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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Office Of County Treasurer.

A lively opposition is being maui
Tested BY county treasurers in Missis-
sippi concerning the proposed status
a~bolishing that Office. The plan is TO
either reduce the county treasurer to !
nominal salary q 500 per year or abol-
ish the Office altogether.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

II mas taken q postal card V
years to go from Philadelphia to New
York and now New York will have a
chance to say that this slowness Is ex.
planned by the fact that 1t Ia a Phila,
delphia card.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
shy Amateurs.

splendid sp~ectacles," that ID the
definition towards which athletics in
England are gradually drifting. and
chiefly, 1t is to be fear ed. upon the
current Of highly trained profession.
alism. The ordinary man, conscious
Of his own mediocre ability, is afraid
to venture into the field.--North China
Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Arabs Attack French Forces.

Lula, Maghnia, Algeria.-An en-.
gagement took place Friday at Adje.
roudkiss between the French troops
and Beni's Nassen tribesmen. TIL
latter, numbering $500, at first drove
the French outposts, but the Arabs
eventually reiterated in the face of q
heavy shell fire.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Arkansas Convicts cremated,

Little Rock, Ark.--Two eonvicts.
8, d. Wade and Albert Bunch. were
burned TO death in a fire which de.
stroyed a sotckade at the state con
Wet farm in Lincoln county. During
the excitement three other ~conyists
escaped.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
A Fascinatlno Gam :.

A precocious little girl living on one
OF the crowded business thorough
fares of the city was in the habit Of
gazing out of the window at the busy
street below for hours at a time.
What is it, Gladys, that you find
SO constantly interesting in the
street?' asked her mother one day.
oh" came the wise r~ejoinder.
"just watching the arr 60 pro and
con."-Harper's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

Another musical comedy girl Is to
become. through marriage, an English
peeress. Between America and the
stage the British peerage, as a pass.
Ing show, stands a chance of being
"lIvened up vet"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
phonooraph Music for 4 suicide.

New York. N. Y.-Turning on the
gas and a monograph at the same
time, Mrs. George Little, aged 30,
committed suicide at ner home to the
strains OF IN the Wild Woods Where
the Blue Bells Grow" her favorite air.
She was Respondent because Of III
health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Everett 3. Webster Dies.

Jacksonville, Fla.-Everett b. Web
ster, president of the National
Steel and Wire Co, with subsidiary
companies at DeKalb, H.; B~ayonne, N.
j.; New Haven, Conn, and on the Pa
cihc coast, died at a hotel here, aged
SO. He was a well-known horseman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
-Four Miner, Buried n Rock.

Houghton, Mich.-Two miners were
buried BY q fall Of rock in : Calumet
4 Hecla copper mine. Both were In
stantiy killed. Thursday two more
miners were buried In q similar man.
ner at Tamarack mine. One was killed
and the other may not recover.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

Train Falls Into Deep Ravine.

Parkersburg w, Wa Pennsboro
& Harrlsville railroad passenger train
was crossing a trestle Is feet high
neal Harrissille, when the supports
gave way, throwing the train into
the ravlne below.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
canadian Move AGAINST orIentals.

Ottawa, 0nt--Ralph Smith, NJ. p,
British Columbia, will move in parlia-
ment legislation similar to the Chi
nese exclusion act to prevent an
influx of all oriental immigration into
Canada.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
zoIa souvenir, stolen.

Rome, 1taly-Mme. Alexandrione
Zola, widow OF Emile lola, the novel
LIST, has been robbed Of a number Of
souvenirs OF her husband. The arti-
cles were mostly OF gold. bearing the
Initials of the noted writer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

Examination showed that the heart
OF a New York cab driver was on the
wrong side. This is particularly inter.
esting to strangers who had conclud.
ed that Gotham cab drivers had no
heart at all,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

A few sturdy specimens Of that
newly discovered and innocent race,
the kuskwagamutes of interior Alas.
ka' should be secured for chronological
study before the white mans ciyiliza,
ton has wrought its effect upon them
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Double Holiday In Panama.

