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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-03-04

The Annual Tax Sales for Charlie
voix County for The year 1902 au'! pre-
vious years are being published In q
Sunyl ment form which Is a part OF
this paper. Examine It carefully and
see If an, of your lands are among
those advertised.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-03-04

Kansas evidently thinks that John
ID. ROba.ellar. is "oil wrong" in his
treatment of the Sunflower State.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-03-04

Ladies' should call on Maddaugh the
Tailor for the finest Spring Suits Oh
tsinable In this city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22
AND STILL THEY COME.
Big Crowds Continue to Attend Grand
Retiring Sale.

The people continue to attend
Austin's Grand Retiring Sale in large
numbers every day, regardless of the
very bad weather. The doors have to
be closed at intervals, as from the begin
ming, to give the sales people a chance
to wait on the customers.
Mr.. Austin and Messrs. Morris g. Co.
request The Commonwealth to return
their sincere thanks to the public for
the very liberal patronage extended
this Grand Retiring Sale, and to express
the hope that the great bargains they
are giving will merit a continuance Of
same until the entire stock has been
sold out, which must be done within the
next few days.
No sale has aver proven so successful
In the history Of Greenwood, and the
members Of the firm want the people to
know that they fully appreciate this
fact.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

A printing office, says a writer, is
usually considered a rather tough
place and the newspaper worker a
mighty bad man. Statistics, how
ever, do not bear out the idea. Of
1890 in Texas penitentiary, there is
not a printer or newspaper man,
while there are ministers, lawyers,
music teachers, doctors, bankers,
cooks, photographers, BARRIERS and
members of other professions and
callings. The printer gets a bad
name because the nature of his bus
mess teaches him to detect sham
while he is scorned by hypocrites.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

Congressman Bennett, Of New
York, has introduced a bill to re-
duCe Southern representation in
Congress. 1t is proposed to reduce
the delegation as follows Ala
bama, from 8 to 5; Arkansas, from
7 to 5, Florida, from 3 to 2; Geor-
gia, from II to 6; Louisiana, from 7
to 4; Mississippi, from s to 3; North
Carolina, from 10 to 7; South Caro-
lima, from 7 to 3, Tennessee, from
10 to s; Texas, from l6 to Is; Vir-
ginia, from 10 to 7. OF course this
man Bennett has no idea his bill will
be inacted into law, but merely in
troduced it to stir up a little sec
ti0nal strife, which the better ele-
ment everywhere is %endeavoring to
obliterate. Let Bennett enjoy him
self with his little bill. The Com
monwealth guarantees that but very
little damage will result from it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22
Why THE DIFFERENCE?

Speaking Of special editions Of
newspapers and the amount Of ad-
vertising the publishers have reason
TO boast of handling recently re-
minds Us Of a special edition the
writer got up in Greenwood in Sep
TENDER. 1891, when he was in
charge Of The Enterprise. Green
wood at that time had a population
Of about 1850 TO 1900 people and
less than one-half the number of
merchants she now has. We issued
Is pages, all-home print, containing
so columns, or 1900 inches, Of live
advertisements in that edition, at a
higher rate for space than is now
charged by the Greenwood newspa-
pers- the gross receipts from that
edition being over $4,000. Every
business house of any importance in
the city was represented IN the pa
per. While we are not complaining
at the patronage our Souvenir Holt
day Edition Of The Commonwealth
received, because we could not have
handled much more than we did,
the amount Of advertising space
used in same amounted to ll2O.
inches, or SO Columns--and the
population Of the city now being six
seven thousand, or about five
as large as when we issued
The edition Of The Enterprise in
1894 Again we ask, why the diff
ference tits doubtless due to the
very short crops made in this sec
ion the past year, the gloomy
Weather and poor trade the average
merchant has been receiving for this
.eason of the year, 1t is to be hop
d conditions will soon improve and
hat the growth Of the city will con
niue undated, and that all Of the
business men will learn to fully ap-
,~reciate the value of iudicious ad-
'ertising in the local newspapers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22
FOR RENT.

