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The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
PREACHER AND THE POET.
Writer ~Speculates on Shakespeare as
a ~Churchgoer.

Probably Shakespeare did his own
thinking on questions of religion, said
little, and conformed strictly to the ex-
listing order. Still we question if he
was a good c~hurchgoer. The town and
church of Stratford had a decided bent
toward Presbyterianism, and there is
reason to think that he did not get
on well with it in this respect. Him.
self the wisest Of preachers, he does
not seem to have been fond of preach
ing. That which sounds most like it
and very wise it is-comes from
Polonius, whom he calls "a prating old
fool" We fear that when he walked
to church with his wife he went no
farther than the porch, but strolled
along the Avon, where he was found
by Susanna and Judith on "a grassy
bank" in close with daisies
pied and violets blue" and "herb-o'-
grace" as became Sunday. And in
winter he was not sorry when cough
Ing drowned the parsons saw" The
preacher and the poet have never got
on we'll together, and will not until
they are identically the same person,
as Cardinal Newman says; and they
must not divide and ~antagoniZe what
God have joined together.-Theodore
T. Munger in the February Atlantic.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
ONETTE

"And the children of Israel
came up to her for Judgment"
Two thoughts arrest our atten-
ton in contemplation of this
declaration. First the desire for
instruction in the things of
God on the part of the children
of Israel, and, second, the abil-
ity and privilege of Deborah In
thus ministering the things OF
God to those in need.
1t marks an epoch in the life
of an individual and a people
when there comes realization
of need. | can imagine that pre-
vious to this time, before op-
preston became SO grievous
and while sin seemed SO aiIur-
ing and sweet, that Israel did
not have much desire towards
God. There was then no going
up to the Bible school under
the palm trees of Deborah. The
complacency and indifference of
the world spirit held them.
They were dead on the God
ward side.
But when the awakening
came there began a new epoch
in their lives. All, what a
bright morning is that when
the light of Gods truth breaks
in upon the soul, and it goes up
humble and repentant to the
place of Instruction.! "Biessed
are they which do hunger and
thirst after righteousness, for
they shall be filled"
Mans hunger for God never
exceeded the supply of Gods
grace. The soul may take and
take and take of the divine
fuIIness, but it Ear never ex-
haust it. Remember that.
And nov as to Deborah.
Scripture does not give us the
particulars of her life and tell
us how she attained to the ex-
allied place and title of prophet
ess in Israel, but we may be
certain that it was not the re-
suit of chance or the unmerit-
ed favor of God. There was the
vision of the pearl of great price
and the paying of the price to
obtain the Ionged-for treasure.
She had the genius of hard
work and tho gift of persist
ency.
But the day came when De-
borah, the despissd and shun-
ned, became Deborah the proph-
etess. The day came when
those who had laughed at her
religion were glad to sit at her
feet and learn of him whom
they had despised and dishon-
ored.
Be patient, oh soul. The way
of righteousness is lonely some
times. To walk with God
means to walk apart from
friends and loved ones so often,
but be faithful and patient. BY
thy life thou shalt help many,
and by the wayside thou shalt
be able to speak the word that
shall point to God.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Proof Of Merit.

TIE proof of the merits of a plaster
Is the cures it effects, and the volun-
tary testimonials of those who have
used Allcock's Plasters during the
past sixty years is unimpeachable
evidence of their superiority and
should convince the most skeptical.
Self-praise is no recommendation, but
certificates from those who have used
them are.
Allcock's are the original and gen
uine porous plasters and have never
been equaled by those who have
sought to trade upon their reputation
by making plasters with holes in
them. Avoid substitutes as you would
counterfeit money.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
South Carolina Game Cocks to Mexico

Mr.. S. M. Pickens is now shipping
IL game cocks to Mexico, for which he
receives eight dollars each, says the
Anderson Intelligencer. He has also
an order for 100 at five dollars each,
and SO at eight dollars each, aggregat-
ing 1896. Mr. Pickens has a large
number of fine chickens at different
walks in the county. and is getting to-
gether the $50 for the 1896 order.
The breeds raised by Mr.. Pickens
are the CHM grays and the Warhorse.
They are excellent pit cocks and Sc
lected and bred to stand steel.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
WRITE US FREELY
Inducement to Undertakers.

