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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

your honorable body that many and ur-
gent demands have been made upon II
for an additional reduction .in the
charges OF electricity. These demands
have had careful and earnest considers
tion by the Commission, but it finds it,
self unable to recommend to you that
such reduction can be made. AS you
know the entire income from the light
and water plant. save for the small
amount cash balance shown by u last
report, has been expended In providing
the sinking fund and making the extern
sions required by the needs OF the city.
Every extension made has been neces-
sary and beneficial to the city. The
Commission sees no way to comply with
the contract under which the bonds
were issued except to either maintain
the sinking fund as it is now done or for
the city to levy an additional tax for
that purpose. The amount set aside is
the amount shown by the interest tables
to be necessary, il well invested, to pay
the bonds at maturity.
When the extension OF the street
lighting service already ordered by you
has been made, the Commission thinks
that the needs Of the city for both light
and water service will have been we'll
provided for and that additional ex
tensions will not be soon necessary. 1t
would be an exceedingly pleasant and
agreeable thing to make a reduction in
the lighting charges before that time
and the Commission would ba GID to
recommend it to you If it could safely
be done, but the Commission is of the
opinion that unless an additional extern
sions requiring a considerable expendi-
ture OF money Is ordered by you and no
unforeseen contingency, such as boiler
explosion, short circuited dynamo, fire
storm, happen, the Commission is of the
opinion that a reduction of an addition
al ten per cent on all bills less than for
ty dollars can be made and a discount
at a rate per cent equal to one half the
amount Of the bills in excess OF forty
dollars can be granted, provided the dis
count shall in no case exceed thirty per
cent. to take effect on the LIST day of
October, 1908, SO that the November
bills for electricity will be on a basis of
twenty cents per kilow.
1t would be unsafe to attempt to go
the coming summer with re-
luced charges, but the Commission
hopes to be able to recommend this re-
luction in time to have it go into effect
vt the time suggested, October LIST, 1908.
Respectfully submitted,
q. L. MOUNGER,
Chairman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

During L. 7. Cooper's recent visit to
Chicago, where his new preparation
and theory created the usual sensation,
many hundreds Of people brought
enormous internal parasites to the
young man, which had left the system
after taking his medicine.
Among these people was Mr.. Emil
Winkler, who brought to Cooper a
tapeworm that proved to be over
ninety feet in length. Mr.. Winkler,
who resides at 1872 East Ohio Street,
Chicago, had this to say of his expe-
rience: For five years / have been
more or less complaining. I have had
severe headaches, and any food that l
would eat would nauseate me. | would
have bad dreams almost every night;
dizzy spells would compel me to quit
work. Black spots would appear be.
fore my eyes when STOPPING over and
rising quickly. l would feel tired most
of the time; in fact, I had no life in
me to speak of for the last five years.
] tried various treatments. and one
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
WOOdmen of the World.

From Sovereign Escort H. +. Simrall
Of this city we learn that the advance
figures Of the Sovereign Camp woodmen
Of the World show 1907 to have been
the most progressive year in the his
tory OF this organization. The mem
bership on January 1, 1908, was 1872, 900.
On January 1, 1907, it was $50, 100. The
net gain during the year was $3.50 as
compared with 58,12s for 1905. The re-
ceipts during the year were $6,9i4, O20-
~. The expenditures for death losses
we're $s,272, $50. 80; for monuments, $685.
75S.40; for disability claims, %, $50. The
total emergency fund and cash on hand
the first Of this year was $500 ,0l3.7i.
The Sovereign Camp woodmen Of the
World is enjoying "a extraordinary
growth. Its increase In assets is keep
ing pace with II.
The advance in Mississippi shows no
let-up. Seven thousand Ave hundred
and eighty-six applications we're writ
ten in the State during 1907. More
than 100000 nj paid to widows and
orphans. tighty-nve new camps we're
bringing the number Of ac-
tive camps up to 1856. The membership
January LIST was about 81, 0O0.--Co-
(Miss.) Dispatch.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
FEEL EVERY CHANGE
or THE WEATHER.
A Bad Back Is Always Worse DBrlnI
Wet or Chanlesbie Weather.

