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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
DOOR MAT is WORTH $1,000
supposed Worthless Rug Turns Out to
Sc a Treasure-Was Made by
Persian Bride.

Montclair, n. J.-Mrs. j. G.. H. Fay
en-. Of Upper Mountain venue has
used during the last year at the en-
trance to her LONE a small rug. 1t
was bought. with a nu:nber OF others,
st a sale in New York. A rug expert
had been summoned to the Fayen
house to look over a number OF rugs
that required renovation. AS he was
gong out of the house he saw the rug
that was used as a door mat.
What shall do with this?" he
asked. as he stopped down and picked
I'D the rug.
Nothing" said Mrs. Fayeu: sit isn't
worth while"
Not worth while?" he said. why
this is a precious rug-worth all the
orleTs together"
Mrs. Fayen vas amazed when the
expert explained to her that the de
spised rug is probably worth $2,ooo'
that it was woven by a Persian brlde
and was never intended to be sold. Ht
pointed out the peculiar
tics of the rug. into 1.-The borders q
which were woven theI features OF TN
bride and her intended husband
The expert said thR WOOL used u
tie rug is OF a kind that is now har'
to get. The rug, he Bald. is betweel
one hundred and fifty aud W noI
dred years old.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Striking Feature of Night Life in
Soho District.
Gambling Is Protected In the Tender
toin OF Ensiand's Capital
T~hirty-Two Gard faro a
Favorite Game.

London.-The Id is off IN the no.
:orfous Sob district Of London. In
the last few months dozens of gam
bling Joints and off color night clubs
have opened and they are doing q
wide open business without police in
reference.
1t may be explained for the benefit
OF those un~acquainted with London
that Soho Is the Tenderloin of the city.
situated In the heart of the west end.
It's broad streets abound In theaters
and restaurants and are at the same
time Tenderloin promenades. lnspec-
tor Schmittberger viewed this stream
one night in company with a reporter
and exclaimed. Gee! We wouldn't
stand this for a minute in New York"
Sack Of these broad thoroughfares
ere hundreds OF mean narrow streets.
the hotbeds OF the Latin anarchists
and the abiding place of the scum OF
Latin and Teuton Europe. On the
police records Soho has a bad name
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Chicago Buildings Thrown Open to
Public for Dancing, Picture
Shows and Games.

|
Chicago.-The board Of educatfon's
plan for turning the schools over to
the people for social amusement on
the winter evenings was i~naugurated
here. Four school buildings were
opened between 1880 and $3.50 o'clock.
At each there was a large audience.
and at each the experiment proved a
success.
In launching its innovation the Chi
cago school boards object was to do
something that will counteract the
evils of the dance hall and the i'm
properly managed moving picture
show. Hundreds Of boys nj young
girls who otherwise would have had
to seek recreation in the streets took
part in the festivities.
Workers of the Juvenile P~rotecti.e
! league, under the supervision OF the
| principals. had charge of the young
! sters. The same official chaperons
| will be on hand each Monday and
Thursday evening. the official social
| center nights" from now until spring
Their instructions are to be az incon
spicuous as is compatible with goot
order and with everybody's having Z
good time. Policemen have been as
signed to each school to maintain OF
der il it Is necessary.
At three Of the schools there wa
dancing. 1t was stated by some o
the principals that the social cente
plan would not be a success In thei
districts unless dancing is permitted
At all Of the schools there we're games
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Vegetable Diet Wins Test

NIT. on top Of the San Bernardino
mountains" said Warren Bu6um.
and today at the close OF b thfr-
ty mile lap in my Journey ! am pick
ing oranges"
The vegetarian winner ate almost
everything he could fnd that was
green. except grass. on b way
across. not ~neglecting the %succulent
prickly pear and cactus he found in
abundance on the Arizona deserts.
Nuts. whole wheat bread. crackers
/ and fruit for breakfast. with cool. but
| not ice cold. water to wash It Gown:
baked potato. cabbage. turnips or ru-
tabagas or beans for dinner and more
water: plain bread. an apple. cher
ries. hickory nuts. peanuts. with pc
cans0al he could set for supper
with still more water-this u a fairly
correcn daily menu that the vinnel
followed from day to day.
-Sometimess he said. fairly
gorged myself with peanuts. when
they were good and fresh. Then
again, uhen I ran Into . town Wherv
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12

