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The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-26
or nation who is a stranger to God. The

or nation who Is a stranger to God. The
grandest resolve which evrr moved in
human breast is the purpose to find
God, and the most glorious discovery,
the most blessed experience into which
the soul of man car enter is that OF find
ing GOD. judah under apostate and
Goddess kings had lost its God. The
nation was a stranger to the true God.
and had chosen for itself the false gods
of the heather nations about it. They
delighted to indulge in all the licen-
tious pleasures of the heather worship.
They wanted to be like the nations about
them. They put worldliness before Cod
illness, the desires of the flesh before the
eternal needs Of the soul. And the
result was that they knew not God. But
the Spirit of God, moving upon the
heart of the young king Asa, led him to
resolve to seek the Lord. What an in
fluence one life a exert. HOW one
determined soul can encourage and help
those who are weaker to choose the
right! An Asa in judah could lead a
nation toward God until 1t could be de-
clared: They sought the Lord with
their whole desire. and He was founo
of them" And you and can, by seek
ing GOD with all our hearts, not MY
find Him, but inspire others with the
same desire to find God and encourage
them to seek with the whole heart until
He is found of them. Oh, that rui-
ers to-day might realize this truth,
and stand courageously for righteous
ness. Oh. that those in positions OF
trust and authority might have the
spirit of Asa come upon them. On,
that they might boldly declare their
own determination to seek God n
His righteousness, and might use their
influence and authority to help others
to make that decision too. Oh, thav
in churches that are dead and cold
in Journalism, or poisoned with the
int~oxication of pleasure and worldl-
ness, there might be brave, heroic.
God-fearing souls who wouid stand
boldly forth and declare the purpose
to seek the Lord with the whole heart.
Oh, that in the homes where COO Is
unknown, where the things OF this life
shut out the things of eternity, the
one who has found God in saving
grace might stand forth and seek Him
with all the heart for the salvation
of the dear ones out of Christ, Goa
would honor such seeking.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-26

OUR text introa 1eesust TO one of the
NJ bright pages Of Judah's history. 1t
paints for Us III the colors of the glorious
rainbow the picture o. a people moved
by one impulse. the desire to find God.
The saddest sight before the angels, If
nos. before man, is that Of the person
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-26
Five Person. Injured.

Perry Belmont and Committeeman
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-26

ND TO whom is He the Findable God?
n Are there any who may not seek
and find? Verify, there are none. Tor God
has declared that "Whosoever will may
come" He waits in the early morn Tor
the seeker after Him. He continues In
His secret pavilion during the morning
toll and the noon-tide heat and the AFTER
Moons unceasing activities. He watch
es during the darkening of the evening
hour. and He who keepeth His children
neither slumbers nor sleeps through the
long night. And always He waits fof
the soul that is seeking Him. He sees
ehim from afar; He hears the eager steI
of hope as it pushes onward; He sees the
arm of faith outstretching to discover
the secret retreat of God, and as II
reaches higher and yet higher in its ca
gerness to obtain, it feels the sure, un-
failing clasp of the Divine arm. Goa
has been found. He may always be
found by the seeking soul. He is the
Findable God to the sinner. No soul so
vile but that it may find God and be
cleansed from all its guilt. No soul so
far down the pathway OF sin but that
it may find its way back to God. Oh, how
God yearns to reveal Himself to the seek
ing sinner. The father of the prodigal
son rushed down to meet the returning
boy when he was yet a great way OF, and
God always meets the seeking sinner
while he is yet struggling along the
pathway of repentance. No sin-sick SOU
ever turned from the old life to seek God
but that it found the blessed Christ at the
turn in the road ready to receive him and
lead him to God. Ard GOD is the Findable
Cos to the saint-the regenerate, the
saved soul. All, how often we have to
seek God. So frequently comes the
break in our fellowship with Him. So
prone are we to fill our lives and
thoughts with things earthly and forget
the things Heavenly. We get away
from God. And we must find Him again,
before we can know peace of mind n
joy of soul. Judah seeking God with the
whole desire and finding Him is but a
faithful picture of how every soul may
seek and find its God. Dear soul, you
who are away from God; you who have
known Him; you who have felt what it
was to walk in sweet fellowship with
Him: turn and seek Him. again with
whole desire and He will be found
of you.
GEEK the Lord, But how?aIn prayer.
) God cannot be found out in the busy
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-11
TALKING THROUGH PHONE.
Suggestions Offered on Proper Method
of Transmission.

