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The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20
HIS HOME ON FLOATING FARM
Institution Common on the Rivers %
China Has Been Copied by an
American.

Jens Soeby's floating farm" is ono
Of the famous sights on the Columbia
river, writes q contributor to the Wide
World Magazine. All the buildings
are supported by three RATS made OF
huge pine logs. Soeby, a veteran OF
the Spanish-American war, got the
idea Of q floating houseboat when tray
cling In China and Japan, and when
he returned home after the war he
built three RATS on the Cumberland
river, and on these he erected a house
and q warehouse to keep nests and
boats, chicken pens, and so on; he also
made a garden in which he raised
enough vegetables for the use Of his
fSsmily. Soeby's farm and inn, float
Ing serenely on the Matters. Q be-
came a favorite heada0aTters for fish,
ing parties. Here re were housed
and fed, and at ~nighEsoeby gaould play
his old violin for thefr Attainment.
he also gave music lessons. The
farm was moored III front of the
property of C. E. de Long, who
charged Soeby SO cents a month rent
al. When Soeby did not pay his rent
for two years De Long secured a judy
ment and a writ of ejectment from
the judge of the superior court. but
when the sheriff attempted to n
force the order the water was too low
to move the RATS. Recently, after
a freshet, the water rose, and George
Johnson, deputy sheriff, was sent to,
remove Soeby's property. He hired al
river steamer and crew Of half a dozen
men. pulled up the anchors Of the RATS.
and towed this unique floating habita-
ton half a mile down the stream.
where it was anchored, and where
Jens and his wife still live. Z
The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20
SHANNON.

Miss Erin Marshall has return.
ed to Washington, D. c., aft9Y
spending several weeks al The
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Jane
Irby.
Mrs. J. P. Wiygul was a visitor
to Tupelo Thursday.
Miss Jones has returned to
her home in Pensacola, Florida,
after spending several months
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c.. Lauder
dale and Mrs. Lillian Keyes
spent Sunday in Aberdeen as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lauderdale.
Mesdames M. M. Miller, Lillian
Keyes, C. M. Johnsey and
daughter, Valerie, were visitors
to Tupelo Monday.
Mrs. w. F. Gibson is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs G.. T. Stanford.
Miss Nellie Irby was the guest
of friends in Okolona Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Miller,
MI. Conce Shannon and Miss
Lilly Dockery went to Tupelo
Saturday night to see Forty
Five Minutes from Broadway
at the new Comus theatre.
Miss Fannie Lancaster visited
her son in Vardaman, Miss,
Monday.
Mrs. Lillian Keyes left for
her home in Parchman, Miss,
after spending several days as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Alternately.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20
NEED or CARPETS FOR ROADS
English Expert Recommends Use Of
an "Eiastic Skin" on tho
Highways.

A lecture was recently delivered By
4 member of the board before the
Royal Institute Of London on "Tho
Road-Past, Present and Future" &C
cording to Consular and Trade Re-
ports. The lecturer said the problem
was to find the best mode by which n
road should be constructed so that its
surface would not be broken by traf-
ne. 30 that the transit might be easier
for both passengers and goods. a ROAD
which would form neither puddle
holes nor exude mud from vehicles
and create no dust when the weather
was dry.
One thing was universally recog-
nized, that the road Of the future
should be a truly bound road in which,
whatever kind OF stone was used, he
stone should be held together so that
1t would form a crust. The lecturer
suggested that what he called a car
pet or an elastic skin should be adopt
ed as the covering.
The carpet, he thought. should be
made of bituminous material mixed
with sand and placed on the roads In
various t~hicknesses, according to the
nature of the traffic. 1t should go on
in liquid form, solidifying quickly, but
always remaining resilient and COM
pressible, and so integrating with the
crust of the surface below.
The advantage Of such a carpet, it
was said, would be to permanently
protect the crust. and, just as a carpet
on the floor softens the step, so would
this carpet for the roads silence the
noise and reduce the shock of rolling
vehicles. 1t was admitted that the or
iginal cost of a road so laid would be
more than that of a mud bound road,
but spreading the cost over a series
of years it would probably not be SO
great, since the crust of the road IT.
self would not have to be renewed.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20

