would be 1915 plus go. making 1t in
1875 as S0,000,000."
But at that date the enumeration re-
suited in 44,3S6,2 07, or about 5000, 900
below Jefferson's estimate. Jefferson
was careful student of natural In
crease In the human family, but his
knowledge as to what death, marriage
and immigration would do for nation
was meager. II that great statesman
could not form a fair calculation, it Is
safe to say that it would be hopeless
job for anyone to indulge in predic-
lions of what the population will be
fifty years hence, according to geo.
metric ratio. Abraham Lincoln was
another chief executive who endeav-
ored to solve the population puzzle.
Like Jefferson, he attempted to indi-
cate the exact figures, but acquitted
himself with more credit In the prob
lem OF human fluctuations. Lincoln
at one time practically proposed an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, with view to enamel
pating the slaves, and paying the
southern owners reasonable pur-
chase price. He pointed out that after
the slaves had passed into the posses
sion of the federal government they
could be liberated, and the dreadful
civil strife thus be brought to a close.
In endeavoring to further this project
Lincoln set out to foretell the great
ness in population of the federal union
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

ICES. It Is impossible for anyone to de-
termine the influence the census fig
ures will have upon the educational,
political and religious interests of the
people. These numerals will affect
every state, county, city, town, village
and hamlet In the union. The size OF
the United States senate, as we'll as
many state senates, will be immedi-
ately enlarged, and In few cases d.
minished. The national house of rep
resentatives and state assemblies win
also share in this change. Even states
will be bounded differently, and the in
ternal outlines of the present map Of
our country will undergo most drastic
alterations. Governors of certain
states are anxiously anticipating sub
divisions of their respective domains.
Each fears the setting up of another
state government on the east, west
north or south of his present undis
puted territory. The size Of our army
the strength of our navy, win be
shaped into accord with the findings
of the household Of Uncle Sam.
Millions of books are being held
over in the press until such time as
the exact and official information of
this census Is made public. Absolute
ly nothing which the government does
seems to have so far reaching power,
and exerts such an influence on the
destinies of the nation as the taking
Of the census; and nothing Is accept
ed with such calm Indifference by the
people concerned In its findings. Like
the Passion Play, it is in evidence
every ten years; and not unlike the
business inventory which takes place
every year, II establishes untold
changes, causes many unforeseen alter
ations. and brings to the surface val
liable details of both retrogression and
progression.
Trivial and profound themes alike
receive earnest attention. Even the
oft recurring argument that the CAPT.
tol of the United States is not central
ly located will be thoroughly threshed
out In many columns of space ere the
official report of the census is sent
broadcast through our land.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

out appearing personal She carries herself for the payou will
notice that am ben very correctyey erect very Pompadouy
Good red hair and great green eyes worth making fuss
If the redheaded type who generally long, but unnoab ashe
clever enough put slight line of artistic black beneath hem you
well consider yourself be the usual number of s for down
you will go.
Now let to the redheaded type Let approach
her and anaze Let be chemists and forget The red
headed type general She forms the exception the rule Her
about She be found however dances
where she invariably clothed tns She penchan for lib
erty and she makes aoones She is like
fortycande electric type under thick shade
Wary wary friend for the redeaded type has redho tenn
Should her dignity be upset by the fraction of inch she will
those things which better left unsad She does quietly take
BRACE she gets into the very dickens of temper But that
she doesn't do this often
She mostly queen She rather gde in her small
circle throwing favors kneeng crowd of worhper bearded and
saped She takes all that she get and gives nothing She
unbroken round of good taste if you follow
She talks in periods about Love- always with big L. mind she
not nsncere At She hasn't got her be nsneere She
hasn't sufficient depth for that great gift She just silly redbeaded
genyed qun handsome thing whom you spend parmony
and receive change
Every she according under her sway, within
her if without knowing what it She
will you not hopeessy gone, you not bekd out
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

1t attains its full size In compare
lively short period, the demand for the
legs is readily met. The breeding
pools in Minnesota number many
thousands.
There is no RI month for the frog,
so 1t becomes necessary for the hunt.
ers to seek him il winter as we'll as in
the spring, quest involving no small
difficulty. seeing that. in winter, the
frog catcher must cut through the
ice. in some cases two feet thick, In
order to get at the nests" This dim
Guilty ia. however. more than Offset By
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

thirty-flve to forty cents dozen is the
average. St Paul is generally account
I'D the chief shipping point Of frogs
legs, and employment is given to many
persons who make 1t their business to
gather the legs throughout the state.
The heaviest catches are made in
the spring and autumn. Frogs emerge
from their nests" In great numbers in
the spring. and at that time their cap
ture is most easily effected. At the
approach OF cool weather the frogs re-
turn to the water.
The frog Is a rapid breeder. and as
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

of common sense, laughter-making darling. But OF
all the types exant she is the to whom you can
really make love.
You say anything you like, anything you've
read anything that seems in the cold light of day
utterly ridiculous and yet you cannot be foolish You
can, and must, hurl at her head-from your kneein'
position-headlines, quotations, but you cannot do
more than kiss the Hem of Her robe To her kiss
is Sacred Thing only to be received and given when
she has Found Love-
And when she has found it, what then? Why,
she leaves her pose behind her in the ancestral halls
and Immediately develops into a good wife and a
sound mother.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
An Eva for composltIon.

