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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
Linens thar are All Linen, Heavy and SerViCeabIe

These linens are substantial The fibre is pure flax nothing else. They are woven close and compact All the knowledge of the master linen makers of Ireland Scot land and Germany has been employed to make them long lived and serviceable The bleaching is beautiful and white driven Patterns tasteful and they damasked so highly that they like satin than satin Ideal linens at special prices:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
Did You Know Thar S2. 50 SIX Hose are now $L5O?

Thinking of silk hosery2 Do you object to saving a dollar on the purchaser No2 Then come to Marxs-and quckyor you must remember that of other women who silk hosiery reading this advertisement They silk and nothing else; 3inch reinforced garter hem black green purple bright navy light blue pink grey tan white and red spiced heels and toes all szes worth $20 sold at $2.50 till now; reduced for Monday to $.s0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
,$I5 Waists af S5
 n This Clearance

Nov MT. Advertising Man, tell them these are per- fey beautiful and that they the biggest waist bargains of the year So spoke the one in charge of the depart ment The words are cooquia but correct The enthu- siasm is inspired by facts-Why bless you here SIS waists at S! Further details:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28

week-25 dozen, very heavy Ger man Linen Napkins in checked pat terms. 20 and "A inches square. They are napkins built for hard service; worth $1.50 dozen. Special $1.00.
 Another lot of about 50 dozen Napkins. warranted pure German Linen, bleached. The patterns are very attractive, 5-S size; worth $1.75 dozen. Special at $1.3s.
 80 dozen large, sumptuous dinner Napkins, all pure linen and richly finished; worth $500 dozen. Spe- cial at $2.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28

bishop sleevs. shirred cuffs, trim med in Val. lace and French knots; lace collar; formerly $15; reduced to $5.
 Of taffeta silk, in reseda; shirred yoke and back, surplice style. with lingerie vestee of round thread Val. lace and tucks; now and then, over the front. there Is a myrtle green velvet ribbon bow; charming waist formerly $16.5o; reduced to S5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
The interesting page iH the paper-becanse H concerns your pocket bookbecanse tells of sound and genuine economies on merchandise you need.
BLanket and Comfort Prices Have Dropped Below Zero

Soiled, more or less mostly less little smudge here and therebut the reductions than compensate for such trivial faults It's chance to get that extra blanket you need for cold weather emergencies The prices spell savings
 sso comossevera styles worth s1ss s250; filled with deodozed
 S1oo An odd Ederdown full $ $0 $500 Blankets mixed cooed borders Form
 
 114 104 Blankets $650 reduced s49
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
A Two Year Guarantee
 On Black TaffetaS

Men achieve fame and fortune in various ways. Some by poems that will ive by novels that grap pie and hold enthraled the attention of naon others by explorations into ungles prmeva and forests virgin, others by winning the secrets of nature with the won derfu wand of science and ONE by making good affeta silk.
 This we advertise today is new brand from new manufacturer who has been working years to perfect the processes of weaving dyeng and finishing them. It was loves labor He "hitched his wagon to star' and did not stop until his taetas were best bar none; he couldn't stop, because nothing but the best would satisfy him. An old fashioned man whom the modern mania for money has not tempted to turn cheap and imsy trash This taffeta is good that guarantee it for two years-a guarantee which, far as our knowi- edge goes, has never been issued before
 Look at the sik-almost like thing alive--brisk, crisp brilliant deep rich black that glows with match less lustre silk with the tone and "ar of quality It neither splits nor cracks nor fades. 27 inches wide at s15O
 36 inches wide at $2OO
 Checked Louisines, blues, browns, greens and blacks Strong and servioeable. 75e display of them tomorrow showing how pretty they for waists and dresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
The Princess Chic" is A Smart New Bell, SI

Of good soft leather. Has buckle at the back but strangely enough it opens at the frontl novelty just arrived from Paris via New York It belt that sacrifices not jot of comfort yet is very smart and stylish keeping the waist line neat and trim always The Princess Chic is destined for great popularity Blue black brown green and grey Price $l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
Both for 75C

