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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06
STATEMENT.

Showing the condition of the Bank Of
Greenwood, of Greenwood, Mississippi,
on April "a, 1897, Published by direc-
ton of chapter ii, Annotated Code of
1892.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06
Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce at
CAsPER's.

RsAacsd Rates to Seuttsrn Bsptist Cos.
vontlon.
"" the occasion Of the meeting Of the
Southern Baptist Convention at Wilmington,
N. e., May 4 10 IA. 1.1 the HOuthcrn railroad
will sell tickets to Wilmington. y. G.. and re-
the round trfp. Tickets will he on sale May
. to Inclusive. good tn return Afteen days
from date OfsaIe. For further Information.
address any agent Of tint southern railway.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06

With the usual per diem and sttor'
ney's ice. The following orders wers
made:
Petition Of &. E, Kirsh, ct al. to have
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06
Supervisors Coart.

Gold Medal Molasses at
CAspER's.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06
A Deserved Tribute.

Shrimps and deviled crabs at
CAsPER's.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06
DON'T

Postell's Elegant Flour at
CASPER'S.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06

SENATORIAL COMMITTEE.

Best Keg Pickles at
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06

cAsrrR.s.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06

e about 300 pairs of Ladies', Misses md Chldrens shoes, which l am
per cent below cost. Call nj once.
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A. r. Gardner.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.


 The pea vine mixed with corn makes an ideal ensilage.
 Feed the heifer calves plenty of bulk to develop their digestive organs. If you have q thermometer to tell the proper temperature of the cream, you will be saved many moment of labor in churning. Maj. Alvord says he feeds more en- silage from August to the middle of September than in any other similar period of the year.
 Cow peas steeped ill hot water for a couple of hours will increase the milk and butter more than any other feed. dairyman claims.
 Hoard pleads for from 500 to 1000 cubic feet of air in the stable for each COW which can be given by raising the barn or body of the stable higher As the result of the shipment of but ter by our government to England. it IS demonstrated that unless better prices can be realized it will not pay creameries to ship butter to that mar ket--Western Plowman.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
HOMEMADE ROLLER.

moving machine; the shaft Is cut and a piece welded into the center to make it six feet long from outside to outside of the rim, projecting through the hubs ot the wheel about four inches to re- ceive the upright frame. with wash CT and pin to keep it in place. The pole is from the same machine, also the braces on the pole. The wheels are drilled with H-iEch drill, four inches apart; the blanks are made of any hard wood which is most convenient, and bolted to the rim with the heads of the bolts outside. There is a center circle made of blanks spiked together, and the blanks of the rim spiked to it to' keep it in place. This roller has been in use 12 years, and is as good to- day as when first made. Although i. is not as easy to turn as a roller made of two or more sections, it being large in diameter, it does not turn hard. The cost of the roller outside of the old machine should not be more than $5.50 to six dollars; it is cheap and durable when we'll cared for.-Rural World.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
Story ot & scarecroyy.

There is an honest Swede employed as a gardener in the East End, and his delib- crate speeches are source of much delight to his employer. He has been much an noyed by .thievish birds, and a few days ago suggested that Ia scarecrow would be a good thing. It took him some time to make the employer understand what he meant, but finally he realized it was a dummy bird scarer, "lak in oP country"
 The employer fell in with the idea and told the Swede to rig up a frame. When this was completed the latter was given d bundle of castoff clothing to deck out his dummy. He looked askance at the gar ments as he put them on the sticks and was evidently much impressed by their ex- cellent condition. He glanced down at his own clothes from time to time and seemed to be making silent comparison Present. ly he put the scarecrow in the garden and returned to his employer, who stood at some little distance. He looked at the work of art with his head very much on one side, and finally said:
 Say, mister"
 Well, John?"
 "Ay tank maybe it was better change clothes with scarecrow, or else stand myself in his place"
 He couldn't bear to see the dummy wear ing better clothes than he did.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

