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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
SYNOPSIS.

Elan Harnish. known all through Alas
ka as Burning Daylight" celebrates his
S.h birthday with a crowd of miners at
the Circle City Tivoli. The dance leads
to heavy gambling. In which over $685. 900
IL staked Harnish loses his money and
MS mine but wins the mail contract. He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
siedse. telling his friends that he Will be
10 the big Yukon gold strike at the start.
Burning Daylight makes a sensationally
rapid run Gcross country with the mail.
appears at The Tivoii and is now ready
TO Join his friends in a dash to the new
gold fields Deciding that gold viii be
found In the up-river district Harnish
buys two tons of -four. which he declares
VIII be worth its weight in gold. but
when he arrives with his flour he finds
the big fiat desolate. A comrade discoV-
ers gold and Daylight reaps a rich har-
vest. He goes to DAWSON. becomes the
most prominent figure in the klondlke
and defeats a combination of capitalists
In a vast mining deal He returns to
civilization, and. amid the bewtlderlnG
complications of high finance. Dayligh
finds that he has been led to invest his
eleven millions in a manipulated scheme.
He goes to New York and confronting
his disiOyal partners with a revolver. he
threatens to kill them II his money is not
returned. They are cowed. return their
stea1ings and Harnish goes back to San
Francisco where he meets his fate In
Dede Mason, a pretty Stenographer- He
makes large Investments and gets into the
political ring. For a rest he goes to the
country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
What List Did for Music

OF an old one-the symphonic poem
LISTS greatest contribution to are IL
The Wild. truant, ~rhapsodic extempore
eiement he infused into modern mu-
SIC: nature In her most reckless. M
trammeled moods he Interpreted with
ndeiity. But the drummers in the line
OF moral gasoline who controlled criti-
clsm In Germany refused L see List
except AZ an ex-piano virtuoso with
the morals Of . ny and . p~erverter Of
art, Even the piquant triangle In his
piano concerto wa suspected q pos
s1bly suggesting the usual situation Of
French comedy.
b Ldszt-Wagner question no long
e presents any difficulties to the fair
minded It Il . simple one. for men
still living know that Wagner, 10
reach his musical ait2gee. to reach
his public. had to lean heavily on the
musical genius and individual inspira.
ton OF Lisx1 The later Wagner would
not have exieted-aslwe now know
hiu-without drst tr3versing the xar
den Of Lsxt This l. mot ! theory but
9 fact-From Franz Lisxt-The Real
md LeGenday.by James HunekG
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
A Prize Hog Record.

The winner in the prize hog compe-
tftion held last summer at Henderson,
North Carolina, was Milton Allen, a
farmer living at Horse Shoe, in that
state.
The hog which took the silver cup
weighed 523k pounds net at twelve
months, and sold at 10 cents per
pound. The owner states that the
cost OF producing this animal did not
exceed 5 cents per pound, according
to his books.
The hog was a Poland China, full
blooded. and was weaned at seven
weeks. 1t was then allowed to run In
a pasture lot Of lespedeza and white
clover until nine months old.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
MOST CORN IN SOUTH
Master Beeson Makes Profit Of
$172-5o on Acre.


Twenty-one boys from the southern
statos received diplomas OF merit from
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson On
Dscember 18th for raising large crops
of corn. The boys had won numerous
prizes offered by the states. counties.
railroads. banks and p4blic-spirited
citizens.
The secretary said among other
things: you boys receive these df-
plomas because you have done some
thing. We are proud Of you. your
states are proud of You and you have
done something which will help re-
duce the cost OF living and which will
make the south a greater and richer
section OF the country"
There were more than sc. 900 boys
In the contest Practically every
county in every southern state was
represented in the contest. Each boy
measured an acre Of ground early in
the preceding winter. The Farmers
Cooperative Demonstration Work dis
tributed literature on seed selection,
preparation OF soil. fertilizers. cultiva.
ton OF crop and so on. The special
agents Of the demonstration work
and many county superintendents of
education visited the boys one each
month and gave them instructions.
The highest crop among the win.
ners this year was Bonnie Beeson, q
Mississippi lad of II years. He raised
227 bushels at a cost Of IA cents a
bushel. Prof. c. A. Cobb. special
agent in charge Of the boys corr
clubs in Mississippi, is rejoicing over
the record of his boys this year. Mas.
ter Beeson made a profit of $172.5O or
his acre Of corn. Twenty Mississippi
boys reported a yield Of more than lac
bushels per acre at a cost of 22.9
cents per bushel, or a profit OF
$1,8S7.5O on 20 acres
Master Junius Hill of Alabama made
a remarkable record. He raised 212
bushels on an acre at a cost of So
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
what Do You Think Of 1t, Eh?"

