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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
WON HIMSELF IN A EAFFLE.
Missouri Nnn, In Great straits, Put
Himself IN ~ u Prize.

hihsst'f VI hN RVS
II encountered the strongest man |
ever knew while was doing some gov
rrnmcnt work in Missouri said the
retired contractor. "Hc was smart
enough, 81 Jolly that everyone liked
him, and apparently in the best OF
health. Bat be made a few bad deals.
Had to mortgage some Of his property,
and just seemed TO throw up his hands.
He vowed that he,had ceased to be his
own man, and would drift until he
found out what the world wanted to do
with him.
"lic never tried to dispose Of any Of
his possessions by auction or private
sale, but nearly every day held n rattle,
ut which the chief attractions were his
jokes and odd sayings. At this time he
was not trying to earn n dollar, and in
a year or SO it was thought that he
had come to the end of his string.
when he had disposed of the family
clock, and there seemed to be nothing
left, he coolly announced that the next
day he would rattle himself. He didn't
know whether the boys would care TO
buy chances, but he meant business,
and would work faithfully for the nan
who drew him. Tickets sold for good
figures. but there were two left, and
he laughinRly said that he would take
u couple Of shots Al himself. When the
drawing came of he held the lucky
number.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

being somewhat smaller than the
length, of the electric train, con-
sisting of W. or three cars, so
that contact is always assured at
one point at least. Through fex-
ible points Of contact suspended from
each electric light post ulong the pro-
posed line the current will he taken up
by means Of a copper rail fastened
along the edge of the roof Of the car
not less than IA or Is feet from the
ground. The contact point will slide
along that copper rail, and there is not
the slightest difficulty in establishing
a continuous current If the points of
contact are made sufficiently elastic.
The current is allowed to return to the
power station through the track Of the
line. as usual. This system offers all
the benefits of the overhead. as we'll az
Of the underground systems, without
any Of their shortcomings.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

use of firearms within the city limits
so as to allow cunning about the build
ing before seven O'Clock in the morn
ing by such persons as he should dcsig-
nate. / having had the reputation Of
being a good shot and with u mouth set
for a pigeon pie dinner secured permis-
sion to shoot. One mornings shooting
was enough for me so far as the bird
pic dinner was concerned, for some Of
the birds were 80 aged and tough that
hide and feathers were too much for
NE lead; and many of those killed who
found their way to kitchens were too
much for the teeth. The sport "a
kept up for several days, o to the
benefit of the department in contract
ing the circulation OF the birds than for
the pleasure Of eating the game secured.
and thousands were slain.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
JURORS MAY ATTEND CHURCH.
Heltgous Observance No Disauniin-
cation In Murder Trials.

The court of appeals. in its recent de-
cision affirming Judgment convicting
Giuseppe Constantine of murder in the
first degree in killing pietro Galiotti at
Utica. held. among other things, that
the fact that during the trial the jury.
in charge of officers, attended church,
where the sermon was upon the preva-
lence OF crime. was insufficient to JUS
tify a new trial, when it was shown that
the officers, as SOC as they discovered
that anything might be said which
could prejudice the jury, at once left
the church with them. and that the
trial judge thereupon stated to thejury,
and at the close of the trial charged
them, that no opinion uttered by the
preacher should have the slightest
weight upon their minds in forming
their verdict. The evidence, SAYS the
New York Times, showed that the Il
der was committed in an atfray, and
that there was an interval of from half
a minute to two minutes for delibera-
ton while the defendant was threaten
ing the fatal act. The court held it was
no an error for the judge, in charging
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
TOWERS FOR LIGHTS.
Electric Lamps Mt n Great Height
Have Not Proved successful.

When arc lights were first introduced
for street lighting there was a very ex-
aggerated idea of their lighting power,
says the Engineering News. \ lightof
l.0o0-candle power seemed such a row.
erful illuminator that the idea WAS
very naturally conceived OF placing
lamps on the top of tall towers and
lighting the whole area of a city. Sew
eral municipalities adopted this tower
system OF lighting, of which the best
known example is doubtless Detroit. Ii
was at once found, however, that II
cluster of arc lamps $50 feet or more
from the ground might be an excellent
plan for lighting the whole of a large
area, but was a very poor plan for light
ing city streets. In the average Ameri-
can city, with long blocks, the streets
comprise not more than ouc-third OF
the area, Hence with the tower system
of lighting &C per cent. or more Of the
Illuminating power is wasted in light
ing UP house roofs, back yards and va
cant lots.
Nearly every city of which we have
information that originally adopted the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
SUBMARINE RIVERS.
strangely Hrcnk Through Il
Oceans bottom.

