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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Wounded Robber Will Recover.

Union, Mo.-Charles Anderson, the
alleged burglar who shot the assist
ant marshal of Pacific, Mo-. and was
then shot by DR.. McNay of that place
while he was trying to escape, is do
ing well in the county jail, and DR..
S~tierberger says he will recover, but
with the loss of one eye, which was
pierced by a shot.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Farmers Union Shows Big Gains.

Mississippi's delegation to the an
nual convention Of the Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union of
America at Hot Springs, Ark, will
make Il very encouraging report to the
convention, the membership in this
State having increased more than 90
600 during the past year, and in all
lines Of endeavor to which the Farm
ers' union is pledged q good showing
has been made.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
New Corporations.

The following new industries have
been organized in the State and will
shortly submit their charters to the
governor for approval: Gulfport Ship
Chandlery company, G%ulfport, capital.
lied at 10000; Southern Commission
company, G%reenville, capitalized at
$4,000; Lawrence County Warehouse
company, Monticello, capitalized at
10000; Morgan Smiley company, Held
elberg, capitalized ut 81, 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Rishop Bratton Calla For Funda.

The Right Rev, Theo, DuBose Brat
ton of the Episcopal diocese Of Missis.
sippi has issued an address to the 5000
communicates OF the church who have
not subscribed to the fund being raised
70 establish a diocesan college for girls,
to send in their subscriptions as early
as possible, In order not to delay the
work Of construction.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Confederate Reunion.

The county Confederate reunion took
place at South Union Camp Grounds,
three miles from Alderman, there
being fully 1000 people present. Hon,
Wiley N, Nash was the orator OF tho
day, and he held the close attention OF
his large audience for over an hour,
Those who heard the speech pronounce
It the ablcst of the kind ever delivered
La AEn nnA1nin
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
PLAY WAR IS DEADLY As REAL.
Austrian Troops Suffer Severely from
Marching in Hot Weather.

Vienna-The long list of casualties
among the troops engaged in the
yearly army maneuvers, O in
progress in the neighborhood of Wien.
er-Neustadt, has aroused widespread
public indignation and concern. Ten
deaths from exhaustion already have
been reported, and hundreds of men
have been Frustrated. In the Twenty
fifth regiment of infantry alone $50
prostrations have been reported. The
overworking of the troops in the ex-
cessive heat is responsible.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Enake with ~ Young,

w b. Lamb moved a log lea the
back Of the mill pond at Kelly, and his
dog grabbed and shook a very large
copper-head snake. He and the dog
succeeded in killing it, and Mr.. Lamb
noticed several small snakes that seem
ed to have been shaken out OF the largo
one. Mr.. Lamb counted forty, then
called several reliable men to see his
find. One Of them cut open the large
snake and found more. In all the mum.
Der Of small mes amounted to ~,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Boys Charged with Killing Farmer.

Charged with the murder OF Albert
Love, an aged farmer, three boys
johnson Eaton, Sidney Eaton and John
Mckenzie, are under arrest at Collins.
The farmer had had trouble with the
youths, and lail in wait for them. 1t
is said the farmer found them tearing
pickets from the fence, and, leaping
from the weeds, started at them when
they shot him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Eiaht Drowned In Flood.

Albuquerque, N. M,-NeSs has
just reached here that Mrs, Louisa
Hin Carabajal. wife OF a farmer. and
seven children, were drowned in a
flood resulting from heavy rains, in
Alamo creek, Sierra county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Fifty Buried by Snowslide.

Santiago, Chili.-Over fifty per-
sons are said to have been buried
alive by a vast avalanche of snow that
has rolled down the mountain side and
obliterated the CHILEAN custom house
at Juneau. This station is on the
Argentine frontier, high up in the
Andes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Reese Successful in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb,-Partial returns in
dictate the nomination OF Judge Reese
on the republican ticket for judge OF
the supreme court. His rival, Judge
Sedgwick, carried Omaha, but Reese
carried Lincoln, and returns from the
country districts show an advantage
for him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

To prepare the people Of China for
their duties under constitutional gov
eminent, an imperial decree has been
issued granting provincial self.goyern-
ment 10 the provinces Of Pechili and
kiangsu. The Chinese are moving
slowly, but that they are moving at
all is the remarkable thing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

People who are afraid OF lightning
ought to be reassured by the stats.
tics showing that on an average only
800 people are killed In tho United
States each year by lightning strokes.
This makes the average persons
chance Of being killed by lightning
In any year about / In 100, 700.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

Locomotive drivers In all countries
are Obliged to pass tests for color
blindness In Germany the drivers of
automobiles are now required to sub
init to examination of their color
vision. A color'b'ind chauffeur may
be quite rs dangerous as one who Is
reckless,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

John Gresham Brooks. who says
that race suicide is encouraged be.
It costs 80 much to bring up
children In town. should take a trip
through the rural nelghborhoods and
explain why they are closing up come
OF the district schools for lack OF
children.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
New Battleshl
York

Washington. D. C.-The new 90.
ooo-ton battleship will be designated
the New York, the present cruiser
New York, which is named after the
city, will be called the Saratoga. This
has been practically decided upon by
the navy department.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Resignation Withdrawn.

