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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
ELEvATING ROAD GRADER.

east and west. A person wishing to
cross the country in any other than
these directions must necessarily do SO
in rectangular zigzags. 1t also neces-
states very often the crossing and re-
crossing Of hills and valleys which
might be avoided If the roads had been
constructed on scientific principles.
In the prairie state of Iowa, for ex-
ample, where roads are no worse than
In many other states, there Is a great.
err number Of roads having much steep
err grades than are found in the noun
famous republic Of Switzerland. In
Maryland the old stagecoach road or
turnpike running from Washington to
Baltimore makes almost a "bee line,'
regardless of hills or valleys, and the
grades at places are as steep as 10 or
IL per cent where by making little de-
tours the road might have been made
perfectly level or by running 1t up the
hills least abruptly the grade might
have been reduced to 3 or 4 per cent,
us is done in the billy regions of many
parts of this and other countries.
Straight roads are the proper kind to
have, but in billy countries their
stralghtness should always be sacri-
feed to obtain a level surface, so as to
better accommodate the people who
use them.
Graceful and natural curves conform
Ing to the lay Of the land add beauty
to the landscape, besides enhancing the
value Of the property. Not only do lev
Ell curved roads add beauty to the land
scape and make lands along them
more valuable, but the horse is able
to utilize his full strength over them.
Furthermore, O horse can pull only
four-tifths as much on a grade OF two
feet in 100 feet. This gradually lessons
until with a grade of ten feet in 100
feet he can draw but %one-fourth as
much as he can on a level road.
All roads should ther efore wind
around hills or be cut through instead
of running over them, and in many
cases the former can be done without
greatly increasing the distance. To
illustrate, If an apple or pear be cut
in half and one of the halves placed on
a fiat surface, it will be seen that the
horizontal distance around from stem
to blossom is no greater than the dis
lance over between the same points.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
ROAD PROBLEM
Importance of Laying Out a High
way Properly.
AVOID ALL STEEP GRADES.

sraieht Roads the Right Kind to Have
but In lilly Countries Their Straight
ness Should Be Sacrificed to Obtain
a Level Surface.
All the important roads In the United
States can be and doubtless VIII De
maradamized or otherwise Improved IN
the not distant future. This expecta-
fou should govern their present @loca-
tIop and treatment everywhere. I'm
less changes are made In the location
Of the roads in many parts OF the Unit
ed States 1t would be worse than folly
to macadamize them. ANY costly re-
sprfacing of the existing roads Will
fagten them where they are for genera
tons" says General Stone. The chief
difficulty In the United States Is not
with the surface, but with the steep
grades. many Of which are too long
10 he reduced by cutting and filling on
the present lines, and If this could be
done it would cost more in many cases
than relocating them, says Motor News.
Many Of our roads were originally
laid ont without any attention to gen
eral topography, and in most cases toi-
lowed the settlers path from cabin to
cabin, the pig trail, or ran along the
boundary lines Of the farms regardless
| Of grades or direction. Most OF them
| remain today where they were located
years ago, and where untold labor, ex-
n aud energy have been wasted In
! trying to haul wei them and In en-
| deavors to improve their condition.
The great error Is made of continu-
ing to follow these primitive paths
with our public highways. The right
course Is to call In an engineer and
throw the road around the end or
along the side of steep hills instead or
continually going over them or to pull
the road up on dry, solid ground in
stead Of splashing through the mud
and water Of the creek or swamp. Far
more time and money have been vast
ed in trying to keep up a single mile
Of one Of these pig track surveys
than it would take to build and keep In
repair two miles Of good road.
Another and perhaps greater error Is
made by some persons in the west who
continue to lay out their roads on "sec'
ton lines" These sections are AZ
square, with sides running north, south,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

L. T. Cooper, whose theory that
the human stomach Is the cause OF
most Ill health and who created a
furore In Chicago, st. Louis and other
western cities, Is meeting with the
same remarkable success with his
medicine throughout the east. Cooper
has convinced an immense number OF
people that his theory Is sound and
his medicine will do what he claims.
Perhaps the most interesting fea-
lures OF the discussion this young
mar Is causing, r the statements
made by responsible people who have
taken his medicines and have become
enthusiastic converts to his beliefs.
Among statements Of this charac-
ter, the following, by Mr.. August
Wittmer, 1049 Rockwell Court, Chi
cago, Is characteristic Of the wide
spread faith In Cooper, which has
grown up in a comparatively short
time. Mr.. Wittmer says: 81 wouldn't
take / 1000 and be In the condition |
was three weeks ago. | was practi-
cally an invalid for fourteen years
and think I had about all of the dis
eases known. My stomach was weak,
and at times l would have an enor'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Staple Cotton Seed
For Sale at $4,000 per ton.

