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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

BABY MINE" PLEASFs

As a panacea to drive dull ca.
away, Baby Nine" which W.:
presented at the GrpenwooS
Theater on Wednesday night !
hard to beat. A roaring comedv
freighted with interesting AMI
comical situations, the producfinuu
is one of the funniest fafefaf ri y.
ever seen in this city. Aftrr H.
first act the audience hardlS
ceased its laughter until the fail
Of the curtain.
The company, with possiHv
one exception, is unusually strono
and handled the play in a yerS
creditable manner. The action !;
the comedy, if it can be called
action, is conferred around do.
meStic infelicity in which borrowed
babies figure prominently. The
situations are g~orgeouSIy ride.
ulOus and were superbly handled
The next attraction will he
Dustin Farnum's The LittIest
Rebel" on the 10Th inst. This i
one of the best shows that will be-
presented during the remainder
Ct the season.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14
SCHI.ATER ITEMS.

We are still having some rainy wealth
err. Hope we will soon have good
weather for gardening, and planting,
or getting ready for crops.
There will be a Washington celebra-
ton at the Kings Daughters Hall Sat
urday evening of the 22nd of this
month. The income is for the benefit
Of the chiIdren's league of the Metho-
dist church.
The school is getting along fairly
well, and the teachers are planning a
Library day right soon, and are hoping
to make it a success for the building up
Of the library for the school, and at the
same time to make it interesting to the
public in and around Schlater as we'll.
1t is contemplated to make it on the
order Of the larger libraries, and let it
be for the benefit Of every one in the
place. Let's push the matter along.
Schlater Brothers will erect several
houses for rent to the negroes. These
are needed here.
Mr.. Means Johnston and wife visited
with Mrs. Johnston's mother east of
here Sunday.
Miss Mana Golf has returned from
Columbus where she has been taking a
Normal course and will return soon to
continue her studies.
Sarah Elizabeth, Mr.. and Mrs. R. B.
SchIater's baby has been sick lately,
but hope she will soOn be right again.
UNCLE NOSE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14
TELL HIM so.

The other day at a funeral in q
neighboring city there hung
about the edges Of the congre,
cation a fellow who seemed to be
in great distress and grief, says
an exchange. He did not occupy
a place with the mOurnrrS, and
no one seemed TO know that he
was especially interested in the
deceased. Yet his grief appeared
as genuine as that Of the stricken
family.
The widow noticed the man
and after the burial services were
over, went to him and asked him
why he grieved. She told him
that her husband always con-
sidered him an enemy, and she
saw, no reason why he should
grieve at the death of a man for
whom he cared so little as he
seemed to care for the dead man.
She knew that her husband had
upon occasions been kind to him,
but he had never manifested any
husband had comn ~ the conrIu-
sion that the mOurner was an
enemy.
TberpuDon fine fellow admitted
that thp dead man had done him
MANY kjndnpsscs He said that he
had always appreciated him and
had the kindcst feelings for him
and suDDosed thp dead man HIM.
self understood that he was CRATE
full, although he had never told
him So, Ali Of which is a rather
lengthy prelude to A piece Of adj
vice that is pretty good in this old
world, and is to tel him So"
There are preachers in the pull
pit wearing away their lives who
do not hear as many words of
announcement as they should.
Our pubic schools are full Of
that no one ever takes
the trouble to inform their spr-
are APPRECIATED. There are
men occupying public positions
and d~eyotjng their lives TO a con-
D rformance of their
luties who DO not hear a word Of
from one wears end to an
other, And as for the editors.
well. thew are kent 50 bnsv dodo-
ng bricks that are thrown at them
they do NOT nIpase the
'eaders, thew probably wouldn't
near it if Won "toId them So"
There are too MANY neonIp
1anging around ON the outskirts .
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14
THE WOMAN ON THE

