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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
A GOOD REASON.
Greenwood People Can Tell You Why
Is So.


Doans Kidney Pills cure the cause oI
disease, and that il why the cures are
always lasting. This remedy strength.
ems and tones up the kidneys, helping
them to drive out Of the body the liquid
poisons that cause backache, headache
and distressing kidney and urinary com
plants. Greenwood people testify to
permanent cures.
g. W. Chenoweth, living one mile west
OF Greenwood, Miss, says: "The great
relief ! obtained from pains in my back
and kidney difficulties, from the use o3
Doan's Kidney Pills, proved that this
remedy possesses wonderful curative
powers. The results were so satisfac-
tory that can advise all who need a
kidney remedy to procure Doan's Kidney
Pill at Chandler's drug store and give
them trial."
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan sand
take no other.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
Statement Of Planters Bank.

Special attention is directed the iinan-
clal statement of the Planters Bank of
schlater, Miss. ON November 9th, pub
lished In this Issue of The Common
we altb. This stauneh banking house la
one OF Lefore connty's most prosperous
financial institutions, and we wish for
Cashier Rowan Thayer and its other ca
pable officers continued success.
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ne will send 1t away to invest 1t and
held build up some other mans town,

he will send it away to invest 1t and
held build up some other mans town.
Do you want your town to prosper and
grow? II you do. give your home mer-
chants little encouragement, and see
what beautiful and we'll stocked stores
they will soon have, and then hear out
siders say "that's prosperous and
hustling town, and believe will move
into it and help build it up, for 1t is the
coming town Of this country" Then
when the influx begins, 60 around and
cut the weeds of that old vacant lot Of
yours you have been offering to sell for
$40 and sell 1t to the man who wants to
build 5000 residence on it; he will
be glad to get it for $500 IL your town is
on the move for better things.
Stand by your home merchant as he
stands by you, and see il your home
stores don't take on larger and better
stocks, and give you closer and better
prices on what they have.
Pay them cash in advance, and see
4 they can't beat the catalog houses.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
TRADE WITH YOUR
HOME MERCHANTS,
II Is . Duty Every Citizen Owes Ms
Community.

The man who hurts trade In his ow,
town most, is the man who persistently
gives his patronage to other towns. Nc
right thinking man will continue to give
bis trade to the catalog house when once
be analyses the situation, says the Bel.
zoni News.
Why not patronize your home mer-
chant? Who helps build up your town,
the foreign or the home merchant ?
Every time your home merchant adds on
to his old store or builds new one, or
Increases his steck, he increases the
value Of your own town property or your
neighboring farm. He helps build your
roads, your churches, your schools.
Does your New York or Chicago cata-
log house do this? Did . catalog house
ever help the sick or help bury the pau
per dead OF your community? How
much trade did you give the catalog
house this year? What per cent. Of this
amount did they return to you for the
benefit of your town or neighborhood /?
What did they do to increase the value
Of your town? On the other hand, how
much have they done to hurt yonr town
Every dollars worth Of trade they take
away from your home merchants hunts
your own town. You send the cotalog
house your money with your order, you
wait for your goods from three weeks to
three months all this time the catalog
man has the use Of your money -see !?
How often do You pay your bills with
your home merchant? Do yon pay them
at the end Of three weeks? Do you
really pay him at the end Of three
months ? Suppose you try your home
merchant this way q while. Go to him
and say, u want to look at q pair Of
shoes, do not need them for month or
two yet, but il can find what want, l
want you to put them aside for me till |
call for them, but want you to sell
them to me at as close profit as you
can, for don't want to send of for
them Don't you think that merchant
would give you some cut prices on such
. proposition.
And il he didn't have just what you
wanted in stock, don't you think he
would like to get it for you for cash in
advsnce?'
Encourage your home merchant by
giving him your cash trade as we'll as
POUR long time credit trade, and see If 1
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
The ltta Bena Barking and Trust Co.
Makes Good ShOWlnd.

The statement showing the financial
condition Of the Itta Rena Banking and
Trust Co. appears In this issue of The
Commonwealth. This splendid bank is
IN most prosperous condition and we
congratulate Cashier J. +. Russell and
Its other officers upon their successful
management OF its affairs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
Bazaar and Dinner. Dec. 18Th.

