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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-10
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.

The Board Of Supervisors met ON Mon.
DAY, sept. D. lW all nieuibers al officers
being present,
The report OF ". NJ. Peteet, co nutv sun.
ertntendrnt, was received and approved
~. A.. Joiner reported puhIit' roads In
Hest one properly worked au d In good
condition,
The petition Of L.. n, Roberts and 9th.
efs Tor an appropriation to build school
house was rejected,
The personal assessment Of +, GidwItz
u Bro. was reduced from $500 10 S2Oul,
Tht report nt DR., J. W, Duiau ey, county
hea1'n Officer, w9s RECEIVED ~ d approved
Tor u new road from road Ii Ia Beu, two
TO road 81 ut Schister, which was recon.
,'ended by . committee appointed at the
hmE9.t Term to inspect the pro,
he opened and that the Oh TX advefti4e
tof hos for building bridge across Mary.
across fusoo River ~ Sid On
The, following bridge CO. ,trscta were
awarded; pile bridge Hc,s,sS lower Tippo
. q Alexander, at $50 pc foot; bench
bridge across Gin B8you 10 d, o., Alex.
ahd"r At SW per fupts bench bridge
ae.n4- Lucas Bayou 10 u q. Niexandrr at
VIZ per Too, bench bridge across Elan.
n,sy,n and I'm tones plsers 10 A. W. Ross
~ s2 10 per foot; bench bri &c at Race
TRACK To !, II. Afford At S2.hi foot. bench
bridge aCto.~ Turkey Bayou 10 l. II Al
RI NJ ~ ~ per ihuts sidewalk for Sazoo
E'vef bridge at Grvenwo,sl. tu W, +,
Young at fI,lI5,
An order ,nHde 81 the ID ce, nber term.
Hnietntng h-h law, was amer ded 10 mn.
ply only To citizens ut Lsfure county.
IL was shown bS written 90 MON of Al.
torheV Eenersl That the ma putscturinu
plsut OF n H., Barrett X Son. Greenwood,
was entitled Ia ten years exemption. an
der CHAPTER 81, Acts of iSei,
commissioned were appointed To re-.
eetve bridges at Turkey Ia Won, Lucas
baNnu. Gin hayuu, Race Tiatk aud Tin.
Pc, work On iazou River bridge at
Gteenwond. "
The tax levy for the iiacnl wear 1904 was
Nsen as follows! common county Mills,
ttiage "a mills. road ! NTH.
IL was ordered that bon da be issued to
the amount OF S3j,no tor the purpose of
huttdinH court house, SAID bonds tn hear
tper cent. interest from date, PAYABLE In
New York seni.aunu Atty; bonds 10 be
bond tn he of 500 w."
tx I, N%attntt. Tax Collector. was cred.
TIED IN hnal settle,nC ut with to n IN in.
solvent presumably 20 value of SR.7lh MS
yer list hied by hiui. SIZE iusolveut poIis.
ditot. -"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-10
Mems Department

You Will find suits that are equal to those made by the best custom tahorS
in the largest cities, Our line of Clothing, Hats and Shoes arc all here.
You will find this line larger and more uptodate than ever displayed in
the city. We have all that is new for men and boys to wear. The quality
Is high; the price right. :. :. :. =. . : d. . : : : : Z:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-10
Wanted.

Competent ginner, who thoroughly
understands machinery. Apply with
reference and experience.
sei0-2t. ". II. RErp, Rulevillc Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-10

c. L. Gillespie s. Co. advertise a full
line of school books on another page of
this issue. This firm has anything that
you want in this line and will appreciate
your patronage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-10
GREEN WOOD SPOTS.
Recelpts.

