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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25
Not a Govt Thorouahfare.

About the 1st OF last May 'sBill'
Mccarthy, an old resident Of ward Z.
Boston, complained TO his friends that
he was not feeling well. They told
him to see a doctor. and he agreed to
as soon as possible.
Failing to see "Blll' for some time,
his friends became alarmed and hast
ened to his house.
How about the doctor, BIll?" they
asked.
II did as yon told me. and what do
you suppose he said? ! went up IL
tho City Hospital and saw DR.. Saw
yer. After asking me d grcst many
questions and examining me. ~ says:
'Mr. Mccarthy. you have the so1tis
doctor, you're crazy" ssys
There never was a man that liye4s
Bench street That I'D ~ ep
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

Its wide opening into the sitting room,
and its three pleasant windows look.
ing out on a nicely kept lawn through
a well proportioned porch. The shape
and plan Of this room offers Itself
easily to artistic decoration. The por-
there openings in fact make the hall,
parlor and sitting room almost like
one room,
Another interesting feature OF this
plan is the side entrance to the sitting
room. This is the most sociable roosn
in the house. Taken in connection
with the dining room It offers a very
comfortable proposition, the doors
and windows being carefully placed
for light and ventilation; and the
proportions are such that the furni.
ture is easily arranged 10 look right.
There is also a back entrance " the
sitting room opening onto the back
porch.
This back porch, communicating
with W, main part Of the house, Is al
most part Of the sitting room In cum.
mer time. A small table Of books and
a sowing machine is often found in
Just such places during the warm
months. II Is much better to read or
sew In the open air when conditions
are favorable. II the side porch looks
to me north Of east II Is u / to be
comfortable in the afternoon. II It
faces the south q vine trained up to
ward on the direct rays Of the sun
will make II almost as comfortable.
Every side porch should have 4 vine
ciimbins r. the sayss for appearances
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25
LAWS ATTRACTIVE.

productive farms, and are made on a
basis of 40 per cent. of the land value,
closely appraised, and not including
the value of improvements. Bankers
point to the remarkably few fore
closures Of farm mortgages in this sec
ton. The number scarcely exceeds
one-tenth Of n per cent.
AS compared with other invest.
ments based on lands In cities, the
bankers of the middle west favor the
well-placed farm loans, which, they
declare, contain every element of at
Effectiveness. A farm loan is regard
ed as a quick asset, whereas the con-
trary was true not much more than
a decade ago.
Many trust companies now include a
separate department for the purchase
and sale Of farm loans. Chicago has a
number of firms dealing in,4hem, and
1t is estimated that close to s15, 900, 900
in such securities is held by Chicago
investors. A large increase in this
class Of investment Is predicted.
Statistics show that the value Of
Missouri real estate, for example. is
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

Infant Death Rate Reduced.

107 had actually received the gift he
had offered. Out OF the five left four
had died and n had been removed
from the district and he did not know
whether the child still lived or not.
II he counted only the four deaths
the figures were IS per 1000. and II
he counted the missing baby as dead
the figures were "A. These figures
compared very strikingly with the
previous figures Of 122 per 1000 for
Longwood and the average OF 1870 In
the whole town of H~uddersfield.
The experiment has reduced the
death rate to much less than half.
His estimate Of the result was
that it was astounding. For exactly
~ months-from October 9, 1905, 10
October 0. 1906--not one Of the babies
on his list died under the age Of one
year. The babies belonged to all
classes and there was no selection,
some living in places hardly better
than sltims.
Very great general interest has
been taken In Alderman Broadbent's
experiment and inquiries, including
n from President Roosevelt, have
been received from municipalities dill
over the world.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

NEW POST OFFICE FOR LONDON.
VIII Be Finest Building Of Kind In
World When Completed.

