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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10

Big Increase Is Seen in Winter and
Spring Wheat Yields, as Well as
Corn, Oats and Hay.

The winter wheat crop is placed at
455. 149. 900 bushels. as against 1884,
044. 900 bushels last year.. The spring
wheat crop is placed at 2O9,645.7O 0
bushels, as against 231,399.0O0 bush
els in 1910.
The corn crop will be very short.
The crop is estimated at 2,620.221.O O0
bushels, as against a yield of 1925
958, 900 bushels one year ago. The
estimate at present is that the total
crop of corn will not much. II any,
exceed 2,250, 0o0. 060 bushels.
The oat crop Of the country is es-
timated at BIT, 500. 900 bushels or
about 800. o0O. 900 bushels less than
was harvested last year.
The hay crop is very short Prob
ably not more than go per cent OF
average crop will be harvested.
The peanut crop is light The stand
was poor and the long continued dry
ness of the soil in many sections was
against the making of peanuts.
Much less land has been planted in
cowpeas and cowpea meadows. The
dry weather in the spring prevented
the planting of peas.
We have. been complaining about
the high cost Of living. From the
above reports we are forced to con-
clude that there is not likely to be
any material change for the better
soon.
Let US give our gardens. poultry,
cattle, hogs, and other livestock the
very best attention. Let us live at
home and have some high-priced farm
products for sale.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
The japanese Empire.

The Japanese empire proper IA
made up of four large islands, Nippon.
Shikeku, Kvushu and Yedo, and about
$500 small ones, many of them too
small and rocky for habitation. In
area the empire Is very nearly the
same as the state of California, about
156, 900 square miles. It has a popu-
lation of between As. 600. 900 and So,
000, 600. the larger part of 1t being en-
gagged in agriculture and fishing. The
arabic land of the whole empire, not
including Formosa or Corea, is about
100000 acres, or just about that al
the state Of New York
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10

that it would not be economic to use
them even If the planting was NC
cessful, but rye can be put in deep
enough to reach moisture and make a
stand. Five or six rows rather close
together can be planted in the middles
at the last cultivation. 1t better be
drilled and 1t will make a fair growth
before winter sets in. The humus
thus accumulated is a clear gain. But
In the corn we can always follow the
plan Of planting rye and vetch. And
here m the necessity for our Sec
ond suggestion, hat we should do
more than just rotate for cotton and
corn. For farms that are eminently
adapted to the production of these
plants it has been suggested that fer
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10

and an orderly way Of doing things.
Every man on his farm should think
at least a month ahead and get ready,
and 1t would be better if he could
think a year ahead, but woe to the
man hat simply does what every day
brings to his hand. He is always in
trouble and short-handed. and some
how things happen to him and the
things that happen are on the wrong
side.
The Illustration shows the demon
stration patch of z. M. Rogers. It has
produced 1900 pounds of seed cotton to
the acre. Similar land in a nearby
field where the boil weevil was not
combatted is producing only 300
pounds to the acre.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Colonel Waits Story Of Dr.. T. Sterry
Hunt and His Invention of Green
Ink With Which the Notes
Were Printed.

81 suppose that you have often
heard it said that Gov. Salmon P.
Chase, when secretary of the treasury
in Lincoln's administration. was first
called b father of the greenback.'"
said the late John T. Wait. who for
many years represented a Connecticut
district in the lower house Of con-
Eress.
replied to Colonel Wait that l sup
posed it had passed into history that
Secretary Chase was the father OF the
greenback.
We'll, he was not. in the sense in
which ] use the word" Judge Wait re-
Iiieo. mir. Chase, when secretary Of
authority to issue a legal tender note,
which was nothing more than a prom
iRe on the part of the United States
government to pay at some time to the
bearer of the note its face value. Sec
.retary Chase, however. did not invent
the g~reenback: l mean by that, that
he was not the father of the parttcu'
lar form of legal tender note which be
came known throughout the country
as the greenback.
The real father Of the greenback."
continued Colonel Wait, was born In
the tewn Of Norwich, Conn, which is
my home. His birthplace was only
abou. a stones throw from the birth,
place y. Esuedict Arnold. His name
was Thomas Sterry Hunt. He is bet
ter known today as T. Sterry Hunt
the famous professor of geology and
~
treal, one of the foremost men of sci
ence.
Hunt, as a lao, showed great
capacity for science. and he began the
study OF medicine with an old friend
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Let Colts suckIe.