DR., W. S. Sims, superintendent OF
the Institute OF the Blind at Jackson,
who recently rendered his resignation
to the governor aud board Of trustees
Of that institution, has consented to
withdraw that resignation and will
serve until Jan. /.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Receiver for Fabian comnanv.

Cincinnati, Ohio-Because u the
mysterious disappearance In New
York of Seward Heidelbach, president
of the Fabian Manufacturing Co. in
this city, M. e. Moch was appointed
receiver of that concern and placed
under a bond of 5000. 900,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

New York, N. Y.-The failure Of
Watson 4 Co, grain and commission
brokers, was announced on the New
York stock exchange. II ID UNDER
stood that the arm has been very
active in trading in Northwestern
railroad stocks lately.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Refused Money; Kills Hinsslt

Pana, lll-Because his mother re-
fused to give him money, Bert New.
kirk, aged 26, of Nokomis, near here,
blew out his brains in her presence.
dying instantly. His father killed him
self six months ago. His mother is
Frustrated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Receiver for Fabian Company.

Cincinnati-Beeause of the rSyste-
rious disappearance in New York of
Seward Heidelbach, president of the
Fabian Manufacturing Co. in this city,
NJ. E. Moch was appointed receiver
of that concern and placed undG a
bond of 5000, 600.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
ST. louis srewerx ii Indicted

Wheeling. w. va.-As q direct
result Of an investigation by the grand
jury, in session here, the Anheuser.
Busch Brewing Association OF st,
Louis has been indicted on seven
counts for shipping goods here with.
out o state license.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Four Trainmen Injured.

Peru, lnd.--Engineer Charles A,
Wilcox, Fireman II, Massmere,
Brakeman H. c. Evans and Conductor
j. II. Molloy were seriously injured
Wilcox perhaps fatally, in a collision
between a Wabash freight train and
d gravel train at West Lebanon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
GOV. Huohsa n lndorsed.

Havana, Cuba.--Heavy earthquake
was indorsed for the republican nom
ination for the presidency at a meet
Ing cf republicans held in the Twenty.
ninth assembly district. The meeting
was that Of the Plaza Central Park
Republican club.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Lectures on Live Stock,

Al the close Of the State Farmers
Institute at Starkville there was a first
class exhibition Of horses, mules and
cattle, and fine addresses were deliv.
cred on the breeding and care Of same.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Mother and Child Burned.

Jackson, Mich.-Mrs. Clayton Ba
ker and her little daughter En-
ma were fatally burned by the explo.
sion, of a gasoline stove. Mrs. Baker
was trying to fill the tank Of the
stove withoet shutting OF the fame,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Denied Beer, Molders Strike

Evansville, lnd.--Over 175 iron
molders went on strike here be-
cause OF an order issued at the i've
stove foundries preventing the drink.
ing Of beer on the premises during
the noon hour.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Farmers Listen TO Experts.

Congressman Gamblers corps Of agri.
cultural experts were greeted at Boone
vile 10y q large audience OF Prentiss
ccanty farmers. II was a great occa-
sion and intensely enjoyed by the great
numbers in attendance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Kxa sitting for American Artlst.

Matchmaking Edward has com.
mIssioned Mrs. Leslie Cotton. a por-
trait painter Of New York, to paint
his portrait. Two sitting have already
been given and results are satisfac-
tory.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
More Yellow Fever N CUBA.

Washington. d. C.--Two new cases
of yellow fever in Cuba were re-
ported to the wal department by Chief
Surgeon Taylor. me at Cianfuegos and
one at Camp OF Eorides.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

1t is the young men OF the navy
who are the expert marksmen. The
average age OF the crews that man.
ned the 12-inch guns in the recent tar.
get practice Of the Atlantic feet was
Il years, and the sixInch gun crews
averaged six months younger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Lightning Strikes Sino Sjnu,

ossining, N, Y.--Lightning Thurs.
day night ripped out sections Of
the railing surrounding Sing Sing
prison and splitting the huge stone
blocks In which they were imDedded
created a panic among the prisoners.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

An insane patient who escaped from
= New York asylum furnished a clew
to his whereabouts by sending back
souvenir postal cards. The officials
knew as soon as they began to re.
celye the cards that the man was silI
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Now Railway Chartered.

