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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

evident budding love that the chang,
in the tomboy girl is brought about
In the end all is happily settled anc
Peg remains in England a bright anc
blooming bride.
The plot is very simple. 1t might be
said, with M exception, to lack situa-
tons, but what is missing in action is
amply redeemed in the bright flow of
humor. The first act lasts almost an
hour, and the audience felt it was only
a few minutes. j. Hartley Manners
has garnerei his characters from the
walks of real English life. Keen Irish
wit is the keynote of Peggy's charac-
ter. She is an ~effervescent picture of
unframed youth. She is a little patriot
TO the soil of Old Erin. She has only
good in her heart, only love for those
about her, eager and willing at any
time to sacrifice her own position for
others more unfortunate, Impetuous
and imprudent, strong in her likes
and dislikes, blessed with an abundance
of Irish stubbornness, she keeps the
audience interested in every act and
1ry scene.
An exceptionally clever company
presents Peg o My Heart" Blanche
Hall, as Peg, is delightful and piquant
personality. She may not be of sylph-
like proportions, nor an exceptional
beauty. As Edgar SauItus once wrote,
she is worse than beautiful, she is
fascinating She won all hearts in the
opening act and everyone loved Peg in
the final scene. She was last night to
tired people like a health-gjving tonic.
She injected new life into weary
minds, she revised old derelicts and
veins atrOphied became again palpi-
tant and flush with new life.
The supporting company is well Sc
lected and is admirable in all of the
exacting scenes and situations. The
cousin Alric of Vivian Gilbert was al
most as refreshing as the Peg of Miss
Hall. He was typical, possibly a bit
o~verdrawn, but just sufficiently so to
add to the unique comedy of the part,
which he plays with an admirable tact
and skill. Ruth Garland, as Ethel, an
unsympathetic part, also made a strong
appeal to the audience.
So great has been the demand for
seats during the brief engagement that
a special popular priced matinee has
been announced.
Here is a comedy that car be freely
and cheerfully commended to the most
captious playgoer. "Peg O. My Hart"
is an attraction that any one can see
several times and feel well repaid.
The great regret is that we do not
have more plays like this one.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

During the year which closed june
30, 1913, the number OF passengers
carried by New York's electrically op.
Grated transit system-subway. sur
face and elevated-was l,7S9, S89, 284.
The total exceeds by 10000, 900 that
for the previous twelve-month period
an increase equivalent to the entire
population of the United States. The
increase In the subway traflc alone
was rs, 900. 900 for the year, and was
practically equaled by the growth In
the number OF surface line passen-
gers, says the Electrical World. The
nickels collected during the year by
all the New York transit companies
totaled sS7,71S.359.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

Greenwood Lodge 1876 F. & A. NJ.
meets on the lst Monday in each month.
f. r. McShane, W. M; S. |. Osborn,
Sec'y.
Greenwood Royal Arch Chapter No.
1902 meets on the 4th Monday in each
month. Harry Hosmer, H, P; S. |.
Osborn, SeC'y.
W. ?. Mellen Council No. 8, Royal
and Select Masters, meets on the End
Monday in each month. f. R. McShane,
T. |. M; E. 0. Simmons, Recorder.
Greenwood ~Commandery No. "a X.
T. meets on the Bird Monday in each
month. Z. K. McShane, E. c.; S. l..
Raines, Recorder.
All of the above named bodies meet
in Masonic Hall at l04 and l06 Main St.
A cordial greeting and a hearty wei,
come is extended to all visiting mem
bers and a standing invitation is here
by extended to meet with US when in
Greenwood.
Resident members Of any of these
Masonic bodies, who have their mem
bership elsewhere, are cordially invited
to unite with us.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

This Is how a s~atirist has summed
Ip the effects OF modern hustle:
Mans business reqireth haste. The
average business and professional
nan eats In a hurry and gets dyspep
sia. He talks in a hurry and gets
the lie. He does business In a hurry
and becomes a bankrupt He reads
In a hurry and Is superficial. He
votes in a hurry and produces cor
ruption. He marries In a hurry and
gets a divorce. He trains his chill.
dren in a hurry and develops spend.
thrills and criminals. He gets relig.
ion In a hurry and forgets It in q
great hurry. He makes his will In q
hurry and leaves 4 legal contest Anf
his tribe steadily increased"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27
FAMILY

