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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
TWO PAT ILLUSTRATIONS.
In Which the True Source Of Physical
Strength Was Well
Set Forth.

Speaking Of toods, with incidental ref.
eiEnce 10 other s~alatory animal lite. re.
calls a mot attributed to one Of the lus.
tlceS OF the supreme court, winch has
pten ElFlug HE Washington gOsslps a good
zeal ot amusement OF tate, says the New
YORK Evening post. tic was dining the
other evening with the family of q dis
~tihguIshed e& senator, who are noted for
thetI eAtravagaHt advocacy of the yege.
tarian diet. Over the dclicacICs VI the
table winch included pretty nearly cvety
torn OF edible plant life suited 10 the
season. conversation turned upon the ia
mll1ar theme, and the hostess, after try
ing IN VAIN TO convert her beef reared
guest by arguments based ON the chemical
constituents OF various food, pleaded
But surely. MIR. Justice, You must adj
mt that vegetarJaniSm means etrrnath
and agility, when you remember that lhc
rabbit, wtleh feeds wholly ON vegetables,
can make such great leaps through the ar
nom hiding place to hiding place
True, madam, answered the lnrlst,
graNcly, but we must also remember that
the minute creature for which uaturnIists
clnlm the ability to jump more tunos lts
own length than any other, belongs TO
the vlass OF pure cArnlyura, "
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
~-- s.
v CHlLD'S LIFE.
Remarkable Cure Of Dropsy by Dodd's
Kidney Pills.

Sedgwick, Ark, July 1.-THE case Of W.
D. Iaylor's little son IL looked upon by those
interested in medical matters as one of the
most wonderful on record. In this councc.
ton his father makes the following state,
ment:
Last September, my little boy had
Dropsy; his feet and limbs we're swollen
to such an extent that be could not walk
nor put his shoes on. The treatment that
the doctors were giving him seemed. to do
him no good and two or three people raid
his days were short, even the doctors, two
Of the best in the country told me be would
not get better. | stopped their medicine
and at once sent Tor Dodd's Kidney Pills.
! gave him three Pills a day, one morning,
noon and night for eight days; at the end
Of the eighth day the swelling was all gone,
but TO give the medicine justice, ] gave hln
eleven more Pills. ] used thirty.fve Pills
in all and he was entirely cured, ! consider
your medicine saved my child's life. When
the thirty.fve Pills were given him, he
could run, dance and sing, whereas before
he was an invalid in his mothers arms
from morning until night"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
Effect of Feed on Wool.

The manner and regularity of feed
ing sheep will determine to a consid.
cradle degree the quality of the wool.
1t is the opinion of our best shepherds
that the wool is tough or tender &C.
cording to the thriftiness Of the sheen.
While the sheep are being well fed
they produce a strong wool, Now let
conditions change and the sheep pass
through a period when they are but
poorly fed, and the wool that is made
during that time becomes weak in ten
sile strength. So weak places appear
in the wool. This is a plea for the
continuous good feeding Of sheep. The
theory has not, SO far as we know,
been proved by any elaborate expert.
ments, but it Is q belief strongly III
trenched in the minds of practical
men. Moreover 1t is in accord with
reason.--Farmers' Review.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
A BACK LICK
Settled the Case with Her.

