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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
ttFECT OF TOXINS.
II tnn u" COMMITTED by EWpioyi,
the starvation Jrrpturutn

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~" starvation rr""tmc"t''
~ u report h'a1e TO Inc faris Acad'
envy OF sciences IL was shown That The
''''"' experiments OF ieiss'er ant
"u'''a'd give some Jns'IlIcatioE to the
"" saw ""o"t Starving u lever thai
'''r'''.'" treatment is 'liIcncIous III
co''pa''i'g tue 'llcc' OF toxins. l'pcu'
MONA ana uIphlhprld bncilli were em.
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wear anything but imported goods
The results of this subserviency TO the
dictates of a cruel fashion are obvious
to the dullest intellect. The first and
the worst is that our native song birds
are being rapidly eXterminated. The
taSidermist of the Chicago Academy
Of Sciences states that no less than
eight species Of our favorite birds are
already gone; and the remainder is be-
ing rapidly sacrificed to the milliner's
moloch. This terrible loss to mankind
is caused by the whims of our 'inde-
pendent" American mt
Perhaps ONE of our tender hearted
women may not be aware that many of
these birds skins are taken from living
birds. In other words, some of our
most delightful songsters are being
skinned alive in order that our fair
countrywomen may be fitted out with
"a perfectly lovely hat"
The rapacity of the brutes who hunt
these feathered beauties is so great
that they cannot give the birds time to
die, but denude them Of feathers while
the fluttering victims languish and die
under the torments of yivisection.
Thus these irhuman hunters are able
TO increase their ill-gotten gains at the
cost of the most terrible suffering. In
a few minutes the deed is done, and in
due time my lady appears at church in
a hat which is the envy Of the entire
feminine part Of the congregation.
Perhaps as she listens to the exquisite
music of n high-salaried chCir, she al
lows her mind to wander for a moment
from her high-priced hat. and she
thinks of her little babe at home. How
her thoughts float toward Heaven, as
she offers a silent prayer that no harm
may come to her darling. Meanwhile,
however, n nest full Of little ones, in
Il certain tree, have persisted of hunger
because both of the parent birds have
been sacrificed in order that some of the
fair worshipers may kneel in church
attired in a tanner suited to the splen-
did sanctuary and the fashionable sur
roundings. A strange unrest must
certainly disturb them as the man of
Cod slowly reads from the Holy Book:
Are not five sparrows (birds in the He
brew sold for two farthings, and not
one of them is forgotten before God2"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
THE. CAMpHOR TREE,
sometimes II Attnins n Circum1rr-
rncc OI Forty Feet,

Sometimes II Admins u Circumrcr
enc" OF Forty Feet.
Cnmpior is n product of Japan. The
tree ihrivcs only in certain localities.
Usually within reach of the sea atmos.
phcre. They must face south, and have
an average yearly temperature of Is
degrees L, The tree grows about ~
inches u year. II sometimes attuins +,
circumference of 40 feet. When n tree
is about 10 years old its yield per che
(1R ncresl is equal to $4,000 (~siiyer)
II year. The trees have been fellcd so
indiscrimluatcly that there are prac.
tical|y none available, aud the price OF
the product has greatly advanced.
Chips Of stumps and roots of trees cut
down decades ago are used by the Jap.
farmers in winter for making
crude camphor. The process is so
Wastctul that 1t is estimated that only
: per cent. OF the camphor Is obtained
from the chips. 1t is expected that the
introduction of improved apparatus
will increase the yield manifold, Crude
cainphor contains on nj average 10 to
IL per ccnt. of camphor oil. which
yields, IN turn, so per cent, of camphor.
Merchants and feiiners are now look
ing 10 Formusa, where a considerable
of camphor forests is found, for
further supply.
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Natural That He should,

She was an extremely practical girl
and was inclined to look upon his pro-
lestations and assertions in an extreme
iy practical way.
my love for you knows no ending"
he said. gloomily. when she told him
that she didn't see how she could be
anything more than q sister to him.
Your refusal seals my death wa--
rant"
"Oh, l guess not" she returned.
"Ah, you do not know me-" he pro-
tested. Il cannot live without you. /
shall surely die. You have my heart"
IF l have your heart" she interrupt
ed in her severely practical way, Il
should think you would die."-Chicayo
Post.
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Naming of a FnvOrite Rose.

