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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Submarine W it'll Periscope

officer of the French navy, writing in
La Nature, and translated for Literary
Digest, calls with some justification,
the eye of the submarine Writes
MI. Jourdan:
In principle, the periscope is com
posed of a tube of small diameter
placed vertically on the upper part
of the submarine. Its lower end pen
etrates into the boat, while its up
per end rises above the water by a
few inches.
1T works by one Of the simplest op,
teal devices-the use of mirrors. A
mirror in the upper end of the tube,
inclined to As degrees to the horizon
tai, receives the images of objects on
the water and sends them vertically
downward to a second parallel mirror
at the lower end OF the tube, within
the submarine.
Though every maritime nation has
adopted for its submarines an instru,
ment based on this theory, some, as in
cul oWh thot, hhNp az th.NiiVhN ohVl
while others have been retarded in the
utilization of submarines by the in
sufflciency and ineffectiveness of their
optical devices.
without betraying military Sc
crets, we may give a few details re-
'garding the installation Of the peri.
scope on French submarines, which
will make their working a little
clearer.
In the first place, the mirrors,
spoken of above, are replaced by
prisms. The arc of the horizon GOV
cred by the upper prism is about 80
degrees. The periscope has two
tubes, a short one, fixed in the hull
. . . and a movable one which slides
in it. The latter is pushed up above
the surface, or withdrawn below 1t,
at will.
"The tube is moved up and down by
a screw, a counterweight, or even by
a little electric motor, as in our
latest models. The upper prism is
fixed in the movable tube, the lower
one in the stationary tuba n~-t~s~
imaginary pictures that have recently
been published show the images
thrown on a horizontal table under
the eyes Of the commanding officer.
This is an error. The observer places
his eye at a single or double eye.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Mrs. Bur-rke's good ma-an talk iv
r-rules Nv ordher an minutes an tn
com-ity " tn whole"
"'Tis little l know Nv tn comfy
iv tn whole or tn com-ity Nv tn half
or amy OF comfy" protested Po-
liceman Flynn.
Thin it's time ye l'arned," an
swered Mrs. Flynn.
OF course it is unnecessary to say
that Policeman Flynn followed the
course his wife had outlined for him.
That was essential to domestic peace.
He mastered a few parliamentary
terms, and he went to the ball, and
he danced. He "~gr.rabbed the girl"
and he grabbed her tight, and then
In solemn manner they described vari-
GUS uneven circles on the floor of the
hall. But Policeman Flynn was not
happy. 9Th grabbin' TIL girl is all
fright, II We c'u'd shtop there" he
said, but he seriously objected to the
rest of the programme. He tried to
ucS UNI but LID Wilc Woulu uot per
nit it. Instead. she kspt picking out
new partners for him, and 1t really
seemed as If the most influential mem.
bers of the lodge were the homeliest.
She began with girls, progressed to
women, and the end came when he
saw her approaching with a dumpy
and awkward little woman who must
have weighed in the neighborhood of
$50 pounds. How can | ta-alk parli'-
mint'ry la-aw whin that's shtanding
on me toes?" he muttered to himself,
meanwhile looking about for some
mean of escape. His eye fell on an
open window that seemed to have
been placed there for his sole benefit.
When Policeman Flynn struck the
ground he found himself in a light
shaft, walled in OF all sides. There
was no escape except by means Of a
rope or a ladder. Meanwhile the
sounds that came from above told
him there was excitement in the dance
hall, and he waited patiently to see
what would happen next. When
things had quieted down somewhat
several heads were thrust out of the
window, and his wife's voice floated
down to him with the query: Bar.
ney, are We there?"
II am" he replied.
Don't we know It's not the wa-ay
outG' was the next question, and
there was a world Of sarcasm in the
tUne.
"I'm not lukkin' fr tn wa-ay out"
he answered, surlily.
"Thin what are We dom there?"
His answer to this was cold and
pointed, and there was something of
both bitterness and reproach in the
tone when, after a pause, he trusted
himself to speak.
I'm shtudyin' parli'mlnt'ry la-aw,"
he said. "'Tis a meetin' Nv tn
comfy Nv tn hole"
Copyright. by the Century Coz
Copyright, 1905. by Joseph b. Bowles)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Design of Periscope: I, I, Mirrors;
2.2, Tube; 8, Surface OF Sea; q, Ship
on Horizon; s, Its Image in interior Of
Submarine.
time, and the destruction Of the per
iscope would leave the submarine un.
harmed, $3.50.
Besides this, nothing Is easier than
to have a second periscope for use in
case the first is destroyed; and this
has actually been done in Jul latest
submarines.
1--WE may imagine the nervous strain
of the officers and crew. of a war.
ship who fear an attack of submarines.
All floating objects, the slightest
debris, bottles, fishermen's buoys, will
be suspected Of being periscopes, and
a hail of projectiles will be directed
on the most inoffensive objects, while
49, --~i ---- ----atinoS
49,. Probably the submarines will en-,
courage these mistakes by scattering
about them all sorts of floating OBJ.
jects. in the midst Of which their
~periscopes will have a good chance OF
escaping notice"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
BOY TRAVELS IN A TRUNK.

