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The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
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Many a man fal,s to get there be-
cause he has dizzy feet.
Some men lead double lives because
they are driven to it.
Most people eat their sorrows and
drink their disappCintments.
Duty is g. thin disguise often as-
sumed to hide a mans mcanness.
In We ancient times Lots wife was
considered the salt OF the earth.
More people would dance if they
could escape the demands of the
fiddler.
Girls waste kisses on each other be.
cause they know where to get plenty
more.
An Ohio genius has worked himself
to death trying Il invent a labor-sav-
Ing machine.
In accordance with the eternal fit
ness of things a book of love poems
should be bound in calf.
Man is the only animal that uses a
handkerchief. Women's handkerchiefs
are merely for show.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
WHALE THAT PLAYED DEAD
Remained Quiet Until the Amateur
Whaler Boarded Him Then
Went Down.

a party of men from this city, VIII
had been spending a few weeks ~
Griswold's, on the sound shore. after
large fish, returned here with the
hide Of a whale and the story of an
adventure hat befel them when the
whale was captured. says the New
Bedford Mercury.
Will L. Willard, of As Hopkins
street, is the hero, having stood upon
a live whales back, and his story is
credited, because Rev. Karl IRELAND,
of the Episcopal church, at Wethers-
field, one If Hartford's suburbs, says
he saw him do it, and helped to res
cue NIr. Willard.
One Saturday morning, as the fish
ermen, who had been living in tents
on the shore, arose for breakfast
shortly after daylight, a small whalt
spOuted about a mile off shore. MIR.
Willard. Mr.. Reiland and the three
Standish brothers, also Of Wethers-
field, put out in a rowDoat, armed
with ~harpoons and a heavy revolver.
Whe, they had approached the
mar ma, Mr.. Willard, who had the
revo.Ter, fired several shots. The
wounded whale thrashed about wild
ly, but did not upset the boat. Finally
it lay motionless on the water. Thinh-
ing that it was dead, the fishermen
rowed alongside and Mr.. Willard
stepped on the ish's back to plant a
harpoon for securing the carcass. A
moment after he had stepped on the
whale it suddenly. sank like lead. ana
Mr.. Willard was carried down by the
suction.
When he came to the surface ne
was exhausted, and would have
drowned had not the boat been near
Meanwhile other boats had put out
from the camp, and the whale was
again attacked and finally brought
ashore dead. The carcass was skinned
and the hide was brought home a. d
proof of the adventure.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
SUGAR AND MOLASSES DIET
REPORTS from Abroad Are to the Eff
feet That as a Bone Strength
ener It Is a Success.

The use of sugar and molasses for
cattle and horse feeding is gaining IN
popularity. Laws in many European
countries have been changed exempt
ing these products from taxation when
they are to be used for feeding pur-
poseS. When recently in Paris, our
attention was called to certain facts
that may be interesting to our readers,
The Omnibus company OF The French
carital owns over 10000 horses, and
as out of that number there are about
zoo broken legs per annum, it was ar
gued that possibly these accidents
were in q measure due to some faulty
coordination of the daily rations.
In 1901 the first experiments were
made, the one kilogram of sour mash
that had hitherto been used being sub
Stituted by an alkaline molasses COM
biuation. The results obtained were
n ouraging beyond the most sanguine
expectations, and in 1902 the number
of broken legs was only 70.
II was concluded hat the extreme
fragility of the animals bony structure
was due to the absence of the requisite
mineral elements in their rations.
There appears to be ample medical au-
thcrity for asserting that heavy con-
suIaers of sugar, in cases of bone frac-
ture, will recover more rapidly than
when that article of luxury is eaten in
moderation. In some hospitals, pa
tents that are laid up with compound
fractures of legs or arms receive in ad-
dition to their regular food allowance
$50 grams of sugar. the cost Of which
is soon covered by the lesser period
needed for the complete healing of the
bony tissue.-Sugar Beet.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
THE KEGS WE'RE LIGHTER.
DR.. Lorimer's Easy Explanation Of
an Apparently Difficult Per-
formance.

