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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
RACE DONE?
Not a Bit of It.

a man who thought his race wa.
run made a food find that brought hin
oack to perfect health.
one year ago / was unable to per.
AoFm any labor, in fact I was told by
ms physicians that they could do moth.
ihs further for me. I was fast sink
lns away, for an attack of grip had left
my stomach SO weak 1t could not di-
sese any food sufficient to keep me
Ahere | was just wasting away,
efowlng thinner every day and weak
H' really being snuffed out simply be-
cause could not get any nourishment
from food.
men my sister got after me to
uy Grape-Nuts food which had done
"uch good for her, and she finally
persuaded me, and although no other
1oou mad done me the least bit of
sooo' my stomach handled the Grape
Nuts from the first, and this food sup
pI'eu the nourishment / had needed.
ohtA ! Wd5 50 btTOUS i
moved from Albany to San Francisco
anu now on my three meals of Grape
Nu.s and cream every day l am strong
anu vigorous and do fifteen hours
work.
| believe the sickest person in
.ne world could do as | do, eat three
meals OF nothing but Grape-Nuts and
.eann, and soon be on their feet again
:" she lush of best health like me-
NOT only am ! in perfect physical
neaith again, but my brain is stronger
ahu clearer than 1t ever was on the
o.u uiet. ! hope you will write to thu
names send you about Grape-Nuts,
strong.
Just think that a year ago / was
psing' but to-day, although / am over
y years Of age, most people take me
De less than 40, and / feel just as
young as I look" Name given ~
3o . Co.. Battle Creek. Fitch.
there's a reason.
Look for the little book. The Road
= "eilyille.' IN zach pkg.
L4- Nr&I WA EM
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
PLAYING GOLF IN THE SOUTH
Most Enjoyable Features Of the Game
Are Those Of the Little
Black Caddy.

When you manage to bring IF a more than
ordinarily good shot it is a treat to note the
expression on the face Of your little negro
caddle, says Country Life IN America. The
look OF cxubcr1nt joy and pride and the iri.
umphaRt glance at your opponent "huy'
is followed by a series Of soft, meIodious
chuckIes which only a darky can Go justice
had done the trick, to the utter confusion Of
the rival caddIes, Some Of these dalkies
make good caddies. but the mujouty are too
indoleEt or unintcfested to be more than
mere beasts Of burden, knowing little Of the
game and caring lees, They tel a story Of
One~-a noyice-who at the end Of the DAYS
play after ebeeriuIly following his employ,
er through every bunker on the coursa aud
into all sorts Of impossible places on the
sides, rather startled him by puilIcssly ask.
ing rs you gwIne to work tomorrow,
boss?" >
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
Sorrow,

Marie Jansen, whom Coquelin sew
eral years ago termed "the creates
OF American s%oubrettes," has the hap
py gift of %perceiving humorous things
Il camped in Maine one summer
Miss Jansen said the other day, "ant
on Sundays | used to drive over the
mountain to a little brick church in
the village. 1t amused me to mingle
with the. village people and to hear
them talk.
up the path to the church one
quiet June morning two elderly and
lean women walked ahead of me. The
first one said:
SO poor Kate Rand is dead al
last, eh?'
Yes, the poor, dear thing said
the other. Her five years suffering
Is ended now
Poor Kate! Poor, unfortunate
creeter!' said the first woman. How
does my new bonnet look?'"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

Take a tub, place a quart can in the
center of the bottom and cover a
heavy blanket yer the top of tub light
ly. Place the sick chickens In the tub
las few If as many as you can get on
bottom around CAM, On top OF this can
put a hot stove lid. Now drop eight or
ten drops of carbolic acid In a spoon
slip your hand under the blanket and
pour the acid on the hot lid. Withdraw
your hand and keep covered tight for
n minute, and then release your
chickens and the work is done. The
fumes from the acid kill the worms In
the chickens and they throw them out
In a few days. You must give this
treatment when you notice your chick
n beginning to snifie.-W. G. How.
ard, In Prairie FARMER.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
A Bad Break.

