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FOR SALE.

A five-room cottage on West
River Front, artesian well, sewer
age and water works, and out
buildings belonging to place; lot
1OOx425 feet. viii sell all or part
Of lot. For terms apply to
S. r. COLEMAN.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Gov. Brewer came up from his plan
tation neal Belzoni Tuesday night and
spent several hours here, He was trav.
elign in his automobile, and went from
here to the Parchman State Convict
Farm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

On last Sunday, "Mothers' Day.
collections were taken at the Presbyte,
rian, Baptist, Episcopal and Methodist
churches in the city for the Old Ladies
Home at Jackson-about $500 being
contributed to that noble cause.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. F. A. Stuart, of Jackson, In.
spector of Loans for the Georgia State
Savings Association, was in the city
on business the latter part of last week,
and made The Commonwealth an ap.
preciated call.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Sheriff and Mrs. W. C. Taylor and
little son, were in Jackson the latter
part of last week, returning via Walden,
where they visited relatives and friends
Sunday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Use Reach-the-Spot Liniment
for bruises, sprains, enlarged
joints, pain in back or side. Alb
solutely guaranteed to do the
work, Csc. AT Wilkinson's and
Quinn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15
NOTICE.

Public Transfer; prepared to do
all kind Of hauling, also kindling
for sale.
G. W. CHAMBLESS,
Phone 800.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Porter's Headache Tablets guar.
anteed to relieve headache or
neuralgia. No danger. Price l0c
at Wilkinson's or Quinn'S.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. NJ. P. Sturdivant, one of ITALIA.
hatchie County's most extensive and
prosperous planters, was in Greenwood
on business Wednesday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Messrs. H. G. Kitchell and James
Gordon Gillespie spent a few days in
Birmingham on business the past
week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. R. B. Eggleston, of Cotton Plant,
Ark, Resident Engineer of the White
River Levee Board, is visiting the
family of his sister, Mrs. A. F. Gardner.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. Gid Harris, of Water Valley,
spent a few days here this week. He
contemplates moving back to the Delta
at an early date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Rev. Williams, Supt. f the State
Methodist O~rphanage at jackson
preached at the Methodist church here
last Sunday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15
FOR RENT.

The building formerly occupied
by F. Goodman Dry Goods Co.,
100 Howard St. Will rent cheap.
Apply to F. Goodman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

JOB PRESS FOR SALE.
iii Pearl Job Printing Press,
in fairly good condition. tor sale
chesp Apply 70 Thu oflice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Justices d. P. Montgomery and H.
W. Cooley attended the Confederate
reunion at Jacksonville, Fla, last week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. J. F. Russell and family, of Itta
Bona, were in the city a few hours last
Saturday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Purcell visited
Black Hawk relatives last Saturday and
Sunday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Hon. w. Z. Mallett, of Jackson, was
in the city several days this week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Messrs. Mclean, Wilson and Lowe
were down from Wildwood on bushes.
the latter part of last week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mrs. W. T. Davis is on a visit of sew
eral weeks to the family of her son at
Brennan, Texas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

FOR RENT--Five desirable Of
fees over Raines drugstore. APP
ply at this office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. Fisher Avent, of Minter City,
was hereon business the latter part of
last week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. A. 0. Peterson was down from
Money on business Tuesday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Hon. j. D. Magruder, Referee in
Bankruptcy, vas down from Tunica on
professional business Tuesday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. I. f. Firth went to New Orleans
last Tuesday, with a view to being
operated on for appendicitis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. J. D. McCaskill, of neal Shell
mound, was in the city this week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

