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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
TO PLANTERS OF BENDER AND STAPLE COTTON:

Adecde of patient intelligent work by Plant Breeders has resulted in the production of few
varieties of Early maturing Big Boil Staple Cotons htw nm meet needs of Planters Under Boil Wvl
conditions The fSt two, Coumba Big Boil Id and Keenan, we're bred by DrJ H Weber dte
Plant Bredng Bureau IN lands in S C. Huntsville No s. 3l6 Huntsville No. II Ia and
Weber r6b &S are bred by David R. Cocker. HMtina S C who has the most complete seed
breeding Plants and Experiment Farm in the South under private control Thee high grade P%.
greed Seed have brought the staple industry in South Carolina from 40 staple years ago to a pro-
this; @aon of vrO 100000 bales of I8to 38 staple. Them mills using these staples are -
errng Them on account of uniformity in length of staples
Columbia Big Boil Ia is r@ngnhedW Delta Planters as the best coton they are today planting.
weber, l5l6tol 38 aramaHMby informs staple is descended from one unusually fine stalk
OF Conmbn cotton adS hr@ result of 5yens work from this one stalk, producing anger bMs and
longer staple and IN conpdtNeh tests with columbia has usually made better yields md in S {. this
hutng better tnm any other variety long or short sol planters who plant hsy. Some stalks
Webbero on Mr. Cookers grounds show 10 mhE Extra Staple
HrhwheN No is ashong healthy open growing coon With large rond bos that makes 8
to &6 on sandy lands in S {. and Ia on Red Piedmont lands in upper Carolina Frequently t@d
'wths horn honsa and invariably made lore cotton pr@ acre SomhC Carolina planters say they would
not abandont bra oherc event. there were no premium for staple.
from II 2 2G on Grenwood market Harsvle No 7 is bred 2 year. longer than No So
producing larger bons and longer staple
Keenan, 5l6t to- &S tends to be cluster cotton Bs productive as any cotton
HarsYIe and Keenan, planted in Delta and Hills in Mississippi have nut yielded any cotton side
by side thss season land have proven abmt as early as any the difference in opening being due to the
old Keean and are improved by j. W & T E GoMson from seed furnished them by D R Cocker We
sell 1.-THE Gooson strain of Keenan,
We represent D R. Coer in he@ sale fhs seed in Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas and Tennes
and quote prices as long as supply lasts PrcSo ont these Big Boil Staples
Weber, 56t lS8, $500 buheL HMEvineN No. Z H. $25Oa bumL
HMkvhe No s. 1916 200 bThL Keenan, 5l6 to 8. 200 buhd
Columbia Ia sc Grown 1O buheL Columbia 4Ms Grown, lOa bmhl
This letter supplements ours Of Oct 1A and gsem exact facts Isl the breeding etc, Of these
valuable cotonS Remto ROCKER HarvM, S c.,
ORD A. ELLIOTT, Mgr, Greenwood Miss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

l ginned yesterday 1880 lb. Hartsville
Big Boil and got 1921 ID of lint cotton.
A remarkable out turn for staple cot
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
TESTIMONIAL

ton-one bale was picked one day and
ginned the next.
DIR. W. A. BURKHALTER,
Oct. 10, 1912. Greenwood, Miss.
CLARK g. CO., WHOLESALE GRO
GERS, TUPELO, MISS.
The Columbia seed we purchased Of
you were for II. ID. Brown. 1t is the
best cotton in this country. 1t seems
to be an early cotton, matured now to
top of stalk. Yours truly,
CLARK & Co.
Sept. Is, 1912.
Columbia seed we purchased of you
has given US entire satisfaction. The
staple is strong | IA inch. We find 1t
equal in maturity and yield to any cot
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
Mr.. Glidden and Party will Pass Through Greenwood.

a straight, fast ball. When | open
my mouth it means a curve. The
lips just a little apart--that's the
sign for a small curve. Mouth
wide open-that means a big
curve. Understand? The wider
the mouth, the larger the curve.
Now we'll try and see how it
works"
They took their places and Rog-
er set his lips in a thin, firm line.
Perritt shot one over, fast and
straight. Then Roger opened his
face as the signal for a curve.
The youngster gazed for a NOM
ent at the chasm that confronted
him, and then threw down the
ball. IT'S no use", said he. Il
can't do it."
DO what?" demanded Roger.
why" walled Perritt, 4 can't
throw a curve to match that sign,
and I'll bet there amt a pitcher in
the league can do it, either. Think
| got an arm like a barrel hoop?
| can throw them with a hop Of
fifteen inches, and | amt going to
try for any boomerang records
Cincinnati Times-Star, End inst.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
MAKING A HOME.

