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The silver star., 1899-11-10
A KnOtty Problem.
"Biscome is peculiar fellow"
~ don't know him"

"Biscome is peculiar fellow"
Il don't know him.
You would find him amusing. He
moved out on the lake shore for the
summer and bought Jersey COW. Then
he hired a small boy ito drive her up
from the pasture every afternoon. One
day the boy fell sick and Biscome
didn't know what to do about the COW.
He said to himself when he looked at
her In the morning. She'll certainly
forget to come home II the boy isn't
there to call her attention to the fact
that she has home Then he looked
at the COW some more and pretty soon
he stumbled on what seemed to him a
brilliant idea"
WAS it?"
you must Judge for yourself. He
tied knot in the cows tail to remind
her that there was something she
mustn't forget" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

Consul Heenan at Odessa reports on
a curious device to prevent rats carry
ing contagious diseases into ships
The cable OF the ship was run through
a piece OF iron pipe about a foot In
length, and welded on the end OF the
pipe was Hange or funnel, which
looked like tho end of a trumpet with
the wide end facing the ship. The iron
pipe was stuffed with oakum to pre-
vent rats from passing through It
This novel construction was quite
close to the ship. The Russian au-
thorities furnish these appliances and
oblige all ships to use them whenever
they come from part infected with
the plague. In order to prevent the rats
on the ship coming on shore. 1t Is
generally conceded that the plague has
been carried and spread by rats which
have left ships coming from infected
ports. 1t is known that rats make use
OF the cable to come on shore. and this
iron pipe, with It's funnel-shaped ar.
rangement was employed to prevent
such visits. II possible. These devices
are attached to each cable by which
the ship is moored. IN addition to this
precaution the master Of the ship IA
obliged to take down his loading
stages every night and erect them
again the following morning In ordel
to prevent tho rats coming on shore
The silver star., 1899-11-10
Thorlte. tho Now Explosive,

Distinguished itself by passss
through four and a half inch ste5
plate. If Its success continues, It M
make rs great n record in the militwI
world as Hostetter's Stomach Bitten 4
the medical world. Nothing has d
peared which can equal this wonderful
medicine for nll diseases of the stouI
ach, liver or kindneys.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

Toronto, which has population oil
versities than distilleries, more col
leges than breweries. more churches
than barrooms." Good for Toronto!
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virst sspossssss.

Perhaps the nrst Industrial exposi.
tion on record was held In 1869 IN the
Rathhaus Of Nurembers. A cataiogue
published x the time thus states the
purpose Of the exposition: IT shaii
bring bsforo the public all innovattous
In the trade Of the whole world In
modern times. together With domestic
art production"
The silver star., 1899-11-10
Net m.s Ks.A.

Net llls Ktn1.
From the Philadelphia Record: Ab-
ner HAycsde-Ys ~ this b opmhl.
nation bed an sofa.
Cierk-lt II, sir.
Abnsf Haycsde-Wal ~ me iook ~
one that amt made by . combinatlon,
I'm opposed tss encouraging then elf
trusts By purchasis' thsar Opsas,
The silver star., 1899-11-10

Admiral schley still gives the chic
credit to the men behind the guns
The admiral has never come out stron
for the strategy board.
The silver star., 1899-11-10
Jener.oni.n simplicity,

Less than per cent. OF all the N,
in America own "full-drcss SUITS" aal
fully seven-eighths Of our Americu
families have their dinners at non.-
Edward Box.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

A woman begins to realize that sh
is getting old when the policeman
ceases to take her arm at stree,
crossing.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

Never despise the little things if you
would succeed. Even the elephant is
not too big to concentrate his mind on
an insignificant little peanut
The silver star., 1899-11-10

The strong minded woman is alway
the first to sneer at other women fo
doing things she does herself.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

There is always room at the top
probably because the experienced traN
eler prefers lower berth.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

1t is quite natural for full man tc
appear occupied.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

Whisky may be mans worst enemy
but some men make a speciality of lov
ing their enemies.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

A policeman doesn't seem to be st
important after all when you get tt
know him.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

Even after marriage fireman loves
to talk of his old flames.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

The football player may come early
but not to avoid the rush.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

There isn't enough meat on soms
arguments to make an intellectual bite
The silver star., 1899-11-10
CHAPTER XII.

