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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-27
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 January Clearance Sale Prices
s105 MAIN STREET
 Bridgeport, Conn. 8-914 hs-.sea St., Hartford
11O5 MAIN STREET
 Bridgeport, Conn. 10 Rue St. Cecile, Paris.
and Retail Leading Milliners

Winter Millinery Shirt Waists Silk Peoat Silk and Wool
  IongCIo Guarane
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-27

XMAS TREES, WREATHS
 AND HOPING JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-27

$50 Long Cloth Coats ........ $22.4S $35 Long Cloth Coats ........$ $24.S8 $40 Long Cloth Coats ........$2 $20.9S Guaranteed Raincoats at Greatly Re-
 duced Prices.
 Silk md Wool Sweaters, formely $5
 to $12, now $3.46 to $7.9S Silk Petticoats, formerly $2.5O to $7.
 now ..i. ........ $1.0S, to $4.9o Lingerie Shirt Waists, formerly $1 to
 $S, now 70c to $Z.zo Silk Shirt Waists, formerly $2.5O to
 $1, now ......s.. '...' Wide Silk Ribbons at Half Prices. Angora Wool Scarfs and Caps, for
 merly $1.25 to $5, now S9c to $S.4S Trimmed Millinery, formerly $3 to
 $50, now .... .9Sc to $lO Dolls at Half Prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-27

Farmer want Ads. One Cent 1. -
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11
Notice to City Tax Payers.

S. H. Montgomery, City Assessor
came and filed the Real and Personal
Assessment Rolls for the year 1916,
and it is ordered that he make publ
GATOR of the law direct, giving notice
to the property owners that they may
come and examine said assessment
Rolls and that at the October term
1916, of this Council, the Mayor and
Councilmen will take the duty of ex.
aiming said Rolls and proceed te
make such changes and alterations or
said Rolls as in their judgment may
seem just and proper.
No changes will be made IN the
Rolls after the October meetings have
closed and all assessments will stanG
as ordered by the Council.
All property owners who have any
adjustments to make on the Assess
ment of their property are hereb,
urged to present same at said Octo
Der meetings of the Council.
Filed this the 9Th day of Sept, 1916
Approved: G. L. RAY, Mayor.
Attest; S. H. Montgomery, Clerk.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11
City Ordinance.

An Ordinance Repeating an Ordinance
entitled Gan Ordinance in Rela-
ton to Contracts by the City of
Greenwood, MISS" being Ordi-
nance No. 48O, and Recorded in
Ordinance Book of the City Of
Greenwood, Page 272:
Section. l. Be it ordained by the
Council of the City of Greenwood that
Ordinance No. 4SO, entitled "An Ordi-
nance in Relation to Contracts by the
City of Greenwood, Miss" recorded in
Ordinance Book of the City of Green
wood, at page PIP, approved on the
l4th day of March, 1905, be, and the
the same is hereby, repealed.
Section 2. That for cause shown,
this ordinance shall take effect and
De in force from and after it's passage
The foregoing ordinance, or resolu.
lion, was first reduced to writing, read
~ the Clerk, and considered by sec.
lions by the Council Of the City OF
Greenwood, Mississippi, at a regular
,ublic meeting, and adopted by a yea
md nay vote. Councilmen Ray, Ell.
lott and Baird voting yea.
Approved, this the 9Th day of Aug.
lst, 1916. G. L. RAY, Mayor.
ittest: S. H. Montgomery, Clerk.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11
THE CORN BELT.

Like the young lady's waistline, the corn belt
moves erratically from time to time, and because
it is located at one place this year is no dependable
aupury that it will be located in the same place
next year. Some years ago the corn belt ran
through Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, and the three
rs were looked upon as the particular home OF the
Gcorn field. Later on the belt moved through Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota, where
the corn crib was the pride of these states. OW-
ing to the capriciousness of the seasons or the
geographical changes in agriculture, the corn belt
moved from the Middle West to Louisiana, Ten
nessee, Georgia, Alabama and Texas, and for some
time this great food staple found an abiding place
in these states, says the Memphis News Sclmltar.
AT the present time the Northwest claims the
honor, and Oregon and Montana are the corn-pro-
ducing states. The corn belt in this respect does
not mean where the greatest acreage is planted,
but where the returns per acre are greatest. II
we once can have a rivalry between sections the
production of corn will rapidly increase, because
in none of the corn states is the soil made to pro-
duce it's full capacity. Tennessee is a great corn
state, and corn is the chief and most important
crop that we raise; yet Tennessee could very cas-
ily double it's production, without increasing it's
acreage, by proper care and cultivation. The ex-
perimental farms, agricultural schools and the
boys corn clubs are teaching a valuable lesson
and increasing the output of this splendid food
product at a rapid rate. If the fields now planted
in corn were cultivated to the limit of productivity
enough would be raised to feed the world.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11
DO 1T BEFORE WINTER.

