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The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
A DOGS WISDOM.
Story of How Nero Obeyed His Mas
ter at the Sacrifice of
q Shirt.

Stories of dogs are so plentiful that
one more or less doesn't seem to make
much difference, and yet the cumulative
evidence of canine reasoning power is
piling up high.
Nero was a St. Bernard owned by a
man in Virginia. One Gay while in the
yard cleaning his gun the master told
Nero to go in the house and bring him
a rag. Nero bounded off, and was OBJ
served by a woman to be searching Tor
something. Interested in his motions,
she watched him. After looking every
where in the room he went to the closet,
and finding on the floor his masters
shirt, shifted at it, took it up, heSitated
a moment, then evidently satisfied that
il was not "a rag" laid it down L
went back empty-mouthed. His mas
ter reproved him sharply n salo:
go now and bring me a rag!"
Turning slowly, the puzzled dog went
into the house again, still watched by
the woman who had heard the order.
He went to the closet, picked up the
shirt in his mouth and started to go out,
then evidently reasoning that a whole
garment could not properly be called
"a rag he placed his foot on the por-
tion that trailed on the floor and delb-
erately tore out a piece, with which he
returned triumphantly to his master
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
THE POWER OF KINDNESS.
Balky Horse Conquered by a Woman
and It's Driver Taught .
Wholesome Lesson.

An elderly lady tells a story in Our
Dumb Animals that will be very inter-
esting for you boys and girls to read,
because most OF you love animals n
hate to see them ill-treated.
Says this lady: We were going from
A to S. one day. My nephew, a lad of
IA, was driving; beside him was a grand
child. and before, a pair OF favorite
horses. We came round a sharp turn in
the road, and at the foot of a steep hill
found a quadruped and a biped. The
former was a noble-loohing horse, the
latter an unmistakable brute. The
horse was harnessed to a farm wagon,
containing perhaps half a ton; the mar
was beating him and shouting loud
enough to be heard a mile away. l told
| Eddie to stop, and said to the man:
Please don't whip that horse any more
| He answered churlishly that he thought
he knew his own business. | thought he
did not, but kept it to myself. kept
talking to him pleasantly, as | wished to
gain time for the painting horse After
A few minutes, | said: You think, prob
aDly, mat women con l huOW UOW "
manage a balky horse, but have been
accustomed to ride AID drive ever since
| was II years OF age. II you'll allow
me, | would like to try your horse, and
If | fail with him, | will help you up
the hill with my team He looked an
moved, but after a little hesitation said:
All right. you car try stepped from
my carriage and went at once, to his
horses head. which | lCosed from the
vile check. He dropped his head, and,
IS if ne knew ! was his friend, he turned
his face toward me for a good look. !
oatteQ him On the neck and face for a
minute, and we oon were on the best
OF terms. Soon | mounted the wagon,
ara indicated my wish by slightly pull
ins one rein, and saying: Come He
started promptly, and went straight up
the hill to the top, when | stopped him..
His owner followed. To his credit be
it said. he removed his hat. helped me
from the wagon. and said: I thank you;
you have taught me a lesson"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

cealing it; the legs are match sticks, las
tened to the shell with sealing wax.
This is all that is strictly necessary,
but you can paint or draw the wings il
you choose, or cover the whole body with
down or fine Wool, fastened on with glue.
For a newly Matched chick no tail IS
needed. There should be only n hole
in the shell, which should be entirely
covered with soft down.
So far so good, but your bird or chick
is a ~lifeless and helpless thing and can
not ever stand up. You can make it very
much more lifelike and interesting in
the following way: Bend n end of a
short piece of fine wire into a ring, at
right angles to the rest Of the wire, and
make a hook on the other end. Now tas--
ten the ring with sealing wax to the I'M
der side of the bird just behind the legs.
Put a cork, q little block Of wood, or
some other small weight in the hook and
perch birdie on your forefinger, bending
the wire TO make him balance perfectly.
Now you can set him rocking forward
and backward, and he will not fall Off
his perch.
You can create a good deal Of surprise
and amusement by making a flock Of
these little birds and p%erching them on
the trees. the potted palms, and the rub
Der plant, so that the weights are hid
cen by the leaves or by setting a row of
them swinging on the edge of an upright
card, with the weights hanging behind
unseen. If yoGr birds are chicks, they
will look all the funnier in such posi-
tons, for chickens, as you know, do not
"roost" until they have good sized tails
and wings.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
NOT SUCH A FUNNY TRICK.
Drummer's Joke on Waiter Turned
Out q Costly One On
Himself.