ably A little effort will make these wayside watering places very attrac- tive. A design is suggested herewith that can be followed to advantage where water can be brought to the road in pipe from higher ground. The tank is made of cobble stones. cement ed. The roof can be supported by bent iron rods, or by woodenposts, the lower ends in either case being imbedded in the cement and rocks. Get shrubs and vines growing about, and over, such 8 structure, and the place will look espe- cially inviting. and will be an ornament to the neighborhood in which it stands. Such work marks thrift and public spiritedness' on the part of the inhabi- tants.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
ETHER AS PLANT FOOD.
Resulfs of Experiments Conducted by
 a Danish Scientist.

United States Consul Kirk, of Copen- hagen, has forwarded to the state de- partment the following transla tion from Dannebrog of lecture delivered by Mir. Johannsen at the agricultural hign school recently on the result obtained by the etherizing method of developing plants earlier than is their nature, by exposing them to the influence of ether fumes. By exposing sleeping plants to the influence of ether and cEloroform, the result is obtained that each plant, after the treatment with ether, begins to shoot. They have thus probably been awakened from their previous condi- ton of sleep or. inactivity. Lilacs grow splendidly when placed in an air-tight compartment and exposed IS hours to the effect of 500 or coo cubic centime- tcrs of ether, and then put in hot house. Just before Christmas the plants had developed splendidly. The ctherizing of the plants will cost one to 1h cents each. The main point is to get the plants to shoot at any time be- fore Christmas, even in September and October.
 It can be said that some progress has undoubtedly been made. but no one can tell to what astonishing re- sul.s this discovery may lead. Tulips, lilaes. etc, can be developed much earlier and have pretty color and great durability, as the ether frees the pant of decomposable matter. To etherize the plants they are placed in an air-tight receptacle and exposed fl on 24 hours to 96 hours (generally AS hours), to the influence of the ether. Cylindrical gases are used for small plants, and for large plants an oil-paint- cd box. the interior of which is lined wits. tin foil, four feet high and long, and 21% feet broad. On the lid a small hCle is made. which is closed with a cork. and the ether is conducted through this hole. As ether is very n- fiammable, great care must be taken not to bring candles or matches near it. The ether is dissolved at from 15 to 20 degrees centigrade.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
FOR EXCHANGING THlnas.
A Mania That Affects All n woman's
 TransactiOns.

She sat down and slowly drew of the black chiffon boa which she wore
 What pretty-a-aw-const that is, said the man, toying with it's flufiness.
 The girl laughed. Well, you came pretty near it; you got as far as it's last name. It is pretty one, isn't itg I bought white one first, and then decided needed gray one much more, so l exchanged it. You know my new gray suit? We'll, the gray boa looked perfectly dear with it and-5'
 "Gray? It's black" interrupted the man, dangling the thing before his eyes.
 ."Of course it is," she replied; T ex- changed 1t again. You see, 1 decided that the gray one would soil easily, and, beside, Margaret has gray one, and I can-that' s the nice thing about MeSsinger & Singers store; you can exchange everything, they're so accommodating. Do you know" she continued, her mouth and eyes perked up Tn an expression of mystery.
 "No," he interposed, "I understand noth- ing of women's business methods; they re too complicated for my feeble brain."
 II was going to say" she continued, un- ruffled, "that if l ever have to marry I'm going to get my husband at Messinger X Singers, so that l can take him back if he doesn't it"-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
How 10 Kin Wire Worms.

It is much easier to drive wire worms from corn than to destroy them in the soil. If little salt is sprinl<led on the hiii it will be washed down by the rains and make the locality unpleasant for the worm. Soaking the seed corn in copperas has also the same effect, though we doubt whether the copperas is strong enough poison to kill rthe worm. It is sometimes recommended to soak seed corn in water in which paris green has been dissolved. But there is in all heavy soils enough iron to neutralize paris green poison almost as soon as 1t is applied.-American Gull tiyator.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
THE FARMING WORLD.
HOMEMADE ROLLER.
Every Farmer Should Have One Oi
 These Handy implements.

