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The morning times., 1897-01-02
BON MARCHE.
JACKETS AND CAPES.
UNnERTARERG
DIED.

HATHAWA Y-The funeral of Police Off
Ger l.. B. Hathaway will take place TO-
day at O'Clock ID. M, from hiS late resi-
dence ABS First sire ct northeast under the
auspices of Phil Sheridan Grand Army Post
aud an escort of brother police officers.
Item
SHANKS On Thursday, December 81,
1896, at p- m, Morris Shanks, aged for
ty-siX.
Ihe remains Will be taken from the
residence Of his sister, 947 Virginia ave-
nue. southwest, Saturday morning, TO st.
Mary's county, Md. Item
uddenly. on Thursday, De-
cemDer 81, 1886, Rev. John SuttiIl, in
the sixty-.linth year of his age.
Funeral services at 2 O'Clock Saturday
afternoon, at Waugh Chapel. Ministers Of
al. f. Church invited Philadelphia papers
please copy. jaI-2t
The morning times., 1897-01-02
Price, Soc each.

Heavyweight Wool Hosiery
for winter use, very stout and
durable-colors gray or tan.
Regular 25c value.
Price, ISc per pair.
The morning times., 1897-01-02

Un.aundered White Shirts of
exceptional good make, heavy
Homestead muslin, double re-
enforced back and front. Pat
ept gussets and stays, and
positively pure linen bosoms.
Sizes u TO ID.
The morning times., 1897-01-02

To Give Successful Dinner.
or luncheon, let Freund, S15 10th ST.,
have charge of the arrangem ent and menu.
It'll cost only what you wish to paw.
Magnificent banquet hall at your Disposal
without extra charge. III
The morning times., 1897-01-02
No Card, No Admission.

The reporter walked up the long approach
and gazed at the crowded portal The
throng was coming from tine carriages
that swept around the driveway and it
looked sadly self-important and as though
it owned the earth. Successful statesmen
and their wives always look that way
when they are not working up CAIN
paign.
In the big portico were great many
officers OF the police, and at the right OF
the frigid doorkeeper stood the very hand
soonest one ON the force, a great, big. giant
of a fellow with golden mustache and
a new uniform and sp6tless White gloves.
Tie reporter approached and he smiled,
but not so tile frigid doorkeeper, whose
front was of gray stone and nIassiyely
pain He stopped the advent of the throng
because the poor little WOMAN reporter
was in front and wasn't holding out a
card for hiin From The Times said
size, with cheerful nonchalance-
Where is your card:'' says he, without
changing countenance.
Haven't any" says she, and he tells
her she can't go in.
The morning times., 1897-01-02
Price per pair, Soc.

Fancy Bosom Shirts for busi-
ness or semi mi-dress-manyn new
and pretty designs-made with
separate Cuffs to match bos-
oms.
The morning times., 1897-01-02

Sylvester was celebrated at the beau
uful home of Mr.. and Mrs Victor L.
Fisher, No. 1910 Rhode Island avenue,
last Thursday night by superb dinner given
to number OF prominent newspaper cor
respondents stationed at Washington and
friends. 1t was a small and select affair,
only the intimate friends of the well known
couple being present.
The dining-room was made a perfect
bower OF beauty By the huge banks OF roses
on every side. The favors were all unique
The morning times., 1897-01-02
A Friendly Policeman.

The big officer rescued her from the
trampline feet OF the oncoming horde
md put her behind him. A shabby little
old woman who watched the maneuyer
from afar rushed up and began lame nta
ton.
II think it's just awful the way they
are treating the press said she, with
quiFer of Indignation and sqairm which
brought her beside The Times woman.
What press" asked The Times woman.
why, all the press: US Look at me;
am from Maine and write for the Augusta
Eanner. and they have the impertinence,
The morning times., 1897-01-02
Mems Goods.
Lansburgh g. Bro.
or Two
at This Time.

Th at You May Need
The morning times., 1897-01-02
Price each, $l.Oo.

