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The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
SMALL WAIST CRAZE.
Twenty Inches Quite Enough and
More Than Twenty-Five Not to
BE

Since 1t has been decreed that the
shall-waisted. s~hort-hipped figure is
the only one acknowledged by fash
ion, the necessity for t~ight-lacing, writes
a lady correspondent, has becomeimper-
alive. Corsets are worn-often at night
as well as all day-which press the
waist line in and down to the hips, so
that. instead of showing a long, slight
curve, they may be forced into short,
round curves. Women who wear these
corsets live in a kind of torture, and
the pressure in time sets up serious in
ternai complications, including heart
disease and lung trouble.
To such an extent has the evil grown,
1t may be mentioned, that at a certain ia
o modiste's orders for gowns from
ladies whose waist measurements are
over % inches are delicately, but firm
ly declined.
we dare not risk our reputation by
gowning any but the most fashionable
women" explained the principal recent
~, land no woman with a large waist
can look well in a frock designed for one
who has cultivated the short-hip figure.
So II a customer comes to us wearing
the old-fashioned style of corset, and
does not seem inclined to conform to
newer ideas, she must go elsewhere for
her gowns.
I'VE have heaps of customers whose
measurements are three and four inches
smaller than they were last year, and in
almost every case this is due to the
tight-lacing demanded to acquire the
new figure. Quite young girls are the
worst offenders, and l am quite sure we
have n o made a gown this season for a
debutante whose waist measurement
exceeded 20 inches"
Until women are brave enough to defy
fashion the evil will doubtless grow in
stead of lessen, and the practice will con-
tinue to add appreciably to the death
roll and fill the incurable hospitals with
women who have ruined themselves for
the sake Of a small waist.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
Fighting the Boil Weevi1.

The cotton plant has numerous in
sect enemies, but it is safe to say that
the bol1 weevil is, from its very Lab
it's, one of the most difficult with which
economic e~ntomologists have had to
deal. In the first place, its similarity
to other insects of the same class is
such that it is hard to distinguish the
species in question from numerous 9TH
ers which have been found 20 be of
little economic Importance. Secondly,
that all known methods of applying
destructive chemicals to the plant,
such as paris green, are of no use in
it's case, from the fact that the larvo
of the insect feeds inside the boil,
which is practically ;mpervious to all
insecticides if, in their application by
spray or otherwise, any regard to the
life of the plant is 70 be considered
N. o. Picayune.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23

you will succeed in doing this the first
time you try, but a little practice will
make the performance quite easy.
Good practice in limbering the Shout
ders is to be had by graspiIg the stick
with the hands, perhaps two feet apart,
and then without loosening the hands
raise the stick over your head and bring
it down across the back. Gradually re-
duce the distance as your arms and Shout
ders become plant.
In trying the position shown in dia-
gram number eight be sure that the
chairs are well braced so as not to slip
from under you. l have known men who
would let me sit on their chest while they
were in this position. but any boy may
be satisfied simply to hold it without any
additional weight.
Remember that the boy who is con-
t~inually getting hurt is not the boy who
wins the confidence of the home rulers
or the admiration of his comrades. AL
ways have a profound respect for your
limbs; they are worth taking care of.
Work up to your feats by slow degrees,
until what an unframed mar could do
only at the risk of his neck will be to you
as safe as any ordinary movement.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
MORE BEAUTY DON'TS.
Secrets of Having Shapely and Pretty
Nails and Soft and Delicate
Fingers.

