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The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
DAINTY THINGS FOR TRAVELLER
Compact Little Case to Hold Ones
Pins and Rings.

A compact little case for pins and
rings is made of a piece of fancy rib
bon lined with a piece of eiderdown
flannel, the whole bound by narrow
ribbon. One end the ribbon is turned
over to form a little bag for rings
and is fastened with tiny buttons and
b~uttonholes. The pins are stuck in
neat little rows in the iderdown fan
mel and the case may be rolled up and
tied with narrow ribbons. Equally
useful is a case for wash ribbons made
of a piece of Powered ribbon six or
eight inches wide and about IS inches
long.
Turn up one side of the ribbon about
three inches along the entire piece,
and feather-stitch it Gown at intervals,
forming four little pockets. Into these
pockets slip -four cards on which is
bound wash ribbon, using either the
favorite color of the girl for whom it
IS attended or else winding two with
white ribbon, one with pink and one
with light blue.
At n end make a little case for a
bodkin and at the other fasten a small
pair of scissors.
This little convenience is easily
slipped into the travelling bag, where
1t axes practically no room, and the
narrow ribbons are always needed for
dainty underwear.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
TWO Clever Schemes

Two mothers were discussing pet
economies the otHer day. and their
Ideas seemed to me worthy of being
passed to the readers of the depart
ment.
The mother of the girl of ten told
how "Lucy's" stunning summer coat
had been achieved from her fathers
white flannel outing coat, a relic of
past grandeur at summer resorts be-
fore he was married. The button holes
were shabby and &lere were worn
places down the front, pockets and
sleeve. The garment vas taken to a
frSt-clasS tailor, who evolved an up-to-
date. stylish little coat that a duplicate
would cost a prohibitive sum to this
young mother.
Well said the mother of the three
year-old daughter, you know how
dislike to sew for the reason that | do
not comprehend the intricacies of cut
ting and fitting even p%etticoats? So
L buy a good length skirt or two at the
Sales the fancy founce and the I'M
der ruf1e make two skirts for Julia,
and | usually get three more from the
upper part of the petticoat. In reality
these little garments seldom cost even
90 cents a piece. All | have to do is
to put the bands on, make the button
holes and finish some of them around
the bottom with ruff1es of lace or en-
b%roidery; they are practically all cut
out, and there is no danger of my not
cutting them the right way of the
CLOTH"
MADAME MERR
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FEED THE BRUTE.
The Certain Way to the Heart Of a
Man.

Baked Potatoes.-When baking DO.
tatoes, either sweet or Irish, the skins
will remain soft If, after the potatoes
are carefully washed, the skin is
creased with lard or butter.
Sausage and Eges.-Don't destroy
smoked sausage from a meal. When
minced and fried with scrambled eggs
makes a savory dish.
Egg Plant Fritters.-Peel the egg
plant, cut in half inch slices, boil in
hot water until soft, mash smooth, let
cool; beat one egg light, add salt,
pepper, n cup of -four, two spoon
fuls OF baking powder in the flour.
Batter must be like cake; drop in
smoking hot lard in iron frying pan
IN large spoonfuls; two %spoonfuls Of
lard are sufficient. Cook Is minutes.
Fried Smelts.-Wash the smelts and
dry them thoroughly with a cloth,
then dip them in flour. On taking
from the flour cover them thoroughly
with a mixture made from the beaten
yolks of two eggs and a heaping tea
spoonful of melted butter, then roll
in hot fat until brown and crisp and
serve with tartare sauce.
Toast and Cheese.-A good way to
serve up stale pieces of cheese IS to
put them through the ~food-chopper
(using the nut-butter grinder), place
in a dish and moisten with a little
milk. Put in a hot oven for ten min
utes and serve hot on toast. Season
with salt and pepper to taste.
Flavoring Coffee.-To give boiled
coffee a delicious flavor soak the
grounds in the amount of water in
which it is to be boiled, at least one
hour before using. Then boil hard
ten minutes.
Boiled Pudding.-One u of mo-
lasses, n cup of seeded raisins and
currants mixed, one cup of sour milk
or OF buttermilk, one teaspoonful of
soda dissolved in the milk, two cups
of graham flour, salt and spice to
taste. Stir all well together, pour
into a buttered mold or double boiler
and steam for three hours. Serve with
a pudding sauce.
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Handmade Things for Baby.

