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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
Better Farming in the South
HOW CROP YIELDS ARE LIMITED
The Weakest Element Of Plant Food Fixes the Crop Yield, Just %
the Weakest Link Fixes the Strength Of the chain-oniy
BY Fertilization Can the Weakness Be Removed.

shortest plant food element represent
ed here by q stave, limit the possible
production Of a crop?
II, for instance, there is only enough
nitrogen In the soil to produce 20
bushels of corn or It's pounds Of cot
ton per acre, while there Is enough
plant food elements Of other kinds to
produce enormously more. how then
can greater yields be obtained than the
nitrogen will permit?
The problem Of plant feeding 10.
therefore, nc simple one. It has en-
gagged long and most careful investi.
cations Of scientists, who have delved
deep into the mysteries Of how plants
feed and what they feed upon. On thu
basis Of the most exact knowledge thus
obtained, modern fertilizers have been
manufactured. Soil deficiencies, or
limiting factors" modern fertilizera
are designed to remove. and to call
into fullest action the natural -.
sources Of the soil.
Since thereSis a limiting factor IN
all soils. it is worth while for each
farmer to undertake to remove that
limitation. Intelligent $ Of fertilis-
ers will accomplish it, II food elements
be this limiting factor. Ii no other
way can it be done than by the help
Of man. He must bring to the plant
the food 1t needs and cannot ind when
this Is the factor limiting production.
The plant, Of course, must be given
the best Of surroundings. 1t must not
z-1,- do,ro v1nvf@ ~ N1ont foAA ha0t
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
PASTURE VELVET BEANS.

Inquiry-"What is the most profit.
able use of the Velvet BEAM"
Plant the velvet bean in the corn
and get q double crop. They do we'll
together. Plant an early variety and
fertilize for a good growth.
The most economical use Of velvet
beans is to let cattle feed on them
in the field and then to turn under
the vegetable matter remaining. II
there are not sufficient cattle on the
place, get them and feed them. Why
go to the expense Of gathering beans.
grinding and shipping the meal of to
some one else to feed and get the
benefits ?-J. N. HARPER.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
KEEPING up DIRT HIGHWAYS
Farmers Can Havs Good Roads BY
Grading 70 Drain on Rainfall ana
Keep surface Smooth.

We all want good roads and when
We md out what Is the really perma.
nent highway we will want'that also
In line With the modern idea Of build
ing for keeps.
In the meantime farmers can have
good dirt roads by grading to drain
of the rainfall, and BY dragging to
keep the surface smooth and hard.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
cHANCERY SUMMONS.
State Of Mississippi.

State of Mississippi.
To Rice Chandler, Memphis, Tenn.
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court Of the Coun-
ty of Lefore, in said State, on the
Fourth Monday Of March, A. D. 1917,
to defend the suit in said Court Of
Willie Maude Chandler for divorce,
wherein you are a Defendant.
This. oath day Of February, A. D.
.1si7.
A. R. BEW, Clerk.
LITTLETON, UPSHUR.s Solicitor.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
No More Drawing Done.

According to Pope" remarked the
literary boarder, beauty draws US
with q single hair"
perhaps It did in Pope's day."
growled the fussy bachelor, "but it's
different now. When a beauty reaches
the stage where she has only one hair
left to draw to, she doesn't draw
much"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
CHANCERY SUMMONS.
The State of Mississippi.

The State of Mississippi.
To Mrs. Charlotte West, Memphis,
Tenn.
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of the Coun-
ty of Lefore, in said state, on the
Fourth Monday of March, A. D., 1917,
to defend the suit in said Court Of
Mrs. Luba Lipovac, wherein you are
a defendant. +
This End day of March, AAp., 1917.
A. R. BEW, Clerk.
LOMAX & TYSON, Solicitors.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21

liz dCAO dAu POI-
ash. Every soil may be said to have a
limiting factor Of production. This
may be a shortage Of some plant food
element. II so, this should be sup
piled through fertilization II the larg-
est possible yields are to be obtained.
No matter how much Of other plant
food a soil may contain, II there is q
shortage Of nitrogen, for example, then
nitrogen will fix the limits of produc-
tion~ Likewise with phosphoric acid or
other, elements.
Plants differ from animals in taking
food, in that plants will take foods
only when the elements composing
them are in soluble form, that is, when
they are dissolved In water. When
one element is deficient, the plant
ceases growing.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
CHANCERY SUMMONS.

