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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
BICYCLE.
How a California San Would Get Ria
of the SprOckef.

There has been a good deal Of talk
about cbajnless bicycles, but somehow
or other they do not come into use.
Dozens, even scores. of plans have been
invented, but they usually embody de-
fects more seriously than those OF he
sprocket system, and therefore the
manufacturers hesitate to touch them.
Among the more recent designs sent
10 the New York Tribune is one invent
ed w. T. kirkman, OF Atwater, Cal. He
retains the present pedals and keeps
them where they are now. For the
sprocket wheel he substitutes a three
iobed disk, which rotates in the same
plane and in response to the same
forces, a narrow, horizontal steel
frame i~ncloses this disk. Two rollers
are set in the frame, so that one presses
against the front edge and the other
against the ear edge of the disk. The
rotation of the disk, therefore, imparts
a slightoscillatory motion to the frame.
Three complete oscillations are caused
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

II has frequently been remarked that
u rngues were as Ingenious in honest
ways us they are in crime. they would
msae a respectable living. In some OF
the southern states con,icts are kept IN
camps, and from one of these camps n
convict recently escaped. After search
ing the vicinity withou, avail, u blood.
hound WINS set on his trail. The convict
was easily tracked to a village store,
where he had purchased crackers aud
cheese md u half pound of ground pep
per. The utility of the latter purchase
was soon made apparent when they
took up the trail again, The ~con,ic,
Ind busted his tracks with the pepper
The dog almost died from the effects Of
the pepper, and had to be called of.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
WOMAN AND HOME.
TEACH THEM EARLY.
Children Should lie Hnd. IN ynder-
stand the YnI.s OF Name

one 81 the most serious problems
tifat meets us In life is that Of The
proper use OF money. Profess indif-
terence 10 IL rs We may, 1t Is the great
factor 80 human existence, without
which, al the present day, nothing can
81 on.
II srrinA curious that, w the face u
'"'iai matters az We ind them, 10 more
'i'tHj'"n is Pad To teaching children
'a' '"'"' "f money. How much misery
""''' br 'h'Fd "ei& ibi" little prcrau-
N"H taken. 4 i1thcr Dies. and sudden.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

screw passed down through the middle
OF The box, but If II standard size Of
backing box is always used, II would
BE- well to cut q hole in the wood with
= compass saw So the box will 1T IN IL,
and another thin board or a piece Of
tin may be tackled TO the under side 10
prevent The box fromdropping through.
Next a cover Is to be made Of tongucA
and Rrootcd boards to III the box, ana
Ut the outer edges a strip of wood, called
q hatten. can be screwed fast to the
ends of the hoards to keep them to-
gethcr. Strap hinges and a stop chain
will hold the cover in place. When ar
ranging the elain do not allow the cov,
~r TO go backward too far. but only
ennngh TO prevent its falling forward
when the box Is in use, Make all the
joints ,.ieely and putty up the cracks.
then give the entire box. inside and out.
two coats OF some dark colored paint.
When the paint is dry. the front top
edge OF the box can be bound with 4
strip OF sheet brass or iron on which to
put the feet when backing shoes, This
metal strip viii prevent the wood from
wearing away, aud the painted front
from becoming shabby.
ln this box the shoe polishing equip
ment can always be kept, and every.
boy that makes one should take pleas.
urc in keeping IT tidy and in good or
der.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
IN CYCLEDOM.
value of the wheel for Army Use
Glenrly PrnEen.

