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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16

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THE HAIR AND THE SCALP.
To Take Good Care of hem Should
Be the Aim of Every Woman,
Old and Young.

Too much cannot be said agsinst
the practice of dyeing ores hair. Il
is never satisfactory, and, once be.
gun it must be kept up. as the hail
lengtheus from the roots, and the nat
ural color will inevitably show itseli
there. Then, too, the dye will fade more
or less, and generally the hair will be-
rendered stiff and harsh-feeling from
its use, to say nothing Of the disagree.
able odor which many dyes carry with
them.
1t is much better to give the hair
good care in the matter of dressing
brushing and massaging the scalp
and let 1t color to suit itself. No one
in bad health can have as nice hair as
the one who has no ailment. Some
diseases affect the hair more disas.
tTously than others, and when trying tC
improve the hair one must also try tc
improve the general health,
The use Of hard water is also to be
avoided, and care must be taken in
the use Of the various drugs recon,
mended for shampooing. 1t is moi
necessary 10 wash the hair every day
or ordinarily oftener than once a
week, while in some cases once a month
is too often. When washing is done, the
hair should be thoroughly dried before
being done up" and in many cases the
scalp alone should be shampooed, wet
ting the hair itself as little as possible.
There are dry shampoos, as well as wet
ones, and their tonic effect is quite as
valuable. One of the best is to rub
fine table salt into the hair close to the
scalp, and then brush it out.
A simple tonic which has been used
with good effect TO retard the com
ing Of gray hair. arrest the falling and
stimulate the new growth, is made of
green tea and fresh dried sage, two
ounces of each. put into an iron pot and
three quarts of boiling water is to be
poured onto it; cover closely and let
simmer until reduced one-third; take
off the fire and let stand in the iron
pot fo%r24hours; strain and bottlef for use.
Wet the scalp thoroughly with this To-
ton every night, applying early enough
so as to allow of drying before going
TO bed, as the liquid will stain the pill
low-sIip. Thoroughly brushing with
a good brush will beneit.-The Com.
mOner.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16

The Ohio experiment station gives
this simple explanation of n action Of
lime: "If the lime be mixed with ma
nure. an odor of ammonia will become
apparent. This means that the lime Is
iiberating the ammonia from the
manure. and that it is escaping into the
air. If lime be mixed with the soil sim
liar action will take place. If a crop be
growing upon the soil it may absorb part
of the escaping ammonia and larger
crop will result; but this larger crop is
made at the expense Of the soil stores OF
plant food. and /. these stores are not
maintained by manuring or fertilizing
the soil will soon refuse to respond to
lime, because all the material in 1t upon
which lime can act has been drawn out,
ard the soil is poorer than If no lime had
been used"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16

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covered with several t~hicknesses of
wire screen.
To handle this liquid manure, | bought
a larger brewers tank with a capacity
Of between 400 and 800 gallons. To IA
ciljtato ever distribution | had a plumb
eT make s]prinkiing arrangement such as
is shown III the cut. AtWo-inCh pipe was
used, connected with tee and a As degree
elbow, with a two-inch gate valve to
regulate supply of liquid from tank to
distributing pipe as shown at D, The
distributing pipe was made two feet
wider than wagon track IN either side,
Holes we're bored in the pipe every inch,
large enough to allow the free escape Of
the LIQUID. | used a lOw-down wagon as
shown by wheels, W. having an ordinary
axle. A, surmOuntcd by a bolster Of the
logging pattern. To secure tank in
place, blocks, f, were firmly fastened to
bed.
As soon as I began to use the liquid
manure as a top-dressing, ! realized
what | had lost in its waste, In a com
parativc manurial trial where | used
the solid manure plowed under on one
piece and the liquid manure as a top
dressing on another. | secured a net gain
Of 20 per cent. by the use Of the liquid
over the solid manure, Since installing
this arrangement ! use tOp-dressing for
fall-sown grains during the winter, II
the ground is not covered with snow,
and give a liberal application to my
meadows and grass lands in the spring.
Whenever | have a supply | top-dress
MY oat land either before or after seed
Ing. As far as fertility is concerned
believe that liquid manure is more yaiu-
able to the farmer in proportion than the
solid manure.
Where sufficient slope is not available
to operate by gravity, a cistern many
be built and a Iargc-si2e pitcher pump
uEed to elevate liquid into tank, The
first cost Of installing such a plant will
be paid for in the first seasons increase
Of crops, where Is to 20 animals are kept.
-,I}obert f. Wordeu. in Farm and Homo,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16

