THE DA ILY COMMONWEALTH.
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GREENWOOD, MISS., FEBRUARY 8, 1917.
STOP LEAKS IN THE FARM BUSINESS.
I
An inventory taken once a year will show the
net worth of the farm. By comparing these in- it
. • j. . , £
ventories from year to year the exact progress of
the business can be found. Many times a farm
er feels discouraged at tiie end of the year be
cause his cash is short, when an inventory taking
in growing stock and crops, and unsold products j
wül show that he had a nice profit for the year. |
. In takin « an inventory the farmer must go '
over all his property at least once a year. In this
way his attention is called to the condition of his
stock, machinery or supplies ; to needed repairs ;
and to missing tools that have been borrowed and So
not returned. Anytime beiore the rush of work to
starts is a good time to go over the farm property .
and make this list.
The next step in stopping the leaks in the
farm business is to keep a record of receipts and |
expenses of the farm throughout the year. From
these and the inventory the farmer can figure not
only his net worth but the profits and losses as
well. If you don't quite understand how to do
this the harm Management Department of the
Mississippi A. and M. College will explain it to
said
you.
Really modest—the first appropriation Sec
retary McAdoo asked for the new shipping board
was only $700,000, a mere pittance as such things
I
anc
go.
Doesn't take a Solomon to know where the
blame will be put, if Congress fails to nest public
expectation in railroad strike legislation.
!
!
one
tory.
New York's board of health has O. K.'d the
sale of horse meat for food, but of course that
doesn't compel anybody to eat it.
naval
not
Costa Rica's deposed president may find Wil
son too busy to act on his appeal for help to get
the job hack.
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of
Owing to circumstances beyond his control,
Ferdinand, ox Kcumama, will, until further notice,
do his kinging in Russia.
tion
an
Friends of Gov. Brumbaugh, of Pa., are ask
ing why his honeymoon expenditures are not legit
mate traveiing expenses, chargeable to the state.
1
story
As colonel-in-chief of the volunteer force, the
Duke of Connaught will figure more conspicuously
in training camps than in battles.
the
Nobody's figured out the daily cost of the war
to American consumers, though most of us know i
it to be enormous.
It's just as well, perhaps, that Hank Ford do
does not really need the million he is suing a Chi- 1
cago daily for.
clomp,
As no revenue bill was ever put through the streets.
House scrapless, the present party fight is only
the usual thing.
the
cago
As seen by Gen. Len. Wood, the national guard
system and the War Department bureau system
are equally efficient.
than
to
No world-brotherhood can be seen in slaught
ering non-combatants, even with the most pow
erful glasses.
record,
Army
No state has a law against daylight-saver3 reg
ulating their work day by the sun, instead of the
clock.
ter
' Of course the Chamber of Commerce of the U.
S. is strong for anti-strike railroad legislation
by Congress.
many
tory,
,
when
wanted
theme
the
Submarines and submarine chasers will now
do star stunts on the war film.
Carranza has no ships to be torpedoed, but he
is deeply interested just the same.
Yep, it sure was a rude awakening from an
idealistic dream, but such is life.
ally
A
the
at an
Closing American ports, even temporarily
does not make a pleasing noise to everybody.
'
Indications are that the annual output of G.
Washington oratory will be greater than usual.
To slightly paraphrase, whom the gods would
destroy they first make criminally desperate.
Germany's idea of the freedom of the sea
seems to be to leave only its own ships afloat.
to
Superhorrors of war will now stagger hu
manity.
A pledge is no more binding than a treaty—:
Frith seme nations,
PREACHERS AND THEIR PAY.
One of the things which is hard to understand,
> mong many others which cxifct »n this land of
ours. is the roor pay of the average preacher,
A man who is expected to lead souls into Heaven
by his eio-ju-.nct.. k. \> down the seeds of earthly
experience, set an example for
sc..c:; by his example and eluci
date every kno n problem in the trials of the lives
of us all with the beam of his intelligence is
usually expected to
1 dissension by 1
j the y cut a of b
oil
Yeas.
long on a salary that an
extra-competent ditch-digger can g=t.
There is a habit in a lot oi" places of pounding
the parsons, of giving a little party for the bene
fit of thei
hoi
i r .. „
am.ry ar.d of presenting food and a
few more or less worthless gifts to them. By
these means trie pasters are supposed to live.