The progress OF family relations to
ward the ideal OF comadeship min.
sied with judicious authority, like
every other great development. has
had its recessions, It's backward steps.
when the course OF advance was
checked and the procession went off
on a wide path which led to chaos
and unQuiet. Throughout the country
the relation between parent and child
has drifted toward improvement In
that 1t has more nearly approached
the ideal. In the course OF its ad
vance. however, 1t has, like the chill.
dren OF Israel. wandered much In the
wilderness Of false philosophy, hence
is yet far from the promised land.
Within the past century probably the
greatest change has come to pass In
the United States. Observers, espe.
cially foreign observers, are prone to
comment unkindly on the father and
~. ~ 'Ao ShA'tu DiditS, Ht1 hOlu
h a the father Is an absorbed. aus.
tere man. his starkness covered by an
overlay Of artificial indulgence to his
son. The boy or the young man, on
the other hand. has been held up to
~execration as q Cumberer OF the earth.
To some extent this has been true.
There have been many instances,
doubtless, In which nothing more than
the tie OF advantage to the son and
OF responsibility to the father hold
the two together, This Ia the most
popular type OF the novel. the stage
and OF current %anecdote. What tho
reality has been every man who has
enjoyed the guidance and companion.
ship of the best friend he ever knew
his father-can tell and does tell.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

A bright young man. twitted with
being a rolling stone and with having
suffered the Ill success of gathering
no moss, replied to his tormentor with
the remark: "A rolling stone may
gather no moss, but 1t acquires a
mighty fine polish" Perhaps the
youth was right, There are better
things than money and the right sort
OF polish Is one of them. For one
kind Of polish we would gladly advise
our friends to exchange any hopes OF
getting moss. That kind Of polish It
Is that makes the world 60 round.
Nor Is It necessary that one be 4
rolling stone In the accepted sense Of
the words. A pebble, but little agitat-
ed by the crystal clear water above
1t, will gain as fine a polish as the
stone which Is ground beneath the re-
lentless moving glacier or the rending
avalanche. To this class Of people
who gain polish but no moss-the
pebbles who fulfill quiet destinies In
the bed of the slow moving stream
some words Of comfort should be nd
dressed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

The dean and chapter Of st. Paul's
have very wisely decided that nc
further monuments are to be placed
on the floor OF the cathedral and In
future any admitted will be erected
In the crypt, After Waterloo the nave
and transepts were flooded by me,
MORALS OF victims of the Napoleonic
wars, but in those days services were
held only in the choir. There were
over eighty monuments and many OF
the individuals commemorated can
not be described as famous, while
most OF them (such as DR.. Johnson)
are not buried there. All great
churches have become crammed pell-
nell with statues and monuments
and the interior Of Westminster alb,
hey Is a ludicrous and also I melap
choly sight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF INCORPORATION OF THE
GREENWOOD STATE BANK,

Notice is hereby given that, pursu-
ant to a resolution Of the stockholders
of the Greenwood State Bank, applica-
ton will be made to amend Section a
of the charter of incorporation of said
Greenwood State Bank which was ap-
proved on May 7, 1912, and is recorded
in Book of interpretations No. IS, on
page 100, in the office of the Secretary
of State of Mississippi, SO as to read
as follows:
Sec. 4. The amount of capital stock
is twenty-five thousand dollars" there
by reducing the amount of the capital
stock of said Greenwood State Bank
from fifty thousand dollars to twenty
FIVE thousand dollars.
10. J. GREEN, Cashier.
Greenwood, Mississippi, Feb. 27, 1914.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

