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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
Thornton Goes to jackson
Team.

Noodle Tht rnton, former mana ger Of
the Greenwood team, has ueen signed
o finish the season with Jackson, ac-
cording TO a special telegram receiv. d
bv The Post this afternoon. Bill scrrt "a
will remain in charge of the Jat ksop
1eam a. a
Thornton will play in the outfeld for
he Tigers, and will undoubtt div add
mnch strength t., the CT ganization,
though he i'll scarcely BE- able to helm
Jackson pull perez ptibly nearer to the
-op, for the jackson club is more or less
i~is<rganized and stars on the club are
conspicuous by their absence.
III "nr1n is a heavy hitter, a hard
worker ard fast fielder.
There are v~ariuns rumnrs asoat abont
hangts on the Nicksburg tear, but
here is little probability of a shift in
ne iine up. A new pitcher may be
cured if a real good man can he
F, cnred, but that is about the on,v
hange that is likely.
r. Gently Mobile made an efer for
ne services of brewster, Vich sbure's
rack tbird-saekor, but Manager Mills
III d MOI So his way to parting with
ne player.
Montgomery, a sbc1t while ago, was
iso d.sircus If anp.xtnp Gai,owa,
nut Vicksburg needs her own stars at
'resedt, and the team viii, no. be broken !
p before the eiid u the sea.oc
Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
COUPLE
MARRIED LAST WEEK.


Ast Wednesday ut the Church O
Nativity > most impressive ceremon,
VA performed by Rev. Geo. B. Myers
whom Miss Wheat Burkhalter became
tho wife Of Mr.. Harry Dimond.
The wedding was pretty in every de.
tail. and tho wee simplicity OF the at.
tire Of this pretty church added its ef.
feet.
Miss Burkhalter is enc OF Green.
wond's finest and sv eetest young lady
and is admired BY ever,
q with whom che came in contact,
She in the sister Of one Of Greenwood's
most highly esteemed families, DR.. a + d
Mrs. W. A. ~Barkhalter, who are among
a best citizens. Miss Wheat h s
lived nearly all of her life in Green
wood and few young ladies' posses such
lovely traits Of character, and this
splendid young man is heartily congrat-
ulated upon winning the hand OF such
a air ono.
Mr.. Dimond has only lived in Green
" year. lOTu1OflY OF
Bristol, Rhode Islan nd, but has spent
several seasons in the south actively
engaged in the cotton business. The
past season he has represented the e.
A. shaw Cotton Company in Green wood
Is n OF 0reenwood's most ucces
Eui young business men. He is a young
n Of sterling qualities, and is ad-
mired by . wide circle of staunch
Mir. and Mrs. Dimond left the same
day for a short honeymoon to points of
interest, after which they will return
TO their friends and admirers.
We congratulate this popular young
couple and offer them nothing but that
the best of health, happiness and PROS
perity attend their every step in this
good old life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
Petition For Pardon.

Petitioner would respectable sho~
to your Txcellency that At the Januar,
19ll Tenn Of tho Lnflore Count,
circuit Court that he was Indicted "a,
murder, and that NJ on arraignmep,
upon the advice of his attornies, PLEAD
guilty to the charge, and use
agreement with the district attorney.
only given n year upon the ceuaty
together with the payment q al
costs accrued in tho cause.
Further that your petitioner in
November was rcmanded 70 jail srd
there was continuously kept until the
January court and up to tho present
date has been confined within the jail
and on the county farm eight months,
and that there remains six mopths OF
That your petitioner would further
show that since his Incarceration In
the count6 jail and confinement to The
Lefore county convict Farm, that hs
has made a model prisoner, and has
continuously served ~ . trusty, and
would state that he feems that h has
been 81 f6cienty punisL,d BY the crime
by him, that he il assured
that he p%enitent for his wrong doing,
that o these and the sbov,
reasons, respectfully begs Of
your Excellency that he b granted
executive leniency, that he b given
pardon and his Ii berty be resto.cd b
him.
Respectfully submitted,
N PRESS WILLIAMS,
N. CARTER,
W. p. KERSH
RICH PROPHET,
and others.
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l.. N. CHANDLkS'S URUa STORE
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23

= lid my little friends pet dog
Perhaps he vast to blame, perhaps
the dig gotsin his way, but when
the yellow" showed up good and
strong was when he turned around
and laughed at my little friend as
she stood crying her heart out over
the death Of her faithful companion.
Look out. Ben. look out. for that
old but always active, law Of COM
because it is sure differ
Dnt from tho rest Of rs in this, it 10
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PROTECT

