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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23

emIneuce. and surveyed with cold disdaIu
the moral degradation of the world
We would not ue understood as saying
that Christianity introduced absolutely no
new moral teaching What we do say is.
that much of It's moral teaching had been
familiar 10 men for ages, and had done ht
tie or nothing TO reCenerate the world.
Plainly. therefore u Is not Its teaching
alone that mas made Christianity what 1t Is
today. but something back OF teachr
which has given II life and potency We
know that Christianity has taken the teach
ings once deemed too pure and lofty for
common use. and has made mem "a working
hypothesis IN modern civilization We are
aware how far they are from being com
pletelv realized in practice We remember
how lmperfectlv even Christians them
selves understand the spirit of the teach
lngs they profess TO follow. " g admit that
ages must vet eiapse before the Christmas
dav ideal Of peace on earth and goodwill
10 men will become a reality. But with
all these attachments 1t still remains true
that Christianity mas armed men with
strength to resist evil, and has enobled
them with the vision of divine fatherhOod
and human brotherhood Ii has vItalized
and strengthened the old vague aspirations
for goodness and righteousness. and mas Iu-
troduced them into the workndsv world as
potential forces The results are seen
around US today, IN the growing regard for
/ the sacredness Of human life III the more
/ general appreciation of law of righteous
/ ness, in the more perfect recognition of the
/ rights of men as men. IN the existence OF
/ philanthropic agencies of all kinds and in
/ the triumphant march of that mighty spir-
/ 1t of modern democracy which is destined
| 10 lift the whole human race 10 a higher
( and juster, and therefore more divine
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23

Bob Burdette grows very tacetlous m
writing Of the Christmas TOYS Of his child
hood in the Christmas number Of the La
dies Home journal. In ANY fnmiiy where
there was more than one child the Old, re
liable "Noah's ark was always looked for
We hailed. with acclamatiors of astonished
recognition. Noah and Mrs Noah Messieurs
and MesCames Shem Ham and Japhet
There was no way of telling the men and
women apart. they were exactly alike: hut
the elephant and giraffe YOU could dIstlu-
guish at glance on account of the spots on
the giraffe So also the dog and the COW
because the COW was ALWAYS white and
blue, while the dog was invariably plain
blue Within "a hours after the landing
on Ararat, the baby would have all the
paint sucked off Shem. Ham and the hired
man. and the doctor would be sent for
The red monkey climbing a red stick
was another regular Christmas visitor He
was highly esteemed as light luncheon 10y
the baby. 1t never seemed to affect the in
FAINT unpleasantly, 70 himself that Is; al
though the cloudy symphony III red and
blue about his innocent mouth was apt &C
make the heholder shIver But II made
the monkey look sick Then there was 4
soldier on a box with a ma general,
uniform, beating a drum You turned a
crank, the general lifted his sticks high in
the air and something IN the box made q
noise as much like a drum as a peal OF
thunder is like a pccolo These things a.
TOYS were of no great value, but as practi
cal and useful object lessons they were De
yond all price, on the minus side
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23

thought of TODAY we shall ne compelled TO
recognize III his HE and teachings the res
ervolr of moral and intellectual force from
which mankind have been continually draw
ing their uooleet forms Of energy. and upon
which the world is becoming more con
scIously dependent for its regeneration and
elevation, whether social. civil or religious.
Where has not the influence of Jesus,
IN one form or another, penetrated since
the angels sang their Christmas anthem in
AZURE and purified it, IL mas touched art
and glorfied it. 1t has endowed tive can
vas with power to refine, and made the
very marble 20 contribute 10 its highest
and hottest conceptions 1t has die
tated constitutions to government and
wrenched legalzed wrong out of statutes,
1t has made of commerce an honor and an
agent, 1t has subsidized and evangelical
science and learning.
When the Wise Men came from the East
they inquired Where is he that IL born
king OF the jews 2'' In answer today We
may emphaucally say-everyw here. In
literature. in art. in legislation. in com
merce, IN science in social reforms IN re-
hglous ustltuuons-everywn mere. the star
of Bethlehem is IN the ascendant. and Je-
sus Is seated In power and great glory
The spirit of the age, as well as the senti
ment of the season would incline us to say
and sing
All hail the power Of Jesus name
Let angels PROSTATE fall.
Bring forth the royal laden
And crown MIN Lord OF all
-Nclc York Mail and Express
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
A great many letters are sent just before

