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The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
HINTS TO H~oUsEKEEPERs.

A writer on the care Of the eyes
says that should not read or tax
them when tired or hungry.
A mother with rigorous theories.
yet kind-hearted withal, says that
when children are i'll or convalescent
and never pets or amuses them. In
her case this has worked like a charm,
as her children are never ~indisposed
longer than they can help. and never
exaggerate their tales of i'll health, as
is apt to be the case with children
who have indulgent mothers.
1t seems odd that most women
choose Monday as washday. when
Tuesday is preferable, from the fact
that it gives the housewife a whole
day to sort out the laundry. to re-
move stains that would become set in
washing, and to mend and darn any
rents and holes in linens and stock
ings.
If a child should swallow any dan
gerous substance, Immediately slip
down it's throat the white of an egg.
which will form a curd around it, and
thus prevent serious effects.
To prevent knots in cotton while
sewing, always thread your needle
before cutting the length of cotton
from the reel. This will prevent both
knots and twisting.
It is hard to cook onions. cabbage
and other strong scented vegetables
without rendering life hideous. An
authority suggests a mitigation of the
evil. When boiling onions, drain
from time to time and add fresh wa
ter. This does not materially lengthen
the cooking process and does prevent
too much odor.
Wells are apt to become narrow when
a good deal worn, but if they are
rolled up instead of treated in the
usual way when taken off, they will
be found quite straight and like new
when next wanted.
A children's exchange is a novel ex-
pedient devised by two mothers. who
do not keep nurses, but who like to
have an afternoon off once in ahwile.
One afternoon q week all the children
stay with one mother.-Boston Budget
and Beacon.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
TRUTHS.

When a man has nothing else t.
boast of he boasts Of his ancestors.
When a shiftless man dies his wife's
responsibilities decrease accordingly.
Shaking dice for the drinks is the
extent of some mems physical exer
else.
Lucky is the poor man whose
troubles don't bother him any mors
than his friends.
The man who mounts the water
wagon "experimentally" is quite sure
to fall off willingly.
People who try to get billed to
riches on the short line find themselves
routed through to ruin.
1t often happens that the man who
marries for money never seems to have
as much of the ready as the man who
works for it.
When a woman has matrimonial de-
signs on a man she tries to keep him
from thinking she thinks he isn't what
he thinks she thinks he is.
RUSSIAN PROVERBS.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
CONCERNING COLDS.
Severity Of Climate Not Cause So
Much as 0ver-Bundling and
Poor Ventilation.

Contrary to the prevalent opinion
that colds and coughs are due entirely to
the severity of the climate, or to some
unexpected change in the weather, they
really arise, in very many cases, from
pure carelessness and want Of thought.
Colds are not inevitable, but could
often be avoided II people would only use
their ideas Of common sense and be rea-
sonable.
The custom Of muffiing the neck very
closely with furs or similar protection
is extremely dangerous. II thoughtless-
ly left OFF a severe cold is sure. A light
wrapping, sufficient to exclude cold
wind, while permitting ventilation,
gives the best protection.
For instance, III one sits in a heated
o while paying a visit, or during the
services at church, without removing
any of the many wraps which have beer
donned for the cold atmosphere out OF
doors, the result is almost sure to be a
severe cold, contracted by the sudden
change from the heated room to the cold
air.
Sleeping in badly ventilated rooms,
wearing at night the underclothing
which is worn through the day, late
hours, loss of sleep, greasy food, and ir-
regularity of meals, all tend to weaken
the system to such an extent as to rem
der it quite incapable Of resisting the
changes in the weather or any exposure
to disease. While we all advocate cold
and well-ventilated sleeping apart
ments, we, at the same, must condemn
the cold room for dressing in the morn
ing. 1t is most unhealthy, and a delicate
person might receive such a shock as
to result in fatal injury.
When at all possible n should have
a warm dressing-room close at hand. but
if the home is not SO luxurious the fam
lily sitting-room could be utilized for
this purpose, only a very short time be-
ing required by each person. A dress
ing-gown and a pair of warm bedroom
slippers should be put on as quickly as
possible, and the clothes could be car
ried to the sitting-room, where half the
toilet could be performed in a very few
minutes.-Boston Budget and Beacon.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
HOW TO MAKE A CAMERA.
What the Handy Boy Can Do will.
a Few Tools, a Cigar Box and
a Piece of Tin.

