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The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
FREAK in sEQuoIA FOREST
Tree Trunk That Has Stood for Six
teen Years Severed from Its
Base.

Out in California there is a tree
trunk which has stood for the last 16
years entirely severed from it's base
says the Wide World Magazine. The
stump is Is feet in diameter, and the
trunk towers rs feet in the air. This
remarkable freak is located near the
Sequoia forest reserve in Tulare coun-
ty, California, and was sawn of by
lumbermen for timber. Through some
mis~calculation, when the cut was fin
ished the tree still held it's position,
and dynamite was ~resorted to to bring
it to the ground, which accounts for
the deep cash on one side. After the
first charge of the explosive had been
ignited the tree still remained stand
ing, and it was discovered that the
entire trunk had been shattered by the
discharge and was therefore useless
for lumber. Accordingly, the work was
stopped and the giant has remained up
right, withstanding some of the Sc
verest wind storms that the state has
known, held in it's natural position by
it's great weight.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
The Root of AItruism.

The three eternal roots of altruistic
energy are these: First, the principle
of justice; that there is a moral law
before which all men are equal, SO
that | ought to help my neighbor to
his rights. Second, the principle of
charity; that | owe infinite tenderness
to any shape or kind of man, however
unworthy or useless to the state.
Third, the principle of free will; that
| can really decide to help my neigh
Dor, and am truly disgraced if l do not
do so. To this may be added the
idea of a definite judgment; that is,
thai the action will at some time ter
ribly matter to the helper and the
helped.-G. K. C~hesterton.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
THE STORY.

TIE WHO would make honorable al
III lance with another must first
prove his w worth.
Judas eyes and thoughts were turn
ing towards great and mighty Rome.
Not because of weakness and fear
it, sfor had he not repeatedly won vic
tories over those who had risen up
against Israel?
When Mattathias, his father, had
died, the leadership of the people had
fallen upon him, and a great general
and just ruler he had proved himself
to be. His first great victory had
been over Seron, prince of the army
of Syria, who with a mighty host had
come against him. Then King Anti
ochus, on departure on an expedition
into Persia, left instructions with
Lysias to invade Judea and destroy
Judas. And Lysias had chosen
Ptolomee and Nicanor and Gorgias,
mighty men of the kings friends, who
organized a powerful expedition.
which, when it had come into the
country, Judas had defeated and scat
tered. So it had been when Timotheus
had come against him with the com
bined forces of the Arabians. And
again when Nichanor had come with
his mighty army, Judas and his patri-
OF army not only defeated them but
killed Nichanor.
1t can readily be understood how
the fame of such a leader as Judas
should reach imperial Rome, where
valor was held In such esteem. And
in turn the fame of the Romans came
to be known to Judas and his follow
ers.
What mighty allies would these
powerful Romans make" exclaimed
Judas one day. Because the nations
all about us would do us hurt, let us
make them our friends"
Thou has spoken in wisdom" ex-
claimed Eupolemus, one Of the chief
men under Judas. 1T were useless
for us to think Of warning with Rome
at any time, for no nation has yet
withstood her armies. See how the
Galatians have been subdued and
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
COVERED WITH HIVES.
Child a Mass of Dreadful Sore, Itch.
ing, Irritating Humor for 2 Months
Little Sufferer in Terrible Plight.
Disease Cured by cuticura.

my six year old daughter had the
dreadful disease. called hives for two
months. She became affected by play
ing with children who had it. By
scratching she caused large sores
which were irritating. Her body was
a complete sore but it was worse on
her arms and back. We employed a
physician who left medicine but it did
not help her and ! tried several RENE.
dies but. without avail. Seeing the
Cuticura Remedies advertised, I
thought I would try them. I gave her
a hot bath daily with Cuticura Soap
and anointed her body with C~uticura
Ointment. The first treatment re-
lieved the itching and in a short time
the disease disappeared. Mrs. George
L. Fridhoff, Warren, Mich, June 30
and July 10, 1908"
Potter Drug Il Chem. Corp, Sole Props, boaea
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
Based on the Apocryphal book of
L Maccabees, chapter 8.