ri suppose there comes to every man q
desire to do something smart on an &C.
casion," said the drummer, as a sigh took
the place of his s%raile, according to the
New York Times.
well, such a desire came to me as l
was leaving d certain southern city after
a weeks stay. The waiter at my table
had called me 'Gineral' and been at great
pains to care for me and | made up my
mind to reward him with a S. bill. 1t was
a counterfeit with which l had been stuck,
but | thought it would be the biggest kind
of a joke to work off on Bob.
Il had got a hundred miles AVA when
l was arrested on a telegram for passing
counterfeit money, and when taken back
| was arraigned in a United States court
and had to give bail and appear on three
different occasions. / had a lawyer and
other expenses, lost a good three weeks
altogether and just escaped prison by the
skin of my teeth. In addition to this l
had to make good TO the waiter, who sor-
rowfully shook his head when he received
the money and said:
"I'ze sorry for you, Gineral, but dis may
be de means of savin' your contemplate
soul from the ~gallus!"
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e feat, and the time for your trick has

the feat, and the time for your trick has
come.
Fill a tumbler with water and COM
pletely cover the top with a stout sheet
of writing paper. By pressing the paper
firmly against the top of the glass you
may safely turn the whole thing up
side down" or invert it. Rest it On a
table, and the top CT the table will press
the paper so firmly against the edges
of the glass that not a drop OF water
will come out.
Now you carefully withdraw the pa
per, as shown in the picture, and the
water is still kept in the glass, this time
by the table top alone. When anyone
tries to lift the glass the water will at
once come cut and you have made good
your statement at the expense OF all
those who claimed the ability to lift the
glass.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
CHICKS FROM EGG SHELLS.
You Can Create Lots of Surprise and
Amusement by Making a Flock
Of These Birds.

A well known proverb says that you
cannot eat your cake and AVE 1t too. 1t
is equally true that you cannot eat your
eggs and hatch them too. but you can
eat them in the form of sponge cake n
convert the empty shells into very lie
like chicks or little bros.
The shells need not be blown out, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean, but may be
emptied easily through fairly large holes
at both ends. Plug the hole at the small
end with a lump of putty, dough, or fresh
bread, well squeezed, making the project
ing part of the lump larger han the hole
and round to represent the head of the
chick. A sharp pointed wooden peg i'm
bedded in the soft mass, with the point
outward, forms the bill, and two beads
or lacks serve fer eyes. The tail is a
bunch of feathers glued around the hole
in the large end Of the shell, and con-
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
Earned Living from Age of Two.

Mr.. Lewiston, a San Francisco at
torney, is perhaps the only person liy-
ing who earned his own living from
the tender age of two years, and that,
IF course, was with help. When he
was but two years old George Lewis
ton PANIED out about 81, 900 worth OF
gold in a California stream, with his
father holding one side of the pan. As
1t has been estimated that the cost Of
rearing a boy is $1,000, it is safe to
cay that Mr.. Lewiston was self-sup-
porting from the age of two years.
Denver Republican.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
Found at Last.

Henslev, Ark, Dec. 26th.-{Special)-
That a sure cure for Backache would be a
priceless boon TO the people, and especially
the women of America, is admitted by all
interested in medical matters, and Mrs. Sue
Williams of this place is certain she has
found in Dodd's Kidney Pills the long
l~ooked-for cure.
81 am 3S years old" Mrs. Williams says,
"and have suffered with the Backache very
much for three or four years. / have been
treated by good physicians and got no relief,
but thanks to GOD, Ihave found a cure at
last and it is Ddid's Kidney Pills. l have
taken only one box and it has done me more
good thar all the doctors in three or four
years. want all sufferers from Backache
to know that they car get Dodds Kidney
Pills and get we'll"
Backache is one of the first symptoms of
Kidney Disease. Guard against Bright's
Disease or Rheumatism by curing it with
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
A PARTY TRICK.
Easy Way in Which You Can Trap
Your Boastful and Rash
Acquaintance.

