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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
Notice of General Election.
State Of NJ ississippi,

BY authority vested in the undersign-
ed commissioners Of election for said
county and state, the following named
persons are hereby appointed as man
ayers, clerks and bailifs to hold and
conduct an election for Presidential
Electors for the State OF Mississippi
and for a Congressman from the Third
Congressional District Of said State, to
be held 0 N Tuesday, after the first Mon
dav, being the Bird day Of November,
1908, to-wit:
Minter City--B. T. Sayre, r. B. Sims,
Eli Abbott, managers; J. j. Church, j.
M. Yearger, clerks; B. Polewada, bailiff
Sunny Side-H. L.. Walton, b. II. jane
son, John r. Bunch, managers; J.. P.
Joiner, Gay ID. Jones, clerks; G. B. Will
son. bailif.
Schlater-~G. W. Holmes, CIR, Price, ]
ID. billiard, managers; A. Raft, G. M.
Dixon, clerks; W. n. Manahan, bailid.
Money--R. L. Kirby, G. J. Liddell,
Carl Kirby, managers; NJ. l.. Gilbert. II.
r. Hernandez, clerks; c. A. liealey,
bailiff.
shellmound Wall, r. s. Wing
Heiu, ". -. bIedsoe, DR., j. ID.
McCaskill. J. W. Wingield, clerks; e. Il.
Kersh, bailiff.
Greenwood-W. r. Bell, ]. L. Barnard,
j. II. Ellington, managers; A. r. Bew, l..
7. McShane, clerks; sam Coleman, bail
III.
ltta Bena Mallory Davis, L. ]. Young,
John Erskine, managers; W. d. Halsel,,
II. Copeloff, clerks; SIS, Mitchell, baiiiff.
Sidon--H. L. Price. S. |. Brown, A. b.
White, managers; W. H. Smith, II. M.
Coca, clerks; J. s. Parker, baiIid.
Morgan-W. q. Poindexter, John r.
Prophet, J. Il. Nc Math, managers; C. X.
Meter, W. W. Neblett, clerks; ]. G.
Scott, bailiff.
Swift-Dr. Mcneil, G. p. Mann, II.
WoOlbert, managers; Floyd A. Stevens,
ii. II. Nabors, clerks; Paul Krivos, bailiff
i'll GILLESPIE,
i'll. MONTGOMERY,
A o PETERSON,
Election Commissioners.
Greenwood, Miss, Oct. s, 1908.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
Bankruptcy Notice.

In the District Court Of the United
States, for the Southern District Of
Mississippi.
In the matter Of Mrs. NJ. r. Gates, bank
rurt. In Bankruptcy. No. 504.
To Whom It 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.
rnpt, praying that she be discharged
frum all her debts provahle against her
estate. except such debts ~ are except
ed by law from such discharge. Tho
hearing Of said petition has been sat for
the 9th day Of November, A. n. 1908, at
jackson. Mississiopi, before the Honor
able II G. Niles, United States District
Judge, at which time and place vau are
required to show cause, II any you have,
Why the prayer Of said petitioner should
not b. granted.
L. B. MOsELEY, Clerk.
BY B. L. TODD. JR., I. c.
GARDNER q WARRINGTON,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
SURPRISE OF the CAMPAIGN.

One Of the great surprises of this
campaign, in my opinion, will be
the vote which Bryan is TO get in
Greater New York. In 1900 he had
only 10000 over Mckinley in the
area comprising the metropolis city.
This year all the signs are his
plurality in the whole town will be
upward Of 100000, 1t may be 1885,
600. Unless the republican manag-
ers can do something To stop the
labor people going wholesale to
Bryan it may even be more than
that Walter Wellman in Chicago
Record. Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
Notice to Creditors.

Estate Of W. 0. Bacon, deceased, by Ira
b. Bright, administrator:
The creditors of the estate Of W. O,
Bacon, deceased. will take notice that
on Tuesday, the Ord 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-
tion. You will further take notice that
all claims against said estate must be
filed with G. W. Crockett, clerk of the
Chancery Court Of Leiore County, Mis-.
sissippi, by said date and that all
creditors may attend or said date.
Witness my signature this the 18th
day Of September, 1908.
IRA B BRIGHT, Administrator.
Pollard h Hammer, Solicitors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
The Commonwealth regrets that

