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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance to Provide for the Curb.
ing, Guttering and Paving Of Wash
ington Street From Howard Street
Westwardly 70 Mary Street.

Whereas on the 9th day Of June, 1916,
III" Council Of the City Of Greenwood,
Mississippi, by ordinance or resolution
Of that date duly entered on their min.
utes under and in purSuance OF Chapter
100 Of the Laws Of Mississippi of Igi2.
declared the paving, curbing and gutter.
ing of that part Of washing oa street
from Howard ~. Wcstwardly to Mary
street to be necessary, and caused said
resolution or ordinance to be publ he'd
in The Commonwealth, a Newspaper
published in the city OF GrcenwO NJ for
three surcCasivr weeks, which "a d pub,
]lIcUtiou is adjudgcd to have been mair.
mud; whereas, . majority Of the rrsi.
dent owner Of the property on that
part Of the street to be improved there
by or Of the property owners actually
residing OF or OtherNiEc actually Oceu,
pying prUlCTty owned by them and in
cludcd within that pat of said street
80 ordered 10 be specially improved did
not within ~ days after the compile.
ttun Of tir publication Of the ordinance
81 resolution passed June the 9th, 1916,
have not up to this time fled n protest
in writing against such improvement
with the Clerk Of the Council; Now,
therefore,
BE it ordained by the Council Of the
city If Grrpn" God, Mississippi, Tina,
sand part Of said street mentioned and
defined IN said ordinance or resolution,
thai il to say, that part of Washington
street from Howard street to Mary
street shall be paved with Asphaltic
Concrete, and according to the plans
ard specifications adopted by the Couu.
ell and no" OFT Ole in the Clerk Office
Of said city, tAut the owners Of each
lot or piece of ground abuttiDg on that
part of said street shall pave each Is
Of the entire width of said street in
front of, or lying along their property,
or be subject to II special assessment un.
der section 3ill and 34l2 Of the Code
Of 1905, and said Chapter 2GO OF the
Acts of 1912 AZ far as is applicable,
each for one-third of the cost OF pay
same.
section =. That the City Engineer,
be, and he is hereby directed to make II
report to the Council as soon as practi-
showing separate pieces Of prop
'r'y nhutting On that part of said street
10 be paved Az provided above, stating
The oW ncrs or occupants Of each Lot or
piece Of ground abUttiug on that part of
'aid street to be paved, the width of
he street IN front Of ard adjoining each
at or piece of ground together with
uch other data rs will enable the
'ouuril to Ieyy "A special assessment |
SECTIONS 5lll and JAP Of the 3,
mississippi Code If 1906 and said Chap
rr 200 Of the Acts Of 1912, as far as '
.ppIIrahlc, 10 pay the cost thereof. !
Srrtton s.. That all ordinances and I
of ordinances in conflict with
hl> urdIuunc" be-, and the same are ,
.rrcby repealed and for cause this or. ,
Iuuncr shnlI take effect and be in .
from and after its passage, I
Approved this July 4, 1916.
q. l.. RAY,
Mayor. /,
:, II. MONTGOMERY, Clerk. !.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

Or. Thomas A. Norton OF tho do.
partmcnt OF commerce says this coun.
try is making Ave times as much dye.
atufs as a year ago. This does not
show, however, the approximation to
which American manufacturers have
arrived III the effort to meet the coun.
try's needs. But Doctor Norton do
scribes the situation In another way.
He says the consumption Of dyesturs
ia 8 s 5000, 900 pounds a year and Amer.
leans now are making $4,000, 900
pounds. This looks like important
progress.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

Window curtains and cotton cloth.
Ing dipped in q solution of ammonium
phosphats--a pound of the phosphate
to a gallon of water-will not ignite
on casual contact with fame. How
many costly blazes occasioned by cur
tains blowing against burning gas Jets,
how many lives OF children, and Of
older persons as well, would be
saved y everybody would remember
and invariably apply this easy precau-
ton! The dipping In ammonium phos.
phate solution must be repeated, of
course, whenever the fabric is washed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
Cost of His Salt.

A Hoosier, who has moved to south.
ern California, writes to friends North,
complaining Of the "%skinning of the
natives and tourists" Il always had
believed he wrote, that the Pacific
ocean was salty, yet We pay ten cents
q pound for the same salt out hero
that we used to buy for three cents a
pound in Indianapolis-and l never
heard of any native salt being dis.
covered in White river, Fall creek.
Pogues and Pleasant runs"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

In London nov social events are be-
Ing scheduled according to the pllaRcs
Of tho o O This Is not a rccru-
descoDce Of ]astrologic suporstftion on
tho contrary, II Is the result Of most
practical sRfcty,frst considerations on
the part OF entertainers. Moonlight
nights are unfavorable for Zeppelin
visits, hence they are favorable for
affairs that require society folk to
make long Journeys In limousines. It
is a little detail, but one we'll worth
remembering In these perilous days.
Invitations, therefore, often read some
what as follows: Lady Cholmonde-
ley.Towers requests the pleasure OF
your company at dinner February q
tfull moon)."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF c. NJ.
BENJAMIN, JR.

