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The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
BREEDERS WORK IN UNISON
Cooperative Breeding Is Sure Founda.
ton for Future Prosperity Among
Cattle Raisers.

Cooperative breeding, as viewed by
a writer for Orange Judd Farmer,
gives promise of great achievement in
the future. As at present carried on
much of u breeding Is done in the
dark. Unworthy sires are used. Breed
is almost entirely ignored.
II a community will form an asso-
fully select the breed they like best,
and is best suited to their conditions.
and that they will be willing to stand
by ever after, then they will have
laid a sure foundation for future pros
perity.
This much we know, that when an
association is formed interest Is
aroused, and a desire for better things
is inspired. Full-blood sires are
bought, and if a man feels too poor to
buy a good animal alone, two or three
| will go in together and buy. AS good
sires are bought, exchanges are made,
so a choice animal can be kept near
the same locality during the entire
| period of his usefulness.
Particular emphasis is placed upon
the character and efficiency of the
live business man, be in touch with
every member, he should know what
| stock each has, and what he de-
sires to have. Through him ex-
changes are made, buyer and seller
brought together. When they have
cfNo1L 10 coll ho norriac oduarticin q
for the whole association, thus lessen
ing the expense. He should have the
registry books of the breed, SO a pros
pective animal can be traced, and it's
worth determined. When animals are
for sale they are reported to the Sec
rotary, SO a buyer can find out by
him just what can be bought, and
where it can be bought, and a buyer
will go to such a place, when he
would not go from house to house in
the uncertainty of finding what he
wanted. In shipping there is also an
advantage, as animals can be shipped
much cheaper in carlots than singly.
Cow testing associations are apt to
follow, friendliness is promoted and
speakers may be obtained through the
agency of such an association.
Lake Mills, Wis, is noted the world
over for it's cattle, because breeders
have been working together raising
one breed. A buyer has large num-
bers to pick from, he car buy in large
lots, and he car get what he wants,
and he is willing to pay the price.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28

It was a cold day for Mr.. Yapper'
son when he got home after Office
hours, for his wife had spoken to him
IN the morning about the furnace. She
met him as he came clustering up
stairs. She was not as cheerful as he
was. On the contrary she was pos
ltively blue-with cold. She had a
u around her shoulders.
Gee. Susan" he puffed. whats the
matter? You look as though you were
a carpet peddler."
Mrs. Yapperson did not go into
roars of laughter over this joke.
I'm frozen, that's what's the mat
ter" she replied coldly. you've got
to go down and fix that furnace"
81 thought it was all right when
left it this morning" he explained,
with an air of confidence not justified
by the facts as Mrs. Yapperson was
acquainted with them.
81 know you did" she said; but
what do you know about a furnace
You don't know enough to think when
1t is right or wrong"
""Tut, tut, Susan" he soothed her,
'don't talk like that"
Don't tut, tut me, Mr.. Yapperson,"
she snapped. You seem to think
freezing is a pleasure"
But I'm not cold, Susan" he ar
gued.
well, l won't handy words with a
person as disagreeable and ca!.ouj as
you are" she exclaimed. There is
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28

