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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-18
(From Mondays Daily

18th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertrum Kent and lit
tile daughters came down from Kilmich-
ael Saturday afternoon and were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sumter, Giles
pie and they all spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Kent at Rising Sun,
where they had a family reunion cele-
brating the three days furlough of
Mr.. Jim Kent who is a member of the
First Mississippi Regiment now en-
camped at Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Barrett motored
in from their plantation home near
Schlater and spent Sunday in Green
wood.
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, Miss Jaunita Carter, of Moorhead,
has returned home after a visit to
Mrs. C. N. D. Campbell On Dewey
Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Walker win
attend the Masonic Spring Reunion,
A. A. S. R. Of Mississippi, to be held
in jackson during the ext four days.
| $1,000
Mrs. R. w. Baird and charming
daughter, Miss Marion, left today for
Atlanta, Ga, where they go to attend
Grand Opera.
Mrs. T. C. Cartwright, of Denver,
Col, is the guest of Mrs. A. P. Hall
and Miss Blanche Hall on Walthall
street.
Mrs. J. M. Doyle, of Oakland, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. G. Nc
Lemore.
Mrs. Joseph Rennie accompanied DR..
Rennie to Sumner Saturday where
DR.: Rennie is holding a meeting.
Miss Hortense Stoner has returned
to Columbus to the /. l. & G.. after
a visit to the home folks.
DIR. Ash and Miss Bette Young, Of
Lexington, visited DR.. and Mrs. E. w.
Hunter the past week.
Mrs. Hogeland and Miss Fern Hoge-
Hand, of Moorhead, were in the city
today shopping.
Mrs. Vance Marx has returned from
la visit to friends and relatives in va
zoo City.
Mrs. Lucy Wells and Terrell Wells
spent yesterday in Indianola.
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DIR. and Mrs. w. T. Mathews have
returned from Cleveland, Ohio.
Miss Emma Bell spent Sunday with
relatives In Lexington.
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Miss Dollie Hill is visiting relatives
in Winona.
(From Thursdays Daily
Miss Bessie Portwcod returned last
night from New Orleans where she
has been studying music, and left to-
day for Memphis with her mother.
H***a
Mesdames Ed. Jones and w. D.
Wilson were here last night to hear
Walter Chapman at the Memorial
building.
Misses Carrie Ellington and Joseph
inc Alexander, of %Indianola, spent
last night with Mrs. j. D. Duncan.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Kimbrough
have returned from a visit to Mem
phis and Duncan.
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Mrs. A. H. Shears, of .Leaky, Texas
is visiting in the home of her brother
Mr.. G. 1. Lomax.
Miss Ada Costly left today FOL
Memphis to make her future home.
(From fridays Daily
MI. and Mrs, Albert Watkins, Mr.
. and Mrs. Frank Peasants, Jr., ant
MRS. Fisher Avent motored here from
Minter City last night to hear tn
Vanderbilt Glee Club.
The Work Committee of the Earn
3 est Workers will have all kinds O
cakes to sell Saturday at the Kand,
Kitchen.
Mesdames j. w. Parks, B. H. Boot
land T. E. Stancill, of Drew, were i
t the city shopping yesterday.
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Mrs. E. B.. Murff, of Inverness,
S the guest of Hon. ]. NJ. FerInan an
family this week.
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-18
(From Mondays Daily

Messrs. H. w. Hagan, Geo. A. Walk
err, and j. l.. Gillespie, of this city,
leave this afternoon for jack
son to spend the next four days-tak-
ing frem the 4th to the 32nd degrees
in Masonry at the Masonic Spring
Reunion, A. A. S. R. of Mississippi,
beginning tomorrow morning in the
Capitol City. On the fourth day, Fri
day, they will be given the Shriners
degree-and there's no telling wheth-
er they will ever get back to Green
wood or not.
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COTTON SEED FOR SALE.
1 HAVE PURE TOOLE, POLK
AND EXPRESS COTTON SEED
FOR SALE AT $50 PER BUSHEL.
F. nj. ALDRIDGE,
Greenwood. Miss.
| WANTED-To loan $4,000 or ST.
OOO.O 90 on good real estate security.
/ Address "X.Y.Z." carr this Office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-18

The map of Tennessee is no longer
black. Over in the eastern part of the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-18
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole system. SO cents
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-18

Break your Cold or LaGrippl
with Z few doaes q o66.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-18

Miss Mildred Wall, of Valley Hill
was here shopping yesterday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-18

Mrs. T. G. James, ST., of Sharkey
is in the city today shopping.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-18

Mrs. George Palmer, Of Calumbus, Is
visiting Mrs. N, g, Dudley in North
Greenwood.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-17
CONGRESS MAY ACT.

