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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

On the basis that Abraham Lincoln
was the "greatest political trickster'
in the United States. descendant of
Brigham Young compares Brigham Ia
Lincoln. Frank enough surely. Bnt
as trickcry was the one thing conspicu
ously absent from Lincoln s character
a new analogue must be found for the
great Utah trickster.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

" il is true that "the War Depa rt-
ment estimates are to cut out all work
OF improvements save those under con.
tract, - people here will be mighty glad
that the improvements at Fort Douglas
arc safe, bids having been approved
for upward Of S22J,000 Of new work.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

Tic hearing on the $500 graft grab
Of the county commissioners on account
OF the publication Of the delinquent tax
list has been had on the preliminary
bout, aud the court has overruled the
demurrer OF the grafters. 1T probably
won take long TO determine that steal
ing is stealing. and that unlawful grabs
Of public money must he restored
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

And now it is said that a new wad
of Vanderbilt money is TO be swapped
for title; a Braganza cousenting TO
ninglc his kingly. blood with the off.
spring Of q mere pIebeian-for a cash
consideration. And SO. money is held
to be the equal OF rank, and pluto
crat sizes up with kings.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

A decrease in salt production in
Utah is reported. The cause is not
given; but maybe it is because OF
the diminished demand in the chlorina
tioD Of ores. Anyway, no scarcity Of de.
post can be pleaded. for there seems
more and more salt here all the time
more than make mp for every possible
depletion of the past.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

The anacondic power Of the big
sugar trust is exhibited anew in it's alb.
sorptlon Of the Pennsylvania Sugar
Refining Company. which was suing the
hlg trust for thirty million dollars
The trust found il cheaper to cat its
rival than to fight it. and the swallow.
ing act has been performed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

If there is any part of the tariff
schedules that Smoot ought TO know
something about, it is the wool
schedules. Aud vet he made a sorry
showing in his tilt on these with Dolli-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

II is pretty hard lines for juvenile
court officer 10 be called by the mother
Of a missing child. a kidnapper. But
II is certain, in view Of some recent
circumstances, that little more dscre-
tion would vastly become that officer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

above Canponville and running about
six miles west OF the city, was put in
at considerable expense by the county
and ought still TO he in good working
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

The way the Senate debates on wool
are being conducted, the onlooker
might be pardoued for thinking the de-
baters Il lot of commercial travellers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

o., Ii is admitted in the Senate debates
that there is an industry that needs
30 protcciior-the handling OF lemons.
Everybody has thcm--to hand to 'the
other fellow
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

The capitol proposition is defeated
bat The boost is due just the same
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

So far as Jordan overflow s con
.arncd, there should he no difficulty in
taking care of 1T y good many years
ago q wastewatcr canal connecting
ihc Jordan with tho lake, beginning
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10

The extension of the city limits to
the southeast may we'll include Sugar
House ward, but had better stop short
of the pcuitcntiarv. ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
Thursday, June 10, 1909.

General Apathy is a hard tactician
10 overcome
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-04

Columbus day- has bssa addsd
10 The iceal holidays d New York
|Stats. and bill 70 mako il NJ
tional holiday has heen introduced
into Congress. Fortunately. tho
bill i not likely y pass, for popular
conservation usually defeats tho A.
forts Of patriots 70 have thu work Of
the world cease while W celebrate
: net in history. says IN exchange.
Holidays fulfil two purposes: they
incnlcate religious or patriotic ideas
and give laboring humanity ! little
rest from toll. Tho Sunday rest is
intended % safeguard the physical
a. well - the spiritual health. But
TOO many holidays would BE- y bad
for body and soul . too fsw. Rus
sia suspends business for ninety Of
the three hundred and sixty-6ve
days. The economic loss involved
is enormous, and Russian statesmen
are trying to reduce the number Of
festivals. The old serfs needed as
many days Of respite - their mas
ters would grant. Free labor in q
free state can stand up and straight
en- its back without special permits
sion from church and employer. In
modern industrial conditions, where
the daily hours Of labor are limited,
there is every reason against add
ing to the number Of days Of idle
ness.
Work which is not done one day
must be done the next day, or 60
undone. Louisiana has twelve hol-
idays besides the Sundays, and
most Of the states have seven or
There is, too, the Saturday
half-holiday, which is established by
law in some states, and is becoming
more and more the habit in all parts
Of the country. There are left not
moro than three hundred days in
to do our work Therefore
\ holiday observed all over the
country costs US one three-hun-
part Of the annual wealth
BY labor.
No doubt there arc enough great
and historical events to
mako every day : holiday, and, if
We like, We can celebrate them all
in private. But We need no more
|ormal festivals, no more days Of en-
idleness under pretext Of GEL
Bbrating q great idea.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-04

The large amount Of valuable and
interesting Mississippi State news pub
lished BY The New Orleans Picayuns
every day makes II : great favorlts
with the people Of the State. Besides
giving ali the political and general
news Of the world The Picayune has
most admirable Commercial and
Financial Report daily, covering, 10
from seven to ten columns, every arti-
Gle and point that can be OF interest 70
live American residing IN the South.
The Daily Piccyune (seven issnee :
week. Ii sent 10 Subscribers for 100
~ thrse months: The Twlce1a1NeeS
ap1ssydns ftmuSd Mon6n5s and
lIll! H , n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-04
Wanted.

