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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-03
MISS GRANGER ENGAGED

The engagement OF Miss May Granger
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. William 5.
Granger OF Olive street, TO William ID.
s Negovetch OF Mexico City. Mexico. is
inst announced Mr. Negovetch Is an
Austrian and a member Of a distinguished
family,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-03
SpRAGUES TO RESIDE HERE

Former Gov William Sprague and Mrs.
Sprague will close "Canonchet" at Mar
ragansett Pier for the winter months.
They have. rented the residence Of Mr..
and Mrs II. Bruce Merriman, $50 Water
man street. and will spend the winter
there Miss Inez Sprague. daughter OF
Mrs Avice'tWheaton, and granddaughter
of Gov. Sprague. will be with them.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
Suggestions for Christmas Gifts

Will be found in great number and va
riety in the catalogue just issued by
the well-known New York house OF
Lord & Taylor. This catalogue con-
tains Photographic reproductions OF
over 500 articles, such as fancy lace
and linen handkerchiefs, ladies' neck
wear Of exquisite design, fancy goods
of all kinds, jewelry ard silver toilet
articles, ladies' silk and leather belts.
chatelaine bags and leather goods OF
all kinds, umbrellas, gloves, house
coats, bath robes, dressing gowns and
various mems furnishings, in fact al
most everything to suit the fastidious
taste of either man or oma The half
tone illustrations picture the goods as
they actually are, enabling out of town
customers to order their gifts intelli-
gently, and the high reputation of the
house ensures absolute satisfaction. A
copy of this catalogue will be sent to
anyone interested by addressing Lord
& Taylor, Broadway, Fifth avenue and
Twentieth street, New York City.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
Points About Mules.

A great many good things can be
said of mules when it comes to down
right steady work.
l. They are ready for work younger
than horses, enduring it well at two
years of age.
2. They are shown to be much less
liable to disease than horses are.
3. They are easily broken to work
and rarely ever run away from fright.
4. They are safe-footed and have
an instinct for dangerous places in the
road.
5. They respond readily to feed and
good treatment, and can readily be
kept in fine condition.
6. They stand the extreme hot
weather even better than horses, and
for this reason are preferred on south
ern farms.
7. They are readily sold at good
prices when three years old, while
horses must be four to, five.
8. They endure army service better
than horses, and therefore are always
in good demand abroad.
8. One steer eats as much as two
mules, and when three years old sells
for much less as a rule.
10. When well trained for work they
are docile and reliable for any work
desired of them.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30

a who was in the we'll with his
hired man, started up the ladder to
get the charge preparatory to lamp.
ing 1t in.
AS he neared the top he was much
surprised and horror stricken to see
his calf calmly chewing the stick OF
dynamite, and he hurried forward.
shouting and waving his arms in a
frantic effort to drive 1t away. But II
suddenly got away without any coax
ing or driving, for the dynamite-and
calf, too-exploded with a ~deafening
roar, heard at the farm house a mile
and a half away.
1t had chewed the dynamite cap
with the rest of its strange meal, and
the explosion followed.
Mr.. Tatman, who was only a few
feet away from the we'll when the ex.
plosion occurred, was knocked back
into it by the terrific force and badly
hurt. The we'll was II feet deep, but
no bones were broken in the fall.
The hired man escaped from the
premature explosion and also from the
fall of his employer. He at once Sc
cured help and assisted MI. Tatman
from the well, who, upon examination,
was found to be seriously hurt inter-
nally. He will probably
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
RUNNING BIRD CHASED BEE.
Movements Of Couple Resembled
Flashes OF Lightning.

Here is a story as told by a gentle
man who spends the greater portion
Of his time studying the habits OF
birds:
A humming bird with an angry dash
expressed it's disapproval of the pres
nee Of a big bumblebee in the same
tree. The usually ~pugnacious bee In
continently fed, but he did not leave
the tree. He darted back and forth
among the branches and white BIOS
SONS, the humming bird in close pur-
suit. Where will you find another pair
that could dodge and dart equal to
these? They were like flashes OF
light. yet the pursuer followed the
track of the pursued, turning when
the bee turned.
In short, the bird and the bee con-
trolled the movements OF their bodies
more quickly and accurately
than he could control the movements
of his eyes. The chase was all over
in half the time it takes to tell 1t,
but the excitement of a pack OF hounds
after a fox was no greater. The bee
escaped, the bird giving up the chase
and alighting on a twig. 1t couldn't
have been chasing the bee for food,
and there is no possible explanation
of it's unprovoked attack, except that
1t wanted all the honey itself.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT IT.
Man Has Good Reasons for Looking
at Inside of His Hat.

