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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31

so-called wandering pains" may
come from it's early stages, or the
presence of danger may be made mani
fest by p~rofuse monthlyperiods, accom-.
panied by unusual pain, from the
abdomen through the groin and Thighs.
If you have mysterious pains, if there
are indications of inflammation or dis
placement, secure a bottle of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound right
away and begin its use.
Mrs. Pinkham. of Lynn, Mass, will
give you her advice if you will write
her about yourself. She is the daugh-
ter-in-law of Lydia z. Pinkham and
for twenty five years has been advising
sick women free Of charge.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
~ take the liberty to congratulate you on
the success | have had with your wonderful
medicine. Eighteen months ago my periods
stopped, Shortly after I felt so badly that
! Submitted to a thorough examination by a
physician and was told that | had a tumor
and would have to undergo an operation.
"Soon after I read one of your ADVERTISE
ments and decided to give Lydia E. Pink
HAMS Vegetable Compound a trial. After
taking five bottles as directed the tumor is
entirely gone. | nave been examined by a
physician and he says / have no signs Of a
tumor now. 1t has also brought my periods
around once more, and | am entirely
well Fannie D. Fox, Z Chestnut Street,
Bradford, Pa.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31
Gave Clerk Due Warning.

An old-t me English barrtster was
John Williams, a sarcastic wit and
a bachelov with an intense prejudice
against marriage, His clerk one day
asked him for a holiday to get mar.
ricd, and some months afterward, on
entering his chambers, Williams
found his dead body suspended from
the door. He engaged another clerk,
and asked him II he was married.
NO" the clerk replied; but, think.
ing that Williams would regard mar.
rage rs a guarantee of s~teadiness, he
added, but / am going to be" Very
WE'LL replied Williams; but under.
stand this-when you hang yourself,
dent do Il hsre."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31

that byes will be min, an min will
be byes, Yicy-versy, anyway We
want to put it, an tn best We can
do is fr to referee it, regardless iv
whether it's hyes, min, or countries.
There was Cassidy over in tn mkt
blo-ock beyant, fr inshtance. CASH
dy'd jist come from mass wa-an da-ay.
an was feelin' pious-like an thinkin'
" tn sins iy tn world CROWN out
Nv vi'lent timpers, an his bye comes
along with a bla-ack eye, 'Whatve
We been doin'?' says Cassidy. Fight.
I'M says tn bye. FIR Why says Cas-
sidy. Mickey Dugan ca.alled me a
naygur,' says tn la-ad. TITS no
matther,' says Cassidy; we sh'u'd
have KEEP ye-er timper.' An with
that he whales tn bye FIR ightin'.
Not FIR bein' licked, mind ye, but
FIR fghtin', Chin Cassidy goes out
FIR a quit shmoke, an whin he comes
ba-ack he has his coat r,ripped an a
bump on his head, an his good wom-
an says to him: What's happened
to ye?' an he says: A ma-an at tn
corner beyant called me a lynn thief
~ tn worr.rld, an III ta-ake that
from no wan that lives 'Tis tn
same Everywhere. We ha-ave our
peace conf'rinces, but we spind our
money on tn big guns. Ill not whale
Terry FIR fghtin' whin be don't be
licked or don't jump on a shmaller
'a-ad. If he's licked he sh'u'd be
~halad FIR tr make him fight ha-arder
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31
An Edtct from Sultan on Texture
Sometimes Necessary.

THE Turkish womau's veil is a
lighter, more transparent thing than
the American woman's." said a globe
trottcr, Through It YOU can see
without difficulty the Turkish wom-
ant brilliant eyes, her white teeth,
and her painted mouth. The veil does
not conceal, It enhances her beauty.
In Constautinoplc every cvening
the women Of the harems drive with.
out their husbands. They look charm.
Ing In their luxurious carriages, un.
der their wells of pale gossamer,
Sometimes wells In Coustantinople
become 50 outrageously thin and
transparent that the sultan issues an
edict about them. He prescrtbes a
certain thickness for the ladies' wells
lie bitterly rebukes the shocking i'm,
morality of the wells In vogue-yeils
that are hardly shadows.
"The day after the royal proclama.
ton all the women wear wells Of the
thickness Of blankets. Their charms
are completely hidden. 1t Is impos.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31
Too Late to Repent.

