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The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

A girl know was studying rev
language. She Kept waiting over ana
over: Il have no words. | have no
words. II have ito find out every word
want in the lexicon:s II Is an end
less task. shall never understand
never catch up.
All at once, words began meeting
her with friendly faces. They vsr9
no longer strangers. She knew their
infections, their cadences; the vocab-
ulary of another language was her
own. Hard work had brought its ie-
ward. Never" is a word to be turned
away from ones door. There need DE
no such word.
School honors and prizes are worth
striving for. The girl who can win
her teachers approval is always en-
viable. But on the whole, the dull
girl who wins it with effort is more
enviable than the bright one who did
not try hard And believe that 1t is
much more pleasant to have the full
approval OF ones personal conscience.
to know that let happen what may.
one has done ones very best, than to
carry eff marks and medals and GER
tificates.
Some of you are handicapped by
having too many studies at one and
the same time. 1t is unwise to at
tempt too much If the class work in
cludes more lessons than you can as
simulate, ask to have some OF them
dropped. Teachers are willing to aid
an earnest pupil who is doing what
she can to overcome her own deficien-
cies. But if you drop something, let
it be the thing you are fond OF, not
the thing you dislike. The study you
care for may be taken up at any time
in the future. The other must be
faced and conquered now, or it Will
never give you the joy of victory.
Yes. love the youthful winner,
With the medal and the mark;
He has gained the prize he sought for,
He is joyous as lark.
Every one will haste to praise him.;
He is on the honor list
I've a tender thought, my darlings,
For the one who tried, and missed.
One? All me! they count by thou
sands,
Those who have not gained the race,
Though they did their best and fair
est,
Striving for the winners place
Only few can reach the laurel;
Many see their chance fit by.
I've tender thought, my darlings,
For the earnest band who try.
IT'S the trying that is noble,
If you're made OF sterner stuff
Than the laggards who are daunted
When the bit of road is rough.
All will praise the happy winners;
But when they have hurried by,
I've a song to cheer, my darlings,
The great company who try
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
Hereditary Fear in Animals

People who drive TO the Bronx ZOO,
states the New York World, often
wonder what causes the nervousness
of their horses after they have looked
at the animals and come out to drive
home. 1t is the wild animal scent
in their clothes. The same nantes
tations appear in the frightened horses
CT the country town when the cages
Of circus tigers, lions and panthers are
near enough for them to get the smell.
All dangerous wild animals have a
strong odor. In tines of excitement
this odor is emitted SO excessively as
to be almost sickening. Even in the
best geological gardens and menageries
the smell of the animals cannot be
avoided.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
Leads in Leather Manufactures.

Price does not count for everything
in the export trade any more than it
does in other branches of business.
The average price per pair of boots
and shoes exported from the United
States is s1.52, while that of those ex-
ported from the United Kingdom ia
only 95 cents. and yet figures coming
yesterday from the bureau of statis-
tics of she department Of commerce
and labsr show that In the last ten
years ths sales Of American boots and
shoes abroad nave enormously in
creased In value while those Of the
british have slightly decreased, until
to-day the United States is doing prac-
tically as large business In this line
as the United Kingdom. while surpass-
ing it and all other countries IN the
export Of all leather manufactures
Tsagidence Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

when you lightly tap the handkerchief
smoke rings will come out of the hole
just like those from the smokers
mouth.
To make larger rings of smoke and
to perform little feats with them, get
wooden box instead of the pasteboard
one and let it be about two feet square
at the bottom. Over the open top tack
tightly a piece of heavy muslin and
stand the box on it's side. as before.
The hole in this box should be three or
four inches in diameter. To keep the
box full of smoke arrange two bottles.
one filled with strong ammonia and the
other with hydrochloric acid, and sup
port them on asbestos so that they can
be heated from below by an alcohol
lamp The corks of the bottles Will
have to have either rubber or bent
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

side. or is not returned by the oppo.
nents' side.
IL serving. each good service unre-
turned, CT ball Knocked out of bounds
by the receiving side. counts point for
the serving side. a side scores only
when tie opposite side makes failure.
Any player who touches the net during
the game puts the ball out of play. and
has score counted against him. If he
is on the serving side the ball goes to
the opponents court, who become sery-
ers; if on the receiving side. the serv-
err scores a point
Should two opponents touch the net
at the same time, the ball is declared out
of play. If a ball strikes any object
outside the court and bounds back again.
it counts against the side that last
struck it; the same if the ball bounds
under the ret, and in the latter case
the ball is also declared out of play. and
goes to the opponents side if sent by
the server. but if by the receiving side.
it scores point to the server.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

