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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
MAKE FIGURES LOOK SMALL.
Mental Mathematical Get to Work
and Simmer Them Down to
Nearly Nothing.

Whitelaw Reid, of New York, in the
annual address before Phi Beta Kappa
society, of Vassar college, discussed d.
vorce and its attendant evils. He said:
six hundred and fifty-four thousand per-
cons divorced in this country during the
last 20 years.
This statement, says the narrator Of the
story, caused wrinkles and burrows to form
on the forehead of one prim maiden. A
flash of the eye, and then whisper to
an attentive classmate: That's equal to
81, 700 persons year"
The classmates brow now began to
denote activity: "Or 2,725 persons a
month"
"Or 68l persons a week." said the
6rst mental arithmetcan.
"Ninety.seven persons each day sever
marital relations" was the next computa-
ton.
why, that's only four persons an hour, p
came as cheerful rejoinder
Pooh, only one couple every hall
hour"
And they say there are 10000, 900 peo-
pie IN this country"
What narrow view some men take
of life" And the other nodded an agree.
ment
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
NEWSPAPERS IN THE soUrH. |
An Era Of Consolidation Has Set In
Among Them-Why There
Are So Few.

There are $3.50 daily newspapers in
the United States. They increase in
number slowly. Pennsylvania has the
largest, Wyoming has the smallest
number. New York has only eight
more newspapers than Illinois.
In the south, where daily newspa-
pers are least numerous, an obstacle to
binders their more extensive circula-
ton, is the absence in use of small
coins. A five-cent piece is the smallest
coin in ordinary use and five-cent daily
papers in the south have not, general
ly, according to the northern stand
ard, been worth the price"
Recently there has been a clearly
marked period of newspaper CONSOLE
dalton in the south. Richmond, one of
the oldest southern capitals, has con-
solidated four dailies into two-one
morning and one evening paper. At
lanta has only one morning paper, as
have Charleston and Columbia in
South Carolina; Savannah, Macon and
Augusta in Georgia; Montgomery, Mo-
bile and Birmingham in Alabama, and
Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee
In Memphis there were two morning
papers. These were consolidated Then
new one was started. 1t was alb
sorbed and there is sole successor OF
three morning papers in that city.
Tennessee had, prior to this CONSOLE
dation. fifteen daily newspapers. Ken
lucky has Is, Mississippi Is and Ala
bama 81. A state which has a dispro-
portionately large number of daily
newspapers is Texas. 1t has 81. Cali.
fornia has 112.
The increase in the population OF
southern cities in the last ten years
has been favorable to southern dailies
published in them. In the ten years
preceding 1900 Louisville increased il
population II per cent, Memphis IS
Savannah 25 Atlanta 81, Norfolk SO
Houston 81, Augusta Is, Birmingham
46, Galveston 20, Little Rock IS, Knox
vile As, Montgomery SO, Jacksonville
65, Fort Worth Is, and Lexington, Ky.
22.-N. Y. Sun.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

Mrs. James G. Blaine left an estate
valued at 100000.
Miss Caroline L. Greiseim, clerk in
the civil service department at Washing
ton, has had unique duty cut out for
her. She has been detailed to make a
tour of inspection of the post offices of
the country and interpret the civil serv-
Ice regulations.
Hetty Green a few days ago dropped a
remark which hints at romance of days
gone by. Some one asked her if she knew
Mr.. Choate, the American ambassador
to London. Know Joe Choate?" she ex-
claimed. Il should say So Why, he was
one of my beaus when was girl"
Miss Marion H. Brazier has been in
trusted with the formidable task of
making collection of thousands of
photographs of descendants of colonial
and revolutionary men and women for
the st. Louis fair. These will adorn the
long room OF Independence hall Tin fac
simile) and will prove valuable ex-
hibit, as each picture will be accom-
panied by brief sketch of an ancestor
After the fair they will be placed in the
congressional library in Washington.
Miss Margaret Chandos-Pole, known
as 1.-The best sportswoman in England"
also noted as bachelor girl, globe trot-
ter and brilliant conversationalist, is a
celebrity at Newport, where she is the
Of
handsome girl and therefore can afford
to indulge in open contempt for fashion
ably made gowns, which she never
wears. She dances divinely, knows
horses thoroughly, can command and
sail almost any rig of yacht and can tell
more about such craft than most of the
men who never miss a race. Her apart
ments in London and Paris are immense
ly popular.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

