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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
DUE TO SIMPLE DIET
Centenarian Gives Secret Of His
System Of Living.
No Fancy Foods and a Daily Walk Of
a Mile ls Rule That Helps Re-
tain Mental and Physical
Faculties.

Cleveland, o.-Willlam c. Clark has
formulated a system OF living which
he asserts has enabled him to retaiI
his mental and physical faculties fol
more than a century. He recently OBJ
served his one hundred and first birth
day anniversary at the home OF his
daughter. Mrs. A. G. Malcolm. No. 72lE
Linwood avenue, N. E.
Moderation in eating is Mr.. Clark's
primary rule; the one by which he &C
counts for his longevity. Plain food
no pastries-comprises bis diet. He
was practising the theories OF Horace
Fletcher years before Fletcher came
into the limelight by his advocacy oil
the simple diet, Mr.. Clark does not
use alcoholic liquors,
Il once used tobacco" he said, but
I became disguised with the habit
when l came to this country. am
thankful now that | gave It up"
When weather conditions permit he
takes a walk Of a mile or more every
day, In spite OF his age he can go
about alone. The public square, how
ever, he declares, is the most danger
Gus place he has ever seen,
Mr.. Clark was born near London,
England, In 1911, when the reign d
George III. was drawing to a close,
Six English sovereigns have ruled in
the course Of his life, None OF the
phantoms and fancies Of old age exist
to him. Last week at his centennial
birthday celebration, to show that he
was not superannuated, in the strict
Of the term, he sang the bass
part In a quartet that had gathered at
his daughters home.
Mr.. Clark has had an eventful life.
In early youth he was apprenticed to
a firm OF oyster dredgers. Following
this occupation, he spent a number OF
years in the merchant service and has
touched at almost every port on the
European coast.
Once In a storm off the coast of
Greenland he feared that his career
was to be a short one. His ship
had taken OF q cargo at a Russian
port and on the return voyage had
been driven far up into the Arctic
ocean Sitting by a window at his
daughters home the old mans eyes
sparkled as he told OF the hardships
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
INITIALS IN BABYS EYE
First Letters Of Names Chosen Before
Birth Appear on
Retina.

Observation-Disclosures here are
attempting to explain the phenomena
Of certain lettering observed on the
retina of the eyes Of two-year.old
John Dugan Of this city. Mirrored in
his eyes are two distinct letters, each
a quarter Of an inch high. They are
the initials Of the name chosen by
the boys parents before he was born.
That name was John Dugan. the
pame the boy To- bears. In the mid.
die Of Johns right eye Ia the print Of
a graceful a." while In the left eye
is set the initial %"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20

E kom Baguio to the sea, 1t Is carved to a large ex-
ent out Of solid rock, skirting the sides of steep
ia fountains and crossing deep canyons in many
faces by suspension bridges. For most of its
ength 1t is wide enough for narrow-tread carts,
nd at intervals Of eighteen miles comfortable
zf ve-room rest houses have been erected for the
benefit Of travellers. Running at an elevation Of
900 to 1000 fet, 1t passes through tropical seen
& Dry Of unsurpassed beauty, commands magnificent
Views, and should In the near future become a
foute much patronized by tourists.
The last of the Benguet Igorots to come under
Ehe Jurisdiction and control Of the United States
government we're the people Of Atoc. who occupied
remarkable natural stronghold bold peak
$500 feet high, which juts out from the surround
ng mountains, Its precipitous sides defying attack,
fn this rocky fortress dwelt the tribe, small in
Plumbers. but warlike, working the rice paddles
IN the valleys below by day and seeking refuge in
their eyrie at night. They preferred indepen-
dence to submission. Nevertheless, being eventu-
ally overcome by force of arms, they are now en-
tirely docile. Generally speaking, the Igorots are
peaceably inclined. They are notably c~ontented
and cheerful, and the women have a voice in their
councils, often exercising a controlling influence,
Strongest In numbers of all the savage peoples
and among the most inyeterate head hunters we're
the lfugaos. There are about $4,000 Of them.
Bitterly hostile to begin with, they have become
a WARM ITlenuS ana duHllTeTS OF the AHleTlCdHst anu
their services, voluntarily given, have been uti'
lized on an extensive scale in the building of roads
and trails. BY their own suggestion, they sub.
init to q labor tax which demands ten days work
per annum from each able-bodied man. Several
companies of Ifugao constabulary have been pr
ganized, and do admirable service, keeping order
among the tribesmen.
Equally fierce and as yet untamed to any great
extent are the Kalingas. They were inveterate
head hunters until recently. but haze almost CIV
en- up the practice. Some Of them are beginning
70 cut their hair and dress like Christians. and
quite a number of the children are learning to
read and write. One small group OF their settle
ments adopted an attitude of defiance toward the
Americans, and two years ago Walter F. Hale,
leutenant-governor OF that province, paid the
rebels a visit. When they threw spears at him
ne picked them up and handed them back with An.
lntnation that such actions we're discourteous.
ne told them that he wanted to be friends with
hem. But they replied that they did not desire
70 be friends, and that they intended to take bis
mead at the first convenient opportunity.
such was the situation Of affairs up TO a short
une ago, when four settlements broke the peace"
ana went on the warpath. Lieut-Gov. Hale, with
. strong detachment OF Ifugao constabulary and
assisted by a force OF friendly Kalingas. thereupon
organized a punitive expedition, attacked the rebel
IMAGES, and wiped them out, burning the houses
ana killing the pigs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
RANCHMAN BECOMES A BARON
@. r. clifton Of Montana Gets Title
Created In 1324--succeeds
His Brother.

