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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

SALT RIVER.
Many Surprised to Know That Such
River Is On The Map.

Salt river, the stream which is so
much spoken of since the votes have
been counted, is a real stream. While
it is not navigable, it is used every win
ter as an ice harbor by the tow-boats
which go out of Pittsburg to the South.
in the public mind there is only one
stop on Salt river. That is parker's
Landing, This is an error in geogra-
ply, Parker's Landing is up the Allie
ghany.
salt river empties into the Ohio about
twenty-five miles south of Louisville,
Ky. 1t is a small stream which floats
from the Kentucky hills to the great
water, and is as %torturous, as crooked
and as unpleasant to navigate as the
mind can imagine. Yet II is nayigated
for a short distance from it's mouth by
steamers e light draught. Flatboats
and RATS are noated down upon its bos-
ON. Before the civil wal it was an inn
portaut stream in the matter of bring
ing Kentucky whisky down in the flat
boat to a poiAt wGerc they could be un-
loa led to Il river steamer. Refractory
slaves were generally assigned to the
task q brit ging those boats down as
the wNk Aas arduous.
Salt river became a bugaboo Among
the negroes anu it was from the unpleas-
ant character Of the work on this river
thaS "a trip up Salt river came TO be
used in politics to express the destina-
tion Of o defeated eau ida1e.
There is not a river captain Or plot
who does not know Salt river,
and there are few who have not
sought shelter within its mouth when
tho Ice was running out Of the Ohio.
The salt name ii supposed % have
come from salt springs which low into
\ " m sou5eA a!so sald tI'at 1'e
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
New Manager Arrived,

Mr.. Paul Burt, formerly Of Oxford but
more recently OF Grenada, has arrived
in the city to take charge of tho branch
of the Armour Packing company here.
lie is a hustling young gentleman and a
good business man and the Armour COM
pany have done we'll in securing his
services. Mr.. Burt was formerly "A
newspaper man and publisher of the
Globe at Oxford. The Armour company
will do business in the Mcneil building
on Carrollton avenue until their new
building il completed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS S BUILDERS.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board Of Sup arvisors Of Lefore county,
Mississippi, on the first Monday in
March, 1905, for building a county Court
House, according to plans and specilca-
tions on Ale in the Chancery Clerks Of
flee in the city Of Greenwood, in said
county aud state. All bids must be ac-
c%ompanied by certified check for $1,000
90 as an evidence Of good faith. Snc-
cessful bidder will be required to enter
into bond, to be approved By the Board,
for . sum equal to the amount Of his bid.
SAID bond to I've fled and approved at the
March meeting 81 sai6 Board. The
board reserves the right to reject aDy
and IN bids.
isn7st 9. ", CRoekKr1, Clstk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
TOWN OF VARDAMAN.
Postmaster. General Officially Mott
fled of Its incorporation

The post Office department at Wash
lngton has been officially advised OF the
action of Gov. Nardaman in issuing a
proclamation incorporating the village
of Vardaman, in Chicasaw county, and
it now remains to be seer what Post
master General Wynne is going to do
aboat it.
Whether postmastcr-Genera Wynnc
will take official cognlzancc ofthis clash
Of names with the Federal government
remains to be seen. BY some 1T Is be-
lieved that the postoliico may be abol-
ishod, and the people of Nardaman given
u dose of the same medicine as That add
ministcred to Indianola.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
Well Taken, Indeed.

