davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
FARMER AND PLANTER.
LANDLORD AND TENANT.
satfsfaction Between Landlord
and Tenant In the south.

The landlord Of the south works land
on three different systems:-For a stip-
uiated sum-either in money or cotton
on shares,-when he takes part of the
crop In payment for use Of land, and
sometimes stock and tools,-and the
wage system when he pays the laborer
so much per day, or month. From the
landlords point Of view, the wage sys-
tenn is of the most profit, because the
labor is worked under a competent
manager, and the place will be better
kept up and will not detoriorate. On
either of the other systems, the laborer
is working the land for what profit
he can make out of it, and he is not
liable TO look after the welfare of the
farm; besides frequently he will do
things just because he knows they will
injure the landlord. There is a feud
between the southern landlord and the
tenant; each seems to believe that the
other is trying to take the upper hand
OF him, and they try to get even, which
generally terminates in each doing all
he can to aggravate the other. | have
known landlords to charge large sums
OF money to tenants because they failed
to cut the weeds in their crops, or be-
cause someone had taken a few of
bis best watermelons, and he suspected
the tenant,-more because he was a
tenant, than for anything else. The
southern tenant is an indolelt, happy
go-lucky fellow, and the majority OF
them leave all their bookkeeping in
the hands Of their employer; but if an
account is enlarged a great sight a
person can form an idea, and the ten
ant concludes he has been h~umbugged
and starts out to play even by Destroy
ing everything on the place that he can
get hold of. the share crop system is
the best for the laborer if h0 will think
as we'll as work. | have known men OF
business ability to locate on a farm,
keep their own books, make the land
lord give them account for all their
crops, and in a few years become own
ers of their own farms. But it takes
a person who doesn't fear to go up
against a hard proposition to rise
above a share crOpper on a cotton farm,
though men of untiring energy, coupled
with a good business head, car event
ually become home owners, provided
they practice economy for a few years.
The curse of the laborer in the south
is the middle mar that stands between
the landlord and the tenant. He rents
two or three hundred acres of land
which he sub-rents-share crops or
hired labor-and by underhand tricks
he manages to make a living. The
commission merchant puts up his cap
ital, so he has it all to gain and nothing
to lose. They pay their hards when
they can't keep from it. They are also
a curse to the farmer, as they usually
run stores with their operations, fire.
uuently paying their laborerS with 80
cents worth of goods. Of course, the
farmer who has to pay for his work
with silver, at 100 cents for a dollar
cannot compete with the MAJ. who pays
il. merchandise at so cents on the dol
lar, when a scarcity of labor forces the
farmer and the Spectator Che is moth
ing olse) into competition.--Enos u,
Pittman. in Agricultural EpitOmlst.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Natures Greatest Cure
for Men and Women
Swamp-Root is the Most Perfect Healer and Natural
Aid to the Kidneys, Liver and Bladder
Ever Discovered.

neys need doctoring. II neglected now,
the disease advances until the face
looks pale or sallow, puffy or dark cir
cles under the eyes, feet swell, and
sometimes the heart acts badly.
There is comfort in knowing that DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kid
ney, liver and bladder remedy, fulhlls
every wish in quickly relieving such
troubles. 1t corrects inability to hold
urine and scalding pain in passing it,
and overcomes that unpleasant neces-
sity of being compelled to get up many
times during the night to u~rinate. In
taking this wonderful new discovery
Swamp-Root you afford natural help to
nature, for Swamp-Root is the most
perfect helper and gentle aid to the kid
neys that has ever been discovered.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
GIANT ~FLASHLIGHT.
1t Was Greeted by German Govern
ment at HeIigOIand and Is
Visible 40 Miles,

OF special interest to the commercial
world is the new fiashlight which has
been erected by the German govern
ment on the island of Heligoland, in
the North sea.
The light is not only the largest in
the world, but also the oldest, for
Germans declare that it never had n
model. The technicians employed on
the work maintained that the German
reflector, with it's exactly parabolic
ground work glass mirror, or specu-
lum, would prove superior to every
other device which has hitherto been
used for this purpose, and the great
success of the Heligoland fast fash
ing lights shows that they were right.
Experiments were then made in Nu-
remberg and proved far more success
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
REAL CORN MEAL.
Why the Ordinary Corn Meal OF
is Not as Good as the
Country Ground Meal.