Rev. George G.. Lorimer, whose death at
AK was recently reported, was the main
impetus that carried on the building of
Boston's magnificent fremont Temple, and
DR.. Lorimers wit, sincerity and magma
tive sympathy made him a great %favorite
with the students of Harvard during his
residence in Boston.
At Cambridge, one day, according to a
current story, an undergraduate asked the
opinion of DR.. Lorimer on drinking mod
crate drinking.
Il am opposed to it." the clergyman said.
ut is p~erilous. 1t frequently, leads to
drunkenness. In fact, most drunkards were
moderate drinkers first"
Naturally malt liquors and wines,
though, are Strengthening, aren't they!"
the student asked.
DR.. Lorimer smiled.
Beer" he said, is very strengthening.
l have known young men to have sent 10
their rooms large kegs of beer that they
could not bulge at first, and a day or two
later they would be able to lit these kegs
with ease"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
PRACTICAL co OPERATION.
Western Grain Raisers Band Together
to Get Fair Prices for Their
Farm Products.

The tendency of the times is toward
cooperation. and the most interesting
movement just now is seen in the CO
operative associations being formed in
the middle west. The growth of this
movement for the consolidation OF grain
raisers has been upon a far different
basis from the visionary plan of early
days. In the first place these associa-
tons are in the hands Of shrewd busl-
ness men, who can handle financial af-
fairs in a way TO produce results. 1T
is said that one of the wealthiest II
most successful millers in the west,
whose mills are reputed to bring a profit
of $55, 900 a year. is now manager of a
long line of farmers elevators, and at
a meeting at Kansas City a few days
ago it was reported that rs elevators
scattered through Oklahoma. Kansas
and Nebraska are listed in the associa-
ton. 1t was reported that the stock
holders had received a dividend of eight
per cent after paying expenses, and
were selling grain at a larger profit
than could be secured from the ordi-
nary elevators.
The plan of the cooperation is purely
business-like. with politics and senti-
ment in the background. The stock
holders are farmers, and the elevators
are run on a basis of actual cost, the
profit being returned to the farmer in
dividends. The key item in the man
agement is the requirement that every
producer is to sell TO the association
elevator. or If he sells elsewhere shall
pay one cent a bushel of the amount
received to the association company.
This makes it impossible for their
rivals to run them out of business by
bidding higher for grain. The towns
where these association elevators have
been established for four years are ia
vorably impressed with the plan, and
the management has continued to re-
turn profits, the numbers are being
extended. and there are enough now to
compel the railroads to give them equal
privileges with the old line institutions.
Prairie Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
The Moisture of Good Hay.

the moisture content of hay when
it IS put into the NOW varies greatly.
this depending largely on the way in
which it is cured. Some hay that is
made from grass cut late and cured
in dry weather has in it so little
moisture that during the winter il
may frequently increase in weight.
AS a usual thing, hay does not in
in weight during the winter.
If Il is cut quite green and stored in
an imperfectly cured condition it will
often be found with such a large per-
centage of moisture in it that spon-
taneous combustion is possible. Hay
cured properly will have in it a con-
siderable quantity Of moisture and
viii, tend to lose this moisture during
the winter. and this loss will equal
ten per cent. of the bulk in many in
stances.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
A CHEAP CORN T r
The sIeGge part IS three and one

feet long by 20 inches wide. The run
ners are of two-by-three-inch chestnut,
and the cross boards of one-inch hard
wood. The blade of an ordinary scythe
is fastened to the right-hand corner.
The point of the scythe is braced out
at an angle of IS degrees, with a brace
of three by one-inch hardwood, bolted
to the scythe six inches from the point.
The brace is then firmly bolted to the
sledge. A large box is nailed to the
sledge for a seat. A steady horse ac-
customed to cultivate between the rows
should be used.
The corn is cut close to the roots and
about six or seven acres can be cut in
a day. A stiff rod Of wrought iron bent
as shown and bolted to the front of the
sledge helps to collect the cut stalls.
the driver also guiding with his right
hand the stalks as they fall. A.
Fiske, in N. E. Homestead.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
laE PASS WAS GRANTED.
Young Man of Facile Reasoning
Ability Has Only Once to
Ask for It.

A young man WAC was working for the
railroad company went to one OF the direc-
tors and asked for a pass to some distant
point, relates the Philadelphia Public Led
ger.
You have been working for US some
time" inquired the official.
Yes, sir" the young fellow answered.
Have you ever had any complaint to
make"
No, sir answered the employe.
We'll, if you were working for a farmer,
would you have the nerve TO ask him to
harness his horses and take you to a GER
tain part OF the country" the director
asked.
NO, sir. BIT if he had his horses all
ready, ard was going to that point, [ would
call him a very mean farmer If he refused
to take me-" was the young fellow reply.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Eioht LARGEST Diamonds.

