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The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
HINT ON TIE SAFE SIDE.
Loser by Fire Thought Iced Drinks
Should have Hand Grenades
for Chasers.

Fire insurance conta ms many surprises
10 the lay mind, sand Marshall :. Driggs,
president OF the board OF underwriters, ac-
cordIng TO the New York sun. ON man
VINO came TO me Tor a policy on some ice
houses wnlca he mad just acquired almost
refused to credit our statements IN eX-
planning the hlga rate. Ice bouses are extra
hazardous risks beca use they are liable to
spontaneons c0mbds4.n. 1t happened 10
tnls case t0at the applicant received a tele-
gram wAlle We were stItl discussing the
matter. He was informed that his new
properties had burned 20 the ground. 1t
cnancec TO be a very not day and We ad-
Journeu Tor refreshments.
- will have a tumbler full OF cracked
ice witl a pint OF ApollluarIs, | said to the
waiter.
WAY not a not lemonade: suggested
the stricken lce house man.
"'Nitn the thermometer SO, | protest
ed.
He waved his band.
"'ConslGer the risk. ne said. The fire
rate on ice Is SIX, seven, even ten per cent.
per mum At least, ii you are going to
risk Spontaneous incarceration. YOU had bet
ter drink a few nand grenades for .
chaser
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
Plants Which Go to Sleen

Some plants go to sleep every night.
The we'll known sensitive plant. or
mimosa, in daylight opens its fragile
leaves which are hard at work eating.
absorbing the carbonic acid of the air
into plant food. At night the mimosa
sleeps and digests what 1t has eaten,
and the leaves fold up double against
each other; the stem droops and the
leaf is limp and apparently dead. SIM
liar to this is another plant, found as
a weed all over the country east of the
Rocky mountains, known as the
partridge-pea or large-fowered sensi.
tive-pea. The leaves are not 80 sersi-
tive to the touch. but close quickly il
the stem is cut. This is not a trouble
some weed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
WASTE MUST BE STOPPED.
Many Farmers Fail Because They Do
Not Practice Amy Rational Sys-
tenn of Fertilizing.

On the average the American farmer
keen his family. Enormous wastes are
going on in many ways. but the greatest
one is the waste of farm-fertility.
Preserve what fertility is already in
the soil, and put more in it. 1t may be
that some farmers do not know the value
of manure as some are giving it away
In order t o get it out of the way. Others
are burning the straw-stacks instead of
using the straw for bedding. which would
increase the value of the manure know
this from observation. Farmers waste
much of the value of anu by putting
it in piles in the %barnyard, and letting it
take the weather for months. If the
ward happens to be near a creek or pond,
a great part of the fertility finds its way
into it, and probably one-half of its value
is lost.
l think that if some of our farmers
could visit among the rural population
of Germany, and note their methods for
saving u most of them would take
q lesson home with them. Most of the
German farmers are successful, and
their success seems to be due to the care
full saving and applying of fertility.
Why canno we stop this waste by
saving and applying all the manure, by
keeping more live stock, by c~ultivating
our soil properly and retaining the ele-
ments of fertility, and by studying the
subject and applying the thoughts
-zs--lO W. 1900. 49, ~ --ac1z g
we want our land to be kept in a high
state of fertiiity.-E. J. Waterstripe, in
4, Farm and Fireside.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
OF A SWELL DRESSER
He Invested in a Silk Hat Which
Brought Disaster to His
Aspirations.

