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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-12

c. smoot, president; j. Fl. N1cCalley
secretary; Fl. a. Seymour-all of Wash
tington. D. c. Capital: Maximum, 500,
900; minimum, $4,000. Objects: T,
run department store.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-12
DuiIdins Permits.

Permits were issued yesterday by
Building Inspector Beck as follows:
Mrs. b, N, Mahoney, to repair brick
dwelling No. 1901 Nenable Street; cost,
$3.50.
dwelling No llO4 Chafl,n street; cost.
$500.
w. b. West. to build fSame tona-
ment Nos, 6sl-63 North Ninth Street;
cost, $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-12
One Chnrtcr Isnued.

The State Corporation Commission
has issued charter to the Smoot, Cof-
fer g. McGaley lnc). Alexandria. S.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-12
Gets the limit.

Ma Matthew y NJ stokes fS eoa9red was pun
Police Court yesterday morning on the
charge of CARRYING n concealed razor.
lie was fined 500 and put under sIn0
security for twelve months,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-12
Negro Health Problems.

1 Admitting the unreliabiiity Of statis-
1 tics bearing upon the negro, DIR, War
1 ner could not hold out a hopeful view
/ n TO his outlook for health. y am
fully persuaded that the tendency, SO
liar as we can Judge, from what we
know, he said, looks i'll for his fu-
ture, but 1 am also certain that we are
snot In possession OF all the facts. The
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
Copyright, BY Joseph b. Bowles.)

In my brief stay in the little mining
camp of Tail-holt, Friskiyou county,
California, it vas my fortune to make
the acquaintance Of Mr.. Peter Walker,
guide, p%rospector, hunter and racon-
teur. Grizzly Pete" as he was called,
told me several stories of his expert
ences, after | had won his confidence
BY a disposition to distribute, as re-
garded tobacco, and a willingness TO
imbibe, as regarded certain intoxi-
cants. Mr., Walkers stories, some of
them, seemed to me to be a trifie open
to criticism, as far as veracity Is
concerned, SO in selecting the tale
of his adventure with 'old Stub-Foot."
And so" said Grizzly Pete to me
one windy autumn day. land so you'd
like to hear about old 'Stub-foot?'"
/ acquiesced.
Got any chewin'?" inquired Pete"
l silently shunted him a plug of
navy. Biting off in the naighborhood
of three and one-half inches of this,
he said: We'll, | reckon there never
was sech a bear hunt before nur after.
wards. This here Teller that went
out with me after 'Stub-foot' had
heard of this bear there back east,
and he'd made up his mind fer to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
WHY THEY SLEEP IN CHURCH.
Hynnotism, Not Drowsiness, Declared
to Be the Cause.

"Churchgoers don't sleep In church.
They undergo an hypnotic trance.
The soothing voices and mild music
and monotonous recttative Of a church
service put forth powerful hypnotic
influences, and that is why the pews
resemble q railroad track in the
abundance of their sleoperg,"
The speaker, a h%ypnotist, banged
the table v%ehcmently.
Don't laugh" he said. ITS true.
Hypnotism, not d~rowsiness, is what
makes you sleep In church, Through
your auditory nerve sound wave are
passed to your brain that are as eff.
fectlve as though a professional hyp.
notist had made them, Sound, you
know, is the newest and best hyp-
motto.
AT first. In the church service, the
periOdicity of the a alterations Is
short. There is a little speaking,
then more music. And Just when you
are getting properly lulled the clergy
man, In a modulated, agreeable, sooth-
ing voice, speaks on and on and on
and you begin to nod, You are, hyp'
notically speaking, entranced.
'"The average church service Is .
scientifically correct hypnotic instrt!'
ment. No wonder, then, it puts many
Of us to Sleep"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
FACING The Enemy.

Two veterans of the civil var were
in the habit of "jollying' each other
IN regard to a lack Of yalor on the
field of battle.
Why" said the one, "at the very
first engagement, when the order was
given to retreat, you were so scared
that you threw down your arms and
ran for dear life"
Nonsense" replied the other.
"That was the time got the three
flesh wounds In the chest. If I'd been
running away, as you claim, ! would
have been shot in the back"
"Oh, no, you wouldn't" returned his
friend. 1.-THE reason you got shot in
the chest was because you took to
the river and were trying to get away
in a rowboat."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
Origin of the Elevator.