At last Mrs. Newlywed rose to her
feet at tie annual business meeting of
the Very-Best-Society Club.
Nominations for the Presidency
being in order" she said, Il propose
the name of Mrs. Tenderfeelings. II
is the opinion of a majority of us
here that she is the only member
capable of finding our retiring Presi.
dents shoes.
Mrs. Tenderfeelings sprang I'D
LASTLY, her ayes blazing.
You horrid, hateful thing!" she ex.
CLAIMED, when you know as well as
do that she wears three sizes larger
'hsn do. and always has! | won't
nave your old nomination-so there
now!"-Judge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
Grease for Working Boots.

A grease for boots which is said to
prevent sore feet entirely is made OF
four parts Of lard, four parts of olive
oil or ~cottonseed oil and n part OF
raw rubber tcaoutchouc). These in
gradients are melted together over a
slow fire. Having moistened the sole
of the boot with water, the boot is
warmed in a stove or before a fire and
smeared over with the compound.
The boot is said to become soft, pill
able, shining, waterproof and even
more durable.-Prairie Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
TULANE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA
M HI Or Is ATJ E.

Full courses In Languages, Sciences. Engineer.
ing Law, Medicine. splendid department for
women in heWcomh College. Tulane makes
leaders in all yoCations. Its facilities for In.
stTuction in Engineering are unsurpassed. In.
oxGeIled opportunities for the study Of Sugar
Chemistry. Expenses low. Board md acc0m.
mediation in fine dormitories at low rates. Up.
portnnitieB afforded academic students for self.
help, NExr SgABiUH BEGIHs OCTOBER isr, SEHn
FoR CATALOGUE AND ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR.
Address The PRESIDENT.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

ton. The roof may have slope enough
to carry off the water and still be given
an appearance as shown In the cut by
q simple balustrade about the top. The
windows may be put on three sides or
on two sunny sides. The addition may
be heated from furnace Of boiler in
the cellar or by a small oil stove. Cur
tains on the inside to draw down at
night will help to retain the heat
I. E. hurry, in Farm and Home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
Refrain for Road Makers.

After the roads have been well un.
d~erdrained and graded the application
of the following refrain will do much
toward giving the average country dis.
trict the very best Of roads:
'Twon't take long 70 fix your road,
Drag. brother. drag;
II you'd pull a bigger load,
Drag. brother, Grag;
Ii means dollars Ia the end,
Saved on teams and wagons. friends
10 IN this your tcst ear Jed
pnaS, brother, drag.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
AN ADDITION FOR PLANTS.
Artistic Idea That Can Be Carried Out
at Small Expense by Lovers
of Flowers,

When increased room for house plants
Is sought by building onto the side of the
house an addition such as shown is the
most attractive. A shed roof or short
double roof has not the dignity of APP
pearance of a flat-roofed square addi-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
Stool Always Handy.

While passing a pasture recently | tag 4
COW with rope tied 10 her borgs about len
feet long With a cedar block tied to Tic end
Of the rope ] did not know what il wac for.
and asked the owner Of the cav That's
me milkin' stool" said he. Il milk in the
pasture and when | find me COW, me stool is
always handy. p Bangor News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
Evidences of Thrift.

Mrs. Mudgely il such a thrifty woman"
u know it, She worried herself nearly
sick because her husband paid his life insur-
ance premium two days before it vas due.
1t would have been just that much good
money lost, she complained, i he had dIed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

inch holes in bot
tom of each box
for drainage. FIJI
up two inches in
large box with
powdered charcoal
or coal ashes. Put
smaller box inside
and fill space, d,
all round with
same Fly lido az
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
Wrong House.