The Commonwealth regrets that
il is not in position 10 prin, the recent
letter Of Hon. G. II, Williams con-
corning State Treasurer Edwards
r.cen, persistent refusal 10 accept
surety binds from banks selected a.
repositories for Stste funds. Mr..
Williams article is very elaborate
and completely knocks all the wind
out of the sails Of Mr., Eiwards fee
bic arguments against surety bonds,
leaving that very distinguished
watchdog Of the treasury in a most
awkward and embarrassing position.
Among other things Mr.. Williams
mentioned the fact that after persist
ent efforts Mr.. Edwards had failed
to make his own official bond in
these same surety bond companies,
and that the legislature reduced the
amount OF his bond in order that he
might be able to make it among his
personal friends. The Supreme
Court has rendered an opinion
which requires the Treasurer to ac-
cept surety bonds from the deposi-
tories, aud he will doubtless not be
50 persistent in future in The matter
Of trying to dictate to the Governor
and Attorney General as to the con
struction of the laws of the State.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23

To III persons interested in the LANDS
described below:

To III persons interested In b lands
described below
You will take notice that ?. Cohen ct
ais have this day filed in my ONCE .
petition praying for the organization OF
a Drainage District to embrace the fol-
loving lands in Lefore county. Missis-
sippi, to-uit:
la Township 20. Range one VEST
Southwest quarter section y; west half
Of southeast quarter section q; south
west quarter section 20; sections n and
and rs: East half Of southeast quarter
section g.: sections 33, "a, So and west
half section SO.
In Township 10. Range 1 Vest
Northeast quarter section 2; west half
section 2; section 5; all that part OF sec
tion 4 north OF Lake Henry and covered
by Lake Henry. A strip 200 feet wide,
100 feet on each side Of the centre or
thread OF the stream Of Lake Henry
across sections D and D.
In Township 20, R. 2 W.-Right-of-
way 200 feet wide, in Channel OF Lake
Henry and Turkey Bayou in sections 35
and 80.
The boundaries of said Drainage Dis
triet are as follows: Begin at the
northeast corner, section II, r. l W.
and run south one half mile, thence east
to center of section 20, T. 20, r. l W.;
thence south to south boundary Of said
section; thence east one nile; thence
south one mile; thence west to north
east corner section 2, Township 10, r. l
W.: thence south one half mile; thence
west one half mile to the centre said
section 2; thence south one half mile;
thence west to southwest corner Of sec
tiou 8, r. 10, r. l W.; thence north to a
point 100 it. south Of the centre or
thread of the stream Of Lake Henry;
thence westerly, with the meanderings
of said Lake, 100 IT. south Of the centre
OF said stream and Turkey Bayou to the
west boundary of section IS, T. 20, r. 2
W; thence north across said stream 200
feet; thence essterly with the meander-
ings of Turkey Bayou and Lake Hem
ry to the west boundary OF section 4, T..
10 r. 1 W.; thence north to the north
west corner of said section 4; thence
vest one fourth mile; thence north one
half mile; thence east one fourth mile;
thence north one half mile to the north
west corner of section %, T. 20, r. l w.;
thence east one mile; thence north one
half mile to northwest corner southwest
quarter section %, T. 20, r. l W.;
thence east to the north east corner Of
the west half of south east quarter said
section 81; thence south one half mile;
thence east one fourth mile to the point
of beginning.
Petitioners will ask a hearing on said
petition at one o'clock pm, on the End
day Of November, 1908, at the Court
House In Greenwood, Mississippi.
Witness my hand and seal this 8th
day of October, 1908.
(sea) G. W. CROCKETT,
Clerk of the Chancery Court Of Leiore
County, Mississippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23

The Commonwealth welcomes to
its columns again a nice lot Of local
news items from ltta Bona. MIR,
Robert Portwood has charge of our
Itta Beua news bureau and will act
as agent for The Commonwealth in
that progressive town Any favors
shown him will be appreciated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
Notice to Creditors.
Estate Alfred Harris, deceased, by John
Il. Harris, Executor.

