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The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10

$50 pounds, bringing $3.50. The ewes
sheared 40 pounds Of wool, which sold
at II cents per pound, netting 1888, or
a total of $60.83 from my six ewes. A
single lamb generally will be larger
than a twin, but my heaviest lamb
weighed lis pounds, and his twin Ill
pounds. Much depends on the eve as
a mixer, as to size of lambs.
AS I was raised among Merino sheep
when a lad, l thought there were no
| sheep their equal, and, of course, when
I went to farming for myself, l bought
a flock of Merinos. ! kept them two
or three years, and sold them, and
now l would not take a bunch of
Merinos as a gift If l were obliged to
keep them. In the COS, when wool
was from rs cents to 81 per pound, the
Merino just filled the bill, but when it
comes to raising lambs, they are not in
it with the coarse wool breeds.
Several years ago | bought a flock,
and picked out six that suited me as
to build. Then I got a Shropshire ram
lamb of the same makeup, and at two
years old he weighed 200 pounds, and
my flock is all his get. A year ago
one of the ewes lost part of her u,dder.
| and l feared trouble with it in the
future, SO / sold her. She was only
four years old, and would have been
good for several years yet. She dressed
80 pounds.
l branched out the past winter, and
bought a registered Shropshire eve,
and she dropped a pair of fine eve
lambs. My sheep all dropped lambs
except one, within a week, and -four
pairs of twins and two sets of triplets
is the record, and all strong, healthy
lambs. My sheep are about as tame
as a house cat.-Farm and Field.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
PERFUMES AGAIN IN STYLE.
For Several Years Scents Were in Dis
favor, But a Reaction Has
Now Set In.

The smart woman of to-day has her
own special perfume, and, if she is par
ticularly faddy, she has a special man
distill it from a special flower after a
special recipe. For the last five years
it has been considered in wretched taste
to wear the slightest suspicion of scent,
but the reaction has set in, and 10Y
the toilet water, toilet powder, bureau
drawer, note paper, hats, soaps, face
creams, and all the belongings of the
1904 girl are %permeated with her special
brand. And why net? Beauty has long
ago set it's approval on the practice. and
many a famous woman of history had
her choice scent. The memoirs of Re
camier, De Stael, La P%ompadour, Du
Barry, and hosts of others mention par
ticularly the fragrance that surround
ed the rooms and person OF the old-time
beauties. To be sure, the fastldlous
woman of u day doeSnot saturate her
hair and handkerchief in doors. She
will not ever use a liquid perfume. But
by the discriminating use of fragrant
satchet bags well distributed in gowns,
hats, coats and gloves a delicate aroma
is waited that is extremely agreeable TO
the most fastidious of noses.
Some of the best-liked scents are Par
ma violets, white rose. and that newest
favorite which is called water lily. This
last is an oriental mixture of powders
which is very lasting, and possesses a
peculiarly foreign perfume that is very
pleasing.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
SORROWFUL SIMEON.

Sim Griggs is always %frettin'; he's never
satisfied
Unless he's tellin' people about how hard
he's tried
To be a patient Christian. and how it
hasn't paid;
He thinks the Lord is always upsettin'
plans he's made;
But, as fer me, l reckon hat greater
things than Sim
Are claimin' Gods attention and maxim
work fer Him.
Sims always sure in April that frostll
kill the fruit;
He always counts on missin' before ne
aims to shoot;
Before he starts to poundin' he's sure
he'll hit his thumb
He frets in pleasant weather about the
storms to come;
He thinks the Lord is watchin' him al
ways, everywhere
And schemin' to keep sendin' more cares
fer him to bear.
Now, 1 nave learned this lesson from
hearin' Sim complain:
To yell before you're hit brings n double
dose of pain;
The man that's always losin' his crops
before he sows
Does very little reapin', and my man
that knows
The Lord keeps busy tryin' TO push him
to the wall
Must have a sneakin notion that God is
mighty small.
S. E. kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald,
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
BABY CocARTs IN CHICAGO
They Have Supplanted the Baby Car
riage Because They Take Up
Far Less Room.