II CudptcE O.
Leaders of Maccabaean war.-Three of
the Ave sons OF Mattathias were promin-
emf as leaders in the Maccabaean war, as
follows: Judas, from whom the name of
Maecabees was derived. Jonathan, and
Simon. The two others, Eleaxar and John
or J~oannan as IL In In the text. Judas
succeeded to the command upon the death
of his father Mattathias, and when In l6s
b. c., Lysias laid siege to Jerusalem, the
position of Judas was precarious. Later
Nicanor was sent against Judas but was
defeated, first at Capharsalama, ana
again in a decisive battle at Adasa, near
to the glorious battle field of Both-horon
(B. C. 161). This victory was the great
est of Judas successes and practlcally
decided the question of Jewish independ-
ence. Later Judas was killed in pattie
with a force of invaders under Bacchides.
His BODY was recovered by his brothers
and buried at Modin in the sepulcher Oh
his athers. Two years after, wheh ne
cessity for renewing the conflict arose.
the mman was offered to Jonathan.
He forced Bacchides to terms and when
Alexander Balas assembled to the Per-
sian throne he was promoted to great au-
thority and assumed the high-priestly Of
flee. After AleXander'S death he 1eli d
victim to the treachery of Tryphon ana
Simon placed himself at the head OF the
patriot army and he brought the long
struggle of the Jews finally to an end IN
about B. C. 143. Eight years later ne
and two of his sons were murdered py
Ptolemaeus, but one of the sons es-
caped. Johannes Hyrcanus, and at once
assumed the government of the Jews.
Dying in B. c. l06, his eldest son Aristo-
bulus L., succeeded to the rulershlp ana
was the first to assume the klngiy ute.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
Sc NJ

The good men do lives after
them.
This trite saying is ever true.
The recorder of the deeds OF the
Maccabees has this to say OF
the record which Judas, who be-
came the leader after the death
of his father, left behind him:
"He gat his people great
honor, and put on a breast-plate
as a giant, and grit his warlike
harness about him, and he made
battles, protecting the host
with his sword.
ain his acts he was like a
lion, like a lions whelp, roaring
for his prey.
"For he pursued the wicked,
and sought them out, and burnt
up those that vexed his people.
Wherefore the wicked shrunk
from fear of him, and all the
workers of iniquity were trou-
bIed, because salvation pros
pered in his hand.
"He grieved also many kings,
and made Jacob glad with his
acts, and his memorial is blessed
forever.
Moreover, he went through
the cities of Juda, destroying the
ungodIy out of them, and turn
ing away wrath from Israel.
$50 that he was renowned
unto the utmost part of the
earth, and he received unto him
such as were ready to perish"
We find the faith and strength
of character of the man re-
vealed in his words at the mo-
ment when his small and i'll
equipped army vas about to
flee before the overwhelming
hosts of the enemy. He said:
at is no hard matter for the
many to be shut up in the hands
of the few; and with the God
of heaven it is all one, to de-
liver with a great multitude or
a small company; for the vic
tory of battle standeth in the
multitude of the host: but
strength cometh from Heaven.
They come against us in much
pride and iniquity to destroy us,
and our wives and our children,
and to spoil US. But we fight
for our lives and our laws.
Wherefore the Lord himself
will overthrow them before our
face. And as for you, be ye not
afraid of them"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

God is a kind Father. He sets us
all in the places where He wishes us
to be employed, and that employment
is truly "our Fathers business" He
chooses work for every creature
which will be delightful to them, II
they do it simply and humbly. He
gives us always strength enough. and
sense enough, for what he wants us
to do: if we either tire ourselves or
puzzle ourselves, 1t is our own fault.
And we may always be sure, whatever
we are doing, that We cannot be
pleasing him if we are not happy our.
selves-John Ruskin.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

iieve l would not be living today" says
Mrs. Hinson. my eyesight was poor,
[ suffered with nervous. splitting head
aches, spots would dance before my
eyes and at times / would be SO dizzy
| would have to grasp something for
support. My back was SO weak and
painful / could hardly bend owe to but
ton my shoes and could not get around
without suffering severely. Doan's Kid
ney Pills helped me from the first, and
1 continued until practically well
again."
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. SO cents a box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
Importance of BEING Earnest.