The elevator originated In Central
Europe. The earliest mention Of the
elevator Is made In a letter of Ma
poleon |. addressed to his wife, Arch
duchess Maria Louise. He writes to
her that when in Schoenbrunn, then
the summer residence of the Austrian
emperor, near Vienna, he used the
"chaise volante" flying chair in that
castle which had been constructed for
Empress Maria Theresa. 1t consisted
of a small, square room, sumptnously
furnished with hangings of red silk
and suspended by strong ropes with
counter weights, SO that it could be
pulled up or let down with great ease
in a shaft built for the purpose
about 1850.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27

kill him err git killed hisself. His
name, the feller's, not the bears, was
DE Pyster, rhymes with oyster.
well, sir, he showed up here one
afternoon in the Mariposa stage, and
he gifts off and asks fer me. Some o
the boys hunts me up, and we git to
talkin' bear right away. And he tells
me eff | can git him where he can
kill old 'Stub-foot,' and prove be-
yond any doubt that he was the Teller
that done it. he will pay me $500 in
gold, Yes, sir, he has a bet on with
some fellers on east that stands him
to win $4,000 IL he gifts 'Stub-foot,
and he's willin' to put up half of his
prospective winnin's to git the bear,
so | agrees to be ready to start at
moor the next day and he turns in to
the little shack they calls a hotel, and
! come back to my shanty to lay my
plans. Now | knowed where to find
this here old 'Stub-foOt,' and If my
man has got a gun that Fan kill him,
and can shoot straight enough, there
won't be any trouble about gettin'
him. But about provin' that he did
It, that was what got me. So | comes
down town, and goes to a little dried
up Teller they was in camp named
Gregg, a lawyer, a most powerful cute
critter he was, and he agreed to fur.
nish ever thing SOS to prove that my
man kills old 'Stub-foot,' eff he does
kill him, beyond all reasonable doubt,
as my lawyer puts it. He says I'll
need him, and a shorthand reporter,
the one he has in his Office, and a pic
ture gallery Teller Ga photograph
mani, and me, to do the job. He
agreed to take the case on what he
called an a%stringent fee.
so the next day / takes my outfit
over to De Pyster. and | says. Here's
my lawyer, and here's my shorthand
reporter, and here's my photograph
Teller, and here's three burros to pack
the camp outfit and grub. When'l
you be ready? And this here Teller
he sort O. takes a reel long breath,
and he says, All these fer a bear
hunt? And ! says, On the advice of
my lawyer An he says, You're
the doctor, Mr.. Walker, I'm here to
obey orders
so we gets out in the mountains
and begins to climb. Old 'Stub-foot'
he lived up SO high in the ranges Shat
the miners there used to put the ore
out on the mountains and let the
spring avalanches take it down to the
shelters in the valley; no railroad err
pack train bein' able to git In to
where they wuz; an they got their
Provisions and stuff in by way Of
trained eagles, same as these here
carrier pigeons Is learned to carry
mail.
SO n day we got to where old
'Stubfoot' ranged, and | sort O. got
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
p OLD G
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating.

As old age advances, we require less
food to replace waste, and food that
will not overtax the digestive organs,
while supplying true nourishment.
Such an ideal food is found in Grape.
Nuts, made of whole wheat and barley
by long baking and action of diastase
in the barley which changes the starch
into sugar.
The phosphates also, placed up I'M.
der the bran-coat of the wheat, ate in
cluded in Grape-Nuts, but left out OF
white -four. They are necessary to
the building of brain and nerve cells.
Il have used Grape.Nuts," writes an
Iowa man, "for 5 years and feel as good
and am stronger than ! was ten years
ago. / am over IA years old. and at
tend to my business every day.
Among my customers | meet a man
every day who is so years old and at
tributes his good health to the use Of
Grape-Nuts and Postum which he has
used for the last S years. He mixes
Grape-Nuts with Postum and says they
go fine together.
For many years before / began to
eat Grape-Nuts, / could not say that
/ enjoyed life or knew what 1t was 10
be able to say I am we'll | suffered
greatly with constipation, now my hab-
its are as regular as yer In my life.
Whenever / make extra effort |
depend on Grape-Nuts food and 1t Just
fills the bill. / san think and write
q great deal easier"
There's a Reason" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
1The Road to MELVILLE" In pkgs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
THE HORRORS OF ECZEMA.


