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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
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JULIET's CHOICE.
Why She Decided She Would Go to
Marysvilie Seminary.

There wasn't great deal to choose
between them. Marysville Seminary
was located near the mountains; Eli
0tford Seminary was surrounded by
beautiful lakes. Eloise James was go
ing to enter Marysvflle. while Laura
Ford was about to become a student
at Eliotford Seminary Eloise and
Laura were Juliets particular chums.
Now, which schoc. should she at
tend?
Juliet had by no means arrived at q
solution of this important problem up
to this afternoon, when, with heels
impat.ently drumming a tattoo, she
awaited the coming of Eloise and
Laura. The three were going to take
one of their customary trips together
the last before school terms would
begin.
Moment after moment few; still
there was no sign of either of her two
friends. To pass away the time Juliet
began to think again of the "semin-
ary riddle" as she called it. But even
that she gave up in despair, glancing
anxiously at the clock, as she said
to herself, Il suppose I'll have to at
tend Marysville half the time and Eli
otford the other half"
Julie was now beginning to feel a
little annoyed at the non-arrival of
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Cilinu Harness.

Oiling harness is a task that farm
ers generally put off too long. 1t is just
the work for stormy weather. One
quart of neatsfoot oil will be sufficient
for double harness. Wash the harness
well with soap and water and hang in
a warm room over night to dry. Next
day it will be in good condition to
receive the oil. Add little lamp-black
to the oil to color it; apply with rag
or brush, rubbing it well into the
leather and hang in warm room over
night, Next day rub well with dry
cloth and it will be ready for use. Har-
ness thus treated is much easier to
handle and far less liable to cause
gals to the horses and will wear much
longer.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
How About tn. Fruit Trees?

Have you all the fruit trees you
need, and is your family abundantly
supplied with a variety of fruits
throughout the season? November is
the best month in the year to plant
out trees. Get catalogue from some
reliable nurseryman and make Sc
lection. If you make more than you
need for consumption at the time, and
have not market for it, it can be
canned for future use. Remember that
good ripe fruit saves doctors visits.
And While you are thinking about
some strawberry plants and also some
dewberry plants later. There are en-
tirely too few of these grown by our
farmers.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
FARMING IN
THE SOUTH
DAIRY NOTES.
Bad luck IN the Business Invariably
Follows Bad Management.

A COW that averages less than one
and half gallons of milk per day
can not be kept at profit.
There may be such thing as bad
luck in the dairy business, but it is
peculiar coincidence that it always
follows bad management
Keep the calf growing at all times
from the moment of its birth. 1t re-
quires twice as much feed to raise &
stunted calf as it does to raise the
one that has been kept growing.
1t is important that the milk pail
be kept clean; how important is shown
by an experiment. Before the first
washing there were 7,3S9,00O bacteria,
before the second $4,000 and after
the third, only $4,000.
Do not oppose the cows appetite
She knows what it takes to make a
balanced ration better than any reed
ing standard. If she gets tired of eat
ing bran and corn, try oats and corn.
If she is tired of fodder, by all means
try little clover hay.
The dairyman who winters the dry
cow finds that his bank account is but
little if any larger at the end of the
year than it was at the beginning. The
cow should be giving enough milk
during the expensive winter months
to at least pay her board.
An Iowa dairyman writes: "Once
each week l give my cows all of a
mixture Of two parts salt and one part
ashes that they will eat The ashes
should be rich in charcoal. The cows
require great deal Of charcoal and
can not do their best without it"
Could the reader live on one tea
cup of cold soup each day? A ration
of dead grass alone at this time OF
the year contains about as much o
the food elements for the cow as a
teacupful of soup for the person. DO
not thing that it is a waste to feed
the dairy animals a little additional
in the way of grain and hay or grain
and fodder.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Threaded Ribbon.

