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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
BOTH UPS AND W
Pair Of Comedians Have Fun with
Broadway storekeeper.

The following story is accredited to
Miss Phyllis Rankin, who in private
life is Mrs. Harry Davenport:
MY husband and I went into q
Broadway umbrella store a few days
ago." says Miss Rankin. "A sign read
ing Umbrellas, 81 up vas displayed
In the window.
How much DOWN. asked Mr..
Davenport.
'All cash down.. answered the
salesman innocently. This Is not Q
credit house
But I mean how much do l have
to put up for an umbrella put DOWN
asked Mr.. Davenport.
The salesman looked a bit per-
picked. We have them for u up he
said.
~ know replied Mr.. Davenport,
but ! don't want to buy one up; l
want to buy one down. I a put II
up myself
90 said the sale sman. smiling
gently. .you ars speaking 81 The I'm
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
THE STORY.

IOAB with ~feyerlsh haste adjusted
y his garments and started toward,
the palace Of King David. The few
who were In the market place at tina,
early hour we're startled and surprised
to see the captain of the hosts of Ju
dab abroad at such time, knowing
that only the most important matters
could take him to the presence Of the
king at that unreasonable hour. But
Joab was too much absorbed with bis
own thoughts to notice the startled
g~lances which followed him, for that
morning a secret messenger had
brought to him alarming tidings from
Mahanalm, the royal city Of Israel,
where Ishbosheth, the son OF Saul,
reigned, These tidings we're to the
effect that the king had been slain
upon his bed,
And now Is David's opportunity"
muttered Joab 10 himself as he hur.
ried on. Now will he be able to
bring Israel under his hand. VIII he
but give his consent, | will start
with the army this very day"
And arriving at that moment at the
palace door, he knocked impatiently,
loath to let one precious minute be
wasted. Urging the surprised servant
to hasten he entered the audience
Don Of the king, and not long after
David the king entered,
What brings you here at such un.
seemly hour?" he exclaimed anx-
iously.
"Wha but n kings good?' re-
sponded Joab. reassuringly. II seek
the bidding of thy king to go and bring
Israel under thy banner"
Thou. who hast killed Abner. the
captain OF the hosts OF Israel. iust
when had made a league with him"
e~xcitedly demanded David. "Wouldst
thou Kill Ishboshetb, the king. also?"
Joab WINGED at the words OF Da.
vid.
Nay, another hath already perform.
ed that righteous act" he replied.
righteous act! Callest thou mur.
der an act Of righteousness? Whose
hand is stained with blood? Surely
1t was not thy emissary which hath
done this thing?"
Nay, nay, ] am guiltless OF such
charge. know not who hath killed
I~shbosheth upon his bed, but this
Josb, the leader OF thy armies, knows.
and that Is that thy opportunity hath
come to spread thy rule and thy king.
dom over all Israel. Bid me-" Joab
went on rapidly and with Increasing
enthusiasm, bid me go. and ! promise
thee ere a fortnight hath passed TO
have all Israel under thy banner"
Dsvid's eye flashed and he took q
step toward Joab.
Think you for q moment" he thun.
dered. that David would take a mean
advantage Of the misfortunes of his
brothers in Israel? Does Dayid's king.
dom increase through unholy In.
trigues? Has God left the heavens
that David cannot still trust HIM"
bat It is now Of never protested
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

Z NJ ! T..
|, II was David's integrity rsth-
! err than his military prowess
! which conquered Israel.
i David knew how to forgive.
! israel had shared with King
j Saul in the persecution Of ps-
|, vid, but David was ready to re-
i turn good for evil. He had no
, scores TO settle when the prov.
! licences Of God brought his for
, mer enemies under his power.
Selfish ambition David had
, not. On the contrary, his career
!, strikinely illustrates the posi-.
, biIity Of a human soul gauging
! his ambitions In harmony with
j the Will Of God. He wanted
! only what God in his own time
and his own way Mas willing to
! give. Hence he escaped the pit,
falls OF human plotting and In
!, trigue and his hands we're free
i from the stains Of the blood Of
/, his enemies.
David desired the kingdom be.
, cause God had promised Il to
: him and because his ambition
was to serve God through such
! exalted office. He wanted to be
king that he might lead the ma.
ton In the paths Of righteous.
ness,
There Is no loftier or holler
ambition In the world to-day
than the desire for power and
position that such may be ex.
ercised and used to the honor
and glory Of God and the bless.
ing Of mankind.
Schislms In families or In ma.
tons r sad and distressing,
and tho sooner they are healed
the better. But reunion must
meet the voluntary approval OF
both factions. David might
have subdued Israel by force
of arms, bur he chose rather
the method Of Righteousness and
truth and Justice.
God a give what human
schemina and plottinq cannot
gain.
The question arises: "Would
David have been justified In the
use of force in gaining posses.
sion of that which God had
promised should be hist Z" Is the
Injunction: "Suffer wrong rath.
er than do a wrong" a safe
principle to follow In our deal.
inas with others.
David In the Twenty.thlrd
Psalm, declares that after the
walk through the valley Of the
shadow Of death the Lord pre-.
pared for him a table In the
presence Of his enemies. Such
proved literally true In his ex.
pcrlence. God laid the united
kingdom at his feet after all
the plottings Of his enemies
had failed. II Is surely true
that they that wait upon the
Lord shall not be ashamed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Welsh Rarebit.