Sainola makes vevey skin + puts roses on the checks Freckes fade where Sanola touches and pmpes fly from it. But the principal beauty of this beautfer is the fact that it is harmless-pure as morning dew.
 The regular price is soc.
 Egyptian Cream is skin food. It prevents or cures chapped hands and lips. The regular price is 50c For Monday and Tuesday make combination offer of both Satnoa and Egyptian Cream for 7Sc.
 Also Nadine Soap, regularly 25c at 9c.
 Also Nadine Powder, regularly 50c at 39c. A chance to lay in supply of toilet necessities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
4 Golden Chance at Gilt Belts

"Yes know lve got too many but gilt belts so stylish and in such great demand that will sell em all at my price very shortly But he didn't and two weeks after the Marx buyer left New York he elegraphed that could have them at Tomorrow al soc each worth 6Oc to 7Sc Well made of strong materials, solid not hollow brass buckles. gilt edge bargain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28

If pays 70 fellow the Marx advertising. Women who read ir hanfaay and who buy he result reckon thefr saving at from IS 60 20 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
.%Da5'as c96sh. spee1s, asGs SI.20

\No 300 Imperial Long Cloth The quality, as you know, is splendid. We have 200 pieces for this sale; 12-yard bolts at S1.29
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
FOURTEEN G

This REGULAR issue OF The Com
monwealth, contains FOURTEEN seven
column pages, ten Of which are
printed at home" 0 these ten
home printed pages eight and one
half consist of advertising matter,
making a total of 1909 inches Of
space used by our merchants and
other business firms in soliciting
the trade of the public. While this
is a pretty fair showing, consider
ing the fact that most Of the work
was done by only two men, we wish
to state that if we had had more as
sistance in the mechanical depart
ment we could easily have gotten
enough additional advertising to is.
sue twenty pages Of The Common,
wealth this week. But we have
done the best we could under the
circumstances.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
TOO fxACTNc.

Representative John Sharp Will
Jams tells Of an encounter on a Mis-
sissippi road one Sunday morning
between an itinerant preacher and 8
darkey who bore on his shoulder
freshly-killed 'possum, says the New
York Times.
Have YOU any religious feeling
my friend?" asked the minister.
Shore" replied the darkey, Use
had religious bringin' up"
Then you ought TO know that it
is sinful to hunt on the Sabbath
"Mistah Preacher" returned the
darkey, his eyes rolling till the
whites shone, does you expect any
black man in Mississippi is gwine
to tie hisself to any religion dat al
lows a 'possum to walk right across
de road ahead of him an git away
free? No, sahl A religion dat
don't bend a little when a fat pos
sum head you of, couldn't be stab
lished round yere by all the preach
ers in the country
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

A New York society woman has
created quite a stir by the publica-
ton OF a book in which she adyo-
Gates marriage on trial The daily
newspapers are filed with comment
on the abominabIe proposition and
the New York woman's book il re-
ceiving considerable free advertis-
ing. General Horatio G. King, Of
Brooklyn, president Of the Society
Of the Army of the Potomac, exhaus-
ted the subject when in comment
ing upon the New York publication
he said: IF my wife were to advo-
cate such principles she would have
TO choose another place TO live pref
ty quickly. Such an idea as trial
marriages is a direct insult to every
home in this country, and | hope
the American women will rise and
show their true sentiment in regard
to this latest form Of fanaticism.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
CoMMtNDs ms POSITION.

The leading newspapers Of the
South commend the position o.
John Sharp Williams, on the negro
question, and the repeal Of the AZ
teenth amendment. The Macon,
Ca Telegraph has this TO say
among other good things;
"This is sense and reasoning
which will commend itself TO intel
ligent and patriotic southern peo-
pie. DIR. Williams is a safer and
wiser counsellor than the Tillmans
and Vardamans, who appear deter.
mined to stir up the race question
for their own financial profit and
political ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, reckless
Of what il may cost the country aud
the south. The north must first be
educated on this subject. II will
will take time and patience, not
heat and hector. The negroes are
moving northward. They are do
ing the educating. II cannot be
forced, but it can be promoted by
helping the negroes to settle in the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
A Notable DOq.