Many great discoveries have been
made by accident and things betterthan
gold mines have been found in this way,
for example when even the accidental
discovery that coffee is the real cause Of
ones sickness proves of most tremen-
dous value because it locates the cause
and the person has then a chance to get
well.
For over rs years." says a Missouri
woman, 81 suffered untold agonies inmy
stomach and even the best physicians
disagreed as to the cause without giving
me any permanent help, different ones
saying 1t was gastritis, Indigestion, neu-
ralgia, ETC., so | dragged along from
year to year, always half sick, until
finally I gave up all hopes of ever being
well again.
When taking dinner with a friend
one day she said she had a new drink
which turned out to be Postum and |
liked it so well I told her thought |
would stop coffee for awhile and use 1t,
which I did.
so for three months we had Postum
in place Of coffee without ever having
one of my old spells but was always
healthy and vigorous instead.
Husband kept saying he was con-
WINGED it was coffee that caused those
spells, but even then | wouldn't believe
1t until n day we got out of Postum
and as we lived two miles from town
Thought to use the coffee we had in the
house.
The result OF a weeks use OF coffee
again was that | had another terrible
spell of agony and distress proving that
1t was the coffee and nothing else. That
settled 1t and / said good bye to Coffea
forever and since then Postum alone has
been our hot mealtime drink.
MY friends all say I am looking
worlds better and my complexion Is
much improved. All the other members
OF u family have been benefited, too,
by Postum in place of the old drink, cof-
fee" Name given by Postum Co., Bat
tie Creek, Mich.
Ten days trial of Postum In place OF
coffee or tea is the wise thing for every
coffee drinker. Such a trial tells the ex-
act truth often where coffee Is not sus-
pected. .
Look In each pkg. for the famous 1T
&c boob. saThe Road to WellviIle."
MNM H
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
Good Feed for Dairy Cows

Sooner or later we are going to have
trouble in some Of our western states
on account of fermented foods fed
dairy cows and the unsophisticated
state Of some of the men engaged
in enforcing dairy inspection laws. Wo
heard recently Of the attempt by an
assistant dairy and food commissioner
to stop the feeding Of waste from the
distil!eries. Now, distillery waste.
brewers grains and silage are all
more or less fermented. when theg
come to the COW, but they are good
feeds for all that. Sauerkrau: is a
partly fermented food, but it lis served
on all III tables, and no one finds
fault with 1t because of It's partial fer
mentation Farmers Review.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
Road Work for Convirts

u may never be governor again"
said David r, Francis, in an address
TO the recent good roads convention I n
st. Louis, but if | were to be. |
would surely put convicts on the
highways. 1t might cost the taxpay-
ers a little more to work the states
prisoners on the roads than it does
to keep them locked up, but the ulti-
mate results would probably be more
profitable to the state than would be
the results from any other use that
they could be put to. The outdoor
work would be good for the convicts'
health, and would, therefore, accord
ing to the best authorities. exert a
stronger influence upon them than in
door work does, and the products of
their labor would not then come into
competition with the products of free
labor. kansas City Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.
Truly Touching Situation Brought
About by the Outrageous
Dust.

The wind swept a cloud Of dust about
them as they turned the corner Of the street,
relates the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Did you get any dust in your eyes, dar.
ling" he asked fondly, holding her closely
TO MIN, as though 10 keep the too eager wind
away.
Yes" she murmured, searching for the
handkerchief.
Which eye. dearest?"
''The right one, love. Did you get any
thing in yours, . she asked ~anxiously, seeing
his handkerchief appear.
Yes, darling"
Which eye, dearest?"
'The right one, love"
How sweet" she exclaimed, with a sad
light glowing in her well eye. DO you sup
pose, dearest heart, that il could have been
part of the same piece Of dust that got into
our eyes, darling?'
Il hope it was" he said, beaming with one
eye and wiping the other.
Wouldn't it be sweet, dear?'
Wouldn't it, love-"
And the wind howled around the corner
as though it was in pain and from the house
three doors below a dentists sign fell off
into the street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
WISE BEYOND HER YEARS.
Senators Cullom and Cannon Baf1eL,
by a Bright Little
Girl.

At the republican state convention in
Springtield, al, Senator Cullom and Speaker
cannon tried to get a popular ruling as to
Ehlch IS the handsomer man, says the New
York Herald.
IF had a face like yours, Joe," said the
senator, I'D wear a veil OF build a fence
around it,"
And if | looked like you, Shelby, replied
Uncle Joe, "Pd walk backward all the
time: Your rear elevation isn't so bad, but
the front facade is a bad blotch."
IN tell you, Joe, we'll leave it to this
little girl. She doesn't want any political
Job and | guess she'll be honest, suggested
Senator Cullom.
The little girls mother was with hCr.
Which do you think is the best looking,
Dorothy" asked the proud mother.
The child looked at both out Of big, frank
eyes and said:
Il don't like to say. mamma, which | like
best. l might Tend Mr.. Cannon"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
c OUT DOLLARS.
Famous Writer Received First Sub
stantial Recognition from
"The Black Cat"

