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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31
LEARNING TO KNOW FLOWERS
Information That Would Be Of I'M
! u,ense Value TO the Man VINO -
\ Planning 4 Home.

! The home maker, with fac1llties "
hand. could choose wisely what to
plant in his own home grounds. Lee
lures, instructive and helpful though
they are, can hardly accomplish ZOE
the amateur planter in the course OF
half a year what a single visit to 2
shrubbery or a perennial garden would
accomplish for him In hall an nour'
And. in addition, as everyone KNOWS
the parks themselves would be all tne
more interesting and delightful Ior
these garden sections.
The average person knows Few
shrubs and few flowers. To tell one
OF these that the SNOWFALL with which
he IL familiar Is only one OF q score
81 more Of available viburnums; that
the shrub he knows as a Tlilac' can
be had in numerous varieties, some
growing even into tree form, Or tnat
what he calls the i'syr'nga" OF tne
.smock orange" can be had In dwarf
b,,sh that is a mere pygmy beside its
robust cousin-to recount facts OF TINS
sort & to surprise him. Yet 1t Is I'M
portant that facts Of this sort Do
brought before him. There IS TOO
much uniformity in the planting OF
city yards-too much use MADE u
the same material. Public gardens
exhibiting not only the common varie.
tes but the uncommon as well, tnoss
not 70 often met with but despite tnat
r,,,te ss beautiful AZ the others, would
serve to overcome the tendency towaro
monotony already only too apparent
There are many purposes. as mao
ter Of fact, that these gardens woull
) :serye. all Of which the park Doare
misht do well. to consider.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31
Owning Home Gives Sense Of Security

owning 0oN1o Oives OS"ee ~ ~SS'S
Ownership, like faith, affords q sense
Of security-and the whole concep.
ton ofAhome i4Sbased ON q feeling OF
security. You can close the door ana
the world is shut out. You can go
away from 1t, and i will be there
when you come back.
Now the tenant. the man who lives
In other peoples houses, can never Dc
sure that It viii be there when ne
comes back. In fact, that II one OF the
reasons why he lives in another mans
house The doesn't want it there when
he comes back. And he sets forth on
an eternal quest after an elusive, VI
sionary something whose absence
makes this present dwelling whiteo
sepulcher.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

I8BIeucu. u luC
top Of an inse.
cure post at q
distressing angle.
prenents q sharp
contrast to the
mall box which a
Minnesota farmer
has erected In
front Of his home.
The box itself.
which Hs Of the
ordinary metal
type, is inclosed
in a miniature
log cabin with q
gable roof. <The
post supporting
the box and
cabin is SUR
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

s,,va me the money that has been
spent in war. and I will clotne eyer. |.
man woman and child In ~ attire o.
.,s,ch kinra and queens would ps
nrouu will build . schoolhouse u .
avery ,.iey over the whole EARN.
r,il Gro M every hillside with . place
\, vorship consecrated To the sosps'
= MAGE. Charles Sumner. AL
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

rounded with short sticks which have
been laid crisscross. The r0stic eject
Is very pleasing. Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

Good Only In Pedigree.
Too many sires are good only u
pedigree. A good grade is better tnsa
q Door purebred.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

(,reene--I wonder how old Grlndem
msnsred to esquire 20 much money!
3 Browne Don't know. but tneres !
one thing certain-the pgies A. pald
II / cleay conscience dsdnv tesp n'm
nonn ,.,,.~,~- ,~v.~.--v,~ '-sf-- n -
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31
p.ved Country Roads.

Many country roads are paved-wltn
~ood intentions, but for the most part
with Jumps of sod, stone, ruts ana
rubbish.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

oonH Worry About Postsrlty'
One Of the simplest and best ways
Of mot borrowing trouble 10 not 70 q
low yourself even to think Of what's
soing to happsL 70 postsrity-on'o
STATE Journal
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31
Not for MelD,ee

NO, mother; this novel Il not at al
1t for you to read" you are readlnD
Il" "Yes, but you know you were
brought up very differently" -Bostoz
Transcript
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31
aaa.ser etYsars: -. /.

rdltor-And bu ray this Joke y
original with yUu1
Humorist- Certainly.
rditor-well, you don't look Il
Humorlst- Don't look what1
Edltor-To b four hundred yssss
I'D,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

Hen Outdoors In Winter.
The hen can spend little Of the WIN
ter season in the open air and . prop
erly constructed house Is necessary.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31
MAIL BOX or RUSTIC DESIGN
aalnnesota farmer Had Good Idsa
(, When He Placed Ornament In
Front % 'hls Home.

