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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-05-23
Murdered Nan Drawn on erand ID

A dramatic incident occurred at tn
Wayne county clerks Office during thu
drawing of grand jurors to serve a
the May term of the supreme court il
Lyons. The third name taken from
the box was that of David EsboI
Snyder, who was murdered on the
night of March 2, it is alleged, BY
Jerome Dormity, farmland on ths
Mclaughlin place. Dormidy made
good his escape and is still at large
A reward of $500 is offered by the
board of supervisors for his capture
dead or alive. This same grand jury
on which Snyder was drawn to serve
will probaly indict DOrmidy for muir
der in the first degree.-RochesteI
Times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-05-23
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BERTHA M. CLAY


4 win show you my mothers pOr'
trait" whispered Rupert, as Lord
Selwyn went away. She had such a
lovely face-so sweet and fart"
Then came a maid 10 say that Lady
Beatrice was in her bOudoir.
4 must not go with you, | supposed"
said Rupert. looking wistfully at her.
Lady Beatrice never asks me there.
should like 20 see you nursing little
Lance"
She followed the maid up the broad
marble staircase. with its crimson
cloth and stands CT flowers. How often
she had trOdden those same stairs,
carrying Rupert in her arms. In a
few minutes. trembling and shrinking,
wondering and fearing. she stood in
Lady Beatrice's bOudOir. IL was not
the room she had used, the one that
had been fitted for her with such care.
Even I'm the midst Of her bewilder-
ment she noticed that the door of her
old room was locked. Lord Selwyn
never parted with the key. She stood
al the door. hardly daring 20 enter,
vet thinking that she had never seen
anything so beautiful as Lady Beatrice
holding the little baby in her arms.
"GOOd-mOrling. Mrs. Rivers" she
said. graciOusly: 4 knew you had a
holiday today. and as you are so fond
Of children. thought you would like
to see my dear little baby"
You are very kind" said a faint
voice. and Lady Beatrice believed the
gentle woman TO be overcome by the
soft luxurious splendor OF the room,
and by her own condescension.
I hope" she continued, blandly,
that you are we'll often hear Of
you; il viii be quite pleasure for me
70 see my schools again"
But Mrs. Rivers never heard the
words: her eyes were fixed on the
babe Her husbands child, with her
husbands face-and this woman. who
had treated her so cruelty, for its
mother The color flushed in her
pale cheek. then died away, leaving
her white as marble.
"You would like TO hold my baby
IN your arms eaAu LAuN DcdlElCts
with gracious patronage; and. without
a word. Mrs. Rivers took the child
from her.
Her husbands child, Rupert's
brother, Her eyes filled with tears.
which dropped upon the richly en-
broidered dress the baby wore.
rs he not like Lord Vivian?" asked
the proud mother. He resembles him
a thousand times more than his eld-
est sen does"
He is very beautiful" she murmur
ed. bending over the fair little form:
beautiful as an angel"
Lord vivian's eldest son has more
Of his mothers face" said Lady Bea-
trice. "and she was not beautiful"
The listener who sat so silent, hold
ing the lovely babe. would fain have
made a reply. but she dare not
1T Is only natural" continued her
Iadyship that I should deeply regret
my little LancelOt IS not heir to
Selwyn. What Is the matter. Mrs.
Rivers? Are you frightened?"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Under this caption, THE CoNmoN
WEALTH has reproduced from time tc
time the comments Of the State
press on the growth and progress
Of Greenwood and surrounding
territory. At first these friendly re
~fcrcnces were few and far between.
but they have grown gradually
more numerous until now il is sell
dom that we pick up a paper that
docs not mention the growing young
metropolis Of the Delta
Other towns and cities Of the
State are growing, but none Of them
can show the marked improvement
that has taken place in Greenwood
within the past year. Most Of The
newspapers mention Greenwood
merely as an example Of what car
be accomplished by an unanimjl!
OF purpose such as has characterized
the attitude Of our people IN tho
furthcrancc Of all that is calculated
to enhance the general good.
AT no time in the history Of III,
city has the future been so bright
as now. Never before has there
been more building, nor buildings Of
more substantial character. NJ
other period in the city's history
has been marked by a better under
stlndlng among our citizens. all Of
whom seem TO be working zcaIousIy
and unsclishly for a common
cause.
And just here, without disparag-
ing the attitudes Of the past, and
with little solicitudc for the future,
The COMMONWEALTH urges its neigh
bors not TO be diverted by the dis.
fractions Of politics from the pleas.
urable task Of upbuilding the city.
Politically speaking, we are all Of
one mind, hence We can very well
afford TO let the people Of other sec
tons do the political worrying.
Greenwood welcomes and needs
the public spirited efforts of every
dwcl!cr within its area. What has
been accomplished here has been
due IN part to unmatched natural
resources, but the greatest achieve
mcnts are TO the credit of a progress
slve ]cltl2enry,
The spirit which has made Green
wood what it is must not be allowed
TO wanc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Hon. John Sharp Williams is to
take the stump for Parker and Davis
and will make a number Of speeches
in Indiana, where it is said that
Booker Washington will appear for
the Republicans. II is safe 10 as
sert that there will be no JOINT de
bates between Dir. Williams and
the Alabama negro, though the dis
tinguished Mississippian may take
occasion 10 discuss the race question
in addressing the white citizens Of
that State. many Of whom are hearth
~ in favor Of a white mans govern
mcnt and bitterly opposed 10 the
ncgrophiIe policy Of Roosevelt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
The Farmcr Feeds Us An.

