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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
"sure enough" says we all, Tets

sure enoughr' says we all. Tets
hear"
"Weii,s says "Doe." 'ft's quite a
story; III tell you all about 1t after
supper
We'll, sir, We had supper, and then
Doc stretches out before the blaze
of about q ton Of Iogs and he says
Are we all here, brethren"
And then he commences. II start.
ed out this morning and went straight
TO the oak ridges, and built me a little
sort OF blind and crawled In back
Of It and commenced to listen. and oc.
casionally call for turkeys, Finally
began TO get an answer from
oye TO my right and | kept calling
the best ! could. but finally ! must
have let ont n fortlssimo instead Of a
piauisBimo note, and the turkey quit
ne cold
Forty mlssimo" says n Of the
guides, what's that. 'Doc?'"
"It'B a bnckgnort translated into
English" says Doc
Go on. Doe 81" says old man Waite.
Well" says Doe "at last ! heard
the sound Of about A million turkeys
gobbilng down In the timber and
something must have scared them, for
they commenced flying over me by
singleR, pairs, threes and clouds. | got
two shots before they all went past,
and killed one turkey. When | started
back towards where they all had
seemed to light, | hung my turkey up
by that old cottonwood stump. high
up out Of reach OF anything | guess"
We'll, ! was coming along to where
the turkeys had MI lit, and | got
down TO the green brier patches, |
Wofmed my way through about a mile
If 'en, but cant raise any turkeys.
sat down and tried the call but
laTy u turkey, Then ! made up my
mind to come back to camp and pick
Up my turkey on the way. There was
/, little snow on the ground. Just n
jmcar. and every once in a while I'd
across N Of those big old logs
hat was hard to climb over and far
o go around, aud the wading through
he brierA a awful tough besides
1t last | came to n long old log that
running the way | was headed
nd | made up my mind ia ride her.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

So | climbed up on top. and as | was
coming along down towards tho end I
saw a thick bunch of green.brlcrs at
the other end, Says I to myself, I'll
jump that hurdle, and | took a little
flying start and up | went over the
briors."
Now, It's a little singular, but when
| came down | lit square straddle of
the biggest wildcat In Arkansaw. Yes,
sir. | was In the saddle for sure. and
| squashod him right down to tho
ground, | wasn't exactly scared. you
might say, but | was a trine confused.
This old cat spit and clawed out from
under me and | know he was almost
frightened out Of his senses. The ef.
feet on me was what the scientists
call optical Illusion Ever zee these
cages with a squirrel going around In
emf Well, | thought the world was
going around at the rate of a million
revolutions a minute and that | was
going around with It In a sort of Gag
WV Wv 'ANNNh NiiNNhAH bl llI VI ilt
to keep me company"
That's the reason | came away
without my gun. That's the reason
] didn't hunt mp my turkey. That's
the reason | hustled for camp. /
wanted the sight Of human faces and
the touch Of human sympathy. What
| wanted 20 do was to get away from
there and forget all that maze Of fur
and teeth and yellow eye.halls. and
thrashing around there in the green,
briers, and that pungent smell OF
scared wildcat"
"And that's the reason. | reckon,
that my clothes seem to be ripped I'M
a little across the seams. don't
know what's the best record for travel
ing through green.briers on a direc;
line, and | haven't measured the dis.
lance from here to where me and the
wildcat got introduced to each other.
but ! want to say that my time must
have been something terrific. | sailed
over the logs like q quail, and | went
through the green-briers like a rabbit
through an Usage orange hedge"
Il thought IL | fingered the wild cat
might have robbed me of my watch
and other y~aluables, | guess, for |
never stopped to decker about the gun
at all, And now when l come to size
1t up, that varmint was as badly
scared--T confused, as | a II
remember he went over the log like
a charge of buck'shot the minute he
could squirm loose, but the optical IL
fusion on me was strong Mt that time,
and ! thought | had HI right in the
middle OF a wildcat convention"
Who'll go out with me in the morn
ing and help me find my gun?' says
Doe"
\ will.' says old Emory.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Ideal Wall Coyerino.

From a sanitary and even from an
artistic standpoint nothing makes a
better wall covering than a water col.
or tint.
This must be the right kind. though,
that will not fade or streak or rub off,
II you insist on having the best. then
will you know the comfort of being
able to wipe down your walls once or
twice q week with a dry soft cloth put
over a broom or long. handled brush.
Some Of these wall tints are anti.
septic and germicides, and can be
painted over when 1t is desired to
change the decoration OF the room
without washing of the under tint.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Glazed Currant Buns.

