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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
What Our Mothers Used To DO.

In the January Wnman's Home Com
panion there la an interesting presen-
tation OF the difference that exists be-
tween the domestic standards OF young
married women Of to-day and those Of
the past generation. How did the wo-
men OF the middle-class Of a generation
or two ago manage when they could not
keep help? Following Ia the answer
quoted from Companion editorial:
"They lived according to their means /;
they did not set up impossible stand .
ards, and they knew much less about
the science Of bringing up children.
They had no special style to keep up I;
gave the children a weekly bath; kent
the table set between meals; did not
serve their meals in courses, but put all
the food on the table at once; confined
their social affairs to evening calls and
parties, and church suppers, at which
they wore the same black silk dress for
at leasttwo seasons iu short every
woman did only what she could, and her
friends made 1t easier for her by doing
likewise"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Health Report a fine One.

DIR. j. W, Dulahey, city health officer,
rendered his monthly report to the
city council Tuesday evening, which
reflects splendidly upon the health CON
ditions Of our city.
During the month of December, 1911,
there were only three deaths, one
white and two negroes, tho white death
resulting from an accident,
The average death ratio Of Greenwood
for 1909 and 1910 was only 10 to a 1000,
while the death rate for the United
States Is 1875.
With population Of about 1000
people, this mortuary report is quite a
booster for the unusually good health
Greenwood people enjoy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Nlaklaq En- Squlrm.

"Asn isa queer animal he is never
contept unless he sees some Que on the
grill. Whom he goes to church II is
with the hope that the minister will
send his enemies to perdition by the
shortest route and be isn't content II
the owner isn't there to witness his
own transition to the realms Of eternal
fire; no lecture, however replete with
learning, however lucid, however en-
bellished with the flowers Of rhetoric,
however laden with the truths Of phil
osophy and logic, is complete which
does not make some one 10 the audi
ence tquirm--and the pleasure IL all
the greater II that some one is the seat
mate with whom we are rubbing el.
bows; NO wit is genuine which does
not hold sting to make some one
vince no humor gains fun apprecia
tion IL it does not contain sulae shaft TO
pierce the armor Of vulnerable neigh
Dor the newspaper Is read In the hope
that 1t may contain some barb which
will prick tender spot, and we are all
the better satisfied il we may witness
the tortured victim plucking the pois-
oned dart from the quivering flesh the
lawyer is esteemed great in propor-
tlon as he possesses power to make
the harried witness squirm and cringe
and tremble.
"Such is man, and his ways are queer.
"At a recent lecture the orator, man
Of genius, of brilliance and achievement,
unconsciously laid bare the weaknesses
Of many in his audience with ruthless
yet unconscious hand he applied the
brine to the raw and quivering wounds
he had SO innocently uncovered. As
surance is given that 1t was great
lecture the truths enunciated were
unassailable, the rhetoric above re-
prOach, the oratory magnificent, the
rounded periods most symm 5tricaI, the
logic without iLw. IL was o great lee.
ture, yet the central thought 10 every
criticism, the thing which stamped the
lecture on each individual mind, which
set 1t apart from other lectures of equal
force aud briliancy and logic was the
fact that il made some one in the au-
dience squirm and that the hearer was
a witness Of the squirming.
"The lecture would have been just as
great, the logic just as nswIess, truths
just as truthful, the rhetoric as ire
proachable, the oratOry just as mag
had there been no one present
whose wounds fiinched at the brine or
whose flesh quivered at Che darts-but
the elcquence Of the orator would have
%st its force to the indiyidEaL mind
Without those visible accessories.
f"Yes, man is queer animal, and he
ibes gloat over the spectacle of some
dllow mortal squirming in the dust,
'nld the victim OF torture today is quite
Is interested and unfeeling specta-
,oh OF the other fellows imnoIation
,ob morrow. 1t is all in the game-and
We are human"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05

That when you make your money earn
interest you are on the road to wealth?
A dollar deposited with us earns 4
per cent. interest compounded semi
annually. 1t will not be lost through a
hole In the pocket nor borrowed by
some pestilential friend or boon com
panion. 1t is safe and works for you
night and day.
The investment Of money In a savings
bank Is good investment, a profitable
business and the greatest and grandest
method Of saving money ahd accumulate !
ing wealth we know about.
Whenever a man spends doFar
foolishly, then that man has takenB a
step on the road that leads to poverty
and financial destruction.
The first dollar deposited with As ID
the magnet that draws others from
where 1t came.
BANK OF LEFLokE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Good Advice.