The ladies of The Guild will have their
annual Bazaar Of dainty and useful Xmas
Gifts, on Saturday, Dec. 10Th. They will
also serve an elegant dinner for 80 cts.
The bazaar and dinner will be In tho
store house formerly occupied by the
Co. on Market street. The
public is cordially invited.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
ASSIGNMENTS TO
WINONA DISTRICT.
Kew. II. s. SprasSlns Comes to Green.
wood and Rev. Park Gees to Oxford.

| The annual session Of North Missis
sippt Conference of the NJ, u. Churci
south was held at Water Valley last
week.
Rev, J. c. Park, pastor Of the church
IN this city the past four years, was
assigned TO the Oxford church, and Rev
IT, y, spraggins, one OF the ablest mem
bers OF Conference, WAS sent to the
Greenwood.
Below we publish list Of the assign,
ments made to the Winona District for
the ensuing year;
". y. Lewis, Presiding Elder.
Belzoni So II. NJ. Young.
Carrollton /. Allen.
Eupora W. II. Mounger.
Greenwood II. s. spraggns,
lndiano'a X. o. Brown.
Inverness r. A. Ellis.
itta Beaa W. l., Graves.
Minter City Eugene Johnson.
Mars Hill~T. j. HaIfacre.
Moorhead- ]. T. McCarerty.
North Carrollton ]. h. Wilson.
RaieylIle John Ritehey.
Slate Springs II. c. Edmondson.
>. schlator and Sunny Side W. NJ.
Campbell.
Tomnolen Il, u, Gregory.
Vance Mission II. q. johnson.
Webb n. II. Porter.
Winona Station. A. Hall,
Winona Circuit-~D. NJ. Geddie,
Conference Colporter~--G. W. Bach.
man.
Tutwiler and Glendora j. r. Bright.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
Systematic Saving.

To drive nail you must not only hit
it squarely on the head once, but you
must also keep hammering until it goes
in right.
It's the persistent "follow-up" that
counts. You can't save much money
unless you go about it Systematically.
Start with dollar and add to 1t each
week or month.
We receive deposits from Il up and
pay 4 per cent interest, compounded
semi annually.
BANK OF LEFLORE,
Savings Department.
Money back IL not satisfied. Epicure
Sc cigar.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
The Matinee Musicale

will meet with Miss McNeill on Wednes
day afternoon, Dee. 10th, at 3 o'clock.
PROGRAM
Moszkowski.
Short Biography rs. Stewart.
Solo tsetected) Mrs. Friermood.
Romance-Mrs. Wright.
Germany-Miss Creegap.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
How to Obtain Our Calendar

This dainty Calendar is worthy of a
place In every home In the community
--and a. IL will cost yon nothing there
is no reason why you should not have
one. They are too valuable and beauti-
full to be given out indiscriminateJy, but
II you will call at our store any time
before Dec. 25th, and register your name,
we will reserve copy for you, when
they are ready for distribution. which
will be right after the first Of the year.
This offer is limited. GOSGOMB.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
TIE CITY ELECTION
WAS HELD TUESDAY.
very u1ht Vote Poiied and the Noml.
"ees Elected without Opposition.

The regular election for City officials
to serve term Of two years beginning
on the first Tuesday in January, 1909,
was held at the City Hall last Tuesday.
Owing to the fact that the candidates
for the various positions were nominat-
ed In the Democratic primaries and that
There was no. opposition to them, the
vote cast at the regular election Tues.
day was naturally very small.
The following is the vote received by
the respective nominees:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
ScATES.

SJNTIS.
Try one of our Fruit Cakes. 40 cents
per pound.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11

lfyou want TO secure SEQ LIFE
SCHOLARSHIP, BY copying chapter In
the Bible, writs to HARRIS BUSINESS
UNIVERSITY, Jackson, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
scAIEs

ScATEs
Handsome Baskets and Boxes Of DeIic-
| ,us Candies. We have the swelIest line
We have ever had for the Holidays.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-12-11
CORN FOR SALE.

II you need corn talk with A. n.
STONER, Green wood, Miss.
Phone No. 400.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
RUNABOUT KNOCKS DOWN
AND RUNS OVER WOMAN
Mrs. Nettie Kraft Objects to
Accompanying Policeman
After Causing Injury

