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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

enough To nIaac "a rogue of him. Thn
was il; aud let any E1an here imagine
deadlier position, IL he can.
Il held on 10 him for a minute or .,
like "A sise. but | was u~ndermosi. tI.
weight Of him on my chest, and the no
ton Of what he intended doing suiYo
caiiHR me almost, Clouds Of white sauC
went wbirling up about us, and the rec
mist in my eyes made them seem rea
blood-coior, ! fecollect. Aye. he mean
il that day; he knew he'd gone too fal
10 draw bnck the mad fool. Through
/ the glass ] made out his ax going up. as
II he could see no way for IL but ~
smash in my helmet and leave the water
to do the rest, | just had strength
enough 20 give u mighty screcch--
then | was done: closed my eyes and
waited for III" 'bud.
1T never came, mates; butif ii wasn't
touch and-go with death. what was it
That he was going TO do the thing I've
never had a doubt: but all of "A sudden
there was q jerk Of his lineup he went,
and !. banging on 10 his ankles, had
sufficient sense not 10 LET go. Up. up,
very slowly, for the line had u double
weight that they didn't know OF above.
Up, upland in my dreams since I've
often felt the kicks he gave TO get free
Of me. Bat Heaven wouldn't allow it.
I've no recollection OF reaching the
blessed surface and being hauled above;
but il goes without saying, or
wouldn't be telling the tale nov.
MIR Lacy told me afterwards that,
when they unstrapped my things, | was
black in ia" face aud dead TO the world.
They thought ! was going, and put back
to shore nj once; but however, once in
my bed at home, | got back enough
sense te gasp out something that sent
him Off to the police hot-foot. The
next thing ] knew was that I'd been i'll
for u week, and that they were waiting
for me 10 give evidence Mt the trial--
Truman brothers vs.. the owners and
captain of the Witch,
at lasted days and days, and at first
seemed AZ If it was going against us.
An expert diver had gone down and
made his report; but the owners calmly
swore that the auEcr-holes were a rev.
citation to them, and the crew did the
same, Only one thing did it--their
captain wasn't TO be found or heard Of;
and in the end they got off with The
suspicion Of conspiracy to defraud,
and the loss OF the insurance n
and costs. OF course, it was morally
clear as daylight: they'd oyer-insured
the cargo, andarranged with the captain
to scuttle the old vessel at a certain
and it hadn't turned out quite as
they meant; but all that had to be
proved, and IL wasn't properly done to
the courts satisfaction.
saunders? We'll. there; my blood
boils now at thought Of it~-he got Off
tcot-frec, and, for all | know. walks
Hobart Town to this day AS an honest
man. ! see him now, standing ~, there
II the dock, and pcrsistiug that I'd
it all-that I'd got insensihlo,
md really owed my life to him. Never
mind; tt's haunted his sleep once or
vice since, | will lay. iou'll hardly
believe that | stuck to the work after
hat, but did. And what's more,
Mates, I've got the best part of the 4 800
hat Lacy Truman banked for me-iust
'ut by for the dug when / have to give
lp business as n decp-sca ~diYer."-Tlt-
}its.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
THE WAX NIGHT LIGHT.
OF Great Use in sickness and In
Health.

="
Health.
In sickness and in health we depend
upon the wax night light as an invalu-
able travelling companion. Away from
home, and sleeping in a strange room,
II does not like to be altogether in the
dark, and yet no one can sleep with the
gaslight in ones eyes. With a baby or
young children the wax light furnishes
just what is wanted, Il faint flicker dur
ing the still night hours. BY its light
we can dimly see the position of furni-
ture and any article which may be
needed. With this pale effulgence you
avoid the unpleasant risk of walking
into a rocking chair if suddenly reused
from slnmber, and you can see at once
where your candle and match box are
should you require more light.
The night light, Of course, must be
used in the sick room but II is the
greatest Of conveniences for the young
mother or for ladies away from home.
The lights are small. broad wax tapers
they come six, eight or ten in a box.
according to variety. Inquire for the
kind that is warranted to burn eight
hours. The "Red Cross IL an old-estab.
lished light; a new one very thick and
broad is called the "Will o the Wisp."
The light is placed in a basin containing
a little water. enough to come up 10
a certain red line. marked on the paper
frock which each wax light wears. Now
light the taper and there is no danger Of
confagration 50 long as the night light
Is a tiny island of brilliance in a land
locked harbor Of water. shallow, indeed,
but sufficient to quench the spark
should any accidental force suffice to
overturn the basin.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Big birds Of Countless Kinds Ready
for the Gun Of the SnnrtAman.

