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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23

Interesting reading in next Sundays
Herald, and among other features the
first installment of a story on how a
Herald reporter purchased drinks in the
supposedly dry towns of this South
ern California country. You'll also be
getting all the news of all the world,
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
Kansas City Prosperous

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 22.-Financial con-
ditions in Kansas City are heathy ac-
cording to the leading bank officials here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
Montana Has nIa CROPS

a. bank in the territory that is not pre-
pared for any emergency"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Defends Walters CaHInu.

'Why do the young men of America
sheer at the walters calling?" said
the quiet man in the black swallow.
tail coat. "A waiter a travel all over
the world, become a superb linguist,
and earn from $25 to $50 a week, yet
the young clerk or salesman with
eight per and no future sneers at
him.
When l was a young chap my good
mother wanted me to take a Job In
a department store selling clothes.
Not |. / said I'd be a waiter. And my
mother was shocked.
"Yet, look at me. AS a waiter |
travel wherever / wish. One winter
TIN in Egypt, the next on the Ri
viera, the next In Rome. Spring finds
me in Paris and thence l leap the
channel in time for the London sea.
son. In autumn l am back in Amer.
lea again with full pockets.
Il have learned French, German and
italian. / have made friends with
many rich, Intelligent, amiable people.
/ have seen the world and earn 81, 00O
a year. Yet clerks and counter jump.
ers think they can sneer at me. They
had better learn my trade"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08

How An Efe eslse Emergency Repair
Can Be Made.

-AN
In ase OF emergency a very good
substitute for the pneumatic inner
tube of an auto tire can be made as
follows: Take a quantity OF ordinary
garden hose, not too badly worn, and
cut 1t into lengths just long enough
to so once around the rim on the In
side of the tire casing. Through each
short length of hose draw a piece Of
rope sufficiently large 10 ft it snugly.
After these are ready, take four or
five depending on the size of the
hosel and bind them together with
stout cord from end to end, This
bundle must then be wrapped tightly
with a strip of old carpet or burlap.
Enough Of this material is put on
to make the entire bundle fit snugly
into the outer casing. 1t is then ready
to be applied to the wheel in the
usual manner. Be careful to make
the ends come together closely. and to
have 1t fit the casing very snug.
After the tire has been used for a
short time, take out the filling and
add more carpet or burlap. This will
Keep 1t up TO the size of the casing,
and prevent unnecessary YEA used
n OF these homemade tires recently
while the good one was being repaired,
says a contributor to Popular Me-
ehanics, and always carry one In my
auto,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Electricity in Mining,

One OF the striking results OF the
utilization OF water power for the de.
veiopment of electricity to drive ma
chinery is seen In mining districts
where the absence Of fuel has long
presented an obstacle to the econom-
ical employment Of steam, says
Youths Companion. A wonderful
change is reported to have taken place
In this respect during the past year or
two in Mexico. In the state OF Guam.
ajuato the increasing cost of fuel had
rendered impossible the further min.
Ing and milling Of many grades OF ore,
which are now again profitably
worked with the aid Of electric ma
chinery, actuated by the water power
o~btainable in the neighborhood. The
fact that electric power can be trans.
mitted d long distance Is also taken
advantage Of In well-wooded districts,
where the fuel Is burned on the spot,
and the resulting mechanical power
y sent by cable to the mines.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Speed Indicator for Tralns.

A correspondent OF the London
Times calls attention to the need Of
an automatic recording speed indica.
tor for railway trains. Both OF the
most recent important fatal railway
casualties in England were undoubte.
ly caused by excessive speed at points
where the regulations required a slow.
ing down. Engine-drivers become
reckless and disregard rules, safely at
first, but ultimately meet with disas.
ter. II the record Of speed during
each trip to be submitted to In.
spection, there would be less disobedi.
ence. and greater safety. Possibly the
recording speed indicator has been In.
vented. but 1t appears not to be in use
anywhere.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Gopher Refining by Electricity.

