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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

A band of chicken thieves has been
feaping a rich harvest in the north
eastern part of Los Angeles by drug
ging hens, so that a poultry shed can
be raided with no fear of the chick
ems raising an alarm by their squawks.
Several hundred chickens have been
stolen. Only the best specimens have
been taken, and the chickens left be-
hind show symptoms the next morn
Ing Of having inhaled a powerful an
esthetic, under the influence Of which
their more desirable comrades OF the
toost have been carried away by van
dal hands.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

4 new form of art has been discov'
cred by William Caryl Cornwell, who
d exhibiting pictures in New York
made by using tissue paper OF vari.
Gus colors, cut into different shapes
and pasted on glass. When the glass
ID Illuminated the effect of a painting
ID produced with striking realism.
One Of the pictures, entitled THE
Bathers," looks like an excellent wa.
ter color, and in a snow scene the ruts
Of wagon wheels are cleverly repro.
duced by using white paper Of vary
Ing degrees of thickness. The invent
or Of this new process hopes that 1t
will be used for stage scenery.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

The population of the United States
nd the population per square mile
A,rp almost doubled since 1880. The
,.tional debt is $1,000 per capita, less
Man a third of 1890. Next decade
I'M probably show an increase.
Nancy in circulation is $34.5S. There
,,p now 7,473 national banks, twice
! many as in 1900. There r now
ia 766. 900 depositors In savings banks,
against 100000 in 1900. Individual
deposits in national and savings banks
,,eregate SO 1880 900, 900, against S..
M 900, 900 in 1900. Farms and farm
lands increased in value from 100000
40 1000. in 1900 to $41,00o,000,00 in
1slO. Imports OF merchandise were
1888, 900, 900 last year and exports
t2,465, O0O, 900. In 1910 they were
only half as much. Railway mileage
has increased little in the last few
years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

"rioiss concerts" the latest develop
ment Of the futuSist school, arc TO
make their appearance in Paris. The
program appeadsd 70 the invitation
for the frst Of them announces that
the orchsstra for the concert Will -
composed Of the following instru.
msnss: six dronss. six whistiers, two
shatssrsrs. four smashsrs, four whir-
rsrv, . sersseAsr. . hanger. two Cor
glsss and IN sAortsrs. Signos Rus
solo. Describing the nsw school Of the
h.gAsr Noise. says: We shall amuss
ourselves IN idsally orchsstrating the
bangsns Of swing Doors In shops. thu
huAbub Of crowds. the din Of railway
stations. forsss. spinning miiis. print
ins works. electric generating stasSoa'
and tube railway"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

Sir David Bruce during = recent
brief visit TO England before resuns-
Ing his work In Africa declared that
tho sleeping sickness In Nyasaland 10
not the same n that Of Uganda or OF
tho west coast although It belongs to
the same category. II 10 more rapid
and equally fatal. no cases Of recovery
having been recorded. Tho British
colonial secretary has appointed =
COMMITTEES to investigate the whole
subject Of the spread Of trypanosoms
infection among msn and stock BY
tsstss dies In Africa II 10 proposed
TO try IN experiment cf game destruo'
ton In . localized area and to con.
slider whether Il y advisahls 70 At
tsmpt the general sx~ts,minAtion q
Wild anlmals with 1 Nov q checking
these appalling diseases.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

Many famous animals have become
extinct. The bison or buffalo which
used to roam America in great herds.
and which was as common as Red In.
dams In the adventure books Of not
long ago. now no longer exists except
for small tame herds In the Yellow
stone park, Canada and a few private
game reserves. The dodo Is not an
imaginary bird, as most people think.
1t is a huge pigeon, too bulky to fly.
and swarmed centuries ago In NADIA
gascar. But explorers and sailors ate
it out of existence and no living
specimen has been seen since 1851.
The great aux may not really be ex.
tinct, says Our Dumb Animals. There
are rumors that it isn't, though there
is no authenticated case OF Il being
seer for the last so years. But they
were common on the rocky islets on
northern Scotland only a century ago
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