H n. H. l.. Walton was down from
Sunny Side on business this week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr. ]. L. Mcmillan, one of our clever
Carroll County friends, was in the city
on business Wednesday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. S. NJ. Wilsford made a business
trip to his plantation near Silver City
last week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. J. E. Porter, a popular travelling
salesman of Memphis, was a recent
Greenwood visitor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. p. Christensen was up from
sidon on business Tuesday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Mr.. Walter Townsend, of Itta Bena,
was in the city on business Tuesday
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Hoa. Sim Hemphill, one of Carroll
Tuesday.
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street wouldn't 90 where the Gospel
was preached | would take the Gospel
To the Street"
That the Bishop Of Wall Street" has
made good is shown by the fact that
Trinity has offered him an incrcas" Of
salary, which was promptly declined.
and las Informed him that Wall Street
was his a. long a. u" is alb. to hold
for a. II s. 80 years old now.
The Bishop" will not tell YOU that he
I've. "u about hair his allowance from
T,u.N ana gives the balance to the poor
ana needy, This il a chapter In his ca
rccr hat was described 10y on" Of his
rich friends. While his mission is to
Wall street and he is spending much ~
his energy in making misunderstood
and mal.gncd mIlliOnaires" happy, he IS
more at HON" among the feeble. the
downtroddcn, the waits and s'rays hat
are To hc found in many paris of the
city.
is said Of The Bishop Of Wall
street" that h. j. sumctim. : found with
his coat off and his shirt sleeves rolled
mp assisting poor woman in the prep
aration of frugal evening meal. He
peels the potatoes, washes the dishes
ar does anything else hat Is required.
While engaged in these little domestic
diversions he speaks Cheerily TO the
children and their mother and brings
agreeable sunshine tu many a dismal
abode.
In bidding far well 10 his parlshioncrs
prior 70 taking passage for Europe he
said:
young men, am going to leave YOU
for a little while. I have asked the au-
th0rlties Of Trinity for a holiday and
they have generously answered my
prayer. 1t is now t,u years since first
stood a this spot. som" Of my hearers
have since then graduated To the prnl-
'cntiary, others have thought Honduras
more hosWtable country than their
native land. hut the grca, majority have
testified that they have been spiritually
and morally benefited by .hcso meetings,
II Will say this. that no man who has
taken my teaching seriously ana re-
solved to profit by It has fallen very
far short ~ the standard Of citizenship
demanded by this grca. country. For
the rest Of my life | want no Other
church than Wall street and no other
pulpit than the curhs one or this hOmclY
box. have been happy here and I
hope | have mad" others happy
There is no question about his max
ing others happy" said Henry Clews. II
know Of bank which employs $50 men,
al Of whom willingly say hey are bet
ter husbands, better employees and hc'-
ter citizens because Of the ministrations
Of thus humble but sincere man. He
can retire from ms arduuus duIcs here
at any time and tax" pulpit, bur there
- no inducomcnt which would be- strong
enough To make him cunscn. 10 the
change.
"Thrrc is much moro money spent on
charity by Wall Strickland mean by
Wall Street he cn'Iro financial district
than people generally suspect, And
| there is a great deal more distributed in
this way than IN former years. For
this Or, Wilkinson is largely responsible
Much of the relief is afforded in quiet
met hodical manner, and many Of IN" re-
cipcnts are in 'otai !Gnoranc" "f the
source Of their supplies and Ia" namo'
! OF their bcnCfaCturs.'
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stencil compelled he to go n long way
round.
When came to Great Hollow ] found
"A fisherman and some boys on the
watch and counted about thirty black
fish, just killed. with many lance
wounds. and the water was more or
less bloody around. They were partly
on shore and partly in the water. held
by a rope round their tails till the tide
should leave them. a boat had been
somewhat stove 10y the tail Of one. They
were a smooth, shining black, like India
rubber. and had remarkably simple and
lumpsh forms for animated creatures.
with "A blunt round Snuut or head, whale
ike, and simple SIN looking fiippers.
The largest were about fifteen feet long
bu. one or two were only five feet long.
and still without teeth. The fishermen
slashed one with his jackknlfc. to show
me how thick tn. blubber NaS-ahout
three inches: and as | passed my finger
through the Cut il was covered thick
with oil. The bluhber looked like pork.
and this man said that when they were
trying it the boys would sometimes come
round with piece Of bread in one hand
ana take a piece Of b,uhhcr in the other
to eat with it, prefcrring 1t to pork
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A Street in Yarmouth.