though there were several balls, and
then Thurston went into the box for
the first of the fourth inning. AS he
ran down field he caught sight of NAL
sizes waving handkerchief, and imme-
diately the old problem confronted
him. 1t ~unsteadied his arm SO that
when the catcher signaled for an out
curve he sent over a straight one.
The man at bat found this soft, and
he sent it soaring down past center,
easily reaching second before the ball
was captured.
The grand stand went into the &C.
stasies usual on such occasions, but
two girls turned white and bit their
lips. feeling as though some personal
affront had been offered them. Usu-
ally Thurston would have been stead
led by such a mishap, but today he
was not in usual form. and all be-
cause of these two girls. Therefore
to the dismay of the Black Flags, he
let Compton connect with an incurve
which he hunted, and the man on sec
ond made third amid thunderous ap-
plause from the Yellow Feet cont1n-
gent and Kisses from those espousing
the Black Flags. The next man got
his base on balls, and the Yellow Feet
scored, although Thurston managed
to hold them down to that. Maisie
flashed Ralph a glance'of scorn as he
passed on his way to the bench, so
that he failed to see how Bessie
looked. and huddled down In his coat,
refusing to reply to. any remarks
hurled at him by his indignant fellow
players. In the next half the Black
Flags scored. and would have made q
home run, il Thurston had not allowed
himself to be caught between second
and third. Once more his blunder cost
the Black Flags dearly.
After this followed q series of blum
ders BY him that made the captain and
manager rave. II tho other two pitch
ers N. whom they could depend had
not been laid up. Thurston would have
been taken from the box. Ash was.
they had to content themselves with
addressing unkind remarks to him.,
and thraatening him with dire results
II no did not back up and show some
ginger.
All the while the real cause of this
disturbance lay in his pocket. 1t con
sisted of two notes. n signed Maisie,
the other Bessie. Each girl invited
him to spend the evening in her com
bar Maisie had added in her note,
The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20
GAMES PLAYED
Love and the National Pastime
Contest, but the Former
Triumphs.
sy CRIT TRuEMAN.

"Play ball!" the umpire's voice rang
out. and two games were on, n be-
tween tho Yellow Feet and the Black
Rags, and the other between Maisis
lAughlin and Bessie Houston. In the
6rst game . pennant was in question;
10 the latter the happiness Of two.
II not three lives.
Ralph Thurston, the star twirler OF
tho Black Flags. was in the box, for
the Yellow Feet had the first half.
and two pairs Of eyes were fastened on
his flushed face. There were other
eyes, of course, but those belonging
to the girls already mentioned alone
attracted him. He knew it was not
right that he should ever know they
we're there, for a good player is blind,
deaf and dumb to everything outside
the diamond, but then ThurstOn was
after all a man, and a rather young
one at that, and his heart was waver-
ing between the two. All summer
long Bessie had come out to the home
grounds of the Black Flags to root for
them, and her blue eyes followed ev-
cry play with experienced devotion. A
month before Maisie had become &C
Quainted with her, and of course with
the Black Flags, and then the game
was on between the girls. Maisie was
dashing, stylish and was backed by a
wealthy father. Bessie was a dear
little thing, who earned her own liv-
ing in a department store. Before
Maisie had become a fan" Thurston
had made up his mind that Bessie
and he would sign up for a life game.
but since then. he did not know. The
last inning had yet to be played.
Realizing that he must put all
thoughts of these two out Of his
mind, Thurston put several quick, hot
ones over tho plate, following with .
low grounder. and had his man out
without Q strike. The next two were
easy. and tho Yellow Feet were re-
tired in one. two. three order. Tho
Black Flags, however. failed to con
meet with any of Compton's balls. and
he was congratulated BY his team
as he. too. registered. the Same score.
This followed for three innings; not
. strike was called OF either side, NJ
The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20
Notice oe Letting Road Contract,

The UNDERLINED Road Commissioner Of Super
visors District No. 8 Of Lee County. Mississippi.
will on Monday the 9Th day Of January. 1918, let
to the lowest and best bidder, in front of the
court house in the City of Tupelo, Mississippi,
within legal hours, the contract for the grading
of the following public roads in said district,
to-wit: Grading the Tupelo and Marietta road
beginning at the intersection of said road with
the Tupelo and Fulton road and running thence
along said Tupelo and Marietta road to the tia
wanda County line
Right ia reserved to reject any and all bids.
Said work to be done according to plans and spec
~fications prepared by the engineer now on file
with the clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors. Bids
should be sealed and 6ledswith Clerk of Board of
Supervisors.
This December s. 1912.
D. ". Robins,
II. B.. Heard.
t. {. Whitesides,
Road Commissioners.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20
a. to the Tired Business Man.

