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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
Sig Farmers Meeting.

The State Farmers Institute and
convention was held at the 4. ana II.
College, ~Starkyillc, with about 1000
farmers from different sections Of the
State in attendance. Col. J.. 5. New
man of Clayton, Ga, who has been do
Ing institute work throughout the State
this summer and delighting his audi
ences wherever he has appeared, adj
dressed the meeting on Science and
Art in Agriculture" He was followed
by Superintendent Edgar Green Of Lin
coin, who is known all over the State
as a successful school man. His subject
was Rural Schools IN Mississippi" and
was handled in an able and intelligent
mauner. Prof, D. A. Saunders deliy-
cred II Of his practical and interest
ing lectures on alfalfa" "What
Dairying Can Do for the South" was
discussed by L. II. Webster, chief of
the dairying division, department Of
agriculture, Washington. This subject
was also discussed by Prof. J. ). Moore
of the A. and NJ. College.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14

Mr., William A. Radtord will answer
questions n give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject of building for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide eXpe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects, Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago, H.. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
-
Twenty-Five and one-half by 80
feet is not very large for a house, but
when the rooms are nicely arranged it
gives accommodations for a small
family and offers many conveniences
AND a great deal of comfort, How
much better it is to own a little house
like this and be snug and comfortable
thar it is to rent a large snowy place
and hustle to turn all the money you
make oyer to the landlord. A good
many young fellows have started in a
house like this and after prospecting
financially have built on a more elab-
crate scale. When these men become
confidential, when they come right
down to plain facts and treat you to
a heart to heart talk, nine out of ten
of them will confess that they never
enjoyed life so well as when they
lived in the little house that was pre-
sided over by the woman who entered
heartily into all the little details of
finishing and furnishing,
This house is not a sentimental lit.
tie dove cot by any means; it is a
sensible six room house with a salts
factory living room big enough to
move around in and light enough even
in a dark day; but what | particularly
like about this plan is the kitchen,
pantry and back Yestibule with the
comfortable back porch. 1t is a good
sensible pantry with shelving placed
in a convenient manner and a window
for light, air and ventilation. 1t Is
not necessary to have a pantry win
dow very large or to have 1t admit a
great deal Of sunshine. In this case
the window is covered with the back
porch. 1t is small, it does not inter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Scuiptors' Pot Boilers.

They were walking past a beautiful
pink and white house whose doOrcap
was most eXquisitely carved. The
sculptor pointed to 1t.
MY work" he said. That's the pot.
boiling do while | work on my mas.
terpiece. 1t is nothing unusual with
sculptors to do such work. Two of
the finest pieces that have been sold
to the Metropolitan museum the past
winter were done by a man whose reg.
ular business is to make door caps
N. Y. Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14

DR.. W, j. Goodhue, medical srperin-
'endent OF the lepsr settlement at Mol
okai, Hawaii, who las devoted MANY
years to the study Of leprosy, in a let
ter to a friend in Toronto says that
he has discovered the germ of the dr.
ease in the mosquito and vermin. DR.,
Goodhue was born at Habaskayute
Quebec, October 8, 1863, and is the
persona friend Of Cir Wi!frid L.aurier
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
AN UNBREAKABLE s.WRENCH.
How an Old Buggy Spring Can Be
Turned to Good Account,

An Illinois correspondent of Popu.
lar Mechanics sends that publication
a simple means of making what he
terms is an "unbreakable" S-wrench.
Here Is the way he describes it..
Forge down a piece of old buggy
spring as at A, then work 1t on the
edge of an anvil to a diamond shape
by slowing as at b. Punch d hole
in each diamond-shaped part a little
in front Of the center and cut out
to edge, Drive in a punch to spread
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14

fere with the shelving and in fact It Is
right, the pantry is right and the
kitchen is right. This little house has
a front hall that is just as pleasant
and attractive as front halls in some
larger houses and it offers just as
many conveniences. 1t meets the
wishes of a great many housekeep-
ers that it should connect with the
kitchen, a requisition that is not al.
ways easy to meet.
l know of a similar house which Is
owned and occupied by a young
couple, noted in the neighborhood for
their thrift and good sense. They
have planted several Virginia Greer.
ers which are rapidly covering the
back porch. This spring they fitted
frames to the posts, covered the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
EzZz2uzzZl 90
AuDS 81
1 ~
Useful S-3hapcd Wrench,

the jaws, and bend one each way
sideways, and work to shape on the
edge Of the anvil. Bend back straight
and finish on the hardy, leaving jaws
with a diamond corner as at c.
This wrench will not break, as those
made in the usual way, D, often do.
l find that old springs make the best
Wrenches.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
No New Courthouse.

