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The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
How He Paid an Election Bet.

Speaking of election bets, it just
happens hat the first man who ever
rolled a peanut around the block is at
the Eutaw House. His name is Harry
Diggs, and he is all the way from
Seattle.
That is" he said, 81 was the first
man who ever rolled a peanut around
the block in Seattle, State of Wash
ington. Washington Territory had
gone along through various phases
of prosperity and adversely, chief
ly the former, when it struck the peo-
pie out there that they would like to
be a State. There was nothing too good
for our folks, SO it went through like a
charm. Our first participation in the
general election was when Grover
Cleveland hung up his rod and line
and decided to go in for a second
term. Not having the object lesson
of the solid South before us. We were
a Republican people as a whole, but
Cleveland's well known financial pol
icy was expected to gain for him a
safe majority in the baby State. |
was one of the confident ones, and
made a wager with a friend that If
Cleveland was defeated | would push
a peanut around a block; if he was
elected, my friend was to pick up,
one at a time, a paper of pins scat
tered over a specified distance. Well,
history relates hat | lost"
And you pushed the peanut around
the block?'
Il did"
Find it tiresome?"
Not at all"
People guy you-yes"
mot a bit of it. Fact, few saw me.
| got a block with a big letter "A on
it, from my baby's toys, put it on a
table down at the club, and in the
presence OF witnesses pushed a peanut
around it with n shove. It's a cold
day when they catch me mapping
Ell ?"-EXchange.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
Dangerous Affection.

Prof. Van Dyle. of Princeton. said in
a recent address to a New York Sun
day school:
Errors OF logic. inconsequent rea-
soning, are common to the young.
"A little Princeton boy the other day
was walking with his mamma AS he
passed the house OF a friend he saw a
dog playing on the lawn.
That dog is called Troy. Troy
likes me, mamma he said.
How do you know Troy likes you.
Charles?' his mother asked. !
Because one day he tasted Of me.
said the BOW. Y. Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
Hoped for Good Government.

Washington closed his farewell adj
dress with the expression of a hope that
on his retirement he might have the
sweet enjoyment of p%artaking the
benign influence of good laws under a
free government, the ever-favorite OBJ
ject of M heart. and the happy reward,
as | trust, Of our mutual cares, labors
and dangers" He was not disappointed,
and those who have come after him have
profited by his dangers. labors a-G cares.
Youths Companion.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
Grafting Hint.

Scions for r~oot-grafting should be cut
as soon as the leaves are off, labeled and
put in a cool place, ready for grating.
which may be done any time during the
winter. Roots should be taken up and
heeled in under cover, so as to be at
hand for grating when desired. AL
ways cut scions from bearing trees, in
order to be sure of the variety.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
Enriching the Farm.

Raise all you need to live on, then
give all the balance to the farm until
you get it in first-class condition. Give
it plenty Of food and it will give You
the same. Make your land rich and it
will make you rich If rightly handled
Farm and Home.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
Don't Fear Microbes.

Are you not afraid you will unduly
alarm people concerning microbes?"
asked one scientist.
NO." answered the other. There
was some little care, but since we told
the public that money is full of microbes
they lost all their terrors. Chicago
Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17

shown in the cut, says Farm and Home.
In all cases the straw should be tied tight
and in a thin layer, SO as not to afford
protection for field mice. Where the
winter is not severe the ravages of rab-
bits may be prevented by wrapping with
tarred paper or some of the venee wrap
pers that are on the market for such pur-
poses.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
take the lead as an oyster-producing

