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The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-02

puDllc days, you would frequent
ly see men lying on the corners
down, and many more still going
but staggering and swearing, as
they went. It was very seldom
men refused a drink when offered,
but | must say my father always
refused to drink with the boys"
and | never saw him take a drink
nor did / ever hear Of his doing
so.
One Of the old time institutions
| must not forget, and that is the
stage coach. 1t was one of the
last of the olden time institutions
to give way before advancing i'm
proyements. When the stage
coach arrived in the towns and
hamlets, it was like the coming in
of a railroad train now, so far
as the excitement Of the curious
is concerned. The driver who
was at once conductor and engin-
eer, brakeman and fireman, often
felt his power and Importance.
AS he came into the towns and
villages where he was to change
his team, he sounded his bugle
blast clear and keen, dashed in
at better speed, and cracked his
whip, turned his team over to
the hostler whose business it was
to take and replace them with
fresh horses, and himself strobe
away for a drink and his meal.
The old stage coach was never
supposed to be full, but to
hold one more, either in
side or on top, and the movements
of the great old thing were like
that of a ship at sea, and many
had stage sickness''from riding
in or on it. It was one Of the
last relics Of the olden time, only
giving way in this country just
before the Civil war. But, UNI
til the railroads came, it was the
only means of public travel un-
less the trip could be made by
water. In those olden times all
our cotton was fiat boated on the
rivers to Mobile, New Orleans or
Memphis, after being hauled to
the river side. It was very in
convenient, and often the river
did not rise till late in the spring
and sometimes not at all. Ihave
known my father to sell cotton
in New Orleans after waiting
months for returns at four cents
per pound.
In 1855 | attended school atold
Mooresville, then in Itawamba
County. The school was taught
by a man by the name Of Sewell,
a very self important man, but
well up on the branches he pro-
fessed to teach. Doubtless some
of the old settlers Of Mooresyille
will remember him. Sam White
side would, if he were still with
us, possibly Jim Whitesides may.
|Sewell was a man of medium
height, light hair, with a protru-
ding mouth. He always kept
in his coat pocket a key to Davis
Arithmetic, and required all pu-
pills to bring him the solution Of
all problems the answers to which
were not in the book. / remem-
Der well and shall meier forget
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-02
FOR SALE.

On North Church Street lot ITO #
front by 4f0 deep running through t
Green Street, one 8 room house o
Church, 3 small cottages on Green st
n large barn and all necessary GU
houses, two good wells water, yard
nicely fenced off, will sell all or half
Of it on either street. Apply C s..
Wood Lumber Yard. If
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-02

A census Of automobile casual
tiles for the country so far this
year shows 81 killed and 1893 in
Jured. The people may yet dig
safety cellars to avoid these cy-
clones Worcester Telegram.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-02

AN ORDINANCE To provide when the
street taxes due the city of Tupelo
shall become due and
payable and requiring the mar
shall of the city to collect same and
to provide how same shall be charged
against the marshal, and how pay
ments made on account of collec-
lions by him shall be credited to him.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the mayor
and board of Aldermen of the city of
Tupelo, that the city clerk shall on the
first day of January of each year COM
mencing January LIST 1906. charge to
the marshal of said city Three dollars
for each person in said city liable to
street duty, for that year as shown by
the street roll required to be kept by
him and to thereafter charge him
with three dollars for each name which
NAV be added to said roll so kept after
the first of January.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of said
marshal Immediately upon receipt of
the duplicate street tax roll by him
from the clerk to proceed to collect the
said sum of three dollars from each
person appearing on said roll and to
make separate monthly reports to the
MAYOR and board of Aldermen on the
first Monday in each month of the per-
sons who have paid their street tax
in cash and of those who have worked
out their time instead of paying the
money and shall be credited by the clerk
when such reports are approved by the
mavor and board of Aldermen.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty OF
tbe marshal between the first day of
January and the first day of April of
each wear to make demand in person of
each person whose name is on the du-
nlicate street roll for the payment OF
fheir street tax, but failure to make
such demand on the part of the marshal
shall in no way effect the rights of the
city.
marshal to at once demand payment
If their street tax from every person
a~nnearinp on his roll whose street
tax remains unpaid on the first day OF
Anril Of each year and if same is not
na;d on demand to at one summons
rrreh tersons to work out their time
- required by the laws of the city.
See. 5. That it shall be the duty OF
tha marshal to collect the street taxes
r. s,lch persons as may be added to
his roll by the clerk after the first day
If April and to pay same over to the
~treasufer in same way as he is required
to collect and pay over the taxes collec-
ted from those previously IN said roll.
Sec. s. That the marshal shall not
have credit for any street not collect
ed in cash or worked out Of the streets,
except in cases in which such persons
are not liable to the tax or IN which the
marshal has used due and proper dill
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-02
Ordinances of the City of TupeIO.

