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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A great many cities will not per
NIT spooning In their parks, bur there
is a change OF opinion starting In, II
began In Birmingham, Ala. when
lovers we're prohibited from huExinE
and kissing and such general demon
STATIONS OF affection In the park
That regulation is reversed aud now
they can sit on the benches, hold
hands and osculate and engage In
such gentle forms OF affection. 80 they
keep away on the inside OF ths lines
OF propriety, II Is thought down there
II Ia better to let tho lovers indulge
their gentle emotions In public than
go of In hiding. where they may not
be restricted by the considerations Of
Dropriety. says Ohio State Journal.
But there Ia a real reason, to-wit, that
these soft and sw ret experiences colf
Btitute the fowery margin on the path
to matrImony. and what the world
needs ID more matrimony.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Sir Ernest Shackleton 10 about to
make . trial expedition among the
glaciers OF Norway for the purpose OF
testing . food which has been prepared
for the use OF his forthcoming expe-
dition to tho Antarctic circle. The "a.
ton has been devised with the help
Of the British Royal army medical
corps. and 10 considered perfect. Thir.
ty.nvs ounces daily will sufics for the
average man. ~ compared with the
three pounds or Of ordinary
foods considered necessary for proper
nourishment. Tho transportation Of
tho food, always . great problem with
polar explorers. will BE- considerably
simplined II Sir Ernest's patent 70
ton" proves = success.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Manicure shops and the operators
are responsible in a great degree for
the spread Of felons and various other
forms OF infection OF the hand. accord.
ing to statements made BY DR.. Ed
ward Wallace Lee before the conven
ton of the Medical society Of the state
Of New York. Il know Of over one
hundred cases that | can trace directly
to the careless handling Of manicure
instruments" Doctor Lee said. There
are q great many mantcures who have
no idea Of the importance Of sanita-
ton and sterilization and who are 20
unskillsd and careless In the use Of
their instruments that It 10 q wonder
the cases Of infection are not more
numerous"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Insanity In Paris 10 On the increase.
according to statistics compiled BY
Doctor Magnan. head OF the 81. Anne
hospital, and M. A. Filasisr. In charge
Of the statistical bureau Of the de-
partment of the Seine. From 1866 to
1911 the number Of patients admitted
has shown a constant increase. Al
though there has been an increase
In population, this has been taken into
consideration In compiling the figures.
In the department from 1901 10 1910
there were 43.035 cases, Of which IS
per cent were admitted to the st.
Anne asylum. About rs per cent
owed their loss Of mind ID alcohol.
Many who have been sent away Ap-
parently cured fell again into the a.
cohol habit, and patients who have
been returned al many 40 40 times
for this cause are numerous. Hered-
itary degeneracy and paralysis have
also increased, the latter almost &c
per cent since 1881.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Doctor Bertillon OF Paris asserts
that psychotherapia, or soul culture. ID
the medicine OF the future. He invites
patients to repose on their beds and
think Of nothing. Under the tick.
tack" Of q metronoms they drop into
hypnotic slumber. II It Is desired that
the patient shall be cured Of . ten.
dency to excessive indulgence In alco-
hol the psychotherapeutist suggests TO
him that he cannot raise . glass Of
absinthe to his lips and repeats tho
suggestion until q cure 10 effected.
Doctor Bertillon, II Is said. through
hypnotism, has freed patents with
unhappy love affairs from their I'm
requited passion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03
POETRY AND the gYR.