A recent issue Of the Ocean
Springs Progress contains the fol
lowing very truthful comment.
The writer several days ago heard
sonte ~ gto-datc "doods" make some
diSparaging remarks concerning a far
mcr who was ~ the streets, and whose
pants were not fresh from the t%uiIur'-
press and whose shoes were Of a differ
riit pattern from those wore by Tho,
critics. Iun poor pulled up ~imhccilcs,
DO you know who the farmer il? lie
is the man who moves the world. II he
were Ia 20 On a strike aud refused to
raise a crop for a single year, the eject
would bC more disa Strous than would
result il all ne railroad men, all the
miners, and all tho trade uuiuns coin
bincd acre to quit. With glittcring
SHEARS AMI clsuking binder the TAR.
rScr tolls "n furnishing subsistence for
the whole world and without his pro.-
prrity the goods would rot on the MGR
chants shelves ami there would be a
paralysis of business on land and sea
Tho man though above the average in
intelligence, is dressed in homcspuu
and II he has any shining equipment
1t is nota paste diamond ring, but a
lt-plow share hidden under sin feet of
mother earth. stop when you are about
to speak dcrisivrly Of q farmer, and
consider, and sec il you are not able
to realize that the country and its riti-
Zcis Ito not depend more upon the far.
uier IN his working clothes than upnn
the corner 'd"od" whose pocket knowctl
not the weight of n dime.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
Flooring AMI Ceiling

We have just received 10000 feet o
No. , flooring and No. ; ceiling for the
fall trade at a price that any one can
afford to pay. All you have to do is to
drop Us a line or call at the mill and get
prices, We can save YOU money ON any
lot. from a few feet to a car load. Get
our prices before you buy.
WOOD LuMuEE MANUFACTURING Co.,
Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

An exchange says that amoSQuitt
was never known to die a natural
death. And it might be remarked.
by the way, that he doesn't want
anything else to die that way.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

All Of the several teams now en-.
braccd in the new Delta League
nave 50 far made more than rxpen-
scs, which ought to encourage Green
wood to get into tic organization
and have good ball next season.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Farmers IN some sections Of the
State arc organizing for the purpose
or demanding a better price for cot
ton seed. Greenwood mills have
always paid top-notch prices for
seed and the farmers residing near
other towns might find it to their
interest 10 ship 10 this market.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

II the devil ever wants t. t,kc a
vacation, then we want to recon-
mend the preseat Occur ant Of the
White House as a mighty good
man to take Lis Place.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

And now it is announced that We
are to soon have the wireless tcIe-
phone Speeches. silence will
then be a thing Of the past and the
whole world will be babbcI and CON
fusion. No, no. Let's lynch the
nan who has thus designed to dis
urb the peace Of the world The
wireless telegraph isn't 50 bad, But
the wireless telephone never.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

The Clarksdale Register will have
70 revise a number Of its baseball
paragraphs before it goes to press
again.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
FREE SCHOLARSHIP.
Daughters of COnfedcraCy TO Aid Some
Worthy Young Lady.

