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The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30

devotion in a manner that would con
vince a young woman that she had all
the other girls grasping frantically for
the life preserver-and yet use no
more thar a cart load of ordinary sun
dried brick.
When it came to wedding invita-
tons, even wealthy citizens would be
obliged to place mortgages on their
homes before it would be possible to
notify all of the relatives at a distance.
The only compensation was that 1t
was cheaper for the people invited to
send presents than to send regrets.
The arrival of a letter in those days
was a distinct event. When a wagon
load of brick backed up at the house
of a village belle some gossipy neigh
Dor would at once strike up the chords
of an anvil symphony, thus: We'll, |
see Blanch got another letter from
Jimo Gee! I'd just like to know
where that fellow gets his money to
write letters like that every week or
So"
Bricks never made good vehicles for
popular novelists. One young man,
of poor but honest parentage, started
to carry home a certain historical
novel an armful of bricks at a time
reading each evening what he had car
ried home that day. At his death
and he would have been 81 the follow
ing ~Tuesday-he hadn't got far enough
into the plot to learn who the girls
father really was.
Copyright, 1909, by w. G.. Chapman.)
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GET RID OF BARREN STALKS.
BY So Doing You Eliminate Factor
That So Materially Reduces
Corn Yield.

A close study of the corn plant has
shown that a large per cent. Of barren
stalks is found in the average corn
field. Investigation into the cause Of
this ~barrenness has demonstrated that
pollen from stalks that did not produce
an ear, although effective in f%ertilizing
power, produced grain that in turn re-
suited in barren stalks. This having
been determined, it is only necessary
to destroy the tassels of barren stalks
in order to eliminate the factor that
so materially reduces the corn yield.
The result in cutting out these
stalks has been even gratifying
than could have been expected, for 1t
has now been conclusivery proved that
1t is possible to grow a crop. of corn
with practically no barren stalks. Not
only this, but 1t is within the power Of
the average farmer to accomplish this
for himself without outside assistance.
In order to do it the seed from n
ear should be placed in one row. We
will suppose for example that 20 Of the
best ears that a be found are planted
separately in 20 rows in a small patch
by themselves. This takes a little
extra time of course. but there are few
operations on the farm that will pay
bigger profits on a mans time. These
20 rows should be given a little atten-
ton when they are tasseling, in order
to eliminate the tassels from barren
stalks, as has been mentioned. At
the end of the season, by husking out
one row at a time, 1t is possible to
ascertain which was the best seed cal
own
From the best row Of the 20, seed
may again be selected for part Of the
crop the following year, while the 20
rows will probably furnish seed for
the entire crop. BY c%ultivating a few
special rows each year, such as those
described, a gradual improvement in
corr can be made. This method will
within a reasonable period greatly
affect the yield per acre, and it would
not be an extravagant statement to say
that in many cases it is possible to
double the yield, even with the aver
age NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Far
mer.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30

Zeke P. Diogenes, a person whose
portrait you have often seen repre-
senting him as a nan bearing a Ian
terri and hunting a gas-leak. was born
412 B. c., according the h~ealth-reports
of that time, and he registered out
about SO years later.
His father was a counterfeiter;
therefore, in his search for an honest
mar the son didn't swing his lantern
about the old home place very much.
Diogenes was a cynic. History does
not relate what it vas that ruined his
digestion. Probably his mother fed
him on counterfeit cakes and alloy
of maple syrup; but be that as it may,
he was a cynic from Sinope, in Pom
tus, and he went to Athens to enter
the boarding school of Antisthenes.
They didn't need any more pupils
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ALCOHOL D~ISTILLATION.

The government distillery for making
denatured alcohol from corn and pota-
toes and the explanation of it's use is
very interesting. DR.. Sawyer of the
United States department of agricul-
ture says that the magazine and news
paper articles concerning denatured
alcohol have all, so far as he can re-
call, given misleading impression. He
says there is no question that the use
of denatured alcohol is going to be of
great service, but that SO far the de-
partment has been unable to build
machinery simple enough and cheap
enough for the ordinary farmer to
use. This problem, DR.. Sawyer says,
is receiving a great deal of attention.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
POINTS FOR DAIRYMEN.