For RENT.-Howard St., No. 3O85, Ray
Building, in heart Of city. Elegant
fiber plastered rooms near completion,
Some furnished with plate glass cabinet
and tile finished mantels and hearths,
others with heaters; large cross halls in
ornamental steel ceilings, with summer
porticos; large tubular ventilators in
roof-a guaranteed relief from intense
heat, so much enjoyed by the "baking
oven occupant in the good old summer
time," including all modern V
fences, we offer the ideal home for of
fees or roomers. Apply W. L. Ray,
Phone 2l3. 2t
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22
GOOD LAW PROPOSED.

Representative Livingston Of
Georgia, who has been one Of the
most valued members of Congress
for the past ten years, has prepared
a bill 10 be introduced at the pres,
ent session TO have the ginners re.
port on cotton made daily during
the ginning season, and weekly re.
ports made on crop conditions dur
ing the planting and growing
season, says an exchange. The
object Of this bill is to do away with
the violent fluctuations in cotton
and bring about a more uniform
price. The bill authorizes the EN-
ployment Of paid solicitors, the sal
AIRY being fixed at sixty dollars per
month. This would make it posi-
bic to employ competent men, and
as it would not require all of their
time, would be fully remunerative
for the work required, and when a
solicitor failed Of his duty he could
be discharged and his place filled
with a competent man.
The bill is a good one, and all
Southern Congressman should be
urged to support it. The cotton
market is now the most attractive
gambling method in the world.
From every quarter Of the compass
gamblers are fighting for futures,
and this is not well for the farmer
manufacturer. The monthly or
semi-monthly reports afford gam
blers golden opportunities for spec
ulatlon, as within that time wealth
er conditions may change the size
Of the crop a million bales or more,
whereas if the reports were made
or weekly these conditions
would be known and the price of
the staple would therefore be kept
nearer at its rightful level. If a big
crop is promised the farmer would
be warned in time to hold his cotton
and market it gradually, upon Or
ders Of the Southern Cotton Associa-
ton, and if it was short it would be
at once, the price would re-
spond accordingly. Daily reports
would have been worth millions to
The South this year, as the bulk of
crop was marketed at a figure
less than ten cents before the real
conditions became known.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

Chancellor Mayes has sustained
the Governors injunction against
leasing Sandy Bayou plantation by
the Board Of Control of the State
penitentiary, and the matter now
goes to the Supreme Court for fnsl
settlement. We suppose the Su-
preme Court will hear the case
promptly after the holidays and
render its decision, in order that the
convicts may not be kept idle any
longer than is possible.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

The Commonwealth force-three
in number-did a great deal of hard
work, day and night, in getting out
its Souvenir Holiday Edition last
week, and we are gratifed to know
that we succeeded in printing a pa
per that met with so much favor at
the hands of the people of Green
wood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

The Legislature of Mississippi will
convene in special session January
2nd, A great deal Of discussion of
different measures will be indulg-
ed in by the solons, as the Governor
does not propose to limit the intro
duction Of bills, which he has the
to do at special sessions. The
adoption Of the new Code will con-
sume considerable time,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

The confirmation Of Edgar S.
Wilson's disappointment as U. S.
Marshal for the Southern District
of Mississippi has been held up in
the Senate by Senator Money until
after the holidays. 1t is said that
charges will be preferred against
Wilson, which Senator Money as
signs as his reason for asking that
action on his appointment be post
poned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

Special attention is directed to
the resolutions of Narina jefferson
Davis Chapter, L. D. G., in this is
sue Of The Commonwealth. These
ladies propose erecting a Confeder-
ate monument in court square, and
respectfully solicit aid in their I'M
dertaking from the people of Le-
fore county. That they will suc-
coed is unquestioned The ladies
don't know such a word as failure
when they make up their minds to
do anything.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

NEWSPAPER FOR sALE.-Owing to the
fact that the editor is preparing to enter
other business The Houston Post is Of
Tered for sale. Paper established Jan. /,
1904, and doing $4,000 business. Plant
new throughout. One of the best news
paper properties in State. Only paper
in town and is the county organ. Hous-
ton has two railroads and a population
of 1000. Address,
Houston Post, Houston, Miss,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