Ia your back a barometer?
Does 1t foretell every change Of
weather?
Does every cold settle on your kid
neys?
Bring aching, throbbing pains?
Does II disorder the urine?
The kidneys are calling for help.
Use Dosn's Kidney Pills.
A. Grossette. Of 81 Grand Ave, Meri.
dian, Miss, says: "My wife had suffered
considerably with kidney disease and
pains in her back and loins. ~ | had
heard a great deal about Doan's Kidney
Pills and when she became so bad | got
her a box; - they acted quickly and
thoroughly, for by the time she had TAX
en- three boxes she was as well az ever.
| never hear her complain Of headache,
pains 10 the back and kidneys any more.
Her health is good and | can truthfulIy
say that Deans Kidney Pills helped her
when other remedies had no effect. My
wife and | have both recommended them
to friends and all speak highly OF them
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cts.
MiIburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other. Q)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Posted.
Posted.

Owl Creek plantation and the Erskine
plantation, near Rising san, Miss, are
posted against hunters, and such tres.
passers will be prosecuted.
is. KENT, Manager.
October 20, 1907.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Posted.

My lands are posted against hunters,
and all such trespassers will be prose-
cuted.
il. MCMILLAN.
Valley Hill, Miss, Nov. 10, 1907.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
AWFUL CREATURE WAS !
NINETY FEET LON
Recent Grewsome Experience q q Cflceev
Man Is Sample Of a Series Of
Such Cases

physician In st. Louis ~ rsenu
mended to me, and ] was uuder
treatment some time, but q usual /
obtained no relief.
$50 many people asked me 70 ~
Cooper's preparation that I decidoS|
to do SO, and after using It for l ~
days, this awful thing passed from ~
system. l feel much better ALREADY.
and I want to say right here that I
thank Mr.. Cooper a hundred times for
what his medicine has done for me. I
would not take $4,000 and have thai
thing back in my system again.
Mr.. Winkler is a fair sample Of III
experience Of many during Coopers
stay in Chicago. and this no douh3
helped to account for the enormous
sale Of the Cooper preparation in THU
city and Others, recently visited y
the young man.
We sell and will be pleased -
explain the Cooper preparations
-Ernest R. Locke.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Posted.

Notice is hereby given that all hunt
Ing and t~rcspassing of every kind Ia
prohibited on all the lands we W and
control In Lelore county, Miss.
j.. L. HALEY,
NJ. h. HALEY.
ltta Bona, Miss, Nov. Ia, 1907.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Fine Cotton Seed for Sale.

Pure Florodora Cotton Seed. bought
from l.. A. Stony, OF South Carolina tho
originator Of these seed, and they are
guaranteed to be absolutely pure. |
have handled these seed very carefully,
and refer the public to John r. Mccain
AZ to the quality and staple of the cot
ton produced from the seed. Apply to
J. p. Jones, Money, Miss, or John T.
Mccain, Green wood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
For Rheumatic Sufferers.

The quick relief from pain afforded by
applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm
makes it a favorite with sufferers from
rheumatism, sciatica, lame back, lum-
bago and deep seated and muscular
pains. For sale by Raines' drug store
and G. d. Classify.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
PROCEEDINGS OF
CITY COUNCIL.
Report OF Lisht and Water Commits.
sion Received and Approved.

The Board met Feb. A, 1908, with the
following members and officers present !:
W. s. Vardaman, mayor; r. l.. Miller,
marshal r. II. Hicks, clerk Il. v.
Hughston, attorney W. X. Bell, Jno. A..
Shute and b. L. Young, aldermen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21

The Commonwealth does
the best dass Of Printing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Posted.

My lands are posted against agents,
peddlers and solicitors Of all kinds, and
| will prosecute all such trespassors.
A. L. SCALES.
Greenwood. Miss. Fob. l, 1907.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
For Safe.

