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The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-25
BLEACHING APPLES.
The Work Must Be Done Before Evap.
Grafton Begins.

In evaporating apples in order to
keep them from turning brown in
color during their preparation for dry
ing, it is necessary to pass them
through a furnace of sulphur. At Or
chard Farm, says a writer in Farm
and Home, we aim to run through
close to 100 bushels a day. AS the
apples are pared and trimmed they
roll down into a large box holding
several bushels underneath which
there is a small compartment in the
end of a stove pipe. In this sulphur
is burned, the fumes of which pass
up through the pipe into the bleaching
box.
The apples are going in and being
taken out all day, so that they are
exposed but a short time to the fumi-
cation. From the bleacher the apples
go to the slicer and when sufficient ar
obtained to owe the floor of the dry
ing Dor they are spread over from
four to five inches deep. After the
drying there is no evidence Of the
sulphur in the taste OF the apples and
chemical analysis shows but very lit.
lie of it when properly used.
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II E BUSINESS.
Forcing the Young Stock Not : Profit.
able Business.

1t Is possible to force winter eggs
with extra warm quarters and stimu.
lating food. / have tried 1t and found
an increase in eggs, but In doing 1t !
made invalids out OF very promising
pullets. They were unbalanced or
out Of season when spring came and
all told / always felt that my expert
ment cost me money instead of max.
Ing money. In many respects poultry
are like people. When a well man per-
sists in %doctoring he will be pretty
sure to get sick. The detestable prize
fighter. for instance, can booze up on
the inside until he is british and doc.
tor up on the outside until his hide Is
as tough as sole leather, or in other
words, he has stimulated until he Is
practically unhurtable, but how long
does he possess that great belt? Even
In my short remembrance several gen.
erations of belt winners have come
and gone and it is just hat way with
poultry.
When we have our locks in per.
feet condition or bring them through
h winter in perfect health, we are
nearer the point of making money
than we would be by n other route.
Whenever comfortable quarters and
rational feed does not bring eggs we
had better just wait on nature. When
1t m to capital In the poultry bust
ness my observation is that hundreds
who undertake 1t ON a big scale have
too much money. If they had less
money they would need to work the
business up and would finally come
out the big end of the horn instead of
n little end. The first year in the
poultry business should be a sort oil
students course; that is, ! mean If
he has in view making it his entire
business. Of course. he would need
some money, but not to the extent of
calling it capital. An a~ble-bodied man
should be able to earn some money on
the side for the first year.. To me he
would appear as on the right track
If b e did SO. l am sick and tired of the
hea prevalent in some quarters that
most any one can with a bag Of
money, some machinery, a simple
twist of the wrist and a wise look,
revolutionize the whole poultry bust.
ness in just a few weeks.
l verify believe that the money
wasted in the poultry business would
comfortably house every hen on the
face of the earth, writes a correspond
ent OF Field and Farm. If l can do no
other good than to encourage those
who have no capital and discourage
those who want to spend a lot of
money / nave after all accomplished
considerable. There is nothing that
lives and walks that can beat a hen
for paying her own way and ours as
we go along, but great capital to start
the business would be an intimation
that hens are expensive to keep in.
stead OF money earners Ny candid
belief Is that too much stuff is writ.
ten to get money away from poultry
raisers and not enough to really help
them make money. OF course, hens
must have houses and feed and care
but there is hardly a farmer in this
country who has much more than
taken the first step In poultry raising.
On 80 per cent of the farms the num-
Der OF ems should be doubled, and In
most instances it could be trebled and
yet not to the end of the greatest
profits.
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SKIN SORE EIGHT YEARS.
Spent $500 on Doctors and Remedies
but Got No Relief-Cuticura
Cures in a Week.

upon the limbs and between the
toes my skin was rough and sore, and
also sore under the arms, and l had to
stay at home several times because of
this affection. Up to a week or so ago
I had tried many other remedies and
several doctors, ans spent about three
hundred dollars, without any success,
but this is to-day the seventh day that
l have been using the Cuticura Rene
dies Costing a dollar and a half, which
have cured me completely, SO that I
can again attend to my business. I
went to work again tonight. I had
been suffering for eight years and have
now been cured by the Cuticura Rene
dies within a week. Fritz Hirschlaff,
"a Columbus Ave, New York, N. T.,
March 20 and April 6, 1906"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-25
IN LlFE's BRIEF SPAN.
Experiences, Joys and Sorrows Of the
Human Existence.

