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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23
Notice of Special Election
State Of Mississippi

state OF Mississippi, |
Lefore County.
Pursuant to an order OF the Board of
Supervisors Of Lehore county, at the
April, 1909, session thereof, we the I'M
dersigned Commissioners Of Election Of
said county, do hereby order = special
election to be held in beat one on Sat
urday, May LIST, 1909, for the purpose OF
electing a member Of the Board Of Su-
pervisors for said beat as the successor
Of r. A.. Joiner, resigned; and the fol.
lowing named persons are hereby APP
pointed to hold said special election;
Minter City-R. B. Sims, ]. NJ. Yea
ger, Eli Abbott, managers; J.. ]. Church,
DR.. J. d. Sweany, clerks; B. polewoda,
baili1.
Sunny Side--H. l. Walton, B. X. Jane
son, W. A. Harding, managers; J. P.
Joiner, Gay D. Jones, clerks; G. B. Will
son, bailif.
]. L. GILLESPIE,
IL. MONTGOMERY,
A. o. PETERSON,
Election Commissioners.
Greenwood, Miss, April 9. 1909.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23
Notice to Contractors.

Contract will b lot to the lowest and
best bidder, by tho Board Of Supervisors
Of Lenore County. AissiAsippi, on the
First Monday o. May, 1909, 1t public
oatory, II mont Of the Court HOUSE door,
% Twelve, noon, In the City Of Green
WOOD, Aiasi@ippi. for the following
work to-wit:
Poe MI On Bayou on Dahmer's placs,
bridge ah0ut % fset long; for Re6oorins
Iron Bridge acroes Alligator Slough
about 10 feet long, In heat Number Five.
Fos repair work o. County Jail, 20
coeding So.plans and specifications now
q 1le n tho CAancery Clerks odica.
Hi6deEs must give bond In An amount
oQual 10 the amoaut Of thelr hid for the
fAithful performances d their contract.
The Board reserves The right to -
jsot any and III bids.
&. N, CIsoCBETT. Clerk.
NJ M h =. Cn1fItAA, D, q,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23
A Pie M0sfNAllY LARGE BUSINESS.

Greenwood has done for the past
year a phenomenally large and sue
cessful business in every line. She
has secured commercial advantages
and advanced with tremendous
strides in manufacture, trade and
population There Is not a sphere Of
activity engaging her attention in
which she has not made a new rec
ord for other rising young cities 70
aim at She has been exempt from
endorsements and failures. The
Accommodations in industries, build
ings and population have been mar
velous There ia not a single resi-
dence that we know Of for rent in
this city today. II there is, Phone
the Secretary Of the Business League
and be will get you a tenant free Of
charge Greenwood's progress is
continuous, taking no note Of the
end Of one year and the beginning
OF another, but goes on Just the same
without pause.
DO far as human foresight can
preceive there 10 nothing, there will
be nothing, which can delay or en-
barrass her progress. There is here
ample opportunity for thousands Of
men and millions Of capital. and
both men and capital are coming
here to meet a cordial welcome TO a
fair share in the future which is
great enough for all. Here is a 500,
where is to be builded one Of the
greatest Of American cities.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23

lar Of sold annually mined % earth
Is not sufficient 10 liqaida.e tie
South's bills sSins. Earope for cot
tan-then think Of the yas. sxier
po~ers, the splendid rivers, the
great seacaasi with magnificent har-
bors ani expanding commerce, and
be sill gain but faint conception
a the future OF The New" South
The Graai South
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23

Towns and cities, like people, have
as a rule some distinguishing char,
acteristic. If you should ask some
one who had visited Greenwood
even though his stay had been a
limited one, what impressed him
most about the place, his reply would
more than likely be The energy Of
its people" 1t is pre.eminently a
Working town Everybody works
Everybody.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23

The Commonwealth acknowledges
receipt Of Minority Leader Champ
Clark's great speech delivered in
Congress against the Payne tariff
bill 1t was a mastery presentation
of the opposition TO the proposed re-
vision Of the tariff.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23

The development Of the sgricul'
tural resources Of our own great
country has contributed more, by q
hundred fold, than any other source
to it' exalted standing among the
nations Of the world, and to the
wealth and prosperity Of those who
have, b. investment, profited by
this wonderful expansion and
growth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23

II has been said that Israel got
out Of Egypt in forty.eight hours;
but it took forty years to get Egypt
out OF Israel. The Greenwood citi-
zen has plenty Of opportunity and
facilities for getting out Of Green,
wood and can do so in a very short
time; but tons Of time would not be
sufficient to get Greenwood out OF
him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23

This Issue Of The Commonwealth
will have several thousand extra cir
culation, hence the reproduction Of
two or three articles Of interest from
last weeks paper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23
layman's Meeting at Methodist
Church Last Sunday.