Because Charles p. Morris firted
with Ida Morris, his wife, before he
married her, Judge Park, of Kansas
City, refused to give him & decree Of
divorce.
The plaintiff is not an injured or
innocent party sternly said the
judge, Morris may be a good man,
but an indiscreet one. He says him.
self that he firted with the m
he made his wife while on a street
car, and that Irritation led up to an
acquaintance and marriage. | will
never allow my court to be reduced
to a divorce mill, especially in cases
where men do not use ordinary dis.
erection in the selection of wives.
ut was the duty of Morris to aseer,
tain what sort of a woman he was
marrying. In the course of time
some court might be found that will
take pity upon him, but he win find
no sympathy here"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31

taul and ship them. Hence they
went to the pigs.
Il know places in California and
in Florida whore oranges are used
as soap to scrub the floors. The
fruit, cut in half, is rubbed like soap
oye the boards, which it cleans and
whttcns beautifully, for orange juice
is a great destroyer of dirt. II we
had a Standard OIL system of econ
omy in our agriculture, though. l
don't think that we would see peach.
es fed to hogs or oranges used as
soap. would we?'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31
ceware Of servIan Bank Notes.

There is dismay in the Servian min.
Istry Of finance. In the strong room
In this department, in a specific safe.
we're stored the engraved plates from
which Seryian bank notes were
struck. These plates were engraved
in Paris and cost a sum of G1,G00.
All these plates have within the past
few days been found to be stolen
from the safe, without any visible
sign Of the safe having been tempered
with.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31
He HIS SON.

the mkt time, and if he jumps on a
shmaller Ia-ad he sh'u'd be whaled fr
beIn' a cow'rd."
Hes been THROWN r-rocks at a
Chinyman, too" suggested Mrs. Flynn.
"Oho!" cried Policeman Flynn, an
what Nv that? IT'S WRONG, l grant
ye, but tn Chink Is tn ta-arget fr
tn whole world. Why, they've been
THROWN r'rocks at tn Chink in Chiny.
All | ask, says he, is to be LET alone.
I'm dom all fright here in me own
home, an me only wish Is fr ye all
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31
sesren Given PRIVILEGES,

A MAJ rage bill introduced In the
British parliament allows the mar
riage of a seaman TO take place by IL
cense in the diocese of the port where
his ship is lying, If he has been a res
ident for Is days on the ship or part.
ly on the ship and partly on shore
within the diocese.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31
Mnmen's

From a business point of view, de-.
clares the Lady's Realm, there is moth.
ing so fatal for a woman to possess as
accomplishments" The market ia
flooded with ladies' Of limited incomes,
limited brains AID a tremendous guam.
tity OF taste"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31

Question for debating societies;
When a ire Insurance agent tackles a
book canvasser, will the ~csnvasser get
ks life Insured. or will no sell a
book f--Sc Nerville Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31
First uss Of Mod.rn Iro.s.n.

Trousers, in their present shape,
we're introduced into the British army
in 1913, and tolerated as a legitimate
portion OF evening dress In 1916.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-31
TUMORS CONQUERED
SERIOUS OPERATIONS AVOIDED,
Unqualified Success of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound In the
Case Of Mrs. Fannie D. Fox,

One of the greatest triumphs of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
the conquering of woman's dread en-
envy, Tumor.
The growth of a tumor Is so sly that
frequently its presence snot suspected
until it is far advanced.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-12-06
Trouble All The Time.

Raynor What are you looking
so blue about? Didn't the election
20 your way2
Shyne Yes, but | can help real
izing that Congress will meet ia g
few weeks, the season Of Christmas
presents comes little later, / have
to do my Annual swearing of on
New Years Day. my wife's great
aunt is comiag TO visit Us in Febru.
asy, have a note to meet 10 March.
and n have to voteanother blanket
ballot at the city election in April
Chicago Tribune.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-12-06

Fat Is Of great account
to q baby that is why
babies are fat. II your
baby is scrawny SCOTS
E ID ulsion IS what he
wants. The healthy baby
stores as fat what 1t does
not need Immediately for
bone and mus Gle Fat
babies are happy they do
not cry; they are rich !;
their fat is laid up for
time Of need. They are
happy because they are
comfortable. The fat SUR
rounds their little nerves
and cushions them. When
they are scrawny those
nerves are hurt at every
ungentle tou c h. They
delight in SCOTS Enul-
sion. 1t is as sweet as
wholesome to them.
ssad for free sample.
be sHfe that shis ,lriuFe q
EM.A The form 81 label q onshe
Wrapper o. evofy boiiic d
az MA EmuisIon yos buy
Scott q. Bourne
Ut MyH Chemists
ii iiK scDssss pxarf Sfgees
W wesy FORT
90 N zoe and 81 90
49, Az DmgTisss
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-12-06
Undertaking.