The following advertisement ap-
peared in a paper of a small town il
Colorado:
For Sale-An old established, well
paying undertaker's establishment.
The city is in a very unhealthy loca-
ton, where the mortality is very
great. There is only ore doctor in the
whole town. The deaths from fever
alone pay the expenses, and the rest
is clear profit. There is no competi.
tion.'-Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

All for l2c postpaid in order to intro
duce our warranted seeds, and if you
will send Ice we will add one package of
Berliner Earliest Caulidower, together
with our mammoth plant, nursery stock,
vegetable and farm seed and tool catalog.
This c~atalog is mailed free to all in
tending purchasers. Write to-day
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box W, La
Crosse, Wis.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

and other kidney ills,
will find comfort in
the words of Mrs.
Jane Farrell, of 606
Ocean Ave, Jersey
City, N. j., who says:
Il reiterate all /
have said before in
praise of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. / had
been having heavy
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

The foundation Of pride is the wish
to respect ones self, whatever others
may think; the handspring OF vanity
is the craving for the admiration OF
others, no matter at what cost to ones
self-respect.-F. Marion Crawford.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Sgd for Free $500
trial bottle and treatise. SDr. r. Fl. Kline.
Id. 931 Arch s., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

PUTNAM TADELESS DYES produce
the brightest and fastest colors with lesa
work and no muss.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Max Nordau,s Latest Think.

Writing en- the dacadence of Jada-
ism in France, DR.. Max Nordau has
this to say: How many French Jews
still hold religious beliefs? l will not
nake. any guesses as to the number,
but it is certainly small. If Judaism
is only a religion, then religious indif-
ference will soon put an end to Juda
Ism"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children ~teething, softeRs the gums, reduces I'M
nainmation. alIays pain, cures wind collie. Csc q bottle.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
II Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for
hot, sweating, l~callous, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all druggists. Price 25c. Don't
~acceptany substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Wages In Germany Advanced.
Wages in the machine factories OF
Germany advanced last year 10 to IL
per cent.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. AT druggists.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
TWlcE-ToLD TESTIMONY.
A Woman Who Has Suffered Tells
How to Find Relief.

The thousands of women who suffer
backache, languor, urinary disorders
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

A woman may be afraid of the cook,
but q man isn't-unless she's his wife.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Soft people occasionally use hard
words.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

A toast-May the best you wish for
b the worst you get.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
A eia Bargain for ~ Cents Postpaid

The year of 1906 was one of prodlgal
plenty on our seed farms. Never before
did vegetable and farm seeds return such
enormous yields.
Now we wish to gain 100000 new Gus
toners this year and hence offer for l2c
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Prefer diligence before idleness, In
less you esteem rust before brightness.
Plato.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Some men outlive their usefulness
and some others are born without
any.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Efforts of a homely girl who tries
to look pretty are very often vain.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

PILES CURED IN @ TO IA DAYS.
PAZO is guaranteed to cure any case
Of Itch. ng. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Plies IN
i to IA days or money refunded. b0c. .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28

the mot her country rs was Charlestown
during the eighteenth century, and fa,l
provided far moro effectively not only
Tor primary and secondary but also for
higher education.
AS regards Chnrlestown's being ~
real centre Of educated thought" one
naturally asks df the phrase carries
us usual meanIng) for some Indication
OF intellectual achievement. some lit
erhry product, as proof of the asser.
tom as late as 1870, the population
OF Charlestown consisted Of about H.
600 peop1e 5000 being whites and
about 5000 negroes and mulattocs--a
large town for colonial times. Yet Mr..
Doyle admits that South Carolina pro-
duced no writer's" nscribing the fact,
|curiously enough. to this closer COR
adding by way Of explanation, "The
colonist was not forced upon his own
resources for culture"
The explanation would seem rather
to toll against OUR authors pet theory
OF tho superiority of urban" to rural
communities III intellectual activity,
since during these times Virginia was
giving to the world such notable books
as Robert Beverley's graphic aud
|sprlghtly History and Present state
OF Virginia" William Stith's scholarly
and accurate History OF the First
Discovery and Settlement OF Virginia"
the scientific contributions OF John
Mitchell (Fellow of the Royal Society,
correspondent Of Sir Hans Sloane and
Linnaelis twho bestowed Mtchell's
name on the "Mitchclla repens''); OF
John Clayton, whose Flora Of Vir-
ginia' was edited and published BY
Linnaets dSGronovius, and who was
IA constant contributor to the Trans
actions OF the Royal Society: and
finally a number of pamphlets, Indus
trial and historical and long list OF
political trcntises by tho foremost men
IN the colony whose contributions to
the science of government are quoted
TO this day as Of highest authority. and
esteemed as philosophical and literary
masterpieces Of the first order. AS In
|dicating $,the "illitcrate'' Virginian' S
fondness for reading, 1t may be noted
here that there were scores OF libra
ries in the colony, as is proved by Wills,
inventories and sales; Of which two
alone Chat Of Colonel William Byrd
and that Of tho Rev. William Dunlop)
more than eqnaled in the aggregate
the total number Of volumes in the
|Charlestown subscription library
w. GORDON McCABE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28

