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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
SNAKE IN FIGHT
WITH YOUNG MAN
Comes OFF Victorious in DeSper-
ate Battle Near a Pennsyl-
vania Town.
LOSER IS IN HOSPITAL
Youth Starts Fight and Finds Reptile
Only Too Eager for Combat
Bitten in the Hand, Man
Gives Up.

Harrisburg. PA young MAI en-
gagged in a fight with a big snake near
Pembroke, In the end the serpent WAS
victorious, getting off without any
harm, while the mar was severely bit
ten. The loser In tho fight, Albert
Miller, nineteen years old. Of Pen.
brook, went to the Harrisburg hos.
pital, where efforts were made to pre-
vent blood poisoning.
When Miller was walking through
the Pembroke cemetery recently, pass
ing a large tree he saw a snake about
four or five feet in length. with its
fangs protruding and evidently ready
to make an attack on him.
The youth did not wait for the rep
tile to act, but, instead, picked up a
club and made for 1t. He dealt 1t a
blow, but that only had the effect Of
melting the snake, and 1t leaped for
him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
FOOT IN FROG; FACES DEATH
Directed Work Of Rescue After TWEEN.
ty.Four Cars Mansled
Him,

Altoona, Pa.-After preparing to
make a coupling in the Pennsylvania
yards here, Brakeman H. Ward Hall
slipped from his car and the next In.
slant his right foot was caught in a
switch frog. He struggled to free
himself, but could not.
Then he tried frantically to save
himself by signaling the engineer, who
was pushing a draft Of "a cars toward
him, but the man on the locomotive
could not see him.
When members Of his crew found
him later, his right arm and right leg
had been severed and he vas pinned
under a big steel car, but still con.
sclous. Every car had run over him.
He directed the work Of the men
who were rescuing him, and was
rushed to the hospital, where he died
four hours later.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

Characteristic Small Sunkcn Pits Pro-
duced by Watermelon Anthracnose.
leaves are covered with irregular
dark, dead spots and may die before
the melons are ripe. The trouble de-
Velops on the fruit in the form Of
Water-soaked and later sunken spots
pr varying size, which come to have a
pink center made up Of masses of the
fungus spores. AS the disease pro.
crosses the melons decay. This is
a~nthracnose, and is caused by a para
site fungus related to those which
produce the apple bitter-rot and pod
spot Of bean. The fungus causing
watermelon anthracnose attacks Gu
curnbers, cantaloupes and %squashes.
but probably not, as a rule, any other
cultivated crops. Warm and moist or
rainy weather is especially favorable
to the spread and development of
anthracnose and for this reason it
was more prevalent than usual last
season. The losses were particularly
severe in some districts where melons
are grown on a large scale for carload
shipments.
The United States department of
agriculture has found that the disease
can be controlled by spraying with
bordeaux mixture, and trials Of this
treatment are recommended. The
methods to be employed are substan.
ualIy those in use for potatoes, cucum
pers and other truck crops. The fol-
lowing points should be observed to
insure success:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Merchant Gets BuruIar,

Marley, TL.-C, F. Haley, proprietor
Of a general store here, caught his
first burglar n Sunday morning re.
Gently, although his place has been
robbed 20 times in SO years, Haley,
who lives next door to his place OF
business, was awakened by a noise In
the store. He took down his shotgun
and blazed away through the window.
The burglar was taken to Joliet where
Il was found Ga shots had taken ef-
feet. The burglar gave the name OF
Charles Schmidt and sald. he tame
from 81. Louis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

srds were in error, that through some
slip two records had been made out
for the anne man, Juhl Immediately
wired to the officials at San Quentin
and Folsom, asking for the finger
prints Of Mesak Kartangan, which Is
tho name claimed by both men, and 1t
was only when the prints were OK.
amined under the glass that 1t was
found that there we're two separate
and distinct Mesak ~Kartangans.
The men have prison records In
various parts Of the country, and both
are graduates Of reformatories.
Ono was convicted March 20, 1915,
and the other March 10 of this year.
They are twenty-five years old.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
LIGHT TOUCH SAVES A LIFE
Ohio Locomotive Engineer Backs En-.
ginc Gently, Releasing Hurt
Brakeman.

