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The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28

scope and flare at the side, thus fore
shortening the picture.
To go back to first causes, the corset
is the foundation for every new figure.
The severe straight-front is no, longer
chic. The idea remains, but with modi-
fications. 1t has become possible to
define the waist in front, and it is no
longer a social crime to show a suspicion
of the curve Immediately below. While
we are still suppressed, we are more
hygienic.
With the raising Of the waist-line
come the frightening Of the girdle, the
fullness of the skirt, the increase of the
is all a logical sequence. We are no
longer in the realistic period. We are
crown romantic. Woman has reverted
from the analytical to the mysterious.
The serpentine heroine is not popular,
hence there are no more sheath gowns
that define all the contours.
The woman of to-day is concealing
rather than revealing. She allures by
the prospect of discovery. She buries
herself in flounces and frills. She keeps
you guessing. You are as liable to mis-
calculate her weight as you are to err
about her height.
The suggestions of the coming revolu-
ton that last seasons fashions gave
were all tentative. There was a hint Of
the old-fashioned basque. This year we
have the basque itself, but instead of the
garment of other days it has become a
little coat with the basque back. The
o~ld-fashioned basque prescribed the
hustle, but our adherence to the better
lines of the "straight-front" has averted
that terrifying necessity. The introduce
ton of the silk overjacket of contrast
ing shade for evening frocks is the re-
vival of a caprice Of our grandmothers.
1t is worn with a gown of chiffon or il
fusion, preferably white, the jacket be-
ing of some light color. This was a
fashion formerly associated with the
Gracian Bend. But we have TOY the
beauty of the mode without its extreme.
Last season we touched upon the mill
itary. This year we have arrived"
But it is the picturesque military. The
directoire is the favored style. The high
girdle, the 1aring revers and the So
called coat sleeve. which is large and
loose with deep cuff, strapped with gold,
which lessons the length of arm.
The train has become an impossible
ity save in evening gowns, The wide
skirt does not admit of IL on the street,
where it would be a serious incubus to
the wearer, and an involuntary street.
cleaner which must Gus every sani-
tary expert in the country.
The whole tendency of the year is to
color-not neutral tints, but those that
salute the eye with quick surprise. All
the blues have grown brighter. Scarlet
that is scarlet is in the ascendant, and
the greens are brilliant. Woman is not
subtle, she is merely elusive in her pres
emit phase.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
FASHIONS CHANGE FIGURE.
Coming Styles Are Calculated to Make
Women Appear Quite Broad
in Shoulder.

Woman is the anatomical chameleon.
She changes her measurements with
each season.
To the initiated male mind she be-
comes long or short wasted, sloping or
square shouldered, big or low busted,
without any apparent inconvenience
a demonstration that the operation,
whatever it may be, is a painless one
But she is as essentially different in
each phase as though she had been born
again.
II you study the lady carefully this
year, says the New York World, you will
find that she has lost practically three
inches in length of line from neck to
waist (from Is to less than 15H inches),
that she has gained fully two inches Of
shoulder, and that from neck to toe in
front she has lost something of that
seemingly interminable line which was
a la mode last season.
Why? The reasons are not far to seek.
Gowns are no longer simply bouffant
above. They are trimmed from the hem
up to the knee; they have widened in
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
THE PASTOR AND HIS PEOPLE.

No true sermon is an end in itself
Rams Horn.
A dude preacher generally produces
dead sermons.
The best pulpit gown is the robe of
righteousness.
The growth of a church does not de-
pend on its graft.
A swindle cannot be sanctified by call
ing it a church fair.
When a church dies it is sure to be
a case of heart disease.
Devotion to God finds its service in
man.-United Plesb 5terian.
He who would lead men must yield
to the leading Of the Master.
The best of preachers can pour
nothing down a yawning mouth.
A minister's duty is to preach the
Christ, not to please the critics.
There's a lot more light in a tallow-
dip saint than in many a star preach
er.
The preacher who wants to make a
noise should get a job in a boiler fac
tory.
The weather has not been invented
that viii not furnish an excuse for not
going to church.
The man who will live for Christ is
the man who will give Tor Christ
United Presbyterian.
The p eacher cannot win men by
advert. sing wine and serving dish
Water.-Ram's Horn.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
To Teach Graceful Sleeping.