A break in the cable laid between the
Senegal coast of Africa and Tcrnain-
huco, In Brazil, five years ago, has led
to an extraordinary discovery, related
recently by Mr.. Bencst to the Ipstitu-
ton of Electrical Engineers. The cable
was ms fine n one as modern methods
could devise, yet after three months it
broke about $50 miles from the African
coast; it was repaired and broke again.
1t was then found that at the place
where the break occurred there was a
great deal Of vegetable growth resem-
bling river weed: that the color of the
sea was Il dirty brownish green. indicnt-
ing the presence OF fresh water. and
birds feathers, pieces of orange peel.
scraps Of carpet and bits Of driftwood
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

weretaken from the hUttomof the ocean.
The phenomenon was purely local, as
the nearest river ~ rs miles away,
and discharged its waters in a different
direction. II was surinised that it
meant the sudden breaking through of
u submarine river, aud the cable was
moved 10 n distance: after two years
II broke again, and was moved once
more, and engineers are waiting to see
what will happen. Submarine riyers
are known 10 exist in other parts Of
the ocean. off the mouth OF the Congo
and In the Gulf Of C~arpentaria. for in
stance. This explanation, however, does
not account for the carpet and orange
peel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
TROLLEY WITHOUT WIRES.
Paris tn Have nm Electric system
Tint Is N6hhcd Of MnnN Dnngcrs.

The electric trolley system to be in
truduced in Paris in time for the inter
national exposition of 1900 is vastly diff
ferent from that commonly employed
in The United States. inasmuch as the
dangerous overhead wires are absolute
ly done away with. The new system,
says the Philadelphia Record, is the in
~vention of the French engineer Bochet,
and, while rather'simple, it steers clear
Of the objection on account of insight
ly obstruction, which is usually raised
when overhead wires have to go up.
Bochet establishes overhead contacts
from electric lamp posts belonging to
the city,. The distance between posts
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

day night, You always get il wrong
when you try to tell the story; andl
think that even a simple little story
should be told correctly il at all, and
you are so apt TO ge; muddled on the
main points of a story that I'd better
help you out by telling the main points
myself, which were that the mau was
very absent-ininded and one night when
be had filled his bath tub full OF water
preparatory to taking a bath, his head
was so full of other things that what
did he do but plunge right in without
tuking off amy of his clothes! Those
are the main points, and now you may
no on with the story, Mr.. Crawley."
And Crawley laughed lightly as he
faid: II guess there is nothing left to
tell, my DEAR" but the thoughts and
desires that were hidden away
in the secret recesses OF his heart only
Nr. Crawley knew as they went on
their h%oineward way.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

say that it is because II is more healthy
to rpend money thnn IT is "a, a.rs-i4.s
end SO on. II may be many OF the men
who would live to be 100 are killed mt
nm early age in casualties to which
women are not exposed. 1t may be
TINT tight lacing is a life prcscrvcr, and
1t may be not a fact, after all. Possibly
the English registrar-gcneral may be
mistaken. The situation is rcplcte with
paCgibiIties
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

EscnlIOUe0 AspN rn Eus.

Cook the asparagus. after cutting INTO
inch lengths, drain off the water Puta
layer in a baking dish, season with bits
of butter and salt and pepper. cover
with a layer of bread or cracker crumbs,
then another layer of asparagus etc.
Beat an egg into a cupful of the water
in which the asparagus was cooked
pour over the top-which should b q
layer of crumbs, and bake.-Detroit
Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

the jury upon the question whether
there was sufficient time for such a de
gree of de~liberation and generalization
as would constitute the crime, to Illus
;rate a minute of time by his watch.
The power conferred on the court of
appeals by sections 52S and SAG of the
code of criminal procedure to order Il
new trial in capital cases was not to
be exercised upon the mere appearance
of some error to which no exception
was taken, unless the substantial
rights of the accused could be seen to
nave been affected by it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

tower system of lighting has abandoned
it. 1t is therefore quite surprising to
learn that Des Moines, la, proposes to
put in II municipal strect-lighting plant
and to ase the tower system. What CON
sideration Influenced the city authori.
ties to adopt this system we do not
know, but we would strongly urge
them to investigate the experience of
Detroit and other cities with the tower
system of Lighting before they con
struct such a plant in their own city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

air by a fan from q height sufficient TO
,,.s....sse.s Speed which. eiiatl ea,,@s ,us
air 20 support the apparatus. or, by "A
s~killful utilization of the force OF the
wind. which must blow at least ten
miles an hour. The weight of the mp.
parntus should not exceed s. pounds,
aud it is intended to sail with winds
varying between ten and twenty-five
miles nm hour
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

The insect effects its breathing. not.
as men and animals do, by the lungs. bu;
through openings in all sides Of
the body. 1t has an intricate sys.
TEN Of tubes running through
all parts Of its person, through
which the air is brought in coutact with
the legs. wings and so on. These tubes
are each protected by delicate mem
branes. IN the fly there exist certain
air pouches, in addition to the tubes,
which serve as reservoirs Of air.-Bos-
ton Budget.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
HIM OUT.
How n wife Ruined Her Husbands
Story.

