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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

Ever see a"spite wall or spite fence?'
 This is how 1t sometimes comes about:
 The dog belonging to John Jones per sists in loafing over the lawn of Tom Smith, Jones' next door neighbor, and dig ging real holes for imaginary gophers. Besides Jones keeps chickens, and Smith has garden, an unfortuitous concatena- tion of circumstances.
 Neghborly conity is strained.
 Finally Mrs. Smith calls on Mrs Jones to suggest-incidentally to inquiring after the health of the family-that the dog be tied and would they kindly fix it so the chickens would not care to wander from their own f1resides.
 Mrs. Jones agrees in perfectly good faith that the dog Is a trial and the chickens have an itinerant disposition difficult to restrain. She smilingly mentions the fact that also that the Smith children are a little careless in their distinction be- tween mine and thine. Moreover, Mrs. Smith good humoredly calls attention to the fact that Jones old tomeat is a dis reputable character and given to dissipa- ton, whereupon Mrs. Jones, in perfect good humor, also pledges reform.
 Time moves on. There is little love lost between the Smith and Jones family, neighbors.
 One day Smith Is caught in the very act of wringing the neck of Jones' predatory rooster.
 When Jones comes home that night he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06
) HEART TALKS-By Edwin A. Nye

protests because of the assassination whereat Smith volunteers advice concern ing the keeping of roosters at home. And Jones retorts about "dirty chn4ren.n Fer haps there Is no clash of fists. but
 Up goes the high spite feneel
 Smith hires a carpenter and pays the bill-for spite. His property is injured and his outlook is ruined. But he Is de- lighted-because Jones suffers a like in convenience.
 We are not all of us like Jones and Smith, but most of us build spite walls, not of boards, but of words and acts
 We cut off from our company those men who cannot see as we see or do as we do We snub the woman who does not think as we think nor act as our set acts.
 unsightly spite walls!
 Some of us-the exclusive ones-bud our fences so high our neighbors cannot see us or we them.
 Some of us-less exclusive, but grouchy build our walls just high enough to servo notice on the neighbors that we are 0 little bit better than they are.
 Spite walls of narrow prejudice Spite walls of cold uncharitablenessl Spite walls of crash selfishness!
 Down with them! Down with the spite walls!
 Recipe for unhappiness:
 Think only of yourself, care only for yourself, labor only for yourself Mix and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

patient into the operating room.
 Mukuns had broken an artery in his leg and was slowly bleeding to death in the ambulance, in which he was being driven to the hospital. when the vehicle crashed into a street car. The horses were in- jured and the tongue of the wagon was broken.
 Volunteers were called for to drag the ambulance.
 A rope was hastily tied in place of the wagon pole, and 20 men started on a fast run for the hospital. followed by cheer- ing crowd, which took turns at pulling and pushing
 When the ambulance drew up in front of the hospital the crowd sadly realized that the gallant race with death was in vain.
 The crowd did It's best in it's spectacular showing of the inherent heroism of hu- manity.
 John MulSuns was a laborer.
 But the men who tried to save his life were men of all businesses and profes- sions-all sorts and conditions of men uni- ted in a common impulse to save a fel- low man.
 An but this is good old worldl
 And men are noble.
 But meanness Is ever in evidence, you say. And cruelty is common. And crime IS rampant
 At heart humanity is fine. Put the av- craze person to the test and the best that is in him will come uppermost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06
THE COMING MNISTRY ITS SUPPLY-By J. c. Hiden D. D.

a field" at all but would have remained a wilderness.
 We should hope for much, too, in the way of sporadic preaching from men who are not fin the ministry" Why should not a Christian man who has sense enough to make an effective political speech or speech at the bar, or a pop-- ular temperance speech-why should he not, when opportunity offers, speak for Christ and for souls? Is his religion the only thing that strikes him dumb, and makes his tongue cleave 10 the roof of his mouth? Then we must suspect that his religion is not of the right sort. Not unfrequently a stray sermon from well known lawyer, whose piety is above re- proach, would draw" as no preacher could. And the very fact that the whole thing is 'unprofessional" would serve to give effectiveness to the utteranees of such a man. He would reach class of people that the regular pulpit fails to reach
 This series on 'The Coming Ministry" will close next E4ek with an article on Its Preparation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