TO the Creditors Of G.. NJ. Benjamin,
Jr, Deceased;
Letters tcstamcntnry were granted to
the undersigned, c. NJ. Benjamin, ST., as
administrator of the estate Of G.. NJ.
Benjamin, Jr, deceased, by tho Chan.
Gerry Court of Lehorc County, Mississip.
pi, On July 9TH, 1916, and ull persons
having claims against said estate are
required to have the same probated and
registered by the clerk of said court,
within one year from this date. A fail,
ure to probate and register any such
claim within one year will bar the
claim,
Greenwood, Mississippi, July 7, 1916.
c, NJ. BENJAMIN, Administrator.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
PROMINENT PlANTER
T. Of C0RINIH TALKS
Tn Buving 5 More Bottles To-
day; That Shows What | Think
OF Ianlac," Says j. H. Weldon
Meridian Alone Sells 4 1856
Bottles.


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,yideuco of = mrJjrino,s mower 10 what
hose who have actually taken il have
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
comfcrtlro Topsy,

My four.year-old brother Is fond Of
Topsy, the horse, and ls always at
hand when she Is put In the barn
Lately he saw the hired mar slap her
lightly with a small fiat board and
told mother of It. He declared II hurt
Topsy, and when mother asked him
what he said to the man for slappins
the horse, he replied: Il didn't say
anything, but / winked at Topsy."-
Exchange.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

1t Is some satisfaction TO q man
who put up his automobile eight
weeks ago to have II repainted within
4 maximum time limit OF four weeks,
and has no immediate prospect OF
getting It back, to reflect with a
chuckle that when no gets the bill
he will look very dependable and
promise to pay It within four weeks
at the very outside.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,

State Of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, SIS.
Frank j, Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of +. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County and State afore.
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every ease of Catarrh that
cannot be cured By the use Of HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D., 1886.
(Seal} A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken internal
ly and acts through the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
Not q spseiss.

"Groundnsh," which to many Is .
term Of mystery. u not used to desig-
nate any particular species, but means
rather the large class Of ish. that live
on or near the bottom Of the sea, In.
GLIDING cod. pollock, paddock. halibut,
make, sole. and many others less com.
mon than these.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
Bodies Found In stranoe Places,

Bodies Found In Strange Places.
A strange find was made by some
workmen recently while engaged on
alterations on an old building in the
center Of Nuneaton, England. During
the course Of tho work they unearthed
beneath the floor = %gravestons bearing
the names Of i've people, some Of
whom died In tho latter half Of ths
eighteenth century.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
LOW ROUND TRIP
U R TICKETS

Now on sale, and until Sept. 30th. via
Mobile & Ohio X. R., to the Noun
tains. Lakes and the Pacific Coast, in.
GLIDING many cities North. East and
West.
Call on ticket agent for particulars.
and descriptive literature, or address
H. E. JONES, JR., Gen. Agt.
Mobils, ALI.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
Bee Brand Insect Powder
sold by |. 7. Mcintyre Drug
Company, Greenwood.
Biblical Names popuIar,

A paragrapher asserts that England
can boast that no other country pos.
sesses so many s~criptural place names
rs are found in that country. The
name Of Jericho occurs six times on
the maps, Paradise fve times and
Nineveh, Mt. Zion, Mt. Ararat and
Mt. Ephrain three times each,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

Tho efforts Of Swiss manufacturers
to get the German toy trade in this
country emphasizes the size and inn
portance Of the business to supply
American children with amusement.
1t is a business Of vast proportions,
and 1t will mean a big loss to Ger
many II this source Of revenue from
the United States is permanently cut
OF.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
Remarkable Echo,

There 10 an extraordinary echo In
the cathedral at Pisa. II you sing two
notes there is no reverberation. but II
you sing three they are taken up.
swelled and prolonged into . beautiful
harmony.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

A Pittsburgh contemporary scouts
tho theory that there are canals on
Mars. However, tho atmosphere OF
Pittsburgh makes astronomical OBJ
%servations through n telescope. rather
diticult.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

Certain religious bodies are discuss.
ing the proposition to ordain women
for the pulpit. Why not? Most of
them talk we'll and easily and, more.
over, an attractive personality In the
pulpit would not fail to attract the
lovers Of truth and beauty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

An Eastern doctor says that 50 per
cent Of the grippe victims were scared
into the disease. Still, the maiady 10
not n lightly to be sneezed at.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

A California mar has established q
new record for suspended respiration
by holding his breath ten minutes.
That fellow could ride by the stock.
yards in Chicago and not experience
any Ill effects whatever.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

The belligerents continue to resent
the suggestion that they have been
guilty Of q peace move almost as much
as a man does an intimation that 10
has = habit Of robbing the poor box.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
PETITION FOR PARDON.


