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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
HINTS FOR STOCkMEN.

II is claimed that there are not
enough heavy draft horses to supply
the market. Make that plain and the
supply will bee coming.
Misrepresentation as to the pedigree
of u stallion is a crime that should be
severely punished. Nctitj~ harmlcssi if
propI" will only investigate.
There is complaint against the work
done by drhorniug clippers and prefer
vrCr expressed for the saw. The clip
prrs are all right II used according TO
directions.
The baIl,y horse and the swearing
driver are two nuisauccS where the
horse should have the monopoly. Keep
your temper and in some way get the
horse to think of something else. AS
soon as you do he will go.
Hard roads bang up the feet of the
horse, and it is a question if hard roads
are not as wearing on the horse as soft
roads are. But independent of that
hard roads are desirable when they can
~ ltN NilApIN ttp liiitll DIIttI 10 klt
farmer.
The l.20o-pound hog-and one man
claims to have one-iS not desirable or
profitable. We once saw Il pen of ten
hogs where aggregate weight was 10,-
600 pounds. Hogs to weigh must be
kept until the second year, and that Of
itself is not advisable.
Secretary Wilson thinks that hog
cholera can be abolished" and will
study the thing from 4 to L. 1t has
been studied already, but the more it
is studied the worse it is. Feed less
corn, breed from more mature stock
aud keep the hogs under hcalthful con
dttions are all the science there is to
the suhicct,-Westcrn plowman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
An Appropriate Vehicle.

The late Catholic bishop of New
foundland had a piano of which he de-
sired to dispose and which a friend. n
Protestant doctor, desired to purchase.
Considerable chaf ensued before tho
bargain was struck at q price which the
bishop declared ruinously low. The
only vehicle to the town which would
accommodate the piano was the hearse
and in this 1t was driven to the doctors
door, who came to the bishop in high
dudgeon. why on EARTH" he asked,
did you send my piapo in q hearsea"
The bishops eyes twinkled as he an
sSered: "WhyY Oh, because il was
such o dead bargain"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
ONLY WHITE BUFFALO,
Seen and Chased by Indians and Hum
tcrs, Dut Never Caught,

ters, hut Never Caught.
During the summer of 1875 bands of
Indians returning from a hunt far out
on the plains brought in stories OF
having seen at different times and in
different places, and always in the cen.
ter Of a large herd, a white buffalo.
They had used their best horses in the
effort to overtake it, to no purpose,
never being able to get anywhere near
the animal. At first we did not paw
much attention to these stories, but
still it kept cropping up from different
camps, and at last, in the fall of 1875.
| myself had a chance to verify the
truth Of the report, / had been sent on
duty north along the Red Deer river,
and was camped neal a large band of
Blackfeet, who We're hunting south of
that river. The buffalo had moved
north In vast numbers, and the prairie
was black with them.
| l had gone out one morning with a
party of Blackfeet TO see one of their
hunts, and also to try and kill for N.Y.
self. My horse was a good one, and
much faster than any belonging to the
Indian hunters. I got detached from
the party, becoming tired of the slaugh-
ter, and must have been at least 20
miles from camp, when / made for a
small clump Of timber not far off, in
tending to build q fire and roast q por-
ton OF some buffalo meat l had on the
saddle with me. AS I approached the
wood q band of about 100 animals burst
out of the brush and made off to the
south, and yes, most certainly, in the
middle of them wac white buffalo. AL
though they were a quarter of a mile
away; there could be no mistake about
1t; he was there, as large as life, and
quite white, and running like a deer.
There was no time TO much more than
take in the scene, but I gathered up the
reins and was after him, determined
to bag that buffalo or kill my horse.
Oh. what n race it was. mile after
mile; and although all the band, with
the exception Of about q dozen had
split Oft and gone in different direc.
lions, the white animal, with his body
guard of about q dozen, kept at about
the same distance ahead. I could catch
a glimpse of him now and then, and
there was no doubt he was snow white.
Get within shot I could not, for many
miles. At last they began to tire, and,
although my horse tired also, I had
good hopes OF coming up and getting a
shot. Alas! for such q chance. Of a
sudden my horse !urched forward on
his nose. sending me over his head onto
the prairie. and turning q somersault
%hiIIself, missing me by only a few feet.
lie had put his foot into a badger hole
and brought my hopes Of a white robe
to d sudden end--Forest and Stream.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
TREATMENT OF NANCE,
I:ccip" for II salyc which Is Said t,
Produce Good Results,