AN ORDINANCE amending section 4
of al ordinance adopted at the Janu-
airy meeting, 1905, entitled "An ordi-
providing for the election of a
clerk of the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen; and the election of street
commissioner and a manager of the wat
Ell sewerage and light plant, and provid-
ing that one person shall hold all three
of such positions and fiXine the duties
and compensation of such officers.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen, that
section a., of the ordinance recited in
the caption hereof, be so amended as
to read as follows viz.
That as clerk of the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen in addition to the duties
now imposed on him by law and the
ordinances of the city, he shall prepare
and keep a list of all persons liable to
street duty,in the city, asa permanent
record in his office, with the amount
of the street tax shown to be due by
which, he shall charge against the city
marshal on a regular account to be
opened against him the said marshal in
the city auditors book: and it shall be
his duty to collect all privilege taxes
uue the Guy, ana lie Sfldl make mOllIillY
reports to the mayor and Board of Al
dermen, of all such collection: and
further, it shall be his duty to mi
ally, make out the assessment rolls for
the city of all taxable property therein
and assess any property
which shall have escaped taxation.
Sec. 2 For reasons satisfactory to the
mayor and board of Aldermen, this ordi-
lance shall be in force and take effect
from and after its passage. The above
ordinance was read previous toits pass
age and considered section by section
a yea and nay vote being taken, and
was unanimously adopted at a regular
adjourned meeting of the mayor and
board of Aldermen held at the mayors
officers at Z O'Clock P. M. May the 4th
1905.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
When eunpowder Was New.

A curious discovery has been made
the course of some excavations
hat have been in progress in St
Martin de Re, in France. The ex-
,avators unearthed trenches in which
ay skeletons which were presumably
hose of the citizens who fell fighting
here in defending the town against
he English in 1927. Among the skel-
sons was found a spherical iron bomb
containing a moist black powder,
which was found to consist of about
bird of inter, a third of carbon and
fifth of sulphur, the remainder being
ron oxide derived from the rusting of
he iron she'll
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
His seidIitz Powder Carthage.

How a mans life was saved by
common seidlitz powder is described
by German physician, DR.. Franck,
who was called to treat a man who
had swallowed a large piece of tough
meat, which stuck in his gullet. AS
It was impossible to dislodge the meat
by natural means, and as the patients
condition was critical, the doctor tried
the efficacy of the gas which is gen.
Grated when the constituents of a
sefd1itz powder are mixed. He direct
ed the man to swallow the two halves
of one of the powders separately, and
the resulting pneumatic pressure,
aided by the man. who shut his mouth
and closed the nasal passages. was
sufficient to drive the piece of meat
out of the gullet into the stomach.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Costumes for Little Folks.

For little girls the brown Holland
irocks are suitable. For quite small
children the one-piece dresses are
nice for morning wear, that is, a gar
ment cut without yoke and with no
seams excepting at the sides and
shoulders. The garment is fitted at
the yoke with box plaits or tucks, and
it is very easy to make and just as
easy to wash. For afternon wear
fine quality of brown Holland may be
used, made up in the little two-piece
dress, which has a long waist and
short frill or plated skirt part below.
The afternoon dresses may be trim
med with the fancy linen braids or
with some heavy insertion or the idea
of colOred banQS may be used here
as we'll A pretty little dress of brown
Holland recently had bands of pret-
ty plaid material stitched on to it to
relieve it's plainness. The bands were
quite narrow, and, of course, cut on
the bias.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
HOLD MANY oMENs IN FEAR.
Superstition Very Strong Among the
Maiays.

