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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-12
CITY ORDINANCES.
Ordinance No. 473.)

AN ORDINANCE requiring the use of
alarm bells and lanterns on bicycles.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Alderman of the city OF
Greenwood, Miss. that it shall be I'M
lawful for any person to ride any BIZ
cycle along any of the public streets
Or alleys Of said city without first pro-
viding such bicycle with an alarm bell,
and, if after dark, with a lighted Ian
tern, and any person failing to pro
vide such bell, or failing to sound the
same for at least thirty feet before
coming to any street crossing, or fail
ing to carry after dark, upon his BIZ
cycle, such lighted lantern, shall, upon
conviction, be fined not less than one
dollar nor more than one hundred dol
lars.
Be it further ordained for cause
shown that this ordinance be in force
and take effect from and after its
passage.
Approved this 14th day Of March,
A. D., 1905.
w. S VARDAMAN,
Mayor
~ JJrrrv~ ~:4- ~1.-1
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VI
r. H. HICKS, City Clerk.
Ordinance No 476.)
AN ORDINANCE in relation to crue.
w. S VARDAMAN,
MayOr,

AN ORDINANCE in relation to cruel
ty to animals, prohibiting the N
and providing a penalty therefor.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the city of Green
wood, Miss, that if any person shall
override, ~Overdrive, overload, torture,
torment Enthusiastically injure, deprive of
necessary s~ustenance, food or drink.
or cruelty beat or n~eedlessly mutilate,
Or Or procure to be Overridden,
OVeTdrlVen, overloaded, tortured, I'M
~justiiably injured, tOrmented or de
prlVed OF necessary sustenance, food
Or drink, or to be cruelty beaten or
needlessly mutilated or killed, any liv-
ing creature, every such offender shall,
for every such o~ffense, be guilty OF a
misdemeanor, and shall be fined not
more than one hundred dollars, or
imprisoned nOt nor than thirty days,
Or both.
Approved this 18th day of March, A.
D., 1905.
W. S. VARDAMAN.
Mayor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-12
R. H. HICKS, City Clerk.
Ordinance No. 475.)

AN ORDINANCE relating to the pos
session Of burglar tools, prohibiting
the possession thereof and providing
a penalty therefor.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board CT Aldermen Of the City OF
Greenwood, Miss, that it shall be I'M
lawful for any person to have in his
possession any implements, tools or
instruments designed to aid in the
commission Of a burglary or larceny,
Or any other offense against the laws
Of this State, and the carrying con-
cealed about ones person, Or in ones
baggage, implements, tools Or instru-
ments peculiarly adapted to aid Or use
in the commission Of burglary, larceny
or any other offense against this State,
shall be prima facie evidence of in
tentiOn to use the same for such pur-
pose, and on conviction such person
SO offending shall be fined not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days, or both.
Approved this 18th day of March, A.
D., 1906.
w. S VARDAMAN,
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r. H. HICKS, City Clerk.
Ordinance No. 172.l

AN ORDINANCE regulating the keep
ing of hogs in the city Of Green
wood. and providing for construc-
ton of ems for same.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the City of
Greenwood, Miss, that it shall be I'M
lawful to erect hog pens within any
enclosure in the city limits. unless
they shall be sc constructed that they
may be flushed with fresh water at
least twice daily when in use; all
pens to have concrete floors, and to
empty into the public sewers.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
that it shall be unlawful to permit
hogs to I'll at large in any lot or en-
closed place in the city, except at
slaughter pens authorized by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
Section 3. Be it further ordained.
h a any person violating the provi-
sions Of this ordinance shall be guilty
OF a mlsdemeanOr, and on conviction
shall be fined not more than ten dol,
lars.
Approved this the 18th day Of March
A. d. 1905.
w. S vARDAMAN,
Mayor Of the City of Greenwood, Miss.
Attest: R. H. HICKS,
City Clerk Of City of Greenwood, Miss
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Ordinance No. 47o,)

