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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE
STREET PAVING BONDS.

Whereas, it Is manifest to the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen of the City of
Greenwood, Mississippi, that there is
immediate necessity for the paving,
curbing, gathering and storm sewering
Of certain streets or portions thereof,
in the said city, described as follows:
That part of Fulton street extending
along said street from the south end of
the bridge across the Yazoo river to the
southern boundary line of Market street:
that part of Market street extending
along said street from Fulton street to
the eastern boundary line of Main
street; that parto of Main street extend
ing along said street from the southern
boundary line of Front street to the
southern boundary line of Carroilton
avenue; that part of Howard streetex-
tending along said street from the
southern boundary line of Front street
to the right of way of the Southern Ry.
in Mississippi, and that part of Carroll
ton avenue extending from Howard
street to the right of way of the South
ern Ry. in Mississippi where same Is
crossed by Lamar street, and that part
of johnson street extending from the
right of way of the Southern Ry. in
Mississippi along said johnson street to
the right Of way Of the Y. & M. V, Ry.;
Therefore, be 1t resolved by the May
or and Board of Aldermen of the City
of Greenwood, that it is their purpose
to issue bonds of the said city to the
amount of $40, 000, 90, or so much there
of as may be necessary for the purpose
of paving, curbing, g~uttering and storm
sewering said above described streets,
or portions thereof.
Be it further resolved. that this or
der or resolution shall be published as
a notice of the proposal of said Mayor
and Board of Aldermen to issue said
bonds and that the same be pub lished
in accordance with Section 3419 of the
Annotated Code of Mississippi Of 1906,
for the purpose of notifying taxpayers
Of the said city of the proposed action
of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the said city, so If there be any oppo-
sition to the issuance of said bonds it
may be presented to the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the said city as
provided by law on or before the first
Tuesday, the End day of July, 1912.
Be it further ordered, that this reso-
be published in The Common
wealth, d weekly newspaper published
in said city of Greenwood, Mississippi,
for three weeks next preceding the
by said Mayor and Board Of J
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
Aldermen. for the issuance Of said
bonds.
Approved this June 9TH, 1912.
G. l.. RAY, Mayor.
Attest: K. II. Hicks, Clerk.

Father really ought to have his
picture taken-he hasn't had a
photograph since that funny look
ing one he had made when he and
mother were married.
Yes, mother says twas a good
one of him as he looked THEN,
but really, for the sake of family,
there should be one Of him as he
looks NOW.
Mrs. Spurrier, Photographer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28

VISITING CARDS Engraved Of print-
ed at the right prices. Send The Com
monwealth your orders, Special atten-
ton also given TO Wedding Invitations,
Announcements, etc.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
TAKES TERM TO SAVE FATHER
Induces Court to Exchange Sentences
So Parent Can Be Set Free
Sooner.

Baltimore, Md.-Asking hat a sen.
tence of three years in jail imposed
upon his father be imposed upon him
and this his own sentence of two
years III Jail be reversed to his father,
Hugh G.. Lyons broke down In the
criminal court this morning and wept
bitterly. Judge Elliott complied with
the prisoners unusual request and
Lyons seemed much relieved when
given the chance to exchange SEN
fences with his father, giving the
elder man the benefit of one year.
Though neither Of them v e has d.
rectly admitted that they were father
and son, Hugh D. Lyons, alias Philip
Passavant, and Hugh G. Lyons, who
bear a very marked resemblance to
each other, have given the authorities
much difficulty in proving their rela-
tionship. They were arrested some
time ago by Detectives S%chanberger
and Kahler on a charge of obtaining
money through bogus checks passed
upon tobacconists and co~nfectioners.
Several days ago they were convicted.
Touched by the loyalty of his part
ner in crime, "~Passavant" asked that
the original sentence be adhered to,
but Judge Elliott carried out the re-
versal.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
TELLING AGE OF THE HORSE
Judging by Change In Teeth Is Most
Accurate Method-Difference Be-
tween Old and Young.