~
See the tired business man! II he
really tired? Well. we are always
hearing that he is.
What does he do? Why. he looks
over his mail. smokes = few good
cigars, dictates to Miss Snappityclick,
motors bit, lunches . little too well
or banquets In the same fashion. roots
at the ball game, gawfs some and
possibly basks in the smiles Of {
peach or two in no way related ia
him, and Incidentally talks . little
business with . few other tired busi'
ness men. y. +. s
But what makes him tired? We ID
not know. But it is the shows thai
are put up for his delectation,. the
books that. r printed for him and
the everlasting pifie that is written
about his WEAKNESS that makes the
rest Of us tired.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20
KnIlna Cut Worms.

You can easily get rid :of cut wormA
around sweet peas by pouring strong
roar suds about the roots and picking
up the worms which will come cram
bling out of the earth at once. Drop
the worms In the suds and It win kin
them. Do this half = dozen mofnfnaR
In succession. and you will b rid a.
them.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20
Remarkable.

Whistle isa remarkable man
and the best hod7carrier in the world.
Gillis-No great glory In that.
Willis-Ah. but he has never writ
ten a. magazine article on hod-carry-
fng, nor delivered q Chautauqra lee
ture on h~od-carrying. nor even done
a hod-carrying act In VAUDEVILLE
Puck.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20

Send in your orders for Red Cross
Christmas seals at once. The commit
tee is anxious to send in receipt for
5000 from Tupelo, and want your indi-
vidual assistance.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
CHAPTER xlX.-Continued.

"Dede il tcll you. fat and straight.
hat I'm going MP TO live on that ranch
At Glen Ellen. that | Amt taking
cent with me. that I'm going TO
scratch for every bite eat. and that
amt going TO play AIRY card at the
business game again. will YOU come
along with me-"
She gave glad little cry. and he
ncstled her In closely But the next
moment she had thrust herself out
from him TO the old position at arm 5
length
How - this possible How can
YOU leave your business? Has any
thing happened"
SO. nothing's happened yet. but It's
going to- blame quick I've taken
YOUR preaching to heart. and I've
come 10 the peniten, form I've taken
my last drink You're marrying a
~hisky-soak. but your husband won't
be- that He's going TO grow into an
other man go quick you won't know
him A couple Of months from now
up there I'm Glen Ellen. you'll wake up
sorne morning and find you've got a
perfect stranger in the house with YOU
and you'll have to get introduced to
him all over again You'll say. I'm Mrs
iiarnish. who are you And I'll say
I'm Elan Harnish's younger brother
I've Just arrived from Alaska to at
tend the funeral What funeral
youll say And I'll say. Why the fu
neral of that good-for-nothing. gam
bling. whisky burning Day
light the man that died Of fatty de
generation of the heart from sitttni
m night and day at the business game
Yes. ma am I'll say. he's sure a gone
coon. but I've come to take his place
aud make you happy. And now
ma'am. II you'll allow me. I'll just me
nndcr down to the pasture and mill
the cow while you're getting break
fast
liui YOU haven't answered my Ques
iions." she reproachcd him. as sh
emerged. rosy and radiant, from tn
embrace that had accompanied tn
elimination of his narrative.
Now just what do you want I
know" he asked.
Il want to know how all this is pos
sible7 How you are able to leav
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09

the only conclusion attainable was
that the wild financier from Alaska
had gone lunatic. And Daylight had
grinned and confirmed the suspicion
by refusing TO see the reporter. He
halted the automobile before Dede's
door. and met her with his same rush
ing tactics. enclosing her in his arms
before a word could be uttered.
I've done it," he announced
You've seen the newspapers. OF
course I'm plumb cleaned out. and
I've just called around to find out
what day you feel like starting for
Glen Ellen. It'll have to be soon. for
it's real expensive living in Oakland
these days My board at the hotei is
only paid to the end of the week. and
| can't afford to stay on after that
And beginning with tomorrow I've got
to use the street cars. and they sure
eat up the nickels."
He paused. and waited. and looked
at her. lndecision and trouble showed
on her face. Then the smile he knew
so well began to grow on her lips and
in her eyes. until she threw back her
head and laughed in the old fortnight
boyish way
when are those men coming &c
pack for me?" she asked
And again she laughed and simu
lated a vain attempt TO escape his
bearlike arms
Dear Elam." she whispered dear
Elan" And of herself, for the first
time. she kissed him.
Now. I've got an idea" Daylight
said. We're running away from cit.
les. and you have no kith nor kin. sc
it don't seem exactly right that We
should start of by getting married in
Il city SO here's the idea I'll run
shape around the house and give the
caretaker his walking-papers. You
follow me in a couple of days. coming
on the morning train. I'll have the
preacher fixed and waiting. And here
another idea. You bring your riding
togs in a suit case. And as soon as
the ceremony's over. you can go &c
the hotel and change Then out you
come. and you find me waiting with 4
couple of horses. and We'll ride over
the landscape so as you can see the
prettiest parts Of the ranch the first
thing. And she's sure pretty, that
ranch And now that it's settled. II
be waiting for you at the morning
train day after tomorrow.
Dede blushed as she spoke.
You are such a hurricane"
s.NA-,n aulad ssr Sttrf
hate to burn daylight. And you and
have burned a heap of daylight View,
been scandalously eXtravagant We
might have been married years ago.
,TO RE CONTINUEDD
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
CHAPTER Xxx.

