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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09
NOTICE.
Of Final Organization Of Abiaca
Drainage District.

In the matter of Abiaca Drainage
District in Holmes, Carroll, and
Leflore Counties, Mississippi.
By ]. l. Lundy, ct al, petitioners.
Cause No. 1865, Chancery Court Of
Holmes County, Mississippi.
To the owners of the following de-
scribed lands situated within the
boundaries of the proposed Abiaca
Drainage District in Holmes, Carroll,
and Lehore Counties, Mississippi, to-
wit:
All Of Sections 2 and 3 and all Of
Section 4 South of Abiaca Creek, s.
E. IA of Section 7, S. IL and N. E.
IA of Section 8, all of Sections 9, 10,
and II, and W. 10 of Section IL, West
of Bluffs, all of Section 10 West Of
Bluffs, all of Sections IA, Is, 16 and
II and E. 1-2 of Section IS, all Of
Section 20 East Of Clear Lake, all of
Sections 81, % and %, and all of Sec
ton "a, West of Bluffs, N. 1-2 of N.
- of N. w. IA Section Is, N IL Of
Section rs, all of Section 81, N. W.
Ia and f IL of Section %, N. E.
IA and E. IL of N. IL Of s. E. Ia
Section SO, and N. ~ Of N. IL Of
Section "a, all in Township II, Range
/ East, containing in the aggregate
1928 acres.
Said proposed District to embrace
such parts Of said lands above describ-
ed subject to overflow from Abiaca
Greek.
Whereas the Chancsry Court of Hol-
mes County, Mississippi, on the 18th
day of February, 1917, ordered tenn
porary organization of said Drainage
District, and appointed J. l. Lundy,
John P. Jones, and W. H. Hines, Tenn
porary Commissioners, and M. L. Gull
ley, Temporary Engineer, and said
Engineer proceeded in accordance with
Che pter 1876 of Laws of 1912, and
amendments thereto, including Chap
ter 269 of Laws of 1914, and Charter
271 of Laws Of 1914, and Chapter 243
Laws of 1915, of the State of Missis-
sipri and according to said decree,
and has filed his report thereof in the
manner and form as provided by law.
With the Clerk of the Chancery Court
of Holmes County, Mississippi.
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons owning property within said Dis
trict calling upon them to appear be-
fore tie Chancellor of the Chancery
Court of Holmes County, Mississippi.
at Lexington, at the Court House
in said county, at 9 o'clock A. M, on
the 10Th day Of August, 1917, bein:
the date fixed for said hearing, who
may wish to appear and advocate o:
resist the establishment Of said Dis
trict under the terms Of said Act ant
| amendments thereto.
Witness my official signature this
the 18th day of July, A. D. 1917.
J.. H. FUQUA,
Chancery Clerk Holmes County, Miss
Boothe & Pepper, Attorneys,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09
POWERBOAT RACES AT THOUS-
AND ISLANDS.

Thousand Islands, N. Y, August 8.
by Union Associated Press)--
While yacht racing, as far as bigger
craft are concerned, practically has
been wiped out by the war, p%owerboat
competition has not suffered appre-
ciably. The annual races for the
Thousand Islands Challenge Cup
which began over the st. Claire Rive
Course have the largest entry list in
the history of the events. The races
continue three days.
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SOUTHERN r. lLWAY COMPANY
GREENWOOD STATION.

-- 10 F."
SOUTHERN r. lLWAY COMPANY
GREENWOOD STATION.
West Bound.
Winona to Greenville.
No. 8 leaves 7:25 A. M,
Columbus to Greenville.
No. 0 leaves 1906 P. M,
Webb Branch.
mo. II leaves 2:30 P. M,
Birmingham to Greenville.
No. II leaves sos P. NJ,
Webb elzoni Branch (Sunday
Only.
No. AZ leaves 4:55 P. M,
DAILY except Sunday.
East Bound.
Greenville to Birmingham.
No. IL leaves $50 A. H.,
Greepville 70 Columbus.
No. 10 iesves 11S 2. NJ,
webb Branch.
mo. 70 arrives 11:69 A. N.
Creenville to Winona.
No, 4 leaves 7:oS P. NJ,
Webb elsoni Branch (Sunday
Only).
No. 4s arrives 100 P. M,
daily except Sunday.
7. P. CALHOUN, Ticket At
w. g|LL-Ls FNEaIIM tHAIs aUN4 h.AN Vr-fI.Ltt
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09
TO TAXPAYERS.

