Waverly News 1905-01-26

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THE WAVERLY IVEWS
VOL. 12
IScot-e-tsos to fie* Oo.stt  as-1
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WAVERLY, OHIO, THURSDAY. JANUARY a6, igo5
l Scs-cwirvio* r_«-| tl .to A Vtsa
11* Sur a aaa,    9i***M Oorta* to.
UNANIMOUS
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WIU be  the   Rc-nomlnation  ol
Governor Hcirlck
HIS ELECTION ALSO ASSURED
About Ihe only  Opposition  he
has Come* From Democrats
i! •*** HEARD ON \'\
ilTHE STREET \\
SPECIAL    COLUMBUS LETTER
Cola*, but. O., .tn. JI.—(Sp«cl*l)—
Th* political altuallon, from a Rapnb-
Dcan vtowpolnt, 1* no longer tanipett-
nous. Th* unqualified deelartUona of
8«nstor Iilc_, 0*org* 11- Cos and olhae
leaders of tbe state tbat tbey favor
Oovernor Herrlok's renomlaatlon bare
brushed aside whatever dlsturbancae
there may have been la the atmosphere. In tplte of tbe 111 a_Tl»*_, loud-
ly-proclslmed aad mach-magntfled op-
poaltton of th* Anil-Saloon l«*m-, one
leader after another haa declared thst
Herrlck must be renominated aad r*>
•Iect*d, aad th* tttltud* of tb* promt-
aent men ba* b**o given the heartiest
approval ot tho rank aad file.
There la no denying tbat psrty managers can plaa campaign* and flght
hard battle*, but tbay can aot 'win
unliitt tb* people are wltb them, and
Information trom every nook aod corner of the tut* to to tb* affect that a
handsome majority ot tbe voters want
the preeent atat* administration continued In ofloe.
Thar* 1* som* opposition to Oover-
• aor Herrick. but tt Is largely L*emo-
crmttc, and wbat is to b* espeoted. Tb*
•bjectore wbo bsv* been classed aa
Republican* Include that body ot m*n
._*ho bav* nob ••cured wbat tbay want-
ad from the le_1tlktun*> and tba governor. Tbe -rool**lli-9r champions, for
t-etaneei. ar* loud In tbelr denunciation of tbe governor becau** h* vetoed
their bill—a measure which would
har* legalised gambling. And. par*n-
tb*tlcally, It may b* ro_»rk*d tb*t
reproon'stive* of tbe Antl-8aloon
league offered vote* for th* Cblsbolm
bill tn return for vote* for tb* Branaock law.
Uacauto. In the Interest of economy,
Oovernor ".-trick vetoed *om* appro-
. riatloee, opposition art*** from th*
<_tapol_-*d on**.
It la known to rasders of tb* paper*
thsi ths oBcer* of tbe AnU Saloon
1 ***-.* were patting up tb* "loudttt"
fight. They made tha mott nolt*. ;*_-
tboutb sn lseffectlv* and .useleaa onslaught oa the governor. The Anil-
Saloon league opoaltlon looked some-
' what formidable at one time, but when
the people learned tb* true aalmu* ot
tbe flght there wa* a change ln feel-
tag, and tt i* th* league tbst Is being
criticised. Whan It wt* mad* plain, to
partlcularita tbat th* antl —loon
leaders sought to kill the Brannock
lsw—whleh has been demonstrated to
Im a (ucoettful teniperaac* me_rnro—
there was a decided change lneentl-
meaL Tba fact of the matter to tbst
the Anti-Saloon league would have opposed Herrlck. even If be bad permitted himself to be aa clay In tbe hand*
at the ambition* league c_je!»!*. As
loeg Ago *a Isat tpiing plan* ware
formulated by th* league to go tnto
state politics. The matter came to
pablle attention first at ths anausl
jy glttatlv* re.ule-u st Cedar Print. It
wss aanoaaced then that Superintendent Baker of the league proposed to
Stake hla organisation tb* "balance of
power" ta atat* politic*, aad despite
the objections of his confer**-• be pros-seeded to pat hi* plan* Into execution.
That la how It happen* that Oovernor
Herrlck Is opposed by the league.
Perhaps the opposition of the leagu*
should b* wrtlioa ta the past tensa, for
the flgbt has become so weak and
paerlle that tt caa aot rightfully b*
failed a flght Take th* Amertcsn It-
cue—the leasrue'* orgaa—*a a »*__pi_.
and It wiU b* not«d that whar* tha
Isso* t***a«< with vitoperatlve aad
personal attach* on the gotrsraof a
few weeks »g*. aow only occsalonal
referent* to msds to him. Th* r«»ton
is that leagu*** f*arl***ly ob*-ct*d t«
tbt lean* carrying to much aali-H*r*
Ttck oiattar, sad tt sras promptly est
04**v4494*t9*9**99 94**•*•<
"Ooe of our linemen wbom you all
know enjoyed . hi* flrtt pineapple It.i
tummor ,nd he will pot toon forget thr
•entatton* he experienced ** a result,"
ttld Manager Condon of tb* Home Trl-
epbon* Co. recently. "1 w«* wlih blm
when he purchased th* pineapple, of Felix tnd tuppaaed of course h* knew how
to prepare il. The ntn d»y juti after
dloner he reported st the office snd
staled be was deathly tick aod Indeed
be looked like It. He wss klmotl bent
doubl* and tuch a fortsken, dit'recslng
couiitenince you never taw at be dancftl
sbout In p*i#i sad anguish. I became
alarmed and questioning him clo**ly
1 toon Utm*.I Uie caute of hll klcknr**.