the models pictured, but when lace
is required as trimming, only the fin
est should be used. If the real valen-
ciennes is too expensive, even for
simple neck and wrist frills, select a
good imitation valenciennes, but
coarse lace should always be avoided.
The little sack pictured was of fine
white flannel, buttonholed and en-
broidered d~aintily By hand in pale
pink silk.
A new variation in baby caps is
shown in the drawing, the little bon
net having turn-back flaps, edged and
frilled about with lace. Where hand
embroidery is too difficult or tedious
for the average seamstress little
handrun tucks, herringbone stitchery,
rolled edges and seams set together
by hand with ~entredeux, all help to
give ever the simplest little garment
d~aintiness and distinction. No lace
need be used in trimming or else
merely a narrow frill about the neck
and sleeves.
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a part of the business OF the ranch.
mar and miner in his vicinity, but
the consumer, who has been caught
by the Cheap prices offered, has
not got what he has been paying for
by a long way, and there is no way
for him to get even.
AS it has proved with the groceries
sent out by the eastern mail order
houses, SO it is with the other lines
they work off in Montana. The sad
dies and harness offered at phenom-
enally low prices, the buggies and
wagons, at prices which seem almost
like giving the vehicles away, the
kitchen utensils which are priced in
the voluminous catalogues at figures
that indicate the local merchants are
highway robbers, the dry goods that
are offered at such infiniteSimal cost
as to compel the ordinary woman to
believe the mail order man is a public
benefactOr, all of these eastern mail
order house offerings are on a par
with the proved quality of the gro
ceries they have been selling-fraudu.
lent and put out to sell and not for
service. The confession on the gro
ceries should make the eastern mail
order house patrons think before they
send off another order for cheap
goods."-Helena Record.
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His Limited knowledge.
Fuller: He knows little who tells
his wife all he knows.
Tussore Coat and Skirt,

A tailored coat and skirt of tussore
IN a dull rose pink, with no relief save
large pearl buttons and an adjustable
lingerie collar of white embroidered
linen, is a charming costume for sum-
mer outing wear where extreme serv-
iceability need not be considered; and
a panama hat turned up in front after
the fashion beloved of prep school
boys and decorated by a wide scarf
of soft taffeta matching the pink of
the frock is the hat which the French
woman would choose to complete such
a toilette. Add a blouse of sheer
white batiste with pert lace edged
frills and an embroidered linen collar
and you have a French version of the
outing costume which is a far cry for
the Englishwomar's idea.
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TO MAKE FOR BABY
HAND EMBROIDERY MUCH USED
ON INFANTS GARMENTS.
Some Dainty Models Which Can Be
Easily Copied-Ail Done in
"French Convent" Work.

Although hand embroidery is so
u a fad at present that it is law
lshed upon a great many garments, it
has an especially important place in
the making of infants clothing, the
embroidery used being of the finest,
most delicate order. A great many
women delight in doing such fine hand
work, and for anyone fond of fine
needlework the making of fine baby
clothes has great fascination. All of
the garments pictured in the drawing
were made entirely by hand, the
sketches showing some very dainty
models which could be easily copied.
The embroidery is all done in what
is known as French convent" work,
rather fine, soft cotton being used,
the flower and leaf forms all being
padded. Very little lace is used on
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
LITTLE

