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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

On Tuesday afternoon Mrs.
William NJ. Peteet entertained
charmingly out of compliment to
Mrs. Charles B. Mcclellan, of Cow
lngton, Tenn, and Miss Susie
Baird, of Fort Loring. The in
tereSting game of rock was play
ed on the lawn of this pretty
home, and many exciting games
were thoroughly enjoyed, after
which delicious refreshments
were served.
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Majors, of
ltta Bena, came over Monday
evening. The following morning
a successful operation was per-
formed on Mrs. Majors for APP
pendicitis at the Kings Daughters
Hospital.
Mrs. W. S. Cooper and son,
William, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Ellis, Jr., the past few weeks,
left yesterday for Birmingham,
where they will visit relatives for
a month or two.
Rev. j. H. Ingram, of Schlater,
TILED DR.. Cunningham'S pulpit at
the Methodist church in this city
last Sunday morning, and the
splendid congregation present was
delighted with his able and elo-
quent Serman.
Rev. J. f. Cunningham, pastor
of the Methodist church in this
city, conducted an interesting and
successful series of meetings in
the Methodist church at Schlater
during the past two weeks.
Mrs. Lillian Spurrier returned
home last Sunday from McMinn-
vile, Tenn, where she visited her
daughter, Miss Velma, who had
been sick for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Craft and
children, of jackson, have been
enjoying a visit to the Wildwood
home of Maj. M. S. Mclean the
past two weeks.
Mrs. P. B. Portwood, and Miss
es Portwood spent Sunday in Itta
Bena with R. d. Portwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Wednesday morning the house
of Corinne Gay was almost tot
ally destroyed by fire. A quick
run and successful work by the
fire department saved the adjoin-
ing houses and prevented the
total destruction of the dwelling.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Miss Agnes Tins, of Vicksburg
is the attractive guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Tins Jr., this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Turner, Of
Kennedy, visited relatives and
friends here the first OF the week.
Hon. w. S. Barry and E. M
Purcell made a business visit to
Birmingham the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. McLemore
have gone to the mountains of
North Carolina to spend the sum-
mer.
Sheriff w. C. Taylor and family
returned Sunday from their visit
Of several days to Gulfport and
Biloxi.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Schlater, Of
Schlater, visited the family Of
Mrs. Galloway in this city last
Sunday.
DR.. Frank H. Smith and wife
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. E. Townes at Glendora last
Sunday.
Miss Byrd Shankle has return
ed to her home at Highlandale
after a pleasant visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Tins Jr.,
Mrs. Andrew Dahmer has re.
turned home from a visit of sew
eral weeks to relatives and friends
at Murphreesboro, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Tyson and
little daughter left Sunday for
Denver, Colo, where they will
spend the summer months,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mr.. J. D. McLemore, ST., of Itta
Bena, was in the city Tuesday.
j. G. Peasants, of Minter City,
was here the first of the week.
Mr.. R. w. Bright was over from
Itta Bena one evening last week
Mr.. Rowan Thayer made bus
mess visit to Schlater this week
J. D. billiard and B. J. Sanders,
of Beat 2, were in the city Mon
day.
DR.. D. M. McGehee was down
from Kennedy the first of the
week.
Oscar hernandez was down
from Money Tuesday and Wed,
nesday.
E. K. Myrick and A. H. McLe.
more were over from Itta Bena
the first of the week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20
NOTICE TO PAINT DEALERS.
A. R. BEW,.
Chancery Clerk.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors Of Lefore Coun-
ty, Mississippi, will receive sealed bids
until IL O'Clock noon on the First Mon
day in July, 1918, for IL barrels Of
bridge paint to be delivered at Green
wood, Miss, for use on county bridges.
A. r. BEW, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mrs. Russell, of Greenwood, and
two little daughters visited Mrs,
}. J. Simpson at the Arlington
hotel the past week.---Greenville
Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

from Hot Springs. Ark. are surely
fine to tone mp the liver, drive she
poison from the bowels and make
you feel splendid--2b ccnts
Free sample Liver Buttons and booklet
about the famous Hot Springs Rheumatism
remedy and Hot Springs Blood Kennedy at
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20
NOTICE TO COAL DEALERS.

