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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Joke on Palmetto State.

Representative Adamson of Georgia
was rubbing 1t in on Representative
Johnson Of South Carolina, and told
this story about the red hills of the
Palmetto state:
"Why, Johnson, South Carolina land,
or most of it, is too poor to even raise
a difficulty on. | heard Of an old fel.
low over there who was greatly wor.
ried about his neighbor's cattle get.
ting into his pasture. His W cattle
didn't get half enough to keep thea
alive, and the old fellow didn't see
how he could afford to let his neigh.
boris cattle share 1t with them.
"The old man went to his neighbor
and made complaint. He said he was
not hunting trouble, but that his cat
tie must stay at home.
"'Neighbor,' was the reply, I am
sorry my cattle are worrying you and
| hate to see them die, but il you will
Just let them stay in your pasture two
days they will starve to death. Just
put up the fence and keep them in and
they'll starve as sure as you live
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
REALLY A GREAT LADY.
Tribute to Life and Character Of Lady
Burdett-Co utts.

Lady Burdett-Coutt was n of the
very few m who in a restless,
chattering society knew how to talk
and to listen, says an English writer.
To know her was a liberal education.
The daughter of Sir Francis Burdett
had naturally seen and ~conversed with
the giants of the reform-bill days and
met everybody worth meeting for so
years. Her memory was so good, her
sympathy so universal and her man.
ner of expression so happy that a o n
versation with Lady Burdett-C outts
was like reading a delightful chapter
of memoirs. A young member Of
parliament once asked her what was
the meaning of the expression which
he had come across in Disraeli's
novels that members used to dine
out in their boots" at means" said
the old lady, with her exquisite cour-
tesy, that they used to dine away
from the house and dine with me
without dressing, as ! hope you will
do whenever you can" Judged by
modern standards erected by German
and American millionaires Lady Bur
dett-Coutts was not so very rich, but,
then, in proportion to her means she
gave away ten times as much.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
THE SIEGE OF WASHINGTON.
European Nations Raise Salaries OF
Their Ambassadors.

Not with armies, not with warships,
but with that which will buy both
m~Oney--the nations of Europe are pre-.
pairing their forces for the capture OF
Washington. In 1893 Great Britain
raised the rank of her envoy at Wash.
ington from minister to ambassador.
France and Germany did likewise the
same year, Russia in 1898, Italy in
1901 and Austria-Hungary in 1892.
Mexico, Brazil and Japan followed the
example of the European powers.
Increased rank requires better hous.
ing, and foreign nations have spent
much since 1898 in buying and build.
ing embassies at Washington for their
representatives. Some of these are
splendid enough to be worthy of rank.
ing with many of Europe's palaces.
1t was then left for Great Britain to
discover that her ambassador ought to
be paid as much as the president Of
the United States, and Mr.. Bryce Is to
receive $50, 900 a year, $4,000 more
than his predecessor. AS in 1898 Ger.
many followed B~ritain's lead, 81 10Y
her ambassadors salary has been
raised 5000. Undoubtedly the repre-.
sentatives of other nations have felt
the pinch of prosperity and would be
glad to receive an increase of salary.
The more money the embassies and
legations have to spend the better 1t
will be for the shopkeepers of Wash.
ington, The diplomatic benetits are
-.vt so obvious.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Ar.ocratic Joe Cannon.

Speaker Cannon all but declared
himself Official timekeeper of the house
one day. The clock recorded the sixth
hour and Mr.. Williams called the at.
tention of the chair to the order adopt
ed earlier in the day calling for recess
at that time. uncle joe said snap
PLY: "Ey watch says three minutes
to six and it's the best watch in town.
rs 1t the official tirsepiece of this
house?" asked Mr.. Williams. 1T ought
to be-" said the speaker, bringing
down his gavel. After a moments con
sideration he added: THAT clock is
three minutes wrong. The house will
take q recess until eight o'clock to
night"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Supporter for Skirt.

