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The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
CHILD LABOR CONFERENCE
Children Must Be IA to Work in Any
Sort of Factory.

New Orleans, lathe Southern child
labor conference, at it's session here
Tuesday adopted resolutions e~mbodying
a number of important recommendations
for legislation on the subject of child
labor in the South.
The following are the recommends
tions in substance:
The employment in factories OF no
child under the age of IA years.
The employment in a mine or quarry
of no child under the age of 16 years.
The employment of no child under the
age of 16 years in any gainful oecupa-
ton, except agricultural and domestic
service, unless such child can read and
write simple sentences in the English
language.
That no boy under the age of 16 nor
girl under the age of Is years, except
in agricultural or domestic service, be
employed between the hours of Z pm.
and 6 a.m.
An eight-hour day law for children
under 16 years of age and for all women.
Employment under the certificate plan.
The employment by the State OF
proper officials for the inspection of all
mines and factories, with the power to
prosecute violations.
Thorough sanitary and safety regula-
lions.
In connection with the recommends
ton for employment under the certih-
cate system, the provisions of the Ken
lucky law are Endorsed, and it is further
recommended that a law requiring the
registration of all births be adopted by
each Southern State to insure a proper
icclanna of certifcateS
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
REvOLUTIONIST CONDEMNED.
Court-Martial Imposes Death Penalty
on Rural Cuban Guards.

Havana.-The decision of the court
martial which tried Sergeant Cortes and
his son Vincent on a charge of military
rebellion and Corporal Ricardo on a charge
of conspiracy, in connection with the re-
cent revolutionary uprising at Vueltas,
was announced Friday. Sergeant Cortes
and his son were found guilty and the
penalty imposed was death. Ricardo was
acquitted of the charge brought against
him.
The findings of the court-martial were
approved by Gen. Monteagudo, command
ing the rural guards, but owing to the
fact that the court was unable to take
cognizance of ~extenuating circumstances,
it is probable that the death penalty will
be RENTED.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

For Cramps In the Stomach at Six Years
Standing.
81 was troubled with cramps In the
stomach for six years. tried many
kinds of medicine. also was treated
by three doctors.
"They said that ! had nervous dys-
pepsia. Jtook the medicine o two
years, then ! got sick again and gave
up all hopes of getting cured.
~ saw a testimonial of a mar whose
case was similar to mine, being cured
by Peruna, so thought J would give II
a trial. procured a bottle at once,
and commenced taking It.
81 have taken nineteen bottles, n
am entirely cured. J believe Peruna
is ali that is claimed for it."-Mrs. j..
c. Jamison, 81 Marchant st., Watson
vile, Cal.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

A goose can as many as Is
good-sized eggs, and these should not
be touched during incubation, neither
should the goose be interfered with.
AS she is heavier than the hen, her
food and drink should be left rather
nearer to her than would be required
with common poultry, because If she
chance to absent herself from the
eggs so long as to allow them to get
cool, she may abandon the process of
incubation altogether. The period of
incubation is about n month. 1t is
sometimes necessary to remove the
early-hatched goslings from the nest,
lest the more tardy ones be deserted.
About the twenty-ninth day these ear
ly birds begin to chip the she'll, and
should their own capabilities prove in
adequate to their liberation, aid
should be rendered them. 1t is best
II the eggs are, as nearly as possible,
of equal freshness, SO that they may
be Matched at one time.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
The Milk Room

The room in which milk is kept In
winter should not be allowed to get
cold, and the milk and cream to
freeze. A low temperature will do
no Injury to SKINNED milk, yet it
will injure cream in making it diff
ficult to churn. Bacteria cause the
ripening of cream, and they grow
and do their work only when the
temperature of the room in which
the cream is kept is mild. If the
temperature aises too high harmful
results will follow.
The milk and cream house and
room should be constructed on the
careful plan with non-conduct-
ing walls, provision for ventilation
and means for maintaining a fairly
mild and even temperature. The
milk room which is built SO as to be
mild in winter without artificial heat
or with only a small amount of arti-
fetal heat, will be cool in summer.
If the walls and ceiling are double
and well lined with heavy paper or
the space filled in with sawdust so
that the room is frost proof, a small
oil stove or even a common lamp or
lantern will create a temperature at
mosphere.
When butter is made at home there
is usually difficulty In handling the
cream. In real cold weather ripen-
ing is checked which not only makes
churning tedious, but the quality of
the butter is impaired. Instead of
it being yellow and of high flavor
it is white and ~tasteless. A room
with mild and even temperature for
keeping the cream will correct this
evil.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
A Dubious Tribute.

