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The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
SnirituaI Exercise.

A new pastor vas met by one OF
his parishioners who was fat and of
MANY wears. who said to the pastor:
You must feed the sheep" Where
upon the pastor replied: My dear
old man, you do not need food, you
need exercise" In this repartee there
is a great deal of truth, appropriate
to the spiritual conditions OF thou
sands of Christians. There are peo-
pie who are constantly clamoring for
preaching-and this particularly true
among our people; we are not
given to relishing lectures on econom-
ic. educational, and varied subjects.
Whenever there is a gathering and it
is possible to turn it into a preaching
service, this is done. The sheep must
be fed. But as a matter OF fact, what
our people need more than feeding
is the spiritual exercise. They are
fed; abundantly so, and if they were
to put into practice only a small part
of that which is given them in pulpit
ministrations, they would be better
and the world would be better and
happier. No, we are not in need OF
feeding. Truthfully, we are not in
need of much preaching; we are well
fed. What We are in need of is the
exercise of that which has been given
to us by the pulpit. This done and
there will be a quickening of our
church life.-Southwestern Christian
Advocate.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
THE VERY SOUL OF TRAGEDY
Recital Of Wrong Calculated to Draw
Tears from the Eyes Of
Craven image.

Some m~iscreant, unrespOnsive to the
beauties Of nature and of the sweet
charm evoked by the combination Of
two friends, a starry sky and a broad
expanse of moonlit water, some rank
materialist whose phlegmatic DISPOSE
ton was never stirred at a philan-
thropic act, some petty seeker after
gain, some rogue, has stolen the broad,
comfortable bench so fittingly placed
on the Mulberry street wharf by Harry
j. Arnold and Robert King. At least
the bench has disappeared, and all
that meets ones eyes upon the green
sward are the two upright posts that
supported the back of the seat. No
more can lovesick youth stray to its
soothing recesses and gaze upon the
silvery moon, regent Of the night,
likening her in his ecstasy to his lady
fair. No more, alas, a betrothed
pair seek it's secrecy and drink the
lovelight from each others eyes, silent
but for the words their souls speak
through their optics. Again, alas, no
more can melancholy philosopher, dis
gusted with the ways of men, mean
der to it's sequestered place and find
companionship only in the placid,
smooth running stream and the limit
less universe above. In short, all the
pleasures derived from this conve-
nience are gone, and we will here
after be forced to stand or to sit on
the edge of the wharf and let u feet
dangle.-Bristol Cor. Doylestown Re-
publican.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
Our RESPONSIBILITY to Christ.

AS all real character is produced by
the sense of responsibility, 20 all real
Christian character is produced by the
sense of responsibility to Christ. Re-
sponsibility makes men, responsibility
to Christ makes saints. 1t makes
them when it is freely and unresery-
eddy undertaken by individuals in the
position in which the call OF God has
come to them. The individual is too
often lost in his heredity and environ
ment; the key to what he is has been
sought in nature and in history, not
in the living God and the living soul.
1t is vain to look for saints along this
line. They are not. the product OF he
redity and environment; they are pro-
duced one by one, free, original, IN
p%aralleled phenomena, as individual
souls, conscious of their obligations to
the Redeemer, face their life from mo-
ment to moment in the sense of what
they W. him.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
THE STORY.

