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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

It's hard for a man to pass monty that hs
secs lAlng on the sidewalk especially If il
is coantcrtclt-Chicag News,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

II takes a cheerful man to be iha,lkfu,
that ne Is bald headed, thereby SAVING A
barber hill.-W ashingtan Demot ,at,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

We are liable TO he most miserable ex.
pecting trouhles that never come.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

Potatoes and apple. have both rot.
ted so in parts Of Maine that not half .
crop will be harvested.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26
r II BALL.

Dudley Canesucker-There is only
one hat left and 1t is not mine. l want
my hat.
Hatkeeper-Was yours better?
"Of course IT was. Do you suppose I'd
have made a kick If il wasn't?"-N. Y.
Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

II We had to live near a woman who is al.
ways practicing singing by herself, We doubt
ME would be considered worth living
Washington Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

Almost anybody can own a horse and
buggy Washington Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

Th" silver lining to u Rrcnt many clouds is
nothing but mnuushine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

Asaisel Intslligenes.
Col. Yerger-What II the matter?
never saw ycu look 90 distressed.
Judge Peterby-Ay wife is danger.
ously Ill. and ! am trembling between
fear and hope.
"who IL treating herr" as.
"Dr. Soonoyer."
We'll then, You can hope. He treat
ed my late lamented." - Tammany
Times.
Married Now.
All, once when Julia read aloud,
MY dottng soul was rap and proud:
But now. although ! love her more,
When Julia reads. I doxe and snore,
Chicago Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

To Cure IA Cold In one Day
Take Laxative promo Quiuiuc Tablets, Al
druggists refund money ii il fa~ilstocure. 9jr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26

Miss Nellie ]. Taylor and Paul D.
Quiggs were engaged, and Nellie was
out Of town for a few days. They ex-
changed the following kilograms and
thorightlessly signed them by their
initials only:
Dear Nellie. Conn hono ~ $50
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-26
Dear Nellie: Come home 10 me.

Dear Paul: Am coming, ny love.
IN. l. r."
N. " I%nurnaI .
Evening star., 1897-03-15
In the Churches.

Ordination services were held yesterday
morning at IL o'clock at the Pro-Cathedral
Church of St Mark, Sd and A streets
southeast. at which two young ministers
had conferred upon them the full orders of
the priesthood of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. The two young men were Rev.
Herbert Scott Smith. assistant minister of
the Church of the Good Shepherd, at 4th
and H streets northeast and Rev. John
Thomas Grove. assistant in charge of the
Church of Our Savior, at Brookland.
Bishop Satterlee of the diocese of Wash
ington conducted the services, assisted by
Rev. w. l.. Devries, rector of st. Mark s
Church; Rev. DIR. Frank NJ. Gibson. Ph. D..
of St Andrews Church; Rev. A. NJ. Hil-
Ticker of Epiphany Mission: Rev. A. X.
jenkins and Rev. George w. Williams of
Rock Creek parish.
Rev. DIR. Gibson delivered the sermon.
taking his text from l Timothy, iii:13-"For
they that have used the office of deacon
well pure nase to themselves a good degree
and great boldness in the faith which is in
Christ Jesus
Evening star., 1897-03-15
Reported an lAssa

James c. Jacobs of 127 14th street south
west, a cab driver by occupation, reported
to the police of the fifth precinct Saturday
right that he had been assaulted and a
daring attempt made 10 rob him, in lone
ly spot on 1ith street southeast between
and streets. According to his story. a
Nell-dressed white man engaged Jacobs on
Pennsylvania avenue 10 drive him to 18th
and streets southeast. Near the latter
point a dispute occurred between the two
regarding the amount to be paid for the
trip, when a third man appeared. pointed
pistol at Jacobs head and demanded thai
the latter deliver over all the money and
valuables in his possession.
Before he had time to reply Jacobs saws
he was seized by the throat A determined
struggle with his asSailant followed. dur
ing which the pistol was discharged. ia
cobs yelled murder and the men ran away.
The report was then made to the police
who are investigating the case. At the
time he was assaulted Jacobs had S;5.,p in
n.oney Oh his person.
Evening star., 1897-03-15
Want an Appropriation.

