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The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
THE BRAIDED COUTURE.
ParisIans Return to Severely Simple
Styles, and the 6sange Will
Be Welcomed.

Whether or not the Americans will
accept the severely plain couture now
fashionable in Paris is difficult to tell,
but every day one see less puffs, less
pompadour and less waves.
The Brittany fashion Of doing up
the hair has become a fixed thing
abroad instead Of a fad. and women
are hailing it with glee because 1t Will
save them the trouble Of curling the
hair during the warm months.
1t does not require nor OF ones
own hair than have the c~oiffures OF
the last two years. Braids are need
ed. They may be real or bought. One
or two Of them are laid around the
head, pulled out to their widest d.
mansions and caught down with shell
pins.
There is q auff Of hair between the
braids and the skin which makes for
some ~softness.
lust above the braid ct the back a
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
SOIL NEEDS
Chiefly for Phosphoric Acid and
for Nitrogen.
Addresses Of State Chemist Traps BE-
fore the American Chemical So
clety on 1.-THE Needs Of Tex
as Soils for Fertilizers"

At the Fortieth general meeting Of
the American Chemical society, held
at Detroit, Mich. recently. a paper
prepared by DR.. George s.. Traps,
state chemist of Texas, was read,
which is, in part, as follows:
For several years past the Texas
experiment station has been making
soil analysis, pot tests, cooperative
fertilizer experiments, and field tests.
in order to study the needs of Texas
soils for fertilizers. This article does
not purpose to &c into detail into any
of these studies, but to discuss in a
general way some of the conclusions
of the work.
Texas soils may be divided into four
sectional groups-the East Texas sec
ton, the central black belt, the gulf
coast soils, and the arid soils.
The soils of East Texas, as a gener.
al rule, are sandy, or sandy loan
soils, deficient in phosphoric acid and
often in nitrogen, low in lime but not
acid. Their prevailing needs seem to
be phosphoric acid and nitrogen.
These soils are well adapted to truck
crops, and respond well to fertilizers.
1t is in this section of the state that
most of the fertilizers are used.
Potash does not appear very i'm
portant for many of these soils. Fer
tilizers are extensively used for corn
and cotton, which supply only nitro
gen and p~hosphoric acid, and ever for
potatoes, tomatoes, and other truck
crops, fertilizers are used which con-
tain no more potash than is present
in the cotton seed meal used in com
pounding them. The movement to do
away with potash appears to be
spreading.
According to our pot experiments,
very few Texas soils r deficient in
potash, and many of them give up
surprisingly large quantities Of pot
ash. Indeed, we are having trouble in
securing, for experimental purposes,
soils deficient in potash. On the 9TH
er hand, soils deficient in nitrogen or
phosphoric acid can be secured with
out difficulty.
The soils of the Central black belt
are prevailingly black ~calcareous soils.
very productive and durable, but some
of them are wearing out. These soils,
as a general rule, are well supplied
with potash and nitrogen, but many
are low in phosphoric acid, while 9TH
ers are well supplied. Some of these
black soils respond to fertilizers, 9TH
ers do not respond at all.
The gulf coast soils are, as a rule,
low-lying fiat soils, not well drained
They are low in lime, but not acid,
fairly well supplied in nitrogen and
potash, but low in phosphoric acid.
Rice does not do well. Lime, ashes
or Thomas phosphate tends to pro-
duce too much straw, so that the rice
falls. Rice soils, as a rule, respond
well to phosphoric acid.
The soils of the arid section are,
as a rule, we'll supplied with plant
food. The chief problems with these
soils are water and alkali, though al
kali has, as yet, not given a great deal
of trouble.
What has been said must be taken
in a general way. There are, OF
course, types of soils of different char
acteristics within the e men
toned. The chief needs of Texas
soils are for, phosphoric acid and for
nitrogen.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Trad BigLow's Magnetic Fish Food.
By HUGH

