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The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
MAKING SURE OF THE TIP.
How Walters Provide the Change So
as to Insure a Certain
Rake-Om.

Bring the change in quarters" said
the man who had paid for a four-dollar
luncheon with a f%ive-dollar bill.
why did you specify the denomina-
tion?" asked the woman opposite.
Because if hadn't that fellow would
have brought in half dollars and then
I'd have had to give him a 50-cent tip.
That is a trick most walters have.
When it is possible to bring the change
in dollars and half dollars they do it,
so the tip will be correspondingly large.
Of course, in restaurants where 25 cents
is the usual tip, they are not quite SO
greedy, and get the change so cut UP
that it shall contain at least one quar-
ter. They are afraid that if that is not
handy they may get turned down with
out anything, and they don't want to
take chances of losing all the way round.
In all restaurants dimes are avoided in
making change whenever possible.
Every waiter considers his services
worth more than that, and he takes
precautions to prevent a patron from
disgracing himself by offering him one.
Cashiers are all in on the game of
change. They take care to make it in
coins that will insure the waiter a sat
isfactory tip; so unless the customer
has the forethought to ask for a little
chicken feed he is doomed to a ruinous
contribution"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
FILLED A LoNc-FELT WANT
Ingenuity Of a Peripatetic Salesman
in Disposing of His
Speciality.

A young mar rode in q Broad street
car. holding a bundle in his lap and read
ing \ newspaper, relates the Newark
News.
Look" whispered a woman across the
aisle to another. The strings coming
loose"
Slowly and surely the Irvine was work
ing itself around the corner of the pack
age. The young man continued to read.
The cord continued to slip.
Other passengers eyed the bundle
curiously. The wrappings began to I'M
fold. The watching passengers grew
nervous. To sit there and see that bum
die fall apart was embarrassing. There
was no telling what it might contain.
The whole car was interested. The
paper was almost off. Still the young
man read, oblivious to all about him.
AT last a little fat man reached across
the aisle and touched his arm.
Your parcels coming undone," he said,
grinning.
AT the young mans start of astonish-
ment, the other passengers grinned also.
Thank you very much" said the
young man. Ladies and gents" he went
on, removing the paper entirely, Il have
here a useful and inexpensive shopping
bag which l am introducing in this way
to people who travel on street cars
does way altogether with the danger,
which you have just seen illustrated, in
carrying bundles that won't stay tied, no
matter how well you tie 'em; folds up so
small you can put it in your vest pocket;
holds anything from "a spoo! of thread to
a bushel of potatoes-and all, ladies and
gents, for the ridiculous sum of a dime.
ten cents"
IN take one." said the woman across
the aisle. p
ME, too," said the little fat man.
And the young man did a rushing BUSH
ness until the conductor threw him off.
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mm Io/e

Girls modesty and oversensitiveness
often puzzle their mothers and battle
physicians, because they withhold their
confidence at this critical period.
A mother should come to her child's
aid and remember that Lydia E.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound will at this
time prepare the system for the coming
change and start the menstrual period
in a young girls life without pain or
irregularities.
Miss EmmaC Cole of Tullahoma, Tenn,
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 want to tell you that l am enjoying bet
ter health than [ have for years, and | owe
it all to Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
"When fourteen years of age I suffered al
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years I had soreness and pain in my side,
headaches and was dizzy and nervous, and
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Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
was recommended, and after taking it my
health began to improve rapidly, and think
it saved my life. I sincerely hope my expert
ence will be a help to other girls who are pass
ing from girlhood to w~omanhood, for | know
your Compound will do as much for them"
If you know of any young girl who is
sick and needs motherly advice ask her
to write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass,
and she will receive free advice which
will her on the rightroad to astrong,
healthy and happy womanhood.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