A delegation of coIored men from Texas
is in Washington to ask from Congress an
appropriation of $150,OO0 for the Afro
American fair and interstate exposition to
be held at Houston, Tex, from September
to November 30, 1SaS. The object of the
exposition is to show the advancement of
the race since its emancipation. Gov. Gull
berson of Texas has commended the move
ment to the favorable consideration o. Con-
gress and the President, and the delega-
ton brought a personal letter from the
governor to President Mckinley in behalf
of the work.
Evening star., 1897-03-15
For vaSrancy.

Frank Zang, who was charged with
vagrancy, was today sent 10 the work house
for fifteen days by Judge kimhal. Zang who
was well dressed, said he came to Wash
ington from Newark, \. J., six days ago,
and that he then had SO. He spent this.
and being unable TO get work here was
begging money TO get back to Newark. He
lad succeeded in getting Sl5o when he was
arrested. Zang admitted the charge.
Evening star., 1897-03-15

1t matters little what II is that you want
whether situation or Servant--a
want ad. in The Star will reach the
person who can fill your need
Evening star., 1897-03-15

If you want anything, try an al. in The
Star. If anybody has what you wish, You
will get an answer.
Evening star., 1897-03-15

Whatever may be the cause of prematurely gray
hGtr II can be restored the same color as IN
youth by Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer.
Evening star., 1897-03-15
53 cents.

Fine Indian dimitieS botl,
light and dark grounds-and ver,|
beautiful figured patterns-especial
ly desirable for childrens dresses
should be I29c. yard-to 60 for a
day at
Evening star., 1897-03-15
so cents.

44inch black mohair sicilian-ha.
that handsome luster TO desirable
warranted to wear excellentlv-regu
lar price, 69c. vard-to go for da,
Evening star., 1897-03-15
so cents.

46-inch navy and black silk finisI
English mohair-sells evervwher,
for dollar yard-to, go for a dan
Evening star., 1897-03-15
G.. BAuM's,

4I6 9TH ST.
Clearing Sale of Bedwear at
Wholesale Prices.
We overbought our supply OF
Bedwear for Inauguration, and to-
morrow we will place our surplus
stock on sale at prices lower than
ever quoted in Washington.
400 Pillow Cases, &c. Each.
tsize 4213sl Sold for 1Oc.
Best Pillow Cases, lOc. Ea.
Hemstitched (Size 42x36l
300 Sheets, SIC. Each.
Large enough for double bed. and the kind you
pay SOC. for elsewhere.
Best Sheets, 42c.
(Size 9OxsOJ A bargain at SOC.
SIC. for 7Sc. Sheets.
(Size 9Ox9O.) Hemstitched plain hemmed,
OF PeIuot Cotton
G.. BAUm's,
1t 416 7TH ST.
Evening star., 1897-03-15
ElphonZo Younss Co.


The commencement of the Lenten
season draws special interest to what
to have to eat. Leave that to us to
suggest. We have been preparing
for it for many weeks. and we have
about everything delicious that the
market affords.
Sardines-
plain
homeless
tomato sauce
-boned and peeled
-spiced. picked and troultir.i
mustard sauce.
ThOn. fish Q,ordelaise sauce).
Herrings Marines TAU vim blanc,.
Digbv chicks.
French mackerel-in oil.
Soused mackerel.
Royal kippered Herring.
Findon Haddocks.
Bartaria Shrimp.
Digby Chicks.
Smelts-small cans.
Columbia River Salmon
cans solid piece
Lobster-choice selected stock.
Anchovies in oil.
Anchovy Paste.
Salt Mackerel-fat and juicy.
Codtish-hnest selected Georges
bank.
Boneless Herring - smoked-a
favorite Lenten delicacy.
Elphonzo Youngs Co.,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,
428 Ninth St, bet D and E.
Evening star., 1897-03-15
90 cents.

200 pieces cardinal dimities-
black k,navv. garnet and light ground,
the new spring desiSns-to go io]
a dav at
Evening star., 1897-03-15
81 cents.

46-inch all-wool navy and black
Redtern serges-warranted 10
wear splendidly-made expressly Tor
l1s-tn un for n da,. IT
Evening star., 1897-03-15
8R cents.

4o-inch striped and figured Eng
lish lawn-very sheer and very beau
lful patterns-should be I2tc. YARD
to go for a day at
@U
Evening star., 1897-03-15
Is CENTS.