Tho point made by Mr.. Bryan
with reference to congressional re-
duction is a point well taken, indeed,
with reference TO Philadelphia That
that city casts, and for many years has
cast, a vote out OF all proportion to
the number OF individuals credited
to the city by the census, by school
statistics and the duplicate of the
city assessor is not disputed. Not
even the Philadelphia Press, which
believes that the Republican party
could command the sun to stand
still eifeetually, disputes the propo-
sition that the vote Of the city is
phenomenally large, 1t is, in fact,
not only phenomenally. Yet on the
basis Of the fraudulent vote, swelled
by negroes and white repeaters from
New Jersey and from Delaware and
even from Maryland, the congress
sional representation Of Philadelphia
Ia based.
The, statement is made in the
Commoner that while Philadelphia
has a population onc-third the popu-
lation Of New York, its vote is, ap-
proximately, 100000 in excess of
the vote of the metropolis and
thereby hangs the tale of the 500
600 to 100000 Republican majority
usually given by Pennsylvania, The
Philadelphia Record corroborates
the statement Of Mr., Bryan and adds
that.
apennsylvania's 100000 plurality for
Roosevelt Is partially composed Of
fraudulent votes. Presumably the pres
ident knows II. Quay often promised
before an election to give Philadelphia
an honest election law, but he never did
it. AS between tho short vote in Mis-
sissippi and the over-vote in Philadel-
phia there Is not much to choose on
grounds Of morality and honor"
If congressional reduction is to
come, AMI il when it comes it
comes on a basis Of Legitimate votes
it will not only be Philadelphia that
will lose it's representation, but
Pennsylvania will lose her electoral
college vote and other states Of the
North. as well. II might be the
part Of wisdom for MI. C~rumpacker
u pause for D time il the wild Ca
fsadjpSing things.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
RANKS
AS FIFTH A
Makes Excellent Showing in Rail-
road Construction During 1904

According to official reports the State Of Mississippi shows mp fifth
in the matter Of miles Of railroad construction, having 229 TO her credit
for last year This record is one that Missnsppians are proud Of, but
at the same one that the state will probably surpass the present year,
Never before in her history has Mississippi been in better shape fnan-
cially, and that in spite Of the very low price Of her chief commodity, cot
ton. New industries are being established every day, good big ones at
that. and it will be but a few more years before there is a tall ~snoke-sack
on every hilltop in the state. It is perhaps unfortunate for the state that
very few Of these new industries arc cotton mills or factories, but they
will come in time. The few mills that are now in existence in Msas-
ippi are making money. There are no labor troubles to contend with,
no strikes and long %shutdowns to be reckoned with, and taken altogether
the situation is good.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
hi Band of lefI0re.

We desire to call the attention OF our
readers to the statement Of the Bank Of
LcAoro appearing in this issue. This
reliable financial institution is always
to Che Fl, mt with a good showing. Its
officers are safe, able business men, the
kind that make a banking institution
both reliable and progressive.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
The Commemorative Liberal Offer.

The Southern Farm Gazette is pub
lished at Starkville, Miss, where the
Agricultural College and Experiment
Station are located, and. is edited by
men who write from their store Of ex-
perienee in n practical common sense
way. 1t contains Ga columns aud is is
sued semi-monthly. 1t is the only strict
ty farm Journal published in Mississippi
and ought to be read by every farmer.
We will give the Southern Farm Gazette
FREE for ono year to every subscriber
of THE COMMONWEALTH who pays up to
date and one year in advance, before
Januaty l, 1905. Don't fail to take ad-
vantage of this liberal offer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bills will be received by tho Board of
Supervisors Of Le(ore County on the
first Monday in February for building
Bench Bridge across North prong Of
Marsh Bayou, about 125 feet long, ac-
cording to plans and specifications on
ilc in the Chaucery Clerks Office.
The Board reserves the right to re-
A.
iect any and all bids.
ia7-at G. W. CROCKETT, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

The question as TO what the ad-
ministration will do about the recent
incorporation Of the town Of Varda-
man is easy, Commissioner Gard
ner will insist on it being put un-
der federal control along with other
corporations created by the states,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

The hand that rocks the cradle is
the hand that holds the gun over in
Georgia, While W, X. Schley, Of
near Columbus, was playGully trying
to wrap his better half over the head
with a chair that lady punctured him
with a shot from her trusty revol-
YER. Doubtless this unkind recop-
ton of Mr.. Schley's strenuous and
unique efforts toward regulating his
family affairs will throw a dampcr
on his ambitions in that direction
for awhile.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
RESOURCES

/. ROWAN THAYER, Cashier OF Bank OF
Lefore. of Greenwood, Mississippi, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is Il true. full and
exact statement Of the Assets and Ltabil-
tiles of said Bank on the day and date named
therein, as shown by the books of same.
ROWAN THAYER, Cashier.
SwoRH TO and subscribed before me, a No
tary Public In m for the city of Greenwood.
in the county of LelloresM Mississippi, this the
5th day January. 1905.
Il. V. POLLARD, Notary Public
Examined and found correct.
r. NJ, HENRY, Auditor.
This 9th day OF January. 1905.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
TO Quit the Clothing Business.

