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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
DOG AND TELEPHONE.
Trixy's Latest Accomplishment Has
n serious Drawback.

s.r,.n. nr,,,I,.cL
Thomas REYNOLDS of Revnoldsyillc.
p, ;s tho owner of n tricl, dog, recentlv
re,a;ysd from Australia whose lotcst
accomnlishment is his knowledge of the
telephone. On several occasions when
ovav from the house Mr.. REYNOLDS
world call m his residence and have the
dor hro,oht tn the ,,bope and tho re.
cc;yer held IN his car when he would
tall in sucb soothing language ms TO
an ,he ~cani,a with great del;gbt. THE
anim,I would ],ecognize tis masters
yo;ce and maize ou sorts If demonstra.
,;ons of ioy Mr. pevnolas went on a
,r;n ~ unxs,ta,pev and while there
,aIi.oa o,or tho ,,,aono +o b;s friends nj
home ue also permitted tb, dog to
w., r., ma IL, dor ,,,s, bove
gotten the idea thattbere we're only two
,,ha.o 4. ., -, III, homo
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The city ana the Farm.

The city and the farm are dependent
one upon the other. The people of ii.
city look to the farm for the necessities
of life, and the farmer looks to them
for a market for his produce, for his
clothes, and the implements with
which TO carry on his work. In their
dependency they are equal, with no
shade or sign Of antagonism between
them. Zach fulflls its spec;M mission
m the industrial life Of the country:
therefore, respect your calling. and
cast no enyious eyes upon the ether. Do
that which lieth before you, and do il
welL-Eural World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

each center runner advances to first
stake, stop. and removing stake, bumps
the top end against outside of outside
runner and raising same forces it into
the ground as a guide for the next
through; he then remounts and pro-
ceeds likewise with the middle stake,
but upon reaching the end stake drives
over same and stopping ut the end
throws up both outside wings, turns
and drives up until in range with the
two stakes now standing, drops the
wings and advances until opposite the
stake just driven over when he stops
and sets the same as before, and thus
continues until the field is completed.
BY exercising a little care a skillful
man can run 'air lines" just as far as
the stakes are VISIBLE. M. Kramer,
in Ohio Farmer.
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H FARMING WORLD.
o DORM MARKER.


Il Has Cfven Sstfsfastiea 10 All Who
Have Used It.
I made Q corn marker like the dia-
gram herewith, about eight years ago.
It has done faithful service annually
for myself and neighbors ever since.
but now ! find it worn and disjointed
almost beyond repair. In planning to
make another. because OF its admirable
adaptation to its special use, the great
satisfaction 1t gives to those who use
1t. and the ease with which any farmer
handy with tools can make it, | an.
prompted to send a description and
drawing for the benefit of other read
ers.
The runners are preferably made Of
hard wood sawed 2 by 10 inches; the
outside ones 2H feet long on top and
the two middle ones 4 feet long. For
my use they are fixed 31s feet apart.
The transverse strips which secure
them may be of IA by 2-inch stuff, eS-
cepting front piece in center to which
tongue is attached, which should be
3 by 4 for greater strength. The cross
strips connecting the two longer run
ners should be two feet apart, to which
the tongue should be attached in the
center with cne-half-inch bolts, and
forward of the front strip Is inches
shonld be bored a hole for attaching
doubletree and n 9 feet forward of
that for the ueck-yoke spud. A deep
slot should be cut III real end of tongue
where attached and a shallow one in
front, so as to raise front end the right
height for neck-yoke O N team, so that
the runners may stand level, thereby
preventing unnatural wear on rear end
OF runners by being tilted up in front.
The boards marked S are ! by 6 and
firmly nailed in place as shown, giving
great strength to implement.
The outer runners or wings are bolt
ed near the central ones with one-half-
inch bolts, SO as to move up and down
freely. After cutting shallow slots near
the ends of the transverse connections,
fit them in deeper slots cut in runners
81 seen at NJ, then nail the lath firmly
aciTcss them.
Modus Operandi.-Run the rows by
stakes. Use but three and cut them
2A times as long as your rows are wide.
j. e., for 4 31a-foot marker make the
stakes s feet Q inches long and sharpen
large end. In commencing a field set
stakes right distance from one side for
first through (you can guess at thisl
four or five rods from end set the first,
the second in the middle, and the third
four or five rods from opposite end;
get your team with marker in range
with the stakes (which Of course were
set in line) and the driver standing on
marker with one foot near inside of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
JEALOUS LIZARDS.


