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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09

10 the District Court OF the United
States for the Southern District of
Mississippi.
In the Matter Of ]. N. Bradford, Bank
rupt. In Bankruptcy
No. 504
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Take notice that on the 2tst day OF
July, A. D., 1908, a petition was filed in
bankruptcy by the above named bank.
rupt, praying hat he be discharged OF
all his debts ~provable against his estate,
except such debts as are excepted by
law from such discharge. The hearing
of said petition has been set for the
Goth day of October, A. D., 1908, at
jackson, Mississippi, before the Honora
BILE II. c. Niles, United States District
Judge. at which time and place you are
required to show cause, il any you have,
why the prayer OF said petitioner should
not be granted.
L. B. MOSELEY, Clerk
By B. l.. ToDD, JR., d. C.
GARDNER 4 WARRINGTON, Attorneys for
Petitioner.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09
Chanoey Notice.
To Ill persons interested in the hoos
described below:

To Ill persons interested In tne 0oos
described below
yaa will take notice that 7. Cohen q
ais. have this day died In ny ONCE .
petition praying for the organisation u
Drainage District To embrace the fol-
b,wing lands in Letare eouaty. AiAsis-
sippi. tn-Nit:
Ia Township 90. Range q West
S,gth St-st quarter section 2; vest half
u, 4uttssast quarter section =; south
w,,Sf sasster section %: sections II and
srd 81. east hall OF southeast quarter
sseyhn 81; Sections IS, 81, IS and west
bar s~ctiau Sc.
Ia Township 10, Range l Vest
Nar,hs-ass quarter section I; west half
sar,iou :: section s; all that part OF SEC
tiae 4 aarta Of Lake Henry and covered
~ Ike Henry. A strip 100 feet wide,
100 feet On each side Of the centre or
tread al the stream OF Lake Henry across
sectloas 6 sni G.
Ia Township 70. R. ! W.-Right-of-
wzy roe fee. wide, in Channel OF Lake
Henry snd Turkey Bayou in sections 81
and &
TIE boundaries Of said Drainage Dis
fr;et are - follows: Begin At the
rsgrs eesst cxrper, section 81. R. l W.
spa raz saata one half mile thence east
10 center IT section e, T. 20. r ";
themes sauth 10 south boundary OF xaid
section: tbarsce east one mile; thence
south one mile. thence west to north
easf cs-per section :. Township 10, r
v: thence south one half mile; thence
wesi ane half mile IL the centre sAid
SECTION 3: thenes south one half mile;
thence west ta south west ornsr OF 500
rIsu &, T. 10, r, / "; thence north to =
ns,iut 100 fl. south OF the csrrre OF
thread OF tie stream af Lake henry;
thence westerly, with the Tpssuaerines
es said Lake, 100 IT, south III the centre
II SID stream and Turkey Rsyou to the
west be aEsisry II section 81, T. %. r. !
q thence north seross said stream 100
feet; thence easterly with the meander-
fnss Of Turkey Bayou and Lake Hem
ry to the west boundary OF section 4. T.
10 r. / W: thence north to the north
west corner OF said section 4; thence
west one fourth mile; thence north n
bali mile; thence a 8 one fourth mile;
thence north one half mile to the north
vest corner OF section %, T. 20, r. W.;
thence east one mile; thence north one
half mile to northwest corner southwest
quarter section y, T. 20, r. l W.;
thence east to the north east corner OF
the vest half Of south east quarter said
section 81; thence south one half mile;
| thence last one fourth mile to the point
Of beginning,
Petitioners will ask a hearing on said
petition at one o'clock p.m, on the Ind
day OF November. 1908, at the Court
House in Greenwood, Mississippi.
Witness my hand and seal this 9Th
day Of October, 1908.
tseaD c. ". CROCK TT.
Clerk of the Chaneery Court u Leiors
County, Mississippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09
CH,RNtN MACK mfMu.