Bed linen. lingerie, table linen and
even bric-a-brac seem to have been
drawn into the fad for threaded rib
bon. All these articles, as well as the
ordinary wearing apparel, hats In
cluded, are run through with ribbons
of various widths. Hence beading
Notwithstanding and eyelet EN-.
broidery are having tremendous vogue
as the means whereby the ribbon
effect may be added. In the case of
crystal vases and the like the ribbons
are of exactly the shade of the glass.
run rough or around the brim and
tied with bow at one side.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
A TRUE FRIEND.
Story of a Big Newfoundland Dog and
His Little Mistress.

Helen's father owned a beautiful
Newfoundland dog, and Helen and tie
large, shaggy animal were fast friends
One day while the child was down at
the shore playing with her little
friends and hunting for shells she
wandered farther than she had in.
tended, and before she was aware of it
she was standing on a cliff, alone
with the water surging all about her.
Oh, it was so still, and Helen was
so alone that she tried to scream, but
her throat was dry, and no sound
came. Then she felt her head get
giddy and was falling into the water
when she heard shout and saw
something splash through the water
toward her. She tainted, but her
friend, the dog, had found her, and,
dragging her by the apron, he landed
her on safe place.
Of course, Helen was dripping wet,
but otherwise she was unhurt, thanks
to good doggie, who never left her
side until she was ready to join her
little playmates on the beach. Some
time after Helen's father grew i'll and
died, and the Newfoundland was in
consolable. He followed the mourn
ers to the churchyard, and once
there he stretched his big body over
his masters grave and kept guard.
The members of the family tried by
every trick to entice him home, but
the faithful friend would not go. They
brought him food. This, too, he re-
fused, and a few days later Helen
found him lying dead over her fathers
fast resting place.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
FOR BABY OR GRANDMOTHER.
Stenciled Basket That May BE Put to
Various Uses.

One of the beauties Of stenciling IL
the variety Of materials upon which It
may be used. This means an endless
variety Of things to make, and with.
out having them seem to have been
run of by machinery. With different
materials, different designs and dit
ferent colors, the finished objects
bear little relation to one another.
Wood is the incest thing for stem
Cling because it will take anything
that has color in 1t from the indigo
In the laundry to the ink on the II.
brary table. Dyes, tube paint, house
paint thinned down with turpentine
until the oil is overcome-literally
anything with color may be used for
stenciling wood. The design is traced
on piece Of stencil paper Of light
cardboard, and cut with a pen-knife
or manicure scissors. This pattern is
then anchored to the wood and the
color applied with an ordinary artists
brush.
A good thing to experiment on is
an ordinary little fruit basket with a
handle. Let the design be some Of
the quaint little Dutch figures that
everyone is so fond of, or some Of the
sun-bonnet children that have taken
their place in almost every household.
These may be traced from the original
pictures on tracing paper for the pat.
tern from which to cut the stencil.
Or, If you can draw, make an original
design. Two figures, or even one, are
enough and they can be repeated
around the basket.
Lay the stencil in place on the has,
ket, and stick 1t fast with two on
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
THE KING AND THE ROBBERS.
Story Of Persian Ruler and His
Advisers.

A certain Persian king, while trav.
cling in disguise with but few attend.
ants, was waylaid by robbers, who
threatened to take not only his goods,
but his life. Feeling powerless, he in.
wardly made vow that If God would
soften the hearts of these ruffians and
restore him to safety, he would dis
tribute all the money in his treasury
to the needy of his realm.
The robbers were frightened off, and
the king reached his palace unharm.
ed, except for the loss of his purse
that he carried in his girdle.
DESTROYS of keeping his vow, he
summoned his officers and commanded
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Keepjno Seed Potatoes,

The ideal method Of keeping seed
potatoes is claimed to be cold stor-
age. Potatoes thus kept at Ohio sta
ton have come out sound and fresh.
with no indications of sproucng, and
their vitality unimpaired, even so late
as the first of June. 1t is important,
however, that the temperature of the
cold storage room should not fall be-
low IS degrees, nor should it rise
much above 40. When cold storage Is
not available, sprouting may in some
measure be prevented by shovcling
the potatoes frequently.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

