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The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
The Quick Hog.

In these days the American pig
makes a speedy journey from far
rowing bed to scalding tub, and the
aim of the judicious feeder is to add
constantly to the flesh acquired while
sucking, bringing the hog up to ESQ
to $50 pounds as early and on as in
expensive feed as possible. The young
animal will naturally put on weight
more cheaply than an older one, and
gains after ten months cost consid'
erably more per pound than those
made earlier. A pig which is being
fattened should gain from one to two
pounds a day and weigh, alive, ESQ
to $50 pounds when nine to IL months
old.-From Coburn's Swine in Amer
lea.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

The Mexican gems were exquisitely cut, and it
is from this source that the magnificent emer-
aids now forming part of the royal collection
at Madrid were supposedly procured. The term
Spanish emerald" as applied to a very high
grade stone, might quite appropriately be al
tered to American emerald.
Sections so far apart as Siberia, India, SalZ-
burg in Austria, Australia. Norway, Brazil, Ire
land, and parts Of the United States yield GER
tain returns from emerald explorations, but it
is from the Muzo and CoscueZ deposits near
Bogota, in Colombia, that the gems OF great
est beauty and perfection are obtained.
The exploitation of Colombian emeralds is
under the control of the government, and the
celebrated mines at Muzo, or Muza, have re-
Gently been leased to an English syndicate
which agrees to sell at least 81, 100000 worth
of stones each year for 20 years, the lease in
the original call for bids being valued at $780,
600 annually. The sales are to be under gov
eminent inspection, and competition is prac-
tically impossible by reason of legislation for
bidding the sale of uncut stones and by the
imposition OF taxes on privately exploited
mines.
The value of emeralds depends first, upon
deepness of color; second, upon brilliancy;
third, upon freedom from flaws; and fourth,
upon size. While reckoned inferior only to
the diamond and ruby, 1t does not, like them,
increase in value in proportion to the cube OF
it's weight.
One feature of emerald mining which adds
greatly to the value of the gem is that flaw
less stones are seldom found in any consider
able size. For an exceptionally fine variety of
six .carats the price Of $4,000 has been paid,
but stones of such character are rare. BY
Beudant the value of emeralds of fine color
and free from flaws is given as follows: Four
grains, 100 to 100 francs; 5 grains, 240 francs;
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
DO NOT WASTE THE MANURE
Great Possibilities of Profits from
Plain, Everyday Vegetables
with Little Care.

A western gardener in a confiden-
tial mood has shown the possibilities
of profits from plain, everyday veget-
able gardening, with a bit of
on top. He says it is a poor acre
of asparagus that is not worth $500
in the spring. He merely hints what
AN acre of mushroom caves would pro-
luce annually or what would be the
product of an acre under class.
1t is quite certain the profits from
either would be more than a great
many farmers manage to get from ten
times as much.
How is this easy money made? 1t
is not all easy money. Hard work
and knowledge of the business are
necessary, but the main thing is ma
nure.
This gardener asserts-and we are
willing to agree with him-thae
enough n from the livery sta
bles and stock yards of the country is
every year wasted to increase crop
yields up to millions of dollars.
Just common stable manure, de-
spised and wasted by thousands OF
farmers-yet it is the most potent
factor in his business. No need of
high-priced commercial fertilizers.
They are all right for certain crops
or badly worn out lands, but there is
no worn-out farm in America which
can not be brought back to fertility
and profit by the use of stable ma
nure alone.
But the livery stable is being sup
planted in some degree by the auto
garage, and the stock yard waste will
doubtless go on as always. But the
farmer who knows his business viii
gather more animals about him to
provide manure for his lands. And
if he be wise he will stop selling the
fertility in the milk can and the hay
baler and in this way add to the fat
mesa of his crops instead of taking
bM their leanness-
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

chalk on this ledge tomorrow; re.
member a hundred pieces; / will count
them"
McFarlane, afraid to be caught
mapping again, sent that afternoon
for several boxes Of chalk. and care
fully laid the new, shining white sticks
on the shelf, all neatly parallel, at an
angle to the edge.
The shelf was about 16 feet long,
SO that there was m piece Of chalk
for every two inches, and the effect
was very fine.
The class the next morning was de-
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
DEBP/S

