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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
FARM AND GARDEN.
PASTURES NEED CARE.
Future OF Hay FARMING in the
tuttcd Stnfes.

tnited states.
The desire 10 cultivate as much land
has possible in order TO getthe most pos
| sib!e from it has led to general mcgee!
| OF meadow and pasture lands. uuIY
when it is found that the soil had ,os,
$50 much fertility that it would not pay
| for Cultivating was il seeded down or
fleft to grow up with such heritage, both
lweeds and grass, as nature provided,
&The result is that most of the land now
Elm grass is by that very fact disrreditcd
Pas being presumably fit for nothing
lelse. Yet there is in all grass land a
constant tendency 10 increase in fer
| tility. II is so even when the land is
3sJeft to grow up with the weeds and
the leaves that fall on. The land from
being blown away. The decomposition
of these leaves gradually builds up the
| soil, and to this must be added the cN.
|trement from animals fed on the herb
Eagc which the soil is still able 10 grow.
Usually when the Improvement Of
grass land is-determined upon the soil
to be turned~Nlhdcr and rot is regarded
as an important part of the soil assets,
Improving the land as meadow and
lpasturG. by ruHsurtng it and still leav-
ing il uhrldMd is hardly ever thought
Eof. Yet as utmost cases the grass land
is, even with manure. not quite rich
enough for profitable cropping, the eN-
Eperimeiit is worth trying of applying
70 ii such mapurc as can be had aud see
what the increased grass or hay prod.
net will be worth. This iSdoHe success
GSully in England. WHY mayit not in the
Holder parts of this country The de
man! for bay is generally good in all
eastern cities: y WIZ il pay to fcrtilizc
grass lands so as to make the growing
of hay profitable? # it will not pay to
maintaiE fertility III grass land. the log
zeal sequence is that all hay OF grass
taken from il helps 10 reduce fertility
SO that the soil will be worth nothing
for the production Of any kind of crop.
1t is likely that in the future. rs in
the past, most Of the hay crop in This
country will be produced in the years
when the rotatioa between cultivated
crops and grass requires that the land
be seeded, Our climate is not moist Ike
that of England. Hence il cannot keep
a good sod so many years without piow-
ing and reseeding. This also is so much
the best for cultivated land hat there
need 'be ITO fear that the profits of cul-
| Ian +.J ,nN I'LL - Inu,.r ! H., ..,, .
of land in grass that there will not be
hay enough to feed with grain and
coarser fodder, nor that it will fail to
be supplied at reasonable prices.-Cul-
ItiYator.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

An Irishman who was out Of work
went on board a vessel that was In the
harbor and asked the captain II he could
find him work on the ship.
Well" said the captain, at the same
time handing the Irishman a piece Of
rope, ~ yon can find three ends 10 that
rope you shall have some work"
The Irishman got hold of one end OF
the rope, and, showing it to the cap
tain, said: That's n end. your hon
or" Then he took hold of the other
end. and, showing 1t to the captain as
before. said: "And that's two ends,
your honor" Then, taking hold of both
ends Of the rope, he threw II overheard
saying: "And, faith, there's an end to
the rope, your honor!"
lie was engaged.-Tit-Bits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
HER PETS.
How n Little Girl Naiacd y Family Of
Orphan pigs. v -

How n Little Girl Naiacd u Fasa lly VI
Orphan Pigs.
A mother pig died leaving'a large
family Of pink and white little pigs, All
the hands on the farm were busy, and
there seemed no way to do but TO let the
orphans die frCm starvation The other
pigs treated them with the greatest
concern and apparently felt no pity for
them. a..
But n little girl came running around
the corner of the big red barn, and
when she saw the little pigs and heard
Of their sad plight she said, quite
promptly:
an adopt 'em," and her father very
willingly gave them to her.
They were all squealing ~plteously for
their dinner, and at first their little mis-
tress did not know what to do with
them or how TO feed them, for they were
much too young to drink out of u
trough.
But she soon had a bright idea. She
mother for an old tin teapot which
had long stood on the pantry, SHELF,
Then she found a rubber mouthpiece AK
actly like those used on a baby's bottle,
This she securely fitted on the spout
Of the teapot, which was then filed
with milk. BY this time the'littlc pig:
gies were in a pitiful state of hunger.
The little girl ran out and took tho
piggies one by n from the soft
straw OF their box, and they laid hold
Of the teapot spout with little grunts
Of satisfaction, and when they had fin
ished their dinner they all curled up
and went of TO sleep. The little girl
always fed the runts--the small, weak
pigs of the litter---before the others.
and they soon grew large and strong.
In a few weeks the whole family OF Or
phnns would set up a great squealing
every time their mistress appeared,
sometimes following her across the
yard like " many kittens. Few people
know how clean and soft and cunning
very little pigs are, and the little girl
greatly enjoyed her family. When they
were a little older she taught them 10
eat out Of the trough, and now she has.
the finest litter Of pigs anywhere in the
township.-ChicaRo Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