To be a good telephone talker is
something of an art, but in these days
it should. by all means, be cultivated
as much as any of the methods of po-
lite conversation. The first requisite
is the proper pose.
In all cases the transmitter should
be as nearly vertical as possible with
the voice funnel SO adjusted that 1t is
on level with the lips when the head
is in the ordinary arched position of
conversation. Then the lips should
be held about an inch away from the
funnel and directly opposite it's CEN
ire. The speaker should talk in tone
slightly above the ordinary conversa-
tional pitch, about in the same way as
If he were speaking to person across
the room.
But, more than all, care should be
taken to talk slowly and to articulate
with the greatest distinctness; to be
deliberate on what one says and to
make ample pause at the end of each
sentence
The telephone is such a time saver
that one, even over toll line, need
not be unduly worried in being in too
much Of hurry to finish. On the con-
trary, time and annoyance for ones
self and ones correspondent will be
saved by talking slowly and allowing
a little time for the mental reception
of the ideas that one wishes to trans
nit.
Nothing can be more erroneous in
the use of solid back than to stand
at a distance from the instrument and
endeavor to affect it by shouting at
the top of ones lungs.-American Tel
ephone Journal
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-11
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Miss Ellen Stone, the missionary, is
at present a resident of Boston.
The Princess Cantacuzene, formerly
Miss Julia Grant, is soon to revisit
America.
The Emperor Francis Joseph, who
has been hunting in Syria, has killed
his two thousandth chaE7ois.
Bishop Henry Clay Morrison Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will here
after make his home IN New Orleans.
Monsignor O'Connell, rector of the
Catholic University at Washington,
mas been received IN private audience
by the Pope.
Samuel J. Crawford, of Kansas, was
the youngest Governor ever elected in
his State. He IS now sixty eight
years old.
A bronze statue of Robert Burns will
be erected by the Scottish Associations
in the Sydney Domain 0. a site to be
given by the State Government.
Parke Goodwin, the well-known
Journalist and editor of the New
York Evening Post, died in New York
City, aged eighty eight years.
The present Duke of Norfolk IS also
Earl of Norfolk and Earl of Surrey
and Earl of Arundel; anu he is Baron
FitZala1 Clun, Oswa!destre and Mall
travers.
Col. William f. Cody, better known
as Buffalo BILL is preparing to put
through big reclamation project in
Wyoming ,Tiich he has had in mind
for some time.
Miss Helen Gould, with her brother.
Frank Jay Gould, will establish WELL
equipped Young Mems Christian AS
sociation in Richmond, Va, for street
railway employees.
The most decorated man in Paris is
Municipal Councillor Deville. He
was decorated about year ago by
King Edward and the Gar, and lately,
as the head of the unicipal admins
tration, by the King Of Italy.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-11
NEWSY CLEANlNCS.

There were 251 strikes in Chicago.
ILL.,, during 1908.
The total commerce of Abyssinia is
about $9,500,000 year.
Russia has purchased all the availa-
BILE horses at the chief horse market of
Northern China.
More than 10000 men and boys are
employed on the oyster boats in Ches-
apeake Bay every winter.
German bankers met recently in con-
vention to devise means of rendering
the imperial bond market more stable.
The Russian budget for 1904 esti-
mates the ordinary receipts at $780,
O47, 24G, against $94SS16, 800 for 1908.
Jewish emigration to America is
constantly increasing in proportions,
in consequence Ct the scarcity of work.
The investigation of Berlin theatres
resulted in stationing six or more fire
men behind the footlights of each play
house.
Indications are that the orange crops
now coming upon the market will be
the largest ever produced in the United
States.
The increase for the year 1904 in the
tax assessments of New York City on
realty is 1921, $751; SS, and on personal
property $109, 1G1,2 8S.
The Clarence River (Australia) Farm
ers' Union has declined an offer to pur-
chase sugar cane on the terms in
vogue in Queensland.
At an arbitration conference in
Washington, d. Co. resolutions were
adopted urging an arbitration treaty
with England and other nations.
Southern cotton manufacturers met
recently at Charlotte, n. c., and in
vited other sections to join in move
ment to curtail the output of mills.
Emperor William of Germany has
displayed extraordinary interest in the
st. Louis Exposition, and it is more
than probable he would send one Of
the royal princes to represent him
there.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-11

