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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-25
Summer Tourist Rates.

On sale daily May 18th to Sept. 30th
inclusive. final limit Oct. 3lst.
Round trip Summer tourist rates to
different points in all portions of the
the United States.
Further and full information cheer,
fully furnished. Either write or tele-
phone
J. L. POWERS, Ticket Agent,
Greenwood, Miss.
Jno. A. Scott, A. G. p. A., Memphis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-25
CIR Commonwealth
J. l.. GILLESPIE, EDITOR.
SOME CLIPPINGS.
Repetitions ruin regulations


SOME CLIPPINGS.
Repetitions ruin regulations
Laws delay is the lawyers meat.
The amiable mar usually arrives"
late.
There is no safe place to bury the
dead past.
Some people mistake patience for
sense.
Despair is the graveyard Of dead
hopes,
He who goes on an occasional
spree is better off.
A philosopher is a man who has
quit being a fool
Old age has a certain vision that
is denied youth
Most men who pay as they go are
very slow travellers,
II is a waste Of time to tell people
not 10 waste theirs
You cant catch an old bachelor
with chaperon chat.
Much that is catalogued as coQue-
Try is cool c~alculation
The way to make little troubles
grow big is to tell them.
No man with a torpid liver can be
a successful optimist,
Bluff is half Of the game Of life,
and brag the remainder,
Much that passes for piety Is as
heartless as a cold potato.
About the hardest crop TO raise on
a farm is the children.
Loafers believe in acquiring their
daily bread a loaf at a time,
Gossip and ice cream spoons open
many feminine mouths.
Court, and the world courts with
you, sulk, and you sulk alone.
The devil cheerfully pays pew
rent in every church in the land.
Many a prospective brides ten
derest dreams are of--her tr~ouSseau.
1t is a good thing some people are
not az good as they pretend to be.
Alas for the bachelor who lives to
be the son-in-law Of his first love.
Opportunity is the yelyet-footed
cat that creeps forth only at night.
A wicked mans frown is less dam
gerous than the smile Of a hypocrite,
The fool is often a grandfather
before the wise man thinks of mar
rylng.
II sometimes happens that a man
lies when he smiles and says moth
ing,
A theory is an impracticable plan
Of doing something that is impossl-
bic
All, we'll, life's gingerbread is
more wholesome after the gilt is worn
of.
When the average woman is
speechleSs with rage she talks a blue
streak.
A woman in politics is about as
ornamental as a diamond in a mud
puddle.
There would DO nc such thing as
Il silent tomb if women had their
way,
A women has no sense Of humor,
That is why she takes a man ser.
iously
The future tense of the verb tic
love- is "to get married"--so says
the school girl,
The social reformer generally
wears magnifying glasses in his
search Of vice.
II is easier for a wise nan TO act
foolish than il is for a foolish mar
to act wise,
Some people save their Goals o.
fire until summer 10 heap on theil
enemies head.
No mar should start a fight with
his wife unless he is nranarad Il
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
Robble,s Notion Of Church.

church is a place WHARF yu go when
sunday comes and yu wud rather stay
hoam. when you git reddy to go to
church WI put on yure best cloes and
then when yu git to church yu see
some people that has got better cloes
and yu doant think about what the
teecher says but moar about what
yure trends is waring that is better
than yures.
doant go to church but Ma makes
me go to sunday school and she makes
Pa go to church. i doant think he
wants to go but he is afrade of Ma
and he puts on his hat and cote and
says Well i wish thare wasent any
preachers to tell me WHARF to git of.
Then Ma shifts and says Yu wud be
a pritty sight if preachers dident help
yu from going to the Dogs. And then
Pa says yu dident think l was going
to the dogs when I married yu,A i
guess that's WHARF began going to
the dogs, and then Ma and Pa go to
church and sing want to bee Angel.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
An American Puzzle.

DR.. Lorenz, of bloodless surgery
fame, cannot understand how Amer
leans enjoy fair health on diet that
would depopulate any other country
'4The pies, buildings, sauces and in
Vulnerable other dishes, most OF
which are unhealthful in the extreme,
partaken of by young and old alike
in America, have caused me to won
der" says DR.. Lorenz, that the peo-
pie are not physical and constitutions
al wrecks"
The secret is to be found in the
simple, hardy lives of the forefathers
of the present generation. Their Wig
orous health has bestowed upon the
grandchildren wonderful constitutions
al Eigor But the change from the
simple to the luxurious is working
havoc. The rising generation have
squandered the constitutional capital
bequeathed to them and are rapidly
becoming physical bankrupts. A halt
must be called and the simple habits
resumed or the prophecy of DR.. Lo-
REM will surely be realized.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10

: NATURES GREAT DISINFECTANT.
Let the Sunlight Reach Every Corner of the
House and Destroy the Germs.


