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Evening star., 1907-11-03
Mississippi Without a Campaign.

JACKSON, Miss, November 2.-Bccause
the state elections to be held here next
week were virtually decided, except for
formal vote, at last summers primaries.
there has been no campaign recently. 4.
F. Noel is the democratic candidate for
governor. There are more than dozen
other offices to fill
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Boy Shoots Three Playmates.

COLUMBUS. Ga, November 2.-Three
lads-Allen Matthews, Wildon Harris and
Wiley Williams were accidentally shot
and seriously wounded today by ,.te dis
charge of a gun in the hands OF Kenneth
Mum, a companion.
Evening star., 1907-11-03

smoking Is objected to on the same
ground as the cigarette there is undoubt-
edly a great commercial future for this
invention. which entirely obviates the in
jul ious effects of the ordinary cigarette.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Brief Mention.

Sylvester Quail was arrested this even
ing by Policeman knight on suspicion OF
Evening star., 1907-11-03

A Real RaincOat, light
and dark shades, made in
the seasons newest mod
els. rain or shine coats.
Like cut.
Evening star., 1907-11-03

This seasons s newest
creations, with nothing
lacking in style, fit and
shades. Less than cost
TO make.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
Getting Rid of Warts.

Warts are simply an ~overgrowth of
flesh covered with a hardened skin.
they are of two varieties, hard or
soft, and either can be removed with
out much difficulty. A very simple
remedy consists in wetting the warts
several times a day with a piece of
moistened common washing soda.
This will cause them to disappear al
most before n is ware of it. Muri-
attic acid or acetic acid applied to a
wart every night for three nights in
succession will soon cause 1t to
shrivel and blacken and finally fall of.
Use a wooden toothpick in applying
and be careful not to touch the nor
NAL skin around the wart. In some
cases it may be necessary to scratch
the wart with a tiny sharp instru-
ment before the first application in
order that the acid may begin it's
work more easily. This will hasten
the result.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A crust of bread put into the water
in which greens are boiled will alb
sor5 all Objectionable rankness of
flavor.
The rollers of a clothes wringer
may be easily and effectively cleaned
by rubbing them with a cloth which
has been dipped in coal oil.
When ironing colored clothes see
to it that the irons are not too hot.
Excessive heat will fade the clothes.
Iron on the wrong side.
When too much salt accidentally
has been used, the effect may be coun-
teracted by adding a tablespoonful of
vinegar and a tablespoonful of sugar.
If the clothes line becomes kinked
or twisted when it is being taken
down wind the line toward you in
stead of away from you, and it will
wind smoothly.
If -four sacks are to be washed,
turn them wrong side out and put in
cold water. Wash and rinse in cold
water. The use of hot water for this
purpose will make the -four sticky and
hard to wash out.
To do up ruffled net curtains stretch
out on a sheet after starching. Pin
just to the ruf1es and leave until dry.
Take up and iron only the ruf1es.
dampening as you go along. This will
leave the curtain perfectly straight.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
Marketing Farm Poultry.

If they could only be made to re-
alize it, the farmer and his wife would
find it every bit as muchc to their ad
vantage to attain a reputation for fur
nishing the best eggs and chickens as
well as the best milk and butter.
There is always room at the top"
you know and that is certainly true
with regard to poultry products of a
superior quality. The farm that has
a reputation for furnishing superior
milk and butter, experiences no diff
iculty in disposing of their product,
usually at a premium above the .Grdi-
nary market prices. The same is
equally true of first-class poultry and
eggs, because it is worth something to
a customer to know to an absolute Ger
tainty that his eggs are going to be
freshlaid and that he need not pro-
cur an ak with which to carve the
chicken that he has bought.
In view of the enormous profits OF
hucksters at most seasons of the year,
the farmer, unless his location is very
remote, can usually dispose of his
poultry products to the best advantage
by selling direct to private customers
in a nearby town. These customers
can readily be obtained by offering in
the first place only the highest-grade
products and then keeping all goods
up to this standard.
1t will be found that, once a repu.
tation for selling strictly high-class
poxk and eggs is established, it can
be 1T only through neglect and mat.
tention to business. Private customers
thus secured and assured of securing
only the best at all times, will be per-
fectly willing to pay the highest mar
ket prices.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
BOUNCING BALL ON AIR.
Peculiar Motions Of Trick Ball and
the Explanation.

