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The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
Deadly Common Plants.

The things that give the most pleas
ure in life frequently can also cause
the greatest pain. Among flowers, for
instance, the beautiful snowdrop, the
hyacinth, jonquil and narcissus are
all poisonous, and to eat the smallest
part of the root of either of them
would produce fatal results, while the
juices of the leaves will cause violent
vomiting.
The berries of the yew tree have
killed many people, and the opium
obtained from peoples has also
claimed it's victims. Lady's slipper
and lily of the valley are both danger
Gus, and if the blossoms of crocus are
chewed they will cause vomiting.
Flowers from dubious roots, however,
seem to be the most dangerous, and it
might not be out of place to dealers
in these to label them with a cross
bones and mark them poison.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
UNITY OF
Relationship of Residents Of Rural
Communities to the Home Town.

Live and let live" is a policy that
has come down through the ages and
is an expression of the Golden Rule
only in different words. There is in
born in man a desire for se~lf-preserva-
ton. 1t is a law of life, and to this
desire can be attributed that which is
considered selfishness within us. Saw
age man has little regard for the
rights and properties of others. He
lacks the sense of equity and justice
and is guided solely by the brutal in
stincts. Intelligent man realizes that
all his fellow creatures are entitled
to the same rights he would enjoy
himself. Therefore where the Chris
tian spirit is found, there can be look
ed for such equity as gives all an
equal chance to gain a livelihood and
to enjoy the products of their labor.
There should be the greatest har-
mony among the citizens of every
community. The interest of all the
classes comprising a city or a district
should be considered identical. 1t has
been noted that the most prosperous
towns have been built up by har-
people composing it. In these days
When there are evils to combat, when
oppressive trusts exist that are fac
tors in unequal distribution of wealth,
it is all important that the masses in
each and every community unite and
work in harmony for the protection
and betterment of local conditions. 1t
it to be regretted that in many agri-
cultural communities there is a lack
of harmony between what is called
the business interests and the prOduc-
ers of crops. Different reasons may
be advanced for this condition, but the
most common aus is a misunder-
standing on the part of the citizens
as to the relationhip that should *
list between them. 1t is wrong for
the teachings that go forth that the
farmers interests are different from
those of the merchant, or that the
merchants interests differ from
farmers of the community. 1t
is also an n idea that the
town is alone for the t~ownspeople
and the country districts for the farm
err. Is it not true that the merchant
is dependent upon the farmer for his
support? And it is equally true that
the town is an important thing to the
farmer. 1t is a convenience to him
and he is as deeply interested in all
that pertains to it, to its advancement
and the betterment of its public insti-
buttons, it's streets, it's parks and all,
as are the people who reside within
the town. The merchants should real
ize how important the farmer is to
them, and the farmer should be
brought to a realization that the town
is for him as well as for those who re-
side within it's limits, and, that the
less ~antagonism between the resi-
dents on the farms and the residents
of the town the better it will be for
the whole community. There is a
unity of interests that cannot be
ignored, and there is a common field
wherein all can work for mutual bene-
fit.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
His Dire Threat.

There was determination stamped
on his brow.
Refused, eh!" he Kissed, swapping
his woras like the explosions of a
motorcycle. Then l shall turn on the
gas"
The beautiful girl swooned. When
she recovered she found him sitting in
an easy chair reading the sporting
news.
"Ah, you didn't turn on the gas after
all, did you?" she asked in trembling
tones.
"Yes I did" he replied coldly.
"You-you turned on the gas, Har-
,old?"
"Of course I did. How could I light
it if I didn't turn it on?"
And then she asked his forgiveness
and accepted him on the spot.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05

However, the main object to, be kept
in sight is to work, work, work. There
are a good many farmers who grow
tired too early in the season, and the
man who starts to blowing his crop
early and keeps it up a little later
than the other fellow is called a lucky
farmer. This is not the truth. 1t is
simply the reward of endeavor, and
any farmer, or anybody else who ap-
plies the method to their business, will
be successful. 1t is an opportune time
for the farmer to strike now and rise
up above the debris of apparent pros
poets of hard times
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
NEW IN SHIRTWAISTS.
Designs of Checked or Small Plato
Linen Much Worn.

