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The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
THE GOOD.
Little Denunciation in the Teaching
of Jesus as Recorded in the
New Testament.

1t is striking to note how little of
Gtnunciation there is in the teaching
of Jesus, says the Baptist Union. 1t
IS true that when occasions demanded
it. He did not spare in sharp denun-
CATION; but as Il general thing He
held up the better side of things. and
IN their contrast with the devil the
-10d always appeared to better adj
vantage. There are too many teach
Crs dealing in invective; they are ever
Scolding something or somebody; and
tic good they do is reduced to the
minimum. Some notable missionaries
were discussing the question of con
dcmning heather idolatry; of the
habit of some missionaries in seeking
the points of disagreement. instead
OF reaching for a meeting place
where the heather and the mission
"ry could touch hearts. One of the
speakers, Bishop Thoburn, said: My
hoys have learned to lay emphasis on
the love of Christ, and let idol de-
struction take care of ITSELF If his
boys" nave learned that secret, they
have learned the secret of soul win
ntnG. And it may be added that that
Is not a secret for missionaries only.
but for those who work among the
ungodly in this enlightened land.
There must needs be condemnation
of sin; one must cry aloud, and spare
not; but when denunciation is the
staple article of the preacher of the
Gospel. he has almost forgotten that
his message is the good tidings" of
the Christ who came with a heart full
of love for the lost. The point of
contact is heart interest, not fierce
dtnunciation. with most people in
This unhappy world. Emphasize the
good; do not be faithless in condemn
ing sin: but be faithful in telling
forth the love of the Christ. Empha-
size the good,
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
To Hold Your Egg Market.

When once a poultryman gets .
reputation for selling eggs that are
guaranteed to be good, there is no
more trouble for him to hold his or
ders. Each year the writer is adding
to his business of supplying families
with table eggs, and the secret OF
that increase in business is due to
the fact that we date each egg rs we
take it from the nest, and always
give the customers the freshest eggs
we have on hand. The result is that
we have such a demand for eggs that
we seldom have an egg on hand that
is over three days old.-Farm, Gar.
den and Poultry.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

Life is but the memories of yester-
day. the duties of to-day and the antici-
pations of tomorrow.
A man who does not know how to
learn from his mistakes turns the best
school-master out of his life.-Henry
Ward Beecher.
We are each of us individual color
screens, and our characters are known
by what we absorb or eliminate, and by
what we receive and ref1ect.-Elizabeth
S. Mcclure.
The late Maltbie ID. Babcock said,
you are not responsible for the dis
position you were born with, but YOU
are responsible for the disposition YOU
die with"
BE thankful for the darkness into
which you have been led. If the way
to the light that never shall go out
must lie through darkness, be thank
full for the misunderstanding
Brooks.
We are not ashamed to go to 9TH
ers for bodily healings; why this re
Iuctance or hesitation to go out o!
ourselves and beyond ourselves for
spiritual healings? No sick maj
apologies for going to the physician.
Joseph Parker.
When a man says hat life isn't
worth living, it is because he him.
self, has taken all the worth out of II.
Life is worth living or not according
to how q man lives. The higher
ideals one has the more worth while
it is to live.-Well Spring.
We believe that true religion
speaks in actions more than in words
and manifests itself chiefly in the
common temper and life-in giving
up the passions to Gods authority
in infiexible uprightness and truth, in
active and modest charity, in candid
Judgment, and in patience under
trials and Notwithstanding.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
GODS BURDENS.

J iong had borne a weary load
Along life's rough and thorny road,
Md often:imes had wondered why
My friend walked burdenless, while |
Mas forced to carry. day by day,
The cross which on my shoulders lay:
When. 10! one day the Master laid
Alotktr cross on me. Dismayed,
And faint, and trembling. and distressed.
I cried: "Oh. 1 have longed for rest.
These many days. | cannot bear
This other heavy load of care.
! pray. Thee Lord, behold this one
Shall / Dear both while he has none?"
No answer came. The cross was laid
ON my poor back, and | was weighed
Down to earth. And as l went
Toiiing along and almost spent
Again ! cried: Lord, have / been
Untrue to Thee? Is it for sin
That ! have lone that | must still
Garry this cross against my wil?'
My child" the Masters voice returned,
Hast thou not yet the lesson learned?
The burden thou hast borne so long
Hath only made thee grow more strong
And fitted thee to bear for Me D.
This other load l lay on thee,
Thy brother is too weak as yet
TO ave a cross upon him set.
Gods burdens rest upon the strong
they stronger grow who bear them long;
And each new burden is a sign
That greater 1--WE TO bear is thine"
80 now no longer | repine
because a heavy cross is mine,
Hut struggle onward with the prayer
Make me more worthy. Lord, to bear!'
Mr.. Is. NJ Bailey, in lions Watch Tower.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
H LENS OF THE SOUL.
Delicate Touches Affect for Better or
Worse 10th Maternal nnd linz
material Things.

