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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30
GOOD ROADS BOND ISSUE
SURE TO CARRY

The bonds for the good roads in
the county of Seminole to finish out
the brick roads already built and
connect with the national highways,
will carry by good majority. Every
citizen of the county coming to San
ford brings in the glad tidings that
the people in the county are stand
ing up squarely for bonds for good
roads. They realize that anything
less than hard roads will be money
wasted and the bond issue is the
only way to obtain good roads now
and pay for them as you go.
There will be slight opposition
from some people of Sanford where
the taxes are high. or supposed to be
high, and some of the people are
against paying any more, but these
same people when the proposition
is put up to them in the proper
light will favor the bond issue for
the slight raise will be offset by the
decrease in the road tax.
Many citizens of Seminole who
are away from home are writing
letters to the Herald urging the
bond issue, and realizing that with
out these roads, Seminole will never
be able to take her rightful position
in the progressive ranks of the coun-
ties of Florida.
AS to the matter of just who will
be allowed to vote at the bond cleo
tion on the 9Th of September, H.
might be well to state that every
registered voter who has paid his
poll tax for 1913 and 1914 will be
allowed to cast a ballot on that day
This according to County Attorney.
Geo. A. DeCottes is the law govern
ing such election.
In the bond election for school
purposes on Sept. 18th, only free
holders can vote, according to the
election call as published elsewhere
in this paper
Voters should bear this in mind
and should also bear in mind the
date of these elections and not fail
to ote on these days. The road
bond election is on Labor Day and
the school bond election is one the
day following.-Sanford Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30
Better han
a Legacy
b FLORENCE HENDERSON
B. FLORENCE HENDERSON

Copyright. 1915. BY W. q. Chapman.)
II am glad Of IT," spoke Harley
Blake, and he looked - II in dead
earnest and relieved.
He was seated before the cold and
empty fireplace Of his cherries room.
He made q faint glow Of heat and
warmth, however, by striking . match
and igniting the letter he had Just
received and resd. He dropped It to
the hearth and watched It curl up
into fragile sheets Of black and then
at . breath 60 crumbfing into frag.
ments.
THE last bridge burned" he unused,
trying to smile halfhumorously, but
the situation was too serious. Il
have exhausted my friends and rsla-
tives. The former gave me profuse
promises Of influence and help and
failed me. My fathers own brother
writes me . homily on independence
and thrift, and would not even risk
giving mo . recommendation Of capa,
bility and honesty. That letter 10
the last straw that breaks the camel's
back. Good.by to the old life for
good"
But there Harley hesitated men.
tally. He was poor in pocket. thought
and expectancy, but love is rich and
he loved Helen Wendell. They had
been more than friendly, but that was
before she had gone away on q long
trip to the Panama canal with her
scientific father-before Harley had
tried to make his way in life in a
practical way and had failed.
He had not heard from her since.
When poverty and lack of work had
fastened their disheartening grip upon
him, he had cut loose perforce from
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30
a. 10 the courthouss.

The courthouse was not instituted
entirely as means Of providing pun
ishment for evil doors; indeed. its chief
business seems to be to house men who
collect taxes and punish people who do
not pay up promptly.-Ed. Howe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30

The Head Barber-"Sure, Mr.. An
gall. III lend you dollar Glad to
help you out" Mr.. Allgall-"Thanks
old man. They're having sale of
safety razors around the corner and
l didn't want to miss it."-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30
Those Who Need Rest.

During all the agitation over the
comfort and happiness of inmates of
the penitentiaries some of the people
on the outside are getting little rest
from those who want to tell them how
to Washington Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30
Uncle Eben.

DE man dat wants to talk all de
dme," said Uncle Eben, doesn't give
hissef chance to pick up enough in
formation to make his talk wuf listen
In to-"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30
Washing Greasy Utensils.

II is a good plan to wipe out all
greasy utensils with a piece of soft
paper before washing. This simplifles
the washing process. Destroy the pa
per Immediately.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30

As for those who are not Obliged
to labor. by the condition in which
they are born. they are more miser-
able than the rest of mankind. unless
they INDULGE themselves in that vol
u-ta-v i-h~- ---.s~l, 800 -. ~ r,,,,a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30
Mostly cuesswork.

