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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-07-06
An Ordinance

Closing and abandoning part Of Johnson
Street North Of Lot | in Block | Of
the Henry Addition and authorizing
and in~structing the Mayor to exc
cute a deed conveying same to r.
W. Milisaps foF che consideration
Of sI60
Sec. /. Be il ordained hy the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen Of the City Of
Greenwood, Mississippi, that that part
of Johnson Street in said city described
as follows, to-wit: beginning at the
point where the North boundary line Of
Section Is in T. 10, r.. / t., crosses the
center line Of the main track of the
YazoO & Mississippi Valley Railroad
and run West 1881 feet to the West
side of Macvc Street extended and
thence South y dagpeea West, 100 feet
to the point of beginning. thence South
II degrees 80 minutes West, 9S.5 feet,
thence East S9.7 feet, thence North u
degrees East, 1913 feet to the point Of
beginning. embracing twenty one one
thOusandths of an acre of land, be and
the same is hereby closed and abandon
ed as a public str ct of said city,
Sec. 2. BE it further ordained that
the Mayor lie and be is hereby authors
ed and instructed to execute il deed
conveying the said above-descrlbed land
to r. W. Millsaps, tho owner Of Lot !, in
Block /, in the Henry Addition to said
City, which abuts on said ~above-de-
scribed tract, at and for the sum Of one
hundred dollars, to be paid in cash.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that,
for cause shown, the same being the
necessity foF strairhteRing the limo OF
said street. this ordinance be in force
and take effect from and after Its pas
Approved this the 10th dav Of June,
1906. w. S. NARDAMAN, Mavor.
Attest; r. H. H CHS, City Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-07-06
FOR SALE.
FOR c Mt.

FOR RENT Store house occupied by
J. B. Pace from Sept. 1, 1905. Best loca-
ton in city. Apply to ]. Kantrovitz &
Bro, Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-07-06
Contest Notice.
Department Of tho Interior, United
States Land once, jackson, Missis-
-LuAL L.. NJ AAnn

Department Of tho Interior, United
States Land ONCE, jackson, Missis.
sinpi, June Il, 1906.
a suiflcient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office nv George Davis,
of Greenwood. Miss contestant, against
Jackson series homestead entry No.
1869, made May ~. 1904. for Lot ,. Sec
ton 81, Township 20 N, Range ! r., by
ChOc. Mer. by Moses Love, C~0ntestee, in
which it is alleged that he IA we'll ac-
quainted with the tract of land en-
braced in said entry and knows the
present condition of same, and that
Moses Love has wholly failed to comply
with the homestead laws in every way;
has never settled upon, cultivated or
improved the land at all, but totally
abandoned same since date OF entry, and
that saiQ alleged absence was not due
to his employment in the Army, Navy or
Marine Corps of the United States as a
private soldier, officer, seaman, or marine
during the war with Spain or during
any other war in which the United
States may be engaged, Said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond
and offer evidence touching said alIega-
ton at 10 o'clock a.m., on August 7, 1906,
before c. W. Crockett, Chancery Clerk
in and for LelOre County, at his Office at
Greenwood, Miss, and that final hearing
will he held at 10 o'clock am. on August
IA, 1906, before the Register and Re
ceiver at the United States Land Office
in Jackson, Miss.
Serve under Rules II and IA.
The said contestant having, in a prop
er affidavit, filed June DIST, 1905, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service Of this notice
a not be made, it is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
L.. q C. LAMAR, Register.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-07-06
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by tho
Board OF Supervisors Of Laforc County
on the first Monday in August, 1906. for
building Bench Bridge over Moss Brake
on Alligator Road, about 100 feet long,
according to plans and specifications on
Gle in the Chancery Clerks Office. The
Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids,
G. W, CROCKETT, Clerk.
Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-07-06
WANTED.

WANTED Gentleman or lady with
good reference, to travel by rail or with
a rig, for a firm of $250,0O0 capital. Sal
airy $t,072 per year and expenses salary
paid weekly and EXPENSES advanced.
Address, with stamp, JOS. A. Alexander,
Greenwood, Miss,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-07-06

Almost every family has need
Of a reliable remedy for colo r
diarhca at some time during the
year.
This remedy is recommended
by dealers who have aold it for
many years and know its vaipa,
1t has received thousands Of
testimonials from grateful people.
1t has been prescribed by ply
sicians with the most satisfactory
results.
1t has often saved life before
medicine could have been sent for
or a physician summoned.
1t only costs a quarter. Can
you afford to risk so much for so
lttIc2 BUY IT NOW.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-07-06
CHAMBERLAIN HUNT
ACADEMY,
PORT GIBSON, MISSISSIPPI.