The mile, the ordinary mile, 10 $3.50
feet long. The geographical and the
nautical mile are each 5000 feet long.
The Scotch mile is 1929 feet long and
the Irish mile, s,720 feet long. The
German mile is nearly Ave miles long
--24,318 feet. The Dutch mile Is 49,
295 feet. The Danish mile Is 24,S75
feet. The Swiss mile Is 27,459 feet
The Swedish mile is %, 023 feet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our appre.
citation and thanks to our many
friends and acquaintance, for
their kind assistance and help in
our recent troubles.
MR.. AND MRS. E. w. MOORE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

When Phya Prabakarabanga, the
new Siamese minister to this country,
presents his card to the state depart
ment we suspect that the doorkeeper
has to carry it in lengthwise.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

Even a fungus may sometimes be
converted into a friend Of suffering hu-
mainly. Doctors have now discover
ed that the achya muscaris will de-
stroy diphtheria germs by thrusting it
down the throat Of the patient. The
name may be a little ~nauseating, but
surely not worse than u vomica-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

A census OF bufaloes gives III,
number now In North America at ),
453, or $40 moro than last year. II
anyone wishes to enlarge that number
It ia easy to raise them. But for ouI
taste, 3,453 Is plenty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27
WARNING.

There's a stringent United States
law against the shooting Of migra-
tory birds. Better look out boys;
the heavy hand Of Uncle Sam may
be laid on you,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

II will soon be possible to ship 100.
pound parcels by mail. Pity the post.
man who finds II necessary to tote
around two or three 1oo-pound parcels
1T once.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

The Hungarian Field Marshal has
forbidden the wearing of the slit skirt
by the women of military families or
by women invited to military social
functions. If this bold officer sue
ceeds in attacking and overthrowing
fashion among the women, he will
prove a greater man than Alexander,
who merely conquered a world of men
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

Over in France dancing masters are
suing priests for putting the ban upon
the tango. We may expect some OF
the divorce lawyers to begin suit pres.
emily against reformers who have
been trying to get men and women to
live blameless lives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

Tenplns are recommended for girls
who desire to have nicely rounded
arms. But won't the broom AFFORD
about the same kind OF exercise!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

The farmers attending a rural insti-
tute in Ohio voted that the bathtub
surpassed the automobile as an up
lift. The latter, they declared, thrives
on fire. smoke and sickening fumes.
This is Just what onions do, yet who
could do without onions?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

A mans capacity for self-sacrincs
never comes to the fore as It does
when he begins to run for a public
office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

The western bride who captured .
bandit while on her honeymoon prob
ably had more fun than those who 70
to see Niagara Falls.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

Nothing like f~orethought. A Mon.
tana citizen provided in his will that
his coffin should be lined with a..
bestos.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27
STOP.-.LO0K---LISTtN
Thousands Now Using Wonderful Liv,
er Remedy from Hot Springs,

There's a better remedy for consti-
patton, liver and stomach trouble than
dangerous calomel. Thousands are
praising gentle, sure Hot Springs Liver
Buttons.
Make you feel fine quickly clear up
sallow skin and Danish malaria and
headache They are a fine tonic and
quickly put an edge on your appetite.
rs cents at all druggists.
Hot Spring Liver Buttons, Hot
Springs Rheumatism Remedy and Hot
Springs Blood Remedy are sold in
Greenwood by l., N. Chandler.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

An ounce Of explanation Il worth
q pound Of advice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

Why not provide a stabilizer for the
weather bureau!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

At any rate, tango tea Is not the
kind mother used to make.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-02-27

Stick to the right, and you are not
apt 10 ret lett
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-29
EVER BEEN THERE?.