over the Republican National Conven-#
ton that renominated Abraham Lincoln
for President In 1864, had two sons IN !
the. Confederate army. George ID. IRE n &
'tice, who did SO much to prevent the
secession OF Kentucky, also had two
sons in the Southern ranks. one OF
whom was killed in bnttle. There
were innumerable like cases in Ken
lucky and in Missouri, and great
number 5inS Tennessee
1t has been well said that Ken.
tucky's head was for the Union and
her heart for the Confederacy. Thous-
lands Of pronounced proslavery Ken
ttuckians adhered to the Union side as
the only possible way to save tho IN
Istitution." The strongest argument
against secession Prentice, Bramlette.
Union cause made was that y would (
bring the Canadian border to the ohio
River and make IT impossible to re.
claim a slave once he was across that
Istream.
Perhaps there was no conspicuous
figure Of the great struggle. q more
typical Southerner than William 9.
Brownlow. He was a southern Meth
gone to Philadelphia to confound the
famous abolition agltator, Prime, IL
public debate; but southern, as he was
Brownlow was more OF a y, unionst, th a..
time came to choose between The un-
Ion and slavery, he did not hesitate,
but cast his lot with the Union with
all the force and impetuosity OF his
robust and stalwart personality. He
and Andrew Johnson who had been
bitter antagonists all their lives. ana
conflict was over. made East Tennessee
tloSal ana sent to swell the Federal
armies not less than 10000 splendid
soldiers.
memory to ii contemplation Of that
mighty epoch of 1851. All the pr ter
ness Of that momentous conflict IS dis
ipelled Onlv its herOism remains. q
common heritage of North and South,
as II IS immortal.--Wash
lington Post,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
COL. AlcCABE FURTHER REPLIES
TO MR.. DOYIEy,S CRITICISMS

Tbe London Saturday Review of
July contains the second of the three
!neta,tnents of Colonel w. Gordon Me-
Cabes very interesting review of Mr..
Doyles recent book "The Colonies
) Under the House OF Hanover" 1t fol-
lows with tile caption given 1t by the
Review:
IN THREE PARTS.
hThe Colonies under the House of Ham
over" BY j. a. DOYLE. NJ A., Fellow
Iondon: Longmans, Green. 1907. 14s
net,
Far moro important than Mr.. Doylcs
misapprehensons as to the social con-
dltion of Virginia is his bland accept
snce of the Yankee convention" re-
garding education in the colony. New
England" he says tp 302), already
possessed an equipment both for higher
and for primary education SO complete
In proportion to the needs and re-
sources of the country, that 1t hardly
admitted of extension. Glasses
were bound together (by this conl
mon school SYSTEM, land the commu-
nifty democratised by a common trains
ing. What Harvard and Yale
tp. So5) really did for New England
was to enable the citizens to become
New Englanders. Elsewhere the colo.
mist who wanted a liberal education
had to seek it in England. He became
tlnged with a certain. sense Of being
superior to colonial thoughts and
ideals. The New Englander ran no
such risk. Whatever pride of learn
Ing he might feel strengthened his
sense OF patriotism"
In contradistinction to this ideal edu
cto N 1f Nv &c
down "the rough. illiterate life Of vir-
GINA" This whole convention, handed
down from generation to generation.
with snug New England complacency,
has been SO pitilessly punctured with.
in the past twenty years by dispas-
sionate historical students that one
may we'll be lost again in nmazement
at Mr.. Doyle's swallowing 1t dun seul
trait. Fiske was the first among New
Englanders to break away from 1t, be-
cause he was honest and read his
authorities fairly. Yet even he did no:
go as far as he ought to have gone
in the matter. The fact is as stated
by Thomas Jefferson. the wisest and
the best-trformed man of his time and
country touchi ing matters educational.
Cautious OF Speech easily the most
cultured man Of his day, the founder
Of university education in America, he
has left US this emphatic utterance:
1.-THE mass of education In Virginia
before the Revolution placed her with
tile foremost Of her sister colonies
CRandolph's Writings OF Jefferson"
~. 2S). It is idle to set up against
this the hasty concentrations of hur-
ried travellers, who constantly contra
dict one another. But If Mr.. Doyle de-
sires abundant flrst-hand proof Of the
absolute correctness Of Jcfferson's
Estatement he will find 1T in the ndmi :
rable series of articles on Colonial
Education in Virginia." by Professor
Lyon 6. Tyler, in Vols. VI, VII. and
VIII. of the William and Mary Quar-
terly." in Vol. H. of Fiskes cold Vir-
ginia," and in McCabe's Virginia
Schools Before and After the Revolu-
ton"
Touching the "democratizinE" innu.
ence of New England schools, and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE.