Nice lot Of dry goods shelving FOR
sale. Apply to Iyman-Le~is Co., Green
wood, Miss.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
COWS EATING STRONG WEEDS.
When Pasturase Gets Short They Are
Apt to Eat Weeds That Talnt Milk.

Much trouble Is experienced in some
localities in the summer from COWS
eating strong weeds. When the grass
is flush they eat the grass. 1t is only
when the dry time of summer ap
proaches that the cows turn to the
weeds.
On pastures that are partly worn
out, the grass in the summer time be-
comes very dry from the fact that the
sod is thin and the roots of the grass
do not reach down to soil moisture
But the weeds have long roots and
they reach far down into the moist soil
and keep themselves supplied with
moisture.
So the cows can find in the leaves
and stems of the weeds more succu-
lence than in the blades of grass. The
eating of the weeds gives the milk a
weedy flavor, and this is appreciated
by the creameryman or the cheese
maker. 1t is impossible to make good
butter or cheese out of such milk.
So. war should be made on the
weeds or on the drought. declares the
Farmers Review. The weeds can be
mown and partially kept down in that
way. To make war on the drought, i'm
prove the pasture by blowing and fer
tilizing portions at a time. The rich
er the pasture, the better will it sus-
tain itself against the drought.
Ordinarily shallow blowing is pref
cradle to deep blowing, but as an anti
drought measure, deep blowing is good.
The deeper the blowing the nearer
will the bottom of the furrow be to
soil water, and the easier it will be for
the grass roots to get a constant sup
ply of moisture for the grass So long
as the grass can get supply of
moisture it will keep green.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
Prof. Simon New comb.

one of the highest independent honors
in the gift Of the kaiser and has been
worn by the worlds greatest scientist
in several generations, inasmuch as
Germany has for years been in the
forefront Of scientific progress.
Prof. Newcomb is the only Ameri.
can authorized to accept the decora,
tion of foreign monarch in eight
years, and has, indeed, received more
Of these honors than any other living
American. He is an officer of the
Legion of Honor, is tho first native
American since Franklin to be made
an associate of the Institute of France,
has received exalted degrees from ten
European universities. is member Of
about 80 foreign societies, has re-
ceived five medals from abroad, had
his portrait ordered by the car for
the Imperial university of Russia.
while both the Imperial university of
Japan and the Imperial observatory of
Russia have presented him with hand
some testimonial vases in recognition
of his contributions to science.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
WHY NOT MORE Sheep
A Query Which Every Farmer Should
ThoushtfuIly Consider.

Probably the main reason more
farmers do not keep sheep is because
they do not understand them. You
ask them why. and one will say sheep
will not pay on high-priced land; an
other will say cattle and hogs will
make more profit; another, they re-
quire too much fencing, and still an
other will aver that they are too much
bother. Are all these objections well
grounded? Ask the man who has been
raising sheep for the last flve years.
He will tell you that sheep will yield
as good II not better profit than any
other class of live stock, considering
the expense one Is put to in getting
started and for care.
Sheep bring in profits from two
sources-namely. lambs and wool. Not
only are they valuable in that way,
but there is no other class Of live stock
that will return such large amount
of fertility to the soil. They have fifty
been termed the golden hoof that en-
riches the SOIL" AS to the high-priced
land proposition. II they did not pay 1t
1t is not probable they would be kept
SohlihuouoiS vi ooluC VI lic li5HCot-
priced farms in England, says Good
sails Farmer. OF course 1t Is hard to
make farmer in the corn belt, with
land at 500 or more per acre. believe
this, for he has grown up to the idea
OF raising corn and feeding cattle.
While the profits from sheep rails
ing are not always constant and will
at times cease to be profit, says the
Farmers Voice, the same is true with
other classes of live stock. At pres
emit the prices of sheep and lambs on
our markets are not as good as they
were few months ago, but the man
who is In the business to stay will un-
doubtedly see better conditions in the
not far distant future. High prices for
feed are somewhat of handicap to
feeders of all kinds of live stock, and
this may be one of the years when the
profits are not SO big. But 1t is the
man who keeps at 1t who makes the
money. Good management will count
for as much II not more with the flock
as with the herd of cattle or drove of
hogs. The flocks that do not pay are
the neglected ones-the ones kept
by men who do not understand sheep.
With the least trouble of any farm
stock, the sheep with its two-fold
source of income will build up the de-
pleted farm and make the productive
one grow bigger crops.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
AND she LEFT HIM GUESSING.
Woman's Directions Of Little Help to
Travelling Lawyer.

