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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-23

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-23

In the excitement over European
affairs the baseball a seems to
have been forgotten.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-23

Fortunately wins In business, but
It's a bad policy in love.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-23
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.

Greenwood, Miss, Oct. 10, 1914.
DR.. E. H. Galloway, Sec'y State
Board of Health, Jackson. Miss.
Dear Doctor | herewith submit my
monthly report of contagious and infcc-
t!ous diseases occurring in Leflore u
ty for the month of September 1914:
Typhoid Fever, white 3col, 1853, total IA
Malaria w. go. Col 1853. 800
Small pox cola 4
Measles, VIZ z
Whooping Cough w 3 col l6 10
Diptheria VIZ z
Amoebic Dysentery W | col 3 a
Chicken Pox WI l
Pellagra " 2 col Is II
Cancer W / coll z
Pneumonia W | col 8 10
Hookworm Disease col ! !
No Physicians in county, August re-
port 45; Lost by death DR.. W. S.
Sanders; by moving from county DR..
J. c. Harrington; total reporting for
September 43. | am glad to report my
trip over the County during this month
fonul the screening in a much better
condition than in any previous month,
also reported several for not observing
this regulation, parties convicted
and fines paid. Sanitation is being OBJ
served by the public more and more
each month. Also visited 8 white
schools during month.
Respectfully,
W. T. MATHEWS, ,
Lefore County Health Officer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-23
NOTICE.

Public Transfer; prepared to do
all kind of hauling, also kindling
for sale.
G. W. CHAMBLESS,
Phone 1903.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-23
ca Ssfes, othsr Remedies Mont Cure.

The wors, cases. no matter Of how long standing,
sae cuEed by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
Porter. Aatiscptic Healing Oil. II relieves
Pals and Heals at the same lime. zSc, Soc. $l.oo
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-23
Respectfully,
w. T. MATHEWS, =,
Lefore County Health Officer.
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteiess
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties ofQUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
New York Fashion Letter
By MARIE LA ROGUE,
York


This is to be a season of braids. Chif-
fon blouses of the most transparent
construction are now trimmed at the
neck line and at the armholes with
braid. Serge frocks are neatly finish
ed with mohair .braiding and many OF
the newest coats show the use Of four
inch braid belts worn just above the
hips. Evening gowns even are showing
a skillful use Of silk braid, and unless
the vogue for braids wears itself out
through too much popularity braid
trimming will be in exceedingly good
style for the remainder of the season.
One might suppose that the use OF
braid was brought in by the influence
of things military and such statements
have gone the rounds. But as mat
ter Of fact the vogue for braid was on
its way before the war broke out 1t
was last May that the famous French
dressmaker. Jenny, brought out the
braid-trimmed serge redingoat frock
that soon jumped into popularity on
both sides of the Atlantic.
The Compromise Collar.
There is no doubt of the fact that the
high collar has returned. But such a
high collar has never been known be-
fore, for it combines the becomingness
of the low collar with the smartness
and trimness of the high collar. That
is always the quest Of the great de-
signers-to construct a fashion that
will combine all the good qualities OF
one mode and all the merits OF It's op-
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
House
wives
Daily
Economy
Calendar
EASY DISH WASHING.

Easy dishwashing. There is no such
thing. That would be the verdict OF
perhaps half the housekeepers in the
country.
But there is such a thing as easy dish
washing. and there is even such a thing
as pleasant dish washing.
Preparation for the actual washing Is
a necessary forerunner of the work.
When all the dishes are in the kitchen.
sort them. Put the silver in one place,
the glasses in another, the butter plates
and meat dishes in another, and more
lightly soiled plates, like those on which
salad and dessert have been used. In
another. Then see that the sink and
the table on which the clean dishes are
to be placed are clean.
Have plenty OF hot water. II you have
not a good supply Of hot water on tap,
have a great kettle or a small boiler on
the stove fitted with a little faucet near
the bottom, and heat plenty OF water in
this. Draw 1t of through the faucet to
facilitate matters. You can even have a
rubber piping lead from the faucet to the
sink
Wash the glasses in soapy water first.
and then put in the silver. Dry the
glasses Immediately, while the silver is
in the water Have a bowlful of boiling
hot water in which to rinse all things
as they come from the dish water. and
make the motion OF taking the dishes
from the soapy water. dipping them in
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
To Clean Sweaters.