The eight largest diamonds in the
world are what are known as crown
Jewels. Some of them are in al un
cut state and others are carefully cut
and finished. so that there is a wide
difference in their value. The Kohl
moor, the smallest in weight. has
been thus reduced by cutting and Is
much the most valuable of the lot
and has been estimated at less than
$500, 900. The list is a. follows: The
BraganZa, part of the Portugal jew
els, weighs, 1880 carats; Kohinoor, be
longing to the English crown. 1873
carats; Star of Brazil. 125 carats; Re
gent of France. 1876 carats; Austrian
Kaiser, 1879 carats; Russian Car, 1S3
carats; Rajah of Borneo. 367 carats.-
Kansas City Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07

BUILDING FOR SELF-FEEDER.
placed in trough fresh for each meal,
the cattle seem to eat it more readily.
The cut, No. l. shows end plan. which
is the same on both sides, with feeding
troughs on side and rolling door provid-
ing a driveway for feeding wagon.
The ground plan shown in cut NO. ,
indicates the feed troughs on each side.
The one at the left of driveway is USED
to feed direct from wagon. That on the
right receives supply of feed from the
three bins Of shelled orn each ten by
ten feet. By adjusting the feeding gates
on the self-feeding troughs, only a par
tiai ration may be delivered, and the
trough to the left used to supply any
deficiency as required.-T. d. Gayle, in
Farm and Home.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Still on Deck.

The boys Of 81" are still boys. Several
hundred of them were taken to Concord and
Lexington in automobiles during the Grand
Army encampment in Boston recently, and
some of them were more interested in the
speed at which they travelled than in the
historic places. The case of one old sol.
der was typical. When he reached one of
the battle monuments his guide asked him
if he wished to get ont to read the In
scr;ption. lie replied: mo. I've seen
enough inscriptions to-day. Go chase that
fellow that gave US such a hard pull back
down the road" And the automobiles,
loaded with gray-haired boys chased one
another all the way back to Boston,
Youths COMPANION.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
USEFUL LITTLE STRUCTURE
A Combination Self-Feeder Which
Has Approval of Many Thrifty
Western Farmers.

Many claim that feeders adapted to
the regular issue of grain are better
for stock than the adjustable self-feed-
ers which place feed before the cattle
at all times. Where a given ration may
be fed. the cattle are allowed to eat it
all out clean. Feeding steers slobber
more or less in the feed, and where
there is a surplus always on hand. there
is more or less wasted. Where feed is
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Profit Comes from Observation.

Aim to keep hogs for profit; that is
what everybody keeps them for. Some
are doing it, and some are not. The
only way to successfully raise hogs, or
to succeed in any other occupation, is
IN study and observe the work. In
these days of strenuous competition, it
~reouires close management to make
ANYTHING out of it, yet there is always
room for more of the best. No matter
how many hogs you have, strive con-
FINALLY to learn more about the indus
fry.-Midland Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
-MADE CORN CUTTER
Simple Device for Whose Construc-
ton Nothing Is Needed But a
Sledge and Scythe Blade.

Where large fields of corn are grown
q cheap, quick system of cutting the
crop is essential. The simple device
shown in the illustration. which can be
readily constructed by any handy man
on a farm, is made from a sledge and a
scythe blade. The size need not be eX-
actly as described, but the body must
not be too wide to go easily between the
rows.
The sledge part is three and one-half
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Puts Punk in His Pipe.

We all dream and dream and dream. But
the world breaks or withers our dreams
and grinds to dust our hopes. But, like the
magic bird of ancient days, these rise from
their ashes. Fancy once more plumes her
feathers. Such is life, such is life. Dreams
are as food to the p~risoned spirit.-Nermil-
ion Is. d. Republican.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Neutrality Pays.

The Chinese idea of neutrality Is
shown by the readiness with which they
sell provisions to either party Upon the
production Of the price. In this respect
the neutrality idea of the orient and of
the occideLt seem to be in full accord
Omaha Bee.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07

side of the shock, then cut your corn
and set it against this. When the shock
is filed, pull out your rope by taking
hold of the snaps. This makes it nice
when you come to husk the corn, and
it stands we'll. Put the rope around
Just about half way up the stalk.-H.
C. Eberly, in Epitomist.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Don't Feed Too Much Corn.

