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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06
{Ordinance No. 47e.)

AN ORDINANCE establishing fire linn
its and regulating the erection and
repair of wooden buildings and other
structures in the city Of Greenwood,
Miss, and providing for the removal
OF same at the expense of the own
erS thereof when erected contrary
to the ordinances of the munich
pality.
Section I. Be it ordained bv the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF the
city of Greenwood, Miss. that it shall
be unlawful to erect any BUILDINGS
whatever, unless the walls thereof
shall be constructed Of brick, or other
non-combustible material, and said
building covered with slate. tin or 9th
er non-combustible material. within
the following limits, namely: Begin
ming at the northeast corner of Fulton
street; thence south along east side
OF said street to the northern boundary
line Of the Southern Railway right of
way; thence eastward with the north
boundary of the said right Of way to
Waltha1l street; thence north along
the west side of Walthall street to
Front street: thence westward along
south side OF Front street to point of
beginning: unless the same shall be
constructed by special permission of
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen en-
tered upon the minutes.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
that it shall be unlawful for any per
son to erect any brick Or stone build
ing within the above described limits.
unless the walls of the same shall be
OF the following dimensions. to-wit:
For a One-stOry building the walls shall
be at least thirteen inches thick: for
a tWO-stOry building the walls shall he
at least eighteen inches thick for the
first story, and at least thirteen inches
thick for the second story. and for a
three-story building the walls shall be
at least eighteen inches thick for the
first story, thirteen inches thick for
the second story and nine inches thick
for the third story.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
that it shall be unlawful to remove.
Or cause to be removed, to another lot.
II within the limits above described,
any building already erected. without
making such building in accordance
with section 1 of this ordinance: or TO
remove any building or structure from
one part of the district to another
lthou permission OF the Mayor and
Board Of Alderman: Or to decrease or
to add to. Or to change, or to alter in
any amer any building within said
limits, or to repair the same, without
having first obtained a special order
therefor from the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen.
Section 4. Be it further ordained.
that all violations Of the terms OF this
ordinance shall be punished by fire Of
not more than fifty dollars or imp.ls.
onment in the municipal jail for not
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06
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The Rescue
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OUR SERMON STORY by the
Highway and Byway" Preacher.
"a Vision Betwees the Lines of Gods
Inspired Word.)
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Copyright, 1905. by ]. ". EdsoEx

Sculpture Authority:-"And they fthe king
of ELAN, and his three confederates) took
Lot. Abrams brothers son, who dweIt in
SodOm, and his goods and Departed. And
there came ore that had escaped and told
Abram the Hebrew; now he dweIt blythe
oaks of MamTe, the Amorite, brother Of
Eschol, and brother of Amer; and these were
cOnfederated with Abram. And when
Abram heard that his brother was taken
captive. he led forth his trained men, born
In his house, three hundred and eighteen,
and pursued as far as Dan. And he divided
himself against them by night, he and his
servants, and smote them and pursued
them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand
of Damascus. And he brought back all tho
goods, and also brought back his brother,
Lot. and his goods, and the women also, and
TIE people. 14:12-16.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06

made out whenever It is shown that
support, and only occasionally has en-
ployment at odd jobs, being for the
most of the time out Of employment.
(e) Persons trading Or bartering
stolen property, or who unlawfully sell
or barter any %vinous, alcoholic, malt,
intoxicating or spirituous liquors.
81 Every common gambler or per
son who for the most part maintains
himself by gambling.
(g) Every able-bodied person who
shall go begging for a livelihood.
CHI Every common prostitute.
ID Livery keeper Of a house of pros
titution.
Cd Every keeper of a house of gam
bling or gaming.
(k) Every person who shall aban-
don his wife or family without just
cause, leaving her Or them without
support Or in danger of becoming a
public charge.
CD Every ~able-bOdied person who
lives without employment Or labor,
and who has no visible means of sup
port.
(m) All persons who are able to
work and do not work, but hire out
their minor children or allow them to
be hired out. and live upon their
wages.
(n) All persons over sixteen years
OF age and under twenty-one, able to
work and who do not work, and have
no property to support them, and have
not some known visible means Of a
fair, honest and reputable livelihood
and whose parents, or those in loco
PARENTS, are unable to support them.
and who are not in attendance up>n
some educational institution.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
that any person convicted of being q
vagrant, as above defined, shall be
fined not more than n hundred dol
lars Or imprisoned not more than thir-
ty days, or both.
Section 3. For cause this day shown.
the same being the necessity for at
once providing for the prevention and
punishment OF yagrancy in the city Of
Greenwood, be it further ordained that
his ordinance be in force and effect
from and after it's passage.
Approved this 14th day of March, A.
D, 1906.
w. S. VARDAMAN,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06
R. H. HICKS, City Clerk.
Ordinance No 477.)
AN ORDINANCE defining who are va