An artist In Chicago tells Of WON.
an in that town, who, with her maid.
went to purchase still-life picture for
her dining room. She selected can
vas on which were painted bunch OF
flowers, a pie cut in two, and a roll,
and was about to pay SIS for it, when
her maid approached to whisper in
her ear.
Excuse me, ma'am," said the serv
ant, but you are making bad bar
gain. ! saw picture very much like
this sold the other day for SIS"
And was 1t as good as this?"
Better, ma'am. There was good
deal more pie in it."-Lippincotts.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Frog Eating" in America

cipal competition met by the Mime
sofa variety Is the bull" species of
the south; but this product II not 50
gratifying to the discriminating palate,
for the meat of the southern variety Is
not as sweet and delicate as the pro-
duct OF the northern swamps.
The cost in the east OF the Mime
sofa frogs legs is OF course greater
than the price IL st. Paul, where from
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Would Compel Housework.

Frau Woerner is the German suf
fragist who would make course in
housework compulsory for every Ger
man girl, Just as military training is
compulsory for the boys. She is try
ing to interest the men in the project
by telling them that they will reap
the benefit, as all the German house
wives will soon be good cooks.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

the increased price of frogs legs in
winter. During the course of one year
the total catch IN the state Of Mime
sofa was more than half a million
dozen, which involved the slaughter OF
no fewer than 8 million frogs.
Formerly the American people cared
nothing for this luxury, and much fun
used to be poked at the "frog-eating
Frenchmen, but of late years the de-
mand has steadily increased among
Americans, so that now the titbit is
welcomed in many parts Of the United
States.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Quit Whining.

Do you whine? Do you find fault
with everything and everybody? Then
make an effort to quit it. You are not
only harming others, but what is
worse for a selfish person OF your
stamp, you are harming yourself
Atchison Globe.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Six Million Represent the Number Of
Frogs Caught in Minnesota
During One Year.

The frogs legs that are served to
patrons of cafes and restaurants come.
for the most part, from Minnesota,
that is to say. the finest do, for from
the point OF view OF the epicure there
are no frogs legs TO be compared with
those from the northwest The prin-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

He then added: ut is seen that the
ratio of increase at no one OF these
periods is either two per cent
below or two per cent above
the average, thus showing how infex.
ible and consequently how reliable
the law of increase in our case (coun-
try) is. Assuming that 1t will con-
tinue, 1t gives the following results:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

1t is somewhat Of an exaggeration to
say that women's gowns are becoming
more and more immodest AS matter Of
fact I think that most of the fashions of
today are but modified copies of an older
period Almost all of the present styles
are named after styles in vogue during the
reign of Louis XIV.
That we are not exaggerating them
to the degree that the women of that period
did shows that women are gradually grow
ing more sensible.
The style of the figure has changed.
for one thing. The tiny waist is no longer
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

1t has been asserted that in the west
the cowboys are looked upon as common
workmen and that the western girls do not
notice them. That's what they say when
they are in the big cities, but if the people
could see them among the cowboys they
could see for themselves whether the vest
ern girls regard them as common workmen.
was cowboy for 10 years and have
had experience in the western states and
l also have been with the 101 ranch as one
of the expert bucking horse riders and l
know the western girls from A to 2.
The western girls have to work lust as
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

Word comes through the press that two
well-known and talented play people-man
and wife-have agreed to separate for one
year and not to communicate with each
other during that time before deciding def
nitely whether they will obtain divorce.
Divorce among theatrical people is only
too common, and it has a bad effect upon
that great profession.
1t would, indeed, be pity to see this
couple legally separated, as they are both
capable of great achievement in the theat-
rical world.
Their plan of years separation is a
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Cowboy
Talks of
Western
Girls
-

hard the cowboys They gs
And to American girl marrying Indian think she
Gbe would rather her marry him than her marry duke
O lord with title
There lot Of girls who spend their vacation in the west and on
the cities they respect cowboy gentleman and that
them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Red
Haired
Dealing GingerIy !
With Auburn
y Haired Women
By THURDE RAYLE BRUCE

DEALING with the redheaded type of woman must walk
gngerly In regard TO her should like to make free with
little known but exquisite French proverb Skipping that
however will say the dheaded type carries the danger sig
nal Like the ubiquitous and expensive red taxab she not
infrequently-and feel that that putting it wellof
queenly disposition. Mostly she has green eyes, of contra
dctoy cold nature She does this red hair of hers
ole There about her of the DID, glad mad days
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Fashion
of Dress
Follows
Natural
Law

essential and the excessively low neck which the Streets
no longer worn at ali.
We may seemingly be becoming mmodest just reaction
which have previously but in reality
fashion of dress just following the natural law of evolution which it
has since the history of dress began.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

wiser than making hasy retreat to a divorce mill
Other couples who have their troubles should the years separation
plan before making raid the divorce court
No doubt many would change their minds before the expired