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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

side, 20 inches long. The top pieces
of 1-sN3N26 inches are nailed on
the outside of posts, which Iorms
II frieze, which is cut to a hcycl on
which the roof boards are nailed; the
roof projecting IA inches in front aud
at the caves, and thrre~quarters inch
on the ends. The siding, floor and roof
boards are all OF oue-haif inch stun,
which can be procured by purchasing
shoe boxes of a suitable size and draw
ing the nails. They giveNou white pine
lumber planed on both sides. that can
be painted to look neat and last for
many years.
y is n movable rack which slides up
or the inside TO let the hen ont or in,
aud eau be easily removed when de
sired to clean out. \ is the drop door
and feed table, held in position by the
wire OBJ, which is hooked into staples
or around screws: can be unlocked
when closing the door. Door is fast-
cued by button tC). The door Is held
in position at the bottom, when closed,
by two hcadlcss wire nails driven in
bottom edge and projecting t~iyc-ciphthS
inch, which enters "A corresponding hole
in the floor. u is n Stat 5-sNl-s inch,
to prevent the board from varping and
protect the food from being wasted
+ is a wire screen nailed on inside of
opening to afford ventilation when the
door is closed. L is a small hook to
hold wire out Of the way when not in
use. G & is n slot In end Of siding to
admit screws when the door is closed,
The advantage of this coop is that
1t is inexpensive, simple in conStruc-
ton, light and easily removed from
place to place, easily kept clcaa and
dry. with safety from vermin. BY re-
moving door and rack it can be
scrubbed out and aired. thus caring
for many broods with but little work
or risk of accident or disease.-B II.
Klein. in Ohio Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
FARM AND GARDEN.
OF PIGS.
A Mixed Diet Usually Produces Sntis~
factory Results.

Tie treatment Of pigs intended for
porkers and those intended for bacon
should from the age Of IL or IA weeks
be somewhat ditlerept, The former
may be pushed on sharply, and fed
at least three times a day. says National
Proyisioner, but care should be taken
not TO give more food at ench meal
than is thoroughly cleaned mp. 4 good
mixture of two or three sorts OF ground
corn, either scalded or steamed, with
the addition of some boiled potatoes,
mangles OF swedes. and n little skim
milk. will make porkers At for the mar
ket in four or five months. Pigs intend
ell for bacon should be allowed n fair
amount of exercise, and for the first
four or five months need only I've fed
twice a day. on such food as will pro-
mote growth and produce flesh rather
than fat, but they should never be al
lowed to stop growing nor to lose their
suckers flesh. When put up to feed,
gradual. Opinions vary very much as
to whether il is desirable to give meal
raw or cooked; for my part. | have
found the best results from cooked
food.
As regards the diet on which bacon
pigs should he fed. il IS impossible to
lay down any hard and fast rules. The
pig, of all animals. thriyes best on y
mixed diet and every nip fpptlrr must
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

II there is one subject above all 9th.
ers that needs attention just now IL Is
that of honey adulteration. We must
have a national pure food law enacted
pretty soon, or the business Of pure
honey production will be ruined for
ever. The shameless a%duiterators are
constantly at work, and will so con-
tinue until compelled 20 stop by the en-
fcrcement of a rigid Standardization
law. The United States ] 'ckeepers'
union has a big job ahead of ii. 1t will
require the united efforts and funds
of all beekeepers to win in this fight.
1t is well worth undertaking, however
in fact, beekeepers cannot afford Ia
submit longer without soon finding
their occupation gone. -- Wisconsin
Apriculturist
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

unblcachcd canton flannel makes the
best dish cloths.
Washing the hands in bran water
will Written and soften the skin.
Flannel should ne ironed us little as
possible, and with a moderately hot
iron.
Vegetable soups are uonrishing and
not MS heating as those made from meat
stock.
Plantaiu leaves applied to bee stings
or mosquito bites will rcmose the in,
ilammation,
Nothing will improve the complexion
and give grace to movement better than
homework.
A menu for each meal. made out week.
ly. viii save much anxiety as to each
days meals,
Tie Il piece of stale bread 70 "A white
muslin cloth and drop it into the kettle
with the boiling cabbage to hep Absorb
the offensive odor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
yyURANCE |
C)NPANI, |