Aged Trad Biglow's face grew dole
full as he realized his cousin had har-
messed the horse preparatory to TAX
ing him and his old trunk away. And
he could think of nc haven ready to
receive him.
wal, Trad, the wagon is waiting for
your trunk" stif1y informed Edgar.
Trad sighed. If he could but remain
a few days. Jim Witham is the luck
lest man l ever see," he unused.
Edgar sneered bitterly. Hes been
Citing a monopoly on some more
northern lights, Ell? A monopoly no
one else can git till winter, with you
breaking the newsy secret in June. l
don't care to listen to any more money
making schemes. Trunk is ready"
There was a time limit on the
northern lights DEAL" WINGED Trad.
However, l won't bother you no more
with Jim's good luck. Now, We'll fetch
the trunk"
Edgar bit a straw and leaned sullen-
ly against a post. Il guess he's well
come to it. Up at the north pole,
probly."
The old man turned from the door
and mildly corrected: No, nothing
with winter or long distances in it.
Only a secret of growing cotton"
"Cotton?" muttered Edgar, sinking
to the step. rs he going south?"
mo" listlessly replied Trad. Jest
going to grow it on his farm owe in
Porter? Will you take the hind end
of the trunk?"
Let the trunk wait a bit. It's too
hot jest now," frowncd Edgar. How
can a man grow cotton in the state of
Maine?"
You can't grow it in northern SOIL"
slowly replied Trad, gratefully resum-
ing his chair.
wal, dod rot it! What dye mean?
You said-Ill take the hind end of
the trunk"
Trad rose. "Of course you can't grow
cotton up acre in the soil. That's
where Jim's secret and fortune comes
in"
What in sin-You don't pretend
Jim's going to grow it in a dollhouse
like early garden truck?" gasped Ed
gar, sitting.
He's going to grow it on trees"
whispered Trad.
"Trees!" mumbled Edgar, hopping
his brow.
apple trees" murmured Trad.
How in Sam Hill-Why-wal, can't
you %explain?" suffered Edgar.
wait till l come back from Free
mans. Besides, it's Jim's secret"
You seem in a awful hurry to quit
here" cried Edgar. "Ain't this place
home-like?"
why, yes, Edgar" sighed the old
man.
Then don't be in a rush to git-away.
I guess you can stand it the week out.
Lawd! If you had your way you'd stay
a night and then skedaddle. You
don't leave here till Saturday. That's
settled. Now, what about Jim
Witham?"
Trad coughed gently and explained:
slim is going to graft cotton onto his
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Elderly Lady Meant Well but Evi
IDENTIFY This Was One of Her
UnIucky Days.

The daughters of a certain charm
ing old lady in Washington are fire.
quently much upset by the odd social
biunders of their parent, whose fail
ings in this respect are, however,
more than offset by her kindness of
manner.
Among the callers to the house of
this family was a Mrs. Farrell, who,
after some years. Of ~widowhood, again
married, this time becoming the wife
of a Mr. Meggs.
"If you love us, mother" said one
of the girls, when the newly married
lady's card had been brought in one
afternoon shortly after the compile
ton OF the honeymoon, don't make
the mistake of calling her Mrs. Far
Tell.'
The mother solemnly promised to
commit no fauxpas and as she went
downstairs was heard to repeat to
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28

Elmer J. Dante, inventor, explorer
and promoter of a spiral sheol, was
formerly named Durante, but removed
the "u-r,' as his folks were Quakers
and preferred thou art"
His great, great grandfather was a
crusader, which was about as bad an
occupation from the moral standpoint
as there is; but the young man was
a self-taught poet. He lad had only
three lessons in verse-making from a
correspondence school at Scranton,
Bavaria, but was a crack rhymer. At
the age of only Is he wrote In his
copy book:
MANY men of many minds,
Many birds of MAN. kinds"
which has become immort2.
Young Dante's poet-companions
had names that sounded like brands
of p~re-digested spaghetti, and need
not, nay must not-be mentioned
here. They were famous for their
finished verse, and it is our duty and
pleasure to rejoice over its finish.
Dante had a sweetheart named Bea-
trice, for whom the town of that name
in Nebraska was christened. But she
vas a nice girl every other way.
Shortly after he was married and
became several fathers, a war came to
his rescue and he enlisted. He was
one of the priors of Florence, or
wherever he lived then. A prior was
a sort of tax-collector, so-called be-
they had to pry the people loose from
their impost contributions. The
Guelphs, whoever they were, were di-
vided into two factions-the Neri and
the Ghibellines pronounced chill
blains), and Dante was sympathetical-
ly aligned with the latter.
Dante, as one of the priors, had to
take action in the matter. Being a
poet and impractical, he advocated
firing both punches, the former of
which contained his wife's brother,
and the latter containing most of his
own friends. This, of course, made
life at home such as to suggest the
Inferno book for which he Is most ia
nous. The Ghibellines or Bianchi,
came back, after awhile, by govern
ment's permission, and this time
Dante himself was banished with them
because he hadn't made them stay
banished. Dante said afterward that
he would have given almost anything
if they hadn't come unbanished. Dante
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28

two feet wide, three feet long and two
and one-half feet from the ground.
Then prepare a square with an eight
inch side out of plank and hinge it to
the table a few inches from the chute
at right angles to the face of the same,
so that it can move freely from one
side to the other. For the hinge use
two good pieces of strap iron, prefer
ably wagon tire, and let each extend
clear across each side of the width of
the square. To make the hinge wrap
the end of the tire around a bolt staple
secured to the table by taps beneath.
Through the end of the tire opposite
the hinge and about an inch from the
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Seed Selection.

