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The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
CURIOUS Power Of Charcoal.

Prof. Dewar has found that the pow
er of charcoal to absorb gases is vast
ly increased at very low temperatures.
so that it can be employed for exhaust
ing i~ncandescent lamp bulbs and
Crookes tubes. and also for separat-
ing mixed gases. Experiment has
shown that at the freezing point OF
water and at normal atmospheric
pressure, one gram of charcoal abb
serbs four cubic centimeters OF hy-
drogen and IS cubic centimeters OF
oxygen, but that at -182 degrees G.,
the temperature of boiling air, one
gram of charcoal absorbs 1876 cubic
centimeters of hydrogen and $50
cubic centimeters Of oxygen. When
several gases are mixed. the charcoal
absorbs some of them much more free
ly than others. SO that by multiplying
the operation, gases can be separated
from mixtures in sufficient quantity for
industrial
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18

Kindly explain what Is meant By
.sdiscounting' q note."-Would-be Busi-
ness Woman.
II you hold a mans note and wish
to realize money on 1t without waiting
for 1t to mature, you can sell 1t to .
broker or bank. OF course, you must
expect to lose something on the note,
or, In other words, to pay for the &C
commodation. The rates OF discount
vary according to the security offered
and the character Of the loan. The
interest laws Of some states limit the
rate to be charged, but many people
take advantage Of the situation to ask
a large discount.
'"Will you kindly explain as simply
as possible what is meant by the ':n-
dorser Of a note?' "A Dressmaker.
The indorser Of a note is any person
who writes her name on the back and
thereby guarantees its payment. Nat
urally, Endorsements are not readily
obtained, for 1t is not easy to borrow
the credit Of another person and peo-
pie are rightly reluctant to make them
selves responsible for the debts Of 9TH
ers. Second and third indorsers, II
there be such, become liable in their
turn. It is bad policy to indorse a
note and many business men refuse to
do SO. Others say that they never do
it without expecting in the end they
will have to pay the face value.
Can I borrow money at a bank when
I need it?"-A Widow.
Some banks will lend money on GER
tain securities. Savings banks will
loan for years on real estate security,
but other banks make short loans of
60 to 80 days. These short-time notes
can sometimes be renewed If parties
are responsible and it is not conven-
lent to pay them when due. If you will
60 to the bank when interest or note
becomes due you will ave the bank
a notification and the cashier will feel
that you are prompt in payment. 1t
will be to your advantage In many
ways. AS all banks keep papers in
methodical order, they will be able to
lay their hands at once on the note
If you state clearly the date, amount
and name Of parties involved.
Copyright, by Joseph B.. Bowles.)
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18

Maupassant, says q current author,
never talked about literature. There
are so many other things Of SO much
greater interest to talk about" he
used to say. But this was pure affee-
tation. Everybody knows that there
Is nothing SO interesting as literature
and the persons who manufacture It.
The Wheel Of Mirth.
CA rainy afternoon. Scene: The
main hall of the Eden Musee. New
York city. Discovered. seated, Edith
Wharton and Ellen Glasgow
Edith-What perfect weather! II
only It would rain every day!
~-Ellen-Yes; but, ~unhappily. into
each life some sunshine must fall.
Edith-Life is such a dismal bust
ness! How perfectly 1t is symbolized
by these faded. tawdry waxworks
around us, these dusty. rusty
crowned heads! 1t is SO beautifully
depressing. Do you come here often?
Ellen-Of late l have done much OF
my thinking here. The plot of THE
Wheel of Life" came to me while !
was sitting in this very chair.
Edith-How interesting! l do near
ly all M work here, both thinking
and writing. l wrote The House OF
Mirth" here, over in that corner, be
hind the wax figure of S~chopenhauer.
| know Of no other corner where the
ot-oNcnharo &c n,,fto ~ thick
Ellen-Except the Chamber of Hor-
rors downstairs. / planned my best
scene there.
Edith-For certain CHASTITY effects
l recommend the Chamber Of Horrors
but for general dreariness, I think the
atmosphere of this hall is much the
best. 1 enjoyed your Wheel very
much. At thirty, I confess, my view
of life was still tinged with optimism
You developed early, my dear.
Ellen-I always had intuitions, more
real to me than the so-called facts of
existence. AS a child I Stunned the
rose because l sensed the thorns. The
first marsh marigolds of spring threw
me into a profound melancholy. DAT
odils always suggested a danse maca-
bre. Experience taught me that my
intuitions were correct.
Edith-It is always safe to trust
ones intuitions, that is, if be a
woman and a literary genius. Still,
experience is not wholly without value.
II Oh dear, the rain has stopped
and the sun is coming out. Isn't II
too bad!
Ellen-And spring Is almost here,
with it's foolish violets and perky
green stuff. l can haru4y wait for
autumn.
Edith-There is nothing lovelier
than a wet day in October. Els lebe de1
Tod! Els lebe- der Tod!
Ellen-What a splendid title for a
novel-Es Lebe der Tod!
Edith-Shall we c%ollaborate on it?
Ellen-I should love to!
Edith-Come over In the Schopen-
hauer corner and we will block it out.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
Of Interest to Bibliophiles.