A great many letters are sent just before
Christmas to nearly every large post-otice
addressed 10 Santa Claus Such letters, i'm
accordance with the law, are sent TO the
dead letter office But "a benevolent gen
tleman Of Philadelphia has written to the
postmaster of that city. asking that all
such letters be delivered to him. as he
wishes 10 make an appropriate present to
the writers And IL Is now under consider
alton whether the letters can be legally
given to him
In answer TO his wifes question what he
would like TO have for Christmas, sarcas-
tic Boston man replied "Well, ! think
should like a cheap fountain pen, one Of
the kind that wont work more than two
weeks; then a sofa pillow stuffed with
hair that sticks out through an extra thin
covering. A pair of under. sized gloves
and a pair of diversified slippers would
please me, and / think, my dear, that if
you would get me a pipe that won't draw it
would make the day seem really like an
old-fashioned Christmas
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
The Dominion Of Jesus.

With all due reverence we say il, the
popularity OF Jesus of Nazareth steadily
increases and becomes more prevalent At
the same time that both here and in Eu-
rope criticisms OF the system of dogmatic
theology built up on his teachings grow
more severe. the teachings themselves are
gaining in their hold on mankind The
church may be attacked. but Jesus him
self Is more than ever an object of admlra-
ton and affection, if not of actual adora-
ton There are scoffers at priests and re-
iigious systems, hut nowhere and by no
one is the son of Man derided At the
name of Jesus. SAYS St Paul, every knee
shall bow Never before was the iuluuc
ton more generally Obeyed than today, so
far as concerns the popular ackuowledg-
ment Of the sublimity of his teachings.
The theological revolution now Occurring
does not affect this reverence unless 10 in
crease 1t. As veneratlnn for the dogmauc
authority of theology falls away. there sue
ceeds more eager clInglng to the great
principles laid down toy Jesus as essential
for the maintenance of lasting and uni
versal religion. Even when religious faith
dies out altogether, there still remain af-
tecuonate consideration for the personality
Of Jesus and undiminished admiration for
the u uth6 pIocldllheu ny MN anu tAeulpii-
ned IN his life. The Christian rule of con
duct continues to be the highest ideal Of
human society. Men may refuse TO live up
to it, but they unite in gloryfying its per
feet beauty
In that sense the faith IN Jesus Is as UNI
versal in Christendom as the observance Of
this day set apart TO commemorate his
birth into the world In that sense every
knee bows at the mention of his name.
-NeiU York Sun.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
The Inauence Of Jesu..

He walked in GAhlee with a few fisher
men, but be spoke TO the universal soul.
He sat on the hillside near Capernaum, but
his sermon was preached TO all future gen
creations He conversed with a Samaritan
woman at Jacobs well, but he whispered
there If Gods true and inward worship in
TO the ear of the race He narrated a
story TO d Jewish lawyer, but it was the
world that treasured the picture of the
good Samaritan as the ideal of duty. He
partook of a simple meal with twelve hum
bic friends, but the penitent, the weary,
the sorrow full and the beTeaved of all ma
tons and outsretching centuries were
dimly ranged around the board.
In his living and perpetually mani
Tested personality and influence he reaches
every variety of character and condition
and this is one of his chief miracles His
mighty magnetism reaches throughout the
world, ana ms name Is uppermost IN the
hearts and minds Of the people. The thun-
der of MS chariot wheels Is heard among
eli the nations. If we test the influence Of
Jesus by the extent 20 which 1t mas been
incorporated IN the common life and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
SERIOUS THOUGHTS
ON CHRISTMAS DAY,
Short Sermons from the Laymen's
Pulpit,

tNot al! the preaching. profitable for righteous
ness, and tor moral and spiritual uplifting. is
done from the church pullls Here Is chap
Ter of excerpts from laymen's pens, iliustrat
ing IN a very helpful way the modern thought
in the secular Grid, of the Christmas festival
nd its ff1
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
A Time 20 Isconemire.

Kingley-Say don't YOU want to invest
a little cash in a scheme am just matur-
ing
BingO-I would like to go in with you
first rate old man; bat the fact is / have
just begun 70 save all my spare cash for
the Christmas present my wife is going to
give me.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
Christianity as "A Force in the Secular
World.