London-A Montana rancher be-
comes a British peer by the death Of
Baron Grey De Ruthyn in his fifty
fourth year. The successor to tie
title is the baron's brother, Cecil Tai.
bot Clifton, of Northflelds Rancho.
Montana. The dead lord was the
twenty.fourth baron Of his line. the
first lord Of the same title having
been created in 1924. The title car.
ries the hereditary right to bear the
gold spurs at the kings coronation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
SCOTCH GIRLS ARE POPULAR
Many Steamships Bring Large Par
ties Of Highland LassIes TO Marry
American Farmers,

New York.-Judging by the fire.
quency OF their arrival In large par.
ties, Scottish lassies are popular as
brides in some sections Of the far
West.
In similar proportion to that on
many previous voyages Of Anchor lin.
ers, 10 per cent Of the 500-odd passen.
gers on the steamer Columbia, Just in
from Glasgow, were young Scotch
women.
All Of the fifty maidens announced
themselves bound for various western
states as brides-tpbe Of prosperous
farmers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20

by Blakely in 1853 and placed upon
the finger Of his betrothed. who was
then Miss Margaret Baird. They
were married the following year. For
ten yearB Mrs. Blakely wore the ring,
and then. one unlucky day, she lost Il.
A short time ago Glen Mcfarland.
a nephew OF Blakely, turned up a gilt.
tering object while blowing on the
old home place at Brownsville, which
Btill belongs to the Blakelys and Is
tenanted by their descendants. II
proved to be the lost ring, being cas-
lily identified by the initials wv. NJ B."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
GETS RING AFTER SO YEARS
Loser Becomes Great G~rsndnothcY
Since Gold Engagement Token
Was Lost.

Pendleton, ore.-Turned up by q
blow from its burial place of 3S years
ago, a little gold band engagement
ring is back upon the finger on which
II was first placed so long ago.
To Mrs. William Biakely, a pioneer
resident of Pendleton, belongs the ring
with this history. 1t "a purchased
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20

When Alaric the Goth was besieg.
ing Rome, years afterward, Serena
was condemned to die, because she
was believed to have held reasonable
correspondence with the Goths. and
was strangled.
This is the story OF S~erena's theft
Of the sacred necklace. Now for TIE
veriication Of at least a part OF 1t.
The house of the vestal virgins Of
Rome was within recent years discov.
cred and exposed to view by che
picks and spades Of archaeologists.
Aipe3g the statues found was one.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20

and mi only, which bore the marks
OF having been decorated with a real
necklace. which had been violently
torn away. The fastenings still ex.
listed to show Its size and the posi-
tons Of its great pendant jewel.
This portrait-statue dates from the
fourth century, and It Is not impos-
sible that this Is the very statue that
Serena MISUNDERSTANDING.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
Woman Ia 1O7 Yeara Old.

Worcester, Mass.-Mrs. Louisa Wa.
terman Carpenter of this city has
Just celebrated the n hundred and
seventh anniversary Of her birth. She
enllveDed the occasion by relating In.
cidents of the War OF 1912 which she
herself witnessed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
heeent Excavations In Rome Confirm
story Of Woman's Theft Of
Sacred Necklace.

