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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
Thouoht She Was sIiahted.

The daughter OF a well known rep
r~esentative on her tenth birthday had
a party at her home in Washington,
and one of the guests was the daugh.
ter OF a senator. The birthday cake
shone glorious with ten candles. A
few weeks later the senator's daugh-
ter reached her eighth milestone, and
a party was in order. Just before the
guests arrived the small ~celebrant be-
took herself to the dining room to take
i look at the festal board. High on
its pedestal Of crystal stood the birth
day cake and ~circling It's snowy cir
conference we're eight tiny candles,
one for each year. 'One, two, three,
four, Ave, six, seven, eight" ~ejaculat-
ed the small hostess. Mamma. nam
ma, please come here quick. They've
only put eight candles on my birthday
cake and my fathers a senator! Now
Mary had ten candles on her
birthday cake and she's only the
daughter OF q congressman"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
GROWING TOO FAST
UNCLE SAM CANNOT HOUSE ALL
CT HIS FAMILY.
Large Item In National Expenre Ac-
count Is for Rent OF Buildings for
the Various Departments
Of State.

There II one item of national
expense account which is as aston
ishing as the growth which is respon.
sIble for II. 1t Is the amount that
Uncle Sam pays annually In rent.
The government is like a boy who
putgrows his clothes SO fast that his
trousers are half way to his knees his
sleeves only TO his elbows, his neck
towering above his collar. Every de-
paYtment Of the national government
has outgrown the buildings provided
for its housing.
This year the estimates included
1870, 1886 for rent. The figures in
crease from year to year. Before
very long Uncle Sam will be paying a
cool half million dollars annually for
rented buildings In Washington alone,
not counting the rents which must be
paid all over the country.
The state department is the only
n of the nine great branches of the
administration which seems to have
enough Don for its actual work. 1t
has only a single rent item--$720 a
year for stables.
As practically all the departments
have a corresponding item it remains
for some congressman, looking for
novelty, to propose a bill for erecting
a general stable. The president tried
in vain to have the old White House
stables replaced by new, so Uncle
Sam, too, may have to wait.
The treasury department has so
overlooked the fine old granite build
ing next to the White House that it
has to rent six other buildings, or
groups of offices In buildings. Its
rent bill is s34,SS6 a year, and would
be higher if the government did not
own some additional outside quarters
occupied by treasury officials.
The war department, which shares
with the state and navy the huge
building beyond the White House,
could almost make use of the entire
structure for its own purposes. 1t is
driven to the renting of a dozen out
side places at an annual cost of
si7,720,
The navy department has the fine
new Mills building across the way
from the government building. For
this and other outside quarters it
pays a rental of $24, 500 this year.
The department of the interior has
to pay the highest rent, amounting to
$62, 440. This is accounted for by
the fact that the civil service commits
sion has to be housed by this depart.
ment. So have the bureau of educa-
ton, the patent office, with its thou
sands of models and its millions of
documents, the land Office and several
other big government enterprises.
The post office department pays
$50, 1883 6 this year, for rent In Wash
ington alone. OF course, its rent
TOLL for the whole country is a very
different and very much more impos.
ing figure.
The department of agriculture pays
$50,14S.96 in Washington rent, though
this figure will be greatly reduced
when it's huge white marble building
is completed. The agricultural de-
partInent has boiled so hard for the
past few years that it has run over
into a dozen outside bureaus, each as
busy and full as a beehive.
Other departments are in the same
condition, and the expense to the gov
eminent, it will be seen, Is enormous,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
TO CURE A COUGH or COLD.
Doctors Prescription Checks an Acute
Cold in a Day and Cures
Chronic Coughs.
The following formula is a eve

The following formula is a never
failing remedy for coughs or colds;
Two ounces Of glycetine, one-half
ounce of Concentrated oil Of pine,
one half pint of good whisky, mix and
shake thoroughly each time and use
in doses of a teaspoonfll to a table
spoonful every four hours.
This, if followed mp, will cure any
cough that is durable or break up
an acute cold In "a hours. The in
gradients all can be g9tten at any
drug store,
Concentrated Oil Of pine comes put
up for medicinal uses onl! in half ounce
walls sealed in tin screw top cases de-
signed to protect it from heat and
light. Other oils of pine are insoluble
and are likely to produce nausea and
cannot give the desired results.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
WAS JUST WHAT HE WANTED.
Lawyers Unusual Brevity Appealed
to Secretary Taft.

