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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
DISEASE IN sWILL BARREL.
Careiessness Which Is the Direct
Cause Of Immense Less Among
Hogs on the Farm.

The more closely swine diseases of
The ordinary character are investigated
the more clearly it appears that they re-
suit almost exclusively from improper
feeding and care. 1t has been discovered
that the ordinary swill barrel is a breed
err OF germs that carry diseases of vary
ing character to the animals that con-
sumo the swill. 1t should surprise no
one that this is true. when the contents
OF the average swill barrel are iuven-
toried. In contributing to that recep-
taele no thought is given to anything
nut the disposition of some waste of the
house in a quick and easy manner
The swill barrel is located to tempt
deposits OF everything that no other use
can be made Of, regardless Of its charac-
ter as food of health or nutrition. So
INTO II go meat scraps, partially decayed
fruits, vegetables cooked and uncooked,
all the table scraps. greasy, sour and
sweet combined, coffee and tea grounds.
milk In all stages of acidity; soapy and
Gnclean dishwater, the vilest ingredient
OF all; and not %infrequentIy a drowned
spices the conglomeration. The
combination is, as a rule, in q state Of
fermentation, and too often putridity,
adding enormously to the ~unhealthful
character Of the n~auseating mass.
The pigs may get it, torthe hungry pig |
IS not fastidious, and he is not we'll
enough up in hygienic lore to know that
ne stuff is unhealthy. But the feeder
mould know that it Is not proper food.
md should not prepare that sort of a
)anquet for his porcine guests. Rhell-
natism, swollen Joints, skin diseases,
ore eyes and diarrhoea are some of the
ailments that have been traced directly
o the alleged food just described. SwillJ
all right, and much of the offal Of the
louse table may be used in ii without
Hanger. But it should be fed when fresh,
II i'll the first stages Of fermentation;
md greasy, soapy, decayed and putrid
rtcles should be kept out Of 1t. Here
$ a place to prevent disease that is al
fays difficult and sometimes impossi-
lie to cure.-lndiana State Sentinel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
\ RARE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Telling a Story or Relating an Adven-
ture in an Entertaining
Manner.

No accomplishment gives more pleas
ure than the art Of storytelling. unless
1t may be the art Of singing a song. But
even the simplest song sounds better
when accompanied on a musical instru-
ment, and that Is not always to be had.
The story needs only the audience. SAYS
Youths Companion. 1t is no respecter
Of persons. The effective stury-teller
mas a welcome by the camp fire. at the
din1er table, in the lawyers office, at
the sick bed, in the school room and at
the kitchen door.
Women have not excelled in conyersa-
tlonal STORYTELLING. Perhaps their fail
ure is partly because they find ii hard
to be brief, Women DO rot always know
what to say. OF all the rules which gov
ern the story-teller, the most imperative
is that which cuts away the superfuous.
Nobody but yourself knows what good
things you leave out, is the only con-
ISOLATION for the merciless pruning Of the
successful story-teller.
One woman will spend 20 minutes in
.recounting her misfortunes in a single
morning, and her audience will suppress
a yawn and be glad when the long
draWn-out tale is over. Another will
crowd into two minutes e rapid sketch
a stree~t-crossing adventure. and
every sentence viii carry delight be-
of its humorous, vital, sy mpathet-
c touch.
1t Is difficult to teach the begutling art
telling a story; but n may hear al
most any day examples of how not to do
t-and an occasional rare illustration
If how to do it. Bur a m who will
herself skin In the accomplish
nent will never lack a welcome, for the
Is hungry for innocent pleasure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

three years; found that the tunnel was
feasible and selected two locations for
1t, of which that known as the upper To-
cation has been finally chosen.
The cost of constructing the tunnel
Mr.. Fellows estimated at 81, 100000. The
next step was to secure the approval OF
the secretary of the interior and the nee
essary appropriation, which the passage
of the national irrigation act In 1892 rem
dered possible.
Mr.. Fellows says that 1t will take three
years to complete the tunnel, of which
two years will be devoted to boring and
one year to concreting. The bore is
through granite and shale, in about
equal quantities.
The tunnel will be about IL feet square
and will have a fall of two feet in a thou
sand. Its length will be about 80, 600
feet, approximately 5A miles. At the
divertiDg point in the Gunnison, diver
sion gates will be constructed. There
will also be provision for forest reserve
at the beadwaters of the river, to insure
the permanency of the supply.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
DAGGER WITH A HISTORY.
Was Presented to One Alphonse Kara
by an Unfriendly Woman
in the Back.