According to reports, congress has about decided to take hand in regulating the l. w. w.. who have apparently undertake nto run the coun- try with high hands in time when harmony is so much needed From recent operations of the I. ". W. it is evident that something must be done if the government wants to make any head way in preparing for the great conflict on the European battle fields.
 A senator addressing his colleagues recent ly on the subject suggested law revoking citi- zenShip papers of all agitators. calling. them out laws, etc, and intern them until after the war. This would help but very little. because the great est nuisances are not citizens. The manner ot dealing with their ilks is to deport them bag and baggage to the country of their origin, and keep them out forever after. The immigration laws of our country have been framed as sort of invitation to every malcontent of other countries to come in and help make trouble. We are reap ing the harvest now.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-17
A UNITED NATION.

(From the Memphis CommercialAppeal) the Confederate defeat and. the light by which vs read the perpendicular to the slant of time. clearly the necessity for that desset and the beauty and the wisdom of a united people
 Today this truth home to us with stronger emphasis today the whole nation looks out from under the folds flag into the gun muzzles of common enemy And there sting of regret that the flaE is the Stars and Stripes the "Old Glory of splendid republic
 The South keeps her Stars and Bars che keeps other relics of bygone days-as keeps the picture Of dead love- as woman folds away her bridal veil. There will be dissertation, permit for uphfsding: but the ed-white-andred banner is only memory.
 Now the eyes of the nation are lifted to the banner of the republic the Stars and Stripes. that moving forward to the firing the world For that flag the South will give best blood. holding to the faith of one country and government. She but pauses moment to lay memorial wreath the graves of those who taught her the unforgeabie lessons of ant steadtas:ness and self-sacrfce.
 With the wreath laid she catches again in this new line of march has for its goal the heights of civilization.
 The old fires of sectional hate have burned out: the new flame knded upon atars is the flame of nper shabe patrotism and the smoke from those aars rises like incense to the flag of the republic
 Roses for the Confederate dead laurels and victory in France!
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-17
NEARING THE LIMIT

There was a time when twelve hours consti- tuted days work. Some thirty years ago, ten hours was adopted. At that time we remember distinctly that some one said that it wouldn't be long before an eight-hour day would be insisted upon. To this some one added that the eight hour day would be still reduced in that labor would demand the reduction of the number of minutes. Instead of sixty minutes, forty min utes would constitute an hour, thus reducing tho time of labor to that extent. We have apparent ly come to that if the report from Seattle yester day is accurate
 The millrnen are asking the pay of a nine hours day for an eight-hour's day service. Very nearly in accordance with the prophecy made some thirty years ago. At that rate where are we going to stop?
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-17
FOR CHEAPER FOOD.
tFrom the Toronto, Ont. News.l

(From the Toronto, Ont. News)
 It is apparent that Canadians to have cheaper fish through the Beer commission appointed by the Canadian food controller In passing to the commission the wide powers with which he himself has been endowed Mir Hanna has enabled them to employ the drastic of measures. Unless the dealers re duce their prices to the commissioners may take over the whole business difficulty which they have to overcome the trade arrangement by which the great proportion of the fish caught in Canadian inland waters goes to enrich American monopoly The pub lie is delighted with the that the food controller securing results and it approves the gevern ments determination packing and cold storage industry
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-17

WANTED-Party to grub-stake two prospecTors or give lease on mining claim
 Address Emmet Cahill, Kasaan, Al aSka adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-17

SITUATION WANTED-by skilled steadily employed but for sound reas- ons desires 10 change. Wishes out of town job. or as caretaker or watch man. with reliable concern-First class eferences-address Box 105 Ketchikan. Alaska-adv If.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-17

During tn. moIms os lua4 ysly saA August the Ketchikan Asrse |. Q. n. will meet every First and TAira yrs. days.
 D. SMITH. HARRIS. freddsus. ;.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-17

Thirty years ago, laborer received from SIPS to $1.75 for ten hours work; reared fam fly, ate plenty and was healthy and happy. To day boy of nine gets 20 cents an hour and up. And we wonder at the high cost of living.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-17

With the entry of Liberia the negro repub- lie of south Africa into the war. the Kaiser's case is getting darker and darker:
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-17

