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The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
English Government Is Redeem
ing Many Acres of Dry Land.
Powerful Recommendation Of lrriga-
ton Commission and Courageous
Energy of Lord Curzon Need
ed for Ultimate Success.

London.-The Times Of India gives
Jome interesting facts regarding the
work done by the Indian government
in extending the irrigation system OF
the land. Of the Deccan system, 1t
says:
THE Deccan schemes are of first
class importance and value. They
make a vivid appeal to our magma
ton and sympathy. If we look at a
rainfall map of India we see a large
parched patch of country enveloping
and Bijapur and parts of Mask and
and Bijapur andparts of Mask n
Poona. Here the laborious c%ultivator
has learned to look for drought and
famine in one year out of three. n
in a vastly wider area a scanty n
insufficient rainfall Is as likely to be
received as a plenteous watering. In
the Deccan there is no question OF
watering a desert and bringing in a
colony of people to enjoy the results.
The cry for water comes from the
people whose native homes are on
the soil and who year after year SOW
their crops uncertain Of the return,
frequently having to sell their treas
Tres and migrate in search of labor.
in order to find the means of sub
sistence.
1.-THE soil is rich and capable of
bearing fine crops, and along its whole
western border runs the mighty but
tress of the Chats which brings down
an unfailing deluge Of water, sufficient
to irrigate the land many times over.
What more simple than to store water
In the hills and deal 1t out through
canals upon the thirsty plains? Yet
the diff culties to be faced are some
of the hardest in any irrigation prob
lem in India. The construction of the
great storage reservoirs in the Chats
proved extremely costly; owing to the
conformation of the country, the align
ment of canals from the best sites for
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
NOT QUITE THE SAME THING.
Party Tickets Had Changed Somewhat
Since the Old Gentleman
Handed Out Advice.

Everybody who had known old
Henry admired him for the charity of
his tongue when he spoke of his
neighbors. 1t was his most marked
characteristic-except the independ-
ence which he manifested in his po-
litical affiliations. 1t made a young
man who was visiting in the neighbor-
hood curious, and one day he man.
aged to lead up to the subject and
ask the old man what had taught him
to keep such a good watch on his
tongue.
1T was my father" replied the old
man, quietly. "A splendid man, as I
remember him. He always disliked
to hear folks g%ossipping unkindly
about each other. I've seen him, when
they began it, get on his feet, just like
a COW grazing and gradually working
toward a hole in the fence, and be-
fore any one knew it he'd be out of
the room, SOS he couldn't hear 'em.
HE talked to me about 1t. Henry
he'd say, when you're of age never
say anything about a man If you can't
say good of him, and always vote the
straight party ticket"
"But you don't vote that way"
well, sir" said Henry, you e
my father said the straight party tick
ct, and when / came along to vote,
the pesky thing had got so crooked
that l don't believe he'd have recog-
nized It,"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
TOOK A SECOND THOUGHT.
Aggrieved Visitor Agrees With Man
Who Spoke About M@Better
Part Of Valor.

Bishop William H. McVickar of the
Episcopal diocese of Rhode Island, has
hundreds of Boston friends who will
be interested in a story they are tell
ing down in Providence about him.
The bishop is as big physically as he
is mentally. On a certain occasion
some years ago, he preached a sermon
on the need for missionary work in
the back towns of his state, and espe-
cially mentioned the town of Foster,
which certainly deserved as much as
he said about 1t.
There are a good many fighters in
Foster, and the worst Of the lot an
nounced to all who cared to hear that
when he went to Providence he
would make it his business to chas-
tise the bishop. He didn't happen to
visit the city until a month or so ago.
On his return he joined the crowd
about the stove in the village post
office.
well, Ill., said one of the gray
boards. did We lick this here Par
son McVickar when We was down to
Providence?"
Hi spat deliberately before he re-
piled. Lick him." he said. "Say,
he's eight foot tall and four foot
broad. Lick him? saw him."-Bos-
ton Traveller.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
WILLY WAS TOO LIBERAL.
OversuppIy Of Alcoholic Stimulants
Disturbed Schedule of Funeral
Arrangements.