The play is but another repetition in fact, of the old story of the man who noting that his comrade is freezing to death, forgets his own growing numbness and works to restore the other, with the result that both are saved.
 So that the recipe for happiness is the reverse of the other one: It Is
 Think of others, care for others, work for others, Apply liberally.
 Fortunately for society, we are so con structed that to be happy we must make others happy. Selhshness carries it's own punishment. Generosity is it's own re- ward
 Trite and commonplace?
 Yes, but truel
 Self luxury leads to actual misery Selhshness is such a burden that men will drink to drown it or kill themselves because of it.
 The recipe is correct.
 It was sight calculated to warm the cookies of a mans heart
 Twenty men in Chicago caught hold of rope tied to an ambulance and ran more than a half a mile ina race with death.
 The ambulance was wrecked in a crash with a street car and the horses were too badly injured to proceed.
 John Mukuns. section hand. whose life these 20 men tried to save, died just as the internes of the hospital reached the man. propelled ambulance, prepared to take the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

ble regiments James I sent to fight for the Protestant cause in the army of Gustavus Adolphus in the Thirty Years War" and I make no doubt that "Old Pete" is a direct lineal descendant of some one of the numerous Hepburns who coloneled the regiment, the most ancient and one of the most honorable and va- liant organizations that has made so much glory for the British flag in every quarter of the globe from Arctic to An arctic.
 When I began this letter I intended to confine 1t principally to Delivers assault on the textile schedule of the Aldrich revision" "old Bill" Morrison would have applauded it, and "Old Pig Iron' Kelley would have hissed 1t. Deliver did it splendidly and. wonder of won ders, he made Aldrioh lose his temper. He made a monkey of Shoot and played the devil with Warren.
 But what a cause he had-assailing more than 100 per cent tariff on woolen goods for the encouragement of grip pneumonia. doctors. druggists, cemeteries, undertakers. disease. pain. misery and 1 death! What an infamy 1t Is to tax to the marrow the newborn infant that must be swaddled fin f1annels
 We have heard much of a revision of the tariff "by It's friends" If 1t is ever accomplished they are the gentry who will do 1t. The vote on iron ore the other day. when the 'democratic'' side SUD- piled Aldrich with IS endorsements. dem onstrates that the tariff has no enemies Here I close. No real democrat can con template that kettle of fish without drop ping into virtuous and emphatic pro- fanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

secular life. Some of our most effective preachers were never ministerial stu dents," but came out of the ranks of the legal, the medical and other professions and trades. And the training which such men receive from their contact with the world in active business life not unfre- quently gives them a kind of Influence which the college-bred ministerial stu dent does not always secure.
 Spencer A. Cone, a noble orator, was an actor before he entered the ministry. George c. Lorimer, the distinguished pastor of Fremont Temple, Boston, came from the stage, and while I have heard sensible people express doubts whether 1t was worth while to make a poor preacher out of a good doctor, proba- bly, all will agree that it was worth while to make a fine preacher out of a poor actor. One of the most effective Baptist preachers in England was butcher, who piled his trade on week days and preached on Sundays. Dr. Charles Dickinson, father of the Rev. A.
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many people there are in the land who need the gospel. but do not want 1t, and are either unable or unwilling to pay a living salary to a preacher, we re- joice to know that this vast territory is not altogether dependent upon home mis- sion societies to furnish the scattered population with the gospel; but that strong men, trained in the school of na- ture and of grace, and able and willing to preach the gospel in the regions be- yond largely at their own charges,
 have all along been raised up to do just such work; and it is to be hoped that the supply of such men will not run short for many years to come. The truth is that the southern states have been evan gelized by Just such men A few years ago there were not in the whole state of Virginia dozen Baptist churches that supported pastors to preach to them ev- cry Sunday, and but for the hard-work- Ing, self-denying preachers who worked at some secular occupation during the week. many a field that now supports it's own pastor would never have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