Pop, how do the people in the
weather bureau find out what kind of
weather we're going to have." They
DON'T son.'-Philadelphia Public Led
ser.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30

Watch Designed for the Blind.
For the blind there has been In
vented q watch with the hours 80
marked by raised dots and dashes
that II can be read by the sense Of
tr;frh
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-30
Too True.

Many a small boy whose mother
tells him he may some day be presi-
dent discovers few years later that
ne is better qualified for the position
Of janitor In livery stable.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
THE POPULAR 1 D

Most people had rather be on the
popular side than be right. This
should not be taken to mean that the
popular side is not sometimes right
Probably it is nor often right than
wrong, but there are exceptions nc
mar can question. In itself there is
nothing commendable in being with
the crowd, says the Augusta (Ga.)
Herald.
It is infinitely better to be right
even if you stand alone. You may
be unpopular, you may have tor pay
a penalty for being right, but you are
certain to win out in the end. 1t is
a fine thing for a man to stand by
his honest convictions in the face of
a popular clamor. It stamps him with
the brand of courage.
There are those who will sacrifice
their s~elf-respect and their moral
courage for the sake of being on the
popular side. Standing by ones con-
victions peace Of mind and
conscience, although it may not al
ways place one on the popular side.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
THE COMMONWEALTH SUBSCRIP-
ton REDUCED TO $l.Q0 A YEAR
Must Be Paid Cash in Advance, or the Former Price
Will Be Required.

In order to get our Subscription List on an absolutely cash
basis, and to increase the papers circulation, we have decided to
reduce the price of The Commonwealth to $1OO a year cash in
advance. Those who do not pay in advance for the paper will be
required to pay the old price of $1.5Qa year if they have the paper
sent to them on credit. Please don't misunderstood us about this
reduction. If you don't pay cash, you will positively have to pay us
so for a years subscription, as heretofore.
We are anxious to have every good citizen in Leflore county
on our subscription books, and this is another reason we have for
reducing the price Of the paper to $1OO per year.
Those who are indebted to us for subscription will also be
permitted to pay up at the $1O0 rate, provided they also pay year
in advance for the paper. You now have a chance to take your
county paper at 800. Let us enroll your name at once.
We realize that times are hard and money scarce, but the peo-
pie Of Leflore county have been exceedingly clever to us during our
newspaper career Of twenty three years in Greenwood; their patron
age has been both liberal and generous-and we are now going to
evidence our appreciation in a small measure for the many business
|favors shown us during that time by gvngthem The Commonwealth
n future at 81 90 per year, if paid for in advance.
Very truly, j. [. GILLESPIE, Editor and Publisher.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
o

Greenwood Lodge 1876 F. & A. NJ.
meets on the LIST Monday in each month.
]. T. Knight, w. M; S. /. Osborn,
Sec'y.
Greenwood Royal Arch Chapter No.
102 meets on the 4th Monday in each
month. Harry Hosmer, H. p; S. /.
Osborn, Sec'y.
w. P. Mellen Council No. 8, Royal
and Select Masters. meets on the End
Monday in each month. G. B. Stewart,
T. l. NJ; E. 0. Simmons. Recorder.
Greenwood Commandery No. "a X.
T. meets on the Bird Monday IN each
month. E. r. McShane, E. c.; s. L.
Raines, Recorder.
All Of the above named bodies meet
in Masonic Hall at 1O4 and log Main st.
A cordial greeting and q hearty vel
come is extended to all visiting MEM
bers and q standing invitation IL here
by extended to meet with us when in
Greenwood.
Resident members Of any Of these
Masonic bodies, who have their men,
oership elsewhere, are cordially invited
to unite with us.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23


