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The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

The Penipotentiares Of the Two Governments Mx Their
Signatures to the Agreement.
Aa Impressive Ceremony IN the Nayafd 4 Portsmouth The
Firing Of sautes and the Ringing Of Bells Announced
the End Of the Negotiations

Portsmouth, N. H, ,Sept.5. = The
treaty Of peace between Russia
and Japan was signed by the rep.
resentatives Of the two empires
at SAT p. m. to day. On the in.
slant Of the consummation of the
great historical act, a salute was
fired at the United States navy
| yard on Kittery Point.
Mr.. Witte, accompanied by
Baron DeRosen, and Mr.. Plan
con. left the hotel for the navy
yard at 2::30 p. m. The rain,
which had been falling in tor
rents for half an hour previously
to this time, suddenly ceased,
and the sun which had not been
visible for three days, shone
forth.
Baron Komura, Minister Taxa
hira and Mr.. Dennisson, the legal
adviser of the japanese ENJOYS,
left at 2:48 in an automobile for
'ne naVy-yaro' lney were
greeted ny .ne guests Q! the no
tel gathered on the MOTEL veranda
/ to witness their departure.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

sions in order to avoid the neces.
sity Of reading them before the
signing, at which personages
extraneous to the negotiations
assisted. When the secretaries
had reached the perfect exact.
ness of the two copies of the
treaty, the plenipotentiaries and
the other members of the two
missions entered the conference
hall, accompanied by Assistant
Secretary Peirce, Governor Nc
Lane, Admiral Mead and the
Mayor Of Portsmouth,.
Mr.. Witte. the chief Russian
enipotentiary, was the first to
sign his name to the treaty.
After the ceremonies Of the
signing of the treaty Baron De
Rosen delivered a short speech,
pointing out the importance of
the event and the influence it
will have in the relations be-
tween the two countries. He
ended by expressing the salts
faction he felt at the good re-
lations which have characterized
the work Of the plenipotentiaries.
Baron Komura replied, para
phrazing Baron DeRosen's
speech, and expressing his
thanks for the kind words adj
dressed to himself and to the
,.members Of bis mission, ,4su,,~.s,.s..
T6s entire Kussi1n mission,
headed BY Mr.. Witte attended
thanksgiving services celebrated
in Christ Episcopal Church by
both American and Russian
clergymen.
Re-entering the hotel one Of
the chief members of the Japan
ese mission said:
'The treaty signed todsy nlsy
be the most I'M leslIg Historical
Ifessufgof the twentieth century.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
@UATEAGEHIT
SHOWING THE CONDITION
of the
BANK OF TUPELO,
TupeIo, Mississippi,
On August Is. 1905.

OH mug U0C zOe 100O'
Published by direction of Chapter IA of
Annotated Code of 1892.
~ RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts on per-
sonal endorsements, real
estate or collateral securi-
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
Board of Supervisors.

The Board Of Supervisors have
been in session all the week and
are now busily engaged in going
over the personal assessment roll
tor the purpose of making any
corrections where complaint is
filed and also raising assessments
Of parties who gave in their prop
efty at less than a fair valuation.
A number Of additional assess
ments have been placed on the
reality list where parties have
made improvements since the
last assessment.
On Monday the board let the
contract for a number Of jobs on
the public roads, most of them
being Of minor importance. A
contract was let for the erection
|of an iron bridge across Town
Creek on the Shannon and Net
.tleton road. The bridge was
bid off both for a wooden and
iron structure the latter being in
the neighborhood of twice the
cost of the former. After due
consideration by the board it was
deemed the. part of economy to
erect the iron bridge which will
cost about 81, 300 complete, the
length Of the bridge being 180
feet. BRIDGES across the creek
at this particular point have been
the source of great expense and
annoyance to the board for many
years. Within the past twenty
years four new wooden bridges
have been erected at a cost of
something in the neighborhood
Of $500 besides the repairs
which have been made at inter-
walls. It has always been a hard
matter to keep a good bridge
across Town Creek on this road
and the board have acted the
part Of wisdom in letting the
contract for so substantial and
economical a structure as an iron
bridge across all Of our largest
creeks. The contract for the
new bridge was let to the Nash
will Bridge Co., represented by
Mr.. N. B. Humphris, with bond
for the completion of the work
in 60 davs.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08
Atteatlou Comrades.