call this Highland staple. but 1t is
known In this meek Of the wood" AZ the
Boil's cotton,
| have planted thirteen different
varieties and find it to be the best all
round cotton | ever planted.
When frat planted ! only got a limited
amount of seed. but had | planted the
entire place in this cotton ! would have
made from TO to rs bales Of cotton more.
The small tlinty seed have more vital
lily than the large spungent seed
varieties,
sold several parties last spring and
In every case that | car see and hear
from say that it Ii the best cotton they
have,
Refer YOU 10 Elliott & Gayden as to
THE staple, tHoS. LUCAS,
Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
As SUCCESSFUL EAST
AS IN THE WEST
Cooper's Theories Are Being Rapidly Accepted
by Eastern People.

nous appetite, and then again none
at all. Pie and cake made me sick.
and I almost always had q sickenine
feeling in my stomach. ! was ner.
yous, and for weeks at q time could
not sleep, and then again could sleep
eighteen hours at q stretch. Sleep,
however, seemed to do me no good.
and | would awake tired and more
exhausted than when / went to bed.
81 was constipated, had pains IN
my back, and iutterings and pains
IN my heart. / was unable to work
with any regularity, and took no In
terest In anything. / tried all kinds
Of medicines and doctors, but none
benefited me. I had no energy and
no ambition, and had about concluded
to give up when the Cooper medicine
was recommended. Thanks to II, my
health seems completely restored
and I feel like a new man."
Cooper medicines have created the
greatest sensation of anything OF the
kind ever before introduced.
We sell them, and will be glad to *
plain the nature Of them to our callerA
Ernest r. Locke.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Y. 4 NJ, v, <. \. SChellle,

TRAINS Attlye
No. ata. froM Clafksdelt lisa D. m.
No, all. from Grtuada 7:ia =. N.
No 8At, from Charleston 1920 a. M.
No. Sa7, from Grenada loo p. M.
No. Si4, from Jackson 1920 a IN.
No. 49,. from Jackson 7:25 p m,
No. $50, from Memphis 1000 p. IN.
TRAINS DEPART.
No. $40, for jackson 4:s3 n. m.
No. ai4, for Clarksdale 1920 a, IN.
No. 1871, for jackson $40 a. m.
No. 332, for Grenada 7;2S y. m.
No. 39S, for Grenada S:lb a. N.
No. $40, Ter Memphis 400 a. m.
No. $40, for Charleston a:45 .. IN.
Trains s97 and 39S Daily except Sun
A. r. MONTGOMERY, r. A,
Greenwood, Miss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Special Notice.

My office Is now at the Circuit Clerk s
Office, where / will he pleased to serve
the public,
u. p. MONTGOMERY,
Justice Of the Peace.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
More For Government Aid.

W. L. Hill, master Of the state
grange of Pennsylvania, Is quoted as
saying in a recent address that 1.-The
grange OF that state believes that the
government should assist in building
the public roads anf that 1t is the pur-
pose OF the national grange to under
take to obtain the passage Of n bin
through congress to appropriate $780,
100000 for this purpose. This appropri-
alton, it is contemplated. shall b. d.
vlded over FIVE years, 100000 0 being
available each year, and to be paid to
states for expenditure through the
state highway department. I recon-
mend that the state grange give to this
movement Its cordial Endorsement"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Citation.

In the Chancory Court Of Leiore Coun-
ty, Il. Estes w. Maggie Estes, April
Term, 1908,
To Maggie Estea, Defendant in the
above cause, whose Postoliee.address Is
unknown.
You arc commanded TO appear Mt the
next term Of tho said Court, on tho lst
Monday of April, 1908, al the Court
House in Greenwood, Mississippi, then
and there to answer the bin OF com
plant hled by ". Estes against You.
G.. ". CROCK EFT,
Chancery Clerk.
s. II. COLEMAN, Attorney.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Citation.