Senator Quay, Of Pennsylvania, waa
a collector Of Trojan relics, and took
great interest, also, n autographs. coins
and stamps. Often, though, he ridi-
cdled, good naturedly. collectors hob
bies, says the New York Tribune.
He was showing a reporter his Indian
robes n DAY. The young man took
up a curious antique dagger that lay
on a buhI table.
This dagger must be very old" he
said, Has 1t a history?'
1T has indeed" said Senator Quay.
1T is the dagger that Macbeth thought
he saw. A descendant of Macbeth gave
it to me in Scotlg, N. c. TahI,years ago"
"enato Qiic, N. G. and returPnIy
n dagger, r,L1 no.,u, nd
the ~wssoanoke, J were brought anta
raid. management.
Kari, in one orc first apShad poked
a good deal of fun al Oman named
Colet. Nine. ColPt, enraged at being
made a butt of, stabbed Karr. He. on
his recovery, hung the dagger she had
stabbed him with above his desk, with
this inscription beneath 1t:
Presented to A1phonse Karr-by
Nine. Colet-in the back"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
Mint Sherbet.

Mint sherbet makes a pretty addition
to a company dinner, and it is MOI
hard to make, either. Pour two cup
fuls of boiling water over a bunch OF
fresh-bruised mint leaves. After Il
has stood for ten minutes add one cup
full of sugar. When the sugar is dis
solved strain, cool and add two-thirds
of a cupful of grape juice and one
quarter of a cupful of lemon juice.
Freeze to a mush. Serve In champagne
glasses, ornamenting the top of each
glass with a crystallized cherry and a
tip of mint.-Chicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
Milk Is Good for Poultry.

There is 10 better or cheaper food
for the laying hens than milk. 1t ia
not advisable, however, to feed great
quantities of 1t In its liquid state, as
ii is very loosening to the bowels. II
should be prepared as follows: Place
thick sour milk In pans and set over
the fire to heat through well, when
the whey may be easily separated
from the curd. 1t should be drained
to a dry. powdery mass, when il will
he At to feed. The curd from two pans
Of milk will make a generous feed for
25 hens. Be sure TO give plenty Of
also grit. 1t will be found Z
feed.-Woman's Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

inch boards are needed, and two or
three pounds nails, the cost is small.
Cut and peel four poles about five
inches in diameter at small end and
II feet long. Cut eight small sap
lings IA feet long and three or four
inches in diameter, and four small
pieces, IL feet long, to nail on top Of
the posts. Dig four post holes u feet
apart and three feet square.
Before putting down the posts, bore
n and one-half-inch holes, IS inches
apart, beginning at small end. These
holes are for pins for roof to rest on,
Put down the 17-foot posts, set per-
fectly plumb, and nail on the 12-foot
stringers, c, at or near top. To put
on the roof take four of the 14-foo,
pieces, made smooth. Halve them
at the corners, allowing frame of
roof, of which these pieces are the
sills, to come outside the posts one
and one-half inches on all sides. This
gives room for the roof to be raised
easily from any corner.
Take four small pieces for rafter3.
Place a small block at apex, a, and a
small crosspiece at each corner, in
side posts, b., for foot of rafter to-
rest on, The roof may be three fee
higher at apex, a, than at sills, c.
The roof boards should come down
six inches below stills. A foundation
of hay rails, f, keeps the grain or
hay off the ground. This barrack will
hold 200 stocks of oats or wheat, Or
four to five tons settled hay. For
bins to hold the roof use iron bolts
or good wooden pins of oak or birch
The roof is raised as filled. When
the barrack is emptied. the roof may
be let down.. A. Macdonald, in Farm
and Home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