The Health OF Yourself saG Family
Pope's Herb is prepared 30 provide .
dependable household remedy. based
upon the principle of purity Of blood
%insuring freedom from disease. 1t 10 .
medicine for maladies such ~, Rhsu.
masism, Liver Complaints, Constipation,
Fever and Ague, Female Disorders, In.
digestion, Lumbago, Kidney Deranga.
ments, Catarrh, Sick and Nervous Head.
aches, loss of Appetite md all ailments
aaising from Inactivity Of tho Liver
and Kidneys.
1t is a purely Herbs, Barks and Roots
Compound. 1t is put up in chocolate
coated Tablets pleasing and easy to
take, Tor can be dissolved In wates.)
Mrs.J. c. Meade Of HysttsviiIs, Nd,
says:
"For years have su6eaed with Back.
ache, Headaches, Neuralgia, and Nsr.
vousn"ss aid extreme Fatigue. I tried
many remedies without reIief. Poup
months ago a grateful friend induced
me to write to Pope Medicine Co,
Washington, d. c., for = box Of Pops's
Compound Tablets, the very FIRST dose
Of two tablets gave mo relief. I used
ton quite a $1.OO box and I am entire.
ly cured Of the pain in my back and
have no more headache"
DR.. j. v. ~Henncssey, = prominent
MUSICIAN and Surgeon VI A bany, N. Y,
n part sans:
"As a Blood Purifier, Liver, Kidney
and system regular I prescribe Pope
Co.'s Of Washington, d. q.
Compound, a. l have dons for the
past ~ years, and l ha W found it to be
4 great remedy, which seldom IL ever
tails. Tnere are thousands Ut letters
II letters from users OF POpe's Herbs.
that have boon benefited and cared bv
is proper use. POpa's Herb Compound
Tablets are pat up ECO in = bor, .six
months treatment" and will b. Q n
'"st.paid on receipt nj 3d. 90. Each
six curtains = printed guarantees hind.
rg US to refund the purchase pPIoe "
here medy fails to benefit, also full di.
Guaranteed by tho Pope Medicine
o.. Inc, under the Pure Food and Drum
June. 10, 1865 No S4956.
For terms to agents In s1occspie6
Territory, address
POPE MEDICINE CO., NC.
'ope Building, Washic1ton
!. C..
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Splcadrd R1las II This Section.

Splendid rains have visited th;.
section Of the Delta during the past
week, and our Planters are wcari.p
Q cheerfal expressions as . result.
THIS section has not had = gooi season
- = seven or eight We. Ks, and rain
very badly needed for both cotton
I'D corn.
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no respector either IF overalls {
dress snits-Ex.
Low Round Trip Fares

