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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01

the individual. the problem of how to acquire a technical knowledge OF,
and practical efficiency in, any chosen trade or industrial pursuit for a
livelihood.
The trade union is the next logical step of the graduate Of the trade
school. Here the work of the trade union begins. 1t must direct its
power, influence and energy to safeguarding the trade school, the work
ers' school, from the evil designs OF employers, and uniorize the grad
yates.
1t cannot hope to successfully maintain a high standard of wages
and conditions by denying to rising generations OF workers the opportu-
mites to fit themselves to arm a livelihood. A high standard OF wages
and conditions OF employment must be maintained through organization
of the workers. That standard will be determined by the extent the
workers absorb unionsn.
The work and object of the trade school is, in reality, correlated with
connected with the trade school. Doubtless the employer will take ad-
vantage Of every opportunity to pervert the trade school for his own ends,
but this perverion must be prevented by unionizing the students and
not b. denying 0 destroying their educational opportunities.
Organized labor views with suspicion the sincerity of the argument
of the employer, that trade schools are necessary to the retention and
extension of our foreign markets, and a suficnncy Of skilled help to TIC
cessfu1y operate II industries at all times is lacking. This suspicion IS
natural and justified in view of the increased opportunities which an in
creasing surplus of skilled workers turned out yearly by the trade schools
would give to the employers to attack wages and impose worse cond-
tons Of employment.
trade unions. Educate the workers outside and inside the trade school
to the opportunities, advantages and necessity Of unionlsn is a protective
and prornotive force operating in the interests of the workers. Let there
be trade schools established throughout the land. Make them trade union
proteges, and safeguard them against the evil designs Of the unfairly
disposed employer, and labor has nothing
to fear from trade schools. ~~~1S~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
WOOD AS A PHOTOGRAPHER,
Some Varieties Are Found to Be Far
fore Active Than Are
Others.

A curious property of wood, whereby
dark, is described by DR.. William J.
Russell in a paper recently read before
the London Royal society. This prop
erty has been shown by experiments
to belong probably to all woods, some
woods, however, being much more &C
tive than others. To obtain a picture
the wood must be in contact with or at
a little distance above the Photographic
plate and must remain there for times
varying from half an hour to Is hours
and be at a temperature not higher
than 131 degrees Fahrenheit.
The wood of the conifers is active
and gives pictures which are definite.
II the action exerted on the plate be
owing to the presence of hydrogen
peroxid, as has been suggested, it must
be produced by the resinous bodies
present in the wood, but it is remarka-
bic that there is no action from the
dark autumn wood. Resin exists in
the dark rings, but apparently under
such conditions that it cannot escape.
With the spruces the action on the
plate is not so definite. With regard
to woods other than conifers, oak and
beech are both active and give good
pictures, as do also acacia (Robinia),
Spanish chestnut and sycamore. On
the other hand, ash, elm, horse chest
nut and plane are in comparison but
slightly active. Knots in a wood gen
orally, but O always, give a good pic
ture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
Eeauvcir Home in Good Condition.

State Auditor Henry, member of
the executive committee Of the
board of directors Of the Beauvoir
Home, reports that the institution
now has a capacity for sixty veter-
ans, and is filled to the limit. Prep
arations for the spring gardening at
Beauyoir are well under way. An
examination Of the books and ac-
counts shows that the home is in
good financial coalition, and is
prosparing IL every way:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
To Make 1t Still Better.

The officers Of the Chautauqua
Assembly at Crystal Springs arg
getting their plans in shape for the
assembly this summer. Plans are
on foot to make the Chautauqua
much better than it has ever been
before, Notwithstanding the fact
that it has for many years been re-
garded as one Of the best in the
South.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
After the Beef Trust,

The government officials are quiz
city and diligently conducting their
investigation into the workings Of
the Beef Trust in this State. Moth
ing will be given out as to what has
been discovered, but it is expected
that considerable information will
be gathered.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
Still Safer.

The eminent statesman wrote a con.
fdential letter to a constituent.
He read it carefully Through.
Then he added.
"P. S.-Burn this"
Then he held the letter up ant
looked at the postscript.
That's good advice" ho said.
And he burned it hinaaslf.--Chicags
Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
Bonds for Street Pavinu.

The mayor and board Of aldermen
of Greenwood have given notice of
their intention to issue $4,000
bonds on the first Tuesday in April
for street paving purposes An
election will doubtless have to be or
dered as a protest against the bond
issue will be filed before the board
on the above date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
Experimental Work P~roqressinq.

Prof. w. L. Hutchinson, director
Of the Mississippi agricultural ex-
pertinent station, made an inspec-
ton trip to the branch experiment
station at Mcneil last week. He
reports that the work on the various
experiment farms is progressing
nicely, and some important expert
ment ventures are to be undertaken
during the year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
Mississippi Medical Association.