Produce Good Results.
Scurf or mango is sometimes difficult
to cure, 1t is caused by "A small mite
that burrows in the skin. and to ret rid
Of it the mite must he destroyed. The
treatment mentioned has such a tend
ency, but as the application is most
effective when applied locally there has
been too much reliance upon the in
ternaI treatment. The sulphur inter-
nally is not harmful, but it win take
too much time; the process is toe slow,
says Breeders Gazette.
In the first place, the pens and sleep.
ing quarters should be frequently dis
infected with crude carbolic acid and
lime. The surface affected should be
treated with a salve made as follows:
-Four ounces of salicylic acid, the same
amou9t Of h~yposulphite of sodium,
eight ounces of cosmoline or lard: and
il the lard is used n small amount of
beeswaX should be added to make the
mixture firm. The cosmoline or lard
should be melted V a slow fire. and
while It Is warm enough still to remain
a liquid stir in the other ingredients
slowly until they are thoroughly mixed.
When cold apply to the diseased skin Of
the hogs every day until a cure is eff
ferted. If many hogs are To be treated
the amount should be doubled or quad
rupIed, as the necessities may require.
In stirring in the salicylic acid care
should be used TO keep the face away
from the mixture, or the person who
does the work will have a violent case
of snce2ing. The salve mentioned is
good for man or beast whore there is
a violent aud persistent eruption Of
the skin. Do not forget to disinfect
the pens and sleeping quarteres Of the
animals. The crude carbolic acid is
good, but when applied strong enough
to be effective it is likely to make the
animals sick.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05

The farm is full OF barometers, all
more certain than the best almanacs
ever concocted. Before the rain comes
the dog is lazy and wants to sleep,
the cat washes its face, and the horses
are restless and easily frightened. The
geese are noisy, the poultry seek their
roosts. ants are in a hurry and skurry
laying in supplies. spiders crowd TO-
gether on the wall. toads and snai;s
and slugs are On the garden paths aud
birds cry 'wcet. weet.'' the frogs croak,
and peafowl become very excitable
and talkativs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
STALK CUTTER.

cured TO the log as shown in the cut.
The shanks that hold the blades should
be set forward so that in revolving
the edge will strike the ground perpen-
dlcularly. \ common roller frame is
pnt on and the tongue Co is fastened
behind a cart or wagon, and it is ready
for operation. The number of blades to
put on depends on the size of the log
and the length pieces the stalks are to
be snt into. For a log Is inches in
diameter ) blades will suffice. The log
must be heavy enough SO that the
weight will cut through the stalks.-G.
W. Waters, in Ohio Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
Dog Pursued by a Fox.

Maine nan tells an odd story about
a dog and q fox. He saw o dog coming
along h road with another animal in
pursuit, and this animal turned out to
he a.fpS, The dog was evidently fright
ened' as it yelped like mad, and the
iox was hot on his trail. With a final
long-drawn howl. the dog reached the
porch OF his masters house, and from
that vantage ground sat down to witch
his pursuer. The fox sat down two or
three yards awuy. and eyed the dog.
Finally, somebody opened the house
door, and the dog slipped inside. Then
the fox gave a howl Of defiance and
trotted away.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
DOLLY.

Dolly's plump and fair to see
Dolly thinks q lot O me. :
Always smiling pleasantly.
Ever jolly.
is this wirscme maid so-fair.
Sparkling eyes and fluffy hair.
Lips the red that roses wear
Lovely Dolly.
Dolly meets me on the street,
Dolly's often indiscreet-
Never was a girl SO sweet.
Full of folly.
Every day / steal a kiss:
Dolly simply laughs at this,
Never thinking 1t amiss-
Never, Dolly.
More, she sits upon my knee
True. she's all the world 10 me,
And this very day she's three,
Is my Dolly.
-S!gel housh. in Up-to-Date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05

A little Boston girl. about, four mr.
five years old, was enjoying a side
upon the sidewalk. when her heels flew,
up and she fell with grca, force upon
the stones A lady picked her IN and
asked kindly: You poof little mite.
how did You fally" The tiny child
looked up into her kind friends face.
and, with tears streaming down her
cheeks. sobbed: VERTICALLY, ma'am,n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
A DIVERS ADVENTURE.
He Landed with. a Turtle on His Head
ana n Clam ON His Foot.

