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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

the cottage appealed u her and she
prepared to do the h0nOrs graCiouSlv
You see, removing Dukes account"
the little woman ran as she fitted from
TO another, opening closet doors and drawers.
and peerng into every corner with the most dSarmng
SMILE He hasn't 4 particle of freedom fiat.
1t is perfectly beautiful one; but of course Dukes
health and happiness first. and this is why my
husband and | have decided that must have
house and a ward where Duke can enjoy himself
What a darling kitchenl And everything Is neat!
| don't mind telling you that | much of
houSekeeper, but spend much time taking Duke
10 the park-and all account Of that horrid Old
j&nItOr who can't endure to have Duke indoors and
positively asked to make the back
stairway Well. the lower perfectly dear.
| hope the basement is nice and dry: Duke will
to play there stormy days He is full of fun and
fine spirits. May see up-Stsirs2 What nice. sunny
roomsi I'm vel take the place. Now the bath
room last. O-h How perfectly dSappointing-the
only objection The bath-tub Is too small for Duke"
Too small for your little bow" Mrs Ashley began
wOnderingy, when the other interrupted laughinglv.
" Our little boy is darling dOggie. a great big
Newfoundland, and the dearest fellOwl I'm truly
grateful 10 YOU, and awfuy, awfuly disappointed
Immediately following the footsteps of the little
came a woman with firm chin and piercing
eye She stepped from the hall into the parlor with
buSiness-ike air. what horrid wallpaper" was her
FIRST comment. Queer taste some folk have But
beg your pardon OF course YOU did select II
The landlord and selected it together" was the
reply
Il couldn't endure it a day. OF course he Will
put III hardwood HOOrS AT the advanced rent
understand he has advanced the remit" The women
looked questoningly at Mrs. Ashley There was a
pause II presume that is the YOU are leaving
Another pause. The woman swept into the dining
room. Hell have 70 paint the woodwork for
I'm very particular neutrality-suspicious. people don't
care how things look; but do The landlord VIII find
me different To deal with"
"Pcrhaps YOU would like to tell him so-he lives
next door" Mrs. Ashley suggested with spirit
L wish YOU had told before the woman OK
claimed with an injured air. That is of the
things | draw the line at CiOod-afternoon
They are still coming Mrs. Ashley sadly athruS
that by the time the cottage is rented there will not
be one last vestige left Of the home she has ideazed
to cling
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needs OF the family The cottage is homelike and
convenient, and it real regret to both Mr..
and Mrs. Ashley when business reasons obliged them
to move to another part of the city.
The first applicant to ask to the cottage after
the For Rent" sign was placed in the window
young woman who rang the bell vigorously after
noon Mrs. Ashley dressing Appre hendng
nothing less than dire accident or both Of her
children. Edgar and Dorothy the mother slipped into
kmono and rushed downstairs wild-cycd and white
faced.
I'D like to look through" announced the young
woman briskly Mrs. Ashley opened the door
"Oh. I'm thankful" exclaimed the latter mean
ing, of that She glad that the expected had
not happened.
'''Thankful?' Why what's the matter with the
placer" the other demanded suspiciously. "Oh. myl
Isn't it chubby hnc?" she added as she stepped in
Passing from room to another the stranger kept
up a rapid train of comments No hardwood floors.
Softwood finishing No stationary sdeboard You
just ought to my little elegant flat. 1t palace
to this; | don't wonder you're tn -nkfu to leave it,
Much obliged to you. I'm sure Good-day'
Mrs. Ashley nd completed her toilet when the
bel rang az in It did not t1ke her a moment to
decide that the second conner bride Our
furniture is ali and so lovely that it would make
the place look quite different; don't you think soa"
she said with little blush "Harry is very particulars
but don't you tlnI could Ike il look quite rettv,
However, when the BRIDE stepped into the b throom
and found that the tub VS. the old-f shioncd kind
she said regrctulv- I'm afr.id II rrv would object
to the tub, he is SO particular. YOU scel
Mrs. Ashley and the children at lunch when the
third applicant put IN aPpe rance She thin
woman of uncertain age. and lked Volublv. Upon
reaching the dining-ro"m she cspicd Dorothy eating
q boiled egg and turning Mrs Ashley sad severely.
Madam, you are young mother and doubtless
know better, and | feel it duty to warn YOU
that you are digging your chiId's grave feeding
her hard-boiled eggs"
1T isn't hardb boiled! declared Mrs Ashley indig-
nantly. "And really m2dam-"
But the other got in words to Mrs Ash
leys one and the whole affair was So wocfl Nv undig-
fred and Inv
departed the little mother ali aq'ivcr with ruff
fled feelings.
The to call affabo, mothcrly oman
who called Mrs. Ashley me dear" and took her into
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II Az e TIC HIN @ S
By r. IL. hunkittriok