patterns, the one shown being very sim
pie and easy to embroider. The marked
rings indicating where the stiletto is to
be used are first run with a thread of
mercerized cotton. after which the hole
is punched and the ring is overcast
not ~buttonholed, The stitches are taken
very close together and yet must not
overlap. The horal. design Is padded
lengthwise and worked across-ln the
mercerized cotton. either white OF col
ors, The edges of the turnover collar
and cuffs are scalloped and buttonhoIed,
and a stilettO pattern is set in above.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16

The most modern stables are ar
rahged with the idea of giving the
horse an abundance Of light. In many
of these the heads of the horses are
to ward the outerwalls and there is a
window in the side of the stable OPP.
pcsite each stall Light Ii a factor
that makes for good health. and there
is little danger Of having too much
OF It. In the summer time these win.
dsws are covered with Green and the
fifes kept out while the summer
breezes come In. There are numerous
old stables dark that might be
made light by some inexpensive alter.
a.ions. These shold be made as
ssrls n the esasoa ~ possible.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16
CARE FOR ORIENTAL RUGS.
They Require Treatment That Would
Not Do for Wilton or Brussels
Floor Coverings.

The oriental rug Is improved by fire.
quent summing and also by an annua!
or semi-anual bath. The cOlors made
of vegetable dyes cannot fade. and the
process of washing only improves the
texture Of the wool. Even a new rug
is washed by the Turkish woman to
better bring out the luster Of the ma
terial.
In the orient these rugs are cleaned
entirely by shaking and washing, but
are never beaten. When beating is
necessary it should be done on the
face side, as there is danger when
beating on the wrong side of breaking
the threads. The best plan is to lay
right side up Oh the grass and to beat
thoroughly with light rattan beaters.
After the dust is taken or beaten
out small rugs can be put in tubs Of
plain cold water. Then the surface
may be gone over with a brush and
sandsoap. always being sure to rub
with the warp. Large rugs can have
the garden hose turned Ga them with
wonderful cleansing effect, after which
they should be dried in the sun.
In winter an excellent plan is to
sweep them on the snow. scattering it
over them and sweeping it off again
several times. always working with
the threads. The sweeper should al.
$500. l., ,,,,I Il, tn ~, Ji,a.+f.u
never turning it backward.
This process Of cleaning is much
safer for these rugs than sending them
to the steam cleaners. where the
threads are in danger Of being snapped
by the rapidly turning machinery.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16
WHY HOT WEATHER MAKES WOMEN NERVOUS.
Suggestions by Or, Hartman, How
10 Combat the Nervous Depression
Incident 10 Warm Weather.

Nervousness Is very common among
women. This condition 3s due 20 anacmIc
nerve geul,Ts. The nerve Cgnters ara
the reservoir for nerve vitality These
ceutgrs become b0OUdlcss for the want
ul proper nutrition
This condition is especially noticeable
during the warm season Every sum-
MOI an army of lnvalias nre produced as
2 direct result OF weak nervous systems
This could easily be overcome by tho
uso Of Pcruna. rcrWna strikes at the
root Of the trouble by correcting the
digestion Perfect digestion furnishes
increased nutrition for the ncrye ennters.
Perfectly tiEestcd food gives these reser-
fODrs of lItc a vitality which creates
/ strong. steady nerves, and In this man
nrr fortJArs md nourishes life.
Miss Blanche Grey a prominent young
society woman of Memphis. Tenn, in a
recent letter from IA Alabama street.
writes, "ro a society woman whose
nervous force is often taxed TO the utmost
from lack OF rest and irregular meals,
KNOW of nothing " hhch Is of SO much
benefit rs PeruHa. ! took 1t a few
months apo when | fit my strength
. giving way, and II soon made ifseR
manifest IN giving me new strength
and health Miss Blanche Grey.
pc.u-na Contains 10 Narcotics,
Ono reason why Perupn has found
permanent use in SO many homes n that
Il contains no narcotic Of any Kind. PEI
rUua e. perfectly harmless II can hs
used any length Of time without aCquir"
IT, D. H. -.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16
DINING TABLE DECORATION.
Combined Candida Drum and Vase Pro-
duces an Effect That Is Ex-
tremely Pleasing.