Tony Teraini has moved from the
Harlem neighborhood in which he was
the principal ornament OF a barber shop
and the envy of all the ne%ighboring
young men with social aspirations. Tony
rose rapidly in the favor of those who
dispense invitations to 'rackets," be-
cause he was called a swell dresser"
says the New York Sun. He never. it
was widely asserted, made a guy out
of a girl, by showing up at an affair look
in like a bodcarrier."
He acquired a tuxedo coat from the
estate of a deceased waiter early in the
spring. At a reckless sacrifice of his
landlady's interest he went far enough
to sc; one of those shirts with a peeling
bosom, and by making each layer last
for two nights, exercising due care in
spreading a napkin under his chin when
refreshment time arrived, he presented
what his friends considered a remark
ably pleasing exterior.
Early in his career Tony learned from
q tactful woman friend that tan shoes
did not harmonic with the rest of his
evening outfit, so he had the lower part
of them blackened. There was a hairline
stripe in his trousers, and in view OF the
elegance of the rest of his rainment and
the complete evidence Of his desire 10
do his best, the coterie felt that it could
hardy cavil at the stripe; moreover, it
showed only in a very bright light.
The one thing Tony needed was a
silk hat; and it was out Of the question
for him to think of buying a new one.
But three weeks ago a dealer In second
hand clothing went around to the shop
and undid a package. 1t contained a hot.
The caller insisted that it was the op-
portunity of Tony's life and that he
could have 1t for 40 cents. The exterior
surface was rumpled, but that could be
fixed. How? Why in the regular way.
Every gentleman knew how to fix a silk
hat when it had been rumpled.
Tony fell. He borrowed 90 cents of
the boss and bought the hat. Then he
consulted with the best authority he
knew as to the ordinary and well-known
process Of fixing up silk hats that were
not what they nee had been.
why varnish it, you Rube," said the
authority, get a nickel's worth of car
rage varnish and varnish it good"
Tony did. He put the varnish on with
the brush that had been last used in re-
stripping the pole in front of the shop.
Then he kept the hat in the cellar for a
week, intending to effect a social coup
with it at the dance of the Recherche
business ladies' octeete.
The great night came. Tony dressed
in the cellar. His appearance on the
block was the signal for a demonstration
which he attributed to envy and igno-
rance.
He never appeared at the dance. The
young woman who vas to have accom-
panied him came along about an hour
later, with her mother. Both asserted
with great vigor that they had not seen
Tony and didn't want to see any such
four-f1usher.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16

of foundation. Exactly under edge of
building at bottom Of wide trench drive
stakes and put down a rough board (w),
as shown in cut. FIJI. in behind board
with loose stones (s). putting on other
boards and adding more stones until
they stand level with the surface of the
ground. The trench outside the barn Is
now filed in with earth, packing down
solidly. Leave old boards where they
are. Flat stones () can now be put in
above the ground anG cemented. Some
times it is found more convenient 20
place these stones before filling in out
side trench.-A. d. Brewer, in Farm and
Home.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
STRAWBERRIES IN BARREL.

as shown, plants are set in these holes
and the barrels filled with soil to the
top. The average yield of berries is
over one-half bushel per barrel. The
greatest advantages claimed for this
method are that NO mulch or cultiva-
ton is necessary, that the berries are
always clean and free from sand, and
are far more readily picked than when
grown in the usual way. A tile Is placed
in the center Of the barrel as it is filled
with soil. This permits an even dis
tribution of water from top TO bottom,
an abundance Of which should be sup
piled at all times.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
Putting Away Sweet Potatoes.

In reply to a query concerning how
to put away sweet potatoes to keep for
winter use: In the first place dig be.
fore frost. Dry and lay them away.
Line a box OF barrel well with paper,
and put in a layer of potatoes, about
four deep and then a layer of paper
enough to make a good division and
so on until the box is full. Put them
where you want them for winter and
keep the Dom warm-not below freez-
ing at any time, and 40 to 70 degrees
is better. Keep in a dry place and you
can have sweet potatoes until bar.
vest-provided you don't eat them
Charles B. Williams, in Ohio Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
New Remedy for Insects.

is extremely repugnant to house insects
has suggested to some ingenious mind
the use of this remedy against outdoor
pests. A New York farmer who was
much annoyed by the ravages Of
striped beetles on cucumbers employed
moth balls with such success that his
neighbors are initiating him. He
placed a clam shell (hollow side up)
in the center Of the hill, with about
five balls in each shell. This might be
tried with other injurious insects.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
FROM MILL TO MILLIONS.
Connecticut Shirt Stitcher Becomes
the Bride Of a Rich Young New
York Manufacturer.
e York Special.

From the mill to millions is the great
good fortune of Miss Ada Briefly, shirt
stitcher.
She is no longer the working girl OF
New Britain, Conn, toiling daily from
seven a. m. to six p. m. Instead, h is
now Mrs. Francis Edgar Talcott, OF
West Fifty-seventh street, New York
city, neighbor of the Vanderbilts, Whit
neys, Oelricshses and others of the world
of fashion and daughter-in-law OF James
Talcott, the multimillionaire dry goods
merchant.
The newly-wedded bridegroom is the
youngest member OF the family of James
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16

1 had no appetite. When doctors failed
to help me | began using Doan's Kidney
Pills and improved until my back was
strong and my appetite returned. Dur
ing the four years since l stopped using
them | have enjoyed excellent health.
The cure was permanent"
(Signed) George w. benoH.
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price, SO cents.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
NEW STRAWBERRY CULTURE
Commonly Accepted Report Has It
That Good Crops Have Been
Raised in Barrels.

