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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21
Sponsors Are Appointed.

oPOUS0rS Arc appointed
Hon. George G. Myers, commander.
in-chief of the Mississippi division,
Sons of Confederate Veterans, has APP
pointed the following named ladies for
the ~sponsorial staff for the division:
Mrs. H. l.. Scales, Starkville, chap
eron; Miss Lucy Enochs. Jackson,
sponsor; Miss Danella Wells, Vicks-
burg, and Miss Dorothy Saunders.
Jackson, maids Of honor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21

Sunday School Day Proclaimed.
Acting on q request Of the Missis.
sippi Sunday School association, that
a certain specific day be set aside and
proclaimed as Sunday School Day, Or
Sunday, Gov. Brewer has issued a proc
lamation designating Sunday, June 13,
as such day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21
i. o. o. r. Will Meet.

I. O. @. +. Will Meet.
Secretary VIM. Hemingway Of Capt.
tai Lodge No. IL, I. O. o. F.. who is
also past master of that organization
in Mississippi. has prepared an infor-
nation letter to the fraternity through
out the state relative. to the grand
lodge arrangements for the state con-
vention Of Odd Fellows. Capital Lodge
will be the host for the occasion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21
Drsadnauaht Gets state Name.

D~rsadnaught Gets State Name.
One Of the super-dreadnaughts to be
built by the United States, In accord
ance with the batt1eshfp program
adopted by the last congress, will be
snamed In honor OF Mississippi. United
States Senator John Sharp Williams
has. received = personal letter from
President Wilson conveying this infor.
nation. The new Mississippi win b
the finest worlds fighting machine,
costing more than SIS. 000. 600 The
nav 1Hessel will bes given . ailyer serv-
ice by the people OF Mississippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21

Investigate Typhoid's Source. g
DR.. Willis Valley has gone to Car
rollton. In response to an urgent call
from the county physician who wanted
the state sanitary inspector to try to
ascertain the source of an epidemic of
typhoid fever there.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21

LESSON FOR MAY q
DAVID KING OVER JUDAH AND
ISRAEL.

LESSON TExT-EI Samuel al: g:l-k
GOLDEN TEXT-Jehovah II my
trength and my shield: my heart hatA
R.V.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21

Hear Back Timber Tax Case.
The appeal of r. ]. Darnell vs. J. C.
Johnston, revenue agent. is being
heard by the supreme court. The de-
cision Of this case will settle the
mooted question whether the revenue
agent may assess back taxes on stand
ing timber under the act Of 1914.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21

STATE TEXT BOOK COMMISSION
MEM1ERs SWORN IN AND
PERFECT ORGANIZATION.
ARGUE BACK TAX CASE
Right Of State Agents 70 Make Back
Tax Assessments on Timber
Lands 10 Questioned Before
Supreme Court

Jackson.
All the members Of the newly ap-
pointed State Text Book Commission.
pursuant to notice accompanying the
Certificates Of their appointment. ap-
peared here May Is in order to qualify
and to perfect organisation. The eight
men appeared before Clerk George C.
Myers Of the supreme court and took
the oath of office as follows:
w. v. Frierson Of Columbus, First
district: George G.. Hurst of Oxford.
Second district; H. B. Heidelberg OF
Clarksdale, Third district: Claude 8.
Hall sof Grenada, Fourth district:
Thomas II. Sykes Of Meridian. Fifth
district; r. H. watkins Of Laurel.
Sixth district; J. G. Bridges of Mead
vile. Seventh district, and P. H. Eager.
r., Of Florence, Eighth district.
After taking the oath the commits
sion organised by electing superin-
.tendent W. H. Smith, a member ex-
,oftcio, as president, and Mr.. Sykes as
secretary. An executive session was
then gone into In order to map out
plans for advertising for proposals to
enter into book contracts by publish
ers through their agents and direct
representatives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21

