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The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
SERMoNETTE.

SIS the young man Absaiom
safe ?"-Many father to-day Is
asking this question. The mis-.
take is that the query comes
too late. The safety of the
young man Is not a matter Of
concern until the young man
has progressed in the down.
ward pathway Of sin to the point
where turning back is improb.
able and almost impossible.
David's anxiety was the great
{ err because of the inner con-
seriousness of his own RESPONSE
bility for the waywardness
and wlckednesz of his son. As
he asks the question: "is the
young man Absalom safer"
there comes crowding in upon
him the memory Of many lost
opportunities in the past for
making sure that the young
man was safe.
Parents should begin to ask
this question: "Is the young
man safer" not after he has
gone out into the way of temp
tation and sin, but years before
while he Is yet In the cradle.
{ There the praying and the PLAN
ming should be done which will
safeguard the growing life.
The question should be asked
as the boy goes out to mingle
{ with his companions and the
parents wisely pick the init
mate associates. The question
should be asked again and
again, and should be as often
answered by the parent taking
the time and trouble to know
where the boy 10 and what he
Is doing.
"And the king was much
moved, and went up to the
chamber over the gate, and
wept." What poignant and
hopeless grief 10 that which
arises from a consciousness of
guilty responsibility for the
tragedy which has fallen. That
{ Is a pitiabIe sight-the aged
king utterly crushed and Incon.
soiable because his son had gone
out intoeternal darkness. He had
hoped he might be spared, cling.
} ing, no doubt, to the thought
that he might yet turn to the
God he DAVID loved. And when
the truth was borne in upon his
heart that it was now too late,
) too late, he was utterly over
whelmed.
1t is hard to lose the loved
ones even when we know thew
are safe with God, even when
The dying hour is made bright
with the consciousness Of Gods
presence, but what grief is that
which sees no ray of light,
which knows that the Goddess
life has sunk into the Goddess
grave. And then how. doubIy
} hard to realize that because of
the sins of ones life and be.
cause of the failure to speak the
word, that lost soul is CHARGE
able to him.
} David was selfish in his grief.
He forgot his faithful, loyal fol.
lowers and the responsibilities
OF kingship in his sorrow over
! worthless son. Not even the
grief of bereaved life should
be allowed to come between one
and his duty. Many an one
shuts himself up to his qrief
, and loses the present opportu-
nifty of blessing and service.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
Mail Order House Competition,

The competition Of the mail order
houses, one of the most threatening
perils Of the country druggist partic-
ularly, continues to grow. The pro-
viding of successful means for COM
batting this unfair competition is i'm
perative but exceedingly difficult to at
tain. Conferences with commercial
organizations in other lines Of busi-
ness concerning this matter are advis-
able. providing no legal ENHANCEMENT
would result therefrom. Detroit Re-
tail Druggist.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
The Lesson of the Flowers

One of the first flowers to bloom in
the spring is the hepatica or liver.
wort The chill of the winter was in
the air, and the SHOWS were hardly
gone, when | saw some beginning to
grow amid the dried leaves my stick
had poked away. The sturdy hope of
the plant moved and helped me. Never
give up; keep alive and alert even
amid the dreariest scenes and times.
Chance win open somehow if you are
getting ready for it by the faithful
daily duty.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
CoIored Nets,

Colored nets will take the place to
considerable extent of chiffon for
the construction of the separate waist
They are more satisfactory than
chiffon because the costume idea of
making the waist of a different fab.
ric, but of the same color as the skirt
and coat, can thus be carried out at a
price which will appeal to women of
moderate means.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
The Breakfast Jacket.

Dainty breakfast jackets are to be
seen in wide variety, and among the
prettiest are some which are made in
silk zenana, trimmed with valen-
ciennes lace and ruches of satin rib.
bons. Very coy also are the jackets
in quilted silk, with large collars of
soft white silk, finely tucked and
trimmed with lace insertion.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
kimono Sleeve Is Arriving,

The kimono sleeve effect is forcing
its way, and just scattering of silk
blouses are made up in this style.
The conventional shirtwaist model
with bishop sleeves appears to have
been adopted. The kimono sleeves
are also used on these blouses, but
evidently only. as an afterthought, for
they are just wide bands hemmed
with plain color.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
chiIdren's Dangerous Climb.