IT see here that a woman writer
wonders why a man always looks in
his hat before he puts it on" said the
reflective man as he looked up from
his paper. Here is what she says:
When a man puts on his hat he most
always looks inside it first. What he
expects to see remains a mystery, but
he looks for it all the same. That's
easy. He looks in his hat to see ii
the knot holding the inside band to-
gether will be at the back of his head
when he puts it on. Now if she'll tell
me why a woman always pulls down
her veil and purses up her mouth be-
fore she steps out of doors, we'll call
1t square.
Funny, the things you read in the
Sunday papers. I see here that IN
other Chicago professor got up on his
hind legs to declare that there should
be schools of love, and the young
should be educated in love. Slush!
Schools of love aren't necessary. The
young of the softer sex inherit a suffi-
GENTLY large stock of knowledge on
this subject from their mothers, and
what they can't teach the young
men it isn't necessary for them to
know"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
American Expert Leads World.

Gardner F. Williams, the American
mining engineer who directs the dia-
mond output of the world, was born in
Michigan. but became a resident OF
California at Is and a student at Cali
fornia college in Oakland. afterward
the state university. He perfected
his education at the mining Academy
of Freiberg, among the lead mines Of
Saxony. He was assayer in the mint
at San Francisco two years and spent
some time in practical work in the
mines of Nevada and northern Cali
fornia. He then went on an exploring
expedition for the Rothschilds to Ma
SECONDHAND and made the acquaint-
ance of Cecil Rhodes. He took charge
of the mines of the De Beers company
in 1886, through the influence of
Rhodes and has been at their head un-
til recently. when he returned to
America, leaving his son, Alpheus Will
liams in his place.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
THE BEST SEED CORN.
Tests at the Recent North Carolina
State Fair.

At the recent state fair at Raleigh
the judges In a competitive contest for
three prizes offered by Prof. w. A.
Withers. oil the A. & M. college, for
the stalks of corn which would yield
the largest quantities OF shelled corn
per stalk, was very much struck not
only at the lively interest displayed
in this contest, but also at. the almost
unanimity with which the prolific va
rieties out-yielded the ''one-large-ear"
varieties. The judges shelled the corn
of all the contestants and made the
weighing right on the spot.
The first three largest yielding
stalks were those that were from va
rieties that bore two ars per stalk.
The fourth by weight of shelled corn
per stalk was from a stalk bearing
one large ear per stalk. Although
this was the fourth in actual weight OF
shelled corn, the judges felt strongly
that the next one below, a two-eared
stalk, would have been the fourth had
the corn awarded fourth been in a dry
condition. 1t was very green and
yet it did not exceed in weight the
next below it but two and one-half
ounces. Had this one-eared corr been
dry, 1t was confidently felt by the
judges that not only the first three,
but the first four highest yielding va
rieties of corn on exhibit at the state
fair would have been two-eared ones,
while the lowest two would have been
'one-large-ear" corls.
These results are in striking accord
with those obtained on the test farms
of the state department of agriculture
during the past six or seven years. 1t
a not be too frequently and strong.
ly emphasized that to secure the lar
| gest yields of shelled corn inc in
planting must use seed of those vari.
ties that tend to the production OF
| more than one ear per stalk.
| To get the largest yielders, one
| must also latter getting good seel
from some good prolific Variety, fol
low rigid field selection of his seed
from year to year by going in the
field in the fall after the oorn is ma
ture and select seed only from well
developed stalks that possess the lar
gest amount of shelled corn-and
these are generally those that bear
two or more w~ell-developed ears per
stalk.
1t is seriously doubted, however.
whether a prolificacy greater than two
or three well-developed ears per stalk
is to be desired for planting on vi
average soils in their present state
of fertility. There is no matter be.
fore the American farmer to-day that
is more important than is that OF
large general yields per stalk and the
methods of ~seed-selection that will
lead to these ends.
Prof. Withers in offering these
prizes this year has inaugurated a
| plan to impress farmers with the fact
that proliicacy and the highest pos.
sible yields are largely ~inseparable.
We trust that his good work started
will either be continued by Prof.
Withers or by the State Agricultural
society, as it is a matter fraught with
| great possibilities for our farmers
G. B. Williams, North Carolina De-
partment. of Agriculture, Raleigh.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
MISSING TOT DISCOVERED PLAY.
ING WITH CUBS.
CRIES WHEN TAKEN AVA
Little MARGARET schweitzer, Of Brock
way, Minn., So Wei Cared TOT
That She Wants to Go Back
to Home 0. "Doqgies."

