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The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19

tail the goods he has to sell, and
quotes the price he asks for it will
attract the favorable attention OF the
public far more often than the one
who deals only In g~eneralities. 1t Is
this kind of advertising that pays. 1t
Is this kind of advertising that is at
tracing the dollars from the smaller
cities and towns and farms to the mall
order houses of the city. 1t is this
kind of advertising that drew $780,
100000 into the Golfers of the Chicago
mail-order houses alone last year, and
1t is this kind of advertising on the
part Of the local merchants that the
mail-order houses fear more than any
other one thing.
But, Mr.. Merchant, whether your
line be hardware, dry goods, groceries,
clothing or other commodities, it Is
well to go further than your newspa-
per advertising, though this is the
foundation of success. Go to the local
printer and have him make you little
catalogues of your own. They do not
need to be large affairs, but small
folders of four, eight or 16 pages. Put
into these folders the descriptions and
prices of the goods you are carrying,
or leaders in the line. Be sure that
the prices quoted are right, then put
one of these into the hands of every
customer; keep them circulating
throughout the community. and make
a practice of getting out a new one
every few weeks.
You, Mr. Merchant, can make adver-
Using pay larger returns than the
m%ailorder man secures; you ear make
it the mainstay of your business, and
you a make it the means of killing
the mail-order competition in your
community. And when you do this
do not begrudge the publisher the
reasonable price he asks you for ade-
quate space in his columns. He will
give you better value than any other
commodity you can buy.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
Worshiped as Deities.

Snakes, the objects of terror to
most Europeans in eastern lands, are
worshiped in most parts of India. In
some districts there are from $4,000
to 20, 900 shrines dedicated exclusive
ly to the worship of snakes. These
shrines, which are invariably in honor
of one of the minor divinities of the
country, possess, in some instances,
valuable properties for their mainten-
ance and for the cost OF the numerous
ceremonies which their keepers have
to perform. In these shrines the Hin
dus set up fantastic idols of serpents.
The devotees of this strange religion
make periodical offerings OF dough
and milk and cooked rice to the SER
penis living in the shrine, in order to
receive their favor.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
Clever Trick of Tramp.

A queer comedy of cheating Is now
causing much amusement in Paris.
A laborer named Bedasne, living at
KNOXVILLE, in the Eure ct Loir, went
to Melun with two pounds in his
pocket. Having spent this in liquor,
he conceived the idea of getting on
to Paris for nothing.
Finding an empty third-class COM
partment, he fastened a flannel belt
round his neck, stuffed a handkerchief
into his mouth, pitched his empty
purse onto the opposite seat and, ~
ing down, first had a sleep and then,
when Paris was reached, refused to
give any sign of life till the alarmed
station staff poured a cordial into his
mouth.
Then he was taken to a hospital,
where he told a story of being at
tackled by three men, but police ques-
tons becoming too difficult, he at
last related his stratagem, and was
hailed from his sick bed to prison.
London Globe.
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eTHE STORY.

ssRAY father, reproach not thyself.
I'VE Thou hast done well, else
would not the God of Israel given
thee this great victory over the enemy
of thy people. Think not of me!
Think of the God whom thou would'st
honor with thy most precious offer
ing"
The great form of the strong mar
shook with the suppressed emotions
that swept through his soul and by
way of reply he drew more closely to
him the form of the beautiful girl. He
dare not trust himself to speak. All
night long he had agonized oVer the
awful tragedy which faced him. From
the moment of his return from the
battle when his daughter had come
forth with music and dancing to
meet him and he had realized the ter
rible import of his vow there had
ragged within his breast a conflict
which it seemed at times would fair
ly tear body and soul asunder. Back
and forth the battle of conflicting
thoughts had ragged. Now self was on
top and he was almost ready to re-
pudiate the vow he had made, and
then there would ring through his
soul the words of his daughter: IF
thou hast opened thy mouth unto the
Lord, do to me according to that
which hath proceeded out of thy
mouth" and the sterner of duty
and loyalty to God would drive the
weaker self back and again hold him
to the obligation he had taken.
And with the coming of the day.
light had como his daughter to say
good-by. She had chosen that time
for leaving for her solitude in the
mountains, for, said she: 1T is not
a time OF darkness but light; it is not
q time OF sorrow but OF gladness, for
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
HOW TO ADVERTISE
EFFECTIVE METHODS THAT WILL
BRING RESULTS.
SHOULD TELL THE PRICES
Gcneralities Are Meaningless to the
PubIic-Why the Maii-Order Man
Wins-Try the Plan.