petty larceny and sent him to prison.
 But there's a higher law.
 You didn't look into the musty books. You looked into your own good heart and found a law which says. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.'
 But somebody says:
 Stealing is stealing and no court has the right to let a guilty man off in that way. The trouble with this country today is the failure of the courts to enforce the law"
 Well, it may be.
 And yet 1t should be stated there Is al most as much danger in this country in the wrongful over-enforcement of the law as in the wrongful under enforcement Of it.
 That is to say
 The disposition of the courts to send the poor man who steals loaf of bread to feed his starving family to prison, while through technicalities and trickery the man who steals millions goes scot free. That is a dangerous sort of law en- forcement.
 The quality of mercy in this case of Fred Watson is not strained
 And the dignity and peace of the sover- eign state of Iowa suffer nothing by the failure to send Watson to the penitentiary and his family to the poorhouse.
 And the Lord of mercy will requite this judge for his bowels of mercy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

of the great body of our ministers now mot many wis men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called" Here of course, the word mighty and noble indicate, not the character, but the posltlon-the social standing-of the 'called." The great body of our preach CTS are taken from the ranks, and we have great reason to hope that this will be true of the ministry of the future.
 For some S4 years the University of Virginia has been one of our most im- portant southern institutions of learn ing. During much of that period 1t has been the most largely attended and by all odds the best equipped school south of the Potomac. brilliant professor in that university, himself an Episcopalian, said some years ago ahat for 20 years three-ifths of all the talents among the students were Baptist talents. During those 20 years, a noticeably large num- Der of students who became distinguished Baptist preachers studied at that uni versity. It so happens that am well ac- quainted with the careers of a large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

proportion of these preachers, and can recall only one who was the son of a rich man. Statements of the same gen. eral character are true of the preachers who have studied at Richmond college and in the Southern Baptist Theological seminary. We Americans ought to be thankful that we have no such expensive luxuries as nohlemen with younger sons who are not brilliant enough for the bar not healthy enough for the army, too proud for business, and who must there fore be 'edueated for the church." Amer ican Christians have drawn and will con tinue to draw their ministry from the people. This is distinctly true of Bap- lists, wherever they exist If a son of an English duke should turn up a Bap- tist preacher it would be a phenomenon to the London Times
 But not only should we expect our ministerial students to come from the people; we ought to pray and hope and work for aocessions to our working force of preachers from the various callings of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

J. Dickinson of Birmingham, was active and successful as physician and pas tor at the same time. and for many years. but he was no ordinary man.
 In the Eastern Association of North Carolina two of the best known pastors were praeticing lawyers, and one of these lawyer-preachers was principal of fe- male school, and agent for a sewing ma chine. Truly, as Carlyle has it, "The vitality of man is great"
 As pertinent to the present discussion, l will here repeat two paragraphs which were originally published in another paper:
 Now, it is not my intention to under rate trained ministry, nor do I pretend that it is usually best for ministers of the gospel to be engaged in secular oe- cupations But when we look at our vast country and see that there remain eth yet very much land to be possessed;' when we remember that large bodies of this land are, and will for many years be- sparsely settled; when we think how
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

\ F AvING- decided that the coming
 ministry will come, let us next B 1 inquire whence it will come; or, in other words, to what sources are we to look for its supply? Our answer is that under God. we must look to the people A ministry furnished from any particular class would be shorn of large part of it's proper strength.
 There is in certain quarters notion that Episcopal ministers are, as class, somewhat disposed to be "aristocratic" and exclusive in their tastes, manners and behavior. If you think so, you do not know them. From my early child hood till now I have been intimately as- sociated with Episcopal preachers, and it gives me great pleasure to say that I have never known one who was not a gentleman, and that no denomination Of Christians known to me is blessed with a more accessible, pious and devoted ministry than are the Epscopalians.
 What was true of the Christian church in the days of the Apostle Paul is true
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

