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The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
WAKING MUSIC BOXES.
Great Skill and Meager Pay For the
Experts Of Geneva.

Experts Of Geneva.
One big industry of Geneva, Switzer-
land, is the manufacture of music
boxes. Thousands Of men, women and
children are employed in the factories,
one Of which was visited by a young
American, who thus writes about the
visit:
An attendant invited him to take a
seat. He did so., and strains OF de-
lightful music came from the chair.
He hung his hat on a rack and put his
travelling staff in the stand. Music
came from both rack and stand. He
wrote his name in the visitors register,
and on dipping his pen in the ink the
music burst. forth from the inkstand.
The manager Of the factory explain
ed the process Of making music boxes,
q business which requires patience and
nicely.
The different parts are made by men
who are experts in those parts, and
they do nothing else year in and year
out
The music is marked on the cylinder
by a man who has served several years
of apprenticeship. Another man In
serts in the marked places pegs which
have been filed to a uniform length.
The comb or set of teeth which strikes
the pegs and makes the sound is ar
ranged by a man who does nothing
else. The cylinder is then revolyed to
see that every peg produces a proper
tone.
The most delicate work Of all is the
revising of each peg. 1t is done by a
workman who has a good a for mu-
sic. He sees that each peg Is in its
proper place and Dent at the correct
angle.
When the instrument is in its case
an expert examines it to see that the
time is perfect and good.
The best workmen-those who mark
the cylinder and adjust the pegs-earn
S1.S0 a day, after serving an appren-
ticeship of ten or twelve years. An
ordinary workman earns 81 a day.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
Matter of Precedence.

A discussion once In the Uni
vcrsity Of Cambridge whether doctors
at law or doctors in medicine should
hold precedence. The chancellor asked
whether the thief or the hangman pre-
coded at an execution. Being told that
the thief usually took the lead. "Well
then" said the chancellor. .let the doc
tors in law have the precedence and
let doctors in medicine be next in
rank."-London Standard.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
Notice of Public Works

Notice is hereby given that the Road
Commissioners of the Third Super
visors District of Lee County, Missis-
sippi, will on the first Monday in Sep
TENDER. 1915, at the Court House In
the City of Tupelo, within lawful hours,
let to the lowest and best bidder, con-
tract for cutting down hills and grading
a link of the Young and Love road,
about 1900 cubic yards.
d. w. ROBINS,
II. B. HEARD,
I. E. W~HITESIDES,
% Commissioners.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
Beouars Of Costa Rica.

One day a week the beggars OF Costa
RIGA are privileged characters-that Is.
on Tuesday they are allowed to beg
from shop to shop. 1t is the custom
for business houses to prepare for the
weekly visit of the mendicants and to
hand over to them small coins or arti-
cles OF little value. In some instances
where merchandise is given away the
beggars peddle 1t about the poorer
quarters and go earn a few cents
apiece.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
Newer if Not Better.

Cant you use a less hackneyed ex-
preston than He hiked for the tall
and uncut TIMBER" asked the editor.
WELL" said the young reporter, Il
might say He beat it to the forest re-
serves. where the weeping willows have
lever had their eyelashes trimmed" -
Boston Truth.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
Insulted.

why did yon strike this manT ask
ed the conrt
He told me to use my head" plead
ed the prisoner.
well. that's no crime, is it,"
But. your honor. ] was crushing
stone at the time. r-Buffalo Express.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27

FOR SALE-Fifty acres of land n
mile from Tupelo. One five room dwell
ling and one three room tenant house.
All level land-no waste land on place.
Apply to this office for particulars. Ia
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
to the Pale and sickIy

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria. enriches the blood and builds pthe sys-
TEN. A true tonic. For adults and children. soc
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. Bilton-I think you're the dear
est. sweetest man that ever was! Bill
ton (suspiciously)-Were You at some
millinery opening to~day?-Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
Rained Pitchforks.