I They are supposed to put their trust in the Lord i
the and take what the dear brethren give. We think 1
in- it is high time for al! churches to get a little more
£ ,
of common sense into tneir system of paying pastors
of tneir flock. The average preacher can get
be- about twice as much money in some worldly pur-!
suit and tiie marvel of it all is why they don't.
j We think it is a poor s.ga of religion for a '
| congregation to expect a preacher to serve them 1
go ' foApoor pay. He has a lot of trials to go through j
and whiie he declares that man must not live by j
his bread alone, and is right in saying so, neverthe
; less, he ought to be taken care of in a better way. :
So we throw out this hint for what it is worth
to all the members of ail the various religious
. sects and sugg
st that they think tne matter
over and give the preacher a raise.
!
| Talk of world-brotherhood didn't prevent Vir
ginia asking the U. S. Supreme court to put the
screws on West Virginia to make it come across
as with its share of the old state debt,
to
I
Without meaning to be irreverent, it may be !
said it seemed odd to read of Wall Streeter's
speaking of the "good Lord's taking care''
things.
An alderman is out to put Chicago under a city f
is
manager. Good enough scheme, provided the i
I right man be pal „„ the job-heUI be hard
anc ^'
holy wrath at the ?
mi /. «
S ie„ponsible for .
moves recorded by his- the
! According to the Kaiser,
! rejection of my peace offer,'
one of the most unhoi
tory.
kept
Secretary Daniels says new bids for making
naval shells will be welcomed, but if the prices are I
not right the government will make them.
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, If some of our oversupply of hot air could be
utilized, there would be less ground for complaint
of our lack of air power for military use.
his
t, ,, „ . , . !
i ouitney Bigelow might be in a better posi-jthe
tion to knock everything American by becoming , to
an actual British subject, instead of an imitation, j a
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r ,
Editor Bryans paper cant even send out a
1 circulation-boosting circular without starting a
story that he's planning for another nomination. a
his
tance
Still Nunky Sam won't bank too heavily on
the declaration of a Jap politician, that whatever
happens Japan will remain his friend.
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day
miles,
that
than
There's one scare less—by actual tests at John
Hopkins University it has been proven that books
do not carry disease germs,
1
! it is
i to be
an
ta!
proves
ten
mammg
die,
first
children
their
date,
in
Some people think they can already hear the
clomp, clomp, clomp, of the wooden shoes
on our
streets.
As a tip for the other kind, let it be said that
the hogs that are selling at record prices in Chi
cago are four-footed.
Llody George must feel more like a dictator <
than ever since the uncovering of that alleged plot
to assassinate him.
Never heard that Joe Leiter had a military
record, yet he's been elected president of the
Army League.
Going a long ways from home for pie—the
Washington newspaper man named as postmas
ter at Honolulu.
...... ,
All things considered, it's not surprising Ger-. towns
many should be so strong for peace without vie- j
tory, The
Beaune,
! wines,
, ., , - position
when told by an Indian delegation that all they about
wanted was to say "how-do.
cedent
ment,
George
salaries.
"Redeeming the West'' is just now a favorite Minister
theme with G. O. P. working evangelists, I
the
'year,
; pounds
inet
J smaller
While it has been done before, hypnotizing ad
the Senate cannot^classedamong east stunts.
Though now putting in . 11-hour work dey, '
Woody must have come near to throwing a fit
■ band
16
; detective
ants
Tough to be broke when something you speci
ally want is advertised at a bargain price.
A torpedo protector that protects would get
the coin in shipload lots right now.
Pity mussed up folk cannot also be disposed of
at an end of the season rummage sale.
Some how it does not seem to have occurred
to Teddy to start a paper of his own.
ALLIED ARMIES ENRICH CITIES.
