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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Aces UD.

Her-Miss Flirtleigh must be get
ting quite strenuous.
Him-How's that?
Her-She boasts Of having twisted
a man around her finger al the sea
shore.
Him-That's nothing. I broke four
men with one hand last night.-Chf-
cage Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
cement for Broken Glass.

Plaster of paris, mixed into a paste
with white of egg, makes a strong
cement for mending broken glass or
china; and another excellent cement
liz made as follows: Into a small bot
tie press as much isinglass as will fill
#, then pour in by degrees unsweet-
ened gin, which will gradually dissolve
the isinglass II the bottle is kept in q
warm place.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
imagination.

Mrs. Boreing-Imagination! What
is Imagination?
Mr.. B%oreing-It Ia that faculty, my
dear, which makes men believe that
marriage Is bliss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Not All Etiquette,

willy Wishywashy--What are tho
proper calling cards, old chap?
Jack Potts-lt depends entirely on
the cards that are ont against you.
old chump.-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Remov. Stains from Enameled Pans.

Fill with water and a tablespoonful
Of powdered borax and let it boil we'll;
then scour with soap rubbed on a
coarse cloth, rinse thoroughly and dry.
Damp salt rubbed on the stains will
also remc9e them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
His

why don't you go home. John;
there's no place like home" /,
That's (hic) why ! don't SIR
Houston Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Scripture Authority-Numbers %,
% and "a; especially 22:6; 2o:1S,
and 3l:S.
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19
Bird Breeding Preserves.

To protect the birds is the object of
the National Audubon society. and
among the most notable results are
those achieved in the preserve in
Louisiana. During the last year IL
bird breeding islands in the Gulf of
MEXICO We're leased by the national
committee, and the success of their
plans is encouraging. reports the Mil
waukee Sentinel. Two wardens act
ing under the direction of the ma
uonal committee of the Audubon So
cieties guarded the islands, and pre-
vented, to the best of their ability.
trespassing. the killing of birds. and
the destruction of their eggs Ac-
cording to the report, by these SIM
pie preventive measures, there were
hatched and raised all of 10000 birds
composed of the following species:
Common terms, forsters, royal terms.
laughing gulls and black skimmers.
There is practical problem involved
in the preservation of the birds as
they are part of the economic sys-
tenn of nature. They destroy pests.
they are excellent scavengers. and
they add to the beauty of the world.
The work of the Audubon society is
an excellent one, and the results
achieved by the practical demonstra-
ton of its methods, show what it
stands for, is not fad but that it
is accomplishing some of the real
work of the world
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

re1olned, willing to agree with her for
the sake of prolonging the interview.
But to me it is nothing more than
dreary wilderness, as I say; a barren.
rock-ribbed gulch affording an indif-
ferent right-of-way for two railroads. )"
For one." she corrected, in a quick
upflash of loyalty for her kin.
The secretary shifted his gaze from
the mountains to the maiden and
smiled. She was exceedingly good to
look upon-high-bred queenly and
just now with the fine fire of enthu-
siasm to quicken her pulses and to
send the rare flush to neck and cheek.
Jastrow, the cold-eyed, the business
automaton set to go off with a click at
Mr.. Somerville Darrah's touch. had
ambitions not automatic Some day
ne meant to put the world of business
under foot as conQueror, standing
triumphant on the apex of that pyra-
mid of success which the Mr.. Somer-
vile Darrahs were so successfully nm
rearing. When that day should come
there would need to be an establish
ment. menage, queen for the king
dom OF success. Summing her up for
the hundredth time since the begin
ming of the westward flight, he Thought
Miss Carteret would fill the require
ments passing well.
But this was a divagation. and he
pulled himself back to the askings of
tie moment, agreeing with her again
without reference to his private con-
victions.
For one, should have said" he
amended. I'VE mean to have it that
way. though an unprejudiced onlooker
might be foolish enough to say thar
there is pretty good present pros
pect of two
But Miss Carteret was in a CONTRA
dictory mood. Moreover, she was a
woman, and the way to woman's
confidence does not lie through the
neutral country of easy compliance.
IF you won't take the other side 7
will," she said There will be two J"
Jastrow acquiesced second time.
Il shouldn't wonder. Our eompet-
itor's road seems to be only a uues-
ton of time-a very short time. judg-
ing from the number of men turning
out In the track gang down yonder..
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19
Another Motor Qanner