AN ORDINANCE defining who are va
grants, prohibiting vagrancy, and
prescribing the punishment thereof
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of TIE
City OF Greenwood. Miss. that the fol-
lowing persons are hereby declared to
be and shall be punished as vagrants,
viz:
(a) Persons known as tramps, wan
derlng or %strolling about in idieness.
who are able to work, and who have
no property to support them.
CD Persons leading an idle, i'm.
moral or profigate life, who have nc
property to support them, and who are
able to work and do not work.
Co All persons able to work, hay
ing no property to support them. and
II have no visible or known means
OF a falr. honest and reputable lireli-
hood. The term visible or known
means OF a fair honest and reputable
livelihood" as used in this section.
shall be construed to NEAR reasonably
continuous employment at some law
ful occupation for reasonable compan-
satlon, or a fixed and regular income
from property or other investment.
which income is sufficient for the sup
port and maintenance Of such person.
(d) All a~ble-bodied persons who
h~abltually loaf, loiter and idle in the
city OF Greenwood or about the steam
boat landings or railroad stations or
any other public place in the city of
Greenwood for the larger portion OF
their time, without any regular en-
ploynent, and without any visible
means of support. An offense under
paragraph Cd of this section stall be
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06
R: H. HICKS, City Clerk.
Ordinance No. 471,)

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting the in
jurinG or destroying Of any public
building, public work o public prop
erty, ard providing a penalty there
for.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the City OF
Greenwood, Miss. hat if any person.,
by any means whatever, shall willfully
or mischievously injure or destroy any
Of the work, materials or furniture Of
any public building, school house or
church in said city, or shall deface any
of the walls or other parts thereof, or
shall write or make any drawing or
character, Or do any other act or said
building, or the walls thereof, or shall
deface or ~injure the trees, fences,
paVements, Or soil on the grounds be
longing thereto, or any ornamental or
shade tree on any public street in said
city, such person for every sue of
Tense shall be fined not more than one
hundred dollars or be imprisoned not
more than thirty days, or both.
Be it further ordained, that for cause
shown this ordinance take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved his 14th day Of March,
A. D., 1905.
w. S VARDAMAN,
Maypr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06
R. H. HICKS, City Clerk.
Ordinance No. 475.l
w. S VARDAMAN.
Mayor.

AN ORDINANCE relating to the pos
session of burglar tools, prohibiting
the possession thereof and providing
a penalty therefor.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the City of
Greenwood, Miss, hat it shall be IN
lawful for any person to have in his
possession any implements, tools or
instruments designed to aid in the
commission Of a burglary or larceny,
or any other offense against the laws
of this State, and the carrying con-
cealed about ones person., or in ones
baggage, implements, tools or instru-
ments peculiarly adapted to aid Or use
in the commission of burglary, larceny
or any other Offen5e against this State,
shall be prima facie evidence of in
tention to use the same for such pur-
pose, II on conviction such person
SO offending shall be fined not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, OF imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days, or both.
Approved this 18th day of March. A.
D., 1905.
w. S VARDAMAN,
May0r
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06
R. H. HICKS, City Clerk.
(Ordinance No 47S.l
AN ORDINANCE in relation TO r
w. S NARDAMAN,
NJ
Mayor.

