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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10
AERoPLANES RUIN HIS FARM
French Landowner Brings suit to
Keep Air Machines 600 Feet
up--Asks Damages.

Paris.--Can the air be considered
private property? This IN tho ques-
tion which the tribunal OF Seine ~
called upon to answer. A landowner
named Heurtebiee, whose property To
near the Buc Aerodrome, 10 suing the
Farman Brothers, the Borel A~eropiane
company. and Robert Esnault Pelterie
for damages for allowing aeroplanes
70 come over bis property.
Since the conquest Of the air, said
his counsel Rene Fabre, the hares and
partrldges, with which the estate was
well stocked, have been frightened
away by the roaring Of motors and
aeroplanes, hig fields have been cut
up, and his crops damaged by the In.
expert descents Of beginners.
He wal afraid to walk In the
grounds for fear Of being crushed.
The birdmen who hung over his head
were a worse torture than the sword
OF Damocles.
His client did not claim the air up
to and including the empyrean realm,
but basing himself on article 6b2 OF
the civil code, which specifies that
man Ii master above and below the
surface Of his land, he asked that aero
planes should be compelled to remain
above d minimum height Of 800 feet
The case was adjourned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10
REAL INVENTOR OF SEXTANT
Thomas Godfrey Of Philadelphia 10 the
Man to Whom the Honor Prop
erly Belongs.

One Of the earliest Of Americas
'self-made'' men was Thomas God
frey, who invented the sextant. God
frey, born in 1904, was a humble gla-
zier, but a man Of intellectual force.
John Hadley also invented a sex
tant, evidently carrying out a sug-
gestion Of Newton which was found
in Sir Isaac's original draft among
Radley's papers after his death.
Godfrey a~ntedated Hadley BY about
one year, but for a long time his
claims were not recognized, and Had
ley received all the credit.
How the humble glazier received his
first inspiration to design the instru-
ment Of SO great use to mariners ID
an interesting story.
One day, while replacing a pane OF
glass Ii O window Of a house on the
north side Of Arch street, In Philadel'
phia. opposite a pump, . girl, after
filling her pail, placed 1t upon the
sidewalk. M.
Godfrey, on turning toward 1t, saw
the sun reflected from the window
on which he had been at work into
the bucket of water, and his philo.
sophie mind selling upon the incident
was thus led to combine the plan Of
an instrument by which he could draw
the sun down to the horizon BY q
c%ontrivance incomparably superior y
n that had ever before been used
for the purpose Of ascertaining angu
lar measurements.
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COST OF LIVING INCREASED
There Arc Times When II Is lmpoa
sibis for Farmer to Haul Sts
Products to Market.

The people who groan unSsr the
high cost Of living and wonder why
necessaries OF life like potatoes and
cabbages and turnips and apples
should be rotting on the farms when
they would bring high prices in the
cities do not realize the condition OF
the country roads, When roads are
bad farmers experience difficulty IN
getting their produce to market When
roads are very bad there are states
of the weather In which the hauling
of heavy wagon loads from farms to
railway stations becomes impossible
The farmer would like to sell what
he grows. The city dweller would *
to buy 1t. Both have an Interest In the
building and maintenance OF GOOD
roads, providing at all seasons OF the
year available highways between the
cities and the farms.
Sometimes roads that would be In
fair condition for teaming are cut up
by reckless automobilists. The wanton
destruction of highways by auto
scorchers should not be permitted. .
Automobile owners as a class have
done much to improve some OF Inc
roads, but ON the whole western roads
are a disgrace. There must be aroused
public sentiment in favor OF good
roads, There will be when 1t Is real
lied that good country roads are a
benefit To all classes Of the community
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cality more suited to their new sta
ton in life. And, as the days went by,
and the whole neighborhood assumed
a more cordial friendship than ever
before, Phineas found that he was no
longer free Of Rafferty's saloon.
I'VE can't afford to be too friendly
with that sort, Phineas," explained his
wife. "F1aherty and his wife = good
enough people, but Just common
clay" IN
We've shook dice together each
Saturday night in years pleaded
Phineas. And what about that Sun
day picnic with them and the Hoolt-
gans?"
There won't be any picnic" assev-
Grated Mary irritabiy.
Nevertheless Phineas did manage TO
meet his old friends by various sub
terfuges, and he carefully explained
the situation to them.
THE best woman in the world.
Mike" he told Flaherty, But you
know how 1t is with women, Mike.
The moneys sort Of turned her head"
That's all right, Phin," responded
Mike F1aherty, This ones on me-"
To the neighbors, indeed. It seemed
a natural thing that Mrs, Kelly should
want to rise in the world; and II there
was a little envious gossiping, the
sight OF the good woman. as she went
down the street resplendent In her
new gowns purchased with the last
OF their saved money! turned envy to
admiration
Meanwhile Hogan and Kelly had ar
ranged their partnership. There WINS
a fine opening in the town, and Hogan
was to put In a couple Of thousand.
experimenting his smaller contribution
with his political pull" The now
apartment was leased and the KeIlys
were preparing to leave.
Mrs. Kelly only required 4 week 10
pack, being a methodical woman. But
as the week progressed that look carne
into her eye more and more frequent
". till Phineas, having no refuge nor.
10 which to Fly. was driven To bay.
what 10 Il, Mary hs asked -
evening. when his wife had bssn more
than usually morose.
He half expected the tartest u 70.
1oinders; but 70 biz a~stonishrnsnt, ~
$500 t-x~ xnsva Ax.A 1aeA 10 h~aA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10