The chief requisite in making q
pinhole camera that will actually pro-
duce good photographs is a fair
amount of mechanical ingenuity and
a good stock of patience.
The cost is a trifie, or nothing, as
all the materials required are a cigar
box, a dozen little nails, such as cigar
boxes are made with, a narrow strip
of tin one inch long, another piece of
tin an inch square and a bottle of
glue.
From pieces of the cigar box cut
three eat squares, each two and one
half inches each way, and two a lit
pieces must be exactly square, then
tack and glue them together to form
a tight little box, with one end open.
You must figure it out SO that this box
is just two and one-half inches (out-
side measurement each way. This is
where your stock of patience may be
required.
When this is done blacken the inside
with ink. Now cut a little hole, me-
fourth inch across, in the end of the
box opposite the open end, and bevel
the edges with a jack-knife upon the
outside of this hole. (See E, fig. -
Take the inch square piece of tin and
drill a tiny hole in the center, and
glue it inside the end of the box in
which the bevelled hole is cut, so that
it will expose the little hole in the tin.
This hole in the tin acts as the lens,
and should not be larger than the
point of a pin.
To make the plate-holder, take four
slender pieces of wood, each of them
two inches long, and glue them in the
four corners of the box, so that the end
of each will rest upon the end Of the
box to which the lens has been glued.
These little uprights will form the
plate-holder, the plate resting upon
them a half inch from the open end
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
GRAND TO LIVE
And the Last Laugh Is Always the
Best.

"Six months ago I would have
laughed at the idea that there could
be anything better for a table bever-
age than coffee" writes an Ohio wom-
an-"now I laugh to know there is"
"Since childhood I drank coffee as
freely as any other member of the
family. The result was a puny, sick
ly girl, and as I grew into woman
hood 1 did not gain in health, but was
afflicted with heart trouble, a weak
and disordered stomach, wrecked
nerves and a general breaking down,
till last winter at the age of 80 |
seemed to be on the verge of con-
sumption. My friends greeted me
with How bad you look! What a ter
rible color!' and this was not very
comforting.
1.-THE doctors and patent medicines
did me absolutely no good. was
thoroughly discouraged.
"Then I gave up coffee and COM
menced Postum Food Coffee. At first
I didn't like it, but after a few trials
and following the directions exactly,
it was grand. It was refreshing and
satisfying. In q couple Of weeks I no
ticed q great change. became
stronger, my brain grew clearer, / was
not troubled with forgetfulness as in
coffee times, my power of endurance
was more than doubled. The heart
trouble and indigestion disappeared
and my nerves became steady and
strong.
II began to take an interest in
things about me. Housework and
home-making became q pleasure. My
friends have marveled at the change
and when they inquire what brought
1t about, / answer Postum Food Cot
fee, and nothing else in the world"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book. "rhe Road to Wellvilles" in
pkgs.
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ID Side View of Interior, Showing Cleats
against which the plate rests.
(2) Cover or bach of camera, showing
spring to hold plate firm.
go Inside of the completed camera from
the rear.
"a The finished box in perspective, show
ing pill-box shutter.
of the box. (See A, B, C, D, fig. H. 1t
is necessary to get these pegs just a
half inch from the end of the box, for
this is the focus of me camera, and
the plate must be that distance from
the lens.
The end or lid (see fig. 81 of the
camera which holds the plate against
the pegs should be made of two thick
nesses of the cigar box lumber, the
lower piece being small enough to fit
inside the box and the upper piece
large enough to cover the entire top.
The lid must also be blackened upon
the bottom side.
Nail to the under side of this lid the
bottom side, tin, bent into a half cir
Gle (see A, fg. 81 This tin serves as
a spring to hold the plate firmly to the
pegs when the lid ia put On. The lid
may be secured to the camera with
any sort of little clamps. l used small
hooks and eyes (such as are used on
some cigar boxes), four of each. The
eyes fastened to the edges of the lid
and the foul sides of the camera.
The plates to be used are 2kx2A
inches, and of course must be placed
in the camera in a dark room. Fasten
on the lid and place the finger over tn .
hole in the end. To expose take the
finger from the hole half a minute anti
replace it.
This, of course, means, says the New
York World, that you cannot carry the
camera far from the house and must
at once take it in where no light ca1
reach it till it is developed.
An Improvement that is forth add
ing is a simple shutter. Get a pill box
that is large enough to cover complete
iy the square hole in front of the cam
era. Glue the bottom firmly over this
hole, and when dry cut out the bottom
over the square. and trim neatly. Now,
with the cover of the pill box (the ir-
side of which you must paint black
IN, your plate is safe, and you have
only to slip it of to make the ex-
posture.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
Too Busy to Grow.

