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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
LOUISIANA
strangers Were Treated Just the
Same as Members of the
Family.

A group Of drummers were trading yarns
on the subject Of hospitality, relates Llpp-
incott's Magazine, when one, a little var
ginian, with a humorous eye and a delightful
drawl, took up his parable thus:
Il was down in Louisiana last month trav-
elm cross country with s. j. Cary tine
same being Stonewall Jackson C., at your
service), when we kinder got lost in a mighty
lonesome sort o road just about dark, We
rode along a right good piece after SHUTDOWN,
and when we saw a light ahead | tell you
it looked first rate. We drove up 10 the
light, hndin' twas a house, and when 1
hollered like a lost calf the mar came out
and we asked him to take us in for the night.
He looked at US mighty hard, and then said:
wal, | reckon ! kin stand it il you kin so
we unhitehed, went in and found twas only
= two-room shanty and Just swarmin' with
children. He had six, four to II years old,
and as there didn't seem to be but one bed,
me an Stoney was wonderin' what in thun-
der would become Of us.
They gave us supper, good hog and bom,
inv, the best they had, and then the old
woman put the two youngest kids to bed.
They went straight to sleep. Then she took
those out, laid them over in the corner, put
the next two to bedx-and so on. After all
the children were asleep on the floor the
old folks vent in the other room and told
us we could 20 to bed il we wanted to, and,
bein' powerful tired out, we did.
"Well, sir, the next morning when we
woke up we were lying over in the corner
with the kids, and the old man and the old
woman had the bed"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
He Had Exercise,

A young nan ever careful of his health
recently began figuring on the possible
constitutional effect of the banting he
undergoes to keep his flesh down, ac-
cording to the New York Globe. He
visited the office of a physician on the
East side, near Central park. "H'm!"
said the medical man, impressively.
as your occupation a ~sedentary one?'
"a what?" asked the young man. Il
mean do you have to sit down while
at your work?" HOh, yes; but take
lots of exercise at business, just the
same" Nonsense" said the doctor.
"How can you sit at your work and
take e~xercise?" I'm a jockey, doc!"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
VERY EFFECTIVE SAMPLE.
Minister'S Pickles Were Strongly
Suggestive of the Ever
lasting Fire.

A clergyman was very fond Of a par.
tnular not brand OF pickles, and find
ing great difficulty in procuring the same
sort at hotels when travelling, always car
ried a bottle with him, relates the Taller.
One day when dining at a restaurant with
his pickles in front OF him a stranger sat
down at the same table, and, with an Amer
lean accent, presently asked the minister to
pass the pickles. The minister, who en-
joyed the joke, politely passed the bottle:
and in a few minutes had the satisfaction OF
seeing the Yankee watering at the eyes and
gasping for breath;
Il guess" said the latter, chat you are
a parson?'
Eyes, my friend, l am, replied the minis
ter.
81 suppose you preach?" asked the Yam
kee.
Eyes, sir; ! preach twice a week, usually"
said the minister,
do you ever preach about hell fre?"in in
CURED the Yankee.
"Yes; ! sometimes consider it my duty
to remind my congregation of eternal pun
ishment," returned the minister.
~ thought so" reioined the Yankee, "but
you are the first Of your class | ever met
who carried samples"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
The Mantle of Greatness.

ct was in one of the western towns
of our state a few weeks ago." said the
Chicago drummer, "and | observed
that a crowd of admirers was follow
ing a young man from place to place
and making a hero of him, and nat
urally inquired of a citizen:
"'Who and what is that young
man.
"'You don't know!' he exclaimed, as
he turned on me.
"No. Is he a prizefghter who has
won a championship
: "'sir, your ignorance is pitiful.
That is Tom Jones'
"tAnd who the devil is Tom Jones?'
"'Sir!' and the citizen drew himself
up and swelled out his chest, Tom
Jones is the man who thinks of going
over Niagara Falls next summer In a
feather bed"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
Advancing the Farmers Interests

Advancing the Farmers Interests.
Travelling agents and statesmen are
now sent from the home Offices OF the
Chicago packers into all South Amer
lean and Asiatic countries. They are
going into every land, no matter what
language may be spoken or what
money be used. They will exchange
their goods for cowries or elephant
tusks-anything to sell the product
and get something in return conyerti'
BILE into money. 1t may seem odd to
some folks, but travelling men, carry
ing cases with samples Of American
meat products, can be seen in the des'
ert OF Sahara, the sands Of Zanzibar
or in Brazil, where the nuts come
from" Great Is the enterprise OF the
Yankee merchant. The greater the
market, the greater the price and sta
bility Of the price of the product and
all that goes to make 1t in its various
stages.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
Best in the World.

