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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07
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VSoPy1lSns AS4pb " - VI SA1apuaAn'S
"Going home, Livingston
with fear and trembling"
"Because-"'
For answer Royce Livingston took
out his memorandum book. He point
ed to a page. It was a record Of auto
hire, suppers, theater parties and habI
erdashery. 1t footed up two hundred
and seventy-eight, dollars. Ned Girls
com puckered his lips to a low amazed
whistle.
"Pretty steep, Ell" questioned
Royce, his brief laugh full of assumed
indifference. II don't know what my
Aunt Marcia will say to 1t, but I've
got to tell her. My creditors will wait
just one week into the vacation. Then
action" r.
GAS how, now"
"Notify my aunt, and then a row, I
can tell you! for I have overdrawn my
allowance every month Of the present
term"
"She must like you, Livingston"
"I'm all she has in the way Of rela-
tons, and a poor specimen, I'm freeto
say. Dear woman! She's cared for me
ever since her sister, my mother, died.
Never a scolding word-sweet, patient,
self-sacriicing-oh, I'm a cad, / am !"
and Royce strobe away, hating him
self.
He had reason to say "Depr WON
an" for Aunt Marcia had been q
veritable mother ITO him. The worst
Of It was, it struck him, she was posi-
lively proud of him. His juvenile
picadilloes she had never chided. Az
he grew older and some Of his wild
capers came to her notice, she passed
them by as the e%vanescent and un-
avoidable ebullition Of growing man
hood. Royce felt thoroughly ashamed
Of himself.
"Ill cut 1t all out. I'll amount to
something and be a credit to the fam
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07
They Were His College Bile.

lily name" he resolved. "When ! get
home I'll tell the whole miserable story
Of my folly and extravaganza to Aunt
Marcia, and turn over q new Leaf,
strictly"
Royce was not destined to see his
aunt when he arrived at Ferndale the
next morning. The old family servant
met him at the door and greeted him
with genuine pleasure In her face. She
was Mary Barker, true as steel to her
mistress and loyal to all Of her kin.
The house was In sterling order. a
royal breakfast lay spread. specially
prepared for one, and he obviously
the honored guest. When she showed
him later to his room he found It
newly furnished, a box Of cigars on
a stand, everything accessible for
comfort and luxury, q check on his
dressing table for one hundred dollars
and beside 1t a little stack Of paper
slips inclosed by a rubber baud,
They were his college bills and all
marked "Paid." A little note said:
"Enjoy yourself after your hard term.
7 shall not see you today, az ] am con-
fined to my ROOM" Royce was over
come. Not a word of reproach, the
way cleared for perfect freedom from
care or annoyance. He swallowed a
big lump In his throat and registered
a renewed solemn vow to mend his
reckless ways.
But youth is youth and loneliness =
bore. and towards afternoon Royce got
tired of reading and strolling In the
garden and lounging about.
II hope my aunt isn't sick, Mary"
he remarked to the old servant.
"Oh, bless you, now" was promptly
responded. "You see, this is the twen-
ty.eighth."
"of whatr demanded Royce be.
whereby.
"Of June. Why, don't you knowl
on, I'VE put my foot in It! J
thought" and Mary darted away
flushed and discomposed.
"A mystery here" s~oliloquized
Royce, and then forgot all about II
when he reached the village billiard
ro6fA, met some old village churnA
went to a travelling show that hap.
pened to be In town, and started for
horne at nearly midnight,
A night key had been trusttully leA
on his dresser by bic confding aua,G
and Royce counted on gettina to -:
room quietly. When he came 70 search
tor It, however. be found that he had
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07
rt,s4 Rss, British Census.

The first real census Of Great Brae
ain and ireland was taken In 1901,
when the population Of England, Scot
land, Wales and ireland was found to
he 15,717,2s7. Food prices wers then
regulated by parliamentary enactment
and "f~orestallers," or spectators ID
provisions, were severely punished
~ imprisonment. After the close OF
the waterloo campaign prices receded
10 almost former rates and the 0steaA
reepls wsgS ogais haplM .
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07
y,u,u ~,ruuaca,nn.

ina various species Of Astrasalus.
known IN Persia "a "kevin." from
which gum tragacanth ID obtained.
grow on the mountain ranges which
surround the Persian plain. The
bushes producing the gum crow TO .
height Of two feet. In the spring.
when the rap rises. . part q the
branches are cut away, thereby allow.
Ing the sap to iow out, which eosga'
lates within : few houzs ~. ~ ess'
ta0e os the stall.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07
Mere Formally.

