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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
DEPOSIT YOUR SAVINGS IN THE
HOME BANK.

Interest is being expressed in the
coming one-hundredth anniversary of
the first American savings bank, which
was started 81 years ago IN PhiladeI-
phia. These banks have had a mar
velous growth, with deposits today
t~otaling nearly five billions of money.
The development of savings banks is
q matter of great public Importance,
from the fact that so many people
know 50 little about securities. If
small investors lose their little capital,
they conclude that they might just as
well spend their money and get the
good of it, as to lay it away only to
see it lost by dishonesty and incompe-
tence. This discourages thrift. re
duces the supply of loanable capital,
restricts the development of the coun-
try. besides causing no end Of personal
suffering.
Some people have the easy impress.
sion that anything bearing the title Of
savings bank is sound and secure. Tn.
fortunately the laws and financial prac-
tice of the various states vary greatly.
The banks in one state may be sound
and solid, while right over the border
there may be loose laws and perfuncto.
ny inspections.
The savings banks neal home are apt
to be the safest investment. 1t comes
down largely to a case Of the person.
ality Of the men Any intelligent
workingman can form a general i'm.
preston as to the ability and efficiency
Of the officers in charge Of a bank in
his own neighborhood. A small bank
neal home, handled by men of prudence
and common sense, is a safer risk for
the small investor than some bigger
institution miles away. The distant
bank may have grander pillars and
finer marble. But 1t may be in the
hands of hnanclers who are playing the
stock market. or who have large and
hopeless ideas about doubtful securi.
ties,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
A LONG WAY AROUND.

The Aberdeen Examiner prints the
following in reply to an editorial in the
Mobile Register against cotton hoard
ing:
ITO relieve the pressure upon the
country incident to boarding cotton and
not for the sake of aiding any one class
of citizens, an enormo amount of
money has been placed to the order of
our banks to be loaned at a low rate of
interest upon warehoused cotton. If
those who are indebted to the mer-
chants and are boarding their cotton,
will avail themselves Of this glorious
opportunity they will restore their com
munities to busy life and prosperity
and create a condition highly favorable.
In this instance as in all others hon
esty Is the best policy We are glad
to know that many farmers are pur-
suing this policy"
The above has reference to what is
known as the Cotton Fund idea of
raising $3.50, 000, 900 among the bankers
of the country, for the benefit of the
cotton planters, having originated with
Festus J. Wade, of St. Louis.
The idea was endorsed, by Congress,
and an effort was made to induce bank.
ers of the country to subscribe the
amount. Subscriptions were made slow.
ly until it was announced that $685.
900, 900 had been subscribed. 1t was
then supposed that the money was
ready for the planters. But in reality
less than 500, 600, 900 have been sub
scribed and paid in, and so far no ad-
vances have been made, and none are
likely to be made for some time, there
being SO much red tape required before
the money can be had.
For instance, a local Cotton Loan
Committee must pass upon the loan be.
fore it can be made, must make a full
investigation before recommending it
to the State Loan Committee, which | IN
turn, after being satisfied that every
thing is all right, must report it to
the National Loan Committee, made up
Of members of the Federal Reserve
Board, which endorses or rejects 1t.
After all these gauntlets have been
run, farmers can obtain an advance of
$50. 90 a bale on cotton, classed as mid
ding, when he has warehouse receipts
to put up for 100 bales or more, as Sc.
curity.
As no loan will be made up on less
than 100 bales, It will be seen at once
the small farmer will receive no bene-
ht, and that only the large planters, or
men who manage to accumulate 100 or
more bales, will be the benefciaries of
this Wade fund, which has government
support and direction. .
UP to this time the machinery for
handling and dispensing the fund is In
complete. jackson Clarion Ledger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
MAKE YOUR OWN CHANCES.

