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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

kota, and other points on the Great
Northern, Milwaukee, IL 81. Paul, Union
Pacific, Burlington and other railroads,
From all these places the reports re ro-
seate. All sorts of crops have been
treated, and under all sorts OF condi-
tons. Com, small grains, hay and root
vegetables all are benefited by the new
system OF cultivation. 1t might seem ut
first impossible to raise anything but
hoed crops where d cuItivator has to be
Kept constantly in motion, but wheat,
rye, barley and oats are handled With
great profit, If seeded or drilled in rows
from Is to "A inches apart. There is di-
rect gain in quantity of from 20 to 80 per
cent. in the yield over the old system,
and the quality is much better. as there
is no dwarting or %retardution of the
plants or grain berries by drought.
Statistics which have been carefully
kept at these experimental stations put
the cost of cultivation by this new
method at about 30 cents an acre over
the old plan. This increased expense,
ii is asserted, is more than met by the
extra yield, thus virtually furnishing
insurance for Il crop in dry seasons
without cost.
There is no patent on the Campbell
system. Everybody is free to use it.
The necessary machines are cheap and
may be made by any handy mechanic.
lhere Is no apprenticeship to serve in
learning to operate them. These are
points which commend the new method
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

.LOcUsts stop Polo.

correspondent in India writes. aA,,
incident which in all probability is
unique in the annals of polo took place
curing the Bchar polo tournament n,
Mozaferpur. In the middle of a game
tn sun suddenly became clouded, and
an immense flight of locusts vas seem
TO be crossing the town; they becnme 81
tuck upon the polo ground that MIA,
had to stop, and the last period in the
match had to be stopped. The loc,,sts
were SO timex that Il stroke with a polo
whip brought down ten or n dozen
above the clouds were hundreds of
Kites, crows. king crows. shrikes and
other birds OF prey continually dart
in2 into the midst of the locusts. vb;Ia
the natives gathered as many AS tbe,
could to make curry of. The visitation
lasted about an hour. and tb,
Eight proceeded OF its way without do.
ing any damage."-Collier's Weekly
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

to western farmers aud are likely ia
lead to a revolution in the farming bust.
ness beyond the Mississippi. Hallway
men think so well of it that they ure
sending instructors through the coun.
try to teach farmers how the thing
is done and organizing parties to
visit the various experimental sta
tons to benefit by practical object les.
sons. The directions are simply these:
Flow deeply to start with; right behind
the pillow have a circular harrow that
will pulrerize the surface soil and while
doing this pack the earth under il firm
ly; after the plants are above ground
cultivate them by merely scratching
the top of the earth, making sure the
packed subsoil is not disturbed. Ry this
course the moisture will be held in
store until it is drawn oil by the plant,
instead of being eyaporated ty the sun
and wind. The whole thing is SO simple
as to appear almost ridiculous, but there
is plenty OF incontestnble evidence that
it is productive of surprising results,
w ]. JACkMAN
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

on the surface of the ground. On this
crust the sun and wind act with terrific
energy aud in n few days the earth is
sucked dry of all moisture. The season
of drought is then at hand and the
crops wither and die from excessive
heat, In working his kitchen garden Mr..
Campbell noticed he never had trouble
in raising good crops Of vegetables
while a fair yield in adjoining fields was
n rarity. AS the methods of cultivation
were radically different he concluded
the secret must lie in this. Extensive
experiments satisfied him he was right
II he communicated his discovery to
his ~neighbors, TO the state authorities,
and to railway managers interested in
western lands. This was In the fall of
1894. Since then the matter has been
more thoroughly tested over a wide
area of territory with results that make
the most conservative of men give the
system emphatic Endorsement.
In working his garden Mr.. Campbell
used q hand hoe continually and the
surface soil was kept finely pulverized.
forming a sort of dust blanket which
choked the pores of the sub-soil and
prevented the escape OF moisture except
as il was drawn up by the roots Of the
plants. That this theory is correct was
proven by taking test tubes of earth
from the garden and adjoining fields,
and sending them to different chemists
for analysis. This earth was in all in
stances taken from the uniform cepth
of 70 inches. That from the fields yield.
ed only seven per cent. of moisture
while that from the garden gave be-
tween is and 10 per cent. The impor- |
lance of this variation may be learened
from the fact that earth containing
only seven per cent. of water is dry aud
powdery to the touch: that which
holds is per cent. can be squeezed into n
mud ball. Satisfied be had struck the
right idea MIR. Campbell's next move
was to devise a means Of putting it
into practical operation. Large fields
cannot be economically cultivated on
the same plan as small gardens, and a
change in tillagc methods had to
be evolved.
The grc~Nd Ia first plowed deeply, 20
As to stir up the subsoil and at once
gone over repeatedly with novel ecu.
structed harrow which thoroughly pul-
serizes the top earth, wkile At the same
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
SCHOOL N CHURCH.