1t was the beautiful Empress Eu-
genie in the days of her splendor and
popularity who named the "Marechal
Mel" rose, and the following pretty
story is told about it: "When Gen.
Mel returned from the scene of his
achievements in the Franco-Austrian
war a poor man gave him a basket of
lovely pale yellow roses. AS a remem-
brance of this gift the general had a
cutting struck from one of the blooms,
and when a charming 0 S tree had
grown up took the plant to the Empress
Eugene. She was delighted both with
the gift and the gallant donor, but was
surprised to learn that the rose had no
name. 'Ah!' she said, 4 will give it a
name: it shall be the Marechal Mel
thus informing the gallant soldier of his
elevation to the coveted Office of Marshal
of France"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13

The prettiest shades yet devised for
the popular candles in silver holders
are now found among the beautiful
novelties in silverware. The shades are
fashioned of silver in dainty and grace.
full %openwork patterns Of flowers, fruits,
scrolls or conventional designs, and are
made to fit over empire-shaped shades
of soft silk, the lower edge being fin
ished with n narrow silk fringe which
fails below the silver work, giving a
soft effect. The whole is fitted over an
isinglass frame, which prevents the silk
from being scorched. The silk shades
are movable and can be changed to
match whatever flowers are used for
decorations.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
SCIENCE OF al MING.
II Modern Farmer hOuld BE a Man
OF Liberal Education.

of Liberal Education.
Farming is a scientific occupation as
much as most of what are called the
learned professions. 1t is an exact sci
ence, for in order to be a successful agri-
c%ulturist the farmer must be a thorough
chemist, that he may determine the
composition of the soil he cultivates
and the articles cultivated in order that
he may supply the deficiencies in either,
otherwise failure will be the result.
The soil is like the cultivator and re-
CURES rest that it may recuperate, for
constant drainage, without a corre-
spending supply, can only act disas-
trously. Many fine farms have been
ruined in this manner and are aban-
doned in consequence. Rotation in
crops is much insisted on. but unless
the articles rotated out of the soil by
the growing crop are rotated into it for
the benefit of it's successor, the result
will be but vexatious to the owner.
Yet when these facts are made manifest
the farmer frequently SCOTS at the idea
that anything could be superior to the
methods employed by his ancestors,
and so he sticks to the same old ruts,
regardless of consequences and piously
lays the blame on Divine Providence.
instead of his own stupidity. and looks
askance at any and all who would ques-
ton his superior wisdom! Is it any
wonder that with such a class farming
doesn't pay? Would it not be wonder
full If it did,. A. S. Carpenter, in
Farm and Home,
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II is Thought 10y many that the time
IN not iar distant when fog and the
smoke III the atmosphere OF large cities
will be diSsipatcd by electricity. Al,
Srady II patent has been taken out in
Germany for an apparatus for smoke
prevention by Means OF wire stretched
inside a Hue or chimney, and rendered
Sncandescent by an electric current.
This simple method will consume the
blacklist smoke, but at present il Is
much too expensive for practical use.
Ordinarily each chimney would require
iss own continuous current dynamo,
which would absorb something like l5-
horse power, and perhaps more. In
some cases one dynamo might be used
for several %chimucyS situated near III,
electric plant II the speed Of the dynu-
mo were accidentally increased the
wiics would probably be fused. For
IA chimney 100 feet high b~aIl-coiled
wires 20 yards long would be required.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13

4 Crow That Ate CLANS.

II knew a man once" said a fisher
man. who had II pet crow that used to
come down to meet him when he came
in from fishing. The crows owner wa
a fisherman. His boat might be among
40 or so other boats. all coming in to-
gether, but the crow never made any
mistakes; he always knew his own boat.
He liked clans, and when he came
aboard his owner would Knock a couple
Of clans togethSr-that would break
o%ne-and put the broken clam down for
the crow to eat; and then he would 70
on rowing. and that's the way they al.
ways came ashore. the fisherman pull
ing ON the oars and the crow sitting
alongside of him eating CLAIMS"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
Pug Plays DoIlic's Maid.