part with this great comfort and con-
venience. Smooth the cellar floor, in
clining it slightly toward one side and
one end, if the cellar drain is at one
corner. Along this side and end make
a shallow rounded trench. Lay from
an inch to an inch and half of cement
over the floor, making the open drain
at side and end as shown in the cut.
Any water that now gets into the cellar
is at once carried by the open drain to
the outlet drain, and there is no mud in
the cellar.-Farm Journal.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
PROFIT BY Others EXPERIENCE
The MayfieLd Medicine Mfg. CO.. ST Louis. N
Job with Money in Ii.

I've worked at almost all those old gags, -
complained the man with the night.
marsh eye, and You can take my word for
it there nothing 10 EN-.
I've tried blowing holes in Swiss cheese,
lowering highballs, knitting pink tights Tor
sausage meat, tanning wild flowers, mend
ing bad breaks, making oyster beds, and a
hundred Others
What IN looking for is something new;
connected with it.
Then why don't you put in an applica-
ton for the position of United States treas
ury seamstress!" suggested his foolish
friend.
United States government seamstress%
Yes. Sewing silk threads in dollar bills,
YOU know. N. v Sun
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

Finally, saw Doan's Kidney Pills adj
vertised and got box. After u few
doses l told my husband that / was
feeling much better and that the pills
were doing me good. When finished
that box felt like different woman.
didn't stop at that, though. l con-
tinued the trea tment until ! had taken
five boxes. There was no recurrence
until week ago, when began to feel
miserable again. / bought another
box and three days treatment restored
me to health. Doan's Kidney Pills act
very effectively, very promptly, relieve
the aching pains and all other annoy
ing difficulties. / have recommended
them to many people and will do SO
when opportunities present them
selves"
A Free Trial of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Brunei
will be mailed to any part of the United
States on application. Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all druggists, price SO cents per box
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
The Bible and the Empire State
EynrekS.

A Bible student has recently been figur-
ing on how long it would have taken the
people to make the journey from Dan to
Beersheba if they could have had the
State Express. He figured that the train
would have made this journey in less than
three hours, although from reading of the
account in the Bible one would think it was a
long journey, and it was for those days with
their limited means of transportation
Ezekiel, the Chaldean prophet, had in his
minds eye something like the Empire State
Express when he uttered the words recorded
N the rst chapter OF ms prophecy eeyco LOB
the idea-From the Troy Daily Times.
The New York Central is every day add:
ing to the sum of human knowledge by its
marvellous passenger train service.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
The Lamb as a Cleaner.

/ find that by July lamb eats about
as much as grown sheep, that means a
little army of laborers in my stubble
fields in the fall; the last two seasons
they became very fat. Imagine each OF
them picking up weeds, wheat, barley
and oat heads twice as fast as man is
able to. They not only gather it, thresh
it. grind it, self-feed it, furnish manure
haul it to the field and spread it very
evenly, but do not charge me one cent
for it, even boarding themselves while
doing SO. They comply with and also
help me comply with the command:
Gather up the fragments that remain
that nothing be lost. American Gull
tivator.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
81 90 Big 5O0-Pound Steel Range Offer

II you can use the best big 50O-pound steel
range made in the world, and are willing to
have it placed in your own home on three
months free trial, just cut this notice out
and send to Sears, Roebuck 4 Co., Chicago,
and you will receive free by return mail q
big picture of the, steel range and many
also receive the most wonderful $l00 steel
range offer, an offer that places the best
steel range or heating stove in the home OF
any family, an offer that no family in the
land, no matter what their circumstances may
be, or how small their income, need be with
out the best cooking or heating stove made
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
|CATARRH DESTROYS THE KIDNEYS
Was Miserable Gould Not Stand Up or Walk
Po-ru-na Cured.
Was Miserable
|, Many Persons Have
Catarrh and Don't
Know It.


