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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
WOMAN AND HOME.
NEW WOMAN IN CHINA.
First Chinese Indy to Practice Nedi-
cine In Her Dpn Land.


The higher education of women in
| diligently wiukcd ut, in special in
stances even upheld, by NiccrOy Ii
| Hung Chang. and through him by the
yust FloNcry empire, Such. surprising
us il seems. rs the present status OF The
woman question ia China, the still
| ShaduWy beginning of a vast social rev
| olGiIon; a result Of the astHte states
mans occidental! tour.
VI least Il number OF his recent acts
| aud the coInpiaceucy with which they
are received by the public so signify.
One of these, coinrident with his return,
vas the choice Of Or, Rachel q. Benn,
Of Ticn-Isin, where is his palace, as
physician TO the women Of his house
hold; another. deeply pertinent, the
appointment as delegate to the ON
ems congress TO b" held in London in
1893 of two young Chinese girls, Miss
Wang and DIR. HUI King Eng.
Among the few Himond-eyed stand
nrd-bearers of the mute new born re-
volt against the subsection Of Chinese
womankind DR.. liu King Eng stands
prominent. Of her sex and race h
first master of arts, the second doctor
of medicine. DR.. IA Mae Kin gradu-
a'cd in 1889. but without returning to
the orient married Eca de Siloa, with
whom she lives in Honolulu, her posi-
ton in the history Of China is unique.
King Eng vas born in foochow to a
heritage Of wealth and aristocracy. Her
grandfather, Hu, was a mandarin of in
%tlurnce. In the SEVENTEEN year Of his
age he became a convert TO the"Jesus
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
COOKING VEGETABLES.
Mrs. Rorcr Points ONT the Food NnAue
of Garden Products.

of Garden Products.
although it is well known that the
American markets give an abundance
of vegetables, ii is regretted that there
is no country where they are SO little
appreciated" writes Mrs. s. I. Rorer in
Ladies' Home journal. TO this omis-
zion may be traced much discomfort
among the poorer classes. The legu-
minous seed, peas, beans and ~lentils,
Weld almost double the amount of mus
~cle-making food to be found in beef.
One pound of beans costing five cents
will give a food value equal to two
pounds of beef at 50 cents, an item of
economy worthy of thought. | am in
this considering old peas and beans;
those green or unripe contain a larger
amount of water and more sugar, and
less albuminous matter, but on the
other hand they are more easily di-
gested.
"Al concentrated vegetable foods re-
quire long, slow cooking to render them
suitable for use. A little baking soda
added to the water in which old
peas and beans are cooked removes the
strong flavor, making them much more
delicate. All vegetables should be
washed well in cold water. Green vege-
tables, such as spinach, c~aulitlower, cab
bage, Brussels sprouts, cucumbers, kale,
onions, leeks, asparagus, turnip tops,
beet tops, Swiss churd, young peas and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

%ventilating whizzers, and r~evolve. with
lightning rapidity in the wind while
riding. They are popular little n
rnents and are being used as "A souvenir
of the tennessee certennialat Nashville.
The frame is solid and enameled with
the name of the exposition. They are
also being ordered for clubs with the
club name inscribed. The most COM
plete of all. however, is the watch guard,
the links of which are made in the form
of real bjcycle-chain links, the bar be-
ing a miniature pair or handlcbars and
the charm a swell bull's-eye lantern
in exact imitation of the large lamp,
the eye being a red carbuncle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
RULES FOR WhEELMEN.
Cycling Doctor Prescribes q COuPss
Of Conduct for Ridern.

