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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
WEIGHS ATS POUNDS
MORE THAN HUBBY
Judge Refuses to Accept Fee
Because Bride VIII Require
Some Feeding"

/ st. Louis.-A blushing young wom-
m who was about to become q bride
and who weighed SIS pounds, hesi-
tated at the entrance OF an elevator
In the Four Courts building the other
day. and warned the conductor of tho
possible consequences II she went
aboard. When she was assured that
the cable would hold her she ven
tured and was hoisted with her in
tended husband, Harry West. who
weighs lao, to the Office Of Judge Cal
vim Miller. There the pair were mar
ried.
When the ceremony was completed,
West reached into his pocket, drew
forth a prosperouslooking roll Of bills,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
RAT IN THE GIRLS SKIRTS
Rodent's Life Cut Short by Young
Woman's Escort, Who Yields
q Cane.

Green Bay. Wis.-Passengers on an
interurban electric a cumming be-
tween Green Bay and Depere. Wis.,,
were thrown into q panic by the
screams Of a young woman and the
discovery that q rat had taken refuge
In her skirts. When the panic sub
sided the men in the al gaxed from
the windows while the young lady re-
moved her skirts and shook out the
rodent. which had been beaten to
death.
A girl from Depere and her escort
were the principal figures. especially
the girl, under whose skirts the rat
found false security. Tie escort
caught the squirming animal In the
folds Of the girls clothing and dubbed
it to death with his cane. Other male
occupants OF the car looked on but
offered no assistance. while. all the
women took . hand In the screaming
C
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
0NE-cRoP SYSTEM NOT SAFE
Objections Given by Bradford Knapp
at Conference Of eankers-piver-
sificatlon 10 Remedy.

Seven objections to q one-crop sys-
EN- of agriculture are set forth in Cir
cular No. Sc of the Office Of the sec
rotary. which is 9 reprint Of an ad-
dress delivered by Bradford Knapp at
a conference Of southern bankers.
The reasons why one-crop system is
unsafe are stated by Mr.. Knapp to be
as follows: $3.50
"First-Because the system de-
ponds upon market and crop condi-
lions of the n crop alone. Failure
Of crop or failure of market alike
bring serious disaster. -
"second-Because it fails to provide
for the maintenance of soil fertility.
"Third-Because it fails to provide
for a sufficient livestock industry to
consume the waste products of the
farm and make IT'S waste lands pro-
ductive.
"Fourth-Because it does not pro-
vide for a system of farm manage
ment under which labor, teams, and
tools may be used to the fullest advan-
tage.
"Fifth-Because it brings return in
cash. but once a year instead of turn
ing the money over more than once
a year.
"Sixth-Because< it does not pro-
duce the necessary foods to supply
the people upon the farm and keep
them in health and strength.
"Seventh-It limits knowledge, mar
rows citizenship, and does not foster
home building, but does encourage
commercial farming" Il
The remedy for these evils Is diver.
sification. Div~ersification. however,
means something else than a change
from growing cotton to growing some
thing else. One Louisiana man, who
believed that he was q convert to d.
versiflcation. planted 500 acres of to-
matoes. In other instances farmers
turned from cotton to corn and had
nothing else for sale In the fall. This.
OF course. IL not diversihcation at all.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
pe.perate BACK E.eapes.

Vicksburg.-Chief Groom and the
entire police force, Sheriff Frank
Scott and his deputies, and all con.
stables and county magistrates, have
been given another OF the periodical
alarms that Bob White, the notorious
Warren county convict. who vas serv-
ing q sentence on the Oakley state
farm. made his escape and is believed
to Sc lurking in or near Vicksburg.
White is locally q criminal OF celeb
rity and his getaway qualities" would
puxxle q real Sherlock Holmes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
NEGRO DOCTOR ACCUSED.
Charge is Made That Physician Used
Knife at Gathering.

tBrOOkhaven.-Dr. H. E. Conner, a
negro physician of this city, has been
arrested and lodged in jail upon a
charge of numbering S%ophronia Hall,
a negro woman. 1t is alleged that
Conner stabbed the woman in the alb
domen at a recent negro gathering,
the death Of the woman. when an in
vestigation as to the cause Of her
death resulted in the arrest Of the me-
gro doctor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19

asylum, I changed my name to
O'Brien, in the hope that I might be-
come normal again. My sole wish is
that I may be allowed to remain in. Sc
clusion as Cecil O'Brien and work out
my own salvation"
Professor Lavell is forty-four years
of age and has been a member of the
faculties Of Columbia university, Trim
ity college, Bates college and finally
dean at Queens college in Kingston.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
Attempted Suicide.