Every Farmer Should Have 0ne of
 These Handy implements.
 The roller is inexpensive, and is tool that every farmer should use. It kmootns the land and leaves it in the best shape for the moving machine. It packs the earth firmly about the seed, and conserves moisture to ger minate and start the seeds which are not properly covered by the seeder or harrow, that would otherwise be dried and lie on top of the ground until the germ is killed, thereby giving place for weed to start. 1t is, also, beneficial to the old meadows which are poached mp by cattle feeding on them in late fall and early spring. Another important part the roller plays is to press the small stones into the soft earth so that a man can run his reaper, moving ma chine or scythe over the field without the perplexjty or thought of breaking a knife or guard at any moment.
 The weight of this roller is about 1000 pounds. It is made from an old
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
CHEESE AS FOOD.
No Other Article of Diet Is so Perfec,
 Muscle Builder.

The food value of cheese as compared with other food is too little understood. {. Were such not the case there would of necessity be radical change in the amount of cheese consumed on the farm and elsewhere We use too much pork during the summer, when the system has very little use for it. Fat is heat-producing element, of which we need but little, except when exposed | to severe cold. During the civil war the government fed the army, in a semi tropical country, with hardtack and pork. Had cheese been substituted for ! the pork many thousands who fell vic tims to disease would have returned to their homes to enjoy many happy and useful years.
 Protein in food is the material used to rebuild the muscular system. so the laboring man needs a large supply of this clement to maintain his strength and energy. We are devoting much time and are annually mourning heavy expenses in feeding experiments with our domestic animals; we never weary of studying and Investigating the con ditions necessary to the development of the colt. the calf, the lalnb. and the pig. But how is it with the. mothers and the babies? We are very careful to give sbossy six weeks rest-and see that she has just the right kind of food and environments to secure the highest tone to the physical and nervous sys- tenn; but the mother is rarely ever al- lowed to step out of the treadmill, and as for baby. no one ever seems to have thought as to what it's requirements are to make fine, vigorous growth. To grow q strong. vigorous body in She human we must see that it is sup piled with an abundance of protein, and this can be most conveniently and economically obtained in larger con sumption of pure milk and good cheese Farm. Stock and Home.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
AAnAsH LINE.
Route of the G. A. R,--How to Get to,
 Buffalo.


 Buffalo.
 Buffalo, N. r., has been selected as the place of meeting this year for the members of the Grand Army of the Republic, August 23d to 18th.
 from the West and Southwest. via Kansas well prepared to take care of all G. A. R. Veterans and their friends who contemplate making the trip, and is the only line oper- ating it's own trains over it's own track from Missouri and Mississippi River points to Niagara Falls and Buffalo, and the only line with Through Sleeping Cars from St Louis to Buffalo via Niagara Falls, without change. The Wabash equipment is frst-cass in- every particular and Free Reclining Chair Cars are operated between St. Louis Chi cago and Buffalo without change, and Through Sleeping Cars between St. Louis, Chicago and Buffalo without change. From Kansas City, OTaaha and Des Moines, only one change of cars is necessary, via Toledo or Detroit In addition to above service there is Free Reclining Chair Car and Buffet Sleeping Car running through from Kansas City to Toledo without change, where direct connection is made for Buffalo. The usual low rates always made hereto fore for the members of the Grand Army will be in effect again this year from all stations.
 Tickets will be on sale August 2ist and 22d, 1897, from stations west of the Miess- sippi River and August 2lst, 22d and 23d, 1897, from Mississippi River points and sta tons east. For particulars address or call on any representative of the Wabash line or c. s. CRANE, c. F. & +. A., St. Louis, Mo.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
MisIed by the Pnpers.