benefit of the fastIdious Tembe. of
the male sex, but they have utterly
forgotten t o attempt anything In this
line for the fairer sex. Women are
more careful with their clothes than
men, and are equally as anxious to
procure devices which will keep their
garments in shape when not In use.
A resident of Leipzig, Germany, has
observed this absence Of garment sup
porters for women and has patented
the one shown In the illustration. 1t
consists of an arm pivoted In a brack-
ct on the wall or door. Suspended by
a hook on the free end OF the arm Ia
a foldable ring, from which skirts and
petticoats can be supported and pre-
vented from creasing, as they In.
variably do when placed In chests or
bureau drawers. All women will be
quick to recognize the advantages OF
this garment hanger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

Probably the most remarkable voice
in the senate is that Of the senior Yer.
mont senator, Redtield Proctor. 1t has
been called a boiler factory voice, but
that description does not begin to do 1t
justice. When Mr.. Proctor speaks
every senator in the chamber listens;
he cannot help himself. The only way
he can avoid hearing what he says is
by leaving the building. A faint whis'
per from Proctor can be heard distinct
ly in the press gallery. His voice is a
deep bass and Is preceded generally
by a low rumbling sound that seems to
come from some far-away subcellar in
mis- anatomy. Then the words pour
forth with great rapidity with the
jarring force of small thunder claps.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

Very often in Washington during the
season there are elaborate weddings at
the fashionable churches. In other
cities, New York, for example, squads
Of police have been detailed to keep
back the curious women who hubble
in front of the churches when these
notable weddings are scheduled, for
tie purpose of catching q view Of the
BRIDES and bridesmaids raiment.
Washington women don't go near
Tie churches at such times There is
reyer any bother with crowds in front
Of the churches. When the bride and
her ome are in the very act of step
ping from their carriages at a big
wedding even the darkles on the street
scarcely pause to have a look.
It isn't that rubbering Is n Of the
seven deadly sins in that town, any
more than it is anywhere else. They
simply don't care in Washington.
that's all.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
New Spinning Device.

A German patent has been granted
for a new process In spinning arti.
fetal threads made from cupric oxide
and cellulose, and knitting the fabric
for the NANTES in the ordinary way.
These nantes are subsequently i'm.
pregnated with the thorium salts, and
after drying are placed in a bath Of
ammonia, or hydrogen peroxide. This
last bath Is the essential point Of tho
invention, as II converts the previous.
" soluble salts into insollble com.
pounds, !. e., hydroxides. Since by.
drogen peroxide only transforms tho
salts Of thorium into ar insoluble
state, It Is necessary to make use OF
a cerium bath, after the hydrogen
peroxide treatment, in order to give
the nantes the necessary n per
cent. OF ceria.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

Mr., william A. Radford VII answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building for the readers Of this
paper. On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave. Chicago, H., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A seyen-room house that is noted
for neatness and style is given in this
plan. have seen eight-room houses
no larger, but cutting out one room
on the first floor gives a great deal
of leeway in laying out the others.
This is not a large house on the
ground. 1t is only 26 x 80 feet, but
the space is so well economical that
we get three good sized rooms and
a large roomy hall with a stairway
that is practically just as good as the
usual front and back stair.
In the floor space ordinarily given
to a single flight of stairs we now
have a stair going up from the front
hall which meets the stair from the
kitchen on a common landing, just
high enough to give headroom, where
n turns to the left and the other
to the right. The stairway to the at
tic is directly over the main stair and
the stairway to the cellar is directly
under it, SO the stair space from the
cellar to the garnet is occupied to the
very best possible advantage. There
is not an inch of waste room in this
stair. 1t certainly is a model of per-
lection in the stair building line and
it is well worth careful considera.
ton.
There Is a great advantage in land,
ing in the middle of the house up.
stairs. 1t saves the upper hallway
In these days of high prices of both
lumber and labor this saving In floor
space means more than 1t used to.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Aerial Screw Propeller.

