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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Mr.. Fowler, of Anderson, s. c., has
500 acres in cotton from which he ex-
poets to get 500 bales. On this farm
there are 20 acres from which he ey-
poets at least 40 baales, with a possibil.
itF Of 60. This 20 acres was plowed
Ver7 deep, and Mr.. Fowler says the cot
ton upon it lever knew that there was
any dry spell last spring.
Mr. Fowler was asked the other day
how ne made such crops.
"Deep blowing is the main thing"
he Said, and heavy fertillzing comes
next, After you break your land deep
in the winter the rest comes easy.
Take this field here. l opened fur
rows Is inches deep in January, and
put stable manure in the burrows at
the rate Of two tons to the acre, and
then covered the burrows. | then let
it alone until | got ready to plant, and
in bedding | put in commercial ferti-
ltzer at the rate of 1900 pounds to
the acre. Then there was little to
do but let the cotton grow. 1t re-
ceived very little blowing and hoeing.
We had but little rain, but the cotton
did not suffer a day, as the deep plow-
ing had provided plenty of moisture"
The above quotation from Mr.. Fow-
Ter shows that it pays to plow deep in
preparing the land for any crop. 1t
shows that there is more in the man
than there is in the land. If the rest
of his farm work had been treated in
the same manner it would have pro-
duced the same results.
The lesson we wish to draw from
the above is that any farmer can
bring his farm up to a high state Of
production, and that it will pay a
large percent. of profit on the cost of
doing SO. Break deep and harrow fine
in the fall of the year.-Southern CHI
tiyatOr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
OVERCARE OF TIE HEALTH
Constant Conformity to Rigid Rules
Is Apt to Reduce Phys
ical Vigor.

There are people who would never
or hardly ever'-be out Of health if they
thought less about the matter" says an
observing woman, according to the
Brooklyn Eagle, FOR it is just as posi-
bic to take too much care Of the health
as too little, and it probably is every
bit as m~ischieviOus.
eve have all heard Of the 'green-eyed
monster jealousy, who makes the food
he feeds on The health w0rrier does
much the same. He or she lit is as often
one as the other br0ods so mournfulIy
over some little symptom or ailment
that depression Of spirits results, and
depression is a fruitful parent Of both
mental and physical ills.
"A medical writer Of %eminence said
lately that he never knew of a strict
diatarian who did not after a time be-
come a confirmed ~dyspeptic.'
"Shackles never produce strength in
the wearer. The body ahackIed by con-
slant conformity to rules loses IT'S
natural yigor, just as the tied up limb
loses its muscular power.
People who are afraid to open their
windows lest a ~draught should give them
neuralgia, who are afraid to go out il
there is a little rain or a little wind or
q little cold, because they are so deli.
cate infallibly become more so, and in
time make themselves as sensitive as
hot house plants. which can only exist
in n particular spot in the over
heated conservatory.
There are, of course, certain general
rules of health which every one should
understand and comply with if they wish
TO avoid illness. such as the danger OF
breathing impure air in unventilated
rooms, Of drinking impure water, con-
tracing chills, eating and drinking too
much, and SO forth. This knowledge.
however, need rot turn the care of the
health into a bugbear. We can make a
fad Of our health as of any other use
full thing. We can grow mono-maniacal
the value of fresh air or wooden I'M
derClothing, and the mischief of our
mania is not the harm we do ourselves
20 much as the damage we do others in |
turning them against the object Of our
fad. Take the wearing Of wool. for in
Have not many people been
resOlutely set against It by those fad
iists who persist in wearing their fan
mel shirts ostentatiously, and who MAIN
.ain that their hygtenic value is de-
if their hite0usness is softened
by wearing linen collars and cuffs with
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
NOTES FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Odd Bits OF Information Pertaining
TO Matters in the Domestic
Department

