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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
ENDED THE BIBLE READING.
Beginner Resented Wlfe's Enjoyment
Of His Mistake.

A Kansas City man, who had fol.
lowed stock quotations, football scores
and race form sheets more closely
than he had religious and literary mat.
tiers, recently was persuaded by his
wife to read aloud each evening from
the Old Testament TO improve the
knowledge of both on Biblical matters,
The man became interested in the
story of the scriptures and read aloud
several evenings with great gusto and
pleasure. One night as he was swing,
ing along he read: And they horse
whipped the beasts"
Hold on" exclaimed his wife,
what was that?'
They horsewhipned the beasts he
repeated. and continued reading, His
wife got up from her sewing, crossed
the room, looked over his shoulder and
read:
They %worshipcd the beasts
There" she said, 81 knew the word
horsewhipped was not in the Bible.
He, Hel"
The mar closed the Bible with a
snap, clasped the snap, and that con-
Guided the readings for all time,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Venus de Milo.

1t is questionable whether the real
Greek woman, of that immortal epoch
when sculpture meant something more
than a decorative end to an architect.
ural means, possessed the chaste love-
illness accredited TO her in the CHS.
eled remnants left to US.
1t has ever been the within of artists
to work away from the physical facts
Of their models toward the ideals of
their fancy. The sculptor is usually a
proudly careless historian and but
q poor reporter. All Greek sculpture
doubtless is a highly glorified record
Of true Greek %ethnology. But, grant
ing such a oma as, say, the Venus
de Milo did exist in all her bodily and
facial perfection, she would meet with
but cold reception at the hands of
our critics Of femininity to-day.
Her modern women associates
would, I am certain. adjudge the elias.
sic lady q trump. Ideals change with
the centuries II nature does not
Bohemian Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
One off6e
Essentials

Of the happy homes Of to-day Is n vast
fund Of information as TO the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
best products.
Products Of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained TO worldwide
acceptance through the approval OF tho
Well Informed OF tho World; not Of indl-
viduals only, but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords,
One Of the products OF that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and com.
mcndcd by the Well Informed of the
World rs a valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the we'll known Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA. TO get It's beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
OBJECT LESSON FOR CHILDREN.
Mayor Was Quick TO See and Impress
Good Point.

It was FIVE minutes before noon.
The mayor and the state superintend
end had spent an hour talking TO the
children in an Ohio school, and just
before the stroke of the gong the
chairman oF the local school commit
tee was called upon to follow them.
Children he said, pointing toward
the window, las you go out from the
school in about two minutes you will
see a gang of men who are now shovel
ing cinders into a railway train. They
are earning S35 a month.
beside them is a t~imekeeper earn
ing $55.
AT the head of the train is an en-
gineer getting 500, and over him is
a superintendent getting two hun.
dred.
What Is the difference between
those men? Education. Get all you
can Of it."-Youth's Companion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Why sioan's LIniment and Veterinary
Remedies Are the Best to Use.

Let me tell you why Sloan's Lini-
ment and Veterinary Remedies are
the safest and most practical on the
market to-day. In the first place, DR..
Earl s. Sloan is the son of a veterin-
airy surgeon, and from his earliest In
fancy he was associated with horses.
He bought and sold horses while
yet very young. He practiced as a vet
Urinary for 20 years and has battled
successfully with every disease to
which that animal is subject.
All his remedies are the result of
experiments made to save life or re-
lieve suffering while he was practic-
ing his profession.
Any reader, by writing to DR.. Earl
s. Sloan, 615 Albany Street, Boston,
Mass, will receive "Sloan's Treatise
on the Horse" free. This book tells
how to treat horses, cattle, hogs, and
poultry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

