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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
DEADLIEsT pAsTIME.
British i~nzurauce Companies Be-
coming Rather Anxious About
Their Bicycle Risks.


The enormous Increase in the NUM-
Der Of fatal cycling accidents is cars
ing the leading insurance companies
great uueasiuess.
In conversation with an official Of
an accident insurance company whose
duty lies more directly with the cy-
cling department Of the company. a
London Daily Nail representative en-
d]eayored 10 ascertain why the death
roll was growing so fast.
AS far as our experience goes, he
said, "there has been a steady increase
in the number Of cycling accidents
during the last two years, but this
year they have gone up with a bound.
of course, you may say that such a
state OF affairs is the natural outcome
Of the vast increase Ia the number of
recruits 10 the cycling army. But the
Increase in the number Of cycling ac-
cidents IS far, far in excess OF the in
crease in the number Of riders, and
many Of the insurance companies are
On the point of greatly increasing the
premiums for cyclists.
81 suppose 1t a mainly be account
ed for by the fact that SO many ladies'
cycle nowadays. / do not mean TO in
siuuate that the fair wheelwomen are
more reckless than their male rela-
tives, but by nature most women are
more nervous and less decisive than
men, and in a tight corner, which
mans GOODNESS and promptness would
carry him through, a womau's indie
cision and timidity fail.
I'VE find too, that the actual num-
Der Of accidents that occur on country
roads is greater than the number
which happen in city thoroughfares.
but ! take it this is due to the fact
that more people cycle on country
highways than IN The streets oflarge
cities. ! should say that the most
prolific cause of cycling accidents is
the slipping Of the machine on grassy
roads. and it is a curious fact that in
the majority of cases injury is in
nicted on the left side, showing thatin
most cases the riders fall to the left.
another cause is the tendency for
mere novices to ride brakeless BIZ
\ cycles. Nearly all the fatalities on
dangerous hills in the holiday season
have been due to this, ! notice that
a well-known cyclist remarked recent
ly that in his opinion the safest place
in the world was in The saddle Of a BIZ
cycle.
"From experience, ! should entirely
disagree with him, for, in my opinion,
the safest place in the world is in a
railway carriage, According to sta.
tistics there is a far greater chance OF
accident on a bicycle than in a rail-
way train, No pastime has such a fear.
full death roll"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
WAYS OYSTERS HAVE.
4 Pheasant ChutAbuui an Ola Frleud
which should Interest our
noys aud Girls,

when IN epmes 10 keepins his mouth
srrt Ar oyster who returned The
other day can rive points 10 the man
vbo eatSbim. When once d social or
aopestle secret is his its his forever.
1t never goes amy further So far us he
is concerned. The proyerbtai wild
horses could NOT drag il from him.
nm preat as is the oyster wisdom
i'm tbis respect. I'm other Ways his In
~tpItecr is gccldedIy Inferior 10 that o.
bfs consumer. For instance. he hasn't
learned The art OF making up" 10 or.
der 10 conceal his aye. Anyone who
wishes TO do so can md out how old an
oyster is. You dop't have to 20 TO the
trouble of looking at bis teeth to find
out. either, HE lines in the groove
of tbe biBre oil the shell tell The whole
gtory. and very accurately. 100. These
lines are a true index 10 the number
Of LAYERS compasiug the she'll, being,
I'm fact nothing else than their al.
ienugted tails and as the number ul
r.,.e,,s an garprds rnsp the noe Of the
1vster The nrobIpm becomes as sim.
ME as fbr familiar "if " eqlals d aud
a eopals b. then X must be equal To
b" ~nroposition One of these rayers
crows each vp,r nrd no matter how
hard The oyster NAV try TO keep it
from showing II is hound TO oyprIapi It's
nradpcessor and Ieaye n ridge which
So. sf.trrht,u H. ktr ~ Nrs
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
SOME BICYCLE c


