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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

We call attention this week to the
new advertise ment Of the NewburSer
Cotton Co. This firm is one Of the
most widely known and popular in the
south. The local branch is under the
management of Mr. H. Calm, whose
popularity is only exceeded by his ener-
gy in his chosen profession, In the ad-
vertisement this week, a typographical
error makes this gentleman's name read
Cohn-it should be Calm.
Among the many gentlemen who
make Greenwood their home during the
busy winter months, none is more wei
come than Mr.. Ferdinand Berry, who
has recently returned. One Of the most
genial gentlemen in the state. he is a
universal favorite. An admirable starry
teller and excellent conversationalis,,
he makes friends wherever he goes, and
as for buying cotton, his superiors are
like the proverbal hens teeth. His re-
turn to Greenwood is a pleasure to his
many friends.
MI. +. R, Austin and family returned
| to Greenwood Monday evening. Mrs.
Austin and children had been visiting
in Grenada, while Mr., Austin WAS in
the east selecting a fall and winter
stock. The quarantine regulations de
layed Mr.. Austin five days at Grenada
and the same length of time here.
While in the east he spent n few days
| at the home of his father at Aries, Md.
He says that from personal observation
he believes the fall and winter in the
northeast will be e prosperous one.
Hon. W. T. Rush reached home this
a. M. from an extended trip Though
Europe. He left home in April last and
since that time he has travelled through
Germany, Austro-H Hungary, S~w,tzcland,
Italy, France, England and Scotland.
He gives a very interesting account of
his trip-saw many strange and unusu-
al things, but after all, the United
States is tho greatest country on earth,
Mississippi the best Of the United States,
Lefiore county the best cnuaty ~ Mis-
sissippi and Greenwood the best place
on earth,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
HERE AND THERE.
A>s>s>
49, 80

For ove a quarter Of n century the
telephone has been in general use, and
il would seem that the hello" machine
would be understood by every free born
American citizen by this time. 1t isa
frequent occurrence, however, for some
rustic individual to e,,cr a store end
ask permission to use the instrument.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
School Opening.

70 tia Publioi
The puqlic school will open on We'd
nesday, October 0. | would urge the
patrons of the school to send their chill.
dren IN the first day, 10 they may be
properly classified with as little loss Of
time n possible,
G. E. SAUNDERS, Principal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
Mississippi Chill Tonic.

II Is not bad Mt all to take
Yonr taste twill please, yorr chill twill
break.
inst Try n bottle, and If you don't
like it.,
iou may claran the 6ji-ereLce 10
&, W tEccFErw,
Tie Lissbiss.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01
Must be About Right.
Ninneapolis IrIbune.

South Dakota's new liquor law Is
considered too strict by the liquor
dealers and not strict enough by the
prohibitionists. This is a pretty
safe Indication that the law is about
right and should receive the hearty
support of the great body of con-
sentative citizens who want 70 see
the saloon evil restricted 20 the
narrowest limit, add yet who realize
that its absolute extinction is not
practicable.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01
The Railroad Pass.

How dear TO the pop il the passl 10 ~ p"o@E'
The one he swore TO reject u9son sasn
M wonder at last he refuses % khoSN
As high as the mythical UildeFoS AAe'
He needs il 20 travel the valley long lefelr
Where loved ones await him with "eieoAlns
smile. t;.o $40 aevi1
He wants 10 go homo and be hates tiAs t1s
To pay out the regular tour cents Z hlie'
I'm, on the cold platform | see the pop rldihg
As swiftly the outgoing train hurrles b{'
His fingers are numb, but be waits there AZ
To show the conductor his pass on the sly
Perbaps when the number is taken he wlnces,
Rut hack goes the pass in his pccket NlihcAle
ne enters the car and with logic cow noes
old Hayseed, Ell al, he put up tuh iare'
The mons. after all. are no worse and no peter
Than others who walk through the Vaiiey Oh
sin. 10
fetter r
and tin.
And so the pop statesmen 1lllcarry their passes
Ard use them whenever occasion appoints
Express trains are faster than horses ana asses
And walking is hard on a patrlot FONTS.
Nebraska State journal
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01