The Newton county board of super
yisors has abandoned the idea of build.
ing a new courthouse. There is some
talk now of creating a new county from
north Jasper and Newton counties,
there being sufficient territory in the
counties of Jasper and Newton to form
three counties
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14

A new speedometer for motorists is
now on the market, says Technical
World Magazine, which not only gives
the rate Of speed per hour and the
number Of minutes to the mile, but
a be set at any given speed, SO that
when that speed is exceeded a buzzer
announces the fact to the driver. with
this device in use, a chauffeur can set
the speedometer at the limit OF speed
allowed in the country where he is
travelling, and, as soon as the limit Is
exceeded. he will be warned of the
fact
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Farmers Convention,

A farmers convention was held at
Seminary and thousands Of farmers
from the surrounding country heard
the speeches Of Senator +. F. Noel.
candidate for governor, Hon, S. W..
Joiner, candidate for railroad commits,
sioner for the southern district. 5. D..
McNair, for railroad commissioner, and
W. J. Miller, for State auditor. The
Cotton Growers Association was repre-.
sented by Hon. +. X. Whitney, who de-
livered an excellent speech to the
farmers
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
SuEN(EStsSl1Iok |.
NsLH@A>a&.r 4IhsS'
A CHEMICAL TRICK.
How a Surprising Phenomenon Can
Be Produced TO Amuse Friends.

When we happen TO witness a phe-
nomenon which seems 10 violate nat
ural laws, we are not likely to forget
its cause II 1t be explained to us. The
following experiment will help those
Interested TO understand as we'll as to
remember some chemical data.
A white cat, made Of flexible paste
board and imprisoned in a glass jar.
is shown to the audience. The lee
turer announces that. without opening
the jar or even touching it. he will
cause the cat TO undergo a geological
as well as a chemical transformation
He takes the support Of the jar. and
pushes it forward in fun view of the
students. The change occurs almost
instantaneously. The cat takes a
rich orange color on which black
transrersal stripes rapidly paint them
selves. The cat has become a tiger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14

The ~littleness of human nature crops
out in expensive house and lawn
decorations more extensively some.
times than in any other way.
If a nan is worth a good deal OF
property, there is of course no OBJ.
lection to the using of a part of it for
a home built TO his liking, but how
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Milking Stool and Pail Holder.

suit the convenience Of the user. The
frame for the pail consists Of a spring
clasp, which permits the pail to be
inclined toward the COW, If desired, or
moved to an upright position to pre-
vent sDilling the milk. The pail is
held in the position at which It Ia
set by the friction contact Of the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Even Here.

The old spotted cow was about to
have her photograph taken by one Of
the summer boarders.
Dear me-" she whispered, II
feel so nervous"
What sens to be the trouble ?"
queried the friendly sheep.
Why, er-I am afraid my horus
are not on straight"
Which goes to show that the weak.
ness of the sex is even found in the
mild-eyed COW.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Kept His Word

Bigg5-Old Man Brown died last
night.
Digga-WeIl, he was a man Of bfa
word, anyway.
What do you mean by that? -.
Forty years ago he proposed to an
a1nt Of mine and declared he couldn't
live If she refused him"
And did she refuse him."
Yes; and now, true to his word
Brown has ceased to llye."--Chicago
Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Prominent Speakers at Barbecue.

Two thousand persons were present
at the Indlanola barbecue, The dis
Slnguished guests Of the occasion were
John Sharp Williams, L. T. Noel, L.
N. Thomas and Earl Brewer; W, N.
Nash, candidate for licutenant-gov-
srnor, and Z. J. Smith, candidate for
audit0r
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
NOVEL MILKING STOOL,
viii Hold the Pail While Milking and
viii Then Fold Up.