The various county medical socie-
ties in Mississippi are nov holding
their final meetings preparatory to
the annual session Of the Mississippi
pi Medical Association to be held
on the 10Th of April. Nearly all
the county societies will meet early
in April, and some Of the papers
read at these meetings will be
brought to the State association.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
Will Issue Schoo! Bonds.

The hustling little town of Wig
gins, In Harrison county, has given
notice that it is going to issue its
bonds in the sum Of $4,000 for the
purpose Of erecting a schoolhouse.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
Roundhouse to Be Removed,

Rumor has it that the r]oundhouse
and repair shops Of the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley railroad at Tchu-
La will at no distant date be re-
moved to Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
GreenWcod's Cotton Receipts.

Greenwood>s cotton receipts to
date Ire about 5000 bales in excess
of last years total receipts. Re-
eeipts to September 1 will very like
~ reach the 10O,O mark.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
Rrlatlnn Bpturrn Uranrz
HntnnH at11 Uranra 5rhnnls
BY CHARLES L. BAINE.
General Secretary of Boot and Shoe Workers Union.

HERE is no necessary conflict between trade schools as such,
conducted by the state, and trade unions. Unionism has
ever been the foremost advocate Of the fullest and freest op-
portunities for all to acquire an education. The trade school
adhering to its true principles, work and objects, is in the in
terest Of workers, employers and industries. The principle
underlying the trade school and the opportunities and advan-
tages it places within the reach of the individual are the prin-
ciples, opportunities and advantages of education, and insep-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
West Point Is Growinu.

It is stated that 100 families
have been added to the population
of West Point since the first Of De-
cem'/r. This is evidence Of 4 pref
ty substantial growth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
hLI~

The masses Of colorcd
people at the south are
very much in the posi-
ton of a race who are
entering upon life in a
new country. The prob
lens confronting a race
who are laying the foun-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS,
Levee Improvement Work.

The work of improving the levees
in the Yazoo-Mississippi levee dis
trict will soon be under way. Re-
Gently the bonds of the board were
sold to the amount of $35O,O0O. and
this will be used in the work Of I'M
proyement. The first thing to be
done IS to construct a loop levee
around Folks Landing, where some
seventy-five feet of embankment has
caved in and the river is close to the
base of the old levee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
Webster County Land Assessment.

Notice has been received by the
State auditor that the board Of su-
pervisors Of Webster county has de-
cided to make a land assessment for
the year 1905. This is the sixth
county in the State to order a land
assessment, and it means a very
neat increase in the State assess
rlent roll for the coming year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01
Will Investigate Derot Fires.

The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
railroad during the past few weeks
has suffered from quite an unusual
number of depot fires, and depots at
the following places have been
burned: Tchula, Bee Lake, Itta
Bcna, Gwin and Morehead. The
railroad officials are making an in
vestigatlon of these fires to ascertain
if any Of them were Of an incen-
diary origin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01

Many people from the North and
West. came to Mississippi last week
seeking locations, and are now scat
tered out looking at the country and
studying conditions. They are almost
sure to be charmed with our section,
and no doubt a large per cent Of them
will decide to permanently locate with
rs
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01

Dozens of planters throughout the
state continue to write for names of
agencies hat will supply Italian Ia
Dor. Some want the labor right now,
while others will not expect to get it
by planting time. The best Italian
labor comes from the North of Italy,
and it would be impossible to get it
here in time for planting the crops.
However, parties desiring pickers for
fall might do well to begin making
arrangements now to be in good time.
The writer cannot offer a .sugges-
ton as to the reliability Ct this labor,
knowing nothing personally about it.
but those who have tried them report
fairly god ueeess
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-01

A. J. Chapman, of Waynesboro, will
plant twelve acres in water melons
this season for shipment North. Last
season he had in eight acres, and
cleared off hat much ground over
$500. The melon industry promises to
receive more attention at the hands
of our farmers than heretofore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13

ly looking man came in and asked to be shown some safes. There was some. thing familiar about his face, and, af- ter showing him safe after safe, the idea suddenly came to me that he re- sembled the printed pictures of--. l excused myself, stepped into the office, looked over our collection of safe rob- bcrs' photographs. and saw that l was right.
 T scarcely knew what to do. but I imagined that he was simply examin- ing our safes planning to rob one of the same character somewhere. l was puzzled when he stopped in front of one of our round, steel, cannon ball type of safes and examined 1t curious ly. II was make that we were just beginning to put on the market, and I remembered that we had only made three like it up to that time. It sud denly occurred to me that it would be a good idea to let him examine this one carefully, then wire the owners of the other two to watch out for robbers, laying traps for them If they attacked that style of safe.
 Warning to Other Owners.
 q was staggered when he ordered the safe sent to his place in South ter sey and paid several thousand dollars in cash for 1t. Then l imagined that
 