Notice is hereby given that the as
sessments are now on file in the office
of the Chancery Clerk, and will remain
on file for your inspection until the
First Monday in September 1877, ct
which time all objections thereto will
be heard and e~qualizations made BY
the Board of Supervisors.
This August s, 1917.
J. E. DENNIS, Tax Assessor.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The Humphreys Highway from ltta
Bena to Lucas Gin is in process Of re-
pair and the traffic is warned to ex-
ercise caution in going over this part
of the road, so as to avoid accidents.
ELI ABBOTT, Egr.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09

only such title as is vested in me as
Trustee Witness my signature this
the 26th day Of July, 1917.
C. L. LOMAX, Trustee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-28

boys had laughed at him. Six thou
sand bales of cotton were produced
for market in Post City territory
last fall. A cotton mill built by lir.
Post takes the raw material as it
comes from the gin and produces
finished cotton fabric OF the finest
texture. There are 500 happy and
prosperous employees in Post City;
the surrounding agricultural region,
which is now largely occupied, is
marketing farm products at the ap-
proximate rate Of a million dollars a
year. All the staple crops are grown.
Schools. sanitariums. churches, mu-
nicipal light, power. and water plants
in Post City are of the most modern
character. The Chamber of Com
merce created the fall festival, and
the Post City brass band led the pa
rade of decorated automobiles. The
Improvement Club managed the in
door exhibition.
A homeless man, wracked by ILL
ness. looked out over the great plains
there ten years ago.and said: Some
day, homes and families should flour
ish here"
And he made his dream come true.
Mr.. Post died three years ago. but
his plans have been fully carried for
ward.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-28
PAuFTST ORGANIZATIONS SEEK
To UNDERMINE DRAFT LAW

WASHINGTON. June 23.-Two pa
cifist organizations have launched a
huge campaign. which II carried out.
would greatly undermine selective
draft
These organizations. IL is declared.
have attempted 70 open a channel for
escape from military service. Ten
thousand are already enrolled. The
efforts OF the pacif1sts are confined
to attempts to have inserted in the
exemption regulations a clause speci-
fically permitting persons professinE
conscientious exemptions to war TO
escape selective draft. The efforts
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-28

Regular Sale Dates: June 20 to %. July J. 4.
and EIidsys and Saturday, ,heresiter 20
fares to other cities, routes. and nrranRe-
meats UPON applicHtion-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-28

war army shall be officially known
as The National Army Of the United
States" was introduced today by
Representative Borland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-28
"NATroNAL ARMY OF THE U. s.

WASHINGTON. June PA
joint resolution providing that the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-28

failed. The most active organiza-
ton is the American Union Against
MiIitarism.
The war department told the or
gasizations they were unable to go
behind the law.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-28

That is the name in use by the
war department.
This. as We farmers frequently re-
mark is good growing weather.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-28

You can at least put your pride I'm.
your pocket when it is empty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-28

Here are the horse marines. not
the tabled horse marines Of the
stage. but the real article. all mem
bers Of the military forces OF the
United states Of America. some OF
them may soon be seen by the Ger
mans opposite their trenches. The
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04
CTO BE CONTINUED
WORLD OWES MUCH TO WATT
Scotsman the First to Realize and
Make Practical the Wonderful
Power of Steam.

Science took q tear from the cheek
of unpaid labor, converted it into steam
and created a giant which turns with
tireless arms the countless wheels Of
toll"
Thus Ingersoll's poetic explanation
Of the origin of the transformation
of pent-up steam into controlled and
industrially valuable mechanical ac-
ton. Elaborated in a more prosaic
manner, James Watt, young Scotch
man of Glasgow, and an instrument
maker by trade, once had an idea. 1t
was a most revolutionary idea. Men
had been working on steam engines
for many centuries, but they had pro-
duced nothing Of any practical value.
In the engines of that period steam
was admitted into only one end of the
cylinder, and about the only use such
an engine had was to pump water. And
it wasn't very good at that. AS for
using an engine to turn a wheel-why,
nobody had thought of that. 1t SIM
ply wasn't being done. But James did
it. He let steam into both ends of the
cylinder instead of only one, put fly
wheel on the end of q shaft and
crank on the other, and there was the
steam engine, all ready for it's real
business.
Watt was born in Greenock, Scot
land, on January 49, 1876, his father
being q builder, contractor and mer-
chant,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04

