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The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
Our Other Selves.

The old Hebrew sage declared, wis
dom cometh from the opportunity of
leisure" 1t does not mean that q
wise man must belong to what we call
the leisure class. 1t means that if n
has only a little free time at his dis
posal, he must use that time for the
refreshment Of his hidden selves. II
he cannot have a Sabbath rest of "a
hours, he must learn to sanctify little
Sabbaths, it may be of ten minutes
length. In them he shall do no a
ner of work. 1t is not enough that the
self that works and receives wages
shall be recognized and protected; the
world must be made safe for our other
selves. Does not the Declaration of
independence say that every man has
an ~inalienable right to the pursuit OF
happiness?-S. M. Crothers, in the At
lantic.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
Privilege.

Parliamentary privilege means the
almost complete freedom from arrest
that is accorded members of parlia-
mentary bodies. The Constitution of
the United States says that senators
and representatives shall in all cases,
except treason, felony and breach OF
the peace, be privileged from arrest
during their attendance at the session
of their respective houses, and in go
ing to and returning from the same;
and for ny speech or debate in either
house, they shall not be questioned IN
any other place." Similar provisions
appear in the constitutions of most OF
the states. The constitution OF In
diana makes. the provision a
1t SAYS: Senators and representa-
tiyes, in all cases except treason,
felony and breach of the peace, shall
be privileged from arrest during the
session of the general assembly, and
in going to and returning from the
am and shall not be subject to any
civil process during the session OF the
general assembly nor during the flf-
teen days next before the commence
ment thereof. For any speech or de-
bate in either house a member snail
not be questioned in any other place."
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
switzerIand's Water Power.

There are no coal mines in Switzer'
land, but there is "white coaP' or wa
ter power in abundance that can be
transformed into light, heat and pow
err. An electric railway climbs a tun-
mel inGde the Jungfrau mountain.
Halfway on the journey a good hot
luncheon is served at the restaurant,
in a station followed out from the
rocks. The temperature of the tunnel
in this ~snow-covered mountain is but
little above the freezing point, even in
summer, but the trains are lighted,
heated and driven up the mountain,
and the cooking and heating at the
restaurant are all accomplished by the
utilization of the. icy cold water run
ming down the mountain side as water
power to generate electricity.
Few countries in the world are so
well supplied with potential water
power as Switzerland, and with this
power fully developed she need never
again see her industries at the mercy
of a neighbor who might become at
any time an alien enemy.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
SHOULD SALUTE THE FLAG
Virginian Who Has Lived Abroad
Urges Reverence for the Emblem
of the Country.

"Why does the average American
not salute the flag?" asked r. o. Out
cault, a Virginian who has lived abroad
for the last ten years, according to the
Washington Post.
"On the day of the draft parade in
Washington the only man / saw salut-
ing the regimental cOlors was a police
man, probably an old soldier who has
learned the love and reverence which
every man. who has served feels for
the flag. When I and the friend with
me-a Britisher-bared u heads
every time the flag of a regiment went
past a few persons in the crowd be-
gan, somewhat shamefacedly, to fol-
low our example.
an London or in Paris you would
have no choice. Any man who Kept
his hat on when the colors of a regl-
ment passed would have it knocked off
for him, if nothing worse happened to
him. / do not mean, of course, that
one should salute the thousand and
one flags carried in such a procession,
but every one should at least bare his
head when a regimental flag goes past.
That's what thousands of men are go
ing to die for before we are twelve
months older. The least n a do is
to salute it while we can before 1t
goes somewhere in France"
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
Strange Adoptions by Cats.