A very convenient device for the
farm has recently been invented by
a resident Of Iowa. 1t consists. says
Scientific American, Of a milking
stool which can be folded when not
in use, and a pail holder attached to
the stool, which can be adjusted to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Tax Rate

The board Of supervisors of Adams
county reduced the county tax rate one
half mill. This reduction was made
possible by the redemption Of 1902, 500
! per cent. bonds issued in aid of the
Natchez, Jackson and Columbus rail.
road and issuing a like AMOUNT of At
Der cent. bonds
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Death of Mrs. Willis,

Mrs. Margaret L. Willis, aged 70,
died at Bovina, Warren county. The
deceased was very prominently con.
tectod. She was the widow Of Capt.
Bryant Willis, who resided near Vicks.
burg until his death in 1878. Mrs.
Willis was the mother OF Mrs. Bishop
Galloway
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14

The regular fall term of the circuit
court of Tunica county, which should
ave convened on the second Monday
of September, was pretermittcd. Judge
Cook will convene a special term Of his
court some time during the latter part
If Octuhpr
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
RUNNING WATER IN DARK ROOM.
Continuance by Which Amateur Pho.
tographer Can Do Developing.

In nearly all the instructions for
dereIoplng. etc. received by the anna
tear photographer. he is directed TO
wash his plates ana films In running
water, and in most cases he fails
to follow these instructions for the
simple reason that the plates and
films must he washed in The dark
room, and the dark room of the aver
age amateur is unlikely to contain
such a convenience as "a water tap.
being. as It generally is. the one
room in the house which no one else
can find Use for. But thuro is no rea,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Greenville's Cotton Receipts.

The receipts of cotton in Greenyille
for the season just closed amounted to
only 5000 bales, the lowest for years.
The crop in the territory from which
Greenville receives the bulk of its cot.
ton was the shortest last year known in
fifteen wears
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Easy.

Maiaie-Aren't you coming to my
party?
Daiby-How can |, when I'm in half
mourning.
Maisie-Oh, well, come and stay half
he evening-CIeyeIand Leader.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Forced to II,

Old Friend-You're not much for
show-why do you dress your coach.
man in dvery.
MISUNDERSTANDING. II don.
everybody takes me for the coach
man.--Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14

Hewitt-These cigars | am smok.
ing are pretty expensive.
Jewett-That's true enough: the
last n you gave me cost me a doc.
tors bill.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Huge Wildcat,

Clarence Cullens, of Union county.
killed a female wildcat that measured
II inches from tip to tip, and vas is
inches high.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Grenada Growing,

Property is much in demand at
Grenada, and the town is looking for.
ward to q fine business this fall,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
Hands of EnoIish Women.

The hands Of Englishwomen OF
rank are aristocratically shaped, but
they are long and sometimes too dry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
WISE CHOSEN Z
AS CHAIRMAN

The Republican State Committee
in session at Charleston Tuesday
night chose George Wise, Of Wheel
ing, successor to chairman Elliott
Northcott of the committee. Mr..
Wise was formerly postmaster at
Wheeling. lie was the Republican
Presidential elcctor in this congress
sional district in 1904, and was
unanimously chosen, by the electors
10 carry the results Of the election
TO Washington. His selection us
chairman is regarded as a happy one.
The meeting was presided over by
Charles w. Swisher, and Virgil b.
Highland, of Clarksburg, acted as
secretary w. W. Whyte placed
Wise in nomination and Sherman
.C. Denham, Of Clarksburg, seconded
The nomination. Wise received the
full vote. The meeting was har-
monious.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
ECHO Of LATE
FRISCO DISASTER