Estate Alfred Harris, deceased, by John
Il. Harris, Executor.
All persons having claims against the
estate OF Alfred Harris, deceased, are
required to have same probated and
registered by the Clerk of the Chancery
Court of Leflore County, Mississippi,
within one year from the date Of this
publication. A failure to have such
claims probated and registered within
said time will forever bar same. Letters
testamentary 9 this day granted by
the Clerk Of said court to me as executor
OF said estate.
Witness my signature this the 10th
day Of October, 1908.
JOHN X. HARRIS, Executor.
KIMBRoUGH q KIMBROUGH, Solicitors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23

young man, il you are learning
to smoke cigarettes, please cut il
out. They will harm yon, ruin your
health, and finally land you in an
insane asylum. No habit is more
deadly, dangerous and invites death
more surely, than the cigarette hab-
it, pertinently suggests an ex-
change.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
Citation.
a Of Mississippi.

State Of Mississippi.
To Louis Cbsndler, whose post. office Is
unknown, defendant:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chsncery Court OF the County Of
LeGore In said state on the first Monday
November, A. ID, 1908, to defend the
suit 10 said court Of Rosie Chandler,
wherein you are defendant.
This the 9Th day Of October, 1908.
G. W CROCKETT, Clerk.
]. ". BRA pFoRD, Attorney.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
MUST ACCEPT SURETY BONDS.

Gov. Noel on last Monday made
public the following communications
from the supreme court judges To
himself, and from himself. in turn,
to State Treasurer L wards on the
depository and security proposition;
SUPREME COURT OPINION
ITO IIls E~xceIiency, the Hon. + +.
Noel, Governor, etc :
"Sir-Confning ourselves to the
actual case before your exeellency
and in answer TO what We under
stand you 10 ask, we respectfully
say that the action Of the commits
sion is conclusive on the treasurer,
aud he must accept the surety
bonds. the majority having accept
ed them, and in this he and his
official bondsmen are protected by
the legislative act as construed by
the supreme court There is no
difference Of opinion among the
Judges rs to this conclusion, nor in
the conclusion that this protection
holds. even if the opinion should
hereafter be reoonsidered.
We all agreed, 100, that II only
surety bonds are offered IN any
case, and the surety companies are
solvent they must be accepted by
the commission under The 81, and
with the same ~pn2tectloa Ia sbe
treasurer
II different statutory securities
are offered, the commission HsAy de
termlne which 10 lake, ~ith she
same protector; VS. all agree IS 10
this.
We have the honor to o@ very
respectfully. your excelieDcy's ODE
dent servants,
"Tag SUqRg4E C0UET Jya5gs,
by Calhoon, j.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23

Ply your subscription to this
paper promptly. The postal laws
require Us 70 strike the names from
our books Of all subscribers who
o~e Tor one year Or more. This We
dislike Y Do, So pay up promptly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
The NV NRNANT STAItMINI.

Bridget" cautioned the mistress
one afternoon lately, IF anyone calls
to see me tell her I'm out I'm too
tired to see any one"
Accordingly, a little later, a very
dear friend who appeared at the
front door received this incompre-
hensive answer to her inquiry il
Mrs. Blank were in
mo, she Amt, Mum; an phat's
more, she says she's so toired she
went blind."-New York Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23

The splendid weather continues
and the planters are making fine
progress with their cotton picking,
but the price Of the staple still per
sists in going down.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
NOEL To EIGW 4gDS.

This opinion was handed to the
governor last Saturday and Monday
the executive addressed Treasurer
Edwards the following salty letter;
Dear Sir Herewith find inclos-
ed a copy Of the opinion OF the
supreme court justices, u~pholding,
for the third time, our state deposi-
tory law, including the right Of the
Legislature 10 prescribe the kinds of
security available, and also setting
forth the principle, uniformly up
held by the supreme court OF the
United States, that il a decision
o~verrules a former judicial con-
struction Of a statute, all %interven-
ing dealings are, legally protected.
AS all forms OF statutory security
presented by applicants who were
willing to pay more than the I'm.
animously established minimum
rate of interest, fell far short of the
states funds that will become availa-
Bile for depository purposes, no legal
construction could have defeated
the absolute right to acceptance
under such circumstances for all
Offering surety, or other statutory
named bonds. Your publicly
announced refusal to be governed
by the law comforting these rights
and duties lessened the number of
state repositories and the rate of in.
terest to which the state is entitled
to some extent. Two repositories,
one of the largest, reduced their
rate of interest nearly 2 per cent,
after they had been chosen, on &C
count of your refusal to be govern
ed by our depository law, whose
violation is made penal, and could,
section SAT- of the code,
result in your removal from office il
the courts fully enforced our laws.
Laws are to be observed as writ
ten, regardless of the personal views
of citizens or of officials, the conse-
quences resting upon our law
makers, to whom the people have
entrusted this function and respon-
sibility.
Surety bonds in our state are
neither new, untried nor discredit-
ed, being a legally sufficient, fully
tested and legally approved guar
anty for safe accounting of public
and private funds. Section 1869 Of
our code authorizes their use in all
cases in which bonds are required
Of any person, officer or corpora
Not a default thus secured,
so far as | know, has proved un-
collectable in full. Il was the only
security the state had for its
during the term OF your pre-
decessor. No uneasiness need be
felt for any state funds thus
secured. Every bank offering its
application was fully investigated
by an excellent mercantile agency,
and one or more Of our best posted
bankers. MOI more than IS per
cent Of the legally assessed vslua-
Of any depository was accepted,
and every doubtful one was rejected.
In addition to this, bank officials
any funds the deposit
when careful examination Of the
bank books and securities would
Indicate its solvency to be doubtful
IRE guilty Of 4 penitentiary offense.
THE personal equation should be
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23

