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The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
a%!x.Foa.fivE SALE.
One Plan That Benefits the Buyer and
increases the Merchants Trade.

4 wan to outline a successful sale
plan that we have used and which lie
about the best we have ever tried
1t is not original with me. / think II
was worked out and first used by a
store in some town In Wisconsin.
We obtained the plan through a shoe
salesman. Should the originator OF
the idea read this article / wish to
offer him my apologies for r~eproduc.
ing his plan," writes an Iowa mer.
chant.
1T is called a 'Six-for-Five Sale
The idea of the sale is to give six
articles, or CARDS. for the price Of five.
The statement made in our bills, Is:
No matter what you buy, dress goods,
shoes. furnishing goods, notions, cali.
Goes, ginghams, outing flannels, hats,
gloves. ribbons, handkerchiefs, hose,
dishes. canned fruits, canned vege.
tables, glassware, or any other goods
that we carry In stock with the ex.
ception of goods on which we are al
ready making a special low price, and
the list of specials advertised else
where in this adj you only pay for
Ave, but you get six
I'm order to make the sale still
more effective we selected a few well.
known articles which we marked very
low, and then excluded them from the
regular 's%ix-for-ive' list. OF curse.
if 1t is desired to move such lines as
cloaks and clothing, of which you
could hardly expect to sell five to one
family, they can be excepted from the
'six-for-f1ve' list and a price be made
On them.
When we sold five pairs of shoes,
or Of any other line, we would take
the average price Of the five and al.
low this mount on the sixth pair.
This sale has many strong points.
In the first place, it is based on the
principle that nothing will have quite
the influence in getting people to
leave their money with you as that
of giving them something for nothing.
1t is the extra yard or pound or article
that talks.
In addition to all these points, it is
a plan that can be used equally well
for almost any occasion, and at any
time OF the year. and one which will
not, l think. grow old, if it be made a
regular annual event.
That this is a successful sale plan
was shown by the fact that when we
were running it our competitor put
on a sale and got out bills in which
he called attention to the fact that
the prices he was making were lower
than our 'six-for-five' prices, and still
We got the crowds. 1t was but natural,
however, that We should, because PEG.
pie are always attracted by something
free"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19

THE real manner In which the La
4 Toilette filibuster on the currency
bill was lost furnishes one of the most
amusing series of incidents in the his
tory of congress. The failure is due
in a great measure to Senators Scott
and Garter, who modestly admit that
they are the champion entertainers
of the country.
Senator Stone of Missouri has been
shown" but has not yet given expert
testimony on the subject of their
claims. Several dispensers of refresh
ments declare that Carter and Scott
know how to buy. They eulogize the
princely spending powers of the two
senators and will cheerfully give them
letters of recommendation.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19

According to the word Of the
Lord God Of Israel, which he
spake by the hand Of his serv-
ant Jonah, the oon Of Amittai,
the prophet, which was Of
Gath-hepher."
Jonah was intensely Jewish,
intensely patriotic. Love Of the
land Of israel was next to his
love for God. Loyalty to his
country was measured by his
loyalty to his God. With him
there was no conflict between
citizenship and holiness. And
for this reason we find him
active in the restoration policy
Of the kingdom, and giving that
advice and encouragement which
undoubtedly united the forces
Of the nation and prepared them
for the aggressive campaign
which ended SO splendidIy In the
recovery Of the coast Of Israel.
The obligation Of citizenship
is Increased, not lessened, by
devotion to God.
Separation from the world
and the things of the world does
not mea an escape Of social
and political obligations to the
world.
Service to God can only be
shown by service to the world.
1t is a wonderful thing to be
the mouthpiece of God.
God chooses for special serv-
ice those who by ability and
training and impulse are Pc
cuIiarIy fitted for such service.
Jonah was a close student of
his nations history, he knew
the promises Of God concerning
1t, he was Jealous for the po-
IiticaI as we'll as the religious
prosperity Of the nation, and
for this reason God used him
not only to speak the words Of
prophecy concerning the re-
covery Of the territory which
Israel had lost, but also to so
inspire and unity the forces of
the nation as to make it pos
sibIe for King Jeroboam to
wage his successful campaign.
OF course we must not forget
that in addition to his natural
fitness for his mission as
prophet to the nation of Israel,
he also possessed that pity and
sense of vital union with God
which made him willing and
obedient to the purposes Of
God.
To be sure his intense pa
triotism and loyalty to his own
nation proved his one weak
ness and led him to try and run
away from the command of God
which directed him to seek the
good of a neighboring nation
whose revival and prosperity
he feared might threaten the
safety of his own nation, but we
find him finally yielding to the
discipline of God and obedientIy
going on a mission Of mercy to
a rival nation. In other words,
obedience to God transcribed
any human obligation. Well is
it when the soul grasps this
thought.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
ROUND THE CAPITAL
Information and Gossip Picked Up Here
and There in Washington.
Jovial Scenes Mark Last Hours in House