When milk is spilled on a wooden
dress or coat at once apply absorbent
cotton, Al traces of the stain will be
removed.
Daring eolors. like yellow and Prus-
sian blue, are now often used where
suitable to enamel odd chairs for both
porch and indoor use.
A few drops of alcohol rubbed on the
inside OF lamp ehimneys will remove all
trace Of greasy smoke when water alone
is Of DO avail.
Perch or other small fish are much
better If fried quickly in deep, hot fat
Larger fish can be fried slowly in a skill
let in hot salt pork fat
For the meringue on pies use one la
b~lespoonful Of graduated sugar TO the
white Of one egg. 1t is more satisfactory
thar powdered sugar.
When the asbestos in stoves and fire.
places becomes blackeued it may be
cleaned by sprinkling it with salt and
allowing the gas to burn for awhile,
AiON water Will tdht NuL every hluu
Of fruit stain from linen, etc, If used
soon. But the stained place must not
be washed prior to the use Of the hot
water.
Do not waste banana skins; they are
excellent for cleaning glace kid boots or
brown boots and shoes. Rub first with
the banana skin, then polish with a
cloth.
When washing white or coIored rib
bous. add one te~aspoonful of ~methylated
spirits TO a pint Of cold water and rinse
the ribbon through, and 1t will look quite
new.
A few drops OF good scent or bits OF
pumice stone, and the bits slipped in
bureau drawers or among gowns in a
wardrobe, will perfume clothing delight
fully.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
HERE AND THERE.

The southern manufacturers are
crttiug their own threats when they
ioin in with foreign spectators to de-
press the price of cotton.
Too many potato bugs are not
| good for young turkeys, or even the
old ones. They pack in the crops and
cause death from irritation.
Begin now and SOW large crops Of
grain and clover and grass. Get cattle
and grow beef and meat. Plant less
cotton and get more for what you
plant.
-When sweet potatoes are ripe they
ebo,ld he dug. Take one and cut or
break it, If the milk dries black they
are not fully matured, but If it dries
white they are ripe.
We call the attention Of our read
org 10 the fact that now is the time to
diversity crops. Raise more grain
and hay, and feed it to your live stock
This is the way to make the south
prosperous,
An average cheesemaker can take
pood milk and make good cheese, but
n needs no prophet, nor the son OF q
pronhet, to foresee that dirty, tainted
milk will make poor cheese in spite
of the efforts of the most successful
An extensive southern cotton
PLANTER says: when we know the ne
aro can make cotton as successfully as
tha most intelligent white man, wiz
not nut our talent to something bette
and let our tenants make all the cot
ton"
-Much of the so-called cholera
among chickens is lice, roup or indi-
goction. The chickens attacked with
snv Of the latter diseases may linger
for several days after they become
sicl, Init those attacked with cholera
will die within a few hours.
Dealers do not like to buy eggs
that are dirty, and a higher price can
often be obtained for clean ones as
the buyer judges the freshness OF the
oaa bv its appearance; 20 il they look
old, no matter how fresh they may De,
thew will only bring the price OF old
eggs. .h,,r
70 chow a farmer that he has injured
bio land by letting it wash into gull
iioe and farther that the guliies are
ca1sed by shallow plowing; but IS
o,ite another thing to get that man to
INIT shallow blowing and to learn to
pillow deep
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Meringued pears.

Select six, fine, ripe, large pears;
peel and core them; then rinse in very
cold water, Stand the pears in a bak-
ing dish so that they will not touch
one another. Add half a cup of water;
place in a steady oven and cook IN
covered until tender, but not broken.
Remove the pears to a fiat glass dish
and when cold fill the cavities with
any desired fruit jelly. Prepare O.
meringue colored a delicate pink and
favored with extract of rose. Spread
this over each pear with a silver knife.
which should be dipped frequently in
cold water. Smooth the meringue
evenly over the whole surface of the
pear. Place the pears in the ice chest
to become very ccld after first placing
them In a cool oven to harden the
Observation-Disclosures.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