a rush OF the university students q
Oakland, Cal, cost one of the young
men the greater part Of his upper lip.
The voters of Toronto, Can, after
a very determined canvass, declared in
favor OF running street ears on the
Sabbath. The total vote, the largest
ever east, was 3o,3s7. The majority in
favor OF allowing the Ears to run was
419.
"A local paper and some of the coun-
cIlmen of Fort Scott, Kan, are insisting
that an occupation tax be assessed
against the ministers of the town as
a means OF raising revenue to make I'D
the deficiency occasioned by the closing
OF the saloons.
Peoria, H., is to be enriched by an
other bcnefaction. Through the liber-
atty of Washington Darlington, a mil
llonaire farmer IS years old. a uni
'ersity to cost 81, 500, 900 is to be built.
Trustees have been appointed, and a
plan has been determined upon. The
institution will be n~on-sectarian and CO.
educational in character.
A mailman struck the chalice from
the hands of the priest celebrating mass
IN the Sacre Occur, at Montmartre,
Paris, at the moment of the elevation
OF the host, SCATTERING it on the altar
The priest, who was an old man.
out from the shoulder and hit
the ma between the eyes. knocking
him senseless to the bottom Of the steps,
he was captured.
Bishop Foster, of the Methodist
church, gives voice to the following |
warming against the prevalent sins of
The church to-day: The ball, the the
ater, nude and lewd arts, social lux
lries, with all their loose moraIities,
IRE making inroads into the sacred in
of the church. AS "a satisfac-
ion for all this worldlincss, Christians
IRE making a great deal of Lent, Easter,
iood Friday and church ornamental
ions. 1t is the old trick of Satan"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

the agent had given him permission to
take us not only over the grounds, but
through the court itself. Such "A thing
had never been heard Of before and
caused great excitement among us. 1t
would take me Il week to tell Of the
beauties of one of the most stately of
THE stately homes of England"
We all wandered at will through the
magnificent picture galleries and Su-
peru reception rooms; and then to
our intense surprise found a choice
lunch awaiting MS in the great dining
hall, where hcfriHicd danes of hun
dredS Of years ago looked down in
naughty djsdaiu on us, as though re-.
senting our intrusion; aud ancient
knights leaned on their swords and
seemed to took us through aud through
hut the day Waucd, and much to uur
regret the time for starting homcunrd
c0mc, 1t was only then | hcpan Ia
Wohdt how ! was to get there: but
my knight Of the morning agaiu uf.
tvrrd me Il seat, and OF we drove. Iray-
ing the others to follow. The dri,,
through the fragrant country lanes
was most ENJOYABLE, aud my companion
very entertaining, telling me of many
foreign lands through which he had
Travelled, aud Was describing a ,isi,
to the lee palace Of st pctersburg when
reached the spot where should ha,,
t,HttN, fIN tsNt,Utt,. - " |
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
Latest bicycle slang.

An awkward person is a "~wabbler."
A gossip travels with a loose sprocket
wheel"
# your clothes are not in style you are .
"'95 model"
When a mans sweetheart jilts him he is
the victim of a broken chain"
Any rider abrading the skin by a fall
merely "scrapes off some of his enamel"
he who looks upon the wine unit! his feet
are entangled is a person whose wheels do
not run true"
A stupid individual, if there be any such
on q bicycle, has sand in his bearings"
a proud person, or one unduly naughty,
rides with his handle bars raised too high
One who is disposed to be imaginative to
lOO." W
The individual who shouts at night when
others desire to sleep is the victim of loose
spokes."-N. Y. Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