to rest untouched, and seemed to be
willing that this harmless species Of
disorder should prevail, while he
beamed benignantly OF the joyful
throng. The singers were led by Rep
resentative Dwight, Of New York,
who bore aloft a huge portrait Of Mr..
Cannon. who was the object Of the
songs and the applause of both the
floor and galleries.
Behind him came the sedate Theo-
dore E. Burton, the i~rrepressible
Adam Bede, the irreconcilable Demo-
crat, Hef1in: smiling Col. Pete" Hep
burn, Gen. Kiefer. waving a gigantic
flag and singing more Justify than the
younger men, and, we'll up in the
procession, the erstwhile belligerent
Representative Fowler of New Jersey.
1t was a song composed by Represent
alive ]. Hampton Moore. Of Philadel-
phia. and sung to the tune Of Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp"
Before the song had been finished
there were cries from all parts of the
chamber for a speech from the speak
er. Mr.. Cannon responded briefly.
When Mr.. Cannon finished his speech
the members Immediately began with
He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and ran
their repertory from MY Old Ken
lucky Home" to The Old Oaken
Bucket" in various keys and varia-
tons. John Sharp Williams contrib
uted a raucous tenor, Champ Clark a
nasal barytone, Gen. Bingham, the
veteran of congress, mumbled a hearty
bass, while the chorus made up in
lustiness what it may have lacked in
concerted effort and technique.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
MADE UP OF GREED.
Creed of Mai! Order Houses as In.
terpreted by a Country Editor.

These commandments make up the
decalogue of the mail order house.
They were not written on stone by
Moses. but they are thoroughly under
stood and frequently bumped into by
anyone who deals with the catalogue
mail order concern, and thoroughly in
dictate the business side of these con-
Germs:
l. You shall sell your farm produce
for cash wherever you can, but not to
us, we do not buy from you.
2. You shall believe our statements
and buy all you need from us because
we want to be good to you, although
we are not acquainted with you.
3. You shall send in the money in
advance to give us a chance to get
the goods from the factory with your
money, meanwhile you will have to
wait patiently a few weeks because
that Is u business method.
4. You shall buy your church bells
and interior church fixtures from us
and forward the money in advance,
for that is our business method.
5. You shall collect from the bust
ness men in your vicinity as much
money as you can for the benefit Of
your churches. Although we get more
money from you than they do, still it
is against our rules to donate money
for building country churches.
6. You shall buy your tools from
US and be your w mechanic in order
to drive the mechanic from your vicin-
ity. for We wish it so.
Z. You will induce your neighbor
to buy everything from us, as we have
oom for more money.
s. You shall often look at the beau
tiful pictures in our catalogue so your
wishes will increase and you will send
in a big order, although you are not
in immediate need of the goods; 9TH
erwise you might have some money
left to buy necessary goods from your
local merchants.
8. You shall have the mechanics
that repair the goods you buy from
us book the bill, SO that you can send
the money for his labor to us for new
goods, otherwise he will not notica
our influence.
10. You shall believe us in prefer
ence to your local dealers.
II. You shall, in case of accident,
sickness or need, apply to local deal
ers for aid and credit, as we do not
know you.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
Foreigners in Circus Business.