Magnificent new brick buildings. the
most complete in the South for a Boys
boarding School. Ninety rooms. Steam
heat. Electric lights. Sanitary plumb
ing. Campus fifty acres. HeaIthfuI To-
cation in chill country Superior dis
Home Influences. Thorough
instruction. Military training. Mum
Der limited. Certificate admits to Uni
ycrsities. For catalogue address
W. C. GUTHRIE, Principal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-07-06

WANTED-By Chicago wholesale and
mail order house, assistant manager
imam or woman for this county and adj
joining territory. Salary $40 and ex-
penses paid weekly; expense money ad-
vanced. Work pleasant; position per-
manent. No investment or experience
required. Spare time valuable, Write
at once for full particulars and enclose
self-addres4ed envelope. "Superiuten-
dent" 1872 Lake st, Chicago, Ill.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
SAVED FROM SHARKS.
El Paso Brings SurviUor of Florida
Hurricane to Port.

Cut and bleeding from scors OF wounds. fam
ished, and ready 70 slip into school OF hungry
nan-eating sharks which had followed him for
q day, John Russell. a victim of the recent north
easterIy hurricane that swept down the coast to
Cuba. was picked up at Friday and brought
to port yesterday on the Southern Pacific steamer
FL Paso
He was the only survivor of thlrty-two Iaborers
working the extension OF the Florida East
Coast Railway who were carried out to sea in the
houseboats n.oorsd along the Matecurnbe Keys.
where they lived
On Thursday morning, an hour before daybreak.
when every one aboard the houseboats was asleep
a heavy breeze came up suddenly from the north
east Accustomed to the usual pitching OF their
floating abode. the men did not wake up until they
hurled TO the floor
Russell and several other men who were on the
horseboat Ellie out a sort Of veranda 10
haul in the shore ropes but found that the
boat had broken her moorings and almost
cut OF sight of the lights on shore.
Three successive combers which pounded on the
roof after they passed the Alligator Reef light split
the houseboat IN two. and the shattering OF the
halves was only ths work OF few minutes The
sides were smashed, and only the floor OF the
houseboat remained intact Seven men clung to
the floor for half hour. Five OF them crawled on
top. Russell and named Mcbride, from
New York chose to cling to the edge A mountain
OF water washed all but Russell and Mcbride
away.
Mcbride washed away from his support and
was hurled over 70 Russell. who caught him and
held him s1ost until he gained strength enough to
hold on Tor himself. At last they saw the lights
of steamer 10 the eastward. She was too far of
and they did not shout TO her. They watched her
until she dise appeared
Suddenly a post from the veranda OF the
wrecked houseboat hurled against them
striking Russell on the shoulder and Mcbride on
the head.
I'm afraid that crack my finish" said Nc
Bride. and before Russell could answer he let go
his hold and sank.
RusselIs shoulder began TO pain and, sink or
float. he decided 10 climb upon the shattered floor
ing. AS he shifted his position TO climb over the
edge post with twenty feet Of rope hoatsd in
front OF him. and with II he managed 10 keep the
planks together and lash himself TO the main scant-
ling.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
SEUER MAN SUSPENDED.
Chief Engineer of Brooklyn Bureau
Nay Lose Head.