The state Of transition Of the bicycle
trade is not confined to this country.
a London correspondent who has been
examining the English cyclist share
lists says that out OF the 1872 cycle COM
panies tabulated about 100 are recorded
as having no buyers, which means, as
regards the great majority, that their
shares are practically worthless. The
Shares of most Of The companies are Of
The nominal value Of 20 shillings or five
dollars, and on most Of them that
amount has been paid; but they are
now offered at all sorts Of prices be-
tween three pence, or six cents, and
par value, A more absolute slump was
probably never recorded in connection
with any important industry, inherent,
al any rate, IN causes that were capa-
bic of being controlled. A formidable
rival Of the bicycle is looming up in the
automobile carriage, and it is believed
that if the manufacturers Of horseless
vehicles are discreet enough to avoid
The fatal mistake Of the early bicycle
makers, and will be content to produce
their machines at a price which gives
them a fair profit, the rapidly i~ncreas-
Ing vogue Of their wares will abundant
" repay them. AS compared with the
expense Of buying and maintaining a
horse in a city, a m]otor-driven a is
iar cheaper, aud an immense demand
ior 1t is in sight, The exact extent
e which this will affect the bicycle
trade in this country it is hard TO de-
termine, but there is some significance
ID the fact that as formerly some liv-
cry firms started the business Of hir-
ing and selling bicycles, some bicycle
companies are now preparing to launch
into the horseless vehicle industry, An
English Invention for the conveyance
Of vehicles by train is well spoken Of
tor its convenience and simplicity. The
Invention consists Of a cane frame and
an inner shield stuffed with wool.
whereby machines may be stacked all
iernately front 10 back, OF even slultg
from the roof. without danger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
U AND FLOWERS.

Scarlet flowers are said 10 withstand
drought better than those Of other
colors.
There IS probably no better goose
berry for this country than the Column
bus. Ii Is very prolific and Is claimed
10 be absolutely free from mlldew.
ii is said that the odor Of flowers
IS antiseptic, and that during epidem-
les those who are employed where they
constantly breathe the perfume are
exempt
DO not let the potatoes He IN The
ground uudug after they are ripe The
chances Of los from mice, pocket
gophers and ROT are greater than most
people can afford American Grange
Bulletin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
done you any harm; why have you
ruined me?"


ruined me2"
The cavalier replied, TRANQUILITY:
''My friend, you are angry with me;
you say ] have done you d great deal
Of harm. Come with me 10 the king;
he is just. You viii make your com
plant, and / will explain my conduct.
The king will judge which of us is in
the right"
The shoemaker consented, and they
both went before the king, The shoe
maker spoke first, and said:
Sire, this gentleman stopped before
my shop this morning and, without
saying a word cut my shoes in pieces.
He had no reason for SO doing, as
have never done him any harm"
The king said' My poor man, you
are right; this man is very cruel, Sir,
why were you so unkind TO this poor
man? Defend yourself"
sire" responded the man, will you
permit me to ask the shoemaker a few
qu~estions?'
The king signifed his assent, and the
cavalier said:
shoemaker. what we're YOU doing
when 1 stopped al YOU door?"
81 was making a pair Of shoes for
4, refphbor.U
"Wbat else we're YOU doinr?"
81 was SINGING. Ii IS my habit when
work The birds sing. i do not sing
a. Vel as the birds, but / sing Wei
enough to amuse myself, and that is
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04

be considerably narrower than shown
IN the diagram. Twenty-Five stalls
could thus be made. This number, with
a large silo, two pens, o boXstall and
a ]graiuroou, all on the first floor,
shows a remarkable capacity for a
building no larger than this. The facts
that are thus made prominent certain
Is ought to command the attention Of
dairymen who are planning to build a
barn this season for the economical
housing o. their stock-N Y. Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
GgE555l
y
AN ~oCTAGoNAL A R
This style of Architecture saves Con
siderable space and d. just the
Thing for Dairy Farms,

The ortaeauaI shupc has been used
here aud trrcabouy the country for
barus and u-htr butldiugs and with
generally satisfactory results. IL
scems, therefore. somewhat strange
that with these few satisfactory AK
amples before Them our bJrn-butIders
have not given more serious thought
to this style of building, especially as
an octagou presents no difficult prob
lems ia construction, and iruJs itself
admirably TO giving o very large
amount of available space for stock
and for The storage Of fodder.
As ana illustration OF this idea a cut
and an indoor plan Of am octagonol
dairy barn are presented herewith.
by this plan a large amount of space
IS afforded fer cattle stalls, while stjli
giving space for calf pens, q box stnll
for COWS and a grain and implement
room. ,u the ordinary barn the sIIo
must come out of space that might
otherwise he utilized for stock, Here
fl occupies the center OF the barn. and
is Itself oetagouaI In shape-a style
that highly eommends itself 10 the
latrymau, since ID does away with the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04