"shall we tell papa1" asked the girl.
"Hvhr
"That you are his son-inJaw-electr
"Don't you suppose the old man
knows that something is up after I
have been hanging around here for
two years3 What's the use Of, bother.
int him with a notification commit
tee W-Louisyills Couriey-Journal.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

It makes q difference In our regard
for people whether the odor Of gaso.
line about them comes from its use
for cleaning or traction purposes.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

Soap is selling in Mexico at 60
cents a cake, says an exchange. The
surprise in this is not the price but
that soap Is selling in Mexico.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

The altruistic spirit doesn't neces.
sarily meal that II you have to lick
somebody you must pay him an in.
demnity afterward.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

The high price Of golf balls doesn't
trouble some people, but high price Of
gasoline has taken some Of the joy
out of j%oy-riding.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

DR.. Alexander Graham Bell says the
best thinking is done after midnight.
Why, that's when most people do their
forgetting.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

When a lady sues for s250,00O heart
balm and gets $3.50 there are strong
evidences Of a difference of opinion
somewhere.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

II 1t we're not for the modern flimsy
shoes lots of girls would neve know
how wabbly their ankles are.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

One effect of censorship is an in
creased appetite for reports of the in.
teresting but unconfirmed variety.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

Some young men apparently marry
and set up a home just to have some
place to remain away from at night.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

Perhaps the reason there r 80
many poor efforts to write poetry is
that many persons mistake a lump in
the throat for inspiration.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

II wishes were automobiles, how
many Of US wouldn't be fined for
speeding.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

Az a rule heroes are creations of
popular opinion, and in some degree
of popular imagination. There are
very few self-made heroes. q, 4
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

With gasoline going up perhaps
some genius will invent an auto that
will run by clockwork.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

Some inventors have made the world
better and more copeful. Others pro-
duced submarines.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

A scientist claims 10 have discov.
cred the germ of idiocy. It's so plen-
tiful the wonder is it wasn't found be-
fore.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

One reason for the dye shortage
may be that so much Of it was used in
making up the new supply Of mems
shirts.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

1t is possible to dissipate without
the aid of strong drink; a good many
people eat that way.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

1t doesn't always follow that be-
cause q man buys ION tick" he pays
up on time.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

At that. 1t must be admitted some
Of the clothes ought to be denatured.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

WttLoM trench fighting the present
war long ere this would have been
tho late war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

The crisis Id gasoline Is whether to
spell It with an Il" or an "e."
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-07

Take The Daily Commonwealth.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
10000 MEN RUSH
WORK ON U. S. Ships
Forty shipyards Are Now Rusa-
ina Work on 25O Wooden
HuIIs for Ships.

Thirty thousand men at 40 ship
yards along the Gulf and Atlantss>
coasts are now rushing to complexities
$50 halls for ships which will compose
the initial unit of Uncle Sans greas
wooden fleet to ''bridge the ocean -
SO rapidly has the work gone forward
that it is expected the first hullS was2
be launched the latter part IF EhGS
month.
Many of these ships soon viii @s
ready for sea, and from that time on
the American government viii b8'
able to add to the allies ocean tom
mage, as long as needed, nes'
wooden ship of 5000 to $500 tons
capacity for every working day In th@
year. This is in addition to almost Ks;
many other wooden ships being buia1S2;
for private interests.
New yards are springing up al,
many points tG meet the requirements
of the United States shipping boarE
which has announced its dcternana--
ton to build all the ships of botka
wood aDd steel that can be produeesG
during the period of the war.
Four hundred million feet of South
ern pine timber will be neeossS
within the next 12 months to complete
the governments wooden shipbuildinss::
program, according to w. J. Haynes.
assistant purchasing agent OF thai
Emergency Fleet corporation, who RazS
recently made an extensive tour o2 tasR
southern pine-producing territory
'The Emergency Fleet corpora&l"@
program first called for the launching
of hulls in November, 1917" says Mr..
Haynen, "but the majority were TO bae
launched after January, 1918. We sre'
now trying to advance the 1913 pro.
gram from 80 to 60 days"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06