Ferguson looked eagerly into his
visitors face for signs of appreciation.
What do you think of it, eh?"
"Hand-reared and manicured, every
blessed tree" Daylight laughed. but
the JOY and satisfaction that shone in
his eyes contented the little man.
why, dye know. 1 know every one
OF those trees as if they were sons of
mine. planted them. nursed them.
fed them. and brought them up. Come
on and peep at the spring."
TITS sure a hummer" was Daylight's
verdict, after due inspection and sam
ping. as they turned back for the
house.
The interior was a surprise. The
cooking being done in the small. lean
to kitchen. the whole cabin formed q
large living-room. "A great table in
the middle vas comfortably Uttered
with books and magazines. All the
available wall space. from wall to cell
ing. was occupied by filled book
shelves. It seemed to Daylight that
he had never seen so many books as
sembled In one place. Skins of wild
cat. coon and deer lay about on the
pine-board floor.
Daylight found himself charmed and
made curious by the little man. Why
he hiding away here in the chap
arral. he and his books! So it was.
when between them they had washed
and wiped the dishes and put them
and had settled down to q COM
Portable smoke. that Daylight put his
question.
Look here. Ferguson. Every since
We got together. I've been casting
about to ind out what's wrong with
you. to locate Z screw loose some
where. but I'll b DANCED II I've suc-
ceeded- What are ron doing here.
anyway9
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
CHAPTER XII.

Instead of returning to the city on
Monday. Daylight rented the butchers
horse for another day and crossed the
bed of the valley to its eastern hills.
As on the previous day. just for the
JOY OF it. he followed cattle-trails at
haphazard and worked his way UP to-
ward the submits. Coming out upon
a wagon Dad that led upward, he fol-
lowed it for several miles, emerging
In a small. mountain-encircled valley,
where half a dozen poor ranchers
faSmed the wine-grapes on the steep
slopes. Beyond. the road pitched up
ward. Dense chaparral covered the
exposed hillsides. but in the creases
of the canyons huge spruce trees
grew. and Wild oats and flowers.
Late in the afternoon he broke
through. and followed a well-defined
canyon gave place to one with a slen-
der ribbon of running water. The
trail ran into q wood-road. and the
wood-road emerged across a small nat
upon q slightly travelled country road.
There were nc farms in this immedi-
ate section. and no houses. The soil
was meager. the bedrock either close
to the surface or constituting the sur
face itself. Manzanita and scrub-oak,
however. nourished and walled the
road on either side with a jungle
growth. And out = runway through
this growth q man suddenly scuttled
In . way that reminded Daylight of q
rabbit
He was . little man. in patched
overalls: bareheaded. with a cotton
shirt open at the throat and down the
chest The was ruddy-brown in
his face. and by It his sandy hair was
bleached or the ends to peroxide
blonde. He signed to Daylight (
halt. and held up . letter.
III you're going to town. I'd be
obliged II you mail this" he said.
sure Will" Daylight put It into
his coat pocket do you live here
shouts. Stranger?
But the little man aid not answer.
H was gazing at Daylight IN ! sur>
De1nod and steadfast fAshion
know pea. t. httIs man an
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
CHAPTER xi.-Continued.

Daylight could not persuade him
self to keep to the Travelled roads
that day, and another cut across coun-
try to Glen Ellen brought him upon
a canyon that so blocked his way that
he was glad to follow a friendly cow
path. This led him to a small frame
cabin. The doors and windows were
open. and a cat was nursing a litter
of kittens in the doorway. but nc one
seemed at home. He descended the
trail that evidently crossed the can
yon- Part way down, he met an old
man coming up through the sunset.
In his hand he carried a pail of foamy
milk. He wore no hat. and IL his
face, framed with snow-white hair and
beard, was the ruddy glow and con
tent of the passing summer day.
Daylight thought that he had never
seen SO contented looking a being.
How old are you. daddy?" he quer-
led.
"Efghty-four," was the reply. Yes.
Stree, e~ighty-four. n spryer than
most"
You must a. taken good care OF
yourself" Daylight suggested.
It don't know about that. l amt
loafed none walked across the
platns with an OK team and At Injuns
IN 81. and I was a family man with
4Seven youngster3. I reckon ] was a.
old then AS you are now. or pretty
nigh o. te It e
Don't you fnd 1T lonely here?"
The old man shifted the pail of milk
and reflected.
That all depends" he said oracui.
arly. 81 amt never been lonely ex-
cept when the old wife died. Some
fellers are lonely In a crowd. and I'm
one .of them. That's the only time
I'm lonely. Is when I go to frisco
But don't go no more, thank you
most to death. This Is good enough
for me. I've beer right here In this
valley since 'b4-onc CT the first set
tiers after the Spaniards."
The old man c%huckled, and Day
light o d on. stngularly at peace with
himself and all the world. 1t seemed
that the old contentment of trail and
camp he had known on the Yukon
had come back to him. He could not
shake from his eyes the picture of
the old pioneer coming up the trail
through the sunset light. He was. GER
tairly going some for e~ighty-four. The
thought of following his example en-
tered Daylight's mind. but the big
game of San Francisco vetoed the
idea.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12