A very rare first edition of the
Worlds Almanac for 1901 sold at auc-
ton in Brooklyn for $270. Barring a
loose cover and a few torn pages, it
was in excellent condition.
Theophilus Bugg, the well-known
collector of Evanston, ILL.,, announces
another find of great value: Mark
Twain's Sketches" Chatto & Windus.
%Piccadilly; cocoa and pill ads on fly
leaves and Bears Soup on rear cover.
The back of the book is unglued and
the front cover Is detached. A mag
nifcent acquisition.
2 Lovers of fine books will welcome
the sumptuous volume which Messrs.
Josh. Gosh & Co. are issuing for the
bibliophile trade-a de luxe edition Of
Roget's T%hesaurus, with Illustrations
by Howard Chandler Christy and
Henry HUT. These famous illustra-
tors have never done anything more
beautifully irrelevant or less In keep
ing with the text.
A unique copy OF Marie Corelli's
Romance of Two Worlds" fetched
G93 at auction In London. The book
had once been read by the late queen,
and contained nearly a hundred mar
ginal notes in pencil, such as How
true!" my own sentiments" etc. Vic
toria was very fond of Corelli's books,
and read little else.
The author of the comedy Coming
Through the Rye" proceeded on the
theory that the original Rye was a
field of waving grain. Probably not
two authors out of three are better in
formed.
The golden goose which Herr Con-
ried, of the Metropolitan opera house,
came into possession of not long ago
has been laying two eggs a day right
along, and ssix when Herr Conried has
q benefit. 1t is feared that the goose
will expire from overwork, and the
attention of the S. P. G. A. has been
called to the matter.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
Execution Season.

Executions are now in full swing
at Picking, this being the annual exc
cution season. AS many as Is exc
cutions IN a day r taking place. It
is stated that some take place at the
direct command Of the empress dow
ager and others for the special amuse-
ment OF other Peking dignitaries.-
Shanghai Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
Letters Of an Art Student.

(Being a second communication from
Charles Dana Gibson to Robert w.
Chambers.)
My dear Chambers: In my last let
ter l told you of my remarkable dis
covery that red and blue mixed to-
gether produce purple. Since then !
have happened on a number of sur
prising things, and regret a thousand
times hat l did not take up the study
of color years ago. Would you be-
lieve that blue and yellow combined
give green? had always supposed
that green was a primary color, one
sees so much of 1t in nature. l do not
yet quite see why it should not be.
But my greatest discovery is "Endy-
mion." 1t happened this way: Clean
ing my palette the other day l scraped
the little dabs of paint into a heap and
this casual mixture produced the most
beautiful tint, unlike anything in the
pain. shops. Immediately named it
"Endymion" and gathered it in a tube.
1t would be very effective in a Greek
landscape, and l intend to send some
to Ohio Cushing to color his Olympian
fashion plates with. My one tube is
priceless, as | cannot seem to find the
combination again, though l have tried
a dozen times and wasted a vast guam
tity Of colors. l think a beautiful poem
might be- written on, say, The Lost
Tint" The first stanza runs in my
head as follows:
Sealed one day at my easel,
; was weary and Ill at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly,
Scraping the palette's lees
l am not much of a hand at verse
making. Perhaps you can do some
thing with 1t. 1t Is o in your line.
AS ever,
C. D. GIBSON.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
By B. L. TAYLOR