ing. "Is this house a catching disease
that you want to quit it SO sharp?
guess to-morrer morning will be time
enough for you to go to Freeman's.
I've always calculated there was
money in fish,"
Money" babbled Trad, slapping his
withered knee. Think of salmon
alone. Worth a dollar a pound in the
spring. | yum! | oughter wait till
I've seen Freeman"
You don't see him today" cried
Edgar. Its going to rain. How
does this magnet work."
You're so masterful," murmured
Trad, relaxing. why, we place the
magnet on a salmon stream and turn
wheel No. 8. Flop! A 20-pounder is
glued to the iron screen. Twenty dol
lars profit in a second, mind you!
Flop! flop! Now they are jumping
from the river in a regular tempest.
Now they are three feet deep. Put
the magnet on a fishing smack. Here
comes a school of mackrel, and
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mackrel is scarce. Plop! plop! plop!
Up they come by the ton. In heavens
mercy turn off that power, or well be
swamped. Shut Off"
mo! MOI" cried Edgar, entranced.
1.-The boat Is strong-I forgot myself.
Talk of quitting here to go to Free
mans! What will the magnet cost"
about $75," slowly decided Trad.
Then I'm for it," joyously ex.
claimed Edgar. "All your other
schemes cost SO DANCED much to git
started. Let's git busy"
"On the super macerated steel
filings" heartily agreed Trad.
BE the filings expensive?" mum
bled Edgar, his throat swelling.
mot a Bit" assured Trad. But I've
got to invent something that will
make 'em float and also make 'em
palatable to the fish. Until the fish
eat 'em the magnet will be of no use.
But a few weeks of close study on my
part"
You'll have oceans of time to study
while at Freeman's, beginning to-mor-
rer morning, early" hoarsely reminded
Edgar.
Copyright. 1909. by W. G. Chapman.)
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
How to Brush the Hair.

TO brush the hair properly draw the
brush firmly, though gently, over the
scalp and down through the entire
length of the hair at each stroke, and
let the strokes follow each other in
rather rapid succession. The brush
should never be brought down on the
scalp with a quick, sharp, striking mo-
ton, as this only ~irritates and some
times shocks and wounds the scalp as
well as tangling the hair. For comb
ing out the hair after it has been
waved a coarse comb is often better
than a brush. Under no circum-
stances should the hair be combed out
by beginning at the scalp and work,
ing downward. Instead divide the hair
into strands and comb each portion
separately, beginning at the end Of
the hair.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
New Amendment Card.

One of the prettiest devices in
tended to jog the memory with regard
to appointments is a card of rough art
cardboard with a clock dial some four
inches in diameter, and clock hands,
which can be moved to point to any
hour.
This dial occurs in the center of the
card, and above it in fancy lettering
are the words: Don't forget that ap-
pointment at" The time of the en-
gagement is, of course, supplied by
the hour to which the clock hands
point. The rest of the decoration is
in craftsman style, consisting of con-
ventional bay trees. The card is in
closed in an artistic frame of stained
wood. severely plain.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

II was at The Hague at the birth OF
Princess Juliana," said DIR. James G.
Carter of Duluth. There were great
times at The Hague. Champagne in
stead of coffee was drunk for break
fast. Many practical jokes were
played that day. For instance:
AT noon a lot of the big hotels and
government offices and cafes were
notiied-the document of notification
looked imposing and oficial-that in
honor of the royal birth a salute OF Is
Founders instead of the usual smaller
gums would be fired at three o'clock.
and, to prevent accidents by concus-
sion Of air, it was requested that all
doors. windows and shutters be her
metically closed.
$50. at a few minutes to three all
over The Hague shutters and doors
were banged to by bustling walters
and servants, bolts were shot and
thousands Of people sat smiling In
black and sitting darkness. as they
waited for the thunder Of the guns.
Three passed-no report. Three
Eve: three-ten; three-ffteen.
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wide, fiat comb is tucked in the hair
This is usually of shell or of cut jet.
For Antique Sofa.

Since ~velveteen has so largely taken
the place of corduroy and of velours
for upholstery purposes, and the an
tique tufted sofas are being recovered
with it in soft wood browns and dusky
reds and blue, the soft pillow is being
reconsidered. The motley crowd Of
den cushions is not in keeping with
the dignity Of one of these old sofas,
and 1t dawns upon the decorator that
to keep the sofa a thing Of beauty 1t is
necessary to cover all the sofa pill
lows with the same shade of veIve-
teen. The two oblong pillows that so
often were a part of these high
backed, huge-armed sofas have on
them a touch of gold to vary what
might be monotony If the yelveteen is
too dark in color. A two-inch band
of galloon, dusky gold and of an an
tiQue richness, decorates the pillow
top. 1t is laid three inches in from
the edge along each side and the two
end strips, which are longer, cross
over the other ones, hang down and
end in large gold tasselA
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
From Bench to Broom.


