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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Editor Of Yonkers Statesman rays
Deserving Tribute to Great Amer
lean Institution.

There is another Richmond In the
pie field and the pie editor OF the ONO
State Journal would do we'll to look
to his hauberk and his laurels. The
new knight is EdwiR A. Oliver, editor
OF the Yonkers Statesman, father Oh
the photographic joke, and he Frances
into the arena armed cap-a-pie, as 1t
were, and with his pie knife couchant
Listen to his praise of the faky
crust with the pumpkin filler;
when one takes a huge bit Of 1t
In his mouth and his happy thoughts
unfold into a dream and he hears afar
the breaking waves dash high and a
stern and rockbound coast. and the
woods against a stormy sky their
giant branches tossed one feels how
happily related to a brave historic
event is the modest pumpkin pie. It
came when the conquerors came, and
they shook the depths Of the desert
aloom with their hymns Of Lofty
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

knowledge and skill are two things
that are necessary to success In horse
breeding. Theory may be OF some as
~sistance. but knowledge and expert
ence are the main things that lead to
success.
We may reason out that such and
such a thing Is proper, but experience
may prove that our reasoning was en-
tirely wrong.
b breeder must have some knowl-
edge Of the market II he expects to
raise more horses than he needs for
MS W use. He must know what
breed Will come nearest 4 comply
Ing with the demands of the market.
The man who breaks animals that
suit his W fancy may have
thing that there is no demand for.
Different sections of the country
seem to furnish markets for different
sorts of horses. In a region where the
greatest demand is for carriage and
saddle animals 1t is not a very good
place to sell draft horses, mol is a
country where there is a great deal
OF hauling to be a done, a good place
for selling fancy driving horses.
The breeder must consider these
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
CHAPTER XXxlV.

A night Of velvet blacknegs, softly
Opaque. lay upon land and water. The
| police Iaunch, shudderlng with the VI
bratlons Of a motor running at high
tension. sped down the silent reaches
9l BaHgOOn River like a hunted ghost.
She ran without lights, these having
been ex~tinguished by COUGHS direc,
lions, regardless Of harbor regulations
or danger. Happily the hour was late
anough TO relieve them Of much fear
Of trouble with other craft; the upper
reaches Of the river were practically
deserted.
In the bow Couch was handling the
wheel with the ~nouchalance of one
rom whom the river had no secrets
by night or day. To O'Rourke It seemed
no light task 10 pilot so slight a craft
at such high speed through that
5tygian darkness: yet the sub-chief
was accomplishing the feat without a
iiscernable trace Of fear or tremor
II uncertainty.
O'Rourke sat beside him. In the
tern a police orderly acted as me-
'banic, attending to the motor, These
.hGce, no more, made up the rescue
party.
Though deyoured by impatIence and
anxiety. O'Rourkc forbore to question
Couch, hesitating to divert his atten
ton from his task and knowing that
as soon as he could the young lieu.
tenant would speak, From the time
when the coolie had yielded. there
had been not a seconds rest for eth
or; neither had had time to confer
save on questions of the most imme.
diate moment; and control Of these
Couch had voluntarily and naturally
assumed, deciding, acting and direct.
ing In the same thought, apparently.
Your wife. with Miss Pynsent,"
said Couch abruptly, without looking
round--"at least | presume It's Mrs.
O'Rourke, from what you say-haye
been kidnapped by a gang Of highbind-
ers and are now aboard a junk In the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
cTo BE CONTINUEDJ
Mr.. j. B. Dukes Plouehlns.

In spite of the distractions Of the
Tobacco company's reorganization, Mr..
James B. Duke bestows much atten.
ton upon the work OF developing and
identifying his three thousand acre es-
tate, Dukes Park, near Somerville, N.
j.. Not infrequently on his tours of
inspection he personally directs the
laborers. One day he took the plough
from the hands Of a slow. awkward
foreigner, saying:
Here, let me show you how to
plough a furrow. I've not forgotten
how | did that when | was a boy in
South Carolina"
Another day he took the place OF
the boss of a gang of workmen and
before he got through he dismissed
five for inetticiency.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
GENERAL
1FARMNOrES

