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The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Kill Docs, Raise Sheep.

If you mention raising sheep, the
farmer will at once commence to dis
cuss the dogs. Is this a matter suff.
cient to destroy SO great and impor
tant an industry as sheep raising
Why are we so weak that we a not
have proper dog laws passed? If there
is one privilege more than another.
that is still vouched. safe to us, it is
the right over our lands and the pow
er to keep ali trespassers out. We
cen either fence and house our sheer
or kill the dogs, one or both. No,
the real trouble is, we have gotten out
Of the habit Of raising and caring for
sheep. Habit is a terrible falter for
good Or i'll; according as it is for OF
against a thing.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05

p~ortance that milady's luggage should
be easily handled and at the same
time combine all of the comforts pos
sible consistent with compactness.
The black enameled leather English
weekend box is practically a small
trunk, but wonderfully light and a S
lily carried by maid or groom, and can
be slowed away in the automobile or
railway carriage with little or no dis
comfort to it's wne 1t is lined with
plaid cloth and is provided with a
couple of trays, so that the skirts and
waists may be kept separately and
a place found for underclothing,
shoes, slippers and other necessaries
Of course, the toilet articles have
their own bag, preferably a Glad
stone, and the combination of these
two travelling companions makes the
stay over. Sunday a thoroughly COM
Portable one for even the who
expects to crowd into her brief visit
a dance, a dinner party, a game Of
tennis or a meet of the hounds, and
who will esquire several changes Of
clothes in consequence.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Scah on Tomatoes.

We would advise farmers who have
scab on their potatoes, to rotate their
crops properly. It is a well-known
fact that where potatoes are grown
on the same land year after year,
that scab Is likely to develop. 1t is
also a well-known fact that the pres
ence of large quantities of stable
manure, favor the development OF
scab. 1t is also well knowntaotaoin
scab. It is also equally well known
that some carities are much more
resistent to scab than others. Seed
potatoes should be treated by soak
ing for two hours in a solution con-
tanning "a pint of commercial for
balm in Is gallons of water. The
treatment should. be made just before
the time of seeding potatoes. This
treatment has been found to be very
successful and is universally recon-.
nmeded.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
ANY OLD MULE WILL SELL,
Cotton Growers Will Pay Dear Fer the
Animal This Year.

A report from ~Hopk.nsville, Ky
says that at no time since the var has
the price of m:.ies been SO high, and
the business of trading in this stock
SO profitable and largely engaged in.
TN LAST county court day u large crowd
was in attendance. Mule and horse
buyers were there in large numbers
n'ngling with the farmers and try
ing to get them to set a price or their
stock. Almost any kind of an old mule
would bring from 500 to $125, Willie
n'ediumly good stock would run us as
high as 5000. Fine specimens. young,
w~ell-broken, clean-limbed and sound
bodied mules, though, would bring
fancy prices sui enough, these run
ming from 1925 to $500. This is the
highest price in the memory OF any
of the present dealers, and they all
predict even higher figures than these.
A raiser of mules he'd a sale a few
days ago and sold fifty head most
CT which were young and unbroken,
and on these he realized an average
price of Sl25. The supply seems to
be far short ct the demand.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
CASE FOR THE SCISSORS.
Here Is One That Can Be Quickly
Cut Out and Sewn Together.

For keeping scissors nice and bright
and in good condition a little case OF
some kind is almost a necessity, and
the case we illustrate can be quickly
cut out and sewn together. 1t must
of course be made to fit the scissors
it is intended for, and can be cut out
in one piece and sewn together at the
side.
If an extra little piece of material
should be sewn on to W the point
of the case, it will strengthen it and
prevent the points of the scissors
from wearing through. Soft wash
leather is a very good material to use,
as it will keep the scissors bright and
in good condition. The tops of old
suede gloves may also be utilized.
There is a flap at the top which bends
over to close the case, and fastens
by means of a button.
The small diagram illustrates the
shape in which the material should be
cut out, the dotted line showing where
it folds over, and it is sewn together
on the right hand side. 1t is a good
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
The Wonderful Hoo,