If you, Mr.. Merchant, would compete
with the mail-order houses there are
three main essentials to success-the
goods-the prices-advertising.
The last of these is quite as essen
tial as either of the others.
In the great majority of cases the
local merchant has the goods, and he
makes the prices, but in very many
cases he either fails to do the adver-
Using, or what he does do is not effec-
tive in the same way that the mail
order mans advertising is effective.
The writing of effective advertising
is not an art, it is not a business that
requires years of study to learn. A
few hours of study and comparison
will give you every essential detail
that you will need.
1t is comparatively safe to say that
rs per cent. of the advertising carried
by local merchants in the local papers
is worded in generalities only. Such
advertisements as the following are
found in every paper:
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dressed with intentional disrespect by
any person in my employ" says jose
phine Daskam Bacon in the American
Magazine.
Il have never been left a day with
out my regular staff of employees,
which has varied from one to five
Chat is to say, that / have never
been left suddenly or without suf1-
cient notice to supply the vacancy.
81 have never had a satisfactory
worker leave me except for what l
considered a good reason Tin the ma
iority of cases an advantageous mar
riage).
Il have never lost an unsatisfactory
one except by my own dismissal. l
have never to my knowledge, or even
suspicion, suffered the loss of a pen
ny's worth by theft, and my record
for breakage is such that it produces
utter incredulity.
"In three cases out of four I have
had services willingly and frequently
offered me along lines where 1t was
not expected or requested. | have
had extra money offered by me to off
set extra work o%ccasioned by sickness
refused on the ground that at such
times all the household expected to
share the trouble.
And as a climax | am able to state
that once, at least, on my offering a
raise in wages to express my appreci-
alton of competent and devoted serv-
ice / was met with the astounding sug-
gestion that as my expenses were
heavy at the time and likely to in
crease / had better not consider it.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
SERMONETTE.

One cannot read this tragic,
and yet beautifully touching
story of Jephthah's daughter
without being deeply touched
by her devotion to God, her
heroic loyalty to her father, and
her sweet, tender, graciousness
as she faces the awful doom
which her fathers rash vow
had brought upon her.
Her purity and strength of
character stand out clear and
positive.
She is one of the splendid
galaxy of noble women which
the Bible narrative gives to US.
This daughter of Jephthah
had not much to look back upon
in the way of ancestry, for her
grandmother, as the Scriptures
declare, was an harlot, and up
on her must have rested much
of the stigma that surrounded
the birth and the early life of
her father.
But whatever she lacked in
the way of a proud family tree
she made up in the charm and
nobility of her own character.
There is much in this story
of Jephthah's rash vow and the
sacrifice of his daughter which
we cannot understand, except
as we consider the customs of
the people about them and un-
derstand that that which Jeph-
than did was common practice
in the worship of the heather
gods.
But without attempting to
discuss the perplexing phases,
which u space will not allow,
even though such contemplation
e profitable-which is doubt
fuI-Iet us gather up some
thoughts and suggestion which
will be helpful to us.
First of all, we must rccog-
nize that however imperfect
the knowledge of Jephthah's
daughter concerning what the
true worship and service of
God required, she realized that
God had first claim upon her
and upon her father, even to
life itself.
And second only to this was
her deep n of fiIial obedi-
ence. No word of reproach; nc
despairing cry.
Nay, rather, there was such
utter foreetfulness of self, that
ske turns in soIicitude to COM
fort her father and encourage
what seemed to her a ~faltering
courage and a threatened dis
loyalty to God.
And lastly, during those two
months of seclusion what more
reasonable to suppose than that
she was performing a final min
istry in spiritual things to the
companions she had gathered
about her. The precious mo-
ments. which remained to her
were to be used to the uplifting
of others. Surely, in these
more striking points Jephthah's
daughter being dead yet speak
eth.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
Prize for the Unmarried.

