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The Newtown bee., 1897-04-02

grave, comes to those who hold it. 'Whether in mid-sea or among the break CTS of the farther shore, wreck must mark at last the end of each and all l," Will our young men be satisfied to mark out for themselves a life that can only end in wreck. It cannot be possible. Run speak to this young man.
 PERSUADE HIM BY WORD AND EXAMPLE that there is no gladness in all the world so deep and pure as that which wells up in the heart of Christian; that there is no life so we'll living as that which throws down or refuses to raise, any walls of selfishness, and pours itself out upon others in the very spirit of the Master. Let us speak of the great need of the world for pure, consecrated lives. The spirit of heroism has not all de- parted. Many can be found who are willing to fight and die if necessary that Cuba may be free. There are other tyr armies far worse than that of Spain. Run speak to this young man that he may prepare to fly to the relief of the op- pressed. How shall we speak? There are many ways open to us. IA word fitly spoken, how good is it." Some times letter will carry loving message we could not speak so well. But back of the word whether spoken or written must be the character. Woe unto us if when we seek to obey the injunction of the text. the young man answers in the words of Emerson ''What you are speaks so loud cannot hear what you say." It is the word that harmonizes with the life that has power. Not that we are ex- cnsed from speaking unless our record is fiawless, for the woman of Samaria did noble work for the Master, as soon as the truth possessed her soul; but we must at least be now trying to live the life we recommended to others, or our words will have little weight. To whom shall we speak? Who is this young manP He is no stranger to us. We often meet him. He may even be an in mate of our homes. Sometimes we see him at church, and again we meet him on the street. We deal with him in trade, and count him among our friends |; yet somehow tho, we may have won dered whether or not he was planning a noble life for himself, we never have spoken directly to him about it. This is the word I would would impress upon your hearts and my own:
 ssRUN SPEAK TO THIS YOUNG MAN." Thus we may help to answer the prayer we offer. in the words of Dr Holland: "God give us men. A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts. true faith and ready hands;
 Men. whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spells ot office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and will, Men who have honor; men who will not lie Men who can stand before demagogue
 And scorn his treacherous fiatteries without
 winking.
 Tall men sun crowned, who live above the
 fog,
 In public duty and in private thinking"
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-02
The Home Circle.
MYSTERY.

There are no men of mighty minds, We still sail on an unknown sea, With all his search man only finds, Himself involved in mystery We cannot learn how much we know; Some think they know it all, But just n thought of God will show That we are "Mighty Small"
 This world is but a little speck With other worlds compared, And while we walk upon it's deck, There's nothing new declared; There's nothing but the mystery That shrouds our lives while here There's "nothing in all history" To make the mind seem clear.-lG. W. 5.
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man."
 Zechariah was one of the prophets of the restoration. Some 42,000 Jews had been permitted by Cyrus to return to Je- rusalem from Babylon, and finding the temple and city almost in ruins, they had soon set to work to repair the damage as far as possible. The work was interrupt ed by the Samaritans, who were far too jealous of the Jews, to care to have Je- rusalem restored to it's former greatness But little was done for several years un- til Darius come to the throne, when, re- lying upon his favor, the Jews began to carry forward with vigor the work of re- building the temple and city. Carpen- ters, masons and surveyors, were to be seen in all parts of the city. Under such circumstances, we should expect that a prophet who had a vision will see the truth under those forms that meet his eyes every day. He is vitally interested in rebuilding the city of his love, his message will almost of necessity have to do with that work. As the passage be- fore us shows, this Is exactly what took place. The prophet sees a vision of an- gels, but those angels were doing just what the men were doing that he saw every day. Sometimes 1t seems to us that the angelic host are far away, and our ears are closed to the harmonies of heaven. May this be time when vision of angels shall bring some helpful truth home to our hearts. Our prophet sees 8 man with measuring line, surveyor, who wishes to plumb some work of re- building. He is Che young man mention. ed in the text, and we are led to sup pose that he thought of putting up the new structure on the old foundation. He has as yet, no idea of the city's future growth and greatness. He does not re- 
 alize that
 THE NARROW STREETS AND ENCLOSING
 WALLS
 of the old city will not answer for the new. One can but wish, when he is try ing to find his way in Boston. that the fathers might have had some notion of that city's probable growth. To this young man thus employed another an gel is directed to run and speak that he may leave of such useless work. sJeru- salem shall be inhabited as villages with out walls by reason of the multitude of men and cattle therein" It would be as foolish to seek to conflne the city that is to be, within narrow walls, as 1t would have been for the Chicago of 1850 to have placed walls about itself,regardless of the probable growth. which the pass- ing years have shown to be 80 wonder ful. In this word to the angel we may
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HIS THOUGHTS WERE GUIDED

