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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-27

worse, to waste money in work a
this sort with the use Of bad material
In building q culvert the road
builder must, observe three funda'
mental requirements:
1. The first requirement Ii that the
eulyert must be 50 placed that 1t will
drain across the road. and under the
road, Of course, all the water that ID
delivered to 1t by the side ditch along
the road. II this be not done, the
sarth along the road and about the
end Of the culvert will be wet anf
soggy the most Of the year and the
culvert opening will require almost
constant repairs. RepBiring a high
way culvert is relatively more e1
pensive than similar work In . town
because Of the waste At time OF the
workmen In going to and from the
point at which the work must be done
In placing the culvert care must also
be taken that it will not be choked
by brush and leaves, and this duty
must be discharged by the road super
visor, and will be. Il he IL worth hin
salt.
2. The second and very important
requirement In the building Of . cul
vert is that its ends must be protected
BY some kind Of q wall or facing car
ried down to a firm foundation. =
this be done, 1t will be found that the
end OF the culvert will not be under.
cut by the water and will not BE-
broken, frost will not injure 1t, the
surrounding or superintendent earth
will not slide down into tile ditch In
front Of the opening, and. with the
further necessary work Of keeping the
feeding bitches clear, the culvert VIII
be able to take care Of all the water
alongside the road.
8. The third requirement Is that thu
culvert must be made SO strong that
II will not become broken and 90 tight
TINT 1t will not leak. These ends can
be reached by building the culvert Of
masonry, concreta or Of good piping
The material to be used must be de-
termined by the relative cost OF the
several materials at the locality
where the culvert is to be built and
BY the distance from the top OF ths
culvert to the surface Of the road
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-27
Hometown
WIDE PIAZZA ADDS TO HOME
Part That 10 Rooted May Easily Be-
Converted Into Sun ParIor During
tho Winter Months.

A good wide piazza Or porch adds
greatly to the comfort and beauty Of
most any home. In order to serve the
best purpose It should be wide and
built around several sides of the house.
This will insure q cool, shady spot to
hang the hammock on q hot summer
day for rest and reading. A piazza
should be at least seven feet wide and
may be as deep 40 - feet. It y not
necessary to have all the piazza Gov.
cred with q roof. It IL 4 good ides
to have the part which Is to be rooted
over 80 constructed that by the cree.
ton Of glass sides a sun porch can be
provided for winter use. In the win
ter a piazza which, Is entirely rooted
tends to shut of light from the first
floor. For this reason the piazza roof
should be high, extending to the bot
/ tom Of the second floor windows.
In the summer the piazza may be
covered with an awning, or a vine
trellis, which or nights when there IL
little air stirring does away with the
feeling Of closeness otherwise occa.
stoned. It Is 4 good time to be fore
| sighted when ordering the piazza to
tell the architect that 1t should be
made 50 as to be screened for the
warm season. A nne piazza Is some.
times a discomfort from the presence
Of flies or q swarm Of mosquitoes or
moths.
For a bungalow or summer cottage
near the salt water screens made OF
copper wire are best as they corrode
less from contact with the sea breezes.
Ordinary black screens should be
painted two months before they are
intended to be put in use 90 that the
paint may have time to harden. When
windows r put up In the white,
the window sashes should DO
painted with black paint over the red
wash which is put on in the fac
tory and has little preservative quail.
lty In It.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-27

Usually, when a peace report comes
from one of the b%eliigerents Of Europe.
4 Il almost Immediately followed BY .
statement from an enemy power an.
nouncing "ws have Just begun to
fight"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-27

In the past two months, postal say.
.ngs deposits have broken all records,
100000 q week being received, most
u from laborers. The struggle with
hard times grows more and more d.
tressinG
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-27
PHILADELPHIA WOMAN ACCUS-
ED OF FOOD WASTE. /,

Philadelphia, June 26-(By Union
Associated Press)--June 26--At least
100000 worth Of food a year Is
thrown into the garbage pail by Phil
sdslphis women, according u statis.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-27

tics gathered BY the bureau II muhieiss
pal research, and the housewives I'M
being asked BY representatives " eHe
General FederAtion Of Woman's Cluhe
to be more economical. i y pcintsd
out that il real economy were pre-
tised by Philadelphia housswivea,
duction plants n TIT city would
necessary. lss NsS 4
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-27
p.ved Country Roads.