The cost of copper refining by cleo.
tricity has been reduced greatly In
recent years in the American re
fineries by the introduction Of me-
chanical devices for casting the anode
slabs Of crude copper and for charg.
and discharging the watts. According
to an article by Mr.. John d. G. Ker.
shaw In Casters Magazine, the ex'
penditure on hand labor has thus been
greatly reduced, and the time during
which watts are laid on for recharglng
and cleaning has been curtailed. The
current density used has also been
greatly increased by the use OF i'm.
proved methods Of circulating the
e~lectrolyte, and by the addition Of a
very small PERI entage Of hydrochloric
acid to the copper sulphate solution.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08

Either arrangement Is good X well put
in and taken care Of afterward. II
don't take much time to look after a
water plant Of this kind. 1t won't run
itself exactly, although 1t can be made
almost automatic in operation.
Pressure tanks are the newest and
most satisfactory when they are right
in every way. An old steam boiler
makes a good tank, but it must be
both water and alright. 1t must be
large enough to hold water for house.
hold use for a week and still leave
air space enough to give the necessary
pressure. The water is pumped with
a force pump into the tank through a
pipe that enters at the bottom, thus
combining the air in the upper part OF
the boiler shell tank. The water is
forced in at the bottom and taken out
from the bottom. When the air pres.
cure gets too low to force the water
up to the highest water tap more air is
forced into the top Of the pressure
tank by e Of a large bicycle
pump.
A boiler shell three feet in diameter
and II to 16 feet long would answer
the purpose very well. It should be
filed about two-thirds full Of water
under a pressure of from 20 to 80
pounds. A little experience will soon
show the most desirable pressure. The
kind of water pump and and air pump
used will determine whether 1t is best
to pump the water against the air or
to pump the air against the water.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08

AMERICANl
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WM.A.RADFoRD

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qEestions and give advice FREE OF
c s,s;1., o. q sli,,s subjects 81 pertaining t9 the he
paper. On account of his wild expe-
ri6Ace as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt. the highest
sSshority on all , sssse subjects; ADDRESS
1874 Fifth Ave. Chicago, Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A cottage with three bedrooms up
stairs is given in this plan. There 10
more coy comfort tucked away under
this roof and within these four walls
than Is ordinarily found in two houses.
A study Of this little plan win easily
convince . person that 1t Is not neces-
sary to build q great big house in or
der to accommodate q good sized fam
lily. Five bedrooms is unusual ever in
q regular two-story house, but we
have them here In a cottage design,
80 feet wide by 46 feet long, costing
from $1,000 to s2,2e0, according to the
prices Of labor and material in the
place where 1t Is built.
This little cottage is not only coy,
neat and comfortable, but 1t is sup
piled with modern convenienaes and it
looks we'll There is a great deal in
looks. If the house is a good locker
the owner IA put up with some In
conyeniences in regard to size or ar
rangement, but this house is also well
planned for comfort,
In this arrangement the dining-room
is the room of the house. 1t is living
room, hall, reception room and a room
Of general utility. There is no objec-
ton to making such a dining-room an
swer SO many useful purposes pro
vided the room is well kept. A lot Of
house cleaning Is needed where there
is SO much business in one room, but
1t saves the rest Of the house. 1t prob
ably costs no more labor to keep this
n main room In order than to dis,
tribute the work over several others.
The advantages in a house like this
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
First. Floor Plan

to install a water system with a pres
sure tank, plumbing, bathroom and hot
and cold running water in as many
places in the house as you want it
Such conveniences cost no more In the
country than they do in the city. They
must be paid for wherever they are
enjoyed. We don't get things for moth
Ing. Houses in the city rent for
enough to pay the interest on the cost,
to pay the salaries and stealings oil
public officials and the necessary funds
for a great deal Of unnecessary work.
Water for a city house costs from Sc
to 500 a year. according to the rates
prevailing, the size of the house and
the quantity Of water used.
"A windmill with the necessary
pumps and a pressure tank to supply
q house the size OF this one would not
necessarily cost more than 5000 OF
5000. The same windmill that supplies
the house may be used to pump water
for other purposes, II on a farm, to wa
Ter the stock; II in q village the water
may be supplied for street sprinkling
Or It may be sold to q neighbor. The
interest on the cost OF the plant would
~ from $40 to $40 a year. the repcirs
little Q ! nothing.
There ID I'D need Of doing without
modern conveniences IN the house be-
cause d happens to live In the coun-
try or d small village.
With 1 rainfall Of 40 inches during
&he year. which Is about the average
for ne greater part Of the United
etates. me roof 81 this cottage house
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Construction Of Shelf.