Mr.. JEFF Montgomery, one of four prom
inent citizens, a great lover Of dogs and
one of the most successful handlers and
trainers Of pointers and settlers in this
country, has In his Kennel a magnificent
setter dog, Shot, who has developed
most remarkable preceptive qualities.
Mr., Montgomery loves to dwell upon
the mortal qualities of Shot and in a
conversation with several of his fellow
members at the renowned Ananias Pan
Their Club was detailing to them some Of
the evidences Of Shots mental culture.
When Mr.. Montgomery goes quail hunt
ing he carries a shotgun which Shot
recognizes and hunts for cartridges on
ly. II he carries a rife this is to Shot a
notice to hunt for squirrels only.
To test this remarkable dogs precep-
tive qualities Mr.. Montgomery a few
days ago got down his fishing rod when
Shot ran Immediately out into the yard
and began to scratch away the earth to
and fishing worms
Mr.. Montgomery very justly values
his dog very highly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
4 COMPLICATED PROPOSITION.

The Jackson correspondent Of tn
Commercial Appeal has the follow
ing in last Sundays issue of tina
paper:
"a rather more vexatious and com
plicated proposition comes before
the commission from petitioners re
siding in the counties Of Leaore and
Tallahatchie. The point Of the pc.
tition is that the Southern and the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail.
road lines parallel each other through
the territory mentioned for several
miles, and that a branch of the lat.
ter crosses the Southern near Minter
City. Neither Of the roads it seems,
has any facilities for transferring
cars at the point Of crossing, and an
anomalous condition results.
Freight originating on one sys-
TEN intended and billed to points
on the other say, only two miles
from the crossing, has to be shipped
a long hanl down one road in order
to reach the destination which
be within rifle shot Of the
crossing. The roads put their own
price or rates on the merchandise
for this long haul, which would be
Obviated il transfer arrangements
were entered into, the cost of put
in a transfer arrangement at
the point Of crossing being estima-
ted at about $3.50 or $500, The
commission is petitioned to investi-
gate, and they will be satisfied that
the request Of the petitioners is
reason"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Mrs. Jones-Whatever we 60
ter be thankful fer, Silasg Mr.
Jones Wa-al TIL mortgage hez bin
foreclosed on tn farm, so we hahn
got ter pay no more interest an
taxes; tn automobiles bin taxed
for debt, so we hain't got ter worry
about that no more; Johnny Smith
hez thrown over our daughter Sal,
so we won't have him ter support,
Great Scott, Maria we've got every
thing ter be thankful fer"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Hon L. F. Noel, Mississippi's
next Governor, spent last Wednes-
day in the city on legal business,
and while here paid this office a
pleasant and appreciated call. Mr..
Noel is making new friends every
day and if he keeps on gaining
strength at the present rate he will
go in on the first primary. So mote
it be.-Yazoo City News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
TO OUR PATRONS.

The patrons Of The Common
wealth who know themselves to be
in arrears for subscriptions, adver,
Using or job printing, will confer a
special favor by paying same as soon
as they possibly ean. We are very
much in need Of money and shall
appreciate an immediate response &c
this call. Resp'y,
J. l.. GILLESPIE, Publisher.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

The Governor has appointed
Messrs. R. l.. Taylor of Marshall
county; j. NJ. Cohen of Copiah, and
Douglas Robinson of Leaore, as
trustees of the Agricultural College,
being the three new members au-
thorized by the law increasing the
board from nine TO twelve.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

