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The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

Gle revolves about him and each partic-
ular host vies with his neighbor in Law
ishing good will and good cheer upon the
lucky stranger that is within their gates.
Straying along the winding paths,
through shadowy, overhanging palms,
banana and bread fruit trees, it is with
out a start that one feels soft fingers
creep into his hand and hears a cooling
voice bid him Talofa-
Tiny brown elves peep, wide-eyed.
from every nook, while scattered amid
the tangled bush, one tiny matched hut
fit for a fairy bower.
None Of the squalor of poverty is ever
known among these communists. What
is mine is thine-all have in plenty OF
the good things of the land. Water is the
nearest friend, so dirt and personal I'M
cleanliness are practically unknown.
Catching sight of the wanderer the
Inhabitants of the little community will
call from the huts. waving reckoning
hands and proceeding, if you turn to en-
ter, to don a few more garments. out OF
regard for the peculiar notions that
white people seem to have. With an
arm thrust carelessly through the sleeve
of a mother hubbard. the main portion
of which hangs down behind, a dusky.
dove-eyed maiden advances to take your
hand.
AS you stoop to enter the cool, shaded
dwelling. beautifully-woven mats are
thrown on the floor, and upon these you
are expected to sit, and pass the compli-
ments Of the day.
The small boy of the family is dis
patched to procure cocoanuts from one
of the groves that sways it's foliage over
the little home, and fresh bananas and
oranges are proffered.
The most engaging freedom of manner
possesses all the company, and the size
of your nose or ears is commented upon
with much ease and good-natured criti-
cism.
A e0ld-crowned tooth is the object OF
great interest. and profound astonish-
ment, while rings, chains, watches, etc,
are fingered and admired.
When you are about to take your leave
presents of all kinds are heaped upon
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Value of the Busy Bee.

The value of the bee in the work OF
fertilizing plants by carrying pollen
from one plant to another is greater
than it's use in producing honey, says
an exchange. In fact, without the aid
of bees many crops would be complete
failures. Darwin found that in 100
heads of purple clover protected from the
visitation of bees not a seed was pro-
duced, while 100 heads visited by bees
produced nearly 5000 seeds. When two
varieties of certain plants are grown in
the same neighborhood there is a likeli-
hood of cross-fertilization, as bees for
age over a large territory. 1t will, there
fore, pay the farmer or fruit grower to
keep at least one hive of bees or en-
courage his neighbor to do so.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
MODERN ENGLISH SERVANTS
Have Higher Pay, More Holidays and
Finer Clothes Than in
Former Times.

Times change, and our servants
change with them. The results of the
Lincolnshire May Hiring Fairs, which
extend over about ten days. and lately
came to an end, show that the old-fash-
Toned servant maid no longer exists,
says the London Chronicle.
Each succeeding veal recently serv-
ants have demanded and obtained high
er wages, and in the case of domestics
the wages paid for their services are
twice as high as those which prevailed
20 or 80 years ago.
Another direction in which change is
indicated is the stipulation for a regular
weekly holiday as part of the hiring bar
gain. Very few servants will go out to
situations now without the concession
Of an afternoon or evening once a week.
and in one case a girl asked for a special
weekly holiday so that she might take
her music lesson.
Again, there is the cycling habit. So
many servants on bicycles have never
been seen before as during the recent
vacation. They flocked into East Ang-
ioh Twins III NOHoldCl dblO htLloSi0,
most of them on p~rettily equipped up-to-
date machines.
The contrast with the "old hands" who
remember the May weeks of so years
ago has been very marked. The agricul-
tural laborer is as we'll dressed 10Y as
his employer, and the dress of each do
nestle would have provoked the eX-
clamation hat she was "a fine lady"
in her grandmother'S time.
Another of the many noticeable
changes which the servant problem
has undergone is that of securing a
girl who will undertake the duties of
milking. In SO cases out of every 100
this branch of farmhouse work is nov
delegated to the menservants.
Surh changes as these, which make
the lives of servants more enjoyable
than formerly, and mark their enamel
patton from the dull routine of daily
domestic work, are the inevitable out
come of diminishing supply rather
than the result of effective trade union
organization.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
CHEF OF POLICE E