Minneapolis, Minn.-It is only great
good fortune that has saved tiny Mar
garet Schweitzer, of Brockway town
ship. Mimi, from becoming a verit'
able wolf-child.
"The child bears a charmed life!"
aver the township WISE folk, with
many a shake of the head, o else
how could she be kidnapped by a wolf
without being torn to pieces"
Little Margaret is but a baby girl
of four. Her father is a weli-to-do
farmer. There is another little broth
er and a sister, both older.
A few days ago the three young
sters went out nutting in the deep
woods a couple of miles away from
home. Somehow Baby Margaret be-
came separated from her brother and
sister. and when it was time to go
home the tot was missing.
The other youngsters searched ev-
erywhere. but in vain. So home they
ran, crying as If their hearts would
break. Schweitzer jumped on his
horse and galloped back to he woods
where the nuts were, but, high or
low, he could find no trace of the
child
Then he went for help. Soon a
party of 20 men and boys were scour-
ing the woods for the missing child.
But no track or trace of her could
they find. All that night the hunt
continued, but the break of day
brought no tidings.
Far and near spread the word OF
little Margaret's strange disappear
ance. and the searching party kept
growing larger and larger, as people
from further away came In.
On the second day n of the search
ers came to a knoll thickly studded
with pine and a heavy growth OF un-
derbrush. He discovered a narrow
path leading into the thicket, and
there by the path he found-a little
blue sunbonnet.
1t was a hard path to follow, and
the man had to get Town on a%ll-fours
to do it. But the trail was hot now
and he crawled along. Suddenly he
came across a pile of chicken bones,
feathers, bits of sheep 'pelts and
gnawed bones. There, in front of him,
was a VOLTS den.
An awful fear of the tots fate
flashed across the mans mind. He
determined to make sure, however,
even if it meant entering the VOLTS
hair. He cooked his Winchester and,
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
Avoid the Razorback.

There are certain types of hogs that
can not be fattened or kept in reason
ably good condition with any kind or
amount of food. There are other types
which will fatten or keep in good
condition with an incredibly small
amount of feed. The former may be
described as the long-legged, long
shouted, long-haired, coarse-boned
razorback type; the latter as the
square, blocky, short-legged, short
shouted, %fine-boned type, to which be-
long our improved Berkshires, Poland
Chinas, Duroc Jerseys, Essex and 9th
er breeds of swine.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
Winter Care Of Poultry.

In the morning feed boiled potatoes
mixed with corn meal. buckwheat
bran and a small portion of wheat
bran. Then at noon give all the table
scraps, screenings, which consist
largely of oats and buckwheat. At
night all the corn they will eat up
clean. Water and coal from sifted
wood ashes and plenty of sun1ower
and sorghum seed, raw potatoes and
onions chopped fine are good for them.
The roosting room should have one
thickness of boards, battened and
banked on the sides, and the feeding
room should be large enough so the
greedy ones will not crowd out the
others and get all the feed. In this
way the poultry may be kept healthy
and produce eggs all winter.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
Take the Old Man to Institute.