broad, convenient shelf In the back
porch or shed, If the house has one,
makes the task easier.
1t should not be SO high, says
Orange Judd Farmer, that the shout
ders will tire while the work Is in
progress; a little higher than a kitch.
en- table is about right for the back
or foundation board to be nailed
against the wall. Two narrow strips
slant from the front edge to the base
board along the floor, and serve as
feet.
Finally, the corners are rounded
off and the shelf is complete, when
1t has had a little paint.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Model Experimental Farm.

The Mississippi Industrial Exposition
Company is preparing an extensive ex'
detrimental and demonstrative farm OF
plat on the exposition grounds at Jack,
son. On this plat, which consists of about
ten acres of good, fertile soil, the expert
ments will be made, and all who visit
the fair next fall win be able to see and
take note for themselves. 1t is intended
to experiment and demonstrate with a
dozen varieties of cotton, and also corn,
as well as other staple crops, and half.
acre plats will be used, some with and
some without fertilizer, and others with
medium amount, and, in fact, cultural
methods of all sorts, including the most
approved and successful, will be followed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
400 Vt srEeFsHie
A Comparison Of Steamships.

81 800 tons, a passenger capacity of
$500 persons, engines Of 10000
horsepower and a speed of 35 miles
an hour. Built of nickel steel, with
a strong protective deck, with "a dou-
BILE transverse b~ulkheads u%nconnected
by doors or openir and with the
bottom sheathed with coppered teak
such a ship, says Mr. Oldham, would
be practically indestructible. Having
before made successful predictions Of
wonderful advances In naval construc-
ton, he regards this coming ship"
seriously, and not as a Jules Verne
dream. The estimated cost Is interest
Ing-$17,0 00, 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08

hardened the rail was literally fas'
tened as solid as a rock.
An adaptation of this system Is de-
scribed in Municipal Engineering. The
longitudinal concrete base is used, but
at frequent and regular intervals
square holes are left in the top. Into
these holes. blocks made OF hard
burned vitrified clay are inserted, the
top Of the block being grooved to III
the base Of the rail and hold 1t. Blocks
of wood may be substituted and the
rail spiked as on a cross-tie. After
the rail Is in place tar is poured to fill
the cracks and prevent the admission
Of water.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08

ID the saving in expense in first cost
and a saving in heating every winter
SO long al you live In it. 1t is an ad-
vantage to have the kitchen shut away
from the main part of the house where
it is cool In summer. When the porch
is used as a sort Of kitchen annex, as
it probably would be by most house
keepers, the arrangement is especially
attractive.
The water supply in all houses that
are built in villages and country places
is a question of serious Importance.
One reason why life in small places
is not more attractive is the lack of
modern conveniences In the houses.
How much better it is to build a small
house, thereby saving money enough
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08

all right for any purpose il it is prop
erly saved In a good clean cistern that
is provided with the proper filters,
Cisterns are not deep enough to cost
a great deal of labor IN get the water
out, a hand-pump will answer very
well for a small house to keep the
bathroom supplied, but there must be
a storage tank somewhere. This may
be a plank tank, copper lined, up in the
attic, or it may be a pressure tank
In the cellar or in the ground outside.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Make Real Diamonds.