A small Office boy, who had worked
in the same position for two years on
a salary of three dollars a week, finally
plucked up enough courage to ask for
an increase in wages, relates James H
Lambert, in st. Nicholas.
How much more would you like tc
have?" inquired his employer.
WELL, answered the lad. II don't
think two dollars a week would
be too much"
well, you seem to me a rather
small boy to be earning five dollars a
week." remarked his employer.
i suppose | do. ! know I'm small
for my age" the boy explained. sbut
to tell you the truth, since I've beer
here | haven't had time to grow"
He got the raise.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23

Roguery is the last of trades.
Without cheating. NJ trading.
Every fox praises his own tail.
A debt is adorned by payment.
Every little frog is great in his own
bog.
Trust in God, but do not stumble your
self.
Be praised not for your ancestors. but
for your virtues.
If God doesn't forsake us the pigs
will not take us.
The deeper you hide anything the
sooner you find it.
Go after two wolves and you will
not catch ven one.
Send a pig to dinner and he will put
his feet on the table.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
sterilizing Milk.

Sterilizing milk is not such a for
midable job as one would think. Here
is an excellent way to make sure"
The bottles themselves should first
be sterilized by placing shoppers of
cotton wool in the neck and putting
them into an ordinarily hot over for
80 minutes; then fill them with milk
and place them in a steamer over
boiling water for Is minutes; insert
glass or rubber shoppers into them
before removing from the steamer.
Milk prepared this way may be kept
perfectly sweet for two weeks, and,
if sterilized a second time, may be
kept longer. Sterilizing in this way
does not change the quality of milk
as does boiling it, and milk thus pre-
pared is much better for the child.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
Women In

bility, irritability, nervousness, sleep
lessness, melancholy, "all-gone" and
''want-to-be-left-alone" feelings, blues
and hopelessness, they should remem-
Der there is one tried and sSue remedy.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound at once such troubles.
No other female medicine in the
world has received such widespread
and unqualified endorsement.
The needless suffering of women from
diseases peculiar to their sex is terrible
to see. The money which they pay to
doctors who do not help them is an
enormous waste. The pain is cured
and the money is saved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
1t is well for women who are i'll to
write Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass.
The present Mrs. Pinkham is tina
daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham,
her assistant for many years before her
decease. and for twenty five years
since her advice has been freely given
to sick women. In her great expert
ence, which covers many years, she
has probably had to deal with dozens
of cases just like yours. Her advice
is strictly confidential.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23

laid over the others; both it's edges
are trimmed with frilled ribbon, and
the outer edge of the side straps. The
sleeves are gagged in the center to
form two puffs, and are gathered just
below the elbow into a band of inser-
ton edged with friiled ribbon.
Materials required: two yards 46
inches wide, two and one-half yards
insertion, four yards frilled ribbon.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
Chinese Cavalry Horses.

In describing the Chinese cavalry, a
correspondent asserts that horses in
finer condition do not exist in any
army in the world. He says that the
Chinese Is a born horseman, who has
nothing to learn from Europe or
America in the handling Of horses,
though he is ignorant Of veterinary
science.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
Marking silver and Linen.

A correspondent asks how table sill
yer, and linen should be marked when
intended for wedding presents.
Custom DEGREES that everything given
before the marriage ceremony should
bear either the full name. monogram
or initials of the bride. On silver the
date may be added. but 1t Is not nee
essary.-Madame Merri.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
For Pimples.