AN ORDINANCE in relation to cruel
ty to animals, prohibiting the same,
and providing a penalty therefor.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen of the city of Green
wood, Miss, that if any person shall
override, ~Oyerdrive, overload, torture.
torment unjustifably injure, deprive of
necessary s~uSterance, fOOd or drink,
or cruelty beat or needlessly mutilate,
or cause or procure to be Overridden.
oVerdrlVen, overloaded, tortured, u II
J~uStltlably injured, tOrmented or de-
prlVed OF necessary sustenance, food
Or drink, Or to be cruelty beaten or
needlessly mutilated or killed, n Iiv-
ing creature, every such offender shall.
Tor every such o~ffense, be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and shall be fined not
more than n hundred dollars. or
imprisoned not more than thirty DAYS.
Or both.
Approved this 18th day OF March,, :.
D., 1905.
w. S. VARDAMAN,
Mayor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06
CITY ORDINANCES.
Ordinance No. 473.)
AN ORDINANCE recurring the

AN ORDINANCE requiring the use Of
alarm bells and lanterns on bicycles.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Alderman Of the city Of
Greenwood, Miss. that it shall be In
lawful for any person to ride any BIZ
cycle along any of the public streets
Or alleys of said city without first pro-
viding such bicycle with an alarm bell,
and, if after dark, with a lighted Ian
tern, and any person failing to pro-
vide such bell. or failing to sound the
same for at least thirty feet before
coming to any street crossing, or fail
ing to carry after dark, upon his BIZ
cycle, such lighted lantern, shall, upon
conviction, be fined not less than one
dollar nor more than one hundred dol
lars.
Be it further ordained for cause
shown hat this ordinance be in force
and take effect from and after its
passage.
Approved this 18th day of March,
A. D., 1905.
w. S VARDAMAN,
Mayor
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06

+ ever Lature sue
ceeds IN striking
the happy medium,
that midway point
between the heat
and oppression OF
the MONDAY sun
and the chill of
the midnight hour,
in the charming
valley Of Hebron
IN Palestine. it is
when the depart
ing sun is saying
its last gOOd night
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06
(Ordinance No. 4eO,)

(OFoindnce no. 4SU.)
AN ORDINANCE in relation to con-
tracts by the city Of Greenwood,
Miss.
Be 1T ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen Of the City of
Greenwood. Miss, that all contracts
by the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
for any public work or material to be
furnished, where the amount of the
contract shall exceed S 1000, shall be
made upon at least one day to two
weeks notice, by advertisement in a
public newspaper in the city, which
notice shall distinctly state the thing
to be done. and invite sealed proposals
to be fled with the city clerk to do
the work, or such contract may be let
out at the door of the City Hall at pub
lie cutlery, as the board may direct.
and in all cases before the notices
shall De published Or posted, the plans
and specifications for the work shall
be filed with the clerk, and there re
MAN,. and the board shalt award the
contract to the lowest bidder who will
comply with the terms imposed by
the board, and enter into bond with
sufficient %sureties, to be approved by
the board, in double the amount of the
bid accepted, for prompt, proper and
efficient performance Of the contract.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
that the notice required in the foregO-
ing section Of this ordinance shall
briefly indicate the work to be done,
refer to the plans and specifications on
tile in the clerks office, and state that
the contract will be awarded to the
lowest bidder, and shall be published
from n day to three weeks: the
board shall reserve the right to, reject
any and all bids.
Section 3. Be it further ordained.
that no payment shall ever be made
to any contractor for any building, or
for doing any public work, where the
contract exceeds S25, without first
having been inspected and accepted
by at least two members of the board
OF other wards than the one in which
he WOrk is done, a committee to be
appointed at a meeting of the board
Tor that purpose, and having the GER
tlticate Of the committee to be filed
and entered in the minutes; but the
board shall not be bound by the ac-
ceptance Of the committee, and shall
never pay for the work until the speci-
ficatiOns therefor are complied with
and the work completed.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
that it shall be unlawful for any mem
Der of the Board Of Mayor and Alder
men, or any officer Of said city, to
nave Or own any interest or share,
either directly or indirectly, i'll any
contract let by order Of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, or for any mem
Der Of said board. Or officer Of said
city, to receive any portion or share,
either directly II indirectly, of the
money Or other things paid for public
work or other contracts; and any con-
tract made in violation of this ordi-
nance shall be void and shall not be
binding on the city.
Approved this the 14th day Of March
A. D. 1905.
w. S VARDAMAN.
Mayor of the City Of Greenwood, Miss.
Attest: r. H. HICKS,
City Clerk Of City of Greenwood. Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06