In the early fall of 1878 I was sent
for by the late Charles A. Dana, edi-
tor Of the New York Sun. and when I
answered the summons I found him
reading q communication from a cor
respondent in Pennsylvania. The let
ter was very brief: It suggested to
Mr.. Dana that he cause an investiga-
ton to be made into the history and
methods OF the Standard Oil company
OF Cleveland. O., which about that
time had come to be looked upon as
a trust. by the oil world especially.
As he handed me this letter Mr..
Dana said: You go out there and
make an Investigation: make It thor
ough no matter how long it takes"
| first went to the oil regions Of
western Pennsylvania and was there
about three weeks. The oil producers
gave me every facility for getting
such Information as was to be had In
b oil regions. They also called my
attention to certain litigation which
had then been begun In Pennsylvania
with intent to break up the Standard
OIL company in SO far as 1t operated
in that state. Having completed the
investigation at Titusville and Oil
City. l went to Cleveland, presuming
that the officers Of the Standard OIL
company would be willing. II not
anxious. to furnish me with informa-
ton which would serve to explain
some of the more grievous charges
made against 1t and its methods by
the oil producers. Furthermore. l had
no doubt the Standard Oil company
would be glad of IN opportunity to
gain the public ear and t explain the
economic principles which had led to
the organization Of the so-called trust.
When l called t the main Offices
OF the Standard Oil company, after
an annoying amount Of red tape had
been unraveied I was received by q
very pleasant-faced and gracious
hammered young man. He listened
with apparent ea~rnestness and SINGER
ity as I stated that 1t was MI. Dana's
desire that an absolutely impartial
and perfectly fair report. based upon
investigations into the rise and growth
ef the Staedard Oil Company. be
c4Ss1
printed in the New York Sun.
slave you ever been to Cleveland
before?" he asked with utmost polite
ness, as / finished
"only to pass through by train.
I replied.
1T is a beautiful city" be said:
..ycr should not return to New fork
wstaout seeing II
~ cannot return to- New YORK. !
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
NEW NEWS Of YESTERDAY

able and the utmost courtesy and def
erence OF manner the young man re-
piled:
1T was not necessary to instruct
me. Have you been to the theater."
aye .ssY.Gx In q very funny farce cali
ed Our Boarding House Mt . local
theater. l should be glad 20 send you
q ticket"
Then this IL the answer that I am
to make to Mr.. Dana!" replied
that the Standard OIL company has
no Information to give?"
las you please" be said.
WELL" I replied. you may say to
your superior officers that II ! can't
get the Information at first land I
will get it at second hand"
That. also. Is as you please" he
said. politely.
II the smiling young a read the
Sun he must have discovered about
two weeks later. In an article cover
ing a page n a half. that much Of
the Information I had sought from
him l had obtained elsewhere, That
was. | believe. the first Investigation
into the history and growth Of he
Standard Oil company which was
ever made. In later years some of
he officers of that company confessed
that it might have been the better
part had they taken the public into
their confidence in the beginning Of
the trusts career.
Copyright. 1911. by f. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
First Standard Oil Probe

replied. until l have learned. from
the point OF view OF your organizes
ton. soxassser - ,ss HISTORY &>S
growth. and have obtained nom you
II possible. some answer to the Sc
rious accusations that are made
against your company by the oil pro
ducers of Pennsylvania"
The young man continued to smile
blandly. But not the slightest indi
cation did he show OF a desire in any
way to serve me.
Can I see Mr.. John d. Rockefei
er?" l asked.
A fitting but intense expression oil
surprise and reproach passed over
the young mans countenance. Then
he resumed his bland smile. simply
saying: Nobody sees Mr.. Rockefeller
these days"
Gould I e Col. Oliver Payne."
asked.
Colonel Payne Is a very busy man
I would not care to ask him to make
an appointment with you"
who. then. Is there. with whom
may talk and who can furnish me
with the Information l require? ?"
II don't think there is any informa.
ton; there is nothing to say"
Have you been instructed to tell
me this?" I asked.
With the most affabie smile imagin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Relative Merits Of Each Have Seen
tbs Cause Of Some Rather
Warm Disputes.

The relative merits OF white ano
black pepper have caused some rather
heated, not to say peppery. disputes.
One set of authorities declare that
white pepper las lost some OF the
of the peppercorns that are
treated by the process that evolves
black pepper, for both white n black
pepper are produced by the same
vine.
On the other hand. n OF the best
| though an early authority. says ina
the white kind as produced under the
name of Tellicherry pepper Is superior
IN aroma and flavor to the black pep
per. being made from the best devel
oped and largest berries on the vines
and there can be 40 dispute as to tn
white pepper being preferred In thos
narts OF Europe where b Inc
spices nave been in steady use ioa
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
commandments" For Wives.