When he begins gardening the ana
teur calls a spade q spade. After the
third blister his vocabulary expands.
Don't expect your heliotrope bios
SONS to smell like the cologne named
after them.
Trailing Arbutns should be hunted,
not planted.
Wistaria grows well, but II takes IT.
own time about IT,
When introducing tomato plants 70
their summer home be gentle and
courteous. A little kindness al this
time will make them happy al thu
season through.
cultivating a hedge 10 like acduir-
ing an accent, You always prefer tho
way the natives do it,--New York Tel
egraph.
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COST or REPAIRING WAGONS
Farmers Profits Are Greatly Decreased
In Various Ways by Neglected
Thoroughfares.

How much do you suppose 1t costs
you a year TO repair your wagons
and harness on account Of bad roads7
How much does It cost you a year for
shoes and clothing that are ruined by
your children wading through the mud
to school? How much does 1t cost
you a year for medicine to cure your
children's colds contracted In wading
through the mud to school and church,
How much Of a damage a year to
you is the mud that prevents your
children from attending school: or
damage to them, rather In the loss
Of an education? How much damage
to you are our bad roads In preventing
your going to market7 You are per.
fectly willing to spend money In the
buying Of reapers and movers and
other farm machinery. You are will.
Ing to purchase carriages and har.
ness. AT the price potatoes are to-
day, one load would be the average
farmers tax for ten years for good
roads. At the end OF that time the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10
KEGS on Cleaning u.

Gratifying results followed the THU
lar cleanup week, but these viii BE-
Of little Importance II the spirit does
not continue throughout the year
philadelphia Is now In its best bib and
tucker, and should remain 80. Much
as we necessarily depend upon tho
authorities for the heavier part Of the
work, that which Is most essential ID
that every householder shall make
up his mind to maintain existing con-
ditions. II Is the bits Of paper and
clusters Of dirt that offend the eye.
They are easily removed and ought
not to be allowed TO accumulate. Let
every week be q cleanup weeks--phiL
adelphia Inquirer. 4
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Home bwn|
7 He|poY|
CLEANING UP AND GROWING
Possible fer Every One TO Plant .
Few Simple Flowers on Their
Property.

Cleaning UP Is limited In meaning.
Homes may go through ho~useeleanins,
h~ouseholders may clean streets and
sidewalks and remove every rubbish
tritie, IN great buildings strenuous
efforts may be made. will be made, to
have every bit OF litter carted away.
That 10 a beginning.
The city may be made beautiful by
natures work, Plants respond TO ev'
cry little care. Flowers bloom when
almost neglected, Is 1t not right not
only to clean up, hut to start the habit
of growing plants bearing AowersY
1t Is not difficult and almost mex
p%eusiye, One great concern In 'hss
city, with hundreds OF windows in The
building, where a thousand work, has
potted plants on every sill. Trail
ing vines halfway cover the brick
walls, though they are artistic, In
midsummer the factory Is ii Joy 10
those who like to see evidences OF ma"
lures handiwork,
oihAtN tbilEc Van wv "NNet'F'
along this line, A space two YARDS
wide and ten yards long In front OF u
factory or store will yield a~bnndantly,
The window lodges bear flowers, the
vacant spots have earth and they VIII
satisfy the eye with a charming mix
tnre of color II given haf q chance,
One prisoner. famed in story ana
song. had not a Joy, Through q crev-
Ice In the damp wall there came the
sprout of n little flower, He nursed "
and gave 1t encouragement with a
few drops of water from his limited
supply, He was well rewarded, az the
ambitious flower wanted 10 grow, Ana
they want to grow on every vacant
foot of land and every city has acres
In the aggregate,
Cleanup Ia n proper rallying cry
but add to that o desire TO see ma
lures marvela grow, and the city
clean also viii be a city beautiful
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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PH|Ns GOOD LUCK.
T n
BY GEORGE UNISON.