The big dry goods, clothing and miIli-
merry firm of Barrow u Price has decided
to discontinue their clothing depart
ment and devote all their time to the
other departments of their business.
They will at once close out the stock of
clothing they have on hand at cut prices.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

A young man near Mobile was
given thirty DAYS in Jail for kissing
a girl against her will. We've never
seer any of the girls around Mobile
but if it had been some Of the Mis-
sissippi girls we'd be inclined to
think it was worth the price.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

After Jan. 10 the mail service on the
Beizoni branch of tho Yazoo & Missis-
sippi Valley which now run from
Clarksdale to Bel2oni will be extended
from the latter place to Yazoo City, as
"A result of the efforts put forth by the
Yazoo City Business Mems League. The
improved service will be greatly appre-
,iaf,I
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
Save Work and Trouble.

Planters and merchants will End the
coupon books we get out a big help in
keeping accounts with tenants or GUS
toners. They save labor in book-keep-
ing and keep down disputes. See sam
pies Mt The COMMONWEALTH.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
Teachers Returned.

Misses Mary Martin, Nellie Torrey,
Mary Loyejoy, Alice Stevens, Virginia
Miller, Lizetto Nelson, teachers in the
Greenwood graded school, have returned
from their holiday trips and resumed
their duties in the school room.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

Tom Lawson says the trusts
bought five states for Teddy in the
recent election. We were under the
impression it was a little the rise of
that number,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

D, B, Hill made his formal exeunt
from politics the first day of the
year, Signs favorable to democratic
success in the future are appearing
thus early on the horizon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

Albert Boldin, murderer of Thomas
Fogarty, an engineer ON the Yazoo q
Mississippi Valley road, will be hanged
at Sumner on Jan. IL. This is the young
negro murderer that Governor Narda-
man travelled 400 miles On a special
train with two companies of troops to
save his life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
Residence for Sale.

A nico residence and lot in North
Greenwood, near the bridge can be
bought at a reasonable figure. Apply
to Mrs. s., T. EAST. ianStf
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

We have great respect for the
honest reformer bnt some how
or another we have never taken
much stock in these political
reformers these holicr-than-thou
politicians. Ard with good cause.
Bill Taylor, the champion honest
ballot" candidate Tor governor IN
Kentucky a few years ago, wound up
his administration by heading the
conspiracy that murdered his oppo-
nent. The present reform district
attorney in New York IS now cngag-
ed in letting the vicious criminal,
the real menace to the community,
hold high carnival while he is set
ting up nights trying to deprive
Nan Patterson Of life for the sole
purpose apparently Of gratifying a
selfish ambition by winning a
difficult case one in which both the
evidence and public sentiment is
against him. They may be sincere
but their reform religion makes
them entirely too bIood-tblrsty to
suit our peaceful nature,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

Labor. Rent are Share Contracts.
THE COMMONWEALTH has a fall supply
of labor, rent aud share contrtacs and
a supply any size order on short no
ticc, and at reasonable prices,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

No. 80 Sleepers Birmingham to Atlanta,
Atlanta to Jacksonville and Brunswick.
No. 80 carries Pullman Sleeping cars Birm-
ingham to Atlanta aud Atlanta to Macon
No. W. Pullman Sleeping car between Bir-
mingham and Atlanta
All trains run daily.
G. H. ACKERT, G. NJ. Washington, D.. c.
9. II. HARDWICK, P. Z. M, Washington, DC
W. II. TAYLOE. G.P. A., Washington, d. c.
c. A. BENSCOTER. A.G.p.A. Chattanooga, Tenn.
j. N. HARRISON, +. 7. A., Birmingham, Ala
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

Wanted to rent a small cottage or a
few rooms for light housekeeping. APP
ply or address K. j. G. csre Common
wealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

name grew out OF the fact that great
Quantities of salt procured in the Ken"
lucky country 0oated down the stream.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
Boy Wanted.

THE COMMONWEALTH wants a bright
boy to learn the printing and ncwspa-
per business. Good wages to start,
and steady advancement. "a tho right
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

No. 50 Washington & Southwestern Linn
ted Solid Pullman Vestibuled train Atlanta
10 New York, carrying Pullman Sleeping car
birmingham to New York, Dining car east OF
Atlanta. Pullman Library Observation car At
lanta to New York, Pullman Club car Atlanta
10 Washington.
No. 90. Pullman Drawing room Sleeping cars
Birmingham to Richmond and Atlanta to New
York. Dining car Spartanburg to Washington.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

Fifty cents buys a s1.00 article out Of
the 50-cent case at A. Weller & Co.'S.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

The cars dream of an impregna-
Bile fortress in the cast has gone a
glimmering.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
Your Heart.
When Your Heart
Fails to Pump Your
Blood, Trouble
Results.