Png dogs are not supposed to be as
active and ~teachable, SO far as tricks
are concerned, as terriers. But there is
one pug in a South side suburb which
has a trick Of which it is proud. Its
owner has n doliie and a doll buggy aud
the pug has been taught to wheel the
dollie out for an airing. There is one
requisite, however, without which the
pug refuses to play nursemaid. 1t must
have a cap and gown. Its mistress has
made Il little yellow silk empire gown
and a yellow doll hat with trailing
feathers, fastened on with a rubber un-
der the chin. When arrayed in these
brilliant togs the pug is perfectly hap
Ply, and will trudge along on its hind
legs with its forpaws on the bar of the
perambulator and push it MS long as its
little mistress desires. 1t is n great
source of amusement to the whole
Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
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over the top. She hung head down.
ward near the top Of the jar, and at frs
would dart under the leaves when any
one approached. could easily lift tht
cover aud slip a live fly into the Jar
Then Judy would sit perfectly still.
while the unsu.pcctiug fly would be,
gin 10 crawl round and round the jar;
/ her forciegs were drawn tense; nearer
and nearer circles the tly-theU, Just the
moment he is in the right spot, you see
a flash, and Judy, in the same position,
has the poor fly held fast in a pair of
arms edged with a row of tiny, sharp
points, Not n step has she mo"cd-
just N grab with those powerful arms.
She never misses. Now that the fly is
caught, she proceeds to eat it., a bite at
n time, very much as a squirrel eats.
She will take one bite and leisurely
chew II while she looks at yoll IN a very
saucy manner, with her two big Cog
giles.
At last she became so tame that we
could push her around with our fingers
and she would not mind it. Then | took
her out and tied "A thread loosely around
her body between her forclcgs and the
next pair, and 'lurieted" her out on a
bcgonia that sat in a window. She
would crawl the length of her string
all over the window and plants, catch.
ing flies and bugs. She would now take
live flies out Of our fingers. Sometimes
II SHE was not hungry she would strike
our fingers, but altogether she was very
Sweet tempered"
She would perch on my finger and
look ut me, turning her head on the
SIDE in a very cute way, and was also
very neat and clean, as she always
washed ho2 bands" thoroughly after
her meals.
One evening | caught a male mantis.
! thought he would make n nice
Punch" as / put him in the jar with
Judy. What was my disgust in the
morning. to find that Judy was a can
nibal. There she sat, looking very
well fed, and all that remained of MIR.
Mantis was his wings in the bottom of
the jar.
kept Judy all n summer and grew
quite fond of her. All agreed that she
was quite the ugliest, cuteSt. oldest
pct they had ever seen, and most of
them stood back ready to run if she
proved dangerous.
At last one night Judy was perched
on the bottom of the upper sash in
the window, when some one let the sash |
down n little way. Foolish Judy chung
to it although her string was nearly
pulling her in two. There she staid all
and in the morning | found her
dead. | was very sorry, but winter
was coming On asd she would have died
anyway.
The praying mantis is a very useful
TO the farmer, as it eats all sorts
Of other harmful insects. 1t belongs
to the locust or grasshopper family, and
gets its name from the religious" or
position OF its front legs. 1t
IS quite common in tropical climates,
md In some sections of temperate re-
yions.-American Agriculturist.
1
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sand Cranes Vlny lenDfrOu

S. w. Cunningham describes in For
est and Stream the curious antics OF
some sand-hill cranes he saw on the
Dies Moines river in Boone county. la.
He was riding along in n buggy one day
when his attention was attracted by the
actions of Il group Of about n dozen oil
the cranes on a bare spot near a small
lake that may have been cleared for the
purpose by the birds. The birds were
playing a game similar to leapfrog.
The leaping was preceded by a short
run and Tapping of wings. The birds,
naturally and by training exceedingly
shy, paid no attention to the observer,
though he passed within 200 yards of
them in plain view.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
MARKETING sHEEp.
Right After Shea inR In a Good Time
to Sell Them.