He is filthy, and yet he will be found
on every farm and on every mans Ia
BILE. He is used for more purposes as
a feeder for the human family than
any other. He is a manufacturer OF
hams, he furnishes half of the lard,
his hair is made into brushes, his head
into cheese, tooth brushes, glue, but
tons, fertilizer, fats, bacon, knife han
dies, whistles, soaps, sauce, sausage
and satisfaction. AS a condenser he
beats the finest steam machinery. He
will put ten buhels Of corn into less
space than a bushel measure. Corn
loaned to a hog is cash at a good in
vestment, safe and at a large Interest
And if he is fed on Essex rape and
alfalfa he can manufacture bacon at
three cents per pound, but the people
have to pay the butchers and com
bines about 10 to Is cents per pound
for his products.-Southern Agricul-
turiSt.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
NleHTcAPs IN VOGUE AGAIN.
Women Returning to the Fashisn Of
Their Grandmothers.

Fashionable women have revived
the use of the nightcap. 1t was dis
carded at least half a century ago, ex-
cept by grandmothers and elderly
sp%insters, but now, according to the
Diapers Record, it has again become
an indispensable part of woman's out
fit and is included in all trouseaux.
The revival is partly ascribed to the
doctors. Their %incessant advocacy of
well ventilated bedrooms has, in the
absence Of over door transoms in
English houses, resulted in bedroom
windows being opened at night, and
women who are not robust found the
wintry %draughts too trying. Another
and more distressing cause is alleged
by hairdressers. These say that elab'
crate coifures are being desired.
These are helped by stylish transfer
nations, which are detached at night.
To facilitate this arrangement it is
said that many ladies have their hair
cropped rendering a n1ghtcap neces-
sary. Their grandmothers practised
the same folly. Moreover, the new
ann of dressing the hair, which in
PRODUCES an exceptionally careful pro-
cess of u%ndulation and is submitted to
by women three times a week, calls
for the use of the protecting nightcap
to preserve the freshness of the Golf
ftypN
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
The Way to Raise Potatoes.

1t is wonderful how few people will
take hold of a good thing that requires
a little extra pains to fix it at the
start. Once and a while we find a man
who has taken time to save enough
wheat straw or to haul enough pine
straw to fix him a potato patch right.
II you will take a small square in
your garden and break it up we'll, put
on some stable manure or guano, run
off a row and drop your Irish potatoes
about every ten or twelve inches
III another furrow to cover these
lightly and drop your potatoes in this
also and On until your square is fin
ished, and then cover this six or eight
inches deep in wheat or pine straw,
you will not have any more work to
do, as the straw will keep down the
grass, and 0 will have potatoes for
two or three years without any more
planting until your straw gives out.
You will find nice, clean potatoes lying
between the straw and the ground.
This is something all farmers can try.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
To Cure Pork.

For 1000 pounds of pork take ten
quarts of salt, three pounds of brown
sugar, one pound of black pepper, one
pound of saltpeter; put saltpeter in
pint of water and place on stove
to dissolve. Put the salt, sugar and
pepper in a vessel and pour saltpeter
water over it, mix thoroughly. After
the animal heat has left the meat rub
the mixture over both sides thorough
ly. Let it lie for ten days, then smoke
(use liquid smoke). Then sack in
muslin sacks and hang in a dark, dry
place.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
A DAINTY NEW APRON.
Pretty Garment Chiefly Designed for
Wear in Afternoon.

A very dainty and feminine apron
to be worn by a hostess when serv-
ing afternoon tea or manipulating a
chafing dish, is made of fine Persian
lawn, embroidered in floral design,
and finished with lace frills.
Have the apron rather small and
without a bib. Round it at the bot
tom and slope slightly into the waist
band. Finish the edge with a scallop
that is buttonholed in one of the
tones of the color used in the flowers.
Pad the scallop before working.
Embroider the apron in a graceful
design in sweet peas, caught with
garlands of ribbon. The flowers may
be either shaded in several tones of
lavender flo, or they can be done in
pinks. The foliage and stems should
be OF a soft green, and the ribbon
can be white or a very delicate shade
of green.
Beneath the scalloped edge run
either a rufie of Valenciennes lace or
Of three-inch footing, hemmed and
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
DICTATES OF FASHION,.

