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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-28
Subjects for Legislation.

Subjects for Legislation.
Gov. Noel sent a special message to
the Legislature recommending the estab-
lishment of a bureau of vital statistics;
prohibiting issuance of medical license
to persons convicted of crimes or mis-
demeanors; establishing higher standard
in the medical profession; d hotel sani-
tary law framed by Mississippi travel
ers; making the fees of constables same
~ those Of sheriffs for similar services;
requiring signers Of petitions to be resi-
dent taxpayers; providing compensation
for sheriffs for enforcing. child labor law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-28
DR.. Mccormick May Speak.

DR.. S. H. Mclean, secretary of the
State board of health, is looking for
ward with interest to the expected visit
of DR.. J. H. Mccormick, the hygienic
demonstration of Louisville, expert of the
American Medical Association, Who may
be here during the next fortnight. DIR.
Mccormick made a distinct impression
here last ear when he lectured to an
audience at the First Methodist church,
and it is expected that the Legislature
will adopt q joint resolution during the
next day or two, inviting DR.. Mccormick
to address the joint assembly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-28
GOING up!

"You haven't any work now"
mo, I'm just waiting. l began by
opening cab doors. Then 1 opened the
doors of motor cars. Now I'm waiting
till the aeroplanes are ready"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-28
viii Ask for Larger Appropriation.


Prof. n. L. Whitfield, president of the
Industrial Institute and College, is in
jackson comforting with the house COM
mittee on appropriations and the sem
ate committee on finances relative to the
appropriation bill for his institution. The
Industrial Institute and College is the
only educational institution supported by
state appropriation that had an enroll
ment offered for the current term in ex-
cess of facilities for accommodations, and
its friends in the legislature will make an
energetic effort to secure 3 more liberal
appropriation.
May Call Convention.
There is a feeling that before long the
movement for a constitutional conven-
tion will crystalline into an accomplished
fact This feeling has received fresh inn
petus from the action had in regard to
the proposition to amend the constitu-
tion so as to abolish the office of county
treasurer. The remarks of several com
gressmen who argued the case indicate
that they are in favor Of q convention,
and it is expected that the matter will
be in time submitted to the body by
GOV. Noel
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-28
lmnortant to Mothers.

nNpO5IdIII 10 WtOtIJoTS'
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-28

Low shoes and high hats may be
fashionable extremes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-28

A poor excuse is better than none
IL it works.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-28

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invie.
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coaxed
tiny, granules, easy to take. Do not grippe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-09
WHY SALVES FAIL
TO CURE ECZEMA
They Clog the Pores-OnIy {
Liquid Can Reach the
Inner Skin.

Since the old-fashioned theory of
curing eczema through the blood has
been given up b. scientists, many diff
ferent salves have been tried for skin
diseases But it has been found that
these salves only clog the pores and
can not penetrate to the inner skin be-
low the epidermis where the eczema
germs are lodged.
Thistle quality Of penetrating
probably explains the tremendous sue
cess Of the only standard liquid eczema
cure. oil of wintergreen, as compounded
in D. D. D, Prescription. After ten
years Of cure after cure. the world $
leading skin specialists have accepted
this as the true eczema cure.
We ourselves do not hesitate TO rec
ommend D. D. D. Prescription at s1.00
a bottle, but for the benefit Of those
who have never tried the prescription,
we arranged with the .. D. D. Labor
atories Of Chicago for a special large
trial bottle at > cents Oh a special offer
now. This first bottle ought 10 con-
vince every sufferer, and, at any rate,
it viii surely take away the itch at
once. HONOLULU DRUG co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-09

Note.-Barometer readings are cor
fected for temperature, instrumental
errors, and local gravity. and reduced
: 70 sea level Average cloudiness stated
IL scale from @ 70 70. Direction Of
WIND IS average velocity in miles per
aou[s ending at : 2. H. Velocity Of
"lnd IS prevailing direction during q
hours. WN. B. STOCKMAN,
Section Director.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-09
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.

