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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

Seventeen new brick houses are un-
der contract to be erected in Green
wood. Several others are projected.
More than fifty residences are being
bnjlt in various parts of the town. An
electric railway will be built this sum-
met and several other enterprises are
ON the tapis. On April is Greenwood
will hold an election to vote bonds
for the purchase of the waterworks,
electric lights and sewerage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

An exchange asserts that during
the past year not less than 100000
has been invested in buildings n
improvements at Shaw, another pros
porous Bolivar county town.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

The Clarion Ledger says that peo'
pie are so busy in Jackson that they
haven't time to work for the interests
of the community. That sort OF pros
perity doesn't need much boosting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

Here is a paragraph Of good advice
from the Greenville Democrat; Help
boost the town by helping to boost It's
enterprises; by helping by word or
deed to make the town grow and pros.
mari
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

Centeryille is getting up a fair anc
expects to make an exhibit this fall
Contracts have already been let FOL
suitable buildings and the grading o
a race track. Several of the newspa
pers of the State are making an ell
fort to revive interest in the old-tim'
county fair, now almost a memory II
Mississippi, with the exception OF TWO
or three counties.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

The Cleveland Enterprise is pub
fishing the charter of a new bank TO
be established at Shelby, in Bolivar
county, with a capital stock OF S25,'
600.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

Some towns in the State that will
issue bonds for municipal improve
ments: jackson, for new waterworks,
$4,000; Meridian, for general i'm
provement, $3.50, 600; Aberdeen, for wa
terworks and sewerage. 100000; va
zoo City. for waterworks, lights and
sewerage, $175,000; Tupelo, water.
works, $50, 600; Gulfport, municipal
improvements, $4,000. Mt. Olive and
Flora are both contemplating the Is
suance of bonds for public conyen'
fences. And there are many other
Mississippi towns deserving OF men
ton in this connection which We can
| not now call to mind.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

Yazoo City has let a contract for a
new $25, 900 school building,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

Hon. E. f. Nall, State land commits
sioner. reports that during the month
of March he disposed OF $6,766,43
worth of State lands.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

The stamp sales at the Jackson post
office have passed the $4,000 mark
and that Office is DOL to be placed
in the first class.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

The Dickson Furniture Company Is
a new corporation at Greenwood with
a capital stock of $4,000 1t Will do
both a wholesale and retail business.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

Meridian leads all other towns In
the State in cotton receipts up 10 date
Her receipts are 100, 1851 bales. Green
wood follows with II, 665.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

Ground was broken last week at
Charleston, Tallahatchie county, Tor
the erection.o of a gtnnery, saw mill and
grist mill, all under one root ana 10
cost $4,000. A railroad is o to pc
built from that place to Oakland, eight
miles distant.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

Greenviile's Business League now
has q salaried secretary. who viii De.
vote all Of his tt 10 TO the work. All
business leagues ought to have sal
aried secretaries. What Is everybody's
business is usually nebody's business.
You cant expect to get something ioi
nothing in THIS age Of competition and
business activity. i.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16
WORLDS FAIR MODEL CAME

o.m a, mississippi river trip on
CITY of Providence,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

The C~larksdale Challenge, edited by
Mrs, Hala Hammond Butte, one OF the
ablest writers of the State press, per.
petrates the following very truthful
paragraph: you can tell a successful
farmer by the condition of his I'VE
stock. You can tell a slouchy woman
by looking at her hair. You can tell
the poisonous serpent by the blunt.
ness of his tail. But the easiest OF
all YOU can tell an enterprising mer'
chant by a glance at the local news
paper. This is no divine reVeiatlon'
hut the gospel truth '
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

The little town of Edwards, in Kinds
county, has just voted a bond issue
for the establishment of'a waterworKs'
A number Of other small towns N
this State are discussing the question
of municipal improvements. Within a
few wears. at the present rate, 1t VIII
he hard to find a town of five hundred
incubation without waterworks ana
a~lectric lights.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