take the lead as an oyster producing
country.
McComb City is agitating the propo-
sition to issue attractive advertising
distribution throughout the North and
West. Folders, giving pertinent in
formation, placed in the hands of pros
pective immigrants, would prove USE
full. When a family contemplates
removing to a new country, everything
telling of its advantages is eagerly
read. They want to know about the
land, climate, cost of living, principal
crops, churches, schools, society and
hundreds of other things that could be
readily covered in a brief manner in
the folder or pamphlet. Just such as
this has brought thousands upon thou
sands of our people to the Western
States. taking them away from a
try that is distancing anything in the
South in the way of developing, but
very slow in the matter Of advertising
it's many advantages. McComb City
is evidently on the right track.
New Albany has voted 500 900 in
bonds for the purpose of installing
electric lights and waterworks. 1t is
a good town and should have had these
modern conveniences for several years
past. A number of large factories are
being built. and the M, j.. & X. G.
railroad is putting in shops and round
houses there. There is no aso
why the town should not have 5000
people when the census is taken ext
time.
Greenwood is to have a new $4,000
brick and tile factory as soon as the
buildings and machinery can be in
stalled. The e courthouse, which is
to cost $4,000, and other buildings
will create a demand for the output of
several factories during the present
year Greenwood is growing fast and
substantially.
The trustees of the States negro
Agricultural and Mechanical College
at Alcorn, has turned back into h
treasury $4,000 of the appropriation for
last wear. The institution is in a pros
porous condition and is doing good
work. While possibly not SO effective
as is desired along the proper training
of the negro youth, it fits them for the
positions in life which it has been de-
creed that they shall occupy. AS resi-
dents of the State, and in accord with
the United States law under which the
school is founded and largely sup
ported, the trustees will endeavor to
get the very best results from the
money expended.
A c~hatauqua will be held at Gulfport
from July l to Is, inclusive. The very
best of platform talent has been con-
tracted for. 1t will be held in the pa
vilion at the pier. and the surround
ings are perfect for a successful meet
ing. With the proper management
this should prove the very best adver-
tisement, as well as a good business
investment, for the Magic City by he
sea. The whole people should CO.
operate in the movement begun d
such favorable auspices.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17

peellng young trees
near the ground
during cold wealth.
er. To prevent this,
as well as pro-
tect the trees from
excessive cold, they
may be wrapped
with straw and
tied with Irvine as
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
Not Properly Impressed.

George Washington" said the father
impressively, couldn't tell a lie"
He couldn't" returned the boy scorn-
fully. Huh! he didn't have much of an
Imagination, did he?"-Chicago Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
He was wise

Grandpa-Whose birthday will we cell
citrate on the 22d.
Bobby-Sister's twenty-first again.
Chicago Chronicle
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
ThouOht She Looked It.

Miss Passeigh-l was born on Wash
ington's birthday.
Mr.. Crusteigh-l believe it.-Balti-
more American.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
Practical Jiu-Jjtsu,

(This department has been re-
quested to give technical instruction
in jiu-jitsu as applied to practical at
fairs of everyday life. This is Les
son y:
Suppose you are a collector who
weighs lightweight pounds, dressed,
and have a one-half millimeter chest
expansion.
The man you are sent to collect
from weighs 1913 in the shade and has
biceps like the sequoia trees.
The man refuses to give up the
money, though he admits that he owes
it and has it in his desk.
If you can get him to hold still long
enough, take a firm hold of his right
eyeball, close up to the socket, and
with the other hand twist his tongue.
tongue.
He will pay you the money at once,
and no doubt apologize.
This is SO much better than the old,
brutal ways of doing those things.
And so easy and reasonable.
If the man resists and won't let you
get jiu-jitsu holds on him, you still
have refuge in flight, which is perhaps
the better, because the more natural
method of procedure in such cases.
But we are teaching jiu-jitsu and not
flight.
The former is Japanese, the latter
Russians. w. Gillian, in Baltimore
American.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
PROTECTING E
Method of Wrapping Young Trees
Which Will Prevent Dam
age BY Rabbits.

In many localities considerable
trouble is experienced from rabbit
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17

Life brought him nothin, but he
eve gave her the satisfaction Of
knowing he felt her sights.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
Equal to the Emerqency.

King Ferdinand missed Queen Isa-
bella's jewels soon after she had
hooked them for Columbus, says the
Chicago Journal.
Look here, Issy," he said sternly,
"what has become of your diamonds ?"
why, Ferdie," the queen replied,
didn't you know? | let my uncle
have them for his loan exhibition"
sFalse woman!" exclaimed the roy
al spouse. you have no uncle"
yes, l have" said Isabella. "but
perhaps you have never me him. He
belongs to a collateral branch of the
family"
Thus showing that woman's wit is
equal to all emergencies.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17

The buying of large tracts of land
in the State by Northern capitalists
and peopling with thrifty farmers is
a good thing, only the handsome profit
made by these spectators should be
kept at home. The small farmers
coming to our section will make a
prosperous State of homeowners and
landWOrkerS.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17
I was only 1866 that the emperor r

1t was only 1906 tnat the emperor re-
pealed the law forbidding Japanese SUBJ
jects to leave their own country. In
1900 there were 1924, 900 Japanese living
abroad, Is OF whom were in Russia.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17

Vegetables from the coast country
of Mississippi come on to the market
The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-17

What has become of that railroad
out to Charleston from Oakland!
While there are SO many JUNIORS or
roads t be built, why not revive this
project? 1t is a good section OF coun-
try and should have a road by all
means. Nothing would tend to de-
velop it faster. 1t is to be hoped that
the project will be awakened and
something substantial developed.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26
NORTH SIXTEENTH HUSTLERS
Improvement Club VIII Hold Impor-
tnnt Meeting at Midland on
Friday Night.