Mrs. Farmer, let me insist that when
the institute day comes in your coun-
ty, you will lay aside everything and
take the old man with you to the in
stitute. Many women do not attend
because they think it is a mems gath
ering. Not so, Madam; you will hear
much that will help you in your daily
work and also hear much which you
can store up and dish out to the old
man long after he has forgotten what
he has heard. Please attend the farm
ers' institute when the day comes
c. C. Moore, Mecklenburg Co., N. c.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30

naughty man; Marcy don't like 90.
Go away"
But the yonug farmer snatched up
the child and backed out Of the place
just as quickly as he could. He didn't
quite fancy facing the she-wolf in
those narrow quarters. And then back
TO the Schweitzer farm just as fast
as his legs could carry him.
News of the finding of little Mar.
garet spread rapidly all over the town
shin. and soon the farm house was
overrun with sympathetic visitors.
Margaret, of course, was showered
with questions of all sorts. She could
tell but little, but that little Vas re-
markable.
Marcy wasn't cold one bit" she
lisped. Marcy wasn't hungry, either.
I des' Gated the nuts and the big dog
gle tiss me and keep me nice an
warm. But the naughty man came
and frightened the nice little doggies
all away. Some day Marcy go bach
and play wifi doggies again."
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
Records of Wauers

Betting is neither so general nor sc
p%romiscuous as it was $50 years ago,
when books for recording wagers were
always kept on the tables in the much
%frequented coffee houses of London.
Some of these books are still to be
found among collections of antiques,
and they make interesting reading.
All manner of bets are entered there,
on marriages, births and deaths, .on
the duration of a ministry, on the
length of the lives of prominent per-
sonages, on the possibility of earth
quakes, and even on hangings.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
Bruin Chases NEGRO Steward.

P%ittsburg. - James Kennedy, OF
Grove City, shot a large cinnamon
bear three miles south of Conneaut
Lake. The bear, the first seen in this
section for 40 years, chased James
Washington, negro steward of the
Iroquois Club, through the woods back
of the clubhouse Saturday. Washing
ton found refuge in the cottage of D.
A. Stewart of Pittsburg. Bruin disap-
peared when a posse of hunters went
after him.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
He Sees a BLESSING.

Wa W our prosperity at this time
entirely to the scarcity Of labor-many
negroes having refused to work; 9TH
ers being employed in repairing torn
up railroads and building new roads.
If all the negroes had gone to work
on the farms and done full work it
would have taken twenty years to
reach our present situation. The scar
city Of labor is the only blessing we
now enjoy as a result of the war
David Dickson, in Southern Cultiva-
tor.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
LOST BABY FOUND
IN A WOLVES DEN.

with his finger on the trigger, crept
in cautiously.
It was almost dark inside; at first
he could see nothing. But gradually
his eyes became used to the gloom,
and there, sitting on a rock, petting a
young wolf, sat the missing little Mar
garet, absolutely unframed and as
happy as you please!
Of scampered the young wolf, with
it's three mates. at the sight Of the
man, and little Margaret began to
cry.
100 frightened away my nice little
doggies!" she sobbed. 100 is q
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30

here, was digging a well on his farm,
assisted by his hired man. They had
purchased a quantity of dynamite for
blasting purposes and had used it all
except three sticks, which they left
lying on the ground a short distance
from the well.
1t was their intention to use the re-
mainder of the dynamite in a final
charge; the hole was drilled and ev-
erything made ready wien Mr.. Tat
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
To BE Taken as Directed.

A northern gentleman, while travel
ing through Arkansas, lost his way.
On meeting an old darkey, he asked
the darkey to direct him to the near.
est town. The darkey said: EFF yo'
gwine by de road it am bout fo'teen
miles. BY de bridle-parth it am
closer. But cross de field it amt
noWheres.'-Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
The Odds and Ends.

Take care of the odds and ends on
the farm. Waste is the bane of many
farmers; they waste their feed, their
time and the fertility of the soil. 1t
is an old saying but a true one, Save
the pennies and the dollars will take
care OF themselves"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
Greez Apples.

eyes, the party was a big success
plenty of eating and all that"
81 suppose the table groaned with all
the delicacies of the season."
eyes, but that wasn't a circumstance
to the way some of the delicacies made
the guests groan."
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
Satisfy Their Cravings,

Salt, wood ashes and charcoal should
be freely supplied to swine, especially
young growing swine. Pigs have a
great craving for these substances.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30

Supply the want of insects to the
Noting fowls by giving meat-the
bones and scraps from the market are
a good source of supply. ;
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30

If your chickens lose their feath-
ers, droop their wings and die, look
for lice. The best time to do it II
at night with a good light
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30

Zones, the effect
of changing sea-
sons is a ques-
ton of the high
est Importance.
When the wealth
or h q o. 1 G To
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
Give Pics Shade and Water.