A strange accid ent happened on one
OF the highways leading out of Wal!a
Walla, Wash, recently, that resulted
in the destruction of a motor car.
Heavy, coarse straw had been placed
on the road for the purpose of keep
ing down the dust AS the car passed
over this the straw became entangled
in the rear axle to such an extent
that the rear wheels were lifted clear
of the ground, making it impossible to
move the car forward or backward.
The car had been running a long dis
tance without a stop, and the muf-
fer was so hot that the straw, which
was closely packed between the floor
of the car and the ground, became ig-
nited. AS the rear wheels were clear
of the ground, it was impossible to
move the car from it's dangerous po-
sition.
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19
Tho inspiration Of Human Love.

A little story comes from Geneva
Switzerland, that brings out the
thought that human love and devotion
yes. and self-sacrifce. know no race
boundaries. The heroine was Berthe
Gallard, 19-year-old orphan, who in
this country would be known as a
hired girl She worked for kind peo-
pie and cared for three children. She
loved them like mother. A fire broke
out IN the house, and the parents
rushed into the street in search of
help, leaving the three little ones in
an upper room. Berthe Gallard passed
through the flames, wrapped two chill
dren in sheets and carried them safe
ly- The roof was falling in, but she
went back for the third child. She
found it, and as the stairs were gone
she appeared at window. wreathed
in flames, and tossed the baby into
willing hands. Then she leaped from
the window herself and was rushed to
a hospital. She was burned from head
to foot She whispered: Please
bring the children kissed them, then
turned to her employers, said: Don't
cry. 1t is all right. l did only nv
duty died. The Inspiration for
the greatest courage is human love.
says the Chicago Journal. 1t may be
love for children, for men, or for
ht.f
there is no finer emotion 1t brings
the greatest joy. 1t turns self-sacri-
flee into happiness, and the mere Civ
ing up of life, with all it's attractions,
seems little thing where the love
is true
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19
Hasty
Nervous
Chewing
Of Food
the Cause Of
Dyspepsia

If your teeth are fit, chew, chew.
chew, until the food is liquid and
insists on being swallowed.
If teeth are faulty, soften Grape
Nuts with hot milk or cream, or
allow to stand minute soaking in
cold cream.
There's a reason" as follows:
Grape-Nuts food is in the form
of hard and brittle granuIes.
intended to be ground up by the
teeth; that work not only preserves
the teeth but brings down the saliva
from the gums SO necessary in the
primary work of digestion.
Many people say (and it is true)
that when they eat Grape-Nuts thev
seem able to digest not only that
food but other kinds which formerlv
made trouble when eaten .without
Grape-Nuts.
Chewll
There's reason" for
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

From Lake. Winnipeg southeasterly
to the ocean by water is among the
possibilities of the future. A route
for canal to connect the lake with
Lake Huron has already been sur
veyed, and the owner of an extensive
system of western roads says that the
canal will soon be dug What a mag
nificent trip for man in a motor
boat that would make, to say nothing
of a cargo of wheat to the Gulf of ST.
Lawrence from the heart of the Cana
dian northwest,
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

snow-laden fir bough resound like a
pistol shot. For Denver and the dwell
ers on the eastern plain the sun is an
hour high; but the hamlet mining
camp of Argentine, with, its dovecote
railway station and twofpronged sid
ing, still lies in the steel blue depths
of the canyon shadow
In scanty widening of the main
canyon few hundred yards below the
station a graders camp of rude slab
shelters is turning out it's horde of
wild-looking Italians; and on a
crooked spur track fronting the shan
ties blue wood smoke is curling lazily
upward from the kitchen car of a con-
struction train.
All night long the Rosemary, drawn
by the speediest of mountain-c climbing
locomotives, had stormed onward and
upward from the valley of the Grand,
through black defiles and around the
shrugged shoulders of the mighty
peaks to find a resting-place in the
white-robed dawn on the siding at Ar
gentine. The lightest of sleepers, Vir-
ginia had awakened when the special
was passing through Carbonate; and
drawing the berth curtain she had lain
for hours watching the solemn process
sion of cliffs and peaks wheeling in
stately and orderly array against the
inky background of sky. Now, in the
steel-blue dawn, she was-or thought
she was-the first member of the par
ty to dress and steal out upon the
rallied platform to look abroad upon
the wondrous scene in the canyon.
But her reverie, trance-like in it's
wordless enthusiasm, was presently
broken by voice behind her-the
voice, namely, of Mr.. Arthur Jastrow
What bowling wilderness, to be
sure, isn't it?" said the secretary,
twirling his eyeglasses by the cord
and looking, as he felt, interminably
bored
No, indeed; anything but that"
she retorted, warmly "It is grander
than anything ever imagined. l wish
there were piano in the car. 1t
makes me fairly ache to set it in some
form of expression, and music is the
only form l know"
I'm glad il it doesn't bore you," ne
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