"Aiy friends sou are Goth right lat
as ID is NOT fair that the poor shoe
maker should lose tbe price oi his
shoes. ] viii pas Tor them. Neither
is It right that the reputation o. Q
musjeian should suffer, SOD invite you
10 sing your song al court this r'eu-
ing, aud I promise you that everyone
viii be there 10 hear how beautiful
tits"
The Judgment Of the king pleased
both OF the mcu. and all The courticrs
declared that their king Was as wise
as Solomon. and that his ju5gmeutwas
Just as remarkabIe-Coures et Leg
eDdes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04

Objectionable corners that in rcctau-
gular sllus give so much trouble, The
silo, being in the center of the barn,
can be carried up as high as may be
desired, and is most conveniently situ-
ated with reference TO feeding the
stock. III fact. this is one Of the stroug
points Of the octagoual form for %
barn-lhe ease with which the stock
can be fed.
In the plan illustrated the feed floor
Is lighted by a large window in front
and by the light that is admitted In
great abundance behind the cattle,
The si,o In the modern dairy barn is
expected to supply a great part Of the
bulky food, but some provision must be
made for the storing Of hay and other
roughage. The space over the stalls
and pens. entirely around the barn,
IS given up to this. The hay Is hauled in
mt the main doorway and carried
about to it's destination by a fork, or
il can be put in from the outside
through the windows that are shown
under the caves, Where the building
Is located upon slopiHg ground a eel
lar for The storing of manur can be
had.
The barn plan shown here is about
90 feet in diameter. The stalls could
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
An IMPROVED VALVE
80 CONTRACTED That All the
" Nay Re readily Replaced
when Necessary.

valve for pneumatic tires has re-
-,Iv been patented. says the Scien-
tmgrican, which is SO constructed
~ all the parts may be readily re-
when necessary. The valve cas-
designed to be inserted through
rpbber nipple extending from the
and is provided with exterior ribs
retain it in place. An outwardly eS-
.ssdinq aauge on the upper portion of
n casing obgiates the danger Of
,reinp the casing too far into the
aBIe, On the outside Of the nipple a
.-gportiEg and strengthening thin
~ Is fitted. The easing is interiorily
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
CONVERTIBLE WHEEL

person; third, in providing improved
means for propelling the bicycle and,
fourth. in the several details Of con
struction for accomplishing these OBJ
jects.
By lifting the saddle post SO that
the notch in its lower end clears the
bolt It can be turned 70 the position
when the rider desives to ride face
rearward and place his fer3 on the
pedals to assist in propelliDg the BIZ
cycle.-Cycling Gazette.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
DETAILS on THE INVENTION.

dreaded, and at the base of the
threaded interior a valve seat is
formed. A valve carRier having an ex-
terror screw thread is received within
The casing and carries an inner fex-
ible tube having an integral flap valve
which, normally inclined, takes a firm
sent against the valve carrier, The
plug or cap for closing the valve cas-
iBg is threaded and lougitudinally
slotted Piyoted near its end in the
sOt is a tongue which may be caused
to open the valve for debating the
tires. When Il is desired to permit the
afr to escape the tongue is allowed to
fall from its normal position, SO that
the smaller end Of the tongue will
pass through the valve carrier by
screwing the plug or capinward TO I'M
seat the valve. The essential features
of the invention are the improved Gap
valve, the upper hange on the casing.
which prevents the inner end Of the
casing from coming into contact with
the opposite side Of the tire and the
novel debating device.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04

English manufacturer are eNerting
themselves with a view to furnishing
d lire that will circumyent tackE, sharp
stones splinters, etc. They have par
TALLY succeeded in SO far as there are
now on exhibition in England tires on
which some mysterious compound Is
placed that SEXES o puncture almost
as quickly as It happens, Others are
supported by rubber disks instead Of
compressed air, and still another tire
on which there are several chambers,
three Of which must be punctured be-
fore the inner tube viii succumb. We
have been through all that last year,
ard it is all vanity and vexation Of
shirt. The only way is TO use pure
rubber in the tires, and when they get
punctured have them repaired. Mean
while don't worry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
AND COBBLER
The Trouble Between Them Was Set
tied by IA kinE Who Was as
Wise as solomon.

