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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-09
AGREE NOT TO MAKE PEACE.

HuSsia. England and France Must All
Three Agree First.
London, Sept. 5.-Russia, France
and Great Britain today signed an
agreement that none of the three
would make peace without the consent
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
\ EFFECT OF FEAR.

There was a noticeable diminution
OF transatlantic travel after the IT.
tanie diseaster. The effect OF the sink.
ing of the Empress of Ireland Is al
ready apparent. Reservations have
been cancelled at the Offices OF nan
OF the lines 1t is impossible to esti-
mate how many intending tourists
have abandoned their plans. Such re-
suits are natural. says Cleveland Plain
Dealer. A perusal Of the details OF the
Empress horror cannot fail to have
a lettering influence. Men and women
picture themselves in a position SINH
lar to that OF the victims of the catasr
trophe. Apprehension and nervousness
would seriously mar the pleasure Of
their vacations. They, prefer some
form of recreation free from the
specific peril which has so Impressed
their imagination. AT such times 1t Is
impossible to argue effectively. It is
useless to point out that the great
ocean liners offer the safest form Of
travel. Even figures to prove that rail-
road travel is far more dangerous and
claims many more victims are not con-
yincing. The horror is uppermost in
timid minds, and its effect cannot be
wiped away by mere logic. The ct.
feet, however, does not last long.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
FIGHT At PICNIC;
TWO ARE WOUNDED
WILDER LiTT1EjohN AND LEE Nc
GREGoR ARE IN HOSPITAL AS
RESULT OF FIGHT.
DIFFICULTY NEAR OXFORD
Little Johns Brother Takes Hand and
Fires Bullet into MeGreeor'a
Chest-WAber litttejohn 10
Wounded Three Times.

Oxford.-Wilber L.ittleiohn was shot
three times and seriously wounded by
Lee McGregor and the formers broth.
err shot and seriously wounded MrGreg'
or in a difficulty at a picnic near Bay
Springs. 10 miles northeast of Ok
ford.
1t seems that Littlejohn and Nc.
Oregon had a difficulty at. close range.
One shot took effect In the arm, one
in the leg and u graaed the side of
Littlejohn's face.
Littlejohn claims not to have been
armed and to have been trying to
dodge MeGregor's bullets, when his
brother shot McGregor. tho ball en-
tering his chest.
Both are seriously wounded and two
automobiles made a sensational run to
the Bramlett hospital here with the
wounded men. arriving within a short
time OF each other,
1t developed that Littlejohn's broth
er shot MGGregor when he saw his
brother being shot at by McGregor,
Both men were pale and bloody when
taken to the hospital. Both are promi"
nent citizens of that community.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
PLANS FOR REUNION.


Jackson.~At a meeting. which was
well attended by representatives of the
Confederate Veterans, the Daughters
of the C~onfedefacy and Daughters and
Sons Of Veterans, the Federated Wom-
EMS Clubs and eiYil leaders, arrange
ments were outlined for the entertain.
ment Of the Confederate Veterans at
the annual reunion to be held here dur
ing October. The Joint committee was
given the assurance that the Jackson
board OF trade will cooperate with
them IN every way possible with q
view to contributing to the success Of
the local end of this great annual gath.
ering.
A committee of arrangements was
selected, which Is clothed with plenary
powers, to 20 ahead and do their best,
which Is constituted as follows:
Mayor s. J, Taylor, r. n. Green,
president OF the board Of trade; Capt.
John w. Ciingan, commander OF Camp
r. A. Smith, U. G. "; Capt. J. A. Full
Ter, Sons OF Veterans; Mrs. Dupree, u.
D. c.; Mrs. w. H. Waddell, Daughters
Of Veterans; Mrs. G. II. Alexander,
Daughters Of American Revolution;
Mrs. Julius Crisler, Civic Federation;
J.. O. s.. Sanders, Spanish War Vet
Grams. II. g. sharkey was made chair
man Of the committee and Capt. Jchr
Wabh aecrptary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