TRYPHON had set his heart upon
i gaining the throne, and he plotted
to kill Antiochus, the king, but he
feared the power of Jonathan.
IF he knew of my purpose he will
never permit me to pass through his
land" Tryphon exclaimed one day to
one of his captains.
why not do away then with iona
than, and her shalt thou be able to
compass thy purpose" the other coun-
seled.
But how can I? No army has yet
been able to withstand his prowess.
Thou surely hast not forgotten what
he has already done to the forces
which Demetrius sent against him,
and how he has fortified the walls of
Jerusalem as never before and has
strengthened himself in all the king
dom?"
mo, I have not. But what thou
cannot do by force of arms thou canst
do in subtlety. Draw Jonathan forth
from the walls of Jerusalem and
when thou has made as though thou
wouldst fight with him make over
lures to him and draw him to one Of
thy cities where thou canst do with
him after the purposes of thine own
heart"
But he is too wise to be thus
caught" replied Tryphon, obviously.
Nay, his very security now will
make such plot possible" was the re-
ply.
So it came to pass a short time
later that the alarm was sounded
through Judea that Tryphon had
raised a mighty army and had come
into the border of Judea and was then
at Bethsan.
Jonathan lost no time in gathering
his forces and a few days after the
report was brought to him he was
marching to Bethsan with 49, 900
chosen men. But instead of battle
array he found Tryphon coming o
meet him.
why hast thou put thy people to
so great trouble, seeing there Is no
war between usg" Tryphon exclaimed.
half reproachfully when he had come
into the presence of Jonathan and
had exchanged greetings. And then
before Jonathan had time to answer,
he went on:
1T is a fine army thou hast, Jona-
thar. And | am glad of this occa-
sion which has come to me of seeing
thy perfect discipline and the obedi-
ence of thy men to thy every com
mand. Happy must thou be with such
an army"
ssAnd why hast thou come with
such a great army to Bethsan?' ques-
toned Jonathan, moi altogether salts
fed by the cordial words which
Tryphon had spoken.
sThat / might have thy judgment
upon them and highest give them
into thy hand for discipline as thine
wi army is disciplined" he replied,
with evident sincerity. 4See,' he sx-
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
And Ae

Little Willie, suffering from an at
tack of toothache, had paid his first
visit to the dentist, accompanied by
his mother. Father, on his return
from the Office that evening, was nat
urally much interested.
Didn't it hurt?" asked father.
Sure, it hurt" replied Willie.
Weren't you scared when the dent
lst put you in that big chair and
started all those zizz-zizz-ZiZz things?"
"Oh, not so much"
That vas a brave boy. But, surely,
you suffered?'
"Of course l suffered. But l just
kept repeating over and over the
golden text we had in Sunday school
last Sunday"
The golden text? What was it?'
why, Suffer little children to come
unto me-" replied Willie, glibly. Il
kept saying that yer and over to my
self, and the first thing | knew it didn't
hurt any more
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S ERMONETTE

j "For we have help from
!, heaven that succoreth US, SO we
/ are delivered from our enemies,
, and our enemies are brought I'M
] der foot"
!, This declaration made in a
I letter written by Jonathan, the
4 victorious Maccabee leader, to
, the Lacedemonians when he
, sought peace and alliance with
! them, is indicative of the mans
!, character and the secret of his
!, power.
With David he could sing:
! ~ will life up mine eyes unto
the hills, from whence cometh
!, my help.
!, my help cometh from the
Lord, which made heaven and
earth.
!, "He will not suffer thy foot to
, be moved; he that keepeth thee
will not sIumber.
"BehoId, he that keepeth Is
, rael shall neither sIumber o
sleep.
1.-THE Lord is thy keeper; the
Lord is they shade upon they
right hand.
1.-THE sun shall not smite thee
by day, nor the moon by night.
"The Lord shall preserve thee
!, from all evil; he shall preserve
they soul.
1.-THE Lord shall preserve thy
1 going out and thy coming in
!, from this time forth, and even
, for evermore."
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Period of Maccabaean Wars.-The vari-
ous giimpses of national life which can
be gained during the period, show, on the
whole. a steady adherence to the Mosaic
law. Probably the law was never more
vigorously fulflled. The interruption of
the succession to the high-priesthood was
the most important innovation which was
made, n one which prepared the way
for the dissolution of the state. AFTER
various arbitrary changes, the office was
left vacant for seven years upon the
death of Alcimus, The last descendant
of Jezadak, in whose family it had been
for nearly four centuries, fled to Esypt.
and established a schismatic worship, ana
at last, when the support of the Jews be-
came important, the Maccabaean .ead-
er, Jonathan, of the family of Joarib, was
elected to the dignity by the nomination
of the Syrian king whose will was con-
hrmed as it appears, by the voice OF tug
people. Little can be said of the cohui-
ton of literature and the arts. In com
mon intercourse the Jews used the Ar
aniaic dialect which was established aft
er The return: this was their w IAN
guage, and 1t is evident from the natra-
tive quoted that they understood Greek
which must nave spread widely through
The influence of the Syrian officers. Ihere
is not. however, the slightest evidence
lnat Greek was employed III Idltstiiiaii
literature till a much later date. The de-
scription of the monument which was
erected by Simon at Modin in memory
of his family, is the only record of the
architecture of the time. The only recog-
nized relics of the time are the CONS
which bear the name of simon or Isl
mon. Prince of Israel" in Samaritan let
tiers. The privilege of a national coin
age was granted to Simon by Antiochus
VII. Sidetes: and numerous examples oc-
cur which have the dates of the first,
second. third and fourth years of the lib
GRAFTON of Jerusalem.
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Como Home. Mother.