Cream, Ark, Oct. 9th (Special) After
eighteen months suffering from Epilepsy,
Backache and Kidney Complaint, Mr., W.
II. Smith, of this place, is a well man
again, and those who have watched his
return to health unhesitatingly. give all
the credit to Dodd's Kidney Pills, In an
interview regarding his cure, Mr.. Smith
says:
II had been low for eighteen months
with my back and kidneys, and also
Of, and nothing seemed to do me any
good till a friend of mine got me to send
for Dodd's Kidney Pills. l find that they
are the greatest medicine in the world,
for now i am able to work and am in fact
as stout and strong as before | took sick"
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure the Kidneys.
Cured Kidneys cleanse the blood OF all
impurities. Pure blood means good health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
filings AT THE FAIR.
Won can nearly always convince !

You can nearly always convince .
woman, If you try not to.
A discussion must be carried pretty
far TO move a woman.
A woman usually tries to endear her
self, by making herself as costly as
possible.
Few men consider it worth while to
be jealous of their wives after they
have been married ten years.
A woman who has married for love is
generally willing to have her daughter
marry for all the modern comforts.
Unless a man wants TO know from
whom every letter a woman gets is it
is hard for her to feel sure he loves her.
A woman may never learn anything
IN a cooking school, but she can turn
up her nose at the ones who haven't
been.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
SCREAMED AT NIGHT.
Baby Scratched Until Face Was Raw
and Bleeding-Eczema Cured
by Cuticura.

"For over two years my little baby girl
suffered with a raw, itching and painful
eczema on her head and face, the pain
causing her to scream day and night, and
my wife could get no rest. We tried sew
eral doctors, but without success. Unless
we kept her hands tied she would scratch
until her face was like raw beef. One cake
of Cuticura Soap and two boxes Of Cuti-
cura Ointment completely cured her,
healing her face without mark or blem;
ish. (Signed) w. j. Morgan, Orchard
Town, New Lambton, New South Wales,
Australia"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

OF New York, also
trustee OF the Sol
diers' Home at Bath,
N. Y, writes;
G IN A 8
a OF my friends
have used Doan's Kid
ney Pills and have
been cured OF kidney
and bladder troubles,
/ feel it my duty to
recommend the medi-
cine. From personal
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

experience / know Doan's Kidney Pills
will cure inflammation Of the bladder,
having experienced relief the second
day of using the medicine,
tSigned) j. A. GoULDEN.
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
At the Wedding,

eyes, the girl was from Boston, and the
man was from Battle Creek"
What Of it." =,
"Why' as a delicate tribute, instead Of
throwing rice, we threw beans and break
fast food Chicago Sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
entimenta

"she was a woman" said the poetical
boarder, whose beauty turned mems hearts
"And their necks to rubber, l suppose
added the prosy old bachelor.-Chieago
Ia ily News
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

| am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Ihos.
Robbins, Norwich, N. Y, Feb. IL, 1900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

The Boosters Club of Meridian,
which has been working on a scheme to
build a railroad from Meridian to Phil
idelphia, Miss, SEM a committee TO
Mehan Junction to confer with the
powers of the Cotton States Lumber
Company, a wealthy corporation that
recently purchased the Meehan-Rounds
Lumber Company's plant at hat place
and which owns a railroad fifteen miles
long, running from that place in the
direction of Philadelphia, with refer
ence to making a deal with them for
extending the road to that place or fur
!her. II is understood that the lumber
company has been favorable to such a
project for some months, and high hopes
r entertained hal the road will be
built soon, thus giving Meridian a con
nection with the Mobile, Jackson and
Kansas City road.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
Loss and Gain.