Lorain, O.-The light throttle touch
Of William Rawlings, a railroad engi.
neer, recently saved the life Of Elmer
Stephens, a brakeman, here.
Stephens was caught between two
loaded coal cars, which buckled. His
feet were crushed and his body held as
in a wise.
But Engineer Rawlings backed his
engine to the rear car and without
touching It stopped near enough to
permit a coupling. Had he bumped
his locomotive into the car, Stephens
would have been crushed to death. As
the cars were pulled apart the brake.
man was released and fell uncon.
scious.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
OLD WOMAN SEES WONDERS
First View of Electric Car, Elevator
and Moving Pictures on
VT 10 City.

Columbus, O.-Mrs. Emily Booker,
seventy years OF age, a former slave,
in Columbus visiting relatives, for the
first time saw an electric car, an ele.
vator, a'moying picture show. and a
building more than two stories in
height. Her relatives gave her the
first knowledge rhe had that a war is
iq progress In Europe. Mrs. Booker's
home is near Middletown, KY, 30
miles from a railroad, and almost as
far from a highway. Once, several
years ago, she saw a party Of tourists
in an automobile which had strayed
from the road through the wilderness
in which she had lived all her life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

Use fresh homemade bordeaux mix.
ture. In preparing it, follow directions
exactly, as much depends on the way
the ingredients are combined. Use q
good spray pump, operated at a pres.
sure Of 100 pounds or more. Spray
thoroughly. The time of application
depends On the weather and the. devel.
opment of the crop. The disease usual
ly appears when the fruit is nearly
grown. Watch carefully for the leaf.
spot and spray as soon as any appears.
In any case, make an application two
weeks before maturity and a second q
week later.
Everyone who uses bordeaux mix.
ture frequently and in quantity will
find it convenient to keep concentrated
stock solutions on hand, as these keep
indefinitely If the water which evap
crates is replaced.
Build an elevated platform to hold
the barrels. Suspend SO pounds OF
copper sulphate to dissolve In a So
gallon barrel OF water. Stake so
pounds of lime IN another barrel. Add
water to make so gallons of lime milk.
When bordeaux mixture is needed stir
both stock barrels and take from each
as many gallons as the formula calls
for in pounds. Dilute the copper sui.
phate in II barrel and the lime milk
in another, each with half the water.
and let the two run together into the
strainer Of the spray tank.
To those who expect to spray on a
large scale a more detailed instruction
about fungicides and their application
than can be given here is available in
Farmers Bulletin No. 243, United
States department Of agriculture,
Washington.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

cry leaking tin and pot in the cup
board. He fitted new keys to the
doors. He set a new latch on the
gate. He ground the tools, he rivetcd
some broken links in the we'll chain.
Then he set the new hitching post as
a final token of his appreciation of
the kindness of his good friends.
That was not all of it. For a long
time Seth Greene, working on a farm
two miles away, had been dropping in
on the Bingham folks once or twice
q week. Huldah liked him. Her IA
Their was taken with his steady, manly
ways. The kindness of Huldah to the
poor tinker was the final evidence of
a good heart to the already smitten
Seth. He proposed and was accepted.
Although there will have to be
a waiting spell, young folks" Jared
had announced. You see, | had to
mortgage the old place here when |
settled up brother Williams claim.
Soon as | a pay off that two thou
sHlIu uOlIdis anu Sicdl tHC III, IL
feel I'VE got a start in the world for
all hands round"
A year went by, a golden, happy
year for Huldah and Seth. Then the
cid man called it a waste Of time and
money to have Seth working for some
one else at small wages, when his serv-
ices would count with all working to-
gether on the old homestead.
You can have the wedding soon
as you like, Huldah," he said Animal
eddy one day. I'm within a few dol
lars Of the mortgage money. and that
means independence, hey?"
But Seth has no idea of living on
you. father?"
Who wants him to? Here's my
plan: The farm goes to you, clear.
It's agreed that | have a home for life.
Seth can be boss and manager. All
In the family, isn't it, and the whole
problem settled, long as we live"
You good, dear soul" enthused
Huldah. 1T shall be the object of our
lives to make you happy"
1t was with supreme felicity that
Huldah and Seth settled down to a
peaceful, happy married life. The sec.
ond week after the wedding Mr.. Bing-
ham started for town to draw the
$4,000 that was to pay off the mort
gage. He had enough saved up now
to liquidate the same. He had notified
a neighbor to whom he owed the
money to come for 1t the next day.
1t was just at dusk that Huldah, in the
kitchen, caught the echo of the
CHEEKY Get up there!' of her father
in front Of the house. She fastened
the preparations for the evening meal.
Then she failed to hear her father as
usual bustling about the stable.
That is s~trange!" she murmured.
as she did not see any lantern light
at the real Of the house. Then she
went out to the front. The horse and
wagon we're standing near the hitch.
Ing post. Just then Seth came in from
the fields. |
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Took Chain and Auto.