Newberry, s. CIV. H. Harris, chief
Of police of Newberry, says: II suf-
fered for a number Of years with kid
ney complaint. There was a dull
aching across the small of my back
that was worse at night and made me
feel miserable all the time. The kid
ney secretions were dark and full Of
sediment, and lack of control COM
PEELED me to rise a number of times
during the night. Between this annoy
ance and the backache it was impossi-
BILE for me to get much sleep and my
health was being undermined. l tried
a number of remedies, but nothing
helped me until 1 got Doan's Kidney
Pills. The use of this remedy accord
ing to directions promptly brought
about a change for the better. After
using two boxes the backache all left
me, the kidney secretions cleared up
and the action of the kidneys became
normal"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Chief Har-
ris will be mailed to any part of the
United States. Address Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo; N. Y. Sold by all dealers.
Price SO cents per box.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
WHEN SPRAYING ORCHARDS
Have Everything Ready and Then
Conduct the Work Without
the Least Delay.

Success with any method of treatment
often depends upon adequate and early
preparation, so that the treatment may
be administered at just the right time.
Writing in Wallace's Farmer on the
Importance of preparation for success
fI spraying, Prof. Little says:
Where a large orchard is to be
sprayed, the mixture should be made
up in large quantities, so that there
will be no delay at spraying time. 1t
is somewhat difficult to estimate the
amount of material needed on a GER
tain number of trees, but a safe basis
of calculation for trees of moderate
size is so gallons of mixture to so
trees, or one gallon to each tree. After
an approximate amount required has
been determined upon the mixture
should be prepared. A quantity of so
gallons is most easily made up, as a
common barrel will hold this amount.
Prepare a stock solution of Bordeaux,
the common mixture, by placing SO
pounds of copper sulphate in a gunny
sack and s~uspending it in a barrel
holding so gallons of water. Cold
water will dissolve it, providing the
Jumps have been crushed; if not, it will
be necessary to use hot water. The
so pounds of lime should be carefully
Stacked in a large box, and when it has
assumed a creamy condition place it
in a barrel holding so gallons, and
stir thoroughly. Now you have a stock
solution of Bordeaux mixture. When
ready to use, stir the contents of both
barrels. Take five gallons of the lime
mixture and place it in the spray bar
rel: add Is gallons of water, then
add five gallons of copper %sulphate
solution, filling the barrel with wa
ter. Stir thoroughly and apply. For
spraying plums and cherries this should
be diluted more, using only four gal
Ions Of each mixture. Never mix the
copper sulphate and lime mixtures to-
gether, but put each in the spray barrel
separately and dilute with water"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Use Heavy Parchment Paper.

When parchment paper is to be
used in the packing of butter only the
best kind and quality should be used.
The cost is a small matter for any
one package of butter, and it is not
safe to use an inferior quality though
there is much of such stuff on the
market. In the battle to secure trade,
low priced articles are always being
put on the market, and this is as true
of parchment paper as of anything
else. Generally the very thin paper
does not afford the protection that
the butter packer supposes he is get
ting. The very light paper is some
of it so loosely made that the spores
of mold once in it find abundant op-
portunity to grow. The cheap paper
often proves to be very expensive in
the end.-Farmers' Review.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
A REAL HOSPITALITY
THE GENUINE KIND MAY BE
FOUND IN SOUTH SEAS.
A Visitor in the Friendly Isles Seems
the Center of the Universe to
His Host-Elaborate En-
tertainment.