As the result Of an investigation By Borough
President CcIer Henry r Asserson chief er.tneer
Of the Bureau OF Sewers in Brooklyn. has been
SUSPENDED from ofice, and II - expected Jhar ne
will be removed soon. The specifications charge
nv Asserson Wit dislOyalty 70 the city, tnsuoord-
nation incompetency and wilful deceit II was said
Yesterday that Chief Engineer r. W. Crenzoaur. OF
MI Coler's Office. and other engineers of the de-
partuent would resign II Mr.. Asserson were re-
tained in his present place.
Three weeks ago Mr.. Coler began the hearings. OF
which there four. Seventeen charges were
made against Mr. Asserson-
Controller Metz was witness during ths investi-
CATION. and he said that Mr.. Asserson had reported
favorabIy on the sl.u00000 sewer IN Bath Beach.
which had proved inefficient. Charles z Hyde.
attorney for Mr.. Asserson, issued statement yes
terday In defence OF his client The statement
in part:
Mr. Asserson has been suspended and doubtless
removed, not because OF any delinquency en- his
part, but because he IS persona non srata 20 ths
administration
The charges themselves are easily susceptible Of
disproof, and Mr.. Assessors written explanation
fully refutes each and every one OF them read
ing or the offical correspondence bearing upon L
proof OF itself OF utterly beseless natre OF
these charges and would convince any unbiased
man. not Ouly OF the Ialslty OF the charges. but
OF the prejudice OF the complainant
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
SCHWARTZ BEFORE GRAND JURY.
Pedlers' Association Head Will Tell OF Al
legged Sale of Justice by Magistrate.

sismune Schwartz president OF the Pushcart
Pedlers' Association OF the East Side.
arrinsd yesterday by Assistant District Attorney
Murphy in the investigation OF the alleged sale
OF justice by magistrate. II Is said that Schwartz
had some definite knowledge OF the matters
charged He is said to have told Mr.. Murphy Of
the payment Of $500 70 lawyer in the case OF
ABE Davis. who was arrested In competition with
reported to have said that the lawyer demanded
81 800 for his own fee and s. ESQ for the magistrate
II is further asserted that Schwartz gave testl-
mony that the $500 actually paid over 20 the
lawyer by Morris Smering, OF the firm or Smerling
4 Borrowitz. olothIsTA No. Is Canal street. en-
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24

ployers OF Abe Davis. snnsrlins closersd
with Mr.. Murphy yesterday Tor about four hours
Another visitor TO the Office OF Mr.. Murphy ycs-
terday was Adrian E. Post truck driver, Ivtng
at North Bergen n. J., who IS said to have plead-
ed guilty TO stealing a case OF goods ana turning
IL over to Davis, q statement which Daniel Srrar-
ton IA said 70 have eoncurred in before rha DIS
frict Attorney but 20 have denied latsr before
the magistrate VINO Is said 70 be most inSersseed
in the present charges.
II Is understood that all the persons reporcs6
TO have visited Mr. Murphy yesterday viii be wit
nesses before the grand jury at its session to-day
1t was common report yesterday that Wiiitarn
Rand. jr., had been retained as counsel oy t7e
magistrate who is understood TO be concerned II
the charges.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
TO EXPLOIT RYAN's CONCESSIONS.
American Congo Company to Advance Rub.
ber Country Obtained from King Leopold

The American Congo Company, incorporated at
Albany few days ago with a capital OF $4,000,
has been formed TO exploit the crude rubber con-
tained from King Leopold, II learned yesterday
from authentic sources.
It's controlling interests substantially the
same as those of the Continental Rubber Com
pany. among them being Thomas F Ryan. Senator
Aldrich. Of Rhode Island. John D Rockefeller jr
and the Guggenheims The United States Rubber
Company, il is understood, contrary TO previous
reports. has no interest in the Congo concession
Mr. Ryan is now his way TO this country on
the White Star liner Celtic which is due here at
the end of this week
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
ANNUAL MEETING oE THs c. & o.

Richmond. Va. Oct. 93.-President Stevens Of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway presided over the
annual meeting Of stockholders held to-day About
twenty were present, representing all the
stock of the road. The old board of directors was
reelected. The board authorized to complete
the construction OF the Potts Greek branch dis
tance of twenty-five miles, for which 100000 first
The directors viii meet next week probably Tues
dav or Wednesday, in New York to declare fba
annual dividend. Concerning the size OF this diIt
dend President Stevens said he could say NOTING
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
TO REPORT ON POACHERS.
Mr. Lembkey Reaches WasEington-
VIII Confer Nth Japanese.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington Oct. 23.-special Agent Lembkey.
of the Department OF Commerce and Labor.
whose force of policemen on st. Paul Island OF
the PribyIoff group, shot five japanese seal
poachers and captured eleven August g. ar
rived in Washington to-day to make a full report
Of the circumstances. The department has ar
ranged for a meeting between Mr.. Lembkey
and Masana Hanihara second secretary of the
japanese Embassy. who was especially directed
by his government to investigate the affair and
who has just returned from Valdez Alaska.
after obtaining all the information available
there
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
NEW LoNeAcRE DIRECTORS.