W N1AILlJ-iN VI TN,
Mayor of the City Of Greenwood, Miss
Attest: r. H. HICKS,
City Clerk Of City of Greenwood, Miss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06

more than twenty days. or both: and
all buildings SO constructed or built
contrary to this ordinance shall be
torn down and removed at the ex-
pense of the owner or owners of the
lot on which they stand, and the cost
thereof shall be a lien upon and bind
said property as a first and prior
charge thereon, superior to all other
liens and rights to said property.
Approved this the 14th day of March
A. D.. 1905.
W. S VARDAMAN.
Mayor Of the City of Greenwood, Miss.
Attest: r. H. HICKS,
City Clerk of City of Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06
Ordinance No. ABLY

AN ORDINANCE in relation to eX-
emptiOn from taxation Of certain
factories for a period Of five years.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Boar of Aldermen of the CITY of
Greenwood, Miss, that all factories or
plants OF the kind hereinafter named.
which are now in course of establish
ment, or which shall hereafter be es-
tabIlshed in this city before the LIST
day Of January, 1910, shall be exempt
from all city taxation for a period of
five years, viz: All factories forwork-
ing cotton, jute, ramie, wool, silks.
furs or metals: all factories for manu-
featuring machinery, implements or
articles for use in a finished state and
ready for consumers use without addi-
tlonal process of labor; all factories
for making wagons, carriages. bug
gles, clothing Or shoes completes; all
factories for making barrels or boxes.
complete, whether coopered Or loose.
ready for transportation, and all
creameries.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
that any factory Or factories or other
enterprises exempt from taxation UNI
der this ordinance, which may belong
to or be in q trust. combine or.pool,
shall not enjoy exemption.
Approved this the 14th day of March,
A. D. 1905.
W S VARDAMAN,
Mayor OF he City Of Greenwood, Miss.
Attest: r. H. HICKS,
City Clerk Of City of Greenwood, Miss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-05-06
(Ordinance No. 1927

GCrdInance No. 482.)
AN ORDINANCE closing the old en-
eteTy and prohibiting burials In
same.
Section /. Be it ordained by the.
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
city Of Greenwood, Miss, that the old
cemetery Of said city be and the same
is hereby closed, and all persons be
and r hereby prohibited from bury
ing any person Or persons in said GEM
etery without first obtaining permits
sion from the Mayor Of said city so 10
do.
Section 2. Ee it further ordained
that any person violating this ordi-
nance shall, upon conviction, be fined
not less than u dollar nor more than
twenty dollars.
Section ). For cause this day shown
the board it is ordered that this ordi-
nance be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved this the 14th day of March
A. D. 1905.
W. S VARDAMAN.
Mayor CT the City Of Greenwood, Miss.
Attest: r. H. HICKS,
City Clerk of City Of Greenwood, dfss,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-02-01
HORTICULTURE
F. WALDEN