A shoemaker who lived at PcrUig-
nan was sitting AT his door one dag,
While he worked be sang a ballad very
much in vogue at thar time. A gentle
man on horseback passing By stopped
to listen to ghe songi He remained
there until the shoemaker had fin
ished; then be descended from his
horse. approached the man, and, tak-
ing pair Of scissors, he cut into pieces
several pairs Of new shoes, then, with
out saying "A word, he remounted aud
continued his way.
The shoemaker, at first stupeded,
o 0 started after the horseman, cry
ing:
You wretch! Why have you been
so crueI2 / am poor; / have never
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
PU5sY,s INGENUITY.
How Ii Obtained MIX from n jug
which Had a Very Marrow
Opening at the Top.

This depicts a very artful cat obtain
ing milk from a jug, the top Of which
was much TOO narrow to admit the ami
malls head. Cats are not commonly
credited with much intelligence, but
this picture shows pussy withdrawing
her paw after having dipped it into
the milk. 1t is obvious that the pho
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04

About 81. 100000 is about to be spent
by the Antwerp province for the crea-
iioa Of new and improvement Of old
roads. The municipality has invited
cycling clubs to send delegates 20 a
neetiug. where they will be consulted
as to the roads, wherever possible, be-
Mg made suitable for cycling.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04
CONVERTIBLE WHEEL
Peculiar Machine Whose Inventor
Has but Recently neen Granted
"a Patent.

This invention relates TO improve
ments in bicycles. Its object is, first,
to carry an additional person or heavy
package If desiredi second, to adapt
a bicycle so as 70 be simultaneously
operated by two persons and readily
convertible, so as to be used by one
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04

"Pa, abat's a pacemaker|
"Well, Mrs. Fiaxton, next door;
every time she gets 3 new frock your
mother has to have q better one.-
Chicago Daily Record
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-04

tographer In this case must have exer-
eised very great care and stealth, other
wise pussy could not possibly fail TO
have been disturbed in her Eefarious
treat.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-05-27

in war one great genius. a Caesar or a
Napoleon. Nelson or Farragut.
equalizes all differences, upsets all cal
culations, and may change the page Of
history. In no phaze of human
affairs is individuality SO great fac
tor as in war. Fate, also accident,
providence if you will. brings about
unexpected results. The fortunes of
war is a phrase full of meaning. :"
AS to the Helena postoffice building
fected and orders have been given to
90 on with the work of construction.
The government architects Office is
now engaged in making ont the plans
and specifications. Those for the
grading of the lot and the excavation
for the foundation are now about COM
plete and the contract will soon be let.
The supervising architect expects to
finish the foundation before winter and
complete the building next summer.
Chas. F. Taylor, of Glendive, has
applied to the secretary of the navy
for a position as engineer on a war
vessel. Mr.. Taylor was formerly an
engineer on the Nothern Pacific rail
road
George W. Tilley, of Helena. and
Edward Lang. of Great Falls, have
been recommended by Senator Carter
for positions as telegraph operators IN
the signal corps of the army.
]. K. Pardee, of Philipshurg, and
Col. F. NJ Malone. of Miles City, are
applicants for paymasterships, and
Tom Cooney. of Helena, wants to enter
the engineer corps.
Ensign +. B. Upham, appointed
from Fort Custer to Annapolis Acad
envy few years ago by Senator Car
fight at Mau;la.
Hon: Timothy Collins. of Helena.
spent last week in the city, and G. P.
Connolly and daughter, of Butte, are
now here -Hersey.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-05-27
THESE ARE THE MEN
Whom Hoss of the Call Wants to Get
Judgment Against.

These are the names of Granite
county esidents whom Hess claims are
trying to rob him through not paying
a -campaign bill of $3.50. 50, contracted
during the last county election. We
hardly believe they are men of that
caliber. Among the number we notice
several who could pay many times that
amount and not Inconvenience them
selves very much about it either. Ross
claims that it is disgrace to be sued.
Wonder why if he thinks that way.
he should attempt TO disgrace SO many
of our people. At any rate. he says
they are ''iq1 for the debt, and these
are the men he's going to try to make
pay it:
J. K. Paraee, G. W. Morse. ]. G..
Adams. E. H. Moore, B. II. Dun
shee, F. A. Taylor, E. I. Holland,
Peter Gallagher. j. r. Aucas. S. e..
Rodgers, Feter Clarke, z. H. Camp
bell. Werner Ziegler. F. f. Grimes,
M. Dewey, J. H. Cole. T. l.. Pen
rose. Alex Wight, Frank Hunter,
Thomas China. E. N. Long, A. Mo-
Dougal, John Kelleher, Ell. w. Rod
gers. W,n. Neu. Daniel Arms, f, A.
Cralle, F. J. Mcdonald. d. W. Hen
messy, James McDonel, J. NJ. Sigh.
Israel Glen, Defendants.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY.
Preparations Made for It's Observance
OH May 80.