Natures great disinfectant is sun
light. 1t is a most interesting fact
that this wonderful light, which pro-
notes the growth of useful plants and
sustains animal life, at the same time
destroys by its very brightness all
sorts of germs which are brought in
contact with 1t. 1t is this fact alone
which renders the earth inhabitable.
Germs develop with such marvellous
rapidity that they would quickly over
whelm us by their very numbers If
not constantly destroyed by the sun.
A little computation will readily show
this. Some germs are capable of such
rapid multiplication that they may
double every fifteen minutes under
favorable conditions of temperature
and food supply. Estimate the num-
Der of germs which might be pro-
duced in single day of twenty-four
hours, or ninety-six doublings. The
number would be more than thirty
two thousand billion billions, or suf-
hcient to cover eighty thousand
square miles a foot deep, or fill a
space of more than fifteen cubic
miles. The increase of a minute or
ganism occupying a cubic space of
not more than one twenty-thousandth
Of an inch to such prodigious magni-
tude is beyond comprehension, and
practically cannot occur; for while
the germ may grow at this immense
rapidity for a short time, the poisons
which it produces become destructive
to itself The material upon which it
feeds is also exhausted, so that its
growth ceases.
Doubtless all have noticed the fact
that mold grows during the night and
In dark, damp cellars. Bright sun
light quickly destroys germs, mold,
and other parasitic organisms. Diff
fused daylight does not act nearly so
rapidly, but accomplishes in the
course of a few hours what bright
sunlight is capable of doing in a few
minutes. It is clearly evident, then,
that in order that our houses should
be kept free from germs, they, like
our bodies, should be made full of life.
The shutters should be opened, the
curtains raised, and the light admit
ted to every room in the house, clos
cts included, so that the disinfecting
power of light may be exercised in
every nook and corner of the dwell
ing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10

full. conscientious skipper was evil
denced by the fact that when night
added its blackness to the fog he
would trust the helm to no one save
himself. He telegraphed so frequent
ly to the engineer that he must have
been navigating with great care, but
accidents will happen to the most
careful, and the Curlew took the
ground with a jar which threw the
mate PROSTATE on the deck.
Sailors and stokers rushed on deck
panic-stricken. for a grounding on that
Part of the Scotch coast meant, usual
" death to al, or part of a crew.
There's ma use in standing by her."
said the Captain, get ava the boats"
With remarkable luck or skill Cap
tain Mcleod piloted his shipwrecked
crew over that ugly swell safely into
a small fishing harbor and then it was
that Mr.. Philip Thompson heard that
the Curlew was lost, and smiled, and
old seamen visiting Lloyds in London
read of the wreck and, shaking their
grizzly heads. wondered what a ship
bound for Shields was doing so far to
the north.
Capt. Mcleod was not the only nav
igator who, for some reason, lay a
course to. the northward When the
Moray came out of the Baltic instead
of clearing sou-west, or even west,
Captain McCliesh pointed her nose
nor-west as if he had a cargo to de-
liver at the Shetland islands.
Mr.. Philip Thompson was astound-
ed to receive the news that the steam
er Moray had arrived at Aberdeen
with the Curlew in tow, having pulled
her OFF the shore on the northeast
coast of Scotland. That the news was
not altogether welcome to Mr.. Thomp-
son may be inferred from the fact
that, though a vestryman, he swore
deeply and profanely when he heard it
and even shocked Captain Mcleod,
who had arrived in Shields that morn
ing, by swearing in his presence.
There's ma man has the luck of Fer
gus McCliesh." muttered Captain Nc
Leod. Everything turns to siller in
his hands. Awe no sheep, and ma
reinsurance ees ma guild since the Cur
LEWIS saved"
Mr.. Thompson commended Captains
Mcleod and McCliesh to a region
from which st. Barnabas church was
doing all it could to rescue people
and fell into a brown study. from
which Captain Mcleod made no move
to arouse him.
The salvage awarded Captain Nc
Cliesh was a generous one. and Cap
tam Mcleod called to congratulate
him.
"Ye're a navigator, Davie," re-
marked Captain McCliesh with a grin.
"A hundred yards above or below
where the Curlew grounded she'd ha'
been smashed like an egg. Mon, ye,re
a navigator"
The board did not agree with Cap
tain McCliesh as to the ability of Cap
tain Mcleod as a navigator. They
deemed his being so far out of his
ar" for the removal of his
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10