This may be made with milk, ale
or beer, says a writer. Personally I
prefer the Boston rarebit made with
milk and eggs. Cut n pound fresh
American cheese In small pieces. Put
into chafing dish or saucepan with two
butter balls. Stir until smooth and
creamy, then add red pepper. salt and
mustard to taste. When well mixed
add one-half cupful cream. stir until
smooth. then add two beaten eggs and
stir very hard for a moment longer.
Turn of the flame, let stand two or
three seconds without stirring. then
serve on toast.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Corked EGGS.

IAN ostrich egg" said the sailor
costs 10 cents in South Africa. It's
equal to about two dozen chicken eggs,
and lasts close on to a week.
Out there you open your ostrich
egg by maxim a small hole In the
point. You shake out as much con.
tents as you need, and then you plug
up the openin' with a cork and stand
the egg away in the refrigerator till
it's needed again.
Plugged carefully, an ostrich egg
will supply a weeks breakfast ONE.
lettes without goin' bad"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
New Wood Preservative.

The preservation Of wood with sui.
phur. applied In liquid form. Is gain
ing special favor in Germany. The
material completely fills the cell
spaces Of the fber. and At moderate
temperatures 1t 10 littls affected BY
water, acids and alkaline solutions.
though 1t oxidizes readily At high tenn.
peratures. Poplar is best adapted Tor
this treatment, results with OAK a.
pine being less satisfactory.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
New Fly of East Africa,

The new fly of East Africa, describ-
ed W. Donitz as C~ordylobia murium,
was discovered by DR.. Robert Koch as
parasites In the skin of rats suspected
of plague. Flies Matched from the mag
gots in just one month. 1t is supposed
that the eggs are laid in the earth and
that the larvae attached themselves to
the parts of the rats touching the
ground. Larvae Of another fly of the
same genus are found in boils of rail.
road builders in Guinea.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

To illustrate a point he was making
in an address he was delivering the
other day, Bishop Potter told the fol-
lowing story: mot long ago | was
staying with a friend In a country
house up on the Hudson, On Sunday
morning as ] passed through the H.
brary | found a small boy curled up
in a big chair deeply interested in a
book. Are you going to church,
Tom? I asked. No. he replied.
Why, | am | said. HUH he said,
that's your job "-Harper's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Not Entire.

The a%eronaut, after painfully ex.
Treating himself from the wrecked
balloon, limped to the nearest farm
house.
Madam" he said to the woman
who answered his knock, "can you ac.
commodate with a nights lodging a
b~alloonist who has come to grief?"
I'D be glad to- she hesitated, but
you are an entire stranger to-"
mot an entire one" he Interrupted,
with some acerbity. For | have left
my left ear, three teeth, and certain
portions Of my nose back there with
the ruined car"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

s~trathcona and the Simple Life.
Are two meals a day conducive to
longevity? WI should think they are,
judging from the life Of Lord Strath.
coma, who Is champion Of the simple
life and a devoted exponent Of the
two meals a day theory. Breakfast
at $3.50 usually consists Of porridge
and milk, toast and narmalade, and
tea with hot water added. Not un-
I'll eve o'clock In the evening does
the high commissioner eat anything
else or drink any stimulant. He then
sits down to q simple meal consisting
Of soup. fish. fowls and table water.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Msrs Man and the Ubiquitous Lady.