' . ( i By Associated Press)
of in army 1 tT™
richcd *tie».iik • Havr
gne, Caiai
bntirn have
for
eluci
lives ,a
is
uuen, Boulo
\vh re the
e.72(I Amiei
r.taJe heavy expendi
and cities H.e Bordeaux, Lyons
where the needs of
allied armies have
turc
and Marseilles,
the French and
to the intense industrial
given
ani commercial movement.
vis.
an
Other cities arid
towns situât., i r,o
a gr; .it many sma'A
vi to contribute to.
also gained im
2 places the cir
rcecds the most
the great effort have
In all thes
mensely.
culation of
a evtr ,-w
By to the
live.
money
ajrant anticipations and gives
uperucia! observer the impres
sion of increased wealth. More money
-i Marseilles than
i is s;,tnt in a n, ».'ht
1 was ev, ' r s] e,lt a week before the
TP' T® T ne is n ! t , true .°. f * he
, other cities because ot the restriction
of opportunities for outlay upon
get amusements and distractions,
pur-! Disney is more plentiful in Paris
than evsr > *M, excepting in cer-,
a ' ta * n F ° pi . ilar r p' ,aurants ' it; fi, | ds less
1 makeïshowfoT itself Mai ' se ' 1!es to
j The great abidance of circulating
by j medium, however, may be traced to
the is5lle of 10 bi!,io!1 francs addition
: ?! paper mone * by the Bank of
8 bro ™ lse tbat Wl!1 eventuaIIy
eratlons to pay.
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FIRE FROM GERMAN SHELLS
LOOSENS PLASTER.
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ims, France, Feb. 6—(Cor. As- :
I sociatcd Prass)
•Fro -:t,
thaw and
rain, have caused the plaster to be
come loose from the arches of the
famous cathedral which, earlier in the
! war was badly damaged by fire from
Gorman shel.s.
(arge pieces fall
oonstantly and are strewn about the
IS fl r , th PartiCU ' a S y in thC T ide
aisles. In the nave there are. large
pools of water. The department of
f ine Arts of tbe Frent ' b Government I •
is being requested to hasten work of
i ,
^
Cardinal Lucon remains at Rheims,
much of his work being devoted to I
? idi L ng po , op!e whose homes have baen !
« destroyed by the German bombard- !
. ment and distributing supplies sent by i
the American Clearing House. Many ;
packages and cases for the
poor come I
directly from the United States from I
individual donors, and the Cardinal ia 1
kept busy acknowledging these gifts.
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78 YEARS OLD, BUT GOOD HIKER.
(By Associated Press) |
London, Feb. 6—Viscount Bryce, |
although 78 years old, still boasts of l
his ability as a pedestrian. I
! During Lord Bryce's recent trip to
front, the young officer assigned
, to conduct him about was sketching
j a !itt!e tr; h alon ff the front which he i
I proposed to make with the distin- !
guished visitor the ne'-t day, when he,
suddenly thought that perhaps the!
program involved too long a walk for j i
a man °f 78. |
Abunist and agreed to walk against
his young officer friend for any dis- !
tance or any kind of road. When next !
However. Lord Bryce is an old
day the two returned to camp, after j
trudging through trenches for
miles, the younger man had to admit
that he was very much more fatigued
than his companion.
his
many
on
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(Bji Associated Press)
London, Feb. C—"Reckoning deaths, I'm
it is more dangerous in Great Britain
to be a baby at home than it is to be I
an infantrymen serving a year in I
France," according to a report on vi- '
ta! statistics. And this is how he nn
proves it: "Of 100 possible births you
ten are lost in advance. Of the re
mammg . 0, each of which fills a era
die, fifteen are dead by the end of the
first year. In other words out of 100 !
children who ought to be celebrating 1
their first birthday at this present '
date, 25 have left us prematurely or
in earliest infancy."
MORE DANGEROUS TO BE A
BABY THAN A SOLDIER.
DEMORALIZING PICTURE FILMS.
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Feb. 6 —One by one French
towns are taking measures against
demoralizing moving picture films. I
The municipal council of the town of
Beaune, the rich region of Burgundy 1
wines, has decided to prohibit the ex- j
position of police films. Auxerre is
about to follow its example since a
papa,
Grace
(By Associated Press) I
London, Fob. 6-Following the pre- nlght?
cedent set by the Asquith govern-'
ment, the ministers in ffie Lloyd- When
George government are pooling their
salaries. The salary of the Prime H ï
Minister is not affected by the " j
rangement. Ministers will draw from
the "pool" about 3,000 ppunds each '
'year, as compared with over 4,000
pounds as the individual share of Cab
inet Ministers under Asquith. The ».the
smaller amount is due to the increae
number of Ministers owing to the
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band of young marauders of 14 to , i
16 years old drew inspiration from a !
detective film to rob several merch- J ;
ants of the town.
