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The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
PACKING BY MACHINERY.
Elaborate Mechanism Which Makes
Its Own Package and Weighs
and Wraps the Goods.

An ingenious packing appliance has
been invented by Mr.. Van Allen, Of
Paris. By mean of this apparatus.
which is almost human in its action.
it is possible to fashion the package,
charge it. and then seal it ready for
transit. The appliance is a combination
of a weighing machine and a packer.
First the machine cuts off the requisite
length of lead, paper, or whatever il
utilized for the envelope, from a con
tinuous travelling band, pastes and folds
it into shape, leaving the mouth of the
bag open. The package then passes
along, stopping in its passage for a
moment to receive its contents of tea,
sugar, or cereals. through a funnel. 1t
makes another forward movement, and
an elastic pressure piston m into
action and rams down the contents to
the minimum volume. BY a further
series of operations the bag is shaken
into shape, pressed, and the ends are
folded down, pasted and then labeled.
Not once during the operation is the
bag or its contents touched by hands.
The inventor has been engaged for
three years upon his device. When per-
fected it will perform the work of 70
people and complete the whole cycle
of operations at the speed Of 40 pack
ages per minute, thus efecting a re-
markable saving in time and expense.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
BLACK HAND OUT FOR CASH
Secret italian Order Seeks Only Money
While "Mafa" Exists for
Plain Revenge.

An Italian thus described the secret
society known as the Black Hand
which has come into such prominence
Of late. 1T should not" he said, "be
confused with the 'mafia,' for that ex-
lists for purposes of revenge only. The
Black Hand seeks only money, and
sticks at nothing to obtain it. To be-
come a member of the fraternity .
candidate must be recommended by
some one already initiated. The new
recruit is required to furnish a lis, of
his Weather friends or a~cquaintances.
who are eventually blackmalled
through the instrumentality Of the
new member, who may even be
ordered to assassinate anyone who re-
sists the attempt. II he disobeys the
order he may himself be murdered by
another member of the society. The
leader of the gang resides in Italy, and
from there directs his subordinates in
all parts of the world" The BLACK
Hand" is very powerful in the United
States, where 1t is said to net over
500, 900 q year from its victims.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
PIGS ALWAYS PROFITABLE.
Ey en- Where Corn Does Not Make q
Heavy Yield the Making of
Pork Pays Well.

The hog is profitable in every local
ity. 1t is a mistake to suppose tina!
money can be made on hogs only in
the orn belt. Conditions vary, and sc
do the results of feeding.
There is a great deal of money in the
raising of hogs in the corn belt, be.
cause there is a cheap feed close at
hand. But in the localities where corr
is not so generally grown the hog is
profitable, for he is fecund OF
highly heterogeneous feeds.
Even in the localities where only
two or three hogs are fattened per year
FER farm, they yield a good profit, as
the meat supplied has not paid the toll
of railroad fares and wholesale and
retail profits. Corn is a great advan-
tage in furnishing cheap pork; it is
a disadvantage in reducing the fe.
cundity of the herd.
There are two factors on opposite
sides of the problem, AMI the balance
in favor, or against has " been
figured out. The farmers living in the
corn belt declare that the balance is in
favor of the large corn ration.
Canadian growers declare that what
we have gained on the one score has
been lost or the other, and that hogs
raised in Canada reproduce themselves
in such greater numbers that the cost
OF a pound OF pork there is no greater
than in the United States, when the
cost of reproduction is taken into con-
sideration.
There is another factor in favor of
the localities outside of the corn belt,
where pigs are raised, a few only on
each farm, and that is the lessened
losses from disease. There are great
areas Of territory where hog cholera
has never been known, but where
hogs are raised only in small numbers,
as in New England. So, for one rea-
son or another, the hog is profitable
everywhere.-St. Louis Republic.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
KEEP AFTER THE LICE.
Eternal Vigilance Is the Price Of
Freedom from the Lit
tie Pests,

