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The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
sERMoNETTE.

No human greatness or power
or riches can blot out the stain
OF sin.
Leprosy 10 a type Of sin. It
is lncurable, except as God ap-
plies the remedy.
The worlds seIf-treatment for
sin will never cure the plague
spot Of sin. Only the God-pre-
scribed remedy Of Jesus blood
can cleanse.
Many Naamans In the world
to-day are waiting for the word
which will lead them to the
place Of cleansing for sin. Speak
the word as did this little maid
that will point to Christ the sin
bearer.
When in a heather land and
among a strange people the little
maid did not forget the true
Gcd. When away from home do
you leave your religion behind
you?
Gods gifts cannot be pur-
chased.
The worlds gold and silver
and fine raiment are not legal
tender in buying the blessings
of the kingdom of God.
The sinner must accept Gods
way of salvation if he is ever
cleansed from sin.
- Many a sinner misses saliva
ton because he wiIIfuIIy makes
out the program as to how he
will be saved.
The way of cleansing was so
simple that Naaman almost
missed 1t. So is it with the
way of salvation. It Is 80 easy
and simple that many a soul re-
fuses to enter therein.
The great Syrian general had
to learn what submission and
obedience to God meant before
he could obtain the blessing Of
cleansing and healing. SO It
Is with every one who would
receive of GSd's salvation. How.
ever great or mighty he may be
from the worlds point Of view,
he must submit his will to Gods
will and must obey Gods word
before he can be saved.
When Naaman came to the
king of Israel seeking cleansing,
the latter knew so little about
God and his prophet that he was
unable to direct the needy leper
to the place of cleansing. Too
often this is true of the Chris
tan. He is unable because of
the low standard of his own
Christian life to point the needy
sinner to the Christ who can
heal.
The dark hour of the little
Jewish girls slavery was made
bright by the opportunity It
brought her of pointing a
needy soul to the true God. So
1t may be with the Christian. The
darkest hour of affliction may
be made bright with the kindly
service for Jesus.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
RECORDING the Voice.

DR.. Marago CT Paris is photograph
ing the human voice, and with a DOW.
erful magnifying glass he Is able to
read the records Of a person talking.
1t is the belief Of certain scientists
that these voice photographs eventually
will take the place of writing and al
phabets altogether. Stenography, too.
would be abolished. Instead of writ
ing a letter the sender would talk into
the microphone, pull out the strip of
zigzags when through and post it.
Forgery would be out of the question.
for it is absolutely impossible to de-
ceive the electric needle, which faith
fully records every shade of tone. For
books and newspapers the idea is to
have a conventional imitation of zig
gags of the various vowels and CON
sonants in the form of type, which will
be set in lines like ordinary print
ed matter. Telephone conversations
would be as binding as a written con-
tract today.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
RIGHT KIND OF PUBLICITY.
How to Use Newspaper Space to the
Best Advantage.

It Is the hard blows from the black
smiths hammer that Yields the IRON,
1t is the continual chipping away Of
the sculptor that is necessary to finish
the statue. 1t Is the word after word
written down by the writer that con-
~stitutes the completed novel, and 1t
is the constant advertising that brings
success to the merchant, combined
with the ability to carry out all busi-
ness agreements.
If you will note the successful mer-
chant in any locality, you will find that
he is the persistent advertiser. There
are exceptions, of course, where bust
ness has been built up perhaps without
yer a cent being spent for printers
ink. The pioneer storekeeper in a new
country may have such a demand for
his goods that he may be able to sue
coed. He may be able to retain his
customers and thus go ahead for
awhile. But his business is not likely
to be permanent. Some advertisers
will start in his field, and by liberal
use of methods Of publicity gain in a
few months time trade greater than
the pioneer took years to build up.
Any merchant who has common
essential to success should have
all the qualities required to construct
a drawing advertisement. He knows
the quality of his goods, the prices, the
class of customers he has in his
neighborhood, and with these points
as a basis he should be able to ar
range matter for an attractive adver-
tisement. He no doubt can secure
pointers from his home editor; that
Is, if the editor has any ideas, and
most of them have. One reason why
advertisements in the country papers
sometimes do not show up we'll is be-
cause Of the scanty supply of type the
editor is compelled to struggle along
with. 1t matters not how good the
wording of an advertisement may be,
1t must be we'll "set" to attract atten-
ton. A clumsy printer can spoil the
pulling power Of the best-worded ad-
yertisement.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
TIE STORY.

