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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
AN71O OPIUM CRUSADE.

people in the kuaia Lumpur district
alone, and the statement appears to be
corroborated by the fact, which IL
vouched for by a partner in the opium
farm, who is naturally deeply inter
ested il the matter. that the receipts
of the opium shops In and around
Kuala Lunlpur have fallen off by two
thirds, while several shops have had
to close for lack Of custom.
The federated Malay states will not
be very much affected. even II the
opium habit be entirely stamped out,
for they do not depend upon opium to
any great extent for their revenue;
but in the Straits Settlements matters
will be very different, for the opium
farm is the principal source Of reve-
nue., and although the farmers have
not yet been affected like the opium
dealers in Selangor, they are distinct
ly apprehensive as to the effect the
spread of the anti-opium movement
and the introduction OF the specific in
the colony will have upon their sales.
A month will show whether they
really have anything to fear, for the
movement may die out as rapidly as 1t
has sprung up, or 1t may result in the
ruin Of the opium farmers and the
consequent embarrassment Of the colo
NAL government.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
BARK CLOTH NOT WANTED.
Product of Cotton Has Displaced the
African Material.

The Brachystegla tree grows
throughout Uganda, portions of Ger.
man and British East Africa, and
Portuguese East Africa, usually from
50 to so feet IN height, and when the
bark Is removed, which can be done
once a year, and natives generally Sc,
iect trees Of about two feet In diane
ter. The natives are not making much
OF the bark cloth nowadays, as they
are buying cotton cloth for use In
place OF 1t. 1t ig usually made by
pounding the bark with fiat stones
and pulling the fiber lengthwise at the
same time, The cloth II pulled with
the fiber will stand quite a strain, but
II pulled %dlagonally. tears very easily.
IL Is usually made in sheets, averas
Ing about ten by six feet. Many
sheets have holes, and all are patched
or made OF two or more smaller
pieces.
The bark cloth Is looked upon by
the merchants in this part of the
world as a eurio only, A firm in Nom
basa shipped about $500 sheets to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Wooden Shoe an Outla,u.

OF wooden shoes. Everything =.
aooveooard. The eavesdropper
the midnight highwayman wera 80 80
ecaiiy unknown. There could Il ss
secret gatherings to plot and -
Wnere two men were gathered
gether or attempted to gather evs.u
BODY In the block knew it. DId Nv
ascend or descend the stairs ~ ~
rom their chairs to appropr,sf. "A
otner pinch OF snuif. the entire 49,
nold and the neighbors were conscss,.r
OF the fact. -1iON
wooden shoes secured that AK
g needful 70 the leading q bism.sasy
yves mat We now depend uror n
newspapers for, The outspokes
en- shoe thwartsd those intrssr.
break .np families and made imrc.asss
expeditions that break up hsss /:
y belonged With oldsfa.nionsS
virtue. nov much less maif v
tnese sumshoe daya. MI r6ss
e res'lrn, PIT 1hsrs II stjiI
1crs snd fneFe q atfslie ~ fhs
ass NrN ~ rsspeet sv1n y
~ti-~{ys 3N. ~:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
WAS WILLING TO PAY.
Judge Lawrence Evidently Appre.
ciated His Own Importance.

During his early days as a public
speaker, and while he was yet judge
Of n district court, Congressman
George p. Lawrence was invited to
make n of his first public addresses
before d large %body-the board of
trade and invited guests. The event
was one which brought together all
of the principal business and, profess.
sional men of the section, and plates
were 81 each.
On the night of the banquet the
Judge appeared at the door, and the
ticket seller, not noticing who it was
that rendered a So bill for a ticket,
handed Mr.. Lawrence one, and pocket
ed the money. Then he recognized
him and said, with an apology, that it
was not necessary for him to pay to
enter.
The Judge threw out his chest and
remarked with dignity:
q will have you understand sir, that
! am willing to pay 81 any time to
hear Judge Lawrence speak"
And he didn't take back his money.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
GREAT DEMAND FOR CURE BY
CHINESE OF MALAY.
Plant Discovered Which Is a Specific
For Smoking Hahit--Free Dispen
saries Establlshed--Thou-
sands Cured.