It Is a good plan to let the colt
suckle a couple OF times per day at
first. Then after q few days the little
fellow may be cut down to once a day.
After q week. II everything is going
nicely. the mare should be kept away
entirely. The mare should b
watched and her udder MIXED out q
It seems necessary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
French Chalk viii Clean.

French Chalk Will Clean.
A woman who had a pitcher OF
cream spilled over s blue crepe dress
she was wearing for the first time
started to wash OFF the spots with cold
water.
Don't do It." said a friend. 1t will
ruin your gown. When o get home
cover it thickly with French chalk for
three or foul days, brush OF, and If
any sign of the grease remains put
heavy brown paper over it n press
with a hot iron." The advice removed
the cream.
One woman carries French chalk
for such emergencies as food spots. A
little of the chalk Is rubbed in at
once. as it removes the spot more
quickly when fresh.
III gasoline OF other cleaning fluid is
used on q material that will ring"
nut q heavy white blotter under the
snot. or If that is not at hand use a
Turkish towel. Rub In a circle until
the dampness Is e~vaporated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10

Knew Them by Reputation.
Two boys were discussing a map of
Ireland which they had been exam.
lining. Said Harry: But l think Dub
lin should be higher up than they have
1t there-don't you think so?"
George replied: "Oh. no: you must
be mistaken. These maps are quite
reliable. They're all done by latitude
and longitude. you know"
Harry gave q doubtful assent. II
suppose they're a tip-top firm. and
they ought to know"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Golf Balls -$6,OOO,O 900

balls, at so cents each (the 75-cent
ones offsetting the remades) and an
investment on the part of the golf
players of S 5000. O00.-Philadelphia
| Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10

lever from a moving machine and
fasten to pillow handle. The piece
that is bolted to clevis is nine inches
long. a round piece with burr below
and small hole above. From this to
the lever is a piece Of strap IRON
Successful Farming.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Lever From Moving Machine Al
tached to Handle VIII Give Any
= Depth Without Stopping.

To easily set a plow to In depth
without stopping 81 that on rolling
ground you can walk right along
and maintain even depth, take q
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
No Apology Needed.

He-Excuse me. but | can't help
thinking l have met you before.
She-AM right: don't worry about
1k---FJie4ende Blaetter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

their support The university faculty is practically unanimous in it's support of the Y M. c. A. Outside of the students themselves they gave 1t more money than any other single group of men, and with the exception of three members, two Of whom were never approached, each Of them made his contribution to the asso- ciation's budget.
 Those interested in the work and talk ing active part constitute most repre- sentative number of the students who have distinguished themselves in the class room, in the athletic field and in college activities.
 I have spoken solely of the religious life of the young men because prac- ticaIly the same methods are used and the same conditions exist among the young ladies. They have their separate organization, the young Woman's Chris ton association which Is officered by some of the strongest young ladies in col lege. This organization is doing spien- did work.
 M the face of these facts, l trust that many will reconstruct their ideas in re- gard to the religious situation Of the university for I have submitted the facts knowing the mistaken conception which many honest people have. and believing that by so doing they may come 10 a better understanding of the work The moral life of the university Is most wholesome and eevating for any young man or young woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
DIFFICULT PROBLEM
Senator's Secretary Gets Complaint
 About the Black Dutch

