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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
Medical Examination October 26.

Medical Examination October 26.
The next examination of applicants
state will be conducted by the Missis-
sippi State board Of health at the state
house here on October 26 and Fl, dur
ing the State Fair, it has been an
nounced by DR.. E. H. Galloway, secre-
tary of the board.
Applicants desiring to take the ex-
animation must file their application
with a $1O.25 fee, ten days before the
examination is held with the secretary
Of the State board.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
Equalization Nearly Complete.

equalization INSdTty
The city commission is nearing the
finish Of its work of equalizing the
personally assessment rolls for the cur
rent year. The tax books will be npea-
ed for collection within the next two
or three weeks, according to a state
ment made by city hall officials. The
work of revision has consisted chiefly
Of putting assessments back to the
basis of last year, and the recapitula-
ton will show practically the same to-
tai as that Of 1914.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
observation-disclosures Do You Wantl

he knew that the pair were Eloise
Dale and the brtdegroom-to-be.
Eloise was crying prettily and her
companion was kissing her tears away
and striving to console her.
Don't mind. dearest" he was say.
ing soothingly. Il hope to be able In
time to buy you all the diamonds and
pearls you want"
1T isn't that" sobbed Eloise, cts
the injustice Of 1t! Everybody knows
that Aunt Lydia when she died said
that the old heirloom, the diamond
and pearl ring, was to be mine on my
wedding day. Since Uncle Forester
has got 30 cross and pettish he won't
hear Of 1t. He says he eve promised
to give the ring. but he did. for moth
er says 30. Aunt Lydia said it would
bring up all kinds Of good fortune. Oh.
dear! oh, dear!"
Then her lover led her away trying
to comfort her, his arm around her
waist and her bonny golden head up
on his shoulder.
"H'm-romance! Say. It's quite
touching" commented Tip. I'm in
.erested. That girls mother treated
me like . gentleman. Suppose I re-
turn the compliment? forester 10
evidently the name Of this old selfish
skeesicks. I've got to keep my hand
in at my trade. so-ho! for the For.
roster mansion. and Tip Farrell bloom
ing out a. q philanthropist!"
A vvhima}ra1 3Aoo IN hfa MT ~nntipo1v
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
South Afriea's sharpshooters.

The average South African soldier,
whether he is Boer or Briton, will be
wasted in northwestern France unless
his special skill il allowed full scope.
says the London Mail. The shooting
OF the British army is far above the
shooting Of any continental army, but
we cannot compete with the shots
OF South Africa, who will hit mans
hand at 500 yards. Shooting Is . rec
reation In South Africa in peace time;
people go to the range in preference
to the tennis court, and II 10 the n
vorite sport Of the Boer. II . South
African contingent were placed In
one set Of trenches its proficiency In
that branch Of war would be Of little
avail, and the suggestion has been
put forward that the best use which
could be made Of the South Africans
would be- to distribute them ~ sharp
shooters among other troops.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
GROWING WINTER OATS
Reduces Feed Bill and Prevents
Washing of the Soil.
Variety Most Commonly Used in
South Is Red Rustproof-Winter
Turf Is Hardy and Valuable
for Pasture or for Hay.

Every southern farmer should grow
enough oats to feed his work stock
during at least a portion of the year.
In addition to furnishing feed grain
at less cost than it can be purchased,
%fall-sown oats prevent the washing OF
the soil, by which much fertility Is
frequently lost. There is still time
to SOW winter oats in the gulf states.
though this work should be done at
once II good results are to be OBJ
tanned. According to specialists OF
the department. oats sown In h
southern states during October or the
first half of November may be ex-
pected to produce at least twice b
yield of grain obtained from spring
seeding.
Winter grain may be sown on land
which produced q crop OF cotton. corn.
or cowpeas the past summer. If this
land has not already been plowed. it
will be better to make the surface
soil fine and loose with the disk or
drag harrow than to delay seeding by
blowing now. Better results are OBJ
tanned from sowing with the drill
than from broadcast seeding. though
II a drill Is not available sowing the
seed broadcast on wellprepared land
usually results in a good stand. II
the preceding crop was well fertilized.
100 to 200 pounds Of acid phosphate
will be all that the oats require this
fall. though q little nitrate Of soda
will help the fall growth. especially IL
the soil Is not already well supplied
with nitrogen from the growing of
cowpeas or some other legume. A
top dressing Of so to 100 pounds of
nitrate Of soda applied when growth
starts In the spring will greatly in
crease the yield.
The variety OF winter oats most
commonly grown In the South 10 Red
Rustproof. Appler. Lawson, Hundred
Bushei, Bancroft and Cook are selec-
tions or strains Of Red R~ustproof
which are said to be particularly val
liable in some localities. The Full
ghum is a promising new variety
which natures q week or ten
days earlier than the Red Rust
proof. and usually produces as
much or more grain. As the kernels
OF all these varieties are large. from
two and one-half to three and one-half
bushels should be sown to the acre.
The smaller quantity il sufficient II
the seed Is drilled early on well-pre-
pared land. while three bushels or
moro are needed when the seed is
sown broadcast late in the season.
The Winter Turf OF Virginia Gray il
. very hardy variety, which is valu-
able for pasture or hay production,
but which does not yield as much
grain in the southern states ~ the
Red Rustproof- On account OF the
small size Of the kernels. only one and
one-half bushels Of seed Of this Va
rioty are required
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24