WISTFULLY, and with a great
W heart hunger, the little maid from
her vantage ground behind the bushes
watched the gay cavalcade start. She
had slipped out unobserved, for all the
household had gathered to bid good
by to Naaman, the lord of the house
hold, who with a great company of
servants and soldiery was starting for
the land of Israel.
"Oh, l am so glad he is going!" ex-
claimedthe little m aid to herself, "but-
but l wish l Were going, too" And
she began to CIR softly to herself, as
she a done M. md many a night
since she had been seized by the
Syrian band during one Of their raids
into Israel, and had been taken into
this strange land and sold to this
great general.
True, they had been kind to her, but
she could not forget her home away
back there in Israel. She wanted to
see mamma once more and her broth
ers and sisters. And as she watched
her master depart the impulse came
to rush forth and beg him to take her
back to her home, but as quickly came
the realization that she was only a
slave girl, and could ask no favors. and
with a low moan she sank back in
her place. But the one comfort which
she had had in her loneliness-the
thought that the God of Israel whom
her mother had taught her to ever
ence and love would not forget her
came now to help and cheer her, and
she crept from her hiding place and
slipped back into the house.
More than once during the days
which followed the story of Joseph
came to her as it had been told to
her by her mother, and she had said,
over and over again:
God remembered Joseph, and he
will remember me-"
And there she was content 10
let the matter rest. So the days
passed, but only once since that first
morning when she had spoken to her
mistress of the prophet in Israel, who
could cure her master, had her mis-
tress spoken to her of the matter. and
then it was to remark, rather impa-
tiently:
Can help come out of Israel, when
all Syria and the rest of the world
has been searched for a cure?"
"The God of Israel IL able to do
anything" bravely but quietly ven
tured the girl.
"And is he more powerful than the
gods Of Syrian" was the contemptu-
GUS reply. why, then, is Syria great
and Israel In ~bondage?"
The little maid made no reply. In
fact % was expected, for the mis-
tress dismissed her with an impatient
wave Of her hand and she left the
apartment.
That night the household Of Naa.
man was thrown into the greatest ex-
element and Joy by the arrival OF a
runner who brought tidings that the
master Of the household had been
healed and was eve then on his way
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
SELF.MADE AUSTRALIAN STATESMAN.

There are few more picturesque per-
sonalities in the world of politics than
.Tom' Price, the South Australian
premier. He actually helped to erect
the parliamentary buildings in which
he now speaks as premier. Born in
Derbyshire in 1852, Mr.. Price spent the
early part of his life in Liverpool,
where he worked as a stonemason.
twenty-five years ago he emigrated to
Australia. and it was not until 1893
that he entered parliament. Eight
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
TabIe rank.

Old Gobsa Code looked thoughtfully
across the centerpiece of mauve or.
chids at his son.
We'll Scattergood," he said. bend
ing forward to light his cigar at one
of the shaded candles. your course In
life will be far easier, / can see. than
mine was"
Young Scattergood Code smiled
with good-humored c-ondescension.
How SO, governor" he p~atronizing-
y inquired.
Il" said the old man. began at the
bottom and worked up. You have be-
gun ct the top and will slide down."
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
The Blow Falls.

Amanda" said Rev. DR.. Fourthly,
sinking heavily into a chair. Il have
a piece of bad news to tell YOU"
You're not going to have your Eu.
ropean vacation this year, Flavius?"
faltered Mrs. Fourthly.
Worse than that, Amanda" he
groaned. "The congregation is going
to give us an old-fashioned donation
party next MONTH"
For, at a considerable sacrifice, they
had just filled the house with new fur.
niture,
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
IHustIers in Demand.

The world likes a hustler, and has
little S for the laggards. No town
was ever known to get to the front
when its affairs were in the hands
of a lot of pessimistic moss-backs. 1t
is the optimist who has a well-regu.
lated balance wheel who is the safest
n to take the helm. One good push.
er and worker in a town who has the
right kind of mettle in his makeup,
though he have not a cent, is worth
q dozen men without progressive
ideas who may be leaders in financial
affairs.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
Out Of the Dim Past.

Alexander the Great had just sub.
dued Bucephalus.
anybody can bust a broncho," he
said. but 1t takes a nan to put the
snafies on q big fourlegged devil like
this one"
Being shrewd, polite fellows, the
cowboys Of that age allowed the i'm
preston to go out that they were
afraid to try to ride the savage beast,
and the subservient historians has
toned to confirm that impression
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15

years later he was appointed to the
leadership of the labor party, ana in
1905 he became premier. Although
quaint in his speech, and possessing
perhaps more candor than culture, Mr..
Price can sway audiences Il a remark
able degree.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
Long Wireless Transmission.

