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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-08-18
Close, Personal Attention.

The depositors and patrons of this
bank appreciate the close, personal at
tention that the officers of the banh
give to all transactions passing through
their hands. This applies to small savings
accounts as we'll as large commersi
accounts. Every depositor is extended
the most cordial welcome. This fact
makes this institution one of the bes,
and strongest banks in this part of the
state.
Savings and Checking Accounts Cordi.
ally Invited.
BANK OF IEEnRE
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For Sale.

desirable lots in nice neighborhood
close in, North Greenwood. Reasonable
price and terms to suit purchaser. Ad-
dress Box A16, Greenwood, Miss.
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For Rent.

2 Story Residence, 8 rooms, on
South Boulevard, all modern i'm
provements. $27.5O per month.
LEE ARTERBURY.
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LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA
A hot, dry week was favorable to cot
ton, which Is now btginning to opel
Rapidly. Boil weeviis are increasing il
numbers and may destroy all the lat.
cotton, but . much better crop than las
year is already assured with full
yield in some sections.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Rains have relieved tho drouth in al
but few Of the most western cottor
counties. Tho outlook is good-one o
tho best in fact within some years. The
plant 10 we'll fruited and SO far the
amount Of shedding has been SIN Il!
Open hollis have appeared in man,
places.
OKLAHOMA.
The cotton prospect continues bril-
liant. The hot weather checked the
ravsges Of worms without hurting the
plant. Very little shedding is reported
Continued warm, dry weather is needed,
and, II realized, large crop seems as
sufed.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
There 10 some complaint OF shedding
from localities where no rain has fallen
in some weeks. Good reports are, how
ever, more numerous than bad, and gen.
nerally the crop is making nice progress
with no serious shedding. The early
cotton il beginning to open.
TEXAS.
Very hot weather and two weeks of
drouth have caused some deteri oration
In the cotton crop of Texas, which had
taken on . worry fresh growth aid
young fruit during the rainy spell.
within the past week was
heavy and some complaints appear seri-
ous. However, there are other reports
which take . much less alarming view OF
the situation, and the prospoct is still
much better than last year. Rain now
In moderate quantity would he vary
helpful. There has been some worm
damage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-08-18
ARKANSAS.

There are very few complaints and
the crop seems to be doing we'll and is
in a state Of fiae promise over nearly
the entire state. The plant growth ID
large but it is heavily fruited and there
is very little shedding. Open bolls are
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-08-18
DETERIORATION m
COTTON CROP.
Synopsis Of Cottos Crop Coadlllos
Last Week.

| The following Is . synopsis Of The
cotton crop condition Of last week al
reported ia Mondays Commercial Ap.
peal.
Deterioration of . more or lees
serious nature in the cotton crop is re-.
ported from T. Kan and parts Of Mi.sis.
sippi and Alabama. Elsewhere the crop
has done we'll, with local exceptions.
The decline in Texas, which Las oc.
Cured in central, northern and western
counties, is tho result Of excessive heat
and two weeks without rain following q
wet period during which the plant
grew rapidly. shedding and worms
form the basis Of the complaints. III
heat has reduced the activities Ut
worms, but Increased the shedding,
which has in places been severe. There
are some reports from this state which
say tho crop is still holding up and
that the alarm is diversified.
The trouble in Alabama and Missis-
sippi arises from an excess Of moisture
which has made . rank stalk Z. owth
csused some shedding by reason Of the
rapid growth Of the stalk and fr m
worms, which are numerous In some
fields. The disappointment resulting
from this turn in affairs has produced
feeling that perhaps tho crop prospect
had been over estimated.
In the Atlantic states, Tennessee.
Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma,
there has been no serious shedding and
the crop is doing nicely.
Rain is needed only in Texas. Else
whore dry, warm weather il desirable.
ALABAMA.
Worms and shedding form tho basis
tor complaints this week, but there aro
still many fine reports and alarm over
the caterpillars is subsiding ~ the
damage is not excessive. Shedding is
more serious than at any previous time.
ARKANSAS.
There are very few complaints and
the crop seems to be doing we'll and is
in state OF fiae promise over nearly
the entire state. The plant growth is
large but it 10 heavily fruited and there
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-08-18
Vacation Tours via So. Ry. Co

Greatly reduced round trip fares to
points East, West, North and North
west. Liberal return limits. Stopovers.
Plan your summer trip now. Nearest
ticket agent, Southern Ry. Co., in
Miss, will be pleased to give full in
formation regarding fares, etc, or
write
II. D. Jones, Jr., A. G.. P. A.,
Columbus, Miss.
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Stenograohy Taught at Night.
Class starts September 10th. Num-
ber limited. Apply at once, this Office.
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$500 Reward.

