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The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27

Nothing Of the sort" said coldly.
land the fact that you didn't marry
me does not give you the privilege OF
abusing my friends. Anyhow, don't
like you when you speak like that"
Jim took me to the door and stopped
there to sigh.
Il haven't been we'll" he said. heav-
lily. Don't eat. don't sleep. Wouldn't
you think I'd lose flesh? Kit'--he
lowered his voice solemnly-'T have
gained two pounds!"
said he didn't look 1t, which APP
peared to comfort him somewhat, and.
because we were old friends. asked
him where Bella was. He said he
thought she was in Europe, and that
he had heard she was going to marry
Reggie Wolfe. Then he sighed again.
muttered something about ordering
the funeral baked meats to be pre-
pared and left me-
That was my entire share In the af-
fair. / was the victim, both Of cir
cumstances and of their plot. which
was mad on the face of it. During the
entire time they never once let me
forget that got up the dinner. that ]
telephoned around for them. They
asked me why I couldn't cook
when not one of them knew one side
of range from the other. And for
Anne Brown to talk the way she did
saying had always been crazy
about Jim, and that she believed ]
had known all along that his aunt was
coming-for Anne to talk like that
was sheer idiocy. Yes, there was an
aunt The Japanese butler started the
trouble, and Aunt Selma carried il
along.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
Care Of Sheep.

Try smaller number, learn the ma
ture of the sheep, and let the sheep
proposition develop itself while more
lands are being fitted for orchard
grass, bluegrass, herdsgress. meadow
fescue, alsike and red clover, and
when abundance Of such forage can
be grown raise your flock as subsist.
ence is produced without going on the
market for 1t, says a writer in an ex'
change. Try say 20 or Is head OF
ewes, and prepare to care for increase,
and II the dogs make an attack, the
loss will not hurt SO badly. have had
some experience In sheep raising IN
the Sandy valley and give the above
advice from long experience with
sheep, both on the farm and on the
plains among the prairie wolves, the
coyote and the common cur and the
purebred dog Of the present day.
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was looking for a sideboard for IA
Tiers birthday in March-and l met
Jimmy there, boring into worm-hole
in a seventeenth century bedpost with
the end of a match, and looking his
nearest to sad. When he saw me he
came over.
I'm blue today, Kit" he said. after
we had shaken hands. Come and
help me dig bait, and then let's go
fishing. If there's a worm in every
hole in that bedpost, we could go into
the fish business. It's good business"
Better than palnting?" l asked. But
he ignored my gibe and swelled up
alarmingly In order to sigh.
This is the worst day of the year
for me-" he affirmed, staring straight
ahead, "and the longest. Look at that
crazy clock over there. If you want
to see your life passing away, If you
want to see the steps by which you
are marching to eternity, watch that
clock marking the time. Look at that
Internal hand staying quiet for go
seconds and then jumping forward to
catch up the procession. Ugh!"
See here, JIM" I said, leaning for
ward, you're not well. You can't go
through the rest of the day like this.
know what you'll do: You'll go
home to play Grieg on the pianola,
and you won't eat any dinner. He
looked guilty.
mot Grieg," he protested feebly.
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room, behind 1t big living room that
was also a library, then den, and
back of all Georgian dining room.
with windows high above the ground
On the top floor Jim had a studio, like
every other one / ever saw-perhaps
little mussier Jim was really a
grind at his painting, and there were
cigarette ashes and palette knives
and buffalo rugs and shields every
where. It is strange, but when think
of that terrible house, always see
the halls, enormous, covered with
heavy rugs, and stairs that would
have taken six housemaids to keep
in proper condition. l dream about
those stairs, stretching above me In
Jacobs ladder of shining wood and
Persian carpets. going up, up, clear to
the roof.
The Dallas Browns walked; they
lived in the next block. And they
brought with them . man named Har-
bison, that no one knew. Anne said
he would be great sport, because
he was terribly serious, and had the
most exaggerated ideas Of society, and
loathed extravaganza, and built
bridges or something. She had put
away her cigarettes since he had been
with them-he and Dallas had been
college friends and the only chance
she had to smoke was when she was
getting her hair done. And she had
singed or quite q lot--a burnt offer
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
a Sample QuIp.

Thomas w. Lawson's Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation was very good
piece of oratorical writing" said
Boston banker. Lawson is always
full of quips.
mot long ago / attended the fu-
neral of a millionaire financier-one
of those real high financiers' whose
low methods Lawson loves to turn the
light on.
Il arrived at the funeral little
late. took seat beside Lawson
and whispered
How far has the service gone"
Lawson, nodding towards the cler-
gyman in the pulpit, whispered back:
"sJust opened for the defense"
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
Art in the Nude.