to come to the front is the Arkansas
Black. Here in Seattle 1T can be
found on many of the fruit stands in
mid-winter. | know of no apple that
will surpass it in fine appearance.
When gently rubbed with wooden
cloth it glistens like highly polished
mahogany. | know of no apple that
will surpass it in brilliancy of color
and have doubts if any will equal 1T.
The tree is a strong upright grower.
It rarely ever splits and it's limbs,
however loaded with fruit, never
break. The quality of the fruit is ex-
cellent We have been using this ap-
pie in our family this winter and our
women folks think it one of the best
cooking apples we raise. 1t is SUI
perior eating apple. The color Of the
apple is so intense that it penetrates
the meat or flesh of the apple to some
extent thus adding tinge OF red to
the cooked fruit 1t is a good keeper.
| have kept the Arkansas Black till
May and found it crisp and juicy then.
Some fruit growers confound 1T with
the Mammoth Black TWig. The
American Pathological Society has
helped this confusion by changing the
name of the Black Twig to Arkansas.
I was a member of the Washington
committee of the American POmolo-
gical Society at the time that this
change was made and protested and
pointed out the confusion that was
likely to occur, but my protest was OF
no avail. The American Pathological
Society does not have the Arkansas
Black on it's accepted list of apples.
I am Just in receipt of Farmers
Bulletin No 208, the title Of which is
"Varities of Fruits Recommended for
Planting" 1t is stated on the face OF
this bulletin that it is compiled by
w. H. Raglan, expert in genealogical
nomenclature, bureau of plant indus
try" The whole United States is
divided into nineteen districts. VI
course Washington and Oregon come
in for a share of attention and the ap-
ples suitable for planting in these
states are given, yet the Arkansas
Black is not so much as mentioned.
Such an oversight is rather remark
able and shows that our men con-
nected with the department OF agrlcul-
ture may sometimes make mistakes,
and do not always come in contact
with the men who are on the farm and
know some things worthy of their at
tention. Before closing this notice,
allow me to say that the Mammoth
Black Twig (Arkansas) and the Ar
kansas Black are by no means ldentl-
cal and the man who says that they
are simply exposes his ignorance. l
have them growing side by side IN
nv experimental orchard and know
what say. Neither the trees nor the
fruit are alike. The Arkansas Black
is by far the better apple, sells better,
keeps better and is much to be pre-
ferred in it's quality. We can't quite
say of this apple what the man
said of the Sunday School on a pub
lie occasion when he raised laugh
by saying: Brethren, the Sunday
School is the backbone of the church
and ought to be brought to the 'front.'!
The Arkansas Black is not the back
bone of the fruit business, but 1t ought
to be brought to the front. This l
confidently believe will be done when
the merits of this apple are better I'M
derstood.
The Rural New Yorker, which Is
one of the best farm papers in the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-02-01

reach from his body to the ground"
My answer to the question how long
the body of an apple tree should be
would be: Long enough to keep the
limbs of the tree when well loaded
with apples from the ground" 1t is
important for more reasons than one
to keep the limbs of an apple tree off
the ground. It is difficult to get under
the tree to cultivate in the latter part
of the season, if the weight of fruit
pulls the limbs to the ground. Then
there is another difficulty to be en-
countered. if the limbs of apple trees
touch the ground. The larvae of the
Goblin moth, as soon as it energies
from the apple, crawls down the body
of the tree in search of a hiding place
and finding the burlap band, which
we keep on every apple tree, it hides
under that and weaves the web in
which it turns to a pupa in twelve or
fourteen days. Here we find this
larvae or pupa and kill it. In this way
we kill thousands of worms and thus
greatly reduce the next crop of cod
ling moth. However, if the limbs
touch the ground many larvae will
crawl down on them and reach the
anu I1uC ClOoo VI ctiiy
rubbish that may be convenient and in
this way escape. The idea once pre-
vailed that the larvae of the cooling
moth dropped down to the ground BY
means of a fine web that it spins and
then Immediately hustled to the body
of the tree and crawled up. This idea
has been proven false. So if we do
not catch the larvae going down we
do not catch them at all.
In order not to have our apple tree
limbs touch the ground we must have
the body of the tree long enough to
prevent this Very naturally it will
appear that different varieties of ap-
pies will require different lengths OF
bodies. if we are to keep the limbs
from touching the ground. If the tree
is of a very spready habit of growth
the more likely the limbs are to bend
to the ground when loaded with fruit.
The past summer our Black TWlg
trees, of which we have 260, bore very
heavily. We picked 1886 boxes of
saleable apples from these trees after
rejecting all the damaged fruit. Many
of the limbs on these trees bent to the
ground with their weight of fruit. The
bodies of these trees are too short
and it is too late to remedy the defect.
If were now to plant this variety, |
would have the bodies five or six feet
long. The Arkansas Black is an up
right grower and the limbs never
bend to the ground, even when the
bodies are not more than two feet
long. The Newton, the Red June,
the Wealthy, the Rome Beauty, the
Snow, the Mcintosh Red, the Craven
stein, the Northern Spy, the Winesap
and many others are upright growers
and may have short bodies.
Some fads and false notions are
hard to kill. One of these is the
oft exploded notion that eastern ap-
pies are better in quality than those
grown in the west run across this
quite frequently, and good, honest,
wel-meaning people confidently as
sert that this is true, for they know
by actual experience. No doubt! But
these same confident people have for
gotten, or never realized the fact, that
everything, including apples, tastes
better to the young healthy boy or
girl than to older people. Many of us
no doubt have heard the old story or