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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
Reached Out With the Other Hand.

hidden from the view of the engine
driver by a string Of empty cars drawn
up on a siding.
Suddenly the form of a boy, three
years old, son OF q miner, appeared
between the rails In front OF the train.
The engine driver at once threw on
the brakes. but the weight of the load
ed q r was 30 great that they slid
along the wet rails at great speed.
Without moments hesitation Duey.
realizing the sliding OF the cars
meant death for the child, raj along
the running board at the side of the
engine. crept down to the pilot.
gripped an iron bar with one hand
and then reached out with the other.
He caught the child firmly by the
clothes. lifted him free Of the engine
and swung him back upon the rum
ming board and to safety.
Duey is an athlete and active In the
affairs Of the Young Mems Christian
association. SO greatly did the officers
Of the railroad admire his bravery
that his photograph and an account
of his act were ordered printed and
distributed to every employee Of the
railroad.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
SHOCK To. KlNsToN MORALS
Negroes Play Checkers on Privileged
Street Of Staid North
Carolina Town.

Kinston, N. C.-Charles Dunn. q
negro, and q mar named Canady we're
playing checkers on the porch Of an
ancient building at the corner OF
Queen and X Ing streets recently when
a cop caught sight Of them.
It isn't a crime to play checkers. but
few people are aware Of It. though it
is a misdemeanor under the city code
to play games Of amusement on Queen
street.
What the court had to determines. It
was stated after the arrest, was
whether the feet OF Dunn and Canady.
who were seated In the porch, were
touching the pavement or not. Their
legs were dangling nea the ground
II not actually touching Il.
It was the first arrest, 80 far 40 any
one could recall. under the ordinance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05

Railroad Company vIda Reward
Brakeman Who RIsked Life
to Save Boy.

New York.-Because no risk0d hia.
life to save that Of . little boy. Harm
e. Duey. = brakeman employed blythe
Pennsylvania Railroad company. re-
ceived Z letter OF congratulation and
special commendation from tho acting
president Of the company. Incidental
". he Is In line for Immediate promo
ton.
Duey. twenty-seven years old, and
for Ave years In the service Of the
railroad, vas on q train Of loaded
cars descending Q heavy grade on the
Snowshoe branch Of the Tyrone divi-
sion OF the road from the coal mines
OF Centre county. Pennsylvania. As
the train swept around the curve the
| rails for q great distance ahead were
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
GOAT. LOSES HEROIC FIGHT


sayyflle, L. L.-Bec4use Martin Con.
way IL section boss It Sayville his
Eoat seems TO have the notion that he
owns tho track. or ct least holds M
disputed right Of way on the Long u
land railroad. He protested against
the Patchogue Express. which had
Just pulled out Of Sayville station,
running with wide open throttle. and
took his position on the track. The
engineer slowed up-just "a the animal
locked horns with the c0wcatcher. and
for q quarter OF . mile the train
backed the goat, the determined ami
NAL butting the cowcatcher all the
way.
The goat was unable to shove the
train backward. and when q boy sig
nailed to him he jumped on the track
and allowed the train to proceed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
diversified form of agriculture.

diversified form of agriculture.
In the experimental curing no Use
a test was made last winter in which
the estimated cost of curing the meat
was not ove three-fourths Of a cent a
pound, including the cost of the ice.
All meat cured in dry salt kept per-
fectly. but five hams and shoulders
cured by the brine method pulled in
five days after being hung up. The
plans called for a building IL by IL
feet in size. but this is somewhat
larger han would ordinarily be re
CURED, and a building 8 by 8 feet was
erected. Buildings of the larger size
however, 1t is thought, can be operated
successfully on a cooperative basis
The planter on whose farm It was
constructed could do the curing for
his neighbors and take his pay in
meat. as millers still do in some sec
tons in grain.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
Section Through Box.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
An experimental ~meat-curing house
built in southern Georgia last year
from plans supplied by the United
States department of agriculture
proved so successful that additional
sets Of plans have been distributed
among individuals who profess their
willingness to build from them and
to report upon their results. Georgia
imports a great part of the meat that
she consumes. and for this the difi-
Guilty in curing meat in q climate
which makes the process much of a
gamble is held responsible. It is be-
lieved that II satisfactory m~eat-curing
houses could be erected throughout
the South it would be q great incentive
for farmers to raise their own meat,
which in turn would lead to their pro-
ducing other food supplies. and a more
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05

