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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21

In HANSON PLAN OF CORN CULTURE


plants should now be from twelve to
eighteen inches high.
PUT half your fertilizer (this being
the first used at alb in the old sweep
furrow on both sides of every other
middle and cover by breaking out this
middle with turn pillow. About one
week later treat the other middle the
same way. Within a few days side
corn in first middle with six.eenth.inch
sweep. Put all your nitrate Of soda
in this furrow. II less than $50
pounds. II more, use one-half OF 1t,
Cover with one furrow Of turn pillow.
then SOW peas in this middle broad.
cast at the rate of at least one bushel
to acre, and finish breaking out.
I'm q few days side corn in other
middle with same sweep, put balance
Of nitrate Of soda in this furfow, IL It
has been divided, cover with turn
pillow, SOW peas, and break out. This
lays by your crop with a good bed and
plenty Of dirt around your stalk. This
should be from June 10th to Goth, un.
less the season is very late, and corr
should be hardly punching for tassel.
Any W S@Aly. MOLc CUfu 10 IulucO
by late plowing than by lack Of plow.
ing. This is when the ear is hurt.
1.-THE stalks thus raised are very
small, and do not require anything
like the moisture even in proportion
to size than is necessary for large,
sappy stalks. They may, therefore, be
left thicker in the row. Large stalks
can not make large yields except with
extremely favorable seasons, for they
cannot stand q lack of moisture. Corn
raised by this method should not be
seven feet high, and the q
should be near the ground"
For Piedmont Section.
For the Piedmont section the VIII
hanson Plan can not be closely fol-
lowed but must be modified. Half Of
the fertilizer should be applied before
planting. The other half should be
applied not later than when corn is
knee high. The nitrate of soda should
then be applied when the corn is waist
high.
Raise Corn A. War Measure
In response to the. call fer food sup
plies in view Of war conditions, the
farmer should plant sas large
a crop Of corn as possible. He should
literally and cultivate thor
SO that maximum crops may
be produced. It is recommended that
500 to 900 pounds of fertilizer be
applied on Piedmont soils and from
800 to 1000 to coastal plain soils.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21

Not an Expansionist.
He-Then there is nj hope for met
She-Not a hope.
He-But you admit you love me.
She-YOu have said 1t.
He-Then why do you refuse to mar
~ me?
She-Lack Of confidence.
Hem me?
She-No; in my ability to support I
husband properly.
l STILL HAVE A FEW TONS OF
WEBER SO COTTON SEED LEFT
FOR SALE.
= W. M. PETEET.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21
ASTER

The aster Is certainly one of the
most satisfactory of the annual flower.
ing plants. The great variety In its
size, color, form, and season of bloom
ing makes 1t 0 most satisfactory plant
for supplying cut flowers. In fact.
many Of the improved sorts produce
flowers equal in form and size to some
of the better sorts Of chrysanthemums.
The range Of color presented In this
group Is n of It's chief merits.
Strange us 1t may appear, the plant
world is not very well supplied with
blue flowers possessing characters
which render them suited to domestic
or commercial SEES In the aster, how
ever, r found many shades of blue
and purple and for this reason, if
for no other, the aster should prove
an attractive decorative plant. The
habit Of growth adapts the aster not
only to close planting for cut bloom,
but some forms are robust, tall-grow-
ing plants, well adapted for use In an
h%erbaceOus border where late bloom
and careless effects are desired. The
more coInpact-growing, large-flowered i.
forms are most desirable for cut
blooms, while the tall-growing, open
types are most useful in wild gardens
or for screens, The wild aster faster
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21