Sorten a cake Of compressed yeast
In one,half cup OF scaIded and cooled
milk and add to a pint Of the same.
Stir In about three cups Of flour, beat
until very smooth, then cover and set
to rise. When light add one-half cup
sugar, one-half cup softened butter,
ono teaspoonful salt, three eggs, one
cup Of cleaned currants and about
three cups of -four. Knead until elias
tic and set to rise. When doubled In
bulk roll out into a sheet and cut
into rounds. Set the rounds a little
distance apart on a baking sheet, and
when doubled in bulk bake about %
minutes. Brush over with a thin starch
Ga teaspoonful OF cornstarch to a cup
Of boiling water). sprinkle thickly
with graduated sugar, and return to
the oven to glaze. Repeat the glaz.
ing process until q heavy coating Is
formed. This recipe makes two pans
of buns.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

After the fierce gale accompanying
last weeks blizzard many occupants
Of top-story offices In tall skyscrapers
complained of nausea, says the New
York Press, No wonder. Such struc.
lures sway considerably, and the SEN
sation produced is not unlike that OK.
perienced in an earthquake. Then
sickness at the stomach affects thou
sands. Let us style this earthquake
feeling NAL de seism, and the inclina-
ton to give up all the luxuries of the
season on the top of the lofty build.
ings NAL de scraper
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

arms, and taking off his soggy little
Jacket he laid 1t over a chair, then,
glancing at the strop, he asked:
Don't y think y'd better begin?" but
she shook her head.
Come here, son. and tell me all
about it-everything."
He went to her and sat upon her
lap, and he wondered vaguely why he
had thought for so long that he was
too grown up to sit on his mothers
lap and be cuddled; just about now 1t
seemed like a mighty fine place to be
all right, all right, and he snuggled
closer. And he told her all about It
everything. Suddenly she noticed
how wet his boots were and she
pushed him off her lap, anxiousIy, and
told him to undress and jump into bed
before he got his death of cold. And
when he was in bed she came over
and covered him and tucked him In,
then sat down upon the edge of the
bed and looked at him. She laughed
softly, in that way mothers have
some mothers-and she leaned over
him and asked: $50 it was a pretty
fine show, SOM"
"Oh, mother! Yes!" His sleepy
eyes sparkled for a moment at the
memory. She kissed him and told him
to go to sleep--he was asleep already!
and she put out the light. AS she
was about to hang up the strop In the
bathroom she looked at 1t refectively.
The bathroom window was open a few
inches; she walked over and dropped
The strop out OF the window. Just
SOS l won't be tempted in the morn
in" she said.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Andromeda.

The smooth-worn coin and ~threadbare
classic phrase
OF Grecian myths that did beguile my
youth
Beguile me not as in the olden days;
/ think more grief and beauty dwell
with truth.
Andromeda, in letters by the sea,
star-pale with anguish till young Par
seus came,
Less moves me with her suffering than
she.
The slim girl fettered to dark shame.
That nightly haunts the park. there. lks
a shade.
Trailing her wretchedness from street
to street.
See where h passes--neither wife nor
maid:
How all mere fiction CT, lmbles It her
feeti
Here is woes self, and not the mask Of
woe:
A legends shadow shall not move D -
Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

earth and set the crock in a deep sau.
Ger of water, never allowing the water
to dry out, Occasionally pour a weak
solution of ammonia water around the
stalk. Some try to force the buds by
growing them in water, but, while they
bud, they soon die and are never fully
matured. By adding natural plant
food, keeping the plant warm and
moist, the flowers will develop nicely.
All kinds of fruit blossoms will de-
velop If the branches are kept in jars
of water, placed in the strong sun
light.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