time il packs firmly all the ground
four OF five inches below the surface,
thus preventing the escape of moisture
before the crop is put in. Under the old
plan the ground was allowed to lie for
days after being plowed beforca harrow
was started and the evaporation Of wa
ter through the freshIy-bfoken surface
was rapid and exhaustive. Immediate
pulverizat!on OF the top soil following
its turning up by the pillow reduces this
evaporation to the minimum. Crops are
then sowed or planted in the usual
manner and the momeDt the plant
shows a fair growth cultivation is be-
gun with a specially designed machine
which just scratches the surface Of the
ground without disturbing the earth
around the roots OF the plant. By con-
tinuous use OF this machine so long as
the horses can make their way through
the fields the top earth is kept in finely
powdered condition and serves as what
Mr.. Campbell calls a dust blanket. BY
the time the plants are too pig to be
worked any longer the shade they cast
will keep off the suns rays and even the
hot winds will not be able to do much
damage. The process is so simple that
many farmers are at first inclined to
doubt its efficacy, but the results are be-
You'd dispute. 1t not only insrres crops
in dry seasons, but it increases the yield
Per acre when there is seemingly no ne
cessity for its use.
For two years experimental stations
have been in operation at Oberlin. Kan;
McCook. Holdredge, Alma and Broken
Neb.; Mt Lisbon. jamestown, Pin
gree, Dawson and Glenullin, North Da-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

When once the big ship has struck Il.
regular gait on the regular ocean swell
the novice easily learns that he is a,
sea. Experienced travellers. women es.
I.eria!lj, often give up at this point. and
lie quietly in their bcrths for "a hours
y strong will may hasten the cure
tut it cannot greatly delay the newt.
able nor hold the elements down. nor
WIZ champagne nor brandy. TO be in
good condition before sailing Ito which
a one-grain ca!omel pill swallowed two
nights previous may contribute). and II,
car II little plain food often when on
board, so that the stomach is NOT
empty, aids recovery. The most dis.
consulate, If they can be persuaded IN
often rally on hot Cruel with a litti.
SAT- in it. The best way to get over be-
ing seasick is to go on the water n,
every opportunity. You will soon be-
Gene used to the motion of ships.-
Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
PUT DOUGLAS ON RECORD
Lincoln Made Him Commit HIMSELF
on the SlnNcr, Issu.

tcrhapS no anecdotc ever told of If
Lincoln illustrates more forcibIy hi,
"Iongleadcdncss' in laying plans, no.
even that incident when he asked III,
J'"&t a question in his debate with
Nr. Douglas. which may be told as fol.
lows:
"ne afternoon during that Joint de.
pate Mr.. Lincoln was sitting with his
friends, planning the programme, when
ne WAS observed to go oil in Il kind of
revere, and for some time appeared
totally ohIirious to everything around
Rlm' Then slowly bringing his right
hand up. holding it a moment in the
ar ana then letting it fall with quick
sap upon his thigh, he said:
There, | am going TO ask the ledge
,he always called him the iedgc) a
question tonight, and | don't care the
ghost of a continental which way he
answers it, If he answers it one way
II viii lose him the s]rnaiorship. If he
answers it the other way, ii will lose
"''' 'h' H~''NlhtlltN
No n asked him what the question
was; but that evening il was the turn
Tor Nr, Douglas to speak first, and right
in the midst of his address, all at once
MIR. Lincoln reused up. as If a new
thought had suddenly struck him, and
said:
"Jedse, will you allow me tn ask YOU
one question:
certainly" says Mr.. Douglas.
suppose. ledge, there was 4 new town
or colony just started in some western
territory; and suppose there were pre-.
clNcIS 100 ousehoiders-,oters-fhere:
and suppose, icdge, that 80 did not want
and one did. What would be
done about it,"
Judge Douglas beat about the busb
but failed TO give a direct answer.
No, no, iedge, that won't do. Ten
us plainly what will be done about itP'
Again Douglas tried 10 eyade: bnt
Lincoln would not be put off. and he
insisted that a direct answer should
he given. At last Douglas admitted thu,
the majority would have their way. by
means or other.
Mr.. Lincoln said no more. He hna |
secured what he wanted, Douglas had |
the question us Illinois peo.
PIE would have answered It, and he |
got the senaiorship. But that answer |
was not satisfactory to the pe6Nis OF
he south. In $50 the Charleston con.
split in two factions, and ut |
him the presidency" and it made
Abraham Lincoln president.-N. y. In.
dependent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22


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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
L,MsURGER FOR BAIT
seAneider shows His Friends How 4.
Fish for Bass.

