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Coscura Remedy Go. Hot Springs Ark.
 Gentlemen.-My experience with your skin remedy has been most happy and satisfactory one. Not less than twenty of my friends have been cured and not single failure that l know of. lou certainly have wonderful remedy. Yours very truly, DIR. w. A. BORLAND.
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September 2. 1902.
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Agents,
 Savannah, Tenn, Juno IT, 1902. Coscura Remedy Co. Hot Springs, Ark.
 Gentlemen.- "Coscura" was re- ceived all O. K, and 1 believe it is doing me great deal of good Whether II will effect a permanent cure or not re- mains to be seen, but 1t has certainly done more ir three weeks' time than have immeasuraple prescriptions by dczens of physicians within the last five years. Glad to know you have been per- fnanently cured Enclosed find draft for two dollars ($2.00) for which please for ward two boxes of 'Coscura."
 Sincerely yours, WILL 1. CHERRY
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Norfolk. Va. July 2

Norfolk, Va, July 22, 1903. Coscura Remedy O.. Hot Springs. Ark Gentlemen--Please ship at ence one Jar of "C0SCURA. {" It beats anything ever used. Enclosed please find s1 00.
 JACK SHEEHAN.
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Cogcura Remedy Co Hot Springs Ark. Dear Sir--Encloged fin5 money order for enc dozen bottles of "COSCuRA," to bs sent by mail at once, and oblige.
 H. D. kIRMSE. IS. What Is the best figuers on one dozen lots as l think 1 can sell quite a number
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First National Bank. Paducah. Ky. Coscura Remedy Co.,. Hot Springs, Ark
 Geutlemen;--Please send one par Of "COfCURA'' to enclosed address | can speak very highly of your remedy as lt has cured bad place on my foot that has bothered me for nearly eight years.
 Yours truly, WILL k. WRIGHT.
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Columbus, Ohio. Oct. 37. 1903. Spscura hemedy Co Hot Springs, Ark York draft for s1 %. for which please send me at once a jar of "COSCJjRA. r winter before last when at the Springs I used several jars of -COSCJfRAs unon the advice of 'Rilly'. Maurice. and ;t certainly do ss the work. and quick. too. Yours truly ROBT. c. BOYD.
 i249 Dennison Avenue.
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Coscura Remedy Co., Hot Springs, Ark Gentlenen:-"COSCURA" win do an you claim for 1t and I gladly testify to It's remarkable curative powers
 c. H. CARMICHAEL, ocala. Fla
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Please send me one mere jar of your "COSCDRA." It surely is the proper thing for booze fighters and red faces. A gentleman by the name of Johnston gave me some for trial and I will say it i8 something wonderful. Yours truly,
 R. D. GOBIN
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TAO Woodbine Ave. Oak park nj Coscura Remedy Co., Hot Springs Ark Dear Sirs-Please find enclosed ons o9lB 1oliSr Tor which send me box of eos truly. MISS STELLA J. REYNoI IDs
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Peru, Ind. Coscura Remedy O.. Hot Springs. Ark. Gentlemen-One jar of your remedy cured my face of bad case of Eczema Respectfully. CHAS. M. BROWN.
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Oshkosh. Wis, Jan 1b, 1905. Coscurs Remedy Co, Hot Springs. Ark My Dear Sf-I have used quite e num- Der of packages of "COSCURA," both for myself and friends. All who have used 1t are pleased Win you kindly send me haif dozen packages by mail ca express I think express will be cheaper I will remit as soon as goods are received l may put "COSCURA" In every drug store in the city. Let me hear from you at once. Yours truly,
 GEO. H. BUCKsTAFF.
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Toronto. Ont, Oct. b, 1905.