WINGED that he understood it well. The
CRATER then explained that he frequent
ly had a great deal of fun, and often
made a little money out of men who ask
for a chew of tobacco and who, when
finding the box locked, were ready to
bet that it couldn't be unlocked.
Having fixed" his man the CRATER
gave the necessary cue to his pal, who
sauntered along and inadvertently
asked for a chew of tobacco.
By this time the CRATER had locked
the box with both combinations, one of
which had not been explained to the
stranger. When asked for a chew OF
tobacco the CRATER handed out the odd
looking box to the supposed stranger.
who, on finding that it couldn't be
opened, said:
by Jove! l guess that's an April fool
box, or it isn't a box at ALL"
Cant you open it?" queried the
CRATER.
mo; and I'll bet you $50 it can't be
opened"
I'll bet you $50 that my friend here
can open it while | count ten," said the
CRATER.
"All right" replied his pal.
The CRATER now took from his pock-
ct $40 or SIS and, turning to the stran-
ger, said:
Let me have s35 quick, to put with
mine, and we will bet him"
Of course, if the stranger hadn't that
much, they pooled what money they
had and made a bet with it.
Then the stranger takes the box into
his hands and begins turning it first to
one side, and then the other. "One-two
three" the CRATER begins to count,
very slowly.
By this time the stranger discovers
that the thing won't unlock, and in less
time than it takes to tell it, beads Of
p~erspiration are standing out on his
face and, greatly excited, he is Juggling
and working with the box.
The CRATER counts SO very slowly that
the supposed stranger gets Disguised
and sings out: Count faster, you are
cheating"
At last, when he is forced to count ten,
and the box remains unopened, the
CRATER, quickly passing the stakes to
the winner, snatches the box from the
strangers hands and, in an impetuous
way, gives it two turns instead Of one,
and open m the box, much to the
seeming disgust of the CRATER and amid
the lamentations of the victim.
A very amusing little story was told OF
one of these grafters who turned the
tables on an unsophisticated farmers
boy at Upper Sandusky.
1t seems that during the county fairs
the town usually had been flooded with
grafters and the mayor had given the
strictest orders to every officer to run
in any man caught with any device for
buncoing the people.
The CRATER, who carried the tobacco
box, selected his victim-a green farm
er's boy, who had been displaying con-
| siderable money. After having had q
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
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cases of impure blood and skin disease,
and cures after ~all-else fails.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
Tennessee Praise.

Dayton, Tenn, Dec. 18th (speciaD.-
Among many prominent residents to
praise Dodd's Kidney Pills is Mr.. n. r.
Roberts, of this place. He tells of what
they have done for him, and his words
will go deep into the hearts of all who
are suffering in the same way. He says:
Il was a martyr to Kidney Trouble,
but Dodd's Kidney Pills completely cured
me. | shall always keep them on hand
in case there should be any return of the
old trouble, but 1 am thankful to say
they did their work so well there has not
been the slightest sign of my old COM
plant coming back. The pain in my
back used to be terrible. If l got down |
had hard job to get straight again. But
my back is like a new one now and L can
stoop as much as l please. l don't believe
there ever was any medicine half so good
as Dodd's Kidney Pills"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

or farmer whose death was announced
in any one of the numerous papers.
Whenever a doctor had died, he inn
mediately sent, c. o. d. by express to
his name and address, one of his cheap
medical books, which possibly cost him
40 or so cents, and made the collection
from $3.50 to $3.50. If it were a law
yer or merchant, he sent a book on law
or merchandising.
Of course the express charges fol
lowed, and in most instances the rela-
tives of the deceased did not stop to
investigate the matter, but, presuming
that the book had been subscribed for,
paid the charges and amount of collec-
ton at once.
No return address was placed upon
the package, so in case the G. o. D.
was not paid the shipper. was only out
the first cost of the book.
The price was so high, and SO many
of the books were paid for, that the
grafter's profits were large.
A certain travelling man, who had
made the acquaintance of this young
CRATER, told me that the book graft,
with all the money there was in it, had
become too slow for the young man.
He and some friends had organized a
rubber plantation scheme, which had
involved them in a mix-up, and which
threatened criminal prosecution, and
probable Imprisonment for all.
This dead man graft" reminds me
of the shady transaction of a witty
Irishman, who was a manufacturing
jeweler at North Attleboro, Mass. He
found a great deal of pleasure in tell
ing this story, and in his inimitable
Irish fashion made it very entertain
ing.
Among the out-of-date goods in his
stock were three or four gross of old
fashioned wide bracelets. a lot of old
styled wide necklaces, with large lock-
cts, about five gross each of jet ear
drops and breast pins, and a large
quantity of other old truck.
Being a partner in the concern, he
had taken the precaution to have made
out a list of all they had on hand.
In a certain town in Illinois one day
he called upon n of his old custom
ers, and took his order for a fair-sized
bill of the latest novelties.
That evening, while at the hotel, the
report was circulated that his old Gus
toner had dropped dead with heart
trouble. 1t instantly occurred to the
witty Irishman that now OF all times
was his opportunity to dispose OF his
out-of-date goods.
He therefore sat down and copied OF
his manifold order book, as a continual
ton of the jewelers. order, every bit o.
this old stock at enormous prices
knowing well that the bill would DC
discounted by the sons, who would
naturally continue the business.
The order was mailed to the house
and the goods promptly shipped, and
the day he reached home a check wa
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