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Hungry, are you!" asked Nrs.
Dale. thrifty housewife and most ex-
cellent cook.
Most starved. num-" answered Tip
Farrell dismally.
uncalled for. Tip Farrell had no *
cuse for its utterance except, being .
p~revaricAtor he was ~ we'll Q thief,
and to mask his real intentions In get
ting a view of the house and it's In
terror he had played the role of the
ravenous tramp.
Mrs. Dale was smiling, happy, In love
with all the world at that particular
moment OF her life, for the next day
was to SEQ her daughter, Eloise,
welded to the man of her choice. She
was in her element. preparing dain-
ties for the wedding feast. Nothing
was too good for the prospective bride
and groom and q cake slightly
scorched had been set aside as re-
jected.
Here" she said to Tip Farrell. ITS
not very good-burned on the edge,
you lei You are welcome to It."
Now Tip. as said, raj not hungry,
but the cake was tempting. He sunk
his teeth into It.
"U-um!" he remarked. "1f your
poor cakes taste like that what must
your good ones bel" and munching
the palatable gift he left the doorway.
lounged over to . shaded spot in q
corner Of the garden. and after de-
vouring the cake entire stretched him.
self out for q snooze.
The sound Of human voices proceed
Ing from q rustic bench near by
aroused Tip after q spell. He sat up
and listened. In Q very few moments
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
Favors Mississippi Route.

Favor Mississippi Route.
Louisiana is joining forces with Mis-
sissppi to secure a change in the route
for the proposed Jackson highway. Put
ting it more accurately, Louisiana
wants the proposed highway to follow
the historic route through Mississippi.
A letter has been received by Presi-
dent Morrison of the Mississippi High.
way Association, from President p. M.
Miner of the Louisiana Highway AS
ISOLATION, describing the Mississippi
route to be followed by his party on
the trip from New Orleans to Nash.
vile.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
]. S. AGENTS WILL
COLLECT EXHIBITS
ARRANGEMENTS OF ARclcULTuR.
Al EHisIT At STATE FAIR IN
CHARGE OF r. s. WILSON.
FAvoRs MISSISSIPPI ROUTE
Louisiana Road Builders Will Cooper
ate With Mississippians in Chang
ing Proposed Route OF Jack
Q Highway.

r. s. Wilson. state agent Of the q.
s. department of agriculture, in charge
OF the cooperative and demonstration
farm work, has actively assumed
charge of the agricultural exhibit at
the State Fair. Mr.. Wilson has ad-
dressed letters to his county agents.
urging their active cooperation in col
lecting exhibits for the State Fair, and
through this powerful agency it is ex-
pected that the agricultural display at
the fair this year will be the greatest
in its history.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
KICKS OUT SIDE OF SHOP
Building in Sudden Access
Of Energy.