head and Uncle loo r,bhad his hands
in plee when he was brougnt IN
The train rohbars ,y.rs forced into
The tuo r.,,,i,i,r oo,ls a, ~, o,y,I.
Of a Win.bes,er. and Iaf, In ,bair o,.r
reflections
Hank pniIlins realized vrgt q des-
perate character he had 70 deal with.
and aIthouob Nixsonri Ejl oc,n,nv
meant wh,f ba s,id ahnpt eseaninc
HanL bad iJs,s auos.
lion
\ few DAVIS aftarvard INV cnr+ IN.
yited me tn make then = yiit ot The
i,;I Nv. family 1;red -, = farm, o,opt
Tan mill. ort ~ +bo r,, - vh,I ia.
I, bsr an ms 4, sono d.v ,,itb . food ~
nroarrs 4 ca,rra ,yith him was opl,5
small boy at tho time and yividlv rc-
member the awe with which ! looked
through IN. grotinrs at the man ION.
fined in their coils ryarvfhirr Vas
novel and interesting to me. and while
| was allowed the freedom Of the hall.
was oiveu distinctly to understand
that was to hold no conversation with
the prisoners and above MI thinos to
mass .nothinc 70 them tbrouob the cor-
ridor door
phirips' usual cnstom was to allow
tha nrisorars ,ha fraedo,n ~ Ne cor.
ridord during the daytime.t he men mss
mo the fine in MA vino cards reaainr
ar, doing uh,tavsr s,,itaditbair fancy
There >yas M daruar as The n,,ter door
was ALWAYS locked and barred thr
walls were thick and the one wiudowin
the corridor was ten fee, from the
| floor and heavily GRATED
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

BARROW FOR HAULING FODDER.
two feet long, and two feet apart aud
three inches wide by one and ~one-half
inches.
The straps (D) are old pieces of car
rage tire bent as shown. The legs are
fastened on with a single bolt and the
uprlghts by a long screw. The braces
for the uprights are notched in and
rallied; When it is desired to use the
barrow for grass put in a floor Of half
inch White pine; also nail half-inch
boards, from B / to B 2 and fit in side
boards from p 2 TO B 2 and from h / TO
3 !.
White pine or cypress will be strong
enough for the dimensions given. II
heavier wood is used use smaller size
National Stockman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

The value of wool depends very
much OF its quality, its ~fineness, even
ness, strength and length of staple, says
American Sheep Breeder, and these
characteristics are very carefully
looked into by the buyer. 1t goes with
out saying that az the fleece is a part
Of the animal it is quite as dependent
upon the feeding as any other part Of
it is. That Is TO say, the wool being
derived from the food aud the general
nutrition of the sheep, any failure in
these is Immediately marked by an
equivalent loss Of quality OF it,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
WASTE IN


With good prices for hay, many con
slider good, bright ult aud barley straw
to be worth, for feeding purposes, quite
as much as overripe clover, or timothy
hay and, pound for pound, worth fully
half as much as any good hay Hence,
instead of wasting the straw by build.
ing ilat-topped stacks and allowing eat
tie and other stock to have free access
TO them, a yard is built around the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