In the frivolous fashions of to-day
we provide for the earnest searcher
after fundamental truths and the real
ization of dreams of Utopia. We care
not for the gravity of their atmo-
sphere, but rejoice rather in the gor-
geous colors we can offer for extending
in art the glorious schemes of nature.
Ladies' Field.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to learn
that there is at least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages. and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure IS the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease. requires a constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
mig nature In doing its work. The proprietors have
30 much faith in its curative powers that they oner
One Hundred Dollars for any case that II lails 70
cure. Send for list OF testimonials
Address f. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. q.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
Hypocrite in the Hereafter.

DR.. Madison G. Peters was discuss
ing the question. will the coming
man marry?" He instanced a certain
type of bachelor.
This man." he said, "is a hypo-
critic. He uses his religion as a
cloak"
And what will he do in the next
world, eh?" said the reporter.
"Oh,' said DR.. Peters, "he won't
need any cloak there"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
Bio Berlin philanthropy.

More than $4,000 children were en-
abled by the authorities of Berlin to
spend this summer on land within
easy reach of the city limits. They
were assigned plots where they could
play and cultivate gardens profitably
with the help of their families and the
advice of public instructors.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

that constant feeling
of dullness and tired
ness, will fnd hope
In the advice of Mrs.
Mary Hinson of 81
Strother ST.. Mt.
Sterling, KY. Had
/ not used Doan's
Kidney pills I he.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
His Size Was Known.

81 want some collars and neckties
for my husband" she snapped.
Yes, madam"
The clerk offered her the latest
thing.
What size are these?" asked the
lady.
why, twelve and a half, madam"
'How on earth did you guess that?"
"Ah," replied the clerk, smiling,
gentlemen who let their wives select
their collars and ties always take that
siZei"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
Fuiness Of Life.

The way to fulness Of life is through
death. We may save ourselves from
sacrifice, If we will; we may refuse
to make the ~self-denials which love
demands of US; we may indulge our.
ELVES and decline to do the things
for others which we are called to do.
and which would require toll and
pain. 1t will seem that we are say.
ing our life, but really we are losing
it. We must die to live: we must
lose TO gain.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
It's Troubles,

The family skeleton complained.
Il wouldn't mind being exhibited
once in a while" said the skeleton, ar
ticulating with difficulty through it's
set teeth, but they air me so fire.
quently in the courtroom, where the
air is always VIGOROUSLY bad"
But who ever thinks of looking at
such exhibitions from the family skel-
eton's point of view?
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
The Old Mans Joke.

Mary" called her father, has that
young man gone yet"
mo, pa" replied the maid. But
he's going right now
"Then ask him to empty the pail
underneath the ice box before he
goes will you? / forgot it,
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

Rough on Rats, unbeatable exterminator
Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder, 25c.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder or Liq'd, 25c.
Rough on Fleas, Powder or Liquid, 24c.
Rough on Reaches, Pow'd, 15c., Liq'd, 25c.
Rough on Moth and Ants, Powder, 25c.
Rough on Skeeters,~ agreeable to use, 25c.
E. S. Wells, Chemist, Jersey City, N. j.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
No Shape in Il.

did she leave her business in good
shape?"
NO, she couldn't. There is no shape
in her business. She's a fashionable
dressmaker."
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
MAY Limit Hat Pins.

In Paris, owing to the increasing
length of women's hatpins and the list
of accidents, such as eyes put out,
ears, noses and cheeks torn, the police
officials propose to place some restric-
tons on wearing hatpins in ~omnibuses,
lie places.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
st. Louis First in This.

The largest tobacco manufacturing
center in the world is st. Louis. It's
annual sales aggregate $45.000,O 900,
which is equal to Is per cent. of the
total tobacco output of the United
States.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
Her BathinQ Suit.