Chicago has more gocarts adapted to
the use of small children of American
parents than any other city in the
world. And the demand for the gocart
is still growing, in spite of the fact that
some of the medical authorities of
Great Britain have been writing mono
graphs Upon its use by American women
who are visiting that kingdom.
Two things above all others in Chi
cago have made for the demands for the
gocart. First of these is the fiat build
ing; second, the congested downtown
district, which may bring the mother
of'the middle class seven miles to State
street to buy two yards of ribbon. And
coming down town with the baby that
is in short dress, how is it possible with
out the gocart? How, otherwise,
could she get down from a fourth-floor
apartment with the perambulator? And
how else is it possible for her to put
it on an elevated train, as with the 60
cart, and bring it into the loop dis
trict?
But, in spite of all this, the British
physician is quoted as saying of the 60
cart in the United States: Perhaps ba-
bies of too tender g are not put in
them; perhaps in the rush of trans
atlantic city life such trifes as curva-
ture Of the spine and malformation OF
other bones do not count"
Looking over the modern gocart as
it is seen in the stores at prices rang
ing from $2.75 to $4.95, the layman who
may have a baby of his W is struck
with the fact that in all probability the
| designs were not attested by any par
| ticular body of men or women who have
at heart the improvement of the human
race. Such a machine seems in the
first place adapted to the convenience OF
space rather than to the convenience and
comfort of the baby that is to sit in it.
1t will fold up until it isn't thicker thai
an ordinary mattress, and in it's folded
condition it will stand alone when the
baby might tumble headlong. The bot
tom of it will not adapt itself to a re-
| clining position; it has a pair OF springs
| which are remarkable for the quality OF
| springlessness; the bottom is OF hard
wood and the wheels are designed as II
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
A Reversal of Conditions.

An able but impractical lawyer at
the Kansas City bar retired from po-
litical Office not long ago, taking with
him the confirmed habit of poker play
ing in lieu of the excellent law practice
lost to him while holding political
Office. His sense of humor, however.
was in no wise dulled thereby. Drop
ping in one day to visit a fellow
lawyer with little less leisure than
himself he greeted him with the usual
question about business affairs. Poor
with me, very poor" was the reply
land every cent, in fact, that | do
make in the practice of law / lose
playing poker, 1t seems" We'll, same
condition here, old fellow" was the
response, s'only-every cent | make
playing poker | lose pr.cticing law
Green BAG.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
HERE AND THERE.

Every farmer should be a student
of farm conditions and rural society, as
we'll as a student of farming.
Grow some good turkeys, geese and
ducks, nave them all of the best quail
ity, and you will have no cause to
complain. =.
In preparing succulent crops for
COWS this summer remember that
yetches and oats are first-class summer
pabulum for milk cows.
A good herd of milk COWS is a
steady source of income, whether the
product be sen in the form of milk,
cream or gilt-edge butter.
Adapt breed to purpose. There is
but little money in milking butter"
COWS and selling the milk in compe-
ton with a herd producing a large
flow of common quality.
"A knife blade may easily be tenn
pered by heating the blade to a red and
putting it, edge down, into a piece OF
rosin soap. When the blade Is cool
it will be hard enough for a razor.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in
a recent interview, said: Good crops
insure the nation again panics. l have
| the greatest confidence in the agri-
| culturalists as the real sustaining pow
er of the prosperity of the United
States"
-When you have thought upon the
| agricultural welfare of your commu-
nifty and reached a decision as to its
| deficiencies or needs, go and tell some
| neighbors about it, and band your
| selves together to correct these defects.
There you have the farmers Institute
: idea.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
A&HSfSpaEln
i<.s<I kSnnUoYI' N.Y.
Af@nz7Iz
THE FAMILY LINEN CHEST.
It Should at All Times Be Kept Per-
fumed with Appropriate
Sachet Powder.