The Carrollton Conservative wants
the vacant lots OF nat oWh uahS
formed into flower gardens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22

troverted. what special qualifications has Dr.
Lee TO constitute himself one apart and able TO
judge with absolute impartiality. or who OF Us
is there who is competent to decide with how
even hand he has acted? It is but fair to say
that he has undoubtedly studied his subject
with open mind. and has handled II in
spirit OF fearless honesty. He traces the history
OF the conflict from the earliest settlements Of
the colonies, and through their development
along economically diverging lines The war
itself IS treated a contest Of principles and
passions rather than series of campaigns
In THE Heart of the Orient &c. T. Putnam's
sons Mr.. Michael Myers Shoemaker describes
a leisurely journey he made through Georgia
and Persia and beyond into Western China
parts little visited even by those who wander
most widely. Although Georgia is probably
most generally known the country in which
the Turkish Sutans sought the handsomest &C
QUESTIONS for their harems, Mr.. Shoemaker was
unfortunate in being able TO see only one Geor-
gia woman that he called beauty.
sne was at the circus on sqnday Her , face was
over which arched delicate eyebrows: a deIicate'
straight nose above perfect mouth, and her
gold band across her forehead and around her
gloss eafk o ha His W and S5s sIa Down
fell far downward over dress of the same color
Both were Of some soft stun.
But perhaps there are OtherS. Inc climate OF
Georgia is not such as TO induce long residence
An Englshman who had been five years in
Tifis informed the author that to those who
lived there hades possessed further terrors.
that is in the matter of temperature. An en-
tertaining chapter is devoted TO Tamara, the
ancient Toarizta of Georgia, who reigued in the
twelfth century. and might be called from GER
tain incidents in her lie tine Tudor Queen Of
Georgia. Under her the country reached it's
golden age, and the spiritual, moral and political
growth of its people attained its highest de-
velopment Yet tradition says that her personal
life was diversified by some tragic romanees
Bokhara and Samarkand full of interest.
picturesque buildings and ruins and filth. The
traveller sees but few of the rugs for which the
former place is noted. They are chiefly made
In outlying districts and quickly absorbed for
the foreign market An interesting question in
folklore is raised by ar experience in Samar-
kand:
AS rest for moment a bench by a running
brook away II front of stretches vista OF
sunny street Down II drove of cattle and
some sheep, and behind them a picturesque boy
blowing horn The beasts seem TO understand and
obey its sounds
Little Boy Blue come. blow your horn:
The Sleeps In the meadow. the tho corn "
Many time boy have wondered what old
Mother Goose meant by that we never O.e@
horns for sheep and cows: must reach Samar-
kand and leave youth behind before the
PLANTATION comes. Did Mother Goose. wonder find
her rhymes and melodies among these Far Eastern
tribes? Did she ever come to samarkind?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22
FAIRFIELD SEMINARY
Increment to Hold Reunion of
alumni of ancient Institution

There Is a movement on foot to hold reunion
and form a permanent association of alumni Of thu
old Fairfield Seminary. which for three-auart4rs
OF century was noted institution OF learning in
this State. The school situated at Fairfield
Herkiner County, and the reunion will be held i'm
that village on Friday. August 26. Many prominen,
citizens Of the State and country are expected tn
be present
10 those who knew Fairfield Seminary as a SIN
vent OF teacher" said one alumnus. the agita-
uoh Tor reunion brings memories OF many bannv
Gays. When We consider that there are about Ten
thousand who have studied there at some t,rpa
ana about two thousand who have been graduated
there, We can begin get some idea Of rvha, .
reunion can De made This July marks tbe 103d
anniversary OF the laying OF the cornerstone Of -
ntst bulIclLS, which is still standing Last Ill
va Ile lust anniversary of the Opening az fba
schooi the cnafter OF the State of Nev-Yor,x hain
s.alted az that time For ninety-nine wears 10
iIoo remained organized. closing on June y 1eaI
reOp.s pIoHiihent In both Herkmer and Cneido
SosaI.ues are anxious for such a reunion and = 20
.S.is an IL their power to make IL a success All
i,S .sSe oeen connected at any time since Ia
Inc svhool as either student or teacher . 20
4, ~ b al graduates especially welcome as
10. oleo 70 FORM large alumni association ~
Lar 10 invitations will be sent but ali who
con, 49,, y tArough The Tribune are requested 70
VIM ypiuileate Win as many as possible of nos
,ha rler ssachrfs and students, telling them of
''e ''ans AND urging them TO be present VI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22