The Aberdeen Examiner says that
Democratic prospects are brighten
ing hourly in the eastern states, and
Bryan is likely to carry New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode
Island, with Democratic gains in
congressman in Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Maine
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
Citation.

State Of Mississippi.
To James 8. Grant and Garry M. Inflow:
You are commanded to appear before
the chancery court Of the county Of
~tefore. In said State, on the first Mon
day Of November, A. D., 1908, n defend
the suit In said court Of \. H Austin,
wherein YOU are defendants.
This 9th day Of October. 1908.
G. ". CROCKETT, Clerk.
BY B. P. CHATHAM, D. @.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23

Only eleven more days until the
people will elect Bryan as their next
President.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23

Look out for a democratic land
slide on Nov 3td. Its coming.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23

An inclination to be constip-
ated is a common symptom Of
the American people, This is
due to Indigestion, and indiges-
ton comes from indiscretion of
diet. Let foods be daily eaten
l;ke
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
ANNOUNCEMENT

For Street Commissioner,
". B PRINCE
". J. CARR,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-23

Obituaries, Tributes Of Respect and
Cards # Thanks In this paper vii De
charged for AT the rat"uf 5 cents a line,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-08-28

the. lived in simple age, and held
simpler faith than ours.
Who has not heard OF the fame Of
the Kilkenny cats? THE Kilkenny
cats" says a correspondent OF one Of
on the papers, were not illustrative
of an Irish practice. The gentle cat
fight was introduced by Hessian SOL
diers in 1898. At that time Kllllen-
ny was garrisoned by them. They
amused themselves in barracks by
tying two cats together by their tails
and throwing them across a clothes
line to fight. An officer, hearing Of
the cruel pdactice, resolved to stop
1t. AS he enteredz the room one Of
the troopers, selling a sword cut the
tails in two as the animals hung
across the line. The two cats es-
capped minus their tails through an
open window, and when the officer
inquired the meaning of the two
bleeding tails being left behind in
the room he was coolly told that
two cats had been fighting and had
devoured each other all but the tails"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-08-28
ROYAL Chickens of Japan.

THE most beautiful and eXtraordi-
nary chickens in the world are those
bred by the royal family of Japan,
the privilege of raising them not beine
accorded to any of the mikado's sub
jects,' says Mr.. l.. j. De Courcey OF
Yokohama at the Rennert. These
chickens are celebrated for the won
derful growth of their tail feathers a
full-grown ROSTERS tail often reaching
a length of 20 feet. The tail is of a
lovely deep blue shade while the body
is buff A pair of these chickens has
been known to sell a wealthy English
man for $1,000 on condition that he
would take them out of the country.
Il believe that ere long the species
will entirely disappear as heard be-
fore leaving Japan that it was the in
tenntion of his majecty to cause their
breeding. "-Baltimor American
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-08-28

tain one of distinguishing be-
tween day and night is to
observe the time of high and 10
tide. Division of time into months
comes from the motions of the moon.
Malays, Polynesians and Australian
aborigines reckon time exclusively by
months and days.
That greater unit of time, the year,
characterized by the regular succession
of the seasons, has presented the
greatest difficulties to exact determin-
alton party because the seasons are
not sharply distinguish Cd in some re-
gions, partly because Of the universal
desire to establish among the year,
month and day simple relations which
find no support in the TACT of astrono-
my.
Inhabitants If there are any, must
find it extremely difficult TO establish
units of time. Venus always turns the
same face toward the sun; so the
planet has no day, and the lack of a
moon deprives it of a month. Finally
1t has no year. for its axis of rotation
is perpendicular to the plane of its
orbit and the latter is almost circular.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-08-28
A Grand family Medicine.