Asserting that his children were
champion juvenile steeplejacks, John
Thomas Aiken, a well-known chimney.
jack, was bound over to st. Helen's
England. on charge of causing his
three children-Baden, five years old;
Gertrude. seven, and Lydia, fifteen
to take part in dangerous perform
ance by climbing a chimney 10 feet
high.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
The Up-to- Date.

II suppose you go to the city at
least once year" said the summer
boarder.
II used tew," replied the old farmer.
"but amt been thar fer nigh onto
three years meow. Sense we got rural
free delivery kin git bunkoed jist as
well by mail, b'gosh!"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22

webbing waist belt, to which the
straps are stitched securely, and
which fastens with a buckle round
the waist. For carrying money and
small pieces of jewelry, or in fact as
receptacle for valuables of any kind,
this underpocket will prove most use
full when travelling, and need take up
very little room, as the three pockets
should be kept quite fat.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
Baked Apples.

When preparing apples to bake, If
they are cored and pared, the holes
filled with sugar and little water
put into the baking dish. and IL they
are covered while baking they will
be found to taste much better than
those baked with the skins on.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
Necessary oualitie. of Humanity.

If to be true in heart and just in
act are the first qualities necessary
for the elevation of humanity, if with
out them all else is worthless, intel
lectual culture cannot give what intel-
lectual culture does not require or i'm
ply. You cultivate the plant which has
already life; you will waste your la
Dor in cultivating stone. The moral
life is the counterpart of the natural
alike mysterious in its origin, and
alike visible only in its effects.-J. A.
Troude.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
Benefit for Boston -strancers,

The Rev. Eugene c. Webster, Of
Boston, has begun work to establish
q Little Church Around the Corner
for the benefit Of the theatrical per
sons and other strangers In Boston,
whom he believes need such an in.
stitution.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
Polish for Leather Chairs

1t is said that good polish for
leather-covered chairs may be made
from vinegar mixed with twice the
quantity of boiled linseed Oil. This
will restore the leather to it's original
luster.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
Wealth West and Fest.

The states west of the Mississippi
possess a combined wealth of more
than $23 100000. and the states
east of that river $4,000 600, 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
In NOVEL DESIGNS
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEA-
SONS JEWELRY.
Oddly, Originality and Beauty Mark
the Settings of Precious Stones
Intended for the Adjournment
of Fair Women.

One really must see the new jewel
ry to understand how beautiful and
artistic are the designs and colorings.
Oddly, originality and beauty of work
manship, rather than intrinsic value
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
Extremes.

Some men are a little below the
angels, and some are just little
above the devil.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
CAN BE WORN UNDER SKIRT.
Useful Receptacle in Which to Caer,
Money or JeweIry.

The useful pocket shown In our
sketch is intended for wearing under
meath the skirt of a dress, and Nigh;
be made in wash leather, with two
strong straps of webbing and a
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
The Rest Cuide

The folks who make the worst mis-.
takes are those who follow the head
instead of the heart.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22
Kept.


A man keeps bad company. Good
company keeps the man.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-22

Scripture Authority:--2 Samuel. 10:
1894.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
Over Ten Thousand Arrests

Fines and fees" amounting to $685.
$50 in the last year accounts for the
increase in the number of arrests in
this city The police department points
with pride to an increase of fees and
fines amounting to s6SS3, when com
pared with the receipts of the previous
year.
This money was collected from TO-
sol per sons. In the previous year the
arrests were but 9195 The number of
arrests had been decreasing down to
the year just ended. They are now in
creasing at the rate of about eight hun
dred a year. If we accept the census
figures, we are forced to admit that
about one in every four of our number
was arrested last year, and if the num-
Der of arrests goes on increasing pretty
soon every other citizen will be run
in" duringNa calendar year.
The incAtase in the number of ar
rests maintains the unenviable noto-
riety of Atlanta and Birmingham in
this respect. The two cities stand
apart simply because they are both
conducted on the fee-and-fine basis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Jemlson Is Pleased.