Wool Flannel Negligee Shirts.
Heavy all-wool material. blue
or gray, positively best grades
of flannel used, light or heavy
weight.
Price, 81 so each.
The morning times., 1897-01-02

soc quality Of Suspenders-
strong and durable lt-soiid col
ors only.
Present price, 3oc per pair.
The morning times., 1897-01-02

On New Years Day the city editor got
Hurried. Early copy was as scarce as hens
teeth, and the men who had been sent out
to stir up something were keeping them
selves beautifully scarce.
The morning times., 1897-01-02

Atwood Derby Ribbed Alb
p domsnal Bands-full regular
made and perfect fitting
Price, 75c each.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
SHE SPANKED FOR THE FAMILY.
The Strangers Kind Oner Was In
~diEnantIy Refused.

People never get encouragement for doing
the Good Samaritan act in the interests OF
the public, as the man decided who offered
to assist a distracted woman and ameliorate
the sutferings of a lot Of people on a su.
burban car,
The boy who howls was in evidence, the
curled darling of his only own mother and
the terror of everybody else, and he had
kept the car in a state Of wild excitement
and exhausted the patience Of everybody, in
GLIDING his doting parent.
oh, # your father were only here!' she
had said for the tiftieth time, as she tried
Vainly to restrain the bowling terror.
At that he stopped bowling long enough
to beat the air with his small shins, and the
woman on the other side Of him remarked
audibly that a cage wal the proper place for
savages like him.
Johnny, dear, asked his mother, won't
you be q good boy?'
Roars and kicks from Master Johnny.
Oh, | wish your father were here to, give
you a good tr0uncing this very minute.N She
walled. as she struggled with him.
Then it was that the philanthropist of the
company asserted himself. He had been
trying in vain to read his morning paper ever
since he started from home.
Allow me, madam he said, blandlv. II
am a father myself, and | will be happv ia
~chastlse your cheIub i'll behalf of his absent
parent"
",Oh, no, You won't, not if ] know ito
SAID 'loiinnys mother, rising in her wrath
IKE a ttgrcss. There amt that man living
dafe lay a finger on that boy--his w ia
laef or any other ugly catamount who
thinks he knows it AL" and she shut off
by going into the next car and TAX
Iimes-Ilerald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
CONDENSED MS.

On The 9th the miners had all the ad"
vantage in the great coal strike. In
Cleveland, Ohio, the scarcity of coal is
already telt, and the railroads arc con.
tiscating all coal on their lines,
WHILE q gang OF workmen were max
ing excavations along the lines of the
street railway at Lexington, Ky, on the
9th, one OF them struck what looked t.
be a piece OF pipe, but proved to be a
slxtY-foUr pound dynamite cartridge.
A fearful explosion followed, and five
of the SIX negroes in the gang were
blown TO atoms,
PAhrcAu, Ky, was struck by a lorna
do on the 9th. Many buildings were
damaged and one man was killed.
Tnr senate committee on foreign re-
lattons finds difficulty in securing n
quorum to discuss Hawaii,
rHF steamship Etruria, on tho 9TH,
took out aga, 900 ounces Of silver to Eu.
rope.
FAILURES for the week have boeu 206
in the United States, against 9i5 last
year, and 10 in Canada against 80 last
year.
Ky tho decisive voto OF 9S to D. the
tariff htll was passed by the senate on
the 7th.
THE miners seemed to have the best
Of the strike on the It'll, 1t is possible
that the trouble will be adjusted by ar
bltration.
TuE treasury statement on the 7th
shows; Available cash balance, S23i.- |
S5s, $50; gold reserve, SAL. a57, 1908,
lRoF WESTON, the ]aeronaut and his
helper Tapiscott, who were thrown from
their balloon at Eureka, Cal, died Of
their injuries on the It'll.
TuE Japanese are making strong pro-
tests against the annexation Of Hawaii. |
FouR people were fatally injured and
eighteen or twenty were nero or less In.
jured in a street car wreck at Pittsburg,
Pa, on the 9Th,
JouN HENRY BANKER, colored, was
electrocuted at Sing Sing, n. Y, on the
9th. for wife murder.
Tlir situation in the Orient has again,
become acute. The Turks may not give
up Thessaly without a fight.
THE boiler OF q t%hreshing machine OK.
ploded near Hartsville, Tenn, on the
9th. and seven were killed.
TuE steamship St Paul took out GaS,- |
600 ounces Of silver to Europe on the 9th.
A cRAzy man jumped into the river
near Fulton, Ky, on the 9Th, and was
drowned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

