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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
international Conference Of Dancing
Masters Sets Stamp Of Approval
on Them-some Statistics.

Paris.-Although the f1ve-step Ar
gentine Is to be the dance Of the sea-
son. the international conference Of
dancing masters, meeting here. has be-
slowed its approval on five other
dances.
The PAS des Amateurs" is q topi-
cal dance. which. beginning with q
flying movement, finishes very slowly.
There is a Russian dance known as
the "Lukinskof:" Spain is repre-
sented by a pas de Quatre. while King
Georges coronation is responsible for
the "Royale" step. said to be full of
majesty and grace; the United States
contributing a dangerous dance
known as Sleeping Love-"
NJ. Giraudet. the president Of the
conference. presented some dancing
statistics. In dancing for five min
utes to three-four time 1900 steps are
taken. equal to fifty-two yards. Dur
ing an evenings dancing the polka
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
Earl FAILED WITH CHICKENS
n.- .-,s..sc,cy Proceedings Var
o"'"s on
mouth Tells cpdrf Of
Farm-Lookina for Jo6.

London.-During the bankruptcy
proceedings against him, the earl of
Yarmouth told the Judge that he tried
to make a living at the poultry bust.
ness after his wife, who was Miss
Alice Thaw, Harry H. Thaw's sister.
divorced him. He said he sank the
IS. 1000 a year his wife had settled on
him in the poultry farm. Then. util
izing his experience with broilers and
squads he appeared in a farmyard
play. Then Chicken House," but that
failed, too.
Yarmouth, whose intimates call him
.'B1oated." told the Judge further that
he has signed bills to money lenders
for $S5 900 on which he had received
only $4,000. the balance being ap-
piled to interest, commissions and
costs. His income at the moment is
81 500 a year. he said. but he is
looking around for a Job to supple
ment 1t.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24

realized her money and Jewels were
In one of them. She telephoned to
the management to send up the shoes
instantly, as there was something i'm.
portant In n Of them. The shoes
were returned to her. and when she
hurriedly dug her hand into the toe
Of each there was no sign Of the
rings.
Dismayed. she made a search OF
her trunks. aided by the other two
women. She told the management
she was certain she remembered plac.
ing the gems in the shoe before she
went to take a bath. and when her
sister-in-law asked IL she wished to
have her shoes shined she did not
think OF what she had done with her
rings.
The management Of the hotel also
made a search of the place where the
shoes of the guests are cleaned, but
could find no trace Of the gems, or
even discover any Of the porters who
even had seen . sign Of the channels
bag.
The women occupied "a apartment,
Nos $50 and $40. It 10 said that the
rooms we're not near those of any
other personis IN the koteL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
VALUABLE JEWELS IN SHOES
Je~elry to Value Of $1,000 Placed In
Footwear Outside Of Hall
Door to Be Shined.

New York.-Rings and a diamond
stickpin. valued at more than $4,000.
were stolen from Mrs. w. w. Jen-
nings, daughterinlaw Of E. F. Kizer.
president OF the First National bank
of Towanda. Pa. when her shoes.
containing the jewels. were placed to
be cleaned outside her rooms in the
Knickerbocker hotel.
Mrs. Jennings was taking a hath at
the time the. shoes were put outside
the door the other evening. Mrs. R.
E.. Kizer, her sister-in-law. asked her
whether she wished to have her shoes
polished. and on her answering in the
Affirmative they were placed outside.
Mrs. Jennings said she had forgotten
the little channels leather purse con-
tanning the rings and SIS in money
Was In the toe Of the shoe.
Less than one honr afterward when
Mra Jennings opened the door to SEQ
- the shoes had boen returned she
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
Lack of Cottages for Rising Gen
GRAFTON Is Serious Problem.
Many Married Couples Are Forced
to Wait for Many Years for Habit
alton - Engagements Last
Many Years.