%'Agronomist Oh i09 nov"
to The Farm Service Bureau
.ho,t methods of corr culture it ia
..,.idered advisable to- recommend the
w;liamson method to farmers In the
.o.,tal region or those who have sandy
,o.ro soils. The following is an out.
N. Of the method in Mr. Williamson's
own words:
.preak the land broadcast during the
inter. using a two horse pillow or,
s..tsr. a disc pillow. Bed with turn.
/, ,,ov six.toot rows, leaving a five-inch
hslk. When ready to plant, break
this out with a scooter. Plow deeply
!, the bottom of this furrow, using a
nike with wing taken off. Ridge then
an this furrow with same pillow still
going deep. Run the corn planter on
this ridge, dropping one grain every
Ave or six inches.
.Plant early. as soon as frost dan.
ser is past. Early planting is espe-
sally needful on very rich lands
where stalks, can not otherwise be
tent from growing too large.
aCiye the first working with . har-
INV or any pillow that will not cover
the plant. For second working use
tan or twelve inch sweep. Corn should
not be worked again until the growth
has been so retarded, and the stalk
40 hardened that it will never grow
tao large. This is the most difficult
point in the whole process. Expert
ence and judgment are required to
know lust how much the stalk should
he stunted, and plenty of nerve is re-
ouired to hold back your corn when
vour neighbors, who fectilized at plant
ing time and cultivated rapidly, have
eorn twice the size Of yours.
"Vvhen you are convinced that your
corn has been sufficiently Inundated,
ycu may begin 70 make the ear. The
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21

The Touch oblique.
I like to heal a funny yarn, y
Blu listen to my sorrow
When he who tells it Says: please LEND
Ne fifty till tomorrow"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21
oalIIardia.'

flowers we'll, and keep fresh as cut
flowers for a long time when placed in
water.
The annual gaillardlas are all propa-
gated readily from seeds own in tile
open, but earlier flowers will be Sc
cured by sowing seeds in a hotbed
and transplanting the plants TO the
open as soon as killing frosts have
passed. In either case the blooming
plants should not stand closer than
~ or II inches. They grow and bloom
best when fully exposed to sua and
cir, and when planted on a fertile
but light and well-draiDed soil.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21
GAILLARDIA

In the gaillardias are, found both
annual and perennial plants Offering
q wide selection Of varieties and a
p%rofusion Of bloom over q long period.
The blooming period begins early and
continues late in autumn. They are
we'll adapted to mixed borders and are
very satisfactory as cut flowers. The
stems are of good length, carry the
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21
Reminiscent indulgence.

Retrospection may be defined as
that form Of reminiscent indulgence
that enables one to swell up like .
strutting turkey sobbler when he
thinks Of the good deeds he performed
in the year behind him until he passe.
to the vast palpitating mass Of NEAR
ness that he put over during the same
pegiod.-Houston Post
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21
Alaskan Gold Mines.

The first gold mining In Alaska was
b the Juneau gold belt. More than
(so,0o0,000 worth of gold has been pro-
duced from this region. Most Of this
gold has been taken from the mines
near Juneau.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21

+. Mclver Will
liams n, Of Oar
lington, S. c., has
originated a plan
OF corn culture
which has been
a d o d By q
great number OF
farmers residing
in the , Coastal
Plains Of South
Carolina a n d
Georgia with ex-
celIent results.
Since a number
Of in uiries have
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21

Drawing the Line.
"No," said the fussy old bachelor
with the absent hair, I'm not an advo-
cate Of clearinghouse socialism. No,
indeed"
What do you mean by boarding.
house socialism," queried the new
boarder.
cts the kind" explained the t. o. b..
shat gives everybody an equal chance
at the piano."
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-21
- Remove Sssjk.

Cyanide of potassium will reluUvs
oil indelible inks the hase Of which -
nitrate Of silver. Turpenttne or alcG
hol rubbed in hot removes the 4
Inks, using soda and soap freely u
hot water aftnrward
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
WANT TO USE ALIEN
 SEAMEN ON r. s. SHIPS

SAN FRANCISCO June 2.-Recom- mendatiens te congress advocating es- tabl.shment in every port on the Pac- fife coast of training schools for officers and men for the merchant marine and modification of the LaFollette seamen law to permit temporary use of friend " aliens in shipping until a sufficient number of Americans have been train od were to be discussed at a special meeting of delegates from the Associat- ed Chambers of Commerce of the Pac- fife Coast here today
 There are not enough seamen on the Pacific coast to man one battle ship" said O. P. Converse, Seattle Chamber of Commerce member. We have not nearly enough officers or men to meet our needs We want the law amended so that while we are training American seamen we may use friendly aliens in our shipping. always, of course giving Americans first choice"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
BELGIANS BUY RATS TO
 KEEP FROM STARVING