"a . VI " IteNuy
for the u of the Sportsman.
There is great sport awaiting the
wild-fowl hunters who press across the
dry deserts of the North Kalahari t.
the Botletli or Lake river, as it is usual
ly called. This is where the ~pelicans
lla%mingoes, ibises, storks, cranes, her
ons, fishing eagles, jaconos, coots, rails
and other aquatic birds unknown tc
most sportsmen rub bills with ducks
geese, widgeons and teal in countless
hosts, offering bird shooting the like
of which can scarcely be found else.
where.
The water fowl of south Central Afri.
ca when the Botletli overfiows during
the dry season, as it does every year
from April to August, gather in the
great marshes. There are also side
shots to be taken daily with rifles at
giratfes, wilde beest, gemsbok, spring.
box and other desert and woods crea-
lures. The camp is made in an open
grove of camelthorn and motjeeric trees
on a piece of rising ground. Near by
is a big lagoon, and ut daybreak wild
geese tell the hunters to get up, which
the hunters do, with loaded guns. A
little sneak, which need not be too care.
fully made, brings the shooters within
range, and geese fall Hopping TO the
ground before the sun rises.
Rare lechiye--u kind of water birch
may be seen occasionally on still.
hunting expeditions.
Near lagoons Egyptian geese, black
and white spur-winged geese, knob
billed geese, yellow-billed ducks, red
billed teal, Cape widgeon, Widow Tree
ducks, dark brown African sochards,
avocets and lean plover may be seen
gathered on or about the water, with
other birds as beautiful and as game,
A shot puts them to flight, and for
hours one may shoot them as they come
and go in screaming focks, and one
may travel from lagoon to lagoon and
shoot with no interval Of waiting for
the game. II is all warm weather shoot
ng, with no cold rains to chill one
n. Y. Sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
HONEST


JeI1trSbn.
During one oi the many rip Van
Wrinkle" performances of Joseph Jctfer-
son in New York u tiny little fellow in
the audience became intensely inter
ested in every movement, in fact, so alb
sorbcd that he forgot where he was. In
thnt portion of the play where Mrs. Rip
follows her crring spouse with a broom
in hand in rather %menncing attitude
the little chap could contain himself no
longer, and, jumping from his seat into
the aisle, he threw up his hands and
shouted at the top of his voice: go it.,
Rip, go it; don't let the old woman hit
you" It was such a natural explosion
that the house broke into Il roar of
laughter that extended to the stare, but
the child, waking from his illusion,
buried his head in his mothers lap and
wcpt. Jefferson nfterward said that he
rarely received such IN honest tribute to
the realism of his acting. He was once
playing the same role in London. His
little daughter was in the theater: she
had never seen her father on the stage,
and he did not think she would recognize
him in his disguise. Her young eyes
were too keen for him, however, and in
this same seem when his wife attempts
to drive him out Of doors the little
daughter burst out crying in the au.
dicncc, and said, loud enough for her
father to hear her: Don't let her put
you out in the rain, papa" Stepping
nearer the footlights, and looking in the
face of the troubled little one, he said:
We'll, | won't, my darling" The effect
VAS electrical upon the audience, and
the applause Observation-Disclosures.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

One cupful sugar, one-half cupful but
ter mixed; yolks Of two eggs, two cup
fuls flour. two te~aspoonfuls baking
powder. one cupful milk, n teaspoon
full extract Of vanilla. Bake in layers.
For filling and frosting: Whites Of two
eggs, beaten stiff. In q saucepan put
one cupful sugar and five tablespoon
tuls hot water. Boil until stringy. Pour
onto the whites Of eggs, stir, and ada
= cupful chopped stoned raisins.
Spread on cakes. Some one pleas ~.
and yeport-Philadslphia Prsas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
Mock Duck.