"Don't you think you two'd better
take these children and make a home
for them?" local humane officer
inquired of a young father and
mother who we're suddenly brought
together in the juvenile court room
at the minute the disappointed hus-
band was about to permit state So
ciety to adopt his two little people.
In the suggestion lies great wisdom.
Winning a home is one thing, keep
ing it is another, while making
home is yet a third proposition
Making home is the business OF
marriage, and a sad number of per-
sons miss the important point.-Loi
Angeles Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
CAT COMMITS SUICIDE.

Dependent because her four chill
,dren were taken away from her,
"Spots," the pet mascot and station
house cat at the Penn avenue police
station, committed suicide yesterday
by leaping in front Of a street car.
The kittens had been taken away one
by one, and the old cat wandered
about day and night in a melancholy
mood. Yesterday she ran to the
street car track. A car was approach
ing, but the motorman stopped in
time to avoid killing "Spots." The
cat was chased back, but later
jumped under the wheels of car
Philadelphia Record.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
uNNEEpED NERVOUSNESS.

The customs officials at Leith, Ire
land, seized, several weeks ago, sew
eral cases of rifles shipped from Ger
many, scenting insurrection in the
threats of some men in Ulster to re-
sist home rule by force of arms, II
they couldn't defeat it any other
way. Things looked ominous from
another direction for the peace OF
the British empire. After several
weeks of nervousness, during which
the rifles reposed peacefully in the
customs storehouse, it developed that
they had been shipped to theatre
cal company, which intended to send
instructions as to their destination,
but which, like many another theat-
rical company, had ceased to tour
after being on the move for some
weeks. Then everybody breathed
easier, and perhaps smiled when no
body was looking.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
WILL Be a STUDENT AT 81
cray-HaIred Carpenter Receives Old
Legacy Created TO Give Him
College Education.

To return to Tennessee at the age
Iof fifty-seven and take advantage of
a legacy created for the purpose of
affording him a college education
when he attained his majority, which
has remained unused by him, is the
Intention of an Oklahoma carpenter.
The man, now a gray-haired, robust
grandfather, intends to return to his
native state, enter Vanderbilt uni
versity at Nashville and begin a
three-year course in accordance with
the plans of his benefactors pre-
scribed nearly forty years ago. Ear
ly in 1873 the Methodists in his
home town created a fund for his
education, their expectation evident
ly being that he would enter the
ministry. They subscribed a fund
Of $500 for the purpose Of assisting
the young man in securing a one
year course in English and a two
wear course in theology. The legacy
has now grown to 81, 200. The bene-
ficiary has nine children, four OF
them grown and married, while his
youngest will soon be ten. The ia
ther said he willingly would give the
advantage of the schooling to one Of
his children, but the provisions Of
the gift forbid.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30

Chandler. Okla In a letter from
this place. Mrs. Ella Flowers says;
II hardly know how TO thank you
for the gooj that Cardui has done
me. Before tried Cardui, ] thought
was past hep. but after taking it !
was relieved at once, and gained at
least 10 pounds Everyb dy says !
look so much better. I am still inn
proving greatly" Many women are
completely worn out and discoursg-
ed on account Of womanly weakness.
Are you? Have you not tried Car
ddi? Ii only needs few doses TO
convince you that Cardui is just
what you need. Try it today. L;
will cure your pains.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
NOTED AUTHOR, BUT INSANE
Alexander Cruden, Who Compiled "a
nous Concordance, Was In the
Madhouse Several Times.

Alexander Cruden, author OF
"Cruden's Concordance of the Holy
Scriptures" was born at Aberdeen
in 1901, was educated at Marichal
college, where he took his M. A. he
developed symptoms of insanity,
however, and was placed in confine-
ment. On his release he left Aber-
deem and for ten years was a tutor,
finally in 1882 setting himself up as
a bookseller in London. In 1877 he
published his Concordance, dedicat-
ed to Queen Caroline, who promised
to remember him." The queen
died a few days later, however, and
Cruden soon relapsed into insanity,
and for ten weeks was confined to a
madhoBse. He suffered another Sc
rious mental relapse in 1853. His
later years he spent going up and
down the country reproving by voice
and pen the nations sins of Sabbath
breaking and profanity. He wal
| Just about to visit his native cit!
when he died at his prayers in hi
lodgings at Islington, November ]
| 1770.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
MUST BE BORING.

