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The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
LIKED THE SUBURBAN LIFE
Country on One Side and Town on
the Other an Ideal Existence
for Writer.

The longer I live here the better
satisfied I am in having pitched my
earthly campfire, %gypsylike, on the
edge Of a town, keeping 1t on one
side, and the green fields, lanes and
woods on the other. Each. in turn, Is
to me as a magnet to the needle.
At times the needle of my nature
points towards the country. On that
side everything is poetry. wander
owe field and forest, and through me
runs a glad current OF feeling that Is
like a clear brook across the meadows
OF May.
At others the needle veers around.
and / go to town-to the massed
haunts of the highest animal and can
nibal. That way nearly everything is
prose. I can feel the prose rising In
me as / step along, like hair on the
back of a dog. long before any other
dogs are in sight. And, indeed, the
case Is much that Of a country dog
come to town, so that growls are in
order at every n The only be-
ing in the universe at which I have
ever snarled, or with which / have
rolled over in the mud and fought like
common cur, Is man.-James Lane
Allen.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
YoNEYED WORDS IN TUBES
low the Modern Spanish Swain Finds
a Way to Overcome Serious
Obstacle.

In Spain, as is we'll known, a vigor-
Gus etiquette governs the business Of
love-making. A young mar cannot in
terview his sweetheart without her
parents consent, and. indeed, all con-
versation openly carried on between
the couple must be in the presence
Of the fair ones mother.
Many subterfuges are adopted by
the lovers to overcome this difficulty.
and the "reja"-the ornamental IRON
work on the windows Of Spanish
houses-has become one Of the favor
ite trysting places. Modern life, how.
has imposed fresh barriers. II
a young mans sweetheart lives on
the third floor Of a city building he
cannot very well meet her at the
"reja."
In this, as in other spheres Of life.
necessity Is the mother Of invention.
London Answers remarks. and some
ardent lovers have brought speaking
tubes to their assistance. The senor-
tia, at the appointed hour, lowers
this to her lover, and they are thus
able to carry on their love affairs with
the assurance that they are not over
heard by the people on the interven-
ing flats, as would be the case If the
conversation we're carried on without
such aid.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
American "Bush Ropes"

Curiously twisted '~lianes," or bush
ropes, are one of the chief Of the
many wonderful sights to be seen In
the primeval forests of tropical Amer
lea, says a writer in the Wide World
Magazine. They are of great strength
and durability, far tougher than the
strongest rope. These Flames" are
generally light brown in color and run
along the ground and then up into
the branches of the trees. where they
form fantastic loops. After this aerial
journey they may run down to the
ground again and thence climb once
more to the top of the tallest trees,
sometimes reaching several hundred
feet in length, and putting out their
leaves and flowers only at the tops of
the trees. The very largest kind Is
called the liantasso, or monkey lad
DER" by the natives in Trinidad. One
species, when cut, gives forth a stream
of the purest cool water, which Is Q
great boon to the thirsty traveller.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Very Easy Money.

An Abilene (Kan.) paper tells how
a crowd of college boys, seeking work
in the harvest fields. were buncoed
in that town. The confidence man
was a big, fine looking fellow and this
was the talk he gave the collegians:
I'm J. J. Jackson. I'm looking for
about twenty high grade harvesters
for the Jackson ranch, which my ia
Their owns. We have several girls
from the east visiting US, and as the
women have to be alone a great deal,
we don't want to depend on the ordi-
nary class of labor. You fellows are
college men, and you look all right
to me. If you'll let me have a dollar
as a pledge Of good faith I'll take you
along" Twenty in one group paid a
dollar apiece, and that is the last any
one saw Of Mr.. Jackson.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Iondon's Homeless.

On the night of February 9 last
1903 persons were found homeless in
London, this being the smallest mum
Der on record. The figure was made
up of 978 men, 213 women, and II
young persons. The night was wet
at first, then fine. and not. cold; rs
men and % women were found on
staircases and under arches.
The London county council report,
which publishes these figures, states
that although the number of home
less women was less by 108 than in
1911, there was no corresponding In
crease in the use made of common
lodging houses, casual wards, and free
shelters. The districts where most CT
the men we're found were the city,
40; Stepney, 1872; Westminster, 1871;
and Islington, II.
In common lodging houses there
we're 1910 men, 1873 women, 1S5
couples and "a children; while there
were the following vacant beds, 5,642
men. 1882 women and 40 couples; 40
free .teds in institutions were also
~unoccrpied on the night of the home
less census.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Joy Bell.