Every Car-Owner who uses 30 X 81 Tires, now saves,
through the Goodrich "Fan-List' Propaganda, an average OF
about $14.7 per Set of 4 Tires. .
Other sizes in proportion.
The 1,623,555 Statelicensed Car-Owners who use
Pneumatic Tires now save about 300 of what they last year
paid for N make and size, whether they be Goodrich or
competing And of Gnn'f fotsa4 Ito to more nor o dnaa sanuoo ~ GoI per year:
was never mentioned to the Public by other Tire Manufactur-
ing Concerns until the Goodrich "Fair-List" Propaganda mace
it imperative that they extend the Saving to Consumers on
their Tires, or lose business to the Goodrich Co.
But, Notwithstanding all ths,-the fact which should
loom largest to TROUSERS is the contrast Of 1870 to 400,
in prices, that still exists between the low price of the best
NOn-Skd Tires (of fabric construction) that money can buy,
Or the largest Rubber Factory in the World produce,-Cto wit,
Non-Shd TRES and all other responsible"
Tires in the field.
Compare prices and see!
Then, if you are not already a Goodrich User, do your
'Non-Skid" Tire.
Test that out for Quality, Mileage and Residence against
any other Tire, at any price, which you are now using.
The result of such Test will cause you to wonder why
you ever paid more for Maximum Quality, Mileage, and
Residence than the Basic price Of Goodrich Non-Skid Tires?
THE B. F. CO., Akron, o.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23

So this, then, is a leading
reason why WE initiated, and
propagated, that Goodrich Fair
List" Movement which we pub
icly announced in the press on
Jan. 81, 1915, and which caused
practically every Pneumatic Tire
Manufactured in this Country to
follolU our lead and bring his
prices down to a faireT level.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23

The Greenwood Theatre issues
a weekly bulletin which gives a
complete list of the photoplays for
each days program. To parties
living out of town: by sending
your name and address to Mgr.
P. E. Schilling one of these
bulletins will be mailed you every
Monday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
GINS FOR SALE.

Two 7O-saw Smith Gins and one
7O-saw Eagle Gin with double box
Press and suction Elevator, all in
good condition, only been in use
two years. Cost about $500, but
on account Of boil weevils will
sell for $500. Address
j. M. McHAN,
Fentress, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23

MERE are 1,923,951 Automobiles now State
licensed, and running, in the United States.
Of these, 1,SC3,951 are Pleasure Cars-Le,
exclusive of Trucks, etc. -ez-
More than 900 of them, Or about 1,623.555, use Pnsu-s
matte Tires. & Us .E...
Each Car will wear out and replace, on average, about.
one Set of Four Tires per year.
Therefore, the interests Of each Car-Owner as well as
each Car-Manufactuer, each Car-Dea,er, and Salesman, is
vitality and personally affected by the price OF Tires to Con-
sunlers.
Because-Tires and Gasoline are the two big items Of
consumption in the operation of Motor Cars.
The Owner who used his Car 1000 Miles less per year,
than he would have done, because of 1.-THE high-price of Tires
and Gasoline received that much less return from his entire
investment in the Car proper.
buy Car because of the high cost of Tires and Gasoline,
he who sells his Car and does not buy again because OF the
high cost OF Tires and Gasoline'-or he who, for the same
reason, stores his Car and does not run it during a considerable
part of the year, is a direct loss to s
-lst-Autonobile Manufacturers, as a class.
I'D Automobile Dealers, as a class.
Sd Garage Owners, as a class.
Standardization & Gasoline Manufacturers, as a
class.
But,-he is a greater loss to TIRE Manufacturers, and
Dealers, as a class, than to any others.
Gasoline and Lubricants, for instance, can be sold to
the Owners of Motor Boats, Stationary, and other Motors.
But,-Auton1obile Tires can only be sold, In the ultimate,
to the man who OWNSa Car, and who wears out Tires through
using it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
,"of all the contemplate people on

"Of all the contemplate people on
earth, I believe the worst r the
weasel-eyed, lantern-jawed, Ratchet
faced, grim-visaged, knock-kneed,
hammered-down gossipers. Do you
know that an angel in heaven couldn't
come down and mix with the people
you meet every day and then go
back to heaven without being fumi-
gated and cleaned with carbolic acid,
formaldehyde and lye?"-Exchange.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
MIS- is also the reason
why some Tire Manu-
facturerS. who could

~ CAUSE of that D "Fair-Iist" Propa-
ganda,. every Car-Owner who no,D buys any make
of Tire sized 81 S now saves on each set of 4
Tires, an average of about $46.27.
Every CarlOwner who uses SAX Tires, of any Z
make, now saves, through the Goodrich "Far-Lisf' Propaganda
an average of about $26.15 per Set of 4 Tires.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
4 new Tires.