II am very much pleased with the in
creasing interest that IS being shown
in the work of the Commercial club of
Birmingham during the past few weeks"
said President Robert Jemison. Jr., yes
terday.
Recently the club has had a consid-
cradle amount of work to do and most
Of 1t is being handled through commit
tees and subcommittee, which are called
to meet very often. Almost every day.
some committee either working out de-
tails for the entertainment of cotton con-
vention delegates, looking after the loca-
ton of the new sub-treasury or performs
ing some other important public duty, is
held at the Commercial club rooms and
the full attendance of members at these
meetings is really remarkable.
THE leading business men of the city
who are no doubt pressed with their per-
sonal affairs are laying down their work
and attending these meetings and doing
everything in their power to further the
interest of every public movement that
arises.
THE people of Birmingham are either
becoming more public spirited or they are
becoming deeply interested in the work
of the Commercial club. The club has
really had some very important matters
to work out and has right to the seri-
Gus consideration of the citizens Of this
city. The organization offers the medium
through which large public enterprises
may be secured and important questions
handled and should have the support of
every enterprising citizen.
"The campaign that has been started
to increase the membership of the club
should result in much good and 1 be-
live 1t will Every member of the club
seems to be interested in the success of
the organization and will no doubt lend
valuable assistance to the membership
committee in the special effort 1t will
make in the next two weeks to secure
new members
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
New York Futures Hard Hit

Despite all the statements of Walter
C. Hubbard, president of the New York
Cotton Exchange, 1t is plain the estab-
lishment of fixed differences in dis.
counts and premiums in November
operates to keep the warehouses in
New York filled with vile cotton that
is not spinnable and that few are will
ing to accept on contracts, and that
this operates to maintain wide differ
ence between the price of futures and
the price of spot cotton. The difference
today between futures and spots is
over one hundred and fifty points. In
other words. futures are selling about
seven dollars bale below spot cotton.
This in turn operates to depress the
nrice of all cotton on account of the
fact that New York is the financial
center of the country.
The real truth is, the New York Cot
ton Exchange is machine controlled
nv the spinners to rob the producer :
by depressing from time to time the
Enrice Of cotton. It is essentially and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
Masonic Fraternity Growing.

"The Masonic year just closed was
marked by an increase in the membership
in Alabama of about 20O0," said past
master This was a larger increase than
usual and reflects general prosperity in
the state.
ut was gratifying to Birmingham
Masons to find that every decision and
ruling of Ben M. Jacobs as acting grand
master was affirmed by the grand lodge,
and he had some very knotty questions
TO decide. It is not often that the head
of the craft in Alabama makes such
record. Mr.. Jacobs Is now the grand
master. AS the grand lodge limits the
tenure of office to one year, he will be
succeeded next December, 1t is safe to
say by H. s. D. Mallory. now the deputy
grand master. In most of the states the
grand master is limited to one term. In
a few grand jurisdictions however, there
is no limitation. This is notably the
case in Virginia. where by an unwritten
law the grand master is reelected for
second term. And then by the same una
written law he retires."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
WARS HUGE HARVEST.

