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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
HoULkA's MARSHAL KILLED.
A. w .6easIey 10 Shot BY Negro VIII
On DUTY

A. w .eeasIey 10 Shot BY Negro While
On Duty.
Houston.-A. w. Beasley, town mar
shall of Houlka. ten miles north Of here,
was shot and killed at that place by a
negro said to be Fletcher Williams.
The negro. according to reports. was
assisted by his cousin. Both escaped.
Beasley was investigating a disturb
ance in the negro section Of Houlka
when killed. Reports say he was
stabbed and then shot down. Details.
however, are meager.
"A deputy with bloodhounds left here
to take the trail. Telephone messages
say that feeling is high and that a mob
has been formed. Trouble of a serious
nature is expected If the negroes are
caught.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
FOR FUTURE FRUITS.

cts your orchard all planted? Will
there be plenty OF fruit for the family
In the SUMMER"
A few spare hours utilized now in
planting fruit trees will bring big re
turns in the years to follow. Farmers
throughout Mississippi can proftabl,
spend many Of their winter afternoons
planting orchards for future pleasure
and profit. Hillsides In Mississippi
that no longer produce big cotton
crops may be planted to orchards.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

until their numbers are sufficient to
overcome any material increase in Tho
OF the green bug. They arc
not however. able to withstand an
severe weather as the green bug IT,
seif' n it is important. therefore,.
that the farmers in the regions likely
to be affected by the latter take TN.
necessary steps Immediately for their
own protection.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
GRASS BEST.

eritish Government Will Buy Much Of
This Product.
McComb.-As a result Of the expe
riments recently conducted by Direct
or E. r. Lloyd of the Mississippi ex-
pertinent station, showing that John
son grass hay is superior in feeding
value to timothy, the British govern
ment has placed large orders for this
Mississippi grown product with deal
ers of the state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
JUDGE J. 4. ?. cAMPeELL ILL

10 LAST Of ~ Delegates to Sign constl-
tuition Of 1snfsueracy.
Jackson.-udge !. a. !. Campbell,
aged sc, one of the foremost soldiers,
statesmen and ~jurists OF the South, is
critically i'll at his home in this city.
Physicians hold out little hope for his
recovery. Judge Campbell is the last
surviving member of the forty-nine del
egates whose names were subscribed
to the constitution of the Confederate
States of America, having been elected
to represent Mississippi in the con-
gress of delegates to form a Southern
~Confederacy when thirty years Of age.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
BURGLARS DRESS UP.

Overlook Safe in Robbing an Aberdeen
Place.
Aberdeen.-The s~torehouse belong
ing to Evans and Ivy Of Muldoon. Miss.
was entered by bulgars. who shattered
the place glass door. They dressed
themselves up in new clothes, socks
and shoes, but left the safe alone. This
is the second time the store has been
entered.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
COMMITTEE SEES FLOOD.
Congressman investigating the Missile
sippi Makes Trip On Flood Tracks.

Vfcksburg.-The congressional flood
committee were the guests of this city
after making the novel and most in
.teresting trip from Greenville by rail-,
covering IS miles Of water covered
country at the lower end of the delta
The party was met here by a local
committee, headed by Mayor Hayes.
after being dined at the Park Hotel
and given a drive in the National
Park. The party left to visit the
Tensas crevasse aboard the snagboat
Wright and go on through to Natchex.
rom there to Baton Rouge, where
Mayor Behrman and party from New
Orleans met the party and accompa-
MED them by boat to New Orleans on
Feb. 10. The trip back to Washing
ton was then begun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
APHIS APPEARS
Many Southwestern Grain Fields
Are infested, Say Reports.
Serious Spread May Follow Favorable
Weather Conditions-Spread Straw
Over Infected Spots and
Destroy Insects.

The spring grain aphis, popularity
known as the green bug. has appeared
in grain fields in Tennessee, Texas.
Oklahoma, Kansas and in northeastern
New Mexico, and 1t is probable hat it
is also in southern Missouri and Ar
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

which will be q source Of enjoyment
to the owners in a few years.
Near you Is n or more Of the
States many inspected nurseries.
Their stock is acclimated to your 10.
calities. Write them for prices. Write
your Experiment Station for 1nforma.
ton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
MARSHAL SHOOTS PRISONER.