Lon ion.-The plans for building 4
new ost Office In this city on the site
Of the ancient Christ hospital IN the
Strand have just been completed. Ana
the building, which is to be one OF the
most magnificent In the metropolis.
will be made OF armored cement. not 4
brick OF a single piece OF stone enter.
ing In its composition.
The grounds TO be utilized cover a
surface Of two and one-half acres. and
the whole OF the enterprise Ii III Tie
direct charge Of the treasury. Already
workmen have started to excayate the
grounds for the foundations. which
Will be laid ct 4 depth Of 80 fest.
and which Will probably be the cause
of many engineering complications be-
cause belo the level of the Thames
river.
when MASHED III building van ~
~ best apccimea * cement c0nsfrups
!ti0n ~ ~ Wo5I6, eyen ne chimneys.
!staJrNAyS pe6ktjtit1ilS 4hx1 iixht w1al1
aying ~ = rAeuidG
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

s2009&3 ,0o0. While Kansas has rexi
prcpesty worth sl,0co.o 100 900. okla
bona rssl estate Is estimated q $s5S.'
D00.0oeI
Missouri has $co4. en0. 900 invested
In live stock, ss2.o 900, 900 ia farm i'm
elements. So. goo 900 in manufacturing
machinery and $40. 10000 in rail-
roads,
Oklahoma Is q land of homes. Out
! of $1,000 families in 1900, more thar
so, 900 owned their homes. The peo
pie are engaged chiefly in agriculture,
The cash value OF the farms Is esti
mated at $2S3, 900, 900. The 1906 corn
crop amounted to 1885, Q 900 bushels
representing $37, 100000. The cotton
crop has a value Of $4,000, 900. More
than 81, 000, 900 bushels OF wheat was
harvested in 1906, and $4,000 tons Of
broom corn cut. Fruit Of all kinds Is
raised in abundance.
Farm lands in Oklahoma range from
SIS to SOS an acre, or an average OF
about $50.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

plant when working hours last from
daylight to midnight.
The Mexican Indian does not want
to fight. All he asks Is to be let alone.
His politeness and affectionate nature
are Unborn. His love for children is
particularly marked. 1t is a common
sight to e a laborer in the street
with but two pieces Of white cotton
clothing to his back or his name stop
a woman with a baby in her arms and,
holding the child's face between both
his hands, deliver a resounding smack
and chuck 1t under the chin. And In
the same unconscious and entirely
unaffected manner will a young man
take his sombrero from his head and
reverently kiss the hand of some an.
Client relative In a tattered dress when
he encounters her In the crowded
thoroughfare.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25
TIE pax for n Cold.

Bishop olmsted, OF Colorado. was
making a Christmas address to some
Denver children.
Eat heartily on Christmas day.
the bishop said. smiling. do full jus.
tice to the turkey, 10 cranberry sauce,
to plum pudding, to all the good
things.
"But don't give way TO gluttony.
Don't gloat over your Christmas
dainties like a Bala boy / know.
This boy said one Christmas morn.
ing:
my. ] wish ] had a coldi'
"'Why?' asked his brother.
"'Cause mother says to feed a cold,
and II I had N to-day, wouldn't / feed
1t, thought"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

Mr.. William 4. Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
S s,;S H., on n Hn,,s subjects S1 ger, sansls g a., The
paper, On account of his wide axpe-
rlence as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he ~, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects, Address
All inquiries TO William A. Radford, No,
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago. ILL.,, and only
enclose two-eent STAMP for reply.
Four rooms en- the ground floor
with the front and back stair, and
four rooms with a good comfortable
bathroom or the second, briefly de-
scribes this plan. The house Is "a
feet six inches wide and "A feet long,
without measuring the porch, A dis
tinctive feature is the front hall with
It's pretty open winding stairway With
a closet underneath for hats and
coats, and three doorways which give
aovess to three different rooms--an
unusual feature In house construction.
OF course there are many long, wind
Ing halls that reach away back and
communicate everywhere. but they
are not economical of room. In this
case the hall occupies very little
space, but the convenience and arts
tic effect is much greater than most
halls, although others may be much
more %pretentious. II is n great thing
In building to utilize space to the best
advantage. Measurements are arbi.
trary. In a given ground space the
fact must be recognized that the en-.
largement Of one means that
the next one must be smaller. This
hall Is large enough for all practical
purposes and 1t leaves plenty Of
room for the parlor, dining room and
sitting room.
The parlor is the smallest of the
three, and rightly 30. Parlors are
fast going out OF date. Their prin.
clpal use has been for weddings and
funerals, and the way some of them
are furnished leaves a funeral flavor
all the time, The children must be
excluded and the men folks are afraid
OF d%isarranging the chair tides or get.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

PRODUCTS or THE MINES.
country's Output for the Year 1905
i Worth $t,623,e77,t27.

