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The Tupelo journal., 1912-05-03
Sunday Nights Storm.

This vicinity and other por-
tions of Lee county, were visited
bv two storms Sunday night.
The first passed Immediately
west of Tupelo about 8 O'Clock,
the second about l O'Clock.
The first storm blew a house
owned by Van Clark on Willis
Heights off of its foundation,
while trees were blown down in
other portions of that suburb.
On the farm formerly owned by
John Silas Thompson, four miles
north of town, a number of trees
were uprooted. Between Saltlllo
and Tupelo, and Guntown and
Saltillo several trees were blown
across the track of the M. Il ..
railroad which held the trains
until they could be removed.
They also fell across the tele-
phone and telegraph wir S,
breaking them and putting them
out Of service.
At Saltillo a negro church was
blown down. At Richmond the
storm was severe. The old home
of the late r. A. Estes and a
number of out-houses were blown
down, as was the residence of
Bennett Leslie. The greatest
damage done in the vicinity was
on the place of Joe Westmore-
land, whose residence, barn and
out-houses were razed to the
ground. Fortunately the family
escaped without injury. A mule
was crippled and nearly every
fowl on the place was killed. &C.
ing northeast the storm struck
the farms of C. c. Hussy and de-
stroyed several tenant houses.
Several tenant houses were
blown down on Tom Harris
place while nearly all the fencing
was blown over. Mr.. Harris
bows found seven quail killed
in oneslot by the storm..,
So far as known there was no
oneshurt in any part of the
county.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-05-03
TUPELO MISS, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1912
Three Killed on M. & O. Trestle

Between seven and eight O'Clock on
the evening of the 25th of April David
Watt, aged IS. Bradford Johnson,
aged 10, and Miss Dona Johnson, aged
II, of Brewer, while on their way to
Shannon to a concert were overtaken
by the second section of No. 81, fast
freight, one-half mile north of Shannon
on trestle of the NJ & O. road, and
their bodies ground to pieces.
On account of bad dirt roads, the
young people, six in number, had left
their vehicles near the track and started
to Shannon down the railroad. The
first section of No. 81 passed and the
crowd followed. Uncons cious of their
approaching fate they proceeded to the
trestle just north of town. Without
warning the second section ran upon
them. Young Johnson. who was with
Miss Archibald, succeeded in getting
her off the track. Young Nethersole,
with young lady whose name we have
not learned, also escaped. Miss John.
son, for some reason, was detained,
and Mr.. Watt who was with her, trieC
to rescue her from her perilous position.
Bradford Johnson ran back to assist
his sister, but the three were struck
before they could escape.
1t is reported that the train was run
ming without headlight and that il
failed to blow for the crossing at the
Eaves ia, m just north of the trestle
1t is is also reported that the engineer
did not know of the accident until tht
hostler at Okolona found some of the
young lady's wearing apparel on the
engine, and called his attention to it.
David Watt was the son of Mr.. E.
E. Watt. The Johnsons were children
of Mr. J. M. Johnson, of Brewer. Ths
bodies were buried in Mcdonald ceme
terry Friday where many friends came
to pay their last tribute of respect.
The parents have brought three suit!
against the road for damages in thu
sum of $50. ZOO each, Geo. T. Mitchell
representing the plaintiffs.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-05-03

The total rainfall for the month OF
April was 1926 inches, according to the
record kept for the U. S. Weather
Bureau by W. S. Vincent, Cooperative
Observer, for TupeIo.' /,
The greatest precipitation occurred
on the Is, when 8. Ia inches of rain fell
from a. m. to 10 q. m. Three inches
of this rainfall occurred during the
first two hours of the storm.
Thunderstorms occurred on eight diff
ferent days, and during ID days of the
month a record in excess of 0. OIL of an
inch of rainfall was made.
Of the total 80 days, fifteen were
clear, nine partly cloudy, and six
cloudy.
There are no thermometers provided
for keeping record Of temperatures,
but it is hoped some may be furnished
in the near future.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-05-03
Cotton States Life Insurance
Company.