Alexandria, Ind.-Harry Gascho
drove to Anderson recently in an au.
tomobile to attend a circus. He had
heard Of automobile thieves following
a circus, so he took with him a large
log chain and when at the circus left
his machine fastened with the chain
and a huge lock. When he returned
from the afternoon performance lock.
chain and automobile were gone.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
The FIitching
Post
D
By
VICTOR REDCLIFFE
Copyright, 1915. by W. G.. Chapman.)

Copyright, 1915. by W. G. Chapman.9
Il say. %neighbor," hailed old Jared
Bingham. bringing his horse to its
launches with a ~resounding whoa"
pears to me you're swinging some
styta, aren't your"
"Oh, that" retorted Bingham, with
a careless nod Of his head toward the
hltching post. It's not my doings.
Huldah and a protege of hers, as she
calls him. All the same, we needed
the post. Old one was of soft maple
and the bosses had nibbled 1t away
until there was nothing but a stump
left. They won't nibble that iron
post, I'm thinking"
With quite a spice of pride old Jared
viewed the Improvement in question.
1t was simply a piece of hollow iron
pipe three inches through. A hole
had been bored near its top and
through this a steel ring had been
driven.
Durable and convenient" com.
mented the neighbor; but you'll be
getting an awning next"
The new hitching post had been a
donation, or rather the humble offer
ing OF a grateful recipient of the soul
full charity of the old mans daughter,
Huldah Bingham
A travelling tinker had met with +
mishap with his trundling cart in the
road lear the Bingham place. He
had sprained an ankle and could not
proceed on foot. Gentle, plying HUI
dab had ministered to him, and fur
nished liniment, and when her father
came home he found the tinker en-.
scOnced in the old rocker in the
kitchen.
Dunno about taking in free board
ers, Huldah!" he had observed, but
she had her way. For a week the SUI.
ferer was comfortably housed in an
attic room, nursed and fed, and finally
was able to get around again,
He showed his fervent gratitude in
a score of ways. He mended up ev-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

why, l wOnuer WHAT can nave be
come of father!" spoke Huldah. "oh.
Seth! There he is lying In the roaG!9
The old mar had fallen. or had been
knocked from the wagon-the latter.
1t seemed, for there was a mark neat
the temple suggesting a blow from
some blunt instrument. His pockets
were turned inside out, his watch and
the old purse he always carried were
gone. They carried him into the
house.
1t became known all over the dis
trict the next day that two thieves
had followed Mr.. Bingham from town.
in some way aware that he carried a
large mount Of money around with
him, and had robbed him of the mort.
gage money--S3,OOo.
Jared was dazed when he came back
to consciousness. He recalled being
assaulted by two men Just as he left
the wagon to secure the horse to the
hitching post.
Il had the money from the bank in
two one.thousand-dollar bills" he
said. I'd put them in an old snuff box
and kept that in my coat pocket,
where | could constantly feel it. They
must have got 1t, yet-yet-' and he
tried to think hard-'it seems to me
that their coming at me warned me,
and | clutched the box, and-and-no;
it's no use, | can't remember! It's
four years more hard work to make it
up, but I'm thankful they spared my
life
They never discovered any trace
Of the thieves, 1t broke up the old
mar considerably to realize the tre-
mendous loss with which he had met.
Il hope his mind is going to be all
right spoke Huldah anxiously to her
husband one day.
Why should you think otherwise?"
asked Seth.
Why, every once in a while father
stops work and goes out to the spot
where he was knocked from the wag-
on by those men. He will stand star
ing there for a full quarter Of an hour
at the hitching post, as II it were a
sort of an oracle he was consulting"
We'll, It was q great shock, tho
robbery" said Seth, but It will wear
off with father after a time"
Seth had bought a new horse, a
great powerful animal, and he hitched
him up one morning to go to town.
The rig was all ready in front Of the
house while the family we're eating
breakfast. Suddenly, glancing out OF
the side window, old Jared sprang
quickly to his feet and ran out Of the
house.
That road roller Is coming" h"
shouted, "and I'll bet it scared the new
horse. Too late! Too late! Slam.
etty-bang! The animals gone, hitch
ing post and ALL"
The announcement was true. The
new horse had pulled the hollow post
up and was speeding down the turn.
pike with it swinging behind him.
Seth started in pursuit. Father and
daughter stood staring after. Sudden.
ly Jared uttered a strange cry. He
stopped over and from the scattered
dirt where the post had been pulled
from place picked up-his old snuff
box.
why, I remember, clear as day,
now" he shouted. "Huldah!" and
he opened the box and the two $1,000
bills were safe and sound.
1t was true, and just then the con-
Meeting link in the mystery flashed
into the old mans mind. When the
robbers had attacked him he had
slipped the box over the edge into the
hollow tube, and time and circum-
stances had proven it to be a safe
hiding place.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