circles. He was taken i'll a few weeks
ago and his son was summoned from
his home in Pennsylvania. When 1t
was seer that the end was near the
son asked his father If there was not
some last desire that he might wish
gratifed. The parent thought a few
moments and then replied in the at
frmative.
As he lay on his couch realizing that
his days were numbered his MIND
strayed back to the scenes of his child
hood, back to the farm in faraway
Maine, where he was born and where
he spent his youth. He recalled par
ticularly a bowlder which stood near
the old homestead and which was the
center of his playground. With voice
shaken with emotion he asked his
son to place that bowlder upon his
grave. He declared that he could Sc
cure no monument 80 satisfying as
that rough pile Of stone around which
such pleasant memories associated.
The son found the boWlder just where
his father said that it lay and 1t was
shipped to the west. Carved upon its
finty side is the word "Blaisdell."
That is all, but it tells a story that Is
more eloquent and pathetic than could
be expressed in columns of descriptive
prose, of the tender memories OF
youth that are recalled when old age
reminds that the night is coming.
That three tons of granite, lasting un'
til the end of time, will mutely tell OF
the heart hunger of the elder Blaisdell
for some remembrance Of the misty
past and of the happy days of his boy
hood down on the farm" 1t will also
tell of flial love and duty well per-
formed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
DOCTOR SAID "usE cuTlcURA"
In Bad Case of Eczema on Child
Disease Had Reached a Fearful
State-His Order Resulted
in Complete Cure.

when ! was small | was troubled
with eczema for about three months,
II was all over my face and covered
nearly all of my head, 1t reached
such a state that it was just a large
scab all over, and the pain and itching
were terrible, | doctored with an able
physician for some time and was then
advised by him TO use the .Cutieura
Remedies which | did and | was en-.
tirely cured. l have not been bothered
with it since. | used Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment but do not
know exactly how much was used to
complete the cure. | a safely say
that Cuticura did a lot for me. Miss
Anabel Wilson, North Branch, Michp
Oct. 20. 1907"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Out Of Place,

A white marble statue Of an ances-
tor adorns the grounds Of Mrs. Blair's
country estate, and one of her maids.
a fresh arrival from Cape Breton, re-
Gently asked what that" was there
for.
Mrs. Blair explained and, being
armed to the teeth with the history
of this, her most distinguished fore
bear, added something about his
"life-work" and great principles
Don't you admire the flgure?' she
asked.
mo, men," the girl from Cape
Breton replied. Il don't like dead men
standin' up in front Of peoples houses.
He'd ought to be in his grave. That's
where he belongs.'-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Peculiar Municipal Franchise.

Victoria, the capital of British CO
lumbia, has a peculiar municipal fran
chise. Every person who pays a 81 dog
tax ia entitled to vote in elections for
mayor and aldermen. The system has
led to abuses. 1t has been discovered
that six enterprising women voted on
the strength Of a single dog. Worse
still, one ingenious woman, unable to
get a real dog in time to qualify, took
out a license for a china dog on her
mantelpiece. Municipal franchise re
form is now regarded as a question Of
urgency in Victoria, and the unkind
association OF dogs with mayors and
aldermen Is doomed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

chew" In 1t. Mr.. Fletcher lives at the
Waldorf when in New York, but II
must be that Mr.. Boldt, the manager,
does not take him seriously for his
theories would break up the restau'
ram business. Mr.. Fletcher says he
lives on a few cents a day for food
and is as active at IS as most men at
40. One of his kindly critics points to
the fact that in his youth Mr.. Fletcher
was an all-round athlete as pretty
good evidence tina. he had a better
physique than the average man and
should therefore bear his years better
Mr.. Fletcher when at home lives in q
Venetian palace. He has written many
books on nutrition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
But Not the Same,

Mushley--Indeed, yes, he's very
tender.hearted. ! really believe IL a
beggar approached him and he had
no money about him he'd actually
take off his coat and give 1t to him.
Crabbe-Well, I'm not tender-heart.
ed, but some of these neryy beggars
make me feel like taking off my coat
and giving 1t to them-good and
proper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
soyAooD LANDMARK FOR GRAVE.
Son Journeys Far to Bring Howider
Dying Father Asks Fer.