Prepare a good. warm suds with
white soap, stirring it well until the
water becomes foamy. Then knead
the sweater through the water until
thoroughly clean. Do not rub on a
board nor between the hands and do
not rub soap on the garment
Rinse in a second soap water. Do
not rinse in clear water. The soap
powder in the rinse water will keen
the wool soft. Now comes the i'm
portant part-the drying. If the sweat
er is hung over a line the weight of
the wet sleeves will drag them down.
First pull the sweater into. perfect
shape with the hands, drawing 1t out
over the chest and widening the arms
and seeing that it does not hang in a
point anywhere and that the front
edges are straight
hey lay it carefully in the bottom
Of q pillowcase, folding the sleeves
over. Do not push it into the case in
a heap. Pin the pillow case (open) on
two lines that are parallel and only a
foot apart. The air can then reach
the sweater. Hang in the sun on a
breezy day. Wash the sweater early
in the morning so 1t can have all day
in which to Try. Do not wash it on a
damp still day.
A few drops Of bluing in the last wa
ter will keep the sweater from turning
yellow.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

the hot water. and putting them in the
drainer a habit. A wire dish drainer Is
the best sort.
Next wash the silver and put II in a
wire basket TO dip II in the hot water
Dry II Immediately. But first. while 1t
is standing in the hot water. put into
the soapy water the cleanest dishes. By
the time the silver is dried they will be
easy TO wash.
BY this time the water will need chang
ing. But first put into il the more greasy
dishes, while you are drying the first
lot Then remove them from the soiled,
soapy water. pour II out, and fill the
pan with fresh hot water, TO which add
a tablespoonful OF ammonia. Shake the
soap shaker in Il until II is frothy, and
then wash all the greasy dishes While
drying them, soak the pots and pans.
Rinse them thoroughly with scalding
water.
To make the task Of dish washing easy
after meals wash such dishes as you can
beforehand. Many of the cooking uten-
sils can be got out OF the way then.
It is a good plan o have on hand in
the kitchen some paper napkins-they
can be bought for cents a hundred
or a roll OF paper toweling. Those can
be used to advantage in getting the
dishes ready to wash. Often the greas-
lest dishes can be rubbed with the
paper to remove much grease. The
paper can also be -sed to "scrape" the
dishes, for which il is much more de-
sirable than a sharp knife.
(CopyriRht. l9l4O
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

posite. That is what the French dress
makers did last year when they intro
duced the long tunic-it was the result
Of an effort to combine the gracefulness
of the tight skirt and the trigness OF
the short full skirt.
So now IN these new collars, high in
back and open in front, or high all
around with an outstanding or up
standing portion at the back or side to
relieve the severity, the designers have
produced a compromise.
The Return of Simplicity.
As the season progresses there will
be a return to the note of simplicity
in women's clothes-that in spite of the
fact that the season came in. all fur
bellows. But in London or Paris II has
been pronounced bad taste for a wom-
an to wear any sort OF striking cos
TUNES during war times. and Paris au-
therities predict that for three seasons
to come this note of simplicity will be
felt This does not mean that clothes
are TO be less expensive or that less
thought 1t to be expended on their con-
struction, for simplicity is usually
harder to achieve than ornateness. It
is not so much that the Partisan woman
is seeking economy-the Partisan wom-
an economies In every way before she
cuts her dress allowance-but IL is a
tact that she is seeking to dress ap
propriately. Hence the return to sim
plicity in Paris which is already findIn1
renection on this side of the Atlantic
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
FAMOUS
WOMAN
Fer
Birthday
And
Yours
November 23-Abigail Adams.

When John Adams went courtIng Abi-
gail Smith people said that he wasn't
good enough for Abigail. She was the
minister's daughter and he was only a
poor farmers son who had begun to
study law and would probably never
amount to anything. But Abigail had
her way. the minister gave his consent
and they were married. Then by way of
explaining the situation to his surprised
congregation the minister chose for his
text on the following Sunday For John
came neither eating bread nor drinking
wine and yet We say he hath a devil"
Several years later when AbiEaiTs SIS
ter Mary was about to marry Richard
Cranch, who later became a Judge Of
some eminence the minister chose as
his text: For Mary hath chosen that
good part which shall not be taken away
from her. Apparently the father
Of Abigail Adams had a goodIy share Of
the sense Of humor and wit which was
so characteristic of the letters written
by Abigail to her husband.
Abigail Adams would always be reuem-
bered as wife Of one Of the Presidents
OF the United States, but she has an ad-
ditional cause for fame. She was one
OF the most brilliant and clever letter
writer's OF her day, and can fairly be
ranked as the most celebrated Of all
American women letter writer's.
Another famous woman born on No
vember 3 Is Charlotte Grace O'Brien
who was a celebrated Irish author and
refo mer Of the last century.
Copyright. leli.)
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Cousins at War.

