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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

would enable directors to hire and
maintain men and women teachers
who could and would grapple intelli.
gently and Effectively with the prob
lens confronting them.
Where districts are not large enough
to support higher.priced teachers
without unduly burdening the tax
payers. consolidation is the solution OF
the problem.
It Is only in a comparatively few
cases that this would be necessary.
and when the consolidation Of dis
tricts involves too much travel for pu-
pills. a public conveyance should be
provided by the officials.
1t Is one OF the bad aspects in every
farming district that there are many
people who are Indifferent about hay
ing their children attend school reg
ularly.
II there is any little duty about the
farm where the boys and girls can be
worked to advantage, the parents do
not hesitate to keep them from their
school work, for as long a period as
they can be profitably used. This Is
one of the most important reforms
needed IN the country school system
Of America.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

the teachers. Coupled with in exper-
fence in many cases, there is a lack
Of interest. Assuming. however, that
every teacher has a proper amount Of
interest in her school, and a devotion
to the cause of education, Il is rank
folly to look for practical results on
an extensive scale, from an instructor
between sixteen and twenty years Of
age.
Thousands are teaching all over the
west and middle west who are still In
their teens. and who have no broader
views Of life than they imbibed while
hurrying through a high school or
academy course. In the nature Of
things, such teachers cannot tmpart
respect and love for agriculture, a
lofty public spirit, a taste for home
making. or q skill which will enable
the young people Of the farms to lift
themselves out Of the rut in which
their fathers and gr%andfathers have
plodded year after year.
What can these young teachers, boys
and girls Just out OF school, know
about one Of the greatest problems
confronting American society today?
This problem Is, as suggested by for
mer President Roosevelt, to bring the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

Gov. Brewer revived the elective ju-
dietary question by sending a special
message to the legislature requesting the
lawmsking department to join the exec
utive department in requesting the su'
preme court to furnish al opinion on the
validity Of the constitutional amendment
adopted by the people making circuit
and ehanccry court judges elective. The
governor advised that this course be
pursued before the amendment Is in
serted into the constitution. Unless
this course is followed, he pointed out,
chaotic conditions in the states judicial
branch might follow.
The senate, following the suggestion
of the governor, adopted a concurrent
resolution calling upon the supreme court
for an opinion.
The bill introduced by Senator Bond
empowering boards Of supervisors and
municipalities to appropriate money for
exhibits at the Mississippi centennial, TO
be held at Gulfport in 1917, was re-
ported favorably TO the senate by the
committee on agriculture.
Bills have been introduced in both
the senate and the house to permit the
manufacture of wood alcohol in the state.
If q law covering this subject is enacted
it Is said that it will result in the es-
Establishment of half million dollar plants
at Hattiesburg and Gulfport to manu-
facture wood alcohol out of waste pine
timber.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES.
Three Amend ments Added to the Or
Qanic Law.

Thursday was constitutional amend
mrnt day in the house. Thrc" Consti-
tntional amendments were taken up
and adopted. Constitutional provision
for the election of circuit and chancery
Judges by the people. The second amend
mcra inserted into the organic law Is a
substitute for the section in regard to
the session Of the legislature. Under
the old provision Of the constitution the
legislature held what was known as a
Short session every two years, at
which only questions submitted by the
governor. except appropriations and rev.
n II bills, could be considered. The
amendment makes all sessions OF the
legislature regular and deprivcs the gov
crnor of the power to say what the law
makers shall or shall not do. The third
amendment inserted was a provision,
requiring the legislature to insert amend
ments into the constitution at the next
succeeding session following their adop-
ton by the people.
All Of the amendments have been rati'
fed by the people, and they will become
part Of the states fundamental laws.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

There are many humorous anec'
dotes current among his countrymen'
which Chedo Mijatovich relates In
"Servia OF the Servians." The follow
ing neatly illustrates the point that
there are other things more important
than mere etiquette:
Nasradin Chodja took much trouble
TO teach his pupils how to behave po'
liteiy. Among other things he taught
them always to clap their hands and
shout, "Hayir Allah" (God bless
you'll whenever they heard an older
person sneeze.
Once the Chodja. mending some
thing in the open pit in his garden.
slipped and fell in. Nearly drowned
in the deep water Of the pit, he
called to his pupils to bring a rope
and drag him out.
The dutiful schoolboys o o found q
rope and threw II down to their
master. and when he had seized 1t.
began to drag him out Only q few
feet more and he would be out Of the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

