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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Flood in Michigan.

Traverse City, Mich-Cloudburst and
flood damage in this section will amount
to several hundred thousand dollars, II
is estimated. No loss of life is reported,
On many farms crops were completely
destroyed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

Roswell, n. M.--Capt. j. r. Aston, =
prominent Confederate veteran, died here,
lie claimed the distinction Of having
raised the first company In the state of
Texas shortly after the battle OF Fort
Snmfsr IN ApriI 1851,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

A mar in Chicago stole a piece Of
ice and then stole tSngs with which
TO handle It. Then he stole an um-
brclla to keep the ice from melting,
and then the police stole upon him.
In this case the fall from grace
se~med to be somewhat progressive,
II not headlong.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

The small boy, now a big one, who
years ago was sternly r~eproysd, II not
mere vigorously punished, for catching
flies In church instead of listening to
the sermon Is at last vindIcated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
MI Olive Normal Succeeds.

Mt. Olivc.-The Mt. Olive Normal
proved a decided success from the be-
ginning. Much Of this Is due to the
faithful labors of Superintendent j. T.
Calhoun. The normal closed its third
week and zeal and interest Of those al.
tending has not abated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

Every time we attend a ball game
we are led to wonder how the man
ager holds his Job when there are SO
many superior baseball generals in
the bleachers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Would Walk Around Globe

London.-Mark Hendon started from
Marble Arch, London, to walk arouna
the globe in four years for a prize q
5000. The conditions of the task as
that Hendon must start pennies aHa
get his living W selling portrait P0''
cards.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

A Des Moines choir loft Is to ho
screened to hide the stngers' ankles.
Muflers might also be provided for
h~unting.caso watch covers If the ser
mons run long.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

A Philadelphia man died while tell.
ing a Joke. When II reflects on the
way some people do tell jokes, 1t
seems that the interests OF society at
large would be served IL retributior
were to follow oftener.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

A scientist tells us that a grass.
hopper can Jump 200 times its own
length, but It has nothing on the poll
ticlan when tho time comes to jump
on the band wagon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Almost ESCAPED Tombs.

New York.--It was by the aid Oh
pretty young girl who Struggled elgas
steel saws and a bottle of mpriatlc s'u
to her prisoner sweetheart that . W
delivery plot in the Tombs prison nea'9
came to a successful consummatlon'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
New Port on Gulf.

Houston, Tex.-A New York syndi,
cate, backed by millions OF dollars, has
purchased $4,000 acres at the mouth Of
the Brazos river for the purpose OF build.
ing there a new city and port which they
hope will rival Galveston and New Or
leas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Lumber Increase Held Up.

Washington.-Proposed increases in
the transportation rates on lumber, rang.
ing from one cent to six cents a hundred
pounds from points in the South to des'
tinations in Canada, were suspended by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
from September / to December 80.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

Fayette.-An institute for county
teachers was held here. Prof. II. c.
Steele, OF Clinton, principal Of the JEFF.
fcrson county agricultural high school at
Union Church. was in charge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

A somnambulist In Pennsylvania
walked to work In his sleep. This is
the first instance on record In which
a sleep walker ever did anything use
gui.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Rev. T. A. Myr1ck Dead.

Beaumont, TeS.-Rey. +. A. Myrick,
o., who has preached in Methodist
churches in Texas, Southwest Missouri
and Northern Arkansas for more than
seventy years, died here after an hours
illness.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

Stnrkvillc.-The twSnty.ninth annual
convention of the W. c. T, L. will h
held here October Al. 1t will be the
largest gathering of the clans OF the or.
,anization ever known in this state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

We have not noticed the boat rock
era this season particularly, but the
person who smokes cigarettes In bed
has begun to figure In the casualty
lists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Nat Goodwin Receivers.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Nat Goodwin, sc
riously injured several weeks ago in o
boat accident, will be able to return to
the stage in about a month, according to
his physicians statement.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Shock of Salute Fatal.

Elmira, n, Y.-Mrs. Anna Palmer died
here from the shock Of an artillery
salute for Gov. Dix at the dedication OF
a monument erected in memory OF Gen
Sullivan, her grandfather.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Heat Record. Broken.

