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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
BONAPARTE .

Tho last letters written from St.
 Helena state that Bonaparte enjoyed
 very good health. although the great
 humidity of the climate and the fre-
 quent dense fogs do not permit him
 to take as much exercise on horseback
 as he Is deSirous of. In this execer-
 able island, he says there is neither
 sun or moon to be seen, and he has
 given 1t the name of Isle de Brouil-
 lard. He sometimes rides out in the
 mornings; on. one of these occasions,
 in passing a field where some men
 were ploughing, he ahghted, and took the direction of the plough handle for the length of the field, and on re- turning. drove the team the same dis tance, remarking that it was very fa- tigutng employment He received the
 intelligence of Nurat's death with considerable fortitude, and appeared only anxious to know whether he had been killed in battle or not-neither was it possible to discover from his manner whether the information pro- duced any impression on his mind. the short distance be- tween Longwood and Jamestown it was commonly reported at the latter place, that he broke out in the most violent invectives on hearing, and probably such has been the account to England. When he was Informed of the death of Marshall Ney. he observed that he was brave man. a very brave man. Such per- sons as the Admiral approves of have now authority to visit at Longwood by applying to Marshall Bertrand who resides at Hutts Gate, about a mile from Longwood. for a pass to enter the gateaL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
SURE QUALITY AND
 SERVICE

for the purchase of diamonds and jew elry few are able to rely on their own appreciation of values. We want you to know the advant- ages of buying your tewe1ry where you can be absolutely sure of quality and service without having to pay for that assurance moro than a reasonable profit.
 We solicit your patronage on the merit of our goods and the fairness of our prices.
 We ask you to investigate for your self and know us through your per- sona1 experience.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30

The Leyland line steamship Angli- can arrived at Boston from London.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
RECORD PROVES
 ROBUSTNESS OF
 6. Q. P.'S CLAIMS
Democratic Party Has Shown Conclusively Base
 lessness of Threats.

Political Correspondence of The
 Farmer.)
 All the rest of the modern world is in upheaval, America enjoys the highest prosperity in its history. We have escaped the abyss by only a narrow margin. A hasty word or di- plomatic action and we should have entered hostilities the end of which no man can dream. President Will son through all these trying days has steered a plain course of neutrality, sanity, and adherence to information al law. At the same time '.ur con- tentfons have been persistently tol- lowed up and have been Secm ed. We owe our peace and our prosperity to the man in the White House.
 Never before have the workers of the country had such, large wages. and never have the industries pros pered so richly. The beauty of it all Is that this prosperity has not come as the result of yielding to the power of wealth. A firm and fesolute course has been maintained toward those avaricious forces that would lay tribute on the common people. Once these powers realized that there was a firm and fearless man at Washington, they submitted to the FN l
 They accepted the situation and went ahead with just as much enter prise as ever in the palmy days of the so-called Republican prosperity. they proved that their threats of Democratic panics and de- pressions were mere bluff, designed merely to secure the kind. of govern ment that would be most favorable to capitalistic interests.
 The Democratic party sympathfzes with the worker in the field, the fac trry and the mine. It is more con cerned to add to their well being than to the millions of the rich. It Is the Democratic party that has se- cured labor legislation, sanitary pro- lection of. workshops,/ safeguards thrown about child labor and wo- mems work. The majority of the Republican party always opposed these advances.
 It seems .unthinkable that the | country, looking at this superb rec ,rd of achievement, can ever go back l on this administration that has creat- ed a new era of human progress
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
U. s. CONSULAR AGENTS NEED HIGHER SALARIES

Washington, Oct. 30.-Urgent need of financial assistance for American con- in Europe. obliged. because of the greatly increased cost of living since the war to pay three times or more normal peace time prices for food stuffs and personal necessities is shown in reports received almost daily by the state department. Almost without exception these show. that what was regarded before the war as a suitable compensation is hardly large enough to provide food and ne- cessities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
FTTY YEARS AGO.
oATHOI1C FAIR

Inc fair now being held for the
 benefit of the new Catholic church
 on Golden htu will close this evening. AS this is the last opportunity per
 sons win have of attending the fair, and as afl ths articles will be dis posed of tonight. large crowd is ex- 'pected at Washington hall
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
BRIDGEPORT As T WAS
 10O950l20-YEARS AGO (Taken from the Files of The Evening Farmer)
100-50- -20-YEARS AGO

quence draw out quite a crowd. We also hear that two other Bridgeport horses, Justice and Rocket are match cd to trot for $500, to come off on next Saturday. As the last named horses are evenly matched and noted for their speed an exciting trot may be expected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
LAST DAY OF GRACE

Tomorrow is the last day of grace allowed to taxpayers under the new law. On and after the first day of November, the assessors are required to add 10 per cent to the list of every man who fails to make a return with in the time prescribed by law. Those who have neglected to attend to this business, have now no time to lose-if they desire to save themselves from the 10 per cent. penalty.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31
THE STATE OF WAR.