up strong on the political horizon.
ms may man really third ticket.
if Mr.. Bonham decides 10 run. What
he IS soing to dc he his not definitely
stated. But his friends say that they
are going TO put rim in the race,
Then, what is the anti-reform faction
gem, 20 do With him? They will
have Cooper, Bethea, Bonhan and the
other man around whom they are 60
ing to ra!ly-if they doa,t agree on
one of these-and an agreement
seems improbable now-and the
wrole thing narrowr now-down to
this, that the anti-reform p
artv will be ''rn II the air The
can't desert Cooper, who came to their
rescue between the first and second
primaries of 1916; they can't desert
Beth ~. '!l"ir lieutanant governor; tn y
couldn't desert Bonham, who might
also draw some reform votes if there
we're not staight reform candidate;
they can't agree on ANYBODY in the
race--they can't get them out Of the
race ARC 40 candidate they are
going to rut out, whoever he may be.
whether one of these or not, will be
defeated by the reform party.
: For the reform party has made up
For tre reform party has made up
its mind to agree upon candidates, and
they are going to let each other know.
That is the political situation as
developed by fair week.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
MARRYING PARsoN QUITS
Rev. S. r. White Leaves Place Wnefee
He Welded 1000 Couples.

Rockville, Md.-Couples visiting
Rockville, Nd, on matrimonial mis-.
sions will no longer find Rev. SaTGek
r. White, known far and wSaaeaz
"Rockyille's Marrying ParssaSI,,on ths
job.
Age has so enfeebfed the venerabs@
divine that it was thought wise foe
him and his aged wife, who have foe:
a number Of years lived alone; to o@
where they could be we'll looked aftes-;
and they went recently to Poo5esTane,
where they will make theiE home WfEn
their son-in-law and daughter; MI ana
Mrs. Thomas R. Hill.
DR.. White is about eighty-Ave yearas
old. He lived in Rockville nearl% 6@
years, and during that time married;
more than 1000 couples, a large major
ity Of them being from the District of
Columbia and Virginia. :.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
FOR RENT 191s-One 3 horse farm

FOR RENT 191s-One horse farm
Tor rent in Township No. 5. Good
two-story dwelling. Good barn
and stable. Excellent water. Some
fruit; pasture. Convenient to school
and churches.
Also one two-story store so #. long
i'm the village Of Helena, good open
ing for business. Possession Civ
en- at once.
Also dwelling with six rooms, dining
room and stove room, in the village
of Helena. Fine we'll of water.
Iar.ies living at this place In
Helena can send tLe.I cSI.d;ef u
the graded schools in NeWperry
free of tuition. Possession given
the first of January 1918 For par
ticulars sec NJ. NJ. Buford, New
berry, 8. C..
TRESPASS NOTICE-All persons are
hereby forbidden to trespass upon
the lands Of the upders' 'gned by
hunting or in any other manner
C. L. Wilson, J. 4. C. Kibler, A.
N. Crosson, R. j. Crumpton.
10-1e-4tp.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
Sale of Personal Property

AS adIninistratix Of Abner Julian
Derrick. deceased, I will sell at tho
late residence Of the said Abner Julian
Derrick, deceased, on Wednesday, NO
vember 7, 1917 &. II o'clock in the
forenoon to the highest bidder for
cash the following described personal
property of which he died seized and
possessed: One mule, one lot of corr
and fodder and farm implements
BelIe Cerrick,
Administrative
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
CLUB FOR ARMY OFFICERS
Lord Leconfieid's House in London Be-
Ing Fitted Up for Use Of Amer
leans.

