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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
WATER n TEXAS
Irrigation of Soil in Lone Star
State Returns Much Profit.
Several Systems Established at Con-
venient Points Along the Rio
Grande River-Largest Plant
In the World Near San
Benito.

Several irrigating systems have
been established at convenient points
along the Rio Grande river. With
their installation the southwest is
rapidly developing into an important
agricultural section. Especially is
this true nea San Benito, Texas,
where much attention has been Civ
en- to the development of the soil
through irrigation. I made a per-
sonal inspection of the most unique
and largest irrigation canals in the
entire southwest, if not in the world,
writes L. E.. Dew in Orange Judd
Farmer.
This canal is watering a tract of
by farmers who, within the brief
space of IL months, have not only
cleared their Ian of a dense growth
of cacti, mesquite and other vegeta-
ton which attested the fertility of
the soil, but have raised various
crops which, in production, have ex-
ceeded even their most sanguine ex-
pectations. The canal gets it's wa
ter from the Rio Grande, at which
point an immense head gate, which
cost in construction $4,000, has been
erected. This head gate acts as an
intake from the waters of the river
by means OF eight portals or gates,
which when opened by rack and pin
Ion lifting screws, allow the waters
to pass through by natural gravita-
ton, as the base of the head gate
rests rs feet below the deepest point
of the river. An immense basin or
artificial canal. ~ miles long, re-
ceives this flow in turn and passes
1T on to its tributary laterals and
drainage bitches. which cover the
10000 acres with a chain of water
way. The system complete COM
prises 114h miles of irrigation
bitches.
Another important feature of this
1rrigating system is the Introduction
of a series of immense locks, sta
toned at frequent intervals to hold
the water in check. These locks
were built of reinforced concrete and
are large enough to permit the pas
sage Of boats and barges which will
carry the products of the farms to
the nearest shipping point. They will
also be used for the transportation
of sugar cane direct to the sugar
mill, located at a convenient point
on the main canal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
SURE CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA
Successful Experiments with Serum
Have Been Made and ~Epidemics
Practically Over.

The members of the Maryland
State Live Stock board will go to
Chestertown, Queen Anne county,
within a few days to make final OBJ
~servations of the experiments being
conducted there with anti-hog cholera
serum. Tests are being made on the
farm of Mr.. w. Irving Walker, neal
Chestertown, with the serum discov-
cred about 16 months ago by the
United States bureau of animal in
dustry. DR.. Frank Fl. Mackie, state
veterinarian, has high hopes of the
results of the experiments and he
expects to be able to to the
farmers within a short time that cpl
denies of hog cholera are a thing of
the past. With the use of the serum
al a preventive and cure a success,
over $4,000 hogs will annually be
saved to the Maryland farmers.
Similar experiments are being con-.
Quoted in Prince George county, but
no report has been heard from there
by DIR. Mackie. From Chestertown,
however, comes the report that of
the nine hogs inoculated some days
ago, none of them have a. yet shown
any signs of the dread disease.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
CHILD HAD SIXTY BOlLS.
And Suffered Annually with a Red
ScaId-Like Humor on Her Head.
Troubles Cured by cuticura.

when my little Vivian was about
six months old her head broke out in
boils. She had about sixty in all and
I used Cuticura SoCp and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some time later a humor broke out be-
hind her ears and spread up on to
her head until it was nearly half COW
cred. The humor looked like a scald,
very red with a sticky, clear fluid COM
Ing from it. This occurred every
spring. I always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal it up. The last time it broke
out 1t became SO bad that I was dis
couraged. But I continued the use Of
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resell
vent until she was well and has never
been troubled in the last two years.
Mrs. M. A. Schwerin, GA Spring Wells
Ave., Detroit, Mich, Feb. "a, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
GENEROSITY OF THE GOURMET
Frenchman Partial to Properly Cooked
Chop, But He Did Not Alto
gether Forget his Wife.