How to sleep well and gracefully is,
according to an advertisement, to be
taught in Paris, in what surely should
be a night school. Among the points
of the curriculum will be lectures on
how not to snore. Precepts for prevent
ing ones mouth from remaining wide
open during slumber and how to COM
pose the limbs artistically and restfully
before doing. Women will be instruct
ed as to the best way in which to do the
hair before lying down to repose. The
idea of ..he school is to insure its pupils
that they shall always wake up cheerful,
fresh and good tempered.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
AN EGG SHELL GARDEN.


Plants artificially fed in sawdust do
not seem TO require so many roots as
when they grow in soil. With the
limited space in the egg-shell, saw
dust and the plant food are therefore
preferable to soil. 1t is not difficult
to have plants grow in sawdust until
they are more than two feet high, al
though there is so little space in the
shell for the roots.
To support these unique, round-bot-
toned flower potts. it will be found
convenient to have a board with holes
bored in it just large enough to have
the egg-shells set firmly, one in each
hole. Don't get the holes too near
together. Punch a small hole down
through the shell for drainage.-St.
Nicholas.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
GuIfport Harbor Improvement.

S. D. Boylston, general freight
and passenger agent of the Gulf &
Ship Island system states that the
work of preparing the plans and
specifications for the 100000 i'm
provement work on the Gulfport
harbor will be commenced as soon
as the preliminary steps are COM
pleted. The important feature of
the contemplated work is a new pier
over 5000 feet in length the con-
struction of which is made abso-
lutely necessary by the growing bust
ness of the harbor.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
The Golden Text,

"The angel of the Lord encampeth
round about them that fear Him and de-
liyereth them" Elisha knew 1t.
Elisha's servant saw it. All the heroes
of faith Of the Bible fought the Lords
campaigns in this confidence. Jesus
spoke of the legions of angels which the
Father could send to deliver Him had 1t
been His will so to do. The declaration
of the text is literally true. Though un-
seen, the forces of God are real and all
conquering. Faith. simple faith, sees
faith, unwavering faith, expects
faith, conquering faith, commands-aI
Gods unlimited and power.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
State Bank Showing.

The splendid showing of the bank
ing institutions of Mississippi is at
tracing general attention through
out the country, and many favorable
comments are being made thereon
by the leading financial journals.
State Auditor Henry now has in
course Of preparation a tabulation of
the statements from the State banks
for the period ended on the 18th of
October, which will doubtless con-
tain the best showing yet made.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Portraits for Hall of Fame.

Two more handsome portraits
have been added to the State collec-
ton in the Hall Of Fame at the new
capitol, one of Ohio R. Singleton,
who, for many years, represented the
State in the congress Of the United
States, and the other of James T.
Harrison, one of the most distin-
guished lawyers of Northeast Missis-
sippi for a great number of years.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Inspected Delta Farms.

Acknowledgement Williams spent
all Of last week in the delta making
careful inspection Of the convict
farms. Owing to the pressure Of
his official duties he has not had the
opportunity to keep so closely in
touch with prison matters as some
other members of the board Of con.
troll, but he managed to keep famil
lar with what was going on, and
gained many valuable points OF
knowledge during the trip.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Belzoni's Burning Shame.

The appearance of two little
drunken boys on the streets of Belzo-
nj last week has thrown hat town
into a fever of excitement against
the saloon keepers of the place. The
bows were hardly II years of age, yet
they were reeling in drunkenness.
They belonged to the best families
of the town.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Want Paved Streets.

With characteristic thrift and en-
terprise, the citizens of Hattiesburg
are planning to pave the principal
thoroughfares Of that city with
vitrified brick, and it is quite likely
that a contract for the work will be
awarded within a short time. The
growth Of Hattiesburg from a strag-
Cling country village to the proper
tions Of a frst-class young city with
in a few years is n of the indus
trial marvels Of Mississippi.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
PRETTY EGG SHELL GARDEN
Easy Experiment in Artistic
Home Decoration.