A deaf woman used to tell this
story on herself: At a reunion of
Confederate veterans where she was
officiating as hostess a man was
brought up to her and reintroduced as
a MI. Blank, a former resident of her
town, and one whom she had not seen
for fifty years. He was SO little chang
ed by the touch of time and so free
from any of the lines that care and
anxiety set upon the face that she
presently asked, "Mr. Blank, did you
ever marry?" She thought she heard
him say, II married forty-fve years
ago." What he really said was, my
wife died five years ago." Then she.
in view of his free, unabashed-of-fate
look, said, "You don't look much sub
dued by the experience Since then
it has become her habit to hesitate for
a significant second after the first
syllable whenever she speaks of he'
damaged ears.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
UnqratefuI Brute.

It was a very hot day and a picnic
had been arranged by the United So
ciety of Lady V~egetarians.
They were comfortably seated, and
waiting for the kettle to boil, when,
peared on the scene.
Immediately a wild rush was made
for safety, while the raging creature
pounded after one lady who, unfortu-
nately, had a red parasol. By great
good fortune she got over the stile
before it could reach her. Then, re-
gaining her breath, she turned round.
"Oh, you ungrateful c%reature!" she
exclaimed. Here have ! been a veg
etarian all my life. There's gratitude
for you!"
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
BEST TO AVOID MUSHROOMS
Really Have Little Value ~ susie
nance and There 10 Always
Danger Of Poison.

There are In this country more than
one hundred edible species of mush-
rooms. The popular distinction BE-
tween mushroom and toadstool IL one
Of name only. Many Of the suppos-
eddy inferior specimens have proved
on careful examination to be harm
less. whereas some Of those which
bear an extremely close family sem
blance to favored articles Of diet are
the carriers of danger In the form Of
exceedingly powerful poisons. Let
him, therefore, who lacks the training
requisite for the unfailing detection
and Identification of species carefully
refrain from excursions into a field
Of uncertainty SO fraught with danger.
Mushrooms form an unusually nu-
tritious and sustaining diet. A we'll
known botanist says that mush-
rooms might properly be called vege-
table meat and used as a substitute
for animal food.
1t Is doubtful, however, If this is
true.
The more we learn of mushrooms
the more it becomes apparent that
they are scarcely different as regards
dietary virtues from the general run
of the green vegetables which have
never achieved the distinction of any
unique or superior nutritive properties.
They belong rather to that large group
of food materials which we consume
for reasons quite apart from the body.
journal of the American Medical
Association.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
CIGAR BOXES OF CARDBOARD
Cheap Material Now Used In Exact
Imitation Of the More costly
Spanish Cedar.

There are now made cigar boxes Of
cardboard In such exact imitation Of
Spanish cedar boxes that they might
anywhere be taken for the real
things.
Three layers Of Z cardboard special
y made for the purpose are pressed
together to produce . board Of pre-
cisely the right thickness, and then
upon the outer side there 10 printed.
from an engraved plate and with cor.
rect coloring. a Photographic r~eproduc-
ton of a sheet Of actual Spanish
cedar; this reproduction showing the
grain Of the wood with all its varia-
lions and even the tiny little knots. II
there are any.
The bottom and the sides for a card
board box are cut out all in one piece,
SO that they require neither mailing
nor sewing. The end pieces, cut out
separately, are wire stitched in by
machine, and then the is put on,
being hinged with the usual piece OF
muslin.
These cardboard boxes made in imi-
tation of cedar are finished in regula-
tion manner, paper lined and with the
usual paper flap to cover the cigars.
The outer edges are paper bound in
the usual fashion. In It's finished
state the box contains one nail, the
nail always found at the center of the
front edge of the cigar box to hold
the ove down. These boxes sell
for about 80 per cent. less than boxe,
made of wood.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30