Did you realize that George the Fifth
Of England Is a member Of the German
House of Hanover and has a German
wife? That his grandfather was a Ger
man and that the Kaiser and he are full
first cousins?
And further. that King George and
Car Nicholas are first cousins and that
King George and the Czarina are also
first cousins?
The blood Of the House Of Hohenzol-
lern flows in the veins OF nearly every
member Of royalty now arrayed in arms
against the Kaiser.
The Kaiser and the Czarina are first
cousins, their mothers being sisters. And.
naturally, the Kaiser and the Gar are,
therefore, first cousins by marriage.
Nicholas of Russia Is German.
The Gar Nicholas, himself, is mostly
German. He is very little Slav. Michael.
his ancestor, the first Romanofr Gar.
chosen'by the mobiles in 1913. was Russian
by ancestry. but his descendants have re-
peatedly married Germans and the pres
ent family is as almost German IN origin
as the royal family OF England.
The Belgian King Is All German.
King Albert. of Belgium. whose king
dom has been literally blOtted on the
map by the Kaiser. is a fuIl-blOoded Ger
man, the father of the founder OF his line
being Francis I. Duke of SaXe-Coburg.
And to solidify the German blood OF his
descendants. Albert has married a Ger
man princess, Elizabeth OF Bavaria
Georges Are German.
There is no getting away from the fact
that King George the Fifth OF England
has a predominating strain OF German
blood in him. The only introduction Of
any other racial strain is in the marriage
Of his father 10 the Danish Princess Alex
andra, daughter Of the late Christian Y.
OF Denmark.
Getting somewhat near our own times
we find that Edward, Duke OF Kent. .
brother Of King George ". married Vic
toria. a daughter of Francis, Duke OF
SAKE Coburg. The daughter Of this union
was the late lamented Queen Victoria.
Then, seeming as IL there were not
enough German blood In the royal fam
lily of England. Victoria was married to
Albert, her mothers nephew.
At this period 1t Is interesting to note
how the blood Of the House Of Saxe-Co-
burg was transfused into the royal fam
lily of not only Great Britain but also
Belgium.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Washington Suffragists
Protest Against War
The President of the Oldest Suffrage Association
in the World Talks About the Peace Movement.

who was entertained in Washington by
the president OF the District OF Columbia
Woman Suffrage Association, when she
was In Washington recently to make q
plea for peace to President Wilson from
the women Of eight nations. had met
Mrs. Lockwood at peace conferences and
applauded the resolutions drawn I'D by
her
At the last regular meeting Of the Dis
trick of Columbia Woman Suffrage As
sociation, which Mrs. Lockwood helped
as drafted by her was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas: We, the officers and mem
bers Of the District Of Columbia Woman
Suffrage Association. believe that war
settles nothing but the question OF brute
force and cunning strategy, that It Is a
relic OF the barbarism OF the past that
does not belong to Christian and civilized
nations, and that disputes and differences
between nations can be settled by arbi-
tration and court procedure, as differ
ences between individuals are settled,
Therefore be it resolved: That we will
join hands and hearts with the great
woman moveRent for peace that is
stirring the world. today-the French, the
English, the German. the Austrian. the
italian, the Russian, and the Scandi-
navian women, as well as the great peace
bodies OF our own country-The World
Peace Center, the Federation OF Women's
Clubs, the Peace Army OF the Women's
Republic, the Brotherhood OF Men at
Point Iona, and the Society Of Friends
all over the world-in declaring that we
are for peace; that We do not believe in
the wanton killing of men and boys, and
that we will use our voices, our pens
and our influence against 1t in every
walk of life; and that the happiness and
fortunes Of women are more interested
in this question than are those of men.
but that the lives Of nations depend upon
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
In the Cause of Suffrage
Miss Mary Wagner Will Try