About two weeks ago a negro man
about 81 years old, living four miles
south of Forest, made an infamous as.
sault upon a white lady living in the
same vicinity. The lady had been WIS.,
iting a neighbor and was returning
home, when suddenly the negro made
his appearance in the road and tried to
accomplish his purpose. He was fright
ened away by the lady pretending that
her husband was nearby and calling
him. The negro had presumably been
at large since until one morning last
week, when he was found in the woods
about a mile from Forest. dead. He was
securely tied to a tree, with about
twelve buckshot holes in his head.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
The New Navy Rife,

The strongest Shooting gun in the world
is the new Lee rifle made by the Ninches-
for the u. S. Navy. When fired there
Is a pressure on the breech Of 6 O,0oo pounds
to the square inch. To build a gun that
would withstand such tremendous strain
was a great undertaking, but the Winches.
tiers, with their vast and varied experience
and wonderful plant, succeeded in turning
out q gun entirely satisfactory in every waV
to the. Navy. Like all Winchester rifles
they shoot to perfection. work smoothly
and easily and are strong seryiceable arms.
The Nlnchesters send a large illustrated
catalogue free upon request,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

t' ~
Ma Convention lila. Ever Had such
Meeting Place, aud All the ement.
Are of the Best.
SAN FRANCISCO, July ln.-The second
day of the Christian Endeayor con ven.
ton opened bright and pleasant. In
fact the weather has been perfect
every dag since the visitors began to
arrive. The visiting easterners are
cOngratuIattng themselves upon escap-
ing the t0rrid wave now sweeping
through the central and eastern states.
1t is noticeable that many who came to
town wearing their thinnest summer
clothing ave taken on more suhstan.
ttaI protection against the cool breezes
from the Pacific. But they are having a
glorious time, and the pleasant wealth.
er IS especially pleasing to those who
have endured the extreme heat all the
way across the continent.
As early As daylight little parties OF
a dozen or two score could be seen go
ing towards the parks, Cliff House and
Ocean Beach in search of pleasure,
while hundreds Of others attended
early morning prayer services at the
different churches.
Iorr L.fo,.n ,ba ta,,, r,,. oa1tf,. +to
meetings to order in Mechanics and
Nopa"ard's paviliions. crowds filled
evrry available snona Il, tb. hf, hn1a.
mos Tbn l.l.n,to. ,,-.,o orn ,,-n.
aptbusiastfr thr1 %, ,hn ar.t dar -
Tho can v.rt;or na,rrv aInarfna JaG
.-a, ., ... =. 80 -
,i,ra nf a. Inn, for. ,., o,J n,n,.. Nv,
les, discomfort ,g 81 raiI,ra, trin
fine t,,a..nI. ~, I.Ir Jlf,uatal
In -rr.san-, ..r.,,. No., -
ing badge, and ribbons Of 1ripht
cosurs, Cooked fresh and baupr. and
when the song service WA, announced
at the opening of the MEETINGS.. tbov
responded with Il wjr, tla, sbnyai
their whole spirit v8,in fine undertake.
iur.
>,rr.larv f!,ar T. rlat,l ot ,bo .,o
ro.- Of tl,, p,a,.,il9 and .,,- -, ,,a
y.rtn5r b,., .v.,. L,l .,,.h ,.,aa
I,ra.. Tl..r. ara. ,a.t ,~,l....f,n.
but neyrr under orc ,,,f a nt''
ia irs.IP Nac,r bo r,a@
been a Aforementioned ,rao, g,,. ,,,
tration. rest and rnnv n,,a,i,n F7no
California fruit, and tfoyvnrs haze, hon,
arlisticafIv arraurad T., rruo.,,.
booths in line PAVILION and norb 6nl..
u,t, 4. i,rit. .,., 49,
away namnhTrt racitfnr tha, n
source. of each .h,ot, i, ,hS7 aaII.n
state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
DEATH BEFORE STARVATION.
Suicide OF II Captain IN the First ROYAL
Dragons.