An interesting and instructive LAY
mans Meeting" was held at the Meth.
odist church last Sunday morning at II
O'Clock.
This meeting was in the nature Of a
surprise to tho audience, DR.. W. T.
Johnson, who acted In the capacity OF
leader, announcing the following pro-
gram after the congregation had ar
rived:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23
6sees~oed. Miss. Fr4d,. April y. 1909

Senator A. !. McLaurin has our
thanks FOX a copy Of the Payne tariff
bill, and q copy Of the report Of the
Ways and Means Committee thereon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23
For Sale.

136-inch Colonaa's Rreuoh buhr sSist
mill; l 4ix5xl4 weber log wagon; both
good - now; will ell cheap. Kane
Reed, Berclair, Mia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23
Wanted.

Sept. LIST, : connecting rooms par
TALLY furnished for eight house-keep-
ing" viii want them 10 months or I
year and possibly longer. Address
"Housc-keepor," care this once.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23
IMMIGRATION TUeNs6 TO TM DdIA.

we're imbued with the spirit Of IN
rest, and down to our own time
there has been DO nation not sim
ilarIy filled with desires for chang
ing scenes and circumstances Ths
cause ia no. hard to find. lncreas
ing population brings to any dis
trict, and properly 50, large I'D
yances in land values These, til,
rising generation cannot afford, and
mindful Of their forefathers' exE~r
fence, migrate 10 newer reginas d
greater opportunity and there Wiz
fortune. DO, only from their toll ba,
from the rapid Increase in land va,
ues. Ia time ihey beaeti. enormously
by the continued rush OF settlers;
neE generation starts, and 50 The
world goes On. But the end is in
The great movement thai
he men Of the Eastern STATES
scross Iowa, Montana, Colorado and
California la. run its course and
low the South remains the only
field for those who would build 0
development. and profit thereby
A few Years ago wild lands could be
had in the agricultural western
states for ten dollars per acre. To
day they are selling at from $50
70 $500 per acre History is re-
pcating Itself in Mississippi
PosTY-ACRE FARAs.
To the Southern planter or the
estern ranchnsn, forty acres Of
and is bu. a garden patch, but il a
comfortable home may be estab-
ished and 8 family educated and
veil supported on 80 small a tract
# land, then there is within reach
# all what 80 many coyet, q farm
iome they can call their own. The
'pening OF the George place brings
his opportunity 10 the very door Of
he people Of Greenwood.
Look out over the county and do
'ou not find that
THE MEN WHO HAVE HAD
The FORESIGHT TO ACQUIRE
HEAP LAND ARE GETTING
REWARD.
AND THE MAN VINO NOW MAS
FORESIGHT TO ACQUIRE
FOOD, Ow-PRicED LAND WILL,
UST As SURELy AND EVEN MORE
QUICKLY. REAP HIS REWARD.
OPPORTUNITIES OF THR PAST.
THIRTY YEARS AGO hundreds
I thousands Of acres Of good farm
ands in Illinois sold for SIS to
;25 per acre that TODAY can not
70 bought for $3.50 per acre.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
rices Of lands in Iowa we're SIS
hat are NOW $50 to $500 per
ere.
TWENTY YEARS AGO in Kan
as, land sold for $40 per acre that
! NOW worth 800 TO $3.50 per
ere.
TWENTY YEARS AGO in Ok
were hundreds Of thousands
I acres Of good land "homesteaded"
nat TODAY could not be bought
1r 800 per acre.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO land in
Western Kansas, in Oklahoma and
the Dakotas was bought at a few
ollars per acre that is worth To
$50 to SIS per acre.
TEN YEARS AGO dry, arid and
arren lands in Colorado, in Mon
ina, in Nevada, in Wyoming and
! Arizona were worthless, appar-
ntly, at any price, that NOW,
trough irrigation, are available at
prices.
FIVE YEARS AGO millions Of
crss in Texas sold for SIS to $l0I
er acre that are NOW worth 500
, $50 per acre.
THREE YEARS AGO city lots
Did in Greenwood for $500 that
An not be bought TODAY for
1000.
TWO YEARS AGO land that
as bought in North Greenwood
Mr.. w. c. George at $3.50 an
ere is today a part of Wilsonia and
selling at from $3.50 to $500 a
BUILDING LOT. What is
he lesson TO be found in this?
Buy land--buy it now. If you
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
B~USINESS......
OPPORTUNITIES
FIVE CENTS PER LINE

Ifyou have anything to sell, or II you de
SI'e to buy anything, n three or four line
n"tice In the PRESS will bring results.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
Steamship Tipping.