An aerial screw propeller working
on a novel system has been invented
by Mai. Hoernes, an aeronaut. says
the Cologne Gazette. In his new CON
~trivance the inventor takes advantage
Of the fact that the screw to be used
in air has a wholly different medium
to encounter than the ships propeller,
working in water, since air Is capable
OF compression. He has, therefore,
made use Of a screw which Is driven
In a series Of impulses, and not at
one continuous speed, as Is usually
the case. He effects this by means
OF a system OF screws. which not only
revolye round their own axes, but
also rotate round Q common axis,
planet fashion. The screw Is thus
driven alternately fast and SLOW.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
HIGH PLAY IN WASHINGTON.
Heavy Gambling a Part Of Social Life
of the City.

Probably in no other city In America
does this nightly card playing take on
SO much OF the atmosphere of the
Riviera as in Washington. There are
many foreigners there, and they play
the game with that picturesque fever.
ishness which is typical OF their nature
and training. The great majority OF
foreign attaches are not equipped
financially for the exactions of the
game, but their position compels them
to accept every invitation.
Their argument-while attacked by
many as one showing lack of mora:
e~ourage--is quite satisfactory to them.
They say they we're not sent to this
country to play the part of a scholarly
recluse. They must be In evidence at
all smart functions What would be
thought of them, they ask, If they
sternly refused to play bridge for
money when the world they move In.
and the world they represent. consid.
ers 1t the right thing to do?
Their ministers play! Members OF
the cabinet play! They scarcely feel
like directing to themselves and to
their legations the ridicule and critt,
cism which would follow the guest who
slips away between dinner and bridge,
So they play. If they lose on their
small incomes il becomes necessary
for them to recoup, and the only way
to do this is to go to more bridge
parties.
Washington is prominently a city
of the leisure classes, and the almost
continuous social season there raises
bridge to its most glittering height
Broadway Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

In another way 1t is very attractive
and that is in heating. Heat from the
lower story follows UP the stairway,
which Is a valuable concession to
economy for two reasons. 1t helps
materially to warm the house and it
Is in itself a. means Of purifying the
air by circulation.
Every one has noticed that some
houses are more comfortable than
others and perhaps have often won
dered why. In some houses you have
a sense of depression as though you
couldn't breathe and in other houses
you feel perfectly at ease. The differ
ence often is in the circulation of air
inside Of the house, There are cracks
and crevices about every door and
window. Doors are constantly being
opsned and shut. Children sometimes
anDoy us by their persistency in run
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
First Floor Plan

ming in and out, but they are a great
benefit Just for this reason. Every
time they leave an outside door open
they let In a little fresh air which
drives out just SO much foul air. A
house will hold so many cubic feet
of atmosphere and the air may be
good or 1t may be bad. You can't
have two kinds at once, that is you
can't have all bad air and all good
air at the same time. But If you have
good circulation the good air VIII
come in and the bad air will go out.
/ have watched the evolution of a
house building in this particular. !
have gone all through the double win
dow proposition to keep the cold out.
/ have seen houses all sealed up tight
for winter, but | have never seen one
tight enough to keep the doctor out.
You may have fresh air for nothing
and you may have sealed up foul air
II you prefer It, but it is expensive
because OF the consequences. have
noticed another peculiarly. These
sealed up houses don't heat up -
easily as a house that has a few open
ings for fresh air. The reason Is the
air don't circulate.
One great advantage Of putting the
heating fire in the furnace IN the eel
lar 10 that warm air, like sparks. 10
prone to 20 upwards. When It ones
gets started 1t generally makes the
rounds Of the house. X finds its WAY
into every nook and corner ana \
carries Inc and vitality with It AZ
An I bottlo don't circulate. 4 you
vaas " M ina bottle coFk lyFo J
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Wanted to Get Into Prison.