Wounds Haziehurst Man in Shoulder
In Fight After Arrest.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Marx, a livery
man, has been shot here by Marshal
Kyle. Marx and Bascom Lindsey be-
came involved In a slight alteration in
a local restaurant and Kyle was called
in to quiet the fight. He arrested
Marx and had gotten him to the jail
door when Marx refused to enter.
Kyle drew his pistol and shot Marx in
his shoulder. Kyle is under a $500
bond.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
LowNDEs MAN FIRE VICTIM.

p. /. Hairston Was Burned to Death
in Fire At Toronto.
Columbus.-A telegram received
here by Mrs. e. s. Moore, states that
the body OF the man who lost his life
when the American Club building at
Toronto. Canada. burned. has been
positively identified IS that of her
brother, p. /. Hairston. who is a ma
tive OF Lowndes county, having been
born at Crawford, a small town some
- -s's. south OF Columbus.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
scALDs FATAL.
Bryant Reid Dies From Injuries Re
ceived In Escaping Steam.

Greenville.-Bryant e. Reid, a young
white man. 20 years of age, employed
al the Delta Oil Company, died at q
local hospital from the effects of scalds
received when q tap was blown from
the engine, permitting the steam and
boiling water to escape in such force
as to fatally scald him. The remains
were taken to Jackson for interment
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Humus in q soil increases the water
holding capacity. improves the filth,
prevents extremes In temperature.
makes a home for the soil bacteria and
Is . storehouse for plant food.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

check by the minute ny already men
toned. This parasite lays its eggs in
the body Of the green bug. and the
young. Matching from the eggs within
the body. ultimately cause the death
Of the bug. These parasites are found
In . considerable number Of insects
which are cloaely related to the green
bug. Under favorable temperature
conditions they will probably increase
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
Dogs a Fertilizer.

There IL now but one impeachment to
the extension of sheep raising and that
n the hundreds Of worthless dogs run
ming ut large. Those who have expert
mented say that . dead and buried dog
make8 excellent fertilizer for the or
chArd or for growing crops Of any
kind.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

importation o. Rotation.
The farmer who does not rotate n.
crops win sooner or latsr be rot.f.a
out Of business.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
Killed FeUino Trees.

Trenton.-Gus Martin, a prominent
young man residing near here, is dead
as a result OF an injury he received a
few days since in telling a tree.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

OF children born Of parents 1t the
ago OF forty-0ne years one-third die
during the first year. while the rate
OF mortality among those horn Of
parents between the ages Of twenty.
ona and thirty = less than eight psr
eout
sTha sm1eala . worth noro per carat
thnns any otAsr skone.
Yoae1a1d Dufal1eths Unifeds sfateo
eSnlnGlaA Hn5n Aayo1oo
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

The most profitable beef, pork or
nutton = thSt which = put on the
nnr4et early.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
Plan Equtpment.

Plan Equipment.
IL 10 no more u mission to keen
the nogs healthy than it il to pian
our equipment 30 that they may keev
themselves 3D.. ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
EXAMPLE SET BY TEACHER
Responsibility Of Those IN Charge OF
the Youth Of the Country 10
Great One.

Few teachers realize the extent to
shich theil students. whether in the
primary grades or the university, are
following their examples. It is re-
lated of William r. Harper, wel[re-
membered president of Chicago uni
rersity, that he was brought to real
izasion of his responsibility in the
following manner:
When he was afflicted with cancer
aud knew that there was nothing be
fore him but hopeless, lingering
illness, he decided that the best thing
10 do was to take things into his own
hands and end 1t ALL He confided his
decision tc friend of his, a man who
lad broader vision on this point
than the great president himself He
referred President Harper to the
many students who had been under
his influence and said, Among ali
these thousands many will face a
crisis similar to the one which you
Ace now. Many will reach the deci
zion which you have reached, for they
yill think, 1t is all right; Prexy did
u" Doctor Harper saw his respon.
sihility at once and said, "I'n stick
It out" What a great thing 1t would
be If all teachers were willing to bear
rs much as this, in order that their
lives might be better examples for
Nose who may come under their in
dusoce.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
INVISIBLE INKS ARE MANY
The Two Simplest Are Milk and
Water Chemical Substances
That May Be Employed.