Flowers and softly shaded candles are
so essential an accompaniment of the
modern dinner or luncheon table, par
~ticularly on formal occasions, that any
new idea or suggestion for candle or
flower holder is sure of attention and
recognition. The two branch Candida
brum Is an old fayorite, but it Is capable
Of assuming a new form and also of sery-
ing as flower vase as well AS candlestick.
As here pictured, the combined holder is
of silver in the fashionable French gray
finish and richly engraved. From either
side Of the silver standard branches out
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16

Recent Investigations Of the bureau
of forestry indicate an important addi-
ton to the present timber resources Of
the country through the better utiliza-
ton Of the red gum. This timber tree is
the predominant species on the hard
wood bottom lands OF all the southeast
ern states. In spite Of its abundant sup
ply, 1t has been GLOW to reach CONNER
ella. Importance, because Of the extent
to which it warps and stains In season.
ing. While hickory, oak. ash and yell
low poplar were cheaply o~btainable, red
gum received little attention. The in
creasing scarcity and rising price Of
more adaptable trees have forced the
gum into a market place OF late and have
caused lumbermen to seek, with par
tial success. such methods Of handling 1t
as would obviate the difficulties which
have stood in the way Of a larger use OF
the wood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16

SOW will have to take some exercise to
get her food.
This house should be kept we'll beddcd
with rye straw or cut fodder and should
be removed whenever it becomes damp.
Oats straw is Objectionable, as it irri-
tates the skin Of the hog and is not a
good absorber of moisture. A good car
penter can make one of these houses in a
day. The lumber will cost five to eight
dollars, depending upon the location
Orange Judd Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16
Betrothed in Their Infancy.

In some parts Of West Africa the
girls have long engagements. On the
day of their birth they are betrothed
10 a baby boy a trife older than them
selves. and at the age of 20 they are
married. The girls know Of no other
way of getting a husband. and so they
are quite happy and satisfied. As
wives they are patterns OF obedience,
and the marriages usually turn out
Glccess.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16
HOW to Wash Thin Curtains.

Very thin curtains, or those whose
day of service is very nearly over, will
stand the ordeal of washing much bet
ter if care be taken to haste them upon
sheets OF cheesecloth first. This re
lieyes them Of much of the strain Of
wringing and prevents them from be-
ing whipped to pieces by the wind in
drrinc
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16
Mh-2x%

or shut according to the weather. The
door at the front can be fastened to the
side, when open, by means Of a hook.
The reason that the AKA sjlls arc bcyeIed
is so that the house can be moved from
one place to another.
The house sh-uid face the south and
there should he a lot 50 feet long and 20
wide running south Of the house. The
feeding floor and slop through should be
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16
USEFUL FARM STRUCTURE.


The Illustration will give an idea OF
the best houses for the brood SOW. The
small door at the rear is for ventilation
and to watch the SOW at farrowing time
without Dothering her. This door is
hinged at the top and can be kept open
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16
A NOVELTY FOR SUMMER.
Shirtwaist Embroidered with Stiletto
Work to Be in Evidence
Everywhere.

