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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

A New York clergyman says he is
anxious to get rid of commercialism
in marriages, and therefore he has
tried to replace business with SEN
timent in the marriage service by
changing worldly goods to hearts
love" 1t is safe to say that many
a young woman who Is for moderniza-
ton Of the marriage service to the ex-
tent of leaving out obey" will hold
that the line ought to be drawn some
where. and that 1t would be safe to
draw it so as to shut out the latest
proposed innovation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

The latest knock at femininity In
London comes from judge who has
decided that an automobile chauffeur
must not have woman seated be-.
side him when he drives car, as
the woman may be either too at
tractive,. too laxative, or too inquisi-
tive to enable him to concentrate his
attention on his wheel. The first rea-
son may be pardoned; the two others
sound as If he had just ducked a tin
can thrown by an excited suffragette,
and was in a grouchy state of mind
In consequence.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

Bichloride OF mercury accidents are
growing SO numerous as to constitute
a serious reflection on the drug trade,
Cant the druggists decide on plan
for putting up bichloride Of mercury
tablets in such a manner that they
will not look like something else? or
course they can, If they will. Make
the thing blue by throwing in lit
tie harmless coloring matter. Give
them a distinctive shape. Adopt both
of these precautions If necessary-it
Is easy. But certainly it Will not DO
to put up a deadly poison in a form
which it is liable to be mistaken-and
in many Instances is mistaken--for
harmless or helpful medicine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
DIARRHOEA QUICKLY CURED.

II was taken with diarrhoea and Mr..
Yorks, the merchant here. persuaded
me to try bottle of Chamberlain 5
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
After taking one bottle ofit ] was cured.
II also cured others thatI gave it to, y
writes M. E., Gebhart, Oriole, Pa. That
is not at all unusual. An ordinary at.
tack Of diarrhoea can almost invariably
be cured by one or two doses Of this
remedy. For sale by oil dealers,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
BUSINESS LEAGUE NOTES.

Mr.. H. II. Lotter, L. S. Engineer in
charge of construction of the new
Humphreys Highway, with two assis-
tants, is installed in the court house
and has his field corps making surveys
between Greenwood and the hills. As
soon as the final location is determined
bids to do the work will be advertised
for. 1t is thought that work may be
begun within about thirty or forty
days. Mr.. Letter is anxious to get
construction advanced as far AS posi-
bic before the bad weather of winter
season sets in.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

A Brooklyn policeman arrested a
man for biting his hand. The man
swore he was only kissing It. As no
mark was on the hand, the magis'
trate decided that the policeman must
proye the difference between a kiss
and a bite, to the end of determining
whether gracious acknowledgment OF
homage paid or Pasteur treatment was
in order This problem certainly beats
the record
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
NEW MEMPHIS WHOLESALE FL R
NITURE HOUSE.

The following mention of the new
wholesale furniture house. to be open
ed in the Bluff City on Nov. lst, will
be read with interest by the Greenwood
friends and acquaintance of the stock
holders of the new corporation:
Memphis will soon have another large
wholesale and retail furniture establish
ment.
Details for the organization of the
Wilson-Jennings Furniture Company
were completed yesterday. The Com
pany has secured long lease of the
store building at Nos. 122 and 124 South
Main Street, and will commence bust
ness on Nov. lst.
S. G. Wilson of Greenwood, Miss.
will be president of the company; l..
N. Starke, vice president and general
manager and A. E. Jennings will be a
member of the company.
Mr.. Wilson is one of the best known
business men of Mississippi, and has
been prominently identif I'd with the
furniture trade for years. He is pres-
dent of the Retail Furniture Dealers of
| the United States,
Mr.. Starke is also one of the best
k1own men in the furniture trade in
the south He was assoriatpd with the
old firm Of A. D. Gibson H. Son, for
rrora than % vrars as MANAGER ard
buv4r and is now with thr Armstrong
Furniture Comuanv. h. has a large
aru,aintanra with ,b, trai,. fhrnI,rhn,It
This territory and every. imuortart cIul
and a naioritv of tba hanison,p,t
bor,o, j., Nnr,,,hie .hn,,, tI,a r.sYit- a.
bis ,.ror+ lnn,,,la4,,.. .,,d artistic. t.,.t,.
j., dooor.t inn and f,,,,,shirp
M, Ianr;nnz i . rron,ioant ca,,jtal
,;st who has far wears been idDu,irirc
with nlantino and banking interests Of
Mississinpi He has recently made his
home in Mempbis In his brief resi-
dpnce here he has already taken &
nroninent place in financial circles,
The buiIdinp at Nos. 122 and l24
South Main Street has been identified
with the furnitpr. trade for wears II
will at once he comnlpteIv rpmodpled
and will be decorated and arranged I'm.
der Mr., Starke's personal supervision.
No store in the south will be better ar.
RANGED for the dispav of fine furnitu e
rugs. carpets and draperies, and the
line of those goods carried will be sec
ond to none in the south.
Mr.. Starke has associated with the
new firm many of the best employees o
the old firm of A. D. Gibson & Sons
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