muslin hard, or gently and slowly II
you tap it lightly.
You will perhaps be surprised to hear
that you can make one of the smoke
rings blow out lighted candle that is
placed across the room from the box.
OF course, the candle must be placed
exactly opposite to the hole, when a
quick, hard tap on the muslin will send
a ring of smoke that will extinguish it.
And your friends will be surprised
when you blow out the candle by tap
ping the muslin on the box, even after
the box has been emptied of smoke.
The tap on the muslin sends current
of air strong enough to extinguish the
fame
The accompanying ILLUSTRATION shows
how the box should be arranged. Any
boy can make it.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
Chicken Cholera.

This disease is indicated by the
white portions of the droppings as
Stunning yellowish green cast. How
ever. bad case of Indigestion will
give about the same appearance and
thus this symptom is not sure one.
We are certain. however, that there
are few cases of cholera to be found,
most of the so-called cholera being in
digestion due to the feeding of too
much corn at a time of year when
the fowls cannot get anything CT sue
culent nature to balance it up.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
The Main Trouble.

Cardinal Gibbons expressed vital
truth in saying that at the bottom Of
every story Of corruption in public
Office and in high finance in this
country is tie trouble of money. !"
The distinguished prelate made very
wise and necessary distinction, in
adding, in response to inquiry, that the
trouble OF money is not ii the love
Of money for itself. but Ia the ambition
to acquire it for purposes OF extrava-
CANT or magnificent display. This am
sbition leads, IN many cases to dishonor
and disgrace
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

Have you ever watched smoker
blow rings OF smoke from his mouth?
Here is way to make smoke rings
without being smoker, and it will be
found one of the prettiest experiments
that you ever made.
You must have pasteboard box
about a foot square at the bottom, and
in the middle of the bottom cut a
round hole as large as silver dollar.
Pin handkerchief tightly over the
open top of the box and then burn
touchpaper in the hole until the box is
full of smoke.
Now rest the box on it's side, and
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
The Right Answer.

"And now asked the teacher.
what country is opposite to us on
the globe?"
Il don't know, slr,' answered little
Mary.
well. if hole were bored straight
through the earth. and you were to
go in at this end, where would you
come out?"
"Out of the hole, SIR answered little
Mary.
Then the teacher quit asking ques-
tions. Chicago Inter Ocean
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
Lust Like Kansas.

.arbs terrible news comes from the
western part of the Cherokee nation
that a boy climbed cornstalk to see
how the corn was getting along, and
nav the stalk is growing up faster
than the boy can climb down. The
,,ov is clear out Of sight. Three men
have undertaken to cut the stalk down
with axes and save the boy from
starvation, but it grows SO fast that
they can't hack twice in the same
Mace. The boy is living on nothing
hui raw corn, and already has thrown
down over four bushels Of cobs !
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
MINK AND RABBIT ENEMIES
why the Cottontail Has Panicky
Fear Of His Less Swift
Pursuer.