"The circus used to be an American
Institution" remarked an old-time cir
Gus man the other day. But things
have changed. l went into the dress.
ing-room Of a show and nearly all OF
the performers are foreigners. There
are few good American circus per
formers any more. There are no per.
formers such as w used to have.
Old Bob Stickney vas there. He does
a manage act with a team Of horses.
even though he's 81 years old now.
He used to be the best bareback rider
on the road, outside Of Jimmy Rob-
inson. But there are mighty few OF
the old-timers. left, and there never
will be any as good."-New YorF
Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
pi.lnfectIno Books.

There is no doubt that all books
kept for a long time in libraries and
other places become the abode of the
germ and microbe. To prevent this a
French professor has introduced a
method OF disinfecting the books.
They are placed in ar oven under
pressure, in which the evaporation Of
a certain liquid causes the breaking
up of the a~ldebydes. It Is said that
all sorts of books, big and little, can
thus be disinfected without harm to
the cover, the paper or the binding.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
THE STORY.

cd UT the Lord will give us the vic
- tory, for 1t is according to the
word of the prophet Elisha, spoken on
his death bed to our king Joash! We
cannot fail. shall return to thee and
n boy" this last as he turned and
looked at the little lad strutting
around the d%ooryard, so intent on his
playing soldier that he did not sense
the sorrow of the mother or realize
what the going Of the father meant.
Childlike he was attracted by the SOL
der equipment, the shining breast
plate, the long, slender spear with its
cleaning head and the bow and great
culver OF arrows slung over the
sturdy shoulders of his father. and
with a slender reed for a spear which
he held aloft just as he had seen his
father do, he marched about, fully re-
solved in his brave little heart to go
to war when he was a man Just as
papa was doing.
The little fellow looked up as the
last words of his father were spoken.
and something in his mothers face
held his attention, and he heard her
say:
YEA, victory may be with Israers
banner, as Elisha the prophet hath
said. but many a brave soldier of ys-
rael may fall in the battle"
A tear rolled down the woman's
cheeks, and the little fellow noted
that, too, and 1t was a quiet, serious
little face that was upturned to the
father to receive a last parting kiss
and loving pat, and then without a
word he followed the weeping mother
into the house, while the father fell in
with the other soldiers and went
marching down the road.
What is 1t, mammal" he whispered.
who is this man Elisha who has
made you cry?" for he had caught the
prophets name, and somehow con
nected it with his mothers tears.
The childish query brought a half
smile to his mothers lips as she
went on to explain that Elisha wat
the great and good prophet who had
AACA yOoAO OOAOAC, oAQ WIN DSlOFc Ills
death had told Of the war with the
Syrian king and of how the God of
Israel was going to give the victory
to their king Joash, and how his IA
Their, Amittai, had responded to the
call for soldiers and had gone to fight
for his country.
"And papa will come back" spoke
up the boy, reassuringly, "for he
said he would
But war Ia uncertain, JONAH re-
sponded the mother, sadly, "and thy
father knows not whether he will re-
TURNED or not"
; but If papa doesn't know he will
come back. how does the prophet
know there will be a victory"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
seatters Garden Seeds.

Congressman Lafean has distributed
$4,000 packages of garden seed among
his constituents in York and Adams
counties. The original allotment to
each congressional district was 1G,0 900
packages. Mr.. Lafean must have a
pull with the department Of agri-
culture or else he has been awarded
some other congressman's garden
seeds.-Philadelphia Record.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
Teaching Parrots for Advertising.

A new school has been started in
the Grand Montrouge district of Paris.
1t is a school for the teaching Of par
rots. and specializes in making the
birds of commercial value. 1t has oc-
CURED to the manager of the school
that a clever parrot may be very USE
ful as an advertiser, and he is at pres
emit teaching a number of them to cry
aloud the excellence of various prod
ucts. These birds will later on be hung
in cages in prominent positions on the
b~oulevards. The birds are being
taught BY q monograph in dark rooms.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
Mixed Up on the Motto.

The story Is now going the rounds
of the country papers about a man
who visited the paying-teller's window
in a bank and asked for one of the
new coins with God Bless Our Home"
left on.-Chicago Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
Cured.