-~VERY mile that each Automobile runs, means an
automatic Sale of Tires to replace that mileage with
new Tires.
But, all the Salesrnanship, and all the Advertising,
under the Sun, could not increase, by a single Tire, the total
sales of Tires beyond the number of Cars owned by Con
sumers, and the number Of Miles each Consumer runs his Car
yearly.
The Market for Tires is therefore limited inhexibly, to
the number of Cars running, and the Mileage which each
Owner is induced to run yearly.
Therefore, we opne that to promote greater Sales. and
greater use, of Automobiles, few better incentives can be
offered than narked1y-loUered cost, TO CONSUMERS. for
Tires and Gasoline.
Just as we recognize that the only legitimate expansion
open to the Tire Industry, as a whole, would be due to the Sale
Of more Automobiles each year to Consumers. with a greater
average MILEAGE USE, per year, of each Car by each Owner.
. That is why we favor the Lowest possible price for
1res,-to Consumers. consistent with maintenance Of high
quality and a fair profit to Dealer and Mfr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Made as nlYays.

: Mis- is also the reason
why some Tire Manu- NJ
facturers, who could IN
not, or ,0ould not, inject" our
BASIC prices for Pneumatic 1880
Tires (even though our Fair llldl
List" Propaganda obliged them -
tRs! @i i1Sms asf ris!., 's %!esa ss4os of VIVA
ously suppose that Goodrich
q q@elay hs ss web nf ss in f Pfiees IN ever
Hence this explanation Ito
the Public, to Car-Manufacturers,
Dealers, Car-Salesmen, Garages,
and Tire Dealers generality that
we deem it good business to
sell the best Goodrich Tires (of fabric construction) W
ever made, at the Jairesf price possible for such quality.
Hence, too, the following TEST offer to Consu1n
w will cheerfully pay for any Goodrich
announced on January 81, 1879, which .0hen cut open
any reduction in quality, in number of layers of Can
thickness, or quality of Rubber, when compared wit
other Goodrich Safety. "Non-Skid' made by us, and
our higher prices current before the Goodrich "Fai
Movement.
And,-this is further to authorize any Tire-I
extend this Offer (at our expense) to any Tire Dealer, or
~facturer.
We ask Car-Owners, and Tire Consumers, in tn
interest, to see that no implication" of lowered qus
Goodrich Tires goes neutrality-suspicious. as we have pr
their interests, for our own sake, through our "Fai
Propaganda.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Kai-yil Corn pains q 0vesv NeFvol %
"CETSIT;" h "csA" Evegy Cen
Surely. ou8ekHl

win dumfound o especially II you have
tried everything else Tor corns. Two drops
applied in . few seconds-thAt1 al. The
corn shrivels. then comes right on. pain
lessly. without fussing or trouble. II o
have ever made q fat bundle out OF your
toe with bandages: used thick. corn
pressing cotton-rings: corn-pulling salves:
c~orn-teasing p~lasters-well. youn epprc-
ciate the difference when you use GETS
IT." Your ~corn-agony will vanish. Cut
ting and gouging with knives. rasors. nles
and scissors. and b danger OF blood.
poison are done away with. Try GETS
IT' tonight for any corn. ca0us. wart or
bunion. Never fails.
"GETS-IT" IL sold by druggists every.
where. s6c q bottle. or sent direct By y.
Lawrence & Co., Chicago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-08-05
WON'T STAY IN JAIL
Carona Beer Seller Evades the
Law by Invoking Aid of
Habeas Corpus.
ACTS LIKE AN ENDLESS CHAIN
Cherokee County Courts and Officials
Kept Busy by Activities of In
fluentia Italian.

How many times can corpus" be
"habeased" out of jail? Whoever can
answer will solve the question con-
corning John Comba of Carona, a min
ing camp in Cherokee county, and
give the sheriff, probate judge, district
judge and Comba himself little peace
of mind. Comba sells beer to his fell
low countrymen and some others. He
buys il by the carload and has it ship
ped to Asbury, Mo-, near the Kansas
line. Transfers then haul it into
the Carona, Roseland and Mineral
mining camps.
The sheriff's force for some time,
however, las been hating Combas
wagons and transfers and detouring
them into Columbus, wher the liquor
is placed in the basement OF the Jail
and the teamsters upstairs. Comba
is an influential Italian and heretofore
has obtained his release periodically
through parole.
Recently Judge ]. N. Dunbar re
voked Combas parole after former
liquor conviction and put him in Jail
without a further hearing, on the
charge that he again was violating
the law, taking the same action in
other liquor cases. This was some
thing new in the code of law in the
county.
The other offenders are serving out
their sentences but Comba employed
counsel and a writ of habeas corpus
was sought. After a hearing before
the probate court the writ was denied
and Comba appealed to the district
court and obtained his release by fill
ing an appeal bond.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-08-05