1t has been several weeks since we reviewed
fer our leaders the progress OF the naIions on
their Inherent fronts OF war. Beginning with the
Balkan states, we viii remark that the SITUATION u
nunlan4a appears critical, because the Germans
have captured the leading passes on the north, ana
have taken the Observation-Disclosures railroad.
lney POSSESS the great bridge at Cernavoda as
well as the only humanlan harbor on the Black
Sea. Russian aid is thus rendered difficult and
the Way is ready tor a drive at the heart OF the
kumanlan nation, its capital, Bucharest, from
both moth and south. Inc two German armies
are about $50 miles apart.
Along the Verdun front the French struck the
Teutons a heavy blow last week and regained con-
siderable ground near Fort Douaumont, where the
Germans struggled for advantage more than a
month. That IS a good gain for the French and
has a lair moral erect.
On the Somme front no important happening
has occurred. On the Eastern front nothing OF
Importance has taken place but the fighting here
has been favorable to the Central Powers. On
the Macedonian front the Serbians have made
small gains and the Italians from Avlona have
joined forces with them, making a continuous
front of $50 miles for the armies there.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31
OCTOBER 81 IN HISTORY.

1849-A remarkable meteoric stone
fell at Charlotte, N. c.
1S50-Queen Isabella opened the Cor
ties at Madrid, in the new pal
ace.
1S64-Nevada, admitted to the Union
as a State.
1S84-A Paris newspaper undertook
on its own account an investi-
cation of the Panama Canal, to
ascertain the truth of de Les
sep's for delay in the
completion of the work.
18S8-The first legislature of the
Northwest Territories met at
Regina.
1398-The United States Peace Com
missioners presented to Spain
the demand of the United
States for the Philippines.
1912-The Bulgarians defeated the
Turks in a great two days bat
tie neal Lule Burgas.
1914-British cruiser Hermes sunk by
German submarine in the
Straits of Dover.
Panama Canal closed for a Sec
ond time because of slides.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31
TO BE CHAOTIC.

Advices from Mexico are not very reassuring.
The fact that Gen. Carranza's wife and the wife
of his leader are in TINS country on a pleasure
tour lends confirmation to the umors of the
fall of the First Chieftlan.
Gen. Villa, if such he can be called, appears to
be taking the offensive with success and the i'm
portant city OF Chlhauhau is supposed to be his
objective. In fact, son dispatches point out that
the Carranza commander is thinking OF ~evacuat-
ing this city of northern Mexico.
These reports practically conclude all chance
of the withdrawal of Gen. Pershing's force. The
National Guard now on the border will probably
be retained there until developments show which
way the wind is blowing in Mexico.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31
WHY NOT NOW?

Probably you know that Christmas is coming.
No doubt you know what all the more popular
city retail shops will be like two months hence.
You will have to struggle for a place at the coun-
ter; and then you will probably get the divided at
tention OF a weary and distracted clerk VINO, very
likely, has been taken on as an extra hand for the
rush season and cannot tell you wnat you want to
know about the article you have in mind. The
streets will be crowded; likewise the street cars.
Christmas shopping six weeks before Christ
mas is a pleasant adventure; a week before, it is
a hard trial; a day before, it is a calamity. Usu-
ally it is mere lazlness that puts it off.
In ten years there has been a marked change
in Christmas shopping habits, brought about by
constant appeals to the public. Yet hundreds of
thousands OF employees in city shops still look
forward to Christmas Week pretty much as the
boys in the trenches await the order to charge.
Among saespeople, delivery men and bookkeep-
ers the holiday onslaught still leaves a ~cyclonic
trail Of wrecked nerves. Like every other bad
habit, once it is broken the victim wonders why
he suffered from it so long. Do your Christmas
shopping now and you will never again wait until
near Enthusiastically Evening Post.
The above suggestions are applicable to
Greenwood and every other city and town in the
country, and The Daily Commonwealth hopes
it's many readers will heed the "shop early" slo-
gan by beginning to do their Christmas buying
now,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31
HALLOWEEN TONIGHT.

Tonight will be celebrated throughout the
entire country as Halloween, 1t is the time when
the witches are supposed to drive their broom
stick steeds and the jack ~olantern makes wicked
eyes at one and the black cat brings the omen of
good luck. The Halloween party is becoming
more and more an institution until this year it is
stimate that over $2,0O0,O 900 will be spent on
this particular form of entertainment and the
novelties that accompany it. 1t is particularly a
night when lovers seek to find out one another's
secrets, attempting to discover if there is a third
parry" to wreck their happiness.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31
HUGHES IN INDIANA.