Willie Brown. Mist, Ark, 124 bush
els, Is cents.
Ben Leath. Kensington. Ca. 214 So
bushels. IA 2-9 cents.
Arthur Hill. Jakin, Ca, $50 3-5 bush.
els. AZ cents.
Monroe Hill, Oglethorpe. Ca.
148 4-25 bushels, 40 cents.
Edward Doyle. Elwood. I'LL. >.
bushels. IL % cents. "a
Carl Duncan, Rockfeld. KY, 81 Is
bushels. 13 ITO cents, 2
Howard Burge, Bowling Green, KY,
IS bushels. 81 cents.
John H. Henry. Jr., Melrose. La.
1904 bushels. IS $40 cents.
Bonnie Beeson, Monticello. Miss.
227 Lie bushels. IA cents.
Barnie Thomas. Lake Cormorant,
Miss. 225 bushels, 34h cents.
John Bowen 0rsnana. Miss, 24l Il
bunhels, Is cents. N
GharlssssPsrksr Jrs Woodland, n.
Gs HS116 ss66sis Nrssnfs
RhlaD~pEdsEs5 MSIdssa Ola sox
0cshels. Is centsL
Clande McDonad. Hamer, s. c.
210 ~ bushels. 33 1-3 cents.
Miller Hudson. Timmonsville. 8. c..
151A bushels. Al cents.
John v. McKibbon, Culleoka, Tenn.
1877 ITO bushels, 81 cents.
Norman Smith, Covington, Tenn.
1913 $40 bushels, 81 cents.
Johnnie Bryant, Slocum. Tex. ia
bushels, Is cents.
Lewis Windham. Lott. Tex "A
bushels. "a cents.
John A. Johnston. Jr.. .Jarratt va
164 3-20 bushels, "a cents,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Famous Men on Drink.

Some remarks by famous men about
drink.
The mother of sins.-Southey.
Supplies and besots.-Bismarck. )
A scandal n a shame.-GladstOne.
Traps for neutrality-suspicious. Cairns.
The deyil in solution.-Sir Wiffrid
Lawson.
A huge nuisance and misery.-LAn-
don Times.
Liquid fire and distilled damnation.
Robert Hall.
Devilish and destructive.-Lord Ran
dolph Churchill.
The nation is being throttled by tho
traf1c.-LOrd Rosebery.
A poison In politics as well as In so
ciety.-Sir w. H%arcourt.
The mother of want and b nurse
of crine.-Lord Brougham.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
QfhEpALfARM


Good roads quickly become bad ones
when neglected.
The smaller the poultry quarters
the greater the care.
Attention to detail means much in
the poultry business.
Charcoal aids digestion in fowls and
is a good blood medicine.
Wash all milk vessels In Iukewarm
water then scald and air well.
Do not forget to salt the cows once
a day to keep the milk odorless.
Feed the cows a little light Just
before f~reshening to give best re-
suits.
There Is no question that beef cattle
relish silage just &C well a. the dairy
cattle do.
Tree seeds vary 80 remarkably that
the methods Of caring for them neces-
sarily differ.
Ever know q mule to step in a hole
or venture upon an unsound bridge Of
his own volition?
The soil for catalpa should be deep
~ plowed and thoroughly ~pulverized
like a garden bed.
In the feeding Of live stock there
is a chance for a large leak and yet
have It unknown.
It takes a stockman's eye to detect
the first symptoms o. falling condi-
lions OF his stock.
The good results of spraying are
seen by the large amount OF perfect
fruit On the market.
Plants that are actually injured
hw 14nnA 49, -~%o~-r-N>-- -
teloupes nd cucumbera
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Grain Separator.