The Board of Supervisors Of Leflore
County, Miss, will receive sealed bids
at its next meeting on the First Mon
day ii July, 1913, for 100 tons Of lump
coal F. o. B. Greenwood, Miss. Bids
must be filed with the clerk of said
Board not later than IL o'clock noon Of
said date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mr., B. P. Chatham has accepted
the position of cotton seed buyer
with the Buckeye Cotton Oil Co.,
in this city, and will in future
make this territory for that
Staunch institution.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Hon. w. S. Barry and E. M.
Purcell made a business visit to
Birmingham the first of the week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fowler
and little daughter arrived from
Water Valley last week for a visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Hicks. Mr..
Fowler has returned home, but
Mrs. Fowler and the baby will re-
main here a few days longer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Craft and
children, of Jackson, have been
enjoying a visit to the Wildwood
home of Maj. M. S. Mclean the
past two weeks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. McLemore
have gone to the mountains of
North Carolina to spend the sum-
mer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Turner, of
Kennedy, visited relatives and
friends here the first OF the week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mrs. P. B. Portwood, and Miss
es Portwood spent Sunday in Itta
Bena with R. d. Portwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mr., C. E. Jordan and little son,
of Greenville, are spending the
week in Greenwood. Mr.. Jor-
dams extensive furniture business
here and at Greenville keeps him
hustling all the time---but, being
one of the best business men in
the Delta, he is equal to any
emergency.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mr.. J. D. McLemore, ST., of Itta
Bena, was in the city Tuesday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Sheriff w. C. Taylor and family
returned Sunday from their visit
of several days to Gulfport and
Biloxi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Schlater, Of
Schlater, visited the family of
Mrs. Galloway in this city last
Sunday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

j. G. Peasants, of Minter City,
was here the first of the week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mrs. Lillian Spurrier returned
home last Sunday from McMinn-
vile, Tenn, where she visited her
daughter, Miss Velma, who had
been sick for several days.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

DR.. Frank H. Smith and wife
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. E. Townes at Glendora last
Sunday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Miss Agnes Tins, of Vicksburg,
is the attractive guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Tins Jr., this week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Mr.. R. w. Bright was over from
Itta Bena one evening last week
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20

Miss Byrd Shankle has return
ed to her home at Highlandale
after pleasant visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Tins Jr.,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
IN TINPAN ALLEY, COMMERCIAL
WORTH OF DITTIES is DETER
MINED BY MEN WHO ARE AR
lists.

Tinpan alley is a thoroughfare where
thfs commercial value of ragtime bal
lads is assayed by experts. who weigh
bars of music as Wall street weighs
bars of gold. Stocks In Wall street are
sometimes sold for a song" meaning
g very low figure This commercial
phrase In Tinpan alley often conveys q
different meaning entirely, for songs
have been known to realize vast for
tunes there.
Think not too lightly of little
ballad as a factor In high finance said
a railroad expert. "In the present con-
dition ofsthe street I would rather UNI
derwrite a ragtime hit than good
bond issue. There Is more money in
the tick of metronome than in thai
of stock tickers. II Wall street Is wise
1t will learn of Tinpan alley and syn
copate securities to make them pop
ular"
1t is said that the princes of Tinpan
alley employ composers whose bust
ness is to orchestrate or score little
melodies whistled to them by their en-
ployers. For the compelling ballads OF
today. according to persistent gossip
originate almost exclusively In the
minds of commonplace. calculating per-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Training Boys for Nations Welfare

The nationwide movement Tor con-
servation of our natural resources is of
such recent origin that young foil, not
vet out of school were old enough to
understand what 1t means when frs,
we were aroused to its need.
While 1t was not new subject
scientists and students Of economics
long had touched upon tit first was
crystallized in the public mind und. r
Roosevelt. when clifford Pincnol, his
chief forester. made plain this vital
need In such a way az to wake the
people to the seriousness Of the stu.
alton.
OF incomparabiy greater value than
our natural resources are our hi man
resources, however. Yet, parade Yieai as
II may seem. the movement for con-
serving the latter followed. rather than
preceded. that which had to. do with
forests. soil and water. 1t was almost
as II the public mind, alarmed al the
prospect of diminishing material
whereWith to build and feed, sudden
ly had sensed the ma gnitude of the
greater problem--diminishin human
strength and ability to use the nat.
ural resources, says the PHILADELPHIA
North American.
Hence the solicitude for human re-
sources which famed into being liz
many parts of the land spontaneously
and first was expressed In work To
protect the woman, the matrix OF the
race, the arbiter OF the future, which
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