1t is easy to have an egg-shell gar
den. Carefully cut off the end of the
egg for about one-third of its length,
treating it with more respect than the
cook does, for she breaks it in two
in the middle by cracking it on the
edge of the cup. Fill the shell with
good earth, and plant almost any seed
that you like. If plant food supplied
in tablets is used, the shells may be
filed with sawdust or with gravel.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
WISE AND wEIGHTY.

Sacrifice determines the value Of any
service.
A man seldom succeeds until he learns
what he can't do.
Your mistakes may contribute to the
wisdom of others.
You can at least put your pride in
your pocket when it is empty.
Wisdom does not wholly consist in
knowing things. The wisest men OF
earth were those who refused to learn
some things.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Mississippi State News
Rural Delivery Routes.

Congressman Z, S. Gambler, Jr.,
of the First Mississippi District, who
has achieved the distinction of
securing more rural free delivery
routes for his constituents than all
other members of the State delega-
ton combined, has made another
raid on the ~postoffice department
and captured a free delivery route
from Aberdeen to Central Grove, in
Monroe county, making a total of
seven routes now going from Aber-
deen.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Unique Receptacle for Candy.

An odd little receptacle for candy is
made of brown linen, in the shape of a
small money bag. The bag is tied witt
stout brown cord. The bag holds a
small round box, on the top Of which
are fastened several sequins. so that
when the box is in place in the bag. all
that is visible are the sequins, giving
the impression that the bag is full Of
moaey.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Educational Bulletin.

Prof. H. L. Whitfield, State SUI
perintendent of education, is prepar-
ing the second of his series of edu-
cational bulletins for publication,
and expects to have it in readiness
for distribution within the next few
weeks. The bulletin will contain a
number of valuable contributions
from foremost educators, and will
deal especially with the country
school system of the State.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Bond Issue Authorized.

The Tazoo Delta Levee Board has
authorized the issuance of S500.000
of 50-year 4 per cent bonds. The
people of the district have spent
about $5,0O0,00G for protection.
There is $1,000 600 in outstanding
bonds. 1t is estimated that it will
require SS00,000 more to finish the
stupendous work of levying the
Yazoo delta.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Not So Funny Now.

J. R. Phillips, of Lee county,
thought he would have a little fun
with the rural free delivery carrier.
He passed just ahead and carefully
turned down the mail boxes along
the route. The carrier reported the
incident. Phillips was arrested,
and was tried at Aberdeen by the
Federal Court last week. He was
fined 1926 and costs.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Favors Chinese Servants.

Maj. Robert W. Dowdy, of the
United States regular army, now
stationed on duty with the Missis-
sippi National Guard, after residing
for nearly a year in Jackson, is con-
WINGED from observation and expert
ence that the negro is a failure as
a servant, and that the only solu-
ton of this problem in the South is
the repeal Of the Chinese exclusion
act and the importation of Mongo-
lians to work as servants.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
More Mexicans Imported.

J. N. Sandidge and 7. R. Smith
returned to Ruleville last week from
San Antonio, Tex. These gentle
men brought with them about 100
Mexican poems for the cotton fields
about RulevilIe.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
To Be Built at Once.

The material for the new railroad
station to be erected at Yazoo City is
on the ground. Plans are in the
hands of the contractors and the
building will be commenced at once.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
New Erick Factory.

The Jackson Brick Company was
organized last week with a capital
stock of $4,000, and will at once
commence the erection of a plant on
the Alabama & Vicksburg road,
about two miles from the city. Two
other new brick plants are promised
for the Capital City, sites for the
enterprises having already been pur-
chased. q
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
The Weather and The Crops.

