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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
ICE KING TACKLES
SUN-kISSED DELTA
Ugly Blizzard Swoops Down
Upon Us This Week.
THE COOLEST IN YEARS.
Water Pipes Frozen Up 1ni Much
Damage and l1a0nVeni n32
Cau5cd Thereby.

Iti5 not often taat q roral SoatHcrnel
would he glad of the opportunity tt
meet Genii from fairyland ard have
himself turned into It fUr-clad /. quimo
but Tuesday night was one or those
times. A blizzard that had been work,
ing overtime ia some OF the unIucky
states to the north stopped over into
Mississippi and howlpd until ey, rybody
got cold and went home.
In the delta country the temperature
fell within few hours to about ten de-
grees above the nothing mark on the
thermometer, which is said to have been
the coldest snap in six ycrs.
People travelling on the trains were
found budding about the little old
stoves, complaining at everybody and
everything, while the guests at the
hotels and boarding houses shyered
and quarreled and asked for more
blankets. Quite a heavy coating of ice
was IOTHCu bu iHe NdlGFS, tbWtn OF IL
remaining all week. The water pipes
We're frozen almost soIidly and much
Inconvenience was caused. In Yazoo
the hotels and restaurants we're so
badly frozen that dozens Of guests were
unable to get anything to cat on Thurs
day morning. Several tank-st0ves in
Greenwood, it is reported, exploded
when fires We're kinded in them ycstcr-
day morning, but there were 10 acci-
dents of any Consequence.
This blizzard, however, is only a
Slight demerit mark on the proud record
Of Mississippi, and will be remembered
only SO long as it lasts Behind the
cloud is the sun still shining. and no
cloud has ever had any cause TO frown
long over this portion of Goods Coun-
,ry."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
Notice TO Water Consumers,

During the present freezing spell the
speed at which the pumps have run in
order to maintain a pressure Of five
pounds in the mains at midnight, is
greater than that usually necessary at
midday to maintain fifty pounds pressure.
This indicates that very large number
OF faucets have been left running. Aside
rom the wastefuness of pumping water
all night through hundred open fau-
Gets, there is an argument of greater
moment.
To keep these faucets running re-
quircs, under one-tenth the normal pres
sure, as much water as the two wells
supply. In the day time the pressure
must be increased, and consequently
water goes out faster than the wells
supply it. This is not the fault of
insufficient well capacity. These wells
afford twice as much water as is usually |
consumed.
AS result Of this tax on the supply, |
the water in the reservoir is almost used
up by nghtfall. If, under these circum-
stances, fire should occur, the very
little water available would be quickly
pumped out through open faucets and
small per cent only would go on the fire.
The supply would last possibly one
hour.
With very few exceptions, all houses
are provided with cut-offs, and con
sumers are urgently requested to cut
of their pipes instead of drawing the
faucets open, as measure necessary to
the safety to the town.
The form of yard faucets in use by
some are urgently recommended to be
changed to the regular yard hydrant,
which drains itself. There is no way of
training the pipe and faucet arrange
nent, and one winters repair bills would
,ay for hydrant that will not freeze
n burst
To pump away all the water in the
is creating danger from fires,
which is a greater responsibility than I
he commissioners care to assume.
therefore, when the quantity in the !
eservoir gets as low again as on the
wo past nights, the pumps will be shut J
own until the supply replenishes itself Z
uch stoppage will endanger all pipes !
Which rely npon running faucets, but it Z
, better thus than to pump away all the z
'ater and then have to stop. =
Respectfully, (
GREENWOOD ELECTRIC LIGHT AND =
WATER PLANT. ?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28

machinery with a daily capacity Of %. 900
to 10000 brick, and will manufacture A
high grade common brick. Later on.
the company expects to 90 into the
manufacture Of tiling, and as this field
is practically uuoccupied in this see
ton there will be big demand for the
product from the start. There are now
two tile plants at ClarksdaIe, in this
State, and they are uuablc TO keen nm
with the demand for their product, Mr.,
Bacon sent to one Of the plants a sam
pie OF the soil where the Greenwood
company's plant will he located. and
was told that tho soil was fully AS good
for Tile making as that Of the Clarks-
dale plants.
The Delta country is just beginning
10 realize tho value of tiIing for drain
ng the great plantations, end when its
value becomes more gener ,lly recor-
lzed, the tile factories will be unable
o keep up with their orders.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
COTTON CONVENTION
DECIDES ON REDUCTION
twenty-five Per Gent Reduction Tried
At New Orleans.