Did you eve see it rain pitchforks
here?" asked the city man in the coun-
try.
Sure" replied the farmer. MY
neighbors gave me a pitchfork show
err when 1 was married. Yonkers
Statesman.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27

Contentment. as it is q short road
and pleasant. has great delight and lit
tie trouble.-Epictetus
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27

One example is worth a thousand ar
guments.-Gladstone.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27

Hath man no second life7 Pitch this
one high.-Matthew Arnold
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
Johnnie's Joke.

PA. does the sun ever rise In the
westY"
Certainly not. my SON."
.How dark It must always be out
there."-Boston Transcript.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07

pies We're waiting to seize an opportu-
true patriotism and large uisinterestcd-
ness when he made this plea, as we'll
as IL concern for the honor of his IA
Their II Il care for the welfare of his
friend. I theeward very good"
David's behavior up to the present time
had been consistently honorable, and
he had not failed ut Il single point to
further the interests of Saul. whose
obedient servant he had all along
shown himself to be. put his life in
his hand" He reminds Saul how Da-
vid had exposed his life in the
ter with Goliath. "The Lord wrought
Il great salyation." He is careful to
ascribe the victory to the o y source.
"SaWest it and didst rejoice" Saul
himself had joined in the celebrations
and CALCULATIONS. HE shall not be
slain.' He was thus persuaded to
think differently concerning David and
to change his purpose. "ln his pres
encc. as in times past" \ %rcconcilia-
ton was thus effected. and David was
restored to his rightful place as here
toforc through the intercession Of his
faithful friend Jonathan.
Verses SPA narrow escape.
The time again came when David
was called upon to fight the Philistines,
and again he scored Il signal victory.
He was certainly a formidable oppo-
nent Il more than Il match for the
lhilistincS. who "tlcd from him." This
was the occasion for another Demon
stration in his honor, which incenscd
Saul, whose jealousy continued to grow
daily. While "David played with his
hand" on the harp. accompanying it
with song. the king was listening with
his javclin in his hand" He imDul-
sively flung this weapon at David, and
had he not been alert he might have
been seriously wounded if not killed.
L watch him." Saul became desper-
ate. and so David was compelled to
make his escape by strategy and to get
out of his OWL home Through a Win
dow" with the assistance of his wife.
"Michal,' a daughter of the king.
Thus the "~messengers" failed in their
attempt, and Saul was defeated in his
insane attack on the life of the man
who more than any other had saved
the honor Of the nation on several crit
ical occasions.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
Contagious OphthaImia.

The disease is due to a specific germ.
says kimball's Dairy Farmer. Isolate
the affected animals in a larkened sta
die and feed them light, laxative ra-
tions. Twice daily battle the eyes with
a 10 per cent solution Of boric acid an,
piled each time with a fresh swab of
absorbent cotton. Every other day dust
the eyeballs with a mixture Of finely
powdered calOmel and bOric acid, Sub
stitute iodoform for calomel in the
worst cases. After inflammation sub
sides wet the eyeball once daily with
a solution of two grains of nitrate of
silver i'll an ounce of distilled water,
to he kept in a blue glass bottle to pre-
vent chemical changes. The latter
treatment is for opacity Of the eyeball.
Keep the cattle off low, wet pastures.
Clean up, disinfcct and whitewash the
stables. fences and feeding racks and
troughs.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
Wagner Won't Retire.

According to II. Wagner those per-
SONS who imagine for a moment that
Il certain German resident of Carnegie.
Pa, won't stick with the Pirate Lineup
this season are fit subjects for the
brain factory. In an interview recent.
ly Wagner said:
~ wish those fellows who are irving
to retire me would let up for awhile.
They go after me every year, but just
as long as can stand on my feet and
Mr.. Dreyfuss is willing to give me a
chance I'm going to play with the
Pittsburgh club"
Honus vows that, despite the fact
that he is f%orty-one years of age, he
doesn't feel older than he did ten a
ago. Il am not going to become an
old man. he said. Lots of younger
fellows than your Uncle Dudley are
Older than l am, and, what's more, I'm
going to stay young all the time.
Gas for me not going to play with
the Pirates this season, that's Il Joke.
What else could l do in the summer?
l can't fish all the time. In the winter
I can play basketball and do other
stunts, but the summer time was made
for baseball"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
Food For the Farmers Brain
EGGS FOR MATCHING.
.