ana n Clam ON His Foot.
Charles G. d. Roberts, in his book
"Aronnd the Camp Fife" tells a good
story OF a pearl divers perils. The
diver. al Johnson; Suddenly his
foot caught in the grip of a monster
clam. His steel handspike had fallen
where he could not reach it,.and he re-
solved to give the signal to be pulled
up.
Just as | came to this resolve" he
continues, "a black shadow passed over
my head, and looked up quickly. 1t
was u big turtle. / didn't like this, |
can tell you, but | kept perfectly still,
hoping the ewcom would not notice
me.
lie padded along very slowly, with
his queer little head stuck far OUT, and
presently he NOTICED. my air tube. 1t
seemed to strike him as decidedly queer.
My blood fairly turned to ice in my
veins as / saw him paddle up and take
hold Of it in a gingerly fashion with
his bcak. Luckily he didn't think it
would be good to eat, but | knew that
if he should bite 1t | would be a dead
man in about Il minute, drowned inside
my helmet like a rat in a hole.
IN my desperation | stopped down
and tore with both hands at the shells
and weeds for something | might hurl
at the turtle, thinking thus, perhaps,
to distract lis attention from my air
tube. What doyou suppose happened?
Why, l succeeded in pulling up agreat
lump of shells and stones all bedded to-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05

a little boy Of seven. on the OCCASION
OF the marriage OF an aunt, Ind with
much pains made as u present a little
blue, h~cnrt-shapcd p~incushion, trimmed
about the edges with beads. His moth.
er suggested that he work an appro-
PIRATE verse of Scripture upon it. Aver
celebrating u moment, the little fellow
thought Of this verse, recently heard
/ n his Sunday school: Father, for
give them, for they know not what they
do" and offered it for approval, to the
great amusement of oil concerned
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05

Tic su.aevv Tint Catches and De
YOURS Small Insects.

Tie su.aew That Catches n De.
YOURS Small Insects.
There is an article on plants That
Feed Upon Insects" written by Thomas
II. Kearney. Jr.. in St. Nicholas. The
author says:
Perhaps some OF the readers of St.
Nicholas have noticed the little plants
called sundews. that dwell in boys in
almost every part of the world. The
commonest of these in the United
States and in England is the round-leafed
sundew. which has q rosette of roundish
leaves on slender stalks. Out of the
midst of them rises a leatiess stem,
bearing a number of small flowers, that
open one by n when the sun is shin
ing. The leaves are fringed and covered
on the upper side with small. dark-red
bodies, called glands, borne on slender
stalks, like tiny, round-headed nails.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05

not cheat COT out Of q Jingle cent
Herr IS q man who nas made so. 100 IN
fraud. b. fore he dies eYerg. dollar u
1t vii. De gone. or il w... give him y!D-
Irat unrest Here is e Christian who
has l-.rn largely pryspcrad. lie has
AIT given y tod the proportion that
l- due ia charities and brnry o.ensrs.
trEI come, ~ the reckoning, aut
De taa.s II a.. sway from you.
lIaH often it has been that
Christi an men have bad - large estate,
.uA d, j, Fpae. The Lord rol coma
into 'ae counting room auI said 90.
NaEr a..N,s st ,pu ~ have a.. this prop
.-'g ..r &c. 81 Dg 80 fgar>, and you have
.It dom. .H,'.. ~ mE pnJr children
@a,a 'Iu. O.. sE4r ua. r. uPp4 yIu- goa
asUn rI .a. ~ you steps, when ay
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
FOR CUTTING STALKS,
4 Homemade Continuance That Does
Its Work We'll.