An attendant at Mount Vernon not long
since found a lady weeping most bitterly
and agdlbly with her handkerchief at her
eyes. He stepped up to her and said:
Are you in any trouble, madam"
"No, sir" she sobbed.
" saw you weeping"
ing At the grave Of the Father Of His Coun.
try|
"0hi Indeed, madam" said he, chats
i! The tomb il over Wonder. This is the
ice house, - Indianapolis Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

to both boxes to fit tightly. Put shelves,
b, on both sides of inner box. Leave a
place in the center of box for Ice. A
rack, C, made of lath can be laid at the
bottom for ice to rest on.-Farm and
Home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

s.. 1sSu1Ss
"1had an almost continuous pain in
the small of the back. My ankles, feet,
hands and almost my whole body were
bloated. l was languid and the kidney
secretions were profuse. Physicians
told me | had diabetes in its worst
form. and | feared l would never re.
cover. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me in
1895, and | have been well ever since.n
AFREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Dauscher
will be mailed to any parto the United
States. Address Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by all dealers,
price so cents per box.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
Don't Get Footsore! Get Foot Ease.

A wonderful powder that cures tired, hot,
aching feet and makes new or tight shoes
easy. Ask to-day for Aliens Foot Ease.
Accept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

It 10 pretty hard to believe that woman
will be able to takea prominent part in run
mig the affairs OF the nation while she wears
a waist that buttons down the back.-Chi-
eago Record Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use Of Or. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free So trial bottle d
treatise. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch IT., PhiIa., Pa.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

An eastern exchange announces that the
ice is now ont Of the Mooselucmagdntic ! lake.
u might, be thought this would llbcrate a
Russian fleet Or something, but it wont.
The Moos, etc, lake is in Maine,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
Wanted All to Know

lda--Enily captured that young man a,
last. ! don't think she liked The way the
ehRdgement was announced, though.
May"-How did she want Il anne,Inced9
! trough a megaphone. "--IndianapoIis
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

DEAR Mrs. P,rNKHAM Il have never before given my endorse
uent Tor any medicine, but Lydia II. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has added so much to my life and happiness that / feel like
making an exception In this case. For two years every month | would
hay two days Of severe pain and could find no relief, but one day when
visiting a friend | run across Lydia II. Pinkhams Vegetable Conn
pound, she had used it with the best results and advised me to try it.
l found thatit worked wonders with me; | now experience no pain and
only had to use q few bottles to bring about this wonderful change. /
use it occasionally now when | am exceptionally tired or worn out"-
Miss ALICE M. SMITH, s4 Third Ave, South Minneapolis, MINI, Chair
man Executive Committee Minneapolis Study Club.
Beauty and strength in women vanish early in life because of
monthly pain or some menstrual irreguarity. Many suffer silently
and see their best gifts fade away, Lydia IL. Pinkilam's Vege-
table Compound helps women preserve roundness of form and
freshness of face because 1t makes their entire female organism
healthy. 1t carries women safely through the various natural
The truth about this great medicine is told in the letters from
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

a girl gets as queer ideas about men, IN
spite Of having brothers, e. men ret about
girls, in spite OF having sister. -Atchison
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
HOME MADE REFRIGERATOR
Sectional View Here Given EXPLAINS
Just How This Useful Farm
Cooler Is Made,

Take two large boxes, one two inches
smaller on all sides, and bore two one
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

The way the average man would like to re.
form trusts would be from the lnsides~N. Y.
Press,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06
TIE WEAK SPOT.
A weak, aching back tells Of sich

kidneys. 1t aches
when you work. 1t
aches when you try
to rest. 1t throbs
in nge BILE
weather. Urinary
troublesa ado toyour
misery. No rest,
no comfort, until
the kidneys are
well. Cure them
with Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Mrs. w. NJ. Dausch.
er, OF rs Water ST.,
d. Ill n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