Washington, August @.-tSpeclal) IA senator's secretary who is holding down the job in the absence of his superior and who has been instructed to attend to all the business that comes to the office that he can possibly handle had a difficult problem to solve few days ago
 It was in the form of a letter from one of the senator's constituents an of ficial in a small country town. in which the official said that patrons of the local public school had protested against the attendance of children of black Dutch family.
 Some Of the patrons of the school claim that the black Dutch do not belong to a white race and therefore should not be allowed to attend the white schools. It seems that there is but the one family in the town or community. The secretary was unable to decide the matter and as a compromise sent the town official some departmental literature or race history. He has at least secured to himself a brief reprieve on a very knotty proposition and saved the senator 1 from being disturbed from a rest he is trying to get in the mountains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

county courts has ever had more in- teresting court record than that of Chat man. Several years ago he was arrested for assauIting 6 man by the name Of Jim Turner, who Is now serving a term in the penitentiary for shooting out the eyes of Chatman's brother. Chatham escaped in this case on tile ground that his name was spelled In the indictment with two "ts,' and since that time he has estab- lished a record for escaping justice, which is probably without parallel.
 No less than a dozen Indictments have been made against him for violating the prohibition law, but he has never been demned by Mayor Wille as a nuisance. but he continued to operate at the same old stand. Less than two weeks ago, he was carved up by Charlie Hisgin- botham in a fight after Higginbotham had caused his arrest for selling liquor, but in this case he again secured his aeauittal. and renewed his business at the stable where he made the unprovoked attack on Officer Zaner. according to the officer and the only witness. who have made sworn statements regarding the af- fray.
 J. P Eden. the old man in business at the livery stable with Chatham. and whose grip. believed to contain liquor. caused the shooting. is said to have been former minister Of the gospel. accord ing to the statement made by Officer Zaner. The Offiee- says that he would have killed C7s-f1ian had John Eden. son of the olf <n. not grabbed him as he was abr !. 10 shoot. The old man knocked chatman's gun out of hts hand and pre- vented his shooting Zaner after he fell
 | H Privett, representing the Jackson vile oil Mil company. has purchased the Logan gin property north of this city for s2oo. and the property will be con- siderabiy improved. The gin has car pacity of about 8 bales per day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
The Curtain E allS on The Furniture Sale This Evening
 At Six!

logical. straightforward and neces. sary-as is this whole, fine busi- ness in Built-on-Honor Furniture
 For weeks-the first mornin, customers the store had d-came fo Furniture; the last customei of the day fingered alter the stot had closed for Furniture.
 And so today is the las day!
 This should be + membered:-It will payto buy and lay away. Taking bif the Blue Tags means putng on the regular prices. That pne thing-the Blue Tags-is the logic of our greatest Furniture sale ever held.
 Every piece of Furniture in our rtgulir stocks-the fine and the inexpensive IS price lessened until the closing of the stfe this evening.
 We sold more Furniture than we thouht would be possible yesterday-We are pe- pared for a brilliant climax today OppE- tunity raps loudly at your door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

The Thirteenth August Furniture Sale-that began so brilliantly-that proved to be the most interesting we have ever held-concludes today.
 And right here let us declare our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks to the good people who have responded in un- precedented numbers to our F'urni- ture announcements-and have given us the greatest Fur niture month we have had.
 We believe that their confi- dent response was directly due to the known character of this store and of this half-yearly sale.
 There hasn't been a sale in years creating such widespread interest. There have been no such number of tempting bargains in any former sale. And these August sales are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
JAIL 0F MADISON
 COUNTY ''D|SGRACE"
State Inspector Oates Says Food Is Not Fit
 For Dogs"