The acting mayor, members Of the coun-
Gill; park commissioners, chief of police.
street commissioner and building inspector
are billed TO talk to the North Sixteenth
Street Improvement club at big meeting
to be held at the Midland hotel Friday
night regarding the betterment OF the
thoroughfare
This club is going TO make North Six
teenth street another place entirely" saws
councilman Nicholson. 81 am told that
they have already nearly secured assur
ances for handsome new brick business
block near Davenport street and that three
important business firms will locate in the
vicinity as soon as the old buildings that
disgrace the street are removed. cam
palgn to exterminate these old frame
shells used for junk shops and cheap
lodging houses, is being prosecuted with
v.gor. The building inspector is to be es-
corted through some of them with the idea
or having them condemned and torn down
by the city IL the owners will not remove
them"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26
PREEN DISQUALIFIED FOR FoUL1NG
SANTA Catalina, That Finished Second,
Wins Excelsior HnndicaD

NEW YORK, April 25-In the presence
OF 1000 persons the Albemarle stables
SANTA Catalina, at to l, won the IS 600 Ex-
GeIslor handlcap at Jamaica today, defeat
nnlshed first, but was disqualified for foul
ing. Jockeys Fuller and Kelly were thrown
neaVliy 10 the ground as a result of Preen' S
Io"ulhg ana were carried off the track
Inc touI occurred near the finish Four
horses were heads apart when Preen closed
on the outside and bore over on the rail,
compelling all the boys to pull up How
ever Wlttul, with Fuller up, and Sir Bril-
lar, with Kelly up, were unable to avoid
going down, Kelly falling on the finish line
ana ana Fuller falling few yards beyond the
finish; The start of the Excelsior handicap
was bad Sinister and Preen showing the
way around the first turn and into the
back stretch. Near the finish they were
heads apart and Preen closed fast on the
outside, shutting off the others. Jockey
Fuller received bad cut on his leg and
was removed to st. Mary's hospital In Ja-
maica. Kelly escaped with a shaking up.
Jockey Kent, who rode Preen. was sus-
pended for the remainder of the meeting
Tor rough riding. Results:
First race, handicap, six furlongs New
YORK won, Toscan second, Trapper third.
Time: 1885.
- Second race. mile and seventy yards:
The Gadhy won, Head Dance second, Car
buncle. third. Time: 1:46.
Third race, four and one-half furlongs:
Just won, Anodyne second, Green Room
Fourth race, mile and one-slxteenth:
santa Catalina won. Rapid Water second
Sinister third. Time: 1:462s.
Fifth race, six furlongs: Tommy Wad-
dell won, Old England second Orfeo third.
Sixth race. four and one-half furiongs
Clark Griffith won, Gold Badge second
Chafonte third. Time: :55h,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26

| for an honorable death is the greatest
| glory that they know. There is nothing
| they will not sacrifice for the sake of their
country. / firmly believe that IL ali the
men and children should be killed off the
women would continue tho fighting.
English is now the commercial language
Of the orient 1 have learned TO speak
and understand the Japanese language
during my five years residence there and
for some time have been employed teaching
English In night school. Every Jap
anese youth is desirous of learning Eng
lish. Not only is this true OF Yokohama,
but in the country districts. The normal
schools turning out Japanese teachers
equips each one to read and write English
and an American can make his living in
the larger cities by teaching the island
people to speak our tongue
When l left twenty of my students.
boys of about 20 to q years. bid me
what they called the great bood-bye';
that is the last and for all time. l told
them 1 was coming back, but they smiled
and told me they had been recruited for
the army. They all devouty anticipated
dying on the firing line, as six of my stu
dents did at Port Arthur. In the old days
1t was the custom for the Japanese soldier
who was going to war to slay his helpless
wife and children before leaving. SO their
burden would be removed from public sup
port. We have only had two or three
instances of this kind in the present war.
There were weeks and weeks of cele-
bration after the taking of Port Arthur.
The nation is unit knitted with tre-
mendous flrmness In this war
The yellow peril? Well l would rather
not discuss that, but think the Japs have
got a pretty good grip on China rIebt
now"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26
CATARRHAL TROUBLES PREVALENT
Spring Months Cause catarrh-Breathe
Hyomel and be Cured.