Many country roads r paved-with
rood intentions, but for the most part
with Jumps Of sod, stone. ruts and
rubbish. 4
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-27

Hen Outdoors In Winter.
The hen can spend little Of the win
ter season In the open air and . prog.
srly Constructed house y necessary.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-09

BY BERTON BRALEY.
Up with the flag! UP with the flag!
Up with the flag we love!
Till its coIors fIutter from every roof
And merge with the skies above,
And our eyes shall fill and our hearts
shall thrill
With the Joy that is always new,
At the grand old sight of the red and
white,
And the stars in field of blue.
Let our flag unfurIed to a watching
world
Be proof that we keep our trust, 1
That we take our part with a valiant
heart
In a cause that we know is just!
NUTTY NATURE NOTES.
A perch never seeks shelter when
it rains.
In warm weather the. rhinocerous
gets lazy and when he feels pleased
he let's the wind Wag his tail.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-09

Let it float on high, and if men must
die
To keep it from blot or stain,
They shall meet their fate with souls
elate
They shall not die in vain.
For the flag still holds in its ample
folds
The spell of its oIden flame,
And our pulses leap and we burn
down deep
With a wonderful, quenchIess
flame:
As the flag filings free for all to see
In the sweep of the winds above,
Up with the flag! Up with the flag!
Up with the flag we love!
Fish are very boneheaded. When
fishing for 'em you can mislead 'em
by making believe you are teaching
the worm to swim.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
NORTH AND SOUTH CADETS
To FIGHT BATTLE or GET
TYsBURG OVER At Chicago

CHICAGO. March 15.-The battle
OF Gettysburg soon will be fought
over again in ali its intricate details
here on Chicago soil.
Again in forced marches the in
vaders will come from the southland
In the persons of R picked team of
the Washington, d. G, high school
cadets to meet the Chicago cadets In
the new war game.
The battle will be fought on a
miniature battlefield. twenty feet
square. Red and blue pegs. the OPP
posing armies, win sway back and
forth I've the canvas until the Uni
ted States army officer judges
award the victory to one or the other
faction.
Captain E. q. steeyer. assigned by
the war department to organize tbs
high school boys Of the middle west
into military units, has been here
several weeks preparing his team for
the contest. 1t will be the fist inter-
city war game eontess egsr played
by the cadets.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
APE RaTHs NECESSARY.

This looks like d foolish question
in this enlightened age, but there
are nearly q million Americans who
knew nothing Of Internal Bathing a
few years ago and are now eager to
testify that they are fully as essen
tial to health as External Bath.
By a purely natural process of
properly using warn water the u.
=. l.. Cascade removes ALL the
poisonous waste from the Lower In
testine. which physicians agree is
the cause Of So per cent. Of all hum
an ailments.
II instantly relieves constipation.
properly regulates the bowels and
prevents all the dragging down
which Biiiousness aud Liver Troub-
les always create.
r. y. Barnes, of Chillieothe, Tex
Ias, writes:
owing to the gratifying results
OF your j, b. l.. Cascade, | feel II
my duty 10 write in testimony of its
sterling worth. / have used the
Cascade treatment since July, 1913.
and today | am a well man. / have
not spent a penny for medicine or
drugs, nor have | had a physician IN
my home since / began the Cascade
treatment. Yours very truly"
C%uriin's Two Drug Stores, Waxa-
hachie, Texas. have filled q tremen-
doua demand for Il. -. l.. Cascades"
ia tbs past few years, and Will SHOW
and explain il 10 you 81 request. A
free and interesting booklet ON IN
ternal Bathing, why Man of Today
Is Only SO Per Cent. Efficient" can
also be obtained for the asking.
tadv.1
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
JACK DILLON 4 MOST
UNFORTUNATE MAN. KILLER
BY II. G. HAMILTON