The milk should be removed at once
from the stable and taken to some
place where 1t can be cooled to q tenn
perature Of so degrees Fahrenheit or
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-21

untimely death at the hand or JOaO
(ch. 81 deprived Ish.bosheth OF q
leader. He was slain by his W serv.
ants and his kingdom became q part
OF David's.
u. David, King Of israel, s:1-5.
David passed through sever and one
half year OF delay in his progress
towards the throne. 1t was not long
after Ish-bosheth's death that q great
assembly met at Hebron. 1t was a
truly national gathering. Every tribe
sent ecldiers-2S0, 900 in all-and the
elders Of the people were the spokes-
men. They proclaimed David bone
Of their bone ". y and that even
while Saul was king, David had been
their real shepherd ". 12). But better
still, they recognized David a. Gods
chosen to Saul and pro
claimed to all men that they had 10y
ally accepted his choice. This seems
to have been some sort Of a limited
monarchy Il Sam. 10:25) for later We
read that the people demanded some
limitations Of the rights OF the king u
Kings $3.50. The Israel Of today -
rejecting her "chief Shepherd" but .
time win come when they will recog-
nfxe him, shah behold him whom they
have pierced. /" Czech. 1879. 10: 1871:
Rom. 11:25. 26).
The story Of David's conquest Of
Jerusalem and the establishment OF
the seat Of his government at that
place IL interesting and suggestive and
should be studied before next Sun
days lesson u considered.
After being anointed In Hebron
David beam - oncs 70 subdus thelanA
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
Well Bid For Worlds Trade.

Washington. Dec. 7.-Plans for a
worldwide campaign for trade by the
United States are revealed in the esti-
mates of the department of commerce
expenditures for the next fiscal year
to be presented to congress this win
ter. Through the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce the department.
proposes to aid American merchants
and manufacturers in taking advantage
of wonderful opportunities o before
them and in preparing for the struggle
for trade supremacy which commercial
officials are certain will follow the Eu-
ropean war.
Reorganization Of the staff in Wash
ington and an increase to about twice
it's present extent of the foreign COM
mercial service are contemplated. nc
cording to a statement discussing the
new estimates recently made public by
DIR. +. T.. Pratt. chief of the bureau.
Appropriations will be sought to pro
vide for extensive Investigations of
commercial conditions abroad and for
tariff inquiries by the cost Of produc-
ton division.
"As a part of the general program
of preparedness" said DR.. Pratt,
"the secretary of commerce will re-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
Navy Yard to Build Giant Aero,


Washington. Dec. S.-Tlle construc.
ton Of a giant war aeroplane for the
United States navy will be undertaken
at once at the Washington navy yard.
This will be the first aeroplane to be
built at a navy yard, but it is the plan
OF the department to build them regu.
larly in this way in the future.
The design of the new machine calls
for a type larger. more powerful and OF
greater offensive qualities than any
aeroplane ever built in the United
States. 1t will be similar, it is beliey-
ed by naval officers, to the new types
of %aeroplanes developed in the course
OF the war in Europe.
The craft will have a full load ca
pacity of about 5000 pounds and a use
full load capacity of about 1900 pounds.
This weight can be distributed among
passengers, fuel and weapons.
1t is probable hat the new machine
will carry at least one three-inch gun,
though no announcement is made as
to these details. 1t will be equipped
with two 16O-horsepower motors, which
will give a speed of from fifty to eighty
miles an hour and Il maximum range
OF seven hours at full speed.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
KEEP THE BARN CLEAN.
Milk Fit For Food Cannot Be Produced
In Filthy Stables.