 study it fully before attempting to open it's duplicates. l even went so far as to investigate. l found the two duplicates contained little of worth to tempt a robber, but took precautions to warn the owners. Then l slipped over into South Jersey to see the customer I was slipping around the neighbor- hood to find out something about the man and his habits when. one after noon, he stepped up and spoke to me- was a little abashed, but managed to say: I came down to see how you liked the new safe
 "'Come up to the house and I'll show you he said. As a matter of fact I don't think much of 1t. A robber could open it too easily You think so,' said. Well, I'll just bet you my months salary you can't 4dake 1t a cigar and I'll do It. he said.
 Then he took me up to the house and showed me the safe at the side of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13

three feet high, but it was as nearly perfect as could be made. It was of chilled steel. of nine layers. with lay- CTS of three different secret compost tions between. The lock arrangement was extremely ingenious. The safe was entirely round. with a solid chilled steel base. The mechanism was main ly at the top, controlling four different bars that held the door at four diff ferent points. and each lock bolt vas situated in a different layer of steel It looked impossible for anyone to open that safe without tearing or blowing the whole thing to pieces. IT took the reformed burglar over two months to-woriS 1t out He studied the thing from all angles. closed, because we held the secret of opening it to test him. He drilled five holes in the safe without any effect. and 1t looked like we had him stumped. even ran down to Camden to gloat over him.
 T noticed particularly that each one of his drills had gone direct to spots that would have been vital in ordinary safes but did not touch this one.
 TWO weeks later he wired me to drop down and see him. did. and the safe was wide open. He was the most pleased man in the world.
 He had bored down into the top Of the safe, inserted some instrument, and sprung the whole mechanical contri- vance The designer of the safe said 1t couldn't be opened that way-but 1t was"
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his library, near the window.
 You people never will learn to build burglar proof safes,' he said. Now that one there looks strong and, until bought 1t, l thought it was. But really it's the simplest l eyer saw. A child ought to be able to open it. Look here.
 He walked over,N took a common piece of copper wire twelve inches long, poked it seemingly at the knob, and the door opened. claimed It wasn't locked, but he let me set the time lock and then opened 1t with simple twist of his wrist.
 Thing the Makers Overlook.
 'I was puzzled over it. and then he sat down and showed me how he had done 1t and the needle like drills with which he had bored a hole that looked like speck. straight to the trigger He then showed me the fault Of the safe and gave me this advife:
 "'You'n never make burglar proof safe-one that can't be opened without explosives-until you learn to put the mechanical works somewhere else than near the door. Put them in the bot tom of the safe, or the top, or the back, a1,d operate the release trigger by eleo- tricity Put the works so that drill can't locate them with precision, and you've got the game beat unless the rohber wants to blow the building to pieces.
 'T finally made arrangements with him to take back the safe at a fair rec ductIon for the damage done and send him another of our latest patterns. We sent him a safe that time that kept him busy night and day for three days He admitted himself that he did not sleep until he had opened the thing and that when the door flew open in re- sponse to his pull after he touched the right spot. he was prouder than he would have been had he been elected president.
 T told the firm about the queer fad of the reformed burglar. and they at once saw that he was an extremely useful man to work with--espeeially when he was paying for the privilege, and they authorized me to sell him safes at reduced prices and take hack at reduced cost all that he did not damage beyond repairing.
 stumped for Two Months.
 Tt got to be sort of game between us. we trying to build a safe he could not open. Last year we gave him hard run. We shipped down safe the duplicate of which is used by a biz Wall Street man to keep his stocks and bonds in. The safe had been made to order. It was not large. being only
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13
CURIOSITY.
Leads to Investigation and Truth.

Leads to investigation and Truth.
 What shall we do to be saved? was the title of one of Robt. Ingersoll's lectures People of faith and people of no faith flocked to hear 1t. Thousands are asking, What shall l. do to get rid of dandruff?" The answer is. Kill the germ that causes dandruff. falling hair and finally badness; and the only thing that will do 1t is Newbro's Herpi- eide" That Is the very latest discov- cry of the laboratory. and 1t is the only preparation that claims to. or that will, kill the pestiferous dandruff germ. It also Is a delightful hair-dressing. free from oil or grease or sticky sub stances. Try 1t and be convinced of its actual merit. Sold by leading drug gists Send 10c in stamps for sample to Tho Herpicide Co. Detroit ASch .E. c. Fowler. special agent. tu-fri
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13

little new foliage and old leaves be- heath the trees. and there would be wet, "squashy'' places under the leaves and scratchy branches to catch my hair. No houses, no restaurants mo dis fractions; only some more wet places and stratchy branches and aggressively green foliage-all the same So l would go back to my side of the road to the COW and the dog and the chickens l hadn't eaten. And on the third day 1t would be a case of an airship or train before had a fit because of too much rest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13
PELVIC CATTARRH WAS DESTROY. ING HER LIFE. pE.Ru.nA
 ShVEn HER.

