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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
Feeding Lambs by Hand.

In rearing lambs that have lost theil
mothers, or when the latter cannot civ,
enough milk TO nourish the lambs prop
erly. it is best to feed cows milk from
bottle that has small rubber nipple
attached to it. A newly-dropped lamt
only requires two teaspoonfuls at time
given every hour. 1t has not been found
necessary to sweeten the milk with
sugar or dilute it with water. but il il
strongly recommended to heat the milk
and feed 1t at temperature of 100 de-
grees Fahrenheit. The lambs seem 10
like it hot, and they certainly thrive bet
ter upon it. 1t is necessary to keep the
nipple, the bottle and the vessel In
which the milk is heated thoroughly
free from any disagreeable taste or odor
such as that of sour milk, else lambs
will refuse the milk. When the lambs
are about two months old they are able
to take two feeds, two pints per head
daily, in addition to such grain and
grass as they may eat.---Journal of Az
riculture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

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arched hnlf over the uns.nuc,,,y hr-
rowea ONT of fla, sidc Of ,hn ,,,on,,,;,
Mt EIrht Mile Point now. Ln ,,s,t ,t,r
Ginut l,nn mud his lo,r ,,..,,' .aa,,..t,,.
tnronah ,hc mir hnfnrn ra,Iinn L,"i
aeoin into the sh,ir,vn,. u,,, h, ,,,,g
'y,uy fiat ia elror mo low, .t,mo h.,t,,.
which crossed t,c c,r,o,, ,,Sa u,i,,1,
nov he was svinrin% ,ro,n1 tho ,,.,
,ur,o ,,,d H., , ,..,'', "' u.s.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
FIGHTING HOG LICE
A Few Remedies which Have Been
Employed Successfully,

We have within the last few DAYS re.
|ceiyed numerous complaints from farm.
ers that their hogs. and especially piDs.
were unusually lousy this wear. A rood
many farmers have wondered what vas
the matter that the pigs became an
thrifty. and some OF the pigs, and oc-
| casiouily an older one. have died an
| parently from no other cause. Apex.
animation shows that the unthrifty
ones are /, lsy bevond exnression and
| if any of our readers have pigs Of this
kind and will examine them. they will
very. likely discover the same condition
to exist: plenty of lice on the untbriftv
comparatively few on The thrifty
The hog louise is one of the largest
species of lice known to infect domestic
animals, fun grown individuals. accord
ing to Prof. Osborn. sometimes meas
urinp ouarter of an inch or mare /,
length. all gray colored with the margin
of the head and most of the abdomen
black. The eggs are light yellow. ar
dusky nhitish. in color. and taney
SLIGHTLY ia tbe mint of ,ttaobuan+
They are attached usually near the
base of the hairs
The best remedy we have eyer heard
of for small pigs is to din them in n 10.
bacco din. Some farmers nrefer kero.
sene oil and water in the proportion Of
one to four, pick the pigs IN and din
them in it up to the ears. A second
dipping few DAYS afterwards NAV he
necessary to get rid of the nits nj the
time of the first dipping. Another
method is to mix Kerosene and lard and
,n,Iv !, ,ho La, III, .A,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
FatteninE Yenrling Lambs.

Both sheep and lambs are much
higher than year ago. Hence there
is less inducement for farmers to buy
sheep and lambs TO fatten. With SO
good prospects for wool it is likely that
sheep and lambs will be dear for some
time to come. Still, those who like 4
spring lamb will have it, no matter
what the price, and the fatfened lamb
q year old is quite as good as that
dressed when only three or four months
aid. II requires more careful feeding
% keep these yearling lambs in fatten-l
ing condition than II does three or four
sear-old sheep. Butthe lamb when wen
fed will gaia twice Is many pounds per
week as the sheep, and the gain in price
per pound will be considerably higher.
American Cnltivator.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
FRENCH INSECT TRAP,

Insect trap, and this is the way yo,.
make it:
Bury bell-shaped vessel in the earth,
with the rim even with the surface,
Put some water into it and an
inverted flower pot into the water,
On the flower pot is a napkin
smeared with honey or molasses. Put
another bell jar over it in the manner
shown in the picture and heap up earth
around it until only small opening is
to be seen. The bait" will attract in.
sects from an incredibly large area, and
when they have found their way into
the trap very few will get out.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
THE Cal or lHe ANGELS.