Chicago. Oct 5-Returnins to
Chicago today b take up the demo-
cratic campaign direction in the
west, Norman f. Macs, chairman OF
the democratic rational campaign
committee. declared that tire tide
Has strong FIR Bryan III tee east,
and that Il the democrats coatd hold
their advantage iseEs the denaocr tic
Ii krt would t~ surely e.ect Il To
tae Ass GATED Press ClMvraAn Mack
said ca l4s arrival here To-Day,
+ hare ben sagae weeks Tn tie
east ~e-a | have studied tie gaii-
teal : gasAtaa1 from every auge. /
have ss5tsd every d1Et ani ea7gest,
asai Sos1ay | All prepsFgd n ay tasi
II se aoid the sie2ay gains Ne have
made ia the last 'w9 months the
ees5n Is ours $gw York j. go
ins a~eua&arAtc In fzcl. there vii
he a landslide tss Bryan in the E1-
ylra State. Nav le0sy Rhode Is
Land, MarfEa5, Delaware and 0alo
vii! he alsc he found Ia Las DEMO
cratic c0aazan. Indiana u ss!ty
democratic Egen he republicans
don't seriously claim It,
Mr. Mack ssFs tAsi Pres 3eat
Roaserelt's letters have be, e3 tAe
democrats
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09

The Commonwealth desires to
compliment the different committees
for the admirable manner in which
they arranged for the entertainment
OF the Confederate veterans at the
reunion this week. Everything
passed Of as smoothly and nicely as
could have been desired. But this
is characteristic Of Greenwood's style
Of doing things
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09
Notice to Creditors.

Estate Of W. o. Bacon, deceased, by Ira
B. Bright, administrator:
The creditors Of the estate OF W. o.
Bacon, deceased, will take notice that
on Tuesday, the 3rd day Of November,
1908, all claims against the estate Of W.
o. Bacon, deceased, will be taken up by
the court for examination and adjudica-
ton. You will further take notice that
all claims against said estate must be
filed with c. W. Crockett, clerk Of the
Chancery Court OF Lefore County, Mis-
sissippi, by said date and that all
creditors may attend on said date.
Witness my signature this the 18th
day Of September, 1908.
IRA B, BRIGHT, Administrator.
Pollard Il Hammer, Solicitors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09
SEPARATE ASYLUM FOR NEGROES.

1t is announced from Jackson
that at the next session of the legis-
lature Dir, I, J. Mitchell, superin-
tenden. Of the Mississippi Insane
hospital, will submit a report sug-
costing that the negro insane at the
State be separated from the white
patients, and that = separate insti-
tuition for the treatment OF negroes
be established, located on State pro-
perty in the delta. DIR Mitchell
says that the negro insane are more
susceptible to diseases of infectious
nature, transmitting their ills,
especially tuberculosis, to the white
patients He believes that the
cost of maintenance Of an institution
for negro insane in the delta dis
would be smaller than that
now incurred ut the main institution
la Jackson. inmate labor could be
at agricultural pursuits,
it haring bsen found By experience
.azs. negro lunatlcs are in better
shen employed at 81
amount Of labor. He be-
heres that the Legislature should
j portion Of ihe Suntiower
s7pvx4 fasm for this purpose.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09
PMHES AND PR0JtCIS.

favored with rivers naslgable at GER
tain seasons # the year and which
and should, be made navigabIe at
all seasons II the wear as this c0nn
try is iayor,d. There are no richer
valleys drained by aaterwals than
the valleys drained By til" - Der,
WAYS Of tee Unitst S'A'rs-yri
there il ~ ,ountry which has bseu
80 mglectfuI Of H. waterways Is
this coautfy has been. That such
Is the csse is shown By the tsrt that
less than seven per cent Il the aEvl-
gable rivers Of the United es,rs
have bysa the s4bye,t q improve
meEt
There are rssng reasons fer the
fast Il geseel Appropriations to'
the improvement q the waterways
Of the ooaatTy weTe sporadic, IN
adequate and aaIsapplae3 In The
sense iha; their application sas for
k,csl pm. asts, with hall hearted a.
Q~aie~enoe 10 the improvement and
with the railways claiming that the
days If waterway improvement had
passed
The results Of tie neglect are
apparent today. The railways are
admitting heir inability to keep up
vita tie z~ArTes laas II
trelEhs Az4 1s assGsc1 I
~a4r~H LIS cs1sd
s ~ ea e 3A essseg1ss III
sge aa 5geg saEG n
G sc I'd -4a ~1Tar7G1sat
le eli r9.= A.uI saz-
&1@ Up t3a4 5Ass 1a Tx ~
Es Lara sA&=r lie a@
:ge Isl < = er ras
&Ts PATTERNS -4acsz al a4s
akzE e. ls I nc & !
aH Is AGAINST - &c
r-
II tie Federal gs-1=eGs La
3 a1 q .z To- aaza.er JAYS
erea seven bls We greatly geE cent d
The waterways 2f TIE Jagsed States
wo1!d be aaYigab1e today all The
ear Eoaad. Ii w&s the plan Of pro-
s thai retarded the improvement;
1f the Waterways 50 d~lsastro1sly
There was neither definite plan nor
unity Of action On the question
The project which received al sp-
preparation was the lucky prof ct,
but the result was half way I'M
provements, abandoned OF carried
on as the influence Of the representa-
tive or the senator might reach 1t
was a piebald system under which
sEssS9sspqrEyg Gsfnt u If ci5RGfhtlRg 'vEEssaaBBj6S
greater or less improvement with
ninety three per cent neglected.
1t is only in the definite plan
the fixed policy-of the government
that the waterways can be i'm
proved. To ask or to expect legis.
Iation for a special project today
would be to go back 10 the sporadic
plan-under which nothing was
done and nothing could be done.
The adoption OF the policy urged by
the National Rivers and Ilarbors
Congress would be the beginning of
improvement of waterways continu-
ed until finished, with adequate
annual appropriations under which
the work could and would be pros
ecuted and trade and commerce re.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09