Colon,-Thanksgiving day was OBJ.
served as a general holiday through.
out the canal zone and the re-
public of Panama. Nov. 2S is also
the anniversary Of the independence
OF the republic and the double holi
day was fittingly observed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

There is going to be trouble II the
Lnsitania keeps on making quicker
passages every time. Pretty soon the
stewards won't have time enough to
collect their tins.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Dinner and Reception at White HOUSE

pihncr ana Necept'oH AZ Wnite rouse
Washington, ID. Cat the White
House Friday night a large dinner
party and reception was given by the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt in honor
of the president of Panama and Nine.
De Amador. Dinner was served In
the state dining room.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Football player Runs Into BUGGY.

Topeka, Kas.-Alpheus Stothower.
the half back on the yelling
ton (Kas.) football team, ran into !
buggy on the side line IN o game In his
home town and suffered conclusion OF
the brain. The injury may prove fatal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

A New York restaurant cashier held
rant Of his own. Maybe being In that
atmosphere he just called what he
took a tip.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

After he had discovered a beautiful
new race unspoiled by civilization
hidden away In the far northwest was
II not unkind of DR.. Gordon to come
back and tell civilization about 1t?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Man KILLED. Father Wounded.

Bloomington, lnd.-At a wood1chop.
ping by about 80 farmers near Union.
vile, Frank. Mccoy was killed and
his father. Joel Mccoy, fatally wound.
ed by Edward Ford, with ali al.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

Hamilton. Ontario-Hugh Murray.
grand secretary Of the Masonic
grand lodge Of Canada. died sudden
II At his homo here from a~poplexy. In
1884 he was grand master Of Canadian
Masons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Injunction Against Ticket scaIpers.

Omaha, Neb. On application Of
all the railroads doing business
in Omaha, a permanent injunction
was issued by Judge w. H. Munger
against ticket ~scalpers. who have sold
contract tickets at reduced rates. The
temporary order restraining the bro
kers from continuing the practice of
selling contract tickets was issued
some time ago.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Building Isvses.

The present Is the busy season md
all kinds Of levee work d In progress,
Much levee building = being done and
several big revetment jobs are under
way.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

IL Ia surprising to sec how many
people are prepared to plead mot
guilty" when confronted with the
charge OF boarding money.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Arouments Heoln II French Trial.

Lexington, Ky.--A special dispatch
from Beattyville says both sides in
the case OF b. Fulton French, charged
with the murder Of James B. Marcum,
rested their case and arguments have
begun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

A Little Falls, N, Y, clergyman sug.
gests starving tramps out OF their bad
habits. But what II they have only
one suit Of clothes7
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

The women Of the Hereros tribe in
West Africa have rebelled against the
nose ring. There is no hating the new
wona movement.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

Burglars and gentlemen who live
by their wits are sc sorry that the
banks did not let the hysterical ones
draW out their funds and hide them
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

A Kansas man has Just sold a pair
OF mules for s400, and he didn't buy
a secondhand automobile with the
money, either.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

A panic prepared for is n panic
ayerted
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

New York police have arrested a
man for selling stock in a company
which does not exist. They are getting
awfully particular In that town.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

The bishop Of London says he
learned a number of things in Ameri.
ca. He does not mention any new
tricks In tennis as being among them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

Professor Todd also believes Mars
is inhabited. but he might as we'll be
happy believing that as something
else.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

A great disappointment about mar
rying a rich wife 10 she can spend
4 just as II II was yours.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

It's worthy Of comment that the
crime wave In New York hasn't
boosted the price OF hemp yet,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
confederatc Monument Dedioated

Vicksburg, Miss.--A monument to
thu Bateout Virginia battery erected
in the vicksburg National . Military
park has been dedicated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

You can pick up an abandoned farm
In New York state for n song, but
most OF us lack the vocal training,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

A habit OF reserve Is a good thing
for a banker.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

II Is easier to catch cold than catch
cash.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

A Frenchman finds that moth balls
are poisonous. Certainly not TO moths.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Deserved.