Iyin thar stitUt from day Ter day
WssriI hH prar iHtle Me away.
< i3'r NJ er JUg VIA min an when Hbe nfist-
fitF wf n f. uDu' thar al ms Hbto
81 tSir' aHd IN hers 80 krEd,
Ar tef peI Mother. never mind"
Tiaitga jgf owed Holj an $50 wu2 shore
& Death W wait@0 uutWGr n" door
n ~ we t., stay Whnr my own tn.tF no,
) n,.t I @par the AHEaly unlliH me-"
d'oGr 1Ilo fnllcr' so pale au' sllto--
What I'd the angelo want witt lumD
J.yin' thar patient, from ulgh, ter nlnlH,
An she Hike q ghost in lhp lonesome liEhI
4 lis mother hol1ln hts hand % lbDugh
4 Not even FER Death woull she Jet hlm got
An hearin' the wind $" sor, an aw'G-
hn' sayih'; "its tho iaii 10 me angels
III feet
y I'D like ter stay whar nJy rHu folks be-,
bnt They're always raillu'-ral.t mr.
An stili with his eyes ot, her facr, 90 hjUd.
IAN whlsperln' "Mothtr. uey"i mina!"
sstPoor little frllcr 30 rAl' an lin
\ What did the angels want w!Ib hw'
Lynn thar. slerpn' from aay ter Dry
Under the green IcaycH nu' under the
gray
IFS long since the angels took him away
Ar the mother kuctI4 In tho dark ter ufav.
An she says, when the nights are Ions Au'
chill
Ehe feels his hand IA her own hand alll
i7fiIt site knows u wuI Gods an the an
pels viii
slsnt ar fer me, from day ter day,
AN night ter night hear him say
sdFer all HE comfort lhcy bring ter nr)-
SID Ike ter sta} whar my own rpli,83e!"
aPoor little telef' SO pale an slim.
What Old the angels want with HimD
a4t' ~ "a. 4
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
Misery ~ the whouesa,e.

u what chronic inactivity of the liver eivea
rise TO. Bile gets into the blood and imparts
I, yellow tint, the tongue fouls, and 20 does
the breath, sick headaches, pain beneath tie
right ribs and shoulder blades are felt, the
bowels become constipated and the stor1.
ach disordered. The proven remedy for this
catalogue Of evils is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, medicine long and professionally rec
commended, and sovereign also for chills and
fever, nervousness and rheumatism.
DEVILS Due.
. ,f condemns us tramps,' said Meander
credit fer" I 4 t's'' 81
Whats that"
You don't hear Of us indulein' IN labor
riots. Philadelphia North A1erican.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
NOVEL INSECT TRAP.

Rueer Device Invented Recently nv
an Ingenious Frenchmun.
A French agricultural magazine re-
cords one of the queer discoveries of the
past season, by means of which gar
dens and lawns can be kept free of in.
sects' or at least the number may be
reduced to notable degree. 1t is an
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

a,. pa[n6 in l0MeF BACK.
after passing through the experience Of
maternity, most women ind their health
seriously damaged, II not entirely impaired.
The painful and weary dragging and bear.
Ing down sensation In the back almost every
woman! has at times experienced. Some.
but often they nrc simply from weakness.
Women who have to bear heavy burdens, to
undergo severe fatigue or TO endure crush.
ing disappointment, arc subject to this and
many otherdiseasns. We cannot too strongly
recommending uso OF DIR. Simmons Squaw
Vine Wine, the great female tonic and
REGULATOR.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
Hoods Pills act easily, effectively. 2.
GEORGIA LADIES
HATE SHAMS,
Nervous Depression o. Women.

NERVOUS Depression OF Women.
Awoman will often without knowing ie
commit slow suicide for her family. She
will think, toll and worry for her children.
Too often they do not appreciate Il Her
tired nerves and weary body at last reacI, a
stage when she Is almost powerless for any
kind Of mental or physical work, and she Is
depressed and worried over tho conscious.
ness that she Is unable to perform her nc.
customed Duties. Her organs Of digestion
are disordered and although there Is a con.
slant disposition to rest, wakefuIness and
loss OF power to sleep are serious indica.
tons OF nervous depression. What she
needs is a course Of DR.. Simmons Squaw
Vine Wine to restore healthy functional
activity and give tone and vitality to her
nervous system. At the same time the
stomach, liver and kidneys should be stim.
plated with DR.. NJ. A. simmons Liver
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