To the Governor:
Simucl Sampson shows that upon his
confession and plea of guilty to the
crime Of burglary he was sentenced to
seven years in the penitentiary by the
circuit court of Lclore County on the
10Th day Of May, 1913, and he prnys to
be pnrdoncd for the following reasons:
he did not get anything out Of the store
that he was accused Of robbing and
made his confession and plea Of guilty
after u severe whipping with trac,
chains, He had no lawyer and the
court was not fully Informed of all Of
the facts. He has suffered sufficient
punishment in his more than three years
service to the state.
Humbly submitted,
SlMUEL SAMPSON,
(and Petitioncrs.)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties Of QU1NINE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

The alleged authority who says that
dimples are defects in anatomy may
be q scientist, but he is not an artist,
and certainly Is no poet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

Somehow. the average %newspape,
reader fails to get excited over events
In Mesopotamia, no matter how i'm,
portant they may be.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

The speechless banquet has been
introduced at San Francisco. Here's
hoping the plan travels east and rap
Idly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

Pan.Americanism Is all right, but .
great many people will agree with the
Cleveland Plain Dealer that tin.pap
'Americanism isn't.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

Bridge Built 10 Last.
A bridge over the River Dee, In
England. that was built In 1880 stnl
y IN uee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

II the liver Isn't working regularly
philosophy doesn't seem to do . fol.
low much good.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

While other countries have fostered
in every possible way all their indus.
tries, the historians Of the future will
have to record a period In the history
OF the United States when the govern.
ment and public opinion seemed desir.
GUS only Of throwing obstacles In the
way of all great business enterprises.
The fact that certain evils did exist
does not sufficiently justify this att.
tude, says Leslie's Weekly. These
evils have now been rectited; business
men have sought to satisfy the public
In regard to all reasonable demands;
= changed attitude has gradually been
evolved toward business. and In the
new era of development now awaiting
this country the captains of industry,
who will give to it the place of undis'
puted leadership in the worlds mar
kets, will once again be honored fol
their work.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

Scientists connected with the Amer.
lean School OF Archaeology who have
been %excavating the site of the ancient
city Of Corinth, have discovered an
acropolis Of the Mycenaean epoch.
Ruins Of walls and a large quantity of
pottery Of the same period have been
discovered on a hill near the sea
shore. from which It 10 concluded that
n town existed there in that period.
Antiquarian research has been begun
on the island Of Cephalonia, one of
Ionian islands in the Mediterranean,
near the mainland. This work has
been started at palaeokastro for the
purpose Of discovering a Mycenaear
cemetery.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

Christmas time have always
thought Of ~ Z good time; a kind. for
giving, charitable, pleasant timA-
Charles Dickens,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

The megaphone has It's uses, but n
would never do for love-maning.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28
RENT AND SHARE CONTRACTS

NLNI AND OHAKE CUNIRACTS
The Commonwealth has on
hand a large supply Of Rent and
Share Contract Blanks for plant
ers and farmers at reasonable
prices. Write, phone or call at
this office and we will supply
your wants in these and other
contract blanks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-28

Never Ask for This.
Eenehydrochloride conta ms 2S.4 per
cent Of arsenic.-Cincinnati Enquirer,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-01

we welcome you glad New Year
We welcome the opportunities YOU
offer for useful work, for high en-
deayor. for noble achievement.
We welcome the sheet you offer, all
clean and fresh, and we pray Tor
strength that the sheet may be un-
marred by error. unblotted BY sin
We welcome you, far 1916, for tho
noble resolves for better things with
which your coming inspires Us, for the
desire YOU place in our souls for our
own cleansing. that We like thee. may
be spotIess pure and good.
We welcome YOU. newborn one, be-
cause we feel that in you the world is
destined TO find surcease from its
browning calamity. returning from the
ways of war TO the paths of peace.
And to our friends and patrons
everywhere we wish very happy aul
very prosperous New Year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-01
WALTER \. RYLlHD
EDITOR, LAWYER, OfID