Inc story Is told that In the latter
part OF the fourth century, when the
honaan world had become more or
ess cdristlanized, Serena, the wife of
u great Vandal chief, Stilicho, visit
\ the almost deserted house Of the
'sSsal virgins at Rome, in which the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
VERIFIES LEGEND or SERENA

cole survivor Of the once sacred SIS
terhood was one aged vestal.
Serena. finding the treasures Of the
house practically u%nguarded, stripped
from one Of the sacred statues a large
jeweled necklace that hung about its
neck. The aged vestal could do no
more than solemnly curse the intrud-
er. The emperor Honorius, who was
the son-iA-law Of Serena, took no STEPS
to punish the offender.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20
Fear Of pentIst Kills,

York, Pa.--The fear OF pain caused
by having a tooth extracted caused the
death of Anna Henry, tie ffteen-year.
old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Eli
Henry. The girl was reluctant to
have 1t removed. As the gas was
about 10 be given she collapsed and
expired
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20

that he underwent for three weeks
before the ship had passed oat Of
the Arctic region.
Coming to this country in 1863. Mr.,
Clark settled on a farm in Ashland
county. Here his life was compar-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20

engraved on Its inner surface. Forth.
with It vas forwarded to its owner,
who, a young wife when It disappear
ed, Is now a great grandmother.
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atively uneyentful. Twelve children
went forth from his home. Six Of
them are living today. Eight years
ago his wife died and now Mr.. Clark
spends his time at the homes Of his
children.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20

&st few months government stores, called Eek
hanges," have been started at various points, and are
|spt supplied with everything likely to be required by
Pc natives-the prices for goods being those current
Manila, plus 20 per cent. and cost Of transportation.
Die stores not only sell, but also buy. They purchase
askets, wood-caryings, native weapons, and articles
"A savage dress such as can be sold in Manila as curios,
a Tying literally for them in cash.
One of the seven sub-pro vinces composing the Noun.
I'm Province is Bengget, the capital Of which, Baguio
q mile above sea, level, and 15 miles due north Of
#~anila-is the terminus of one of the most wonderful
pads in the world, built by the natives with the help
4 American engineering skill, Extending all the way
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20

co up. A through route LOT nOTsepach
travel has been nearly completed all
the way from Southern Benguet to the
extreme northern end Of Luzon. Tele-
graph and telephone lines are being
extended over hundreds OF miles OF ter
ritory, and the watch towers on lofty
peaks, hitherto occupied by native SEN
tinels on the alert for raiding bands OF
head.hunting foes, are deserted.
At Bontoc capital Of the sub-prov-
ince of the same name), wonderful
improvements are being made. Here,
where half a dozen years ago no white
man could have ventured without an
armed escort, the men and boys are
being taught brick-making and lime
burning. A deposit of magnificent
clay for the purpose was found near
the river, with unlimited quantities Of
sharp sand suitable for building near
by; also limestone. Today the people
of the entire village of Mlnac, In that
neighborhood, are burning lime and
furnishing It to the government OF
Bontoc Province. They are becoming
Independently rich at the business.
These facilities, with unlimited Ia
Dor obtatnable for nothing under the
system of the ten-day tax, make build
ing work exceedingly cheap. A large
brick school house and a brick club
house, as we'll as a building for the
offices Of the provincial government,
Of stone and brick, have been put up
at Bontoc; also a prison for wild folk
who misbehave themselves, and q
small, but thoroughly up-to-date, hos.
pital. A canal has been constructed
incidentally to furnish the town OF
Bontoc with an abundant supply OF
pure mountain water.
It Is expected that the hospital will
be OF inestimable usefulness. Most Of
the wild people e heartily willing
to give up their ancient custom Of
curing physical ailments by human
and animal sacrifices, and come to the
doctor showing a touching confidence
In the ability of the white man to give
them help. Packages Of simple RENE
dies, with small pamphlet of directions
in English and the important ma
tive dialects. are distributed among
the villages; likewise large quantities
of quinine and other safe and useful
drugs, ..
A recently discovered drug has been
found to be a specific for the very un.
pleasant tropical disease called
"yaws." 1t happened that a Bontoc
Innrnt afflicted with Il Waa unwilling
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20