L. N. CHANDLEo'S DRUG STORl
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BANK OF LEFORE.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
PRINCE CUTS PRICES
IN MARRIAGE Market
German Advertises Himself At
Bargain, Due to the High
Cost Of Living.

Berlin-Special: A recent advertise
ment in a leading Berlin newspaper
offering a real prince in the marriage
market at the low price Of $4,000, has
caused widespread discussion. The n
nouncement reads:
Prince. % a old. splendid ap-.
p~earance. of great general education
and polish. wishes Immediate mar
riage: ready cash necessary, 100000
marks; marriage brokers not cnter-
tanned: offers. etc"
1t Is pointed out in many of the COM
ment on this: even for Europe, x
~traordinary offer. that titles are the
only things that have recently become
cheaper. n II is limited that perhaps
n other household necessities Ia the
cause. ~
\ prince. however. 1t is argued. Is in
reality q gift" at SIC. 1000. In the west
end Of Berlin a simple private prcfes-
sor q hitherto commanded that sum
In the matrimonial market. Wills a
medical man or a lawyer in good prac-
lice was not to be had below 100000,
n a doctor of philosophy commended
$2o,OOO at the very least.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
GIANT WHALE IS
CAUGHT BY TIDE
Sea Mammoth, SO Feet Long
and Weighing 80 Tons,
Stranded On Beach.

Ocean City. N. J.-Spec;al: Thrown
upon the beach by the tide, and only
worked further into the sand in its
EFFORTS to get into deep water, q whale,
measuring IS feet from head to tail and
weighing more than 80 tons. died on the
beach here, after IL had been left high
and dry when the water fell back.
All day long people flocked to the
beach in thousands, drawn by the UNI
usual attraction, and the cars from At
lantic City and other nearby points
along h coast were thronged with the
curious.
The whale measures So feet and
weighs probably 80 tons. 1t was first
seen by Joseph Norcom, Of the Fourth
street life-saving station, and he re-
ported it to Captain Blackman. The
crew was ordered out. as it was
thought that there was a boat in dis
tress.
The whale, then 500 yards from
shore, was blowing hard and flashing
its tail SO vigorously that h sea was
In q fury and 1t was impossible to dis
Germ what was happening.
The life-savers went out and made
q gallant but futile effort to capture
upon. the beach by the high tide. A
rope held it there.
Paul Davis, a Philadelphia architect,
residing near the ~life-saving station,
telegraphed to the Philadelphia Acad-
envy of Natural Sciences OF the cap
ture Of the whale.
Chief of Police Scull. for years a
s:eafaring man, says the whale was
asleep and got n a slue, whence it
could not escape. Some of the life
savers scout this idea.
Another suggestion is that the
whale took fright at some fishing boat
and In a panic ran at high speed upon
the sand. It was high tide at s o'clock.
but ever the rising water did not serve
to get the giant out Of it's predica-
ment.
Members Of the life-saving crew were
able to get near enough to the whale to
come in for q drenching. When the big
mammal hit a c0mber just right, water
and spray went up 40 feet In the air.
At frst, too. every little while the whale
~"spouted," sending up q thin stream Of
water like q fountain perhaps 20 feet.
When finally the tide went out. peo-
pie were able to walk about the whale.
At 3 O'clock the Involuntary visitor was
still alive, but was getting weak. Many
persons climbed on It's head and back.
but It could not muster strength to
throw them on. The animal died q
This 10 the second whale that has
come ashore here. The other. which
landed IN 1891, measured Sc feet. It Wa
injured. So Tar q can be ascertained
the whale Of today u uninjured.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
SOULS COST s545
EACH IN new YORK
Chicago Brand Cheaper, Only
$495, Says Billy Sunday,
Noted Evangelist.