Virginia leaned over the railing tc
look past the car and the dovecote sta.
ton, shading her eyes to shut out the
snow-blink from the sun-fired peaks.
why. they are soldiers!" she ex-
claimed. AT least, some of them have
guns on their shoulders. And see
they are forming in line,"
The secretary adjusted his eye
glasses.
by Jove. you are right; they have
armed the track force. The new ehiet
any chances of being shaken loose by
force. Here they come
The end of track of the new line
was diagonally across the creek from
| the Rosemary's berth and a short
pistol shot farther down stream. But
TO advance it to a point opposite the
! private car, and to gain the altitude of
the high embankment directly across
from the station, the new line turned
short out of the main canyon at the
mouth of the intersecting gorge, de-
scribing long, U-shaped curve around
the head of the lateral ravine and
doubling back upon itself to reenter
the canyon proper at the higher ele-
vation.
The curve which was the beginning
of this U-shaped loop was the morn
ing's scene of action, and the Utah
track layers, 200 strong, moved to the
front in orderly array, with armed
guards as fiankers for the hand-car
load of rails which the men were push
ing up the grade.
Jastrow darted into the car, and a
moment later his place on the observa-
ton platform was taken by a wrath
full industry colonel fresh from his
ressing-room-so fresh, indeed, that
he was ccatless, hatless, and collarless,
and with the dripping bath sponge
clutched like a missile to hurl at the
impudent invaders on the opposite side
of the canyon.
"Hah! wouldn't wait until a man
could get into his clothesl" he rasped,
apostraphizing the Utah's new chief
of construction. "Jastrow! Faveh me
instantly, sch! Hustle up to the camp
there and turn out the constable, town
marshal, or whatever he is. Tell him
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

have writ for him to serve. Run,
Seh!"
The secretary appeared and disap-
peared like a marionette when the
string has been jerked by a vigorous
hand, and Virginia smiled-this with
out prejudice to very acute appre-
citation of the grave possibilities which
were preparing themselves. But hav-
ing her share of the militant quality
which made her uncle what he is, she
stood her ground.
Aren't you afraid you will take cold
Uncle Somerville?" she asked, archly.
and the Rajah came suddenly to a
sense of his incompleteness and went
in to finish his ablutions against the
opening of the battle actual.
At first Virginia thought she would
follow him. When Mercury Jastrow
should return with the officer of the
law there would be trouble of some
sort, and the woman in her shrank
from the witnessing of it. But at the
same instant the blood of the fighting
Carterets asserted itself and she re-
solved to stay.
Il wonder what uncle hopes TO he
able to do?" she mused. "Will a little
town constable with a bit of signed
paper from some justice of the peace
be mighty enough to stop all that fu-
rious activity over there? It's more
than Incredible
From that she fell to watching the
activity and the orderly purpose of il
length of steel, with men clusterine
like bees upon it, would slide from ire
place on the hand-car to fall with q
frosty clang on the cross ties. In
stantiy the hammermen would ponnce
upon it. One would fall upon hands
and knees to sight" it into place. two
others would slide the squeaking track
gauge along its inner edge; a omar
tette. working like the component
parts of faultless mechanism. wonId
tap the fixing spikes into the wood.
and then at signal a dozen of tbe
heavy pointed hammers swung aloft
and a rhythmic volley of resoundine
blows clamped the rail into perms-
nence on its wooden bed.
CTo BE CONTINUED.
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19
Three Great conversationaI;sts.