The photographers lady was very
preoccupied showing some samples OF
work to prospective sitters, when a
tall and raw-boned individual, appar-
emily from ''the land" stalked solemn
ly into the studio, and intimated that
he would like to know what the pic
tiers" were worth.
Like that, SO a Dozen" said the
photographers lady, handing him one.
The farmer gazed long and earnest
ly at the photograph of very small
baby. sitting in wash basin.
"And what would it cost with my
clothes on?" he finally asked
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
The Wise Bishop.

To the brilliant Episcopal bishop of
Tennessee, DR.. Thomas f. Gailor, a
Memphis man of rather narrow views
complained about charity balls.
II doubt if it be quite reverent,
bishop" the man said, ito give ball
for the purposes of charity"
But Bishop Gailor, with saving
burst of common sense, laughed and
replied:
why, my dear fellow, I'm sure, if
it would do anybody any good, I'd
dance the whole length of Memphis in
full canonicals.'
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
A Friendly Tip.

"Now that provisions are lower,
Mrs. Hasher,' said the fussy boarder,
don't you think you ought to reduce
your rates?"
mo, indeed" replied the landlady
Il find it hard to pay my debts as IT
ls."
But" suggested the fussy boarder,
IF you paid in advance as you make
others do, you would have no debts. "
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
A seIf-Feeder.

16 inches high at the opening and
the opening is six inches high. This
construction Is necessary in order to
enable the cattle to work the feed out
as needed and to prevent clogging. The
studding which is of 2x4-inch material,
Is placed four feet apart inside the bin
and serve to support the sides.
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Door in Position.

grooves and weights equal to the
weight of door suspended by ropes, at
tached to the door, This permits the
door to be opened to any height de-
sired, where it may be fastened SO as
to allow the small pigs to have access
to the yard, when it is to desired to
keep the mother in the pen.
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A Medical Compromise.

"You had two doctors in consulta-
ton last night, didn't your"
"Yes."
What did they say?"
well, one recommended one thing
and the other recommended something
else"
"a deadlock, eh?"
mo, they finally told me to mix
!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
CHEAP SHELTER FOR STOCK
Shed Shown in Illustration Herewith
Will Protect Twenty-Five to
Thirty 2-Year-Oid Steers.

A cheap shelter for stock is made by
setting posts eight feet apart, eight
feet high on one side and six feet on
the other side, making the shed IL
feet wide and 40 feet long. Roof runs
one way, and north side and ends are
boxed. with gate at each end and
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
GOOD sELF-FEEDING TROUGH


The rectanEulAr frame is feet
wide and 10 feet high, and is con-
structed of AKA Inch material. This
serves as frame for the feeder. as
well as support for the track of the
feed carrier which runs from the barn
to the point marked T. The bin is but
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
A Ever, ereav<.

Madge But, Billy, the idea Of three
coaches to each man to put him IN
condition for the big game! Why. It's
absurd!
Billy Not any more 20 than three
dressmakers, two maids. hair dress
e., and half hundred female rela-
lives putting you e shape ~ com
mencement Pick.
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Shed for 25- or 80 Head.

rack running the full length of shed on
south side. A shed Of this size will
shelter twenty-five or thirty two-year-
old steers.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
LIVESTOCK,
0

Cattle must have roughage OF some
kind.
It is not fact that pig can take
care OF all that he can eat
The 300-pound pig at eight months II
the masterwork of the feeder.
The profit in mutton lambs comes
in quick growth and early sales.
Always remember It Is much easier
to sell good animal than to buy one.
The pig can eat more than ne can
digest and digest more than he can
use.
Regular feeding IL essential to sue
cess and three feeds day Is better
than two.
Indigestible feeds such Is bran and
cob meal should be kept away from the
hog trough.
The work horse should have six to
ten pounds Of hay. in addition to the
corn and carrot.
Al February lambs bring the highest
prices they ought to he dropped at that
time of the year.
The 1udicious uss Of new corn Ii
purely an application Of the judgment
which should prevail a feeding at ail
There Ii 10 stock "a thss farm that
Wiu help 70 rapld1y a ndyanclpG ~
ferti1lty ma Good eondltion u ~
Ii ~ ! aoc1E a ~
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27

True charity will seek to purify the
well and not rest content with paint
ing the pump.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27