The latest novelty in bazaar attrac-
tons is that introduced by the Spring
side Wesleyan chapel, R~awtenstall,
England, A wedding cake was cut up,
and in one section was concealed a
marriage certificate. 1t was announced
that the bachelor or spinster securing
the chunk" containing the document
had the opportunity offered to be mar
ried free of cost within the next IL
months by the Rev. j. BENEFITS.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19

run down from $50 to 1875 pounds. I
was having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the secretions passed almost
involuntarily. My left leg swelled I'M
til it was "a inches around, and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until / could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. / re-
fused, and began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. The swelling subsidized gradu-
ally, the urine became natural, and all
my pains and aches disappeared. I
have been well now for nine years
since using Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. SO cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
Moodv,s First Bible School.

The first experiment in Bible teach
ing by the late D. L. Moody was when
he took rs young people into his own
home and gave them instruction in
the Scriptures. By a singular coinci-
dence, it is just 25 years ago since
that first class was formed. To-day
the Moody schools at Mortified,
Mass, the outgrowth of that crude ex-
pertinent, are the largest and most
successful of their kind in the world.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
GO TO
GO TO
BLA N KS
FOR
Hardware, Stoves and
TnWare
BEST GOODS LOWEST PRICES

The mail-order mans advertising is
different. 1t is specific, and while the
glowing descriptions given are often
misleading-a thing which Blanks adj
vertising should mover be-they at
tract the attention of the reader and
possible purchaser because they tell
about some one thing that he may pos,
sibly want.
The. m%ail-order man makes a run
In a few things which he is willing to
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
Only One Novelty Left.

Mrs. Flora Annie Steel, the author.
was asked recently by an American
friend for some information about her
self. Mrs. Steele replied: Il have
been married, l have borne children, /
have two grandsons. / have, there
fore. lived through the life allotted to
woman, and the only novelty before
me Is DEATH"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
Tours the Holy Land.

Rev. A. S. Carrier, d. d., who
occupies the chair of Hebrew and cog
nate languages in Mccormick SEM
mary, has returned from an absence
of eight months, during which he took
a trip through the Holy Land, and has
resumed his class work.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
Horse Was Fastidious.

A cockney cabby who had just at
fixed his horses nosebag, turned to
the driver of a broken-down motor
bus close by and shouted out: Nov,
then, clear off with your oil box, COS
the smell Of it spoils my 'orse's lun-
cheon."-Tit-Bits.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
RI SALE
AT
KS
EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR WASHDAY
AT BARGAIN PRICES
During Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week

c. ~ for a S year guaranteed best quality
pOsIy Clothes Wrineer, the King of Wiring
ers. Solid rubber rolls, steel spring and patent
guide board.
CT ~ for a good American clothes wringer.
~A'fO 10 inch rolls, hardwood frame.
z<r for genuine mo Sag" Curtain Stretchers.
~ Center brace and will not sag.
n2c for extra heavy copper rim and bottom
~ wash boilers.
4 for S dozen Of the first quality Clothes
vSc for so foot white Cotton Braided Clothes
~ Line.
Roc for hardwood folding Clothes Bar Of e1-
oSS ceptional size for the money.
900 for full sized very best quality Wash
Boards.
1rr for medium sized galvanized iron Wash
10 Tubs.
1lr for I2-qt. heavy galvanized iron water or
~AfS scrub pail.
rr for best quality fiber Water Pail Of ex-
45S ceptional merit.
roc for an excellent quality OF ironing boards
/O1 that will not warp.
&c for an extra large heavy willow Clothes
The prices given here are of course
mere fiction, but the prices Blank
should quote in his advertisement
should show the public that he is
giving bargains; they should be prices
that would compare favorably with the
prices OF the mail-order catalogues,
and he should impress it upon tho
public that he not only shows them
what they are buying before they pay
for it, but that the purchaser has no
freight to pay, and does not have to
wait an interminable time for the
goods he buys, as when ordering OF
the mail order houses.
1t is specific advertising that draws
The advertiser who describes in de-
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19

says: Il nad Deen
showing symptoms of
kidney trouble from
the time l was mus
tered out of the army,
but in all my life /
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches, dir
ziness and sleepless-
ness, first, and then
dropsy. / was weak
and HELPLESS. having
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
A Paradox Of Ambiguity.

n never saw any one so stuck,ap az
Marley" began Popley. Last night
he"
why" interrupted Goodart, that's
not like Markley at all. He's the best
natured fellow"
"Of course" continued Popley, but
last night he came to my house with
molasses candy for the children and
let them sit on his lap while they ate
it."
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
ENGLISH shIpbuiIdIna.