A moving picture manufacturer Of
Paris has perfected plans for = made
to order avalanche In the Alps. A
contract vas made with . o OF
Alpine guidss At Engslbsrs to stage"
the spectacle. Huge massss Of rock.
Ice and tress 70 form . realistic AVA
lanehe will b placed on ons of tho
Alpine peaks. Camera men will DO
placed 1t points Of vantage along tho
route Of the avalanche and electric
wires will give the signal when the
slide begins. Since tAs paths Of Az
alanchss ars we'll known to guides In
the Alps. ons Of these routes has bean
selected for the moving picture under
taking. The eamsrA men have been
Insured against accident and tho cine
matograph frm has put UP = bond to
indemnify property owners for any
damage that may b done. II IL said
that the Arm has also agreed to pay
damages to the family OF any person
who may b. caught In the path Of thu
s~nowslide.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

The distinction between profession
ais and amateurs in college athletics
is based more on snobbery than sense.
II a boy plays ball for money In vaca'
ton to pay his way honestly through
college he Is = professional. II he
plays for secret money al through the
college course he IL an immaculate
amateur. College students should be
Judged for what they are. II they
keep up In their studies they should
be allowed to play In whatever games
they like. II they do not keep up they
should be relentlessly disciplined With.
out regard to the needs Of the college
teams.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

The aim of Fire Commissioner
Adamson, in detailing uniformed fire.
mel to inspect all buildings except
residences, Is obviously a sound one.
No one will dispute that. The means
to secure that aim seem extremely
practical. The uniformed inspectors
will have an authority and a RESPONSE
bility not easily got In others, says
the New York Times. They will have
detailed knowledge not of the require
ments of the law, but OF their exact
value. They will have the strongest
possible motive for exact1ng full COM
pliance with the law, for such COM
pliance will save them and their COM
rades much toll and risk to limb ana
life. And by their secure tenure and
the discipline to which they are &C.
customed they will be more secure
from temptation to laxity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

F. F, Peabody OF New York Ia amaz
ing California by moving a f~fteen-year'
old orange grove. tree by tree, from
Santa barbara to his new winter home
on Eucalyptus Hill. Ave miles distant
Many palms. so feet high. will also be
moved. This feat should not be 30
surprising, The transplanting OF large
trees Ia quite n feasible thing and the
rate Of mortality 10 not too high. But
this fact is not generally understood.
At the time when some OF Yale's IA
nous elms were cut down to make
way for Osborn Recitation hall, tho
western graduates offered to make w
a fund and transplant the historic
trees, But the New Haven author
tiles we're 40 sure that this could not
be done that they did not even bothe'
to have the attempt made.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

An English physician calculates tina
. man who is angry increases the la
Dor performed by his heart to the
amount of u foot pounds a minute
Running to catch a train and bound
Ing up a staircase put tremendous TN
necessary strain on the heart. He
says. "A rest OF half an hour daily
would save in a year $4,000 foot
pounds on the heart" DR.. Erasmus
Darwin, the grandfather OF Charles,
used to take a brief nap every after
noon at about four o'clock for the
sake Of giving his heart an opportunity
to recuperate. He was convinced that
It increased his usefulness and pro.
longed his life, and thought that a
similar habit on the part OF aging
men In general would be beneficial.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
A medical journal urges some reg,

A medical journal urges some regu-
iation of the %protruding hatpin as a
great menace to the eyes OF the gen.
eral public. This ~remonstrance Is
Justified both by the facts OF the case
and the imminent danger involved.
Women ought to be educated up to
the peril OF this fashion, but educa-
ton In any matter takes valuable
time. and during Its progress some
swifter means must be devised to
save possible victims. II fashion or
convenience refuses to take this dan.
ger into account. some measure OF
compulsion Is not only j~ustihable In
the case. but also necessary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
aA,o,ro rns y nlaoA

One Of the anomalies Of our pres
snt economic inequalities 10 that with
veal retailing at 10 cents . pound. the
consumer continues to ask why prices
are SO high. There 10 little hope Of
relief In this direction 10 long A. the
insistent demand for veal keeps up.
says the Omaha Bee, 1t will bear
frequent repeating that II 10 impos-
sible 10 raid the herds OF young stock
to meet the market demand and In
crease the supply OF finished product
at the same time, We cannot . our
cake and have II ut once. The con
sumner, who invariably demands his
veal Is one OF the chief factors 70
sponsible for the present situation,
and only the unthinking will attempt
to eyade such responsibility BY chArs-
Ing It up entirely to the butcher or
even the packer. While there may BE-
some room for complaint against tho
latter. the bulk Of 1t belongs with
those who make It incumbent on tho
marketer TO supply his patrons with
the growing, unfinished cattle. When
we consider this In connection with
the breaking up OF the great ranges
over the West into homesteads OF 100.
$40 and 640-acre tracts, In the last
decade or 80 and certain other restrte-
tons placed upon the livestock bust
ness, We can moro readily locate the
responsibility for prevailing meat
prices.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