Local cotton men and citizens gener-
ally are rejoicing over the fact that
Greenwood's receipts for the CONNER
cial year ending Sept. | are larger than
those Of Vicksburg, heretofore the ban
ner market of the State. Vicksburg
received SCOOP bales, while Greenwood
comes forward with S0,360. V~icksburg's
receipts decreased 1922 bales, while
Greenwood shows a gain of $40.
Vicksburg attributes her shortage to a
decrease in yield in the Nicksburg
territory, while the increase in Green
woods receipts is due to an expansion
of tr~ade-territory and tho growth of the
city along all commendable lines. With
an average cotton crop it is believed
that Greenwood would have received
at least 100000 bales.
The receipts in Greenwood for the
year ending Sept. /, were as follows;
Greenwood c. & S. Co..,..,..5l,727
Tallahatchie c. & s. Co.,.",.2S,G42
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-10

There is no do, lbt about 1t il you go
TO Raines Drug s ,oi for the highest
quality OF pcrfum el y aud toilet arti-
eles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-10
JACK LEONARD
6, )ntractOr
and Builder,

plans and Est mates, Fancy Brick Work
Superintendel ITS Furnished. :: :: {:
Box 337. Room is Dolan Building
Clart sdale, Miss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
PROGRESS AND COMPROMISE.

Earnest, active and radical reform
ers can always be counted upon to ex-
claim "rever compromise with evil"
our prohibition friends had for
slogan mo backward STEP" Such con-
scientious men and women are in hab-
it of quoting General Grants famous
words Of fighting it out on this line
if it takes all summer" These and
numerous other well known quoted
statements of men who have helped
make history, are necessary parts of
an eloquence that influences the minds
of men when big reforms are needed
and proposed. But the cold statements
of history always show that progress
makes the greatest advancement by
compromise. In fact, it is now the
work of nations in all progressive aft
fairs to demand much and accept what
is offered or available. England has
for a hundred years demanded Of In
dia. much, and taken a little. We are
copying after her in our Philippine ad-
ministration.
A movement, a reform, progress, is
always radical. Reformers always de-
mand more legislation than the public
is prepared for. And while it is gen.
orally admitted that no law can be en-
forced unless it has strong majority
sentiment behind it, still year after
year our statute books are filled to ov-
erflowing with laws, some Of which be-
come dead letters. and objects Of ridi-
cule. 1t is well to bear this in mind and
workers in any good movement need
rot be discouraged because the world
is not changed in day. And here is
another thought for those working for
the best in society and community
Frequently the opposition is in the ma
iority. Reformers need not attempt the
impossible. "Half a loaf is better than
no bread at ALL"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28

create a sense of public outrage, and
1t is pity it's members were not pun
ished for it's breach of law and order.
But to Seguin, the apostle of prejudice
and vilification, there is nothing due
but merited contempt and obloquy, and
the impulsive public will find this an
excuse for the men who misused him.
Most people are willing to admit that
the mob deserved punishment. Few
will be found willing that Seguin
should receive payment for damages
Those who go out to shear and come
back shorn, need not seek sympathy.
Human nature is prone to be pleased
when those who hunt trouble find it.
The predacious are not entitled to pity.
The "ex-priest's" lectures ito men
only" are pronounced by those who
have listened to them, as unfit for de-
cent ears. Some of his literature Dor
ders on shamelessness. There is
carrion scent about such work and
suggestion Of the hyena about the
character of those who make 1t the
business of lifetime and the means
to a living. To describe and parade
the isolated instances Of weakness and
vice that occur from time to time in
all sects and societies, is scarcely the
mission of an upright man. TO peddle
prejudice, foment religious hatred and
sow dissension in peaceful commune
ties and to exploit the obscene, all
for a pttiful price, is work for neither
decency nor honesty.
1t is time that the respectable pub
lie set it's face against these men and
their methods. Most lectures to men
only are as vicious and vulgar as
hoochie coochie show, belong to their
class and appeal to the same class OF
patronage 1t Is also time that sin
cere but shallow ministers of the Prot
estant persuasion, VINO permit the "eX-
pose CRATER" the use of their pulptts,
learn that such use of the sacred desk
is a senseless sacrilege. And it is
time, also, for Roman Catholics to
learn that such grafters flourish upon
violence as q plant in the sunlight. Let
the preacher, the priest and the public
ignore them and their graft is gone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
KEEPING THE MEN STRAIGHT.