1t Is strange that two separate cases
one military case and the other a
domestic one-should bring the out-of.
the-way subject of invisible ink be
fore the British public, says the
Manchester Guardian In more ro-
mantle days (not so very long ago.
Invisible ink was a favorite precau-
non Of sentimental youth-usually,
of course, quite unnecessary precau,
ton. The two simplest and handiest
Invisible inks arc milk and water. II
you write your letter with a clean
zen in milk it will dry off quite in
visibly. But the writing will show up
In faint brown Y hen it Is toasted at
the fire. If YOU write in water. the
way to make the writing visible is to
sprinkle the sheet with fine coal dust
or powdered charcoal
There are, besides. various chemical
Invisible inks. A weak solution OF
cobalt used as ink remains invis BILE
until the paper Is heated, when it
shows up red. The red can be changed
to green by steam,ng it or breathing
on it. A solution of salts of lead Or
hismuth makes an invisible ink which
shows up black when treated with sui
phuretted hydrogen. Another recipe
is to write in weak solution of tan
mic acid. When dipped in bath OF
persalt of iron the writing comes out
black.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
itLaeks the Punch.

Imported limburger cheese. that
fragrant Wand whose slightest whih
causes strong men to turn away. has
been bottled ur in Germany by the
British embargo and thousands OF
German-Americans are inconsolable.
Here in this country the factories arc
turning out q cheese which Is called
limburger, but although 1t Is rem
iniscent of the winter quarters cf
menagerie and suggests the recently
vacated kitchen Of Chinese boarding
house, it still lacks the essential
punch. Real limburger must instant
ly recall a lanyard in July or private
drain pipe of a fertilizing studio.
American limburger is lacking in
both particulars. One of the most
reprehensible features of the Ameri-
can product Is its complete inertia.
Where the old cheese, over level
surface and with favorable winds.
could travel half block over night
the 1915 model barely stirs. Even in
hot weather, which used to send the
imported article skidding on its way.
the substitute just trembles violently
and sticks around. It is entirely UNI
emotional-it has no temperament
NJ: v55..k -~eiearam
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
- - NseaHaSek

- ossis vsseRsssdl
~ ashy people know how The -
e - NJ north gets air when the Arc
Dc ocean b entirely covered with many
seet Of Ice.
The small spotted seal. which u !
hair seal and not fur bearer. is The
hardy dweller Of the northern waters
Under his tough, thick skin he has an
nch or more Of blubber. When the
Ice closes Up the open water in the
Arctic the seal selects spot and be
xins to drill a hole to the surface by
pressing his warm nose against the
Ice. Nobody knows how many hours
It takes him to accomplish his task
but he manages Il, and. although b.
Il obliged to work most Of the time b.
cause the surface of the hole Is COP
tinually freezing, he keeps it open a.
winter and obtains air. Seals have
been known to drill in this manner
through fifty feet of solid ice. Wheth
q or not they take turns in the SLOW
drilling is not positively known. 1t IA
at these seal holes" that the polat
bear seeks food In the winter and theirs
the Eskimo waits, spear in hand. for
An weekly supply Of meat.-Youth's
Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
History,

The first writer who is definitely ac
knowledged as . historian was the
Greek Herodotus, who wrote in the
fifth century, B. c. The very earliest
of ancient records, sacred and secular,
are merely lists and tables of ruling
dynasties, and the next step toward
the development of the continuous
narrative which we know as history"
is in the expansion Of such lists to in
clude events. The most notable early
examples of these historical records"
are the Old Testament books Of King
and Samuel, which date back to the
seventh century, B. c., and the book
of Chronicles, which, though equally
notable, was compiled three centuries
later. Ancient Egypt has similar re
ords, and there are notable early fra
ments of Japanese and Chinese chroni-
Gle. The first actual written narrative
history" however, is Greek. The o. /
Testament, as stated, goes back to ex.
tremely early Jewish records. The
New Testament, which was written in
Greek. is, of course, much later; much
history had been written before the
beginning of the Christian era.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07