Although h* tinted that nothing he hktl
eaten had Simla him tick. I concluded
otherwise when he Icld me thtl all he;
htd for dinner wat that pineapple which j
NO. 40
*»••-***♦♦**** ***Ms»* St* »*__♦♦♦*** *»»♦»♦*«»***» *»«»>*»
WHAT IS THE MATTER IN WAVERLY? j !
The Tblrd In a Scries of Sunday Evening Sermons by   •
Rev. J. VV. Atkinson at (he Methodist Church
The aiidTeTicc st tb* M. K. church lsst ssy *«ry many times I wonder what ex-
Sunday evening taxed th* seating -*•__)-\«s"*« tint one or ibtt one will  mak* io
.... „r .1,. *.-..,.* ._ it. ....uai ir.v At.'00** '*" wit attending church living
lty of the houte to It* utmo*t.   Uev. At-   w|t||I(i _       m t|u| |e_ of |h. cburch«
kioton preached from tbe tame taxi at M indifferent a* though Ood bad no
on the previou* Sunday evening. "Seek, olslmt upon tb*m si sll. Do you know
ys _r»l Ibe Kingdom  of Ood." {whs* itih* ti*-Hible! W* t« ccottotled
SOCIAL
EVENTS
 ■
*V*W*i
"what i* Tits M.rtsn ta w* _t_*_tV
I have been trekking, in tbi* *er
te* ot Sunday «. oninir ulk*oo th* pollll
cal and tocltl oondlilon* thai obtain
shoal u*.   1 sm now to deal with ths
by th* incident*! life of tb* cflorcb.
Thl* or that Ilk* or dltlik* govern*. 1m-
pulte eoatrol* no   principal, all we sre
fwe owe to the church, every dollar of
value upon oar properly,  sll the pleat
i.._.. ..._-._ t.-..., ..-,-... .    ." *  "  "'.+»->»i I* otirt   intellectually  come*  to  us
j.'ct I hsve tn hsud to-night I* tbe mott
Important, more important In fact, ihtn
both of the oth-r. For flrtt of all ts the
religion of a nation, c immunity, ftmily
Of indtvidtikl. the controllng and direct-
ing force. Nation* have gone down -*•
e*ute tha moral life declln-d, families
deoay and the caute It found to be lu Uie
absence nf the tence nf revertnee and
worship tnd mi utt*r disregard for lit*
claim* of religion,  church.* cumber «h»fj_.ii»__, _- rh.Mran
hi* wife h»d boiled  together with calv J-round when tplritusl |»wer It no J~|*_eE_r^
btgr. onion, and creknTsnd thst waa-.ll I **********•■ *»'*" ■%*- ** ««« ««--=£- .*^.ln!° h,!J
he hsd.    Ht ttld II   didnn't   last* Jutt
right a: first *» he had hit   wif*   fry   the
mixture and then it didn't go to bad."
"Waverly"* marrying 'Squire i* taking
butlnett away from our parson »nd
there'* a big kick solne up." aald Edi-or
I Wynn of the Plketon I.4tpe*tt-at Tuesday. "Why, only latt week s Piketon
young lady ws* in Waverly and the
'Squire boned hrr right on the street and
told her he he»rd the wss going to be
married and atked her if he couldn't
perform the ceremony. Hut tbe turned
lilm down and our own parson tied the
knot Sunday."
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"I'm for Melrean and the new Democratic orgsnl-siion." said Dr. Austin
Hutt at Cork'* the other ni. ht.
"I'm not, _o, noi by * Ju_fut. We can
n«ver win with tuch tbytlart," replied
Dttde Foster
"Well." replied the genial Doctor, "I
can't remember the um* when wc won
with sny one else snd vou know tta time
there** somrthlng doing with the Democracy or they'll wipe u»off the eatth."
•   •
"1 never taws railroad depot turned
tnio s nursery drying room bul onoe and
It happened down st our own K, A W.
station bouse kbonl 3 weekt ago," taid
"Dory" I-ndi* Friday. "Jim Ulsser
hsd walked to th* depot through the
mud snd tluth and came in wttb bit feet
soaking wet. Ue pushed hit wsy through
to th* tlov* where he deliberately pulled
off bl* thoea, removed hit tncksar.d hung
tht dynamics of their life, and tb* light
of th* chrittiftn religion crate* to guide
Ihe benighted traveler upward toward
God.
Men'ull ti. the church it toting tier
bold upon thi sffrctiont of men, poor
and rich, they tay tr* turning away from
iu holy ministration! Many would bar*
til believe that r*.|lgion l> dying out.
Oh oo! never did cArlstlanlty hate a
ttrorurer bold upon the affection* of men.
The religion of Jeaua Cbriat control*
more loyti heart! than any period of the
world** hltiory. Jriut Christ bold* tonight In hi* pierced hand the force* of
l»w, civllnsllou, science, culture, motlc
an and education ami control* tbem I a. I
the Iniereetof rlghleoiitnee*. Of course
Ihe church bs* li* exterior enemies and
it* inlemal blnderanc*-, many d«oltae
to accept th* truth tho offers, bul ill*
church will live becau** it I* Ood* to*
ttmment for advancing hla king—am of
rtghirouxneas In tbe earth. The thoughl
of the church a* sdlvlne society divinely
conceived, divinely orgsnlted, divinely
endowed It the Isteet, the latt snd ibe
highest (tat* of moral devlopement.