The manufacture Of rea. diamonds
as claimed by a French chemist con.
sists Of packing pure iron and pure
charcoal In a carbon crucible, heating
1t in an electric furnace to 700 degrees
r., then plunging the crucible into cold
water. The outer surface Of the mass
solidiies first and by the process Of
solidiHcation OF the liquid iron within,
the carbon Is squeezed out like water
and crys.allizes into diamonds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
The Most Audible Dialogue,

"The theater Ia not SO entertaining
a. 1t might BE-" said n critical per.
son.
ssNo," answered the other. 1t would
be much better II b~ox-parties would
arrange to have playwrights prepare
their conversation instead OF trying
to make 1t up il they 80 along
washington Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Prison Population.

Secretary Brown, of the Prison Board
Of Trustees, has completed the report
covering the population of the State pen.
itentiary for the month ended February
26. The number of eonvicts on hand at
the end Of January was 1891, and that
for February was 1915, a difference of
six in favor of February. There were re.
ceived during February 43 conyicts, which
made the gross total handled for the
month and to be accounted for 1854.
The deduction account shows that "a
were discharged, 4 pafdoned, 9 escaped
and 2 died, giving a total clearance of
40 for the month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
New Railroad.

A new railroad which is to built from
Gulfport to West Point has made appli-
cation to Gov. Vardaman for a charter.
The route of the road is northeastcrly
from Gulfport through Harrison county,
and crossing the Mobile, Jackson & Kan
sas City Railroad at New Augusta, in
Perry county; thence northwesterly to
Laurel, in Jones county; thence to Pauld.
ing, in Jasper county. The line then
proceeds northwardly through Jasper,
Newton, Neshoba, Winston and 0ktibbe-
ha counties to West Point.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
A LONG STEAMSHIP.
Prediction That 1,2oo-Foot Boat VIII
Be Built In Near Future.

Joseph r. Oldham describes In
Casters Magazine a monster trans.
atlantic liner which, he predicts, Will
be in existence within % years, and
which will render travel by sea abso-
lutely safe. This gigantic vessel is to
be approximately 1900 feet long, l25
feet broad and 81 feet deep, with a
draft of 40 feet, a gross tonnage OF
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
How It Was Done.

a bet for the cigars was made theL
and there.
The accompanying sketch shows how
/ lost the cigars and incidentally
gained In knowledge and experience,
says a correspondent of Popular
Science. The board was marked out
in two step-shaped pieces which being
put together formed a board surface
IL inches square as shown.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
A CARPENTERS TRICK.
Fitting a Nine by Sixteen Board to a
Twelve by Twelve Hole.

While working for a contractor al
one time | had occasion to get out a
small job which was to fill up a hole
~ inches square in the floor. AS It
was on the third floor and all the lum,
Der was on the ground floor except a
9-inch by 16.inch board, the boss said,
by cutting that board in two pieces
you can make 1t do" Now the hole
in the floor being 10 inches square
made me think a while and of course
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08

sxYEnAL c-LoupnuRsrs
% Extensive Damage in Southeast Mis-
sissippi.

Hat,iesburg-Extensive damage was
done by storms in Southeast Mississippi.
A ~cloudburst washed out several hundred
feet of track on the Gulf & Ship Island
Railroad south OF Hattiesburg, and traf-
fc on that division of the road was Grip
pied. A cloudburst washed out between
500 and 600 feet Of track on the Queen
4 Crescent Railroad a few miles south of
Poplarville, Miss, causing a suspension of
traffic between Hattiesburg and New Or
leans. The break on the Queen 4 Ores.
cent. near Poplarville had scarcely been
repaired when another c%loudburst oc-
CURED and washed out a large section Of
the line near the former washout. The
rain was accompanied by high wind, and
in SOM sections great damage was done
to timber and the early vegetable crop.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Warned by a Hen Egg.

The entire community south of New
Albany is considerably agitated over the
peculiar inscription on a hen egg found
in a nest at the home of S. A. Morton.
The inscription reads: 'Repent, for this
is the last year" 1t is in raised letters,
having a yellow appearance. The SIS"
are dotted and the It's" are crossed, and
a period is at the end. This egg was
found by Mrs. Cynthia G. Morton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Cash From Penitentiary.