tho wonderful story of irrigation in
America, and in American railroadina
only the HoosiC tunnel approaches it in
length.
The tncompahgre valley lies in south
west Colorado end comprises parts Of
Montrose, Ouray and Delta counties
The valley, the river that divides il and
the mountains that flank it were all
named after the Uneompahgre Utes. the
aborigines of this region.
The valley is about 30 miles long and
averages nine miles in width Some Of If
is now irrigated by the uncompahgre
river, but this tract comprises only about
10000 acres, whilethere are 10000 acres
that the tunnel will be the means of re-
claiming.
Tbs supply of water from the Uncom-
pahgre is only fair at best, but what It
will do is shown about this town. which.
with 4 population of 200, is the largest
in the valley, Here are fine orchards Of
apples, peaches and pears, yielding as
high as $500 an acre. Further down the
valley there are only alkali soil and sage
brush, such IS you will see for hours in
crossing the desert,
In 1900 a party Of residents of the In
compahGre valley made the first ~investi-
CATION Of the Gunniscn as a source of
water supply. They explored the can
Fc. o. rrrsI,,,r ,I,,n 49,, -,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

~ Is conceded by expert authorities
.aat one of the most valuable and use
y niFas on the farm is the common
quaii' yet there are many farmers who
encourage the destruction Of these val
4aOie olrds, In many places they have
s'en practically exterminated, and 1t
aouio require years Of the most careful
mosectlon and cooperation on the part
= farmers and others to restore their
numbers to anything like the proportion
Ia. lney should be on the farms
!. Huashout this country. The city sport
.ae man who should be restrained.
xaa'i should be protected absolutely,
IN illinois, where their slaughter for
~ years has been forbidden.-orange
Judd Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
BITS ABOUT RAILWAYS,

To-day there are 200,
oeO railroad men In the United State,
under what amounts to a practical ruI,
OF total abstinence.
Denver is soon to have a biz plant for
the handling OF gIlsoBite and asphaltum
0 the enormous beds OF these natural
p~roducts, which lie along the line Of the
new 'MoHat road the short line" OF
railway that is being constructed. from
denver to salt Lake City, Utah. The
plant is expected 10 cost about $1,000 OOC
and to employ approximately 1900 men
one OF the Northwestern railroads vii
substitute a row Of evergreen trees 70,
the board suow-breaks which have loui
been employed TO protect the track
from the drifts OF winter. Plauks offer
get out of order and are cunstantlJ
showing the effects Of wear A Iva
Tree repairs its own injuries. This dis,
JUNCTION was in the mind Of the man
VINO said that he preferred his bare
hahd to mtttens, which could not mend
their W bruises.
The first railway in China was buIltir
1877 and extended from Pehiug to Tien.
Tsin, a distance of rs miles. 1t has
since been extended to Shau-ual-K wan
an additional distance Of 81 miles. From
Pehine there is a road 10 Tunetschu, A
distance of lSG miles. The main road
however, is the Lu-Hea railroad ex.
tending through PechliS. Holan and
Hupe to Han-Kau. with a total length
OF b52 miles. There ara a number OF
branches to this road.
twenty-five railroads center at Chi.
cago, excluding separate divisions; ten /
then eastern trunk limos, ten soutiern /
western trunk lines and 1--WE belt or
transfer roads designed for the inter
change Of eastern, western and gouthorn
traffic. Within the district bonded by
)hio, DespIaines and Eighteenth streets
Lake Michigan, an area of say
,,oo0 acres, all or nearly all these trunk
ines and their several lake-carryine
IuXiIiartes own or lease in and ont
reisht stations. This region is the
Chicago terminal" Here renters &c
Ter cent OF the total mileage Of the
ountry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

one foot gets tired / push the treadle
to the dotted lines, and lse the other.
There is no change of position except
10 turn the arms ard shoulders from
right to left, and reach ahead to the
extractOr-no STOPPING. A two-frame
extractor of the Novice type runs very
easily. The treadle is n by two and
one-half inches by three inches long,
with a piece of broom wire to the crank.
Whenever you wish to turn by hand you
can 90 so any minute.
To make a brush, cut a three-eighths
rope nine inches long; ~unravel, and lay
out fiat. Nail two sticks, one on each
side, and bring the other ends close to-
gether for a handle. 1t is ahead of any
thing for me. | learned how to make
brush from a mar by the name of Grow.
If nails are driven about one and one
fourth inches apart, so the points will
about come together, you will have the
stiffness as well as the friction to hold
the rope strands,
have made about 100 hives by nall
ing-no halying, mitering, nor dovetail-
ing, | have used these three or four
years, and not u has given way. Or
course, most people will buy their hives,
and they can be DO etailed cheaply with
machinery.-A. B. White, in Gleanings
in Bee Culture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
AN IRRIGATION FEAT
A COLORADO DESERT rs TO BE
MADE TO BLOOM.
TO Do This a Tunnel Six Miles Long
Must Be Cut Through the Noun
tSins-A Government
Project.