They Showed Their Anger Whea
Their Owner FonAled Othevs.
NJ. J. Delboeuf, a French scientist.
declares that lizards are actuated by
feelings Of love and may even become
victims OF jealousy. In an article
which he wrote for a French scientific
review, he tells about two lizards
| which he kept in his house for several
| years. both Of which evinced uumistak-
able evidences OF being troubled by the
same green-eyed monster which occa-
sionally plays havoc with the affairs of
human beings.
MY first two lizards had been cap
tured-one in the Spanish Pyrenees and
| the other at Taru in France, wherefore
I called them the Spanish and the
| French lizards, but afterwards gave
| them the names Pedro and Pierre" says
NJ. Delboeuf.
1.-THE two lizards lived on the best Of
terms for several months. Pedro was
fond of following Pierre around, and
| when Pierre one day was missing the
| other was sad and disconsolate.
1t was three weekes before the lost
| lizard was found, and then he was dis
covered upder the stair carpet, where
he had probably been all the time. In
| the meantime another lizard was Sc
/ erred. The first two were males, while
the last conner was a female. Her adj
rent brought on war between the two
former friends, which became so fierce
that they had TO be placed in separate
cages and released one Mt a time.
Pedro was jealous Of my preference
and caresses." continued the scientist.
"When he was on my sleeve | could
| keep him for hours motionlcss by pass
ing my hand lightly along his body;
hat If | took Pierre or another lizard up
his rage broke out at once. and he
would jump upon him with bis mouth
meNacingly wide open.
al, how ever, I chose the large lizard,
lie gradually drew back, as II regretful-
~, without leaving me. Now. what
good do caresses do a lizard? Dogs and
cats, they tell us. are delighted with
them. But these animals, when they
were young. were caressed by their
mothers, who licked, bit and amused
them. ard it Is not strange that they
should find in our cajolery a kind OF rec
ullectioo OF motherly tenderness. They
play together, embrace n another
and press against one another. The
ina who plays with them is like n com-
panion Of a little more respectable
species, and that is all.
I'm menageries. monkeys, bears,
lions, tigers and hyenas indulge in ca
resses to the point that some animals
seek them aud provoke them. But liz
ards, with their scaly skin, unaccus-
| toned to- mbracing, feeling and licking,
Matched in the sun! My Pedro, there.
fore, presented a deviation of the feel
ing of jealousy"
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dicated, but IL the queries were like
those which follow, author Questions
would be n better title:
what was 1t Bill Sykes kept seeing
after 'Nancy's' murder?"
Can you tell me why Nicholas Me
kleby' whipped Old Squeers|"
why was Mr.. Dorrit' thrown into
PRISON."
Anyone who has read the stories
written by the Master of Gad's Hill
will know his own cap to be labeled
Charles Dickens, if he is queried after
this fashion.
The game Of initials" requires n
nimbler wit. 1t also requires pretty ac-
curate general knowledge Of persons
who are uppermost. The point is. when
the name Of some living celebrity is
| mentioned, 10 characterize the celebrity
in two or three words beginning with
the letters which make the celebrity's
initials, as, for instance:
Chauncey M. Depew-Celebrated Mer-
ry Diner.
Ulysses S. Grunt-Uncle Sans Cen
cral.
Harriet Beecher Stowe-Helped Black
Slaves.
Fridjof Nansen--Fleeting Northward.
Louise NJ. Alcott-Lovely, Motherly
Authoress.
Il. Z. Peary--Racing Ever Poleward.
Thomas w. Carlyle-Terrifying. Wit
ty, Critical.
Not all these examples are beyond
criticism, but as they are reported di-
rectly from u gathering of young folks,
held not long ago, they show pretty
c~onclusively that the game has an edit
cational value.
Played the reverse way, it would re-
quire ever better knowledge of promi-
nent personages and their t~raits-thus:
Thoroughly Able Electrician-ThonI-
as Alva Edison.
Character Deiipeator-Charles Dick
ems.
Ever Excellent Songstress-Emma
Eames Story.
In the case Of popular authors there
may be variations; "Hiawatha's Won
| drous Lovesong," for instance, was de-
clared an excellent ~three-word key to
"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow' at a
gathering of young folks, the other
evening,
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NATIVE
After Having Bcen Gfaxcd Closely
They Should he MANFRED.