of the village. with his money, his
still unmarried. He called upon little
Miss Durfree almost as DOE as May
Durfree had heard of his return.
If the heart beneath the prim dress
was beating rather faster than usually,
little Miss Durfree gave NJ sign of it.
Jack shook hands, sat down, and
talked like an old friend. Sometimes
Miss Durfree, looking up, found his
eyes fixed upon hers in q puzzled way.
At length he broke the comparative
silence that had grown up between
them.
May" he said. why have you
changed SO much?"
Il changed?" she asked in surprise.
YES. You have been telling me all
about the things you do; they seem
to fill your life. Well-you used not
to be like that"
How do you mean?" asked Miss
Durfree.
Wei you-why, May, don't you re-
member how we went to the picnic
and walked home together and talked
poetry to each other all the way7"
but that was eight years ago. Mr..
McCallum. People grow staider as they
grow older"
"But-May. listen! You have filled
your life with q lot OF inanimate
things that mean nothing. You have
become enslaved to them. They don't
represent anything. There sought to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05


And it's q shame, to see q girl Of
your age, who could still have her
choice. remaining unmarried" said the
old lady emphatically.
Little Miss Durfree smiled. for she
knew the old lady's frankness. At
thirty. she was still unmarried. She
had been q belle once: her face told
her that evening that she was still at
%tractive, in spite Of the hint Of . line
at the edge Of the mouth, and OF q
thread or two of gray at the temples.
Once little Miss Durfree had been in
love, madly in love. Blu he had gone
away West, and after a while his let
tiers ceased. Then she had plunged In
to work, regarding her other
suitOrs with any seriousness. She
was the busiest mortal alive. In the
morning she did her Homework, and
sewed, and marketed; in the afternoon
she read the newspapers. skinned the
latest book, sewed some more, dressed,
visited the sick, put up ~conserves in
season, and did the thousand odd tasks
that any woman can find to do. And
the thought of getting married had
simply never occurred to her since
Jack went away.
She really was an old maid, She
her round of duties.
1t was three weeks after the old
lady had gone away. shaking her head,
that Jack came home. He had been
gone seven years, and he was the talk
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
Women Capture still.

Aberdeen.-Mrs. Sarah Williams and
her daughter, Miss Williams, two of
Monroe county's prominent women,
while strolling near their home, discov-
cred and captured q still, In ignorance
Of what they had uncovered. They
went across the line into Alabama and
notified United States Revenue Agent
Humphreys what they had found. He
Immediately went to the scene and
made an investigation. Sheriff J. D.
Cooper of this county was notified.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
College Filled to Capacity.

College Filled to Capacity.
Agricultural College.-The Mississip-
pi Agricultural and Mechanical College
h on the verge of OVERLOOKING its plant
tho dormitories are overfilled and
students are rooming in the agricultur-
al engineering building. The present
enrolment shows nearly 500 students
In college.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
Brewer Gaze 10 Called.

Aberdeen.-The case against 4. L.
Brewer, accused, with his brothers., Of
the murder Of George Nichols on the
streets Of Aberdeen, Jan. 81. 1915. has
been called in the circsit court here,
with both the prosecution and the de-
Tense ready for trial. II the state puts
on all OF its witnesses. numbering IS,
and the defense all Of theirs. It viii ~
Quire several days to examine them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
LICE ON CATTLE AND COLTS
Stabies This Wints-Worms
Also % Much Injury.

Usually no attention 10 given to hce
on cattle and colts until they have
done enough harm to be noticed In the
condition Of the animals. When these
animals = put In the barns this win
ter watch them closely and Kill tho
lice II they appear before they seri-
ously CHECK the growth Of the stock.
There II no better time to XIII ticks
than October and November. Ono
killed now means less eggs to hatch
ticks I'm tho spring.
Worms do most injury when the
stock II In dry lots and during the
winter. It ID q good plan to regularly
feed some worm medicine at intervals
during the winter. Prevention. or at
least early destruction. is better than
building up the animals after they
have been pulled down by worms.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
Front Elevation.
TESTING FOR SOIL REACTION
Easy 20 Determine Whether Soil 10
Acid. Or Alkaline BY Means Of
lltmuo Paper Test.