Miss Mary Swain Wagner, a suffragist
Of Poughkeepsie. n. Y, has come to
Washington to try to weld the two suf-
frage factions, which are now exist
ing,H says Miss Wagner. for any pur-
pose but peace" Miss Wagner will talk
at the tea to be given Sunday after
noon at Congressional Union headquar-
ters, in F street, in honor of Miss
Mabel Vernon, a newly returned cam
paigner from Nevada.
Miss Wagner, who is returning from
the National Suffrage convention in Nash
vile, where she attended as a delegate
OF another organization, is an active
member OF the Congressional Union and
approves their work.
Il am stopping in Washington" said
Miss Wagner yesterday, ito see II can
get at the bottom OF this difference be-
tween the two organizations and try to
bring about peace.
IF the suffragists want to accomplish
anything they must all work together
and not In different directions as they
are now doing" Miss Wagner said. Il
think We should all work for some one
amendment and not divide our efforts
between several, the way the national
association is now doing" said she, "and
80 far as I can see the Bristow-Mondell
amendment is the one that we would
have the best chance Of getting through"
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN
WAGED BY ONE WOMAN
Mis- Vernon Relates Experiences at
Sunday Tea at Congressional
Union Headnuarter,.

Interesting experiences Of Q campaign
Waged alone In Nevada BY one woman
for all women, were told yesterday aft
ernoon At Congressional Union head
quarters, In + street. when Miss Mabel
Vernon, for whom a complimentary tea
was given, spoke Of her work.
Amusing and yet sometimes psxhetio
incidents Of the one woman facing . nsw
field and successfully carrying out the
work undertaken a. Miss Vernon told
them kept the large audience Of women
in tense interest. Her campaign work
Nevada was added to the list OF suffrage
States, has encouraged the union to such
an extent that they viii send Miss Yer
non to the field in Delaware next week
with the hope that she may also assist
in bringing that State into suffrage.
Miss Wagner, OF Poughkeepsie, N. T.,
talked on why Business Women Rath-
er Get the Vote Through the Federal
Miss Wagner Is q restaur-
antier and her practical Views on the
greater possibility OF obtaining the vote
through the passage OF q Federal amend
ment, rather than by asking Il Of the
individual were well received.
Mrs. Gilsen Gardner, who viii be chair
man OF the legislative work OF the union
for this winter. spoke on her experiences
with Democratic Democrats.
This unseen power, or thing. that the
Democrats toss about. and which hinders
our every move might be called ultra
conversation, II one wanted to be low
ing" Mrs. Gardner said. among other
more practical things
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
ELIMINATION OF WASTE
THE SECRET OF ECONOMY

Miss Anna Scott gives sound advice
to housewives OF Baltimore.
Never cook more food than you ac-
tually need. and be careful not TO
waste anything. Everything can be
utilized. Now that the cattle are af-
fected by this plague. you can be dip
lomRtic and teach your husband not
to eat meat. Brighten him into the
idea that his life is at stake. Once
you get him eating the good substi-
tutes he will not want meat.
Eliminate expensive fixings from
the table and save the money. You
are millions OF children abroad and
many at home whom you can make
happy by making a gift"
This. in brief. is the advice given
by Miss Anna Scott to housewives in
a recent address made in Baltimore.
1T Is thoroughly practical and really
easy for every Intelligent American
girl to become a good cook" said Mrs.
Scott, but the American girl must con-
slider culinary art seriously and culti-
vate that one quality essential for sue
cess in any line OF endeavor-namely.
love for her work.
Your husband in his office takes
care of the details in order to make
his work easier. The woman in the
kitchen should apply the same methods
Of efficiency to her work. Don't try
to cut potatoes with an old. square,
pointed knife. Get a good one.
Try during the next few days to
economic. Instead of the Thanksgiv-
ing dinner. with all the fangle-dangle
attachments like the oyster cocktail.
make it plain. Serve the turkey with
a bread-crumb dressing. two vege-
tables, pumpkin pie, and with the
money you save make somebody happy.
You can save 10 cents by not buying
a bottle OF olives
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
PARTY FROCKS FOR
LITTLE GIRLS