ing Of the imperial circle seems as impossible
as ever when the control of military and naval
forces. for which the colonies supply the money.
Is vested in a Cabinet devised by a Wing oil
garchy for the government of two scantily pop
uiated islands," The most hopeful members of
the Imperial Federation Committee cannot sug-
sest any practical method of overcoming colo
NAL prejudices like those which have recently
taken possession of Sir WiIfrid Laurier. of
avoiding the fatal difficulty of taxation without
representation.
Captain Mahan did not say anything about
the tariff question. Even If he had been so in
discreet as to refer to Mr. Chamberlain's policy.
the chairman without doubt would have trod
on his foot or pulled his coattails. for there
were Free Traders like Sir Edward Grey Free
Fooders like Lord Brassey and tariff reformers
like Mr.. L. G. Maxse and Mr.. Archibald r.
Colquhoun at the tables Imperial federation
taken up in its naval aspects, since that
the only safe course in mixed COM
pany. Captain Mahan did not attempt to prove
that the development of national unity in the
United States had been influenced by naval SUI
premacy determined by power. He might
easily have shown that the Americans began
where British imperialists hope to end. they
know not when. Imperial federation was car
RED out when Alexander Hamtlton's tariff was
made the common defence of the thirteen States.
and equality of political rights and representa-
tive institutions benefits bestowed with
every expansion of territory Americans from
the beginning of their national history took UP
imperial federation the practical side and
impaired great impulse to national unity by
organizing industries. developing the
tates of their continental empire and promoting
the prosperity OF the masses. Cantain Mahan
would have strengthened his argument from
analogy If he had mentioned some OF these
facts: but he would have disturbed the good feel
ing at the tables with superfuous truth. Yet
the imperialists, who think deeply about the
federation of the empire know In their hearts
that their movement never be successfully
carried out matter OF naval strategy
race sentiment Mr.. Chamberlain has sought
to take up imperial federation on the practical
side. the Americans have done; and he has
discovered that Engllshmen not prepared
TO sacrifice their Free Trade traditions and prin-
ciples for the sake of uniting their empire. They
may continue to dream about II, but that will
not be business the American plan
l. n. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22
Notice of Summons.
SUPREME COURT. NEW YORK COUNT,

Rudolf Gutmann Plaintiff. against Anna Worv.>-
Defendant. To the above named Defendant: Yo, A.:
Hereby summoned complaint In This so,S
ana 70 serve copy OF your answer the Plantirs,
Attorneys within days after servc, 81 49,,
summons exclusive of the day Of service and In 49,
OF your failure 10 appear or answer. Judgment will h.
taken AGAINST by default for relief demands, N
the con amt 1uaen IN
Dated New York June 10th. 1904
,srSSN EALEY & RuB1NO Plaintiffs ATTORNEY,
aoAtofnce and Once Address William,
To na a Of Manhattan New York City. Se'"
10 anna Wormser. Defendant: he foregoing
- sGrNed upon by publication pursuant "a an
~ non John troctor Clarke, Justice OF the S,n
eated the 10Th day Of June. l904 ard sia
~ M. IN TIE office OF the clerk Of the ,.
Vi 1seW YORK al Manhattan Ne York city - '"ai'y
r. r pS.sd New York June 18th 1904
f.MI.E-Y pUBINO. Attornev. Co. p,.,-...
Hudolf GutmAnn- Orscs and p q Id AL rtAintin
Wh"s" Street Borough MAnhatsaa NJ W, H.ls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22

The Putnams have just published the fifth
volume In their illustrated edition Of Social
England" that animated and interesting record of
the progress OF the English edited by the late
n. D. Trail and Mr.. J. 6. Mann In this volume
the story is carried from the age of walpole
down TO the period which witnessed the down
fall OF Napoleon. The illustrations add much to
the value OF this chronicle They include a
great number of contemporary portraits repro
duced In good halftones and there are other
useful items drawn from the mass Of old prints
IN existence The full-page plates in color will
pass muster. but save for the one which is used
as frontispiece a portrait of Sir Robert walpole.
and the reproduction OF a sketch by Rowlandson
facing page 536, they are not as good as we
would like them to be.
IN his effort to produce book absolutely nom
sectional DR.. Guy Carleton Lee the author OF
The True History of the Civil War" q. B.
Lipp'ncott Company. does not lay claim to IN
fallibility. He has endeavored TO depsrt from,
the usual practice of historians who. whatever
their prejudices and affiliations attempt to
write at least from the standpoint OF neutrals
on the contrary. he sets out TO present each side
from the standpoint OF a partisan; when writ
Ing Of the North 10 write as Northerner. of
the South, a Southerner, and in all as an
American upon whom all the States have a
claim The distinction is necessarily finer than
tie difference. The result is manifested mainly
IN freer spirit OF criticism than IS usually
found in historical works Like the Irishman
at Denny brook Fair wherever he sees heas
he takes a crack at il. Whether the time 4. vet
ripe Tor the preparation the publication of
such a book may be considered doubtful The
WOUNDS caused by the great conflict are healed
no doubt; but the flesh is still very tender. Lin
coin and Davis. Lee and Grant are still ropuIar
idois In their respective sections and the at
tempt To diminish in any degree their glory or
'hat OF Their contemporary heroes is likely 10
make more enemies than friends for the suthor
Time. like distance. lends enchantmen, 10 ths
view. and In the growth OF friendly feeling and
nansnal spirit fostered by the comradesh,n of
me war with Spain. we more ready 10 ad-
nil the virtues Of the gods of former enemies
'h.1n 10 welcome criticism OF our own.
This being the case and I. viii hara,x, y. oo,,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22
HARD.