Dean Ramsay's memoirs contain an
anecdote of an old woman of Strains
pey. Just before her death she sol
EMMY instructed her Granddaughter:
willy, I'm deein', and as yen hae the
charge O. a 1 have, MIND now that as
much whisky is to be used at my flu
neral as there was at my baptism"
Willy, having ne record of the guam
tity consumed at the baptism, decided
to give every mourner as much as he
wished, with the result that the flu
neral procession, having to traverse
ten miles to the ~churchyard on a
short November day, arrived only al
nightfall.
Then 1t was discovered that the
mourners, hating at a wayside inn,
had rested the coffin on a dyke and
left 1t there when they resumed their
journey. The corpse vas a day late
in arriving at the grave.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
THE BEST OF Its KIND

Is always advertised. in fact it only pays
to advertise good things. When you see
an article advertised In this paper year
after year you can be absolutely certain
that there Is merit to 1t because the con-
tinued sale Of any article depends upon
must keep on selling. All good things
have imitators, but limitations are not ad-
vertised. They have no reputation to sus-
tain, they never expect to have any per-
manent sale and your dealer would never
sell them If he studied your interests.
Sixteen years ago Aliens Foot-Ease. the
antiseptic Powder for the feet, was first
sold, and through newspaper advertising
and through people telling each other
what a good thing it was for tired and
aching feet 1t has now a permanent sale,
and nearly 200 so-called foot powders
have been put on the market with the
hope of profiting by the reputation which
has been built up for Aliens Foot-Ease.
When you ask for an article advertised
in these papers see that you get 1t. Avoid
substitutes.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
IRRIGATION MINDLA

storage works to the districts requir-
ing water presented complications;
and the fluctuations of rainfall in the
plains seriously affected prospects OF
regular revenue.
Government obtains returns for it's
outlay upon irrigation both directly,
by payments made for the water serv-
ice, and indirectly, by the increased
wealth, and therefore increased tax
able capacity, which it confers on the
people.
ct needed the powerful recon-
mendation of the irrigation commits
sion and the courageous energy of
Lord Curzon to insure the problem
which the Deccan presents being
boldly attacked and steadily pushed
forward to solution. The commission
found that of the soil in the Deccan
which might beneficially be irrigated,
90 per cent. was without irrigation. In
the secretariat of the government of
Bombay now lies a new map of the
Deccan upon which may be seen the
results of the labors of the last seven
years. Every catchment area in the
Chats has been investigated, and every
possible site for a reservoir examined
as the commission desired.
Every square mile of the Deccan
has been surveyed, the best align
ments for canals in all directions
have been sought out. The new map
of the Deccan Is covered with a maze
of red lines and blue lines, shaded
patches, dotted patches. showing the
results of these labors. Financially,
the engineers are able to show pros
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
The Wrong Sort.

An old Irish peasant. was one Sun
day sitting in front 81 his cottage
putting away furiously at his pipe.
Match after match he lighted, pull
ing hard at the pipe the while, Until
at last the ground all round his feet
was strewed with struck matches.
Come in to your dinner, Patsy" at
length called out his wife.
Faith, and OF will in a minute, Bid
dy." said he. "Moike Mulrooney has
been a-telling me that If OF shmoked
a bit av ghlass OF cud see the shpots
on the sun. OF don't know whether
Mofke's been a-fooling me or whether
Olive got hold av the wrong KIND OF
ghlass."-Scraps.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
History Cleared Up.

The third grade was having his
tory" Forty youngsters were ma
king guesses about the life and char
acter of the Father of His Country,
when the teacher p~ropounded a ques-
ton that stumped them all.
why did Washington cross the
Delaware?"
Why, indeed? Not a child could
think of anything but the answer to
the famous chicken problem: ITO get
on the other side," and, of course,
that wouldn't do. Then little Annie's
hand shot into the air. Little Annie
crosses the Delaware every summer
herself, hence the bright idea.
well, Annie?"
Because he wanted to get to Allan
tic City."-Philadelphia Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Brave Man Saves Woman From
Drowning, but Spells His Nice
Clean White Uniform.