Papa, the stuff l want my new
bathing suit made of costs ten dollars
a yard"
We'll, here's $1.50-get what you
want, my dear"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

The blessings OF life are seldom
equally distributed. Somehow or other
a tough chicken and a dull knife al
ways manage to get together.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

II a man should e snakes in his
boots. the most natural thing for
him to do would be to yell for .
sherry cobbler.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

"A little bottle of Hamlins Wizard Oil
is a medicine chest in itself. 1t can be
applied in a larger number Of painful
ailments han any other remedy known.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

Out of a total of Is south pole ex
petitions nine have been British.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
Plump.

Maud saw Jack kiss Belle last
night on the corner
Ethel-But Belle hasn't any corners.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

Many a man has sustained a com.
pound fracture of the reputation by
falling off the water wagon.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

OF ALL HOT WEATHER ENEMIES
cholera isthe worst. Treatment must be prompt. Us<
Painkiller perry Davis) which overcomes all bowel
troubles, like diarrhea, cholera morbusandd y sentery
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

Brazil grows more coffee than an
other country in the world.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
Eor colda ana arIppecapudIne.

The best remedy for Grip and Colds d
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It'e Liuuid-Enects immediately-1O,
: and Soc at Drug Stores.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

fishing?
Mrs. H.-Yes.
Mrs. WI hope he will catch a nice
lot and bring them home.
Mrs. HI don't know whether he
will catch any or not, but he will bring
some home. He always takes his
pocketbook when he goes fishing.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
Vmpor,an, to Mothers.

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24
NEW STRENGTH FOR WoMEN's
BACKS.

How to Make q bad bacK 6etteF.
Women who suffer with backache,
bearing down pains. dizzy spells and
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

LESSON TEXT Cor. 1O:2a-sS. Mem
ory verse "a.
GOLDEN TExT.-"Let every n of us
please his ~neighbor for his good to edi-
Hcation. Rom. 1862.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
The Crime of s's,i:;: :ss =
e e. gsl:. tlAe Boulevard
cHAPTER Iii CcontInuedl
es," Prades answered.

Yes" Prades answered.
The police officer looked at them
again; then, saluting the b%rigadier and
his men, wished them good night and
even added a little gesture, rather
mockingiy. in the direction of the ar
rested man. Prades made an angry, al
most menacing. movement toward Ber-
nardet. The guards standing about
pulled him back, while the plump, smil-
Ing little man, caressing his sandy
mustnohe and %humming q tune, went
out into the street.
one would have taken NJ. Bernardet
for a happy little bourgeois, COINS
home from some theater through the
deserted street and repeating u verse
from some vaudeville. rather than q
police spy who had just secured a prize.
He walked quickly, ne ak gayly'
He reached his home, where Nine. Ber-
nardet, always rosy n pleasant
waited him and where his three ut
tie girls were sleeping He felt h a
like the Roman emperor. he had not
lost his day.
He again hummed the %quatrain, and
although not In a loud tone still IL
sounded like a far off fanfare OF VIC
tory in the gray fog OF this PARIS
night.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
S,OO Reward. SiO0.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
TO learn that there Is at least one dreaded
disease chat science has been able To cure
in all It's stages, and that is Catarrh. haIis
Catarrh Cure IL the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature la doing It's work. The proprle-
tors have so much faith In Its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars TOT
any case that It fails to cure. Send Tor hst
OF testimonials.
Address f. j. CHENEY & CO., Teiedo. O..
Sold By all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
For the Cry OF a Little Child.

| dreamed of a legion OF women, who
waited with eyes aglow
In the shadow OF Loves Forgotten, by the
Ports of Long Ago;
l dreamed OF a legion OF women whose
faces were tender1y mild
And bark. In the night heard 1.-THE cry
OF a little child.
/ ooked at the waiting women through
the mist of a thousand years;
And some of their eyes were smiling, and
some were suffused with tears,
Yet they sang as a choir in training, and
the song OF the waiting throng
Wa the old, old cry of Heaven: How
long, O Lord, how long?'
/ dreamed of n legion of women who stood
in a driving rain:
Who raised their voices singing, yet sang
but one refrain;
looked ON the waiting m and their
faces were white and Wild
And bark. In the night / heard 1.-THE
cry of a little child,
Alfred Damon Runyon. In december
Smar Set.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
Lyman's Old Gun Woke Up the Woods