England added last year over three
quarters Of a million tons to its regis
tiers of steamers and sailing vessels,
and experts are wondering whether
this is not more than trade conditions
warrant
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
NO THoRNs IN HER PATH.
Daskam Writes in Tribute
of the Golden Rule.

." believe myself to be notably for
tunate in my relations with my do
nestle employees. During a period Of
eight years, in which / have employed
household labor in four widely differ
ent places, | have never once been ad-
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
How a Veteran Was Saved the Ampu-
tation of a Limb.

B. Frank Doremus, veteran, of
Roosevelt avenue, Indianapolis, Ind,
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19

The good or evil we confer on 9th.
ers often reeoils on ourselves.-Field.
ing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-16
TRAIN BACKS into
CR0WED TROLLEY
Three Passengers Killed and
Four Others Are Seriously
Injured.
HOLD FLAGMAN RESPONSIBLE
He Signals Both Clear Track.
Trolley Conductor Is
Wanted, Too. Is,
HOLD FLAGMAN RESPONSIBLE e

NEW YORK. August ia work
train on the Long Island Railroad
backed into q crowded street car at a
crossing on Coney Islald Avenue,
BROOKLYN, to-day. hurting tho trolley
from Its tracks and causing the death
of three passengers and the injury OF
sixteen Others
The dead:
OSCAR JOHNSON. aged nineteen
years. killed outright
Mrs. ANNA COHAN. aged forty years.
died while being removed to hos
pital.
Unidentified man. about Twenty-Five
years of age, believed to be a painter.
died while being taken to hospital.
OF the injured, James Ducey, Fritz
Gerhard, Herbert Rex and Mary zelich
required hospital treatment. The others
were attended by ambulance surgeons.
The crossing at7this point is hidden
from distant view on the one side by
a high board fence and on the other
| by row of trees. Stationed at the
crossing is nagman. who, according
to the 1notorman and the engineer OF
the work train, sgnalled each a. clear
| track. All three or the men were ar
rested
The conductor Of the trolley car
could not be found following the acci :
| dent He Is charged by the contractor,
| for whom the work train was being
operated With having violated the
rules of the street car company In
having failed to run ahead and make
| sure that the way was clear before
sending his car over the crossing.
| Tho fatally injured suffered frac-
| tured skulls or Internal INJURIES Those
at hospitals sustained broken bones
and contusions, but probably will re-
cover. All were residents Of Brook
| "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-16
PASSENGERS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
Bullet Crashes Through c. & O.
Car Window and Comes Near
Striking Preacher.

Rev Martin Johnson, Well-knoWn
minister of Goochland county, and oth-
er passengers on the Chesapeake and
Ohio train leaving here over tho James
River division at 5:15 o'clock Wednes-
day evening, had narrow escape from
being struck by a bullet which crashN
through the window of the car IN
which they We're seated.
The train was on the river trestle
about opposite Belle Isle when the
shot was fred and but for tho fact
that Mr.. Johnson was at the time lean
ing forward conversing With Judge
T, Ashby Wickham, who was on a
seat Just ahead. lie would almost cer-
tainly have been killed. Mr.. O. B.
Taylor, of Sabot, was on the seat
across the aisle from Mr., Johnson, and
lie happened to be likewise leaning
forward talking to Major NJ J, En-
right. The ball shattered the glass In
the window on the left of Mr.. John
son. and flew through the opposite one
which was open. passing Just back OF
the heads of these two gentlemen. Had
they been sitting erect instead of
leaning forward 1t looks as If one
or probably both might have been kill
ed or severely wounded. The shot
seemed to have come from the direc-
tion Of Belle Isle, and 1t is not thought
| that 1t was fired at the train. Still
| tho incident created good deal OF
| confusion on the train, and when thu
! first station, p. X, was reached the
| conductor wired Jack to Richmond ant
detectives We're put upon the case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-16
DIR. CARTER WADE
KILLED | /. | BY TRAIN.
Former Richmond Man Meets
Sudden Death in
Michigan.
NO DETAILS OF: ACCIDENT
NO DETAILS OF; ACCIDENT.
Relatives Unable to Learn the
Expected That Body
Will Be Brought Here.

