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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
A LIGHTHOUSE GIRL.
Abby burgess Makes IA NrHvc Nrscue
81 Her Imperiicd Chickens.

Several of the violent storms that
have phirled over Matipicus rock have
tried the fortitudc Of the little bnnd of
faithful watchers upon il. One OF these
watchers, Abby burgess, has bccom.
famous in our lighthouse annals, not
only for long service, but also for
bravery displayed on various occasions.
Her father was keeper Of the rock from
1868 tp 1861. IN January, 1856, when
she was II years old. he left her In
charge Of the lights while he crossed
TO MntinicnB island. His wife wnS an
invalid, his sou was aSuy on u cruise
and his other four children were little
girls, The following day 1t began to
"brreIe up;" the wind increased to a
gale, and oon developed into n storm
almost as furious as that which carried
away the tower on Minot's ledge in
1851. Before long The seas were sweep.
ing over the rock. Down among the
powders was n chicken coop whish Ab-
by fcarrd might be carried asay. On
u lonely Ucran outpost like MBtinicus
rock a chicken Is regarded with uiYcc-
tionatc interest, and Abby, solicitous
for the safety of the inmates OF the
little coop, waited her chance, and
when the scas fell off u little rushed
kneeadeep through the swirling water
and rescued all but one OF the chickens.
She had hardly closed the door Of the
dwelling behind her when n sea, break
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

The nmmer days are none too long
for Indian children at their play. They
mimic the occupations Of their elders.
Miniature tents are set up, and the
mothers shawl is sometimes purloined
from her pack 10 serve as tcnt-coycring.
n the boys are inclined 10 gaIIantry,
they will cut tall suntlower stalks for
poles, and there viii be fine sport with
a tent large enough to creep into; no
matter If feet and legs p%rotrude, heads
are under cover, and children are chill
dren all the world over in the delight
Of "make-belicv"," Boys and girls
sometimes ~join'in playing going on the
hunt the play tents are taken down.
and poles and bundles tied upon the
bog ponies, who are obedient or frac-
tiOus rs the case may be, obstinate when
fording streams, and stampeding when
attacked by enemies. Some boys carry
their pony regulations through life.
Women have laughingly pointed nut to
me certain elderly men who were In
childhood their very bad or their
very good ponies."- Mrs. Alice G.
Fletcher, in Century.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
WATCH YOUR CALVES.
Feed Them Well ,o obtain >atisrac-
tory Results quickly.

The calls foo; is golden now. Calves
which went Begging fer buyers n few
years ago are nov worth ten dollars
almost as soon as they are dropped,
There is a great shortage OF feeding
steers all over the corn and grass states.
This shortage is temporarily supplied
by the enormous importatious from
every point III the country. 1t is, how
ever, only a shifting OF cattle from one
point TO another, and there is no add.
, ton made To the cattle stock by such a
movement, except To the extent that
they come from Canada, and even this
is no real addition, for the reason that
the beef from these cattle is supplied
in the United States instead of Canada.
and has no effect whatever on the beef
markets of the world. Any increase
OF cattle stock must come through the
| growing of calves, and the farmer has
a dead sure market at a profitable price
for his calves for a year or two to come.
Hence. the calf should be watched not
for the sake of watching and thinking
of the pleasing prospect Of n good price.
but for the purpose of securing as much
thrifty growth and as good a form as
possible, for the better the form the
higher the price per pound it will bring.
and the larger the calf the greater num-
Der of pounds there is to sell NJ a price
fixed by the quality. How to feed that
calf to produce the best results is one
of the important questions Just now
Here, as in everything else, it pays to
take lessons from nature. Dame Ma
ture feeds the calf often, feeds the milk
sweet and feeds il warm. The calf that
has a bellyful of cold milk in the morn.
ing and another at night, with no drink
during the day, and is exposed to the
hot sun, will not bring u big price.
Nature feeds The calf a balanced ra-
ton. If it is fed skim-milk that ration
is unbalanced by the Withdrawal of the
butter fat, and this must be supplied in
some way. The cheapest substitute for
the first few weeks is It jelly made by
boiling oil meal. After the first three
or four weeks cat meal should be sub
stituted gradually. and corn meal as
gradually substituted. in part at least,
for the oats. Corn at II cents per bush.
rl, and oats at the same price, will
furnish the proper balance at a much
lower rate than butter fat. There are a
thousand little things in connection
with calf growing that can be learned
only by experience, but the man who
observes, thinks, reads and practices
will very soon catch on and become an
expert. There is Il very solid bottom
under this business now. and the farm.
er that has a strain of native cattle CON.
btning milk and beef forms is the man
who can fill the demand to the best adj,
vantage.-Journal of Agriculture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Stranger tout Nestl-Scc here, |
there for forcing me into a game OF
poker with them aud then swiudiins
me,
Pnhccmnu-N'r nskiu' too much,
stranger | can't arrest them gents.
Ones N houorcd mayor q! this ere
city, an IN others tn chief of pcrlice.
y. !. MrrhlN.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