Walters in restaurants in Rome
have been warned against carrying
money to the cashier and change to
guests on plates, because inyestlga-
ton has shown that on all paper mon
c; there are disease germs" Com.
menting on the fact under the head
line "Unclean Money" the Paris Ma
tin says that, with a view to ascer-
tanning whether coins were also I'M
clean, scientific examinations were in
stituted and these results obtained:
On a ten-centime piece bacteria to
the extent of 100000 were found, with
three per cent. mold; on 2O-cen-
time nickel 100000 and two per cent.
mold; Oh silver two.franc piece,
10000 bacteria and one per cent.
mold and on a 20franc gold piece,
10000 bacteria and no mold A
well-worn 50-franc note housed 3,00O,'
600 bacteria.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
CAUGHT A BAD COLD.

Last winter my son caught very
bad cold and the way he coughed was
something dreadful, writes Mrs. Sarah
E. Duncan, of Upton, Iowa. 1--WE
thougst sure he was going into con-
sumption. We bought just one bottle
of Chamberlain Cough Remedy
and that one bottle stopped his cough
and cured his cold completely Fol
sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

One of the oddities in the news OF
the day is a fatal automobile accident.
resulting from a reckless JOY ride by
notice authorities and employees in one
of the city machines. Even official pc.
sition and responsibilities seem help.
less before the advancing tide Of the
speed mania.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

An exponent of organized play
scores the back lot game. Put 1t to
a vote of the boys, however and the
chances are they'll prefer game OF
shiny with an old tin can on the
dump to sliding down nice shiny
board in the Fairgrounds, Still, 1t
isn't always best for boys to let them
have what they want.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

1t is prophesied that flying will some
time be as safe as autoing by appli.
cation to aviation Of an invention used
in submarine sailing. But the public
would be better satisfied to have the
standard OF safety little higher than
is set by the auto.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
HAVE YOU A FARM FOR SALE?

| have inquiries for good clear
ed farm lands, as homes for good
white farmers. If you have a
good farm, not an overflow farm,
not far from town, in good shape
at the right price, will be glad if
YOU would communicate with me.
Address 3D." P. 0. Box F,
Itta Bena, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

On August lst Secretary Hays wrote
Mr.. J. l.. Cox, A. G. +. Agt. So. Ry.,
asking that his cotton tariff be amend
ed so az to provide for compression IN
transit at Greenwood and reshpment
of cotton when from BeI2oni, which
was readily agreed to and tariff supple
ment issued accordingly. At the sar.e
time the same question was taken up
with Mr.. Hattendorf of the Y & NJ.
V. K. r., and in addition Mr.. Hatten-
dorf was requested to also amend his
tariff so as to cover following stations;
On the Swan Lake District - Harriet,
Cooperage, CLANCY. Slower, Brazil ;
Blue Lake District Blue Lake, Ford
and Douglas Spur, Duggers, Easum,
Mr.. Hattendorf issued supplement to
tariff 1853 d. effective September 25th,
including the points named and Bel2oni,
for shipment of cotton to Greenwood
for compression and reshipment to all
points shown in original tariff. thus
adding ten new points Of origin for
floating cotton INTO Greenwood.
Cotton buyers are expecting to han
die larger receipts Of cotton here thi,
season than ever before. Business
generally is rapidly improving and tn"
outlook is bright for the future
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
PROCEEDINGS SEPTEMBER TERM
CITY COUNCIL.