Jr*'i, *po«* of tb* church a* the ereetloa
of God, tbehoueeof Ood. th* dwelling
place of Cod, the uberntcle of the mott
High, the kingdom of Ood. tbe body of
Chrltt for th* church, Cbrtot became incarnate for It he lived, snd tiugbt snd
died. Hut while sll tbe above snd mor*
t* true I sm not disposed to overlook nor
ligbUy paa* tb* weeklies** and failure of
the church for like msny soother good
thing the church bat tuffered more from
tu friend* th»n tu tnemle*. snd In awn.
eral ll fall* to reach  iu acme of effect
the tprrtd of Chritl't k.ngsioM. Many
wordt of commendkllon might betpoken.
Let ua atk for what doet tbt church
ttandr The church tttn-lt for relleton.
pure    snd     undeflled.     Th*     church
i,.— __ ._,.,.,, ,»,..,__. .» j_     •tt-.n" jtttnd* for patr'otltm of the  bett type,
them up around th* .tove to dry.   V. ell.   Thf ch .^ ,._.,, far ^,herhooj   . nr
there itu'l much more lo tail, only, when
Jim came in th* waiting room wa* full of
men. women aad children but as anon ■*
the *ock* beg*n to tteam there watn'i
snybcsly left but Jim."
church ttandt for manhood, a* expressed
io noble character. The church alandt
for resrranc* »nd holinet*. The church
(land* for hoa.rn—in too feeble a way
the church in Waverly ttandt for a.'l
three. I have nol a no an at_*_n_«r factors
ttikn I And in the church llfcof Waverly.
•An kdsknee »gent for • show told me | yrt-herr Are torn* daring weaknt-test
S pretty good one the other dsy," laid
Hsnkger Hoffrntn of ihe opera bouse
Monday. "He ttld he wns traveling oul
-.ti aud hkd to mtk* a long driv* lo
reach hit detilnttloo. It hsd been raining for teveral day* snd he noUred the
11reams were twollcn and out   of bank*
The individual wbo exclude* God from
hit life snd plsns, lire* not tbe !»r_-tt
possible for time, neither reckon* wisely
ntelleotualty comet to ut
becsutt the cburxb It bere. Yet many
of u* trr*t h»r a* If tb* were a beggar
tnd drop our pittance a* we tuppc-e Into
bar puny bttiJ.
; Parental rettralnt In a metsurn figure*
in tint matter. Ob! how we tmnrett out
ahlldren: our ttrvngtb It tticrx, our weak-
net* tt ih.lr weaknet* mulUplied.   Cat-
lt-ridg« wa* vitiied hy  kn  Kneli.h deist.
1« ho argued sgkluai a* he taid forcing
garden snd began io
beret* hit gtrdner for sttmplnr hit pre-
rjudice  in  f»vor of rot**, vioitu *_d
Ittrawberrle* iulo a   *u«cepiable gsrvra
fbed.    Th* father who leave*  hit child
Ignorant of rrllglon until It it It or S» it
mom   r,..|!»h   than be who leave* tbe
child  i.norant of srtthmeilc.   Oh tbi*
home kcliool—the doty yoa avoid to day
may brrak your hekrt tomorrow.
The u*ctiings tlte rettralnt* of the 10
commandment* is a vital force. Tbe
borne tt the unit of power and reverence
for law, for God, bl* church *od minis-
try.
I am not gain? lo ember*** thit kodl-
ejnee hy asking how m»nvob*erv ■ family
worship. lUwlolph of Roanoke taid, "I i
thou'.d liavr been a French knlheitt but
-ar tbo memory of tht Um* when 1
koelt at mv mother* knea aod taid 'now
I lty me down lo sleep " We fsrm our
children oul to Oth*r* to letch ihtm.
Tbe great men of today, msny of them
sttnbute their greatness io th* restraining Influence* of Ut* home. Th* preacher
preaebr* with all hi* power upon aome
gnat theme and a tingle act breakt It
sll loss n Some month* ago I preached
on Sabbath datecratlon tnd that very
day ehrUUaa* went Into  the groceries
Cnd bought. The trouble with ut is th»t
ur moral tons* It blunted and we ft*Into
tin wiih little regardt. Some excuse
themaetve* by saying I sm no profrteor.
Oh tuch a paltry excuse, go ox*r East a*
a fr'end of mln* bs* too* to ketD book*
ta the U. H. Navy ysrd tnd wben tome
problem com** np for tolution offer s* an
ascute for your nubility to solve It 1
in <i,,t profets* to know themolllpHestion
tsbJe.