Indianapolis, Oct. 31.-(By Union
Associated Press. )=-Teday and tomor-
row MI. Hughes will spend in Indiana,
Which Is considered one of the doubt
fal states, The campaign managers
IN Indiana have assured the Republic
can Nominee, hewaveF, that with the
aid OF the Progressives, he will win
next Tuesday. Other cities to be Wis
tied before Mr.. Hughes starts for New
York, where he is due on Thursday,
are Bedford, Columbus, Washington,
Evansville, vincennes. Sullivan, Lin.
ten, Bloomington and Terre Haute.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS.

Congratulations 60 today to:
Secretary of the Treasury William
G. McAdoo, So years old today.
Dowager Queen Louise of Denmark,
IS years old today.
Mrs. Tom Thumb, Countess Magri,
rs years old today.
Gen . A. B. Aleshire, former quar-
termaster general, U. S. A., 60 years
old to.lay.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31
A SHORT VISIT TO SHILOH,
Editor Daily Commonwealth:

Editor Daily Commonwealth:
!. Some years ago l visited Corinth by
special request of General Albert Sid
ney Johnston, General Braxton Bragg
and General P. T. Beauregard. We
were quite a party, about $4,000, and
Corinth could not entertain us, so we
entertained ourselves. After exchang-
ing courtesies of the magnificent Mis-
sissippi autumn, we called at a vii
lage called, at that time, Monterey,
some eleven miles out toward the
Tennessee River. l was requested to
bring a guard to headquarters, an old
storehouse, and in it were laid plans
for receiving 100000 Northern
friends, who also were on their way
to Corinth.
{ On Sunday morning, Nov. 9th,
1862, we opened our arms to receive
them, but instead of meeting us, they
began ~receding, and we continued to
extend our courteous presentation of
arms for two days. On the morning
of the 9Th we were formed in line on
the Pittsburg landing road, and we
had a conversation with General AL
bert Sidney Johnston, and his remarks
were so impressive and interesting
that we kept silence. He said this,
Soldiers, General Beauregard says be
sure to aim about the knee and you
will be sure to get them, and if you
do, tonight we will not have an enemy
on this bank Of the Tennessee" We
inferred that they would all be killed,
wounded OF captured. This was our
last conversation with the general.
Every movement was favorable for
the two days, but unfortunately Cen
eral Johnston fell at the Peach Or
chard, or received his mortal wound
there, and a gloom was cast over the
whole army.
The ragged, hungry Confederates
never slackened their pace for the two
days until ordered to halt on the
evening Of the second day, when we
had all the Federal troops crowded on
- L
and under the banks of the Tennessee
taken the bloody sand and
Hornets Nest, at which Blue and
Gray bled until the water crimsoned
with human gore. Think of it! $4,000
men laid down their lives on Shiloh's
CHASTITY, CORY field. Then after wait
ing some time for orders to make the
final charge, which never came, we
ordered to retreat toward
Corinth,
All the battlefield Is a magnificent
Park with some grand
monuments dotting where Northern
and Southern blood was poured out.
spent a whole day in an auto with
Brother J. E. Cunningham, driven by
Miss Ida Estes Hendricks, who was
familiar with this immense park, and ,
'ook the greatest pleasure in giving !
is this wonderful and agreeable
Every Mississippian should certain {
Y visit this park at tho unwilling Of {
'ur great monument next spring. The !
j.. D. c. have this monument we'll
lnder way and it will be worth while ,
any Mississippian to be present at !
ne unwilling, Of which notice will be I
'iven in due time. {
One Of the boys,
H. H. ESTES. {
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31
THE DANGER OF ILLITERACY.

1t is gratifying to note that the tendency of
the age is setting more strongly to a general ed
ucation OF the youth OF the land. Many states,
unable to solve the educational problem in any
other way, have passed compulCc-y school laws,
and in some localities these ale De4ng enforced.
Needless to say that where sucn IS the case the
results are most gratifying.
Still there are many sections OF our country
where this is not the case-many sections where
ignorance is still at a premium.
This should not be-. No child should ever be
permitted to reach maturity being given the
ground work of a liberal education.
There can be no greater menace to the safety
of this republic than that Of ignorance. 1t is IA
Their OF CRIME and the mother of treason.
OF late we have been deluged with argument
for national preparedness. To our way OF think
ing the most effective preparedness that this ma
ton could attain to would be to see that every
child within it's borders is lifted above the soul
paralyzing slough of ignorance. 1t would be
worth more than the entire heavy ordnance of
the Kaiser or all the dreadnaught of Britain.
"Vox populi, vox DEL" is indeed a noble SEN
timent, but it is true only in so far as the voice
OF the people is the voice of an enlightened, in
telligent people. 1t were a mockery Of an omnis-
Gent God to suppose otherwise.
Let us as a people awake to the great fact
this land can never be what the Creator in
tended it should be until our people are all intelli-
gent, educated, well-informed citizens.
There are few social or political problems of
which education is not the sure solution,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