The ways Of life RI the weasel, or
bloodsucker, are moi fully understood,
and the killingsof these rabbits. in par
ticular presented most interesting
problems. writes John Burroughs. in
Outing. How did the minks manage to
catch them? In every case the rabbit
was apparently ruin down IN fair, open
running. In one case in particular the
mink had chased the rabbit across a
celery swamp as smooth and level as
a dance hall floor. Whatever hindrance
there was in the foot OF snow would
have hindered the mink more than the
rabbit The mink Is as slow runner
as the rabbit is swift. | have seer
nlinks run several times, and their pc
culiar. measuring worm gait takes
them along about as fast as man can
run. The rabbit cannot only go with
incredible speed. but can course for
hours. And yet the mink is able to
run down the swift rabbit! The rabbit
seems to give up the race! 1t would
look almost as If some unknown law
of nature made him the prey OF minks,
do IL 1c lCll lAdt was Ato uCSlIly. anu
did not try to escape from it. In the
case we observed, the jump of the
rabbit grew shorter and shorter until
it became little more than helpless
hop. The marks in the snow indicat-
ed that the mink was not being
dragged by the rabbit, but that the
mink did not overtake his victim until
the latter, for no apparent reason, had
given up the race. And yet fox sell
dom catches a rabbit, and probably
never in open running.
Then it would seem as if these blood
suckers have some power of which We
know nothing. AS it is, only one ex-
PLANTATION can be offered why SO slow
running an animal as a mink or
weasel, can catch as swift an animal
as rabbit
We know that the mink does not
tire out the rabbit by following him
leisurely. maintaining his slower gait
relentlessly. never giving his victim
chance to eat, and 50 by TIE slow, sure
process of work and worry wearing
out poor bunny.
Hence it must be that the rabbit
has. in common with other small ro-
dents, that terrible demCralizing or
panicky fear of all of the weazel fam
ily-a fear SO great and bewildering
that once a mink IS on its trail the
rabbit becomes paralyzed with it, and
instinctively knowing that he cannot
hU rnnnino lnIa 0iVpS
it up
II this is SO. then there is law in
nature that we do not fully under
stand. A law akin to that which
cakes rabbit a coward and wood
chuck brave to his dying gasp. A fer
at once driven out by the indignant
squirrel A rabbit mas as sharp teeth
as a squirrel and surely might defend
itself as we'll as a young woodchuck.
Yet the latter will face unfiinching two
dogs and a man. After his back is
up his head and whistle fierce de-
fiance Yet rabbr will not even try
70 escape, apparently, from an animal
it could just as well elude as not! 1t
seems almost as if the rabbit were
meant for food for other animals. Ma
ture having given him great reproduc
tive powers and unlimited food and
then saddled him with some strange
fatality THAT makes him play his part
in spite of himself, in the general
scheme of wild life.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
THE GAME OF VOLLEY BALL
Delightful New Sport Which Com
bines the Best Features of
Hand-Ball and Tennis.

A combination of handball and tennis
makes an interesting game, called volley
ball, which any number of persons may
play at time, giving an advantage over
the game where the number is linn
tied
The court in volley ball should be so
feet long by 25 feet wide, and it
should be divided by net two feet
wide and q feet long. so that it eX-
tends a foot outside the lines at each
side It may be suspended on upright
posts. and the top of the net should be
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
FUN WITH SMOKE RINGS

glass tubes fitted in them. the other
ends Of the tubes entering the box by
means Of two small holes.
When you heat the bottles with the
lamp the fumes will rise through the
tubes and enter the box. where they
will mix and form dense white
smoke. Having filled the box in this
way. says the New York Mall, the bot
ties need not be heated again until the
smoke becomes thin.
When you tap on the muslin large.
beautiful rings of smoke will come out
of the hole, and you can bring them
out forcibly and rapidly If you tap the
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
Deadly Enthusiasm.

Some dragons in sham fight at
A,dershot the other day became SO
much excited that they charged into
a brigade of guards and slashed at
them with their sabers. chased the
guards adjutant a considerable dis
lance, cutting at him and wounding
his horse, and rode over corps OF
military bicyclists, putting the men to
flight and smashing the machines.
Many men were badly hurt before, the
officers got the dragons in hand.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
Peanut Tournament.

Have four people at each table, and
in the center of each have large bowl
of peanuts and pair of candy tongs.
Each person must try to remove the
peanuts one at time without stirring
the other nuts. The one having re-
moved the largest number at the end
of 20 minutes is awarded simple
little prize.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
POULTRY HOUSE WITH SCRATCHING
SHED

The shed is covered with mesh wire,
and it is wise to have a door that
may be hooked on TO it to cover it dur
ing heavy snowstorms. This will pre-
,'ent the filling of the shed wich snow.
This scratching shed proves a place for
exercise during the snowy months.
Chaff is scattered on the floor and the
grain thrown into It. The covering of
mesh wire is better than covering
of glass.
Experiments at Cornell, says the
Farmers Review. have shown better
results from hens in open scratching
yards like the one suggested by the
cut than in sheds that were covered in
front with glass and were kept warm.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
Sanctions and Ties.

