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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
RNfRS AMI. naRBORS CONGRESS,

The National Rivers and Harbors
Congress will convene in the city OF
Washington on Wednesday, Deem
Der ith, OF the current year, and
will continue its sessions on the sue.
ceedlng Thursday and Friday. The
Congress will be second to convene
after Its reorganization more than a
year ago. It's first session was most
encouraging in the fact that its fun
damental principle Of a fixed and
settled policy of annual appropri;-
tons for the improvement OF the
Rivers and Harbors of the United
States, without regard to section but
wholly with regard to merit, CON-
mtnded itself to the commercial and
manufacturing interests Of the coun-
try and to men distinguished in
public life, but there is every reason
to believe that its coming session
will be far more encouraging,
The attention Of the country has
been directed TO the absolute neces-
sity for the improvement Of inland
waterways and harbors in a manner
20 forceful and so direct that the in.
terest cannot be abated. It was an
interest dormant for years, save in
particular sections of the United
States, and whether it has been
aroused TO the plane Of demand
that will not be satisfied with less
than full compliance by the energy
OF local Improvement associations,
Or by the admitted inability OF the
railways to carry the freight offer
lngs Of The country is not the mate
rial question. The real question is
IN the universal concession, in all
sections, that the trade and COM
merce OF the United States cannot
be adequately served without the
improvement Of the Rivers and Har-
bors on a systematic plan Of coa-
tinued work with adequate appro-
priatlons made annually.
That is the policy and embraces
the aims Of the Congress. In its
sessions and its deliberations no
section Of the country should be
without representation. All are
alike interested in its work, and to
no more important subject could the
manufacturing and ag-
ricultural interests Of the country
be directed than to the coming . q
sion Of the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress and to adequate rep
resentation in its deliberations.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
Mr.. TIN MURPHY TONIGHT.
The Star and a Splendid Company
VIII Present Ills Most Successful
Romantic COMEDY.

Tim Murphy will disclose one Of the
happiest roles he has ever had when he
appears as John Crosby, the middle
aged bachelor lawyer, in Frederick
Pauldipg's 1.-Two Men and a Girl" At tho
Greenwood Opera House this evening.
II Is a romantic society comedy. Eociety
IL shown stripped Of it's convcntionality.
Instead OF the drawlng-rooms Of city
mansions there is the coy country cot
tage IN a smart colony on the shores Of
q picturesque lake in the heart OF the
A~dirondacks, with snuggeries by huge
ire-places, piliowed porch corners,
~nickering night-lights, the scent Of the
woods aud the chapcronage Of the man
Ia tho moon. In this refreshing setting
arc found q group Of romantic people all
agents Of Cupid in his ceaseless genera
tion Of the great world-force, love. The
story is exceptionally strong on its fun
dimcntal lines and the audience Ii held
ia suspense and given invigorating sur
priscs at frequent intervals, but II ;
gossamer Of laughter Is over sill. TIL.
characters are all amusing, the lines
are witty, and the pictorial features
treat tho eye TO modish dressings srd
beautiful scenery. With Mr.. Murphy
rs b 5 principal support Is Miss Dorothy
Shcrrod who will be sacn In her original
role, and q large company Of other skill
fai artists many Of whom will act the
parts they created. 1.-TWO Men and :
Girl a. Mr.. Murphy produces II ID ons
Of the very BEST entertainments ON the
stage today. Fresh, crisp, engaging and
humorous, D leaf III Of fashionable life
with . moral tagged on BY Mother
Nature herself, It's performance that
restores optimism and makes 70 clear
that after a the old world Is full Of thA
right kind Of people and IL really ! 6rst
rsto place TO be. The management ~
The Opcra House directs special sttrn-
10 this attraction ~ being the
most notable Of this ssason's t6srings.
e..tts for val. at STEMS book store.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
Rev. Geo. 6. Gates.

Rov. n;snrge Gates. the noted evaH-
geiist sIsp epadn ted = remarkable ~
pias i reviysi~ - Niastssippi daring
phe tasnm.r, asd Ns'ts I.rss 4 s.Sgstn
phs slest c,dt eiF-e dari Hi m'Tfiae "
Metanai. !. h'sT ~ . mediterranean
tsns, std p t4nal hiferA sct-iy.li ~ N.
Nm rr.fn that IN htsiih ta- -he~a dr-
IBID ieprnv.lG ~ n eei,rp a.
Misss I'm. dnrIassetfpiisg north All
rssrs,ns biz laispr. rtebaids cttpp nctins
mneiih AZ ire. nva \, rstffns'irtg
afss sk pyg- Ns. tsies rssrfl tely
njp ar " sas N
ins MI datIt Ai- tsip wi eavlt
net*d Eargpeaa tiyosr slccia:ists.
jackson News, 11th inst.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
FARMfRS' INSTITUTE AT STATE FAIR.