desirable than a brood sow ~restiv. an.
more or less cross, especially at the
tlne when she is nursing her progeny
II may be said that it is not possibIs
70 De quite sure when choosing dams
wnlcH have not yet been bred as to
whether they will be cross or other
wise. There is a measure of truth in
Inc statement. Nevertheless. if one ia
working from day to day with a litter
OF pigs, if possessed Of that obserya-
Ilon which the owner or feeder of
swine should have in order TO mako
a marked success of the work. he viii
notice a difference in the tameness ar
wlidness of the members of the same
inter This Of course is the outcome
OF disposition. When a quiet disposi-
no is manifested at so early an age.
mat disposition is likely to remain,
On the other hand, should the Young
SOW show a marked tendency to shy-
ness and nervousness, these things ara
also likely to characterize her as a
dam.
AS soon as the brood SOW with her
first litter shows any disposition to
crossness she should be discarded at
nee at the earliest convenient time.
In addition to the element of danger
that injury may come TO the attend
ant, such an animal is much more
likely to destroy her young by tramp
ing on them, or in som such way,
than a SOW with the opposite DISPOSE
ton. 1t should be remembered that
this quality is hereditary. Q~uIetness,
therefore, is much more likely to
characterize young sows bred from
quiet mothers than those bred from
mothers opposite in their disposition.
The Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
TOOK 0 Y SUGGESTION.
Plowboy Came Out Of the Field and
Told Railrosders How to Start
Stalled Engine.

A travelling man relates that while rid.
ing on the new orient line between Harper
and Anthony A few days ago, one O.! the
side rods Of the engine broke. and the other
SIDE stopped on q "lesd center" 90 that
When the repair was made il was impossible
60 start again, According TO the kansas
City Star he says.
The engineer, the conductor and al
the passengers took turns gong over the
thing and trying to devise q way to make
II run, Finally a boy came out oi the field
where he had been blowing to see what was
gong on. He crawlsd through the wire
fence and sat down on the bank aud famed
himself with his straw hat. III you'd back
that last car up the grade an let 'cr come
down %gerchunk, that I'd start 'er, he tnRl-
ly suggested, deliberately.
"Tbe railroad men smiled contsmptuous-
ly, but the passengers sided with the boy,
Finally the conductor gave orders that the
rear ear be ~uncouplet. No less than 50 pas.
sengers caught hold and pushed the car up
the grace. Once at the top the car was
let 60. The loose Ccacn gained momentum
as it came down hill. and in spite OF the en-
elneer's admonltion to let her come down
easy the emergency hatterug ram crashed
into the tram with a tremendous thump.
The engine Was bumped Of center al
right
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
FARMER PLANTER.
THE MODEL DAIRY cow.
.,. tn Breeding, Care and Milk
ing to nsu the Best
Results.

our model dairy COW" must not
ossly be well made, bred and fed, but
are about milking as we'll. Her cali
ssould be taken away the second or
,bird day, and fed on whole milk I'M
n after two weeks old. She should
- MIXED Is early as possible in the
corning, and II hours later in the
svening, to the minute each time if
nnssibIe. She then will always expect
!, and her making of butter fat be
Uninterrupted. Never speak to or
,rout her above the ordinary tone of
mice. Use her in a ladylike manner,
and you will be suitably rewarded.
Always strain your milk before sep
grating.
Separate as soon as possible. (f no
oparator, put it In the spring-house
~ your best place for the cream to
rtse.)
Feed the skim milk to the calves
and pigs as soon as separating is done.
Always have cream receptacles for
the cream.
Cool tn cream as soon as possible
nv stirring with the can either in the
cold air or cool, fresh water.
Note-Never put two patches of
cream together until each has been
thoroughly cooled.
Weigh you cream on a good scale,
take a sample and apply the Babcock
test before shipping.
Weigh an test each cows milk ev-
cry week. and when falling below the
standard, part with the COW; and |
would pack up my butter by putting
my brand and best package on it, and
standing by it with my name, and then
demanding the top of the market.
However this is another chapter. Be
careful Of your young heifers. Give
them a small dose Of sulphate of mag
nesia morning and evening the week
before calying. If COWS show any dan
ger of milk fever, put a drachm of
iodide Of potash in her drinking water
night and morning, and she will be
kept free Of this dreaded trouble.
Now, our COW does not object to be-
ing brushed Off daily, yet this Is not
as absolutely necessary as some other
things. Yet, always keep her clean,
and her surroundings. or you will have
untold millions of bacteria floating
through the air ready to be absorbed
by any warm host, and milk and cream
are the very best absorbents known.
The faint we often detect in milk and
butter is simply Nth. The milking
place should always be clean, sweet
and airy, and free from flies. The
mixer should always keep an extra
auter wrap clean SO as never to touch
the pail or milk unless perfectly clean
himself, and with a little Whisk broom
to brush away every particle of dirt,
and some clean water to wash the
udder when necessary. Always remem-
Der someone is liable to drink that
milk, and how would you like your
baby, or sweetheart (if you haven't the
first, to be imbibing fifth you have by
your criminal negligence imposed upon
her? Remember, if you have neither,
else is not so unfortunate
|. c. Wade, in Progressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