The three greatest conversational
lists with whom it has been my good
fortune to come into touch were MAJ
zini, DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes and
BiSmark
OF these, DR.. Holmes was the most
spirited in the bel esprit sense;
Bismarck the most imposing and at
the same time the most entertaining
in point Of wit, sarcasm, anecdote and
narrative of historical interest,
brought out with rushing vivacity and
with lightning-like illumination of
conditions, facts and men.
In Mazzini words there brearhed
such warmth and depth of convic-
ton, such enthusiasm of faith in the
sacredness of the principles pro-
fessed and of the aims pursued by
him, that it was difficult to resist such
a power of fascination.-Carl Schurz,
In McClure's Magazine.
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

Cut out hot cream of tartar bis
cult" used to be common, everyday
remark. among physicians when dis
cussing items of diet for their pa
tents. But alum baking powder bis
cults are never mentioned in this re-
spect. Why? Because it's the cream
OF tartar that is Objectionable and in
furious, and yet there are some people
who to-day continue to use the old
cream OF tartar baking powder, and
wonder why they are always ailins.
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

A minister in Maryland has or
ganized the chickens of his neighbor-
hood as lay members of his church.
All the eggs they produce On Sundays
are to be sold for the cause of mis-
sofns.
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

That an article may be good as well
as cheap. and give entire satisfaction.
is proven by the extraordinary sale OF
Defiance Starch. each package con-
tanning one-third more Starch than
can be had of any ether brand for the
same money.
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

Arrangements were made to take =
sunlight photograph at the bottom OF
the shaft of mine 1900 feet deep
at Sombrerete. in Mexico. on June 21,
the only day in the year when the
sun shines there Even then its rays
touch the bottom or the mine for only
three minutes.
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

mosquito story comes up from
Texas in which a north bound steam
er's crew were almost put out of
business by the. varmints- Such mild
mosquito tales have no force here
abouts. If they had said the invaders
drilled holes in the hull, some at
tention might have been given them.
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

= New York doctor says that pap
pie can get along without stomachs.
IHs vermiform appendix will pleas :
move aside and make room for a
rival.
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19
Subject for Another Lecture.

"Oh. DEAR" exclaimed Mrs. Slap
dash, when they were finally seated
In the carriage. I've only got one Of
my earrings on. i left the other on
my dressing table,"
HUH" grunted her husband, Just
like my lectures on your scarelessness
lin one ear and out the other"
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19
CHAPTER w.

Morning IL 10 highest highlands OF
the Rockies. morning clear, cold and
tense. with a bell-like quality in the
frosty air to make the cracking Of
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19

Mr.. Edison has taken out 7S4 pat
ents since 1869. but where is the stor.
age battery?
Barbour County index., 1906-09-19
Twelve Good. Rules.

Speaking of rules: Do you remem.
Der or can you recollect the Twelve
Good Rules" of King Charles l.? They
are worth pasting in your hat for
daily perusal, in case you do not care
to memorize them:
1. Urge no healths.
2. Profane no divine ordinances.
3. Touch no state matters.
4. Reveal no secrets. =.
8. Pick no quarrels.
6. Make no comparisons.
z. Maintain no i'll opinions.
8. Keep no bad company.
9. Encourage no vice.
10. Make no long meals.
II. Repeat no grievances.
IL. Lay no wagers.-New York
, 1906-10-29
CENTENNIAL NOTES.

Reprinted from the Centennial Post.
p. H. Daily has returned to his pros
pect diggings on Centennial mountain
after a short business trip to Laramie.
Thomas Bird, from the southern part
of the valley, was a caller at this Office
Wednesday and reports that he suffer
ed nc loss of his sheep on account of
the snow storm.
G. w. Morris, of Butte, Mont, who
had been on a several weeks prospect
ing tour in the French creek district,
returned to town from the mountains
on Sunday afternoon. 1t was the in
tention of Mr.. Morris to return to Lar
annie Monday, but was compelled to
lay over here till Wednesday on ac-
count of the sno storm.
With this issue of the Post G. w.
Missioner r~elinquishes his position as
editor, and will be succeeded by c.
Lon Wanamaker of Loveland, Colo, an
experienced newspaper man. Mr.. Wan.
amaker will also succeed Mr.. Misse-
mer as cashier of the Centennial Trust
company. Mr., Missemer, accompanied
by his wife, will return to New York
City after an extended tour to the
Pacific coast.
, 1906-10-29
STONES FALSE POSITION.