All the skirts of thin material show
a little fullness at the waist line.
A little touch of black velvet some.
where about the gown is a distinctive
note just now.
Valenciennes, torchon and several
other fashionable laces are now imi.
tated in gold and silver thread.
Brightest peacock blue appears
now and then, crude in it's g~arishness
and out of harmony with it's sur
roundings.
The old-time s%erpentine skirt
weighted with jetted insertions and
trimmings is one of the graceful re-
vivals for slender figures.
Feather toques, composed of two
large wings and some tall feathers
mounted on a small velvet frame, are
finding favor in Paris for matinee
wear.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
FARMING In THE SOUTH
IN WESTERN TENNESSEE.
Farmers In That Section Working
UnitedIy and Harmoniousiy.

The farmers In the western coun-
ties in Tennessee are united and work
ing In great unity in the advancement
of their section in horticulture, small
fruits and agriculture. The farmers
institute has an awakening effect upon
theis minds, and their lands are being
enriched and better culture has fol
lowed, and, the profits from their soils
have been largely increased. When
they learn the use Of such grasses as
tall meadow oat grass, orchard grass,
Bromus intermis, alsike clover, Grim
son clover, Bermuda, and the value of
Essex rape and hairy vetch, with peas
and SOFA beans, then they will start
on new roads of success that will be
astonishing.
The indications are that there will
be located at Jackson an experiment
station; in fact, Mr.. S. c. Lancaster
has, or is starting, an experiment farm
on a small scale, which will broaden
into one that may result in a grand
success. The Jackson Sun says he has
laid the foundation for good roads in
that section, and solid roads have been
constructed by him which are prov
ing of marked advantage to that coun.
ty. Other counties are observing the
beneficial effects Of the hard roads to
Jackson, have sent petitions to the leg
islature asking the privilege of issu-
ing bonds to construct similar roads.
Farmers are now hauling on the
hard roads produce to the towns and
selling at paying prices, who could
not formerly get their products to
market because of mud. Eight bales
of cotton can be carried to market
easier now that three could five years
since. Rock roads help the farmers
out Of mud and poverty, and at the
same time furnish and cheaper the
supplies f the citizens of the villages.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05

handy with a needle. Take a piece
of fine lawn or sheer linen about four
inches wide and eight inches long, roll
a hem and whip a'narrow lace on the
sides. Basic the tiny plants firmly
and then press them under a damp
cloth. Twist a heavy thread around
the center of the plating several
times lido not try to sew it, and then
cover the center with a piece OF In
sertion to match the lace edglng.
These little bow affairs need not nee
essarily be plaited-a piece OF mate
rial edged with a fulling of a and
gathered several times in the middle
will give a pretty fluffy effect. Tiny
pieces of all-over embroidery can be
used up in the same way. Round
clasp pins found at the notion coun-
tiers can be sewed on to the backs OF
these bows, making them safer and
more convenient to wear.
But the new neckwear is not con-
fined to white or wash goods. Little
bows to match the belts seem equally
the thing. If one wears a blue belt
with a gilt buckle, a quarter of a
yard of blue ribbon four inches wide,
a tiny gold buckle or two gilt buttons
will make the smartest kind of neck
arrangement to match. Run two rows
of gathering down the ribbon, about
half an inch apart, gather it up firm
ly and cover the shirrings with a mar
row strap of ribbon, and on this use
the little gold buckle of the buttons.
A piece of plaid silk bound with a
strip of plain silk and drawn together
in the center with a piece of eyelet
embroidery insertion makes a pretty
addition to a plain white waist
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
A Test For Dairy Cows.

Weigh the mink from each cow both
night and morning, keeping weights
separate of each individual animal. Dc
this continually, not for a week or
month but don't stop on less than
one year. Also have good tester and
make individual tests as often as once
a week. Keep a record of weights
and tests of each individual. Keep an
account of feed and returns for product
sold, then strike a balance at the end
of the year. Your tests and weights
will enable you to determine the COWS
that are valuable and dividend payers,
and you can "cut out" the star board
ers."
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
FURIOUS HUMOR ON CHILD.
Itching. Bleeding Sores Covered Body
Nothing Helped Her-Cuticura
Cures Her in Five Days.