The young theological student who
had been supplying the Rushby pull
pit for two Sundays looked wistfully
at Mrs. Kingman, his hostess for the
time being. did you like the sermon
this morning, if / may ask" he in
quired.
"You done real we'll with the material
you selected" said Mrs. Kingman,
with much cordially. LAS l said to
Zenas on the way home, I've heard a
dozen or more sermons preached on
that text, and this young mans the
first one that ever made me realize
how difficult twas to explain. -
Youths COMPANION.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
Shock Felt in Virginia.

Winchester, Va.-Two distinct shocks
of earthquake were felt here at about
2:2O Friday morning. While no reports
OF damage have been received, many resi-
dents were awakened and considerable
alarm was felt. Reports from Charles
town and Harper's Ferry, W. Va, show
hat the quake was felt there. The vi
b~rations lasted about one-half a minute
each, and were from west to east.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
The Labor Problem.

A man keenly interested in the s1lo
development says that the greatest
stumbling block in the farmers path
is the question of labor. He has be-
come convinced that the work of fill
ing the silo, handling the silage ard
feeding is much greater than other
methods of harvesting the corn crop.
He will admit that the feed is posi-
bly, a little better when it comes from
the ,silo. but he does not realize to
any appreciative extent the decided
value of corr silage over fodder or 9TH
er classes of roughage. AS a matter
of fact, a little study will convince
him that the silO is a labor saver rath-
er than a creator of labor upon the
farm. 1t is easier to put the corn in
the silo during the early fall than to
shock and shred later in the winter. In
fact, the whole process where the silo
is used is about equal to the labor of
cutting and shocking the fodder. You
have left for your winter amusement
drawing the stalks from the field and
feeding while or shreding and husking
by machinery, an altogether expensive
job when days are short and inter-
ruptions frequent. In the matter of
feeding it is always much easier to
take the feed from the silo than to
handle the whole stalks, and it is
more convenient than to handle the
shredded fodder.
Another labor item is found in the
barnyard. The manure from silage
fed cattle contains none of the long,
coarse stalks that naturally work into
the barnyard where the whole corn
is fed. Taking it all around, the silo
reduces the labor upon the farm dur
ing the entire process of handling the
corn chop with the exception of two
or three days in the early fall when
the silo is being filled. 1t is a matter
of doing the work all up al once and
having the balance of your time free
from the drudgery incident to dry
fodder, whether whole or shredded.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
Judqinu by Size.

The Georgians of Augusta are chuck
ling " a new story about Mr.. Taft,
who drove out one afternoon to see a
Georgia planter. The planters cook,
a very old woman, takes no interest in
public affairs, and she did not recog-
nize the portly guest.
What did you think of that gentle
man, Martha?' the planter asked, after
Mr.. Taft had driven off.
well, sir" old Martha replied, 8"
can't say as I saw nothin' pertickler
about him. He looked to me like the
kind of man as would be pretty regler
to his meals."-Louisville Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

When you convince the progressive
farmer of today that the dunghills are
discounted a long way as layers and
broilers by the Leghorns, Wyandottes
and Plymouth Rocks; that one Brah-
ma will outweigh two scrubs; that
Bronze turkeys will pay double profit;
that Pekin ducks will weigh so per
cent more than his common ducks
and in less time for the shell-his
common sense dictates and he goes
right in for pure bred fowls on his
farm. He must come to it If he is q
man Of good judgment and wants all
the product Of his farm to be the best,
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
Roots for Dairy Cows.

The New York Experiment Station
shows that with cornmeal at 500 a
ton it is more economical to feed
roots, but If it drops to $40 q ton corn
meal would probably be cheaper. The
present high price of feed is forcing
farmers to use more roots in their
feeding ration and to their advantage,
as q rule. The beets in the upper
part of the picture are half sugar
white mangel, and were sown very
early. Those in the lower row are
of the same variety, but were sown
late.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
TENINCH TEXAS SNOW.
Heaviest Fall of Season in the Pam
handle Section,

Fl. Worth, Texas.-Both snow and
rain starting in the northwest portion
of the Panhandle country came within
14O miles of Fort Worth Wednesday.
The snow fall was ten inches in places
and the precipitation was the heaviest
of the year. The snow and rain covered
all of the counties from Texas line on
the north to Electra in Wichita county.
A strong north wind, cold and damp,
accompanied the belated storm.
The snow that has fallen has been
very severe on the coming crops.
At Amarillo the public demonstration
in honor of William j. Bryan could not
be held on account of the storm. A
heavy electric storm preceded the rain
and snow.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

France is nothing if not an or
ganizer. She loves to settle matters,
and put them under a rule and COM
pass, therefore no n can be sur
prised to learn of the Burglars league,
which has been organized in Paris.
Recently it all came to the light Of
day by finding a copy of the rules in
the pocket of the president of the So
ciety, who was captured by the police,
red-handed. One of these rules was
that any member of the league who
shows incapacity for the profession
and is arrested three tines in success
sion shall be suspended.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
Consolidation Bill Vetoed.