The loves and friendships of indi-
eiduals partake Of the frail character
Of human life, and are brief and I'M
certain. The experience of a human
life may be shortly summed up: A
little loving and a good deal Of sor.
rowing; some bright hopes and many
bitter disappointments; some gor-
geous Thursdays when the skies are
bright and the heavens blue, when
Providence, bending over us in bless
inys glads the heart almost to mad
ness; many dismal Fridays, when the
smoke OF torment beclouds the mind
and undying sorrows gnaw upon the
heart; some high ambitions and many
Waterloo defeats, until the heart be-
comes like a charnel house filled with
dead affections, embalmed in holy
but sorrowful memories; and then
the chord is loosed, the golden bowl
is broken, the individual life-a cloud,
a vapor, passes away.-Matthew Hale
Carpenter.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-25

Il was trying some new fishing
tackle ! purchased recently in the
bathtub,' sighed Mr.. Walters, "and /
don't know how 1t ever happened, but
the hook with the pretty little red
bird began to swing on the line
around my head, catching in my ear,
and no sooner vas 1t out of my ear
than it was about my face like a hor-
net, 1t was a mercy that l didn't get
my eye put out! l never did care for
athletics anyway. I'd rather have so
ciety than bury myself off in the
woods by a stream" He gave Miss
Chisholm a glance that was as good
as a nudge.
ME too" she said enthusiastically.
"Where'll you stop?"
"I-really don't know" admitted
Mr.. Walters.
I'm find out for you where it was
my cousin May stopped. 1t was a fine
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Arrangement of Poultry House.

and a door at end. Small opening
under middle window allows fowls to
pass in and out.
The inside construction is the ideal
feature of the house, writes a cores.
pondent Of Farm and Home. To each
partition running across the house
is hinged a Gift. wide door so that it
swings either way, making two laying
rooms, or closing the roosting apart.
ment with the aid of the two doors.
The roosting place at the rear Of
house is IL it. long by 4 #. wide. The
doors can be fastened to front wall
6 IT. from each end of house, making
two laying rooms 6x10 #. Or if doors
are swung farther around they will
make smaller laying rooms 4x6 it.,
leaving the scratching and roosting
apartment together.
With eyelets and staples fasteE a
10 inch board on bottom of each door.
This board may be raised up from
either side if the fowls are wanted
to pass to laying rooms from scratch.
ing Dom
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Boys. this is more'n l expected!
Really. L don't feel / deserve it, and
you ought not to have taken so much
trouble on my account. But | will
say, there's nothing I'd rather have
than a travelling valise." Mr.. Walters
glared at his office associates in sur
prised appreciation.
we thought you'd like it," said
the neutrality-suspicious.
speech.
But you oughtn't t have did-dOne
lit" re~proached Mr.. Walters.
Don't mention it," said the a
who started the subscription paper.
1--WE were glad to" apologetically.
I'm very much obliged to you all"
said MIR. Walters.
Conversation between Mr.. Walters
and his fellow employees did not run
in a well-oiled manner for Mr.. Wal
tiers was what is known as "a mar
of few words" When he had de-
cided TO take his first vacation in
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-25
Mr.. WALTERS, BOOKKEEpER AT QUIMBY &
LORIMER'S FOR TWENTY YEARS