The method of strawberry culture
shown in the Illustration has been sue
cessful and profitable. Tight iron
bound barrels are used with all but four
of the hoops removed. Holes are bored
through the slaves at proper distances
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
Cinnamon Cheat Post Office.

Some Cinnamon in West Java have
discovered a way to use postage stamps
over and over again. On sticking a
new stamp upon an envelope they smear
the stamp on the face with paste or
with a layer of thin glue. On the stamp
being defaced at the post Office, the adj
dresses can easily wash away the paste
or glue, which brings with it the post
mark, and the stamp is again bright
and unspotted.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
ALWAYS Food for Laughter.

When Johnny was a child taey laughed
at the ridiculous things he said. " nen ne
was a youth they laughed at his half-baked
opinions. When he Wa man taey laughed
at bis wisdom because they couldnt grasp
it. When he was old they laughed az him
for a crank. There is always some one to
laugh. and this is a Jolly world.-AewaEk
IN, j. News.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16

ST., Philadelphia,
Pa, a man Of good
reputation and
standing, writes:
Five years ago
was su Teripg so
with my back and
kidneys that j
often had to lay
off. The kidney
~secretions
%atura], my
legs and stomach
were swollen, and
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
USE DESTRUCTIVE POWDER
japanese Army Employ Explosive
Vastly Superior to Anything
Known in the Past.
Chefoo (China) Special.

The wal in the far east has been
full Of surprises, not only to the Rus
SLAMS. who have suffered so many re-
verses in their encounters with the
Japs, but to military observers of
other countries. Not the least i'm
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
Not a Hamper.

The Lady Why are you SO melancholy,
my poor man.
Gritty George-Ah. lady. its a sad story.
When ! was a baby l vas LETT IN a Basket,
That was sad"
Eyes. m-ma'am. and it was a wash bas-
ket.'-Clicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
mnJNNSUG' ...MA.
WS tdagE]J&
HINTS FOR FARM BUILDERS
How to Put a Durable Foundation Un-
der Structures Put Up Some
Seasons Before.

The illustration shows an excellent
plan for putting a tight foundation
under a barn or other structure that is
already built. This is usually a diff
cult matter, particularly if the building
Is close to the ground. Foundation
should extend down below frost line.
Dig a trench (t) close to the barn, as
shown, and then under the barn to re-
Quired distance to accommodate width
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
Oldest Woman in the World.

It is claimed for Sonora Maria Veto.
Of Madrid, that she is the Oldest woman
in the world. She has lived in three cen
turtles, having been born in 1871. She
is, therefore. 1923 years of g Twice
has she been married, and has had 10
children. all of whom she survives.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
Just as Good.

"Have you a two-cent stamp" asked
the lady in the drug store.
NO, ma'am," replied the clerk; but
We have something just as good. Here
are two one-cent stamps. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days, use OF DIR. Hines
Great Nerve Restorer. Free g trial bottle 4
treatise. Dr.. Kline, 93l Arch st., Phila., Pa.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16

TO the ordinary view, the speculative
ma. ket m1kss the figure Of a corner with
a SIDE adjacent called the right side, and
a side opposite called the wrong side
Puck.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16

/ am sure Piso's Cure for tonsumption
saved my life three years sgo.-Mrs Ihos.
Robbins. Norwich, y. Y. Feb. IL. 1900.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
Her only Comment.

Eyes" said Dreamy Darius, II put all
my brains into this little poem
"And it's an awfully short poem at that"
reioined Sarcastic Susan.-Cincinnati En-
uuirer.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
Not Ear OF.

Teaeher-Now, then, what do we mean
by composition?
Little Girl (eagerly)-Please, miss, com
position is the art of bringing simple ideas
into complication.-Manila Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16

Thee are people of whom We nave but
one reonest. and that j. that tney do not
try TO entertain us.-Wasnington tla.)
Democrat
The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16
HAD TO GIVE UP.
Suffered Agonies from Kidney Disorders
Until Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills.