Milk drawn from filthy cows or from
cows kept in a stable that is not we'll
lighted or ventilated or that is filthy
from an accumulation of manure or
milk exposed to foul or noxious odors
cannot be lawfully sold or manufac-
tured into articles Of food for sale.
Keep the barn clean. we'll ventilated,
we'll lighted and free from dust.
Whitewash the barn ut least once a
year. 1t will add to its appearance,
increase its value, tighten the dark
corners and make it more sanitary.
Vt is desirable to haze dairy cattle in
Il barn by themselves, The odor from
horse stalls. filthy calf pens Or hog
pcns is Objectionable. because it will
faint the milk when it is drawn.
When constructing a new barn or if
the Did one is remo(eleo see that the
walls are smootl. and that the ceiling
is tight. The t1oor and the base of the
wallis should NO constructed OF cement
in order that the liquid anure may
be saved and removed.
Give the COW Il chance to keep clean.
She cannot do It if the stall is too long
or too short or not high enough. Cow
stalls should be SC constructed that
the COWS will lie with the heads in
the hangers; otherwise they will be
ing down. i'll which case they have no
chance to keep clean. a large gutter
and adjustable stalls that line all the
cows up to the gutter are important
factors in keeping the COWS and floor
clean.
An abundance Of bedding in the COW
stalls makes for clean milk. clean. con
tented cows. clean floors and the saw
ing Of the liquid manure. 1t bedding
or other absorbentS are placed in the
empty gutter the liquid anu will be
absorbed and held at the bottom. To
some extent thai practice prevents the
COWS from soiling thems Ives.
The manure should oe removed daily
I'D the Manager kept clean. Cobwebs
should be swept down ard .-espattered
wells washed.
Manure should not be PLACED against
the barn ~ where the cos will be
e mpellcd to wade through it in going
t. and from the barn.
Even when the ows live out Of doors
in summer and are in the bar.l only at
7 liking time failure to clean the floor
and gutter regularly will result in foul
odors.-Wisconsin DAY. and Food
Commissioner. =
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
Wireless Phone All American.

Chicago. Dec. John J. Carly, the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company's chief engineer, who direct
ed the long series of wireless telephone
experiments that recently reached IA eli
max in the talk between the American
station ut Arlington and the Eitfel tow
en- i'll Paris, says that this latest scien-
tiic achievement is all American.
"The great staff of distinguished sci
entists and employees Of the telephone
company who have furnished their
brains for the development of the in
Ncntions. are graduates Of American
colleges and universities" said Mr..
Carly. I'VE have Workc! in secret to
add this laurel to Americas scientific
crown. The achievement is American
from the ground up. 1t is rooted in
America and will be written on the
pages of American history.
"Wireless telephony is the product Of
American genius, the labor Of Il staff
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
POULTRY NOTES.


EPSON salts Should be put in the
drinking water occasionally to keep
the fowls in a healthy condition. Both
constipation and diarrhea cause trou-
Bio, and Il purgative will relieve both.
In feeding it is we'll to have a ce-
ment floor or a substantial feeding
place Of some kind so the mash will
be clean and wholesome. Much de-
ponds upon cleanliness in the poultry
VI rds.
After cleaning the henhouses air
SlaIed lime and ashes should be sDrin-
Killed. over the boards. This makes the
bo;rds easier to clean and is also a
good disinfectant and vermin killer
besides adding value to the fertilizer.
Clean houses and "unS will do much
to prevent disease breaking out in
Your flock IN the fall and winter. Filth
h. a large part in the starting of
man. of the common diseases of hens
and chicks. It's sorry work taking
care of a lot of roupy chicks, and pre.
Ncntlon is worth more than it costs
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
GOOD SHEEP PROFITS.
How a Nebraska Farmer Made Money
With His Flock.

" q oSNa ! VI ca tJOttVy
With His Flock.
Il. w. Curtis of Nebraska, Il beginner
with sheep. bought 2225 breeding ewes
at a cost of $1,000, writes an .Ameri-
can Agricultrrist correspondent. They
We're westerns, four and a half years
Old, rather a mutton type, weighing 12O
pounds each. He bought them on
March IL and they began landing a
month later and he saved a 100 per
cent lamb crop. These ewes were fed
not to exceed four tons of alfalfa hay
before they were turned Oh prairie
pasture. The lambs did we'll and at
weaving time We're turned into Il corn
field where rape had been sown. AS
this underground diminished they were
given alfalfa hay for two weeks and
shipped Nov. -. They topped the mar
ket, netting Mr.. Curtis 81 .o2s. In eight
months from the date of purchase
the lambs and the wool came within
SIG of paying back the whole purchase
price.
Since that time the ewes have raised
two good crops Of lambs. Not the least
factor III his success, however,, was the
fact that the lambs were sired hy a
ram Of mutton type. 1t is much better
to invest in Il good male than to buy
several inferior one DO not be afraid
OF sheep. for if you give them a chance
they will do their part.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17