lying on the cashiers desk, In full
payment for everything.
The last | saw of this man he was
stranded and had just started out In
Chicago, selling gold and silver mining
stock, on commission.
For a number OF. years two young
men travelled together from Toledo,
who had what they called the tobacco
box graft"
During the summer and fall seasons
they would visit towns where circuses
and county fairs were held, and al
though they were frequently arrested,
they managed for years to escape any
heavy fines or long Jail sentences.
The tobacco box In question was a
very ingenious affair. 1t was made en-
tirely of wood, about four inches long,
and an inch and a half wide, and an
inch and a half thick, with a slide
cover. 1t was so arranged that when
closing the lid and turning the box on
either side a lead plug would drop into
a groove which would lock it securely,
and only those who understood it could
possibly open it. Then, if n gave the
box another turn, placing the front
down, the same lead plug would drop
into still another groove, locking 1t
still more securely.
This was the graft: The n who
carried the tobacco box picked his
man and asked his stranger friend to
have a chew. Whether he chewed or
not, the novelty of the thing usually in
terested him, and naturally enough he
would comment upon it.
See here, let me show you some
thing" said the CRATER, turning the
box on it's side and letting the plug drop
into the stop. 'There, now, you see it is
locked" This the stranger found to be
true, and that there were no visible
means of unlocking it.
But to be a good fellow" the CRATER
let him into the secret. and after show
ing him how the box must be turned on
it's side to be locked and turned back
again to unlock it, he let the stranger try
it several times, until the latter was con-
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
A unique method of money getting
was once operated by a young man
from a town in Ohio.
1t might have been called a dead
mans graft"
After securing a lodging place, he
announced to the landlady that he was
handling books, a fair supply of which
he always kept on hand. These con-
sisted of works on medicine, law, ag-
riculture, and various other subjects.
These books we're Of the cheapest quail
ity-often secondhand.
He subscribed for every weekly
newspaper within a radius of four or
five counties. The death notices of
every paper received were carefully
scanned. and the name and address Sc
cured of every doctor, lawyer, merchant
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

PIT was IN
mourning. Joseph,
the great govern
or of the land, was
dead. Though it
had been many
years now since he
had been actively
engaged in the af-
fairs of the nation,
his great and good
deeds had not
b e e n forgotten
and Pharaoh was
g and glad to
honor the man in
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
Wanted to Get Even.

"I'd like that tooth, please" said the
small boy after the dentist had extracted
the torment.
Certainly, my little man, but why do
you want it," qucrie1 the dentist, Eand-
ing it over.
"Weli, sir" responded the gratifed
boy. I'm going to take it home and Pm
going to stuff it full OF sugar. Then I'm
going to put it on a plate, and" with 4
triumphant grin, watch it ache."-N. Y.
World.
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lar. Soon after 1 began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills I passed several gravel
stones. / got well and the trouble has
not returned. My back is good and
strong and my general health better"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
She Him,

"It has come to my ears" remarked
Miss De Playne, that you said my face
would make a man climb a fence"
Eyes, that's what l said," responded
the diplomatic one; but, of course, L
meant if he happened to be on the other
side of the fence."-Chicago Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
Hut Tax in Africa.

A resident of Selukwe, South Africa,
writes: "The township is beginning to
wear an air of excitement in conse-
quence of the natives coming in to pay
their hut tax. By their singing and
extravagant antics you would fancy
our dusky brothers were .-ighly de-
lighted to come into town and pay the
pound demanded by our retrenchment-
seeking government"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

BONES
OUR BIBLE STORY by the
"Hishway and Byway" Preacher
IA Vision Between the Lines Of Gods
Inspired Word.)

Scripture Authority:-"By faith Joseph,
when he died, made mention of the depar-
ture of the children of Israel; and gave
commandment concerning his bones.
Heb. 11:22. (.
"And Joseph said unto his brethren, l
die; and God will surely visit you. and bring
you out Of his land unto the land which
He sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and TO
Jacob. And Joseph took an oath OF the
children Of Israel, saying, Goo will surely
visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones
from hence. So Joseph died, being an hun
dred and ten years old, and they embalmed
him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt
Gen. 5O:2I-26,
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
An Early R,eformer.

II am looking" said D~iogenes, s.for
an honest man."
And when you find him, what are
you going to do?"
Ssh! I'm not going to find him.
That would spoil the joke.'-Wash-
ington Star.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

and how to cure
them. Mrs. w. G.
Davis of Groesbeck,
Texas, says Back
aches hurt me so l
could hardly stand.
Spells of dizziness
and sick headaches
were frequent and
the action of the
E;1pauc vvaS irraUO-
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
CRISIS OF GIRLHooD
A Time OF PAIN AND PERIL
Miss Emma Cole Says that Lydia q
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
Saved Her Life and Made Her Well

How many lives of beautiful young
girls have been sacrificed just as they
were ripening into womanhood How
many Irregularities or displacements
have been developed at this important
period, resulting in years of suffering
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Natures great remedy Cures
Coughs, Colds, Group and Consumption,
and all throat and lung troubles. AT drug
gists, 25c., SOC. and $40 per bottle.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
Diagnosis.