In the Cbancery Court Of Lelore Coun-
~, Mississippi. April Term, 1908.
\. y. Gibson vs.. S%bphronia Gibson.
To Sophronis Gibson. defendant, in
the above cause. whose Postoiiice adj
dress is Memphis, Tenn.
You are hereby commanded to appear
at the April Term, 1905, to answer the
complaint Of s. s. Gibson against you In
said cause.
Witness NV hand and seal Of Office
this the ard day Of March. laOS
g. w. CROCKETT.
Chancery Clerk.
8. n. COLEMAN, Attorney.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Posted.

My lands are posted against agents,
peddlers and hunters, and | will prose-
cute all such trespassors,
Y. Nj. ALDRIDGE.
Greenwood, Miss, March IL, 1907.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Sale.

Nice iot Of dry goods shelving for
sals. Apply to iigman-Le~is Co, 6feen-
Wond, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Posted.
Posted.

NV lands are posted against agents,
peddlers aud solicitors nj all kinds, and
| will prosecute all such treSpassors.
A. l.. SCALES.
Greenwood, Miss, Feb. /, 1907.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
DEADLY BOX IN MAIL
NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR MAR
ROWLY ESCAPES ASSASSI-
NATION.
Bullets, Powder and Matches In the
Package-PostOffice Clerk
ThWarts Attempt.

Seagirt. N. ] Sept. 14.-An at
tempt to assassinate Governor Fort,
of New Jersey, has been thwarted by
the watchfulness of postoffice en-
ployes, who discovered in the mails
an internal machine addressed to the
Governor. The package was clever
ly contriyed combination of powder,
bullets and matches, which had been
so arranged that had the Governor
opened 1t in the ordinary way, there
is little doubt it would have killed
him.
That the death-dealing package
was intercepted before it had reached
it's destination was due to the yigi-
lance of the postal officials, who have
scanned the Governors mail with
unusual care since the executives
recent crusade against violation of
the law at Atlantic City. The atti-
tude taken by the Governor when he
directed that the excise and other
similar laws at the great seaside re-
sort be strictly enforced, and even
threatened to order out the militia
If necessary, aroused resentment In
some quarters.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
Notice of Sale OF State Lands

Notice is hereby given that on the Bird day
of October, 1905 between the hours of ten
o'clock in the forenoon and four O'Clock in
the afternoon commencing at the hour of
ten O'Clock in the forenoon, on said day, ut
the door of the Court House in Ohelan
County, Washington, the following describ-
ed state land will be sold ut public auction
to the highest bidder therefor, to-wit:
Application No. 55l9
Lots and of section 26, township q
north, range II east w. NJ, containing 52.l5
acres, appraised at $l2.OO per acre, or $625.SO.
Application No. 346S
Lot OF section III, township "a north,
range IL east w. M, containing 2O.30 acres,
appraised ut $500 per acre, or $l5225O. I'M
proYements appraised at S267.5O.
Said state land will be sold for not less
than the appraised value and subject to the
improvements situated thereon, and as APP
missioners in the manner provided by law,
q statement of which Is now on file in the
Office of the Auditor of said County.
Terms of sale are: Under contract, one
tenth to be paid on the day of sale, and one
tenth annually thereafter on the first day
of March of each year, with interest at SIX
per cent. per annum, and accrued interest
on deferred balance at six per cent. per
annum: Provided, That any purchaser may
make full payments at any time and obtain
a deed.
The successful bidder will be required to
pay in addition to the onetenth of the pur-
chase price of the land at the time OF sale,
the appraised value of any improvements or
valuable materials on the land in full.
The above described state lands are offered
for sale by virtue of an order of the Board
of State Land Commissioners, made on the
10th and 9th days of July, 1908, and an order
of sale duly certified is on file in the office OF
said County Auditor.
JNO. GODFREY, County Auditor
Dated at Wenatchee, Wash, this 10Th day
of August 1905 33S
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Lewiston, Idaho, Sept. 14.-Agree-
ing to the urgent request of the
county attorney, District Judge
Steele has decided to call grand
jury to convene early in November.
The jury is osAensist called to in
vestigate the Osetsne shooting ARRAY,
in which GeozkS Moore, an alleged
cattle rustler. fcse his Afe, two others
were wounded and their arrest
caused by Carr, who charged cattle
stealing, but the advocates of "open
town" see in the session Of the grand
jury woe for them, as a crusade is
to be started to compel lawbreakers
to obey the written laws. Hence
the anti-lid contingent is busying it.
self and 1t is said influence will be
brought to bear to stop any attempt
to head off their privileges.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
Many New Settlers Coming

Homeseekers from various parts of
the eastern, middle-western and south
ern states are rushing into the Pacific
northwest to take up farm and orchard
lands as result of the colonist rates on
continental roads. From ESQ to 800
settlers are coming to Spokane daily,
most of them going to points in eastern
Washington, and it is expected this in
flux will continue to increase until the
end OF October. The newcomers are
OF the best type, and most of them
have sufficient capital to engage at
once in the various pursuits in devel-
oping the resources Of the country.
The commercial organizations in Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho are assisting
these people in securing suitable loca-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
BRYAN viii Not Speak ON Sunday.