Washington.-A most interesting
chapter in the volume entitled Min
eral Resources Of the United States,
1906" published by the United States
geological survey, Is that which con
tafns d summary Of the mineral pro-
duction OF the United States during
that year.
In 1905, for the seventh time, tho
total value Of the country's mineral
production exceeded the enormous
sum of $1,000, 0O0. 1000. The exact fig
ures for 1905 are $1,623,S77,127 as
compared with ST. $50. 554 in 1904.
As heretofore, iron and coal are the
most important mineral products.
The value Of the iron in 1905 was
$685., 450. 900: the value Of the coal.
$476, 756,963. The fuels increased
from 1884 ,043.238 in 1904 to $6o2.477-,
217 In 1906, a gain Of ~s1S,433,9S1, or
3.16 per cent. Anthracite coal show
ed an increase in value of 81, 904. $50
from s13s, s74 1920 in 1904 to s141,S79.-
900 In 1906. The increase in value
Of the bituminous coal output over
1904 was $29,4S0 1852, a combined in
crease in value Of coal of s3~2,3S5.942
In 1905, or 7.3 per cent.
The gain Of $262, 99S.573 In the to.
tai value OF the mineral production is
due to gains In both metallic and non
metallic products. the metallic prod
ucts showing an increase from $501,-
099, $50 In 1904, to $702, 453,10S in
1905, a gain Of 1901, 1853. 15S, and the
nonmetallic products showing an in.
crease from 1888, sS3.6o4 In 1904 to
1921, 024,O1s in 1906, q gain Of $751;
640.415 TO these products should be
added ~unspeciied products, including
molybdenum, bismuth, tungsten and
other mineral products, valued at
$500, 900, making the total mineral
production for 1905 Of $1,623.S77,12
Besides the usual table and sum
mary OF quantities and values of the
country's mineral output by products,
the volume contains this year, for the
first time, q summary, in tabulated
form, Of the value Of the mineral
products by states
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25
INVESTORS PARTIAL TO AGRI
CULTURAL PROPERTY.
Life Insurance Companies and Banks
. Favorable to This Class Of Sc.
curlties-FeW Mortgages
Foreciosed.

Chicago. The attractlveness of
farm loans In the middle west is hay-
Ing a decided effect on Chicago capt
tai, according to bankers and brokers.
Considerable activity is manifesting
itself in this direction, and many Of
the leading life insurance companies
are acquiring first mortgages on farms
In Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Nebraska. Colorado, Min
nesota, the Dakotas and the country
adjacent.
The present holdings Of the insur-
ance companies considerably exceed
5000, 900, 900 in these securities. Farm
mortgages in the country mentioned
net five, five and one.half and six per
cent. They are limited, as a rule, to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25
Novel Scheme Of an EnsIishman Les
sens Mortality.

London. Alderman Benjamin
Broadbent, M. d., the retiring mayor
Of Huddersfield, England, has just an
nounced the result Of the two years
test OF his novel scheme for the pre-
vention of infant mortality in his ma
tive part OF the acknowledgement.
On taking Office as chief magis-
trate two years ago. Alderman Broad
bent offered five dollars to the parents
of each child born during the period
Of his mayoralty that reached the age
Of IL months.
Instructions to mothers--some OF
which we're suggested by the princess
OF Wales-were sent out, and the
mothers were visited by voluntary
women visitors, who reported prog
ress.
The Huddersfield rate Of infantile
mortality had averaged 1879 for ten
years. and in Longwood itself the av-
srage for ten years was 1879.
In Mayor Broadbent's two years liz
babies received the promissory note
card for five dollars. OF that number
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25
KNEW WHAT MONKS WERE.
But Unfortunately Henry's knowledge
Embarrassed His Teacher.