After consulting with some Of the
Veterans, I have hereby given notice
that the Reunion Of U. c. v. which
has been announced to be held at
Tupelo on 2lst inst is postponed indefi-
nately.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-08

Comdr lst Miss Bat. U.v.sC.
]. H. STRAIN Adjt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10
Swine in the Orchard.

Swine pastures in old orchards are
not likely to do any harm unless they
are expected to get their entire living
from scanty growth of grass. In such
cases they are likely to gnaw the bark
of the trees if possible. This they will
invariably do In young orchards, and
they should never be pastured in such
locations. In the older orchards see
that they have one good feed day
while there. with one more good meal
at the pen, morning or night, accord
ing to your own ideas in this matter
During the fruiting season the
swine will eat many of the apples that
fall and get some benefit from them
as well as destroy many insects; then
their droppings will enrich the soil to
some extent. If the pasturage in the
orchard is scanty one may cut rape
and cart 1t to them, or turn them into
the rape field once during the day,
then onto good grass pasture and per-
NIT them to use the orchard mainly
for shade. Always have good sup
ply of clean fresh drinking water in
the pasture-orchard. thus giving the
swine the full benefit of the change
from the open range.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10

Ing from It and looking in found It tt
be a sort Of hastily improvised hos
pital.
There were at least q score of sol
diers laid out In cots on the floors, al
more or less wounded. Severn of them
were past all surgery. To his amaze
meat he saw the musician, who had
suffered the loss Of leg. he was, OF
course, lying on his back, but the
stump Of his limb was propped up. He
had pleased expression on his evun
tenance, his well-beloved fiddle under
his chin and was filling the room witt
music.
The most beautiful and pathetic par
OF the picture was the calm, swee'
and smiling expression of the poor fef
lows who were being RECALLED with it:
melodies.
at seemed" said the speaker, "as
II Qualification from heaven rested
upon the place and its celestial glory
shone In the countenance Of every poor
sufferer within It."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10
BEAVER FARM PAYS WELL
New Industry in California that Brings
aGood Profit to the Promoters.

New Industry in California that Brings
Good Profit to the Promoters.
The raising Of beavers has become
a profitable industry in Los Angeles,
Cal The idea was imported from the
Argentine Republic, where the only
other beaver farms in the world are
situated The owner of the Los An
geles enterprise, Will Frakes, brought
the nutrias to this country from South
America a few years ago, and expects
to make q fortune out of their skins.
The nutrias are a species Of beaver
and from their skins beaver hats are
made.
Mr. Frakes' farm is on the shores
of Elizabeth lake, a shallow body Of
water In the middle of a desert. He
chose this place because the lake is
filled with tules, on the roots of which
the little animals subsist. They sell
dom come onto dry land, living almost
entirely in the water. Besides eating
the tules, they make cunning little
houseboats of them, binding the roots
together to form a sort of floating
nest
Here the young nutrias are born in
filters Of from four to eight. They
are fully coated and of the same color
as the adults, with their eyes open
and their teeth cut. When only half
an hour old they are able to dive and
swim to perfection.
Mr.. FrakeS has met with great sue
cess in his experiment, and now has
a large colony Of beavers. How many
they number he cannot tell, for they
are allowed to run wild and propagate
as they please.
In Argentine the natives have
slaughtered them by the millions, un-
til now they are not so plentiful as
once. They bring from 90 cents to
$150 apiece, according to the quality
Of the hide.
The natives hunt them with dogs
In bands Of twenty or thirty they go
te swamp, where they set fire to the
dry tule tops. This makes the nutrias
dive beneath the surface, and as the
fire passes over the dogs follow close
ly in it's wake and dri. the little
animals together in drove: where the
hunters are able to kill hem with
long lances.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10