THE HAGUE. June 2.-Part of eigh- ty Belgians who had been deported from Antwerp arrived home wasted by sickness and privations In district near the Dutch border some deported have also been returned. They had been set to work in Bevenen and some of them had been in penal camp be- cause they would not work voluntarily
 There the unwilling were reduced to submission by hunger. To get food, which was sometimes sumggled in, they would pay unheard of prices-2 marks (4S) cents for rat, and as much as 90 marks (S12D for wild goose.
 A Belgian refugee and a German de- serter who came over the frontier to- gether declared that in Germany the temper of the people toward the Bel gians has changed. When deported Belgians were first marched thru Ger man towns the civilians would heap abuse upon them and even make chil- dren throw stones at them. When re- gently convoy of Belgians was march, ed into Dusseldorf the German women cried: Let those people go free"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
CUNARD LINER LOST

NEW YORK, June "A traveller from Europe, arriving here today re- ports the loss of the Cunard liner Eel tria, and states that 5o were missing. The ship was sunk May 5th, being the victim of an unwarned torpedo attack and sank within ten minutes. Twenty of those on board were residents res cued by the Admiralty yacht on May 9th, but the captain, purser and other officers are missing. It is also report ed that the British steamer Maine, sail ing under American charter, and fly ing the American flag was torpedoed without warning but all on board were rescued. From the same source the sinking of the British steamer Corfield is reported from shell fire and torpe- do attacks. Three of the crew were lost, including white American sail or
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
ANARCHISTSON
 STREETS WITH
 LAR.CE:BANNERS
Inscriptions on Banners Say Down with Authority. Long Live Social Revolution" Soldiers and Sail
 ors Join Them. NoArrests Were Made

PETROGRAD, June 2.-Heav- fly armed, large gathering of anarchists pafaded the streets of Nevsky last evening and held meetings at which speeches were made. Today they assembled early and renewed the parade. carrying large banners with the inscriptions in large letters Down with Authority, Long live Social Revolution n.'
 The parade lasted several hours during which several stops were made to allow speakers to address the followers. One of the speakers urged the people to loot the banks. Many soldiers and sailors joined the demonstra- tion. Thus far no arrests have been made.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
GERMANS TRY TIE
 FALSE SIGNAL TRICK
Attempt to Confuse French
 Boats in Battle

PARIS, May 28.-The admiralty has issued the following statement in re- gard to the naval engagement between the French and German destroyers off the coast of Flanders fought May 22.
 According to a fuller report of the engagement May 20 off Flanders bank the enemy, superior in force to the French flotilla, opened fire first, but seeing the French torpedo boats near ing down upon him with the intention of boarding, he retired at high speed to- ward his base. The gun firing lasted for about a quarter of an hour.
 Lieut. Bijot, commanding the Bou- clier, and the navigating officer, were killed Ensign Peyronnet. altho wounded in six places, one wound be- ing serious, took over command dur ing the end of the action, and brought the ship back to Dunkirk.
 cieverly Escape Torpedo
 One of our ships succeeded in avoid ing a torpedo fired against her by skill ful handling. Attempts made by the enemy to throw our ships into confus- ion by false signals failed to work. The French flotilla suffered only slight damage and dominated the adversary who gave up the object with which he set out
 An official statement issued by the French admiralty May 20 said a flotilla of German destroyers had been driven back to it's base by patrol of four French torpedo boats. The German official statement declared that the French craft were repeatedly hit and that the German ships were uninjured ed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
PAT REAGAN FOUND
 DEAD M HIS CABIN

Early last evening some one notified Deputy Marshal Sharpe that Pat Reag- an, miner well-known in this part of Alaska, had not been seen coming out of his cabin where he lived while in town that day. The deputy investigat- ed and found the body cold in death. Both the commissioner and deputy in vestigated into the cause of his death and decided that no inquest was nee essary. He was buried today Reag- an is said to have been about 5 years of age. unmarried, and so far the of fcials have been uable to find any rel atives. On his person money order receipt was found showing that he had sent money to Ireland not long ago.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
A BAD ACCIDENT