Phtneas Kelly was accustomed to
see "a look in tn Old woman's eye" as
he phrased it, when he came home to
his tea after eight hours Of peaceful
employment az a bricklayer, Years Of
practise had enabled him to interpret
Il accurately. II meant, "lis low.
Phineas. for things have been at skies
and sevens all day"
On such occasions Phineas, good,
honest mar that he was, would slip
out quietly after tea to the corner
saloon, where he would sit talking pol
tiles and domestics with his cronies
over a glass or two, till the time came
to retire home, strictly sober, and pre-.
pared to find that the odd and even
numerals had Strengthened themselves
out during his absence.
On this occasion there was an alto
gether different look in Mary's eye.
What is 1t, woman?" he exclaimed,
sensing that something quite different
from anything In his experience had
happened. Speak out, Mary, girl! Is
1t the measles? II Tins got thin I'll
whale the life out Of him!"
mo, 1t isn't!" snapped his better
half, Uncle Jim'R dead and has left
me all his money. The lawyer thinks
It will come to Ave thousand dollars"
While Phineas sat, exhausted from
emotion, in his chair. Mary read him
the letter from Ireland.
"What'M ! do wild 1T" calculated her
husband. y
You're going to be q contractor,
Phineas. as you have always wanted to
be- answered Mary. And at the end
of the month we leave"
Phineas uttered various exclama-
tons. but he was as straw in his wife's
hands. Before he went to bed It was
understood that he and MIR. Hogan,
with whom the subject had been
preached at times of day-dreaming,
should go into the contracting bust
ness. Hogan had saved a tidy SUM
and with this legacy their dreams
could be realized. During the twenty
eight days remaining before June
Phineas was to continue laying bricks.
The days that followed were not of
unalloyed bliss. Phineas wanted to re-
main In the little fiat, even If he was
to be a contractor. But Mary had the
social bee" and she did not fail to i'm.
press 1t upon her husband that, for
Tins sake, they must ove to a To-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10

shoulders. A fortunate investigator has reported that he has discovered a
couple, Sally, weighing nearly 2o and Archer, size, two and sixeighths.
yhch Invariably assumes the position of Sally onthelap ofArcher.
Taken as a whole this class Of spooners is an interesting one for the
cunousy inclined. We have them, and the police have lot rid us of them,
so why not study them from a geological or anthropological point of view?
Specimens might even be secured and mounted. A new fad! Let's start It,
Oh yes, stranger. those wide, cool, open green squares and tianghs
known is the parks OF Washington are inhabited. In broad daylight we see
nurses and tiny children enjoying the protecting shade, but at night-ah at
nigh-we do not see the denizens Of the park, who are enjoying the protect
tg darkness. How do we know there is any one there? We fall over then.
Can any one venture into Lafayette square or Franklin park or Lincoln
park OF any dark place provided with benches these summer evenings with
out feeling the presence Of these amorous mortals who sit close together for
cooness and utter such gentle foolishness as "Uzzywuzzy umpumetweet
heart" fol- recreation? They ire there and they ar there to spoon. Be sure
TO fall over them" for the results are most amusing
It is hard to get a satisfying glimpse at some of them. Poor timd
things, they fly far apart at the approach of a prowhng squirrel and delude
themselves into hoping that no one could ever guess that he had actually
eoen so far as to put his arm around her. Others are more experienced, or
more sefabsorbed, and can be approached with safety by the investigator II
he is careful not to chucke aloud.
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re,4 Of Character.

But responsibility 10 the great char.
acterdeveloper, and very few Of us
really know what we can do until we
are put to the test The market 10
long on men who can take orders, bnt
short on those who % intelligentls
Issue them. Responsibility requires
q certain amount Of initiative; the
willingness to act when occasion de.
mands and the courage to fail un-
der honest effort and take the conse-
quences.
OF curse you may fail; but you
can't tell whether you will succeed
until you try; and having tried to the
utmost Of your ability and failed.
Is better than never to have tried
at all. Better because In every loss
there is the compensation Of expert
ence, while mere inaction means men.
tai and physical stagnation, the dan
and sire OF annihilation.--Leslie'G
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10