Boston, July. ls0i-Iuere is an old
adase that no door shuts without an
other opening, With the necessaries
Of living constantly mounting higher,
old sources of income disappearing
and old lines Of effort closing up. II is
encouraging to find that the ceaseless
change and progress OF the times is
opening new fields of endeavor to the
Intelligent and ambitious. The Bos-
ron Daily Globe gives a notable exam
3le In the case Of the famous Jack
london, the brilliant war correspond
mt, now at the front, who secured his
drst substantial recognition as a writer
light here in this city. yhen he was
just about to give up in despair,
Nothing" he says, remained but
20 get out and shovel coal. | had done
I before. and earned more money at il.
{ resolved to do 1t again. and ! GER
;ainly should have done it, had it not
heen for The Black Cat.
Yes, The Black Cat. The postman
brought me an offer from IT for a
a,O00-word story which was more
engthy than s%trengthy. If would
rant permission TO cut 1t down half.
irant permission? | told them they
ould cut 1t down two halves If they'd
'nly send the money along, which they
id, by return mail. forgot my coal
'hoveling resolution. and continued to
shang away at the typewriter. As
or five dollars offered at some indefinite
line by a big magazine. for a story Of
similar length, | finally received it,,
after publication and a great deal Of
embarrassment and trouble" g..
Nor is Jack London the only writer
who has been lifted from o~bsrurity to
prominence by the lucky Black Cat,
which, as the New York Press has
truly said, has done more for short
story writer's and short-story readers
than any other publication. Newton
Newkirk, the popular writer, who halls
from an obscure Ohio town, achieved
success through The Black Cat; so did
Stanley Edwards Johnson, the New
England author, Frank Lille Pollock,
of North Carolina, and many others.
Each Of its famous prize competi-
tons has brought new writer's to the
front. In its most recent, the 81, 100
prize was won by a young Texan who
had never before written a story, and
'he second, $1,000, went to a lawyers
wife in an obscure Missouri town,
1t has just ~inaueurated another o n
test in which $4,000 will be paid to
writer's in sums of from 800 TO 81 500.
This will, no doubt. add many new
names to the list Of those who have
arrived through its recognition.
The conditions are announced in the
current issue of The Black Cat, and
will also be mailed free to any one by
the Shortstory Publishing company,
Boston, Mass. Even those who cannot
write a winning story themselves may
earn ten dollars by giving a timely
tip to some friend who can.
But all should bear in mind that II
will be entirely useless for any one to
send a story to The Black Cat contest
October !, or without first read
ing and complying with all the pub
iiShed conditions, Here Is a chance for
reader to dig dollars out Of his
for what life does not contain
al least one tale worth telling?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
No Mister,

Elihu Root, who has returned to the
practice of law in New York city. has en-
gagged a new office boy. Said Mr.. Root:
Who carried off my paper basket" 1T
was Mr.. Reilly" said the boy. who is
Mr.. Reilly" asked Mr.. Root, "The jani-
tor, sir" An hour later Mr.. Root asked:
Jimmie, who opened the window" MIR.
Lantz, sir" and who is Mr.. Lantz?'
THE window cleaner, sir" Mr.. Root
wheeled about and looked at the boy.
See here, James," he said, 1--WE call men
by their first names here. We don't mis-
ter them in this office. Do you under
standt" yes, sir" In ten minutes the
door opened and a small, shrill voice said:
There's a man here as wants to see you,
Elihu. Nashville Banner,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

stable out through the door to a we'll
braced post in the yard. The carrier can
be made Of any size desired to accommo-
date ths size of the stable. 1t should be
well braced and made OF hard wood.
The bottom Is hinged at one end and
has a hasp at the front to be let down
to dump it. The handles are to push
it through the stable.-Leon Morgan,
in Farm and Home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
DIVIDING A BEEF JUSTLY.
The Diagram Tells How Sixteen Con-
sumers Can Each Obtain q
Desira BILE Portion.

