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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17

fashioned way Of digging out for a
supporting wall to get below frost
has been out of fashion for a good
many years. 1t is not economical or
desirable. 1t costs very little more
to build a wall deep enough for p
cellar than to build a supporting wall
In a trench dug deep enough so the
stones won't heave. Even the earth
necessary for filling around the new
house Is best secured from the OK.
eavation, Any house Is liable to have
a furnace for heating whether It "
put in when the house Is built or aft
erwnrds. 1t sis well enough to pro.
vide for II when building Mt any rate,
a very great advantage In Il house
OF this style is the opportunity tC
build a first class fruit cellar under
the front parlur A fruit cellar gen,
orally means a place to keep apples,
because this Ia the universal winter
fruit, Apples require a very low
temperature, one degree above freea.
ing is the most satisfactory when
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
THE STORY.

DY DINT of coaxing and petting Or.
u pha's friends had at last persuaded
her to accompany them to the festiv.
tiles In the village close at hand.
where for weeks the preparations had
been going on for the honoring of the
gods of the Moabites, and she was
busy getting ready for the start, in
the early morning. 1t seemed strange
to them to have to coax Orpha to go.
for in former years she had been n
of the gayest at such celebrations, and
they had expected, now that the in.
fiuence OF her motherin-law, Naomi.
was no longer present, that she would
enter again heartily into the life and
customs of her people.
On her return to her old home. after
the departure Of Ruth and Naomi her
parents and friends had welcomed her
right royalty, secretly rejoicing that
she was no longer to be dominated by
the Israelitish woman who had come
into their midst years before and who
had firmly and steadfaatly refused to
share in their idolatrous feasts and
practices, and the feelings of jealousy
and resentment which were feft At
the time Of her marriage to the prom.
Using young Hebrew. Chiffon, were for.
gotten in the realization that she was
once more n of them.
But to Orpha something in the old
life was lacking. She could not ex.
plain why. She did not understand
except that in the old home and with
the old friends there was something
lacking, and a sense Of disappointment
came to her. She tried to forget II.
and enter into the activities of the
home circle and friends with the old.
time pleasure and vivacity, but she
could not forget the quiet, helpful, up
lifting influence Of Naomi. Uncon.
sciously she raj constantly drawing
comparisons between the life she had
known after becoming the wife OF Chill.
ion, and the life her people lived.
When the time drew near for the fes-
tivlties attending the Worship Of their
gods she had felt the old thrill OF ex.
pectant pleasure which she used IA
know a. she had planned and prepared
to share In the celebrations. But |
this feeling soon passed and left her
with that sense Of unrest and dissatiy-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
In the Sunshine,

Q sunny ray! o sunny ray!
That deep within my heart doth stray.
In golden pillows from above,
Flooding my soul with dreams of love!
The sunshine lures me from my home.
In budding woodlands far to roam.
And there I met. in bowers green.
The fairest maidens ever seen.
Q sunshine! do o then suppose,
That o kiss each budding rose,
! am to WOO each smiling maid
! meet beneath the leafy shade?
Full many a year has passed and zone
Since first on earth the sunshine shone;
Thou oughtst to know 1t cannot be-
Q sun! why art thou tempting me?
Transatlantic Tales.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
Aluminium,

Aluminium is the youngest Of the
metals largely employed in the arts,
but the manufacture and the use of 1t
for a great variety of purposes are
increasing rapidly. 1t is estimated
that the production of aluminium is
now between $4,000 and 10000 tons
u year. and all the companies--Amer.
lean, German, English and French
are planning large increase of their
plants. The British Aluminium com.
pany is constructing at Loeb Leven a
reservoir ven and a half miles long,
to contain twelve billion gallons Of
water to supply water power for man.
ufacturing aluminium. A company
formed In Rome has constructed
works in the valley Of Pescara, which
will be in operation in a month or
two. Up to the present time the
United States produces more alum
mum than any other country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
EDYTOR