In this issue will be found a page
advertisement of the Cotton States In
surance Company, which has recently
been organized here on very sub
stantial basis, and with some of our
leading business men as officers of the
company. The organization of an in
surance company here is in keeping
with the spirit of progress that
charaeterizes the business men of Tu-
pelo, and will within few years be-
come a prime factor in the financial
and business life of the town. Missis-
sippl sends annually more than two
millions of dollars out of the state for
life insurance in excess of the losses
paid. This money lodges in the mon "
centers of the north and east, snd be-
comes strong factor in building up
these cities. AS soon as the southern
people learn that it is safe to entrust
their life insurance to southern Com
panies the better it will be for them
and the entire southern country. In
Mississippi only six per cent. of the in
surabie risks have been written, and
there is great field IN which our COM
paly may seek business. The question
of the amount of capital stock of an
insurance company does not determine
its ,solvency nor ability to take care OF
business. The capital stock is only
employed to bring profit to the stock
holders. With premiums based on rates
that are known to be reliable, one
company, well managed, is as safe as
another.
The one hundred thousand dollars of
the capital stock of this company is
rapidly being taken. and the demand
for the stock increases as the business
men of this section learn that the stock
is one Of the best investments on the
market. Read the stock coupon in the
advertisement.
l
The Tupelo journal., 1912-05-03
Mr.. Mullens Promoted.

The Cumberland Telephone and Tele-
gre co. haye established district
g! l.l- 1.lsE commercial aaanagcrse Office
here with r. H. Mullens as manager.
The district begins at the Tennessee
line north of Iuka and extends to
Meridian on the south, and from Holly
Springs on thes west to the Alabama
line on the east. Mr.. Mullens will en-
ploy an office force here and look after
only the commercial end of the busi-
ness. A district plant will also be
maintained here for the purpose of
looking after construction, maintain
ence and all outside work. Mr.. Parker,
of Memphis, will be the district plant
chief. He will also employ an office
force.
Mr.. Mullens has been associated with
the company for the past fourteen
years. For twelve years he has been
in charge of the Tupelo exchange.
When he first took charge he was line
man, operator. collector and manager.
The exchange at that time had 81 sub
scribers. At the present time it has
over five hundred subscribers, besides
seventeen direct metallic copper toll
circuits, reaching all parts of the United
States.
Mr.. Mullins has labored necessarily
to build up | e exchal ge's business,
and his promotion is the deserved re-
ward of faithful service.
Howry Finlay will succeed Mr.. Mu'-
lens as the manager of the commercis
end of the Cumberland's s business her q
The Tupelo journal., 1912-05-03
Y. M. c. A. Opened.

The new Y. M. C. A was opened on
the first for occupancy and already ten
of the rooms have been taken by young
men. The furniture has all been placed
and the new apartments are complete
and comfortable in every detail.
Until permanent secreatry can be
engaged Mr.. Theo. Robson has con-
sented to act as secretary and will
have charge of the building. Ten rooms
ale now occupied by young men and by
the first of next month every room will
be taken.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-05-03

At the Field Day exercises at Aber-
deem, Columbus captured the Silver
Cup. Miss Elizabeth Topp won the
first place in music carrying with it the
gold medal. Tupelo won first place in
Basket Ball over Amory; first place
Shot Put, Reese, 38ft. Second place
in one-half mile foot race, Jim Murff.
Second, one half mile dash. Bryan
Long. Second place. Pole Vault, Bryan
Long. Second place, High Jump, STAN
ley Francis.
There was a large crowd from Tupelo
and the day was greatly enjoyed by
the young people.
Aberdeen entertained the visitors
royalty.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-05-03
We Pay Per Cent Interest on Time Deposits
BANK OF TUPELO

ring addresses were delivered by Mr.
Bingham, principal of the school, Rev
Jeff Rogers and Capt. r. S. Thomas
The program for the day was both In
structive and interesting. The In
imitable r. S. Thomas and the noble
ladies' of Nettleton can always be re.
lied upon for such a program.
1t is with sad hearts that we report
that seven of our comrades have pas
sed over the river since our last meet
ing. We bow inA$ bile submission K
the wsll otD Hire :. rules. -
J. M. Outlet, Acting H6Jt.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-05-03