Laurel.-Major S. D. Mimms. ON
of the pioneers of Eifisvf1le, and one
of the best known and most popular
men in this section. almost succeeded
In taking his life by slashdng his
throat with q razor, following q period
Of dependency and worry over gen
eral business conditions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
Ships Hogs and Cattle.

Baird.-W. D. Parker and w. ].
Pritchard have shipped to the st Louis
markets from here three cars OF fat
beef cattle, consisting OF 81 head. Mr..
Parker also shipped 107 head OF hogs.
These hogs weighing from 40 to ITS
pounds. This bunch Of beef and hogs
is the finest that has ever been ship
ped out Of Sunflower county. They
were estimated to bring around $4,000
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19

Il Il easier to conceive OF q land
scape without color, life without 90.
uon. music without harmony, than y
70 to conceive Of . Christianity a. e
was lived and taught by Christ and
his disciples. which does not reach
out for the redemptaou Of IN msa-
Jamas l. BaEtoo
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19

potatoes are supplemented with proper
protein-bearing food. Therefore, on
good average land, one can carry from
ten to twelve head of mixed hogs per
acre through the fattening stage. On
poor land the number would be re-
duced. and ON rich land. the number
would be increased.
The amount OF winter grazing that
can be secured is very variable. be-
ing influenced very largely by the
amount of growing weather that pre-
walls during the winter. In general,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19

be carried per acre. II there il an
abundance OF favorable growing
weather. cattle may be required to
help keep the pasture grazing down.
It will. therefore. be seen that with
this system of cropping. there il q
pretty good balance OF the carrying
capacity of the land. with the avail
able supply of hogs for grazing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
shot Coyote From Fast Train.

Kearney. Neb.-"Cyclone" Thomp
son. pilot Of the Kearney. Beatrice
and Hastings motor between Kearney
and Galloway. Neh., took = shot with
: rine ct : huge coyote and dropped
the beast while his train was making
50 miles an hour. The coyote was one
of the largest ere seen n NebrashA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
Singing Convention

Singing Convention.
Bonneville. - The Prentiss County
singing convention held its annual
meeting here May Is and II.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

ton. The board president contended
that the school couldn't be housed in
a sectarian institution. It was shown
however, that the convent would have
no jurisdiction over the public school
but would simply lease quarters to it.
While the curfew bell is being rung
to get the kids off the street at 9 p. m.
would it not be we'll to ring another
about a. m. to get the older kids to
bed?
Mrs. George Robinson, residing near
Glenburn, was poisoned by taking
headache tablets, but her life was saw
ed by inhaling oxygen from the oxy-
acetelene welding apparatus in the
Glenburn garage.
Some Of the farmers around Overly
burned off their grain fields which
they failed to cut, and bunch of
sheep grazing on them got their wool
scorched. Wool growers have their
troubles too, as well as the rest of US.
An Antler livery man was arrested
last week on the complaint of a
farmer living near Westhope, charg-
ing that the iveryman did not turn
out Of the road sufficient to allow him
half of it, nor permit the passage of
the two vehicles without endangering
the farmers family, who were in the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

accumulate a crouch against him, but
the broken window and the bullet hole
in the wall is conclusive evidence that
some one was doing little promiscu-
Gus shooting.
Johnnie Neva, a 1O-year-old boy liv-
ing near Kensal, has plowed 100 acres
of land this season with his fathers
gas tractor, and will continue to run
the machine until the ground freezes.
Daniel Mccain drove his auto from
Bantry to Delphi, Ind, distance of
1852 miles, and he writes the editor
of the Advocate that his tires still
have North Dakota wind in them.
The mayor of Sherwood has offered
a reward of $25 for information that
will lead to the conviction of anyone
guilty of bootlegging or plugging in
that city. One cafe was raided re-
Gently and nice quiet game of poker
found in progress.
Removal Of the public school at Wild
Rice, in Cass county, to Catholic
convent, is permissible under the state
law, Judge Pollock so ruled in the
case arising in that district, as re.
suit of the board presidents refusal
to turn the school equipment over to
the other members of the board. The
removal was ordered in a special cleo
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