A new shirtwaist is of checked or
rather small plaid linen in three or
four colors, decorated with white. The
shoulders are in the new fashion, with
inserted tucked pieces piped with
white. The choker is of tucked white
batiste, trimmed with crossway bands
of the plaid, and the cuffs follow out
this idea. The sleeves are three-quar-
ter length, the cuff four inches deep
and set on well below the elbow. AS
the model stands it is worn with the
fashionable double frill down the
front.
The dressmakers refer to plaid
gauze, as a fashionable summer fabric,
and they showasome charming youth
full suits, short plated skirt and
blouse top, made up in various gauzes.
The third piece is a sleeveless vestee
of cloth, blue, green, white, or what.
ever may be the back ground of the
plaid.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05

aoles. The top of the plat should
be finished with a buttonholed scallop
to correspond with the border.
Pad the scallops by running them
with darning cotton before working.
The leaves should be embroidered in
the solid satin stitch, the stems in the
outline and the dots and flowers can
be done as eyelets, in the solid en-
brcidery if preferred. Use white mer-
cerized cotton No. 25 or 80, according
to the quality and weight of the linen.
Montreal Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
Plant Peas and Sow Sorghum.

With hay selling in our markets at
$25 per ton cash, and being shipped
in from the west in large quantities,
it is the clear duty of every farmer,
large or small, tenant, cropper or
landlord, to provide a way through the
coming months to SOW a few acres in
forage so as to harvest a good yield
of hay this fan. There is no better
combination crop for this purpose than
peas and sorghum sown together.
Just a few acres of land well pre-
pared and fortified will yield an as
tonishing amount of forage.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05

Bone cutters help solve the bal
anced ration.
Sunlight is necessary if you want a
full egg basket.
Feeding pens for the little chicks
will be necessary in order to prevent
Injury to them by the older fowls.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
Pongee.

Satin-finished pongee plays a part
in wedding gowns, as well as in
frocks for other occasions, dresses of
this material being particularly smart
with plated skirts and dainty little
capes, with the new wide, round
sleeves cut in one with the nantes,
which are trimmed with a Greek key
in fancy silk braid. The fronts are
open and show beneath them a soft
blouse of white chiffon, inlet with lace
run with gold thread.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
COURAGE in Daily Life.

Bravery helps to make a nation
safe. A nation of towards, however
prosperous, cannot be a great nation.
Men and women who dare fling them
selves against great odds for the sake
of their convictions; who do not
shrink from crying out against any
evil that may menace the purity of
the government; who will, if need be.
sever all political, social and financial
ties for love of country-these are the
heroes to which a nation resorts in
her hour of need.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
Embroidered Petticoats.

Smartly gowned women favor the
French embroidered petticoats for
wear with walking costumes. A firm
fabric is used for street wear, the
fiounce embroidered in a scalloped
edge with a simple pattern above.
Petticoats worn under lingerie frocks
are wonderful creations, decorated
with rows and rows of fine laces and
insertions and an abundance of hand
embroidery.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05

Larger diaries have followed mod
ern appliances for the manufacture of
dairy products. Creameries have re-
moved the drudgery of home butter
making, and the we'll house, or special
dairy house, and the modern milk can
have superseded the cellar and its
equipment of shallow pans.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
Whan Tra<AaItpr

There is no question but that the
simpler a travelling costume is the bet
ter. Indeed it is hard to get a smarter
model than the severe fitted three
quarter tailor coat with full skirt just
clearing the ground.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
ONE OF THE NOVELTIES.
Embroidered Jumper Is Popular with
Good Dressers.

The embroidered jumper is one of
the novelties. 1t should be made of
the same material as the skirt and is
80 be worn over a sheer shirtwaist.
1t is a fascinating little garment
and will repay the trouble Of making.
The waist fastens down the back
and a box-plait may be laid in the
center TO hide the buttons and button
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
A Canine Secret.

