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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Dog Came Back.

He was a scientist-an artful sci
enlist, indeed-and n day he lost
his W lamb--a pet pomeranian. But
this learned man did not search the
neighborhood; he did not ever visit
the local police station. All he did
was to advertise in the newspaper that
his dog had ~'strayed," as he cunning.
iy expressed 1t. Beneath the adyer-
tisement, however, he inserted these
tragic words: "The dog Is Of no value,
not ever to the owner. But. having
been experimental upon for scientific
purposes with many virulent poisons,
a lick from Its tongue-and 1t is ex
tremely affectionats-would probably
prove fatal" That dear little dog
duly returned the next dag.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Sensational Climax of Debate Between
John p. Hale, the Anti-siasery
Leader OF New Hampshire, and
Gen. Franklin Pierce.

John p. Hale is a name forgotten
probably by all but a very few Of
those who e personally familiar
with the leading minds In public life
of the era which closed with the ter
mination of the Civil war. To the
younger generation at this time MI.
IHale's name has no significance what
ever. Yet he was for q quarter of a
century one Of the leading figures in
our public life. He was three times
elected United States senator from
New Hampshire. He was twice nomi-
mated by the Free-Soil party for presi-
dent, and he was United States min
lister to Spain through the four years
or President Johnson's administra-
ton.
Hale was one Of the great anti-slav-
cry leaders of the late forties and the
mites OF the last century; at one time
he was the only anti-slavery advocate
with membership in the United States
senate. He opposed the annexation of
Texas on the ground that 1t would be
slave territory, and he alone, of all the
senate, refused to vote in favor of the
resolution rendering the thanks of
congress to Generals Scott and Tay-
dor for their victories In the Mexican
war, which made 1t certain that this
country would have Texas. Not until
Chase and Seward entered the senate
in lS49 did Hale have any help in
waging his anti-slavery fight on the
floor of the senate. Two years later
Hale was Joined by Charles Sumner.
Senator Hale possessed a national
reputation as a political orator. He
was a man of impressive personal ap.
pearance. His voice was clear and res.
onant, yet 1t had almost a musical
quality in IT.; and he possessed a per
sonal magnetism which caused him to
be numbered among the most effective
speakers In the years between 1845
and 1866. One of his greatest tri.
umphs of oratory came when he set
out alone In 1845 to win his native
state Of New Hampshire over to the
anti-slavery cause. He went to work
In the face Of an apparently invincible
Democratic majority; he addressed
meetings in every town and village of
the state, and when the votes were
cast he had the satisfaction of know
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
| MANURE sPREADER IS HANDY IMPLEMENT
Wagon Box Manure sppeader at Work.

(By n, O. wEATHERSToNE)
We have never yet heard OF a
former who used a manure.spreader
who went back to the o~ld-fashioned
way of pitching the manure out Of a
wagon with a fork. The advantages
Of the spreader, over the old way OF
using a fork, are SO numerous and so
plain that no argument can overcome
them. In the first place. spreading
manure from a wagon with a fork Is
a dirty and d~isagreeable Job. In the
next place It lie utterly impossible to
distribute the manure evenly by this
method.
BY the use OF a spreader a man a
get over a great deal more ground,
and the manure will go very much
further because It ia evenly distr. ut.
ed.
II you will observe the meadows
where you have distributed manure
By the fo~rlfulls. you will see that the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Robert r. Wat Urged to Accept Nom.
ination5f for the Presidency In 1884.
But Declined Because of 10y
atty to Arthur.

A..few hours after the nomination
of James G. Blaine for president by
the Republican national convention at
Chicago, in 1884, and the nomination
of Gen. John A. Logan as vice-presi-
dent, the late Gen. James H. Hustled
came to my room and, taking a seat
by the desk at which l was writing,
said to me: you needn't put it in your
dispatches that the ticket which has
just been nominated is doomed to de-
feat; but l tell you that it is and that
the Republican party has made a
grave blunder In nominating Blaine"
I heard what General Hustled said
with interest, because / knew that he
was one of the best judges of political
in New York state, at least
in the Republican party.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Grapes Packed in Sawdust.