A New York lawyer was called re-
Gently to a hamlet in Berks county,
Pennsylvania. in the interest OF a
large coal corporation, and now he is
telling this story on himself:
He was driving along country road
and feared he might have lost his
bearings. The village he wanted to
reach seemed elusive. SO he halted in
front of q farmhouse to make In
Quiries.
Madam" he called out to broad
German woman, who stood looking at
him from beneath poke" bonnet,
can you tell me how far it is to the
next village?"
"Oh, yust leedle ways" came the
response.
But. my good woman. how far is
It? Is 1t two. four, six or eight miles?
That's what l want to know"
yah. links So"
And the Wall street lawyer drove
on q wiser man.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
TIME OF FATTENING.
In the Early Spring and the Fall the
Best Gains Are Made.

A writer on the fattening Of hogs
says: There are two seasons of the
year when the greatest gains can be
made in hogs of the same type and
under similar conditions with the
same quantity Of corn. These are in
the early spring, before the weather
becomes excessively hot, and in Sep
TENDER, October and November, be-
fore 1t becomes excessively cold. Pru-
dent farmers, therefore, aim to do the
bulk Of their feeding in these months.
The objection to early fall feeding lies
in this, that the packers usually make
combined effort to beat down the
price of hogs at the beginning of the
packing season. The fact that very
large per cent. of the hogs are fed
In the fall of the year, and thrown
upon the market, enables them to do
80 in ordinary seasons without much
difficulty. This season, however, is
likely to prove an exception. The
packing season begins the LIST of No
vember, and the sharp demand at
pork products makes it probable that
the usual effort will not be made, or,
at least, not with the same earnest
ness this year. While it Is true, as
rule, that higher prices prevail in Feb
ruary and March than in November
and December, the difficulty in making
weights during the first-named
months, and the heavy expense in
volved in the way of keeping up the
animal heat, go far to neutralize the
difference in prices. Where the farm
er does not sell in car load lots 1t Is a
good thing to have a few hogs to turn
OF at different seasons of the year. 1t
is also a good plan to have the largest
lots to turn off at the close of the sea-
son, when the greatest gains can be
made with the same amount of corn.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
Eel Swallowed Sunhsh.

A son Of Hiram Denny, a poultry
farmer, near Lancaster, was fishing in
the Conestoga and had occasion to
leave his line unattended for a short
time. When the youth returned the
line was spanned like the snare Of q
drum and he hastily pulled it out. 1t
contained an immense eel. 1t was a
most peculiar looking eel. for near the
middle 1t was abruptly broadened out.
Examination showed that the eel had
swallowed sunflsh which had been
the first victim of the boys hook and
line. and still had the barbed point i'm
bedded in Its mouth.-Philadelphia
Record.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
DIP THE LAMBS.
Unless You Do You Cannot Be Free
from Ticks.