Boil potatoes until thoroughly
cooked; mash and stir In egg and one
cup Of milk. q teaspoonful OF salt and
a pinch of pepper. Roll potatoes into
balls the size Of a tennis ball. Make
a cup out Of q lettuce leaf twisted and
put In one ball. Arrange leaves and
balls In a fiat dish with slices Of hard
boiled eggs around edge and a spris
of parsley. Serve with roast beef.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

who either come to them propS
chaperoned or they go back to
states for them. The governn
builds nice six-room houses for
married men, and there is a w
pleasant social set being formed.
did not seem to agree with Miss Hele'
Varick Boswell that old maids or bach
elor girls are wanted there, the tS
ence being that the right sort of me,
are either married or about to be whe.
they 20 to Panama.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

o@ANf - gTrFNHF Y Ma%E4NrHfEL
Il tell you thad We neffer got No
mead dieces nacht. You hat SEND me
mine weekly bill mid fivdy-ife cends
charged o to-day und We ham got
nein mead since vensday."
Mr.. Gorshski was alternately rub.
bing his hands together, then drying
them nervously on his much-stained
apron. He o edged in a word:
Your Sammy he god dot mead
nod zwei hour ago" he protested ex.
citedly. Mrs. Gishkin became yet
more purple. Mr.. Gorshski FASTENED
on: He comb into der shob nit anod-
der poy-" Mrs. Gishkin clutched at
the new clew.
He had white hair-thad oder
poy?" she demanded.
"Yellow-welly maybe white" he as.
sented.
"Ah-h-h!" cried Mrs. Gishkin with a
world of understanding in the excla-
nation. I'D vas thad white-headed
liddle defil Sethie Doyle has made
mine Sam steal der mead"
Mrs. Doyle stiffened to the ton
height of her five feet three and swept
grimly into the fray. She flung the
package down on the marble counter.
There's yer dirty Kosher meat" she
announced. "An' y kin be a little
careful what y say about me son, Mrs.
Gishkin.' Mrs, Gishkin turned and
faced her. Mr.. Gorshski fell back In
relief and wiped the sweat from his
forehead with the corner of the much.
abused apron.
Your son, Mrs. Doyle! Und 500!
Your son he make mine Sammy buy
fivdy-ffe cends' worth O. mead O
him und charge Id on mine beel!"
The spectators drew closer to the
wall,
"Your son. Mrs. Gishkin, has made
my sethie buy your dirty Kosher
meat, and"
"Und then Why am ! charged init
id?" triumphed Mrs, Gishkin. Her
Sethie bass stole his mothers O
ney." She bestowed a broken.toothed
smile upon the spectators. "Und 80
cot"
Well! II they have the money. Mrs.
Gishkin, your Sammy has the most O.
t by now, like all his trickin' tribe!"
and Mrs. Doyle swept haughtily out
OF the shop, and home. She dahbed
her eyes now and again with the cor.
ner of her shawl, though she said
nothing. But she took down a time.
stifened strop from where II
hung from the bathroom door knob;
then she went into Sethie's room, sat
down upon the edge Of the bed. and
waited.
The curtain had fallen and every.
body had got up and gone out.
Sethie and Sammy had sat and looked
ct each other and at the empty seats
and the darkening theater beneath
them. until the copper had angriIy
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
so MONEY IN THE BUSINESS.
Why Big Company Gave Up the cuI.
ture of Microbes.

A couple OF years ago a rich com.
pany was organized In New York to
sell microbe cultures to wine and beer
makers, bread makers, cheese makers,
etc. At first It looked like a highly
profitable business proposition. Many
manufacturers became interested.
Some took stock. They saw millions
In 1t. The chemist Of one great brew,
Ing concern was frank enough to say
Gentlemen, you have a wond9
business. but there is no mone11
| have bought one tube of asa 9
from you for $40. I shall d SslsA
any more / can nov d6 sa3 Ss8s8s
breeding. That tube will nj RssSa|
lions, trillions, quadrilliOnaasaSsss
credibly short time; tha SSBS
far as our brewery is conf 2E
have an inexhanstible SUD
may sell every brewery in ii
$50 worth, and that will be
your business" azas]S
The chief promoter Of the
business said the other day:
learned that the brewing indy
the United States is controlN
chemists. You cannot reach til
prietors Of breweries except Il
their chemists, who are their}
guards. ! had to quit selling mid sgss
or starye to death. | could nd
the things"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
reynolds. the artist; Turner, Handel,
beethoven, Rossini. Mendelssohn and
Meyerbeer.

Meyerbeel

In the course of a paper before the
French Academy Of Medicine Prof.
Grlmbert recently stated that the Cen.
trail Pharmacy, which dispenses SUP.
phes to the public institutions in Paris
and the Department Of the Seine, an.
nuaily furnishes $4,000 leeches for use
In the hospitals
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
llIustrious Bachelors.

