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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
WEARIED SOLOMON
SLEPT PEACEFULLY ON WHILE
COUNSEL oUARRELEO.
Both Defendant and Plaintiff UeFs
Afraid 10 Waken Him Be.
u Of Possible
Effect.

There is q law Office ON Wall street
which is most luXuriogsly fitted up.
even to velvet dlyans. sofa cushions
and other things calculated TO produce
a rich and rcatful effect. The occu-
pant Of this office Is an elderly man,
and because of hts long practice and
high standing as a lawyer ne is fire.
quenlly appointed referee in those
cases which because Of the over
crowded court calendar, are tried out
Of court,
He had one case before him one
afternoon which was very dry. untu.
tereEtlng and technical. and in which
the opposing lawyers made long and
windy arguments. At the beginning
Of the argument the referee, knowing
that II va apt to be a lengthy one,
stretched himself out In a semi.reclin-
lag position on the velvet couch and
nodded hts head occasionally when ar
euwents seemed TO be especially ad-
dressed TO him.
When the attorney for the plaintiff
had finished, the attorney for the de.
PENDANT arose and began 10 speak, His
argument was Of such a bitter and
causftc character that his opponent
was qNickly on hls feet answering
back. Finally they got themselves
into such a iangIe that nothing but a
decision OF the referee could straight,
en- them out.
Your honor" began the attorney
fer the plaintiff. Il ask for an adjourn,
mrnf. on the ground that"
"Grrrrr.h" gurgle3 through the
referees mouth and nose, while the
a,iuaishra attorney sat down and dis
cgesfiy coughcd.
The attorney for the defendant
smiled Ills honor ia resting himself;
he is az Old man, he said.
"Er-hem,' coughed the plaintiff
attorney again, but the unmt5takable
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
WON FuRLoueH FOR JsEMs.
Artiess Appeal That Touchee 'ne
Heart OF jefferson Davis.

Humor nghtens everything, even
grim war. Jefferson Davis, with all
the weight of a losing cause on ms
shoulders, could yet spare time 10 ap'
preciate and respond to an artless ap'
peal. The incident is related by Capt
Sutherland. Among the numerous pa
pers received by the confederate pres
ident. the following turned up one
day:
Dear Mr.. PRESIDENT want you TO
let Jeems G.. of Co. onth, 9TH South
Carolina Regiment, come home and
get married. Jeems is wtllin', 'but
Jeems Capt'in he amt willin'. Now
when we all are willin' 'cept Jeems
Capt'in, l think you might let up and
let Jeems come. III make him go
straight back when he's done got mar
ried and fight hard as ever.
Your a~ffectionate friend" and SO
forth.
Mrs. Davis, telling the story, adds
that Mr.. Davis wrote his directions in
regard to the matter on the back OF
the letter. They were:
Let Jeems go."-Youth's Compan-
ion,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
corpora.lons Gust Miners.

The Klondlke proper--that is, that
portion of the Yukon territory in the
vicinity OF Dawson-as far as the In
Giyidual miner is concerned, Is on a
rapid decline owing 10 the immense
area OF ground being acquired by
dredging companies, One company
alone has purchased nearly all the
placer ground on the three principal
creeks, namely: Bonanza. Eldorado
and Hunker, and has bonded consid'
erably more on Dominion and other
creeks for various reasons. Where
formerly hundreds of miners were
working for wages or working their
own ground, thus creating a demand
for provisions, clothing. machinery,
hardware, etc, and the transportation
from Dawson to the different mining
operations, now dredges are either OPP
Grating or in course of construction
Consular Reports.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

Consul General w. R. Holloway, OF
Halifax, says that the Canadian com,
mercial agent at Manchester, England,
reports an invention at that place for
depriving soft coal of its most objec,
tionable feature by abstracting the
oils said to produce smoke, and call
ing the resulting article "coalite,"
which Is something like coke in ap'
~pesrance and which can be furnished
at one-third the present cost of coal.
Five acres of land near Manchester
have been purchased, and large works
will be erected for its production
United States Consul Reports.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
j, @, Adams Cradle,

The cradle bed of John Quincy
Adams has historic interest for all
Americans. 1t is preserved in the
museum in Boston and is of the type
common at the time Adams was born,
It has a wooden box, with rockers
and hood of the same material, guilt,
less of decoration Of any sort. Speaking
of cradles, one is reminded that it Is
said that Francis D'Assisi invented
the cradle for the purpose OF making
plain to the people Of his time who
could not read the picture of tie Ma.
tivity. The mangerlike cradle used
then containing the Christ chill gave
the ignorant folk an excellent rdea OF
the conditions in Bethlehem On that
wonderful Christmas night.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Ia cafdboara Cover.