Seven years ago my lamented
predecessor, President Mckinley,
stated that the time had come for
the nation to care for the graves of
the Confederate dead. ! recon-
mend that the congress take action
toward that end, The first need is
to take charge of the graves of the
Confederate dead who died in north
ern prisons, Extract from the
Presidents message.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

The Meridian Star, Biloxi Herald,
Sea Coast Echo, Yazoo City News
and Woodville Republican were
among the few Mississippi papers to
issue Autographed holiday editions.
Each was well patronized and re-
hected credit on the publishers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

The Chicago National, the Home
Savings and the Equitable Trust
Co., three banks controlled by Jno,
R. Walsh, suspended operations on
the 18th. Liabilities 1926, 900 900,
assets $4,000, 900, Loans to
Walsh's other interests brought
about the failure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

The government census report Of
cotton ginned to Dec. 18th, issued
on the goth, showed 1882, 900 bales.
The report caused a decline of about
IS points in the market, which was
promptly recovered during the day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

The Commonwealth s~olicits your Or
ders for Coupon Books. The very thing
for plantation supply stores. Save time,
assure accuracy and obviate disputes
with your customers. A great many
supply stores are using these Coupon
Books-and why not you?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

The Holiday Edition Of the Yazoo
Sentinel was a beauty, and the lib
eral advertising given it was sutfi-
cient to make a 2l-page paper, We
congratulate Editor Birdsall upon
getting out such a magnificent edi-
ton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

The Commonwealth is prepared to
fill orders for Engraved Visiting Cards,
wedding invitations, monograms and en-
bossed stationery. See our samples and
give us your orders for anything in this
line. The latest styles and best work
guaranteed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

Judge j. +, Simmons, the veteran
editor of the Sardis Reporter, died
on the 10Th inst, the date Of his 18th
birthday Peace to his ashes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

Oregon now has a Democratic L..
S. Senator-the first in about 30
years. Senator Mitchell recently
died and Governor Chamberlain, a
Democrat and native Of Mississippi,
appointed his successor to serve I'M
til the Legislature meets in 1907.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

We hope the Greenwood people
will maintain their splendid reputa-
ton for sobriety during the Christ
mas holidays, 1t is not an occasion
to celebrate by getting drunk and
eating too much. Be temper
ate in all things, especially during
Christmas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22
FOR SALE,

JERSEY Cow.-A very fine full blooded
Jersey Cow for sale. Solid fawn color,
4 years old; has heifer calf one week old;
large COW, gentle and fat; gives four
gallons very rich milk. Price $4,000
+. o. b. cars Lexington, Miss.
G. A. WILSON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

The Commonwealth office has printed
a complete line Of Blanks for Justices
of the Peace, and is prepared to ill all
orders for same promptly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

CHICKENS, INCUBATOR AND DEER.-Nice
yard S, L. Wyandotte chickens; 200-egg
incubator; 2 deer, buck and doe. Ad-
dress DR.. G. N. D. Campbell, Greenwood,
Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22
A Merry Christmas to all.

1906 resolutions will soon be in
order.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

Cypress Lumber, 100000 on hand for
the retail trade.
Schuh-Miller Lumber Co.,
Berclair, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

FARM For RENT.-Finest farm in the
Delta; Hearn & Quin Plantation, at PEN
%tecost, on Sunflower River, in Sunflower
county; over 400 acres in cultivation.
Address Hearn Il Quin, West Point, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

OLD NEwsPAPERs.-25 cents per 100
at this office,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

BLANK CONTRACTs.-Rent, Share and
Lease Contracts for sale at this office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

For RENT.-One store house and fix
lures, show cases, scales, cake and fruit
stands; south of Southern Ry. Apply
to J. B. Pace, Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

For Rent-5-room up-to-date new cot
tage; hot and cold water; good location;
possession January LIST. Apply to Jno.
N. Schram, Cumb. Phone No. 1850.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, Attle-
sey Building, 2l5l Main street. Apply
to j. d. Attlesey, proprietor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22

FOUND-Pocket book, containing q
6ve-dollar bill. Owner can secure
same by proving property and paying
for this notice. Apply to G. L. Mcbride.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22
WANTED.