via Southern Ry. Co. in Miss, accoul
Second Annual State-W tide Immig-atia,
Convention, GuIfport, Miss, June 3
1911. Tickets on sale TIA. Unite.
to reach original startin,
point not later than June 81 See nea,
est agent, Southern Ry. Go. in Mississil
pi, for fail particulars.
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lies in the way in which IL Is made q
family day. the same spirit peryadina
France that America has in her New
England Thanksgiving day. Calling and
exchanging presents are also prominent
features of the French New Year
Throughout the day merry crowds ill thd
houses and streets of Paris everywhere.
There is perhaps the greatest hilarlty in
the Latin quarter, where the students dins
sumptuously in the restaurants, and sing
and dance in their homes. In tho poor
section of the city the people have little
time for gayety, for this is their CHIEF
business day OF the year, the ono day in
Paris when beggars may beg 20 their
hearts content. so with a merry face and
a happy heart they leave t.,eir homes
early 10 till every nook and corner OF the
gay city and reap their rewards.
In most OF the southern countries New
Year is the principal gift-making DAY,
and the Christmas tree is then more in
evidence than a week earlier.
There is a busy New Year program iu
the European courts. In the morning
after divine service and before the great
banquet. the rulers usually receive "a
long line of bassadors and various
dignitaries So intcrminablc seemed this
reception to the child ruler of Spain a
few years ago that his mother some
times had the greatest difficulty In pre-
venting him from relieving the mo otonv
by tweaking the queue OF the Chinese
ambassador. or bestriding the great gold
lions ornamentng his throne.
OF the custom OF ringing out the old
year and ringing in the new Charles
Lamb tells us that no one can regard i.
with Indifference: .'Of all sounds OF all
bells he writes. most solemn and
touching is the peal which rings out the
old year. j never hear il without n
gathering up OF my mind to "a concen-
tration of all the images that have diff
fused over the past twelvemonth, all I
have done or suffered. performed or neg
lected, in that regretted time. / begin
to know its worth when a friend dies
1t takes a personal color. nor was IL a
poetical flight in a contemporary when he
exclaimed:
saw the skirts of the departing
year -
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based on credit to an extent unknown
in England and France and serious Ger
man authorities admit that England and
France have the advantage of being
able 10 lay their hands on vast national
savings at a moments notice
When war breaks out tn laying hands
on savings will be the immediate unro-
mantle occupation OF the brillian, states
men who have brought il about The first
steps will be TO transform tho state banks
into war banks, and TO proclaim de cours
force-that is. that government issues
must be accepted at their nominal values.
IN Germany, In time of Peace. the issues
of the "reichsbank" may be rejected and
gold demanded. France proclaimed 10
cours force in 1870. although she had
gold reserve OF S.on. oOo, co... against which
We're issued only S29coo in paper. \ sec
ond war measure Will be 10 suspend the
periodical publication of the level OF the
state banks gold stock. This also was
done by France in 1870 The economist
Stroell holds that governments will fur
Their finance MAR by issuing forced pa
per. without any gold backing, thus keep
ing their gold reserves intact. The only
security for such paper would be the gov
ernment's credit. For war the German
reichSbank is in q good position. and
comes after the Bank OF England in the
ratio Of its capital and reserves to the
calls daily made upon il.
i'ul rance are AHEAD O0tn
Ill the conditions of their stock exchanges
and of their savings banks. The reStric-
ton Of professional speculation on the
Berlin oourse makes the German money
market liable to panics, as there Is no
professional buying to check fall in
prices At the outbreak OF the Russo
Japanese war several Internal onal securi-
ties fell in Berlin 80 per cent more than
in Paris. The German savings banGs
are weak because their money is largely
invested on mortgage ard cannot he
quickly realized i'm Ease of panic For
these reasons Stroell. Paul Dehn and 9TH
er experts predic; that i'm case of war u
panic rush Will be made upon the savings
banks.
Looked at from the money point o.
view the European Arnageddon is not
at all the obvious, simple thing VIII Oh
people imagine. 1T is a complex, menac-
ing question. full OF disa grSeable ssrprises
and treacherous pitfalls, and il promises
the ruin of at least some, If not all the
states VIII CHI rush into il light-hearted y.
Eut Europe's brilliant diDlomatists co noc
worry themselves about such cortin&en-
cies. What with diplomat lists. Statesmen,
shipbuilders and gunnakers-not 10 men,
ton The Hague arbitration judges and tna
bloody minded peace soc eties-all trying
to bring about a war, a war is some day
inevitable. But who will pay the piper!
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RS OBADIAH GARDNER WIFE OF THE SENATOR FROM MAINE

her present home, and her parents were
prominent in the social life OF the city.
Her father Charles Sherer. was a pros
porous business man with large industrial
interests. for many years identified with
Rockland, and her mother, who WAS born
in Thomaston. an adjoining township. WAS
well known i'm her community. Mrs. Gard
ner is philanthropic and broad in hers
views. For years she has given her best
efforts for the grangers and has held i'm
portant Offices in the order. She Is OF a
religious trend and attends the Congre-
gational Church In Rockland although
not regularly affiliated with that congre-
CATION. She and Senator Gardner will at
tend the same church here. which is sit
uated on the corner of 10th and streets.
A stranger to the capital, except in tho
matter OF a few hasty visits. Mrs. Card
lier Is deriving much pleasure sightseeing.
though she is leaving the greater part OF
this until her daughter joins her. abous
the middle Of January.
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executive and his lady will be compelled
TO begin all over in that difacult task Of
fitting names to faces. even in the highest
legislative ranks. From Maine, 30 long
represented by Senators Frye and Hale,
come two men entirely strange to the
capital though Of major importance in
their own commonwealth. Senator john
ston was here for the extra session, but
Obadiah Gardner OF Rocl<land arrived
only two weeks ago, and with his wife is
enjoying the first taste OF social and po-
litical life at the capital. Senator and
Mrs. Gardner have apartments at Con-
Sress Hall. and later in the season they
will be Joined BY their daughter. Mrs.
Clarence s. Beverage, a bride Of last
summer.
I'm my brief experience OF. Washing
ton." said Mrs. Gardner. Il note that al
most every person / meet knows Maine,
OF rather alleges a knowledge Of my state.
hut find II Is entirely from the viewpoint
or the summer tourist. Maine as resort
has an International reputation. and We
are proud OF her magnificent resources,
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The Broken Resolution.