A strong man makes his own chances.
He builds a ship of boards and crosses
an unknown sea to a kingdom all his
own.
Opportunity does not knock at the
door and beg to be entertained. On
the contrary, she is feet of foot and
shy. He who would come up with her
must 60 after her hot-foot.
Every success in the world is built
upon failures. One does not accom-.
plish a great thing at the first attempt.
The world sees the final success, but
knows nothing of the struggle and dis
appointments on which it is built.
On a ship the quartermaster stands
high up on the mast in the crows
nest People on shore see him high
above all others and watch him admir-
ingly as he scans the ocean from his
point of vantage. One thing they do
not see, and that is the hundreds Of
narrow iron steps that lead from the
bottom to the top.
1t is in using our chances, however
little they may be, that we open our
eyes and minds to other and great ones.
The man who, having one talent, hid
it, received no more. He who had five
and put them to use was given five
more.
Every good thing in life is increased
by being used for good purposes. If
We withhold Dull natural gifts, middle
age finds us with powers atrophied and
age finds us bankrupt.
Everyones chances lie within him.
self. A locomotive Is a fine piece of
mechanism In itself, but without steam
in the cylinder 1t cannot move unless 1t
is pushed or pulled. Many finely equip
ped young men are like that. Aspira-
ton is to the man what steam is to the
engine. With pressure against the
piston the locomotive not only moves
itself but draws enormous loads at high
speed. 1t is the same with men.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
Excellent for stomach TroubIc,

"Chamberlain's Tablets are Just fine
for stomach trouble" writes Mrs. G.
G. Dunn, Arnold, Pa. II was bothered
with this complaint for some time and
frequently had bilious attacks. Cham.
berlain's Tablets afforded me great re.
lief from the first, and since taking n
bottle Of them feel like a different
person" For sale by oil dealers,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
Cough Medicine for Children.

Never give a child a cough medicine
that contains opium in any form. When
opium is given other and more serious
diseases may follow. Long experience
has demonstrated that there is no bet
ter or safer medicine for coughs, colds
and Group in children than Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t is equally
valuable for adults. Try 1t. 1t contains
no opium or other harmful drug. For
sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
TESTS OF "VELDOP" BRING
RESULTS.

II will be OF interest to many
planters of this section as well as
others to know that the success
full demonstration of Veldop, the
preparation to kill boil weevils,
held here last October has re-
suited in a company being organ
lied at Greenwood, Miss, to mar
ket the preparation. The new
product called "Veldop" is a white
paste which is mixed with water
and applied to the cotton plant by
a vaporizing spray. Exhaustive
tests over five months near Match
ez, Miss, the past season have
proven that the weevils are COM
pleteIy killed and yet the cotton
plant is uniniured in any way.
Many so-calIed "Exterminators'
have appeared on the market but
the peculiar thing that distinguish
this from any Of the others is the
fact that no announcement was
made of the product or any of it
offered tor sale until the most
thorough tests extending over
five months had been made on
the plantations Of three well
known cotton planters near Match
ez this past season.
Veldop is absolutely harmless
to the skin but when sprayed on
the cotton plant, it does away
with the boil weevil by killing
him when he attempts to pune
ture the bud or squares. On
squares already punctured it has
been conclusively proven that
Veldop actually kills the larvae in
side the square boil. Rain does
not wash off this new preparation
and only a few applications are
needed during the season. A re-
markable demonstration that Vel
dop kills the weevil also by ex-
ternal application was conducted
publicly for three days in Natchez
on Oct. list, End and 3rd, 1914,
which was viewed by hundreds
of interested people at that time.
Application of the Veldop spray
to the small cotton plant during
the early morning and late even
ing while the hibernated weevil
is attacking the bud in the top of
the small cotton plant positively
kills the WeeVll and does no harm
to the plant.
The inventor Of Veldop, /. F.
Peck, of Providence, R. l., demon
strated that it was effective by
using it on the plantations of A.
H. Gillespie, George Marshall,
Charles Fitzpatrick, and a number
of others. These planters were
very enthusiastic and will doubt
less use it next year Il is claimed
by the inventor that the cost is
extremely low. that an acre can
be sprayed at a cost of IS cents
and that one man with a team of
mules can spray 80 or 40 acres a
day.--Natchez News, Jan. End.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

GROW SUDAN GRASS. Great for
Hay, Seed, Forage, Silage. Never
fails crop. Resists drought. Stands
rain. Grows wherever sorghum does.
Pure seed 81 per pound prepaid. Cir
cular free. Address, ELLAGENE
FARM, Aldine, Texas,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
THIS LOOKS GOOD.