The State Of Mississippi.
To Hessie Wyatt, whose P. O. Address
is unknown:
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of the Coun.
ty of Lefore, in said State, on the
Fourth Monday Of March, A. D., 1917,
to defend the suit in said Court of W,
B. Wyatt for divorce, wherein you are
q defendant.
This the 9Th day Of March, A. D.,
1917.
A. R. BEW, Clerk.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
eroof 70 the Contrary.

"No matter what sort Of Paper Mrs.
Diggs reads at her club meetings, her
spiteful neighbors always say Profess
sor Diggs wrote It."
"What n~onsensel Last week she
read a paper on The Benefits Derived
From Fresh Air. and Professor Diggs
hasn't permitted the windows OF his
study to be raised In 20 years"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
eu.,ne.. Proposition.

The foreign nobleman entered the
old mans private office.
"Mr. Millyuns," he began, q" love
your daughter, and have come this
morning to ask you for her hand In
marriage"
Hem !" exclaimed the old man, mus
ingly, "what are your lowest terms?"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
parantal rrainlna.

smith-How old 10 your son, Jonest
Jones-He will be twenty-ons totnor.
row.
smith--He's certainly q credit to
you.
Jones-well, he ought to be. spent
10 years In bringing him up and W
mere N calling him down.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21

increase School Attendance.
Figures show that school attendance
l~ncreases Importantly wherever coun'
try roads are improved.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
WANTED.

2 or 8 slnall sets Of Books to KEEP
where my entire time will not be tax.
en- up. I'havs = diploma from one Of
the best commercial colleges In the
South, and know ! can Do The wsrl
Ia 4 thorough manner.
:, y. 1llInsQglry
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
Plants must feed

Plants must feed
to grow. Four es-
sential food ele-
ments come from
the air and six
from the soil.
Only t h e Of
those that come
from the soil fall
short Of crop re-
quirments a d
have to be sup
piled by man IL the
greatest yield
are to be obtain
ed. These are Nj
trOgen, PhOsphO-
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
Soothing 4 suffra0lst.
Hush, little woman.
Don't you cry;
You'll get the ballot
BY and by.
Radical Remedy.

AT last" exclaimed the medical
student, II have discovered q sur cure
for corns."
"Put me WISE" said his friend.
slave your feet a%mputated," replied
the embryo NJ. D., with a ghoulish
chuckle.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
As Others See U.s.

As Others See Vs..
Greene wonder how old Grlndem
managed to acquire SO much money?
BrOwne-DOn't know. But there's
one thing certain-the price he paid
for a clear conscience didn't keep him
poor.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
Matter Of Years.

Editor-And you say this Joke 70
original with you?
misunderstanding
Editor-Well, you don't look 1t.
Humorist-Don't look what?
Editor-To be four hundred years
old.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
The Road serapsr.

Where IL your road scraper2 Have
Il ready to s on the roads after
every rain. Persuade your netghbor
to do the same.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21

Expenses for 1914.
IN 1914 the United States expended
for road work . quarter Of Q. billion
dollars
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
psubsIsss,

No doubs II We could road the hum.
bier minds we'd ind that many .
mere sausage thinks itself . gsy dog
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21

To illustrate in another way, Oh
serve the picture.
Here is q vessel made Of slaves.
Each stave may represent a food ele'
ment or other factor Of crop produc-
ton. Some Of the slaves are shorter
than others. Does not the. shortest
stave then determine how much water
the vessel can hold. and does not the
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21

II hear your marriage to Jack Is in
definitely postponed"
"Yes. He says 1t may be a week,
and it may be a year before we marry.
You see, he married another girl.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21

II interested in an artesian we'll
write or see me and get ms prices
on same. y
No contract too sWall Or too large
to handle, especially in the Greenwood
territory.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21

Southern Ry. Co., IN Miss.
4 Same train, arrives. ..1O:35 q. m.
2 Same train, arrives. $3.50 p. m
Greenwood Station.)
. WEST BOUND TRAINS.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-21
CHANCERY SUMMONS.