Can YOU look at an egg and tel. if it
Will hatch: Probably not, but YOU can
greatly increase the Matching of
the egg by following these suggestions,
which are offered by w. A. Lippincott.
professor of poultry husbandry in the
Kansas State Agricultural college:
Select eggs which do not weigh less
nan two ounces, rejecting all exceed
lngly large and abnormally shaped
eggs. The unusual shaped eggs will
probably hatch, but pullets raised from
such eggs will probably lay abnormal
eggs.
Never wash eggs before setting them.
Keep the eggs in a dry place at a tenn
perature between 80 and G5 degrees.
turning them at least once every other
day. AN egg in which the germ has
become fastened to the Shell will sell
dom hatch. The germ spot is always
IN the uppermost part of the egg, and
if the egg is not turned the germ will
stick to the shell if evaporation takes
place.
The eggs should be gathered at least
twice a day unless they are to be nut
into the incubator Immediately.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
GROW A FEW ACRES OF
EARLY CORN FOR ECONOMY
The Chances Are That Prices Will Be
High In July and August.

The chances are that corn will be
high priced next July and August, be-
lieves c. c. Cunningham, assistant in
cooperative experiments in the Kansas
State Agricultural college. He be-
lieves that many farmers where the
corn crop was short in 1914 will find
the planting of a few acres of early
corn profitable this season.
Growing Il quick maturing variety Of
corn for early feed is sometimes a good
practice. The farmer who is out of
grain and has to buy high priced corn
may cut down expenses by growing a
few acres of early corn. An early
variety planted as soon as s%easonable
conditions will permit will produce
feeding corn from three to five weeks
before the heavy yielding varieties of
corn are ready to feed.
The larger growing, later maturing va
rieties of corn normally grown usually
outyield the small growing, quick ma
turing Ones because of the longer grow
ing period of the former varieties. A
considerable increase in yield must be
obtained to make the growing Of early
corn under these conditions more profit
able than planting the entire corn acre
age to the varieties usually grown.
Ordinarily in eastern Kansas a stand
ard variety of Kansas corn, which ma
lures in 115 to 12J days, will outyield
a ninety to ninety-fivc day corn ten or
moro bushels per acre, and on the
average the growing of the larger
varieties pays best because of the
larger yield. 1t is only when the July
or August price Of corn is abnormally
high and the following crop large, caus-
ing Il decided decrease in price, that
the early corn planting practice is
recommended.
The usual practice in obtaining seed
of early corn is to get it from the
northern states. Early corn has to be
grown in northern states because Of
the short season. In western Kansas
a quick maturing variety of corn is
necessary because Of the low annual
rainfall. Acclimatch varieties of corn
grown in western Kansas are hardy
and vigorous growing. Tho indications
are that these early varieties of west
crn Kansas corr arc better suited to
eastern Kansas conditions than varie-
ties similar in size and maturity from
further north.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07

Golden Text.-Whoso putteth his
trust in Jehovah shall be safe prov.
xxx, 2ol.
The Lesson Explained. Verses 1-3.-
A friendly warning.
The greatness of David's character
Is seen in the way he behaved after. his
great victory over Goliath. He did not
become puifed up. but kept modest
while his praises We're being sung. So
we read concerning him during these
days: David behaved himself wisely
in all his ways, and Jehovah was with
him. chapter xviii. ~. Again, "Da-
vid behaved himself more wisely than
all the servants of Saul; so that his
name was much set by chapter xviii.
3O). The result of all this is stated in
verse 1G, "All Israel and Judah loved
David IN Il recent novel entitled
Unto Caesar" by Baroness Orczy. the
character of the insane Nero is strik-
ingly depicted. 1t gives It's Il good idea
of how Saul must have behaved when
the spell was on him. 1t was certainly
not to his advantage to have attacked
David as he did, but he was so unfor-
tunate that he could not help himself.
He even went so far as to issue in
structions to Jonathan, his son. and
to all his servants" that they must not
fail to kill David. Poor Saul was Ger
tainly in despair. and he saw enemies
where there We're none. "Delighted
much in David" The kings son was
a close friend of David, and Jonathan
lost no time in warning him of the re-
cent move taken against him by the
king. abide in a secret place and
hide myself" He instructed David to
remain in hiding at an appointed place
until he sounded his father and found
out how he really felt toward him.
"What see that l will tell thee" He
would thus be able to inform him
promptly. so that if Saul really deter
mined evil against David he could keep
out of the way and not risk his life.
Verses 4-7.-A splendid service.
"a friend in need is a friend indeed"
Jonathan was such a one to David, and
he pleaded his cause so eloquently that
he Won his father over "Spake good
of David" Jonathan must have re-
allied that David was of the utmost
value in this critical period Of national
life when the Philistines and other peo-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
Alfalfa For Pasture.