Washington.-The anti-opium move.
ment in Malay, says a Penang cores
pondent, can only be described as
colossal. So rapidly has it spread
and SO popular has it become that it
reminds one more of a Welsh revival
than a movement undertaken by the
stolid Chinese.
When the news Of the movement
first came from China a few enthusl-
asts took up the matter In Singapore
and opened a free hospital for the
cure of smokers, but very little prog
ess was made. A few weeks ago,
however, a wellto-do Chinaman in
Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Selan-
gor, received from China specimens
of a plant which was said to be a
cure for the opium habit. A short
search revealed the fact that the plant
grew freely in Selangor in a wild
state, and in a very short time 4
quantity was obtained and active op-
erations commenced.
The leaves of the plant, which APP
pears to be a shrub somewhat akin
to gambler, are exposed to the sun for
a day, then chopped fine and roasted,
after which an infusion Is made and
the specific is ready for use. The
first man experimental upon was a
coolie employed by a European, and,
although he raj a confirmed opium
smoker, he was pronounced cured in
a week.
Now an anti-opium society has been
formed in Kuala Lumpur, and the
specific is distributed free, while so
great has become the demand for the
opium plant" as the Chinese call 1t,
that those who gather the leaves In
the jungle demand $40 per picul
(133 1-3 pounds. for them. The dis
pensaries established for the distribu.
ton of the specific are hard pushed
to keep up with the demand, the
in Kuala Lumpur alone
over 1000 daily.
The antl-opiumists say they have
cured In the few short weeks since
the plant was discovered over $4,000
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18

will ft the water for drinking pur.
poses II SO desired. The water should
pass through the, filter before enter.
ing the tank and tRe tank should be
cleansed az feast once a year.
Another saving In expense in this
house is starting the chlmneys from
brackets six feet above the floor. This
makes a short chimney and a light
one that may be supported without
heavy timbers, There is but little
brick and mortar and the Job of build.
Ing the chimneys Is a short one. II
will be noticed that this plan offers
plenty Of light and ventilation for
every room In the house and 1t pro.
vides for a good big convenient
kitchen.
II is a house that may be easily
heated by placing a stove In the par
lor and leaving the Kitchen door ~
To economl2e heat. some housekeep-
ers would move the kitchen stove into
the living room In the winter time,
but this would not work with the
tank and water pipes unless a per-
son Is willing to do without the run
ming water In cold weather. Proba-
bly, a well made wooden tank would
not freeze to do much damage but
the advantage OF having running
water In the sink would be greater
than the saving Of heat which would
result from putting the range In the
living room. Most women dislike to
have cooking in the main part of the
house and this Is n advantage of
having a kitchen built like this one.
BY shutting the door the odor from
cooking Is entirely shut out from the
other rooms, Then the opposite win
dows offer such splendid chance to
ventilate the kitchen that work In
such a room Is n pleasure,
The size of this house is % feet
wide by ~ feet exclusive OF tao porch,
The main part Of the house ia only
% by 30 feet. The IL by IA extension
being small and only one story high
adds but little to the cost and the
convenience of having the kitchen ar.
ranged In this way Is worth a great
deal. II will be noticed that while
there are only two bedrooms the two
alcoves will furnish sleeping quar-
ters for the children and the arrange
ment Is a good one for a young cou.
pie while the children are small. This
plan offers an indncement to own @
home when starting out In married
life instead of waiting until sufficient
funds are saved to build q more ex-
pensive habitation.
The excavation can be made ard a
cellar put under the house at any
time and the expense Of the complet.
cd house does not come all at once
and at a time when dollars look big.
It is difficult to estimate the cost
Of building because materials vary
80 much Ia price In different parts
Of the country, but under ordinary cir.
cumstances this house should be built,
AZ shown in the plans, for about
$1,000. 1t certainly Is i rood look.
Ing house for that amount ol moncs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
SAMPLES FOR MANUFACTURERS

Any or all Of these samples, the Re
port states, will be sent upon applica-
ton to manufacturers, chambers Of
commerce and other commercial or.
ganizations located in cotton manufac.
turing centers.
The bureau also has samples 81
clogs OF various sizes manufactured
and worn in the north Of England.
Also a number OF heel irons, sole
blocks, soies and nails OF different
sizes and varieties used in the MANI
facture of clogs.
From Edinburgh. Scotland, there
are a large number Of samples 81 wall
paper. From China there are toilet
soaps made in Austria, France, Ger
many and Holland and leather gloves
made in Germany. calabash pine made
In Cape Town, South Africa. and 4
calabash which 1t Is believed NAV he
profitably grown in the United States.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Department Of Commerce and Labor
Has Goods Sold In Foreign Markets.