1T gives me pleasure to speak a
good word for Electric Bitters," writes
Mr.. Frank Conlan of No. 436 Houston
St., New York. It's a grand family
medicine for dyspepsia and liver COM
plications; while for lame back and
weak kidneys it cannot be too highly
recommended" Electric Bitters regu
late the digestive functions, purify
the blood, and impart renewed vigor
and vitality to the weak and debilitate
of both sexes. Sold under guarantee
at all druggist SOC m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-08-28
some EXPENSES IN
THE YEAR Of 1851
Interesting Disclosures MADE
BY An Old Memorandum
Book.

An old memorandum book has just
come to light, in which some interest
ing prices are recorded. They make
us groan says the Brooklyn Eagle
As we read them we begin to believe
what the old people tell us-that for
mer times were indeed better than
these.
The woman who kept this account
book paid, to be sure 1926 to go from
Westfield, Mass, to New York and 50
more to go from New York to Philadel
phia but she paid only IS cents doz-
en- for her washing-beautifully ironeC
and brought to her door-and $40 c
month for her board and says that II
was good, too.
6he had her daguereotype taken a
single picture and paid $3.50 for it
1--WE can improve on the price, She
bought a pair of shoes for $l.25 and
had a dress cut for 81 1-2 cents. The
accounts bristle it'll half and quart
cents. Things cost sometimes a Zip
sometimes a levy" The former was
IA cents; the latter u 1-2 cents.
She bought a pair of rubbers fol
81 1-2 cents and wrote them down as
gums" For her pew rent at church
she paid &C 2-3 cents a quarter. Her
gowns were made of "debags." de
laine" and null" and she paid $1.7J
for the fitting and making Of one
She wore congress CATERS and paid the
exorbitant price of 1925 for a pair
She bought a copy of Agnes; the
New of her Coffin, book which man
of US remember to have seen lying on
parlor tbales even in the los. II was
considered a wonderful work in its
time and most comfortable to those
in affection. For teaching school elev
en- weeks this woman received $50.
She paid 80 cents to 20 from West
field to Springfield and 81 from Spring.
field to Hartford with carriage hire,
She usually went from Hartfrod to
New York by boat, but she makes one
entry. Hartford to New York, across
the land" and then neglects to record
the price. She has a tooth drawn and
pays 20 cents. We reflect that this
was before the days of anaesthetcs.
She burned in her lamp fluid a
highly inflammablc oil which preceded
the safer kerosene.
Those seem primitive and homely
days to some who read these lines
1t is true that life was simple then
but in New England and Eastern New
York and the vicinity there may have
been higher living, in many respects
than now.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-08-28
Quaint and PECULIAR
women OF PARAGUAY.
Patient and Good Natured Dress
In White ana Go
Baref0Oted

Paraguay is rich in local color. The
picturesque character OF the native
population with their quaint Indian
features and habits of everyday life
are interesting to anybody fond Of
observing strange phases OF human
life. BY nature these people are pa
tient and gentle, seldom complain
ing, chattering and laughing from
sunrise to sunset and taking small
thoughts of what the morrow may
have in store for them.
1t is hard to imagine how Lopez
could have drilled them into fighting
material of strength enough to keep
in check the combined forces of Ar
gentina, Brazil and Uruguay for five
long weary years, and it speaks vol
umes for the indomitablc energy of the
man that he was able to sustain his
position for so protracted a time.
Clothing is very much of a superflu-
ity in Paraguay, says the Boston
Transcript. The attire Of the women
is a cotton chemise with a long sheet
like shawl, or manta, passed over the
heads and around the body in Moor
ish fashion. The dress of the men is
equally simple, consisting only of cot
ton shirt and trousers. Both sexes
are guiltless of foot covering. At times
an almost uncanny feeling rises when
group of these white-robed, dark
haierd madeps pass suddenly with the
silent tread of unshod feet.
On a morning in the market pla-
ces the women folk mock to sell their
wares, carrying on their heads the
baskets containing the, few cents
worth of native produce they have beer
able to gather together for disposal in
the towns. T he soft Guarani language
the common tongue of the Paraguay
ans, adds further charm to the scene.