Altoona, Pa.-Almost suffocated
Freddie Summers, aged 16, of Lancas
ter, cautiously raised the lid Of the
trunk In which he was beating his
way over the Pennsylvania railroad
to get a breath Of fresh air, and Incl
dentally to see where he was, when
he was discovered by a Fennsy detec'
tive, who was peering into the bag
gage car without a thought OF I'M
earthing a trunk mystery.
The detective saw the lid move up
then down. 1t gave him an uncanny
feeling, but he Immediately investi
gated and found the lad.
Freddie had been to Pittsburg, q
runaway. He saw his money growing
beautifully less, SO he went TO the
Pennsylvania railroad station, found
an empty trunk amid a pile on a bis
truck for e%ast.bound trains, and
climbed in.
He was willing to pay his fare ia
avoid going to jail. but he was 70
cents short. Station attaches made
up the deficit and the boy went home
In a coach.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

piece, through which he sees the
ocean and objects upon it exactly as
his comrade does with his field glass
on the deck OF a ~tattleship,
when it Is necessary 10 examine
the horizon in another than the for.
ward direction the observer
grasps two handles on the movable
tube and turns it In the desired di-
rection. The quality of the vision
is pronounced excellent by the com
| handing officers of all our submarines.
The images are sharp and clear, and
may be compared with those of q
| good field glass"
In case of rough water, the author
goes on TO say, the drops easily run
from the inclined surface of the up
per prism, and the latter may be
cleared at any time by pulling 1t uh'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
New Potato Knife.

provement Of household inventions,
but this does not seem to be the case.
Inventors still are on the lookout for
some device that will prove a house.
hold ascessity, as they realize 1t will
command a ready market.
AS an example, an Iowa a has
patented a knife for cutting potatoes
that does eight times the work of the
ordinary knife. Instead Of requiring
eight cuts to divide the potato into
pieces 1t Is all done at one operation.
The illustration plainly shows the
construction of the knife, no descrip-
ton being necessary. Six small blades
and one center blade, attached to a
handle, are all that Is required. One
stab at a potato divides 1t into eight
pieces. In hotels, restaurants, ETC.,
where thousands Of potatoes are cut
up each day, this knife would save
considerable labor and time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Don't Nealect Your Appearance.

Make the most Of your personal APP
pearance. Neatness and freshness
have charms Of their own, and will
largely make up for the lack of a
pretty face IF a large dress allowance.
If you are pretty, don't think you
can neglect your appearance and. rely
solely on your looks for charm. Pref
tiness given a proper setting becomes
still more attractive. II you are clever,
make yourself pleasant to look upor
as we'll as to listen to. There is NJ
need to stand prinking for hours, but
a few minutes spent in front Of your
looking-glass will repay you, and the
time will not be wasted. Neatly
dressed hair and well adjusted clothes
add an air Of distinction to any WON
an.--Home Chat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Woman's Progress in China.

Chinese women are being emanci.
pated. Schools for the daughters OF
maniarins have been opened, and some
Chinese girls are even attending
courses at the University of Toxic.
Periodicals for women are issued Id
some OF the larger cities, and a book
has been published which is devoted
entirely to a plea that girls should be
allowed to select their own husbands.
The empress encourages this move
ment. She has endowed a school for
the families Of high officials, and has
given orders that the practice Of foot
binding must be given up. ,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Makes Ironing Easy.