I /. i (.
The Danger OF Usins Slang in Dusincss
Intercourse With Foreigners.
illustrations Of the disadvantage OF
cultivating local vernacular and slang
III ones language are sometimes
brought sharply home to, business men.
as was the case in letter received the
other day by a New York firm from
one of their correspondents In the Far
East. which read in part as follows:
VIII you kindly send us modern
dictionary Of the American language,
as we are unable to understand some
OF the phrases in your letters. Writing
on the ---th ultlmo, you say, for in
stance: DO not let Messrs.
hand youEa lemon in this deal II
they try it&on. pitch one for fair right
over the plate to Mr.. -, !, and If
he foozles, cable $500 ~ for u solar
plexus. The terms used are foreign to
us. and we entirely fall to comprehend
their Significance
Another incident, similarly illustra-
tive, occurred on board atbig liner In
New York q short time ago, when
representative OF Shipping Illustrated
was conversing with one Of the Off
GERS.
Have you been often in New York 2"
asked the visitor.
NO; this is my first trip" was tho
reply.
..You have been running to other
English speaking ports, then. You
speak very good English" suggested
the visitor
No; this is the first English speaking
place to which I ever came"
MAY I ask where you learned Eng
lisn?'
In school in Sebastopol. We had a
good professor. and I understand you
very we'll. but many Of the people here
with whom I speak I cannot under
stand, so that / have supposed the
American language is different am
told by some of the other officers who
do not speak English, but who speak
French or German that people here
who speak those languages speak the
same as at home, but English here
seems too large a language. One can
rot understand the words. People say
things and laugh and I am puzzled,
but do not comprhend."
vlous. If business men are to take
advantage Of the fact that English is
now more widely spoken abroad than
any other language, they must be at
pains not to becloud their meanings
by the use. especially In correspond
ence, of slang phrases which have
merely local signincance.-Shi II
Illustrated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
4 square Deal

Is assured you when you buy DR.. Plerco'r
family medicines-for all the ngredl.
ents entering into them are printed on
the bottle-wrappers and. their formulas
are attestcd under oath az being complete
and correct. You know just what you are
paying for and that the ingredients arc
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from tho most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing In our
American fores sRHd " hilo potent to cure
are perfecrY harmless eren to che mos,
delicate wome1a eJc hildrenS Not q drop
E{e ia I'LL iaE
I III 81 ~ A1g
rellned .glyceTIne. THIS agent possesses
INTRINSIC nI0dIclnI properties OF Its own,
being q most valuable antiseptic and anti
ferlnent, nutrtiyc and soothing dGmul-
cent.
Or. l'icrcc's Golden Medical Discovery in
the cure OF Indigestion, dyspepsia and
weak stomach, attended ny sour risings,
heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue:
p appetite, gnawing feeling n stom'
ments Of the stomach, liver and bowels.
BESIDES curing all the above distressing
ailments, the'Golden Medical Discovery"
Is specific for all diseases OF the mucous
membranes, us catarrh, whether OF the
nasal passages or of the stomach, bowels
or pelvic organs. Even in its Lucrative
stages IT vii, yield to this, sovereign rem
edy II its use be nrscyeredin in. In Chronic
Catarrh Of the Nasal passages. it is well,
while taking the Golden Medical Dis.
covery for the necessary constitutional
treatment to cleanse tho passages freely
w or three times day with Dr.. SGge's
Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course
oi treatment generally cures tho worst
cases.
In coughs and hoarscncss caused by bron-
cblal, throat and lung affections. except COM
sHumpti9n inlts advanced stages, the 'Golden
Medical Discovery Is a most etilclent.Iem-
eny. ess,ec!a!ly IN those obstinate. hans-on
eoufhs caused By irritation and congestion OF
ne bronchiai mucous membranes. The Dis"
,overy Is not so good for. acute coughs arts
~ from sudden colds. nor must It, TO OK,
oected to cure consumption In Its advanced
ttn$es-no medicnGwlll do that-but for all
no Obstinate, chronic coughs which. II neg
scted. or badlSytreRied. lead up to cOnsump-
Ion. IT IS the best medicine that can be- taken
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
Indian Territory ana olklnho mn.