The south is thoroughly attached to
the mule for farm work.
Shorts are more economical feed for
sows and growing pigs than corn.
Late in the fall Is q good time to
hatch spring chicks in some sections.
The deepest mudhole. and stsepest
hill measure the real distance to mar
kat.
Keep the COW out of the weed fields
# you do not wish to drink tainted
milk.
Where there are plenty of skinned
milk, beef scraps for hens need not be
bought.
Where the hogs fail to gain at least
a pound a day it Is time to say goodby
to them.
The method of estimating value Of
mules by number Of hands high, Is 60
ing out of use.
Oats proved to be slightly better for
work horses than corn when fed with
timothy or prairie hay.
In order to insure uniform growth
the pigs should be fed when all Of
them are at the trough.
A bull ten months of age is scarcely
old enough for service, but IL used
carefully 1t will not injure him.
An occasional blowing of the poultry
yard and runs disposes of the filth
and keeps the premises from getting
foul.
Lard, sulphur and a little coal oil.
mixed up well together, are recon-
mended as an effective cure for scabby
legs.
Some one has told us that the best
Tina to prune fruit trees is when your
Knife is sharp, but judgment must be
used.
1t Ia not altogether the fault Of the
cattle business II n finds that he
cannot make money raising a scrub
steer to three years of age.
One of the little things that lessons
expense and adds to profits Is to fat
ten and market the surplus cockerels
in spring broods as early as possible.
One point in favor Of the hollow
brick silo Is that 1t will not shrink
and fall to pieces when the hot, dry
days come at a time when it is empty.
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Difference of an Inch,

Farmers Mail and Breeze. Until corn
Is 2 or 3 inches high the roots havs
spread cut but little and the first
cultivation may be deep for this res
son. But long before the plants ay
6 Inches high the lateral roots hss
extended themselves half way across
the row and these frat roots come
nearest the surface. To cultiyats
deeply then means that the food sup
ply will be reduced to just the extent
that the roots are broken off. Guilt
vation' should not be more than ~
or 3 inches deep at this time and the
shoyels should not run too closely 10
the plants. From that time on the
corn should be worked merely for the
purpose Of keeping down weeds and
stirring the soil.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

That st. Petersburg is rapidly grow,
ing In population is evidenced by the
census taken In December, 1910, which
showed the population, including GER
tain suburban villages formerly no,
covered. to be 1907, 70S. 1t is pre-.
eminently an office town and also a
seaport for six or eight months OF the
year.
The principal industry Is the manu-.
facture of cotton textiles, although its
advantage as a port of entry for the
Interior is gaining recognition. A Inns
of steamers has been established to
Libau, connecting there with a trans
Atlantic line to New York. This en-
ables American shippers TO send
goods direct to this port without this
delays OF transshipment in foreign
ports.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

things and endeavor to raise animal.
that will meet the demands q, =.
market.
1t Is necessary to acquire A tho,
ough knowledge Of the yario,.
breeds of horses, e~ndeayorine !.
learn the merits and failings OF eacb
so that one may breed what he can
get best prices for. He must acnuI,o
knowledge that will enable MIN "a
breed his mares to such stations a.
will produce what he desires
The breeder should read the arricp,
tural press and the government bulja.
tins to learn what other breeders ara
doing. In this way he will learn many
things of great value to him. Ha
will also learn much at the instituted
and by attending the fairs and horse
shows he al see for himself what
others are doing. He should be On tina
lookout at all times for things that
will enable him to do his work to bet.
ter ADVANTAGE.
There Is a natural trend toward i'm.
provement In all things at all times
The horse breeder must keen stan
with these if he expects 10 be mum.
bered among the onea who are suc.
cessful.
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FATTEN HOGS ON SOY BEANS
Combined With Corn II viii Pro
duce Remarkable Results-Galn
OF One Pound Daily.