Mr.. Philip Thompson's eyes strayed
over to a map of the United Kingdom
hanging against the Office wall.
"A dangerous coast the northeastern
part of Scotland, Captain Mcleod" he
said carelessly, "a likely place for a
wreck"
Ferry" assented Captain Mcleod.
Then there's the Orkneys and the
Shetlands, bad places those in fog,
Captain"
The Captain nodded and looked at
Mr.. Thompson, then he looked out of
the window.
You are going to take the Curlew
to Gottenburg," continued Mr. Thomp-
son. "and you'll come back in ballast
You'll probably take a northern route
which will about bring you of that
coast. It's autumn and the season for
fogs, so be careful, Captain"
EFT wad be a bad thing for me, a
sheepwreck," said Captain Mcleod.
Jaw might be year finding another
sheep"
mo, no." replied Mr.. Thompson. I
know you are a careful skipper, and if
Providence ordains that the Curlew
should be lost I'd see you'd another
ship. More, III obligate myself to
pay you hundred pounds to tide you
over until you did get ship. Then
you could pay it back"
'Wad We gut that in writing?" in
quired the skipper
Certainly. Give me shilling, Cap
tain"
Mr.. Thompson wrote rapidly and
then handed the paper to the skipper.
Captain Mcleod read, For the sum
of one shilling, received, insure Cap
tain David Mcleod against the wreck
of the steamer Curlew on the passage
from Gottenburg to Shields, in the
sum of one hundred pounds.
(Signed) PHILIP THOMPSON"
There" he said, you see what a
careful skipper think you" Captain
Mcleod read the paper carefully, put
it in his pocket and went down to the
docks.
Mr.. Thompson put on his overcoat
and attended a meeting of the vestry
of St. Barnabas church.
That evening Captain Mcleod went
aboard the steamer Moray. loading for
Reyal. She was commanded and
owned by fellow Scot, Fergus Nc
Cliesh. The two shippers talked earn
estly until late in the night and part
ed with CLEAN in their eyes.
The morning of his departure Cap
tain Mcleod read prayers with his
family and cautioned his daughters to
avoid invitations to places where
there was dancing.
'Eet's the devils own game" he
said, land wha eet's going on ees ma
place for the daughters of a godly
man."
BE very careful, Captain" said Mr..
Thompson as he babe the skipper
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
HONEST CONFESSION.
A Doctors Talk on Food.

There are no fairer set of men on
earth than the doctors, and when they
find they have been in error they are
usually apt to make honest and man
ly confession of the fact.
A case in point is that of an emil
nent practitioner, one of the good
old school, who lives in Texas. His
plain, unvarnished tale needs no
dressing up:
Il had always had an intense preju-
dice, which l can now see was I'M
warrantable and unreasonable, against
all muchly advertised foods. Hence,
never read line of the many ads
of Grape-Nuts, nor tested the food till
last winter
While in Corpus Christi for my
health, and visiting my youngest son,
who has four Of the ruddiest, health
lest little boys l ever saw. / ate my
first dish of Grape-Nuts food for
supper with my little grand
sons. became exceedingly fond
of it and have eaten a pack
age of 1t every week since, and find 1t
delicious, refreshing and strengthen
ing food, leaving no Ill effects whatever.
causing no quotations with which
was formerly much troubled), no
sense of fullness, nausea, nor distress
of stomach in any way.
There is no other food that agrees
with me so well, or sits as lightly or
pleasantly upon my stomach as this
does. am stronger and more active
since l began the use of Grape-Nuts
than have been for 10 years, and am
no longer troubled with nausea and
Indigestion Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Creek Mich.
There's reason.
Look in each rl~ FOR the famous
little book. ~ 2oal 10 MELVILLE"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
Some Fabulous confahs.

Zeus had been enthroned and an
nounced that he could do up all the
other gods by his sheer strength, but
the king of heaven didn't seem to be
in a very good humor for all that, and
the rest of the divinities wondered
what was wrong.
Taking Hebe to one side, Zeus que
ried:
What was that stuff l drank last
night, and why under the shade of
Olympus do l feel like the second
joint of a stewed owl this morning?
You served the drinks, l think; maybe
you can tell me what's wrong"
"Huh!" snorted the pert young dam
sci Of the wine cup. You ought to
know. It's your funeral Don't you
know yesterday was Inauguration
day?"
And was I inaugurated?" asked
Zeus in stage whisper
Sure; don't you feel like it,"
And the dread monarch, pressing his
hands to his aching brow, wondered
if the game was worth the candle
after all.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10