The blue birds singing in the blossom spray
Whose silhouette embroiders all the path,
And fair Elaine unto the slender lath
The string attlXeS, which some sunny dav,
VII lure the blue bird upward ON its way
oh, now the rooster takes his first dust bath
And, kicking up the tulips. stirs the wrath
CT the bent rdener more than words can saw
The Whlzzing baseball cuts the DAISIES down.
The ice-Cream bell is jingling on the street
The red rose spills its FIR gr'nce in the gale:
And. while May capers III her breezy gown.
The bu ldog flies, the very wind To beat,
Whlrling noisy kettle with his tail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
ave BY Marie Deacon Hanson

@OR several years the Ashleys have
" lived comfortably in a cottage
which has answered the modest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

the novelty of encountering m appli-
cant who saw something desirable in
the cottage appealed % her. and she
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
GILLETTE'S LITTLE SLIP,
His Story Was Very Entertaining.
But There Was Something Of
a Hitch in 1t

William Gillette was telling a story
tbout the south one night not very long
ago to an interested circle OF friends in
he Lambs club. He was extolling the
righteousness of the natives. says the
New York Times. setting the scene of
his story in an ordinary day coach Of
I train bound from Atlanta to Charles
,on.
In the seat behind us sat a mighty
pretty girl, whose gorgeous raiment
failed to hide the fact that she came
rom way back in the mountains" the
actor said. MY friend and / were both
much absorbed in the beauty of the
scenery, the hills in the distance calling
forth many expressions of admiration
rom US.
Il reckon you all are from the low
lan's,' the girl behind calmly ventured.
-eaning her arms on the back of our seat
and smiling sociably at us. It's Just the
other way Wit me. I've lived all nv
life up bach in me mountains, and | Just
3ote on comm down into the lowlan's'
After thus breaking the ice she
iidn't stop until she told us that her
ather had been killed In the civil war.
hat a canno the 'Yanks' had aban-
Toned stood right IL front of their door;
hat they had three cowa, the youngest
II which has just weanei her first off,
spring; that the chickens, IS in number,
weren't layin' the way they orter.' and
that she a 10 years old 'goin' on 20.'"
When did this all h%appen?" asked
OF the circle at this point.
Last summer" answered the unsus-
narrator.
You say the girl was 10 years old"
the other continued.
Well replied Gillette, "she told ia
all she knew. and | guess a little more.
Down there, you know, they don't think
lnythine of telling their age, and"
Il understand that, the other inter
but how car you reconcile the
TACT OF her fathers having been killed in
civil war and the girls being 10 more
than 50 years later?"
The howls of laughter which followed
his pertinent query we're stopped BY
the actors remarking impressively: II
aid the young lady may have told more
she knew. But as regards that mar
slip Ill take the blame myself"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
GAVE GROCER A LESSON.
he Found Newly = Married Young
Woman the Most Next
Of Them All.

You can't tell me anything about the
1nS9phtsticatedness Of these married
JDlug Spmen. when Il comes to market.
!ng said a Center market dealer rA.
lates the Washington Post. Their lscl
Of the buyers acumen Is all in the owe
Of the joke writers, Only the other
morning n Of them--she lives right
across the way and only recently got
back from the honeymoon and started IN
housekeeping--got by with a dead new
one on me.
II want a dozen eggs she said TO
me when she came up.
Il inflated the paper bag. went over
to the egg crate, and began to pick the
eggs up two a. a clip.
Wait q minute. please. said the lust
married young woman, who had fol.
lowed me over TO the crate. I want
black hens eggs
Black hens eggs?' said I. standing
up straight How do you tell black hens
eggs from any other kind?'
why, DON'T you know she asked
me. with an innocent air. why. a is
very easy. I'll show you-giye me tho
bag.
i hanced her the paper bag, and she
stopped over the crate and began TO nick
on; eggs. She went owe the whole tor
picking out the very largest eggs
the crate. When she had got out the
dozen OF the big ones, she looked at mt
out OF the corner OF her merry eye.a and
'There-these are oil black hens'
eggs, You car always tell them becauss
the biggest. you know, and then
she gave me the cheerful chortle.
As II was a new one, and not so had
that. let her get by with 1t. of course
But you can't tell any groceryman or
in little old Washington
hose fairy tales about the ayness Of
lust married young women in doing
heir table buying. They are. as a mat.
.er of fact, the most next customers VIC
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
CAN DRINK TROUBLE.
That's One Way to Get It.