.3S-inch new "\igoreaux suitings
tan. gray and bluette-plain
mixed or iridescent etfects-have
been 800. vard-to go for day at
Evening star., 1897-03-15
March fifteenth.

A IS by S6-inch hemstitched pil
low case, torn by hand when beng
made, and every seam felled-mad,
with inch hem-to 60 for a day at
l2R cents.
Evening star., 1897-03-15

Eight pieces "Whittenton'' suit
lngs-exact counterparts OF the I'm,
imported weaves-in handsom,
broken check and striped patterns
really worth 2Sc. a vard-for
Evening star., 1897-03-15

Thon. fish bordelaise sauce).
Evening star., 1897-03-15

90 dozen women's plain and drop
stitch full seamless hose-either tan
or black-worth much more-will
on for /, 1,,- n,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
Natures Gardens in Alaska.
John Muir, in January Atlantic.

JOnn Multi, III JdnOdAy <AllolltiC'
The most extensive, least spoiled and
most unspoilable of the gardens of the con-
tinent, are the vast tundraS of Alaska
Every summer they extend smooth, even,
undulating, continuous beds of flowers and
leaves from about latitude 62 degrees to the
shores of the Arctic ocean. And in winter
sheets of snow flowers make all the country
shine one mass of white radiance like
star Nor are these Arctic plant people the
pitiful froSt-pnched unfortunates they are
guessed to be by those who have never seen
them Though lowly in stature, keeping
near the frozen ground as If loving it, they
are bright and CHEEKY, and speak natures
love as plainly as their big relatives of the
South. Tenderly Mapped and tucked in be-
meath downy snow to sleep through the
huge white winter, they make haste to
bloom in the spring without trying to grow
tall though some rise high enough to ripple
and wave in the wind, and display masses
of color-yellow, purple and blue-so rich
they look like beds of rainbows, and are
visible miles and miles away. And
in September, the tundra CLOVIS in creamy
golden sunshine, and the colors of the ripe
foliage of the heathworts, willows and
birch, red, purple and yellow, in pure bright
tones are enriched with those of berries
which are scattered everywhere as if they
had been showered down from the clouds
like hail; their colors, with those of the
leaves and stems, blending tremendously
with the neutral tints of the ground of
lichens and MOSES on which they seem to
be painted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

>
A generation ago a full set of clubs in
cluded no less than seven wooden ones,
made up as follows: Play club or driver,
long spo0n mid spoon short be ee0era Ta ya
reties of spoons differed from the play cluD
only in the length of their shafts and in
back or ,grassed;' They were used in
playing through the green where the ma
ture of the lie or the distance to the hole
precIuded the of the play club. The
particular office of the wooden nibHck vas
in playing the ball out of bad lie. SUCH as
long grass or cart rut. Its shaft was
comparatively short and stiff, and it's head
moderately "grassed'D was. only about
half as long as that of driver or spoon.
With the final addition of brass plate
screwed to its sole. the wooden niblick dir
fered but little from our up-to-date brassie,
and in practical use 1t soon began TO DO
the work once divided among the spoon
Now. If the short-headed niblick were the
better club through the green, why not
from the tee also? So argued some of the
holder Spirits but golfers are conserva-
tive, and the great majority chung obstl-
with its long. narrow and shallow head;
And then, in the fullneSs OF time. appeared
the "bulger," whose invention is. variously
ascribed TO the late Mr.. Henry Lamp and
to Willie Park, jr.
AS everybody knows. the "bulger" has
longitudinal convex striking surface in
stead of a plane or straight face. When
originally introduced it was supposed that
this convexity could be trusted to keep the
ter. But most of the theories advanced to
account for this useful property have since
been disproved, and it has been shown that
a ball badly SLICED" or pulled" with
''bulger'' will travel in quite much Of a
curve as though the striking surface were
a plane. And it still remains true that to
obtain the longest possible carry the point
of impact must be the exact center of the
conVeXity.
The early "bulgers" were made with alb
normally ''swelled faces" and as it was
not desirable to increase the actual weight
of the club head, the extra width could only
be secured by a relative reduction in length
of head. The superiority of the new club
was unquestonable. and though little by
little the original convexity was modified
into what is now termed semi bulger," the
head itself continued to grow in width and
at the expense of its original length, until
the modern model was finally evolved.
The depth of the striking face has also
been gradually increased. the idea being to
give the ball a lower initial trajectory.
Allan Rohertson's play club. with which he
did his famous 70, has a striking face Ct
only fifteen-sixteenths of an inch in depth.
The depth of face of modern club is often
as much as one and one-half inches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
Use for Turkey Feathers.