the way you do over it, and l am
where I can see you Shine"-he took
hold of both her hands, 80 long as
it's like that, you wonder he said.
well, the dinners and the operas and
all that may be piffie, but | shall be
blind to the fact"
She kissed both his hands and told
But, after a moments silence, a little
frown puckered her eyebrows and she
asked him what he was so solemn
about.
Well, he had told her the truth.
But precisely as he said it, he felt that
he was not the same man he had been
six months ago. Not the man who had
tramped impatiently back and forth
across Frederica's drawing-roOm, eX-
pounding his ideals of space and lei
sure Not the man who despised the
clutter of expensive junk. That man
would have derided the possibility
that he could ever say this thing that
he, still Rodney Aldrich, had just said
to Rose-and meant. And the terrify-
ing thing was that he hadn't resisted
the change-hadn't wanted to resist
didn't want to now, as he sat there
looking at the slumbrous glory of her
eyes.
So, when she asked him what he
was looking so solemn about, he said
with more truth than he pretended
to bimSa1f that if was enough tn make
ANYBODY solemn to look at her.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04
Some Don't Get Back.

The dusky tonsorial artist nervously
busted himself among his implements
of torture as the tired business man
sank into the operating chair and pre-
pared to rest while his stubble was be-
ing removed. The barber tucked in the
ample bib, lathered the passive face
and opened his conversational bat
teries.
"Ah just got back from a funeral"
ventured the ebony as starter.
The tired B. NJ. opened one eye,
cleared the lather out Of the corner of
his mouth and in a biting tone re-
torted:
"You ought to be blamed glad to get
back-a good many people don't"
And the shave continued amid a
profound silence.-Columbus CO., Dis
patch.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04

with French tucks. 1t is cut after the
usual manner of blOuses, its seams are
hemstitched, sleeves plain and roomy
and, so far, all the details of its con-
struction are all like tried old friends
with whom we have long been famil-
lar. But just at this point the creator
of this blouse thought of adding an
organdie collar and cuffs made of
fine organdie edging, and of shaping
the collar in new way. Furthermore,
the dainty embroidered edge of the
organdie is lifted into prominence by
narrow border of black Organdie.
The collar is high at the back and
rolls at the front, the wiry texture of
the material making this pretty adjust
ment to the neck possible. The cuffs
are simply lengths of the embroidered
organdie, turned back and fastened at
the top with q single pearl button. The
means by which its maker arrived at
such good ends in this blouse are the
simplest. But the touch of sheer black
in collar and cuffs is original and fine
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04
CHAPTER IV-Continued.

She refused to hear a word more
In those circumstances. m coming
straight down." she said, land Well go
somewhere for lunch. Don't you real
ize that we can't talk about it like
this? Of course you wouldn't, but it's
so.'
Over the lunch-table she got as de-
tailed an account of the affair as Rod
ney. in his somnambulistic condition,
was able to give her, and she passed
1t on to Martin that evening as tney
drove across to the North side FOR
dinner.
"Well, that all sounds exactly like
Rodney" he commented. Il nope
you'll like the girl!'
'That isn't what hope" said Fred
erica. cat least it isn't what I'm most
concerned about. l hope I can make
her like me. Roddy's the only brother
I've got in the world, and I'm not 60
ing to lose him if 1 can help it. That's
what will happen if she doesn't ike
me-"
AS it happened, though, she forgot
oil about her resolution almost with
her first look at Rose. Rodney's at
tempts at description of her had been
well-meaning; but what he had pre-
pared his sister for, unconsciously
of course, in his emphasis on one or
two phases of their first acquaintance,
had been a sort of slatternly Amazon.
But the effect of this was, really, very
happy; because when a perfectly pre-
sentably clad, well-bred admirably
poised young girl came into the room
and greeted her neither Shyly nor
eagerly, nor with any affectation OF
ease, a girl who didn't try to pretend
1t wasn't a critical moment for her,
but was game enough to meet it with
out any evidences Of panic-when
Frederick realized that this was the
Rose whom Rodney had been telling
her about, she fell in love with her on
the spot.
Amazingly, as she watched the girl
and heard her talk, she found she was
considering, not Roses availability as
q wife for Rodney, but Rodney's as a
husband for her 1t was this, perhaps,
that led her to say, at the end of her
leave-taking: "Roddy has been such
a wonderful brother, always, to me,
that 1 suspect you'll find him, some
times, being a brother to you. Don't
let it hurt you if that happens!"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04
Very Convincing.