You will say this is impossible, for
how can q ball bounce unless it has
something to strike against, thus CIV
ing it the required impact to develop
a rebound?
Yet If you throw this particular
ball through the air, it will describe
the series of "bounces" shown in Fig.
l., much to the establishment of the
person 1T is thrown at. Perhaps he
prides himself especially on his catch
ing ability, but bis pride will surely
go before a fall" when he tries to
judge this erratic ball, for it is most
difficult to catch and will fool nine
good catchers out of ten.
After you have had some fun puz-
zling your friend in this amer there
is another way to get amusement out
of the trick bali. Provide yourself
with an ordinary ball resembling it.
handing the trick ball to the other
chap whom you now invite to roll for
a line to see who may come nearest.
each standing about ten feet distant
from the line. Both toss together.
and you will see a queer result; your
ball will proceed directly toward it's
destination, but his will cut a lot of
queer antics, rolling in a very irregu-
lar. course, and when the ball does
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19

the shops are selling. This particular
model has only the shoulder and un-
derarm seams.
1t has large pockets with broad laps
n the fronts are faced to form
lapels, and it has the regulation coat
sleeves. To make the medium size of
this coat it would take three and one
quarter yards of material 81 inches
wide; two yards of goods A inches,
and about 1 and three-quarters yards
in 52-inch width.
This model makes up very well in
the small checked cheviot, and black
and white shepherds plaid with a lit
tie red cloth collar, and a red and gold
emblem on the arm gives it a good
dash of color and style. The boys
coats ARE indeed making little men"
of them. They are of the tan covert
cloth, and the model is exactly like
that his father years A regular little
spring o%vercoat. Some of them are
lined with twilled lining, but most of
them are not. Boys from 4 years up
to young men all wear these, and the
little fellow with such a coat is proud
indeed.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
Try SmjIjnu.

Have you tried smiling? 1t is the
latest remedy for all the ills of the
flesh and the spirit, and it is cheap.
All that is necessary to do to try the
new smile cure" which the London
doctors are recommending, is to lift
the n of the mouth slightly by
means of the facial muscles, expand
ing the lips and showing the teeth.
Practice this before the looking-glass
night and morning until the smile
has worn in, and the beneficial results
will be forthcoming, 1t is seriously as
serted. There is no state Of affairs
so discouraging that it can't be bet
tered by smiling owe it, and there is
no joy in life SO joyous that it will
not spread a little wider over the
surface of the globe with the coaxing
Of a smile.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19

bath. AS a general rule, sparrows
seem to like the early morning,
thrushes, blackbirds and starlings
prefer a midday bath and robins like
to battle about six p. m, when all
other birds have retired to roost. l
have counted ls many as six robins,
after the other, after six p. m. OF
course, l do not mean this is an in
variable rule, but it seems to be a
general me-. Chaffinches and green.
finches drink freely; but l never saw
n of the former have a bath, an. it
is a very rare occurrence for the lat
ter to battle. Tomtits are very fond
of the bath, and show great pluck, be-
ing almost out of their depth in ~
inches of water. One more popularity
| have noticed. Although birds of all
sorts battle regularly, the special time
is during a storm of rain after a spell
of fine weather. The fact of it's being
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
To Prevent Land From Washing.

The saving of the vast amount of
plant food now carried away by the
rivers is a great problem for the fu-
ture agricultural chemist. In one es-
innate the silt borne off by the Mis-
sissippi in one year is placed at
443,50,000 tons, and analysis has
shown C. H. Stone that in this guam
tity there must be S,120,625 tons of
lime, 5,591, $50 tons of potash. 1,1O9.375
tons OF prosphoric acid, and 6G0,625
tons of nitrogen, besides soda and
other materials of uncertain useful
terial removed in one year by this
one river alone is estimated at about
one thousand million dollars.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
Neglecting Corn to Work Cotton.