"Well-er-um-as I figure it out,
What l need is recreation and rest
If l got out there with Ben I'd be OF
the go all the time and | just want to
laZe around and build up. Now, my
wife's cousin has a place up at Eel
Lake, and I've been invited time and
as l like. The fishing up there-well,
you wouldn't believe me if | told you
half! Nothing like fishing for your
nerves. Yes. I'll probably fetch up
at Eel Lake"
I've a fine rod FIJI be glad to lend
you," said the pale-eyed-young-man-
Observation-Disclosures Walters.
Thank you, Mr.. Hinman.' replied
Mr.. Walters with a condescending
wave of the pencil, but l have al
ready equipped myself with a very
fine, and | may say elegant, outfit. l
& Fishers this morning as | came
down. | never realized before what
a lot of things n requires on a fish
ing expedition, but the young mar
who waited on me assured me I'd
need them all. I'll bring you a fine
mess of pickerel. Eel Lake is full of
EN-. l also bought me a fine rubber
coat, for which | paid $3.50, a pair of
high boots and a large bottle of fly
bite lotion. My wife's cousin enter
tanned the lieutenant governor of Ver-
mont there once and lots of other
notables. No telling who I'll meet.
Great place, Eel Lake. But do any Of
you boys know nGw you go to get
there?"
TN be pleased to find out for you"
said the acknowledgements. That's
a vacation planned after my own
heart. Gee, l wish | could go with
you. Suppose you could fix it up
some time to take me up there? Fish
ing is right where l live"
Certainly, certainly" assented Mr..
Walters, with extending chest. And
I'll take it as a great favor If you
will look up the route. It'll take a
great load off my mind, I've SO many
little things to attend to-"
Several times that afternoon Mr..
Walters dipped his black-ink pen into
the red-ink well, and when he was not
observed he read a few paragraphs of
the Complete Angler to get pointers
and to get into the atmosphere Of the
joys that were soon to be his.
by leaving the Main street station
at six O'Clock in the morning" greet
ed the acknowledgements as the
old book-keeper entered to begin his
days work.
Are you speaking to me?' asked
Mr.. Walters distantly.
yes. l say If you leave the Main
street station at six o'clock in the
morning"
"The trolley car doesn't begin run
ming GU my way till 6:15," put in
Mr.. Walters, opening a ledger.
You can stay in with me the night
before said the ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
good-naturedly. But as | was telling
you, you can leave the Main street
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49,
var to do something entirely diff
~ferent."
station at six o'clock, and if your train
doesn't lose any time
'Well-er-um-Sou see, it's this
way" began Mr.. Walters, with a sud
denly developed cough, 1--WE been
obliged to make a slight change in
my plans,> Mr.. Human. Besides /
don't believe it is. monotony my sys-
tenn demands need something to
tone me up. A little gayety and ex-
element acts like a tonic. When you
sare away from home you want to do
something entirely different"
The young man who liked-fishing
turned away as from a shattered idol,
but Miss Chisholm, for the first time,
showed interest.
"Oh, Mr.. Walters, how perfectly
splendid! Are you going to a dressy
place."
THAT is my intention" admitted
Mr.. Walters, looking about the office
cautiously. The assistant manager
was downstairs. Walters drew forth
a large box and opened it.
"Oh!" cried Miss Chisholm. "Oh!'
Il think they are rather neat my
SELF smiled Mr.. Walters. "Of course
you have to spruce up at a place like
Atlantic City. / used to be quite q
dresser when | was younger. l hope
my face is going to heal quick he
added, for over his countenance
frisked a log cabin design Of court
plaster that costly included his right
ear.
did you meet with an accident?''
asked Miss Chisholm.
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place and awful reasonable. I'm just
dying to go there, myself"