GreenwoOd's Gotten receipts to
date for this season have reached
over 10000 bales, and there are
on deposit in our banks over g.
100000. This doesn't indicate
that we are all going into bank
.ruptcy, docs it?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

The people who buy SINGER SEW
ING MACHINES realize that a sewing
machine Is something more than a piece
of ornamental furniture, and that upon
its faultless operation depends a large
share Of the daily comfort of the
women Of the family. Sold only at
Singer Stores or BY Singer Statesmen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
Editor The Commonwealth:

am handing you the above ar
ticle clipped from Modern Farm
ing from the pen of Mr.. j. S. Nc
Gehee, of Laurel, La. Mr.. Nc
Gehee is a son of Col. J. Burrus
McGehee who has grown oats
successfully for more than 80
years and made more money than
his neighbors who grew cotton
long before the boil weevils in.
tested Louisiana.
grew oats on my plantation
in the northern part of this coun-
ty for four years in succession on
the same ground following with
peas, and | made better oats and
better peas following each year.
One year no rain fell for some
time after taking the oats off the
land and the land got so hard and
dry | failed to get a stand of peas.
A disc should follow the reaper
and binder to make a mulch 50 as
to prevent the land baking before
being plowed for the peas.
Do not Craze the oats. Especi-
ally should they not be grazed
this year. They were planted so
late that they will need every leaf
or blade to encourage rank
growth before stooling and Joint
ing.
There Is very little nourish-
ment in young oat tops. No doubt
it tastes as good to cattle and
mules as candy to children, but
the excess in grain that ungrazed
oats will make over a grazed
patch amounts to far more than a
winter posture.
Oats in this latitude should be
planted the latter part of Septem-
Der and first half of October. Oats
grow more universally over this
earth than any other grain. They
make good in Panama also right
at the arctic circle, but more oats
and heavier and better oats can
be grown right here in this rich
soil of the Delta than anywhere
on this globe.
The possibilities of out-turns is
evidenced by the Delta Expert
Stations report last June
that 1877 bushels to the acre had
been gathered there. OF course
the best variety and most pro-
life seed were planted in we'll
prepared land and nitrate of soda
was spread over the oat field in
March, but without fertilizer these
thousands::of acres in this Delta are
rich enough to produce 100 BUSH
els to the acre if properly pre-
pared and the right quantity
drilled in on well prepared land
at the right time.
Gen. S. R, Keesler raised right
at 100 bushels to the acre last
year just across the Yszoo river,
and they weighed over 40 pounds
to the bushels.
Oats are going to be high in
price next June and July, at least
the price can be hedged now on
the future board for July deliv-
cry at a price that will not be
over 40 cents a bushel.
Yours truly.
G, A. WILSON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
PAY US NOW.

If you owe The Commonwealth
anything on either subscription,
advertising or job printing, send
or bring us the money. Practl-
cally all OF our patrons are rella-
bic people, but that is no valid
reason why they should wait a
century before paying US.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
Billousness and Constipation Cured.

If you are ever troubled with bilious
ness or constipation you will be inter-
ested in the statement of r. F. Erwin,
Peru, Ind. "A year ago last winter |
had an attack of indigestion followed
by b%iliousness and constipation. See.
ing Chamberlain's Tablets so highly
recommended, | bought a bottle of
them and they helped me right away"
For sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
SUICIDE

with an indicated surplus of 7
million bales to plant short cot
ton. Plant Pedigreed seed OF Ex-
press | 3-16, Keenan, I 3-16, Co.
lumbia l IA, Webber 5-l6,
Floradora | 5-16, Whaley's kee-
nan | l.2. D. A. ELLIOTT, Mgr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
SUDAN GRASS

Cut 3 to 5 times, same feeding
value as Johnson Grass and pro-
duces similar without johnson
Grass defects. It's an annual.
D. A. ELLIOTT.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
THE HAND THAT GUIDES The
SINGER CLOTHES TILE WORLD.

NlNbLh Sisoi iibS ihE "oNLD.
Wherever homeshave been established
there you will find the one first sign of
civilization, the Singer Sewing Machine.
There are more Singers sold each year
throughout the world than all other
makes combined, named and unnamed.
department store job-lot machines and
all. Sold only at Singer Stores or by
Singer Statesmen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

Clinical Record Blanks for
Trained Nurses for sale at The
Commonwealth office,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

First-class Second Sheets for
sale at The Commonwealth office,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
COTTON STEADIES
FOR GOOD ADVANCE
Weather Forecasts Check Sell
ing, but Crop Expectations
Hold Market Firm.