Have you ever wondered why nearly
al the monkeys which accompany the
foreign organ boys should be dressed
In q red coat, with sort Of jockey
cap?
The explanation y very simple. Thu
costume Is no fancy one. but Is an al
most exact copy of the winter dress
worn by the organ boys fathers in the
distant valley Of Piedmont, where the
peasants usually wear red coat, rude
~ cut, with very stiff little tails. and
knickerbockers and jockey cap OF the
same color.
These clothes are spun and woven
~ the peasants and dyed red with the
,nadder which grows in the valleys
The long roots are boiled, then mixed
with alum and tartar, and the result u
red dye, which. though not vey
bright, does not fade. The monkeys
coats are made Of the bits which are
left over when the peasants coat p
cut out-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
BEST sEARcHtiohr IN use
One Employed In United States Navy
Said to Be Superior to Any
Other Kind.

Government tests are reported to
have shown that new type Of mirror.
now used on the largest searchlight
In service in the United States navy,
IL manifestly superior to any reflect.
ing medium heretofore developed for
this purpose.
Instead of being made Of silver
surfaced glass, the parabola consists
of q bronze casting electroplated with
gold. This form of construction seems
to have a number of important points
in favor Ct it.
Silver is always subjected to cor.
rcs:on, while gold is not. Further
lore, the optical properties Of gold
rejecting surfaces are superior to
those of silver in that the gold rays
penetrate thick. foggy atmospheres
much more efficiently than does light
reflected by silver mirror.-Popular
Mechanics.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
Gaiiows Work.

A curious note In "Pepys' Diary ~
fers to the unpopularity Of hangmeA
in those days. Commissioner PETIT
who had travelled, told Pepys show
despicable a a thing 1t is to be hang
man In Poland. although it is a place
Of credit, and that in his time there
were some repairs to be made Of the
gallows there, which was very fine, OF
stone, but nobody could be got to mend
It till the burgomaster or mayor Of the
town. with all the companies of those
trades which are necessary to be used
about those repairs. did 60 in their
habits with flags In solemn procession
20 the place. and there the burgomas
ter did give the first blow with The
hammer upon the wooden work and
the rest Of the masters Of the cOmpa
MES upon the works belonging to theh
trades that so workmen might not BE-
ashamed to be employed upon doing
Of the gallows work"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
"Siaepina" Bullets.

The distance which a bullet travels
ls divided into three parts. The first
distance the bullet travels In a wabbly
manner, either up and down or side
wise; the middle distance it sleeps
or moves on an exact plane. and the
third distance, being partly spent, II
wobbles In a serpentins movement
again. When the bullet sleeps" II
cuts a clean hole through the part Of
the body hit, but when 1t is on tn.
FIRST or final distance 1t tears a jagged
hole and moves either up or down and
Is likely to remain in the body. When
the battle range Is regulated In such
. manner that the line of soldiers ID
exposed to the range Of the sleeping"
bullets there is less work for the an
oulance corps.-Chicago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
ehesrfui Man Wlna.

In recent contest Of woman's opfn
ions this type brou yht first money. He
Il described as follows:
I vote for cheerful grin, and for
the man who always has it ready at
the right time. He can be depended
s.pon as q Judge Of human nature, .
humorist, an optimist, tactician, an
altruist and friend. II he's a doc
tor. / want him when I'm sick. II
he's . preacher. I'll 60 to his church.
regardless of denomination. II he's
In business, I'd like to work for him
II he wants me to. I'll marry him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
New Discoveries In Pompell.