There is quite a diversity of opinion
among farmers and stock raisers on the
question of manuring native pasture
lands. Some have obtained excellent
results by manuring, while others
seem to have had quite the opposite ex-
%perience.
The soil Of the western prairies is
very rich and under ordinary circum-
stances will give fair returns without
the application Of fertilizers of any
kind. Nevertheless, it is certain that
better returns may be had if more avail
able food is placed within reach of the
grasses. Anyone who has observed a
piece of grass land so situated as to re-
ceiye the wash from a barnyard, will
have found that neal the yard where the
supply Of fertilizer has been great the
grasses have become thinned out to a
few species, while where the supply has
been moderate the grasses are much
more evenly developed and the yield
decidedly plain. A too plenteous APP
~plication of fertilizer will thin out the
grasses and reduce the yield of forage.
at least for the first season or two, since
many species will not stand such treat
ment. On the other hand, a proper
amount of fertilizer will increase the
yield. 1t is quite possible to use too
much fertilizer for any crop. and the
native grasses seem to be more sensi-
tive in this respect than the ordinary
cultivated species.
Any pasture which has been grazed
closely for some time will be benefited
by an application of a thin top-dress-
ing of wcll-rotted stable manure, fol-
lowed by a thorough narrowing. 1t
is doubtful II much is gained by putting
coarse unrotted manur On the pasture;
it can be USED to better advantage on
cultivated land. Ashes usually have. a
beneficial effect upon grasses on soils
not too plentifully supplied with alkali.
Dakota Field and Farm.
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Fertilizers and Manvren.

The cost of fertilizers and manures
cannot easily be compsred, as the con-
dition of the manure, the distance 10 be
hauled and the manner in which it has
been kept control the cost. 1t does not
1ay to haul manure that is mostly
straw to a distant field, as it's value may
not be equal to the cost Of the labor If
loading, hauling and spreading. The
advantage in its favor is that the farm
er does not have to pay out cash for it,
but it is better to pay money for ferti-
lizer and thus increase the crops If the
manure is not of the best quality.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
Corn In Place of wheat.

The difference between the prices Of
ccrn and wheat during the past ycar
has led to a larger use Of corn in place
of wheat as bread. Not only has its use
been increased directly in the familiar
form of cornmeal. but indirectly by
blending the corr product with wheat
-four. This blended -four is made both
for the home market and for export. To
what extent the blending practice has
Leen carried is moi known accurately, it
being in some sense a trade secret. A
reliable trade Journal estimates a re-
dnction Of eight per cent. in the con
sumption OF wheat -four in this coun-
frv
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
Irrigation on the Fnrm.

In laying out a system of bitches for
irrigation purposes good care and time
should he observed. Ditch lines should
be run as much as possible en- the high
parts of the farm, and the grade should
be light, about four feet to the mile be-
ing about what ordinary soils will best
stand. The ditch should always be
larger than is apparently necessary.
Both ditch and Eank should be built
broad and particular care given to
prevent the liability of a little stream
Of water starting out from the side
somewhere and cutting away both
ditch and bank and i%nundating the
feld.-Dakota Field and Farm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Charcoal for hogs is n of the es-
sentials in every feed lot. and one of the
things most neglected. Hogs are OFF
their feed, not dong well. are roofing
in the ground up to their shoulders in
search of roots or gravel, or something
to supply this that they must have. |
know some farmers that have never
supplied this one essential in ten years.
and they are invariably the farmers
where you first hear Of cholera. Hogs
become cloyed with green corn, without
some grit Of some kind. They refuse
to eat or gain and are having their s.ys-
tens fitted by a careless owner to take
in the cholera or fever germs.-Rural
World.
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SOME NEW GAMES.
They Are Not Less Amusing because
They Are Instructive.