Chicago-Special 1t costs $545 to save
a soul in New York. compared with
1896 to saw one in Chicago. according
to the schedule Of expenses made by
BILLY" Sunday, one time baseball
player and now evangelist. Dragging
back a soul from perdition in Indian
apolis comes higher than any place
else. the total being $500. while In Bos-
ton souls may be saved for an average
of $3.50. In New Orleans 1t is easy at
SIS. and in Atlanta the expense is only
.$75.
Mr.. Sundays scale o saving souls
10 published in a pamphlet. 1t is the
scale which applies to the Sunday
brand Of meeting and exhortation. It
is said the cost is still higher for the
ordinary conversion by churches at
their regular meetings. Several min
listers declared 1t was hard to compute
what percentage Of those for whom
1896 was paid in Chicago remained
saved and thus made the price paid for
them profitable.
The cost Of the Gypsy" Smith re-
vival campaign held in 1909 approx
mated $4,000. Two thousand persons
'signified their intention OF joining
churches as a result of the campaign.
Figuring on this, Gypsy" Smith saved
Chicago souls for the cheap price
of $50.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

OF water from the mountains swells
the Big Muddy"
The course of the river will be di-
rectly south and west of Sioux point,
according to the fearful ones who have
watched the variations of the stream
for many years. They predict that it
will be easy for the stream to cut
through the SO0-foot strip of land to
jackson lake. This strip was crossed
last year during the high water Pc
Rod.
Between Jackson and Crystal lakes
is a strip of land measuring about one
half mile which is partly covered each
spring when the high water comes.
This strip of and would quickly sur
render to the Unsuitable appetite of the
stream If the full strength Of the cur
rent were directed against 1t. The
soft sandy soil would offer little resist
ance to the water and the river would
quickly convert the placid lake into a
dirty. swiftly flowing river, Walkers
island and the ranch would be wiped
off the mar and all the lowlands in
the vicinity would be reclaimed by the
stream.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

In case the Missouri followed the
course that is being predicted, Sioux
city might find itself several miles dis
tant from the river.
Tom Sullivan, of Jackson, Neb., who
has lived in Dakota county more than
40 years and is one OF the best informed
men regarding the actions Of the riv-.
er, is OF the opinion that the land mi
Dakota county is doomed in case the
current is thrown against the Nebraska
oank at Sioux point. While he is not
alarmed over the situation. he realizes
what the change would mean to the
la'ld owners in that vicinity. He vas
a iesldent of Dakota county when the
river occupied territory that is now
ll'st class farm land.
The wisest prophet in the land cam
not predict what the Missouri win do"
said Mr.. Sullivan. II do not know
whether the current has been thrown
against the Nebraska side at Sioux
point. IT it has and the river strikes
the bank south and west of the point,
nothing can keep it from coming into
east. it will hit Crystal lake"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
THE STORY A SLAB TELLS.
. Child Was Born When the indiana
Captured Some Pioneers.

From the Boston Globe.
Near the main oad leading from
serby may observe two monuments
adorned with Indian hieroglyphics.
The larger of the two contains the
following inscription: ''This is near
the spot where the Indians encamped
the night after they o Mr.. Johnson
worth. August 30. 1854; and Mrs. John
son was delivered of her child half. 9
mile up this brook"
When troubles near the Lord is kind.
He hears the captives cry:
He IAN subdue the savage mind.
And learn 1t sympathy.
The smaller monument has this in
scrtptiOn: ION the 31st Of August. A.
D., 1854, Capt. James johnson had .
daughter born on this spot Of ground
being captivated with his whole family
by the Indians"
The two monuments were erected in
1893 by Mrs. Johnson and her fellow
prisoner, Mr.. Labnrree, to commemor-
ate the spot where Mrs. Johnson's child
was born on the dreadful march with
the Indians from Charlestown. N. H
over to the Indian road. up Black River.
to the Otter creek. then to Lake Cham.
plain and Canada. The details Of that
march are dramatic.
Midway between daybrenk and SUM-
rise August 80. 1854. Lieutenant John
son. wife and o small children. with
other prisoners. We're captured and
pursued the Indians across the Cen
necticut and Fought with them near the
Gen. Lewis Norris place in SprinR6eld-
but did not release the captives.
IN the morning they were aroused be-
fore sunrise. given q little water. d
10 o'clock that morning Mrs. johnson
gaVe birth to q child which aha na~nd
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
A Horse Eats leo,
From the New YorL He..,.