Greencastle. lnd.-Age does not
seem to affect Dolly. . thirty-dve-year.
old horse owned by T. G. Utterback.
q C~loverdale grocer. Dolly IL the
horse used for delivery service and
b has been owned by MI. Utterback
since she was a colt. Utterback took
the animal to q blacksmith shop to
her shod.
When the dust cleared away, one
whole side OF the blacksmith shop had
been kicked out and every window In
the building was broken
Ropes were then obtained and the
refractory Dolly was thrown and tied.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24

being handled with the halter. Coax
him along, do not drive.
The following rations have been
found valuable in growing draft colts:
Until weaving time. In addition to
the mares milk let 1t have such !
grass pasture as is available and give
1t C to a box containing a mix
ture of oats. three parts; bran. three
parts. and oil meal, one-half part.
After weaving, there is no better place
for the colt than blue grass or clover
pasture. provided it is supplemented
with light grain ration and the colt
given proper attention. and as a rough
feed when the colt Is in the barn dry.
sweet alfalfa or clover hay free from
dust with a limited supply of such
other roughages as corn slower, oat
straw. timothy hay. OF perhaps a small
amount of high quality corn silage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
Defended the Irish.

In the growing Devon district lives
H. B. Burkhart, widely known in
weston in real estate, who regularly
journeys downtown on q certain North
western elevated train. The friendly
crew Of this train often chat with the
real estate man, but one guard ex-
pressed difficulty in remembering the
name"
THAT ought to be easy for you"
said Mr.. Burkhart, the guard being an
trtshman. my name, though Dutch.
10 made up Of two good old Irish
nAmes-Burke' and Hart"
At this an old Irishman who was
sitting behind Mr.. Burkhart took his
Guilty pipe from his mouth and
growled: "Shure. an that's tn foorst
tonne I iver heerd that It took two
Irishmen to make wan Dootchma1l"-
Kansas City Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
Express Train Struck Their Auto.

he recovered his senses. he saw the
bodies of Macarthur and Miss Reilly
beside him on the pilot. The engine
driver already had applied the brakes
when Cuthbert was climbing back
along the running board and shouting
to him to stop.
Miss Ahearn was found unconscious
so feet from the crossing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
Every Militia officer Present.

Every Militia OFFICER Present.
OF the total number OF men In the
Mississippi National Guard, 1.411, ex-
actly 1,116 attended the recent an
nual encampment In Biloxi. OF these
IS were commissioned officers, and
1880 enlisted men. Not a commits
stoned officer in the service failed to
attend camp this year, thus steD.ish-
ing . record that Is very gratifying to
everyone in the state interested In her
military affairs. These figures are
taken from the report that Brigadier-
General Erie C. Scales, the adjutant-
general Of the Mississippi militia, has
forwarded to tho war department in
Washington.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
creekmore Want. sisson'. Seat.

Creekmore Wants Sisson's Seat.
H. H. Creekmore Of Water Valley,
one of the foremost members of the
North Mississippi bar, has formally an
nounced as candidate for congress in
the Fourth district, now represented
by Congressman T. U. Sisson. This is
sons announcement as aspirant for re-
election was followed a few days later
that his brother-in-law, William c.
Ward, Of Winona, will also be an as
pirant fol congress. There is a proba-
bility Of at least one other entry in the
race, aking it a ,four-cornered affair
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24
Unions Merge.

among men representing the various
branches of organized labor in Jack
son for the formation Of a central la
Dor union has eliminated successfully,
and a strong central union now exists
in Jackson. In this organization the
printers, painters, BARRIERS, railway
clerks and pressmen have participat-
ed. The recent passing by of Labor
Day in this state and city. and espe-
cially in this capital city, without OBJ
servance of any kind has helped tc
spur these men to organize.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-09-24

LESSON TEXT-Psalm y.
GOLDEN TExT-The king shall 10Y In
thy strength. o Lord: and In thy saliva
ton how greatly shall he rejoice. Pa.
The Delta independent., 1915-05-21
LIVE STOCK PRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Deet Trade Active and Fully
10 Gents Higher.
HOGS AVERAGE STRONGER
Lambs Supplies Very Moderate and
Values UP 1o@ 20 Cents - Top
Wooled Lambs at S1o.75 and Clipped
Lambs at $9.1O.

Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
May 12.-Another moderate run of
cattle arrived yesteI day, some $500
head. Activity and strength were
again the outstanding features of the
tat catt.e market and, as on Monday.
prices were iully dime and in many
cases 10Q15c higher. Best price
paid for yearlings was $3.50. AS com
pared with last week, prices are fully
quarter higher improvement was
also the order of the day in the mar
ket for cows and heifers, a good share
OF the she stock going at prices dime
higher than Monday. There was a
lively inquiry for veal calves at strong
prices. On the general run of stock
cattle and feeding steers, as well as
on stock COWS and heifers, trade was
little SLOW and prices more or less
shaded.
Cattle quotations.: Good to choice
heavy beeves, sSl5@s so; fair to good
beeves, s7.s5GS10; common to fair
beeves, s725a775; good TO choice
heifers, s7.00G7S5; good to choice
COWS. s6.S0g74O: fair to good COWS.
$3.50 6.75; Gamers and cutters, 1885
d55O: veal calves. ss.0Od 1000; bulls,
stays. etc. s5.OOd7 90; good to choice
feeders. $500 500: fair to good feed
ers. $1,000 40; common to fair feed
ers. $6.OOG7.OO; stock heifers, s5.15g
7.25: stock cows. s5.5OQ675; stock
calves, s65OQs.OO; stock bulls, $500
QIOO.
About $500 hogs arrived yesterday.
Shippers bought their hogs at just
about steady prices Bulk was made
at s725Q730. Packers paid fully
steady prices for their purchases, bulk
being around s7.25G7.30, the latter
figure being the top.
Sheep and lamb receipts totaled
only 1.75O head. Only a very moder-
ate run showed up and under the in
fuence of moderate supplies and ad-
vancing prices at all points the local
market continued on the upgrade. the
big end of the offerings moving at tg-
ures that were quoted as anywhere
from a dime to as much as 20c higher.
Top lambs moved up to $1o.1s. A
bunch of ewes brought $40.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
lambs, light, s1o.4o91o.75: lambs,
heavy, slo.0oG1o40; lambs, shorn,
ss40Ge 10: yearlings light, $1,000
s.35; yearlings. heavy, ss.75Gs.o0:
wethers. good to choice. ss.25Qs.75:
wethers. fair to good. $s.oods.25;
ewes. good to choice. s7.756S-6s;
ewes. fair to good. 81 25G7.75.
The Delta independent., 1915-05-21
Lutte WILCOX HITS THE
WAR sRUTEs A FEW JoITs

The greatest crime of the age is
war. its bloodshed. its frightful ex-
penditures and the dastardly work II
does in keeping alive the embers of
hatred and brutality. The great
achievement of this century. still
young. should be the ending for all
time of war upon this planet For
hundreds OF thousands of years man
has been here and during all that time
he has been the worst. the most
vicious. the vilest among the fighting
animals. He has seen among the
wild beasts many tribes living at
peace. protecting each other with mu.
tual aid. the deer. the bees. the birds
He has bowed his head hypocritically
to religious teachings that denounce
war. bloodshed and cruelty. And all
of the time he has been fighting
animal. numbering, Expressing. taking
advantage of the weak, spending In
the horrors of war or warlike prepar-
atoms money. intelligence and time
that might long ere this have given
real civilization to this earth.
Every year with the money we
waste on war in times of peace the
United States could supply new homes.
wealth and comfort to tens OF thou
sands of citizens. The cost of our
army and navy would more than suf.
flee to reclaim every acre of land in
this nation now needing reclamation.
With the billions that we squander
getting ready for butchery we could
irrigate the vast tracts of the west
and south needing only water to make
them support tens of millions OF hu.
man beings. With the millions of
dollars thus squandered we could
drain our great marsh lands, elimin-
ate the deserts and this would be but
the beginning. The money poured out
for strife would make this nation a
marvel OF development and of COM
fort. Great roads leading from ocean
to ocean could be built with the money
that the fear of war buggaboo eats up
among us.
Instead of sailors waiting for the
signal to fight and meanwhile polish
The Delta independent., 1915-05-21

ing brass or drilling without useful
results, alternating between the mo-
notony of sea life and the evil features
of brief shore leave, We should have
intelligent, trained mechanics doing
work that the nation needs. Our sol
diers should be national workers, SO
as to become the skilled artisan to fill
the trade. Our officers of the army
and navy might be well paid, nobly
ambitious direcors of useful work in
stead of living merely waiting for the
individual death of a superior or the
wholesale = slaughter of war to give
them promotion.-Our public schools
and agricultural colleges should do
less to encourage the blind worship of
military heroes and more to make the
kids detest war. Every child from the
beginning should be taught to despise
brutality, made to understand that war
is as brutal and needless as the old
instruments of torture, as out of date
as human slavery, and no better than
murder"
The Delta independent., 1915-05-21
MARKET INDICATIONS ENcoUR-
AGE POTATOES THIS YEAR