In connection with the State FAN
at Jackson, the Farmers Institui,
Department has made arrangements
to conduct 4 series Of meetings from
November 8 to II, Good, practical
men will BE- secured to discuss ever,
phase OF Agriculture. II was
thought best to devote each day to
some special topic of general inter.
est to all, The Senate Chamber il
the Old Capitol has been secured
for this work, and the meetings will
be held each day in this room from
IL a, m. to | p. m, The following
program will be carried out: Fri
day, November s., The Improvement
OF Seed by Selection and Breeding.
Showing the benefits and ~necessit,
of seed selection as a means of Sc
curing maximum crops; Saturday,
November 8, The Production of Farm
Crops, with a discussion of the in
sects and diseases attacking them.
including the boil weevil, alfalfa
worm, cptton rot, etc; Monday, No
vember III. Horticultural Day 49,
production of fruit and vegetables
for home use and for market the
importance Of the home garden:
Tuesday, November IL, Live Stock
the breeding, feeding, and inn
iTovement Of live stock the eradi,
OF the cattle tick and eonia.
glous dlseases-methods Of Judging
and selection; Wednesday, Noyem-
Der, IL, soils, fertilizers, aud reStora
tive crops soils will be discussed
with reference 10 their cultivation.
Improvement, and adaptation to
special crops--the buying, mixing,
aud use Of fertilizers 1t produc-
tion and value Of restorative crops
feeding and soil improvement.
E. r. LLOYD,
Director Farmers Institute.
Agricultural College, Miss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
Notice.

Tt all persons interested In the lands
and property embraced In the Jones
Walton Drainage District Of Leilore
County, Mississippi:
Notice ~ hereby given that the Drain
sge commissioners Of Lcforc County,
Mitsissippi. nird their assessment roll
o. Ak let NJ the lands and property In
the abovr named district In the ofiea u
the Clerk 1t the Chancery Court " L.
nVrc lounty, Mississippi, q the l7tb.
day ~ Oefober. 1907, and that the timc
for hearing Of objections Ia such assesses
mert hts BEEN s.t down and Dyed FIR II
o'cloes =. N NJ the 6th, day Of Nuveiu-
b.r. 1907, at tho tnurt House In Dre.n-
wstd. Mississippi.
Witness my hand aud seal this 18th,
day ~ Oetober. 900.
q ~. & RotISFTr,
lk.rk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
Use Reliable Remedies.

Sick people d9 not like to be trin1d
with or to spend thcir money for inert,
cheap medicines, which are made to sell
rather than to cure. Many Of these
Hood the market. On the contrary the
remedies advertised by the Hessig-
Ellis Drug Co, of Memphis, Tenn, are
consplcuousiy compounded from the
tried prescri ptions Of an eminent ply
stefan aud made to care. We refer 10
DR.. Motifs Delta Chtll Cure and DR..
Motifs Mclon-Secd Kidney aud Bladder
Remedy, These standard remedies are
prepared in their own laboratory In the
most scientific manner from endorsed,
selected material. II you nced a remedy
Of this kind why not buy these rather
than try some nostrum made by some
at Il distance Of whom you know
nothing.
These remedies are we'll endorsed by
thousands Of people IN Southern and
Western States. II you need q remedy
OF tbi kind why not buy these. Drug
gists sell them. For book OF pafticu.
lars address The liessig-Isllis Drug Co.,
Memphis, Tenn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18

The New York Evening Post says:
The theory that the germs Of tn
bercnlosis get into the human sys-
TEN chiefly through the medium Of
cows milk is ncgttised in Japan
where such milk is practically IN
known, while the mortality from
tuberculosis is nevertheless very
great, being IN Toxic about one
fifth Of the total numbar Of deaths"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
MArrtRS FOR LEGISLATION.