though not necessity II the line Of
fight can be ascertained.
The canvasback retains his individ-
uality to greater extent than does
any other duck. Cans" are seldom
found outside Of focks Of their own
kind. Occasionally they mingle with
the redheads, which are very similar
in appearance, though not in habits.
The difference in shape of body bill
and colcring between the canvasback
and redhead is such that no one should
ever mistake tho birds. The canvas
back is heavier, squarer-built bird,
with short bull neck, no crest, red
eye and a long, wedge-shaped black
bill. The male has dark red head.
He has more white on the belly and
back than his smaller relative, the
red-head, which has bright chestnut
crest, yellow eye and broad blue
bill with black nail.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-11
He Should Have Known Nero.

In the days when Sir Charles Gavan
Duffy was leading figure in Victorian
politics there sat in the Melbourne
parliament a wealthy but not well-in-
formed butcher. The chief secretary
of the day was deprecating the atti-
tude of the leader of the opposition,
whose conduct was, he declared, worse
than Nero's.
"Who was Nero?" interjected the
knight of the cleaver, with equal
scorn and sincerity.
"Who was Nero?" replied the de-
lighted chief secretary. 1.-THE honor
able gentleman ought to know. Nero
was a celebrated Roman butcher. -
M. A. P.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-11
Charles lis Watch in America.

The original watch carried by
Charles l. has found it's way finally to
Philadelphia. The famous timepiece
was carried by Cromwell himself for
years. 1t is at present the property
of Wilfred Powers, the British Consul
in Philadelphia. The royal watch,
which still ticks after a career of 1852
years, was made in 1910 for King
Charles I. by the royal matchmaker of
that time.
1t is of the Oldest pattern, having
been made entirely by hand, and cost
ing in it's day good round sum of
money. The case is of silver, orna-
mented in beautiful pierced filagree
work. The outer case is made of cop
per. with handsome leather cover,
silver studded.
The royal watch runs 36 hours with
one winding Only one hand is used
in designating the time. There is a
silver bell inclosed in the silver case,
on which the hours are struck. There
is also an alarm attachment. The
watch is four and half inches in di-
ameter and an inch and half thick.
Cromwell kept the watch as a person
al possession for years. After the
Restoration it fell into the hands of Jo-
seph Kipling of Overstone house,
North Hants, an ancestor of the pres
ent owner of the watch.-St. Louis
Star,
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Shows Hinself a Heast.

We believe there is truth in the old
saying: "In vino veritas." Wine, when
A man not only tells the truth when he
is drunl:, but he shows his secret DISPOSE
ton, If he is beast, he shows himself
beastly. If he is at heart cruel and re-
vengeful, he may become murderer. IL
he is lustful, he becomes icentious Strong
drink exaggerates that which without it
might lie latent and unknown during
lifetime.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-11

Uses of Pumicestone.

Pumicestone, which is the common
abrasive for soft materials, varies
much In grain and hardness. An arti-
fetal pumice stone is now made from
ground sandstone and clay by Schu-
macher, at Bietigheim, in the valley
of the Enz, and is being used in place
of the volcanic product. In 10 reliable
grades of grain and hardness it is
adapted for varied work in leather,
wax cloth, felt, wood, metal and stone.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-11
OF earthly clogs whereby our souls are
.,x.,,b awaJ
numbered,