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Of the City of Greenwood, Miss, met
in regular session Sept 2, 1913. Pres
ent; q. l.. Ray mayor, R H. Hicks
clerk. K. l.. Miller marshal and tax
collector, and Aldermen l.. |. Brad
dock, G. ?. Elliott and Harry Hosmer.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
BIG GINNERS REPORT.

Washington, Sept. 8.-The CEN
sus report on ginners to Sept, 1st
issued this morning was the lar
gest on record, being 794,0U VS.,
73O,935 last year and 1897 in
1911. The report by states fol.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

An Austrian student when informed
Of his failure in examinations shot
dead the professor informing him Of
the fact. The nervous susceptibility
Of the student mind sometimes car
RES it too far. D..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

In the olden times beach party
consisted Of a beach, big lunch and
several persons. Nowadays beach
party consists of man, girl and a
secluded spot
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

That III" fly is responsible for that
dread disease Of children, infantiIe
paralysis, was demonstrated more
than year ago. Now q 81 Louis
physician claims 10 have traced it
still further and finds that the flies
themselves are infected in the larga
stage through infected fowls says
the Philadelphia Press. We all know
that the fly is to be dreaded, but we
would be loath to believe that the do
nestle fowl is a source of danger to
the health of young children. 1t
cannot be If the children are protect
ed from flies and if the flies them
selves can find no waiting hen ma
nurs in which to deposit their eggs.
In other words, cleanliness Is the SOW
ereign preventive of infantile par
aysis, as it is for many other dis
eases. Sweep up promptly and cover
securely all kinds Of foulness in which
flies breed and there will be no flies,
and the diseases which they Commu.
nicate will die out. Cleanliness is not
only next to goodness, it is a condi-
ton of health, while foulness is the
direct agent of sickness and death
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

Father would be glad to get rid OF
the lobbyist who spends such an un-
considerable time bidding daughter
goodnight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
CHANCERY SUMMONS.

The State of Mississippi.
To BuIah Jones, whose post office ad.
dress is Memphis, Tennessee.
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of the county
of Lefore, in said State, on the Second
Monday of October, A. d. 1913, to de-
tend the suit in said Court of William
Jones for divorce, wherein you are q
defendant.
This 18th day Of August, A. .: 1913.
A. X. BEW, Clerk.
GARDNER a. WELLINGTON, Soils.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

Maybe the eighty-two-year-old Ba
vsr,an dake who has Just got d.
yorce has met another actress.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
:, ,~r,-Y,sc oyR TROUBLES.

rn5a.5.cdly. The toubles of today
INK lar.e and cause US sorrow, but
.fter while many of them are lost
I sipht of and finally forgotten, We all
have cur troubles, and while al first
stance they may appear to be out of
rroD0rlion to cur deserts, and we Won
apr ynv we are called upon to bear
,bem in reality they are but the ordi-
nary incidents OF life magniiied more
or less By conditions. says the Charles
ton News and Courier Of course,
mere are many trials that come to US
from time 10 time which are neces-
sarv parts of our existence, and these,
as a rule, are deep and poignant
enough to leave a lasting impress
rpon cur characters. They reshape
our lives, as it were, and mature us
into men aald women better fitted to
undertake LIES responsibilities, It
Is net these great sorrows, however,
that prove harmful to us, bst, rath-
er, the smaller and more trivial ones
with which we are all beset. A trou-
bic that happens to befall us today
may seem of much lager proportions,
perhaps, if we are not in the proper
spirit to meet it than if it came to us
later on, when we are beginning to
realize ourselves. A great deal de-
ponds upon our mental and physical
condition, for if We should happen not
to be in perfect control of our feel
ings, We are very sure to magnify any
trouble that may come to US. We
lack the strength Of character to fight
against it or to crush it down, but
accept it resentfully and allow it to
prey upon our minds. If, on the other
hand we were to dissect such trial
in order to gain a better knowledge
of lis true character, the chances are
We sho"Id realize the folly of Civ
Ing way TO our feelings.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