II you would take David Crockett's
advice; "Be sure you are right, then
60 ahead" you would make very few
blunders.
The average man acts before he
thinks, and il you are spending all you
are earning, you better start to think
about your future, and open savings
account with this bank and add to 1t
regularly. The longer you wait to
pursue the right course the harder you
will find it to do, as a habit once
formed is hard to get rid Of. Get the
savings bank habit.
BANK OF LEFLORE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
sd. Cotton Assured to those
who Join in this Movement

SENSATIONAL reports from 500 farmers
who tested an improved strain OF the
famous King, show that it produced
from bne to THREE EXTRA BALES OF
cotton for acres--these farmers will,
therefore, realize l5s or more In profit
than selling at 9t as tho extra cotton
more than equals &C. extra.
The thinking farmer will In this way
force bis profit to 15e basis rather
than Wait and hope for high prices. .
The wonderful strain PRODUCES
FULL CROP I'm SPITE OF the weevil.
Mr.. King offers SAMPLE 5 ACRE BAGS
FRBEsfor little work. Send for a bag
of the VIRGINIA grown King. For par
ticGlars, address
y j. KING, Richmond, va
5 % 10 Bags on 9 Months Time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Supt. Hughes Assumes phtIes.

II our last issue, In mer ldng the
changing Of the officials at y court
house incident to the end o. se past
term, we Inadvertently o, I'd the
change in the Office OF suph sndent
OF education.
Superintendent Hughes assdned his
duties Monday morning, havi1g made
bond and taken the oath Of otfih. This
Is ne new field for Mr.. Hughes, as he
has riently served his nsEituency
In that capacity before, and itl ID un-
DOUBTED that his administrator will be
splendid one.
Mr.. v. M. Peteet, whom he succeed
ed, had everything in perfect readl.
ness to turn over to his successor, and
during his administration feil cted
much credit upon the Office, himself and
the county by the able and business
like attention TO given the Important
duties Of that Office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
VIII figit Boil Weevil.

ith thirteen agricultural experts in
held to siyise farmers as to the
m,thod Of Increasing the yield OF
bn peracre and grow 1t in spite Of
Nexicln boil weeyil, the Southern
lay a4d affiliated lines through
cotton culture department pro.
20 carry on vigorous campaign
st INTERPRETATION and spread OF
st during the year.
4 is plained to carry on the work
kuniy where the weeyil has been
IND, but in the territory In which it
y not ipH.ared, In order that the
luefs low afflicted may have relief,
d dtha; those In other secticns may be
eparfd In the event of its appear
The colt n culture department, un-
fthe direction OF r. o. PIunkett, OF
lattan0pga, will have charge Of the
|ier nAan bers OF the staff, who will be
satsd whore their services appear
'st Needed. The work will be In ac-
Exfanee with the ideas Of the late DR.
Al Knapp and will be practical car
|Dg out OF the recommendation OF the
vernnent experts. The services OF
agents will be free to all the farm
along the route, and will be great
1ition TO the limited government
ce n0w engaged In teaching scientif
thuds to the farmers.
following are the experts and their
atiouF for the next year
\ g, Pr lctor, Greenwood, Miss.
I. hi RSndle, West Point, Miss.
!. HI M Moorman, Lauderdale, Miss.
s.V Jarrett, Waynesboro, Miss.
8. Shand, Thomasville, Ala.
/. 81 firay, Marion Junction, Ala.
. u Culver, Maplesville, Ala.
|. H, Person, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
;s,land Turner, Admission, Ala.
J. n Shepherd, Alfalfa, Ala.
I. n. Grabel, Macon, Ga. u
!. 81 Long, Cuba, Ala.
!. X. Burrows, Okolona, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
THE CHARTER OF
Incorporation of Shell Mound
Plantation Company.