New York.-Unquestionably Tony
Cammera is q hero. He is a double
dyed hero, for he not only saved a
woman from drowning the other day,
but he jumped into Coney Island
creek to do 1t. And not only that,
but he wore the white uniform Of a
member of the street cleaning depart
ment at the time, and his uniform
will never be white again.
Mrs. Mary Smith, thirty-five. went
boating on Coney Island creek with
John Braun, who has reached the ma
ture age of sixty. Braun had an idea
that he could catch some crabs, and
pursuant to said idea he upset the
boat while trying to handle the lines.
Mrs. Smith went overheard with
her mouth open. and got a draught OF
Coney Island creek water, which act
ed the same as poison. Braun man
aged to get hold Of the boat and
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Hero Plunges Into Greek

kicked himself to a bulkhead at Fiji
teenth street. where he hung on. yell
ing for help.
Tony Cammera. following his vo-
cation and a big broom, vas at work
close by. He heard Braun's cries,
ran to the creek. saw Mrs. Smith
disappearing for the third time, and
plunged in. She was unconscious
when he dragged her out, but the
doctors at the Coney Island hospital
revived her later and she will be all
right when she gets the fluid that
permeates Coney Island creek out OF
her system.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
CASE OF PELLAGRA IS CURED
Injection System Makes Southern
Doctors Consider Disease Is
One Of Blood.

Durham, N. C.-By a system of in
iections into the blood Mrs. R. M.
Baxtey of Hillsboro is reported
cured of the most aggravated case
of pellagra that had come under the
observation of medical men In this
state. The treatment used medical
men believe proves that pellagra is a
disease of the blood rather than the
consequence of a corn diet. The treat
ment which was employed on Mrs.
Baxtey now is being tried on other pa
tients.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Seeking Comfort.

1--WE got a long way to go and I'm
not used to travel" said the applicant
at the railway ticket office. Il want
to be just as comfortable as l can,
regardless of expense"
"Parlor carr"
mo. 1 don't care for parlor fix
ms"
Sleeper"
mo. l want to stay awake an
watch the scenery"
'"Then what do you want?"
We'll, if it wouldn't be too much
trouble, / wish you'd put me up in
one of these refrigerator cars I've
read so much about"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

case as gravel, but my agony in
creased under their treatment, and I
soon became too weak to stand alone.
/ had given up all hope Of living
more than a few weeks at the best.
l was strongly urged to try Doan's
Kidney Pills, and after twelve days
use, / passed two gravel stones. After
that, l improved rapidly until cured"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents q
box. Foster-Nilburn Co., Buffalo,
NJ v
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Why She BROUGHT Il up.

"Do you remember" she asked,
that you said once that unless l
promised to be yours the sun would
cease to sinner"
II don't remember it now, but /
suppose l may have said something
Of the kind"
"And have you forgotten that you
assured me that unless l permitted
you to claim me as your own the moon
would fall from her place in the
heavens?"
ooh, well, what If / did say so?
Why do you want to bring that up,
now?"
Il merely wished to assure you that
I'm sorry I didn't shut my eyes and
let her fall"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
MOTH PER|LS TREES
Army Of caterpiI!ars Charge Up
on Lawns and Public Parks.
Spraying, Individual Destruction and
Autumnal Precautions Are Recon-
mended by Chicago City Forester
Invasion Last Year.

Chicago.-An invading army Of tus.
sock moths has descended upon the
trees of Chicago and its suburbs. I'm
less strenuous methods are adopted
to check the advance of the devas-
tating horde the lindens, poplars and
willows of parks. driveways and pri-
yate lawns are in danger of being dis
mantled of foliage and ultimately de-
stroyed.
These are not the only members OF
the tree family hat the tussock moth
has chosen for its field Of operations.
The horse chestnut. the dogwood and
q score of other shade producers and
ornamental shrubs that are the pride
Of good citizens also are under at
tack.
Park commissioners have declared
war upon the gorgeous caterpillar,
which is the larva of the tussock moth.
City Forester j. H. Prost has issued
a bulletin of warning and advice. Tree
owners in many parts of the city have
appealed to the forester for aid and
complain that the tussock caterpil-
lar-which represents the ravag1ng
stage of the moths development-ls
running over everything outdoors and
even invading homes.
1t may prove Of small consolation
to know that the caterpillar OF the
tussock moth is one of the most beau
tiful that science is familiar with. 1t
has a bright red head; a velvety black
back, bordered with rich yellow
stripes; four tufts of yellow hair
standing upright a little back of the
head: a pair Of long black plumes,
suggestive of horns, extending for
ward from the head. and a single
plume for a tail.
They live upon the green matter or
leaves and, being gifted with
NAL appetites, 1t does not take very
long for a goodly company OF the IN
vaders to defoliage a tree. They are
practically new corners to Chicago,
though last year they became a source
of danger to the trees OF certain sec
lions. This year, however, they sud-
denly have become the u OF dis
NAV on the South, West and North
sides, while particular complaints
have been heard from the West
There are just three things to do,
according to the city forester:
Spray the foliage with arsenate or
lead.
Destroy caterpillars by "squashing'
them.
Gather o and egg masses IN
fall and burn them.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Bad Teeth Make Many Ills