Paint up your house, repair the leaks in the
roof, put the caves troughs in proper condition,
and make any other repairs necessary. 1t is your
castle, the place where your happiest moments are
spent, and a winter of pleasure will be assured II
yor attend to these things now. Your wife wants
you to do it, whether she tells you so or not.
Clean out your well and see that it is in SAM
tary condition. The health Of your family should
be your first consideration. And then, too, it
saves doctors bills.
Perhaps you need a walk or two around the
house, or leading to the front gate, or to the barn,
or elsewhere. Build it. Women should not be
compelled to spend five or ten minutes scraping
mud off of their feet every time they step out OF
doors, for it is an uncomfortable Job in cold winter
months.
Inspect your fences and make necessary re-
pairs. 1t is more pleasant to do it now than to
freeze your ingres in the dead of winter. You
know it from experience.
Don't forget your stock. If there are any
holes in the sides of yoUr barn, repair them, too.
A shivering animal docs not think much of its
owner, and neither do INST people.
Get your neighbors t gether and look over the
public schhool. The 20 lng people do not under
stand so well the necessity Off proper ventilation
and sanitary measures. But they like comfort
and plenty of fresh air. You did yourself, not so
long ago.
Get busy on the roads. They need it, and
you need the results of better ones. Just how
would you like to be a horse, and strain every mus
Gle in an endeaver to pull a load through a lot of
sticky mud the long and wearsome road to town
and back? Wouldn't like it, would you? Neither
does the horse.
Go after the town officials and have that hole
in the walk repaired, instead Of walking around
it every time you pass along the street. If they
can't see it of their own accord it is time they had
it pointed out to them. Do it yourself.
Make up your mind to go to church occa-
sionally this winter. Make up your mind now
and live up to the make. 1t won't hurt the church
and it will do you a world of good.
Do a lot of other things now that when winter
comes you will wish you had done in the summer
months.
Don't leave anything until tomorrow, for to-
morrow you may be dead and then you will get
the credit of doing things that others leave
undone.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11
A RACE WAR THREAT IN OHIO.

In the South where most of the negroes live
most of the lynchings occur, but in Lima, Ohio,
where a few negroes live, the white people have
proved themselves to be Of the same common clay
Of which Southrn white men are made.
That was a rather disgraceful affair last week,
when a mob got after a negro so, the usual
crime" The sheriff spirited the negro away, but
the mob surrounded the jail, overpowered the
guards, broke into the sheriff home, scared his
little doas liter to death, and caused him and his
family to flee For thcii lives.
The mob then went to !, clock tower where a
negro had been found and ~lyntlc1 twenty years
ago, and failing to find the suspected criminal,
discovered the sheriff in hiding in the Elks' home.
The news dispatches say he was taken to a prin-
cipal street, a rope put over his head, and the mob
threatened to hang him, until with his clothes
torn. and blood streaming from a dozen cuts, he
agreed to lead them to the place of the negro's
concealment. When the mob got there it discov-
cred that the man had been removed by the gov
ernor's order.
The next day Governor Willis was asked for
state troops to control the situation because the
authorities feared a race war. Special deputies
patrolled the streets to prevent the formation of
another mob. Negroes were warned to stav in
their homes and many of them left the CITY,
This happened in the North, and is to be con-
demned, just as similar acts are condemned nv
the people of the nation when they happen in the
South. Such acts are unfortunate, but they do
occur, and the problem Of the right thinking ele-
ment is to 40 what they can to prevent them.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Il Shakespeare said something about the plorv
and the nothing of a name, and Pat Calhoun Of
illustrious ancestry, who occupied a large snace
IN the railroad life of Georgia, and afterwards of
pan lanclsco' confessed the other day in New
l ~ .lia, MS en'sie worldly possessions were rep
80 [aee Wy one live,aoliar Dill: AT one time he
va ia.eu as being fourteen ines a millionaire
g. a..el sne present storm IS over 1t may be that
about him to help him along. e
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11
Do you want to see this town grow? Do Won

Do you want to see this town grow? Do Won
want to see more money in circulation here? Do
you want more of that money yourself? Then
stop kicking and get out and push. If YOU see
a defect, help remedy it instead of complaining.
Do something yourself instead of leaving every.
thing for others to do. This town is and ALWAYS
will be what we make it, Just as the live wire
communities are what their own live wires make
them. You can't cultivate corn with a dead
horse, and you can't make a live town by simnIv
telling others what they ought to do.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11
GRAVEL.