A novel little outfit that will add
to the comfort of the woman who has
ironing to do may be purchased for
a very small sum.
On one end of a short, smooth,
white board is tackled a piece of soft,
coarse muslin, neatly laid in several
folds; on the other end a sheet of the
finest emery paper is fastened:
screwed securely between these is a
small iron stand, and near by is a
cake of wax inclosed in a linen cover.
Thus every accessory of ironing is
right at hand and the busy house.
wife, removing the iron from the
stand, takes off all stray starch by
means of the emery, polishes the sur.
face on the wax and gives the fin
ishing touch by rubbing the hot iron
over the thick folds of the cloth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
HI ~"gr'rabbed the gir-rl" and h.
grabbed her tight.

knows I never lc'u'd da-ance. Ohio! l
think l see. mesilf whir-rlin' r-round
like thin 4ellies Barnum used fr to
bring over from some haythin la-and.
TIL only wa-ay ye'll get me to da-ance
Is tn wa-ay TIL byes did to Regan.
Dye ray-mimber Regan, tn time they
had him out to tn picnic? He was an
awk'ard felly that niver had done
anything more graceful than carry
. hod " brick up q ladder. He
c'u'dn't da-ance amy more than q
COW that's tangled in a ba-arb wire
1ince. but tn byes an TIL GIRLS was
bound f'r to have him thry, an 90
they made q peg-top " him. Some
" tn la~ads held him while tn r-rist
y thin wound a ~clo'es-line r-round
MIN. Thin, At tn wor-rd, they r-run
With tn line an he began r. to shpln.
Ohio! but I can zee him now! Talk
ABOUT ye-er r-round da-ances? There
niver. was Ii, akel Nv that wan "
Resan's. He'd Be shpinnin' yet II
. hadn.x sons through 4 windy "
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

1t yields also a saccharine sub
stance, as well as a starch resembling
sage.
or the wood OF the stem musical in
struments, water tubes and pumps are
made.
From the stem a white liquid sim
liar to the milk Of the c%ocoanut, and a
flour resembling maizena, may be ex.
tracted.
Moreover, salt is extracted from tho
tree, and likewise an alkali used in
the manufacture Of common SOAP
Answers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
TREE OF GREAT VALUE.
Many Uses Of the Carnahuba Palm,
Growing In Brazil.

The most marvellous tree In the
world Is the Carnahuba palm, which
grows In Brazil.
1t has recently been stated that In
the great meat packing factories In
Chicago every portion Of the pig is
used. except the squeal. With re-
spect to the Carnahuba palm n can
not even reserve the bark.
Its roots produce the same medi'
cInal effect as sarsaparilla.
From parts Of the tree wine and vim
egar are made,
Its fruit is used for feeding cattle.
OF the straw, hats. baskets, brooms
and mats are made. 1t Is also used
for thatching houses.
The pulp has an agreeable taste,
and the nut, which is oleaginous and
emulsive, is sometimes used as q
substitute for coffee.
Its stems afford strong. light fibers
when acquire a beautiful luster, and
serve also for joists, rafters and other
building materials.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

tn PAVILION"
"'Tis easy da-ancin'." urged Mrs.
Flynn. "All We ha-ave to do is to
gr-rab ye-er gir-rl an go r-round an
r-round till ye fall or tn music
SHOPS"
Twill ye wind me up?" demanded
Policeman Flynn.
Don't be ma-akin a fool " ye-er-
SILT" retorted Mrs. Flynn, indignant
ly. Yell ha,ave to da-ance, an ye'll
ha-aye to talk to thin iv p~arli'mint'ry
la-aw. Ye must LUX 1t up SOS ye can
lux wise an use tn wor-rds like We
knew all there was to 1t. IT'S a
great pint yell ma-ake fr me in
that, IF livery wan Nv thin knows
that tn wife Nv a ma-an that's poshted
on parli'mint'ry la-aw is a val'aBle
officer FIR to ha-ave. Ye sh'u'd hear
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
A LAMP or SCIENCE.
important Use Discovered for the
Mercury Vapor Lamp.

An important use has been found
for the Cooper Hewitt mercury vapor
lamp In scientific investigation. In
optical experiments In the laboratory
It Is often important to have at com
mand a monochromatic light. For,
merly the mercury arc light was EN-.
ployed for this purpose, but after be,
ing used for a short time, the eff.
cheney Of this source of light seriously
falls off. 1t has been found, however,
says Youths Companion, that the
Cooper Hewitt lamp gives the same
monochromatic light, with very fine
rays, so that 1t Is admirably suited
for the study Of interference phe'
nomena, and 1t possesses the great
advantage of being steady and trust
worthy In Its output. Moreover, be-
ing a commercial apparatus, 1t ia
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Size Of SUMS Corona.