My father always increased his po-
tato acreage on the farm after pre-
vailing low prices. Why? Because
he said the average man will then
cut down his acreage and the supply
will not be equal to the demand.
remember one year, in Eastern Kan
sas, when he bought seed potatoes
for ten cents a bushel u6 2-3 cents
per cwt.) and sold potatoes in the fall
for $1.O0 per bushel.
This last season and through this
spring, potatoes have been uniformly
low in price, to the farmer. in our
potato districts in the intermountain
country and largely over the entire
country. Storms in the South have
cut down the early potato crop and
the potato states of the North have
cut off nearly one third their acreage
to be planted this spring. Prof.
Bennett. formerly potato specialist for
Colorado Experiment Station, now
at Cornell University, New York. has
made a study of potato conditions in
that state. He urges larger acreage
OF potatoes this year especially in our
Intermountain region in the West, be-
cause the East will cut their normal
acreage down this year. After seas
on OF low prices, is just the time to in
crease the acreage, he advises.
Have you good clean ground and
suitable seed free from disease. Then
do not hesitate to increase your nor
male acreage. AS your eastern neigh
Dor has cut down. enlarge your potato
field and get the better returns that
this. II we will keep to commercial
types that do exceptionally well in
our respective valley. and give that
cultural treatment which feeds quail
ty into our intermountain potatoes
we shall surely gain and hold desirable
markets.
II short of seed. consult your valley
agriculturist. Let us make this the
year We grow our best spuds and the
most OF them. for price indications
could scarcely be better.
People in close times cut down
their meat orders. but potatoes have
become the essential food element for
every family. be II high or low There
fore grow potatoes TO fill these increas-
ing demands that are coming for the
1915 crop.
Potash is requisite in the East. for
successful potato growing. This year
potash fertilizers are limited in guam
tity and high in the market Result.
many of these farmers cut down pota.
to acreages accordingly.
Our great crop. preparing for sue
cessful potato growing is alfalfa and
we do not need commercial fertilizer.
We can grow nearly twice the crop at
but little more than half the expense
our Eastern friend can on his Down
East" farm. Therefore, this year.
plant the extra field to potatoes and
get for yourself the enhanced value
for the crop.
Cleaner ground, use of clean stock
seed brings good quality commercial
stock and will win. this year. rich re-
wards for the Colorado potato farmer.
Let us therefore get busy" with the
crop.
The Delta independent., 1915-05-21
Lead Breaks Record.

Lead is one of the first metals that
would naturally be associated with an
increased consumption in time of war,
and yet the exports of lead from the
United States to Europe since the war
began have not increased in proper
tion TO the increase in exports of zinc
and some other metals. and the price
OF lead instead OF being enhanced by
the war actually slumped In October
to the lowest point reached in the last
Is years. These and other facts are
graphically presented In the advance
statement OF the production of lead
in the United States in 1914. just is
sued by the United States Geological
Survey.
The total production of refined lead
from both domestic and foreign ores
was 542.122 short tons, compared
with 462.460 tons In 1913. The pro
duction OF refined lead from domestic
ores was 5i2.79s tons. an increase of
reached in 1913. This increase was
due chiefly to gains in Missouri. about
$1,000 tons: in Idaho. 10000 tons; and
in Utah. $4,000 tons.
The exports of lead smelted from
foreign ores were 30.9i4 tons and
from domestic lead ores 5s,722 tons.
n total OF SO. .666 tons, larger than in
any other year since 1911. when the
exports of lead aggregated 113,3o7
tons. No domestic pig lead had ever
been exported from the United States
prior to 1914 Generally the price of
lead in this country, owing to the
tariff. exceeds the price abroad. Lead
smelted in bond from foreign ores is
therefore exported instead OF domes-
tic lead. Owing to the civil war in
Mexico the imports of Mexican ore
for the last few years have been much
smaller than heretofore, and there
was not enough foreign lead in the
United States to supply the demand,
Lead was consequently higher In Lon
don in 1914 than in New York. and
this. together with tho scarcity of
Mexican lead. caused the large ex.
ports OF domestic lead.
A copy Of the report can be had by
addressing the Director. u. S. Geo
logical Survey. Washington. ID. c.