The skimming of fat from off soups,
ETC., should be saved for frying pur-
poses.
Old stockings make excellent floor.
polishers. Split open and sew to-
gether, cutting off the feet if they are
much darned. They are also excellent
for polishing shoes.
Instead of throwing away the peels
Cd oranges and lemons, put them into
the jug on the washstand. This Will
give the water a delightful perfume,
besides %softening it until it is equal
to rain water for the complexion.
From an economical point of view,
1t would surprise a good many, es-
pecially those who drink two or three
cups of tea or coffee at a meal if. in
stead of putting the sugar into the tea,
it was saved for a week to find what
a saving could be effected in the mat
ter Of sugar to the benefit of both
health and pocket.
To make over old nightgowns to
advantage cut the bottom of a flannel
nightgown the length of your petit
coat and then gather into a belt. The
same can be done with a muslin gown
by adding straps over the shoulders,
a little lace and beading, and you have
a nice chemise.
One pair of stockings will make a
stocking cap for big brother. Use
fieeced hose with wide ribbed top, golf
hose or boys heavy ribbed ones. Cut
off foot; open down seams and cut in
a point. Sew up; reversing seam
about four inches from top for turn
back; add tassel of germantown yarn.
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HOME TRADE NOTES
LITTLE GLEAMiNGS THAT POINT
MANY MORALS FOR ALL.
A NEW TEN COMMANDMENTS
Carefully Revised by the Catalogue
Observation-Disclosures Houses and
Pure Foods-The Local
Dealer.

The ten commandments as revised
to fit the mail order catalogue house
plan:
First-You shall sell your farm
products for cash whenever you can,
but not to us; we do not buy from
you.
Second-You shall believe our
statements and buy all you need
from us because we want to be good
to you, although We are not person
ally acquainted with you.
Third-You shall send the money
in advance to give us the chance to
get the goods from the factory with
your money; meanwhile you will
have to wait patiently a few weeks
because that is our business method.
Fourth-You shall apply to your
nearest city to aid you in building
good roads so you may conveniently
get the goods from the depot which
you buy from us, for we do not build
country roads.
Fffth-You shall buy church bells
and interior fixtures from us and for
ward the money in advance, for that
is our business method, and you shall
collect from the business men in
your vicinity as much money as you
can for the benefit of your churches.
Although we get more money from
you than they do, still it is against
our rules to donate money for build
ing country churches.
Sixth-You shall buy your tools
from us and be your own mechanic,
in order to drive the mechanics from
your vicinity, for we wish it so.
Seventh-You shall induce your
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
The Delicate Blouse.

In a thin, delicate blouse the whole
hang and shape of it depends upon the
waistband, so that to avoid future
wear and tear that same waistband
needs must be most carefully adjust
ed. The amateur often makes the mis-
take of gathering all the fullness into
a narrow space right at the front and
exactly at the back, whereas if this
fullness is disposed to form a straight
line from shoulders to waist a far
prettier shape is gained, whether the
figure be slender or plump. In fitting
that waistline one should have all
ready an inch-wide straight muslin
band with the raw edges turned in.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
Tree PLANTING by SQUIRRELS.

Those who have argued that in.
stinct that will lead a squirrel to bury
a nut for winter use will lead him to
find it when the winter comes may
find some facts in the Statehouse
yard that will cause his faith in this
statement to shake a little.
Let him examine the lawn on each
side of the walk leading from the gate
at the northwest corner of the
grounds, where most of the visitors
feed the squirrels, and he will see that
the grass is thickly studded with the
shoots of many kinds of nut trees and
bushes, each n springing from a
buried nut that the squirrel which bur.
led it did not dig up One who sees
this must credit the squirrel with hav.
ing much to do with the planting OF
u forests.
AS a promoter of forestry the SOUR.
rel is entitled to first place among
the animals.-Columbus Dispatch.
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MADAME MERRI.
Chiffon Wells,

Chiffon wells, as we'll as those of net,
show the knife plated rufle about
their edges. 1t should, however, be
made of chiffon instead Of lace, and is
usually from two to three inches wide.
Sometimes it is corded at the bottom
in the shape of a scallop and then
plated. Invariably the knife plait-
ing is done very fine.
When bought in the shops these
wells are costly luXuries for those
who gown themselves on limited in
comes. Any woman, however, with
1imble fingers can make them salts.
f%actorily. Lace whica has already
seen service can be turned to account
and afterward transferred from one
net to another as long as the fashion
endures.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
Search for Old Cannon.