AN INEFFECTIVE REMEDY.
Error Of Housemaid Which she
Thought to Correct In a
Queer Way.

Sir William Ramsay visited Phfladel-
phia recently with the Society Of Chemi-
cal Industry, and during his visit a re-
porter questioned him about the drink
ing water of the worlds great cities. re-
latcs an exchange.
"London's drinking water is most
impure" the scientist said. They hold
that the English take more baths than
any other nation. but it Is nevertheless
a fact that you Phialdelphians, when
your filtration plants shall be COM
pleted, will have a larger water supply
than London, Notwithstanding the big
difference in the two cities popula-
tons"
The reporter explained a new system
for pumping water.
What do you think Of that system.
Sir William" he concluded.
u think it Is a slow, roundabout and
awkward way of remcdying impure wa
ter's evils" said the scientist. ut re-
minds me Of the way a parlor maid of
mine once tried to remedy the evil Of
a wrongly set table.
This maid was left-handed and in law
Ing the cloth she put the knives on the
left OF the plates and the forks on the
right All wrong, you see.
The h~ousekeeper, coming in to look
the table over, noticed the error at
once.
why, Harriet she said, you have
placed all the knives and forks left
handed
"Ah, so have sighed Harriet.
Would you be kind enough now, ma'au.
to help me turn the table?"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
MAKING MONEY ON THE FARM.
In Making the Crops Stop the Leaks
and See That Nothing Goes
to Waste.

There are very many things that
contribute to this very desirable end.
But we especially desire in this article
10 show you how to increase your
profits by taking care OF what you
make. In this southland it is COM
paratiyely easy to make large amounts
Of produce, but owing to the errors Of
our past education and the wasteful-
ness of our habits, we have not learned
to make the clear profits upon our
marming that we ought to make. We
annually grow in the south about
$780, 600, 900 worth OF corn stalks. These
we have suffered to go to waste al
most entirely. Instead of raising cat
tie to eat the stover that these stalks
would make, we throw away or burn
up the stalks and buy the beef raised
on corn stalks where they do not
throw them away. If the southern
corn stalk crop was shredded and fed
to the so~uthern-bred cattle of good
breeds, the difference in our annual
income would be almost equal to the
money received from the cotton crop.
Another similar waste is found In
the way we handle our cotton seed.
II every pound of cotton seed meal
was fed to cattle and then the manure
properly saved and used, the cotton
seed crop would be almost equal in
value to the lint. But at present we
sell the seed at low prices and buy the
meal made from them at high prices,
and put it into the ground as a ferti-
lizer, thus losing about one-half its
feeding value. Horses, cows and hogs
all do well when fed upon cotton seed
meal and corn stover, and by the prop
er use Of these every farmer can large
ly increase the net income from his
farm.
Another source of great waste Is
found in the time, the energy, the
horsepower, the hired labor, and the
gnano used upon washed and worn
helds with only two or three inches Of
scratched soil. All over the south
there are millions of these acres which
40 not pay the expense Of cultlVa-
uon. Instead of adding to the IN
come from the farm. they take away
from the net income. 1t is worse thar
loolishness to cultivate such land.
Either put it in grass, or let it lie ana
grow its own grass, or break it u or
ID inches deep SO that it will pay Tor
cultivation. Every acre of it would
pay If It was broken Is inches deep
When dry in the fall of the year, and
properly cultivated.
To make money farming, we must
make each acre produce more than the
cost Of cultivation. And we must make
each crop produced upon the farm
bring in a net income owe the cost OF
producing it.-Southern Cultivator.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Best in the Won't.

