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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
My dear Mr.. Saunders:

In reply to your request for the out.
line OF the work being done by the Y.
NJ. c. A. Committee in the Greenwood
schools, l beg to submit the following
report:
During the good weather in October
and November, many days found three
games of base ball in progress on the
athletic field during the noon hour.
These were supervised in some in.
stances By members Of the Y. M. C. A.
cabinet, teachers, or the secretary. Vol
ley ball was also played for a short
time. After school, during football
season, the younger boys from the
Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian
Sunday Schools were coached and
helped in preparation for several match
games that were played. Twenty-Five
to thirty boys would be the most re.
naming after school for these games.
On cold and unpleasant days, the
grammar grade boys are supervised in
some fast, invigorating game, such as
pullaway, relay racing, etc. Over half
. dozen different games have been
taught ahis group Of boys, to enable
them to muse themselves. Between
fifty and seventy-ive boys take par, in
these games It has not been possible
to Be on tn playground 1t every ne
cess. due . gymnasium glasses and
other engagsmanta
With the opening Of the BOYS OUT
5oor basket bail csurt about December
sth, md The gymnasium court during
Christmas vacstion, = new interest has
been taken IN the games BY the older
,oys. Since Christmas. It the surre,-
ion Of Mr. Sykes, each eIsss hss elected
basket ball captains, with one u.
tesniprs have one), and ! com.
- ssheduas. md one On trophy
I'VE ~ gslne ID charge. Each ci,s,
M MI I'll W
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
lbii SCHOOL NJ vs.
MARliN ANDi JR. 1 dIlOr
BASK TT BALL.

Much interest is being manifested
in basket bail by both the boys and
girls Of the high school at the present
time.
A court has been laid out in the gym
na,lum and another one was recently
marked oil on the high school grounds.
The boys Of each IrAde have elected
managers, who will select teams.
After these teams have been organized,
n league between the different grades
will be formed The teams are under
the careful direction of Mr., HoIIinshead
and Mr.. Peterson.
The girls are also hard at work under
their valuable coach. Miss Roger. and
she anticipates a winning team when
the cRSou opens.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
LECTURE COURSE TO CLOSE
SUNDAY.

The lecture course now in pro-
gress at the Catholic church will
close Sunday evening. Rev. X.
Sutton, a missionary of the Pas
sonist Order of Chicago, who
is conducting the series of lectures
will speak on Quo Vadis" Satur-
day evening and close the mission
for non-Catholics Sunday evening
when he will speak on why |
Am a Catholic"
Sunday morning services will
be as follows: First Mass at 800
o'clock, second Mass at 10 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
ALBERT AuSTIN,S nErARrnRE.

The most UNPLEASANT departure that
the writer has yet related is that Of
our friend and well known class. mate
OF the Junior grade. Albert Austin
known better ~ the G.. II. S, al
Judge. He left last Saturday week
for Charlottesville, Va, where be is TO
reside IN the future.
Judge has attended this school all his
life and his record as student is a most
credstahle one. He tried out for the
foot ball team during his freshman
year and made good; The next year
he improved rapidly, and was the main
exponent of the touchdown brigade,
During this past season Judge won the
place of star player early in the season.
He was showered with due congratula.
tons and praises that has ruined many
a player. But this gridlron hero was
never turned by these flattering com.
ments. In fact they seemed to help
him in his playing; for Judge played
tho best game of his career in the con.
test that closed the season. During
this game he made a broken field run
of 50 yards the longest and hardest
run ever witnessed on the local cam.
pus through II OF the strongest high
school teams in the state. On II whole
We feel safe TO say that Albert was the
most valuable player that ever donned
the uniform for the Blue and Gold.
Judge VAS a friend of everyone in
school and was well liked by all the
teachers; he stood well in the social
circles and his company was highly
appreciated by the popular members Of
the fair sex.
Space permits us to say no more, we
wish for him unlimited success at his
new home and at the same time we are
very sorry to see him go.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

A lioness, led into a school In a
German town as an object lesson,
broke up the class and chased it out
OF the room, thereby giving the prac.
teal demonstration OF jungle WAYS,
modes and manners, which was the
logical result OF the lesson. But
n odd thing about human nature
exempliied in the incident is the
way In which it is taken completely
by surprise when the expected hap
pens.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Don't for e the Good Roads
Convention TO be held in Green.
wood, Monday, January 18th. A
large number of representatives
will be present from several
and action will be taken
on a proposed roadway that is
OF vital Importance to this sec.
Of the State.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
BUSINESS CHANGE.