From recent u~ttarances Of Hon.
Z L, n ,el, tha next Governor Of
NJ Ssissiopi. from expressions from
aomjnaas Tor tho Legislature aud
from discussions in the press, W.
judge that am M the i'm jortant
IN alters 70 which the next Legisla
ture will give earnest AMI thought-
tul attention will be;
An elective judiciary amendment
to the constitution.
A reapportjnnmsnt Of representa-
ton in the legislature.
A more equitable dis tribution Of
the common school fund.
Statutory prohibition.
Constitutional prohibition,
To establish a telchers' training
school.
To est.b|ish a home for INDECENT
old ladies'.
Amendments to the primary cleo
ton law.
To fix a ? cent railroad passenger
rate.
To reqnire corporations to pay a
more equitable proportion of the
SGttr'2 taxes,
To strengthen the laws governing
certain public service corporations
Equal suffrage to women,
And a thousand amendments Of
mlfe " less importance to sections
Of the N j'sissippi code of 1906
Then, ton, it is prob die that a
vigorous effort viii be made to cal
a constitutional convention for the
purpose Of framing a new constltu-
ton,
The next Legislature is going to
be a very busy body Of men for the
work afeaay "clt out" can only be
put in proper form after thoughtful
consideration and intelligent action.
-Grocngilie D m0crat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
GREENWOOD, LrFIoRE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY MORNING oc

LII getting himself elected to the
United State senate in this state
John Sharp Williams has thrown
the hooks deep into a lot Of his
both in and out OF the
State. Bryan and Hearst are as sad
about the matter as some people in
Mississippi we know Of. jackson
Clarion Ledger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
CHEW TOBACCO AND
RUAlMATE.
and You'll Make A Good Senator, Declares
President Woodrow Wilson Of ?rl,eston.

Tie value Of chewing tobacco as
a help 10 ruminatiye habits that lead
10 good craftsmanship was one OF the
things that Woodrow Wilson, pres.
dent Of Princeton University, touched
rpon in his lecture yesterday at CO.
lambil University on The Senate OF
tie Unitcd States says the New
York SIN. DR.. Wilson was pointing
ont the fact that the Western Sem
ator as a rule is more valuable than
The Eastern man, because he comes
from a part OF The country that is
productive Of thought In the East,
according 10 DR.. Wilson, men have
no opinions because they do not have
tinie 10 think.
III you live in a place." said the
president Of Princeton, where you
can sit around a stove in a country
store and spit tobacco juice into q
sawdust box you are much more
likely 10 have opinions than il YOU
live III New York. Whatever you
may think Of the habit OF chewing
tobacco, i want to suggest that
chewing something leads to rumin-
atiye habits. II a mar stops long
enough between sentences to chew,
he il moro likely to have opinions
ihat are OF weight than II he does
not. There Is something ii the saw
dust box.
People who have their heads
buried iii Tic morning paper Ii the
morning aud III The evening paper in
the afternoon, have no ideas except
those which the newspapers give
them THIS u the kind OF people
that are ioInd in tie East. where
the people think about nothing x
cept what they see il the newspapers
and their business. In the West This
Is net truc4 The Western Sen tor
has time 70 chew between Sentences
End Consequently Is more likely to
thinx those things which are OF valne
70 tie nation"
llNAFfE tHNNt faWJh- LL-11
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
For Rent.

lakeside Plantation, near Philipp,
Miss, Switch on place, railroad running
through. T@enty-two tenant houses
same. Five hundred acres in cuiti.
walton. Arptv to
GID MoNTJoY, ST., Agt.,
Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18

With the exception Of the presi,
dent there was not a public speaker
at the waterways convention last
Friday aud Saturday who received a
greater ovation than did the Hon,
John Sharp Williams, Of Mississip-
pi, Mr. Williams appeared before
the meeting only ono time, that
being at the banqnot Saturday
night, II was said that there were
four thousand delegates present,
Mr. Williams was second on the pro-
gram, aud when his name was called
those delegates who we're not close
enough to hear him distinctly left
their seats and pushed their way to-
ward ihe speakers stand amid great
applause. The great crowd WAS not
disappointed as his speech was a
splendid one. Ripley Sentinel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
Lost.

A nap of Philipslon plantation, made
by J.. ". Mercer. A reward OF $500
will lie paid. for its return to
\. NJ. SoCTIWoRTH Y co,
Sidon, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
Strayed or Stolen.

jet black Water Spaniel puppy. abogt
4 months old. Suitable reward will be
paid for return to Mrs. g. Il. Gosson,
$40 Nalthall street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
For Sale.

Groom house for sale cheap, on Wash
ington street. Good neigbborhood. See
me.
j. II. Ill iNnTON,
Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
For Sale.