thus dispensing with noise. and eIimi-
mating the great strain on the mocha
nism Of vibrating or rec%iprocating
parts. A vertical longitudinal section
is shown in the engraving. The
toothed wheels are very necessary
since they thoroughly beat and shake
up the straw so that the grain drops
out of the straw. Screens and wheels
work to secure cleaning action, thor
oughly separating grain and straw, 30
that only a small portion Of grain In
passed out through the stack.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12

intending to live on it. His game was
In San Francisco. But he liked the
ranch. and as soon as he got back to
the Office he would open up negotia.
tons with Hillard.
The time passed. and he played on
at the game. San ~Francisco's atti-
u d toward Daylight had undergone
a change. While he. with his slashing
buccaneer methods, was a distinct
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12

menace to the more orthutnx finsns
cial gamblers. he vas nevertheless %
grave 4 menace That they were glad
enough to let him Alone. He had ~
ready taught stnem the excellence o.
letting a sleeping dog lie.
Dede Mason was still in the office,
cussed no more books. He had no
active interest in her. and she was to
him a pleasant memory of what had
never happened. a joy. which. by his
essential nature. he was barred from
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12

v e knowing. Yet. while his interest
consumed in the endless battles he
waged. he knew every trick of the
light on her hair. every quick definite
mannerism of movement, every line Of
her figure as e~xpounded by her tailor
made gowns. Several times, six
months or SO apart, he had increased
her salary. until nov she was receiv-
ing ninety dollars a month. Beyond
this he dared not go, though he got
around it by making the work easier.
This he had accomplished after her
return from a vacation, by retaining
her substitute as an assistant Also.
he had changed his Office suite, so that
now the two girls had a room by them
selves. The more he saw Of her, and
the. more he thought he knew of her.
seem to him. But since aheaha5 no In
tention Of anproscbtne her. this war
anything butanp9ssfisfac1orr fact
ex5oas 1lad6ash iii hts once.
and hoped sksA and fhstwas
Daylighf dsd "a prsvs tpA.
passing years assg god
for hinH d uast AND
|npft. and theirs wAs unwonted dabhS-
ness III his nssel me moreT ne
drank cocktaIlsaeu pra~hs vas com.
PEELED t&~dnRkf6s order to get the de
sired result. the Inhibitions that eased
him down from the concert pitch OF
his operations. And with this went
wine. AZ meals and the long
drinks after dinner of Scotch and soda
at the Riverside. Then. too, his body
suffered from lack of exercise: and,
from lack of decent human associa-
lions. his moral fbers were weaken
ing. Never a man to hide anything.
some of his escapades became public,
such as speeding, and Of joy-rides in
his big red motor car down to San
Jose with companions distinctly sporty
incidents that were narrated az
good fun and comically in the news
papers.
ITO RE CONT1NrIED
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12

boys were present but the following
Is . HIST Of the boys. their addresses.
the amount of their crop in bushels.
and the cost per bushel OF producins
the corn:
List Of Winners.
Junius Hin. Alfalfa, Ala. 212M
bushels, 8 SIS tents
Eber A. Kimbrough. Alexander City.
Ala. 224x bushels. 10 Is cents.
Burley Seagraves. Biggers. Ark.
ia $40 bushels. IL $40 cents.
Walter Hale. Warren. Ark. IAN
bushels. 44h centA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Save the Manure.

Manure makes money II it Is proper.
II cared for and properly used. It ID
the duty of every farmer to save all
the solid and liquid mature possible
and apply it to his lands In the most
effective manner The manure
spreader Is = most useful piece Of
farm machinery on q farm. Get in
touch with the manufacturers Of ma
nurs sprea6ers and sec what can bs
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Cost Of Orinkina.

Sir Thomas Whitaker contributes
to a popular magazine a most inter-
esting article, which is a valuable CON
tribution to temperance literature.
Not only viii such an article in a pop
ular magazine do much good, but IT.
shows which way popular opinion IS
flowing. Sir Thomas Whitaker sums
up in these words: The system must
be judged as q whole. Evil Is insep-
arabic from the common sale and gen.
eral use OF intoxicants-not in every
individual case, but In every commu-
nifty. There Is NO nation In the world
today-and there has been ons
OF which this is not true. 1t Is In
the very nature of alcohol that u
should and musx b u"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Bulletin on Lespedeza.

The Louisiana station has just h
5ued bulletin No. 100 on lespedeza or
Japan clover. The bulletin contains
. number OF practical articles on
lespedeza by Director r. R. Dodson,
DR.. w. n. Dairymple. A. d. McNair
and nine planters Of long experience
In the growing Of lespedeza. This IL
! very valuable bulletin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
GRAIN SEPARATOR is MODERN
Device Invented by kansan Wherein
All Vibrating Parts Are Elimi-
nated-Noise Is Done
Away With.