Brockton, Mass.-A series of ten
commandments for wives" prepared
by the Rev. Albert Hyde. pastor of
the Porter Congregational church, is
being circulated In printed form here.
They are as follows:
Thou shalt not marry for revenue.
or v to escape being an old maid.
After the marriage, thou shalt not put
on an old wrapper, OF yes slippers
run down at the heels.
Thou shalt not be a slave of fash
ions.
Thou shalt not be a gossip. Thou
shalt not be out of sorts when thy
neighbor in a limousine smiles on thee
In a trolley car.
Thou shalt not break down the no
| license law by serving strong punch
at thy parties.
Thou shalt not forget the age of
thy children in the public conveyance
"Thou shalt not let lose on thy nus
band on wash day. or even In house
cleaning time.
"Thou shalt not spell home as
matinee or club or moving pictures.
Thou shalt not forget where thy
Bible is and be unable to find it wher
thy minister comes."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Commodore Alfred Van Santvoord's
Regret Because He Didn't Make .
Quick Turn In St. Pau Stock
During Panic OF 1901.

The late Commodore Alfred Van
Santvoord, who owed his title to his
prominence In the Hudson river
steamboat business. when he died In
1901 he was the largest owner of r,v-
er steamboats, In America. but who
was also a very able railroad man.
having been a director in several big
railroad companies. combined a large
amount Of caution with q very strong
spirit Of enterprise. He accumulated
In the ourse Of his long and honor
able business career a large fortune
by constructive work In the transrre'
tation buaitsNess and by wise inses.
SeSf. He was w6hxh seven or eisn'
million dollars when he died But a.
though he had won c ana loi-
time ample enough to satisfy the am
b,t,ons Of most men. his last years. as
his friends believed. were maze some
what unhappy by a single thousnt,.
the thought OF the million that might
have been his.
commodore Van Sanvoord was .
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Warren II. eufun. in eehalt Of Sci
enee, Walks From Boston TO
Pacifc-Oefeats Brother.

Los Angeles. CaL-After a hse
months trip across he continent.
from Boston. Warren Fl. Bunum ar
rived In San B~ernardino and thus
the vegetarian wins. for Warren anu
his brother Jesse left on the ions Trip
on behalf of science and TO test the
theories OF Professor SarsS-s OF Har-
ward
Warren stuck to . vegetable diet
throughout the trip and Jesse ATE
meat regularly. At Needles Jesse 8
hip gave way and he was Obliged 10
come In on the train. reaching Los
Angeles q week ago. Today he came
out to meet his brother and tcmor-
row they will start on on . sort o.
~1ollincation tramp 10 the summit q
the San Bernardino mountains. ~
turning % the city "Wednesday
Last night I slept rolled up q
~ blankets on The sn0W Se1a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
White and Black Pepper

before they became we'll known IN
his unit
In comparing white and black pep
Der the best grade Of each should be
selected for the test. Purfsency may
be the principal merit of black pepper.
but n best white pepper makes IT'S
best appeal through It's superior iiavor
and aroma.
Some years ago a spice expert OF
international reputation expressed the
opinion that the consumption OF white
pepper In this country would increase
tenfold il the pepper was OF the best
quality. Since then the standards IN
the American spice trade nave beer
raised, but superior white pepper 10
probably not as freely sold as 1t migh
be with proper attention given to quail
ity.
i White pepper is allowed 10 riper
upon the vines and after being pluckes
, the berries are deccrticsted. or de
E prtyed OF their outer coat Black per
{ per Is the prCtuct o. the oerri'
Z picked before TIA Ttpentng-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Garment That Ned sothern wore ~
Lord pundreary In "Our America"
Cousin" Was Borrowed From
John Brou9ham.