London.--The Chelmsford Laborer
who was forced into a workhouse be-
cause there is no cottage procurable
is no isolated victim of the dearth
of rural houses. 1t is quite a common
thing in III country for marriages to
be postponed for years solely owing
to want of houses.
Close to Dunmow is a notorious
m~arriageless district, and in spite OF
a number OF would-De village bene-
diets. In a number OF Hunting
donshire villages engagements OF
ten and fifteen years standing
are common. The couples either
wait Indefinitely till q cottage is
available Or migrate to the towns or
emigrate. An observant motorist
through the eastern midlands could
soon reckon up a hundred vanished
ruins OF rectangular foundations COW
cred by the work Of worms and moles.
Only wealthy landlords car afford
to build cottages. The duke Of Bed
ford. in Cambridgeshire; the duke Of
.Buccleugh, In parts of Northampton
and Huntington: the university COL
'leges, and, best of all. the ecclesiastt-
a commissioners have built many
good cottages for moderate rents: and
have done 1t In spite OF financial loss.
Some smaller landowners have done
their pest to erect cheap cottages.
There is one notable and most sue
cessful example near Salisbury. where
the use of local concrete has solved
the problem; but in general every
other village in the remoter parts
of the country is short of cottages.
Here other local bodies have built.
but III almost all cases the rents are
more than laborers can pay
Local bylaws prevent buildings.
They permit the folk to live in IN
healthy cottages: they permit yer
.crowding and all sorts of insanitary
conditions. simply because they dare
not turn out the Inhabitants. At the
same time they enforce the letter of
absurd regulations upon anyone de-
string to build. and so discourage en-
terprise. Beyond all question the
rural birth rate Is immensely dimin-
1shed by the progressive want of cot
tages. A gardener with children finds
his services absolutely u~nsaleable.
and mo encumbrances" has become .
cardinal virtue.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
HOMES ARE SCARCE

The only solution Of the great ma.
tional question is the cheap cottage.
A member Of a leading firm of build
ers said to a representative Of this
ardized they could easily build s120
cottages by means of concrete slabs.
out absolute Standardization would be
necessary. Comfortable cottages have
recently been built in some of the
new intensive gardens for ESQ. With
these French gardeners are delighted,
out the English workmen will not
accept a home OF wood and CORFU
gated iron.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
Fla and Prune Pudding.

One-fourth pound of well washed
dried figs CHOPPED fine. one dozen
cooked prunes drained from their
strip and stones removed. the rind
and juice of one lemon or one tart
orange. one-quarter Of a grated nut
meg, one-quarter pound Of suet
Chopped ine), one-half teaspoonful
of salt. one cupful of brown sugar,
two cupfuls Of bread crumbs. n
tablespoonful of -four. two eggs.
Steam three hours In a well creased.
tightly covered mold. Serve with
whipped cream sweetened and favored
with vanilla. Decorate the pudding
with a few cooked prunes. Dip half
Jumps Of sugar in brandy-one for
each guest-arrange on top of pud-
ding. and light just before placing on
table. Let each guest choose one and
make a wish. The hump of sugar
burning longest will indicate
cess.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
NILL TEMPT INVALID
DINNER SERVED IN DAINTY AND
ATTRACTIVE MANNER.
Appeal to Palate by Serving Diminu-
tive Portions in Courses So That
invalid Does No Know What
10 Coming Next.

For persons who are confined to
their rooms but whose condition al
lows of their eating a moderate Sun
day dinner it may be served most at
~tractively. not on a tray. but on trays.
In courses-a dinner which will gain
in zest and novelty by being a series
of surprises, the invalid not knowing
just what is coming next
Heat a bouillon cup by letting hot
water stand in it while you are heat
ing the soup from a small can. to
salt bottle.
Toast one cracker in the oven Take
your smaller waiter. covered with a
pretty dolly. and place on it one
toasted cracker laiG on a dainty bread
and butter plate. a thin tumbler of
water. and then fill the vacant spaces
with tiny bits of green vine or leaves
from your house plants. In holiday
season use holly.
The next tray should be carried up
and set down outside of the invalid's
room till the previous one is brought
out. On 1t have a small platter on
tanning what looks for all the world
like a Lilliputian turkey. beautifully
Drowned, stuffed, and garnished with
parsley, and which is, in reality. q
plump partridge or a squad.
Have a little mold of currant jelly
with this, or one Of cranberries. and.
on a hot plate, covered. a slice OF
sweet potato that has been baked in
the pan with the little turkey" or
a tiny ball of creamed white potato
that has been Drowned in the oven
and a spoonful Of tomatoes that thave
been thoroughly cooked and seasoned
with a bit of onion. southern fashion,
All around the edges of this larger
tray with its spotless cover place
green celery tips. having a crisp white
stalk cut in two and lying beside an
individual salt cellar.
With this, If the doctor has ordered
wine. a small glass of claret or sherry
is found appetizing. but if the invalid
Is opposed to wine surprise and please
her, or him, with a glass of beady
sweet cider or refreshing grape juice
with the turkey and vegetables.
After this bring a small tray with a
6uOTUSL cup ullCu Will OIduSc 6uSI'
bet, on the top of which reposes q
Maraschino cherry. by way Of orna.
ment; and on a small plate a crisp
little lettuce leaf dressed with may.
onnaise and a cheese sandwich made
a. small crackers.
a. last tray carry up a little
,,s fash,o19 saucer pie" such as
o,u-!as had made for them
in childhood. II . pAfrAtas ~ ~
sweet potato pie Is prohibiS. "a ann,as
pie be Of tapioca an ~ -
always considered safe fa
valid.
To much for an invalid ssw~a,o.aa..
too much for y real co1ln..~1.,
when each course consists 81 sefmGan
helpings: and. by thus appealing TO
the palate with dfninutive portions
served daintily and without knowing
what follows, q helpful beginning ia
sometimes made toward a completely
regained appetite for nourishing food
With the saucer pie carry the demt-
tasse of coffee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
"Crappit Heids.".