ways speak gently to secondstory workers" II
a The major pondered the idea for a moment Then he branched on
III we Washington policemen" said he. were in the habit Of malueat
ing citizens this town would be in a furore inside OF twentyfour hours
About every third person in Washington Il a diplomatic atache or a public
official a" &@f
Can you imagine what would happen in this city If the police force
developed the habit OF clubbing military attaches and chiefs o. government
bureaus?" '" |G %
The interviewer passed the buck.
You see" continued the major, policemen in Washington have civfhty
preached them before they get on the force. believe that Washington
policemen have more tact than the police of any other city in tn country
II they use too much force-get too free with their cubs-they quickly ap
pear before the trial board"
"Reverting to Pittsburgh" said the interviewer, don't you think IT'S
hard to use moral suasion on a Lithuanian steel worker who mas surrounoea
. quantity Of vodka and bright ideas?" #
mo more so' replied the major, than it is to use moral saasaon N
some Of Washingtons slum element. Why there are places in tis city where
the policeman ia a sort Of unofficial arbter-where no one thinks OF cues
noning his authority. And there re mighty rough characters witt whom
he has to deal" #N# We. - " " &
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make it fy!" said the Man Of Importance"
Wine him up VIII q key"
Perhaps he was an unfortunate man whose ovh1mportance na nAa ~. :.
him from AN acquaintance with little children an wounaup wys w -
merely auna the. proposition aside and resumed his stately ueanhg.
And perhaps--again-he would have been ashamed " nmMn - :. na na
turned back and cen the tiny kid with the bird in MS streecne pam.
and on his face the bewldered hurt at doubtless ID ns' eou NC nu
everr received In all the four years Of his life. ..,..
II ia not 4 narticularly brilliant achievement to bring ters o . chnds
eyes even from 1 human point Of view, but suppose
Suppose It Id really and practically true ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oeAs ~
the innocent are really counted against those who cause tnem 70 ~ sneu'
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.y,o go, shsrk thew think think
A.. go. -ooa enourh for usqr in.
cu,rea hir vtfa raising her face, wet
s,,,h 800
~ c,,..s fhev think tbey'd do "a
rnch n they we're In your Mace.
Marv he sn.vered.
..E,,r nam /. lin. said Mary I'D stay
a,h. - hara a. n,d times, saka and
-ara ,ry,t. ~ HooIirans ana Fla.
bertvs ~ the pienic after all, But"
.ha s,rh.a-.It,. for Tins ssse isn't
~.
.s,ns. answered her husband.
hr.na,v ,hor.h ha. too was thinking
=, ~. IA fr,erds and those merry eve.
n,n.s =, p.rartv,s
pnt thraa days remained wben the
~, nron /. lstter from the LAWYERS
IN Trelan6 Phineas brought Il dutt
f,uv - NJ ~tfe. she opened IL and
gave \ arream.
.ph,raas, wa haven't so, any mon.
ev At all,v she waspea. 7
pn,naas Ke,v with a n,xad fee,,nr
~ Inv ana sadness. took I'm the mis-.
siva and sna,,ed 4 ont.
awa 49, - inform Won" hs reaa.
.thot an arror was made in stating
tha, ,ho estate n your late uncle. Mr.,
I,rnas cr,yua yas ,ike,v IN he proved
AZ fve Thousand dollars. The total
. $500 1. .u.ann.r
,h,,sand Al, 81 which soes 10 Won I'M,
A. ,ba Mill and--n
"sevartaan thonsand," cried Mary
Ko,,y -snr;p.,ne from her chair and
or. sn;ry ,ha latter from her husbands
80 .p.r...., ~ .r,., Iist,,,
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small boys tempt passengers with masses q wlasglns worms ine J nave nave
In piphs tones ~ saying. sTlsh worms" o sFeesh werms Iney ~
their merchandise III 1 battered tin can and they hold II 70 ta .e mass :,
squirmins worms wriggles partly n te can and partly ~ = = w $3.50 =. ~ ~
the boy. He il displaying bis wares, and he wants 70 prove y YOU e. -
worms have plenty q wriagie IA them He - 9 tsnsie0 :. = \ ". Y. u = IN II
one hand ma he pleads with yY To buy them. For I'VE o. ten cents ~ WI
let you hays enough 81 them to feed all the nsh that ally Wn N 1872 ".
Il may BE- that ts nsh esteem these worms; that tney look g 49, !. 49, ~.
cate morsenI ma that thedr appetite \ ptaued and tempted ~ tnsm; ~
there n no accounting fof tastes x- n xm u. 49,.
and quite Z thr4yfnx trs6s ~ been built up ThsA bGys Ag 49, 49, s gIn
worms y - shady noi.t piAces snng Sc 80 !. ~ au 4 ~ ! !. s ~ q
ths rNss shnrs. NV wMh y spod catcA "A wern9 IN l ~ ~
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Grenade for Rines.