Mother, dear mother, come home
from the club, and rustic some sup
per for me; It's time you were here
working yer the grub and getting
things ready for tea. The tables not
set nor the teakettle boiled, the vege-
tables are not prepared; no wonder
my temper and feelings are rolled,
though it's doubtful, indeed, if you
cared. Come home. come home, come
ho-ho-ohme! Yes, cut your symposium
down a wee bit, dear mother, and
hustle right home!-Los Angeles Elk
press.
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Ours and Theirs.

"A play on names unconsciously per-
petrated by my youngest o was
very funny said a Flatbush man the
other day. I'VE live next door to a
family named Feitenour, and the other
night while my family was busy read
ing in the library we heard a racket
on the back porch. My o went out
to investigate, and on his return my
wife, always inquisitive, asked what
had caused the noise.
"'Nothin' but a couple of CATS Jim
told her, and then 1 heard her ask:
Did you see whose they were?
"'Yes; one was ours and the other
was Feitenour's.'"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
CHILD ATE cUTICURA
OINTMENT.
Spread Whole Box Of It on Crackers
Mot the Least Injury Resulted.
c~utlcura Thus Proven Pure and Sweet.

A New York friend Of Cuticura
writes:
MY three year old son and heir,
after being put to bed on a trip across
the Atlantic, investigated the state
room and located a box of graham
crackers and a box of Cuticura ONT
ment. When a search was made for
the box, it was found empty and the
kid admitted that he had eaten the
contents Of the entire box spread on
the crackers. 1t cured him Of a bad
cold and l don't know what else"
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient of Gu
ticura Ointment is absolutely pure,
sweet and harmless. II 1t may be
safely eaten by a young child, none but
the most beneficial results a be ex-
pected to attend Its application to even
the tenderest skin OF youngest infant.
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
WHERE THEY LEARN ECONOMY
Matron Knew What She Mas About
When She Went to Engage
Maid,

The manager of the employment
agency was used to hearing women in
search of maids ask applicants all
sorts of queer questions, says the New
York Tribune, but this matron made
him mildly curious. Of Ia girls in
turn she had inquired: Have you
worked in a minister's family?" None
OF them had. TOO bad" said the ma
tron to the manager. None of these
girls will do"
May | ask" said the manager,
why you are anxious to know ii
these girls have worked in ministers
families"
Why. the fact is, we're very hard
up just now said the matron, candid
ly; Il want a girl who knows how to
economic, and those who have worked
in clergymen's families, I've discov-
cred, have learned that lesson"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

and completely derange the whole system when
entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians. as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly de.
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. O., contains no mer-
curry. and is taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system. IN
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t Is taken internally and made in Toledo.
Ohio. by +. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials tree.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
Stayed Upon God.

I'm quietness and in confidence
shall be your strength."-Isa. 30:15.
The secret of a quiet heart is to
keep ever near God. Stayed on him,
we shall not be shaken and our
sshearts shall be fixed, trusting in the
Lord" We get above the fogs when
we soar to God, and circumstances in
their widest whirl will not draw us
into the vortex IL we are holding by
him and know that he is at our right
hand.-Rey. Alexander MaclareA.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
The Thirst for Gore.

Unsophisticated O~nlooker-l think
this is a first rate place. See what a
fine view we have of this a coming.
Seasoned Spectator-Fine view fid-
dlesticksi Nothing eve happens on
these straight stretches-not ever a
broken leg. Come on down to the
urn and wait for the fun.-Puck.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
Repartee in the Bright Family.

The newspapers are making a
great stir about mems Discrimination to
marry" remarked Mrs. Bright.
The Bible says there are no mar
riages in heaven commented Mr.. b.
And what has that to do with us?"
Bright laughed.
Perhaps they are figuring on hav-
ing a little heaven on earth
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Weakened by Alcohol.