~ IL i 111Il-
its and regulating the erection and
repair of wooden buildings and other
structures in the city of Greenwood,
Miss, and providing for the removal
Of same at the expense of the own
ers thereof when erected contrary
to the ordinances of the munich
pality.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen OF the
city Of Greenwood. Miss. that it shall
be unlawful to erect any buildings
whatever, unless the walls thereof
shall be constructed Of brick, or other
non-combustible material. and said
building covered with slate. tin or 9th
er nOn-cOmDustible material, within
h following limits, namely: Begin
ming at h northeast corner of Fulton
street; thence south along east side
OF said street to the northern boundary
line OF the Southern Railway right of
way; thence eastward with the north
boundary OF the said right Of way to
Walthall street; thence north along
the west side of Walthall street to
Front street; thence westward along
south side Of Front street to point of
beSinning: unless the same shall be
constructed by special permission of
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. en-
tered pom the minutes.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
hat it shall be unlawful for any per
son to erect any brick Or stone build
ing within the above described limits,
unless the walls Of the same shall be
OF the following dimensions. to-wit:
For a One-stOry building the walls shall
be at least thirteen inches thick: for
a two-story building the walls shall be
at least eighteen nches thick for the
first story, and at least thirteen inches
thick for the second story. and for a
three-story building the walls shall be
at least eighteen inches thick for the
first story, thirteen inches thick for
the second story and nine inches thick
for the third story.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
that it shall be unlawful to- remove
or to be removed, to another lot
if within the limits above described
any building already erected, without
making such building in accordance
with section 1 of this ordinance: or tt
remove any building or structure from
one part Of the district to another
without permission of the Mayor anc
Board of Alderman; or to decrease o.
to add to, Or to change. or to alter il
any any building within sait
limits, or to repair the same, withou
having first obtained a special orde
therefor from the Mayor and Board o
Aldermen.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
that all violations Of the terms of thi
ordinance shall be punished By fine q
not more han fifty dollars or impris
onment in the municipal Jail for no
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-12

from God
and Gods own time
and way in bring
ing those promises
to pass. It is not Sc
hard sometimes to
believe in the III"
i N a t e blessing;
which is to come
to US from God, as
it is to wait patent
ly for the working
out Of the perfect
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-12
(Ordinance No. 481.)

AN ORDINANCE in relation to ex-
emptlOn from taxation Of certain
factories for a period Of five years.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the City of
Greenwood, Miss, that all factories or
plants Of the kind hereinafter named,
which are now in course of establish
ment, or which shall hereafter be es-
tablishad in this city before the LIST
day Of January, 1910, shall be exempt
from all city taxation for a period Of
five years, viz: All factories for work
ing cotton, jute, ramie, wool, silks.
furs or metals; all factories for manu-
featuring machinery, implements or
articles for use in a finished state and
ready for consumers use without addi-
for making wagons, carriages. bug
gies, clothing Or shoes completes; all
factories for making barrels or boxes
complete, whether cOODered or loose,
ready for transportation, and all
CTeamerieS.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
that any factory Or factories or other
enterprises exempt from taxation IN
der this ordinance, which may belong
to or be in a trust. combine or pool,
shall not enjoy exemption.
Approved this the 18th day Of March
A. D. 1905.
w. S VARDAMAN.
Mayor OF the City Of Greenwood, Miss
Attest: r. H. HICKS,
City Clerk of City of Greenwood, Miss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-12
Dogs of Labrador.

In Labrador there are dogs so fierce
that a heavy log of Woo is tied to their
necks to make them less dangerous to
men and to weaker dogs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-12

AN ORDINANCE in relation to ex.
emptiOn from taxation of certain
factories for a period of five years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-12
(Ordinance No. 48o.1

(O~rdinance No. 1927
AN ORDINANCE closing the old Gem
etery and prohibiting burials i in
same.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Greenwood, Miss, that the old
cemetery of said city be and the same
is hereby closed, and all persons be
and are hereby prohibited from bury
ing any person Or persons in said Gem
etery without first obtainine permits
sion from the Mayor of said CITY . 10
do. -
Section 2. Be it further ordained
that any person violating this ordi-
nance shall, upon conviction, be fined
not less thar one dollar nor more than
twenty dollars.
Section 8. For cause this day shown
the board it is ordered that this ordi-
nance be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved this the 14th day of March
A. D. 1905.
w. S VARDAMAN,
Mayor Of the City of Greenwood. Miss.
Attest: r. H. HICKS,
| City Clerk of City of Greenwood, Miss
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27
A Poetry Party.