William Harris. of the Criterion Theatre. and
president Of the Longacre Electric Light and Power
Company, announced yesterday that Messrs Edgar
Van Etten, second vice president Of the New York
Central; william J Clark. general manager of the
General Electric Company, and William H Lam
rrecht e Cleveland, have been added TO the direc-
iorate of the Longacre Company.
The Longacre Company recently obtained.
through a writ Of mandamus. the right use the
conduits Of the Electrical Subways Company for its
FaaI Iy1-ira
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
ASSAULTED MAN SAID TO BE DYING.

J. FraiIey Smith. who was injured in a fight
early last wednesday morning at 18th street ana
Broadway was said TO be dying last night in
Roosevelt Hospital. where he taken after the
fight His skull is thought 10 have been fractured
Mestre Oloott, OF No. ns Waverly Place, accused
OF assauIting Smith IS out parole OF his counsel
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
WIFE SUES BROOKLYN DANCING MASTER

William Pitt H Rivers. the Brooklyn dancing
master. has been served with papers in an actio1
by his wife for divorce. A few weeks ago Mr.
Etvers fled papers in suit against Everett =
Wheeler the proprietor OF the Oriental Stables AMI
a well known Mason alleging that Wheeler had
come between Mr.. and Mrs. Rivers. and set the
damage at $1,000
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
rssEish Politics in the Napoleon;c
Period.

poI rrrcAI HISTORY OF ENGLAND Ed
fH16. ~ william Hunt D. Lit, and Reginald Z,
pecIe NJ A Vol. XI-lsf TO 1887. BY the Hon.
george c. Brodrick .: G. L, and K Fother-
Is Taoraas Eodgizin, d c. L. svo, pp. xxi 52I
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24

Hardy. those masters of the feminine heart have
gwen US nothing Ike the Breton Clytamnestra;
ana the author promAses US other more sinister
MYSTERIES What moke sinister can he have IN
store for usf
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
TIE SARATOGA RAISED.

Poughkeepse, n. Y, Oct. 23.-The steamer Sara
toga which was in collision with the Adirondack on
the Hudson near Tivoli. October u. was noated
to-day by a vrecking company, and tonight was
taken to New York 10 be put In drydock-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29
Gen. Lees Birthday.