LONDON, July 10. - Capt, Francis
lorke Mcmahon, Of the First royal
dragons, the brother and heir pre-
sumptive of Sir Horace Wcstropp Me-
Mahon, Bart, has committed suicide
by shooting himself. lie was financially
embarrassed, and left a letter saying:
Il cannot stay in the army and ! can
not live on nothing outside. SO | am
sure this is the best, God knows where
I'm, Oft to-"
Sir Horace Mcmahon testified at the
inquest that his brother had only to
ask in order to get all the money he
needed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

There is a movement on foot at ca.
lumbus, headed by four of the principal
cotton buyers of tho city, to erect a new
IMPRESS Some of the buyers own
Stock in the present company, which il
ali old established enterprise and yields
a handsome dividend. The buyers VINO
are not interested in tho company are
dissatisfied and say that they must have
q press OF their own. There is , w;do
difference Of opinion in regard to tho
establish nent Of a second press. 4
large number OF business men bel;eva
that 1t would be profitable investment.
whaie others aver that it.would result
IN ahancial ruin for both COMPANIES
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15


Il Ey,,.,tv s,o.yy ,ba r.,~ rrt.ag
2,.,as ntrt.ar ~ p.Txs,.a .uui..ad -,
u...... - 81
Drmss three davs enaed oo III,
9Th. 10 inaurst4 were Lri8 In Cjnrin.
matt oyer lie remain of victims If ,be
~lntrnn.. heat
The statnmen, of the condition 81
the treasury lssue1 on the Ttb shorrd.
Available cash balance, s2s4. 80, .5g;
gold reserve. eI4l.g-T. SG8.
% the 9Th Russia sent q circulnr
note 10 the povere suggesting that
steps be taken 10 expedite the con
~eiusion u peace between Greece and
Turkey.
Hos tEntGE v n, LornEuP, ex-
minister 10 Russia, who had partially
recovered from an attack Of heat pros'
trat"n, began sinking. ON the 9TH
dt ms nom" 10 Detroit, Michigan,
an" III "h7 feared ne might not again
'"''
JOHN EkfN"hba, Tor 30 years pub
'i>t"f al the vNd Fellows Iailaman,
"",' "', W 'n' 90" t'i'""N
~ US -'''1'a 7tt"'' "'r't ~ ma nome
- '"',"'" P"''>' 4'''' on tue IN All
:" NV "'7 ~ ,'"'N Vi "6''
= ;, ,''"' ~" S'l-"" '''s CON.
49, '''''''' ''"' va, P""e'N WI, nov
'' wv '''"' ""t mas ut'"''' W
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

William Brooks and Joe Lee, the two
negroes who have been in Jail at Column
bus for some time past, charged with
being implicated in the murder of John
Roberts at Artesia last December, have
zen taken to jackson for safe keeping,
Sheriff l~learon fearing that an attemns
would be made to lynch them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Judge Huddleston of the Meridian
circuit court last week in a very able
n comprehensive manner charged the
grand jury as to the various violations
OF law, and in discussing blind tigers"
ana the sale OF mop tea" gave it as his
opinion that the sale Of HOP tea" is a
violation OF the dramshop chapter OF
the code of 1892, and that the vendors
OF hop tea, although they may be
operating under a license granted in
pursuance OF the act of the legislature
of 1896, should be indicted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
SHORT AND SKIPPED,
Treasurer of the Houston Il Texas Central
Freight Department at Austin, Tex,
Missing,