The cases in which cats and dogs
have formed close friendly relations
are, of course, too numerous to men
ton. 1t really seems as if there We're
nc animal Friendship so strong and
lasting as that between cats and dogs
when once it is formed. 1t is well
known that mother cats when deprived
of their newborn progeny will adopt
puppies, rabbits, monkeys or almost
any other tender young creature that
may be handy. But there has recently
come to light a cast for which there is
n such apparent explanation.
A cat and a female fox terrier, which
had brought into the world their prog
eny at about the same time. DELHI
erately snapped their young, the cat
taking the puppies to rear and the dog
the kittens. The exchange was sat
isfactory, and both litters were
brought in good health to the wean-
able stage. Nobody knows what led
to such abnormal conduct.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
IS CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP
Court Prosecutor, Insisting on Prisoner
Demonstrating How Hard He As
sauIted Man, Is Speedily Shown.

It happened in the courtroom during
the trial of a husky young man who
was charged with assault and battery,
relates the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Throughout an especially sever cross
examination the defendant stoutly
maintained that he had merely pushed
the plaintiff "a little bit"
"Well, about bow hardY' queried the
prosecutor.
ooh, just a little bit" res. onded the
defendant.
"Now," said the attorney, "for the
benefit Of the judge and the jury, you
will please step down here and, with
me for the subject, illustrate just how
hard you mean"
Owing to the unmerciful ~badgering
which the witness had just been
through, the prosecutor thought that
the young man would perhaps overdo
the matter to get back at him, and thus
incriminate himself.
The defendant descended as per
schedule, and approached the waiting
attorney. When he reached him the
spectators were astonished to see him
slap the lawyer in the face, kick him
in the shins, seize him bodily, and,
finally, with a supreme effort, lift him
from the floor and hurl him PROSTATE
across a table.
Turning from the bewildered prose-
cutor, he faced the court and explained
mildly:
"Your honor and gentleman, about
One-tenth hat hardI ~
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
VILLAGES ERECTED ON PILES
Ancient Settlement Discovered in Lake
Constance Contained $4,000 Tree
Trunks for Its Foundation.

The most interesting of the earlier
habitations of man are the curious lake
dwellings of the age of bronze, notes
a correspondent. These were usually
built on piles sunk into the bottom OF
a lake, some distance from the shore.
Large trees were felled, the trunks of
which were sharpened on n end and
driven into the mud by mallets used in
the hands of the builders, who worked
from a raft.
On these piles was built a platform,
sometimes of great extent. One of the
lake villages discovered in Lake Con-
stance contained $4,000 piles. Vt formed
a par%allelogram $4,000 feet long and
400 broad, and probably accommo-
dated a settlement Of several hundred
inhabitants.
After the platform had been put
down, the boards being fastened on
with pegs, and the whole strongly knit
together with clay, the builders pro-
ceeded to put up their huts, which were
circular or rectangular in shape. They
were madssof waffle work, coated on
both sides with clay, and were general
ly furnished with a hearthstone and &
hand-mill for crushing grain.
The village was connected with the
shore by a. long, narrow causeway, in
~tersected by drawbridges.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
STORY MADE EMERSON LAUGH
Recalled Incident of Young Man Send
ing Letter Intended for His WASH
erwoman to His Sweetheart.

Young Conwell was sent by Horace
Greeley to interview Ralph Waldo EN-
erson for the New York Tribune. He
vas pleasantly received by Emerson
in his home in Concord, surrounded
by his family, recites the Kansas City
Star. In the course of the conversa-
ton he asked Mr.. Emerson what he
laughed at. In all the writing of the
Concord philosopher there is not a
joke nor even a trace of humor.
Emerson replied that he
laughed.
"Oh, yes, you do, father" cried the
family. "We hear you laughing in the
garden"
"Well," Emerson said, II do some
times laugh at something / read when
a boy, but it is foolish and not worth
putting in a paper"
Mr.. Conwell said that was just what
he wanted.
Emerson then told about ar agitated
young man who wrote two letters, n
to his waSherwoman and n to his
lady love. He mixed them up, and the
latter was very much astonished to re-
ceive this letter.:
'If you muss up the bosom of my
best shirt again / will have nothing
whatever to do with you"
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
Law of the Family.