OAKLAND. Aug. 2s.-Driving her
runabout around the corner of Four
teenfh street and Broadway while the
main highway was crowded with peo-
ple awaiting street cars, Mrs. Nettie
kraft Of 1901 Telegraph avenue ran
down Mrs Mary Brennan of 2S47 En-
cfnal avenue, Alameda, at o'clock
this afternoon. Mrs. Brennan sustained
painful injuries Of the right arm and
leg.
The injured woman, who is So years
Of age. was taken 10 the receiving
hospital for treatment and then re-
moved 10 her home Her hurts were
abrasions Of the limbs and her clothing
was badly frayed- The automobile ran
entirely over her PROSTATE FORM
Policeman Longnecker ordered Mrs
kraft to accompany him to the police
station until the extent of Mrs. Bren-
mans injuries could be ascertained- He
met with a brusque refusal on the
part Of the woman. Finally Mrs Kraft
was taken to the station against her
urotests and there she berated the offi-
GERS for interfering with her.
She said she was on her way to East
oakland TO take her mother to Six
reenth street station. and when IL was
learned that Mrs. Brennan had escaped
serious injuries Mrs. Kraft was allowed
10 20.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
first ever erected on an American war
ship. A similar mast is to be put in
the new battleship Mississippi.
PACIFIC FLEET SAILS TO-DAY
Bellies of City Flock to Wharves
for Fond Goodbys

Hundreds of visitors took advantage
yesterday of the last opportunity for
several months of visiting the big
armored cruisers of the Pacific fleet.
The ships will depart for Honolulu this
morning at 10 o'clock. After steaming
through the Golden gate each vessel
will take in tow torpedo boat de-
stroyer.
1T was an ideal day on the bay. and
brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers
went out in the men of war launches to
say farewell to their sons and brothers.
East street from the ferry building to
Folsom street was thick with women
and children in summer frocks. Society
fiocked to the floats at which the ship
launches landed and loads of flowers
were taken out to the officers by the
bellies Of the city.
The departure of the Pacific fleet for
Honolulu this morning wfll be nearly as
important an event to society as was
the departure of the Atlantic fleet more
than month ago. With the sailing of
the Pacific fleet will be buried for the
time being many romances that prob
ably will culminate in weddings when
the cruisers return In December.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
SMALL BOY MEETS BEAR"
AND SHINNIES UP TREE
Returns With Tale of Adven-
ture, but wild Animal"
Proves to Be a Calf

SAN ANSELMO, Aug. 23.-Roy Kin
caid. year old son of Albert Kincaid,
a San Francisco musicias-. is suffering
from injuries received in a fall while
endeavoring to escape a denizen of the
forest which he characterized as a
bear"
The boy wandered away from camp
late yesterday afternoon and headed
for Tama1pais. Leaving the beaten
trail he started through the timber.
Before going far he was startled by
a heavy body crashing through the
underbrush. Suddenly he came face to
face with an odd spotted creature that
balanced itself on four rather wabbly
long legs.
It's a bear.' screamed the lad and
he broke for the tall timber. The little
fellow spied small sapling and
Skinned up it bravely, spurred on by
the crashing in the bush that told of
the rapid flight of some animal Far
out on the end of a branch went the
young climber, but suddenly both
branch and boy returned to earth with
a thud.
The lad reached home with clothing
torn and face bloody, determined to
risk no more adventures in the Tamal-
pals wilds.
An investigation proved the 'bear"
to be young calf.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
JUNIORS TO ORGANIZE
FRESHMAN CLASS TO-DAY
Sophomores Vow Vengeance for
"Freshies' Poster Defying
Upper CIassmen

BERKELEY. Aug. 23.-The freshman
class of the university will be organ
lied by the juniors of the university
tomorrow afternoon in Harmon gymna-
SUM. The following students of the
third year class will address the new
comers on the different student activi-
ties. H S. Johns. football; z. G. Bull,
track: Stuart O'Melveny. the student
body: d. Y Lamont, debating: F. A
Lewis. baseball: o. Fl. Robertson, boat
ing; c. z. Brooks. journalism.
The sophomores have vowed ven
Reance on the freshmen for their poster
of last FRIDAY in retaliation to the
sophomore edict. but the upper class
men at the meeting probably will pre-
organization
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
FOUR OAKLAND HOUSES
LOOTED BY BURGLARS
Thieves PIunder Dining Room
While Family Sings in
Adjoining ParIor

OAKLAND, Aug. 23.-Burglars got
81. 900 worth of jewels and silverware
this evening from four Oakland houses.
In the residence of H. c. Fisher,
104S Oak street, they plundered the
dining room while members of the
family were singing in the next room.
They used jimmies on rear windows
in three Lakeside district homes, which
lost as follows: H. S. Phillips, Twenty
second and Webster streets, $500. jew
elryi and silverware; H. c. Fisher, 104S
Oak street, $3.50. Jewelry and silver
ware, ]. B. Merritt, 1900 Jackson street,
$3.50.
From the apartments of James Ire
land, at 1923 Grove street, they got
$500, for the most part in diamonds.
They entered the rooms by skele-
ton key
The Fisher family knew nothing of
the thieves until some one tried to go
into the dining room and found the
door blocked. Investigation showed
the place had been looted while the
singing was going on few feet away
from the crooks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
TRAIN KILLS BOY
ON HIGH TRESTLE
HOrrified by Sight of 0nrushing
Engine, Eight Year Old
Lad Awaits Death
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GAIL