Hon. W. S. Barry recently sold
TO 5. S. Steele his interest in the
Delta Insurance & Realty Agency
OF this city, and MIR. Steele will
continue the business OF the firm.
This is one Of the strongest in
sura1ce agencies in the Delta, and
Mr.. Steele will always look care
fully after the interests Of his
patrons.
Mr.. Barry has also sold the
building occupied by the lnsur.
ancc Agency to MI. I. F. Steele.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

restored 10 health.
Catarrh OF the throat IL not only all
annoying disease OF itself. but 1t ex-
poses the victim to many other dis
eases. We are constantly breathing
into our Threats numerous atmos-
pheric germs. Disease germs Of all
sorts. This cannot be avoided. II
the throat Is healthy the system Is
protected from these poisonous
germs. But II the throat is raw and
punctured with numerous little ul-
GERS, by catarrh, then the disease
germs have easy access to the system.
Keep the throat well and clean.
This Is the way to protect yourself
against contagious diseases. Gargle
the throat as explained In the new
ILLS OF Life" sent free by the Peruna
Co. Columbus, Ohio.
Mr.. Barnes says: ~ had throat
trouble and had three doctors treat
ing me. All failed to do me any
good, and pronounced my health gone.
! concluded to try Peruna, and after
using four bottles can say l was en-
tirely cured"
Your Druggist for FreA Peruna Luck,
Day Almanac for 1914.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

1t has been shown that the use OF
meat In sanitariums Is decreasing,
and not by reason OF cost, but because
the doctors are coming to hold II less
and less In estimation. The Japan.
ese, a relocating people, defeated Rus.
STA, in a great war. There are no
stronger men in the world than the
Chinese. China is a m%an.power coun-
try, and the muscular development OF
ting mon who row boats, draw vehicles
and do the work that with us is done
with machinery has long been the
wonder OF the world. The Turks eat
very little meat, and that mostly NUT
ton. but they are a powerful c Al
though the English have been called
a beef aatlns race, they eat much less
meat than do Americans, and they eat
more mutton than beef.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

FINE FEATHERS, JAN. 14th.

To H. H. Frazee belongs the distinc,
ton of having produced, in New York
and Chicago last season, the most sue,
cessfui of all the powerful dramas
which have been offered to the Amer
can public during the past decade, ant
to Eugene Walter, dramatist, belong.
the credit for having written this play
Fine Feathers" That it registered
artistic and monetary breaking records
from Coast to Coast simply emphasizes
the consistency with which pIaygoers
, the world over will always lend thei,
patronage to the truth. Fine Feath.
ers' as a representative drama of to.
day exempIifies the theory of the
worlds oldest dramatic master Euripe.
des who, during the zenith of his career
in the Greek Theatre exclaimed: ITO
be successful in the theatre one must
reflect on the stage the condition of the
nation.
In recording the statistical facts
anent Fine Feathers one must bark
back to August 18th, 1912, when the
play was first produced by Mr.. Frazee
in bis Court Theatre, Chicago. Its en-.
gagement there was originally sched-
uled for four weeks but after it's CYCLIC
ME success on the opening night and
the tremendous patronage which con-
tlnued after its premiere, the engage
ment was extended from month to
month until it reached the Xmas hoIi-
days. Then the play was presented for
the first time in New York. recording
an equally successful impression and
remained at the Astor Theatre until
Easter when Mr.. Frazee sent the play
a transcontinental tour to the Paci-
tc Coast. Its first season comprised
exactly tifty-two weeks and it is still
beng played to the capacity of every
theatre where it is booked.
Fine Feathers, direct from its AS
tor Theatre, New York, triumph will
be e e at the Greenwood Theatre for
Wednesday, Jan. l4th.
That line of distinction, so often OBJ
scIred between graft and opportunity
gets four people into a fearful mess in
this very viri'e play of today. 1t is the
story of how a woman's love of finery
twisted her viewpoint that she could
see where opportunity leaves off and
graft begins and the author has told
Il in a masterful manner. Much might
written of the lesson it conveys. the
philosophy it presents and the varied
emotions it arouses.
The story. in brief, centers around a
Ioung chemist and his wife, who are
a sort of uphill fight against
diversity with a meagre salary until a
business man, a sort of high fnancier.
walks into their lives. He proposes
What he terms an opportunity" to the
husband. 1t is a scheme to defend the
government by using an inferior brand
# cement in fulfilling a dam contract.
wife views it, as does the finan.
Ter. as opportunity" To the hus.
'and it presents itself as graft. The
wife, carried away by thoughts of what
he money will buy, prevails upon her
husband to participate in the fraud. He
oes so. not with changed viewpoint,
owever, but because of his love to .
er. From this premise the author has
eveloped an interesting human docu-
'ent, picturing and depicting the fulfil
y OF graft as a mean Of happiness. !
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
NATIONAL.
BISCUIT
COMPANY