Greenwood appreciates the honor
OF having entertained the Confeder-
ate veterans Of the Mississippi Divis-
ion this week There was nothing
too good for them while our vel
come guests.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09
ANNOUNCE
Greenwood. Ms. Fr4s,. RI g. 1903

The old veterans h&ya ecZ &1d
gone They weFe all we'll PLEASED
with Greenwood. and ven: haase
sounding the praises ot 0gc hos pita-
bic people.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09

The old Confederate veterans pro-
nounced the Greenwood reunion the
most enjoyable in the history Of the
Mississippi Division. This is very
gratifying to the people of Green
wood,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09

Things continue to look favorable
for Brsns election as President
The Republican leaders are badly
ratified and are hoanderlag around
like fish in hot water.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09
LAND TO Be SOLD N SNAIL TRACTS N
ADAMS COUNTY,

A special from Natchez to the
daily press under date Of the 3rd
!SGt sHHccEtes Ia; thirty thousand
acres Of land will be sold in small
tracts near that city. This will be
a great benefit 10 the city and
county. The big plantations around
Greenwood sold in small tracts to
thrifty farmers would soon make
this city 3 place Of 1900 to $4,000
Es7 Below is the proposition Of
tie NAacter Chamber Of Commerce:
By t4g he most important achieve
Ezeai Of ihe N&lctez Chamber Of
Ccgz-erc@ - ANNOUNCED yesterday
1ry~g. Secretary Daris
.s "a DC kss than the listing
t9c sac iArr@ga organization Of ten
sa5szs4Es3 AIRES of farm lands in
A1a-as ssss-iF, fire thousand acres
IL 3+hsrsg1 crEunsT and between
fwt&te z-1 &fp~E thousand acres in
LsElsa@sa PARISHES cgzsIgs0zs TO.
tz@ Manner market
Tie a1ss wA3ca s-4 10 be dis
Fese1 a zsass atss s~ggersisauza Of
The Ca&z teE IF C1rn-aerrs sill be
divided E.s ar.ssl. trstss 10 suit the
purchases, A@a sFsxy iaSacx1sens
will be pzsresa 10 eaasozrsge tie
small planter, ste truck txrner and
Others who rrEFsse ~ rslse csog&
other than costoa TIE lands are
to be sold On k1g- sasy iesHas. in
fact, on contracts ii4ss will entail sn
annual cost little sEssediag The
rental"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09

Greenwood completely captured
the Confederate Veterans at their
reunion here this week, They all
Yepb away, !dyelIghted, with the boz.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09

The foundation Of rogas-
health is what is allowed to enter
the mouth. The more simple
the diet, the more perfect the
health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09

Par v1r subscription y Ills
paper promptly The postal laws
squire Is to stake tho names from
our Soeks ct all subscribers who
csc Tor QEa year II E1o-e THIS we
dislike sn da 3 pay 70 promptly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09
Special Notice.

My ofsce is now at the Circuit Clerks
onice. where | will be pleased to serve
the public.
d. r. MONTGOMERY,
Jns,ice ~ the Peace.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-09

Obituaries. Tribzts-s of Respect Sed
Cards II Thanks 10 thls paper Will be
charged Ter 81 the rate q 5 cents 4 line
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-29
MISUSE THEIR CHIEF BEAUTY
Women All Too Prone to Abuse the
Crown of Glory.