Here is a very simple way to Quell a
boaster or anyone who is showing of"
as some youngsters are prone to do
when a party of several are together,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
You start the thing gcing by declaring
that you DO not believe any Of those
present can lift a glass full Of water and
carry it FIVE feet in five seconds without
spilling most of it. OF course several
will at once claim the ability to perform
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

A MOTHER thought which we. would
n emphasize in connection with this
L1atter of the use Of time is the im-
portaIce Of gathering the odd mo-
nents as they pass. In large endeav-
ors and purposes we may be splendid
~ working out the will and purpose
Of God. We may be using the time in
yet, while our eyes are on the larger
interests, we may be letting the frag-
mentary moments slip unused away
He Who told His disciples to gather
up the fragments after the 5000 had
been fed, so values the precious mo-
nients that He would have US gath
er up the fragments that lie about IN
used. In the palace of industry of
one of the worlds great expositions
we're several curious specimens of
art, wrought by humble individuals
cut of such fragments OF time as they
could secure from their regular occu-
pations. Boyle remarks that sand
grains are easily scattered about; but
skillful artiicers gather, melt and
t.ansmute them to glass, of which
they make mirrors, lenses and tel
escapes. Even SO, vigilant Christians
improve parenthetic fragments of time,
employing them in determination,
acts of faith, and researches of holy
truth; by which they become looking
glasses for their souls, and telescopes
revealing their promised Heaven"
Jewellers save the very %sweepings OF
their shops, because they contain par
ticles Of precious metal. Should
Christians, whose every ONE was
purchased for them by the blood OF
Christ, be less careful of time? Surely
its very minutiae," exclaims Coley,
should be more treasured than graius
Of gold or dust of diamonds"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
JUST LIKE PRISON ROUTINE.
Bcastful Traveller Brought to a Pause
by a Very Embarrassing
Question.

The scene was a third class smoking
compartment, five on a side. The speaker
was stout, ford, with shortcut gray hair,
and was very self-satistied. The effem-
mate degener4cy of modern young men
was his theme, relates London Tit-Bits.
had a days illness in my life, and can do
my four miles an hour! Why? Because
from when | was 20 to when | was over
40 / lived a regular life. No delicacies
for me. No late hours! Every day, sum-
mer and winter, | went to bed at nine,
got up at five, lived principally on por-
ridge, worked hard-hard, mind you, from
eight to one, then dinner, then an hours
walking exercise, and then" ,
Beg your pard'n, g%uv'nor," interrupted
a young working man sitting opposite,
but wot was you in for?"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

of which Moses both wrote and SPOKE.
There is nothing in this world when
God has given into the hands OF man
SO valuable as time, IN there Is
nothing of which he is so pronlSate.
Time! What is it? Stroughton puts
il pungently and fCrc;bly thus: ZINE
is LIES freightage, wherewith some
men trade, and make a fortune; ana
others sIfer it to molder all away, or
waste IN extravaganza. Time is
life's book, out Of which some eX-
tract wondrous wisdom; While others
let it lie uncovered, and then die tools.
Time is 4ife's tree, from which some
gather precious fruit, while others lie
down under its shadow, and perish
with hunger. Time is life's ladder,
whereby some raise themselves up 10
honor and renown and glory; and some
let themselves down into the deeps OF
shame, degradation and lSnomlny.
Time will be TO US what, by cur use OF
the treasure, we make it-a good or an
evil, a blessing or a curse" With time
SC laden with possibilities for good and
evil, for ibis life and the life to come,
well may we pause at this season OF
the year, and make Moses prayer our
prayer: 80 teach US to number Il
days that we may apply our hearts unto
wisdom" SO impress US with the value
Of time that wisdom shall become our
teacher, aad we shall no longer waste
CT misuse that which is so precious.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
PERFECTLY Satisfied.

Crack Boat Builder-Ah! How de do,
Mr.. Richman? How did that rowboat
| made you last summer suit?
Mr.. Richman-Perfectly.
"Ah! I'm glad to hear it always
like to give satisfaction. Suited per-
fectly, eh?"
eyes. l left it in front Of my boat
house all summer, and every scalawag
who tried II steal it got upset OF
drowned."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
Further Explanation Needed.

Possible Purchaser-What is the title
Of this painting?
Artist-That is "a Ship in a Storm"
Its wonderfully effective and striking.
Would-h'm-would you mind telling me
which is the ship and which is the Storm"
Chicago Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
BEAUTIFUL SKIN,
Soft White Hands and Luxurfant
Hair Produced by Cuticura
Soap.