London.-Of1cers OF the American
forces on leave in London or passing
through will soon have regular Amer
lean club where they can while away
their. spare time. Lord Leconfleld has
given up his palatial home in Chester
field gardens and a committee Of the
Pilgrims are busy Transforming 1t into
one of the coziest clubs in the city. Z
win be at the disposal of the American
efSeecs Wfthan q few weeks.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
WANTS TO SHINE SHOES
FOR PERsHING'S ARMY

Pueblo, Colo.-Thomas Price,
twenty-seven, legless boot
black here, wants the job OF
shining shoes for General Per-
shing's Sammies "over there"
His crippled condition prevents
him from entering the army, so
he has written President Wilson,
requesting, that he be given
chance to "do his bit"
"T am told that soldiers have
to keep their boots polished"
wrote Price, who conducts a
shoe-shining parlor here, "and
that they have to do it them
selves. If you can make place
for me to do the shining for
them I don't think you'll find me
loafng on the job"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

will make a final settlement of the
estate of l.. j. Watkins decd in the
Probate Court for Newberry County,
S. c., on Friday the 10th day of No
vember, 1917, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon and will Immediately thereafter
ask for my discharge as Administrator
of said estate. All persons having
claims against said estate will pre-
sent them on or before that date to
the undersigned.
W. @. WATKINS,
Administrator
Oct. II, 1917.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06

Woman, SO, Is Mother Of 28 chlrdeess.
During 38 years Of married nfe Mrs.
Paul Aguilar of Chino, Car, has be-
come the mother Of % children, only
two Of which have died. The youngest
son, was born few days ago. Ths,
mother is fifty-three years old. Tha-
parents and the II children who arc
at home live on the fathers daily wage.
Of $3.50.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
Seventh Son Went TO War

Christopher ]. Haughey of Reading
Pa, a railroad man, whose SIX
brothers were already serving the.
United States, recently purchased &
service flag containing seven stars
gave it to his mother and then enlisted
In the navy. The mother and two SIS:
tiers are the only ones left at home. /
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
Officer, Many Times Injured, Loud
in Praise of Hospital
Service.
Tells OF HIS EXPERIENCES
Many American Girls Among Nurses
on the Western Front-Man With
Artificial Hand Pulls Grew.
some Joke on Visitors.

Washington.-"The hospital service
on the western front is excellent" said
Lieutenant -, of the Royal Fly
ing corps. II ought to know. I've
had enough experience with it. Every
thing is done to make the less serl-
ously wounded man comfortable, and
no effort is spared to save the more
critically wounded mans life.
II used to get into the hospital at
Bou!ogne so often that the nurses got
to know me very well. They are
splendid women, these nurses, and
there are more American girls among
them than you might suppose. They
got to saying he's back again. af+er
I had been there four or five times l
seldom heard them because I usually
was unconscious. But they always
gave me my favorite bed and the at
tendants I liked best.
zone Thursday morning, after l had
been unconscious for more than a
week, I woke up in England, instead
of at Boulogne. I knew then that /
must have been seriously injured. The
men most seriously injured--those not
expected to nve-usually are sent to
Ramsgate. From London went to
Ramsgate. They have wonderful
hospital there.
Take the Sea Air.
sDown along the waterfront there
is a great promenade. 1t is perhaps
IS feet wide. When hopeless cases
have been cured they are given wheel
chairs which they propel with their
hands and SEM down to the prone
made for the sea air. I saw many
funny things on that promenade. The
favofite sport was for about fifty OF
these men, some without legs, some
without arms, to join their chairs to-
gether and, after getting up speed,
play at crack the whip Then there
would be jousting matches, the men
charging at each other with their
chairs. The winner was the one VINO
succeeded in throwing the other man
out Of his chair. Frequently the re-
suits doctors had secured after months
of painful work were undone in this
way.
1T used to be funny and sometimes
pathetic to see the men trying OUT
their artificial limbs. There were two
long iron rails supported by posts be-
tween which the men with artificial
legs would practice. They would grip
the rails with their hands and walk
from one end Of the path to the other.
The stune was to turn around with
hands off the rails. Many a time l
have seen a man 60 sprawling when
one Of his legs went out from under
him.
Rather Grewsome Joke.
"There was one chap at Ramsgate
who used to have a great deal of fun
out of an artificial hand. 1t got to
point where his companion invallds
would make him pledge that ne
wouldn't pull his hand joke when
thew introduced him to their women
friends.
"you're right he'd said, that joke
Is pretty crude. won't pull it again.
But when the time for the introduc-
ton came the impulse was irresistible;
The chap would put out his false hano
for the girl to shake and then wc1ld
null his arm away, leaving the hand
In her grip. More than once I've seen
that hand drop on the hard floor OF
the promenade while the girl shriekeo
in horror"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
London Mob Fires Pacifist Church.