Bloomington, Hin compliance
with the dying request of his father,
DR.. Walter O. Blaisdell, Jr, of
Punxsutawney, Pa, i~ourneyed all the
way from central Illinois to Augusta,
Me-, after a huge bowlder, which lay
OF the old farm where his father had
spent the happy days of his boyhood.
The great mass of red granite, relic OF
some glacial formation ages ago, was
loaded upon a fiat car and then
shipped 1900 miles to McDonough
county. this state, and placed upon the
grave.
The remarkable request and Mia
compliance attracted wide attention
The elder Blaisdell amassed a com
potency and ranked high In medlca
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
No knocker.

"Do you think the scheme OF Am
undsen for reaching the north pole by
using a team of polar bears Is faasi'
ble?"
The returned Klondiker looked
doubtful. Il don't like to queer the
game Of a scientific gent" he said,
land I'll say the scheme is at least as
feasible as crossing the seal with the
arctic snow goose and Harvesting the
result to a sledge."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Thew Should

my honest conviction, based upon
my own experience and that Of my
friends, is that Hunts Care will cure
a larger per cent Of skin troubles, es-
pecislly of an itching variety, than
any other remedy. Certainly those ar
ficted with any form of itch should
try It," j. o. Moore,
50c per box. Atchiscn, kas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

by local applications, as they chunot reach the dis
eased portion Of the ear. There Is only one way 70
cure deafness, and that ia by constitutional remedies
Deafness Ia caused by an inhamed condition OF tho
mucous lining OF the Eustschian Tube. When this
tube Ia infRmed you have a %runbling sound Or iIn
perfect hearing, and when II Is entirely closed Dear
ness is the result, and unless the lnfauin alton can be
taken out and this tube restored TO Its normal condi
tl0n, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Cstarrh. which IL nothing
but an infamed condition OF the mucous surfaces,
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness caused by catarrhl that cannot be cured
BY HallA Catarrh Cure, Send for circulars, free.
r.. j. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Drugglets, i5c.
Take ilallH Family Pills for constipation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
And the Judae Stoned Smiling,

One day a celebrated advocate was
arguing before a very rude old Scotch
Judge, who pointed with n forefinger
to one Of his ears, and with the other
to the opposite me. you G this,
Mr.. X?" II do, my lord" said TIE ad-
yoeate. well, Is just goes in here
and comes out there" and his lordshIp
smiled with the hilarity of a Judge
who thinks he has actually said a good
thing. IL don't doubt 1t, my lord" re.
piled the advocate; what Is there to
prevent IT."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

AT last" says Mr.. Wood, Il began
using Deans Kidney Pills. and before
one box was gone, | went through four
days Of intense pain, finally passing a
stone, one.half by fye~-sixteenths of an
inch in diameter. / haven't had a sign
OF kidney trouble since"
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box.
Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
is NOTED FOOD FADDlsT.
"cheW-CheW" Fletcher a Believer In
Thorough M~astication.

New York.--IIorace Fletcher Is the
most noted of the food faddists of the
day. He is known as the "chew-chew"
man because his fad is careful masti-
cation. He does not eat expensive
food because he gets more satisfaction
in inexpensive food-there is more
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Crusher for Papa.

"Chalmont, you don't know your
geography lesson at all tonight" said
Gunson, Sr. when ! was your age
could answer practically every ques-
ton in the book
We'll, pa" retorted Gunson, Jr., Il
guess you had some intelligent person
to help you with your home work"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
The Other Side.