certificate. Oddly enough, this mis-
fortune did not depress Captain Nc.
Leod. He deposited in the bank of
Aberdeen a check for several hun
dred pounds, which check bore the sig.
nature Of Fergus McCliesh. With this
sum the skipper bought an interest
in a fishing bU hness and gave up the
sea.
''Davie," said Mrs. Mcleod, as she
and her husband walked to kirk with
their two daughters, most becoming
ly attired. in front. Il hope ye did ma
get this money in sinfu' way"
Woman" exclaimed Captain Nc
Leod. "wad ye think it sinfu' to hit
the dell wi chunk of his own breem
stone2"
Mrs. McLeod's countenance cleared
and she smiled with pride at the ex
cellent appearance of her two daugh
tiers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
KEEPING BODY IN CONDITION.

Hardening" Process Good Prevent.
i've of Colds.
Modern research seems to have es-
tablished the fact that, after all. the
'old-fashioned" ideas with regard to
colds are not far wrong. 1t is, of
course, true, says the Literary Digest,
that a cold" is a malady due to
germs; but there seems to be no doubt
that the chilling Of the body lessons
its resistance and so renders it an
easy prey.
In the Arctic region, where the In
fuenza germ cannot live, and where
colds are said to be unknown, it may
be safe to sit IN draught or to get
ones feet wet; but in the temperate
zone these indulgences will continue to
be risky for the average man.
Reviewing experiments and observa-
lions made in this field, the Medical
Record says:
"A point of practical importance is
the fact that it was found that repeat
ed exposure to slight degrees of cold
brought about an increase of anti.
bodies, and this observation therefore
AFFORDS a theoretical justification of
the practically approved methods of
hardening the body by hydrothera-
peutic and other methods of training.
Such procedures should not only serve
to protect against cold and allied con-
ditions, but also should render the
body better able to cope with bac-
terra Of all kinds"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10

crowd OF coarse, half-drunken men,
and with them partake freely of In
toxicating liquor. Unfortunately, this
painful sight is not at all rare, and it
is quite common to see drunken wom-
en- Keeling about in the streets. What
a sad commentary on our modern civ
ilization.
In Copenhagen it is the custom to
dress young schoolgirls SO that their
arms are almost or entirely bare, even
in weather when Americans appre-
ciate their overcoats. This practice
necessarily chtIls the blood, and tends
to produce congestion of the internal
organs. and undoubtedly lays the
foundation for colds. pneumonia and
tuberculosis.
tuberculosis is making sad havoc
among the urban population of Nor
way. It is pitiful to note how this
plague is decimating this once hardy
race. Sedentary life, indoor confine-
ment and defective ventilation are
undoubtedly the most prolific causes,
for fifty per cent of the tubercuIar
cases make a satisfactory recovery
when they are sent to some outdoor
sanitarium; and what will cure a con-
sumptive would certainly have pre-
vented the onset of the disease.
The liquor curse is undermining the
physical stamina of the Swedish race.
Liquor drinking among the working
classes is almost universal. One
third of their population die before
the age of twenty-one, and one-fourth
of those who live, are rejected from
military service on account of phys
zeal disnnalificatinns
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
RENDERED VERDICT IN RHYME
Foreman of Texas Jury Dropped
Into Poetry.

Foreman of Texas Jury Dropped
Into Poetry.
A correspondent calls our attention
to an interesting verdict which was
rendered in the District Court of
Travis county, Tex, in 1857 The de-
PENDANT, Frank B. Rafer, at that time
a well known citizen of Austin, was
accused of gambling, which was not
regarded as very serious offense in
Texas in those early days, especially
if the offender CHANGED to be a prom
inent citizen. The prosecution was
generally treated as a pleasant Jest,
but was nevertheless carried through
in earnest, and a jury composed of
lawyers brought in the following YER
dict:
We, the jury, lawful men,
Fine the defendant dollars ten;
A guilty man beyond all doubt,
Let the defendant pay himself out
Thus we've said this freezing morn.
Your obedient servant, A o. Horne,
Foreman.
The composition of this verdict is
attributed to A W. Terrell, who at
the time of his service on the jury
was a young lawyer Afterward he
attained great distinction in practice,
served as District court Judge, and
was United States minister to Tur.
key under President Cleveland. Other
members of the same jury who after.
ward achieved renown we're Charles
s. West, who rose to be a justice OF
the Texas Supreme court, and F. w
Chandler, who became one of the lead.
ers Of the Texas bar.-Law Notes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
BREAKFAST BREADS.