Don't over-manicure the hands, or
they will become SO tender as to be cas-
lily redeemed and %roughened.
Don't wash the hands oftener than
necessary, and dry them thoroughly aft
er every washing.
Don't neglect the palms Of the hands.
They need attention as much as the
backs OF the hands. Rub an emollient
-perfumed honey is good-into the
palms with thumb and forefinger.
Don't neglect massaging and knead-
ing Of the hands, in order to secure good
circulation, which helps to keep the
hands white and make the skin plant.
Don't forget to pinch the ends OF the
fingers now and then. This will do
a good deal toward making the fingers
taper.
Don't polish the nails too highly, or
they become so brittle that the slightest
contact with anything hard breaks them
down to the quick, thereby causing In
tense pain.
Don't file or scrape the nails; either
process only helps to thicken them.
They should be rubbed down with the
very fine emery and cinnabar powder,
which is used for polishing shell and
ivory.
Don't allow the nails to remain long
soiled with anything that will stain
them.
Don't always use a nail polisher or
huffpr ODpp in awhile trV nOliGhinP
the nails on the palm of the hand.
Don't trim the nails to sharp points.
II there is anything that will set the
teeth on edge it is to shake hands and
feed a slight Craze from such claws.
1t is feline.
Don't always use scissors to trim the
nails; a file is better to round off the
edges. Nothing tends to injure the
nails so much as persistent trimming
with a pair OF scissors.
Don't think that one rule applies to all
finger nails, Nc W sets of nails can
be treated quite alike. not alone because
of their texture, but of their formation.
To trim some nails overmuch renders
them thick and ugly. To leave others
too long uncut increases their tendency
to brittleness.
Don't wear rings that are too small.
The inevitable result Is Disagreement
from red and swollen hands and knuck-
les.
Don't wear gloves stitched with col
ors. They make the hands look larger
Don't wear gloves that are a size toe
small or that fasten too tightly. This
prevents free circulation and makes the
hands red.
Don't think the appearance of the
hands a trifing consideration. A beau.
tiful hand may be eve more fascinating
than a beautiful face, and nothing more
strongly marks the person of birth anG
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
OUR GREATEST CORN RIVAL.
Argentine Seems Destined to Be-
come Our Greatest Rival in
the Raising of Corn.

Corn is king of American crops. It's
of any other. 1t seems also more Sc
cure against rivalry than any other.
Canada, Russia and other lands
compete with Us in wheat. Com
petitors in cotton are growing in many
places at an ominouS rate. But the
United States has seemed to have pref
ty nearly a monopoly of cora grow
ing. In this industry, however, a rival
is also arising which may before long
be developed into great proportions.
That rival is Argentina, a country
which for more reasons than one might
we'll be regarded as the United States
of South America. 1t is only about
and has only one-fifteenth Its pcpu-
lation. But its soil is wondrously fer
tile and it's climate genial, and 1t is
growing in population and in the arts
of civilization at a gratifying pace. Its
production of cattle n sheep, OF
hides and wool, of linseed and various
other things is well-known to be great.
1t is to be remarked that it IS also
becoming a great producer of corn, for
which crop it's soil and climate seems
to be particularly well suited. The last
years crop of corn is reported to have
covered 1900, 900 acres, and to have
measured 100, 6O0, 900 bushels. That is,
of course, very much less than Il 94,-
OO0, 600 acres and 2,52S, 900, 900 Bushels.
Yet approximately ro the population
of the country, it is a creditable show
ing. Moreover, it is to be observed
that the Argentines get more tina
thirty bushels from an acre, AND get
a dollar of their currency, or "A cents
gold, a bushel for it, making a yield
of $500 an acre, while we, with our
boosted higher civilization, are con-
tent with 81 bushels 10 the acre, which,
at 40 cents a bushel, means a yield OF
only $1,000 an acre.
There is no occasion to get scared
at the specter of Argentine competi-
ton in the corn market. Yet it is evil
dent that Argentina is destined before
long to be so considerable a producer
of hat crop as to cut a figure in the
markets of the world, and probably to
rank as a rival of the United States
| Hay Trade Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
FARMER AND PLANTER
RAISE MORE HOGS.
More Hogs Than He Is Do
ing ut Present.