Landlady--Are you 80 particular
about having a quiet room because
you sleep in the daytime?
De Toot-No, mann. | practice oil
the flute several hours a day, and any
ether sound jars on ny sensitive soul.
-Earper's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

A generation ago water-drinking oc
cupants OF civic chairs were very
rare In Scotland. Total abstainers,
however, can claim as a result OF the
recent elections that 40 Scottish burga
are presided over by abstaining pro
vosts. The list includes Sir William
Bisland, Bart, lord provost Of Glas
gov, and Lord Provost Gibson, Edin
burgtl 3es
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

The lIuts of the poor, the Halls OF the
rich.
Are neither exempt from some form
- Of itch;
Perhaps a distinction may be made
in the name,
But the rich and the poor must
scratch just the same.
. why should the children OF Adam
endure
An affection 80 dreadful, when Hunts
Cure does cure?
All forms of itching. Price Doc.
Guaranteed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

Aches, Pains, Burns, Cuts. Sprains.
and all similar Affections are always
instantly relieved; often entirely
cured by an application Of that un.
equaled remedy, Hunts Lightning Oil.
Don't suffer. Don't delay. What's the
use7
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

fering scme months
ago with frequent at
tacks of hard pain In
the back, kidneys
and bladder and the
Kidney s~ecretions
were
scanty or profuse'
Medical treatment
failed to cure him,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Imnnrfanf to MI nthara

To live for others, to suffer for
others, Is the inevitable condition of
our being. To accept the condition
gladly, Is to find It crowned with Its
own joys.-Westcott.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Nc Need Of Scratching

Other Affections may be more pain
full, but none more annoying than
many forms of itching trouble. The
quickest and most reliable remedy for
itching diseases Of any character is
Hunts Cure. One application relieyes
one box guaranteed to cure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
The Pe.ru.na Almanac In 3,000,0 900
Homes.

The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has
become a fixture in W. eight million
homes. II can be obtained from all
druggists free. Be sure to inquire early.
The 1908 Almanac is already published,
and the supply will soon be exhausted.
Do not putt 1t off. Speak for one today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

BUf, SEE /, Yen be gettin' mar
ried soon, then whatll we do with
it?'
"'Oh, no | won't, Uncle JOEL e
she, looking out to the hills with her
Eyes shinin', I'm eve goin' to get
married. I'm goin' to live alone an
have things just as | want them. An
oh, 1t seems SO good, Uncle JOEL
That's all she ever said to show how
hard her life had been with her pa.
II didn't much believe a woman
could run a farm all alone, let alone
a young gal like her. But she certain
had the gift. You could just set an
watch q corn grow, an potatoes
would Asout like to bust If she
hoed she got good prices too,
This fer about two year, an
still5 mt married, an the
purt in the county, too. Oh,
she has X enough, but one after
the other she give 'em all the mitten,
an l was beginnin' to think she want
goin' to catch it after all, till one day
| seen her with Saml Hardy. SAINTS
felix's lived next door to Emeline's an
she an Saml had played together ever
since they could crawl. He was so
used to havin' her around he kinder
took 1t fer granted that she would
always be there, an eve thought of
m%arryin'; an she didn't either. One
day she was sittin' on my gate talkin'
an laughin' like she always done, an
all of a sudde~ lie set her hat straight
and fixed hef hair at the sides. You
Aaow the way they do. | looked to
SEE who was comm, fer Emeline was
almighty Independent hat away. 1t
was only Sam1, but Emeline got red
as a geranium when he spoke to her.
"Hello, EN- he seq. There's a fel.
Ter up to your house awaitin' fer you
to get back. He's a advertisin' man
an wants to put a %signboard up in
your pastur. He's goin' to put one In
ours.
"fHow much did the man give you
fer the sign, Saml?' Emeline asst.
"a dollar, an he does all the
work SEE he, an went on up the
road.
"Emeline watched him a spell an
then she sighed. chopin it off short
an lookin' kinder puzzled. Then she
went home to tell the stranger to put
up his sign. Course | want sure of
Emeline yet but was almighty sus-
picious an watched her close fer a
couple of weeks. | got certainer and
~certainer an did everythin' | could to
get 'em together. But, bless ye, they
was both as shy as colts with each
other.
"One day Emeline ONE to me.
Uncle JOEL SEE she, I can't think
what's the matter with my cows, not
one of 'em is milkin' like they ought
to, an they don't eat neither
Neither do you eat, Emeline,' SEE
SI.arYou don't take enough in a day to
keep a canary. What's the matter of
yer
81 don't know SEE she. I'm not
hungry an | can't sleep good, an I feel
kinder tired. Guess | need a tonic
"'Guess We do SEE I. but thinkil'
all the time that Saml is all the tonic
she needs.
"'Well Ill come over an see EN-
seq 7. An next morning. after hoein'
a spell ] went down to her pastur'. ]
come up through some brush an saw
Emeline ahead of me behind a bush
watchin' the cows. / edged up without
lettin' her know | was there till I
could see tile pastur'. Right in the mid.
N die Of it was a great big Bull Durham
Atobacco sigl, a big red bull, PAWN an
&~tossin' his horns just like he owned
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