The greatest irrigation project ever
undertaken by the United States o
eminent was begun recently near Mont.
rose, Col. The reclamation service OF
the government proposes to divert the
Gunnison river, which now runsthrousb
a canyon between walls of rock 5000
feet high. though a tunnel almost six
miles long, into the Uncompahgre val
ley, where $4,000 acres of arid lands
VIII be rendered fertile by its waters
Ihe difficulty of the project lies in the
boring of the tunnel through the Vernal
Mesa the tableland that forms one sid
OF the Grand canyon of the Gunnisou
Ina separates it from the UncompahPre
valley, There is nothing to equal it in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
WORD TO BUSINESS WOMEN
The Treatment IEheycd .Drde, from
Men DeRararc plus TWEEN.
Tor the round trim. Tickets sold

ember 18th. limited to,oIine "a,
every os+ho
cry from J..
plalhlh& thal''o"nio'" " E''"s Is OF
ilVlhg women haye'Shts 3'place they
once heId, and that by going into bust
ness ana competing in the great
handicap they have forfeited all the
nice consideration which was once given
them, says WCman's Home Companion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
KEROSENE KILLS POULTRY.
1t Destroyed the Lice, 1t Is True, But
Seventy Nice Young Turkeys
Went with Them.

Among other things that attracted
our attention in going about last sea-
son was the quick and extended de-
struction that kerosene oil will bring
to a lot of young chickens or turkeys
where it is used as an ointment to
destroy lice, fleas or bugs. In one
instance a raiser who had a fine lot
Of young turkeys discovered that some
lice We're bothering them a little, and
at once proceeded to rub them with
lard in which some kerosene oil had
been mixed.
Always prior to this time this
breeder had been very successful with
the use of lard alone, but the addi-
ton of kerosene having been recon-
mended, 1t was tried, and over 10
young turkeys were killed by the ex-
pertinent. Hundreds of young chicks
have been killed in the same way, and
yet people will tell you to use it, and
people will use it in spite of all that
you can tell them. The best and most
innocent remedy to be used in this
way is to dip your finger, or a small
stiff brush, into sweet oil and thor
oughly anoint the parts where the in
sect yermin are, and this will kill
them all and in no way injure the
young chick or poultry.
We presume that every paper in the
country interested in poultry in any
way has recorded in its columns the
danger Of using kerosene for this pur-
pose, and yet, as stated above, people
viii continue to use it.
Nothing can be more destructive
thah are the insect vermin when once
they get a foothold among your young
chicKs or turkeys. One very success
iul turkey raiser carefully examines
every morning every young turkey up
70 SIX weeks old, prior to allowing
.nem their freedom. When lice are
discovered upon the young turkeys
they are either destroyed by the
lumD nail or touched with sweet oil,
which quickly ends their existence.
ms breeder succeeded in raising 70
Of some rs or II that were
ha'ehed.-The Feather.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
AN IDEA FOR BEEKEEPERs.
Honey Extractor, Driven by Foot
Power, Can Be Used to Ex-
cellent Advantage.

I took pleasure in showing a kink
which saved me one hand or one whole
helper. for that matter. The sketch
shows the arrangement. The comb-box
is at the right hand, and the uncapping
can at the left. and a little in front. |
uncap two combs and place them in
the extractor; start the crank with the
hand. then work the treadle. While
doing this l take another comb, I'M
cap and place it in the comb-box. ]
now turn the frames in the machine,
Start it ag0ing again, and take another
frame; uncan, and exchange the
combs, and proceed as before. When
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
Blackherryade.

Pick over a quart of berries, make
a strip of mi cup of water and a cup
Of sugar. Heat and skim this strip.
When 1t comes to a boil, drop In the
berries, let them cook for eight min
utes, then fill the cans. which should
be hot, and seal.--Good Housekeeping,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Clarence King wrote from San Francisco
to John Hay tae following letter Of intro.
ductlon some years ago; my Dear John:
My friend, Horace +. Cutter, in the next
geological period will go east. 1t would be
will swarm in,' as the Germans law, when
you meet. Lest | should not be there to
expose Mr.. Cutters alias ! take this op-
portunity to divulge to you that The police
are divided in opinion as to whether he is
Socrates or Don Quixote. | know better
he j. both. n--Chicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
TULhNE UVIvER SITY
or LOUISIANA
M T1yTT or Il 1T nj 80.