\ cheap stalk cutter is made by taxi
a sound log, \, about 4 feet long and
IL 10 "a inches in diameter. Blades of
steel, i, 3 feet long and 4 inches wide,
edged as in sharpening a pillow. are Sc
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05

Dear mc," said an old lady. who prob
ably never knew of such II game as base
ball, dear me! How this craze for china /
growing. Here's y club in New Yo,k ciss
that u paying S,o0 Tor u pitchsx.s
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05


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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05

LIQUID rsel for Coal.
Engineers think that by 1898 they
VIII have succeeded In substituting n.
uid fuel for coaA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27

have, in my opinion. rsorc accomplished
/ doctor. who has had much experience IN tnt
disease with which Mrs Rice is afflicted.
have tried 10 state the situation SO thai
soa can understand 1t. Yours Truly,
The letter was admitted after 4 eonten-
ticn by counsel for the contestant that the
letter was rot admissible as evidence, ilai
! 1t was no, proved TO b the writing OF MT.
Race. Colonel Hutehcson took the stand
and idcnuiied the handwriting.
Counsel for propononi then offered IN ev-
ideace letter purpor,ius 20 have been
written by James Converse to Isabelle
Morton. the object being 10 prove that while
/ Mr.. Conyerse stated in his deposition that
! he called four times to see Mrs kice on
business. and in the letter stated otherwise'
and also 10 prove the feeling Of M Con
the will.
The letter was admitted in evidence and
reads as follows:
Houston Texas, September is. lS,e.-
Dear Honey: arrived home lere Saturday
o. X, but ilred and worn out on account o,
my bad cold. Went TO san Antonio anu
sfent Sunday; returned yesterday morn
ing. Weather warm and nights cool. rms
mornings Post eontains Cousin Liboie's
will, in which she wills sundry persons
lots o. money tsl.l97 50ol To Isabella
porwin. daughter OF Thomas DorwiA- Syr-
Aeuse, y. Y. SIS 600: | nothing for my at
tention TO her business for years; and 10
Mrs. Mamie Huntington 5000 oon and her
diamonds and love. ard o. course Mrs
Couvcrses diamonds may be included
These were given Cousin l!bnie ny mother,
which Libbie promised Pierce on his mar
rage but no diamonds came, Now, honey.
! viii send you a paper and you can read
the viii yourself. Don't think Mr. Rlce
knew anything abou, the will. Why she
<a1l . H.
ter $50 600 and her lacas ana diamonds. ana
you only SIS COO. aud me nothing, don't
know. However l did not expect nothing
Am not disappointed, as | only few days
before refused TO attend to her business
except through MIR. Rice. and her having
mammals diamonds ard declining to give
them to Pierce, as he wanted hts mother 5
diamonds until he got married Poor Cous-
in libb.c is gone. She done me great
wrong and am sorry have any cause TO
remember her otherwise than with the
kindest affection. but ! couldn't bear to
have her do as she did and not remind her
Of the injustice done me. For years tthir-
ty years. she has been as good to me as
an own brother, and have done for her all
I could TO protect her interests. and no
charges for services in attending TO hcr
lands which gave me considerable trouble.
Give my kind regards to your father and
mother. Mrs Davis will remain in Ohio
until October 20. Goodbye. honey AZ
fectionately yours. James.
Counsel for proponent then desired to
prove by o. T. Holt that Alex. Stanhury
case but as Mr. Hall could no. qualify the
evidence was not admitted.
This closed the evidence and the court
took recess until . O'Clock this morning,
at which time argument will be commenced,
each side being allowed two hours.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27
A FREE DISTRIBUTION.
DIR. Hobbs Sparngus Kidney pills
Will He Given Away ut 4. Il.
KicsIing's Today.

w. Albert Brooks. representing the
Hobbs Remedy company, is in the city to
manage the big free distribution Of sam
Piles of DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills
at a. Il. Kiesling's drug store today. AS
paragus has been known for years to the
medical fraternity to possess certain
amount of virtue for kidney ailments. DIR.
Hobbs took up the subject many years ago
and, after long and patient experimenting
is enabled to combine the medical proper
ties OF the asparagus plant with other val
liable diurotic and kidney healing rene.
dies known to the medical fraternity of the
world. in such a form that can today, I'M
der his formula. be regarded as a positive
specific for all forms of kidney diseases.
No charge at all will be made for the pills
tomorrow and every caller will be given \
trial treatment that he or she may have an
opportunity to test their efficacy. Rheu-
matism, govt, general muscular weakness.
hysteria. neuralgia, headache, etc, are
caused by poisonous or vitiated blood. Dr.
Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills will cure
them. Remember the distribution takes
place at A. f.. Kieslings drug store, SOP
Main street, this day, Saturday, March 81.
from a. m. until o'clock in the evening.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27
The RnYnu SURVEY.