Right After ShearinR In a Good Time
to Sell Them.
When the sheep are sheared it is a
good time TO select out those to be mar
keted. Under present conditions it is
hardly advisable to keep sheep that do
| not produce good fieeces of wool. The
| quality must be such as to bring good
prices. and the quantity must be suf-
ficicnt.
When a select flock is kept on a small
farm, nearly or quite all of them should
be good breeding ewes and bring a good
lamb every spring in addition to grow
ing a good fleece of wool.
Many farmers make a serious mistake
in failing to feed their stock until they
are in a good marketable condition. In
many cases sheep well fattened for mar
ket will bring twice as much as those
sold in a poor condition. Not only is
more realized on account of the Increase
in weight, but a better price can al
ways be had per pound for good fat
sheep than for poor ones With prop
er management sheep can be fattened
easily and rapidly, but they are easily
cloyed by overfeeding and require more
care in this respect than almost any
other kind of stock. Commence feed
ing a small quantity of grain and grad
ually increase until they are given all
that they can eat up clean. 1t is not
best to depend upon corn alone. While
II 10 r,,a If N, 1aut f,tt.ptnr fpnIc ,,nt
if given to sheep daily as their princi-
pal ration they soon tire of it and will
not thrive as they should.
Any animal, when fed heavily, should
have a good variety, and this is es-
p~ecially true of the sheep. If kept in
good thrifty condition six weeks feed
ing of all that they win eat of a good
fattening ration will fatten them for
market. But with sheep that have been
poorly wintered longer feeding will be
necessary. While corn can be made the
principal ration, bran, shipstuff, oats,
barley and oil meal should be given to
make up a good variety, and in this
way keep the sheep in good appetite.
See that they have all that they will
eat up clean and at the same time are
not overfed.
With old sheep the hest plan of fat
tening is on good farm pasturage,
changing from one place to another
every two or three weeks. 1t is difficult
to fatten old sheep on dry feed of any
kind. Fairly good success may be
realized by feeding ground grain, but
the more economical plan is to depend
upon good pasturage, selling whenever
a good marketable condition is reached.
1t is usually good economy to fatten
and market the old sheep during the
spring and early summer rather than TO
keep them over.
Always select a sufficient number of
young, vigorous ewes to take the places
of the old ones sold off.-St. Louis Re-
public.
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DOMESTIC
How to Convert n Rare Steak REM
nant Int a TiLbit.

hant into n I1ubtt.
The remains Of n rare steak may be
made into an excellent dish as follows:
Chop the meat fine, and for each cup
of meat add a teaspoonful of chopped
ham and half rs much bread crumbs as
you have meat. Moisten the crumbs
with a little milk and mix them with
the meat. Season highly with salt and
pepper and chopped parsley. or a little
onion juice may be substituted for the
parsley. Beat one egg light and add
il to the other ingredients.
Take a piece of fresh brown paper
and butter it well. Place the meat mix
ture in the middle Of the paper, shape
it into n square loaf; fold the paper
around the meat and over the ends. as
when doing up a parcel, turning tie
ends under the loaf so that they will
remain in place without Irvine. Place
the parcel in II baking pan and put it
in 4 hot wen and bake for 25 minutes.
Then carefully remove the paper from
the meat and place the Drowned loaf
upon a heated platter.
This is delicious when served with
horseradish sauce, or a tomato sauce
may be poured around it-Chicago
Tribune,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13

The largest sewer through which n
visitor travels II Paris is that under
the Boulevard Scbastopol DIES Male
shcrbes. The ncNt largest is beneath
the Hue de Rivoli. The first is Is feet
A., inches wide and 10 feet high The
conduit is 3h feet deep and . feet 10
inches wide, In these large sewer boats
are used. The others employ trolley
cars. Twenty persons are allowed TO
ride in on car. These cars travel III
trains of five each, The average speed
is 4s niles al hour. When boats are
used the same number are attached one
10 another, Most persons prefer the lat
ter. rs there is no jar,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
WOMAN AND HOME.
ROSA eONHEUR'S LIFE.
Some Interesting "reminiscences
Neatly Told by Herself.

:"
Neatly Told by Herself.
Rosa Bonheur has just published her
autobiography in Paris. 1t appears
that before she took TO painting she
was appreEticed to a dressmaker. Then
she began coloring Kaleidoscope views.
Her first picture was a bunch of cher
ries. Later on she made copies in the
Louvre, where her strange costume and
independent airs won for her the nick
name Of The Little llussar."
The Little Hussar" grew rapidly.
In 1853 Rosa Bonheur exhibited the
Horse Fair," which was bought by NJ.
Gambard for 10000 francs. 1t was *
hibited in the United States, and
brought IN 100000 francs.
In 1855" she says, II bought the
property Of By in the heart Of the for
est of Fontainebleau, where | still live
to-day. | gave 10000 francs for it, and
built a big studio. The emperor gave
me permission to hunt in the forest
around my own park. ! lived there
happily, receiving the visits of a few
intimate friends, and working as well
rs | could. In 1865 was busy one after
noon with my pictures. ! had upon my
easel the Stays in the Long hocher,'
when | heard the cracking Of a postil-
ions whip and the rolling of a carriage.
My little maid, Olive, rushed into the
apartment in a state of excitement.
"'Mademoiselle! Mademoiselle!' she
exclaimed, her majesty, the en-
press!'
# just had time enough to put a pet
ticoat over my trousers and to take Off
my long blue blouse and replace it with
q velvet jacket.
"'I have here said the empress, "A
little jewel which | bring to you on the
part Of the emperor. He authorizes
me to announce to you your enrolment
in the Legion Of Honor
"Ihe empress kissed the new knight
and pinned the cross upon the black
velvet jacket. A few days afterward /
received an invitation to dine at the i'm
pCrial court in Fontainebleau. On the
appointed day they sent a gala carriage
for me. went to the wrong door when
] arrived, and came near losing my way,
when NJ. Mocquard came to my relief
by giving me his arm. / was seated be-
side the emperor, and during the entire
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
rLAN or FIRST FLOOR,

