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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
The Highest Bridge.

Work is now in progress on q sus-
pension bridge over the famous Roy
al gorge" of the Arkansas river. In
Colorado, at q point where the chan
mel is only SO feet wide at the bottom
and 230 feet wide at the top. This
bridge Will span the river 267 feet
above the surface of the water, and
will be, therefore, by far the highest
bridge In the world. The material
will be Of fiat steel and steel cables,
the curved Orders finding secure at
tachment in the solid sides'of the can
yon. The floor OF the bridge will be
Of plate glass one and one-half inches
thick, to afford visitors the pleasure
Of looking down the chasm. On each
side will be strong, high steel rail-
ings. The bridge is part Of an cleo
trio railway scheme.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
FACE ALL BROKEN OUT.
Troubled Almost a Year-complexlon
Now Perfect and Skin Soft,
White and Velvety.

Il had been troubled with a break.
ing out on my face and arms for al
most a year and had the services OF
several physicians, but they didn't
seem to do any good. Some time ago
one OF my friends recommended Cuti-
cura to ME. / secured some, and after
using 1t several months / was COM
pletely cured. can highly recon.
mend Cuticura Soap as being the very
best complexion Soap made. 1t Gre
ates a perfect complexion, leaving the
skin soft, white and velyety. / now
use Cuticura Soap all the time and
recommend its use to my friends"
Maud Loggins, R. r. D. No. /, Sylvia,
Tenn, Aug. !, 1905.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
SQUIRRELS a. Walters,

It has taken Fisk Goodyear Of
Burchtown, Pa, two years to train
his pet squirrels, but his efforts are
now repaid, and on Thanksgiving he
treated his friends to a surprise,
Gathering half q hundred or
gray squirrels, Mr.. Goodyear taught
them to go into the woods and pick
up nuts, carrying them to his home.
On Thanksgiving night at a dinner
his guests noticed a small board run
ming from q window TO a nut bowl.
The host gave n knock on the table
with his knife. A squirrel hoped
down the plank and dropped a chest
nut into the bowl. Two raps brought
q squirrel with q walnut, three knocks
q shelfbark.
Finally, a grave old squirrel took
his place and cracked the nuts, wind
ing up the performance by brushing
of the crumbs with his thick bushy
tail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
one Peril Of Ballooninq.

One Of the strange experiences Of
. b~alloonist Is that Of falling into q
hole In the air" which Mr.. Rolker re-
ports as follows: $50 you continue
sailing, enjoying the present with
little thought of the startling sur
prises that may be before you. Ahead
Of you. unseen, may be what the bal.
loonist calls a hole In the air. re-
sembling the vortex OF a maelstrom.
and down this you may literally fall
at a rate which Is terrifying until, by
sacrificing two Oh three bagfuls Of
sand at once, your pilot checks your
downward flight. But these holes
are scarce, and, as a rule, the atmos-
phere is Of uniform carrying power"
American Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
BROKE THE WILDCATS BACK.
Philadelphia Man Victorious In Hand
to.hsnd Combat.

unarmed and alone, Thomas Dyke
was attacked by a wildcat on Locust
mountain, south of Mount Carmel, Pa.
He had been In Ashland and started
to drive home, His horse stepped on
a nail and he put the amman In a sta
Bile.
Then he started to walk home and
was on the mountain when the cries
Of a wildcat alarmed him. A few
minutes later he saw the beast ten
feet In front Of him. The animal
finally sprang, He jumped aside and
as the body Of the cat struck the road
he leaped upon II. For several min
ates the fight between the wild ami.
NAL and the man went on. AT length
by a quick swing he broke the AMI
mails back.
A physician dressed the several
deep scratches on his face and hands,
but otherwise he was uninjured.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
The Evils Of Consultation.

are many: in fact almost every Sc
rious illness has Its origin In consti.
patton, and some medicines, instead Of
preventing constipation. add to il.
This Is true of most cathartics, which,
when first used, have a beneficial ef-
feet, but the dose has to be contin-
ually increased, and before long the
remedy ceases to have the slightest
effect. There is one preparation, how
ever, that can be relied upon to pro,
dnce the same results with the same
dose, even after fifty years daily
use, and this is Brandreth's Pills.
which has a record Of over 100 years
as the standard remedy for constipa.
ton and all troubles arising from an
impure state Of the blood.
Brandfeth's Pills are the same flne
laxative tonic pill your grandparents
used, and are for sale everywhere,
either plain or sugar-coated,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Puainat's sudden Conversion,

kid" Wedge, . lightweight pugi-
list who claimed to be champion Of
Arkansas, vas training for a fight
with Guy Buckles In Omaha. Sudden
" he got religion and sent word to
the management Of the club where
ne was to appear explaining why they
would have to make other arrange
ments. At the same time he mailed
a copy Of the New Testament to Mr..
Buckles, who, a . he fully expected to
win the fight which had been ar
ranged, Is not yet entirely resigned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Pen for Captured Rats.