"A Frenchman hesitates to pay 81
for a pair of ready-made trousers, but
it is his delight to spend a flyer on a
meal"
The speaker, a waiter, smiled.
MY brother, Gustav of Dax," he
said, is a renowned gourmet. They
talk all owe OAK of Gustav's way of
grilling a lamb outlet. 1t is a good
way, but EXPENSIVE? Oh, la, La"
La, la?" The guest frowned What
do you mean by la, lag" he inquired.
ut just means gosh 'jingo,' my
goodness anything like that" said
the waiter impatiently. About my
brother Gustav. He always grills his
own chops. He won't trust the work
to any n else. He does it like this:
He lays three chops, one on top of the
other, on the grill. Seated before the
fire, he turns the chops over and over
till the two outer ones are done to a
very dry brown. The middle one only
Is the n he eats. All, but it must be
delicious. 1t has received, you see,
all the rich, delicate juices of the 9TH
er two"
The guest sneered. And does he
thrown the other two away?' he
asked.
"Oh, no." the waiter answered. He
gives them to his wife."-Buffalo Ex-
press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
COUNTRY LIFE IS ATTRACTIVE
Agriculture Is the One Profession That
Stimulates the Prosperity Of
Entire Country.

Agriculture, the one profession
which stimulates the prosperity of the
entire country, is commanding in
creased attention at Washington and
also at the capitals of the several
states. Farming is the great ma
tional wealth creator, supporting not
only the domestic population of ST.
00O, 900, but providing a vast surplus
annually for export hal aggregates
hundreds of millions of dollars.
The increased interest shown agri-
culture by legislative representatives
is a spontaneous acknowledgment of
the Importance of husbandry as com.
pared with other national industries.
The wealth annually produced from
the soil in the United States has
reached the enormous sum of $8.000,-
OO0, 900. A source of such immense
wealth not only attracts the attention
of state governments, but also stimu-
lates their assistance.
The problem now being considered
by the Washington government Is,
How can the attraction of country life
be improved to encourage migration
S1l1CS " III ulSl1 lSIS. DuIlAS
the early history of the American re-
public the population of 1000, 900 peo-
pie were distributed 90 per cent in the
country and four per cent. in cities.
The trend of population for the last
half century has been toward cities
rather than rural districts. When
there were 1900, 900 farms in the coun-
try the great mass of the people oc-
cupied farms, but to-day, When there
are 5000, 900 farms in the United
States, 70 per cent. of the population
lives in cities.
Metropolitan cities are growing rap
idly, principally from the gregarious
instincts of immigrants who flock to
cities and exc out a precarious exist
ence in preference to settling in the
country, where the opportunities are
multiplied, as compared with the ad-
vantages in cities, to accumulate
wealth. The department of immigra-
ton should arrange to show foreign
ers who come to our shores to make
a home the great inducements that
the country offers a laboring man to
establish his home as compared with
the opportunities of cities.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13

and misery. I advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" Mrs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands of
voluntary testimonials are OF file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, I'LL
ceration, displacements, fibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and v prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Ham Salad,

Cut up small bits of boiled ham,
place in salad bowl with the hearts
and inside leaves of a head of let
tuce. Make dressing as follows: Mix
in a saucepan one pint of sour cream,
as free from milk as possible; half
pint good vinegar, pepper, salt and
a small piece of butter, sugar and a
small tablespoonful of mustard mixed
smooth; boil, add the well-beaten
yolks of two eggs, stirring carefully
until it thickens to the consistency
of starch; then set in a cool place
or on ice, and when cold pour over
salad and mix well.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Rhodotypes Kerrioides.

This is such a pretty and effective
shrub and flowers so early in the sea.
son that it should be more freely
planted. The species is said to be not
strictly hardy, but is growing in Jack
scn park, Chicago, quite exposed and
no protection of any kind is given
in winter. It flowers well annually and
the flowers r followed by the black
seed pods that remain on all the sea.
son afterward and well into the new
year. When in full flower the effect
of the starry white flowers on the
light green foliage is exquisite and
it is a clean growing, graceful shrub
at all seasons. Winter killing does
not affect it to any great extent un.
less the situation is very much ex.
posed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Alfalfa Planting.