L1TTLEToN. uPsHUR., solicito;
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08
Is
BADLY INJURED
v. w. WHITAKE SUSTAiNS HURTS
WHEN HORSE ne is RIDING Ar
POST FALLS WITH Him.

Assistant S~contmASter NJ. w. Whitaker.
Brownsville Troop No. 1, toy Scout, VI
America. was painfully and perhaps SER
iously injured Saturday afternoon when u
horse upon which he was riding 1T Fort
Brown slipped and fell upon him.
lie was removed ~ The base hospital.
where il was found that no bones were
broken and that ~ evidence exists WI in-
ternai i%niurie-. The horse WAS that mil
Colonel II. II. Hatch, VT whom Whitaker WY
personal attendant. Tire horse fell ufoa
Nhitaker's abdomen.
Tile members of THE troop. headed hy Dr.
George MacdoagaH, -coaims-ter, visited
Mlitakrr at ihe ho- pital " tcrd.y a1ur-
noon s. flowers ian lis ward.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08
DEATH OF EDwR GERTRUDE LAYTON

Mis- Edna Gertrude Layton. axe 13
wears. eight months. died WI . o'clock sun
day morning ut thc home of her parents
un Elizabeth street. Tier death WV rmiuated
n brief period NJ illness and THE news came
4 decided shock ~ her many friends and
those oi her family IN this city. She had
uceutly recovered from measles and had
returned tu hcr school duties when " ra-
lapse net in that developed symptoms II
meningitis. The funeral was held from the
Sunday afternoon. Mis- Layton has
been prominently active iu social ana
church work IN ihe city and enjoyed z host
wv friends and admirers. She ~ survived
lv hrr parents. Mir. and Mr.. Floyd lay
tom; three brother and her grandmother.
Mr.. II. ". Layton. al MI This city. The
funeral was private and was held Sunday
tternoon with in.erneut in Che city ceme-
terry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08
Unidentified Float
Found In Rio Grande

THE corpse nt \ Mezicaa man. about 35
YEAR WI agr, thar Laa evidently been iy
thc water several day., wa- found ilrat-
in- ou The Rio Grande carly Sunday about
100 yards below the Indiana pumping -ta-
ton. Justice ol the Peace II. 4. Kirk,
Sheriff WI. III. Nann. County Jaiior Ninn
and Il. T.. Morris undertaken. went to ihe
place Sun dar r~l~siag about l0 .30 o'cIack
and after tt.a body hy means at
hooks buried Ely.
Attem-pt to identify the body were iu-
tile except to the extent VT finding y hand
written paper IN \ pocket bearing the name
Of Ema Torres. The man was about ;
feet high, VI light complexion and grey
eyes. lie wore tan shoes and cheap cloth
ing. The body was first discovered bN
AnaStacio Rodriguez, about q o%'rlori. I'M ihc
morning. who reported IL ~ JOHN French,
Mr.. French notified Sheriff Nann.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08
RIO GRAnDE cITY SCHOOLS OPEN
Especial ~ The IieTnId.l

TNWTFIHT TN tn II"I'TI-T
RIO GRANDE CITY. Tex. Jan. S.
The public school in Rio Grande City
opened last Wednesday morning with 40
pupils enrolled lar the second term aud Xix
more were enrolled during the week. max
inga total enrolment for The second term
of 425. an increase over the first term
az twcrty--ix pupils. Another teacher
was added to the faculty The term viii
complete with full nine scholastic months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08