Visitors to London this summer VIII
be permitted to see the famous dun.
O beneath the Tower OF London.
There are a large number Of these
dismal cells under the ancient keep,
some of which are still known BY tho
pet names given them By their old
wardens. One IL called Gold Har-
Dor" Others are called Little Ease"
and Little He'll" Some Of the cells
ara mere recesses In the 7o-foot
foundation wall, with heavy doors that
keep the prisoner In = crouching posi-
ton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
OR PReluDlcEf

%IFfMk ASSf lA-EaFl-
- frank to admit that IN arsu-
;.,ors | try to appeal TO their
..,ss,se instead Of their reason reason. ana :,
sp'sn,r SAYS a Chicago attorney OF
~ prominence You may 'nln.
yery remarkable thins TO say
,ery unworthy thing to do, but
= anly of many lawyers who
IA. hat rule. l do it. not because
~ b. n. but because ! feel that !
4. that the average jury can
. influenced by prejudice" We
81 how many lawyers coincide
II .h,s view? The inference Is that
Garage Jury is SO totally blind TO
that It is wasting time and the
..a If winning a ease for a lawyer
...,a on it's merits. says Omaha
Possibly there is some ground
/. criticism, melancholy as it Is,
as..ihly the average man who man
: get on a jury is governed more
..a;,dtce than reason, for 1t takes
N strongest of US not to be, but even
. sre lawyers ready to admit that
q situation is SO bad as to require
IN 4 practise as this lawyer says
. nnrsres? The abuse seems to be
!, ,sast partly due to another all too
cannon custom on the part q law
u, namely, to screen into the Jury
10 only such men as, In their opin-
n. may be easily influenced by pref
.a,.e For a long time we have been
.xsre that entirely TOO little premium
/ placed upon intellectual capacity III
jurors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

An ancient mariner Of San Francis
co had the top Of his head decorated
by a South Sea Island tattoo artist
when the departure OF his hair left II
bare. The simple islanders hailed ths
seaman AS their prince, and he b.
came the pet OF n tribe. But this
saliorman's hair continued TO come
out, until the original design no long
er sufHced to cover his bald spot. Then
he recognized with great anguish Of
sririt that the state Of his pocketbook
would not permit him to have moro
tsttooing done, At last reports he had
Just been released from prison where
he had been committed for . minor
onense, and goes about now = sad.
dened man with q c%uriously mottled
dome.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
Utah has six mountain peaks which

Utah has six mountain peaks which
rise more than 10000 feet above sea
level and nearly sixty peaks that are
more than 10000 feet above sea level
according to the United States geolog'
teal survey. The highest mountain In
the state in Kings peak, with an ele
walton of 13,498 feet, but Mount EN-
mons and Gilbert peak are also lofty
mountains, l3,42s and 1892 feet re,
spectiyely. The other peaks rising
above 10000 feet are Mount Levenia'
"a go feet; Tokewanna peak, l3'2W'
a and Wilson peak, 1905 feet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
INFLUENCE or oasAr rauras,


An exchange uses this language %
corning . public man. whom II con
mends: He has "a Undertaking Of
fundamental principles and 10 there
fore qualified to distinguish bstwssa
which will and those which
will not destroy the evils against which
they r aimed" That 10 fairly and
truthfully said. The great majority
of people are mot 20. says Ohio State
Journal. They make up their mtnds
from mere incidents and from stand
points that give NO outlook. and thus
they injure the country and com
munity. Such people have NJ idea
there r such things ~ fundamental
principles. They Judge all duty from
trifing circumstances that Affect them.
selves only. Great. generous ideas do
not control. Impudent sophistry 90
easily captures the public attention.
The fact is that argument II so much
abused that 1t hurts more than II bene
Ats. There have been men who bought
up an opponent and thought they won;
but this Is no worse than winning on 4
false and baseless argument. SO prev
alent Is this situation that many peo'
pie hold to the idea that truth ID tbs
final conclusion Of controversy. and
there 10 something in II, II we dom
care for the cost Of the conflict. But
the conclusion does not involve ~
that Ia important, for the effect OF
false and selfish argument on the mar
who makes 1t Is always disastrous
and the man hurts himself and hi
cause who wins by anything less thai
q great truth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
1t IL said that London society womr