Here's a lot | found out from May
about Atlantic City, and where to
stay" chirped Miss Chisholm over
MI. Walters shoulder. And here's
a book of views Up and Down the
Walk that May sent. Gives quite an
idea of the place"
"Why-er-ahem!" sighed Mr.. Wal
ters, ''thirty-four - forty-two fifty
three-sixty." He made a note with
his pencil. ooh, by the way, Miss
Chisholm, did l give you Mr.. Frisbie's
account to"
Cousin May says"-interrupted
Miss Chisholm impatiently.
"Oh, l am not going to Atlantic
City-this year." snapped Mr.. Wal
ters. In my present tired condition
/ shall be most benefited by a sea trip.
| A long voyage on the water puts gimp
into q man; not fiddling around at
some fool resort. Yessir, pretty quick
you a think of Walters on the briny
deep with nothing to do but eat and
rock"
Won't rocking make you seasick?"
shifted Miss Chisholm.
Il shall have representatives. with
me-" assured Mr.. Walters. I'm ad-
vised that lemons, looking at yourself
in a mirror, a tight belt and cham
| payne are all sure cures. Hope I have
good weather. wouldn't like to be
lost at sea. When l go | want all my
friends round me and"
Heard you were going abroad,
Walters" growled the assistant man
ager the following day. Here's a
sure preventative for seasickness
you'd better have with YOU" extend
ing a small parcel. And I've a fine
steamer rug you can use as we'll as
not, Save o buying"
"I1l bet it amt as good as this
stuff" said the man-with-the-green-
eye-shade, handing Walters a small
vial of dark liquid. Spoonful every"
"My wife SEN you this clipping on
What to put in a steamer trunk and
how not to be seasick," said McPher-
sons, who had recovered from the
Denver incident, and anyway he
couldn't hold a grudge against a man
who was going on the high seas
Very kind and thoughtful" num-
bled Mr.. Walters. But unfortunately
| can't use 'em. In my rundown
condition such a violent change might
raise the mischief with me. I've de-
cided to see my own country first.
I'd have an awful good time il I went
with my lodge on its excursion, but
I'd see more If / went with q regular
party" and he drew forth a bulky
stack of literature valuable to those
anxious to start somewheres.
I've got friends in New York city
I'll give you letters of introduction
to-" volunteered the-man-on-Mr.-W
ters'left. "The last time ! was in
New York But everybody seemed
to know about it.
eff I had the time and the money!
interrupted Mr.. Walters, I'D go to
places people never even heard of, I
may seem a little bit slow to you fell
lows who don't really know me-but
when | once get started"
That bag We gave you must be al
most worn out" grinned a-man-whose-
interest : in : Mr.. Walters -plans-had-
been-mild. ITS been about quite a
Bit
THAT reminds me-" said Walters.
Yesterday | bought a dandy little
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20 years it caused as much surprise
as il the top shelf where the files
Teposed had climbed down from the
wall and invited Miss Chisholm, the
stenographer. out for luncheon. The
Office staff always came up handsome
for funerals and weddings, so they
delt they ought to do something for
The office fixture in the caterpillar
tweed suit. about to depart on his
.~well-earned holiday.
Decided where you're going?"
asked the man who-sits-next-to-Mr.-
Walters, shifting from one foot to the
other.
why, yes yes" coughed Mr.. Wal
ters behind his hand Importantly.
Tn going out to Denver, Col. Got a
brother out there-doing well, too.
He's always writing me that if I'll
come out he'll give me the time of my
life; and Ben's one that would do it
all right if he said he would. If you
all have a few moments I'd like to
talk it over"
We'll, L hope you have a fine trip,
NIL. NFdiICtp, Sdiu iiIC-iJ1dil-W IiO-SIlS-
Observation-Disclosures, briskly, because
it was long past 12 o'clock and he
hadn't eaten hardly anything for
breakfast. His obvious designs on
The door were instantly resented by
The others, for it was as much their
door as it was his, and they wanted
to use it. Still, they owed it to the
Ena 30 rInr- 0~l 2Ia4 O.. g.. -
ments. Miss Chisholm beat ragtime
with her gun-metal hatpins and
seemed to hold some grudge against
the clock while "the boys" took nerv-
Gus seats on window-sills and desk
edges.
Now here" said Mr.. Walters, with
an all-the-time-there-is air, "are some
timetables and booklets you may en-
joy going owe with me. One learns
a great deal in such a way, ever if
they cannot go on the trip themselves.
II I leave on the 2:30 train from the
Union station [ would get to-"
Say, Mr.. Walters" interrupted the
a -who-sits opposite MI .-Walters,
ave got an appointment now, but if
yoa will wait to talk it we in the
morning, in the meantime / will see
a friend of mine in the ticket office
and get a lot of information for you"
Thank you. Mr.. McPhersons,' said
afr. Walters, II should be indebted to
you if you would, as I'm rather mixed
ap.'
Everyone seemed to go out on Mr..
McPhersonS' pass.
my friend in the ticket office has
1t all doped out for you,' greeted Mr..
McPhersons enthusiastically the next
morning. He drew forth a time
table, smudgy with pencil marks, and
otis Of paper crowded with notes.
Everything about him bespoke the
man who has been to some trouble.
Il guess we can get you to Denver
O. K"
Denver" repeated Mr.. Walters, as
though he had heard of the place.
Denver, o. K, or Denver, COL"
nodded McPhersons jovially. my
friend says you'd better take the
sleeper at BAL instead
"Oh, yes" interrupted Mr.. Walters,
Il believe | mentioned that / had a
brother in that city. l regret | shall
not be able to get out to see him this
year. Perhaps-next year-er-"
Aren't you going?" demanded Nc
Phersons disgustedly. "And me
spending all last eyening-well I
never" He turned away and never
glanced in Mr.. Walters direction
again.
What are you going to do" asked
the man-on-Mr.- Walters right.
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The Truth Of Il.

