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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
new ALBANY IS
AGAIN FIRE swept
oEcoNp DISASTROUS FIRE IN Z
MONTHS ALMOST WIPES
OUT TOWN.
DAMAGE $50, 600
Six Stores and a Big Livery Barn
Food For Flames Which Also
Durn Sixty Fine Muies-Ne~o
Over Mississippi.

New Albany.-The second disastrous
fire within three months has practi-
cally swept away the remainder of the
business section of New Albany. Six
large stores in the heart of the bust
ness section were burned and more
than half a hundred head of mules
cremated in the Stephenson livery
barn. The total loss is estimated at
$50, 900.
The fire was discovered about mid,
night in the Stephenson livery barn,
which occupies a large tract of land
Immediately adjoining the main bust
ness district. The blaze had gained
such good Roadway that it rapidly
spread to the Henderson drug store,
Smith dry goods stoer, Shannon Jew
Smith dry goods store, Shannon Jew
exchange and the Parks merchandise
store. The offices Of r. L. Goodwin
were also swept away.
In the Stephenson livery barn there
were several carloads of mules re-
Gently shipped to the city. Most Of
these were taken from the barn be-
fore the fire entirely enveloped it, but
an estimate placed the loss at 60 head.
The business section is now practi-
cally wiped out, az the disastrous
fire of last November swept away the
opposite side of the street, destroying
about IL business houses.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
Floor Plan Of Milk House.

feet Of sand and four of well-graded
sravel' says Iowa Homastead. The
walls are made Of the common cor.
crete blocks with the inside walls
coaled with G hard wall plaster. e.
soossss taas for the milk cans ia<srsgs5s
part way into the floor. as Is shass4s
= sshs erosssages alerawing. Thars
are floor drains and also a drain 1cr
the tank. There is a work table At
the outer end of the room and a car
rack by the front window. 1t il q
house that is always easy to keep
clean and sanitary and up to date.
There r five good-sized windows In
the walls that admit plenty of sun
light. 1t is a house that is easy to
build and not past the average farm
er's ability. The frame roof is made
of two by fours covered with shiplap
sheathing and cedar shingles. The
drawing shows how to build it in the
proper fashion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
BIG LEGAL FEE UPHELD.
Court Says Former Congressman |
Entitled to $4,000 Fee.

Court Says Former Congressman 10
Entitled to $4,000 Fee.
Bfloxt.-In the case of e. J.. Bowers
VS.. h Edward Hines Lumber Coma
pany ct al, Judge H. C. Niles has rem
dered a decision in favor of the CON-
p%lainant, Bowers, in the United States
District Court here, declaring thai The
Gulfport lawyer and former congress
man was entitled to his attorneys fees
of l 1000. Bowers was retained by
the Edward Hines Lumber Co, the
Wolf River Lumber Co., the Wyatt
Lumber Co., tAa Lake Nebugomon
Lumber Co., the Champion Lumber
Co. and the Lumberpsan's Lumber Co..
in a suit by the st4 OF Mississippi
several years ago toke.Aust the lumber
companies from xk On Of the lands
In the state. cla Nhe companies
were operating lar excess OF 2.000,-
900.
His fee was $4,000 wal turned down
and the companies instead paid him
$4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
VENTILATION FOR HENHOUSE
Fresh Air 10 Best Secured by Lower
ing a Window, or Taking Out
Sash and Inserting Muslin.

Where the poultry house is sup
piled with windows, ventilation Is
best secured by slipping down one
OF the windows at the top or taking
out a lower sash and inserting a
frame On which muslin of a good
grade has been well tackled.
Where there is an open-front
scratching shed the roosting room
back is best if made as small as pos
slble to accommodate the fowls, and
this should be Enclosed against too
much cold or air.
Curtains hung constantly about
chickens 1T night in the winter usu-
ally bring on influenza as a result.
Small f1ocks kept together produce
better than large one > Ten or q
dozen fowls will require a house that
at the least will require 80 square
feet of floor space, which would mean
an 8 by 10 house. twenty-five fowls
can easily live in a house 10 by Is
feet.
II runs r attached to a house 100
square feet Of space is usually counted
for each fowl; that means ten feet of
space each way for one fowl. This
insures healthier, harder birds. and
there will be no crowding.
Poles laid above tbs ~roosting place.
and straw piled on these, saves cold
front ogeFi1ead at night. The straw
roKafi1g allauld not extend far beyond
raastss as q free srlce outside
/ pose nersect ventila,
sloga4
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
BIG HIGHWAY MEET.