What then, does the world owe to Christ
tianityi A better and higher moral code
than it possessed before Surely not
Much of that code is found imbedded in the
old Mosaic legislation, and even the Lord S
Prayer Is said to have been compiled from
"a similar prayer in the synagogue worship
The lofty moral maxIms OF Christianity
may be paralleled IN the teachings Of Con
fucIus and Of Budiha and of Brahmanism.
A learned Anglican divine has lately writ
ten a book TO prove that the Greek drama
list taught an essentially Christian morality
and II Is generally acknowledged bv Christ
ian theologians that Socrates was not far
from the kingdom of heaven We no
longer hear wholesale denuuciatious of
heather morality on the contrary. there
is a full and generous recognition of ali that
was true and good IN IL.
But though we may even find suggestions
of the golden rule long before Christ built
his ethical system on it, there is no evidence
that 1t bore any ethical fruit The moral
codes that preceded Christianity. lofty and
pure as they were in many respects, were
singularly barren of results. Their teach
ings were esoteric, and appealed only TO
the few. Their noble philosophy of life and
conduct had no power TO seize and mould
masses of men into forms of goodness and
righteousness. There was no divine leaven
in it, capable of leavening the whole lump
of humanity. All it did was 70 produce
here and there a few sages, and philOso-
piers, and moralists, who stood on a lofty
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
Our
Holiday
Goods.

On Monday, Dec, Il,
We shall have ready
An assortment of goods
Specially adapted
For the Holiday trade,
All Christmas shoppers are
Requested to come in
And look over
Our varied stock of useful and
Desirable articles
Our full stock
Of Handkerchief
Is now open, and the styles are
More attractive than
Ever before.
In Initial HanhkerChiefs we have
Five complete lines,
Very handsome
Real Duchesse Lace Handkerchief
All prices,
We make a speciality of
Silk Umbrellas and
Ladies' Mackintoshes which make
Very useful and acceptable
Christmas presents,
A choice line Of
Embroidered Aprons,
Of fine quality,
And very attractive,
Black Lace SCarfs at much
Lower prices
Than last year
Also Leather Bags and Wallets,
Ladies and Children's
, Kid Gloves,
1 Florence Silk Mittens, etc.
F. z. BARROWS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23

Send 2-ecnt stamps to A. r. Ordwav a Co,
Boston, Mas, for beat medical work plblished
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
Mhnt Christmas Means.

Christmas stands for the unity Of human
ity This festival is not national but IN
ternational; not sectional, but universe.
We have but Just celebrated "Forefathers
day" That was for the descendants of
Pilgrims and Puritans A little while ago
we observed Thanksgiving day. That was
for the Americans. Not great while ago
millions of people made merry and were
glad on the Queens birthday, That was
for the Britous. But Christmas day Is for
Christendom. Sometimes we sing Hail,
Columbia Would we sang it oftener.
But that is a national hymn for the New
World. Frenchmen sing The Marseil-
laise' Germans sing their songs of the
Fatherland But the song that the angels
sang over Bethlehem's plains by night was
of the great Joy that shall be unto all PEG
pie Christmas stands for the fatheThood
OF God and the brotherhood of man 1t is
prophetic of peace on earth and though
the prophecy seems vet far from fulfill
ment the dawn OF each Christmas morning
brings nearer the glorious day when the
nations shall learn war no more. We shall
not keep rightly this happy festival that
has come round once more with the revov-
ing year unless We in our hearts say
Amen TO the prayer of him whose birth
we commemorate, that all who name his
name may be one '-Nei0 York Press
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
Will Pay You to Try 1t.
.COttOn-SeGd
Feed.

The cheapest known. II
consists Of the hull mixed
with cOttOn.seed meal, Civ
ing great feeding value for
light cost, requiring no
hay or other grain. Thou
sands of cattle are fattened
upon this feed yearly in the
South and West. The man
ufacturers say "Have your
most enlightened farmers
feed it,"
r-rrr gr-r-.Ffua
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-07
NswBURa.
sAs Argos.