George w. Renoff, Of 1858 North 18th
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-26
JUDGE PARKER's CANDIDACY.

As the date for the national democratic conven-
tion draws nearer the candidacy Of Judge Parker Of
New York gives more and more evidence of termi,
mating unsuccessfully For time earlier in the
paign for the nomination, the selection of Judge
Parker as the democratic standard bearer seemed al
most assured but of late his strength has waned and
is believed he is being fought by powerful inter-
ests In his own state.
Judge Parker is generally regarded as the choice
Of the Cleveland democrats, and Mr.. Cleveland him.
self is one of Judge Parkers staunchest adherents
Just at this tme when the New York jurst is promi-
nently before the people, we find the New York
World ventilating the Cleveland bond issue matter
Evidently the World, which forced the popular loan
during Mr.. Ceveland's administration, is anxious to
recall that while it does not doubt the honesty of the
former president, the men responsible for the first
loan are backing Judge Parker.
Nor has the actual strength of the New York
jurist held out during the fight for the nomination.
The list of the state delegations shows that Mr..
Hearst is really the popular choice as he enjoys sup
port in almost every delegation while Judge Parker S
support comes from few of the larger states and
the south The number Of delegates pledged to Judge
Parker is something in the neghborhood Of 250 and
Mr. Hearst can reasonably count on Just about as
much support Indeed, it is evident now that the
editor will go into the convention with more strength
than Judge Parker can show
Democrats are generally agreed that Mr. Hearst
win not be nominated this year. They regard him as
the man for the next campaign-in 1908 If Judge
Parker is not satisfactory to the convention then
some compromise candidate must be named Mayor
Mcclellan of New York. who has absolutely no
strength yet appears to be the most likely com
promise candidate available, and it would not be at
all surprising if he were to be selected. The demo
Gratis figure that he will carry New York state and
that they can elect him by carrying Illinois andsfa
diana and some state of less consequence.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-26

rule, on the part of the owners of the houses that
we're destroyed.
OF course, Russia might have spent her last drop
of blood to beat Napoleon if it had been necessary
but there is nothing in the events of this four
months campaign to prove it. This not the first
Russian war against Napoleon, and peace had aut.
tered down previously with few drops of blood and
IA few copecks still remaining. BY the time the pres.
ent match with Japan has lasted four years. like our
civil war; or for seven, like our revolution, or for
so, like the struggle of the Dutch against Spain,
shall be better able to tell whether Russias determi-
nation to dictate peace in Toxic as inhexbe as she
thinks it is.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-26
THE BoTToALLEss nLAsT DITCH. .

Atsthe beginning of every war the last ditch
has the floor neach side. Nobody in either camphd
mits that his country can possibly be beaten or can
stop short Of complete victory, says the Saturday
Evening Post There may be reverses, but the dH::
conquerable nation will rise above them with un-
shaken fortitudes ready to spend its last drop of
blood and its last dollar, pound, FRAME mark Ira,
peseta, rube or yen, the may be, to dictate
terms in the capital of its humble foe If these reso
Mtions were literally fulfilled no war would ever end
short Of the complete determination Of one side or the
Other. Yet we find that all wars do end sooner or
later with enough Of the beaten party left alive to
draw pensions.
Just now it is the Russians who are most emphatic
m their assurances that the disturbance in the east
must end their way not at ALL According to Henry
Norman who has been talking to the car about it,
Russia intends to win the fight at whatever cost Of
blood and money, at whatsoever prolongation of the
combat" She will eight on as she did hundred
years ago against the first Napoleon, if necessary will
burn another Moscow, or make equivalent sacrifice
Apparently the Russians cherish the delusion that
n the Moscow campaign their ancestors carried on
desperate, last-ditch fight against Napoleon. The
truth is that that occasion the staying powers of
the Russians were hardly tested at all. The grand
army was in full retreat within four months after
the beginning Of the war-beaten, not by the enemy,
but by the reckless folly of its own commander in
sending half million men into wilderness without
supplies Yet even that time was long enough to de-
veOp very powerful pressure upon the czar to make
peace-a pressure that might have been successful
but for the opposition of foreign advisers. Mean
while, Moscow, town smaller than Milwaukee is
now, was burned 1t was an act of patriotic devotion
on the part of somebody, although not perhaps, as
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-26
NEW SALMON REGULATIONS.