Ing rooms with an extra bathroom
over the bathroom below.
a great many new houses have two
bathrooms, aad 1t IL noticeable that
such houses are never vacant. II the
! owner lives elsewhere some one Is
always ready and willing to pay a
good rem, for such a house. Build
cfs In cities are recognizing the fact
that two bathrooms make a profitable
attraction 70 renting property, The
men who make money are the nHs
who are quick to recognize the trend
of public opinion
Modern civilization demands Ger.
tain improvements tn a house which
are commonly called modern conyen-
fences" Tho term is somewhat elias.
tie, but /, means a good Kitchen NJ,
ted with a sanitary sink having taps
supplied with both hot and cold va
ter. 1t means a good bathroom with
wash bowl, bath and closet, It means
a good cellar with a cement bottom
and a h0t-4tf furnace. steam or hot
water heating plant, II means that the
rooms are well arranged for comfort
and convenience according to the Gus.
tom Of good society There is a fur.
ther meaning implied. which ia that
such houses are usually to be found
In a ueighhorhood where one would
be satisfied 10 live and bring up a
family Of children,
There Is a science In house build
Ing, a science that has a number OF
branches, The mere putting together
81 lumber and other materials In
such a way as to make a weather
proof h%abitation IL but a small de,
tail There are a hundred side is,
sues all Of which have an important
bearing on the problem. The house
Is built for a home, a mere shelter
viii not meet the requirements Il
more than a few raw vegetables will
make q dinner. This 10 an age Of
aggressive requirements, We are
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
ironlnu Of EIannels,

After drying, the flannels may be
finished by folding evenly, or. II pre-.
ferred. by ironing with cool iron.
This without doubt gives them a
much better appearance. But as the
warmth OF flannel depends to a great
extent on its soft, woody surface, 1t is
a pity to deprive 1t of this by ironing,
especially in the case Of garments that
are worn as underwear.
Ironing presses the soft flbres into
the material, making 1t less comfort
able. They should instead be well
shaken and pulled into good order.
folded evenly, aired and put away.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17

Mt "l',aR = fanIoFd "" pb5 Az "|eIf
cost On sll auhjecta pertaining 70 the
sahJeet o. p"5talhk t"t tN' LS"stfs 81 nSs7
rleare Az Editor. Author and Maunfac-
thieI. hs -, wl'noat 994Rl .He h,xtsS,
aii tnoniAps ta william A. RrtforI, No
l84 Fttth Ave, 'hlgasa. H. ana oH'3
a cottage house 30 by 81 feet IN
given IN this plan THIS length Is
Rutiie'eht to provide for good large
rooms and 10 arrange them very
nicely,
me location OF q bathroom IN a
cottage has always given architects
u great deal OF trouble You don't
want a bathroom near the parioF, O
the dining room, and II IS not always
convenient TO have n open of the
Kitchen Some architects snlYn the
problem By leaving out the bathroom
altogether, but most persons need a
bath occasionally, At least civilization
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
PAID TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON


The melancholy account Of the
death of Gen. Washington was brought
by a vessel from Baltimore which ar.
rived off Dover, said the London Cour.
Ter Of January "a, 1900. Gen. Wash,
ington was. we believe, In his sixty.
eighth year, In voluntarily r~esigning
the niagistracy which he has filled
with such distinguished honor he en-,
ioyed the unequaled satisfaction Of
leaving to the state he had contrib
uted to establish the fruits of his
wisdom and the example Of his yir.
tues, 1t Is some consolation amid
the violence of ambition and Grim.
inal thirst Of power of which so many
instances occur around us to find a
character whom It Is honorable to ad
mire and virtuous to initiate. A con.
queror for freedom of his country, a
legislator for its security, a magis.
trate for Its happiness, His glories
were never sullied by those excuses
into which the highest qualities are
apt to degenerate, With the great
est virtues he was exempt from the
corresponding vices. He was a man
TO whom the elements were so mixed
that nature might have stood UP
to all the world and owned him as her
work His fame, bounded by no
country, will be confined to no q
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17