Mar Cut A ur.) i ut said 1* It not a *C*nd-
Ihe ltdie* mty sh (for tbey are not al'
lowed below) i* a c*_li_utiton o'-
Itni marUrt Thit wrath oi
must h* a gr *l tarmptsiron. **omo 00*
tayt "1 believe otv* ot two p*r*r_- k***
laiea • dl*_no_d or ao In their i_eth
whan they b»*e kit-ad the pusutte*. hot
. ihey bav* b-en eaagbt la Ume  to etv*
'»*'« dl*_K*0d* "
(As r_> very Jltti* can be *ald on **_*•-
tan art I h*v* taken the ltb*riy to llnhh
ihtt paper on aet io general)
With tbe modem krbtaol of set Hhkt is
          in  tb*
Italian school Utebsei Aogelo. R*ptt_e_*
I/ton*rd de ViaeiS, C-_*s-**_gto*a*d-4.er*;
111** Ntiini. Walu s*vV*> s^ry pretty
* o'clock dinner Friday tv'tirffit In honor
of Mi** Ethel WhtKf.fi ami her  aunt.
Mit* Winifred Jonetof Ironicrn.    ("overt. .,,._     ^ ^. --   -vi-___r a_._J
„ , ,. ,    -        .  .. (the 15 *nd lli c-ntury) we   b*v*
were laid for five snd the  gu-rtit  w*r»'.*_,_,_T_I___i *t.-v.-i «__^.   .
Mit_r» Winifred Joita* P.thet Whltcrafi, 	
Cumle Hoffrntn. Grace V'tllery and Untb j In the Fi-mi-h. Ii>ub*nt aod  V-Uriyke,
Dewey.
I*   In tbe evening, tbe function   r**olved
lltelf lotos game party and b-side* lb*
guetta mentioned above, ihtre were present Dr. 3. G. Deckel, Dr. C. M.  Utnoey,
Clsrenc* Vetlrry, Felix Scbs-ee.L   D»v*
Brelnig snd Carl Johnton.
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Clarence Rwlng eiitertained a   merry
party of *.» young folk* with a game par*
ty *i bl*  couLiry home  nt*r   Wsverly
Thurtdty   nifi.i.     Uefrtttinunt*   wer*
served during th* eveninx snd the occa
»lon was a mutt  en>ovabl«  ooe  for  til
present.
and kitoinment    But 1 am asking the
nuestlcn.  what  I*  tb*   muter or --»■» _r"____"';r."T."V___!!."_7.
ins I**__-t_i___a*__. aifpr -^'S- *^__*£'-
hi* msklng manhood a profrstion. Some-
tlmrt mnoey it the trouble, s woman
once aald to me do you know lb* reaeoo
Out msn and hi* family are not in the
church? Tbe reason said sh* I* money.
No wonder the principal teachings of
Jesut wt* a caution t_*lntt money. Tbe
two great parable* of ihe Prodigal Son
ttii'lht rich man snd Laxaru* related
to tbe me_*_r*n*nt of money. Yet no
such investment of money can be made
a* In lb* church
Whether you »r* s chritiltn or not
you owe the church your presence. I do
not understand to m»ny tplend'd butt
ne**men in tbi* community never II
church. Whole femilie* habitually ***-
*en.    Youtur men  by ihe doten never
veli taid recently, "Back of the m*i*rl*L
and stealer than tbe material lie* the
moral and tb* apirit-al. when these are
lacking ev*n ih, most proaprrou* pe*.p>*
are doomed."    So while  Wsverly mty
Fintlly he come to  a  «ire*m   tnd   tbe i •*<M*J * •"**v'*'*tl of butinets tuch a* »dded
.  ,.   *  .,     . .    .   .   Industrie*   would  bring,  knd s  hlelier
bridge w*. gone.      Ue   br.vely   forded t o( .,.,_ ^my „£ „ rwjaot,leU
arrott, however, but when be got to the I politic, woold produce, snd a saner typ*
other tide he found the road divided snd j of tocisl activity, more ibto all els* thr
be w*« kt a lot* to know wbleb   road   tofneesi* t rtvlvtl of   eltal  godliness, of
..i,       '•--- —. i-i.. „._..!._ «_o i moral contciencr. of cvanr*Ileal brother-
Uke.    Afrer pondering over ih* prollem   ^ of „_,_„ pjety JJ of ,_„,,,,..,,
for quite a whilo. be ckught tight of t iptmusl enduemtnt. The** scting s* *
sign board acrott tbe ttrotm to h* tgsiiJ mighty lesvsn would (earen tbe whole
fordeJ the raging water* in order to  tttel '•*••»?•   Aw- »»11'.1 •t-*~k *o-olght of the
. .   . ,., ji. s^..-, u j. a _   1 ne**d, of ihe chureh. <h* rtlatloo of iht
wbat ihe tign board had lo tay snd yoo \ chureh lo ^ oommazMy __u ,h<. «.».
can imagine bow be fell when be   readJ muntiy to ths church doo't get U»* Idea
wttetR C-wta
Th* Stau Bo*-__ of Charities bss issued th* following statement of the per
_a.au oo*i ot  maintaining  th* Stat*
llotspltals  far  latCM,   with comparuoo*
'tor th* t*o*t of 11.03.
it_a    loot
Athen* $111...    tic-its
Clerelsnd  t-d.Ol     "«5.M
Oolumbut  l-d.33
Day.eo  t-0._3 '
__--_rr_*w    -M.15
-.t-ttiioo lei.is
TW-k-o  1*L-*-
.^pilepiio 170.87
les. r_t
tta.5.