The little daughter of MT. and Mrs. R. s. Powell suffered a rather serious accident Thursday night when she fell off the steps of the house, down a bank about fifteen feet landing on the rocks below. Luckily she escaped with no more inujry than cut over the left eye about three inches long. Dr. Myers who is in attendance said today that she was getting along very nicely, having passed a restful night last night. She is only about two years old
 Mrs. Powell will leave Monday on the Princess Sophia accompanied by her little daughter Alice for visit of six weeks or so with friends in Seattle
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
no GIRLS KIDNAPPED
 BY VILLA BANDITS
Hundreds Of His Followers Sur.
 render in Disgust

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex, June g. Official confirmation is received here of a report that, while in Maniquipa district. Villa kidnapped no girls bet ween the ages of 10 and 20 and kept them in his camp while there.
 Twenty of the girls are said to have died in two days as the result of the brutalities of the men.
 A group of IA of his followers, dis gusted at the outrages and discouraged by general conditions surrendered un- der an offer of amnesty.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
BERLIN
 REPORTS
 AVICTORY
Battle Carried Out Almost Exclusively By Artillery
 Fierce Some Places

BERLIN, June 2-.According to the war office statement this morning, the battle that is now in progress in the and the Ypress bend, is being fought almost exclusively by the artillery with gratifying results. The statement adds that the British advance has been checked with extremely heavy losses to the enemy, particularly at Dunnes, where the British resisted most stub- bornly.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
GOVERNMENT BUYS WHITE ELEPHANT
 IN PANAMA VALLEY
Secretary Lane Says Riggs Will Operate Road On Lease For
 The Present

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Secretary Lane announced today that the govern ment had decided to purchase the Tan ana Valley railroad owned by Falcon Joslyn and associates. The agree ment to purchase stipulates that not over three hundred thousand dollars shall be paid for the road. Pending the final transfer, MT. Riggs, in charge of that end of the government rail road will operate the same under a lease
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
ELECTROCUTES SELF
 IN OWN DEATH CHAIR

ROCHESTER,. N. r., June 2.-While experimenting here with device built to resemble an electric chair, Carl P. Van Vechten, 20 son of the president of a large flour milling company, was electrocuted. He sat in the chair at tached chains to his ankles and hand cuffs to his wrists and turned a cur rent on and off by pulling with his teeth a chain fastened to an electric light.
 The chain broke when he turned the current on. He was alone in the house His mother found him dead when she returned home an hour later.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
ASKS RIGHT TRIAL
 FOR FRENCH OFFICERS

PARIS. June 2.-Deputies Jean Hen messy and La Cherpy are responsible fer bill which was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies today to add to the military code g clause whereby general officers guilty of professional faults due to negligence or incapacity must undergo trial by court martial in the same way as naval officers.
 Heretofore general officers charged with errors were removed simply by order of the eommander-in-chief with out having an opportunity to clear themselves. The new bill provides penalties varying from death to dis missal and reprimand
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
OF WAR REDUCES
 CANT0NMENTS
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Men Will Be In
 Europe Before Fall

WASHINGTON. June 2.-The war department this morning announced that plans had been changed in accor- dance with the recommendation made a few days ago by the general staff, which is 10 reduce the number of can comments 10 sixteen, thereby faci'itat- ing the drilling of men. The secre,ary said this morning that it was the r pose of the department to have at least I:uT Europe p,'is'g5s 6e@ore ov W fife flfe-.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
FRENCH U-BOAT SINKS GERMAN
 SEA TERROR
Enemy's Boat Was Just Looking for Trouble and
 Found it Right Handy

ROME, June 2-The French subma- rine Gree, torpedoed and sunk large enemy submarine as it was coming out of Cattaro escorted by torpedo boat destroyers. It is reported that the enemy was seen approaching and under cover of the torpedo boat des- troyer, the French submarine went down and sunk the enemy. The Circe returned to it's base undamaged.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02

AMSTERDAM, June 2.-Emperor William has given to the Hohenzollern museum at Berlin, to be kept in a room devoted to war relics, the gold pen with which he signed the mobil- ization order of July, 1914. Ameri- cans, according to the Exchange Tel egraph Company, offered large sums of money for the historic pen which the Emperor considers one of his most val ued curios
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
LEAVING FOR SUMMER