From the International Journal of Tthics
In the so-called glorious victories of
Caesar a million men persisted on the
field of battle Napoleon, in the short
space of nine years. was authorized to
devote to 1.-The glores of France" 2.l0S. 900
of her sons. In the ten years following
the attack on Fort Sumter the world de-
stroyed in war 100000 lives and $6.O00.-
o00, 900 worth of property. Two-thirds of
the combined budgets of the various
states of Europe are devoted to the main
tenance of armed forces and to the ser
vice of debt practically the whole of
which was incurred by wars. War ex-
penses in Europe absorb one-half of all
the wealth created by productive labor.
In the comparatively Insignificant war of
England with the Beers England lost o.
450 men and spent s1,4oo,0Oo,000. Three
hundred and fifty thousand men were
withdrawn by her from productive in
dustry to engage in the destruction of
war Military expenditures in the United
states during the last eight years have
bsorbed 81, 500, 0oo,o 900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
Methods Of Immigration

The present state department of agri-
establishment of a bureau of immigra-
ton. Very well. The people desire
immigration, and they do not care who
does the work, provided it is well done.
Possibly the agricultural commissioner
can be charged with the duty of bring
ing in more whites, but that duty
should be mandatory instead of discre-
tionary.
The state of South Carolina has
shown that there is nothing tentative
in the business. There is but one way
to attract immigrants to the south, and
that is the South Carolina way-the
Wittekind way, which has been pro-
nounced by Secretary Straus lawful in
every respect. Whoever is to do the
business In and for Alabama should do
as Commissioner Watson of South Car
DINA did Wnen ne nlled the Wltteklnd
with immigrants bound to Charleston.
Our agent should go to Europe and
load ship destined to Mobile.
Possibly the work can be trusted to
the commissioner of agriculture. Pos
sibly 1t would be better to select a
commissioner peculiarly fitted to the
task Whichever way promises to be
the more effective should be adopted.
The people are in earnest in this mat
ter, and all recognize the fact that the
prosperity of Alabama turns upon the
manner in which the legislature hand
les immigration and the labor problem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
SETTING AMERICAN PEARLS.
More Money Spent for Domestic Jew
els Than Ever Before.
the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
American precious and fancy stones,
mined in California, Montana, North Car
wilma ard other states, and brought to
New York for cutting and polishing have
become much more important factor
this year than ever before. say manufac-
turins jewellers. sapphires tourmalines,
turquoises, aquamaline. amethysts, peri
dots, garnets. and quartz crystals have
been the chief contributors to the supply
of domestic precious stones.
More money has been paid for Ameri-
can pearls and baroques from the Wa
bash, Wisconsin, and Mississippi rivers
than in any other year, 1t Is said. The
baroques, or irregular pearls, coming in
all kinds of odd and fantastic shapes,
which a few years ago were allowed to
remain on the river banks, not having
any commercial value at the time have
been used to an enormous extent this
year in gold jewelry
Factories which have been running
night and day are unable to meet the
enormus demand of the present season
for ornaments of various kinds, and some
manufacturers have refused further or
ders, as it is impossible to fill them be-
fore the holidays.
Usually at this time of year the manu-
facturers have samples ready for the
spring trade, but at numerous factories
the current business has prevented any
attention being given to the coming year s
designs This has been the greatest year
for jewellers in the history of the bust
ness. all the manufacturers declare.
Manufacturers have been paying such
high prices for labor that hundreds of
men and women who had left this line
of work when 1t was not so profitable.
have returned to the. ranks of the Jew
elry workers. Designers are earning
large salaries. Sometimes 5000 to $500 is
paid for single design made in day
or two.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
TO CURB EXTRAVAGANT WIVES.

From the New York World
A Paris dressmaker brought suit to OBJ
tain $500 for twenty-one gowns supplied
to a customer within two months, the
court has handed down striking decision
on the limitations of a wife's privileges.
1t is held to have been the duty of the
dressmaker to inquire whether orders
given by the wife accorded with the hus-
bands financial and social status. The
general caution is given that tradesmen
should show prudence when orders are
presented that are manifestly extraga-
CANT or needlessly repeated
While thu case in mind is French the
rulings are directed against weaknesses
of common human nature. The reck-
less running of accounts at the dress
makers is not unknown at American
centres of fashion, although none of our
judges has rendered a decision in behalf
of the man who pays the bills.
What is broadly interesting in the
matter is the suggestion of responsibilities
quite apart from those assumed by
tradesmen at large. In ordinary, q dealer
or a maker to order is satisfied If the
prospects are good of getting his money
He does not concern himself with source
of payment. 1t must amaze him greatly
to receive from a judges bench the inti-
nation that he owes consideration to the
economic interests of his patrons hus-
bands.
This is new and notable principle of
thrift. 1t is also discriminative. Can
there be no legal ruling to establish =
curb on extravagant man at the cigar
counter, the haberdashery or the club? 3
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
Food. Drugs and Liquors