| Following. is the procl am alton issued
by Gov. Blanchard win sfsrence to
the celebr alton OF The centannE all ami.
yersary Of the birth oil sn. 5lEEst1lbert
E. Lee: 7sIi5sf$34s7zsisas
To the People Of Louisiana
LAS the greatest d anne, NEXT TO that
of " ashington, and equal to his, in
the history Of the south, is that of
Robert E. Lee, who believed that duty
was the sublimest word il the English
language, and so lived as to impress
that thought upon all, it is meet and
proper that the people of the south
should observe the anniversary OF his
birth, and that the youth OF the south
should be taught to revere his name.
The one-hundredth anniversary of his
birth will occur Jan. 10, 1907.
aIn order that the people 81 Loufsi-
ana, in common. with the people of
other southern states, may celebrate
the day, recommend:
"tirst-Th while the birthday of
Gen. Lee has not been made a legal
holiday in Louisiana, yet, as the dats.
above mentioned is a Saturda y. which
is 9 half holiday in many portions Of
the state, business, as far Us possible q
be suspended on that day, SO that the
people may join ia such appropriate
ceremonies % may be arranged for
the occasion.
. "Second-That the schools OF the
state take such action, either alone or.
u conjunction with the different Con-
tolerate organizations, as will make
She day one long to be remembered by
The children, and that there be placed
before them, in some appropriate
manner, the character and life OF Gen.
Lee.
'.Third-That the military organi-
zatIons OF the state join with the Con.
federate organizationa.ve veterans. sons
Of Veterans and Daughters OF the
ConfederacF, and ladies' memorial
associations, in proper obserp ance
OF the day, bg parades, reviews or
other ceremonies, the details Of which
are LETT Go the ofnears ia eommaad OIL
the several organizations. "
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intended for car fare. AS far as the
candy was concerned. there was a
liberal supply Of it, and nearly every
child carried away several sticks.
As happy as might have been the
recipients Of the gifts, there was none
the less great satisfaction for those
who served on the committees during
the day. For them the occasion held
something of an obligation to their
own childhood. Men as they were,
and many OF them fathers, they had
not forgotten the days when they, too,
looked upon Christmas eve as the
greatest of the year. They served
in every capacity il which they were
called with willingness which left no
doubt of their sincerity in the good
cause.
The immediate vicinity OF the hall
was crowded for the greater part OF
the day with spectators who fingered to
see the children come out with their
newly acquired possessions. Who
could not but feel something of the
exultation of childhood at the moment
of its triumph? Who would not al
low his thoughts to flow back TO the
days of wild abandon, when every
body was friend, and the whole
world playground? Fleeing as the
moment might have been, it neverthe-
less was recompense to pause q min.
ute or two, if only to catch feeting
breath Of the simple thought which
came from over the fields OF long ago.
Cold though the day, there was warmth
enough in the spirits of the children TO
fire the heart Of the most melancholy.
The littls ones, however, did not
feel the cold. Hatless and coatlesg in
many instances, personal comfort for
the time being did not count. The
glare Of tinsel on the great tree, the
bright toys gaping at them from the
other side Of the parapet, the music,
the hustle and laughter, made M for
everything else. Il was their day and
they had it. The time was theirs and
they took advantage OF it.
It was tired, yet satisfied, COM
mittee which wound no its labors in
the afternoon. While greater. and
more pretentions preparations were
going on in other places in the city
for the celebration OF Christmas. there
was one spot in New Orleans on which
was focused the happiness of ten thou
sand happy poor, and that spot was
at the Washington Artillery Hall.
Happy 10 their simplicity, grateful
for the pleasure which had been af-
forded them, they rested last night in
their trundle beds with the conscious
ness that they had not been forgotten
by the big world on the eve OF the
greatest day in the year, and their
prayer must have blessed those who.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-29

The National Magazine for January
is 'ssnappy" number. affairs st
W ashington, by the editor, Joe Nit
chell Chapple, is exceptionally strong
in character, and several additional
pages are added to this department.,
giving to the reader an insight into
fairs It the national capital such
as can be obtained from no other
publication. "Cuba's Malady" is the
title of one of the most timely articles
of the month, written by John Vsvs-
sour Noel, who has been in Cuba for
some time and has made study Of
the conditions that led up to the inter-
vention by the United States. Kate
Restieaux contributes an interesting
article upon John 'Greenleaf Whittier,
the great American poet. Charles
w arren Stoddard furnishes one OF the
best stories he has written for many
months, under the title of ssCaprice. -
1.-THE Bright Side OF Packingtown, -
by Mary Humphrey, gives the reader
an inteiligible idea OF conditions, and
is SO widely different from the sensa-
tional material that all good people,
except those who are looking for
s'yellow literature, will appreciate
the article. The Home Department
is, as usual, full of those helpful hints
that We all want to know. The editor
adds to the 'tHappy Habit articles
set Of Resolutions, which are
good for all living beings. The num-
Der is filed with the very best of
fiction, among which might be es-
peeially noted Reversing an Engi-
neer," by G. G. Johnson; ssThe Poor
Mans Cow" by Miriam Shelly; "a
Comedy in the Air. by Charles Nc
Ilvaine; "His Client.n by F. Binney
de Forest, as we'll as other fascinating
stories. The Nationals recent cover
designs are excelled this month by one
Of Manning's typical American girls, |
which is the best thing this Well-known
artist has yet done.
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Cloudiness of Vision.

Do yon know the reason why? It is
because the lens Of your eyes fails to
focus PERFECTLY on certain spot. The
Tense being imperfect, all the rays OF
light do not meet properly. Conse-
quently, partial blindness, head aches
and other Ills sure 20 increase IL not
relieved I measure these defects care
fully and scientifically. Ny glasses
will locus MI the light on the spot, re-
lieve yoa OF your troubles and give
yon perfect vision. FRED. LrgpE.
Gradaaes Opsielan, Tsailroad avenue.
9onaldsouvills.