Three days later, Daylight rode TO
Berkeley in his red car. II was for the
last time. for on the morrow the big
machine passed into another's pos
session II had been strenuous three
days. for hi smash had been the big
gest the panic had precipitated in Cal
ifornia. The papers had been filled
with IT. and n great cry of indignation
had gone up from the very men who
later found that Daylight had fully
protected their interests. 1t was these
facts, coming slowly to light, that
gave rise to the widely repeated
charge that Daylight had gone in
sane. 1t was the unanimous conviction
among business men that no sane
man could possibly behave In such
fashion. On the other hand. neither
his prolonged steady drinking nor his
AFFAIR with Dede became public. &c
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09

wages and salaries must be paid prom
TO- All the money I've switched away
from the water company, the street
cars. and the ferries must be switched
back And you wOa't get hurt your
self none. Every company you got
stock in will come through"
What have you done to him. He
gan snarled at Dede
Hold on there. Larry" For the
first time Daylights voice was sharp.
while all the old lines of cruelty in his
face stood forth. Miss Mason is 60
ing to be my wife, and while don't
mind your talking to her all you want.
you've got to use a different tone Of
voice or you'll be heading for a hos
pital. which will sure be an unex-
pected sort Of smash And let me tell
| you one other thing This-all is my
doing She says I'm crazy. too.
Dede stepped forward where she
confronted the two men.
Wait" she said 81 want to say
something Elan. If you do this in
sane thing. won't marry you | refuse
to marry YOU"
Hogan. in spite Of his misery, gave
her quick. grateful look.
III take my chance on that Day
light said And now. Larry. you d
better be going I'll be at the hotel in
little while. and since I'm not go
ing to step into the office again. bring
all papers to sign and the rest oyel
to my rooms And you can get me or
the phone there any time. This
smash is going through Savvee? In
quit and done
He turned TO Dede as soon as He
gan was gone and took her by th'
hand
And now. little woman. you needn
come to the office any more Conside
yourself discharged"
I'D cry. If | thought it would do an!
good" she threatened.
In which case reckon Id have Il
hold you in my arms some more an'
sort of soothe you down" he threaten
ed back
AS he stood at the top of the steps
leaving. she said:
You needn't send those men. Their
will be no packing. because | am no
going to marry you"
I'm not n bit scared" he answered
and went down the steps.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09

"a AZ burning Daylight" celebrates his
nth birthday with crowd OF miners AT
no circle city Tivon. The dance leads
10 heavy gambling, In which over 500 90
b.. staked Harnlsh loses his money and
ais mine but wins the mail contract. He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
si..dgc telling his friends that he Will be
n the big Yukon gold strike AT the start
Burning Daylight makes IA sensationaliy
-ipid run across country WIN the man,
.borars AZ the Tivoli and Is ready
90 join his friends in a dash TO the new
gold fields Deciding that gold VIII be
snund ia th. up-river district Harnish
BUYS two tons Of flour. which lac declares
Will be worth it, weight IN gold. n9l
hr big hat dcsolate. \ comrade disroN-
.rss gold and Daylight reaps "A rich mar
.rst lie goes to Dawson. becomes the
most prominent figure in the klondike
md defeats a combination OF capitalists
n vast mining deal. lie returns 10
civilization. and. amid the bewildcring
Iieations ~ high finance. Daylight
luds that he has been led 10 Invest his
.feveu millions In a manipulated scheIn".
IL. goes TO New York. and confronting
ais disloyai partners with "a revolver h'
threatens TO XIII them n his money Is not
,teaiings and IIaruish goes back To San
f'rs,nci@ro where he meets his fate In
prir Mason. "A pretty stenographrr. ~
riatt-s large investments ana gets INTO tiir
sotitical ring For rest he goes 20 the
-ountry Daylight gets deeper into hish
finance IN san Francisco but often the
ionring Tor the simple life nearly over
-ofue- MIN Dcde Mason buys "a horse and
Daylight i'eets her In her saddle trips
On one ~ re ride. his purpose being to
ask her 80 marry him and they cau''r
away. sh" trying 70 annlYzy h"r i..lints
Det- tells Daylight that her happiness
Gould not u" with "A money manipulation
Daylight undertakes TO hiHld up great
Industrial community He is insis''n'
nat sie r1ai-v him and yet hopes To- VII
ncr Daylight falls back into his old
frin'.ine ways. There is furry in th'
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
Race Between Man and Horse.