Shepherds are universally complain
Ing Of the wide prevalence Of ticks
No focks are free from the pest ex-
cept those that are dipped each year.
have been able to keep practically
clear of them by dipping the lambs
each spring after ewes have been
shorn, writes a correspondent of Farm
and Home.
AS soon as this shearing is COM
pleted the ticks go to the lambs on
account of the better protection Of
fered them by the long lamb wool.
One dipping may do, but it is best to
be sure about 1t by dipping the lambs
the second time about IL days after
the first.
l have always used strong tobac-
CO dip. although I have no doubt that
some of the commercial dips are all
right. I get tobacco stems of cigar
manufacturers. fill 200-pound fer
tilizer sack as full of them as l can,
and then put sack and all into ket-
tie of water and boil thoroughly.
While this liquor is still milkwarm
1 dip the lambs into it and hold them
under 1t for one minute, all but the
head. BY squeezing the liquor in and
out Of the wool thoroughly. and allow
ing it to drain back into the kettle. so
gallons will suffice for so lambs.
To do the work quickly requires two
men, one to hold the fore legs and
head and the other the hind legs. By
all means do not let this dipping go
over until fall, for you will then have
fattened the ticks, but never the
lambs.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
A FlRELEss LOCOMOTIVE.
Odd German Switch Engine That 10
Simple and Efficient.

ladelphia-Special Agent Car
den of the United States revenue cut
ter service sends from Berlin an ac-
count Of the fireless locomotives now
used in Germany, and which, he
thinks. would be of great service In
the United States. He says:
THE Germans are turning out a
dreless locomotive. which in point Of
simplicity. ingenuity and economy Is
thoroughly characteristic of their ma
ton.
Il have had occasion to ride on one
Of these fireless locomotives. and its
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

the seat Of the disease. Catarrh Is a blood const-
tutional disease and in order It you must take
internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally and directly upon the blood and
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure Is not quack med-
cine. 1t prescribed by OF the best physicians
in this country for years and regular prescription
It Is composed of the best tones known. combined
with the best blood purifiers. acting directly the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the
two ingredients Is what produces such wonderful re-
suits In cur Gg catarrh Send for testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
DECORATION FOR NEwcoMe.
Tho Kaiser confers Pour Ie Merite on
American for Greatness In Science.

New York City.-Prof Simon New
comb Is about to receive from the
German emperor the order which con-
gress recently authorized him to &C.
cept. The kaiser has decided to con-
fer upon the eminent astronomer and
scientist the order pour lie merite,
fuer Wissenshaft und Kuenste." Gree
ly for merit In science and art). 1t is
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
The Portable Feed Trough.

for sheep and hogs may be construct
ed. The main advantage Of this
trough is that it prevents hogs from
crowding one smother while eating.
And anyone who has ever FED swine
will appreciate the value OF this
feature.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
Sleep WALKING.

"Tiresome preacher. that DR.
Ninthly"
my goodness, yes! Why, the yes
try men had to advertise for som
namublists to act as ushers.
land Leader.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
Keep Hog Fences In Repair.

The fence around the hog pasture
should be kept in repair so that the
animals will not form the habit of get
ting out
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
The Lean-To tank Shelter.

weather. II the tank adjoins larg-
er building the shelter can be con-
structed with greater economy and
the protection afforded will be more
secure.
The shelter shown in the accom-
panying sketch was made of second
grade hemlock with 2x4's for the
framework. The doors may be made
to swing either in or out.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
HAND FEED TRoUGHs.
Ono Which VIII Help In the Care Of
tho Sheep.

The accompanying illustration from
"Wallace's Farmer" gives the reader
an idea of how q portable feed rack
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
Good for the Hogs.

A mixture of little salt, charcoal,
ashes and air Stacked lime has a good
effect upon parasites Of the digestive
system Of either young or old pigs.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01

In these hot days the shade in the
wood pasture Is very excellent for the
hogs.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
Running the Cows.

i. Does that dog chase the cows to and
From pasture. or does the small boy
DO 1t? The result Is about the same.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01
%zzgMzSfM0el1e
.4lSSp- -,,rs .s2s&..s~l
LEAN-ro TANK SHELTER.
II VIII Prove Desirable Protection
Both for Summer and Winter.

Where stock are provided with
drinking water in tank in the barn
yard some form of protection is advis-
able, not only from dirt and straw
but also from extreme hot or cold
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-01

Bold throug hout the world Depots London, n,
GhaF,ern " So Paris Rue de- IA Pa1 iA%stra-
Calcutta Ghin9 Hong kSnK t Drug Co. Japan:
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp, Sole Props, boston.