A writer In Scribner's Book nuyss
sees an explanation OF the modern dis
taste, or rather lack OF taste. for
poetry In what he says 10 tho fact
that people In these days read %
much and 80 hastily that they DO
not consciously pronounce words and
80 lose the effect Of sound and con-
sequently OF rhyme and rhythm. TAX.
ing in only the meaning OF the
words. That is, the reader depends
upon the eye rather than tho ear.
He has learned to dispense with the
process OF mentally repeating words
In readins-"that process OF mental
hearing which for so long preserved
their phonetic values by giving tho
effect OF sound" This seems rather .
fanciful argument Many persons,
partly because OF the habit OF much
reading, partly because of naturally
quick perceptions, read very rapidly.
taking In the sense OF a book page
almost at a glance, They certainly do
not pronounce every word even mon
tally, yet such 10 the Quicknesa OF the
eye that an unusual word. n typo
graphical error or n strange construc-
ton Instantly attracts attention. When
they read verse they read Il ~ such.
with some attention to Its metricA
qualities and the character OF IT.
rhymes as well as to It's thought
Otherwise they would not read II all.
for few persons ind the sentiment Of
poetry sufficiently striking to spend
their time In reading It without -
gard to Its form.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

People who are worrying about dan.
delions in their lawns are recommend.
ed to spray them with a solution Of
sulphate Of iron--two pounds Of sui
phate to one gallon OF water. 1t is
calculated that one gallon will be sui
feient for 800 square feet of lawn.
While application from a sprinkling
can will do, the use Of a sprayer Is
more effective. 1t Is recommended to
avoid the application when the lawn
has been freshly moved. The best
time for It is In the forenoon after
the dew Is of and when there Is a
promise Of fair weather. Three times
In q season is said to be enough.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Now animals ara to have individual
drinking troughs. Some may be In.
clined to make q joke Of this move
ment, but when the money values In.
vested in animals are considered. the
Importance Of keeping healthy such
n are used for human consumption
and the ease Of transmitting animal
diseases. the step seems = wise and
prudent ons. In fact, humanity to
the lower creation IL simply . means
Of aiding the interests Of men. In
many ways involved In animal vel
fare.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

The effort to construct = machine
that will wind itself up while its en-
ergy 10 being employed at the same
time for purposes external to It Ia one
that will continue to f~ascinate the
ingenious but Illogical minds In spite
Of all the enlightenment Of these days
Of education. A Cleveland is
seeking to promote a contrivance Of
is small springs, IL Of which are sup
posed to furnish power while unwind.
Ing. and simultaneously to wind up
the sixteenth. which In turn winds up
It's ~neighbor. and 30 In succession
through all the springs. thus furnish
Ing an endless chain Of unceasing
energy. The promoter declares his
invention will be available for any
thing from a watch to an automobile
or an aeroplane.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03


A French physician wants consump-
tives to be kept out Of cities and in
confinement. Evidently, in the view
Of some extremists, this is an age
where sickness, poverty and misfor.
tune are to have scant consideration,
and where the healthy and prosperous
alone are to have the rights But
this view 10 confined to comparative.
ly few, for the broader sympathies Of
humanity will not consent to the ex.
treme measures supposed by those
theorists necessary to conserve the
public health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03
WORK As 4

"
A London woman appears to have
Nit upon a sure way to make house
hold duties palatable. The scheme
may moi be novel. Perhaps 1t has been
tried many times. The London wom-
an, however. gives It q freshness and
= seeming sincerity that are very at.
trsctive. In the flrst place there must
be an ostensible object in view. The
London refers to this object
As q systematic cours Of indoor exer-
else at home. What does she hope to
secure by this systematized exerciss7
The creation and preservation Of
beauty. There you have it What
goal could be more %alluring? Does
the system require d gymnasium. q
running track. the usual paraphernalia
OF indoor exercise? No. Its parallel
bar is a broom handle, its dumb.bells
are brushes, it's scaling ladders the
front and back stairs. Listen to the
London woman. "A good blood circu.
lation Is stimulated by bending to
scrub a floor or a table. and a good
circulation can good health" Yes.
and it means good looks. too. The
London woman rounds her arms by
...-. .IgNt#. EN.t t.f.-#.
busting, and lifting chairs, and NOV
ing rugs, and brushing down the steps,
and sweeping floors. She gives her
self a finer carriage and a steadier
gait by carrying wood and coal to the
domestic hearth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03
STILL MORE HORSES.