DR.. Bertillon, the eminent French vi
tai statistician, has shown that tuber-
culosis is twice as prevalent among
the retail liquor dealers of France as
among other shopkeepers. He at
tributes it to the fact that the alcohol
which they handle and use all day
long weakens their bodies and thus
renders them more susceptible to the
disease germ.
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a Enough.

Father-You seem to look at things
in a very different light since your
marriage.
Mrs. Newly-Married Daughter-Well,
| ought to after receiving IA lamps
and nine caldelabra for wedding pres
ents.-Tit-Bits.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

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 Shelters, agreeabletouse, Csc.
E. S. Wells, Chemist, Jersey City, N. ].
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
II is virtue which should determin.

1t is virtue which should determine
us in the choice Of our friends, with
out inquiring into their good or i'll
fortunes, and when we find in our
selves resolution enough to follow
them in adversely, then may we bold
" and with an honest freedom, cult
vate their friendship in the greatest
prosperitys-La Bruyere.
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conauests.

Are these all photographs of fell
lows you have been engaged to-"
mo. They're the fellows who didn't
propose"
What in the world do you want of
them?"
why; l I'M saving them to make
a rogues' gallery"
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az Some Benefit.

Barber-Did the bottle OF hair re-
storer | sold you do any good?
Customer-Yes, indeed; it kept me
from wasting my money on any more.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Though we should examine the
whole world we shall not find one
man so happy as to have nothing left
TO wish for.-Oliver Goldsmith.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Eggs, Eggs! how to get more eggs, my
successful method makes hens lay twice
want lots Of eggs write to Mrs. K. Alley,
New Madrid, Mo.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

When a man begins to tell a WON
an about his past love affalrs ne is
planning to add another to the list.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

M, matter how long your neck may ,e
Or how sore your throat, Hamlins Wizar..
Oil will cure it surely and quickly. It
drives out all soreness and inflammation.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

It's almost as difficult for you to get
a man to take your advice as it is
for you to take his.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

You can't tell by the size of the
.gravestone how big the man was who
lies in the grave.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Afraid of Ghosts

Many people are afraid of ghosts. Few people u
are afra:e 81 germs. Yet the ghost is a fancy and 4 ~
the germ is q fact. If the germ could be masni6ed 40
20 q size equal to its terrors it would appear more - =
terrible than any fre-breathins DRAGON. Germs ~
can't be avoided. They are in the air we breathe, ~
the water we drink. -
The germ can only prosper when the condition -
OF the system Elves it free scope to establish it
self and develop. When there is q deficiency OF
vital force, languor, rcstlcssness, q salow cheek, -
4 hollow eye, when the appetite is poor and the
sleep is broken, it 10 time to guard against the FERN. 70
fortfy the body against all germs by the use of DR.. Pierce's
en- Medical Discovery. 1t increases the vital power, cleans.
system Of cloeeine impurities, enriches the blood, puts the
ach and ORGANS Of digestion and nutrition in working conditi
that the germ finds no weak or tainted spot in which to
"Golden Medical Discovery" contains no alcohol, wills
habit-formine drugs. All its ingredients printed on its o
wrapper. 1t is not a secret nostrum but a medicine OF
COMPOSITION and with a record of 10 years of cures. Acce
substitute-there is nothing " just as good" Ask your neiet
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
For colds and oripp-capudine.

The best remedy for Gripp n Colds is
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's L~iQuid-Efects immediately-10.
rs and SOC at Drug Stores.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Constipation causes and seriously aggravates
MANY diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by DR..
| Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugar-coated granules.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

D0N,r THAT COUGHs
It Certainly racks your system and. may run into
something serious. Aliens Lung Balsam Will check
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

The dog in the mangef is the one
that does the most growing.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Many a mans honesty has saved
him from becoming a politician.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Some men never do anything on
time except quit work.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Strange how a girls ideal can de-
velop into merely her husband.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
PERRY DAVIS, PAINKILLER

has been used in many families for generations.
1t is relied upon for colds, neuralgia. ~sciatica,
strains, burns, or bruises. 25c, 35c, SOC a bottle.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Many a true word has been spoken
regardless of grammar.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethtng, softens the gurus, reduces IN
nammation, allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