Anyhow, rain is good for vegetables. Like wise it fills up the creek and helps the salmon to go up.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Copyright, 1917.
Cy FRANK n. SPEARMAN

night. I've trick that will set us
up for life"
The pawnbroker worked fast, and
that night as Burke boarded the west
bound train, he struggled the paste
jewels into his hand. Helen, the
same evening, walked into Noun
tain Spring drug store for maya
zine. A man, passing out, looked
strangely familiar. In a moment she
realized that this man was her faith
cr's double. The thought flashed
over her that he might be connected
with her fathers tragedy. She fol-
lowed him. He swung aboard a
passing street car, but Helen stopped
a motorcar and gave chase. She
trailed him to the quarters of the
railroad raiders.
Keen with suspicion, she climbed
a tree and peering through an TN
guarded window saw within men
mixing, as she believed, explosives
Fastening to police headquarters she
enlisted a detail of officers to raid
the place.
On board the special, Burke now
was awaiting his chance. 1t came
when the governors party went in to
dinner. Entering the Mushroom
Burke slipped, Indianlike, through
the window and climbed the rods tc
the governors stateroom. Here il
was only the work of moment &c
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

steal the diamonds and leave the imi-
tations-he was even able to re-enter
the car undetected. As arranged, the
pawnbroker was waiting on the plat
form at Mountain Springs for Burke's
parcel. Burke saw him outside the
car window, but was afraid to drop
the diamonds; the governors staff
was pacing the platform. -,
He motioned his confederate to the
other side of the car. All would then
have gone we'll had not a car-tink
pushing an ice cart passed the win
dow just ahead of the pawnbroker.
Where he sat Burke could see only
the mans hat. 1t was, unluckily, a
duplicate of the pawnbroker's, and
Burke, unobserved by the ice man,
incontinently dropped the box into
the cart, The pawnbroker halted to
turn under the window, but Burke
had slipped back to his old seat. The
perspiring confederate waited in vain
for the falling parcel and the train
pulled out, leaving the puzzled man
at his post and with Burke satisfied
that all was right. \
But the Melrose troubles had only
begun. Arnold and his raiders Sc
creting themselves at a lonely spot
outside Mountain Springs, were wait,
ing to waylay the special train. They
had planted under the track a charge
Of dynamite. The special left Noun.
tain Springs twenty minutes late
The night, though dark, was cleal
and the train was running very fast
when, to the engineers amazement
tremendous explosion shook the
track mile ahead Of him. A dull
red glare lighted the sky, and jam
ming in the throttle he threw or
the emergency air, and the shoe,
wrung a stream of fire from the
burning wheels. The engineer ther
discerned men ahead tagging hin
down. The train stopped and thu
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

kidnap the chauaeur who had driven
Sears to Strong's home and place one
of their own men in charge of the
taxi. Sears tells Strong not to worry;
that he will play the game with them
and will probably find the murderer
of Detective Ackerton, and with the
papers in Strong's hands they have
little to fear. Sears enters the taxi
and is driven to one of the haunts OF
the Secret Seven and imprisoned. DR..
Zulph brings the news of the capture
of Sears to The Great Master. Zulph
orders a servant to bring all the food
for Sears to him first. Fearing the
food is poisoned, Sears refuses to eat.
The jailer leaves and Sears takes
from the band of his hat some pei
lets of condensed food. The servant
reports to The Great Master, who
tells him to sample the food himself
to show Sears it is not poisoned. The
servant returns and, picking up a
portion of the food, does as ordered.
But Sears has in the meantime an
ticipated this and has drugged the
food. After eating, the servant COL,
lapses and Sears strips him Of his
clothing and escapes
Meantime DR.. Zulph instructs Sara
Loring, an adventures, to visit
Strong and under guise of having
her portrait painted find the securi-
ties, This she does. While she is
posing Strong and Wee See leave the
room. Miss Loring seizes the OPP
portunity to open Strong's. desk and
locate the papers. Strong returns
and she begs to use the, telephone in
another room. Her message is to
DR., Zulph telling him of her discov-
cry. He suggests plan by which
he can obtain possession of them.
She pretends to faint and Strong car
ries her to couch, sending Wee See
out for medicine. He tries vainly to
revive her, rubbing her hands and
trying to restore circulation.
In her new and palatial home Bev-
erly is in deep thought and wonder
ing how she can restore Strong's
shattered fortune. She feels that in
some measure she is to blame for
much OF his misfortune. She tries,
with the aid of her mother, to con-
coct some scheme to overcome
Strong's pride and rc-establish him
in business. Mother and daughter
talk it over and decide to visit Strong
in his studio and make a proposition
to him.
They arrive at Strong's studio and
find the outer room vacant. Beverly.
her heart full of new found love,
starts Tor his work room to find him,
As she opens the door she sees
Strong trying to revive Miss Loring
from. her pretended faint. She closes
the door noise'essly and sadly de-
parts, believing the man she loves is
false.
End OF Chapter X
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