This favorite Scotch dish Is made
from the head of paddock or Goldfish.
Thoroughly clean the heads Of two
%haddocks, removing the eyes from the
outside to prevent the dressing from
coming through. Brown d~eltcateIy in
the oven some dry oatmeal. stirring it
constantly to keep it from burning.
When Drowned add to 1t two paddock
roes and livers. Lalf a cupful OF melted
butter, a large boiled onion finely
chopped. a little Iarsley. pepper and
salt. Blend all Rgether thoroughly
with a little milk till the consistency
OF a paste. With this mixture stun the
heads and sew up. Roll first in melt
ed butter and then in cracker crumbs
and bake for one hour in a moderate
oven.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
Old Dutch Dish Of Cabbage.

drippings. n cupful rich sweet
cream. one-half cupful vinegar. q scant
teaspoonful OF sugar and salt and pep.
per to season. Put the pork drtppings
into q round bottomed iron pot and
when hot add the cream. When boil
ing stir in slowly the vinegar. then
add the cabbage with salt. pepper
and sugar. Cook about twenty min
utes. but not until the cabbage turns
red. II the cabbage dries out before
1t is tender add a little more milk or
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
Enoeh Arden Reversed

Seattle. Wash.-A reversed Enoch
Arden story came to light here when
James @. Dixon brought suit for d.
Vorce from Jean Hunter Dixon.
Only this Mrs. Enoch Arden" didn't
merely peek into the window and po
away. She stayed. Hunters first
wife, whom he thought dead, appear
ed two years after his marriage to
ear Hunter. and he left the latter
and clave once more to his first love.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24
Guarding California Fruit.

Sacramento. Calm his effort to
see that the Mediterranean fruit fly
never reaches California. State Horti-
cultural Commissioner Jeffry has
cabled a quarantine order to Honolu-
In directing that no bananas or pine
apples be shipped to California until
a method of packing which shall in
sure thai no pest is carried in the
wrapping is adopted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24

Chicago. Album Lippett admits
there has been trouble In his house
ever since he taught his wife how to
box. Album can no longer complain
without being invited to fight A d.
vorce has resulted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-24