ny DIR. CHARLES K. FRANCIS. Chem
{. ii. Experiment station. okia6osna AgriS
/ cultural Coilege.)
The natural reaction Of fertile coil
should Be sliehtly alkaline. Acid
soils do,An9t produce we'll. II 10 IN
. matter TO determine whether .
given soil 10 acid or alkaline By means
Of the litmus paper test
L.tmus paper may be purchased q
q drug store in two colors. red and
blue. and should be of good. strong
color. To apply the test It 10 neces-
sary to knead . handful OF the soil
into q ball with the aid Of q small
quantity OF rainwater. (Do not use
wellwater.) Break open the ball and
place q piece OF red paper between
the halves SO that one-third OF the
length win remain uncovered. Press
the two portions together and set
aside. Repeat this with another portion
Of the same soil. but insert q piece OF
the blue litmus paper. Examine the
test papers at the end Of an hour, or
after standing overnight. and note
Il they have changed color. Il the
red paper has become blue. the s6u
Il alka5nee~hul II the blue paper haa
changed to pink or red. the soil =
acid.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
Reward For nuro,.r.

Clarksdale.-One hundred dollars re-
ward has been offered for the arrest
Of Nathan Hunt, negro. who, it is al
legged, recently attempted to burglarize
the residence of G. w. Butler at Jones'
town, Miss. Mr.. Butler discovered the
negro in his house; after being cap
tured once he managed to escape while
the city marshal was getting a pair Ut
handouts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
Hurt In Boiler Explosion.

Hattiesburg.In a explosion Of the
boilers Of the NJ. & O. Lumber Com
pany at New Augusta, George Kelin
and Charles Matthews, whites, yer
seriously scalded, and little hope is
held for their recovery. -Four others
received painful injuries. The mill
.es completely wrecked.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05

Spelling Bee at Artesia.
Artesia.-An oldtfme spelling bee
was recently held at the schoolhouse
here. It was . benefit affair for the
school.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
Haze otdest Bate o. cotton.

Laurel.-E. r. Wilburn, . farmer on
the county line between Jones and Jas
per counties claims to have the oldest
bale of cotton In the United States.
The bale is now thirty-six years old.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05
Ita Haodican.

II want TO buy . Arst-class watch"
Cant do t. Nome Of that sort
made.
What do you meanf~
Why. isn't part q every watch
second handY"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-05

LESSON FOR NOVEMBER J
soAsH REpA,Rs the TEMPLE
By =. o. 9EILERo. Acting Director e
The Sunday School Couro6I The Noody
Bto1o Institute. Chlcago.)

LESSON TExr-u Kings l2:A-lS.
: GOLDEN TExTL0od loveth . chesrfs
giver.-u Cor. 81.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
MAKES ATTACK ON DESSERT
Ohio Newspaper Glasses It Among the
Undesirable SuperfIuities Of
Human Life.

A man has come to this country
from abroad to advocate vegetarian
Ism. He is a hale and hearty fellow
who has never practiced anything
but vegetarianism. It is a good thing
and We are in favor of everybody not
eating any meat who doesn't want it.
But there are other reforms just as
good. We might discard the dessert
and fare better. The reason for re-
sorting to dessert is to enable one to
eat more than he ought to eat. For
instance. after eating roast beef, po-
tatoes and bread, can a man resist
a piece Of pie? Morally he ought to.
but physically he couldn't.
Eating too much is materialism in
its worst form. and 1t does more to
blunt the senses and to squelch noble
aspiration than any Of the other
habits. and the dessert is its guardian
angel. So dessert is superfluity, II
one has had enough of the piece de
resistance ct cetera, and the super.
fluities are the danger points of life.
More than enough is a moral. social,
physical i'll. Socrates was against the
dessert when he prayed: 20 God,
grant me what need and no more
Ohio State Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
swell, I'li Write Him Later"