Better fail trying to do right than sacceed
In doing w~rong.-Chicago iribune'
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nificant phenomenon and highly instructive.
Mr. Kildare-which is a conceallnS pen
name-is trying to disabuse the pubic mlnd
of its prior conception of Bowery dlaieet
and Bowery morals. He does not extenuate
the wickedness that unquestionably EXISTS
in those quarters, but he shows the human
side of the life of the slums and strikes
ringing note of earnestness.
IN SEARCH OF THE oKAPI: Story of Adven-
ture In Central Africa. BY Ernest elanylhe'
author of THE Diamond Seekers nc. Illus
trated by William Raney. RI. Chicago; A.
C. McClurg 4 Co.
Two young men set out for Central Africa
in search of the okapi, or dwarf gorliia, d
mysterious creature never distinctly ciassi-
fed by scientists One of them has a fur-
Their motive in thus penetrating into the
wiIds of the dark continent, his father nav
ing been lost there while on an exploration
They enter the services of veteran eA-
pIorer and proceed with a full equipment 10
the Jungle, where they have thrilling adVeii,
lures and narrow escapes from saVages anu
white men and animals. The story OF thelr
experiences is vividly told, with wealth.
of detailed information relating TO the con-
ditions in the wild portions of Africa. Inc
book reads somewhat like some OF Du
Chaillu's stories, with Suggestion neIe
and there of the mysticism Whlch flueI
Haggard wove into his tales OF the Velleu
lands of the south.
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itself is series Of Incidents In the lives
Oh biind people who, by dint of courage
and enterprise, and with the aid of gener-
Gus friends, succeed in overcoming their
handicap and placing themselves an in
dependent footing in the world Pathetic
cases of total blindness interrupting lives of
active usefulness are cited, and several
clearly drawn characters are introduced, IL
Illustrative of the different phases of blind
ness in its effect upon the spirit of the suf-
ferer. These sketches. 1t is understood, are
taken from real life, and the story is in a
large measure a human document of genuine
interest to any reader. To one who has
any mixing of the problems attending the
good work of providing educational facili-
ties and Industrial openings for the blind
1t Is an encourage The work is pub
lished to aid the Columbia Polytechnic In
stitute for the Blind, in this city, which is
an illustration in practical works of what
may be accomplished in this line.
PENNINGTON. By Clarence s. barrow Chicago:
A. G. McClurg Il Co.
1t is by no means safe to conjecture just
what sort of book man will write as
an interlude in the midst of rushing bust
ness activities, recreation or satisfac-
ton of the craving for expression which
every progressive mind feels. The merchant
may write a romance, the preacher book
of adventures, the lawyer idyllic thread
of boyhood "reminiscences. The last Is just
what Mr.. barrow has done. but it is the
last sort of book one would expect from the
shrewd, energetic counsellor who a few
months ago came into national notice as the
attorney for the anthracite coal miners be-
fore the presidential commission. He has
produced a book of memories which will
stir the heart of every man who was born
in the country, especially every man who
has passed his fortieth year For Mr. OAR
row writes of the days when there was a
sharp demarkatio between city and coun-
try life, when the rustic was in a separate
class, untouched by urban influences Here
and there are relics Of such school days as
those passed by the author, and vividly
described in these pages. But they are only
relics, and not types Of the time. Mr.. Oar
row has told the story of boyhood in terms
which ali may understand. He has rem
dered most wildly number of characters
just such as were to have been found
in almost any country community Few
decades ago-tyrannieal old women, doclle
old men, mendacious whittlers, circuit-rid-
ing prea cheers. He has told of the sports of
the youth, the keen zest for outdoors, the
hatred of set tasks. Nor is the rendering
accomplished at the expense of the illusion
which every man cherishes about his boy
hood. Mr. barrow does not reduce the de-
tails to sordid basis. He has preserved
the indefnable charm of the past. He has
written much of the poetry of young life
into his pages, and withal broad vein OF
mature philosophy runs through them.
There is minor note in some of his chap
tiers. Yet it may be that he has written his