Ask any farmers wife whether
she wants her daughter to marry
a farmer. The chances are that
she will answer promptly and
with emphasis, "No!"
There are two fundamental
weaknesses in the average farm
home, and it is the women who
suffer most from both of them.
The first is that the family income
is appOrtioned on a wrong prin-
cipIe: the second is the lack of
modern ConVeniences.
In the home of a mechanic, or
a man on salary, the wife and
mother finds her hands full in
making a wise expenditure of her
husbands income, but on the
farm the woman must share the
task Of producing the income as
we'll as that of determining how
it is to be expended. In other
words, she is her husbands BUSH
ness partner. What does she
get from the partnership? Too
often no more than what can be
summed up in the terse saying,
Board and clothes and a coed,
steady job"
But the farmers wife should
have some money that she can
call her own, She earns it,
Young people also like to have
their own money, a definite
amount in the form of an allow
ance, or Of payment for work, or
of profits Of trading that they
have been permitted to do. 1t is
to obtain a little money Of their
own hat 50 many young people
leave the farm and seek work in
the town. They would stay at
home gladly if they had a part in
the farm business and a just share
Of the profits.
Lack of ConvenienCes in the
kitchen exists even in the
of farmers who till thtirI
with skill and knowledge,
and whose barns are equipped
with the latest machinery.
But these are drawbacks not
directly connected with the family
life. What does it mean for the
of our country when boys
and girls who advance beyond
the grammar grades have to 90
INTO town to get their education?
At the most impreSsionablc age
they are trained in the habits of
the town. A fundamental pur-
pose of the country school should
De to enable a child to sleep in
his own bed and eat at his own
1reakfast-tabIe up to the age Of
eighteen, and yet receive an ade-
luate education. That not only
means that the schools should
each agriculture, but that they
should interpret to the children
he beauty and the inspiration of
Gods great outdoors" The
curriculum Of the city school is
lnsuited to them.
Another interest that lies close
o the heart of the open country
$ the social life of the community. j.,
The old, delightful forms of coun-
ny social life--the husking-bee,
he barn-raising, the quilting
brought the people together to
york happily and to play merriIy.
,hanges in the organization of in
have made it impossible to
BRING back the old order, but
some kind of social life that will
oe as well suited to the country
must come in time. No imitation
city forms of entertainment
VII survive the clear air OF the ,
open country. .
1t is not the views Of men, but i
he protests, the homes and the
ambitions of women that will
DIVE the problem how to keep
he country a good place to live
Elk. {
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14
AN ORDINANCE


Or resolution declaring a sidewalk nee
rssary on the west side Of Dewey
street between Market street and
Front street. and fixing the sppcif-
cations and declaring the conditions
for same.
Section /. Be it ordained and resoIv-
ed by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City Of Greenwood. LrHorr
county. Mississippi, proceeding under
Sections BAH, 34l2, and 34I3, Code of
Mississippi 1906, as amended by an Act
Of the Legislature of Mississippi, ap-
proved April Is, 1910. as amended by
an Act Of the Legislature approved
March s, 1912, that it is necessary that
a side walk four feet wide be
constructed on the west side of that
part of Dewey street living between
Market street and Front street. in the
city Of Greenwood. Lefore county
Mississippi. which construction REQUIRES
unusual outlay of cost and for which
outlay and cost the general jmnrove-
ment fund Of the city is, in the iudg.
mint Of the Mayor and Board of Alder
men, insufficient and should not he used
for that purpose, but the costs Of the
said sidewalk should be assessed apain,t
the property owners rs provided in said
Law as so amended.
Section 2. And that said side waIk
shall be Of good concrete Of the moter-
ial, parts, finish and work
manship required bv the plans and srec,
i lcations on file with the clerk Of said
Board, said plans and spscifcat;ors
hereto referred n ha;rg tbos, foIlowod
by the Oxford Concrete Comnanv in
their contract with the said citv moIs
and entered into in the vear of rooo
and shall be of the grade aIroody
adopted. so as to give A level surface
with all connecting walks. and shall be
four feet wide,
Section 3. The Civ Clark shall mako
publication of this ordinance or resoIp.
ton. as REQUIRED nv law and shall, moko
to the Mayor and Ro,,d of Al
dermcn, showing the fact of nnhrco
ton. and he shall frrtber rorort H., 4,
scriptjon Of the nrorarty ahnttirr roo,
III. side of tho str.ot ,ror ub;oh
the said side walk is 70 he constructed
and the names 81 ths owroro ~ ~,
and whether or NOT tbsv re.iJo
upon or occupy the propertv owned Nv
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

