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TO "SET" THE COLOR.
Strong Brine of Gold Water and Sail
viii Do the Work.

1t is impossible to tell whether q
color is fast before washing, says the
Boston Traveller, but by far the safest
plan is to "set" the color before II
goes to the tub for the first time. One
of the best methods of setting deli
cate coIors consists in simply making
a strong brine of cold water and salt
and soaking the garment from u tc
"a hours. OF course this should be
done just before going to the laundry
and the salt should not be allowed
to dry in it. This Is especially good
for all shades of pink and green, and
colors once set this way will be
bright as long as it would be possible
to expect it. A strong solution Of
alum and water is good, particularly
with blues and the more delicate
shades of brown, but its effect is moi
so lasting as that of salt, and it Is
sometimes necessary to renew the
bath after the first three OF foul
yashings.
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a Suspicious Character.

"Jimineel but Mr.. Good, the canti.
date for county treasurer, Is mad at
YOU" said the foreman Of the country
weekly.
What. Why, we gave him a great
send-off in this weeks paper"
"Yes; he says you've ruined him.
You referred to him as "a trusted EN-.
ploye.'" = Catholic Standard and
Times.
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Whom Could He Mean?

| happened last evening to be talk.
ing politics with a PHYSICIAN good
physician and n trust, says a writer
In the Boston Transcript. Presently
he said: did you ever hear of G.
P. L.?"
who's hep" ! asked.
"oh," exclaimed the doctor, &c. P. l.
isn't a politician; it's a disease-gen.
eral paralysis Of the insane"
Then he explained that the malady
begins with decisions of grandeur, that
the patient thinks himself great, that
he conceives enormous ambitions, un'
dertakes colossal enterprises, displays
frantic energy. Only, he accomplishea
nothing.
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ciety. Personally 1t has been my aim
and my pleasure to advocate and pro-
mote the building Of low cost sensible
houses, houses that any industrious
man may build and pay for and houses
that the housewife is satisfied to live
In without wishing to move with
every change of the moon into some
thing that would give her less trouble
or to fit her sense Of propriety.
A house like the M shown in this
plan might almost be termed a box
house, there are no expensive projec-
lions anywhere. 1t Is a plain rec
tangle % feet wide by 40 feet long
with the front porch extra. This pro.
portion lends itself easily to a very
satisfactory arrangement of the rooms
They are easy Of access from one to
the other and the general design
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
A JINGLE OF FALL SHOPPING.

Young Mr.. Hubbard, he went and he
rubbered
To get his dear WHEY a hat,
He saw a new bonnet, said; Lets decide
on it." ~.
Said she: why. no ones wearing
that!'
They looked at, he reckoned, ten bonnets
a second,
Until they found one low and fiat.
He said: Come, now, try it." She cried
II won't buy It!
Why, all Of the towns wearing that"
Judge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
Ways Of Bees,

There are about 5000 species Of the
wild bees, all with interesting ways OF
their own. Among them Is a species
whose females are veritable Amazons
and carry more and better weapons
than tho males. These are the
cuckoo" bees, which deposit their
eggs In tho nest Of others, the progeny
of both living peacefully together un.
til maturity, when they separate. Then
there Is the tailoring bee, which cuts
leaves with his s~cissorlike jaws and
fits a snug lining of the leaf material
into his cave-shaped nest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

any other flower or plant except one.
The mere sight of a rose used to set
her sneezing violently. Knowing her
weakness she carefully avoided these
flowers, but one day she carelessly
stopped before a still life painting rep.
resenting a basket of roses. Almost
instantly she was seized with a sneez.
ing ft. Clearly imagination has Its
part in the case.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
Why Hi Wanted Her.