1t Ia fitted with special closed base, outer
globe, and large one-piece reflector.
efficient as some other oxids of metals
OF the iron group; accordingly, a
small percentage of other metallic
oXids is added to the magnetic to in
crease the efficiency. Pure magnetic
is consumed rather rapidly. An cleo
trode Of pure magnetic does not last
any longer than a carbon in an en-
closed lamp, and it also tends to un.
steadiness or Pickering of the light.
THE life of a magnetic electrode
eight inches long ard half an inch in
diameter Is about 1870 to 200 hours;
that is, much longer than that of an
enclosed arc electrode.
In the magnetic lamp, as shown in
the figure, the positive electrode Is
not consumed at all, and Is made OF
copper as a permanent part of the
lamp. Only the negative electrode Is
a magnetic stick. 1t consists of a
thin iron tube, which is filled with the
finely powdered mixture of magnetic
and other compounds"
The lamp mechanism, we are told,
Is essentially different from that OF
the carbon arc-lamp. Since the light
comes from the arc flame and not
from the tips of the electrodes, con.
slant arc-length is required, and the
mechanism is arranged so as to secure
this. The lamp gives a distribution
of light that makes 1t specially suit.
able for street use, the greatest
amount being thrown in a direction
slightly below the horizontal, and only
q little directly downward. There are
none Of the glazing bright spots, sep.
arated by darkness, so noticeable I'm.
der the ordinary carbon arc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
Ducks Prey On Swallow.

This curious story OF ducks ana
swallows IL related BY q correspond
ent: As he was passing ! farmyard
ne saw the ducks catching ana eating
swallows. One duck was swimming
IA the pond and caught ! swallow
skimming above the water. with con
siderable struggling and holding the
swallow under water the duck ~
the bird. Another duck that was IN
SOFT mud also caught ! swallow and
eventually ate II but only aftsr I
longer struggle. . It could not hcld
ne swallow under watsr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
SERMoNETTE.

Destlny.-Crpha on the roao
) that led to the land OF Israel
/ came face to face with the turn
I ing point Of her life. The vision
. had come to her of a new home
! and a place among Gods people
. and obedient to the aspirations
: for a better life and ho'ier
! things, she started with her
: mother-in-iaw, Naomi, and sister
|, ~ter-lniaw, Ruth, for the Prom
; ised Land. Perhaps she and
) Ruth during the sad days OF
|. their Widowhood had talked over
! together their plans. WINE
l their hearts were bleeding and
! tender there had come a yearn'
I Ina to know the God whom their
! husbands had known, and
| served, and with It had come
/ the resolve that they would
! cleave unto the mother-in-iaW,
I Naomi, as the one who could
! guide their feet into the way
I and blessing of God.
! SO they had gone forth with
! Naomi and had come to the Dor
; derIand of Israel. There Naomi
! paused and wisely tested the
sincerity Of purpose Of the two
, young women. They must count
the cost. 1t was no light thing
to choose God and Gods people
as a future destiny. They must
realize that it meant separation
from the old life and hardships
in the new. In substance, Naomi
said to Ruth and orpha what
Jesus said to those who would
become his disciples. (which OF
YOU" he exclaimed, after he had
declared that d~iscipleship meant
cross-bearine and fellowship In
hardship and suffering, "intend-
ing to build a tower, stitch not
down first, and ~counteth the
cost, whether he have sufficient
to finish it. Lest haply, after
he hath laid the foundation, and
he is not able to finish it, all
that behold II begin to mock him,
saying: This man began to build,
and was not able to finish"
And orpha bid her myther-in- :
law a fearful adieu and turned
back. Turned back from the ,
light of which she had caught
a olimmerine. Turned back from
the higher purpose and destiny.
Quenched the Pickering flame of
spiritual aspirations, and turn
ed back to the old life and the
old gods. Turned back to be :
swallowed up by the world and
the things of the world. This :
is the last word we ever hear of
Orpha. From that time forth :
she was counted out of Gad's
reckoning. We can imagine :
what her life may have been :
after her return, and how when :
the tidings came of the blessing
and prosperity which had come :
to Ruth in the, to her, strange,
far-off land of Israel, there must J
have come the smartings Of dis I
appointment and regret that she Z
had once been SO near the bless I
ing and had thoughtlessIy and !
carelessly let the treasure slip !
from her. "For of all sad words :
of tongue or pen, the saddest are ]
these; 1T might have been!'" !
orpha and Ruth stood side by ]
side that day at the dividing !
line between the world and God. ]
orpha turned back, there ends !
the tale. Ruth went on, and to- !
day we are rejoicing in the !
Christ who Mas of the house !
and lineage Of David, whose !
grandfather obed was the son !
of Ruth and Boaz.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
HOMEMADE ANNuNclAToR.
conveniencs Which You May Put In
Your Home.