AS a ship nears land after a trip
ross the Atlantic inexperienced
travellers are always in a ferment in
regard to the proper tip to give
their various stewards. Of course
one may give what one chooses and,
no matter how small the amount,
will never be questioned by the re-
cipient, though his looks may mean
much. | may say, however, hat it
is customary to give the table stew
ard about So. Your bedroom stew
ard should receive not less than So,
the steward that polishes your boots
of a morning 81 and your bath
steward So. In the larger boats, in
which there are lifts that run be-
tween the E and A decks, saving you
the climb of five flights of stairs,
should your cabin happen on E
deck, it is 10Y customary to give
a "pourboire" to the boys who oper-
ate the cars. 1t is advisable, by the
way, to engage a position for your
deck chair and indicate the time at
which you desire to take your morn
ing tub at the time when you en-
gage your passage. - Gentlemen's
journal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
Public Sale

Having arranged to leave the
state the undersigned will sell at
public auction the following proper
ty on
THURSDAY, DEC. II
at the old Escher farm on Sec. 80
1853, beginning ut II o'clock a, m.
% head of HORSES, 8 JACKS, 62
head of CATTLE, about $4,000
worth of FARM MACHINERY,
mostly new, 600 bu. corn, 100 tons
hay, $50 acres of stalks and lot of
rough feed, a lot of HOUSEHOLD
GOODS. will also have on the
place to offer at private sale a car
load of big Missouri mules. Big
free lunch at noon. Usual terms of
sale. CHAS. WATSON,
B. F. Magness, Auct. Owner.
E. F. Waite, Clerk.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
THE JAPANESE PRINTER.
He Has Troubles of His Own In His
Composing Room.

If the ~typesetters of the western
world have their troubles they are
as nothing compared with those of
the japanese composing room.
The Japanese, like their breth-
rem, the Chinese, employ a written
language-what might be called a
literary dialect-that is quite diff
ferent from the colloquial tongue.
In other words, they do not, as we,
write as they speak. This proceed
ing requires the printing of their
journals in two languages, the "Ka-
ma" and the square characters serv-
ing as a key to the other. These
square characters are modelled on
Chinese i~deographs, a tumble of
geometric figures, crosses, etc, pre-
senting a picturesque zigzag effect.
There are 1000 to 5000 of these
ideographs in everyday use. The
compositor must therefore be some
thing of a scholar, in the oriental
sense, to be able to recognize the
characters at sight. In order to
facilitate his task as much as pos
sible the arrangement of his work
room is something like this:
The compositor seats himself at
a little table, upon which are spread
forty-seven Kama characters. AS
he receives copy he cuts it into
small strips, handing each strip to IA
boy. This boy marches along the
oom until he has finally been able
to collect from a number of cases
arranged in files down the room the
different ideographs desired. About
six or eve boys are thus employed
in the average Japanese composing
DON running hither and thither.
AS they go their rounds in search
of the id~eographs they keep up a
dirgelike chant, which would GER
tainly be very trying to the nerves
of any but an oriental.
When the boys have collected all
their ideographs they place them
before the compositor, who then
has recourse to Il pair Of goggles in
order to decipher the characters,
fish out the corresponding types in
the Kama character and finally set
up the whole for proving. The
proofs are sung aloud by one reader
to another, thus adding to the con-
fusion of weird sounds already
reigning in the room.-New York
Tribune.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
A Source Of Amusement.

"Why don't you try to add some,
thing to the social SYSTEM" said
the man who is prosperous but Sc
we're. "Why don't you take part in
the affairs about you?"
"Boss," replied Flooding Pete.
ode line of talk you're unreelin'
sounds ungrateful. You don't rec,
ognize de share l has in maxim il
interestin' an excitin' fur you an
your friends"
"What possible importance dc
you claim"
"1'm one O de fellers dat does
fancy steps gettin' out O de way
when your chauffeur toots de honk.'
Washington Star.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
Plenty of Reason.