In southern city not long ago a
raid on gambling houses resuleted n
large haul of the sons of first families.
who settled their fines under assumed
names. Then the young women Of
the city demanded the Of
tenders correct names of the
officers of the law. They didn't
get the names, but the accomplished Il
reform after all. They forced the pos
lice to promise that it shouldn't occur
again and that no fictitious names
should, in future, stand in police rec
ords to screen the sporty youth from
the scorn and condemnation of the
vigorous young womanhood of Knox
Vile
The girls did the right thing. 1t was
step in their own protection and one
so sensible that the public should APP
prove and back them in it. The
Knoxville young women must select
their husbands and homemakers most
~ IFOHl lllS yOulIB IlSH VI l1iCAA SAsS'
They have right to the record. They
are extremely wise when they keep
cases" on the police courts. Young men
who pay fines under assumed names are
not safe investments. There is some
thing wrong with their abstracts The
young woman has right to examine
the title and keep tab on the incumb-
RANGES. A deal in matrimony Is as
dangerous as in real estate. And
then, fathers should render them such
assistance as they need.
The girls are right also in 'assum-
ing that publicity is a check on vice.
1t may not make men better, but 1t
keeps them from being recklessly VIC
ious, and has tendency to minimize
the vice that fears public opinion. II
the laws provided the fullest publicity
as a part of the penalty for the more
social crimes there would be an i'm
mediate falling off in the dockets of the
police courts. More power to the
Knoxville girls. They are the kind OF
women who keep men straight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28

approached the station Sultan Ham
ond, 21S miles from Mombasa. The
train was stopped and the "rhino" was
discovered about one hundred yards
down the track. Slowly he returned to
the jungle and was lost to sight. He
did not escape unframed, for pieces of
his thick skin were found adhering to
the train, but the fierceness of his as
sault smashed the engine step and
splintered the inch and a half foot
board of the first carriage.
BY No Means-"Five dollars" said
the medium, thanks. Now spirit
wishes to speak to you; a female spir
it; would you like it materia!lized?"
"Er-can you tell who it is?'
Certainly! 1t is your mother-in-
law"
Lord, no. Here's another five dol
lars. t!"-Fort Worth Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
The EXPOSE CRATER.

p. A. Segudn, the 'ex-priest," in a
letter to the T.-R. complains Of alleged
mistreatanent by this paper and says
Judge Platt, who took Seguin's dam
age case from a Grundy county jury
and discredited the Tex priests" testi-
mony, slandered him UNANIMOUSLY. An
affidavit signed by two Wisconsin doc
tors who testify to the dislocation of
one of Seguin's shoulders March IA is
part of the letter. This he offers as All
offset to Judge Platt's mint of perjury
The other points On his letter consist
Of charges of lying by the T.-R. and
SANDER by Judge Plat.
The Times Republican made no at
tempt to try the case referred to. 1t
left that to the court which seems to
have been entirely competent to deal
with ex-Prdest Seguin, according to the
law, IL not to the full extent of his
deserts. It published truthful re-
sumo Of the evidence and faithful ac-
count Of the court proceedings as news.
Editorially 1t expressed its disgust with
men of the ex-priest's stamp without
personal prejudice against the plaintiff
in the case. It has found no reason
to change either Its opinion or the Ian
guage which expressed it..
To Seguin covering before an en-
ragged mob wild with fear, the object
of insult and abuse, there is due the
same pity that belongs to any
hunted and abject animal,
The mere existence of an unbridled
mob that chased and hustled him must
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
ABOLISH DETAILING SWITCH.
rSiouv Citv TOI1rna11