She (contemptuously)-Befor ! mar.
led you you were an idle dreamer.
He (sighing)-And what a rude
| bad!-N. Y. Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

why do you use such peculiar
terms" asked a lawyers wife OF her
husband, who had returned home, worn
out by his days labor. II don't see how
YOU could have been working ali day
like Il horse"
We'll. my dear" he replied, i've
been drawing a conveyance all day.
Isn't that working like n horse""-
Scottish Nights.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Willie NoddIekins-iou think my sal
airy is too small? Why, darling, after we
are married it would not cost us as
much TO live as it does a single person.
Dolly Dimpleton-That's what I'm
afraid of.-Up-to-Date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
Appreciated Praise.

In a recent letter to The Common
wealth Congressman W. T. Love paid
the paper the following generous COM
pliment:
Il regard your paper one of the best
published in Mississippi. 1t IL always
full of interesting and valuable news,
and the editorials are strong, sncrinct
and instructive.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
FARM AND GARDEN.
DIV r PEAR {
They Pr0rucc Excellent Crops With
In u Very Few Nearx.

Farmers and others do not sufficient
" appreciate the value Of the dwarf
pears, With these the setting out of
fruit trees is certainly not planting for
posterity," whatever may be the case
with standard trees.
Dwarf pear trees are formed by graft
ny pear cions upon ounce roots. The
result is the making of a bush out of
the pear stock. Another result is the
'ery early bearing of the dwarf. \
few planted about ones garden and
grounds make ornamental shrubbery,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

as your daughter properly equipped
FOR literary worn? asked the editor.
"%Equippcd? Eve bought her q Louis
somebody desk, a fountain pen, n silver
inkstnnd and a mother-of-pearl PEN
holder, besides the most expensive sta
%tioncry on the market. | guess that
comes pretty near being n literary out
fl r-Dptrpit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
%ltuunii,

81 can't see why the doctors all rec
ommcnd bicycle riding, II it makes
people healthier, it must mean a loss to
the doctors,'
81 know, but they estimate thnt II
sound. healthy rider viii disable AT least
five pedestrians II week. Date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
Conversational Item.

Johnnie Mashcr-How handsome you
are to-day! When | look at you I'm
speechless with admiration.
Nellie Chatie--l am sorry 10 hear
that, for It's high time you were h having
a talk with papa.-Tammany Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Insurance Superintendent - Think
this MIR. Leon is a good risk, chf
AEent-Couldn't be better.
perhaps he has somc dangerous oc.
cupation.'
mo, indeed. He'll never get hurt,
Hes a puliccmau.-N, \. Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Gilhooly-Thcre is going to be an
eclipse of the SUI some time this year.
Col. Ierger--For heavens sake, keep
quiet about 1t. or my wife viii make it
an excuse for wanting another new lot
of clothes.-Tammany Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Henry kraemer. a barber in j,
cnne. n. j., some time ago lost a
mond ring. A few days afterw..
while breaking an egg laid by a.
vorite Brahma hen. he found the /.
mond in the egg. He thinks he !
struck a diamond mine. and caref.
guards that hen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

To keep the earth balanced UP even and
square
And give every season a show
The ice trust steps IN and with v~igilant
care
Takes hold where the coal trust let 20.
Chicago Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
An Old Acquaintance.