/. The corporate tito OF said COM
pany is: Shell Mound Plantation Com
pany.
2. The names Of the incorporators
are:
q. A. Wilson, postofiice Lexington,
Mississippi.
T. II. Henderson,, postoflce Green.
wood, Mississippi.
W. S. Barry, postoflice Greenwood,
Mississippi.
W. R. Humphrey, postoffce Green.
wood, Mississippi.
g. X. Wright, postoflce Greenwood,
Mississippi.
8. The domicile is at Shell Mound,
Lefore County, Mississippi.
4. Amount Of capital stock One Mill
ion Dollars.
s. The par value OF shares is One
Hundred Dollars each.
9. The period OF existence (not to
exceed Hfty years. Is fifty years.
7. The purpose for which 1t Is Great
ed is: Is to acquire, own, hold and enjoy
and sell agricultural lands and timber
lsnds and other lands in Lefore County,
Mississippi, and in other counties in
the Yazoo. Mississippi Delta, in the State
OF Mississippi, and to acquire, own, hold,
operate and enjoy cotton seed oil mills
and saw mills and Textile cotton fac
tories, and any and all kinds Of ma
chimes and machinery and power plants
so far and to such an, extent as may be
necessary, fit or convenientor beneficial
for the full and complete use and enjoy
ment Of any and all or any part Of the
lands acquired by this corporation and
for making the same most profitable for
this corporation, and to acquire, own,
hold and sell personal property In any
amount necessary, convenient or bene-
fetal for aforesaid purposes. The
amount Of land to be held as aforesaid
not to exceed In value one million dol
lars, but an increase in value made by
improvements thereon, or rise In land
values 10 market for any cause Of the
lands acquired by this corporation, over
million dollars shall not impair or
affect the right OF this corporation TO
hold and enjoy and own same, and to
carry on and own mercantile business;
and also to acquire, hold and own capital
stock In any non n-competing corporation
to which 1t may lease any Of Its prop
erty, real or personal.
s. The rights and powers that may
be exercised by this corporation are
those conferred by the provisions OF
Chapter "a, Mississippi Code, 1906.
g. A. WILSON,
r. r. HENDERSON,
W. 8. BARRY,
W. r. HUMPHREY,
G. E. WRIGHT,
Incorporators.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
MUST BELIEVE IT
When Well kuown Greenwood People
Tell II So Plainly.

When public endorsement Is made by
representative citizen Of Greenwood,
the proof is positive. You must be-
lieve it. Read this testimony. Every
backache sufferer, every man, woman or
child with any kidney trouble will find
profit In the reading.
J.0. Carroll, proprietor harness and
repair shop, s03 Main street, Green
wood, Miss, says: -About year ago
! had pains across the small of my back
which were more severe when stopped
or exerted myself. / was obliged to
pass the kidney secretions too fre-
quently and felt tired and languid.
Finally, began using Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured at Chapdler's Drug
store, and they rid me Of my trouble in
q short time, Since then ! have had
no cause for complaint
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cts.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United Staces.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no other.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
BranCh.SChlIIina.

Mr.. Rufus Hamilton Branch, Of
searcy, Ark, announces the engage.
ment and approaching marriage Of his
sister, Miss Eunice Mae Branch, to Mr..
Percy Ethan schilIing, ths wedding to
take place on the 9th of January, 1912,
at the residence sf MIR. and Mrs. b. +.
Ward, Searcy, Ark.
This popular couple are receiving
hearty congratulations from their many
friends and admirers, who are delighted
to know that they will resum9 their
residence IN this city after their mar
riage at Searcy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05

The McShane Cotton CO believes that
the price Of staple and bender cotton
will improve just as soon as the manu-
featuring world realizes the extent Of
damage to crops during August and
September. While last years prices
may not be realized, great Improvement
over present prices will prevail In next
sixty days. Cotton, for the amount need
eGg5y the world and what is actually
short to manufacturing world, IL the
cheapest commodity 10 existence. Con-
sign your cotton TO the Mcshape cortpn
Co and get results.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
A Splendid Fire Record.

Chief OF Fire Department, 0. II. John
SOC, has a right to be proud of the
splendid are record Green wood enjoyed
during the eight months he has been Ia
charge Of the department.
In eight months there haye been
only "a alarms, rs runs made, with a
total fire Joss Of only $2,57025, which
speaks eloquently for the efficiency
Of the department and the luck Green.
wood has az to fires.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Select The county Depository.

Tuesday the Board Of Supervisors
received bids for the county depository
Of Lehore county, aud the Bank Of
Lefore, Of Greenwood, was selected,
theirs being the best bid submitted.
The Bank Of LeAore is also the mu-
nicipal depository, and this strong
financial institution is being congratu-
lated upon the splendid prosperity it
has always enjoyed since its inception
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Confederate Crosses.