A group of college students were
one day inspecting the shop where
the lenses are made for the great
telescopes. They stood. half careless
~. before a huge lens, 40 inches in
diameter and nearly an inch thick.
The maker pointed to it with pride,
but earnestly cautioned his visitors
not to touch it. "How long did it
take the glass works to make this
disk ready for polishing?" inquired
a student. ut took four years" said
the telescope maker, quietly. "The
workmen failed MANI times before
they succeeded" The boys uttered
an exclamation of surprise. And
how long will ii take to polish it"
asked another. 1.-TWO years. This
46-inch lens has a 50-foot focus. That
is, it must catch the rays of a star
upon every point of its surface. and
1efract them to Il common point eX-
actly 50 feet away. If one ray falls
but the breadth of a hair from that
but how can you do it," asked one
of the group, sobered by the thought
of such IA problem. with patience,
and with machinery" replied the lens
maker. at is all done with the
trained eye and a deft hand. 4 dab
of beeswaX here, a bit of rouge there.
or the pressure of the thumb on the
neutrality-suspicious. is ALL" 'Thumb?'
exclaimed the student. Can you
wear hat flinty glass down with the
bare thumb"" For nswer the maker
OF the lenses took the boy into an
other room, and, walking up to n
table, showed him Il lens that had
been laid aside. Then the master
gave the tempered glass Il few sharp
rubs with the thick of his thumb.
IF that had been a perfect lens" he
said, with an authoritative smile,
those rubS would have changed its
shape enough to have ruined it, per-
haps beyond remedy" The heart of
the telescope and the heart of a boy
or a girl have many points in com
mon. 1t takes years of toll and pa
tience to perfect either. And the
lens of the soul needs finer polishing
than that which is made to reflect
the stars. for the soul is intended to
reflect the God who made the stars.
How important that these young
hearts should be protected from the
onslaught of vulgar fingers! d.
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WRITE IT ON THE SKY.
A Pure Life Defies the pts of
the maiiers OF
rae ter.

The story is told of a man who sent
word to Mr.. Sturgeon saying hat If
he did not hear from him in a tangi-
bile way within a few days he would
expose" him, ~intimating hat there
were some things in the life of the
great preacher which had better be
kept under. But the true man sent
back this short word: Write it on
the sky" The fact was that he had
nothing 10 fear; his life had been
open before men from the beginning.
and there was nothing to be or
cealed. 1t is needless to say that he
never heard of the blackmailer, who
expected to catch the preacher I'M
wares, and moi only get some money
out of him, but also make him con-
fess that there were some things in
his life which were not what they
should have been. But he got after
the wrong man. The tfuest protec-
lion against blackmail is innocency.
1t was Emerson who said: 'If thou
wouldst not be known to do anything
never do it," The man who ever
walks in the light will not fear the
works of darkness. They cannot
harm him. 1t is the man who walks
in the night who is liable to be at
tackled by the dwellers in the night.
Keep in the daylight: have nothing
10 do with "shady" things. The night
is not only dark. but il contains foes
that one canno see: yet they creep
up behind one and strickland the
daydawn shows not only the work OF
Il demon. but the life of a man who
was a enough to the demon to be
stricken. One need not always live in
the blaze of the public eye; in a real
sense his " life is none of the pup
lies business. Yet he need have nc
fear of the public eye if his private
life is lived i'll the daylight. Here is
the strong sense of the philosopher
repeated: eff thou wouldst not b.
known to do anything, never do it,
Baptist Union.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
Preferred the HOGS.