wrote some foolish verses once
On love. Unhappy churl.
The metre makes me shudder still
sent them TO a girl.
know that girl. and II should.
Like Byron. wake some day
10 mo Fame written on my brow,
Shed give those lines away.
So now have 10 watch myself
Each hour. Oh. hapless plight.
For II l should be great. of course
Those lines would come to light
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22
Ocean Steamers.

ALONG TME GULF
A"l LOWER ST. LAWRENCE.
The Quebec Steamship Co.'S s. s. "CSmpanA'' leaves
Montreal Tor Nova Scotia 1. Is. 20 ETC. returning
leaves Pctou. N S. July %, ssh q. call
ing Prince Edward Island Gssps Qusbec and other
points
We a circular by this route. New York
to New York days sol IS and up. including meals
and berth S, s. 'Campsna- sand for particulars to
TGOSu WDWM & SON
2sI Is5 Broadway. eas Madison Ave. New York. or
Arthur Ahern. Secretary Quebec 8. s. Co, Quebec,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22

A ADVERTISEMENTS and .uhscrtp,,onx ,o IT,, -
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No !. af4 BROADWAY
Advertisements will be received AZ H. ,oIo,, -, .
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22
LITERARY NOTES.

The "Kensington Edition of Thaclleray,
published by the Scribners. moves steadily tow
ard completion. We have received four more OF
the thirty-two volumes in which it is being
printed. The seventeenth contains The Paris
Sketch Book In a predatory note IT is stated
the authority of Mr.. Eyre Grove. that II is
not possible to identify certainly the eteler in
which Thackeray worked art student In
Paris. but "tke tradition is' that it was the
atelier of Gros in the court of the Institute and
good sketch of this frontispiece to
the present volume. The frontisp;ece to the
eighteenth volume, given to Barry Lyndon Is
fac-simile OF tie interesting drawing of Thack-
cray by Richard Boyle. in the British Mu-
scum. The portrait prefxed TO volume eighteen
in which THE Great Hoggarty Diamond" and
The Yellowplush Papers printed, is from
an unfamiliar daguerreotype in the possession Of
Mrs. James T. Fields. showing Thackeray in his
thirtieth year. The Irish Sketch Book" which
fills the twentieth volume. has for a frontispiece
a drawing of the hotel at Glengarif
In Merry Measure" CI1fe Publishing Com
pany) is a dainty little volume made up of verses
contributed by Dir. Tom Mason to the pages of
Life" This humorous rhymester has facility
and skill: he has clever way of hitting off the
foibles OF the youths and maidens of the day;
he Is good humoredly satirical OF the ways of
their elders. and accompanied by picuant illus
trations from various hands, his verses make
pleasant reading Here is a specimen OF his
craftsmanship:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22
Citations.