Careful and continued seed selection
will pay many times for the work.
Plants become adapted to the condi-
lions under which they are grown and
while it is desirable to try new varie-
ties from other localities, such new
seed should never be used for the en-
tire acreage of any staple crop. After
the new varieties become acclimated,
they may be found better b a those
commonly grown. If such is the case,
locally grown seed will then be on
hand for the entire crop and there
will be no loss.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Essentials in Poultry Raising.


At all times l see that my poultry
houses are well ventilated. In the
winter a very slight crack at the top
of the building will provide sufficient
exit for the foul air to escape. This
is provided with a shutter to prevent
too strong a draft. In summer the
opening is made much larger and the
sides of the building are also open to
let as much heat as possible escape.
BY this NEAR and by proper atten-
ton to exercise, cleanliness. ETC., my
fowls are kept in excellent health and
comfort. Not the least OF their COM
forts is a dust bath placed where the
sun can shine on it at all times. This
bath is also provided with sulphur,
tobacco dust or insect powder.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28

I favors are sold, has a bow OF blue
satin ribbon. The stockings, which are
the 25-cent white cotton Isle variety.
are dyed light blue, and the blue slip
pers are ornamented with a pink
flower.
Tiger Lily Is a gay little maid. Her
dress is a full, gathered n of cream
color cheesecloth, sleeveless and with
round neck. The overskirt and
| sleeves are Of golden yellow cambria.
| wired on the edge and spotted with
bright crimson paint. The stems of
the flowers are of brown ribbon, wired.
| with dark brown chenille tips. Long
| green lily leaves of cambria go over
each shoulder. The hat Is green cam
brio on the outside, with the golden
| yellow inside, and the edges wired.
The stockings are cream color and the
| slippers golden yellow with crimson
dots.
The Indian lad has a suit of khaki.
cambria or some heavy ecru color cot
ton material. Bright colored cambria
is cut into fringe and used to decorate
the suit. Feathers from the feather
buster furnish the head dress. sewed
on to a strip of stout unbleached cot
ton cloth, doubled to make 1t strong.
and painted with little specks OF
bright color In an Indian design. The
belt is made in the same way. The
tomahawk is of heavy pasteboard or
thin wood. A pair of moccasins com
plete this warlike rig, which would de-
light the heart of any small boy.
The Dutch boys suit is quite as pic
turesque as those worn by the little
people in Holland. The sleeves are
white cotton cloth, the Jacket terra
| Gotta cambria with green buttons, and
full boomers of delft blue cambria.
Paint red stripes on a pair OF white
| stockings and buy a pair of real Dutch
wooden clumps. The cap is an ordinary
visor cap with a full white crown. The
necktie is of light brown muslin or
cambria.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Bound to Make a BLunder

herself, Observation-Disclosures
Farrell"
At the conclusion of the call, the
cid lady was met at the head of the
stairs by the daughter, who at once
observed an ominous expression of de-
s%pondency on the old lady's face.
ooh, mother" she exclaimed, sure
ly you didn't"
mo, Clara" replied the mother, en-
phatically, Il didn't. / was SO careful
to call her Mrs. Meggs all the time"
"Well, what's the trouble, them"
"Oh, dear!" murmured the kindly
cd lady, as she sank into a chair. 1T
was awful of me, ! know! When !
greeted her ! said: I am glad to see
you, Mrs. Meggs. How is Mr.. Far
rell?"-Harper's Weekly.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Cure for Mango.

Following is a recommended cure
for mango in hogs: Creosote. IN
ounces; lard, two pounds. Mix well
and apply to the affected parts of the
body. Or, sulphur, one-half pound;
lard, two pounds. Mix and apply as
suggested above. Turpentine and sui.
phur at the rate of ten parts of the
former to one of the latter is an
other effective remedy. The same
mixture may be used for a dog, but
the animal should be carefully muz-
zled for the lard-creosote mixture, else
he might make himself very sick by
licking it of.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Cover the Manure Heap.