Those who live In the regions where
the soy bean thrives--a pretty big
area that-may find that crop a
money-maker as a means of fattening
hogs, says an Alabama bulletin.
Corn alone, as is now we'll recog,
nized, is a deficient food for pigs, al
though many farmers still use 1t eI
clusively. But combine it with a pas
tureage of such material as the SOY
bean and the results are remarkable.
In Alabama the average daily gain for
hogs fed on corn alone was two-ffthS
of a pound, whereas wher soy bear
~pasturage was substituted for part q
the r ration the gain was raised t.
more than a pound daily.
Expressed in another way, 1t cost
~ cents a pound for the hogs gain
In weight when he was fed corn, but
only 8 cents a pound with the com
non feed. The difference Is rather
nice margin of profit.
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iy; q know how you feel. Miss Pyl-
sent is there, too. you see"
oh" said O'Rourke, 81 didn't un-
derstand that I'm sorry" He
dropped a hand on the younger mans
shoulder and let 1t rest there briefly.
Please God" ne said reverently,
"thereII be many another polluted
yellow soul yammering at the gates
OF he'll this night"
"Amen!" said Couch. We
sha'n't be long now"
Silently 0'ROurke removed his coat
and waist-coat, his collar and lawn
tie, and turned back his cuffs. Even
ing clothes are hardly the thing to
fight in" ne said; but I'm thinking
'twon't make a deal OF difference to
me. Got any cartridges for a Webley
mark IV?"
Wheeler has. Give Colone!
O'Rourke a few, Wheeler" said Couch.
addressing the orderly.
The latter rummaged in a locker
and pressed into O'Rourke's hand half
a dozen cartridges, with which the
a~dventuTer proceeded to replenish the
empty chamber in his revolver.
I'D only discharged one" he OBJ
served, but It's likely wen need that,
even. with only the three of Us
against a iunk-load."
"Oh, | telephoned for reinforce
ments, of course" returned Couch,
They ought to be there ahead OF
US"
What did the coolie tell ye, if we've
time to talk
Couch laughed. 81 daresay you're
wondering how made him speak al
all"
That's the true word for ye."
Il threatened to cut off his silly pig
tail and send him naked and dishonor-
ed to the ghostly halls of his ances-
tors, It's wonderful how much those
callous brutes dote on that decora-
ton. | told him further, that If he
lied, when | found It out I'd return
and shave him bald as an egg, even II
he were dead by hat time. So / per-
suaded the truth from him, the whole
story-from his side of it,"
I'm listening. "
.pn%. 49,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Ladies' Object to Profanity.

The woman golfers of New York
have made objections to swearing on
the links and have discussed the mat,
ter in their clubs. The men who play
over the links are all supposed to be
gentlemen, but sometimes they are
not careful OF their language, and
ladies have been made very indignant
by some speeches. 1t has been sug,
gested that notices be placed in the
clubhouses, but the fact that the
ladies have discussed the subject
will, no doubt, be all that is neces
sary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

the weapon that had brought death to
Sypher. The lieutenant wiped it cal.
lousy on a corner of the coolies
blouse and held tho keen shining
blade before his eyes, accompanying
the action with a few emphatic
phrases. A curious expression, com
pounded of sullen fury and ahject pan
lc fright, showed in the Chtnaman's
eyes and his lips were as II by magic
unsealed However reluctant, he be.
gan to chatter and spoke at length,
delivering himself Of a long state.
mcut which Couch punctured now and
again with pertinent, leading ques-
tons.
AT length, throwing aside the knife,
he jumped up, strong excitement burn,
ing in his eyes. I've got enough from
him." he said rapidly, III explain
later. Youll help-of course, your
wiSe's involved as we'll as Miss Pyn.
sent But I don't think you need fear;
wen be in time. Are you ready? ..
Half a minute I've got 10 use
that telephone"
He ran out into the hall, rang up
and shouted q number into the re-
ceiver, and for a few moments spoke
rapidly In a Burmese dialect.
O'Rourke gathered that he was speak
ing with a native subordinate at the
police headquarters in Rangoon,
Couch swung back into the study.
Got those revolvers, sir? Then come
along: wen have to run for 1t. For.
tunately our launch is handy; other.
wise :"
He r across the yeranda and
down 10 the lawn. o'Rourke pelting
after him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Had Faith In the Wireless.

Demonstration OF the practical use
of wireless telegraphy on water was
first made just twelve years ago be-
tween the Needles on the English
coast and the incoming steamship st.
Paul. The world doubted, but Mar.
conf was positive, The st. Paul was
sixty,five miles off the coast when the
first connection was established. The
wireless can now flash its message
over the ocean fully 5000 miles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Sheep Thrive on Weeds.