The secretary OF State has granted a
charter to the Mississippi Railway
company, which proposes TO build o
line from Bay st. Louis TO Tallahatchie.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

Pawhuska, Okla.-Little Mary Ell.
len Gibson was critically injured
here In a runaway. While driy-
ing her pony the animal became fright
ened a9d ran, oolliding with a post.
The buggy was upset.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Three New Warehouses,

The Newton County Farmers Union
has decided to build three warehouses
In the county, n ut Newton, one at
Decatur and the other at Union,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
kilIs Famllx and hImsefs.

Portland, Ore.-Charies Bailey, I
t~eainster, shot and killed his wife and
her 12-yearSld daughter. Rhoda Bal
ley. Bailey then shot himsslf to
death.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

The young woman who took her
wedding trip and left her husband at
home was merely starting In early to
train him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

Paris Is feeling much disturbed be.
cause It's skyline Is likely TO be mar,
red by s~kyscrapers. Paris overlooks
h Eiffel tower, evidently.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

There Is a failure OF the grape crop
In Hungary. Perhaps this will cheer
ny the French wine growers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

Take your slate and pencil and ha.
IRE II out, II the wife is the better
half and q man marries three times.
isn't be 80 In the hole?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13
Union Warehouse.

work Is In progress on an up-to-date
brick warehouse by the Farmers Union
o. Loo county at Verona to cost 3 5000
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

A scientist declares that kissing
VIII XIII freckles. Take this home
and try It on your freekle.fa faced girl
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

Teacher 81 T~slegraphy browns.
Lawrence, Kas.--Prof, Curtis Wood
bury. formerly : teacher IN the Lin
coin Telegraph school. was drncpvvned
4 the Kaw river " capsizine * :
boat. az n \. n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

Japanese art is running too strong
ly TO the drawing OF Notifications.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-13

Sends Emiorants to Canada.
The Salvation Army In England 10
sending emigrants to Canada 10
patches Of 600 monthly.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

to his heirs, had he been so unfortunate
as to die before receiving his back
pay; but all that has been changed.
and even il the carrier has district
where he can make only one trip a
day, If he is on his rounds and hap
pens to look at his watch to find that
he can barely reach the office to report
at his regular hour, he will turn back
instantly, and the remainder of the
mail will have to wait till the next
trip is made or until the next day.
Another reason for the late delivery
of mails is the failure of trains to arl
rive on time. The mails are figured
out on the assumption that trains will
be on schedule time. From various
causes trains are often delayed If on
a carriers first trip the mail train has
not arrived he is required to wait for 1t,
thus losing time on his trip which he
cannot make, UP ON the second, as In,
the pleantime other mail has come in
and the carrier is overloaded. So he
rushes things on the third trip. but be-
ing heavily overloaded this time has
to make up lost time on the fourth
trip Then, as he has to report at the
Office at a fixed hour, the mail carried
on,'the fourth trip goes over to the next
day.
1t seems a hard and trying life, and
yet the San Francisco carriers are a
Jolly Set OI fIleH. lueJ nave lHciI OWH
pleasure fo1lies and fun. In any, orr
ganized body of men there are always
numberless pokes and passwords, and
the carriers are no exception to the
rule. Neither are their lives lacking in
adventure; witness the case of the, car
rier and the bulldog-the carrier bound
to deliver the mail: the dog bound to
prevent it.Ns 1t is on the postoffice srec-
ords that the carrier won byscrawlfng
through gap in atfence while the dog
nibbled aimlessly. at his rear.
To be. carrier in the mail service is
a sort of education in itself. 1t is nee
essary to know the streets of a city
thoroughly; in fact, so we'll that one
could not make a mistake in them no
matter how untoward the conditions.
1t is related of a French facteur that
he was able to go over Paris bl'ud-
folded, stopping at certain localities on
the way, crossing a lake. to do which
he unfastened a boat, procured oars
and rowed himself across, after cons
tinuing on the indicated route and ar
irving at the office on schedule time
without having made a single error on
the entire route. This feat, while
astonishing in itself, has often been
duplicated In San Francisco and pre-
force of carriers is an efficient one.
The men are usually put through
searching examination as to their
knowledge OF the principal streets.
buildings and bywayss of their city,. and
1t is seldom that one of them can be
puzzled by question of locality.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