II didn't know you were acquainted
with old Moncybag."
ooh, yes"
"IIow long have you known him?"
About three years at ten per cent"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

what ~ that racket upstairs?" said
caller to little Bonny BloobuDper.
THAT'S ma dropping a hint to pa
eplied Bonny.--Tit~Bits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Mrs. Ncwcd-Ihc cook and ~jnnitor
have quarrcicd. What shall we DOE
Mr.. Ncwcd-Rccognizc their bcllig-
crency, and do all IN your power To pro.
,cct our crockcry and hric-a-brac.-.
p~hiiadelphin Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Counselor Quiublr- Law, my hoyp
Why, this whole universe is M example
Of the reign of law.
Young Giddy- Maybe; hut there are
no fool legislatures assembled every
now and then in the realm of nature
y. y. Truth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Do a man a favor and he straightway
~ inform all his friends
hat you're dead easy TO work.
rooklyu Life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

And yester weeks grass widow
Is q biuslIng bride to-day.
Oh. how to describe her sw%oetnessi
An. IT'S the sweetness OF now-mown hay
Detroit Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Billionby-If you want to have some
thing to be really proud Of in after life
Criticus-Commit n few choice sins
in early youth without being found out.
brooklyn Life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

"She said she would be q sister TO
me, and she kept her word"
in what way?"
"She objected to all the girls I wanted
to marry."-Chicago journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

CrimsonbcHk 49, There's one thing
that's pretty hard TO understand.
Ycast-And what's TINT?
"Dow a man blind drunk can BEE
double."--Yonkers Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Agrnt-May / put a burglar alarm in
your house,
lady-No, we don't nccdi II,
Ascnt-Nut-
Lady-No. ! mean 1t. The family
across the street watches the place so
closely that even a burglar couldn't get
In without being scrn.-Odds and Ends.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
Convincing circumstances.

The Court-What makes you think
this man was drunk?
Policeman-Because he couldn't tell
one the make Of his wheeL-Detroit
Isrce Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

At the banquet. last night, | was the FIRST
To respond to The Ladies" toast,
But when ! got home | sRId not u word
In response to the lady's roast
-In-Ln-HAtn
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

who's dat howlin' swell dat passed US.
'L.Izy Jane?" demanded 'Rastus.
How dye suppose ! known" said she.
IAN white dudes look alike to me-"
7 Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
FOR BREACHY BULLS.
4 Preventive That Has Never Failed
to Effect Il turp,

to Effect II tnrc.
For the benefit of those who may
have breachy bulls or other kind OF
cattle that throw the fence, | will state
what ] have found to be a good pre-.
yentive, and | have had one of the
worst animals ever saw to experiment
on.
| had a ring. something Like the nc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

~" an the meantime, you say, he heard
from two influential quarters?"
yes, from his better half."-N. Y.
If Truth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

heard n good one on Mr. d. S.
Goodrich the other day. He and a par
~ of friends were fishing at Blue Lake
and were having the best kind of a
time. and were rapidly d~epopulnting
the lake Of its inny inhabitants, AS
the story goes Mr.. Goodrich become too
yenturesome and attempted to ri1e a
fiery and untamcd log without saddle
or bride. Like the bucking broncho Of
the wild and woolly west, the log re-
NAMED perfectly quiet until Dir. Good
rich had mounted 1t, but the unsuspect.
ing victim little knew the treachery
which lurked in its water soaked heart.
As the intrepid rider prepared to apply
the spurs his steed gave a mighty bound
and plunged him into the stream up to
his knees Il did not learn whether head
or feet frst.) AZ he arose from the
water the luckless rider was greeted by
storms of laughter from the large audi
ence. which witnessed his defeat by hi
! slippery steed. Some n in the part,
declared that when Mr.. Goodrich
struck the water, the eat fish swan 81
fast to get away from him that the.
turned inside ont. bnt although thi
may be probable we would not yoncl
for its truth. II II G.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

q Amy--Did Fred look frightened when
y proposed toyou?
Il Anna-No; not until after he had
', carried me.--Yonkers Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Heat what age do you think a girl
should marry?
She-When she's asked.-Town Tcy.
icA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Don't forget that The Commonwealth
il prepared to execute Ill kinds Vi Jol
printing at reasonable prices.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
During the past week the hospitable