A tradition still survives in Luzerna
county, Pa, that when Gen. John
Sullivan marched through that region
in 1873 on his expedition against the
Indian confederacy of central New
York, he buried some super1uous
brass cannon along the Wilkes-B IRE
mountain. To search for these revolu.
tionary relics a number of the best
known citizens of Ashley have formed
themselves into an historical society.
One recent Sunday the members
secured the mountain in the vicinity
of Laurel Run, but could find no relics
except a few Indian arrow points.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14

Your local dealer stands ready to
duplicate every offer so %seductively
set forth in the catalogues of mail or
der houses and more, says an ex-
change. He will trump the best trick
the mail order house ever played if
you will put down the spot cash and
accept from him a class of goods de-
void of respectable ancestry, and upon
which nc reputable manufacturer will
place his name. He can sell cheap
goods, too, if you will buy them from
him with your eyes shut. He can meet
the best price eve made by a mail or
der house if you will plank down the
money and accept what he gives you
without question and without recourse
but you must not expect him to be
in his PLACE of business every day in
the year ready and willing to furnish
expert help when you are in trouble,
ready and willing to stand back of ev-
erything he sells with his W reputa
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
This Is the Way,

To clean thread lace, sew new white
muslin around a bottle, then roll lace
smoothly and securely, lacking the
ends. Touch the lace lightly with
sweet. oil while winding. Fill the bot
tie with cold water to keep it from
bursting, and set it upright in a strong
suds of cold water and CASTLE soap.
Tie a string around the neck of the
bottle, and secure it to the kettle, and
boil half an hour or more, or until the
lace is clean. Rinse with hot water
and set the bottle in the sum-. When
quite dry, remove the lace and lay in
long folds between sheets of white
paper, and press for a day or two.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
A Rose Pink Hat.

For wear with a pink gauze gown is
a mushroom hat in rose pink Neapoli-
tan, showing a cord of black velvet un-
der the brim's edge. Black velvet rib.
bon is wound around the crown, and
shows the front in a perky bow, while
ends of it show at the back under the
brim. About the crown are clusters
of shaded pink roses, half-opened, full
blown, and in bud, with dull foliage in
different shades of pink, purplish red
and deep red.
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To Remove Paint.

When a house is being done I'm
paint is not infrequently split in door.
steps, and it is sometimes found very
difficult to remove. In that case make
a strong solution of potash and wash
the steps, simply leaving the solution
to soak in. In a short time the paint
will become soft, and ear then be
washed off with soap and water. Then
use cold water. Paint which has been
left on for some time will yield to this
treatment.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
Onions a Fine Eervine

Onions are stated to be almost the
best nervine known. No medicine, it
is claimed, is so useful in cases of ner.
vous ~prostration, and there is nothing
else. that will SO quickly relieve and
tone up a WORKOUT system. Onions
are useful in all cases of coughs, colds
and Influenza, and if they are taken
regularly are very good for the com.
plexion.
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neighbor to buy everything from us,

neighbor to buy everything from us,
the less money there is left in your
community the sooner we can put
your local merchants out Of business
and charge you any price we please.
Eighth-You shall look often upon
the beautiful pictures in our cata-
logue, so your wishes will increase,
although you are not in immediate
need of the goods, otherwise you
might have some money left to buy
necessary goods of your local mer-
chants.
Ninth-You shall have the mechan-
les who repair the goods you buy
from us book the bill so you can send
the money for his labor to us for new
goods, otherwise he will not notice
our influence.
Tenth-You shall, in case of acct
dent, sickness or need, apply to your
local dealers for aid and credit, as
we do not know you.
The secret of how it has been that
some of the eastern mall order houses
which have done business in Montana
and elsewhere were able to underseil
local merchants en- some lines of gro
ceries has been revealed. The revela-
ton has come about through the oper-
alton of the national pure food law.
One of the big mail order concerns,
which has done a great business in
Montana, makes the announcement
that it has closed it's grocery depart
ment, giving in a circular it's reason
for doing SO because it's maintenance
has been made impracticable by the
pure food laws just passed by con-
gress.'
If that is not an acknowledgment
that the consumers have been fur
nished with adulterated food stuffs
when they ordered groceries, then the
English language is not understand
able. By selling the stuff that has
been put under the ban because of it's
impurity, the mail order
have been able to undersell the local
merchants living hundreds Of miles
away from the great centers of sup
ply.
In carrying on this trade in impure
goods, the mail order houses have
done the greatest injury to the con
sumner. While the local merchant has
lost some trade, he has had at least
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14