Nukualofa, Friendly Islands.-1t has
become such a habit among travellers to
talk of southern hospitality that one.
might believe it to be Indigenous to the
soil or an attribute of sunny skies and
dusky cheeks.
If this were indeed so, then the farther
south we go the more hospitable would
grow the land, till the equator would be
the elimination of this most pleasing
trait, and the Friendly Isles would come
by their name by in order of sequence.
In these lovely isles a visitor is the
center of the universe, the social cir
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
FACE OF A PLANK DAM.

inches of water. Since it was possible
to irrigate my farm from this creek,
provided it was properly damned,
constructed a plank dam similar to the
one shown in cut, stones being used on
either side in retaining banks for some
distance back from the dam.
The stills or bed pieces are six by
eight inches by 16 feet long, laid every
three feet to sustain uprights and in
clined timbers. The stones are laid for
several feet back Of incline to prevent
washing of the sandy soil. Either
timbers or plank floors should be laid
in front to prevent the pitting out of
the bed of stream, that will eventually
undermine the framework. Such a
dam may be constructed from any
lumber that may be availahle.-T. A.
Russell, in Farm and Home.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
WORKING FOR WIDE TIRES.
Bureau of Road Inquiry Says Dirt
Roads Are Improved Wonder
fully by Their Use.

The United States bureau of road in
quiry has been making a study of the
width of tires prescribed by local and
national authorities in various parts OF
the world. In France every f%reighting
and market cart, instead of injurinS
the highway, improves it. Many OF the
tires are ten inches wide. In the four
wheeled vehicles in that country the
real axle is Ia inches longer than the
fore, and as a result the rear wheels run
on a line about an inch outside the level
rolled by the front wheel. After a few
loaded wagons have passed over a road
the highway looks as If a steam roao
roller had been at work. A national law
n Germany prescribes that wagons heav-
lily loaded must have tires not less than
foul inches wide. In Austria the mini
mum for similar vehicles is 6R inches;
in Switzerland, six inches.
In a number of states in this country
laws have been passed granting rebate
of highway taxes to citizens who use
on lumber wagons tires not less than
three inches wide. On toll roads in
Kentucky and several other states. farm
ers hauling loads in wide-tired wagons
are entitled to lower rates than those
paid by the owners of narrow-tired
vehicles.
At an experiment station it was dem
onstrated that it requires 40 per cent.
more power to draw a load on a wagon
with one and One-half inch tires than
on one with a three-inch tire. With a
dynamometer, careful tests were
made with loaded wagons drawn
over bluegrass sward. In a wagon
weighing 1000 pounds it was found
that a load of 3,24S pounds could be
drawn on wide tires with the same force
required to move 1000 pounds on mar
row tires. Moreover. the wide tires
did not injure the turf, while the mar
row ones cut through it. In some parts
of the country pioneers in the use OF
wide tires have had to stand a good
deal of ridicule. The manifest bene-
fit to roads, however, soon changes pub
lie sentiment.
The president of a leading wagon man
ufacturing company states that the de-
mand for wide tires is increasing every
year. Another company in the same line
of business conducted a series of tests,
and was convinced that on very hard
roads the preference, as far as draft is
concerned, is for narrow tires. In the
effect upon the roads, however. wide
tires have the MISUNDERSTANDING
Midland Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Damage Done by Insects.

The extent of damage done by insects
which prey on the agricultural inter
ests of the United States is but little
appreciated. Twelve bugs, according
to reliable statistics, do an estimated
damage to farm products of $363,000,-
OC0 per annum. The chinch bug heads
the list, with 500, 600, 900 a year;
grasshoppers, 800, 900, 900; Hessian fly
"a reminder of the revolution, since
the mercenaries hired by King George
brought it's eggs over in the straw for
their horses, $4,000 900; cotton worm
and boil worm (cotton), $25, 000, 900
apiece; cotton boil weevil, $780, 900, 900;
San Jose scale, grain weevil, apple
worm and army worm, $40, 900 900
apiece; potato bug, $4,000, 900, and
cabbage worm, IS, 200, 600.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Selecting the Garden Site.

In making a selection of an appropri-
ate situation for a garden, one should
be chosen which will receive throughout
the day, but more especially in the morn
ing, the full benefit of the sun. A gen.
tie slope to the south and east is always
preferable. >The close proximity to
large trees should be avoided. as their
ever greedy roots would absorb the nu-
triment which the vegetables require,
and their shade deprive them of light
and heat. Vegetables can never be
brought to maturity in a retired or shady
spot. A garden should be al ear the
dwelling as possible.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Government Harness Dressing.