SAN JOSE, Aug. $50 Mortified by
the sudden appearance of an onrush-
ing train that he could not move from
his perilous position on high trestle
bridge, near Wright's station, Herbert
Hoerler, the year old son of Ernest
Hoerler, an orchardist of Union dis
trict, near Los Gatos, met instant death
this afternoon under the wheels of
train sol of the Los Altos branch.
The family, Mr.. and Mrs. Hoerler
and several children had driven to a
pretty spot on the Sequel road, near
Aldercroft, for days outing The
three boys of the family had been
playing about the high trestle bridge
for the greater part of the day, un-
conscious eff danger. Train SOL, due
in Los Gatos at 2:45 o'clock, rounded
curve in the track and approached
the bridge at fair rate of speed, the
roadway at this point being down hill.
On noticing the approach of the train
one of the boys ran along the bridge
TO the end. Loking back he saw his
smaller brother still standing as if
stupefied in the center of the track
There was no time to go back, as the
train was by this time very near the
lad.
Another brother dared not trust him
self to run over the ties. so jumped.
He alighted in the creek bed some
20 feet below, and escaped practically
unhurt The little fellow remaining
on the bridge ducked his head before
the onrushing train, so his brother
said, and closed his eyes that he might
not see the engine.
diately after the accident. The mem
bers of the train crew were cited to
appear in Los Gatos at II o'clock to-
morrow morning for the inquest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
SYDNEY CHURCHES
WELCOME JACKIES
More Than Thousand Yankee
Sailors Attend Services in
Australian Port
Officers and Men of Fleet Are
Banqueted Royalty by
Catholics

SYDNEY, N. S. w, Aug. 2s.-Four
thousand men of the American fleet
were permitted ashore today and 200
OF these, including 1S4 officers. attended
high mass in the cathedral The SER
vices were impressive and special music
had been arranged in honor of the
Americans Great crowds lined the
parading sailors as on the first day of
their arrival.
A banquet was given tonight by
Catholics in the town hall to 1900 men
and officers. The collation. was at
tended by the federal ministers, Judges
and other officials. Cardinal Moran,
archbishop of Sydney, presided.
Toasts were drunk to the king and
the president, after which Cardinal
Moran, in proposing Our Guests de-
livered a long historical address. show
ing that Catholics had advanced along
the same line of prosperity and re-
ligious liberty in America and Aus
tralia.
The Rev. Matthew 6. Gleeson, chap
lain of the battleship Connecticut, re-
sponded in a brilliant address He said
that Sydney's reception surpassed any
that the fleet had received, even at
home. The magnificent hospitality of
the Australians, he declared, would
make an abiding impression on the
hearts of S0,000,0 900 Americans who
truly were kinsmen. America knew
no religious problems, whether English,
Dutch. Irish or others. Australian and
American ideals and achievements were
similar and he felt that the first and
the greatest honor was to be known as
an American.
Among the most cherished mementoes
of the visit that the Americans will
carry away will be a tame kangaroo,
which Cardinal Moran will present to
the flagship Connecticut, as he said he
wished the men of the ship to have
something characteristic of the country.
Rear Admiral Sperry, Lord and Lady
Northcote, Sir Harry and Lady Rawson
and a large number of the officers and
men of the visiting fleet attended the
Anglican cathedral. The Baptists and
Congregationalists gave united SER
vice, which was also largely attended.
Chaplain Stevenson of the Illinois of
ficiated at Methodist service of the
American and British bluejackets, while
the Presbyterians worshiped in the
town hall.
Admiral Sperry and Vice Admiral
Richard Poore, commander in chief OF
the British squadron in Australian wa
ters. accompanied by a number of other
officers. attended the church parade of
5000 Australian troops. The troops
later marched to Centennial park.
where the governor presented the col
orssto the infantry regiment
Following the storm of yesterday,
glorious weather prevailed today. There
was a gay scene in the harbor, and
the fleet was crowded with visitors.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
$4,000 IS WON BY
A WOMAN GAMBLER
Nan Rooney Stands at Ease Be-
fore Roulette Wheel and
Defeats Mine Operator
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