by what he had seen, and by the know ledge of the customs then prevailing in regard to such structures. He was in-
 huenced by the fashion of his time. We all know how much fashion has to do with the plans of houses. At a certain time the Queen Anne style is in favor, at other times not. Once certain kind of hall was deemed essential to 8 house, | while now many prefer reception room. I There is also we must admit fashion in l lives. Society exerts a tremendous pres sure upon it's members to make them conform to it's standards, and fall in with it's customs. In some countries it is an unwritten law that the son must follow his fathers trade or profession. Almost countless are the stories of those, who, have had hard struggle with parents
 or friends before they could be permit
 ted to leave the business with which the
 family was connected, and mark out a life for themselves in accordance with
 their gifts. The sons of the nobility in
 Germany, many of them have 8 hard
 time because so few employments are open to them which can be pursued with
 out losing caste, and these are greatly
 overcrowded. Nowhere are young men so truly the architects of their own fate as with us, hence the importance of Knowing what ideas have controll- ing force, as they plan their
 lives, and dream of what they
 hope to be. What heroes do they wor- ship? Where do they find their hero? Is he in the national senate, or on the bench of the Supreme court? Is he merchant prince or a railroad king or an oil mag nate? Will he be found in the editors room of one of the great dailies, where may be felt the throbbing life of the na- tion, or does he speak from the pulpit oi the influential churchP Is he Longfellow or Agassiz, Raphael or Angelo? He only does well who finds his hero among the
 noblest. In our text the young man was planning for walls about the city of his hope. Are our young men planning to l HAVE WALLS ABOUT THEIR LIVES?
 Is walled town picture of the Eruest l life? It Is so natural for us to wish to
 erect these walls of selfishness about our
 selves. To think if we do not take care of ourselves no one else will, and so we gather in to ourselves all we may, and build high the walls to. keep what we get. Ought the family circle as we call it be 8 closed circle, 80 that when the lamps are lighted and the curtains down, we feel that we have all we need for our comfort and enjoyment in ourselves. We need no help from outside, and we neither know
 nor care, whether any one outside needs ua. A town with walls suggests hostil- Iity on the part of neighboring tribes or cities. A person who seeks to puta wall about himself, shows that he regards life as essentially conflict. He will talk of cut throat competition, and believes In the survival of the Attest" Such a lself-centered life is far too narrow and unworthy of these young men for whom we hope the best things. This matter gains additional importance from the fact
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-02
AS WITH THE CHURCH

so with the state. We cannot afford to entrust the welfare of our nation to self seeking politicians. We need statesman ship of broad and generous type, but it is vain-to seek it from such a source. In December, 1889, Chief Justice Fuller de- livered an address before the two houses of Congress, in commemoration of the inauguration of George Washington as president of the United States. In that address, speaking of Washington's fare we'll address he says "This address was one that rose above home, and state and official place; that brought him near, not simply to the people to whom it was im- mediately directed, bu. to that great con- ing multitude whom no man could mum. Der, and towards which he felt the pa- thetic attachment of noble and prophet ic soul. If we turn to this remarkable document and compare the line of con- duct therein recommended, with the course of events during the century the advice given with the results of experi- ence we are amazed at the wonderful sa- gacity and precision with which it lays down the general principles through whose application the safety and pros perity of the Republic have been secur- ed." We ask ourselves how it was that Washington came to
 HAVE SUCH FAR sIGHTEuNEss
 so closely resembling that of the inspired prophets of old. We must answer it was because of hrs entire freedom from self- seeking. He had erected no walls of sel- fishness about him to hide his view. Our country needed great men to watch over it's infancy, it needs them no less to-day to guide it's vigorous life in channels of peace and prosperity. In order that there may be no lack of men to meet this need, we must do something. The text plainly declares what is. We must run and speak to this young man. We can not permit him to waste his strength; we must not allow him to ritter his life away. Observe the haste and urgency of the command. Runl There is no time to be lost. There could probably be found building in Wisconsin 80 situat- ed that the water falling on one roof would go by way of the lakes and the river to the gulf of St Lawrence, while the water falling just the otber side of the ridgeboard would go by the Mississ- ippi to the gulf of Mexico. Starting 30 near together these water drops come out upon the great ocean hundreds of miles apart. It would have been 80 easy to kept these drops together at first, but afterward 1t would be prac- tically impossible. If we would suc- cessfully direct the course of any thing. we must take our stand at the beginning of that course. Run, speak to this young man. Even now he is st work upon the foundations
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-02