A singular case occurred in San
Frncisco in connection with the
earthquake horror, which contains
local interest.
A body was discovered in the
ruins Of a building and when exam
,ined for purposes Of Identification
was found to contain letters post
marked ClarksbuWg, W. Va, and ad-
dressed to Doolittlc Wurck. From
the appearance Of The body and the
locality where discovered, it is sur
missed the unfortunate man was on
his way to the railroad station to
take a train East, when he was over
IwheImcd BY tons Of brick, iron and
debris incidental to the late awful
calamity in the metropolis Of the
Golden West
Physicians who examined the body
arc Of the opinion that death was
long in coming to the unfortunate
man, imprisoned between two in
mcnSc iron girdcrs with the awful
certainty that as soon as these sup
ports gave way, a huge mass Of hund-
reds Of tons Of brick would be re-
leased and descend upon him to
crush out his life for ever.
In one Of the letters mailed from
ClarkShurg were found two tickets
for the Eiks Big Minstrel show,
which takes place tomorrow (Thurs-
day) night, April 2G. From this
fact il is seen that at least two seats
are still TO be had for the biggest
event Of the season, and forms one
more illustration of the well known
saving, cts an i'll wind that blows
nobody good" Tickets can be cX-
changed at the box office Of the
Grand for reserved seats Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
BLUE LAWS
IN SHINNSTQII
Shinnston, airil ?;

Smnnston, #8pril %.
The famous "blue laws" that
promise to make the town council
famous and advertise Shinnston far
and wide as the most Puritanical
town in the State are still claiming
their Share of attention here, al
though no arrests have been made
for infractions this week. The full
text Of The law is as follows:
"All stores and other places Of
business shall be closed on SUNDAYS,
except restaurants and eating houses,
unless in cases Of cctual necessity.
except drug stores may be opened
for the purpose Of filing prescrip-
tons when signed by reputable ply
sicians, and in no case shall it be
kept open. Meat markets may be
kept open till Q O'Clock a. N. This
does not include livery and feed
stables.
"NIcat marEets may be kept open
till 9 o'clock a. m. for The purpose
of selling meats only and restaurants
shall be confined to selling catables
and for no other purpose. All
places of business shall be closed at
IN o'clock p. m, The clnuSe per-
tanning to night closing docs not only
apply 10 Sunday but every other day
as well.
"This shall take effect 10 days
from passage.
"Any person violating this ordi-
nance shall be fined lot less than five
dollars and moi more than ten dol
lars at the discretion of the Mayor
for each offense.'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
RATHB0NE
SISTERS
CELEBRATE.

The first anniversary Of the
Clarksburg Rathbone Sisters was
COMMUNICATED on an elaborate
scale in tile Pythian building Tues
day night. The celebration was
largely attended and every one pres
cnt had a royal good time and was
greatly pleased.
The address Of welcome was made
.by W. Frank Stout in a very clever
and delightful manner, and was fol-
lowed by instrumental music by
Marguaret Ford.
Addresses were also made by.
Grand Chief Mrs. Mamie Hard
wicke, Grand Junior Miss Flora
Binns, Grand Protector Miss Anna
Orr, Excellent Chief Miss Belle
Waldeck, Col. r. Il. Hardwicke, Of
Fairmont, and James W. Robinson,
DIR. w. a.. Fletcher and G. w. G.
Binns.
Then followed a recitation by Mrs.
r, ]. Lynch Of a pleasing nature,
and gracefully read. After this
there was half hour social session,
participated in by an present, after
which all repaired to the banquet
room, where all partook Of the good
things that had been looked after
by the refreshment committee.
The speeches Of the grand offers
were highly edifying and instructive
and were presented in a manner to
win the closest and most enthusiastic
of the auditors. Col. r. +.
Hardwicke's speech was one Of the
best of the evening. He is called
the "Bell Sheep" Of the Rathbone
Sisters, and all who heard him Tues
day night are more than satisfied
that there is no misnomcr about it.
Miss Ford played in a very charm
ing manner and with that high abil-
ity that won much applause, and
Mrs. Lynch's recitation met with a
very popular reception.
The anniversary and the pleasant
associations, fluctuations and cere-
monies connected with it viii long
he remembered BY all in attendance,
and it can truly be said the affair
was q decided and happy success.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
PROF. HUXLEY
z5 AN ABLE MAN

President Hulley, Of the keystone
Academy at Factoryyille, Pa, who
has been chosen principal Of Broad
dus Institute, is well known by Rev.
Robert B. McDonel, pastor Of the
First Baptist church, who had a
personal acquaintanccship with him
several years ago in Pennsylvania,
and is a graduate Of BucEnell Col
lege, at Lewisburg, Pa, from which
Mr.. McDanel also graduated. Prof.
Hulley's brother, Mr.. Lincoln Hull
ley, is president Of Stetson uniyer-
sity, at Duland, Fla. and was a
classmatc of Mr.. McDmel. The
latter is confident Prof. Hulley will
meet all the expectations locally en-
tcrtained Of him and that he will
prove a principal, Of whom Broad
dus and Clarksburg may well be
proud.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
SHOOTING SCRAPE
WILL BLOW OVER