Miss Maria Ducharme. 1S2 St. Eliza beth Street. Montreal. Can, writes:
 T am satisfied that thousands of women suffer because they do not real ize how much they really need treat ment and feel a natural delicacy in con- sulting a physician.
 T felt badly for years, had terrible pains. and at times was unable to at tend tc my daily duties. I tried to cure myself, but finally my attention was called to an advertisement of Pe- runa in a similar case to mine. and l decided to give 1t trial.
 "My improvement began as soon as started to use Peruna and soon I was we'll woman. I feel that I owe my life and my health to your wonderful medicine and gratefully acknowledge this fact.-Maria Ducharme."
 Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, Ohio. for free medical advice.
 All correspondence held strictly confidential
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13
Noteworthy Costumes.


 One beautiful blond, evidently an Englishwoman, was wearing a stun ming pongee coat trimmed with royal blue oriental bands embroidered in a different tone of the same color. and the blue harmonized perfectly with that of her eyes.
 A good many light Scotch tweeds are worn similar to our long coat models, and they certainly do look smart, espe- cially for travelling.
 am sorry to say one sees the inev- liable polo turban here, too, and 1t cer- tainly does not look well on a sober English head, not half so well as when perched on the saucy locks of a piquant little French Canadian.
 But, take my word for 1t, the polo turban, considered as a piece of smart headgears is down and out, and very much down and out even up here in Montreal
 It's really time for some other sort of tailor made hat little more refined in appearance. Kate Clyde.
 Montreal.
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would save my lifer And he used to buy magazines that had pictures of the country in them until it made your heart ache.
 Then by some miracle he would manage to get away. We'll, after he had made the circuit of the farm twice, beginning at the right hand corner and terminating in the chicken yard; after he had called the roll of all the animals
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13

The man MA buys the most safes, and some most costly safes in the world reformed burglar liv- ing In N. J. This man, now become through his criminal
 abandoned nine years
 lgh the death of
 5h aunt still plies his
 Row upon his own safes,
 thousands of dollars each
 khe purchase of safes and
 tools. which he uses merely td1 the sensation of triumph when thc%oors swing open.
 Our best customer" said Charles M Crane, traveller for an eastern safe and lock company. Is a wealthy citizen of Camden, N. J, who owns a big country place in South Jersey, down below Woodbury. His picture Is in the rogues gallery, although he is and has been for nearly ten years safe from police interference He has q mania for safe cracking and works at 1t as an ordinary man would work ~at trade. and the pleasure he evinces when, by the use of simple Instru- ments. he can force open particularly difficult safe is as great as that of a discoverer finding a new land.
 Fifteen years ago our firm knew and dreaded this man. He was then perhaps the most skillful safe cracker in the world-and the peculiarity of his work made him q terror to men with money, the insurance companies, and to safe builders. who. as you may know, would rather lose a fortune than have one of their safes cracked. We don't mind the cheaper grades, but if one of the first class safes of a com pany is broken open 1t means heavy loss in trade to the firm.
 Never Used Explosives.
 We heard of this man in several ways. The pecularity of his work was that he opened safes scientifically, us- ing the simplest instruments, and new CT explosives. He declares that nitro is crude, and the man who works with 1t is an amateur. He participated in three big bank jobs. and the neatness with which he opened heavy chilled steel combinations caused the makers of safes to sit down and think how they could improve their wares. He never was caught but once. and then the state could prove nothing against him.
 About nine years ago, when he was at the height of his fame as a bank robber, his mothers old maid sister died and left him about $300,OO0 He retired from the bank robbing busi- ness for gain. although n Is declared that, even after he came into his for tune, he assisted in q pig job and told the boys to take the money and di- vide 1t among themselves.
 Flight years ago was sitting in our salesrooms when slender. gentleman
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13
Joys of Rural Life.

But, seriously, some of those quaint farmhouses almost persuaded me-the cynical, city bred Kate Clyde-to bide wee and rest" Strange word that one we call rest" It's the most rela- tive term in the language.
 While the engine was taking water l looked at the little cottage. all sur rounded by an apple orchard, and I fancied the luxury of the first day I should spend there. I would milk the COW which was standing in the back yard-that is. would try to-the COW permitting; I would play with the French Canadian dog and eat little French Canadian chicken, and then, my friends, there would come the second day, I would look across the road and want to know what there was there, and 1t would be simply trees with very