Whalebone has become so scare of late
years and the pursuit of the whale is SO
dangerous that substitutes for the material
have been sought for far and wide
Meanwhile a material far superior for
many purposes to whalebone was going to
waste The producer of this material is
the turkey, and from it the most perfect
''whalebone" is now made
The tail feathers of the turkeys and those
that grow on the second and third joints
of the wing used to make feather dus-
ters, and there is a large demand for them,
but heretofore 1t was supposed that feath-
ers of the first wing joint were absolutely
useless. The wings have full growth OF
plumage only on one side. and the quill is
particularly thick and strong. These feath-
ers are therefore, entirely unfit for use in
the buster, and the manufacturers used to
cart them out to the refuse heaps or put
them into the furnace for fuel.
1t is from this despised feather that the
new "Whalebone' comes. The quill Is
stripped of its plumage. cleaned and re-
duced to fibre. which is built into founda-
ton OF round cord. from which the new
'swhalebone" is made. The finished product
is in all widths and in all degrees Of stiff
ness, and has one great advantage over the
real whalebone-it did not grow in the
darkness and dampness OF the ocean, and,
therefore, does not get brittle when EXPOSED
to light and heat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
FOUNDATIONS OF DIRT.
Compressed Earth Takes the Place of
stone and Mortar.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
The subject of doing away entirely with
stone and mortar foundations is being dis
cussed by French engineers, compressed
earth taking the place of these. The
method is the conception of Louis Dulac.
1t is well known that, when a stake is
driven into the ground, compression of the
surrounding soil takes place. equal in vol
ume to that displaced by the stake In the
method of M Dulac an apparatus like a
pile-driVer is erected, but, instead of the
ordinary hammer-head ram, heavy cone
is allowed to drop, point down, in such
manner that 1t makes hole, the size and
depth of which depend upon the diameter
of the cone and the height from which it
has fallen.
The cone generally used is from twenty
four to thirty inches in diameter, weighing
about 5000 pounds says an article trans
lated for the Engineering Magazine, and it
is dropped from height of thirty to forty
feet. With a drop of this sort hole equal
in diameter to that of the cone and twenty
to thirty feet deep may be made in few
hours. the time and depth depending, sof
course, upon the nature of the soil. The
whole area upon which the structure is to
be erected is thus treated, the holes being
fiv to six feet apart between centers and the
result is the compression of the soil be-
tween the holes to an extent governed by
the diameter and distance between them.
After the holes have thus been made they
are gradually filled with a concrete made
of broken stone or cinder and hydraulic
lime cement. The concrete is thrown in
shallSw layers and pounded pounded by Yoo allowing
to drop from about the same height as that
from which the cone was dropped. The eff
feet of this procedure is to drive the more
liquid portion of the concrete into the walls
of the pits, and thus, when the latter are
filled and the concrete has become hard
the foundation consists not only of the
buried pillars of stone and cement, but also
of the compressed earth partly charged with
cement.
This method of making foundations has
been used with much success in various
portions of Paris, some of the locations be-
ing considered very difficult owing to the
soft nature of the soil; and the system is
now being used to prepare the ground for
the erection of some of the buildings for the
exposition of 1900.
The effect of the pounding of the earth is
said not to extend to sufficient distance to
disturb adjacent structures, and in a num-
Der of cases the method has been used in
the immediate vicinity of old and weak
buildings without apparent injury.
It is possible that this system of compress
sion may be of service in many locations
where the load is not too great and it APP
pears to be of especial applicability TO
foundations for temporary structures,
avoiding the necessity of much digging.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