distance and then gave up the chase.
Miller went to his home and APP
piled ~antidotes to his hand, but these
had no effect in stopping the intense
pain which he suffered. Later he
called upon a physician and the lat.
ter treated the injured member.
In the course of time the hand and
arm began swelling, and when they be-
came almost twice their normal size,
Miller decided to come to Harrisburg
to the hospital. The doctors hope to
get the poison out of his system.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Snake Eager to Continue.

Then came the battle. Lunging Its
fangs to their full extent, the serpent
tried time and again to sink them into
the young mans body, but for a time
the youth managed to get away. Mil
Ter. however. kept welding the club,
and while 50 doing the snake shot Its
poisoned prongs into the youths hand.
The snake seemed eager to continue
the battle. but Miller started running
away. The snake followed for a short
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
TWINS IN PRISON
FOR LIKE CRIMES
Finger Prints Only Means by
Which the Two Can Be
Told Apart.

San Francisco. - Two brothers,
twins, as alike In appearance as two
peas In a pod. have been discovered
in the roguea' gallery records to be
serving separate sentences of five
years for burglaries committed In Los
Angeles,
When the pictures Of tho brothers
reached AdoIph Juhl, head of tho po.
lice Identification bureau here, it was
thought at FIRST that tho prison rec.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
PROTECT CHICKS AND POULTS
Sufficient Shelter Should Be Provided
for Young FoWls-Raln Can
Do Great Damage.

When a thunderstorm comes up the
first thought should be Are the chicks
and poults where the rain cannot
drench them" One thunderstorm can
destroy a whole flock in about two
minutes. They drown easily.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Little Illusions.

''Thls investment will pay better
than 10 per cent"
"You will not miss the easy monthly
payments"
zone bottle will greatly Improye
your condition and three will cp,u
YOU"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Moldy Food Is Poison.

aoiay or musty foods are poison to
n 1t Is poor economy to buy
saea grain for chick food because
eneap' Many cases Of white diar-
and other Irregularities r
Nusea by feeding moldy grains.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
lite for BARNARD.

An ideal site for a barnyard is on
a south slope that drains away from
the barn. A clean yard is a great help
in keeping the cows from becoming
soiled by mud and manure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

sant Call Himoelf Independent.
farmer can call himself indie
ssnueht WHO must rely on others to
~. sn MIN with such simple farm
ucts as apples. peaches, plums,
~fs and cherries.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

Filth Causes Cholera.
Poultry cholera is caused by filthy
conditions and improper feeds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

Neelect of the chicks means tina
and money lost.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-08-12
Crestjnu More Holland.