~ IN pln, ,f r.AUcr A v;.if,r r,
Rrornsr;lIo f,d,v +, ~,e.t ~ N, Mua,.
\ N.rl. w Kansas CIV M
IT, 49, ..al ~ I'LL ~, ha,,
-
n S.bultzo If Hmm Granlc n -
Y .,tl. t,J,y -r..t Nv M. Nrer
NJ .n1 a.. 100 ru Az p.,,nord
m - ~ promn.,al.
III Ill. ,ruo. hn.ol
II 'l'' '''', NJ
leN u'N~- l' VI '"' i'"''''~ N'''l'
Y. N. 1lai'.-' Ni ''A h'i'l'' wv
br'"n~''l' loa'f' guest '' 'He if'
'leF- A''rl.
"eoIss W.. schmidt ol mercedes ha
'ha-- NI-i-nF Nh o"h NlA' '""'t' f'
erred "i 'he iritt.e f~ h"iri.
l- "A. Ncl-'n' 'i An-in' registered
thc Miller hotel
Gordon Crea~haW. ut Fort Worth. rer
'a-eniine thc hlne Candy Company oi
'ltt. fs W EroNu~ftue. nor 81 itW dHt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08
SERVICES HELD AT POST.

Services were held under the auSpoce-
of the National Guard camp Young Mems
thri~tion association yesterday afternoon
uuoccupied ward at ihe district base
hospital. Or. George M~acDoE2all. pastor of
the Episcopal church. and Y number of
people from the civilian population
of The city. participated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08
GN;As1us

Hold observation-disclosures Grove Circle
Woodmen of the World. No. 335, held its
annual installation Of officers nj the
Noudman hall Friday night. The in.talla-
tion was followed ~ 4 reception and Me-
lean supper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08

Marriage Licenses - Marriage license
have been issued out Of The office Of County
Clerk Joe Webb lo ~|cryfnuo Ci-neraS and
Elena Lugo and 10 Juan Rivera and Juanita
Perez.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08

There ny one thing about the high cost
Of living anybody who prefers Il can
have 1t III any time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08
Electrical. hieYcl.

Electrical, bicycle, automobile, typewriter,
flashlights. telephone and telegraph supplies
and repairs. We repair anything. Rio Granee
Electric co. (tf)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08

ALL KINDS or colo DRINKS tn qucnch
your thirst after tht show. City Confectionery.
between hrcamland and ntttnanu Theatres.
tI-I-tt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08

WHEN YOU CAN'T GET IT ELSE
WHERE. come 10 as. Wen have II. re-,
Grande Electric Co.. t9-7-tfl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08

AFTER THE SNOW visit our fountain.
Best ice cream on The market. City Confee-
tiUnery. between Dreamllnd and Iittnan thea
tres. (tfD
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08

County Court Term-The january tenn
Oh thc county court viii convene Monday
morning. next week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08
DON'T SUFFER
M' With klEyRslGlal
Musterole Gives Delicious Comfor

A&sA<ARG0 NOA4AAGA-
= When those sharp pains 60 shocti-g
through your head. when your s'r'i
seems as if it would split. just rub n
little MusteTole on the temples srl
neck. 1t draws out the inflammation,
soothcs away the pain, usually giving
quick relief.
Musterole is a clean, white oi-t-
ment, made with oil Of mustard.
Better than 4 mustard plaster and
does not blister.
Many doctors and nurses franilv
recommend Musterolc for sore th-oal,
bronchitis, Group. stiff neck. asthma,
neuralgia. congestion, plcurisy, rh1r-
matism. lumbago, pains aad aches rs
the back or joints, sPrains, sore mus
Giles. bruises, chilblains, frosted feet
colds of the chest Git often prevents
pneumonial. 1t is always depcndaLlr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08

CITY PAINT & CARPENTER SHOP.
Any kiEd q repair work promptly and ehic-
iently d0ne. n. L. Gutierrez, Phone SEQ.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08

FLUWhIHh NUhh EED-
know my business and do tie best work q
reasonable prices. Figure with mc. ". n
CARA. 3ol Adams st, Phone 59S. IL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-08

Police Docket Fuil-When the corpora
.ion court opened tli- morning Judge An.
Justin Cclaya found 2 full docket awaitin.
and 4 nice little collection for the city
revenues resulted. Two elderly wameu wi.
had registered their names at = hotel
Brownsville were fined 15 and costs cac
upon PLEADING guilty to vagrancy. One in'
was assessed for violation NJ the city nui.
.-ancc ordinance and two fines were assess
ed against men charged with druuEcuuc-
and di-orlerlv conduct In public places.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1917-06-02
Wealth From Waste.