The Cotton Convention In session at
New Orleans has decided to advocate q
reduction of % per cent. Of tho acreage
OF last years crop, together with d pro
portionate reduction Of tho use Of com
mercial fertilizers There was no do.
bate nor delay In reaching this decision,
which shows that all or nearly oil the
men Interested we're Of the same opin.
ion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
FlOurIshing School.

Our school is growing rapidly and Its
progress is noticeable. There are now
four hundred pupils at school with a
regular attendance of about three hun
dred. Prof. Saunders, who has priDci-
paled the school here for the past eight
years is one of the best professors in
the State. This year he is ably assisted
by Misses Martin, Torrey, Gentry,
Lovcjoy, Stevens, Mile and Nelson.
Owing to the growth Of the school Prof.
saunders was compelled to add another
tcacher. Miss DeLoacb, of Grenada, and
has also had to add another room to the
building.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
BRICK AND TILE GO.
NOW BEING ORGANIZED
VIII Have Capital Stock of twenty
five Thoussnd Dollars.

Dir. W. 0. Bacon. Of this city. is or
Galfzing company for the manufacture
of bgick and tile. For the past tw'
years Ar. Bacon has been running a
brick mandatory near this city, and
has done higily-profitable business.
The demand Cor his product has become
SO great that it became necessary to en-
large the plant, and he IL now rrganiz
ing q stock company for this pilrPt-
The capital stock has been placed al
S25,eO0, and be has already secured
about $4,000 nf this amount, and ~
doubt viii soon raise tho fihI amount.
w The new plant will have automatic
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28

There are three ways to learn the
value OF dollar: The first Ia to spend
il and see what you get for It. The seo-
ond is to earn it and see what you gsvs
for 1t. The third is to save II. and ycarn
for all the things itmight buy II you arc
weak enough to spend 1t.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28

In this issue Mr.. l.. n. Chandler has
an announcement Of the opening OF his
new drug store in tie Hamilton building
on Howard street and all who visit the
place will find it to b. one Of the swell
est in the whole corntry. Mr.. Chandler
is too well known in Greenwood and the
surrounding country TO need any intro
dnction from any source, and he is an
artist when 1t comes t. pleasing the
public.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
knights of the Maccabees.

Mr.. Frank 0. Croy, State Commander
for Mississippi and Alabama, is in the
city in interest Of the Knights of the
Maccabees of the World. At noon yes
terday he had fifteen applications for
membership, and it is safe TO say that
the local organization will be perfected
on or before February J.. Many names
of prominent Greenwood people are on
the list.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28

Yesterday up to tho noon hour the
following had registered at the Green
wood hotel: ". s. Stercit, IIawesvilIo,
KY; X. 4. Sabin, LeDore; j.. J. Marks,
Webb; T. D. Anthony, Durant; W. Mac
Donald. Itta BeDa; Kane l.ecd, Itta
Eenal W. N, Lamit, Itta Bcua; D. ].
schlatcr; s. Goodman, Itia
Benz; ". ]. HoIley. Minter City. |
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28

The public will fnd an interesting
and valuable story in the attractive ad-
ycrtisement OF the j. II. Austin Dry
Goods Company on the first page to-day.
This great firm has grown famous by
getting and holding the confidence of
the buying public, their motto Icing the
best and most goods for the least money.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
LOST LONG GREEN
AFTER DAYS OF Toll
Section Foreman Phillips MlspleceS
Ills Months Pay.