Catarrhal troubles are more common at
this season than at any other time Of the
year. The sudden changes that come dur
ing the spring months are productive Of
many cases OF catarrh that without proper
treatment will become chronic
The pleasantest. most convenient. and
only scientific method for the treatment
and cure of catarrh, is Hyomei. Simply
put twenty drops in the little pocket in
haler that comes with every OUTFIT, and
then breathe it for three minutes four
times day.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs but
one dollar, and as the inhaler will last a
lifetime and there is sufficient Hyomei for
several weeks treatment, It is the most
economical catarrhal remedy known. Extra
bottles can be procured for fifty cents.
Ask Sherman & Mcconnell to show you the
strong guarantee under which they sell
Hyomei.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26
MCDONALD MAY PAY THE CHECK
Kitchen VIII Not Prosecute IL the
Money Ia Refunded
to Him.

1t seems likely that j. A. Mcdonald, who
passed bad check at the Paxton hotel two
weeks ago, will get his affairs Strengthened
up in the next few days so that he will
not be held for trial. He was taken before
Justice Foster Monday in an attachment
case brought by Manager Kitchen OF tho
Paxton hotel TO recover for McDonald's
board and lodging. The two men held a
conference, in which Mcdonald said he
would be able to satisfy Mr. Kitchen in a
few days The suit was dismissed and
Mcdonald was taken to the county iall.
Mr.. Kitchen will not prosecute II McDon-
aid pays him. and the prisoner can easily
be released. as he has not had a prelimi-
nary examination.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26
WESTERN LEAGUE STARTS TODAY
Championship Race of the six Clubs
Ia on for 1903.


,e5 Ihe. ne, championship season Of the Western
az colorado Springs, Des Moines at Dem
yer ana ST. Joseph at Sioux City Condi-
LIONS surrounding the affairs of the league
are an much better shape than n year ago
aro,, anu une prospects for good race and
prosperous season were never brighter
eIements OF weakness that existed a wear
ago DO not show now. Then Sioux City
was Just starting in, and had a team that
was nttle better than an experiment.
while the other towns in the league were
unsettled as the result cf the two wears
OF war with the American association and
more or leas internal dtsse nsion existed
year or success has changed this Sioux
CIV ls beginning the second season with a
up In the. race and which has the warm
support efi the citizens of one of the best
base bail towEs on earth In the west the
sentiment or rebellion that marred the
game las season has died away, and with
the business troubles that disturbed Cole
rado last teason settled the attendance ar
the games out there ought to get back
70 something like paying basis. Another
tnihs mat upset all calculations in Col
orado last summer was the unprecedented
two days thet Colorado Springs was
siheaplsd TO play al, home. seventy were
rainy. The Des Moines team spent enc
Whole series at the Springs without putting
on a UNIFORM. Better weather and better
business Is bound 10 help base ball In
COLORADO. The coming Of the Contiilons to
IeS Moir en has not decrca sed the interest
OYER there, which was at the boiling point
nu last season, and is sure to be we'll
UP mn thls Tiar 81 Joseph is more of
hut assurances Of ample support for the
tcCm are rent out from down there.
'maha rams ere on the tin toe of eN-
pectsrcy, and If tho team gets off tight,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26
JAPS CERTAIN TO WIN WAR
Iowa Man from Yokohama Believes in
Little Brown Men.
RESOURCES OF NATION YET UNToUCHEB
Men and Money in Plenty and De-
termination strong to Push
the War to Victorious
Conclusion.