"Did your husband find that golf i'm
proved his health"
r6Yes. It improved his health. But I'M
less he learns to play better it will spoil his
disposition. Washington Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
CONGRESSMAN G0ULDEN.
Finds Quick Relief from Bladder Troubles
Through Doan's Kidney Pills.

Hon. Joseph A. Goulden, member OF
Congress representing the 18th District
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

There are 2S cemeteries in the coun-
ty of London.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

Replying to a query relative to the
lotion buyers privilege tax, State Aud
itor Henry addressed a tax collector the
following letter:
81 think the law clearly ean to tax
every person engaged in actually buy
ing cotton. The phrase whether for
himself or as agent or employee of an
other is susceptible Of no other mean
ing. l do not think A could employ B
TO buy cotton under AS license. B, be-
fore buying cotton, should have a IL
cense in his own name. The object of
the law was to prevent a firm of buyers
from having agents in various parts OF
the State operating under the firms
license. Only one municipality is al
lowed to tax them, for the reason that
on travelling cotton buyers were each
village, town or city permitted to assess
them with 80 per cent. of the State tax,
the same would be prohibitive."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

The Mississippi Cotton Association
will request Governor Vardaman to in
corporate in his biennial message to the
legislature a recommendation for the
establishment of a department of agri-
culture. This subject was fully dis
cussed at the recent meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Southern
Cotton Association at Asheville, and it
was the opinion of those present that
every State in the South should have a
department in the State government of
this character. Such departments ex-
list in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,
Tennessee and North Carolina, and the
association believes that Mississippi
should take a similar step, for this is
pre-eminently an agricultural State.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

President Harvie Jordan writes as
follows to the secretary of the Missis-
sippi Cotton Association: Il wish to ask
your assistance in inducing the farmers
to stand firm in the face of the tire
mendous efforts being made by the for
eign spinners and the bear element to
depress prices. The crop in many sec
lions has already been gathered. The
crop must necessarily be a short one.
If the farmers will be patient and stand
firm for a short while, the market will
soon advance to our minimum OF III
cents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

/. A large number of farmers Of Lowndes
county met at Columbus and discussed
the good roads proposition. Great in
terest was manifested in the meeting,
and the people seem awake to the fact
good roads are a necessity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

The Jones County Fair was held at
Ellisville last week. The various ex-
hibits were the best ave- shown in that
section, and proved a great attraction
to all visitors. An excursion train on
the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
road carried 1000 children from Laurel
to the fair on children's day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

The State Board of Health has adopt
ed an ordinance quarantining every
county in which there is no yellow fever
against those that have the fever. The
infected counties are Claiborne, Jeffer-
son, Franklin, Adams, Warren and
Wilkinson.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

The secretary Of the Oktibbeha Fair
Association has written to Manager
Mckay, of the Mississippi Industrial
Exposition, that he is going to get all
Of the best of his fair together, if pos
sible, and ship to Jackson. The Oktib-
beha fair will be held at Starkville Oct.
81 and Nov. / and 2, so that it will be
wei in good time to ship exhibits to
Jackson.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

The fine dry weather around Cotton
Plant is enabling farmers to get a good
start picking out the cotton. The po-
tato crop is bringing a good price. The
sorghum crop is short and sells easily
at 40 cents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

state Land Commissioner Nails re-
port of the business Of his Office for the
past two years shows that during the
biennial period he sold sl43,4l4 worth
n lands. These figures include collec-
ton for rentals, trespasses, etc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

THE full name of the company, California FL
In printed on the front of every aGka2 OF
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-04-05
Thursday, April 8, 1905.