Procure n large slice of the round of
bcefsteak, season n side with salt,
pepper and sage. Prepare a stufing as
II for turkey, spread on the meat, roll
il up and fasten it with skcwers.
Dredgc the outside with -four. Put
into a dripping pan with a cup of boil
ing water and add a piece of butter rs
large us a hickory nut TO it, cover and
cook till tender. Remove the cover and
brown, Blasting frequently that it may
rot harden. Make gravy of the drip.
pings.--Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

In N country district of Germany
"pay weddings were in vogue until re-
Gently, each guest paying for his enter
tainment as much as he would at nm inn,
and the receipts being placed aside 70
set up the happy pair in their new homo.
N " Gnu
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Mrs. Grimm Observation-Disclosures, l
must say that I seriously object to that
policeman occupying a seat on our
basement steps for an hour or 30 every
evening, until you ire ready to c
psny him.
Bridget-Shure thin sthone sthips
won't HURT him, mum. He'll niver
catch cold, for he do be a mounted Off
GER an wears a double-bristed safe in
his pants,-N, Y, Truth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
THE DIVERS STORY.

spans going Ia give us that deadly cS
g%rrienre of his. Now, captain, forgD
ahrad; it's glme4es round for the I'm
guan who interrupts. Tourh-aud.R'
with death, you say aud yet your hal
Aept its original color. How On earti
asas ~"
Another laugh rippled nlong th'
sable, bat II sopn SubGidrd, The ole
divers tmitchlng lips made II clear tia
his thoughts were elsewhere, He pimpl,
r1i back, stared dScdIy ut the shHdct
candle before him, aud broke into th.
silence with a steady impressiyenrsi
chat 500 bad The company sp]clIhound
"Npull please yourselves about
swallowing this when you've stood u
my parlor and seen the nrwspaprr-cut
ejnRH on the wall, framed in u bit Of tn,
Nitch'H timber. Az for excitement, you
snightn't care 10 sleep through Il few OF
the dreams I've had since, Aye, but til,
real extraordinary pnrt about ( was, II
you like. that ! should have walked into
Lacy Trumnn'H Office, IN Hobart Town,
ms the clock struck II that morning
Fur I'd been hanging about the docks,
hungry and savage, for weeks; and I'd
Hft jess my young wifc-with the
words that. corpc no luck, ! was simply
going 10 steal the money TO take US back
Eo England by the next weeks steamer.
And ! meant that
~They were ship brokers, Lacy Tru-
Usnn and HIS brother, | walked into their
ssuiss Office without being invited, ~ to
abe boss clerk, aud told him in so many
words ia come to the end Of my tether
IN thar country. The old tnIe' What
src you? Anything, rh2 SIT down
Shore he says, | went 20 do II, when
the door fies open, and the senior part.
neE"-l knew thea both by sight stag
gcTA IN with u face like-like death
ltSelf. He stood there, and ratified out.
win, quick! She's gone down down,
within u mile OF dockl'
THAT was II. bang goes the inner
aanGr, and the other steps out, white
enough, too, IN u tricc. What, the
Aiirh" he says, almost lower thnn a
""isP''' u h'''F "ci'eV' ~ S'sh''u
M seven TINS m"rn'iig, and f~ouhdered
10y, you ne '""''ng' we've covered her
&or as'Uoo.
Sipne down. repeated his brother,
SH IL h" wanted 10 catch somebody's
shnpat' I met tnombcs' clerk, coming
np here; rnrea back, and saw the own
sers and the captain himself, There's
mo dog saved nothing at all. They
simply say that water was pouring in at
shc f%o'e.hoId all day Yesterday, no one
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
Hau,a MAR

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Cstarrh that can not Be
cured BY Halls Catargh Cure.
r. }. Cheney 4 Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West 1 TTuax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan / Marvin, Wholesale
Balls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Price 75c. per bot.
tic. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
Told the Exact Truth,

rinter-She is not only u hne-looking
girl, but they say she has . fortune In
her own right. What would you do il
You had d wife like that?
Minter--Nothing.-N. Y. journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

A Roman sSdier, in marching order.
carried 90 pounds weight, and was ex-
pected to march four miles an hour for
SIX hours . day.-Chicago Times-Her-
ald. III
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

l use Piso's Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practice.-Dr. G. w. Patter.
hon. lnkster. Mich, Nov. 5, 1894.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