Malay life is full of reference to
omens, drawn either from the acts of
men or from the events of nature.
Thus sneezing is supposed to be very
fortunate, for it drives away the de-
mons of disease; stumbling is a bad
omen, especially if the person is about
in rising from a meal has very far
reachi'e consequences for an unmar
ried person, for it portends that when
he or she does marry there will be
bad reception from the parents-in-law.
A curious belief in connection with
personal omens is that clothing which
has been nibbled by rats or mice must
not be wore again, as misfortune is
sure to follow. There is some humor
in the suggestion offered by the au-
thorities in these matters. that such
clothing may be given to the deserv-
ing poori
Among natural omens may be men,
toned the belief that if a star is seen
in close proximity to the moon a we'd
ding is near at hand, a very probably
contingency in a country which has
embraced the Mahometan religion
with its sanction of four wives.
If an animal, which does not usually
seek the companionship of man, hap
of disaster; and if a wild bird flies
into a room, misfortune can only be
averted by smearing it with oil and
setting it free, with an Injunction to
carry off with it all evil influences.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Iooudoir @"
Sz6Confidences
Bugle trimming is revived.

Bugle trimming is revived.
There is a craze for Irish laces.
Have your silk stockings dyed to
match your frock.
Rather nice linen shirt waist suits
in all colors are displayed for. less
than $40.
Such a pretty pair of suede slippers
has lilies of the valley embossed on
the toe
A pongee parasol goes well with
anything. wears we'll and doesn't cost
much.
Cornf1ower blue is much in vogue,
and no shade is more becoming to the
blue-eyed girl.
Belt and cuffs and collar embroid-
cred to match make enough trimming
for the simpler suits.
Double wells, composed of the finest
illusion and white tulle, held together
by black velvet spots. are new.
Pale green silk Innings are used in
lots of frocks, especially those OF
sheer batiste in cream or champagne
tintS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Simple Shirt Waist STYLES.

Revolutions in shirt waist styles are
gradually being brought about, both
as to style and color. More severe
lines are demanded. There is a very
little blousing in front and the gar
ment is made as tailory as possible.
Even absolutely plain shirt waists are
worn. radically different from last
years shirt waists, which required ev-
erything trimmed.
Embroidered shirt waists are still
very good; but the embroidery de-
signs reflect the spirit of the severe
styles, and are simpler-more dots
and eyelets joined in simple conven-
tional patterns replacing the involved
flower design.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
BURGLARS PUT TO FLIGHT.
Shrewd Woman Sets Off Firecrackers
and Fires Revolver.

and Fires Revotver.
By exploding a giant cracker over
their heads Mrs. Charles H. Baldwin.
whose husband is a New York broker.
put to flight two burglars who were
trying to force entrance to her house
in South Beach, Conn. AS they fed
she fired a couple of shots at them
from a revolver. The shots did not
take effect. Mrs. Baldwin was aloue
in the house save for the servants. To
the police she told this story:
Il was awakened by the buzzing of
the burglar alarm and the barking Of
our dogs. Through my open bedroom
window I saw two men trying to force
the kitchen window. Mr.. Baldwin was
not at home and l was pretty thor
oughly frightened. 1 got my revolver.
Then 1 thought of some firecrackers
we had in the house. l picked out one
of the largest, lit it, and, when it was
about to explode, hurled it at the two
men.
''The effect was so ludicrous that,
frightened as I was, I could not help
but laugh Both men fell on the
ground and huddled UP in a bunch.
Then they rolled over and over. After
waiting a second or two they got up
and ran off through the fields. l fired
shot or two after them just to in.
tensify their fright. Then l went to
the telephone and called the police
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Useful Accessories.