Washington. American manufac.
turers who are DESTROYS of capturing
some Of the trade In the orient, South
America and other countries now en-.
joyed by foreign manufacturers. says
a report Of the bureau of manufac-
lures Of the department Of commerce
and labor. should apply to that bureau
for its varied lines Of samples of
goods that find a ready market in
those countries.
These samples have been gathered
primarily for American manufacturers
and consist OF cotton yarns, piece
goods, belts, braids, handkerchiefs,
gloves, laces, towels, etc, which are
manufactured In foreign countries and
sold in China, Japan. India. Australia,
Turkey, Egypt, South Africa and
South America,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18

In this case the cellar is left for some
future time and the house Is set on
cedar posts firmly planted In tho
ground and the house Is neatly cased
around with boards, The bathroom
and kitchen sink are so placed that
the water pipe from the cistern In the
attic oyer the kitchen viii supply run.
ming water to both at very little ex-
pensc. The plans provide for a wood
en- drain under ground and lead pipes
from the bath and sink with $ traps
constructed In such q manner as to
prevent gases from the drain enter.
ing the house. Remember that lead
pipes are all right for waste water but
II should never be used for potable
water. III building cheap houses the
bsth and kitchen sink N seldom
thought Or. Usually theae ~ CON
adhered extrayagances, but ~ fact
IL the kitchen sink n on ~ the
,greatest labor savers I woznaANfAa
haye and q bath II no IonsSx ep19id-
eFed ] luxury but Il n ~ ,Q11ao
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Not enough.

A Vase was to be tried on the charge
Of selling impure whisky. The night
before the case came of the defend.
ant went round to the judges house.
To the man at the door he said:
Here's a bottle of whisky. want
your master to try"
"My master never tries anything but
a case" pompously replied the butler.
-Lippincott's.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Good to Look At.

A girl with magnificent red.brown
hair looked delightful in a rough. dark
serge with a copper colored suede cap
perched on her beautiful hair and two
copper buckles at her waist and cop
per colored kid shoes and stockings.
These shoes. 1t may be remarked. are
made in tho most practical shades and
kids, and can be cleaned with prepa-
rations specially made for them, and
the colored stockings are everywhere
to be had or suitable warmth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Hot Water Lake Eound

Pierre, S. D.--Another artesian wen
has been secured on the line between
here and the Black Hills, showing
that the artesian basin underlies prac.
tically the whole western half of the
state, as well as the eastern half. The
water in this well, like that at Capa,
is very warm, having a temperature
OF over 100, and 1t is accompanied by
a strong flow OF gas. This indicates
that a hot water well could be secured
at Midland, where no borings have
yet been made.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
l-entiI Curry.

Soak over night in cold water one
cup of lentils. Wash, cover with fresh
water, and cook slowly for two hours.
Drain, put two tablespoonfuls Of but
ter into a saucepan; when melted
add two onions chopped fine; cook
slowly until a golden brown; add a
te~aspoonful of curry powder, a dash
of cayenne, and half a pint of the
water in which the lentils were boiled.
Add lentils, cook slowly for 20 min
utes; add a teaspoonful of salt, the
juice Of one lemon, and serve with
we'll boiled rice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Priest Too studiols.

When Rev, FIR. Coyle assumed
charge of st. Mary's church in Bos-
ton a gentleman of the city, who had
an employe. a very devout Catholic,
inquired of him how he liked his new
pastor,
why, sir, | like him pretty we'll"
Pretty Well Why, what fault
have you to find with him?"
TO tell the truth, sir, | should
have preferred a man who had
finished his education; for several
times when | have waited upon him
| have been told that he al at his
studies"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18

New York about the end of 1905, but
made no money, so far a. can be
found out. and they discontinued ship
ments to that port, The same firm
n few months later on, in 1906, ship
ped about the anne quantity TO Lon
don. with the same result. aud ship
ments TO that port have stopped, The
firm has now on hand 400 sheets,
which It would be glad to dispose of.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Gentle Door.Taps.

A story OF extraordinary deafness
was unfolded at a recent meeting of q
medical society in Philadelphia, An
elderly woman. exceedingly hard Of
hearing, lived near the river. One
afternoon a warship fired a salute OF
ten guns. The woman. alone in her
little house. waited until the booming
ceased. Then she smoothed her dress,
brushed her hair back in q quaint
manner and said. sweetly: Come
In. "-Harper's Weekly,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Stolen Works Of Art.