Here are some of the things one
hears in homes where the furniture is
master:
1--WE never put cup on that table"
Please take the ash-tray of the
piano."
please put that chair back in its
place"
would you mind moving your
chair while l scrape up the fallen ash
with the shoveI?"
Eve never smoke in the drawing
room" -.
Would you mind putting the sofa
cushion straight"
Ethel, bring couple of chairs out
of the dining room"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-29
AVOIDING ALL RISKS

An old couple came In from the
country to see the circus. The
luncheon basket was heavy. The old
wife was carrying it AS they Cross
ed a crowded street, the husband
held out his hand and said:
Gimme that basket, Hannah"
The poor old woman surrendered
the basket with a grateful look.
That's real kind Of you, Josua," she
quavered.
Kind" growled the old man;
kind. l was afraid ye'd get lost!''
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-29
AIR Castles

The master plumber had become
rich, and was going abroad for his
health. On the voyage school Of
whales was sighted, and the plumber
was seen to rub his hands in costa
cies.
''why is he so happy" asked a
curious passenger.
''He can't help ii" whispered the
captain. "He imagines each spout
is a burst waterpipe, to be repaired
by him at his old rates."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-29
INFERIOR STUFF

'sYour neighbor, Mrs. Comeup, has
so much savior faire."
"Then bet she got it at cheap
bargain place. Baltimore Amer
lean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-05
AN INTERESTING
ARTICLE ON FOR
ESTRY IN MAINE

A very interesting and instructive
article has been prepared on "Fores-
try by John NJ. Briscee and Carlton
w. Eaton, professor and instructor of
Forestry at the University of Maine,
and should have wide circulation. 1t
opens:
In order that the great area of
waste land-the aggregate Of the small
unproductive areas of Maine farms
may be put to some use, as of pro-
ductive a nature as possible, the Leg
islatures of the State of Maine have
enacted laws that offer both tax re-
bates and bonuses for the establishing
and maintaining of forest tree plan
tations, and assist in the establishing
by offering nursery stock at minimum
price. With every possible facility
thus offered by the State, viz.-cheap
and good stock. taxation exemption,
prizes and the assistance CT the De-
par,ment Of Forestry-surely all that
is necessary is that the progressive
farmers and others Of waste lands be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-05
Town Farms and Warehouses;.

II think that before q town farm
can be used as a workhouse or house
of correction, the town should so vote,
states Hon. Scott Wilson of Portland,
the attorney general, in decision
made Wednesday in response To
question propounded by James F.
Bagley, secretary to the State Board
of Charities and Corrections. The
answer of Attorney General Wilson is
as follows: Your favor in relation
to the use of almshouses for work
houses or houses of correction was
duly received.
1.-THE statutes are a little confusing
as to what is meant by almshouses.
The index of the revision of 1888 under
that title refers to work houses and
in 1903 refers to town farms. / am
inclined to think. however, that the
latter is what is meant and that aims
houses or place provided by the town
for the support of it's poor does not
ipse facto become a work house or
house of correction, and am of
the opinion that there should be vote
of the town before any part of 1t is
used for that purpose, or at least for
the purpose of receiving those COM
mitted by any court.
1T may be that the overseers of
the poor of town may set to work
paupers who are being cared for at
their town farms or almshouses so
long as they remain there, but that
is more or less of voluntary matter
on the part of the pauper so far as
his stay is concerned, and l think
before a town farm can be used as a
warehouse or house of correction, the
town should so vote and a court
could not commit to a town farm
until town has set apart part of
it as workhouse or house of correc-
ton and until it is SO done or has
built a workhouse or house of correc-
ton, there is no such institution of
the town although it may have a
town farm"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-05
EXPERIENCES OF NOBLE WOMEN
IN EUROPE.

The horrible experience that many
noble women in Europe have endured
during past few months can never
be all told. Here in America many
women, both young and old, have ex-
pericnced much misery and suffering.
Middle-aged women about to expert
ence that dreaded change of life should
profit, by the experience of thousands
of noble women who have gone
through the same period with little
or no pain. misery or discomfort.
DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription is
and has been for over 40 years Just the
medicine that every woman needs
when passing through the changing
days. 1t is not a secret prescription,
for its ingredients are printed on The
wrapper: it's a temperance medicine.
Not only does it build up entire sys-
tenn and make it strong and vigorous
enough to withstand the organic dis
turbances, but it has a quieting erect
upon the feminine organism that re-
duces, the distress to minimum For
any womanly ailment, disease or COM
plant, no matter of how long stand
ing, we advise anxious women to get
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription In
either LIQUID or tablet form.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-05
State House Chat