Memorial Day will be observed III
Philipsburg this year by Burnside Post
No. s2, G. A. r., assisted by the
Woman's Relief Corps and the teachers
and children of the public school. The
program proposed for the occasion is as
follows:
Memorial service at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning. May 30, at
II o'clock
Memorial services will be held at
the cemetery at 2 30 p. m. May 30.
consisting of the ritual service of the
Grand Army. reading of Lincoln's ad-
dress at Gettysburg by j. K. Pardee,
and an address by Jonas Cook. The
services will be interspersed with sing
ing by choir. The school children
will sing "Anerica.
All veterans. the city council, the
fire department., and all orders and
citizens are invited to join in remem-
bering the beloved dead. If it should
rain on Memorial Day the services will
take place in Fireman s hall.
Elijah Powell,
P. j. Neff,
". T. Allison,
Committee
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-05-27

Campbell, til druggist, has a new
advertisement in this issue.
Everybody is invited to attend the
graduation exercises at the opera house
tonight. ....
-Rube Conn was in town Tuesday
from Willow creek, making some
purchases.
The price of cordwood has adj
vanced 81 per cord in Philipsbure
within the past ten days.
The program for the commence
ment exercises this evening may bt
seen on the second page of The Mail.
AT the meeting held last evening
Of the Modern Woodmen of the World
George W. Suppiger and DR.. W. l.
Power were elected AS delegates to the
state encampment. which meets il
Bozeman the second Tuesday in June
aud DR.. R. W. Getty and DR.. q. W
Young were elected as alternates.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-05-27

The latest news regarding the war
seems to indicate that the Spanish
fleet Is "bottled up" in Santiago har-
bor and Commodore Schley's fleet has
the Spaniards completely corraled
This news, however, is not positively
affirmed in Washington.
The president has issued 81 proclama-
tion calling for $4,000 more volun-
hearS
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-05-27

Every man. no matter what his
creed, his nationality or his politics
may be, should stand by the govern
ment, or get out-go to Spain, where
the boys can get shot at them. No
fire in the rear people are wanted in
this country now, or at any other time
for that matter.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-05-27

If you want the best work call Oh
McClees, the jeweler.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-15
UNDER BLACK WINGS
Neither Love Nor Duty
Can Stay the Sui
cide's Hand.
Three Women, High in WASH
ington Society,kiIl Themselves
Because They Believed Health
was Gone From Them Forever.

"OpcninG his mouth wide. he bruSqucly
thrust the piStu-barrel into the very bottom
Of his throat and pressed upon the trigger
Of course the Shot killed him. He had
been challenged 10 duel. and the fear OF
death drove him to suicide. Guy de Maui
PEASANT, the great French writer, tells the
story This is no mere fancy OF Il novelist.
1t is a dreadful, eternal truth. Men and wo-
black wing fling themselves into the arms of
the very enemy they dread. See the proofs
of this in the matter-ot-tact newspaper re-
ports. Note that in a great city half-a-dozcn
persons will, in a single day. take their own
lives. Why? Various motives are assigned
such as disappointed love, financial ruin,
actual or impending disgrace and thwarted
ambition. The most prevalent reason Is not
dwelt upon except in rare cases, because to
the unthinking reader it is less impressive
than the others Yet the fact that sufferers
from real or imaginary disease, dcspairing
of a cure, take their own lives, is the most
appalling of all the dolciul facts connected
with suicide. Within few weeks three wo-
men, moving in the highest society in Wash
inytOn. killed themselves because they saw
no hope of overcoming disease. They had
struggled and hoped until struggle seemed
vain and hope Il knocking delu-iun. one
day the shadow OF the black wing was SO
near that il blnttcd ont all the joy and sun
shine of the world. The next aav : papers
told Of Il ,I.s.orr tainily's awful attlicton.
Ailmc-.'s leading 10 sc!t-lnur,ler are
Tou.tl, ..ivi>hl.i into two cl;tssts: those that
ar ,:sn.tly t,nriIill and proceed from il-reg
ulated nerves, and those Of which the s5np