Many a farmer has weakened the on
situations of his animals by feed
ing too heavily of corn. This feed
makes fat, but when fed in too great
abundance deprives the animal of vigor
and lessons the breeding qualities.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Insurmountable.

An indignant letter dictated by a clever
old gentleman runs thus: Sir. my stenog-
rapher, being a lady, cannot take down what
| think Of you ], being a gentleman, can
not express it; but YOU, being neither, can
readily divine it.'-Argonaut.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07

and faSten a ring on
one end, and a snap
off some old line on
the other end. Take
two stalks in ad-
Joining rows and
put the rope around
them; snap the snap
into tho ring at one
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Ridicule Woman Suffrage.

The final incident in the English par
lament that vas prorogued the other
day was the introduction of a bill to
enable women to vote at all parlia-
mentary elections. It was read a first
time amid laughter"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Lnftiest

Italy boasts the highest meteorologlc-
al observatory in the world, on the sum-
NIT of Mont Blanc, and to this there Is
now to be added the second highest.-N.
Y. Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07

All, Povery, l could forgive thee for max
ing me work late at night, If thou didst only
not get me up SO blooming early in the
morning!-N. .. Picayune.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
THOUGHT SHE WOULD DIE.
Mrs. S. w. Marine, of Colorado Springs,
Began to Fear the Worst. Doan's
Kidney Pills Saved Her.
Mrs. Sarah Marine, of 4ss st. Urain

St., Colorado
Springs, Colo,
writes:
81 suffered
for three years
wit h severe
backachc. The
doctors told me
my kid ney S
were affected
and prescribed
medicines for
me, but / found
that it was only
waste of time
and money to
take them and
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07

began to fear that I would never get
well. A friend advised me to try Doan's
Kidney Pills. Within a week after l
began using them l was SO much better
that l decided to keep up the treat
ment, and when l had used a little over
two boxes I was entirely well. / have
row enjoyed the best of health for
more than four months, and words can
but poorly express my gratitude
For sale by alldealers. Price so cents.
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
But There Are Oyster Days.

4 touch of autumn reminds us that
the Internationally days have fled, the
gladdest of the year.-Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07

Honey separated from the comb has
. tendency to granulate very quickly,
especially in autumn
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ion has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
f. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 10. 1900.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07

1t is the first week between the plow
handles that breeds the resolution to leave
the good old farm.-Richmand Missourian.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
DEVICE FOR CORN FIELDS.
How to Make a Corn Horse That Is
Sure to Save a Lot of Very
Hard Work.

When the corr is standing nice and
straight take a rope bout five feet long
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
C.uriouo Alien Problem,

There are in New York about half
g. dozen "nobIemen' hanging around
the hotels waiting for an invitation to
go TO Newport or any place where
there may be a possible chance Of
picking up a ready-money girl. Any
afternoon one of them may be e
playing billiards or pool at one of the
big hotels and Quitting in wher-
ever he a get a chance. He is not
a guest of the aristocratic hostelry foi
reasons best known to himself. Should
he fell to get the necessary invita-
ton this summer he may get a job
as an actor this winter, and, failing
in that, there may be a chance as the
driver Of a hanson cab. This is gen
orally preferred by an Englishman to
waiting on table. In the matter of
success the German and French are
not usually so fortunate as their Eng
Iish brothers. After a short cam
paign they are to be seen carrying
a tray in one of the city restaurants.
What shall we do with our surplus
noblemen?" is a problem that con
fronts Europe. New York has helped
in a measure, to solve this problem.
It is simply another phase of the i'm
migration question that is now both
ering the officials Of the United
States.-Chicago Journal.
No Pay, No Cure.
Mister" said a little child to the
herb doctor, or root DOCTOR" as they
are sometimes called in some parts
Mister, mamma says them las pills
you sold her didn't do no good and
she told me to ask you to send her
some other kind this time" and say
ing which, she placed the empty box
on the doctors rickety desk.
"Lemme see," said the doctor as he
adjusted his glasses and looked over
Ills book. After inspecting the book
for a few moments he looked up and
said:
"Humph, humph! l see whar de
trouble is. You tell yo' nanny,
honey, dat she nevah paid fur dem
las pills she got, an tell her she can't
spec fur dem to do her no good 'cept'n
dey's paid fur!"-Silas X. Floyd, in
September Lippincott's.
The evening bulletin., 1904-10-04