Secretary Brown, of the Prison Board,
last week paid into the State treasury
a considerable amount of cash for the
account OF the penitentiary operations,
the total reaching over $4,000. This
amount represents cotton and mules re-
Gently disposed of, and will offset ex-
penses for a few months to come.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
UTILITY OF THE TELEPHONE.
Roman Catholic Clergy to Use II In
Confessional.

OF all the applications of electricity
the telephone is most used by the peo-
pie. While the telegraph cannot now
be spared, the masses use 1t only in
emergencies where the mails are too
slow. The telephone is in the home
and much of its service is common
place, though useful. The latest
phase is the discussion by the Roman
Catholic clergy as to the propriety Of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Brothers of Friendship.

The State Grand Lodge, United Broth
ers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mys-
FERROUS Ten, convened in its twentieth
session at Oxford. There were $50 dele
gates present. There are about $50
lodges AMI temples in the State and ff-
teen Juvenile bodies.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
EDITOR

would collect 800 or 800 barrels OF wa.
ter. which would be more than enough
for the use of the family. A circular
cistern ten feet across and ten feet
deep would hold about IFS barrels. SO
that by running the water from the
roof into a good cistern water could be
collected sufficient without having a
well or other supply unless wanted
for drinking purposes. Rain water IL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Pioneer of Methodism.

Some few miles below the city Of
Vicksburg, on what is known as the War
renton road, there rest, in a secluded
grave, in a grove of oaks, the remains
of the nan who was the founder of
Methodism in The Mississippi territory,
the Rev. Tobias Gibson. The people of
the Methodist faith are now considering
the subject of a memorial in some suit.
able form to this good man, who endured
the hardships for the sake of the propa-
cation of that faith which he loved.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Pardon for Winegarden.

Gov. Vardaman has granted a pardon
to DR.. Daniel Winegarden, of Jackson
county, who, on March &c, 1906, was con-
victed in the Circuit Court at Scranton
of grand larceny and sentenced to three
yems' imprisonment in the State peni-
tentiary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
|N665IRYx@,
annECaMR
DOES AWAY WIZ TIES.
New Concrete Base for Rails Used In
England,

For several years past ,aany street
railways in England have laid their
rails In longitudinal beams OF concrete
instead OF on wood crossties. The
same method was also used in De
troit to some extent. In both cases
the base of the rail vas embedded in
the concrete while soft and when 1t
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Revival at Starksville Ends.

A most wonderful revival of religion
in Starkville has just closed, having been
brought about by the sermons Of William
Upshaw, Of Marietta, Ga. There were
thirty additions to the Baptist and about
the same number to the Methodist
churches and several to the Presbyter-
ian.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Exchange of Judges.

An exchange of courts has been ar.
ranged for between Judge D. M. Miller,
of the Seventh Circuit Court District,
and Judge Robert l.. Billiard, of the Thir-
teenth. Judge Billiard will open the
regular March term of court for the Fifth
District of Kinds county, which runs for
several weeks, and Judge Miller will take
the Jones county term, which continues
for thirty days.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Bishop Galloway's Health.

Letters received from Bishop Charles
D. Galloway, now in Havana, indicate
that he is enjoying fine health and is al
most completely restored to his former
condition Of strength and healthfulness.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Productions Of Copper.

Estimates OF tho country's copper
production in 1906 place the output
at between 100000, 900 and 100000, 900
pounds. The production In 1905 was
g01, 900, 600 pounds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08

CONVENIENT PORCH SHELF.
Something You Can Build That the
Wife viii Appreciate.

In order to keep the kitchen clean
nd In order, it is often the best to do
ome Of the work pertaining to a
outside, especially preparing the
~'egetatles, filling lamps, etc. A
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08
Fire at Jackson.

Fire at Jackson destroyed the plant Of
the Buckeye Cotton Oil Company. The
building contained 1900 tons Of seed.
Tho loss Is estimated at 100000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-08

Evil Is the worst companion ron
can have IN adversely. Tor hope never
enters it, dark chambers