One of the ablest legal Officers OF
the government is Paul C'ha2ltoa, law
officer of the insular huread of the
war department. Mr.. Charlton was
practicing law in Omaha and came
east on a trip. Secretary Taft in
vited him to Washington and offered
him the position he now holds. I'M
mediately after he assumed the Of,
fee an important question was pre-
sented to Mr.. Charlton with a re,
quest from the bureau submitting 1t
for instructions how to proceed. Mr..
Charlton answered the question briefly
and in a few sentences more gave the
necessary instructions.
The bureau sent back Mr.. Charlton's
communication with a suggestion that
his predecessor wrote lengthy opin'
ions and they thought he should do
likewise. Mr.. Charlton went to the
chief of the bureau.
isn't your question answered. he
asked.
20, yes, perfectly"
Aren't the instructions explicit?'
Yes. indeed" was the response,
''They are plain, indeed"
Then what need ia there for a
lengthy opinion"
20, well, we have been accustomed
to long opinions and we cant break
the habit"
Mr.. Charlton looked Disguised. The
incident was repeated to Secretary
Taft.
blessed is the lawyer" he OBJ
served, who can answer a difficult
legal question and give instructions
all on one page"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
Truth a
Quality

appeal to the Well Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup OF Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy OF
known value, but n Of many reasons
why il is the best Of personal and family
laxatiYes is the fact that il e~leanses.
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which It acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly Us a laxative, and its component
parts ARE known to and approved by
physicians, as il is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase tho genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co, only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
BEYOND LIMIT OF PATIENCE.
Explanation Satisfied R9'iceman 'haf
Pur,Ishmsnt Was Due.

Policeman Kneirem Of the Tender
loin precinct. saw an old man beating
a small boy ON Setenth avenue re-
Gently In a paagiou hat reminded the
officer of thd happy days when he used
to beat it from the parental beating.
So with a cheerful smile, having chill.
dren of his own, the policeman APP
preached the old man.
Listen" replied the man; half an
hour ago | sent Isaac to the dellcates-
sen. ! gave him two quarters, one
with which TO buy bread, the other
to buy fish. And nov he ome back
and says he wants to know which
quarter Is for the fish end which for
the bread. III It enough"
ut Is" replied Kneirem!--New York
World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
BANIsHED
Coffee Finally Had to Go.

The way some persons cling to cot
fee even after they know 1t is doing
them harm, Is a puzzler. But 1t is an
easy matter to give 1t up for good,
when Postum Food Coffee is properly
made and used instead.
"A girl writes: Mother had been
suffering with nervous headaches for
seven weary years, but kept drinking
coffee.
One day ! asked her why she did
not give up coffee as a cousin Of mine
had done who had taken to Postum.
But Mother was such a slave to coffee
she thought 1t would be terrible to
rive 1t up.
Finally, n day, she made the
Echange to Postum, and quickly her
Eheadaches disappeared. One morning
while she was drinking Postum SO
freely and with such relish ! asked fol
" taste.
.'T'hat started me on Postum and |
Scw drink 1t more freely than I did
scofkee, which never comes into our
house now.
"A girl friend Of mine, IN day, saw
ms drinking Postum and asked II 1t
sMr1 coffee. 1 told her 1t vas Postum
mi gaye her some to take home. but
sfoFgot to tell her how to make II.
The next day she sstd she did not
- how could drink Postum. found
49, had made II like ordinary coffee.
DcAI tod her how to make 1t right
m gave her 4 cupful ! made, after
boiling Il nfteen minutes. She said
NE never drank any ccffee that tasted
- rod, md nov coffee IL banished
ffpm both our homes" Name given
IN pDstum ~, Battle Creek. Michigan.
nead tAe little book The Road to
DNSIfs4Ileg ippkgs. There's I Rssson.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
RInu Watches Popular,

Swiss watchmakers are reported to
be busy filing English and American
orders for finger ring watches. The
ring watch, though little seen, is no
novelty. The manager Of an old Lon
don matchmaking firm says that he
saw them more than IA years ago.
Queen Victoria had three or four.
The simplest ones-a plain gold ring
with the watch inserted-cost about
800, but with diamonds or other
stones, $1,000 to $4,000 may be paid.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS. a. they cannot reach
the seat Of the disease. Cstarrh IL O blood or constt-
tutional disease, and In order 10 cure II you must take
internal remedies. Hairs Catsrrh Cure 10 taken In
ternally, and acts directly on the blood and mucon
surfaces. HaiI's Catarrh Cure 10 not q Quack medi-
cine. 1t was prescribed by one Of the best physicians
In this country for years and Ia q regular prescription.
It 10 composed Of the best TONES known. combined
with the best blood pnri6ers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination OF the
two ingredients 10 what produces such wonderful re-
suits In curing catarrh. BEND for testimonials. free.
FIJI. CHENEY q CO., Props., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. price 15c.
Take HANS Family Pills for constipation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