Ready-made slips composed of silk,
with ruff1es at the edges stiffened In
the now approved manner with cord
ings that help to hold the dress out at
the hem, can be purchased. F1ounces
for underskirts are also sold, and
there are numerous other easily mani
pulated adjuncts, such as killed chiffon
for petticoats, and wristlet ruf1es,
closely fitted half sleeves of lace to
cover the arms from the elbows to
the wrists, and a host of lace vests,
and jabots ready to augment the beau
ties of the new Spring frock. 1t is al
ways as well for the home dressma-
ker to make a sagacious choice of
such aids to beauty as are now pro-
duced in such abundance, and partcu-
larly so for the dweller in the coun-
try, who may be certain to get the
latest ideas by so doing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08

until at last he came to his present
form of eight-day Incarceration in the
original six-sided bottle shaped glass
house into which he stepped in Lefp-
zig. This receptacle allows only the
smallest movement on the part of the
hunger artist inside the glass cage.
Papuss has no comforts to mitigate
the peculiar character of his expert
ment. He presents a mummified ap-
pearance, standing all day in the mar
row glass space. in which he can
make only the slightest turning move
ment. At night a horizontal position
is allowed. The demonstration differs
considerably from that of the Italians,
Merlatti and Succi and DIR. Henry
Tanner, the American, who retained
their liberty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08

A good cement for mending glass
is made by boiling isinglass in spirits
of wine.
Tea leaves moistened with vinegar
will remove the discoloration in glass
caused by flowers.
Pieces of sponge packed into a
mouse hole will induce the rodents to
permanently vacate a house
A common screw with stout string
tied around the top makes a fair sub
stitute for a corkscrew-
Absorbent bath towels which have
a smooth surface on one side and a
rough one on the other are now made.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Newest in Footwear.

Among the new things in footwear,
white kid in combination with patent
leather or colored leather is notice
ably prominent, and some of the
pumps in champagne or tan leather,
with a narrow band of white leather
around their tops and with fiat little
bows of white kid in front, are very
coquettish, whatever may be said of
their practical qualities. Rumor has
it that white hosiery is to be worn
with these and other white trimmed
low shoes and slippers, as well as
with all the white shoes. and all white
stockings dear to our grandmothers
bid fair to come back to their own
again.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Sewed Up Wound in Heart.

In the hospital at Dortmund, West
phalia, DR.. Peitmann the other day
successfully performed an operation
which had only been accomplished OF
six occasions previously. youne
man stabbed through the heart in a
scuff1e was given two hours to live
when DR.. Peitmann opened his left
side and displaced one of the ribs tc
get at the heart. An assistant stand
ing by put his finger into the wound
Then the doctor began to sew up the
wound all around the finger, and sc
successfully that the man was able
d short time afterwards to leave the
hospital as though nothing had hap
pened.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Costume Well Designed.

A model in creamy white wool
checked off by lines of black has
three lines of black silk piping set in
each side of the bloused bolero rum
ming from shoulder to bust and a line
of black also borders the revers on
fronts and sleeves. The revers are of
creamy bastiste embroidery over
black. The full waistcoat is of finely
tucked batiste, with little double frills
of batiste down the front and border
ing the front and bordering it's top,
which is cut in the regulation V waist
coat. The skirt is made with stitched
box plaits and cross straps are stitch
ed upon the bottom of them. These
cross straps appear upon a number of
the checks. and plaid skirts of circular
shape and are set on around the bot
tom at intervals, giving a finish, yet
not detracting much from the straight
lines and plainness of the skirt
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
SPIDER THAT TRAILS PREY.
Giant Variety of Madagascar Will Kill
FuII-Grown Lizards and Rats.

The giant of the whole spider fam.
lily is the hound or dog" spider OF
Madagascar Its body weighs almost
a pound and each of its eight legs is
longer and larger in diameter than
the common cedar pencil. Each of it's
mandibles is three-fourths of an inch
in length and very strong.
The dog spider does not spread a
net and lie in wait fer it's prey, as
do the gigantic bird spiders of Ceylon.
but follows the trail' in exact imita-
ton of hund. 1t will follow faint
scent to and fro through the weeds
and underbrush until the course is as
certained and then suddenly dart of
in a bee line and quickly overtake the
lizard, rat, mole or other animal of
which it is in pursuit. 1t has been
known to capture and kill lizards
foot or more in length, and Prof. Bar
naby tells of one which pounced upon
and killed full-grown rat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Ring Recovered After IS Years