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~Inbreeding too much viii cause pig
IONS to go light"
Early maturity is the keynote In
successful pig handling.
Persistency is one Of the valuable
qualities OF a good dairy cow.
Do not allow the pullets t. roost in
the coops where they were raised
The horse that slobbers when eat
The experienced poultryman will
breed only from his best winter lay
ers.
Onions. unlike potatoes and other
root crops, will not keep in a moist
cellar.
Tile drainage by making the soil
firm, enables earlier cultivation in the
spring.
Low ground drained can be cultivat-
o6 earlier fhon hSOh 0r0,rrd not
drained.
Prune the currants and gooseber-
ries as soon as the leaves fall. or
early next spring.
horse as the failure to receive proper
attention afterwards.
At this season Of the year with the
coming of the fall rains. a dry shell
ter should be provided for the sheep.
Almost every wrong act Of the
horse is caused by fear, excitement or
mismanagement." said a great horse
man.
When o build Or remodel your
dairy barn provide plenty of windows
to admit direct sunlight during the
winter.
Begin a systematic culling of the
flock this month. and get rid of all
unpromising birds before cold wealth
er sets in.
A dairy barn can be kept practically
free from unpleasant odors. but we
never saw more than half a dozen
such barns.
A. ;--;fahlN-J0.
with skim milk and shorts slop will
about al fast as 1t is possible for
pigs to grow.
It is just as important that every
horse should have his own collar all
the time as that a man should wear
his OWE shoes. |
Save the small potatoes and imper-
feet heads Of cabbage and other waste
They will all be relished
by the hens in the winter.
Work horses, that have been push |
ed in the fields all summer should
now have the advantage of every hour
possible In the fall pastures.
Corn is a good grain diet for work
horses, but colts and young horses
should have feed containing more
protein and mineral matter.
Where a number OF horses are kept |
in the same barn the sides of the stall
should be low enough to allow them
to see each other as all horses love
company.
Let the same person milk the same
every day when possible. be-
cause a strange mixer always makes
the animal and affects the
milk flow.
The first test to be given a new
OIhAudu I'll IEe ldTm IS 10 SEND Qlm Il
out with q team. II he handles them
kindly n skillfully he IS pretty sure
to be a good allround man.
II you find a workman kicking or
beating a horse back him up into q
orner and give him a sound lecture.
Then watch him carefully and If he
repeats the act send him adrift-
When q man sends his horse pell-
nell down hill with a loose rein he
not only jars the shoulders, springs
the knees. weakens the nerves, but
runs the risk Of breaking his horses's
knees.
Put Q sand on the floor Of the men
house Immediately. otherwise it will
not dry out thoroughly before cold
weather 0me but will remain damp
and make the house uncomfortable
throughout the winter.
There 10 no economy II feeding mus
ty grain Of any kind to the chickens.
sven II It can be had for a quarter OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-10-12
BLIZZARD HOLDS
MONTANA in GRIP
Snow Plays Havoc With Com
munications, Isolating Butte
Completely

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 11.-Dis-
eral offices of the Oregon Short line
from the company's linemen, who have
been battling all day against a ter
rifle blizzard in southwestern Montana,
paint a gloomy picture of conditions
In that section. Snow, wet and heavy,
miles of telephone and telegraph wires
disarranged. poles uprooted and leveled
and light and power plants paralyzed
are the substance of the messages at
hand.
At Butte, Mont, the storm center,
the situation is believed to verge on
decentralization. Streets and sidewalks
have been obstructed by the unprece-
dented snow fall, streetcar service is
annulled and all business has prac-
tically been suspended. Since . o'clock
last night, when all wire communica-
tion with the city was severed, no def
mite word has come forth to Indicate
the real extent Of the damage wrought.
However, the railroads report that the
snow lies to q depth of 21z feet on
the level, with the high wind causing
drifts in many places to depth Of
several feet.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon the
Short line Offices received word from
Chief Lineman Mann that he had COM
pIeted repairs of the railroad wires as
far north as Melrose, Mont Between
that point and Butte, 33 miles farther
northward, he reported all communi-
cation broken.
The Short line offices have reports
tonight of delayed trains on the Poca-
telIo, Ida. division. but traf1c gener-
ally on the line has not been seriously
hampered.
Linemen and construction crews left
Melrose late this afternoon, working
toward Butte, but no word. of their
progress was Forthcoming tonight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-10-12
RODGERS Still IS
"CHUGGING' ALONG
Aviator Reaches Overland Park,
Mo-, Having Flown Total
of ,48z Miles

KANSAS CITY, No., Oct. 11.-Cal-
braith P. Rodgers, the transcontinental
flyer tonight is at Overland park. nine
miles southwest of Kansas City. He
has travelled 1,4S2 miles on his coast
to coast fight. Today he circled this
city and landed at Swope park.
This afternoon the aviator took the
air at 4:25 o'clock and flew to the avia-
ton field at Overland park. He
reached there at ABS o'clock.
Rodgers will remain there until Fri
day afternoon to adjust his engine,
which is in need of repairs.
Rodgers began his flight today at
Marshall, "a miles from Kansas City.
at S:24 o'clock. He was forced to
descend at Blue Springs at $50 o'clock
because of trouble with his magnetic.
The aviator lost an hour there and,
arising at 1880. he came to Kansas
City.
Rodgers will take the tracks of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas to San An
tonic when he starts on Friday. The
aviator will follow the Southern Pa
cific route to California.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-10-12
WIRELESS JOBBER
TOOK $l,3OO,OOO
George Parker, Convicted of
Fraud, Sued by Trustee of
Bankrupt Company