Although they won't admit it many
people who suffer from sick headaches
other ails get them straight from
the coffee they drink and it is easily
proved II they're not afraid to leave 1t
70 q test as in the case of a lady in
Conceivable.
4 a been a sufferer from sick
headaches for twenty-five years and
anyone who has ever had a bad sick
headache knows what / suffered.
Sometimes three days in the week /
would have to remain in bed, at other
umes | couldn't lie down the pain
would be so great. My life was q tor
lure and II | went away from home
Tor q day | always came back more
dead than alive.
one day | was telling q woman nry
troubles and she told me she knew
mat 1t was probably coffee caused II.
She said she had been cured by stop
ping coffee and using Postum Food
Cofee and urged me to try this food
drink.
That's how came to send out and
get some Postum and from that time
I've never been without it for II suits
my taste and has entirely cured all
OF my old troubles. All / did was to
leave on the coffee and tea and drink
well made Postum in its place This
change has done me more good than
everything else put together.
Our house was like a drug store for
my husband bought everything he
heard Of to help me without doing
any good but when / began on the
Postum my headaches ceased and the
other troubles quickly disappeared. I
have . friend who had an experience
Just like mine and Postum cured her
Just as 1t did me.
Postum not only cured the head
aches but my general health has Seen
improved and | am much stronger
than before.N l now enjoy delicious
Postum more than I ever did coffee"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and it's worth
out.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
or ALL TIN MINES
The Deposits Of Cornwall and Method
Of Reducing De De-
scribed.

Al interesting description ofthe tin
mines Of Cornwall Is given BY J. {.
Fuller. a mining engineer who Is thor
oaghly familiar with The deposits and Is
row in this country. These mines are
among the oldest in the world. The
Phoeniclans as early as 500 B c ha.
made their way to the southwest pa;
Of Britain and discovered in deposits
there. Although the mines have been
worked almost continuously since that
time there Is no immediate sign Of
their giving out.
TIN is the raresto of the sU-calIed com-
mon metals. declared Mr. Fuller THE
annual output Of the world at present is
"a 900 tons, OF which 5000 comes from
Cornwall. Prior to 1875 the number Of
tons raised at Cornwall was about twice
az large and formed about one-tourth
OF the worlds output but since that
year there has been an ex-
p~ansiou in the production as we'll Is IN
the consumption OF tin Tin is now
found On almost every continent There
are large deposits in the Malay PENN
snla, In a few of the Pacific islands and
in South America.
More than tlrs-siXihs Of the output
Of tie Is derived from secondary alluviai
deposits, but all from Cornwall is from
vein mining. The vein stun Is broken
either hy hand or in rock breakers and
stamped to fine powder in stamp mills.
These mills are practically large me-
chanlcaIly worked pestles and mortars.
the stamp proper weighing from 500 to
900 pounds
After the mineral has been crushed
enough to pass through a sieve
with pcriorations one-twentieth Of ar
inch in diameter it is carried from the
In suspension in water by mears
Of a series OF troughs in which the
mineral is collected.
This mixture then passes through a {
Of washes which reduces its COM
oonent parts TO tinstone and arsenical I
,yrites Refined thus far. il is submit I
ed to a calcIning process and re-
Washed, until finally black tin contain
nc from 50 to &c per cent. OF metal is
The dressed ore Is then smelted. q
The mines are usually very hot ow- n
TO the lack Of adequate ventilation n
nd some OF them are over 400 fathoms +,
efp and extend one or two miles under A
he sea, The chief source of danger is .
sea water, which sometimes COM ;,
letely submerges the mines. often n
ROWING the workers. 4
THE miners OF Cornwall when work. r,
e OF wage make about IS shiIlings A ~
cell, but the majority work on the con- II
system, or, as you would say. BY m
zee work. and Of course their compen- m
tlon varies. They live very comfort W
iy and seem conteuted. being as a nj
hole more conservative than the bet IN
r classes, They do not accept joseph ki
fiscal rolicy as readily as nj
Q better educated people. who are al in
'st universally in favor Of it. For in
me reason or other this seems to be a pa
yersai of the ordinary status of So in
~, Those most eager to grasp at in of
Vations are usually the labor!ng oy
r,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
IN GREAT D|STRE|2
VOMITING SPELLS LONG REssn
EVERY EFFORT TO CHECK.
Mrs.. Brooks Becans So Weak She rAi.1
h Would Have Died Bot For
DIR. Williams Pink Pin.