Two days later. on reaching home
lficr walk. she WAS told TINT wom-
an was waiting to see her,
The silver star., 1899-11-10

The report Of the medical register Of
the North London Hospital for Con-
sumption at Hampstead states that 1888
cases havo been treated ON the open
air principle since January. and Of
these 1917 per cent left the hospital 70
return to work. 32.3 per cont distinctly
improved, 7s slightly improved, 40
did mot improve, and 30 died. Il 10
stated to be q common occurrence for
patients to enter the hospital with
marked signs Of the disease and 70
leave after nine or ten weeks with no
sign Of active disease and IN increase
= ~ y twenty pounds y weight
The silver star., 1899-11-10

No woman can look intelligent ant
talk to baby simultaneously.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

prstish Wlthdsaw Eron colsssarg-Ccasn-
20 In noer Hands Fighting - Lazy
smith Contlnues.
The silver star., 1899-11-10

Trade follows the drummer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
New to nec.ne PRETTY,

Mrs. Humphry, writing In The LA-
dies Home Journal on "IIow to he
Pretty. Though Plain" asserts that the
best advice she could give the girl WHO
would attain a graceful figure is COZ
tanned in two words, avoid eXagger;l-
ton. I'VE all know how ~disappoinr-
ing, If not actually annoying, it Is to
see a pretty face associated with al
awkward figure or an uncouth gag.
Now, gracefulness is almost always
capable of being cultivated, to some de-
gree at least. V g in eases which may
seem to be Of the hopeless sort. Calls
themes have converted many an awk-
ward glf into an unrccognlZahly
graceful and charming edition Of her
former self. Many n growing girl
has her figure and carriage ruined for
life by want OF care. and more rartic-
ularly motlierless girls, who have no
kind elder to make them lie down for
at least m hour every day. The re-.
cullh"nt posture avrrts many an evil.
The shoulders should he perfectly fiat
upon the couch and the head be only
slightly raised. Girls are such active,
vigorous creatures that they often OBJ
1ect to lying down in this way. but II
careful mother may easily learn how
to turn this restful time into pleasure.
In almost all eases Improvement will
result from gyinnastic and c%alisthcnic
exercises. from rowing. drilling and
swimming. But 1t il absolutely nee.
cssary that TIL patient should be
mindful constantly of her own bear
Ing. She must hold her shoulders
back. her head up and her chest for
ward. At first this position will cause
some Stiffness. but If persevercd in and
accompanied by calisthcnic exercises,
or ever games like lawn tennis, IL
VIII o become natural. easy AMI
graceful"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
PuLyE.IZKR FOR CORN ROWS.

IIlSfblZtls FOL. CbEN ROWS.
upon the time tins lost in doing extra
work and waiting for the ground to dry
off between the plow and the planter, a
writer in the Ohio Farmer has said: If
instead of narrowing. rolling or drag
ging all this land before planting, each
farmer used an implement that would
pulverize thoroughly the row in which
the corn is to be planted. leaving the
middlers to be rolled. narrowed or
dragged, after planting, as the condi-
tons Of weather and sell might indi-
cate. there wonld be saved an immense
amount of labor and worry.
We made Il simple implement that
has saved labor and time and given MS
the satisfaction of planting as soon as
the ground is warm enough. As soon
as the field is plowed, we harrow if
necessary and then start this pnlverizer
ahead of the planter. 1t pulverizes the
tracks fer the planter perfectly, leaving
the middle rs the harrow left it, ready
TO be rolled or dragged after the corr
is planted.
TO make the Culyerizer we need two
planks 6 feet long, . by II inches. and
two boards 4 feet long, . by q inches.
They are bolted together. as shown in
the cut, so that the distance from cen
ter to center will be the same as the
width of the planter or distance be-
tween the rows Of corn. We remove
teeth from a harrow and insert seven
to nine in the . by IL sides in such a
way that no two teeth follow each other.
The hitch is Il chain from a.scotch
harrow. Two horses attached as to the
barrow or plank drag will do the work
with the driver riding on the pnlverizer
If the ground is rough enough to re-
quire so much weight. The marker can
be taken from the planter and used on
the pulverizer, az the track made by
the pulverizer will be the guide for the
team and driver of planter.
To tighten the work of turning at
ends we have used the truck of II rid.
ing cnltivator, and by the chain attach
ment TO truck and pnlverizer we raise
with a foot lever the pnlverizer clear of
the ground for convenience in turning
and getting the spacing of rows accu-
and easily. The truck and chain
attachment and lifting lever we do not
attempt to show in the cut.
Another device illustrated in the
mentioned is a corn marker, Of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07