Regarding the farmers beef ring to
which we have referred, a writer in
the Farmers Advocate, Canada, gives
the following description of a plan for
cutting up a beef for a ring of 16 so
that the various members may receiTe
equal shares.
The plan will be found to give ex-
cellent satisfaction, with a beef dress.
ing 400 pounds or a little over. The
table given below represents the cuts
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
Turkey Hen Is Peculiar.

The turkey dislikes to lay her eggs
where a hen would select She loves to
steal off to a thick brush, or a secluded
spot in a fence-corner. For this reason
a barrel containing some nice straw I'm
some secluded spot. or some straw
placed In q fence-corner with a few
boards and some brush set over IT as a
shelter. will tempt her to make her nest
there It is an exceptional case when a
turkey will lay in a poultry house.
Midland Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

each man is to get, and they should be
made to rotate each week, giving No.
2 man the cut No. l received the pre-
vious week, and so o 1t has been
found convenient to arrange books for
each member. and a table of the cuts
handy, so that no mistakes will be
made. This table gives the cuts for
each patron:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

box sI0pIng to bottom the size Of sack,
placing hooks at the four corners of
bottom to catch and hold bag. as shown
at a. Strong iron hooks are bent to
fasten box, as shown at b, with suf-
ficient extension to hang e at least
a two-inch board, The grain is
readily shoyeled into box and sack
filled by one man,-Farm ana Home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
TULANE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA
NJ Irxw oISLEArI 80.

Full courses in Languages, Sciences, Engineer
ing, Law, Medicine, Splendid department, iot
women 10 kewccmb College, Tulane makes
s%tfurtton in Engineering are unsurpassed, I'M
cHteilcd opportunities ipg the study Of Sugar
Chemistry, Expenses low, Board and accom-
mediation In hue dofmitoties At low rates. Op.
pnrtuntties afforded academic students for self
hrip. NtHr SFaBtoA BrotEs UrroNER Isr. SEAS
FOR CATALOGUE MD lLlUsIHArUut CIRCULAR.
Address II PRESIDENT.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
Sheep Are Always Profitable.

A small flock of sheep can be kept with
but small expense, and whether wool
is high or low, the check their wool
brings in the spring is about clear profit,
to say nothing of the feasts Of roast
lamb and mutton chops the table has
held during the year. Then the increase
sold. whether as dressed meat on the
local market OF. as live sheep to be
shipped, will bring in quite a snug
sum. 1t is hard for us to conceive of a
farm upon which a small flock Of sheep
win not pay.-Prairie Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

The church service was simple and most
impressive, and was in accordance with the
requests MR.. Baker made, There was no
singing, she herself beng a musician Of
rare ability. with tender thought Of her
family, desired that nothing should be done
which would make greater their grief On
eonta IN. " Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

1t ia said that Wall street ia complain
ing Of a lamb famine. The tender young
ones are getting few aud tar between, and
the others are getting a bit too sheeplsh,
ing IT hard work keeping the wolf at the
door baltimore American.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

A sunny man attracts business success;
everybody likes to deal with agreeable,
cheerful people, We instinctively shrink
from a Grabbed, cross, contemplate char.
acter, no matter how able he may br. We
would rather do a little less business or pay
a little more for our goods, and deal with
an optimist.- Success,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
A Iastinp Cure

Grinnand Barrett - What cured
CawlbOy Of his desire to be a trage-
dian?
Irving Heury-The open-aIr treat
ment. He walked home from Fond-du-
Lac with the thermometer at ZERO
Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

What's that racket down there?"
shouted the cid gentleman from the
head of the stairs.
! think" promptly replied his DID,
to-date daughter, that it vas Bob
dropping his voice when he proposed
to me."--Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

Mrs, Malaprop, Jr., declares that moth
ing affects her composition 20 much az
this craze for automobIlity. She declares
that she fairly hates the sight Of a chat.
.erer Indianapolis News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
To Boot.