Mr.. Brooks Became So Weak She rAl.A.
shs Would Have Died But For
DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
Mrs. Sarah L. Brooks, of No. a IA.
coin Park, Chicago, Illinois, giyes h.
following account of saer. cnre from 4.
tressing spells of vomiting:
"For five years off and ON I
treated in vain by different doctor A.
relief from q stomach t-ouble WIZ
showed itself in frequent and trr;s.
spells OF vomiting. Part Of the TIM
was able to work and again l would i.
confined to bed for three or four day,is
succession.
my stomach was at times so delic,,.
that it would not retain even plain wat.r
The spells would sometimes occur at i.
tervals of half an hour, and would lea,.
me so weak hat ] would be compel,as
to lie down between them. l wonls
have several of them during the nipb,
following q day of such attacks. Fnany
I became SO weakened that j had 10 DIV.
up working altogether. I weighed oul,
ninety-four pounds.
"Iast january / read about Dr.. vii.
Hams Pink Pills for Pale People in one
of the Chicago daily papers and bought
a box and began to use them. After
had used half a box I found that l could
keep on my stomach the food l az. i
was encouraged by this and kept on
using the pills for four months. At the
end Of that time the vomiting spells had
ceased altogether and my weight went
up to 142 pounds and is stirl growing.
II think l surely would have died II
it had not been for DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for | sometimes vomited clear
blood, and for three or fonr days at 4
time | could not eat u bite of anything
One doctor said ! had chronic inflamma.
fion of the stomach, ana another said
my difficulty was u cancer, but n Of
their medicines did me any good at all.
Finally | concluded that ] did not have
blood enough to digest my food and I
began the treatment that has cured me.
/ can eat anything now, and have
strength for all kinds of work. / always
keep Dr.. Williams Pink Pills on hand.
and | recommend them to my friends
because | know they cured me-
DR.. williamsburg Pills agree with the
most delicate stomachs and strengthen
the digestive organs until they do their
work perfectly. They are sold by all
1rl1n1iSts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08


ha' vailed and 'nab as aboard. The
aoHF married couple we're there. SHE
VS., loving him almost TO death anc
Stared fr"czsGg'y at me
Escape from SINKING vasssl
Speaking 1f c,oIress 0ne of ~.
ngsl customers ! evsr sau
vas q passenger ON a shin of n;ro ,b,,
sunk She was aaUn5 me saratoo,
hH. Was really the ola DI3ys- Ellsv,r+t
ranr..r pe1ple who csD rauombsr
ban. forty wears viii r~aootloct tba olf-
yer Ellsworth disaster She b1eu nr
aaa killed more pople than 7 yeopl5 tfke
no say. There was preaf excitement
over The event and il ;s n fact tbst H.
news caue TO albany while the lepls-
laturc was in session and u.as an
bounced by an excited country morn
Der. who shouted. Mr. sneaker, Mr.
Speaker, Tho E1J,vey ousurrtb hi,o7
her buster" Which caused some mer-
riment in spite OF he gravity of fha
ness But. as vas saving she was
the Saratoga when sailed hnr ana
" 81 . aGAANHA ~ o. NIX
was serving as q grain barge ! was a
minority owner. which was nnfortp- |
nate. for would not have taken the
contract TO make that trim II I Ind
been given any say. II yas ia take a
cargo Of grain down the river 70 New
York. and rates we're hiqh and carry
Ing was hard Il Uas December and
The ice vas dangerous Bur I pndsr-
look il and got her as far as a Dyace
about siKty miles north OF New York
had not been in bed for two weeks
and All the sleep I had was what
on the shelf in the pjlof bonsa
The ice had finally thfnnad ont and
bought our troubles were about At an
md. when up came The assistant on.
'ineeT L announced that the shin
vas sinking He said the Ice had cut
trough the hold and the water he had ,
discovered. was rising fast II ,
his business to have known It he. ,
ore, and I had to say a few things In :
i'm then and thera They made tho
ir rather blue. and then I sent him for
chief engineer and asked him IN :
&c shat could be done. The chief on.
ineer reported that il was TOO late IN
Mink OF doing ANYTHING eycep, 90,
shore T5e ws,sr a,as ,n.
at that monsnt. and il vas nras .,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
Tho stinplnns Hn..