While governor of Tennessee
Senator Robert L. Taylor was once
approached by an old negro woman
who asked a pardon for her hls-
band, sent to the penitentiary for
stealing a hog.
"How long has he been in jail?:"
was asked.
"Goin' on two years now" came
the answer; "but, law. he amt no
good to them and want no good to
me nohow, an | speck they'll be
glad to get rid o him."
"Why do you want to get him out
if he was Of no use to you22o
"To tell the truth, guv'ner, we
done gettin' short o. meat" r.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
.lysander's Boomerang.

They are telling a great joke on
Lysander John Appleton. Mr.. APP
pleton writes a very. poor hand and
recently wrote an angry letter to his
wife's brother, asking him to pay
what he owed him or be sued. The
brother called in all the handwrit-
ing experts in his neighborhood,
and they deciphered the letter to be
an invitation to the brother and
family to come for ali extended
visit, sad five of them arrived to-
day.-Atchison Globe.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
A Sailor Superstiticn.

dts funny" remarked an old
skipper on the water front, show an
cient superstitions cling to the men
who go to sea. Take, for instance,
that sharks fin nailed to the tip of
the flying jibboom of that ~windjam-
mer. There's hardly any of the peo-
pie who come down to the docks on
a Sunday afternoon that don't look
and wonder at it. But few know
what it means to seafaring men.
It's a superstition as old as the art
of sailing and one in which all sea-
men believe. They think it takes
the ginger out of heavy seas when
the ship is showing her nose under,
and they also believe that so long
as the sharks fin holds the vessel
will never be in a collision. 1t is a
mascot which brings all good, be,
sides adding speed to the ship. A
sailor would as leave see the masts
go by the board as to see the sharks
fin lost off the jibboom."-San
Francisco Call.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02

Buggy For Sale
A stylish two. seat trap. al fold
to one-seat buggy. rubber tire, good
as new. Call at Press office.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
Personal

AS we take our annual inventory
this month | am instructed to col
lect all outstanding accounts before
Nov. %
So come on boys let's get that
account of yours settled and get
ready for a new start.
If we accommodate you all year it
it no more than fair that you should
help us out once a year. We only
make this call once a year and the
prompter you are in settling the
more certain we are of your appre-
citation for the accommodation extend
ed. Lalrd-Norton Yards,
48tf +. J. Weber
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
Farmers!
Residence For Sale

We have a fine, modern, eight
room house for sale cheap. 1t must
90 OF once.
Home Land Inv. Co.,
By H. J. Bushfield, Sec'y.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02

Two second hand engines for sale
cheap, both 20 horse and ready for
work. Halloween q Waite.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02
|. O. O. F..

Meets every Saturday night in the
Odd Fellow hall. Members are re-
quested to attend. Visitors are
cordially invited.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02

For good things to eat go to A. H.
Churchill's. stiff
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-02

Elegant line of dress shoes at A.
II. Churchilf's. stiff
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-23

Ever calling naS rs technlca. v0cab
ulary, and those Nho are famila: with
it are offer. surprised aud l7rated al
the difficulty other people aave 10 ~
Gerstanding il y writer ID jhe New
York World tells Of an Odd horseman
III Maine who had rua over a man and
was being sued for damages.
The court asked The defendant if he
was driving fast. He answered Il
was going pace The court then
said, Now, kindly tell the gentlemen
Of the jury Just how fast you were go
ing"
Well" said the defendant, u reckon
! was going a clip"
wei. viii you tell the jury now
fast a clip is:"
Wen. it's going a dite."
Now. will YOU tell the jury how fast
a dlte is?"
"Well a dies a dite. Anybody
knows what dite is"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-23
Which Leo?

IN a small town in the west of Scot
land the town clerk. who was a bit OF
a character" had the misfortune TO
lose his leg in Il railway accident. AS
n mark Of appreciation and esteem for
his long services the council undni-
mously agreed to replace his loss with
an artificial limb. which they did as
soon as he was sufficiently recovered,
y few months afterward the town
clerk, who was generally known 10y his
Christian name, Paul. was unfortunate
enough to have his other leg fractured
in an accident Naturally the mishap
became food for town gossip, and one
old wife in discussing the matter with
neirhbor was overheard saying:
It's gey bad business for Paul.
puir man, bit is't his ain leg or the leg
that belangs to the tOon that's bro
ken?"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-23
Linoorino Superstitions.