In the meaDtma prepare tho maya
zines OF book for the binding.
Next, take two double sheets OF
plain aud moderately thick white pa.
per. They must be folded like sheets
Of lettorpaper. but must be exactly
the size OF the PAGES that are to be
bound with a small brush run a
line Of paste down the fold and place
one sheet against she FIRST, the other
against the last page OF The magazine
OF book TO be bound. Tho use OF these
fly will be seep later on.
When all the details are dry and
quite set. thread one Of the long, large
needles with strong cotton or linen
thread, and place the center Of The
middle sheets Of the magazine down
the exact center of the hinge or back
of the inside Of the cover. which at
this stage viii appear an in our sec.
oud illustration.
Make neat, strong stitches, not nee.
essRrilr OF very small size, through
the middle Of al. the sheets q The sec.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

= MssnEcfNl&sS
AMATEUR sooK.slNpiNo.
Way In Which Magazines May &c
Preserved In Permanent Form.

With the ald OF a little common
sense and sone very ordinary tools
and materials, auch as paste and
brush, glue. browu holland or ere
tonne. or colored linen. or black calico,
SOM large and long sewing needles.
strong thread. sheets o. paper and
card, very serIleaable volumes w2E i've
made even Of those thal have long
passed their prime.
Place the cardboard IN the table.
outer side uPpefn0st. and rule aa With
i pencil the space that Is 60 bee al
lowed down tho center i-r The haeE. or
hinges. Of the volume This m4l he
done whit careful measurement 50
that II ia quite trsH aud accurate See
that there is an equal spac" between
each lino Diagram -. and wHeu this
is done draw "A peukulfr down tar pea
ciilcd lines The EuIfa must uUI5 score
the card. not cgg fl through Pressure
a strip of linen, ar holland. 90 4bgh"'
deep and two and d bali inches a'i"
and, with 9 mixture uf glue and paste
stick this over the scored portion ui
the card TO strengthen tho hinge Let
It dry, then turn fhe s1FuraIHus ml
teriai az each end over into the inside
Of the cover ana paste % down thor.
oughly. Once more leave it 20 drg. agd
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

With a simple but impressive cere-
mony President Diaz was presented
with the military painting portraying
the action of his command in the bat
tie of Puebla against the French
forces in the war of the invasion.
The painting, which was the work Of
the artist Francisco de P. Mendoza, a
professor In the national school Of fine
arts and of the military college, was
executed at the request of the gov
ernors Of u Mexican states, and was
presented as a personal gift to the
chief magistrate. The painting repre-
sents Gen. Diaz in action in the glo-
rious battle which won fame for the
Mexican forces, and at the moment
when the forces under the direct
command Of Gen. Diaz saved the day.
Mexican Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

sounds Of snoring g1,~elad rymhjaa
and exploded from The velvet copch
While the eyeliHs of the referee rested
peacefully Ca his tired ewes
You wake him IN. suggested The
plalnlis-s attorney to the defendants
attorney.
No. morb : don. tnau, hon. r., g..
when ne wata5 nm n ha 10 rr,s. ,,1
realizes that i, was who so,l-.rog
him he NAV decide a~g.inr, ~. Va,
wake him nm
Rms an, .,,,-,.~ foo .,- -,..-,r
,1eo 5s,rfr,8 ~ ...f. p
6ar.ar. ngr,rrrr,. - -. '',''
There was nothing for ,bo,, T., a.,
bur wait for he rafarrn IN u-oLo -,
And they waited An borr poesed
EVERYBODY grew more and more rost.
less. remembered other engagements
and stole cut to the teIenbore ,o
break them.
The referees mariner b,1 ooro &c.,,
the day. No one else dared w,tor
him. the ~gtenographer informed tho
ATTORNEYS. 4 paara and o,,io, u.o
that Of a country c~bprcbyard sott,od
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Our Queer Sense Of Humor.