No man lives for himself alone.
Whether we will or not, we are de-
pendent on the exertions of others and
others are affected by u good or
evil acts, says Paris T. Farwell in the
Congregationalist. We belong to o
family, a town, a state, a nation, to the
great family of mankind. Absolute
liberty is not possible even for the
members of a family except as the lib
erty is guided by good will. II in a
home each member considered himself
alone, disregarding the wishes n
welfare of others, the result would be
destruction. That is the best society
in which the law of the family is APP
piled on the largest scale. The Golden
Rule is the only law by which ideal So
ciety can be obtained. "We are Laem-
berS one of another"
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
PATRIOTIC PLATFORM OF 4
GEORGIA EDITOR.

A weakened sissy asked the edl-'
tor Of this paper if he was not afraid
that his caustic reference to slackers
and pro-Germans would cost us the
patronage Of some folks. If it does
we want to pay that cost as quickly
as we can. If there is a man that
takes this paper that don't ike the
fact that it is straining every nerve
to uphold the constituted authorities
Of our native land, the quicker he will
withdraw his patronage the better we
will like it. All we want him to do
is to be manly and say why he did it.
One or two simps who haven't the
man in them to take open issue with
it, have done so, and, like . fool os-
trich, have stuck their heads IN the
sand, thinking that aSns could see
their reason Like .aQAmpsss they 81
50 thin that boob can saaI qpehh
every move they makes When this Pc
AWZ
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First German coIonists.

German emigration to America had
it's beginning 234 years ago, when the
first party of pioneers from Germany
landed at Philadelphia, relates a his
toria. There were 80 of them, mostly
relatives, and all members Of a relig-
ious sect closely akin to the English
Quaker. Subjected in Germany to
bitter persecution, they determined to
seek refuge in the new world. The
Frankfort Land company was organ
lied, and purchased from William
Penn, the governor of Pennsylvania,
"a tract of land near Philadelphia.
Francis Daniel Pastorius negotiated
the deal, led the colony to America,
laid out the town of Germanopolis, or
Germantown, and became the recog-
nized head of the settlement.
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w. Y. c

Died, at the home of his son, M. C.
Yancy, during the last week of the
old year, Mr.. w. Y. Yancy, in the
92d year of his age.
Mr.. Yancy was a Kentuckian and
moved to Lee county about thirty
years ago. During that time he lived
at Nettleton, Verona and near Shan
non, and in every community in
which he lived he was recognized as a
strong force in the moral life OF that
community. He was quiet and I'M
obstrusive in his and those
who gained his friendship and got
close to him realized how strong was
his character and how incorruptible
he was from every standpoint. Fol
many years he was a member OF the
Methodist church, and lived in keep
ing with the tenets of that faith. He
was a great reader and kept posted
with passing events until a few years,
ago he lost his sight and was deprived
of this pleasure, but mebers of his
sons family spent hours each day
reading to him.
Mr.. Yancy was preceded to the
grave by his wife several years ago,
and has made his home with his son,
M. C. Yancy, three miles west OF
Shannon. In his death n of the
county's and states most honored cit
liens has been taken.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
WHEY GOT DUMK0PFF'S ROLL
Spouse Induced Him to curtail Ex-
penses at Celebration, Then Di-
vided Money Equally"