most important discovery was made
only recently. It is that the health
Of the entire body depends on healthy
teeth and healthy surrounding tissue.
1t has been discovered that the dental
end of a nerve can manifest itself in
the eye, causing temporary blindness;
that 1t can manifest itself in the ear,
causing temporary deafness. and it
can manifest itself in the muscles,
causing temporary paralysis and in
sanity"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Casey at the Bat.

This famous poem is contained in the
Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for
1910, together with records, schedules
for both leagues and other valuable
baseball information compiled by au
thorfties. This interesting book sent
by the Coca-Cola Co., Of Atlanta, Ga.
on receipt Of &c stamp for postage.
Also copy Of their booklet THE Truth
About Coca-Cola'' which tells all about
this delicious beverage and why it is
SO pure, wholesome and refreshing.
Are you ever hot-tired-thirsty?
Drink Coca-Cola-it is cooling. re-
lieves fatigue and quenches the
thirst. At soda fountains and car
donated in bottles-5c everywhere.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Cost Of British Royalty,

London.-The select committee OF
parliament to consider the civil list
for King George v. recommends q
provision Of $S.170.000 yearly for the
maintenance Of the royal family. This
Is an increase of SOS 900 over the al,
lowance made during the last reign.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
So Declares DR.. Thaddeus p. Hyatt
of Brooklyn at Dental Hygiene
Conference.

New York.-At the dental hygiene
conference and exhibit in the Metro
politan building DR.. Thaddeus P. Hyatt
of Brooklyn gave a lecture on the Ills
that beset a man with poor teeth.
I'm no art or science" said Doctor
Hyatt, has such progress been made
as in the art and science of dentistry
in the last twenty-five years. The
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Il Wouldn't Stretch.

The assessor was doing the very
best he could, but the farmer was
shrewd and wary.
How many acres of farming land
have your" he inquired warily.
Bout 20, l guess" said Reuben.
Twenty! Why, it looks to me like
nearer 100. Come, now, can't you in
crease that a little? There are surely
more than 20 acres in that tract. Sup
pose you stretch that a little"
"Say, feller," said the farmer, this
amt no rubber plantation. "-Harper's
Monthly.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

SAShSs 00o06Co w
come too frequent or
scanty; urine is dis
colored and sedi-
ment appears. No
medicine for such
troubles like a
Kidney Pills. They
quickly remove kid
ney disorders.
A. Dashem, 241 N.
Grant ST., Wooster,
O., says: THE doc
tors diagnosed my
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
What They Did With Them.

An American who spends much OF
his time in England tells Of q cockney
who went to a dealer in dogs and thus
described what he wanted. iii wants
a kind Of dog about SO Ugh an so long.
Hits a kind of ~gr'y'ound, an yet 1t
amt a gr'y'ound, because is tyle IS
shorter nor any O. these ere gr'y'ounds.
an is nose is shorter, an e amt so
slim round the body. But still 'es
q kind O. greyhound. Do you keep such
does?" I'VE do not" said the dog man
we drown EN-"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Only One Cobb.

The morning after Judge Andrew
Cobb, a one-time justice of the SUI
preme court of Georgia, rendered his
resignation, an Atlanta lawyer and a
shoe drummer sat in the same seat in
IN outgoing train.
The lawyer bought a newspaper and
looked over the headlines. Then he
turned to the drummer and said:
well, l see Cobb has resigned"
"Gee!" said the drummer. What
will Detroit do now? "-Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Pjavjnu the Market.