Itch. Itch. Itchl Scratch, Scratchi
Scratch. Eczema is maddening, Your
skin is on fire, and the more you
scratch the more intense becomes the
agony of it. Stop scratching 1t VIII
never relieve ynu--it cannot cure YOU
1T only makes things worse. Wheth,
er you. your child or a member of
your family is suffering with eczema
or any skin disease apply LITFElL's
LIQUID SULPHUR at nee, Stops
itching instantly and is a guaranteed
cure for any and all skin diseases.
Send 1Oc to-day for a large sample
bottle sent postpaid to any address.
sulphur Company. 4o4 No, End
St, ST. Louis, Mo.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
.pE pYsTER UPS AN HLAzEs AWAY"

the elk and comes lopin' ovs lords
De Pyster, amin to finish his break
fast on him. The picture man gits
another good picture of 'Stub-foot,'
an then goes up the lawyers tree,
and just then De Pyster shoots agGip,
and drops old 'Stub-foot' with a bullet
through the f~ore-quarters that busts
both shoulders and lays the old Teller
out as helpless as a sick kitten. Then
he soaks him with another bullet
through the body, and jist then my
lawyer hollers, hold on, you've done
fer him. and then we all slides down
our trees and the picture Teller takes
a few more pictures while we looks
at the bear.
Fer a little while we thinks he's
stone-dead, but bine-by he rouses a
little, and my lawyer he jerks a paper
out of his pocket and a fountain pen,
and he says, he'll jist be able to sign
the dyin' declaration he says, and
SO he sticks the fountain pen in the
bears right paw, my LAWYER reads the
declaration to him, and with me help
in, old 'Stub-foot' signs this here
paper with his mark, and then finally
tumbles over, havin' passed in his
checks right proper.
1mmejitly De oyster an me we
skins the bear, the picture man goes
back to camp and develops-that's
what he called it-them picters: my
lawyer he writes out the afidavids and
fixes up the dyin' declaration all
right, and the shorthand man writes
out and hammers out on a typewritin'
machine a full account of the fight.
This dyin' declaration told how this
here Old Stub-foot,' a monster grizzly
bear Of Friskiyou county, California,
feelin' the near approach Of death, and
havin' no hope of recovery, identified
De Pyster as the Teller that killed him,
and SO forth Reglar legal, my law
yer said, and provln' certain that De
Pyster was the cause of old Stub
foot's' death. And we all signed IL
as witnesses to old Stub-foot's mark
We'll, sir, / got my money and paid
my lawyer. And when De Pyster took
the stage he had old Stub-foot's' pelt,
the pictures OF the affair, the short
hand mans account of the fight, all
III afidavids, and Old S~tub-foot's'
dyin' declaration that De Pyster shot
him. 1t was the most convincin' ar.
ray OF evidence ever furnished, so
my lawyer said. De Pyster shook
hands with me and he seq: Mr.. Walk
er, you're simply a genius And he
sent me from New York this here
watch as a remembrance. Cost a
dollar an keeps as good time as 4
hunderd-dollar one. And I'm wearin'
one Of old 'Stub-foot's' missin' claws
on it fer a watch-charm.t
And he passed the time-piece proud
ly over to me for q closer inspecuoa,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27

MS bearings. So De Pyster he prac.
ticed a little with his gun one mornin'.
II was the most powerful shootin Iron
ever seen, an he was knockin' Oh
the peaks from along the mountain
ranges inside the first few miles
TILL stopped him from spilin' so much
scenery. So he quit that an begins to
piow up a few new canyons with his
s~teel-p'inted bullets fer a change. 1t
was a master powerful shootin' gun,
that there rife of his wuz. Well, that
evening he blots out the front part of
a bull elk, as easy as a new biotte.
would lap up a blot of ink as my law.
yer said, and we planted the carcass
out where old 'Stub-foot' would be
sure to see it at daybreak.
There was a few scruhby pines
around, and when we got out at day.
break the next day De Pyster had his
rifle, this here shorthand mar had his
note book, the picture man had his
machine all fixed, and my lawyer had
all sorts of affidayids ready, and a
dyin' declaration fer the bear to sign,
purvidin De Pyster didn't blow his
head off the first shot. | want to say
right here that this here lawyer OF
mine was certainly the most thought
full cuss | ever did see.
We'll, sir. we wasn't more'n IL
minutes hid in the pine scrub before
here zones old 'Stub-foot' growlin'
like a thunderstorm, and he looked
like he was perry nigh as big as an ele'
plant. There wuzn't no doubt he was
the one, and three of his claws on his
left fore-foot was gone, count Of his
gittin' ketched in a trap once. So the
minute we sees him, the lawyer, the
shorthand man and me we climbs
trees, the lawyer gittin' the best tree
and climbin' higher up than any Of
us. The picture man of course he
had to stay or the ground to sit the
pictures of the scrimmage, and De
Pyster had to be there to do the
shootin'. So the picture man, as was
a dead-game proposition as ever |
see, he's all ready and peekin' out
from his curtain, and he gifts n pic.
ture as old 'Stub-foot' takes a bite out
of the bull elk's carcass Then this
here De Pyster ups an blazes away,
and fer some reason he only wounds
old 'Stub-foot,' who immejitly drops
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
TO THE LADIES',
For 1907 Thirty Days Only.