"Doyou run query column ?" breath
lessly inquired certain Second street
merchant as he tumbled up the BULLE-
TIN office stairs and into the sanCtum
where the scribe was dividing time with
a poetic genius and cigarette fiend.
"If you do, want to inquire what it is
my wife told me to do to-day without
fail. She tied string around my finger
this morning when left home, but I'll
be hanged if l remember just what it is
for. 1 am afraid to 90 home tonight
unless can deliver the goods, and if you
can help me out you are at liberty to
name the price"
To one whose duty it is to read the
mind and unravel the future, it was dead
easy, so we whispered feverishly as we
beheld the glittering coin in his ex-
tended hand, "Why, she wants you to be
sure and REGISTER to-day"
1t all came back to him like flash,
and as be made bee line for his voting
place, we could hear him murmur, "lest
we forget, lest we forget"
The evening bulletin., 1904-10-04

Hon. CARL SCHURz has addressed a
lengthy letter to the Parker Independent
Club of New York setting forth his views
on the political situation. Following is
an extract from the communication
II believe that, in view of the peculiar
requirements of the time, the Democrats
have chosen an eminently proper man
for their candidate. Mr.. Parker evident
ly is by temperament and mental habit,
as we'll as by acquisition of knowledge,
par excellence, a Judge; and it seems to
me that just now, after all the confusing
experiences we have gone through, it is
peculiarly desirable that we should have
a true Judge in the Presidential chair-a
man who knows the law; who reveres
the law; who will never permit his
emotions to make him overlook the law /;
who will never presume that his will is
law, and who will constantly keep in
mind that a democracy will drift into
chaos as soon as its government ceases
to be government of law.
His conduct has also shown that he is
a man Of high self-respect. A nomina-
tion for the Presidency is very great
honor. But while Mr.. Parker may have
strongly desired it, he did not run after
it. With quiet dignity he waited for it
to come to him, and when it came under
questionable circumstances, he would not
take it at a sacrifice of his conception of
duty. His famous dispatch to the St.
Louis convention extorted at first gen.
eral shout of admiration even from his
political enemies. Only when they per-
ceiVed the moral prestige it gave him,
they began their mean and pitiable par
tisan efforts to drag that noble deed
down to the level of a shabby campaign
trick.
"1'he reasons l have here candidly
given compel me to believe that the
American people will act wisely in max
ing Alton B. Parker their President. I
have spoken not as a partisan, but as an
Independent citizen, who has long been
accustomed to regard the good OF the
country as infinitely more important
than the advantage of any party, and
who has no interest in political life than
the honor and welfare of the republic, to
which he is profoundly and gratefully
devoted"
The evening bulletin., 1904-10-04

ROOSEVELT was formerly member of
the Civil Service Commission and is
prouder of his record in that respect
than almost anything he has done save
COW punching in the West and that
famous charge of San Juan Hill. But he
is both blind and deaf to the frequent
infractions of the Civil Service law in
this and other States. Federal office
holders in Kentucky are being openly
assessed for a corruption fund with which
to help elect Roosevelt, but not one
word of protest comes from the White
House.
The evening bulletin., 1904-10-04
PHYSICIANS GOOD LUCK.
Dr. Harris Fortunate Experience OfSpeeial
Interest to Many in Maysvlle.

The happiest man in New England to-
day and one who is receiving congratula-
tions from his friends, is DR.. Philip u
Hart { LaConia, N. H. For years he has
suffered with catarrh in its worst form.
Although he resorted to the latest scien-
ti6c treatment, and consulted many OF
his brother physicians, DR.. Hart finally
said, 81 might just as well have thrown
my money in the river for | grew worse
and worse. My wife and 1 will swear
that Hyomei cured me of the worst case
of catarrh that ever existed. ] used to
cough constantly at night, and had drop
ping in the throat. which kept me awake
a great deal. l raised thick phlem and
and was in a horrible condition. How
ever, am entirely cured, solely through
the use of Hyomei."
j. J. Wood & Son is the local agent for
Hyomei, the famous treatment which
cures catarrh without stomach dosing.
A complete outfit costs but ST., extra boz
ties SOC. They sell it under guarantee to
refund the money if it dees not give qnick
relief.