'fFP'hfAFf . ANAN NtNh 'f"'ft iNlhA'Er VIZ
my full Instructions and a couple o
sinners ~ well and just sailed home OF
air And. would anyone believe II
#" hen ~ blufted out the morning. tail
t0 Jcss, she hangs round my meek
IIdu', want me To DO IL, THERE'S {
woman all over for you! ! can see heI
poor, punched face, white and RIoomer
aus as anything just as IL IL was
against fHy shoulder this very minute
! Iut, there, ! mustn't talk came nigl
never seeing II again IN this world.
dead to the minute / wns down al
the docks hrNt morning. ready for any.
thing LacY Truman he'd been Oh hi,
feet all night, ! could tcll-had made al
The arrangements, and he meant bust
ness. SO did the other pHrty, It was
plain. Saunders and /, it wHs agreed
were Ia go down together and report
afterwards. They'd hired u small cut.
ter between them, aud appeared to be
friendly enough on the outside, but
there was something IN the air right
enough oh, aye!
"kHciI. the moment the tide had
turned. rfI We started. with the .alyage.
boat and a dozen Others after ..s, 10 see
what there might be 10 see, / kucw Mr..
Lacy had AN idea the Other party meant
10 hamper US II possible, but II didn't
appear 80. in Tess tlnu an hour they'd
made the spot, Saunders aud some Of
the WIlclfs crew were straining their
eyes over the side.
There she lies, mates, IN ten
fatAoms, or I'm a Dutchnnn,' he saws.
quietly. TO mr.. Can We 20 the dcptb ?
Right. nothing like pluck, rlt Wen
soon know all about her cnrro now, Get
your thiny5 on
"lyowu below | pons. aud WIS ready as
soon ns ne, Course, brinp vhnt he was.
he bad the gnrcr of me the minute he
knew was no expert, but he seemed
hTablc enough. and even a little friend.
w. Just before we stuck our headgcnr
on, and Mr.. Truman was seeing NV tube
ny,ra fDat tn the hummer ne puIla nut II
brandy bottlr and offers me n u1outbfui
otThlud. had II to my lbs when some
how / caught his eycg. and that man
we'll, he Ninrhrd.
~".JInyc sonr yourself' snys | hand.
Ing 1t back,
~ always do-woll. M, won't inst
VET he ~, VS., with n taurh. and tosses
the bottle overheard.
81 couldn't uuite ret the gr,u az that
and prrhaps it was this action that rave
Il misty. sinking sensation when |
rrndy with the helmet nm and IA
Of solid lend on nv boots
wntcbipp him 90 down the ladder and
coolly slide into that green fen f,thoms
II vns A lot over my old dock d,ntbs
and / felt n hit drnamv So ia snenL
whom benr,j thc c]nyin, star, n]nrninu
so, mo put ,b.r, II had
,o ]nntiou az h,rhirc ,,,, tbou how,
st,nn.d tej mvsclf ca md lre, M,
,hiur mar, AM fo,nd mysclf stondbr
yrIl ou tho L,,t,m Ji,y, ,.i,h ~,
lepth, sick after the su,pensc, and with
|, noise in nav bend as if n hundred
thronta had started srtccchiur Tbn,
about, half n minute. .bcu II
myself tovc,b,,r. took another
of tho lifeline. md kt.yv vosou
for Lncy Trumnn'S lob.
"Whpr, was Suvudrrsp
az lonlrI round |, wasn't lit. hnr
,y,,er van could 90, .,,olI -.
~ .r., "
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

A great malaria killer--Malacura Choc.
lats. Send your address for free package
TO Malacura Co., st. Louis. All druggists,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

He is ~littlest, who b~elittles others.-Ram'i
Horn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
Scrofu|a Tumors
Broke Out and Caused intense
Suffering - hood's SarsapariMa
Keeps the Blood Pure.