Most interesting ruins of Pompeil
have been unearthed during the exca.
vations which are being carried out
by the Italian government A mag.
nificent home has been discovered,
and all the frescoes and vaulting are
In a perfect state. A staircase was
found intact leading from the lower
to the upper floor Of the house. The
surroundings of the house have also
been explored. and several smaller
houses have been brought to light
finely adorned with pictures of ex.
quisite coloring. A few of the houses
have mosaic floors with pictures Of
scenes taken chiefly from the Trojan
war. In addition to these. the bodies
Of several persons who must have
been surprised In their houses by the
disaster which destroyed the city
have been found, and in several cases
their garments are in q very good
state of preservation
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
When Mind Meets Mind,

The crash of onyx upon porphyrJ
he dull humping Of empty cocoanuts.
he shrrl whistle of windmills in
gale, the yowling of tom-cats, the ex.
plosion of redhot bladders, the bleat.
ing of sheep on lonely moors, the
clash Of tin swords, the rafting Of
dumb-waiters, the braying of jack
asses, the snorting of hippopotamuses,
the squeaking of hautboys and bag.
pipes, the gurgle Of cut jugulars, the
cracking of sclerotic knees, the blow
ng up and busting Of logic. the torture
and death of the English language
-. meeting Of the house Of repre-
senratives Of the United States.-A
l. Meucken Ia the Smart Set
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
Anenie.

AfD0nto.
E1ceptng possibly the bichioride oe
mercury, few toxic substances are -
common rs arsenic. for the arsenateo
and arsenites are not only much used
In medicine, but are likely to be en-
countered In commercial substances,
wallpaper, dyestuffs. etc. Arseaic has
been known since ancient times. The
word means masculine or powerful. In
the sixteenth century 1t was used foe
homicidal purposes IN the form Of aqua
tofana and in literature las been tie
most celebrated Of polsons. Although
considered one Of the most powerful
poisons. 1t L. less 40 In Its ordinary
forms than potassium cyanide and the
aikaloids. though In combination with
hydrogen It becomes one Of the dead
Hest substances known. the slightest
Whit Of the gas being sufficient to In
sure death. In the common form, the
uioxide or white arsenic" one or TIVE
grains cause death.-B0ston Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
The Needed Tool.

Andrew Carnegie consented to SEQ
q reporter while he was playing clock
golf on the Newport estate which he
has rented for the summer.
Il am better at this game" Mr., Car
negie began, than used to be. !
remember the time when l was SO bad
at holding the ball that fresh young
cacjie once said to me:
''Shan't / get you . shoehorn-
air
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
Spray Keeps or Enemies.

Many of the tropical species Of .
sluglike mollusk (onchidium), found
OF the rocks between tide marks, have
the back studded with eyes, and are
at the same time provided with a very
efficient spraying apparatus which is
used with effect to repel the attacks
of that very remarkable creature, the
walking fish (periophthalmus)
With bullying eyes, this creature, for
several hours daily, leaves its native
element ard hunts along the strand for
insects and ''onchdiums" If the lat
ter see him coming they ward of his
attack by means of the acid spray.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
LIZ Honor of Minarxa.

The most notable festival at Athens
was In honor Of Minerva. All classes
Of citizens ON this particular day
marched In procession. The oldest
went first. then the young men, theB
the children, the young women, tbs
matrons and the people Of the lowe
orders. The most prominent object In
the parade was a ship propelled by
hidden machinery and bearing at ita
masthead the sacred banner Of the
GODDESS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
Lesson to Parents.

Because two parents in Rome, Ga.
could not agree on any one of ten
names suggested for their boy baby
all the names together were given to
the boy, and now at the age of twen-
ty-four If he signs his full name he
has to write "Mord Talmadge Zacha-
riah Taylor Benjamin Franklin Flea.
Eor Poole Stewart Breckenridge Cary
err" This should be a lesson to par.
ents.-Boston Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07
Alcohol a Useful Antiseptic.

Alcohol is splendid general anti
septic, though in most cases it is bet
ter to use it in solution of cold wa
ter because of it's strength. A fire.
quent worry that comes to all moth
ers is the discovery that the boy across
the street, with whom the children
have recently been playing, has some
contagious throat disease. If solu-
ton of half alcohol and half cool wa
ter is mixed and used as a gargle and
nose spray, it will generally dislodge
any germs of the disease. 1t Is also
a good mouth wash. and while very
severe is excellent for cuts.-Pictorial
Review.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-07

Much Of the pharlsaism and prig-
gishness on the subject Of education
arises frel | the fact that the world
Il divided into two camps as regards
knowledgo; those who believe that the
astronomer alone knows the stars, and
those who believe that he knows them
best who sleeps IN the open beneath
them. In reality, neither type of mind
b complete without the other.