The fashionable s~tilettp work, or Eng
lish eyelet embroidery. forms the de-
sign upon the shirt waist here Illus
trated. Firm texture linens for this
purpose come stamped In a variety Of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16

Ii is a good plan to partially fill valu-
abls china vases with sand or to place
shot In them, for thus they are rendered
100 heavy 10 be easily upset.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16
A REASON FOR SICKNESS.
Hcalthy kidneys take from tho blood

every ~ hours 0VV
grains Of impure,
poisonous matter
more than enough
to cause death.
Weakened kidneys
leave this waste in
the blood, and you
are soon sick. Toget
well, cure the kid
neys with Doan's
Kidney Pills, the
great kidney spe-
cifc.
Mrs. J. II. Bowlcs
Of 11s Core Street,
Durham, N. c.,
Y ~ was sick
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16

a silver vase graceful in outline and large
enough to hold a cluster of roses or other
blossoms with stems of moderate length.
The candles in the illustration are Of a
delicate shade of pink, with shade to
match, while La France roses in the
vases carry out the color scheme, the
soft tone of the cleaning silver blending
admirably with the hue Of blossoms, can
die and shades.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-16

WHEN WHITING TO ADvERTIsERs
please state that Fnu saw the Advertise
N snL In Ibis paDs,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21
N---IXzE BANNER
COUNTY or NORTH DAKOTA

three inches Of rainfall per annum, Of
which over rs per cent falls during
the months of May, June and July;
these statistics covera period Of twenty
one years. The climate is noticeably
warmer than in sections further east,
and in many instances further south.
In our altitude of 1,400 feet the air
is dry in winter and the cold is not felt
as in lower or damper regions.
jamestown, the county seat, is the
third city in size in the state, is beau
tifully located on the James river and is
the central railway and business point
for the James river valley. Here you
will find a large Touring mill of over
600 barrels capacity; twelve churches of
as many denominations; seven hotels,
one operahouse, two daily and two
weekly newspapers, three public school
houses, also Catholic seminary, two
banks, good creamery, and this season
has bu1!t,,a fine sewerage system; the
up-t date telephone system, municipal!
water system, fire department., and
many other modern facilities. Many OF
the business blocks would do credit tc
much larger places, while the residence
portion contains many beautiful homes
The Lund Land agency of Minneapo
| lis, Mimi, who have long been consid
cred the leading real estate firm Of the
northwest, have an office at j Jamestown
under competent management; thel1
lands were selected before the boom,
and they are in position to give intend
! ing purchasers good square deal ant
has been enormous, their success being
due to their being able to obtain 70,
i their customers the very best lands ant
at reasonable prices.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21
CLEAN, RELIABLE FACZS FOR
HONIESEEKER AlVD INVESTOR

Minot, N. D., Sept. 20.-No city can
live and prosper on it's own resources.
It must be largely supported by the sur
rounding country, and by reasonable
transportation facilities. A city in the
to diversified farming, with reasonable
transportation facilities, cannot fail to
prosper if it once gets firmly estab-
iished . ,
Minot is certainly well situated in
this respect. About forty passenger
arrive in, and depart from Minot daily daily
sions, and during the homestead ex-
cursions, this number is frequently
doubled. A proportionate number of
freight trains pass thru the city daily
trains over half mile long, making
twenty miles an hour, being a daily oc-
currence in the city: Full plans have
road from the south-certainly. dispos-
ing of the transportation question for
the city for all time to come. -. 49,
The land surrounding Minot therefore
becomes the serious question to the pros
well adapted to the peculiar wants Of
any kind of farmer the country affords.
| The western portion of Ward county is
perhaps best adapted to stock raising
of all kinds, and here the ranchers are
to be found in great numbers. Whole
train loads Of Stock from this district
sheep cars being double decked. No
] country can produce the meat. Of the
country with less labor, or for less
money than this part Of Ward county.
= The southern part Of the county is
better adapJed to the wants Of the
i stockraising and agriculture. In this
country, large areas can be found IN
1 which the rough land-just too rough
for farming the broad, fertile
plains, are equally abundant. Here
there is less change for ranging, put a
But the northern and eastern part of
the county is the farmers ideal country
This land varies from the perfectly
level plains to the gently sloping val
legs and hills. There are but few
farms on which one cannot cultivate the
entire 100 acres in a quarter, section
Here the average farmer devotes prac,
tically all his energies to pure farming
raising only about as much stock as is
ordinarily raised by farmers in the cen
trail states like Indiana and Illinois
Here crops are raised year after year
that are worth more than the land on
the mecca for the farmer Of small means
Cor large means, for that partl who de-
sires a suitable place to build home
and make his fortune. Thousands OF
acres of land, recently belonging to the
government, are, now covered with
small, comfortable homes, and rich
large yields of the best wheat, oats
flax, potatoes, cabbage and other vege
tables. &...'
A Minneapolis newspaper recently
sent special represent ative to look al
this country, and in his report Of his
travels he says: "a long detour wa.
made, and different farms visited, anc
a sample Of one applies to most where
conditions were equal in the way Of
honest farming and modern methods
One farm visited consisted Of whole
section, most of it sown to wheat, flax
oats, barley and some millet. Thu
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21
Gnecial Correspondence,