! There can be no pleasure In
4 the work which makes man his
4 own inferior.
! Love is never apropos. "A
/ love talk is always apropos or
nothing-but love.
y Give whimsy a fair field and
! outlaw none of our illusions,
4 decisions, and heresies, and 10,
\ you have the liberation of toler-
Y ance-the millennium of mind.
\ Civilization is a poor sort of
4 makeshift, yet l suppose we
\ should be thankful that people
y are tame even If they are not
\ very humane.
+ Our work which takes so
y much of us and should be the
\ best expression of us, is actually
l of our real lives a thing apart
!; "a concession to the Belly.
Y Life in a civilized state begins
\ with the sensation that there r
I 100 cents in a dollar.
7 We seek the society Of those
y who flatter us; and we like the
J iattery, but we despise the fiat
1 terer.
y Don't go back to the places
\ endeared to you by childhood,
! for then you lose your illusions
/ and gain only a new pain.
Y Heartiness effects more than
J humility in the affairs of life.
Z A great many men, and wom-
: en-, too, mistake stupidity for
Z common sense.
I So many people have opinions
\ without having convictions.
We all profess to think we'll
4 Of humanity, because we like to
, be we'll thought Of.
WALTER BLACKBURN HARTE.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
Pie crust-3o minutes.

Pie crust-30 minutes.
Pie crust, without flling-15 minutes
Braised meat-about four hours.
Sirloin Of beef. lamb rare-ten min
utes per pound.
Mutton, rare-ten minutes per pound
Lamb-15 minutes per pound.
Pork-20 minutes per pound.
Twelve-pound turkey-3h hours.
Three and q half pound chicken
about IN hours.
Domestic ducks to so minutes
Wild duck-35 to 40 minutes.
Squab-30 minutes.
Good size fish-one hour.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
Braised Roast Of Beef.

select q piece Weighing from : 20
6 pounds, from the rump. Wipe the
meat with a clean, damp cloth. Rub
with salt and pepper. Dredge with
-four. Scar in hot pan. Add l car
rot, cut In dice; l turnip. cut in dice;
1 onion, cut fine; q few slices fresh
tomato, Or a little canned tomato.
Pour I cup of water and / tablespoon
full OF vinegar into the baking pan.
Cover and bake in a moderate oven
3 to 4 hours, basting frequently. Add
more water as it cooks away. When
done remove the meat and thicken
the gravy. Do not strain.
Baked Egg Plant.
Cook egg plant whole in boiling,
sailed water one-half hour or until
tender. Take out carefully and cut in
halves. Scoop out soft portion, leav-
ing the skin unbroken. Mash fine.
Add l large tablespoonful of butter,
salt and pepper. Put back into skin.
Sprinkle the top with crumbs and
brown in oven.
Baking Powder Biscuits.
1 pint of -four, 2 teaspoonfuls of
baking power, " t%easpoonful Of salt.
2 heaping tablespoonfuls Of butter, /
cup of milk.
Sift -four, salt and baking powder.
Rub in the butter; add the milk. Stir
slowly with a knife. Roll on a well
Toured board. Cut and bake in q
hot oven 20 minutes.
Veal Loaf.
2 pounds of lean veal, chopped fine,
with n pound Of salt pork. Add 4
butter crackers, rolled fine, 2 eggs,
well beaten, 2 teaspoonfuls of salt, l
salt spoonful Of pepper. ~ salt spoon
sui of nutmeg. Make into IN oval
loaf and bake 2 hours or more, bast-
ing frequently with hot water.
Cream Pie.
Crust-1 heaping cupful of pastry
flour. u teaspoonful Of salt, 1 heap
ing tablespoonful Of butter, 1 heaping
tablespoonful of lard. Sift -four and
salt together. Rub in the lard. Mix
stiff with " cupful Of cold water. Turn
out upon a Toured board. Make into
a fiat cake. Roll out n inch thick.
Spread butter over the surface. Sift
over this a little -four. Fold owe and
roll INTO a long. narrow strip. Roll
again and fit it to the tins.
Filling-Two cups of milk, 2 eggs.
/ teaspoonful of butter, 2 tablespoon
fuls of -four. " cupful Of sugar. "
teaspoonful of vanilla, 2 tablespoon
fuls of powdered sugar. Heat the
milk. Beat the yolks Of eggs; add
sugar. Thicker the milk with the
flour, dissolved in a little milk. Boil
5 minutes. Pour this over the eggs
and sugar, stirring all the time. Re-
turn to the fire. Cook about l minute.
Take from the fire. Add vanilla. Fill
lower crust which has been baked.
Cover the top with the whites of the
eggs, beaten stiff with the Q table
spoonfuls of powdered sugar. Set in
a very cool oven until it is slightly
Drowned and risen.
mOpyrieht. by Joseph B., BoWleS,1
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18