Confederate Veterans desiring frosses
OF h.aor will please notify me ah once,
as 70 taks'e some time to get tbs ~ There
will be no more gise. after November,
1912 The crosses will be p.sf tented on
the 10th OF January at Veterans ban.
quet. MRS. Q. 3. WkIGHT,
Pres. ]. 2. George chapteA, II. d. @.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05

Rent, Share and Wages Contracts,
Bills Of Sale, and Notes for sale at
The Commonwealth office. These
forms are properly drawn up, and
are used generally by the farmers
and planters Of this section Of the
Delta. Send us your orders.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Have You Stopped to Consider

That the saving Of small things at the
beginning gave our wealthy men the
foundationFof their millions. You may
never have a million dollars you
couldn't save that much from your
earnings, but yon can save enough to
make an investment that might grow
to many times the original sum. You
will not be able to make that invest.
ment unless you start to save.
BANK or LEFLORE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
The MCShane Cotton CO.-The Hope
of The Greenwood Market.

We use every endeavor to please our
customers and work early and late in
to devise ways and means to sell
our customers cotton for value. II you
need to be convinced Of this fact,
max } us shipment Of cotton and our
contention will be borne out by the re-
sutA. Ship to the McSoape Cotton
Company, Factors, Front and Main
strePts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Judge COoley'S Court DAYS.

badge Cooley requests us to state
;hat I1e will bold his civil courts on
she second and fourth Thursdays in
,ach snSnth, hnd can be found at his
5fice at all times, prepared to give his
attention to all matters coming
before him for adjudication.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05

|. Nj. Osborne, one of our re-
liable &olored patrons, Of Beat 2,
remembered The Commonwealth
substantially yesterday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05

E. B. Clark, the new member OF
the Board Of Supervisors from Beat
5, was up from Morgan to attend
the January session of that body.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05

Fritz Chatoney, W. L, Manahap,
John Smith, j D. billiard, and Eli
Ethridge we're among those down
from Schlater on business Monday
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05

Lawrence Fix and wife, of Attics,
Ind, are visiting the family Of their
nephew, Mr.. E. L. Inflow, on Mont
Joy street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

State OF Mississippi,
County Of Leaore.
This day personally appeared before
me. the undersigned authority, O. A.
Wilson, T. r.. Henderson, W. s. Barry,
W. r. Humphrey and G. y. Wright, in
corporators of the corporation known
as the Shell Mound Plantation Company.
who acknowledged that they signed and
executed the above and foregoing arsi-
cles Of incorporation as their act and
deed on this the 18th day Of December,
1911. HARRIS L. RAY,
Notary Public.
Commission expires January 10, 1915.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-25
CAUSES ARREST OF F
MAN SHE SAYS rs
KIDNAPPER OF SISTER

Associated Press Dispatch.
Chicago Sept. "a The kidnap-
ping OF twelve-year-old Mary Reyhes,
of Joplin, Mo, and holding her for
a $4,000 ransom and the Turing Of
her sister, Agnes, to box car, where
she was held a prisoner one night
last week the bait being news of
her sister, were charges made to the
public today by the elder Miss
Reyhes, who caused the arrest Of
Harry Greer, accusing him of being
one of the alleged kidnappers
Greer was held on minor
charge, pending investigation. Miss
Agnes Rayhes said that Mary was
taken from Chicopia, Mo, last June.
She said that Greer and man call
ing himself a private detective lured
her to Evanston one night last week
IN promise of seeing her sister and
there locked her an an empty freight
car on failing to get the $4,000 from
her.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-25
HEADAcHY, BILIOUS,
UPSET? ''cASCARETS"
Bilious, Throbbing Headache Means
Bowels are Clogged and Liver Stag.
nant--You Need Cascarets.