Issued Every Sunday Morning by the
Local Office Z. : Weather Bureau.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10

be "out" about sl7 400. II is conceded
the stockholders will not recover any.
where near the face value Of thciE
shares.
The other large stockholders in the
trust follow; George Areniz, 1877 snares;
J. 5. Bache u shares +. G. Benedict &
Co, 203 shares; l. l.. Benedict 4 Co., 344
shares; @. r. Bonner, $40 shares James
3, Clews. 25a shares; Rufus j. Cowing,
50 shares; Newman Erb, l72 shares
james G. Hurley. | 100 shares: Elizabeth
Murphy, 2.000 shares; Morgan J. 0'Bri.
en-. II shares.
The vice presidents business aeumen
must have led him, in 1906. when the
trust was organized, TO have looked upon
the investment as an exceptional chance
10 get big dividends For at this time
the cordage company had practically as.
sured itself Of a monopoly by taking
over the STANDARD Rope & Irvine com.
pany, successor OF the old National Cord
age company The STANDARD Rope 4
Irvine company. a Sl2,000000 corpora
ton. went into the hands Of receiver.
The newly organized trust then had
four mills to operate in various parts Of
the country. But the promising pros
pect was never realized by the new cor
p0ratiOn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10
DlaToMITE.
-
Infusorial Eerth Formed by Bodies Of
Minute Shellfish.

Infusorial Eerth Formed by Bodies 81
Minute shellfish.
Dlatoms are tiny creatures tnai null
tiply very rapidly until they form a
scum upon the surface OF the water in
many parts Of the world. They are
rarely more than one-hundredth part
Of an inch ID diameter and often con-
siderabiy less. Their shells are com
posed Of silica, and these shells are
well known 70 the microscopic on ac-
count Of their great beauty.
When the little creatures die the
shells sink to the bottom Of the stream
or pond. where they form Kind Of
Elliceous mud, and there are vast de-
posts Of this material In various parts
Of the earth. This infusorial earth. as
1t is called. has been christened d.
atomic, aud it Is being used for a
variety Of purposes under the name
kieselguhr. Ii is employed as We
hicle or absorbent for nitroglycerin.
and the resultant paste is dynamite.
Diatomite is an excellent uonconductor
Of heat, and In this capacity 1t Is used
for filling the hollow interiors Of the
walls of safes. as lining for stoves
and furnaces and as covering for
steam pipes and boilers. For such pur-
poses as these it has an advantage
over asbestos in the matter Of price
and also OF weight
It can be made into bricks or slabs
by the addition Of a small quantity Of
lime or clay. and these bricks can be
raised TO white heat without show
ing any siggs Of fusion.
Diatomte occurs in great quantities
in the United States. in Prussia. In
parts Of Scotland. in Canada and to
a lesser degree In Western Australia
and New Zealand Barper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10

vestment OF S1J0O00.0O0 are in oper-
alton In sixteen arid states and terri
tories. and a harvest valued at $780,
100000 is the deserts response annual
~ TO the intelligent application OF wa
ter TO the sun scorched valleys.
In the states from the Pacific ocean
TO the Missouri river. including Wash
ington. Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
there are fully 100000 acres under
irrigation or TO be watered IN the not
distant future Allowing an average
OF twenty acres to a family and FIVE
persons to q family. this acreage will
support 10000 persons. It is not un-
fair TO add 70 this number 10000
more, representing the number OF per-
sons needed to supply the wants Of
these tillers OF the soil and to trans
port their products.
Many irrigahonists claim that an
average Of ten acres TO the family is
high enough. but to be conservative
an average OF twenty is used. On that
basis the 100000 acres in the north
western states would furnish liy-
Ing directly or indirectly TO at least
100000 people, or one person to each
two acres.
The possibilities OF reclamation and
its bearing on the future welfare OF
the nation can be better realized when
we consider that it is possible to re-
claim fully 35.0o0,000 acres Of arid or
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10
Both Parties Claim Victory
is Sure
AT THE POLLS MONDAY
Admit Result viii Be close--An Ae'
curate Canvass Is ImpossibIe-can-
didates Have Travelled from
One End Of State to Other