Stop" commanded Miss Nurox,
with a disdainful sniff. THE idea Of
you. proposing to a lady in my sta.
ton of life. You ought to know
better!"
Welt" replied Mr.. Hunter, Il do
know better, but not richer"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
Second Floor Plan.

porches. In many sections porches
are fitted up with evidence of com.
fort and good taste. Many afternoon
teas and porch sociables are given
which are both satisfactory to the
hostess and pleasing to the guests.
The possibilities of a well arranged
porch are just beginning to be- under
stood.
Ladies who have made a study Of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
Proc, Of sobriety.

The following words have been reg
istered as designations Of whisky:
Observation-Disclosures" "Agaph.
yon." "Sempermickelment' and Ska.
brigdantyfuge." The ability to order
any one of the brands in question
might well be taken az conclusive
proof OF STANDARDIZATION Medical
Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
Campaiun Material,

what | want to give the people,
exclaimed the orator, is a speech
that contains facts and figures"
You are wrong" answered Senator
Sorghum. Human nature Ia the
same In politics as everywhere else.
II you wat to get 'em really inter
ested give 'em gossip"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
Onion sanwiches Good.

An onion sandwich is very appetiz
ing, says a writer in Health. While
onions do not agree with everybody
the trouble is generally due to eating
them with other food. II just onions
and bread and butter are eaten fol
one meal, there will be no bad effect
Onions are healthful and in some
cases tend to relieve insomnia, and
are said to be good for the com
nlAxinn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
Pictured Hay Fever.

In Paris there is just now proceed
ing a ~seasonable discussion on hay
fever, concerning which an amusing
instance of the capricious nature OF
the infection is related. A lady was
quite proof against catching the sneez
:ngs of hay fever from either hay OF
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
ENCOURAGING Him.

Really" said Mr.. Timmid, i've
never dreamed Of kissing q girl
against her will. / never"
How fortunate!" exclaimed Miss
Patience. Dreams go by contraries,
you know
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

What kind Of an automobile do
you prefer"
II know OF only two kinds" an.
swered Mr.. Cumrox; those that are
running and those that are out Of -
pair"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
The Mark Of the Strong.

The tendency to persevere, to per
sist in spite Of hindrance, discour
agements and impossibilities--it IL
this that In all things distinguishes
the strong soul from the weak
Thomas Carlyle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

by occult processes known to his
trade, the brilliant gold streaks which
were so noticeable amid the jetty
black of the remainder of the couture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
c.rno. stand the Pace.

Mrs. Alex Tweedie says, In the Tat.
tier: 1T Il extraordinary the number
OF charming people who refuse coun
try house visits bscause they cannot
afford the hosts bridge stakes or n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

of the house during the summer
months.
The growing popularity of porches
is a noticeable feature in modern
house building. All over the country
from east to west and from north to
south new houses have neat pleasing
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

Il ain got no use fob avarfce,'' said
Uncle Eben, "but It sho' n safer fob
: man to hoid on to money foolish
On u II % sneud It fooiieh.st
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor. Author and Manufac-
turer. he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave. Chicago. H., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

Most great poets have written about
he sea, yet few have written sons1
which sailors canfsing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

There is one family in this country which intends to be a factor In Its
civilization for all time to come. 1t has planned to establish a free school,
to which its own members will have preference vel all other applicants
The endowment for this institution amounts to 81 $4,000. The school is to be
situated near Windsor, Conn, o. the 120acre farm where Joseph LOOMS
the founder of the family once lived. His home, which he built not long
after the coming of the Mayfower, still stands, 1t is said to be the second
Oldest house in the United States, and will be preserved as a museum con
nected with the school
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
The Child Crusher,

Never Tor ruthless lust Of gain
Have YOU masked your face u with
ready blade
Crept in where innocent ones haye lain,
Nor heard. as your flight through the
dark was made,
Their dying moar.s and their haunting
cries,
You have never followed the cracks
mans trade,
But little children with suukcn eyes
Are toiliug away because y0u prtlr
The homage that 10 the rich Is paid,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

You never have sKulkcd In the lc
road
When the sky with the drapcs Of
was hung,
You have never for love Of gold tipt,
From whore a man with a site
tongue
Opc
Lay In the dust whence we all
sprung
But, to swell your galus and incl
your scope
You rob Of health and deprive Of ho
Children that only in years are yc
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-15
LE5ANoN.