Toronto, Ont, Oct. ., 18o5. Coscura Remedy co. Hot Springs. Ark entlemen-please send me b- mall one box ''COSCuRAp ointment, also cuote me prices on q quantity l can sell lot of the stuff here. Thanking
 per G. Ls Irish.
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Ft. Scott. Kan, March 5. 1905. Coscura Remedy Co.,. Hot Springs, Ark. Gentlemen--Enclosed dnd one dollar.
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r, OcaIo, Fla, June ll fqO6 SySoura nour etseInedg Co, Hot Springs. Ark lar Of 'COScUsA," same as I get os you some years back for eczema. sen< U at once. It is ali you claim for 1t. want II Tor piles, etc. RespeetfulIv
 c. A. CARMICHAEI CuRA."
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St. Louis, Aug. 1s, 1905. Cescura Remedy Co, Hot Springs, Ark, Dear Sir--I have friend here that has case Of eczema the same as I had for I years, and wish you to write a few lines that can give this boy to read and state how be can get your ''COSCURA." i" l have never had it any more since that tlne. Hoping to hear from you soen remain yours truly,
 CHAs E. JOHNSON. The man from the Ostrich farm. Address Chas E. Johnson, 2527 N. Jef. ferson Avenue, St. Louis Mo.
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The Landsmsn. Hircheimer Co.,, Manr- lecturers of Ladies and Misse1 Cloags, Cornsr Water and St. Clair Atreet
 Cleveland. O. March J0. 1902. ,,vscura Remedy Co., Hot Springs. Ark. Gentlemen:-Having tried many reme- dies for eczema for a number of years, dene me more good than any remedy ever used. Very truly yours.
 MARTIN COLA
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Rock Springs. Ga

Rock Springs, Ga
 Coscui } Remedy Co.,, Hot Springs, ArK. Dear Sirs:-I am glad to say that your remedy has cured me, l had a sore on my ear for two years. and now 1t has healed up. l can recommend it to any one that has skin eruptiong. Am pleased that pr. Parks prescribed it for me. Yours truly, c. g. POTTS.
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Coscura Remedy Co.,, Hot Springs, Ark.
 Gentlemen:--please send me i've jars Of ''COSCURA," the same as l got from you in Hot Springs. am a great deal better than when I left there. and it has helped me wonderfully. Kindly send al VIM. GII.LMORh
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Lilly Carriage Co, Memphis Tenn
 Coscura Remedy Co.,, Hot Springs. Ark.
 Centlemen:-eYou will please send me one more jar of Coscura by express. believe this will cure me up. It is the only remedy of the many that l have tried that has benefited me; Yours truly, OWEN LILIi.
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Galveston. Texas.

coscura Remedy O., Hot Springs. Ark. Gentlemen:--The jar of Coscura arriv- ed all O. K Mrs. Leon is deeply grate- fnI at having used yopr remedy; she has been severely afflicted tor over 15 years, having seven large painful sores on her legs some as large as a silver dollar. They are all healed up now. She tried all kinds of doctors and medicines. but noth- ing relieved her until she used Coseura- You certainly have a wonderful remedy. Yours truly. MRS. J. Q. DONNElL,
 22 Market Street
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once Chief Of Police, Memphis, Tenn. Coscura Remedy Co, Hot Springs, Ark. Gentlemen:---I have given the Coscura you sent r,e to parties who have very bad cases of Eczema, and it has already made several wonderful cures. Please send me one-haif dozen jars by express and draw for amount as several friends want te try it. Yours truly,
 JEROME 10. RlCHARDS,
 County Clerk
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Ottawa, H., Feb. {, 1902 Coscura Remedy Co. Hot Springs, ArK Gentlemen.---I have been afflicted the past seven years with very severe case Of itching Eczema. I could not rest ai night for the intense itching and 1t be- came so bad that l was compelled to quit work. was under treatment with an eminent specialist of Chicago. without obts ming any relief 1 then weTs to Au- gastine Hospital for ten weeks and was discharged and pronounced incurabie. As a last resort l came to Hot Springs ana treated under a skin specialist without any benefit. A friend induced me to try "COSCURA." l had suffered so long that I mad but very little faith in 1t. but after using one jar there was a decided Improvement, and I am happy to say that after using five jars I am now en- tirely well and 1t has made new man out of me Sincerely yours.
 CHAS. E. JOHNSON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
Sunday School Work Progressing.

Rev. w. Fred Long, the active field
secretary of the Mississippi State Sun
day School Association, has returned
from Newton county, where he spent
two days with the Sunday school work
ers of that county, and left the organi-
cation in a fourishing condition.
During the month of August he will
swing around the State considerably, at
tending and addressing county conven
tions scheduled. The dates are:
Alcorn county, Corinth, Tuesday and
Wednesday, August II and IS; Prentiss
county, Bonneville, Thursday and Friday,
August 10 and 20; Lee county Tupelo,
August 20 and 81; Copiah, Rich Hill,
Tuesday and Wednesday, August "a and
25; Kinds, Thursday and Friday, Au-
gust 26 and 81.
Secretary Long is an optimist of the
most pronounced type, and looks on the
bright side of every situation, whether
secular or religious, and, according to
his survey of the field, there seems to
be good in everything. He has held and
organized more conventions so far dur.
ing Dos thar were held in all of the
tate last year, and as yet the field is
not nearly covered nor the counties all
organized.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
Cider Made Deacon Drunk.