The Importance of the flea in the
transmission of bubonic plague is now
generally recognized. The commission
for the investigation of the plague In
India indicated as the result of Its
work during 1906 and 1907, that trans
mission of plague from one animal to
another could readily be brought about
by feas; and that only in the presence
of fieas did an ~epizootic among rats
or guinea pigs ensue. Close contact
with infected animals, including the
devouring Of infected carcasses, was
occasionally followed by a case OF
plague, but no spread of the disease
occurred. Animals allowed to remain
in houses in which plague had oc-
cured and in plague-infected native
quarters became infected, but no in
lection resulted, according to the Jour.
nal of the American Medical Associa-
ton, If the simplest measures were
taken to prevent the access of f1eas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

The secret Of good sleep Is the phys
biological condition af rest being es.
tablished SO to work and weary the
several parts of the organism as
to give them a proportionately equal
need of rest at the same moment. The
cerebrum or mind organ, the sense
organs, the muscular system, and the
internal organs--all should be ready
to sleep together, and they should be
equally tired. To awake early and
feel ready to rise, Is a point gained;
and the wise self-manager should not
allow a drowsy feeling of the con-
seriousness, or weary senses, or an ex-
hausted muscular system, to tempt
him into the folly of going to sleep
again when once consciousness has
been aroused. After a few days Of
self-discipline, the man who resolves
not to doze--that Is, to allow some still
sleepy part Of his body to keep him in
bed after his brain has once ava.
kened-will find himself, without
knowing 1t, al early riser"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
AFTER COUNTRY CLUB.
Clinton Would Have jackson Organ.
izstion Locate Between Two Cities.

Clinton.--An enthusiastic meeting
was held, when the Business Mems
league entertained the leading busi-
ness men Of Jackson and the country
lying between the two towns.
DIR. j. W. provine was called to the
chair and stated that the purpose OF
the meeting was to devise some means
of influencing the Jackson Country
club to locate on the gravel road be-
tween Jackson and Clinton.
1t was stated that several offers had
been made, some In Jackson, or In
iuxtaposition. while others were on
this road.
A committee was appointed to eon-
fer with the people In Clinton and
Jackson and the land owners between
the two places personally Interested
In the location to see what induce
ments they have to offer for the loca-
tion.
1t Ia felt that 1t will be Of great In.
terest to any community TO have this
club, for without doubt there will grow
up around ii a splendid little suburb
and In case 1t " on the Jackson and
Clinton road, In a Short time there Will
be a continuous city In the vacant
space Of six miles that now les be
tween the two towns, ,, .
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

We all ought to dress for the warm
weather. Fortunately the American
people are making progress In this di.
rection. Starched linen is going out
more and more every year and its
finish Is in sight. The so-called negli-
gee shirt Is the normal thing for day
wear and the year round nowadays,
and few there be who wear stiff col
lars and cuffs during the summer.
Linen suits are coming more and more
into vogue, and they ought to. They
are cheap and they are cool and, what
is more and better, they look cool and
thus aid in the formation of an opti-
mistic public opinion. Their psyche
logical effect on the beholder does
more for the general comfort than
tEeir light weight and porous texture
do for the comfort of the individual.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

1t is stated that Crown Princess at
Germany is among the women of high
station in Europe who have minds OF
their own, and that among the latest
demonstrations OF her independence
was her action in going out Of her
way to show courtesy to the duchess
of Croy, formerly Miss Leishman,
daughter of the ex-ambassador to Ger
many, the duchess having been
snubbed by several Of the German SKIS
tocracy, with the approval Of the kai-
ser. Whether or not it was polite for
the crown princess to take this course
remains to be seen, but the general
opinion among Americans is likely to
be that 1t was very nice Of her.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

Advocating a halt in the building of
battleships by Great Britain, Admiral
Sir Perry Scott declares that all types
Of war vessels except submarines are
destined to become obsolete because
they will never, either at sea or in the
harbor, be safe from attack. The ad-
miral is an inventor Of gun carriages.
He says what he has done to enhance
the value of the gun has been nullifed
by the advent of the submarines. He
also says that If a submarine cannot
fight a submarine naval warfare Will
have to end. The matter Is worthy OF
being called to the attention OF con-
gress.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

On account Of the love OF corrections
by the men of the Atlantic reserve
fleet, stationed at the Philadelphia
navy yard, the government candy bill
is no small item, Last years supply
Of rs tons of candy has all been con
sumed, and now an order has been
given for 80 tons of candy and 10000
packages Of sailed peanuts. The candy
is to be put UP in 100000 half-pcund
boxes. An officer states that the men
are partial to the peanuts when in port,
but that their preference Is for the
candy when they are at lei
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
YOUNG WOMAN DROWNED,
Walking Along River Bank With
Friends When She Disappeared.