II 10 said that London society ON
en- have discovered a new t~ipple--thst
instead Of succumblng to over-exsr.
ton when their social duties have
proved unusually trying. they seek 70.
lief In an oxygen Jag and the con-
sumption of oxygen for this purpose
Is said to have grown to such an ex.
tent that It Ia larger than that Of the
hospitals. The thing costs money!
great deal--more than highballs, even.
II It has deleterious consequences
they have not shown themselves se
Tar, but probably they will appear.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

oooZ o. - W0UNSes~
Dir wiiIl,an Wiflssshs. Who hes bss.
tsstfyias sssors ~ HOUSE Commit
tss % Rivers asl Harsors. b author
ity Tor the statemsnt thas mosquitoes
and u.iarss ~ soons4- He vas In
y,tsa 70 nv - iafosDstioa rsk
ativs 70 he sepA Uetasns o. The Ais
s.ssippa. He ssaisvss thst Il 10 posi-.
bls - ~ list sFsa1 Waterway In .
straishAjsesse aaA ineaAsntsiiy he
touched - IL nesasito nuisance. He
says that As voujA noe swat the moe
qvato but that hs woald establish .
sctentne system Of drainage that
would make the little pest An impossl.
bility. This u In a~ccordance with tho
views OF our own engineers and In har'
mony With work that has already
been done In New Jersey and else.
wh-rs. II 70 the small things OF life
that count after all. and the men who
relieve 10 OF the pasta that help to
make life miserable are entitled to our
gratitude. There Was : day when ths
mosquito was taken u . necessar,
evil. but happily that time has passed
and those Who spend part OF the yea'
In what was formerly tho mosquito
halt can nov look forward to = psnot
OF comparative quiet and peaes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

A Boston doctor has the nerve TO
stand up In meeting and tell bis fel-
low citizens that they are not as good
looking as the me- OF other cities. 1T
IN all because OF too much schooling"
he SAYS. Which gives the impression
that schooling Ia damaging to male
pulchritude. This seems to be a use
fuI point for the schoolb0y who wants
TO play hockey.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

A Partisan physician, Oh. Albert ia.
coel, diagnosed a woman patients
trouble as pulmonary lesion, and treat.
ed her for that complaint, while, az II
turned out later, she was not afflicted
an he supposed, but was the victim
Of m intestinal disorder. The woman
and her husband brought suit against
the doctor, and recovered damages In
the sum OF $4,000. In France the med.
ical profession Is permitted the widest
latitude, but is held responsible TO,
It's mistakes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

A quiet little wedding occurred
here Thursday evening q the 8. B.
Bartling residence when r. G. Nc
Ew!n and Miss Erin Simmons, both
OF swiftown, were united In mar
Rage BY Rev. ]. 3. Thomas. The
groom is ! popular assistant In The
the store Of Clover I finch =
swiftown and the charming bride y
the daughter 81 JsR simmons, =
planter Of swift.-Itta Dena Times
lsth int,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

That society girls and women ara
falling victims to the cigarette habit
Is the disturbing news which an Otta'
WA man made to Z committee OF the
commons. He deplores the habit the
more because, no says. It has become
the fashion, which makes It dimcuN
to deal with. There seems 70 BE- no
end to the troubles OF this poor. old
world. First, II has IT. nations Az.
,ug at one another's throats and then
its women take to smoking cigarettes
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
For An IMPAIRED Appetite.

To improve the appetite and TO
strengthen the digestion try a few
doses of Chamberlain Tablets. Mr..
j. n. seitz, Of Detroit, Mich, says:
.eThey restored my appetite when
impaired, relieved me OF a bloate6
feeling and caused a pleasant and
satisfactory movement Of the bow
els." For sale by all dealers. (adv)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
NODES AND MOODS OF WOMEN.