Piling the n in the open in
sures a big waste. The Cornell Elk
fresh horse manure in an exposed
place. In five months it lost five pei
cent. in gross weight, 60 per cent. Of
it's nitrogen, AZ per cent. of its phos
phoric acid and 76 per cent. of it's pot
ash. Here was an average loss OF 81
per cent. in plant food, or more than
the weight loss. In other words. the
rotted, concentrated manure, ton fol
ton, was worth less than the fresh
manure.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
COLONY HOG HOUSE is BEST
Litter Raised in Each Individual
Building Avoids Crowding and
Injury to Shotes.

Where all the hogs sleep together
cold nights, two, three and sometimes
four deep, it is not an unusual oc'
currence to find a nice shote overlain
or mashed to death. The colony house
solves the problem. A family is raised
up in each individual house, hence
there is no crowding of several sizes
in one bed.
We have six of these houses made
of fencing plank that has done good
service in a fence SO years. Some are
hemlock and some poplar, the greater
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
For the Little Girls Hair.

Hair combs for small girls are now
threaded with ribbon and an arrange
ment which is generally becoming Is
to have ribbon in these terminate in a
huge rosette at the left a j.
Wire fllets woven with ribbons and
flowers r also worn in children's
hair. For school and everyday wear
only dark caves r worn. but there
is unlimited license in the selection of
those for party and house wear. In
deed, the ribbon for these dress-up &C.
casions cannot be too gay.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Pioue Millinery.

Hats made of French pique in beau
tiful colorings r being introduced in
the shops. These come in rich color.
ings and are intended for wear with
the most dressy frocks. They are evil
IDENTIFY intended to take the place Of
the cretonne hat, which was boosted
last season, and proved a failure.
There seems to be no decrease in fac.
ings; in fact. most of this seasons
best chapeaux are faced-not only with
silk, but with crepe, shirred maline
and shirred chiffon, the two latter
facings being particularly new and
popular.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Dante Had a Sweetheart Named
Beatrice.

der"-or maybe it was a ship without
a rudder or helm. During his wander
ings he visited Paris, Oxford, Pisa
Harrisburg, and Three Oaks, Mich.
Florence asked him to come back, but
he said mo; l just had a letter from
home"
After he died, Florence was
ashamed of herself, as most towns
are when one Of their kicked-out best
citizens dies, and wanted to put up
a monument for him, but the senate
voted down the bill because Tillman
and Cabot Lodge both favored 1t.
Copyright. 1909, by w. G.. Chapman.)
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Medium Sized Journeys
BY Strickland w. Gillian

w. Gillian.
himself was accused of barratry, ex,
tortion, corruption, ho~rse-stealing, as
sault and battery, mayhem, arson and
lettering.
When he escaped he went to We
roma, and stopped at the boarding
house of Bartolommeo della Scala.
who used to be of good family and
was related to John Quincy Adams,
but whose wife had been forced by re-
duced circumstances to keep boarders
ever since Bart had run for ONCE in
an off year. Dante couldn't stand the
board with these ex~-aristocrats long,
any more than men of the present day
can, and so he wandered about like"
as he put it, "a COW without her I'D
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28

part perfectly sound, except the nail
holes. These houses are distributed
over the farm in convenient places to
feed and water.
The floor space is 48 square feet
with seven feet front and five feet in
the rear. The roofing is three-ply pre-
pared paper, which makes a very ser
viceable roof.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28

There is always a temptation to
turn the stock on pasture before the
grass has had a chance to get a start.
At this time the animals will get little
good from the pasture and they are
likely to- do much damage in tramp
ing the wet soil. Let the ground get
solid and the grass a good start be-
fore they 60 en- 1t.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
pro+ection for summer Frocks.

For summer dancing gowns the foot
edge Of net, chiffon and painted
mousseline skirts Is often caught to
the bottom Of their satin slips. above
a wide bias fold or hem, by means OF
a gathered thread turned under, so
that the outer transparent fabric is
retained into a slight pouf all round.
By this means the satin hem Is ex-
posed and bears all the abuse derived
from the floor in the whirl and veloc-
ity of the dance. On the other hand.
the frail fabric escapes its usual des-
tiny and keeps its freshness and pref
tiness intact The grace of the skirt
remains unimpaired in its line
Vogue.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
shirred Satin Tooues.