II A MAN can't make better New
"A Year resolution than, in season
and out of season, to mind his own
business"
The speaker was representative Henry
of Texas. With his grim and witty
smile he resumed:
"A Texan at hotel got acquainted
with millionaire. One night in the
hotel lobby, as the two men pulled their
Cigars. the Texan said:
~ make it a rule to mind my own
business SIR
And a very good rule it is, too,
said the millionaire placidly.
Yes. sir the Texan went on. back
in 80 made a New Year resolution
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ing to the throne. But his pleasure in it
had a sorry ending, when one New Year
eve he assaulted most gentle looking
man. Down with mighty thud came the
emperOr'S hand on the inviting hat, then
10, with an agonized face. he lifted it off
in SO lacerated a condition that it was
necessary to call a surgeon. His victim.
still smartins over past indignities, had
forearmed the top of his head with a
leather skull cap studded with nails, the
points turning upward
Since this experience it is said that the
German emperor takes no interest in the
demolition Of the silk hat.
1t was the year 1913 that gave birth to
this peculiar custom 1t originated in the
riots on st. Sylvester's day of that year
when the lower classes took this way of
displaying their hatred toward those i'll
high rank.
But, happily. not all German New Year
observances are fraught with such in
dignfties. If in walking the streets in the
Rhenish provinces one hears the greeting,
Prosit Neujah" - Happy New Year -
breathed close to his ear, by the law OF
the day he is a captive and must pay d
ransom. according to Walsh's "'Curiosities
of Customs" A gift Of some sort, a
cigar. or a bottle Of champagne, he must
bestoW on the one who has succeeded in
creeping upon him unawares and being
the first to pronounce the magic words
Germany has one New Year custom
that is the most charming in all the
world.
1.-The night of December 81. from time
imInemorial in Frankfort on-the Main,
says one of the writer's in describing il,
all the city keeps the festival. watching
the old year out and the new year in.
Family parties gatherings of friends
are to be found in every house. Games,
stories. music and kindred diversions.
with al honorable attention to eating
and drinking, serve to speed on the last
hours of the diving d3V
Suddenly, at the exact moment when
from the great dome of the cathedral the
first stroke of midnight sounds its warn
ing. every house throws wide open its
windows. Forth from the easements lean
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ment; and the state which can pay its
bills even a month longer than its rival
will win. That is why while statesmen
build ships. train armies, make infiam-
matory speeches. and concoct alliances
and lies, the sober calculators sit in their
modest chambers and predict the re-
suits of war by applying the four rules of
arithmetic.
X *
Firstly, they ask themselves what will
a war cost? No man knows. Herr
Bebers estimate is guesswork. and prob;I-
bly, exaggerated. ltaly's little war with
Turkey is costing 100000 a day, allow
ing for a mere 10000 lighting men. Prof.
Niviani Of Rome says that IL only so.cc
men are sent. it will cost a thousand
million lire. OF S2dOU9.OoD Since this
estimate was made. it appears that Italy
will have to send 1D.on0 IIen. and if she
marches into the interior, stu more The
Boer war. in which Enelands army av-
eraged c0.OD, cost 81 .0JJ, c0o.O0D in two
and a half years. The Frapco-German
war. which lasted only 1870 days. cost
Germany S4J0OcO,OOc, for AN average
fighting force of ,2JOG1t men. The war
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taneous keys which are held by differ
ent individuals, and q dozen sentries.
This war treasure can only be used for
mobilization and by order Of the kaiser
bundesrat. 1t amounts to a begsarly
ss3O. 900, 600. all in coined twenty and ten
mark pieces kept in boxes. each of
which contains $4,000. Against it are
issued $50, 100000 in imperial treasury
notes. SO that no interest is lost. The
treasure is under control of Privy Coun-
cillor Wermuth of the imperial debt COM
mission. and is solemnly inspected and
partly counted twice a year, though no
man has ever attempted to steal it ex
cept drunken cobbler Of Spandau. who
climbed up to the top of the julius
tower, fell and broke his neck.
The Spandau treasure was instituted
in 1871. out of the French JOOO,OoO,O0o
francs war indemnity. 1t replaced Prus-
sia's private war treasure of SO. 500. 00o.
Experts say that it would all be spent