| United Press Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK. March 16.JacR
| Dillon, erstwhile indianapolis bear
cat. mankillar, and holder Of several
other sanguinary titles, is the most
unfortunate serapper inhabiting the
United States. His refusal to bat
tie jim Flynn after he had lost his
chance to get on with Les Darcy,
brought this out fully.
When Dillon came to New York
not a long time ago Billy Miske
battled him for ten rounds and did
a fairly good job of it. Dillon
scored heavily against the st. Paul
false alarm, but he was much sur
prised the next day to discover that
nearly every newspaper in the city
had come to the conclusion that
Miske had beaten him.
Then Jack came back TO New
York and met Miske again. He did
not make quite SO good a showing.
but he did well and easily held Miske
to a draw. However, the critics
again set 1t down as a victory for
Miske.
Then Dillon got mad. He came
to the conclusion that his former
r%ougliuess had got him In bad. He
had made such a habit OF beating
up his opponents that critics were
unable to see his side of the bout
when he failed to knock somebody
down a few times when he appeared
in a ring.
So he got himself matched up
with Al Mccoy as a prelude to his
battling Darcy. He whipped Nc
Coy 30 bad 1t was a shame, but he
was incensed when he awakened
the next morning and found himself
criticised for not knocking Mccoy
out. In fact, two rounds OF the
scrap were credited to Mccoy by
more than one.
Mccoy took a beating that many
a heavyweight would have fallen an
der. He was hit plenty of times and
hit hard. He deserved full credit
for winning the bout as Far as he
did, but he didn't get 1t. Dillon
says he won't fight again in New
York. No II can censure him for
such a decision. He was rapidly
losing his reputation when he de-
cided TO so back 10 Indiana.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
PITCAIRN ISLANDERS
no GIT FIRST NAIL SER
VICE FROM UNITED STATES

NEW YORK, March l5.-For
the first time since its colo
ntzation in 1888 by mutineers and
Tahltiaa women, Pitcairn Island.
that geographical period in the Pa
eifie ocean between Panama and New
Zealand, whore steamers stop some
times as often as once a year. viii re-
ceiyo mail service from the United
States via the steamship Anstrai-
plain, sailing from this port today.
Probably the only person in the
United States to whom this news Is
valuable is Miss Emily McCoy. who
left Pitcairn IL years ago te come
to the United states to study nurs.
ing. There aro about $50 inhabt
tants on the island. Miss McCoy
says divorce and unequal %auffrag,
are unknown among the islanders
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
WHERE THE PEOPLE LACK
POWER.

The democrats OF Texas, who are
overwhelmingly the majority party
In that state, said by their ballots,
cast In d primary election. that they
want the prohibition q~ession sub
naitted To popular vote. But the leg
isIature of Texas refuses to submit
this question. The Texas house has
nov finally defeated 4 resolution pro-
vidtng for submission. The vote was
IS TO All, two short or the s5 neces-
Ears for the resolutions passage.
The trouble Is that Texas lacks
democratic government, as demo-
cratic government exists In q number
or other states, including Arkansas.
The people Of Texas have no way to
make their will effective indepefld-
emily Of the observation-disclosures
Gazette.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
TEXAS
LEAGUE MEETS
EMMETT MiIKERsoN or soissi-
CANA Is ELECTED PisFsi-
DENT OF ASSOCIATION.
Roy ConnalIy Of Waxahaciiie y ne
Elected secretary-Trvasnrer.
Eight Ieague Club Is I,
Possibility.