A rural mail box, rusty and dilapi.
dated. such as one occasionally sees
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

Il Il happens you will ses it in The
DAILY Commonwealth. .,-.--...
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31
Mad Not Endanaer Sewers.

Complaints are beard Of tree roots
entering sewers, but If the joints are
perfect no such thing is possible. Roots
are attracted only by soil moisture ana
cannot partake Of food through any
other medium. Therefore no moisture,
no roots. Concrete is never water
proof, but may be made SO by asphalt
and other coverings. If SO treated and
a good lob is done, no tree roots Will
ever enter a sewer through q joint IN
the pipe.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

You may have seen many . gooo
l,st,c encounter in your day. but u
takes a flgh, as staged. in tho movies
10 make your eyes Top out
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31
~Help! help! can't swim!"
"Neitler can l /: hut l duAt 60 around
hrsgging nhoat It"

A machine has been invented which
registers every flutter Of the heart.
But the young fellows needn't worry.
The girls don't need It.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

There may he criticism Of the new
dimes, but It is not sufficiently strona
to bar the welcome which 10 waiting
for them In every home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
Women In the Field of Labor.

If by chance a woman does not be-
come a homemaker. but enters a bust
ness pursuit, she meets unusual diff
Guilty The man has been in business
for generations; the woman is new
conner. Some employmentS are closed
to her, either because they require the
great physical strength or endurance,
or because conventional considerations
forbid. Americans look with diSap-
prevail upon women working in the
fields, as they do in foreign countries:
and yet there is much field work that
is more interesting more wholesome
and much more suitable than some
of the work that American women are
allowed to do-such, for example, as
they do in laundries and in factories.
Not only are women considered as
invaders in mems fields. but also they
suffer because men. invading fields
once considered strictly feminine, are
becoming dreSsmakers, cooks, laundry
managers and clerks. Moreover, for
the same work women received lower
nay than men. Do not those difficult
ties constitute compelling appeal TO
give women in their schooling every
possible equipment for SucceSs?-
Youths COMPANION
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
Welcome the Birds.

Are all the beautiful birdhouses that
We're made last winter now in place
and occupied? Let us give a glad
welcome to all the birds that can be
induced TO live near us. Not everyone
realizes the benefit these little crea-
lures confer. The work they do in
preserving our crops and fruit from
the ravages of insects needs to be
told again and again. Besides this
great use, the happiness they give us
with their songs and their beauty IS
not to be told or measured. Many a
heavy heart has been cheered and COM
forted by the robins friendly "cheer
up, dearie. cheer up" as he fits about
home Robins love to be friendly.
and there are other birds which love
human society. Have you in your
yard dish of water for them TO drink
and battle in? If not, put one there,
and observe how gladly it is made use
of.-Exchange.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
w. R. CLARK A SUICIDE.
Wealthy Summer Resident Of Randolph
Hit in Stock Deals

RANDOLPH, Dec. l2-W. +. Clark,
wealthy resident of New Haven,
Conn, committed suicide by shooting
at his summer home in this village
Monday evening. For many years he
had been associated with the Winchcs-
ter Arms Co. Of New Haven and for
several years with his wife and daugh
ter had made his summer home here.
It Is known that Mr.. Clark was hold
ing large blocks of stocks which q few
months ago began tumbling and this,
coupled with the fact that he had no
occupation to engage him, may have
unbalanced his mind. Beside his wife
and daughter, Mr.. Clark is understood
to leave his father and one sister in
Springfield, Mass, and a brother living
elsewhere. The body was taken yes
tcrday noon to New Haven.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
CAPT. FRANK CLARK
WRITES FROM FRANCE.
Tells His Mother About Celebration of
First Anniversary of Battery M
Wants Reading Matter.