Efficiency of any industry or bust
ness may largely be measured by the
extent to which by-products are uti-
liked. That word by-products means a
thing which is obtained in the process
of manufacturing something else. For
instance, manure is by-product OBJ
tanned in the production of milk or
beef, and the efficiency of farm bust
ness may be measured pretty accurate
ly by the way in which this by-product
is utilized.
1t often happens that whether a
business renders profit or loss de-
ponds upon the extent to which by
products are saved and put to use. 1t
is claimed that many neat-packing
businesses would not pay a profit to
their owners if it We're not for the
money made out of the by-products.
Many of us know farmers who have
lost money because they failed to use
the manure in the most effective man.
ner possible.
Many important manufactured prod
ucts which we find common in the
stores and homes today were one time
let go to waste as unutiliZed by-prod-
ucts of some factory or business. Gas
oline was only few years ago a by
product which was a burden on the
hands of the refiners of kerosene. who
dumped it into the streams until pre-
vented by law from doing so. And
now we learn that thing which was
once a nuisance as well as wasted
by-product may go further than any,
thing else toward the solution of our
problem of where to get potash with
out depending on other nations for it,
as we have depended upon Germany in
the past.
The dust occurring in cement mills
and blast furnaces has been found to
be rich in potash of a quality which
makes it available as fertilizer. And
now some of the more progressive
mills aD, saving their dust and maxi
ing money out of ii. And because of
the value of this dust II will now pay
to use certain grades of raw materials
in the manufacture of cement and iron
which formerly cost more to handle
than the product was Notwithstanding
Business
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1917-06-02
Ccntury-Old Diary.

Henry Crabb Robinson in his diary
repeats many stories of the judges,
Lord Eldon and Lord Mansfield among
the rest. The latter, struggling with
congested calendar, on one occasion
announced that he would hold court
on Good Friday. At once there was
rebellion on the part of the barristers.
Sergeant Davey, with some warmth
and more humor, arose and said:
There has been no precedent since
the days of Pontius Plate" Never
theless, Mansfield held court with the
attorneys, and without the barristers.
Another one that deserves to be res.
directed from the diary is as follows:
zone day when someone remarked:
Christianity is part and parcel of the
law of the land Rolfe said to me
Were you ever employed to draw an
indictment against man for not low
ing his neighbor as himselfT Case
and Comment.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1917-06-02
Honest Efforts.

Moses was fated never TO enter the
land of promise he so longingly viewed
afar; and Columbus never found-who
can now wish that he had?-that I'M
impeded sea route westward to India
that he sought so wisely and so dar-
ingly. Yet still the world moves on,
and by mysterious and unexpected
ways the great, brave soul is permit
ted to subserve the benignant purpose
of God contemplating the elevation
and blessing of man. And so. can
not doubt, the unselfish efforts in our
day for the amelioration of social
hardships, though their methods may
be rejected rs mistaken or defective,
will yet signally conduce to their con-
templated ends. Fail not, then, humble
hopper, for 1.-THE good time coming" to
lend your feeble sigh, to swell the sails
of whatever bark is freighted with ear
nest efforts for the mitigation of hui
man woes, nor doubt that the divine
breath shall watt it at last to its
prayed-for haven Horace Greeley.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1917-06-02
Roasting Ears and Pancakes.

When the Golden Bantam has been
boiled ten minutes in water, to which
has been added heaping Tablespoons
full of sugar and good pinch of salt,
pour the water off. and, while the corn
is steaming in the pot under cover,
proceed as follows:
To a pint of flour add two rounding
teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a
pinch of salt bring to batter through
the medium of an egg, two-thirds of
a cupful of cream and a cupful of wa
ter beaten together; when griddled to
fluffy brown. seat yourself at the
table with the Golden Bantam to your
left, pancakes to your right ana CO.
pious hunk of good country butter IN
the center. After literally doping both
pancake and corn with outer, add q
sprinkling of salt to the corn. bite one
glorious nipping of the Golden Ban
tam, Immediately add wedge Of PAN
cake, close your eyes and forget all
mundane things, including the lovely
wife's hands, which prepared the eats,
and any other such things so frequent
ly connected with culinary editorials
in. this column. Just saturate with
corn and pancake.