fectly ripened down to the bulb. The
.ops should be allowed to die down
naturally. They need not be broken
down by any special means. The onion
makes no more growth after the tops
are : roken down. This merely hastens
the time OF ripening at a sacrifice OF
the size Of the bulb. In many cases it
is the u of poorly cured onions, as
the tops are often broken down while
the necks are still too thick and green
to ripen properly.
II. O. Werner of the North Dakota
experiment station advises. when pull
ing onions. the throwing Of five to
eight rows in one winrow. The onions
should be stirred frequently with Il
wooden rake so as to give them all n
uniform curing and prevent them from
sending roots into the soil. This is
most likely to happen after a rain.
White onions are easily discolored by
this method of curing. To prevent this.
cure under cover. which is done by
either placing the onions in an open
shed or in we'll ventilated crates that
are stacked where the ventilation is
good. This procedure is not necessary
niles the white varieties are being
grown for market. Six to ten days
after pulling the onions will have cured
sufficiently to be removed from the
field. but they are not yet ready for
permanent storage. At this time they
can be placed in crates or we'll venti-
lated shallow boxes and placed in a
well ventilated shed. Just before re-
moving the onions from the field pull
off the tops by hand or cut with shears.
When there is danger of freezing
weather the onions should be moved to
a dry and we'll ventilated place with Il
temperature OF So to 40 degrees. Onions
intended for storage should not be
bruised and non but the best stored,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17


London, Dec. IA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Copenhagen says:
premier Zahle declared that the
government intended to put in force
on June ). 1916, the new constitutional
law comforting suffrage on women.
waving the right to propose a pro-
longation Of the old constitutional law
owing to the war. 1t is expected that
Il general election will occur in July.
when Danish women will vote for the
first time"
The Danish parliament on June 5
last. on the anniversary Of the signing
of the first constitution by Frederick
VII. in 1910, unanimously passed n
new constitution which conferred suf-
frayc on The king immedi-
ately signed the constitution. After
the passage of the law a large number
of women of all classes marched to the
palace, where a deputation was receiv-
ed by King Christian. The deputation
thanked the king for their political
emancipation Another deputation
thanked the members of the govern
mcnt for comforting the franchise on
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
Republicans Meet Dec. II.

Washington, Dec. 8. The Repub-
lican national committee will meet in
Washington on Dec. II to select Il con
vention city and lay it's plans for the
presidential campaign of 1916. The
principal lines along which the cam
palgn will be waged by the Repub-
lican party, Charles D. Hilles. chair
man, said, were the following:
An attack upon the Democratic
tariff.
Criticism Of the Wilson administra-
tons handling of foreign affairs both
i'll Mexico and in Europe.
Attacks OH the administrations gov
eminent ship bill and other admins
tratiOn measures.
Chairman Hilles said there would be
no dearth OF Republican presidential
timber, as many states had ~fnyorite
sons, and that by the time the national
committee assembled the presidential
campaigns of the many candidates
would be we'll under way.
"Out of a group of presidential pos
sibilities at this time there is no one
man Or two or three men who stand
out as leaders in the race throughout
the entire country" said Mr.. Hilles.
"Whetller that situation will obtain UNI
til the actual opening of the ext Re
publican convention II whether there
will he a >immering down Of candi-
dates l cannot say
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17

lake survey. In 1889 lie was named
as assistant astronomer Of the United
States transit of Venus commission.
In 1881 he was appointed astronomer
and chief geographer Of the United
States geodetic survey and was con
nected with that department until
1893. In the latter year he was elected
professor of mechanics and mathe-
NAUTICAL physics at Columbia. becoming
dean of the faculty of pure science in
1895. He was elected president of the
Carnegie institution in 1905. His ap-
pointment to the new naval advisory
board was done to make available to
the administration his knowledge Of
ordnance and explosives.
Professor Woodward is the author
of mere scientific works and has
been president of the American Math-
cmatical society. the National Acad-
envy of Sciences and the New York
Academy Of Sciences.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
Pan-American Science Conqress.