7 all VFVVNFNW ~ SGT 3 7T7F1ET7I71 7IE
the shortest notice and % terms 10
suit the hard times.
la connection with thls, devote
especial attention 10 my islac ssuAtis
and WheelHright department
All orders quickly ana utntly a.
tended 10 EUGENE HALL.
May 10 H. DynArd
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-12-06

man who lnhacted upon the world
the tortures Of the telephone. has
for sixteen years been engaged in
the more prosalc work 81 prvmuIgat-
ing a new type ofshesp. His eyolu-
tion is based upon selection Of ewes
showing rudimcntary nipples on
their udders. These have been
nurtured and developed until every
eve has four functional nipples in
stead Of tie ordinary two found 10
all other sheep. La some instances
tho apples have increased 10 six,
50 thai Dr. Bell is quite sanguine
that hs VIII have no dIiilcultyln tx
ing type Of quarto-nippied eWas,
which, strangely enough, are almost
invariably the producers Of twin
lambs, aud ills along this line Of In
vestigation that the Doctors efforts
have been directed. One Of the
freaks this season is eve lamb
bearing eight well-formed nipples.
The cry inference that we draw
from the Doctors success is that
he Is one man ID thousand who has
eyes and can see something. The
trouble with most OF us Is that we
do not pretend 10 see very much.
Field and Farm.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-12-06
EstrGu.

Taken Up cstray on my farm near
California; one white SOW and one white
and blue pig. No earmarks. Owner
viii please come forward, prove property,
pay charges and take the hogs away.
Otherwise, they win be disposed Of ac-
sOrdipg to law.
TnOMAs w. BEAN,
Great MiIls, Md,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-12-06
4 wss.arn wonder.

There's a Hill at Bowie, Tex.
that $ twice Us big as last year.
Ihis wonder IS w. u. Hall. who from
u weight d 80 pounds mas grown W
over ISv. He says "Isuiiered win
. terrible cough, and DOCTORS gave
me up To oiv VI Consumption. 1 was
reduced 10 10 pounds. wnen LbegAn
taking Or. King New Discovery
i. C0nsunptl0n, coughs and coda.
alter 1aKlng IL p.ss IS. / have
a'uHVSs s. sure r.
- lrantaed
0xnc11Iad si.vO.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-12-06
Emmett Lewis,
Lots For. Safe.

Desirable WATER FRONT lots on
Britton > Bay for sale. Convenient
to Church, Schools and Stores. Ap-
ply 10 II. EWELI.,
CoMRroN. MD.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31
CARRIES LETTERS FREE.
A Postal Record Broken After the San
Francisco Earthquake.

One thing about the San Francisco
earthquake and fire which interests
government employees is the fact that
for the first time since the civil war
Uncle Sam disregarded entirely the
postoffice regulations.
On the morning of the earthquake
and for several days afterward people
wrote letters and mailed them where
ever they could and the postoffice
employees, who stuck to it right
through, collected them and sent them
ahead without postage. Letters were
written in pencil on scraps of paper,
cuffs. collars and bits of gloves, but
all went.
There is a regulation of the postof-
flee department that any soldier or
sailor i'm active government service
may have q letter franked through
without postage by his officers and II
will be delivered. but the recipient must
pay the postage upon delivery at the
regular rate.
In the civil war there was considera-
Bile confusion i'm the matter of franks.
Sometimes the recipient paid, and
sometimes a missive marked Soldiers
Letter" went through without pay at
the other end.
But since then Uncle Sam never de-
livered any considerable body of mail
free up to the time of the San Fran
cisco earthquake. 1t measures the ex-
tent of this calamity, and confusion
into which n great city was thrown
that the poStOffice should have cut its
red tape in this particular. No regu-
lations covered the matter; it was a
plain case of horse sense on the part
of Postmaster Fiske and his assist
ants.
The heads of the branch postoffices
in New York were puzzled to know
whether to deliver these letters with
out payment or whether to exact the
ordinary cents an ounce as in the
case of the soldier letters. In most
cases they let San Francisco letters go
free.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31
WRITING BUSINESS LETTERS.
Where Many Writers Fail-Fault of
Poor Manners.