Mrs. Frances f. Clark of 80 Green
street has received an interesting let
ter from her son, Capt. Frank S. Clark,
of Battery NJ of the 9th regiment,
&c. A. c., in France, former Brattleboro
boy. in which he tells of a celebration
of the first anniversary of the battery.
He also speaks of the need of reading
matter. He writes, III part:
1.-THE most important event of this.
week was the celebration by a supper
and entertainment on Friday night,
the second. of the first anniversary of
IN = Battery. 1t was organized
year ago as the Fourth Company, Fort
Andrews. | suggested the idea TO
Lieutenant Hunter some time ago. He
| fell in with it Immediately and the sue
cess of the whole thing was really due
| to him, because he organized the COM
| mittees, put and held the various non
| commissioned officers ION their Jobs; -
strong -armed-everything needful-the
| lumber for stage from the brigade
quartermaster; the flags and bunting
from the French, through Lieutenant
Versini; borrowed piano from the
| y. NJ. c. A., and negotiated the pur-
chase of all the extras for the "eats. -
Besides the battery officers, Major Mil
Ter and Lieutenant Eersini were invit-
ed guests.
| Personally for forty francs, | hired
a seven-pieee orchestra of French sol
diers, one of whom was an artist at
the Paris Opera. They PLAYED during
the supper, and later rendered selec-
lions during the program. For sup
per we had beefsteak and fried onions,
mashed potatoes, corn, French bread
and butter two kinds OF cheese. and
cigarettes
| The program, with the exception of
the French orchestra, was furnished
entirely by talent from the battery. We
had a male quartet, several vocal solos
three-round boxing bouts, a wrestling
bout, clog dances, instrumental selec.
tions, monologues, etc OF course, not
all the talent was stellar, but every.
body walked mp and had real joyful
time. To wind up, | was called upon
for little speech. which I framed to
help tie them together aud to the pur
pose of the celebration, and ended by
calling upon them for rounds of cheers
for various things, beginning with the
cooks and ending with 'sthe girls
we have and the mothers we love,
to which they responded most bolster
ously of all. =
And further on, Captain Clark SAYS
The men do not have anywhere near
y enough to read, and il is PRACTICAL
impossible TO get suitable reading mat
ter here. If YOU can send books, vol
may be sure. the men viii appreciate
! it.
!
If the readers of this paper who ar,
interested will send books to Mrs
Frances +. Clark of 80 Green Street
shc-will forward them to Battery NJ :
IN France
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
FARM CROP VALUES HIGH.
Unofficial Estimates Of s21,ooo,ooo,ooo
Is New Record.

WASHINGTON, Dee. r. Many
crops this wear exceed the production
OF other years while the value of the
country S farm products with a total
estimate unofticiallv at SD zoe, goo, 900.
far exceeds any other year i'll history.
FINAL estimates of production of the
chlef farm crops were announced to-
DAY by the department of agriculture
production estimates are:
Corn, 9.494 900 bushels.
Winter wheat, 4lS.07O, 900.
Spring wheat. 232,75s,0oO.
All wheat, 650, 900.
Oats, 1857 $50. 200.
Barley, POS $4,000.
Rye, COILS, 1000.
Ruckwheat, Il 100000.
Reduction of more than a million
bales III the cotton crop from the last
estimate made was shown IN the final
estimate OF production issued by the
department. The production was est
mated at l0.949,000 bales.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
GETS SEVEN TO 10 YEARS.
ss'rf ---r-----.--T~- ~
Farm Hand Who Attacked Mrs. Wright
Sentenced to State Prison.

STOWE, Dee. I2-Flovd Denton
pleaded guilty in Lamoille county court
Monday to the charge Of assault with
intent to kill while armed with a dan
gcfous weapon and was sentenced to
not less than seven nor more than Is
years at hard labor in the states pris-
on at Windsor.
The young farmland on Oct. - at
tackled Mrs. Frank Wright of this
place, the wife of his employer after
Mr. Wright had gone to northern New
I ork. Mrs. Wright escaped after a
hard fight and managed to summon
help by phone. She was shot in the
back. however, and but for the fact
that the revolver Denton used was a
cheap one the wound inflicted might
have proven fatal. Denton, after helr
had arrived at the farm, inflicted two
wounds on himself, but has recovered.
Mrs. Wright was taken to Burlington
and operated upon for the removal of
the bullet. Denton, too, was under
treatment in the hospital for time,
but he has been in the county Jail al
hyde Park for few weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12