Each cows milk should be taken
allowed to remain in the barn until
the whole herd is MIXED. If milk Is to
be separated on the farm it should be
run through the separator while warm.
Cream should be cooled as soon as pos
sible and warm cream should not be
Cover cans with a light clean cloth
which will admit air but will keep out
dirt. Keep the separator clean by the
use Of plenty of water. Air all vessels
after cleaning.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
PRINCIPLE THAT COUNTS.

The members of the Farmers union
neglect their sick or unfortunate mem
bers. That is a good practice and
should be done throughout the organi-
cation. Exemplify the true principles
of the union in every instance. When
that is done a noble spirit is cultivated
and the outside world will incidentally
see a reality of that grand trinity
Justice, Equity and the Golden Rule
National Union Farmer.
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WHERE TRUE LOVE FALTERED.
Devoted Swain Would Do Much, But
the Ordeal Asked Was Beyond
His Power.

She looked up at him.
You love me, George" she said.
you have told me you would do any
thing to prove your love-"
Anything, dearest" he ~fervently
muttered.
Her steady gaze did not wayer.
my new suit from Paris has come"
she said, together with my new hat
and my new puffs. / will array my
self in these and you will walk down
the avenue with me tomorrow after
noon"
He turned pale and hesitated.
This is the acid test Of love-" she
coldly added.
He mutely shook his head as he
arose.
Il can't do IT." he hoarsely gasped,
and went away deeply sorrowing.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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IMPROVING CATTLE HERD.

By the use Of good pure bred bulls
marked improvement "a be effected
in grade and scrub herds in a very
few years. Increased profits will ac-
company the upgrading process. Prac-
teal, simple and profitable, this work
should appeal to all farmers owning
nondescript cattle. Bulls suitable for
the purpose are now within attractive
reach. They can be bought privately
or at public sale at values that are
tending upward.-Breeders Gazette.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
FEEDING ENGLISH CATTLE.

Cattle are fattened on grass in all
parts of England, but only where the
rents are low or the lands are swampy
and grass is abundant. Many cattle
are kept on grass and cake until they
are half fat before putting them in the
stables or yard for winter feeding.
While on grass cattle are fed. small
quantities of cake, the limit being
about four or five pounds per day.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
Plans for the Arlington Amphitheater

end in view such classic structures
as the theater of Dionsius at Athens
and the Roman theater at Orange,
have been studied, though not d.
rectly initiated.
The architects have striven rather
to keep the proposed building in har-
mony with the old colonial buildings
of Washington, such as the White
House and the capitol. 1t is believed
the dignity and solemnity of the struc-
ture would be enhanced by leaving it
uncovered.
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Wagner and the Figures 49,"

There are a number of curious coin
cidences regarding Wagner and the
number "13," which he always de-
clared was a lucky number for him. To
begin with, 1t requires 10 letters to
spell his name; he was born in 1913;
adding these four figures together,
1913, and you have another -; he
composed exactly 13 great works, and
always declared that he "set his head
on his after career on the 18th Of the
month; "Tannhaeuser" was completed
on April IL, 1845; 1t was performed
at Paris on March IL, 1861; he left
Bayreuth on September 10. 1851, and
he died on February 10, 1883.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
Best Use Of the Bath.

The human body is covered with the
most wonderful and beautiful fabric in
the world, flexible as silk, resistant as
steel, tough as leather and, beauty Of
beauties, flushed by some three mil
lions of glands. SO that 1t is absolutely
self-cleaning. Therefore, says our doc
tor, speaking of the bath: Don't
scrub; seldom use soap; use al cold
water as you can enjoy.
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PIGS THAT ARE IN DEMAND.

The pig that will weigh from 200
to 325 pounds seems to v the
greatest quantity for which the de-
mand is best. The farmer is looking
for the pig that he can produce at
the cheapest price, the n that can
convert the largest amount of plant
food into pork, with a portion Of a
grain ration to keep the flesh hard
ened and then, perhaps, finish off with
two weeks heavy corn feeding, and do
this at the least cost.
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MONEY in SHEEP RAISING.