The mar who is not trying to make
the world better is casting his vote to
make it worse.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Based on the A~pocryphal book OF
Maccabees, II to 1880.
The evening world., 1909-03-08

gagged for two years, according to In
spector MoCnffer,v In stealing lteht
bulbs and selling them. II ls said that
tho amount OF the offering will be
somewhere between $4,000 and $1,000.
Nerr!ck and Barnard had been impI-
Gated In the confessions OF some o. yes
terdays prisoners. II was stated at
Headquarters that by night four other
men, including e purchasing agent of
the United States Express Realty Com
pany, at No Rector street, another
man whose name had been frequently in
print OF recent months, and two others
would be arrested. The supplemental
admissions OF certain OF the suspects
who had been rounded UP las, night
broadened materially the apparent scope
and extent OF the plot.
The steal was possible under the nj :.
legged lax system OF bookkeeping In
vogue, in the Edison company. Bulbs
which upon test developed more than
twelve candle power. the standard,
were set aside to be returned to the
factory so their strength might be re-.
ducsd to the required figure. Such
bulbs were known commonly as sta
ton lamps and send them In boxes to
times used In the various stations OF
tho company.
1t was possible for the guilty men
to divert great numbers of these sta
t.on lamps and sent them in boxes to
an express office at Twenty-third street
and Eleventh avenue, ostens!bly for re-.
turn to the factory in New Jersey.
There through connivance of an ex
press employee they were carried away
In q wagon to be peddled later at par
gain prices
For each bulb. worth in tie market
Is cents, the electric companys workers
got eight cents. which they divided
among themselves The man Who I'M
dertook the transfer got one cent COM
mi ssion on each bulb which he handled,
and the man higher up OF the whole
scheme. taking the bulbs over at nine
The evening world., 1909-03-08

cents. would sol, them to the bos' pos
slble ADVANTAGE and pocket his prul,s
At first the steal was conducted By
only two or three men ON small scale,
but as new rOnspratOrs We're taken H.
It grew In order that there might bc as
much loot AS possible to divide Sus-
picion finally fell ON Willard Fillmore
Shelley, lamp clerk IN the plant at
Forty-hrst street and East River, whusa
home is at No ii Willow avenue, llu-
boken Edward j. and William T.. Zen.
ny, private detectives employed by the
Edison Company. watched Shelley until
they secured evidence enough to Justly
them In asking for warrants and then
thAy put the case into the hands OF the
Police Department for action
Shelley was locked mp Saturday night.
After holding out for four hours he
broke down and owned mp to share
in the crooked business Other arrests
followed at intervals of a few hours
apart.
With the exception OF an assistant
superintendent of the lamp department,
August Helwig, OF No II First avenue.
who succeeded in giving bond last
night, a.. the prisoners taken thus far,
mainly clerks and drivers for either the
express company or the electric com.
pany, were being held to-day in police
court lockups or the Tombs for exam
ination tomorrow.
The evening world., 1909-03-08
EDISON ROBBERY
MAY Be $4,000;
z MORE ARRESTS
Seven of Alleged Band of
Conspirators Are Now
in Custody.
SEEKING FOUR MORE.
Clerk and Driver, Both Of
Brooklyn, the Last Two
Made Prisoners.

with the arrests to-day Of william
Merr!ck. Of No. 1ls Chestnut street,
Brooklyn. . clerk, and Thomas Barnard.
o. No, Is wyths avenue, Brooklyn, a
driver tho police have In custody seven
members o< the alleged gang Of oonspir-
ators among employees OF to Edison
Nleotrtc Company who. with tho aid Of
certain guiltv outsiders, have been en-
The evening world., 1909-03-08
SAVE THIS.
Best Known Recipe for Kidney and
Bladder Troubles.

60 TO any good druggist and get the fol-
lowing; Half ounce fluid extract Buchu;
half ounce Mura1 compound; six ounces OF
good pure gin; shake we'll each time and
use In doses OF one to two teaspoontuls
after each meal.
This should BIO used promptly at the frs,
sign OF backache, rheumatic pains, scanty
and frequent urination or pains In groin.
Prompt attention to these symptoms is
necessary to prevent more serious trouble.
such as Bright's disease or diabetes.