Holidays are over.
James Wslch has returned fro IN
Monongsh.
Jas. Rabbit made = flying trip to
Aonongsh looking after some per
sorai property.
Our po4tosfIce has beacn moved
from Market st. to Morgantown
Avenue.
Mr.. Jas. Rlbbltt aud Miss Belle
Plumer attended the Leap Year
ball at Rowlesburg.
j. j. Talbot has moved his
place of business to Monongth.
Success to him.
Miss Mary Jefferys and Matte
McCaferty Of Grafton, spent several
days visiting friends in town.
All of the merchants have turned
over n W leaf.
l. o. G.. T.-Lodge had festival
IN Aliens Hall Dee. 25, and IS.
They had good success.
Miss Ida Stockman of Rowles-
burg. who has been visiting Miss
Stella Huggln. has returned home.
Miss Il. q. Lynch. who has been
visiting her mother ut Coolyille o.,
has returned home.
Miss Maggie Talbot has gone to
Monongah to clerk for her frther.
W. ID. r. Amman his left for
Clarksburg TO attend BroAddus
college.
JOS. Ellis and james Parcell have
gone back to Morgantown.
Several cases of Ia grippe is re-
ported through town, so good for
the doctors. They claim that they
would like to have u square meal.
UNKNOWN.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-07
AN Ex-Roio SURVEYORS TO THE
FRONT.
Charlie Craig vinsiestsa. "Ussie
Tommy" Hawker Resaked. AID
Political Triekery Expssod.

EDITOR Argos -
We notIced IN recent number Of
the ARGus an interview Of the
Leungers with that old road fraud.
Tommy Hawker," in which Tom
my undertakes to do up the Road
Surveyors OF Kingwood District for
being opposed to his so-called road
system, and among others he names
our friend. @. G.. Craig, and calls
him all kinds OF stupid names.
Now We wish to inform Tommy
that &. @. Craig is not Road Sur
veyor mt this time, Commissioner
Shaw having, with his political AK.
chopped his head of and given the
place to his Democratic friend, Mr.
George Myers, of Howesville-in
return for which MIR. Myers is sup.
posed to help Fritz Barlow hold the
Democratic vote in line for Com
missioner Shaw, anyhow that is the
way it looks to a man that don't
wear glasses.
But we started ont TO set our
friend Craig right before the people,
rs Tommy has tried to put him in u
false position, and we want to say
that Charlie Craig is in no way re-
sponable for the present condition
Of the road. and if you travel the
K. & Il. Pike you can easily see that
the road is not in ss good order as
when Charlie was Road Surveyor,
and we are very sorry To see such
workers as G. G.. Craig turned out
and his place traded Off for political
influence, but such are the ways OF
politicians.
Now, "Uncle Tommy" the next
time you come to Kingwood, be
more moderate in your language
and don't jump on to everybody ut
once, and especially Charlie Craig.
for you will find him buzz saw
that you don't want to monkey
with. Charlie takes no stock in
your pocket-lobbing road System,
for he is II heavy tax payer himself.
and like all heavy taxpayers, is
down on it.
Our advice is, that you stay at
Tunnelton and don't come to King
wood-it gets you into trouble.
There is something in the arr, or
somewhere else, that makes You talk
too freely. So stay at home, Tom
my, aud keep out of trouble is the
advice of
Ex-RoAD SURvEYoR.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-07
Hon. w. NJ. o. DAVIS,

Hon. w. NJ. o. Dawson has &C.
cepted the Secretaryship of the Re-
publican State Executive Commit
tee and entered actively into the
duties of the Office. The head
quarters o. the Committee are at
Wheeling, and Mr.. Dawson will be
there most of the time. engaged in
the work of the State organization.
He is a shrewd politician, and it is
about time now that the Democrats
were getting a move on themselves.
1t is none too soon to commence the
work OF organization and prepare
ton for the coming campaign, for
the Republicans are already at
work.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-07
A RARE OLD DOCUMENT.

Judge Hoke brought to the ARGUS
Office, the other day, very rare
aud valuable old document, being
no less than the patent issued for
the first threshing machine ever in
vented. The inventor was Lau-
renee Hoke, grand father of the
Judge. who lived near Hngcrstown.
Md. The patent was granted Feb.
Is, 1909, and is written on genuine
parchment and signed by Thomns
jefferson, of Virginia, who was then
President of. the United States, and
James Madison, also Of Virginia,
and then Secretary Of State, and
Caesar A. Rodney, of Pennsyl-
vania, Attorney General. At that
time there was no Patent Office,
and so few patents issned that the
President and his Cabinet examined
the applications and granted the
patents on such inventions as they
deemed useful The ofIicial duties
Of the President aud Cabinet were
then so light as compared with the
present, and inventors few and far
between. so that these high officials
did the work thtt now requires an
army OF clerks and an immense
building under the supervision Of a
Commissioner of Patents. The
Patent Office Was burned i'm 1886
and all the models destroyed,
among them that of the first thresh
ing machine on which the patent
now in Judge IIoke's possession was
granted. It's curious old docu.
mcnt, and has the Great Seal Of the
United States on it, aud is valued
very highly by the Judge. His
grand father, the inventor Of this
most useful Of all our farming ma.
Cnlncfy, IKE Ill W whitney, VINO IN
vented the cotton gin, a machine
for separating the seed from the
cotton, both died comparatively
poor, while others reapcd golden
reward from the inventions Of their
genius. The invention and manu-
facture Of these machines revolu-
tionizcd the grain and cotton trade.
Before this grain was failed out by
hand OF trampled ont by horses and
cattle and run through a wind mill
OF tossed mp in sheet, while cotton
had to be picked by hand, the sepa.
rating Of the seed from it being a
very slow aud tedious process.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-07