recognized by distinctive mark on
his uniform.
The regulations of 1897 first fixed the
service of the facteurs of Paris. They
arc divided into three classes. les fac
teurs en- titre, or those who deliver mail
TO the houses; les surmeme. aires fac
teurs: or those who are held in reserve
to take the places of the regulars who
may be incapacitated for duty by illness
or otherwise, and les surme emeraires
1eveurs de boites, or those who open the
street boxes and collect mail the~efrnri.
There are seven distributions day at
Paris by the facteurs en- tftre and the
last delivery is made at $3.50 p. m. This
seems rather hard in view of the fact
that none of the po3tmeh are permitted
to smoke in public. and that there. are
other rules governing their conduct a
violation Of which means a Suspension
from duty--for the least offensc of FIVE
days, for a greater whole month.
The Scotch system. of mail delivery
partakes largely Of the honest quaint,
ness of that country. A writer who
has visited Drumtochty, village made
famous by Barrie and Ian NcLafen,
. tells of the arrival of the carrier, or
"Posty,p he is Familiarity called.
Drumtochty has mail delivery twice a
day, for anycommunity in Britain that
receives an average of 750 letters a
Wcek Is eillAlbu 10 Tree ucflNSFS, ana the
weekly receipts at Drumtochty. far ex-
ceed,. this stipulated number. This
writer says: THE, chief daily mail ar
rives at II, when a stout, heavy -shoed
man in. uniform confes .tramping into
the little general store with a brown
bag strapped on -hfsy shoulder and a,
cane in his hand. Fhe mail is emptied
from his bag and sorted on the tiny
counter. The postmaster and ALI his
family join in the task and 1t is soon
finished, when g.Posty with new,
load goes out again. in a steady swing.
down the road. Then the postmaster's s.
daughter shoulders a smaller bag, dons
her straw hat and starts out to dis :
tribute the mail through the scIachan
for a mile and a half west among the
farmers. zone cam imagine the scene.
'Postyv tranlping leisurely in. unhur-
ried, imperturbable. his placid demeanor
unrufled. no matter what exciting
events may have happened on the road.
The following conversation might have
taken place.
Eth. Tammas, hoosare e4the morn -
Man, ], daurna complain.'gS :
Will We taste, Tammas ~
Tammas tastes Man, but it's couthyp
and ''Posty,' refreshed. goes on his
way. ~
This may seem rather haphazard
way of distributing the carefully
guarded mail. but both .sPosty'' and the
postmaster's daughter know their duty,
and the embryo postmistress is fully
equal to her task and HOLDS herself re-
sponsibie for every disappointment in
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

the parish should any be laid at her
door.
The Natal postman presents Pc
culiar spectacle to the public gaze as
he plods stolidly on over his allotted
miles. Bare-iegged, with a short tunic
on the upper part of his body, his post
bag on his back and his head bearing
striking resemblance to a feather dus-
ter. as shown in the picture. he per-
forms his duties with zeal and fidelity.
The same may be asserted of the Lee
ward Islands man and of the postman
of the Barbados. who. however. diff
fers from his distant brothers in his
Uniform, which is always white, as be-,
fits that warm and steaming land.
The Swiss letter carrier has a sort of
boxIike conveyance on wheels. which
he guides carefully, between snow gul-
lies and .crevasses. His task4is an ardu-
Gus one but it is always accomplished
and thoroughly done. Many. carriers
usef btcycles' where practicable. and
are common especially in rural districts.
In Sweden the coming of the mail
is eagerly looked for and on the earliest
sign OF smoke on the distant horizon
sible districts are alert. A boy. on a
mountain pony is usually sent on gal
lop down the steep path which leads to
the shore IN Sweden the roads are
of four roadside kings road, which is
very fine and smooth. broad highway;
the country road, which is not far be-
hind in point of excellence; the parish
road. which is rough. difficult and not
good travelling. and the village road,
which is generally little more than a
tortuous, winding path. In the regular
districts regular carriers are employed
some of whom have grown gray in the
service. -
Our Army of Carriers
There are $4,000 mail carriers In tho
United States. OF these ais belong TO
San Francisco. The district assigned
to- each varies in size, but the amount
of work performed is about the same.
For instance. one carrier may cover
twenty five blocks while another may
cover only one block in his rounds, but
twenty five blocks in the residence dis
trjct is no more fatiguing than the
delivery in the old Mills building of
1000 letters a day among 400 people,
which required two carriers to make
four trips for the distribution of mail
in that building alone. The deliveries
cannot always be completed either. for
there is now. stringent rule which
forbids the men to work more than
eight hours q day. The reason for this
.is that too much back pay for over
time was demanded by the carriers. II
every State in the Union should pay
the sums owing to the carriers for
overtime, the total would figure large
" on the debit side of the postof1ces
assets. Heretofore this money has been
paid, either to the carrier himself or
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03
Excellent System in France

In France, too, the system is excel
lent The city OF Paris contains twelve
rayons or divisions. The service of
each rayon is effected by. three brigades
or post stations, and each brigade is
composed of fifteen postmen. These
postmen wear a uniform, as do post
men all over the world. which consists
of a tunic buttoned to the neck, of diff
ferent coiors-blue. white or red. To
each brigade Is attached chief post
man or facteur, who receives the large
salary of 300 francs a year, and who is