train. which then hurried away on its
journey. spirited team was waiting for
Mr.. Croker and his companions, and we
quickly left the steamboat, got into the
coach and were driven rapidly for Sacra-
mento City. Arriving there, we found an
engine and coal tender waiting for us at
the Central depot. and Mr.. Croker gave or
derS to the engineer to run the locomotive
at every pound of steam she could carry,
to Newcastle.
ception of MIR. Croker, who stoo1 at the
back of the engineer, were seated in the
tender on various Jumps OF coal ana woed
and it didn't take us long TO real re from
the awful jolting and Swaying of the engine,
that the road was unballasted and in We y
poor condition for speeding, Much 10 our
relief. after we had passed b yond the
American river and our arms fairly acned
from our exertions to hold on a Id keep
ourselves from being thrown out OF the
tender the engineer suddenly lowered his
rate Of speed and at the me time informed
Mr.. Croker that it would be extremely n
gerous to run any farther at the rate we
ssnfr. Croker looked annoyed and said.
Nonsense! If you are afraid you had better
get off the engine. .
s'IIe then took hold of the lever and pulled
it to the farthest limit. OF course, we al,
thought that Mr. Croker was crazy, ana
that the engine would soon Jump the rack
But Mr.. Crocker would not listen to remon,
Strances. never moved a muscle, ana 100 !
at the lever until we were all scared out OF
our wits, and the engine, painting ana tnroo-
hing like a huge wild beast enveoped in a
cloud of escaping steam reached NewcaSt tie
Here we were hustled into waiting Goa n
and driven away. At each ten miles be-
tween that town and Virginia City there
was a relay of horses. AT various polnlS
along the mountain roads even the drivers
were afraid to obey Mr.. Crocker's ORDERS
and in two instances he took the reins NM
self and whipped the teams into hVely
gallop. ~,
''The result of the whole exciting, wild
and dashing race was that Charles Crock
presented in the business office of the Nir-
ginia City Enterprise a copy of the san
francisco Bulletin and some mail matter
twelve hours before the mail agant on the
opposition railroad had reached the city
That was the death blow to the Freeport
& Folsom road and the salvation OF the
Central Pacific"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
A REMARKABLE LINGUIST.
She Can Speak Eleven Tongues, ou'
Spends Her Life at the Wash Tub.


Boston Advertiser.
and sneak any language from SanScrlt 10
hog Latin. The faculty comes to her as
naturally as swimming does to duck.
Her knowledge is not the result OF IedcH-
ing but of association with people of every
tongue. She speaks eleven languages nu-
emily, vet she struggles over the WaShtup
in order that her six children can go "
school. a,o
Mrs. Julia Antonishin was born in Arosla-
mos Hungary, thirty-twO years ago. her
parents were Germans. When she was SIX
wears old they moved to Aninina, Germany
where she attended school for six years.
this being the limit of schooling provided by
the government.
people of every cline were employed IL
was like the Babylon Of old, so great was
the confusion of tongues. -
The children were strangers to each otner
because of this b9rrier of misunderStanulhs'
Eventually the little ones succeeded in mas
tering the languages of their playmates: IN
the schools at Aninina they were taught the
German and Magyar tongues. -,
Mine languages picked up with the chill
dren" said Mrs. Antonishin. Some were
easy and some were hard. was not the
only child to do it. The Slavish, Hungarian,
Polish Russian, Bohemian, Roumanlan,
Servian, Magyar and Croatain languages
are much the same.
"That is. the letters are the same, but Of
course you do not speak them alike. To-day
/ can speak, read and write eleven lan-
guageS. sometimes the 0QulIeS AoAS S"AA
me to interpret.
ut is not enough. must work to get
education for my children. My husband
labors at the Carnegie furnace, but he does
not make enough. / want so much to get
to be Interpreter in the courts.
'Then l could educate my children. Some
tell me to get petition for all the SqulreS
and people to sign, and then send 1t to the
Governor Is that right? Is that the way
to get to be interpreter to educate your
children?"
Mrs. Antonishin was ironing. Her hands
and face the stoop of her shoulders and
the appearance CT her kitchen testified to
her lahOrS.
Her youngest child is six years old and
the eldest sixteen.
Susie, the eldest, and John, aged fourteen
have the mothers faculty for picking up
foreign tongues. With the exception of the
baby all the children attend the Braddock
schools.
George Antonishin came to Braddock
from Germany nine years ago. His wife
and children followed two years later For
four years before her marriage and for six
years after Mrs. Antonishin was employed
in the German postoffice service, where her
knowledge Of languages brought her great
prestige.
When Mrs. Antonishin is not washing she
is ironing and when doing neither she is
trying to figure out economic policy that
will give education to her children.