American farmers should raise more
hogs than they are raising at present.
The great deficiency in swine in the
lated to be for the good of the people.
With increased population there should
pe a marked increase IN the number of
swine raised. In the past the hog has
been one of the great sources OF cheap
meat. This cheap meat has been
found in the homes of the poor as well
as the rich. Moreover it has been a
staple article OF diet on the farm.
Much as it has beer maligned, it has
been a healthful and nutritious food.
Instead Of hogs increasing with the
population there has been a decrease.
The result has been high prices, to the
detriment of the consumer and indi-
rectly to the producer. The consumer
is feeling the deficiency now and the
producer will feel it later, when we
have a financial depression, for the
reason that the farmer is dependent OF
the prosperity of the cities for his own
prosperity, as well as vice versa. What
WV az ido VI VA
affect other classes. The limited sup
ply Of hogs has lessened the demand for
labor in handling them. This is not
felt at this time, for the reason that
commerce in using all the labor 1t can
get. But in the time to come it will
make a great difference to all of us
whether there is a large or small vol
ume of hogs to handle. Increase the
supply OF hogs so per cent. and we in
crease the labor demands for handling
them. In a time Of depression this will
mean employment for thousands who
would otherwise be idle.
Let no man think that there is as
much profit to a community in supply
Ing a small quantity of products at a
high price as in supplying a large
quantity of products at a comparative
ly low price. A large volume of all
things means prosperity. Money is not
wealth, but only a means of eXchang-
ing wealth. Famine means poverty
and distress, no matter how high the
prices may be. An agricultural COM
munity becomes rich by reason OF the
very large volume of products it can
turn out. Many a money panic has
been stayed by bounteous crops, and
many a money panic has been aggre-
waited by poor crops.
1t is a patriotic duty farmers owe the
nation to keep up the meat supply. 1t
will be a pity if the time comes when
the farmer and his family can not at
ford to eat of the meats they produce,
as is said even now to be the case in
some parts of the world. The hog is
capable of a great rate of increase.
Two filters a year make it possible to
turn famine into abundance within a
single season. The brood sows should
be given more prominence on the farm
than at the present time. We can not
do too much to increase the swine sup
ply. Instead of 46, 10 900 hogs in the
country, as shown by the January re-
port of the department of agriculture,
we should now have over 10000, 900 to
keep up with the ever increasing popu-
lation.-Midland Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
"THE FATHER OF THE BANJO
Frank h. Made That Instru-
ment Popular But Lived to
See It's Decline.

"
The man who made the banjo pop
ular and who lived to see it decline in
favor died the other day in New York
city. He was Frank B. Converse, and
he was known as "the father of the
banjo" says the New York Sun.
Mr.. Converse was born at Westfield,
Mass, in 1887. He came of a musical
family. His brother, Charles Converse,
has written many hymn tunes and an
thems.
The family moved to Elmira when
Mr.. Converse was a boy, and there he
was educated. At 16 he left his home
to become a musician. He drifted into
q minstrel company, travelled over the
country and appeared later in London
with Pony Moore and the Christy COM
pany.
1t was as a performer on the banjo
that Mr.. Converse was known princi-
pally, and he composed for the instru-
ment and wrote for it. He continued
to teach the instrument after he retired
from the stage a quarter of a century
ago, and most of the noted cld-time
players were his pupils.
The banjo WAS a very simple contri-
vance when he began to use it in his
minstrel turns, and he did much to de-
velop it into what it is to-day.
Mr.. Converse's widow is Harriet
Maxwell Converse, the author, lectur-
er and authority on Indian lore.
The decline of the banjo followed
soon after the public interest in min
strel performances began to decrease.
1t is rarely heard on the stage now.
even in vaudeville performances. and
even the college clubs have lost their
old enthusiasm for it.. Now it is not
even used to tie ribbons on.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23

GONE interesting chair and broom
y stick tricks were described in a re-
cent number of the American Boy,
which We reproduce in part with accom-
panying diagrams.
No. 4 shows an interesting trial of the
accuracy of the eye. Place a chair at n
end of a room and then let some one
walk rapidly towards the chair, his right
arm held stifiy in front of him. AS he
passes the chair he will attempt to snap
off a cork balanced on the back of the
chair. Nine people out often will snap at
least an inch. to high. The way to sue
coed in hitting the cork is to quietly get
close enough to the chair to make a
mental note of the exact button, wrinkle
or seam in your clothing which is exactly
on a level with the cork. 1t is hen an
easy matter to hold your hand at just
the right height as you approach the
cork.
Diagram three shows an experiment in
which the feminine sex easily outclass
all masculine rivals. have lever known
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23