AUSTIN, Tex, July 10.-Will Todner.
who mas been employed as treasurer
for the local freight department of the
Houston q Texas Central railroad for
the past II years, has turned up MISS
ing, aud with his departure came the
intelligence that his account was short
sotnc $1,000. The visit of the
roads auditor in his regular rounds
frightened Rodner to the extent that
he skipped, taking several hundred dol.
lars in cash ont of the office safe which,
in addition to his shortage on due bills,
makes the total defalcation abou,
81, 0o0.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Judge James NJ. Arnold, one Of Mis-.
sissippi's most gifted sons and mos, dis.
nnghished @iarists, died at birmingham,
Ala last week. Judge Arnold was ,be
circuit Judge of the First judicial dis
trict for a number Of years, and bore tho
reputation Of being ono OF the hes. tho
State ever had. On his appointment. to
the supreme court bench by Gov. Lowry
on Jan 7, 1855, he resigned the %circui,
iadgeship. lie was appointed to succeed
Judge II. u. Chalmers. On Octoher
1853, Judge Arnold resigned from ,hss
supreme court and went 70 birmingham,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

He-They tell NE your husband is a great
artist.
She-That he is. He painted a picture of
some onions for the last exhibition, and
they were so natural that the committee put
them on the top line, so that the people
wouldn't smell them.-Yonkers Statesman,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

-
wv P''"'''> H''' ''''e' an" ap"ui
'''''E' ''J"I,'N more OF '''' h'srfo
I'''"R Wv ,''','"1''' "' "~''i'''"l IN
W. '"''''' ""S !" ''''''R' "' l"c 'l"'
. 'tNLN"h "'flh' 81 miners 81 the
thiled Nine WORKERS. Of America was
''"li'" '"' '"l} ny Inc hA''onaI eA.
~'''i'N' "'"''N whose h'a'l0artrra are
~ '"'"''n"9' w. ah" ai7' ny the dis
'fl'f presidents.
ms monument ot The First Mime"
'"la regiment "as dedicated, on the
XII, on the Gettysburg tPll battlefield,
III the presence of "A number Of distin-
E]4iHit"i Ntnnr~"tans, The monument
Is onr of the finest pu the field. and was
''ec''" ~ IL cost "i $4,000,
AZ A result ~ The investigation Of the
recent collision On the Nundalia road
at Fanaalta H.. all the crew OF the
special Christian Eudrayur California
train have bcen dismissed from the
service of the company.
NHApgoRD LfuNARD, of Taunton.
Mass, 20 years old, tool, part, green,
with suicidal intent, ON the ad. and
died, He WAS out Of work and de.
spouicut. tie was the tallast man In
Massachusetts,, heing seven feet in
height
REV. IN UryHy U,RuNy pr,fassnr
emrrIrn, pf Dickinson ~roll,,r. and an, |
~. She foremost educator, IN Tive
Methodist Ep,.r.ual church di,a 90,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
New Jersey GrOcers Sued.

Trenton, N. j., June "A Especially. Suit
has been filed here by The National Cash
Register Company OF Dayton, Ohio, against
Edwards & Vreeland, grocers of Paterson,
n. j., who use a Globe cash register, which
the National Company claims infringes its
patents. An injunction and damages are
asked for.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

President MCKINNEY wilt spend
most OF his Sunmer vacation on the
shores Of Lake Champaign, for which
place he viii leave Washington on Au-
gust l. His party win consist of the
members OF bis own family, Ncc.rrcsi-
dent and Mrs, Hobart, Secretary Algcr
aud family, Secretary aud Mrs, Porter
mud probably several other members Of
official society,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

TIM semi-otlicinl Tremdcuhlatt, of
Vienna, says Russia and France, like
the other powers, have agreed that the
peace negotiations must bc brought 20
n close, and the porte will become con.
WINGED that its attempts to dcduce cx-
IRENE consequences from the Turkish
victories are vain and must fail before
the firm will OF Europe"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

AssIsrNNf ~EgErrAEY or ruE lSrE.
RluE rH~rEH DAVIS rules that whore
a pension claimant has attained tine
ngr Of ~ years he shall he deemed ru,
titled to at least the minimum rate Of
pension unless the evidence disclose,
an unusual yigor and ability for the
performance of manual labor in one Of
that age.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