Bangor, Me.. Sept l0.-The cam
paign is over for Gov. Bert ~. Fernalc
and his Democratic opponent, Hon. Fred
erick w. Plaistcd OF Augusta, and The
disposition Of the voters apparently i.
50 confusing that the usual canvass can
not be made with accustomed reliable
ity.
Both candidates have Travelled from
one end Of the state 70 the otner, Mr.
Plaisted taking The offensive and the
governor naturally the defensive IN the
platform arguments.
While the orators have been exchang.
ing shot, the respective state committees
have been endeayoring TO sense the sen.
timcnt through canvasscs by the local
organizations.
The results have not been very en-
tightening, because the members Of the
town committees do not appear to be
able to definitely indicate the intentions
Of the voters with that assurance that
has characterized their reports in previ-
Gus campaigns
Having the more complete machinery,
the Republican state committee is in a
better position to catch the trend Of
opinion than the Democrats, especially
in the rural sections The fact that the
Republican state committee has not Sc
cured canvass which may be accepted
as a safe indication Of the way tDe vote
is TO be cast next Monday at the state
election is significant Of the eloseness Of
the contest between Mayor Plaisted Of
Augusta and Gov Fernald.
Republican town committeeman have
reported their inability 70 obtain reli-
able information as To the attitude Of
their Republican friend. and neighbors.
This unusual reticence raises the suspi-
cion that the Republicans who viii not
communicate their views contemplate
voting for the Democratic ticket
Ia the cities ii il admitted that the
Republican canvass has shown great
strength for Col Plaisted, and the re-
turns Of the city committees have not
surprised the Republican state leaders.
But the apparent uncertainty and lack
Of the old cohesion that Is marked in
the reports from the country voting dis
tricts have caused the Republicans con-
siderable apprehension for the fate Of
the head Of the state ticket
Nor are the Democratic state leaders
able TO do very much better than the
Republicans with their canvass They
only assume that The fact that 80 many
are hesitating about coming
out frankly for their party candidate
for governor presnmes an intention to
support the Democratic nominee.
The hest that can be said OF the re-
suits Of the canvasses 80 far IS that they
show mighty close race between Gov.
Fernald and Col Plaisted The eandi-
dates themselves and the heads Of the
respective state committees, Byron Boyd
OF the Republican and Fred +. Bean OF
the Democratic, are, Of course, conf
dent.
Chairman Bean predicts the election
Of Col Plaistcd BY substantial plural.
ity, and Mr. Boyd promises safe mar
gin for Gov. Fernald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10

burglars were 70 be assisted by one OF
our office force. II looks very much
as though they had been assisted by
every one Of you. There's no easier
way to assist a burglar than to go 70
sleep when he's burgling. The door
hasn't been drilled or blown open, and
there isn't any necessity for opening
It that way when the man who wishes
TO get in knows the combination.
While Mr.. Weller was thus deliver
ing himself he was shaking up his
Watchers when they were all thor
oughly awake he went up 70 the safe,
examined It critically, then, applying
the combination, turned the knob and
pulled open the door.
There was surprise on the face Of
Mr.. Weller ard on the faces Of all his
watchers. A scattered brazen glitter
was first visible, filling the interior OF
the vault; then II developed inio a
uniformed policeman. But surprise
was converted into amazement when
the figure OF Thomas Murphy, police
man, stepped from the inclosure He
was pale from an oil night contlne-
ment without sufficient air and had a
shamefaeed expression on his face. 1t
was plain 10 all that he had been lock-
ed in the vault. He tried to explain
bow It happened, but bis looks belied
his story.
"Our vault has been entered. as you
predicted. . said Mr.. Weller, "and you
have earned your reward. But since
pau are the man who entered it ] shall
Investigate YOU
He stepped to the telephone aud call.
ed for the police. When an officer APP
peared aud saw Mr.. Murphy he open
cd his eyes
"Wel. IL there amt slippery Jim
in uniform
slippery Jim" had played a shrewd
game and II jenkins hadn't noticed
the vault door standing ajar might
have succeeded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10
apLowEpg WE pYNAMIrE.
South Carolina Farmer Now Has Best
Corn Crop in County.