Nearly 5000 students from foreign
countries studied at American institu.
tons Of higher learning In 1911.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-20

Ink warm blood, and indulge Tor
Ne done SO until recently an appe-
e for wholesale homicide.
AS a means Of civilization (under
l direction of our war Department.,
Ade is being developed among these
Did folk. In the past 1t has been nee
barry for them to make long journeys
the coast towns, to buy salt, cloth,
Ia other necessaries. But within the
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SANTA CLAUS GETS HELP
Ships Toy-Laden Arrive in Baltimore
From Germany

Owing to the rapid increase in the mum
Der of children in the country who will
this Christmas have to be provided With
gifts Santa Claus has found that the
output of his workshops at the north
pole will not be sufficient to meet the de-
mand. and he has had to call on good
friends of his in Germany to help him
out. Consignments of toys are now ar
irving in this country by way of Balti-
more, and for the next month every ship
coming from Germany will have a con-
signment.
The first ship laden with gifts to ar
rive was the steamer Pretoria, which
brought 1000 packages of Christmas
goods from Hamburg and is unloading
them at Baltimore The packages of
toys all bear the inscriptions: For Santa
Claus. Toys for good children i'm Amer
lea
Whether the toys viii be left in Balti-
more until Christmas. or whether the
good old saint Will send his reindeer team
after them to take them to his home
away up north, to be distributed from
there, is not known. 1t is a fact, how
ever. that the toys have reached Balti-
more and a lot more are yet to come.
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den are ordered to appear before exam
lining boards for promotion TO the next
higher grade.
Capt. f. s. Van Boskreck Of the cutter
Mohawk First Lieut.. {. ". Carnes of
the cutter Window. Second Lieut.. +. H.
Coffin of the cutter Pamlico and Third
Lieut.. +. NJ. Webster of the cutter
Apache were visitors to and registered
at the department in the past week
Leaves of absence have been granted
and orders issued TO officers in The serv-
ice as follows
First Lieut. l.. c. Covell. ordered from
Pensacola, Fla, TO New Orleans, La. on
official business.
Constructor ". c. Besselieyre, 10 De
troll, Mich, official business.
Second Lieut.. Of Engineers j. w Clio
ver to Aup'irn. Pa. on official business
Capt. e. :. Cochran appointed Il sub
board for. the examination of First Lieut.
F. G. Billiard for promotion.
First Lieut.. r. c. Billiard. to report TO
Capt. c. : Cochran for examination for
promotion.
First Lieut.. r. Ridgely. ir.. constituted
"a subboard for the. examination of Sec
ond Lieut. G.. E. Wilcox.
Second Lieut.. G.. f.. Wilcox. to report
to First Lieut. r.. Ridsely. ir.. on Octo-
Der I for examination for promotion.
Third Lieut. T. NJ. Webster granted
five days leave beginning September -
First Lieut.. OF Engineers c. +. Nash
constituted a subboard for the eNamina-
ton OF Third Lieut.. Of Engineers {. T..
Susden for promotion.
Third Lieut.. &. T.. Sueden, To report TO
First Lieut.. c. f. Nash on October : for
examination for promotion.
Capt. of Engineers d. McC. French
granted thirty days extension of sick
leave beginning October L.
Third LieHt. OF Engineers &. j. Odend'-
hal granted thirty days extension of
leave beginning October g.
Third Lieut.. of En- siHeers NJ \. DOYLE
! rreparatOrT orders To the AudrD<co~ojn
about November ].
First Lieut.. II. W. Pope, detached An
droscog2in to depot as executive officer
of that station.
First Lieut.. OF Engineers a. c. Norman
granted three days leave beginning Sep
tenber 20.
First Lieut.. of Engineers =. NJ Rock
preparatory orders to the Manning.
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YACHT CLIPPER OFF FOR HOME
Handsome Gasoline Vessel Starts for
PHILADELPHIA