RENO, Aug. 23.-Nevada's only pro-
fessional woman gambler, Nan Rooney,
formerly of San Francisco but now of
Rawhide. won $4,000 from Jack Flynn,
the mine operator. Saturday after two
hours playing. Flynn says he broke
$4,000 ahead of the market during the
last few weeks and that he can well
afford to stand the loss to Nan Rooney.
The Rooney-Flynn encounter was
over the roulette table. Miss Rooney
acted as dealer and she was calm,
whether winning or losing. The stacks
of checks in front of Flynn, which
piled up rapidly at first, gradually
diminished, and whenever he bought a
fresh supply his luck seemed to grow
worse.
Thirty minutes in the game left
Flynn $4,000 behind and, after writing
a check on a Reno bank to cover what
he expected to wager in order to re-
coup earlier misfortune, he settled
down to play hard. Miss Rooney spun
the little ball, standing at ease be-
fore the layout. Her bank roll is
said to have been supplied by ad-
mirers who wanted to see her do
Flynn. She fulfilleds their hopes and
the winnings are all her own.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS" is
NEW HARVARD FEATURE
Department Is Opened and Only
College Graduates Will
Be Eligible

Announcement relative to the grad
uate school of business administration
which has been added to the Harvard
university course has reached this city.
According to the official register, which
contains the announcement. the new
department will be opened to college
graduates October I. Only those hold
ing college degrees will be admitted.
The work of the course, which COW
ers two years, is severe and is partly
prescribed and partly elective. The
graduate attains the degree of master
in business administration and the
course aims to cover special fields in
cluding banking and finance, insurance
and industrial subjects and languages.
Corporation finance" and 'industrial
organization" compose the important
courses in the college. The department
Edwin r. Gay. with prominent financial
experts and railroad men as lecturers.
A feature of the course is that each
student will be required to engage in
practical work during the summer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
ELECTRIC CAR
CRUSHES AUTO
Tonneau Is Torn From Machine
and Six Persons Are
Injured

Los ANGELES, Aug. 2S.-Six per-
sons were injured, one probably IA
tally, late today. when an inbound Los
Angeles Pacific car struck an automo-
bile at the intersection of Sixteenth
street and Western avenue, practically
destroying the machine and hurling its
six passengers in every direction. The
injured are:
Mr. and Mrs. r. c. McKibben OF
2130 West Twenty street.
Mr. and Mrs. Cory Hon Of 76s Ceres
street.
Mrs Anne Hofr, Pasadena.
Sarah Hoff, aged II, Pasadena.
Mrs. Anne Hoff is believed to have
been the most seriously injured. She
had not recovered consciousness sew
eral hours after the accident, and it was
feared that her skull was fractured.
Responsibility for the collision has
not been placed. the motorman of the
car and Cory Hoff, who was driving
the machine, both saying they failed
to sight the approach of another We
hicle.
The streetcar. which was crowded
with passengers returning from Venice
caught the machine when it was partly
across the track The tonneau, con-
tanning the four women, received the
full force of the impact and was torn
from the body of the vehicle, the women
being flung many feet away.
Hoff and McKibben escaped with
slight injuries, although both were
flung to the street The car was i'm
mediately stopped, and after the four
women, all unconscious, had been lifted
aboard. quick run was made to the
California hospital, where medical aid
was given the injured
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-24
WIFE AND HUSBAND
HURT IN RUNAWAY
Woman May Die and Man Is
Hurt When Hurled From
Buggy to Street

sBERKELEY, Aug. 2S.-Mrs- d. T.
Grifhths OF Christina and Gilman
streets. West Berkeley, was perhaps
fatally injured and her husband.
a master electrician, was seriously
hurt in a runaway accident that
occurred at the corner of University
and San Pablo avenues at o'clock this
evening. Griffith was driving a young
horse. and his wife occupied a seat In
the light rig beside him
street car passing them in Sam
Pablo avenue scared the horse. which
SHE'D, then bolted with the bit in his
teeth. Griff1th was unable TO hold the
animal and the vehicle was smashed
on a telegraph pole, overturning and
throwing both occupants into the
street.
The woman suffered a deep cash in
the head, dislocation OF the right shou1-
der and breaking of the Hgaments OF
the right arm Grihith suffered cuts
of the right arm and dislocation OF the
right shoulder. He has a store and
electrical shop at 2045 San Pablo ave-
nue..
The injured persons were taken to
their home by the police