Mrs. Viewed texcftedE-~O, Henry!
I've Just discoveredl WI your poems
are always returned by this maya.
zine!
Mr.. Viewed "a neahrpoe)-Inteed?
Mrs, Newed-Yeca Indeed! Why.
here's the answer III plain print: mo
contributions will b. returned unless
stamps are furnished" and you, you
old goose, always seid the stamps!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

Uncle Morton. an aged negro, who
had been a slave in the days before
the civil war, was a retainer in the
household of an Atlanta family. He
was something of n philosopher, and
n good deal Of a diplomat, One day
the mattresses, two young mulattos,
were chatting him,
Uncle Notion n Of them said,
'who do o Hike best, Belle or me7'
The gray.headed negro looked first
at II then at the other, and said with
a tone Of INDIGESTION:
1T am too tedious to say"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
Life In the West.

First Cowboy tlost on the prairie)-.
Great 1%njuns! Will we never fiLd our
way out of this? Where do you
s'pose we are, anyhow?
Second Cowboy tdesperatetly)-Pm
afraid we're still miles away from any
human habitation. | see a stake here.
and a sign Lots for Sale.'-N. Y.
Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
Writers and Employers.

Bernard Shaw remarked recently:
v Milton took a5 (s20) for Paradise
Lost, because he could not get any
more. l should ask $4,000 for the
same quantity Of pen-and-ink work be
canse | need not take any less. The
employer to-day is emphatically a
man who, like Milton and myself, has
TO take what he can get"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
The Hard Loser.

4 Observation-Disclosures was telling me to-
lay about his hard luck last spring.
He certainly did lose a great opportu-
Iity.
Il Wise-Yes, and think Of what he's
&st since.
I Goodart-Why, what's that?
q Wise - Valuable time talking
hnut IL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
REMINDED HIM OF HOME.
New Yorker Saw Beauty in Sig7,
Where Maiden Lady Could Not.

A party Of tourists was being shown
around Ciudad Juarez, the little Mexi.
can town just across the Rio Grande
Sfron Ell Paso, Texas. Every n was
delighted with its picturesqueness,
and In particular a maiden lady, who
went into raptures about each new
Esight.
TT is all SO quaint" she said. these
adobe houses, the old church, the mar.
row streets, the little plaza, those
$dreadfuIlooking men wearing SOM
gbreros; everything breathes the spir-
ssit Of an old-world civilization. 1t is
10 different from our United States"
That's So" assented a New York
IMAM who had been listening. Fer
instance, where In all the world could
you find anything SO antique, SO full
3pf Inherent beauty. SO charged, as 1t
were, with the essence of pure JOY, az
that sign over there" He pointed
stoward a whitewashed mud house OF
xwhose exterior was painted:
"BIGGFST BEER IN TOWN, &c"
The woman eagerly turned to look.
Then she froze the horrid man with
. glance and did not speak to him
Sngain during the whole trip.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

and I fleavy lifting
weakened my kid
neEs l was tired
every morning and
Inv lisnbs stiff and
sore Dizzy spells
and headaches were
freouetht, and the
kidney seefe'iohs
alsoTaeFed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

II you had the abilities Of all the
great men, past and present, you
could do nothing we'll without SIN
cerely meaning 1t, and setting about
it,-DiCkens,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

This CONTINUED FIR fftJen years ana
until | bggan usirg r]oan's Kidney
Pills. THIN 7 improved steadily until
cured, and naturally, recommend
them sire Ugly"
Sold by all dealers. I'D cents a box.
Foster-Mil,urn Co, Buffalo, ~ y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
In Luck.

IN LUX.
Dennis--Hinnisy is the luckiest
divil that liver walked.
Patrick--How's thst?
Dennis-Faith, an he promised to
pay me the five dollars he borrowed
next week--an' he ub al died yester-
day.-smith's Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
Overheard In Rome.

American Giri-"Let's go to the Capt.
toline and see the wolf that
nursed Romeo and Juliet-"-Ldppin-
colts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
Just the Trouble.