After Il stay of two days in port here,
the handsome gasoline power yacht
Clipper. belonging to Mrs. l. c. With
Grill Of Philadelphia. left yesterday aft
ernoon for her home port The trip
back to Philadelphia will be made at
ease by way of the Delaware and CheSa-
pcake canal. and stops will be made
as fancy dictates en- route. The own
er 81 the Clipper. with a party. is
aboard the launch for the trip.
The launch Margaret H., belonging to
Bert Harlan. with her owner and d
party of friends aboard, left yester-
day afternoon for a hunting and fish
ing trip on the river. Piscataway creek
will be the headquarters of the party
tor the trip. but .OthcF points will be
visited in the search for game. The
launch will be away from the city sew
eIal days.
capt. j. NJ. Butler left here in, the
past week aboard the power boat
Merry Widow. in which q new engine
has just been placed. for a cruise to
Aquia creek and other. points after
game and fish.
The launches Sunshine. -Nonenloos ha.
Dauntless and Louise n. left port yes
terday afternoon for over Sunday
cruises on the river TO Gunston, the
White House and other points.
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9 ~
GRIP&CoLDS

Catching cold and curing it.
An eminent physician says:
When you feel strong draught
blowing on your bald head rub it
hard; that brings the blood back
and prevents taking cold.
Later on sneezing is followed
by a congestion of the face that is
natures way of bringing the
blood back. When you feel you
are taking cold bend the body for
ward, as in picking up a pin,
strain gently till the face is red
and exercise until the chilly feel
ing disappears"
These exercises may serve in
time. but the short cut to restore
the checked circulation is a dose
OF DR.. Humphreys Seventy
SEVEN it starts the blood cours-
ing through the veins and breaks
up the Cold. Druggists, 2sc.
Book free.
Humphreys Hoineo Mcdiciue Co. Cor William
end Ann Streets, New, York..
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LEAVES WASHTUBAT 122
TO HAVE PICTURE TAKEN
"Lucy Fry, Born June 20,
$780, Still Lives and
Works, in CuIpeper, Va.

one hundred and twenty-five years
young
Leaving the washtlIh where she was
at work on as big a days washing as
any laundress would care to tackle, Lucy
FIx who has lived in three centuries.
at the call of the photographer came into
the open from her little cabin to enjoy
the unique experience of having her pic
ture taken.
Lucy Fry. born June -, leo. the
records prove it, and there isn't the
slightest reason for skepticism When
she entered the world IL was TO wear the
iron collar of slavery. perpetua ted in the
then young nation despite the slogan OF
liberty. ''all men are born free and
equal. which had ushered it into exist
ence.
sidney Ann Bledsoe of Orange county.
Va. had tile to HEY as his property and
chattel from her birth. Then she was
torn from her parents when merely a
child and sold to Samuel Shadrach and
taken to his large plantation in Culpeper
county, Va. on which she lived until the
civil war made her free. She still lives
In Culpeper
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Her History Vouched For.

Residents of Culpeper county who lived
during the civil war know all about her
history and can vouch for this account
Also, interested in perhaps the Oldest
woman in America as one who has lived
among them. they have traced her rec
ord and verified every fact
Lucy Fry enjoys sound health She is
able TO perform household duties al
though she Is not SO spry as when she
was young FRY
Her recollection of recent events is not
accurate. But she remembers the past
and loves to relate incidents of long ago.
She tells graphic and lurid stories of the
cruel treatment she received from her
last master
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A Second Burbank.

From I.ppincott :.
I'm very fond of Watermelon re-
marked Mr.. Gummey, but it always
gives me cramps
Just wait till my idea is perfected re-
piled Mr.. Chambers. land then you can
eat watermelon with impunity.'
What Is your idea, may I ask?'
ITO graft the watermelon to the ia
maica ginger plant"
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MEETS IN NEW YORK TUESDAY.
Board Appointed by President Taft
to Investigate General Appraisers.

The board appointed by President Taft
to investigate operations and methods of
the United States board IF general ap-
praiser> of New York TO effec, admin
istratfva reforms Will meet in that CITY
Tuesdav. The board consists OF Chand-
leg r. Anderson. counsellor Of tho state
Department: Winfrcd T. Denison. assist
ant attorney general and William O.
Loeb. il. collector of customs at New
York
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sales OF property and other legal notices
This paper has appeared; in Paris for :D1
wears. and for over a century was pub
lished seven days a week. Since 1907
however when a weekly day of rest was
made compulsory for all French work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-29
A Leap-Year Proposal.

From Judge.
HoYell-What did she say when she
proposed to YOU?
Poyell-She said that she would like to
select my .neckties for life.
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An Old Newspaper.

From The london Chronicle.
One of the Oldest newspapers in the
world is Les Petites Affiches. which con-
sists mainly OF announcements OF forced