aprons have become very pretty gar
ments with their yokes and rulfles
and sashcS. The Ella is cut with a
square yoke and full putfed waist
reaching to the belt. The yoke is
edged with IA deep triII, and the neck
cut a triiIe low. The full skirt part
hides the hem of the frUck. and the
belt is Il pointed bodice with long
sash ends THIS pattern is for girls
Of four, six, eight, and ten years.
A special illustration and full di-
rectiOns about the pattern will be
found OF the envelope in which it is
enclosed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07

tie l,uic r@,ljaln II Is to silriuk ahi
gel '3i 81 : 8ictu The vast. This
Elrlurni may Nr trimmed with en-
brotdrry, lave, OF barrow dimjly ruff
i,c>.
A special Illustrate on and full d..
rcctton> about the pattern will be
iourd &. ~lIv,nvrI"p IN which it is
enclosed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
Potatoes II Florida Muck L.ond,

Potatoes II Florida Muek Load.
One Of the best crops on the muck
land Of Florida. when properly drained.
IL Irish potatoes. Sweet potatoes do
well on lighter soil and are a standard
crop. always marketable and are vain.
able for hogs il yon have a surplus.
The first crop on some Of the new
green prairie land has in a number Of
instances been Irish potatoes. II these
are put in early and are ready to dig in
February, March Or April, they bring
large prices. Three dollars a barrel is a
living price, with the large yield Of the
muck land 1t is u good profit. But we
have known Irish potatoes raised in
Florida to bring 80 per barrel in Phila-
delphia. Baltimore, Washington and
New York markets.
The potato crop of the United States
last year amounted to 1854, 0l5, 964
bushels, valued at $50, 643. 900. This is
an average yield of "a. ! bushels to the
acre, and, estimating the population Of
the country ut 20, 600, 600, it gives us
80 bushels each. 1t is evident that
Americans are a potato eating people.
1t is a never failing market. Farm,
Field and Fireside.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07

separate high neck guimpc. The
waist is plain aud full, front and
bnck, aud is altaclIed to Il plain round
>tIIL under Il belt of embroidery or IA
>osi. This pattern is equally service
able for light wool goods Or any
variety Of thin summer materials.
a special illustration and fun d.
rcclions aOout the pattern will be
found on the envelope in which it Is
enclosed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
Aud She Looked Warmer,

y curly haired small boy sat in n
Fourteenth street car mt just the time
of the Gay when the cars are most
crowded on Thursday Afternoon. A
worn looking woman. evidently his
mother. sat beside him. At Fifteenth
street Il particularly buXom woman Of
middle age crowded into the ear. There
was no seat for her. and she stood glnr.
Ing at the boy. Later her d~ispleasurc
vented itself in words, and she express
ed herself freely to the woman who
stood next her about women w!.o let
their children occupy seats while ladies'
are Starnii,l-. The worn looking wom-
an flushed. but made no move to have
the boy surrender his seat. The buxom
woman still slarcd and still expressed
herself with extreme f%rankness. The
boy sat Stil!. At y street the mother
rang th" bell. As the car stopDcd She
put her arms about the boy and lifted
him TO his feet, half carrying him to
the door.
Won't you take this seat:' she said
to the huXom woman. Il am just TAX
Ing him home from the hospital
And as the car rolled on the buxOm
woman looked even warmer than the
weather warranted. Washington Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
1.2-MlNEltNA HEDROC
GOWN,
SiHcS-M Medium and large
BEDROOM
GOWN,
liSb BEDROOM
GOWN.
Sizes for II and lG yeats.
BEDROOM