When a man finds a good thing it ia
natural that he should wish to share his
good fortune with others. Mr.. Henry
Bolz, of Hillsboro, Iowa, is not an excep.
tion to this rule. He says, 81 have used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my fam.
lily for years. As a Group cure it has nc
equal. am satisfied that 1t saved my
boys life, and take pleasure in recon.
mending it," For sale by Raines' drug
store and Chambers drug store,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Bishop Turner, a leader of the
negro race, declares that the only
permanent solution Of the race oues-
ton is his deportment-and he is
advising his followers to save their
money to pay steamship passage to
Africa.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Medicines that aid nature are always
most successful. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy acts on this plan. 1t allays the
cough, aids expectoration, relieves the
lungs, opens the seoretions, thereby aid
ing nature in throwing of a cold and
restoring the system to a healthy con-
dition. 1t Is famous for It's cures of colds
and Group and can always be depended
upon. For sale by Raines' drug store
and Chambers drug store.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
FOR q. S. SENATOR


The following are our rates for an
p~ouncements District Offices $500,
County $1,000, Beat $500.
All announcement fees must he paid
in advance. No deviation will be made
from this rule. All cards, calls, etc,
must also be paid for before publica-
ton. Candidates will please bear this
In mind and bring the cash.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

The Holmes County Times and
The Lexington Advertiser have con-
solidated, and will in the future be
published under the name of The
Times-Advertiser. Success TO all
concerned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Arrangements have been about
perfected to secure the location of
the big Indiana Veneer mill in
Greenwood. We shall have more
to say about this splendid industry
in future issues Of The Common
wealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Read all the attractive advertis.
ing in this issue OF The Common
wealth. Our merchants want your
trade and are offering the right
sort of inducements to get it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

The Commonwealth is somew hat
crowded with special advertising
this week, In fact we have been
compelled to work day and night
in order TO get the paper out,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Some Christians will scare the
devil on Sunday and shake hands
with him and pat him on the back
the rest of the week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Anna Gould's marriage cost her
eight millions. The divorce was
worth that much, but not the mar
riage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Subscribers not receiving their paper
promptly will please notify the Office.
Changes in address should BIO reported
promptly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Read what the merchants Of
Greenwood have to say to the pub
lie in The Commonwealth this
week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

The Presidents message to Con-
gress appears in full in this issue Of
The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Obituaries. Tributes Of Respect and
Cards Of Thanks in this paper will be
charged for at the rate OF s cents a line.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

oYYIog IN AUsrH BLOCK, three doors
east Of the postofice. A cordial invita-
ton is extended TO subscribers to make
TIE COMMONWEALTH Office headquarters
while In the city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
Stein Grocery Company

A lifting and enjoyable Christmas Present for h.o.h.-
father or the other felow-if he smokes.is : ~ q,
provedo Cigars. The only Key West Cigar in the :. c;t =
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

For the Next 30 Days will
sell Tomatoes, Bib. can, for
1Octs, Pony Bacon and Ham
per ID. 15cts.
JNO. A. St1UTE:,
Valley Phone 1873 621 Main ST
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

A hand made suit at a rea-
dy-made price, 20 per cent.
Reduction Sale for 10 days
only at Bernstein's.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Its in the abuse, and not in the use the evil lies" argued
the Landlady.
ABSTAIN from the use and avoid the abuse commended the
New Boarder.
What's the use of Iving?" suggested the Star Boarder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

In changing cotton farm into a di- versifed live stock farm, the change should be made gradually Arrange the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

other two. The Chinese began to be afraid of the field. and those living on neighboring vegetable gardens would have nothing to do with proffers Of work, even at advanced prices, on the fatal plot.
 The last man who died Is said to have cut an entir etoe off with his hoe. Tn any event he made so large cut on his foot that the head of the Chi garden, Charley Kim by name, decided in his crarty mind that there was some connection between the cuts and the sudden deaths. So he warned the two or three men he sttll managed to keep with him to be doubly careful as to in- turing themselves. The field was gIv en yer to the production of vegetables of the simpler sorts-those that re- qulred the least cultivation.
 Produce of Soil Harmless.
 The earth seemed good and produced bountifully of all that was planted In it. No harm came to the people who ate of the stuff raised in that part of the garden. Rims trade was entirely local. ranchers and tOwnspeOple in and around Santa Ana. and he noticed that no one complained of the vegetables he sold. So, he reasoned, it could not be the stuff the men ate, much of which was produced from this very bit Of ground Several months went by, the scare among the Chinese died down to some extent. and the gardener im- potred six men from one of the tOngs in Los Angeles. Inside of a week two of these had been strickCn--aud within an incredibly short time both died, as had the others, in horrible agony.
 Three of the new workmen fled head
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