Plans for retaining the Zuider Zee
will shortly be laid before the second
chamber of the Dutch parliament. The
carrying into effect of the scheme
would mean the reclamation of Sl5
square miles Of the Zee and the con-
version of the remaining 557 square
miles into freshwater lake. The
cost is now estimated at about 234,-
100000 forms lover 100000, 000), eX-
elusive of interest, and the time re-
quired at 33 years.
The land will be reclaimed by the
obstruction Of an embankment 1873
miles long from Ewyksluis across the
Amstel channel to the southwest cor
ncr of the island of Wieringen and
from the northeast corner Of the island
OF Piaam in Friesland. Inside the
space inclosed by the embankment it
is proposed TO form four polders. or
reclaimed areas 1t is believed that
in the seventeenth year after the be-
ginning of the embankment portions
o. these polders will be fit for habita.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-08-12
Old Town of Mozambique.

The Portuguese were the first Euro
peans to settle in East Africa, and Mo-
zambique, their earliest stronghold,
provides striking testimony to the
spirit of energy and enterprise which
distinguished the early colonists, the
London Chronicle says Built between
the years 150S-15l1 of stone imported
from Portugal, no other African town
has altered so little in recent years.
Houses built four centuries ago still
abound in Mozambique, their doors
and windows. heavily bolted and
barred, testifying to their antiquity
Dominating the harbor is the castle
Of Sac Sebastiao, which. with its mas
sive walls, high above the water line
forms the most impressive structure
en- the East African coast.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-08-12
IceIess Refrigerator.

drip. The pans and case may be
painted white, allowed to dry, and
then enameled. A covering Of white
canton flannel should be made to mt
The frame Have the smooth side out
and button the covering on the frame
with buggy and automobile curtain
hooks and eyes, arranged so that the
door may be opened without unfasten-
ing these hooks.
This can be done by putting one
-ow of hooks on the edge Of the door
aear the latch and the other just op-
posite the opening with the hem on
each side extended far enough to
cover the crack at the edge of the
door. so as to keep out the outside
air and retain the cooled air. This
dress or covering will have to be
hooked around the top edge also. Two
double strips one-half the width Of
each side should be sewed on the top
Of each side and allowed to extend
over about 2h or 8 inches in the
pan of water The bottom Of the COW
ering should extend to the lower edge
Of the case.
Place the refrigerator in shady
place where air will circulate around
it freely.-Cleveland Leader
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-08-12
Cleansing Fluid.

A dry-cleansing fluid which will re-
move grease spots from clothing and
in which most delicate silks and laCes
may be washed without injury is: al
cohol one and quarter ounces. bay
rum one-eighth ounce, oil Of winter
green, one half ounce. aqua ammonia.
one-eighth ounce, chloroform, one-half
ounce, and sulphuric ether one-half
ounce. Add one gallon of gasoline
Keep closely covered and away from
fire. Use out Of doors. Hang gar
ments in open air until all odor dis
appears. Do not throw fluid away, but
let stand (covered) until ali dirt set
ties: pour off and put away to use
again.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-08-12

ropean wars of the eighteenth cen
fury. The temporary occupation Of the
island by the British during several
periods Of the Napoleonic wars added
further to the importance of the chief
port, Charlotte Amalie. where mer-
chant vessels rode at anchor in the
magnificent land-lOcked harbor while
waiting for conveys to protect them OH
the voyage across the Atlantic.
This town Of Charlotte Amalie, with
q population of less than ten thou
sand. mainly negroes, is still an I'M
portant coaling station for steamers
in the West Indian trade. With a
depth Of from n to &c feet OF water
the roadstead can accommodate the
iargest merchant ships which sail
these seas The export and import
.rade has become negligible since the
rapid decline of the sugar industry
which the Danish government has tried
In vain to revive by granting annual
subsidies.
St. John, least important Of the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-08-12

islands, lying four miles to the east OF
ST Thomas, has an area OF TWEEN
ty-one square miles. 1t is scarce
~ more than a ten-mile noun
tain ridge with but one distinguishing
feature, Coral bay, the best harbor or
refuge in the Antilles. CruXbay, a vii
lage of 1000 Inhabitants on the north
ern shore is the center OF population.
While Danish is the official language
of the islands, English is quite gen
orally spoken The monotony Of eX-
istence is not infrequently broken by
earthquakes and hurricanes.
If Denmark decides to part with
these islands there will remain to her
only two colonial possessions-Green-
land and Iceland. which have an aggre-
gate area more than five times as large
as the mother country, but with only
one-twenty-se the population. The
13S square miles OF Denmarks West
Indian territory sustain nearly three
times as many people as the 46,l4O
square miles of Greenland.