Charlotte, n. G., Sept. lot. Henry
Caldwell Of Spartanburg county. South
Carolina, the dynamite farmer, is the
only man ii America who has employed
dynamite successfully in blowing MS
fields. He now has the best corn in the
county. The land ON which this corn
was grown was plowed BY placing
charges Of dynamite five or six feet under
ground and about eight feet apart, and
BY diseharging them the earth was lie.
orally torn TO pieces It was not neces-
sary to do any further blowing.
Mr.. Caldwell makes this estimate Of
his crop on the field.
There are ~ rows. with 5ll stalks 20
the row. average two ears to the stalk.
There win be 29,s34 ears. Allowing lao
ears Of corn to the bushel, this will give
me a yield Of POS bushels. The field Is
Just one acre in size, and was surveyed
for entering the corn growing contest
The corn is unusually large, and ! ex-
pect to make ESQ bushels on this acre"
To date. the corn, dynamite and other
expenses connected with the preparation
have cost sGs,50, The field was planted
on Good Friday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10
L.ondon "a Il Was i.

Haydn's Dictionary Of Dates
makes the statement that the old name
of the city OF London was written
Lynden or Llyndin. meaning ''the city
on the lake" An old tradition gives
us to understand that London was
founded by Brute, descendant Of
Aeneas. and called New Troy or Troy
noyant until the time Of Lud. who sur
rounded the town with walls and
named it Caer-Lud. or Lud's Town.
This latter Is probably the correct YER
sion Of the story. il for no other rea-
son because 1t is an easy matter to de-
tect a similarity between the express
sion Lud's Town and London 1t is
claimed by some writer's that there
was City on the same spot l,107
years 3. O.. and 1t is known that the
Romans founded city there called
Londinium A. D. 81.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10
WATCHED OVER BY SATAN.
superstitions That Irvine About the
Mandrake Plant.

The little plant the mandrake has a
wealth OF tradition centering round II
such as is seldom found in floral lore.
Quite an insignificant little plant with
a spindle shaped root often divided
into two or three forks and rndely re-
sembling the human form, 1t is doubt.
less from this latter fact that 1t has
derived it's name. Langhorne In the
latter part Of the eighteenth century
tells us to
Mark how the rooted mandrake wears
His human feet. his human hands,
while It was once believed that per-
son pulling up mandrake would in
stantly fall dead This was said to
be because the mandrake had a human
heart at its root and when pulled 1t
would scream in such fearsome man
ner as to terrify the nearer TO death or
else induce madness. Shakespeare
alludes TO this where be says;
And shrieks like mandrakes torn out Of
the earth.
That living mortais. hearing them, run
HlAQ.
And again in "King Henry VII,
where Suffolk, asked by Queen Mar
garet whether he has not spirit to
curse his enemies, replies:
Would curses KILL as doth the mandrakes
groan.
would invent as bitter, searching terms
AS curst, as harsh, as horrible to hear.
From time immemorial the man
drake has been associated with en-
chantments and has ever been be-
lieved to be one of the most powerful
charms Of witches. Mr.. Conway in a
paper on Mystic Trees and Flowers
states that by popular superstitions
in some places It is said to be per-
petualIy watched over by Satan, and
II it be pulled up at certain holy times
and with certain invocations the evil
spirit will appear to do the bidding Of
the practitioner. Westminster Re-
view.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10
AFRAID or MOONLIGHT.
The Reson Porto Ricans Carry um-
brelas at Night.

The Respn Porto Ricans Carry um-
brellas at Night.
1.-THE majority of Porto Ricans have
instillce In them from earliest infancy
a superstitious dread OF the fun moons
rays" said business man who has
just returned from that country.
1T is a curious sight TO the American
visitor TO note men and women going
along the streets and highways Of the
island with umbrellas raised over their
heads in the lone watches Of the night.
and the more brilliantly the moon Is
shining the greater viii be the number
OF people who are thus protecting
themselves from her beams. Out in
the sequestered rural districts gay
mounted cavalier win be met at mid
night. his bride rein In one hand and
an appraised umbrella in the other. 1t
looks weird and also ridiculous. but
the natives do II for peculiar reason.
They are possessed of the conviction
that Luna's full light striking upon
mortaIs is almost sure to make them
mentally unsound--that is TO say. lu-
natics-and that is why they interpose
4 shield between them and her dazzling
brightness.
ITO sleep where the moon could
shine full upon one is. In the view Of
Porto Rican. TO tempt fate. and it
would be a daring one who could be
hired to do It for any consideration. =
Baltimore American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10
A Pretty Poor Portrait.

