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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
URGES AGRICULTURAL


Production should be left to
take the natural course unhamp-
cred by legislation. II the in
dividual elects to grow cheap cot
ton left him do it, ii is a matter
that concerns him alone and not
the State. The productivity of
of our soil is a gift from nature
and it strikes this paper as a piece
of criminal economy to curtail a
a bounty ordained for the benefit
of mankind by repressiye legisla-
ton. What a pitiable plight, in
deed, would the South be in
should the grain growers Of the
country clamor for national legis-
lation limiting the production of
corn and wheat to an extent that
would maintain these commodities
at war prices. 1t viii be observed
that If the state elects to interfere
and save the cotton grower from
the effects Of premeditated folly,
what will prevent the same power
actuated by the same paternal de-
sire to better another class inter-
est, from legislating to promote
the designs Of grain growers? 1t
would perforce be tantamount to
a power that would en-
endless complication. Let ag-
freedom alone.-Crystal
Meteor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
STODDARD ANNOUNCES FOR
COMMISSIONER.

The announcement Of Mr.. NJ.
l.. Stoddard as a candidate for
Commissioner Of the City of
Greenwood appears in this issue
OF The Commonwealth. Mr..
Stoddard was born and reared in
Greenwood, and is now serving
his first term as Street Commits
sioner Of the City, and has en-
deavored to discharge his duty in
that capacity in a faithful and
efficient manner, The people are
too familiar with the manner in
which he has filled that position
TO require special mention. He
submits his claims upon the record
he has made and asks a favorable
consideration Of same at the
hands Of the voters. Read his
card published in this paper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09

Commissioner Of Agriculture Blakes-
lee is a very enthusiastic Grown
in Mississippi advocate and if the
plans, as formulated by Mr.. Blakeslee,
were carried out it would be only a
short time until Mississippi would have
a world wide reputation as being the
home Of the best the table affords, says
the George County Times. Every one
should take hold of the movement and
push it along. The farmers should
label their goods so that every package
that crossed the border of the State
would be an advertisement. The mer.
chants should handle it in preference
to others, the purchaser should buy it
when possible to do SO. The teachers
should encourage it in the schools
and the very fact that a product is
manufactured within the confines of
the state should make it more valuable
to the Mississippian. This same spirit
should govern il, other things as we'll.
Keep your .nbHey at home by trading
at home. Patronize your home folks
in all branches Of the trade. q Give the
home man the preference. even if it
comes a little higher, make it an induce
ment for the home man TO do some
thing. The stationery and other pro-
ducts of the printshop could be secured
at home and save these outside orders.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
4 FACTORY on THE A X

a sils Ia factory on the farm and
therefore lends itself to cooperation Of
the commercial and agricultural inter.
ests. The farmer gets the profit Of
both producer and consumer.
We need more Of these twin agencies
OF prosperity On the farms Of Mississ-
lppt and business men cannot render
a better service TO their communities
than In encouraging the building OF
silos. The sil0 is a great business edu-
Gator. 1t u the spirit Of enter
prise, develops business ingenuity and
awakens the JOY Of ownership.
A farmer can build a siIo for two or
three hundred dollars, and it will, under
ordinary conditions, pay a dividend of
40 per cent, where 1t il run 10 capacity,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
STEIN FOX C0NN.>>C1%

Yielding 10 the v1saes Il as
many friends Mr. SAM So
Is announced III this ps,f' Is 8
candidate for CITY Ca-n.sst sos'
Of Greenwood. ~! .@c1 r. .os
Noyember i[th primary erroa>
Mr., Stein has been one Il Greet
woods most 9ragreSsee r--2:1s
and successful business r.er ~
more thar thirty years. liz ~
Gated here when Z youth and a&s
grown up with tbe t0wn In @!s
business enterprises he has beef
uniformly successful, and has IN
yariabiy invested hls earnings N
the upbuilding OF Greenwood ana
her interests. He Is one Of the
largest Taxpayers in the city, aud
believes in her future
He was a stagnch a6vnos'e n
the change from the Alderman
to the COmGGssH0 - & Co.
eminent, and t, ta4'
city is managed E z E.
"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
II ETER1G ytG Il Il. LECTION.