Police Judge Thomas Stanton OF
East st. Louis gave up his Office and
took a job on the streets as sweeper.
The doctors advised him that he must
get busy out of doors or in a short
time he would need no employment OF
any kind. 1t is rather unusual for q
mar who is ordered out of doors to
take to the streets Of a city rather
than to the fields and the woods. But
evidently in this case the mans lungs
were all right, and It was the exer-
else that he needed. The Judge
claimed that he noted an Immediate
Improvement Ia his condition. His old
Job paid him $500 per month. while
his new one yields but $1.50 per day.
But he gave up the old one cheerfully.
For no doubt he holds that # is better
Is be q living street sweeper than
dead judge.-Burlington Hawk-Eye.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

This charming gown was Included
in the trousseau of a bride, and while
comparatively plain is decidedly beau
tiful. The material is silver gray silk
poplin, and the unique arrangement OF
jumper skirt is entirely new. But
tons used for closing at left side and
for joining straps on shoulders are
covered with poplin. The guimpe and
sleeves are tucked chiffon cloth in
same shade of gray. Accompanying
this beautiful costume is a large gray
Neapolitan hat, with black velvet band
around edge of under brim and a huge
bunch of white aigrettes on top.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Training Tomato Plants.

1t is worth while to train a few to-
mato plants to single stems. To do
this pinch out all lateral shoots. Tie
the plants to stakes or a trellis OF
about three wires. Single stem train
ing possesses several advantages n
is practiced to a large extent in the
Marietta trucking district of Ohio. 1t
is necessary to tie the plants at three
or four points to give the proper sup
port.
The arguments in fovar OF single
stem training are that the bulk OF the
crop ripens early; there is greater
uniformity in size and shape. a small
er percentage of decayed specimens,
cleaner fruit, easier picking, and
spraying and cultivation may be con
tinued later in the season II neces-
sary. The system is rather expensive,
but the acreage grown by this method
is gradually increasing.
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dresses precisely like you, and knows
me well enough to cali me by name"
vannray passed on, and a few mo-
ments later repeated his previous per-
Torrance.
On this occasion Golsing turned
pale; and when Vannray said Hello.
Golsing!" grasped at a lamppost for
support.
But I've met you three times in the
last 40 minutes!"
That's piffle. old chap. I left home
ten minutes ago, and haven't been
downtown yet"
Much agitated, Golsing went On his
way, meditating deeply and in about
five minutes came to a halt and stood
staring with goggling eyes. For
Vannray was coming toward him
with outstretched hand, saying:
Haven't seen you for a week. Col
sing, old chap. How are you?"
Golsing was unable to reply. His
knees gave way under him, and he
clutched feebly at Vannray, who as
sisted him to a chair in a nearby drug
store.
Whats wrong?" asked Vannray.
when Golsing had recovered the use
of his tongue. Are you subject to
these attacks?"
I'm going to take your advice and
sign the pledge" replied Golsing.
weakly.
But l never advised you to sign tho
pledge" protested -Vannray.
"You didn't" began Golsing, and
then stopped short.
Take me home, V%annray," he said,
family; 81 am far from WELL"
Up to the present date Golsing has
not learned the truth of the matter,
and is still intent upon the study of a
most. peculiar psychological problem.
Copyright. 1908. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Merry Moments
With Hu1norists
"A Perplexing Double.
By GEORGE Z. PARDY.

Anything in the mysterious, tele-
pathic or psychological line was 0
for deep reflection in the studious
mind of Horace Golsing. One OF his
fads was a deep interest in doubles,
and he held a sort OF vague theory
that every human being possessed an
exact duplicate somewhere on earth.
Fred .Vannray, who mad met Golsing
at their club and heard him express
weighty opinions on these SUBJECTS
saw the man of science start on a
walk one afternoon which he had rea-
son to believe would last for three or
four miles. Golsing's course lay along
a street %traversed by electric cars, a
prosaic fact which enabled Vannray
to put a diabolical scheme into execu-
ton.
Boarding a car, he very soon over
took Golsing. Then, alighting a block
ahead of the pedestrian, he walked
down the street, met Golsing, passed
the time of day, and went on. This
simple operation of course excited no
surprise in Golsing. After Vannray
had passed his friend, he boarded the
first car he met, and once more over
took him. Alighting as before, a
block or so in front of Golsing, he
again bore down upon him.
When he said: "Good-afternoon,
Mr.. Golsing," and passed on, Golsing
looked somewhat surprised, but said
nothing beyond returning this greet
ing. Once more out of Golsing's sight
Vannray signaled another car, and
was soon carried past his strolling
victim. Some distance ahead of him
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
SOWING PLASTER IN CLOVER.
After the First Crop Is Housed Sow
Pure, Fine, Ground Flour Com
position.