Lebanon, Nov. 14.-Communion sre-
vices were held at the Methodist Epis-
copal church Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harms Sadles~spent
Sunday with Eugene Harrison and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. l.. Davis and daugh-
ter of near Leando visited Sunday at
the home Of j. w. Brewer.
Miss Maude Potter OF Cantril was
the guest Of her mother, Mrs. Beeler,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Sadler visited
the latter part OF last week near Bir-
mingham.
Mrs. Julia Dean returned Wednesday
to her home at Hinsdale, after a pleas
ant visit with her father, DR.. G. s.
Guernsey
Joe Moore and wife of Milton was
the guest Of Edd McGrath Thursday
night.
John Downing and Ralph Parks of
Troy were business callers at Lebanon
Tuesday.
Dollje Wells and N. c. Wells spent
Sunday with Silvia Bingaman.
Mrs. Ray Fellers and baby are spend
ing the week with Mrs. Feller's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Brewer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bingaman, and
Mrs. G. P. Wilson spent Sunday with
Ora Wilson.
Clarence Van Fleet and wife were
shopping in Milton Monday.
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cHEoUEsT.

Chequest, Nov. 13.-Mr. Buckles and
sons were shredding corn last week
w. H. Harryman and wife visited
over Saturday and Sunday with their
SOM n-law, C. c. Rodgers and family,
near Bloomfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Green spent
Sunday with Nathan Wilson and fam
lily near Lebanon.
John Carl Hanshaw, the little son
Of G. r. Hanshaw. is still very Ill with
typhoid fever.
George Plowman raised the frame
of his new barn Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cherry and Mr. Chez
RVS mother, returned to their home in
Ohio Thursday, after a fortnight's visit
with friends and relatives in this place
A rumber Of farmers In this vicinity
expect to shred their corn this week
The big evangelist prorracted meet
ings at the Bethel Free Methodist
church Is still in progress, with great
interest manifested.
Election passed off quietly IA .:,is
place last Tuesday.
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SHORE BROS. ,
Eldon, Iowa.
All orders promptly filled.

the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Mum
son.
Mrs. Lucy Davis came from Center
vile to visit relatives and friends here
recently.
G. H. Still will soon move to Texas.
| Miss Angle Pidgeon is spending her
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Pidgeon.
Ed Hall and family of Oklahoma are
guests of relatives here.
|, Miss Myrtle Foote Of Corning was q
guest Of Miss Kate Mathews last week.
Harry Johnson is teaching the winter
term of school at Dover.
Mrs. John Campbell and daughter,
Miss Mvrtle, are visiting Mrs. Frank
Mcmillan near Mt. Pleasant.
Miss Edna Knight, who is student
at Des Moines, spent few days OF last
week with home folks at the Methodist
parsonage.
Mrs. Cook of oskaloosa is visiting
her daughter, Miss Alice Cook
Isaac Gibson was a Mt Pleasant,
caller Friday.
DR.. G. o. Van Wrinkle has purchased
the G. r. Way residence property.
]. w. Harshrnan has sold his jewelry
store to Charles Davidson
Mrs. Cantwell arrived from Mt
Pleasant Thursday to spend u few days
with her daughter, Mrs. Henry James.
| Mrs. Zoe Ratliff went to Mt. Pleas
ant Wednesday and remained until
Thursday.
Friday Miss Francis Bicksier came
home from Nauvoo, Ill.
4 Mrs George Tomlinson and daughter
Of Mt Pleasant were at the j. r, In.l
grim home Friday and Saturday.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Nov. 14.-Mrs. Sam Sell
man has received news OF an accident
sustained by her mother, Mrs. B. b.
Wood of Keokuk, former resident of
this city. On Tuesday last Mr.. and
Mrs. Wood were driving when the
horse became frightened and ran away.
Mrs. Wood jumped from the buggy,
and falling on the wheel, received in
terna! injuries, the extent of which
have not been ascertained. She Is at
present unable to walk.
Mrs. L. T. Barton returned Monday
from Fairfield, where she visited her
son, Ola and was entertained Sunday
at turkey dinner at the Stuart home.
Robert McMain of Burr Oak, Kans..
is spending week or two with his
brother, Samuel McMain. He was
called here by the Illness Of his moth
err, who Is greatly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hancock of Has
kins are visiting at the Hancock and
Hopkins homes this week.
Chester Cline is quite sick with pneu-
monia
A. w. Archer of Culbertson, Neb.,
a former Davis county farmer, is
spending week with relatives at this
place.
William Page of Bonaparte made a
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SALEM.