0umDefeus
In glory excellent"
Keep this pattern before you. my fellow
runners, consult it the first thing in the
morning, turning to it often through the
day, and let it be the last thing you look
upon at night ere your eyes forget to see,
and you will be too serious to be otherwise
than calm of SOUL too much in earnest to
lose your poise, too set upon. linking every
ing out the answer of your life to God 20
let temporal aim command you or sordid
things enslave you. Then the weights shall
be lifted off the inner and laid hard down
upon the outward life, and you will con-
tinue to run-perhaps, your pace may
eager, intense race, but you will run it
clean down to the end with patience. This
is the trinal secret bring you: Christ the
purpose of our lives. Christ the power in
our lives! Christ the pattern for our lives!
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-11

The Second National Bank of Bos-
ton, Mass, which lately absorbed the
Suffolk National of the some city, has
now capital of $40, 900, 900, ranking as
the third largest bank in New Eng
land.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-11
"ANNEa PANAMA" URGES MORGAN.
Alabama Senator Declares CsGal Treaty
Virtually Confenniafes that Result.

Virtually Contemplates that Result.
During the morning hour of the SEN
ate Thursday, Mr.. Morgan spoke in
explanation of his bill for the annexa-
tion of Panama to the United States,
basing his argument on the ground
that the pending canal treaty practi-
cally contemplated that result, and
said. in effect, that if it was to be
done at all it should be done by leg
islation and not by treaty.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-26
SOAr SPOILS BEER.
a Million DolIars'. Worth
of Lager.

"Do you know that 81 100000 VOC
Of beer could be utterly spoiled by -
ounces Of soap?" said Madison avcuE
saloonist to Cincinnati Enquirer mne.
"Well. it's fact. A little pellet of 80
any kind OF soap-dropped into 81
containing hundreds of gallons woa1S
knock the life out of It quicker dnrs
you could say Jack Robinson. Ths1H
and the grease in the soap simply stsn
the fermentation of the beer, anGzk
;oses Its effervcscence at once. Sos
years ago a prominent brewing c@s.
pany Of this town had 10000 gallonsH
\ particularly fine brew stored iaAx
cellars. One day a member Of the -
tapped one of the casks. and stihuD,
suently others. and discovered that tAaS
had 10000 gallons of fluid that waniR
worth as much rs SO much water. Eu8
gallon OF il was ns lifeless as cmf
aqua pura. 4 brewmaster who hHa1,
short time previous lost his posifaa.
With the firm was suspected Of the ~.
Iii revenge for his dismissal, but ~
brewing company had no proof. andSn.
fdes., the man might have been Su
cent But there was every evidence O.
sesp had been used"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-26
Admired by Men of all Parties.

Ex-senator Marion Butler, of
North Carolina, once national
chairman of the Peoples party,
who will support and expects to
sec President Roosevelt elected,
had this to say of him in a recent
interview:
''President Roosevelt in my
opinion, will get more than half
of the PopuIist vote ih this coun-
try, and his vote from Democrats
will certainly be large. He is
greatly admired for his indepcnd-
ence and honesty, without regard
to party lines. | heard an old
Jackson Democrat recently say
that he was the most independent
character and best type of Ameri-
canism in public life since Andrew
Jackson, and that he proposed to
support him. Another remarked
that Roosevelt might make mis-
takes, but they would be his own
mistakes, and he would make
amends for them. This feeling is
giving the President much support
among the most independent and
thinking people of all parties.
"The American people, who
would preserve their government,
cannot afford that President Roose-
velt, who has shown such courage,
wisdom and patriotism, shall be
defeated when there is such oppo-
sition arrayed against him on ac-
count of these very qualities and
deeds. And l am cne of the peo-
pie who feel that way"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-26
is costing the American people
dear.