Columbus. s. Mystery shroudS the
death Of Miss Lillian Carpenter, who
was drowned in the Tombigbee river,
near her home at pickensville, Ala, a
few days ago, and friends and relatives
have not yet determined whether her
death was suicidal or accidental.
Miss Carpenter, together with her
sister, Miss Marguerite Carpenter, and
a friend, Miss Hancock, was walking
along the river bank On the afternoon
OF the tragedy, when suddenly and
without warning Miss Carpenter fell
into the stream. Her young lady com.
panions rushed to the Carpenter home
near by for aid, but before they had
reached the river the waters had
closed In upon Miss Carpenter, and
when her form again reached the sur
face 1t was lifeleBs.
The theory of suicide Ia strengthened
when the circumstances surrounding
the young woman's death are taken
into consideration. She was walking
at a safe distance from the water, IN
company with her companions, when
suddenly she disappeared In the wa.
tiers of the river. And on the other
hand, there seems to be no reason why
she should have taken her own life.
She enjoyed excellent health had a
happy home and devoted parents and
seemingly possessed everything that
would tend to make her happy and
contented. 5 ~ d
Miss Carpenter was the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. v. Carpenter OF PICK
ensyille, Ala, one OF the best known
families Of that section. She was about
81 wears Of age.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

Philadelphia doctors disagree over
ina adebutante SLOUGH" One eminent
musician ridicules the statement of a
Chicago doctor that the position Is
nearer normal than the upright posi-
ton Of the human body. DR.. R. TAFT
Mackenzie, director Of the department
81 physical education at the University
Of Pennsylvania, says: There is no
doubt about the effect Of the two posi-
tons. The %slouching attitude COM
presses the lungs, thrusts the abdo-
men forward and is bad. The 'debu-
taute slouch' is fortunately a passing
phase. We haven't been standing on
our hind legs very long, and perhaps
We find the position a little difficult,
fol like all good things the erect atti-
tude is hard to keep. But 1t is the cor
rect attitude for human beings, never
theless. 1t supports the internal Or
gans adequately and 1t is healthful.
/ shouldn't recommend a return to
crawling on all tours"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
MEDICINE AND THE PRESS.

Dr. Rucker In his address before the
Medical college graduates emphasized
the great work that can be done for
the enlightenment of humanity
through the cooperation of physician
and newspaper. What he said was
simple truth. That It is a truth the
importance and potential benefits of
which the medical world is beginning
10 perceive and appreciate is rendered
all the palmer when a journal like
American Medicine rebukes members
OF the profession who hold that the
press should be anathema to the phys.
iclan and that, no matter how i'm
portant to the public medical news
may be, 1t should always be withheld
from the newspapers and the latter
De left to get 1t If they choose to do
50 from the pages of the technical pub.
lication in which 1t Is officially pre-
sented to the profession. The lament
able results which may ensue from
this method of procedure are indicated
by American Medicines statement
that the great majority of physicians
first learn of new discoveries in medi-
cine from the lay press; and as an IL.
lustration of how lamentable those re-
suits may be, the burial of Mendel's
great discovery for 81 years following
its presentation In a technical publ
cation is most convincingIy illuminat.
ing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

The tendency of American cities to-
day is toward the lowering Of build.
ings. Cleveland, like Chicago, limits
buildings to 200 feet, and so does New
ark. The limit in Baltimore is ITS feet;
In Los Angeles 1t is $50 feet, and the
same limit Is fixed in Portland. Ore.
Sacramento and Boston impose a re-
striction of 125 feet. Besides these.
Buffalo, New Orleans, Jersey City, Pat.
erson, Denver and st. Louis have rela-
tive limits on the height of build
ings depending on street widths, says
Engineering Record. This country
wide movement toward restriction win
be greatly accumulated as soon as cit.
les know generally what New York Is
doing to correct the evil effects of
overbuilding.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