There are four ways to tell the age
of a horse-by his teeth. by his ribs,
by the flesh on his tail, and by the
skin on his cheeks, says the American
Breeder. In a young horse the cheek
skin is soft and elastic, and flies back
quickly when raised; in an old one, 1t
is l~ifeless and goes back but slowly.
Old horses apparently have a wider
and more distinct space between their
ribs than young horses. And with age
the flesh on the tail shrinks, making
the joints more distinct than they are
on a young horse.
Judging by the change in the teeth
Is a more accurate method. The com.
ing of the temporary teeth first, and
then the permanent ones; the develop
ment to maturity; the change in
shape on account Of wear; the coming
Of the cups in the teeth and their
wearing away a~fterward, and the
change in the angle Of meeting Of the
teeth, from straight together at five
years to a sharp angle at 20; all these
are signs by which the experienced
horseman a read accurately the age
OF a horse.
It must be remembered that the
permanent teeth, above and below
come in at the same time, but thai
the cups above do not wear away I'M
til all the cups below are gone. II
must also be remembered that
changes begin at the center and con
tinue at the rate of one pair a year;
that a horse at maturity. which is al
five years. has everything, l. e.. all hi
permanent teeth and all the cups.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
ABOUT CHICKEN P0x
Indiana PouItryman Gives Some Ex-
ceIIent Information and Advice
Concerning Disease.

A Tennessee reader wants to know
something about chicken pox and the
best remedy to be applied. ]. c. Clipp.
an Indiana poultryman. gives this in
formation and advice concerning the
disease: Chicken pox makes its APP
pearance In the form OF scabby tumor
like sores on face. lobes or any por-
ton of the head unfeathered. Wet
weather seems to feed the disease, re-
sulting in the Inflammation extending
to the eyes, may times resulting In
the loss Of one or both eyes,. The dis
ease is more common in southern ell
mates, sometimes making its appear
ance In northern states. Wherever
the disease Is found 1t Is one Of the
most offensive diseases that eve be-
fell the feathered tribe. Damp. filthy
houses are largely responsible for its
appearance. hence filthy and insani-
airy conditions support its existence.
In fact. 1t Is one Of the diseases that
If once introduced in a flock 1t Is next
to impossible to get 1t wiped out.
Some writer's claim that the prime
cause Of the first appearance Of this
disease is due to a mosquito bite upon
a fowl whose system Is not able to
throw off the poison. But this ap'
peals to us as being largely theoreti'
cal, yet there may be some truth In
the statement. but we have more
faith in its origin arising from insani
tary surroundings.
The most effective remedy fol
chicken pox Is to anoint the sores fire
quently with c%arbolated vaseline. re
moving the crusts as they soften and
yield to gentle rubbing. Strict quar-
antine regulations should be observed
until every fowl is known to be free
Of the disease. All fowls suffering
with chicken pox should be kept dry
in some isolated quarter away from
the general flock. Spray the infected
quarters daily with some reliable dis
i%nfectant. Positively this disease can
not be neglected if you wish to saw
your flock, as it will rapidly spread t.
every fowl if not eliminated. Fowls
affected should be fed s%paringly OF
corn. but instead should be fed Oh
soft food and vegetables. Provide
them with clean, fresh water, char
coal and grit. A few doses Of raw
linseed oil will drain the system o
all impurities. assisting In a NOR
speedy cure"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
MAN PLUNGES TO HIS DEATH
Californian Falls Three Hundred Fee,
Headforemost Down the Side
Of Mount Lowe.

Pasadena, Cal.-Miss Clara Rusch,
haupt, a young Texas woman, who
lately has been residing at No. 528
Wall street. Los Angeles, the othc%
afternoon stood at a dizzy point on
the east trail between Alpine Tavern
and the summit OF Mount Lowe and
watched her uncle, a man s~eventy-fve
years Of age. plunge headforemost to
his death 300 feet down the steep side
of the mountain.
The dead man was John Marlau of
No. 512 Crocker street, Los Angeles.
He was unmarried. Marlau and Miss
Ruschhaupt, with several friends. had
climbed to the summit, a distance of
two miles from the hotel, which is
situated at the end Of the car line,
and were returning to the hotel when
the accident happened. While the
others fingered to enjoy the view af-
forded from a shoulder of the peak,
a place where the declivity is almost
perpendicular, the old mar FASTENED
on and had gained a considerable
start when they saw him suddenly reel
and pitch off Of the trail. 1t is be-
lieved that he was overcome by heart
failure.
Whatever the aus of his fall, he
went head first over the edge and
down the side Of the mountain, his
head striking a stone at the bottom
of the canyon.
Miss Ruschhaupt and her compan
Ions were so far away that consider
able time elapsed before they reached
him. and then they took their own
lives in their hands when they made
the perilous descent. They found
Marlau unconscious. but still breath
Ing. He died soon afterward.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
ONE ROOM HIS PRISON
PENITENT YOUTH STUNNED
WORLD TO ExPIATE A FAULT
ror "a Years Residents Of Clyde, N.
t. watched Closed Window, But
II Never Opened Until Its
Occupant Was Dead.