Felix Gonzales, of S%ocorro, sentenc-
ed to a term of years in the peniten.
tiary on a charge Of assault with a
deadly weapon and whose case, upon
appeal was decided in favor Of the
lower court, had some difficulty In get
ting into prison. AS SOC as he heard
that the supreme court had affirmed
the sentence of the lower court he
went to the ~penitentiary near this
city and said to Supt. Trelford:
II have been sentenced for two
years and | want to begin serving
my sentence as soon az possible"
Supt. Trelford was unable to accept
the man as a prisoner because he had
no commitment papers. When 90 In
formed Gonzales left the prison and
after an hour returned with his COM
mitment papers duly signed and Ger
tilted. He was then placed In q cell
to begin serving = two years SEN
tence.-Santa Fe New Mexican.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

Only a few days ago the announce
ment was made Of the half million
dollar home to be built at Washington
by August Belmont. To-day 1t is gen.
eral gossip that options have been Sc
cured by Mrs. Marshall Field, Of Chi.
ago and George w. Vanderbilt, OF
New York and Biltmore, on residence
property in the northwest. The prop
arty on which the homes for these mil.
lionaires is to be erected is the west
end OF the square fronting on a small
park formed by the intersection Of
New HAM shire avenue and Seven
teenth street. The property has a
frontage CT nearly 200 feet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
.MissisSippi
Aews
FIRST Monument to confederates

Several southern States have claimed
the honor OF having erected the first
monument to the soldiers Of the Con-
federacy, but this distinction apparent
ly belongs to Mississippi The first
Confederate monument in Mississippi,
and thought to be the first in the South,
was erected at Liberty, Amite county.
The movement to raise funds for the
Amite county memorial was launched
on June |, 1865, a little more than one
year after the war closed, aud the deai.
cation ceremony took place on April l.,
ISL.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

house building. Ten years ago seven
rooms and a good sized hallway with
a front and back stair in a house
would have been considered an i'm
possibility.
In this plan we not only have com
fort and convenience, but we have a
dining room that would dc credit to
a house twice the size, and we have a
large parlor or living o that is
very satisfactory, indeed. There is a
good cellar and a good attic. There is
nothing mean, small or skinny any
where, yet it is really a small house
that may be built In a village or small
city, where the cost of materials and
labor is reasonable, for about $4,000
or possibly $4,000 complete with fur
mace, gas-piping and plumbing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Big Sham Bottle.

A reunion Of Lafayette County Camp
U. g. ", will be held on the university
grounds at oxford on April q, at which
time a sham battle will be given, with
veterans opposing veterans, composed
Of infantry, cavalry and artillery form
atoms. The plan Of battle will as near
as possible follow that Of one Of the
great battles OF the civil war.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Desperate Encounter.

Walter Kelly, deputy sheriff, had a
desperate encounter with a negro bur
glar named jeff Foote In the county
Jail at New Albany, in which the negro
attempted to assassinate him, and would
have accomplished his purpose but for
the timely assistance Of Jim Dalton and
Tully Barbee, two other negro prisoners
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Has Historic FLAG.

Eben Appleton, Of New York city,
has in possession the "s~tar-spangled
banner which few over Fort Nc
Henry and which inspired Francis
Scott Key to the composition Of his
national ode. It is his intention at his
death to leave the Dag to either one Of
the national museums at Washington
Or the Massachusetts Historical mn.
ssum 4 Boston.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
AI4aa..b.r ln4ernation.L.

Mrs. Roosevelt will, with her own
hands, fashion q silk American flag to
be presented to the naval academy at
Annapolis for the draping Of a small
bronze bust Of Admiral Lord Nelson,
the gift Of King Edward to that insti.
tuition. Queen Alexandra Of Great
Britain will provide British colors for
the same purpose. the presentation Of
which will ~ made By Mr.. James
9ryee. vie d the British ambassadors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
EDITOR

up tight In a house with double doors
and double windows. but you won't be
comfortable or healthy. -
Large rooms are very pleasant In
summer. but they are often like barns
in winter. 1t costs a mint of money
to heat a big house having large
rooms with high ceilings. in the win.
ter time Large rooms are imposing
and they give us opportunities to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Commission Sustained.

The supreme court handed down an
opinion sustaining the right of tho
railroad commission to formulate and
enforce reciprocal demurrage rules and
regulations. The commission adopted
II regulation providing that the railroad
companies have the right to charge
parties holding cars after the regula-
ton time limit a fee OF ri per day, and
providing for a reciprocal fee in the
same amount II the railroad Is at fault,
This regulation the court sustains.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Narrow Escape.