"Now, Henry" said the dear old lady, "I do hope you will never play baseball"
 'Why not, grandma?" asked Henry, with natura! surprise.
 Because it is SC very dangerous"
 Dangerous! Why, grandma, it isn't any more dangerous than any other game"
 Tt is exceedingly dangerous" said the old lady, in tone of deep conviction.
 But, grandma, you never saw game, and don't know anything about it."
 Perhaps 1 don't, but l know it is highly dangerous Almost every day the papers tell about men who have died on the bases. ? Baltimore American
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
An Abominable Legacy.

A tendency to rheumatism is undoubted- ly inherited. Unlike many other legacies. # remains in the family. The most effectual means of checking this tendency, or of re. moving incipient rheumatism, whether pre- existent in the blood or not, is to resort to premonitory twinges are felt Nullifying the influences of cold, exposure and fatigue, the Bitters not only fortifes the system against their hurtful consequences, but sub. jugates malaria, liver and kidney complaint, dyspepsia and nerve disquietude.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
WATERING PLACES.
They Make Country Highways At-
 tractive and EndurahIe.

Along country highways are many opportunities to tap running stream or a hillside spring, and so place the water at the command of passing teams. Frequent watering places along hot and dusty roads not only show the humanity of the inhabitants, but if made attractive they show as well a progressive, up-to-date spirit that is quite sure to impress travellers favor
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

All you guess about difficulty in selling Stark Trees may be wrong. If you wish to know the truth, drop postal to Stark Nurs- cry, Louisiana, Mo-, or Rockport, Ill. Name references. Cash pay to salesmen each WEEK the year round. Outfit free-takes no money to FRY the work Also want CLUB MAKERS-gct their trees free.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
Trx AIIen,a Ennt-Enaa-

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this season your feet feel swollen and hot, and get tired easily If you have smartinc feet or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot Ease It cools the feet and makes walking easy, Cures and prevents swollen and sweating feet, blisters and eallous spots. Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
Highly Illustrated Publications.

Descriptive of Yellowstone National Park, Black Hills, Summer Tours to the North and
 Northwest, Tours to Colorado, Pacific Coast and Puget Sound Farm Lands in Northern Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming and Homes in Washington and the Puget Sound
 Region will be mailed free by the under signed. -Send fifteen cents for large col ored wall map of the United States or pack of superior playing cards. l.. w. Wakeley, G. F. A., Burlington Route. St. Louis, Mo.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
Al Widows Way,

He-They say that wedding rings are go. ing out of fashion.
 She-0h, I don't care If you wish to dis pense with the ring, dear, it will make no diff. ference to me. But why didn't you give me some warning of what you were about Co say! This is so sudden"
 Then he thought of home and mother. but 1t was too late.-Cleveland Leader.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

Suitor (nervously)--Mr. Matchitt, Ter why -er-your-er daughter-l wish to- er-speak- Mr. Matchitt (also nervouslyl Look here, young man; out with 1t. If you wish to marry my daughter, say so; Don't keep me sitting here in this awful suspense! !--Puck.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

"He's a fine young man." remarked Col. Stillwell--"a very fine young man. :" But isn't he disposed to be rather shy?" in quired the girl to whom he was talking As to that rely couldn't say, l nevah had the pleasure of playing poker with him. - Louisville Coufier-J onrnal
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
Kickern.

Haskins--T didn't like the meals we got at the mountain house. There was not enough warm food. Everything that was served was cold.
 Perkins Yes, everything but the ice wa
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

away, kicks, bites, strikes, and tries to tear down the stable at night. You told me that if I got him once, ] wouldn't part with him for Sl ,090'' ."Well; you won Detroit Free Press
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

The only worthy end of all learning, of all science, of all life, in fact, is that human beings should love one another better.- George Eliot.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

, Lady Safter golng, oyer s. , the whole stock of 1 only came in to look for friend with whom l had an appointment here. Per spring Shopman tpolitelyl-If you think your friend is among the blankets, madam. l shall be happy to go over them again for you.-Tit-Bits.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