You know, and every woman knows,
that women treat their hair to unpar-
donable abuse. Women treat their
hair to deeper insults than any Of
their other possessions. One night
when a woman feels amiable and
bright she will brush and pat her hair
and put a good, refreshing tonic on 1t,
and then braid it down her back. But
o! the next night, when she comes
home after a bridge party, she will
yank the hundred odd hairpins loose
and shake her hair away from her
head and neck, and hop into bed un-
mindful of the consequences.
The hair needs regular and constant
care, and under these conditions only
will it flourish. Find some course OF
treatment which suits your hair and
stick to this particular treatment, no
matter what happens.
To remove the tangles from the hair
use a coarse-toothed comb being cure
that the teeth are all smooth and
even. Never use a f1ne-tooth comb on
the hair. 1t splits the shaft of the
hair, Injuries the roots, and brings
forth a crop of dandruff.
1t Is not necessary. nor is 1t a good
thing, to brush the hair too much; a
dozen or two strokes each night TO
remove the dandruff, If there is any,
and the days dust and dirt, will suf-
fee.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-29

estate had frequently taken the men
their meals to the logging camp.
II was case of love at first sight
The day before license was procured
and the couple were married by a
local preacher. The house was built
on the raft and the bridal pair occu.
pied 1t as far as Bordentown, N. j
From there they went to Philadelphia
where the bridegroom has accepted a
position with a we'll known firm.
During the trip down river Mrs. Bur
rows took many snap shots of the
scenery and the bridegroom added
variety to the table In the floating
house with fish caught from the river
The bride did the cooking and IL is
said by the other men aboard that the
dinner was worth sitting down to. Al
tie-ups over night the men slept
ashore, but the bride and bridegroom
remained aboard. Burrows says he is
entirely cured of asthma and his wife
who was 10 years old the day of her
marriage, says she has had a most de-
light ful wedding trip. The couple left
the raft with the hearty good wishes
of tie crew and a souvenir from each
man of a five-dollar gold piece.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-29
Valiantly MeNeiIl Struggled On.

ing that it was impossible for those
outside to understand his plight. The
second hands OF score Of watches
licked on with an evil rapidity. 1t was
now three minutes and 80 seconds
since the diver had entered the tank.
Would he accomplish the almost SUI
perhuman feat of remaining there for
four minutes?
Just then DR.. E. II. Moss, who,
watch in hand, had been looking on,
crowded his way to within few feet
of the tank. He gazed for a moment
intently at the face of the struggling
man within. A small stream of blood
was slowly oozing from his mouth and
his fight against the depressing snakes
seemed much less animated than a
second before.
THAT mans all In" cried the physi-
clan to the spectators. HE can't get
out. Hurry up or he's dead mani"
In an instant a dozen men were
upon the platform. One grabbed the
attendant and forced him into the
tank Others busted themselves with
sticks and umbrellas in getting the
snakes out of the way. Finally the
way was cleared. but Mcneil still re-
NAMED in the bottom. He was ex-
hausted. The blood was now gushing
from his mouth and the very water
was becoming murky with It, The
iron belt alone weighted him down.
DR.. Moss hesitated not an instant.
He plunged into the tank and with the
assistance of the attendant managed
to lift Mcneil, more dead than alive,
into the open air. He had been in
the water for three minutes and so
seconds and was still alive. He was
rolled on the ground and after a few
minutes, during which the physician
worked desperately, was brought to
consciousness.
Upon regaining consciousness Nc
Neil turned to Manager Martin, who
had rushed to the spot on hearing of
the disturbance, and his first words
we're: Il told you l could stay under
for three minutes"
McNeill will be confined to his
rooms for several days until a blood
vessel In his lungs which burst under
the terrible pressure to which II was
forced Is healed.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-29
BATTLES UNDER
WATER FOR LIFE
SWIMMER HAS DESPERATE
STRUGGLE WITH WRITING
SNAKES IN TANK.
NEARLY STRANGLED TO DEATH
Performer, Whose Act Is Entitled "A
Battle Royal" Gives More Than
Imitation Of Man Trying
to Save Self.

Cincinnati.--Under water for three
minutes and fifty seconds. held down
by an iron belt about his body and
the weight Of dozen huge, writhing
snakes twined about his neck, William
Mcneil, a noted swimmer, was all but
strangled to death in tank of water
during the first performance OF his act,
The Battle Royal" at Chester park
the other afternoon.
McNeills act is to remain under wa
ter for three minutes, and then, after
having come to the surface for breath,
he again dives to the bottom Of the
glass tank and the snakes are let in
through trap door by an attendant.
Through this struggling mass of SER
penis Mcneil fights his way to the air
again. The accident was due to the
attendants mistake in letting the
snakes into the tank before Mcneil
had come to the surface for breath.
A large number of spectators had
crowded about the tank to view this
extraordinary feat. and Mcneil had
actually been under the water for
three minutes when the snakes were
introduced. The man was taken by
surprise. almost gasped in amazement,
and began desperate struggle with
the tangled weight of fighting snakes.
He tried to tear of his heavy belt;
he pulled so desperately'at the body of
one snake that he actually tore 1t
asunder. The audience applauded
wildly. Their watches showed that
he had been in the water for three
minutes and 20 seconds. He was an
extraordinary man and his perform
ance was sensational and realistic In
the extreme. They little knew that
Mcneil was In reality giving a battle
royal for life, and never dreamed that
the battle must be decided In very
few seconds or II would be too late.
Valiantly Mcneil struggled on, realiz-
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-29
Mourning Wells.