Grenada 10 Preparing o jefferson
Davis Road Convention.
Grenada.-One of the largest crowds
W. assembled in the State Of Missis-
sippi will gather in Grenada on March
I'd for the purpose of discussing varf-
GUS matters in connection with the
great jeff Davis Highway and deter
mine upon a route through the state
for this road, which is a part of the
national highway system, and which
will pass through Mississippi from
Memphis to Beauvofr and on to New
Orleans. Over 1000 Invitations have
already been mailed, and the invita-
ton is statewide. Special trains will
be run into Grenada from all direc-
tions, and this city is making extens.
i've preparations to take care of the
vast throng of delegates and boosters
who will be here on that occasion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
SPENDS $500 TO GET $40
Washington Litigant Then Loses the
Suit and 10 Forced to
Pay Costs.

Everett.-To settle a difference of
$40 a total OF nearly 5000 was, expend-
ed in he superior court and the Jury
brought in a verdict which left af.
fairs in their original state, except
that the plaintiff was required to a
the costs in the suit Of w. J. Williams
. against Mary Anne Evans O'Toole.
Williams contracted to clear twenty.
hve acres Of land for Mrs. O'Toole at
$40 an acre. When he completed his
work he received $3.50. He brought
suit In justice court and got judgment
for $40. The case was appealed to
the superior court. Mrs. O'Toole
averred that Williams rightfully owed
her $40. since he failed to complete
the contract
The jury a taken to the land. on
Ebey island, and apparently found
that Williams did not complete the
contract.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
FORCED TO WATCH ROBBERS
Man Held Prisoner In Pennsylvania
Town While Post Once II
Looted.

Dubois. Paw. w. Haven Of Sum
mervt1le. Jefferson county. works
nights and was on his way home from
work when he discovered two robbers
In the act Of breaking into the post
ONCE. The robbers held Haven up at
the point Of revolver while they bound
and gagged him.
Then they drilled the safe before
Ravens eyes and blew It up with 20
much dynamite that the interior Of
the building was badly wrecked.
The robbers gathered 10 800 In
money and stamps, forced Haven to
accompany them to the outskirts OF
the village and then set him tree. He
spread the alarm ut once. INIT tho cafe.
Mowers made their escape.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
RoASTS HIS FEET
INSTEAD OF HAM
Fire. Water, Fire in Range, Mans
Feet in Oven, Hot
&. Foot. Isl.
SCENTS STRANGE DOOR
Wife Returning From Church Cannot
Reconcile Aroma With That Of
Cooking ham-ceoree 10
Puzzle to Her.

Chicago.-Sunday surpassed in ita
geniality. There was the hum OF
spring In the air, and one could almost
hear the birds tweet.
George Bronjohia yawned fearsome
ly and viewed the earth with restful
Sabbath satisfaction.
George" said Mrs. Bronjohia, as
she wiped OF the skillet and laid il
on the stove for a moment to dry thor
oughly, Il bet it's a fine day to go to
church."
You lose," said George.
Mrs. Bronjohia sized George up out
of the corner Of her y and went
merrily along with the dishes. She
wiped OF the kitchen table. showed it
in a corner. and took on her apron.
Il guess I'll step over and hear the
Sermon" said she. It's q fine day and
too bad to miss it. When it gets time.
put h ham in the oven for dinner
and I'll be right home"
Fair enough" quoth George. and
his wife went her way to the church
He Sneaks q Nip or So.
George yawned again and decided
he felt q slight nip in the air, even
though 1t did seem like q swell day
30 he tossed OF about two fingers OF
shark soup from a black bottle. This
was reviving, to be candid. and George
drew q chair up to the stove and toast.
ed his shins generously.
Presently an idea occurred to him,
and he opened the oven door and in.
serted his weary feet in the Kindly
warmth.
Then he fell asleep.
1t was due time when Mrs. Bron.
johia returned from church, and she
couldn't exactly reconcile the odor she
met with the delicious aroma of ham
she expected.
mo ham ever sounded like that .
she muttered to herself as she walked
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
$4,000 eLAZE At UNION.