We acknowledge the receipt Of
bulletins ~ and 80 iRss issued by
Us Erp@r1-E4 Station. B-ookings.
Sozth Dakota BaiI=tin ~ treats Of
the szl87w zrt=szn wells Of South
Dakota Tins buEstiu taken TO
g4ths- wTta bulletin fl .su-d sons
t7s aas 5s tbs s.S.l1n, gives a
zts sG-vsF fsD1 . chemical
szDdPoz-s gf tie won-sul s--xan
wss e rs sz
Bzll=1 ; t-ezts of sor-ss eul.r-e
= Sp1-a D4kge This b~slletin w7EI
q Cd Talzs - sF=ry ri.zen i liz
s Wa ss az us--uaa II t,ou.4
bzza-
Ta=~ b&A vii be shorty
k3g~-a ~ npuS5l AID 81
are s@w u Sr-ss
N11@rs 81 vii gre rgsuass of
sEEe@ss ~ r4sg sar4ae plasss
u Souh Dzk0
Nnz- = VII give an 0aezE
Asso<Nn1 e sa<a 4s b-eu done Oy
lrrg&1o1 = the 9smes ssses y.u~r
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01

The new board of regents of edu
cation at their Pierre meeting very
sensibly determined not to enter into
any wrangle over the management
'of the state institutions, but passed a
resolution requesting the attorney
general, inasmuch as a question had
arisen as to the legal existence of
he new board. TO take such action
before the supreme court as will
determine which OF said boards of
regents is the legal board and until
such decision is rendered not to
transact any business. This action
will save the state an unnecessary
and undigni6ed quarrel over the
educational institutions and calls for
) speedy decision from the legal
tribunal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01

Tue cry OF the pops thAs the Nc
kinney administration cAaE bring
prosperity AMI good times reminds
Us of the old man ard MS god
wife from the 0ack wOods wro
came TO towR 10 see q locomotive
The engineer opposed the @xhauss
at.d the steam began to rash oct
aud the old man exclaimed. sshsy
can't start her" Presty sosa the
engine began 10 move OF a. = livelr
speed and then fhe old man yelEes.
''tbey can't stop herr That old
man Is dead, bat there are oshe-s
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01

Ia the course OF her experience
with the liquor question South Da-
kota has run the gamut Of every Fad,
from the wide-open doggery to the
purblind piggery, and has not yet
settled the question to the s~atisfac-
ton of the public. The latest ex-
pertinent is that Of license. but the
lie islatare which authorized il did so
reluctantly, and aimed TO throw so
many restrictions around the traffic
that there is every prospect OF
trouble ONE and expensive litigation
in carrying out the mandates of the
statute. The law forbids the vendor
to have chairs in the room where the
liquor is sold, and already the saloon
men are preparing large orders for
hammocks for the use of their
customers. 1t is also decreed that
there shall be no screens over the
front windows of the saloon, aud the
complacent saloonkeepers accept the
situation gracefully and are prepar-
Ing TO worry along without any front
windows.
If the South Dakota Legislature
had been as wise as it was energetic
ii might have avoided all trouble,
saved much time and secured the
best license law that was ever enac-
ted by simply copying the Mime
sofa statute. We la We tried this law
for ten years, and it has proven an
absolute and unqualified success.
The evils of the traffic have been
reduced under it to the minimum,
the state is receiving a princely
eyenu through its operation, and it
is as easy of enforcement as any
other law on the statute books.
here have been frequent attempts
on the part of the prohibitionists to
tamper With the law and secure addi-
tons to or subtraction from it, but
the good sense of each su ceeding
Legislature has prevailed, and the law
stands today practically as it was en-
acted ten years ago, when high
license was made the issue end was
accepted as the true solution of the
question of sumptuary Legislation.
South Dakota, or any other state,
may safely copy the Minnesota law.
st. Paul Dispatch.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01
Animal Kindergarten.

Il will be noticed that all creatures
which have large families. whether
beasts or birds have less trouble in rear
ing them than those which have only
one or woyoung. Little pigs are weeks
ahead Of calves in intelligence. and the
young partridge, with its dozen brothers
and sisters. is far more teachable than
the young eagle. There seems no doubt
that the latter is taught TO fly by its
parsntA A correspondent informs the
writer that be has watched the old
birds 50 engaged and the young eagles
r~slnctAntly following them to q height
Specialized education in animals be-
gins late The beaver kittens training
does not begin until the autumn of the
year In which Is was born. The old
beavera which have moved mp tributary
sereans into the woods, or roAmed to
the larger Akes during summer. then
sssurn % inspect their dam and repair
tt for The winter. They than cut down
. fsw trees, and, dividing them into
iogs. roll tbsm or tow them to the dam.
The kisssns meantime are pat on to
what IN . workshop would be called Q
soft job" They cut all the small
branches and twigs into lengths and do
their share Of light transport service.
In the nnd patting and repairing Of the
cRn the beaver kittens take their share,
but there is little doubt that they do so
bscA1se their elders are 30 engaged. Il
1s kindergarten Of the best kind, be-
csnse und psstirg and stick cutting arc
great Jog and solsce to old beavers as
well As young ones and 30 instruction,
pleasure and business are all combined.
Young offers and probably also young
water rats have 90 be taught to go into
the water. According 70 the observa.
lions a. NJ Hart the late head keeper
n the Eoo the young offers born there
cad nos enter the water for weeks, ard
sTen then their mother had TO ''minf ,
them and fetch them out when she
tnougnt they had had enough of il.
They swin naturally when once in the
wafer. and this seems true of all ami.
uAAs-Lundon Spectator.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01
Pop Troops Fought Nob4y.
A17N-a Fr-A