For cement walks or road
beds. See sample at Business
League. Rich in quality, bounti
full in quantity. A few hundred
feet from Malmaison Station
sidetrack, on Southern Railway.
w. L. RAY,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Tradesman (who has been at the telephone
for a quarter Of an hour, to his apprentice)-
Here, William, take the receiver, as long as my
wife is talking to me. You don't need to make
any reply; Only when she asks, Are you still
there, James?' say Yes Amelia, DEAR"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

The News-Scimitar expresses the force of
character of President Wilson by suggesting a
comparison that is not at all odious when it says
when anyone doubts President Wilson'S capacity
for handling different problems they should place
his picture beside that of Andrew Jackson and see
how closely the orthodox North of Ireland Jaws
resemble each other"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Those little news items coming up from Green
wood, Miss, and contiguous points, to the effect
that cotton is selling at % cents the pound, ex-
plain why Editor Gillespie concluded to change
MS weekly Commonwealth into a bright and pros
porous daily.-Memphis News Scimitar.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Inc systematic fight against Pellagra is hav-
ing It's effect in Mississippi, late reports, of phy-
slcans and health officers showing a material de-
crease IN the humber Of cases of the disease re-
ported. ~ ~
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

LIE IS fraught with many things that g(1c
chill the nature Of her optimistic individuai.h |SlS
sf4Hefrlayall Of condolences will frost a man qIik~TeTr
I6an anything. However some things tfansbire
Nlasl nave the sernblance Of deception from the
sGlIsce, yet when the truth is fully known nd
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Greenwood merchants are now ready for bust
ness. They have the goods, they have the prices,
they are here to help us all. Watch the offerings
as presented to the public through the advertis-
ing columns Of the Daily Commonwealth.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Try it for a day. Give a cheerful word To
everyone you see from the time you awake until
you go to sleep at night. Then note the change
in your own feelings.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

=: The Philadelphia newspapers will be reduced
IN size as a result of a meeting held by the news
paper publishers, who seem to be taking time by
the 1%orelock, and demonstrates that the old CITY is
not as sleepy as people think it,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Inc young man who begins to battle with the
world with a well defined purpose in view, who
never swerves who sticks to it, and who struggles
TO accomplish this definite purpose, may be count
ed among the big men of the future.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11
When you see or hear of a GOOD THING n,,sh

Hu When you see or hear of a good thing. na,sh II
along, says an exchange. Push hard and Keen m
pushing for your town by following such a course.
~ mas us erect on the outside world and it ind. ,e !.
other local citizens to follow your lear. ma, 4
pushers can do some things and can ace,,mt on e.
g few results, but it requires the effort of a ,a 4 : Il
4eople to make a dent in the world. let's alIua,t
nysvsnct Gnu MAKE q dent. hyth.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

10 you know-New York's Commissioner Of
License insists that hand organs must he t,ned
before he will license the peddler or his monIev
or his music. "' hnohheN
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11
FOR SALE,

FUR SALE.
Ore Of the most desirable residences
IN West River Front in Greenwood.
Lot 10Ox425 feet, running through from
the River to Strong Ave. Servant and
other outhouses. Will sell at a bargain.
Apply to S. R. COLEMAN.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

)ESIRABLELOTS AND DWELLING
FOR SALE.
Two lots fronting River Front, just
west of Cotton street; also the new
six DON dwelling on Market street
just west of Cotton street.
For further particulars apply at
Presbyterian Manse, 401 West River
Front.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Cotton is beginning to move and will be NOV
ing last during the next few weeks and with high
prices all lines OF business should begin to show
increased activity. The indications are for a good
business season in Greenwood all the winter.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Germany has placed an embargo on tobacco
except when imported from Turkey. That is the
last straw. The American tobacco trust will 500
that the Allies win the war now,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

ohlna mas good reason to suspect Japan, IF
a country had done us like the Japs have done tho
Chlnks the nations of the world would soon he one
less. = W one
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Inc Allies claim to have taken twenty villages
rom tne leutons in the recent offensive, but whv
SHOULD the Germans worry? Whose were thew?
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

russia owns one-seventh of all the land in tbo
world, and Great Britain owns all the water Pnt
why weep, you can own a house and LOT in tb;s
town and dig a ' we'll. ~ 'A'S
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

Railroad statistics estimate that the e;ob+-
hour law passed by Congress will increase fra;aht
rates two and a half per cent. Do you ever trave1
by freight? ''i 'i@Ve'
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

If you can't stay on this earth forever, at
least leave a record for something behind you.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-11

After we succeed in eradictino or nro,,or+;a.
typhoid fever something ought to he done 70 nra
went the usual crop fatalities in automobile races.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21
The Coffee Cup In Persia.