A delirhtfully comfortable bedroom
gown in blue and white French fan
mel is shown in the minerva" The
fronts, from shoulder to bust, are
laid in half inch plaits. to give the
requisite tullncss. And the fun
sleeves are Shirrcd ut the back of the
wrist. The edge Of sleeve and turn
over collar are huttuned with btu,
silk. thus j. Il most useful garment
for lounging, for studying IN one's
room. or for sickness. 1t can b.,
made of French, or outing tlinnel, ul
pongec. OF Gotten crepe, wasl, silk,
or any thin material. The pattcri,
comes in all sizes for wounrn, and fol
girls of II and to years.
\. special illustration and full d..
rectionS about the pattern viii be.
found on the envelope in which it is
enclosed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
Royal

one might call May Il royal birthday
month. 50 many notables have been
celebrating recently.
On the 18th her majesty the queen
completed her eishtieth year. OH the
10Th til" Princess Christian of Sizes.
wick-llol>tcm was 81. on the Goth the
Duchess Of York completed her thirty
second year, and Prince Rupprccht OF
Bavaria was 30 on the 18th. The crown
princess of Austria was 81 on the DIST.
the Princess Mathilde Bonapartc eel.
"bratcd hey sryrnty-ninth birthday
on the eth, the Duchess of Madrid
was - OF the 2lst. the Princes,
phgnlar OF Denmark was o on the
sd. the Land-raiin Anna of urSsr-
CaS>cl completed her siXty-third year
on the lIth. the .\rcllduke Ludwig Vie.
tor Of Austria was - on the 18th. the
Archdnkc Eugene Of Austria was Sc on
the list. the Ear completed his thirty
first year on the 18th, the Princess Ca
f"la of SaXr-NIciningcn was . on the
18th. the .Arcliduchess otto OF Austria
completed her thirty-sccond year ON
the "lSt. the Princess of Wnldcck und
lyrmont was % on the 2lst, and Prince
Heinrich of Waldcck was 81 ON the
2Uth,-lUIdon Times,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07

%'aTHA"N
QUICK CORN PLANTING.

A P~ulvcrlzcr For Corn Rows and n
Convenient Corn Marker.
1t is the cnstum of many farmers TO
pillow for corr and follow with the har-
row, roller or plank drag until the
ground is level and fine before the corn
is pnt in with a two horse planter. Eut
il heavy rains come and pack the soil
before planting it must be revoked,
perhaps several times. Commenting
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07

one might call May a royal birthday
month. 50 many notables have been
celebrating recently
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
FROCk.
Sizes for two aud four years.

Low neck and short Slecved frOcks
are being worn again by very little
girls. The Fairlie frmk for girls OF
two or four years may be worn Ia this
quaint fashion. or can be used with a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
1854 ELLA APRON.

Sizes for /. &. y and 10 years.
Nowadays it has ceased to he a
hardship for the most fA>tidtuu> lit
lie maids to don their aprons-ror
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
I5f5- FILON CORSET COVER.

Sizes for 81, 20. - and 40 Inches
Bust Measure.
The ''TilON'' is The newest and
most perfect corset cover. 1t laIln-
def~ beautifully. beng cut with only
one side piece. For every woman
kuoN> u her sorrow that the more
cams there are in "a cor>et-COyer,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-21
Mr.. Trips REPORT.
His Comment On Affairs In Samoa
Sent to Senate.

Washington, Dec. 20-In accordance
with request from the senate the pres
ident today transmitted to that body the
personal report of the Hon. Bartlett
Trip, the United States member of the
Samoan commission to the secretary of
state. Mr.. Trips report is quite apart
from the joint report of the commission
ing events in Samoa which the commits
sion dealth with. -
He recounts the disarming of the ma
tives and the, unfolding by the commits
sion of the validity of Chief Justice Cham
berS' decision favorable TO Maiietoa. IN
this connection Mr.. Trip says that judg-
ment is necessarily conclusive. though
the reasons of the court by which it
reaches such conclusions be ever so
fallacious.
Elsewhere Mr.. Trip refers to Judge
Chambers as good lawyer and an hon
est man He says both the Germans
der arrest, were Immediately discharged
by the commission. there being no COM
petent evidence against them
1t might have been in bad taste. he
points out, for white men to have es-
pOuSed the cause of either candidate for
native king. but no rule of law or ethics
made it wrong. As 10 the course of Ad-
miral kautz. ii is maintained that the
general instructions of the naval COM
manderS Sufficed to authorize the putting
down of an armed rebellion against the
lawful government. and Mr.. Trip is of
the opinion that the Instructions Were
not violated by obeying the orders of a
ma iority of the three consuls.
The chief Importance of the Samoan
islands. Mr.. Trip points out. lies in their
location in the great future pathway of
commerce In particular he details the
strength and general availability of Pago-
Page harbor. and says he should not look
with favor on a foreign effort 10 share
these advantages.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-21
VACCINATIONS OF TWO MEN.
DR.. Goldwin Smith Tells How the
War Was Brought About.