"Wrecks from derailing switches
such as that yesterday at Hinton are
growing so frequent that the authori-
ties should take some other way to pre-
vent crossing collisions than ditching
trains"
This declaration was made recently
by one of the most competent operat-
ing railroad men in Sioux City.
ut is my belief" the speaker contin-
ued, that instead of running trains
off the track to prevent a collision,
curve switch should be arranged to
send the train off into the fields. Some
might consider it queer precaution
to install mechanical device to ditch
trains to prevent them from colliding.
Certain it is that the interviewing
switch is responsible for too many
smashups There should be some
change"
Concerning the wreck yesterday. this
official declared:
"If that wreck had happened on my
road would not have said one word
Of reprimand to the tower operator, e.
F. Kemmerer. 1 cannot see how he
was responsible. The engineer was
wholly to blame.
"rhe very fact that he was derailed
is enough to show that he ran past
red light 500 feet from the derailing
switch and far enough away to stop.
You understand, do you not that on
each side of the interlocking switch
and on each road, are two signals about
900 feet apart, one known as the dis
lance" and the second as the home"
signal. Now, assuming that the oper-
ator Yesterday changed the distance
signal from white to red after Engi-
neer Gilbertson glanced at 1t, 1T was
still incumbent on the engineer to look
at the home signal. The distance Sig
nal is not for stop, anyway, but mere
ly for caution. 1t is upon the home
signal that engineers must depend to
know whether the track is clear. Ev-
erything in the Hinton wreck goes to
show that Engineer Gilbertson did not
look at the home signal at all. he
probably thought after looking at the
distance signal and seeing it was white,
that the way was clear, and 1t Is simply
due to the fact that he did not make
assurance certain by looking at the
really decisive signal. that his train
was wrecked and he and Fireman Han
sen lost their lives. The very fact
that the distance signal can be chang
ed before train passes 1t, but neither
it nor the home signal nor the switch
can be changed after train has passed
the distance signal, should mean to the
engineer that it is the home signal to
which he must look for guidance II he
would not be ditched."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
Topics Of the Times

General Miles atoned for the many
times he has put his foot in it when
he put his foot down on the PROPOSE
ton to draw a salary from the United
States and one from Massachusetts, at
the same time. A few such acts will
put the general close to the heart Of
the tickle American public.
Business of 1905 at the Des Moines
postoffice will increase the postmast-
ers salary from $4,000 to $4,000.
-.
Not counting standpat political am
billions, there are to be four eclipses
during the year 1905. Two of these are
to be eclipses of the sun and two of
the moon, but only one of them will
be visible in this portion of the coun-
try.
Jagged Jake: did We hear what
happened to me old pal, Rusty?"
Musty Nose: whats de trub?
Dead?"
Jagged Jake: "wors'n dat. Water on
de nee."-Princeton Tiger.
Literary men as a rule write a very
small hand, a characteristic. so the
wise ones have asserted, due to con-
centration Of thought. A business man
dashes off a letter unless he dictates
it to stenographer; a writer Is pom
dering and delving, striving for the
incest expression of IDEAS But while
poets and novelists make tiny letters,
humorists swing bold pen. At least
two Of them do, namely, George AIDE
and F. P. Dunno, known to fame as
Mr.. Dooley. Both these funny men
write big round hands with heavy
lines as il they bore heavily ON the
pen. This information is furnished by
newspaper man who worked with
both of the humorists in Chicago and
is familiar with their fists"
The disagreement Of the Jury In the
Patterson case is likely to destroy
fine box office prospect.
Now that the farmers of that state
have gone back on the cultivation Of
the sugar beet, there rs likely to be
several dead beet factories in Neb-
raska.
It would be pathetic aus well as
pleasant to know just how many
hungry mouths the Salvation Army
filled Christmas day. If any organf-
cation represents practical religion 1t
ia the one which has risen above the
jeers of twenty years ago to be one OF
the great religious charities.
Gen. Kuropatkin regrets to state
that few previous engagements at
Lao Yang and other points prevented
him from keeping his Christmas din
ner date ait Toxic.
"Do you care for Browning?" asked
the gentleman with the long hair OF
the lady with the painted cheeks, at
the reception.
Mot so loud, please" whispered the
woman; my husband has an awfully
Jealous tion."-Yonkers States
man.
Many Of the promoters who filed the
public eye two years ago are now do
ing considerable side stepping to avoid
filing the public jails.
The idea OF a Des Moines bank,
which proposes to have building COM
posed wholly of glass, should appeal to
depositors Those who live In glass
houses are likely to be careful OF the
"rocks."
A collision recently occurred on the
Uganda railway. British East Africa,
that would be possible nowhere else
on earth A huge bull rhnocerous
rushed out Of the bush and charged
at full speed the so-called ''up-mtxed"
train, which was slowing down as 1t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
Weak
Hearts