Rope and chain are being substituted
or stanchions on many dairy farms.
when the cows are only In the barn at
milking time the stanchions are the
most convenient, but when they are
confined all day the ties give greater lib
erty and seem the most humane.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

lace: Nine yards muslin braid, two
yards Honiton. two yards purl edge,
three skeins thread.
No more charming present could be
bestowed at Christmas than bit of
this exquisite handworh.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
A Case of Want

A prison visitor recently asked one
of the prisoners how he came to be
there
Want" was the answer
GLOW was that. pray?"
We'll. l wanted another mans
watch. He wasn't willing | should
have it, and the judge wants me to
stay here five years."-Tit-BitS.
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So Changed.

Elvira was dressed for the ball when
her girl chum dropped in.
How do l look in this new gown.
Stellar" she asked.
Positively handsome answered
Stella. why, l really didn't recognize
you at first "-Tit-BitS.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

TO destroy fleas. scatter bits Of
fieece-wool where they have been
found. After few hours. gather the
WOOL and drop it INTO boiling water.
The feas will have hidden in it.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
POINT AND HONiTON LACE.
The Vogue of Hand-Work Brings to
the Fore Products Turned Cut
bv Skillful Needlewoman.

Fine muslin braid and small pat
termed Honiton are used in making this
lace. which is an easily worked and eff
fective design. !.
Materials required for one yard Of
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
LESSONS D|SL liked
CONQUER INERTIA AND STUDY
WITH ZEAL.

How school-G May Become Inter
esting Women - Dorothy Enjoys
English, But Hates Mathematics
The Girl Who Never Can Re
member-The Girl Who Can't Rea-
son-How One Miss Acquired e
Foreign vocabularysch Prizes
IF You've TOO Many Studies,
Drop the Ones You Like.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
OPEN SCRATCHING SHED.
Construction of One for Small Flock
Which Will Prove Serviceable
in Summer and Winter.

A poultry house for small f1ock can
be constructed as in the illustration,
and this will prove very serviceable.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

The farm home is the foundation Of
the nations strength.
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a1is1eII

LEMUEL d. OFFUTT, G. FRANK EMMART
FRANK 1. WHEELER.
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TNRANK 1. DUNCAN,
Il ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ofice-Piper Building, Towson, Md.
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T5OR SALE.

E - E:z
One OF the most productive farms in Baltimore
county. situated in Dulany's Valley, w miles
north Of Towson, and within two miles Of Long
cnntaining III acres 20 acres of which is In tim
her. and improved BY frame dwelling, with back
building, bank barn 60x45 feet; wagon shed and
farm is Centrally located in the heart of the
valley: soil very productive; supplied with
springs and stream abundance OF fruit of all
Condition. III is convenient to churches of all
denominations, schools, stores, shops near at
hand. One of the finest springs in the state is
anpli. Jon to LONGNECKEk BROS,
'Pr--> Heal Estate. Towson, Nd
1une lift mo. Bill
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MARYLAND RAILROAD.
Schedule taking effect February ~. 1905.
Leave Hillen Station as follows:

L.
40 A. M.-Fast Mail, Main Line, Hagerstown,
Waynesboro. N. & w. II. r., and the South and
ex. Sunday P.V.R.R., Hancock, Chambersburg,
Martinsburg and Winchester.
11.25 P. M.-Accom. for Union Bridge.
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY.
7l5A. M.-York and B. g. II. Div. and Main line
east of Emory Grove, Carlisle and g. & n. r. X.
815 A. M.-Main Line Hagerstown. Hancock.
ShippeDsburg, Frederick, Emmitsburg and N.
&W. r. r. to Elkton.
1912 A. M.-Accom. for Union Bridge, York and
Gettysburg.
2.25 p. M.-Accom. for Emory Grove.
1926 p. M.-Accom. for Emory Grove, b. & II.
DIV. also YORK.
Ais P. M-Accom for Union Bridge.
800 P. M.-Exp. for Westminster, Union Bridge
and thence Accom-. to Hagerstown and Han
cock; also Frederick, Emmittsburg and Ship
pensburg. (Parlor Carr
1925 P. M.-Express for York, Hanover and Get
tyeburg. (Parlor Carr
$40 p. M.-Accom. for Emory Grove.
615 P. M-Accom. for Union Bridge.
500 P. M-Accom. for Emory Grove.
SUNDAYS ONLY.
$50 A. M.-Accom. for Union Bridge and Hano-
2SO p. M.-Accom for Union Bridge.
43OP. M.--Accom. for Emory Grove.
Ticket and Baggage Offices, N. e. Cor Charles
aud Lexington streets.
Trains stop at Union, Pennsylvania avenue,
Fulton, Walbrook North avenue) Stations.
*Does not stop Penna. Ave- Station.
d. H. GRISWOLD. +. M. HOWELL.
Gen'l Traffic Mgr. Gen'l Pass. Agt.
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Attnrneps at Eau.