He-Yes, my wife's away from
home and Pm on my own society.
She-Dear mel How ever can
you stand it2
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30

Professional iumorlst Could Not see
Anything Funny About Polltl-
cal Convention Crowd.

"sam' Blythe, whose josh stories
about politicians and things politi-
cal are well known, arrived in Chi
cago to edo" the Republican conven-
ton. Immediately clad in light
gray suit, with a hat and cane to
match, the gray-haired young man
made an interesting figure in the
lobby Of the Congress hotel. And he
seemed to know everybody on the
floor.
He was approached by a younger
newspaper man, who stood somewhat
in awe Of the older mans promi-
nence, and addressed as follows;
elbow are you, Mr.. Blythe~
"HeIlo,n said Blythe.
"You are Mr.. Blythe, aren't youY'
81 sure arei"
swell, I'm Blank Of the Yankee
Doodle and I've got a column OF
funny stuff to write and | want you
to tell me a funny story about some
of this gang"
"Son," quoth Blythe seriously, I'll
YOU can find anything funny in THU
sad outfit you're pretty good !''-Chi
cago News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
nOpkinsyiIle Market
Quotations.
Corrected July, l 1912.
RETAIL GRoCERY PRICES.

RETAIL OhOCEh1 hlCE"Ss
Country lard, good color and clean
lac per pound.
Country bacon. 15c per pound.
Black-eyed peas. $3.50 per bushel.
Country shoulders, l5c per pound.
Country hams. zoe per pound.
Irish potatoes. $500 per bushel.
Northern eating Rural potatoes
81 90 per bushel
Texas eating onions, $500 per
bushel
Red eating onions.$2 90 per bushel
Dried Navy beans, $3.50 pc,
bushel
Cabbage, 8 cents pound.
Dried Lima beans, 10c per pouno
Country dried apples, l5c PEI
pound
Daisy cream cheese. 25c pe'
pound
Fell cream brick cheese, 25c PEI
pound
Full cream Limberger cheese. 26'
per pound
Popcorn. dried on ear.2c per pound
Fresh Eggs zoe per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-workeC
country butter, in pound prints. 25c.
FRUITS.
Lemons. 25c per dozen
Navel Oranges, 9Oc. 40c,per doG
Bananas, zoe and 25c doz
| New York State apples $500 to
$500 per.barrel
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.
Dressed hens, 12ac per pound
Dressed cocks, 7c per pound
i've hens, 1Oc per pound; live cocks
&c pound; live turkeys. i3c PEI
pound
Roofs, HIDES. Wool AND TALLoW
Prices paid by wholesale dealers te
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, 1915 ID
; Golden Seal" yellow root, $I.35 II
Mayapple, 81; pink root. 12c and 49,
Tallow-No. l, Al, No. 2. &c.
! Woodbury., Zoe to TIC; Clear
Grease, 21c. medium, tub washed
2Sc to soc; coarse, dingy, tubwashed
18c.
Feathers-Prime white goose. SOC
dark and mixed old goose, I5c to 3Oc
4 gray mixed, I5c to 20c' white duck
:, &c to 35c. new.
n Hides and Skins-These quotation
e are for Kentucky hides. Southern
y green hides &c. We quote assorte'
r. lots dry flint, nc to I4c. $40 bet
e ter demand
Dressed geese. lie per pound 70
: choice lots, live 50
i Fresh country eggs. 10 cents pc
n dozen
le Fresh country butter zoe ID.
er A good demand exists for sprin
= chickens. and choice lots Of fires
country butter.
HAY AND GRAIN.
Choice timothy hay, $28 90
=. No. timothy hay, $28 90
= Choice clover hay, $25 90
" No. clover hay. $25 90
\ Clean. bright straw hay. $500
N Alfalfa hay. $S2 90
White seed oats. CSC
n Black seed oats. CSC
"a Mixed seed oats, 65c
No. 2 white corn. $l.O0.
a No. 2 mixed corn. $l.0O.
Winter wheat bran. $500,
Chops, IS 90
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
THE OLD soUABBLE.

al might have married a million.
aire," declared Everywoman. zone
of my schoolmates is now one"
"And several of your schoolmates
are working right in this town fol
ten week." retorted Everymani
"while one of them is in jail.
guess in marrying a chap getting
$1,000 a year your average is fairly
good"
And then Everyday set up a how
and they had to stop quarreling and
go attend to him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
NJ. A. IN EITHER CASE.