8 or 1 rooms, furnished or ~unfurnished
Tor light housekeeping. Address
.Housekeeper," Commonwealth once.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-04
Public Transfer.

Special attention given TO trunks and
all kinds Of light hauling. Cumb. phone
308. Yours for prompt service.
GEO. W. CHANBLE6&.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-04
Il seems strange y US Wy some

II seems strange u us Wy some
men whose principal occupation dur
ing the major portion OF their lives
has been to chew tobacco, sit on the
corner and white on goods boxer,
should, in the eventide Of life, when
within the Valley Of the Shadow,
ri it into their wasery crsniums
that the cares apd burdens 81 :
phr1D community re1t upon their
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-04
STORM PROOF"
VIII Peteet's Cyclone Poi
cies at a cost Of next nothing.

DR.. Brill was unable to come last
Sunday on account Of rain, but will
hold services at the JeAish Synagogue
on Sunday, June 9Th, at four o'clock in
the afternoon. All are cordially In.
vited to attend:
Mr.. A. T. Montgomery accepted . po-
sition as travelling salesman with the
Greenwood Grocery Co. on Juno lst.
He Is one Of the best statesmen on the
road, and any Arm Is fortunate In 80
curing his services.
Miss Ruth Selliger recently returned
from New Orleans, where she took .
thorough course in stenography and
typewriting. She 10 prepared to do
typewriting and atenographic work for
the public, and orders left 1t weiler's
jewelry store will receive prompt at
tention.
Capt. A. Rainey, Of Little Rock, Ark,
was In Greenwood a day Dr. two this
week, mingling with his many friends.
Capt. Rainey was in the steamboat bus
mess here several years ago, but for
the past few years he has been on
gagged in the business Of buying cotton.
The people Of Greenwood are always
pleased to have him with them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-04
III[ IOMN


III
s.ar.l = a.-l1.
M. ". 4. swim ~ ~ froa s~ift =
basisess Monday.
M. Sol stssn nads his usual witt d
neuphis tho frst Of ths week.
Miss wardlow, Of Bowling Green, KY
i tho guest u Mis- 6ue Irvine.
Nj. W.. L. Ray was ~ from Malmai-
con on business last Saturday.
Nj. M. N. Bardwell, Of Winona, was
In the city yesterday on business.
Castalian Springs Water for sale.
!. T. MCINTYRE.
Nj. h. L. Walton, Of Sunny Side, was
among his Greenwood friends yesterday.
Mrs. s. q. Prophet and children arc
visiting relatives at Maben this week.
Tennis Shoes at Fountains.
Nj. Thos. Lucas was down from Glen
Burr o a business the first Of the week.
Mr., 4. Henderson was over from
Runnemede on business the first Of the
week.
Mrs. G. Z. Henderson, Of Columbia,
Tern, is Mas. Virginia Tops guest
this week.
Mr.. \. +. Streater, a prominent cit
iren Of Minter City, was in Greenwood
yesterday.
Miss Lena Crutcher, Of Murfrees-
boro, Tenn, is the guest Of Miss Ger
trude White.
Mr.. A. A. Armistead. q prominent
vicksburg attorney, vas in the city one
day last week.
Our beef is from stall-fed cattle, and
no better can be had. Phone No. Is.
SAM ESTES MARKET.
Miss McFadden. OF Tennessee, is WIS.,
Iting her sister, Mrs. Shelby Steele, in
North Greenwood.
Get the best-it don't cost any more.
Phone Is.
SAM ESTES MARKET.
Messrs. r. B. Schlater and G. P. Lane
we're down from Schlater on business
the first Of the week.
Capt. and Mrs. J. Y. McNeill, Of Ber-
clair, visited the family Of Mrs. Cora
Terry the first Of the week.
Mr.. J. D. McLemore, ST.. was over
from Itta Bena on business Wednesday,
and made this Office a pleasant call.
Bone meal for chickens every Tues
day and Friday. Phone IL.
SAM ESTES MARKET.
Special attention is directed to the
card Of Blackstone Smith Co., sole dis
tributors Of Star Alfalfa Feed, Purina
Hen, Chick and Pigeon Feed, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam r. Chew, OF Van
Buren,, Ark, r the guests Of the fam
lilies Of Messrs. B. L. and Sam r. Young
this week.
Mr.. A. e. Lumpkin was up from Pc
teet's last Wednesday, and made Tho
~Conmonwealth an appreciated call
while here.
Quite . number Of our citizens at
tended the railroad picnic and base
lail game at Tie Plant, near Grenada,
yesterday.
Dur meats are frst-class and we give
al orders prompt attention.
SAM ESTES MARKET.
Judge r. =. Love, one Of our clever
- Bona friends, was In the city yes
sefday, and made The Commonwealth IN
appreciated call.
Aessrs. =. l. Aoanger and Q. r.
saunders attended the commencement
s.sfcises It the University Of Aissis-
s'ppi the arst Of ths week.
Nm. ]. I. Gillespie and Mis- VIII.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-04