They tell a good one on a prominent real
estate man of Waurika. Some time ago he
carried a prospector over on Beaver Creek
to show him a certain claim. He told the
man that it was an exceptionally fine claim;
that the land did not overflow, and that
he would sell it to him for $4,000. The man
looked around and discovered some red
mud way up in a tree and asked the real
estate man what caused that mud in the
tree tops if the land did not overflow. The
agent promptly replied that there was a
kind of hog raised over in the Chickasaw
country which used to range on the creek
and that they rubbed the mud on the trees.
The prospector took a look over the land,
glanced up in the tree again, and told the
Waurika man that he wouldn't take the
claim, but that he would give hin $4,000
for a couple of those hogs.-Kansas City
Innrnal
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
"PE-RU-NA,s SAVED MY LIFE"
Writes Mrs. w. McRoberts.
Women Made Strong and HAP
Mothers.
Catarrh of the Pelvic Organs is a FREE
quent Cause of Barrenness.
Pe-ru-na Ersdicates Catarrh From the
System.

ITO the woman of ancient Israel not
i to become q mother was regarded
asthe greatest of earthly calamities.
To become a mother-more especially
the mother of u strong, healthy boy
was the height of glory for the faithful
woman of the good old Bible days.
Even now, when maternity is not es-
teemed as of yore, the mother healthy
children is an object of admiration, and
sometimes envy, by her neighbors. As
compared with ancient peoples, the
average American woman has a low APP
probation of motherhood. There are,
however, a great many exceptions to
this statement.
The accompanying letters from CRATE
full women who nave been made strong,
healthy and happy mothers need no
added words of ours to make them con
vincing. Catarrh had weakened and
impaired their entire systeps. Peruna
made them sound and we'll.
Mrs. l.. M. Griffith, Arco, Idaho,
writes:
Your medicine did me a wonderful
amount of good. 1t cured me of barren
ness. am 80 years old and never had
any children; but since beginning your
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
A AS MEDICINE.
Ii the Hest Remedy for Hog
Cholera Yet Discovered.

Anew years ago farmers We're almost
afraid to raise hogs on account of the
prevalence of cholera. Once that dis
ease got a start in a herd it generally
succeeded in practically destroying it.
Not only h aged stock. writes w. S.
McAuley in Southwest %Stockman, but
the pigs as well were affected. Hog
cholera remedies were sometimes used
TO good advantage, then again they
proved to be Intellectual in stopping the
ravages OF the plague. Since the farm
efs nave taken to growing alfalfa ex-
tenslvely as a field forage plant for
hogs, however, the situation is changed.
Now hog cholera in our part of the
state is rare and the loss of swine by
the disease has been reduced by more
than 3opercent. Farmers everywhere
ATTRIBUTE the change to that wonder
lol plant, alfalfa, and / sincerely be-
lleVe thai is what worked the transfor-
nation.
Inc difference in the health of hogs
that nave been pastured on alfalfa and
those that have been kept in feed lots
ana fed grain and dry feeds is pro-
hounced, and particularly SO with re-
gard to young pigs. Stockings that
have alfalfa fed mothers are far more
rugged and healthy than are those
that trace their ancestral dam to the
Pig sly. Sows hat forage on alfalfa
raise lusty, hearty pigs that seldom
lall victims to cholera, while the moth
ers that are kept on other feeds and
not permitted the freedom of the all
1alfa fields are generally inclined to be
slckly. Kansas has made great strides
IN growing alfalfa the past two or
three years and | think you will find
those sections of the state that raise
the greatest quantities of that plant
are turning out the cleanest hogs and
complain less of the prevalence Of
cholera.
If there is anything that will solve
the great question of hog cholera. one
that has troubled farmers since the
beginning Of all time. it in my estima-
ton is alfalfa. The time will come.
l believe, when every hog feeder and
grower will plant many acres of al
falfa each year for no other purpose
than grazing hogs. / do o expect to
see the millennium approach, but when
the universe alfalfa time rolls around.
| hould not be surprised % find hog
cholera put on the shelf as a back
number. while the swine of that day
co not know what sickness is.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
The Farmer Who Succeeds.

It has long been demonstrated that
the nos successful farms are those
conducted on business principles. Pros
perity seems to follow in the footsteps
of farmers who keep a cereful record
of receipts and expenditures and who
attend to their farm work in a care
ful, systematic, intelligent manner. The
more general adoption by farmers of
such methods would undoubtedly do
much to solve the farm help difficulty.
Laborers seem to prefer work in cities
because their hours are more regular
and they receive extra pay for over
time. Better regulated hours forfarm
work and less loafing when at work
seem a necessity. - Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
HOW TO HEAR.
The Voice of God Is Heard More Clear
ly IL Needed. But IndistinctIy
If Disrfgarded.