When Lester Wallack knew that mas
day bad passed as a great ACTOR anu
theatrical manager. he and the ate q"
N. Palmer, then coming INTO p1onl-
nence as successful theatrical "1n"'
ger. and later the successor OK Aesto.
Wallack IN the management OF wa
lacks taeater. in New York. used 10
make the trip together between the me
tropolis and Stamford. Conn. "neie
zach had his summer home. II was
during one of these trips that WaiiacA
told Palmer the story OF the Ola coa'
that made a great histrionic hit
1T was in 1853 hat Laura keene
nroduced Our American Cousin. VIII
Joseph Jefferson as Asa irencnai.
and Ned Sothern as Lord DunorearS'
said Mr.. Wallack. II know that IN I
general way it has passed into trao'
ton that Sothern at frst refused =
MAY the part of Lord D~undreary. Of
cause he thought the part was oeneat
him and that he only sci I
play it when Miss Keenc told him ina
abe was in despair and after she ma
consented that Sothern snould ga
the part. But while all this ID u.
up to a certain point. ] have no ooo'
3 that from the moment Sothern res
the part of Lord D~undreary he So
the possibilities that were In 1t TOT
f; delicate. humorous satire OF certa
OF the nobility Of England. ana Il
n sure that this satire would moi omen
t. hut would amuse the upper classes
u Great Britain. II ever he were p
mitted to play the part as he wo'
q like to play it before English
Al diences.
well. sothern made up his MI
is that it would be necessary 10 oi'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Million That Might Have Been

man Of large frame and feature. with
smooth shaven face and clear. keen
gray eyes a man Of great dignity and
composure. yet most afable and gen
ial. 1t was very seldom. indeed. that
his customary composure and afrabil-
ity were affected by circumstances.
But at the time OF the famous
Northern Pacific corner In 1901-when
Hill and Hartman were fighting for
the control OF that system. and the
value OF Northern Pacific. and Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul shares
rose severa! hundred points In a few
days. causing one of the worst bear
panics on record-Commodore Van
Santvoord was observed by his friends
to be somewhat restlItdhe tfeNer M
80 sl.rYork brokers' Office where he
usually went when he wanted to buy
or sell stocks. but at this time he
seemed to be neither buying or sell
ing.
His friends felt sure that he was
not caught in the squeeze. and that
he was not threatened with any loss.
His operations were always too con-
servative for that to be likely. Yet
il was evident that something was
| weighing on his mind. and that the :
| stock market situation was absorbiiy
| his attention.
The panic was us short as IT. was
severe. The conflicting Hill and Har-
riman interests were adjusted and
stocks dropped back to their normal
level far more rapidly than they had
riyen to their sensational high figure.
Commodore Van Santvoord. when the
calm came, recovered his composure
and anability. but those who knew
him we'll detected an SOL
emnity In his expression
rs any thing the msfter' Aren't
you feeling well today. Com
one of his friends asked him. In some
e nce
. "Oh, I'm feeling all right-that H.
!, my health is good" he replied. But
I'm feeling rather chagrined. AS a
matter OF fact. I feel as though | wer'
= GU. a million dollars by this panic"
How is that? DO you mean tina
you have actually lost a Million!
> mo, I haven't actually lost a dol
lar. But l own quite a block OF On
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul stock.
: could have sold it a few days ago q
. a very high figure. bought 1t back Il
!. day at a very low figure. and made
"a million by the transaction. And
didn't sell It,"
We'll Commodore. what do yo
- want another million for?" his frier
asked
" "A man always hates TO miss
III chance to make a million dollars.
ne replied, with a laugh that yet had
tinge OF sadness in il.
And II was said truly, probably. tn
au he never ceased to regret that
NY missed this chance.
rs' tCopyriGht. 1911. by f. }. Edwards.
un- Rights ReservedD
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Old Coat That Made a Success

the part with elongated black side
whiskers. which we're. IN the ia'c ~
ties and early sixies. the ashionaoi
wav at least In France. Of wearing the
heard. He also decided that II was
essential In the dcst act. which "as q
drawing room scere. for him TO wear q
long-tailed frock coat with very vo'u"-
inous tails. But it slipped his mind
| that he should OBTAIN a coat OF tnat
| sort from the costumer. or have one
made, and because of this slip ne was
in despair at the time OF the dress 70
hearsal of the play.
John Brougham. the playwright
was upon the stage at the time. ano
he told Sothern that he a In h's
dressing room a long-taiied coat. yer,
full in its folds. which had been use
by me in a play in which l had ap
reared some months earlier. It's JUS
the frock for you. Ned sale brous
ham.
produce it, John. returned Sotn
| ern. 4.
"A moment later Brougham brougn
the loug-tailed coat to Sothern's dress
ing room. It didn't fit YER well upo
1he shoulders, but tails were ION
o enough and expansive enough to su
( Sothern perfectly. and he SAID 6
d would wear 1t until he could nave
= coat made. And so in a coat which
q had worn in an earlier play M nj
Il lent to John Brougham-an emergen'
d coat, sothern appeared for the mr.
time upon any stage as Lord Du
a dreary, and the coal was a success.
In by the way" said Mr.. Paim'
1T "wallack also told me that Sothe
d. predicted tina the play would grea'
of amuse the British aristocracy 1t d
sr- 1t ran for an entire season with ia
Id ionable audiences, and the mana,
lu- made nearly 100000 out of 1t in Il
single season."
Copyright, 1911. by e. J. Edwards.
.ss Rights Reserved
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
New Musical instrument