After the first crop of clover is cut,
cured and put into the barn, II you
have a good stand, SOW 200 pounds Of
plaster to the acre. There are sew.
eral kinds of plaster on the market:
the Nova Scotia plaster or gypsum Is
said to be much the best. Plaster
that is mixed with marble dust, slate
Buy pure, foreground, dry, -four plas-
ter. Plaster Is not a direct plant food,
but 1t acts indirectly in drawing moist
ure to the plants and making avail
able the plant food already in the
soil. It is especially valuable to
spread ver all the leguminous plants
when a few inches in height. The way
to test its value is to SOW marked
strips W. the clover or other le-
guminous plants. We have found
that it was a great help in increasing
the growth of the ~cloverseed crop;
when sown< 0 newly seeded red and
white clover-and over ambro sugar.
cane intended for midsummer green
feed.
A thin dressing of fine manure.
scraped up from the COW yards, and
where I'M piles stood during the
winter, spread over the clover sod
early this month, will increase the
yield of the second crop, also make
more and heavier seed. If clover
seed is wanted the field should not be
pastured at any time, as the tramping
of the cattle compacts the soil. A
loose mellow soil is needed to absorb
al abundance of rain to nourish the
clover roots when the seed COM
mences to form in head.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
The Richness of a Day.

1t is much better to rise with the
lark than after the lark. l have been
told so, by those who claim to have
arisen with the aforementioned fowl.
When | lived in the city there was
nothing l liked much better than to
get a rise out of a hot bird and a
fall out of a cold bottle. Here in the
country it is different.
1t was springtime when l landed on
this abandoned farm. The last man
who had occupied the premises had
forfeited the mortgage, and bits OF it
are still lying about littering up the
place. Iagreed to take it up if | saw
anything of it, and keep it till the road
supervisor should come along and
make other disposition of it.
OF course all these things win me
to the rural life. There's nothing
like it anywhere else, thank heaven.
This morning after the pig chase, l
found that a wrinkle in my cowhide
boots had worn a blister about the
size of a flannel chest protector on
M left heel. / looked at it in awe, l
marveled at it, l talked to it. l had
never, in all the years of slavery
and worry in the city, had such a
thing as that. A week ago I was
boarding with my father, dependent,
helpless, discouraged because my ap-
petite and my stomach were not
mates-and now / was sole owner of
one of the largest and finest blisters
| had ever seen. 1t was my own! |
fairly reveled in the lust OF owner
ship. 1t was mine; my very own
blister. Nobody could take it from
me.
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Chemise-A very simple yet pretty chemse this in fne cambnc lser:
ton with holes forms the band, thu edge of which n the armhoies ire M
ished with lace. Ribbon is u in and tut the holes. and is tied in bows each
side front. 49,.
Materials required: III yards SO inches wide, III yards insertion, Sh
yards lace 8 yards ribbon.
UnderBodice for Empire Dress-The fashionable empire dress REQUIRES
wasted underbodice that may be made either in nainsook o. SILK, M to
the empire skirt slip may be attached. whether it be slightly gathered
or quite plain. The bodice is simply trimmed with lace at the neck and arm-
holes.
Materials required: A-yard SO inches wide, 2h yards lace.
Dressing-Jac y winter ear flannel, Moueton or fannelette are
warm materials in which to make this jacket. The sides and back are slight
y shaped in, the fronts hanging straight, the edge all round both Of jacket
collar and wide sleeves are bound with silk; the fronts hook invisibly. A bow
of ribbon ornaments the from,
Materials required: 81 yards % inches wide, %yard silk.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

1.-THE Wagon is outside" briefly in
formed Trad Biglow's cousin Edgar.
The old man plucked ~nervously at the
tablecloth and spared for time by
drinking from an empty coffee cup.
While the hour was arrived for him to
leave his kinsman's house he had no
haven in view.
Don't hurry your breakfast; III
wait" grimly informed Edgar.
81 oughter git there earlier" unused
Trad, pushing back from the table, as
Freeman is anxiously waiting to see
me. And amt it lucky he lives so
near the pond and trout brooks? OF
course, later he'll drive into Portland
and enlarge his trade with salt water
fish. But a modest
What are you talking about?'
ENORMOUSLY cried Edgar, his brows
knitting.
about my Observation-Disclosures
err" explained the old man, in mild
surprise. Il thought you knew about
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Adventures in Discontentn1ent.
BY STRICKLAND w. GILLIAN.