Among the passengers booked for bound next Monday morning, are Prof. essor and Mrs. W. A. Knox. who are going to Seattle to enter the Univer- sity of Washington for the summer term. MT. Knox has been principal Of schools here the past year and will return with Mrs. Knox and Miss Glen nys Knox for the opening Of the ketch. ikan school this autumn.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
SIX PROVINCES
 IN CHINA REVOLT
 AGAINST COMMENT
Want to Re-instate Yuan Chi Jui As Premier. Speaker of
 Assembly Resigns

PEKIN, June 2.-The provinces of Nganhwei. Pc Chilli, Hupe, Chekiang, Flo Kien and Honan proclaimed inde. pendence this morning and threatened to send an expedition to Peking. Tabg Tang Hau Lung, speaker of tn eassem- bly has resigned and left immediately for Tien Tsin to join the military gov ernment.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
REPORT FELIX DIAZ DEAD

FL PASO, June "A Mexican who arrived here reported Gen. Felix Diaz, nephew of the late President Porfiro Diaz, had been shot and killed near Salina Cruz by General Calimayer in a dispute as to supreme command of the revolutionists in Oazaca. He said officials were trying to hush up the af- fair
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
ALAMEDA AND AL-KI
 ON THEIR WAY NORTH

SEATTLE, June 2.-The steamer Al ameda left at ten o'clock thi smorning with Mrs. w. s. Norman, Mrs. T. G.. Spillman, Selina and Christine Park CT, and Jessie Milton
 The Al-ki left at midnight last night with Mrs. Larue, Fred Moberly, J. J. Felix, S T. Bentley and wife, John Wells. John Kincaid J. E. Lathrope, Mrs Bartholomew, Mrs Shelton, Miss Bartholomew, Mary B. Sweet, I. Jos eph. H. Natkogg, Robt. T. Natkogg, Wm. Afford, Judas Nelson. E. B. Trest- Ter fo rKetchikan.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
ITALIAN SHIPS SUFFER
 LITTLE FROM u-P0hTS

ROME, June 2.-The official war bull letin says that no Italian steamers were sunk by submarines during the week ending May 30.-One was attack ed by gunfire and suffered some dam, age. Only two sailing ships. both un- der 300 tons were lost during the same period. During the week 460 ships en- tered Italian ports and 397 left.
 The week before two Italian steam CTS under 1900 tons each and seven small sailing craft were sunk.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
WAR KILLS IN EVERY
 CANADIANS FIGHTING

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 2.-The loss of life among Canadian troops on the European battlefields is one man in every seven in some branches of the service
 The highest mortality is in the in- fantry service.
 These facts became known when the Dominion delegates to the Actuarial Association of American convention declared they had paid $7,000,000 in war claims up to the end of 1916.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
WOULD RESTORE
 CONQUERED LAND

STOCKHOLM, June 2.-The Bulgar- ian socialist delegates in a conference with the Dutch and Scandinavian com1 mittee demanded that the conquered territory in Montenegro, Serbia and Belgium be restored and also declared themselves in favor of national re- union of Bulgarians as a step to give a permanent tranquility in the Balkan states.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
TO VISIT PARENTS

Miss Mary Smith teacher in the To- cal school for the 9th and 7th grades for the past year, will leave on the Princess Sophia for the south Monday for visit with her parents in Seattle. Miss Smith, whose services have been retained by the board, will return for the fall term.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
VISITING FRIEND

Miss Eileen Henrickson is the guest of Miss Esther Pederson. at Quadra for two weeks. Miss Pederson recent ly joined her father who is the sup erintendent of Quadra cannery, com- ing up on the Northwestern last Tues day, from their home in Seattle.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
AUSTRIANS NOT STARVING

WASHINGTON. D. C., June 2.-To- day at the White House former Ambas- sador Penfeld, who returned recent lv from Austria Hungary, said that con- ditions in that country were not so bad as they had been pictured. The people while depriying themselves of things were not starvinig, as has been stated, and that they still believed that Germany and Austria are winning the war
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-02
MORE GERMAN ATROCITIES ARE
 BROT ID LIGHT
Serbians Are Hanged By Thousands Following
 An Uprising

UNDINE, June 2.-Serbian old men, women and children, following an up- rising against the occupancy of the Germans, Austrians and Bulgarians of their country early last year, were hanged by the thousands, according to a statement made by Austrian prison CTS of war taken by the Italian forces during one of the late battles on the Corso front.