Cycling Doctor Prescrtbes = COuPso
of Conduct for Riders.
Says the cycling doctor, n of the
many cycling doctors:
Let me give ten rules for bicycle
riders to follow. They are good rules
and it will do cyclists good TO observe
them strictly. Here they are:
/. In purchasing Il bicycle take as
much care to have it fit you as you would
in obtaining a gown or a suit of clothes.
.. Be sure that when sitting upright
the ball Of the foot on the pedal during
an entire revolution. In other words,
when the pedal has reached the most
distant point from the body be sure
there is a slight bend in the leg at the
knee.
3. Adjust the handle bars at a level
which, when the arms are fully ex-
tended, will keep the body in an almost
upright position. In riding long dis
tances the handle bars should be
dropped a trife, so as to increase the
leverage by "a backward as well as a
forward push.
4. Before purchasing q bicycle make
an arrangement with the dealer VIII
by you may make trials OF different
saddles until you find one that il per-
fectly comfortable. for u properly-ht-
ting saddle is the most necessary ele-
ment in safe and comfortable riding.
Incline to a saddle that is stiff and mod
erately provided with springs, and
which is broad and short. rather than
long and narrow. The most important
object to be attained in the adjustment
of the saddle is to have the pommel high
enough to give the body u slight ten
dency to slip backward. thus keeping
the weight off the perinenm, as it is
most important that it should be borne
by the g%luteal muscles and the tuber.
~osities of the isthium.
s. The average woman should never
ride a wheel geared higher than 60
inches; the average mar higher than 20
inches. Remember that the higher the
gear the greater the power required to
mov a given distance. A.,
&. After having become accustomed to
the use of a bicycle, never take a ride SO
long that "A good nights sleep will not
entirely remove all traces of fatigue.
Twenty-Five to so miles a day, according
to the surface of the country, should
not be exceeded by the average rider. .
7. Always walk up a steep hill; it will
save your heart.
8. Never ride simply with the idea OF
arriving at the earliest possible mo-
ment at a given destination; ride for the
pleasure that is to be had from ii.
9. While riding use the same sense in
drinking that you would in watering a
horse. Also. like a horse. stick closely
to water as u beverage. Remember that
alcohol stimulates the heart and circu.
lation in much the same way exercise
does, and that if you use it in any form
while wheeling the reaction is speedy
and long-reaching.
10. Never ride on a full stomach; il
will interfere with the hearts action
and respiration.
"If bicycle riders will follow those
rules" says the cycling physician. Il
am sure they will all enjoy the exercise
more than if they violated them"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

A young woman of Brooklyn has in
vented a new bicycle tire which she
claims presents less surface friction
than the ordinary tire. 1t is especially
advantageous in ascending steep grades,
and will not collapse. 1t is composed
Of a series OF balls arranged continuous.
ly in a circular frame fitted in the
grooyed portion of the tire rim. The
frame is segmental in cross sections
and has a removable section, through
which new balls may be introduced in
case of puncture. The balls are held
in place only by the curvature of the
frame, the side edges extending slight.
ly beyond the center of the balls.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
Facts About LIQUID Air.

Liquid air looks very much like
water. Its temperature is 3s5 degrees
Fahrenheit below zero. An alcohol
thermometer thrust into it will be in
stantly frozen. An ounce of whisky,
though continuing to emit its usual
odor, will become frozen like q stone
when a tablespoonful of liquid air is
poured over it. A handkerchief dipped
in this liquid will dry almost as slowly
as If soaked in water. When dry the
fabric will be found so chnrred as to
be useless,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

Tutti frutti pudding is made by
putting one quart of cream in a double
boiler: add TO the yolks of five eggs
II cupful OF sugar; beat until light; stir
ment, take from the fire, strain, and
when cool add a teaspoonful of vanilla;
turn the mixture into the freezer and
freeze; when frozen stir in one pint
Of whipped cream and n cup of cher
ries. chopped fine, half the quantity of
pineapple, chopped fine, and three or
four green cages. All the fruit must
be soaked for an hour in orange juice.
Mrs. s. I. Rorer, in Ladies' Home
Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

In johannesburg, the golden city.
everybody ~cycles-the miner to ride
into town after work, the trader and
%fnancier on his business. the ladies' for
pleasure and TO kill time, and even a
few kaflirs 10 kill themselves or some.
body else. Badly made though MANY of
the streets are, ard badly regulated
and reckless though the vehicle traffic
Is, cyclers swarm everywhere, ana Il il
stated that 5000 cycles are now running
about the streets Of Johannesburg. All
the telegraph boys r mounted on
safeties.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
Advice to New WheelwOmen.

Assist your machine when going over
bad roads. For instance, if it gets into
IL rut, help the steerer by throwing all
your weight on the back wheel and lift
ing the handles. Directly the front
wheel is out, lean with all the weight
you "A on the handle bar and down
going pedal, and to assist the zeal wheel
out of the rut. These movements rapid
ly performed have saved many a ma
chine from smashing when the rider
has suddenly come upon a drain run
ming across his road.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
SEASIDE WORK BASKET.