Mers Man and the Ubiquitous Lady.
May we be permitted to hint that
perhaps there Is still hope for even
mere man. owing to the fact that all
Of his larger ideals r feminine?
Liberty Ii . lady. Justice 10 q lady.
Truth IL a lady. and Faith. Hope and
Charity are ladies'. Everything worth
having or worth following Or worth
w0rshiping h q lady. II Toll II some.
times 4 lady, too, We are extremely
spsfy and Apologize about y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06


brella. while l am speaking Of the
price
"'And now | understand, too re-
turned Mr.. Davenport, 1t is the price
that is 81 up. Then 1t isn't exactly 81
down as you said?'
Exactly. But perhaps you would
like to talk with the proprietor
The salesman hurried to the e a
Of the store. and ! overheard him ex
planning to his employer; also | heard
remarks about an insane asylum. The
proprietor came blandly forward and
said. We storekeepers have our ups
and downs. but At this we bought
an umbrella and hed."-5ohemian.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Wrath Averted,

The magistrate looked severely at
the chauffeur.
THAT makes two people you've kill.
ed in my jurisdiction" he said.
Besides five crippled" suggested
the chauffeur. why that's a peach of
a machine. They Just cant get away
from it."
What did you say the make was?"
inquired the magistrate, who liked an
occasional spin himself.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

which prompted him to buy his now
famous wig, but the fact that his bald
ness made him too easily recognized.
The oil magnate has two trusted
bodyguards, n an Irishman and the
other a Swiss. A century. or more
ago Irish and Swiss bodygulrds were
the favorites of royalty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

other, until all have had their turn.
The one whose pencil flies the furthest
wins. About the only drawback to
the game Is from the fat boys point
of view. Unless there is more than
one fat boy playing he is always 1T"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

Sir Thomas Barlow has described
Lord S~trathcona as IAN ideal diet.
ist." Nothing will tempt him from
his simple. nourishing diet, and In hts
eighty.seventh year he keeps his
active body and mind working in har.
mony on two meals q day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
The ApproprIate Location,

Caustic Critic--Why did you put
that Joker at the very end OF the mum.
bers In your entertainment program?
Member Of Committee-Wasn't that
all right? l thought a wag ought
naturally to come at the tail end.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

THE Carthagenian mercenaries," ne
said, "encased their prisoners In a ce-
ment that, as 1t hardened, contracted.
You can't imagine how uncomfortable
this was"
ooh, yes, / can" she answered. II
once had on a tight bathing suit when
It began to shrink"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Pointed Conversation.

Jack, / am going away"
"Going away, Madge?"
Eyes, going away. But before ! go
I have something to say to you"
Something to say to me, little
wlfe?"
Eyes, something to say to you. Don't
send me any poker stories in lieu Of
the weekly remittance. Thatll be
about all"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Arithmetic.

Tommy--Pop, a mans wife 10 hk
better half, Isn't she?
Tommy's Pop-So we are told, my
son.
Then II a man marries twice there
isn't anything left Of him, Is there?"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

The lew North German Lloyd steamship Kronprinzessin Cedle arrived
in New York last week upon her maiden trip The Kronprinzessin CecnIe
Grown Princess Cecle), is a sister vessel Of steamship Kaiser Wilhelm H.,
which was built in 1903, and a constructed in the sam yard at Stetdn,
Germany. She is put forward by Germany as an example OF the ability OF
the shipbuilders Of the "Fathenand"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

Prince Wilhelm, Swedens Sailor Prince" who is now on a visit to this
country representing his grandfather, King Oscar at the jamestown EXPOSE
ton, is the innocent cause of many and bitter heart pangs These are among
that ultrafashonabe set which makes Newport its home and where social
war has become rife over the coming of the Prince, There the keenest rv
airy a displayed by the society leaders for the honor of entertaining the
royal guest. Mrs Suyvesant Fish as the victor, she having won the honor
of entertaining the prince at her palace at Newport.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

Painting Is an art with some men
and . habit with some women.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17
GREEN BUGS DAMAGE GRAIN
Such Is Report Of Omaha, Milwaukee
and Chicago Men Who Made Trip.

Omaha. May 14.-Forty grain men
of Omaha. Milwaukee and Chicago
have returned from their excursion
through the wheat fields of Nebraska
and Kansas, where they went last Sat.
urday for personal inspection of crop
conditions. The excursion was under
the direction of N. b. Updike of the
Updike Grain company, who said;
Our party made a thorough inspec.
ton of the fields in southern and
northern Kansas and after a vote
taken on the train it was the consen.
sus of opinion that the winter wheat
crop in the counties visited in Kan.
sas would MOI be more than SO per
cent of the average crop. The wheat
has been badly damaged by green
bugs and dry and cold weather, and If
rain is not had oon the crop may not
be more than % per cent"
Green bugs were said to be In every
wheat field in southern Nebraska,
having come from the Kansas fields,
but had inflicted no damage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17
SELECTING JURY SLOW WORK
Lone Talesman Qualities in Haywood
Trial at Boise.