HtNUITS

Some feeders prefer silage that is
six months to a year old.
Rhubarb should be grown much
more largely az q forcing crop.
Great care should be exercised IN
choosing the corn fed to horses.
Turnips are generally considered to
be a very valuable feed for swine.
A stitch IN the winter time saves o
broken harness and delay during seed
ing.
Liberal feeding means feeding all
that the COWS will eat and digest thor
oughly.
Humus, the decaying vegetable mat.
ter Of the soil, tends to prevent soil
erosion.
The gospel Of clean milk is the goS
pei Of prevention, not the gospel Of
straining.
The iIltempered man or the man
who cannot control his temper is a
misfit for the dairy.
Salt and fresh water should DO kept
where they are available to the steers
at will at all hours.
Owing to two successive dry years
strawberry plants are scsrcer and
higher than for a long time.
IN cold weather tie separator bowl
must be warmed before the milk u
run II good separation y 70 follow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
To Encourage Farmers.

The senate finance committee has
made a favorable report on the bill de.
signed to stimulate and encourage agri-
culture in Mississippi. The bill provides
500 shall be allotted to each county in
the state for excellence in agriculture,
horticulture and stock raising to be de-
cided by the exhibit at the state fair,
and the awards to be paid on the err
~tifcate Of the commissioner Of agricnl-
ture. If the county don't exhibit that
is its lookout; the 500 is there for it If
IL does,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
FARM SCHOOL SYSTEM
Not Keeping Pace With Other So
Gial Institutions.
Strong Factor in Causing Young PEG.
pie to Dislike Rural Life and Re-
spensibIe for Slow Progress
Of Farm Communities.
By JEANETTE PIERsoN.)

tBy JEANETTE PIERSoN.)
Country schools in America are not
rising to the great opportunities which
confront them. They are not keeping
pace with other social institutions.
Some OF them occupy an exceedingly
low plane, with faults as fragrant as
could have been pointed out twenty or
thirty years ago.
The faults OF the country school
system are a strong factor in causing
young people to dislike rural life. Log
ically. then. they are responsible in a
great degree for the slow progress Of
Dur farming communities.
An experience of IL years as a
teacher OF rural schools has left a
clear impression on my mind OF de-
fects and OF possible remedies In edu-
cational methods and conditions.
II the more promising boys and girls
in every neighborhood, or a large pro-
portion OF them, grow up dissatisfied
with their environment and leave for
the cities as soon as possible, an in
calculable injury has been wrought.
1t is a damage to the agricultural
regions and In many cases, to the
young people concerned.
The schools and the system which
governs them. must accept a large
share OF the blame In this matter. 1t
10 q painful truth, but they cannot
hide nor minimize 1t, In fact, they
have too long tried to evade their re-
sponsibilities and secrete their faults.
One of the striking defects Of our
rural schools Is the y~outbfulness OF
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

pC"f1JE IFCFCSE
chair. The second turned him around,
The third jumped him back t. where
he started from. Then he shouted:
Never! Never! Never! Warn
him not to come! Tell him hen walk
into his own grave If he does! be.
lieve 1t was his hand that penned
the article slandering me last Sunday,
Ii you read 1t it should have made
your blood boil"
~oh, l don't know" replied the Low
ing daughter. you see, we, as sui
~fragettes, get used to such things,
Then George can't come and ask for
my hand?"
Not Not"
All right, father. He'll naturally
be disappointed, but he must put up
with it.
Then you are not going to elope?"
"0h, no. / shall not marry with.
out your consent
And you'll never get it to marry
Rayburn or any one else that has
eyer worked on the Examiner"
That closed the interview for three
days. Then Miss Dorothy made op-
%portunity to say:
Father. dear, l think It Is my duty
as an affectionate daughter to say
that Mr.. Rayburn has got hold OF a doc,
ument that seems to concern you"
Concern me, how?"
1T seems that he knows-or knew
a man named Tim Donahue. He
went to the house the other night to
smoke a pipe with him, and found him
dying"
What! Tim Donahue dying!" e1-
claimed the senator.
And poor Tim had something on
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
IRREGULARIrns ARE CHARGED