"You can always tell the people who
are unhappy from the look of their
faces" said the tired woman, "but if
you look out of the window of a morn
Ing you never can tell which dog it is
that has cried all night and kept you
awake"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
cioarettes and Conscience.

The man who limits himself to Gig
arettes shows a smallness of mind.
He seems smitten with some hidden
conscience that feels it is not right
to smoke; but he smothers. it, and
with great bravado determines to be
a devil of a dog, and take a cigarette.
-Grata.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05

The one main thing TO do is to get
out of the ruts of common usage arA
try something that will save labor. If
you are too far away to get an i'm
proved implement, make the best use
Of what you have.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05

On the subject of feeding fowls an
expert poultry raiser says: THE
grain which | consider best adapted
ITO heavy egg production is oats. While
it cannot always be fed exclusively
with the best results l consider it is
far the best grain as an egg food.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
CRADLE FOR THE BABY.
Clothes Basket May Be Utilized to
Good Purpose.

A baby~5 clothes basket may be
made to swing some time if hung on
springs instead of the large hooks
often seen. Two ordinary screen door
springs are each cut into three pieces.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05
Harmonious Women.

Some m are as harmonious
AS sweet music. We can not analyze
the secret of their charm, we can only
wonder what makes them SO charm
hrs
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05

in the shops, but are not as smart as
the thin plain a or those show
ing silk clocks or small embroidered
designs. The hosiery should always
match the shoe in color, except where
a white shoe is worn, when light pink,
blue or other light colors are permissi-
BILE.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05

the advantage of requiring less care
than a s,ac:f saoe, OF which lust SO
readily shows.
Hosiery is also most important in
considering fashionable footgear. The
lace and openwork styles are shown
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05

The wooden frame is in the shape of
a ct" Each end has three small
brass hooks fastened on the inner side
of the. "T," equal distances apart. The
ends of the springs are fastened to
these and the others to the basket by
means of wire wrapped around the
edge. The mother can give the cradle
a touch occasionally, which will keep
it swinging while she does her work.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-05

shades. 1t is an especially good shade
with which to place other colors with
out discords.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14

Japanese wrestler with a record and
$40 pounds Of fat on his six foot body
If he doesn't exactly upset all theories
OF the training table his appearance
win at least stir up new thoughts about
weight and athletic fitness.
OF course there are times when the
light frame has advantages IN athletic
feats, but II we turn to nature we ind
that the tough and strong thin man
Ii, as a rule, built that way. He is not
brought to the standard by cutting his
normal weight I'm two. For feats Of en-
durance fat 10 necessary to nourish the
nerves, for, after all, those much despis-
ed factors in mans complex structure
are not 80 delicate as to be satisfied
with angel cake and ice cream. A
man can train himself down to skin
and bone and be able to strike q knock
out blow. But we may have to revise
our notion about that being thu only
way to produce the athlete.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14
War Talk and Peace whispers.

On the first Monday Of September a
few orators at labor meetings In this
country referred in a most cautious and
inefficient way to the principle Of arbi-
tration as an alternative to war be-
tween capital and labor Nowhere was
there applied to this subject that de-
termined ring Of heart conviction usu-
ally heard ON the lips of Labor day
orators. The same day a meeting Of
the committee on arbitration at The
Hague peace conference adjourned
without advancing one step.
Turning to the fields ON which the
voice of Mars was lifted up ON Sept. 2.
there is another story to tell. On Sails
bury plain 10000 English soldiers were
pitted against one another in mimic
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14
Railway Rates AbroaA.