Il know" said a business man of
wide experience, how crowded with
studies the schools are now and |
should be loath to recommend the in
PRODUCTION of any new ones; but
do wish sometimes that the boys and
girls who are giving time to so many
little fadS could be Induced to give
more to the art of writing letters"
He did not refer to the mere art of
writing correct English or the art of
writing an interesting personal let
ter, but to the preparation of really
good business letters. i'm which the
matter in hand should be treated not
only clearly and conciSely but also
cOurteOuSly.
The need he mentioned is one which
is felt by thousands of business men
and may we'll claim the attention of
young people of both S"XeS who look
forward to business life. The abil-
ity to write intclligibly is not rare.
but the capacity to write in such n
way as to produce a pleasant personal
feeling for the house one represents
is extremely rare.
Many letters fail in the matter of
Courtesy-either i'm the way of con-
stant omission of articles and con-
stant abbreviation, or more common
ly, i'm neglecting To give the other
man the benefit of the doubt. In
other words. the fault of most busi-
ness letters is a fault of poor manners
rather than of mental deficiency.
Never. in any circumstances, allow
your first letter. in case Of differ
encc, to be harsh or diScOurteOuS,"
said a business man to one of his
clerks. No matter how much you
think the man has injured us, give
him the benefit Of the doubt. AS
Sume that he has made a mistake
rather than that he has misrepresent-
ed. To take the other course is to en-
ter a blind alley. You may have to
turn around to get out of it,
Youths Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31
9NgaU1 U1AR IA
merits of every old model without its

merits of every old model without its
The man who seeks to buy a genu-
Inc old violin must take the same pre-
cautions that the purchaser of any
antique should adopt. The only safe
course for him is to go to the most
reputable dealer and rely on him.
"Violins are supposed to improve
with age" Mr.. Gmuender said, land
1t Is true that under certain condi-
tions age does improve an instrument.
But many violins do not increase in
value with continued usage. Various
causes operate to produce this result.
Long exposure TO an unfavorable at
mosphere, accidental cracks, poorly
done repairs and repeated use by
player with a false attack-all these
things may do a great deal toward
running a violin even when Il was
good In its first estate.
This decline in the value Of an in
strument Is shown when an owner
seeks to sell It, A violin, no matter
how fine 1t Is, may be ruined by poor
player in very short time, and dam
ages from such source are almost
irremediable. 1t Is next to impossible
to restore the original tone. Mere
age is no recommendation in itself for
a violin. 1t Is tone. of course, that
denotes its value"
One of the most valuable Stradiva-
rius violins in the world Is used now
by Hugo Kupferschmid Of Cincinnati
It was used in all his concerts here by
Angus Wilheslmi. Kuperschmid was
his pupil and bought the violin for
$4,000. It's owner had previously re-
fused larger offers for the fiddle,
which was discovered by Vuillaume in
collection of instruments bought by
her in 1855 in Italy.
Its first purchaser was an amateur
named Bockmuehl, and 1t came from
him to the father Of Wilhelmi. This
virtuoso used 1t in his concerts from the
time he was sixteen years old. An
other Stradivarius of undoubted au-
thenticity 80 long as it was in his pos
session was the Bott fiddle, which had
such an exciting history. 1t was miss
ing for year after having been stol-
en-, was later found and returned to
its owner and was sold by her to
collector.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31

THE 400" DEFINED.-"Pop," said
Tommy, what do the newspapers
mean when they say a member of
the 400.'?'
"They refer, Tommy, to certain So
ciety men and women who think they
are better than anybody else, and
that's about all the thinking they do"
Did you ever see one of 'em, popE
'I don't know, Tommy; but you can
easily tell one If you happen to run
across it."
How"
'If it's in church, the plumes on its
hat hide the preacher.
IF it's at a party, the most of its
clothes are in the dressing room.
IF it's in an automobile, dodge it,
IL you are quick enough, and come
home to your mamma alive.
IF it's walking on the sidewalk, IL
usually strides along as if it was TAX
ing the street home with it.
IF it's in a theatre. you can tell by
the stony stare in its face that the act
ors are doing good and intelligent
work.
IF it's in a railroad station, in full
dress, you'll wonder why the locomo-
tive doesn't jump the track and take
TO the woods.
You can't miss it, Tommy. ."-Ex.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31
Humorous department.