Treatment for pimples and black
heads calls for absolute cleanliness OF
the body, extremely and internally.
Pimples show that the body is absorb
ing poisonous substances that 1t
should be throwing off freely. Keep
the intestinal tracts. the kidneys and
the skin all active by drinking plenty
Of water, eating fruit and bathing
daily. At night scrub the face well
with hot water and green soap, after
wards amounting with this healing
cream: Five grams of lanolin, five
grams of oil of sweet almonds, five
grams OF sulphur precipltate, W and
one-half grams Of oxide of zinc. ten
drops of extract of violet. Apply SPAR
ingly.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
Everything Orderly.

whats the excitement down there
at the corner?" asked the stranger.
There amt no excitement, mister"
said one of the bystanders. "A Teller
with a camera took a snapshot of q
weddin' party as they were comm out
Of the church, and the bridegroom is
kickin' him around the block."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
NO FAvoRs TO THIS PRINCE
Prince Albert Alexander Like Any
Other Midshipman of the
English Navy.

If it were possible to conceive OF a
boy ever wishing that he were a girl
then one might imagine that Prince
Albert Alexander, of Battenberg would
like to change places with his sister,
Princess Ena. He is 10 and she is IL.
Since she came out a year ago she has
been pampered and petted m made
no end of a fuss over. while since he
left school he has had to go through
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
A VERY PRETTY BLOUSE.
Charming Waist Made of Light Green
Wolfe and Trimmed with In
sertion and Ribbon.

Pale green voile makes up well in
this style. The fronts are gagged g v
eral times on each shoulder and again
Just above the bust.
Down the center front are three
straps of insertion. The center one is
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
THREE ( N GAMES.
A Game Called Portrait" Interesting,
Failing Soldiers" Lively, and
"the SINCE" 4 Joke.

Some time ago a correspondent re-
quested games such as young people
play in France. These three amuse-
ments may answer her purpose:
In the game called Portrait" one
person leaves the room, while the 9TH
ers choose the name of some one they
all know. The person on entering the
room has to guess the name selected
by asking questions to be answered
is a MANI" NO" "A woman?" YES
"Is she married?" NO" "Have ]
seer her today Yes" HAS she
fair hair?" NO" Sometimes the
company choose the one who went
outside for the portrait" and the
guessing is more difficult.
The Failing Soldier is another di-
version. The whole company stand in
a row like soldiers. The order is to
stretch the right arm forward, then
the left one; second kneel down on one
knee only with the arms still out
stretched; then push your mex neigh
Dor and the whole file will collapse
like a house of cards.
The "Singe" (the monkey is a pop
ular game among young girls who en-
joy a hearty laugh upon one of the OPP
posite sex. In fact it is really a prac-
teal joke. The monkey is the man
selected to leave the room. When he
returns silence reigns among the
whole company; puzzled by the seri-
Gus attitude, he naturally asks: What
is the matter?" They all repeat in
chorus, What is the matter?" The
monkey" probably says, Il do not un-
derstand,'' which is chorused after
him. This continues until the monkey
sees the joke which of course he &C
cepts Observation-Disclosures Merri.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
Couldn't Think of His First Nam,

Couldn't Tnlnk OF HIS E1rSr Name.
In the grammar department Of one
OF our public schools the teacher, after
talking with her class in the subject
of mythology, read to them as follows,
says the Magazine of Fun:
Vulcan, smith, architect and char
lot builder for the gods of Mt. Olym-
pus, built their houses, consecrated
their furniture" etc. The following
day the subject of the preceding day
was given Us a language lesson. and,
as no mention was made of Vulcan,
the teacher asked the class who built
the houses for the gods of Mt. Olym-
pus. For a while the children seemed
to be lost in deep thought, when sud
denly a CLEAN Of intelligence illulni-
mated the face Of one little girl. and
she replied:
Il cant think of his first name, but
his last name is Smith,"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
A A LITTLE GIRL.
How a Schoolgirl in England Saved
the Life of Boy at Peril of
Her Own.

Nellie Ross, a little schoolgirl liv.
ing in West Haven. England, saved a
boy from drowning in the River Rye
a few weeks ago. Although the wa
ter was II feet deep at that place,
without a moments hesitation she
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23

Aseptic.

Have you steriliZed the baby's milk
and boiled the water you put in it, and
disinfected the bottle, Maggie?"
"Yis, mum. Here ut is"
But for heavens sake what's that
floating in it,"
BE aisy, mum-that's nc microbe.
| TITS only a cockroach."-Cleveland
Leader.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
An Awkward Carriage.