Modern life pushes man into the
mud and then chides him for ma
terialism
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27

Many think they are fighting sin
when they are having a good time
stabbing sinners.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27

want every chronic rheumatic to throw
away all medicines, all liniments, all
plasters, and give MUNYON'S RHEUMA-
your doctor may say, no matter what
your friends may say, no matter how
prejudiced you may be against all adver-
tised remedies, go at once to your drug
TISM REMEDY If it fails to give salts
faction,I will refund your money.-Munyon
Remember this remedy contains no sal
other harmful drugs. 1t Is put up under
the guarantee of the Pure Food and Drug
Act.
For sale by all druggists. Price. 25c-
The Tupelo journal., 1911-01-27
WHEN A'MAN
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Needles and pins,
Needles and pins,
When a man marries
His trouble begins.
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INT R OV { NENTS "
NOT MAINTAINED
CONTINUED from Fifth Page


about $4,000 year to build improve
and repair siXtyodd miles OF road.
lie tells me where he finds that there
is clay top soil 1t Is best 10 cover
the roadhed With gravel. Where IL
Is ilnpractlcab!e. he finds the next
best is SAND. and IL he is unable 10
find this, he uses the top soil He is
q thorough believer in the King road
drag or the split log drag, ana regrets
that he is unable to uselit more on
account OF his very limited funds
The road from Loco through Stony
Creek 10 Carson, fourteen miles. is
badly located, although that In Sussex
county Is not as bad as in Dinwiddic.
for some DIRK is being done in the
former, Especially l noticed they had
put some gravel on in what formerly
noticed was Very had spot. DIR. W.
D Prince and W. T. Freeman, OF
stony Creek. told me that S, j.. Par
sons had bought road machine. and
was going TO improve this section.
The road in Dinwiddie county as far
ms Carson is awful IT Is poorly To-
Gated, and there has been nothing
done to It since 1892, except to wear
the surface of the soil down and make
the holes and ruts deeper than they
were In the ponds and rivers through
which IT passes In wet weather From
Carson 10 Petersburg. fifteen miles,
me rNat IS on the old Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad bed most Of the way.
and is pretty good 1t, however. could
be made fine with an expenditure OF n
very few hundred dollars. The road
from Petersburg to Richmond, twenty
three miles. has deteriorated some
what IN some places, and has been tn-
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through the extreme North md West
on the great poultry farms, as we'll MS
on the city lots OF the amateur fancier
and breeder In View of this great
popularity, 1t is interesting toylools
over the history, and note a. few COM
ments on the breed III Gears gone by.
Ancient History. !,
{ For instance, The Now England
Farmer for November "a. 1S49, in Its
report OF tho Boston Poultry Show,
says of it: This is n new variety, ro-
Gently formed at piymouth,' aod Hhiah
has gained an early. and, we believe,
az short-lived fame. unless Their In
trlnsic properties excel their appear
ancc. But few. Of this race We're
shown. and some of them were yery
good in appearance" The noxt den
tion was in tho Poultry Bulletin in
1870, which speaks very highly OF tho
breed. and says, as nearly as can BIO
learned. the breed as we now possess
1t has the blood ancestry or the
Cochin, Buff Cochin, Black Java, and
possibly the now obsolete White Bir-
mingham in its makeup. After Its
second introduction In the show room
it became immensely popular. and its
improvement was rapid along utility
and fancy lines. which gave 1t a
strong following amongst fanciers,
IT was forty years ago. To get fine
specimens for show purposes in the
Barred Rocks it Is absolutely essential
to double-mate your birds. as pullets
and cockerels from the same ma ting
will not get the desired show color and
barring required in winner in the
show room.
Things to Learn.
There were quite few q our last
State Fair that were from single
matings. and consequently had not the
ghost of a show at ribbon. as a COM
petent Judge tells them at glance
without the trouble of ever taking
them out of the coops. had the
unique experience of having one of The
lady exhibitors tell me last fall that
she knew moro about chickens than
would ever learn" tried to explain TO
her why her Barred Rock rooster"
1idn't get ribbon and got the above
roast. do hope she will learn by
this fall that a big rooster doesn't
necessarily get a ribbon.
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NEW INDUSTRIES
'O|5IHEpAST WEEK
n (Continued From First Prso. )