The other day Hakon Hanson was
digging up the garden in the yard in
the rear of Myron G.. Willard's home
when he found little gold baby ring.
On the inside OF the ring was engrav-
ed Kittie Wagner in script
The Kittie Wagner that lost the
ring is now one of the prominent
women of this town. Thirty-five years
ago she, a little girl, attended the pri-
mary grade at the Pleasant Grove
school, which is within half a block
Of the garden, and while playing at
-ecess one day she lost the little ring.
1t has been in the ground fully thirty
five years and is now in a first-class
eondition--Manakto correspondence
st. Paul Dispatch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
White Linen Blouse Suit.

A pretty new blouse suit of white
iinen is bloused over a deep crush
girdle of soft red silk. The waist is
of heavy lace medallions, strung to-
gether in a rich insertion. The
sleeve is new, full and shirred at the
elbow, ending with a fall of lace. The
skirt is very full. trimmed with deep
tucks about four inches apart. A very
smart neuphar pink suit has a touch
of black in the blouse, in the shape of
a four-in-hand, held in place with
stitched straps. The fitted blouse is
drawn in a wide girdle of silk. The
full, short sleeves end with an en-
broidered cuff turned back over the
sleeve. The skirt is full circular
made with four deep tucks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
A Touch of Persian.

embroidery this year. 1t comes in all
colors and it is any width one pleases.
For the trimming of a smart spring
jacket the 3-Sinch width is good 1t
should be used to border the sleeves,
be they small at the cuff or wide, and
it should be used around the collar
and down the front; and, perhaps, If
it be becoming, all the way around
the back. One can do such a very
great deal with a wide band of Per-
sian.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Marriage and Divorce in Japan.

They marry early and often in ia
ban. A man aged forty, living in the
province of Bizen, has married and
divorced thirty-five wives, and is now
r1arried to a thirty-sixth- The reason
he assigns for his extraordinary tickle
ness is that he has a younger sister of
extremely rancorous and jealous dis
position, who, from the moment a new
bride enters the house, institutes 2
system of persecution which soon
dives the unhappy woman to ask he,
husband for a divorce. which is an
easy and inexpensive process in the
land of the Rising Sun.-London
A. +.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Fresheninq the Gown.

Sometimes when a muslin gown be-
comes limp but not soiled it may be
freshened without washing by sprin-
king with gum arabic water, then
ironing. After starching, turn the
dress wrong side out, dry in a shady
place as rapidly as possible, sprinkle,
roll in a towel for a short time, then
iron on the wrong side, finishing by
pressing the rough seams and edges
on the right side. Before beginning
to iron see that the fiatirons are per-
fectly clean. Have a newspaper on
which to rub the iron every time you
take one off the range, a soft cloth
with which to wipe it around the
edges, an iron-stand on which to rest
the iron when you find it necessary
to move the goods, and a bow1ful of
cold water and a piece of white cot
ton with which to moisten any places
that may become too dry to permit Of
being iron smoothly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08
Embroidery Everywhere.

The craze for embroidery has spread
to include the low shoes and white
canvas or duck ties heavily embroid-
cred on the toes are made for wear
with embroidered white hose, en-
broidered petticoats, embroidered
frocks, embroidered coats, embroid-
cred hats, embroidered parasols. Yer
lily there are great possibilities of ex-
travagance n the seasons modes, but,
at least, the greatest extravaganza to-
day within the border lines of good
taste expresses itself in the exquisite
ly dainty, not in the barbaric.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-08

Robbins, a New York man, has been
giving some unique exhibitions. Mr..
Robbins rides tandems, triplets and
quads, one after the other. and balanc-
ed at every conceivable angle. On an
ordinary wheel he performs amazing
feats, in which the bicycle seems to
suspend itself in the air.
In New York Mr.. Robbins had the
reputation of being one of our best all
round riders and athletes. At that
time he was a gymnasium instructor.
but later gave up the work to devote
his time to perfecting himself in a
more spectacular line.