Americans have a strange sense OF
humor, don't you know began the
E%nglishman. The othan day, for ex.
ample, | went into a restaurant with
a friend and he awsked for sinkahs.
was surprised to see them bring him
three biscuit Of some sort or othah.
Again at anothah time | dined with
him at a table d,hote cafe. He said
to the waiter, Bring us a couple OF
bottles of pink ink What the waiter
brought him, don't you know, was two
bottles Of red wine.
Really, 1t Is very strange, the
American sense of humor. You catch
onto my meaniug?"-N. Y. Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

and NaRaimo railway v @ the Mag.
ara canyon in Vancouver Island. II.
C, 10 5S5 feet long, and the rails are
1876 feet above the water. The trestle.
which contains about three-uuarters
Of a million feet of timber, says Rail.
way and Locomotive Engineering,
was built when timber was cheaper
and steel bridges not 80 much in use.
The wooden bridge and the wooden
trestle are purely American products.
although invented by Leonardo da
Vinci in the sixteenth century.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Hidden Treasure OF cromwelrs Time.

The ruins Of Bradley Old Hall, near
Ashbourne, are to be thoroughly ey.
plored with a view to finding hidden
treasure.
The story goes that a quantity of
treasure was concealed In the cellars
when the hall was destroyed In the
time Of Cromwell, and that the fact
was made known to Prince Charles
Edward when he was in D~erbyshire
in l745 by q Scottish minister who
was then in charge Of Bradley church.
A detachment of Highlanders came
from Derby to secure the booty, but
the Bradley folks have always main.
tanned that all the valuables were not
removed. The hall was formerly the
residence OF the Meynells.-London
Standard.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
AFRAID Of PARALYSIS
A NERVOUS SUFFERER CURED
BY DR.. WILLIAMS PINK FILLS.
The Medicine That Makes Rich, Red
Blood and Performs Wonders as a
Tonic for the Nerves,

Why are nervou people invariably
pale people?
The answer to that question explains
why a remedy that acts on the blood
"a cure nervous troubles.
1t explains why DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People are also for nervous
people.
1t is because Of the intimate relation
between the red corpuscles in the blood
and the health of the nerves. The
nervous system receives its nourishment
through the blood. Let the blood be-
come thin, weak and colorless and the
nerves are st~arved-the victim is started
on the road that leads to nervous wreck.
Nervous people are pale ~people-but the
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and the nerves are stimulated and toned
up to do their part of the work of the
body, DR.. Williams Pink Pills make
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Mrs. Harriet Il. Porter, Of 20 Liberty
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~ had never been well from child
hood and a few years age l began to
have dizzy spells. AT such times I could
not walk straight. 1 was afraid Of
paralysis and was on tho verge Of
nervous prostration. Then neuralgia
set in and affected the side of my face.
The pains in my forehead were excru-
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my doctor feared neuralgia of the heart.
/ tried several different kinds of treat
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lone day my son brought me some OF
DR.. Williams Pink Pills and I found
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every way. There were no more dizzy
attacks, the neuralgia left me and I have
been a well woman ever since"
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IN receipt of price, so cents per box, six
boxes for $3.50, by the DIR. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

tap fsre diagram Gl. see taat she
pecdlc alter having made the iast
stitch lis outside The hiadiUr. Sew So
all the following sheets lu toe SANG
way taking them FIRST towards the be
ginning then towards the egd q the
pamphlets at w5l De remembered
that q beginning wRs made ia the MID
dle Of the numbers }
ThF material for ;hc ornamental
cover ttsy be made ready u mast
be cut about two inches larger than
the cardboard case Iu even direction
The best way 0t measuring is 70
spread The material out On The table
and 10 lay the book upen upon it, The
outer surface Of the cardboard cover
already made should be thiniy sgfeaa
with paste This ceIneut should be
allowed 20 get partly dry before fhe
linen Sc lad upon IT, This must be
thoroughly smoothed down with the
hands and left to dry entirely before
the raw edges are turned over 10 the
wrong side. where the card must be
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
D%IDDErpon CAKES.
They Are Given to the Poor on Easter
Morning.