Bees been deeply ensosed the decoration OF
- their and learning patriotic and that
forgotten time be thinking of royal family?
- king
from the Blue side and the king from the Red
election choice that you may De
satisfied with the rulers.
Perhaps bndage circles and
learning how be of service the which to be drawing US
further day
Canadian boys and girls whom your editor when on trip to the,r
evidence One
raising for relief work which our boys ana girls
might making selling for rs little soldiers
the pe of woman and child one could see these
all they could do fill the demand tor
Canadians made them the khaki ood yarn and trimmed
original might be
The brighter coors be at a
distance.
any should decide have flower garden planting
perhaps could Hover
nd relief red white and blue At
cheer and comfort the soldier
vs 50 their courage Your efforts will be
rewarded
The Camp girls and the Boy Scouts we'll trained for service and
anv Of belong write and
II the helpful how boys and girls be service to
ne Sam As have volunteered for Red Cross work. 1t
viii he necessary children help the home
II might Bees begin their pet dogs
Of service have rendered excellent service locating
bathe carrying important messages and standing
guard vauabes. - ., ,,.,. c
both Of the Blue side honorable MENTION
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
prize Story.)
Youthful Housekeeping.

By Edna Green, Aged ii years. 81.
Edward, Neb. Route 2. Red Side.
Last summer mamma helped papa
plow the corn, as we had fifty acres,
That left me to do the cooking and
to care for the house.
Mamma nearly always helped me
wash and wipe the dishes at dinner
time. But at night ! did them alone.
learned to bake cake and cook
and clean a chicken. / don't like to
clean a chicken very well. / like to
bake a cake the best.
Papa says | make very good cake
for my size. ! made one for Christ
mas and one for New Years dinner.
At Christmas my grandpa and grand
ma were here and at New Years just
sur neighbors were here for dinner.
This winter mamma hasn't been
feeling very we'll, so I have been
doing all OF the work myself. / get
very tired sometimes.
At night when come home from
school | always have the breakfast
and dinner dishes to wash. Then |
get supper and by that time it is $50
and | must go to bed.
Well, | must close. / wish some Of
the Busy Bees would write to me. |
will answer their letters.
Honorable Mention.)
Signs Of Spring.
By Mary z. Grevison, West Point,
Neb. Blue Side.
How many OF YOU Busy Bees have
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Second Episode.

Second Episode.
"You are sending up an innocent
man." declared David Holmes to Nor
ton Webb, the chief special agent,
when leaving TO serve his sentence
for the Deer's Head express robbery.
"All that | ask of you, Webb, and
this have right to ask, is that you
provide position for my daughter,
Helen, where she can earn her liv-
ing until my innocence is proved"
Webb, very doubtful himself Of
Holmes guilt, but forced by circum-
stances to prosecute him, gave his
promise to look after Holmes daugh-
ter. He took Helen into his own Office
as his secretary, and here her frank,
honest ways made friends for her on
every hand. Capable man though he
was, Webb's weakness for whisky at
times fatally impaired his efficiency.
On the very day that Helen took up
her new duties her chief came back
from luncheon tipsy. The Office force
seemed to take it as a joke. Helen,
greatly shocked, was urging the un-
FORTUNATE man to go home when the
telegraph instrument sounded his call.
Helen took the message. 1t was from
headquarters, notifying Webb that
Lord Mclrose and party would cross
the division that night on special.
Webb was asked to detail good man
10 accompany them. The unsteady
chief glanced at the pink message,
and after some confused thinking
asked Burke, his assistant, to go
vest to meet them. Webb, himself
vent home. .,...
While Holmes was being tried for
crime he had no knowledge of
Arnold had been heading his rail.
road raiders with continued success
From his camp he one day watched
train crew use an emergency tele'
phone kit and saw how the device
might be utilized for further depreda
tons on his part. Camp was struck
The gang headed for the outskirts o.
Mountain Springs. They rented al
old house adjoining the railroad
track. Under Arnold's direction the.
ran wire from the railroad tele
graph and telephone lines into it
second story and installed apparatus
by which he could take every railroad
message. Masters, Holmes double
remained Arnold's chief confederate
II was in this way that the ex-rail
road agent intercepted the Metros
message. "Melrose,' he explaine,
to Masters, lis governor of Can't
Islands and he packs his jewelry owe
the road every year"
Preparations were speedily mad
TO get possession of these valuable.
and under Arnold's directions Ma:
tiers procured in town chemicals 10
preparing explosives.
But second plot was under wa
for the very same purpose. Burk
Webb's assistant, was, in fact, a 70,
mer crook and only waited his OF
oortunity to make new stake. Whe
detailed for the Melrose train he hui
ried to a pawnshop. With the paw
broker he looked over a book OF wei
known family jewels. Reaching ii
Melrose collection, he spoke;
Duplicate these. / want them I,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Last Day of School.

