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The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
AN AID TO SLEEP
Use a Bag Of Ice Water for Pillow on
Hot Nights.

Some one has written the newspa-
pers suggesting using a water bag
filled or partially filled with cold wa
ter as a pillow on hot nights. Now this
Is excellent for those who can stand
it. The writer fills a two-Quart hot-wa-
ter bag more than half full of ice
water and slips 1t between the base
of the neck and the pillow on very hot
nights. 1t serves to cool the whole
body, and one sleeps blissfully
throughout the whole of a sultry
night.
Because a strong, healthy person
can bear ice water OF cold water for
some hours at the base of the brain,
it does not follow that a very delicate
or neuralgia person could. The writer,
despite excellent health, never having
heard of it properly applied, tried it,
at first with some slight misgivings,
months ago with good results.
Probably n who could not bear the
ice water about the head could use it
applied to some other part Of the
body, the ankles being a good place
also, without any but good and com
forting results.
However. the article referred to
mentioned the use of the water bag
as a pillow, and if one has thick hair
it might not be more than comfortably
cool, SO used, but quicker results are
obtained at the base of the head.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
The Use Of the Weeder.

Several years ago when weeders
were a new thing, one of my neigh.
bors took n home on trial. He soon
returned it, saying that he did not
like 1t, as it pulled his potatoes out
and destroyed too many Of them.
Perhaps he was right about this,
but l am inclined to think not.
His father was one of the old school
OF farmers who had dug the price OF
three or four farms out Of the soil
by the use of the hoe and plenty OF
muscle, and / rather think that his
advice had at least a little to do with
the weeder being returned.
That same year we had a small
piece Of corn, which for some reason
had made a very poor stand; the soil
was loose and dry, so it was decided
to harrow it once with a spring-tooth
harrow and twice with a spike-tooth,
and even with this severe treatment
1t was necessary to cut the corn be.
fore the buckwheat could be harvest.
ed.
This convinced me that a weedeI
would not injure or destroy any ap.
preciable amount of corn or potatoes.
and the next year l bought one. II
proved useful beyond my expectations.
1t Vas not only used for cultivating
corn and potatoes, but also for brush,
ing in grass seed.
When the corn became large the
teeth of the weeder were removed
where the rows of corn came, and
thus it was used for a while longer.
1t is generally a difficult matter for
a farmer to give his crops cultivation
as frequently. as they need it, and
here is where the weeder helps him
out-nOt to take the place of the
cultivator, but to supplement it, and
in the absence of rain it should be
used to prevent the evaporation OF
moisture. My experience in using it
has led me to believe that it is one
Of the most useful tools on the farm
where head crops are grown to any
extent.-John Upton, Lafargeville, n.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
Hostesses Fear the Election

departure for other fields of activity
outside of Washington, and becoming
actual, though obscure, workers in
the vineyard, is viewed with alarm.
Toward the end of the winter ap-
~prehension was expressed at many
dinner tables lest Mr.. Bryan came
to Washington, bringing with him in
subordinate capacities youths from
the corn and %hog-raising states who
might be addicted to the prudent
usage of MASKING their peas.
Over the imminence of this dire
ing of heads. Active and persistent
dinner-givers in the diplomatic, cab
met and senatorial SETS" as well as
among the merely rich people, who in
increasing numbers are making Wash
ington a place of resort in the winter
months, have found Mr.. Roosevelt
nice young men" almost a necessity
in making their social plans for enter
tainment and amusement.
In any event, it is realized that the
tennis cabinet, as such, is doomed.
1t will dissolve into its constituent
elements and fade away from the
Of Washington activities, social,
political and sporting, after March 4
next
Whether Mr.. Taft or Mr.. Bryan is
elected, the tennis court in the rear
of the executive offices seems certain
to become once more a flower bed
for the display of geometrical figures
of early blooming crocuses or a play
ground for children.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
Diplomatic Row Is Recalled bv Death