When the weather makes it seem
delightful to be again indoors. girls
often like to have suggestions for
methods OF making their meetings at
something besides the usual
talk and refreshments"-wh some
eminent man of letters in a waggish
way described as "giggle, gable, COB
BILE and git"
series Of little meetings. each in
celebration of some poets birthday or
other anniversary, would be an ex-
cuse for making some interesting adj
dltlons to the usual program. Thus
there would be no great difficulty in
arranging a Shakespeare party or
Milton party, in which quotations from
the works of either poet were used in
invitations, dinner cards, bills Of fare
and so on. Or an American poet
might be chosen. Oliver Wendell
Holmes would furnish lines of cheer
ing nature fit for mild festivities; or
you might introduce your guests to
some OF the beautiful poems of Celia
Thaxter, or of Jean Ingelow, If you do
not mind going outside of your own
land.-St. Nicholas.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27
Farmer Ellis White Mare.

Near the little town of Blooming.
burg, New York, some thirty miles
west OF the Hudson river, lives Farmer
Ellis. Mr.. Ellis owns little white
mare called Whitefoot Every morn
ing when school time comes, White
foof is hitched to buggy and Mr. FL
lis two little girls get into it and
start for the schoolhouse a mile away
Whitefoot trots along the road until
she reaches her journeys end, then
the girls climb out and Whitefoot
turns around and trots back to her
masters house without any driver.
When the school closing hour ap-
proaches Mr. Ellis again bitches
Whitefoot to the buggy and she starts
for the schoolhouse. in due time re-
turning with the little girls. White
foot is so careful in turning out to
the right in passing other horses and
wagons on the road that she has never
had a collision.
One evening a few weeks ago Mr..
Ellis hired man had to catch a train
for New York at Middleton. nine
miles away. There was no one to
drive him to the station and bring the
horse back. SO he hitched up White
foot and drove over alone. Before
getting on the train the hired man
wrote on piece of paper these words:
Don't stop this mare. She belongs to
William Ellis. Bloomingburg, and will
go home all right" This he fastened
to the buggy and turning the horse in
the right direction, let her go. 1t was
now dark. but the horse remembered
the road. Two hours later Mr.. Ellis
heard a loud whinny and opening the
door saw Whitefoot Doking her nose
over the top of the farm house gate.-
Adapted from the Massachusetts,
Plowman.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27
Soldiers Sense of Eaun1or.

The late Rear Admiral Henry G.
Taylor often cited as an example of
CHASTITY humor an incident that befell
a young woman during the civil war.
she was good and kind" he would
say, land during the war she visited
the hospitals daily, distributing fruits,
flowers and tracts.
zone morning on her rounds a
young soldier. Immediately after she
had passed him, set up loud laugh.
"She turned and looked at him in
surprise. He seemed a pitiful case.
Nothing of him but his face was visi-
BILE on the little white bed, and his
young face was sadly thin and pale.
Nevertheless he laughed like one pos
sessed. His mirth resounded through
the gruesome room.
1.-The visitor returned to him.
Twill you tell me what amuses
your she said.
why, ma am said he, here you
have given me tract on the sin of
dancing when I've got both legs shot
off. baltimore Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27
The SimpIon Subway"

The biggest thing in subway just
now-next, of course, to Mr.. Melon
alds-is the Simplon tunnel under the
Alps from Brieg to Isella.
The tunnel is IL miles long and
costs about as much per mile as New
York's. Instead of running under a
Tenderloin it has at one point more
than 1000 feet of solid rock above it.
The New York subway was troubled
by underground streams of water. The
Simplon work was recently almost
stopped by hot-water courses in the
rock. Whence came they? The noun
tains above are snowy much of the
year and cool always.
The crown of the Simplon tunnel is
nearly half mile above the sea.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27
The New Harmonica.

The autumn sunshine poured into
the windows of Aunt Grey's kitchen.
II was early. but mass Of dark pur-
ple grapes was already bubbling in a
kettle on the stove. A fragrant steam
filled the room. 1t was "ielly day" at
Aunt Grey's house, and Aunt Grey
herself, with sleeves rolled up, was ar
ranging row of shining jelly glasses
on the kitchen table.
Suddenly Aunt Grey stopped clink-
ing the glasses. She listened a mo-
ment, then looked out the window.
From somewhere down the road came
the sound of harmonica. "Wee-wa,
wee-we," it went, just as it does when
a baby is playing on it. Aunt Grey
watched and presently little tow
headed boy came from behind the
trees and raced up the gravel path as
fast as his little bare feet could carry
him. He was blowing harmonica
Got a harp! Got a harp!" he
shouted when he saw Aunt Gray at the
window.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27
Lucky TO Do That.