14I.S9
H..0.
istvt»
i«r_*w
-hverage       HCL-O     151.75
li will he noted that Athens ts th*
mo*t eoooomleally ot-ctdne-ed State In-
-sUtall-m and ite remsrVahle showing is
_u* lugely to the effort* of Hoe- Jobs
*****. Gregg of "his oounty who l» on the
_-__.-fTrMt.se.
Five dollars fine foe driving over  thit
bridge fatter than a work.'
Announcement wa* msde last Saturday of the msrria— of Mr. Charles B.
Wynn, FMitor of the 1 tketon fade-tea-
dent, snd MrtsZo* Harris, on* of Pike-
tot)'* mott populst snd most charming
young ladle*. The wedding ceremony
took place Thurtdsy evening at Uie
Method!.', parsonage at that piece. Itev.
Witbonornclatlog and s number ot the
friend* ot ihe bride and groom* were
prevent. Klitor snd Mrs. Wynn will
leave Mjnd»y for ClnetonaU where they
will eee "Ben Hur" aad enjoy a short
honeymoon. The News Join* th* hosts
of friends In wishing tbem a long, happy
snd pro*ptrou» fulur-.
The theatre going pub!)* caa look forward to a renulne treat "A Little Oat-
Qsst" Is to be pre-eoted at Emmllt Opera
House oo Tueedty evening, January
Slat. Tht* w*U known play hs* eaatly
taken the lead during the pat*, two seat-
on* rn the ft.!- of aiesodr-ms. a*itide
from Ui* msny twtr-l-gslinsU-e-, thtre
ts a heart lowi-eei that I* wm to rlett
tbe ktisMtts-rO of any audieno*. Tba oon-
tiruciion ot tbe plsy has been carat oily
bandied by that Matter baad, Me. Hal
tUld, suihor of "_t»ni_- Hearu" sad
many other Ss-X-etaful plays. AH ths
tpeclal -_**-a_rr trill p-aiUvelvhe naed
duriog Ui* local p-odi_rl_q_. Tb*-*****
the retry best t*i**-_i_-_>teswiib-_<l_-!tt__iy
of the J*«ox_a ***_-* have beta t-aocia-t-d
aiih the play tor th* pact two totaoas.
hot mil tot rternity* Prasideat liooae-l^^fb the tbr..hbcld of the Im-e*  of
—-    •    - -• 'Ood.    «list i* the matter, hav* m*   In-
fluf-.ee* of evil weaned them sway?
Sec. la of brig it wm*ome young women
who seldom tf ever en^rr the temple of
the living God 1 can't understand It.
sll the great educators of the day sound
lb* wont of warning, and caution, all tbe
great itud-oi* of js%. chology snd domestic t.'ieoce plead wltb the rouna women
to temper htr toiritand sofien hernsiure
.••hallowed InCueoee* ot worship
sou thus qualify herself in the best pos-
tib'it *-,■** for tbeduile*of motherhood
and *ta_-**rta.fa. It U the biuinea* ot
ihe church to develop* manhood snd
womtnbood, bat th* does not gel s
chance at msny of our children, then we
cry >sut utmtt tbe church. Parenu do
nol command, many do not recommend.
We neglect ihe ehorch st onr peril.
The trouble wlih to msny of our young
people their live* are time cantered or
have been caught and swing lo__ trom
the church *nd from bum* rertraint and
are really not centered anywhere, and
msny mother* will tact;flcwlheir children
body, mind *ad soul to tb* God of tht*
world or to the Goddam of modern society. Som .;""jr»»nu lock their children
fa while tbey s.out sad tbey pertsh.
•ume -tern to l_.li ib«l» ehUdeeu oul alte
wby sre boys and rirls tn thnr eearly
leans found running the tireeu at night.
Do yoo know what 1 think about an
idea) boina. It ts a place where eaeh
mm ber of it would raihee be than anywhere else oo earth.
We forsake the church at our peril. I
am not old but I ba*c *eea th* tOrqutUe*
of the fsU.*rs visited nooa the children
lo lb*-third and fjeUi genatattoaof them
tbat target God and k*ep hit oomm»r_l
mania; I u* a fuher take his two
d»ughtert from a Kribodlti alter laying.
"1 wUl bare none of thi* ___J*_asss."
I taw that family tree rail limb hy limb
-.certain ruin and decay.    I knew a
that I think the cbnrcb well nigh gone
even henr.
I sm not able lo give you securate tig
ure* letting forth thereilgura*cooditiont
in thit community. I think I smsaf* to
taying that if yoa *ctihe a circle beginning at the court bouse and enlarge
until you gather two thousand persons,
sbout ooe half of them will be avowed
christian* sod communicant* m some
church, ytt thont ooe-tenth of the pop-
uUtion sr* regularly at church on too-
d»v morning, about one hundred were
in my sudltnc* thl* a m. ot course I
i*k* into c-vuidtt-uon tb* fact that but
two churcbe* here have pastor*. Bat *e
•rery readily see that we are not a church
going peospi*. Some txcoae themselve*
by «aylt-f "ihtre 1* ao church of my
choice her*.*' This I* Boexc-tta, »tuirs
msn like chrteuso see* the kingdom of
Ood _*«*. droomination wood.