Section Foreman Phillips Of the Nal
maison section OF the Southern road
came to town last saturday with his
check for tho present months salary
and had it oashed at one Of tho banks.
Forty dollars Of the amount vas In
paper money, which he placed in :
book.
In mo unknown manner he lost the
roll or had it stolen from him, he docs
not know which. A reporterfor The Com
monwealth made an effort TO find ~.
Philippe yesterday. hut failed 70 Do -,
md L Il not known whether tho pcaey
las been recovered.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
The New Drue Stor.

h. N Chandler is moving in his new
drug store In the new Hamilton bulldius
and when he finishes will have one oi
the prettiest drug stores in the city.
buck has many substantial friends In
enc city and he will got good share Of
the trade.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28

lfy you ever are lost as to where north
or south or any OF the directions are.
and you have watch you may easily
determine the direction. The following
is the recipe:
Get the number Of hours from mid
night, divide by two and point the hour
at the sun so that the shadow Of match
or lead pencil falls directly across the
center Of the watch; II o'clock will be
north, q south, 8 west aud 3 east, Try
this and see if it doesn't work,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28

The many friends Of Mrs. A. NJ. Payne
VIII regret to learn that she has been
confined to her bed two weeks with
Iagrippc, and the earnest hope is in-
dnlgcd that she may soon recover.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
REGARDING THE SUPPLY
OF THE CITY WATER
commissioners Issue an interesting
Notice.

The commissioners of the City Water
Plant have issued the following inter-
esting and extremely valuable notice to
consumers. 1t will be we'll for all con-
cerned to read it carefully and act
accordingly:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28

T.ost-A pyeketbook containin $40
10 currency. Name printed inside
,ocketbnok. Finder Will please return
ID G. Il. Mci3r!ds City Marshal, and q
rewarded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
For Rent.

-Four connecting rooms with reception
nall. Apply at 3Os Main street. ia 2S It
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-22
GIRL IN MALE ATTIRE.
Woman Ships as a Man for Alaska to
Work on Railway and Her
Sex Is Discovered.

Seattle, NaSh.-Either desire to
work Oh railroad or to go on an es-
capade caused Mrs. S. E. Curtis. of San
Francisco. to don male attire and 20 to
Alaska. In company with 443 men she
boarded the Steamship Valencia in San
Francisco and proceeded to Seward.
She registered as George Curtis. With
her hair cut short. pipe in her mouth
and well-ftting male attire she passed
the agent. When she walked up the
plank to the steamer she still had the
pipe in her mouth and swung careless
ly in her left hand an empty demijohn.
while a roll of blankets on her back
made her look typical laborer.
At first Mrs. Curtis maintained a de-
sire for silence, but when she began to
talk her feminine voice attracted at
tention and amateur detectives told
the steward. On the second day out
he approached the smooth-faced
young man" with contralto voice and
said:
''Them's purity soft hands for han
ding pick and shovel You look to
me more like hash singer, and they
don't have no wimmin f1unkeys in
them railroad camps It's no go. Sairy
Ann. You'll have to come out OF
this"
The woman had to accept an invita-
ton 10 move I'D to the cabin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-22

baking. Here are made breads to the
queens taste-Vienna. rye. half-rye,
malt, rice, brick, hotel. Boston, cream,
homemade round. homemade square,
Graham. snowflake twist, small round.
Boston brown, French morning, Eure-
ka and health.
This mammoth bakery enjoys a
yearly business of $1,5O0,OOO; daily
turns out 300 varieties of bakery goods,
has about 1000 employees constantly at
work. General bakery goods are made
here; 100000 pounds of -four used
yearly and over 100000 eggs.
The work is wonderfully systema-
TIED. not much time wasted in get
ting loaf from oven to housewife. At
stated times the delivery wagons back
up to the doors of the ventilated iron
cages, where the finished goods have
been placed. and each driver unlocks
the outer door of his cage, transfers
the wares to his wagon. then turns in
receipt and quickly takes his load to
the retail stores. the consumer getting
her rolls with the bloom still on. The
distributor that has seen to the plac-
ing OF the freshly baked goods in the
cages. alone has the key to the inner
door OF the cage, and his account must
tally with that of the drivers, there is
small danger of shortage occurring
with this system
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-22