The report on the first a load OF
grapes shipped from Lodi. Cal, packed
in redwood sawdust has been received
from New York, and 1t is to the effect
that the experiment has proved a com.
plete success. The grapes were packed
six weeks ago In drums with odorless
redwood sawdust and we're kept there
until a few days ago, when they yer
forwarded to the market for the holt
day trade. They are reported as re-
tanning uleir color and favor perfect
ly, being as firm as when picked from
the vines. Local growers and ship
pars win now ship in large quantities
able grapes packed in this way.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Dynamite in Agriculture.

A demonstration of the use Of dyna.
mite In practical agriculture was made
recently On the Ohio State University
farm. The explosive was used for sub
for making holes for tree plant
ing and blowing out stumps and stones.
Representatives Of the manufacturers
Of dynamite were present and ex-
planned to the students how to handle
and use high explosives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
President Timothy Dwight Of Yale Ad-
vfsed the Great caroIlnian to
Study Law In the New
School at ~LitchfeId.

John G. Calhoun was graduated
from Yale college In 1904 when that
seat OF learning was under the admin
istration Of the first President Tim
othy Dwight After his graduation
Calhoun became a student In the first
law school established in this country,
at Iitchfield. Conn. within a stones
throw of the birthplace of Henry
Ward Beecher. He received a diploma
from this pioneer school In 1907, was
admitted to the bar Of Connecticut on
the credit Of that diploma, and then
went Immediately to his native part
OF South Carolina and set himself up
in the practice of law. At the time
Calhoun studied law 1t was the al
most universal practice for young men
who aspired to be lawyers to prepare
for admission to the bar by reading In
the office Of a lawyer. So far as !
know, no biographer of Calhoun tells
why the great South Carolinian broke
away from this custom of long stand
ing.
Briefly, he was persuaded to do so
by none other than a Connecticut
Yankee; and my authority for this
statement Is Rev. Jonathan Brace,
who for many years was q promi-
nent Congregational. clergyman In
Connecticut, and who, when Calhoun
was beginning to gain great promi-
hence, secured his information from
the family Of President Dwight Of
Yale.
I'm his early manhood Calhoun was
a stanch Presbyterian, and 80 he
should have gone to Princeton In
stead Of Yale college," said Mr..
Brace. But certain intimate family
associations with some Of the Yale
Instructors induced Calhoun to enter
Yale, where he speedily became a
great favorite with President Dwight.
He entered the Junior class. In bis
senior year he had many conferences
with President Dwight. and there was
one based upon their different views
ss to the true Ire of political pow
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Growing Pea Vine Hay.

We can grow and harvest two crops
of speckled peas on the same land in
one year for less than nothing. Let US
take two acres of average land: Let
US plant one acre in cotton and make
two crops Of pea vine hay on the 9TH
err acre. Next year we will plant the
two acres In cotton. There will be
more than enough difference in the
yields of the two acres to pay for the
expense of growing the two crops Of
pea vine hay this year. This being
true, why do we fail to grow plenty
Of pea vine hay?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Son Refused to Lead