These are then tied at the corners with
ribbon or braid, which is quilted around
cts are put on two opposite sides, anc a
cushion and needle-book on the other
two. The handle is also detachable
and tied on. When it is necessary to
pack up, this can all be united and
packed fiat.
1t is nice at home also, as it can be
busted and cleaned.-Belle
King, in Farm and Fireside.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

A very pretty idea is to buy plain
wooden-framed mirrors and then make
them match the room for which they
are intended by covering the frames
with the chintz used In the window cur
tains or divan pillows. Everyone has
some odd, inartistic looking mirrors
with wooden frames about the house.
whichmay be made truly beautiful with
justalittle time and care expended upon
them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
SEASIDE WORK.BASkET.
DaiAty Little Creation Which Can
lie Folded Flat.

In planning for articles TO take away
with q OF a summer trip one often
misses the home cOnyeniences. 4 work
basket is almost indispensable, so we
give our readers cGs that can be .cided
fiat.
For the bottom take a six-inch square
of cardboard, cover with any pretty
material, cover the sloping sides and
sew only on the edge that is attached
to the bottom, leaving the sides free.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
4 Father In Luck,

"lou children turn up your noses n:
everything m the table. When / was
a boy was glad to get dry bread to
eat" said Mr.. Chafie at the breakfast
table.
II say, pa, You are having a much
better time of it now that you are liy-
ing with us, amt your asked John
nie.-Tammnuy Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

W. A. M%aurain, a manufacturer of
Providence, II. l., has invented a new
lining for carpets. Strips of paper a
yard long are fed into a novel kind of
loom. automatically through a tubular
guide, which folds them lengthwise.
A firm elastic weft OF an inch thick is
formed and securely bound by warp
threads. Another machine gums and
stitches on the paper selvage, The
loom insures n uniform product and the
woven paper gives an elastic feeling to
the CARPET.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
A BICYCLE
Invention Intended to Secure Evel
starts Between Racers.

Invention Intended to Secure Even
starts Between Racers.
Peter c. n. Peterson, of West SUI
perior, Wis, has patented the device
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton, intended to secure an even start
between racers. Two uprights are
spaced apart and are provided with a
cross bar for a base. An inclined board
rests at its forward end On the ground,
and is supported at the rear on a pin,
passing through the uprights. a cord
connects the base to the inclined board.
a sheet-mctal sleeve slides on tie up
right and has two forward projecting
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

you see it was this way: They were
all three so dead in love with her and
all SO eligible that TO settle the mat
ter she agreed to marry the one who
should guess the nearest to her age."
".And did she?"
Il don't know. ! know that she mar.
ried the II who guessed the lowest
-Pearson's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

Miss Kittish--What o queer girl Nell
lie wilkins is. We can't induce her 10
learn to ride the bicycle.
Miss Tenspot-You know why, don:
you?
mo"
"Her father keeps a livery stable."--
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
PEDERsoN's BICYCLE STARTER.

to one OF which is hinged a latch,
while the other has pivoted to it a lever
having a notched arm to engage the
latch, and a cord is attached to the up
per end of the lever to release the latch.
The latch engages the spokes of the rear
wheel and holds it upon the incline. II
is intended to have one starter for each
racer, and. by pulling all the strings
at the same time, an even start will re-
sult.-Cycling Gazette.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

"Here's an account of a Colorado girl
who climbed to the top Of Mount Pop
.ocatapetl and sang The Star-Spangled
Banner"
"She had some sense, didn't she? It's
too bad some other girls are not as
thoughtful when they want to sing
Chicago Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

Bacon--They had n fire down at
Brickabrak's yesterday, and what do
you suppose was the last thing they
got out?
Epbert--I don't know.
"Why, the fire, Of course!"-Yonkers
Statesman,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
JEWElRY.
Market Flooded with Novelties in
Gold and Silver.

Gold and silver.
All sorts of jewelry designed es-
pecially for bicyclers is being placed
upon the market. Scarfpins are of
gold or silver, or aluminium alloys of
either, the heads being miniature
wheels, saddles, handle-bars, or entire
bikes.
One pretty little pin is in the form Of
a brooch, the frame being OF silver, and
the wheels, instead of having spokes,
have little gold fans like the electric
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

He-No, ! couldn't go to Europe this
year, because ! had to have my plumb
ing done over.
she-When does your plumber san?
IN. Y. Truth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

Helping Him Along.