coat for u prophet, or like Deborah 10
rouse the courage OF some timed Baral,
in the Lords conflict, we did our work
in such y way thut it will stand IN.
test Of the Judgment Aud in the
long procession Of the redeemed that
march round the throne, may it DO
found there are many there brought to
God through our instumentality and
IN whose rescue we are exuitant. But.
Oyou unsaved! wait not for the CON.
ing sermon. II may come after your
obsequies II may come utter .he
stonecntter has chiseied our name on
the slab 5u years before. Do not wait COR
a great steamer of the Cunard or White
Star line To take you off the wreck, but
hail the first craft with however low
mast, and however poor rudder.
and however weak captain. Better
y disabled schooner that comes up Ia
time thar afull-riggcd brig that comes
up after you have sunken. Instead of
waiting for that sermon--it NAV be 20
so years of --tatse this plain invitation
Of man who, 10 have given you
spiritual eyesight, would DO glad 10 BE-
called the spittle BY the hand of Chris,
put on the eyes OF blind man, aud
who would consider the highest com !.
pliment OF this service, ii at the
close sou men should start from
these doors, saying: Whether
he b. . sinner or not, ! know
not This one thing I know.
whereas was blind now see.'
Swifter than shadows over the plain.
quicker than birds in their auth rnnal /
fight hastSer than eagles to their
prey. HE you " sympathetic Christ
The orchestrAs of Heaven have alrssdy
strung their instrumunts To cels brsts
your rescue. RI
Ard aAAny zero tAe voless afuana Nv tnYunn
nateaees - ~ Lsst tstn1n ~ ~ l1lS1 -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

UHRHt fTVIh Ihe Iake, and promptly
!Mah 50. SANDY, who had RETAINED from,
Mystical contact with this bad China.
Fan, losing all patience, descended
tom the car and whipped him with OK
trhlc sieor. He returned TO the cnr,
NJ The other Cinnamon were too badl,
k'srcd to work with any effect. and
n6iiy when the boss began to criticisc
go \, his usual picturesque phrase.
sgys one. known as Little Bow. ex-
aned ~ him that Ike men had sort
Essitlous drsad pf working with
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
DON'T WANT OSCAR
Sas SENATE COMMITTEE DROPS THE
UMPIRE CLAUSE.
,a .rbitration Treaty To He Re-
osrted Favorabiy With Two Inn
,ortant Amendments, One Drop
ping King Oscar as ompire ana
Enc other Relating to the Settle
n.nt Of Questions Affecting the
uoproc Doctrine.

washington, Feb. /. The senate
,mu,ittee on foreign relations has
...ced 70 report ~favorably on the ar
hitr,tion treaty with amendments. All
Ant ryyo OF these amendments are
onarelv verbal. One of the two which
are essential strikes out the clause
aroyjding for the selection OF King
|psear as umpire when n is consid-
cred necessary.
qbe other Important amendment is
:, addition to article l of the treaty
nd reads rs follows: mo question
a,bich affects the foreign or domestic
"oIicv of either of the contracting
psrt;es or the relations of either with
snv other state or power, by treaty or
atberwise. shall be subject to arbitra-
fion under this treaty, except by Spe-
|eIol agreement" The amendment
|~aIimlnating the umpire clause was
agreed TO by a vote OF 8 to 1. The
yote in opposition is understood TO
have been cast by Senator Gray OF
EDelaware. The vote on the motion To
report the treaty favorably as amend
ed was q to A.
An amendment declaring in explicit
|tarms that the Alaskan boundary
|1uestion should not be included in the
|acreement for arbitration, was voted
|.iown as being unnecessary. The
Ic%bairman was instructed to ask the
Isenate to give the treaty considera-
lion at rs early a day as practicable.
lt is expected that when taken up it
{yiIl lead to a p~rotracted and animated
Linbata In executive session.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
KILL CHRISTIANS
MUSSULMANS PLUNDERING AND
BURNING VILLAGES.
Dispatches From HeraixliOn Relate
Awful TnIes OF the Atrocities
Committed on the Christians
Foreign wnrships Are Arriving
Ia Offer Protcction-The situation
In C~Snsilered Very Serious.

London, Feb. IA Daily News dis
patch from Athens says that serious
news has been received from Herak-
lion 1t is stated that ten Christians
were murdered Thursday while out
side the gates of the city. and that
armed bands of MusSulmans leave the
town daily for the purpose of plumber
ing and burning the villages OF the
Christians. The dispatch adds that
these outrages are evidently in nc
cordance with hints received from
ConStantinOple. The situation is so
serious that the foreign consuis have
wired the governor general OF Canea,
calling for the adoption Immediately
of stringent looking to the
protection of the people. Foreign Il
ships are now arriving at Heraklion
with a view OF offering protection to
the Christians there. The Christians
in the districts in the vicinity OF that
place are arming and occupying STRAIT
egic places for the purpose of pre-
venting an influx Of MohammedanS TO
the town, and a serious collision IS
feared in the near future.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
AN EMBEzzLr9R CAUGHT.
". stout Who Defrauded 9
Firm some Years Ayo.