As he disliked motor cars, coun-
try squire always kept good horses.
Recently he bought a particularly
handsome mare, and few days later
asked his groom what he thought OF
the new arrival.
"She's fine-looking animal, sir" re-
piled the man, "but I'm afraid she's
q bit touchy."
"Why do you think so?" questioned
the squire.
"She doesn't seem to take to no
one, sir. She can't bear me to go
into her box to groom her."
"Oh, she'll settle down In a few
days." the squire reassured him. "Ev-
erything's strange to her, you know.
I don't think there's much wrong with
her temper"
"Nor didn't I at first, sir" replied
the groom. "But, you see, she's kicked
me out O. that there box twice already,
and when you come to think Of it that's
very convincin'."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04
couIdn'f Fool Willie.

ISIS" cried a boy, bursting into the
parlor, where a young lady was seat
ed on the sofa with her best young
man.
"Yes, WILLIE" was the young lady's
reply, as she drew the small brother to
her side and kissed him. what do you
want?"
ST want to tell you something"
"All right, go right ahead"
"Won't you care what 1 say?"
"No, I guess not"
swell, then, know why you kiss
me every Wednesday night"
81 kiss you because love you, Will
lie, of course"
"That amt the reason, sisl" and the
boy edged slowly toward the open
door. "You kiss me so George can see
what he Is missing"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04
DOG IS WAR HERO
Saves Young French Soldier Left
on the Field for Dead,
Animal Refuses to Leave Side Of His
Friend and Drags Wounded
Youth to Safety.

Michael was larger, stronger and
more intelligent than the other dogs
attached to a certain division Of the
French army and he was general IA
vorite among the soldiers. Michael, al
though most "sociable," centered his
particular affections upon young
French soldier named Henri. Every
day at the soup hour Michael would
appear carrying a tin can and place 1t
beside Henri, who would fill it as he
did his own, and they would dine to-
gether.
The day came, however, when Henri
failed to return, and as the men STUN
bled back again to safety Michael
scanned, with anxious eyes, every
pale, haggard face, his sensitive nos
trils quivering with dread.
When the last man had been
accounted for and Henri was still
missing the animal darted toward the
battlefield and after some time re-
turned, greatly excited, and carrying
an old half-glove which belonged to
his friend. He could scarcely wait
for the attendants to bring a litter
before he started off again, his
great, intelligent eyes imploring them
to hurry.
In a remote part Of the field they
found the young fellow lying still and
cold. After a hasty examination the
attendants left him for lead, hurrying
away to succor the living, but Haiichael
refused to be convinced. Again and
again he returned for assistance, ac-
cording to Our Dumb Animals, but
in vain, so he mounted his solitary
guard, his face almost humanity ex-
pressive of grief.
The attack took place about sun
down, and it was not until late that
night that comparative quiet settled
down upon the trenches.
Suddenly the moon flashed out from
behind q cloud, and the alert sentinel
peered sharply about, then brought his
rifle swiftly to his shoulder.
Not 20 feet away, creeping slowly
towards the trenches, but halting alb
ruptly every minute, loomed large,
dark object. The sentry advanced eau
tiously, finger on trigger, demanded
curtly, "Who goes there?" followed
by the stifled exclamation, Michael"
Michael it was, gasping, painting,
but still the same old dog Michael
but not alone. Behind him, parts of
his uniform literally torn away by
the dogs teeth, 10y Henri, dragged
from the battlefield, inch by inch, by
the devoted animal. And miracle OF
miracles, the boy was actually breath
ing.
How the animal had accomplished
such difficult task snd escaped the
vigilant eyes Of the field attendants
will forever remain q mystery, but lit
tie, fragile-looking Henri ultimately
recovered.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04