James Switzer OF New Albany saved
his life by a minutes time when he
hurriedly jerked the harness from his
horse and ran into his house from a
shower of rain, He bad barely reached
the door when u fash Of lightning
struck and instantly killed his horse.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

A large number Of men and teams
and other adjuncts to railway construc-
tion are busily engaged In closing up
the gap in the New Orleans and Great
Northern railway, and q small army IL
at work all along the line, either at
grading and clearing or track.laying.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Damaged by Hailstorm.

Ellisville and vicinity was visited by
q hailstorm that lasted eight minutes.
The stones were one and a half inches
In diameter, which did much damage
to gardens and fruit. The Oldest in
habitants declare IL surpassed anything
aver seen In that section.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
X, of p. Grand Lodge.

ne gruuu rouge IxutrB feg'Vs-s
will meet in Hattiesburg in May.
There was an increase OF ten new
lodges and about l,008 new members
in the State during the grand lodge
year. The growth of the order In Mis-
sissippi during the past few years has
been wonderful, the increase having
been fully one hundred per cent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
jury BOZ Tampered with,

Judge Billiard dismissed the grand
and trial iuries i~mpaneled for the cir
cult session at Raleigh, Smith county,
and refused to hold court because he
was convinced that the jury box had
been tampered with.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
M.w Mi..ion for einel rowan.

The success Of the French war de-
partment in keeping in communication
with the army during its autumn ma
neuvers by the 8 Of the Ethel tower
in Paris as q wireless telegraph sta
tion has led TO the installation Of IN
struments on the tower powerful
enough to communicate with Algeria
and TuniG
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Killed by Lightning.

G. A. Newsop, who lived near Brook
haven, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. He was saddling bis
horse when death came. Five years
ago, when a cyclone swept over his
home he was injured and was thought
to be dead for several hours.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

show off before company, but tie win
ter is never so long as when you are
burning a ton of coal every week
trying to keep from freezing. That
is why architects have spent so much
time in planning houses that are com.
pact, convenient. airy, light and well
adapted to the needs of the family
and good lockers at the same time.
Architects deserve a great deal o.
credit for recent improvements Il
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
Gone to Her Reward.

Mrs. Mary Letitia, wife Of J. G, Mar
tin, editor OF the Corinthiaa, died at
Corinth, aged 80 years. Many beauti-
ful graces adorned the character OF this
devoted wife and mother.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
b to Cotton.

A serious setback has been given
cotton planting by the unreasonable
weather, which has recently prevailed.
Many farmers had planted, being en-
courngcd thereto 10y the warm, summer
weather which lasted through almost
all of the latter part Of March, These
will all lose the cotton seed which they
have put in the ground, and this will
come as a peculiar hardship this year,
as all the seed of cotton picked after
the cold rains which SO blighted the
cotton crop, beginning about Oct. last
year, was rendered unfit for planting,
and cotton seed is " scarce commodity,
and very high.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
italian Immigrants.

Signor Ferruccio Herbinati, ar ltaIan
who has been promoting the immigra-
ton Of his countrymen to the Missis-
sippi delta, states that he has sustained
a loss OF over $4,000 within the past
few months on account of the unjust
action of his government in trying to
prevent immigration to this State.
Slgnor Zerbinati declares that the au-
thorities in Italy insist on %sIandering
Mississippi, in spite Of the documentary
evidence he has furnished them show
ing that Italian immigrants in this
State are happy, conteuted and pros
porous.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
U. d. G. Convention.

The State Division Of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy will meet
at Jackson on May 7, 8 and 8.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26
DR.. walker Dead.

DR.. r. p. Walker, one OF the hest
known dentists In the State, and .
member Of the State board VI deUtal
examiners, died at Brandon
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

Inventors seem especially anxious
TO produce trousers hangers, coat
hangers, clothes presses, etc, for the