| Huntsville, August D.-(Special) )-Con- demning the Madison county jail as a dis grace to a civilized community. Dr. Will liam H. oates, state inspector of jails and almshouses. has issued an order 10 Sheriff Horford requiring him to remove all of his prisoners to the Marshall coun- ty jail at Guntersville for safekeeping. | pr. Oates said: 'The jail is unfit for human habtation, and the food that Is | served to the prisoners is not fit for dogs l to eat The building is filthy to terrible extent and no prisoner must be placed | there until the new part of the jail is thoroughly renovated and made so that | it will pass a decent inspection. The old | iaii must never be used as jail again, | as 1t is worse than the other part of the | institution"
 l pr Oates, it Is said, has determined to make an example of the Madison coun- | ty jail.
 l Several days ago one of his deputies came here and condemned the jail, but stopped at ordering thorough renovation and a change of food for the prisoners. Dr. Oates himself arrived yesterday, and l parently done nothing toward complying with the. orders of the deputy inspector, | and the order for the removal of pris- 1, oners was forthcoming today l An electric natiron caused small fire | in the home of w E. Everett on Frank lin street early this morning. The blaze was confined to the kitchen and was ex- tinguished with slight damage
 Ozro K Stegall. for several years chief of the Huntsville fire department, of fered his resignation last night at meet ing of the city commissioners. It is un- derstood that MT Stegall did not approve of curtailing the numerical force of the department and offered his resignation tc take effect when the reduction of his force Is made.
 No location has been chosen yet for the
 new dispe nsary, but it will very likely be placed on Commercial row, where Il
 was formerly operated for nearly twt years That location is on the soutf
 side of the square. where there is plent, of room even on the busiest days of ths
 dispensary.
 The city board of education s mal<ins
 arrangements to operate a separate higi
 school in the Williams school building II
 East Huntsville. Professor Johnson, for
 mer principal of the public school in Neg
 Decatur will be al the head of the ney
 institution.
 WILL. RE READY FOR AuTOMO
 BILE TRIMMINGS MONDAY. WIL
 LIAM REckLiNG, isii sEc0NI
 AVENIfIC~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
MURDER AROUSES
 EBT TENNESSEE.
Startling Disclosures Made AstO Burial of Bodies
 of Paupers

,,h. ttanooga. August 30-(Special.)- Pra ctically the entire eastern section oi
 Tennessee isiaroused over the brutal and horrible mul,ler of ]. l.. Miller Of Etowahi
 Tenn. last Friday night, alleged to have
 been committed by his own son, Bos-
 combe Miller. The murdered man was very prominent in east Tennessee having
 held several county offices, and having
 been mayor of Dayton, Tenn, where neI
 formerly lived.
 A son. w. B. Miller, of Chattanooga,
 was special United States attorney gen.
 eral in the celebrated coca cola case in
 which pr. Wiley of Washington and the
 leading chemists of the country partici- pated.
 According to the most authentic ac- count the aged man was murdered through motives of greed by his own half u,itted son, upon the instigation of George Rose and Tom Center, two tenants upon the dead mans estate.
 The body was found in a barn with the hat tipped over so as to hide gap ing wound occasioned by a blow from an ave. Later developments have added even greater atrocity to the crime as has been discovered that grave had already been aug to recelNo the DULY. | The younger son and the two accused | tenants are under arrest while the sec ond son. w. B. Miller is at the scene
 of the crime attempting to solve the mys- | tery.
 /! Startling disclosures have been made | in regard to the burial of pauper bodies | in this county following the indictment oftG.s ". Franklin. d well known colored ,,nderta,ker. on the charge of indecent l axnosure of dead bodies The condition of the graveyard at Kings Point, Tenn. has been found to be so deplorabfe tnat the citizens of the community have peti- toned the county officials to take im- l mediate action in the matter.
 It has been found that in many cases M .,,ar 1S inches of dirt. The disclosed
 state a of affairs has aroused wiee com : | saaant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
WANT INJUNCTION
 AGAINST PRISON Gadsden Pleased Over the Industrial School For
 Ragland

Gadsden, August 30.-tSpecial. .)-County officials say there is no danger of the county being denied the use of the Eto- wah county jail through an injunction suit which is now being prepared by local attorneys at the instigation of property holders near the jail building, who con- tend that the proximity of the jail Is. damaging to their property.
 This suit. 1t was stated today, would be filed during the latter part of the week. seeking to restrain the county from using the jail. Local attorneys state that the court will not likely grant this request although there is chance that damages may be assessed against the county. The new jail is almost com pleted and will be ready to turn over to the county within the next few weeks. It Is located on Third street, near Locust. where there are several modern resi- denees.
 Operators of illicit stills were given trial in the federal court yesterday. Son Poak was sentenced to six months and given an additional fine of Sl00; George stephens was found not guilty; C. w. Lee not guilty; l.. C. Wallace, guilty but sentence suspended pending argument of motion for a new trial; Jack Pounds was guilty of working in still and sentenced to eo days with'a fine of sl0O; J. Fl. Har- ris for working in q still, was sentenced to six months and a fine of $100; Matt Wilson. after entering a plea of guilty of operating a still, was sentenced to l5 months in the federal prison at Atlanta. judgment in the sum of &32O was rem adered against the Cedar Bluff bank in favor of the Citizens National bank of Chattanooga.
 In speaking of the location Of the Southern Industrial institute at Ragla nd bv the southern educational bureau, which met in Nashville Charles P. Smith of this city, member of the board Of trustees of the Alabama Boys Indus trial school. said that all the credit for winning the big school for Ragland is due to Senator Watt T. Brown. Mir Smith believes that Gadsden and all north Alabama will receive untold benefits from the new institution.
 Ground has been broken at the plant of
 the Southern Iron and Steel company l for another large warehouse for the stor-
 age of finished products of the plant. A large warehouse was built this spring
 but il was soon filled with the xmanefac
 mred product rnd some Of the natefia
 was stored in lie open Shipments iron
 the plant have been very heavy. and al
 departments are working with the excep
 ton of the blast furnace. which will re
 sume within the next 30 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
Resolute on Wreck