The rife grenade has already been
adopted in some countries AZ an IN
tegral part OF the soldiers equipment,
and 10 likely to come into general use
among the armies Of the world. II 10
expected that II will to : great extent
supplant the use OF the bayonet and
do away with the necessity TOR close.
quarter fighting, a. II viii provide .
means for attacking trenches and GOV.
cred positions and rendering them IN
tenable without recourse TO hand-to-
hand combat. The grenades IAN be
nred singly or in volleys. md the Of.
fect 81 yolley firing With such wear-
.ons would probably be astounding. In
hiIly country especially. where the
bringing into action Of field pieces 10
extremely dificuk, the use Of the gre
made viii prove Of f~ncaiculable benefit
10 lie troops equipped with M-Popu
lar Mechanics.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10
LONDON CAT IS INTELLIGENT
Indicates Marked Reasoning Powers
In His Actions Regarding
Many Things.

London 1T Is surprising what the
sound OF a knife being sharpenea on
a stone will do" says a correspond
ent in Country Life. My cat, Nirnrod
ESQ called In the hope that tho mantle
of his biblical namesake might fall
upon him), has Il keen ear for that
sound and associates II with the cut,
ting UP OF meat, hence his attendance
is necessary at that function, Even
the fact that the back door is shut
does not stop him. He springs up
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10

and holds the handle with N paw;
with the other he rattles the latch un'
til II is free and the door swings open,
and Nimrod has arrived, ! was for
tunate enough to catch him In the
act, and the photograph shows him
at work, | cannot argue that animals
reason or that they do not. l can
only produce evidence of the fact that
my cat wants to get In, and, In the
words OF the late g. w. Stevens,
Knows what to do--How to do 1T"
Does IT."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10
FLOCK 70 YOUNG PREACHER
Large London Congregations Are A.
tracted by Fourteen-Yesr.Oid
American RevIyaIist.

London.--Forbes, the fourteen-year.
old American reviyalist, Is attracting
large congregations at the stratford
Tabernacle, where he and his father,
Dr.. Charles Forbes, are conducting the
mission.
He keeps every IN interested with
his fund Of stories. He 10 emotional
and humorous and speaks with the
clearness OF a man Of mature years.
His knickerbockerB and youthful VOICE
and face are the only signs Of boyish,
ness about him.
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comtnu Fsst.

Business must be picking up with
you" said the postnan, As he threw
down a bundle Of letters.
mo, 1t isn't business" the man at
the desk replied, with a sigh. my
two sons are away at college now.
These arc demands for ore money
Judge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10
BLAcKsNAKE FOR A GARTER
Young Woman, HoeIng Strawberry
Plants, Has Shocking surprise--
Kills Reptile.

York, Pa. - A b~lacksnake that
wrapped itself about her leg tight az .
garter was killed by Miss Mary Sloan
Of Alpine, York county, after a strug-
gle. Miss Sloan was hoeing strawber-
~ plants, when she disturbed the rep.
tile, which threw Ito coils about her.
Retaining her presence OF mind, she
managed 70 fling Of the snake. and
kill II with her hoe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10

lis your wife going to wear her dia-
monds to the grand operar "O1
course" answered Mr.. Cumrox. We
can't all appreciate music, and ~
ought TO Try 70 mike grand opera ~
teresting even for those who 50 more
II to look On
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10

Will have his strong arm pressed pro.
tectingly around her shoulders. In
this arrangement Flo always rests her
slightly tinted cheek on Franks clean
shirt Just below the collar. Frank
then has a blush coming to him when
the boys ask him what happened to
his shirt. Positions without number
may be assumed by these spooning
couples, some even preferring to walk
along the shaded paths with their
hands tightly clasped or their arms
tminnd liLn i'm .a A i-.L~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10

and a shiny red DeIl, anu Nc IdIh1u
with a baby lisp. In his outstretched
hand lay a dead sparrow.
Make him go" The child said
It as imperatively as II the important
man were his very W daddy
picked him up and he won't 60
Make him fly--far."
To be requested to make an ex-
ceedingly dead bird fly is too much 10
ask OF any mar Of Importance.
Throw that thing back IN the
stroo+ How do YOU suppose ! can