Many Chicago cyclists vii! remember
the tripmade by Lieut.. Abercrombie and
two soldiers from Fort Omaha TO Chica-
90 and return last year. The report has
Just been published in the Army and
Navy journal, and is as follows;
United States soldiers made a bicy-
Gle reconnaissance in June of last year.
upon which a full official report has
only just been made. II appears in tine
Army and Navy journal. and is as fol-
lows:
Lieut.. Abercrombie, accompanied
By a sergeant and a private soldier,
each man carrying on his machine
blankets, half-shelter tents, revolver,
cartridges, rations. and spare apparat-
as, SO that the weight of each machine
was brought up to - pounds, rode from
Fort Omaha to Chicago and back. The
journey eastward was made in almost
constant rain. over roads so flooded and
muddy that it was necessary for a part
CT the way to abandon them and take
10 the railroad track. The two soldiers
were new men at the business, having
never made a long bicycle journey be-
fore.
with these ard other Disadvantages,
ris,+ ,hor.ronhto ona his rnn 81
H. .a,,a +niu 1fntaaa.af, ,,oa.na1
o =, A. oatua1 4.a..at a.a.a~;n.
81 it, Az
on ,rfIos , a., on 49, .n;a uana
p,hsr tho ro,3S ua,a on,arha+ IT.
"Tba r,dorg rraorona, I'D - A.
,,n,a. ~ ,a,d .L.f, aaaLL,.. a..1-t
sand or ore oneoston +hor, yere ohI;re1
IA fa1I y ,reo 70 r,o4,a faa. I'D,
= river ona ON anotber tbar b9d
.o as. },.,,sL' an5 ,,nit ao.as
roothnld nm the bo+to,n of nm evn.nveof
,catar bro,,yb Which lov ,.,daa 49,, ~
tpsos o,rrr;nu .hoi. u.haol.
qboye their heads On fine fret cav +ho
etacbpa,t ,n,do CO ,,iIos oron i.
which I;o,, Ahonon,mho u
con1d n.t bovo trorarSo1 r.
1eroth of ti,,e n, h rooand dan
he nartv were fnrced 10 taL.o ~ ~
abroad traek
9TH sbo.l, of bouroirn fron
q nnother was onite severe r.hon,
he lieutenant saws 50 +rost1 nros.n+ad
tself , ,av orfaa+;as ~
and waIt maan4 1ara .ira
nd N ooo, ne and st;tron 49,. ~
,oe.1os i'd. a,Ir'
.ro+ian ~ 49,
49, '"in' "nele .h'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

When the back tire has punctured
pretty often, and it is the back tire that
freely INDUCES in these little tricks. it
is an excellent thing, on bicycles with
eqtal-sixed wheels, 10 have the tires
changed from n wheel to the other,
This vii. frequently cause the back tire
to las, twice us long without renewal.
since there is SO much less strain and
wear on The front wheel. A little pre-
caution Of this kind is quite well worth
taking, II one does not want to be let
In for continual expense. The tube
grows thin and weak with heavy use
and constant punctures, and II il quite
SHssth while 70 Try and prolong is *,
sStepces
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

The practice of wrapping each loaf of
bread in oiled paper when It is taken
from the oven and sealing the kno, of
the string holding the paper. us is done
in u few first-cIass shops ON the other
side, is desirable for protecting bread
when the loaf has to be handled many
times In the process Of delivery. The
bread is protected from dust und han1.
hing as well as the possibility of bacilli,
and the paper prevents the moisture In
the bread from escaping and keeps the
bread fresh.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
NEW MASSAGE ROLLER,
electric ~itennttIer Removes Wrin-
kIcs and Ulemishr.

\ new beautiiier which Is warranted
to produce a perfect complexion, re.
moving wrinkles and all facial blem-
ishes, is an electric massage roller,
This roller is ready for Use at any time
and does not require recharging. 1t is
formed like the blotter rollers and
used III the same way. 1t is far more
ornamental than any device yet pro-
dneed for a'similm purpose. being
furnished in silver and gold. 1t is said
to be most etFectual in building up the
muscles and tissues rs well as red1cirr
nnstgftiy corpnlence. Its work Is not
confined TO the face alone, but will do
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
salt for the Crea~e,v.

As much Of the flavor Of butter
strongly brought out in the saltin~,
the same, II is therefore greatly tod
financial value Of the butter to salt ~
only the best salt, which has been kel
IN a cool pure place. The value 81 ~
aside from its pureness, largely depeu
upon the dissolying Of the crystal
q length Of time it takes. We sho
Keep this in mind in buying salts to-
creamery.-Dakota Field and Farm
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
How to Fatten Dry Cows.

The most good we ever got out al
pumpkins was to take a dry cow we
wanted to fat, tie her in the barn and
give her all she would eat and she would
seem TO fat very fast. Then sell her to
the meat man; don't kill her yourself.
our method OF feeding western feeda
Is to purchase that kind that will, with
the kind we have, bring the ration III
10 one OF protein to four Of carbohy
drates, and that is generally lareei1
cotton seed with some shorts.-R. VI
Ellis, in Farm News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
CARE OF THE WHEEL.
Device for Cleaning the Bicycle Aft
or n Mud Bath.