A volume of water, 40 feet in diam
eter, hurled 100 feet into the air, con-
stituted but one of several demonstra-
tons of the new powerful explosive,
~trotol-gelatin, given by the demolition
squad Of the Twenty-second regiment,
Corps of Engineers, In Yonkers. The
tests were made under the direction
Of Lieut.. H. G. Woodward, who in
vented trotol. The new explosives
destructive power is equivalent to that
Of 80 per cent dynamite, or twice as
powerful as dynamite used in rock
blasting. 1t cannot be set off by heat
or concussion; hence 1t can be safe
~ transported. Illuminating mercury
- absolutely necessary to fire it. To
prove Its safety, Lieutenant Wood
ward set a stick afre while a trooper
held It in his hand.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

L... . Is .A EL# .n#hH ~, fltH
A Boston physician advocates ice
cream as a remedy for intoxication.
The cooling effect Of the ice cream, he
says, counteracts the heat Of the alec.
holic Inflammation, and the gelatin
which is a component part Of most
commercial ice cream acts as a pro-
tective layer for the mucous membrane
Of the stomach and absorbs the alco-
holic poison. He also recommends
candy as a means of dealcoholizing the
system. 1t is to be hoped the pleasant
nature of the remedies will not pro-
YOKE cultivation Of the disorder for
which they are prescribed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
WOMAN v DEAD.
Theory Entertained Mrs. o. A. Smith
Committed Suicide.

Hazlehursts-~Mrs. D. A. Smith was
found dead In bed here with a pistol
shot IN her breast. The superstition is
that It was Suicide. No one was in
the building at the time except MIR.
Smiths father. The Smiths lived In
the rear Of their store, and It was In
u OF the rooms that the tragedy DC
Cured, Mrs. Smiths husband had Just
gone uptown and the children OF Mrs.
Smith, Il girl and boy, were In the
yard at play. Que OF the children,
who is only about six years old, found
the rooms of the house locked and
Crawled In the window, and, finding
It's mother cold In death. began to
scream. The neighbors living near
by heard the pistol shot, but paid little
attention to It, as there had been con
siderable shooting around the Smith
home recently by some OF the neigh.
bors shooting rats.
II looks like a case Of suicide, as h
| dead woman was fully dressed and
was lying on the bed with a gaping
wound in her left breast, the ball en-
tering Just below the heart and con-
ing out under the right shoulder. Death
was instantaneous, and when found
the woman had been dead nearly half
an hour. No cause Ia given for the
rash act, as the family relations were
perfectly happy Al far as Is known.
d. A. Smith, husband Of the victim,
Is a prominent lumber mar and has
been connected with sorle of the larger
mills in Jackson, Miss,. and was ut
one time connected here with the HUI
Ziehurst Lumber company. Mrs.
Smiths maiden name was Smith, and
she was of charming personality, well
educated and Of "A joviai disposition.
The funeral took place here from the
residence. lnterment in City GENE.
terry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
VACATION pisEAsr.

warnings against syb1A0su teset afe
IN issued BY many state and local
...l,b departments these days, says
s.salo Express. These come because
I ,he pre-vacation days, when persons
Q INTO the country. to summer resorts
"A to other places. and live often In
.rre numbers under conditions which
g not always conducive to good
,..Ith. Contaminated water supplies
The greatest source Of typhoid
,.,ar yacationists take the germs
~ their bodies, where they may in
,,,h,te for a long period, the disease
,,.slf not making Its appearance until
var the return home. The Philadel-
N, health bureau urges vaccination
!. /. precaution against typhoid fever
IA asks that all persons contemplate
~ tours or summer vacations at
,,aces where there u a possibility Of
. contaminated water supply. subject
.hemselyes to that treatment. 1t holds
nat the vaccination treatment has
Nan proved to be a success beyond
N question and it offers to supply to
ii citizens of that city free vaccine.
This Is fine as far rs It goes. But
i would be still finer II we were all
vise enough to insist that our water
.upulies, no matter what their sources,
should not be contaminated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

stand the principles Of training. winch
guided the Greek in bis games, IN ms
battles and his dances. and made tne
proportions Of his figure different from
ours u today, that Greek sculpture
ID in reality q puzzle to us. Certain
pastures fixed by the Greek sculptor
seern to Us contortions. bordering on
physical impossibilities. There is al
ways 4 terrific controversy over tne
restoration of Greek sculpture ano
eyen hen the arms and heads ana
legs VA supply never look right
All this becAsss We do not unnsf.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