"After my granddaughter of about
seven years had been cured of the
measles, she was attacked about a
fortnight later by a furious itching and
painful eruption all C 'er her body,
especially the upper part of it, forming
watery and bleeding sores, especially
under the arms, of considerable size
She suffered a great deal and for three
weeks we nursed her every night.
using all the remedies we could think
of. Nothing would help. We tried the
Cuticura Remedies and after twenty.
four hours we noted considerable i'm
provement, and after using only one
complete set of the Cuticura Remedies,
in five consecutive days the little one,
much to our joy, had been entirely
cured, and has been well for a long
time. Mrs. T. Ruefenacht, R. F. D. No.
8, Bakersfield, Cal, June Is and July
20, 1906"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Perpetual PiepIant,

Luther Burbank has produced a new
variety of pieplant, which he thus de-
scribes: 1t is a variety which pro.
duces luscious, juicy stalks perpetually
throughout the year, and that do not
have the rank, strong taste, or, as
some express it, ground flavor, which
we naturally associate with the older
rhubarbs. In place of this is a mild
but pronounced fruity flavor, very
much resembling strawberries or rasp,
berries; so much that when this
rhubarb is once tasted no one ever
cares to taste the old kinds. Being
perpetual, it produces a much greater
weight of stalks throughout the season
than other varieties.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
After a Hard Dav.

A simple and homely cure after a
day of excessive fatigue, especially
when the business of shopping or
sightseeing has brought on a nervous
headache in addition to a feeling of
lassitude, is to. hold the feet in mus
tard and water for the space of some
ten or Is minutes, this having the eff
feet of drawing the blood away from
the brain and, in fact, resting the en-
tire body. The fresh air method is
likewise exceedingly popular.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Right Distance for Planting Corn.

AS the average of five years results
at the Edgecomb farm, with the yield
varying from 16 to 80 bushels per acre,
it has been found that the most favor.
able ~distancing of prolific varieties of
corn was in foot rows, and having
the stalks . Ieet apart in the row;
while at the Iredell and Red Springs
farms, as the average of 3 and 4 years
results, respectively, corn planted in s.
foot rows and . feet between the hills
produced best results, when the yields
have been varied from IA to 46 bush
els per acre at the Iredell farm and
from 9 to % at the Red Springs farm.
&C. B. Williams, North Carolina De-
partment of Agriculture, Raleigh.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
USE FOR PICTURE POST CARDS.
Pretty Decoration on the Walls OF a
Nursery.

A pretty and simple way of utiliz-
ing picture post cards for the decora-
ton of the walls of a nursery is il
Illustrated in the accompanying sketch.
To suspend them from the wall in the
amer shown is very little trouble,
and they make a nice bright decora-
ton, and are easily added to or chang
ed, thus making them always a new
source of interest.
The cards may be fastened on a
piece of fine Irvine or strong cotton, or
for preference, narrow robbon by
means of little pieces of stamp paper
over the top of the card. They can
then be hung up in large or small fes-
ICONS round the room. Humorous
cards mixed with views of places that
perhaps the little ones have visited
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
The Hens Like Light.

Hens enjoy the light. Darkness
dan gloom they detest. They will
often remain outside in the cold rather
than stay inside a poultry house of it
is gloomly. When you build a poultry
house, have large windows. Never
mind the claim that windows glass ra-
ates the heat; so it does, but the light,
however, amply compensates for the
loss of heat. If you wish to have
health in your flock, have plenty of
light, ever Of you are obliged to go to
the expense of having double windows
of storm sash for the winter months.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
New in Tone stripinos.

There is a new and particularly love-
ly material in one tone stripings, a
radium crepe, with alternating stripes
of satin and dull finish? A foulard in
white ground with stripes of blue,
brown or black graduated in width
and SO grouped as to produce a shaded
effect is one of the high-class MESA.
line foulards. 1t will be especially
nice trimmed with bands of stitched
cloth.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
MANY Children Take Sacrament.

A notable confirmation took place
recently in Dublin, at the pro-cathed-
raj. Archbishop Walsh conferred the
sacrament of confirmation on nearly
a thousand children. The actual con-
ferring lasted two hours, and the cere-
mony was concluded by the admins
tering of the temperance pledge and a
strong exhortation to the children to
discharge faithfully all their religious
duties.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
SOWING Bermuda Grass.

