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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-10


lion broke out, we didn't know how
to shoot, but we got there, just the
same"
Yes, in about five years you got
SO you could hit a confederate regi-
ment, If it stood still, but you couldn't
hit anybody on the wing" said the
bad boy. They issued guns to you,
and you looked them over as though
they were to be cut up into :teaks,
and fried, and when you were cold how
to shoot, and fired into the air,
the old gun kicked you over, and
kicked you after you were down. and
broke a rib, and dislocated a shoulder.
When you got out of the hospital you
wanted to be detailed as company
cook, or nurse in the hospital, and they
could never get you near a gun again
for years, and when you did shoot
again at the enemy, you pulled the
trigger with your eyes shut, and run
away from the recoil, and never hit a
rebel, and 1t took eight carloads Of
lead TO kill one man. Now it s diff
ferent, and the little guns the army
uses don't kick, and they shoot a little
bullet three miles, and when the Lul-
let hits a man he is p2ralyzed until
the battle is over, and you rave got
to pick out a spot on a man, and hit
1t, or be fined by the sergeant. That
is what it means to be up to date with
an army or a navy. You got to hit
the bull's-eye, and not the surround
ing country. The time for hunting
elephants with bird shot has passed,
and you got to blow EN- up with dy-
Mantle, see?
THE boy who can hit a fly on the
wall with a bean shooter is the com
ing soldier, and you old jays that sit
arounc and kick about expense of
teaching u army and navy to hit
things they cannot see without a tele-
scope ought to be sent to an asylum
for incurables."
Now that you and your dad have
travelled all over Europe, and kept
your eyes and ears open, what do you
think is the best place for a man to
go who is tired Of his own country.
and wants to settle down somewhere
and enjoy peace, and quiet, for the
balance of his life, without work. and
no feeling that he is liable to wake
up some morning and find that he is
in the midst of a war. What coun-
try would you advise an elderly man
to go to, who wants to get away from
trouble. and just enjoy every day of
the balance of his life?" said the old
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-10
Just One Thing
to Do

and that is to go to your druggist and get a
bottle of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-10
Too Vague,

An English magazine tells a corr,
story. A counsel, In the middle Of his
cross-examination, was handed a teie.
gram. "Hello!" he said. as he read II
"so-and-So has won the Derby"
"Mr. A." said the Judge, severely,
at Is very unseemly that In the course
OF solemn judicial proceedings. where
q mans liberty and reputation are at
stake, you should be talking Of the
winner of a horserace, Er-by the
way, does the telegram say what was
second and third ?"--N. Y. Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-10
The Bad Boy Visits His Uncle's Gro
cery--He so~liloquizes on a Dying
Lettuce Leaf-They Discuss Navies
and Wars--'If You Want to Rest"
says the Bad Boy, "Don't Go
Abroad
BY HON. GEORGE " PECK

hoN. W. PECK.
~AA-Govern Of Wisconsin, Formerly Ed
""r feeks Sun" Author "Peck's
Bad Boy" Etc.)
copyright. 1905. by Joseph b. Bow,es1
u Old groceryman was in front of
the grocery in his shirt sleeves, with
a watering pot In his hand, irving TO
brace up some wilted lettuce that had
seen better days. After all attempts
mad failed and the lettuce laid down
IN Its bed with an appealing -oolk, as
much as to say: Don't inject any
thing, but let me die a natural death :"
the old man acted as though he
thought the end had come. He had
Just taken off his hat, and was saz-
ing at his dying patient. when the
bad boy came up, and, with an under
taker look on his face, he took his
nat and famed the lettuce, and said:
Friends who desire to take a last look
at the deceased may pass in The front
door, and retire by the back door. No
flowers; burial private"
Now, what you want to butt In here
for, when | am having all this .rou-
ble?' said the old man, as he poured
out the remaining water in the
sprinkler on the dying salad material.
THAT is where the profits go. When
| bought that lettuce at the commits
sion house day before yesterday, it
was bright and crisp, with dew drops
on the leaves, and 1t cracked When |
handled 1t, and look at 1t now, Is linn
Der as a starched collar at a picnic,
and 1t wouldn't stand up If 1t wore
clutches. Gee, but II l had a patent
on something that would keep lettuce
crisp until 1t vas sold, l wouldn't want
no gold mine" and the old man threw
the watering pot on the floor, and
sighed.
Well" said the bad boy, as he tried
q few Strawberries off the top of a
box, trying to rejuvenate wilted let
tuce is like putting false hair, or hair
dye, on an old woman's head, and
putting oriental cream and powder on
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-10
It. Does the Work