stay at home to till the sand or Watch
far hlacktish The farmers are HSH'l
men farmers and undrrstand pct''r
uloughiug the sea than TN" Iahu' i"'S
do not disturb their sands muth' lhpu-"
here * plenty of seaWt'd III t'c
creeks. to say nothing of h,acknsh oc'"-
S.uual.y rotting on tn" shore hc'Wc'"
thc pond and Eas, lIarhor Village th"r'
was an Interesting plantation OF Pic"
uiurs. twenty or thirty acres IN extent
like those which We had already St.
from th. Stage. one who lived near
said that the land was purchased ny
two men for shilling, or iW'htN-HNt
cents an acre. som" Is not c"hS'h'r'u
.Nnrth writing "A deed for. This soil or
sand which was partially covered with
rnv,rtv ana beach grass. sorrol, &c
was furruw"d at Intervals OF about i"uF
feet and the seed dropped by machine.
The pines had come mp admirably ana
rrnyyn the first year three or four
inches. ana the second SIX ln'hes ana
more Where the seed had been lately
ulnntcd the white sand was freshly eN-
uosed i'm AN endless furrow winding
round and round the sides OF the o''P
hn,lnws in "A vertical, spiral manner
when produced Il WY H"'0 "'"' "'>' -
as II YOU were looking into the reverse
side Of vast banded shield, This eN-
perlment. so important to the Cape APP
u,orcd very successful, and perhaps the
lime will come when the greater part
Of This kind of land in Barnstahlc county
viii he thus covered with an art'hcIal
pine forest, as has been done IN some
parts Of France. In that country l-''oo
acres Of downs had been thus covered
in 1871 near Bayonne They are called
pignadas. and according to l.oudon con
s.itutc the principal riches OF the m
|hahitants. where there was drittlhS
desert before" II seemed nohI'r KIM
o. grain to rails, than corn even
/ A few years ago Truro was remark
able among the cape towns Tor the
number Of sheep raised in 1t; but was
told that at this time only two men
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a distant windmill. or n meeting house
standing alone, for only they could af-
ford to occupy an exposed place. \
great part Of the township. however,
is "A barren. hcathlike pain. and per-
hapS Onc-thrd Of ii lies in common.
though the property IF individuals. The
author Of the old Description Of Truro"
speaking of the soil. says: THE snow.
which would he of essential service TO
it provided It lay level and covered the
ground. is blown into drifts and into
the sea. This peculiar open country.
with here and there a patch Of shrub
berry. extends as much as seven miles. or
from pam,t River ON the south To High
Head on the north. and from ocean To
bay. To walk over 1t makes ON a
stranger such an impression As being AZ
sea, and he finds 1t impossible To- csti-
mate distances in any weather. \ wind
mill or herd Of COWS may seem Ia be-
far away in the horizon. yet after
going a few rods he will be close upon
them. II" is also deludrd by other kinds
Of mirage.
I'm summer. If the poverty grass
grows At tho head of a hollow looking
toward the sea. In bleak posi- ion
where the wind PUSHES up, the northern
or exposed half of the tuft is surro-
times all black and dead Ike an oven
broom. while the opposite half is yell
low with blossoms the whole hillside
thus presenting a remarkable contrast
when seen from the poverty stricken
ana the hourishug side This plant.
which In many places would he ,stecmed
an ornament. Is here dcspIscd 10y many
ON account Of its being associated with
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I'm THE FOOTSTEPS OF
THOREAU ON SANDY CAPE COD