The expression ITO give a cup OF cot
fee has in Persia Il somewhat omi-
nous significance. This is due to the
fact that the coffee cup is one recog-
nlZed medium for conveying poison.
Some years ago the governor Of .Aspa-
dana, having long been at daggers
drawn with the chief of Il powerful
mountain tribe. determined in this way
to put an end to all trouble. He pro-
1esSed to entertain a great degree of
friendship and esteem for the chieftain
and invited him y visit him at his pal
ace. The chief @unSuspiciously came,
accompanied by his tive young sons.
For Il week they We're royalty enter
tanned. But at last one morning when
the chief came into his hosts presence
he vas coldly received. and an attend-
ant soon stepped forward with single
cup OF coffee in his hand. which he Of
fered to the guest. The latter could
not fail to understand that he was
doomed. Ireteuing, however, steel to
poison, he declined the cup and was
thercupun. at Il signal from his host,
stabbed to death.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21
Frills and Fancies In Woman's Sphere
HOW TO SMOCK.
Better to Practice on Dimity Before
You Tackle a Silk Garment.

Better to Practice on Oimity Before
You Tackle a Silk Garment.
Crossbarrcd dimity is best to learn to
smock on, as the lines are a great help
in preparing the work. There should
be about three spaces to an inch. The
part to be shocked must first he gath
cred into tucis of evcn size with black
thread. After some practice these
spaces can be measured with the eye,
but at first the c%rOssbarrcd or dotted
material Is Il big help and time saver.
After gathering with strong black
thread as many rows half an inch
to be shocked the garment is ready
for the actual shocking.
Mercerizcd floss in medium weight in
double thread is the best cotton to
use. The twisted cotton single is also
effective for coarse work. This floss
holds its color and comes in attractive
shades. The stitches are made very
much like the feathcrstitch and have
III sA1I1G IlNlllDtI VI NlIlItlOIlS. i lC
featherStitch is done toward the sewer,
whereas shocking is worked away
from the sewer. Every time q new
stitch is taken one picks up q tuck
previously made by the black hastings.
After some practice it will be easy to
pick up just the right amount of ma
terial from each tuck, but everything
depends upon the evenness of the space
ing i'll the beginning. The different
stitches are made by changing the
thread from II side of the needle to
the other, just as in Misunderstanding.
The combination of stitches with them
selves and with each other is so end
less that no two garments need ever
be alike. and the combining Of colors
and materials makes this work very
fascinating.
1t is possible to buy patterns for
shocked dresses for adults and chill
drcn. 1t should also be noted that
! shocking will take two and a half
times as much material as will appear
when the work is done-that is, in or
der to obtain half a yard of shocked
material Il yard and a quarter must be
used. Or course this can be gathered
up into a smaller space or stretched
to a larger one, but that is the average.
The materials used for a grown per-
sons dress must be soft, for the full
ness around the waist will not look
we'll in sitter materials. \ soft veil
ing silk and even chiffon are best
adapted for this kind Of garment. The
advantages of shocked dresses for chill
drcn's wear are numerous. The full
ness will leave room for growth, and
the dresses may be Worn for a long
time.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21

When he was discharged and
Went home his little on, Bob, asked
him if he had killed any one.
why TO you ask that, Bobbie:'
said his father.
"Cos if you didn't l don't see what
you went to the war for"
well, l don't believe l killed a sim
gle man. At any rate, ii l did l didn't
know it. At one time we were pour
and | could see them droppin' here,
there. everywhere. 1t didn't trouble
me at all. Now l think Of it there
was not one of those poor fellows
whose death or woundin' filed me
with any feclin' except exhilaration.
1t Was like shootin' at Il flock of birds.
And yet every n OF 'em had II or
more persons at home to grieve for
him if they knew what had happened.
But there was one KILN that did
trouble me, and l reckon Ill never for
get it. l was detailed at rcgimental
headquarters. At one time when
there was a lull in the fightin' and
the men were beautifyin' the trenches
the c%olonel's daughter came over from
England. She said she had come to
be u nurse. But it didn't turn out that
way. She was Il chippery little gal
with a winnin' smile, and nobody that
came near her could resist her. One day
"'Ordcrly. You look like Il kind
hearted nan. Don't you want to do
nc Il favor
I'm course l do, miss. What shall
it be-
Take a note for me to q l%eftenant in
the trenches Il few miles to the south
"'Supposin' the colonel calls for me
while I'm away"
"'Thatll be all right. Ill tell papa
that you have gone away OH my ac-
count
Miss Gladys was ridin' a bay horse
that her father had got for her. His
name was Fox. She told me to take
Fox. and before l started she handed
me a bit of paper With the message
written on it. 1t wasn't sealed. Miss
Gladys told me to read it after l had
left her and if | lost it to tell it to the
l%eftcnant. AS o 0 as l got away from
her l read the paper, and what do you
suppose the message was? Why, moth.
in but "A thousand Kisses
Il didn't mind that there was moth
in more important about it. JUS,
kept II. and when | got to the trencl
where l was to find the le%ftenant'>
regiment it had gone off with Il force
days-to fight the Germans. l didn',
know that he could even read them
kisses at the front, but Id promised