Az the Hindu population object to
the killing Of rats, an influential ma.
tive banker proposes to provide a rat
ruksha" or sort Of pen in which the
captured rats may be confined AZ pen.
sioners for the natural term Of their
lives, the male and female animals
being kept apart.
To the homestaying Europeans this
appears too "Gilbertian' for grave
consideration, but the proposal has
been most gratefully received by Maj,
Buchanan, /. M. s., who is in charge
Of the plague operations.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

withLocAL APPLICATIONS, As they cannot reach
the scat Of tho disease. CatArfh IL a blood or eunsii.
t~ationAl disease, and IN order TO cure II you must take
internal remedies. Hairs Catsfrh Cure 10 taken In.
ternslly, and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Nwtarrh Cure 10 not q quack medi.
In this country for years midi q regular prescription.
It'll composed Of the hes, tonlcs known, combined
with the best blood purihers, acting directly on tho
mucous surfaces, The perfect combination OF The
two ingredients Is what produces such wonderful re.
suits In curing cstarrb. Send for Testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY a CO, Props, Toledo, D.
Sold by Druggists. price fsc.
Take Rails Family Pills fer constipation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Serious Situation.

Lumbermen in Mississippi n wor-
ried over the car shortage, and the sit
uation is seemingly growing worse.
Not a half dozen mills in the State are
taking orders for immediate shipment,
and when orders Of this character are
booked a heavy percentage Is added for
the risk, as no manufacturer feels posi-
lively assured that he will get freight
cars when needed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
To Raise College Funds.

Bishop Bratton of the Episcopal do
reese OF Mississippi, is making a tour of
the State, accompanied by the members
Of the committee on education, the
purpose Of the trip being to raise funds
for the proposed diocesan college. 1t
is expected to raise q fund Of about
100000 to be used In the establishment
Of a diocesan college for young ladies',
and about $4,000 has been pledged.
Immediately after the college for girls
is launched the movement for a boys
college will be taken up.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Decides AGAINST the Railroad.

Judge Niles Of the Federal court has
decided against the railroad in the case
OF the Aberdeen group as affected by
the Mobile and Ohio railroads refusal
to obey the interstate railroad commits
sion regarding shipments Of corn, -four,
wheat, oats and cornmeal from East st.
Louis, ILL.,, to destinations In the Aber-
deor yro,,r,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Woodville Loop.

1t is reported that President Hara
han Of the Illinois Central is again 80.
riously considering the Woodyille loop
proposition, and surveys will be made
for the construction OF a line from
Natchez to Woodville, thus opening up
q fine agricultural country, and adding
about thirty-eight miles to the mileage
Of the Y. and M. v. road.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Still at His Old Tricks.

"Iexpect to sell liquor in Winona as
long as | live Some t~wenty-odd years
ago, just after Montgomery county had
voted dry J. Frank Caldwell, be-
lieved to be Mississippi's most notorious
blind tiger operator, is alleged to have
used the above expression, and 1t is the
general opinion Of Che people Of the
community thst he has lived up to it to
the very best Of his ability. Caldwell
is now in Jail at Winona on the charge
OF running a blind tiger, Of which he
was recently convicted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Fine silver service for Cruiser.

One thousand 1--WE hundred ounces
of metal viii be used In the silver ser
vice to BIO presented to the ley ar
mored cruiser Washington by the
people OF the state after which the
ship is named. The service is com
posed Of SO pieces, and viii cost S.
900. The chief piece is the punch
bowl, in the shape OF a galiot, orna-
mented with a figure representing
Triton. tie trumpeter Of Neptune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21

First Author-.0h, the u~nutterable
monotony Of existence, am thor
oughly disguised with it all. Would
that ! might completely disappear for
while.' Second Author-sThen
why don't you marry a famous wo-
man ?"-Judge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Monroe Farmers Meet.