1t should not be forgotten that the
spring is the proper time to prepare
the alfalfa crop that is to be planted
next fall. The ground which is ex.
pected to be used for this crop should
not be planted to small grain; Meth
er should corn precede alfalfa. be.
cause the ground will not be kept
free Of weeds and grass. The best
preparatory crop for alfalfa is cow
peas; then after the vines are re-
moved or plowed under the ground
should be wen broken and kept clean
Of weeds and grass by surface Guilt
walton until 1t Is seeded in alfalfa the
following fall. Peanuts may be grown
instead Of COW peas. II the crop s.
considered more desirable. as It Is,
perhaps, but they must be kept we'll
cultivated, and especielly alloW "a
s1rth Erads Is grow = ~ csop.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
BeIqian Soup.

One pound of turnips, weighed after
peeling, n pint of water, n pint
of milk, one heaped tablespoonful OF
flour, two ounces of butter, pepper
and salt.
Cut the the turnips into dice and
simmer in the water with the butter
for 20 minutes. Then stir in the milk
and flour, which must be quite smooth,
bring to the boil and let it cook till
the vegetable is perfectly tender.
Pass through a sieve. Season with
white pepper and salt, and serve very
hot with a busting of chopped
parsley over. Hand grated Parmesan
cheese with this soup.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
FOR LIGHT, QUICK LUNCHEON.
Recipes That May Come Handy h
Emergency That Frequently
Confronts Housewife.

Boiled Spaghetti with Italian Dress
a package of imported
spaghetti and put into a colander, set
this into a kettle of boiling sailed wa
ter, and boil rapidly for three-quarters
OF an hour. Spaghetti sticks to a ket-
tie very easily. but l find that by
placing it in a colander it needs no
stirring. When done, dash cold wa
ter over 1t to remove the starchy sub
stance.
Dress1ng.-Heat a can of tomatoes,
then press through a potato ricer, so
as to remove all seeds; place in q
saucepan, then add: One onion,
chopped fine, one bay leaf, small pinch
OF ground cloves, butter the size of
a walnut, salt and pepper to taste.
Cook his Is. minutes, then add one
half teaspoonful of the best beef ex-
tract; then, when this is well dis
solved, thicken with flour and water
to the consistency of cream. After
removing from the fire, add a few
chopped olives. When serving the
spaghetti, sprinkle a good layer Of
grated parmesan cheese over it; then
the dressing.
Marshmallow Cream.-This is a
line, quickly prepared dessert. Cut
one-half pound of fresh marshmal.
lows into quarters; also break a cup
full of English walnut meats into
small pieces. Then whip one-half a
pint of cream and sweeten 1t with two
teaspoonfuls of p%ulverized sugar and
a little flavoring extract. Then stir the
marshmallows and nuts into the
cream.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
LUCKY MAN.

She-Two men whom I refused to
marry, sir, have become millionaires!
He-Is that the reason why?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Pleasant for Mr., Bennett.

tive from New York city, went to ad'
dress a political meeting in his dis.
Nict n night, when he was much
younger than he is now.
"The chairman" said Bennett, was
a very literal person. He looked at
the gallery, where one woman was sit.
ting, and said: Lady and gentlemen,
this is a most momentous campaign.
are grave issues to be dis.
cussed. Later we will heal from our
best speakers, but, for the present, we
will listen to Mr.. Bennett"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13

viceable in portable tubs. With the
water on a level with the base, the
soaped pieces are spread thereon
when, with the addition of an inch or
two Of boiling water, the segmental
rubber is o%scillated back and forth 20
or 80 times. This action forces the
water and soap or other alkaline in
gradients through the interstices Of
the goods. 1t is said to be especially
serviceable in large pieces, such as
blankets, curtains, rugs, etc. When
operated in stationary tubs there is
added convenience of hot and cold wa
ter and as the two parts may be
left in the tub after use no extra room
is required.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Strictly After Nature,

A public building was in course OF
erection in one of the western towns
of Scotland, in front of which a bust
of The Bruce was being carved. A
well-known bailie halted opposite the
sculptor one day and called out:
Il say, sculptor, dye no think We
haze that beard inclining a wee thing
to the left?"
Man, bailie,", said the sculptor,
dye no see the wins blawin' up the
street the oo?'-Tid-Bit
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Almost AnX Mother.