Austin, Tex.-Gov. Thos. Campbell We
oted the bill authorizing the consolida-
tion of the Wichita railways, the COVER
nor saying in his veto message: BE
lieving, as | do, that the consolidation of
railways in this State is against a sound
public policy, and without discussing the
mischief by such measures heretofore en-
acted in violation of the constitution, I
simply transmit this bill with my disap-
prevail"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
rH1RrY.E1GHr MINERS ENToMBEl
Fire Damp Causes Explosion in a Texas
Mine.

Eagle Pass, Tex.-Thirty-eight miners
are entombed in the coal mine at Miner,
belonging to the Coahuila Mining Com
pany, as the result of an explosion Tues.
day caused from fire damp. Up to to-
night none of the miners has been res
cued, and it is not known how many
are dead. Communication with Miner is
by means Of courier, and it is impossi-
bic to get details of the accident.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

An inventive genius in England, ac-
cording to a report by United States
Consul Joseph G. Stephens at Ply
mouth, has discovered a process by
which eggs six months old are made
to retain all their new-laid qualities.
Part of the process consists Of disin-
fecting the eggs and then sealing them
with parafin wax. It sounds very
scientific, but the probability is that a
large proportion of consumers will
prefer eggs strictly fresh.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

Alfred Austin occupies five stanzas
to express in rhyme the deep refec-
ton that if the United States will
stand by England England will stand
by the United States. Perhaps the
United States will agree, subject to
the stipulation that Alfred Austin be
restrained from inflicting any nor
rhymes on us.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

A league is to be formed in Pitts
burg of national scope, whose aim is
to purge cities of graft. 1t is not yet
stated whether its noble purposes Of
reform will be backed by Pittsburg
m~illionaires, but all acquainted with
the subject involved will agree that
while the league will hardly abolish
the time-honored institution it has set
out to attack, it's members will have
lots of fun.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
Prohibition Defeated.

Des Moines, Unconstitutional prohi-
bition for the State of Iowa was post
poned, if not defeated permanently, for
two years, by the action of the State
Senate in voting down a motion to take
up the question. The vote stood 26
against to 81 for.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

The reported German fear that the
United States wants Liberia is with
out foundation. The United States
would not take any African territory
as a gift. But the report may help
to locate the people who do want to
gobble the solitary little African re-
nuhlic.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

A Kentucky court holds that checks
given in payment of poker debts are
binding. Kentucky does not propose
to have such an important matter as
the great American game emasculated
by reputation of the settlements. In
deed. there is reason to believe that
if Kentucky could have her full wish,
the blue chip would rank as legal ten
der for five dollars.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

Between San Francisco and San
Pedro the t~orpedo-boat destroyer
Whipple made the 476 miles in II
hours, the resulting casualties among
sea serpents which frequent those
waters not being reported.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

The word bareback" invented by
the weather experts, is likely to find
it's way into debate when a member
Of congress desires to intimate that
some one is making himself disagree
able.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
EL1oT's REFUSAL IS FINAL.
Will Not Accept Ambassadorship to tn
Court of st. James.

Washington.-Both at the state de
partment and the White House it was
officially announced that DR.. Charles w
Eliot, the retiring president Of Harvard
University, had definitely and finally de-
cided that he could not accept the tender
of the ambassadorship to Great Britain.
President Taft is considering nc n for
tie place at this time, as no change Is
contemplated for some time to come.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

AS it has taken Is years to cut
down the transatlantic record n day,
it is a mathematical calculation, that
in 1881 we will be crossing the Allan
tic in no time at all.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

Plans to fly across the Atlantic
ocean look large and advanced, but
wouldn't 1t be wiser for the human
birds first to learn to negotiate some
of the broader rivers and smaller
lakes?
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
TAX COLLECTORS KILLED.

Telephone Wires Cut and San Andreas
Terrorized by Indians.
Ell Paso, Texas.-Rebellious at the at
tempt of tn. authorities to collect taxes
and coniscate property, the Temosachic
Indians in the State Of Chihuahua broke
into open warfare today, killing several
tax officials, terrorizing the town of San
Andreas and cutting telegraph wires.
The Indians then sent out . general
call for reinforcements to resist the en-
forcement Of taxes and the coniscation
Of property.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

A mar down in Red Bank. N. j., is
driving about in a sleigh made in 1903.
This would be a good companion to
the deacon's wonderful one-hoss shay
made famous by Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

That terrible tornado in Arkansas
reminds us that the season of spring
storms is here, and also that science
is powerless to protect from these aw-
full forces of nature.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

A Harrisburg, Pa, doctor removed
the vermiform appendix belonging to
a girl who went to him to obtain treat
ment for sore throat. Force of habit
sometimes becomes an awful thing.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

The crown prince of Germany de-
cides he cannot come here incognito.
He has evidently heard of the Amer
lean reporter and fears he will be dis
covered.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
70 MEET IN MEMPHIS.
Next Conference Child Labor Comes to
Bluff City.