Diffident Lover-l called to-to-ask
-um-cr--
Her Father--Yes. take her. This is
riy busy day. Get out.--Iit-Bits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

The hardest things to believe are
those most true. The perception o,
things everlasting is hard. SO ar,
things in nature. but they are true
Rev. =. y. Henson, Baptist Chicago
Ill
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12
SERNOI TO CLERKS.
Rev DR. TalmaVo FOgiuulB,os a LIT
tie Sound Advice.


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Lrny Of c~,rr;ls, and offers word. OF ,H.
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business is ~ deal IA purple cloth, or
e.tks. She b, not IA R,RgIlng ~nuucuti1E,
but a practical woman, not ashamed 10
work for her living, All the other
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until he gains u prtnrciy surrr',
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-12

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Boston people INSTRUCTED 116.7OS let
ters last year.
Berlin has $4,000 bicyclists, while
Vienna has only 10000.
A case is reported of an Ohio man
whose mind was perfect blan1 for
more than a month-at least, in allShat
time he never spoke of a federal ap-
oointment.
DR.. John @. Robinson of West New
ton, the Oldest practicing physician in
Westmoreland county, celebrated the
S0th anniversary Of his birth on Thurs
day.
The theory of a French savant to the
effect that appendicitis is contagious is
doubtless based upon the circumstance
that it is fashionable. Whatever is
stylish always spreads.
In certain parts of China the young
women wear their hair in a long, sin
gle plat, with which is intertwined a
strand of bright scarlet thread, which
denotes them to be manageable.
An ostrich in Colorado furnishes a
lady feathers for her hat and motive
power for her light two-wheeled cart.
And what is remarkable about these
two statements is that both are true.
1t is shown by the annual report of
one of the largest mining companies in
Colorado that since the organization of
the company the average cost of pro-
ducing 81 in gold has been 81 cents.
The town of Dawson, Alaska, which
is the scene of so much excitement at
present, was named after Judge ''Lafe"
Dawson. the Missouri politician, who
died at Marysville, KY, a few months
ago.
Some towns in Massachusetts g5ow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13

very rapidly TSSere is one down on
the cape which had seven houses some
10 years ago, has had two built in the
meanwhile, and one of these has burned
down
Ice cream has its good points after
all. James Tobin, an Indiana man, is
reported to have not only supported life
on ice cream since July "a, 1892, but to
have increased from 40 to POI pounds in
weight.
Just so years from the day that Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Bunce moved into the
Wis, Mrs. Bunce, who is now 10 years
of age, went out in the street in front
of her dwelling and laid 90 bricks, one
for every year she had spent in the
house. She made good time, and the
workman didn't have to undo the job.
S. NJ. Damon. minister of finance of
the Hawaiian republic, says: why, we
Hawaiians, born and bred on the is
lands. are Americans to the core. The
islands are rich, and will be of great
value to the United States. There are
now but little more than 100, 600 people.
but the day will come when they Will
have 100000 as there were once be-
fore"
In a French churchyard is monu-
nent bearing an inscription of which
the following is a translation: Here
lies Jean Pinto, the Suanish vocalist.
When he reached heaven he united his
voice with the voices of the archangels.
AS soon as he heard him the deity
cried, Keep quiet, all you fellows, and
let US hear alone the illustrated singer,
Jean Pintop
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
POLICE COURT.

The only case Of any importance in
the police court yesterday, was that Of
Stanley Gilbert. charged with violating
the bievcle ordinance. Gilbert is the
boy who ran into Mrs. Golding CT Gee
end South street.
1t seems that Gilbert was riding on
Second South street. between Sixth and
Seventh East, about dusk last Satur-
day evening. The bicyclist was riding
very fast, and in some way lost his
pedals" and could not control his
wheel. Mrs. Golding was walking on the
SIDEWALK, ard as Gilbert could not svo. ID
Eers SO he claimed. he ran into ard
Knocked her down. The shock was Sc
we're, and she is in . Drecarious condi-
lion.
His honor fined Gilbert SO. wtich is
considered, owing 10 the gravity of the
case. . very light sentence.
julius Carlson, a l9-year-old boy. was
taken to the county jail for safe keep
ing early yesterday morning. Carlson
IS said t. be Insane, but seems rational
enough a. al times. except when try
ing 10 sleep. He then imagines that
man = standing ever him. eadaavor-
ing to kill him for some offense he has
committed
josh Thomas was arrested last
night for using foul and abusive Ian
gua8e on the street.