How comes 1t that this manufactur.
ing town elects a millionaire for
mayor?" asked the stranger.
His popularity" drawled the ma
tive, .came from using perfumed gaso-
line in his auto"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Tho Reason . I IL.

why has that particular actress
more clappers than any other in the
playa"
Because she Is q society belle"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06

Sudden fortune makes a fantastic
fool.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
Fewer Mills Operate.

The South Dakota and Southern
Minnesota Millers' club held a confer
ence at Huron. President George
Sexauer of Bookings, and Secretary
Henry Neil of Madison were present,
as were also members from twenty-five
or more places in South Dakota and
Minnesota. Reports as to crop condi-
tons were comprehensive and dis
cussed the fact that the estimated
yield would be about 25,000,0 900 bush
els with 1000, 900 of macaroni or dur
UNI wheat. This estimate is about 20
per cent less than a year ago. In the
territory covered by this organization
reports indicated that at least eighteen
fewer mills will be in operation this
fall than a year ago, which fact is ac-
counted for by the claim that the
smaller mills being unable to stand
the discrimination which has been
forced upon them. The next meeting
will be held at Sioux Falls.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
PiCKETT'S OLD FRIEND.
A Story Told of Abraham Lincoln's
Visit to Richmond.

The day after the great fire follow
ing the fall of Richmond, Lincoln,
with a small bodyguard, walked
through the streets of the charred city.
AS he approached the corner occupied
by Gen. Pickett's residence he direct
ed the guard to wait, and to their as.
constituent ran two steps at a time
up to the door and raped. The serv-
ants had fed. The baby bride" had
never seen President Lincoln, but she
had read his letter to her husband and
from it had learned to hold in the
highest esteem the great Northern
President. With her baby in her arms
she opened the door, says The World
To-Day, and looked up at the tall,
gaunt man with the sad face and I'll
couth ways.
Without a word of explanation he
asked:
rs George Pickett about?"
To hear the husbands name bereft
of it's title by a Yankee at that mo-
ment was almost the limit, especially
as a rumor had ioated about Rich
mond concerning the fate which await
ed the leaders Of the confederacy.
With all the proud dignity she
could command the baby bride re
piled:
Gen. Pickett is not at home"
The stranger seemed disappointed
and as he turned to go remarked:
II am Abraham Lincoln, an old
friend of Georges"
mot President Lincoln!" Mrs. Pick.
EFT exclaimed. The tall man shook his
head, repeating:
mo. Just Abraham Lincoln, George
Pickett's old friend"
Following the instinct promptings
Of the heart which still governs her,
the baby bride thrust her baby boy
into the arms of the gaunt Yankee, as
her best effort to express her venera-
ton and confidence, saying:
Il am George Pickett's wife and this
is George Pickett's baby"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22

opposing the sele OF all household
remedies. Why is II not equally neces-
sarr for patients to knoD the compo-
sition Of the remedy prescribed oy q
physicianf Does any sane person be-
lieve that the opium in a physicians
prescription is less potent or less like
ly to create a drug habit than the OPT
I'm in a proprietary medicine? As a
matter Of fact, more opium-oddicts
and cocdin- fends haze been made
through the criminal cdrelessness Of
ignorant physicians than By any other
means.
PROFESSIONALLY. there are a number
of proprietary remedies on the market
the sales Of which should be prohibit
ed, and no doubt they will be when
the requirements Of the Food and
Drugs Act are rigidly enforced: many
are frauds, pure and simple. and some
are decidedly harmful. OF the aver
age proprietary remedy. however, 1t
may truthfully be said that 1t Is dis
tinctly better than the average physi-
clans prescription; for not only is its
composition less secret, but 1t is pre-
pared for the proprietor by reputable
manufacturing pharmacists in magnifi-
Gently equipped laboratories and un-
der the supervision and advice of able
chemists, competent physicians and
skillful pharmacists. 1t should not be
considered strange, therefore, that so
many physicians prefer to prescribe
these ready-prepared proprietary rem
edies rather than trust those Of their
own devising.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
News of the Northwest
CUTS OFF TAX LIMITS.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Is Criticised.