Are you sorry that Blaine has beef
nominated?" | asked.
Yes, | I'M sorry for his sake and
for his party's sake, because | am con-
ident he is doomed to defeat" was
the reply. And | am especially sorry
because, but for one thing, we could
have named a candidate who would
have swept the country, whose nomina-
ton and election would have wiped
out all factional troubles in the Repub
lican party"
Who is that?" l asked.
Robert T. Lincoln" General Hustled
replied. Il can tell you confidentially
now that a movement was begun in
Illinois some months ago which had
for its object the nomination of Robert
I. Lincoln for president by acclama-
ton by this convention after the first
complimentary ballot had been taken.
The movement had the support OF
many of the friends of General Logan,
and | am sure 1t would have received
the support Of nearly all the leading
politicians Of the Republican party.
Months ago all of the strong Re-
publican leaders realized that II Blaine
were nominated by this convention
Senator Roscoe Conkling's friends In
| New York would knife him at the
polls. ! myself am certain that enough
OF Conkling's friends will knife Blaine
at the election In November to cost
him the electoral vote of New York
state. You know, the quarrel between
Conkling and Blaine was never healed.
On the other hand, 1t was doubtful
whether President Arthur, II he were
nominated, could carry New York state.
So 1t was suggested early In the spring
OF this year that we look around to see
If we could not find some candidate
who would receive the support of all
factions Of the party and who would
be certain to carry New York state.
From some of General Logan's
friends In Illinois the suggestion came
that we take up Robert T. Lincoln. 1t
was a splendid suggestion; the move
ment that sprang from 1t made consid-
cradle Roadway, so that at last It was
thought best to put matters before Lin
coin himself. ! think the better way
would have been to say nothing, but
at the right moment to have stamped
ed the convention for him. But per-
sonal friends of Lincoln we're asked
to approach him and lay the matter be-
fore him. This they did, and after a
brief interview with him they reported
that the movement must stop then and
there. They said that Lincoln had told
them hat he was the only member of
the Garfield cabinet whom President
Arthur had retained throughout his en-
tire administration; he knew that Ar
thur craved a nomination; not SO much
that he might be president again as
that there might be vindication Of his
difficult administration; under the cir.
cumstances he felt that 1t would be
rank disloyalty to President Arthur. his
chief, If he were to permit AM move
ment OF this kind to be made: and.
finally, IL 1t went ahead without his
consent, he should take adequate
to put a stop to II.
That ended IT. So. today, Blaine was
And certain defeat is be-
fore us. But do you suppose that there
would have been any check to the en-.
thusiasm OF the old Republicans as
they contemplated the opportunity Of
for the son of Abraham Lin.
colin for PRESIDENT"
1911, by e. J. Edwards. All
Rights ReseTved)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02

and very palatable kernels, while tine
large yellow grain reminds one OF
some of the yellow field corns, yet we
are happily disappointed when we pop
and eat it. This corn readily brings
So per bushels on the ear in the home
market and is a profitable corn %
grow, needing only the same amount
of fertilization and cultivation as COM
mon field corn. The stalks are also
good to use for e~nsilage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02

What a serene, quiet life you might
cad II you would leave providing 10
the God Of Providencei With a little
oil in the cruise. and a handful OF
meal in the barrel, Elijah outlived the
famine, and you will do the same. H.
God cares for you. why need You care.
too? Can you trust him for your soui.
and not for your body7 He has never
refused to bear our burdens, He has
never tainted under heir weight
Come, then. soul! have done with fret
full care. and leave all thy concerns
in the hand Of a gracious God.--c IL
H~purgeon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Mlnce Pie Rarrnd

South Hadley, Mass.-BeBeytne
that mince pie and apple dumpiings
make the girls SO sleepy that they
cannot do their afternoon lessons
well, these luncheon d~elicacies arc
barred at Mt. Holyoke colleea.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Finds Cancer Cure,

Paris.--Professor Wasserman, noted
scientist. claims to have discovered a
cure for cancer by treating the dis.
ease with selenium and eosin. selen-
ium was discovered by Nine. Curie.
who found radium.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
BEST OF ALL THE P0PCORNS
Queens Golden Variety Grows Large
and Tender Stalks and Has Excel
lent Popping Quality,

With me Queens Golden has proven
the best Of all the popcorns. It grows
large and tender stalks and the ears
are large, both in grain and cob.
It's popping quality Is excellent leav-
ing no hard center but large, tender
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Thu Old Kick.

satan--rm surprised to find you
here. thought you would surely get
a seat In paradise. New Yorker
tvesrily)--Nothing doing; specula
tors had them all.--Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02

Yes, II he realty
ia saved. It Aa
true there asa
some who thiBs
that It Ia presumE
tious for me 10 say
that he knows he
is a Christian, but
Paul does not
agree with Them
for he says. VI
k n o whom n
have believed. and
am persuaded that
He Is able to keep
that which | have
committed unite
Him against that
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Easily Made

but a very simple method, and one
which gives individuality to the con.
venience, is to afix n or more mi
tial letters Of metal similar to those
formerly used on handbags.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02