We do not want to complain too
much, but from all We can see and
hear our farmers are neglecting their
corr to work their cotton. AS our
cotton is SO late and as our money
must come from our cotton crop, we
can not expect things to be different.
We are glad to say a good crop of
corr has been planted and we hope
the farmers will be able to work it
well. Do not neglect it any longer
than possible. We do not expect to
let up in our efforts until our Southern
farmers raise their supply of corn and
then utilize the stalks for cattle food.
We want to call your attention to this
very significant fact-this system of
working our cotton and ~neglecting our
corn shows our dependent position. If
growing cotton exclusively was as
profitable as many believe, or argue,
why are our people still so poor and
dependent upon the credit system?
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
II BIRDS BATH.
An Interesting Study in the Peculiar
Notions of the Little Sonssters.

Some few years ago, during the hot
summer weather, l put a tin out on
my lawn for the wild birds to battle
in, writes a correspondent of Country
Life. The tin was a triangular one,
about ~ inches deep, the sides being
% inches. The birds were duly thank
full, and used it necessarily all through
the years, winter as well as summer.
In course of time it rusted through
Inc leaked badly, ~whereupon | had a
new one made, circular, two feet six
inches in diameter and ~ inches
deep, and | took away the old, worn
out triangular tin. Not a bird would
go near the new bath. | tried every
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
STREET AND HOUSE SHOES.
Line Of Demarcation Between Them
Is Strictly Drawn.

Never has the line of demarcation
between street and house shoes been
wider than it is now. The golden
brown kid shoe has simply monopo-
lized the field for street footwear.
Boots, oxfords or pumps of glossee
brown kid are the footwear of the
smartly shod.
This is the logical outcome of the
fashion for golden-brown accessories
last summer. 1t is a most sensible,
as well as a most smart fashion. Aside
from the brown kid being ideally COM
Portable for summer wear, this golden
brown shade harmonizes delightfully."-
with nearly every possible costume
color.
The ultra fashionables have taken
to wearing high brown with cloth or
kid tops in the same or one tone
darker than the vamp. Whether they
will continue to do SO when the heat
of summer becomes extreme remains
to be seen.
Smaller. yet equally important, &C
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
WHAT BIRDS CAN DO.

Birds are possessed of enormous
muscular power, far exceeding, in
some cases, that of any other warm
FLOODED creature.
There is an instance on record of
an eagle, weighing IA pounds. lifting
and carrying off a young pig that
weighed AZ pounds. =
The kick of an ostrich is a fear
some thing. 1t will break a mans
thigh, or even the leg of a horse. The
ostrich, too, is for a short distance.
the swiftest runner of all creatures.
The top speed of a horse is about 35
miles an hour.
The speed of birds in the air is re-
markable. A swallow which had a
nest in the gable of the railway sta
ton at Antwerp was taken thence and
sent to Compiegne, in France, a dis
n of 140h. miles, and then re-
leased. It was home again within one
hour and eight minutes. Its speed
was, therefore, 1881 miles an hour.
Birds are weatherwise beyond other
creatures, says Montreal Herald.
Swans and other water birds seem to
have some sixth sense which tells
them when a wet season is coming.
Before such a time they build their
nests higher than usual above the wa
ter line, so that if a flood comes the
nest and the eggs will not be washed
away.
The peacock knows over night what
the weather will be. His harsh scream
before he goes to roost is a certain
sign of rain before morning.
Some migrating birds have the curl.
Gus faculty of avoiding places infected
by pestilence. Swallows, for instance,
will build where plague, cholera
or yellow fever is raging. St. Angus
tine long ago noticed this, and exhort-
ed his followers to "shun ~wickedness
as swallows shun pestilent places"
We speak of dainty persons having
mo more appetite than a bird" No
less appropriate phrase could be used.
The bird tribe have, one and all, enor-
nous appetites. A heron weighing
four pounds when shot has been found
to contain two trout-one of two
pounds and another Of one and a half
pounds.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
HINTS FOR THE HOSTESS.
Flowers for Bridge Whist Prizes Is
a New Idea.
No Prizes for Rridne

A popular hostess, noted for charm
ing n unique affairs, has been giving
a series of bridge parties with the
prize feature eliminated. Instead. she
had two vases filled with beautiful
flowers on the refreshment table. At
the close of the repast the ladies hay
ing the two highest scores were
awarded the flowers. The same sum
was expended for the bouquets, as
otherwise would have been spent for
prizes and every one was perfectly
delighted with the plan. 1t seemed
far less commercial and was alto
gether a welcome change to both
guests and hostess.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19