Daybreak Fire Destroys Hotel and
Two Stores.
Union.-Fire, discovered Feb. q at
daybreak, totally destroyed the Union
Hotel buildings, together with store
supplies Of the Union grocery store
and q general merchandise place. The
estimated damage is 100000, with in
surance covering about $12,50O.
The building, which was owned by
j. r. fBuckwalter of Union, was occu-
pied by the two stores and the Union
Hotel. It is a complete wreck. Some
small amount OF goods from the stores
was saved. The blaze, it is thought,
had its origin in the hotel pressing
shop.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03

NEM%#
Negro Who kfAo1yAnn n1ter
In Ar4pe
Memphis.-An4ve - euff
button. which
B. Bf1cy In Nc4T0Hf s The
detection Of the $50 81 Caee.
. banker q Cat - - -
killed by 4 buES1W IN - h1ne n
o'clock on tna - nAnt. IA.
1915.
Frank Anderopn.eexnf6 noeraL who
admits he has hanIar 1nr .
years and has arnaed r tho vav
from Memphis 4oNew nraans. haa
confessed to tho nurdor. Andereou
IL In the Afkaneaa ixrv u LIT
tie Rock, uery1nr.nNnMfaSn ~ hur.
glary. He d~oiihern6akv - tn.n -
penitentiary Tor xssoksx - s.xe In
the hope thak IL nxis ~nuld
hide him from arrasSMsa@S~
Dan Brewer. O. 49, .ro~.41tn~ n
torney at CIexesnles -, xsrc,gh
Memphis from flxkN Yeek xth ! =
derson's signed eaxsYss nsn ii IL pos-
session. Every detail of the <snfes.
sion, voluntarily given vhan IL sav
he a trapped, bears out the facts
in the Cage murder.
Mr.. Brewer took up he trail Il the
burglar-murderer Immediately after
Mr.. Cage, his friend. was slain and
followed it doggedly to the end. Tnree
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03

Representatives Of Seven Counties
Meet at Durant.
Durant.-A mass meeting, composed
of citizens from Montgomery, Carroll,
Holmes, Alfalfa, Winston. Madison and
Kinds counties was held here in the
interest of the Jefferson Davis high
way route. The meeting was called to
order by J D.. Guyton. temporary chair
man, who explained that the same was
to devise ways and means to have the
Jefferson Davis highway in MISSISSIPPI
pi run parallel with and in close prox-
unity to the Illinois Central railway.
south Of Grenada, running through the
following towns: Duck Hill, Winona,
Walden, West, Durant, Goodman. Pick
ems, Vaughn, Canton and Jackson.
Walker Wood Of Winona was elect
ed permanent chairman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03

assault and battery. Williamson
proved he was not the aggressor and
was freed.
During the cross-examination OF
Williamson the county attorney had
asked.
Were you ever in the peniten-
tiary?"
NO." Williamson replied.
Some months afterward Williamson
was arrested for perjury, and it was
shown he had served a term in prison
for theft. After he got out of prison
Williamson had reformed. He came
to Kansas, settled at Marion, worked
hard. minded his own business, and
no one in the town knew Of his prison
term. His wife and children did not
know Of it. When he was confronted
on the witness stand with the ques.
ton OF besmirching his own name he
told a lie and was sent to prison for it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03

toward the kitchen. George, is some
thing burning?
Something was.
It was Georges feet. His wife
tostled him rudely and he came to
with a start.
Hinges of Halifax" howled George,
and he leaped to his feet. Then he
sat down again, it being not so conven-
lent to stand.
Little Left but Ashes.
His shoes were, for all practical pur-
poses. incinerated. His socks were
adame, SO that he resembled in some
measure the winged Mercury doing a
hot-foot, that Is wont to characterize
the habits OF a messenger boy. And
George was o lacking In zeal, for he
thrashed the air with his flaming ped
ais until the fire died out and blisters
ensued.
Mrs. Bronjohia called the South Chi
cago police, and al ambulance came.
Il can't understand" said Mrs. Bron.
johia, "how he came to mistake his
feet for q ham"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
GRAIN RATION FOR FEEDING
Experiments Made by New York State
College Of Agriculture With Dis
tillers' Dried Grains.

The grain ration for feeding mich
COWS used at present by the New
York state college of agriculture has
given good results.
Two 32-pound, seven-day records
were made at the college this fall by
cows eating this mixture OF grain:
Five hundred pounds distillers' dried
grains. 800 gluten feed. 800 wheat
bran, 200 of meal. 200 cottonseed meal,
400 hominy and 100 standard mid.
dlings.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
eternal ENEMIES OF WEEDS
Turn 1t into Mutton-Aiso De-
stroy Many insects.

Sheep are the sworn enemies of
weeds. They clear up waste vegeta-
ton and turn it into mutton.
By eating down and trampling the
weeds on the fields and along the
fences, they destroy many insects
which harbor in the weeds.
II the sheep merely pay for the ex-
ira grain given them, it is profitable
to keep them as scavengers and in
s%ecticides.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
HALTs SUICIDE WITH GUN
Deputy Sheriff Draws Revolver AZ
Man Slashes Throat With
Razor.