Maj. G @. AiaAals stass1sl ~ Pc
snhsipa q ~ sIlvss ssrvies 10 II
httiessip Misssaslppi, = Biloxi. tAia
wees. - msabsr u 0overaof Noes
military staa.
Miases CAroline sad CoSsra 0arrari
q eprisgasid, ILL., arrived In Crossword
lase Aoaday ard viii 10 ~ attraotivs
saests Of NJ. and Ars. Robk Barrett
during the summer.
Basebal, Tennis, Basket
Be- md Gyunasium Shoes 4
FOUNTAINS
The Earnest Workers met with Ma.
v. A. 6tinson on last Nondav, whsa
tho banks were opened, which resulted
in tho count Of $2ll.5S, with about -
hanks To hsar from.
Dr.. and Mrs. ". I. Mathews will leavs
next Sunday for Detroit, Mich- where
they will attend the Sovereign BON
vention Of the ". 0. ". The Com
monwealth wishes for them . pleasant
trip.
Maj. h. W. Cooley came over from
Black Hawk last Tuesday and il the
guest Of relatives and friends. He will
60 to the Confederate reunion In Mem
phis next week before returning to
Black HA xk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-04
FOR SALE.

The Walker Homestead in
Winona, Miss. Two and one
half acres of ground, a mod
ern ten room house, servants
house and barn.
Address R. N. WALKER,
Whitfield Flats,
Birmingham, Alabama.
Public Transfer.
Special attention given TO trunks and
all kinds Of light hauling. Cumb. phone
308. Yours for prompt service.
GEO. ". CHAMBLE6S.
SURE CURE FOR o
These stormy times: Q Cy-
clone Policy with WI Peteet.
Wanted.
3 or 1 rooms, furnished or u~nfurnishsd
Tor light housekeeping. AAdrsss
aHousekeepof," Commonwealth omoe.
For Rent.
Cotton Office building on Main Street.
Apyly to ". NJ. PETEET.
For Sale.
One Iron Safe. Apply to
SCATES BRO9.
For Rent.
House Of s rooms, with bath room.
$500 . month. Apply 1t this odics.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05
QhIG
4en IiA>
Question

Do you know of any who received any
benefit from taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound?"
any woman who is suffering with any aiment peculiar
to her will ask her neghbor this question: she will be
surprised the result There is hardly community in
this country where cannot be found who have been
restored to health by this famous old remedy, made
exclusively from simple formula of roots and herbs.
During the past 80 years have published thousands
of letters from these grateful who have been cured
by Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, and
in all that time have published testimonial without
the writer's special permission. Never have knowingly
published testimonial that not truthful and genuine
Here just received few days ago. anyone doubts
that this and honest statement of woans expert
ence with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound write
and ask her.
first taking Lydia e. Pink
Vegetable Compound total wreck had been
years troubles chronic dyspepsia,
tried several doctors medicines but
nothing did good.
years medicines and thought would
advertisement of E
hams Vegetable Compound, and advised to try 1t
got bottle of the Compound and did
mt continued its We'll woman
enjoy the best of health.
ST advise all suffering from such troubles to give
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound trial They won't
regret surely yOuNIrs Bessie L. Hicks
SO Cleveland ST., Houston.
Any woman who is sick and suffering is foolish surely
not give such medicine this trial. Why should
not do her as much good as it did Mrs. Hicks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05