Schneider and some Of his friends took
> little outing last week. They d,dn.s
have much money is the reason thew
didn't go to Long Branch or Bar Harbor
Or to Michigan. They simply went IN the
Miami, and found a dry spot on the bant
OF the river and pitched a tent. Then
they salted two or three kegs of beer in
the cool sand, and were ready for fishing
Murphy was in the crowd. Never MUD
which Murphy, this one was Irish,
NH g down to the sthream," he
said, and DIN bring We oop a stirring NV
hsh thatH make yer mouth water"
he came back an hour or two after
without a fish.
Thin bass are not afther flies TODAY.
eegorra. Ihot know. Divil wan Nv
Ivy you didn't try some crasshopper
ooogs! Dem coot bait sometimes, dey tole
me-"
"Ah, to the divil with transformers
Schneider. You're always full Nv manky
SUGGESTIONS. Go an do your own iishin'
wid thin grassh' r,ers if you think they're
"vell,. I'm not mooch of a fisherman.
but nivir COON back mitout Something's
to show fur my work, even NV | baf to
go the store und py a zardeen box. / ct
YOU some fish for supper oof you shust
VAlt an HOuT or tWO.'
Schneider started down to the stream
and without a minnow or fly, or even a
"erasshopper. boog." He went up the
stream and in a short time he came back
with fish for supper, though some were
only blue cats, but very good they are
when fried the right way.
You're the stuff, Schneider, you're the
stuff was the chorus that greeted his re-
turn.
"Phwere did you git thin fish.
Schneider? You've robbed somebody, You
thavin Dootchman."
"Dint | ,tole YOU l vos a fisherman.
soomtimes, hey? Vot you tink Nv dem, an
all nv EN- alive, ply crachus?"
Pilot you bait wild, Schneider" said
Murphy.
Dots a secret, but if you don't Civ il
away l told you. ! cot dem fish NIT a little
piece Nv limpurger cheese. Oh, dem fish are
Dutch fish, ! tole you. Murphy, ven you ko
flshin' again mebbe ont time you bait nit
2 .p%ertater. Den you git SOON Irish fish,
Commercial Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
szE-cAUAN WEDDINGS
The Mnntzu standard of Morality Is
NOt High.

lhe lamaS are consulted to ascertain
il the horoscopes of the youth and maid
en- fit. II not the difficulty may be over
come by prolonged yicarious chanting
Of the Scriptures and liberal fees. The
l'mas also choose an suspicious day for
the marriage. The marriage ceremony
consists in the bride and groom pub
licly joining hands, drinking wine from
a double-spouted bowl and accepting
each other as husband and wife. after
winch there is a three-days' feast in the
brides home. She and her husband
then go to their own house and there
Is another three days feast. There are
no contracts of marriage for Il limited
period, as in western Thibet. Whether
the choice has been for good or i'll il
is for life: divorce, rarely resorteG to
being permissible only in the ease al
childlessness and the contract can only
be Cancelled by the T'u-ssu.
1t would not be correct to infer from
this that the Mantzu are a moral. peoplo
Their standard of morality is low. and
the lives OF the lamas have no tendency
to raise it. Plurality of wives is an nm
pendage of the position of T'u-ssu. hut
~monogamy is the rule. and polandrv
'hough the custom of the Sifans to the
north, does not exist. No presents. ey-
cept the bottle of wine previously men.
toned, are made by the bridegroom
to the brides father. but the parents
according to their wealth, endow her
with cattle, horses and fields, the last
VI "hlch, to use our own phraseolocy.
are settled" upon her. A widow does
wear mourning and is at liberty
10 make a second marriage. On the
death of her husband, unless she re-
'''rrleS' she assumes complete control
over ms property, and at her death If
IS divided among the sons. who fro
quently, however. agree TO live together
ana keep it intact. If there is trouble
concerning property, the T'eoren usual.
y settles the matter, and if he fails to
make an amicable arrangement it is re-
to the T'u-ssu. whose decision,
Is hhal.-Gcographical ,JournoI
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