Eloise and Laura. All at once she leap
ed to her feet, cheeks glowing and
eyes sparkling,
That's exactly what I'll dol" she
exclaimed eXcitedly. eff Eloise comes
first, I'll go to Marysville, and if Lau-
"a is first, Eliotford will be my choice"
Meanwhile Eloise and Laura were
having little troubles of their own.
Both lines of trolleys which they used
had stopped running for some cause
or other
After waiting for some time, Eloise
determined to walk. Laura stood in
front of her house for a long time IN
til an automobile belonging to one of
her friends came by. The friend of
fered to take Laura on her way and
she was soon comfortably seated in
the auto
Elose and Laura assembled the front
steps of Juliet's house at the very
same time.
Just then, as fortune would have it,
Juliet's brother came out of the side
gateway.
"Hello." shouted Dick, what about
that entertainment, Laura?"
Laura stopped to chat with Dick for
a moment about the entertainment
their society was to give on the NOR
row. In the meantime Eloise was ad-
mitted by Nora.
Marysville had won. Juliet never
told how she had come to select this
seminary, nor did Dick ever imagine
that he had unwittingly been the
cause of Eliotford's defeat.
But one can't help wondering what
would have happened had both Eliose
and Laura entered the room together.
Philadelphia North American.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Make Plans For Next Years Crops

Begin now to plan and prepare for
next years crops. The early fall is
the best time to break heavy or clay
land, so as to get the full benefit OF
the winter breezes. Pillow little deep
fore, and if possible, sow bushel
of rye per acre as soon as the land
is plowed, To be turned under next
spring when the land is repl0wed. In
the warmer sections it will be profita-
BILE to SOW rye for this purpose even
as late as the middle of December.
Keep the plows breaking the stiff or
clay lands wherever possible. 1t will
help very much in the spring rush.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
"When the fattening season

s'When the fattening season ar
rives," says an experienced goose
farmer, keep the geese shut away
from bathing water and feed barley
mean, cornmeal and beef scraps and
chopped celery and keep in subdued
light for three or four weeks, then
let out for couple of days to enjoy
the use of a pond. Then return to
their clean quarters and feed On bar
ley meal and milk and chopped eel
cry for two or three days, letting
them go for "a hours before Filling,
and you will have goose fit for a
king"
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

the price of orris root, to be
had at the druggist. This orris root
must be in it's natural state before it
is ground up into powder. A hole
is bored in each one of the pieces and
they are strung together in ring on
ribbon. This Is tied into big bow
at the top. The fragrance is exquisite
and lasts really for years, which is
not always the case with the Christ
mas sachet. The orris ring is intend
ed to be hung in a wardrobe where 1t
diffuses its delicious scent long after
the Christmas festivities are a thing
of the past. MARGARET AVER.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

had for five cents each. Tack calen.
dar to the lower Ieft-hand side of a
palm leaf fan; to the upper right-hand
side fasten thermometer, and tie a
good bow of corn-colored ribbon to
the handle, up against the fam This
makes a pretty and really useful
adornment for bedroom or sewing
room.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

be moved up and down. The pump
ing rod is made of a thin stick of wood
and another short piece of bamboo
I'D. The short piece of bamboo Ia
is closed on one end by piece of
the pump mentioned before. This
piece of bamboo is fastened to the
stick of wood with the help of cord
and putty and must fit tightly into
the pump barrel. The pump barrel
will work satisfactorily is a small
quantity of water is poured into the
upper barrel to getsit started.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
PRETTY PAPER WEIGHT.
Good Way to Make Use Of Kodak
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Good Way to Make Use Of Kodak
Prints at Christmas.
The owner of kodak will find this
a nice way to make use of prints for
gifts. Get some children's toy fiat
irons, in the old-fashioned shape, gild
the uppers and handles, and on the
face of each mount q print that will
particularly appeal to the one who Is
to receive 1t, trimming of evenly at
the edges. Should the print not be as
large as the face of the iron, trim it SO
the margin will be the same width all
around, and gid the border also. Fin
ish with bow Of ribbon on the handle.
OF course 1t Is intended to stand on
end.-Mrs. F.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
With the Ancients,