Women viii have the kind OF fash
ions they make up their minds to have.
II they want to be indecent or extraya,
CANT or notorious. they will be. The
n way to alter or abolish a prevail.
ing mode is to abstain from It. That ia
the theory underlying the formation Of
the Patriotic League Of French Wom-
en-, which Is rallying to its revolution.
airy standard those who have hereto
fore accepted without protest every
ukase that came from the Rue de la
Paix. The d~issenters who want to re-
call their sisters to a sense OF sobriety,
modesty, decorum In their apparel,
realize that they can't change human
nature all at once. says Philadelphia
Ledger. They are always silly WON
en- who. knowing they can't prevail by
wit or charm. must advertise by loud
colors, startling exposure, sensational
design and Haunting costliness: they
must ball gowns at midday:
rhinestone buckles, low shoes and
gauze stockings are, 1t seems, for
billiards and drifts and muddy streets.
The arrangement is not so much Of
the clothes that women wear as OF the
c%OnfnSiap hatuaan tho straat na~vapant
and the dancing floor; the office and
the home; the boudoir and the railway
train or trolley car. 1t used to be
recognized tacitly that certain sorts OF
clothing were adapted to certain times
and places; now, 1t seems, church and
theater, funeral and wedding, winter
and summer. rain and sunshine, are
recognized only by the slightest varia
ton Of raiment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
STANTON COLLEGE.
F0R GIRLS.

III beautiful Natchez, Miss. 21st
In midst Of refined citizen
ship and cultured, beautiful homes.
Literary Courses, Music, Art, Do
nestle Science, Athletics. Devel-
ons true womanhood. Certificate
privileges. Our girls rank high a
Wellesley and other woinen's col
leges. For catalog address
II. P, TODD, Principal,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
The LOYALTY o, German opera-sosrs

The loyalty Of German opera-soers
is not confined to the siegfriedS and
Brunhildes, who remain before the pub
lie for a generation. In Vienna was
recently celebrated the fortieth ami
yersary Of Johann Strauss "F1'edes'
mas" with great ~jubilation. Two sing
ers of the original cast took part In
the performance, from which we con-
clude that the occasion was more no
ted for It's sentiment than for IT. M
steal perfection.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

Simpler spelling or something else
ia clearly needed in New York where
these words have been found In let
terra addressed by teachers to the city
paymaster: "Evenlope,' address,"
esnhsitute." "fourty," "reciept,' no
o,eveds "envelop," ENCLOSED" for en-
closed. "whent" for went, payroll
,or nayroll. "payrole' and "chek."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

Astronomers at the University OF
Chicago and other neighboring cen.
tiers of learning rubbed their eyes In
hstonishment when they read In a
headline: Investigate Two Purple
Stars" Then they discovered that
The stars pertained to the ball field
md not to the armament.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
rwrrrY Acass AND l,ssarv.

Dr.. Maurice Francis Egan. the Amer
lean minister TO Denmark. says that
II Intensive farming. coupled wth CO.
operation, could be carried on In his
country with half of the scientific ap-
plication Of the Danes. the high cos'
Of living would loon n to be a
problem. He ventures TO say that II
the abandoned farms OF Massachu-
sets alone could be put under the
direction of competent Danes, they
could be made to yield food enough to
supply the whole Of New England. says
the Philadelphia Enquirer. This IL
high praise. but there Is no doubt that
II Is deserved, The climate OF Den
mark Is among the poorest in Europe,
but In spite Of that great disadvantage
the farmers OF that country have
tackled the problem courageously, and
nave triumphed, One of the rea'
sons for this lies In scientific cultiva'
ton of small farms. The tendency In
Denmark Is to cut large estates into
small farms and to work these inten'
sively. As a consequence 1t Is as
serted that a family in Denmark can
take a 20.acre farm and make a com
Portable livelihood. Each member o.
the family has his work cut out, and
the general results are entirely salts
factory, The simplicity OF nationa
life is against display, and all tina
Is possible is done for the poor. Min
lister Egan Is authority for the state
ment that In Denmark the wealth PEI
capita ia greater than In any othel
| country In the world,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

English engineers predict that the
suns power will soon take the plaes
Of coal for generating industrial light
and heat. II this comes to pass there
will be another great advantage b.
sides the material ones: No person
or organization an get . corner On
tha solar production Of heat
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19

II bill passes 10 restore to titled
American vo,nen the citisenship
which they hsvs lost through foreign
marriages. . condition should b that
tAsy drop their titles. IN American
eitisenship, titles have absolutely no
meaning, and no social vanity Of Am
bition should prevail on the common
sense Of the matter to tolsfats such
Inconsistency.