t# s@
AdoIph Dumkopff had made a kill
ing at poker, says the Detroit Free
Press.
"Oh, Adolph, how lovely!" scuggled
his wife, "Y0u must have held Won
derful hands, Adolph. What did you
have-Jacks down, Or a full kind, or
something"
SLOW about a little celebration?'
said Mr.. Dumkopff, jovially. "How
about a little theater party, and then
a little something to eat at S%noozen-
macher's"
snow, Adolph," demonstrated Mrs.
Dumkopff. whats the good of squan-
dering it right away? Now that you've
got it, you may as well keep it for a
rainy day. Well celebrate reasonably,
that's what Wen do"
And after supper they went to the
movies to see the beautiful Snoozles
Wonderful in Looping the Loop" in
five parts, after which they each had
a pickle sandwich in Childish's.
""Now, wasn't that a reasonable cele-
bration?' said Mrs. Dumkopff, when
they had returned home. "Only eighty
five cents altogether"
"Cheap at half the price" agreed
her husband, as he dropped off to
sleep. Half an hour later Mrs. Dunn
kopff carefully removed his trousers
from the chair by his head, extracted
H. all f,ox, @hn virbf h nd rnnctnt
divided it with scrupulous fairness
into two equal parts, kept the six tens
and replaced the six fives in her hus-
bands trousers.
"TIl buy something for the house
with this, such as the prizes for my
card party next week." thought Mrs.
Dumkopff, as she tucked the bills into
her back hair and slipped into bed to
sleep the sleep of the foxy.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18

honesty, sobriety and industry was
the best legacy we could inherit from
her, along with a forgiving DISPOSE
ton towards each other and anyone
whom we felt had wronged us.
Never a time in our maturer years
in a case of sickness or distress when
we called, did she refuse to come.
Not only did she exhibit this loving
care over her children and grand
children, but it reached out to her
younger sisters and theirs and many
in Tupelo, Verona, Shannon, Okolo-
ma and Aberdeen felt the efficiency
of "Sister" and "Mrs. Bakers" gen.
tie MINISTRIES of healing. She was
a good surgeon too.
She also took quite an interest in
the spiritual welfare of others. es-
pecially those out of Christ and those
away from a mothers influence. She
was an active worker in the M. r..
Church, Verona, though a staunch
Cumberland Presbyterian until the
building of a Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church, which stands as a monu-
ment to her enterprise.
Had she shortcomings? Why, to
be sure. Who Of US has not. But to
one who forgave so much, we feel
that to them much is forgiven.
To say that she lever cherished
malice-that she freely forgave the
worst enjuries done her, feebly con
.veys whatswe would have you know
of her character,
When / stood by and saw the can
die Of her life flicker out with not
even the semblance of pain-when |
saw her emaciated afflicted form +;
when / thought Of how much she had
endured and suffered, for her chill
drea, / wept. Not that | would call
her back, but that | had ever given
her n impatient word, or n mo-
ments cause for solicitude.
What more could the children Of
such a mother do but rise up and
call her blessed"
Mrs. M. B. Dottery,
Okolona, Miss.
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A GREAT EXAMPLE.

Here is a double-barreled story
story Of sturdy patriotism and of big
heartedness. A young farmer living
at Baldwin, Miss, who owned a GOOD
farm with plenty Of stock to werl
it, heard the call of his country tt
fight its battle and the battle Of hui
manity. He PROMPTLY responded, en-
listed and was Immediately ordered
elsewhere to report for duty. He wa
just getting a good start in life, blu.
gladly gave up everything to serve
with the colors. An older man, above
the draft age, who has a large farm
of his own to look after, offered tt
manage the young mans farm durinl
his absence. That offer was patriot
ism as truly as the young farmer.
enlistment. We cannot all go to tn
trenches, but all can serve u coun
try in one way or another and alsC
serve those who will do fighting
for us. Contrast the generous con
duet. of that older man, who take.
ON himself double duty without com
%pensation and because of big-heartet
neighborliness and broad patriotism
with the course OF those who see IL
the world war only a chance to swell
their profts.vGreenville, S. c., Pied
mont.
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Steps Drive Business Away.

Store entrances now are flush with
the sidewalk, or as nearly SO as con-
ditions will permit, observes a mer-
chant IN the New York Sun. We store
keepers are aware that customers are
more likely to walk straight into o
store when unimpeded than to go up
even q short step. Banks were the
last to realize the handicap imposed
by steps at the entrances, and you
don't see architects planning bank
buildings now with steps at the front
Al they did Ia the old days.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
MRS. N. P. BAKER.