Cream, Ark, Nov. 7 (SpeciaD After
eighteen months' suffering IRON Epilepsy
Backache and Kidney Complaint, Mr., ".
d.. Smith, Of this place, is a well man again
and those who have watched his return to
health unhesitatlngly give all the credit ia
Dodd's Kidney Pills. In an interview re,
garding his cure, Mr.. Smith says:
Il mad been low for eighteen months with
my back and kidneys and also Epilepsy. |
had taken everything / knew Of and moth.
ing seemed to do me any good till a friend
Of mine got me to send for Dodd's Kidney
Pills. | find that they are the greatest
medicine in the world, for now / am able
to work and am in fact as stout and strong
hE before | took sick
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure the Kidneys.
Cured Kidneys cleanse the blood Of all i'm.
purities. Pure blood means good health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
To Use Leftover Chicken,

To use up the ~left-oyers Of chicken
when the supply is limited, chop the
meat. Put a layer Of it into a baking
Gish. Over it spread a layer of bread
crumbs. Season with salt and pepper
ard bits Of butter. Add more chicken,
and continue in this way until all the
meat is used, Then turn in chicken
gravy to moisten the mixture, cover
the top with buttered crumbs and
bake. Serve hot. Cold boiled ham ia
delicious warmed over in this way
Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
To Wash Sill Rihhnnr

SILK ribbons may be washed in suds
made Of lukewarm water and good
soap, but they must not be wrung, or
they will be badly creased. Wash in a
second lot Of suds and rinse in clear
cold water. Then lay on a table or
board and with rather a stiff nall
brush brush sideways till all the
creaseG are removed. A marble man.
tel-plece is an excellent drying place
for ribbons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Three tablesDoonfuls melted butter
hge tablespooniuls flour, half Il milk
yolk two eggs, one cupful American
cheese, cut in small pieces, half cup.
full Swiss cheese, grated. Cook butter
-four, milk and eggs till thick; add
American and Swiss cheese; salt ana
cayenne; cook till cheese is melted.
chill; shape in balls; dip in crumbs;
in beaten egg; In crumbs again; fry In
deep fat, hot enough to brown a niece
Of bread in 40 seconds. Serve with
salads.-Boston Globe,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
stop Selling Cotton.

The extreme pressure to sell has pro-
duced its legitimate effect, lowered the
price of cotton. Why will farmers con.
tinue to work against their own in
tcrest and to the interest Of the specu-
lator? II the cotton had not opened so
early the farmers would not have sold
it SO fast, and everybody would have
gone on all the same and waited for it.
But just because the hot September
SIN opened it, they have rushed it on
the market and caused the price to go
down. Everyone at all well posted
knows this crop will be very little If
any larger than the last, and that will
make it worth y to Is cents. Then
why sell so fast? Let every farmer
hold up selling until the price rises
Dixie Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Making Of Creams.

All creams mace at home should be
melted in a double boiler, as the oils
scorch easily and If even slightly
scorched the cream is spoiled. Creams
should be allowed to stand at least a
month before being used, so the in
gradients may be thoroughly mingled.
Chicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
ABOUT THE BROOD SOW.
!" VIII Not Pay to Keep n brooo
Sow That Is Inclined to he
Cross and Irritable.

In the selection of brood sows far too
little attention is given to choosing
those that are likely to make quiet
and easily-managed dams. Nothing In
Ave stock lines would seem more un-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

The brlstles of a toothbrush should
not be too stif; m in which the
b"istles are far apart is hest, as such
may be thoroughly cleaned.-Chicago
Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

| am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago-Birs. Thos.
Robbins, Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

During the last fiscal year an addition Of
slls,7 1893, Jas was made 10 the monetary stock
Of the country. Get your share all right
~lndianapolis News.