Long years ago nearly a thousand.
II the c~hroEicleFs speak the truth,
there lived In Biddendon, England,
twin sisters with charitable hearts.
who left In their Wills a sum Of money
to be used for buying bread to give to
the poor on Easter morning. For sew
eral hundred years plain loayes were
distributed. At last, the exact date
cannot be given, some one devised the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
IMPROVED CONCRETE WALL.
Construction Which viii Prevent
Penetration Of pzmpness.

As concrete absorbs moisture as
readily as brick. 1t is obvious that
damparss VIII penetrate a solid con.
crete wail AID appear as beads or
sweat On the p~lagtering For this rea.
son concrete building blocks are form.
cd with air spaces, But this does not
entirely remedy the defect. because
certain sections OF Ihe block which d.
vide the air spaces form a solid mass
extending from the oHter TO the Inner
side Of the block, permitting the mois.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Discovers a Resemblance.

MY dear" mildly demonstrated her
husband, speaking of this new idea
In railway motor "a construction, |
wish you hadn't such a gyroscopic
tongue
What do you mean. sir" shrilly
demanded Mrs. Viek-Senn, by gyro.
scoplc tongue"
why. when you set II going 1t will
run on one rail- all day long, and
never stop till the power motor gives
out.'--Ch.cago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

spread With glue ready 20 receive ~
The stitches have not been taken 90
near the top and bottom edges Of the
cover in sewing the loose sheets into
their places the linen can be pushed
down behind them at the top spd bot.
tom, and therefore will not need to be
cut away from the hinge. At the cor
ners the material must be neatly fold.
cd in and as much as possible of i'm
superiuity removed In order that n
may set fatty and smoothly Diagram
81.
Lastly, one OF the white pages that
were added 10 the magazines before
the sewing was done must be fastened
down to each cover by way Of a lining.
1t is advisable to spread the paste for
this upon the cover, not upon the pa.
per itself,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Insult to Injury.

Dentist-You know that more than
three months ago | supplied Baron
0 Hallstein with a full set o. .teeth!
Well, ! went the other day to collect
the money which he owed me for
them. and not only did he refuse to
pay We, a1t he had the effrontery tc
gnash - rcc-with my teeth
F.iegend, Waiter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
The Demon Of Unrest.

We are having the gospel Of rest
preached to us Oh every hand. we ara
told that we are galloping to destruc.
ton at u present rate. and yet we
constantly accelerate the pace. 1t II
useless to warn, useless to preach,
useless to struggle against the tend
ency OF the age. We are possessed
FOR the time being by the demon Of
unrest It has us In IL power.-Lady
Pictorial.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

The highest tree in the world, so
far as has been ascertalned, is an Aus.
tralian gum tree of the species Euca.
lyptus resnans, which stands in the
Cape Otway range. 1t is no less than
AIS feet high. Gum.trees grow very
fast. There is one in Florida which
shot up 40 feet in four years, and an
other in Guatemala which grew 100
feet in 70 years. This corresponds to
a rise Of ten feet in a year, or nearly
one foot per month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

Biddendon cake, which was made after
the design Of the Illustration given. In
this the sisters were Joined somewhat
after the fashion of the Siamese twins.
BY this time they had earned rays
about the head. and would have been
canont2ed had they been Romanists.
The date 100 and their age, 81 years,
were stamped on the cakes, which
were distributed from the church
stpepie by the rector. or late years
this strange proceeding drew so many
curiosity seekers that the present rec.
tor gave up the practice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Memory Bells

Memory bells are toys given by the
japanese youths to their sweethearts.
They are constructed of slips of glass
SO delicately poised that the least VI
bratton sets them jingllng. The deli
cate ttnkling serves to remind the
owner of the giver; hence the pretty,
fanciful name.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Curious Bible Class.