within two days of the first mobilization
order. Germahys real war asset is not
this treasure, but the state railroad sys-
TEN. The railroads belong not to the
empire-Bismarck tried to imperialize
them in vain-but to Prussia, bavaria
and the separate states. No country has
such a splendid asset. The Prussian
railroads, which cost $3.50, 600. 0CO, are
now valued at $500. 00OO0O. They pay
an average Z per cent on invested CAPT
tai. Out Of this profit the thrifty state
has amortized s75O.OOO,OO0 of the rail-
road debt. and paid another s750,o00.000
toward the general revenues
The result is that only $1,JcO, 100000
railroad debt is outstanding, SO that the
state owns railroad property which has
/, sale mortgage value of $4,000, 100000
clear Of debt. The south German safe
railroads are not SO remunerative, but
they could be mortgaged for a consid
cradle sum: and optimists have declared
that on her state property Germany. If
need be. could secure loans totains
$4,000. O,pOOD.
:: X
Russia is the only other state that
can talk Of realiZable assets in terms of
hundreds of millions of dollars. First
comes the $49J. O0O. OOO gold reserve which
lies i'm the cellars OF the bank of stale.
This gold reserve has been described as
''Russa's Humbert Safe but it is Il
reality. Against 1t are ISSUED $6l0.0oO.-
600 in credit notes. and about $4U0,OU0oO
more credit notes could be issued il
war times without exceeding the lega!
limit. That is one asset.
The 10000 miles of state railways cam
not be counted an asset, because they
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young together each with glass in hand
The glass is raised on high. and the
words of the toast burst on the aStoniShed
air Of night in one massive tone. born of
more than a hundred thousand voices.
joined in the cry, 'Prosit Neujahr'-Happy
New Year.
THE whole city thus saIutes itself with
the greeting of the season, invoking a
blessing for the coming year in its first
moment. The Sonorous majesty of the
sentiment sends out its echoing clamors
for few brief seconds, and then it
ceases. Before the last clang of the
twelve has melted into silence the toast
of the hour has been drunk, the windows
have been closed and the hush of mid
night settles once more over the deserted
streets of the city
The children in Belgium take leasin g
part in New Year day. They try TO Sc
cure a sugar uncle or sugar aunt a
task only accomplished by getting one of
the adults under lock and key. AT the
beginning of the day the children obtain
all the doorkeys in the house, and hold
them ready for instant use. Then through
out the day and evening they keep close
watch on the movements of their elders,
resorting TO every artitice to decoy one
OF them into n room. This done, they
bang the door and snap the key, and with
shouts of triumph inform the prisoner
tHdl ne VIII Hot ne Tree uulli ne .-S.eeS
TO pay the ransom they demand. Woe 10
him if he values lightly their commands.
Children also take part in the New Year
observances of the rural districts of Rus
STA. At daybreak the adults are awah-
ened by IA shower of wheat or dried peas.
This is the. childrenS mischief. they HAY
ing risen very early. filled their pockets
with wheat and peas. and entered house
after house-the doors of which are never
locked-huriing the dried peas at their
nemies and sprinkling the wheat gently
over their friends.
After breakfast it is the duty OF the
peasants to pay their New Year greeting
TO their lord, and they have a peculiar
way of doing it. The villagers lead their
handsomest horse, gayly deckcd with ever
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more gamey in taste. The sea yields an
nualy for Names inhabitants nearly
four millions in wealth. More than
5000 men are either fishers or shore
men and we come second after Massa-
chusetts in this important division of
human labor Another of our boasts is
that the state has more good ~harbors
than any other in the Union and our fleets
sail forth bearing commerce to the far
thest ends of the earth. Our pine trees
still furnish masts, but the majestic mast
pine is almost disappearing from our
forests. the result of yielding to the de-
mands of commerce.
Senator and Mrs. Gardner are genial
and hospita BILE. but this winter they intend
to devote to learning Washington rather
than to becoming active i'll social affairs
Mrs. Gardner will take part in the func-
lions for which Congress Hall is noted
There are SO many senators and members
of the lower House and their families
resident In that hosiery that they ire