The assertion that cornmeal made on
stones. with water as the motive pow
er. is superior to meal made by the
best modern roller-mills probably orig
mated in the following way:
Some enterprising merchant while
solourning in the country discovered
a small water-mill using burrs and
making corn-meal. The novelty of the
situation interested him, and through
curiosity he procured a sack of meal,
and taking it to his boarding place, re-
quested the cook to prepare mush for
the evening meal-a dish of which he
was extremely fond.
1t proved to be vastly different from
anything of the kind he had ever
eaten, and decidedly better. He was so
pleased with it that he Immediately
placed an order with the miller on the
water-mill for a supply of the only
meal on earth, or, as he termed it,
underground meal"
Now, the facts are, he found a
fresh-ground meal, made from good,
sound corn, and a small country mill
is the only place where freshness and
quality in corn meal can be found.
Large mills buy corn the same as the
elevator people, just as it happens to
come to market-in large lots, sound,
unsound, good, bad and Indifferent. On
the other hand, small mills get toll
corr selected by the farmers for their
own use. They also buy selected corn
in small lots, or by the load, with the
understanding that all damaged ears
are to be thrown out. Furthermore, a
small mill usually buys ear corr and
shells it as it needs it, and in SO doing
selects the best.
Dealers who buy from large mills or
jobbers certainly can not count on get
ting a fresh article at least, and the
chances are for a meal made from a
bad mixture of corn.
Along this line it is we'll to bear in
mind that only ripe, sound corn makes
a sweet meal. If dealers could be in
duced to buy where the pure article
can be had, the public would be very
greatly benefited. l believe there are
tons of meal used in the cities that is
little better than feed; in fact, not as
good a feed in the shape of ground
corn as may be found at the average
country mill.
Thorough cleaning and the use of the
purifier to produce clear meal will not,
however, give a sweet flavor unless the
corn is sound and ripe.-American Mil
Ice
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

counting. But a little patience will
easily overcome such difficulties.
When one has the average number
of chirps per minute, take one-fourth
of that number, and add 40 to that; the
result will be the temperature within
a degree or two of the actual tempera-
ture as read from a thermometer hung
out of doors.
Another experiment is to capture a
cricket and take him into the house
and see how much faster he chirps
when he is warm.
To count the chirps per minute, TAX
ing on%e-fOurth of that number and add
ing 40 to it may seem a little compli-
cated-but it is really very simple, and
is like the game, Think of a number,
and double it," put to an interesting
purpose.--St. Nicholas.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
INSECT THERMOMETER.
Chfrps of the Lively Little Cricket
Bear a Close Relation to the
Temperature.

On an autumn evening, when the
crickets are out enjoying life too, it
is very interesting to be able TO tell
the temperature of the air by the num-
Der of chirps the cricket makes per
minute.
1t seems that the rate of chirps is
affected by the temperature. and the
exact relation of the temperature to
the number of chirps has been esti-
mated. With a little are in counting,
one soon becomes expert enough to tell
the temperature within one or two de-
grees Fahrenheit.
One meets with many discourage
ments at first as he tries hard to count
every chirp; the cricket stops before
the minute is up; other insects notes
drown out the cricket's; the noise of
passing vehicles, etc, are very apt to
interrupt at the critical moment of
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
BITS OF

During 1902 Germany exported Il, 499
tons of electric machinery.
President Plaza Of Ecuador will visit
the United States next year.
United States Senator w. A. Clark, OF
Montana, proposes to harness the Sho-
shone falls of Idaho and make them
work.
While a square dance represents only
half a mile of walking or moving, an
average waltz takes dancers i've three
quarters of a mile.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

You can't have too many sheds if you
feed stock. Your money is wisely
placed when invested in sheltered stor-
age room for live stock, crops OF farm
ing implements. Considerable gain is
made on cattle that have shelter from
wind and rain, and a dry place to
sleep. Where it does not seem to pay
to confine cattle in a close barn, pro-
vided an open shed to which they can
repair at will. Hogs, sheep, Angora
goats, greatly appreciate a sheltered
nook in winter. The brood mares
should have a dry place in which to
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
SiRnifc