The Farmers Union of Monroe coun-
" met at Aberdeen, delegates from all
parts Of the county being present. The
meeting was addressed by Hon. III. l..
Whitfield, who spoke on the demand for
an educated and trained citizenship to
develop the wonderful resources Of our
state. "a bountiiul basket dinner was
provided by the ladies.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Dainty Neckwear

adds so much to the appearance OF
every woman and yet is SO inexpensive
that really every woman who takes
any pride In her appearance should
have a plentiful supply OF same. The
latest creations in Chiffon, Lace. Peau
do Sole, etc, exqulsitely designed are
shown in the new catalogue which
Lord & Taylor, Broadway, 9Th avenue
and goth street, New York, are send
ing out free to any one who will write
for a COPY.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21

The Laurel and Ellisville factions
heve reached an agreement on the
much ~litigated two court districts mat
ter, whereby Jones county Is TO have
two court districts, with q 900, 900 court
house at each place.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21

useless remedies. while FIVE boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me in a few
short weeks. am nov enjoying the
best of health, have a fne appetite,
the best Of digestion. and restful
sleep, all due to your splendid pills."
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents a box.
Foster. Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21

WANTED.-For U. s. Army, able.
bodied, unmarried men. between ages Of q
and 80; citizens Of United States, Of good
character and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write English; for infor.
nation apply to recruiting officer, 1875 N.
Court, Memphis, Tenn; 236 Main, Jones'
bo.o, Ark; Corinth. Miss; Hickman, Ky.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21

During the ice trust trial In phila.
delphia a prospective juror was quiz
zed about the quantity Of ice he used.
4 use q little occasionally he
said. How much? Enough to temper
a highball?y What do You mean BY a
highball?" roared the attorney. An
amateur murmured the Juror. can
not presume to enlighten an expert"
This man il . competent %iuror,"
chimed the court, and the trial pro
ceeded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
70 Get MiIjtary POINTER Hare.

Gen. Brugere, former minister Of
war of France, Is expected to visit
this country In the near future to
make al inspection Of American
posts and study the organization and
the methods Of training the American
soldiers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21

Mamma, what's the use OF putting
all those things for the baby in that
sterilizing m~achiney" Why, Willie
SO that no bad germs will enter his
system" That's what / thought
But ! know an easier way whats
that?' Why, while you were out ]
sterilized the baby!"-Life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21

Gentlemen: /
heartily indorse
Doan's Kidney
Pills, as l have
found by personal
experience thai
they are an ideal
kidney remedy. !
suffered with COM
plications of kid
ney complaint for
nearly FIVE years,
@ over 800 on
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21

The estimated crop from the States
convict farm 81 Parchman. = ssatedb
Secretary Wells, y 1850 bales, 800
bales having slready been sold.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Ambitious Youthful vioIinist.

Miss Selma G~ustafson, OF Delhi.
Ont. a youthful %yiolinist, has applied
for the leadership of one Of the orches-
tras the Colorado Midland railroad 10
organizing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
HAN Pay for Rritlah ofloera.

All British officers on the effective
list Of the army that are elected mem
bers Of the House Of Commons are
to be placed on half pay from the date
OF their election.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21

The naval recruiting officers at Jack
son received sixteen applicants for en-
listment, Of whom five accepted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
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A bank roll may be a roll OF honor
and then again it may not

anyone can dye with PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYES no experience required;
sucuess guaranteed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21
lris.issippi's Vegetable Crop.

In the light Of Mississippi's great
financial and industrial development,
there Is no one feature more distinctly
remarkable than are those newly dis
covered agricultural and horticultural
resources Of the southern counties,
which are not even excelled by those Of
California and are unequaled by those
Of any other State. It is not generally
known that the winter shipments from
Long Beach, Harrison county, alone
win amount TO something like 200 car
loads OF lettuce, radishes and beets
during the season Of twelve weeks from
Feb. Is to May Is, and that the early
produce from that section Is Of such
recognized superiority that II is eager
ly sought and commands a better price
in the Northern market than that grown
elsewhere.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-21

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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-02
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