The water fountains, in regulation
form, or the pans used as substitutes
which are porcelain-lined, are expen-
sive, but they are easily cleaned and
last for long time. If one feels these
are too expensive then the agate pans
should be bought. but tin vessels should
never be used. The cheap agate pans
my be used, and, with care, will 60
th rough one season in good shape. 1t
is O good plan to empty the water
from each vessel in the early morning
and then with stiff brush wash IT
out with scalding water; then stand
1t where the sun will shine in it for
while. Twice or three times weekly
strong mixture of carbolic acid and
water should be used to wash out each
vessel.
See that the water given fowls Is
absolutely clean AMI that IL Is given
fresh three or four times during the
day IN summer a small lump of
charcoal In the bottom of each vessel
I7ill assist in keeping the water pure,
but yet there is nothing which will
quite take the place of scalding wa
ter with the rays Of the sun to assist
in publication.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10

Klondike River is fed by numerous
soda springs and even The winters
cold fails to close them entirely.
Walking on the edge of the ice near
the shore, miner one day slipped
into six inches of water. In a moment
he was out and Fastening to the br,ssS.,
hard by to light fire before his feet
froze. Rapidly he cut a few frag-
ments of wood with his heavy pocket
knife. But the unlighted match drop
ped from his already chilled fingers,
for he had rashly removed his mittens
in order to use the knife with more
freedom. Then he lighted second
and a third and finally several at one
time, but either his haste or perhaps
a sigh of the air caused them to fall
on the snow. All this time the frost
was seizing his limbs, his body, his
heart. his mind. He turned to the
fatal mittens, which he never should
have taken off, but his already frozen
fingers could only lift them from the
ice where they had fallen, and after
q vain attempt he hurled them from
him and strove once again to light q
last match. But it was too iate.-New.
York News
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10
LEAF.CUTTiNG ANTS.
Action of These South American In
sects Explained.

Action of These South American In
sects Explained.
In the tropical countries there is a
species of ant known as the leaf-cut-
ter. 1t is the habit of these ants to
90 forth each day and cut the leaves
from trees and plants that grow in
their vicinity. In South America these
leaf-cutters have been known to de-
stroy whole groves of quinine and cot
fee trees by stripping them bare Of
their foliage. Orange and mango trees,
also, suffer greatly from these ravag-
ers, according to the Philadelphia
Record.
But those who have made the ant
and his ways of life a study tell US
the little insect does not work such de
struction through mere wantonness.
gathering is the means of his
livelihood, as is the fruit and grain.
gathering a means of sustenance to
man.
After cutting the leaves the ants
carry them to their underground dwell.
ings, where they bite them into small
bits and stack them in thick, close lay
ers to ferment. This process Of fer
mentation goes on sometimes in the
dark, damp place, and then there
springs from the rich leaf mold tiny,
tender fungus. This crop Of fungus
is carefully watched by the ant farmer,
and when it Is ripe it Is cut and stored
away for food. AS the ants are eX-
tremely fond of this diet, says the
Brooklyn Eagle, they work constantly
to keep an inexhaustible supply Of rot
ting leaves in their fungus fields. Often
when the ant settlement is large one
they are obliged to go long distances
TO obtain leaves enough to supply
them, and it is quite wonderful to see
the splendid roads they make through
the forest. These roads are laid out as
straight as a chalk line and are kept
clean and smooth by the busy little
travellers. The leaf-cutter knows no
obstacle, for he goes around nothing
that happens to stretch across his path.
If log or stone interferes with his
roadway he goes over it-never around
it. If stretach of unfit ground is
approached he tunnels beneath it, but
goes as straight on his way as though
he were held in by stone walls at eth
CT side.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10