The pure food law went into opera
ton on New Years Day, and the pur-
chaser of drugs, foods and liquors Is
now entitled to know the ingredients
of every purchase, and its age in many
cases. This information is not mat
ter of personal inquiry, but it is to be
put before his eyes on label attached
to every interstate article offered for
sale, be it one of food, or liquor, or
drugs. An article of food, or patent
medicine, or a brand of liquor pro
duced in Alabama need not bear label
when offered for sale in Alabama, but
all such goods when made elsewhere
to be sold to consumers here must bear
a government label.
This is a revolution, to speak mildly.
For the bottle from which a thirsty
pilgrim in this world pours drink
must bear label stating in detail the
constituents of the stuff within. me
"tin" from Chicago must say in plain
print what is shut up within. The but
ter package must declare In black and
white what makes its contents yellow,
and the patent medicine whose basis
is wood alcohol or some other stimu-
lating fluid must confess on the spot.
This is indeed revolutionary, and it
is the duty of the consumer to see that
the revolution is carried to its legal
and logical limits. Practically speak
ing, no liquors, no drugs, no foodstuffs,
can hereafter be sold in this state until
the ingredients of each are made
known in label so plainly printed that
he who runs may read.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
oLDrlME PuNIsHMENTs.
Cold Water for Swearing and Ear Clip
ping for Hog Thieves.

From the Youths Companion.
To punish a child in such a way that it
will see the direct connection between the
correction and the fault Is one of the
precepts of modern education. The judge
of the eighteenth century was not wor-
ried by such psychological theories, but
his decisions often had the grim humor of
fitness. What could be better for the
scold than cooling plunge, or for the
wife beater than few lashes on his own
back? Alice Morse Earle instances, in a
book on "Punishments of Bygone Days"
some of these picturesque but often cruel
sentences of the colonial court.
A number Of tender-handed English
gallants Joined a pioneer expedition to
Virginia The weather was cold and the
work hard. When these soft muscled
young men were set at chopping trees
their hands were sorely blistered by the
ak helves. With the cries of pain many
oaths were heard. The president of the
company soon put a stop to this swear
ing by ordering a can of cold water to
be poured down the sleeve of the guilty
one at every oath he uttered.
In colonial days hog stealing was con-
sdered one of the most serious of crimes.
At the first offense the thief's ears were
slit, at the second his ears were nailed
to a pillory, and at the third he suffered
death without benefit of clergy"
Decetful bakers and careless fish deal
ers had to "loose their ears while he
who spoke detracting words had his
tongue bored by a bodkin.
A Frenchman, travelling in America In
100, describes the ducking stool as a
pleasant mode of Furnishing scolding
woman. He says:
"Of members, ye tongue is worst or
beste. An yll tongue oft doth breede I'M
reste worthe a ducking, stoole"
In 1885, Thomas Hartley of Virginia
wrote of his witnessing the execution OF
ducklng stool sentence:
DAY before yesterday, at two of We
Clock, I saw this punishment given to
one Betsey Walker. who by we violence
of her tongue made her house and her
neighborhood uncomfortable. They had
a machine for We purpose vt belongs to
We parish. 1t has already been used three
| times this summer. Ye Woman was al
| lowed to go under we water for We space
of u minute. Betsey had stout stom-
ach and would not yield until she had
| been under five times. Then she cried pit
| eousy. Then they drew back we machine,
united We ropes and let her walk home,
| a hopefully penitent woman