A few years ago Lord Sackville
created a sensation by publishing a
pamphlet, for private circulation
among his friends, in which he vindi-
Gated his diplomatic work in the
United States. The newspapers OBJ
tanned a copy of this publication. In
1t Lord Sackville explained with much
picturesque detail that the trap into
which he fell in this city was a Fenian
conspiracy; that the Fenian organiza-
ton harassed him during his residence
IN America, kept spies after him and
plotted to assassinate him. Few of
the diplomats friends took this story
seriously. Most of them regarded it
as the imaginings of a disappointed
Die mai who was brooding upon what
he considered his wrongs.
The minister was given his pass,
ports by the president after his recall
had been requested by the American
government, which request was not
acted upon by the British government.
The occasion of the diplomats dis
grace was that he had been framed
into writing a letter, written as he
supposed to an Englishman, ~favoring
the reelection of Cleveland. This let.
ter was used against the president.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
CONVENIENT POWDER BOXES
The Bath Box Now More Popular
Than the Puff.

The bath powder box and puff have
busted the face puff, partly because
,ther ways of applying powder to the
lace, are liked better than by the use
IF a puff and partly because the bath
puff is such a comfort and joy. Dainty
women are never without their large
bath powder set, which includes a box
Dr. receptacle of glass or lacquer and u
puff four times the size of an ordinary
puff.
Japanese boxes are charming and
cost less than the glass or silver kind.
They measure eight or ten inches in
diameter and are as deep as an ordin-
ary pan, with a cover the same size
as the bottom. They can be had in
white with a pink, blue or green lac
luer lining and gold knob for a handle,
or in scarlet with gold and black ORR
entail decoration. They have been
made in other colors as well-in black,
for instance. The ribbon, tied in the
center of the huge swan's-down puff
that is as large in circumference as
The box in which it belongs, matches
he color of the lining of the box.
Other bath powder boxes are made
Of plain crystal and fitted with a silver
Top, or n can buy expensive cut glass
boxes with an deliberately chased or
embossed silver top.
Where price has to be considered q
very excellent substitute for the JAP
anese lacquer box is found in the
small carved natural wood dish that
comes from the far east. These boxes
are about six or eight inches across
and fairly deep-deep enough to hold
a good-sized powder puff. They are
fitted with a carved lid which has a
wooden knob in the middle. For or.
binary use these answer quite as well
as the more expensive kind. The
price of the box is something like &C
or gu cents and the powder puff can
be bought separately in almost any
drug store or department store where
there is a drug counter.
Bath powder should not be used in
quantities. A little of it can be busted
on just after the bath and by the time
one is dressed most of it will have dis.
appeared, but the skin will be dry and
perfumed with the most delicate odor.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25

FIGURES of the lumber cut in 1907.
u compiled by the bureau of census
and the forest service, showed the
largest total ever reported in the
United States, exceeding by over
seven per cent. the cut reported for
1906, until then the record year. This
does not necessarily show a larger
actual cut than in 1906, for the re-
turns obtained last year were more
complete than ever before. The fig
ures disclose some interesting facts.
In 1907 2S,S5O mills made returns,
and their production was over forty
billion feet Of lumber. This is be-
lieVed to include 95 per cent. of the
actual cut. In 1906 %, 1898 mills re-
ported about th~irty-seyen and one-half
billion feet. Since, according to these
figures, nearly 20 per cent. more mills
reported last year than the year be-
Tore, while the increase in production
was a little yer seven per cent. it
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
Pear Trees From Cutting.

Every person can easily grow his
own trees. In the late fall cut of
this years growth (the tlps) and cut
them into eight-ipch lengths, leaving
three or four buds On each cutting
Tie them in bundles OF 100 each and
put them in kilns as you would pc
tatoes or turnips, mixing a little dirt
among the butts of the cuttings
Cover them so they will not freeze
although a light freeze will not in.
jure them. The idea is to have them
callous by spring.
In the spring is soon as the ground
will do to work, plant them out in
rows 4x1 feet, leaving n bud alone
above the ground.
Keiffer pear scions are the best and
the fruit will be the same as that OF
the tree the scion was cut from.
If you want any other variety you
can bud them in July or when the
sap is running we'll.
| have been raising fruit for fifty
years and have learned these things
during that time.-L. G. R.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
Cows Demand REGULARITY.