Gloucester Courthouse, va. Dec. 81.
Walter tt Ryland. who for = bout
twenty years had edited the S0ut hslde
Sentinel a t-rbanna, Va, died this
morning at O'clock. Mr.. Ryland had
3 soy ere 4sfii4l . week ago last Monday
He grew worse ana pleurlsy set in.
After which pneumonia developed.
He gradually grew weaker but this
morning no seemed a little better and
hopes were entertained of his recovery.
when unexpectedly his heart failed.
'Throughout his illness MIR. Ryland was
attended by Drs. Evans and Chris
tian. and later other doctors were
called in.
Mfr Ryland leaves a widow, who was
Miss Hardman, Of West Virginia. and
nine children. His mother and one
brother also survive.
Mr. Ryland was emincntIv success
full as an editor and was conspicuous
in every movement for the advance
ment of his county and section. He
was secretary To the board of fisheries
He was nearly fortyfive years of age.
and from youth had been a mem Der
Of the Baptist Church.
The funeral services will be hefG IN
Crhahna on sunday at q O'Clock.
Revs. Essex, Hatslip and Hardcastle
will officiatc. TIL interment viii take
place at Hermitage Baptist Church al
2 o'clock.
Mr. Ryland was son of the late
Rev. John w Ryland, Baptist min
lister, known and loved throughout
the state. He was also q nephew OF
Joseph Ryland, who for many years
was second auditor of the Common
wealth.
Mr.. Ryland was q bachelor of arts
OF Richmond College and a bachelor
of law of Columbia University. He
begun the practice of law in Rich
mond in 1894 as partner of Attorney
General John Garland Pollarl. He
later moved 70 Middlesex County,
where he engaged In the practice of
law and the editing of the Southside
Sentinel. His ability was soon recog-
niZed In his new home. where he be
came q leader In all public enterprises.
He was successful not only as an edi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-01
LENGTHENING THE CORDS AND DRIVING DEEP
THE STAKES

men who nave Determined to dis
solve forsver the partnership Of both
the state aud national governments
with iAe beverage L.lqnor Traffic
The most we'll known and the most
efficient Of all the examinations IT the
present day is the Anti-saloon League.
Virginia has realized the power and
the value ~ mis- organization M the
Statewide Gght which mas been ear
RED on In virginia by the state League
for nearly fifteen years \ great VIC
tory was won ca September "a 1914.
under the leadership Of the Anti
Saloon League Il is confidently ex-
reeted that the General Assembly
which will convene on the 12th Of ;his
month viii pass a law Witch stn con
serve me fruits Of thai victory. But
the prohibition workers Of the sta.e
recornize that the liquor traftlc is not
simply PUZZLE nuisance, but that it "a
travelling public nuisance, end that
so long AZ the sons and daughters
IF Virginia trnvei into other States.
ana the citizens Of other states come
into Virginia the continuation ~ the
liquor tradic in other states must af-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-01
WALTER Fl. RYLAND.

II is with = heavy heart that we
pen these lines. Our friend Walter
II, Ryland, breathed his last yesterday
at his home in Urbanna, Middlesex
County,
Cut down in the prime OF manhood.
taken from a delightful family, in
which his relations as husband ana
father approached the ideal, he will be
sadly missed in every circle of useful
endeafor in his community and sec
ton.
Mr.. Rylsnd had for some eightean
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-01
year., as we reeaIl il. been the edItor

years, as we recall 1t, been the editor
OF the Southside Sentinel of Crbanna,
"a widely-read country newspaper,
whose influence has ever been cast Tor
the causes of righteousness.
Mr. RyFand never sought political
preferment and never held public Of
flee until appointed secretary of the
State Board Of Fisheries some Swo
years ago, a position he has filed with
that promptness and faIthfulness 70
duty which has characterized his life.
We griege with his dear ones de-
prived Of his presence and counsel,
and to his town and section We extend
our sympathies in their loss Of a use
fui upright and enterprising citizen.
In speaking of his death yesterday
Attorney General John Garland Poi
lard, VINO knew him wen, said Of Mir.
RyIand:
Walter II. Kyland was = man Of
sterling qualities and the strictest ~
tegrity. He not only did right as he
saw it, but his trained mind ena lied
him TO discern clearly the right from
the wrong, He had the courage It his
convictions, lie was gentle and kindly
Of spirit ami endeared himself 80 ali
with whom he came in contact,
He justly earned ANA held a posi-
ton of influence and leadership
throughout his entire section,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-01

least an eight months term,
Economy j. good word to drill into
the mind Of all officials OF every kind
who are charged with the expenditure
of public money but economy prao-
tieed at the expense Of the children OF
the Commonwealth is not economy. It
IS parsimony that amounts 10 cruelty
10 the innocent childhood of the state.
The Grst care Of the General Assembly
should aiwavs he 10 appropriate every
dollar possible. consistent with the