Farmers with scant pasturage for
their hogs should keep the piggeries
neat and clean and give the pigs ac-
cess to shade and water.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
NOVEMBER AILMENTS
THEIR PREVENTION AND CURE.

November is the month of falling
temperatures. Over all the temperate
regions the hot weather has passed
and the first rigors of winter have ap-
peared. AS the great bulk of civilized
nations is located in the Temperate
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30
The Human System
Must Adjust itself
to Changing Tenn
perdtureS.

change from warm to cold, when cool
nights succeed hot nights, when clear,
cold days follow hot, sultry days, the
human body must adjust itself to this
changed condition or perish.
The perspiratlon incident to warm
weather has been checked. This de-
tains within the system poisonous
materials which have heretofore found
escape through the Precipitation.
Most OF the poisonous materials re-
tanned in the system by the checked
perspiratton find their way out of the
body, IL at all, through the kidneys.
This throws upon the kidneys extra
labor. They become charged and over
loaded with the poisonous excretory
materials. This has a tendency to in
flame the kidneys. producing function
al diseases Of the kidneys and some
times Bright's Disease.
Peruna acts upon the skin by stimu-
lating the emunctory glands and ducts,
thus preventing the detention Of pois-
materials which should pass
out. Peruna ~invigorates the kidneys
and encourages them to fulfill their
function In spite of the chills and dis
couragementS of cold weather.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30

to fi.o6. Women's Shoes. 44.oo to 41.bo.
Misses q Chudren's Shoes. $2.26 TO 91.Oo. .
Try w. L, Douglas Women's, Misses and
Children's shoes; for style, at and wear
they excel other makes.
II could take you into my large
factories at Brockton, Mass. land show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape. fit better,
wear longer, and are Of greater value
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. L:
Douglas shoes. His name and price Is stamped
on the bottom, which protects you against hign
prices and inferior shoes. Take no sabsfls
tuts. Ask your dealer for w. L. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
Write icr illustrated Catalog Of Fall Styles.
w. [. DOUGLAS, Dept. n 6rockton. Mass.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30

remedies have been used by doctors
and by the people In Europe and
America for a hundred years.
Peruna has been used by DR.. Hart
man In his private practice for many
years with notable results. It's efficacy
has been proven by decades of s by
thousands of people, and has been
suhstantiated over and over by many
thousands of homes.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-30

Peruna is a
combination of
well-tried harm
lie s s remedies
that have stood
the test OF time.
Many OF these
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20
STATE CONNECTS.
A Card From pr. Blake Former Physi-
 elan Inspector.

A card From pr. Blake Former Physi-
 elan Inspector.
 Editor Advertiser:
 The Montgomery Journal of April 3D. nubdshed an article by James G. Cowan in which appeared the following state- ments: -4 ing all the credit to himself for havlng originated the present successful plan of working the State convicts. whlcn ha sresulted in so much profit, why noi turn on the light and let the genlaI doctor explain why nearly all the state convicts worked by the Tennessee coal snd iron Company during the time he was employed as their physician, were niaced in the fourth class, and only three dollars per month was palo TOT their labor"
 For many years prior to the apss pointment of Dr. Bragg as member or the Board of Convict Inspectors, t(1c pr, Cunningham was In the employ or the Tenessee Coal and Iron company. Ot course it was to the interest of this Comnany to secure Iapor as cheap as rcssible. Dr. Cunningham. their pald employe, was in sympathy with them and to a great extent dominated the classification of the State convictS aged to get them all in the fourth class and there they remained. By this oneration the Company secured cheap labor. but the State lost thousands of dollars" .,..,,.so sou December 31, 1902, the State received maintenance, only, for all fourth class cnnvicts worked at Pratt mines Dur ing these years the Tennessee Coal ana iron Company worked no convicts Tor whom they paid the State SS per month
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20
Wim Thank Americn.

Paris. May 19.-At today's meeting of the Council of the Ministers. Premier Bourgeois present sd the medal given by the United States to France in com memoration of the Franklin annivers- ary The council decided to send message of thanks to President Roose welt and the American nation and also to establish a special section in tn ) mint where the medals commemorative of Washington, Lafayette, Paul Jones' Franklin and others connected with early ties between France and the United States will be deposited.