SWELL" said Nagget. during their
quarrel, you'll give me credit for a
good disposition at least"
mot at ALL" replied his wife. ut
isn't that you've a good disposition,
but you're simply too lazy to kick
Philadelphia Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-25
Old Church.

The n thousandth anniversary Of
the founding of st. Peters church,
Chester, England. finds the structure
in good condition. portions of it hav.
ing been rebuilt in 1440 and 1873.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-25

The daily consumption of matches
in the United States averages 10 for
each man, woman and child in the
country. At the match trust factory
in Ohio alone $50. 600, 900 are manufac-
tured every "a hours.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-25
Liberia Attracts Settlers.

The white population in Liberia has
been increasing rapidly Of late years.
1t has been found that the tropical fe-
yers are less dangerous there than in
many other places.
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AN IDEAL POULTRY HOUSE.
Description by Mar Who Thinks He
Has the Best Arrangement.

My house, shown 'in cut, is "a It.
long, 10 it. wide. 7 #. high in front
and S it. in Q a There are three
windows in front facing the south
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-25

trunk for $3.50. / had to have a ma
come up and fix the lock, which was
so cents more, and now I've lost the
key. remember distinctly putting it
down on the washstand for a moment
and when | turned around it vas
not a soul had entered that
room! 1t is my intention to visit
Washington"
Boys, you've all been so good to
me-" began Mr.. Walters before any
n had an opportunity to speak
about his latest plans the next morn
Ing, Il want to do some little thing
for YOU" He beamed at everybody,
and everybody looked self-conscious
and pleased. They really hadn't ex-
pected Walters to come up handsome.
Walters took a small paper parcel
from his overcoat pocket and carefully
united the knot in the string. He
wound the string up into a neal little
circle, put the circle in his vest peck
ct and took from the paper several
cigars. He passed one to each of his
neighbors.
"They are Dora Thornes," he re-
marked. Il don't smoke myself, but
| like to see anyone else enjoy a good
smoke! Sorry, Miss Chisholm, that
you don't smoke. If I'd although I'd
brought you a little bag of candy
Tor fha ,n.& 80 tLn Ior-
who-sits-opposite-M Walters couldn't
look at the an-who-sits-on-Mr.-Wa
ters-left. o at the one-on-Mr.-Wal-
tiers right, nor at the man-with-the.
green-eye-shade; nor could the man
who sits : two-down-from-Mr.-Wa Walters
make the most trivial remark without
snickering.
NO, I'm not going on any exhaust
ing tour" remarked Mr.. Walters. Il
may have mentioned something of the
sort in a general way, but of course
I've had n ambition right along
which | hope to carry out. l was
brought up on a farm and I'd like to
go back on n for a month. Just
think OF what 1t mean to have all the
fresh eggs and vegetables right out
of the garden, and milk with the
cream on it! Say, that just puts the
flesh right on to a person and makes
EN- young. The appetite you get up
for your meals living out doors all the
time and breathing the air sweet with
new-mown hay, and going to bed with
the chickens, and getting a good,
sound nights sleep and up in the
morning with the .sun-why, you
won't know me by the time l come
back! Out at Ashwillet, where l ey-
pect to go, I'll have a horse and buggy
to use all the time-when they don't
need the horse for farm work, and it's
d dull season now-and there's lots Of
real pretty drives around there. May
be you boys could run up Sunday; it's
not so very far away. That's one of
the things l like about Ashwillet, it's
SO handy"
Final arrangements completed?"
asked the neutrality-suspicious.,
for it was Mr.. Walters last day. Il
may take you up and run down to
Ashwillet. Used to know a girl that
came from there originally"
"Well-er-I doubt il l have time
to go down to Ashwillet,' began Mr..
Waters. (The man-who-sits-opposite-
Mr.-Walters had a sudden impulse to
so and look out of the Window "But
did any OF you boys ever stop to
think what a very beautiful city this
is-and how many diversions there
are IL IN has timer"
The Cherry-His wife had other
plans for him.
'lCn-1riobt IQn- r., ~
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Detroit Free Press.
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trunk for $3.50. I had to have a man
come up and fix the lock, which was
so cents more, and now I've lost the
key. remember distinctly putting it
down on the washstand for a moment
n when | turned around it vas
gone-yet not a soul had entered that
room! 1t is my intention to visit
Washington"