H. aFsna Gte tssstElt;r # The -ea1-
sss # The CanIsr:r y .a.Gt 20 t1e
is;Ep-aaar,sss'stt .. Har T. T. Rarl-s+r,
II s.sassatsr ~ M. G9aa.y. a. 4
tas.afsste tsr s~srsrtltst IL the office II
DFfGssts AstasesT q ttat ite Third
fg9eaa2 Jattsbcs VI Mahsaasaggs. Dir.
AHstSsf IL gsg@ SERVING kH Srs, term
10 tia; capacity 80 4 very satisfactory
ns.aer 70 ta mary frseads, and will
Appreciate Al endorsement Of his
'sep'3 a, their hsB5s 10 The primary
@beetSga 70 BE- hed pex. anmer. He
VIII present hta claims for re collection
To the people Of the entire District
psS9r 10 the sAeftIpn. and In the mean.
time ssxa d favorable consideration Of
sane.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09

4 report from jackson states that
probably 20,00 acres Of farm lands in
Kinds county will be planted in oats
this fall. There is no doubt about oats
being a profitable crop, especially here
in the Delta where from forty to sixty
bushels per acre al be gathered if the
oats are properly seeded. Oats are
now worth from Soc to 81. 90 per bushel.
In reducing the cotton acreage next
year oats will furnish a profitable sub
stItute for cotton on a considerable
portion Of the plantation. And the
time to plant is here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
"Grown in Mississippi" Oats.
Home Produced Seed Oats Best for
MissIssIppI condIttons-Rsslst
Rust Better and Give
,.t H. Great Yields.
by ]. r. MkAY,

Extension Department A. 4 N. COLLEGE.
Dat harvest time is past in .Ols
Miss,"-shez has had The largest ont
crop In her history. This veAr Mtssis.
sippi has had q greater oat acres "a
than ever before. The value of tho
oats for this state far exceads thai ~
any previous year. Heretofore oata
for the state have been Imported from
The West and Northweat Int o.t. mn.
duced at home are mora .u,tad ~ our
soi, ana climatic condition. .na mora
resistent 70 rust ana other d-,.s.sss
than xrain brought In from other eac.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09

Hon. ID. P. Montgomery, a member
Of the Legislature from Lefore county
during the session of 1912 and, who
later resigned to accept the office of
justice Of peace, died at his former
home, Madison Station, Madison coun-
~ a few days ago, at the age Of 6s
years. He was a man of education, a
gallant young soldier of the Confed-
eracy, possessed a generous heart and
a friendship as true as steel. The
writer had known Mr.. Montgomery for
a quarter Of a century and esteemed
him as n real friend. We truly regret
his death. -Greenvills Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
WHY non PUBLISH 1T,

When you want a fact to become
generally known. the right way is to
publish it. Mrs. Joseph Kallans. Peru.
Ind. was troubled with beIching, sour
stomach and frequent headaches. She
writes. Il feel it my duty to tell others
what Chamberlain Tablets have done
for me. They have helped my diges-
ton and regulated my bowels. Since
using them ! have been entirely we'll"
For sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
LEFL0RE LODGE 10 K. OFF. BUYS
ABALE or COTTON,

Whereas. the grea; European War l
eaasIrg ssuch distress throughout /
large seet&on Of our e5ustry because oi
the sudden restriction Of the market
for rotCa. Gre Ct oar nstion's most i'm,
partant crops: and
HasrrAs. good aE3 patriotic men
ever waere are en1esv ari1g 10 relieve
This distress as far IS possible by what
is kE3<D as the "Eay-a-Bale" move
r1ent, the method being to remove q
great amount et distressed cotton from
the market By having r large number
Of persons buy one bale each at the
price at ten cents per pound for good
~Ess3Jijng cotton and hold the am un-
III conditions become normal; and
Whereas, it IL one If the first duties
and privileges Of every fratefnal organ =
cation to aid the distressed, ard NE
believe that the l~raternal organizations
Of The United States nave at this time
AH opportunity to DO great good by
JOINING the "Bay-a-B tale movement:
Therefore. be 1t resolved, that q
committee b & appointed with
instructions to buy for LcAore Lodge
No &c, Knights Of Py thjas, one bale of
distressed cotton at ten cents per
pound and the Keeper Of Records and
Seal he Instructed to issue warrant for
sa~.e.
Re t further resolved that said COM
be Instructed TO have copies of
resolutions printed and mailed to
each jodge Of Knights of Pythias in
Mississippi. to each Grand Lodge
of Pythjas. and to each
fratr3nal order represented in Green
wood, Mississippi, with the request
that whenever possible they join in this
great movement by buying a bale of
distressed cotton It ten cents and by
influencing other lodges to do so.
4 true copy of resolutions adopted by
Lodge, No. as, Knights of
Greenwood, Mississippi, Octo-
,er &th. 1914.
R. G. DELOACH, K. r. & s.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09