Throwing mouse traps at members
of parliament is several pounds more
humane than throwing bear traps.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

The Board of Trustees Of the public
school were authorized to proceed un,
der the contract with RUBBISH & Son tc
have the swimming pool at new schoo
building completed according to plans
and specifications.
Fire Chief ordered to buy one car
load timothy hay at $1,000 per ton.
Report Of r. +. Miller Of collections
made was approved as follows: Fines
and costs $326 92, privilege tax $50. 90,
street tax $4,000, dog tax $3.50, for
garbage cans $424.25.
Reports of Street Commissioner Stod
dard and Convict Sergeant Larry were
received and approved.
The First National Bank, city depos,
tory, reported the following funds or
hand: General $3732. 68, school sl5l. 96,
street $SO.9l, interest $40, l44, 81, paving
S2809. G8, school building $l7533.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

Yazoo City, Miss, Aug Is, Martha
the 7-year-oId daughter of Mr., and Mr.
j. c. Washington, was electrocuted
this morning by taking hold Of a dead
wire of the Mutual Telephone Company
which had been crossed by an electric
light wire. The mother of the child
was knocked down three times in her
effort to extricate the child. The dead
wire had been allowed to remain there
for quite a long time and one report is
that Mr.. Washington had notified the
authorities to have it removed. This is
the second death in Yazoo City from a
similar cause, the other being a Cum
bertrand Telephone Iineman several year
ago. His widow sued the city and got
judgment for $4,000
The above is reproduced to emphasize
condition that is likely to prevail at
any time in Greenwood, unless the old
wires of the defunct Yaaoo Valley Tel
ephone Co. are removed from streets.
Many of these old wires are crossed
with telephone and electric light wires.
Aside from the danger of life, the pos
sibiIity of heavy damages against the
city is to be considered. The authori-
ties should have these old wires re-
moved without further delay.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

"Sure Crop" Rust Proof Oats
for sale by Y. T. EGGLESTON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
Mr., LEWIS A. RIFLE tells his
experience with coughs and colds
that lead to nervousness and de.
biiity.
Colds are often

Colds are often
aggravated dur
ing the Summer
because inactive
bowels and q
stomach out Of
order are prime
causes in keep
ing a cold from
getting well.
Pe-ru-na has
very beneficial
laxative quail
ties that neutral
lie such condi-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12
FOR SALE.

300 acres Of land near Berclair;
about 1870 acres open, and has
five good tenant houses; will sell
at a bargain to quick purchaser.
E. A. HUMPHREYS,
Itta Bena, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

A. Bernstein left this week for
the Eastern markets to buy fall
and winter goods for his popular
store.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-09-12

The Commonwealth does
the best printing.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-02
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER.
Splendid Three-ReeI Feature at the
Colonial Tonight.

A spectacular drama 10 three full
reels telling most interesting and
peculiar story OF the Spanish Ameri-
can war There is beautiful love
story delicately interviewer that will
appeal, to every lady as it is just a
shade out of the ordinary. The war
scenes are very strong and vividly
produced as only the Bison company
offer. 1t is wonderful production.
Watson and Little in their one act
farce "A Matrimonial Bargain" made
a big hit and their offering is novel
and very entertaining. little sketch
unfolding some of the troubles of a
newly married couple and the manner
in which 1t is presented by this cleve r
team of versatile artists is ridiculous
funny and had the whole audience in
an uproar. Both have good voices and
their song numbers went very big.
Both Mr.. Watson and Miss Little
played Annapolis several years ago in
Lovers and Lunatics in fact they
met in Annapolis as the show rehears-
cd and opened here. six months later
they were married. There is quite a
little romance.
Billie Birn pleased with his songs
and stories in blackface. Special
music will be offered by the Orchestra
tonight. Don't forget, Eagles night
on Wednesday, Sept. 3rd. Special
pictures of their convention. Watch
the Capital for other surprises this
week.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-02
NAVAL PHYSICAL TEST.
To be Greatly Modified by SecretaE,
Daniels.