With the development Of any indus
enemies of that industry. This is a.
true of the poultry industry as of others.
and is especially true as regards the
parasitic enemies of the flock. Some OF
these are SO small as not to be readily
discovered and hence may cause serious
loss before the owner becomes aware OF
their presence.
The following instructive article re-
Gently appeared in the Gardeners Jour-
nal:
The bird lice belongs to the group
Mallophaga, quite distinct from human
lice (Pediclidae) and from mammalian
lice (Haematopinus). These Mallophaga
have not a piercing mouth, their mouth
is simply used for biting. They subsist
upon the productions of the ii anc
fragments of feathers. They cause VIC
lent itching and bite sharply and mus
produce considerable pain when present
in large numbers, as is toe often the case.
The feathers, especially the saddle
hackle, generally show notched edges
with lice infestation.
Eight distinct species of lice attack
fowls. The presence of these lice
(Phthiriases) is generally ascribed to
too uniform or insufficient nutrition, Of
else to damp, dark and dirty runs. es-
pecially those badly ventilated. Food
either when uniform or insufficient, has
no effect upon their presence. Dark
damp places, however, when dirty are
| surS to harbor all these pests, espe-
cially when badly ventilated. 1t is also
said that certain breeds affect theiI
presence, but observation tends to show
that all breeds are more or less sub
iected to infestation. In every case
they set up severe irritation and in
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fammation of the skin, which oftel
leads to stunted growth, and ever
death. Lice and other parasites flour
ish en- unhealthy birds.
'All lice breed rather rapidly. TIL,
g g or nuts are laid upon the dowI
feathers, as a rule; they are often beau
tifully sculptured objects, oval in form
In about six to ten days they hatch into
small, pale, active lice. which at once
commence to ~irritate the birds. The
adults are occasionally found in the
nests. Some species are found copulat.
ing in the nests. Menopon palladium
have been kept alive for months upon
fresh feathers, the Quill epidermis being
especially eaten. Before reaching the
full-grown state as many as ten to Il
molts apparently take place. there being
little difference in each stage, except
the gradual %darkening of the markings
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
OFFICIAL CUP OF COFFEE.
Proper Method Of Brewing the Bev-
srage to Be Determined in
Washington.

by direction of the secretary Of agri-
culture the bureau of plant industry is to
take up at once experiments to deter
mine the best manner in which to brew q
cup of coffee. To this end, says a Wash
ington report, +. l.. Lewton, a specially
trained expert, has been engaged. The
view of the department il hat a cup of
coffee is good because Of the manner in
which it is brewed, rather than from the
quality of the bean from which the bev-
erage is made. 1t will be appreciated by
all persons acquainted with the art and
mystery of coffee making that various con-
ditions, apparently trivial in themselves,
have to be taken into consideration in
producing the beverage.
For instance, in the process of roasting
the beans nay be more or less damaged
by being under or over done, and the
flavor of the coffee thus impaired to =
corresponding degree. Hence the necessity
for ideal conditions in roasting. Again, the
effects of water at various temperatures
upon the ground coffee and the proper
period for infusion will, for the first
time in the history of coffee making, be
thoroughly and accurately ascertained.
- The retention of caffeine, the active
principle of coffee, to which it owes it's
stimulating effects, and the elimination of
the catfeotannic and caffeic acids, which
are not only injurious to health, but COM
mun!cate an unpleasant, bitter taste to
the beverage, will be, of course, the prin-
cipal objects.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
SCRAP LEATHER TIES.
Manufacture of Supports for
Railroad Tracks,

Scrap leather Is the latest substitute
for WOOD in M manufacture OIL raliroad
ties. This process has been Worheo out
by F. W. Duuheli, OF West Warren,
Mass. who has had occasion to give the
subject of paper making ONE stu0y and
the leather railroad tie is the result.
He claims that the tie car be MADE
SO hard that 1t will resist a spike, if this
were desirable; but when the tie is made
at a proper density for railroad pur-
poses, it will take the spike as nicely
as wood, and will hold it much better.
The tie is said to resist the action Of
water and chemicals to a great extent,
and the inventor estimates its life at
IS years.
Samples Of this tie put down some
% months ago in the yard on the Boston
& Albany railroad at West Springfield
have not shown the least wear, although
they have been subjected to the hardest
usage. The material from which these
ties are made represents the waste OF
the shoe and leather goods factories, of
which there are many in New England.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
FARM NOTES,

Note the changes you intended to
make for next winter.
Have all the live stock ready for
market before you market 1t.
See that all necessary repairs are
made, not only upon the home build
ings, but upon the o~utbuildings also.
Winter is coming.
A CHEEKY, comfortable family room
and plenty of good things to read robs
winter OF about all OF its terrors. &C.
ments family ties and lays a founda-
ton for pleasant memories in after
life.
If those March and April pigs had
clover and peas to I'll through the
summer they are now Just about ready
for q corn diet.-American Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
CHINESE TREE IN FLORIDA.
Rice Paper Plant Is Said to Be Well
Adapted to the Climate OF
the South.