Several Mississippi newspapers have
'~rar.s't Made in Mississippi" editions
f~tE@1f.g. the papers being printed on
pager made Of the refuse from the saw
ms5s-3! fine sawdust, etc. by the
-GE38&7 dollar Southern Paper Mill at
Moss Point, Miss. The paper is not
~1ewspaper, being heavier and stronger
than the regular newspaper and of a light
t'9wn color. The Greenwood Common
wealth and the Columbus Commercial
Issued special editions last week print
ed on this Mississippi made paper and
both were attractive and interesting. -
Greeuyilie Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
BAIRD FOR COHNISStC

The attention Of the v9terg u
Greenwood Is directed t4 he It..
nouncemeHt Of Mr.. 7. f. 5a4.! "a
a candidate for the Office Of Ci=q
Commissioner, in this .ssge a -a&
Commonwealth.
Mr.. Baird is one Of the be&
and most successful business r7er
in the Delta; he possess er.rg
qualification necessary 10 MAZE
the city a capable and faithful
official; he was one OF the origin
al advocates Of the adoption a
the Commission form Of govern
ment, and believes firmly that
much good will result to the city
from the operation Of the new
form Of administration; he is e.
~
tensively identified with the best
interests OF the city, and, il elected.
will give TO the office the benefit
OF his excellent business judgment
in all matters coming before him.
Mr.. Baird is not an office-seeker
or pIace-hunter, but is willing to
serve the people as Commissioner
one term, should they see fit TO
elect him, in order to assist in
getting the commission govern
ment established upon an economi.
cal and business-li like basis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
We find in an exchange the follow

We find in an exchange the follow
ing words of soberness and truth:
"OnIy affirm "a thing enough and
never try to prove it and thousands of
fools will accept it as the last word of
God. That is the secret of power of
all demagogues and emotional orators.
Oratory is one of the cheapest tricks
ever played on man, but an ever
lastingly effective one, because it is
based on affirmation. Any man who is
too hard headed and too honest to
affirm a thing he didn't know and can't
know never leads the mob. They will
only follow a man who speaks with the
sublime authority he does not possess"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
TORE UP WHOLE SYSTEM.

'Chamberlain's Tablets have don.
more for me than ! ever dared hone
for writes Mrs. Esther Mae Baker.
Sp%encerport. N. Y. ~ used several
bottles Of these tablets a few months
ago. They not only cured me Of bilious
attacks sick headaches and that tired
out feeling. but toned up my whole
system For sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09

t"@,~-.'s a. .HH. '".r Il $3.50,
't,'"~1 ~ ~.sas u, tl. t. &~..
~1H n.u|nr #.M a.. a;r"L.u: e
"V1r''1 mt nmuuper4 an 49, u J.,
@'7rlra.
TnT@ fHr Ier g,mt n tn Ln"nB u
EltH Nate Tn aptfIlitTV " nvinrrg ant
nnHngg'r1 ant III pa5 etsi1t n tsnnra.
Tie Earn itunr n@,IaH ann nHn
tgp'~7 # hi1ssrsamn cuttrhHl. = ,aGa. Rt
Ira"'a II amt mt tn rstmntgs I'll AfI
Nh Gtcrta II tina Btstrl4.
TIE nasIm II 1.lr Hu1n ant nu.rtnrt
II @in 1strulE sn~tm VI GltH >zst 10
fDEi iaE HM' 4lua It .ln hume fprgre,t
ntt tltaIau2,G'7 Il sn.ft tTr tllb
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
-oTHE VOTERS OF GREENWOOD.