troublesome Sanford cleared himself
and allayed suspicious by declaring a
dividend" But he had reason to sus-
pect that the federal officers were in
vestigating him, and he was bordering
the advisability of departing for cool
er climes.
Miss Lorimer had been with him for
six months. She had come to him a
simple girl, innocent of his methods of
finance" He had corrupted her, he
had taught her to believe that his
methods OF business" we're those uni
versally followed in the financial world.
He did not know the revolt that had
taken place within her, nor that she
needed her salary Of fifteen dollars
urgently to support her widowed
mother.
Sanford had begun to think Miss
Hilda LOrimer had the best business
head Of any woman whom he had
known. And something as close to love
as his selfish nature would admit had
been growing up in him.
! In fact, he had once or twice made
tentative overtures to her. She had
repulsed them with the easy way and
the smile that covered such a multi
tude Of regrets. II she had faced the
problem of her manner of living she
might have done what her instinct
prompted her-left the office. But she
dared not face it. for there was moth
ing saved: and so she left the re-
sponsibility with her employer and
tried to forget.
At lunch time Sanford went up to
her.
Come. Miss Hilda, when is it going
to be-" he asked
What is that, Mr.. Sandford?''
Say! You know what I've been
driving at for the past three months.
mean honest nova diamond ring and
a nice little fat somewhere"
She laughed, evaded him, and put on
her hat. Well talk it over some
time" she said evasively.
Yet when he had gone she confessed
to herself that she did like Harry Sand.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15

ten e art whether Il was the feet Of
men or horses that he heard. he
stood up. lettering = little, but still,
clutching in his hands his bluets.
Then he saw, rushing Town upon
him. horses. more horses than IN all
his life he had ever seen and, mounted
on them. men, different from any men
that he had ever beheld. Din he ook
for the tricolor? Did be know that
only. under the tricolor might l"'"H
be found? High above his yellow head
he held the Duets.
Perhaps it was only fate, perhaps u
was the God to whom the grandmeres
prayers were rising. but the man VINO
saw the baby hands and the blue corfu
flowers was the man Of war. A sud
den word and there was sudden halt
of all the pounding hoofs. Bending
down from his horse, the man Of war
took the blossoms, and on his lips was
= word the childish ears had never
heard spoken in a tongue he could not
understand: "Kaiserblumen!"
"Honneur, Patrie. Gloire." The va
liant words rested curiously upon the
baby lips. but in an instant the intel
lect before which the entire world was
trembling understood Honor-Glory-.
Fatherland-the same in every heart
for which every man must lay down
his life. whatever helpless atom be
mi1ht 1eavo hohfnd him
There were orders quick and clear
and then the pounding hoofs passed
on. but around the fields Of Mere
Craquette was a double Gordon COM
posed Of the flower Of the army, the
emperor's personal STAFF. 1t was theirs
to obey. whether it might be phalanx
Of fellow creatures that was to be
moved down. whether 1t might be a
conflagration lighted by their own
torches that was to be stayed.
The August moon was we'll past the
full. only little crescent Of gold that
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Copyright. 1s1s. by W. q. Chapman.)

ANY kicks this morning. Miss Lori
mer?" inquired Henry Sanford, presi-
dent for the time of the Montana Eagle
Gold Mining company. as he sat down
at the mahogany desk in the Office of
the big city building.
"Half . Dozen" answered Miss Lori
mer. laughing. Say. Mr.. Sanford, it
certainly does seem to be getting bit
warm in these parts. That clergyman
from Boston has been writing in want
ing to know whether the mines ever
started operations. or ever going to-"
"Well. I'll write him later an
swered the president absently. III
necessary we'll declare ten per cent
dividend for his benefit"
"And that old lady from Philadel-
phia, who says she's invested every.
thing
"Pshaw! We needn't notice her till
enc writes that she's coming to inter-
view me Then we'll send her a divi-
demo too Applications still piling in?"
Twelve thousand dollars since Sat
urday.'
"Whoop!" calculated the president.
Say, Miss Lorimer, there certainly
are q lot of suckers in the world, amt
there? l wonder how many's been
born since we shut up shop on Satur-
day night?"
Just 2,40O,' answered the secretary,
after a short compilation upon her
pad.
That ought to mean something for
u.s." commented the president.
Nevertheless he was anxious that
morning. He had promoted many dubi
Gus concerns during the past year or
two. aided by sucker list" for which
he had paid the sum of three thousand
dollars. The money had come rolling
in from all parts Of the country
clergymen. widows and fools had con
tributed largely on the promise q a
hundred per cent dividend annually
Whenever any applicant became toe
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15

preceded by a few hours the rising Of
the sun. 1t looked down upon q
scorched and smoldering territory. To
the north, to the south. to the east
and west it stretched, but in the GEN.
ter stood Bibi's home, the small
matched cottage. surrounded by Its
field of grain. trampled, perhaps. = lit.
tie under the feet Of its jealous de-
fenders-fallen here and there-but
sneltt ring everywhere clusters Of bios
SONS blue as heaven itself. Bibis blu.
cts, the "Kaiserblumen" beloved by
the man of war.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Goat 10 Reuimental PET