Mandan, N. D., Sept. 2O.-The Mis-
souri, river country is rapidly being de
veloped and settled up by the best class
of homeseekers from Minnesota, Iowa,
Indiana and Illinois. During the past
two weeks carload after carload of
household goods has been unloaded at
Richardton, n. D., Browns new town
west of Mandan, and farmers from the
east are arriving to look over the splen-
did opportunities offered by this sec
ton of the state. William H. Brown
is responsible for this movement and
has met with great success from the
ditions, and homeseekers are conse-
quently well satisfied on arriving, as
Brown can show them a great deal
more than they expected. The condi-
lions for mixed farming in this section
are ideal. -~
The soil is naturally rich, and when
the first actual farmers invaded Nor
ton county the crop returns were abun-
dant. A thrifty German colony settled
as result of twenty years, in mixed
farming, all are we1l-to-do and many
quite rich. The products include wheat
oats. barley, rye, flax, corn, millet, al
falfa, speltz, bronze grass, potatoes and
vegetables in abundance.
Corn, especially Of the dent variety
has proven a very successful crop or
the Missouri slope Oliver Dalrymple
the Cass county bonanza farmer. says
Gin my Judgment there is no bette It!
corn country on earth than the Mis-
souri, slope region will prove to be-. ,
On his own farm, wheat has been hi
great staple crop heretofore, but of lat
years he diversifies his crops, grow
corn and feeds more hogs. The slop
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21
North Dakota Attracting Homeseekers and Investors
RANSOM COUNTY OFFERS THE BEST
INDUCEMENTS TO THE YOUNG MAN
WHO rs SEEKING HOME

a musical and dramatic nature. There
is more push in this town of 1000 peo-
pie than there would be in town of
5000 people in the eastern states. In
short, any one need not hesitate to move
to southeastern North Dakota for fear
that they will lack any Of the advan-
tages which they enjoy at home. Ran
pie from Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Wis
consin and Michigan, and the popula-
ton will compare most favorably with
that OF any county in the states above
named.
It is essentially the country for young
people. A young man s chances of sue.
cess are ten here, where they. are one in
the eastern states, and he can establish
himself in home Of his own for less
than 20 per cent of the capital which
would be required east. 1t is fact be-
You'd dispute that land in. Ransom coup
as any land anywhere in the United
States, and it can be purchased today
for one-ffth of what the same land
| would cost in Illinois or Wisconsin. II
is almost hopeless venture for 9
young man to purchase land in those
states if he has to pay interest on the
ne pee b while he a% f hep
for from 500 to $25 per acre or
long time at a low rate of interest, and
the raise in the value of his, land will
pay for it in short time. ..-.....
| found many instances this veal
where the value of the crops
raised on the land amounts to more
than the value of the land per acre
The young man who locates in Ransom
county and uses horse sense, together
with industry and frugality, is almost
morally certain to succeed.
The more [ see of Ransom county the
better satisfied I am that right now il
the time to invest, as many people art
focking here, and land is constantly ad
vancing, and next year will see much
greater advance than the past two years
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