care TO secure my copy of the regula-
Ilons, as | have had trouble enough be-
fore without one
Looting in the Ruins.
!, BY the time | reached the shore again
iiootlng had begun, and from all | can
near pandemonium reigned all through
the night. Customs guards were Joining
the looters although some tried manfully
20 fepress it. Almost all the carabiniers
mad been killed, but the remaining ones
dld the best they could.
-, Next morning early the captain of the
chesapeake went into the outer harbor
rearing that as the Chesapeake was an
OIL snip she might be in danger of being
ser on fire by sparks. Thus I had to
remain on board until the next day
Luchlly was able to send a message
TO the SutleJ, asking the captain to for
ward IT by wireless. Just after the ar
RIVAL OF the Sutlej, three Russian men
oI-War( appeared on the scene. These
soon mad large rescue parties at work.
Later in the day the Italians began to
come in, but all they could do was
totally inadequate.
"Fhe SutIei left for Syracuse yester-
day morning about a. M with about
lloO wounded on board. The Russians,
reinforced by two other cruisers, steamed
OUT Tor Naples yesterday in the after
noon, with every available space occu-
pled. Eve or six Italian vessels are
now in the harbor, with one German and
TWO British. Another British man-of-
war has gone to render aid in Scilla.
Two more Italians are at Reggie, which
is as badly off as Messina No news
OF other places has been received. with
the exception of the bare fact that San
G1ovanni is absolutely destroyed
The Italian authorities state that the
deaths at Messina will be from fifty-two
fftV-fhTnn fhn1can1 OF ~
$4,000. Thus it will be seen that more
than one-third of the population of the
two towns were killed at once. besides
the thousands of wounded, many of
whom have since died.
The Area Affected
The trouble appears to have extended
as far as MalaZza, on the north coast of
Sicily, while Taormina, to the south,
seems to be all right. The actual center
OF the disturbance seems to have been
midway between Reggie and Messina,
as the EXmOuth in making soundings,
| found bottom at depth of 80 fathoms
where the marking of the chart shows
273 fathoms. With a sudden elevation
of over 1900 feet in the bed of the strait
it can hardly be considered wonderful
that there was a tidal wave of about
20 feet. This was at, 5:32 a. N. Very
! little damage was done at Messing
thereby, one ship staving her bottom on
the ground.
Il have only heard of one American
besides, myself being still alive. This is
Giuseppe @ Agrasti, whose proper name
may be ascertained from his registration
papers on file in the department.
| (Naturalized)
Half the houses of Messina are fiat
and Of the rest | doubt if 1 per cent
can ever be again rendered fit for use.
, 1t will be years before Messina amounts
anything. Many of the more prominent
merchants are dead, and others have an
nounced their intention of leaving Mes
sina forever
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05
PAPERING DAMP WALLS.
Solution Offered to One of HOUSEHOLDER
Difficulties.

There are many so-called damp pre-
venters on the market for application be-
fore papering; for instance, cement or
asphalt preparations, cork tiles, gypsum,
or other insulating materials, which may
or may not answer the purpose, besides
being rather expensive. Most of them
are unsuitable. because they prevent
ventilation of the walls, in which the
damp remains, appearing shortly through
the intermediate layers and the wall
paper, or rising up into other parts of
the house. An excellent and compare
lively inexpensive way out of this diff
Guilty is the following: Paint corrugat-
ed cardboard, such as is sold for packing
bottles. ETC., on both sides with asphalt
varnish. and fix it when dried with *
inch tin tacks to the damp wall, so that
the smooth surface is directed toward
the room and the corrugations run from
ceiling to floor, against the wall At
the floor level y inch should be left I'M
covered. The cardboard should then be
covered with coarse hessians or other
packing material, on which a plain COW
ering paper, and lastly the wall hang
IS, may be pasted. The skirting
Dard should be removed while lacking
On the cardboard, which should have
small holes of an inch in length made
in the raised corrugations at intervals
of 10 to II inches before it is attached
to the wall.-Architects and Builders
Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05
A Fatal Fall.

A we'll known comedian while in Que
bee was sightseeing with a Tommy At
kins one day. They had as companion
and guide an old soldier.
When they at length reached the
Wolfe monument which is on -, historic
spot; Tommy said: ,Wots this?''
The guide replied, "Ere's where a
great zero fell"
did hit 'urt 'im?" asked Tommy,
who was thirsting for information.
curt 'im,'' was the reply, "W'y, hit
killed 'imv'-St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05
The Peruna Almanac.

The druggists have already been sup
piled with the Peruna almanac for
1909. In addition to the regular as
Economical matter usually furnished in
almanacs, the articles on astrology are
very attractive to most people. The
mental characteristics of each sign are
given with faithful accuracy. A list
of lucky and unlucky days will be
furnished to those who have our al
manacs, free Of charge Address The
Peruna Co., Columbus. 0.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05

this ran me down to a state Of contin-
ual weakness, and thought l never
would be better until I began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. The improve
ment was rapid, and since using four
boxes l an cured and have never had
any return Of the trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05
HOW'S This :!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward tor
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known E: j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business trans.
actions and financially able to carry ou'
any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, u;
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials SEM
free. Price rs cents per bottle Sofa ny
all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05
The Mn11rner

class lesson on the Prodigal Son. At
the finish, to test what attention had
been paid to his teaching, he asked /:
"Who was sorry that the prodigal had
returned 2" The most forward young
ster in the class breathlessly answered,
1.-THE fatted calf!''