At one time, while teaching school
in Goshen, ! had been telling the
children all about the monks OF st.
Bernard, and iattered myself that |
had made quite an ~irlrresslon, says
a writer in the Boston Herald. The
next day, the school visitor being
present, | took the opportunity of
showing the children off, and attempt
ed to get them to tell the story Of
the previous day, but to my horror
they displayed the profoundest ignor-
ance of the subject.
| tried vainly to give them hints by
judicious questioning, but 1t was not
until in desperation ! said: 1T was
about monks, you know. I'm sure
you all know what monks are" that |
saw a flash OF intelligence on one
face, while one small arm waved fran
tically.
We'll, Henry, you tell us what
monks are" | said.
Then little things that runs along
stone walls was the prompt reply.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

ting a chair an inch or two out OF its
proper place. The chairs are stiff
backed and uncomfortable and too
nice for a child, as their principal oc-
cupation is looking prim anS uninvlt-
Ing, and their only use is on state
occasions and when ladies call to criti-
else and gather new material for COS
sip. This. of course, mean the con-
ventional parlor that we were all IA
mlliar with as boys and girls, handed
down from our grandmother's time
and still retained In some communi-
ties. It does not in any way refer to
the front room In this house plan with
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25
breaches BRAND NEW RELIGION
New Yorker Plans to Establish Com
rade Kingdom on Earth.

New York.--John Augustus Wall
has promulgated the newest Of new
| religions. Mr.. Wall formerly lived In
| Valley Stream, l.. l. His new religion
was launched at the Berkeley lyceum
amid the applause OF 100 enthusiasts.
To prove that his religion is really
brand new Mr.. Wall sent forth a cir
cular calling the meeting in which the
names Of Jesus and Moses, Moham-
med and Washington, Jefferson and
Lincoln, Roosevelt and Emerson, Ed
win Matkham and Ebert Hubbard,
Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Darwin,
Huxley and Paine, Ingersoll and
Bryan, Hughes, Hearst and Brisbane
are coupled. The circular reads in
part.
do you believe in Moses, Jesus,
Mohammed, ct al. las above stately?
Are you an atheist, infidel, moralist.
s%piritualist, Jew, Christian, or ethical
culturist?
Are you living in a secluded fur
nished room, a palace, a tenement, or
a brown stone residence?
Are you married, single, young or
old, rich or poor?
D you believe in the new thought,
Christian Scie.ace, or just the old way
that mother and father taught?"
Mr.. Wall explained TO lis audience
that the church Is to be known as the
National church, and that through 1t
he hopes to establish a comrade king
dom.
A branch of the church will be es-
tablished in every assembly district.
Among things the new prophet hopes
to accomplish is the establishment Of
department stores, hotels, bowling al
legs, laundries, insurance companies,
and skating Kinks in connection with
each branch.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25
One Playmate for Him.

Mamma, cant I 60 up to the next
block and play with the Jones boys?"
asked Henry, a boy of six, who was
being brought up very carefully.
mo, indeed" answered his mother.
"Thcy ore very bad boys"
Then can't / go over to see Mrs.
Smiths little girls!"
"No, Henry; I'm afraid to let You
60"
The little fellow left the room;
later he stuck his head inside with,
Say, mamma, I'm going over next
door an play with the dog."-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25
Flrers 81 Fatal sho. Unknown.

"You know how a soldier traitor Is
put to DEATH" said the colonel. The
traitor stands blIndfolded and half q
dozen priyates shoot at him simuItane-
cusly. But perhaps you don't know
that each Of those priyates, though no
take the most careful aim, may after
ward say without fear Of contradic.
ton that the traitors blood does not
stain his hands.
"This II ths reason: Two 81 the
rines for This shastly shootins are a.
wsys Ipaded Nith blank cartridges.
|lEAsn NV ~ saa1ssd w. ~ ~ ~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25
Whist is Sinful Says a Champion.

conclusion that all card games are
wrong.
During the service Mrs. Simms i'm.
pulsively stood up and renounced card
games forever.
Her friends in the congregation,
who knew Of her pride in her whist
trihmphs. gasped in amazement She
had told no one Of her intentions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

knows which the harmless ones are.
The executioners draw and each is az
like as not to draw a harmless gun.
SO, when they shoot they can solace
themselves for their n-Christianliks
work with the thought that maybe
they are only shooting a blank car.
fridge at the poor. blindfolded wretch
before them
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

II nothing else, but the direction
should determine whether IT be a
heavy, broad.leafed vine for shade, or
one OF the lighter. prettler vines for
effect.
There are a great many climbers
that may be used for this purpose,
and IT is easy to select one suitable
TO the climate and to the needs of the
situation. Every house could be i'm.
proved by the addition of a vino
somewhere, but the indiscriminate
planting of any one kind OF climber
should be discouraged, Such vines
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

as the Dntchman's pipe are very sui,
able for ~verandas whore deep shade
is an object, because the leaves are
large and heavy. II Is impossible for
the sun to penetrate through a
healthy growth of Dutchman's pipe
vine leaves. The beauty OF this vine
is not in the blossom. The blossom Is
odd and shaped like q Dutch Pipe.
but II is inconsplcuous. The heavy
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