The three degrees In medical treat
Einent: Positive. Ill; comparative. pill;
superlative, bill.--Sacred Heart Re
eaw,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Can One Know
That He Is Saved
and How?
By Rev. Howard W. Pope,
Superintendent Of Men, MOODY
Bible Institute Chicago

TENT.-Thcse things have / NrtIea
unto We hat believe on tho name Of tha
Son Of God. that .e ma know that "
have eternal IIfe.-1 St. John 5 Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-06
JAYHAWKER JOTS

Henry Tremblay, of Clyde, was mar
ried recently. And he probably felt
that way during the ceremony.
One of the polite farmers in Jewell
county advertises in the Mnkato
Western Advocate that he has two full
blooded Jersey male calves" for sale.
A number of the rural Kansas edi-
tors are so clever that it is pretty hard
to tell where their plate matter leaves
off and their original stuff begins, and
vice versa
A sporting note in the Esbon Times:
A wrestling match at Kensington last
week was stopped by fight between
couple of spectators after each or the
wrestlers had gained one fall.
Rufe Hoskins remarked to the Atch-
ison Globe recently: Boys clothes
were cheaper when I was kid, but
one didn't get an extra pair of pants
and a baseball with every suit"
If the farmers in Kansas fail to drag
the roads this year, it will not be be-
cause all the Kansas weekEies as we'll
as their rural correspondents have not
advised and requested said farmers so
to do.
Some men in town have a suit of
clothes for every day in the week, the
editor being one of them, states the
editor of the Edmond New Leaf, but
he is careful enough to add: Just one
suit we mean.
Twenty-Five cents invested in a pound
of cheese will buy as much real food
as so cents spent for steak at 20 cents
a pound, insists the Rexford News. And
all of this may be true but it wouldn't
taste that way.
An Atchison man, reports the Atch1-
son Globe, who remained an hour or
two too long in East Atchison the 9TH
er day, says that night he actually
dreamed that he saw a. pink crocodile
with a fuzzy tail up a tree.
Rexford appears to be up against it.
According to the local paper there it
was treated to a nice rain recently.
Neither Rexferd nor any other COM
munity, is smart enough in this par
ticular to extend the invitation: Now
have one on me-"
Related by the Stringtown CORES
pondent of the Wamego Reporter: A
story was told on a thrifty Ragtown
farmer who employed a Norwegian to
assist him in the harvest field. At
o'clock in the morning the farmer
awakened his new employee with the
Come, Ole, get up. I want
you to start shocking oats" The Nor
wegian inquired sleepily, ''Vot kind OF
oats is they. wild or tanner" Tame
of course" replied the farmer. well, |
replied Ole. don't you tank I could
schneak upon dem in daylight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-06

the old farmhouse for the three months.
And have seen the girl who makes
it a place of rest and comfort for two
old people And have seen the sad
ness in her eyes, and this year moro
than ever 1 began to see how youth
and joy are passing her by. And the
other day. for the first time, she re-
vealed TO me that only one man could
bring brightness to her eyes, and hap
piness to her heart-and that man is
you"
She saw light leap into the mans
eyes, but his tone was surly as he de-
manded: How did you find me?'
Il am rich,' she said lightly. II gave
detective certain clues. 1t wasn't
hard-and then came to see for my
SELF"
And now that you have come" he
said defiantly, what do you think of
me?"
1T like you." she said frankly. lin
spite of your rough manners. /
shouldn't forgive your rudeness if I
didn't know that you've been hurt and
that your heart Is sore She held out
her hand TO him.
isn't that true?" she asked softly.
His chest heaved. How did you
know?"
Because 1, too, have suffered" said
Miss Harrill with quick little catch
of her breath. Long years ago the
man I loved-went away-and he never
came back"
The man, stammering for words OF
comfort, said: Perhaps he will yet
HE cannot" said Miss Harrill, and
he saw how white she was and sha-
ken. HE died-without forgiving me-"
The man opposite her went white,
too, at that. Let me go to her." he
cried. Let me go to Mary"
The next year Miss Harrill, rocking
in the big chair by the sunhghted win
dow watching Mary shell peas for the
days dinner, asked slyly:
do yeu believe in dreams, Mary?"
The young wife looked up. If
hadn't told you NINE" she said, radi-
antly, "I should still be longing for
Jim, and he would be longing for me,
and our hearts would be breaking. =
Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary
Press-9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-06
Feminine Beauty.