There are many known instances
where alfalfa has been used for pas
turing both horses and cattle without
any Injurious results, but as a matter
OF fact there is always a little danger
IN p%asturing cattle on alfalfa. They
should become accustomed to the crop
gradually. and they should never be
turned into an alfalfa field when they
are hungry. When cattle are pastureC
on alfalfa one must always be prepar-
ed to find Il case Of bloating.-Iowa
Homestead.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
!: Gossip Of the
World of Sport

Rowland Knows the Game Well.

Rowland Knows the Game Well.
Clarence Rowland, the new
Of the Chicago White SoX, is convinc.
ing those who have come in contact
with him that he is Il we'll versed base
ball man. Theoretically Rowland
seems to answer every purpose. but it
remains to be seen how he will show
when the season opens and there are
face.
The present baseball season is Row.
lands first in Il major league. His rec
ord in the minors is Of the best. but
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
Weight of Picking Ducks.

Picking ducks should weigh more
than five pounds. The standard weight
of the duck is sever pounds and that
of tho drake eight. They are creamy
white, with bright orange colored beaks
and legs. \ we'll bred, we'll cared for
Picking dncsling should weigh five
pounds ut ten weeks Of age,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07

running yer to the German lines. A
young lieutenant sent them scurrying
right back again with the words: IF
YOU only come by tours that doesn't
do lis any good. Run back and bring
some more; then you'll get something
good to eat and warm to drink"
1t was a comic sight to see the dark.
grotesque figures go bounding over the
snow, arms raised in the air from
fright, says the narrator. But, sure
enough, in an hours time the four
came back and brought th~irty-eight
other Zouaves with them.
An ultra modern war ruse was en-
ployed by some Germans, who placed
a photograph in an empty front
trench and turned loose on the mid
night air a many voiced Maennerchor
record, themselves withdrawing to safe
shelter, taking turns to crawl out to
keep the photograph going. The
French promptly sent over a shower Of
bullets In an attempt to break up the
supposed Maenncrchor brazenly sing
ing under their very noses, and finally
one freak bullet smashed the phono-
graph. But the horn escaped damage,
and afterward was used as Il mega
phone to %"reproach' the French, go
feet away.
How Garrison Got a Dominic.
The Bavarian General Zoellncr, who
is the great general stafT's specialist
on Americana, told me the following
human interest story: One of the phe-
nomena of the war, he said. was the
marked increase in the need of and de-
mand for spiritual consolation, so that
the demand for field chaplains often
exceeds the supply. The landsturm
garrison of a town in France wasn't
the lucky possessor Of a preacher of it's
own, and there was none left in town
to minister to them, so when they just
couldn't stand being without spiritual
consolation any longer they sent out
patrols to look for some and bring it
in. One spiritual scouting party finally
returned in triumph with a venerable
Jewish rabbi. And the rabbi made
good. He has been engaged for the
entire seaso to conduct Sunday night
services for the landsturm garrison.
Another story was told me about a
Bavarian landsturm company that got
tired Of leading the simple life in a
village close to the front and went on
the rampage to get into some real fight
ing on its own hook. The old. bearded
Bavarians stormed the front German
trench, told the youngsters to go back
and sit down and took their places in
the firing line, continuing to have Il
beautiful time until rounded up and
gently coaXed back to the village. The
Bavarians are the wild lrishmen among
Germans and can always be depended
upon to add to the gayety of even war
ring nations.
The Neutra! Calf.
The war has produced a crop of good
stories. many wearing Il strong family
resemblance. usually Of Il cow or mig
that wanders around between the bat
tie lines and precipitates a bloody hand
to hand fight for its possession. Here
is an interesting minor variation. At
one point where the hostile trenches
We're $50 yards apart Il calf came wan
dering down the line, and both sides
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
Kauff a Sucker.