FOOLING THEIR SALARIES.
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A Philanthropist.
A certain type of citizen
Deserves the highest praise;
He'll often lend you "five" or "ton"
Atid no objections raise.
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Seeing Double.
"My dear," remarked the jovial
Jaggs the other evening, "you are get
! *-ing better looking as you grow older
! Your beauf y appears to have dou
bled."
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"That will do, Mr. Jnggs," rejoined
his better two-thirds,
drinking again."
to
day,
"You've bees
Not Qualified.
"I—aw—have a deslah to—nw gc
on the stage, doncher know," said the
"Cawn't you—aw— i a
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, Sorry 1 can,t oblige you, old chap," |
replied the theatrical manacer "hut •
I'm afraid most of our scenery Is too 6S
heavy for you to handle." tT
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Unde'. Advice.
Hls Nlece — Uncle, weoire getting up
nn amateur theatrical society. Can't, T 'ic
you su «S aat an appropriate name for, of
Her Uncle-Sure thing. What's the '
matter with "Think twice before you able
act?" . able
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THE PRINCE OF PILSEN.
Music lovers will be delighted to
welcome the popular musical comedy,
"The Prince of Pilsen," when it comes
to the Greenwood Theatre, Wednes
day, Feb'y 14 th.
gc
" Tbe Prince of Pilsen" is »always
i a favorite. The fame of its melodies
I >s now world wide. The music pub
| fishers report that over a million con
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6S , IIIU , f" îf. ^ avor ' t;e
tT nTTri T ^ 6 Bea
t .. /. ' TT ,
Smoke, 'keep It Dark," "The Song
tbc Cities," and "The Message of
T 'ic Violet." After the first two
of uninterrupted success in this coun
' SVith"'^ remarkable înd^ ^
able run it th n q mu *
able ran at th eBroadway Theatre,
■ New York the musical comedy
? ent ta London to ru!1 at the Shaftes
b f Ury S.nce then it has
' ,nue . fl , to ba a preat favorlte with the
Ea e i!sh P''^ bb c aa it has been on this
81de of the ocean. It has had two
Pictures in
years
memor
was
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NOT MUCH EXPECTED OF CON
GRESS.
Washington, Feb. 6—(By Union As
sociated Press)— President Wilson is
reported as rather annoyed by the
turn of events in Congress. There
are now twenty-one working days left
and the national legislature has set
tled down, from all appearances, to
pass the appropriation bills and a
I revenue bill, with nothing else of im
portance except, perhaps,/he private
1 1 'S"
,i„t t , k rou ^ b wlth Bttle
j debate whenever the calendar is call
! L*? st ?. ***. 'egislative pro
\* ' " ear ' y ?" that Ire8,den t Wil
I the "dTcarT" t ' haS , be8n t hr u ° wn to
I Congress «raid nit gÏdoÎn
et " own to dl8 '
" of the mcrita of the bills.
Brp3!dent Wilson started in to
7, ire f and J n »haping the
pAfl ' eg,slat,on j tha " a «Y other
|wa„ "1 t T d ° ne befoM ' and
to tke ca P ito1 to confer
g W ' tb 8 , an8t ° r r * an f d r 0P™entative., he
& lion , Both Republicans
they conceive "to bMh« 0 What
th. . llh
f" "That l! ^thS'ZZ*.
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to | seasons in South Africa, and was »1»
produced Successfully in Germiny,
France ahd Australia.
The members of the present organ- |
ization have been chosen with the lin- 1
gle idea of providing the best pen |
formance possible. Charles Horne,* i
comedian of distinctly individual 1
methods .will be seen as Hans Wif |
ner, the German brewer, and it is the j
concensus of critical opinion that hie j
impersonation is a masterpiece of j
comic characterization. 7stelle Bin j
ney is the wily and roguish widow to j
whom the jolly brewer finally capi- j
tulates. Others who will .be seen in I
roles of prominence are Edward I. |
Mora, Irene Duke, Dorothy Delmore, |
George Myers and Frank MacEwaii.,1
The City Girls, Sea Shell Girls, Bath- j
ing Girls, and Golf Girls, together 1
with the Heidelberg students are «R 1
to make one of the handsomest and j
best singing choruses on the Aaeri- 1
can stage. J
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