TOTlE GIElso or IEFLoRE COUNTY: The
j, 4. George Chapter, having taken for
It's special work the education in the /.
|. 4 {. Of one girl, a lincal ~dcsccndcut
Of a Confederate soldier, sailor or states
man, it becomes my duty to publish this
notice during June and July. Any
girl who is a resident Of LcFlurc
County and can show to the satisfaction
OF the chapter that she is a liucal de-
scCndcnt Of such a man and that she
will be unable to attend the H.. & c.,
without the assistance of the Chapter,
by applying to the executive committee,
through me, shall be entitled to enter
the contrasting examination for the
scholarship, which examination will be
held 10y Mr.. W. NJ. Pctcct, county
superintendent Of Education, tho first
week in September. Tho chapter will,
for the successful applicant, pay all
necessary expenses At the !. !. & G.,
except clothing. will bc glad to sec
any girl, who means to enter tho cot
test and explain anything to her about
II at aHy time she will call on ne dur
ing July, The names Of all who wish to
enter the contest must be sent to nc
me before August LIST.
,.Y,, /. ,..,,.- iY,N,,--.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
fRATERNAL MENTION.

Capt, Edgar @. Harris, Of THr Green
wood CoNNoNWEALrH one Of the bright
est writer's Of the State press, was a
Sunday visitor to tho city. GrccnvilIc
Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
Wanted.

Cash paid for rnprIo Gum, Rcd Gum
aud Cottonwood by the cord. For in
formation call on Ia2oo Cooporagc
Co., Greenwood, Miss, Phone us, Cum
herland. maI-tf.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce Hon.
II. q. Humphreys ~ a candidate for re-
election TO Congress from the Third
Congressional District.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

TuG Greenwood COMMONWEALTH SAYS
that Greenwood is going 10 be the lar
gcst city in the Delta and that Hattics.
burg will ultimately conc to be the
metropolis Of East Mississippi. TIM
CuNNoNHrALTH man appears to under
stand pretty wcll the trend Of the
States industrial growth. Hatticsburg
Daily Progress.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Frumi1 better than ice cream at
ltaines' Fountain.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

FOR SALE: Pony and phacton. APP
ply to II. c. kitchelI, at Delta Machine
Works.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

II you have pictures to frame sec
LEON STEIN.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-28
OF PUBLICATION.
In &c Probate Court OF Lafayette County,

In the Probate Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri, May Term, Fourth Day, Thurs
day, May 18th, 1904.
Estate of Washington C. Lillard, deceased.
Now at this day comes Edgar w. Lillard,
administrator of the estate of Washington
c.. Lillard, deceased, and presents his petit
ton praying for an order for the sale of so
much OF the real estate of said Washington
O. Lillard as will pay and satisfy the re-
naming debts due by said estate and yet
unpaid for want OF SUFFICIENT assets, accom-
panied by the accounts, lists and inven-
tories required by law in such cases.
On examination whereof 1t is ordered hat
all persons Interested In said estate be noti-
fed that applica ion as aforesaid has been
made, and that unless the contrary be
shown on or before the first day of the next
term of this court, TO be held on the second
Monday in August, 1904, an order Will be
made for the sale OF the whole or so much
of the real estate OF said Washington @.
Lillard, deceased. as will be sufficient for the
payment of said debts.
And 1t Is further ordered that all the heirs
of said deceased, residents of said Lafayette
County, be personally served with notice OF
these proceedings according to law,
And II is further ordered that this notice
be published In the Weekly Intelligencer, a
newspaper published in said county, for four
weeks successfully before the commence
ment OF the next term of this court.
A true copy. Attest:
JAMES p. CHINN, Probate Judge.
5-21-4t
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-28
ROND CALL

Holders of Washington Township, Lafay-
County, Missouri tShl three and one nalf
per cent bonds are hereby notified that bond
numbered ~ one, issued August LIST, 1899, by
the County Court OF said Comfy for and In
behalf of said Township, OF the denomination
of sl,0O0.OO) one thousand dollars due August
LIST, 1919 t5-2O option) now subject TO call. has
been declared due and payable on the list day
Of August, 1904, payable at the office Of the
County Treasurer Of Lafayette County,
Missouri, at Lexington, Missouri on which
day and date all interest thereon will cease.
By order of the County Court Of Lafayette
County, Missouri, this Srd day Of May. 1904
FRANK THORNTON,
Clerk OF the County Court Of Lafayette
County, Missouri. 5-l6t5
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-28
TO NEW YORK FOR REST.
Pittsburg Goes TO Gotham and Retires
to a sky-Scraper for
Quiet.