Deer Park, Md, Sept. 14.-Will-
lam ]. Bryan today put his stamp Of
disapproval on Sunday political
speechmaking, when, without his
knowledge, the residents here were
notified to assemble Sunday to hear
him talk. He was finally prevailed
upon to take the three-mile drive and
shake hands with those in the assem-
blage, with the understanding that
he should not speak and there should
be no handclapping.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
PRINEVILLE MEN FIRE SHOT
THROUGH GLASS OF CHURCH

Prineville, Or, Sept. 1.-two
men, whose names are known to
Prosecuting Attorney Bell, who rec
ognized them as they fed, at 1
o'clock in the morning fired two
charges of buckshot through the
large and costly stained glass win
dows of the First Methodist church
In this city. Two windows were
completely shatterded, the buckshot
lodging in the ceiling. Part of a
third window was broken by shot
which glanced off an oaken beam.
The offenders were drunk at the
time, which accounts for their bung-
ling work and recognition by Mr..
Bell, who lives across the street,
when they ran away.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
How to Run a Newspaper

When man goes astray
Keep it out,
When the critics roast play
Keep it out,
When two men in anger clash,
When merchant goes to smash,
When the cashier steals the cash
Keep it out.
When they quarrel in the church
Keep it out,
When the teacher Yields the birch
Keep it out,
When nine women fair to see
Whisper something over tea
Print it2 Goodness gracious me
Keep it out!
When two statesmen make a deal
Keep it outl
When another tries to steal
Keep it out!
Stories thin and stories tall,
Good and bad and big and small
Anything that's news at all
Hear them shout:
Keep it out!'' Elk.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
As Furnished for Week Ending Sept. IL,
by the Chelan County Abstract
Company

FF ReMord to Alonzo Hudson ny
sHnHswHnwA sec 5-23-1o, $4,000.
Jno Chalmers to Ella McClimsns 6
b Q Orchard Home add Cashmere,
$2325.
Henry Garrison to E D Cox s1aeH
l4b As Replat 1st add Wen, 81.
Otto Green to Marie Krause pit seA
nwA sec 21-24-18, 81.
Florence Remington to F H Hoback
swHne d swA sec 5-23-18, 81.
Philip Miller to G T Murdoch b 81
Millerdale, $3.50.
Wen Dew Co to w butcher 81,
%, %, "a, 25, % b 6 G N Plat
Wenatchee, $3.50.
VS. Ry Co to G N Ry Co,
rights of way and personal property in
state of Washington, 50, 346,71
State of Washington to Abbie D
Lindsey, shore land lot sec 1929
81, $1O9.
] E Shore to VIM Lowell % # Its
1924 b 4 Leavenworth, $500.
VIM Stage to VIM G Lowell pit nwA
nwN sec 32-24-18, $4,000.
Percy Walker to Fred Kemp lot "a
b / Belmont add Wen, $500.
ED Gauntt to Emlen Hampton pit
sHseA SEA seA 14-23-19, $1,000.
U S to John w Budd sHseA seq
swA sec Q neA nwA sec 1882.
JB Adams to Peter Fruechnicht s1a
seA sec 7-25-18, $3.50.
CT Murdoch to Geo G ellis b So
Millerdale plat, $500.
Geo B Upper to Wesley Searles pit
II b Prowells Plat Mission, 1850.
A F Estes to R Hockey 9 Estes
Valley Orchards, $500.
State of Washington to E H Latham
shore land on pit and 3 16-27-22,
$67.90.
CONTRACTS
Malaga Land Co to VIM B Dodd b l
Malaga Land Co Orchard Tracts,
$500.
Wen Hts Orchard Co to R M Rags
dale 8 b 6 Wenatchee Heights Or
chards, $2940.
IT Richardson to c B Stone part
nHnwA sec 24-23-19, $3.50.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
BISHOP GOES 800 MILES TO
BURY NEVADA SEXTON