The above picture vas made at the Trohzk mines, which are the most I'm.
EsMran ny and richest q ne whole district mret Women are largely employed N
E*ork shovsiina up the rich ore As 4 came from the shaft a though Y were 50
Emuch coal n rubble." writes a correspondent wages ARE idcuousy low as
kcompaed with what 10 paid in other mining camps u have viited-2 shIings
ri Day for miners and general taborers, while Women and boys get ven less.
EYet there ID always al abundance Of labor to be got at these rates. The
ETrcHxk district Ia nothing more ncr less than a huge goidprcducng Industrial
|center and presents ! startling contrast to the dreary vista Of endless forest
Tor seppes one has to traverse to reach II. 1.-THE ore 10 crushed by what ID
&knoNn Il Chilean miHsp No convfcts are employed In these mines.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

It sometimes happens that the black
sheep OF the family turns out to be
the whitest one Of the bunch. This
Ii always the case In books and
dramas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

Mercury vas falling. THAT left
wing has worked out of tie sprocket
again" BE muttered. and started fos
W. repair shop-PhNAdsiphia Isdgss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-25

George W. Perkins, former vice president of the New York Life Insurance
company and partner in the firm of j Perpont Morgan & company, and
Charles s. Fairchild who was president Of the New York Security and Trust
company a subsidiary of the New York Life, and secretary of the treasury In
the Cleveland cabinet. were indicted for forgery in the third degree at New
York by the grand jury which has been investigating the management of the
New York Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-05
Bankers to Tackle Express Monopoi,

The express monopoly is now to be
attacked from a new direction The
American Bankers association mas en-
listed for war against the express com
panies and their entertainment on the
legitimate field of the banks The
business of buying and selling eX-
change, both foreign and domestic
says the Minneapolis Journal. has al
ways been an important feature of
banking. Ii is form of accOmmOda-
| ton for the transaction of business and
| for the convenience and protection OF
| travellers that belongs naturally to the
banks. There is reasonable profit in il
profit which commerce is quite will
| ing to pay. The bankers have watched
with growing apprehension the inva
sion of this field by the great express
companies and now they mean =
| business.
The business of the express com
panies. as a matter of fact. is entirely
made mp of encToachments on the pre-
negatives and functions of other agen
cies They are parasites living upon
| the railroads, the banks, the govern
ment and the public. They dischargC
the most profitable functions of tho
railroads as common carriers of hig'
class package freight. Their contract;
are so arranged that they make tire
| mendOus profits on the business Wit
comparatively small and inexpensive
equipment The railroads get the
small end of it. but seem well Statistic
| for the most part. because the favore.
inner circle of stockholders and OF
! ficeTs are LET in on the ground floor
| The express companies are competing
with the government for the money or
der business. and are using the none,
of the banks to carry on this and th'
exchange business. They are gOugin.
the public by charging excessive an'
monopolistic rates for package carry
ing. as revealed by the recent melon
slicing operations of the Adams corne
of the trust.
The express bubble has become s
large and imposing that the next con
gress will be called on to puncture il
A parcel post law will put an end to
decisively.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-05

Business men in Chicago who have
given such strong endorsement to the
movement for greater inland water
ways are worried over news from ST.
Louis that the Terminal Railroad assO-
citation of that city is endeayOring TO
get a 50-year lease of mile and half
OF wharf room on the river front at
that city. This, it is said, would leave
not more than 400 feet of desirable
moccupied wharf to accommodate deep
waterway transportation at st. Louis.
The situation is not serious at this mo-
ment. but if plans for deepening Of
the Mississippi channel are carried OuI.
the lack of facilities at st. Louis will
lessen the immense usefulness of such
a channel. Grain men of Chicago say
an immense amount of wheat and corn
now carried by rail would take a lower
water rate under changed conditions
and would be shipped from points alOn9
the great lakes and the Mississippi di
rect to the gulf. In view of this. the
action of the st. Louis railroads may
meet with opposition.