Many of the new toques will be
made of soft liberty satin to match
shoes, parasols, etc. The satin will
be shirred-shirring, by the way, being
one of the touches Of summer milli-
nery-and trimmed with large pink
roses. One poke bonnet seen in an
advance showing was known as the
marie Antoinette." It vas made Of
shirred satin and had q wreath of tiny
handmade satin roses with gold cen
tiers around the crown.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Wedding Small Fruits.

Do your wedding among the small
fruits with mulching of swale hay,
straw or forest leaves. This will save
a large amount of hard work in hoe
ing. 1t holds the moisture, keeps the
weeds from growing, keeps the fruit
clean while growing and ripening.
The fruit will grow much larger and
of finer quality and certainly will
bring better prices. Such has been
my experience for many years.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
strona Game.

Cupid and Hymen were talking
about cards.
Ever play yourself?" asked Cupid.
Sometimes" responded Hymen,
cautiously.
Indeed! And what is your strong.
est hand?"
ooh, when kings find they are
beaten by queens and then turn into
jacks. How about you?"
Cupid laughed a silver laugh.
ooh, ! have a hand that can't be
beat"
Really? And what is it,"
why, a pair in a parlor. That has
been a winner since the world began"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28

Fix up a comfortable box stall for
the mare and her coming baby colt.
Make it roomy and warm and supply
it with plenty of soft bedding. Pre-,
vious to foaling, feed the mar oats,
wheat bran mashes, and about halt
pint OF linseed meal twice daily.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Jim Witham's Cotton Trees
BY Hugh Pendexter.

apple trees. The cotton blooms early
in May, and keeps it up till late
fall"
Trad, look at me-" implored Edgar.
How does Jim graft the %cotton?"
Did l promise to stay till Satur-
day." asked Trad.
You certainly did," assured Edgar.
Then I'll keep my promise. AS to
the secret, you take a northern apple
tree and transplant it to the cotton
belt
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
pjrectoire ParasoI,

The long-handled directoire parasol.
designed to exactly match the gown
1t accompanies, and finished with an
ebony or white handle, is a fetish Of
the hour, and not a few Of them have
tassels and cords which impart the
correct old world air.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28

Hogs are a good price now, and in.
dications r that they will be better
by next summer and fall. Corn, too,
Is high, SO make the corn go as far as
possible with pasture, skinned milk,
Stops, and supplementary foods.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
blood viii Tell.

Milkman-Our cows are all blooded
stock.
Customer believe you. Blue
blooded, if one may judge by the ap-
pearance of the milk.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
The Dairy Cow.

Every dollar added to the average
income from the dairy COW in the
United States adds owe $4,000. 900 to
the nations production of wealth.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Grim Reality.

The Friend-Why don't you funny
men write any more jokes about plum
bers' e~xtortionate bills?
The Humorist-We've found out
that they're no joke.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Value Of Timothy.

Timothy is grown rather for hay
than for pasture and yet in certain
areas of the prairie it is much relied
upon for pasture at the present time.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Merry Moments
With Hu1norists
Fixing the Furnace
BY William J.. Hampton.

only one question to settle and that is
will you go down and fix that furnace,
or won't you?"
"To be perfectly frank with you.
Susan" he said firmly, but respect
fully, Il will not"
Mrs. Yapperson was startled by the
unexpectedness of it. He had never
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
DEHORNING CHUTE
DEVICE THAT WILL NOT HURT
THE ANIMAL.
Plans for Building Pen That Holds the
Head Securely, Thus Preventing
Any Possible Accident.

An authority on the dehorning Of
cattle furnishes the following informa-
ton on the construction of the chute
for the operation:
Make the chute strong. Next make a
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
Accounting for II.

ssThat lady certainly has an extraor-
binary amount of animal spirits. Who
is she?"
Z think she 10 the animal trainer at
the Zoo"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28
White Coat

White trimmings, such as braid, but
tons, ETC., will be used freely on col
ored gowns and coats.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-28

This illustration shows the elaborate
use made of lace insertions and inset
medallions and washable white SOU
tache on a stunning blouse of cotton
crepe. The design is a splendid one
for a dressy separate bodice.