Isn'titstrange thatpeOpleshOuld
90 to New York to rest up? You
know what Broadway and Fifth
avenue are from Thirtieth to Thir-
ty-ffth street.-the densest, noisi-
est place in the world, writes a cor
respondent Of the Pittsburg Dis
patch. Yet | know a prominent
Pittsburg business man who,
when he gets tired, slams down his
roll-top desk, seizes his case and
takes the train east. In New York
he p%atrOnizes a well-knOwn hotel
much favored by Pittsburgers,
asks for a room on the twelfth
floor, and if he gets it, or one on the
floor either above or below, he is
happy. Twelve floors up he is re-
moved from the noise of the busy
pavement below. So far as qui-
etude is concerned he might as
well be in a country village. In
the morning the bright sunshine
steals in at his window, which
overlOOks the river and the docks
below. At night the view is one of
enchantment, watching the yes
sells move to and fro with their
myriads of lights. And, although
there is gayety below in a dozen
corners of that self-same hotel, no
sound of it ever penetrates to his
quarters. But this is only one of
the many possibilities of a won
derful town.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-28
ORIGIN OF MoNETARY NAMEs
Something Of the History as Related
by an Employe of the Treas
ury Department.

"There has been a scarcity of
small change of late" said G. M.
Rina hamtOn, for 40 years with the
Ad States treasury depart
ment, according to the Louisville
Herald Of recent date. "All sorts
of reasons are assigned to explain
this condition, but, whatever the
cause, it is vexatious. However, it
IL not so bad now in the way of
exchanges as it was in the olden
times.
"The early Italians used cattle
instead Of coin. A person would
sometimes send for change a thou
and-pound bullock, when he would
yDeive a %25-pOund shee.A or, per-
h&ps, if he wanted very small
change, there would be a few lambs
sent back. The inconvenience Of
keeping a AOck of sheep at ones
bankers led to the Introduction Of
bullion.
"People often wonder where
certain monetary names came
from. I'll tell you a few of them.
FOrmerly every gold watch
weighed so many 'carats,' from
which it became usual to call a sill.
yer watch a 'turnip.'
"Troy weight is derived from
the extremely heavy responsibility
which the TrOians were under tC
their creditors.
"The Romans were in the habit
of tossing up their coins in the
presence of the legions, and if {
piece Of money went higher thar
the top Of the ensign's flag it wa
pronounced above the standard
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-28
THE MAKING OF LENSES.
Glass Is Made Principally in Euro
pean Countries and Shipped
in Small Slabs.

When a popular camera was
first under consideration, It be.
came necessary to secure a good
lens at a popular price. This was
possible only by the devising and
making of special machinery and
tools, and by buying the raw glass
and manufacturing in large guam.
titles, writes w. b. Ashley, in Out
ing, Lens glass, as all the world
knows, or will after this story is
published, is made principally in
Germany, France and England.
Brought to the manufacturer in
small slabs, it is cut by revolving
saws into the different sizes and
then subjected to a series of grind
ings and %polishings that must
eventually enable the tester to fit
the lens over an absolute form of
the shape and size required, so per-
fectly that a deviation of one two
millionth of an inch is instantly
detected. The cement used for
building up lenses from single
lenses is a preparation so delicate
thatit cannot alter this perfection.
The making of lenses for photo
graphic work has now become an
immense industry, and in many
cases the shutters are also made
in conjunction. Highest skill is
employed to perfect this first re-
quisite of the apparatus, but care
full as these makers are to prove
their work, the lenses are also al
ways thoroughly tested by the
camera experts. This does not
mean that they are subjected to
anything like the different tests
the amateur will apply later on,
but finish, focus and mount, and
the focal scale is tested by objects
at the stated distances; the finder
is brought into alignment, and
then the camera needs only the
final touching up of rubbed spots
to be ready for the market.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-28
Bees in Warfare.