1t is not infrequent that news.
papers find themselves unapprp.
ciated by the men whom thew
have favored by their SUPPORT
column after column being Dnb.
Iished in their favor, and yet such
favcrs, when the test comes ARE
unappreciated. When you find
your home paper taking no inter.
est in you or your success, when
you find it keeping aggravatingly
Slent when you think the editor
should be tearing his linen in your
behalf, do not work yourself into
a fever of anxiety as to the cause;
ask yourself wherein have
you placed the paper and its
editor under obligations to use
space and energy for you.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14
THE GREATEST DRAMATIC HIT
IN YEARS"

Madam X" is what the player-folks
call a growing play. Its methods and
situations are so intensely interesting
that instant favor is always accomplish
ed. but the second act fa~scinates more
than the first, and the fourth creates
the sense that this is a remarkable
story, this extraordinary drama of
'Mother-Love." Much has been relat-
ed of what is said and done in the play.
by the ablest critics in the world and
their unanimous verdict is THE great
est Drama of the age" The author.
Bison, and the players of Madam X"
have created what may be fairly re-
garded as a classic; and when it is
played here on Friday, Feby 2lst, at
Greenwood Theatre, it will be sure to
delight a large and distinguished audi
ence.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

Mail orders receive our best
care and attention. If you are not
pleased with what we send you,
return it promptly and get your
money back. A. Weller & Co.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14
By Pollard & Hammer, Att'ys.
A. e. McLemOre md others
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

Notice is hereby given of the intention Of the
Board Of Supervisors of Lefore County. Missis.
5ippi' at its next regular meeting on the first
Monday in March. 1918, to borrow slN,ON.M
for the purpose Of paying the expenses of the
county, other than the judiciary. and to issue
therefor the loan warrant or loan warrants, of
said county, payable on January LIST, 1914, bearing
interest at the rate Of 6 per cent per annum.
A. r. REV Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

''Re careful how you speak Of a
wOman's character. Think how
many years she has been build.
ing it, of the toll and privation
endured, of the wounds received
and let no suspicion +, low their
actions. The purity of woman is
salvation of the race, and hope of
future gre illness, the redemDtion
Of men. Wipe out her purity and
man sinks beneath the waves Of
despair, with no star to guide his
life boat into the channel of safety.
Think then before you speak, and
remember that the hog can root
up the fairest flower that ever
grew, so the vilest man can ruin
the pureSt WOman's character"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

What is nicer than a qold-head-
ed umbrella? The handle can he
preserved for generations. An
umbrella is a necessity. See our
large assortment. A. Weller &
Co.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14
PETITION FOR PARDON.

To His Excellency, Earl Brewer, Governor of the
State Of Mississippi:
Your petitioner. William Boone, would show to
your honor that he was convicted of manslaugh.
ter on an Indictment for murder at the June term,
1903, of the circuit court of Lefqre county. Miss.
issippi, and sentenced to the penitentiary for 20
years, and your petitioner, who is a negro, now
most humbIy requests that he be pardoned:
LIST. Because the ends of Justice have been met
in the punishment already melted out to him;
End. Because the best interests of the state
will be conserved by granting this pardon.
Most respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM BOONE,
By Pollard & Hammer, Att,ys.
A & NIL nrnnrn IL -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14
ESTRAY NOTICE,