An echo of one of the famous cases
that was decided by the state supreme
court last term, the R. G. Berry case,
from Simpson county, has just been
heard, and the state revenue agents Of
flee, as an accompaniment, has turned
in something over $1,000, which was due
as privilege license and fines, in conse-
quence of the violation of the prohibi-
ton statutes. Berry was convicted on
the evidence of a well known and re-
spected citizen of the town of Shivers,
who undertook to ascertain by personal
and physical test whether the special
brew of cider" handled by him was in
toxicating if drunk to excess.
The test was successful, insofar as the
States case was mainly on the strength
of his evidence that the supreme court
affirms the lower court and upheld the
revenue agent.
The revenue agent has completed his
part of the transaction by collecting and
paying over in three equal parts the
amount in settlement of the case, to the
State, the county and the municipality.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
1 $e4fe Capital Notes
bed Weekly Budget of State News Item. Gathe.ed ~ Oss Special
(d- Correspondent at Jackson.


While Land Commissioner Gillespie il
over on the Pacific side of the continent,
doing the Alaska-Yukon exposition and
taking a turn through the Yukon coun-
try itself, the forces of his department
are experiencing a carnival of work,
having been in 4 rush for, several days
keeping Zip with the land redemptions
that have been pouring in during the
past week.. This rush has been unprece-
dented, and all the work emanates from
the county of Harrison, or practically all,
being the result of the forfeiture of
large tracts of lands which were delin-
quent in 1906, and since which time
they have been held for redemption.
During the three years the accumulation
Of damages has increased with each year,
and, as an illustration, one parcel which
was delinquent in 1906, the taxes and
damages on which amounted to $1.SO, is
how held for redemption at $11.2o, in
Guiding county and State redemption
fees. These delinquent Harrison county
lands are all practically within the limits
of Gulfport, and now there is a rush of
the owners who are anxious to reclaim.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
TAKES CENSUS OUT POLITICS
Taft's Sweeping Order-Merit Alone
Must Rule, He Says.

Beverly, Mass.-President Taft has
taken the thirteenth ensus u of poll
tics. In a striking letter addressed to
Secretary Nagel, the president ordered
that the political activities of all census
supervisors shall be limited to casting a
vote. Any further participation in poll
ties, the president declares, shall be re-
garded as sufficient cause for immediate
dismissal.
The rule had already been laid down
by the president, as told in these dis
patches, that merit alone would be con-
sidered in the selection of the supervis-
ors. In political circles this was re-
garded in a more or less Pickwickian
sense. But now comes the formal order
from the president, indicating very
clearly that the thirteenth census will be
an unlucky one for the politicians.
The actual work of collecting the CEN
sus will begin on April Is next, and will
consume about thirty days. About three
months preliminary work devolves upon
the supervisors, however, and there will
be about six months of work for them
after the enumeration has been com
pleted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
FULLER BILLS PASSED
Forbids Newspapers Carrying Ad-
vsrtissmsnts-Can't Even Use
Word stSaloon."

Montgomery, Ala.-By q vote of As
to 81, the house Friday passed the Fuller
bill, said to be the most radical prohi-
bition measure ever drawn. When Mr..
Fuller called up the bill he produced a
number of amendments. Mr.. Fuller
said that he had added to the prohibited
advertisements ALI pictures of bottles
purporting to contain liquor Of breweries
or distilleries.
Another amendment was to allow IL
censed physicians of towns where there
are no regular licensed pharmacists to
dispense alcohol, as provided in the laws
of the state. Another change makes un-
equivocal the right to destroy liquors
seized, when held in violation of the
law.
An important addition was to make
prima facie evidence of guilt if liquors
alleged to have been sold have the like
color, odor or taste of prohibited liquors.
The chief fight was made on that sec
ton prohibiting newspapers from pub
fishing liquor advertising.
Mr.. Sanford of Talladego precipitated
general debate with an amendment to
strike out this clause.
In answer to the question of Mr.. San
ford, Mr.. Fuller replied:
eyes, the bill will prohibit the sale of
any newspaper publication printed in
this state, or another state as we'll,
which contains such liquor advertise.
ments."
The Sanford amendment was defeated
and the bill as amended by Mr.. Fuller
was then passed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
JACKSON.
Receipts Increase.