Corn Puffs.-Beat together two and
one-half cupfuls of unskimmed milk
and the yoIks of two eggs. until thor
oughly blended. Add two cupfuls OF
best graduated corn meal Beat the
batter thoroughly; stir in lightly the
whites of the eggs. beaten to a stiff
froth; turn into heated irons, and
| bake
Corn Dodgers.-Seald one cupful of
best graduated corn meal, into which
tablespoon of sugar has been sifted,
with one cup of boiling milk Beat
until smooth, and drop on a griddle,
in cakes about one inch in thickness,
and bake slowly for an hour Turn
when brown. If preferred, the baking
may be finished in the oven after the
first turning
Hominy Gems.-Beat one egg until
very light, add to it one tablespoon
full of thick sweet cream, little salt,
il desired. and two cupfuls of cooked
hominy (hnel. Thin the mixture with
one cupful or less of boiling water
until it will form easily. beat well.
and bake in heated irons.
Sally Lunn Gems.-Beat together
the yolk of one egg, two tablespoon
fuls of sugar, and one cupful of thin.
ice-cold. sweet cream. Add slowly,
beating at the same time. one cup and
two tabIespoonfuls of sifted Graham
flour. Beat vigorously. until full OF
air bubbles, add the white of the egg
beaten stifiy, and bake in heated
irons.
Cream Corn cakes.-Into one cup
OF thin cream stir one and one-half
cups of granular corn meal, or enough
to make stiff batter; add one-third
of a teaspoonful OF salt; beat wen.
drop into heated irons, and bake.
Cream Graham RolIs.-To one-half
cup of cold cream add one-half cup of
soft ice water Make into a dough
with three cups of Graham -four,
sprinkling in slowly with the hands.
beating at the same time, so as to
incorporate as much air as possible.
until the dough is too stiff to be
stirred; then knead thoroughly, form
into rolls and bake.
Scald one pint of white
corn meal, with which. if desired. a
tablespoonful Of sugar and one-half
teaspoonful Of salt have been mixed,
with boiling milk. or water enough to
make batter sufficiently thick not to
spread Drop on a hot grsGd1e. in
large or small cakes as preferred,
about one-half inch in thickness.
Cook slowly. and when well Drowned
on the underside. turn over. The
cake may be cooked slowly until well
done throughout. or, as the portion
underneath becomes well Drowned.
the first brown crust may be peeled
on with a knife. and the cake again
turned AS rapidly as a crust be-
comes formed and Drowned, one may
be removed. and the cake turned. I'M
til the whole is Drowned. The thin,
wafer-like crrsts are excellent served
with hot milk or cream.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10
MYTH for Noderns-

Wounded Ares showed Zeus the
immortal blood flowing from his
wound, and begged revenge on Athene.
"Sit not by me and whine, thou
renegadel Truly thy mothers spirit
is intolerable, even Hera's; her can
| scarce rule with words Therefore
deem that by her prompting thou
art in this plight"
We'll. then" impertinently retorted
insatiate Ares, SITS hereditary. Don't
blame me Go after her,"
And the stern-visaged cloud gather
in sheer despair told Paean to heel
the spear wound. while Hera chuckled
behind her fan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10

farewell. Don't let anything happen
to the old Curlew."
'Ees she eensured. sir?" inquired
the skipper.
"All my ships are insured" replied
Mr. Thomp7on, THE Curlew is in
sured for FIVE thousand pounds"
Mr.. Philip Thompson, who had been
for whole year vainly trying to sell
the steamer Curlew watched her de-
parture thoughtfully.
Capt. Mcleod, standing on the
bridge, looked back at Mr. Thompson
standing on the wharf and shook his
head, thoughtfully,
Two days letter the Moray. Captain
McCliesh, cleared for Reval.
The Curlew had prosperous pass
age to Gottenburg, but she was slow
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-10-10

y
1 do not hear the message that
The robin hears in spring,
Which brings him homeward from afar
On swiftly flying wing;
But still know he's coming. and
VIII find his nest and mate.
In the tree which now is leafiesS-
So l wait.
1 cannot feel the shiver that
The startled leafiet feels.
AS autumn's breath. frost laden, through
Its vivid greenness steals;
And vet the change is coming, though
To me 1t may seem late;
And the green leaves will turn crimson
While / wait.
1 cannot grasp the meaning OF
Earth's happiness and pain;
Yet both / know await me IL
Life's best l would attain:
Each step trust leads onward, and
Gods universe Is great;
To find no incompleteness
II l wait
Helen NJ Richardson