rig with him. The front of the buggy
was broken by the animals soaring at
the auto and the occupants shaken up,
but none of them received injuries.
The case was tried at Westhope before
q jury, which found the liveryman not
guilty. These cases are provoking,
but if all parties will honestly try to
be fair and do the right thing there
will be no trouble.
There is only one man in Dickinson
who is not actively working for the
normal school. He is crazy. There is
some crazy man who is hiding in that
city. Last week he was hiding in a
barn and when the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. D. Davis went to investigate some
peculiar noises in the barn the mys-
ferrous man hit him over the head
with a pick handle.
Parties in Langdon who take Win
nipeg pagers noticed the first of the
week an account of the wounding of
Bonnie Ferguson while serving as a
gunner at the front in France with the
Canadian expeditionary forces. Mr..
Ferguson is a brother of Mrs. H. E.
Close and Mrs. w. w. Mcqueen. For
several years he lived at Milton and is
widely known in that section of the
country.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, Justice Of the Peace for
Ward County, North Dakota, will sell
to the highest bidder for cash at the
front door Of the postofice at Tasker,
n. D., at 2 o'clock in the afternoon Of
Saturday, October %, 1916, the 70
months-old Red Polled steer taken up
by George Beebe and duly advertised
by law. Said steer was taken up y
little over year ago.
F. v. BRYANT,
Justice of the Peace.
Tasker, N. D. 10-12-3tc
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
II YOUR CHILD Is CROSS.
HVER1sH, CoNsT1PATED
cleanse little bowels with "cali'
Sornla Syrup Of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving
california Syrup Of Figs" because in
. few hours all the clogged-up waste,
sour bile and fermendng food gently
moves out of the bowels, and you have
. well, playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless fruit laxative"
Millions of mothers keep 1t handy be-
cause they know its action on the
stomach, liver and bowels is prompt
and sure.
Ask your druggist for q 50-cent bot
tie Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
contains directions for babies, children
e al ages and for grown-ups.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
NOTICE 70 011DIxo1o
'T41I;E;3 OF "a NORTH qIE j; H DAKOTA.

NOTICE 70 011DIT030
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IS.
County Court
In the Matter Of the Estate of John q.
Wallace, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by Barbara
Wallace, Executrix Of the Estate Of John
and all persons having cleans against
said deceased, to present them, with tho
necessary vouchers to the said Barbara
James johnson In the City Of Ninot,
within 8 months after the hrst publi-
cation Of this notice.
Dated this 22nd day of September
BARBARA WALLACE
D4ecutrix.
James johnson,
Attorney for tho Estate. O-2S-t4
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-09

the end projects from the surrounding
brick. This breaks up the otherwise
plain surface in a pleasing way.
The many windows of several differ
ent sizes. with their white frames,
form an effective contrast with the
darker shingles and roof. Easement
windows are provided in the living
room. dining room and kitchen.
The living room and the dining
room are particularly good features of
the room arrangement in this plan.
The living room is entered from the
porch and extends along the front of
the house, with big fireplace located
in the end. It's general shape and ar
rangement is specially well suited to a
house of the bungalow type. 1t is
quite little longer than 1t is wide
and the fireplace in the end makes it
seem even longer than it is.
The dining room is connected to the
living room by wide cased opening
and colonnade. AS these two rooms
blend in together, the woodwork and
general plan of the rooms should be
designed to match so as to form a
harmonious combination. The design
Of the built-in furniture, such as the
buffet and the bookcases on each side
of the fireplace, should be planned in
advance and a style selected that will
be suitable to both the rooms.
The lighting in these rooms will
make them the envy of everyone.
-Four windows open out from the din.
ing room, and a nice decorative effect
is obtained by the window box. The
two outer windows Of these four are
easements. In the living room a wide
window with easement window on
each side opens onto the front porch.
Smaller windows are also placed over
each of the bookcases thanking the
fireplace.
The kitchen is placed directly be-
hind the dining room and is arranged
so as to be as useful and convenient
as possible. The design of this part
Of the house has received as much at
tention as any Of the other parts It
is unusually well lighted, which will
be appreciated by anyone who has
ever worked in a dark kitchen. The
stairs to the basement are in this
room.
The two bedrooms and bath oc-
cupy one side of the house. The bath
Is placed between the two bedrooms,
which are in the corners. BY placing
the bedrooms in this way windows
facing in two directions are possible.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-09
KNOTTY POINT FOR LAWYERS
Peculiar Damage Claim Resisted by
Company Sued by Victim of Alto
qether Unusual Accident.

The Docket reports this case: If
railroad train should leave the track
and crash through the fence of your
front yard, startling you from your
sleep, SO that In your hasty attempt
to leave your bed your head becomes
entangled in the bed rods and you
are injured, can you recover damages?
Such is the question in Louisville and
Nashville Railroad company vs.. Cham
bers, 17S Southwestern Reporter, 1101.
The opinion states that sin the instant
case there was no apparent or seem
ing peril rendering reasonably and ap-
parently necessary a choice of means
of eXtrication therefrom and action
upon that choice; nor is it made to ap-
pear that appellee made any such
choice or acted thereupon. True, there
came in the night time a loud crash
at the front of his residence and a
scream from his wife; but the noise
of that crash and that scream were
all that could possibly have come to
the appellee's senses. He saw no
seeming peril; he is not here insisting
that he sought to avert any seemingly
impending danger and was thereby in.
jured; he only knows that he awoke in
i the night to find his neck entwined in
the cool embrace Of the rods at the
head of his bed. How or when he got
in that position he does not pretend to
know. For aught the record shows
he may have been nesting in that
snug caress for some time before the
crash of the car or the scream of his
wife aroused him to the stern realities
of his peculiar situation; or he may
have been awakened by the crash, and
while in a semi-conscious condition
have become so entangled; or he may
have been awakened by the scream of
his wife and got in that position be-
fore reaching full consciousness"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-09
FREIGHT CARS RECORD LOAD
Enormous Generator, Weighing 1861.
900 Pounds, Transported From
Brooklyn by Special Route.