J ...--.S SoHtinueo From First PTEo-}
VIII arrange to establish plant for
iiasnaraeturing chemicals. oils. etc
gu nma rine Salvage and Equipment
! C.ohnpany, ofEtAmerica. Tampa, Fla.
was organized with $1,000, 900 capital
| STOCK Eto manufacture and introduce
vessels isE1 IF ~ l's-S 80 -
King Limo Fertilizer Company,
Sre ,s, N; C.. is organizing to mine
,ock and manufacture lime fors fcrti-
nzer. washing powder. etc. capital
stock will lbe s25o,ooo
Decat ur Phosphate and Mining Com
pany, Biltmore, N. c., was chartered
Win s25o.0oo capital stock by North
SaIolina and New York capitalists.
iaoaina Power. & Light Company.
Eaasoen, Ala, was chartered to con-
ssruet waterpower electrical plant FOR
transmitting electricity to various
cities In North Alabama
HalifaS Paper Corporation, Rich
mono, va. was chartered with $500, 900
capital stock to manufacture wood fiber
ana pulp for paper.
! French capitalists represented by
frederick Camors, New Orleans, La.
purchased 5000 acres of land near
taoserley' La, and will test for sulphur
ueposits. but report will not develop
we property for year.
wins, :: Reynolds Tobacco Company,
-
tract for additional factory building
SIN stories high. of mill construction,
S15o.ooo
Florida Cypress Company. Frecport,
IA, was incorporated with $3.50, 600
eapltai stock to operate plant pur-
chased last year 'i
Texas Channel g. Dock Company.
Aranses Pass, Tex, contemplates con-
s.puctlon or docks slips, etc, for rail-
way faculties on Harbor Island
>! s: silversteln. Asheville, n. C., pur-
chased and will develop 10000 acres
Q, timber land at Rosman: plans in
ciude construction OF railway, erection
OF acid factory, etc
Kendall Lumber Company, Pittsbure.
"a, purchased 1900 acres of mineral
1 Wa TIMBER land near Morgantown. w.
va, Tor 100000; plans contemplate
environment. including construction Of
raliway on Cheat River.
Maryland Cold Storage and Afanufac-
turing Company Baltimore, Md. was
Incorporated with $4,000 capital stock
ana VIII install cold storage plant.
hynchoufg Lumber Manufacturing
company, Lynchburg. Va, was incor.
porate with $4,000 ca pital stock 10
manufacture lumber.
George D. Jenkins Brick Company
MI HOLY, ~ c.. will establish plant
WITH a daily capacity of $4,000 bricks
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REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
Continued From First Page.


provemente, but all the same they
sold about fifteen lots
The Westham people report. coed
business and seventeen lots sold to
actual home builders. \
i Property ,n Norwood was partcu-
larly active last week. Among the re-
cent purchasers are William r. Green.
who purchased sixty feet a the south
east corner of Barton Avenue and
Hooper Street; w. a. Wheary. who
purchased LIT at the northeast corn Or
OF Barton Avenue and Hooper street:
n. ]. Steigleder. who purchased eighty
feet on the west side of Barton Ave-
nue., and ". Courtice Scott, who pur-
chased sixty feet adjoining his present
residence on the south.
The homes Of Messrs Seelinger,
Milford and Shepperson are
nicely. The owners OF this
suburb are now guaranteeing to the
purchasers that they will have gas 70.
cooking, lighting and heating within
twelve months. which will greatly en-
hance the value of property in this
suburb. and make it one containing
more improvements than any of Inc
many suburbs surrounding Richmond.
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OUR WATER SUPPLY.
some Thoughts Concerning the Water ".
Drink and that We Don't Drink.

Drink and that We Don't Drink
me water In our springs and rivers is no,
us pure as It is taken to be. II holds In
Even rain water. washing ana n,,rII,.I.r
me atmosphere as II descends. brings. down
portion OF solid matter. which had pre-.
, naouai. risen Into the air in the form Of
SINKS into the surface OF SOIL It meets with
ana disfolvee other soIid substances. the
sreater portion OF which II carries with n
Mnerever II enters In this way solid sub
Stances are conveyed TO the roots OF plants
IN a MUD form. which enables them to de-
seehd Win the sap. and the supply of tho.e
hdtura!ly SOLD suostapces Is constantly re-
newed by the successive passage OF new
portions of flowing water. We thus ere en-
noiea 10 see more clearly and to appreciate
nature as we'll rs TO understand how indIs
n pc II Is TO the continued fertility o,
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BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS.


