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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
FARM BUILDINGS PLANS FREE.

Whether it is a dwelling, barn, or smoke house,
that Mississippi farmers want to build, they can now
consult their own architect. free. They have but
to tell this architect how many head Of stock they
are keeping and he will furnish without cost plans,
blue prints, bills of materials, and directions for,
building the right kind and sized barns.
This service is furnished to the farmers Of the
State by the Mississippi A. G M. College through its
agricultural engineering department. The demand
for these building plans has increased so rapidly in
the past four years that this department has found
it wise to publish lists of the different plans now
available. To this end a bulletin has just been pub
lished containing lists of plans for farm homes,
barns, hog and poultry houses, corn cribs, dipping
watts, silos, implement sheds, septic tanks and other
structures designed to meet the needs of all types
OF farms. This bulletin will be sent free on apph-
cation to the Agricultural Engineering Department,
Agricultural College, Mississippi.
In issuing the bulletin, Daniels Scoates, head
Of this department states that Mississippi spends
annually approximately $8,OOO,OOO on farm build
ings. He then points out by using the free plans
the farmers will save about 100000 which is the
five per cent commission usually charged by the
architects for drawing building plans.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
WAYS TO KILL THE PREACHER.

The following rules are suggested to kill any
preacher on earth. Kill his influence, kill his ambi-
tions, kill him mentally, morally and physically:
1. Stay away from church, especially on bad
days, when you know the crowd will be small.
2. Stay away from prayer meeting because
you know the crowd will be small or someone is on
to lead you don't like.
3. When the sermon is over, leave the church
in a hurry without speaking a word to the preacher,
a word of encouragement.
4. When you get sick don't let him know it,
and abuse him for not coming to see you.
5. Never Invite him and his family out to dine
in your home. They meyer enjoy a social.
6. Pay just as little as you can on his salary
and grumble about that. This makes him feel good.
7. Never give him anything but the little
amount you promise. 1t would make him think you
him.
8. Always have a fool excuse to offer when
he wants you to do a little work for God
9. Don't ever go to see him or his family and
then raise old Billy Cain" because he don't come to
see you twice a month.
10. Act as cold and Indifferent toward him as
you can and he will think you are dignified.
If these ten doses fail to kill him, they will
force him to leave town with a thought, Il would
that l had never been born"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
A FRIENDLY SMILE.

1t is a difficult thing for a man to get an honest
estimate of himself from his fellows. If he die, he
cannot read his obituary.; if he run for office the
praise of his friends is so mingled with the abuse of
his opponents that he must conclude both are
biased i'd if he keep on the even tenor of his way
he ma. lear no comment at all.
Is there not a time in every mans life when,
having performed the task committed to his charge,
he is entitled to an estimate of his fellows and to
such all appreciation as he has earned? If he has
betrayed his trust, or shirked, or Numbered, little
need be said; the consciousness Of failure is suf-
ficient weight for any soul.
But if he has kept the faith; if he has iorswQrn
the world, and chung to truth, it would seem that he
had earned of his fellows a friendly smile, and an
encouraging word.
Besides, a hero is seldom a hero to his init
mates. It is only when those at a distance proclaim
him that the home folks take notice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
HUMPHREYS FOR DELEGATE.

Congressman Benz. G. Humphreys, of the
Third District, has been suggested as delegate from
the State-at-large to the Democratic national
convention.
1t is an admirable suggestion. Mr.. Humphreys
is one of the ablest members Mississippi has sent to
the Lower House of Congress in many years. His
Democracy is of the type that cannot be questioned.
He has held steadfast to the principles of the party,
and the service he has rendered reflects much
credit upon himself and the constituents who have
SO wisely reelected him for several successive terms.
Mississippi is entitled to four delegates from
the State-at-large. It has been a political custom
tor many years to give three Of these places to the
States Senate. The fourth honor goes to some
Democrat who has rendered conspicuous service to
the party. Mr.. Humphreys certainly enjoys that
distinction. He is big enough to represent the DEM
ocracy Of Mississippi at st: Louis, and it is certain
that he will stand hitched" to party principles,
truly remarks the Jackson News of recent date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
STATE TAX QUESTION.