Up in Harlem is q grocer with ,
horse that has one OF the %stranrest
appetltes ever known to the equine
species. He likes ice. He seems fairly
to crave it. II the piece is too big fnr
him to get into his mouth and crunch
up he will lick 1t until it ia small
enough. and then he will chew 1t az
many horses chew sugar. When he
sees his master coming toward hin,
with some ice he will whinny for #
like another horse for a meal of oats.
He been that way aver since he
was born" said the horses master.
was born in m%idwinter. up in the
northern part Of the state, and I guess
that's h reason. He doesn't care for
crushed or shaver ice. He wants II
in chunks. so he can chew on it. When
he is in his stall we put 1T right in
with his corn. He will take a big bite
of ice. and after it is chewed up win
cat corn for a while. 1t never seems
to hurt him.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
From the Sioux City Tribune.

From the Sioux City Tribune.
Present changes being noted in the
current of the Missouri river and it's
we'll known propensity for sudden al
terattons of it's course have given rise
to grave fears among property wne
along h Nebraska side of the stream
that the river will return to it's old
course next spring and will devastate
the land lying south INT west of Sioux
point. Furthermore. 1t is feared that
the river will cut its way into Jackson
lake. work its way through the soft
soil to Crystal lake and then endanger
all the property in the vicinity of
South Sioux City.
If it hits jackson lake and does not
reach Crystal lake, it could urn south
and east and strike about two miles
south of Dakota City. From there it
could go on to the Blyburg country,
thus leaving Dakota City north OF the
Missouri river and the Combination
bridge and the Omaha bridge high and
dry and at least three miles from the
rive.
Ranch in Danger.
The reasons upon which the above
beliefs are based are the throwing of
the current to the Nebraska side of
the river by the government revetment
work at Sioux point and h fact that
the natural tendency of the river slope
IL SoulIiWdIQ dl tllS polIlt. oIOulU
the river ever leave it's present chan
mel in the vicinity of North Riverside.
it would certainly return to it's old
channel. which can still be seer in
the various farms of that section.
Should the river live up to the pre-
dictions that are being made by the
old timers in Dakota county, it would
destroy Walkers island and the S. B..
live stock ranch. both of which are
situated in the lowlands near Jack
O lake.
The predictions thai are being made
are not SO wild as they may seem
when it is remembered that in 1868 the
river hen followed the course which
it is feared it will resume next spring.
The old settlers of Dakota county can
remember when Crystal lake and Jack
son lake We're part of the Missouri
river and when steamboats, passed
through both places. There are some
old residents who helped tie steamboats,
in what is now Crystal lake. They are
most emphatic in their declarations
that this section of the country will be
startled next spring when the rush
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
autumn Heart rhroos.

Oh. let's go out to fairyland,
October fields among,
Dearheart, just you and I,
To play beneath the sky
And wander softly. hand in hand,
Where happy birds have hung
Their jewel Baskets and have suEA
To summer. idling nigh.
Oh. let's go into f%a.ryland,
Amid the friendly trees.
Dearheart. just you and l,
And try to answer why
The naples trclmble as they stand
And whisper to the breeze
AS voices waiter over seas
Where virgin gardens lie.
let's go out to fairyland
Ere winter brings it's chill.
Dearheart. just 70 and I.
Time doth so fleetly fly
And age DEGREES Il stern
That hearts shall cease to thrill
When summers t%hrobbing song is still
And we've the coal to buy.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
Reckless Destruction of Timber.

GAOLi SIc AOS AIlScACS 1lIu0S.
Every state in the union has in the past
suffered from reckless destruction Of TIM
Der. Iowa is essentially a prairie state.
yet when white men first appeared they
estimate that one-ifth Of the area Of the
state was covered with timber. Locally
our upper valleys and mesas were once
covered with live oaks. there being a con-
tinuous belt from Burbank n Glendale,
by way OF Pasadena, Baldwin's ranch and
well to the eastward. Many other local
sections were equally well supplied and
our landscapes most beautiful, now but
n In loo remains. The complaint is
often heard that our first settlers. the
'Mexicans. were responsible for this
Wholesale vandalism, but the writer. who
tury. has particularly noted that white
men nave been chisfy responsible during
time.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