Nine things there are of which the
superior man should be mindful: To
be clear in vision, quick in hearing, gen.
eral in expression, respectful in demean-
or, true in word, service and duty. in
quiring in doubt, firmly se%lf-controlled in
anger, just and fair when the way
of success opens out before him.
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and the warranty of a responsi

ton and the warranty of a RESPONSE
BILE company.
Honest, now, don't you really pat
yourself on the back when you spend
your money in such a way that in sup.
plying your own wants you help build
up the neighborhoCd in which you
live? Of course you do, and you act
on that idea yourself, but the trouble
is that you don't talk it enough to
your friends.-Streator Qll.) Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14

There is an idea abroad among people
that they should make their neighbors
good. One person I have to make good.
myself. But my duty to my neighbor
is much more nearly expressed by say
ing that / have to make him happy-if
| may.-Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
~Bloodhounds for Warren

The Warren county board of SUPER
visors has purchased several blood
hounds to be used in capturing escaped
criminals.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
Fashion Is Ever Chanuino.

Mrs. Shopper-Is that hat that was
S35 this morning the same price still?
Enthusiastically! Why not?
Mrs. Shopper-Well, it's not suct 6
new style as it was then.-Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
: Davis. Birthday Observed.

The birthnay of Jefferson Davis was
generally observed in his adopted State,
and at many places business was en-
tirely suspended.
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Had a Fit and Was Drowned.

While standing on the bank of Leaf
river at Beaumont, Scott Brealand, Is
years old, was seized with an apoplectic
attack and fell into the river and was
drOUpo6
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14
A. and M. College.

The board of trustees of the A. and
NJ. College adopted plans for a new
mess hall to cost $4,000, to have a seat
ing capacity of 1000 or more. The
board also increased the salary of the
president from SO, 500 to $4,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14

a great manly people Know that II IS
their duty to be civil and pleasant in
life; and some of them imagine they are
doing that duty by exhibiting some of
the superficial signs of pleasantness, but
they fail because the intellectual con-
vietion has not been accompanied by the
cultivation of what the poets and emo
tionalists call the heart. When a per-
son cherishes ugly and hostile thoughts
seven days in the week, and when he
constantly acts in an ungracious man
ner, the sudden attempt to look pleasant
or to be pleasant brings feeble results.
Ruskin says: Every right action and
true thought sets the seal Of its beauty
on person and face"
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FOR LINEN.

Here is letter In cross-stitch, suit.
able for marking household linen and
blankets. 1t may be worked with in
srain cotton, mercerised cotton or
washing silk.
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FOR GREATER
$3.50. MISSISSIPPI

Devoted to the Agricultural. Commercial
and Industrial Development of the States
Incompatible Resources-Of.cial Organ OF
Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
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The Retail Grocers' association cf
Laurel at a recent meeting took up the
matter of street improvement" which
is in line with the general interest being
displayed in road improvement through.
out the State.
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Agents are all through the State of
fering stock for sale in mines and cor
porations of various kinds. There are
offered better investments for Missis-
sippi money right here in Mississippi
than can be found on the outside. Re-
member this and see how near to the
truth it Is.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14

The surplus of politics for the next six
weeks will prevent the public mind from
centering on any especial line of improve
ment, but after that time things will be
quiet again.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-14

The city council of Greenville is in
~vestigating the cost of perfecting a thor
ough drainage system for that splendid
place. With good drainage it is pre-
sumed that the already healthy condi-
ton of the city would be improved to
some extent and other benefits be de-
rived.
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Canton reports a building boom of
substantial proportions, and The Herald
predicts great things for that city in
the future.
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We need the young men in Mississip-
pi to assist in the work of developing
her great resources. Help to keep them
here instead of going West to the bene-
fit of the newer States.
Give your neighbors the benefit of
your experience by writing the editor
concerning it. 1t will be given space
c~heerfully.