We can't see anything practical that would
result from the appointment of a commission to
alter the States system of taxation. The question
has been before the State since its organization; has
been considered by constitutional conventions and
be obsolete, but what State of the South is not
troubled with the same condition and the same vex-
ing and unsettled problem Of finding a better sys-
tenn? True it is that the many counties of the
as possible but they all do it and it is in a sense uni
form, the lands in the richer counties being assessed
low, but much higher than the lands in the less pro-
ductive counties, which are assessed lower.-Boli-
ivar Commercial.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
D A POSTSCRIPT.

If the New Years slate has room, add a post
script. 1t isn't too late to resolve on a constructive
policy for the next IL months.
Not much talk is needed, but more of putting
into concrete form some Of those ideas which fall so
smoothly from our lips. The reason the CRATER, the
demagogue, get such a grip is because they are
men of action.
The people who have thoughts fail because
they see the flaws but lack the initiative.
Let's get busy if we see better ways Of doing
things and try them out. Don't stand round and
look superior to the fellow who is making mistakes.
Shoulder some part of the load yourself Our town
needs the thoughts of its best citizens translated
into civic activity. What you accomplish may fall
short of your ideal, but better be a producer, than a
dreamer and Pathfinder.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
Mr.. VENABLE REBUKES DEMO-
CRATIC DISTURBANCE

The Vicksburg Herald says that the
need of a party for leadership, and
of a leader for the support of his
party, has seldom been more vital
and plain, than that of the Demo-
cratic leader and party at this june
true. It was illustrated in the VIC
ious attack upon the President and
his program by Representative Dies
of Texas-referring to his New
York speech as ''idiotic"-which
passed unchallenged until the Repub-
lican minority leader, Mr.. Mann,
took up the cudgels that some Demo-
crat might we'll have welded.
Prompted or provoked by the spec
tacle, on the following day the new
member from the Meridian district,
Mr.. W. W. Venable, rose to the oc-
casion in great form, according to
the correspondents of the Times
Picayune and Commercial Appeal.
He introduced himself to congress
and the country in a speech that not
only justified his departure from a
custom that new members, like
children, should be seen and not
heard" but established himself, said
the Times-Picayune correspondent, as
"a factor to be reckoned with" How
| he came to speak SO soon after being
sworn in, he thus told the CORES
pondent:
"The (Dies) matter ranked within
me all night, and this morning after
the House met I decided / would
take the cudgel in my own hand. I
asked Pat Harrison if he would re-
quest the House to give me forty
five minutes of it's time"
The Commercial Appeal thus tells
of the hit made by the new member:
"Mississippi's best and noblest
political traditions, as have been
Derpetuated from time to time by her
ablest and worthiest representatives
in the congress of the United States,
were i~llustriously confirmed and
cloquently reaffirmed in the House to-
day by Representative W. W. Vena-
BILE of the Fifth district, who. in spite
Of the inherent restrictions that fet-
ter a e member and in spite of the
~antagonistic prepossessions of many
of his w party colleagues on the
subject matter Of his speech, cham
pioned the preparedness policy of
President Wilson with a fearlessness
of utterance and dignity of bearing
that would have been cr~editable to
even a veteran in congressional de-
bate. So lucidly and eloquently did
he present his argument, SO valiantly
lie he answer every c"ontroverted
statement, so pleasing was his de-
livery and so courteous and magnani-
nous was he in the give and take
verbal thrusts of %colloquial discussion
that Judge Venable won the hearts
as well as the admiring plaudits of
those who heard him in defense of
the administration. At the conclus-
ion Of his splendid effort, which was
his first, or maiden speech, Judge
Venable was heartily congratulated
by Democrats and Republicans alike,
the demonstration being as nom
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
BOND ISSUE FOR GOOD
ROADS