-fr, opening Of the Cape Cod canal
.s. called attention to the
Various attractions Of that pc
Guitar and bleak locality. More
,rr.-.s .l," been investigating the
r.,.. tt.. wear than ever before. For
y'r ...rut the Iloughton Minlin
r.r,.... hos just issued visitors
,t,.n ., Tu5rciu's cape Cod"
f. 49,. never Thorcau's practice to
,-...,.., .l, villages in his travels
H.. r,.s. rrud the seashorc and the
.J. ami .ur wild open places. The
,.-.,.r v'.. goes To- Cape Cod To-day in
,t. .u.rt .t TIA rcdu may still avoid
As p, d.I mp-t Of the signs of hahita-
60, and .,..uy the sweep Of the sand
,,l ~ . a.,in I'LL his lungs with the
,-..r lr .al enjoy the atmosphere OF
d.. C.. deserving its birds and
,.V.,. ..H ,go,s its sands and it's
,..r.-. . very much the same way
,.r T. .r.tu did and for those who
,rt. 81. things Of nature this Is really
r. U,-, ,,ay 90 see cape cod.
Vr., $50, have returned from the
seaside. says THurcau, w. sometimes
... ...,-,t..- why We did not spend
1... ..u. 100 gazing at the sea, hut
,,,, -.u ,u, traveller does not luol,
al. ,.. -.4 more than at tn" heavens.
A. ,r -.. interior. if the elevated
.,rl.I. .u j., midst + the ocean can
t...I o.. have any interior. 1t was an
,\,.lr-,y d.solata landscape. with
,r..tA UlNatcd or cultivahlc field in
..r, ", -lw no villages. and seldom
s...-.. t.r 'I,~" are generally ON the
,t -I. u WtS succession of
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Than fair Tethared in the desert for
fn,r maj sh, would get into Arabia
~ h,lned 4 man weigh A bundle
At, nav which ne was selling [, his
,.i,bhor bnldinu an. end of a pole
,r.,n, uhj,b II s,uug hv q, stool ward
r,,I, ,,d ms WAS il., half his whole
..,r In SHIRT tn. cnuntry looked So
barron ina, several times refrained
c,,',, .,.l.,r,, ia. inhabitants far a string
80, -, ,Joc. ~ yranninv unn.r for fr,r
.bn,,ld r,h them far th.y plainly
,,...,, 'I,I,o.1 "a ,mnnrt tb.s,. hing.
~, y..lI ~. r,tls and .,b.r. moro were
NO. n,.,,.r,,s I djI mar 80. What they
,..,,,l1 a, for waste naner
.. ,.n..,..,,,,., -, ,h.. i,ho,,,,,,,.
'',,,',., ,,,',', .i,n.,,I
" '''' 'r ,,,,, - ,,, ,,,.,,,
",""t mn ht...,,. 80
"'E""'S W ','rt' a"' ,''' ,,, ',
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\ middle aged man wearing glasses
club talking t. three or four members.
by Jovo," he said "it Is common
saying that people should not - around
telling their troubles. but want To- say
that it's mo for tn" man with tho
troubles every time. When | meet that
sort and he pours out stream IF hard
luck stories on to mo listen and try
to cheer him up. but all the sam" feel
rather good because my luck isn't So
hard as his. and | leave him feeling
better than If hadn't seen him.
ION the other hand. just hcfor.
joined you chaps | was inside there
talking to a fellow who was a class
mate of mine and after graduating went
t. South America. He's been down
iher" fifteen years and has cleaned up
a million dollars in mines ana Is homo
now with the money TO have a good
time.
lie was telling mo about al the
things he had bought and was going 10
buy, the trips he proposed taking and
al th-s- other Things that money VIII
get and the splendid health he had To
enjoy everything until | simply couldn't
stand it any longer and had to get out.
Al I could think about while he was
talking was the hard work | had To- do
every day and tn" little | made out of
H. and felt II didn't get {, the open
air Ia smother.
"Joy j. "a good thing and 7 wish il
tn everybody of course. hut III rather
| listen to the troubles people hay than
20 their joys, believe me"
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Kept sheep in the town. and IN 1885 a
Truro boy 10 years old told m that he
had never seen one. They were for
merry pastured on the uufcnced lands
or general fields. hut now the owners
w"r" NOR" particular to assert their
rights, and it cost too much for fencing.
TIL rails are cedar from Maine. and tNo
rails viii answer for ordinary purposes
but four are required for she. -. This
was the reason assigned by one who
had formerly kept them for not Keeping
them any longer. Fencing stun Is So
expensive that | saw fonc.s mad. NTH
only on rail. and very often the rail
when spit was carefully tied with a
string. In one If the villages saw
the n"Nt summer a cow t"th.r.d by a
rpp" six rods long the rope long in
proportion Is tn" feed Ni~ short and
thin. sixty rods. aye. all the cables If
tn CIpr. would nave been n more
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More Tourists Have Investigated the Fascinating Conditions
of the Bleak Locality This Year Than
Ever Before