Jacksuu.-Chargc, OF alleged lrrrEJ-
laritirs in connection with tho rRuJgr-
mcnt Of the Mississippi p~ruitcntlory
farms created Il breeze in the house vi
representatives.. representative 5. VI.
Nubors Of Alcoru county, chairman Of
the committee on prnilru,.onry affairs,
sent to the clerks dr,h the following
resolution.
Whereas, 1t has been charged by
some OF the cotton buying concerns OF
the country that they have not been
accorded equal privileges to bid upon the
states cotton as other concerns since
che year 1900 and
"Whcrcas. II has been reported 10 The
pcnltcnttary committee that there was
some cotton sold in the fall Of 1908 at a
high price. and that in the sprng Of
1909 this cotton vas refused by the pur'
chascrs after cotton had fallen material
ly in price, therefore o. it
Resolved, BY the house, the senate
concurring, That there be a committee
Of four members from the pcnitentiary
committee Of the house, appointed by
the speaker OF the house, nnd-
from the senate committee, to be APP
pointed by the president Of the senate,
to make investigation OF these charges
that this comni,tcc shall have the power
TO employ a stcnographrr and summons
and compel witnesses 10 appear before
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
Regulate Interest Rate.

The senate passed house bills Nos. 123
and 1872, known as the "money bils."
One of the bills reduces the contract
rate on money from 10 to 8 per cert.
while the other measure cxempts from
taxation all money loaned in the state
at 6 per cent. Several important amend
ments were adopted which will n]ecesti-
tate sending them back to the house.
The 8 per cent bill was amended ny
making it effective January ], 1913, and
by inserting a clause penalizing I0ahS
above 20 per cent. This last clause is
aimed at loan sharks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
Report Against MANIAC" Bill.

The senate judiciary committee or
dcred an adverse report on Senate Bill
No. "a, which ha, dbeen dubbed the
maniac" bin" The measure, If it had
passed, would have made It possible TO
recover damages for mental anguish.
The bill was bitterly fought by the te'c'
graph and telephone companies. The
telegraph operators throughout the state
Joined in the fight TO kill the bill, and
it was mainly through their work that
the senate committee voted to report
adversely upon the measure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
Status of Cotton Farmers.

Cotton farmers Of the south are in
much the same condition in regard to
the depleted. fertility Of their coil az
are the wheat farmers OF the west,
and a return to livestock is the only
thing which viii restore their acres.
Perhaps they have suffered more In
the cotton fields than we have in the
wheat fields because Of the heavier
rainfall. which washes and leeches out
the available fertility left by the crops,
but both sections suffer from the curse
Of the single crop system. Much OF
great western plains should never
have been picwed up and all Of them
would be better for more livestock and
less wheat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
To Regulate the BARRIERS.

A bill that has the endorsement OF
the state board of health, and which
will be ~applauded by every man who has
to ~patronize barber shops was introduced
in the house by MalIett Of Kinds, de-
signed to regulate the conduct OF thosd
resorts and to place the supervision and
regulation Of them under the board Of
health, and prescribing in general terms
some Of the fundamentals required OF
them in the way OF public safety and
sanitary observances.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
Best Vegetables in North.