mored, so Tobin answered ~discreetly:
81 don't know whether you can or not
I'll think it over and see If 1t a be
managed"
That quoted the trusting Clarissa,
but Tobin began to feel shamefuly
dece1tful. He knew that he was not
going to take Clarissa to the circus,
as he had already planned to take
some one else, the most precious per-
son in the world. For in the front
room of Mrs. Bosey's fourth floor lived
Tobin's inspiration, she who would
have been the lady of his dreams If he
had ever had time for dreaming. This
Diana Garland was an energetic, hap,
py little woman, with red hair and
snappy eyes, and though she smiled
very often in public Tobin wisely sus-
pected that she cried rather often in
private. Teaching music in a third
rate boarding school is not the ideal
existence fora girl, and whenever an
anxious quicker appeared on Diana's
white brow, Tobin knew that she was
feeling rather forlorn.
There was trouble at the boarding
school one week and the quicker stayed
so long on Diana's forehead that To
bin feared it was becoming permanent.
He longed to comfort her, but there
was nothing he could do until Diana
remarked quite casually morning
that the circus was coming to town
and that she would like to see the
baby giraffe. That gave Tobin his OPP
p%ortunity. He knew it was a reckless
waste of money, but what cared he
for filthy lucre? He was too pool to
offer Diana his hand and heart, but he
could at least offer her a glimpse of
the baby giraffe.
One wild act brings on another, and
having determined to take Diana to
the circus, Tobin found himself still
further involved in financial embar-
easements. The American Belle did
not bring in as much as he had expect
etd, and when he went to buy the
tickets he found that he would have
to use Clarissa's commission. AS he
supported Clarissa and willingly sac
rificed his life to hers, there seemed
no real reason why he should pay her
for posing, but it had been his invari-
able custom to give her a fragmentary
share of all that he made on his pic
tres. In keering back Clarissa's
earnings Tobin felt as guilty as if he
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Diyersification the
Key Note of Success.

Mr.. G. H. Afford. for many
years field agent of the United
States Department of Agricul-
ture, in speaking of Mississippi
and her lands says.
Mississippi is a State of
Investigation, for diversified
ton and by Investigation. The
farm products of every country
in the world can be profitably
produced within her borders.
Every fruit, except a few
tropical fruits, can be produced
upon her soil.
Live stock can Craze on her
pastures for at least eleven
months in the year.
1.-THE farmer can fare sump-
tuously every day on everything
good for the sons of mer.
1T is no longer necessary to
deal in the main in prophesy,
nor invite faith in Mississippi
upon surface conditions.
1T is no longer necessary, as
it once was, to speak of it as a
section of undeveloped resources
and tremendous actualities.
1T is true that we may still.
to some extent, appropriately
deal in prophesy, since develop
ment is still largely in the fu-
ture.
Opportunities, however, are
no longer green fruit, but ripe,
ready to be plucked.
Marvellous though our prog
ress has been, we might have
advanced much more rapidly but
for the fact that a majority of
the farmers have long and
willingly submitted to the reign
of King Cotton.
His rule has always been op-
p~ressive, and a tremendously
important revolution must occur
limiting, but not terminating
his sway before hopes long
cherished will be fully realized.
"All of our farmers must sup
plement their cotton crops with
all feed and food products neces-
sary for home consumption, and
enough good stock to consume
the leguminous hays that must
be grown in order to economically
increase the productiveness of
our soil. before our soil will again
be exceedingly productive. our
farmers all wealthy and our
banks overfowlng with de-
posits."
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Tobin Plans
a Holiday
copyright, 1912 by Associated Literary
press.)
BY A. HOWARD

Copyright 1911. By Associated Literary
Tobin Oliver, the artist, lived~wstx
his mother and little sister Clarissa In
a rather nice boarding house; 30 nice.
indeed. that in order to meet the
board bill the divers had to tuck
themselves away in two tiny rooms on
the fourth floor back.
Tobin was a patient. kindly person.
with hair thinning on his temples and
. stoop to his shoulders which made
him look very much older than he
should, for he was still very young.
When he was a boy he had had
dreams, even as other young artists
have, of painting pictures that would
astound the world; but now that his
father was dead and he had his moth
er and sister to support, he chiefly
dreamed Of lodging the laundryman,
and spent his idle moments in figuring
how to pay for Clarissa's schooling.
These calculations allowed of no
margins for expensive recreation, yet
Tobin was contemplating a piece OF
wild extravaganza. Thus it was par
ticularly disconcerting when Clarissa.
deliberately abandoning her pose,
turned her pleading eyes upon him.
please, Tobin, can't I go to the
circus?"
Clarissa was an uncomfortably clev-
er child, with a pretty, eager face,
and frightfully long legs. She was
Tobin's only model, and posed for
everything he did, from fat policemen
and colored mammies, to fashion
plates and soothing syrup babies. She
was draped over a chair now, with
mirror and powder puff in hand, and
Tobin was drawing her as an adver-
tisement for American Belle Beauti-
flying Cream. He had no intention Of
taking her to the circus, so he pre-
tended to be very busy with his pic
ture, and assiduously splashed the
paint on the highly colored cheeks OF
the American belle.
But Clarissa was not thus easily 81
fenced. She squirmed around in her
chair and repeated insistently:
please, Tobin, can't I go to the cir
cus?"
If the American Belle was to be fin
dshed that day Clarissa must be hui
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
HIppopotamus Described.