The conductor came into the chair
car. Look here" he said to an in
dividual, who seemed sunk in thought,
"a lady in the dining car says she lost
a valuable package as she was eating
dinner, and one of the walters says
you were seen to leave the car with
something few minutes ago. Is that
so?"
Well, yes, got out of the dining car
with something" slowly replied the
passenger.
what was it?"
my life" said The passenger, as
he thought of the bill of fare.-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27

''It's a new one. Papa bought it for
me-" he continued as he came into
the kitchen See, it's red on da back
and it makes fine music. Then be-
fore Aunt Grey could stop him, the
"wee-waing' began again.
Don't BERTHE. you'll wake Freddie.
and this is Aunt Grey's busy day"
The warning came too late. how
ever, for a sleepy little voice from the
next room called Mamma" and Fred
die came toddling out into the kitchen.
Dear me-" thought Aunt Grey, Il
thought | was going to get such lot
of work done before Freddie woke up"
Freddie and | want to play sol
diers and march," said BERTHE. holding
his new harmonica up SO his little cou
sin would sec it. IF you'll make us
some paper caps like you did the 9TH
er day, we can play out in the orchard
and won't bother"
Aunt Grey thought this a good idea.
She gave Freddie his breakfast; then
she made two caps from red and blue
tissue paper. She put long paper tas-
red with blre tassel. Freddie's. blue
with red tassel.
When, the caps were firmly fixed on
their heads, BERTHE and Freddie
marched out the back dQor. down the
steps and toward the orchard BERTHE
led the way, blowing the harmonica
until his little face was red. Freddie
marched along behind. with head up
and shoulders thrown back as he had
seen the soldiers do in the parade.
Aunt Grey returned to her jelly
making.
house leading Dan, Freddie's big New
foundland dog.
please put cap on Dan," he said
Aunt Grey couldn't stop to make a
cap for Dan. and l very much doubt
if he would have worn it if she had;
but she tied a ribbon of red tissue pa
per around his neck. and he, too
joined the procession.
Sometimes BERTHE was the band
and played on the harmonica Then
Freddie would be the band and BERTHE
and Dan would be the soldiers. In
and out among the apple trees they
marched, much to the bewilderment
Of the little red-and-white calf, who did
not like the music and who ran away
every time the procession came near
him.
When the band and the soldiers be-
~ oil cot
tree and BERTHE and Freddie had a
lunch of red apples, There had been
heavy wind the night before and the
ground was covered with apples.
Lets pick up Desc" said BERTHE,
pointing to the apples. He ran to the
house and got basket. and the two
little boys picked UP apples and car
ried them to pile near the walk that
ran past the orchard Dan couldn't |
help, so he lay down under tree, put |
his nose between his paws and went |
to sleep. After they had carried sew
eral baskets, it began to be hard work.
Lets twit," said Freddie.
Mop" replied Berries, although his
own little back was beginning to ache.
Papa says don't begin job until you
finish it,"
So they worked away. and Just as
the last basketful was placed, they
heard Aunt Grey's voice calling them
to dinner. 1t was a very tired band
and very tired army that sat down
to dinner, but Aunt Grey knew just
what tired, hungry boys liked.-The
Little Chronicle
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27
A LOVELY COMPLEXION
New York Lady Proves That Every Nc-
man May Have 1t by Using
Cuticura Soap.

Mrs. r. Reichenberg, wife of the we'll
known jeweller Of l46 Fulton St., New
York, says: II had friend who was just
Iy proud of her complexion. When asked
what gave her such brilliant and Lovely
complexion, she replied. "A healthy
woman can be sure of fine skin if she
will do as do, use plenty of Cuticura Soap
and water She insisted that follow her
example, which l did with speedy convic-
ton. I find that Cuticura Soap keeps the
skin soft, white. and clear, and prevents
redness and roughness"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27
sllIy,s pup.