New Orleans, lathe executive COM
mittee appointed by the child labor con-
ference just before adjournment We'd
nesday held a meeting and practically
decided to hold the next gathering in
Memphis. The Tennessee delegation
were very urgent in their invitation, but
Gov. Patterson will be consulted by
Gov. Sanders, and if q formal invitation
comes from the Tennessee executive, then
the next session will be held in the
Bluff City.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

Less coal was mined last year and
less was burned, but as Providence
tempered the winter to the poor there
was less suffering.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
PINE A

Fire Destroying Number of Seaside
Hotels.
Norfolk, Va.-Fire at an early hour
Thursday swept away an entire square
at Pine Beach, causing heavy damage.
More than a score Of small buildings al
ready have been destroyed and the fire
is still raging. The scene of the fire
was in an area occupied by scores OF
small hotels and amusement places on
the outside Of the jamestown exposition
grnr1ds
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

There might be fewer auto acci-
dents were the qualifications and re-
sponsibilities of chauffeurs specifically
fixed by law.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

Castro says he is incapable of some
of the things of which he is accused.
But he will scarcely go back to Vene-
zuela and demand an investigation.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

Pity the sorrows of the prosecuted
rich. They rail at Hetty Green for
parsimony and they carp at C~arnegie's
b~enefactions.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
NOT A WEIGHT LITTER.
"Is the baby strong?"

Is II6 UdUy StIUH5.
well, rather! You know what a
tremendous voice he has?"
Eyes"
"Well, he lifts that five Or six times
an hour!"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

A woman in New York discharged
her cook by shooting her. Even the
mildest of domestic worms will turn
at times.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

London suffragettes send a couple OF
themselves to parliament by mail.
Maybe we don't want a parcels post
after all.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

Buffalo girl marries a prisoner In
the county Jail. Poor devil couldn't
get away.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

Science continues to discover MI
crobes in everything we breathe or
eat. Yet scientists themselves do not
consent to ~suffocate or starve.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

At a wedding in New Jersey n of
the guests was the brides great-grand-
daughter. Romance must die hard
very, very hardin New Jersey.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
PASS EARLY CLOSING BILL.
Nebraska Saloons Must Close From 8
pm to 2 am.

Lincoln, Neb.-A bill declaring that all
saloons in Nebraska shall close not later
than 8 pm. and not open earlier than Z
am. was rushed through both houses Of
the legislature Friday during the clos
ing hours of the session. The vote in
the senate was 10 to 13, but in the house
it passed by the bare majority of one
vote. Gov. S~hallenberger is expected to
approve the bill.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

If improving the cows will improve
the milk and butter then good luck to
the movement.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09
CRAZY SNAKE NOT CAPTURED
Apprehension Believed a Matter OF
Only a Few Hours.

Choctaw, Okla.-Col. Hoffman, COM
handing the militia, stated at midnight
that he had every assurance of<the sur
render of Crazy Snake within a short
time. The signal fire of an agent acting
as a go-between was seen in the hills
attempting to locate the fugitive.
This information was received here
over long distance telephone.
Eastman Jones, a cousin OF Crazy
Snake, and three others of the latter
band, surrendered to Col. Hoffman.
Pierce, Okla.-tBy courier to Checo-
ah.)-Reports that Chitti Harjo is hid
ing in some secluded gulch in the Tiger
Mountains, about six miles from here,
were confirmed. His surrender, it was
said, might be expected within "a hours,
1t was learned today that Crazy
Snakes inquiry as to protection in case
of surrender was not official, but was
with the characteristic cunning OF the
man supposed to nave sent.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-09

The auto has proved that it has both
come 10 stay and come to go.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-05
The Goddess Of:
the Miracle.
! By FRANK n. MELO0N.
By FRANK Il. MELooN.
1905. by Frank H. Meloon.

~ EATRICE wEsTwOOD 1 had
first seen on the Lakeside
links one early spring morn
ing as alighted from mud
dy motor car; with the wind blowing
sharp and cool from the northwest.
The snow was gone, and a few devoted
golfers were out. With cheeks aglow
Miss Westwood was swinging brassie
that glinted in the sunlight, and even
!, whose dull masculine eye takes little
note Of feminine attire, took in with
startled admiration the dainty jacket
that ended suddenly a few inches
above the hips and the great four inch
red and gold check Of the longish
golfing skirt she wore. It was far
from my thoughts then that two
months later would see her the wife
Of my closest friend.
So when Miss Beatrice Westwood
became Mrs. Philip Sturgis we Of the
Lakeside club, friends of the afore-