For the benefit of the voters, who
will be called upon next Tuesday to
vote upon four proposed amendments
to the constitution of the state, we
print below the amendments as they
will appear upon the ballot. They
relate, first, to giving the Legislature
power to impose additional qualifica-
tions upon candidates for the super
intendent of schools; second, to the
creating of the Office of police magis-
trate; third, to the drainage of agri-
cultural lands, and fourth to the levy
of a special tax to be used in estab-
fishing twine plant at the state pen
itentiary at Sioux Falls.
The first seeks to impose additional
qualifications for superintendent OF
schools in face of the fact that the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-02

responsibility of that office, especially
i'll regard to the examination of teach
ers and the granting of certificates,
has been greatly reduced and this
duty added to the duties of the state
superintendent. We see no reason why
the amendment should beadopted. In
ever county there are NOR men pos
sessing university education than
there are men holding state teachers
certificates. Again, there are often
men holding certificates who are fail
ures in school work. IF educational
qualifications are desired in that office
the matter should be left as it stands.
IF a monopoly is desired for a certain
profession pass the amendment. There
is too much monkeying with our school
laws.
The second relates TO the drainage
of agricultural lands. In some sections
of the state law is needed which
will allow special tax levy for this
purpose. As the expense will fall up
on those sections and the property
benefited the amendment should pass.
The third relates to the creation of
the office of police magistrate. There
are some cities in the state where such
an Office may be needed. This amend
ment, therefore, should be adopted.
The fourth relates to hespecial tax
levy for the purpose Of establishing IA
binding twine plant at the peniten.
tiary. This amendment we have favor
ed. There is some opposition to
it, however. Farm Implements, a pa
per published at Minneapolis, in the
interests of those engaged in that line
of business, has flooded South Dako-
ia with literature against this amend
ment. 1t claims that the retail bust
ness in Minnesota has been ruined
On the otherhand, if prison twine will
be made to so great an extent as to
replace trust twine, and as the real
estate pays by far the large proper
tion of the taxes, it looks as if the
greatest good to the greatest number
would accrue through a twine plant
at the penitentiary. AT any rate, this
amendment was as good as passed at
the time it was submitted. The SEN
timent of great majority we believe
has been, and is now, in favor of it:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
That Section 7, Article o, of the Consti-
tuition. be amended TO read as follows:
Section Z. All county, township, and
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-02
FARMERS FIX PRICES.

Many of our readers will be inter
terested in knowing something CT
what the American society of Equity
are doing. Several local organization
exist in this county. A dispatch fror
east ST. Louis, H., under date of Oct.
25th, says:
Prices on farm products were fixed
today by the American Society OF
Equity Members Of the society bind
themselves not to sell products at less
than the following prices; Wheat No
| northern. or No. 2red, 81 90; corn to
the end of year, Acc; from Jan. |
soc; after April land until prices
are again fixed, 55c; oats. 40c; barley
No. 2, soc; rye 75c; buckwheat, zoe;
potatoes, Irish, 65c; sweet 75c; beans,
navy Sl.50; red, 200; cotton l2c; wool
30c; hogs, $50; cattle, 600; sheep $50
hay, IA 90; broom corn, $500 ~ 10000
In nearly all instances the list of
prices is TO be based on Chicago mar
kets the exceptions being tl,e price Of
beans, which is based upon Detroit
quotations, and cotton on New York
The convention reelected its old of
ficers except the treasurer, the new
treasurer being John p. Stelle, of In
dianapolis.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-02
BUTTERMAKER'S CONVENTION.

The Dairymen's Association of
South Dakota are in convention in
this city, says the Redfield Press of
Oct. 25th. The meeting opened yes
terday forenoon. In the absence of
the mayor an address of cordi4l wei
come was given by Attorney Moriarity.
We have heard his remarks highly
complimented by various visiting
member, of the convention although
we know that he had no time given
him to prepare. Rev. Beach made an
opening prayer. There had been a
failure to arrange for music as was put
down on the program. The president
of the association, George A. Crooks,
made a good presiding oiicer and
made also a graceful response to the
speech OF welcome.
The ATTENDANCE is about $50 and the
meetings have been made very inter
esting. To aid in the interest aud
profit of the convention the dairy
commissioners of both Minnesota and
North Dakota have been in attend
ance and by their remarks have en-
livened the sessions and given large
fund of information to the dairymen.
Prof. Wheaton, of the state agri-
cultural college has been present and
taken part in the discussions and pre-
sented paper on Wednesday and is
TO give a talk TO dairymen this after
noon. b. ID. White, Albert Anderson
Frank Philipson and Joswa Morck
presented papers. Hon. K. X. Slater
the Minnesota commissioner has got
brain matter that is very much greyer
than buttermilk. As an all-round talk
er he shows not only the possession of
"a vocabulary but that he has ideas on
which to employ that vocabulary.
Had we time and space we would be
tempted to venture at length on the
Importance of this convention to the
allied interests of our state.
A gold medal was offered for the