The rice paper tree, one or the most
interesting of the entire flora OF China,
has recently been successfully expert
mented with in Florida, where 1t now
fiourishes with other s~ubtropical and
Oriental species of trees and shrubs.
When first transplanted in American
soil the experimenters expressed doubts
of it's hardness, fearing that it would
be unable to stand the winters. All
these fears have vanished, however, inc
it is now the universal opinion that it
is as we'll adapted to the climate OF this
country as to that of the famed Flowery
Kingdom.
1t is a small tree, growing to a height
of less than Is feet, and with a trunk or
stem from three to five inches in diam
eter. Its canes, which vary in color &C
cording to season, are large, soft and
downy, the form somewhat resembling
that noticed in those Of the castor bean
plant. The celebrated rice paper, the
product of this queer tree, is formed OF
thin slices Of the pith, which is taken
from the body of the tree in beautiful
cylinders several inches in length.
The Chinese workmen apply the blade
of a sharp straight knife to these cylin-
ders, and, turning them around, either
by rude machinery or by hand, dexteri-
ously pare the pith from circumference
to center. This operation makes a roll
of extra quality paper, the scroll being
Il 5000 49, @- ~
cylinder has thus been pared it is un-
rolled and weights are places upon 1t
until the surface is rendered smooth
throughout it's entire length. 1t is alto
gether probable that If rice paper max
ing becomes an industry in the United
States those primitive modes will all be
done away within. w. Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
MURMURS FROM GROUND.
Strange Sounds Heard for Many Cen
turtles on the Red Sea
Borders.

A singular phenomenon occurs on the
borders of the Red sea to a place called
Nakous, where intermittent underground
sounds nave been heard for an unknown
number of centuries. 1t is situated about
half a mile distant from the shore,
whence a long reach of sand ascends rap
idly to a height of 800 feet. This reach il
about 800 feet wide and resembles an am
phitheater, being walled by low rocks.
The sounds coming up from the ground
at this place recur at intervals of about
an hour. They at first resemble a low
murmur, but ere long there is heard q
loud knocking, somewhat like the strokes
of a bell and which at the end of about
five minutes becomes SO strong as to agi'
tate the sand. The explanation of this
curious phenomenon given by the Arabs
is that there is a convent under the
ground here and that these monks ring
for prayers. So they call it Nakous
which means a bell.
The Arabs affirm that the noise &C
frightens their camels when they hear il
as to render them furious. Philosophers
attribute the sound to suppressed volcanic
action-probably to the bubbling of gas
or vapor underground.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
Estimating the Profits.

The profits of a farm are usually
more than the actual cash received for
produce. The farmer takes his living
e~xaenses, as well as the cost of produc-
tip1s. before he decides upon the
amount of profit. The merchant takes
only the difference between the buying
and the selling price, less the cost of
the transaction, then lives on the prof
#. The question of Does the farm
pav?" depends largely upon what is
taken from it other than the cash re-
ceived.-Midland Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
RANDOLPH'S STEAM CARRIAGE.
uS72)