The robberies at the Louvre recall
an incident in the park Of one OF our
most iIlustriols historical castles.
Several masons arrived one day and
began to remove y beautiful vase. In
reply to the superintendent the ma
sons said they we're taking 1t away
for repairs. The superintendent there
npon assisted them to remove It, and
It was never seen asain.-La Figaro.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18

Prices have advanced. OF course, but
the demand still advances, for no 9th.
er wood q take the place Of that
produced In our section.
Most Of the slaves are shipped to
Barcelona, SPAIN where they are
used IN the manufacture 81 vine
casks. Both Europeans and Ameri-
cans have tried TO invent something
TO take the place Of the stare. but "a
far without success. Glass md earth.
On casks have been tried. but wine
does not age the same la these rccep
tacles and II has quite ! diFersnt
fiavor.- @
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Handicapped Candies In Favor.

Handicapped candles have reached
the dimensions of a fad, for who in
q day when old-time styles and ways
are copied to the letter, can counter.
ance a nodded candle in a colonial
stick?
The latest fancy of this kind is the
Handicapped tallow candle, favored
with spearmint, which is said to give
out a minty fragrance as it burns. The
candle has the interesting i%rregularity
of handmade things and is greenish.
white in color.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Timber for Wine Casks.

THE growing scarcity Of timber
suitable for the manufacture OF slaves
is a problem that confronts two conti-
nents and in which all the wine drink
ing world, and therefore the civilized
world, Is concerned" said Il b. Gold.
man. a steve grower and shipper Of,
Hope, ARK.
Timber best suited for manufacture
into slaves comes from Arkansas and
small portions Of Louisiana. Texas,
Alabama and Tennessee. The timber
has been cut In larger amounts every
year 70 meet the growing demand,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Township Has Only Ten Re.ia....

Lebanon, Pa.--Cold Spring township.
the largest in area in Lebanon county.
has had but one birth in the last four
years, a child having been born to Mr..
and Mrs. George Boltz. The popula.
ton of the township now numbers ten.
five Of the residents being voters. me
township also boasts of the Oldest resi-.
In the county, Mrs, Phreany Ray.
who will celebrate her one hundredth
anniversary next month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
Preserxatiye for Eaas.

A simple solution of salt and lime
Is a good preservative for eggs. Put
into a stone jar a lump of lime weigh
Ing about two pounds. Pour on this
n quart Of water and stir until lime
is broken up; add one gallon of water
and one pint of salt. Place the eggs
In this jar and keep tAem well coy
cred with the solution.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18

enclose two-cent stamp for reply,
II ls sometimes desirable To build a
cheap house with a Wow Of improving
II In a few years time. II IL not nee,
easary that a house should be insight
" because 1t is cheap. 1t may have a
good appearance, the rooms may be of
d fair size and conveniently arranged
and the whole work, az far as II goes.
may be just as well done as though
planned for a nor expensive struc-
ture. The size of the windows and
doors, the placing OF partitions, as
we'll as the roof design, the placing
Of chiInneys, bathrooms. and other
modern requirements may be arranged
In the plans much better than to have
the house torn TO pieces years after
ward to Tectlfy original mistakes, II
Is in jrss such work as this that plans
aud s~&ciications are especially yalu.
able. A study Of the elevation and
floor plan before commencing 10 build
viii suggest many details that viii In
all probability be necessary ut one
time.
All houses should be arranged for
some kind of heating plant In the Gel.
lar. II Is generally advisable TO put
gas pipes and electric wires In the
walls. Inventions for heating and
lighting are coming 50 thick and fast
that new propositions come up every
year. Farmers often make the re.
mark that II they had a building TO
do over again, they would put In pipes
with a view OF putting IN an ncotylene
GAS generator Electric door bells
cost little more than any other kind
and 1t costs but a few cents to buy
enough wire to conect the bell with
the battery at the tlme OF building,
II pipes and wires are put In the par.
titlons when the house is being bullt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18

Some 20 years ago 1 Spanish
steamer. the Alfonso XII. foundsred
N the Canatlcs she carried Tn
large boxes 81 gold. Al expedluon'
poorly equipped was sent ont ana nine
boxes recovered. The tenth Il nun
there-a fortune \ itself--Snn1ay
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18