Hon. w. S. Barry has introduced
a bill in the Legislature authorizing
the Board of Supervisors to issue
100000 bonds for the purpose of
improving the public roads of Lee
fore County "out of stone, gravel,
ebert or a combination of such
material or other material"
This is a step in the right direc-
ton. We all favor good roads, and
the judicious expenditure of this
amount of money IN the roads of
u county will give us decidedly the
best system Of public highways in
Mississippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
CoNoM OF GOOD RoADs

With the building of the first good
road in Mississippi came a steady de-
mand for more of the same sort. Now
most of the counties of the State have
done something in that direction, but
not enough. Every road in the State
of Mississippi ought to be a good
road, not only for the comfort and
pleasure it gives, but the money it
saves, says the Clarion Ledger of
recent date.
1t costs money to build good roads;
but nothing worth having can be OBJ
tanned without paying for it. Good
roads in the course of a few years pay
back what they cost, and after that
period r a continual saving to those
living along such thoroughfares.
The United States Office of Public
Roads has compiled some interesting
figures showing that the present
average cost of transportation over
the roads of the country is rs cents
per ton for every mile hauled. The
cost varies according to the condi-
tons Of the roads over which the
haul is made.
j. B. Davidson of the Iowa State
College in figuring on the economy of
good roads, says that investigation
show that the cost of hauling over
broken stone roads in good order is
only 8 cents per ton for each mile
on broken stone roads in ordinary
condition HOO cents; on earth roads
with ruts and mud, the cost is 80
cents, and on sandy roads it is as
much as 81 cents a ton per mile.
Now suppose, argues a Florida ex-
pert, who has also been doing some
figuring, that you live on a sand road
six miles from town, as some of you
do. 1t may not cost you 81 cents
a mile to haul a ton of produce, but
cut that in two, be liberal and make
80 cents. It will cost nearly So to
haul a ton of produce to market over
that six miles of road, to say nothing
of the trip back. If you live on a
rock road in fair condition, you can
haul that ton at II cents per mile,
practically one-third of the cost of
the sand road. Suppose you hauled
so tons Of produce over these bad
roads a year. It would cost you
SIG for the SO tons per mile, OF
nearly 500 for the six mile haul
Over good roads it would cost only
about one-third that amount. In
other words you would pay about
$65 per year for the privilege OF
hauling over bad roads, and you
would keep paying that toll year
after year as long as the bad road
continued in existence. At the end
Of a few years you would have paid
as much as a good road would cost
but you would still have the bad
road.
Of course all the little short cuts
and neighborhood roads cannot be
made good roads, but every com
munity should have a good road
leading to it's point of trade, and it
could have it by applying the surplus
saved by such roads to their con.
struction. The Office of Public
Roads estimates that rs per cent. of
the public roads of the United States
could be improved for $4,000 900.
The cost of hauling the 265, 900, OOO
tons of freight yer roads in their
present condition, is $500, OOO, 900.
At least half Of this could be saved
by good roads, and by applying that
saving to the cost of improving one
fourth of the roads, the debt could be
paid in eight years.
Isn't that pretty quick returns on
the money invested?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
GREENWOOD COTTON RECEIPTS.

The Panolian, published at Batesville,
hands this sound advice to the Legislature:
''The people elected you to look after their
business and not to play politics and enact
a lot Of worthless and foolish laws. Give
the people some sound laws, wholesome
laws as business men you are capable of en-
acting. Let industries have a showing, en-
courage capital and immigration and don't
run them away"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the undersigned until 10 a.m., Feb.
18th, 1916. for planting trees. shrubs,
etc, on the grounds Of the Federal
building at Greenwood, Miss. in accord
ance with the specifications, copies Of
which as well as copies Of approach
plans, may be had upon application to
the Custodian Of the building or at the
Washington office.
LALLIE II. HUMPHREYS, r. 4.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
RELIEF FOR THE JEWISH WAR
SUFFERERS IN EUROPE