long for their homes in the larger city; increased wages offered were of no avail to hold them. All together they fled, fled from they know not what. Not one of the Chinese laborers working on other vegetable gardens would go near the field by day or night. They de- ciared 1t was bewitched, and the own CT, though a thoughtly Americanized Chinese, began to think so himself. Ruin stared him tn the face; he could get no men to work nTs garden for him. One by one his customers left him. Ills rent days became harder and harder 10 meet. All his men had gone but one --one of these last six who had come From Los Angeles, and three of whom had fled so incOntinently when death laid its hand on two
 This one was a brave fellow. and curious one as well. He wanted to know the cause of all the trouble. but, like most Orientals he had an ini- mense fund of patience; he was in no hurry to find out. at any rate not at his own expense. He saw the cuts on the feet of those who had died, saw and wondered and was careful that he did not cut himself.
 BRcIlli in the Soil.
 At last, however, he relaxed his watchfulness and did cash one Of his feet, not lightly, but with heavy blow from the hoe About 100 va Is from the field passes a trolley line to Los Angeles Hastily he bound up his ln- iured foot: ran at the top of his speed to the line boarded the first car that came rushing along, and was borne directly to the County Hospital.
 "Tetanus' said the surgeon there,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

claimed from the wild mesa and rent ed to a Chinese gardner. Within the first two weeks of his occupancy. ere yet any of the green things he had planted showed their tips above the rich black earth. two of his Oriental workmen had died in the greatest agony.
 Coincidence of Scratches.
 Both were stricken in the field. One lived to reach the humble bunkhouse where laborers on the ranch were ac- customd to sleep. The other was pick ed up. his body already stiffeninS in the rigor of death, in the midst of the furrow down which he was hoeng On the foot of each was a slight scratch. too small to be called a cut, evidently made by a misstroke of one of tie heavy hoes the men were using.
 No one seems to have connected the cuts on the mems feet with the sud- den deaths. The coroner. or one or his assistants passed the usual verdict of death from natural causes on the poor Orientais they were buried or sent back to China, and the incident was forgotten. A month went by and no further harm befell the workers In the field Then there seemed to come am other epidmlc. Another man died from causes apparently identical with the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

and gave him an injection of the anti. toxin. Then his story came out. rigid investigation of that hve-acrs field was made. and the ground waa found to be laden with the bacilli of lockjaw, the thread, yet mysterious. disease which had been staying the laborers who had set foot m the rich black soil. a
 Now the vegetable garden Is closed; Charley Kim has gone to better flelda for the raising of his cabbage and tur- nips and carrots and beans, And the Chinaman who was wise and knew Of the white mans hospital lived. as might have lived the others had they known what struck them as they tramped the furrowed field with their hoes ahead of them.
 Now too, the search is on for a way to kill the deadly bacilli in the field. so that It's fertility may once moro be put to use Doctors say the poison came in with the droppings of horse used to blow the land; that the horse had been inoculated in a mild manner with the disease so that his death did not come for some time. In any event the market gardeners of orange county will have nothing to do with the bit ot land. and its owner would sell it for soug--if the officers Of the al wwonld permit him so to do. Just row 1t Is a white elephant to him; he must hold until it has been sterilized. and, m the meantime, pay taxes on 1t as if e were producing lapd,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

ter that if can consume or use than to buy them of some distant state and pay the producer. the carrier and mer- chants a profit for selling them? Is It best for for the farming system or state to have it's lands grow less anu less fertile and constantly buy more and more commercial fertilizers? or IS 1t wise for a people to introduce that kind of farming that saves and inn proves the soil from whence comes more real wealth and more of the necessities of life than from all other temporal sources?
 Lest we forget. let me repeat the key to permanent and successful farming Is live stock