hoinas ~. stout Who Defrauded q
L., FIRM some Years Ago.
rev York, Feb. 1.-Since the latter
|art OF 1892 the police OF this city
ave G on the lookout for one Il.
STOUT, a defaulting b0okkeeper for
= brokerage firm of Jones, Kenneth
hopkins. who decamped after hav-
u II Is alleged, dcfrauded that firm
OF $4,000 on forged checks. On
|riuay the Cincinnati chief Of police
puled the police here that a man OF
u description Of Stout had been ap-
naehded in that city and asked that
my one be sent to that place to
u.iy the prisoner IL possible. Mr.
a Llbaire, Of the Holland Trust
%pany, where Stout Is said to have
.a,ed the money he embezzlcd by
.s,ns the name Of his firm to the
Ias ne presented there, has identi-
me prisoner, and it Is said the
"~r VIII return to New York with
'equisition papers. StOuts family
most respectable one, living at
esent In this city.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
THE BROOI<LYN DAMAGED.
Struck II Ledge of Suniscn Rocls an
Is Badly Damaged.

struck n Ledge of suniscn Rock and
Is Badly Damaged.
Philadelphia, Feb. L. The United
States cruiser Brooklyn lies almost
helpless because of n narrow ledge of
sunken rock in the Delaware river
above Marcus Hook. Pa, on which d
struck heavily. Her lower double
compartments forward were COM
pIetely stove in, and it was only by
the merest good fortune that the big
vessel did not sink. This would I'M
doubtedly have been the result had not
her inner compartments successfully
.withstood the shock. As it vas she
was pulled clear of the rocks and is
now tied to the big stone ice breakers
at Marcus Hook, protected from the
heavy ice gorges In mid river. The
vessel is seriously damaged. How the
accident happened only be estab-
lished by a court of inquiry, and this
Capt. Cook. OF the Brooklyn, has al
ready asked for. What makes the ac-
cident even more deplorable is the
fact that this was the first time the
ship has been handled by the present
officers and since going into COM
mission in the early part of Decem-
Der.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04

Enquirer
of 81
in this
|ng up oil
hey have
and the
hat most
taking
q saloM
for the
" stand.
le lot as
|Hanson's
SrM dda
Peterson
10 ard ,
nd weR
but wr
1900.
| Tno''
this city.
ullet inV
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
CORRUPTION I'M I.OUIsy1I1,m-
'ifsetn Indictments Found Again,
Gfy officials.

City officials.
Louisville, Feb. THE renort Of tb..
january grand jury was hardly less
sensational than had been promised.
Such u shaking up as has resulted
rom us investigation of municipal af-
falfs has never been known in the
history OF the city government. Fif.
teen indictments were returned in.
ciuaing accused aldermen, police of.
ucials, patroimen, u contractor ana
several minor offenders. The charges
range from neglect OF duty In failing
10 prosecute gamblers, to bribery and
conspiracy TO extort money. The dis
closures are principally due TO a. fall
ing out OF the factions in the CITY gov
eminent, "
The grand jury. In it's report. saws
many cases brought before it could not
DE investigated for lack of time. II
continues: 1T is of the opinion that if
these matters were investigated NAV
more indictments would be returned
and convictions had which would rid
the community Of the causes OF MANY
OF the scandals concerning city and
county officials. That some persons
holding high offices have not been in
dlcted does not indicate that those In.
dlcted are the only guilty mes in Of
nclai positions. That the city is honey
combed with official corruption is the
nrni conviction OF this jury, yet not
enough evidence could be procured to
secure convictions in many cases to
"nlcn II attention of the jury was
called"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the wires i'm a CON
lenaed Form.