Salem, Nov. 13.--J. W., Moon was
called to Nebraska by the death of his
sister Mrs. Abigail Crawford
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church realized nice
sum from the excellent supper which
they served at the X. Of P. hall on cleo
ton night
William Turner has gone to Texas.
DR.. w. A. Dilts has purchased farm
near Indiano1a.
DR.. John Dilts is moving from Prim-
rose to Milton.
Edward Conard has purchased a
farm near Bonaparte.
Mrs. Cynthia Weimer enjoyed visit
with her son. M. d. Weimer, Of Fair
field, recently.
Mrs. A. Taylor of Mt. Pleasant re-
Gently spent several days with her sis
tiers, Mrs. Levi Perkins and Mrs. Sam
uei Spray.
Mrs. Charles Johnson and Miss Ber-
tina Lester are visiting relatives at
Leon.
A little daughter is a new arrival at
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MuNTERviLLE.

Munterville. Nov. 13.-Mr. and Mrs.
August Burge, and sons, Laurence and
Leroy, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pet-i
erson spent Saturday and Sunday at
Rose Hill visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Larson and chill,
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Carlson, Mrs.
Myra Larson spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Larson.
Rev. and Mrs f. T. Linden visited
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Gust Carlson.
Mrs Gustava Larson of Ottunwa Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Myra Larson,
here.
Mrs. M. F. Hokanson visited In,
Blakesburg SUNDAY at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. JACOB Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Anderson enter,
tanned at a dinner party Sunday In
honor of their daughter, Miss Mabel.
who teaches school here. Misses Laura
Anderson, Pauline Anderson Mable
Anderson, Hannah Pierson; Messrs.
Charles Burnstedt, Albert Burnstedt.
Allie, Anderson and Edwin Anderson
were present.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. johnson Were or
tumwa callers Saturday.
l.. l.. Swenson and son, laurence.
called on friends here Sunday.
Robert Oval was an Ottumwa yisi.
tor Sunday.
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School Children
Face Dangers
Work, Worry and Close Confinement
How They Can Be Safe guarded.

: TOW dney IAN sc Safe- guarded.
To thousands of boys and girls the
confinement In the school room imposed
by their studies Is a very serious strain.
Many become broken in health and are
physically weakened for life.
II you give your boys and girls pure.
healthful, Strengthening food, you go
far toward removing all dangers. We
recommend above all others Malta
Vita as especially beneficial to school
children. 1t Is a crisp, delicious, whole
wheat food containing every element
necessary to the upbuilding of the
body and brain.
Malta Vita in its literal transla-
ton from the Latin means Malt Life -
The original phrase "For the blood is
the life" Is the winning point Of NAL
ta-Vita.s On account of it's large per-
centage of maltese, or malt sugar, a
natural sweetening agent, it is easily
digestible, readily assinlilated and the
best food to form rich. healthy blood.
Malta-Nita is not at all like the taste
less variety of flake breakfast foods
the whole family welcomes its appear
ance on the table. Always ready to
eat. On cold morning try 1t with hot
milk or cream. All grocers. 10 cents.
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MYSTIC.