In the Holland house New forh'
music room has been placed q new
musical instrument called the Choral
cello. which was invented recently by
two men in Boston after 20 FEARS OF
exnerimenting. 1t has the appearance
~ a niano. and can be played to pro
d,,ce the sound either of a piano or OF
80 organ At will one can use the
right hand to produce piano tones q
use the left to play organ
ment. Another attachment per"its
the imitation Of an VIII
strings, reeds and brasses- THIS Is 'ne
arst instrument OF the kin 10 oe
| nlaced In any hotel in New YORK city
and It win be a feature OF the after
noon and Sunday night concerts at Tn
Holland.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
LID IS OFF

the search for the cheap yet excellent
restaurants which abound therein.
Gambling joints and of color clubs
have always existed In this district.
About a dozen years ago London wal
wide open. but then a moral wave
swept In. the police got busy and the
lid was put OF and sealed. Several
spasmodic efforts to pry the lid OF
have been made Intellectually since
then. but a few months ago the word
went around that. provided there was
no shouting the wor from the house
tops. and provided certain formaIities
were observed. business could be
done
Now there are dozens of places
where the tiger can be bucked. Ad-
mission is not difficult to any of these
places If one knows the ropes.
Baccarat and other poker are play
ed. The poker is of the continental
variety. played with 30 cards. all be-
low the seven being eliminated. The
value Of hands in this game is some
what different from the So card .S:sne
as three Of a kind beat a 81
a flush beats a full housg
Faro is the grea.~ -ggSEe
game at all tseA ~SSrratght and
the Germay<
the Aw and the fayorit,
joints. Again it ii
y IL or continental variety. no
sznerican. that is played.
g nirty-two cards are used and n
s. Eoy. the banker dealing aSs IF hand
There is nc elaborate layout. IN mo
cases four matches sufGcing. Thes
are laid isASr9Ht OF eahe aeatat At
each end OF q match represents
card. The BETS are made hr placin
the monay at the end OF the mate
which represents the card backed.
Is a straight proposition to win Q
lose. the punter betting that his car
will win. the banker that 1t will los'
There are no furbelows Of copperin
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
sutIt Up Big Business,

The first jaunting was
I'd IN Ireland in 1915 BY q
Carlo Bsanconi. W settled In Dublin
and drove every day to Caher q
back, charging two pence q mile; from
this small beginning In 1887 be mao
established sixty-seven conveyances'
drawn by nine hundred horses.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
severed Finger sewed On.

Allentown. Pa.-Alfred Stephen. a
machinist Of Walbert's. was caught
while working at a buzz saw and the
little finger of his left hand was cut
OF. Tying up the wound and sticking
the finger in his pocket. he walked
two miles to the office Of q doctor. at
Crackersport. The doctor sewed the
severed digit where it belonged and
was delighted to see circulation re
stored.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Mixed.

The Caller (who has been lookint
over her hostess books)-Do you en-
low Marcus Aurelius?' The Hostess
ldelaved by her toilet and a little
iustrated)-Oh, yes: where is he nov" :
The last time l saw him he was IN
The Sign of the Cross Such a man
IL figure. wasn't he?-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12

lettuce and celery was abundant and
newly cut l made meals OF IT. never.
however. forgetting the water. And
am feeling At al a fiddle. o
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
Open Schools Are SucceAs

gymnastics and music. Prelim HN,-
steps rel taken also to orgaNHA-
dramatic clubs. At one school thu
were moving pictures. IA.
The c~elebrants ranged from II to
years old. The schools. however. AIRY
to be opened to the fathers and moth
ers. Efforts will be made to form
both men and women's clubs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12

GOOD Business investment.
"Politeness and civility are the best
capital ever invested in =
p T.. Barnum.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
rheir capaelty.

Lawyers ought not to need Iona
memories"
why mott?
Because they are generally salts
led with brief reminders.