Great beauty and great virtue are
always inaccessible except to those
who strive, who learn to accept, I'M
derstand and enjoy them,-Sterne.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

The best portion Of a good mans
life is his little, nameless. unremem-
bered acts of kindness and OF love-
Wordsworth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
That pry Hackino Couch

needs attention. Ask your druggist
for Browns Bronchial Troches which
will quickly relieve the cough.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Hubby Gets SUSPICIOUS.

John, do you love me?"
yes
DO you adore me-"
II s'pose."
viii you always love me?"
"Ye-look here, woman, what, have
you been and gone ordered sent home
now?'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

1t is by loving that we win love; II
is by making others happy that we
find happiness ourselves.-Mount1oy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

A gentleman Is born with the neces.
sity Of thinking Of others before he
does Of himself.-T1orida Times-Unjon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

Drink Garfield Tea at night! II insurcs a
normal action OF liver, kidneys. stomach
and bowels, and oyercomes constipation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

Put II out of the power Of truth to
give you, an III character.-Marcus
Antoninus.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Side by Side,

Hewitt have stood by that fellow
a good many times.
Jewitt-I guess you hlye-at the
bar.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethiDg, softens tho gums, reduces In
nsmmatiop, Ailays psin, cures wind coIic. &c bottle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

No man is born without faults, but
he lives best who has the fewest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

Sometimes the man who was born
q fool gets bravely over 1t.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
TRUE AFFECTION.

Ethel-Jimmy, do you love me?
Jimmy-Great Scott, girl, do | love
you! Amt | kept my hands and face
clean for more than a week all on &C.
| count of you?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

Only a stupid woman doesn't know
when to act stupid.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
VIRGINIA MERCHANT RID OF A
VERY BIG GRAVEL STONE.
Another Remarkable Cure Of Serious
Kidney Trouble.

c. l.. Wood. a prominent merchant
Of Fentress. Norfolk Co. Va. was sui.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

TayIOr's Cherokee Remedy Of swcc
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem
edy-Cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Con
sumption, and all throat ana lung troubles.
At druggists, 25c, zoe and 800 per bottle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

ONLY ONE "BROMO OUISINE"
That is LAXATIVE BKOMU QUIkiNE. Look for
the signature OF No.. W, GROVE. Used the Word
over 70 Cure n Cold In One Day, 2c,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10

Every woman thinks she has a right
to make a fool Of some man.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-10
Ways Of Women
By RICHARD PRIDE
Copyright. BY Daily Story Pub. y,

from the train al
party was waiting
Fhole town seemed to
Ss to the hotel to get q
l was In his accus.
Ter the awning and
him after the usual
fling. haven't your" ]
story," said he, "but il
r it."
i he fairly launched on
was right acrost from
n when Hiram died he
me to look out fer Eme.
Il. Joel, I'm liable to not
Journey, an | got some
sses down in the fur
a leetle tender to han
keep your eye onto 'em
be obliged | knew he
e all the time, an | told
Iout fer her.
2lv 20 years old when
The farm, but knew
o$lght then than her
RS aer why she didn't
an 90 live in town, she
enough. Uncle Joel SEE
|een tryin' to get pa to
him run the farm fer two
e always laughed at me,
my chance now, an you
at | can do .
-, tUAttl H. ~oEts-t pNo,