The brightness Of the corona. or ring
Of light encircling the sun. was meas
ured by Mr.. Charles Fabry during the
last total eclipse. He found the light
OF q point q twentieth degree from the
suns edge to be equivalent to about
72O-candle power, or a little more than
q fourth of the brightness Of the full
moon. The sky near the uneclipsed
sun is 1000 times as bright.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Many housewives think when a tin
pan has a hole in it that it is time
to throw 1t away. But holes in
tin pans and kettles may be very cas-
lily mended at home by any woman
with the aid of a candle and a spe'
cial solder that comes in the form
of a hollow wire filled with powdered
rosin. Hold the utensils so that the
candle fame is directly underneath
the holes, and after a few seconds
touch the solder lightly to the spot
and a drop will Immediately melt off.
filling the aperture,
When ordinary solder is used it be
m necessary to make a fiux. This
Ia done by putting some bits of zinc
In a small bottle Of muriatic acid
Use a small glass pipette to put 6
drop on the tin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Bear stops Mans Travelling.

st. Paul, Minn.-Peter Martinson, a
homesteader living near Solway, took
a big gunnysack full of provisions and
started to leave home. As evening
came on, he sat down to eat his sup
per, and rest; but a big bear invited
himself to join the feast. Martinson
climbed a tree and the bear, after eat
ing the lunch, started to climb after
him. Martinson, thinking he a to
finish of the meal, cried for help and
heard a response. Soon two charges
Of buckshot were fired into the bear,
which fell dead. Martinson slid down
from the tree and was surprised To
find the rescuer was his wife.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Cranes

A new pet has been found for So
ciety. Snakes. lizards and harmless
reptiles Of all sorts have had their
day. The latest Is the ~"demoiselle
crane numbers Of which are being
sold.
The a are about two feet high,
lavender colored, with black threats.
They have charming bright red ,
and are very tame. They stalk about
the garden, their long bills ferreting
out the worms among the grass and
leaves.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Bizarre Millinery.

Some OF the autumn millinery mod
els are veritable monstrosities, and It
is dificult to conceive what possible
a there a be for their exist
ence. Women wear many strange
things, but n can scarcely imagine
4 woman 30 daring as to wear Q
toque Of bronze felt encircled by dyed
chickens heads In shades Of brown
and yellow, and these in addition 70
several outstanding quilts and ribbon
trimming
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

der water, and then pushing 1t up
quickly. He goes II
Thus the perIscope Ia the eye OF
the submarine, without which 1t would
be absolutely unusable. But this In
~dispensable organ Is also the sole
means by which the presence of the
submarine is revealed. The tube,
small though it be, leaves a wake be
hind it, which Is apt to attract the at
tention of those who are watching for
the attack.
This is an evil without a remedy,
but its gravity need not be exag.
gerated. What can be done by a ship
that discerns this slight object at
short distance? To destroy it by gun
fire would be difficult in 80 brief a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
New Delicious CONNECTION.

Popcorn mixed with nuts makes a
delicious CONNECTION. Take a cup OF
chopped pecans to about two quarts
of freshly popped corn. Put two cups
Of sugar into a kettle or frying-pan,
place over the fire and when melted
add two tablespoonful Of molasses, a
large lump of butter, and pour over
the corn, stirring constantly. The
syrup should be cooked until 1t begins
to string, or CONCEAL. when dropped
into cold water.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

MIDR
THE PERIscoPE.
Description of the Eye of the Sub
marine.

The submarine, as a practical mech
anism Of war, would be unusable with
out some means by which its COM
mander may see what is going on
around and above it. This is fur
nished at present by the p%eriscope,
which A. Sauvaire Jourdan, a retired
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
His Patience Ended,

Duncan, aged 2k, had been naughty.
TO punish him, his mother tied him in
his high chair and kept him there for
one hour by the clock.
His father got home before the hour
was quite up, and asked the young
ster why he was tied up.
Father" replied Duncan. pointing
an accusing finger at his mother, I'm
completely surprised at that LADY,
Youths Companion,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
A Dream.