Margaret q father and mother, whose home
was in New York city, had arranged to take
4 long talked of trip to Chicago. The night
expedition Margarets mamma told the lit
tie girl that she must go to bed early, as she
would nave to be up by daylight the next
morning.
Margaret very obediently consented to
prepare for bed. When her dress had been
taken off and her nightie put on, she knelt
to say her prayers. She closed her petition
as follows:
"Good-by. God, Good-by, angels! Good
by, Good-hy! I'm going to Chicago to-
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Home Companion.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Col. James Smith, who farms in an
extensive way in Crawford county, Mo-,
has erected a monument to himself in a
local cemetery and thereby has in some
mysterious way reused the indignation
of his neighbors, perhaps because he is
still a hale and hearty citizen. A mob
partially demolished the monument,
which is of white marble 80 feet above
ground. The colonel offered $500 re-
ward for information regarding the
guilty parties, whereupon the citizens
burned him in effigy, and now they Of
fer 1000 to anyone who will tell who
attended the bonfire.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Tn Proper RegaIfa.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak Dinners ready,
John.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-Wait til I change
my overalls.
Never mind taking them off, John;
you've got a duck to carve."-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

neys, and had to urinate from four to seven times
a night, often with smarting and burning. Brick
dust would settle in the urine. ! lost twenty
pounds in two weeks and thought l would soon
die. ! took the first dose Of your Swamp-Root in
the evening at bed time, and was very much sur
prised; l had to urinate but once that night, and
the second night | did not get up until morning.
! have used three bottles of Swamp-Root and
to-day am as we'll as ever.
| am a farmer and am working every day, and
weigh 1870 pounds, the same that l weighed before
! was taken sick.
Gratefully yours,
Sec. F. A. K l. U. so4. T.. s. ArKER,
April 9th, 1908. Marsh Hill, Pa.
There comes a time to both men and
women when sickness and poor health
bring anxiety and trouble hard to bear;
disappointment seems to follow every
effort of physicians in our behalf, and
remedies we try have little or no effect.
In many such cases serious mistakes are
made in doctoring, and not knowing
what the disease is or what makes us
sick. Kind nature warns us by certain
symptoms, which are unmistakable evil
dence Of danger, such as too frequent
desire to u%rlnate, scanty supply, scalding
irritation, pain or dull ache in the back
they tell us in silence that our kid
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Hair Turns White I'm Dream.

Lee Bird, a young man of Hamilton,
O., has suffered premature whiteness of
the hair, as the result of a dream.
Six weeks ago his hair was jet black.
One night he had a vivid dream, in
which he imagined that he was dead
and surrounded by the torments of the
lost. So great IA the shock hat his
hair was shot with gray when he
awoke. Now it is rapidly whitening.
Bird himself is sponsor for the story.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Dish Washing in Winter.

Housekeepers naturally dread dish wash
ing in winter, owing to the fact that IT
chaps the hands and renders them hard
and rough. Much of the injury, however,
results from the use of impure soap. If
ivory soap is used in washing dishes and
the hands are carefully rinsed and dried,
they will not chap.
ELEANOR r. PARKER.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Auntie-"Do you know you are playing
with two very naughty little boys, Johnny?'
Johnny-Yes." Auntie-"You do! I'm
surprised. Why don't you play with good
little boys" Johnny-"Because their
mothers won't let them!"-Punch.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
IIdttruIIy yours,
Sec. F. A. & /. u. so4. r. S. ArKER,
April 9th, 1908. Marsh Hill, Pr
To Prove What SWAMP-ROOT, the Great Kidney, Liver and
Bladder Remedy VIII do for YOU, Every Reader of Our
Paper May Have q Sample Bottle FREE BY Mail
EDITORIAL. NOTICE

EDITORIAL NoTicE-Ii you aes sick or "rjeel badly" send at once to Dr.
kIlmer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y, who will gladly send you by mail, immediate
H without cost to you, a sample bottle Of Swamp-Root, and a book telling all
it.. and containing nan Of the thousands upon thousands OF testimonial
letters received from men and women cured. In writing to DR.. Knmer & Co.,
N. Y, be sure to say that you read this generous offer in his paper.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and you can purchase the regular fhy-cent
and one-donar size bottles at the drug stores everywhere. Don't make nv
mistake. but remember the nam Swamp Root, DR. Kimers Swamp Root and
the address, Binghamton, n. Y, O n every bottle.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
More Information Wanted.