Consul Thomas H. Norton of Chem,
nitz reports that by the Slaby-Arco
system of wireless t%elegraphy over
1000 words were recently t~elegraphed
from the trial station of the company
at Nauen, near Berlin, to the Aus.
trian military station for wireless
telegraphy at Korneuberg, neal Wen
ma, a distance of about 372 miles. He
adds that this is the record result thus
far in the use of the system for over.
land transmission.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15

back home, and would douptIess ar
rive on the morrow.
There was little sleep in that house
hold that night, because Of the prep
arations which must needs be made
for welcoming Naaman home again.
Even the royal household was in a
fever Of excitement over the Joyful
news, and the king ordered his chariot
ready for the morrow that he might
go forth himself to meet the great
general on his return.
The wife Of Naaman could scarce
contain herself with Joy and impa-
tiently watched every detail of the
preparations, keeping the servants
rushing hither and thither until It
seemed as though they would drop
from sheer exhaustion.
Upon the little maid fell even a
more trying burden, and by the time
all the preparations had been made
n was utterly tired out, and creeping
off to her little couch. she soon fell
into . heavy slumber. So deep, in
fact, wa her sleep, that she did not
hear the bugle calls, the shouting and
the rejoicing as Naaman with his cav
alcade came up to the house and was
greeted by the waiting throngs.
The greetings are over. The cere,
monies attending the return of the
great general are ended. The king
has departed for the palace, and the
groups of curious and interested peo-
pie are scattering to their homes.
"Oh, how good it is to have thee
back again, and healed" exclaimed
Naaman's wife, when they were alone,
and she reached up in a sort of awed
way and smoothed the fresh new skin
which had taken the place of the un-
slightly leprous spots which had shut
him away from her for so long.
Yea, it's wonderful" responded
Naaman, returning the caress.
Tell me all about it," she urged.
Yes, yes" he responded; but first
tell me: Where is the little Hebrew
maid that told MT Of her God and
whose God has healed me? I searched
all through the crowds that thronged
me on my return, but saw not her
face"
"Ah, that is what made thee so pre-
occupied. l wondered of what thou
vast thinking as l saw thee searching
the faces before thee, when thou
shouldest have been content with but
one face"
Yea, and l am" lovingly responded
Naaman, as he in turn patted her
cheek, but I must see the little maid
and tell her, too, what great things
her God has done for me-"
And to the little audience of two
the great general of Syria rehearsed
like an enthusiastic child the story of
his visit to Israel and of his washing
In the Jordan " times, and coming
out cleansed of his leprosy. And when
he had finished he turned to the little
maid, and, putting his arm about her,
asked, %tenderly:
And now what can I do for thee.
who has done so much for me?"
The little maid looked UP beseech-
1ngly into his face, and then looked
q~uestioningly over at her mistress as
she whispered the one word:
"Home!"
And even before the words of as
sent had been spoken she read the an
swer of her appeal in the loving, ap-
p~rec!ative eyes which beamed upon
her.
L should like to have kept her as
my own daughter" Naaman said to his
wife later in the day, as they watched
the departure of the little maid for her
home, but Naaman will not for.
get her"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
One on

As proprietor of Truth, MI. Henry
Labouchere, popularity known as Lab
by" has had to spend a deal OF mon
ey in libel actions. He once ad-
mitted in court that he had spent over
5000 1000. Then" said the late Sir
Frank Lockwood, Il must thank you,
Mr.. Labouchere, or behalf of the pro
fession. Go on, and prospect" Need
less to say, there were roars of laugh.
ter in court.-London Tit-Bits.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
The Reason.

Virgins Ito his new neighbor's SON,
Where did you live before you
moved here?
Championship. We moved here
from Memphis and before that we
lived in Moline.
my! Your folks move around some,
don't they?"
Eyes. We're huntin' for a place
where pail find 1t easier. to work.
Woman's Home Companion.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
Maude Booths strenuou. pav.

On her recent visit to New Orleans
Mrs. Maude Darlington Booth passed
at least one strenuous day. She
preached at q prison In the morning,
held an informal reception IN the mid.
afternoon, then preached at the house
Of detention, after this held another
reception. then addressed the Era club.
which wound up with q third informal
reception
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
Largest Palm Collection.