An awkward walk. or carriage is no
longer considered a gift Of tho gods.
but q bad habit to be corrected by q
dancing master who knows as much
Of physical culture as he does Of the
two-step and the waltz.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
NELLIE ROSS.

jumped in fully dressed and managed
to reach the shore with the boy, who
was completely exhausted. She had
recently been taught swimming at
school. In recognition of her braye
deed the Royal Humane society of
England is to present her with a vel
lum certificate.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
Sugar Of Lead.

Ten cents worth Of sugar Of lead
in three gallons Of soft water will
prevent any color of blue from fad
ing in the laundry.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
Just Came

Freddie-Mother, what is the baby's
name?
Mother-The baby hasn't any name.
Freddie-Then how did you know he
belonged here.-Detroit Free Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
He Doesn't Count.

house are definitely settled at last.
Ascum-You're satisfied now, Ell?
R~ichley-No, but my wife and ths
architect are.-Philadephia Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23

Another caution may be given. Do
not borrow or lend, IL 1t a be
helped. | would not have you sordid
or stingy, but the girl who lends too
likely may be in straits herself, and
the girl who is known to be q bor-
rower is always an object of suspicion.
In boarding schools, especially, the
student who constantly borrows and
seldom pays promptly is little liked
by her mates, and no wonder. She
gets for herself a shocking reputation,
and gradually her principles of honor
and honesty are undermined. If you
are v e forced to borrow make every
sacrifice that you may pay your obliga-
ton. The amount of an allowance
must be determined by a schoolgirls
parents. with due regard to what Il
is to purchase during the month.
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23

pains down through my limbs so / could
hardly walk. 1t was as bad a case of female
trouble as / have ever known. Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, however,
cured me within four months. Since that
time / nave had occasion to recommend it to
a number of patients suffering from all
forms of female difficulties, and l find that
while it is considered unprofessional to rec
ommend a patent medicine, l can honestly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, for / have found that it cures
female ills, where all other medicine fails. 1t
is a grand medicine for sick women"
Money cannot buy such testimony as
this-merit alone can produce such re-
suits, and the ablest specialists now
agree that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is the most univer-
sally successful remedy for all female
diseases known to medicine.
When women are troubled with ir-
regular, suppressed or painful periods,
weakness, displacement or liberation
of the female organs, that bearing
down feeling, Inflammation. backache.
bloating Tor flatulence), general debili-
ty, indigestion, and nervous prostra-
ton. or are beset with such symptoms
as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, excita-
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
when to Shampoo.

shampoo the hair once every fou
weeks with the esq shampoo.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23

Gle, or the Settlement, or in q poor
family in the r~eighborhood, the little
pocketbook may have its fund set by
to help along.
A thrifty girl will try to save a lit
tie each month for a rainy day. 1t is
q good plan to have something left
owe and not to reach the very last
cent before the new allowance is paid.
It is not a comfortable thing to be
what Is called hard up"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23

An prUulctS tnat HeH VIII
fly within a year. Many have been flying
for a long time and without airships, too.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
A TRAINED NURSE
After Years of Experience, Advises Women In
Regard to Their Health.

Mrs. Martha Pohlman
of SIS Chester Avenue,
Newark, N. j., who is a
graduate Nurse from the
Blockley Training School.
at Philadelphia, and for
six years Chief Clinic
Nurse at the Philadelphia
Hospital, writes the letter
printed below. She has
the advantage of personal
experience, besides her
professional education,
and what she has to say
may be absolutely relied
upon.
Many other women are
afflicted as she was. They
can regain health in the
same way. 1t is prudent
to heed such advice from
such a source.
Mrs. Pohlman writes:
IL am firmly persuaded,
after eight years Of experience
with Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, that it
Is the safest and best medicine
for any suffering woman tN
use.n
"Immediately after my
marriage / found that my
health began to fail me. I be
came weak and pale, with
severe bearing-down pains,
fearful backaches and fire.
quent dizzy spells. The doctors
prescribed for me, yet ] did
not improve. / would bloat
after eating, and frequently
become nauseated. l had
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23

This leon Md Is DR.. Brown,
Who fares but III IN SpOtIeso Town.
The town is so COnfOunded clean,
II IS no wonder he Is lean.
Hes lost all patient, now you Know
Because they use SAPOLlO.