Every farmer who has any grazing
land can proftably raise some sheep.
Hilly pasture land is in abundance in
many sections-hills that have not
been cleared of their timber-and
there are millions of acres of such
land which will afford good browsing
for sheep or Angora goats.
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Hapninesa IN Rescn Of All.

Happiness is not given exclusively
to any one period OF life; 1t may be en-
joyed by all. 1t is to be seen in the re-
pose OF the old cat as well as in the
gambols of the young kitten; in the
armchair of old age as well as in the
sprightliness of the dance or the ami
nation Of the chases-Palex.
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Limited Monarchv.

A limited monarchy is one IN
which the power and prerogatives OF
the sovereign are limited by constitu-
tional provisions or by custom recog-
nized as law. The British empire is
governed by a limited monarchy. A
limited monarchy differs from an. abso-
lutte monarchy in that in the latter
case the will of the monarch is abso-
lutte and the sovereign is limited by no
constitutional barriers or regulations.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
The WORLDS Coal Production.

The coal production of the world
in 1907 was 1908, 200 short tons, OF
which amount the United States
furnished 4S0.400. 900 tons, Great
Britain 100000, 900 tons and Germany
226,8 800. 900 tons.
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peclined the part.

Percy-Esmeralda. will you marry
me?
Esmeralda-Nc; Gwendolen refused
you last night, and I'm not acting as
first aid to the injured.
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Fiowery.

When a man begins to make flowery
speeches it's up to the woman in the
case to nip them in the bud.-Chicago
Daily News.
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Merry Moments
With Humorists
Weighty Correspondence
BY Fred c. Kelly.

good, fervent love letter would fire.
quently occupy an entire box car, and
the draymen in those days were sordid
souls.
On the other hand, this condition
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30

Canadian Farmers Own Homes.
About 81 per cent. of the farmers Of
Canada preside over their OWE farms-
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30

The word cocktail" is derived from
tel" the Aztec drink.
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from a member of the family declaring
none of them wished for anything that
had belonged to the dead woman.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22
Senators May Keep Themselves Clean

floored and wainscoted WITH the pur.
est Of white stone. Into sections Of
this room have been fitted the baths,
shower baths, Turkish baths, needle
baths and other facilities for cleanli-
ness which invite and even entice.
Marble rooms, bound round with
gilded steam pipes. beckon while the
senatorial waistcoat and modest neck.
tie are hung up on solid metal hooks
fastened In marble walls.
In the rubbing rooms are two great
marble slabs. supported upon hand.
somely carved bases. These are wide
enough to accommodate the ample
form Of Senator Hepburn Of Idaho.
long enough for the tall Shively Of In.
diana, and bounded around by for.
bidding ridge. which will keep from
accidental fall the small and rotund
form of Chamberlain of Oregon.
1t is not to be charged because tho
elaborate bathing facilities are pro-
vided in the senate Office building
that senators have not bathed before.
Two plain tubs off the room where
senators are shaven and trimmed at
the expense OF the government were
available to senators or guests whom
they desired to entertain, but they
were seldom used
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22

w ASHINGTON.-T There is not yet
W that absolute trust in the weather
bureau that should exist, and II this
were not true the loss in the recent
West India hurricane. which came on
schedule time. would have been much
less. Ports in the storm district were
warned of the approaching disturb
ances, and vessels in the extreme
south Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
ports received advices to remain in
harbor.
The storm apparently had its incep-
ton near the middle islands of the
Lesser Antilles, and moved thence
westward over the Caribbean sea. In
accordance with the weather bureau
warning much Of the shipping was
placed in safe harbor and not injured
at all. The loss Of life would have
been much less In all probability had
not the people who were warned dis
dafned to heed the warning.
There are really lot OF right sen.
sible people who believe that the
weather bureau is something to laugh
at and have fun over. And there are
q lot Of other people, notably United
States senators, who while In Wash.
ington direct all the operations on
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22
lacked Confidence in the Weather Man