The majority Of readers are using
our goods. but to reach those that
have never tried them, we are going
to make the following proposition.
Send us 70 cts, in stamps, money
order, or cash, and we will send you
by mail, prepaid, one so ct, jar of our
celebrated Mexican Rose Cream, one
80 ct. jar of MenthomeXico, the great
Mexican Salve, and n rs ct, jar Of
Mexican Talcum Powder, II after Civ.
ing these goods a fair trial, you are
not satisfied they are worth the
money, write us and we will refund
the money. Write today. The Mex
lean Mfg. Co, Wichita, Kansas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27

Cyrus Townsend Brady, the author
and clergyman, told at a dinner in
Toledo a story about charity.
"A millionaire" said DR.. Brady, LAY
o,lng. He had lived a life Of which,
as he now looked back on II. he felt
none too proud, To the minister at
his bedside he muttcred weakly:
"1f leave 500. 900 or SO TO the
church. will my salvation be assured !"
THE minister answered cautiously:
az wouldn't Ike TO be positive. but
it's well worth trying"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
Asserted His Riuhts,

John Hunter was a negro given tc
chastising his wife.
you, John" said a neighbor ono
day, Susanna say, eff you don't quit
beatin' her she gwine to de Freedman
bureau"
"She do, do she?" he replied, with
scorn. Now, femme tell yer, wunst
an fer all! Susanna am my wife! An
so long as she go bout her bizness ]
gwine left her lone. But wen she git
ter cuttin' up | gwine ter beat her, an
Their amt no bureau nor no sidebode
nor no chist of drors what kin hol me
back"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27

A celebrated Scottish lawyer had to
address the C%aledonian equivalent Of
our supreme court. His pleading oc-
cupied an entire day. After seven
hours Of almost continuous o~ratory he
went home, at supper and was asked
10 conduct family worship. As he was
exhausted his devotions were brief,
Il am ashamed Of ye," said the old
mother. ITO think ye could talk for
seeven hoors up at the court and dis
miss your Maker In seeven minutes"
"Ay, vera true" was the reply, but
ye maun mind that the Lord isna sac
dull in the uptak as thae judge
bodies"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
DEEP CRACKS FROM ECZEMA
Could Lay slate-Pencil in one-Hands
In Dreadful State-Permanent
Cure In C~uticura.

II had eczema on my hands for
about seven years and during that
time | had used several so-called rem
edies, together with physicians and
druggists prescriptions. The disease
was so bad on my hands that | could
lay a slate-pencil in n of the cracks
and a rule placed across the hand
would not touch the pencil. | kept
using remedy after remedy, and while
some gave partial relief, none relieved
as much as did the first box of Cuti-
cura Ointment. I made a purchase of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and my
hands were perfectly cured after two
boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one
cake of Cuticura Soap were used. W.
II. Dean, Newark, Del. Mar. 28, 1907"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27

but my back was lame and weak,
and every exertien sent a sharp
twinge through me. l had to get up
several times each night and the kid
ney seeretions contained a heavy sedi-
ment. Recently ! began using Doan's
Kidney Pills, with fine results. They
have given me entire relief"
Sold by all dealers. so cents q box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
c.ouIdn,t Take the Case,

you'll have to send for another
doctor" said the n who had been
called, after a glance at. the patient,
Am ! so sick as that?' gasped the
sufferer.
81 don't know Just how sick you
are" replied the man of medicine,
but | know you're the lawyer who
cross-examined me when | appeared
as an expert witness. My conscience
won't let me kill you, and I'll be
hanged if | want to cure you. Good
day"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
How's ThiSP

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF CatarrL that cannot be cured by HAIRS
GatRrrh Cure.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
TOR the last IS years, and believe him perfectly non
Orable in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm
WALpING. KINEAN d MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure IA taken internally, hetlhR
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 70 cent? PEI
bottle. Sold by al Druggists.
Take Halls Family PNls for constipation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
modesty,

Whispering Customer (producing
watch)-I came here because ! have
been told that you are an honest
p~awnbroker.
Avuncular Patriarch with a depTe.
catory smile)-My friend, somebody
has been trying to have fun with you"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
He Wasn't Afraid.