A dainty ho~usekeeper always takes
pride in the arrangement and freshness
of her linen closet. The faint fragrance
of lavender blossoms about the bed
linen is always a delight. inexpensive
sachets made the length and width of
the closet drawers are sometimes used
as Innings, in preference to the ordinary
white shelving paper. These satchets
should not, of course, be strongly per-
fumed, but simply made of one layer of
cotton batting over which a little rio
let or other satchet powder is scattered.
A few dried lavender blossoms are es-
pecially nice. The cotton batting is
covered with cheesecloth in any soft
color the housewife may fancy. The
satchet is then tufted with embroidery
silk and tiny bow-knots of narrow rib
bon.
Sometimes fastidious housekeepers
make sachet strips of white butchers
linen, eyeleted at either end, and run
with No. l ribbon. The perfumed pads
of cotton batting are slipped into these,
and may be taken out when they are
sent to the wash.
The simplest way Of arranging the
linen chest or the bedroom bureau
drawers is to line them with clean white
shelving paper, and place a small
sachet in each one. If these sachets are
made of glace or India silk in deep
colors, they do not become so easily
soiled as when made of cotton. II a
sachet is to be filled with dried rose
leaves or rose sachet powder, dull rose
colored silk should be used. Lavender
colored sachets are filled with dried law
ender Observation-Disclosures City Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
%ENTANCLED HEART DESIGN.
How to Make a Sofa Pillow That Is
Unique in Conception and Pretty
in Appearance.
UGUUIIdI 7,
pleasing.

Nothing could be more novel and at
tractive than the design of entangled
heart on his pillow. Make the cover
of blue linen and cut out a number OF
white linen hearts of various sizes and
scatter over the background in a sug-
gestive way. When you have them
placed in position paste each one neatly
to the foundation. Now with silk but
ton-hole stitch around all the edges,
some with blue, some with white flo.
Over the whole design lay a heavy piece
of white fish net, or outline the net in
white linen or mercerized floss. Edge
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
E OF THE FARM.
Keeping a Small Flock of
Sheep.

l keep a few sheep with the dairy.
for l think they require so little atten-
ton. My sheep are housed only dur
ing bad storms until the lambs begin
to drop, and I SELDOM have a weak
lamb. Last year my six ewes dropped
II lambs, and raised them all. sold
them in August at five per cent per
pound alive, and they weighed just l.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
THE HEART SOFA PILLOW

the cover with a heavy blue and white
cord tied at one r Another way
which might be easier for some, would
be to stamp or draw the hearts on a
piece of white linen, lay this over the
blue, embroider the edges, and when
finished cut the su%perf1uous white linen
away, leaving the design On the blue
observation-disclosures Farm Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
use of Asphalt.

Asphalt was first used for street pave
ments in Paris in 1888, and since then
the demand for This purpose has war
ranted an annual production throughout
the world of 100000 to 100000 metric
tons of asphalt and bituminous rock.
The consumption in the United States
alone in the year 1903 was over $50, 900
tons, which is equivalent to more than
one-half the average production in the
world.-Industrial Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
His Graduation Exercises.

Asked, the other day, as to the absence
Of a youthful member of his flock,
Brother Williams replied that he was
"in his graduation exercises-in prison.
You see," he explained, hit wus disa-
way: He started humble-in de chain
gang; but, by perseverance en- strict at
tention ter business. he finally graduated
ter de fed'rul prison of de United States!"
Atlanta Constitution,
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
Trying on the Nerves.

1t was testified in a London police
court recently that lunatic asylums
contain a larger percentage of piano
tuners than of representatives of any
other trade. Anyone who has been
forced to listen to a piano being tuned
can understand the nerve-racking ma
ture of such a Observation-Disclosures
Daoord 4
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
Care Of Baby's Bottles.

In artificially fed children the bottles
should be boiled daily, and the tubes
and other rubber parts should be
soaked for one hour in water contain
ing rs per cent. of pure glycerin.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
After Shirts Are Ironed.