worked a most successful service of cars
between the city and Paddington. RAN
dolph's steam carriage of 1872 was a very
Notwithstanding continuance. which
was, we are told. the only one of many
attempts, which carried the evolution OF
the motor car much further than it had
been brought by Hancock. Interesting
as are the stories of the early attempts
at perfection-the old steam coaches,
vast unshapely bodies perched on I'm.
couth frames and monstrous wheels,
top-heavy and Unbalanced.
grotesque and formidable"-bear little
resemblance to the modern cars.
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with other weeds, but as a useful for
age plant, far more valuable than the
majority of plants classed as weeds.
The present appearance OF this weed
in the west, in nearly all the large
cities, in which it occupies the road
sides and a large part of the cultivated
land, as well as the gardens of the
cities. is an interesting fact in connec-
ton with the subject of weeds, and the
several ways in which they spread far
and wide; in this instance thousands
of miles in as few as five years from
it's first appearance near Charleston,
S. C.
| am reminded of the circumstance
by a note from a subscriber to this pa
per, asking for seed of he plant for
the purpose Of sowing (mixed with
grass seeds) for making a pasture. |
am rather disinclined to aid in spread
ing such a hardy and prolific weed as
this for obvious reasons; but in this
instance would do so were it not that
the plant is abundant all over the
neighborhood where the applicant lives,
writes a correspondent in the Country
Gentleman. The plant is easily recog-
nized by its low growth, much similar
to that of clover, and by its small
white flowers.
This Galinsoga is an interesting ex-
ample of the amazingly rapid spread
of weeds. and Of the carefulness which
should be exercised in regard to the
introduction Of similar plants, which
may bring inconvenience-to say the
least-to thousands Of persons. My
mention of the plant and its history
was not given as any recommendation
Of it for a fodder plant, but merely in
the interest Of general knowledge. Con-
sidering how many Of our worst weeds
were introduced in very simple, but
thoughtless ways, and how justly the
public eXecrateS the memory Of the
persons implicated in the mischief, all
concerned should, I think, be slow to
spread any plant, out of mere curiosity
the injurious character of which may
in after years make his name disagree
ably notorious. Still, while this Calm
sega may cause waste of labor and
some apprehension by its prolific habit,
It is not so bad as the large majority
of weeds, and in some circumstances
may be turned to profitable uses. But
it is a weed and hence not to be made
a friend and companion Of.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
FATTENING
Some Hints for Preparing the Birds
for the Market-What to
Feed Them.

When selling dressed poultry, it al
ways pays to have as plump, nice
looking as can possibly be
obtained. The producer thus not only
obtains higher prices, but his reputa-
ton is enhanced and his market made
surer for future years. Turkeys are
no exception to the rule. And by
shutting them up and feeding them
properly, the poorest specimens may
be brought into a fine condition for
marketing in a month or two. Some
have found that barley meal and corr
meal, mixed half and h4lf, is Q most
excellent ration for fattening fowls,
especially If it be fed fresh at each
meal, with no more given than the
turkeys will eat up clean. 1t is the
opinion of the writer, however. that
more variety is better. Accordingly,
he would suggest that boiled potatoes,
mashed and mixed with meal, with
some SKINNED milk added, be fed
moderately warm and to substitute for
the lack Of insects, have some kind of
animal food, Of which nothing is
cheaper or more desirable than butch
ers' scraps, stirred into it. At least
once a day good sound corn one year
old, should also be given; new corn is
too loosening to be used. No more OF
this than of the mash, however. should
be thrown out than the birds can be
induced to eat up clean and that their
flesh may look bright and present q
neat appearance, they should have all
the water they want to drink. Tur-
keys that have got their growth and
are in fair condition, may be fattened
for market in a few weeks If they are
confined and well fed and watered
every day.-Agricultural Epitomist.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
A Coat Of Many Shapes.

A Cape Town tailor, according to the
St. James Gazette, has invented a coat
that can be turned at will into a frock,
morning or evening dress coat. The
change is effected by the use OF detach-
able and interchangeable skirts, which
are fastened to the body OF the coat by
an ingenious system of lacing. 1t Is
claimed that in two minutes a man can
change a frock coat into a morning coat,
or a dress coat, by whipping OF one
pair of skirts and lacing on another, and
it is impossible to distinguish the join
ing from an ordinary seam.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
A Teachers Testimony.

Hinton, KY, Nov. % lSpecia)--It has
long been claimed that Diabetes is incur
able, but Mr.. E. j. Thompson, teacher in
the Hinton school, has pleasing evidence
to the contrary. Mr.. Thompson had Dia,
betes. He took Dodd's Kidney Pills and
is cured. In a statement he makes regard
ing his cure Mr.. Thompson says.
II was troubled with my kidneys for
more than two years and was treated by
two of the best doctors in this part of the
state. They claimed l had Diabetes and
there was little to be done for me. Then
| started to use Dodd's Kidney Pills and
what they did for me was wonderful. 1t
is entirely owing to Dodd's Kidney Pills
that am now enjoying good health"
betes is incurable. But Diabetes is a kid
ney disease and the kidney disease that
Dodd's Kidney Pills will not cure has yet
to be discovered.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
QUEER ELECTRIC BOAT.
In Behind Itself in Its Search
for Gold.