The Newburg postofiice promises
to eelipseall others in point of at
traction, and intends to cater to the
fun loving public and reap all the
profits for the Grand Old Party
when John Perrill gets the Office.
But there is a hitch somewhere,
and the entertainment has been
postponed for an indefinite period.
The Visiting Statesmen" have
discovered there is a mysterious in.
fluence working somewhere which
prevents Mr.. Perrill from receiving
his com mission, as our last infor-
nation is to the effect that the
Newburg postohico is not run in
the interest Of the Republican par
y, but in the interest Of The public.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-07

The ARGUS is the only paper IN
Preston county that can be relied
on to give all the latest news con-
corning the politics of Preston.
Those who are casting their shadows
in the political arena cannot afford
to be without the ARGUS, if they
desire to keep posted on what the
"othei fellow" Is doing. This is
political year, so to speak, and the
ARGUS promises some spicy and
interesting reading for those who
aspire to Office.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-07
ALBRIGaTSyILLE.

correspondence OF NlS Argus.
La grippe is more plentiful than
any other article in this section.
II. g. BeerbOwer and wife. Gilbert
Metheney and Miss McCnuley, all
of st Joe, have this complaint.
j. b. Cressaler has his plating
mill about ready for work.
n. j. Gibson of Rowlesburg. has
moved irto the house vacated by
Clint Bishop, and James Snyder
occup es the house vacated by John
Elliott, and the postofIice takes
room one door below, in the Pell
Block.
New Years eve, there was
watch meeting at the River House
in st. Joe. A jolly crowd was
there and with music and fun,
passed the time, till OIL bid % good
morning.
Lucian Albright had the worst
case of grip. 1t lasted from 1891
till 1892, and then he let go of his
girl and came in very late, Tor,
early, rather.
We notice in the Journal that the
ablest men in the Evangelical Asso-
citation have tackled Rev. Jacob
Bower and are wasting lots OF am
munition.
A protracted meeting commenced
here Sunday night in the NJ. f.
church, conducted by Rev. Tam
blyn. There is good opening for
plenty Of work in this line, for
good many here need remoddeling
and fresh start on the upward
way.
Noah Metzler our genial black
smith. is crowded with work every
day. People have found out that
he cannot be beat shoeing horses.
We met Ben Brown the other day
and was surprised to see him sport
ing q fine mustAche, the very latest
thing out.
There is talk OF Nathan
Watson completing his anatamy
with the long lost rib. "While the
light holds out to burn, The vilest
sinner may return"
We are sorry to lose Hodc Bla-
ker from our little town, as he is
good fellow and has many friends
here, who wish him success in his
new position.
We learn with sorrow Of the death
Of Mrs. Jacob Smith Of Lenox.
She died on New Years Eve at 4
o'clock.
Miss Matte Casteel spent the
Holidays at home with her parents.
Size is teaching her FIRST school and
the patrons and scholars are we'll
pleased with her as teacher.
The teacher here, Miss Mollie
Stemplc, is getting along very we'll
and giving satisfaction.
The Crane school, Taught by Miss
Anna Shaw is in fourishing con
diti0n. She has one very smart
young man who thinks he knows
more than the teacher, but no has
to tumble to the rules and say his
piece like a little man.
Well, lest we become more
lengthy than interesting, We will
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-07

The journal speaking 1T Christ.
INNS in kingwood s,y-. :. There
was but little drinking nbout town
and no drnnkness whatever. This
it knows to be lie az there WIS mt
least one person taken to Jail for
being drunk and disorderly and
several others who deserved to GO
there.