BY q comparison of the railway Of
England and that of Germany the In
dividualist published in London. un-
dartakes to show that national rail-
roads are not nearly SO prosperous as
roads owned and run as private en-
teEpEtses. 1t appears that in the mat
ter Of equipment the British roads
maintain two locomotives for every
hundred miles of road to one locomo-
tive in Germany and other stock In
proportion. In Germany the railway
txafac has not doubled In thirty years.
while the traffic on German waterways
has increased nearly 400 per cent in
that period. This paper says that the
bulk of the trade of the United King
dom sis carried on under special rates
arrived at by special bargaining be-
tween the trader and the company"
One railway running from London to
the north has 100000 special rates
In operation, according to its general
manager. To quote:
What il the aim of the railway men in
exerting themselves in this way? 1t is to
promote movement-to find out price at
which business can be done. to fix terms
90 to credit. and 30 on, which can wisely
be made, and 30 to generate traffic and
to make commerce fow. How could state
oHlcaala undertake such duties? They in
volve sagacity, initiative, zeal, CONNER
c4al motive, spirit OF adventure, traits mo-
e0riously absent from the official mind
and yet Of vital Importance to the promo
ton and maintenance Of business. Com
mercial railways mean the continual re-
moval OF natural obstacles. until all dis
trfcts OF the country are brought into
competition with each other as nearly as
possible on equal terms, thus continually
cheapening commodities and improving
production. National railways mean the
peFpetuation OF such obstacles in order
70 preserve what are called the geograph-
ical advantages Of each district--in fact,
commercial railways mean progress ma
taonal railways stagnation Who can
measure the difference?
In conclusion the editor maintains
that the abolition of special rates on
British railways would mean that the
free energies Of the railroad man in
cooperating with the trader would
cease to operate in hundreds of mil
lions Of transactions every year.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14

The business activity OF the Germans
In not confined TO any particular line Of
commerce. A new geological garden IN
about to be installed in Peking by the
emperor's order, the animals for which
were purchased in Hamburg by the
Chinese minister at Berlin for $1,000
900. The claim has often been made
that the British excel all other peoples
an traders and that there Ia nothing un-
der the sun which they cannot supply,
but they could not stock ZOO with
out patronizlng the Germans, who ap-
pear to be about the only people In
the world who have cultivated the Jun
gle output with view to profit
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14

At Hope yesterday there was an
other demonstration Of fool rocking
q rowboat which cost him his life
mud caused another To experience a
marrow escape from drowning. For
tnnately the fool only was drowned.
People who have no more sense than
10 rock row boat or attempt 10
brighten others when on the water
ought To be severely punished and
when drowned they are no loss
To society, because ii probably saves
the lives Of othera who might become
their victim.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14

An EngIish Critic ON Marx Twain.
Violent attacks Of hilarity usually
end ia a reaction, and 1t may be that
the acerbity OF an article on humor
which recently appeared in Black.
woods Magazine is owing to its author
having laughed himself nearly to
death during Mark Twain's London
visit. The theme OF this writer Is
the causes which have debauched
modern humor, and he reluctantly adj
mits that the chief sinners in bringing
about the debasement which he de-
plores were Englishmen. While the
writer in BlackwoOd's does not accuse
Mark Twain of initiating the English
man who first travestied the classics In
the slang OF the day. one Charles Cot
ton, contemporary and boon companion
of the renowned Izaak Walton, never
theless the end and aim OF Cotton In the
seventeenth century was the end and
aim Of Twain In the nineteenth century.
Cotton trayestied Virgil and Homer,
out for Mark Twain the art Of Europe
and the chIvalry OF King Arthur serve
the same purpose, and he travesties
them. we are told, with a kind Of
malignant JOY"
To quote further:
He brings whatever time has honored
down to the level OF q Yankee drummer.
asNtaa.. A 49, n. A. mfaN
Of commonness upon beauty and Bplendor
with the vanity OF a crude civilization he
finds every custom ridiculous that does
not conform with the standard OF the
United States.
In other words. Mark Twain the humor-
ist 10 IA bun In the china shop Of ideas.
He attempts 10 destroy what he could
never build UP and assumes that his ex-
pertinent Ia eminently meritorioua. When.
as in "A Yankee at the Court OF King
Arthur" he gave full rein to his fancy,
he achieved such a masterpiece OF vul-
garity as the world has never seen. His
book gives you the same sort OF impress
sion which you might receive from a
beautiful picture over which poisonous
slug had crawled. The hint Of magnih-
cence In there, pitlleasly defoFmed and de-
faced.
This monstrous incongruity demands
two qualities for it's indulgence-a per
feet self esteem and an exaggerated COM
mon sense. No one who IL not confident
that no engrosses the graces can affect to
find pleasure In thus insulting the past.
No enc whose sense 10 not common In all
respects can apply all the resources OF q
vulgar logic to the creations OF fancy and
emotion.
Recurring to his theme, this writer
says that Twain is victim to the com
mon demand, the American tendency
TO overdo things. Humor should be
a relief; now It IL an end in itself. But
a reaction Is inevitable, and "solid
blocks or humOr" will come to be rec
ognized as a blatant outrage upon
good sense"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14