He-Could you love me if | lost all my
money?
She-How much nave you to ~lose?-Stray
Stories.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

1t is economy to be truthful. 1t pays.
1t is dignitied. 1t may offend a few to
refuse information desired, but it will Of
TEND more to pervert verity.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

When little Miss Canada picks up her A.
b. C., she flies into a dreadful passion. 1t
may be recalled that A. b. c. stand for
Alaska Boundary Commission.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Wife, have been thinking l ought to
give you a birthday present, Harold. Hus-
band-"Oh, very well. Just write down what
it shall be and I'll buy it on my way uptown"
Town Topics.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Eyes, he fooled me completely. He had
such a smooth way with him" (Which
proves that the way of the transgressor is
most successful when it's smooth. "-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Mrs. Nexdore-"I guess you heard my
daughter practising to-day. The music
teacher was there to-day; she's taking les
sons by the quarter" Mrs. Pepprey-''In-
deed? | thought it was by the pound
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Butler-"I know that butcher acts rather
queerly at times, but the doctor says he is in
full control of his mental faculties" Baker
Yes, but that cannot call for much OF an
effort, you know."-Boston Transcript.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Peace, Y s
"Doan's Kidney
Pills proved a
very efficient
remedy in my
case. 1 u s e d
them for disor-
dered kidneys
and backache,
from which l
had
a great deal of
tro u BILE n d
pain. The kid
nav ~CaarQtionS
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Nothing More to Ee Said.

Miss Marks-Does she patronize auctions?
Mrs. Down-Does She? Why, she would
buy eggs at one.-Stray Stories.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Never judge the weather by the predic-
tons OF a prophet.-Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

To accept good advice is but to increase
ones own abIiity.-Goethe.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

were very irregular, dark colored and
full of sediment. The Pills cleared it
all up and 1 have not had an ache in
my back since taking the last dose.
MY health generally is improved a
great deal"
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., Buffalo,
N. Y. For sale by all dealers, price SO
cents per box.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

For each big man at the top there are a
million little ones at the bottom.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

I became weak, emaciated and very much rua
down. | had great difficulty in retaining my
urine, and was obliged to pass water very often
night and day. After | had used a sample bottle
request, | experienced relief and l Immediately
bought of my druggist two large bottles and con-
tinued taking it regularly. | am pleased to say
that Swamp-Root cured ne entirely. ! can now
stand on my feet all day without any bad symp-
whatever. Svamp-I&oot has proved a
blessing to me-. Gratefully yours,
Mrs. E. AUSTIN,
Io Nassau ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
"SWamp-R Root Saved Ny Life"
A FAaNER.s srnoNo TESTIMONIAL.

l received promptly the sample bottle of your
kidney remedy, Swamp-Root.
/ had an awful pain in my back, over the kid
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
QUICK

w. j. Hill, of Concord,
N. c., Justice of the
Do.o -.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-03
J. N. whelden Resigns From
Council TO Take New Office.
ALDERMEN'S LONG SESSION
Barnes & Edmunds Get Dead Animal Con-
tract and Plumbing Inspector Reuben S.
BemIs Was Rejected by ~ itIo,.

The board az aldermen and common
council held session yesterday afternoon
and met in convention 10 elect an IN
spector OF plumbing. They reelected
Reuben s. Bemis to the position for a
period OF two years without opposition.
A number of important matters came
before the bodies for concurrence. chief
of which was the granting Of an increase
of 10 per cent. for laborers in the de-
partment OF public works who get only
is cents an hour or less. This will take
effect in October.
The aldermen held long session to
draw nearly 400 Jurors and that board
did not adjourn until just before Z
o'plock
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-03
MURDER
DUE TO
POLITICS
Texas Comptroller Was Ac-
eussd Of "DartsTIng Depart
msnt CIsrkshIps for GAIN"