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OF readers. In 1.-THE Beggar's Pouch" she
urges that consideration be paid 10 the
mendicants of Europe, despite the VIOLATION
of all business principles and the ADVICE OF
modern charitable workers In SO doing.
There runs throughout these and the otheT
essays of the volume clear stream OF
good-natured fun. and yet at no time is the
serious thought wholly concealed. Miss
Reppler's style shows no signs OF losing ITS
power to charm
North and South. BY Bradford Torrey. Boston:
Houghton, aTiin & Co. Washington: William
Ballantyne Sons.
There is world of meaning in the title
Mr.. Torrey gives to himself a bird gazer"
He is not a hunter, seeking the flesh of the
bird for food, or it's feathers for trade, or
it's life for mere sport. but a gazer, eager to
look upon its beauties, to hear its voice, to
note its habits and to be happy with the
passing acquaintance. Were there more
bird gazers'' there would be more birds,
more music in the air, more happiness all
about. These charming essays. descriptive
of the encounters of the phlosopher-natu-
ralist with his feathe-ed friends in all parts
of the country, are likely to persuade their
readers that there is great joy to be found
in these communings. The book is attract
lively printed and bound and should form a
welcome gift to all who retain love OF
nature.
hoLANO Of iaLIEN6UhG. by fdWard Mctt
Woolley. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Co.
When Roland Crown Prince of Alien
burg, rescues two ladies from a rampant
automobile in the streets of New York, the
reader knows full we'll that there will be
complications later i'm some obscure Ger
man principality. Crown princes cannot
recklessly fall in love honorably, without
causing trouble at home. And the trouble
that ensues is of a particularly vexatious
character. Roland dalles for a time in
New York, purposely losing steamer in
order to follow his unknown charmer, and
carefully concealng his identity for both
personal and state reasons Then he re-
luctantly returns to Altenburg, in obedi-
ence to an imperative summons to the sick
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came men forty feet high, wasps as big as
hawks, creeping vines a foot in diameter
in the stem, and other creatures and plants
in proportion. Naturally this sort of thing
became intolerable. "Boomfood'' was de-
nouneed and grew to be a great political
issue. War was declared on all the giant
growths. both animal and vegetable, and
the story closes with the rejection by the
giants of the peace terms, which have been
extended to them by the British govern
ment Perhaps Mr. Wells will write a Sc
quel to this diverting and suggestive story,
telling what became of young Redwood and
his forty-foot princess. and his companions
of the boomfood species. He has, in fact,
stopped his tale just when it is at the most
interesting point. But the historian dealing
in futures, as he does cannot be expected
always to round out his sequences of events
with perfect dramatic finish. He is entitled
to margin. He has drawn picture in
this tale of the tremendous possibilities OF
a disturbance of the proportions of life. He
invests his giants with wholesome hon.
esty of philosophy in praise of growth and
progress, yet he presents the point of view
of 'littleness" fairly and his story bears
on the whole the aspect of an allegory of
tremendous significance, If the reader
should be inclined SO to read it, In any
case it Is highly entertaining.
TIE GOOD OF THE WICKED; and The Party
sketches. hes s--duen kildare. author Of MY
Mamie Rose" Sc New Iors: ... n-i>s -
Taylor Company. Washington: william Bal
lantyne & Sons.
Among the letters received by Owen Kill
dare after the publication of the first book,
my Mamie Rose in which he told what
is supposed to be the story of his own rise
from the Bowery dregs, were several in
which the writer's asked as to otfsss literary
work that he has done during his three
years as man of letters. In response to
these queries he has assembled several of
his sketches, which were first published in
newspapers in New York. and has prefaced
them with the short story which gives the
book its title and which is now printed for
the first time. That these sketches repre-
sent an honest effort to render true ac-
count OF the lower metropolitan life cannot
be doubted They are, however. far from sue
cessful when viewed from the plane of the
higher literary criticism. But 1t IL a sig