First Doctor-Isn't your practice among
the wealthy?
Second Doctor-The fellow who can eat
with his own knife seldom needs mime
N. Y. Sun.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

Ten builders rear an arch;- each in turn
lifting it higher; but it is the tenth man,
who drops in the keystone, who hears
the huzzas.-Century.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
On Him.
Much Sought.

people are just crazy to meet tina
man."
who is he?"
can insanity expert."-Town Topics.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

81 don't stand up fob de trusts said
Uncle Eben, but | kin say fur EN- dat
dey ain made as much trouble in my
family as crap games an boss races
Washington Star.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalll-
Bile medicine for coughs and colds:-N; w.
Samuel. Ocean Grove, n. j.. Feb. II, 1900.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

reform" consists in going after the
mote in the other fellows eye, with a
pair of forceps.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

Satisfaction with self is not always
sanctifcation.-The Commoner.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
AILING WOMEN.
Keep the Kidneys Well and the Kidneys
Will Keep You Well.

Sick, suffering, languid women are
learning the true cause of bad backs
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
A DEAD MANS" CRAFT.

Young Man Sends c. o. D. Packages
to Persons Lately Deceased-Rel-
atives Pay Charges - Irishman
Takes Advantage of a Dead Gus
toner - Sharper Makes Money
with a Trick Tobacco Box-A Prof
liable Apple Graft.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15
BALE HEADS COVERED
With Luxuriant Hair and Scaly
Scalps Cleansed and Purified
by Cuticura Soap,

Assisted by dressings of Cuticura, the
great skin cure. This treatment at once
stops falling hair, removes crusts, scales
and dandruff, destroys hair parasites,
soothes irritated, itching surfaces, stimu-
lates the hair ~follicles, loosens the scalp
skin, supplies the roots with energy and
nourishment, and makes the hair grow
upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp,
when all else fails. Complete external and
internal treatment for every humor, from
pimples to scrofula. from infancy to age.
consisting of Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Pills. price $l.0O. A single set is
often sufficient to cure.
On Him.
Ethyl Ito Gladys, who has witnessed
q game of football for the first time)-
Was Reggie on the eleven?
Gladys-Well. dear, from where | sat
it looked as though the eleven were on
him.-Lippincott's s.
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OF Pony Skin.

The latest for motoring is pony skin
coats. They have been found TO be
most invaluable for this sport and
since a distinguished lady Of England
discovered their worth no other ma
terial has been quite SO popular. Pony
skin is a striking novelty. The color
OF the fur is OF q striking reddish
brown, but the shade depends entirely
upon the breed of the colt. The coats
are made on a Monte Carlo model with
mutf and hat to match. The muff is Of
extreme size, and is, therefore, unit
for any other purpose than motoring.
The full length coats are also popular,
and they are astonishingly cheap.
Squirrel is very popular and coats OF
it are sometimes lined with a cheaper
quality of squirrel. The sleeves are
large and full and they are a great
protection to one when motoring. The
cape effects are worn considerably, and
sometimes the coats are made minus
sleeves, the cape serving equally as
well. Motor hats are also pretty and
they are extremely becoming. Much
trimming is used, and it seems as
though the days Of the ridiculous CO.'S
tuning for this purpose have passed.
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HThey Shall See Cod"

A mighty twoiold fact runs to and fro
through ali the earth and under the earth
and over it high and far. Many do not
see it or hear it and therefore do not feel
it, but nevertheless there is 10 other
thought so real, so vital and overwhelming
known to science or history or revelation.
This mighty fact is the immanence and the
providence of Almighty God, in all things,
through all things and for all things. He
has created man and put Himself under
universal and ceaseless obligations and re-
sponsibiiities to His creatures.
To know this is an indescribable privil-
eye. but to ignore it or treat it as a myth
is the acme of idiocy or pervers!ty. To
gee the divine presence and power in all
things that we see, and to discern Him
wherever we 60 and wherever We are, is to
discern the revealed secret that "in Him
we live and move and have our continued
existence"
And so it shall come to pass that the
Kings children shall all see
Books in the running brooks
Sermons in stones
And good (God) in everything"
Christian Century.
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Suiting end Skirting materials are ap'
propriate and simple stitching can be
used as a stitching in place Of the braid
when preferred.
The skirt is cut in nine cores with
extensions at all front and side seams
that form the tuck pleats, and can be
stitched above the pleats, as illustrat.
ed, or finished with bands of braid.
The fu,lness at the back Is laid In in.
verified pleats that are stitched to match
tie seams and the upper edge can be
finished with the belt or cut on dip
outline and underfaced or bound as
may be preferred.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is eleven and one.
quarter yards tw~enty-seven inches
wide, six and a quarter yards forty
four inches wide or five yards fifty.
two inches wide when material has
figure or nap; eight and a quarter
yards twenty-seven, five and a quarter
yards forty-four o. four and a half