a noted desperate had been trailed into
our county. He wanted Phillips to as
sist in capturing him.
Hank Was loath to accompany him,
but Uncle Joe. pooh-poohcd the idea of
danger, and even Aunt Polly thought
it was his duty to go, so he went.
Uncle Joe was cautioned to keep a
close watch on the prisoners, and it
was deemed best to hold Missouri Bill
in his cell until Phillips returned.
There, were two Winchester rifles and
two revoivers belonging to the Jail, and
these were carefully loaded and placed
in convenient '"corGers, where they
could be grasped at a moments warn
ing.
During the forenoon Uncle Joe had
occasion to do a little carpenter work
in the hall, and. taking a heavy chisel,
a file, saw and hammer, he went to
work, and after two hours made the
necessary repairs. When he had fin
ished he thoughtlessly left the tools on
the floor. >.
About one o'clock, having fed the
prisoners and feeling rather tired from
mis- mornings work. Uncle Joe lay down
to take a nap, but cautioned Aunt Polly
to keep an eye on the prisoners. j was
thus left to myself, and, having moth
ing to do. l wandered out into the hall
and discovered the tools.
/ was soon busily occupied saving
a piece of wood which I found on the
floor, and Of course managed to strike
several nails and ruin the saw Then
/ took up the chisel, and in attempting
to use il cut my hand. This so fright
ened me that | dropped the chisel on
the cement floor and broke its edge.
The attention of the prisoners had
been drawn, and they were crowding
about the corridor door, talking excit-
eddy among themselves. When they
saw my frightened looks one of the
men said: - ~
".Aha, sonny, you'll catch it now for
spelling your uncle's tools"
I knew he spoke the truth. for my
uncle always prided himself IN keeping
a keen edge on his tools. l knew /
should get a scolding, and. perhaps a
whipping. and began to look around
for some place to hide them.
"Pass 'em in here" continued the
man; III keep 'em safe,sand your
uncle won't ever know thatyou touched
'em. I'll sharpen 'em Up in good
style" ~
hesitated. but finally concluded that
I would escape punishment by 50 doing.
I passed them through the grated door.
I distinctly remember how the pris.
oners crowded around one another and
danced laughed snd Mapped each 9th
er on the back, though at the time l
was loo young to see any cause for
| these demonstrations. 4t ~ NV %sf
"Now, sonny. don't say a word to
your uncle. but come here tomorrow at
ii o'clock and III have these tobh all
sharpened as good as new. II you ten
your Uncle hen v'allop your Jacket in
good STYLE" aass
I promised obedience and o re-
turned to the sitting.room, where ! was
presently occupied In a picture book.
UncletJoe swoke from his nap, but az he
did not say anything about tbe.tools I,
of course, did not mention the sub
ject. fs,fiitD IN, r<<,s- isga ~ 81 .tETs
About dark q telegram came from
Phillips that he would not return until
1.-THE following day. ard, the message
closed with: keep close watch on
bill"
J Cncle Joe laughed. Phillips gets
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

Weeds not only impoverish the soil,
but they shade and occupy the ground
to the detrfnaeht Of other plants. We
Are all familiar with the serious effects
Of spring weeds on the growth Of near.
lysall kinds Of crops produced in mar.
ket gardening. How, il care is not ex-
ercised, they choke the slender onions,
just from, the seed, and cause the
young beets and ~parsnips to become
pale and worthless. Weeds are hardy
plants, and in their struggle for exist
ence, unless checked, force to the wall
the more tender plant which II Ii mans
province to grow and cultivate.--Rural
World.
The swim barrel On wheels Is q great
onyanieucA. wEt p @a9 MT
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

A strange custom is followed by Mex !
lean farmers. They use oxen Of ope ,
color in the morning. and another color
in the afternoon. They do not know "a
why, but they know that 1t rsHst bsys'
the right thing to do. because thsiyiegS-
fathers did it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
RIDING SEA TURTLES.
Hare sport Enjoyed by the Reckless
Hoy~ of Florida.

Florida boys have one kind of excit-
ing sport which the young folk of more
northern lands know little about. 1t
consists Of catching the huge sea turtles
which frequent the bays along the
southern coast of Florida. The turtles,
from which is made the green turtle
soup so familiar to restaurant fare, are
confined by the fishermen in huge pens
or "turtle-crawls," consisting of fences
cXtcnding from the shore out into the
water. When the fisherman wants q
great turtle for market one of the boys.
whose shiny brown body is stripped
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19

'Tommy had q bitter disappointment
yesterday"
"What was it?"
''Tell about II, Tommy"
eth paper said our preacher wuz
goin' to exchange pulpits with mother
preacher--an' went to- church an
there WIZ tn same pulpit--an' a mother
man,"-Chicago Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-19
BARROW.

II VIII Pay for Itself in IA surprising-
" short Time.
The two s1de pieces (A) are six feet
long and one and one-half inches by
three inches' The uprights OBJ are two
feet long and two inches by one and
one-balf inches. The cross pieces are
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ChannR Dishcs In Old Tines. i
At old Roman feasts all viands were
served in hot chatting dishes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29
FRAUDULENT IMMIGRANTS.