There is talk, we hear, of forming
"the Association of Deans Of Ameri-
can Letters''-a most interesting
brotherhood which should have been
installed long since in a clubhouse OF
it's own. The plans at present are in
definite, but there is promise Of a
large formal dinner annually, with
smaller and informal spreads when
ever Mr.. Howells, or Mr.. Clemens, or
DR.. Hale, or any other Dean has a
birthday. There is some talk OF in
rreasing the membership of the asso-
citation by electing SO or 100 Vice Deans
of American Letters. Thus, James
Whitcom Riley would be the Vice
Dean from Indiana; Edwin Markham
from Staten Island, and so on. No au-
thor will be eligible for a deanship I'M
der the age of so, nor for a vice dean
ship under As.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
COOKING


How Baking Differs from Roasting
How to Make q Batter Light-Hot
Breads and Meats Require Very
Hot oven-Time Tables for Boiling
and Baking-Recipes.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18

was my situation for sixteen
long and weary years because
of my physical in6rmities. |
he'd severe pains in my side,
constant headache, weak back,
subject to habitual miscarriage
and was a generally broken
down wreck. Several doctors
tried to better my condition, but
were unsuccessful. Yet, this
condition is all changed, and
- I'd eERsTLE's
- FEMALE PANAcEA
is responsible for the transfor-
nation from the gloom of sick
ness and suffering to the light
of health and happiness. l am
strong and in good health and
can do my housework with sat
~isfaction and pleasure. l be-
gan to build up on the first
bottle, and the final result is
wonderful to contemplate. 1t
is only those who have been to
such depths of despair that can
appreciate the restoration.
MRS. ELLEN JACKSON
Crawford, Miss.
This is jus. one letter. but we have thou
sands of similar ones. showing that g. 4: I.
is tho best Female Tonic and i. every day
struation. Whites, all Womb. Ovarian and
Nervous Troubles. Don't fail to get a bottie
at once. 1t Is sold under q monsy.back
guarantee.
eERsTLE MEDICINE CO., Chattanooga, rsaa
Al aH Dealers. Ia Oss Dollar Beetles.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
POINTS THEY SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT PRoMIssoRY NOTES.
Answers to Questions About Joint
Notes, Collecting Payments, Dis
counting Notes, Indorsing Notes,
Borrowing at the Bank, Etc.
By KATHERINE LOUISE SMITH.

ID AAA X1EAbA4NG AOOAS@
A promissory note is q written en-
gagement by n person to pay another
therein named, absolutely or uncondi-
tionally, q certain sum Of money at .
time specified. This Is the legal deflni-
ton Of q promissory note. In reality
the simplest form Of written acknowl-
edgement Of Q loan of money due, Is
q promissory note and as 1t is a spe-
cies OF paper one should always under
stand and hesitate before signing, it is
well for a woman to comprehend the
exact meaning and the obligations In
volved. 1t is an easy matter to sign
ones name to such a paper, but the
consequences such an act involves may
not be so readily fulfilled.
OF course, the principal purpose Sc
cured by a promissory note Is on the
part of the borrower, the obtaining of
money and postponement Of payment
until a later time. which is agreed
upon. The lender, on his side, OBJ
tains written evidence OF the debt,
which is important not alone to bind
the debtor, but because memories are
treacherous and death sometimes In
t%ervenes. He also obtains written ev-
idence OF an obligation which must be
paid or the note will be dishonored.
The usual form for a promissory note
Is as follows:
Chicago. ILL.,, Dec. l, 1906.
ION demand Tor - days after date,
or months after date, or on the -
day Of - 49,, l promise to pay to
the order of Jane Doe, -- dollars,
with interest, for value received.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
Time table for boiling.

Time table for boiling:
Eggs, coffee, CLANS oysters-three to
Eve minutes.
Green corn, rice, tomatoes, peas, as
paragus-15 to 90 minutes.
Potatoes, squash, spinach, macaroni
20 to 80 minutes.
String beans-45 to 60 minutes.
Carrots, turnips, young beets, onions,
caulifower-30 to As minutes.
Chickens and lamb-one to two
hours.
Veal-two to three hours.
Small pieces Of metals minutes to
the pound.
Corned beef, tongue-three to four
hours.
Ham-four to i've hours.
Time table for baking:
Bread-45 to so minutes.
Biscuits, rolls-10 to 20 minutes.
Sponge cake-45 to so minutes.
oeokies-10 to Is minutes.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
"ELIZABETh (X) MORRISON.
Mark.