Don't let your good vegetables
wither in the cellar. Get a box OF sand
or clean earth and pack them In It.
Sand Is best because 1t is clean, but II
you cannot get sand use any clean
earth.
This is the reason the north raises
the best vegetables. They Just get
their full growth when the season
ends. In the south growth ends long
before and most Of the time second
growth ensues which destroys the
quality.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

State Senator John Andrews. widow
Of. with q daughter Dorothy, had heard
things. but had been too busy starting
his campaign for reelection to inves-
tigate them. Those things had been
about his daughter, and what they
we're he finally got around to say:
Look here, they tell me you have
rome into this ~nonsensical suffragette
business"
Yes, father was the quiet reply.
Il want you TO drop It,"
II will Just as soon ss my commit
Toe reports"
"Committeeg"
Yes. We have atcommittee on leg.
lslatiye graft, and / am the chairman
Of II. We have uncovered some things
to astonlsh the public"
Eth? Eh?' queried the senator as
he sat up"
Il think we shall be able to con-
Wet one or two senator's"
DO, Ell? Well, you won't, and !
don't want you fooling with such
things. All this talk about graft is
pure moonshine. Who has been tell
Ing you a lot OF stuff"
Mr.. Rayburn. He's a young man
on the Examiner you know"
What. you are acquainted with any
one on that dish-rag of a sheet!'
almost howled the father.
Just Mr.. Rayburn, and he's awful
NICE
Nice! Nice! Why the whole pack
Of them on that paper are liars and
scou1drels! Don't you know that
they are pitching into me In almost
every issueT"
Yes. but I've heard you say that
your record was so pure that they
couldn'. tarnish it."
"Of course they can't" replied the
senator az he hitched uneasily. but
one doesn't want the cure a yapping
at his heels all the time. You Just
drop that young Rayburn like a hot
potato!"
Il think he is thinking Of calling on
you"
IF he does I'll throw him through
a windowi"
Thinking Of calling on you to ask
for nay hand!"
The senator gave three Jumps. The
first carried him ten feet from his
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
Governors First Veto.

The governor returned 10 the senate
without his approval the bill creating
the office Of postmaster Of the feais-
lature. The veto was based on the
ground that the United States revised
statutes prohibit any person from h hv'
ing the title Of postmaster who is not
in fact a real postmaster and in charge
Of a p~ostofice. The senate at present
has a postmaster and the house a pd ct
master, and the object of the bill which
was vetoed was to consolidate the two
offices and have n postmaster for The
legislature.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
Pension Bill Passed.

s. b. No. 81, to appropriate from the
pension fund refunded to the treasurer,
money to pay pensions to those whose
applications were received after distri.
button had been made to the counties
by the auditor, or whoss names were
omitted from the pension list throua h
mistake, and in the event of the death
of any pensioner before receiving his
pension, etc, was called and passed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
Prolific in Bills.

The legislature now in session has been
the most prolific in the introduction OF
bills of any within the recollection Of
the Oldest inhabitant. A total Of st5 bills
have been introduced, and the ~stenogra,
piers of house and senate hammcring
away for dear life getting more ready.
OF the s15 bills, 524 have been intrs
duced in the house and 291 in the sen
ate. Hardly Hsre than IAN per cent
Of the house bills introduced ever get out
Of the committees with favorable re.
ports, however, and Of those favorably re.
ported but a few have passed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
Stone County Created.

The bill creating the county Of Stone
has passed both houses. The new coun-
ty will be formed from territory taken
from the northern part Of Harrison, the
southern portions Of Forrest and Perry,
and the western end Of George. Virgins
will be the seat Of government of the
new county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
WATER FOR THE GRlNDSToNE
Two Boards, Three Inches Thick and
Four Feet Long, May Be Arranged
In Satisfactory Manner.

Take two ~three-inch boards four
feet six inches long, fasten together
at one end with a ~three-inch board
eight inches long and about twelve
inches from top nail q 2x4 to place
key on. A three-Inch board three feet
nine inches long serves as a brace,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
Pupils Were Too Polite

pit-when, unfortunately, thoroughly
wet as he was, he sneezed!
. In an instant all his pupils dropped
the rope to clap their hands. shout.
ing:
"Hayir Allah, Chodja!"
The poor Chodja fell back down TO
the bottom OF the pit.
"Ah, 1t serves me right" he cried.
Il ought to have taught these boys
common sense first and then polite
nessi"-Youth's Companion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
purkitt Bill Passes.