Probably the pops dld hare a
hard railroad fight a. Plsrrs ,hl.
winter. The republicans turnsd IN
and helped them pass the wheeer
oil oy = unanimous vote, ssd for
some time we failed to So ~h-r.
the tight came IN, Since sSiozu
mens we learn that some one Or
more than one who tho1ght that
oil lacked something in~tro9aced
s,1ts-four other railroad bGlls. TIE
pops had . majority in bo.h oranch-
Is and succse~ed in killing sirty
one OF tbs sixsy Eve rsllroad bsls.-
There must hare been .sme hArs
lighting to do oil shaL
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01
The Anti Trust Law.
Aberdsea News

The republican antitrust Law
bids fair to sweep every trust ont Of
existence. The trusts we're never
so sudscious a. during the past
four years. but the probabilities
are that the free trade gentlemen
la congress who have been worry
ing so over trusts during the past
few weeks will s0on lose the source
of their worrimeit. Republican
laws are all right when they are
gwen a chance, aud are slways on
the side OF the people.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01
The Bankruptcy Bill.

The extra session, besides pass;
ing the appropriation bill, which
failed of completion at the hands OF
the expiring congsess, and besides
taking up the tariff question, open
ed the food gates at once to new
bills aud general legislation. II
any great matter, next to the tarIt-
bin, deserves prompt attention, II
is the subject Of 4 national bank
ruptcy law. A number Of bank
rup5cy bills are pending, and it's
not easy for the laymen to ander-
stand All their provisions. The
Torrey bill. which has teen under
discussion for so long, woald seem
to have as It's underlying motive the
benefit Of TIE creditor as against
the deb.0-: and its frmesl support
comes from New England and the
Atlantic seatoard. Senator knute
Nelson. of Minnesota, has pre-
scented s bankruptcy bal. which Is
ayowedly intended not to provide
further or additional machinery for
the collection of debts. hut rather
to hep thousands of actIFe and
energetic business men, particularly
n toe xsst and south, TO obtain a
discharge from the debts they are
unable to pay, in order that they
NAV take s fresh start. Senator
Nelson hss Sc high a sense OF honor
and Integrity IS any man la the
country; and there is no suspicion
in ms bill Of 81 attempt 10 aid
rAscals TO az i'd the payment Of just
debts. Bat, SIS Mr.. Nelson points
cat, the Ferv men TO whose
vIgsr and enterprise the west has
o~ed is prosperity in the past are
the mes most deeply involved an
the trigAitui business reaction
~hich no ordinary prudence could
have guarded, and for the results Of
which these men cznno. be held
blsmsgo-thy- As matters stand,
ttsy can neither psy their debts OF
the . hsod, Dor ekn f5sy on the
other hand proceed 80 Go bagluess
sta their andisshsrged ooligxtlons
hanging OTsr their heads Mr..
Melissa declares that il the end IN.
credlE0rs Of these men would gain
most g tA4ir iunediste liquidation
and relief from old obligations In
some form a bankruptcy iAv should
D enacted. Ii WoEId Be 81 inpOr
TAFT factor il tas restoration Of
good tlnas-From Tas Progress
Of tbsWOrld," II April Rerles of
Reviews.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01

, Judge Campbell has rendered a
Recession in the Roberts county seat
eight, wherein he holds that Sisseton's
majority over Wilmot at the last
election, while not a majority of all
the electors participating in the cleo
lion. was sufficient to entitle Sisseton
10 me county seat. Wilmot will
carry the case to the supreme cour;
and fight to the bitter end.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01