"Witness to mark:
JANE WENTWORTH"
In other words, Elizabeth Morrison
has some one sign her name and she
makes the mark. Jane Wentworth,
who watches this proceeding, signs her
name as witness. In some states two
witnesses are required by law.
What is a joint note? I have been
asked to sign one and do not like to
do so without understanding it,
Clara r.
You do right not to sign any paper
without understanding its contents. A
Joint note is one signed by two or
more persons. Each thus becomes re-
sponsible for the full amount in the
body of the note.
81 hold a mans note for 500. How
shall l credit his interest and pay
ments?"-Mrs. L. M. Baker.
Write each time on the back. under
the date, the amount paid you and
state if it is interest or a payment on
the principal. This is called an in
dorsement of payment and should
never be neglected. For instance,
you might know that he had paid
that amount, but il you died,
your executor, seeing no indorse-
ment on the back, might demand
the amount again. OF course you I'M
derstand that any amount paid above
the interest is deducted from the face
value when the note falls due or is
taken up.
How can I collect payment on a
note given by a party who resides in
another town?"-A Working Woman.
Send the note to a bank in the place
where the maker resides and ask them
to collect the money and forward it to
you. The proper Endorsement will be
On the back before it Is returned to
you, with the amount received, less
/ small percentage for the collection.
rhe note should be sent several days
before it is due to give the bank time
10 notify the maker.
"Kindly explain to me in simple
words the meaning of ito order" on
The back Of a e."-Interested
Reader.
II q note is drawn payable ito order"
fou must sign your name on the back
( you wish to transfer it. That is the
same method used in writing checks.
n signing your name IN the back Of
/ note you are liable for the full face
Of the note II you sell it and the maker
tails to pay. Take, for instance, Sarah
slater borrows Of you (Anna Gordon)
800, giving security or not, as you de-
mand. You wish to transfer this note
to Elizabeth Barton, so you write on
the back PAY to the order Of Elizabeth
Barton" and sign your name, Anna
Gordon. When this note becomes due,
Sarah Slater does not pay 1t. Thus you
are legally responsible for the amount
The only way in which you q avoid
this is, when signing, to write with
out recourse" over your name on the
back.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-18
RACHEL ROE"

RACHEL ROE"
Many rules applicable for checks
hold good in notes. For instance, the
date and amount must be plainly writ
ten. In writing the amount of the note
one should commence at the extreme
left of the blank and draw a line be-
tween the amount written and the
word dollars" Notes should also be
made payable "to order" Other re-
quirements are that the rate Of inter-
est should be clearly expressed and
that the post Office address Of each
party should be given after the name.
Some place should be designated for
payment. Usually this is a business
house or bank. "The maker" Of q
promissory note is the person who
gives it and "the payee" is the one
indicated as the recipient of the prom
ised amount. In some states fixed
phrases are required in the body OF the
note, such as without discount" but
as a general rule that fact is under
stood.
A bank is usually the best place to
designate for the payment OF a note
and blanks are provided for this pur-
pose. The borrower may leave funds
there and thus stop interest or protest,
in case she is out of town on the date
of payment. And the owner can leave
it for collection before it becomes due
and the bank will notify the maker.
In taking a note from a party who
cannot sign her name, the person
should be requested to make her mark.
For example.
"Her
The Colorado statesman., 1906-11-24
JOBS FOR SOLDIERS.

New York, Nov. 22.-The three com
pauies of negro troops discharged from
the United States army by order of
President Roosevelt will be taken to
Chicago, Philadelphia and New York.
according to plan announced here to-
day They will be clothed and cared
for by committees, and employment for
them eventually found.
The negro pastors and other leaders
of their race here have determined to
hold mass meeting in Cooper Union
on December LIST, at which distin-
guished white and colored men are to
speak. and sentiment is to be created
favorable to Congress making full
investigation of the matter.
A large delegation of ministers. with
lawyers, who have been retained on
behalf of the negro soldiers, is to visit
President Roosevelt on Monday at
Washington and urge him to reopen
the same.
Gilchrist Stewart. acting on behalf
of the Constitutional League, left yes
terday for Reno, Oklahoma. where the
soldiers are being discharged, for the
purpose of securing evidence from
hem which is to be used in efforts to
have the President reopen the case.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-11-24

ments of the city who form its in
dustrial rivals.
A. The Negro must have the
ballot. Only in this way can he
peacefully defend his life and prop
erty, help the best class of whites
defend theirs and put down the
criminals of both races.
5. There is considerable evil
dence to show that the Atlanta
riot was deliberately planned weeks
before, and it has been openly
charged that many of the attempt
ed assaults were not made bG
blacks at all. However this may
be, it is certain that action and
radical action is necessary to pre-
vent further outbreakes. These
should take the form of forcing
real republican governments in
the South by reducing the repre-
sentation of DISTINGUISHING states,
and by government aid to the
southern public school system to
reduce iIliteracy and barbarism.