Japanese Admitted From Victoria on
Forged Certificates of Entry.
Walter P. Stradley, United States Com
missioner of immigration, has returned
from Victoria, B. c., where he has been
engaged in assisting in investigating GER
tain frauds in the shipping of Japanese
immigrants over the line into this coun-
try. There is no exclusion ac. against the
Japanese, they being on the same level
with regard to right to land here and
reside in this country as the people of the
most favored nations. But it has been
learned that the laws applying to the
qualifications of all immigrants alike have
been persistently violated, especially those
against the admission of criminals and
paupers.
1t was found that fraudulent certificates
of admission had been issued to large
numbers of Japanese and by that means
large numbers of paupers and criminals
had gained admission to the United
States.
Mr.. Stradley declined to make known
the contents of his report, but it is known
that he has made recommendations that
will put a stop TO any further violations
of the law.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29
FOUND DROWNED.
me Body of an Unknpwn Elderly Man
With the Skull Crushed

The Body of an Unkupwn Elderly Man
With the Skull Crushed
The body Of an old man was found
floating in the bay at the loot of Buchanan
street yesterday morning by Thomas Bo-
han and L. Donovan. The skull had peen
Sushed as though with piIedriver and
the left hand had been torn off, The de-
ceased was in his shirt sleeves, and the
sleeves were rolled up from a pair OF
sturdy arms on which there were stains
OF tar. The clothing consisted of cotton
overshirt with brown stripe, a red wool
Ell shirt, dark blue vest and brown striped
pants. The shoes were heavy laced gait
ers. He presented the appearance of a
la aborer or sailor.
An autopsy by DR.. Gallagher at the
Morgue showed that the lungs were full
OF water and that the man ha come to
his death by drowning. This dlsposes OF
the theory that the man was murdered
and then thrown into the wafer. 1t is be-
lieved that the injuries to the skull were
the man was dead. There were no other
ID luries on the body.
1t was thought for a time that the body
was that OF the mate of the lrmgard but
persons who knew the missing mate said
that the deceased wac not he. The de-
ceased wore gray whisker under the chin
and the upper lip was clean shaved.
What was left of the hair was gray.
The body had not been i'll the water
more than forty-eight hours.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29
]. F. ROGERS SENTENCED.
Four Years in the Penitentiary
at Hard Labor for Coun-
terfeiting.
His Father Is There Before Him and
His Sister Is Under Arrest as
an Accessory.

James T. Rogers, the counterfeiter, ap-
peared before U United States District Judge
de Haven yesterday morning for sentence,
he having pleaded guilty Of having in his
possession counterfeit coins and molds.
His attorney, T. w. Hubbard made plea
for mercy on the grounds OF the prisoner s
youth, of the fact that he had plead ed
guilty and saved the Government the ex-
pense of a trial. and that he had not had
the advantage of proper training.
Judge de Haven without any preface
sentenced the prisoner to Imprisonment
at hard labor in the San Quentin peniten-
tiary for four years.
William F. Rogers, father of the pris-
oner, is now in the penitentiary serving a
two years sentence for having counter
felt molds in his possession. He was con-
victed about three weeks ago, and on the
trial young Rogers testified that he alone,
and not his father, was 10 blame for the
tools being found in the family residence
at Chesey street.
This evidence did not save the father,
for Deputy United States Attorney Schles-
singer adroitlY managed to get before the
jury the fact that few years ago the
iather ami son had been tried for coming
counte felt nickels. On the occasion they
pleaded poverly in extenuation and said
that they had violated the law in order to
buy food to keep the family from starving.
This appeal was successful, and the jury
not only acquitted the couple but pre-
sented them with 500
Kttie Rogers, sister of the prisoner, was
arrested short time ago on suspicion of
having been implicated in the affair, but
it is not likely that the charge will be
pressed as the ends of justice have been
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29

NOT GUILTY OF ADULTERY.

w. Russell Ward Discharged From Gus
tody by Jud .e Carroll Cook.
Judge Carroll Cook yesterday handed
down his opinion in the case of w. Rus
sell Ward, charged with adultery. He de-
clded that mere adultery is not punish
able as a crime under the law of this
State, but that the statute under which pro-
ceedings against Ward were undertaken re-
late to the living in open and notorious
adultery by two persons, each married to
another. 1t would seem that the law
contemplates the punishment OF those
who maintain such relations in a manner
10 bring the home life into disrepute, and
that the casual illicit relations of visitors
10 any part of the State may not be in
quired into by the authorities. 1t appeared
from the evidence that Ward and Mrs.
Brad bury attempted to keep their rela-
tions secret, and whatever publicity was
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29