That "horseless age so often talked
about a. very near and sure, fades
back into the distance when the sta.
tistics Of farm animals In the United
States are given a little consideration,
The facts presented by the latest re-
ports Of thu department of agriculture
DO not point In that direction. It seems
that In 1918 the number Of horses In
this country increased BY about $685.
900. Their aggregate value rose more
than el3.to0 900. Yet in the same year
the scarcity and high cost OF food for
live stock made Il more ~burdensoms
than usual to keep horses and the
number Of automobiles used by farm.
ers was materially larger than ever
before. While there was a gain OF
s95, 900 In horses on farms and ranches
the number Of cattle, including milk
cows. increased only 49, 900. and there
was \ loss OF l.763.000 In sheep and
2.2t5,000 In swine. The effect OF the
short crops Of corn and hay was clear
ly shown In these figures. but the de-
mand for horses was strong enough to
Offset ali adverse conditions. In any
survey Of the prospects for draft AMI
mails mules ought not to be over
looked. Their number 10 more than
oneilfth - great ~ that Of the horses
and their average value 10 higher by
about ia . head. II 10 q significant
fact, for this reason, that there wsre
6 5000 moro mules at the end Of last
year than at It's beginning.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

The latest report Of the directors Of
the bureau Of agriculture 1t Manila
says that the rice crop Of the last
year was the greatest that has been
recorded for many years in the Phil
ippines, being 100 per cent greater
than in the previous year. Az . d.
rect result Of the bumper crop Tiers
has been 9 decrease Of rice imports
OF more than 17s,Ooo,o00 pounds. rep
resentins in value more than u,
100000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Dairymen have been ordered TO
speak kindly and gently to the cows.
a. II Is charged harsh words make the
snimajs nervous, and interferes with
the quantity and quality OF the m'ik'
The attendants are also instructed to
use u cleaners on the cows In
stead Of rough currying. . are ~
ouired 10 manicure their own nails
TO avoid M possible infection. In
short, the lactesl fluid TO be snpplisd
Under thess improved condlssons y %
Ne literally thu nilh Of Aamaa ns6'
naas. A
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03
THE MODERN NEWSPAPER.

w.
Men and ONE are too busy -
read long editorials. in which words
may be used. purposely Or uncon-
sciously, to conceal ideas. Or the
multiplication Of words may serve to
conceal the fact that the idea factory
10 the reservoir Of leAnness, The ten
dency In modern newspaperdom 10 to
print the news, fully and accurately.
and leave the intelligent reader 10
make his own comment, In his own
way. No, the newspapers OF the times
are not like they used to be in former
times. It Is not necessary In our time
for the editor Of q newspaper to be -
expert, II not more 90, In the use OF
. duelins pistol a. In tho use OF his
pen. pencil or typewriter. The facili-
ties for gathering the news are great
Or than ever before. more money 10
spent In gathering and compiling the
news than ever before, and the read
ers Of the papers are more eager to
get all the news than ever before. And
It may be added that never before has
30 much of the worlds news been
printed right up to date A. 10 being
printed today. The readers Of many
Of the daily papers OF the country
know before breakfast in the morning
what has happened In the world the
day and night before. And nj one
need go To bed at night without know
ing from the columns Of the afternoon
paper the doings Of the day. There
has been evolution, and the newspa
~per.readins people are the gamers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Pet dogs In Paris are wearing .
new addition to their wardrobe this
season in the shape Of satin collars,
embroidered with the dog owners
faeorite flower. Leaders Of the canine
smart set, not content with a single
flower, are provided with an elaborate
selection Of collars, each decorated
with a different colored blossom to
match the m~istresses' frocks or mas
ters' ties.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

In France they are getting tired OF
using English words for sporting
terms, and a League for the Puriiica-
ton Of the French language Ia urging
the substitution Of French words as. for
instance, criquet for cricket, soule for
football. batteur for batsman. Guichet
for wicket and lanceur for bowler. We
shall be interested to . the French
terms for baseball.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