R~euben--Yew say that yer NAV likes
me, Cynthy? Haow bout father? Ef
ye wan | got married dew yew think
he'd throw an old boot at me fer luck ?
Cynthia-Yes, Rube; but more'n Ike
ly his foot would be in the boot.-Ju6ga
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

time lost by one
man holding sacks
for another to fill.
This little device
will save much
time and i%nConven-
fence. NJ a k G a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

shown in the cut
A cable should be
stretched in the al
ley behind the cows,
running from the
far end of the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
Ladies' Can Wear Ehnes

One size smaIler after using Aliens Foot.
Ease, a certain cure for swollen, sweating,
hot, aching feet. At all druggists, 25c, Ac,
cept no substitute. TRIAL package FREE.
Address A. s. Oltnsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

A Chicago mar applies for a divorce,
claiming that he was IN d trance when
be was married. That won't do; they al
feel that way at the ttme.--Indiunupol,s
journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
Browns Advantapa.

Greene-Ifow Brown shutters! An sw-
full affection, isn't il?
Gray-Oh, ! don't know, He can mo-
nop0lize the conversation without having
to say a great dcal--Boston Transcript.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
The Spice Of Variety.

Lady-Do you always gamble at mar
bles?
kit-Not on yer life, lady! | some
times plays de races an goes IN against
de cards-JuGae.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

The missionary societies will be wise not
to arrange to spend the money Turkey owes
them before collections are made ONO
State journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
Enriching the Language.

Mrs. McCall-You haven't got that pom.
pous butler any mere.
Mrs, Nuritch-No, we discharged him.
lie dldn't-er-buttle to suit us.-~Milwau,
kee Sentinel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
FOR CLEANING THE STABLE,
A Manure Carrier That Saved a Lot
of Work and Is a Promoter
of Cleanliness.

An easily constructed manure car.
rier for cleaning the cow stables ia
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
FILLING SACKS MADE EASY.
Description of a Simple Bag Holder
That Will Save Much Time
and Inconvenience.

At seeding and threshing time, with
much sacking of grain, there is usually
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30

If it were not for the parodies many
3 great poem would go unread.-Chicago
Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-06
Considerable Of a Place

(Woman's Home Companion.)
gentleman who had occasion to go
to an inland New England village ten
miles from a railroad was met at the
station by an old fellow who looked as
IL ne might have just awakened after
a Rip Van Wrinkle sleep. His horse and
buggy were in keeping with their own
er's ancient appearance. Here we air
at last" said the driver. when they
finally came to three houses and a
blacksmith's shop.
This isn't much Of a place. is 1t p
said the depressed stranger. looking
around.
"Oh, you don't see all o. it here" was
the reply. "Thar's two more houses
over behind that hill thar. an a COOP
er's shop jest around that bend In the
road thar Come to bunch 'em all to-
gether an it's consid' able O. a place
but. o. course, 1t amt New York"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-06
ACCORDING TO PROGRAM

The democratic state convention at
Weiser today is due to carry out the
dictates Of the Heitfeld- Dubois ele-
anent and name the leaders of the fac
ton to 60 to st. Louis. From indica-
lions already known the convention will
70 on record on the Mormon question
and will likely send an uninstructed
delegation to the national convention
but one strongly in sympathy with the
regulars. This means that Idaho can
at once be made directly against Park
er largely in sympathy with Hearst and
wholly with the regulars in their fight
against he reorganizers.
The effect of the Dubois pronuncia-
mento against the Mormons will be to
ally the counties Of the southeast
against the plan. There is evidence that
he will meet with some opposition in
the ranks Of his own party not enough
to defeat his plans but an opening
wedge which may have some effect on
the situation In the future when Du-
bois will have need OF all the demo-
cratic strength.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-06
Washington's Grab simiIs
(WashingtOn POst.)

Booker Washington, in lecturing to
his colored people, tells them this story
and it hits hard those of his own race
who have to injure him. He says:
"Once upon a time there was an old
colored man who was having great sue
cess catching crabs. He had ire
mendous mob more than half full when
a passerby warned him that the biggest
and best crabs were crawling out and
would escape. The old man replied
"'Thankee. sir, much obleeged, but I
amt goin' to lose no crabs. Use a
crabologist is, and I knows all bout
de crab nature. don't need to watch
'em. tall. When de big crab fight up
to de top. and when he is gittin' out, de
little crabs catch him by de laig and
pull him back. He can't git out. no
how"
And then Booker Washington says:
MY friends have been informed that
there is something of crab nature in
human nature: but it must be alto
gether among white folk and not in our
race"