Mrs. James Gordon, of OkoIona. was
the guest of Mrs. Norman Monaghan
Wednesday.
DR.. T. A. Boggan and Geo. H. Hill
are candidates for Delegates to the
National Convention at Baltimere.
These gentlemen are loyal democrats
and can be relied upon to ably repr :
sent our peaple in naming the cant l.
date of the democratic party tor Presl-
dent.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

NEW YORK.-Dr. II. Bolte OF Sapul-
~ pa, Okla, may find some satisfac-
ton in notice sent to him the othe-
day By Deputy Police Commissioners
Dougherty to the effect that Thomas
Brown Is under arrest here and will
be held for DR.. -Bolte's Identification.
Mr.. Brown said his arrest was an out
rage and that he never swindled a
dentist or anybody else out OF $500
By a variation Of the good old wire
tapping game.
This was the tale Of the dentist:
He came from Oklahoma to New York
to get to Europe. He had over $500 in
cash and a check for $1,000 He met
nice fellow In Broadway bar room
who called himself Walter Sims and
said he was a planter from Jackson,
Miss. Sims introduced the doctor to
]. w. Walsh, millionaire grain
Spectator Of Buffalo," The two took
DR.. Bolte to a club" at 12s West
Forty-nfth street. where one might BET
on the races.
Millionaire Walsh pried q wallet
from his pocket. unstrappec the same
and produced $4,000 in cash and a
certified check for $4,000. He bet
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Woe Confrouts Women Golfers With High Heals

HICAGO.-The French heel. the
~ military heel. the Cuban and all
the other leather prongs Of fashion
have been Disseminated against by
the South Park commissioners In IA
vor Of the low squat. broad. common
plaoe heel-that IL. on the Jackson
Park golf course.
Hundreds Of women are complain
ing OF the new rule. But the neigh
boring cobbIers regard It a. dis
pensation Of Providence and are writ
ing for catalogues Of the, 1913 model
automobiles.
The park commissioners, who have
no soul for art and no eyes for beau
tiful heels, are enforcing this rule only
for the sake Of their horrid old golf
links. say the women.
Six hundred owners Of fancy heels
the other day were refused admission
to the course. and almost every one Of
them went to the nearest cobbler to
have the offending three inches or so
OF leather cut down to the regula-
ZION threequarters Of an inch.
There were many protests from
women who hesitated between their
love for the game and appearance
But ! can't wear low heels" CON-
planned one You see, have such a
patrician instep. and those squat heels
might cripple me-"
is this too high" inquired another
golf fan. exhibiting an inch Of heel
shaped on the general order Of tooth
pick I've had It cut down already,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
When Is Lap Dog7 Owner Solves the Question

ana the glittering array OF teeth would
have been the pride Of any dentist
Also. i was hot. and dogs are pro.
verbally more careless OF their tech
In hot weather than in the ides Of
March. whatever they are.
She and the dog started to mount
the cabin deck OF a seagoing street
car. The conductor obligingly threw
out a life line to the struggling pas.
senger, and then aimed a wellansan-
Ing kick at the dog which was blight.
ly elm bing aboard
"Hovdareyou doathinglikethati ri
report youtothscompany. Neyerheard
Observation-Disclosures" said She
Come Romeo" this to the dos
Romeo came" swapping happily At
the opsn work sox on the street car
man
Then the dog" rule was explained
TO She" "oh. very WELL was the
response with Laura Jean Libby n
Election. Il shall hold Romeo upon
my lap and hold Romeo she did, e.
though the effort used up seats IN.
tended for four persons and gave the
car such a list to starboard after the
fashion Of ship which has fhiiisd iis
cargo.
Which brings Us back to he
original proposition, when Is . ief
dog?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
SEEDS FOR SPRING
CROPS SOWN IN FALL
Ground Should Be Deep and
Mellow, With Moist Soil, Until
Plants Are Rooted.