n tbs isa1e appears my announce
rent a. a candidate for n Of the
'grrruss5onersblps 70 be named at the
MUNICIPAL election TO be held in this
sll On The 10Th Of November, 1914.
feel that my loaE residence in this
city makes it unnecessary to speak to
YEA Of my qualifications. but in this
connection / wish it understood by MY
friends and supporters that in the event
Of NY election as a Commissioner. |
shall have assigned to me- With other
duties imposed by the office, especially
the street department. over which |
hay" had charge for the past two wears.
! feel that my experience with that
department during the present term
peculiarly fits IT'S for the office to
= @1ch ! am re~ aspiring, and | promise
rha.3f elected / Will devote my entire
: ~~ a-3 he hest Of my energy and
ata.iy g. The general Improvement
a.. ..trtg r. our streets. During the
,-~s~rt ;ea-~c ! hare exerted every
sst @@ast, w.sh the funds placed
/; -. -.;"s4. 4 ny department, to
~E~ 2 10. s~:.s+:s. and believe that /
st7e =sa>s : aS:cess Of H.
y rr4r--- .-.s 7-r- - r,.a n, ,o,,,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09

Col. Bill Denton, the veteran Lauder
dale county legislator, is growing in
grace. A short time ago he deserted
the forces of Loot-Gov. Bilbo, and now
we notice in the Meridian papers that
he was in town the other day for the
purpose of hauling out to the country
some seats for a new Sunday school
established in his ne~ighborhood.
Hooray for Col. Billl-Jackson News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
HoMETRIAL.

We want to put a Singer Sewing
Machine into your home, for a free
falr, full trial. We want every woman
% see for herself why the SINGER /.
recognized as the best in the world.
sod only at Singer Stores or by Singer
Statesmen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
RAILROADS TO
HELP MOVEMENT
"Grown In Mississippi Move
ment to Lead State TO First
Place in Agricultural Progress
Most Prominent Force in the
South Cooperating in Move
ment--Good Slogan for Great
State.
LABEL HOME PRODUCTS

Better Things viii Come Out Of This
Move ment--Less Money viii Be
Sent Out Of the state--Money Kept
At Home VIII Hslp Improve Homo
Conditions, Roads, Schools and Farm
Land-AiI Products Grown or Made
In M~Iss!sslppi Should be Labeled.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09

Advertising is not only a bid for your
business, but it reflects the spirit of
the business house. 1t shows progress
iyeness and hustle. The man who ad-
v~ertises is willing to have his business
Investigated and is willing to meet
competition in price and quality.
Watch the columns of this paper and
trade with the man who asks for your
business.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
IT ALWAYS DOES THE WORK.

II like Chamberiain's Cough Rem
edy better than any other" writes Il.
Z. Roberts, Homer City, Pa. II have
taken 1t off and OF for years and Il has
never failed to give oil desired results
For sale by at teaiers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
MIsslssipei MONEY GOES n
IOWA FOR PORK.

The average 16o-acre Iowa farm
maintains thirty-four hogs. The aver
age 3e0-acre Mississippi farm main.
,tains fivc hogs ~. s. census 1870.
Compare Mississippi with Iowa. MI
Homo u deIlars are sent away annual
" into The northern states for pork
and hsd- Ths acuth should grow her
own hogs and ksep the money at
homA Live stock ~ be produced
more cheaply IN The South than In the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09

A Mississippi correspondent soulfully
asks: III prohibition took the gin out
Of Virginia. did 1t also take the tuck out
Of Kentucky" Possibly; but wen
wager Il hasa't gotten the sip out of
Mississippl, says tbs Commercial Ap.
peal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09

Cures Old Sores. 0thss Remedies Won't, On.
fhe worst cases, no matter Of how long standing.
ere cured by the wondegfnl. old reliable IN.
foftes's Antiseptic Healing on. II relieves
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09