Mr.. James M. Powell. 633
Troost street, Kansas City,
Mo-, Vice Grand of /. o.
0. f., of Cherryville, KAN,
writes:
"Abouf four years ago !
suffered with a severe ca
farrh 0ffhe bladder, which
caused C0nfinuedirrifa
and pain. / was miserable
and could not stand up or
walk for any length Of
time without exfre C
WEAKNESS and pain. Ibe-
gan taking PernHa and it
greatly relieved me, and in
eleven weeks I was COM
piefeIy cured and felt Ike
a new man. flames M.
Powell.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

Gated. No other systemic catarrh rem
edy has as yet been devised. Insist
upon having Peruna. There are no
medicines that can be substituted.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Pcruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving p
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable add
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
| The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
FORESTRY PROFITABLE.
The University of the South Has
Demonstrated 1t by Prnc-
teal Experiment..

The direct and immediate advan-
tages of careful numbering when COM
bined with the practice of forestry
have seldom been so fCrcibly shown
as in the case of the University of the
south at Sewanee, Tenn, whose timber
lands have been managed since 1906
under the direction of the bureau OF
forestry
Although 5000 for all of its timber
was considered fair otter by the uni
versity in 1899, the bureau. by its plan
of management, has already secured a
net profit for the university of $4,000.
Four more years of numbering remain
to be done, and for thee years, al
least, there is an assured annual profit
of 1900 In word, timber formerly
valued at $4,000 will have been made
to yield profit of over S. 900.
Sewanee is on the top of spur of
the Cumberland plateau, and is a not
ed summer resort. Every summer
when the university opens hundreds
of persons from all over the south take
cottages in the town to enjoy for the
season the fine climate and the beau
ties of the woodland scenery. The
work Of the bureau of forestry is thus
brought to the attention of a large
number Of people, many Of them own
ers of southern timber lands, who see
for themselves the great practical adj
vantages of forestry and careful lum-
bering and surprisingly large profits
and improved appearance Of the forest.
A detailed account of how the results
in the Sewanee forest have been
achieved has just been published by
the bureau of forestry in bulletin SO,
entitled Conservative LAUNDERING at
Sewanee," by John Foley. The bulle-
| tin does not furnish sucn specific in
structions for the management of tim
| Der lands like those at Scwanee that
can be applied to them without expert
| assistance. 1t Illustrates, however
| what may be done with such timber
| lands, AMI especially does it emphasize
that numbering and forestry may be
practiced in the south, IS elsewhere
with profit-Boston Ideas
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

of dollars in medicine which did me no
good was persuaded by friend to
try Peruna. l took it two weeks with
out much improvement, but l kept on
with it and soon began to get well and
strong very fast. Within two months
I was cured, and have been well ever
since. | am strong advocate of
Peruna."-C. Hershman.
Peruna cures catarrh of the kidneys,
liver and other pelvic organs, simply
because it cures catarrh wherever To-
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
CnnvOitln BILE Delay.

The irate heirs called at the general office
OF the life insurance company.
I'VE want TO know, they said why you
are so long in paying the $4,000 called for in
the policy our deceased relative carried in
this company. lie died three months ago,
and we were promised we should have it in
less than 60 days"
What was his name?" asked the presi
dent.
Benjamin Franklin Louderschlagel
"Ah, that is the reason gentlemen" af-
fably eXpla med the president of the concern
If it had been short, easy name like David
Jones or Thomas Johnson the matter would
have been settled and you would have got
your money long ago. Chicago Tribune.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
Up-to-Dnte Ancestors.