Probably the most curious Bible
class in the west Of England is that
of deaf.mutes which meets near Chal
ford, Worcestershire. All the mem.
bers age deprived OF their senses OF
hearing and speech and have to com
municate and talk" to each other
by means of the deaf.mute alphabet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
OverWorxed Ewes

Are relieved of blooh-shot and infamma-
ton without pain in one day by Leonar-
dis Golden Eye Lot on. Goods, heals and
strengthens. Insist on having Leon
ardi's." 1t makes strong eyes.
gists sell it at 25 cts. or forwarded pre-.
paid OIL receipt Of price by s. B. Leonardo
& Co., Tampa, Fla.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

why did that photographer fail to
secure the place in the police identi.
tication bureau?"
He was too professional"
What do you mean?"
He was always telling his subjects
to look pleasant. Baltimore Ameri.
can.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Whole Outfit In Harmony.

you've seen that new dress OF
mine" said Miss Dowdey, now that ]
want to get a hat to match what
would you ~suggest?"
why not get a slouch?" remarked
Miss Knox.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
A Good CHARGER,

Client-Didn't you maze a mistake
~ going into law instead of the army?
Lawyer-Why?
Client-By the way you charge,
there would be little feft of the enemy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Steal relenhnna Wire.

A gang of expert thieves stripped
telephone poles Of wire for a distance
Of three blocks In Chicago, recently.
and secured in all about 600 pounds Of
copper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Gas in Mines.

Gas In mines In hard rock often
shows q marked increase when the
barometer Il low.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

The ear ornaments which Malay
women veal are made of massive sill.
yer, and are II centimeters long. They
weigh at least n and One.half
pounds, and sometimes two pounds.
Once put on they are never taken off
during the wearer's lifetime.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Women
BAD BLOOD
OF ALL DISEASE

Every part Of the body is dependent on the blood for nourishment and
strength. When this life stream is flowing through the system In a state of
purity and richness We ar assured of perfect and uninterrupted health;
because pure blood is natures safeguard against disease. When, however,
the body is fed on weak, impure or polluted blood, the system is deprived of
its strength, disease germs collect, and the trouble is manifested in various
ways. Pustular eruptions, pimples, rashes and the different skin affections
show that the blood is in a feverish and diseased conaieion as a result of too
much acid or the presence of some irritating humor. Sores and Ulcers are
the result of morbid, unhealthy matter in the blood, and Rheumatism, Ca
tarrh, Scrofula, Contagious Blood Poison, etc, are all deep-seated blood
disorders that will continue to grow worse as long as the poison remains.
These impurities and pohons find their way into the blood in various ways.
Often a sluggish, inactive condition Of the system, and torpid state of the
avenues OF bodily waste, leaves the refuse and waste matters to sour and
torm uric and other acids, which are taken up by the blood and distributed
throughout the circulation. Coming in contact with contagious diseases is
another cause for the poisoning of the blood: we also breathe the germs and
microbes OF Malaria into our lungs, and when these get into the blood in
sufficient si be- auantty it becomes ;nsL a carrier E, OF disease instead Of health. Some
constitutional disease of ancestors is handed down to them and they are
constantly annoyed and troubled with it. Bad blood is the source of all dis
ease, and until this vital fluid is cleansed and purified the body is sure to
suffer in some way. For blood troubles of any character S. S. S. is the best
remedy ever discovered. II goes down into the circulation ard removes
and all poisons, supplies the heathul properties it needs, and completely
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

There are many who are living far
below their possibilities. because they
are continually handing over their
Municipalities to others-George
Eliot
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
EUiET ALL or TIMBER.

The G'sa; Trsgt'e Bridge on Van.
couysr isiaEs, British Columbia.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-29

their officers are the offenders.
They, by an illegal exertion of
their power, deprived the accus-
ed of Constitutional right"
There is on record an account
of an arrest, conviction and exc
cution, which so far as the case
of the Western Federation Off
GERS has progressed, is almost a
perfect counterpart. l refer to
the case of Jesus of Nazereth.
Be it remembered how the chief
conspirators sent their servants,
(hired thugs, at night to make
the arrest; also how the evidence
was manufactured to secure His
conviction and death sentence.
Now the time of the arrest OF
the Western Federation officers
was identical with the time OF
/ the arrest OF the Nazerlne, ane
we know the night time was
chosen in both cases for the
reason. And the tactics in Sc
curing evidence against the
Western Federation officers was
the same as employed agains-
the lowly Nazerine. Innocence
did not save our Lord from al
lignomineous death. Will limo
cence save the accused miners
Judging from precedent unlaw
full acts in their cause, I fea
not. s. J. SHAW.
Challis, Idaho, Jan. oath, 1907