DR. EICuMnNp CORNWALL, of St
Louis, who slew his brother, despite
the verdict Of the coroner's jury Of jus
ithable homicide, vii! have tu answer
10 4 charge of murder IN the first de-
gree, a warrant having been issued ty
the assistant prosecuting attorney, and
the prisoner has been placed in ltll,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Dear me- said an old lady, who prob.
ably never knew of such a game as base.
ball, dear me- How this craze Tor china is
growina Here's a club in New York city
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

The tagman on the north-b0und local
freight train, G. i. Market of Water
Valley, was fatally shot last week. AS
his train was nearing Shaw, a small sta
ton near Duek Hin, he discovered one
or two negroes stealing a ride on an
open fiat car. The train was stopped
and Market, With the conductor, c. b.
Box, went back and made the negroes
get oil. While the train was Just get
ting ready to start again, one Of the ne
groes, who was armed with a shotgun
and pistol, opened fire on the trainmen.
flaEman Market was struck in three
places, the conductor escaping harm by
lodging behind the sides of the car.
The negro then dashed off in the woods.
An examination of Markets wounds
showed them to be most serious, and the
train was run on fast time to Grenada
for medical assistance, but before arriy-
ing there the young man was dead.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

HENRY b. STONE, of Chicago, former.
ly vice president Of the Chicago, Bur
ington a Quincy railroad. was killed
at Monquit, Mass. o. the 9th, by the
explosion OF u bomb, which he had
lighted ut the request of his little
daughter, and which, failing to ex-
plode, he proceeded to investigate just
ms it went off, a large fragment of the
bomb striking him in the forehead.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

TIM st Petersburg NOvos Nrcmya
strongly eShortS the Turkish goveru.
mcut 10 abandon any further subter.
fuges IN the negotiations for peace DO,
tween trcecc and Turkey, unless the
latter country wishes the powers 10
adopt harsh measures in order 10 eu-
force their peace programme.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

No Such Thing.-"Five dollars!" OK
claimed an indignant man, who had used the
iong,distance phone for as MANY minutes.
and yet they say talk is cheap "-,Judge,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

ASsIFrASr SECRETARY HuwEII has
decided not ~ interfere ia the case of
T. NJ. ~cruFRs and H. Il. Luughornc, OF
StLoats charged with Smuggling jrn
lery. The cases arc thus left IN The
hands Of thu United states attorney at
New York for presentation To- tue
grand jury which meets In September.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
Halls CRtarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure, Price 75c.

Queen Victoria always looks so solemn ,
II look solemn if you had had the
Chicago Record. years
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

BY special desire Of the queen, eli
the colonial prcmter,, including SIR
Wilfred Lnurier, premier Of canada.
visited Windsor castle. GA the 1th, to
present to her majesty tho jubilee adj
dresses from their respective colonies
Subsequently the prrmicrs were sworn
In as privy councillors
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

ing the ceremony" Miss SpiteoirIMWeJii" .
tr,tie at first, darling, hut not after v;iiIiia,m
had said yes Truth. 'i"A""
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

lou can always tell false teeth because
ehey are so much nearer perfect than natu.
raj ones.-Washington Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

The railroad commission met at Jack
son last week and passed on the assess
ment of the railroads, sleeping cars,
telegraph companies, etc. Several of
the rates are subject to revision. The
mileage Of tho main lines and the side
tracks of all the railroads in the State
was assessed the same as last year with
the exception Of the Mississippi & Ten
nessee division Of the Illinois Central.
The main line Of that division was
raised from $40 GOO to Sl2, 600, and the
side tracks uniformly assessed at IS, 900
per mile. The property, consisting of
depots and lots in several towns. was
considerably increased. The increase
Will amount to a nice sum, but the exact
tlgures cannot be stated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Norma MCKINLEY mct with an nc.
eident, on the ath, quite serious fof one
of her age. In walking on the porch
OF her home In Canton, g.. She slipped
and fell, striking her forehead over the
eyes On IA doorstep \ doctor geas ,aga.
moned, and found the cut ,o deep a. 70
require sewing up,