You can SOW Bermuda grass after
cutting oats. Cut the oats early and
plow the land, then harrow it smooth.
May and June are the best months
to SOW, Bermuda, when the ground is
warm. Sow from five to ten pounds
of seed per acre. Do not cover too
deep. Roll or drag the land to cover
than
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
For Meadows and Glover.

A liberal dressing of barnyard ma
nure will do as much as any other
for producing a rich, vigorous growth
of meadow grasses and clovers. II
possible apply six to eight tons of
stable per acre. Experience
has established the fact that 1000
pounds of lime per acre has been
to double the yield of hay.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Money and Live Stock.

Both the beauty and the power OF
money and interest is, that it eats all
the time, day and night. Live stock
properly handled carry out the very
same principle and have the advantage
Of doubling or compromising them
selves every year instead of once in
ten or twelve.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05

WANTED-For U. S. Army, able
bodied, unmarried men, between ages
of 81 and So; citizens of United States,
Of good character and temperate hab-
it's, who can speak, read and write
English; for information apply to re-
cruiting officer, 1875 N. Court, Mem
phis, Tenn; 236 Main, Jonesboro,
Ark; Union City, Tenn; Caruthers-
vile, Mo-; Corinth, Miss; Dyersburg,
Tenn, or Humboldt. Tenn.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Little Bobby on Bees,

Little BODY wrote an essay on bees
as follows:
"The bee is a queer sort of an in
sect, that gives people a few points
that they don't appreciate. The queen
bee bosses the hive, just like ma
bosses our house. The drone bee is
like pa; he don't care much about
work. There are other kinds of bees
including political bees, quilting bees
and husking bees. But the best bees
of all are the kissing bees. There is 6
kissing bee in our parlor every Sun
day night and l get a nickel not to tel
about it. When it comes to a choice
of bees, give me a kissing bee every
time"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
A Great County for Tobacco.

Owen county, Kentucky, produced
in 1905, II, 900, 900 pounds of tobacco.
The crop of 1906 is estimated at 9,000.-
900 pounds, about rs per cent of which
has been pooled to the American So
ciety of Equity. About so per cent of
the crop of 1907 has been pooled.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
THE WEEKEND BOX.
Travelling Necessity for the Woman
of Fashion.

The weekend box is quite as much
a part of the fashionable woman's
other accessory, says the New York
Tribune, for since it has become the
thing to go out of town from Satur-
day until Monday it is of prime i'm
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
MANFRED Land Retains Wster.

Manure, while it furnishes a large
quantity of plant food, is also unlock
ing as much as it furnishes; besides,
it is a great water reservoir. Land
that has a liberal amount of manure
upon it reserves a lot -lore water than
land that has no n
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
What the Cow Will Do.

A farm is a piece of land set apart
for some particular a Cultured OF
in it's native state. it is his kingdom.
Here he refgns and rules. But the
modest COW makes it a better kingdom.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Dairy Cattle Are Nervous.

The more comfortable a dairy animal
is kept, the better it will do, for dairy
cattle, more than any other Of our
demoestic animals, have extremely
nervous temperaments.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Not Tired, But Hungry.

Some people say their land needs
rest. Land does not get tired; it gets
hungry.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Protecting the Sheep.

The Tennessee legislature has had
the courage to pass a law protecting
the farmers sheep from depredations
Of valueless dogs.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05

will always amuse them; and as they
are very light in weight, they can be
pinned to the wall with ordinary draw
ing pins, and are easily taken down
when not required.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05

accordion pleated. A pretty finish to
the footing rufie is to work the hem
in a fine briar stitch.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-15
Romeo and Juliet.

Those who appreciate an ex-
celIent production Of an enter
tanning and delightful play
should not forget that "Romeo
and Juliet" will be presented
at Library Hall, Rapid City, on
Friday, March Is. This will
be a rare opportunity to enjoy
a magnificent revival Of this
great masterpiece. The pro-
duction, the company and the
play itself stand, perhaps, for
the most popular conception Of
entertainment allied with fine
art. 1t is a matter Of congrat-
%alation that the first presenta-
ion of this great play in this
ity should be entrusted. to a
ompany that comes so highly
recommended in every way.