@A living on East Main
Street in that city, says:
with my nightly rest broken, oT-
ing to irregularities of the kidneys,
suffering intensely from severe pains
in the small of my back and through
the kidneys, and annoyed by painful
passages of abnormal secretions, life
was anything but pleasant for me.
No amount of d~octoring relieved this
condition, and for the reason that
nothing seemed to give me ever EN-
porary relief, l became about dis
couraged. One day l noticed in the
newspapers the case Of a man who
was afflicted as | was and was cured
by the use of Doan's Kidney Pills.
His words of praise for this remedy
were so sincere hat on the strength
of his statement l went to the Hugh
Murrey Drug Co.'S store and got a
box. found that the medicine was
exactly as powerful a kidney remedy
as represented. l experienced quick
and lasting relief. Doan's Kidney
pills will prove a blessing to all suf-
ferers from kidney disorders who will
give them a fair trial"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Walls
will be mailed to any part of the
United States on application. Ad-
dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y. For sale by all druggists; price
so cents per box.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
YOUTH AND AGE.
Is n Material Difference That
Is Not Always APP
parent.

Maitre Labor, the noted French advo.
cate who defended the Humberts, is NOT
remarkable in Paris so much for the clio.
quence as for the neatness and the polish
of his speeches.
An American journalist heard Labor;
in court one day. He says the advocates
address was full of grace, wit, tenderness.
He quotes a passage relating to old ace
wherein Labor, with a smile, said:
"Old age-we shall none of us quite IN
derstand that until we have attained to il
for no one of US, here, is old. But the
other day | visited my uncle, a very aged
man.
What is it like, uncle 1 said, to be
old?'
And my uncle answered:
ct is like this: When one is young,
ones polite attentions to women are taken
for declarations of love; but when one is
old, ones declarations of love are taken
for polite attentions"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
COuldn't Stand That.

Minks-What fad is your wife follow
ing now?
Winks-She is organizing antisuf-
frage associations.
"Humph! thought she was in favor
of woman suffrage"
She was; but l told her one day, in a
joke. that congress was going to COM
pei all women to vote."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
h to Be Said.

MY wife would not speak to me this
morning because l was out late last
night" complains the first man. at
makes me extremely unhappy"
at does?" asks the second man,
How long have you been married?"
1.-TWO months"
Here the second man turns on his heel
and walks aw~ay.-Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
MICE RAN THREAD MILL.
How a Thrifty Scotchman Made Com
merciaI Use of "a Couple of
Little Rodents.

Think of a thread factory being run
by mice! This seems like the beginning
of a fairy story, yet it is not.
Scotch people. as you perhaps know,
are noted for their thrift, and one Of
the thriftiest Scotchmen who ever lived
was David Hatton, of D~unfermline, who
actually proved that even mice, those
acknowledged pests of mankind, could
be made not only to earn their W iiv-
ing, but also to yield a respectable in
come to their owners.
About the year 1920 this gentleman
actually erected a small mill at Dun
fermline for the manufacture of thread
"a mill worked entirely by mice. 1t
was while visiting Perth prison, in
1912, that Mr.. Hatton first conceived
this remarkable idea of utilizing mouse
power. In an old pamphlet of the
time, the Curiosity Coffee Room, he
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
How to Renovate Bronze.

Bronze may be renovated and recolored
thus: Mix one part of muriatic acid
and two parts of water. Free the ar
ticle from all grease and dust and apply
the mixture with a cloth. When dry,
polish with sweet oil.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
Getting Around a Difficulty.

Ward Worker-No. sir; I'd never sell
my vote. I'd
Candidate-Ah! but won't you rent 1t
to me for a day?
Ward Worker-Well, that's different.
IN. Y. Mail and Express.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
He Wnsn't So He WINS.