Savannah, Ga.-All heat records TO,
September in this city were broken Mon
day when the mercury climbed to 100
degrees. At Columbia, S, c., the tenn
perature reached 99.2, and at Charleston
il again touched 100.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
soho.onn to Employees.

Youngstown, o.-Between 7,oOV ~.
5000 employees of the Youngstown snss.
and Tube Company will receive .
cent of their salaries as a bonus iiV-
the company.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
l. & N increases Stock.

New York.-Louisville and Nash'n
directors voted to increase the CAPT. !,
stock of the road from 500, Ooo,uVv
s72, 100000, and issue the new STOCK :
stockholders at par.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Two Girls and Boy.

Little Rock, Agk.-Mrs. Roy Townsend
wife of a prominent commission mer
chant, gave Airth to triplets, two girl,
and a boy. She and the children ar,
doiag well
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Crops Improve.

Oxford.-Thc cotton and corn crops Of
the county have improved greatly the
past ten days, and it is generally thought
that an average crop will be ralc, de-
spite the worms, delay in planting and
rainy weather,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Heat Causes Three Deaths.

Cincinnati, O.-The excessive heat in
which Cincinnati sweltered Monday was
the cause of three deaths and a dozer
proshations. "A
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

1t ls claimed that goats milk viii
prolong life, but to the gont's milk
drinker, Ike tho married man. HE
only seems longer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

Next to a breeze from the north or
east, one from the south or west 10
most acceptable.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

Tho society for the suppression "
Unnecessary noises cnIlB itself The
biological congress. The very name
ia an unnecessary noise,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

New York-hlrs, Henry II Rogers. wifa
of the late vice president Of the Standard
Oil Company, died suddenly in a dining
car in the Grand Central station.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

We are informed that every time
we swat a fly we kill 100, 000. 900 bac-
terra, Our notion OF no job OIL a hot
day Is to count 100, 900, 900 bacteria.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

One may hope that SO many ut
those new style niokols will be Issued
that q nickel will always be handy
when the telephone 10 to be used.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Two Marines Killed.

Panama.--Reliable information from
Managua received here Is to the effect
that two American marines have been
killed there.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

Few pessimists are able to shave
themselves, and even some OptImlsts
fail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

Natchez.--Angered at the refusal OF
her mother to let her do as she pleased,
Frances Jefferson, q 12.year-old negress,
deliberately choppd oil two Of her toes
on the left foot
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

Some people who have never worked
In a harvest field wonder at the
scarcity Of harvest hands.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

No, R0llo, the backbone Of summer
has 0 been brokeu-merely a chill
running up It's spine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

BonehcadR are people who 70 out In
launches without a sufficient supply OF
gasoline to bring them bnCk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Treatment Caused Death.

Seattle, Wash.-Treatment given him
for a skin disease by a Chinese physician
was responsible for the death here OF
Louis Potter, the New York sculptor.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14
Virginia Sheriff and Sunday Ball
By Ted SulliUan

ton taught me to know their hospitality
and the traditions of that they never
allow to be questioned. and they would
rather have q hand cut off before they
would tell you to leave their soil. As
a class Of people they are social kings
The humorous side Of this unsophisti
Gated county sheriff in trying to stop
the game presented itself, and l could
not but take advantage of it.
The introduction went on from man
to man; one man was so and so, an
other man that was introduced was sup
posed TO be Senator Morgan from Ala
bama, the next was a senator from
Ohio, until finally we picked mar
who alightIy resembled Joe Blackburn
from old Kentucky
The latter man played Black burn to
dot First the Fairfax county sheriff
had to take a snack of old bourboy
from Old Kentucky, and Joe took from
his hip pocket flask of old rye, and
remarked: "Let Old Virginia and Ken.
tucky drink together" And Sheriff
Ashby took a good swallow The game
was going on and the audience was
after funny story was told TO the
sheriff between drinks, and why should
he leave this distinguished company
that he was in? He laughed so much
that he Jared all the crumbs of the
pumpkin pie out of his beard.
The game WAS nearly over when the
sheriff said: "Well. gentlemen, I will
not hunt UP Manager Sullivan, but
reckon | will let the game go on since
You all desire it, and if the governor OF
Virginia himself was here and desired
me TO stop it would not AZ the
last inning of the game closed the
chivalrous Ashby took one more drink
of Joe Blackburn s Kentucky whisky
and, bidding us all goodby. thanking
ms for the honor conferred upon him
and happy with the thought that he
spent al afternoon with the distin
guished men of the nation, be left foI
home. But you can bet your life we
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14