The house passed the Burkitt bill abol
isbing the present governing body and
creating q new general board of trustees
Of the four state educational institu-
tions, to be composed of five members,
with the governor and superintendent OF
education as ex-officiO members.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

says a writer In the Missouri Valley
Farmer. Water is put in a one-gallon
paint key with a small faucet near
the bottom. Flow a be regulated TO
the desired amount. and the water is
always ready for use when needed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
He Got u.

He Got u.
well, the days will soon be grow.
ing longer" be said just before the
clock began to strike IL.
YES" she replied. after trying with
Indifferent success to smother q
yawn; but the nights will probably
continue to seem awfully long. Just
the same
He looked at her curiousiy for q mo
ment and then decided that he would
60.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
TO MAKE CHOLERA SERUM.

EminentIy Practical ana oehSlpIe Bill
by Mr.. Hemphill.
One bill that was hailed with a great
deal of acclaim by the farmers Of the
legislature is that introduced by Mr..
Hemphill Of Carroll county, requiring the
veterinarian Of the Mississippi Agricul-
tural Experiment Station TO manufacture
hog cholera serum for distribution in the
state at n cost calculated upon the ac-
tual cost Of the manufacture and with
such profit only as will keep the work
going.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
For Law and Order.

Stricken Pugillst--Hi, police, stop
this sparring match; it's going to de-
generate into a prize fght!-Punch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-30
WEEK OF FAIR WEATHER
Rise in Temperature May Be
Expected, With Rain, About
Next Saturday.

Washingtonians arose this morning to
find the sun shining and keen, bracing
breeze blowing, while the air had Just
enough of a suggestion Of frost in it to
make one want to keep moving about.
1t was the first real fall day, and after
last weeks continuous performance of
rain and then more rain, the change was
welcome.
According to the weather bureaus
weekly forecast, the coolness is to re-
main during the week, and the weather
Is to be fair all over the country. That
is generally fair which is the weather
bureaus way of hedging. to guard
against unforeseen storms. ''f1arebacks''
and the like.
Frosts are predicted for the early part
Of the week in the north Atlantic states,
the plains states, upper Mississippi and
Ohio valleys and the lake region. No
such GOODNESS. however, is to be expect
ed in this region, at least, during the
week.
The next general disturbance. says the
weather bureau, will come along about
next Saturday. 1t will arise in the far
west today or tomorrow. cross the great
central valleys Wednesday or Thursday,
and reach this part of the country at the
close Of the week. Ahead Of it will come
general rise in temperature, and the
disturbance will be accompanied by gen.
eral rains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-30
GENERAL PUBLIC IS SHY.
Subscribes Only 40 Per Cent of Chi
nese $4,000, 900 Loan.

LONDON, September a0-The issue OF
the independent Chinese loan last
week was failure as far as the public
was concerned. Only about 40 per cent
Of the $25OOO,OOO offered was subscribed
for by the general public, SO that the
underwriters had to take up the remain
ing 60 per cent. Charles Birch Crisp the
head of the syndicate. claims, however.
that many Of the underwriters are ac-
tually large investors to whom the issuers
Of a big loan generally look for large
subscriptions. Mr.. Crisp added that the
number of applications, including those
of the underwriters. was $500 and the
amount asked for in these was
$34 ,935, ,OO0
The loan is quoted today at Il per cent
discount.
Mr. Crisps associates say the addi-
tional Chinese loan Of $1O,OO0,OOO being
issued in Hamburg has no connection
whatever with the Crisp loan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-30
TURKEY PREPARING FOR WAR.
Troops Ordered to Get Ready fol-
Hostilities in Balkans.

ATHENS, Greece, September 30.-Tur-
key is making elaborate military prepara-
tions to meet any hostile demonstrations
in the Balkans, according to semi-offi-
c:al statement published here today.
The Ottoman government has called up
100000 men, forming eleven divisions of
the Redifs, or second reserves, for six
weeks training in field maneuvers.
The Turkish troops sent from Thrace to
Albania some time ago have now been
ordered to return to their stations, SO
that the only toops at present detached
from their ordinary posts are those con-
centrated in sal9piki,. along the Darda-