Beloft, Kan.-As q deputy sheriff was
reading a warrant in which he was
charged with a serious offense, W. e.
Coepfl. thirty-eight. a resident of
Hunter, an inland town near Beloit,
seized a razor which he had concealed
in his clothing and slashed his throat.
Although attempting to take his life
Coepfl dropped his razor when the
deputy thrust a revolver In his face.
Coepdl did not sever the 1ugular vein
or trachea. His wound was dressed
and he has q chance OF recovery.
Coepfl was brought here from Hunter
and locked In the county Jail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
EL0PERs WIN THE RACE
When Parents Find the Young Couple
Married They Extend Their
Blessing.

Bonneville, Miss. - Miss Bertha
Wings Of Henrietta, Okla. and e. B..
Wingo Of Alabama. had been married
here blu q few minutes when the q
ents Of the bride arrived in quite q
hurry.
They had pursued the clippers across
Arkansas. preventing their marriage
In that state, and hoped to do the
same thing In Mississippi. and thus
effectually discourage their project.
When beaten they relented, and be-
slowed parental blessings.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
CAREFUL WATCH OF HElFERs
Rudimentary Teats Can Be Removed
With Advantage, Both for Milk
Inc and Show Purposes.

Careful watch should be kept for
the appearance OF extra rudimentary
teats on young heifers.
In most instances they can safely
be removed with advantage to the anil
mails from both milking and showyard
~viewpoints.
The wounds caused by the removal
Of rudimentaries should always be
carefully cauterized.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
Clean Up the Orchard.

General orchard pruning will come
later, but remove the dead. diseased.
or broken limbs at once. Rax1ed
wounds left where branches hava
been broken down by fruit, Or by lad.
ders used In picking, leave openings
for cankers and other diseases. They
should be pruned back to the living
wood SO a. to leave q smooth wound
which may be painted to keep out dis
eases.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
Sheep Must Have Water.

sheep WUSS TJaV0 W3IoSs
Some people actually believe that
sheep can live without water. No such
thing. It IL true that sheep in certain
seasons can live for dsys without be-
ing given water. but It is because they
get the dew on the grass. Sheen
should always be turned out to pas
ture early In the morning for this
reason. bug besides. they should IL
ways have plenty Of clean water. They
viii not thrive without Il
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
Two Home. Burn .t Nance

Two Homes Burn at Maoee.
Magee.-Two houses In the residence
section of this place have been de-
stroyed by fire OF unknown origin.
One was occupied by T. w. Barnett
aud owned by w. F. Smith. Jr.; the
other owned and occupied by L. E.
Mangum.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
Cross Section OF Concrete Milk House.
The first and foremost feature OF 4

n nrst and feature OF
the construction of the milk house on
the farm Is that it must be Clean 1t
must be ~scrupulously clean at all
times. Wood construction that invites
rot n decay is out Of order. Con-
crete properly made is most ideal for
this purpose and in the small farm
milk house shown here it has been
by 16 foot house with S-foot walls.
The floor is made Of concrete mixed
with n sack of cement. three cubic
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03

Dies When Caught In Storm.
Heidelberg.-J. A. Medlin, aged so,
. star route mail carrier. rus caught
in 4 severe storm near here and died
a. IN attack. OF apople0J.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03

Negro Caught in Shaftino
Columbus.-Charley Whitfield, q ne
gro employed at the Refuge Cotton
Oil Company, was seriously and prob
ably fatally injured when he was
caught in the mill shafting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03
study for Fruit oeower,.

O@00y sOV VE0t1 0W0
Fruit growers should study the best
books. bulletins and papers that have
TO do With their business. for they
must do Il TO keep up with the pro-
cession on its way to success.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03

Corn 10 BIC Producer.
Corn produces more per acre than
any other crop.
Milford chronicle., 1916-03-10
ALCOHOL and PNEUMONIA.