During the past week the hospitaple
residence of Judge and Mrs. S. X. Cole.
man has been made joyous by the
presence of a house party, composed OF
.udye Coleman's two nephews, Sergt.
Z. G. Peyton, cadet from West Point
Mr., Malcolm Coleman. OF the A. d Nj.
college. ana Misses Mary Lon Peyton
and Juanita Ayres, of the l. J. &C.
A pleasant feature of the party was a
reception rendered TO her guests by
Mrs. Coleman last Friday night.
The pleasant grounds were handsome
" Illuminated by colored lamps for the
occasion, and the large party spent q
most enjoyable evening. Excellent
refreshments were served ana the
Measure of the summers evening was
enhanced by the sweet strains OF music.
The reception lasted until two o'clock
in the morning and even then the happy
guests were 10th to depart.
The guests who formed the house
party returned to their homes Tuesda,
morning.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Teacher-Do you like to come 70
school, Willie?
Willic-Yes, sir. ] like comm and |
like goin', but / don't like stayin' be-
tween tim@-ChicagO Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

I The Ono Above All Others.
i"Wbo is accepted a. the head OF your
Iousehold. Easer, you or your wife?"
1.-THE cook."-Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

AN irresistible, unseen power
seemed to urge him onwHrd."--N y
liMCk,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
SOME HARD FACTS.
The Road Problem Viewed from u
strictly Practical Standpoint.

Some Of u contemporaries seem 10
take for granted that better roads"
necessarily implies paved roads, rolled
by wagon tires at least six inches wide,
and that it is a choice between such
roads and nothing worthy the name Of
road improvement. This we consider
a mistaken ard somewhat unfortunate
view Of the situation. II we are to have
nothing better than wind work till the
general construction Of paved roads
becomes a possibility in country dis
tricts the present generation will not
live to see better average country roads
thar -, nlow. Noune uDda"a,d y,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

Clapo, at CASPER s.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

| had a ring. something like the nc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-12
DORNEY'S THROW DOWN
Mr.. LOvett of the Tenth Ward Tells
All About II.
It's Hint to the Goo-Goos to Paddle Their
Own Political Canoe.

. Chairman James y. Lovett. better
known as Jim Lovett of tho Third ward
Democratic committee, is amused by the
'xgcovery of MIR. Thomas j. Dorney' s
friends that Mr.. John ii. Mcguire, chair
man of tho Democratic city committee, Is
not voter and therefore not even entitled
TO ordinary membership in tho commit
tee.
"Wo knew that all the time" said
Mr. Lovett. when we threw Dorney
down and put Mcguire up. And we pro-
vided for it when we got man of
property for our vice chairman.
IF IL Is necessary continued Mr..
Lovett, I'VE can transfer dozen house
lots to Chairman Mcguire at moments
notice and that's all there is to it, This
discovery that Mcguire is not voter Is
the last gasp of tho bnrkers of Tom Dor
noy. but IL won't do them any good.
Tho vice chairman referred To rs the
man of property Is ex Alderman Edward
H. Darcy who pays tax on $500 worth of
personal property
The throw down Of Dorney as engi-
neel OIL by the Lovetties of the Third ward
and the Maguireitcs of the First ward is
intended ns hint To the Goo-Goos tO
paddle their own political canoe and not
make tho third attempt To go into Office
with Democratic support.
The said democratic support" doesn {
think IL has teen appreciated by that
branch OF the party of which Alderman
Nichols IL n type and the ears of the ward
bosses long to once more hear the sounds
OF the merry chiuk, chink.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-12
NO HELP.
TWOHOlyOkeLum-
bermcn Drown.
Were Thrown From a Boat
by a Sudden LurCh.
Caught in Swift Current and
Borne to Death.
Their Companions Were Unable to
Render Them Assistance.
Their Companions Were Unable to
Render Them Assistance.
Were Trying to Save Some Of the Logs
Carried Away by High Waters.