Gerry Division OF the High Court OF Justice made IN
the Matter OF the ESTATE RRAEsoN
ceased Hands We Branson 1898. b. No 25sI any per -
son claiming 10 be brother FIiI,
ate OF Osgathorpe In the county Leicester ereased
!NlS al toe date Of her DEATH 18th dav of ANIL
"H or the legal personal representatives Gf AMI Of
sucn brothers and sisters died. AMI 49,
person claiming 10 De children
OF the te5tatrix who died Iss-aI
personal representatives
VINO nave died since the day
are by their solicitors. before Thursday
& OK Oetooef lSS4 10 come in and prove their claims
az the Chambers of AIR. Justice Buckley ana M
Warrington. at the Royal Courts Of Justice Strand
London England, IN default thereon thew viii h -
enp"riy excluded from the benefit of the said orsar
FRIDAY. The llth day OF November. AT ruairs
the clock at noon at Room 90 said cannes ~
Dated this 4th day OF July. 1904 ~ 0-~'.i'-
= BURNEY. Master
Note-IThe said testAtrfx a
Branson, formerly OF PappleWck in coInIu Slp
tingham, and his wife. Hannah. - .soe-
was Wright Thomas BrarsOn. Of ai'e
who born at Pappewick. Nottingnamshrs in IS1
believed forty years aso m ,i Is
oucestershiTe. John Dowager Branson "a a., =, ii
hranson another brother tesatrx who d.
htemel believed 10 have left in The N nsr
and 10 have enlisted In the Army was last bsad - ..
at Chadwick. Oriel, South Africa. 1877 1919 OF
tsnoher of the said William BransonS is TrAn
In February. 1853, and New York nome
last heard of In 1854 ~' Aiio was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22

ESSAYS AND ADDRESSES: ls,s-i-03. BY The
Right fjon. Lord Avebury. $40, pp. Dc. The
Macmillan Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
STREET RAILWAYS.

STOCKS AND BONDS.
FURNISHED by J. Thomas Relnhardt. No. Is wau-st)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26

Beatty farm 5000 feet southwest Of the No on the
PiT7er 60, This we'll will determine the chance
for t6a Sa1bvcst extension. No other district than
the Nc nnineton has been able to furnish anything
Cil~4n~ ~ Iasf week OF the ordinary In fact,
the little pumper list and the ptiful dry hole list
are ircreasing at a lively rate. The Yellow Greek
district a. calhoun County. added something its
credit last week with good producer and several
light a1fairs The No the Sommers farm IL
drilled through the Bsrea grit and started OF at 100
barrels day outside of its output it is unimpor-
tant because il is within well Defined limits
Seve~ai test wells have been started east of the
I!fTie Of Importance has developed for the week in
Snntbeaste-n ONO. Some moderate producers and
soroa 1obt jumpers and of course, Ecodly number
o. busters will fill up the story from that section,
but tbere is still considerable activity in evidence
ono good strike recorded three miles northeast of
SeIn9 In the Lima district. Ii is the No the
4 q Hoover farm, and after being treated with
high exclusives let forth $50 barrels the first day
Several other fairly good wells also rewarded the
drills in this section
Refined petroleum closed unchanged at 81 50 in
barrels and S4 SO in bulk in New York Philadelphia
priees we're on a basis of points lower. Foreign
iefined markets were al-o unchaneed London closed
M Ma ner imperial gallon, Antwerp at 1879 francs
per leo kIos and Bremen ct 635 marks per 80 kilos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
IN THE PETROLEUM FIELDS.

The last week showed nothing in the way of new
developments good strikes anything else Of an
encouraging character in the petroleum. repions
New productive territory seems TO be thing of the
past The sensational upturn at Warrington Marion
County w Va is the most noteworthy afYair eTt
of the ordinary that has occurred. and even tbo :
seems to have been OF shortlived Importance True
have been of the gusher class and brought ont a
good quantity OF oil for the short life they had TO
district is now fairly appraised at It's true value
There are several new wells. however unSSar 49,,
west of Warrington which will be OF some ipn my
lance. they win determine whether not there
The first well looked for is the no on ths ]. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
Trust Companies.
Financial Meetings.

Financial Meetings. l
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL BANK
of the CITY of Se~ Aofks
81 20 a East 42d Street. 80
New York December 2Oilr e
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ShAn-
holders OF this Bank for Election q D.,ss n
TO vote on an amendment 10 Article III or ne d.
Association In provide that the - russ
rectors OF the Bank shall be not less than - s,nss
than hfteen and transaction OF sccn Queer c~knr
as may be brought before u, will be he'd az - January
House 80 70 40 East 42d Street. tuescts. sps1
IOth 1905. at Il o'clock noon. the polls &c '1S
one n0'' cHAs. ELLIOT WARREN. cAsn's'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
sl4l5l 500 Total sales for the week.
sEx interest. ts2oF.
BONDS.

Government bond quotations compare as follows
with those of a week ago:
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GUARANTEED STOCKS
FURNISHED by Joseph Walker & Sons No. 20 Brosd-.,