Mystic, Nov. 14.-Miss Jennie David
son has returned from Missouri, where
she has made an extended visit with
her sister, Mrs. Claude McGruder.
Mrs. Lena Bowers and children de-
parted for their home in New Mexico
Tuesday, after visit with relatives
here.
Miss Jennie Slagle returned Thurs
day from few days visit with her
parents at Drakeviile.
James Knapp is moving his family
to Kansas, where he has purchased q
farm.
Mrs Owens died Sunday night.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Catholic church Tuesday.
The women of the Methodist Epis-
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copal Ladies' Aid society gave sock
social at the home Of Mrs. John Jones
Wednesday night. They also held an
exchange at Swanson's store Satur-
day at which time all kinds of home
cooked articles We're sold.
Albert Baker is making tour of the
south with q view of locating there
Harry Studebaker is opening up a
grocery store on West Main street.
After some improvements are made
the Consolidated Mercantile Co. will
occupy their building east of the letter
office and Dell Hamilton will open a
meat market in the building they now
occupy.
Mrs. E. ]. Bolin of Cheyenne. Wyom-
ing Is visiting with relatives here
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-15
MEANS A NEW ERA
in IOWA DIARIES
GATHERING AT CEDAR RAPIDS
ONE OF PROFIT FOR THOSE
INATTENDANcE
Men From Iowa State College at Ames
S. and State officers Participate in Pro-
eram-lowa Output is Now Annually
15o,oo0,ooo Pounds.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Nov. 1.-THE
thirty-siXth annual convention Of
dairymen held in this city presages a
I movement of progress that will mean
g new era in Iowa dairying. "A re-
markedly strong gathering of milk
Z producers, butter makers and cream
Y cry owners were present to listen to
the great lights of the dairy world:
and not for moment were they dis
appointed. The leading speakers
were Chief Of Dairy Bureau Ed. H.
! Webster, Prof. G. L. Mckay of Iowa
State college at Ames, P. H. Keifer,
buyer for New York's largest produce
house, and formerly assistant state
+ dairy and food commissioner of Iowa;
Prof. Hugh G. Van Pelt, superinten-
dent Of dairy farm at Iowa State col
lege; Prof. w. ]. Fraser of the Uni
3versfty of Illinois dairy department,
and W. B. Barney of Hampton, Iowa.
More enthusiasm was evinced and
the betterment of Iowa dairy condi-
tons at this meeting than at any pre-
vious assemblage Of this body
II the plans outlined and resolutions
oted upon for recommendation to the
next legislature are carried into effect,
twelve additional dairy instructors
will be put in the field as creamery in
spectOrs and educators amongst dairy
farmers at their home farms.
The yield of the average Iowa mich
COW is 140 pounds of butter per year.
This low rate of production makes the
farmer very small profit that hardly
pays for his labor. Other states and
ne best dairy herds of the state have
ows that yield more than 800 pounds
If butter yearly. The only difference
is in care and management. This
organization proposes to start cam
: oaign of education all along the dairy
inc.
lowa's Output .15o,ooo,ooo Pounds.
Iowa yearly has an output of $780,
10000 pounds of butter. 1t is the
'inion of the dairy experts that this
I'D can be easily doubled, as no
ate has near the untouched, stored
wealth in the soil as has Iowa.
mother bold stride was taken in
passing of resolutions to get the
late to make an amendment caus-
g 1t to be misdemeanor for farm
to skim cream in unclean separa-
RS and offer the cream for sale.
he object of these resolutions is to
'adicate the hand separator evil.
eparators, where handled by farmers
no sell milk to creameries centrally
Gated, are nightmares to butter max
S. Usually the patron delivers his
cam once or twice a. week on ac-
unit of extreme remoteness from the
eamery. Each days skimming is