News has been received here of the
death of DR. Carter Wade, formerly
of Richmond, at Wakefield, Mich,
where the meagre telegram sent by the
station agent at that place to Miss
Ellen II. Wade. of 1o7 North Fourth
Street, stated that he was killed on
Tuesday by train. The exact time
and the manner of the unfortunate
mans death was not stated. nor, has it
since been learned, owing to the some-
what defective telegraph service.
1t was because of the fact that
lit was what is known as a death
message" that the telegram was re-
ceived at the house. otherwise it might
have been Indefinitely delayed.
Miss Wade was away in Salem. Mass,
when the telegram was received, and
in her absence it was opened by Miss
Harvie, an aunt of the deceased man,
who lives in the same home.
The station agent stated simply thai
DR.. Wade had been killed. and ther
asked what disposition the relatives
wanted made of the body. Miss Har
| vie telegraphcd In reply, asking tina
| the remains be sent to Richmond
| Since that time no message In reply
has been received, and Miss Harvi,
| also wrote to the station agent. Thi
relatives of the dead man are mucl
| concerned to know when to expect til,
| body.
Though formerly of Richmond, DR.
| Wade has spent somc years IN Chi
cago, where he Travelled for some firm
1 1t is supposed that he was travelling
| when he met with the accident tina
resulted in his death. Or. Wade wa
the son of the Rev Anderson Wade
and the grandson of General Jac
| quelin Harvie. lie was we'll know
in this city, though having removed t
| ChiCarO some wears ago. l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-16
DENIES STORY AS
TO I. H. HARTMAN
EBonaparte Says Those Who Have
Not Violated Law Are
Immune.
CONFERENCE ON ALTON CASE
Policy Of Governments as to Crimi-
nal Prosecutions to lie
Outlined.
CONFERENCE ON ALTON CASE

WASHINGTON. d. c.. August To-
Announcement was made to-day by
Attorney General Bonaparte that an
important conference would take place
next Monday at the Department of JUS
tice, in which the subject Of the prom
ise of immunity from prosecution given
to the Chicago and Alton Railway Of
fcials by the then District Attorney
Morrison would be discussed. The At
ltorney- General declined to discuss at
this time what further action he in
TENDED to take against corporations
that he believed TO be in violation Of
the law.
.Is it possible for you to indicate
what suits, If any. the Department of
Jus tice may institute against corpora
tions or individuals?" he was asked.
TT is utterly impossible" he replied.
l"I cannot discuss that matter at all.
EI will say this. There Is no reason
for any officer of any corporation or
| en- terprise whatsoever to apprehend
trouble with this department if he is
|quite sure he has not violated the
law"
Attorney General Bonnparte wa.
asked what action, If any, might be
participated by the Department Of JUS
tice against Edward ii. Hartman fur
tier than the proceedings instituted
against him and Mr.. Kahn In the UNITED
States District Court In New York t.
compclathem to answer questions pro
pounded by the Interstate Commerce
| Commission.
THAT Is u subject which / canno
talk about" ho replied. II now an
considering the result Of the commits
sion on the Hartman case. I hay,
reached no conclusion." lie was re
minded that an official statement ha'
| been made public recently BY the De
partmcnt of Justice, in which II wa
said that mo other proceedings againsr
| him UIarriman and no proceeding
! against the Union Pacific have eve
been determined upon or are undo
consideration"
THAT statement was not authorized,
Attorney General Bonaparte responded
"As to the Hartman case, | can sa
no more than that 1t IL being consid
erred I"