Seeds for the spring crops are sown
In September. from the fifteenth to
the twentieth. for the first sowing.
and the first week in October for the
late seeding. says the Baltimore Amer
icon. Have the ground deep and mel
low. Sow one quart of wood ashes
and one pint Of bone -four over each
six-foot square bed and rake 1t in.
then SOW the seed and cover lightly
with fine earth. Keep the soil moist
until plants are wen rooted The OBJ
iect is to get good. strong. young
plants. with plenty of fibrous roots
These plants are set out in ridges the
last week in October or in the cold
frames. The plants are set deep on
the north side Of ridge Of earth. Where
the winter temperature is not below
zero for more than day or SO dur
ing the winter. the plants, II well
grown. can be set out in the open
ground. A slight covering Of brush
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Preacher Aids BashfuI to Meet Future Wives.

M INNEAPOLIS. MINNIE any poor.
IA bashful man In my audience has
fallen in love with some worthy wom-
an. and wants to meet her for a wife. I
VIII see that he is introduced. has a
place 70 court. viii help him get his
license, pay for it IL necessary. marry
him free Of charge. and furnish him
with a wedding certificate Which he
may hang over the motto. God Bless
Our Home"
This Is the offer made the other
Sunday by Rev. c. L Morrill,, a prom
inent Minneapolis pastor. in his ser
mo non The Washer Mashed
Mr.. Morrill, termed a masher "a b.
ded who roosts on the corner and By
look. gesture and speech takes IA
miliar advantages Of women who
pass by"
And II the fellow seems to want a
hot time. girls" the pastor advised.
wallop him with your bag and then
throw red pepper in his eyes"
Regarding eugenics. Rev Mr.. Nor
rill said;
Woman was made to marry. and
not be religious recluse. old maid
or stenographer. unless she possesses
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

the intense interest betrayed by many
respectable women and girls sojourn-
ing in the Catskills when they learn
ed that the alleged assassins Of Ros-
enthal were in that vicinity. Detec-
tives who were detailed to hunt the
criminals returned with stories OF
how the women had besieged them
to put the criminals on exhibition If
they were captured.
Above All Other Pastimes.
Golf. tennis. boating, and all the 9TH
er vacation pastimes were neglected
while many of the weaker I'D sex dis
cussed the delightful possibility Of ex-
changing conversation with a real.
honest and truly murderer. Photo
graphs of the hunted men printed in
all the newspapers. were criticized
from every angle. and there we're nu-
merous tits between girls, who had
disagreed as to the beauty qualifica-
lions of "Gyp the Blood" and some Of
his companions in fight When these
women learned that Whitley Jack"
Lewis had been caught and brought
to this city without their getting the
opportunity of meeting him they ex-
pressed their opinion of the detectives
in forcible language.
Popularity Of "eyp the Blood"
Because Of his willingness to hit
the pipef for the entertainment OF
visitors. "Gyp the Blood is said to
have commanded better price than
any of the other criminals. He is a
victim Of the opium habit, and was
wont to joke over being well paid
for INDUCING in his favorite pas
time
What do think of them?" repeat.
ed one of the criminals who had been
asked for his estimate of his uptown
admirers.
Plumb dippy," he replied.
Most normal persons win be in
clined to indorse that pithy opinion.
New York Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
PREPARING FOR ACTUAL WAR
Large Sums Of Money Expended for
Models Destroyed as object
Lesson for cunners.