They Are Not Less Amusing because
They Are Instructive.
Only bright youngsters can success
fully play games like the two which
are described below, but when such
children take part in them, they are
not only interesting but also exceed
ingly instructive and stimulating.
The leader OF the game prepares rs
many paper caps as there are children
to join in the game. Across the front
of each cap the name of an author or
. book is written in large print letters.
The caps are then placed on the heads
of the children-not by themselves, but
by the lcader-in such Il way that no
one sees the name on his own cap. The
game is then n game Of guess--that is,
each player is kept busy trying to
guess the name on his own cap, the
only clew being afforded by the lues.
tons asked Of him by the other play
evs.
One bright lad was much puzzled a
few moments by such questions as
these:
allow is the word 'iugular' spelled?'
"How would you divide the word
singer please?"
HAS real one or two syllablesP"
None OF these questions gave the lad
any light, but the next revealed the
name on his cap:
please give me the definition OF
'pachydermatous,' and tell me whether
/ pronounce it correctly"
"Pshaw," declared the boy. II must
be the dictionary"
And so he was. Books is the best
name for the form Of the game just in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
rHE NEW UMBRELLA

Oh. Ella!
With her first umbrella!
She walked abroad like any queen.
b held It proudly for display,
Admired its handle. stroked its sheen.
And never little girl more gay.
Dear Ella!
Such q wee umbrella!
One day upon the mRrket-piace
] met her; dripping were her curla-
She looked. despite her sunny face.
The most forlorn Of little girls.
why, Ellai
Where's your new umbrella?"
Said l: the storm has drenched your hair
Just see your frock! just see your hat!
And what is this you hug with caref-
A broom. = fiddle. or q cat?"
Oh. Ella!
With her first umbrellai
She looked at me and shyly spoke.
The rain-drops pelting IN her yet:
Il have 1t here beneath my cloak,
Because. you see, II might get weti"
Agnes Lee, In ST. Nicholas.
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reliable Graftinx wax.

One Of the best kinds Of grating.
wax for general use is made Of four
parts resin, two parts beeswax and
one part tallow. Melt together, pour
into a pail Of water, and pull like molas.
SEES candy. Almost any wax will melt
in the sun in the hottest summer
days, and should be covered with cloth
or paper. II you want q harder wax
than this, add n part more resin.
You q try this wax by o hot stove
and find out Its melting.point.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

There is a species Of beetle in Aus
tralia which act the role Of ener-
getic undertakers that carefully bury
carcasses left on the soil. AS soon AZ
they smell q fieldmouse, a mole or a fish
in q state OF decomposition. they come
by troops to bury II. getting under the
body, following out the ground with
their legs and projecting the rubbish,
they dig out in all directions. Little by
little the CARCASS sinks. and at the end Of
"a hours the hole is several inches deep.
They then mount 1t, cast the earth down
into the grave SO az to fiji It and hide
the body from sight. The females will
then lay their eggs in the tomb. where
the larvae will afterward find IN
abundance Of foad,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

In the Lake Regions of Wisconsin, North
ern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and South
Dakota along the lines Of the Chicago, Nil.
waukee 6 st. Paul Railway, are hundreds of
charming localities permanently fitted for
summer homes, nearly all Of which are 10.
Gated on or near lakes which have not been
tished out, These resorts range in variety
from the full dress for dinner TO the itRn,
mel shirt costume for every meal. Among
the list are names familiar to many of our
readers as the perfection of Northern sum.
mer resorts. Nearly all of the Wisconsin
points of interest are within a short distance
from Chicago or Milwaukee, and none OF
them are so far away from the busy marts
Of civilization" that they cannot be reached
in a few hours of travel, by frequent trains,
over the finest road in the Northwest-the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway,
Send a two cent stamp for . copy of "Naoa'
ton Days" giving a description of the pfin.
cipal resorts, and n list Of summer hotels
and boarding houses. and rates for board.
to Geo. IL, Heatford, G. =. A.. Chicago, III.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

feet high at rear, IA feet at front, and GO
feet long, using good lumber, oak frame,
pine roof, for $40. 1t will hold 1000
bushels of shelled corn. In siding up,
leave as many openings as desired for
filling in; cut the siding at the opening
with a inter and the stats can be re-
moved n at a time, making cheap
neutrality-suspicious. Crockett, in Ohio
Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
SIMPLE NUT
Made Of the Flexible Hranch of ANY
ned.WOOd Tree.