piled for the positions and confessed
themselves qualified to I'll the bill.
A novel sight Of squirrels migrating
was witnessed below Cumberland, Nd,
4 drove, which an eye witness estimated
tomac river. About 800 of them were
killed by men and boys before they got
into the woods.
From Battle Creek, Mich. n threshing
machine company "A few days ago
shipped a separator to Nebraska by "A
route to occupy eight days, and a man
and his son, taking supplies Of food and
water for the journey. had themselves
shut up inside for the trip.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

BLIND WOMAN FARMER.
THIS The Soil Herself and Clears x.OU
Each SeHsOn.

Ench season.
While women who farm are numcrou,
in Illinois and in the other states of III,
union, u blind woman farmer is seldom
seen. There lives in Oak Hill, Tex, &
blind girl, who has from a few acres o
land, cultivated by herself, cleared
about 500 each season for several years
by the growing and sale of vegetables
She began with no capital and an un,
fenced piece Of uncultivated land. There
is now a neat fence about her domain,
a well and pump in the center, and she
has, in addition to purchasing these
paid for a piano and hack to take he,
vegetables TO the market, which is 70
miles from her home.
Every evening during the dry season
she waters n certain number of plants
until she has gODe over the entire place.
when she begins and goes over it again
in the same way. The active sense OF
hearing which nature has given this
blind girl in lieu of her sight enables her
to detect insect life easily, and by feel.
ing with her sensitive fingers she can
distinguish the nature and size OF the
plants and vegetables she raises. She
is familiar with all kinds Of vegetables
and plants, knows the size they should
attain. the color of their hue and the
shape they should assume.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

There are more crop-bound fowls late
In the year than at any other period
for the reason that in the endeavor to
secure a supply of bulky food the fowl.
will swallow dried grass aud other sub.
stances, which pack in the crops and
prevent the passage of the food to the
gizzard. There is no way to prevent
the difficulty II the hens are on a range.
but as soon as frost destroys the grass
il will be an advantage to supply finely
cut clover hay that has been scalded
which will lessen the desire to con.
sumo substances which they should dis.
card.--Farm and fireside.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
TWO STABLE DEVICES.
To Prevent n Horse kicking and q
Foil nnrhc IhicxHs.

The illustration shows Il device to be
panion. 1t is made from one-inch gal.
vanized iron tubing. The two corners
are screwed together with a return
coupler. Pins go through holes in the
upper ends and are attached to the
woodwork of the stall. 4 cord Is fas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
why Hailed Hay Il. Mus,v,

Much of the baled hay that comes
to market is mnsty. Most farmers
when they bale hay think It need not
be very dry, as the bales are small. Bot
the amount of hay packed In them ID
always sufficient to get up a violent
ferment unless the hay is properly
dried before II is put into the bale. II
there were more care used In baline
hay the price for it would be much
better than It is, as the kay itself
would be better worth il.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

Strong colonies are rarely molest&l
and are almost sure to defend then,
selves against intruders.
The lack Of fecundity in the queen
may be due to disease, improper dcyel'
opment or to n special race or strain.
Bees, by "A rapid vibration of their
wings, have the power to ventiiate their
hives. In this way they are able to re.
Once the temperature in summer and
temper the cold of wintcr.-St. Loui.
Republic.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
Wherein Nobhlrtau shows sense,

"My friend Nobbleton,' said MIR. 1anklc.
by, lis overcaretul about many things, but
u many ways he shows great common sense.
For instance: He always carries with him
postal cards appropriately addressed, and if
he Is suddenly called away anywhcrc-and
his business is such that he is liable to be
at any t'mc-he puts n word or two on one
OF his postal cards and puts it in the nearest
letter box. He may not have time to stop
ways find time to drop this postal card; and
i relieves the minds of the folks at home.
In this | think MIDDLETON shows sense. IN.
Y. Sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