The people of Greenwood and
Lefore County have responded
literally in the shape of cash sub
scriptions for the relief of the Jewish
war sufferers in Europe.
Messrs. A. Weller, c. R. Crull,
Latham Ray and Robert Herman cir
culated the petition for subscriptions
in Greenwood, and Mr.. Simon
Davidson had charge of this good
work at Itta Bena and Schlater.
Our citizens were characteristic
cally liberal in assisting in this
worthy aus
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
CARD OF THANKS.

| wish to thank the b~ig-hearted peo-
pie of 1tta Bena and Schlater for their
very liberal cash donations through me
to the Jewish war sufferers in Europe
-Itta Bena giving $685. Schlater
$500, and three travelling men S .5O-
total $55.75. Very truly,
SIMON DAVIDSON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
A REMEDY SUGGESTED.

jim Mayhem tells us that it were he who sat
steady in the boat with Bilbo, carried him across,
and never dropped an oar; and that it were he who
attended to the defeat of Oscar Johnston for
Speaker. This being the case, we propose that the
Legislature proceed to organize the "Grabal Levee
District with Coahoma its asset Clarksdale its
si,us, and Jim its Chief Totem.-Tunica Tines.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04
LIQUOR EXPENDITURES IN LE-
FLORE COUNTY FOR 1915

According to the figures complied
~pliance with the resolution recently
adopted in the Legislature asking for
compilations of the liquor receipts
in the various counties ove the state,
when the liquors out, why clink the
cannikin" evidently must not have
been quoted frequently during the
year 1915; as the statistics show that
there were 23,342 gallons of the sip,
that they claim will battle the droop-
ing spirits in delight beyond the bliss
of dreams, from all brands of the
"Get Home if You Can" to the more
medical red-eye water, were received
at the express and freight offices in
Leflore County. Also there were
1116 cases of beer received, 81
kegs, and 121 casks of the brew I'M
corked during that same period of
time. Somebody was evidently shy
in the pot when the champagne kick
in was dealt, as only two cases were
received in the county during the
past year.
Figuring the above quantities of
alcoholic beverages at the happy
medium market price, it represents
that the staggering sum of $780,
695.50 was spent for the appeasing
of a thirst about as insatiate as that
of our old friend Nero when he was
giving a benefit at the Colosseum for
the five-sufferers in Rome. This does
not figure what was brought into the
county in grips and ~knapsacks, as no
little quantity accompanies the
tapering-off when the bright lights
have been deserted for the recap-
ture of the Observation-Disclosures
same; and a quart or two is generally
rammed between the proverbial
brush, pajamas, and the soiled col
lar. The royalty tossed to the boot
logger and tiger, which unfortunately
exists in some proportions every
where, for his or her uninsured risk,
places expenditures in this county, at
home, around the staggering total of
$4,000. To this sum could have
been added $4,000, and another
highway the length of the Humphreys
pike could ply our county, with the
money sported away.
The data that is being gathered
over the state in this connection will
show that the liquor consumption is
about the same proportionally as the
Lef1ore County statistics total; and
that nationwide prohibition, which
is not far distant, will be the only
prohibitive measure that will be pro-
hibitively remedial; and that the dis
tortions of the present enactment
qualifications against receipt of
liquors by interstate shipments will
result unfortunately in nothing in
the direction which it's authors are
aiming.
some day. There is going to be built
a great highway from Memphis to the
fS-lf a Al
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04

Senator John Sharp Williams has again been
suggested as a candidate for Vice-President. but
ability will agree with the New York Herald that
Williams is needed just where he is"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04

Congressman Sisson, in a recent speech, paid
Senator John Sharp Williams this glowing tribute:
First, because | could not defeat him, and secondly
because | can best prove my patriotism by not en-
tering the race against so great a man-now that
the country most needs great men,"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04

Judging by the relative newspaper headlines,
the public is not so much interested in what treaties,
have been signed with foreign powers. IS in what
contracts have been signed BY the bali players.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04

Henry Ford says the common people of Eu-
rope don't know they are carrying on the war.
Watcher 'spose they think they're doing-giving a
pink tea? asks the Commercial Appeal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04

Fever notice when in luck
How every mans your friend,
And how, when good luck turns to bad.
How few a five will lend?"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04