Have 0 heart trouble?
You have. II you find 1t hard to breathe
after walking up stairs, exercising, etc.
II you have pain In your left side, In
chest, back or shoulder. II you suffer
from cold extremities. pale face, blue
lips, dry cough. swollen ankles.
If you have f~ainting spells. breast
pang, palpitation, redness of the face,
discomfort In sleeping on one side.
The only scientific treatment for this
whole train of troubles is DIR. Miles
New Heart Cure.
DR.. Miles New Heart Cure Is the
prescription of a famous specialist.
whose great success in treating obsti-
nate nervous heart disease has made his
name pre-eminent in the medical and
scientific world.
The medicine will cure you. We know
1t. We want you to prove 1t. If first
bottle does not benefit, your druggist
will give you back your money.
IT have for several years suffered at
times with. heart trouble. got so
bad I could not sleep half the night,
and had to sit up on the side OF the
bed lots of times to get breath. Three
Of my brothers have died Of heart trout
way but about two and q half years
ngo I got a pamphlet about DR.. Miles
New Heart. Cure and thought ] would
try a few bottles, After using them I
since then than before for several years.
! can heartily recommend them for heart
trouble.'-EEV. JERRY HURT, Pastor
Baptist Church, Hurt, Eans.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

Wanted everybody to play a compli-
mcntary game on my Bowling alley.
]. h. PACE,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

Labor, rent and share contracts at
The COMMONWEALTH Office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

Among other things the New
York Sun says in a recent article
on the Southern Problem
"Finally, the South is very much bet
ter Of than IL knows. 1t can afford TO
be Indifferent tn criticism. la many re-
spec(s it is the most fortunate, the most
prosperous region on the face OF the
globe. IL cant be injured from tho ont
side. 1t can only iniure itself, The
habit of troubling yourself about what
other people think Of you is bad"
All Of which is true but the Sun is
laboring under a mistake, We are
not worrying about what anybody
thinks Of us, least OF all that hysterl-
cal gang of Miss Nancies about New
York and throughout Massachusetts.
io the language of Il distinguished
Mississippian we only want to be
let alone by them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

No. So. Pullman Sleeper Greenyills to Biz
ningham and Birmingham to Cincinnati with
out change.
No. SO Pullman Sleeping Cars Birmingham to
Cincinnati and Chattanooga 10 Louisville.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
FREE ),

ETpET Write to us for Free Trial
j SEi1 Package Of Or. Miles Anti
Pain Pllls, the New Scientific Remedy
for Pain, Also Symptom Blank. Our
Specialist will diagnose your case. tell
you what Is wrong. and how to right 1t,
LABORATORIES. ELKHAl,T, IND.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07
RAILWAY.
rsns,b.sd sobsSuls In EHsct koysmber Q, 1904.

Trains 81 and 80 carry Pullman Sleeping Cars
,etMsen Granville and BlrminghaLn
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

Y. II. BIRusAiL = Editor and owner
Orrs C. BLOW. Local Editor and Manager
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07

susscstprioa. also esa YftR IN hoyAscE
$500 or cRtntr
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-04
LAST DAY OF CARNIVAL
Attractions Yesterday and last Night
Were Well Patronized-Aieh
Dive a Great Feature.

The Cosmopolitan carnival company
was the main attraction in Cairo yes.
terday afternoon and last night Hun
dreds of men, women and children
visited the carnival grounds at Seven
teenth and Cedar streets and the
shows We're all well patronized. The
most commenting feature of this com
pany is that every show is clean in
every respect and are all worthy of
the patronage they are receiving.
The feature attraction is the Wild
West show" but the Dog and Monkey
circus, the Electric theatres, the
Katzenjammer Castle and the Tyro-
liam Alps are also especially good At
the snake show this afternoon the
largest demonstrators in captivity will
be fed a full grown sheep. This is an
unusual sight and for this occasion
only a price of ole dollar is charged.
The free attractions are the best
ever seen here with a carnival com.
pany, especially the high dive by Prot.
Charles Stahl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-04
ON INSPECTION TOUR
Party of Mobile and Ohio Officials
Passed Through Cairo Thursday
Afternoon.