Washington, Dec. Sit was an
nounced at the state department that
the delegates from Argentina to the
second Ian-American scientific con-
gress, to be held in Washington from
Dec. 81 to Jan. 8, We're Rear Admiral
Juan a. Martin, Augustin Merceau,
Cristobal Hicken, Juan b. Ambrosetti,
Colonel Benjamin Garcia Apariciu,
Emilio Il. Dagassan and Secretaries
Ricardo Sarmiento Laspuir and Thorn
as S. Varela. The delegates from
Peru, it was also announced, would he
DIR. Jose Lavalle y Garcia, Engineer
Ticardo Tizon Y Bueno, DIR. Pedro
Oliveira and DIR. Francisco Grana.
From acceptances received it is indi-
Gated that there will be upward Of $50
delegates present, the largest Pan
American gathering ever held. Con-
gress has appropriated $4,000 for the
conference, and a committee has been
named to take charge of all
ments.
OF this committee William Phillips,
third assistant secretary of state, Ia
chairman; DR.. James Brown Scott OF
the Carnegie peace endowment, vice
chairman; William II. WEIGH, president
of the National Academy of Sciences,
honorary vice chairman; John Barrett.
director general of the Pan-American
union, secretary, and Professor q. l..
Swiggett Of the University Of Teuucs-
see, assistant secretary.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
GROWING FALL PIGS.
When Properly Handled Pork Can Be
CheapIy Produced,

Cheaply Produced.
Some farmers have little luck in rails
ing fall pigs. They require a good deal
more are and attention than do spring
pigs. says the Kansas Farmer. The
most important consideration in han
ding fall pigs is the matter of housing.
Where proper care can be given, houses
kept thoroughly clean and sanitary,
pork al be produced as cheaply with
tn, fall pig as with the spring pig.
There are some who maintain that it
requires W less grain to produce a
given amount of pork with fall pigs
than with spring pigs. This is accom-
plished by making the pigs use rs
much pasture as possible during the
fall and early winter months. During
the winter season they are kept grow
ing nicely, using as little grain as pos
sible, cheapcning the ration by feeding
alfalfa hay or cowpea forage. BY the
time the pasture season opens in the
spring the fall pig handled in this way
will he large enough to make the best
use of pasture. Such shoats will make
large gains on alfalfa or other good
pasture with Il limited amount Of grain.
In the fall. when the new crop of
corn is ready, they can be given a
short feed and 90 on the market at
good weights and will have consumed
a minimum amount OF grain. Those
who are not equipped to properly care
for the fall pigs cannot secure such
results.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17

These racks. which constitute the in
ner ends of the handles and have stop
shoulders beyond them. mesh With
each other on their inner faces. The
rack members are held together by a
yoke that has rollers on both sides, so
that it moves readily back and forth.
This allows complete freedom of move
ment Of the various parts of the tool,
yet keeps the intermeshed teeth of the
racks from slipping out Of place and
making the implement useless. The
cutting jaws are operated over the top
of the hoof.-Farm Progress.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17

Of American scientists and others. All
l did was to direct the work. The
men under me did the rest.
'In this wonderful achievement there
is glory enough for all. Two of the
principal scientists who labored on the
problem and whose researches and dis
coveries were of great value were Il.
Il. Jewett and H.. D.. Arnold, both
young men.
"Ten years ago the American Tele.
phone and Telegraph company decided
to test the possibilities of Wireless te-
lephony. There are approximately 800
eminent scientists in the employ Of
the company. During the last ten
years at least fifty of these men have
devoted their time largely to the APP
paratus needed"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
An Adviser to the Navy.

Washington. Dec. S.-Professor Rob-
ert S. Woodward. who is a member Of
Secretary Daniels naval consulting
board, is president of the Carnegie in
stitution at Washington. Before 60
ing to Washington he was dean of the
faculty Of pure science at Columbia
university. He is now N the prime Of
his professional career.
Professor Woodward was born in
Rochester, Mich. In 1910. He was
graduated from the University of Mich
isan as a civil engineer in 1872. and
from that time until 1852 he served as
assistant engineer Of the United States
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-17
AROUND II DAIRY,

A chill brought on by the I'D
Ger coming in contact with frosty
ground is apt to ruin your best
COW.
Ice cold water checks the milk
flow and so affects the COW that
it is apt to be detrimental to her
unborn calf.
An economical use of roushage
about the farm is greatly in ia
vor of winter dairying.
Sweep up every particle of 81
lage in the chute and alleyway
and give it to the cows at every
feeding.
The ~ow that is to do her best
in the winter must be we'll fed.
well sheltered and we'll cared for.
u II a. ease sts,s ~ eenat..,t j, "a s:,5ss u, III: .,