tin tinshing, art glass IN lrauSum of
large window in paflor; glass IN front
door; iwo-coat plnstrt work through
out; exterior printing, three coats, In
terror, Georgia pine, finished in oil.
Store, furnace, coal. fruit rooms. cellar
and laundry in basement.
The foundation wall ia IL inches
brick and 10 inches rubblc stone. All
chambers have lnr9c closets, Plumbing
and fixtures to be Of the ,uudcrn kind
Al lumber must b. free Of defects, and
all hardware will be of a neat kind.
Al. rooms are piprd forGns and furnace.
The rnrlor win have walls aud cell
iRgs tinted light green; sit,ing.room,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13

A cooking school formula for the
preparation OF beef tea that is nutri-
tious advises: Take beef which has
been freed from all visible fat, and chop
it no too fine, add a pint of cold water,
and stir with a wooden spoon until it is
pulpy. Then let it stand in the icebox
for two hours. Put it into a porcelain
lined or enameled iron kettle; add a
little salt or a bay-leaf or a Glove or a
stick Of celery. When the kettle is on
the fire it should be stirred constant
ly until it has reached the steaming-
point. 1t must never boil. The white
of an egg is used to clarity it, and it is
strained through q double cheese-cloth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13

A wagon box ten feet long, three
feet wide and 25 inches deep will hold
27.s bushels of ear corn and 5O.2
bushels Of shelled corn. A crib ten feet
wide, ten feet high and IS feet long
will hold III bushels of a corn.
OF ear corn, one bnshel is contained in
2A cubic feet. In figuring shelled corn
or grain the same space will hold / as
times as much grain as it will Of q
corn. A crib that will hold 500 bushels
OF corn will hold of shelled corr or Of
other grain LAO bushels,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
QUEER INSECT PET.
Praying Mantis Trained by - Farm
er's bright Daughter.

The praying InantiA is a very d anG
interesting pet for the farmers daH2h'
ter, and she may without much trouble
capture one. ] have had several, but
will only tell you of one. Her nenc
WIS judy. I caught her on an old
marker in the garden. With the aid OF
a loop Of grass | soon had her safe in
the house in an empty glass fruit jar.
It is not best 10 attempt 10 capture one
with the fingers, for you might injure
it. Some people think they are poisos-
Gus, but | never had one offer to bite
me, though ! have handled many.
At first Judy was very shy. ! put a
branch Of honeysuckle in the jar and
tied a small piece Of mosquito netting
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR.

straw color: dining room, pink, kitch.
en-, gray; hall. tefra-cotta; chambers,
Wight blue. The kitchen sink is Of gray
porcelain, The c~istcru Is of wood,
holding 40 barrels, Soil pipes, drains,
etc must run to catch basin. The tank
NJ the nttic is connected with bathroom
fixtures, All Windows must be cleaned.
rnonis scrubbed out and left in good
order for occupancy.
GEORGE A " klNT2
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13

Feed young chickens first light bread
crumbled and moistened with milk for
u Few days, then corn bread with
shortening enough to make 1T crumble
well, and after awhile some oatmeal:
then rice or grits. Such feed, il given
in full doses often enough, will make
chicks grow rapidly. They do not need
egg cnstard or any other dainties.
Plain, nutritious food is best for their
digestion.-Dakota Field aud Farm,
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PIG PEN,

portable pen is shown herewith. One
end protects the occupant from sun and
rain. Two trucks made from a board
are screwed to one end, while handles
are placed at the other end. 1t can thus
easily be moved its length every day,
and quite a bit of ground dug up and
fertilized during the season. = Farm
Journal