Clean fence corners are d fair test
OF a thorough-going farmer. Intense
cultivation is not only most profitable
but in the long run requires less labor
than the sIip-shod sort. The farmer
who plants an annual weed crop Is
quite successful In raising it, as q rule.
One only needs to ride through the
country on a railroad train to note
the difference between the man who
plants his annual crop Of weeds and
the n who substitutes the useful
crops instNd.-Fsrmers' Union.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS

Lack Of ventilation often causes damp.
ness in the hive.
To winter safely bees should have 80
pounds of good stores.
formulation in honey is Il proof of its
purity and superiority,
If bees are to be moved it should be
done before cold weather.
Comb honey during the fall and win.
ter should be kept in II warm room.
Bees never bore for ncctxr, but seek
only of that Mhinh Is fnllN rXnnsnl
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
HANDY CHICKEN Q Q
IL 0vercomcs An the Objections | rgcd
AGAINST other kinds.

The cut shows a chicken coop which
has overcome all the objections 10
plans which have been given 10 The
public from year 10 year through
poultry journals aud agricultural pa
pers.
The coop is 80 by &c inches floor meas.
ure, having four posts of oak one by two,
which hold the nails firmly and stand
the weather best, as they rest on the
ground, The trout posts are cut "a
inches long and the rear one Is inches.
with a " by two joist nailed On in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
Almost Inside Out.

The stomach that IL not turned thus by a
shaking up on the "hrDuy wave must be a
well fortified enc The gastric apparatus can
be rendered proof against seasickncss with
that stomachlc SO popular am0uEtravclorshy
sea and land hostcttcTs Stomach Rlttcrs,
II defends the system against malaria and
~rheumRtrsm. and suhducs liver complaint,
constipation and dyspepsia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
TO FOIL HORSE THIEvEspld Z

To FDTE HOHSE TTTTEV EEpfu II
u VIII
OF the stable place a bar Of iron "a. i
the doorway, as shown in cut, Oh md
ta) entering far enough through the
doorpost TO allow the other end (b) tc
fiji into a socket. An iron key is put
into a hole in the bar near (n) and pad
locked there. These two devices are no,
patented and they are effective. Orange
Judd Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

Watts-"rhcrc il one good feature about
the kIondike that has not been sufficiently
exploited, in my opinion And
that is Watts-''The superior iaclli,
ties for cold storage of a fellow after he
dies, until his friends can send for him.
INDIANAPOLIS journal,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

tened to the device for raising or low
ering as required. When not in use it
is raised and is well out of the way OF
everything. In use, it does not interfere
at all with the animals movements. ex-
ccpt to prevent his being too free with
his feet and legs.
To prevent thieves taking horses out
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

Wallace-"l didn't know YOU rode a
wheel" Ferry al don't Wallace
"lhcu what are You wearing knickcrbuckcra
aud y sweater ior?' Ferry-"ro keep the
fool hicycl" rdors from running over me.
Enquirer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
why IN stnr Plug Tobacco the ucStt

Because II is made from selected stock Of
the best grade OF lcal that grows. The mgrc.
dents used IN its manufacture are absolute
" ~purc-nothrng injurious to the system en-
tcrH INTO It.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
ROUND ABOUT THE STATES.

Near Homer, Mich, u man started q
duck farm last spring with two ducks
The eggs laid numbered 100, and ht
raised to the marketable age 116 ducks
For refusing IN ucl ne Ipnne Viz Mn
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
CnuE hit the Eggs.

Judgc-ilow do You know the prisoners
threw eggs at yOuF
Tragcdran-l caught them in the act
IptO,Date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
To Cure n Cold In One Day

Take laxative ljromo Quininc Tablets. All
druggists refund money If It fails TO cure. 2jc,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

A Stumbling Blocl,~"Nhnt ia the oh
lection o, the politicians to the civil serv,
ice reform system: p ''Ihe examination qucs
iinna n--Ilulh.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

The worse one feels, the more people want
to talk 20 him Washington Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

]. W. Lee two
In the Western
ID town Wedncs-
list. Is doing a
lie believes IN
course deserves
Greenwood Mon
portion OF The
the festive still,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

~ SA'ff'
when not in us.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
ELECTRIC MOTOR CYCLE.
1t Is Started and Stopped in Ordinary
Fashion.