DO YOU WANT TO EARN $4,000 in the
next 30 days? II so, drop us a card for
particulars. We are publishers of the
fastest selling line of Red Letter Bibles
and popular subscription books on the
market. One of our agents earned $780,
90, clear, in the past 80 days. Do not
delay, but write today. THE ELLIs-MAR-
TIN Co, Dept 8, Jackson, Tenn.
PUBLIC TYpEwRITING WANTED,-See
Miss Shaw. Mr.. Prices Office. City.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22
FOUND.

FOUND-Knights Templar Watch
Charm on Southern Railway track
Owner can have same by paying
charges. Ike Gelman, city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-22
LOST.

L0ST-0ne Cutoff Nozzle, Thursday
morning, at the fire west Of College
Park; finder will please return same to
City Hall. G. G. Washington.
, 1905-05-11
The May American Bow

Better and better is the motto evil
IDENTIFY Of the American Boy. Nothing
ever attempted in the line of litera-
ture for boys quite equals this ster-
ling, high class monthly. Baseball is
the keynote to the May American
Boy, as is limited on its front cover.
The noted baseball player of olden
times, A. G. Spalding, contributes the
first part of a story of the origin OF
baseball. The fiction includes "A
Boys Adventure with a Peru Con-
DOR" a Decoration Day story en-
titled The Ministration of a Child"
a fishing story "Tow-Head and the
Old 'He-One';" the first chapter of a
story, "A Page Without a Pull, whose
hero is a page in the United States
Congress; an exciting adventure in the
frozen North, entitled, How Adam
Nugent Brought the MALL" a story
of humor, 1.-THE Conquest OF Mickey
McCloskey;'' and a number If short
stories under the titles, AN Equator
ial Shark Catch I'm the Thick OF the
Fight" and "A Heaven for Lions"
Further chapters of Kirk Munroe's
For the Mikado," My Four Years
at West Point" and "A French Frog
and an American Eagle" also appear.
Boys Of a practical turn Of mind will
find much of interest and profit in
this number, particularly in the Mon
ey-Making and the Boy Mechanic and
Electrician Departments, How to
Build an Auto Wagon" and How to
Make a Telephone being the two
leading articles under the latter
head. There are puzzles galore; les
sons on How to Play the Mandolin;
instructions on How to Plant a Tree;
| a page on Photography and another
one on Stamps, Coins and Curios;
sketches of Florence Nightingale and
Kosciuszko; a page on the making of
Bird Houses, and the Making Of a
Cave; g page Of tricks; an article by
A. G. Anderson on Pole Vaulting; an
interesting article on the largest pub
lie school iii the world and another on
School Deformity; an interesting &C.
count of Andrew Carnegie and his be-
nevolences; and what will interest
boys most, perhaps, an announcement
of the celebration of American Boy day
at the Portland exposition, July 9Th;
at Chautauqua New York, July 22d,
and at Boston, date not given. 1t would
be difficult to conceive of p boys pa
per Of more general interest than the
paper before us. Seventy-three illus
trations. $1.OO a year. The Sprague
Publishing Co., Detroit, Mich.
, 1905-05-11
THE LATEST DEMOCRATIC CLAIM