Boston has gotten 100000 ponds of
oranulated sugar.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12

\ practical talk on Why Bows and
Girls Should Study Latin, high school
room, Friday, p. m. Admission Is
ccntS.--Adv. 243.241
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
WEST BRAT7LEBORO

BiaggO Belluardo of l63 South Main
street was admitted Tuesday to the
Melrosc hospital for medical treatment
David T. Perry is in Windham and
Londonderry this week on q business
trip.
Mis- Ida Goddard of Manchester
(Nt.) has been visiting her sister. Mrs.
W. II. Brayman.
Monday night was the coolest thus
far in this village this season, the Their
mOmeter registering Il degrees below
the zero mark.
Miss Lillian Clark returned vester-
day afternoon to Mortified, Mass, aft
er having spent few days here this
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert J. CLARK
Mrs. Sarah Covey of South London
derry, who had been visiting several
weeks with her son, Ernest a. Convey
and family went vest erday to visit
another son, Harry Convey, and family
Of Crosby street.
Louis Spear Of South Vernon. who
has been in the Melrose hospital sever
al weeks, undergoing two operation.
on his leg, is better and the leg seem.
to be in better condition at present
than at any previous time
Those who attended the performance
The Farmerette, given last evening il
Academy hall by the Wickopee CamJ
Fire girls of Williamsville, greatly en-
joyed the play and appreciated the eff
forts of those who came here to Civ,
it for the local Red Cross work. Owe
Sl3 was cleared for this work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
MORE COAL FOR NEW YORK.
Stc nm Let's Up Permitting Docking of
Barges Laden with Fuel.

NEW YORK, Dee. l2.-Unloading OF
10000 tons of coal held up at New
Jersey tidcwater terminals for the last
four days on account of the severity
of the weather was begun yesterday to
relieve the fuel shortage in this city.
The furious winds which dashed the
waters around Manhattan Island pre-
vented the coal hargcs from docking
here, but yesterday when the gales had
subsidized the fuel administration began
to rush the coal into sections Of the
city where supply was sorely needed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
WHERE CARLETON IS BURIED
American Tourist Discovers Tomb Of
Dashing Officer Who Won Fame
in Revolution.

What became of Major Tarleton aft
err the Battle of Yorktown? Except
for very few people, says A. G.
Bradley in the Nation, everyone in
England has forgotten the very name
of the young cavalry leader But many
persons in America must have Won
dered what became of the dashing SOL
der and how it happened that in the
long years of war that shook England
and Europe his name never once ap-
peared.
When Mr.. Bradley, in leisure hour,
entered the fine old fourteenth century
village church at Leintwardine, in
Herefordshire, he did not think that
the bare, unseated chapel promised
much of interest; indeed, he was just
turning away when in a far corner and
partly concealed by ladders, buckets,
planks and other articles necessary to
the cleaning of the church, he caught
sight of lofty mural monument. The
lettering on it ran as follows:
"Near this place are deposited the
mortal remains of Sir Banastre Tarle-
ton-Baronet General in the Army
the Bath, Governor of Berwick-on-
Tweed. Colonel of the Gallant Sth
Hussars-He represented his native
| town of Liverpool for seven Sessions
and closed his distinguished career in
| this place Jan. %, 1888"
| 1-Op ,rnS GOVT e.
| gal, but was very soon recalled at his
own request, and with that exception
| he never saw a shot fired after York
| town or served anywhere abroad. al
though England was constantly fight
| ing until Waterloo. He got promoted
regularly, however, for he stood well
at court and was member of the
prince Of Wales circle.
Tarleton belonged neither to the no.
bility nor to the landed gentry He
was the son of a Liverpool merchant.
an unusual origin at that time for a
dashing cavalry officer and the best
horseman. according to good authority,
In the British army. He had entered
| Oxford and had studied to become Il
barrister, but gave up classics and the
law for soldering and a commission
at twenty-one years of age. He had a
genius for the training of men and
officers and for rapid and successful
! strokes.
On returning from America. how
ever he turned from soldering to poll
ties; he lost no time in entering the
house of commons. and sat for his
native city of Liverpool for 90 years.
He became a major general in 1874, q
lieutenant general in 1901, a full gem
eral in 1872, a baronet in 1915 and a
G. c. r. in 1920. He also held the
fun colonelcy of several cavalry regi-
ments in succession and was for some
years governor of Berwick. He APP
parenfly retired with his wife to
Leintwardone for the last years OF
his life, lived there quietly and did not
mix with the neighhoring county fam
lilies.
The Seclusion of his gorgeous tomb
behind the cobwebs of a diSused aisle
gives final touch of mystery to the
romance that early associations with
Virginia have connected with Tarle
tons name.-Youth's Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12