It was learned Wednesday at the
State House that VIM. B. SHELTON, who
was nominated as a member of the
Public Utilities Commission, Tuesday
evening at a meeting Of the Lewiston
city government resigned as alderman
from Ward / of that city. The resig-
nation was accepted.
Miss Ethel Wade. stenographer in
the secretary of States Office, is car
rying her right arm in sling, the
result of fall at the Y. NJ. c. a.
gymnasium Tuesday evening, while
running a girls ninepin relay race.
Her Sneakers" chung to the floor ia
stopping and she was thrown heavily,
striking on her right elbow. The en-
tire forearm and hand was badly
swollen Wednesday and very painful.
The Bath Times says: ut is sug-
gested that sportsmen of Sagadahoc
and Kennebec pool in to defray the
cost of screening Pleasant and Mud
ponds. The State officials of the In
land Fisheries and Game Commission
will see to it that both those bodies of
water are stocked with salmon and
other game fish,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-05

valid lien claims for labor, advance
the money to move the logs and sell
them at the best price obtainable.
The question of ownership was then
to be submitted to the court and the
money received from the sale of the
logs, after all expense and interest on
money advanced was deducted should
be placed in the hands of the receivers
to await the courts decision as to
ownership.
The receivers of the SchmiclS Handle
& Lumber Co. allege that the Holl-
ingsworth e Whitney Co. reduced to
cash the logs in question but has fail
ed to turn over the proceeds as per
agreement, hence these proceedings to
secure an accounting.
The petitioners allege that the sum
of $4,000 was realized from the logs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-05
Game Law Prosecutions

The following prosecutions for vio-
lations of the game laws have been
reported to the Fish and Game Com
mission:
BY Chief Warden c. A. Parker OF
North Berwick on Nov. Of Max
Wallingford of lebanon for hunting
on Sunday, Nov. 1. The case was be
fore the Sanford municipal court and
wallingford was fined $40 and $3.50
costs. He paid.
BY Game Warden Emery S. Bubier
of Phillips on Oct. 81 of Archie Brown
Of Wilton for hunting raccoons and
skunks in close time. The case was
before Trial Justice A. B. Allen at
Wilton and Brown was fined $40 and
$2.15 costs. He paid.
BY Chief Warden Harwood Wood ot
Greenville Nov. of A. L. Green of
Katahdin Iron Works for buying and
selling a deer for transportation out
of the state The case was before the
Piscataquis municipal court at Milo
and on account of the exceptional cir
cumstances of the case sentence was
suspended.
BY Amy Hodgkins of Jefferson o.
the killing by Wesley Hodgkins at
South Jefferson. The carcass was con-
fiscated and disposed of by the de-
partment at the Manson and Cash
Markets in Gardiner.
Game Warden Geo. Ross of Vance
boro, who Is distributing fish for the
Maine Fish and Game Commission,
Tuesday landed seven cans of trout
fingerlings at Bangor for Webper A.
Estabrooke and A. r. Phillips of Els
worth. He received and forwarded
Wednesday a shipment Of the same for
Edward Smith of Machias. which will
be placed in Cathance lake.
Mr.. Ross reports that partridges are
said by all to be very plenty in all
sections. AS for moose, although not
reported very numerous in most parts
of the State, he hears of many being
seen in Washington county.
Nothing definite has been done with
the project to build a fishway at the
big dam of the Bar Harbor & Union
River Power Co. near Ellsworth.
Chief Game Warden Perkins recently
visited the dam to look 1t over for the
purpose of making report on the
feasibility and desirability of the
scheme
The game wardens are unusually
vigilant this season in keeping watch
for a few persons who seem to be
willing to bend the law prohibiting
the use of any kind Of motor boat
in chasing, hunting or cunning any
sea birds, duck or water fowl in any
Of the inland waters OF the State.
The penalty is not less than SIS nor
more than 500 and costs for each
offence.