The fellow who figured out Inst TIE
world mailed 11o.ooo.ooo.ooo lsttsFs
ana cards each day must have neg.
Iected other duties. or y be q q
,boss chaps who reach . solution with
4 haphaxard guessl
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

II Ia said that American merchants
are winning trade In northern Man
churia. and that many Russian prod.
ucts-particularly corn, -four and to-
bacco-are unable TO compete with
those coming from the United states.
n this IL the case with products OF
agriculture, there ought to be a stu
easier conquest for American manu-
featured goods.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Americans do not know how 70
cook fish, according to an eminent au.
thority. II that eminent authority had
ever gone on a fishing trip Into the
wilderness and there had partaken Of
a fish dinner cooked In a frying pan
by Q wooden shirted American guide.
no such injurious assertion would have
been made.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

The surgeons have finally decided
that radium is q failure as = cure for
cancer but lots of people still believe
th.t carrying a buckeye In the right
hand trousers pocket will cure rheu'
matism.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

All the excitement 10 not On this
side of the ocean. A Russian girl
sent her fever temperature up to 1s1
degrees and broke the glass, and .
French laborer committed murder on
q bet for Z bottle Of wine. Streuuosity
10 In the atmosphere.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A Brooklyn doctor warns parents 70
make iireproof Indian and cowboy
play suits, M last year 20 children IN
that city were burned 10 death from
these ~inf1ammable suits, worn when
playing about boniires. This IN 4 part
OF tho new crusade OF prevention TO
which parents cannot give too much
attention.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

An eastern clubwoman has inausu.
rated 4 new and startling precedent.
She 10 suing for damages for club
gossip. II her suit Is gained. It will
be a bombshell thrown into a time.
honored and supposedly impregnable
privilege OF the whole club institu.
ton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

According to the department OF a.
r,culture, false curis for women's COLI
,,,re, are made OF goats hair. The
fond lover signing over . stray lock
,rom his inamorata's head should
msra sure II ID genuine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

pr,ncetcnian, who says that no
"a lived for years IN South America.
n.nalv ome TO our rescue with the
announcement that the only correct
pronunciation Of "ma.ixe- mr
80" Nm sccent on the first syllable
,rss ute Mexico. but hs doesn't -.
s,.,r WV the two -x's' 10 the wofd
Ss,s diasrsnt pronunciation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A woman has Just secured her sec
ond divorce In six months from the
ssme man 1t Reno. they having been
remarked since tho first decree was
granted. What she needs 10 An In.
surance policy or q rain check.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

The imported Chinese egg may DO
entirely honorable in Its Intentions.
But BY the time it reaches this coun'
trv II has lost some Of Its early fresh
ress that is quite useful for the egg.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Physicians In . New York hospital
discovered that = woman patient had
N odd number Of ribs, but they can't
prove that I man was made from the
missing one.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

An international gang Of burglars
broke into a big Paris shop and stole
100 pairs OF valuable corsets. Now its
up to the Paris arbiters 10 call 4
special session and declare corsets out
OF fashion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

"They say Professor Munsterbers
has invented IN instrument which
tells when . man IL lying" But what's
to keep some liar from throwing Q
monkey wrench into The blamed
thing? .
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

sweden's chemical test 70 prove
whether . mar IL intoxicated Of not
would, according TO American stand.
ards, acquit automatically any q ~
on whom It had to be used.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

New records for quick changes by
actresses are established every time
fashion DEGREES that a yard or 80 less
Of goods shall be used In making a
dress. Soon Il won't take any time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Tho secretary Of the National Asso-
citation Of Credit Men, who declared n
the dinner Of The association IN New
fork that half . billion DOLLARS y
wasted b he psopls q tAis AAtioa
every year which might - ssvsd 4
ne simple lifs vsrs mofs popular.
- ns1e 10 psslistaoa tsas y vf1l y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A young man has been attracting
attention In Hyde park, London, by
wearing silt trousers. II Is hardly
necessary to add that the dispatches
speak OF him as being "anemic."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Another cure for tuberculosis has
been discovered. Doubtless u VIII 80
~ uay Of the other infallible cures.
wn,ch. after exciting hope In the hope.
,ass have died the natural death Of
$500 succeeding health fad.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