Full courses in LanEns gas. Science r0efrcer.
ing, Law, Medicine, Splendid department for
women IN heEcomb college, Tulane uutkes
s]trlctlpn in Engineering are unsurpassed, Tn,
cNceIIed opportunities for the study Of Sugar
Chemistry, Expenses low, lipaEd and accom-.
mediation in fine dormitnrics at l5w rates. 90.
Potturlties afforded academic students Tor SELF
help. MKT SEssIoN BgGtHs OcrpHHg tsr. SggB
FuR CATALOGUE ARD ILLgsIEArrp C,fgrLAR.
Address THE PRESIDENT.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
Not a Bit Vain

Mamma--You shouldn't be so vain
Elsie. You are always looking into tho
mirror.
Elsie (aged four)--I'm not vain. man.
ma. don't think I'm half as good-looh
ing as ! really am Chicago News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

An amusing story is told in connection
with the Marconi wireless telcgraphy sta.
ton at Poldhu, in Cornwall. < visitor to
the helgaborhood asked a native whom he
met what those high poles were that he Jaw.
The, reply was; "Tbem's Miter Macca.
ronts poles for his spachelesg wires. p
Smiths Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

We know nothing more hidcous than the
things that are wrought by most silver.
smiths for prizes and cups. Racing cups,
yachting cups. and the Ike, are horrible
things, 80 that we shall soon say, not that
s~ncn.and.snch an act is as horrible as sin,
but horrible as a racing cup, not that so-and.
70 is as ugly as the devil, but as ugly as a
yachting. cup, or hideous as a cruet-stand. -
jewelers. Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
uroWth Influenced hv Pasture

y character Of pastures Influences
slAe OF animals, the relative devel-
~ nteht OF certain parts Of the body.
sas auaiity of flesh and fleece, and the
s heai.n Of the animals. where the pas
N 49, IS made the principal means OF
M subsistence of the animal,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

A writer Of popular songs tells the Sunday
papers. that his method is to lot down
meaningless words to fit his melody, and
afterwards 70 substitute sense for the non.
sense. Headers will be glad to learn Of one
VINO does this-so many song writer's forge!
that last step.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

or grain. Any farm
er with a wood
lot can build this
barrack himself at
an outlay for the
roofing boards and
tails only. As only
2hO feet of nnn-ha1f.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
Making of Great Man

Socrates was q wonderfully patient, for
bearing, forgiying. though greatly imposed
upon, man." said Mrs. Meekton.
'Yet,o answered Leonidas. "and I under.
stand he owed it all to his wife = Washing
ton Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
Trouble Caugsd bv ver,ni,,

Nh frequently suffer very much
disea, sefniin, and their owners never
thisp me trouble. Because they are
"A sHiined Is not a proof that there
tIdea ~ insects that can penetrate their
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
Mo Trouble About That

Anxious Hostess--I am afraid the com
pany is getting bored. Can't we do
something to keep the con v%entional ball
rolling?
Host-That's easy enough. Talk golf.
Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Memory Is a tickle thing Draga nan from
before a tram and be viii barely remember
your face ten years later, but borrow a quar-
yer from htn and he will not forget you to
his dying day.-Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

There Is nothing a woman enjoys quite as
much as the task Of reforming a lad, bold
man. Yet she seldom likes tie tame result
when she's successful. -LiverpoU Mercury,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. Dir, Kline, g3l Arch st., Phila., Pa,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

That bolt Of lightning which struck a
bunch OF dynamite down in Georgia
surely must have had the survriaq OF t..
Life .-lndianapolis Mews.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

When a man says be can't make a
speech he don't grow angry if some one
c~ohtradicts hlm.-Philadclphia Bulletin,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

A misery man is one who refuses to lend
you a few dollars Chicago Daily News,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
GRAIN AND HAY BARRAcK.
1t Can Be Built by Any Farmer at an
Outlay for Roofing Boards
and Nails Only.

The cut shows a cheap and most
Se~rviceable structure for storing hay