Oae of th* *__.-** thiaas I se* in Wt-
srariy Is tha tack of ineight low the
cit'*_* of Ood -nd his Christ to our toy-
-lty.** though God had no right to
dtctau to oa, no -uoog claim upon our
HtteUty. Th* charch oot enUlled to Srtt
plac*. ta onr sffaoUoro  ws  dot*  out
grud_-n_rly or not at all. money for every
thing else, time for everything *>*•- ■•'*
do not pot* first things first, Tske the
tvxui life of ihe church e great block ot
capiu-l upon whlcb to do tmsia-es fo*
tbe church. Maay have trUllngtr e-pe-t-
ed their door* for the Umpeeal good of
>he church but I mean the a*, of c*_rl
toclal powers foe the good of the *____! j
jlifr of ihecbareh. I do get ales and
ured of socials t_* "reseat"* only" sad
lone to *ee*hni*-_i women ia ttjcteiy _*•
some of tbetr s-raat aod good social __•__
git* to wis p*-**-. to lotos Chnex, Tba
tMottboa of tht* t*oatmn--tT are *l*tt_-t
«atlrsty _**-oM of tnoiat *-*s-5_-*lts_r.
Wb«n will 1 ever *M tl-i-oah talkt-c
About cfaarcfe st-endsnaat Many coaya
ofieo. atore _>!_-__, toot** oot at *U    I
  MOfeml-ikl man wao in  votub fss_a**_
Iner*'p_i_.i<_r to •uppir't the" cb-rch jsf***-. he mfcrriast * bakaufaleooi*.
. . tlr _  * . __< ttSei-r   fi-\a_**-r\_r f.._.' '*t MMM
so__tty lady,
they fortt-ok Got: t house, the flrst bright
boy wa* killed, by an, lodulgeni a-tHbee
the fair haired diagbls- grew np weak
foe tack of rattrtini an J t* long gtxtm
dead, T_co_ly tiirvlting too married
oa a low tevtl and User* Uvea. Th* father
dying taid to my mother, "th* «*-d__t
day in mr 111* wss tb* day 1 *___■**.
my back upon th* Mathodist Church."
Philip Kr-rJ* who b now la prim fag
bta, aald to my near**** neighbor ptstot, \-* *f __^r-»_* l_rr*V
ia anrtwe* to th* qot-avtea from him »boi_a_rr__e_ H utntb*
had mtr__-_red nato hiss. "Philip -*_Tm___ aad cea ttsttai
why this." ami he" auwered "1 turned
fi-maitfebf da-rctrooaod bee* \ sm,"
Aa old avAaoS 90 and mart aatd. **1 at-
trtbov* my ytgoe of body and _w_ahl_«ef
ta ntnal m '.__-   _-__.
Tb* Literary du. held lu regular
meeting *i Ui* borne of Mr*- Cbsuncey
I_twrence on Monday evening end en-
Joyed knoth-r interesilng program of the
*ert<-s on "ltu_.it and Japan."
Eighteen member* re*r,>ail«*d to a call
wlUi Uu-titn legen.lt and the regultr
prugrtm then followed.
"Art*. Artltutnd Archiieciure"	
written  by   Mrt    Keush   Barger
read by Mr*. Mary G.bret
PlknorVilo Mr, W. H.   Mlddleion
"Tbe .SvtcikI Claa*"..M'»* Rebecca Mutt
Viical Solo Mra G. B. Ny*
Reading— 'Tbaddeut of Warsaw"	
 .....Mrs. George Barch
After the regular program, th* boaUt*
amuted ihe mtmbert by prvtenUng tn
Innovation In tb* form of • "'Winter'*
pie" of 12 word* which, when properly
arranged, gave Ui* nsmea of 12 useful
article* uted ln sewing and k decorated
pin tray con tested for ws* iron by Mr*.
W. 11. Mlddleion- A dainty refection
In two courses closed ihe meeting, which
ws* ooe of the mott lntere*tlag snd en-
Joysbl* of lb* *ea*on.
(Ttie Vr.ws It pleated to anoo .nee tkat ll
bat secured for oubtlcaltoe Ibe iwo »«r» in-
t.rr.t.nx aud iititruc'tive -ttpeta ratd tl tbi*
me-ti... Ih* aac All*. Artittt and AicM-
t.ciure ot Uusaia'Iseuif risen In ibtt iatue.
tit* otber The Social Cl»t* ot Kuttiai" io
•otwar neat w**g.-4Lo)
-an. -arnrrs ssd sjscarracrraa
(Written for tb* Wstr.rt. Literary Cinb by
Ut*. KatUk -***TUO-rw_te Ber(*r.i
"But where, kits: they've read aa awfot
deal
How shsll we plan that all be freth   and
new,
Importaol mstiar. yet sttrsction to"—
**U__S
Ruttla has produced very few ditiing-
uitned trtittt. 8b* ba* many poet* aod
pro** writer*, "ll 1* ccntidered undignified tor • member of a good family to
occupy himself with set except a* a re-
l*x*Uou." yet tbe an ihey aersevmineiy
ira*i familikr with, tnd In whlcb tbey
b*.e been well lraioe.1 is tbe art of wtr
Wben will the world become tuffleteotty
Clvill-ed. and refined to settle tbeir little
difference by arbitration?
Rut*!* received Christianity, snd wttb
ll lb* Byxaaiine tysiem of art, a* early
a* ine tenth century, but arr* It era*
mor* Intimately **-oci*ied than ei-*-
wbere with lb* most extravagant form*
of oriental t tale. Haitian architecture
ha* a spirit of suc'scic—i fsner thsi
taugbt at all w*ll defined itwt. and stem*
to avoid r sr ry form of timpl* beauiy.