After ironing shirts, etc., place them
by the fire till perfectly.dry , for, this
quick dry insures their being as stiff as
possible.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10

In Time the Ola CC1lQIJlOuS u luc IWO
households were re-established. Mrs.
Howe tried to be more considerate OF
the old squaw. Her s~elf1ess devotion
to her boy during those high-pressure
weeks had awakened a sympathetic
feeling in the mother-heart of the other
woman But Sikra was more stolid
and glum than ever before-much, to
the surprise of the kindly lady of the
white house, who had been Sikra's one
friend. When she had fled from the
scene of the massacre, hunted and
helpless, it was Mrs. Howe who had
taken her in and given her shelter and
employment. When she had fallen i'll,
it was Mrs. Howe's cool, white hands
that had ministered to her, saving her
and her child's life. Then in the dark
hour, when the great aim of her life's
struggle seemed about to be torn from
her, it was Hal who had come to her
assistance. She, like the poor squaw,
had only this one son, the light of her
eyes. A troop of such thoughts came
in sluggish train through Sikra's mind
as the suds few high, frightening the
canary from his perch by their rising
tide; and she wondered if she could
have raised this boy for the purpose of
vengeance without this woman's help.
The bonnie blue skies smiled blandly
on the summer world. and the air hung
heavy with a stiffness and peace that
brought a certain lethargy to her de-
termination. Young Howe's voice,
whistling or singing, came floating
through the wool of her fancies and re-
called the hours he had sat patiently
in her fever-ridden little hut in his eff
fort to save her son. For what?
As Hal dashed out Of the pantry, a
moment later. he caught a look in her
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
BRIGHT BITS.

-Brute.-Sne-"Yo told me when
we were married that you were well
Off" He-"I was, but 1 didn't know
it."-Chicago Daily News
The Next Step.-"Is your country
place finished yet?" ooh, yes. Why,
have already begun alterations on
it."-Detroit Free Press.
Unusual acknowledgements
have an account of a mob almost
crushing a millionaire and his wife.
Where does it go?" Editor-"Under
the head of Wedding Notices. you
chump!"-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat,
Political -Rollo-"Uncle,
what is the difference between a ma
chine and an organization in politics?"
Just this, my boy. The other party's
is a boss-ridden machine; the party
you belong to has a superb organ
ization." - Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Insult to Injury-Farmer Greene
80 thar warnt nuthin' but sawdust
in tn satchel when We got it home,
hey" Farmer Medders-"Why, tn in
fernal bunko-man didn't even hev tn
decency to put in sawdust! He had
it filled up with breakfast food, b.
gosh !"-Puck
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Mobile Register (Dem.) says:
The Republicans are extremely anx-
ious for Judge Parker to mix in local
political wrangle in New York state.
Well, he has mixed in by telling the
wranglers TO get together until after
the election at least. Judge Parker is
too wise a man to take sides in such
a quarrel, and he treats both sides
alike. For this he is criticised, but he
can stand IL. At least he cannot be
accused of making an alliance with
such a man as Gas Addicks, after the
style of Mr.. Roosevelt"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: Notwithstanding Judge Park
ers clear restatement of his views as
TO the proper method of dealing with
the Philippines the hair splitters are
still quibbling and webbing about in
the web of their own sophistries. Let
them wobble. 1t is a long way distant
to the end of our colonial tangle.
Meantime there are more immediate
matters which call for consideration
The nation will feel easier II, as a
first move. a sane and safe man can
be put at the head OF the government"
The Louisville Courier-Jounal
(Dem) says: Republican organs are
pretending TO be happy over pretend
ed report that Tom Taggart has noti-
Ned Judge Parker that his defeat IL
certain. II IL Is so easy as that for the
Republicans TO manufacture their own
happiness there is no excuse for any
Republican unhappiness IN this world. 4"
The New York Times CDem) says.
Nothing on earth would 80 help the
business OF this country az q cutting
down Of the duties that stand ln It's
way. The business men and manu-
facturers OF the Union are not going
10 be frightened by the appeals of
party that promises 40 them relief
from present burdens and holds out 90
0pportunltles Zoe greater than any
they have enjoyed. ~ is in the inter.
go ~ business if lH Dob che Interest -
American manufacturer, that fhe tar-
in must b. reformed"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
A Novel C0nundrnm.