Among the illustrious Of the land
who passed through life in single
~blessedness may be mentioned Sir
Isaac Newton, Thomas Hobbies, author
OF the 'Leviathan;" Adam Smith, the
father of political economy; Cham.
fort, the greatest Of French takers:
Gassendi, Calico, Descartes, Locke,
Spinola, Kant. Bishop. Butler, the ar.
thor OF the analogy Bayle Leibnitz,
Hume. Gibbon, Macaulay. Buckle, Pitt,
Charles James Fox, Leonardo da vinci,
Raphael. Michael Angelo, Sir Joshus
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Maple Filling for cakes.

Break maple sugar into small
pieces and put q pound of II over the
water In a clean saucepan with me
cup Of cold water. Bring to a boil
without stirring until the strip forms
a thread on the tine Of a fork dipped
into Il, add the beaten white Of an egg.
take from the Ere and stir until
smooth. II too hard to spread easily
On cake, heat again over hot water
and use while still warm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
cold Production cllmhInn.

The worlds production Of gold VIM
s425.O o0, 900 last year and continues ~
climb. A hundred years ago the yield
was Sl2, 000. 900. Eight years ago 1t was
$262. 900, 0O0. The worlds stock Of
gold has doubled since 1888. In recent
years the line Of profit In working
gold ores has been lowered nom ~
to 81.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Ens Musiins.

Very 4ne muslins should be soaked
in tepid Eater in which borax has been
dissolved n t%easpoonful OF borax
to agallo} of water being sufficient.
Afar II an hour they can be
RUBBED gel nv In soap suds made of
fine Mite nrd soap. Boiling water
is thelpoul b over them and allowed
to coo.
They sho d be well rlnsed and
squeezd ra, Eer than wrung out.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Was Too Sincere.

Yes, ma'am." said the convict, I'm
here jist for tryin' to tlatter a rich
man"
THE ideal" exclaimed the prison
visitor.
yes, ma'am; l jist tried to initiate
his signature on a check"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Qualifying His Remark

Henry P~eck-Such weather! I'm
free to say the
Mrs. Peck-What's that, Henry?
Henry Peck (meekly)-Beg pardon.
my dear, | mean, with your permits.
sion, ! am free to say this is the worst
climate under the sun,-Philadelphia
Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
Women Not In Demand.

Mr.. Arnold 5hanklin, just returi
from Panama, says that men who
to Panama eel to think a wife {
Of the first necessities, but genera
they are provided with sweetheal
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

ut,
ct them and had wanted to
now ~ they were asleep.
Them they had gone out into the
ut and 1t was very late and dark
cold: it rained harder, too. Then
began the tramp home. It was
sninable. When they reached the
9 which contained the Doyle flat
paused irresolute.
Would you like to walk home with
Sethie" The senior partner tried
make his voice sound natural.
Sure!' Another pause at the door
the Gishkin mansion. The Gtshkin
ite was on the ground floor; the
mas We're down, but light shone
pund the edges.
Lets 60 round the block" Sam
kvered.
Bure."
iring the third round Sammy
#ppered. The Gishkin portals
HUH got { go-go home, Sammya
I s s#sx broke the silence. But when
Sg2ad said goodnight and, with
miserable, despairing glance
Ssg aaad shut the door, Sethie lin.
Es2HaA3k held by a dreadful fascination
E4ng to hear that for which he
FSa a3Spelled to listen. 1t would seem
questions whatever were
As3 1t was inconceivable that ii
ssi3E}gSS egin 30 soon. He believed he
gssESS ar the swish through the air
h thud, and his knees trem.
at he clutched the iron rail.
sass areaway. He gently pushed
s8S$ door of the apartment
.sS M on tip-toe; 1t was
front room, and he
sssssHs M3S&essly on to his own
ss}a In which he could
H3 a dim light burning.
His mother was lying
ssS $$$SS SlsAEped; she had slipped the
assSas$S |1#&S strop about her wrist,
trop dangled ominously
E@S ide. There were tears
Sa#S cheeks as though she
M ing when she fell asleep.
3a2fH her and flung himself on
Mafhg her over and over again;
prang up startled and stared
at him for an instant, then with
cry of relief caught rim to her,
a little he slipped out of her
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

Cut off some strong branches Of the
lilac and put in a crock of earth. Put
a strong solution Of plant food in the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13
A scH Brush.