We do Mt merely say this.
We guarantee it.
All our capital and all our experience and all
our business standing is behind a straightout
guarantee that it will stop falling hair. If it
does MT, we refund to you your money. All we
ask for it is a fair trial.
If you want to get and keep a fine, healthy,
glossy head Of hair III this is worth one dol
lar to you---go to your druggist and ask for
a bottle of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-10

man, with a peaceful look, as though
be was seeking a heaven upon Garth
well, by ginger, you have got me-"
said the bad boy. trying to think Of
the most peaceful place he visited
while abroad. "The fact, Is, we were
not looking particular for quiet,
peaceful places. but for excitement and
rush, and trouble. and we got i, sure.
/ had thought that in Norway and
Sweden one could get plenty OF peace.
sliding down hill In winter, on skis
and toboggans, but since we got home
| see that Norway has seeded from
Sweden, and they have got to fight. SO
I wouldn't go there. Ireland Is about
as beautiful a country as one could
wish to be In, but In the cities every
body is rich. and they live high AL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-10
Rom Needed.

You're not going to give up your
coy little fiat, surely?"
Yep; Doctors orders. He insists
that every morning when I rise ! must
stand perfectly erect and expand my
chest a dozen times o. so.'-Phila
delphia Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-10
Browns
Hair Tonic

and use it according to directions.
1t will stop the hair falling out.
1t will keep the head free from dandruff.
1t will keep the scalp cool and free from
itchrg.
1t will give new vim and life to the roots
of the hair and promote its growth.
1t will give you fine, glossy, l~uxuriant hair.
You need MT be afraid to use it.
1t is pure and clean and contains nothing
to in any way injure the scalp.
1t contains no dye.
1t will not make the hair gurnmy or sticky.
1t is pleasant, refreshing and grateful to the
head. And
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
What Sulphur Does
For the Human Body in Health and
Disease

The mention of sulphur will recall to
many of us the early days when our
mothers and grandmothers gave us our
daily dose of sulphur and molasses
every spring and fall.
1t was the universal spring and fall
blood purifier" tonic and cure-all, and
mind you, this old-fashioned remedy
was not without merit
The idea was good, but the remedy
was crude and unpalatable, and a large
Quantity had to be taken to get any
effect
Nowadays we get all the beneficial
effects of sulphur in a palatable, con-
centrated form, so that single grain
is far more effective than tablespoon
ful of the crude sulphur.
In recent years, research and experi-
ment have proven that the best sulphur
for medicinal use is thai obtained from
Calcium Calcium Sulphide) and sold in
drug stores under the name of Stuart's
Calcium WATERS They are small choc-
olate coated pellets and contain the ac-
tive medicinal principle of sulphur in
highly concentrated, effective form
Few people are aware of the value of
this form of sulphur in restoring and
maintaining bodily vigor and health.
sulphur acts directly on the liver and
eXcretory organs and purifies and en-
riches the blood by the prompt elimina-
tion of waste material
Our grandmothers knew this when
they dosed us with sulphur and mo-
lasses every spring and fall, but the
crudity and impurtv of ordinary
flowers of sulphur were often worse
than the disease, and cannot compare
with the modern concentrated prepara-
uons of sulphur, of which Stuart's Cal
cium Waters is undoubtedly the best
and most widely used.
They are the natural antidote for liver
and kidney troubles and cure constipa
tion and purify the blood i'm a way that
often surprises patient and physician
alike.
DR.. r. M. Wilkins while experiment
ing with sulphur remedies soon found
that the sulphur from Calcium was su-
perior to any other form. He SAYS:
For liver, kidney and blood troubles,
especially when resulting from consti-
patton or malaria, / have been sur
prised at the results obtained from
Stuarts Calcium Waters. In patients
suffering from boils and pimples and
even deep-seated carbuncles, I have re
peatedly seen them dry up and disap-
pear in four or five days, leaving the
skin clear and smooth. Although
6tuart's Calcium Waters is a proprie-
tary article, and sold by druggists, and
for that reason tabooed by many ply
sicians, yet l know OF nothing so safe
and reliable for constipation, liver and
kidney troubles and especially In all
forms OF skin disease as this remedy" "
AT any rate people who are tired OF
pills. cathartics and so-called blood
purifiers, will find in stuart's Calcium
Waters a far safer, more palatable and
effective preparation.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
SORROW AND JOY IN
TWO PETRIE FAMILIES
ONE DIES, ANOTHER NARROWLY
ESCAPES
Trueman S. Petrie, Former Special
Policeman, Fatally Stricken With
ParaIysis-F. w. Petrle Run Down
and Seriously Injured