Millions of Women Use Cuticura Soap.
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, the great
SKIN cure, for preserving, purifying and
Identifying the skin, for cleansing the
scalp of crusts, scales and .dandruff, and
the stopping of falling hair, for softening,
whitening and soothing red, rough and
chafngs, for annoying irritations and III.
c~erative weaknesses, and many antiseptic
purposes which readily suggest them.
selves, as well as for all the purposes OF
the toilet, bath and nursery.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
Too Much to Expect.

"See here, landlord, must | sit here for
ever before | get the half chicken that l
have ordered?"
oh, no, sir! Pm only waiting till
somebody comes and orders the other half.
OF course, | can't kill a half a chicken!"-
Eliegende Blaetter.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

text is a prayer
-fecvid and brief.
1t is credited to
Moses, the man of
God. and if this
t organizer
and ~law-giver and
leader needed to
pray thus, h W
much o we, who
have come after.
and have entered
into the heritage
of that greater era
which knows the
Iaoder of leaders,
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
Gaining the Captains Ear.

Captain-Well, what do you want?
Tramp-Captain, believe me. I'm NO
ordinary beggar. | was at the front.
Captain with interest)-Really?
Tramp-Yes, sir; but | couldn't make
anybody hear, so ! came round to thu
back.-Tit-Bits.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

The hen patiently "sets" only through
the overpowering pressure of a mysterious
creative impulse that masters her restless
impulses to be outside scratching and cack.
ling instead of working for posterity.-
Boston Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

manning thousands Of his fellow creatures
we give him rank, high pay, lame and
adulation, but leave those who by patient,
unselfish toll with meager remuneration
bring benefits to all mankind to plod on,
un~recognized and Observation-Disclosures
Enquirer.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

There is a wide difference between the
voting machine and machine voting. The
one resembles, mechanically, a cash regis
ter, indicating money received; the other
often registers cash disbursed-a vital dis
tinction.-Youth's Companion.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
Enough for Her.

Myra-But | am told your iance has no
education.
lsabel-Oh, yes, he has. He is able to
sign checks for at least half a Million
Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
Real Acting.

Old Friend-Is your part very difficult
to play?
Barnstormer-Well, rather! I'm living
on one meal a day and playing the role
Of a man with the gout!-Detroit Free
Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
+. Boyer, Trinity Springs. Ind, Feb. Is. 1900.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or P~rotruding Piles.
Your druggist viii refund money If PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to IA days. 50c.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

THE use Of time. 1t is a theme
1 which touches every life, for it is
one Of the commodities Of life which
every. mar. wonan and child handles.
1t is the terms in which the life is
written. for the journey from the cradle
to the grave is marked by the min
utes that have licked themselves away,
and the record which is left is that
which has been written in as the mo-
ments passed. With few exceptions,
we sigh and wish that the day was
longer or shorter, that the sun would
stand still in its course, or that il
would speed On it's way with quickened
pace. We want TO crowd into the
of human e%ndeavor, or else We fret
under the tagging hours and long
for the experiences and gifts which
the morrow may bring to US. Queen
Charlotte once said: Il am always
quaTrelirg with time: it is so short
to do something, and SO long to do
nothing" And the spirit which
moved the queen to either long for
heightened day, or wish the hours
away in thoughtless Impotence, per
vades human life everywhere. Just
stop and consider how often you quar-
rel with time. and find the day too
short or too long, according as the ex-
E~erience and desire dictate.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
FCR TIE ~PHlLATEL!ST.
Reproduction of Stamps Issued to
Commemorate the Servian
Coronation.