is trying out its men for their teams,
and in a short time, inter-class games
will be played. Mr.. Peterson kindly
supervised several games on the out
door court early in the month.
Five gymnasium classes have been
conducted each week for the High
School boys of the first three years,
with a total enrolment of fifty. Be-
cause of conflicts in the schedule OF
classes, the Senior boys are unable to
receive the regular work.
Each class is given a limited amount
of marching and facing, besides the
work on the travelling rings, flying
rings, rails, stall bars, poles, horse
and some mat work. Each boy is
marked as he passes the various pieces
of apparatus. A part of each hour Is
generally given up to c~alesthenics,
wand or dumb bell drill, and on some
days, especially in inclement weather,
lively gymnasium games are taught,
that promote speed, accuracy, quick
thinking, as well as healthful exercise
All of the classes are taught one
period a week by, Miss Roger, and one
week BY the Secretary, with the ex-
ception Of the third year boys, who re.
ceive three periods a week, one 81
which is conducted by Miss Roger.
The attendance at the classes has
been very good. An absence from
class is a rare thing. and the general
progress has been very satisfactory.
The enrolment, according to classes.
is as follows:
A. II; B. s.; End Year, II; ard
Year ID.
The first work accomplished in the
swimming pool was during the Christ
mas vacation. When permission was
granted for a swimming contest, sew
eral races were run at this time, a.
event, and a short demonstra-
ton in n method Of release and res
cue life saving. Further report on the
of life saving in connection with
the Boy Scouts will appear at the end Of
J anuary. Your recent invitation to
assist in the supervision of the pool On
Tuesday and Thursday will be gladly
accepted.
The vocational talks started on Oc.
Eober 2Sth have been pronounced by
teachers and pupils well worth while,
The subjects thus far discussed have
'een University Law, Entomology.
Medicine, Y. M. c. A. Secretaryship.
Teaching, Dentistry and Tree Surgery.
1t the talk BY DR.. Smith on Dentistry.
e took the opportunity to offer !
medal to the High School students
an essay on the care Of teeth.
Since October, the Secretary has
onducted Chapel Exercises, and given
hort addresses to the stu1ents il he
iigh School each Wednesday morning.
nd during December, the an thing
been done on Monday Tor the gram.
lar grades. The Secretary has also
onducted the cheering for the foot
I'll games.
The assistance Of yourself, Professor
ykes and Mr.. Peterson in the work
= been very much appreciated.
Respectfully submitted,
X. J. HOLLINSHEAD,
Community Secretary,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

The postal authorities have decid.
ed that II is not Illegal for anyone out.
side the postal service to sell postage
stamps at q profit, This leaves IL
open for the druggist who Is reused
from slumber at 2 a, M by a custom.
or who wants a twocent stamp and a
look at the city directory to take a ft
ting revenge,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