The collection Of palms in Kew
Gardens, London, is much larger than
any other in the world, nearly 500
species being represented
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-15
coverninent : Good cu.torr.-

The government Is the largest indi.
vidual purchaser Of electric lamps In
the country. 1t buys $4,000 an
nuallT.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
REFUSES TO
ALTER HER ANSWER
WILL NOT GIVE AN inch TO THE
a@ $50 I&s8f& a Ns 4
GERMAN OFFICIALS.

PARIS, Nov. Germany, it was
learned here today at first refused to
accept the formula proposed by
France for a settlement Of the Casa
Blanca incident, proposing at the same
time certain notifications therein
These were rejected by France in her
turn, after which Germany decided to
re-examine the formula.
Last night Herr Schoen, the Ger.
man foreign secretary, notified Am
bassador Cambon that the French for.
mula was satisfactory, provided a
clause was added in which France ex.
pressed her regret for violations com
mitted on the person of the German
consular attache and at the same time
to express regret that the German
consul had exceeded his powers in
offering protection to deserters from
the legations of the French army who
were not German subjects.
Ambassador Cambon politely but
firmly refused to transmit such a
proposition to Paris, W%hereupon Herr
Schoen agreed to examine the French
formula. The final response from
Germany is not expected before next
Tuesday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
ARTICLE IS WITHDRAWN /
Author Requests. Of the Century Com
paoy Withdrawal Of an Article
Bearing on the Emperor Of ( Ger 'ss
!, many, Which 10 Aeceded to.

NEW YORK, Nov. THAT an arti-
Gle on the German emperor giving,
1. il. stated, the substance OF an inter-
veiw with him. by the author, had been,
.In view OF recent circumstances"
withdrawn from publication in an
American magazine, was revealed to-
day through statements issued by the
Century company Of New York and
by the author of the article in Ques-
ton, William Bayard Hale. Mr.. Hale's
statement on the matter said:
II have requested OF the Century
company permission to withdraw from
publication the article .on the German
emperor and the Century company
has acceded to my request. Irregular
ities which have arisen since the writ
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
OFFICIAL COUNT
In STATE OF OHIO
I'M MANY CASES, VOTE FOR PRES.
,DENT is MISSING.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 7.-Gradually
missing precincts in the Ohio election
count have been reported, the official
count, which began yesterday, giving
the complete count on several coun'
ties that had heretofore been only par
TALLY reported. The complete vote
OF Lucas county on governor came
in late today, but the presidential to-
tai Of that county is still missing,
Montgomery is the other missing
county, though some scattered figures
have been received. a
On presidential, a total of 4,171s pre-.
cincts out OF the A .443O IN Ohio report
526,453 votes for Taft and 100000 for
Bryan.
For governor, Montgomery county
alone being missing as a whole, the
reports from 4,285 precincts give Har-
mon, Democrat, 1882, against $685..
$50 for Harris. This would indicate
pluralities for those two winning can:
didates close to the figures given by
the. Associated Press before midnight
on election night.
Nothing positive has been reported
on the minor state officers but SO far
the Republicans seem to be leading.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
TARIFF REVISION is TO BE CON
siDERED.
DATE \ /: Of THE; !. SESSION ! ! | On
Congress- viii Doubles. pc Called to
Meet Marehss and 'itsts sExpsetsd,
!.
That thssNew Repusiioan Tarifs Viii.
,-sss Passsdfby Middle of JUG
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Represen-

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Represen-
tative Serene Payne, chairman OF. the
ways and means committee. had a
long conference with President Roose.
veitstoday On the tarir queestion.s'Afr.
Payne declared that startd. revision
would be taken up at the, coming SEES
sion of congress, but that no extra,
session for that purpose would be
called, the date depending entirely
upon the wishes Of MI Taft: J
/ Mt. Payneswas Of the opinion that
the extra session would. be called
about March 5 and It might be able. to
pass q tarf bill blythe middle Of
July.
The committee on ways and means
for two years, he said. has had a. man
working On q list OF imports and col
|lating the directors OF the curb and
boards Of appraisers on the part Of the
tariff bill. This data will be available
for congress when it takes. up ,tarin
revision.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
HUNDRED GOOD
V. ILLUSTRATION
AcHl1f sxANiNeeR OF DEPAHTs]coLLEcTED FOR CHAMBER Of
sanSr iN sIkL,Nos.# # e@ a& COMMENCE
IMAkBA NJ EXAMINATION ARTICLES on s Billing
Illustrations Of Billings Business, Man
un'a ,sas.. =, and Residence struet-
urss, street Scenes and Farming
and Irrigation Pictures.