commencing at IL O'Clock a M, sell at pub-
lie auction at the front door of the Court
bidder, the following real estate, situated in
the state OF West Virginia, County of Ma
son;
l. v. newman In and 10 q certain tract or
parcel of land situate in Robinson District.
containing three hundred and eighty fou2
$50 acres, more or less, being the 50 me tract
or parcel of land conveyed to the said T. v
Newman and others by Mary Newman by
recorded in the office of the Clerk of the
county Court of said county in Deed BOOK
In having been subsequently, purchased by
said 1. v. Newman.
Also the undivided one-half interest of the
sald " Newman in and to a certain tract
OF parcel of land situate in said Robinson
District and adjoining said first named tract
a an containing forty EIGHT and three fourths
(48 Sd acres, more or less; being the same
tract or parcel of land conveyed TO the said
l. v. Newman and others by Gideon Riffic
1888, and recorded in said Jerks Once IN,
Deco Deco BOOB NO lS,page SO, two: sixths t2-6I in
GeresS 81, the'eln having been subsequently pur
Also the undivided one-sixth Q-6) interest
OF the said 1. ". Newman in and to a certain
tract or parcel of land situate in Waggener
Distrt and containing ninety nine and one
naif 1914 acres, being the same tract or par
Gel OF land conveyed to the said I ". New
deed dated the LIST day of September, 1855. and
recorded in said Clerks ONCE in Deed BOOK
NO. III, pages 458 end 459.
Also the undivided one-sixth Q-6) Interest
OF the said l. ". Newman In and to q certain
tract or parcel of land situate in said Wag
gener District containing two hundred and
forty-two l2i2) acres, more or less. being Inc
same tract or parcel OF land conveyed to the
said L. " Newman and others by said Mar
Newman, by deed dated the LIST daV of Sen.
tember, 1855, and recorded In said Clerks
ONCE in Deed Book No. l6, pages 45S and 40
JAMES B. MENAGER.
harcn 4-W. Trustee
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1
that account. If the County
Court can pay 500 90 to an at
toIney for prosecuting case. it
can pay 100000 as well, aud can
pay it as often as it pleases. and to
whomsoever it pleases.
It has been the policy of this
paper to advocate economy In
bublic expenditures. Mr.. L s.
Echols was the Prosecuting At.
torney of the County when all of
these attorneys were employed.
He was not elected to the office
when the first employment took
place. but he had been appointed
o fill the position. and Their is no
difference in it. He was elected
to the position when a part of the
employment was made. At any
rate. he was the Prosecuting At
torney of the County when the
Attorneys were employed to assist
in the prosecution which has COST
the county nearly a yehr of the
salary which he receives. and that
cannot be denied. and he does not
deny it.
We do not accuse the Court of
doing corrupt thing in making
this employment and expenditure,
for we believe they thought that
Mr.. EohoIs needed assistance, and
in that the Court was surely right.
We do not blame the Prosecuting
Attorney for the employment for
We are not aware tb at he had any.
thing to do with it; he. could not
help 1t because the court was we'll
satisfied he was incapable of filling
the position, which caused this ex.
penditure to be made. The court
did what it thought was right, BIZ:
in doing so, Il did what we believe
was not warranted by law; and we
believe. with one member of the
Court who made the employment,
that it ought not to have been
done, and never will be again
This is such a serious matter with
the tax payers that we thought il
our duty to call their sttention tc
lit.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-04-05
what to Read.

If you have the blues, read the
twenty-seyenth Psalm.
If your pocketbook is empty,
read the thirty, seventh.
If people seem unkind, read the
fifteenth chapter of John.
If you are losing confidence in
men, read the thirtieth chapter of
/ Corinthians.
If you are discouraged about
your work, read the 126th Psalm.
If you find the world growing
small and yourself great, read the
nineteenth Psalm.
If you cannot have your own
way in everything. keep silent and
read the third chapter of Jamee.
If You are all out of sorts, read
the twelfth chapter of Hebrews.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-04-05
Could Hill, were the guests Of Sir
VI ] WinRer. Sunday

Could Hill we're the guests Of NI1s
"a J Winger. Sunday
Herbert Eads and Miss Bertha
GreenIee, of Eckard Chapel called
at the home of j Beard Sunday
evening and were married by Rev
o B West
g F johnson and family spent
Sunday afternoon at the home Of
Uncle Ambrose Yeaeer
Mrs W P Machir and little
daughter, Carrie, spent Sunday 81
the home of r B Knopp and sisters
Ed o Stewart went to Mansfield
Ohio, Monday in search of en-,
ployment
Farmers have been very busy Of
late. blowing, making garden
planting potatoes. Go. x.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-04-05
McCAUSLAND.