How to keep a bicycle immaculate
after bad weather is a problem which
causes no little worry to the "rain-or-
shine" riding division. On the other
side of the Atlantic, where Jupiter Plu-
vius victimizes cyclists more frequent
ly than he does here, riders are forced
to study the subject thoroughly in
order to keep up with the procession.
Clogged chains and muddy tires keep
many an enthusiast off his favorite
route in sloppy weather, but, the great
majority take chances on the going"
rather than remain inactive, and to
these the following item from the Field
may furnish some useful hints:
"The large number of bicycles now in
use has made the production of innum-
cradle minor accessories a remuner-
alive business, and every variety of APP
pliance that can be of use or interest to
the wheelman has been designed and
placed upon the market. 1t cannot be
said that the majority of these are in
any way Indispensable, but those which
are designed to facilitate the care and
cleaning of the bicycle are of undoubt-
ed utility. The labor involved in remov-
ing from the modern type OF bicycle
the mud accumulated in a ride in wet
weather is considerable, and those who
from choice or necessity care for their
bicycles with their own hands are glad
to avail themselves of the nl1merous
special articles now procurable. Among
other contrivances. is a chain brush.
This consists of a couple of little
brushes attached side by side, each of
tapers to a point SC tina.
they can be thrust into the links
of the chain. In cases where no
gear case is used, and the chain has
to be frequently cleaned. this brush will
found very useful"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

good tn any part of the body to which it
is applied. developing or reducing AS
desired. The inventor does not state
whether there are any better results TO
be obtained from the use Of the gold
cure than the silver cure, but it may
be inferred that the roller which
brings the most money into his pocket
is possessed Of far better properties in
all sorts of disorders. At any rate it is
n very pretty addition to the toilet
table.-Chicayo Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

taugbt to hand Dp apples to the man
on the high seat ~ The man told him
~ stop.
"Nt the ends the band chaliol swept
upward with a prelt ruryc, At the
roar "ud, a"ay up iu Ghc air. Was the
bass drum; at The forward end, juat
uD'trr ID" back VI the drivers sent, was
the big bass huyn, The man who
playcJ the bgaa hDru IL oar hand could
probably get more thunder Out Of that
massive io~airuucnt than any otllprm man
that ever played one, aud he was proud
Of 1t, of course. But be was too pow
ertuI Ia suit the driver OF the band
wagon, I}Il liked music as well AS
amy body, and It anything he liked lhf
hIss horn Il little better than amy other
instrument; but he didn't like quite
an much Of IL rs he got in the band
wagon. He was driving a 2O-horse
tenn, and he was just as proud of his
driving AZ the bnss horn player was of
his pInyinR; and he used to say that
the vibrations Of the wagon at that end
caused 10y the heavy blastS of the horn
shook the wagon SO much that he
couldn't do his driving justice, and he
asked the bass horn PLAYER to lot IN
little on parndrs, but Of course he never
did, .
zone day, late in summer, when
we came to an orchard Of beautiful red
apples, the keeper Of the giraffe at
once set the animal to work; and when
the band wagon came along Bin halted
as he always did, to ge, his share. II
was n still, drowsy day. the ioliin, hnd
been lust enough TO keep the airs or
aud the whole band was scattered along
the band wagon asleep, from the boss
drummer up at the other end with hi.
head resting on his arms and he yreot
drum in front of him, down nloug tina
whole length OF the wagon 10 the FROM,
seat. where, with one or two others
under the oyerarchinp rem ,,lce of
the drivers seat, sat the bin horn
player, the great horn beside him. the
bell opening upward under the cdre
Of the drivers seat, like n ruinvntrr
caak under the ewes of "A haus. Iri,.r
Bill leaned over back, and dropueL the
frs, apple that the giraffe bnndrd him
into the mouth Of the biz horn. and he
kept on dropping them there ms ro.t
AS the giraffe handed them M Al,o.
gether, he must have dropprd into m,
horn about II peck Of onn,,s aud
the joltiur of the nyo ,t,,, ,hn,
wcdgrd 'em In pretty tiyht. ", v,rc
taking a long iuup Thai dov. NJ, div
and no parade that dnr -, an
"Tbot riuht ,ho, ,ho 49,
,laycr tried to sound his horn !,
wouldn't sound, and p.nnI, uiss.d :,
You emit do ui,h,ut mo non,h,n
,omphob oo,uuhoh ~ ,ho hi,r L."
,orn any NOR, thnn you ann n;than,
he sharp notes of the E.Nn, ,,,,,
folks b,pnn looLjry ava, 5000.
he band TO see who, wan tho m,,,or
md when they saw whot ,h. h,.s ,o,,
,layer was doing ,hc, col,,d tho ,t,.n.
ion of the Others. and nretty .,,n 81.
Who'll, o~uji,,c, WINS 49,.
way. They snw III, l.,dn, ,a,a,am
nd ~eyerybody lint tho h,ss harn lbs
riybt along us us,,, MA h,
oru pIuycr was ~,pyinr ~ Mas. ,n.h
ny In keys and valves and blown.
in,s,,f ,sJ !, a., f,,, u,,
Nv
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
GRAIN CHUTE AND MEASURE.