this: q want you next August" And he got him too. What he did with him staggers the imagination to attempt to conjecture.
 About 36 hours before the show began there was a meeting of the managers and Butler threw the whole layout, except Stevens, into convulsions of dismay with the question, "Who is to make the open ing prosecution of our case?" Not one of them had even thought of 1t or was prepared for 1t and no one deigned him reply. "Oh, we'll" grumbled old Ben, "I see I am to have all the bones of this feast and you fellows all the meat and I guess I will have to play this minor part for pure patriotism only" or words like that Old Butler said that if they had had the least inkling of his real desires he would not have been all lowed the work but as it was they were so grateful that they would have fallen on his neck and kissed him had that been thinkable.
 The trial was had and of all the &C., cusers Butler was the tonly one to reap any forensic glory. Three of the counsel of the President acquitted themselves with immense credit Evarts. Curtis and Groesbeok. Perhaps not one American in 10000 now knows that James Wilson was one of the man gers of that most conspicuous state trial of our history that made obscure the prosecution of Aaron Burr three score years earlier.
 But this is discussion, a more or less bad habit I fell into long ago. and that Is become inveterate l rather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

(Copyright 1909, by American Press Asso-
 ciation) [<X/ ES. judge, I took the coal. am
 guilty" said Fred Watson of
 Des Moines to Judge Stewart of the police court In that city.
 But wait.
 The thief
 q took the coal, judge, I had to; that's all. I would have stolen from you or any one else,' continued the prisoner. Standing shamefaced in court, Watson pleaded guilty to stealing coal from a neighbor. His story was a pitiful one. T simply had to have coal" said Wat son. "I have been sick all winter and have been up only three days from the sickbed. My doctors bills had run way up and no one would trust me for any coal to keep my house warm. I appealed to the humane society and it put me off. Judge Stewart questioned Watson close ly and believed his story.
 The judge refused to prosecute Watson and said:
 "If a man willfully steals it is different, but when a man in your circumstances. with a family on his hands, Is driven to it a charitable world should show elem ency. I'll dismiss your case."
 O. just judge!
 If you had simply looked into your calf or buckram bound law books you would have pronounced Fred Watson guilty of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

on the shoulder and made summons like this: T want you next August And he got him too. What he did with him staggers the imagination to attempt to conjecture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

Wilson was appointed one of the board of managers selected by the House of
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25
TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE

The appearance of Mary J.. Holmes delightfu} novel, Temp est and Sunshine" dramatized by Lem B, Parker is an event that should be looked forward to with interest by our theatre goers The scenery is beautiful every thing used in the representation being carried by the company The costuming is quaint and pret ty, the gowns being of airy sum mery stuffs made in the fashion oi 1850 which is the period of the play Beautiful Southern melodies introduced throughout the play with great effect
 The story is both strong and interesting and is relieved with comedy which is contributed by the darky servants as a special entertainment for their masters and mistresses, who are of the
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25
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Mrs. J. T, Brooks of Little Rock is a visitor to Prescott today.
 Tax Assessor John D. Bright is a visitor to Prescott today
 We regsetl to learn of the se- were illness of Mrs. J. c. Crow
 Steve Meador of. the OkOlona Messenger, was a visitor to Pres colt last night.
 J. A. Sullivan the Hope con tractor, spent a while in Pres colt yesterday.
 B. R. Oastler of. Philadelphia is in town attending the inspect on of Company M"
 R. P. Arnold keeps the genuine Allegretti candy. A fresh ship ment just received.
 The contract for the erection of the new residence of G. R. Haynie will probably be let this afternoon or tomorrow.
 Mrs. J. H. Cordell left this morning for her home in EldoradO after spending a few days here as tie guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. L Lee
 Maj. J. k Thompson, U, $, A arrived today on the cannon ball, coming in from Hot Springs, where he inspected the company at that place yesterday, and will view the local military boys tn $ afternoon ON the outskirts of town, in the regular annual Inspection Tonight Major Thomp son will be the guest at "a dinner at the Park Hotel given by the officers Of the company here
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25