ing to keep up his magnificent work
who gave form and a national in
crest to the modern better boy move
ment.
A little later on Baden-Powell. hero
of Mafeking, made a plea for nobler.
more efficient boyhood by planning
and organizing the Boy Scouts. rrIis
movement, now as strong In America
as on the other side of the wai.r, is
doing great things for the boy. BY Civ
ing boys a chance to show men and
women what they really are. it is deep
ening public interest in them as an In
valuable asset.
While these and other boy move
ments were progressing, we nave been
watching an experiment being made
out west by a man who apr rebates
the danger of farm desertion-a melt
ace than which this nation has none
more grave at present-and VINO Is sue
ceeding in his effort to instili bt the
farm boy the sort, of interest IN the
soil and its cultivation that rs the one
safeguard against his leaving che farm
for the city.
This mans name is Otwell. and in
the small town of Carlinville, ILL.,, he
publishes a paper called the Farmer
Boy, which has for Its special purpose
the education and entertainment OF
that division of the boy army named
In It's 1ltle.
For 1t must never be forgotten that
the present day movement from the
farm to the city. which is Increasing
at rapid rate. constitutes, the CHI eff
peril to our future. This nation is
doomed il something Is not done to
keep the farmers boy on the farm.
This is the prediction of every pro-
phetic mind that has given thu subject
serious consideration. The iced. as
touching this nation, is new, but real
ization of the Importance of keeping
the boy on the farm is old, Long age
SO great a statesman as Daniel Web
ster foresaw the possibility OF what
now has come to pass and said:
THE farmers are the founders of
human civilization. Not only that
they are the lasting. foundation. Let us
never forget that the cultivation of the
earth Is the most important labor of
man. Unstable Is the future OF a coun-
try which has lost it's taste scr agri-
culture. II there Is one lesson of his
tory that Is unmistakable 1t Is that ma
tional strength lies very near the soil"
And back of the farmer, the mer-
chant. the efficient citizen OF every
sort. is the boy. To neglect MIN is to
neglect the nation,
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$3.50 Recipe Free
For Weak Men.
Send Name and Address To
oay-You Can Have It Free
and Be Strong and
Vigorous

We have In possession prescription for nervou.
acbilty. lack of visor. weakened manhood. fanins
memory ana lame back. brought by excess I'M
natural drains. the foles YOUTH that has cured
40 many and right In their our
homcs--withou, any additional help OF medicine
that think every who wishes TO regain hi.
mani, power and viriity. quickly and quietly should
have a copy. SO have determined to send a COP,
Of the prescription free Of charge In plain ord
mary sealed envelope 10 any will write IA
tor H.
This prescription comes from physician who I'M
made a special study of men and are convinced /
s the acting combination for the cure OF def
eient manhood and vigor failure ever put together
We think owe 1t to our fellow send them ,
ropy III confidence that any anywhere who 4
weak and discouraged with repeated failure ma,
atop drugging himself with harmful patent medi
cines. what behefe tie qa= ckesI uct an.
restorative upbuilding. SPOT-TOUCHING remedy ey.
or devised. and himself home quietly anc
quickly. Just drop us line like tins: lnteIstais
Kennedy Co.. 1902 Luck Building Detroit. Mich and
will send you copy Of this splendid recipe IN 4
plain ordinary envelope free OF charge A great mans
would charge $500 $500 for merely writ.
Ing nut prescription like this-but send 1t entire
n free
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

in his suit. and l cannot see that there
will be a saving Of over 81 at the most.
We'll" said 1. that at least is some-
thing
so IL is-for me-" replied the tailor.
ITO be real honest with you. | think l
shall profit more by the Underwood Din
than my customers"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Relief for Commemorative