One brown mare mule, about 5 years
old, is IL to l6 hands high.
Followed mail carrier from the Ham.
Iicon place to Sidon last Saturday.
A liberal reward will be paid for in.
formation leading to her recovery.
Write or phone to
DIR. W. T. JOHNSON,
JAM ~, l9I3. Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

There will be services at the
Catholic church Sunday morning,
Feb, 10Th, at 10 o'clock. All are
cordially invited.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

Caiomel, CaIomel, you can not stay,
LIV-VER-LAX has shown US as easier
way. Ask S. L. Raines.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

STRAYED OR STOLEN-About Jan.
49, 1913, one Brown Mare Mule, Is
handS high, 6 years old, branded IS"
on Jaw. A liberal reward will be paid
Tor the return of said mule. r.n.1y
Feb. 5, 1913. R. w, -RAIRp.
Fort Loring, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

Why be c]Qnstipsted when you can
buy LlN,VER-LAX at S. L. Raines?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

FOR RENT-Store room on Market St.
opposite Henderson & Baird Hdwe. Co.,
formerly occupied by Barnwell & Ash.
craft: NApplysto Scates Bros.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

FOR RENT-Corner store-house, loca-
ted just north of Southern depot, on
Howard street. Apply to G. H. Cos
som, Greenwood. Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-14

VISITING CARDS Engraved orprlnt-
ed at the right prices. Send The Com
monwealth your orders. Special atten-
ton also given to Wedding Invitations,
Announcements, etc.
Evening star., 1913-03-01

1t is probable that there are more or
ganizatons Of consumers among farmers
Evening star., 1913-03-01
Police Stop Petty Graft.

A good deal of sentiment and not few
sovereigns have recently been showered
on Scottish piper who appeared out
side Hampden House, the town residence
of the Duke of Abercorn the night of the
late dukes death, and played the La
ment." 1t was announced In every Lon
don paper the next morning that the act
was spontaneous on the part of an old
servant of the family, and the new duke
sent scouts out to discover the faithful
retainer" He was found all right. living
in a court off Holborn, and taken to the
duke, who bestowed upon him a hand
some sum of money.
Sincekhen the Lament has been played
outside the residence of almost every
family of means or title in London hav
ing the slightest connection with Scot
land which had suffered bereavement.
1t was being repeated at the doors of
the late Duke of Crawford few nights
ago. when the police came upon the
scene and took a hand in the game. The
piper. they discovered, was a street mu-
sician. and not Il genuine Scotch piper.
Street musicians in London are allowed
to play only during certain hours, and
then only on streets where the residents
do not object to their music.
Evening star., 1913-03-01
Joke ON THE Joker
House of Commons Jester in
Hiding From Women.
BALKED SUFFRAGE PLANS
Sir Frederick George Banbury Has
Habit of Springing Surprises
on Parliament.
BALKED SUFFRAGE PLANS
Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. February 10, 1913.
Sir Frederick George Banbury. union
ist member of the house of commons for
the city of London, has a reputation as
wag that today is proving embarrass-
ing to a measurable degree. Th esuffra-
gists arc so eager to reach him that they
would readily cease all their heckling of
cabinet ministers IL they could only find
Sir Frederick, but the member for the
city of London is in seclusion. and he
will not trust even his colleagues in the
house with a knowledge OF his where
abouts. In the meantime, the women pur-
sue the speaker and the cabinet members
to their extreme discontinue. and Sir
Frederick continues in hiding.
Sir Frederick made the discovery that
to Introduce a clause into the franchise
reform bill giving the votes to women
would make it necessary for the speaker
Of the house to rule the bill out Of order
as going farther than was contemplated
when it passed it's second reading. He did
this, and consequently the suffragists lost
the opportunity of testing the feeling of
the house on the question Of women vot-
Evening star., 1913-03-01
Fiction Names.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
One can meet the famous names of f1c-
ton as well as history in ones daily
walks-even the most improbable Of
them Take Dickens works, for instance
Snod grass was once a common enough
name in England and in America bear
ers of it still abound. Wrinkles can be
found in various parts of the country.
and at Eastbourne one can see a tomb
stone inscribed to the memory Of Samuel
Weller But most curious OF all is the
case Of Stiggins. for that name for a
canting humbug is really corruption OF
Stigand. the pious archbishop who
crowned Harold, and as such has been
borne by many worthy men. A Chad
band, by the way, can be found In the
marriage registers of st. Georges, Han
over square.
Evening star., 1913-03-01
Formerly a Stock Broker.