The West Brattleboro Baptist socie-
ty will hold a rummage sale Thursday
and Friday in the store formerly occu-
pied by c. +. Thomas, druggist ADV.
.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12

y nice lot Of Christmas trees. Ifol.
den < Maltin.-Adv. 242-24a.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12

Brattleboro chapter, D. A. R.. are
making a special effort to raise a gen
erous sum of money for war relief
work, and the proceeds of the chicken
supper and Christmas sale of fancy ar
ticles will be applied solely to this
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
First PrincipIes-

'Do you think that new recruit will
ever learn to be soldier?" asked the
commanding officer.
"Well, he's acquiring the founda-
TONS responded the drill sergeant.
HE had not been in camp day be-
fore he was putting up a howl about
the food"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-07

well? Why sleep all night when the daytime dull aud all the lights
Side with her
Clenry.
skates, she known
n Roller
Griffith
Juvenile
child take II
NV
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-07

less carried all that life and and chance had brought
him
In the hand 1alnond he
bit old like
IT.
So his annual the Bowey mission Hans
.asScncs "Mc,itHtonrluyc
little old let his
Il
There hundred others there
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-07

If the oceans should rise Onc-twenty-
sixth of their depth, they would flood
Onc-hulf of the land.
An electrically driven machine wraps
lump sugar in individual papers at II
speed of 1900 Jumps IN hour.
Expert French butter tasters claim
they can detect the flavor of the soil
over which the cattle from which but
ter is produced have fed.
To help automobiles out of mud
holes an inventor has patented Il sort
of iron ladder with chain rungs to be
placed undCr Il mired wheel.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-07
SOME POSTSCRIPTS.

An electrically heated roller, to be
connected with lighting socket, has
been invented for mounting photo
graphs,
INSTRUCTIONS are removed IRON
Paris sewers by n hollow wooden ball,
six feet in diameter, which is moved by
the flow of the sewage.
tn" electric fan was invented by an
electrical engineer to WnOn the Idea
came while he wa" experimenting
with n propeller for boat,
QyAV y~-.s. s~"---~1~~
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-07

yelled "sc EN- Jimmie and scd EN- There sundy
to
n window "sic
His dogs him his word Numerous hows of anguish
showed living
efficient nipTers.
of
with The n
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-07

hnNc WnTkCH straight from The pages
Of some Old-timc story book.
Carefully he unpinncd the great
coat. sent II thin exploring hand into
an inside vest pocket and drew forth
an Old-fashoned yellow wallet. II was
thin and ancient and fadcd--and pen.
nlcss--like the little old man himself.
Slowly he pulled out the long
leather flap and opened it wide, dis
closing bits of clippings and folded
Sh"cts-treasures valucloss. yet price
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-07

years, her daughter Mrs. GriiIith
weighed one against the other and
chose the roller skates and bright
lights. She did II without u tear or Il
sigh. But she smiled as she tilted up
her chin to one side and said:
"Me for the CLASSY floor and the
bright lights. No DISTINGUISHING and
bod-making and sweeping In mine.
Why bend over washtub when you
can pay laundry bills? Why wear
callous places on your hands using II
broom when maid can do IL Just ms
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-07

WHIT IHVy UcUITIPU U'VT 'NC TV"
fence. inches ahead of number of
savage dogs.
Their error consisted Of failing to
ascertain before tackling the place
that Mr.. Flemore is II dog fancier
Mrs. Flemore caught them in the act
of robbing the house. Then three new
characters entered the drama. Their
names were George, Jimmie and
Artist. George Is eight years old
and the son of Mrs. Flemore. Artist
and Jimmie are savage bulldogs.