Tbe ground plan of the churches follow
By-antlne rale, but dome* and tower*
spring "like a stool of gltt-rnog mushroom*" at Si. Petersburg.
BC Isaacs 1* on* of lb* finest cburcbee.
also: the cathedral it imposing without
and within: it* retl granite colonnade*
are oot devoid of certain grand character, baton tba whole tbi* -rebiu-c'ur*)
monument, built between 131. and 18M.
planned by Moniferrt*nU snd under tb*
dli-ciioo of Nichols* I. Joe* not corre-
•poad eiiher in purs* (eleveo miliiooaior
lb* effuru in tu d*oor_Uoo* by the best
Russian artitl*.
Adjolnlna tbe wtn'er palace I* tb* b**>
mi-tge which Cuotaia* 10* h-aispeciauta
of Ku-tian »rt: alao a oollectKn ol Ram-
bran u, taid lobe the finest and meet
oassf-Ss* in _rur-~. Karl Rariof. born
at i. i. Peursbunr tb* year IHIXI. hi*
mMierptece tbe "L tat Day* of Pompeii"
U he re.
Many wri-er* tp**-. of the Kremlin It*
if u were a j-alk.* or eaUudnt. while it
it a distinct quarter of the City of Moe-
CO«, *.-i.i*l»r_*> waIIs. snditt-rrst—aded
by s jjo*". The iroent well* snd tower*
of wilier. l_*re are four were built by
two li_-_tn a**cblt«ot* daring tb* reign
of Ivan the Third The Kiemlin tiand*
on the higb**tt of lb* eeveo hill* oo which
Mcacot* la built. Madam* de steel eaU*
it "Th* Tartar Rome."
Moscow tram an -rustic t*orat I* qott*
ktin-era*-_«_•_*. Peuraburg. ft ts
said to contain over toot b-_dr*d
cb-rchaa. Tb* »tra__r_*t old church ta
Ruatis I* 8*. Haai. Iu walte are maay
lined, and lu dome* are tpaped Ilk* pin*
app-M, peart ana a»*k-_«. bt. Basil was
bwiit by Ivan tire Teertbte wha tjket it
wa* ___•-_-. hkd tb* src-ite-t'*«y-*put
hi o**r*r see to build
her.
But lb* qa***o ot tbem sll is th* oew
ef ttt fterter. It w_* built to
•a-ror--« ths deiaat of Napcaeoo ta
mt. (Yost know ll w **-d by Ntp-teoa,
"thai th* bor__ag of Mostoow ws* tb*
most temtste g _od tig bt he ever saw."}
Tt-eeralteof l_il* eh«r-th are ptsre whit*
Btarbie-.lu fsid tupped dost*-, sad pesrt-
The    Kn.llsh    Set. _>1    G*ioi*_U>»*7ogh.
Turner. I>tnd*eer. llos-rth
To th* lover* of coloring, Rambem is
the highest *iaod*rd. It it atid of hi*
<*-*{. d*. in tb* Louver, tbst *om**f -.sat
look »* tf ihry bed been but rvccnUy
tp-nkwd Many toad Jodga* differ a* to
bw beet srork. hut 'The I*s--*-ai Frost
Ihe Crot**' kt ctjo.slslere'l Ibe tint***.
Ilah.s-.el ba* form sod s>-4c-r. "Th*
Mks.i-inls 9*ti !*_,_." lo dreeden t»on*of
hi* »**i works. f'ir whleh tjueen Viei—rta
offer*— Germany two million dolis/t. ibe
offer w** not taken.
Michael Aug*!-, painter, srehliect.
touljstoe. •»_.*. gteaaile genit-tprodufied
Uie most uiiiiIntl wstrkt lb* watUl hsa
teen Ht* Fr-_ooe« In the Sit tin* chapel
tt Rose; in tbe t*r-ps*« rhtpai I* th*
"L**i Jtidt-meni." *> f—I la h*i*hts__*
.Xi t*_ broad. This frreeo wsa ikh yet
flottbed when ll wa* nearly det-^^ed by
Iliaro, a ch»mbrr!a.n ot ihr. Pop*, wbo
..-.ritideml the jsuniing "more tollable
for a beth-eoom" >h*o far lbs Pope's
chtp-l. To r»vr_a- liliot-lf, M.cnaet
Atiirelo tsvidrnrined Iliago to the pillory
• f ,'iim inallty Hepslat«df.lmsa-«__pt.
ih. roti'lemnrtl under th* form, mint.*.
from th- "Inferno" of Dante. Riagp'
compttdned :oth« Pope. * tu whet part
of hi. pidvr* hs* h* plkcs-d yiauV" »._ed
the IVp# "In 11*11'' "If It bsd heea
in t-sir.alory we etmld have col yon out.
bu' in II*II yon wil! hive to Stay."
Ml.bsel Augslo when old etecul*- (be
thr*** mttierpieoee. He p*ion*d th*
Lett Judgement, raited tb* dome of H*.