Editor-Did you get out Of that
magistrate an answer o the charge
that he sends far tAo few cases to
court?
Reporter-No, sir.l lie was non.
committal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
Total 80.

lothl f''t'''' ,N,'V'
Above is sufficient seed TO grow 30 bu.
of rnrcst vegetables and thousands of bril-
liant flowers and all is mailed to you
POSTPAID o 12e, d
or If you send ice. we will add a package
Of I~}erlincr Earliest CBuiitlower, John a.
Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse, Wis. X. & w.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

FITS, st. Vitus Dance AID all Nervous
Diseases permanently cure by DR.. kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Gerl for Free 800
trial bottle and t~reatise: II. +; II. Kline,
Id. 93l Arch 81, Philadelphia, Pa.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

A 1s.pound baby whs born to Mr..
and Mrs. John Reichehhch of Brook
line, Pa. 1t is the thflr largest baby
ever born in Pennsylvania.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
II You Suffer from Asthma

or Bronchitis get immediate relief by
Contain no harmful drugs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

TayIor's Cherokee Remedy of sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem
edy-Curcs Coughs, Colds, Group and Con-
sumption, and all throat and lung troubles.
At druggists, 25c, Soc and 500 per bottle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
Something New Under the Sun.

A lady in Illinois sent us l2c n year ago
for our remarkable collection Of vegetable
and flower seeds and sold 1919 worth
therefrom, made 3li%,. That's new,
Just send this notice with l2c aud re-
ceive the most original seed and plant
..1. u.N1-l-i -ul
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

A suggestion for 1903: Take Garfield Tea
to establish and maintain a normal action
OF the digestive organs, to purify the blood
%cleaase the system and to bring Good
uaalLh-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
Push creduIity Too Ear.

Some men are 80 lei that when
they tell the truth about themselves
nobody believes them - Somerville
Journal
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

Happiness lies in the consciousness
40 have Of Vt, and by no means In
the way the future keeps Its promises.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

Bring to bear upon tftself the reso-
luton Of a noble mind thou mayest
be what thou resolvess to be.-Men,
cius.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

Cheerf1lness is an ofshoot OF
goodness and wisdom.--Boyee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

Since the creation OF the world
fashions change constantly, hut
woman never changes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

This woman says that sick
tOmen should not fail to try
lydia p. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound as she did.
Mrs. "A. Gregory, Of 1855 Lawrence
n, Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
inkham:
\ / was practically an invalid for six
ears, or account OF female troubles.
underwent an operation by the
Ioctor's advice, but in q few months |
vas worse than before. A friend adj
gised Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
health, such as I Fave not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering ns
did with backache, be~aring-down
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
b use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable
compound"
c FOR SIGN NJ
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
Eandhas positively cured thousands OF
wonen who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ION, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ng-downf feeling, 1atulency, indiges-
ion, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try 1t?
Il Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

PILES CURED IN @ TO IA DAYS.
PAZC OINTMENT iB guaranteed to cure ny caso
" Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrudlng Pllos In
to IL day or money refunded. Nc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gural, reduces fr
nsmmAuon, aiisys pain, cures Wind coiic. nc bottls.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

Every addition to true knowledge IL
an addition to human power,--Mann.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
Went Him a Few Better.

A very dapper looking young ms
entered a Chicago hotel a few DAYS
ago, followed by a middle-aged man
who seemed to be just a little care
less concerning his personal appear
3ance. The affable clerk offered a
ben to the carefully dressed young
3Sentleman, who registered himself as
&William Henry Tyler III" When he
nd stepped aside the other man
eached for the pen and under MI.
ryler's name wrote: John Smith
fCDCCCLXLIX."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
=
WORK wEAKENs KIDNEYS.
The Experience of Mr.. Woods Ia the
Experience OF Thousands OF otbers.

Bernard p. Woods OF jackson street,
Homecoming, Md. saysf Hard work
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

VIII II be the same old resolutions
with d new coat OF varnish?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

It's easy to swear of-and just 40
easy to fall Of a little later.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
The Pe-ru.na Almanac in e,coo 100
Homes.

The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has
become a fixture in over eight milliGi.
homes. 1t can be obtained from all
druggists free. Be sure toinquire early.
The 1908 Almanac is alretdy published,
and the supply will soonbe exhausted.
Do not put it off. Speak FIR one today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24

UNIf ONE VCININE"
That Is LAXATIVE HRoMO !QulEINE. Look for
the Signature q ~ " Y Used the World
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-24
N THERE WASH

Juvenile Drummer-There ought to
be a great opening for a pushing
young fellow in this country.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-03-27

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