Story.
Crawley and his wife were at n din
ner party the other night, observes the
New York World, and Crawley, who had
been waiting three-quarters of An hour
for the opportunity, suddenly burst out
with:
THAT reminds me of a little story I
heard the other day about an absent
minded man who was going to take a
bath n Saturday night and"
You are mistaken, my dear" said the
wife of Crawley's bosom across the
table in her calm yet firm voice ut vas
not Saturday night, it was on Wednes-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

Iiiacs, white and purple, have taken
the place OF violets with the flower
vendors.
FloYered grenadines appear to he
among the leaders in ummer fabrics.
The Partisan pompadour Is the style
Of couture which neccssjtntes a rat"
to give it proper height.
, The mushroom lunches Of ribbons
wired to stand high above the hat crown
are deemed essentially chic in summer
nillinery.-Chicago Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

worth IL moving,

Mitchell--ies, ! grabbed the wrong
rope to stop the car, and rang up a fare
instead.
Twitchell-What did the conductor
say?
"Oh, that l must be q stranger In
town, and didn't know the ropes very
well."-N. Y. Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
Cucumbers Cooked and UncookeSi.

Cucumbers are largely water, con-
tanning. of course, the mineral salts
found in all succulent vegetables. If
served uncooked. pare, cut into thin
slices and soak in cold water. AS soon
as they become crisp and tender cover
with a French dressing. DO not add salt
10 the water in which they are soaked.
Large, full-grown cucumbers cooked
daintily may be digested with ease by
the most delicate stomach. Cut them
into halves. then into quarters, then
into eighths; put them in baking PAM
cover with boiling water; add a tea
spoonful of salt, and simmer gently for
20 minutes. Lift them carefully with
n strainer. arrange neatly on slices OF
toasted bread, and pour over them a
sauce made as for asparagus. using for
the sauce the water in which the cucum-
bsrs we're boiled.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

Doctor (who bad been called in to see
a colored patientD-You have a very bad
case Of bronchitis, Mr. johnson, and
must keep out of the night air, live on
chicken broth for a few days and"
Mr.. Johnson--Hole on dar. doctor;
how's / gwine 70 get chicken broth if I
can't 90 out nights?~-N. Y. Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

He--I had my picture taken along
with Nero, my big st. Bernard, you
know. May / have the pleasure Of
presenting you with a copy?
She-Oh. I guess SO. / always did
admire a handsome doR.--Fun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

Crate some lean ham and mix with
yolk Of egg, a little pepper, put a piece
Of butter in a spider. and when hot put
in the ham, and fry to q light CRISP
serve on tOast.-Boston Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

II declar', it didn't take you no time
at all 10 men dem trowsis. Sis Brown"
mo, Brer Jimson. | done II with neat
ness an dis patch."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

DlscOn nected l. LANGUAGE.

Hunker--I suppose your deaf-mute
friend cannot talk SO well since he
lost his right hand?
spatts--No. He talks in an ofY-hand
manner now.-Life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08
BUNDLES THAT PEOPLE CARRY,
Curious Things to he Seen in the
City's Streets.


in Broadway at the lower end of
Parkrow the other day" said MIR. Bugle-
ton. 81 met a man carrying a scythe.
1t wasn't FatherI'ime, but II Young suan
with dark hair and elastic step, who
could swing the scythe in the field. New
York is not what you would call an
agricultural community. In Greater
New York there 1uay be now and then
a farm in the outskirts, but the region
where Park row comes into Broadway
is certainly not a farming section, and it
seemed at first a little strange to see n
man walking along there carrying "A
scythe, even if il was done up in paper.
But it seemed strange for "A moment
only. You don't meet men every day
in Broadway carrying scythes, but you
meet at II time and another people
carrying pretty much everything.
There is nothing made anywhere that
can't be bought in New York, and peo-
pie come here from everywhere, far and
near, to buy the things, and sooner or
later you are likely to meet 'em on
Broadway carrying mandolins and guns
and bird cages and innumerable other
things, including scythes.
THE particular scythe that was seen
at Broadway and Park row was carried
by a man who was doubtless on the way
10 some downtown ferry, bound for a
place in the suburbs. And that reminds
me of something that you see every
year, but that still seems strange when
YOU see it for the first time in a season.
and that is the man walking along
Broadway carrying a bundle of plants.
the tops projecting above the paper,
nodding as he walks. These plants al
ways look sort of curious here, because
you don't see just what they have to do
with trade and finance; but they'll be
all right where they're going-they are
tomato plants carried home by some
man who lives in the suburbs.
'He bought the plants in the city.
You can buy anything in the city: and
the bundles that are carried in a great
city are pretty nearly as various and al
most as interesting as the people that
carry them.'-N. Y. Sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

Minister-And you don't know who
God is. Johnny?
"No, sir. He Is not on mamma's call.
ing !ist."-Lifs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

The rarest metal 10 didymium. and
It's present market price is $500 per
mound, The next costliesi Is barium;
its value per pound ID Gs2.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-09
Civ. The Court a Chanee.