The weather and crop report is
sued last week for the Mississippi
section reads as follows:
The mean temperature for the week
was from 1 degree to 4 degrees above
normal. Fair weather with~much sun
shine prevailed, although there were
widely scattered showers over the
northern and central portions OF the
State, the heaviest rainfall reported
being threefourths Of an inch at
Batesville.
Conditions were almost ideal for
picking cotton which generally made
good progress, although in many Sec
lions piokers were in great demand.
Cotton is practically all open on hill
lands, and in the southern and east
ern counties picking is nearing COM
pletion, the bulk of the crop having
been secured in excellent condition
and with better yields than was ex-
pected two or three weeks ago. In
the delta and on low lands elsewhere
bolls are opening very fast and gath
ering is being rushed, but as picking
has been unable to keep pace with
opening a heavy rain and wind storm
within the near future would prove
very damaging to the large amount of
unpicked open cotton. Gins are run
ming at full capacity in nearly all Sec
tions.
Corn gathering continues with gen.
orally very satisfactory yields. Peas
and potatoes are also yielding well.
Fall crops are very poor. The pro-
longed drouth over the greater por-
ton of the State is becoming quite Sc
rious and in many localities it is diff
cult to secure water for family use, as
wells and springs are failing.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
A Bio Rattlesnake.

The largest rattlesnake seen in the
State in years was killed at Quit
man a few days since by Mr.. Tom
Taylor, a farmer who lives just out
side of the town. The reptile meas
ured five feet long and eleven inches
in circumference. 1t had eleven
rattles. Mr.. Taylor states hat ff-
teen r%attlers have been killed in his
neighborhood during the summer.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Pardon Granted,

The governor has granted a par
don to j. A. Ware, a white man, sent
mp from Lauderdale county to serve
a life term for murder. A numer-
ously signed petition was presented,
asking for clemency and the COVER
nor found extenuating circumstances
in the case.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Sons of Veterans.

Hon. t. NJ. Henry has received
word from Gen. O. L. Mckay, COM
manding the Mississippi division,
United Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams, that the annual reunion of
the organization will be called to
meet in Jackson about November
18th, the exact date to be announced
within the next day Or so. There
are about fifty camps in the State,
and a large attendance is expected.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Nine After One Office.

John H. McBee, late Circuit Court
clerk of Holmes county, died last
week. There are now nine aspirants
for the office.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Suit to Collect Tax Claims.

safe Revenue Agent Adams has
inr.ituted suit against the Delta De-
vcl pment Company for back taxes
amounting to nearly 100000. He
alleges hat the company has not
been returning liens on land sold to
the assessors Of the counties wherein
the lands are located and calls for a
settlement.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Election Of Penitentiary Officers.

+ 20 weeks hence the board of con-
trc! { the p%enitentiary will elect the
off. s for the ensuing two years,
an Il is stated that there will be a
MI II of applicants for warden
an. ;taveling sergeant, the two best
off; at the disposal of the board.
tt several camp sergeants are not
ele, / till the December meeting.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Sold Them at Home.

Fefore county did not have to go
away from home to float the $4,000
of bonds for the new courthouse.
The Lcfore County Bank took the
issue.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
viii Receive Journals.

Secretary Of State Power expects
to receive the house and senate jour
nails and the department reports in
printed form from the public
printers at Nashville within the next
few days, word having been received
that shipment will be made this
Uaak
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28
Combination Concern at Lexington.

A gin, warehouse and compress
company, with a capital of 100000,
has been organized in Lexington by
local capitalists.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-28

Sleep with Mouth Closed.
People who sleep with their mouths
shut live longest.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-24

RartlesviIle Examiner: In a ship.
ment of Strawberries received by the
Elliott Grocery company of this city
the other day was a box of mcious
fruit Inscribed with the name OF Pearl
Oliver, Muncie, Kansas. The inscrip-
tion also stated that Pearl was sweet
sixteen and a blonde. but not neces-
sarily OF the strawberry variety
Moreover, the purchaser of that par
ticular box of berries was, in post
script To the inscription, requested TO
write" The purchaser of the berries
happens to be a gay Old bov who has
eaten strawberry shortcake for nearly
nifty seasons and has grown up chill.
iren OF his own. He has passed the
period In life where sentiment appeals
to him. but his good wife is neverthe-
less inclined to be just little bit dis
trustful if lot actually jealous OF him.
Therefore. when she discovered the
inscription on the berry box she in
formed the old man that If It we're at
all necessary TO write to Pearlie she
would attend TO the correspondence
herself OF else delegate one Of tho
little girls of the family And thus is
another little romance blighted in the
beginning.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-24