Two of the most extensive and busiest
railroad systems in the State-in fact,
without doubt, the very busiest-have
come to the front with the statutory
quarterly reports, indicating an improve
ment in business fer the past quarter
as 0 mpared with that of a year pre-.
vious. These are the Illinois Central
and the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley sys-
tens, whose combined mileage is more
than 40 per cent. of that of all the other
systems operating in the State.
The report of the Illinois Central
shows a net revenue of S~7s0,s3s.77 for
the quarter, being an increase of $49,-
64S.3S over the quarter ended June 80,
1908. That of the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley gives a net revenue of S9S,238.75,
which is an increase of S49,s65.29 over
the June quarter last year, and, as is
seen, by the rather peculiar coincidence
of figures, the net increase in each case
is practically the same, with little more
than 5000 difference.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
c0TToNBoING7BET1ER
&AsE OF nsaIaaIPpI HrVEE
REPORTS ARE GOOD.
Prospective Yield Better Than Wa
ct One Time Thought Possible.
Marked Improvement Seen

Memphis, Tenn.-In practically all OF
b territory east of the Mississippi
river there was . marked Improvement
in the condition of the cotton crop. The
showers that fell were moderate and
beneficial. The plant is small and still
late, but is growing nicely and is well
fruited for its size. Many correspond
ents note that the prospective yield. is
better than was at n time thought
possible. In this territory conditions are
best in Georgia and South Carolina and
poorest in Mississippi.
Rainfall was scattered and deficient in
Arkansas and Oklahoma. There are sec.
tions where no rain has fallen in five OF
six weeks, and the plant is shedding,
but while this is true other sections of
these States have had rain and prospects
are fair.
Rains In Texas were frequent and
rather general during the week. The
crop is on the road to improvement, and
if these rains are supplemented during
the coming weeks by further precipita-
ton, the crop outlook will improve ma
terially.
Rains have retarded opening of the
bolls and as the plant is growing rapidly,
picking will not become general for fully
two weeks yet.
Rainfall through August has been
light in Tennessee. Scattered local
showers full during the week, but at.
forded only partial relief. The cotton
is in good condition, but needs rain.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
KILLS SELF AND FOUR BABIES
Mother Solves Prob1em-I1 and Must
Die, Take Them With Her.

Die, Take Them With Her.
Chicago.-"When the mother is sick
and must die, why does the good God
make her leave her babies, her W lit
tie ones, in the hands of strangers? Why
must they be helpless and suffering
without their mammal I can stand it
40 longer, Joseph. l am sick and must
die, and my children should go with me-"
Mrs. Maria Handsell wept her com.
plant against a problem she could not
understand to her husband in their little
home at 2s4O South Sawyer street, and
early this morning she solved it in her
own way. She asphyxiated herself and
three younger children-Jimmy and Lot
tie, twins, two years of age, and Joe,
four years of age.
The pitiful story of the sick mothers
struggle with her more tender self, and
the final desperate courage with which
she made the sacrifice, was revealed in
sobbing, t~ear-halted chapters by the
father and four remaining children. The
children are Martha Is, Olga IL, Johnny
10, and Charley 6 years of age. They
crouched frightened in the dark, candle
rayed room where the mother and sister
and brothers lay side by side on the
white bier.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
TEN MILLIONS FORIRRlGATION
National Congress Passes Upon I'm.
. portant Measures.

Spokane, Wash.-An annual appropri-
alton of $4,000, 900 for a period of five
years to aid in irrigation work is asked
for by congress in resolutions adopted
by the National Irrigation Congress.
This is perhaps the most important rec
ommendation in the resolutions adopted.
Among the other resolutions made
were the following:
That homesteaders, under a govern
ment project, shall not be required to
establish a residence before the govern
ment is prepared to furnish them with
water.
That the government take measures to
drain swamp lands in aid of land re-
clamation and of public health.
That the irrigation congress aid with
other conservation organizations to bring
about waterway improvement, r~efores-
tation and other like projects, the re-
clamation act to be extended to Hawaii.
That the states pass laws regulating
the cutting of public and private timber.
That the Mississippi deep waterway be
developed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
TROUBLE IN ROYAL PALACE.
Tldinss Borne by Amateur Actor SUIT.
ficient to Lead Hearers to Ex-
poct the Worst.