the bin or bins. Put a slide at the bot
tom. TO be able to measure out vari-
III quantities have slides arranged at
different distances above the bottom,
the space between each one and the
bottom slide holding quarts, a peck,
half bushel. bushel, ETC., as desired. One
slide will answer for all the openings
above the lower A bit Of leather
over the slots inside will keep the grain
from coming out of the open slots. This
device will be found a very great son
venience and labor saver.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

Pare equal quantities Of apples, ~
peaches and quinceg. Allow apin1
water to six pounds Of fruit and
TIL thoroughly done. Mash we'll
into a clean kettle, add two-thifd
weight ct the fruit III sugar and5
gently for two honrss--Detrdita
Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
TO S~TRAlGHTEN TUBING.

each block. Place two of these blocks
on a short piece of plank or an iron bar,
and put the tube in place as shown,
with the third block on the convex side
of the bend. When you turn up on the
wise crew, watch how the tube acts,
and shift the blocks, If necessary, so as
to get the force properly a%pplied.--L.
A. W. Bulletin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

DIR. Chumly-Now that you have been
married six months. tell me what You
think about married life.
Mr.. Sadmug-From my experience, I
should say that the necessity for d Law
against bigamy is utterly Incompetent
sible to me.-Tammany Times,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

IL II said that President Lincoln thus
replied to q letter asking for a senti-
saent aud bis Autograph: Dear Mad
ams When you nsk Of a stranger that
Ssllch y 81 interest only TO yourself al
rass iiicIose q stamp. There's your
rrntlment and here's your autograph
lAs lincoln Youths Companion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

Miss GaswelI-Pop. did you see the
prince o Wales while you was in Lon
don, at the qncen's jubilee, an did Va
talk with him?
Pop-l saw i'm, but the crowd wn xo
Oh he didn't sre me.-N. \. Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
WHEN TUBES ARE BENT,
10 strhishten Them Requires Hut
LittIc Mechanical Geniux

Take three blocks of wood, and cut
a half-round groove in one side of each,
The quickest and the best way is to
clamp two blocks together in a wise and
pore n hole exact size of tube to be
'reated, so that when blocks are sepa-
rated one-half of the hole will be in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
WALL DELORA TONS.
Lntcst Wall Papers show n n AII-Oyer
WntcreL MOtrr Ground.

Wntcrcd Motrc Ground,
The latest development in wall paper
sioWs neither Hover, nor figure, nor
stripe. nor circle. II is simply an all.
over watered or MORE ground. like 4
piece OF silk or satin MORE, and is
brought out in all satisfactory tiuts and
shades. Panels Of this MORE ape
used perpendicularly on II ca~lcirnined
Wall surface, the panels being defined
with a narrow gilt molding, afford an
effective treatment for II drawing-room.
A sample lately seen was in leaf green
MORE paper. put on in up and down
panels three.guarters of n ward wide on
n wall surface tinted IN n paler shade of
green. The gilt holdings that edged
he panels were chased and ornament
ed, and not even Il very close observer
would have discovered that the MORE
was paper and not silk.
Other new papers show the delicate
eSactness and finely wrought figures
and flowers Of the Louis XVI, brooches
ard druperies, but most of the lately
set up papers have large. bold patterns,
either In scrolls or conventionnlized de.
Signs. A new treatment for these large
lowered papers is to have a very deep
dado and friexe Of marrow striped paper
OF the two main colcrs of the pattern.
A room decorated in lavender paper, IN
hcnrs de lis on an ivory ground
formed the main coloripg, had a very
deep dado Of lavender and cream striped
phter, marked by a white molding and
q irieae {" the same striped lavender
md white paper above, BY using dados
Of either striped or plain colored cart
paper the boldest patterns in
lowered or figured wall paper may be
tmpkNsd successfully without detract-
Mr from the size Of the room.-Chicago
Iiihnne.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