Young stamp collectors Will be inter-
ested in the new issue of stamps OF the
Servian monarchy commemorating the
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

1t is a Partisan doctor who insists that
love is the result of q microbe. Then let
science take warning and leave the ten
Dealer.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

recent coronation of King Peter, even
though they will not be able to secure
specimens. The reproductions given
herewith are enlarged. The stamps of
the five lower denominations COM
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

w ARE all familiar with the story
w of the lady, who, floating over
the sea in a boat, was suddenly wax
ened to discover that her magnificent
necklace Of pearls had become unfas-
tened by some accident and the loose
end hanging down in the water was
dropping the precious pearls one by
che into the unrecoveTable depths. So
with US. We let the pearly moments
slip into the unredeemable past. May
we awaken to q sense of our loss. The
lines Of Susan Coolidge's The Lost
Days" come 70 ne:
"As, each in turn, the Old Years rise and
grid them UP 20 so.
The days. which were heir servitcrs, press
round them sad and slow.
The happy days. the hard days, the bitter
and the dear;
And they front US with r~cprcackful eyes
as they wend forth with the year.
The lost days which except foc us SO
blessed might cave been.
B!ishted by cur perversity, or s~hadowed
by cur sin.
The vexing days, The moody days, the Gays
CT stress and pain,
The shrill. perverse, unhappy days, we face
them all again.
leone back. dear DAYS we cry; we viii
atone for all the wrong;
Your emptiness shall be made full, your
GiscCrGs turned to song
Only the echo answers; all vain the gTiev-
ing sore.
The past is past, the dead is dead. the
kaLce returns no more.
"But. as the sweetest hopes are born of
sharpest suffering.
~ midnight is the womb of day, ard win
ter Of TIE spring,
So, winning blessing from despair, lost OPP
portunity
May serve to make the fruitful soil Of har-
vests yet TO be.
For each day heavy made by us, some
day may gather wings,
Be every failure that we mourn the germ
of happier things,
And all the sadness Ct the past the seed Of
hope newborn,
Til out Of the defeated night bursts the tri-
uEaphaEt morn.
THE Old Years, stern, inexorable, may go
their ways in vain;
b days we marred and mourn shall smile
if from their persisted pain
Distills a perfume, shines a gleam, to make
the future way
The brighter ard the easier because Of
yesterday"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

A Salt Lake doctor has found . new
drug which he declares is better than
castor oil. And it wouldn't have to be
very good at that.-Indianapolis News.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
VIVA
H TEN PARAS.

memorate the coronation OF King Peter,
while those Of 5, 10. Is, Is and so paras
bear portraits of the king and his. grand
father, Karageorge. The three and five
dinars, the highest values, are identical
In design with the n dinar.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

A three-year-old boy of Machias, Me-,
walked eight miles over rough country
roads the other day. That boy will grow
up to be a great actor.-Ohio State Jour-
nal
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06
THE USE OF
TIME
y New Years Sermon by the Highway and M
Byway" Preacher. ~


Chicago, Sunday, Fec. 25, 1904.
Text: so teach us TO number our days
that we may apply our hearts unto wis
dom. Psalm 90:12.
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TO Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
e. w. Groves signature is on each box. Csc.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

>tNs az hNs ~
Lniocks tomorrow
n Cd alone, Who sees the end from
VI the, beginning, Who knows our
down sittings and our uprisings, whose
searching eye penetrates the human
heart deeper than mans eye can ever
go, is allie in infinite wisdom and love
10 aid man in the highest and best use
of time. AS we begin the day, GOD
knows how many hours are TO pass
into our hands, and He alone can
teach US how to use those hours TO
the best good of man, and to the non
oring Of God. 4 day thoughtfully,
prayerfully begun is more than half
conquered. A day feverishly and has
thy plunged into is filed with the pit
falls of failure and disappointment
into which are dumped many a pre-
cious moment and hour. If the Spirit
of God SO ruled in the life as to make
it sensitive to the Divine Will, and tbs
moments were used as He would have
Them, life would take on new meaning;
business, social and domestic affairs
would be dignifed with higher ideals
and heller methods, and the hours OF
recreation, the play time which is es-
Genital to healthy, vigorous life, would
be wholesome and ennobling. The
prayer of our text is justified by the
innumerable promises Of God that He
win give wisdom. that He viii guide
and direct. James sums it all up by
saying: IF any Of you lack wisdom,
let him ask of God, that giveth to all
men literally, and upbraideth not; and
il shall be given him" 1t is the priv
llege Of Gods children to draw On the
banking house Of God fer unlimited
supplies Of wisdom. No check proper
ly drawn and presented is eve dis
honOred. Man may have ell the help
he needs in wisely and faithfully US
ms the time as it passes. And in the
purpose and Will of God each moment
may become studded with priceless
gems Of enduring brilliancy and beau
". Using the time as God would
have US is building for eternity.