When one electric bell is operated
from two push buttons 1t Is impossible
to tell which of the two push buttons
is being operated unless an annuncia-
Tor or similar device is used. A very
simple ~annunciator for indicating two
numbers a he made from a small
box, Fig, |, with an electric bell mag,
net, A, fastened in the bottom. The
armature, b, is plvoted in the center
by means of a small piece of wire and
has an Indicator or hand, c, which
moves to either right or left, depend.
ing on which half of the magnet is
magneti2ed' II the back armature, d,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
Annunciator and Wiring Diagram.

Of the magnet Is removed, the moving
armature will work better, as this will
prevent the magnetism from acting
on both ends of the armature.
The wiring diagram, Fig. 2, shows
how the connections are to be made.
II the push button A is closed, says
Popular Mechanics, the bell will ring
end the pointer will point at /, while
the closing of the push button will
RIG the bell and move the pointer
10 2.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17

a white screen such as a table cloth.
Portions of the shadow will then ap-
pear to be a bright green. A similar
experiment, says Popular Mechanics,
consists in first turning on the red
light for about a minute and then turn.
ing 1t of at the same time that the
white n is turned on. The entire
screen viii then appear to be a vivid
green for about one second, after
which it assumes its normal color.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17

than explained:
Place the hand or
other object in
the light coming
from two incan-
descent lamps,
one red and one
W hite, place d
about a foot apart
and allow the
shadow to fall on
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17

a ana Is are metal plates buried IN
the ground at opposite sides OF tree.
An electric current entering 1t at "a
flows through soil and roots to "B."
The tree represented on the left has
not been treated by electricity.
cradle SCALE, When the late Sir Fred
erick Hramwell was told that certain
grapes presented TO him by Sir w,
Siemens had been subjected TO cleo
tricity during their growth. "Ah. l
though 80" observed Sir Frederick;
they had to me a taste OF currents"
"Electfocniture" is now, however, ur-
der the direction Of NJ. Adolphe Barde,
entering Gu a new stage 10 Switzsr-
land. Not only has It been found that
a high voltage improves the growth
Of the vine, but also kills the phyllox-
era disease. The Fuchs method has
also been applied to apple trees, and
one tree, near Dieppe, has given as
t%onishing results over its fellows,
Here, then, may be a means of revlv.
ing our fields and orchards and max
Ing the DESERT blossom as the rose.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
Privacy o. party relephone Line,

A New York inventor claims to
have perfected a device that will put
an end to ea~vesdropping on party
telephone lines. The device can be
connected to any phone and only
those carrying on the conversation
can hear what ID said.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17

Had Her Suspjclons.

Wife latter the party)--Someone
has stolen the silver sugar basin.
H~usband--The deucel Have you
confidence In your guests?
Wife--No, indeed. l suspect at leas,
: dozen Of them,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
Brown sugar II Mortar.

Experiments are being made with
brown sugar which is said to greatly
increase the adhesive properties Of
mortar. Equal parts Of sand and
lime are mixed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17
HELrs PLANTS TO o
Currents of Electricity Prove stimu-
lating to Vegetation.

II has been known for some time
that electricity a OF value in VIII
culture. but 1t has not ye, been avail
ed ot to any extent or on any consid.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-17

TRY THIS,
An interesting Experiment With Col.
ored Electric Lamps.

To many the following experiment
may be much more easily performed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14
Ray SHORE HORSE SHOW.
BeechwOld Plate. onated ny Frank y.
Jones, Added to the LAST or Prizes.

The seventh annual Bay Shore horse SHOW
will be held on August y. y and 10 at Oak
wood. Bay Shore. The prize list has Just been
issued and entries will close on July ~. This
show has always been noted for its hberality
toward exhibitors. and this year the associa-
ton has arranged with the Long Island Rail-
road to run a special train to and from Bay
Shore for the movement Of horses and car
riages Of exhibitors from New York without
charge TO the exhibitors. This train will
leave Long Island City at IL O'Clock noon on
Wednesday. August !. and will be run direct
to Bay Shore. The horses and carriages
will be loaded on the cars at the foot Of Third
street, Long Island City.
Among the important prizes To be com
peted for this year Ia the Beechwold plate.
value $500. donated by Frank s.. Jones. This
prize is to be awarded for the beat trained
saddle horse for park use. The prize IN to
ISOLATION will add additional prizes Of $50
and a bronze medal. 20 be given to the winner
The Edward Kpieriem cup for the best
gig horse will again be competed for. This
cup was donated last year by Edward
To- he winner each year. This cup Sasr %en
in 1908 by Alfred q. Vanderbilt's The
be competed for. This cup was Won in ips
BY Herbert J.. Pratt's Lady Eocene and Lady
Barbara. and in 1900 by Alfred q. vander.
bronze medal viii also be awarded to m,
The judges this year are the foIloviut
Horst Koch, New york Richard ?" McGrn nr'
Lancaster. Pa; Richard Newton. Jr.. Me-
York; Lewis ;. Ms1ng. Plainheld. !. J.
asd l.. J. Robbins, D. VS..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14
ENGLISH TURF WINNINGS.
King Edwards First Victory w. Hall
Walk er Leads Winning Owners.