"He used to be a great lover OF
books, didn't he?"
Eyes, but he's been cured Of that"
"HOw?"
Bought some on the installment
pian.'-Detroit Free Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
Chinese SAT- r.x.

In China the salt tax is a govern
ment monopoly. 1t is one Of the prin-
cipal revenues of the empire, yielding
about s. 1000, 900 a year.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19

Scripture Authority Kings IA:
1929.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
LYDIA E. PINKHAM

No other medicine for Woman's ills in the world has received such widespread and unqualified en- dorsement as has Lydia k. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, made from native roots and herbs.
 No other medicine has such a record of success for woman's dis. eases, or such hosts of grateful friends as has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 For more than 30 years it has been the standard remedy for feminine ills, Inflammation, Liberation, and consequent Spinal Weakness,
 It has relieved more cases of Back ache and Local Weaknesses than any other one remedy. It dissolves and expels tunors in an early stage of development.
 Irregularities and periodic pains Weakness of the Stomach, Indiges- tion, Bloating, Nervous Prostration. Headache, General Debility, quickly yield to 1t; also deranged organs. causing pain, dragging sensations and backache. Under all circunI- stances it acts in harmony with the female system.
 It removes that wearing feeling, extreme lassitude, don't care and swant to : be- left alone" :" feeling, excitability, irritability, nervousness. dizziness, faintness, sleeplessness, fiatulency, melancholy orthe blues These are indications of Feminine disorders, which this medicine over. comes as we'll as slight derangement of the Kidneys of either sex.
 Women who are sick and want to get we'll should refuse to aceeptany substitute for Lydia E. pinlham's Vegetable Compound Q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
sATuRnAY. MAY ?. 1908.

Some tarifF decisions are too many for the lay mind, and The Indianapolis Star tells of recent instance. That section of the law" 1t says, which has to do with art provides that the pro- duct of American artists residing tenn. porariIy abroad. imported expressly for presentation to a museum or public in- stitution. may be admitted free. Some body brought over the other day a por- trait of Benjamin Franklin painted by Gilbert Stuart to be given to a mu- scum and the importer desired to get 1t in under the provision mentioned, but the appraiser says he must pay the 20 per ent. duty. Gilbert Stuart was distinguished Ameriuan, but he died eighty years ago and Is perma- nently. not temporarily. absent from his country. which presumably ac- counts for the appraisers decision. There is nothing like literal exactness in these matters"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
NEWS OF EUFAULA.
storm News Comes in From Barbour
 County,

storm News Comes In Fr0m n@FDOuE
 County. t.4 Eufaula. May 1.-(Speciall l-Fhr rough the instrumentality of W. F. Rose and pr. W. P. Mcdowell, two prominent citizens of the city, petition Is being freely circulated here today praying for aid for the sufferers at Albertville. Citizens are responding ldberally in every portion of the city and a good sum will be secured which will be for warded to the proper authorities as soon as the canvass is completed.
 News was received here this morn ing of a severe wind and rain storm that swept over a section southwest Of the city Wednesday night.
 On the plantations of NJ. M Bering- CT and that of J H. Deshazo trees were uprooted and fences blown down In all directions. Berlnger's stable was unroofed and one of his mules was severely injured.
 It is believed that the wind was in its worst fury further down a distance of perhaps fifteen miles from the city, but up to this hour nothing has been learned.
 The Jewish ladies' sewing circle was entertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Moses Scheuer at her home on Eufaula Street. The occasion was in honor of Mrs B. Wolff and daughter,
  and was quite an interesting and en- joyable affair. Games were indulged in and a delicious course of refresh ments was served.
 Robert Petty has entered the field for County Treasurer. making three aspirants for the place at the ap- preaching primary about the middle of next month.
 The grand jury after sitting three days finished it's labors late yesterday afternoon, returning thirty-ive true bills for minor offences.
 The civil week of the court will be completed. it is thought by tomorrow when it will adjourn to reconvene next week.
 The military band of the city Is practlcing almost nightly in order to perfect itself by the opening of the Chautauqua. The band will furnish music for the occasion and promises to prove an interesting feature of the ex- erCises.
 The Clionian Club of girls was en- tertained yesterday evening by Misses Lottie and Kathleen Corker at their parents home on Colby Street. The hours were enjoyed in social games and other amusements and ices and refresh ments were served.
 The first game of ball of the season here was played between the local teams of this city and Abbewille yes terday afternoon which resulted in a score of II to 12 in favor of Abbeville. The attendance was fair considering the heavy rain of the night before, and all were well pleased
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
FIGHTING LITTLE THINGS.