SEATTLE. Oct 11.-George H. Parker
obtained $1,300,o00 from the sale of
stock in the United Wireless Telegraph
company and appropriated the money
to his own use, according to a supple
mental complaint filed in the King
county superior court today by Seldom
Baker of New York. federal trustee in
bankruptcy of the wireless company.
This money, the complaint states, was
obtained between July. 1907. and aMrch.
1911. During the same period approxf-
mateIy $4,000.000 was collected from
stock sales by the selling forces. OF
this amount 100000 reached the com
pany, the remainder being divided
among aPrker. Christopher C. Wilson
and other high officials of thee ompany.
Parker is serving a five year sentence
in the federal prison on Mcneil island.
Washington, for using the mails to de-
fraud.
Parker did not dissipate his share of
thep roceeds, but invested in Seattle
real estate and mortgages. The trustee
has found between 100000 and $70o.oo0
worth of such property belonging to
Parker and has tied ii up by an injunc-
tion pending the hearing of the suit
for an accounting and the turning over
of the property to the trustee in bank
ruptcy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-10-12
ELECTION FUNDUSED
FOR CHEWING GUM
Attorney General Of Wisconsin
BIanes Primaries for
Political Evils

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Oct 11.-Poht-
ical evils in Wisconsin began with the
advent of the primaries as means OF
nominating public officials, according
TO Levi H. Bancroft, attorney general
of the state, who testified today before
the senatorial committee that is in
yestigating the election of United
States Senator Stephenson.
Bancroft was called to explain what
he did with $3.50 paid him out of the
s1o7.793 Stephenson campaign fund
He said that the money paid him while
he was a candidate for assemblyman
was not used to further his own inter-
est. but was expended in Senator Ste
phenson's behalf while the latter was
seeking nomination for the senator
ship at the primaries.
Bancroft said he spent the money as
fast as possible, for he was glad to
get rid Of II.
you never heard of any money be-
ing used corruptly in the election?'
asked Chairman Hepburn.
Never a cent. Senator Stephenson
always was considered above investi-
CATION in this state until he got into
the United States senate
Chellis C. Weyland of Milwaukee
testified that out of s1,199 he had re-
ceived $5.s5 went for chewing gum.
Asked what ne did with the chewing
gum. Weyland said:
why. I gave 1t to young women. 1t
was a good argument to win them
over
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-10-12
w. ROCKEFELLER ILL
WITH PALSY OR CANCER
Arrival i'm London Followed by
Rumors About Disease

Especial Gable to The Call
LONDON, Oct 11.-William Rookie
felIer arrived in London at 80 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. He was q pas
senger on the Mauretania, and came
from Liverpool by train. Rockefeller
is very i'll and Is in the care of a ply
sician.
On the voyage over. according to
other passengers, Rockefeller passed
most of his time in his stateroom, only
once appearing in the mems lounging
room, where he chatted with Lord
Strathcona, Baron Rosen and other
passengers.
The report on the ship was that
Rockefeller was suffering from palsy
and had been compelled to give up his
business and intended going to a cure
on the continent. Rockefeller's stew
ard informed several passengers that
he believed. from overhearing remarks
of the physician, that the real ailment
was cancer.
Rockefeller appeared very pale and
weak He walked with a tottering
step.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-10-12
Rockefeller Is a
Physical Wonder
And Still Gaining

TARRYTOWN, N. Y, Oct
11.-Statements about John D.
Rockefeller's improved health
are borne out by the announce
ment that he has gained Il
pounds during the last four
months. Rockefeller is heavier
than he has ever been, weighing
almost exactly 100 pounds, with
indications that he may pass the
200 pond mark.
He owes all his good health
to outdoor exercises. A friend
here outlines his daily program
as follows:
After breakfast Rockefeller
surveys his estate, plays golf
two or three hours, has lunch
con and little nap, followed by
an hours dictation with his sec
retary. Then he is out again
taking exercise.
Physically he is a wonder
for his age"