Is grains. 800 francs; and he cites one fine
stone of "a grains which was sold for 2,400
francs.
The emerald is transparent or translucent,
being brittle and comparatively soft when
freshly mined, but becomes much harder on
exposure to air. The gem is cut on a copper
wheel with emery and polished on a tin wheel
with rotten stone. In a good stone the sur
face must be perfectly straight and smooth,
the form usually given being that OF a square
table with the edges replaced, the lower sur
face being cut into facets parallel to the sides.
The Colombian gems exhibit to the highest
degree the qualities of color, brilliancy, flaw
lessnes, and size characteristic of the best en-
eralds, and the Muzo district is at present the
principal source of supply. The matrlx in
which they are embedded overlies a great prec-
ipice of black shale or slate. This black rock
contains few stones. They are found for the
most part in white calcite running in veins
through the slate, some being embedded in
the matrix, and others lying in pockets.
Under great heat and pressure, due, no doubt
to further and subsequent volcanic action,
these minerals in the assures or veins have
crystallized in different shapes and forms &C
cording to the various minerals contained IN
any particular vein or fssure. Under favor
able circumstances, the most beautiful emer-
aids of a deep green color have been found
in these small veins, the tint being due to the
presence of chrome in sufficient quantities. In
other veins, the emeralds found are OF a light
green color, owing to the absence of sufficient
chrome. Again, in other veins. where no
chrome is present, the crystals are pure white
or colored red or yellow by oxide OF iron.
Many of the crystals are pure silica, and 9TH
ers have various minerals combined with
silica.
The emerald mines are unquestionably
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
SPANISH WlNDLASS ON FARM
Barns and for Several
Other Purposes.

A barn was repaired recently in
which the stills had spread out by the
foundation giving way. The structure
was 40 feet wide and built rather
heavily. After trying several meth
DDS the following was adopted: The
stills were pulled in place in a very
short time, the foundation repaired
and the MINDLESS removed. AS will be
seen, a five-foot handspike (a) was
stood upon it's end in the center OF
the barn. A one-inch rope was made
fast to the stills leaving several feet
of slack in the center; a second hand
spike was then given a half-hitch in
the rope and then twisted or wound
around the first spike (a) as shown.
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,,.t,r fo,,res the annual valuation or the
etoros mined would be about 100000. a
French company at one time holding the tease
of the mines is reported to have WORKED lor Ia
months without finding a stone and then TO
have obtained enough emeralds in a compare
lively short space OF time 10 pay Tue reh.ai y
the full term of the lease.
The Muzo mines are about rs miles north OF
Ropota. in the state of Boyaca, and extend over
an area of about $1,000 acres, OF which only
about so acres have been exploited IN the last
% years. Their general appearance
an inactive volcanic crater in the sides OF
which the emeralds are found.
Close by is the Cosquez group, though at a
somewhat greater elevation, covering an area
of nearly 5000 acres. 1t is from these mines
that the Spaniards obtained many of their
gems.
The Cuincha mines are about 3 miles east
southeast from the Muzo gro1p.
The Somondoco or Chiyor group consists OF
five separate mines, about so miles east north
east of Bogota, situated at an elevation OF $500
feet above sea level. At the time of the con-
quest, the group was being worked by the In
dams, and the Spaniards continued the work,
but in the subsequent struggles their location,
as in the case of the Cosquez group, was lost.
The Muzo mines were first made known to
the Spaniards through Capt. Juan Penagon,
and the first scientific examination made in
1854 by Jose Antonio de Vallegas y Avedano.
who rediscovered the large vein that had dis
appeared and arranged for its exploitation.
Prior to this, however, Francisco Tobar Alya-
RADIO worked the mines and presented the king
of Spain with a necklace containing Is stones
valued at that time at $4,000. Organized work
in the mines was carried on under control OF
the Spanish government until 1893, when they
were rented at public auction.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
FRESH EGGS IN PACKAGES
cartoned with Guarantee as to FRESH
ness They Increase the Value
to the Dealer.