Everybody knows how the demo
Gratis abused Abraham Lincoln in the
early sixties, INT how they claim him
as a democratic saint, having duly
canonized him n given him a place
with Jefferson and Jackson. So they
have, since his death, spoken in terms
of great praise of President Mckinley,
m~anifesting a disposition to c%anonize
him also and place him among the
saints of democracy.
That they would do this sooner or
later with President Roosevelt was a
foregone conclusion, but it was hardly
thought that they would assert a claim
to him before the first three months OF
his present presidential term had ex.
PRED. But the Rocky Mountain News,
not to be outstripped by its associates,
came out yesterday in a leading editor,
ial and actually asserted that in its
opinion President Roosevelt was more
of a democrat than a republican.
There Is great dearth Of leaders
among the democrats. There is no
man upon whom the party can unite,
and SO they are trying now to set up
a claim to President Roosevelt. They
wish to bask in the sunshine of his
popularity. They see that he is close
to the hearts of the people, and since
| fhQv urn MT wiIlinU that INV rnnuh
lican shall occupy that position they
Fare trying to lift him out of the repub
lican party and claim him as a true
democrat.
They need not think, however, thai
the republicans are going to surrender
their claim upon bin or that he is go
ing to desert the party with which he
has acted always and which placed him
in the White house. President Roose
welt knows the democratic party, and
the democrats are reckoning without
their host If they think they car Sc
Ice him into joining their ranks or
ex .ressing any sympathy with their
organization.
To claim him is, however, exactly in
keeping with the democratic practice
of trailing along behind the republican
party, approving today what yesterday
it condemned. 1t Is less than a year
ago that the democrats were abusing
president Roosevelt, charging him
with being a usurper and a dictator
Now they find he is SO in sympathy
with the people and SO in touch with
all that stirs the hearts Of the men
and women who make this country
what it is, that they have nothing to
say about %usurpation, but are anxious
to climb over the %tailboard of his wag.
on and profit by his great success
Denver Republican.
, 1905-05-11

personal matters or petty spites to in
terfere with his news gathering.
He may meet you as a stranger. yet
along with his best friends, chronicles
your success and sorrows wherever you
may be, and those who would other,
wise forget you are ever and anon re-
minded OF your existence by an item
In your home paper. Others may de
ceive and defraud you, but your home
paper never forgets you.
Possibly you do not deserve decent
treatment by the paper, but you get
it just the same, n If it should a,
any time say things to cause your fur
to turn the wrong way. study a mo
ment and see if it has not at various
times said many nice things for which
you fail to give it credit"
, 1905-05-11
DON'T KNOCk-BOOST.

In speaking Of the rumored location
of a steel plant at this point the Chey-
enne Tribune takes occasion to give
this town a back-handed swipe that
was entirely u~nbecoming to a journal
that has received fair treatment at
the hands of our citizens. 1t remarked
that there were a number of places at
which it would be to the greater ad-
vantage of the Union Pacific to locate
such works. We don't believe it. But
If there WERE, why should the Tribune
jump in on a rumor only and proceed
to knock us? This, too, just after Lar
annie has devoted considerable space
in her papers to boosting everything
in the nature Of dry farming in the
vicinity of Cheyenne. To be candid,
however, 1t is the opinion Of many peo-
pie In this city that Laramie is the
logical point for the location of steel
works on the Union Pacific. 1t has
plenty OF water, plenty Of limestone,
pcuty VI 6duu, COdl uedE AZ uduu anu
iron ore as ear as any town with
other facilities for the production of
steel. Again, this town is contiguous
to q large area Of agricultural land
land that will not have to be dry
in order that crops may be
From these lands the people
in the steel works could be
supplied with farm products, and this
b an important item.
For heavens sake gnaw your W
Did dry farm bone and do not growl and
bark at us every time q bone is SHE'D
this direction-even though it is
,nly . rumor.
, 1905-05-11
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

At the Johnson. A Hancock.
Jelm; C. C. Campton and wife, Sher-
man; B. w. Towner, Morgan; P. W.
Simonson. Centennial; Mrs. Charles
Snyder, Pearl; C. E. Mosman, Walden;
w. ]. Ryan, B. W. Davidson, Omaha;
]. J. Monahan, Rawlins; 8. B. Rude,
Denver; Hans Olson, ranch.
At the Union Paciic-John Kulzick.
Milwaukee,; H. ]. Merriam, Spokane,
Wash; J.. B. Beal, C. R. Root, Robert
Harris. D. C. Mailman, George Irwin.
Omaha; ]. W. Willard, Denver; Tom
Mitchell, W. H. Gibbons, San Francis
co; C. G. Fairbanks, Cedar Rapids;
Charles E. Wood, Dillon. Wyo.; c.
Cronberg, Medicine Bow.
At the Kuster-J. H. Dixon, H. l..
Baker. Victor. Colo; David Jones and
wife. Hanna; c. ". Weber and wife.
Woods; Alan Kilman, ranch.
At the Phillips-Edward Claiming,
st. Joseph; Theo. Sorensen, Kimball,
Neb.; o. Davidson. Omaha.