Biily's dog was slcklv
80 Billy, he felt bad
Ahd TOOK 1t to the doctor
WIN all the coin he had
Try .catnip," said the doctor.
80 Billy took his pun,
And on the journey homevnrd
He scared a tom. S t1 up
There Ponto." shouted Billy.
~ Sic EN- ~ ponto ran
Ald Tor the cat and puppy
Inc trouble quick began.
haze Of fur and dust arose
Above the lively scrap.
Aha you could hear excited yowls,
ANA oft the puppy's zap.
The cat at last got up a tree.
Inc pup. mass OF core,
Zane slowly back to Billys side
AND seemed to wish for more.
buL silly wondered as he went
=. through light fast growing dim,
ii Ponto should have nipDed the cat
Or let the cat nip him.
AT any rate he did it," said Bill
e. ana, strange to tell
SINCE he has had that scrap, the pup
Has seemed to feel q1te we'll
Our Junior Citizens
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27

Of an attack. On each and every occa-
sion the results obtained were just as
satisfactory as when the pills were
first brought to my notice. | just as
emphatically endorse the preparation
to-day as l did over two years ago."
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. T.,
proprietors For sale by all druggists,
price so cents per box.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27

Kidney Pills l told
the readers of this
paper that they had
relieved me Of kid
ney trouble. dis
posed OF a lame
back with pain
across my loins and
beneath the should
der blades. Dur
ing the interval
which has elapsed
l have had occasion
to resort to Doan's
Kidney Pills when
l noticed warnings
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27

Our Two soudSns, the Nigerian and
that OF Tchad, have immense possible
tiles. There is no doubt that one day,
unless we let the opportunity slip
through our fingers, these two compile
mentary countries. the Sahara and the
Soudan will constitute the most won
derful of all the French colonies of
expectation. No other, saving only
Indo-China, will stand comparison with
it.
To hold and exploit the Soudan, as
well as to hold and exploit the Sahara,
we shall have to build trans Saharan
railways, and be quick about it. Note
the plural: l say railways, not rail
way. In order to consolidate and de-
velop the French-African empire
(Which is at present only embryonic
and sadly scattered) we must have two
railways running from north to south,
some 500 kilometers apart at their
start in Algeria, and 1900 kilometers
apart at their arrival in the Soudan.
The traffic already in sight is abundant
and varied; passengers will not be
wanting, especially black passengers;
and as for freights we should carry
southwark salt, sugar, and manufac-
tured articles, and northward skins,
woolens, alpaca, cotton, tobacco, dye
stuffs and minerals.
To brings the tropics within six days
of Paris, within six and half days
of London and Brussels, and within
seven of Berlin-such conjunction
of rich tropical countries with the
capital Of great colonizing nations can
be achieved at this point only. 1t is
impossible for a mind gifted with re-
Elective powers and trained by expert
ence and informed concerning great
modern enterprises and able to analyze
them to doubt the immense value of
the Sahara Those who speak i'll of
these vast regions are either incapa-
BILE of reflection or devoid of expert
ence; they go on talking about de
serts of shifting sand" precisely as
Voltaire talked of the acres of snow
and the "acres of ice" Of Canada The
colonizing nations have u nobler way
of appraising undeveloped countries.
Where there's space said Cecil
Rhodes, there's hope"
When the English had built their
railway in te Nubian desert they pro-
ceeded to plan the development of the
osis of the Libyan desert and the ex-
ploitation of the mineral resources Of
that waste region. Far more ex-
tensive is the Sahara-far richer are
the resources it offers as an ircen-
tive to our activity.
What are we doing in this decisive
period of our commercial history?
Choice spirits are indulging in disser-
tations, spouting epilogues, criticisihg,
raising objections. We must act. If
we want to make the French-African
empire reality we must build the
railways. We need only
them on modest scale, but |
they will be of Incompatible political
and economical Importance. Delay is
perilous; it is by no means impossible
for our French-African empire to be |
scattered to the winds, in part at |
least, by more farseeiug if not more
valiant nations. Should that happen
France would for a second time have |
missed her destiny as colonizing /
power and there would then be no
hope of future reparation.-Translat-
ed by the Boston Transcript from the
French of Paul Leroy-Beaulieu.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27
PERFECTLY TRUE.

Hamlet Fatt-The hypocricy OF
come people is disgusting. Now Ran
tington goes around saying that MS
wife is an angel, when everybody
knows that he married her for her
money.
Yorick Hamm-Well, she's an angel
just the same. Amt she backing
Rantington's tour?
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-01-27
ALL DEPENDS.

Nordy-Say, they wouldn't let my
friend, Sadkins, register. An outrage,
wasn't it?
Butts-I don't know whether it was
an outrage or not What ticket did
he want to vote?