It appears just little bit contradic- tory that the more humanity expands. ar the more 1t advances towards the great things of life. the more atten- tion is paid to small things. Of late years the pestiferous mosquito has oc- cupied much of the attention of medi- cal men and other scientists, and they think they have sized him UP about correct. The proof of this liessfit the fact that yellow, fever is now better understood than ever before. sand the mosquitoes connection with the disease has been established. Get rid of this germ carrying insect and there will be no more yellow fever epidemics Is now the theory. and facts prove its correct ness.
 Just now the common house-hy is re- ceiving much attention. and the pros pect is that the fly Is to be looked on as the enemy of mankind. They have always been asuutsance, for that mat ter. Even ancient Pharaoh fneontin- ently wiited when the plague of flies was sent on him. though we are not aware that he feared any danger from them. They have always been a pest, for that matter. and one of the com plaints against them is that they are entirely too promiscuous. No place is too sacred or too secluded for them, for their way is to come and go just Is they choose.
 But the fly, like the mosquito has only lately come to be regarded as a dangerous visitor. They were annoy ing. troublesome. and not at all partic- ular as to cleanliness. but not looked on as an actual enemy of humanity. Now it is being made known that the fly. al- so is a bearer of disease. We are told that each fiy's foot has on it a multi tude of disease germs, and that where ever he plants his foot or unrolls his snout he is likely to plant sickness. This being so 1t is not to be wondered at that war Is being declared on the whole family, and that their extermin- ation is looked on as a duty to human ity. This promises much good for t,.e people. and if any plan can be found that will rid us of the pest, that plan will be hailed as a welcome boom. To the neat housewife of the country there Is hardly anything that would be moro welcome than the total extermination of the fly family. even Is tasFe was no danger of disease from tfem but now that they have been convicted oi spreadtns sicknasss of various kinds we may feel fairly well assured that the war against them will be relentless and, it is to be hoped, successful
 Without flies and mosquitoes life will be much more enjoyable and safe Let the war on little things go on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
This Is My 47th Rvfhday'
Jerome K. Jerone.

Jerome K. Jerome. the we'll known known English writer and hunortsE was born at WaIsaIl. May 2. 1881 He went to London when child, and has ing his education ct the Pathological. School at Marylebone he served a good many callings. being in turn a clerk. and Journalist In 1885 he first ats tracted public notice through bis pub iicatfon Of aa1a the fEta ge--afia OfIs~S an amusing account of his own stage ex- his reputatton as a humQrous writer with 'IdIa Thoughts ofAap Idle Fe How. Three Men In BpaF appeared n Since that time Mir. Jerome has writ fen 4 score or more of successful books and has also produced several come dies and farces. in recent years he has become familiar to the American public by his appearances on the lec- fure platform.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
Wr CauDon,s Principles.

Alfred Henry Lewis in Human LlIe.
 Mir Cannon is honest. but not reck- lesslv so. He has principles; but they are noIled angus principles. and never an a . aggressive' g.. figiitdng. goring horn in the entire herd. For all this, third of d century in Congress. were he to die tomorrow. no bIstorian--and search through the whole body of our laws could find least trace of Cannon impression He has brought forth no policies. led forth no wars Ills self. and he has the same instinct to gather power that he has to gather gold And al that there Is nothing. for particular good or evil he designs n to we would ' do with a Presidency beyond hold 1t for four years. There is noth- ing he knows of that ought to be done The times are utterly smooth; the POP ular prospects without a wrinkle; what more should be asked of a President tian iust to look benignantly on?