Fits stopped free and permanently cured. No fits after first days use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial bottle &
 treatise. Dr. Kline. 933 Arch st.. Phila., Pa.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
Invalida and Tnnriats

are invited to write W. J. Black G. F. A., Santa Fe Route, Topeka, Kan, or Geo. W. Hagenbuch, F. & T. A., Kansas City, Mo-, for copy of A Colorado Summer. If you're going there, greatly reduced rates will bs made
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

I could not get along without Piso's Cure for Consumption. It always cures.-Mrs. k. c. Moulton, Needham, Mass, Oct. 22, '94.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

If there is anyone to be sincerely pitied, it is the man of family who wants work and can't get it. This loving girl, and talk ders, is no ioke.-Atchison Globe.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
Fighting the Currant Worm.

The currant worm does immense damage 10 currant bushes every year, and unless kept down will soon put an end to the crop. The remedy for the currant worm is white hellebore. an ounce of the powder being dissolved in two gallons of water. applied with a fine sprinkler. The mixture will also destroy slugs on rose bushes. The sub stance used is very poisonous and should be kept in some place where no mistake can be made with it by aty member of the rmily.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

Some people arc very kind as long es you let them have their own Washington Democrat
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

Most men have something the matter witl them from some accident that occurred year ago.-Washington Democrat
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

He Would you scream if I should kis. youY And if I were to allow you to would you squeal?"-Indianapo Journal
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

X New View. .-"Nhat nice, kind man Nero wasl" "'What? Why. the wretch fiddled while Rome burnedl" "I know. He'd probably waited all his life for u chance when he wouldn't disturb anyone !" Truth
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

The big fool lacks conscience, the little fool lacks brains.-Ram's Horn.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

It looks funny to.see people who won't work, go picnicking. Washington Demo crat
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

Notllng is harder than to quit game of checkers irss when you are winning. Wash 1@., l. LcsiG-t 4ts
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

The dog with gold collar is still dog Rams Horn.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

Halls Catarrh Cure Is Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

Cold weather lasts the longest when you are out of coal. Washington Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18

The calf should ae fed enough bulky food to keep its belly web rounded.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-22
Halstead Will Address Kansas Editors.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 19.-It is ex-
pected that on January 26, when mem
bers of the Kansas Editorial associa-
ton make an excursion to this city,
they will be addressed by Murat Hal
stead, one of the best-known journal
lists of the country. The speaking will
be at the Commercial club rooms,
where a reception to the distinguished
speaker and the editors will be held.
After the reception the entire party
will be escorted to the Coates house,
where supper will be served. The fol-
lowing day they will be taken for a
drive over the city.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-22
FASHIONS IN VELVET.

Moire grounds in all the shades of the
ultra-fashionable gray are embossed
with black velvet figures and plaided
taffeta silks are splashed with broken
lines of embossed black velvet very ef'
fectively.
A black velvet skirt edged with fur
and designed to be worn with a fur
mantle has a bodice of this plated
taffeta embossed with black velvet. the
sleeves very small gigots. and the
throat and waist tightly banded with
taffeta silk of the shade mostprominent
in the plaid.
A white MORE. delicately traced over
with the embossed velvet. in wood
browns and green's. is charming. as is q
white satin covered with brocaded POM
padour bouquets. in colors. and then
striped with narrow bars of embossed
claret colored velvet
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-22
THE HORSE.

Farmers are making a big mistake
by not raising one or two strictly first
class colts every year.
The horses of some people are al
ways sick or out of condition, and you
will usually find that the cause is care
lessnesS.
Be mighty careful who handles the
colts. Discharge a man who will swear
at them. He will spoil them as sure a
fate.
There is, of course. a good deal in the
breed and constitution Of a horse, but
the best cannot stand up against
neglect and abuse.
Every horse with any beauty. style
and action, has been picked up at pay
ing prices here. and there are none to
take their places.
If the day is cold and he is heated,
put on two blankets, no matter If he
does not stand long. It may be long
enough to ruin him.-Farm Journal.