perhaps none in the world, has baker
ies of the size and scientific equipment
Of those here.
Some time ago, maybe recollection
of childhood's fairy tales, we pictured
the baker a jolly, four-dusted Fellow
who made holiday of his work, who
took hearty pleasure in the good
things turned out by his skill; and
then came the day of inquiry into how
the other half lived, and then the OFF,
cial investigation of matters pert ain
ing to public health. And, 10, our
pleasant picture Of the bread man was
rudely overturned; we learned he
dwelt in dark, damp basement, some
times up to his knees in water; his
work carried on amid most unhealth-
full conditions, that he suffered from
pulmonary troubles, his task very
dangerous one. And we learned that
the nee. white, clean-looking bread we
had Eeen feasting on was not at all
what it should be, indeed a whited
sepulcnre. 1t was all very depressing
AMI sickening; we pitted the baker we
s,ls pected the bread.
But boastful Chicago declares con-
di1ions like that are not common here
now, that we have raised the man Of
dough from his unhealthful and reek-
ing basement and set him to labor in
airy. well-lighted. well-ventilated,
model bakeries. His health is better.
his bread is better Modern ideas of
cleanliness, modern methods, rule
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-22

referred to in this letter, speaks Of the
fact that in our ovens we have not,
progressed much farther than the.
Pompeiians, ours in essential respects
the same as those found in unburying
the town overcome by ruin nearly
1900 years ago.
The modern rotary oven is an i'm
provement of some degree, an i'm
provement that must appeal to the
man with the scoop. 1t allows him to
get at the pans more conveniently than
does the stationary own, and it is
thought the old-fashioned one will
gradually be displaced,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-22
LOST IN WILD
ALASKAN FOREST
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF CHI
CAG0AN AND COMPANION.
LIVED ON ROOTS OF PLANTS
The Two Men Pass Four Days in Will
derness Before They Discover
Their Bearings and Return
to Civilization,

Laporte, Ind.-Paul H. Seymour, of
Chicago, formerly of this city, nation
al president Of the Young Peoples
Sweden-Borgian New Jerusalem)
Church of America, is not dead, In
spite of reports to the contrary. Word
was received the other day that he
was alive after passing through almost
unparalleled hardships in the Klon-
dixie country For four days he and a
companion subsisted on roots of plants
and many times despaired of ever
again seeing civilization. r. -. =, !.
Mr.. Seymour was sent out last
spring by a dredging company at the
head Of large party. He established
his camp on Willow creek, tributary
Of the Hootalinqua, many hundred
miles north of Dawson City. One Sat
urday night it became necessary to
return to Dawson, and with one COM
panion Mr. Seymour started to walk
from Willow creek to 'HundredMile'
cabin. where they were to take the
steamer down the Hootaliqua. Had
they made the trip by water the dis
lance would have been 2OO miles, Dut,
thinking to take short cut, the pair
started to tramp over the mountains. a
distance of 23 miles through almost vir-
gin wilderness. Expecting O make the
trip in one Cay. they took no blankets
and provisions enough for only two
meals
The first IS miles were made in safe
ty. and then the men became hopelessly
lost. and for four days wandered in the
woods Finally they found a creek and.
believing it would prove tributary Of
the Hootalinqua decided TO float down
it, A raft was made of trees which they
burned down, and which they fastened
together with willow boughs. On this
they set out. They had not gone far,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-22
MAIDEN WINS WEALTH
THROUGH BURIED NOTE.
Girls Letter Found on Utah Noun
tain by Miner May Lead
to Wedding.

Omaha, Neb.-A generous block of
stock in a rich gold mine and pros
pectiye husband are what Miss Marion
Mcnamara has thus far got from a
little note which she hastily scrubbed
in pencil and buried up in the noun
tains of Utah several years ago.
Miss Mcnamara is the daughter of
James Mcnamara, a member of the
Omaha fire department, and is an Op-
orator in the employ of telephone
company in this city. Her father is
poor. and ever since she was a young
girl in short skirts she has had to earn
her own livelihood.
Three or four years ago she was Wis
iting friends in Park City, Utah. One
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-22