How much do you expect to save on
that new suit and overcoat by the Under
wood tariff bill? I asked a fashionable
Walnut street tailor to tell me the an
swer. says writer In the Philadelphia
Ledger.
THE gentleman who Just walked out of
here left an order for a new suit cost
ing $780," said this architect of good
clothes, ''and he asked me the same ques-
ton. We use the best imported material
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

corn ever had. Put "GETS-IT' on in q
seconds and away they 60, shrivel,
vanish. No more cotton rings to make
the corn sharper and more bulgy. no more
bandages to stop circulation and stick 10
the stocking, no more salves to turn the
flesh raw and make the corn pull" no
more knives or razors with danger OF
bleeding and blood poisoning.
"GETS-IT" is painless, stops pain ana
is absolutely harmless to healthy flesh.
Warts and bunions disappear. GETS
IT. gives immediate. relief.
"GETS-IT" is sold at druggists at %
cents a bottle, OF sent on receipt Of price
to E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. Sold ia
Birmingham by Eugene Jacobs Drug
Store. Gale Drug Co. G. stores) 30T First
Avenue and Pratt Station. Pratt City,
Ala
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

low 10 a fixed part Of every progress
i've programme.
Hence. also, the general acceptance
Il the fact-until a few years ago ig-
iored-that the child IL our 4, --latest
national asset. And In dealing with
his vital matter of child conserv alton
aturally interest first. centered in the
yirl. She ssthe possible mother. and
such received primary considera-
Ton. 5 ..s..,.
We have no quarrel with this order.
hich we think entirely proper. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

rights the better 1t will be for the ma
ton and the rae.
But we must not lose sight OF the
boy.
1t is imperative, for the same rea-
son that urge US to consider the girl,
that We should do for the boy every
thing we can to help and strengthen
him: to equip him for good fatherhood
and efficient citizenship.
1t was the little Judge of the Denver
Juvenile court-Ben Lindsey. row fight
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
"CEIS-I1' Ge..s
COrns Sure IS Fate
II You've Had Corns For Months or
Years, .'GETs-tl'' VIII Hemove
Them All In n Few Days

.'Whew! hurts way up to my heart.
I've tried almost everything for corns.r'
Corn sufferers. cornless JOY Is at nand.
"GETS-IT" is the only real enemy any
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

W y = k II New
Miss
.! wi ne In
m damad orh.n md tbs mount nomn weanypu
greene ~ no tina he he ln the hrou heagesa her od~d
h should be 40
n he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16

is a moist unpes SAINT looking body which is equally
n n storage the father of
radddIes
in all paris of the world but their fore habitat
cold and cammy
white
the hardhood them
SionaN
tempting a "a t. q le dhoe inner
In appearance fish
ing in profile and having mouth that resembles Socialist
"" n mas lovely snuods straight front figure that atones
for its facial defects
being calm collected impulses
The habits OF the fish The
the
INDUSTRIOUS
Colonel Roosevelt approval delight
The Of appears their sense of
huor They the practical
they like nothing better than
him along for miles through shallow
thing to show for his trouble n is
There a OF he
extremely large about the Of whale
game ana only caught after the most brilliant maneuveing
Tile part Of the fisherman The chief peculiarly
ness for is observable that his
hooked except when a fishing one.
The variety fish that man actually
does catch This measy that
cooking is extremely expensive
little hand frequently
to
known varieties OF fish are the sucker which
sightseeing automobiles rubb
er which hrts the dining
the clans which plentiful along Peachtree
Women, who frequently make big
catches find combination of
good looks and hattery Almost especially
How fishing comes among sports Of among
ever attempted to solve 1t must simply
omforabe once and spend from SO to 500 TO 81. on y S end
ched for that been in that vicinity for ten years
aud then he win every
him aching brag had.
gs been d as9 are found in all parts Of the World but the
ind that that is the cheapest place at which
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
IDaysey Mayme
AndHer Folks
BY FRANCES L. GARsIDE.