The fact that farmers are crying for
relief from the weed pest, and that the
government is trying to aid them, is
one of the encouraging signs of the
day.
To rid the country of noxious weeds
would put agriculture forward most in
calculably.
An enormous amount of labor is in
volved every year in the extermina-
ton of weeds. Not only are these
weeds troublesome to cultivated agri-
cultural crops, but they are trouble
some in meadows and pastures. The
cornfelds and cultivated crops gener-
ally, must be kept clean if a crop is
to be produced. OF course, the farmer
would want to till his soil whether
weeds occurred or not. A soil that is
not cultivated would not produce re-
munerative crop. But the weeds have
come to stay, and the farmer must till
the soil to keep the weeds in subjec-
ton.
1t is, therefore, important that every
farmer should know something Of the
best methods of exterminating these
weeds, and thus make it possible to
produce better crops.
The most common weed is the
pigeon grass, or the various types Of
foxtail grasses. The common door
yard plantain, ragweed, and other
seeds, are found in considerable guam
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-08-05
KANSAS USED 10000 HANDS
State Free Employment Bureau Has
Promptly Filled All Calls of
Farmers for HarVesters.

Partial reports to the state depart
10000 men were personally directed
to work in the Kansas wheat harvest
by the state free employment bureau,
and the federal bureau at Kansas City
working with the state bureau. In
this total no account is taken of the
men who came into the state on the
strength of the bureaus published
bulletins and who found employment
without personal appeal to either the
state or federal bureaus.
Since May the director of the state
bureau has replied to $500 mail in
quiries concerning the need for har-
vest hands in Kansas. c. l.. Green, in
charge of the federal bureau at Kan
sas City, handled more than 5000 mail
inquiries during the same period, but
many of them referred to the Okla
homa harvest.
For the first time since its estab'
lishment the Kansas Bureau main
tanned branch offices at Wichita and
Hutchinson during the harvest rush.
The Wichita branch was open just
thirty days, and during that time
total of 4,S11 people were sent out by
}. Il. Collins, the deputy in charge.
While a smaller number of hands was
handled at Hutchinson, the branch
there was open for a shorter time. c.
II. Banner, who was in charge of the
Hutchinson branch, handled 651 men.
From the Topeka office LOGO men
were taken care of and special agents
operating in northwest Kansas, with
Salina as base, handled more than
900 additional men. The movement of
men through the Topeka office was
not as great as usual.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-08-05

What with doctors insisting that
babies are usually dressed too heavily
and grandmas insisting that they must
not be allowed any chance of getting
cold, their anxious relatives are put
to all sorts of maneuvering to keep
them just right. 1t is certain that
many of them are overburdened with
too-warm clothing and lack of freedom
in the midsummer months. They ap-
pear to enjoy kicking their small heels
about untrammeled by petticoats, and
those wise people, the nurses especial
ly trained to care for them, insist on
letting them enjoy this pleasure
They tell us the baby needs, by way
of underclothing, his light, soft fan
mel shirt and flannel band about the
bowels, and that he will do very well,
without even a slip of thin cotton, If
these are provided, to prevent his get
ting chilled.
But, as a concession to custom and
mothers, they grant the thin, short
slip of nainsook or other sheer fabric,
with a little soft lace about the neck.
And they enter no objection to the
use Of narrow lace insertions or hem,
stitching or dainty hand-embroidery
by which the loving mother makes
the slip seemly for her extraordinary
and wonderful child to wear with re-
gard to his health and comfort.
Now II there is a nip of GOODNESS
in the air in the morning or evening,
the baby may don a little extra and
comfortable finery in the shape of a
sack or nightingale" He is apt to
find himself in possession of a good
supply of these, for they are among
the number of pretty things which
appreciative relatives and admiring
friends shower upon the newcomer