Elsie Janis, the talented young ac-
tress, was urging friend, one eve
ming at a roof-garden supper in New
York, to remain another year at col
lege before marrying the young man
to whom she was engaged.
'eYou will always regret" urged
Miss Janis, "that you left college
before getting your degree"
ooh, WE'LL" her friend answered
mischievously, "maybe I'll soon be q
MA anyhow"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30

'Does your doggie love your"
"Betcher life he doesl I'd kick
the stufin' out of him if he didn't"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
A Cash Offer.

The Kentuckian has made specia
clubbing rate with The Memphis
Weekly Commercial Appeal BY
which we will furnish both papers
for one year for the very low sub
cription price OF s2.25. The Com
mercial Appeal is one Of the largest
and best papers in the South. and
we hope TO receive many new sub
scriptions on this offer; $2,25 cash
for both papers. -. :.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
PAYS TRIBUTE TO VETERANS

Mrs. Carrie Feldkamp is an old
lady at Corryville, a suburb of Gin
cinnati, who makes it a point to
place flag upon the breast Of every
veteran who dies. Her husband and
two brothers were in the war, and
she says they told her Of SO many
kindnesses done to them that she
tries to repay the obligation with
this little tribute 10 the dead.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
SUPREME CONFIDENCE.

"Billinger seems to have great
confidence in his wife"
eyes, it's really extraordinary.
He would even be willing to stay in
the yard while she was manipulating
the hose"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
A GUTTER.

The young man wanted an under
standing before he proposed.
"Can you wash dishesS' he asked.
"Oh, yes" said the girl. "Can
you wipe emp
He didn't propose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-01
OF WOInen's Rest Rooms
Will Occur, Thursday.
Completed Rooms viii Present
Attractive Appearance.
Enterprise VIII Open with Good
Prospect of Success.

The Augusta Womans Association
will hold a public reception from 3
to and from to 9 p NJ, Thursday.
at the new women's rest rooms, POI
Water street. over Wheeler's ieWelry
store, Tor the purpose of explaining
the nature OF the work intended and
10 give the public an opportunity to
inspect the rooms. Light refreshments
win be served and the public is cor
daily invited To attend this opening.
Members of the association We're at
the rooms, Saturday afternoon, ar
ranging various matters of detail and
the completed rooms, when opened Ia
the public Thursday. will present Il
very attractive appearance. \ suite of
three rooms in the North block has
been taken By the association. include
ing reception room, refreshment room
and kitchen. 1t is planned to serve
light luncheons and also tea to those
who do not care for luncheons. The
rooms will be made attractive in every
possible way and as the location is
central one they will serve the pur-
poses of the association admirably
The committees have met with en-
couragement and financial support in
is no Question but what the enter
prise Will be opened with a feeling
of 81 curity against possible failure.
The soliciting committee thought it
wise during the holidays to discon-
tinue its work, but there are names
of citizens vet on the list, who have
not been called upon to contribute and
they may rest assured that no slight
;rt
opportunity to help this most needed
work along, as funds are needed for
a matron's salary and some articles
of furnishing.
If the bills can be met promptly the
first year the committees feel that
it is possible to make the enterprise
self supporting. Membership fees from
those who feel an interest in the en-
terprise would be gladly received and
much appreciated.
Every amount of money received is
turned over to the treasurer with the
name of the donor and a certain limit
has been figured out to meet the nee
essarY expenditures. When that
amount has been raised by the COM
mittee there will be no more solicit
ing. The general public is asked to
aid the committee in reaching that
amount. Said 4 member of the asso-
citation, Saturday: "The work of So
liciting is not pleasant work, no mat
ter how cordially the solicitor may be
received, and If some of the public
spirited men and women would re-
spond without call from the COM
mittee it would be very gratefully ac-
knowledged.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-01
AMUSEM ENTS.
Coronation Pictures.