John A. Goodwin, of El Reno, receiv-
ed telegram Wednesday afternoon
from me chairman of the Illinois state
central committee, stating tina. Silas
H. Reid, OF FL Reno, had been select
ed as assistant sergeant-at-arms of the
national Republican convention. He
considers it greater honor than to
be elected delegate to the convention.
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Dates Postponed.
Owing to unfavorahle conditions,
the dates Of the 18th annual session,
have been postponed until June % to
July s. About the same platform win
be given and much Of the same depart
ment work. None Of the prominent
features have been dropped out. Rates
on railroads will be the same as an
nounced for old dates. Write for new
advertising
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-24

Citizens Of Beaver county at meet
ing at Beaver last week discussed the
question OF herd law and free range,
and decided to prevent trouble by
adopting resolution in which they
agreed to do unto others as they
would have others do unto them. "
Beaver county gradually is getting re
ligion.
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LEADERErrEs.

IooaI Happenings Of City and Terri.
tory Briefly Told.
Ramona is alleged TO be struggling
with "inclpient municipalities"
Wheat in Kay county is yielding
from eighteen to thirty bushels to an
acre.
Pawhuska thinks it mas gas enough
to supply New York City was gas for
1000 years.
Fourth OF July will be like all other
days at weatherford. Weatherford is
getting old young
Gypsies invested an ice cream par.
DOR al Hobart Sunday. and Il took the
police to force a retreat.
A chiid Of +. NJ Pock, near Hollis,
Greer county. swallowed a spider and
died from poisoning.
Eleven additions to the church Is
the result Of the first week Of the
Christian revival at Hobart.
Muskogee will make more noise in
the world by building factory and
manufacturing nitroglycerine.
Bartlesviile has let contract for
a school building to cost sl7.230. and
10 be ready for occupancy by January
], sos
work has begun on El Reno's new
school building for the South ward
Tuesday It is to be finished by Dc
cember.
Rive candidates we're initiated into
tho Enid Elks lodge last night At
the conclusion of the lodge work. a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-24

J. NJ. Longmeyer and Pat Harrlng-
ton, neighbors, nine miles south of
Mangum, quarreled in croquet game
and Harrington attacked Longmeyer
with a knife. Longmeyer tried to
make home run drive with his NAL
let, but failed and was cut in the face.
A Mangum newspaper says that the
knife blade missed Longmeyer's iugu-
lar vein by loss than Uhc thirty sec
ono Of an inch. Hereafter l.onsme yer
will have great respect for fractions.
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SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE.

Mstropolltsns Were ouseIsssed.
Oklahoma City, okla, Junc 24.--The
Enid Esangelists easily took the first
game OF the series from Oklahoma
City in a poor exhibition Of base ball
by a score of Is to 8. The game was
distinctively a slugglng match.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-24

El Reno GLOBE: The Capital is hav-
ing terrible task in its endeayor to
show the democratic position on state.
hood It would be interesting readlng
for the Capital to show the Repuoli-
can position on statehood from 800
to date.
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II is explained by the Blackwell
News why harvest hands are found in
plentiful numbers in the territory:
"One reason that there isn't great
er demand for harvest hands TO help
care for the great wheat crop, Of Kay
county this year Is that about half the
wheat is soft wheat, aud the other
half is hard wheat. The soft wheat
being ready to cut now, there is plenty
of local help to take care of it, anu it
wiz be out of the way by the time the
hard whea is ready to harvest, and
this same help will take care Of it.
Were il all soft wheat or hard wheat,
the rush of harvest would be on at
the same time"
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Frank Oyerbay went to Oklahoma
City today to represent Guthrie in
preparing a schedule for the remainder
of the season.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-24

The Enid fellows made a laughing
stock out of Barnes yesterday. In al
eighteen hits were made in FIVE in
nings. Loughmiller was substituted
and the run getting ended.
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Baseball
SHORT suNrs.

The two new players signed by the
local management are expected TO ar
rive today.
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The stulnpn Hardware Co. is selling
freezers. hammocks, gasoline stoves
and water coolers at cost.