Yesterday was a day of sorrow in
one Petrie family over the death of a
loved father and husband, and rejoic-
ing in another household of the same
name over the escape from death of
the father and husband.
Trueman S. Petrie, a former spe-
cial policeman of the Los Angeles force,
was stricken with paralysis on Main
street, near Temple, shortly before
noon. He was taken to the receiving
hospital, where upon examination by
Police Surgeon Quint he was found to
be dead, having presumably expired
while being conveyed to the hospital in
the ambulance.
Early yesterday morning f. w. Pc
trie, who is not related to the late
Trueman S. Petrie a collector, was
run down while riding his bicycle at
the corner of Fourth and Broadway
by an unknown man driving in a car
riage. He sustained a fractured left
arm and decorations of the body, He
was taken to a nearby drug store,
where his wounds were dressed. His
wheel was totally demolished. The
driver of the carriage drove rapidly
away without determining the extent
of the injuries of his victim or leav-
ing any clue to his identity.
Trueman S. PetriS was formerly a
police officer detailed on special duty.
lie was So years of age and resided
with his family at 700 East Forty
seventh street. Recently he had been
connected with local monumental
concern. He leaves a wife and son.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
CHURCHES IN QUARREL
Unfrocked Priest Causes Row Between
Episcopalians and Russians in
New York
RY Associated Preaa.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-The cordial
relations between the Russian church
and the Protestant Episcopal church in
the United States are threatened. says
the World, through the action Of Arch
bishop Tikkon, Russian bishop resident
in New York, in agreeing to admit to
the priesthood Rev. DR.. ingram N. w.
Irvine, an unfrocked priest of the
Episcopal church. Episcopalian cler-
gymen all over the country declare that
the union of American Anglicianism
and the Russian church now seems
further removed than ever before.
The Rev. l. N. w. Irvine, formerly
rector of st. Johns church, Hunting
ton, Pa, was deposed from the minis
try by Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, who
charged him with practices not con-
sistent with his calling. Appeal was
taken twice by the deposed priest, but
he never regained his standing in the
Episcopal community.
When the Russian cathedral was Wis
tied yesterday 1t was learned that
Bishop Nikkon was not at home. A
young man said:
Yes, DR.. Irvine will be made priest
on Sunday"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
SPERRY WILL is FILED
Flour Merchants Estate Is Valued at
About Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4.-The will
of the late Mrs. Caroline e. Sperry
wife of Simon w. Sperry, the pioneer
flour merchant, was filed for probate
today.
Mrs. Sperry leaves a large estate,
mostly to her children, there being but
few requests to charity. The children
are George B. Sperry, Princess Ponia-
towski and Ethel w. Croker, wife of
William B. Croker. The estate is val
ued at about 100000
Part of the property left to Princess
Poniatowski consisting of 800 shares
of the capital stock of the Sperry Flour
company, is placed in the trust of
George B. Sperry, william Croker and
the daughter, and is to be divided
among her children in the event of her
death. She may not, however, trans
fer or assign her interest. In addition
to this bequest, the titled daughter is
to receive one-half of her mothers
holdings in the Sperry addition to
Stockton. The other portion of the
tract goes to George B. Sperry, the
son.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
Many Parties Arrive