Guaranteed fresh eggs are as good
as money in the bank in any town.
Even when only properly graded IS to
size and color in the trade-egg cases,
this holds good; but when properly
cartoned by the producer, his product
at once possesses an added attractive
ness as well as an enhanced value to
the thrifty housewife and the chef OF
the kitchen. An egg route has bee a
pet theory of mine for years. But
even waving that system of market
ing, eggs cartoned with a guarantee
as to freshness, possess an added
value to the dealer which will enable
him to secure an advance owe the
market price, says a writer in Los
Angeles Times. Usually this has
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

winding in the direction of the ar
rows. When the stills were in place
the handspike OBJ was pushed under
the rope and made fast with a smaller
rope until the foundation was re-
paired. This MINDLESS may be used
for pulling small stumps. Two men
will exert a very heavy force with it
and it will be easy to snap a brand
new one-inch rope.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
DZHGRN SH0WIHUE WERHLD
WINES OF COLO/T8H -

level, amidst the precipitous heights
of the eastern cordillera OF the An
des. They are all within 100 miles
of Bogota, the capital OF Colombia
the district being reached by a jour-
ney from the capital OF two hours
by rail and two or three days on
mule back.
The Muzo group is the only n
hat has been worked in recent
wears, but complete data as to the
quality and value of the emeraids
mined are not issued to the pubic.
The output has varied considerably
from year to year as lessees nave
heen more or less fortunate in strl-
king productive veins. Estimates OF
production vary from 1866 carats
- Te0 Qoe oaratS At the
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
GAVE HIM CHALK IN PLENTY

every old pupil, writes Andrew Gray,
of the great emphasis with which he
commanded that precautions should
be taken to prevent the like from hap
pening again.
On one occasion, after working out
part of a calculation on the long-fxed
blackboard on the wall behind the
table, his chalk gave out, and he
dropped his hand down to the bottom
of the board to find another piece.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
Highly Finished Animals Best.

The best money is in the highly
fnished animal. Animals intended
for market that have been running
on pasture should be fed grain a few
weeks previous to marketing, even if
the grain must be purchased. The
difference in weight and the price re-
ceiyed will more than pay for the trou-
BILE and expense.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
HORSE NOTES.

The age for working a colt varies
with size, strength and maturity.
1t is easier to keep a team in good
condition than to make it SO.
A good growth the first year of the
life Of a colt costs less than at any
other age.
One objection to working horses in
the rain is the increased liability of
sore shoulders.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
prof. Thompson's Helper Made Very
Sure He Would Not Be Caught
Mapping Again.

When Prof. William Thomson, after
ward Lord Kelvin, was at Glasgow,
his absorption in his work was very
great, especially his class work, and
he much disliked to be brought down
Ia earth by any slight chance or in
convenience. Examples will occur to
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

lighted and very appreciatiye of Mr..
M~cFarlane's diligence. Thomson
came in, put up his eyeglass, looked
at the display. smiled sweetly. and,
turning to the applauding students,
began his lecture.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
The Servant Question.

"That woman seems to have a lot
of trouble with her help" yes, she
passes her life on the doorstep, either
welcoming an angel or dismissing :
fiend!-Lifa
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

among the most valuable properties within the Re-
public of Colombia. AT the time of the Spanish con-
quest the Muzo and other deposits were exploited in
a primitive manner by the Indians, and since that
period the stones from Colombian mines have been
unequaled in richness of color and brilliancy.
The mines of the republic occur in groups. each
covering a considerable area and consisting of sew
eral veins or deposits. All are situated within the
radius of a comparatively small number of miles,
at attitudes between 1000 and 1000 feet above sea
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
MA5HNW6 DEBRS ERH MERHOS IN cOLOMBIA

a%bundantly there.
Among the Aztec treas
ures of Mexico were en-
eralds as fine as those of
the Peruvian Incas, and 1t
is reported that Cortez
was offered 10000 ducats
for one of these stones by
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

were obtained in the barren district of Atacama and worked
by the native lapldaries with a marvellous skill. In the Manka
valley OF Peru the Indians appear to have paid divine homage
to q magnificent emerald of the size of an ostrich egg, which
they named the Goddess of Emeralds. AS these gems were
reputed to be peculiarly acceptable to the goddess, offerings
or great beauty and value were frequent, and many costly
stones, some possibly from the adjacent Colombian terrific
rles, fell into the hands of the Spaniards.
ecuador also contributed it's share of emeralds to the
spolls OF the invader and the town Esmereldas is supposed to
nave OBTAINED its name from the precious stones found so
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
Bows Essay on Clothing.