Hardwood Tree.
A nut cracker which will be foun'
very servicenble may be made OF tn
flexible branch Of a tree--green hick
DRY, walnut or tough oak wood pre-
ferred. In the center of piece Of brancl
selected, which should be seven or eigh
inches long and about n inch thick
cut a niche an inch long. and so deep a
to leave only a few ibers of wood ant
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Ofttimes q break can he repaired il the prop.
err means are at hand. One OF the many
great advantages Of using a Winchester
make of rifle or repeating shot gun is that, If
any part OF the gun is broken, it can be cas-.
lily replaced at a tritling cost, All Winchcs.
ter guns are made by a system of inter.
changeable parts so that a part will fit any
Winchester gun Of ike model, This per-
mits the owner of Winchester to renew any
part of the gun without the aid of a gun
maker. Parts can be obtained through
any gun dealer in the country. This fea'
ture alone should recommend strongly
guns made by the Winchester Repeating
Arms Co, New Haven, Ct. Send for
their large illustrated cntnlopue free.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
Hard on the Victim.

Some very funny things sometimes
creep into the schoolroom. a few days
ago the class in physiology had the
subject ''asphyxia" for its morning les
son. Wishing TO Impress upon the pu-
pills the necessity Of being ready for
an emergency the teacher asked one
of the members Of the class to state
what she would do in case some one
was brought in who was supposed to
be drowned. The young lady very
promptly answered: Lay the person
fat on his hack with his face down
ward" II il needless to say that closed
the recitation for that day.-Washing-
ton Pathfinder.
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Pnysician. Wise i'm their generation

The above class of scientists recognize and
have repeatedly borne testimony, TO the eff,
cacy of Hosletters Stomach Bltters as a
remedy and preventive OF fever and aguc,
rheumatism, want of vigor. liver complaint,
and some other ailments and m.irm con.
dltions of the system. Experience and obser-
walton have taught them It's value. They
but echo the verdict long since pronounced
by the public and the press. Only the
henishtcd now are ignorant Of America a s
tonic and Alternative.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
MANY SUED.
Users and Selling Agents OF Imperial
Cash RcEiatcra nrouEht Into Court.

Brooklyn, N. Y, April E.-Suit has been
fled in the United States Circuit Court here,
against Edward Egge. a well known butcher
at SOS Nythe Avenue, this city. by The Ma
tional Cash Register Company, OF Dayton,
Ohio. asking for an injunction and damages,
Mr.. EgHe uses an Imperial Cash Register,
sometimes known as the Osborn, which is
manufactured by the Osborn Cash Register
Company. of Detroit, Michigan, and which
The National Company claims infringcs
cash register patents owned by them.
Newton 4 HicAock, of Syracuse, New
York. John A. Rosinhush, of Chicago,
Illinois, /. W, Charles, of Denver. Colorado,
and more than twenty other individuals and
firms, who are either using or selling I'M,
perial Cash Registers. have also been sued
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

the bark intact. This flexible band will
remain as a hinge to connect the two
ends OF the branch. Place the nut to be
cracked in the niche and bring the
handles together, and the nut will be
crushed as neatly as II the cracker was
Of steel.-Chicago Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Over 800, 900 cured Why not let No To nac
regulate or remove your desire tor tobacco?
Saves money. makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed. Boz and 81 90, all druggists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Dora-"He said there was one thing about
me he didn't like" Cora What was
,hat?' Dora-"Anothcr lan's arm.'-De-
tro,t Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use OF DR. k)ipc's
Great Nerve Rcstorer, Free 81 trial bottle 4
treatise. DIR. Kline. GaS Arch St. rhila, Pa.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Considering how mean men can he, they
deserve credit for being US good us they are.
-~Atchison Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

II you get sick by going to church it is al
right, but II from going to . show II is Gale
a Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

As you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Reflection is a key that unlocks the treas
ures of the memory.-Ram's Horn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Be sur that all Of the sheep +
properly tagged before they II turned
into the pastures
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe, Zoe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

II you can do twice the work with a
aew machine than you can with your
old one, buy Z new one.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Nothing will upbraid you like unused
faculties Rams Horn.