Sheep eat and thrive on weeds on
the farm that other stock do not relish.
Every fence corner, fence row and
weed patch will be more completely
cleaned by a band Of sheep than by
the scythe or hoe. There is no farm
In the i~ntermountain region too large
or too small to sua,din a band OF
sheep. They are the great scavengers
OF the farm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

lower river, which will sail for God
knows-where at the turn Of the tide.
That's the only thing that 'em.
Wen be on EN- before they're able to
force a way down the river"
, ORoprke groaned, holding his head
with both hands. My wife J"
he said brokenly.
Il know" Couch interrupted grim
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

Does your boy Josh play on the
football team?"
mo, replied Farmer Corntossel.
Josh wouldn't stand fur no mollycod.
die job like that. He's the Teller that
leads the mob and wrecks opry houses
after the game Is over"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Market for Dairy Products.

In practically every town there is a
good market for irst-class dairy prod
ucts and fresh eggs, as we'll as some
Of the other farm products at the
leading hotel, restaurant or bakery.
Cultivate this trade anG you will be
surprised to see how profitable 1t can
be made.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
CULTIVATION OF CORN CROP
rev Points on Deep and Shallow
Work-cuttins Of Roots Break,
Off the Food Supply,

The discussion over shallow and
deep cultivation of corn Is on again.
There is really not a great deal to
say on the subject but a few points
are OF vital interest. Investigation
has shown that by far the largest
number of the roots of corn plants
are found in the first IL inches Of soil
and they are especially abundant with.
in 4 inches Of the surface, says the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Eradicating Weeds.

One weed pulled up by the roots
while the ground is soft beats a hun
dred cut off with scythe or sickle. 1911
the latter are most persistent and VIII
grow again and 60 to seed some day
when one Is not looking.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Sure Dandelion Killer.

What is said to be a surs dandelion
killer is to pour creosote through .
can from the top of the plant. TINS
will follow the root to IT'S base, burr.
ing 1t SO that 1t will nVer grow
again.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Give the Calf a Chance.

The calf that Ia expected to develop
into a strong profitable COW should Do
given all the chance possible during
It's early period Of growth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Feeding of Lambs.

The successful feeding of lambs de-
ponds largely on their being offered
great variety OF food while in the
yards.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Lousy Fowls.

If there is a fowl in the flock a lit.
tie out of condition that bird Is apt
to prove the most lousy member of
the flock.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Clean Up the Orchard.

Keep all the rotten food well
cleaned up around the orchard, as
these constitute the. winter quarters of
numerous orchard pests.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Placing Trees.

II all OF the garden space is to grow
profitable crops, no large trees mus
stand closer than thirty to fifty feel
from the garden fence.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
CHAPTER xxKlL-tcontInued.l

CHAPTER SSEh,-tContInued)
With each development the mystery
was assuming more fantastic proper
lions. becoming still more impene-
trable and u%nsolyable. But he had no
leisure In which to ponder It now, II
Des Trebes were to be restored And
O'Rourke worked over the man as
tendorly as though they had been life.
long friends, with skilllul fingers es'
timating the nature ana extent Of his
wounds, with sound knowledge Of
rough and ready surgery doing all
that could he done to bring him back
10 consciousness.
At last Dos Trcbes sighed ioohly; q
spot Of color, iebrile. tickle, evaues-
cent, dyed his cheeks; his breath rat
tied harshly in his gullet; his eyelids
twitched and opened wide lie glared
biankly at the face above.
"Dcs Trcbes!" cried Ollourka. 'Des
Trebesl"
His voice quickeued the intelligence
Of that m]oribund brain, A flash OF
recognition lighted the staring eyes,
The lips moved without sound,
"LeS Tre6esi'
"Ah, yes the Irish
The whisper was barely nrticulate.
oIRourke put to his lips a cup of
brandy diluted with a little water.
Drink" he pleaded. and try to toll
ms what's happened to ye Who gave
ye these wouDds2 Try to speak"
But no shall
not tell"
"But-good God, man! we've been
murdered
The white lips moved again; the
Rdyenturer bent his ear low to them.
I'VE have both lost
but you your wife 4,
my Wife,
In Il frenzy ORourke resumed his
efforts to strengthen the dying man
with spirits and water, but Des Ire.
hes, with a final effort, obstInately
shut his teeth, moving his head i'm.
~perceptibly from side TO side In token
OF hts stubborn refusal
so he died, i%mplacable, In death
the chIselled features remained set
In a smile sRrdonic and triumphant
Dying, he gave no comfort to his
fae.
For a little time longer ORourke
kuelt at Dos Trebes' side, watching
and wondering. Eventually he sighed
heavily, shook his head, shrugged his
shoulders and rose. And, rising. he
perceived Tor the first time that he
was no longer alone with The dead in
that place,
Kueeling IN silence by the ytcomte's
side he had TIN then been hidden from
the inner doorway TO the room by the
drapery OF the center table. And evi
IDENTITY II was this circumstance which
had emboldeued a man to slip in from
the main hall and approach Sypher's
doSk mt the back OF the room.
As O'R0urke appeared he was con
scious first Of something moving in
the room-a movement caught vaguely
from the corner Of his eyes Then he
heard a stiied cry Of fright He had
already his revolver In his hand, SO in
slant had been the obedience Of his
brain and body to the admoniton OF
instinct.
He swung about with the weapon
poised, crying; Stop" The other
man was apparently trying to escape
by the door to the hall. but was much
too far from it to escape the threat.
ened bullet, A Jet Of fire spurted from
his hand. o'Rourke heard a crash
snd CHATTER of broken window-elass he.
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Clean Milk Utensils.