The dairy COW is a good time-keep
er and knows very well when milking
time comes. If she is neglected and
allowed to go far beyond the regular
time she begins to worry and loss fol-
lows. There are some cows that GER
tain mixers can eve get clean.
They milk out all that flows readily
and strip around one or twice, then
call it finished. With some cows this
answers, but with others the mixer
must reach we'll up on the udder and
work it with a sort of kneading pro-
cess. A little manipulation of this
sort will cause the whole quantity to
flow into the teats, whereas without
it there will be from a gill to a pint of
the richest milk left in the udder
every time, which means a premature.
ly dry cow.-Live Stock Reporter.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
FIGHT To DEATH
OVER FIERY PIT
RIVALS IN LOVE BATTLE ON
SWINGING PLATFORM HIGH
IN THE AIR.
ONE SLAIN WITH A CROWBAR
Other Surrenders to Police and Saws
He Acted in SeIf-Defense-Men
Struggled Like GIadissors,
Stripped to Waist.

Chicago.-On a swaying aerial plat
form, just above a pit of molten metal.
two giant men fought a terrible duel
FOR the love of a pretty Polish girl.
They were stripped to the waist, and
their huge hands clutched at each
others threats in strangling grips,
While the muscles in their arms stood
out wildly as they struggled to hurl
each other into the sizzling pit below.
For five minutes the two, locked to-
gether, rushed back and forth on the
frail platform, while dozens of work
men dropped their shovels and picks,
awestricken at the sight, and para
lyzed with fear that both might topple
ON to death in the bubbling metal. No
n dared to part them.
Raging like wild beasts, and biting
each other viciously, the two fought
insanely. They raced from one end
or the platform to the other, and sew
eral times it seemed as if they would
go down into the pit together. Once
a cloud of smoke arose, e%nshrouding
the two, and the workmen thought
the end had come. But when the
smoke cleared away the struggling
men were seen again still clinging to
each other.
They were becoming tired, but
neither seemed to have an advantage
until the larger one suddenly released
himself from the grip of his opponent.
picked up an iron bar, and struck his
rival over the head, telling him.
Several hours later the defeated
man-Nicholas Videvich-died. He
was 25 years old and lived at Eighty
ninth street and Green Bay avenue.
His slayer, Ivan Mealovich, immedi-
ately surrendered himself to the police
of South Chicago, stating that he
acted in self-defense.
Il lived in daily fear of an earthly
hell" M~ealovich told the police. That
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25

ma often threatened me. He told me
If | worked on the same platform with
him he would push me off into the fur
mace. Every time my back was turned
| feared he would do it. He would
have reported my death as an acct
dent.
Last night when l was busy on the
platform l turned around suddenly
just in time to prevent myself from
going into the pit. That man was just
on the point of showing me in. I was
ready for his lunge. 1t seemed that
the time had come at last. l had to
do what l did to defend myself"
The duel took place at the works of
the Iroquois Iron company in South
Chicago at night. Sparks from the
nearby furnaces and clouds of smoke
internationally rolled up before the
fighting men, thrilling the employees of
the mill. AS o o as the death strug-
gle began, word was passed along
through the mill and instantly all
tools were laid down.
Men ran from their places to the
scene, but when they beheld the two
tussling in midair above the fiery pit
they were unable to move a hand or
foot to separate them. One or two
shouted about the danger below, but
the combatants did not give heed. One
laborer managed to climb to the plat
form, but he did not venture out ON
the swaying planks.
AS soon as Mealovich concluded the
struggle by striking Videvich on the
head with the iron bar he descended
the ladder to his fellow workmen, but
they stood aloof from him for a mo-
ment. Then some OF the laborers
went up to the platform and endeav-
ored to revive the unconscious gladi-
ator. The latter was removed later
to a hospital, where he died.
Mealovich waited at the mill for the
arrival of the police, making no effort
to escape. He showed little concern
over the fight.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25

THE recent death in London of Lionel
L Sackville Sackville-W West, second
Baron Sackville, recalls the diplomatic
row which resulted in his dismissal
as minister to this country.
Lord Sackville was born in 1927.
He was British minister to the United
States from 1881 to 1888, being dis
missed by President Cleveland in Oc-
tober of the latter year.
Lord Sackville's dismissal by Cleve-
a practically ended his diplomatic
career, for since 1883 he was never
intrusted with any important diplo-
matte mission. He lived quietly the
life of a country gentleman and sell
dom appeared in London society. He
always retained a grudge against
America and Americans, and it was
his custom to avoid any meetings with
travellers from this side.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25