WIFE langrilyl-H had only liz
tened 70 my parents advice | never
would have married you.
Husband tsharply)-That was lust
IVY csae' precisely. BEooklyn III.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

The Italian government intends "a
levy al annual tax Of IL francs on al
bicycles IN use in that country,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

Whe.i We're Invented.
Teapcts were the invention OF either
The Indians or the Chinese, and are Of
uncertain antiquity They came to Eu.
rope With ten in 1910. a a N
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
lABOR-SAviNG DEVICE.
ov to Build n Combined Grain Cbuts
and Measurer.

Where the grain is stored above the
cattle or horse stable it can be brought
down to the first floor by a chute run
ming directly down from the bottom Of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30

Eserarssns snakeI good wiadt
W. thsye sR plsassd N Isi
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
piled,

Money and its handling is the key
note to the human character, therefore
10 us spending should more serious
thought be given than has hitherto
been universally considered necessary.
Emma ~thurchman Hewitt, In la
,lics' Wori1
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Tho Japanese government, instead
of presenting medals to the soldiers
who took part in the war against China,
Is to give them excellent Swiss watches.
Marshal Lannes' divorce from his
wife, granted ON Fructidor of the year
VIII. august rs, 1s00), has been de-
clared valid by the Perpignan courts.
Suit to set it aside had been brought by
descendants of his divorced wife.
William c. Whitney says that the
Metropolitan Street Railway COM
pany, of New York, has searched the
world for the best motive power, and
that it is now prepared to spend $6,00o,-
O0O for the underground trolley.
Since Winnebago county, Wis,
adopted the workhouse cure for
tramps, the number to be cared for
has fallen from about $500 per month
in the winter season to IS, and saw
ing to the county of some $1,000 per
month has been effected.
Beginning November 1, 1899, Wen
M will make its own gas. The 80
years franchise of the gas company
there expires then. The city recently
proposed to buy the works, but the
corporation asked too high a price.
Vienna then arranged to build mu-
nicipal plant, and the company prompt
ly capitulated.
Among the many signs OF an
amelioration in the condition of the
Jews in Russia is q decision just rem
dered by the imperial senate, to the
effect that Hebrews who have received
a university education may live freely
in any portion of the empire, instead OF
being restricted to the so-called "Pale
of Settlement"
"A recent addition to spectacular
effects is q perfect rainbow. The ap'
paratus consists of a box with a semi.
circular opening, behind which are two
revolving candelabra prisms. These
are worked by handle, and the light
from the prisms is still further divided
by wires. The London stage is now
rcveling in rainbows of the most vivit
and beautiful description.
Brooklyn gas companies are threat
ening to bring suit against the trolley
companies because leaks are caused b,
the electrolysis of the pipes from th'
current escaping from the trolley con
ductors. An expert says that If th'
gas companies used cast iron pipes
as they should, instead of wrought irol
pipes, as they do for the sake of cheap
ness, there would not be any leaks.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-27

A prominent western newspaper rec.
ommends fax seed tea as an excellent
remedy for whooping cough. Itmay be
good but it is not to be compared with
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This
preparation will allay the violent fits of
coughing and make them less frequent
and less severe. 1t also liquefes the
tough mucus, making it easier to expec-
torate. Complete recovery is much
quicker, too, when this remedy is given.
There is no danger in giving it to small
children, as it is pleasant syrup and
contains nothing injurious. For sale at
25 and so cents per bottle by Garrett &
Ayres, Druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-27

How are the free silver Democrats 60.
ing to explain, if they make silver a
leading issue in their campaign this fall,
the fact that three silver countries have
gone to the gold standard since the elec.
ton of last November, and how are they
going to account for the fact that Japan,
which they held up as the most illus.
trious example OF free silver prosperity.
has abandoned the system which they
claimed was the cause OF its prosperous
condition