Permitting a COW to fail in her milk
for want of suitable food is bad man.
agement; even if she car be restored
to her full flow, which is doubtful, it
takes more feed to do 1t than would
have been required to keep her in
good milking trim from first to last.
Cows to do their best must be kept
supplied with food of the proper kind
and the more the better. You can't
get milk without feed any more than
you can get meal with corn. To get
the best work from a mill it must run
to it's full capacity-no corn in the
hopper, no meal in the spout.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
HOSPITALITY OF TO-DAY.
!ery Businesstike. indeed 10 the Mod
ern Hostess.

~
In these days it would seem that
the word hospitality has assumed a
new and strange significance, Oh rath-
er suffered a transformation, and we
who float along on the stream of So
cial life accept the idea with thought
less ease and take it FOR granted that
mere forms and ceremonies, social
bargaining, lavish display, and elabo-
rate entertainments stand for true
hospitality. When we are so exact as
to look up the meaning of the word
we find that, according to the best
authorities, hospitality is the recep-
ton and entertainment of guests with
out reward, and with kind and gener-
Gus literally; also that to be hospita-
bic is to be sociable, neighborly,
given to bounty, generous, large
minded.
There is something that pleases our
imagination when we read about the
hospitality in the olden times, when
life was simple and when a delightful
leisure existed which does not belong
to modern times. In an old-fashioned
novel we read chat the heroine, in the
fourth week of her visit at a friends
house, was in doubt whether she
should continue her stay, and the
painful consideration made her eager
to be rid of such a weight on her
mind. She resolved to speak to her
hostess, propose going away and be
guided in her conduct by the manner
in which her proposal was received.
1t was directly settled between her
hostess and herself that her leaving
was not to be thought of and the limit
of her stay depended on her own in
clinations. Not SO the hostess of these
days, who invites a guest for a stated
period, and it is tacitly yet positively
understood that from Saturday until
Monday does not include ever lunch
con on the day of departure. All this
is far more sensible and more salts
factory, although so ~businesslike.
To-day we are told that those who
entertain consider that they are pay
ing their acquaintances a sufficient
compliment by inviting them to a
crowded reception, when the hostess
has hardly time for a greeting. Soci-
ETY. is nothing if not practical and
businesslike," and if a hostess ENTER
tains lavishly and is we'll gowned' she
does all that could be required and
cannot be expected to take much In
terest in her guests" This touch of
satire shows how hospitality mas
querades under false colors.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
SOUTHERN
AGRICULTURE
D OF THE COW.
What the Southern Cows Bondage to
the Cattle Tick Means.

~ Z&HN
The Department of Agriculture At
washington has been of great service
to the farmers of the United States,
but | doubt if any work it has under
taken for the people of the south is of
greater Importance to us of this Sec
ton than the work now being done in
connection with our several State De-
partments looking to the extermina-
ton of the cattle tick. The ultimate
Object OF this work is not simply to
free a few counties in each state Of
this pest, which is the greatest draw
back to the cattle interests Of the
south, but to shove the quarantine line
further and further down until the last
of the ticks shall be compelled to sub
sist upon the blood extracted from the
bodies of the sea ~serpents that infest
the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, leav-
ing our cattle free to be shipped ct
any time of year to any market that
will pay the best price.
Every merchant, banker, farmer
and, in fact, every man who has any
interest in the material prosperity of
the south, should render every aid
possible to the men who have this
great work in hand. Few of us realize
what this work means to us. The south
east has the climate, the water, the
grass, and the greatest array of for
age plants of any section of the Unit
ed States; in fact, everything that is
needful in a great cotton growing sec
ton and only this little blood sucking,
fever causing curse stands between us
and the greatest cattle prosperity.
This work means millions, not alone
to the cattle men of our section, but
to every man who handles Cor will
handle) the cattle mans dollars.
So I am making this personal ap
peal, that when you hear that the
cattle inspectors are at work in your
section that you render every aid in
your power to further their work. Let
not little personal belief or feelings
keep you from doing your duty to our
beloved south. The men who are en-
gagged in this work are men of ability
who know their business, and know it
far better than do we who have made
only a superficial, if any, study of the
question.
This writer believes in COW prosper
ity; it means not only present dollars,
but the enhancement in value of every
farm in our land on which he Cow
comes. 1t means that permanent
prosperity that is founded upon the
continued enrichment of our soil. And
we know after all is said and done,
after manufactures, railroads, and all
other great outside industries have re-
ceived their due share of credit, that
the true prosperity of a nation de-
ponds upon a rich soil, and in conse-
quence, a prosperous agriculture.
So let every one of our readers do
his share in this work of tick extermi-
nation. Let's be so in earnest in the
matter that the work will be pushed
with still greater vigor, and if the
department grows weary in the work
let us raise such a howl that Uncle
Sans ear will Jingle and he will be
reminded to push on and release the
COW of the south from her bondage
A. L. French In Progressive Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
7ryland Chicken.