TN 1890. when Washington lost it's
league team by the revolt Of the
Brotherhood, it entered the East.
ern league with the writer rs sole
owner of the club. We concluded We
would test the Sunday law In the Old
Dominion -
The grounds were across the poto-
mac. near Alexandria. w.. and there
ton on this day to see the opening
Sunday. The game started and in the
middle of the second inning the county
sheriff appeared. and as he was lately
elected he wanted all to know who be
was. and wanted 10 arrest every one
connected with the game, from the
manager down.
First he was looking anxiouslv for
Manager Sullivan. A friend heard
about it-and posted him. So eight or
nine Of the men rehearsed the recep.
As all the details of the plan were un'
dersteod, out comes Mr. Sheriff from
the crowd to see me. Some one in the
distance pointed me ont, who was OBJ
livious of what the sheriff wanted.
He was partly excited and his bong
red heard bore crumbs of pumpkin
pie. In his hurry 10 get to the ball
grounds he had failed TO utilize a nap
kin. and the crumbs of the pie were
nesting in his long. flowing beard, He
approached me with that proverbial
Virginia politeness and said: HYou
will pardon me, sir, but are you not Mr.
Ted Sullivan, manager of the Washing
ton baseball oIuh7 l am Sheriff Ashby
of Fairfax county, Virginia, and ] wish
to inform you that this violation of
law and desecration Of the Sabbath
will have TO be stopped, - In the
sweetest tone possible, turned and
extended. my hand. saying:
"Sheriff Ashby, I am not Mr.. Sulli.
van, manager Of this baseball club. but
am Senator Tim Sullivan, of New
York. Allow me TO introduce you to
some of the great members of the
house and senate. They wished lit
tie diversion this afternoon and came
over here to old Virginia soil. where
even the trees bid tile stranger vel
come. Are you not blood relative OF
the Ashbys, Of Valley of Virginia, and
also of Tnrner Ashby, the Murat ID
southern cavalry9 Proud am to NEE,
you and go are these distinguished gen
tlemen.o
Reader, I know the yirginians. know
them well My residence in Washing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14
Golf Champion Reviews His
Hardest Match on the Links
BY Charles EUasas

green. 1t looked all up for me- But
resolved to do my utmost on the next
stroke. l never hope to play its equal.
Dumping over the rolls of the green,
the ball pleasingly Tipped the cup and
laid Hammer full stymie. He
couldn t negotiate it,, The eighteenth
saw my heart in my throat again when
bit too hard. We went to the thirty
seventh. He compelled me to put a
chip shot stone dead for halve, A 3
on the difficult par ) thirty eighth
was my good fortune. That match has
been in many of my dreams.
The most difficult course in the
world-in my opinions the National
golf links of America, frequently
called Mr.. Macdonald IS course, near
Southampton, Long Island. My rank
ing of the courses in this country, ex-
opia (where President Taft frequently
plays), Chicago golf at Wheaton and
Brookline. / might say that 7 never
have PLAYED over the Garden City links,
Pinehurst. n. c., has fine course, with
the exception of its sand green's. To
tell which links are the best on the
other side is indeed difficult-they are
all good, better than ours. They divide
their golf into two classes-seaside and
park golf They take their golf much
more seriously than we do.
Frequently | have been asked how l
got my iron shots down to such fine
point, Well, it's just like this. [
lived near the Edgewater club of Chi
cago- When | went to plny there, or
came home, I would drop q couple of
balls in the grass and play them the
entire distance. BY keeping this up,
day after day, [ learned how to get
distance accurately. and, what is
equally as important, how to get out
of long grass.
Then kept in practice during the
long winter months by swinging at an
imaginary ball in the attic of our
home. II is also good practice, when
you have time, to take dozen balls.
set yourself within 80 or 100 Yards Of
green and t'placep them. This is
indeed splendid practice and helps TO
keep your approaching game up to
top notch of accuracy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14
Star Jockey Tells How
He Keeps Weight Down
By Ted Koerner