"Curbroke never pays for his meat
until a month afterward."
$50 I hear. Prices in the meantime
go up, and he feels as though he'd
made something."-Puck.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

poets of better results than were at
one time believed possible. Most OF
their schemes show an estimated rev.
enue of three or four per cent, and
for all of these the government of In
dia is now prepared to advance funds.
ut is an irony that the best soil
in this region is in those parts which
are farthest removed from the zones
of regular rainfall. In the future this
topsy-turvy arrangement or nature
will be of no consequence. The dry
and thirsty districts of Ahmednagar
and it's neighbors have a latent ca
pacity for becoming n of the rich
est wheat-producing tracts in India.
When canals have made the country
independent of the rainfall, ven the
Deccan ryot may forget the meaning
of drought and the pain of turning his
wife's bangles into rupees every third
or fourth year.
zone of the greatest of the new
projects is the Godaveri river scheme.
This is nearing completion, and sew
eral miles of its canals will be
brought into use in the coming mon
soon. The distributing channels will
serve 240, 900 acres of ground in
Mask and Ahmednagar. The whole
catchment area surrounding the
sources of the Godaveri and it's upper
tributaries, the Darna and Kadwa, is
brought under control for the benefit
of the scheme. This represents an
area of no less than 100 square
miles"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
PAYS $50 to Ease His Conscience.

Pays $50 to Ease His Conscience.
Washington.-The treasury depart
ment the other day received q letter
from New York signed "A con-
science" i~nclosing a 500 and a $50
bill. The writer said he had evaded
customs duties to that amount. The
money was turned into the conscience
fund.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

AND BUILD UP THE YSTEM
r..e the Old Standard GROVBS
CHILL TONIC: Y2u know what you are t sa,i1s
showing it is simply Quinlne and Iron in a taste
less form. The Qninine drives out the malaIS
and the Iron builds up the system. Solo py al
dealers for 30 years. Price 80 cents.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

What's become of the hookworm
fake? Gone out of Stiles? When will
they get, into Stiles again? Eth, DR..
Stiles?
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

How would it do to try the expert
ment of going to the erring with love,
instead of law? Wouldn't it be a step
nearer to paradise?
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
French Imports Grow.

Observation-Disclosures exports dur
ing the first four months of this year
increased $25,4O0, 900, being $3S0,415,-
1859, while the increase in imports was
only SO, 6 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Different Values.

There's a big difference in men,"
Il Judge SO, by studying the vari-
GUS rates for which Pittsburg council
men were bought"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

| have been to feasts of arguments
where the only result was a constipa-
ton of real original ideas.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

Some people need only q little hole
Of observation to take IN all the I'M
portant scandals Of the age.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

After marrying for money, many a
man wishes he had been brought up to
work for a living.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Not Really Famous.

"Dfd he ever attain real eminence?"
r don't think so. He was never
looked on as the hope Of the white
race. detroit Free Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

Constellation causes and aggravates many serious
diseases' IL is Thoroughly cured by Dr.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. The favorite family laxative.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

Mrs. .wfnslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children ~teething. softens the gums. reducesin-
fammation ,allays pain. cures wind collie. Csc q bottle.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
Uncouth.

Hes so uncOuth."
Whats the matter?'
HE actually eats the lettuce leaf
the salad rests on"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

Helen-I never know when your
friend Gruet is joking and when he Is
in earnest.
Henry-He's in earnest when he
tries to borrow money.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12
A BAD THING TO NEGLECT.

Don't neglect the kidneys when you
iotice lack OF control over the secre-
MM..Z 4iarn - Dr----a- -
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-12

For Red. Itching Eyelids. Cysfs, Styes
Fallinr Eyelashes and All Eyes That
Need Care Try Murine Eye salve. Asep-
tic Tubes-Trial Size-25c. Ask Your Drug
gist or Write Murine Eye Remedy Co..
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-20
Tribute Of ResDeCt.

Whereas, In His Supreme Wis
dom the Great Architect of the
Inverse has seen proper to call
from this earth our friend and
brother, w. Y. Guess: and,
Whereas, Our hearts are sorely
rent through this bereavement; !;
and
Whereas. Our sympathy goes
out to the bereaved family who
have sustained a great loss, be it
Resolved, That we express our
heartfelt coincidence to our fellow
sufferers in the bereavement. Be
it further
Resolved, That we cherish his
memory in our hearts; and be it
further
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes Of
our order, a copy published ID the
local papers, and copy sent to
the family.
BROOKHAVEN LODGE
f. 4 a.. IN. NO. 24I.
Chas. D. Smith,
3. III Wentworth,
Chas. f. Heuck,
Committee.