jamestown, N. Y, Special: Bert Ly-
man drives team for one of the big
tanneries ver the state line in Warren
county, Pa. He took a day off after the
hunting season opened and went out to
shoot squirrels.
He saw two gray squirrels run up "A
tree, and while he was trying to get a
sight of them he heard a noise in the
bushes. Looking In hat direction he
was not a little surprised to see Il
bear coming at him, bristles on end,
and big teeth shining between it's open
jaws.
Lyman hadn't time to run and he
had only No. 6 hot in his gun. He had
two loads Of it, though. and he did the
only thing he could think Of. He let
the e have both of those loads OF
No. 6 shot.
Lyman was compelled to lie down
quickly on his back from the recoil Of
that double discharge. When he got up
again the bear was lying down too, but
it did not get up. There was a reason.
The top of it's head was missing.
Before he had time to notice what
had happened to the bear, Lyman had
another surprise. AS he rose from the
ground he heard a great scrambling
in the trees and saw frightened
gray squirrels. black squirrels and
red squirrels scampering among the
branches in all directions. Besides
these he saw three young bears come
sprawling Town to the ground out of
three different trees, look about them
a moment with terror In their eyes,
and then make a break for the deeper
woods as fast as their dumpy legs
would carry them.
Seems like my Die u has woke uT
these woods amaZin'," Lyman remark
ed after he recovered his breath, and
then he went home to get help TO gel
the dead e in.
The bear was a female, big and fat
The hunters Whereabouts say the three
young bears were her offspring, anS
she got II into her head hat the mar
with the gun had fell designs on them
as he was scrutinizing the tree top'
trying to get sight OF squirrels.
Jim Guarded the Bears While Joe Wen
fer a Gun.
Bath, N. X, special: Jim Palen an'
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
Armenia is a country of strong con

Armenia IS a country of strong con-
trasts, of opposite extremes. of heat
and cold. light and shade, drought and
moisture, and contains many mysteries
awaiting solution. The ethnologist is
still in doubt as to what branch of the
great European family the Armenian
people belong to; the philologist has
not yet classified their language, the
ANTIQUARIAN knows next to nothing Of
their early history.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
a Inmer m

"What exquisite hair Miss Perkins
has! Doesn't ii remind you of pure
gold?"
Not exactly" replied the man who
was getting tired of hearing about Miss
Perkins. ut reminds me a good deal
more of about Il carrots"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
Where.

Jinks-I see a Judge says that "A
woman may bring an action for Islander
If, being 35 or over, she Is called an
old maid,
Bltuks-Yes, but where is the old
maid who will admit that she's 35 OF
RNnrr
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15

Argonaut: Like most ministers fam
flies, they were not extensively blessed
with this worlds goods. She. however.
was the youngest Of ten children untif
her father explained to her OF the baby
sister who had come in the night. Well"
she said, after due thought, II pose It's all
right, papa, but there's many a thing We
needed worse"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
A Passion for Fancy Work.

Lenox-Does your wife do much
fancy work, SIC chap?
Bronx-Well, she won't let a porous
plaster come into the house without
~crocheting a blue border around IL and
running a pink ribbon through the
holes.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
Down and Out.

wife-The laundress has left, the cook
has given notice and the waitress says she
Is going with the cook. Where are you
going?
Husband-Up stairs to write out my res
f%gnDtiDn
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
Where They Saw II.

An exchange which rs very punetil-
ious about giving full credit for clip
pings. credits THE Brook TO "a
Tennyson, in the New York Tribune
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15

Glass and cement are both used as a.
substitute for wooden poles where the
latter are attacked by insects or eli
mate.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15

Under ordinary circumstances. the
life of a wooden boat is four times
that of steel.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-15
a Cheap Blowout.

esruv old Scotchman, MacDougal.
Wbc like all of his people, was frugal
Whene'er he felt fine,
stead of ordering T.ne.
would go blow himself Oh q busle!
$3.50 Success.