A strong feature of the tourist traffic
this season, say the managers of Los
Angeles hotels is the coming of guests
in parties to occupy adjoining suites.
All agree that the capacity of the hotels
will be taxed to the utmost. Heavy
mails are received daily at the Lanker-
shlm Angelus, Van Nuys and West
minister containing requests for accom-
modations, and many prominent people
will be numbered among the arrivals.
Among those eXpe, ed are Alfred
Vanderbilt, head of the house of Van
derbilt and DR.. Seward Webb The
latter will bring party Of friends with
automobiles, expecting to tour Southern
California.
1t is estimated that tourists have de-
posted $S,0OO,O0O in the local banks this
year.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
FURRIER WAS A PRINCE
Cousin of Peter of Servia Dies as
Plain Citizen in New
Nark
nv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov 4.-Plain John
Merkowitch, as he was known here
for nearly sixty years. furrier who
died Thursday, will be buried tomor-
row under his dong abandoned title of
Prince John of Belgrade. Merkowitch
was first cousin of the present ruler
of Servia, King Peter I, his mother
being Princess Helena of the house OF
Karageorgevitch and his father Count
Stephen Nicholas.
When Is years of age the boy John
uuarreled with his rather and came
to this country, where he learned the
trade which he afterward followed.
He wrote home that nobility was no
longer a matter of concern to him
in a free country where all men were
sovereigns Since then he held no COM
munication with his noble relatives un-
til his cousin ascenoed the throne OF
Servia, when he sent his congratula-
tions as a kinsman.
The old mans coffin bears silver
plate emblazoned with the royal arms
of Servia and the inscription:
prince John of Belgrade, SerVla
Died November 2, 1905"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
KANSAS CITY GIRL
Is FOUND MURDERED
POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR HER
SWEETHEART
Her Body Bearing Marks of Violence
and Weighted Down by Heavy
Stone, Is Found by Bridge Over
Stream Near the City
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Nov. 4-The
body of Winona Charlotte Newton,
aged fifteen years, daughter of Thomas
Newton, a painter, was found today
beside a bridge over a small stream
near Fifty-ffth street and College ave-
nue., on the outskirts of the city. The
girl evidently had been murdered. The
girls face had been disfigured by many
cuts, there were finger marks on her
throat and a stone weighing 100
pounds weighted down the body. The
police are looking for a young man
with whom the girl has been intimate
Another theory is that the girl and
her sweet heart had agreed to COM
NIT suicide; that after the girl swal-
lowed the acid the man weakened and
when she screamed from the effects
wrought by the poison the man killed
her to quiet her.
Miss Newton recently had brooded
over her physical condition.
The spot at the bridge where the
girls body was found was but 150
feet from her home. She had fire.
quently met her sweetheart at the
bridge. She was last seen alive at 8
" NlOSh iuol lli6ht' NilVii oliS put d SHAW
over her head and ran out of the house,
taking a cup, apparently to get drink
of water at the well.
A hasty examination by the deputy
coroner at the undertaking rooms to
which the body was taken disclosed
that the stomach contained large guam
titles of acid, but the officers assert
that death resulted from violence be-
fore the acid had time to act. Above
the right eye was a cut made by a
blow delivered with such force that
the skull had been fractured. The po-
lice believe that the girl went to the
bridge last night 10 meet her sweet
heart and that they quarreled, after
which the girl swallowed the acid in
an attempt to commit suicide. but she
was murdered before the drug took
effect.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05

natured manner in which the army of
baggagemen at the several depots went
about their arduous duties.
"Oh, no, we are not swamped-w re
getting used to this rush of things
around here" said a transfer agent at
the Salt Lake station. And the rush
of things" was a sight to be sure.
The baggagemen were just cleaning
up the remnants of Fridays accumu-
lated stack when No. came rolling
in with three baggage cars attached.
The passengers were scarcely un-
loaded when the 100 pieces of baggage
were loaded on trucks, holding car
load of trunks, and the lineup resem-
bled a tier of the Sierra Madre range
as the procession moved to the baggage
department. This pile was barely
stored away before the second section
rumbled in, and the whole performance
had to be repeated, as will continue to
be the case for some time.
No End to Traffic
There doesn't seem to be any end
to this string" said a trainmaster at
one of the stations.
I'VE have been having our winter
influx into Los Angeles all summer
and no telling when it will stop. But
we can take care of the world in
southern Calltornla, have no fear on
that score" said the veteran with a
distinct air of confidence.
The hotel men say that Los Angeles
will be peculiarly fortunate this winter
from several contributory causes.
Florida tourists, that is, northern
people who spend their winters in that
climate, are headed this way this sea-
son on account of the ravages of the
yellow fever. Then the resources of
Southern California have been well ad-
vertised through the newspapers and
by the railroads and other mediums
for several years and northern and
eastern homeseekers are just beginning
to come to their senses and are rush
ing to Los Angeles and other nearby
localities. Oh, yes" said the hotel man
who gave expression to the foregoing,
the hotel people are getting their
share of the business and can't COM
plain, but the fact remains that the
bulk of the newcomers are colonlsts
who seek other quarters and have
come to stay"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
MAY RAIN, SAY F0RECASTERS
Cloudy Weather and Possibly Showers,
is the Opinion Of Weather
Experts