Thomsonville, n. H., June 12. Two
Holyoke, Mass, men. while engaged in
efforts to save lumber. which is being
carried down the river by the flood waters,
were drowned here this morning They
were mem bers of gang of % Holyoke
men sent down by the Holyoke Lumber
Company, and with others were working
on the river in small boats hauling the
logs ashore and working otherwise to
stay the floating lumber In one of the
boats were four men. In the middle of
the river is fishway and at this point
the current ordinarily runs very swiftly
Today tho high waters accelerated the
speed of the current and the fishway was
turned into rapids. The frail boat nearly
capsized several times and at length a
violent lurch hurled th3 two end men
from their positions into the river and
in the twinkling of an eye they were
being carried down the stream and soon
sank before the eyes of their helpless COM
panions Efforts TO save them were
futile and the boat returned To the river
banks. The names Of tho men were ellis
and Gay both employed by the Holyoke
Lumber Company. Their bodies have
not been recovered. The logs are steadily
decreasing in number and 10 is thought
the worst is over. Word comes from
down the river, however. that there is
quite jam at the Warehouse bridge
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-12
MANCHESTER'S DEATH LIST.
Three Of Her Well known and Prom
inent Citizens Pass Away.

Manchester. n. H., June 12. Charles s.
Kidder widely known civil engineer died
today of heart trouble aged 60 years. He
had been connected with surveying the
railroad line across the lsthmus of Pana-
ma and also surveyed for line in Central
America. He was at one time civil engi-
neer for the Boston and Lowell and later
city engineer at Nashua. He was a
veteran OF the war and Mason
John ID. Paterson enc OF Manchester 5
old citizens died this morning, aged 40
years. He belonged TO one of the old
families of this section of the country. He
had lived retired life for some time. He
was prominent Mason, being at one time
grand commander of the Grand comman-
derry of knights Templar.
Nathan johnson died this morning,
aged 90 years months, l6 days. He was
the oldest resident of Manchester, having
resided here since 1911. He was born i'm
Londonderry In 1906. He had lived in re-
tirement for many years upon his farm in
the outskirts Of the city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-12
Steamer Valencia Chased
by Spanish Cruiser.
A Solid Shot Dropped Close
Under Steamers Stern.
Commander Boosted He Fired to
Compel the Showing of COlOrs.

New York. June l2. Tho steamer
Valencia which was fired on by Spanish
cruiser near Guantanamo, Cuba, on May
27 arrived here today. According to
the story told by Capt Skillings her
commander as the Valencia was leaving
the harbor of Guantanamo having already
saluted the forts and taken down his
colors. the Spanish cruiser Marin Mer-
codes bore down and fired a blank shot
across the Valencias bows This was
quickly followed by solid shot which
dropped close under the ships stern. The
Valencia then showed her colors, and the
cruiser quickly withdrew and steamed
away toward Santiago. Capt. Skillings,
while not willing 20 make any statement
regarding his encounter with the cruiser,
said that his vessel was no stranger TO the
cruiser The latter's commander was
well aware that she was engaged in the
service of the Ward line. IL was publicly
reported at Santiago said Capt. Skill
lings, that the cruisers captain openly
stated that he knew the Valencia was
an American steamer, but that no fired
on her purposely TO compel her to show
her colors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-12
College Crews Ike a Short Spin,

Poughkeepsie, ~ V, juno II. The
Harvard oarsmen were out onrly this
morning The water was as smooth as
glass and the flocd tide was on when the
crimson crew pulled out. Lehman had
thom row down the river against the tide
for mile aud half and then back 20
tho boathousc. IL was just n row for
exercise ms DIR. Coolidge was waiting with
examination papers for tho men TO re-
turn. by 10 o'clock they were hard at
work with their examinations
The Pennsylvania inen rowed two miles
against tho tide then practiced starts. It
has been decided to row the big race down
stream between and p. m, on June -,
the exact hour TO bo decided by the West.
shore Oiiicinls