Nothing whatever has been done
by the authorities regarding the
shooting affrav ut the West End
Sunday morning wherein Sylvester
McAtcc was shot in the hand and
lower limb BY Earl Douohertv
Doughcrty's wife visited all tbc ius-
tice offices Wednesday morninG to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
SPECIAL CHARGE ON RATE REGULATION GIVEN TO GRAND JURY
SUFFER- COMPANY
% ELECTS OFFICERS

The Suttcr Roofing & Cornicc
Company, which recently was chart
cred by the secretary Of state, net
Tuesday night and clcctcr the fol-
lowing directors:
c. P. Suttcr, G. ?. Howell, ?. r.
Cost, Il. Thad Post and Charles W.
Furbee.
p. r. Cost was elected president,
G ?. Howell vice president and
treasurer, and G. 7. Suttcr sccrc-
tary and general manager.
The new concern has leased the
old Osborn machine shop on West
Pike street and will move into the
same May /. They have already
placed the largest roofing order ever
given in the State, that Of p car
loads Of slate for future delivery,
and will do business Oh 1 very cX-
tensive scale.
The concern is composed Of active
energetic, experienced business men
and will become an important factor
in its line of business il this sec
ton Of the State. They have ad-
mittcd their charter 10 record in the
county clerks Office.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
$1,000
is RAISED
FOR RELIEF

Contributions to the San Fran
cisco relief fund are coming in very
nicely, and the thousand-dollar mark
has been passed. There is every
reason to believe Clarksburg will
largely increase the fund. Many as
yet have given nothing, but it is cx-
pected there will be very few, if any,
of the thousands Of citizens here,
who will not take a part in the move
ment to relieve the starving, the
homeless, the terribly stricken pco-
pie of the Golden City.
Contributions are being sent to
the Mayor of San Francisco as
speedily as they come. Tuesday
the amount of the remit
tance made by Mayor Harmcr was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
Jury FINDS
MARSH GUILTY

Selda Marsh was convicted in fed
cral court Tuesday evening at $50
O'Clock by jury Of the charge ofrais-
ing and attempting to pass raised
money Of the United States, the in
stance being the raising Of a two
dollar bill to the denomination of
twenty dollars and trying to pass it
on j. NJ. Thaycr at the All Nations
saloon the evening Of January 6 OF
the present year. The jury had the
case little over half an hour, after
tic arguments by 4, NJ. Showaltcr
for the government and Attorneys
i. G. Smith and j. +. Law for the
defense had been made. The scene
was quite pathetic, when the verdict
was announced The young mans
.mother and two sisters present il
court wept bitterly, and spectators
were yisibly affected. The counsel
for the prisoner requested the court
not to pass sentence until motion
for an appeal to a higher court had
been made and acted on. The pris-
onor was committed to jail until
that is done. At the jail another af-
fccting scene took place between
Marsh and his relatives.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
SUPPLIES REACH
AFFLICTED PEOPLE

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25-
The military has been withdrawn.
\ belt railroad is operating from
the water front facilitates with 4
distribution Of supplies. Train ser
vice on the Southern Pacific coast
division, operating between this city
and Los Angeles via San Jose, will
be resumed today, but the northern
terminal will be the Oakland pier
instead Of Third and Townsend
Streets.
CHICAGO, April 25-Tho total
relief fund here for San Francisco
has reached $691,222,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-25
PREPARING TO
9ATTEND BIG EVENT

Parkersburg April 25-com-
mandery No. 3, local Knights Temp
lar, are making plans for their an
nual pilgrimage to Clarksbnrg which
viii take place May .. This will be
the thirty-second annual convention
held by the Knights Templar and
The local commandery will leave here
the morning Of May 9, on special
train over the b. & 0. Special at
tention will be given to fitting up
the train in elegant style, for the
local Knights always make their pill
grimagcs so as 10 attract attention