The annual meeting Of the cen
trail Texas league was held at Ennis
Wednesday afternoon at oV
o'clock with Waxahaehie, Ennis,
| Mexia, Temple and Marlin repre-
scented. Terrell vas the only town
which had a team IN the field lasf
year that was not represented at the
meeting. Corsieana had q repre-
sentative present but did not partie-
fpate because that city does not hold
"a franchise In the league at pres
ent. However, Corsjcaaa is seeking
admission and will probably come
into the league again in event OF a
vacancy. It is also stated that Hills
horo seeks admission and in event
Terrell comes IN there is some prob
ability of enlarging the league to an
eight club circuit.
It IS somewhat of a struggle for
towns the size OF Waxahachie. En-
mis- and Temple to maintain a base
bail team but the fans in these rari-
Gus towns are not willing to drop
out Of the league so the probability
is that all towns holding franchises
Will put out teams again this year,
The most important matter Of bus
mess to come before the meeting
the election Of officers. Em-
NETT Wilkerson Of Corsicafa was
elected president and Roy connally
Of Waxahachie was elected secretary
treasurer. Mr.. ConnafIy has held this
position ever since the leagne was
organized and is in position TO give
the very best OF service.
The towns were represented as
follows: Ennis, r. B. White; Mar
lin. II. st. Clair. Waxahachie, G. O.
Patten; Nexia, Roscoe Cock Tenn
pie. e. f. Rogers. There were about
forty men at the meeting.
All the visitors at noon were
guests Of the Ennis Commercial
at luncheon.
Tho urnpires' salaries are to be
RENTED to the president Of the
league this season and he is to pay
the umpires every two weehs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

The directors OF the Chamber Of
Commerce are conducting 3 member
ship campaign this week, and every
business and professional man in
Waxahachie should enlist az a meme
Der. The Chamber f. also raising
funds for its annual budget, and the
pledges thereto should be liberal.
Effective work for the city cannot
be accomplished without the ex-
penditare OF money.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
M'NEAIUs RESOLUTION
IL PASSED. ~ SENATE

AUSTIN, Texas, March i5.-The
McNealus constitutional convention
concurrent resolution was adopted
by the senate yesterday afternoon,
after a day OF contention and excite
ment exceeding ia intensity even
Tuesdays stormy session. The final
vote on the resolution WAS IT for
and IL against. With Mr. Hopkins
absent aud Messrs. johnson OF Hall
and Hudspeth paired. the former
voting TOR tho resolution and the
latter against. Mr. McNealus hopes
to get action on the resolution in
the house this week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
THE WALDORF HOTEL
"a YEARS OLD TODAY

NEW YORK. March 15-Georse
g. poidt was laughed at and called
q fool for throwing bis money away
when he built the hotel Waldorf
with 400 rooms to cater 20 the
rich" "a a ago today. Boldt,
who was a Door man Then, died a
few weeks aso lpaYing q fortune weil
mp into the milll0ns OF dollags, All
Of them made from the hotel.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
.>~%<~e~>~~~e
THE MHATCHaMa COLUMN.
ny &c. NJ.
srrsug.

= Spring. q
= Spring IL Natures apology =
= for sumner and winter. .
= Everyone, Including the man =
= who froze HIS face last January =
= and the ma who suffered Q :
= heat prostration last August fs y
= supposed to be happy In spring. 9
= Spring IL the time Of Year 2
= when radiators. ten kettles and .
= prima donnas quit singing and =
= the birds begin.
= Spring is everywhere, In =
= spring. In the step. the eye, 2
y the atmosphere, everywhere. y
= There's only one place where Q
. spring isn't. That's In a 81 a =
= day hotel bed. =
= The only unpleasant thing ?
= about spring Il poets. =
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
SING SING PRISONERS lit
Bs HIGH COST OF LIVING

ossINING, n. r., March l5,-
Sing Sing prisoners today are feel
ing the effects or the high cost q
living. In the past, potatoes and
onions were a regular part OF the
daily menu. Now. however. the
chef is feeding the inmates rice and
macaroni in place OF these high
priced foods In order 70 reduce the
cost Of feeding the $500 prisoners.
Instructions have also been issued
forbidding the men receiving bread
at any TIME OF the day outside OF
the specified meal hours.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