King Edwards victory with Slim Lad in
the Sandringham Stakes at Sandown was the
first win for the royal colors so far this sea-
son and II was remarkable as marking the
half way post in the fiat racing term OF 1907.
His Majesty attended the races and was ac-
companied by the Grand Duke Of Hesse, Lord
Farquhar. the Duchess of Albany. Prince
Carl of Benthiem Steinfurt and Princess
Elizabeth and Victoria OF Benthiem Stein
furt and Sir Robert Collins. The King pre-
sided at the interesting function OF trooping
the coiors and he after ward had the salts
faction of seeing the big st. Simon colt carry
his colors TO the front.
The win was most appropriate. as the stake
IL named after the royal stud. IL was the
Kings birthday. too. and a timely change
in the long run OF i'll luck which has attended
the royal Jacket; Long before Sim Lad had
began to- cheer. and it broke into a veritsb,e
roar as the horse passed the post. slim Lad.
the enthusiasm for he stuck to his work
up. the hill to the winning post as II he
enjoyed the battle Additional interest was
an own sister Of Pretty Polly. She Ia spoken OF
as along. low, level hlly with . plan head and
mare. and did not show to any great advan-
tage. as she only came in fourth.
As SandoT ba IL supposed p 2 70 dispose OF hal,
Thus Tar i has Developed that Sieve Gallon
owner, Capt. Greer the nice sum Of s3s, 525,
but this does not mean the, entire total for the
black son OF Gaiiinule, for ne will be a starter
In all the big races this fall. Croker's 0rby.
the Derby winner, is in second place, with a
total Of sss, ss5. the result OF two races. while
Sieve Gallon made his in three, White
knight, the best handicap horse In England.
Is In third place. with a total OF s2s. ATS. the
result also Of three races.
Down the line in the order named and with
their totals are a few Of the good ones, Beppo.
$50; Witch Elm s2l. $50; Acclaim. sie, $40,
Torpoint, si8.O50: .Frugality. SIS. $50: Wool
last named. considered the best three-year-
old in England. made his total In one race. the
Jubilee Stakes.
For the first time in his life Croker figures
in the list Of winning owners and he occupies
fourth place. W. Hall Walker 10 the leader.
though he won none OF the big races, his best
being the One Thousand with Witch Elm
Following IL a list Of thirty-tw0 OF the leaders,
with their horses. wins and totals
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14
HUGHES GROWS IN FAVOR.
Great Interest Takca In His Candidacy !
the West and Southwest.

UTICA. July -. -Assemblyman Merwin
Z. Hart. Republican representative from
the First Oneida district, is home from a
trip through the West and Southwest.
where, he says, he was astounded by the
great interest taken in Gov. Hughes Of the
Empire State as a possible Presidential
nominee.
The people of the East. said Assembly
man Hart. have absolutely no idea Of the
impression Gov. Hughes's personality has
made upon the people OF the West and
Southwest. In Texas especially our
Governors words and actions are being
studied as those OF no other Governor
outside of Texas over have been. and there
is bound TO DO an overwhelming demand
for him as a Presidential nominee. / think
IL Ia generally considered In the Western
States that the Governors veto Of the two
cent fare bill is one Of the best things that
he has done. They see in his record OF the
first six months of the year that statesman
ship which it Is going TO be necessary for
the different States TO pursue in order to
make it Unnecessary for her national Govern
ment to encroach further upon what some
people regard as the functions OF a State
RoYernment.