Several graded Jersey and lIelstein
COWS, with calves , and 3 weeks old.
Address,
MRS. j.. Y. MCNEIL.
Quito, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
For Rent.

Stope-house in CruSer, Miss can also
let renter have dwelling ii desired
Address
j. F.. ROGERS,
truger, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
Wanted, Position.

AS manager Of plantation. 20 years
experience. Apply at this Office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
For Sale.

1 Show Case. I Hot Chocolate Urn,
| Coffee Urn. All in good condition aud
cheap for cash. Apply to
SCATES BROS.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
S0ATES.

All the old reliable Hot Drinks. Cof
fee uncxcelled.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18

We boil W that cnttoa wiii bring bets
ter nrica 10 December than II Is daiug
now. Too much cotton is bciag forced.
on local markft causing D canae qaent
~deprfssion and ceeline IL prices. To
aiithose dc-irieg Z, hid cotton Until
1t al he spid for value, we Will rake
liheral q advances against actual con
sign,nents.
McsHASE COTTON co.
Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18
.scAIfs'

Fountain never CLOSES. Our Hot
DRINKS as we'll AZ Cold please psrtIcuiAs
rcopl..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-18

Combination bookkecper and atene
rapher dexir es oGsc,, work - stghkL
dress s. this otics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-05

largely dependent for it's raw mater
ials on mineral deposits, the United
States Geological Survey has been
making an investigation of sand-2ro-
ducing areas. This investigation, be-
gun in 1905 in the Mississippi Valley,
was extended in 1906 to the Ohio
Valley and brief report on the work
has t'een issued.
The major constituent of glass Is
sand, which forms from SO to IS per
cent. of the mass OF the original MKT
ure. Or from 60 to rs per cent. of the
finished product. To the sand is due
the absence of color, the transparency,
brilliancy and hardness of glass. That
is. the quality of the glass depends
chiefly ON the quality of the sand. To
the producer, the physical conditions
affecting quarrying and mining, the
amount of sand available, and the To-
cation of the deposits with respect to
transportation route and markets, are
as important as lis the quality of the
sand.
PENNSYLVANIA is first in the manu-
facture of glass, Indiana second, and
Ohio third. Indiana produces less
than 1 per cent of the glass sand
used in the state, the remainder being
obtained largely from the Fox River,
ILL.,, district, and the Klondike, Mo,
district. All the sand that can b0
produced of sufficient purity even for
green and amber bottles finds a ready
| market at good prices. No large de-
| posits of sandstone are known in In
diana that have the purity of the st.
Peter sandstone, so abundant farther
west Ohio produces but little over
9 per cent of the glass sand used in
the state A large part of this. how
ever, passes from the eastern part OF
Ohio to factories in Western Penn
sylvania, and a corresponding amount
is brought in from other States, es-
pecially West Virginia and Illinois, at
notably higher prices.-New York
| Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-05

Mrs. Aline DePasse, TIC E. .165th st.,
New York, N. Y, writes:
at gives me pleasure to testify to the
curative qualities of Peruna and Manalin.
81 was afflicted for over seven years with
c0tGrrl. of the head, throat and dt-
gestive organs. l consulted many ply
sicians, but they did me no good.
"One day happened to read some testi-
monials in your Peruna almanac. de-
cided to try Peruna and Manalin;,
bought a bottle of each, and after taking
them for week l noticed change for the
better. So kept it up, and after using
twelve bottles was perfectly cured.
II also gave the medicine to my chill
dren and they had the same beneficial re-
suit. l would never be without these rem
edie. in the house. 80
II highly recommend Peruna. and Man
ain to all my friends, and in fact to
Miss Mildred Grey, ITO Weimar St., APP
pleton, Wis, writes: :,
("It gives me pleasure to recommend
Peruna for catarrh of the stomach. had
this disease for number Of years, and
could not enjoy m ,thful of food that |
ate. 1t was indeed ,reat relief when
hit upon Peruna, and obtained decided re-
suits from the first. took six bottles
before I felt entirely cured of my trouble,
but / had an aggravated case.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-05
COMMERCIAL COLUMN.
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market ReDOrts.

r. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says:
Improvement has become more
pronounced in distribution. of sea-
sonable merchandise, and with the
reduction of retail stocks there is
broadening of interest in jobbing
and wholesale shipments of fall and
winter lines. Weather conditions
have again favored both trade and
agriculture, rapid development of
the crops being potent for good in
commercial departments. In few
exceptional cases the week has
brought no change in the attitude
IF indisposition to operate until re-
suits on the farms are assured, but
1t most leading cities the sentiment
IS, distinctly one of confidence, and
) mercantile collections are much
more prompt. Little machinery is
Idle in the leading industries except
where repairs or inventories inter.
!ere. Building operations are large,
although less than contemplated, ow.
Ing to financial conditions.
Textile plants continue to produce
freely, having much business already
under contract, but orders are light
at this time, owing to stock-taking
by jobbers. From reports thus far
available it is evident that supplies
in second hands are low, the last few
weeks of warm weather having exert.
ed a most salutary influence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-05
Worked On One Farm "A Years.