THEY HAD ESCAPED THAT.-A young
disciple OF Blackstone who had work
ed his way through college and taken
a full course in the study of law be-
sides was making a trip through the
southwest in search of an eligible loca-
ton for the practice of his profession.
A thrifty young city, with a consid-
erable body of water on one side OF 1t
and a forest on the other, attracted his
attention, and he decided to make a
few days stay there and investigate.
Putting up" at what seemed to be
the best hotel, he ate his dinner, then
strolled into the office and proceeded
in a careless way to interrogate the
clerk.
''There is a good deal of business
done in this town, isn't there?" he
asked.
Yes, sir" answered the young man.
In one way and another there's a
good jag of business going on here"
Healthy place, isn't it?"
"Middling."
'1s there music litigation here"
mo, 1 haven't heard of any cases of
that, but there's a lot of chills an
fever and occasionally a pretty bad
case of the grip"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31
CHEAP EXCURSION RATES.
VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Pataa 0npn "a All
. Rates Open to All

On account of the special occasions
mentioned, the Southern Railway will
sell round trip tickets to points named
below, at greatly reduced rates as fol-
lows:
To AsheviIIe, N. c., and Return-Ac-
count Convention Commercial Law
League of America. Tickets on sale
July 25th to 9th, limited to return
August 8th, 1906. An extension Of
this limit to September 30th, may
be obtained by paying a fee of so
cents and depositing ticket with
Special Agent at Asheville. Rates
one fare plus 20 cents for round
trip.
To Lexington, Ky, and Return-Ac-
count National Grand Lodge United
Brothers of Friendship and Sisters
Mysterious Ten. Tickets on sale
July goth to August 1st, limited to
return August 5th. Rate-One fare
plus 25 cents for round trip.
To Mexico City, Mex, and Return
Account International Geological
14th to 31st, limited to return 80
days from date of sale. Rate-One
fare plus 25 cents for round trip.
To Milwaukee, WIS.,, and Return-Ac-
count Grand Aerie Fraternal Order
Eagles Tickets on sale August 10th
to 18th, limited to return August 22.
Rate-One fare plus 81 for round
trip.
To Richmond, Va, and Return-Ac-
count Meeting True Reformers.
Tickets on sale September End to
5th, limited to return September 13.
Rate--One fare plus 25 cents for
round trip.
To Roanoke, Va, and Return-Account
meeting National Firemen's Associa-
ton. Tickets on sale August 18th to
18th, limited to return August 31st.
An extension Of this limit to Sept.
18TH, may be obtained by depositing
ticket with Special Agent and pay
ing a fee of so cents. Rate-One
fare plus 25 cents for round trip.
To San Francisco, CAL, and Return
Account National Educational Asso-
citation Convention. Tickets on sale
June 29th to July 9Th, limited to re-
turn September 18th. Very cheap.
Write for rates and full particulars.
For full particulars regarding above
rates; also regarding cheap rate excur-
sions via Southern Railway on account
of Fourth Of July celebrations, call on
any Southern Railway Ticket Agent,
or write r. w. HUNT, Division Pas
senger Agent, Charleston, s. C.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31

He WAS REAL INDUsTRIOUs.-The
Success Magazine relates a story of
two Washington negroes, who meeting
in the street, fell into a discussion of
the peculiarities of a mutual friend.
Said one:
What kind O. a pussOn is dat man,
anyhow? Seems to me he never do no
work"
"Oh, he is Industrious, all right"
promptly responded the second negro,
even If he don't do nothin' hissels.
Why, only las week dat man spent
two whole days tryin' to get his wife
a job"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31

WHY SHE WAS INTEREsTED-Sir
Henry Roscoes entertaining and infor-
native autobiography contains an
amusing story of Sir Robert Ball. The
famous astronomer. after delivering a
lecture on Sun Spots and Solar Chem
istry," met young lady. who expressed
her regret that she had missed hearing
the lecture. "Well. you see." replied
Sir Robert. 81 don't know that it would
have interested you particularly. as it
was all about sun spots" why" she
replied, ut would have interested me
extremely, for 1 have been a martyr
to freckles all my lfe!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31

MIGHT BE Too LATE.-The late DR.
Bordman used to relate this on him
self: Il preached a funeral sermon at
one time, and spoke longer than was
my custom.
1.-The undertaken was a man of nerv-
Gus temperament, and as the afternoon
was going he began to be anxious to
be on the way to the cemetery. He
finally whispered to one Of my men,
bers: Does your minister always
preach as long as that at funerals"
"Well.' said the brother, that is a
good sermon
Yes said the undertaken, the ser
mon Is all right, and l believe in the
resurrection; but I'm afraid if he does
not stop pretty soon will not get this
man buried in time '"-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.