Near Okehampton, England, the
other day dummy village that had
been especially built for the purpose
was blown to pieces by shell fire from
a battery OF heavy guns placed some
distance away. the object of the Gu
rious and costly experiment being, of
course. to find out exactly what would
happen to a real village in similar
circumstances. says Pearson's Weekly.
The idea, which is not exactly a
new one. was borrowed originally
from Germany. where some very elab-
crate experiments on similar lines
have been conducted
One of these involved the construc-
ton of an exact model to scale of the
great Fortress of Spandau. The mod
ell was not toy. but real fort in
miniature. covering over four acres of
ground and costing s675.0O0 to build
Walls. bastions. glacis. redoubts,
were all solidly and substantially
made. A powder magazine, in which
some scores of barrels of powder were
stored, was placed in exactly the same
position as the real powder magazine
occupied in the real fortress. Even
the money tower" wherein is kept
at Spandau. ever since 1874, the sum
of $1,000. 900 in coin for the purpose
of immediate use in case Of war, was
duplicated. and dummy treasure
chests" filled with steel ingots, we're
placed inside it. When all was ready
the bombardment commenced. The
guns used were real cannons. but they
were fitted inside the bores with in
ner Jacket" tubes. so as to admit of
miniature shells being fired at the
miniature fortress.
Four hundred shots we're fred, but
the magazine remained unexploded.
although every effort was made to de-
molish it. The money tower. how.
ever, was wrecked and the treasure"
was scattered in all directions.
A far more elaborate experiment.
also conducted by Germany, was made
In 1869. when Bismarck and Moltke to-
gether were planning to attack
France. A scale model OF Paris was
built. with the Notifications and prin-
cipal buildings ali carefully marked
out These were then bombarded at
various distances, and the effects care
fully noted
As a result, when the real. Paris
came to be bombarded IN grim earnest
some two years later. the German ar
were able to place their
shells within the doomed city exactly
how and where they liked, having pre-
viously got the ranges by experiment.
ing on the model
1t viii doubtless surprise many peo-
pie. too. to learn that similar tactics
have been adopted by Germany as re.
CARDS England Large-size scale mod
els of the Notifications of Portsmouth.
at all events. were constructed and
blown to pieces by shell fire some
little time back on a lonely spot in
the Island Of Rugen. in the Baltic sea,
and doubtless other experiments of a
like nature have been carried out
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

(By FRANKLIN SHERMAN, JR-. En-
tomologist. North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The San Jose scale does great
harm to orchard trees which become
Infested. unless they be thoroughly
and persistently treated. In order to
combat 1t to the best advantage some
knowledge of its life-history. habits.
means OF spread. etc. is necessary.
Trees that are badly infested with
( the San Jose scale appear as II they
had been busted over with ashes. II the
branches and twigs where the insects
are numerous be scraped with a knife
it will be seen that this unnatural
covering is quite easily removed, com
ing or in little haky patches. Each
OF the little circular gray objects is a
separate scale. each covering a tiny
yellow insect underneath. On thickly
infested branches they often become
so crowded that the scales are Piled
over one another so that the real bark
Of the tree is not visible at all.
BRANCHES and twigs which are only
slightly or moderately infested win
not be thus completely covered over.
and the bark may be of its ordinary
color and appearance except here and
there along the branches where the
scattering scales are found. The larg-
est full-grown scales are about the
size of an average pinhead They can.
therefore, be detected by any person
who has In the beginning an intelli-
gent idea of the insect. has sharp eyes,
and who happens to look In the right
place.
Usually the farmer or fruit grow
er does not know that there is any
serious trouble until the trees begin
to die. BY that time they are covered
by the scales and present the ashy ap-
pearance. Then, II the owner finds
that his trouble is San Jose scale he
Is apt to think that it Is only on those
trees that present the unnatural APP
pearance. when in reality 1t may al
ready be on every tree In the orchard.
Such mistake often costs the lives
Of many trees. since the owner, III
stead Of examining closely and treat
ing every infested tree. as he should
do. simply takes out those which are
already in dying condition. and then.
because he sees no more of similar
appearance, he imagines he has exfer-
minated it. when as matter of fact
ether trees moderately or slightly In
tested stin stand In the orchard and
soon begin to die, having in the mean
time spread the insect into still other
trees. and so on, until the whole orch
ard may be ruined
Where the scales are not numerous
enough to crowd one another each In
diVidual grows to somewhat larger
size than when they are crowded.
The San Jose Scale.
The full-grown female insects al
ways remain under their circular
scales and there give birth to their