Colonel John w. Barlow of st. Louis
the division engineer in charge OF the
Southwestern division. who has been en-.
gagged in the Buffalo bayou survey. having
completed the work. has returned to his
home in st. Louis but will return tc
Houston on April 10 TO meet the board and
pass upon the work.
This board consists of Colonel Barlow
Major a. NJ. Miller and Captain George
Nice. Derby, corps of engineers. The or
der creating the board says 1t will meet
at Houston on call of the senior officer
TO make examinalnn-and report called
for in the act of congress approved Febru-
ary !. 1897. to provide for an examination
and survey of the water route Mt the mouth
of the ietties at the city of Galveston.
through the ship channel and up Buffalo
BAYOU TO the city of Houston"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The street Car Compnny's Liability
for Street Paving.

In the case OF r. C. Storrie w. Houston
City Street Railway company and the
American Loan and Trust company, Judge
Tod rendered judgment yesterday in favor
OF the plaiutiff for S2i. PSF with 10 per cent
interest from date and foreclosure OF lien
on the property and franchises Of the
Street Railway company. The suit was
brought on street paving certificates issued
10 Storrie by the city, and is of special in
tercst to the public, as nearly hundred
suits en- similar certificates are pending in
the district court Several days were spent
In taking testimony in the case, the de-
PENDANTS having raised every possible OBJ
lection to the validity OF the certificates
and proceedings authorizing the issuance
OF same. Ewing n Ring represented the
plaintiff and Judge Hume of Galveston and
Lanier, Kirby 4 Martin OF this city the
attendants
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27

Arrangements are being made for a poo
tournament 10 be conducted in the armory
of the Houston Light Guard. the house
committee having selected c. Arthur VIII
liams to manage the affair. Mr. Williams
will in a few days announce his referee and
other officers. The entries will close Mon
day night. a great deal of interest is be-
Ing taken in the affair, and it will tend
to increase the attendance of members
during the evening. The tournament viii
probably not begin until after the san ia
cinto day celebration. as the company Is
drilling every evening. The tournament IL
open to both members OF the Light GdarG
club and the company. u is understood {
Whist tournament is also being arranged
but under what conditions has not yet beer
decided
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27
|IHE RICE WILL CONTEST.
Tie Evidence Kss ConcIuded Ycster-
day Afternoon.
ALEX. B. sTANBuRY on THE STAND.
Argument Win Commence This
wor.,nw and the Case VIII Com
clude T0day-LOser 10 Appeal.

After Ave dayz sontinuous sitting in the
contest being lde by ". NJ. Rice to the
probating OF Me will Of his late wife, Eliza
beth d. Rice, the case has advanced TO
that stage OF proceeding where the tesa-
mony has been finished. and the argument
Is now to come. When court conYenes at
Q O'Clock this morning 1t Will no TO hear
the arguments Of counsel for both sides,
prepayment being allowed two hours and
contestant two hours. Colonel Hutchinson
and o. r. Holt will speak an hour each, and
Judge Garnet and Mr. Baker will speak
an hour each. This will finish the case al
3 o'clock this afternoon. The decision OF the
court will probably not be handed down
until next week. 1t matters rot which way
the decision is. each side is ready 70 appeal
the case. There is yet some time 10 eiapSe
before the matter is finally disposed Of.
Almost the entire day yesterday was de-
voted to the testimony OF Alexander -
Stanbury. who Is clerk for William VI
Rice Mr.. Stanbury was put through an
ordeal which was very trying. Colonel
Hutcheson was exact In every detail, and
sat for more than two hours applying ques-
ton after question to the witness, which
the latter did not desire to answer. and in
some instances he was supported 10 his
refusal by the court. A number Of letters
wers Introduced In evidence.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27
A. N Mark of Rcspcct.

The Cotton Exchange flag was hung at
half mast today as n mark OF respect to
the memory of Colonel l.. c. Baker. dis
trict superintendent OF the Western Union
Telegraph company. whose sudden death
at st. Louis was announced IN yesterday
mornings Pest The door of the Exchange
was also draped In crepe. and the follow
ing inscribed thereon: THUS has one of
natures noblemen gone to his rest; or.
It may be, transferred TO scene of wider
and nobler activity, in a Grander sphere.