1t is reported from Ottawa that the Dominion
government has absolutely forbidden the export of
fresh saman, caught in trap nets in the waters of
British Columbia. The prohibition is to prevent the
salmon caught in traps on the Canadian side Of the
line coming to American canneries, thus depriving
the Canadian canneries of supply which they other
wise might have received
The language of the report from Ottawa would
indicate that the prohibition applies merely to sal
mon caught in traps and does not affect salmon
caught by the gill neters, says the Post Intelligence
Ier If this be the case, the prohibition will be of
slight Importance, and it viii be difficult to find any
legitimate ground to complain against it. Up to very
recently the use of traps has been forbidden in British
Columbian waters, and the canneries have been
forced to depend entirely upon gill netters, Under
pressure from the cannery men this rule has been
modified and traps are now allowed along the shore
of Vancouger island The objection to the traps are
has been that they were 900 deadly and took too
large share of the fish supply. At least this has
been the argument used against them on the Brit
ish Columbia side To now permit of the use Of
traps but under regulations which require that the
fish so taken shall be canned in British Columbia,
seems legitimate exercise of right to protect the
fishing industry Of the province.
As traps have not been used heretofore on the
British Columbia side, it is apparent that the pro
hbition does not deprive the American canneries Of
any supply Of fish which they have heretofore en-
joyed They seem still at liberty to buy if they will
fresh salmon caught by the gill netters, if our own
customs regulations will permit of their utilizing
this catch.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-26
JUST FOR INSTANCE.

Portland Is small pumpkins wher
compared to Port Arthur Portland
has been captured by monitor and
a brace OF destroyers.
II appears that the Russians were
backing four aces when Togo had q
royal flushl
At any rate. the Jap admiral made
a strenuous effort Togo to It.
Sometimes a Hoo Hoo is u Hoo Doc!
Wonder II those 80 black cats car
rled life insurance.
Anyone wanting place In the coun-
try's cabinet please tell Mister Roose-
|veltl
Morton leaves the presidency OF a
railroad to accept the secretaryshlp OF
the navy It's In his line all right, all
right
Anyway. the best ship in the navy Is
the secretaryshipl
It will be noticed that Morocco did
not attempt to make Hay
Editor J, r, III know q young lady
who is dream. How can | gain her
love? Cray z. Mann.
Look II up in the dream book!
We understand that Sheriff LInville
is to run a ghost show during the re.
gatta, the coin to go to the relief of
Jailer Anderson!
One thing Is dead certainty. Port.
land cannot show a spook- haunted jail!
Come to think OF II, she can't show
any jail at all to speak Of!
A professor has seen stars. Three
Stars his brand?
We stop the press to announce that
Milwaukee has been flooded. Net
Schiltz--acqua pural
We have served notice on the gov
ernment that we don't intend TO pay
our taxes or vote the republican ticket
until those warshlps come back to AS
toria and stay here for two consecu-
tive days!
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-26

tive was aboard under the name Of
II. W. Arondcz. As soon as the pas.
sengers were allowed to depart from
the steamer. fIazen made the aequain-
tance of Arondes. While coming ashore
In the government launch Haxen told
Arondex that the Netherlands consul
wanted to see him. No objection was
made by the suspect, who had papers
which he believed would pass him
without question. In fact. the consul
informed Haxen that he had certainly
made mistake; but the secret service
officer would not look az Il that way.
and fatty accused the pretended Aron-
dex OF being the much- wanted Jo-
hannes and Of having forged the pa
pers which he carried. At first the
accused stuck 20 his story. but finally
broke down and admitted he was the
person wanted. When searched. near
ly $4,000 In money and drafts was
found on his person. and later deliv-
cred to the Netherlands government.
The prisoner was subsequently re-
turned to Batavia for trial.
The gift from the foreign government
Ia handsome piece Of the jewelers.
handlwork. and on the inside OF the
case bears an inscription reeltlng the
facts The outside has the officers
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-26

A convict in New England prison who had been
sentenced to life term for murder in the second
degree having served considerable number of years,
was told that he would be released were he to pledge
himself to go back to Italy, his native country, and
never, never return to America He declined the Of
fer Of freedom on the ground that he could earn SO
he would be hungry all the time at home while in
Yankee prison he would get enough to eat at worst