An opening decline was followed by
g rally IN the cotton market again yes
terday, and prices closed steady at a
net advance Of 20 > points.
The early influences seemed 70 be
practically the same as those respon-
sible for Wednesdays opening decline.
Cables were easy. There were foreign
selling orders around tho ring. Re
ports from Texas. Oklahoma and Ar
kansas indicated a more favorable crop
condition than at the same time last
year, and there appeared TO be IN
creased confidence that the govern
ment report next week would show a
comparatively high crop expectation.
But the selling was by no means gen
eral and offerings were pretty well
taken at tho initial decline of 6 to 9
points, which carried October con-
tracts of 20 9.J3, or point under
Wednesday's low level.
The official forecasts for unsettled
weather, with showers or lower tenn
peratures in most parts Of the South,
seemed 10 check local selling, and there
was evidently considerable demand
ftom shorts. Offerings tapered off
after the close of the English market
and active months sold 7 90 8 points
net higher IN the late trading. Clos
ing prices were only shade off from
the hest under realizing.
Private cables reported bear press
urc and some further hedging against
diverted cotton IN Liverpool, while
there were also reports that the Mas
ter Cotton Splnners' Federation had
issued notice that unless Lancashire
strikers return TO work by June a
lockout would be declared affecting
10000 operatives. Liverpool will be
closed to-day and tomorrow. which
viii naturally shut out arbitrage busi-
ness, and expectations of smaller for
eign selling orders for the balance OF
the week may have contributed TO the
local advance The main factor. how
ever. appeared TO be the sold-out con-
d.tlon of the market after the decline
OF about 80 points from the recent high
lcye. and a disposition 70 cover shorts
i'm advance of the holiday. particularly
I'D view OF the somewhat unsettled
weather and the relative stcadineSs OF
J. Southern spot markets IN the face OF
AN evidently slack demand. Rather d
better feeling as 20 the political situa-
ton was created by latest accounts OF
+ the Ncbraskan affair. and TINS may
also have had some bearing hpon the
rally. Southern spot markets as Off
/ cially reported were unchanged. Tx
ports for the day were 1862 bales
making 7.74GGl0 30 far this season
against S.565,b2S last year. Port re-
ccipts were only 1886 bales, against
/ 1927 last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago Railroad compan

JOHN w. PLATTEN. Chairman,
SAMUEL s. CAMPBELL,
ROBERT FLEMING,
A. II. S. POST,
FREDERICK VIM. SCOTT,
r. NELSON STROLLER,
Bondholder, Con,,;,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
LONDON QUIET;
KAFFIRS IMPROVE
Gilt.Edged Issues Also Dealt In
Americans Open Steady
and Harden.

London. May 27.--The stock market
was Cheerful. to-day, though business
was generally LACKING. Dealings were
confined practically 10 gilt edged Sc
cur.ties, and some Kaars, which
showed some Improvement
American securities after a steatI
opening hardened slightly near he
close. Wabash preferred stocA almost
reached the vanishing point.
Consols closed unchanged az 66i9.
The Bank Of England released 900,
00C for Egypt, and earmaraed t2'o-
600 for miscellaneous purposes. Money
was in fair demand Discount rate;
were steidy. Money loaned at II %
IL per cent. Discount rates for shor;
bills were %, per cent; for iAEss
months, 1916 to rs per cent.
Gold premium at Lisbon was Is.
Paris, May o. Prices were arm o.
the Bourse to-day. Three per esn.
rentcs closed l7i2 confines higher 81
y francs 47i2 cent.mes. Exchange on
London, % francs 9si2 cenumes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
CURB MARKET
TRANSACTIONS
Further Contraction in Trading
Oil List Lifeless and
Mines Irregular.

There was a further contraction in
the volume of business done on the
Broad Street curb yesterday and prices
were irregular Trading in the oil
group was negligible. Anglo-Ameican
and Standard of California showed the
most active and were lower, and Hi
nois Pipe Line receded , points.
Prominent industrial stocks tended
upward, notably American Zinc. which
advanced 2"s points. and United
Cigars Stores of America. which i'm
proved 2ia points. InterborOugh Con-
solidated was again active and higher,
the common going up "a and the pre-
ferred y of a point. Wabash pre-
ferred A advanced 3 and preferred 3
Ia points. Mining stocks fuctuated
irregularly in a narrow range. West
ern Pacific 5s were dull and steady.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
FINANCIAL RECORD
HERE AND ABROAD
Early Strength on Short
Covering Gold
from Bordeaux.