The largest combination of weight
and size ever handled on one freight
car by an American railroad started
on journey to Joplin, Mo-, from the
yards at Greenville, N. ].
This record breaking load consisted
Of the generator for an S,000-kilowatt
turbine, purchased by Henry L. Doher-
ty & Co. from the Brooklyn Edison
company. The generator is in one
piece, weighs 10000 pounds, and as
measured by the railroad from the
surface Of the rails to the top of the
machine stands Is feet III inches in
height.
Because of this extreme height the
railroad was forced to lay out spe-
cial itinerary of detouring so that no
tunnels or other possible clearance
obstacles would be encountered on the
run from New York to st. Louis. 1t
was thought st. Louis would be
reached in about six weeks, and then
another journey must be taken to
Joplin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-09
STEAM AUTO FOR RAILROAD
Car With Baggage Compartment viii
Travel Mile a Minute-Eco.
nomically Operated.

A steam automobile railroad car,
using kerosene as fuel, capable of max
ing mile minute and carrying A
passengers, Is being built in Newton,
according to a Boston correspondent
Of the New York Sun. The members
Of this concern manufacture q steam
automobile that bears their name. For
long time they have been working
upon a plan Of adapting the steam au-
tomobile engine to railroad and street
railway purposes. They have now
reached point where the first car,
which may be described as the steam
automobile enlarged and applied to
rail conditions, will be on the rails in
the course of a month or two.
One member of the firm estimates
that with the present cost of kerosene
the operation of the car will be about
one cent a mile. 1t has a baggage
compartment and a compartment for
the engineer, weighs about $4,000
pounds and will cost about $4,000.
The body is of steel and is equipped
with air brakes, electric lighting sys-
TEN and standard equipment. De-
signs have been made for a smaller
car to carry 26 passengers, and adapt
ed more for service similar to that of
trolley cars.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-09

years the scions will grow so as to
completely cover the trunk. A
pamphlet Just issued by the depart
ment Of agriculture tells how this is
done. The illustration shows the de-
tails Of bridge grating, and will prob
ably be understood without further
description. After little practice the
operator will learn how to do this
rapidly and effectively, and If the in
jured trees are taken in time, they
would be saved so that they will grow
profitably. Sometimes when there is
an inch or so of living bark left, con-
Meeting the lower with the upper por-
ton, a tree will recover without the
bridge grating. In that case it is de-
sirable to cover the wounded surface
with grating wax or earth, and we
would trim the top Of the tree quite
severely, so that the limited strip OF
bark can supply sufficient sap.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-09

required when the floors are at the
ground level. This method of con-
struction illustrates one of the many
changes that have been made in
bungalows in fitting them to condi-
lions.
A basement in connection with a
bungalow that is to be used the year
round is of even more importance
than a cellar in a larger house. Bunga-
lows are made as compact as possible,
so that there is no extra space for the
many things around house. For this
reason the room that is provided in a
cellar is more appreciated than it
would be otherwise. The bungalow
generally covers more ground than a
house, which makes 1t possible to
have a large basement that can be
partitioned off into rooms for different
purposes. A cold storage room. laun-
dry and furnace room and bins for fuel
should be provided. Very often a cor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-09
MAKING a Hens Nest.

Next time you find a nest of eggs
which hen has stolen away. take a
lesson in the proper architecture of
such a structure. 1t may save few
broken eggs or poor hatch the next
time you proceed to set hen in your
own clumsy, human fashion. The key
note Of the stolen nest is its flattened,
shallow design. This is the way ma
ture has demanded 1t should be con-
structed to give the best result. How
different from the deep, followed out
contraption into which so many peo-
pie pile the eggs they expect Biddy
to transform into downy chicks. A
nest to prove satisfactory, should be
shallow enough to permit q hen to
turn her eggs properly. It should be
fiat enough to permit the newly
Matched chicks to lie where they are
when released from the she'll instead
of sliding down into the bottom and
having the eggs roll on top Of them.--
Farm and Home.