The everyday goat is responsible for
the nickname of the Royal Welsh fu-
sileers-the Nanny Goats" A goat is
the regimental mascot and is led at
the head of the column. On st Da.
vid's day, in the officers mess. the
goat, escorted by drums and fife. is
marched around the table.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Squirrel Wisdom.

The squirrel knows better than to
depend on luck from day to day to
bring him his food in the season when
that food is to be found only in stor.
age. says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The squirrel has lesson to teach his
proud but shortersighted brother Of
the human race. All the fall the bushy-
tailed fellow. what time he could spare
from eluding the guns of hunters
licensed by law. gathered nuts from
tree and ground and put them away
safely for the winter use. He knew.
somehow. that long season was at
hand when nuts could not be found.
when it would be impossible to roam
at large in search of provender.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Expensive Woo5

NJ 0ae ol 'ne most expensive woods
used used regularly in an established 'n'
oustry in the United States is IN
WOOD. the favorite material for 80 -
carving. 1t has been ouotsd :. .oou
t he Us cub, cubic inch. and about sl.sOo
by the thousand board feet, '''OO
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Unbusinesslike Transaction.

Probably the smallest money order
ever sen. rom Eatonton, Ca. was
sent recently. A man walked into the
post office, asking for no-oy order
for three cents. which he owed to his
society. and he said he would have
to send a money order. as it didn't
take stamps. The money order cost
him three cents. and it took a two
cent stamp to send the order.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Tommy's Costly Victory.

Mrs. Bacon-"What's the matter
with Tommy's face and hands? They
are badly swollen" Mrs. Egbert-
You see. they offered prize at mis-
school for the bow who would bring in
the greatest number of dead wasps.
and Tommy won"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
First Gold Found In California.

FIrt GOLD Founu III CalNorhfAs
The first discovery Of gold in Cali
fornia was made in 1S4S by James
Marshall. who happened to pick up .
glittering nugget in the bed of .
stream. Since that time the state has
yielded more than one and ore-half bill
lion dollars In gold. Marshall died .
Door man.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Mot So as 70 Re Noticed.

PA, when you say you're laying for
q person it means you have a grudge
agains. him. doesn't it?" Generally.
my son We'll, has the hen .
grudge against the farmer. pa?"-Boa-
ton Transcript
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Credit s.lonn. "a .h.-

~.o''Ss 70 Cdbor.
II We rightly estimate things, what
in them is purely owing to nature and
what to labor. We shall find that nine
ty-nine parts of hundred are wholly
to be put on the account of the labor.
Locke
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
We conupered Nature.

Yes. gentlemen" said the geolo-
gist, the ground We walk on was
once under water" Well" replied
the patriotic young man of the party,
1T simply goes to show that you
can't nolo this country down."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Row Ivy senef7ts w,,,.

After extensive tests Germ..
per.s nave decided that ivy benss..
, n.s,,e than Injuries stone or br,cs
. mails on which it grows by draw;ns
'0perhuous moisture from them s
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15

wssd Not Think q pse.~N wb.,. Ne Drew N /
800 ns prepared for defeat During trial Of ~
u,n.. IN not Any man who 10 persons Charles Lamp !. x
sssssS LOT defeat would be hah " that should Ike
for o,e ne commenced 1hops them to dinner
70 ..cn,s . A 60 all In my power sit with them. -
. and trust to God for - solemnly Yes Voun
'a. farraeut thing but q hen or -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Daily ThouQht.

Trust men and they will be true to
you: treat them greatly. and they will
show themselves great-Emerson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Varied Menu.

Tho chorus girl dimes one day q .
crust and the next on a crustaceaA-
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