The United States Public Health Ser
vice brands strong drink as the most ef-
ficient ally Of pneumonia. 1t declares
that alcohol is the handmaiden of the
disease which produces ten per cent Of
the deaths in the United States. This is no
exaggeration. We have known for q
long time that indulgence in alcoholic
liquors lowers the individual vitality. and
that the man who drinks is peculiarly
susceptible to pneumonia. The United
States Public Health Service is a con-
servative body. 1t does not engage in
alarmist propaganda. In following out
the line Of its official duties it has
brought forcetullY to the general public
a fact which will bear endless repetition.
The liberal and continuous user of alco-
holic drinks will do we'll to heed this
warning, particularly at this season of
the year when the gruesome death toll
from pneumonia is being doubled.
Milford chronicle., 1916-03-10
GET MORE OUT OF LIGHT SOCKETS
If We ONLY HAD DAY CURRENT
Few Householders Realize the Number
Of Electrical Convenienees Possible
Where Electric Light ls Used.

1t took years and years to convince
people that electric light was better,
and far more convenient, than any other
form of artificial illumination. 1t was
not until a majority of folks had visited,
or lived, in a house where electric light
was installed that they became enthusi-
astic. Now electric light is numbered
foremost among the so-called modern
cOnveniences, along with running
water and bath rooms.
But thousands and thousands of people
who are using electric light every day Of
their lives do not know, or do not realize,
how many electrical cenveniences and
helps can be drawn from the very same
electric light socket. Electric light is
not all. Far from it, indeed
The geni of the lamp socket is capable
of a thousand tasks and wonder work.
ings. No one should be content to draw
only light from the lamp socket when it
will furnish heat and power as well. So
many people do not seem to understand
that no new wires have to be installed
in the house, no further expense is nee
essary, to use the motor driven house
hold helps such as electric fans, vacuum
cleaners, electric washing machines,
etc, or for such auxiliary electric heat
ing devices as the electric iron, toaster.
coffee pot, chafing dish, etc. All these
things are designed to be operated from
the ordinary electric light socket. You
simply unscrew the lamp bulb and in its
place put the screw socket of the "lead
cord" attached to the device to be used.
The flatiron can be attached in half a
minute. The vacuum cleaner can be
used in any room where there is electric
light. The electric washing machine
can be attached to the kitchen lamp
socket.
Only in the case of the electric range.
where electricity is to be used for all the
is it desirable to install another
wiring system in the home. And this is
because the householder can obtain
cheaper rate for electric current when
he contracts to use a large amount of it
FOR cooking purposes. Then it is desira-
Die, and good economy. to have another
Iystem put in.
Milford chronicle., 1916-03-10
NAVY LEAGUE CONVENTION.

Washington, d. c., February 18th: -
Plans for sending a strong delegation
from Delaware to the eleventh annual
convention of the Navy League of the
United States are being worked out by
John S. RosselI of Wilmington. The
convention is to be held in Washington
March % to 80. and it will include a
visit to Annapolis in which the delegates
will be given the opportunity of wit
Messing all the activities of the Naval
Academy.
More than a thousand delegates are
expected to take part in the four day
convention, which is to be held at the
New Willard Hotel. kilograms were
sent out recently from national head
quarters to 80 State chairmen of the
league and several chairmen of impor-
| tant sections including John S. Rossell
of Wilmington, as follows:
"Will you begin at once plans for
sending strongest possible delegation
| from your State to Navy League Con-
fense legislation will then be in balance
and your delegation may be able to turn
the scale in favor of preparedness.
Responses to this have been numerous.
In every part of the country leading
members of the Navy League, which is
the Oldest of the national defense or
ganizations. are arranging to have the
most representative workers for pre-
paredness attend the meeting.
A tentative list of subjects to be dis
cussed and considered at the convention
includes the following:
What should a well proportioned
fleet include ?"
What should be the personnel of the
United States Navy ?"
what should be the work of the real
General Staff %
what are the advantages of the
budget system p
Standardization of fast motor boats
for the third line of naval defense. "
Development of a large volunteer
Naval Reserve, including patrol boat
squadrons of men.
The whole country, especially sea coast |
communities, has become interested in |
the plan. of the Naval Reserve Commit
tee. Some time ago the Navy Depart
ment approved plans for camp of this |
kind at the Great Lakes Naval Training |
Station, near Chicago, at the request of
ten thousand citizens who signed petit
tions. A large delegation will attend
the convention from Chicago and tell in
detail of the plans made for the camp
there, which has met with the enthusi-
astic approval Of yachtsmen and motor
boat owners.
Petitions fer a camp at the Newport
Naval Training Station, on Narragan-
sett Bay, are now being circulated by
the Naval Reserve Committee of the
Navy League, and more than six thou
sand signatures have been received.
There is also demand for such camps
at Philadelphia, at Norfolk, and at
point to be designated later along the
Pacific Coast.
Milford chronicle., 1916-03-10
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