Day In my life. | am sure on hearing
which be smiled feebl, aud then lapseI
INTO unc6hsciousncss. lie was in errat
danger foT weeks. and when my knight
Of the picnic called | could only see
him Tor a moment or two. He left his
cara Tor mother and the name on IL
"as MARK tfquart." Well. it became
q daily thing for him 70 call to inquire
i"" ~ Invalid progressed. and some
tfHes ! sat In the old summer house
with him; but ! did not understand the
hold he had got on nv heart tin he told
m" he would he leaving in another
week, bis business with the agent he.
ing over. Oh. how my heart ached
when thought Of him going away.
ana l." must bay" seen my grief in nv
face. for he told me he could no, 90
unless ! went with him, In vain
sppk" u my unclc's Illness. my mofhsr's
loneliness. lie would insist on speak.
ing TO my mother that very night, and
after quite n prolonged interview my
mother called me in and. greatly TO
ms surprise, told me She was quite
willing for me 10 be married privately.
on account OF her unclc'S illness. She
'a'd Mark Ind quite satisfied her rs to |
ms nh'iliF TO keep n wife. So the next |
week we were very quietly married in
" ~nclghhorjnr town, and then went 10
the WrstmorcIand lakes for a week.
We hHH arranged to stay with mother |
Tor another week before taking up .
house for ourselves; but as We Travelled
hpNt'WHru Marx asked me III knew that |
mr. Frederick, Sir Walters successor,
was +" arrive that night to take pos.
session ~ GIN Court. / said no., and
mat y would be delightful for Us to
nlN with the crowd that would he
waning I" welcome HIN before going
I" ~" cottage, SO Mark being agree.
ablr, vs." l"oii q fH from the station and
arrived as q light was being put 10 an
immense bonfire ON IA" HILL Mark said
would 90 In by the side gate and cs-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

: A BICYCLE ROMANCE.


T WAS u wretchrd-loohjng old bike
aud for antiquity would have taken
first prize anywhere My d]isappotut.
iucpt was intense, aud tears OF NORTH.
cation sprang TO nay eyes, but / forced
them back as | noticed the look of anS.
tety On the face of the Old man beside
rlc, who inquired, with some emotion:
"1a'e you got n cold. kathte? Your
eyes ARE Wet YES, Uncle Thomas" |
replied, and summer colds are sn hard
TO get rid of: but never mind my cold.
thank you SO much for buying me the
bicycle"
well. dcarie," he replied. "it's not
quite a new one, but | thought II would
do Tor you 10 learn on" Oh, how | did
wish he would go away and let me have
II good cry' but us he hung about had
to mount and take a few turns round
the garden, much 10 his delight. and
he rubbed hts hands, cxc,aiminr.
Wei! done, little girl! You'll be there
before any of them, you het." A, hast
he went indoors, and, hiding myself in
the summer house, | wcpt copiously.
What should | do? Get my prnyer booL
ahu keep on repeating the collect for
rnin| stay IN bed the next doy and pre.
tend my cold was worse? No. neither
OF these ~our would do, aud even
N " ratncd all night. which was not In
The least likely, ! would have 10 nut
III an appearance on the morrow, Well
mere was one spice Of comfort left
the roads were inches deep with fine.
white dust. | would start early and oct
n good covering OF il over poor ~unclc's
gift, and then prrhap%Some of its many
deficiencies might be- hid. and then he. ,
ing naturally iight-hcarted. | dried m,
Tears and went in to prepare tea, that
being Il duty | did not allow nur little
maid TO interfere with. Nv mother
aud | had lived alone for many ycnrs
my father, who had died when WAS
tire" years Old, being only a mpmory to
me, He had been captain and owner nr
+" merchantmen, Int he had on', been
able TO leave n very moderate indcppud.
rncN for my mother. So We two had MI
ways lived very quietly, and il vas Quite
event in our lives when a letter came
from Frisco telling that my mothers
Only relative was coming home aftcrnn
Of 40 wears. | bad never srrn
my quiet mother so excited over any
thing He was Der mother only broth.
cr, aud she had only q very dim rrrol-
OF his going away,
y am afraid, kathic.' She said. thin,
uncle - only q poor man; Tor. although
'e nus correspondent with me AT lourin i'm I
'er'aIs, hi has never mentioned his Df !
'"irs' san, am pleased To think he -.
coming Wen, Uncle Thomas followed
closely on his 'ctter, and, true, enough
affairs did not seem 10 have nour.
shed Tor his clothes were quite thread. I
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

Before you inherited all that none,
from your rich uncle you were one OF
the jolliest fellows ever | met, but now
you seem TO have blues all the time
remarked Gus De Smythe to Gilhooly,
isn't IL enough to make a man feel
down in the mouth when he has ia
spend his own money!" retorted Gil.
hOOly.-N. Y. World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

i wonder il the Irish will ever re,
home rule?" asked Mrs. Yerger, who
was reading the morning paper.
i dent think the outlook is very
encouraging. Married men have been
trying to get it for several thousand
years and they haven't got it ret" re
piled her husband. who knew whereof
he spoke Tammany Times.