An invention has been patented by a New
York man which makes the unusual COM
bination of the electric spark and either
naphtha, petroleum gasoline. The union Of
a battery on top of the tank containing which
ever fluid may be preferred of the three men
toned. The former is connected by the nee
essary wires with the motive apparatus so that
the electricity may cause the necessary ex-
plosion which produces an impelling force
whenever it is desired.
Battery and supply tank are located back
of and just under the saddle of the bicycle.
The bicycle is supplied with the usual chain
and sprocket wheels, one of the latter being
attached to the pedal spindle and the second
sprocket wheel to the axle of the bicycle at
one side of the rear traction wheel.
At the end of the shaft opposite the sprock-
ct wheel is attached pinion adapted to gear
with the driving pinion. This is journalled
to stud that forms part Of the casing that
the shaft of the rear wheel. 1t is in this CYL
inder that the pockets are located-in the
outer section-which receive a charge Of
vapor that causes the wheel to revolve.
The yaporizer has an inlet in its upper por-
ton partially closed by pin resting upon
distributor that holds the fluid which comes
from the tank to be vaporized. Beneath this
sphere there is a cup-shaped receptacle which
holds any superfious fuel and prevents it
from being drawn into the cylinder through
the tube There are apertures in this tube
which receive a supply of cold air, and this
mixes with the hot air discharged from the
similar apertures Of the second cylinder be-
fore it is carried into the vaporzer. By this
means the vaporization of the substance used
as fuel is largely increased.
So far as the electric battery is concerned,
it is the inventors idea that 1t will be easier
to place it on top OF the supply tank, but
that is not imperative. 1t can be secured
to any point Of the wheel which may
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09

One Mile-Clinton R. Coulter, Denver, Oct
2, I'm. SO lbs.
Five Miles-Henry Bradis, Memphis. Nov.
q, lin. AIS. 80
Ten MileS-A. f. Sem, LOUISVILLE, NOV. 10,
Pam, los.
Professional flying start, paced:
Two-Thrds Mile-W. w. Hamilton, Coron-
ado, CAL, March 2, So Sos.
One MiIe-W. w. Hamilton, Coronado, CAL,
March q. I'm. 80 lbs.
Five Miles-Jimmy Michael, New Orleans.
Nov. IL, ON, 4-5s.
Ten Miles-Jimmy Michael. New Orleans.
One Hundred Miles-Frank Waller, Men,
phis, Nov IA, 3h, SIM, las.
Amateur Competition, Standing Start
One-quarter mile-G. F. Royce, Paterson,
N. j., July 4, 1884, 20 3-5 seconds.
One Mile-Frank F. Desmond Jr., Denver,
Aug s, 1896, 2 min. rs sec.
Five Miles-Forest H. Wilson. Chicago.
Sept. %. 1896, 10 min. 4S 20 sec.
Ten Miles-Forest H. Wilson. Chicago,
Sept %, 1896, 81 min. At As sec.
Amateur Against Time. Unpaced, Flying
Start
One-Q Quarter Mile-A B. smons, Deming,
N. NJ, May &c. 1886 3 IL sec, YoG ~ .
One Mile-Harry G.. Clark, Denver, Oct. II,
1895, min. is sec.
Five Miles-O. B. Hackenberger, Denver,
Dec. 13, 1885, II min. 56 40 sec. ..sss.
Ten Miles-A. L: 'Hackenberger, Denver.
Fifty Miles-W. E. Becker, Freeport, ILL.,,
Oct. IL, 1895, 2 hrs. 20 min. As sec.
Amateur, against time, unpaced, standing
start:
Mass, Aug. 5, 1895, 2S lbs.
One MILF. D. Park. Denver, Nov. 26,
1894. Pm 10 ass.
Amateur, against time paced, flying start:
One Quarter Mile-John S. Johnson, Oct. 81,
1898, "a 2-5s.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09