Read the new advertisements in thin
Issue Of The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
BY @. 3. HARPER,
Assistant industrial and Immigrant
Anant IitionIs Cnn$r., Railroad

Assistant industrial and Immigrant
Agent Illinois Central Railroad.
For tho 10 years preceding 1911. the
name Mississippi" has represented >
section OF our great country that, from
an agricultural viewpoint. was regard
cd as completely chained to Its tradi.
lions and its destiny so inseparably in.
terwoven with the production Of cot
ton that the advent OF the Mexican
boil wesvil was regarded as a calamity
10 overwhelming In its effect that the
regeneration Of the state seemed for a
while to be q hopeless task; but this
seeming calamity has been the cause
Of an agricultural awakening which
has been fostered and aided by the ag-
rcultural departments OF the federal
government and state, by state institu-
tons, railroads and other large busk
moss interests operating within the
state until now this state Is forging
ahead by leaps and bounds and Is pro-
crossing along new agricultural lines
faster than any other state In the
Union.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
Corn Yield Increasing,

In three years. the production OF corn
In the state has increased from 28,0O0.-
900 to Sc. 0 900 bushels and from IL
to 20 bushels per acre; more pure bred
bulls and hogs. and also more common
cattle for stocking purposes have gone
into Mississippi within the last two
years than into any other state; the
newest and most upto-date farming
implements are to be seen In use and
for sale everywhere and q daylight
ride on any railroad In the state will
show that oats. clovers and hay crops
are fast becoming staple and old King
Cotton would not now recognize his
once most devoted realm or subjects.
Out Of these changed and changing
conditions better things have come
and are still coming.
New Idea VIII Help state.
/ This new idea will eventually do for
Mississippi what 1t has done for Iowa
and possibly other sSAtes-afrord a
homo market for many products that
are purchased elsewhere, which will
result In keeping at homo the money
heretofore sent aboard. This will
make Mississippi and her people pros
porous and independent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
TO PATRONS.

We bottle many flavcrs Q!
CHlSCA" soda water, all q
which are made u pure as pos-
sible can be. Insist on getline
'CHISCA" because its the 30
made. .g,.t
We are exclusive bottlers !
SIP
Sip Boiling CorporatlQE'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

For jvdgs II Esventt Chsrccfv |s'G~'
D}strgct
Jos. 4. MAY
+ ~TaiIahatct3e tnautF
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-05
500 REWARD 500

The readers of this paper will be
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been able 70 cure in all it's stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
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Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foun-
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Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggist
rs cents. Take Halls Family Pills
for constipation.-Adv.
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SOUTH LAKE WEIR

South Lake Weir, Feb. 5.-Mr.
Siles, of Sedgwick, Kan, is the guest
of his father-in-law, Mr.. Albertson,
for the balance of the winter.
Mrs. o. w. Gates, of Westerly. R.
L., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. c.
S. Gates.
Mr.. Tom Harris and Mr. Owens,
of Ocala, were here Thursday of this
week.
There is to be picnic at the
school house Friday at Weirsdale
and quite few from here will at
tend
Fishing in Lake Weir seems to be
the sport at present and many fine
catches are reported. Your scribe
was treated to a nice mess Wednes-
day. We were proud of them.
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SUDDEN SHOCKS
Impair the System, shorten Life and
do Great Harm.

Impair the System, shorten Life and
do Great Harm.
If you knew that you could cure
yourself or your child of malignant
disease, by the use Of dynamite
would you take the chance?
Calomel acts. on the sluggish liver
like dynamite on the solid rock.
1t shocks and upseis the organs
and works much harm as proven by
its after effects.
Modern science has discovered
vegetable substitute that produces
ali the desired effects of calomei
without the shock or after troubles.
1t is so harmless that acids may be
taken into the system Immediately
after the medicine without fear Of
after effects.
1t rids liver, kidneys an bowels of
all poisonous aecumulations and
leaves the patient feeling new and
strong.
CarsweII's Liver-Aid is on sale at
The Court Pharmacy at 80 cents for
a large bottle. The purchase prize
will be refunded in full if you find
II unsatisfactory. Ad6