The Republicans have Il fighting
chance TO elect their candidate fol
| circuit judge in This district, which
is composed of jefferson, Wash
ington, Iron, Reynolds and Wayne
counties. In Jas. G. Berkeley of
Jefferson county, the Democrats
have selected weak man, one
who is said to have practically no
standing with the bar of his own
county, to say nothing of his lack
of reputation as Il lawyer through
out the district. Some very un-
favorable comments are also being
made upon the method he is alleg-
ed to have used in securing the
nomination over Judge f. L. Ever
sole of Washington county, who
was beyond doubt the choice of the
rank and file of the party in the
district. The Republicans have in
Hon. Joseph Williams, also of JEFF
ferson county, Il candidate emf
nently fitted for the office of cir
cult Judge. He is man of much
legal accumen and broad minded
ness. and stands high in the esti-
nation of the people as we'll as
among lawyers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-26

New York, Connecticut, West
Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin
are all Republican states, yet the
Democrats are talking confidently
of their chances to carry any or all
of them. Why! They know that
if the Democratic ticket in any of
these states gets majority of the
votes cast that ticket will be de-
clared elected and the officers per-
mitted to serve; they know that
in Republican state the Demo
cratic party will be given a square
deal and an honest count. How
different the conditions in the
states held to be reliably Demo
cratic by that party. The idea
that any of them should turn Re-
publican is laughed at by the Dem
ocrats. No matter what the vote
shows the states "go" Democratic.
A few years ago in Kentucky the
Democrats by accident permitted
the actual vote of the state to be
counted, with the result that Re-
publican state officers were shown
to be elected. The intolerance OF
the Democrats did not long permit
the will of the people to rule and
with the aid of a Democratic leg
islature set aside the honest count
and sowed the seeds of Il murder. Ii
Missouri the Democrats have fix &c
things so as to give their party "a
fair advantage" In other word:
they are in control of the election
machinery, and let the vote bt
what it may, the count Away.
comes out showing a Democratic
majority. Political intolerance il
only another name for poIitica
despotism, and it is only in Demo
cratic states that such conditions
exist.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-26
Irondaie.

Our village blacksmith, Chris Wal
lace, recently received a fine 12-lb. boy
at his home.
A man named Baker was seriousl y
cut while participating in row in
Eatontown last Thursday night.
Mrs. r. II. Ramsey has been called
to the bedside Of her sister, Mrs. MA
son, of Desloge, who is dangerously
i'll.
George Juurdon is building tiue, g.
room house on his farm near Irondale.
1t be gins to look now like :Irondale
is to have another mining boom soon.
A pump and other machinery have
been put in at the Brennecke mine by
the new lessees.
Mr.. T. r. Post has purchased the
Mrs. Horton property here and is now
In possession.
Rev. Cobb filled his regular appoint
ment here on Sunday last. LANCE.
A box-supper was given at Stony
Point school house Friday night. Oct.
81. The attendance was very good
and the order may be spoken Of as the
same.
There was thirty-two boxes sold,
the proceeds amounting to eight dol
lars, which will be spent for a school
library. After few appropriate re-
marks by the teacher Mr.. Northcuttl
the audience was entertained with
music by the graphophone. An en-
tertaining address was delivered by
the county school commissioner,
Prof. J. w. Houston, his subject being
| The introduction Of Libraries into
the Public Schools and Compulsory
School Law" We trust the library
will be valuable acquisition to the
school, which now gives evidence OF a
very successful term.
One PREsEHy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-26

The Republican voters of Wash
ington county owe it to themselves
and to their party to elect Mr.. De-
clue, their candidate for Represen-
tative. The fact that be of all the
candidates on the Republican coun-
ty ticket has been selected US the
object of personal attack by the
Democrats is demonstrative of the
anxiety the latter feel over retain
ing control Of the legislature. The
charges alleged against Mr.. De-
clue by the opposition arc the same
that were alleged against him two
years ago. Beyond these partisan
allegations there is no evidence
that Mr.. Declne is anything but an
honest and trustworthy man.
While he held his seat in the legis-
lature two years ago he discharged
the duties Of tho office creditably
and cast his vote against the mach
nations of the dominant party for
the betrayal of the people and the
fattening Of an insistent and insati-
ate gang of corruptionists and
boodlers. 1t is to : further ~ t1S c
operations of the favored corpora
tions and monopolics that the Dem
ocrats are straining every nerve to
hold the Legislature. Mr.. Declue's
vote would be against this favorit-
ism ut the coming session as it was
against it at the last session.