BY Lizzie L. Rath, St. Francis, Kan;
Route 3, Box IL. Blue Side.
l haven't written to the Busy Bees
for long time, so thought | would
write and tell you about our last day
Of school, for we had fine program.
We sang five songs in all. | was
in three songs and the names of them
were my Country IT'S of Thee" va
cation Day" and Vacation Song" We
had three dialogues. The name of the
one was in was Sitting Up For
Their Husbands Who Come Home
Late
Annie Rath, my sister, was Ruth u;
Gertrude Rath was Mamie, Esther
Schmidt was Martha and | was
Frieda. In this dialogue you had to
sit around little table and Esther
Lad to go to the door and talk like
somebody outside.
The name of my piece was IVA
cation Days"
We had only nine visitors at our
last day of school. When we were
through with our program Our teacher
treated every one with candy and
oranges.
| wish some of the Busy Bees
would write to me. would be very
glad to answer their letters.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
The Mystic Light.
By Leona Walter, Aged II Years
Wahoo, Neb. Blue Side.

Wahoo, Neb. Blue Side.
I have not written to our page for
some time, | have been too busy with
our club. 1t is very nice club and
we have a lot of fun in it. We have
a president, vice president, secretary,
guards, and officers. We all signed
a paper for twelve years.
This summer we are going on hikes
out in the groves where we will carry
Our notebooks and copy down the
things we see and show them to our
teacher. We are also going to take
drawing papers and draw pictures of
plants and trees. This will be great
sport.
l think our club, or the Mystic
Eight as it is called, will be a great
success.
Now, I want to ask you all ques-
ton. Who takes the Every Child's
magazine? If you don't think you
should, for really it is very nice
book and it has many interesting
stories.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

loft his wealth to her, and that The Secret
Seven, a brany band Of criminals, is plot
ting to get the fortune. Ackerton, de-
tective. who is trailing The Secret Seven, is
murdered, and Rodman Sears. noted
sleuth, begins an investigation. Sears takes
Clarke's treasure from safe in which
Ackerton had been keeping 1t and visits
Strong, who telephones Beverly to visit his
home at once. While the detective and
Strong are talking one of the Secret Seven
taps the wire and hears of the treasure.
Beverly arrives and is given her inheritance
by the detective, She asks Strong 10 keep
part Of It for her. The Secret Seven has
accomplished the financial ruin Of Strong
in the meantime. Beverly learns st it and
offers him money. lie refuses and says he
will start life anew.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Rescues Little Friend.
By Dorothy Collins, Aged 10 Year

Dy DUIUlIy CUIIIIIo, NBSu To edI .
Omaha. Blue Side.
1t was cold and bitter day, but
the pond was full of merry skaters.
The sky was a dull one which threat
ened snow. The skaters began to
leave the pond Little Ann began to
ride on her sled at the farther end of
the pond, WHERE there was break in
the ice. 1t was getting dark and Ann
did not see the hole and fell in. Ann
called aloud for help.
Luckily a young boy was coming
home from skating and heard her cries
for help. Quick as flash Tom took
the straps which his skates were on
and threw them to her He slid back
and Ann came up and was saved. Ann
never forgot her lesson, for she was
sick in bed for many weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

having been considered a symbol OF
resurrection.
The Easter fires were formerly cele-
brated for the triumph Of spring over
winter and the blessing of new fire"
from which is lit the paschal candle.
All these observances had conn.,
mon purpose, the expression Of joy in
the resurrection.
The latest Easter in this century
occurs in 1913, on April Is