Democratic reasoning in the matter
false and fallacious as the other issues
they have presented. They assume TO
believe that settlers yet to come to
Wyoming are to be robbed Of millions
by this great willopos.wollopus, But
they do not stop to consider the i'm,
possibility of getting settlers unless q
fair proposition Is held out to them.
The reservation must compete in the
matter of settlement with all the other
great irrigation enterprises of the west,
Unless II can offer equal or superior In
ducements it will remain unsettled.
And such "A result would mean the ut
ter ruin of the company that has made
the "damnabIe, uncomfortable. dia-
bolical. piratical robber contract
Without a fair deal no settlers will
come: without settlers no water rights
can be sold, and without the sale of
water rights the plans of the company
must fall.
But says the democratic politician
who is Inning his faith to this cun-
mus tnllpalhh lHoAtt II 10 Inc phllpoN
of this octopus to just wait eight years
and then gobble up the land, too"
What a happy thought The most that
could possibly be saved by this long
wait would be not to exceed one dol
lar per ecre, and meanwhile the com
pany would have laying idle an invest
ment in water works in excess of ter
Inllnr re nor moro AZ civ nor rAnt thn,
would lose three dollars per acre in the
transaction, Democratic managers are
making some wonderful figures In this
campaign.
Again, suppose this internal, out
rage" is perpetrated upon an unsuspect-
ing public and the wollopus gets all of
the water and all of the land in the
Shoshone reservation, what will 1t do
with 1t?
Won't 1t be compelled to come right
back to first principles and compete
with the other irrigation projects of
the west? Or, will 1t throw its mighty
spell around the people of the nation
and make n colony of serfs of them
for all time to come?
All, Stone is a great and philanthrop-
lie man, but would it not be well to
question him as to the plans of his
company and the terms of his propos-
ed contract before cutting loose the
dogs of war"
Possibly he may be n simple olather.
skite, without the means, the backing
or the inclination to give the people
n fair deal.
, 1906-10-29

ton, says Mr.. Keister. Why? Because
the people here know where he stands
and he feels that the less said about
the matter the better for his cand1-
dacy. Some might be fooled into the
belief that he is a friend Of the insti-
tuition and not the very forefront OF the
battle against 1.-THE arch.enemy.
Since statehood Legislative delega-
lions from this county have been com
PEELED to fight this question in every
legislature. Il has been a political
question of the first magnitude and will
not down at the present time. If Mr..
Keister were governor of Wyoming he
would use the office with all It's pres
tige and political patronage to further
the very ends Albany county has SO
energetically opposed. There is no
question about II.
Every voter in this county, demo-
cratic, socialist or republican, should
do his utmost to keep this power away
from u enemy. 1t is q matter of par
amount importance to this county and
to the state university.
Democratic success in this election
would mean great danger to hat in
stitution which has come to be a source
of pride to us all, Keister stands for
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Keister is against
the best intesests of Albany county
and the university,
, 1906-10-29
KEIsTER's ILLOGICAL POSITION.

Even in n political campaign a man
must occupy a position that appeals to
the reason OF the people in order to
gain their confidence. What is Mr..
heister's attitude toward the Univer-
sity of Wyoming? How is he entitled
TO the confidence of the people of AL.
bany county?
The main issue in Fremont county
at the time of his election to the state
senate was the division of the institu.
uon-the taking away Of the agricul.
tural college, through which il receives
approximately three-fourths of its sup,
port Having been elected by his PEG
pie for this special purpose it was not
strange that he should put forth hercu.
lean efforts to accomplish their desires
That was what he was in the legis
lature for. His fight was one of the
most bitter and acrimonious ever wag
ed in that body. For burning sarcasm
and invective. the speech he made
against the university in the senate has
perhaps had no equal in the history OF
the state.
49, NOAShSI HAS uOl CudlgGu MS
mind. Since his defeat in the legisla-
ture he has been the very life of the
movement TO hamper the university
through the courts. When the suit to
take away from the university
now going TO the agricultural college
here was filed, he vas sorely disap-
pointed because his attorneys were too
late to block the payment of the mon
ey for the then current year. 1t would
have given him pleasure 10 have tied
up all further use OF federal money at
this point. Right now he is backing
TO the extent of his power the case in
court having this end in vio- AMI IL
by any chance he should be elected
governor of Wyoming he would use all
the power of the executive office to
further the desires of the people OF Ere,
mont county. The contamination of
their wishes, as the people of this
county believe, would mean the throt.
Ting of the university to such an ex.
tent that it would be q weakling for
many years to come.
Keep the university out of this cleo.