Boise, Ida, May l4.-Only a frag-
ment of the day was given over to
actual work in the Haywood trial and
the lone step forward was the quail
fcatiOn Of a single talesman, who
seems marked for peremptory chal-
lenge later. The rest OF the time went
to the talesmen of the special venire
and the reasons that made il impossi.
BILE for them 10 serve the state at this
time. Judge Wood called the case
and at once gave attention to the 100
men summoned by Sheriff HOdgin in
the special venire issued on Thursday
last. The our asked those who had
special TO offer to come for
ward, and up surged a little mob Of
t%hirty.fve. Seven of them were sick
and FIVE OF them were the husbands Of
sick wives. Some presented crisp look
ing certificates from doctors, others of.
fered their quaking bodies as visible
evidence, the rest pleaded earnestly.
Twenty.four of the ~pleaders were en-
cusCd and the other eleven returned
to the panel either temporarily or per.
manently leaving the total at seventy.
six
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17
WINTER WHEAT ABOVE AVERAGE
Nine Points over Ten.Year Mean
Shown for Grain in May.

Washington, May 1.-THE official
crop report. issued by the department
of agriculture, covering the period up
to May I, 1907. was as follows: Win
ter wheat. condition S2.9; area remain
ing under cultivation 2S,132, 900 acres;
winter rye, condition SO; meadow
moving lands, $40; spring pastures,
condition 1916; spring plonghing, con
templated. 71.5; spring planting. AZ
per cent actually done up to May j.
1907.
The area Of winter wheat remain
ing in cultivation on May ] is 11.2 per
cent, or about $3.50, 900 acres less
than the area reported as sown last
fall, and > per cent, or about 1863
600 acres, less than the area of winter
Wheat reported as harvested last year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17

DEGREES were issued ordering a ma.
tional holiday throughout Spain for
today, tomorrow and Monday.
The cabinet later presented to King
Alfonso for his signature DEGREES
transferring the title of heir presump-
tive from Prince Charles Of Bourbon
decided that the baptism shall occur
Tuesday noon. In court circles it is
desired to name the baby Carlos, but
the matter of his appellation has not
yet been definitely decided.
King Alfonso, in honor of the event,
decreed the pardon OF thousands OF
prisoners. including eight persons who
were condemned to death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17
BOY is JOY or SPAIN
HEIR APPARENT TO THE THRONE
is BORN AT MADRID.
Twenty.One Guns Fired and Royal
Standard Ralsed-king Pardons
Thousands of Prisoners, including
Eiaht Persons Condemned to Death.

Madrid, May 1.-THE direct male
succession to the throne OF Spain vas
assured by the birth Of a son to
Queen Victoria. The news thrilled the
country, and the happy event Is be.
ing celebrated from Gibraltar to the
Pyrenees. Queen Victoria and her
son are both doing well.
The hurried departure Of royal mes
sengers from the palace at 10 a. m. to
summon courtiers and the members of
the diplomatic corps gave the first in
dication that the birth was imminent.
The usual gathering outside the pal
ace was soon swelled by immense
throngs, who watched the brilliantly
uniformed ~personages drive up to the
royal residence.
The crowd awaited In suspense un.
til nearly 1 o'clock, when the thunder
of the first cannon shot signified that
the royal ACCOMPLISHMENT a I'VE
The reports were counted anXiously
until the fifteenth, and 'then a com
plete silence ensued. The seconds
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17
FAIL TO FURNISH FREE LIST
Nebraska Railroads Not obeying Law
Regarding Names Of Passhoiders.

Lincoln. May 11.-Chairman Win.
nett of the state railway commission
said that the railroads were not obey.
ing the law requiring the names of
persons to whom passes had been is.
sued. The Jaw provides that the com
mission be furnished each month the
namcs of all passholders, whether the
posses be ANNALS or trip transporta.
ton. The roads thus far have report.
cd only such transportation as was
supplied in the month Of April. Chair.
man Winnett told General Agent Nc.
Ginness Of the Northwestern thai his
report a not satisfactory, and other
roads were equally deficient. Street
car companies were notified to fur.
nish their free list.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17
HEAVY PENALTIES IMPOSED UP.
ON KANSAS CITY CONCERNS.
ONE FIRM oUsTEp FROM STATE
Charter Of Peoples Ice, Storage and
Fuel Company Revoked for violat.
ina Missouri Antitrust Law-De.
PENDANTS Assessed Costs Of Trial.