The mother of a large family fell
i'll and died, and the attending ply
sician reported that she died of star
Walton. 1t was incredible, but he
proved it: The woman had to get the
dinner, and then spend the next two
hours in waiting on the family and
getting the children to the table. II
was never on record hat she got all
of them there at the same time, and
they came struggling in all the way
from potatoes to pie. By the time
she had wiped the last face, her own
hunger had left her, and she had nc
desire to eat. "sChickens, the doctor
said, come running at feed time, but
children don't. A hen has a better
chance to eat than a mother.-Atch.
iSOn Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
IA SUNDAY Sermon.

One must accept life as it is. II
gives us great happiness if we are
wise enough to see it, and it balances
the scales by sending great sorrows
too.
But that is life.
If you would make the world bright
er try to forget your -4urts, dry your
eyes and turn to help those who need
the pressure of a friendly hand, the
encouragement of a. smiling look.
Sorrows and troubles of all kinds
should teach n a great lesson-the
lesson of universal kindness.-New
York Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Died in Good COMPANY,

A clergyman, who vas not averse
to an occasional glass, hired an Irish.
man to clean out his cellar. The Irish.
man began his work. He brought
forth a lot of empty whisky bottles,
and as he lifted each one looked
through it at the sun. The preacher,
who was walking on the lawn, saw
him and said: They are all dead
ones, Pat" They are?" said Pat.
We'll, there is one good thing about
it-they all had the minister with
them when they were dying."-Tit-
Bits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
POOR MANS CORN sHELLER.
contrivance Can Easily Be Construct
ed with Piece Of Plank and
Slips Of Iron.

In a piece of plank 1kx10 and
three feet long cut grooves with q
handsaw IL inches apart and y
inch deep On about half the plank
as indicated in the accompanying IL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
The Worm Turned.

The clerk in the shoe store was
tired. The day was insufferably hot.
The customer who was trying to catch
a train was clamorous. Goaded to
desperation the ~hard-driven clerk ex-
postulated.
No, we don't have a salesman for
each customer. This amt no Chinese
Sunday school,"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Evening Things Up.

There is much rivalry between
Judges Rosalsky and O'Sullivan of the
general sessions in New York and last
week it looked as if O'Sullivan had
the laugh or his rival for all time. He
had a man before him whose name
was Rosalsky, but who swore that he
was an Irishman. But Friday things
were evened up when a man named
Flynn was brought before Judge Ro-
salsky and swore hat he was a Jew.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
NEW WASHING MACHINE IDEA
Simple Device Does Work Well and
Saves Wear and Tear on Woman's
knuckIes.

The dashboard appears in a new
form in an invention which has re-
Gently been perfected in the shape Of
a washing machine without any of the
usual mechanism of levers and wheels.
1t consists of but two parts working
together and the clothes between and
is designed particularly for use in
stationary washtubs, but is eqally ser.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13

Rough on Rats, unbeatable exterminator
Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder, Csc.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder or Liq'd, Csc.
Rough on Fleas. Powder or Liquid, 25.
Roughon Reaches, Pow'd, 15c. ,Liq'd,2 5c.
Rough on Moth and Ants, Powder, Csc.
Rough on Skeeters,% agreeable to use, Csc.
e. S. Wells, Chemist. Jersey City, N. ].
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Saws a Press Humorist.

shakespeare, it is said, never re-
peated."
He didn't have to run a daily
umOrOu feature"
i. But Montague, whenever he saw a
good things, annexed it."
"Ah. he was more like the rest of
u.s."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13

and could not work. Doan's Kidney
Pills removed all the trouble and re-
stored my health and strength"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Praises American Woman

Alfred East says hat American
women, like American machines, need
but little man power. The American
woman, he says, is the most chum-
mable woman in the world, therefore
she is the most charming. Our excel
lent educational system, he thinks, is
responsible for the fact that American
women are such good fellows"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Couldn't Blame the Bow.