be deemed desirable. Wires lead from the
two poles of the battery into the cylinder
through insulating plugs, and are run into
the cylinder In such a position that the points
an arc is formed and spark produced Dy
either making or breaking the current.
The circuit is alternately broken and COM
pleted by the forward and backward move
ments of circuit making plate, which IS at
tached to piston rod of the piston within
the first cylinder referred to. This piale Is
insulated from the rod upon when II Is
mounted by the use Of ordinary Insulating
material.
Now as to the operation Of the machine.
The stopcock Of the pipe leading from the
tank is turned on sufficiently to allow
small stream of the fuel to flow into the va
TALLY closed the fuel flows very slowly, diff.
fuses itself over the surface of the spherical
distributor and then vaporzes. Then the BIZ
cycle Is started, the rider pedalling in the Or
binary fashion until the necessary rotary
motion is impaired Ito the sprocket wheel and
thence to the cylinder and pinion.
This imparts continuous movement to the
piston contained within the first cylinder, and
the piston moves back and forth, alter
nately taking in supply of vapor7 and dis
charging the same. Just as soon GAS the in
ward stroke of the piston is completed and
the supply of vapor in the cylinder exhausted
into the second cylinder, an electrical contact
results. This causes the production OF
spark within the second cylinder, exploding
the vapor.
The expanse force thus obtained is ex
erted. upon the driving cylinder through the
medium of one of the pockets. This pocket
is then exhausted through the pipe, and
thence through the opening in the pipe back
into the vaporizer. The hot air in transit
from the pocket of the cylinder mixes with
the supply of cold air which is drawn in
through the opening of the pipe.
This mixture of hot and cold air assists in
the vaporization Of the fuel that has flowed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09

To break a record is the great desire
of American wheelmen, If not Of wheel
men everywhere. All sports have suf-
fered Cor have been benefited) by record
breaking, but none can begin to COM
pare with cycling for the frequency
with which its records fall by the way.
Last summer Michael made new
record for the hour. Previously the
record was held by Rivierre, one Of the
most peculiar racing men in the world.
Rivierre felt the loss of his record to
Michael, so he made another attempt
and succeeded. Then Linton broke 1t,
only to have the honor wrested from
him by Stocks, an English rider. Lin
ton again went after It, and again he
was successful, but the Englishman
was hot on his trail. The record was
In the possession of Linton just one
week, when Stocks again broke it.
and successfully, and probably the fight
would have continued had not the win
ter season INTERVIEWED. So it goes with
all records
The chairman of the L. A. w. racing
board finds it impossible to keep up
with the work of the record breakers,
for hardly has the table been made UP
when it is smashed again. However,
The season of 1896 saw a diminution of
record breaking, and the present sea-
Son will probably see still less. Where
an attempt generally meant success in
the past, it is now found to be neces-
sary to make numbers of them before
"a victory is gained.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
MANY OF THE RIDERS WILL. MAKn
THE NORTHFIEID CENTURY
RUN TODAY
GOING FOR HANsoN's RECORD.
MRS. sWARTZ IS AN ADVOCATE OFF
THE UNPOPULAR BBsLooMER
COSTUAIE.1o
Gay Scene on the Summit Track
Riding Schools Do Land Office
Business.

Dan F. Carmichael will today go
after the Mortified Century 100 mile
road record, now held by A. A. Han
son. Nearly every long distance rider
of prominence in the city will take the
run to Mortified today. The official
course was published in the G l o b e
Of Friday.
Mrs. Swartz, probably the most en-
thusiastic woman cyclist, Of st. Paul,
is an advocate of the bloomer costume
for lady riders. "It is not a pretty
one" she says, land think will never
be worn to any great extent on the
busy city streets, but it is the best
and coolest possible costume for long
rides. I cannot two strongly commend
the diamond frame for ladies. It is
becoming more and more popular and
I am glad Of it. Next year you will
find that the greater number Of wheels
sold will be diamond frames. I would
say to women riders, Don't wear stays
when wheeling. They give an I'M
graceful appearance, and are surely
uncomfortable"