The Greek commander was making
the circuit of the walls of Troy, look
ing for a vulnerable spot, when his
automobile stuck fast in the mud.
Get a horse." jeered the Trojan
sentinels on the walls.
Smarting under their ridicule, he
went and built huge wooden horse
The rest is history.-Chicago Tribune.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
The Eternal Feminine.

ibid your wife scold you much for
getting in SO late last night?"
"You bet she did-for about four
hoursl"
s'Whew! What did you do?"
Fell asleep, as usual, during the
lecture"
But didn't she wake you up?"
Come to think of it, she did. Want
ed to know If l loved her as much as
ever--or something Of the sort
Young Magazine.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Miniature Work-Box.

the single strip of ribbon forming the
bottom and ends, and extending out
further into two flaps. To one Of
these are tackled two or three flannel
leaves for pins and needles. The
other is for tying over the top with
narrow ribbon, and serves as a cover.
Rose Pin Cushion.
For the rose pin cushion, buy, or
make, a small foundation-the one in
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Save the Peas.

The man who had to pay So to So
per bushel for seed peas last spring,
and the man who could not get them
at all, should not require the above
advice But the information we get
from the pea-growing districts indf-
cate short crop and high prices for
next spring and summer. With this
information we again say: Save the
peas; it will mean dollars in your
pockets.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

Select thick piece of bamboo
about eight inches long, and without
jo4nts; clean the inside carefully, max
ing 1t as smooth as possible. Bore a
small hole about two inches from one
end to hold smaller piece of bam-
boo, which is to form spout A hol-
low piece of bamboo (c) somewhat
thinner than the pump barrel is in
serted into the lower end of the
pump barrel, the top of the barrel Co
is closed with piece of rubber that
Is fastened with a small tack and can
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

If you want to fatten fowls for mar
ket they should be placed in fattening
pens, and they should be given thor
ough sitting with sulphur or some 9TH
er insectioide to kill the vermin. Fowls
that are shut up have no opportunity
to fight these pests
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
AN ORRIS ROOT RING.
Nice Present for the Boy to Give His
Mother.

The small boy is really forlorn when
it comes to making Christmas pres
ents for mother. He wants to give her
some of his own handiwork, but his
fingers were not meant to sew and his
carpentering and carving usually end
in cut fingers and general distress A
ring of orris root can be made by any
boy or girl who possesses small GIN
let. sufficient quantity of ribbon and
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Poultry farming does not take

Poultry farming does not take a
great deal of land, but with good man.
agement the harvest comes every day,
and although it is small, it's multiple
cation by al the days of the year
makes a sum total that compares ia
vorably with more pretentioNs ven
lures.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

The amount of cut bone to be fed
depends on the variety of other foods
given and the range. Once or twice
a week is enough in summer and fall
while the range is good. Sometimes
it is not needed at all on range. Twice
z week is usually enough even in
winter, and never more than three
times week.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Time Needed.

Going to lunch now? Why, it's
only II o'clock
"Well?"
well. surely you're not hungry so
early as all this"
mo; but will be by the time
the waiter condescends to serve me-"
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
NJ. H.
WITH PALM LEAF FANS.
Make Pretty Decoration for Sewing.
room or Bedroom,

A very inexpensive thing to do II
one has a large number of friends
whom she wishes to remember and
does not mind giving them the same
things, would be to buy one or two
dozen calendars-just the little r.
sheet ones-and the same number Of
small thermometers, which may be
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

Here it is fall, and yet many
flock of hens is still presided over
by old roosters that should have been
made into stew long ago. Get rid CT
all useless stock and give their feed
and room to those that pay their way.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