Theodore Parker. speaking of his
early childhood. relates the following:
when | was a little Soy in my fourth
year, n fine day in spring my father
led me by the hand to Il distant part Of
the farm, but soon sent me home alone.
On the way | had TO pass Il little pond.
then spreading its waters wide: a rho
dora in full bloom. a rare flower which
grew only in that locality. attracted my
attention. and drew ms to the spot. |
saw a little tortoise summing himself in
the shallow waters at the roots of the
flaming shrub. l lifted the stick I had
in my hand to strike the harmless rep
tile; for though | had never killed any
creature. yet | had seer other boys do
so, and l felt a disposition to follow
their wicked example. But all at once
something checked my little arm. AND
a voice within me said, clear and loud:
1T is wrong.' | held my uplifted stick
in a wonder at the new emotion, the
consciousness of an Involuntary but
inward check upon my actions, till the
tortoise and the rhOdora both vanished
from my sight. | FASTENED home and
told the tale to my mother and asked
what it was that told me it was wrong.
She wiped a tear from hereye and, TAX
ing me in her rms. said: Some men
call it conscience. but / prefer to call
1t the voice of God in the soul of man.
If you listen and obey it, then it will
speak clearer and clearer, and always
guide you right; but if YOU turn a deaf
ear and disobey, then it will fade out,
little by little, and leave you in. the
dark, and without a guide. Your life
depends on needing that little voice."
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
Fowls Must Have Exercise.

A mar confined in jail with but lit
tie exercise soon loses the rosy hue of
health, loses appetite, becomes pale
and before long the sheriff telephones
the county physician, for something
mus, be- done, or the man will die.
Fowls confined in a little Jail of a yard,
hard tramped and %impervious to in
sects. will, for lack of needed exer-
else, lose appetite, fail in flesh, suffer
from indigestion and become general
ly CT mo account for eggs or anything
else. Exercise is necessary to the well
bciag of all locomotive animals. CLANS
and oysters can do very well without
it. but fowls cannot.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
planning the seasons Work

Cne of the chief leaks on many
farms is the loss of time and energy be-
caRse the management is not carried
out on any definite system. A study of
any old and successful business will
show that success has been largely due
to a m%ethodical and systematic way of
doing things. All work should be care
fully planned SO there will be no
waste time in carrying it out. Plans
should also be made so as to counter
act any adverse conditions of wealth
er that may come.-Midland Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08

West BRANCH, MICH, April fifth
Many thanks for the sample of Doan's
Kidney Pills. We had tried many
remedies with little benefit but found
'Doan's act promptly, and hit the case,
which was an unusual desire to urinate
had to get up five and six times of
a night. 1 think Diabetes was we'll
under way, the feet and ankles
swelled. There was an intense pain in
the back, the heat of which would
feel like putting ones hand up to a
lamp chimney. / have used the free
trial and two full boxes of Doan's Pills
with the satisfaction of feeling that l
am cured. They are the remedy par
excellenCe.-B. F. BALLARD.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
Murmurings.

"Your murmurings are not against
us, but against the Lord" said Moses
to the children of Israel. Perhaps that
made them stop and think. Perhaps
never before had they realized that
they were sacrilegious. "You do not
complain of anything-not ever the
weather. grandma" said a lad one day.
sNot even the weather. repeated the
old lady, slowly. mo, my child, Hope
] never shall complain of that. Why
shonif T.. Who sends it? Who sends
the heat and cold. the sunshine and the
yaino" God" said the boy. after a
pau.e: why. grandma. its finding
f8u;t with God when we find fault with
the kind Of day. isn't IT.. I never
fhoaeaf Of thai before" How many
have? -philadei phia Young People.
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Salt in Poultry Food.

Many people labor under the mis-
taken impression that no salt should
ever be put into poultry food, simply
because highly sailed food. such as
salt fish or old picked meat. always
kills chickens. AS q matter of fact,
no living thing can get along entire
ly without salt. Chickens can always
get salt in summer by eating grass.
which absorbs a certain amount from
the soil. But in winter it is differ
ent. During cold weather all pre-
pared chicken foods, such as mushes
and boiled vegetable mashes, should
be sailed in about the same proper
tor as for human food. If this is
done, the poultry will be both health
Ter and more productive.-Prairie
Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08