Clyde, N. Y.-Thirty-four years OF
penance for grief he caused his father
ended the other day. by the death OF
J. Arthur Hamilton. For more than
a quarter Of a century the blinds in
MS room were drawn on rusty
nlnge and sunlight lever flooded the
apartment. From small crack be-
tween the shutters he saw genera
lions and pass away, but the
mystery OF his sudden disappearance
was not solved until 1t was learned
that Hamilton's body filled a newly
made grave. His old friends believed
ne a gone west on a mining ven-
ture and many had forgotten him.
Clyde saw the last OF Arthur HAM
ilton "a years ago. He disappeared
IN a night. His absence was the more
noticeable because, up to the time he
disappeared, Clyde had seen so much
OF MIN. He was the most active OF
the society and business men OF the
town, handsome In appearance and in
~tellectual.@ His father, a devout mem
Der OF the church and a banker, was
disappointed in his son because he
failed to keep pledges to reform and
cease his s%kylarking.
One night he went to Lyons, be
came involved with the authorities
and the father was called to go his
bail. The blow preyed on the fathers
mind. He became Ill and died. Young
Hamilton blamed himself for his
fathers death and determined to dc
penance by spending the remainder Of
his days In solitary confinement.
Hamilton lived solely with his
books, his memories and his pipe. II
now becomes known that he sat daily
at his windows and watched the PEG
pie of Clyde as they came and went
past his self-made prison. He saw
bis old friends grow to maturity
marry and rear children. The tolline
of church bells informed him Of
deaths, and he would miss another
familiar face on the street.
His face changed. His hair whit
ened. He shambled In his gait like al
old man. Then he began to leave his
room by night and walk about thu
Hamilton mansion, but one eve
connected him with the Arthur Ham
ilton of years before. Finally h'
needed the attention of a physician
One was sworn to secrecy and thu
old nan taken to a hospital, but b,
died.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
Imposes Fine and Paws Il.

Chicago.-In carrying out the strict
letter of the law, Municipal Judge
John ]. Rooney, sitting at the Thirty
fifth street court the other day. i'm
posed a fine Of 81 on Patrick Conroy,
who had been charged with stealing
six lamb chops to feed his starving
family.
The next moment the judge reach
ed down In his pocket and. pulling out
money enough to cover the fine,
handed 1t to his court clerk and or
dered the latter to mark the fine
paid.
Conroy thanked the Judge to whom
his story had been told. He said he
had been out Of work for several
months, and several days ago, when
he obtained a position with a COM
pany he stole the meat to feed his
wife and seven children, who had not
tasted meat for a long time.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
Portland Boys Held for Murder.

Portland, Ore.-Three youths, Chas.
Christensen, aged II, a m%achinist;
Harry Leece, aged 10, a timer, and
Robert Burns, aged 20, a lineman, are
under arrest on charges of murder in
connection with the death of Adam
Baker, a lineman. who died on July 2S
following a beating received late at
night on one of the main streets of this
city.
The police state that the three I'M
der arrest acknowledged responsibility
for Bakers death, but they denied in
tent to kill.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
PREFERS HIS FATHER
sIx-YEAR-oLD BOY DEFiEs A
JUp0E's MANDATE.
Refuses to GO to Mother Despite
Court's order-Pleadln0 and Force
Fall to Shake chiid's qeterml-
automatically Compromlse.