A Chinaman OF very high rank had
his portrait painted, and when it was
finished the painter requested him to
inquire Of the passersby what they
thought Of It. The other agreed and
asked the first conner:
DO you think this portrait likey'
THE hat is extremely like" replied
the critic.
The subject Of the portrait asked a
similar question Of second stranger,
who answered that the clothes seemed
to be exactly reproduced He was
about to intefrogate a third wher the
painter stopped him and said ilnpa-
tiently:
''The resemblance. Of the hat and
clothes is OF no Importance. Ask tIlas
gentleman what he thinks Of the face"
On being asked this question the
stranger hesitated a very long time,
but at last he replied;
THE beard and hair are FIRST rate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10

semiarid land by irrigation in addition
to that now irrigated and approx
mately 100000 acres OF swamp land
by drainage Between 100000 and
100000 persons are engaged In agri-
culture In the United States. Prac-
ticaliy all the arabic land in the humid
regions is embraced In the 100000
farms now under cultivation. The
average size Of these farms is 146
acres.
Under irrigation the tendency is to
greatly restrict the size of the farm
unit Experience teaches that in most
irrigated districts it is impracticabIe
Cor a farmer to cultivate a large hold
ing. AS a consequence the average
farm under ditch Is much smnller
than in the humid regions Thus pro-
vision is made for a greatly increased
farming population. with a CORE
spending increase in the production
OF farm products. thereby adding inn
mensely to the country's wealth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10
HUMAN SKULLS WITH HORNS.
Efforts to Determine Age Of Indian Bones
Found IN California.

Los Angeles, Call Sept. To-. Anthro-
biologists are endeayoring TO discover to
what age the Indian bones that nave
just been unearthed in Topange canyon,
near Santa Monica, should be ascribed.
The absence Of the bones Of women
or children Is considered proof that the
skeletons are those Of warriors The
foreheads Of the skulls are low and rel
treating, while the iawbones are promi-
nent and the cheekbones high,
The skulls present au abnormal growth
Just above and in front Of the ears. This
consists Of horn headlike development
on each side Of the head The embryo
horns are about three inches in length
and Of the same composition as the
skull.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10

Q 1910. by American Press Association.
COLONEL RoosEvELT's FIGHTING FAoE.s
ises 10 make things warm at the New
York state Republican convention. For
the present he has dropped bis literary
work for a tour Of the west. on which
be is making many speeches. On one
occasion the constant noise Of a steam
ing locomotive made speaking very diff
fcult Finally be gave 1t up, telling
the crowd that an engine was the only
thing he could not talk against.
In Wyoming Colonel Roosevelt min
gled with the cowboys as he did I'm
the old days when the lure Of the west
took him there. And just to show that
he is as strenuous as ever be rode
thirty miles on COW ponies. declaring
after the trip that he felt no fatigue
whatever.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10

Mr.. G. A. Landgrabe, Box ., Coal
burg, Ohio, writes: ~ had been slight
sufferer for number Of years, but paid
little or no attention to it, until the
spring Of this year, when my suffer-
ings became very severe.
81 had pain in the head, back, spine,
liver, chest, and various parts Of my
body, besides Indigestion that caused
me much trouble and anxiety. often
thought when / retired atnight would
not live through it. Itried medical aid,
but to no purpose.
sNot knowing what was my main
trouble I wrote 70 Or. Hartman, after
reading OF his treatment, for advice,
telling him Of my various ailments, and
he notified me at once that ] had sys-
temic catarrh.
after using the first bottle OF Peruna
] felt relief, so 1 continued TO use It
until / had taken four bottles. when
felt entirely cured. recommend it 70
all others, believing that they will ex-
perienee the relief that did,
Pe-ru.na as a Tonic.
Mr.. William r. Hawkins, 10 West ST,
Westerly, r. l., writes:
II wish to give my testimony in favor
Of Pernna as a tonic. have used the
same for catarrh, and can recommend
II to al who arc troubled in that way.s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-10
The Holland Primrose.

There is a plant in Holland known
as the evening primrose. which grows
to a height Of five or six feet and bears
a profusion of large yellow flowers so
brilliant that they attract immediate
attention, even at great distance,
but the chief peculiarly about the
plant is the fact that the flowers,
which open just before sunset, burst
into bloom SO suddenly that they give
one the impression OF some magical
agency. A man who has seen this sud-
den blooming says 1t is just as If some
one had touched the land with a wand
and thus covered it all at once with a
golden sheet.