Greville intended it to be taken. But
her look flashed out beyond the con-
fines Of the circle and encountered a
pair of big, luminous eyes, under
brOws that had a perpleXed pucker in
them. WhcreupOn she laughed straight
into Roses face and said, lifting her
head q little, but not her voice:
"Come here, my child, and tell me
who you are and why you were looking
at me like that"
Rose flushed, smiled that Irresistible
wide smile of hers, and came, not
frightened a bit. nor, exactly, en-
barrassed; certainly not into pretend
ing she was not surprised, and little
breathlessIy at loss what to say.
I'm Rose Aldrich." She didn't, in
words, say, I'm just Rose AIdrich."
1t was the little bend in her voice
that carried that impression. And l
suppose 1 was-looking that way, be-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04
\)hat.Ue11 Dressed "A
\J6men (J11l Iear$9W2

Just as we conclude that there Is
nothing new that can possibly happen
to summer blouses, along comes an
attractive surprise and we are forced
to cOncede that another beautiful nov
city has made its appearance. There
are inexhaustible reservoirs of ideas, 1t
seems, that designers know how to
draw upon to provide us with that va
riety which is the spice Of life and
blouses.
Here is a new, midsummer model,
made of fine cotton voile, embellished
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04
CHAPTER V.
The Princess Cinderella.


When the society editor of "Ame-
rica's foremost newspaper" as in its
trademark it proclaims itself to be,
announced that the Rodney Aldriches
had taken the Allison McCraeS' house,
furnished, for a year, beginning in
October, she spoke of it as an ideal
arrangement. AS everybody knew, it
was an ideal house for a young
married couple, and it was equally
evident that the Rodney Aldriches
were an ideal couple for it.
In the sense that it left nothing to
further realization, it was an ideal
house; an old house in the Chicago
sense, built over into something very
much older still - Tudor, perhaps -
Jacobean, anyway. In the supplement
tary matters of furniture, hangings,
rugs and pictures, the establishment
presented the last politely spoken word
in things as they ought to be. If you
happened to like that sort of thing,
it was precisely the sort of thing you'd
like.
quired perfection characterized the
McCraeS domestic arrangements.
Every other year they went off around
the world in one direction or another,
and rented their house, furnished, Tor
exactly enough to pay all their ex-
penses. On the alternate years they
came back and spent two years in
come living in their house.
Florence McCrae was an old friend
of Rodney's and it was her notion that
1t would be just the thing he'd want
Rodney knew for himself what the
house was-complete down to the
corkscrews. And six thousand dollars
q year was simply dirt cheap.
To clinch the thing, Florence went
around and saw Frederick about 1t.
And Frederick, after listening, non
committally, dashed off to the last
meeting of the Thursday club (all this
happened in June, just before the
wedding )and talked the matter over
with Violet Williamson on the way
home, afterward.
John said once" observed Violet,
that if we had to live in that house,
he'd either go out and buy a plush
Morris-chair from feather-your-nest
Saltzmans, and a goIden-oak side
board, or else run amuck."
FREDERICK grinned, but was sure it
wouldn't affect Rodney that way.
AS for Rose. she thought Rose would
like it-for while, anyway. But this
wasn't the point. I'm so-foolish
ebout old Rodney. that L can't be sure
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-04
"Oh, I wish" cried Rose, chat


knew what you meant by that"
"Why, regard now," said the actress.
I'm every capital of Europe (and
know them alD, wherever you find
great affairs-matters of state, dlplo-
macy, politics-you find the influence
Of women in them - women of the
great world sometimes, sometimes Of
the half-world They may not be
beautiful have seen faded woman
of fifty, of no family or wealth, whose
salon attracted ministers Of state;
they haven't the education nor the lib
critics that your women enjoy, and, in
the mass, they are not regarded-how
do you ay?-chivalrously. Yet there
they are!
"And why? Because they are capa-
BILE of great passions, great desires.
They are willing to take the art of
womanhood seriously, make innumer-
able sacrifices for it, as one must for
any art, in order to triumph in it"
Rose thought this over rather du-
biousiy It was new notion to her