TIME absence Of the big framed pic
tur- of Beatrice DeCenci from
Il the parlor wall Of the Lysander
John Appleton home is al last explained
-Dayscy Mayme appeared yesterday at
a meeting of the Upward. onward Move
ment club. wearing it for u breastpin.
The little of her face thar appeared
above the pin and below her hat was
enough To convince those vino saw her
that her heart was heavy and sad.
Even the tip of nose may express it's
sorrow.
The motive ct The UrwarA, onward
Movement club is tp reduce household
expenses. Instead of Staying at home
long enough To boil d cheap cut Of meat
Until in is good, the members of ,his
club meet three times week tp de
uouuce the packers.
The strength their maternal auces-
tors devoted TO the meat chopper To
make tough meat tender they eNpcud i'm
welding the gavel.
They are extremely fashionable. mod
ern ana progressive.
Member after member arose and read
papers denouncing the meat trust and
mourning the deficit d large rnrterhouse
leaves IN a small salary, and some Of
the more courageous members advo.
Gated marching on the butcher shops a
la Albany
uaysey Wayne arose. and the voice
that echoed from behind her hig hat and
breastpn was uuutterably sad.
II wish" she sale, that the names Of
the Appleton family he dropped from
membership of the Upward, onward
Movement Club
There was a dead silence. She had
been its most active member
IAN OF our family made a vow at the
last meeting" she continued. that we
woula do without meat We have been
untrue to our VOWS We have trans
Eressed"
Visions OF tempting, juicy steak
tioaJed before the eyes Of her audience.
All, the flesh is weak,
. Daysey Vsyme read their thoughts.
I've fell" she continued, but not as
YOU are thinking
we vowed no meat should come into
our house. and we devoted ourselves to
a diet e apples and nuts
But We found" here she showed
signs of Mysteries. for her experience
had been trauEht with unrest. that in
eating apples and nuts We were eat
ing as much meat 10 the worms IN them
as We had eaten when patronizing the
butcher"
She staggered from the room. she
felt she must have air
The members looked at each other.
Her confession explained the claim made
by dietitiars regarding the nutrition
found in apples and nuts.
Thew shook their heads WISELY.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
LIVE CHEAPER-CUT YOUR
MEAT BILL DOWN

You can cut down your meat bill
two-thirds and get more nutritious
food by eating Faust Macaroni 4
Toe package of Faust Macaroni con
tains as much nutrition as 4 lbs. Of
beef-ask your doctor
Faust Macaroni is extremely rich
in gluten, the bone. muscle and flesh
builder. It is made from Durum
Wheat. the high protein cereal.
Delicious. too. You can serve
Faust Macaroni a hundred different
ways to delight the palate. Write
for free recipe book showing how
In air-tight, moisture-proof packages,
, and 10 cents
MAULL BROS.
St. Louis, Mo.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
THIN FOR YEARS. "GAINS y
POUNDS In q DAYS"
Remarkable Experience Of F. Gag
non. Builds Up Weight
Wonderfully.


y "'' all n'" down TO h' very b"',om,'
writes F. Gasnon. Il had 10 quit work. was
SO "''". Nov. hanks TO sA'SoE look ike .
ne" man. ] gained - pounds IN % DAYS
Sars'I Las put 10 pounds O" Inc ln "a
days. states ~. Il. Roberts 'I' made me steep
well. enjoy VIA. ate ana enabled me TO work
with interest and pleasure.
- weighed I"l pounds when commenced
ta1ns sarge. Ai'of fading 20 DAYS weighed
If' POUNDS. Sa'F". is the mos. wonderful prep
4'a''' ''' n''' ''''''''s l "S'' ever S''"' ne
''4''- y. Na'''' an" D. Meier a'c' p" "'s
past twenty years nave ''Se" medicine every
day '"r indigestion ana s'' t"'nn'' ever year.
l took Safgoi Tor forty days and feel better ma"
have fel' In twenty years Ny weight has Ia
creased from 100 TO I'o pounds
When hundreds Of men and women-4nd there
are hundreds with more coming every DAY
living in every nook and corner OF WIS broad
land. voluntarily testify to weight increases rang
ing all 'he way from 10 10 IS pounds given
hen hy Sarge sou must admit Mt and Mrs.
and Miss tnin Hsa"'' l"a' mere must 90 some
ding i" .hs ssrS"' ne'hoa 81 u'sn UuiIuihE
after a.
Uadr'. you relfc. look into &c.. Just as thou
.. ., ..,.-. t.-. ,f,,ss. Man, shin s,Iss
'a' give "o'' any '"ii'k 10 p". o' ''''''
ezra weight" but when some one suggests Tay