Chicago.-One little hoy OF six year,
the other day furnished a problem that
the divorce courts never will solve
when he refused to bestow his affec-
lions as the court had decreed.
Claiming Overshiner, son OF Ellis
worth B. Overshiner, stubbornly re-
fused to go to his mother when or
dered to do 30 by Judge Mcdonald.
His mother and father stood helpless
ly In the corridors of the court, tears
streaming down their cheeks as the
boy chung to his father and Mrs. Flor
ence w. Overshiner pleaded and then
tugged at his arm In the hope that she
might induce him to go home with
her.
The court probably will decide the
suit OF Mrs. Overshiner for divorce
during the next few weeks, and both
parents have agreed to stand by the
Judges findings. But little Charming
has decided to be a law unto himself.
He says he prefers his father and no
court can compel him to leave him.
Acting on Judge McDonald's orders,
Mr.. Overshfner produced the boy In
court. Both parents demanded GUS
tody of the boy and, pending a deci-
sion in the case. Judge Mcdonald said
he would divide the boys time be-
tween the warning parents.
The boy may go with you now for
n week, then for a week with his
father, pending the decision" ruled
Judge Mcdonald.
The mother rushed toward the boy
with oustretched arms. But the son
refused to be given in any such a
manner. He clambered upon his faith
er's lap with agility and refused to
bulge.
Mrs. Overshiner looked appealingly
to the Judge. The father only smiled.
You go with you mother this time,
my boy" said Judge Mcdonald. "You
will go to you fathers house next
week"
But I don't want to leave papa at
ALL" protested the boy. 81 want to
stay with him all the time"
The dignifed judge refused to be
come involved in an argument with
the youthful litigant, so turned to his
clerk and announced that his first or
der would stand.
At five o'clock, when court ad
journed and the judge walked out to
go home. the mother and father still
were sitting there, too perplexed to
act. ~-
When the bailiff closed the court
they were compelled to walk out into
the corridors. There the struggle be
came even more violent. Charming
seized his fathers trouser leg and
asked that his father lift him up.
81 can't, dear; | would be in con
tempt of court" said Mr.. Overshiner
Just then Mrs. Overshiner tried tt
take the boy by main force. Still the
boy kicked and chung to his father
The trio. accompanied by their law
yers. tried to walk out of the building
and the struggle continued.
Finally a compromise was effected
by the promise of Mr.. Overshiner t.
produce the boy In court again.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, CHENEY
Summer School Was Most Successful
In Its History.

''Ooh odO(CSSIul
In Its History.
The summer school just closed has
been the most successful and largest
in the history of the school. The full
faculty worked full time. The enroll
ment in the Normal proper was 4O7 and
in the training school 5, making a total
of 492. In order that the public may
know the sources of revenue and the
financial standing, a few facts may be
stated. One-third of all revenues ac-
cruing from the sale of the 1OO, 900
acres set apart for the normal schools
by the enabling act of the constitu-
tion belongs to the normal at Cheney.
OF this land $4,000 acres have been
sold and a fund thereby created which
already amounts to 1864, 900 drawing
interest at from four to six per cent.
Some of the land has been leased and
a yearly revenue of $4,000 was real
lied this past year. Then the legisla-
ture of 1911 passed an act known as
the mill tax bill by which a certain
part of a mil levy is laid on all taxable
property in the state for the benefit of
each of the five higher institutions of
learning. The normal at Cheney will
have available beginning next April
about 100000 for the years expenses.
That is a larger sum than it has ever
had in the past and it makes possible
the greater work the school has been
planning in all its various departments,
but more especially in the rural school
extension work, where the greatest
need exists. Then the wonderful
growth of the agriculture and school
garden ideas will be fully developed.
Bulletins will be issued from time to
time on the various phases of normal
school endeavor and distributed free to
all interested in them. The work of
raising the condition of the common
school and standardizing the work in
it devolves entirely upon the normal
schools and the n at Cheney pro-
poses to do it's full share in this, the
most important work for the future
welfare of the citizenship of the com
monwealth.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
the
Hair

Are you so fortunate as to
be well satisfied with your
hair? Is It long enough,
thick enough, rich enough?
And your hair does not fall
out? Well, well, that Is good.
But you may know of some
not so fortunate. Then just
tell them about Ayers Hair
Vigor. Theywil surelythank
you after using II, If not be-
fore. Remember, It does
not color the hair. Show
the list of ingredients to
your doctor. Let him decide
their value. He knows.
Md ~ sAs J, o. AVN &C. ESwsr. Ma
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
AGRICULTURAL. Bill Signed.