Although not breeder OF Rocks
myself, one must be blind TO the signs
OF the times not to see the immense
strides this breed has taken of late
years in the South. They We're leaders
In numbers Of entries in our. last jan
nary show. while the same was true
In Baltimore. Philadelphia and other
large shows. North as we'll as South
In looking over the History of Poul-
try Culture in America" find mention
made of the breed IS a new one in
1Si9. which probably stamps 1t as one
of If not our oldest breed. No breed
or variety of fowls in recent times
has shown greater wearing quality. nor
been more in the public eye than the
Rocks. Rated as an all.purpose breed,
1t has won its spurs az a meat bird as
we'll S an egg breed. Adapting itself
to wide range Of climate and condi-
tons. we find them in large Hocks all
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merchants along the route will get
this $4,000 back In the hrst wear

II Ridhmonders can connect them
selves UP with the good roads in the
Shenandoah Valley and Norfolk there
viii be an unccasins flow OF adtomoA
biles from the North to Richmond.
travelling South.
I passed. through small town yes
terday In this vicinity and saw four
cars. one with the Massachusetts IL
cense on IT, stopping at a drug store
The tourists were buying soda and
candy; another with Rhode Island IL.
cense, stopping at a fruit store buy
ing some fruit, and = third from Maa-
sachusetts standing In front Of hotel.
where the people were just coming out
from lunch, and the fourth from Con.
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proved IN others. Although this road

proved IL others. Although this road
must have been very expensive one
to construct. 1t Is not being kept up
as we'll as the roads at Emporia and
Franklinton. An analysis of the above
shows that of thei27s miles between
Pinehurst and Richmond. seventy
three miles Is had and 200 Is very fair.
OF the seventy-three miles of bad
road. I hive the positive assurance
that thirteen miles OF this will be
made good by fall, but this will leave
some siXty-odd miles OF road to bo
improved. one-third OF which is in
Virginia and wo-thirds of which Is
In North Carolina. II we will all
work together. however, this sixty
miles cam rendiiytbei put tH good. shape
fat ali expense 81 not. over $500 100, The
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ALFALFA CLUES.
!, Railway that Encourages, the Hay-Makers
-i of Old X-irpIufa l4 tlI

of Old Virginia.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. through
its Industrial and agricultural department.
is organizing alfalfa clubs throughout Viz
ginia. There are already bout half dozen
of these clubs in operation. and several
other communities have made application.
The railroad company gives instructions
as TO preparation OF en- acre OF land, hauls
carload OF lime free of charge. and fur
nishes half bushel OF alfalfa seed. also
free OF charge.
1t will be seen at once that this liberal
proposition will not go begging. and It is
likely that the road Will have a long list
OF alfalfa cIubs before the season Is over.
Those already at work are located at
Eagle Rock. Buchanan. Arvonia. Carys-
brook Waynesboro Fredericks Hall. while
applica lions are In hand from several other
points.
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MYSTERIOUS AMERICAN FARMER.
Hardly Known in Europe, but A Mighty Ri,
-- Elgure In the Lnnd of the Hraxe ~

hardly known in Europe, but A Mighty Big
F gure In the Land of the Brave
A writer In the Paris Figaro expresses
amazement In French staccato style over
Uncle James Wilson's statistics relating to
tho doinss of American farmers last year in
the matter of producing crops. When he
comes to the estimated value OF those pro-
ducts he exclams: "Forty-four thousand
millions of francs for one yearl And three
hundred and Atty thousand million francs
In the last eleven yearsr
But the thing that puzzles the widecyed
Frenchmsn more than this marvellous pro-
duction of agricultural wealth Is that no
body In Europe or at least In France, ever
hears OF the American farmer, this man of
wonders and miracles and money. OF this
strange omission the Figaro writer says:
Behind the crops, of which everybody
speaks. stands the American farmer whom
nobody mentions. There is not word about
him In travel descriptions by foreigners who
have visited The United States. Has this
cultivator of the American soil been
seen on the Rue de la Pai17 Does he min
gle. do so many of his compa triots with
This con of the soil seems 10 have no place
in the enterprises which are looked upon
as charactcristically American" .3
This foreign view OF the American farmer
is Interesting. but II Is the provincial French
view. Though It is true that the American
PaiX and Is not conspicuous in tho society
of International milliona!ree. yet he has long
been a prominent tnctor at home. His innu-
cncc has by no means been confined TO cul-
tivating the soil. He has done more to
shape the politics and public affairs OF the
wal, Street IT mny be that, as rule he
is very much Ike the average ordinary per-
son. Collectively he is powerful MS an
army with banners. And he knows II.