Slight showers today throughout
Southern California and Arizona" says
Mr.. Franklin, weather prophet for Los
Angeles.
Low barometer in Southern Califor-
MIA, indicative of rain and cloudy
weather." is the statement put forth
by the weather man in San Francisco.
In those cold official statements there
are many things that do not appear to
the tourist but which the true An
geleno halls with delight. The most
important is that the rainy reason may
be about to begin. But as Hatfield is
not at work the clouds may escape and
the opening of the rainy season be post
poned indefinitely.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
BREAKS RECORD
FOR ARRIVALS
TRAINS BRING IN 25,ooo PER
WEEK
colonlsts and Tourists Come In Un-
precedented Numbers. Scores
Of Incoming Specials Unload
Mountains Of Baggage

With record Of from 12 to Is trains
OF approximately $50 coaches and a
score Of baggage cars entering Los
Angeles yesterday, the close of the
week marks a great era in tourist and
colonist travel to Southern California.
Railway officials and hotel men are
sure that a conservative estimate OF the
number of people arriving in this city
during the week Is 25,000, and the In
fiux for the winter months is scarcely
begun.
Owing to breaks in eastern connec-
tions and other trivial causes nearly all
the regular trains, which came in from
one to three t'9tions on all the lines,
were seves<iS RS late yesterday
The Salt Lat- No. 1 regular arrived
only 20 minutes late at Z o'clock in the
morning, and this broke the days rec
ord for promptness on the several
routes.
The Southern Paciic's No. 10, in two
sections, due at 1880, numbered in ut
l1:20, and four specials which should
have arrived al noon wandered into the
Arcade all the way from to midnight
last night.
The Santa Fe No. / In two sections
of IA coaches each, due at s O'Clock,
arrived at 1880, and the Eastern Ex-
press. No. z, in three sections, due at
$3.50 in the morning, rolled in at 4.30,
6 and o'clock.
This kept things moving at the sew
eral depots during the entire day and
almost the entire night.
Every Train Crowded
All the coaches on every train We're
loaded to the guards, and the scenes
enacted as the tourists and colonists
left the trains were but repetitions of
what has been occurring daily at those
points for several months.
Occasionally an entire family, with
a conglomeration of nursing babies,
grips and bundles would tumble from
the coach steps, and instantly there
would be a yell:
Where's pa or where's MAJ
And then a kid would dart after the
dog which threatened to become wan
derer in the mass of humanity and bag
gage.
Then would suddenly heave into
sight large group of women and the
question naturally arose among the
spectators what had become of the
men. Anxiety on this score would be
relieved suddenly by the swarming of
whole punches of men from other
coaches like bees, and another specta-
tor would inquire:
What has become of the wOmen?"
An amusing incident occurred at the
Arcade when the regular No. 10, of a
dozen crowded coaches hove into
sight. A beautiful young lady who
had jumped from an electric car just
as the crowds were surging from the
depot and caught sight of manly
looking fellow who had emerged from
the train carrying Il suitcase. The
young lady fairly flew into the young
mans arms with a smack that almost
started the car going, exclaiming:
"Oh, Charlie" as Charlie gave her an
extra squeeze for the smack.
Bet that couples hunting a preach
err said the policemen at the Arcade
entrance.
Baggagemen Are Good Natured
There were mountains of baggage at
every depot and the baggage handlers
worked steadily hour after hour with
out making the slightest showing.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
PERSONAL
on Sunda

DR.. V. Boroslni of Berlin is regis
tered at the Van Nuys.
c. Schmidt and family, tourists from
Astoria Or, are stopping at the West
minister.
l.. j. r. Mail, a Boston capitalist, is
registered at Van Nuys Broadway.
M. p. Jenkins and wife OF Pittsburg,
Pa, are registered at the Hollenbeck.
Mr.. jenkins is a we'll known business
man in the keystone state.
Garner Curran of st. Louis, Mo-, Is
In Los Angeles for the winter season.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
YOUNG CHURCH WORKER DIES
Harold Brown, Prominent in Epworth
League Circles, Passes
Away

Harold Brown, one OF the foremost
church workers among the younger
people Of Los Angeles, died at his home,
2714 Dalton street, yesterday morning.
after an illness of two weeks.
The young mans had just recently
passed his eighteenth birthday. He was
prominently Identified with the Ep-
worth league work Of the Methodist
churches of the city and was an officer
i'm the Epworth league of the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church.
Funeral arrangements have not beer
completed.