John Sharp Williams says the husband should
make the money first, and the wife should make
It last"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-04

some day. There is going to be built
a great highway from Memphis to the
Gulf, and it is proposed to call it the
Jefferson Davis Highway in honor
of that distinguished son of Missis-
sippi and Confederate President.
Sumner Herald-Progress.
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04

was walking across the garden,
when she was seen to fall and her
death occurred a few minutes af-
terward. The young woman was
apparently in good health,
For the first time in the past five
years no feed has been shipped into
Baxter county this winter, and feed
men say that scarcely any outside
feed will be needed to make this
years crop. 1t is said also that
Baxter county farmers will furnish
most of the meat consumed in that
county this year,
At Calico Rock early one morn
ing last week as a section crew was
leaving for work and had reached a
point about 200 yards north of
town, a wild deer leaped from a
bluff 30 feet high and alighted on
the railroad dump, almost against
the handcar. The men chased the
animal for some distance, but with
out success,
Mrs, Ian Inman, aged So years,
died at Black Rock one day last
week from the effects of burns.
Mrs. Inman was burning some grass
in the back yard at her home,
when her clothing was ienited by
the flames, and she was fatally
burned and suffered intensely be-
fore she passed away She lived
only few hours.
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
URGE STILL LESS COTTON
Farmers Union Advises Heavier Cut
In Acreage Than Texas Experts.

The Farmers Union of Texas is
not disposed to accept the 20 per
cent reduction in cotton crop this
year, recommended by the State De-
partment of Agriculture, as adequate
to meet the situation and outlook.
H. N. Pope, president of that body,
said; 1t is going to take more than
a 20 per cent reduction to help the
situation. Here we have cotton
piled up which we cannot sell, the
European market cut off an d
another cotton year coming on.
Unless we diversity and raise some
thing we can eat, and quit raising
so much cotton the price will be
down to nothing. We stand for a
so per cent reduction, and we be-
lieye the farmers will make more
out Of it. We are going to
work to have as much reduction of
as possible"
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
By KIN HUBBARD

Once thor wuz a feller named Elmer
Peters that tried T. practice medicine
In his ole home town whore he had
hung wallpaper an wus we'll liked, He
mad q framed dlplomy, q case o. shin.
in tools blue runabout an thin side
whlskers. lie did not expect & do any.
thin tn llrst month but glt his whis.
kerg In shape an pay fer hIg shingle,
He would either write "Wlll be back
In an hour" on hie slate an open bis
muiler an exceed tn speed limit, or
retire . his back room an climb In tn
operatn' chair an read up on IN nasal
treatment o acute an subaoute suppu'
ration o. tn glnuaea He belonged T.
all III lodges an civic organizations
that wu5 goln an taught a Sunday
school class In tn leadln church. an
ho could conceive o. no contingency
that might arise In IN future bein' big
enough & block career that started
out amid seh auspieioue surroundin's,
so after a few weeks rolled around an
th sign painter grew 30 insultin that
ho had sell hls guitar. he come Z tn
conclusion that tn plain people could
no longer be depended upon Then he
act about q marry IN richest girl In
town an work up a practice In N best
homes
tn woddln' wug n brilliant ono, an
after IN flowers had been distributed
amongst th' hospitals an tn presents
carefully acknowledged, he went hack
D. his oilloe an waited Month after
month passed away, an typhoid fever
opdemlca came an won't prominent
ole citizens slipped on IN Ice, or fell
down stairs, dlphtheria robbed many
homes O their sunshine an happiness
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
Has Used Chamberlains S Cough Remedy for 20
Years.

"Chamberlains Cough Remedy
has been used in my household for
the past twenty years. began
giving it to my children when they
we're small. AS a quick relief for
Group, whooping cough, and Ordi-
nary colds, it has no equal. Being
free from opium and other harmful
drugs, never felt afraid to give it
to our children. have recmOmend-
ed it to a large number of friends
and neighbors, who have used it
and speak highly of it, writes Mrs.
NJ ary Minke, Shortsville, N Y.
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