A RMY officers and at least one prom
"A inent civilian official of the war
department expect the disposition of
the cadet hazing cases to result in the
creation of a jolly row in congress
next winter. They base their belief
upon the fact that the six cadets sus-
pended for a year were never found
guilty of anything other than hazing,
for which the only penalty is expul-
sion.
The query has been going around
among officers who think the six
should have been dismissed as to what
answer Secretary Wright will make
when congress asks by what authority
those cadets were suspended. Such
an inquiry Is firmly expected.
Assistant Secretary Oliver, it is
well known at the wal department,
does not agree with his superior as to
the wisdom of the action taken by
him. Gen. Oliver took great pleasure
in announcing that the president had
closed the case by approving the find.
ing of guilty and directing their dis.
missal. He left Washington, thinking
that the case had been closed and
that the order Diminishing the cadets
would be issued as a mere matter OF
routine. He did all he considered nee.
essary to bring about such an ending.
When the papers came to him he for.
warded them to the president. When
they came back Endorsed with the
presidents approval, Gen. Oliver an.
nounced the fact. So did Secretary
Loeb. Both were invited to join the
Ananias club. Secretary Wright es.
capped by saying that when he spoke
Of the finding as having been approved
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
FEMININE FADS AND FANCIES
Velvet will be much worn.

Velvet will be much worn.
Large brooches are again favored.
Lace rosebuds are used on net
blouses.
Dull gold is a favorite hue for ma
irons hats.
The hair ribbon fad has brought
forth the ribbon comb.
The tiny thick ruches of tulle about
the throat have been followed by those
of silk.
For dust coats the heavier pongees
of the rajah and French tussore va
rieties are the most serviceable.
Belts for dressy gowns are old gold
or silver ribbon, with colored flowers
woven into the glittering meshes.
Jewelry that initiates the antique
h~and-beaten sort in old designs comes
in a variety of gold and silver
brooches.
A pretty handkerchief effect is pro-
duced by heavy Of white on a
colored foundation. Scallops share
popularity with the quarter-inch hem
as a finish.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
The Wish Book.

An ingenious woman who is fond
Of music and art has made an inter.
esting wish book, which she calls
"The Moonbeam." It's plan is based
on the superstition that wishes made
when seeing the new Don will be
granted.
1t is a charming little conceit, and
has just that symbolic touch that
every person wishes. 1t is gotten up
in an artistic way, with a number of
illustrations representing scenes in
which the moon appears.
Each page has a border illustrated
with fanciful and symbolic designs. In
fact, the spirit of superstition is
brought into play on every page of
the book.
On the pages are spaces for each
day of the year, in which wishers are
to write their most precious desires,
signing their names beneath. There
are also pages for common everyday
wishes.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
FIDO BROKE A TOOTH.

A youth skunk into the dentists of.
ice with a panied expression on his
face. His hat was gone and his smart
attire showed evidence of a struggle.
The dentist stepped forward with
a professional air. What can l do
for your"
The youth glanced apprehensively
at the door. II wish to have a
tooth removed"
Very well, please be seated"
Shutting owe to the chair the youth
crawled into it on his hands and
knees. The dentist looked on in
amaZement.
Great heavens!" he cried, whats
the matter with you? Are you
crazy?"
well, you see I went to call on
Miss Neverhome, and-and-"
"And what?"
"Fido bit me."-Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
Congress May Take Up Hazing Cases

he spoke without having personal
knowledge simply assuming the re-
ports given out by Acting Secretary
oliver and Secretary Loeb to have
been accurate.
The understanding here is that Con
gressmen from the districts in which
the cadets i've will introduce bills au-
thorlzing the president to restore the
dismissed cadets to the academy and
take the order of suspension from the
six who were found guilty of one thing
and punished for something not speci.
fled in an accurate manner.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
Not So Bad.

Mr.. Subbs latter engaging cook
There's n other thing l suppose you
should know, Miss Flannigan-my wife
is a chronic invalid, confined to her
room.
Miss Flannigan-That's fine! I wor
afeerd she might he wan iv thin
chronic kickers that arr confined t.
tn kitchen, begobs!
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
Summer Vows.