essential in turning a child from vici-
ou:ness. Our small Fairgrounds have
multiplied and their value we cannot
estimate.
Over on Wentworth avenue and
Thirty-third street the children of the
Webster Fairgrounds recently held a
field day, in the afternoon, and the
morning was given over to exhibitions
Of work done during the summer
months here and at other Fairgrounds.
Proud friends praised the athletic
prowess of the boys and girls, other
proud friends the exhibitions of skill
in work in raffia baskets and mats. in
the aprons and sacks turned out by
the girls under the eye of kind sum-
mer teachers, eager to keep their
charges active and happy.
Sporting goods were the prizes
awarded those taking part in the ath-
letic events, the happy winners going
home with football and baseball, tn ,
proudest of heroes. Margaret Moriar-
ty, Sadie Cohn and Thomas Grimes
will never know a more blissful mo-
ment than that when they won at the
Fairgrounds meet.
Youthful energy is not repressed, but
guided at these playground parks. boys
and girls may exercise their lungs in
healthful boy and girl fashion, may
romp and run at pleasure And the
rosy cheeks. the bright eyes, the i'm
provement in cleanliness attest that
the Fairgrounds are a great benefit to
a neighborhood
There are hanging rings to swing
by; there are poles to climb, and girls
may excel at this feat; there are rum
ming tracks; and there are swimming
pools, not. to be sure, the "old swim
ming hole of happy village boyhood,
but the best substitute possible in A
city of the 100000 mark.
And the policeman is a friend IA
we'll as guardian by no means the
dreaded parsonage of former illicit
romps on the streets What was then
termed rowdyism. here is looked upon
as natural ebullition of spirits. Bows
should be boys and girls girls-not
blase men and women-is the motto
of the Fairgrounds.
ELLEN THAYER.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-22

loaf must be OF the weight required by
law, full Is ounces to the pound.
The flour is sifted and dropped from
one floor to lower, falling into 4
mixer driven by electricity. After
the addition of the proper ingredients
the dough is emptied by means of ma
chinery into troughs, stands the re-
quired time. is presently nodded into
loaves of the desired weight, then
presently put into the ovens, where
it remains about 40 minutes. Large
scoops are used to put in and remove
the bread: and it is hardly necessary
to say the men that worK about-the
ovens wear the lightest clothes possi-
BILE. A writer describing the bakery
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-22

however, before they were caught in a
swift current and swept into some
bushes, in the overhanging branches OF
which they were caught, and lost their
raft. themselves narrowly escaping
drowning.
Tired, wet, hungry and disheartened.
in heavy rain they mushed it through
a marsh, and at length came to a lake
Thinking to find some outlet. they
tramped around the water. only to find
that 1t was small body.
BY this time Sey mours companion
was thoroughly disheartened. and fell
in his tracks. The pair held a consul
taton and it was decided that Seymour
should go on alone, in the hope of reach
ing the destination. and. If successful,
should return and bring help for his
companion. Undaunted Seymour con-
tinued on his way. blazing trail as he
went through the trackless forest For
half day he tramped. but without sue
cess.
When night fell he returned to his
companion. and together they lay down
in the rain under the trees and slept for
the first time in three days The sun was
we'll up when they awoke. Gathering
some wood, they made fire and dried
out their clothes. and then roasted some
roots they had found. They had caught
some rain water in their cups. and this
with the roots constituted their break
. fast.
Strengthened by their sleep, they
started out together on their fourth
days tramp. Taking their bearings,
they followed the direction in which they
believed the Hootalinqua lay. and final
y came to a river. Swimming this,
they came to hill, from the summit of
which they saw their goal in the dis
lance. The sight gave them new heart.
and they Immediately set out for the
stream.
After tramp of several hours down
the banks the men came upon a scow
which they appropriated. and on which
they floated down to Hundred
cabin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-22
Changes to Indian in Sleen

Trenton. N. J.-Mrs. Martha Lewis, a
Mercer county woman who is now A
patient in ST. Francis hospital, this
city. has been unconscious. during
which time her body has been trans
formed into a perfect image of an In
dian. Her color is now deep copper
hue and the features of her face have
changed to those of the American
aborigine. Previous to her illness she
was comely and pure Caucasian. Her
eyes have also changed in appearance
since the beginning of her illness.