Joint a snail chicken, roll in sea-
soned -four, then egg and crumb the
joints, says Good Housekeeping. Lay
in a dripping pan and on each joint
lay a thin slice Of fat bacon. Bake
20 minutes in a very hot oven, re-
moving the bacon to a platter when
thoroughly crisp. Arrange the joints
with the bacon, thicken the fat in
the pan with two level tablespoons Of
-four, add one cup Of thin cream, and
when thoroughly blended strain over
the meat.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19

thing, including painting it a dirty
color to make it look like the old tin;
but all to no purpose. Thinking they
would get accustomed to it in time, l
left it for three or four weeks; but l
never saw it used once. l then put
the old triangular one down near the
new one, and before l had walked ten
yards from it two birds were in it
bathing. | put the old tin into the
new one, and the birds went to it
without hesitation. / cannot imagine
what they object to in the round tin,
unless the surface area, unbroken by
the triangular one, is too big; but
with one tin inside the other they
thoroughly enjoy their bath, and a
study of their habits affords endless
amusement. Different birds appear
to have different times for the daily
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19

and we give a sketch illustrating a
case of this description which can
easily be made out of any odd rem
nants of brocade, silk or satin, while
in soft leather it might also be very
useful.
This case would look pretty if the
outer side could be made of floral bro
cade, bordered with stitching, and the
lining of pale green satin, while the
ribbon might be either green or pink.
according to fancy.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19
Costly Feathered Hats.

To possess one of the feathered
hats OF the season is to mutely de-
clare ones self a p%lutocrat. Never be-
fore have there been such wonderfully
beautiful feathers. Needless to say.
the price accords with the beauty.
The length and breadth Of The
plumes, and the wide, full fues, are
things that cannot be initiated. First
in favor comes the cassowary plumes,
the very acme of all that is desirable
at present; second place is accorded
the royal ostrich. And the price! well.
the average purse isn't up to it
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19

fresh water has nothing to do with 1t,
because, as a rule, the bath is filed
up more than once a day, and cleaned
out on most days. l have seer as
many as four and five birds in the
bath at once during rain. L trust
these remarks will induce all who see
them to think of the wild birds during
the coming summer weather, and
cause them to provide what is not
only a luxury, but a necessity for
them; but, if they are thinking of
having a bath made, 1 would suggest
one with straight sides, not circular.
and let the area be limited. / inclose
a photograph of the bath-or, rather.
baths, for the triangular one is inside
the circular one-on my lawn, and in
1t will be seen a robin performing it's
daily ablution.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19

s. Springs offerings? (Water.)
e. 6. For old maids and brachelors?
(Pickles.)
2. Tabby's party? (Catsup.)
8. Boston's overthrow? (Tea.)
3. What all need? Dread and but
teri
10. New England's brains? (Baked
beans.)
IL. A young mans sweetheart?
(Honey.)
IL. An unruly member? (Tongue.)
Is. Sahara? (Dessert.)
IA. What printers hate? (Pie.)
15. What do when hurt? (Ice
creamy
This can be used at church affair
serving "a la Carte" charging a small
sum for each article.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19

If the ceremony is at the house O
must write a note expressing your re-
greet at not being able to witness the
ceremony and thank them for being
asked. Address to the mother of the
bride, or you may word your regrets
in exactly the same form as the invi-
tation, in the third person. No reply
is required for a church ceremony,
o is a present " necessary. Do
as you feel inclined.
MADAME MERRI.