in length. are driven ashore in n single
school here. | witnessed such "A scene
in July. 1850 \ carpenter who was
working At the iighthous" arriving early
in the morning remarked that he did
not know but he had lost $50 by com
ing 10 his work. for as he came along
The bay side he heard them driving a
school Of backhsh ashore. and he had
debated with himself whether he should
not 90 and join them and take his
share. but mad concluded to come to
his wpr.
After breakfast | came over to this
place. about TWO miles distant and near
'h" beach me- some Of the fishermen re-
turning from their chase. Looking up
and down the shore. | could see about
a mile south some large back masses
On the sand. which ! knew must be
hlckiish. and a man or two about them.
A. | walked along toward them I soon
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nelly and was Interested IN .ha, ph,-
Ios"pn"r's phu4pplcs against Wall street.
On" day after listening To- an cNc.p-
ionaliy bitter diatr.b" pr Wilkinson
determined that If Wall Street was half
as black as 1t was painted !. needed
missionaries more than Africa. Asia or
the Islands # tn seas
81 determined should tho opportunity
b" afforded "a spend the rest of my
activ" ministry within ,arshot Of th,S,
wicked mNl!una.ros,' SAID Dr WUk.n-
son in telling how he happened tu com,
90 New York. Somehow Wall street
pr scented To- m" "A problem both fascl-
mating and irresistible of course
did not % Lev" the Street 90 ho wholly
irreligiouS, wholly Indifferent to the cry
Of distress and the operators entirely
inscnsihlc To their mora. obligations to
the people among whom they lived.
liut il w1S evident to- my mind that
Wall SIR" needed attention. II wall
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l.lli.~ lslNNN VINO take lll' lINN- |
- h,r To- glance at the ancient
building At 81 Narck street, i'm |
med it"ly south Of did -. Johns |
chapel would hardly SUSPECT that for
'hr past ten years has been used is
periodical retreat fr tired. abused and
generally unapprcciatci mu,t.-mllIuu-
aires. The place is not equipped with
an elevator and nearly all modern appl-
au,r- which mitigate the .ahors Of the
housckrcper are lack.ng.
Nevertheless IN this house mon who
think in millions and act in tens of
millions have often found surccasc from
the truub,cs If the financial district.
Their host ON such occasions is the
Bishop IT Wall street" the Hrv. Or.
william Wilkinson. VIII" is laid to he
the highest paid but the most modest
ana self-dcpreciating street preacher in
he world" The late j. Picrpont Nor
gan. James Stlllman, former president
Of the National city Bank: Henry Clcws.
the dean Of the financial district, and
many other well known men of III"
street have been his guests AT these
"m.lliona.r"s' frplics," as Dr. Wilkn.on
describes them.
Ills title was not given by wall
VAS elevated To- the episcopacy by the
unanimous consent of the entire nnan-
c.al district. Every operator, every
/ banker, every commercial king, every
| clerk, stenoGraphcr, policeman, barber
/ and hoothlack IN the street respects him
! profoundly. ! have no hesitation in say
! lnS TIA, he has done MS more good than
all the other Influences combined.
If rewards are to come through ser
! vice Or. Wilkinson ought 10 be an arch
/ bishop. HIS congregation Is a cosmo-
po.itan and polyglot aggregation. All
religious beliefs and almost all countries
are represented in the groups which a
s"mble At Broad and Wall streets every
day IN the year with the exception of
sunday.
Dr. Wilkinson Is respected because
| h" does not hesitate to tell the truth.
You sh uld hear him Hay us so-calcd
| rich men. he comes into my office
occasionally and If he finds anything in
my conduct to CritCisc he frankly and
fairly pitches into me. 1t is impossible
! 10 resent his words of rcproof even
when We feel that We do mt deserve
such outspoken criticism He is 50
earnest, So manly and 50 evidently sim
ccre and at the same time So gentle,
So loving and forbearng that We bare
our backs To the rod Of reproof with ut
attempting TO talk back"
For ten years Dr. Wilkinson has con-
Quoted services daily at BROAD and
Wall streets \ representative # the
tunard Line hearing him preach ono
day suggested To his sup rlorS that Or
Wilkinson should b" invited To become
the Aqui,anla's chaplain on the maiden
-. 70. ,1.
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shore and looking across to where the
distant mainland looms. they can say
this Is Massachusetts Bay, and then
after an hours sauntering walk they
may stand on the starboard side beyond
which no land is seen To- loom, and say
this is the Atlantic Ocean.
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am" % large carcass whose head
W. -ru" and whose b.uhhrr had been
-.:pp.I If some weeks before: tn" tide
~ .I-t ginning TO move It,. and he