their farms and ranches by the wealth.
err bureau reports. Early In the morn.
ing senators and representatives be-
gin studying the weather bureau maps
II the reports OF the weather from the
section in which they live show that
rain is impending in harvest time, q
large force Is ordered to work, by
wire, and the manager told to hustle.
II hay is to be cut and the weather
bureau reports say Storm" the hay
is not cut, but by wire the manager OF
the farm or ranch is ordered to hold
the hands for an emergency call in
case the weather indications are
brighter. Particularly is the weather
map studied in the winter by western
ranch owners. ~
United States representatives In
congress have many of them much Of
their wealth In cattle, hogs. sheep or
horses. A blizzard means untold loss
to them. If the weather indications OF
that special locality are for bad wealth
er. the herds are rounded up, where
they may be cared for indefinitely IN
case the storm breaks.
Indeed. although not perfect by any
means, tho weather bureau prognos'
tications have saved the people of the
country millions Of dollars . year, and
would save them yet other millions If
the people would but heed the warn.
ing. 1t is q common thing to say:
What does the morning paper say?
Rain? Well. / will put my UMBRELLA
away. No rain today" Just the
same, Ave out of seven times the
rain comes. $50
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22

HE world do move. The liquor deal
ers of Washington are engaged in
q reform as Is a reform, say what yot.
will or may. They propose to have
liquor vended in the national capital
in perfectly ladylike way, and It
please you the Retail Liquor Dealers
association is at the head Of the re-
form.
Among the important features sug-
gested as the future policy Of the Re.
form Liquor Dealers association are
the strict observance Of the regula-
tons now In force by the excise board,
the partial elimination Of the "growl.
er," nothing to be sold In this form to
wagon drivers or other passers-by;
the doing away with the free lunch,
except 9 screened bowl of cheese and
crackers, the free lunch being an un.
warranted competition to regularly.
licensed restaurants and cafes and at
the same time calculated to be insani.
tary and q means of transmitting dis
ease; the discontinuance of "cut
prices" and brazen competitions; the
doing away with large signs, and the
removal Of all kegs piled up in front
of saloons as an advertisement Of the
volume of business being done.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22
Liquor Men to Reform Their Business

q No liquor is to be sold to female
over the bars, nor in private upstairs
rooms or Railways; Objectionable char
acters or language around saloons &,ill
be placed under the ban. Men known
to- be habitual drinkers or those In
any way under the influence of liquor
will be refused.
Well, now, you know, all this might
have been written by the w. c. T. u.
and certainly it is vindication Of the
hard work they have been doing for
the betterment of large cities.
To stop the rushing Of the growl.
er" and the serving of liquor to wom-
EN- will 60 a long way toward that re-
form which all good. ,public-spirited
people have long desired.
There is to be an absolute closing
Of all saloons from Saturday night
until opening time the next Monday
morning. Members Of the association
will aid the authorities, in running
down "speakeasies" and the bogus
clubs.
The members OF the association
have held several conferences with
Maj. Sylvester. superintendent OF pc.
lice. and. for the. first time In the his-
tory Of the capital the authorities and
liquor dealers are working hand In
hand to suppress the evil saloons. As
rule the capitals saloons are we'll
regulated, but In the lower class dis
.tricts there have been complaints and
1t is these that the association wishes
to wipe out. The association IL
backed by ample funds to carry out
the reform at which 1t aims and Maj.
Sylvester Is glad to get its aid.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22

r EE McCLUNG. who played half
Il back on the invincible Yale foot
ball team of 1891. has been selected
by President Taft to succeed Charles
H. Treat as treasurer of the United
States. Mr.. McClung, who is treas
urer of Yale university, took up his
work in Washington November 1.
Through his work at Yale Mr.. Nc
Chung has been obliged to make New
Haven his temporary residence, but
his homs is in Knoxville, Tenn. Be
sides doing important work In connec.
ton with the finances Of Yale, Mr..
McClung has had other valuable ex.
periences In financial matters, having
been connected with the Southern
railway. foy. 4 time and also other en-
terprises in his native state.
Mr.. McClung was probably one Of
the greatest half backs in college foot
ball. playing on the Yale team at the
same time az the famous Heffelfnger.
1t was largely due to the work Of Nc
Chung and Heffelfinger that Yale went
through the entire season Of 1891
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22