N66p6 de BLOOD PUT6.
"Several years ago l had scrofula
which appeared In tumors in different
parts OF my body. 1t took five weeks for
them to develop SO they could be lanced
and l suffered intensely. Physicians failed
to cure me. After three years of great
suffering the trouble reached my throat
and my tonsils were consumed. l read Of
cures Of s~crofula by Hoods ~Sarsaparilla
and procured six bottles. After taking q
few bottles l felt better. / continued until
l was eventually cured. have never been
troubled with scrofula since that time.
Hoods S%arsaparilla keeps my blood pure
in spring and fall" MRS. SARAH G. DALEs,
Rutland, Ill. Be sure to get Hoods because
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Intelligence is largely in knowing what W.
do not know.-Ram's Horn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

You can't tell how little a man knows by
his size.-Washington Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

When bilious or ~costive eat q Cascaret.
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. l0c, sc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

The man who is always suspicious Of his
~neighbors is hardly to be trusted.-Washing.
ton Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
Hoods s ss;;I's

Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
TIE TWO STYLES.

One of the points of difference be-
tween the old style Populist and the
new style Populist was illustrated
when Senator-elect Harris declared
tbat he would favor legislation to en-
large and maintain the navy. The
old fashioned popuiist didn't care
three whoops in Leayenworth wheth-
t-r there was navy or not. lie de-
voted himself to problems of finance
and transportations. and if lie men
toned the navy at all it was simply
an ANNOYANCE or extravaganza But
senator Harris, who Is a college grad
uate. wears white shirts and cleans
his finger nails, is not fiat-money SUB
treasury-goyernme populist by
4 large majority. Aside from his pro-
tossed opinions on railroads, and these
arc comparatively conservative, Colo
mel Harris is an old fashioned Fir-
ginia Democrat, who has joined the
anti-republican party because he
fought that way and was educated
that way.
The old style populist was full Of
tsprinciple" He saw suffering and
poverty, and he was filled with an IN
tense desire to alleviate and help. OF
course he couldn't change human ma
ture, and couldn't make wise man
out of a fool, so his schemes were Wis
ionary and his projects hopeless, but
he was honest.
The new style populist has the
greatest contempt for the old style
He sees the folly and uselessness of
the alliance theories. But he sees a
chance by uniting all the dissatisfied,
the discontinued, the mangey and
flee-bitten in one organization. to
make ii good thing for himself. He
talks economy before election and
then goes to the legislature and votes
for unearned pay and useless clerk
ships. He prepares to increase them.
He cuts down appropriations for edu-
cation in order to secure more '1nVeS-
LEGATIONS" junketing committees and
useless offices. He consorts with any
political party that will let him, ano
although he wears better clothes ano
more jewelry than the old time pop
he is smaller of soul and more danger
Gus to the right. The populist party
has developed two stages of policy
two classes of statesmen. And the
last condition is far worse than the
tirst.-Hutchinson News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
GOD BLESS THE NEWSPAPER MAN.

A newspaper man is the only one
in all the world who has good time
when he gets used to it. He is the
only man who finds out just how many
different kinds of people there are.
He learns people, and knows just how
to take them.
\ newspaper man has often been
accused of having nerve. 1t is mis-
take. He is just as often accused of
having an elastic conscience. That is
Il mistake also. a newspaper man to
get along in life ana be happy: to en-
joy his profession and be at peace, can
have neither nerve nor conscience.
An automatic sort of a creature. He
must be dead to the world, and yet
alive to what the world is doing.
If he had nerve it would wear out
by the constant strain which tests it
every day. If he had a conscience, he
would be mobbed for telling the whole
truth about some things which comes
to his notice several times during his
daily rounds. If he had pride it would
make him vain when he receives the
commentator of those he has be-
friended. and it would humiliate him
when he receives the ''roasts" of those
he has roasted" He must be with
out a soul, conscience, pride or nerve
or quit his job.
He must be content to be abused;
he is everybody's property. He must
be as deaf to the praise of Mr.. Smith
as he is to the cuss words of Mr..
Jones, when he has said something
nice about Smith and Jones gets mad
about it. If, perchance, some citizen
gets on his ear and commit murder;
or tired of living, and commit suicide;
if the railroad company maliciously
runs its trains through without a
wreck: if there is no confiagration;
no death or pestilence; if the people
are content to stay at home and not
blow in their money for railroad fare
and leave the city-the newspaper
man is to blame for it. And when
the people pick up the newspaper and
see none of these things recorded,
they throw it down and declare
there is nothing in it worth reading
Then the newspaper man gets roasted
to the proper time.
But he must not be affected by it.
He must be good natured. He must
go about the streets without needing
the fact that people call him a chump
or any other bad name
They will take it back some day.
They will come around and tell him
he is good fellow and that he is all