At Dublin yesterday a large GROVE
witnessed a ten-mile race on grass
track between Michael Horan's trot
ting mare Kathleen and p. Pagan. III,
pedestrian.
Pagan received is minutes allow
ance and covered three miles one fur
long in that time. He was caught 70'
yards from the tape and beaten b,
300 yards in SO minutes IS seconds
London Daily Mail
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
A Personal Affront.

Striking members OF the Amalga-
mated Skirt Stitchers were holding a
conference.
Where is that tall, thin girl VINO
Joined the union last week." inquired
the walking delegate.
The secretary arose to reply.
She handed in her resignation this
morning"
What was her reason?
She took offense when she was
called on to act as picket.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
The Wise Lion.

Paul Rainey, while showing pri-
vately in New York the wonderful
cinematograph pictures Of the African
lion hunts, told an amusing story.
"A man." he said, sat before his
tent, when a magnificent lion stiffened
for the spring, leaped and-missed
the man, missed him by jumping three
feet too high. 1t then skunk back IN
the forest, thoroughly ashamed.
The next day the man came un
expectedly on the lion by a stream
1t had appended a log of wood and
was practicing low Jumps"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
Moses's Choice.

On being asked which manner OF
death he thought was preferable, be-
ing killed in a railroad wreck or
drowned, Moses. the colOred servant,
promptly replied
Railroad wreck
We asked him why he preferred
railroad wreck and he made the fol
lowing rejoinder:
II you is killed on de railroad.
dar 20 is. but if you is drowned in
de ribber, whar is 20"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
a Natural Conclusion.

Il am looking for an honest man
remarked Diogenes.
Well" replied the cynical observ-
er. "a man who has as much diff
Guilty in finding an honest man as
you have must have shown mighty
poor taste in picking his friends. =
Washington Star.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
A Girl With Determination.

enc. Annabel Green. I cannot marry
you. My rich bachelor uncle declares
he will cut me off with nickel IL
wed without his approval.
Very WE'LL replied the determined
girl. Il will go to your uncle. What
is his address,"
Don't go, Annabel," cried the
youth. 1T would only prejudice him
still more against me-"
You mistake my meaning, Clar
ence Proons," said the girl. IF
can't marry you I'll marry YOU
uncle. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09

LADY, guess you're gettin' a good
thing out O. tending the rich Smith
boy, amt ye. doctor?
Doctor-Well. yes; get a pretty
good fee Why?
Lady-Well hope you won't forget
that my Willie threw the brick that
hit im.-Scribner's Magazine.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
Insulted.

A city visitor heard a farmers wife
say that she got up at every morn
ing. and the city visitor said: You
must go to bed with the chickens to
be able 10 do that"
Indeed, have a nice house of my
own" was the indignant reply.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
q Weeder.

Il understand that our friend Hun
ter" said Joakley, lis working on
big money-making scheme to remove
weeds"
The idea." exclaimed Coakley. i
didn't know he took any interest IN
gardening"
He doesn't. He's merely laying
his plans to capture old Bullonlst
pretty widow"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
Placing the Blame.

Il admit without hesitation" said
the man who tried to conceal his self
esteem, that whatever l am today is
due TO the influence OF my wife.
That's right" replied Mr.. Grow
cher. Always blame the women. -
Washington Star.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09

Il have often wondered" says the
Hon Alex Appleby, why it is that
it's always the fellow way back in
the crowded elevator who wants to
&c; off at the first floor the car rea.
ches New York Morning Tele-
graph.