A German business man has been
sent to jail for two weeks for staring
at a policeman, This must make IL
very easy for the force OF that par.
ticular place to avoid Identification
when collecting graft.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Sir Francis Cation held that wash
ing when on a journey has its draw
backs In the Art Of Travel" he re-
marks that there is no denying the
fact, though It be not agreeable to
confess 1t, that dirt and grease are
great protectors OF the skin against
Indictment weather, and that therefore
the leader of an exploring party should
not be too exacting about the appear
arce Of his less warmly clad followers.
Daily washing, II not accompanied
BY oiling, must be compensated by
wearing clothes. A dog will sleep out
under any bush and thrive there 81
Icing as he Is not washed, groomed and
kept clean, There must be a balance
between the activity OF the skin and
the calls upon It, and where the ex.
posture Is greater. there the pores must
be more defended"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

A doctor has traced the curve OF
love. Now we can see why so man
courtship disasters are caused BY low.
ers taking the curve at too high q
speed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Men familiar with the meat supply
and demand OF the country say that
relief from the present high prices viii
not come" until each small farmer rails
80 At least two steers per annum for
the market The practical problem
is how to get farmers started and
started right on this phase OF agriCuI.
ture. Obviously, there must be a first
Investment. says the Minneapolis Jour.
nal. Farmers will not rush into this
without some assurance Of success.
The problem OF feeding must b. at
tended to before anything else, The
problem OF general care OF cattle is
the next Fortunately, there are as
soclations among the farmers and far.
seeing men among the railroad man.
ayers who have anticipated both.
They are furnishing the farmer the
light by which success Is well nigh
certain, 1t remains, Ms far as Mime
sofa Is concerned, only to convince the
farmer that he ought to start opera.
lions,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Mail orders receive our best
care and attention. II you are not
pleased with what we send you,
return it promptly and get your
money back. A, Weller & Co.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

A meteor hit two Boston boys AZ A
. clock IN the morning, Another good
excuse for the man who comes home
late,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

According to a Washington CORE.
spondent, not one man in 10000 I'm.
derstands the currency problem. But
one seldom meets a man who does
not know all about Il
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

First and second places in the inter
national balloon races were captured
by Americans, A very fair showing,
considering that there were only w
American entries.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Nansen says Arctic teal can be ira.
sersed regularly during a part OF the
summer. 1t is doubtful, however.
whether this ever will become a IA.
vorite route with tourists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Now we are hearing about the 'TL
oetan crisis" 1t was not so long ago
that Tibet was an unknown land. The
world do move"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Here is another doctor with courage
He says that the vermiform appendix
Is pot one OF natures mistakes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Paderewski has sued for libel be-
cause some one said there was another
pianist In his class, Clever press
agent that man has.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Douglass Robinson and w. H.
Smith were up from Sldon the
first of the week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Divorces granted in Ave minute ia
RODS is the latest New York advertis.
ug dc-iee,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
Suffered with
Throat Trouble.

Mr.. Barnes
used to be
sherfn Of
w a n
Co u n t y,
TIE nessee.
Fro m En-
posi- re to
the elements
he acquired
I h r o a I
trou b e.
He p-I
posed that
his health
was entirely
ruined, In
spite OF all
the treat
m n t h e
could pro-
cure.
A I e r
using four
bottles Of
Peruna h Q
claims that
he was n
I l e 1 y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Soda crackers
are more nu-
tritive than
any. 0 t
flour food.
q n e e d q
Biscuit are
the perfect
soda crackers.
Though the
cost is but five
cents, Uneeda
Biscuit are too
good, t
nourish
too crisp, to be
bought
as an economy.
Buythem because
of their freshness
because Of their
c%rispness - be-
cause of their
oodness- be-
cause of their
~nourishment.
Always S cents.
Always fresh,
crisp and clean.
NATIONAL
COMPANY
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

Garrard Herbert, Of Lexington.
was IN the city Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-20
IRISH EXPLANATION