Are due to indigestion. Ninsty-nino of every
ono hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when II Was simple indiges
ton. tits scientific fact that all cases Of
heart disease. not organic. are not only
traceable to. but are the direct result of indi-
eestion. All food taken into the stomach
which fails Of perfect digestion ferments and
swclls the stomach, putting it up against the
heart. This interfe,es with the action Of
The heart, and in the course of time that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr.. D. Kauble. Of Nevada. o.. says: had stomach
trouble and was Ia bad state had heart troui3it
with it. took kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about foui
months and It cured me.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
and relieves tho stomach Of all nervous
strain and tho heart Of all pressure.
Bottles only. $l.oo Size holding ~ times the tl1s
sizs. which sells for Soc
prepared BY G. q DoWlTT & &C. g.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28

faithful to duty and had a lot of fun.
He has been faithful in work and jolly
in play We hope the new staff will
have as much fun as the retiring staff
has had and that the new governor will
at the end of his term, be happy and
have as many friends as Governor
Chamberlain has in the closing days Of
his official career
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
Special Holiday Excursion Rates For
Students and Teachers,

Via the Northwestern line. Excursion
tickets will be sold at low rates on pre-
sentation of proper certificates issued
by the educational institution. For full
particulars as to date of sale, limits,
etc, apply to agents Chicago & North
western railway
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

With view Of quieting the fears
of the Burlington Hawkeye, the Gid
den Graphic confesses 1t does mot see
how the Iowa farmer is going to be in
jured by vesting authority in a COM
mission whose business will be to see
that he gets Justice"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
75p,hta1 aarsta1tnn11 annn 9eremrber Is 1904

who never drank in his life will try to
create the impression that he is in
constant struggle to keen from drink
ing too much whisky
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28

The Iowa Falls Citizen says: Each
man only has certain amount of en-
ergy. He ought to apply 1t where 1t
is the most effective. The man who
saws wood while the other fellow chews
the rag has big advantage in the
race"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
Very Low Excursion Rates to Denver,
-. R.oLla

Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
Via the Northwestern line, will be in
effect from all stations January Z,
and 9, 1905, with favorable return linn
its, on account of annual conventions,
national live stock and wool growers
associations. Two fast trains thru to
Colorado daily. only one night. For
full information apply to agents Chi
cago & Northwestern railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28

Noting that the total salaries paid
rural carriers in Iowa during Novem-
Der was $119,14O.S0 or at the rate of
about $1,50O,000 a year, the Keokuk
Gate City says: THE money couldn't
be better invested in the interest of the
happiness and progress Of
the people of the state"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28
tn. sunshine Governor.

New Haven Leader.l
There is nothing like sunshine In this
world. and Hon. Abiram chamberlain
should be given a place In our history
as the Sunshine" governor, who was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28

The Webster City Freeman-Tribune
thinks: "The people of Iowa will do
well to keep tab on their representa-
tives who shiver at the mention OF
railroad legislation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28

state candidates would better curb
their impatience and politicians need
not be in any hurry about deciding as
to who should be elected to office nearly
two years hence" suggests the Spirit
Lake Beacon. Ambition may be bad
ly frosted and the best laid plans may
gang aglee' within the coming twelve-
month"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-28


The Manson Journal complains that
"It is not the good women Of the
country. but the notorious ones that
seem to be always in the public eye
and print, ALSO"
Observing that Secretary Shaw is
advocating a drawback tariff and that
it is rumored that he will be a candi-
date for president in 1908, the Terrill
Tribune suggests that If he should get
the nomination he will find his draw
back a great drawback to his cleo
ton" and advises Ills friends should
advise him to Immediately draw back
his drawback"
mo, SIR" insists the Cedar Falls
Gazette, there should be no Irvine
plant established In our penitentiaries.
Convict labor should, in justice, not
be permitted to interfere with the gem
eral business interests of the country.
We need good roads, and If the labor
will be expended in this direction, we
will all get the benefit and no special
business industry will suffer there
by"
The Rock Rapids Reporter says that
Secretary Shaw is credited with being
a shrewd politician, but when 1T
comes to bluffing Theodore Roosevelt
to the policies he deems best for the
country, Shaw made fatal error"
The Keokuk County News declares
that mine out Of ten men are fond of
being accused Of deviltry. There neves:
was a man who would not smile pleas
antly when accused Of having been a
favorite with the women and of having
a Weakness in that way. The man