Johnny, who had been to the circus.
says the Youngstown Telegram, was
telling his teacher about the wonder
full things he had Teen.
"An' teacher" he cried, "they had
one big animal they called the hip
hip-hip"
"Hippopotamus. DEAR" prompted the
teacher.
II can't just say its name," ex-
claimed Johnny, "but it looks just like
5000 pounds Of liver"
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Hadn't Had Time.

Miss Sentimental-Charles, did you
ever allow your mind to pierce the Sc
cret Of the universe, to reason that
tnis dull, cold earth is but the sepul-
cher of ages past. that man In all his
glory is but the soil we tread, which
every breeze watts in an ~ever-shifting
maze. to be found and lost in an in
fnity of p~articles-the dust of centu-
ries, reunited and d~issolving as long
as time shall endure?
Charles-No-o, I dunno IS I did. You
see. I've had to earn my living.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30

A teacher was hearing the
class in civics and asked this
question:
IF the President, Vice-presi-
dent and all the members of the
cabinet died, who would offici-
ate?"
The class thought for some
time, trying in vain to recall who
came next in succession.
James at last had a happy
inspiration, and he answered:
"The undertaken"
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30

President Taft signed the
Panama canal bill giving prefer
ence to American coast wise ves-
sells. The British government
will be heard from before con-
gress re-assembles with a vigor-
GUS kick, but Uncle Sam is the
miller and should do his own
grinding without tolling the
hopper.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Most SoutherIy Industry.

What Is probably the most south
erly industry Of the world, writes Con-
sui Henry D. Baker Of Hobart, Tas-
mania, Is being carried on at Mac
quarie island, about half way between
Tasmania and the antarctic continent.
In the capture Of penguins for their
oil. Marquarie island belongs to the
state Of Tasmania and has an area OF
about $4,000 acres.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Week tn. Minimum Honeymoon.

A man should be compelled by law
to take at least a week of for his
honeymoon in the opinion OF Justice
Platzek. T. J.. O'Neil, a lawyer, asked
Justice Platzek for a three-day ad-
journment Of a al which came up
for trial before him the other day, on
the ground that he was about to be
married, and wished not to be deprived
of a wedding trip. But MI. O'NeiPs
specific request was denied by the
court, which ruled that three days
was insufficient and a week none too
much for a man about to be married.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
BATTING Her.

"What are you cutting out Of the
paper"
sAbout q California man securing
a divorce because his wife went
through his pockets"
What are you going to do with it?'
"Put it in my pocket."-Boston
Trans :.ipt.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30

A Chicago preacher says Elijah
was the first aviator, in his
chariot of fire. Also he would
seem to have the altitude record.
-Yazoo City Sentinel.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Liver Buttons
From Hot Springs
Really Marvellous Remedy for COnsfi.
patton, BHi0usnesS and Sick
Headache.

p0tfOH1 DfAfOdSASSS II ofSA
Headache.
Elderly people, especially, are
finding to their great joy thai
there is nothing on earth 81
good to aid the bowels and keeI
the stomach, bowels and liver in
tip-top condition as o.
SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS.
They are surely true laxatives
they not only keep the bowels ii
prime shape without discomfort
but they tone up the system
purify the blood. turn sallow
pimply skin into clear, health
skin, and Danish despondenc
or the blues. 1
Use the wonderful HOT
SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS
also for indigestion, torpid liver
nervousness, dizziness, ETC., AMI
you will have no use for ordinar
cathartics and purgatives. q
cents a box at all good dru
stores. For free sample wrif
Hot Springs Chemical Co., Hd
Springs, Ark.
St. Clair Drug Co., speciI
orop+ IN TY,polo
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30

The 62nd Congress adjourned
Monday after a continuous ses-
sion since last December. With
a democratic house and a repub-
lican senate and president there
was very little remedial legisla-
ton put through.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Notice to Creditors.