EVERETT, MAss.-I received the
sample of Doan's PILLS and they stop
ped all my trouble Of pain in the back,
from which l have suffered for two
years. lam a sole-leather cutter, and
being on my feet and lifting heavy
dies all day, appreciate the help
Doan's Pills have given me. l feel
like a new man.-GEo. A. BURGESS,
1853 Belmont Street.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08

lin. l had been d~octoring for several
years, but kept getting worse. One day
a neighbor woman brought me your
book, the Ills of Life" and wanted me
to take your medicine. l told her that
l had given up all hope of ever getting
well. L had tried SO much medicine.
My neighbors thought l was nearly
dead with consumption.
Finally 1 concluded that 1 would
make a last trial. So my husband got
me a bottle of Peruna and Manalin. l
commenced taking them according to
directions. That was two years ago. A
year ago last November I gave birth to
a %10-pound baby boy, who is we'll and
hearty and l am doing my w house
work. l can never give Peruna too
great praise. / think itisthe best med
icine I ever heard of."-Mrs. E. e.
Thomas.
If you do not derive promptand salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
DEVICE FOR TURNING EGGS.

80 wv iINIoCs
ten of the drawer to be made over
is removed and a roller fixed at each
enc. The real roller is covered with
a good-sized roll of cloth which the
front roller unwinds with the aid
of the crank attached, as shown.
The partitions may he taken from
an old egg case or made to fit. I'm
winding the roll a very short dis
tance ~jostles every egg and turns
it sufficiently. 1t is possible, how
ever, that too much emphasis is
usually placed on the neeG of turn
ing eggs. l have had as good sue
cess with eggs kept a month with
out turning and without moving
more than once or twice, as with
eggs turned every day.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
Less Noisy.

DIR. Patton was delivering a lecture recent
ly in his course on ethics at the Princeton
Theological seminary and experienced much
ANNOYANCE because some of the students ate
peanuts instead of attending to him. Final.
" he administered this rebuke: Gentle
men, | have delayed starting the most i'm
portant part of to-day's lecture hoping that
the stock of peanuts would be consumed and
a restful quiet be restored. As the quantity
seems ample to meet the demands and the
supply appears inexhaustible, | feel con-
strained to request that your appetites be
restrained until the conclusion of the lee.
ture. / would be greatly pleased if in the
future anyone wishing to conduct a five
o'clock tea in the classroom would %contine
the Refreshments to sponge cake. Indian
apolis News.
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medicine I gave birth to a 10-pound

medicine / gave birth to a 10-pound
baby girl. She is now six months old
and weighs % pounds. My friends were
all surprised. Some would not believe
it until they came to see me.
"My husband says he never saw such
a change in any m as there was in me
after had taken three orfour bottles of
Peruna. / am stronger than l have
been since / was quite young. God
bless you and your medicine forever. l
can not tell you all. My letter is too
long already; but 1 will say Peruna
cured me. 1 never saw or heard of
anything half so good. 1 can never
thank you enough for your kindness.
In cases of la grippe it works like a
charm. 1t cured my baby when other
medicines failed. She wasreal bad with
la grippe.'-Mrs. l.. M. Griffith.
Mrs. E. E. Thomas, Alpha, Mo-,
writes:
Il have used your Peruna and Mana
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08
EGGS FOR MATCHING.
Combination Drawer and Turner
Which IL Within the Reach of
Every POuItryman.

When keeping eggs for Matching
m0st breeders turn them every day
or two with the idea of keeping the
germ from sticking to the shell or
becoming inert. The illustration
shows a combination egg drawer and
turner which has beer successfully
adapted from an old device for turn
ing eggs in an incubator. The bot
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Reliable recipe.

A case of toadstool poisoning at Wichita
leads a correspondent to ask for some re
liable recipe whereby one may tell the mush-
room from the toadstool." We believe that
the only reliable, test of these plants was
eat EN- and live, they're mushrooms; if you
eat 'em and die, they're toadstools." And
this is so simple and reliable that it ought
to be in use in every family.-Kansas iCty
Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08

ST. LOUIS, Mo- Received sample,
and am on my first bottle from the
druggist -they helped me wonder.
fully. l had a feeling of wanting to
urinate all the time, and trouble in
passing, burning and itching. That is
all gone now, and l feel thankful
E. X. STEVENSON, 1881 Easton Ave.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-08

ASPEN, Colo. April 10, 1903
Doan's Kidney Pills accomplished
the desired result in my S relief
came the second day after / com
menced taking them. was troubled
with retention and dribbling of the
urine. Now it is natural and free as
ever in my life.-D. L. STAFFORD.