VXTILLIAm s. KEECH, Jr.,
w ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Offce-SmedIeY Row, Towson, Md.
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FOf AnnapOIlS, MI. hOyaI Station. f75U and
t8.45 A. NJ, 1850 and 1855 P. M. Camden Station
1890. 1900 A. NJ. t1205 noon. t4OO, $685. 600 and
s11.10 P. M.
Frederick, Mt. Royal Station, SS.45, 1913 A. M.
Camden Station, t7.35. 5000, S9.i5, ti0OO A. M.
41.25, 1850 and $3.50 P. M.
Winchester, Mt. Royal Station, ITO A. M, H. 3
Pm. Camden Station, 1920 AM, 1900. 1850 7. m,
Hagerstown, Mt. Royal Station. t8.45 A. NJ,
1850 p. M. Camden Station, 1900 A. NJ, 1850,
t4.00P. M.
Ellicott City and Mt. Airy, Camden Station.
1875, S9l5 A. NJ, t125 1850, $500 $3.50, *1l AS
Curtis Bay, Camden Station. 1928 A. M.
Luray, Mt Royal Station. t2.43 p M. Camden
Station 400 p M
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A New ENGLAND paper claims to have seen
"a dry, invisible noiseless thunderstorm"
The days are coming when cool sizzler or wet
drouth would be more to the purpose.
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FOR A COUNTRY HOME.

We offer for sale, upon reasonable terms, xA
nice little country home of SEVEN ACRES, all
cleared and very productive; improved by an
8-room house and all necessary Outbuildings
plenty of excellent water; neighborhood unsur-
passed; Is miles from Baltimore and ~ miles
from Bradshaw, Phila. Division b. d 0: K. T. ls
buy it. Apply to LONGNECKER BROS.
No. stS. Real Estate, Towson, Nd.
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NOAH Il. OFFUTT,
In ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Money to Loan. Smediey Row, Towson.
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Ramie or Rhea FIBER to which attention is be-
ing given already in Japan, China and India,
should prove an important product for Ameri-
cas- possessions in the Far East, It is expected
to find many uses if it can be produced at reason
able cost, as, according to recent statement by
Thomas Barraclough, it is the longest of all tex
tile fibers. is the strongest fiber known. and re-
sists atmospheric influences better than any
other fiber. Its strength is nearly three times
that Of hemp, four times that of fax, more than
seven times that Of silk and eight times that of
cotton.
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NONE OF the Presidents of the United States
succeeded in accommodating fortune of mil
lion dollars. 1t must be that something be-
sides brains is required to make money.
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GooD CROPS have become habit with Uncle
Sam. But just think of the intelligence, skill
and unequaIled machinery of the American
farmer.
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Man has been proven by NJ. Vaschide to be
more sensitive than woman to a salt taste, and
in less degree to bitter taste. while the two
sexes are about equally sensitive to acid and
sweet tastes. Witha better developed olfactory
sense. however, woman is better able to distin-
guish flavors.
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remarkable therapeutic effect of metals is
mystifying the Paris Academy of Medicine. In
fnitesimal doses yield an influence declared by
Albert Robin to be magical, suggesting the ac-
ton Of organic ferments. butnot to be explained
by theories hitherto known.
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A simple method of nature printing is sup
piled BY the ''physiotype' of an English inven-
tor. Impressions are made on white paper of
ferns, leaves. feathers. sections of wood. or
other objects. and these are made visible by the
chemical action Of fine powder that is busted
over the paper. The designs may be transferred
to photographic stones or aluminium plates, for
reproducing any number of copies.
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Between 10 and II Acres of Land on Green
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ACCORDING TO information furnished to the
English House of Commons more than 10000
people have died of plague in India this year.
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NEW oil district has been struck within
twenty miles of Pittsburg, and prospectors are
rushing there in large numbers. Uncle Sans
farm is good producer, both on and under
the surface