Il will love you as long as l live"
he vowed in tones SO vibrant that the
sands shifted.
She viewed him with alarm that
would have put a 9S-cent alarm clock
to shame.
rs it possible" she queried, that
you expect to die so soon?"
And as it all happened at the sea,
shore her alarm was not foundation
less.-Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25

The Texas Breeders Association
wants it to be made a criminal offense
for a man to tell his neighbor if he
suspects or has reason to believe that
q bank in which such neighbcr has
deposits is about to fail. If such a
bill is presented to the next legisla.
ture, it ought to be framed and hung
in the rotunda of the capitol as a
sample of the rankest class legisla-
ton yet proposed in Texas.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
Handy for the Hoo Lot.

If water is not handy to the hog
pasture, a simple sled on which is
placed a large barrel with a tight
fitting cover will prove a great o n
venience. 1t can be drawn to any
part of the field where the hogs are
located and will prove an economical
arrangement because the hogs always
loose flesh if they are compelled to
go a long distance for water, particu-
larly in hot weather.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
Woman Less Vain Than Man.

Personal admiration never turns a
woman's head as it does a mans.
She is not naturally vain like a man,
and compliments after a time become
too much a matter of course to dis
turb her equanimity.
If she is pretty she is already aware
of the fact, without being told it; II
she is not, she has sufficient magma
ton to believe that she is.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25

f@1HE well dressed woman spends a large part of her dress allowance
upon accessOrR nowadays, and if she has a taste for pretty belts she
= may invest a surprising amount in that n item Of her wardrobe
tGTNMN For certain costumes of we're tailored type the plain leather belt
is the thing lost desirable, but yer here if one demands smartness
n III pay for it,, n a plain belt of fine quality ant with a good
buckle is never cheap. The ley belts of this class just placed n view in
the shops show great variety in width, color, buckle and shaping despite their
limitations, and particularly pretty effects are obtained in the colored moroc
cos No other leather lends itself to the dyers purposes Sc readily Is does mo-
rocco and in consequence it is in this leather that one al find belts of almost
every cobr-phn, rather narrow belts with unpretentious buckles of bur-
nished gold.
For the wider belts softer feathers ar usually chosen, Or at least this is
true of the wide belts which fold &C. n the middle as most of the chic
models do. Here, too, n finds a surprising variety of color, though the
smooth dull finish leather and the suede or ooe leather generally selected for
such belts do not take the colorings so richly as does the morocco. For these
wider crush belts large buckles are used and often slides Or ornaments of some
sort at the back, but a certain severity characterizes ven the large metal
buckles when they arr associated with leather. Buckles covered with soft
of the wide leather belts, in white or light cobrs, but the verge ornate buckles
Patent leather is nor used by the belt designers than it has been in re-
eel seasons but is more often combined with other feathers hn EMPLOYED
alone. Very good designs are shown lin white leather and black patent leather,
these bets usually being rather narrow by reason of their conspcuousness.
When n comes to the subject of fancy buckles and ribbons Or silk belts
description falters, Tor the buckles of the day are legion and are If all grades
ofb eauty. and value. Many handsome designs are turned out in old fashioned
canoes and in coral and semiprecious stones, and limitations of these stones
are used in every imaginable way Amethyst, topaz. tourmaline and chryso-
prase are particularly liked by the designers, but of course a vast majority If
the designs are turned IL in cheap imitation; of these stones
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25

If we all stopped for a moments
sound thinking before starting out on
a new enterprise it would save some
of us the trouble of retracing our
steps.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25

FARMER AND
PLANTER J
Faith.

Faith.
Here in the country's heart
Where the grass Is green,
Life Is the same sweet life
As it e'er hath been.
Trust in a God still lives,
And the bell at morn
Floats with a thought of God
Ger the rising corn.
God comes down in the rain.
And the crop grows tall
This is the country faith,
And the best of all.
Norman Gale
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
To Remove Deep Wrinkles,

If the lines in your face are too deep
to be taken out by massage, stretch
the skin smooth and stick on a piece
of cardboard just before retiring for
the night. Water and flour paste or
mucilage will do, and you will see an
improvement after each application.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25

If there are no trees in your pas.
ture for the cows to get under, have
it so they can come down to the barn
and find shelter under the shed. Too
bad to make them stand out in the
boiling sun all day.