One Of the finest collections OF Bill
ingsx views ever gathered consists 81
100 pictures, which have been col.
|lected by r. G.. Linebarger for the
booklet which will be issued for the
Chamber OF Commerce. M CIV
The pictures include photographs q
every block of any size in Billinga,
every manufacturing institution,
eighteen residences, all the hotels,
schools, inside Views Of schools,
churches, street scenes showing the
streets In the business section and
some ane ones In the residence dis
tricts, the sugarfactory and new depot,
81. M. C. A. public library, city hall,
court house, chamber Of commerce
home, and several blocks for which
plans have been drawn.
Besides the, city Views there ara 2
large number 81 country scenes show
ing sheep, cattle, horses, poultry, sugr
ar beet fields, hay fields, grain fields,
threshing scenes, orchards country
homes, irrigation scenes, and views Of
bitches, as we'll as general country
pictures gathered at random.
Mr.. Linebargers has been working
upon the booklet for several weeks and
he said yesterday that he would prob
ably be able to turn it over to the
printer last of this week. Besides
the 100 illustrations the book will CON
tain many interesting articles includ-
ing a general write up Of the comlnln-
ity, which is comprehensive and deals
with practically all of Its re-
sources, BY himself. articles on alfal-
IA, sugar beets, grain raising, orchard
ing, manufacturing, jobbings, truck
gardening, business in general, etc,
and then articles by DR.. w. <. Sud-
duth, T. j. Bouton, JOS. Hanlon, w. A.
Selvidge, Jean p. Decker, J. Ward
Huse, G. e. Steele, Miss Mabel Col
Inns, Father Stack, Superintendent
Nye, Rev. Fritch, Henry Gerharz, G. I.
Gardner, and others on the particular
Of Billings in which they are
most interested.
Persons who have seen the pictures
and read the articles, say that the
booklet will be by far the most COM
prehensive ever issued about Billings
and the valley tributary. Five thous-
and copies Of it will be distributed by
the chamber of commerce and the ex-
pense of printing it for the chambe.
will be borne by the advertising Sc
cured for the booklet, which Is an ex-
fpensive undertaking. It is intended
to have 5000 extra copies Of it printed
for local distribution.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
LOCKS. WILL
RESTS ON SOLID ROCK
STORY ABOUT. CHANGES IN
ROUTE ARE FALSE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. THE re-
portt hat a subterranean lake has been
discovered beneath the site of the
locks at Gatun on the Isthmus of
Panama was given no credence at the
Offices of the Isthmian Canal commits
sion here today. There are in this
city complete records, of the borings
that have been made at Gatun, show
ing that over 1000 bores, covering the
entire area that will form the founda-
ton for the locks, have been made
with the result that rock has been
struck at all points. The report that
there has been recent change of plans
OF the canal to conform with the
changed conditions brought about by
the discovery of the subterranean
lake, It is stated, brands the story
IS without foundation, as no change
could take place without the APPROVAL
Of congress, the president and the Sec
rotary of var. Il
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MoMAMs pi1

The Woman's club vas r6Indncted
~ the current topics department III
Monday afternoon and avery instfu$S,
tive meeting was the result. 'ss'ssss'AS.F4A
Mrs. H =. Firth wassleader for the
day, and ronscallMaa respondedto1ith,
"Reminiscences Of the Federation meet
inf which we're both Interesting and
humorous, The subject Of the meet
Ing was The Commerce Of Our Ma
tian." Mrs. Sherman read q splendid
paper on THE Greatness OF Our Com.
MERGE" ''The American Farmer, Feed.
err Of the World" was ably discussed
by Mrs. Staples. Mrs. Salisbury gave
an Instructive talk on the commercial
value of Standard Oilss while NH, ain
handled her subject. The Freighters
'ofSSOur Country" in q very .creditable
manner. Mrs. Fred Hathhorns gave an
Interesting talk on THE Future Of
Our Commerce and Our Lost Opportu-
Mites 's es
Misc Alice Hopper of Des Moines,
Ia.,,Y was a visitor; n spoke aboutgthe
Des Moines Woman's club and Of the
new club house, which It built last
year. q Ns asxs