The opoinion of Gen. Rawlinson, the right
hand man OF Sir Douglas Haig, the British com.
mander, is that the German front can be broken
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

According to the Providence Journals secre
sources OF information, Capt. -Boy-Ed devised ane
bossed the German U-boat raid off our coast,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Brltain's foreign secretary favors a combine
OF neutral nations to prevent future wars, but moi
one to end this war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

In extending its ban on shipments of meat from
the U. S, Great Britain handed our meat barons
a hard swat, but haven't heard any expressions
OF sympathy for them from meat consumers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Including the three assassinated, the average
age OF our Presidents at death has been SO. This
seems to queer the idea that worry shortens life,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Dollar Day" is quite popular with advertisers
OF many cities, but it will not justify anybody's
trying to make election day one, with ballots for
the bargains.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

AS a nation, we have 40 per cent. more gold
than when the war started, yet there are some
OF US who haven't a cent more,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Carranza has authorized negotiation for a
$1,000 900 loan in the u. S., but no American
banker has yet authorized anybody to say he
would put up any part Of it.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Anyway, leaders Of organized labor are leay-
ing no stone unturned to deliver it's votes to
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Woody frankly admits he is not expecting
Charlie to get a chance to mess up things.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

= Hope the threatened car famine isn't lust an.
otner excuse to continue the lacking up.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Hope this Washington guy suing old Doc Cook
for $2,787.02, for atmosphere" furnished him
Arctic presumably-isn't dependent on the money
ior his Christmas furnishings. '
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

We've experts galore, but not one of them is
explaining why. we are paying more for home
produced necessities than are the people of some
OF the countries at war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Sam Gompers no longer claims to be trying
to keep the A. F. of L.. out of politics.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

National guardsmen can't be moved to and
from the border too frequently for the railroads
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Next thing Teddy will be daring Woody to put
on the gloves with him to prove he has a punch.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Tip to topical %poets-time to write a great
spic on "A Grain of Wheat"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Because he's q lunberman is no reason he
has q wooden head, ~ ~
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

! l.. X. always carries a white feather-tc
hand to somebody, and never hesitates to do il.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Though not ~aviators, an unusual number =
politicians are up in the air."
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

in the political game. p'"'
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

On, yea, one thing can still, be brought at Of
prices-postage stamps.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

With the campaign growing it's bound to end
by burning some fingers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Alas, nobody's even promising any relief for
our greatest trouble price-squeezing.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Country will be safe as long as the ballot out
talks money election day.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

! How'd you like to be living in Germany, where
it's now a crime to peel potatoes?
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

Amen" says the dry" candidate to Woody
Let US sober up."
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

There's real confidence and that which il "a,
sumed, and it's hard to tell tother from which.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

II h~alr-triggered women politicians will scra,
hair-puling should be barred. ~
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

his finish.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

ing-CoL House. '"" 'psSA'
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

One form of prohibition could easily sweep tn,
IT guaranteed-of higher grub prices.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

After all, it is usually the silent voters. n,
the s%houters, who elect Presidents. -
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

one thing Of which neither nation, city. no,
can have too much-light.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

When an automobile does a submarine stunt
it's a sign of one or more funerals.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

STRAW votes' don't 60 into the official ballot
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-31

w oAoNONOl IL CllClCl II a tulIU
parry" to wreck their happiness,
Woody frankly admits he is not expecting
Charlie to get a chance to mess up things.
/" Hope the threatened car famine isn't lust an.
otner excuse to continue the lacking up.
Sam Gompers no longer claims to be irving
to keep the A. F.. OF l.. out of politics.
---
Alas, nobody's even promising any relief for
our greatest trouble price-squeezing.
! How'd you like to be living in Germany, where
it's now a crime to peel potatoes?
Tip to topical poets-time to write a great
spic on "a Grain of Wheat"
With the campaign growing it's bound to end
by burning some fingers.
On, yea, one thing can still, be brought at old
~prices-postage stamps.
Country will be safe as long as the ballot out
talks money election day.
Amen says the dry candidate to Woody's,
Let us sober up"
And the heckler, like the straw voter, can see
his finish.
The flag that carries no protection gets no
respect.
Y Straw votes don't 60 into the official ballot