Young man." said the stern parent,
when l was your age 1 had to work
for a living"
well, sir" answered the frivolous
ly inclined youth, I'm not to blame
for that. have always disapproved
of my grandfather's attitude in the
matter"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Olive Oil Hint.

AS soon as a can or bottle of olive
oil is opened put in two Jumps of LOAF
sugar to the pint. Keep in as cool q
place as possible. The sugar does
not change the taste of the oil. 1 buy
olive oil by the gallon, although my
family is small. I always treat it in
this way, and the last in the can is as
delicious as the frst-Exchange.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Everer.

Bore a hole 2k inches from each end
and on the larger end nine inches
from the end hole bore another hole
for the clevis, which attaches the
doubletrees to the pillow. On the right
end of the enc put an iron pulley
to carry chain to lead horses. The
general plan explains itself.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
The Doctor Explained.

The doctor had brought a patient to
the hospital. The operation was not
TO be a complicated one.
WAS it really necessary for the
patient to go to the hospital?" some
body asked.
The doctor nodded.
YES" he replied. "It means a roof
for the new house l am building
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
FIVE PLOW EVENER
Illustration and Directions for Max
ing Very Useful Farm Implement
In Easy Manner.

A writer in the Prairie Farmer
gives the following instructions for
constructing a five-horse plow even
err: Take a 2x5 piece Of hardwood so
inches long for the large evener.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13


Doan's Kidney Pills.
a. Mayne, Market
ST., Paris, Tenn,
y Weak kid
neys made my back
stiff and lame. The
urine was cloudy and
irregular and I had to
get up many times
at night. l lost en-
6 became weak
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Batter PUDDING with Peaches.

Beat two eggs without separating
until very light; add to them one-halt
of q pint of milk, then three cupfuls
of -four; beat until smooth. Add =
tablespoonful of melted butter; two
teaspoonfuls of baking POWDER; beat
again, and stir in carefully six peaches
pared and cut into squares. Pour this
into the mold and boil constantly for
two hours.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13

If a girl can pass her thirtieth birth
day without detection she begins to
think the dates in the family record
may have been slightly mixed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Reprehensibie to Allow II.

Husband (reading from his paper)
Here, they say, is a comet coming
towards the earth, travelling at the
rate Of a million miles a minute.
Wife (awaking from a doze)-Why
don't they enforce the speed laws bet
ter?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13

How TO Cure Kidney Troubles Easily
and Quickly.

It is needless to suffer the tortures
Of an aching back, the misery of back
aches. rheumatic pains, urinary disor-
ders. or risk the danger of diabetes or
Bright's disease. The cure is a
Treat the cause.-The kidnevs-with
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
True to Life.

Teacher-Johnnie, do you know
what a blotter is?
Johnnie-Yessum. It's de ting wot
youse hunts fer while de ink gets dry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13

A small boy doesn't have a very
good time at a picnic unless he re-
quires the services of a doctor a few
hours later.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
Unkind,

Author-Don't you think my latest
article exhaustive?
Editor certainly hope it has ex-
hausted you sufficiently to prevent
your writing anything more for some
time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13

e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
Eleven years ago I
was a walking
shadow. Ihad been
under the doctors
arebutgotnorelief
My husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound anditworked
like a charm. 1t re-
lieved all my pains
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13

lustration. Cut strips Of one-incA
hoop iron the proper length and
drive into the grooves SO as to leave
about n inch above the face of the
board.
Place this implement in a barrel,
obliquely, and push the ears down
the small end foremost.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13

Chicken-hearted people are always
ready to hatch up an excuse.