Reno, New, Sept. 14.-Bishop
Henry D. Robinson, of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Nevada, left
last week for a 300-mile trip to Eu-
reka. New, for the sole purpose of
officiating at the funeral of a man
named Purdy, who died there week
ago.
Eureka has not been blessed with a
minister for several years and, in the
absence of a preacher, Purdy, an old
pioneer, has buried all the dead of
the community, although but lay
reader. When death overcame him
no one could be found to officiate,
hence the long trip of Bishop Robin
son,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18

peTTate Court, has refused to be as
sessed for campaign purposes by the
Republican State Committee, and
letter that he wrote to George G.
Dinwiddie, vice-chairman of the COM
mittee, containing his refusal, has
been made public. A letter was
written to Judge Roby informing
him that his assessment had been
fixed at 5000 and requesting him to
make the remittance promptly.
Artificial Flies.
Dame Juliana Berners, prioress of
the nunnery of Sapwell, near St Al
bans, England, was the author of the
first book on angling in the English
language, printed in 1896 She gives
u list of twelve flies, and now, after
lapse of more than four centuries, arti-
fetal dies. constructed after her formu-
las, would prove as successful as any
Of the up to date creations.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18

Department of the Interior
U. y. Land Office at Waterville, Wash.
August 20, 1905.
Notice Is hereby given that John j. Henry
of Telma, Wash, who, on June 8, 1908, and
July 81, 1905 made Homestead applications,
Nos. ll,9O7 and 030S, for neA nw4 section 8,
VIZ neA section 9, swA seq section 4, town
ship q n, range 10 e. W. m, has filed notice
of intention to make final five year proof to
establish claim to the land above described,
before j. X. Shore, u. =. Commissioner, at
his office ut Leavenworth, Wash on the
3rd day of October, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Oliver Bates,
George w. Siverly, George w. Brown and
Harry G.. Brown, all of Telma, Wash.
w. f. HAYNES,
Sept 4, Oct2 Register.
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Department of the Interior
U. $. Land Office ut Wateryille, Wash.
August Ii, 1905
Notice is hereby given that Thomas f.
Smith, of Leavenworth, Wash, who, on
March q, 1903, made homestead application
No. $500 (Serial No. 0453), for lots and 4,
seLswH and swAseA sec. 49, twp. q H., +. Is
e.w.m., has filed notice of intention to make
final five-year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before j. K. Shore, u S.
Commissioners at his office at Leavenworth,
Wash, on the 18th day of Sept, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Abraham
S. Huffmaster, Ooradon |. Williams, James
W. Oorcoran and William A. Gerfen all of
Leavenworth, Wash
w. f. HAYNES,
1926 Register
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Department of the Interior
u. s. Land Office mt Wateryille, Wash.
August Ii, 1908
Notice is hereby given that Harvey p.
Campbell, of Telma, Wash, who, on July %,
1903, made Homestead entry, No. 026l, for
Is, g. W. meridian has filed notice of inten-
ton to make final Communication proof, to
establish his claim to the land above des-
cribed, before j. II. Shore, u. S. Commits
sioner at his office at Leayenworth, Wash,
on the 28th day of September, 1903.
Claimant names as Witnesses: George W.
Roscoe W. Sears all of Telma, Wash
w. II. HAYNES,
1926 Register.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
Big Peaches Grown in Wenatchee Vale

The following story from the Wenat-
chez World is a peach: G. C. Eikel-
burner has grown a peach weighing
17@ ounces. This peach is preserved
by Secretary Gellatly of the CONNER
cial club, and is probably the largest
ever grown.
Mr.. Eikelburner stated that on this
tree there were thirty peaches, and the
smallest weighed eleven ounces. 9th
ers weighed IS, 10 and II ounces.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
Taft 81 Years Old.

Cincinnati, Sept. 15.-Judge Will
aim II. Taft was 81 years old today
and congratulations are being re-
ceived on the event. The well-wishes
are coming both by letter and postal
cards. The candidate was born in
Cincinnati September 10, 1857.
Judge Taft began work earlier than
usual this morning on an accumula-
ton of mail which arrived over Sun
day.
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tons, the chief aim being to settle the
country rather than to fill the cities.
These clubs are supported by public
spirited residents of the various cities
and districts, and while they have moth
ing to sell, their services are offered
free of any cost to the prospective set
tlers.-Spokane Chronicle.