Such additional details a. were pre-
sc-tcl ir tie morning paYcrs of the
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'oh..im '.' '''''' h'"'''' '"
rano'al district 'ha' no t''a'N oE
submarine would De shown. Around
.to .o.o.4.r. ro-,,-ch,sca hv The short
sac ,
interest OF the Gay before pro""e'N M
advance In The more active stocks. ~
Gov ..ts sc,ur,.toe hocame Quiet. with
80. .,o
married movement only b" 90"
cav. rs,rs for tto most part o. q frac-
,s..Io mara active
Won. hoh"' were ''',''
than ON Wednesday,, with special weak
res. ,- ISSUES 90 some Of the rail-
.~..,.. o~o q, uncertain
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plan ''T ho'e eN,'','"n VII p DC ue
cared ''t',.Fe' NoOh iS'n"u i'n'I v " ?
shares commune" to 4".I " ne" 'I'
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c-nca-, ''te'oer"o'e COUP. "Hs eN
nr''-ea. as 10 '.e =. oohO.i1o! % Pas
men. OK y--! -'.eles' , G.' ,',e
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IAN per % 49, es better djvj.
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49, 80 80. 49, 80 ...,,e brt Tia r,ove-
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me-! .,'el.' ~ s,-i ~ i,+.,n effect IN the
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.i az - go ~ c ~-C md net While
lSg-'-.i.-'.-u poo.ec 80 UIrois Central.
, MI -. ie.s tbe1 in the year
- - - Ho+ter thoir net
80
A-c.tcr direct sb;pment Of $1,000
o,l f~4~, Franco was added 70 the in
e.. 80 old evi teov,, {n,Dorts from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
BRIEF WALL STREET NEWS

The Dome Mines Company. Ltd.
mas elected Alfred H. Curtis. assistant
secretary and assistant treasurer Of
the company. director. in place of
r. W. Pomeroy.
Announcement has been made bv
the New York Curb Market Associa-
ton OF the appointment OF Eugene r.
Iappan as assistant secretary.
The New York Curb Market Asso-
citation has reinstated Alexander n
Low. of 80 Broad Street. after being
notified that all his obligations had
been settled.
Hallowell < Henry have moved their
Offices from 81 Beaver Street TO y
Pine Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
TIE METAL MARkET.

COPPFR-The local market for copper Wss
steady with elect-o'ytic quoted A. iS7. a lsc IN
London copper closed a. ffT b for standard spot
AMI iIS - Tor futures with clectrolyic spot quoted
49,
TN The New York Metal Exchange wss quiet.
h'i PRICE Here easier. with slpt IA nIs ton lots
quoted Al - d31 soc IN London tin closed Al ilt3
iul standard pot and fldl los Tor futures. Win
sales Of 30 tons spot and 80 tons futures
LkAD-firm. New York spot 81 y az 4211c and
East 81 Louis spot +7os<s sc London lea I
clo-ct 81 $40 D. 81 Tho American Smelling and
Hennins Company advanced the price OF shipment
bad from $50 t0c In 50 ton lo,s
RkLrEA-AAAlnA LNlAA uAlt2. 0t ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
ON THE CONSOLIDATED.

1t was a specially market on the Cor
solidated Exchange yesterday. stand
ard issues. although firm, were corr
paratively quiet. The market gradually
drifted into waiting calm. Interior
ough Metropolitan advanced 70 DS'
and the preferred 10 % ?. Missouri
Pacifc's low was i0as.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
FINANCIAL MEETINGS.

AMERICAN CAR MD rot NDRi y"
STOCKHOLDERS Nhl 81. car
and Fouudr. company nrr HEREBY rs
that the regular Annual Meeting I'D
to,kholters ~ said company WN ps,...t
AZ IT'S Offices. SO e@3 Wsshins ion al A.
J.rse, Clt, New Jersey. june g. lsl.s,,,.s
- o'C,ock noon Tor the purpose Of elees,ess
= BOARD - Directors and transaeims IN
other business as may be properly "'~
be.0Es the meeting. .~ !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
INACTIVE STOCKS.

Tho following table gives the closing
bid and asked prices for stocks which
ara listed but which were not dealt ii
., n. Stock Exchange Thursday;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
BOND SALES on THE STOCK EACHANGE
TUJTRSDAY. MAY ~. 1915.

Trading Thursday amounted to
and $l53l 900
date S33lOOO against $96sSoO