why is a woman like an umbrel-
la?" asked the conundrum propound-
er, says the Galveston News.
Because" replied the prosaic indi-
vidual, she always has to be shut up
when"
No. Guess again"
Because she stands in the hall,
and"
No. It's nothing about standing in
the hail. or anything else"
"a woman is like an umbrella be-
cause nobody ever gets the right one.
Why is
mo. That isn't the answer"
Its a better one than you've got"
Don't you think l know whether it
is or not? Whose conundrum is this,
yours or mine?"
well, she's like an umbrella because
it isn't because she fades with age,
is it2''
You ought to be ashamed of your
self"
Il am. Is it because you have to put
her up when it's cloudy and threaten
ing-no that can't be it. Because she's
good thing to have in the house.
Why is
You're not within miles of it."
Because you can't find a pocket in
either. Why is"
mo; have another shot"
Il won't. A woman isn't like an
umbrella. There is not the slightest
resemblance. You let me alone
Il know you couldn't guess. It's be-
cause she's accustomed to reign"
Then nothing but the hurried de-
parture of the conundrum propounder
prevented breach of the peace.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29
personal.

Abraham Lincoln was unusually
fond of gingerbread. "Stonewall"
Jackson delighted in buckwheat cakes,
Ralph Waldo Emerson reveled in plum
pie, DR.. o. w. Holmes priced peaches
above all other fruit, Charles Sumner
had a weakness for chocolate creams,
Andrew Jackson raved over ice cream
and George Washington was noted for
his fondness for hickory nuts.
Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry of New
York has a purse which is always ac-
cessible to the really needy and her
ways of giving are original. One day
she heard of a lineman who had been
so severely shocked that it would be
months before he could resume work.
Mrs. Gerry promptly sent his family
$40, saying it was the first of ten SINH
lar installments. At the same time,
in order to discourage any feeling of
dependence, she employed the line
mans wife as seamstress.
old timers boast that Brete Harte
once taught school at Tuttletown, Cal,
and in that way acquired knowledge
of the localities in the vicinity that he
afterward worked into his writings.
Mark Twain clerked in the only store
in the town at the same time. The
town itself is a small village Nesting
at the foot of Jackass hill, the latter
being a veritable quarry of gold. Near
ly all of this hill is owned by James
ellis, the original Truthful James,
and is covered by parties working
small pocket mines ION shares"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-29

Years ago one of the prominent law
yers of Central Illinois was D. G.. Tun-
nicliff, afterward justice of the state
Supreme Court, says the Seattle Post
Intelligence. Tunnicliff was a great
wit and very smooth article on cross
examination. He did not often get
the worst of it from anybody. He sell
dom attempted bulldozing in cross-eX-
animation, but could back an unwary
man into almost any admission.
"One day Tunnicliff had an old farm
er named Dave Brown on the opposite
side and the value of the old man S
testimony depended upon his claim
that he could not read. 1t was believed
that he could read a little and Tunni-
cliff tried to trap him. After several
adroit efforts which old Dave neatly
sidestepped, the lawyer changed the
subject and wandered away from the
leading question. Suddenly he asked:
Have you Bible in your home,
Mr.. Brown
Yes, sir, a family Bible. Had it
for years
I'm glad to hear that. Every good
man should have a Bible in his home.
You use your Bible, 1 hope?
Yes, sir, 1 use it regular
That's right. A good man should
use his Bible often. About how often
do you use your Bible?'
Every Sunday morning, sir said
the old man, with apparent interest.
Every Sunday morning. That is
commendable. There is no more ap-
propriate time for using the Bible than
on Sabbath morning. And what do
you use your Bible for on Sabbath
morning?
ITO strop my razor, SIR"