L. will oe remembered that
Governor Lee, in tao messages 70
the Legislature, condemned in m
measured terms the republican
policy VI lssaing funding warrants
TO provide ready cash to meet state
warrants The governor % o OF
record as noG only c~onsenting 10,
but requesting the issue Of $4,000
of these warrants, and they have
been issued. The governor il learn
ing that z'-baslness administration
requires s~oHh-1alg more than
criticism Of -egaolpc methods.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01

A good ruyer WHO yeaI after yea
creases his business and the repusaa
Of his department, who leaves
semiannual inventory a clean anu
sirable stocE-one who, in fact ns
genius Of money making-is pau n
airy in the big houses Of from so'v~
$40, 900 and often a percentaeeo
yearly increase of his Eles. JA
the largest departments a numpcru Il
most capable buyers thus re
much as $50, 600 a year and are w 81
ed as cheap at that. - fact when asr
readily understood when il Is M
bered that in a single departure a al
great shop selling, say, ds|
worth Of goods q year, n dine, ~s,t
per cent in the profits. whicn I'D,
the result OF n good manager 800
guished from a mediocre one 4, ~
to $50, 900. On the other nanodh|
lower class stores buyers in many ~,
departments are paid ss 1S !. isr
week. with NO percentsge- itS|
incomes are the great excep :,;ss ~
also to be said that the oppcrm In b.
more numerous than the - 49,
ability 20 taks aovnnfage csnr1|
"The Department Store
Hspkjns Adams, In Scrihnsrh
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01
"A Plea for our Game.

The preservation of game is the
subject of deep concern to every
sportsman who shoots over dogs or
who trusts solely to the gun for his
sport.
The rapid aud alarming dessruc-
ton OF u game in the last few
years renders it ~imperatively neces-
sary for those who believe in the
protection of game to take an active
step in the forming of good game
laws and establishing game protec-
tive associations in the different
states of the union.
The game supply of this country
has steadily diminished If it con-
tinues to do so at the same rate year
after year it viii not be long before
game birds will be as scarce az the
wild pidgeon of today, ard game
animals as scarce as the bison. that
once roamed over our western prair-
les In vast numbers. IL takes no
prophetic eve to look into the future
and see that the greed Of the human
race will eventually wipe from the
face of the earth all our game birds
and game animals.
We do Dot think, when We 90 on,
20 enjoy a days sport in the field. in
these days of lessened numbers, that
we are robbing our boys of all their
game as rapidly as we can, that we
are leaving for them. not the hsri.
tage Of health aud strength that
comes Of skill at outdoor sports. bus
the narrow chest and white face az
the counting-room.
We do not mean thar our BOYS
shall ride and shoot; we want them
to add and measure. No. We wan,
them TO grow prssin and white; and
this will be the result to some. and
many hunterless DAYS to Others. Il
natures own creatures are not prs.
served and protected.
III something is not doae. In n fex
years from now all that viii remain
OF our game birds will be the moun..
ed specimens in the museums o-
private collections of the
Probably our grandchildren Will
never be able TO say that they have
seen such a bird as wild due or
snipe. outside OF a collection ~
mounted specimens; and it is no. Inn.
probabls that the curators of tia
different museums Will have TO lsb4l
the specimens.-Fred c. Mathews IL
April Lippincosss.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01

Anna E. Diggs was reeently in
'sited to address the Kansas lsgisla-
lure, and. woman-like, boldly spoke
her mind. She lsshed the populists
numerically. and il is safe to pre-
dict that il will be- long time before
another woman orator viii get q
,rhance At that body. What . pity
- could not have got At the South
,Dskota Legislature about March 5th.
Here isa portion of her remarks:
saYoa had everything in Jour own
hands, she cried. "The executive,
Ithe judicial and the Legislative
branches, and could have rendered
the people a vast amcuns of good.
But what have you doneY The un-
employed travelling from one end Of
the state to another will be q direct
impeachment of the lost opportunity
of the reform party. The people
had a right TO expect relief at you,
hands Ii was your duty to act ia
accerdance with the pledges on which
you were elected. You have been
weighed in the balance and found
wansing. God have pity on your
souls"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01
The A.. o. u. w. Grand Lodge o

The A. o. u. w. Grand Lodge of
Minnesota has voted down the pro-
posea classified assessment plan, bat
made two important changes in its
Jaws, one fixing the minimum age at
eighteen years, the other granting
an optional policy of $1,000, the
assessment on which will be fifty
nents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01
FILLlNGA BULLDOG'STEErY
An Operation which a Scranton pe,.s
Did With Hesitation, but sueca.,