Mrs. upperten-I suppose you take great
pride in your ancestry:
assured Us that they were the very latest
thing in ancestors.-London Tit Bits
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

years | suffered with
terrible pain i'll my
back. l experimental
with doctors and medi-
cines but got little if
any relief. l actually
believe the aching in
my back. and through
the groin be ca m e
worse. / did not know
what it was to enjoy a
nights rest and arose
in the morning feel
ing tired and unre-
freshed. My suffer-
ing sometimes was
simply indescribable,
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

Remarkable Texas Ycarling.
The Amarillo Star contains this re-
markable story:
st is seldom that a newspaper can
furnish its readers with novel matter
gathered from natural history or like
source The Star begs leave to an
nounce that yearling calf crawled I'M
der the large building of Mr.. J. J. Holt
en- Polk street, near the Denver road.
Saturday night Messrs. Holt and Sim
gleton were in the Office of the building
and heard a scrambling, thumpin@
noise beneath. Upon investigation
they discovered g. yearling calf under
the building near the front entrance.
From the position of the calf it seems
to have crawled about lao feet to have
reached the eastern end of the build
ing. No place between the ground and
building is more than twenty inches
high. The exit to Mr.. Calf was some
what trying, owing to the small place
at which he tried to crawl out. 1t was
assisted by rope in the hands of
Messrs. Holt and Singleton, who
vouch for the truth of this story, and
in addition there is calf hair the en-
tire length of the building"
The gentlemen mentioned in the ar
ticle will be credited by the average
man in Amarillo. Because to doubt
what they say brings with the doub;
the duty crawling under the house to
look at the calf hair. Most men would
rather agree to the truth of the whole
story than make the exploration men
toned. If there is doubt, justice re-
quires the investigation with it's at
tending characterization News.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
A Little Off.

A local artist of note tells ar amusing
story of his visit to an insane asylum in
this state. Spending as much time as he
could visiting an inmate, he started down
the stairs on his way to catch the train
back to the city.
At the foot of the stairs stood a large
clock. Taking out his own watch to com
pare the time, he found there was a diff
ference of several minutes. Turning to the
doorkeeper, a young Irishman, he in
CURED if the clock was right.
Right" said the doorkeeper. do you
think it would be here if it was right?"-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
Good and Sufficient.

Te-And so you refuse me?
She-l must.
1T is because am poor, Ipresume?"
mo, that is not the reason"
Because my family is less apstocratic
than yours, perhaps!
No"
Il see. You want to marry a title
ono, have no such ambition
Hum! Very strange! Then why is it
you refuse me-"
It's because l can't bear the sight of
You. STRAY Stories.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

He says he's in business for himself now.
manufacturing automobiles" Yes" And
he claims not one of mis- machines has ever
been known to break down on the road !"
That right; he hasn't sold any yet =
Philadelphia Press.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
Growth,

Our esteemed contemporary, the Ashtabu.
la (O.) Record Herald, gives prominence on
its editorial page to this important item:
Miss Carrie George has had her limb am
putated for the third time. She is in the hos
pital and is getting along nicely" Growing
country, Ohio Rochester Post-Express.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
In High Society,

Mrs. Pusher-I met Mr.. Bjgfsh yesterday.
Mrs. Bigpile-Which one!
The one who divorced your husbands d.
vorced sister,
20, yes, know who you mean. Chelsea
Gazette
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
CEMENT YOUR CELLAR,
1t Costs But Few Dollars and the
Work Will Pay for Itself
in Few Weeks.

A damp cellar is an abomination and
menace to health. Cement it yourself;
it need cost you only few dollars for
cement. Once experienced, you wouldn't
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
SUFFERED FOR FIFTEEN YEARS
conpIeteIy Restored TO Health.

Mrs. P. Brunei. wife of 2. Brunei,
stock dealer, residence Bill Grand Ave,
Everett, Wash. says: For fifteen
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
IS cough cure. w. O'Brien, 800 Thire
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

Miss Willing-"There are some beaut1.
tul rides around here, they say" Colly-
How about the walks ?'-Somervile Jour
ma
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

One consolation about mean man is, that
assuredly he has no friends-W asnington
(Ia) Democrat.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

If you have no ice this summer, buy
separator. It can be bought cheaper
than ice can be handled, anyway.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

The man who marries for money GER
talnly earns it.-Chicago journal.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