While in the other professions sue.
cess seems to be more and more In.
clining toward the young, it is note
worthy that the average age of the
successful general is advancing rap.
idly in modern times.
Thus Alexander won Arbela at the
age Of "a, and had no more worlds to
conquer when he was 30. Hannibal
led the Punic Army at 26, and invaded
Italy at the age of 20. julius Caesar
1t "a true. was an exception, not hav
ing set out against the Gauls until be
was AZ, and being 50 at the battle OF
Pharsalia. Frederick the Great won
Hohenfrieden at 80. Napoleon con.
quered Italy at %, won Austerlitz
when he was a6, and lost Waterloo al
46. Wellington was the same age as
Napoleon.
If now we turn to more recent com.
manders the case Is altered. Moltke
was 80 when he beat the Austrians
at Sadowa, and 70 at the time Of the
Franco-Prussian war. The American
Gen. Lee was So when he won his first
battle. OF the Japanese generals, Oya
ma is 81. Kuroki 62, and so on. Let
us hope that by the time the average
age for a successful general is over
20 wars will have ceased.-T. P.'s
Weekly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10

of animals to multiply the species.
Even if the breeder looks at the mat
ter solely from the standpoint OF the
money to be made from breeding pure
breds and does not concern himself
ever the Improvement OF the breed
even that man will find it pays him to
use the very best bull he can afford,
and he simply cannot afford to use an
inferior bull because it costs only a
hundred or two. Far too many men
breeding registered cattle today are
using inferior bulls and are thus hurt
ing themselves and the pure bred cat
tie industry by setting bad example
TO beginners at the business and also
to the farmer seeking to improve his
grade stock; and by flooding the pure
bred market with lot of inferior stock
they lower the prices all around
London Farmers Adovate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10
Ancient Glory Fading.

Fort McHenry Is being slowly shorr
of its glory as a fertilization, says tie
Baltimore News. District headquer
tiers were moved from the old fort tt
Fort Howard two years ago, and nov
its last remaining honor as a historical
fort, that Of saluting station for Balti
more, has been transferred to the new
er fort, which robbed 1t of district
headquarters. For over 100 years thu
guns at Fort McHenry have roared ou
salute, not only to our own warships
bat to the foreign visitors to Baltimore
The only firing of gun bigger thar
a Springfield rife to be heard at the
post hereafter will be the evening sa
lutte as the flag Is hauled down from
the fagpole. This Is In accordance
with an order issued by Secretary oil
War Taft.
The glory or the "unconquered fort
has been declining for years. The large
garrisons which formerly guarded the
place have been reduced, and some
years ago the fort itself was diminish
ed by Congress turning a portion Of
the land over to the Baltimore Dry
Dock and Shipbuilding Company
which was then known by a different
name.
The War Department has promised
that It will not be given up as an army
post, but 1t has been announced thai
the artillery, with which the foy. ha.
been connected since its birth, will bs
withdrawn and infantry, with its bayo
net and everlasting foot drills, will BIZ
sent to take the place of the beloved
artillery within the next two years.
By the direction of the War Depart
ment Major Medorem Crawford, the
post commander, has been making In
vestigations to discover the exact posi-
ton Of the flagpole from which waved
the flag that gave Francis Scott Key
the inspiration to write 1.-The Star.
Spangled Banner" The enlisted mer
and officers at the post have offered to
erect marble marker on the spot.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10
HIS SPIRIT BROKEN.
Old Red Cloud Yields to Civilization
and at 80 Becomes Farmer.

Old Red Cloud Yields to Civilization
and at 80 Becomes Farmer.
The iron will of old Red Cloud, chief
of all the Sioux Indians, has at last
been broken, and after fighting the
white man for thirty years with
Winchester, and another period of the
same length in the councils of his
tribe, the aged ehieftain has at last
bowed his neck to the yoke and has
given in, acknowledging the suprem-
acy of the methods of the white man,
and advising all his people to do like
wise He will adopt the ways of the
white man, even down to learning his
language, and has asked the govern
ment Indian agent, Maj. John Bren-
nan, to allot him q section of land,
that he may begin farming and earn
his living by the sweat Of his brow
actually the first work that the old
man has done in the long and eventful
so years Of his life, during which he
has seen the Sioux Indians reduced
from the owners of everything west
of the Mississippi and north of the
Arkansas, to a comparatively few
acres of prairie comprised in the diff
ferent reservations Of the tribe.
Red Cloud has been a consistent op-
ponent of every innovation upon the
customs of his tribe which the govern
ment agents have endeavored to i'm
pose, and chiefest of these has been
his hostility to the scheme Of allotting
lands to the Indians and forcing the
red men to support themselves by
farming and cattle raising. The old
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10
Dehoruinu Calves.