Did with Hesitation, but Success
A powerful and ~ferocious builds |
owned by DIR. Ward of Scranton p,
enjoys the distinction of having
gold filling in one of his incisors. and
good many citizens, who have caught,
gleam of the gold in his mouth, Womb
how the filling was done. Some think /
was done through hypnotic influence i
the doctor over the dog, while cbs
insist that it was through the dogsip
plicit obedience to his masters con
mand.
The bulldogs name is Gem. BE Ia
ugly in appearance az a prize winner 4
o dog show. His nose is a mass Of WIN
kles. and his eyes have a wicked glsc
for any one but his master and Mn
Ward HE affection for them, huwe,s
knows no bounds. When Gem was d
covered me day ~clasping his muzzls b
tween his paws, rolling over and cs
ON the floor and moaning. his mma
was examined, and IL was found ta
there was q big cavity in one Of the b
cisor. IL was decided that Q dents
should be corzulted The dentist hsE
that IL would be necessary to use snA
Der dam. and he promised to Al b
cavity provided Gem wn ethensa
This was done. and the operation NJ
considered q successful one, atAmt
Gem evidently thought otherwise Son
time Afterward the nlling oans out NJ
Gems last state was vorse thAn b
nrst for he refused to submit 70 sncae
operation with ether. At the frs MI
u the anesthetic he not only sddNi
SCORE Of wrinkles to those already inn
nose, but showed his teeth in % dansF
ous o way that tho dentist refnsAn
proceed d.. Ward insisted that heo ctd
make Gem stand ON the table and hA
the tooth filled without wincing. ID
dentist was dubious about trusting u
hand between the brute's jaws m'
finally consented to Try. -.
Gem wss put on the table, and
master stood IN front OF him. kept %
eyes fixed ON Gems and told HIN :
open his mouth. Gem did 70. andshe
Der dam was soon adjusted In pis1
The dentist set to work with the insus
ment of torture called q bur, and l'
Of Gems ears went down lit a u1lesss
ing way, while the other re,nainedco ~
ed The doctor held u finger rAs.
and kept his eyes fixed on Gems y.
never wandered from his master W.
The attitude Of Gems ears pro'u .
barometer Of his suferines wnen
bur touched a spot close to the nel..
When both ear went down. the uenAs
knew he had gone as far as dogs nA's
would let him go. Gems eyes n.y.
wandered from the Doctors IN us
hours the dentist was at WORK :,
stood the final polishing, aud WneA 7,
master gave the word for him "a
down faom the table Gem dancea
demonstrations of JOY at bus rs i. !
Since that day he has no tIoaOv
mast;cating the biggest e "D'
New York Sun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01

The Piowman-Moore row in the
Black Hills Is an echo of the recent
senatorial scramble, and illustrates
the peace and harmony prevailing in
the popalisi camp AT present. Moore
: the chairman Of the pOpalist cent
raj committee OF Lawrence county.
and during the senatorial 6ghs bitter
ly opposed Judge Plowman. As
the attorney for some prisoners TO be
tired before Ptownan he induced
them 10 make afdavits for a change
OF venue alleging prejudice on part
ct sas ludge. Plowmzn called the
assention Of the jury 10 the facts in
the case, declaring that three of the
prisoners were absolutely unknown
10 hlm, ard ordered them 20 luyesri-
cute and determine If :he prisoners
made the sfsdxvits OF their own
rolisiou- or whether their attorney
Moore, WAS g1ilsy Of sabordination
ct rerEry- The Judge !. warm
EDder the collar at the reflection on
his intsgrisy. and Moore may now
have = Interesting a time in keeping
Ont OF Jail - be had in keeping
Rsswnan oas Of the u. S. senate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01

The editor q the New York Chris.
ran Advocate learned not long since
rrcrn . cosch-aGn that horses are not
mike human beings he writes:
Riding II amends carriage one day.
va noticed lss the cosachran made cor.
1<nt Efforts 70 restrain one Of the
hu-ss and 70 hasten the other. AS the
ls We're handsome and perfectly
mated we said What is the difference
Dssween these horses that you are O
ssAs-ly tonch1ng up a and holding in
soe Nae-1rs
n<ad be- The une that 1 whip can
sU poszaF oFe-wuk himself. will
ns say taAs he Is lazy. but he is 70
nSoe rn<s De neyer can and never viii
90 Hannst any damage. II would be
1snpos~1ns 70 whip him no hard that be
SiSlr hu7 hrasek The other can tnt
aE-e : less tAsn 2.zs. x,d be woula
- ron D love d 1t until he drop
tse E1U old ne docs his hset-