Games of love often result in tie.-Chica-
go Daily News
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
MIGHTY MEAN TRICK.
One Way of Scoring n Wife's Extravn-
gance Without Raising a
Family Disturbance

dc drew letter from his pocket, glanced
At 1t and hastily put it back: and there was
something IN the way he did it that attracted
MS Wifes attention. He meant that it
should, says the Chicago Post.
wonder, she said to herself, what's
Ia that letter. lie certainly was nightly
disconnected when he took it from his
pocket"
Later he changed his coat for his smok-
ing jacket and lett the coat conveniently
near her.
The temptation was too great to be re-
sisted, ana wnen he was out of the room she
slyiy distracted the letter from his pocket,
as ne had meant that she should do.
her curiosity was satisfied. 1t was the bill
Tor her latest gown, with comments on eX-
traVagance written across it. She wanted
TO answer them, but she could not without
betraylng what she had done. Sire was, angry,
but she dared not show it. When he re-
turned she had to sit there and smile as
pleasantly aa sac had before he left the room.
Sucn mean man!
The j. P.'s Agree.
Stanton, Ark, Aug. 3lst.-News comes
from Duff, Searcy Co., TINS state, that Mr..
i. K. Reeves, Justice OF the Peace at that
place, has written letter recommending
Dood Kidney Pills in which he says
# think Dodd's hianey Pills can't be beat
for Kidney Trouble, ana wish them every
success.
The local j. P Mr. E. B. Cox agrees with
his brother Justice on tnis point tor he says:
Il had bad case of Kidney Trouble and
was not able to do days work without
great distress. l bought six boxes of Dodd' S
Kidney Pills and after l had used three
boxes | was all right. | am as well as ever,
and | cannot praise Dodd S Kidney Pills too
highly.
II have given the other three boxes to
some friends of mine who had found out
what it was that had cured me so satisfac-
torily and quickly and they all speak highly
of Dodd's Kidney Pills"
No one disputes this unanimous verdict.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

"A word to the wise is sufficient, buy why
90 agents call us smart men and then try
to sell us a whole dictionary Chicago Trib-
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

Wolf-What made you fall down in tho
stock market: Lamb-Somebody gave ME
straight tip.-Boston Transcript.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund money if It fails to cure. 25c.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

Trial plus toll equals triumph. -Ram's
Horn,
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

If you want creamery prices do as the
creameries do, use June Tint Butter Color
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04
Hundreds of Dollars Spent
in Vain.

Mr.. Cyrus II er S h IN a n :,
Sheridan, Ind, writes:
Two years ago l was a
sick man. Catarrh had set
tied in the pelvic organs,
making life a burden and
giving me little hope of
recovery. ! spent hundreds
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

Occupation is the scythe of time.-Na.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-09-04

Human rakes scrape very little together.
Chicago Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-06-26

1t is inserted down from the neck and up
rom the waist with lace, with cuffs and
collar band to match.
finished silky surface, throws up the
floral or Greek broderie, now 80
much worn.
Foulard, finer and thinner than of
yore, is made in the m lost perfect Chine
and Pompadour designs; the bor-
dered floral foulards are as lovely as
if they were hand painted! Large
sprays, single blooms, or garlands
are all most beautiful. This style of
design is particularly adapted to
aounced skirts.
Embroidered batiste is delicately
lovely. Dresden-blue or coral-red are
effective on a cream batiste, but the
shaded embroideries on self-colored
ground are perhaps the most fasci-
mating.
Medallions of lace are introduced
into many of the all-over embroi-
dered dresses, and they add, in
great measure, to the beauty of the
gown.
A touch of black is often seen in
the newest model robes, and it has
the effect of throwing up the en-
broidery and giving it relief.
Chinese crepe in pearl-gray, putty,
or champagne color looks very hand
some with printed colored designs,
which are as perfect as if they were
hand-painted; in black or royal blue
these designs are very handsome.
Grenadines, cloudy gauzes, Chinese
and Japanese crepes are much used.
Cottons are mercerised, and en-
broidered in silk. Canvas is used over
silk Of contrasting color for tailor
made costumes and coats, both long
and short. Tussore silk is trimmed
with raised embroidery in self-colors,