A fowls diet should include va
riety of all the grains-corn, oats,
wheat and barley especially; also
green food, animal food in the form
of meat or milk, and charcoal and
grit. Their food must be clean. sweet,
and sound.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

the illustration Is
two inches wide
by three high
and use two-inch
pink satin ribbon
for the covering.
The petals of the
two little roses
at the top are
formed loops,
knotted once, Of
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Looks Suspicious,

Mrs. Brown looked around her un.
easily. do you know" she said to
Mr.. Brown, I'm expecting every mill
ute to hear the doorbell ring and to be
told that Clarence is in some dreadful
mischief"
What makes you think that?" asked
Mr.. Brown.
ooh, he's been so good all day; and
this morning he took down one. of his
lesson books and studied for nearly
two hours"
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Proved Useless.

when you was little was you
spanked like l am to make you good,
papa?" 1
Il was, my son-and spanked hard,
too"
Ven you can't fool me no more,
cause If it didn't make you good it
won't make me good"
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

Since roosts, platforms and nests
are the principal rendezvous for lice,
they should be easy of access, and so
constructed as to be readily removed
for the purpose Of cleaning.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

Sits, or eyelets,
through W h | C h
narrow ri b b o n.
may be run to
hold the spools
in place. Cover
the shapes with
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Some of Them.

Don't you think it is dreadful for
society to be taking up any of these
esoteric Oriental ideas?"
"Oh, but the Oriental rugs are per-
fectly velyi"-Baltimor American.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

silk or linen, buttonholing the Sits. A
spool of black silk. and one each of
black and white cotton make a good
combination.
NJ. H.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Could All Liva In Amaric.

Within the limits Of these United
States each living human being to-day
could have $1,000 square feet, or they
could be placed 255 linear feet apart
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
TRAVELLING Work.Box.

. The miniature work-box is a splen.
did continuance to put in ones travel
ing bag. But four inches long, there
Is, nevertheless, room for a tiny pair
of scissors, thimble, an emery,
needles, pins, roll Of linen tape, card
Of darning cotton, two small wood
shuttles of thread, hooks and eyes
and few buttons. For the case pref
ty ribbon should be selected, a trifie
less than two inches wide Cardboard,
ribbon-covered, does duty for the two
sides, which are neatly overcast to
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Fancy Bodkin Holder

est Insertion and beading. Tie a bow
of ribbon at each end, and put a bod.
kin through each strip of beading.
Thread.HoIdar
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

For the thread-holder cut two
hearts of pasteboard. making tiny
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

Tho BoIdest Lie.
A lie that is half truth is ever the
boldest ne.-Tennyson.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22

slightly narrower doub1e-faced satin
ribbon. Yellow artificial centers are
used, and either bit Of green foliage
or bow of pink ribbon comp etes the
gift. An additional touch is given by
placing a few fancy-headed pins on
the cushion.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
10 MAKE FOR XMAS
LITTLE GIFTS THAT MAY BIZ
MADE AT SMALL EXPENSE.
A Miniature Work Box, Rose Pin
Cushion and Other Things That
viii Prove Acceptable
to Many.

Most of us have begun to think in
earnest about our Christmas giving,
and every woman who enjoys fashion
ing her own gifts is on the lookout for
attractive little things that come with
In the limits of her purse and her
needlework ability.
The designs here pictured and de-
scribed are all easily made, and have
The further recommendations of
laintiness, Responsiveness and util-
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-11-22
Bodkin Holder.

For the fancy bodkin holder, cover
a small cotton roll with ribbons and
then with alternating rows of narrow
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-10
Monuments for Heroines.

New York, April 25.-If the plans
of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy do not miscarry, monuments
to those daughters of the South those
heroism and devotion form one of the
bright pages of the civil war will soon
stand in the capitals of thirteen origi-
nal States.
The idea originated with Ben Irving
Walker, Of Charleston, aud was an
nounced by the president of the New
York Chapter of the Daughters Of the
Confederacy, Mrs. James Henry Park
er, at the annual luncheon of that
body held today at the Hotel Astor.
The thirteen States will be invited to
place casts of the original statue or
group in their capitals.