Mrs. Spenders-I wonder how you'd
like 1t II | ever got new womahiSh' and
Insisted upon wearing mems clothes
Mr., Spenders-Oh, ] haven't any
fear of your ever doing that, Mems
clothes are never very expensive
Catholic Standard and Times,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
Truthfuliy.

During the late financial furry a ST,
Louis business man was called to
serve on a jury. What is your
name?" asked the attorney. John
Smith," the business man replied.
Your color?" the attorney continued.
white" said John Smith. your
age?" "Forty-eight," quoth Mr..
Smith" your business?" Rotten"
said John Smith.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27

But" she persisted, you can't deny
it. A woman's life is made up Of sac
rifices."
"Of sacrifice sales, yes" replied the
brute, her husband.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
90 YOU KNOW
WHAT WHITE LEAD 1877
its Chief Use and a Method Of Deter.
mining Good from Bad Explained.

White Lead Is the standard paint
material all over the world, II is made
by corroding metallic lead into a white
powder, through exposing 1t TO the
fumes of weak aeetic acid and earbonle
acid gas: this powder is then ground
and mixed with linseed oil, making a
thick paste, in which form ii is packed
and sold for painting purposes. The
painter thins ii down to the proper
consistency for application by the ad.
dition Of more linseed oil.
The above refers, Of course, TO pure.
genuine White Lead only. AdalteFated
and fake white Lead, OF which there
are many brands on the market, Is
generally some sort Of composition
containing only q percentage OF white
lead; sometimes no White Lead at ali;
In such stun, barytes or ground rock,
chalk, and similar cheap substances
are used to make bulk and initiate the
appearance of pure White Lead,
There is, however, a positive test by
which the purity or impurity Of White
Lead may be proved or exposed, be-
fore painting with it.
The blow-pipe fame will reduce
pure white lead to metallic lead. If
a supposed white lead be thus tested
and 1t only partially reduces to lead,
leaving a residue, it is proof that
something else was there besides
white lead.
The National Lead Company guar
antee all White Lead sold in packages
bearing its Dutch Boy Painter trade.
mark to prove absolutely pure under
this blow-pipe test, and that you may
make the test yourself in your own
home, they will send free upon re-
quest a blow-pipe and everything else
necessary to make the test, together
with a valuable booklet on paint Ad-
dress, National Lead Company, Wood.
bridge Building, New York.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
It's All Riqht, Then.

she-You have kissed other girls,
haven't you?
He-Yes; but no one that you know.
--Harper's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
/, Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is Z certain cure for
hot, sweating, ~callous, and swollen. aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c, Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package fRET.
Address Allen s. Olmsted. lie Roy, n. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27

at the age of IS,
For 40 years he was
a victim. of kidney
troubles and doctors
said he would e v
be cured Il was
trying everything
saws Mr.. kolloek.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27

Garfield Tca-a simptc aud satisfactory
laxative, Composed Of P,rbs, It regulates
liver and kidneys, oycrrom>s constipation
and brings Good Health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
so RUDE OF HIM.

"Why won't you see Herr Schmidt
to-day, Erna?"
20, mamma, | can't endure him any
more, Only think. the last time he
called he waved his handkerchief to
me after leaving, and then"
Well, and them"
Then he sneezed into it,"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27
Strenuous Method of Saving Life.

Two officers who were hunting
wolves on the Dry mountain in cen,
trail Servia lost their way in Il fog.
After wandering for IA hours n Of
them lay down in the snow and speed
lily became unconscious. His comrade
bound him with cords, placed him
in a sitting position and then rolled
him down the mountain. He glided
down the slope at terrific speed and
reached the bottom safely, being found
an hour later in an exhausted cOndi
ton by a peasant, He is now in the
hospital being treated for the lacera
lions he received in humping over the
rocks during his descent. His com
paniOn is uuhurt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27

High aims form noble character and
great objects bring out great minds
Tryon Edwards.