There is a return of the old-fasbion-
ed quaintly-fgured chaliis for UttIs
girls frocks. These frocks are all long
wasted. as indeed are all cbIIdren'e
frocks this season. They are trimmed
with velvet bows and lace and are
brought up to the latest fashion bv the
presence of a plated tunic.
For a more elaborate frock crene ds
chine and white net is in favor A
charming model of this sort is mads
with an underskirt made of white ar
Gordon pleated ruffles, edged with mar
row pink ribbon, and a lonR-waisted
loose bodice made OF pink creme A.
chine. The waist line is outlined h, =
line of dainty artificial flowers in mas.
tel colors.
The new white dresses for the snrjng
are now to be seen in the shops TbeY
will be bought now and used as dam,
ing frocks for little girls and witb ~.
approach OF spring, when the newnssS
has worn away, they can be turned 70
good account for summer white dresses
Almost all Of these dresses are Ion1
wasted, and favorite model consists
Of skirt, the belt OF which a. hi1
enough to slip over the head. The Uvairf
is fastened to the belt line with an
opening at the front This arrange-
ment makes a frock that even q 1T
tie girl could don without assistance-
Ribbon sashes finish practically Ali OF
the new white frocks for children.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
A War Of Words.

The statement has often been made
that woman's deadliest weapon is her
tongue. Ever since Eve entered into the
conversation with the serpent that ul-
tirnately cost our forefather his fair es-
tatek in the Garden Of Eden woman has
been blamed with talking too much.
Adam probably came to the conclusion
that the reason the female Of the species
is more deadly than the male is because
she is more of talker And the sons Of
Adam have been afraid Of woman's
tongue ever since.
But women have gone right on talk
ing. nevertheless. While the men Of the
race have been engaged in hunting and
in fighting, getting money or in the pur-
suit Of the arts, woman has stayed at
home. and as she tended her homely du-
ties. she has talked. Men have managed
TO keep her in subsection in other ways
So the suffragists. tell US. They have
kept her from receiving an education
they have kept her from the arts and
from business and from the world s
other activities. but they haven't dis
covered a way to keep her from talking.
The result is that the average woman
is a better taIker than the average man.
She is more fluent: she talks-so phys
icians tell us-with less expense Of phys
ical energy than man does; she enjoys
talking more than man does; and, 1t
must be admitted, she spends great deal
more time in talking than does the av-
erage man.
And now comes Miss Nettie Lovisa
White, president of the District of Col
uInbia woman's Suffrage Association, to
make the best of the situation.
All that women are allowed TO do is
to talk. Well and good: let them talk
their way to success"
We cannot legislate against war, be-
cause We have no voice in the legis-
lature We cannot prevent the nations
from spending money for the purchase
OF man-lIiIling and Misunderstanding
machines because of taxes We help to
pay are spent without our counsel. We
cannot prevent war by diplomacy be-
cause women are not admitted to dip
Ionatic activities. But women can talk.
Therefore says Miss White. lets talk
cur way TO victory
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

".4H that 1comen, are dEo1Ved to
do.is to talk. dnd.that is aUhy at the
present SUdr crisis all that 1Ue can
do is to voiee a sentiment against
the 7Udr."
So said Miss Nettie Lovisa White,
president of the District OF Columbia
Woman Suffrage Association, the oldest
suffrage organization in the world, to a
reporter of the woman's Herald yester-
day when asked why that body Of prom
inent women had passed a peace reso-
luton. r..
The protest against war;" as Miss
White prefers to term 1t, was a resolu-
ton of excerpts from the peace resolu-
tien offered by Belva A. Lockwood.
IL. D., to the District Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs last October and rejected by
them.
The chief change in the resolution is
the omission of president Wilson's name
as an advocatOr of peace, because 1t is
believed by. women in suffrage circles
that he does not stand with women in
declaring themselves for or against any
issue.
I'VE simply passed the peace resolu-
tion to Join all the women of European
countries in a protest against war. Wo-
men are the makers of families, the key
stone to the home structure and yet all
that we are allowed to do when the men
decide to go to war and kill women's
sons, is utter protest" said Miss White.
Women stand for peace and that is
one OF the ridiculous arguments that
politicians offer against suffrage.
zone gentleman told me that II the
women got the ballot it would be ter
rible thing because they would never
vote for battleships," Miss White
laughed. 81 told him that 1 hoped we
wouldn't vote for destroyers of any sort
and that he could be sure we wouldn't"
Mime. Rosika Schwimmer, of Hungary,