While M Jules Bots is sketching for
us the new wife, confrere is examin-
ing the conditions, and inquiring into
the changes, that we may expect to
characterize the physical effect of the
rev feminine product Under the title
of la Beaute de la Femme Nouvelle,"
article to La Revue" tracing the evo-
of which he fairly states his own theory
that we are still under the influence Of
those Greek ideals and conceptions
which-so he asserts-have often be-
come untrue and insincere for the mod
ern.
The modern ideal of beauty has it's
evolution, like every other element, AMI,
after passing through various histori-
cal phases, and running counter to orr
preconceived views, will emerge in an
increased individuality of expression,
interpreting differences of character
and intellect. With this individuality
there will come, according to NJ. F1not,
greater individuality of dress, the finer
personal differences and distinctions
being thus accentuated, and not lost,
as now, in the collective fashions
that prevail.
belief that the outward aspect of the
virile, insists that this personal" quail
ity will mean greater fineness and dis
tinction. Woman will prefer tune
grande anne" in place of being the ex-
pensive animal of whom Plautus said:
THE two most costly things in the
world to equip are a slip and a wor1-
Athenaeum-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-06
SAYS UNCLE CAV

Have you fault to find with the
world? Do you feel that it does not
give you sufficient attention when you
speak? Does it show a tendency to
ignore you? Fret your soul as you
will, this will be your portion unless
you pay the worlds price. Success is
the answer to everything" Unless you
have succeeded you may as well save
your breath.
Perhaps your ideas are better than
those now the vogue. Perhaps you
have plans that will uplift the race.
does itself an injustice, but it is useless
to urge these facts! That crude, gross
fellow over there to whom everybody
bows is successfully Those petty ideas.
spurious doctrines of morals, religion
and economics were each and every
one fatheerd by some one who sue
ceeded. And until you have won sue
your brethren bearin. gifts. They will
have none of you.
tinp ia Nyicsuri-cu-tnl.M etaoin ruu
1T goes" at catches on" cit
answers of mediocrity to true worth
that has yet to win it's spurs. Crime
itself is beautiful in the ordinary mind
if it but wear the gaudy garments of
success. Virtue wa ever ugly when
clothed in the rags of failure.
It's not merely enough for you to
be wise, or to be capable of doing your
fellows a service, or even to have
nodded in your brain the concept of a
worldwide benefaction that the race
has but ia accept to be uplifted. First
you must wage the fight for your faith
you must wage it long, and, if need
be, under hopeless odds. You must
prove it-you must give others prac-
teal demonstrations of it's efficiency
you must drive home to the world the
fact that it goes that it works.
that 1t catches on that it is sue
Guess.
This is the burden of the scholar,
the inventor, the leader, the reformer
of all times. And If you have neither
the strength nor the desire to bear it,
tread the beaten ways and have pa
thence with the mediocrity that bears
the palm until some strong man shall
arise to dash it from its seat of pride
and replace it with triumphant genius.
1912. by w. E. Will
iams.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-06
GLOBE SIGHTS
RY THE ATCHISOE GLOBE.
presidents,

Speaking about bad precedents,
there are whiskers-
A home team can become unpopu-
lar quicker than anything else.
If experience taught anything,
there would be fewer political proph-
ecieS.
1t is our notion that an anarchist
regards working for a living too SER
iously.
Everyone who has ever tried it is
convinced that harvest time is long
enough.
Physicians say it is possible to keep
to close a watch on your health; that
it promotes worry.
Considering how proud amateurs
are of clean Sport, they ring in a
good many professionals.
A good deal of the kicking against
Big Business IS done by those who
would like to get in it. but can't.
There are plenty of doctors and
boards of health to prolong life if
the people will help them a little.
If Old Mother Hubbard had looked
in the refrigerator, the result prob
ably would have been about the same
A foreigner can't become president
of the United States, and the same
rule applies to most of the native sons.
The most glowing tribute you can
pay to a man who has just died is to
say he was a mighty good sort of a
fellow