/ stay out of doors as much AS possible,
do Tots OF walking, eat as much as /
want, and find 7 have no difficulty
in keeping around 103 pounds.
I could, Of course, take on a little
more weight without hurting me any
and probably will do so before I get
much older, At present 1 am only 19
years Of age.
The lighter you are the better chance
you have to win races, providing you
can keep ysur full strength. Some
riders, have noticed, train so hard
in reducing their weight that they take
durance. This puts them under heavy
handicap in a hard race. If, by any
chance, they are mounted on horse
which is difficult to manage, these
boys take a big chance of losing con-
troll. Rather than reduce myself by
such methods / would qnit the track
for good.
There is no reason for compare
lively light man TO take on flesh if
he rides IN an average number of races,
lives out of doors and takes other ex-
ercises besides riding alone. Perhaps
if T didn't care 80 much for hunting
and fishing T would try something
else. Some men at the tracks laugh
at me when l say fishing is an exer-
else, But when you walk several miles
at brisk pace = to the fishing spot.
walk up and down the bank casting
and working the reel constantly, /
claim you we put In good bit of
exercise. If there are any who doubt
! it let them try this stunt just once.
When it comes to hunting fellow
has to cover lot Of ground if the
| birds or rabbits are scarce. Even
4 i f..1l
game You cover lot Of ground in a
morning or an afternoon Another
thing-this recreation takes your mind
off the track. a boy is likely to grow
stale if he thinks only of riding and
banging around the stables.
| Moreover there is tendency to sit
down and play cards or something like
that. Such doinge do not keep ..:u
in shape for the hard grind Of lie
track and have a tendency to make the
rider nervous.
experience that danger turks for the
careless jockey. Although in every
race enter, and I've ridden in hun.
dreds this past season, am as care.
full as possible. I've had some hard
spills, Some have come within an ace
of costing me my life OfYhand |
can t tell how many times I've been
thrown, bnt 1T goes into the dozens.
That l have not had a fatal injury
| is due, more than anything else, to
the fact that l try to keep my nerve
in the most trying circumstances. Yet
when your horse falls and those behind
YOU either jump over or brush by you,
It's mighty tiekIish.
There are no rules to lay down for
| those who are thrown during race.
It's over go quickly a kodak could
scarcely reproduce it. Moreover, it
would take n special rule In every case.
When have gone down always make
strenuous efforts to keep from being
pinned under the animal. Then, if I
have time, l duck for the fence. I
have no distinct recollcctions of any
of my spills. They pass before me like
troubled dream
There always is the temptation of bet.
ting on the races, especially when you
are as close to the ground floor as we
| are, Some lads I have heard wager
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14
Secret of Making Home Runs
AS Told by Schultz, Champion

the earth. That saves lot Of use.
less effort and gives You better op.
portunity of throwing TO the plate il
necessary. You can throw lot. straight
er, faster and surer, if you re not
winded after some spectacular catch
spectacular because you didn Z time il
correctly
OF course there are fly balls or drives
.yon have to do the grandstand act
on to get them. But they are the
exception. Most of the flies that come
your way can be taken easily, without
any exertiOn. And it's the same at
bat You can make far more homers
by sane, well-timed efforts than you
can singles by the dashing style.
M HEN it comes to base stealing
w although I'm no wonder at
this angle of the game, find I can
swipe more by timing my actions than
by. the brainless method Of dashing
out and getting there if you can. Many
a ball game is lost because Of the lat.
ter style Of play.
The best man on stealing bases 1
have ever noted is Frank Chance, man
ager Of the Cubs. He may not steal
as many as some other players, but
he does not get put out as many times
on the number of attempts he makes.
He has the base stealing angle down
TO q fine edge. He seems to know in
a flash just what chance he has TO
get to the next cushion You don 't
see him put out MANY times, and he
doesn t use up any excess amount of
energy either.
When YOU hear fan say ball can t
be placed don't believe him. They
can be placed if you can outguess the
pitcher And YOU can do that num-
ber Of times a season.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14