MR.. EDITOR-In reference to the re-
mort of the complications which have
arisen in regard TO the landing of the
japanese immigrants now in quaran-
tine. which appeared in your issue OF
today. and also reports of similar tenor
appearing in afternoon papers, per-
nit me to suggest that, as the case has
been practically before the court since
Saturday evening, it would be well to
leave the trial and verdict to the prop
81 tribunal. Newspaper trials are new
or satisfactory. and especially is this
the case when the verdict Is rendered
before the evidence is adduced- rms
SUGGESTION is also most respectfully
commended TO the consideration OF
Minister Cooper and other officials who
have ventured eX parte testimony 10
the newspapers. Yours respectfully,
w. J. GALLAGHER.
Honolulu. March s. 1897.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-09
Sentence Smsrended.

In the Police Court yesterday after
moon the case OF Lionel V. Redpath
for larceny in the second degree. came
m for trial before Judge De La Vergne.
On the part of the prosecution. Mar
shall Brown asked that sentence be sus-
nended until moved on by the prosecu-
lion with the understanding that de-
PENDANT leave the country within a
reasonable time after the expiration
of his sentence in May.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-09
INDUSTRIAL EDITION.
Special Advertiser Supplement To
be Published Wednesday.

Wednesday morning the Advertiser
will publish a supplement, containing
an elaborate description Of the manu-
featuring industries Of Honolulu. Be
sides an extensive write-up on local in
dustries, this issue will contain re-
view OF the financial condition OF the
country, compiled from Minister Da-
mons report for the year 1896; also, a
valuable article by Prof. \. B. Lyons
on the rainfall Of the country for the
past year. The Wednesday issue W.T.
contain much valuable information for
the people OF this country. and will be
a particularly interesting number 10
send abroad.
Those wishing extra copies Of the
paper Will kindly leave orders at the
business Office before y o'clock today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-09
$igaS UGlIBtR BULLETIN.
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"MMa4 Charlie Sooss.
DIANoED HEAD,
March :. 1897. Z
Weather clear. wind light northeast.
UP-TO-DATE GOODS.
New Arrivals. Nobby Shirt
Waists.

To see them is to want
them. The latest styles and
patterns.
New lot of organizes, eX-
quiSite patterns; new color
ing, striped and boquet de-
signs.
Figured lawns, lace stripes.
Anew assortment of ging-
hams, including all the new
Scotch plaids.
Ladies' linen collars and
cuffs; new designs in stand
ing and turn down.
New belts, new COllaretteS,
chiffon fronts, ruChingS.
They are all the go. We
have a fine line in white,
black and cOlOrS.
n. S. SACHS,
$40 Fort Street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-24
LEAPED FROM A WINDOW.
Chicago Woman Commits Suicide Att
er the Manner Of Miss Herbert.

CHICAGO Dec. 23.-Influenced by read
ing of the manner of the death of the
daughter of ex-Secretary Herbert, in WASH
ington, Tuesday, Mrs. Jane Forrest,
sixty years old, killed herself by throwing
herself from a second-story window in the
house of her son, w. c. Ross, of S231 Wa
bash avenue She was the widow of p. r.
Forrest, at one time cashier in the post
office. She jumped from a side window
opening upon a narrow areaway running
between her sons house and the one on the
north. The distance between the two
houses was scarcely five feet, and the body
in that descent must have bounded from
one brick wall to the other. The head
struck first upon the stone tagging be-
meath, and the skull was fractured. A
number of the ribs were also broken, and
the left leg was shattered Ia sew sral places. places
Mrs. Forrest has been liable to seizures
of melancholia for several months, and her
son and his Wife endeayored to Keep care
full watch over ner. Yesterday, as usual,
at the breakfast table, a discussion OF the
Washington tragedy, and she listened in
tently to all that was said though she
herself did not break into the conversation.
After br< last she continued to read the
newspaper, and when 1t was examined att
erwards it found to be opened at the page
which contained the Herbert suicide. She
evidently studied out her plan with care care
O'Clock she arose from her chair and told
her daughter-in-law that she wished to go
to her room for a minute to get the ma
terials she was using to make Christmas
present for her son. Mrs. Ross, who was
busy with her household work, made no OBJ
lection, and her mother-in-law hobbled
seen of her till she was picked up in the
areaWay,