Mars was shining his brightest and
ruddiest. He looked to be just q
short distance away, and had the
twinkling little stars far outclassed.
So gorgeous was he that couple of
policemen who had been pacing their
beats drowsily came to an abrupt halt
at Fifth avenue and Gist street, at.
tracted by the glowing spectacle in
the sky, and fell to discussing 1t.
They say that thing is more than
81, OO0, 900 miles away" said one.
"Ridiculous!" was the quick re.
joinder.
"Why?"
Because il it was you couldn't see
1t. You cant see nothing that's 49,
100000 miles away.
Well, that's what they say, any.
how" 4.
They're crazy. Why, If you'd put q
watermelon on the top OF the court
house tower, you couldn't see It II you
were 9 couple Of. miles away
Then, to forever settle the matter,
the sage concluded: And look how
much bigger q watermelon Is than
that measly little star up there
Pittsburg Gazette Times.
The lungs 81 an adult human being
3tave 175.OO0. 900 cells.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22

WHEN congress convenes In Wash.
w ington the first Monday in De-
cember begrimed and perspiring SEN
ators emerging from the toll and dust
of the senate chamber will no longer
be forced to hurry home to wash up
for dinner. Instead they will hide
their desheyeled appearance in dark
corridors and slip stealthily through
the dusky subway to the $4,000, 900
Office building. Here baths. which r.
val those Of millionaires' homes, are
ready for the members Of the upper
law-making branch.
In order to encourage the senators
In the cleanliness which tends to pur-
ity, the baths were made to exceed
in elegance anything found IN sena-
torial home.
A large room was set apart on the
first floor Of the building, marble
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22
New Hair Grown by cutleura.

about two years ago was troubled
with my head being scaly. Shortly
after that had an attack Of typhoid
fever and I was out of the hospital
possibly two months when I first no.
ticed the loss of hair. my scalp being
still scaly. started to use dandrun
cures to no effect whatever. had
actually lost hope of saving any hair
at all. ! could brush 1t OF my coat
by the handful. I was afraid to comb
1t. But after using two cakes Of Cuti-
cura Soap and nearly box Of Cuti.
cura Ointment, the change was sur
prising. My scalp Is now clear and
healthy as could be and my hair Thick.
er than ever. whereas I had my mind
made up to be bald. w. f. Steese, tS12
Broad St.. Pittsburg. Penn. May and
II. 1908"
Potsss Drug Chsm. Cory. Sole PropA, Doasea.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22
And There Are Others.

The cook had been called away to q
sick sister. and so the newly we'd mis-
tress OF the house undertook. with the
aid Of the maid. to ret the Sunday
luncheon. The little maid, who had
been struggling in the kitchen with q
coffee mill that would not work, con-
fessed that she had forgotten TO wash
the lettuce.
"Well. never mind. Pearl. Go on
with the coffee and III do It," said the
considerate mistress. Where do they
keep the soap?"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22
HoW's This?

We ofef One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
sase Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by HAM
CAtarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned. have known +. J. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly hon
ofable In all business transactions and financially
sblo to carry out any obligations made by biz Arm.
WALDINo, KlNNAN 4 MARVIN, ri
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. O.
Halls Catanh Cure 10 taken Internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents psa
bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22
vvholesale ana Roam.

aWhat business did you say Miss
|Gaddie Was I'M"
.Oh. she's in everybody's business"
"Wholesale. eh?"
EYES, except when It comes to bit
|of scandal. She retails that"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22

The only way to get something for
nothing Is to start . fight about It.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22
HAD ONE GOOD POINT

Young Guest-It seems to me that
you don't object to the mosquitoes
singing in your room.
Old Question: bet I don't. Why.
when the mosquitoes are singing 1
can't hear the glee club practicing on
the piazza.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22
Hi,icidei

Suicide! 81
A cheat dealer tried to sell imita-
ton Wrigley Spearmint to pugilist!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22

Don't think Wriglsy's Spearmint ID
only good for indigestion. 1t gives you
an appetite besides. '
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22

A young widow can make man be
lieve he is making love to her, when
in reality she Is making love to him
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-10-22

Tho average man thinks his bump
|of generosity Is at least three times a.
barge q It actually Is.