Jockeys, the same as men in other
lines Of work. have their own meth
" DDS of keeping "in form. - Riders,
like BOXERS have to keep down to
weight or lose out, In fact, we are
compelled to stay 'fbantam weights
or, giving up riding. take to something
else less profitable.
] have laid out r system for myself
since ] entered the game few years
ago. Instead Of lying around and tax
ing things easy when | have no on
gagements on the track, 7 either go
hunting or fishing.
At every meeting where have ridden
there has been ample opportunity for
one Of these sports and sometimes both.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14
AT HELENA,

June l, Q, 2.
Aug. e,N. g. .. 10. IL. IL.
Aug. 81. 28. 20. 30, 81
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14

Don u be content with Indifferent,
careless service. when those who are
proficient can be reached by bidding
them through the Wants. Skilled spe-
cialists in business and the professions,
those who can show by their records
satisfactorily, are ready and willing
the Wants will bring them to you.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14

April 2s, "a. 25, rs, q, 2s. IS.
July Q. 10, II, IL, i3. IL. II.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14

AT MIssoULA.

June 4. 5, 6, I, 8. 9. 9.
Aug. 40. FL, 22, 2B, "a, 20. IS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14

June II. 12. 15, il, 15, 15, 1e.
Sept. 3. 4, o, 9. z, s, s.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14

good share of their earnings on the
races. have bet little in the past,
but never, except in one instance, as
much as S., That time / bet that
amount on good thing at Latonia,
l had been suspended on the day In
question for some infringement of the
rules, so laid, the money on another
fellow. He lost. Since that day |
bet very seldom and then only in
driblets.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14

Dependable servants-maids, cooks
mattresses. aoverpesses. second girls
all look TO the Want Columns TO pro.
vide them employment and opportuni.
tiaR for adVancamant
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-07
SHERIDAN, ARK.

Misses Coy Bennett and Gussie Sleeper, of Benson, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. H. A. Haley.
 Rev. M. w. Manville and wife, are a tending the Methodist conference, t Hot Springs this week.
 Miss Willie Ham ltcn, assistant {, postmistret:s, is quite sick this week.
 Misses May and Millie Donham, of w. Baker Sunday.
 A. E. Posey has moved in.o his new store. next door to the Citizens Bank. He hss a line of general merchandise.
 Levi Swafford has put in a stock of merchant lise in he store recently vacated by MT. Posey.
 Mrs. Monroe Mcdonald and cfa id ren, of Crossett. gre vfsi ing Mrs. McDonalds parents, MT. and Mrs. D. E. Gean.
 Mrs. w. D. Mcdonald returned Thursday from an extended visit with her son, Monroe Mcdonald, of i Crossett.
 Nathan Nall and Miss Ruth Butler, both of his place, were quietly mar ried in Benton last Saturday night. The part es had intended to keep tae wedding a, se,cr't until Sunday, but somehow it beoE me kncwn that trey were married. Mrs. Nall returned to i her school at .Junet Sunday anl MT Nall returned home. Both parties are we'll known here. Mrs. Nall is the eldest dsugh.er of pr. J. l.. Butler, of this place and MT. Nall is he only son of J. M. Nall. MT. Nail has been employed as teacher in the Sheridan High School and is jaquite popular.
 Repre- sentat we R. R. Posey and Miss Winnie Baugh, both of this place, left Thursday night for Hot Springs where they were married by Rev. M. w. Manville, who is at tending conference a. that place. MT. Posey iss one of Grant county's most popular young men. He was elected representative at the last primary election. Mrs. Posey is the young es. daughter of J. M. Baugh.