VIII you kindly, inform me whether
Indian Territory is to be Incorporated
With oklahoma when 1t is admitted as
a state? G.. u. B.
Under the terms of the enabling act
passed at tho first session Of the
Fifty-ninth Congress. Oklahoma and
Indian Territory are to he admitted to
the Union us the state of Oklahoma
The convention, composed Of delegates
from the two territories, have framed
a Constitution, and the question Of
ratification will be voted upon this
fall. 1t is regarded as foregone
conclusion that the Constitution will
be ratified, after which 1t will be SUBJ
mitted to President Roosevelt. and in
case lie approves II. he will issue d
proclamation admitting the new State
to the Union. Should he disapproye,
which is not wholly improbable the
citizens Of tho proposed State fear. the
long fight for statehood Will have to
he undertaken aEain.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
"Ita" In the Rihle.

Can YOU tell me If the word Its"
is in the Bible, and, If So where?
'WOODWARlo.
Many credulous scholars declare that
the form is not to be found In the
ordinary English version of the Scrip
lures. They take the dctum of such
people as Dean Afford and French"
as quoted by Bombaugh and Goold
Brown. who hedges little and says
maybe it will get in "by misprlnt.'
and the silence of the concordances
like cruden's. This is a poor way to
discover ANYTHING. Levitlcus, NV. 6
has "rhat which groweth Of It's own
accord" etc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
Analysts OF Water.

Is there any means by which i may
get mineral water analysed without
cost to me? What is the pronunciation
of "Cardui"? SUBSCRIBER.
Hon. G. w. Kolner, Commissioner Of
Agriculture, Richmond, Va, will prob
ably get the analysis done for you by
one of the chemists attached to his
Office. So far as we know, the letters
do not form word" at all. An
observant druggist here considers that
card we is the commonest pronuncia-i
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
A Glance backward.

There died few days ago III MIS-
sissippi Frederick G. OBrien, Il VET
Gran editor of that State and veteran
Of the Confederate army. who attained
tile rank Of acknowledgements in that
service, Gen. O'Brien was the brother
Brownlow. who played so prominent u
part in tho great war of 1885, and
his career and death, recall the politi-
Southern States during the conflict.
Robert ]. BrccklnridEe. who presided
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
A Maiden Bell,

] have several times tried to find
out what Is meant by q maiden bell"
WIN you be good enough to tell me.
If You can? ROSE q.
The use of bells is so ancient and
widespread that a vast deal Of senti-
nlcnt and learning has clustered about
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
Warranty of Land.

"A sells 3 ten acres, which B sells
to Gland c sells to D. who surveys
land finds himself Short What
should D do? G. ". B.
He should consult a lawyer, to
whom all tho facts may be stated,
and tho deed shown. We have no
means Of knowing what warranty was
given nor by whom.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
Trying to Belittle Him

'Jlgley is getting to bb quite prominent
in smart society," said Ciaddie
II don't believe It," replied Wise
,.Ncvertheless It's fact The society
editors all say So"
What OF that? The society editors
probably dislike him for some reason or
ther."---Cntholic Standard and Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
stute Fur,

Let me ask who Is president OF the
Virginia State Fair and when the next
fair VIII be held. J. F.. u.
Hon. Henry G. Stuart, Richmond,
Va. Begins October sth.