Sir Frederick is a retired stock broker.
Until recent months he was chiefly known
for his CHEEKY speeches on all manner OF
subjects, but never on any very import
ant question. In the early days Of q ses-
sion Of the house of commons Fridays are
given up to private members business.
BY drawing it is decided what member
shall have a Friday to himself and on
that day he introduces some pet measure
of himself or his party. The measure
must be passed before o'clock or disap-
pear These were field days for Sir Fred
erick No matter what the subject, he
could talk for hours on it, talk 1t out In
fact so that there was no possible chance
OF concluding the debate by the stipulated
time. He was seldom known to favor any
measure introduced on Friday by a
private member
Another favorite pastime of his was aft
er attacking the government fIercely to
cross the house and take a seat on the
front bench reserved for cabinet minis
ters Although these benches are re-
served for ministers merely through cour-
tesy, private members never sit there un-
less invited. Sir Frederick. however,
found that by some old act Of parliament
members for the city of London have the
privilege, and on certain occasions he
takes pleasure in exercising it.
Evening star., 1913-03-01

by-products are sold, and the proceeds
are deducted from the cost of the beef.
Each farmer is then given his share of
the beef at proportionate prices for each
cut. If one farmer desires more than
his share of the cheaper cuts he may
exchange better cuts for it. In this way
the farmers are able to have fresh beef
all the time and at prices that approx
mate those at which the retailer buys
his carcasses. Think of fine porterhouse
steaks for ID cents a pound and the best
rib roast for II! That is what co-opera-
ton in beef ring" means.
Farmers often buy fertilizer on a CO.
operative basis. They frequently allow
one Of their number 80 cents a ton for
making up the order and looking after
the shipments.
Could the consumer arrange to buy di-
rect from the farmer by organizing a
consumers club, delivery to be made to
each member OF the club direct from the
freight office. he might effect as success
full a reduction in the cost of his table
as the beef rings in the country effect
for the farmer. For instance. several
consumers not long ago bought a num-
ber of live hogs from a farmer. He
fattened them for the buyers. butchered
them, cured the meat and sold the parts
the consumers did not want. Those con-
sumers were able to enjoy fine Virginia
shoulders and hams, as good as ever
came from Smithfield, at a. cost of about
IL cents a pound, express included.
X
Thousands of farmers would prefer to
sell direct to the city consumer Just as
thousands of
Sales by Producers consum ers
Direct to Consumers. ~ '"'n n,.' 20 s,ao ,ao
products of the farmers at little more
than the farmer gets in the ordinary way.
Sometimes the sons Of farmers drift
to the city and set up stores where they
handle farm produce shipped direct from
the farm. But they soon find themselves
up against the high cost of living, and
with but the one middIemap their prices
become the same as those charged by the
grocers who buy through the ordinary
channels of trade.
One of the amusing things about the
that the retailer. who will quarrel with
his wholesaler if that wholesaler should
happen to sell direct to the consumer,
often tries to buy over the head of the
wholesaler, just as the consumer some
times tries to buy over the head of the
retailer. Usually he announces himself
as a wholesale and retail dealer and
then seeks to buy direct from the iobber
rather than through the regular whole
saler. The jobber refuses to stand for
such an arrangement and then the COM
bination wholesale and retail dealer de-
clareS he is being Disseminated against
The jobber tells him he is retailer and
has no right to buy at jobbers' prices,