Benny Kauff, outfieldcr Of the cham.
pion indianapolis Feds and king bats
man of that league, will not desert it.
he says, to cast his lot with JOHNNY
McGraW's Giants. as has been int1-
mated in reports from alleged reliable
sources. 1t is unlikely that the Federal
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07

things are quite different III the big
leagues. To begin with, he is now op-
posed by masters of the art of mnnag-
ing, and his strategy is also opposed
by men Of much experience. Rowland.
may be capable of accomplishing won-
ders. His friends predict he will, and
he seems to have been placed in charge
OF a team which is stronger than ever.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
The Sunday School Lesson
ENlOR BEREAN

Golden Text.-Whoso putteth his
trust in Jehovah shall be safe prov.
xxx, 25).
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
Winter Wheat and Spring Wheat.

The Indiana experiment station (cen-
trail lndianap finds that spring wheat
Yields half to tWo-thirds as much grain
as winter wheat on the same soil. The
time to seed is as early as possible,
the quantity about six pecks per acre.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07

promptly stopped firing, each hoping
that the potential dinner would come
its way. But the calf chose to remain
neutral. Finally one of the German
soldiers could not stand the agony Of
suspense any longer and, taking up one
OF the new steel protective shields,
draped it with greenery and further
arm1ng himself with a long rope rugged
up as a lasso stealthily stalked the
neutral calf. He managed to o it
and was slowly drawing it back to-
ward the German side when the
French, who discovered the
as they noticed the calf developing
marked pro-German tendencies. opened
fire. The calf fell, pierced by fourteen
French bullets, but the soldier got back
into the trench unhurt and drew the
dead calf in after him. That night the
Germans had roast veal.
A French infantry officer gives infor-
nation Of the German bomb throwers
that have been mentioned frequently
Of late in the official bulletins:
"Wha we most fear are the Ger
man '~sausagcs,' or 'minenwerfer' (mine
throwers), hurled through the air by
special machines. They turn upon
themselves like big sausages and fall
with an enormous noise. They are
even amusing, for they go slowly and
give one plenty of time to run a few
yards after they are seen. After the
first day one learns to recognize the
sound of the explosion. Every one lifts
his nose, and the first to perceive the
direction of the danger cries, Sausage
to the right. Sausage to the left"
Sausage behind". or simply Ours.
when he believes himself in the direct
line of the trajectory.
This little game sometimes lasts
two hours, until the artillery gets the
range and %silences the German 'sau-
sage Makers"
Walked Into Foes Camp.
An English eyewitness Of the war
operations in France relates an occur
renee illustrating the situation due to
the nearnesS of the combatants and
the frequently changing possession of
the trenches. He says:
"Wishing to find out whether certain
trenches We're occupied after our troops
had been fighting during the day, two
officers set out at night to get in touch
with II men. They came to Il COM
munication trench which appeared TO
run In the right direction and walked
down it. The first thing they came
upon was q dngout with candles burn
ing n German equipment scattered
about. Thinking it might have been
captured, they continued down the
trench, taking the %precaution of blow
ing out the candles.
"I'resently they came to another
trench running at right angles to the
one they We're in. No sooner had they
entered than they We're challenged
sharply in German. They fled. and Il
shower of bullets battered after them.
\ race for the exit followed, the pur-
sucrs and pursued laundering in the
mud and lodging around the traverscs.
Fortunately the night was dark, and
the E~ngliShmen escaped unhurt after
several minutes spent under the fire of
the enemy in trenches surrounded on
all sides by Germans"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07
Keen the Bull in Rounde-

The bullpen is Il necessity on every
farm. 1t is unwise and injudicious to
allow the bull to run ut liberty with
the cattle.