! Middlesboro. Ky, August 3o,-fIenry M. lAshby camp, United Confederate veterans
 met and passed resolutions of coincidence flor the families of those Of the Crane i Army Of the Republic who were killed in ihe recent wreck at Manchester. x. Y. A copy of the resolutions were ordered sent io Judge Trumbull, commander-in -chief of
 the Grand Army Of the Republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
CHAPMAN HIDING IN THE MOUNTAINS Officer Zaner's Life Still Hangs By . Slender
 Thread

Anniston. August 9Q.-tspeeial.)- )-Ross Chatham, the alleged blind tiger operator who shot and dangerously wounded S. C. Zaner. a special officer who was trying to detect the sale of liquor at his livery stable, is still at large in the noun tains where he was pursued by city and county officers, and it is believed that he will not be taken without fight. In the meantime. Officer zaner lies between life and death at a local hospital.
 No man in the history of Calhoun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

THREE DAYS LEFT To a.s xnrrn ruOIcE ANY PAIR LADIES i.oW SHOES IN THE HOu usE. i.o'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
CROPS IN ST. CLAIR
 SHOW GREAT LOSS
Circuit Court Term Convenes In Asheville On Next
 Monday

Ashville, August 30.-(Special)-N. A. Hood. farm demonstrator for St. clair county, reports to the department oi agriculture that accounts from different farmers of the county show the crop mas deteriorated about 15 per cent. In the southern division of the county reports are very gloomy. Farmers have peer applying arsenate of lead without any affect on the cotton worms or caterph- lars. The corn crop is being gathered and 1t is the finest in many years.
 The non-iury term of the circuit court u,ll he convened in Ashville on Monday september 4. There are many importan cases to be tried on the civil and crim inaI dockets. A week later there IS al interesting murder case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
schooner in Collision

Roston. August N.A wireless message
 ,o,,ea up in this city today indicates that inc schooner Dorothy B. Barrst rom Rathe. Me, wasein collision early Mday with tha torpedo boat Perry. The sch0oner wrs daiiaged only slightly and Is Haro- ceeding to Newport News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
A,abamians in Washington

Washington, August 30.-(Speciaio-Mr. and Mrs. B. l.. Moss of Montgomery passed through Washington Sunday nign' on their way home from the east. where they spent their honeymoon. Mr MOSS is in charge of farm demonstration work of the United States department Of asri- culture in Alabama.
 Judge Samuel D. Weakley or birh'ins ,,ar, snent Monday, in Washington. He was here to adjust some legal details ir the transfer of the lot for the new BIT mineham postoffice building with the post ,,ss,ra aenartment here Mrs. Weakley had an interest in the lot at Nineteenth stree and Fifth avenue that has been seies'e' =. : bv the department for the new pos'o"''s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

The city board f education is making arrangements to operate a separate high school in the Williams school building Tn. East Huntsville Professor Johnson, for ner principal of the public sehool in New Decatur. will be at lhe head of the new institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

WILL RE READY FOR AurOMO- BILE TRIMMINGS MONDAY. WIL- LIAM RECkL1NG, IS1l SECOND ANENIlS.