London Mob Fires Paeifist Church.
An angry London mob attacked tbs.
Rev. F. R. Swan, pacifist, when he az
tempted to speak IN church on Kings
Land rosd. After hurting the speaker;
from the church. the edifce was
bgaaa 10 Nhe ground.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06

CALIFORNIA RYE-Irish Potatoes
Apples See Johnson-McCrack{
Co., for Apples in barrels only. Pc
tatoes by the bag only. Rye in an
quantity. Johnson -McCrackin CO.
9-18-tf.
For Sase-PHrio Rice Molasses Dy
johnson McCrackin Co.
7-13-tf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
G.. C. SCHUMPERT,
J. B. HALFACRE,
JNO G.. GOGGANS,

Jury Commissioners for Newberr!
County, S. c.
October, 29th, 1917.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
Oct. II, 1917.
NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING

Notice is hereby given that We, the
undersigned Jury Commissioners fo1
Newberry County, South Carolina, VIII
at the office of the Clerk of Court foE
Newberry County at nine O'Clock A
NJ. November 9th, 1917, openly /and
publicly draw the names of thirty six
(36) men, who shall serve as Peti'
Jurors, for the week beginning No
vember 2Sth, 1917, at tire Court Of
Common Pleas which will convene a:
Newberry Court House, November
18th, 1917, and continue Tor two
weeks,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06

Tl.s iSFER-For prompt service
phone 1902, Newberry, D. B.
Pritchard.
10 19-4tp.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14

ENTERTAINING CONCERT
FOREST AVE PHEsT CHURCH
Cor. 2nd AVe.I
Music and Reading
FRIDAY. DEC. 14--25c.
TnIDAY. Do. e.

paving alley $50 SOL. being the north
and south ALLEY between woodward
avenue. Iohu 81 street. Garfield and
Roll 80 2465. For grading and
Fnttrg 1IIeE .u SOC. being fue alley
between Brusl and Roouoicn street
East Grand boulevard ana Horton
Roll no ef05 Tor grading ana
paving allrt So gt2 being the alley
IN block tetwnru Ifteentn street and
Fourteenth avenue. breckenrtdEe %
street and Grand River avenue
Rau Sn 240f For grading and
paving ntfcv $780, $40 uHtng fhc affrv
Hrst west ~ and parallel to WOOD =
aard ntruar from ine south line ~
Webb aFnuuo souiherly. - east ana
Ron ST. 2sos ror grading aud
1av.uc alley ffs. being fhr aile3 in
hioet bounded ny West Grand bouie-
FsrI Vinowood avenue Moore and
Roli ~ 2t0o FOR grading and
paving alley 80. 7o1. being the alley
'r 3lact bctwceu Hamilton houle-
ward Third Coliingwood and Laur-
No So z4lO For grading and
paving alley $40. B28, being the east
0nd west aflcy tetweon Second. Cass,
Nerrich and KIRBY AVENUES,
paving alley 80 $685. being Tho alley
between Missouri ioralue, Hudson
hrf stan rf avenues
Ron 81 24f4 For grading gnd
yaviuR alloy $50. $50. DciuRttho alley
between Fourth Third Charlotte ond
Icfnrhrru streets.
Part 3 is due an. payable within 20
dnv. fram fafe ~ thls notice. Parts
and 4 become due and payable in
ono year and one month. two years
and ono month md fhrrc Eenra and
one month pf,tiNeiy. from the
dafo ~ thlH notice together with in-
terret az fhn rate - per cent from
fhs date ~ the conhrmetlon ~ the
rolls
ANY Or ell of said parts may be
paid in fhe order named within 20
days from the date % the notice
without interest
If esther ~ Hafd parts one. two.
thrrn four shalt mot hr nal1 whom
tEeY become drIe. rpr cent penalty
aud .ufrrrnf ft .fhn tafn of per cent
from tAe fateE 20 ronhrratf0n % tho
4afra. .ufrf rolls WIFI he added. and
tho premises Hsae7eod viii DC advPr-
tref nrd F.ii as tidnd by law
MAX o. KOCH
Sos city Treasurer