We thank the Commercial Appeal
and other papers for their kindly no
tice Of QUE mother, Mrs. N. P. Bakers
death. Correct, that she was born
near Huntsville, Ala, in 1882. Came
with her parents, Col. Samuel and
Mrs. F. E. Word to Monroe county,
Miss, when she was Z years old. Set
Ting II 1-2 miles north of Aberdeen
and was raised there in company with
six sisters and 2 brothers, of which
she was the oldest.
She was married in June, 1849, to
Robert Enos Baker, who was after
ward Lieutenant Baker of the Civil
war. But not correct in saying she
was So, as she was only IS, Dec. 14th,
1917.
Yes, we are indebted to these, but
we feel that something more than a
passing notice is due one whose life
was so completely a sacrifice to others
and to her children since the death of
our father at the close of the Civil
war.
Though these few words would
scarcely show how she struggled
from the beginning of the war on
through these troublesome times"
as much as any hero or heroine of
our present "Great War" to protect,
care for and educate the five children
of us, the oldest a boy of II years.
She had only a little farm, energy
and a good Judgment whereby to ac-
complish these.
Notwithstanding our father gave
all he had in "ready cash" as the
war begun for the support of the Con
federate army, his parting injunction
was: mamie whatever else you do
educate my children. Other things
a be taken from them, that never
Besides caring for us in a COM
Portable manner, she had each of US
given an education very much above
the average that most men give their
children under less trying circum-
stances.
I Many who read this remembers
with pleasure the qualifications Of her
daughter, Lucy, is a teacher.
Yes, she not only came successfully
through all these family expenses,
prices were high then as now, but af-
ter my fathers death paid q security
debt of $500.
She ever impressed upon her chill
dren that the good name gained by
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
Give cheerfulness a Chance.

Cheerfulness is a much rarer quaf
ity than is generally supposed, es-
pecially among the rich. 1t was not
common even before we learned that,
in spite Of Browning, though God may
be in his heaven nevertheless all is
wrong fn-the world.
II most men lead lives of quiet
desperation" as Thoreau says they
do, It Is. | suspect, because they will
not allow cheerfulness to break In
upon them when It win. A good dis
position Il. worth s fortune. Give
cncerfninew y cfanpcgs, says the At
lantc Mohfhft.iYk lei the pf6fessed
philosopher 50 hang.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18
Useful Parrot.

Uncaged and unattended, a parrot
perches throughout the day on a chair
outside of a store in Seattle, WASH,
and advertises the wares to be pur-
chased therein to all passersby. Dur
ing the summer time he is particular
" useful, his owner having taught him
to make this announcement: "Ice
cream cones-fve cents. Right in
side" The appearance of a pedestrian
in the vicinity Of the store is a signal
for the bird to repeat his announce
ment. The parrot has proven 9 great
advertising card and has greatly boost
ed the business Of the store to the adj
vantage Of the owner.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-01-18

per can't live on the patronage Of
loyal Americans we will sell it fo1
junk and jump in the river and be
glad to get out of such a country.
We don't want to trade with enemies,
be they Janus-faced or otherwise, for
d disloyal man can't have an honest
dollar. That's us.-Bainbridge (Ga.)
Post-searchlight.
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70 Cure 4 Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE ROMo Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Gold.
Druggists refund money If il fails to cure.
e. w. GROVES signature on each box. SQc.
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35c bottle Durkee Salad Dressing 2ec
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twenty-five Ytdn Ago To-Day

William Bryan Of Nebraska
poke IN Dhc house oi rcprcc't'c.
gains, lbr repeal Of lhc diver uur..a.
nH dD
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IN the numhsr n British vessels DE
'lro'ed hy German mine. and subma.
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Fifly Years Ago To-day

1913 John C. irmoufs cpDiu
.Utrd the ko.ht mountain
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