will Il lucky gentlewoman give an
Hnlucky one tiny mascot TO bring
guckT runs an advertisement in an
English paper Here was poor soul
for II there is a creature on the face
of the earth whose fate calls for pity
Il is q gentlewOman who is down
Seepiug in her poverty some Of that
superstition or faith. whatever il may
bc called, which is the only thing that
Keeps misfortune from crushing the
sufferer II only she could get the
eight charm she might induce fate to
look kindly on her! People call this
4 practical age. but evidences of SUI
perstition continue to appear. a law
suit not long ago revealed the fact that
m astrologer kept q motorcar and had
line house. etc. all of which came
out of the proceeds of zodiacal mag
tZlne.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-23

Kind words are the music Of the
world. --Faber.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-23
AN ESKlu0 CHURCH.
The SeaIs<in Sweatbox Finally Went
TO the Dogs.

The Sealeltin Sweatbox Finally Went
TO the Dogs.
The missionary sent to the States for
4 magic lantern and the ne essary
slides. Thirteen months later they
reached him.
EVERYTHING in Balm Land dates
from That ever memorable pagic IAN
tern exhibition. From 800 miles around
che eXpectant Eskimos came N behind
their dog teams TO participate in the
wonderful event. The sealskin church
was filed to overlooking. The specta-
tors were packed rs closely as sardlnes
IN Il tin. The scent Of sperm oil and
hlubber and sweat soaked furs min
sled in the air. Although the Their
niOmeter outside registered 30 degrees
below zero, the perSpiratiCn poured in
streams down tie faces of the cnthusi-
astir audience. Ana when the strag
Cling list OF arctic explorers who have
touched at Cumberland sound have
long since been forgotten the recol-
lection Of that magic lantern show
will Iinger in the minds Of the Eskimo
from Meta lncognita to Cockburn Land
But few nights later a sad fate
bcteil the senl>kin church. Ii was
eaten mp by pack Of hungry Eskimo
dogs. These savage creatures. starved
almost to death, made a raid on the
ediGce during a binding snowstorm.
Managing TO get on top Of The roof
they soon tore holes in me sealskin
covering and. in spite Of the exertious
IF the missionary nd his entire con
gregluOn, they actually ran away with
the greater portion Of the frozen skin,
which, al safe distance, they pro
eeoded to deUour- Eyerybody's Naca-
zine
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-23
A Reply TO Gladstone.

Gladstone had no great scientific
knowledge" said an English writer,
and at a dinner, when Faraday de-
acribed an important new scientific
discovery, the premier showed indiffer-
ence.
"tAfter ALL he said, hiding yawn
behind his hand. what use will il ever
nep
"'Why.' said Faraday, there's every
probability, sir, that some day you'll
We able to tax it,"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-23
EYE OF THE CAMERA.
Tire Longer Il Looks the More It Sees
Within Certain Limits

Tire Lonser II Looks the More It Sees
Within Certain Limits.
often The eye Of the camera will de-
cipher documents of which the writing
had been substantially oblterated by
age. says writer in Van Norden's
Magazine. | have successfully copied
with the camera the utterly faded pho.
.oEraph of ciassmate of forty years
previous.
Changes in the pigment of the skin.
undiscovered by the eye. appear with
diStinctness on the sensitive plate, and
it is said that ample warning Of ap-
preaching disease has been thereby
given.
The camera takes pictures Of sub
jects which cannot be made to appear
on the ground glass ard Of those which
;he eye OF man has never seen The
human eye can penetrate space no
farther in an hour than in a single
instant Yet the eye Of he camera
will gaze into the sky for hours, look
ing deeper and seeking more with each
second chat passes.
Through This attribute Of the cam
era Il great chart Of the heavens IS now
Icing made. In this work distinguish
ed astronomers and photographers
throughout the world are cooperating
Yet not one IL a hundred Of the stars
already plainly pictured by them vas
ever seen by the Hnaided eye ot sci
rnfiSfs
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-23
hs ExnnrIifiecl.

uaving given his order twenty min
ffes before and seeing no Indications
chat his dinner was ready. the man
with the sparse whiskers beckoned to
a waiter.
''My friend" he said, perhaps l
have made a mistake. Is this pay as
you enter restaurant"
''No, sir" responded the young man
IN the white apron, yawning. This is
"A dinner cooked while you wait res
taurant.'
Thereupon he resumed his dreamy
contemplative attitude. ana the man
with the sparse whlskers waited some
Eaore.-Chicago Tribune.