All the Tigers are now here ex-
cent Ty Cobb. II he wants TO get
in the pink of condition, he had bet
ter eome on and do some training
in the best town In Texas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

Every day during the spring
should be clean Up day in sa1a-
hachie. Prevent the appearance Of
mosquitoes this summer by tahing
steps early to destriy their breeding
places.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

Bro. Brown says that those who
own cars must go out and bring the
sidewalk pilgrims in to the meeting
Glad we live close enough to use the
sole leather express.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

We r opposed to Mexico recap
turing Texas unless she viii agree
TO take over at the same time the
management and control Of Oscar
Galloway and Cyclone Davis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

If it be true that the hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world
the average suffragette OF the pres
ent day stands little chance OF sue
ceedlng to power.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
FRENCH MINISTER or
WAR RESIGNS PLACE.

PARIS. March IS. General Luis.
Hubert Gonzalge Iyoutcg, minister
OF war in tue French cabinet. has
resigned az the result OF Incidents in
the chamber OIL deputies.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
Dallas preach

a Dallas preacher recently
preached a sermon In which he cham
pioned the Sunday movies Our
observation has been that the
preacher who compromises with the
devil has very little Influence in the
community IN which he lives.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

Matters down at Austin are pro-
cteaing In a very unsatisfactory
manner. but think what the situation
would be IL the republicans we're in
power.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

II war comes we a wear our
last years clothing, but we can't
eat our last years food. We give
this information as a tip o the
farmer to plant plenty Of eatin' stuff
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

IT some men would use their
mouths only as a receptacle for
"vittles' they would not get into halt
80 much trouble
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

The Bell telephone system an
nouncas a daily average OF 29.420,-
600 calls during the year 1916. No
wonder The line was reported
busy"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

We are not figuring on going
away the coming summer We shall
count ourself as fortunate If we ate
able to stay here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

A Cincinnati Judge ordered a maa,
who had been brought before bis
court, to obey his wife for u year.
This man ought not TO complain.
Most Of us poor fellows arr doing d
life sentence.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

Governor Harris of Georgia wants
the troops from his state sent home
in Pullman sieepers. bat we suspect
the boys would be willing to ride
the blind baggage in order to get
there.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

We Notice that a number OF side
walk pilgrims prefer the middle Of
the street when they come to that
walk In front OF the library.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

There are i number OF fights In
the Texas state senate almost every
day. but most Of the blows are de-
1iyered with the mouth.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

"A hint to the wise is sufficient "
Our neighbors are advised that We
cannot afford TO feed their eats oil
young chickens.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

Your vacant lot garden may not
pay for the seed, but then the ex-
ercise Won derive from working IT
is worth something.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

Colonel Roosevelt has agreed TO
take care Of twenty Belgian children.
WH SiQllpss he will sublet some Of
thtaa t0 his s~0n-in-las. Nick Long
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

II You viii make yourself q reg
niar attendant upon the services at
the tabernacle. We guarantee you
will gel all that ii coming TO you.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

hsMEaxahaetaie nndertakers do satis-
fa1xory work. Al any rate We have
nok heard OF Their patrons making
any Kick al the manner In which
they are lata away.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

The girl who Is both a good
pianist and a good tryingpanist IS
the girl who will do to tie TO.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

As a rule the Idle hand does not
care to come IN contact with the
idle land.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

New York recently pulled off a
ahigh cost OF living show" We
don't need a show to be shown that.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

Governor Ferguson might have q
dipping vat provided for the especial
benefit OF the legislature.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

a newspaper mar never buys an
oyercoat at an auction sale. The
terms al these sales are always cash.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

Old Neptune has probably come
To sha conclusion ~ this time that
he has no rights ieft.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

The bottoms Of the strawberry
boxes will fiad their Way still closer
to the top nssfore the season IS over.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

Onions r now 50 high that the
average man is not able to purchase
even the smell.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

The first lesson to be learned in
the right kind Of a cooking school
is how to get something to cook.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15

II these warm days continue we
will soon be forced to manicure the
front yard with the lawn mower.