81 suppose Griggleby was fired with
enthusiasm when he took up the duties
of his new position?"
mo; he seemed to get lazier every
day. Finally he was discharged"
You don't say?"
eyes. He wasn't fired with enthusi-
asm at the start, but he was at the fin
ish."-Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
How to Open OYSTERS.

To open oyster shells easily. just place
the oysters on the warm kitchen stove
for a second, then insert the knife be-
tween the thin portion of the shell, and
1t will open easily.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, n. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23

A man is apt to feel put out when he is
taken in.-Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23

The probability is that only men who
don't know how they do it ever live to
be l00.-Puck.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
Handsome Corsage Ornament

by the Brooklyn Eagle is OF
diamonds and pearls set in alienation
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23

Dame Fashion is needed this year
nothing but the length OF her purse
will regulate the quantity OF jew
els with which lovely woman will bedeck
herself on state occasions. She will
shine like icicles in the u with dia-
monds, CLEAN like danger signals upon
her friends, with rubies, and be trimmed
with pearls like a prince in a pantomime.
She will wear rings, brooches, earrings,
bracelets, necklaces, buckles, cloak
clasps. tiaras, all bejeweled, and as if
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
Stops the Cough

and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price Is cents
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23
Hard To Bear.

]. W. Walls, Superin.
tendent Of Streets of
Lebanon, Kentucky.
living on East Main
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-23

in the chains which connect the two bow
knots, which are studded with diamonds.
The large pendant pearls are of the long
shape now so much in request for hair
ornaments, pendants and earrings. AL
together the ornament is one which
might well adorn the gown of a princess.
Made in semi-precious stones, the design
would be within the reach of moderate
incomes and would be a most decorative
addition to the corsage Of an evening or
| dinner costume
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06
Winter Shelter for Pigs.

Feeds and Feeding: At the Kan
sas Agricultural College, Shelton test
ed the value of shelter during winter
with ten pure bred Berkshires, weigh
ing from 200 to ESQ pounds each, d.
yided into two lots OF five each. One
lot was placed in a warm basement,
each pig occupying pen by itself.
The pigs In the other lot were liket
wise kept in separate pens, but In an
open yard, the only protection being a
board fence on the; north. The trial
began Nov, y. lasting ten. weeks.
The outdoor Temperature ranged from
II degrees below zero to 81 above
zero, and the indoor temperature from
19 TOT AZ degrees above. The pigs
were given all the shelled, + corn they
would consims wit lpuits!s waste, with
the results. stated beleW:f
The pigs kept ii the barn n con:
1sumed 2,S7S, the total gain was GOA,
and the amount Of feed 1 required foi
100 pounds of gain was 5l76.ss 's5
The pigs kept in open yard con-
sumed s2,S44 pounds, made q total gain
Of >479 pounds, and required 593
pounds Of feed to- max ~ 100 pounds Of
gain. sal.'.s ~ go; 1.
We learn from the above that the
pigs kept in the open yard required
III pounds. or Is per cent more corn
for 100 pounds Of gain than those
given shelter. NIL IS.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06
Up.to.pate Anatomy.

ss55} "A young medical student at Bowdoin
college once asked the late Prof. Park
er Cleveland If there were not some
more recent works on anatomy than
those in the college library Young
man., said the professor, measuring
the entire mental caliber Of the youth
full scholar at a glance, "there have
been verysfew new bones added to the
human body during the last ten years.
New York Sum.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Z, Northwestern Inventors.
Thomas Adams, Mandan, N. D., corn
planter; Johan Byro, Hanska, Mimi,
stack knife; Conrad Glaum,- Audubon,
Mimi, horseshoe; Charley Lind, Isan-
tt, Mimi, currycomb; William Little,
Duluth, Mimi, 5fshshools; William Spill
lane, Red Lake Falls, Mimi, shovel at
tachment; F. Straub, Flatiron, S. D.,
hose clamp.
Lothrops and Johnson patent attorneys, eil
-0l2. Pioneer Press Bldg. St. Paul. MINI. 7
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