PeUrv tnd carve*! th* *__****. a ttrikng
proof thai la arte, ss la literature, tk*
be*i works are tbo** of a  man  ta  sd-
VsOOdilfe
• a    »
The Busy Bee* eajoyed a delightfol
afi*rT_*on Isat Thurtdsy with Mr*. Wtll
iHiugberty at ber pretty Ittosseos Walnut
tir..i Dainty -efrethtnenU eontteiias;
of brick lee cream, two Mads of cake
snl coffee were prettily served.
'    a    *;
Mr*. Elmer Pendergrta* rery pltsa-
snUy eotertainetl a aucaber of jrooag
pssople Friday evening in noao* of Ml**
Minnie Pandecgr***. _
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The Ladie* ■fewtag Ciub. a new aneiat
orgtiiuttltm, was *ol*rutn*d try Mrs. P
B- Hays on Toeedsy s__t-__ou. Tb*
Clnh It comptwed of Mr* 3. IT. -aa_g_
•In P. B. Hay*. Mr*. Cteorft Kerch.
Mr*. H. H MeKensie, Mat. D*v. i (.'.in*
and Mr* J. W. Atklrtoo and merU
every Tue-day afternoon.
• et
s
On* of tbe mot* enjoyable -octal faaC-
tten* during the pact ii*__ ws* tb* psrty given by Mit* Ethel Whiteiafl test
Tburvtey e.ening In -snoot Ot her
charming gueat. Ml** W*.oif»*d -ooa* of
Ironton. After a tpint*-. game of progressive pedro d«tle*ot-t refr-*eb_-_)te
were served contl-Uag of toatloped oy*-
ter*. hot roll*, beowo beeod. •aodwicb**,
veal salad, potato* chips, pickle*, tea
cream, csk* and coffee. Mr* A, Scbrty
dtr won the first pelt*, a dainty pair of
embroidery ccttoor*. Tbe g_**t* were:
Ma-dam** R F. B_ltt__ter. C*i-__. Wtt-
ktns. A. Kchradee, Ml**** Grace Vkllary,
Cunne Hoffman Murul G-hre*. Bertha
Ztarborn. Ntn Wsttt, Mayat* Jtan***,
Nell II._-,.ing«r, M-tbel aad Mary Cor*
wine. Ma-ua. Dtv* Ixsrhach, Dave Bret-
nig Clareooe YsJlary, F*tix t*clr*t--»tl,
Carl Johntoo. Dr. IsrckeL Ot. Hoortey,
Ed. Gregg. Lewts Curborn. Chaa Welkin*. B. F. Bsliha-er sod Bert Kinney.
Mr*. A. ¥cli_td**r *aUrta-.n*d the Friday Afuraoon Chid Ouh laat week ia
honor of Mia* Wioitttd Sottas ot Injotota.
After the c-tnets, at which th* prit*, a
beautiful hat pia. was woo hy Mr*. B.
F. lUIUiater, refrashmroi* war*  eerecd,
Thom* (a-e-eot wee* Me__M_«*. Chaetes
WaUtiaa, B. F. BsJihaaer. WillHie-tand
aad Mtasea ___>*>> Whl-erait, Mat*.: aad
Mary Ot-*wta*. Itell* Gr*g_. Graoe val-
J*~. Doll* and Muriel *>_*_*, (jaorgkk.
.in-lit.*.. Ctemie Hoffman sad £_»r_ra
' Zurboeo. ail member* of lb* Ciah,
La a-sdiUoa to to* atcmb**-* mens
-___**_. th* foilowloa Uivlted tna-tt wer*
preaeat." Ut-itmn J. W. Ijogta, WUl
Dougheriy. R. D. MeClttra, A, H. Dean.
Lex F_-ter. L. K. Storm, t- Q. DU:. W.
a Joa**. Joa. Smith, WIU Gregg*. T. £,
Klautey sad th* -rue** of hoo-r, Maa
Wtaifred Jones of Iroame.
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Mow aT*i-ed Gntb  will  entertain  the
Kew Potto Cl«b oa Priftey tJutnooa
sad trill also entartain wtth a card ant
game T-arty Priday srenlng.
* •   •
Mrs. Fred Hsiao g*_**_ s '*_"___jsu paf*
ty-'f-sra-** d-aghter.   _._* Alma
am
Lik* all Russia*
farm  of  a  Greek
and pt-opl*. Is* wall* tad -t-oir tr* Tar*
legated -tarbte tfess Italy, rich *****
fmm Greece tad fitjeJo The sitae at
0*»rUid *_th a-teBf, d-l-tr-S-K *__}_--__-
peetatosu t-c-et* tt* ia fr-xae* «f titer
pis-Bsa-s   lo the gsiterr** abort  whs-.
***___** aod Attootiutot-i tbe eoet'
tntr ___rrta_« -*f Miss ____» to Hr. Jobs.
___K*_ey. th* a«t_d__g to be al •bmkmm
ot th* betm wa fthrwtry tet.
Tha kmal Chgxxl -ootety w__  sasidtr
"Ftuib Trtumpb-ot'-t-r -Tha 8i_Ka_-.
ot Ksaataa" tt th* ]__-_-*__»_ -_at_-*th oa
Thaxota* «taal-_. Prt_r-_ry SoA.  rrot.
RrtAar-e* ba* iiit-injei*. the  assMr   far.!
M-ersi wsekaaad -b^totopan* ami be
l*__aby syvew. of W*t4_.ty*a_ast  *-s>»s>ta
ia___kttss-_k 15 -r-t tu asfita