Now that the larger hats are admis
sible in mourning. the question of an
appropriate veil is sometimes vexing
Speaking generally. supposing the hal
to be on the droopy brim order, oil
even slightly bent, as over the face
and down in the back-for a shape
that raises itself at the side is not
correct-then the veil may be Of crepe
or grenadine. falling over the hat
down the back, when the hat becomes
French mourning.
II, however, the brim is perfect
ly straight and fat Though broad), as
the sailor shape, then a face veil OF
plain net, with or without border, is
worn
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-29
Buying Tan Shoes.

An authority claims that tan ghoes
should be purchased late in the day.
because earlier in the day a much
smaller shoe can be comfortably worn,
yet will prove a torment later in the
day. Tan leather does not give" like
other leather and often shrinks slight
ly when dampened. For this reason a
tan shoe holds its shape much better
than a black one, though 1t must be
comfortably fitted when purchased.
This should be remembered by moth.
ers buying tan shoes for children, for
pinched shoe is too annoying for
anything and doubly so for children.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-29
YOUNG COUPLE SPENDS
HONEYMOON ON RAFT
WoooMAN TAKES BRIDE ON TRIP
FOR HEALTH AS WELL AS
PLEASURE.

Port Jervis. N. Y.-Of the 36 RATS
which passed this city on their way
down the Delaware river to tidewater
recently. there was one which had a
rough shanty built on it. Cupid rode
on this raft.
Suffering from asthma, John Bur
rows, a down east Yankee. had
worked all winter In the upper Della
ware logging country and had been an
assistant helmsman on RATS which
were fioated to tidewater this spring.
He had his last trip the other day. He
took with him his bride, Miss Florence
Matthison. She is a native of the
upper Delaware valley and during the
getting out of timber on her uncle's
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-29
Crochet Belts.

Now that the princess modes are so
much in vogue the belt counter is not
so well patronized as heretofore, and
this causes the manufacturers to be
more than ever on the alert to produce
new lines that will be more than usual
ly tempting.
This little accessory will be ever In
demand for shirtwaists, and among
the novelties of this kind is a soft
flexible belt that looks like crochet. II
closes with mother-of-pearl buckle
and is very dainty. Price, rs cents
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-29
TOO FEW THINK OF HARMONY.
Combinations in Shades One of the
Main Things in Dress.

Many persons have excellent taste
for colors, but not combinations OF
shades. The following are excellent
rules for fancy work, interior or ex
terror house decorations and valuable
in suggestions for dress purposes.
Cold green contrasts with crimson
purple, white. pink. gold. orange; har'
monies with olive, citron, brown
black and gray.
Warm green contrasts with crimson,
maroon, red, pink. white, black and
lavender; harmonizes with yellow, or
ange. sky blue. gray, white, brown
and buff.
Orange contrasts with purple, blues,
black, olive, crimson and gray; har-
monies with yellow, red, warm green,
brown, white and bun.
Russell contrasts with green, black,
olive and gray; harmonizes with red,
yellow, orange and brown.
Olive contrasts with orange, red,
white and maroon; harmonizes with
green, blue. black and brown.
Green contrasts with colors contain
ing red, white and maroon and har-
monies with colors containing yellow
or blue.
Orange requires blue, black, purple
or dark colors for contrast and warm
colors for harmony.
Gold contrasts with any dark color,
but looks richer with dark tones and
least with yellow.
Colds best harmony is white.
Dark, bright colors are usually
warm.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-29
The children,s liable.

A friend of mine has a set OF small
square doilies, which she keeps for the
children to use when they have a
party or a distinguished guest They
are also used on birthdays, and IL a
child is III one of these doilies is sure
to grace his tray. They are embroid-
cred with quotations from alice in
Wonderland" all different, and all
oncerning things to eat. The children
are so fond of these doilies that I
.hink some other mother might like to
lake her children a set.-House-
Keeper.