Proposed Constitutional Amendknent
Is Criticised.
The proposed amendment to Article
II of the state constitution to be sub
mitted to the people Of the state for
a vote next year is receiving consider
able criticism from the fact that 1t
cuts out the constitutional limitation
Of state tax levies, leaving that matter
entirely at the discretion Of the state
board. While all the comments on the
proposed amendment up to the pres
ent have been upon that one point,
there is another decided difference
in the way Of omission from the old
constitution which has not been noted,
it being the dropping out of section 4
in regard to bank taxation. This omis-
sion no doubt will. be a source of won
der to the people who do not know the
~intricacies Of legislative action on
many measures. The omission is as
follows in the present constitution:
Section 4. The legislature shall
provide for taxing all moneys, credits,
investments in bonds, stocks, joint
stock companies, or otherwise; and
also for taking the notes and bills dis
counted or purchased, moneys loaned
and all other property, effects or dues
Of every description, of all banks and
all bankers, so that all property en-
ployed in banking shall always be SUBJ
ject to a taxation equal to that i'm
posed on the property Of individuals"
The proposed changes are, In fact,
provisions for the taxation Of inherit
ances and incomes and the striking
out Of the tax levy limitation and the
bank tax provision. Otherwise the
amendment would leave the constitu-
ton practically as 1t is at present, the
wording being slightly changed in
some Of the sections remaining, but
the substance being the same.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
MAY BUY
Hill City Action in Telephone Trouble
May Be General.

~ 49,
May Be General.
Pending the final reply of the Me-
braska Telephone company to it's SUBJ
scribers in the various small towns
around the Hills, the boycott that the
latter have instituted against the CON-
pany on account of its recent estab-
lishment of toll rates for all long-dis-
lance talks, the fight is now in statue
quo. General Superintendent Belt and
General Manager H. Vance Lane, both
of Omaha, are in the Hills at present
endeavoring to adjust the difficulty.
At Hill City the Nebraska company
sold its exchange and fifteen tele-
phones to John Mates, a lumber deal
err of that place. The basis of the set
Element was the operation of the ex-
change by Mates on a royalty of rs
per cent on all outside business done
by that exchange over the rest of the
Nebraska company's lines in the Hills.
1t is probable that other towns in the
Hills will adopt similar propositions,
leaving Deadwood and Lead the princi.
pal exchanges owned by the Nebraska
company.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
LEVY TO BE
Irvine Plant Is the Cause Of Increased
Tax Levy.

tNvt''S 10 efC SddoC VI lnSTCdoCo
Tax Levy.
The levy for state taxes this year is
IA of a mill greater than any other
levy made in any one year since state
hood. This is on account of the | IA
mills for an operating fund for a state
binding Irvine plant at the p~enitentiary,
which was voted as a separate consti-
tutional amendment by the people of
the state at the last general election.
The legislature authorized a 2-mill
emergency levy for this and next year,
but on account Of the Irvine levy. only
1 mill of the emergency levy was ap-
piled, and this with the 2 mills gener.
al levy, makes the total.
The Irvine plant levy will bring a
revenue of about $500, 900 after count.
ing out the taxes which will not be
paid, and will be a sufficient fund to
put into operation the Irvine plant
which has been erected on the peni-
Tertiary grounds from an appropria-
ton which was made by the legisla-
ture of 1905 for that purpose. The 2
mills general, and the / mill deficiency
will not meet the estimated expenses
of the state and take up the outstand-
Ing revenue warrants, and will re-
quire a renewal of that Indebtedness
at the beginning Of a new year, but
the full two mills emergency levy was
not thought advisable with the added
Irvine plant levy.
The 2 mills emergency has been au-
thorized for next year, and then no
doubt will be placed on.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
GET CATTLE AT FANCY PRICES.
Ranehmen viii Hold Stock DON. Range
II Figures Drop.