Mrs. lvO Gingrich of B.erne, is visiting friends in the city.
 Yesterday afternoon little Miss Lii Pittman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pittman narrowly escaped a serious injury, by be- ing run over by a meat wagon, at the corner of East Elm and Front streets. The driver Of the cart did not see the child, nor did she see the wagon, until it struck her. There was consider able excitement occasioned by the incident which soon subs 'ded when it was discovered that the child was not injured,
 1t is with regret that the many friends of Rev II. NJ. McLain will learn that he expects to tender his resignation as pastor oi the Presbyterian church at this place at the coming session of the Presbytery. Rev McLain. during his three or four years residence in Prescott has en- deared himself to our people. not only the members of his church, but to every citizen. and 1t will be with the deepest regret that they will see him leave. He expects to accept a call in Louis jana.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25

IT you want wood, Phone 191. Just received a fresh shipment of Allegretti candy, at R. P. Arnold's.
 Rooms for fent-Furnished or unfurnished-singly or for light housekeeping. Apply to Mrs. w c, Hatley.
 Misses Nellie Cheatham, of Cur don and Willie Grier of Dobyvi.ne are visiting in the city, guests at the home of W. R. White jr
 Wanted at Once-5 men. Also 3 log teams-goOd wet or dry weather haul. Weekly pay day. Apply Berkman Lumber Co.,, Lane burg, Ark.
 The ladies of the Presby terian church will hold an apron sac at the home of Mrs. A. Mt Den man on March 26th, to which the public generally is invited to attend.
 Mrs. J. P. Bryan was called to Emmet a few days ago by a mes sage announcing the critical il.- ness of her sister, who, according to adviceS received by Mr Bryan today, is no better -Texaykan- ian.
 Will Cant,ey Of Hope, is in the city today, making arrangements for the appearance of the Elks' minstrels at this place next Thursday night. The minstrel Is composed of talent secured from the Hope Elks, and they will pre- sent the show at that place We'd Eesday night, coming to Prescott the next day. The music for the show will be furnished by B.ake's band, and big parade will be given at noon, in which about forty people vii! take part. The show promises to be a splendid performance and will doubtless be libera}y patronized. by our people,
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25
Weather-Tonight and Friday fair and warmer!
If you want wood, Phone 191.

If you want wood, Phone 191. Mrs Jacob Gingrich of Pine Bluff is the guest of Mrs. w. R. White, jr.
 The two moving picture shows succeeded yesterday afternoon Tn securing new transformers Tor the one which burned out the night before, and Mere able to continue business last night, The shows will run in the flu ture with less likelihood of sim liar accident as they are now On separate transformers.
 We sell three grades of White Diamond Arkansas Fertilizer for $22 per ton. It is good for corn and vegetables, as well as cot ton. Our Kali is intended for mix ing with stable manure or cotton seed meal, or to use on kich, mucky land and is worth SEQ. Kept at Union warehouse.
 M. L.. Moore
 B. F. Steele
 A party of officials of the Un- tied States Department of Ag- riculture, including, Dr. s. A. Knapp, who is in charge of dem onstration farm work in the South. will visit our city on next Monday, March 29th which oc- casion should be of unusual inter- est to our citizens. The value Of the demonstration farm work now being carried on in the South by the Department of Agricul = ture, cannot be over-eStimated,- - Star of Hope.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25
SCHOOL DONATION

The school boys and girls of Prescott have generously donat- ed S2O.72 toward rebuilding Brlnkley's school building, which was badly damaged by the re- cent cyclone. State Supt. Geo. R.. Cook asked all the schools in tthe state to contribute to this wor- thy cause, The following is the amount donated by grades:
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25
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Prescott. Ark, Dec. 12.-Ih,s ,,0 certifies I have been selling Hans Texas Wonder for years ana is commend it as the best h'u ney, bladder and rheumatic Ilieu cine I have ever sold. HesteI1 Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25
Southern aristocracy.

Southern aristocracy.
 Tempest and Sunshine Is olie of the big successesi Of recent years and no one who enjoys first class play presented in ilrs.a class manner should fail to seo Tempest and Sunshine,"r to ps seen at the opera house on Marc" 31st.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25

This amount has been forward ed to the President of the School Board at Brinkley.
 o. l.. Dunaway. Supt.