Washington.-The agricultural ap-
preparation bill, more than a month
overdue, has been signed by President
Taft, and released for field work a
small army of employees held up dur
ing the delay in congress . Secretary
Wilson ordered immediate resumption
of farm demonstration work in many
states. On the Pacific coast belated
experimental work with a view to de-
~veloping potash will be
taken up.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
The Garden for Women.

The garden is Of direct interest t.
women, for its products the devoted
directly to the table. AS the farmers
wife chooses and prepares food for
the table, she should manage and d.
rect the garden and see that a variety
If vegetables are sown in generous
quantity. She should insist that gar
den ground be prepared early, even
If she has to resort to a little per-
sistence and "nagging" to get the
work done.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
Less Gold From Alaska.

The steamship Victoria arrived Sun
day in Seattle from Nome, Alaska.
with S543,000 of gold bullion and 2SS
passengers. The heavy passenger list
is because of an exodus of miners as
the result CT placer mining on Seward
peninsula and in the Yukon valley be-
ing restricted by scarcity of water fol-
lowing the small snowfall of last win
ter. The gold output of Alaska for
1912 promises to be smaller than for
several years.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22

The eternal feminine crops out in the
current story of the nervous woman
to whom the throat specialist, while ad-
esting a larscope, preparatory to an
examination, remarked:
"Madame, you'd be surprised to hear
how far down we men see with this
wonderful Instrument
A pause followed, and then the pa
tient faltered:
"Doctor, before you begin, perhaps
[ ought-to tell you that I really hadn't
time to mend the holes in my stockings
before I came here"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22

1t is a little over five years since the
Hon. Woodrow Wilson found relief for
his pent-up soul in the following words:
"Would that we could do something,
at once dignifed and effective, to knock
Mr.. Bryan into a cooked hat"
The finger of destiny writes some Pc
culiar things upon the scroll of time.
One mo but wonder what the poll
teal future of Woodrow Wilson would
have been had the cooked hat prayer
concerning Mr.. Bryan been answered.
Des Moines Capital.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
Miner Falls Fifty Feet.

Wallace, Idaho.-John Reynolds, a
young miner, fell so feet in the Her
cules mine at Burke this morning and
escaped with two broken ankles and
one badly crushed foot. He will live
and both feet will probably be saved.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22

The soil for orchard purposes mus,
be we'll prepared. and better results
may be expected If this is done some
time before the trees are to be trans
planted. Break the land deep, harrow
it we'll and plant a cover crop Of rye,
crimson, clover vetch, oats, wheat OF
barley. The trees may be set as soop
as the foliage drops.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
Montana Japs Lose Savings.

Great Falls.-Fire in a Great North
.ern section house at Rainbow, a few
miles east of this city. destroyed the
building and most of the effects of the
Japanese inmates, including the saw
ings of the latter, in n case amount
ing to $500.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
Buluarians Killed BY Turks.

Uskup, European Turkey.-Details
of the massacre of Bulgarians by Mus
sulmans on August 2 at Kotschana, 5o
miles southwest of here, show the
butchery lasted three hours and tina
more than 14O B~ulgarians were killed.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
To Break IN New Shoes

Always shake in Aliens Foot-Ease, q powder.
II cures hot, sweating, aching, swollen feet.
Cures corns, ingrowing nails and bunions. Al
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't
accept substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen o. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
Rev. Alexander DoyIe Dead.

San Francisco.-Father Alexander
Doyle, a priest of national reputation,
died here Sunday of heart disease
while on a visit to friends. From 1894
to 1904 he was secretary and general
manager Of the Catholic Total Absti-
hence Union of America.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
To Rebuild Bridgeport Wn., Mill.

Bridgeport, Wash.-The flour mill
and warehouse which were destroyed
here by fire will be rebuilt by the
Union Warehouse and Milling COM
pany, the stock of which is owned by
1875 farmers.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
Falls on Word "HoosIer."

Goshen, Ind.-Miss Edith Brum.
baugh of Dunlap won the country
spelling contest here after nearly l.
300 words had been used. She fell
on the word "Hoosier," emitting one
20"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22
E. w. Major Wins in Missouri.

st. Louis.-Attorl .ey General Elliott
w. Major has won the democratic
nomination for governor OF Missouri
by a safe plurality over William 3.
Cowherd of Kansas City.