The Shakespeare club of New Or.
leans used to give amateur theatrical
performances that were distinguished
for the local prominence of the actors
Once a social celebrity, with a gor-
geous costume, as one of the lords in
waiting, had only four words to say:
THE queen has swooned." AS he
stepped forward, his friends applauded
vociferously. Bowling his thanks, he
faced the king and said, in a high
pitched voice: The swoon. has
Queened."
There was a roar of laughter; but
he waited patiently, and made al
other attempt:
''The sween has cooned."
Again the walls trembled and the
stage manager said, in a voice which
could be heard all over the house:
"Come of, you doggoned fool"
But the ambitious amateur refused
to surrender, and in a rasping fall
setto, as he was assisted off the stage,
he screamed: THE coon has
sweened."-Success Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
THE SECRtl Uf HAPPINESS.
U~nselfishness In Life Is the One Thing
That Will Transform All
Things to Gold.

The moment we set about the task
of making every human being we
come in contact with better for know
ing us-more cheerful, courage
GUS, and with greater faith in the
kindness of God and man-that mo.
ment we begin to attain the third pur.
pose of life-personal happiness.
Would you possess the magic secret
of the alchemist which transforms all
things to gold?
1t is unselfishness-or, to use a bet
ter word, selflessness.
He who goes forth BEN upon being
always kind. always helpful, in the lit.
tie daily events of life, will find all
skies tinted with gold, all his nights
set with stars, and unexpected flowers
of pleasure springing up in his path
way.
And all his tears shall turn into
smiles.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
THOSE NEW HATS.
Aid FIaht Against tuberculosis.

At the recent meeting of the Ma
tional Association of ELL Posters. held
in Atlanta. Ga. it was decided to do
nate to the campaign against tubercu-
losis $4,000 worth of publicity.
The bill posters in all parts of the
United States and Canada will fill
the vacant spaces on their $500 bill
boards with large posters illustrating
the ways to prevent and cure con-
sumption. The Poster Printers asso-
citation has also granted 5000. 900
worth Of printing and paper for this
work. This entire campaign of bill
board publicity will be conducted I'M
der the direction of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis in cooperation
with the National Bill Posters asso-
citation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
The Newer Way.

Many ideas in regard to women
have entirely changed, and among
the better and wiser changes is that
old thought hat the women who
were given to. good works must needs
be dowdy. 1t is undeniable that
good women used to wear dowdi-
ness as a sort of hall mark of vir-
tue. AS a matter of fact, dowdiness
is merely a mark of bad taste n a
sign of some lack in the mind. Wom-
en- are no longer lacking in the wis
dom hat chooses pretty rather than
ugly clothing, and those who do not
make the best of their appearance are
losing a golden opportunity of giving
pleasure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
PLAYS GOLF TALKS PIE.
President Breaks His Hoodoo-Talks
Census Enumerators.

Census EnumeratOrs.
Beverly, Mass.-On this Friday, the
18th day of the month, President Taft's
golf "hoodoo" disappeared. There was
q helpful change in the weather, too,
and under damp and darksome- skies, Mr..
Taft and John Hays Hammond got their
revenge against Gen. Adelbert Ames and
W. j. Boardman of Washington, by win
ming today's presidential foursome on
the links of the Essex Country Club,
by one up. It was the first time tho
president had won a game this week.
Beverly took on much of the aspect
Of = real summer capital this afternoon
with the arrival in town of two cabinet
officers, a high official of the govern.
ment and several politicians of promi'
nence-Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor Nagel, Postmaster-Gene Hitch
cock and E. Dana Durand, director of
the census-came to town to look over
the list of $50 census supervisors with
the president.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
Name Fish Commissioner.

At the last days session of the board
of supervisors of Coahoma county, Geo.
P. Graham of Clarksdale was appointed
fish commissioner for the county. The
office was created and appointment made
as a result of the contract made by the
board with I. E. MCGEE of Washington
county for the establishment Of hatch.
cry at Moon Lake. The new office car.
ries with it a salary of SIS per month.
Mr.. Niece will have associated with
him in this work of restocking Moon
Lake two fish experts from the United
States government, which, in addition
to the high testimonials brought to the
board by the former gentleman himself,
assures the county of a faithful per.
Torrance of his part of the two years
contract, by the terms of which 100 ,OOo
game fish will be yearly added to the
waters of this popular pleasure resort
of Coahoma county.