Kansas City, May 15.-Walter A.
Powell, judge of the circuit court at
independence, Mo-, fined the following
named companies, recently found
guilty Of maintaining a trust to regu.
late the production and price of ice
at Kansas City: Peoples Ice, Storage
and Fuel company, $4,000; Central
Ice company $4,000; Kansas City
Breweries company, $4,000; Wander.
slyce-Lynds Ice company, $4,000.
Beside being fined the charter OF
the Peoples Ice, Storage and Fuel
company was revoked and the con
Germ prohibited from doing business In
the state. This is n of the largest
companies in the city. The last named
three companies were ordered to quit
furnishing ice to the Peoples ON
pany, and the Peoples company was
restrained from receiving any
Ice from them in fulfillment of exist
ing contracts. The costs of the trial
were assessed equally upon the four
defendants. If the Central, Kansas
City and Vanderslyce-Lynds compan.
les fail to pay their fines and other.
wise comply with the orders of the
court within fifteen days their chart
ers are also to be forfeited.
In urging the court to assess heavy
punishment, Prosecutor Kimbrell said
the punishment should not only be for
past ~offcnscs, but should also be q
warning to these and other companies
in the future. In view of the large
amount of profits that, he asserted,
the Peoples company had illegally
taken from the public during the eX.
istence of the trust, he urged that
that company be fined $4,000. The
Peoples company, argued Mr.. KIM
brell, "cOuld pay a fine of $25, 600
every year and continue to do bust
ness without feeling the loss. This
company can never do business legal
ly. 1t was conceived in sin and born
i'm iniquity."
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
Mrs. George Wilson Of Vesta, Neb'
Covered With Burning Gasoline.

Tecumseh, Neb., May 15.-Mrs. Will
son. wife of George Wilson, was fatal
~ burned at the family home in Vesta,
She died at , a. m. A a OF gaso'
line, which was back of the kitchen
stove. became heated and exploded,
throwing the burning oil over her
She ran into the yard, where her hus'
band put out the fire with a few
buckets of water. Mrs. Wilson was
the daughter of Lew Haley of Filley
and was about twenty-eight years OF
age. Her husband is a merchant OF
Nesta.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17
Silverthorne a Suicide.

Kearney, Neb., May 14.-R. A. Sill
verthorne, a Los Angeles business
man, committed suicide here by shoot
ing himself in the temple. With his
aged mother, he was visiting at the
home of a cousin. Fred Nye, Mr..
Nye a v Silvcrthorne was in appar'
ent good health and spirits, but had
told him of domestic trouble, resulting
in n separation from his wife and a
division Of the property.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17
STONES SHOWER ON STREET CARS
Worst Day Of Violence Since First
Clash in Frisco Labor War.

San Francisco, May 15.-This was
the worst day of violence in the street
car strike since the Turk street bat
tie. Stones few on Mission street,
from Fifth to Twenty.fourth, a dis
lance Of about three miles. Though
nearly 100 policemen, few of them
mounted, were stationed along Mis-
sion street, violence was not prevented
and comparatively few arrests were
made. Several passengers were as
saulted by the crowds, numerous
strike breakers were struck, panes of
glass were smashed and persons
alighting from cars were chased, and
in some instances knocked down and
beaten. h.
Mayor Schmitz and the committee
of fifty spent the day in persistent eff
fort to formulate some definite plan
that will make for industrial peace
and the restoration Of normal CONNER
cial activity, but without success.
Governor Gillett decided to make
his headquarters in this city indeh-
nitely for the purpose Of giving the
situation his personal observation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17

Bees Laxative Cough Syrup contain
tanning Honey and Tar is especially
appropriate for children, no opiates or
poisons of any character, conforms to
the provisions of the National Pure
Food and Drug Law, June 30. 1906.
For Group, Whooping Cough, etc. 1t
expels Coughs and Colds by gently
moving the bowels. Guaranteed. Sold
by Henry Cooks drug store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-17

than a score of the men were taken
to hospitals, where sixteen of them
remain. The fire originated in the
sub.basem~nt, which was filled with
desks packed in excelsior, oil and car
bon paper. These threw off great
clouds of choking smoke, which made
II Impossible for the men to reach
the seat OF the fire.