Executors Notice to Creditors of J.
Vaughan. deceased.
Letters testamentary having been granted
the oath day of August, 1912, by the Chanc|
Court Of Lee County, Mississippi, to the |
dersigned upon the estate of J. w VauehI
deceased, notice is hereby given to all persl
having claims against said estate to pres
the same to the Clerk of said Court for n
bate and registration. according to law wit
one year from this date. or they will be fore
barred.
This the oath day Of August, 1912.
O. F. VAUGHAN, I
A.. j. VAUGHAN. /
23-3t Executors
J.. N. Thomas, Solicitor.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Christian Church.

Bible School at $50 a. m.
Prayer Meeting Friday evening 1880
Preaching each Lords Day at1l a.
and 7:30 p. m.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30
Dental Notice.

I will be in Sherman this summer,
prepared to do your dental work.
j. L. Johnston, DENTIST,
Sherman, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30

Battle Creek Sanatarium foods for
sale by Baker & Coleman.
Try a package of u Premium Brand
Potato Chips. 10 cents per package.
Baker & Coleman.
We want your Chickens and Eggs
and all kinds of farm produce. See US
before selling. Asa W. Allen Co. tt
We have the largest and most com
plete stock of Mowers, Rakes, Hay
Presses, Riding and Walking CultiYa-
tors ever shipped to Tupelo. See US
before buying.-Asa w. Allen Go. tt
In order to get the price on our Sat
urday and Monday cash specials you
must buy them while the price IS on
and thew are IN the window, otherwise
the regular price prevails. Pound
Kincannon-El kin Co.
FOR SALE OR RENT = My resi-
dence on west Jefferson street. MY
household furniture, including one Q. X.
Houck piano is for sale. See me at
PEOPLES Bank or Polk Harris at 7. M.
q A S. S. Harris.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30

Room for rent. Apply to Mrs. ]. R.
Dabbs. tt
The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-30

Discipline and Efficiency.
Discipline is the root and founda-
ton of efficiency.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-04-05
1he Mood Pile Philosophar.

Mr.. Erastus Johnson. the only color
ed man In Wobrools-ln-the-H Hills. has
thought out many of the secrets Of cas-
Ing tho toll that he knows best and ~
ever ready to impart them to others.
when they comes to me fer advice"
he said to one of the campers. 81 alwus
tell 'em 1t depends on what their per-
fession is. If they've arrived at the
dignity O. sawin' wood l alwus tell
'em to saw the biggest fust. If they
asks why. an they mostly does. say.
Sos you'll only have the little sticks
to saw when you gets tuckered OUT
"An' tell We now" concluded Eras-
tus graciously. quite as II the camper
had asked for pointers" on n back
yard job. Its jes' the same with pilin'
Put the big sticks to the bottom. It's
mighty bilious exercise liftin' of 'em
to the top."-Youth's Companion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-04-05
Decreasing Cost of Machinery Repairs
Dy PROF. C. A. ococK. Wisconsin College of Agriculture
WANT BOOK.
Sheet from a Farmers' WANT Book"

Few farmers have donnlto idea
OF the total amount of money invested
In farm machinery. IL you were to
nsk John Smith how much his farm
machinery was worth he would be I'M
able to answer you. He would proba.
bly, tell you that the different imple-
msnts coat 80 much and that there
were u number Of repairs for several
OF these. That these implements were
30 many years old. and wero probably
worth only about half OF what they
were Mt flrst. Possibly he had bought
some Of these secondhand. and had
never kept any record of tho money
invested in farm machinery.
Farming being business. should be
run on business principles. II one is TO
know where he is making or losing
money. So with the machinery tho
first cost and repairs should he re-
corded and strict account kept of nil
labors involved In the up-keep of tho
different farm machines. This can
only be done by regular business meth.
DDS. Tho operator of tho small farm
may feel that this la not important, and
from his point OF Wow It may not DO,
Yet actual experience elbows that un-
less some records are kept in operat-
Ing farm II Is extremely difficult to