In describing a grain separator in
vented by Charles G. Branch Of
Wichita, Kan. the Scientific American
says:
The purpose Of the invention is to
provide a device wherein all vibrating
parts r eliminated, the grain being
separated by carriers and the like.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
One Thing
Do
By Rev. E. r. Reccogd. Pas
To- 81 Church Of Unity.
Springfield. Mass.

TEXT-But one thing I do.-Phiippsans
Sis.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-17
HUSBAND. SUPPOSED TO
BE DEAD, STABLES WIFE

Paterson. ". T. May 12--For 10
years believed To be dead, Ralph Now
erson, OF Syracuse. N. T., a succeed
ed in persuading the court OF chancery
here that he Is readily alive.
His appearance in court just as his
supposed widow was testifying that he
died i'm the west in 1902, was dramatic.
The woman was in court to defend an
action for annalnent brought by John
CT. Schwartz, whom she married some
years after the supposed death of her
first husband. While she was telling
Of the receipt Of letters announcing
Mowerson,s death the lawyer for
Schwartz brought Mowerson into the
Ton
DO You know this MANI the law
yer asked
Mrs. SchEvartK gasped and whispered,
Yes, he is my husband
Mowerson explained that he had
tired OF married life and had gone to
Phiilipsburg, Mont. He could not ex-
plain, however, the reports
of his death which were sent to his
wife.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-17
The Largest Bells.

Great Paul" the bell of ST. Paul's
cathedral, in London, weighs nearly
IT IONS and is nearly 80 feet around.
The first Big Ben" Of Westminster
was cast more than so years ago and
weighed more than Ia tons. But big
Ben" had a crack and was cast over.
losing some weight, and the clapper
was made smaller, now being about
900 pounds instead Of a toa- The
great bell, Peter of York." cost s10,-
900, weighs about 13 tons and is %
feet in diameter.
The largest hanging bell in the
world Ia in the great Buddhist monas-
Sery near Canton. It Is 16 feet in
height and 40 feet in circumference,
being cast Of solid bronze. This Is one
Of the eight monster bells that were
cast by command OF Emperor Yung
Lo about A. d. 400. 1t cost the lives
Of eight men. who were killed in the
process Of casting.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-17
PATENT LAW REVISION
URGED by PRESIDENT
Special Message Says They
Have Remained Practically
Unchanged Since 1870.

Washington May 12-President Taft
has taken a decided step toward the
revisions of the patent laws which have
remained practically unchanged since
1870. He sent a special message TO ON
gress asking for legislation TO author
ize him to appoint . commission to in
vestigate the patent laws and report
what changes were necessary to make
them fit modern conditions.
The president gave several reasons
to the need for a change. He
referred to the recent patent monop-
oly'' decision of the supreme court.
lthr0uEh=s which users OF q certain ma
chine were compelled to buy from the
which sold the machine O.
certain kind OF ink for use with Ii and
enumerated v other reasons which
he said demanded the revolution Of the
patent law.
First was that large corporations
bought patents for improvements and
suppressed their manufacture.
The public" said the message.
"ueyer receives the benefit of such I'm.
ventfons during the life OF the pat
emit"
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-17
INNOCENT NAN SERVES
II YEARS FOR MURDER
Nate Haworth VIII BE Lib
Grated BY Confession of a
Fellow Convict.

Fort Dodge. La. May 13-After hav-
ing served L years In the Utah pen1-
tertiary for the crime OF murder,
Nate Haworth. brother of Frank
Haworth OF this city. has been cleared
OF guilt by the a~nte-Inorteuf confession
of a fellow convict Meagre details
say a convict named Morris. In for
robbery. has confessed to killing a man
named Layton in Utah. Morris. ON
some charge not explained in the tele-
grams received, recently Was hung.
Before his death, he assumed the guilt
supposed To be HawortfYs.
Hawarth, a stranger in Salt Lake.
was picked up by the police after the
murder of a night Waterman. Situa-
tons that appeared to point fndisput-
ably toward his guilt were gathered in
by the state and his conviction secured.
His father and mother, believing
steadfastfy in their sons innocence.
spent practically all they had in trying
to establish his guiltiessness His con-
vicrion, say friends OF the family,
FASTENED the death of his mother by
many years
The wronged man's relatives here are
over-joyed at h news.