The government harness dressing Is
made as follows: One gallon neatfoot
oil, two pounds Bayberry tallow, two
pounds beeswax, two pounds beef tai
low. Put the above in a pan over a
moderate fire. When thoroughly dis
solved add two quarts of castor oil,
then, while on the fire, stir in one
ounce lampblack. Mix well and strain
through a fine cloth to remove sedi-
ment; let cool and you will have as fine
a dressing for harness or leather Of
any kind as can be had.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
THE CIPHER WAS TOO MUCH
Telegraph Operator Thought the Mes
sage Was Too Much Twisted
to Save.

While Secretary Hay was in the country
one summer, an important piece of official
business was pending, and he arranged with
Washington that any news tnat might ar
rive about the matter should be telegraphed
to him in cipher.
Day after day he waited, says the New
York Tribune, but no telegram came. One
morning, happening to go to the lonely
little telegraph office, he said to the op-
orator:
II suppose you have received no dis
patch for me-"
why, yes, sir" the operator replied,
"there was a dispatch for you the other
day, but it was all twisted and confused.
l couldn't make head or tail of it, so l
didn't think it was any use to send it up to
YOU"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
CONSTRUCTING PLANK DAM
ANY Lumber That May Be Available
Around the Farm Can Be
Used for II.

have a creek of clear spring water
running through my place that l tried
for a number of years to dam success
fully. Land vas so sandy that it was
impossible to build an earth dam that
would stand the pressure of water.
The stream is swift, running at dryest
time of summer from eight to II
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Arriving at a Verdict.

Kushequa, Pa, Aug. l.-(Special)-In
this section of Pennsylvania there is a grow
ing belief that for such Kidney Diseases
as Rheumatism and Lame Back there is
only one sure cure, and that is Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. This belief grows from such
cases as that of Mrs. M. L. Dawson, of this
place. She tells the story herself as fol-
lows:-
II have suffered from Rheumatism for
thirty wears and find that Dodd's Kidney
Pills have done me more good than any
medicine I have ever taken. I was also
bothered with Lame Back, and / can only
say that my back hasn't bothered me since
I took Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Considering that Mrs. Dawson only took
two boxes Of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the re-
suit would be considered wonderful if it
were not that others are reporting similar
results daily. Kushequa is fast arriving at
a verdict that "Dodd's Kidney Pills are the
one sure cure for Rheumatism"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
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AVN OR GARDEN ROLLER.
Its Form Is Simple and It Can Be
Made Either of Hardwood
Log or Cement.

For the simplest form, saw the roller
from a hardwood log, as nearly round
as may be. Lay out the centers and
bore straight five or six inches deepA
wood, and may be mortised or halved
together and fastened by one-fourth-
inch bolts. Handle bar is bolted in the
same manner, and a seven-eighths-inch
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Questioning the Cook.

"Wbv did you leave your last
placer" asked the lady of the house.
well. you see," explained the cam
didate for q cooks place, Il didn't like
the family. There was some one sick
all the time"
"Do you suppose the cooking had
anything to do with it?"-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

A San Diego @Cal.) woman sent some
butter to the worlds fair which was
made in 1858. The butter was placed in
a spring house in fhat year and disap-
peared in the quickAand. 1t was recent
~ recovered and found to be ! n a re-
markably good state\pf preservation. |
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Got It Good.

Downward Stocks-Did yer hear about
Tired Tatters gettin' an AUTOMOBILE?
Parkbench Pope-No. How did Tatters
ever get an automobile! j.
He didn't dodge quick enough an got
it in de neck."-Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

There is more to be gained by silo-
ing corn than by SLIDING crops that
have finer stems than can be more
quickly dried. There is usually great
loss in curing the fodder part of corn.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

The up-to-date dairyman knows what
each COW is giving in the way of produc-
ing milk and butter fat, and also what it
costs to keep and feed her.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
It Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure fol
-,ot, sweating, callus, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c; Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S.. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA
ME-" oRhEANS -.