1t is much easier, to say nothing of
being more humane, to dehorn calves
when they are young, preferably when
from three to four days old. Clip the
hair away from the button, take a
stick of caustic potash wrapped III
some material to protect the fingers,
moisten one end with water and "ub
gently over the button until the skin
becomes slightly raw and smarts lit
tie. In a few days scab will form,
which will soon disappear, and, If the
work is properly done, will leave the
calf without horns. One application is
usually enough. but In case the horns
start again the application can be re-
peated. Care should be taken that
none of the caustic potash runs down
over the hair to injure the eyes and
skin. In case the horns break through
the skin before the caustic is applied
it will probably be necessary to use
knife to cut off the button, after
which a little caustic potash can be
rubbed over the exposed surface.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10


With a wild dash the touring car
crashed into the rail fence at the side
of the road.
Bruised and bleeding, the man lay
stunned at the foot OF tree. The
woman was buried in the wreckage of
the machine.
Clarence
The man feebly turned his head.
Clarence"
Eyes, dear"
Can you look this way for a mo-
ment?''
With painful effort the man turn
ed his head. "What is it, dear? Are
you hurt?"
mo, Clarence, I only wanted to
know if my hat was on straight
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10
Rules of Feeding a Mistake.

1t is dangerous for one to lay down
hard and fast rules for the feeding of
stock of any kind, and when one poul-
ton of grain for laying hens may safe
ly be of corn, he may be giving the re-
suits Of his own experience, and yet
this rule would not be a safe one for
all poultrymen to follow. Experience
has shown that individual fowls. as
we'll as breeds, must be handled differ
emily. For example, In our flock Of
about one hundred laying Plymouth
Rocks there are dozen or so hens
who are not nearly so fond of corn
as the others, but consider wheat an
especially desirable dish. We make it
a business to carry small measure Of
wheat to the house Oh the day we feed
corn and after these odd birds have
eaten all the corn they want we give
them a handful of wheat.
The egg return proves that this is
profitable. We have another flock OF
Buff Wyandottes that if fed a two
thirds ration Of corn get so fat they
stop laying. This we have proven by
repeated experiments, so we feel justi-
fed In saying that while two-thirds
corn ration may do for some hens Is
will not do for all, hence should not De
advised for general feeding without
qualifications. 1t is considerable of a
nuisance to feed poultry and cater to
their whims, but it almost invariably
pays to do it if one has focks Of con-
slderabl esize.-Indianapolis News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10
The Unknown Dead.

Above their rest there Is no sound OF
weeping,
Only the voice of song-birds thrills the
air;
Unknown their graves, yet they are In
Gods keeping,
There are none missing" from his
tender care.
He knows each hallowed mound, and al
His pleasure
Marshal the sentinels Of earth and
sky;
Der their repose kind nature heaps hes
treasure,
Famed by soft winds which round
them gently sigh.
Bravely they laid their all upon the
altar,
Counting as naught the sacrifice and
pain.
Theirs but to do and die without q
falter-
Ours to enjoy the victory and the gain
They are not lost; that only which wal
mortal
Lies meath the turf reached by South.
ern skies:
Deathless they wait beyond the heavenly
portal,
In that fair land where valor never
dies.
In the great heart Of coming generations
Their fame shall live, their glory never
cease;
Even when comes to all .earth's troubled
nations
Gods perfect gift of universal peace
Elizabeth Robbins Berry, Dept. Press
Cor. w. r. Q. of Mass.