Overflow From the Wires In a CON
densed Form.
I Mrs. Amelia II. Post, one OF the lead
ing woman s~utfragists of Wyoming
Is dead.
Leopold Biehler, the nine-year-oIfi
son of a farmer at Abilene. Kan, wa,
shot and killed by John Ohms. aget
twelve.
A meeting OF the National Dairy
union will he held at Chicago Feb. LII
A president and other officers are to be
elected.
Some objections to the arbitration
treaty are to be removed by a separate
treaty for the adjustment Of the Alas
kan boundary.
1t is announced that 1000, 600 per
Sons are now employed upon the re
lief works in the famine stricken dis
tricts of India.
The New York joint Legislative com
mittee to investigate trusts held its
first meeting to-day. electing Senator
LeXow as chairman.
The depot of the Ahnapee & West
ern, at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. was
burned. A large amount OF freight
and express matter vas lost.
The Atlantic & Pacific 4 per cent
b~ondholders have agreed to accept the
proposition made by the Atchison in
terests for control Of the property.
The Delaware constitutional con-
vention by an almost unanimous vote
has recommended that the power of
granting divorces be taken from the
legislature.
Mrs. Anna Allen, reputed to be the.
wealthiest oma in st. Louis, who
died in Pittsficld, Mass, Is said TO have
left no will. Her estate lis said to be
worth S10.O00,000.
Oscar A. Baker of Davenport, Iowa,
rs dead, aged 81 years. lie was a sen
Of Col. Samuel A. Baker, aide-de-camp
and interpreter for Gen. Lafayette, and
was one Of the Oldest members OF the
Society of the Sons of the Revolution.
Some of the farmers OF the West and
Northwest who desire to encourage the
production of flax and hemp want q
duty imposed on sisil and manila, but
others protest that such n duty will re-
suit in an increase in the cost Of bind
ing Irvine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
THE BENIN MASSACRE.
The King was B~ntcheriaE IL Few
md Dadn1t Wsut to be I~nterrupttd.

The King was B~ntcheriag n Few
and DSdnt Want tai be interrupted.
London, Feb. l.. ~ A dispatch from
Brass, West Africa, says it has been
learned there that the origin OF the re-
cent massacre by the king of Benin OF
the British expedition is found in the
fact that the king was performing ~
ceremony involving the annual butch
cry OF slaves and that he did not
want any white men present at the
time. On this account Consul General
Phillips and the officers accompanying
him were slaughtered without mercy.
This annual killing Of the slaves is a
custom which hHs prevailed for many
years in Benin City. The king of
Benin calls it making his father.
On account Of this custom ana other
murderous habits Of the natives Be
min City is called The City OF Blood
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
Pierced by Twelve bullets.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 80. - A
posse of police officers went to the
home Of Billy Carter, a noted despe-
RADIO who had shot Police Captain I. @.
Russell several months ago. They
found Carter, who resisted arrest. He
opened fire on the officers with a A.
caliber pistol, the first shot breaking
Officer Charles Brooks arm. All OF
the officers returned the fire and Car
ter fell pierced by twelve bullets.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURES.
|Tne House Takes Up the Insane Asy-
Ium Question

81. Paul, Feb. lin the house the
speaker presented n communication
from the governor transmitting the
various reports on the question of the
~hocation of the new insane asylum.
fllera were three reports, IA majority
report, Il minority report and a sup
Elemental majority report. A motion
hat the reports should be printed was
bdopted as was also q resolution call
ug on the governor for the minutes
~ the commissions meetings.
Mr.. Feig's resolution opposing the
III now pending in congress for ma
bOual grain inspection was adopted.
The following bills were introduced.
10 provide for Submission to the
boters OF each county, or any subdi-
kision thereof, Of the question of
k~rantiag license for the sale of intoXi-
hting liquors.
TO compel the publication # the
lanes and officers and stockholders OF
banking institutions and the
mount Of stock held by each.
TO provide for the immediate en-
orcement Of the liability Of the dl-
)ectors and stockholders of banking
nstitutions for the benefit Of cred
tors.
To amend section 1863, General Stat
(tes of 1894, relating to obstruction Of
public highways.
To prevent fraudulent dealing in
hder, wine, maple molasses or syrup,
baple sugar, jellies. olive oil, buck
eheat -four, the edible nuts, allspice,
iager, cinnamon, mace, cloves, black
Pad red pepper and mustard.
To provide for the election of in
pectors Of mines by the people.
Giving liens Oh logs and other forest
roducts for the better security OF
Material men and others.
10 encourage and promote immigra-
ON.
10 provide for the recovery of legal
expenses, brought by creditors of cor
~prations to enforce the liability of Its
tockholders.
Regulating the fees of sheriffs on
lie OF land on execution.
10 amend section 81, chapter 36,
eneral Statutes 1878, relating to
ring teachers for public schools.
Ihe house spent the remainder or
eday in committee of the whole con
derlng bills.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-04
sntoIIl md Keame.

Rome, Feb. 1. bishop John j..
Keane. former rector of the Catholic
university at Washington. and who
was recently appointed bishop assist
ant at the pontiflcal throne. and who
was later made consultor to the con-
gregation OF the propaganda and
studies, has been appointed canon OF
ST. John Iateran. /. Is rum0red here
that Cardinal Satoili will he appointed
project Of the propaganda. replacing
Cardinal Ledochowsky. who succerds
the late Cardinal Blanchi a. predicant
Of his holiness.