Long and long I sat and thought OF
people knew-people apparently
more deserving than l. who hadn't
a blister to their back.
Tomorrow l start to pillow the field
above the barn. All last week l spent
in Herculesing my barn and scatter
ing the refuse over the field. 1
put the fertilizer or only the poor
places. The rich, yellow-looking spots,
appearing rich as cream, / left as they
were, while the dark, sallow, IN
healthy looking places / covered with
a thick coating of the compost. The
work almost ruined a pair of patent
leather pumps, which drove me to
the blis~ter-raising boots / used fol
pig pursuit this morning. However, l
have put the pumps away in rose.
leaves and a dash of Florida water,
and think they ought to be almost
normal by fall.
At evening time when / have locked
the hen house and carried in the
kindling and fed the COW and the
horse and the pigs and washed my
dishes and dressed the blister on my
heel and beat the mud out Of the part
of my sock that is next the leak in
my boot and bathed my feet and put
on my boots again to do some other
chores l had forgotten, then started
to light the lamp and found it had
to be filed, and got ready to settle
down in comfort for the night, how
nice to think: This place is minel
Mine! ALI mine--I cant. to save my
soul, ngure it any other way"
/ take to farming as greedily as y
hen takes to the surf.
Copyright. 1908. by W. @. ChapmaA)
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it. You mustn't take fish with nets or
dynamite, and the old-fashioned
method of line and hook can't supply
the home trade, let alone the summer
trade, when the big hotels are full of
company. Take brook trout, for a ex-
ample: You could sell a ton a week
in a radius of two miles. AS to lake
trout, black bass, perch and bullheads,
why, there's no end to the market"
Ia the name of everlasting sin
what be you driving att" exploded
Edgar, sinking into a chair. How
can you catch fish with a magnet?"
II haven't patented it yet and Free
man might not like my telling the
secret cautiously replied Trad, adj
vancing to the door. 'If he's agree
able we three will talk it over after
dinner. Now for the trunk"
Hold on" muttered Edgar, frown-
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Curious Custom in Corfu.

Recently a trader of Corfu, Theo.
dorus Soecolis. vas murdered IN his
shop. The police, not having bssn
able to lay the perpetratoS oS the
deed by the heels. have invoked the
aid OF the church, following IN old ira
dition. The cathedral chapter was
summoned to curse publicly all those
who might know the murderer and
refuse to deliver him up to justice.
The chapter proceeded to the victims
place Of business, and thsre, in the
presence Of a large crowd. pronounced
the curse. The bells of all the churches
then tolled q knell.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
To Cleanse the Hair.

Sometimes, especially if away from
home, it is difficult to wash the hair.
When this is the case, try this method
of freshening it instead. Take a piece
of lemon and rub it well into the
scalp, afterward brushing the hair
thoroughly with a clean, not too hard,
brush. This treatment does not make
the hair at all sticky, but makes 1t
beautifully fresh, soft, and glossy; it
also renders it easy to curl.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
The Dairy Farmer.

No farm worker has a steadier In
come than the dairy farmer. The work
REQUIRES some close application, but
not more than many another business.
By having competent help the propri-
etor has plenty of time off when it
pleases him.
And then think of the fertility that
comes to the owners soil! Not only
does his bank account grow plethoric,
but the vital energy of his land wakes
strong and powerful. No o inde-
pendent citizen lives than the dairy
farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Travelling with PhiaIs.

In travelling with toilet bottles OF
medicine phials, which cannot be dis
pensed with, first ascertain that the
corks are sound and will not allow the
liquids to pour through. Then cut
small pieces of thin, pliable wire.
Draw a piece around the neck OF
each bottle and make a loop, draw
ing tight. Put other end across the
cork and form another loop around
neck of bottle. So prepared, the bot
tie may be packed in either bag or
trunk without danger of splitting.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
WATER SUPPLY FOR POULTRY
Illustration and Directions for Ar
ranging Barrel So Chickens May
Quench Thirst.

Take a good, strong barrel, a, and
place it at the end of the house, eth
er inside or not. Run a pipe, b,
from this through the house or yards.
Bore n or two holes in the pipe in
each apartment and put in a wooden
plug, c. These plugs are adjusted so
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
E~mhroidered Net.

Many of the new summer frocks
will be made of heavy net embroid.
cred in cart wheels. Plain white floss
will be used, singly Oh triple, and the
work need not be done by expert
hands. 1t looks very much like rough
darning.