VIM Davis and Mrs Frances
DAbney were business visitors in
your city Monday
Little Miss Gretchen Wears. of
Pliny, is visiting her grandrarents
Mr. and Mrs Cooper
John Holstein has moved to
near South Side
Mrs Asher and son Leland spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Harvey
Summers. of Big Sixteen
Mr. swartzwaldsr, the genial nur-
seryman of your CITY was a bust.
ness visitor here recently.
Mics Minnie Gregg passed
through this place Sunday on her
way to her home on Big Sixteen
from Charleston, where she has
been attending Comm sroiaI Col.
ledge
Mrs Lewis Summer and Miss
Lena Davis are on the sick list
Lester Spencer inteds to start
for Columbus Monday
Miss Eva Caufman is quite sick.
We hope for her speedy recovery.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-04-05
A Good Cow

w. Fl. Short has cow that has
a record as producer of milk The
cow gives q quarts of milk day
At B cents a quart for the milk
means 81 35 day. In 365 days the
cow gives 1856 quarts, at $l.35 a
day makes 1892 rs worth of milk a
year. This cow has been giving
milk two ears and 6 months, and
only dry six weeks during that
time. Mr.. Short believes the COW
would give more milk if he used
larger bucket. and says this is no
yarn and that cow is not for sale,
but if anyone doubts the COWS
record as milk producer let them
come and see for themselves =
Spencer Bulletin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-04-05

A Missouri paper says that a
new judge arose to charge the
jury and spoke as follows: says the
Kansas City journal.
Gentlemen of the jury, oharg
ing jury is a new business to
me, as this is my first case. You
have all the evidence as we'll as
myself. You have heard what the
learned counsel have said. If you
believe what the counsel for the
plaintiff have told you, your, YER.
dict would be for plaintiff; but if,
on the other hand, you believe
what the defendants counsel has
told you, then you will find a yer
dict for the defendant; but if you
are like me. and don't believe
what either of them said, then Ill
be id if 1 know what you'll do
Constable, take charge of the
jury"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-04-05
TRUSTEES SALE.

-
HNDER and by. virtue of the authority
vested in me by a certain deed of trust.
MADE and executed by the Mountain State
Brick and Tile Works, to the undersigned
trustee, bearing date The 18th day of March.
1904, and of record In the Clerks office OF the
County Court of Mason County. West yir
ginia, in Trust Deed Book No. ii, pages 2ss
&C., to secure t. the Point Pleasant Buildinp
and and d ds association the payment OF GER
deed, and default having been made in the
payment OF said debt according to the con-
dnlons stfpulations and provisions of said
deed OF trust, and being required by the said
ton, will on
April 29th, 1905,
between the hours of two and four O'Clock
M on the prem Uses OF the plant of the
Mountain State Brick and Tile orks In tn.
town OF Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Sc /
by way of public auction TO the highest bid
der, the following described personal prom.
erty: One Scots patent dryer, 300 feet OF
wire cable, one o-horse wagon, one cart. n
t tot OF lumber, lot OF brick and lot o drain
lot of fire brick-being the residue of the
manning unsold.
Terms OF sale-Cash.
Mo-, 90 :, RANKIN WILEY, Trustee.
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To Rent or Lease.

Two hundred and fifty acres
of the finest blue grass pasture
land in the county-plenty of
good water. Will pasture stock
by the head per month. or lease
entire pasture for the season.
Address A. L Sehon, Hartford,
West Virginia. mar ;. ;.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-04-05
E1eursion season on

The season win be opened by the
Ohio Central Lines with an excur.
sion to ,Columbus Sunday. April
Is The excursion rate from Point
Pleasant will be 81 25 round trip;
tickets good one day. going and re-
turning on special trains. Call on
agents for full particulars.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-04-05
Trustees Sale
Of Valuable Real Estate in Robin
son and Waggener Districts,
Mason County, w. Va.

Under and by virtue of certain deed of
{ trust executed by I:.V. Newman to the un-
uary, 1891. recorded in the office of the CLERK
OF the County Court OF Mason County. West
virginia, In Trust Deed Book No. Is, page 9O.
eLc., 70 secure the payment OF certain debt
tnerein fuliy described, in fayos of Maria \,
dcCnIioch, and said debt having become
due and payable. and default having been
made in the payment thereof, and being re-
quired by said Maria McCulIoch, the cred
lIor secured by the deed of trust aforesaid -
the Undersigned Trustee. shall on