Edward Oliver Stotts. who has been con-
nected with the American Trading com
pany at Yokohama, Japan, for the last
five years, stopped in Omaha for a short
time yesterday on his way to his former
home at Riverside, Ia, to visit his old
friend, c. w. Eckerman local manager
for the Smith-Premier Typewriter COM
pany. He crossed the Pacific on the Korea
and came overland with the first detach-
ment of a number of Americans returning
from the Orient
"Candidly, l think Japan will win the
war with Russia" said Mr. Stotts. "The
people feel absolutely confident of such a
conclusion. If anyone imagines that the
resources of the country, either in fight
ing men or money, are in danger of ex-
haustion he is greatly mistaken Every
thing is managed in an orderly and me-
thodlcal manner. Few foreigners realize
the wealth that is hidden in Japan Do
mestic loans for the war are subscribed
three and four times over the amount
needed. The recruiting does not seem to
effect business in the least The business
of my firm was doubled during the last
year.
Japanese Patriotism Sublime
The quality of patriotism of the Jap
anese is sublime. Every man goes to the
war gladly expecting an honorable death.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26

the stands will not be big enough to hold
the crowds this summer. The terrific spurt
mat sent omaha through to the top of the
the same team that Is to defend the
Championship for 1906 and President
Rourke expects to have his men we'll to the
front all the way. He has determined to
keep Thomas at first base, and is now
looking for good catcher He viii carry
the whole staft of players now under con-
tract, whether he is allowed to use them
under the rule or not. His present roster
is Gonding and Freese catchers; Pfiester,
Quick Sanders, Companion, Liebhardt and
McCloskey, pitchers; Thomas, first: Mar
tin, second: Schlpke, third; Doan, short;
Tiel, left; Welch, center; Garter, right;
Howard utility.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26
Announcements of the Theater.

An extra Della Fox matinee will be
given at the Orpheum today and it rs ex-
pected one Of the most brilliant gatherings
or women of the season at the popular
vaudeville house will be present The
dainty little comic opera star has always
been a prime fayorite with the gentle sex
and this is no less true with the men
folks, as is being demonstrated by the
large audepces she is drawing. The Shrin
ers have arranged to entertain their wo-
men and children at their special per-
formance and between four and five hun
dred will be in the party
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26
WITH THE BOwLERs.

night Clay and Berger rolled the second
highest series of the tournament and fin
ished with a grand total of 4,O92. an av-
erage of 204 1920. Gjerde and Chandler
finish with 1927. average. 1876 7-20. Schne-
der and Bengele have 3,9S2 average, l99 2-20,
and Sutton and Hull 3,776. average, 1SS 1920.
In the play last night Bengele and Schne-
der would have topped the 1000 mark by a
good margin, but for an unusual number
of splits The veterans drew many rounds
of applause by making some OF the most
difficult shots on the alley. Tonight the
teams scheduled are Brunke and Schnei-
der and Cochran and Williams at 7:30.
Jones and Tracy and French and Gideon
nt
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26
BRITT AND WHITE WILL FIGHT
LiEhtweiEhts VIII Meet i'm Wood
Mnrd'a Pavilion MnX &

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.-Britt and
White will fight in Woodward's pavilion in
this city on May 8. The supervisors have
granted the Hayes Valley club a permit
for May with the understanding that 1t
will promote the BrittWhite engagement.
Charley Mitchell, representing White, has
met Brttts manager and had an agree
ment. The articles call for the boxers to
receive 80 per cent of the gross receipts,
the winner TO receive 60 per cent of this
and the loser 40 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26

The first number of the Country Cal
endar is an inspiring sign Of the return Of
Americans to outdoor life. This new naga-
zine Of the Review of Reviews Book COM
pany is a high-class production, not only
In Its large size. beautiful "dogwood" cover
and sumptuously printed half-tone illustra-
tions, hut also in its showing Of such con-
tributors as ex-President Grover Cleveland.
John Burroughs, Prof l., II. Bailey, secre-
tary James Wilson, Dallas Lore sharp
Henry c. Rowland and others
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26

Tho May number OF Pearson's magazine
contains. in addition to the usual number
of bright snappy short stories. a num-
ber of features of special Importance. Some
interesting revelations regarding the shack
ling of Jefferson Davis, as told by an eye
witness, appear in an article entitled "The
Stacking Of Jefferson Davis" Among
those contributing to the fiction in this
number are Charles Battell Loomis, James
Barr, owen Kildare and j. II. Cannon. ir.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26

Political sayings as rich in worldly wis
dom as the business maxims of old Gorgon
Graham are to be found In the Plum Tree.
the new novel by David Graham Phillips.
Higher praise, indeed, has been bestowed
upon them. One enthusiastic critic calls
them 'the most pertinent arralgnment of
civilization that has appeared since Victor
Hugo laid down his pen."-Published by
Bobbs- Merrill company.