The shipping season is on In full
swing and Belle Fourche is again one
Of the biggest small communities in
the West. This year is, however, to
witness a new epoch in the cattle trade
at this point. 1t marks the passing OF
the older and larger companies who
with the disappearance of the free
range, are rapidly giving way to the
smaller stockmen. The Franklin Cat
tie company, the largest in this part Of
the country, has gone and others are
following in its wake. This will have
a decided effect upon the number of
cattle shipped from this point this
year, and both the railroads and the
stockmen look for a falling off in no
considerable numbers.
Belle Fourche heretofore has enjoy
ed the distinction of being the largest
single cattle shipping point In the
world, but even this year it is not like
ly to lose this prestige. 1t is estimated
that for the month of August the ship
ments will run about 500 cars, more
than 100 already having been shipped
to Omaha, Sioux City and Chicago. SO
far this month the North Western,
which handles all the shipments out
Of here, has orders for $50 cars ahead,
and this month is gradually increasing
as the month wears on.
Cattle men seem pleased with the
prospects of a good market and are
preparing to ship out the most Of their
available stock. There Is a dominant
note of independence in the talk of the
range, cattleman. His cattle have had
a good year and are consequently in
good shape now. The hay crop in most
sections is larger than 1t has been in
years, SO that If the market does not
suit there will be no great loss in
keeping the shipping cattle another
year and sending out only the old
ones. In fact some Of the prominent
owners on the ranges north Of Belle
Fourche are not figuring on shipping
for anything but fancy prices which
they consider but fair return for the
excellent value il beef received.
So far there has been no sign Of con-
gestion In the shipping. This would
induce a drop in price and would be
quickly relieved by the cattlemen
stopping shipments until prices had
again reached a point somewhere near
the prices they demanded. Unless this
price is received 1t is certain that
shipments will show an even larger
falling off than is expected, and it is
up to the buyers to govern the amount
of shipments this year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
FEED GRAIN TO SHEEP.
Farmers Buy Flocks to Turn Upon
Hail-SWept Fields.

FdTTUCTS ouy FlOChS W IcTH SPSu
HaiI-Swept Fields.
Many OF the farmers of southern
Brown and northern Sphinx counties,
through which a disastrous hail storm
recently swept, utterly destroying the
crops on several hundred farms, in or
der to save something out of the wreck
of their grain fields, are purchasing
sheep in the Far West and will ship
them to the ~hail-swept fields so the
animals can fatten upon the many
thousands of bushels Of grain which
is scattered over the ground. This
feed will place the sheep in first-class
marketable condition, and they should
command high prices on the market.
The farmers, who have decided to pur-
chase the sheep in large numbers, be-
lieve that in this way they a save
and derive a revenue from at least a
small portion of the crops which We're
destroyed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
Fined for Bad Cream.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Aug. 20.-An in
spector Of the state dairy and food de-
partment was here Friday and found a
can Of spoiled cream that had been
shipped to the local creamery. He at
ono went in search of the man who
had sent IT, in, and a fine of SIS and
costs was the result.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
Concerning His Business.

A Boston lawyer, who brought his
wit from his native Dublin, while
cross-examining the plaintiff In a d.
vorce trial, brought forth the follow
ing:
"You wish to divorce this woman
because she drinks?"
Eyes, sir"
do you drink YOURSELF"
That's my Enthusiastically.
Whereupon the unmoved lawyer
asked:
Have you any other business?"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
Minneapolis Also Suffered.
POLE NEARLY MoBBED.
Cutting ARRAY Ends With Rescue by
the Police.

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 20.-John
Wane, a Pole, narrowly escaped being
killed by enraged countrymen, follow
ing the slashing of another Pole.
Wane inflicted a wound on the man
and fled from an East Grand Forks sa-
loon to the Grand Forks side, where
he hid under a Northern Pacific car.
The police rescued him from the mob
and he is being held in the city jail.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-22
Chickens Plentiful.

Mitchell, S. D., Aug. 20.-The prai-
RE chicken season opens on Sept. 1,
and from many sections of the state
comes the information that chickens
are numerous and plentiful. In this To-
cality the game law has been rigidly
observed.