and not the stationery and blanks that
are used in the various municipal depart
ments.
In spite of the Mayors veto OF certain
demands on the treasury and his state
ment that all bills of this kind are illegal
unless the supplies were furnished under
bids. the Auditor has gone on signing the
stationery bills, believing that his iudg-
ment and knowledge OF the law are the
proper guides in such a question.
At the same time be has been earnestly
searching the consolidation act, by which
This City is governed, in the hope OF find
ing something that will place the matter
bevond the shadow of doubt.
Yesterday he found that the law spe-
cifcally provides that the stationery of
the City departments is to be paid for
out OF the special fee fund, and the print
ing of official notices, reports and that
character of work out OF the general fund.
Taken with the section of the law that
says that supplies shall be furnished on
the sworn requisition of the heads of the
departments. the Auditor believes that
there can be no further question OF the
meaning of the law. He thinks that this
makes it plain that it was only the official
advertising and reports that the law in
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29
ADJUSTMENTS.

BALDWIN TuEATER.- The Heart Of Maryland
to-mo row night
COLUMBIA 1HEATER- The Great Unknown
MoRosco's OPERA-HoUsE- The Train Wreck
eTs
ALCAzAR THFATFR.- "Jane
TIvoLI OPERA HOUSE. il Trovatore
ORPHEUM.- Ugh Glass Vaudeville
OBERoN.-Gra rand Concert.
SUTRo BATHS Bathing and Performance'
THE CHUTEs AND CHUTFs FREE THEATER.-
Great Vaudeville Company every afternoon and
evening
MECHANICS PAvILIoN-Mechanics' Fair now
oper.
o., CIRCUS Eighth and + rison streets, Friday,
September 8
q oLLhN GATE PARK-Golden Gate Park Band
Der 8.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29

Native Daughters. will be guests OF FL
Dorado Parlor at Santa Rosa. An active
conn mittee has been at WORK arrang ing a
suitable costume and preparing the neces-
sary details in order TO make a fine aD-
pearance. This committee consists of
Miss Birdie Mayer (chairmanl Miss Elsie
Boyd. Miss Harvey Babcock, Miss Ada
| Conradt, Miss Lizzie Kruse, Miss A Aggie
| Boyd and Miss Mae McRea
Orinda Parlor will march in the center
OF Ell Dorado Parior's column in parade
at least thirty-fve uniformly attired
| sprightly beauties. White parasols will
be part OF the ladies' costumes.
Orinda Parlor's fair daug ghters will assist
! I'll Dorado Parlor's sons in entertaining
their guests at reception and ball Septem-
| ber at Germanla Hall.
| Rincon Parlor intends to parade about
100 members, led by a drum corps. A
uniform, consisting of dark suit, white
vest, black tie and white straw hat has
been selected TO be worn at Santa Rosa
| The parlor has engaged Hohmann's Hall,
! one OF the best In the town, where head
| quarters will be maintained. A neat
badge has been selected to wear in con-
| junction with the regalia.
| RincoE Parlor No. 72, N. S. G. W., has
appointed the following committee to
take charge of The celebration: Delegates
to joint commiltee-G. H. s. Dryden, w.
| - Ah-OlCN1ft IL n. I1dRtHkaHp, uHlIOIn1
commlttee-T. H. Vivian, r. J. O Bren,
w }. McCreery; uniforms-T. Fl. Vivian,
r. J. O.Brien, W. j. MeCreery; badges
W. E. Foley, A. V. RacouiIlat, George ].
q hrender; press-L. K. Hagenkamp,
George J. Zshrender. G. H. S. DRYDEN;
refreshmenls-A. n. Racouillat, C. T. Nc
Carthy, J. +. Finn; music-G. H. S. Dry
den, c. I. Mccarthy, R. J. o. Brien; decor
ations--W. J. McCreery, d. K. Hagen
kamp, w. E. Foley.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29

ago, and created such Juror that it is
billed for Berlin, Vienna, st. Petersburg
and most of the other leading European
opera-houses during the coming winter.
la Gioconda," Ponchiejii's best known
work. will be one OF the features of the
repertory. and the same composers "Be~
trot ed" Il Promessi Sposi), founded OF
Manzonis well-known novel, will also be
given. Verdi's Fora del Destino" (The
Force of Destiny will also have its initial
San Francisco performances. This latter
work is very popular in big opera com pa
MES, but it requires an almost double cast,
so long is the list of dramatis PERSONA.
Among the other works to be per formed
are La Cavalleria' and II Pagliacci' for
the first time here entirely in Italian,
Verdi's "Aida." "Othello," "Ernani,"
"Rigoetto," III BalIo in Maschera" ana
many other works of the italian repertory.
1t is expected that almost popular prices
will prevail.