Dallas. Tex. July sIrhe letter handed
TO State Comptroller Love. at Austin.
by Z. W. Hill. the dismissed department
clerk. before he killed Love, has been
made public. IL shows politics was at
the bottom OF the Staying. The iotter
follows:
Austin, Tex. June, 1909
Col r.. NJ. Love. Comptroller.
Dear sir-'Public Office is a public
trust Public offices are created for the
services OF the people, and not the ag-
srandizement OF few individuals. The
practice OF bartering department clerk
ships for private gain is a disgracs to
the public service. and IN this nefarious
traffic you are record-breaker.
You have robbed the states employees.
and your incompetent administration has
permitted others to rob the state The
man who, claiming to be a Christian.
deprives others OF employment "a a hypo-
critic and tyrapt II the host OF DEM
ocratic spoilsmen- politicians OF this state
or me McGaughey-Love- Robbins -Sebas-
uan- -Roundtree type had such a thing
about them as a conscience in a healthy
state of activity they could not look =
nePuohcdn IN tne race without blush
ing
The greatest mind that ever aaye its
wisdom TO the world. the wisdom al.
most capable OF umpiring the mutiny be-
tween right and wrong. said You take
my life when you do take from me the
means by which I live II that be true.
you are murderer of the deepest GRIM
son hue. Although I cannot help myself
before laying my hfe's burden down.
shall strike a blow. feeble though II be-
for the good of my deserving fellow
man.
. For the rights against the wrong. for
the weak against the strong.
Yours truly,
"a. wv. G. HILL"
When Love went into office as comp
troller In 1901. Hill. who had been a clerk
In the department for IA years. was one
af the employees dismissed to make room
for a political supporter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-03
REJECTED HIGHER BIDS.
Board OF Aldermen Awarded Contract for
One Half What Was Offered.

There were two bids higher than that
made by Barnes and Edmunds. to whom
the board OF aldermen yesterday awarded
contract Tor removing dead animals.
The firm obtained the privilege of ex-
tendung the service for FIVE years at 81 SOC
per year
The original bid was $1,000 but is was
raised to $500
A Mr.. wunsch. whose plant is near
Pawtucket, and the Interstate Render.
Ing company each bid $1,000 Neither Of
these offices were favorably considered.
Why the larger sum was not accepted
by the city is not stated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-03
eIa EIsHlNa aaounns-

h you are looking FOR good nshing
grounds for your summer vacation call
at THE NEWS ONCE. In our Summer
Hesort Bureau we have the most com
hlete guides TO all OF the best lakes and
streams In Maine. New Hampshire and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-26
Labor c. 60 Notes

The regular monthly meeting OF Provi-
dence Typographical union, No. 80, was
held yesterday afternoon In Labor tenn
pie. and a large number were In attend
ance. despite the stormy weather. a
very spirited meeting was held, motion
20 adjourn being twice lost The annual
installation OF officers was held and
proved a most interesting event.
Vice President Joseph Mccain assumed
the chair and Sergeant-at-Arms Charles
I Rothemich escorted President-elect
william Palmer 10 the chair. whore the
oath was administered by the vice presi-
dent. This was President Palmer's second
term. and he was heartily congratulated.
He then installed the various other OIL
GERS.
Three new members were initiated. Con-
sidera blarediscussio was held relative 70
tho matter OF the city printing being
given TO one paper, the Journal and Bull
letin. when as a mater Of fact city print
ing should be given To two separate pa
pers and especially to two bearing the
symbol OF fairness, the union label. There
are two papers I'm this city flying the Ia
hel. The Providence Evening News and
the Telegram. A committee consisting OK
Messrs Beecham and Jlllson was ap-
nointcd 10 act I'm conjunction with n dele
cation from the Providence Central
Trades and Labor union 70 meet the
committee on city printing this afternoon
and convince it of tho error OF It's ways.
Several amendments were offered TO the
cor stitution. and after a spirited and
highly interesting session the meeting
adjourned
Tho tenth semi-annual meeting % the
New England Conference board ~ the
iron Molders' union OF North America
came to n close at Fall River Yesterday
afternoon. the session closing with a So
cial session at the Mckinley House. IN
the evening. The session convened NJ
O'Clock with President Robert Near
try I'm The chair and lasted nearly al
day
fhe committee on resolutions report
ed n resolution IN favor of indorsing the
TypoCra phical union. and the delegates
were Instructed 10 confer with their To-
calls and express 90 them the recon.
mondations ~ the board. The auditing
committee reported hnding all accounts
correct. and tho report Of the treasured
was 50 gratifying 90 the members OF th'
board that u was voted 20 appoint 2
third business agent 10 80 on the road
as an organizer.