The man OF the present consumes
onfy half of h the man with similar
acuv1tied did 20 years ago. Gone is the
rage Tor French sauces. The Ameri-
can wants to taste the actual dish he
Is eating and not the spices of the
sauce. If he eats fish. he must taste
the fish. TIE American has made ire
progress i'm eating in the last
decade. Where he once Toasted with
sauces and gorged himself, he now eats
sparingly. with discrimination.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

William H. Bright, who has been
connected with the government print
Ing Office In Washington. introduced
tho first bill for woman suffrage that
was ever introduced in any legislature
IN this country. He was elected to the
legislature when Wyoming was admit
Tea TO the union and II of his first
acts was to Introduce the bill. He has
lived in Washington for the last %
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

BIZ Crozier. guide for 80 years at
charlestown lake. Ontario. has a novel
recipe for cooking a loon. When Il
Jefseyman asked Bill if looms were
good to eat. and how they were cooked
mere is h recipe that Bill gave: Cook
the loon IN water for ~ hours: at night
pour off this water and cook him over
night; IN abe morning throw in a piece
OF grindstone. and when you can stick
a fork I'm h grindstone the loon is
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
Feared .he Worst.

1OuH SUCCHSH MdSIZINc.
A South Dakota railroad is noted for
Its execrable road bed. A new brake
man was making his first run over the
road at night and was standing / n the
center OF h car. griinly clutching tho
Q to keep erect. Suddenly the train
and slid along without a sound. SeSz.
ing his lantern. the brakeman ran fer
= door. .sJuinp for your lives" IL
shouted. she's oft the track"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

Shortly after Sir Lawrence Alma
Iadema. r. A.. was llnighted. he and
Lady Alma-Tadema gave an "at home"
at st. Johns Wood. Everybody present
was congratulating them, and one lad
was very profuse. oh, dear Sir Law
renee n said. Il am awfully glad to
rear OF the honor you have received. 1
suppose now that o are knighted you
wan give up painting and live like a
Kentkeman."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

Mrs. Selden Allen Day. wife of Col
onei Day. whose pen name is Helen Nj.
Sardner. is proud of Il set of gold
,!iacqcer dishes and ornaments. Recent
! n served luncheon with the gold
ac3Ge dishes. the smallest piece of
which is said to be 400 years old Th
cups are Canton china, but the saucers
aDA mates are LACQUER.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

Teachers who take the summer
course at the University of Missouri
TINS year are instructed in Ii art of
= species OF medical inspection. 1t
VIII enable them to detect weak eyas
denoads and diseased tonsils in their
pupils. and the provision is made spe-
caeuy for those who may labor in re-
mote sections where doctors are not
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

Recently the sweet toned bell cast
~ FaNl Revere, the famous old pat
'nst, IN 1916. which has long nuns in
cee tsSver Of the First Methodfsf
cnorsh Ct Lynn. Mass, was cracked
we neing rung. It 10 now silent, and
Il haa rung for church services and
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

ISne princess OF Monaco is so rich
eaa& = regards money with contemnt.
|On eee occasion. after q burglary had
|eeen committed in her apartments. She
Sssosnded z MAGISTRATE by stating that
~ sever counted her money and 4
not know which Of her Jewels had he %
Stolen. as she never troubled to And
out how many she had. AN
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26
Wear That Flsejaek9 NsvsrI.

Whom my epitaph 10 writ
CThere need be no rush about IT.
Bay Of me I had the grit
NO 20 bow 70 style. but aout It:
That my coco" never bore
Fail II Pancako Hat
Or . Pussy Cat Fedora.
Boston Tfanoceaut
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

NEconomiste European gives two
years, figures showing the private
wealth OF the people of the French
:feSS In 1892 this wealth amounted
TO $ls. $50. 500. 900; In 1908. to s57. 45S. 4o0.
go. an increase OF 1886. 900. 900. or
aDout 10 per cent increase in is years.
which would make the average posses
sions of each Frenchmen today about
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

Nh. Julian Heath conducted a cam
,palen against ~insanitary laundries in
York last spring and found much
|tnae needed attention. She suggested
81 Ine owners screened lights and
;of them seemed willing to hear about.
1lrA 9 found many OF the laun-
dries perfect models.