New York, Dec. ga special to the
World from Toronto says: Dr. Goodwin
Smith condemns the stand taken by Great
Britain in the South African war in no
uncertain words. He quotes approvingly
from letter received from "a highly
sentiment of his class" which deplores
the war as unjustified, as the ruination of
harmony among the races and as i'm
planting in the breast of the Boer an
ineXtinguisha bic hatred of Britain. the
only redeeming feature of the war being
that it sounds the death knell of imperial
federation. as no colony would be found
to unite in a political scheme which would
formed passion that might for a moment
agitate the central power. DR.. Smith
says:
(, MY correspondent might have re-
popular passion that we have been swept
into war. but by the Vaccinations of two
men for their own personal objects. one
of the two being not less known for his
INSCRIPTIONS ambition than he is for his
ability. and the other being Cecil Rhodes
THE stalking horse of 'enfranchise-
mont for the Outlanders. having served
its purpose. has been laid aside and re-
Africa The pretense of human rights
under which the clerical abettors of the
war shelter themselves. has been laid
aside the watchword now being equality
for all white men, while the brown men.
vastly outnumbering the whites. are
philanthropically consigned to indefinite
bondage.
las it is. the end is certain. and by this
time NAV practically have come. Yet the
stand which this little farmer common4
wealth has made for its independence
against the banded forces of a world
wide empire. backed by the diplomatic
Guiding the American republic, has hardy
a parallel in history
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-21
THE HAGUE TREATY.
Plan to Settle Disputes Sent to SEN
ate By the President.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The president
today sent to the senate the treaty ne
gotiated by the powers at The Hague
last July for the pacific settlement OF
disputes between nations, and the ue-
claration 10 prohibit for FIVE yRrs the
launching of explosives from balloons.
The senate Immediately removed the
injunction Of secrecy. The treaty was
published at the time.
The presidents message was 1or-
NAL letter of -tranSmittal except tnat
it invited attention TO an accompanying
report from the secretary of state, urg-
ing immediate action by the senate.
Secretary Hay, in his report, says;
THE department of state is ADVISED
by the minister of the United States
at The Hague that since July % ten
signatures have been attached to the
convention for the pacific settlement OF
the international disputes. BY the plen-
ipotentiaries of Italy. on Oct Il, 1889
by the plenipotentiary Of Austria-Hun-
gary, Oct II, 1899; by the plenipoten-
tiary of Luxembourg. Oct. 20. 1893: py
the plenipotentiary of Servia, Nov. IL,
1899.
In signing the convention the fol-
lowing declaration was <lade by the
plenipotentiaries of the United States:
Nothing contained in this convention
shall be so construed as TO require the
United States of America to depart
from it's traditional policy of not In
truding upon, interfering with or en-
tangling itself in the political questions
or policy or internal administration OF
any foreign states; nor shall ANYTHING
contained in said convention be con-
strued to imply REIMBURSEMENT by the
United States of America of its tradi-
tfonal attitude toward purely American
questions
II respectfully recommend that the
attention of the senate be called to
the Importance of immediate action be-
ing taken on the convention, in view OIL
the fact that a sufficient number OF
ratification will soon be obtained 70
authorize the organization OF the tri-
bunal, and the large part taken by the
United States in the preliminary work
renders it desirable that this country
should not occupy a secondary place.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-21
FAVORABLE REPORT ORDERED.
Committee Endorses Plan For Divi-
sion of Samoan Islands.

Washington, Dec. 2o--The senate
committee on foreign relations Today
authorized a favorable report upon the
two treaties negotiated with Great
Britain and Germany for the dissoluA
ton of the tripartite agreement for the
control of the Samoan islands
Senator Bacon, one of the new DEM
ocratic members of the committee, was
the only opponent of the treaty, and he
did not seek to delay the reporting OF 1t
to the senate. His opposition was d.
rected towards the acquisition by this
country of the island of Tutuila, and
his opposition to that was based upon
INSTRUMENTATION that the consent of the
islanders should be first secured
He was met on this proposition with
the statement that the natives were
nothing more than wandering tribes,
and with the argument that the United
States could not afford to forego the op-
portunity to secure complete control of
Paso-pa 70 harbor which this treaty
furnished.