Were that interesting and miscalcu-
and himself upon Il of the SAM slopes
of the Pacific coast, he would think that
mis- toilsome building of a boat so Tar
rom water as to be unavailable when
finished was being repeated on a large
scale. A pit 100 feet long by 40 teet
wide and II or Is feet deep has been
dug, and in this, often miles away from
any open water, is built a large, hat
bottomed barge, scanned and caulked
and made properly ~seaworthy.
On the barge are erected 0erricks, and
much strange machinery driven by
powerful electric motors. By the time
all is installed, water has percolated into
the pit, and the boat, built under such
queer conditions, is afoat.
This is the gold dredge. The SAND
with which it is surrounded contains
gold in quantities which would not pay
to work out, except by such a scientific
apparatus as this.
When operations begin the sand and
soil in front of the boat are dredged up,
dumped into sluiceways on board,
washed. sifted anL treated SO as to Sc
cure valuable particles, and the debris
(tailings) is then deposited over the
stern.
The work goes on continually, the
unwieldly boat gradually eating it's way
through the marshy slopes, filling in the
canal behind, as it works along foot by
foot, and never having floating room
more than a few feet beyond its own
length.
The electric current is generated in a
separate power house on land a short
distance away, and conveyed to the mo-
tors on board by the usual conducting
wires.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
The Weight Of Eggs.

That eggs decrease in weight during
incubation has been proven by careful
weighings by Mr.. H. s. Gladstone. The
average loss of a pheasant's egg from
the first to the 211st day was found to
be two drains IL grains, and one egg
which weighed II drains IS grains when
laid had become reduced to 13 drains
ten grains on the ed day.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
CUTICURA SOAP
Standard of Every Nation OF
the Earth.

Millions of the worlds best people use
Cutlcura Soap, assisted by Cuticura Oint-
lent skin cures, for preserving, purifying
and identifying the skin, for cleansing
the scalp of crusts, scales and ~dandruf
and the stopping of falling hair, for soft.
enlng, whitening and soothing red, rough
and sore hands, for baby rashes, itchlngs
anC chahngs, and many sanative, anti
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women, especially mothers,
A. well as for all the purposes Of the
oIlet, bath and nursery.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
Leaves in the Hen House.

II you do not think the chickens en-
joy a scratch among leaves in the
winter just throw some leaves into
the poultry house, then scatter some
whole grains OF corn, oats or wheat
among these leaves and you will see
some lively scratching and hear some
cheerful chattering going on in q little
while.-Inland Poultry Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02

mAN ...&VN.
WpS>, Ed55agN]J&
A PROLIFIC WEED.
Something About the Galinsoga Par
vifora and How 1t Has Spread
Westward.

About one year ago I mentioned the
advent of a weed which very suddenly
occupied the whole of the eastern south
and already, within a year or very lit
tie more, had to some extent shared a
large tract not only of uncultivated
grass and clover fields, but of waste
lands. 1t is known as Galinsoga parvi-
fora, and is not wholly to be consider
ed as a cumberer of the land, along
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to assist its propulsion. We are not
told how fast it travelled or how long
it's career lasted. HancOck's steam
coach, which was put upon the road in
1888. was a very much more practical
machine. His engine was vertical, with
two cylinders, and drove a crank shaft
geared to the main axle-not by cog
wheels, but by a chain of improved con-
struction. He built several Of these
coaches, all differing in design, and he
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
Has His Eyes Tattooed.

T%attooing the human eye, one OF the
latest triumphs of ophthalmic surgery.
CO., city hospital on William Flynn. An
ulcer Of the eye had left him a cleaning
white ball where once had been a flash
ing black orb. The part OF the eye tat
tooed was covered with India ink. When
the coloring matter was spread over the
surface of the eye it was pricked into
the tissue by e OF . four-pointed
instrument
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
EVOLUTION OF MOTOR CAR
The Modern Horseless Carriage the
Offspring of an Odd-Appear-
ing Ancestry.

With the motor car speeding every.
where and the most primitive rural
sections becoming FAMILIAR with one OF
the most remarkable inventions Of mod
ern times, the general public is apt to
conclude that horseless carriages have
been suddenly conceived and perfected
The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
His Pride.

Why did you tip that waiter! You
ant afford to give away money"
Il know it, but l didn't want him to
ind it out."-Detroit Free Press.