Here is an extract from an essay,
written by boy in London school:
Clothing is an article which every
body should wear. The least of this
article is worn by savages or natives,
which is a piece of cloth or few
leaves or feathers round the waist. in
cold countries, same as Eskimos. the
people wear more clothes than we do.
count of the icy cold out there. They
can skate all the year round, except
about one thaw there is in summer.
If they walked about like natives they
would catch cold directly and die of
bronkitis. We put clothes on which
are nearly like our bodies, some have
caps. coats and trousers, but women
and girls wear hats and frocks to tell
who they are"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
BENEFIT OF HOME TRAINING
Probability That Father improved"
on Anything Willie Had Heard
on the Street.

When Willie's father came home to
supper there was vacant chair at the
table
We'll, where's the boy?"
William is upstirs in bed" The
answer came with painful precision
from the sad-faced mother.
why, wh-what's up? Not sick. is
he?" (An anxious pause.)
ut grieves me to say, Robert, that
our son-your son-has been heard
swearing on the street, l heard him. -
Swearing? Scott I'll teach him
to swear" And he started upstairs
in the dark. Halfway up he stumbled
and came down with his chin on the
top step.
When the atmosphere cleared lit
tie Willie's mother was saying sweet
ly from the hallway: THAT will do,
dear. You have given him enough for
one lesson. Judge.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
Pathetic Pride.

Willie had had tumble when he
that ever afterward he was obliged to
use a crutch. On one occasion, when
his mother had bought him a new
crutch of the latest and most ap
proved style, Willie expressed his en-
thusiasm and delight in the roundest
terms. "And oh, mother!" he ex
claimed, in conclusion, referring to a
little friend of his who having the
use of both legs had no need Of
crutches, won't Johnny Knowles be
jealous!"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
TORE HIS SKIN OFF
In Shreds-Itchine Was Intense
Sleep Was Often impossible.
Cured by cuticura in Three Weeks.

Cured by Cuticura in Three Weeks.
AT first an eruption of small pus-
tules commenced on my hands. These
spread later to other parts of my body,
and the itching at times was intense,
so much so that literally tore the
skin off in shreds in seeking relief.
The awful itching interfered with my
work considerably, and also kept me
awake nights. / tried several doc
tors-and used a number of different
ointments and lotions but received
practically no benefit. Finally / set
tied down to the use of Cuticura Soap,
Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills,
with the result that in a few days all
itching had ceased and in about three
weeks time all traces of my eruption
had disappeared / have had no trou-
BILE of this kind since. H. A. Kruts-
koff, STA Wabash Ave, Chicago, Ill.,,
November IS and %, 1907"
Potter Drug 6 Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
Special Note from Atchison.

The engagement of Mr.. Hiram Har-
desty and Miss Suzette Snarley is an
nounced. 1t occurred the other even
ing at 9:45 on the red sofa in Miss
Snarley's parlor. The young lady was
dressed in black, and wore no orna-
ments. She did not look unusual !
pretty, and what caused the young
mans mental alteration is not known.
Neither one could remember exactly
what was said, and both admitted it
was not the first time he kissed her.
We print the details for the romantic
young things who are always curious
to know how an engagement is brought
about-Atchison Globe.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02

house. My back ached all the time and
was utterly weak, unable at times to
walk without assistance The kidney
secretions were very irregular. Doan's
Kidney Pills restored me to good
health, and l am able to do as much
work as the average woman, though
nearly eighty years old
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Foster.
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
Avoiding Popularity.