A special train on the Mobile and
Ohio went through Cairo. Thursday
AFTERNOON, with a party Of officials,
on an inspection tour. on board
The party consisted Of Col r. V.
Taylor general manager: Hayden Mil
Ter, fright traffic manager: II w.
Clarke, superintendent of transporta.
ton, C. A. Pigford superintendent Of
Mobile division; f. W. Moore. super.
intendent Of ST Louis division: H. l..
trainmaster ST. Louis al.
vision; Henry Martin. trainmaster
Mobile division; C. F. Blue. superin.
tendent of way and structures: 4. p.
Hawkins, roadmaster St Louis divis.
ion. S. Cheatham. superintendent
bridge and buildings; J. r Poe. gen
eral cotton agent; a. b. Minton. mas
ter mechanic. With each department
We're stencgraphers and clerks
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-04
He LEFT SUDDENLY
On a prospecting Tour" Did
a Paducah Merchant
WHO AFTER A MYSTERIOUS Alb.
SENcE OF SEVERAL WEEKS
APPEARED IN CAIRO
YESTERDAY.

Leo c, Perry. prominent grocery
man and saloon keeper of Paducah,
who mysteriously disappeared from
that city several weeks ago, was in
Cairo yesterday on his way home.
Mr.. Perry ii is said had been doing
a prosperous business, but from I'M
known reasons he left his home with
out telling his wife and family his
destination
Nothing was heard of him for sew
eral days, until Cairo officers learned
of his whereabouts and notified the
Paducah detectives.
Perry went to Los Angeles, Cal, on
a prospecting tour according TO the
story he told here yesterday. He be-
came i'll and started for his Kentucky
home, arriving in Cairo yesterday
Mr. Perry has several friends in
Cairo who saw him while he was in
the city.
The Paducah pol ce were of the
opinion that Mr.. Perry had met with
foul play when he first disappeared.
The cause of his sudden disappearance
has not been yet explained and to all
questions he replied that he merely
went pros pecting"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-04
INCORPORATE AS CITY
Must Thebes in Order to Collect Tax
On One-Half of the New
Bridge at That Place.

In order to collect tax on one-half
If the Thebes bridge il will be neces-
sary for this municipality to incorpor,
ate as a city, says yesterdays Thebes
Star
This conclusion was arrived ar Wed.
nesday night at the termination of a
meeting of the members of board of
trustees, County Comm ssioners Jen-
nellie and Parsons and County Clerk
Jesse f. Miller in the Thebes hall ar
which the legal opinion prepared by
Hon John NJ Lansden, of Cairo was
read.
From Judge Lansdens opinion il
nay be seen that Thebes will lose
about one-half of the bridge tax this
year because the corporation bound
lry line on the west extends only 10
ow water mark instead of to the mid
lie Of the river The amount of taxes
hat Thebes will ger this year from
the bridge company will be 81 .4S0 on
a valuation of $4,000, which is less
than onehalf of the total assessed
valuation-SS25,0 900 This will continue
until Thebes is incorporated as a city
and the western boundary line chang
I'd TO the middle of the river when the
total amount Of taxes may be collected
II this is done. and II seems that il
should be. it is highly probable that
The lines will be extended so as 10 in
clude considerable more of the bridge
approach.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-04
ALEX WANTS TO FIGHT
Mound City pug" Wants to Mix It
Up With Somebody for the
Long Green.

Cairo sports may find amusement in
Witnessing a prize fight at an early
date
Alex Vizsna of Mound City said that
he has heard thar Cairo has a pug
hat is what Alex wants to call him
il means a prize fighter Alex said
hat he is ready, waiting and willing
TO meet X d Somebody at any time.
providing the kid" has some long
greenwich means money in pugilis-
tic grammar II is said that the XIII
is an imported article Of bruise and
beat. having journeyed from far
away city.
Accord ng 10 several sports Of this
city the Cairo Kid is ready 10 meet
Alex Vizena of Mound City.
Alex should not be stale as it has
been some months. possibly years
since he batrled in the roped arena.
a fight will probably be arranged
10 take place some evening this
month.