You're bilious, you have a throb-
hing sensation in your head, a bad
taste in your mouth, your eyes burn,
your skin is yellow. with dark rings
under your eyes; your lips are
parched. No wonder you feel ugly,
mean and ill-tempered. Your sys-
tenn is full of bile not properly
passed off, and what you need is a
cleaning up inside Don't continue
being bilious nuisance to your
self and those who love you, and
don't resort to harsh physics that ir-
ritate and injure. Remember that
most disorders of the stomach, liver
and intestines can be quickly cured
by morning with gentle, thorough
Cascarets-they work while you
sleep, A lO-cent box from your
druggist will keep your liver and
bowels clean; stomach sweet and
your head clear for months. Child.
rem love to take Cascarets. because
they taste good and never grippe OF
sicken.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-25
Observation-Disclosures
! CHARLESTON
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Judge Fred Browning was in
Sikeston attending the fair last
week
DR.. Fletcher Rhodes was here from
Blodgett, Sunday to visit his pa.
ents.
DR.. T. Ben Brewer was in st.
Louis on business trip last week.
I Mr. Chris Jordan has been on the
sick list
Mrs. Sue Hewlett visited in Nicely
vile, Mo-, last week the guest of her
daughter, Mrs Webb Welker.
Mr. Earl Melotte of Boyle, Miss.
is the guest of Mr.. Leonard Hewlett
Mr.. and Mrs John Russell lief;
Sunday evening for Cairo where they
will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs
Mcknight.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Sorster and
Miss Josephine Dick have returned
from Canada whe,e they spoat the
summer Mss VarG one, Mrs. Fors.
ter's sister accompanied them home
and will spend awhile as the CUES
of relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Kirkpatrick
left Sunday night for st. Louis tc
spend few days N
Mrs. W. T, Marshall is IN st
Louis this week the Golegqte from
the Eastern Star lod 70 of this cit,
to the Masonic convention held ii
that city this week.
News has been received in thi
city from Miss Lucille Alexandei
who left last week for Holns Va.
to enter college. that she made tn,
trip safely, and was highly delighte,
with the college and surrounding
Mr.. and Mrs. ] r. LOOMS an,
little daughter, Mary, will leav,
Thursday morning for three dagf
auto "trip through Southeast Ms.
souri,
Messrs. Bell and Forbes, the mill
tary comedians who were here III tht
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-25

suffered terrible itching and burning, SO
that he could not sleep nights. He scratched
them and they looked fearful. He was cross
when he had them, We used several bottles
Of liniment but nothing helped saw
where child had a rash ON the face and
was cured by Cuticura Soap and 0intmens
and decided To use them. used CutiCura
Soap and Ointment about one month, and
they cured my child completely. | cannot
be thankful enough for it is terrible ii o
chids face Is all broken out as ours was"
(Signed) Mrs. Barbara Prim, Jan. 30, 1912.
Cuticura Soap is best for skin and hair
because of its extreme purity, delicate vet
effective medication, and refreshing fra
GRANGE. II wears to q wafer and gives
comfort and satisfaction every moment of
its use, for toilet, hath and nursery. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment are sold everywhere.
sample of each free. with 32-p Skin Book, Adj
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept T Boston.
hs~ Tender-faced men should use Cuticura
Soap Shaving Stick. 25c. Sample free.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-25
Pitching Records
BASHAM HAS SHORT
LIFE IN MAJORS

The st. Louis Browns which team
purchased Catcher Red Basham
from ClarksviIIe, cancelled their con-
tract Il couple of days ago and the
Kitty Lack stop will not be seen in
the majors in 1873, at least The
class IA teams will announce their
drafts soon. There arc three leagues
in this class: American Association,
international and Pacific Coast, and
following them the Southern and
other class organizations will
come along and gobbie up some from
slower company. Il is expected that
Southern League. After the class Il
and will have their turns.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-25

creating artificial channels designed
to act as spillways for the diversion
Of high food waters
w. r. Martin Of Camden. Ark,
suggests that the surplus waters OF
the Mississippi when above the dam
ser line be diverted into the larger
streams and rivers running through
the Mississippi bottoms. Since these
streams do not empty into the Mis-
S ssippi river, but dverge back and
run into the large streams which
empty further down into the Missis-
s'ppi II might afford a natural
means OF distributing the waters
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-25

the future. occasion a combination
of all three plans. For the present.
however, we must depend on
Strengthening and extending the
leyee line as the safest means OF
food prevention.
The Mississippi river AMI its trib-
utariea drain approximately 4 per
cent of the total area Of the United
States, This represents two-thirds
Of the economic or producing value
OF the entire country.
The Mississippi basin contains
nearly 1,250,000 square miles OF
this. nearly 10000 square miles or
| 100000 acres are subject to over
ho.t
Only 20 per cent Of This overflow
area is now in cultivation.