To thoroughly clean milk utensils
they first should be rinsed with cold
water to remove all particles Of milk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Forage for Live Stock.

OF all forage fed TO live stock az
least one-third In cash value remains
on the farm In the form of manure
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
IN PRAISE OF PUMPKIN PIE

cheer This is cheer-the sunbeams
imbued in pumpkin pie"
Mother cutting, pleasc.-Cleveland
Leader.
The fool-killer., 1912-09-01
A FOOT-RACE WITH TIME.

The August issue of The Fool
Killer was mailed on the 31st of
August. Just did hit theold month
on the tip end of it's afterwards
as Invent galloping by. swinging
to the flying coat-tails of old
Daddy Time. Now | don't like
that kind of a come-off one bit
better than you fellers do, and if
the Lord lets. me live and the
sheriff don't sell me out for tax
es, am going to make the dog
gondest effort ever you saw to
slip up and grab Mr.. Time where
the wool ain quite so short. In
other words, Iwant to get to send
ing out the paper at the firstof
each month. But after getting SO
far. behind, it will takesome time
to catch up. If nothing bigger
than a shoestring breaks this is
sue will be q little earlier than the
last one, and I'LL keep inehing
along by degrees like the cat eat
the maddox till finally I'll make
a home run and wipe my brogans
on your door step the first Of each
month. Just hold your impatience
Iin,one hand and your Fool-K ller
Iinthei either and tell all the folks
i howdy for me.
The fool-killer., 1912-09-01

in the great dining hall to the
surprise and delight. Of the gold
plated guests.
There were a hundred eaters
present, and each vittle- box was
figured to hold 81, 900 worth of
grub.
Now don't that beat the very
Old Scratch? Think of spending
a hundred thousand dollars on
one big eat, and giving it to q
gang Of gilded gazooks who are
plenty able to buy their own
grub!
If that money had been spent
for good solid Fashions and di.
vided among 100000 poor hungry
families, it would have been
real blessing.
But no-sir- -ee-bob! These high
flying hellians who have none,
to burn would faint at the sugges
tion Of doing anything useful.
The fool-killer., 1912-09-01
What the Wage Slave Works For.

The poor wage slave works a
day for a dollar to buy grub to
give him strength to work another
day for another dollar to buy
more grub to give him more
strength to work another day for
another dollar to buy more grub
to give him more strength to
work another day for another
dollar to buy more grub to give
him more strength to work an
other day for another dollar to
buy more grub to give. him more
strength to work another day for
another dollar to buy more grub
to give him more strength to
work another day for another
dollar to buy a pine coffin to bury
him in.
The fool-killer., 1912-09-01
VOL. III.
He Wouldn't Last Long.

If pure tallow man to the hot place
went
For something that. he'd done
wrong,
He might get a moment of punish
ment,
But he wouldn't last long.
If big camp-meeting was in full
swing
And the feeling was running strong,
The devil might happen to shout and
sing,
But he wouldn't last long.
If man who's afraid to climb tree
Should join the angel throng
And start to heaven, it seems to me
That he wouldn't last long.
If man with a million or two. in
change
Feels that his chance is strong,
He might get in on the stock
exchange,
But he wouldn't last long.
If man had to wear all the kinds Of
dress
That deck the female throng,
He might not die in week, guess,
But he wouldn't last long.
j. L. P.