Apicultnrists have been experiment
ing 10 determine whether 4 |fnfnparl
tivrly rare ~stingless bee that is n nati.l
TO North aud Soutb America could BE-
bred TO replace litc common honey bee
lhe fesmer. according 10 tho Invest.
gators vas found to use no wax In Tho
construction Of The nfsts. and the hone,
stored By hem !s greatly inferior to tina
Of .he common honey bee. The domesti.
Of this species. apparently. dos,
moi look very protnisinR.--Natnre
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
Not In the Aquarium

Did your husband catch aaytbipt
while he was ishing?"
Yes answered young Mrs. TorkinS
"He caught some fish whose names /
never heara before. flo was telling on,
OF tho party last night how he lande,
several but ! have looked all throurl,
me natural history and haven't beer
able . and q word about any such thin,
as n Hush fish or full. house ash IN Y.
Sun, y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
She Guessed the situation

7 so long since you lastcall,d upor
me ! was beginning to think you wer,
iorsettins me, said Hiss Pechis, as 81,
came down TO the young man in N. pa,
lor.
I'm for setting you.' replied IN.
areent youth, and it's for getting 70,
tnat I'VE called tonight May I hay,
your Philadelphia Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08

Perhaps o reason | vaF No calm
was that did not know the real dig.
a6'sr. bat did not SEE sny occasion
for excitement 90 I told tie ladies' IN
walt Thtle ! sent bslOy Tor ny Fatrhsl
VI coat ! guess ! was The only man
who Eaitsd for bis lIgRsee As is nan.
p-ned IL VA a good thing did for
"heh ! was comlag back passed on
he l8Tsr deck va Of the iremen who
had been scalded and vas lying help.
less lie called 10 me for Gods SAX
lOl 70 leave him, and | told him ali
right ! got him up the narrow com.
~pah4ouSay and pushed open the door
into the part OF the ship where the
cargo was carried. A great cloud of
the blacklist smoke burst Quit
seemed the blacklist. most Sitting
smoke eYsr saw The mar grabbed
me about the waist and body with a
grip uEe 4 drowning man. yelled 10
hin 10 quit. that | was not going IN
leave bin, but that be would get
through all right II he would ls, me
lead BIN BY the arm, | remembered
That the boat was loaded with sugar
barrels and there was 8 mental picture
which had photographed itself uncon.
sciously on my mind in the minuta oI
coming aboard ] knew just about
bow the barrels were stored. and no.
lieved ! could find my way through
them to the other side, | had found
out BY this time that another steamer
had come alongside on that side Of our
ship, and VIC must get through hefor,
we were cut on By Are. We groped
ahead, and pretty soon the smoke cot
less thick, and there was a sudden
glare and we saw the country lighted
up for miles around as as clear as d.v
By the flames Of our ship, BY tbs
time we got to the rail the other hon,
mad thrown of the lines and was NOV
ing away | shouted to the pilot and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
Silence Is G0Iden
By WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.

YOUNG woman ia NcW YORK. a stenographer. is drawing
Nlo""" tgar. Why Because she knows how to keep still
She doesn't ta& She has proven that silence is golden"
One of the big. broad stepping stones to success is labelled
SILENCE The man of woman who tell all they know
pre- .As implements ai their destruction into the hands Of the
a'cm'- The pcr-an who knows how 20 keep a silent tougu,
5s" Aop he ky To success locked in their own breast.
The avplate knows the methods by which his firm ex
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08

The. London Globe says: The
French ministry of finance has just
published the statistics of the wills
proved in France in 1903. and from
this 1t Is evident that the number Of
very rich people in the country has
been grossly exaggerated. Last year
only 497 Wills leaving more than
1000. 900 francs, or 10000, were
proved, and OF these only 144 exceed
ed 10000 francs, or $4,000 There
were only eight fortunes of over 10,
O0O, 900 francs, or G480, 600, and the
highest of all was of the exceptional
value of G2, 600, 900. It Is evident,
then, that the real millionaires in
France are very few, but it should
be noted that rich men In France
marry rich wives, so that a family
may be much 0 wealthy than the
Will of either father or mother would
imply. But the fact remains that the
Frenchman is too wise to be given over
to the hunger for gold, and that the
whole joy of living for him is not cen,
tered in piling up dollars, as it seems
to be across the Atlantic. He is salts
fed with thousands OF francs, and
with the appearance rather than the
actually of wealth. He likes to re.
tire and live at his ease, and therein
he follows the dictates of the Old
world philosophy.