warfare. In Berlin Emperor William
II. reviewed the garrison in the pres
enee of delegations from foreign ar
mics and, the news dispatches say,
displayed remarkable satisfaction at
the bearing of the troops. Speaking
on the Moroccan situation in Paris,
General Brugere. ex-commander Of the
French army, declared that France is
confronted with a ten year struggle
and the sacrifice of thousands Of SOL
diers and hundreds of millions of treas
ure in her attempt to pacify the Moors.
No one doubts that France viii go
ahead just the same or that the Eng
lish and German troops will be rushed
from the drill and parade grounds to
the field Of battle at a moments notice.
On the other hand, the one who says
that arbitration shall become the es-
cape gap for human greed and pas
sions is laughed at as dreamer.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14

That $4,000 Russians are preparing
to emigrate to Mexico and found a
colony within raiding distance of the
American border is cheering or terrify-
ing according as Russians are looked
at We used to suppose that they were
an oxlike and patient people, but the
history they have been writing In their
own country for the last year OF. 30
makes one apprehensive as to the ef-
feet of hot climate and cactus rum
on folks who can be so handy with
their weapons and SO ingenious in their
dynamitings and so needless as to little
matters of ownership when they zee
something that they want.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14
The parcels Post Arain

One of Postmaster General Mevay..
reformatory ideas is to extend the ~,
Gifts of the parcels mail service Thar
is vast room for improvement eve
without introducing radical innova.
lions. In the question Of weight limit
and rates of postage this country y
now far behind the old world.
Mr. Meyer thinks that the weight a.
the package may well be increased Il
eight or ten pounds. Germany trans.
ports packages at home and to Austria
and Switzerland weighing ITO pounda
From that the weight limit in EurOna
ranges down to eleven pounds In Great
Britain. France carries packages nm
to twenty-five pounds weight On
rate for a four pound parcel within
the limits of the United States In a
cents. Great Britain carries parcaaa
within the United Kingdom ut ratsa
graded from III cents for one pound
MP to % cents for eleven pounds. Tha
rate to Hongkong is IL cents q pound
The parcels post service on the CONT
nent works safely. quickly and cheaply
for its patrons, and Americans touring
abroad naturally wonder why their
own country, with its means and entar-
prise, lags behind all the other world
powers in this great public conyen.
fence.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14
The laloeraphers' alriko has fall

The talegraphers' strike has fail
cd. President Small says the result
IL forced upon the union strikers on
account OF the failure OF the unions
70 furnish tnnds with which to con
tlnue the strike. Small says the
strike was III advised and believes the
best thing to do Is TO call II or. Ia
d0ing this he IL made the victim Of
abuae and vlliiication which always
fnllowa, and the most vindictive
abuse usually comes from those who
contribute least to support the strike
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14

As berries fade from our tables mel
ons continue to stay there, and pretty
soon it will be grapes, which are toll
erably good fodder Then just as the
small boy is getting his tears ready
because the grapes are disappearing
the buckwheat fapjacks will come on,
swimming in maple strip. Thus the
great law of compensation keeps on
working.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14

Tho assembling Of tina Philippine
congress this week and its future
action may determine the attitude of
this government toward its colony on
the other side Of the globe. Colony,
third term, emperor, do not CRATE so
haFahly on the average American har
NJ they did just after the close Of the
civil war, which raises tho question,
10 patriotism dying outY
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14

A few years ago trip to Europe was
regarded as something of an adven-
ture. 1t is now regarded as common
place performance. The elements Of
risk and discomfort have been prac-
tcally eliminated, and a sea trip can
be taken with more safety than a jour
ney by rail across the continent.