An attempt Is TO be made this sum
mel to ny over the Atlantic In m aero.
plane. 1t IL to be hoped the wireless
system will be installed on the adven-|
turous aircraft and that It will be 10
good working order when called on.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A Philadelphia man has started an
agitation for individual drinking buck
cts for horses. 1t 10 rather discour
aging to think that the world Il cum,
bered with people like that.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

It ought to be easy to please the
English militant su1ragettes' One OF
them says she wa never so happy an
when she thought she was about TO
starve 10 death
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

n only some Of the opssa singers
could be c~ontented With Swing 10
Nellie Gray" Annie Laurie" and
"Old Black jos" In plses Of them
italic pieces" how grateful tAs masses
would be.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

They say there Is more vino on
Mars than on the earth. Presumably,
then, there are more loafers standing
on the gusty corners than right ner
at home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A Russian peasant who lay down on
a railroad track for the purpose OF
committing suicide was fined IS for
constructing traffic." Russia ID . bar.
harous country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

An eastern doctor says the human
nose is not as dependable as It ought
to be. Perhaps not. but We still con.
tend that It is all right in Its place.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Maybe II Is all right for the Balt''
more woman to attain one hundred
and seven years by living Just as
she likes" but II Is disturbing TO the
theorists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

France supplies a vast batch OF fash.
ions, some good but most OF them r.
diculous, but we overlook the ofense
and praise her for having 1s.s0o.ooo
sheep.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

The population Of the United States
Is now ss,0o0,000. Shall we depend
on the stork or the immigrant to rush
1t up to 100. 900, 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

English people are eating sparrows.
It would have been appreciated % .
neighborly act II they had put the
birds on their national menu before
they sent them over here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Cowboys In Arizona are dancing the
tango on the plains. Thus does the
march OF civilization wig.wag it, way
along hitherto untrodden paths.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Doesn't It make you feel good when
you think OF how those American hotel
men who are now touring France will
be held up for tipsf
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

To the list Of things which no man
can understand Solomon, II ne Q
lived, probably would have added me
way OF q grand opera nightingale with
a contract.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Tho Boston Globe tells Of . man
who proposed 10 q girl On . street car.
What do you think Of . girl who will
make 4 man propose 70 her On . street
car?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A policeman IL accused Of approach.
ing q woman and kissing her four
times. Why not admit the kisses and
deny the approach?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

Fashion IL up against . hard propo-
sition when Il comes to dressing the
babies. No matter how hard II tries
It can't make them look ridiculous.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A Chicago university professor 10
going to try to weigh the moon, Ono
would imagine that 1t varies In weight.
being heaviest when full.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

The auto and the motorcycle are
all right until an emergency arises
and the discovery Is made that you
cant hitch them to a field run.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A woman evangelist says she be-
lieyes in a personal devil. Many a
%henpecked and otherwise down-trod-
den husband Ia IN agreement with her
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A Philadelphia woman got hot be-
cause her husband made her swallow .
spoonful Of tabasco u and 10 suing
for q divorce.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

A bird in the hand ID worth two On
lady's hat--and II wont cost ons-
tenth % much.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

The imported hunger strike is NOT
taking hold In America. We have TOO
many good things to eat here and an
appetite as well.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

, Isn't II about time for the men to
quit criticizing the women's farhions7
The more they knock the worse the
fashions get.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

The fascinating thing about
trained dog 10 that he makes you think
he could do ever 10 many more tricks
II he Just would.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-03

The world would grow better faster
II every married man would try to be
half a. good % his wife thinks no
ought to be.