Professor Patrick asserts In the Pop.
ular Science Monthly that as a ma.
ton the Americans are going crazy be-
cause they work too much and don't
know how to play. 1t may be, but the
circumstance that a million automo.
biles are owned in the United States
seems to point in another direction.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

The summer schools are Increasing
in interest from year to year. In the
next few years they will be as well
attended as the regular term schools
and colleges. The olditime long vaca'
ton gave the pupils needed rest, but
many OF them forgot between sessions
about all they had learned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

Anarchy In Jones'.
The enforcement Of the cattie-dip-
ping Law In Jones county costs the tax
payers Of that county si,5eo a month,
with n~eighboriy resentment and Ill
feeling that almost reaches . state OF
feudaiism thrown in for good measure,
w. r. Bond, professor OF history IN
the Normal college. has just returned
from u trip to Jones county. where he
has been working in the interest OF
the consolidation OF schools.
Mr.. Bond said 81 found that In
nearly every instance where a man OBJ
jected TO the dipping OF his cattle, he
stoutly resisted the consolidation OF
schools also. There is a great need of
understanding of both questions all
oyer that county.
THE whole county Is a beehive OF
enmity. NeSt-door neishhors. who
have been friends for years, will not
speak to each other because one Is
for cattle dipping and the other
against, Threats OF killing are ire
quently made.
II was riding along with a fellow
whose life had been threatened by a
neighbor. We passed the netshbor's
house and | asked the a II he was
not afraid TO pass the house. lie said,
No, sir; | was born thirty.eisht years
ago on the head of this creek, and I'm
damned II I'm skeered Of him, ! can
fight jes' as well as he can"
Mr.. Bond stated that the watts are
lighted at night by lanterns and the
guards shoot any II attempting to
blow them up. "some one attempted
to blow one up while | was up there
he said. "and the guards shot at him,
but failed to hit him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Allow For Dipping Vat.

Prentiss.-+At the recent meeting Of
the supervisors Of Jefferson Davis
county, they allowed $4,000 each to the
following named persons for their pri-
yate watts for public use: w. J. Barnes,
w. II. Thompson, Wade Polk, and VIM.
Garner. g.W.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

The physician who has discovered
2 compound that will reduce the
Danger of the deadly bichloride tab
i y Is himself in grave danger. II his
medical society runs true to form he
VIII be severely censured for dissem-
mating such valuable information
through the newspapers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Lumber EmpIoye Injured.

Columbus.--Wilson Brown, an EN-.
pIoye III the Columbus Lumber conl-
pany In this city, met with a serious
accident when a piece OF timber was
violently thrown from one Of the ma
chimes OF the plant. The heavy timber
inflicted a serious scalp wound.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

COMPROMISE WINS.
j. X. Lambert to Lose All Holdings In
Defunct Bank Of Natchez.


Defunct Bank Of Natcbez.
Natchez.-Chancellor Cntrer was
here and II was learned he would sign
the petition authorizing the receiver
OF the First hatcher bank TO accept
the compromise made by James X
Lambert, through a committee Of de-
positors, by which Lambert IL to suf-
fer a complete loss Of all moneys and
accounts credited to bis name In the
bank when the institution failed last
October.
This compromise Is In lieu Of fur
ther civil proceedings. Lambert was
a director In the bank, but was not a
member OF the loan committee. The
petition to accept q compromise OF
$4,000 by Sim H. Lowenburg, vice.
president and member OF the loan
committee. will be referred to the de-
positors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

stand the principles BY which the
creek ordered the movements Of his
body Il was a great secret Of bodily
coordination, and the secret has been
last and with 1t the ability thor
onphIy to understand the Greek arr
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

The newest and most expensive OF
Gotham delicacies is orchid salad at
SIS a plate, which will never prove a
real competitor to the old reliable ham
sandwich.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
ouIn at BatcsyiUe.

Observation-Disclosures lodge No, 90,
X. Of p, held its public installation Of
the newly elected officers In the school
auditorium. Hon. f. M. Quin Of Jack.
son was present and delivered an In
terestiDg address on "~Pythianism"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

= prominent club woman says the
nearest memory Of her married life
was Afforded by the sight Of her hus-
pand mending his shirt. But what does
we husband think about it?