THE citizens of Augusta have a rare
treat in store for them the first three
days of this week, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, when at the
opera house will be presented the
Kinemacolor Coronation pictures, di
rect from the fremont Temple, Bos
ton, where they have been running
since last August to crowded houses
nightly. Manager Cuddy has for some
time been trying to arrange with the
Kinemacolor Co. in Boston. with a
view 10 being able to present these
pictures 10 the Augusta public, and
after a long and tiresome negotiations,
has Teen able to book them for linz
tied engagement.
These pictures are not to be con-
founded with the ordinary moving
pictures. These are beautiful studies.
portrdying the greatest event in his
tory Of the PAST year, the Coronation
of King George V of England the
principal events of the 40-days festival
of the rejoicing proceeding and follow
ing this great event. These are not
SHOWN in the ordinary monochrome
or black and white, but in all their
gorgeous colors, correct in the slight
est detail. This marks the first time
in the history of the world that royalty
has Teen photographed for the bene-
fit of the general public in animated
photography. This was brought about
by the issuing of, the Royal command
Of the King to the Kinemacolor Co.
to make them as a record of this great
national event, and copies of these
films now repose in the sanctuary OF
the Tower of London.
Some ef the studies which will be
shown in all their glowing colors por-
trag THE unveiling of the Victoria
memorial and also THE review OF
the troops" which followed immedi-
ately afterward. during which very
intimate studies will be had OF Their
Majesties the King and Queen, also
| Edward, the Prince Of Wales. Princess
Mary and Prince George. the children
of the King. We also see the Emperor
| and Empress of Germany and Princess
Victoria Louise of Russia, their
youngest daughter. We also see the
| Coronation procession in all of its
glory, to see which people came from
| all parts of the civilized world. We see
/ the Coronation coach in all its glory.
drawn by the famous team of Hano-
verian creams, the sires OF which
We're originally imported from Hano-
Yer, Germany. to draw the coach OF
| Queen Victoria. We see The Royal
| Progress" made by Their Majesties
| the day after the Coronation process
| sion. and the Lord MAYOR of London
presenting the sword of office to His
! Majesty. We also see a study depict
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-01
THE DATE OF FOREFATHERS'
DAY
Would Have 1t Observed the Second
Monday of December.

The Mayfower settlers first landed
on the site of Plymouth, by the Eng
fish calendar on Monday, December
II. 1920, and the true anniversary oil
that event came in this year 1911 on
Monday. December II, as it did in
1920. The celebration of Thursday,
December 81, or Friday, December p,
1911. as forefathers' day is erroneous.
The leaders of the "Old Colony club
OF Plymouth inaugurated the error in
1863, by misinterpreting the act passed
by the British Parliament in 1851. en-
titled AN act for regulating the COM
mencement of the year; and for cor
recting the calendar now in use GA
George II. chapter %, and amend
nents and supplements thereto).
Although in 1863 the true anni-
versary happened to come on Monday,
December II, as it did in 1920, and as
lit did in this year of 1911, yet. so in
noeently but mistakenly bent were the
leaders of the "Old Colony club" that
they celebrated Friday, December ~ in
1869; they reached this result by a
process of arithmetical addition, they
took the true day, Monday December
IL. and added II to~it and produced
Friday, December %, for this 11-day
addition they claimed authority in the
act of the British Parliament before
mentioned: there is no such authority
in that act, nor anywhere else.
This hallucination of adding IL days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-01


ing the naval review at Spithead,
when His Majesty held a review of
161 of the battleships or watch dogs
OF the world, from the English navy,
including also II vessels belonging to
the various foreign powers of the
world-Italy, Austria. France and es-
pecially one of our own battleships,
the Delaware, the largest vesseli or
them all.
These and many others too numer-
Gus to mention will be graphically
portrayed by the wonderful I<inema-
color process, which has been grant
ed the Gold Medal of honor by the
French Academy of Arts, as being
the eighth wonder of the world.
Each study will be explained in ev
cry detail by William Short who has
been describing the pictures at Ire
mont Temple during their long and
successful run there, this past fall.
The prices will be 25, IS and 50 cents
for the evening performances, with
special prices at the matinees of %
cents, and 10 cents for children.