Sackson. Miss, March 1S.--(Special )
 day, Speaker Quin invited Representative Hannah of Oktibbeha county to the chair,
 stating that he did so because this was "St. Patrick's Day in the Mornin'," and
 MT. Hannah was the nearest approach to a typical son of Ould Erin on the floor of the house. He asked the gentleman from the alfalfa belt to preside over the deliberations awhile, in recognition of the distinguished services of the Irish in of the house especially.
 Mr Hannah was equal to the emer- gency. and on assuming the gavel. which he held like he would "shillalah,, he expressed his thanks for the compliment thus bestowed on the, Irish generally and of the House especially.
 Tt may be-" said Mir Hannah, that
 some av yez do not know the origin av St Pathricks Day Onct upon toime there was a dispute among ther Oirish as to what day av ther month was the birth
 day of St. Pathrick, and appeal was made to the wise man av ther village, one av
 ther disputants claiming it was ther
 ninth. ther other ther eighth av ther month. The wise man replied that eight and nine made sivinteen, and since that
 to;me March F had been celebrated by all sons av Erin as ther birthday av Saint Pathrick.''
 With that he calico For order with . drop of the gavel. and the house settled down to business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-20
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, March 19.-(SpeciaL) There has been more long cotton for sale today on the improvement in Liver pool than we expected. Probably this was due to the uncertainty in genera, business more than to any other fea- ture.
 Arbitrage brokers continue to trans fer their interests to Liverpool every day, taking from 15000 to 10000 bales a day, and they must be supplied by the long interest, as the distant deliveries are too low in comparison with tho near. As each day passes the situa- tion in March promises to become more strained.
 There remains less than two weeks to bring cotton here for delivery. Out side of the arbitrage demand there is little buying for a higher market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-20
MARKET LOSES MOST
 OF EARLY ADVANCE.
Cotton Closes Easy at Net Gain of } Points on
 March

New York, March 19.--The cotton market lost most of an early advance during to- day'cs trading and closed easy at a net gain of points on March, but points lower on June. and unchanged to I point higher on other positions.
 Large spot sales in the English mar ket and reports of good demand for low grade cotton in the south seemed to increase tho uneasiness of old crop shorts during the early session. The opening was steady at an advance of to points and active months soon sold about to s points net higher.
 The report of the census bureau showing a production of 629,OoO bales of linters for the season, appeared to be about in line with expectations, and so far as indi- cated by the talk around the ring created no fresh sentiment of consequence. Fore casts for unsettled weather in the belt probably inspired some scattered buying of new crop months, which sold to 5 points net higher during the early trad ing, but interest seemed to center on the old crop positions. The May premium over July broadened out to about 23 points during the morning, and on this basis leading spot house brokers were credited With selling May and buying the sum mer month.
 Realizing checked the early advance and prices gradually eased off during the afternoon when sentiment was unsettled by reports from Washington that certain senator's were urging legislation to force an immediate adoption of new contract methods at New York.
 Rumors that the bulk of the remaining interest in March had been settled were not generally credited around the ring and March showed a premium of 62 points over the May at the close. Local sta- tisticians said that if the ratio of linters to lint cotton was the same this year as last, this mornings report would point to a total combined production of about 14,700000 bales.
 The census report giving the production of lint cotton for the season Is sched- uled for publication at the opening of the market tomorrow, and the most gen. eral opinions heard on the floor was that 1t would show in the neighborhood of 14,- 0O0,000 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-20
COTTON FALLS OFF UNDERL|QU|DAT|ON Ginning Figures Today Ex- pected to be Bearish 2
 to } Points Down

New Orleans. March 19.-Cotton stood at , a small net advance in the morning ses- sion. as the result of good cables and poor weather, but in the afternoon fell off under liquidation of long contracts prompted apparently by the tomorrow's report on ginning. which is generally ex- pected to be bearish At the high of the day trading months were to points over yesterdays last figures; in the afternoon this was replaced by n small net decline the market closing to points down.
 The report on llnters from the census bureau had little influence on prices. al- though bears called it a good pointer to large ginning figures tomorrow The trade, as a whole, appeared willing to accept the explanation that the large quantity of llnters was due to improved machinery.
 Tho market was given a firm under tone in the early session by the cold wave sweeping the belt.