Full courses in Languages, Sciences, Engineer
ing, Law, Medicine. Splendid department for
women in Newcomb College. Tulane makes
leaders in all vocations. Its facilities for i-
struction in Engineering are unsurpassed. Un-
excelled opportunities for the study of Sugar
Chemistry. Expenses low. Board and accom-
mediation in fine dormitories at low rates. Op-
portunities afforded academic students for self
help. NEXT SESSION BEGINS OcroBES 1sT. SEND
FOR CATALOGUE AND ILLUSTRATED C:RcULAR.
Address THE PRESIDENT.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

A Connecticut woman has Just got rid of
an onion which has been growing in her ear
for 40 years. People amt be too careful
where they plant garden stuff; think OF hav-
ing to wait As years for a crop.-Boston
Gloha
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Thoughtful. Indeed.

IVAN Slick is very thoughtful"
GLOW so?"
"Why, he has arranged an automatic
atomizer on his auto which sprinkles per-
fume along the street and overcomes the
odor of the gasoline cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

The lgorrotes at St. Louis say that
boiled dog tastes much like sweet pota-
toes. However, there are times when we
are strictly vegetarian. = Kansas City
journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. H. Green's
Sons. of Atlanta, Ga. TIE greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle Il
treatise. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
as a cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 800 Third
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

When we make a poor guess we realize
that to err is human; but when We make
a good one We are convinced that foresight
is a matter of intellectual superiority
Puck.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Big Rooms-Big Meals-Small Cost.

Notwithstanding malicious reports to the
contrary, the Inside Inn, at the Worlds
Fair, St. Louis, has thoroughly sustained
the high reputation OF Mr.. +. M. Statler,
its Manager, for giving tirst-class accommo-
datlons at reasonable rates.
Thanks to its enormous size and won
derful equipment, it has been enabled to
properly care for the enormous crowds
which have sought its hospitality, without
overerowding or discomfort.
Standing, as it does, upon an eminence,
and surrounded by a beautiful natural for
est, it has enjoyed the popular verdict of
being the coolest and most delightful spot
in all st. Louis.
The extraordinary convenience of being
right inside the Grounds and thereby saw
ing all tiresome street-car journeys has been
appreciated by every guest, and the man
agement have won high praise for their
successful efforts in catering to the com,
fort. safety and enjoyment Of each and
every visitor. The rates, which are very
reasonable, range from 81 so to $3.50 per day
European, and from $500 to 500 Amer
can Plan.
A postal addressed to the Inside Inn;
Worlds Fair Grounds, St. Louis, will
bring interesting details regarding res
ervation, etc.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05
Good Enough Scotchman.

Andrew Carnegie told this story lately:
A Scotchman and an Englishman went to
see Douglas" and after Norvals great
speech the Scotchman asked his coInpanion:
What do ,ye think of your Willie Shakes
peare noo?
We'll" was the answer, you have
claimed Chaucer, Milton, Spencer, Words
worth, Byron and most of the others; l
suppose you'll be claiming Shakespeare as
Scotch"
We'll" said the Scot, yell allow there's
a prima facie case for that; yell allow he
had intellect enough!'-Philadelpaia Pub
tic Ledger.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

Burning the ledgers will not balance the
books.-Chicago Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

Love your %neighbor, but don't tear
down the fence.-Chicago Journal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-08-24

Barring the South, where ~preiudices
bind the people without regard to
principle to the old party they have
kept from being buried for dfty years
Tom \ atson will be fer in the lead in
mis- vote to overthrow Rooseveltism in
the nation. That is to say. that in the
central and western states, where there
are practically no Democrats, it is q
fight between Watson amp Roosevelt,
Here in tae South there is no fight at
ell. because with all their pride, the
people will not stand by one OF their
own men because the leaders are hun
CRY for Office and won't permit it. In
the East the Republicans are so
thoroughly entrenched that to dream
Of dislodging them Is simply to smile
when q nightmare is most rigorous.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-08-24

It has been impossible for either of
the gentlemen who is figuring with our
people to put I'M pants factory here
70 come to OkOlona this week, but
probably early next week one Of them
will be able to visit the city again, and
meet with the Commercial Club to
talk over the enterprise to the salts
faction OF all. The delay is disappoint-
ing, but such thing often occur In the
lives Of busy men.