There are at least two recorded
instances in which bees have been
used as weapons of defense in war.
When the Roman Gen. Lucullus
was warning against Mithridates,
he sent a force against the city of
Themiscyra. AS they besieged the
walls, the inhabitants threw down
on them myriads of swarms of
bees. These at once began an at
tack, which resulted in the raising
of the siege. These doughty little
insects were also once used with
equal success in England. Ches-
ter was besieged by the Danes and
NOrwegians, hut it's Saxon defend.
ers threw down on them the bee.
hives of the town, and the siege
was soon raised.-N. Y. Times.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-28
OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSOURI. L.
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE, l"S
In the Circuit Court Of Lafayette County,
Missouri, at Lexington, April Term, First
Day. April 4th, 1904.
Jessie Nj. Edwards, Plaintiff,
VS..
Joseph Y. Edwards. Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein,
by her attorney, and files her petition and
affidavit, alleging, among other things, that
defendant is not a resident OF the state OF
Missouri: WhereuDon 1t Is ordered by the
court that said defendant be notified by pub
LEGATION that plaintiff has commenced a suit
against him in this court, the object and gem
sral nature Of which is to obtain a decree
OF divorce from the bonds OF matrimony
heretofore contracted between plaintiff and
defendant on the grounds that said defend
ant absented himself from the plaintiff with.
out a reasonable cause for the space Of
one whole year n more next before the
filing OF this petition; and TO secure the
care, custody and control of her infant
children, William christopher Ed ards and
Alma Hazel Edwards, and that unless
the said defendant, Joseph Y. Edwards,
he and appear at this court, at the
next term thereof, to be begun and holden
ut the court house, in the city OF Lexington,
in said county, on the lst day Of August, 1904,
next, and on or before the first day
of said term, If the term shall so long con
tiuue, and IL not, then on or before the luSt day
OF said term, answer or plead to the pet'tion
IN said cause, the same will be taken AS con
fessed, and judgment will be rendered accord
ingly.
And it is further ordered that a copy here
Of be published, according to law, in the
Weekly Intelligencer, a newspaper pub
lished in said county OF Lafayette for fouI
weeks successfully, published NJ least once
a week, the last insertion to be at least
fifteen days before the first day of said mex
August term of this court.
A true CODY. Attest
lsEALl j. II. CAMPBELL. Circuit Clerk.
William Aull, Attorney for Plaintiff.
5-2i-5t
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-28

No. 1875, that we bought of j. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind,
will make the season of 1904 at the barn of August MarCks.
opposite LinWood Lawn, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-05-28
RouMANlAN THIRD DECREE.
The Sweating Process BY Which Con-
tessions Are Forced from sus-
poets and Prisoners.

NThe prisoners in our country
IRE treated like kings and princes
As compared with those of Rou-
MANIA" said John T. Ekalls, of
Portland, Ne, according to the
louisville Herald.
81 CHANGED to be in Roumania
about six months ago and saw a
man arrested. Being curious. de
termined to watch and learn what
they did with him. He was not
tried and released the next day, as
he would have been in this country,
but was subjected to medieval
fortunes. He was whipped with
the sO-called sand sausage, a bag
nlled with wet sand. This instru-
ment of torture inficts terrible
pain, but leaves no marks what
ever on the body of the culprit.
"This particular prisoner was
tortured in order to wrest from
him a confession whether or not
the kissing Of an actress had been
the result of a preconcerted con.
ipiracy. He denied it and was then
treated to the joys of the ash bag
that is, his head was putin a bag
filed with ashes. The j%ailers
beat with a stick upon the bag,
causing the ashes to penetrate
into the eyes, mouth, nOstrils and
ears Of the prisoner.
"The process was then wound up
by what is known as the truth
finder a sort of wooden forceps
by which the temples of the pris-
oner are compressed. This was too
much for the man. He confessed a
lie.
81 was glad to learn a few days
later, however, that the t%orturers
had been removed from Office for
their unseemly work"