A soft brush should be used to re.
move the cleaning agent from tbs
tiny crevices Of the silver.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-13

The curtain had fallen and every.
body had got up and gone out.
Sethie and Sammy had sat and looked
ct each other and at the empty seats
and the darkening theater beneath
them, until the copper had angriIy
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-14

THE Republican papers needn't be
making faces at the Populists. Jere
Simpson was a Populist, and it has
been a long time since White House
hat covered as big a brain as went
around under Jere's hat
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-14

THE Bakersfield Californian says
cveIy state in the union should have a
primary law like the one in Oregon,
so that all nominations, including
those for the United Staes Senae, may
be made directly by the people True
and the people of Oregon got their
good law by getting and the using the
initiative and referendum.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-14

WHILE President Roosevelt is wav-
ing red lanterns and demanding more
law against trusts, why doesn't it oc-
cur to him to tell Attorney General
Bonoparte to use the laws already in
existence?
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-14

81 WOULD limit the Presidential
Office to single term" says Senator
Rayner, land would further proclaim
that no President should have the
right to determine the selection of his
patronage" Why proclaim it? No
President now has a right to deter
mine his successor in that or any other
way. President Roosevelt has done
many things he had no right to do.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-14

THERE is not much infOrma ion in
that Congress is too busy doing cheap
politics to listen to the Presidents
important message.'It is a Eepubli
can congress. elected ito upheld the
Roosevelt policies" The mos 10
nounced Roosevelt policy is: ,
nothing that VIII hurt the monopoi..s."
And Congress is doing nothing that Will!
hurt the mOnOpOliGS.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-14

THE workingman who violates an
injunction has to go TO jail. The
packing trust that violaes an injunc-
ton merely raises the prices of it's
products.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-14

NO VICTORY worth having was ey
er won without cost-Ruskin.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-14

ONLY ten more months of the Pres
ident who is bigger than the consti-
tuition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-19

.sI SAW Wilbur Wright fly at lie Mans
last month" said a Chicagoan. 1T
was great. Afterward | had the pleasure
of lunching with Mr. Wright and Leon
Bollec. the motor builder. who is one OF
his most ardent supporters.
we talked at luncheon about flying.
high flying. Then by quite natural
transition. we talked about gambling. that
other form of high flight.
Mr. Wright. like Sir Hiram Maxim.
takes a great interest in Monte Carlo.
But he like Sir Hiram, believes that II is
impossible at Monte Carlo to beat the
game.
mo he said. the rules are too un-
fair to the player. With unlimited capital,
with unlimited GOODNESS. with the best OF
systems. the Monte Carlo plunger will
end no better off than the man who put
the placard on the wall.
\ tremendous wall. you know. sup
ports the Monte Carlo terrace that over
looks the sea. Well. last winter, soue
joker put on this wall a placard that
said:
200 FRANCS REWARD-LOST on JANUARY
-. the sum of Io0,OOo francs at the roulette
tables of the Monte Carlo Casino The above
reward will be paid Ia the person returning
same 10 the original owner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-19
The Gao.
IENRY f. DIXEY, at a di

HENRY E. DIXEY. at a dinner in New
= York. talked about gagging-about
the ability, reasonably common among
actors of introducing impromptu jokes
into Il part.
Nearly all Of us can gag" said Mr.
Dixey. Usually, though. the gagging is
of selfish nature. I'll explain to you
what | mean.
''Once. at the beginning of my career
j played the part of a'footman. | wore
in this part very broad white collar,
kind of EtOn collar. Well. the leading
man told me one night that with my help
he would introduce a gag.
All right said |. What is the gag
to be"
"'YOu know how said the leading man.
in the third act. | write a letter while
you stand beside me and wait TO carry IL
to your mistress? Well. after the letter
is finished, I'll reach over to you in an
absent way and wipe my pen your
white collar. OF course il will make 4
large black stain. but you will sect will
bring down the house
Il laughed harshly.
Capital. | said. And I'll finish the
thing off with little gag of my own. AS
soon as YOU have wiped your pen on my
nice collar, I'll wheel round and knock
you down. OF course it will hurt YOU a
little, but you'll see-it will be the hit OF
the show