Secretary Daniels is still consid-
ering, or at least has failed to act on,
the draft of a new order for a great
ly modified physical test for commits
stoned officers of the Navy and Ma
riae Corps.
Some weeks age the surgeon gen
eral Of the Navy submitted recon-
mendations on this subject, fortifying
his representations with statistics
and observations from various
sources, showing that it was desir-
able to do away with the ten-mile
monthly hike, which is now exacted
as demonstration of Individual ply
steal fitness.
1t is proposed instead to have
merely an annual examination con-
Quoted by the naval surgeons, and If
it shall appear on that occasion that
an officer is not up to a prescribed
standard Of fitness he shall be brought
before a retiring boarc. In the
meantime, the attention of officers
has been directed to the Mueller syI-
tenn of physical training.
Some suggestion has been made
that it would be- well to require
officers to indulge in this form Of
exercise regularly, but the medical
officers are inclined to believe that
Navy and Marine Corps officers
should be left to their own re-
sources in the matter of keeping
themselves in condition, and if
they fail to do this the response
bility is theirs.
1t is taken for granted thst with
the possibility of examination for
retire ment confronting an officer
once year he viii take measures
to preserve his health and render
himself qualified to meet the ply.
steal reuuir sments.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-02
PATHE WEEKLY.
Reel 40 Of the Topical at the Palace

The Pathe Weekly for tonight
contains the usual number of inter.
esting events, including an enor-
nous engineering feat at New
York Traffic Squad of the New
York Police Department holds its
fifth annual field day at College
Point, N. Y; Weston, the 75-year
old pedestrian, completes his 1876
mile walk. and many Others.
ION the Broad Stairway an
other Of kate Kirby's Cases, a
series OF detective stories. On the
day OF his marriage, young man
realizes that he really Loves the sister
of the girl he is to marry. The
bride is found dead on the stairway
with her fiance's knife ia her back
Did he kill herr Kate Kirby solves
the mystery. You will enjoy this
clever picture.
Rounding up the Counterfeiters.
The resourcefulne of Federal de-.
tective in ipprehe ndihg gang Of des-
perate counterfeiters. Then two
short comedies by the Lubin Com
pany. At the Telephone and 1.-THE
Zulu King. t" Both are stories of
hen-pecked husbands and sure
laugh producer. A very enj lyable
program throughout.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-02
TO PROTECT CHILDREN.
Maryland Society Investigates Cases Of
ImmoraIity-Cases Investigated.

A meeting of the directors OF the
MARYLAND Society &c Protect Chill
dren from Cruelty and immortality
was he Ia at its headquarters, CSC West
Franklin street, Baltimore, yester-
aav afternoon, President Isaac ).
Field, presiding.
Superintendent Parker made the
following report for July and Au-
gust. 1919: Cases investigated, l26;
children affected, SAT; children re-
moved from improper surroundings,
% children placed in asyiums, II;
children placed in families, 81 chill
dren temporarily sheltered, s chill
dren taken under guardianship or
supervision, 81; children otherwise
relieved. So; certificates issued, a.
proce edings conducted. -; children
visited that have been placed with
families. So.
or the case attende to II were
in Baltimore county, one in st.
Mary's county and all the others in
Baltimore city.
Baltimore City Last May our att
tention was called to an interesting
little girl. age II years, who ha !
been cruelty whipped with the butt
of wagon whip by the woman who
perhaps is her mother. This woman,
whom we had arrested, was convicted
and fined. We brought the little
girl TO the Society's Home. and this
month (July) placed her with St.
Vincent de Paul Society.
Baltimore County Two colored
children, age and 4 years, respec-
lively. were Neglected, destitute.
Their fathers whereabouts are IN
known and their m lther is disreput-
able. 1t was her custom to leave the
children locked in . room without
attention while she wandered around
the country. We had the children
taken from her and committed TO an
asylum.
A cruel father beat and kicked his
l6-year old boy until he was insen-
sible We prosecuted the man. who
was convicted and fined We also
took the boy from his custody and
sent him to an asylum.