"How shall we avoid popularity
John Wesley once asked his preach
srs, and straightway gave them the
answer in set of rules. Here is rule
1: WARN the people among whom you
are most of esteeming or loving you
too much" And here is rule 5: Con
verse sparingly with those who are
particularly fond of you"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
Hypnotism Lonq Recoqnlzed

Hypnotism has been recognized by
the medical profession since the fif-
teenth century and in the last 100
years has been experimental and test
ed out in thousands of cases by such
savants as Charcot in Paris and Bern
helm in Nancy, yet with all these
years of trial its results have not jus
titled it's practical and general use in
sickness.-New York Press.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02

Those engaged in industrial pursuits
will welcome the recently published edito-
rials relating to safety devices upon ma
chinery and its approval of the law limit
ing the daily employment of women to 10
hours in mechanical establishments, fac
tories and laundries Our legislature is
beginning to recognize that the state of
Illinois is concerned in the safety, the
health and the welfare of its workers, and
it is to be hoped that the courts will per-
ceive that the benefits Of such laws to the
community will exceed an occasional case
Of hardship that may arise under their
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
That SINGLE Thouuht.

You've heard the old story of sweet
welded bliss, of the two hearts that
flutter as one, and the two souls sin
gle-thought sealed with a kiss, and
have wondered, no doubt, how twas
done. AS wise one who was by ex-
perience taught, this effect we will
briefly explain; in most of the cases
that lone single thought is: 81 wish !
was single again!"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02

Teachers of classes in natural history
in the public schools should be careful in
their instructions to the pupils to explain
the appearance of poisonous flowers and
plants.
The pupils should be SO instructed that
they would recognize such plants at sight.
The necessity for this warning is DEM
onstrated by the poisoning from weeds and
plants of members of the botany class at
the Salisbury high school, in England.
That there is real danger in such In
lection is shown by the blindness of one
of the Affected pupils.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02

not tell what Doan's
Kidney Pills h av e
done for me. Fifteen
years kidney trouble
chung to me, my ex-
istence was one Of
misery and for two
whole years l was I'M
able To pn out of the
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
Important to Mothers.
He Knew the Reason.

II can say one thing in favor of Mr..
Featherly," remarked Mrs. Hendricks,
the landlady; "he never takes the last
piece of bread on the plate" mo, in
deed, Mrs. Hendricks" assented Dunn
ley, cordially. "Featherly amt quick
enough. Bazaar.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
Hours of
Labor for
Women
Workers
By ALFRED E. MANNING

operation The right labor and to as large wage as he can
valuable citizen yet it one that should be subject to
regulation other right where its
unrestricted detrimental to the general welfare
require familiar with work
conditions factory laundry that limit of 10 hH
daily employment unreasonable restriction females
upon men, had legislature fit to go that far
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
Imperfect.

Tommy-The doctors brought the
baby.
Freddy--It looks just like ma had
been shopping by telephone again.
Harper's Bazaar
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
Never,

Mrs. Benham-You still insist that
woman has more curiosity than man?
Benham-Sure; did you ever know a
man to want to find out if he could
get off street car backwards with
out committing suicide?
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02

Although other causes have operated
to some extent, there is no reasonable doubt
that the principal cause Of the general adj
vance in prices during the last decade is
the large increase in the production Of gold,
which has resulted and is resulting in a
continuous depreciation of our standard of
value. Gold is a commodity and subject
to variations in value governed by natural
forces in the same manner as copper or
wheat, and while its use as the standard of
value prevents the sudden or speculative
variations Characteristic Of many other
commodities, the same fundamental law of
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02

The next time you have cold on the
lungs try rubbing Wizard Oil on your
chest and see how quickly it will draw out
the inflammation and break up the cold.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
THE BOY AND HIS AUNT.

Little Nephew-Auntie, did you
marry an Indian?
Aunt-Why do you ask such a silly
question, Freddy?
Little Nephew-Well, l saw some
scalps on your dressing table.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-02
Teach
Pupils
POiSOns of
Flowers
By CAROLINE CLARKE

Personal generally the best and would be for
the teachers to accompany their Pups when TRIPS are made
in The as 10 secsre plants for study
The danger Of poisoning be avoided by knowledge the
dangerous growths.