"what do you consider a peculiar
experienceg"
"well, l had just paid the grocer his
bill when"
when something woke you up?"-
Houston Post,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
New Pen Metal.

An American patent has been
granted for making pens Of tantalum
or It's alloys.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
IMPROVED POTATO KNIFE.
At One Operation the Potato Is Cut
Into Eight Pieces.

It has been surmised that invent
ors had reached the limit in the i'm
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

) AN UNBILLED PLAY s
s BY MARY WALTER DRUMMOND s
By MARY WALTER DRUMMOND

Copyright, 1906, by Daily Story Pub, Coz
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Mercury vapor Lamp.

easily obtained, and can be used at 6
comparatively small expense,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-11-30

it is still left for the Baptist, to go on
preaching the "WhosOever viii" Cos
pei. In justice to myself as a Baptist
preacher and that of my people are
these lines written, as we do not wish to
be held up before the public as teaching
baptismal salvation. / hope that our
good brother will inform himself as to
what Baptists teach before he attempts
to tell the people through the papers
what Baptists believe. / knew that
immersion was taught in the Bible, l
have known this for years, but ] must
confess that never knew it was added
by the Baptists until Brother Neeley
brought it to light in last weeks Demo.
crat. Thanks, now let the curtain drop
X BONE.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-11-30
Iron City.
SAPPHIRE

Mr.. Tom Spencer happened to a
"streak of good luck" the other two
nights, one night his dog treed very
large coon and the next night he treed
two fine oppOssums and Mr.. Spencer
succeeded in capturing all three. He
has better luck than some of the "pos-
sum parties. if not the fun.
Miss Lizzie Pruitt, of Pruitton, Ala
bama, was in town recently.
Miss Matte Graves has had severe
sore throat, but is better.
The dedication of the Baptist Church
was the event of the year at Iron City
The First District Singing Association
was there and did some fine singing.
Rev. Golden, of Nashville, was there
and made fine lecture on Sunday
School attendance, preached two fine
sermons and left on the 3 o. clock North
bound train.
Mr.. james Smith and family have
moved to Iron City. We always vel
come good neighbors to our town.
Miss Lille Behrend, one of our most
popular and attractive brunettes, went
to Montgomery about q monnh ago and
about a week ago Mr. e Cannon, one
of Iron Oity's handsome and successful
merchants, went on trip, no one
knew where, but when he came back
he brought Miss Lille back as his bride.
We did not learn the particulars of the
wedding, but we do know that they are
very popular and we hope there will be
just enough clouds on their sky to
make them appreciate the sunshine.
Miss Mayme Sims and Mrs. Annie
Forsythe called on Mrs U Smith of
st. Joe last Sunday.
Mr. Charles Whitworth was in town
Sunday on important business.
Misses Minnie Luker and Mildred
Gabel attended the burial of Mr.. Callie
Tays at Mt. Nebo last week.
Mr. Edward Lefan of Sheffield was
in town Sunday,
]
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-11-30
ShOal Creek
LONELY GIRL


Hurrah for Compulsory lawsi OR
f, your peice on Compulsory Educa-
tion was fine.
Misses Ella Griffin and Mable Mabry
spent Sunday eyenitg with Miss Bessie
Ward.
Mark Mabry spent one night recently
at the home of 5 W Mabry.
Miss Mabel Mabry spent last week
with her Uncle and family at Lawrence
burg.
Miss Carrie Porter has returned home
after a short visit to Flatwoods.
Paul Allsbrooks made flying trip
to Wayne County last week.
Mr.. Lewis Allsbrooks who has been
in school on Long Branch has returned
home. much to the sorrow of his many
schoolmates, especially three little girls,
Mrs Ada Belew and son Floyd and
Mrs. Emma Bradley made flying trip
to Mr.. Harlan's store Thursday.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-11-30
ALWAYS WAS SICK,

When a man says he always was
sick troubled with a cough that
lasted all winter-what would you
think if he should say he never
was sick since using Ballar Is Hore-
hound Syrup. Such man exists
Mr.. J G Clark, Denver, Colorado
writes: For years was troubled
with severe cough that would
last all winter. This cough left
me in a miserable condition. /
tried Ballard's Horehound Syrup
and have not had a sick day
since. That's what it did for me
Sold by Crowder Bros.