At meeting of the committee of
the Suffolk Agricultural Association
at Sudbury to make the award of
annual premiums for long service in
nusbandry it was announced that
James Fletcher had been recommend
ed, who had been "A years employed
lpon the same farm, but as his mas
Ter had never been a member of the
association, his case could not be
considered.
There were 81 competitors in the
class for laborers in husbandry whose
rent does not exceed SIS who have
worked longest on the same farm
or for the same master or mistress,
and the prize-takers were: William
Dunnett, recommended by Sir Cuth-
bert Quilter, whose length of SER
vice was 60 years; Charles Fayers.
81 years; William Carter, 81 years;
Robert Gill. So years, and Walter
Glow, SO years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-05
Devotes Life To determination OF
Rats.


Prof" J. D. Smith wants to rid
the United States of rats, mice,
cockroaches, and vermin. He says
he can do it by the use of certain
chemicals In handling these chemi-
Gals he has at various times made
himself very sick.
Some day they will kill me-" he
says, "but I am not afraid. If /
am able to carry out my plans, l
shall be satisfied"
AS he talks he drags packages of
chemicals from his pockets-blue
vitriol and acids of various kinds.
His hands are burned through the
handling of these, but he fondles
them affectionately and does not
mind.
If the city of Cleveland would give
the professor $4,000 year, he says
he would make it vermin and
rodent free community. Smith not
only Stays these pests; he annihilates
them. BY playing on their appetites
he lures them to an awful doom. To
the professor, dead rat is as dan
gerous as live one. Each, he de-
clares, spreads typhoid and like dis
eases.
Therefore, he has prepared a
chemical mixture which will slowly
Incinerate the rat. AS soon as the
rat partakes of the chemical an in
extinguishable fire is lit in his in
terror. The fire burns as relentless
ly as a theater villain pursues.
There is no escape for the rat. He
cannot leave enough of himself be-
hind to make decent funeral.
Prosperous is the base of the mix
ture which the professor uses. At
ter he has gathered remnants of food
into a pail he adds purple and
white powder Then some lemon.
AS soon as the rat partakes of this
he is on his way to private fire.
works display.-Cleveland Dispatch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-05
COFFEE COMPLEXION
Many Ladies Have Poor COMPLEX.
ions From Coffee.

''Cofree caused dark coloreo
blotches on my face and body. !
had been drinking it for a long while
and these blotches gradually ap-
peared, until finally they became per-
manent and were about as dark as
coffee itself
II formerly had as fine a complex
ion as one could ask for
when became convinced that
coffee was the cause of my trouble,
l changed and took to using Postum
Food Coffee, and as / made it well,
according to directions, liked it
very much, and have since that time
used 1t in place of coffee
II am thankful to say am not
nervous any more, as I was when
was drinking coffee, and my COM
plexion is now as fair and good as
it was years ago. 1t is very plain
that coffee caused the trouble"
Most bad compilations are caused
by some disturbance of the stomach
and coffee is the greatest disturber
OF digestion known. Almost any wo-
man can have fair complexion If
she will leave off coffee and use Pos
tum Food Coffee and nutritious,
healthy food in proper quantity.
Postum furnishes certain elements
from the natural grains from the
field that Nature uses to rebuild the
nervous system and when that is in
good condition, one can depend upon
a good complexion as we'll as a good
healthy body. There's Reason.
Read THE Road to Wellville,' an
pkgs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-05
1.4sO-Mile Phone Talk.

The longest distance the human
voice has been transmitted is be-
lieved to be from Montreal to Winni-
peg, 1,430 miles, over a special cop
per wire along, the line of the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad. This wire,
which has intermediate connections
only at North Bay and Fort William,
was installed by the railroad COM
pany for it's telegraphone system. by
means of which two messages, one
by telephone and the other by tele-
graph, can be transmitted simultane-
ously over the wire.