For luncheon or Sunday night tea
oysters may be prepared in the
chafing dish at the table. Use a
tablespoonful of minced celery. Put
1t in your blazer with a tablespoonful
of butter, a t~easpoonful of lemon
Juice, a little salt, and paprika. When
the mixture is thoroughly hot, put In
as many oysters as you need and
cook them until they are plump. Then
add a cupful of cream, and when 1t
has thoroughly heated, serve On hot
toast.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18

necessity, II good health Is taken into
consideration. Good health Is neces.
sary for most persons but a good
many seem to get along through tho
greater part OF their lives In a sick
~, half discouraged manner and these
are the very ones who consider bath
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
CHANGES IN ENGLISH SPELLING.

The mighty powers Of the In hevene and In erthe. Cure
English tongue are embodied urche dayes bred give us to.
In the enormous vocabulary of day. And forgive us cure
100000 words according to a detms, a we forgive our dt
German statstician), but the toures. And Iede US not into
form OF these words changes temptation. Bote deIyvere US
through the generations, and Of yvel. Anne"
no more telling illustration of A, D 1890
this fact can be found than sour father which art n,
these changes In the orthog. heauen. sauctiHed = INV name
rapny OF IN Ioros prayer Let thy kingdom come. Thy
curing recent centuries will Re done, as In heaven In
the Iopn,a pphvrp IA earth also. Glue VS. to-day our
- rApIv rNcI ,eu super substantial bread. And
49, lead VS. not into temptation.
" - But de1uer us from evil.
raoe VIZ W neone' "afe Amen"
eweide beoth TIL neune, eunnen r. "A.
thi kuneriche thi willie beotr az.
W" ~" ~ y. !. heauen, halowed by thy Name.
~, Thy kingdom come. Thy will
W. u"S 0"""' be done In earth as 1t Is in
$3.50 ~ - heauen. Geue VS. this day our
oW' ~ n"s ~ no1sn dayy bread. And foreiue VS.
W. .p '" our debts as we forglue our
Wo' """' debtors. And lede vs. not into
A. c. 1880. temptation, but deluer VS. from
"Fadr our in hevene, Hal. euiL For thine 10 the king
ewyd by thi name, ti kingdom dome, and the power and the
come. Th willie be done as glory for euer. Amen"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
THREE GOOD IDEAS
ONE Is IMPROVEMENT ON EyEA
POPULAR FUDGE.
Addition Of Marshmallows Makes tho
Confection Delicious-odd Fur
nlshine for Den-oysters in
Chatting Dish.

Fudge Is now az popular as when
first introduced several years ago, re
placing the sayorite chocolate cara
mels. The expert fudgemaker seldom
thinks OF measuring her materials, but
Just guesses at the quantity OF sugar,
milk, chocolate and butter necessary.
It Is just before the fudge is done
that the additions which give 1t nov
city go In. Nuts are always good,
One variety or several kinds mixed
may be used. Then there Is crystal
lied ginger cut In small pieces. An
other mixture Is OF marshmalIows,
For this the following recipe may be
used:
One-fourth cake OF ~unsweetened
chocolate, two cups of granulated
sugar, one cup OF milk, one teaspoon
full of butter. Boil for five minutes,
then take from the fire and pour in
a heaping saucerful Of marshmallows
torn In small bits. Beat until the
mixture begins to %stifren, then pour
quickly into buttered tins to cool.
Another way is to sprinkle the shred
ded4 marshmallow on the bottom OF
the pan, and pour the hot fudge over
1t. This is convenient when both the
marshmallow, nut, and the plain varie-
ties are to be made from the same
boiling.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18

A den seen recently was furnished
In black oak and the walls were done
in deep red burlap. The trim, inIlud-
ing a wooden c~ornlce, was also blacn.
The ceiling was a deep cream, OF peg
haps more on the buff. The couch
was upholstered in linen taffeta IS
match the walls. There were rnany
pillows in plain red and a few in buff.
A plate rail OF oak for china and
stems was carried around the room.
On the black oak reading table was
an oriental scarf, ~harmonizing with
the walls and the pillows. Upon this
rested a wrought-iron lamp with a
deep red bowl, and shade of gold-wire
cloth. The mantel was ornamented
with several old brass candlestlcks.
About the Don were scattered several
pieces of old brass which We're put to
use. A large brass bowl was utilized
as a scrap basket.