During the reign of the carpet -baggers in Georgia very black but brainy old negro named Tunis c. Campbell came down from the North and became one of the leaders of his race.
 In the course of time Campbell was made Justice of the Peace at the Iort of Darien. Then the trouble began in earnest.
 Justice Campbell had no use for the whites, because he knew they cordially hated him.
 But he did not confine his animosity to Georgians or to Democrats. He em- ployed number of negro constables, authorized them to carry weapons, and
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-02
Run, Speak to this Young Man

A SERMON BY REV JOHN PIERPONT OF
 WEST CORNWALL.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-02
An International Affair.

A WRIT OF s.NE ExEAT REPUBLIcUM'
 ISSUED.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-02

Text Zech., "A. "Run, speak to this young man."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-23
HUMBOLDT.
first tiue

\. W. Cunningham is the authorized reporter
and agent for the REGISTER at Humboldt
Those desiring to subscribe may do so through
him, and any assistance rendered MIN IN gain
ering the news OF the nelghbOrhoOd VIII be aP-
preclated.
Jim Brady, we'll known to everyone
as Bars old porter and to the old boys
as the only kid in town who could
play a mouth organ as it should be
played, and stay under water three
minutes, drifted into town Monday as
natural as ever.
The Senior Class went up to lola
Tuesday evening TO attend reception
given to the class by Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott.
D. p. Burning began improvements
on his property which will practically
make a new house.
G.. r. Gard and w. H. Andrews
are building additions to their prop
erty.
ID. Ivy, NJ. Greenmau and f. D..
Whiteside are adding improvements.
There are seven or eight gangs of
carpenters busy in Humboldt all the
time besides all the work being done
in the country.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Decker, Mrs Ellis, Mrs.
mclaughlin and Mrs. PenneI came
down from lola Tuesday to inspect
the Eastern Star. They went on TO
Chanute Wednesday, morning to at
tend the G. A. r. reunion.
Humboldts old soldiers expected to
have full delegation at Chauute this
week.
Easter was appropriately celebrat-
ed in Humboldt last Sunday. At
about church time in the morning
the streets were gay with spring
bonnets, and the rOugher sex did not
forget to put on its suits either.
Special services were held in nearly
all the churches. The G. +. Society
held q sunrise prayer meeting at the
Christian church. The communion
mass was held at the Catholic church
services during the evening.
Monday afternoon the old council
held meeting and closed up the
business of the year and Monday
night the old and new city dads held
y Joint session at John ThOleD's where
they discussed q sumptuous banquet.
The old council has done an immense
amount of work during the past year
1t had to begin as If Humboldt was a
new city aud get up full set of or
dinances, and at the same time keep
things going as if nothing had Oc-
Cured It took time, but cow Hum
boldt is out of the woods and owes it
To the old council. The new council
starts in with the we'll wishes of
everyone and it is hoped will make
as good record as did the old enc.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-23
SPRING sRANCH.

(Mr Frank Jackson lie the authorized reporter
and agent for the REGISTER az Spring Brsnch
Those desiring 10 subscribe msy 90 20 through him.
and any assistance rendered him IN gathering tue
news Of ths nsiRheorhood will be GpOreciAted.l
Mr.. Garneris team ran away with a
harrow Friday, one of the horses was
badly cut.
Considerable corn is being planted
this week,
Mrs. WiIkut visited her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Lamb last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. PinDell are the proud
parents of a new boy.
While Mr.. Porter from lola was
cutting the lumpy jaw Otfsome of MIR.
Andersons cattle last week they
chOked one of them to death.
Rev. King has changed his appoint
ment at Rock creek from eleven O'Clock
in the morning till half past seven at
night.
Charley Null sheared his sheep
Saturday.
Mr.. Torrance has treated himself to
a new corn planter.
Robert Jordan was calling in these
parts Sunday.
About "a boys met on the creek
Saturday night and had an egg roast
and tried to see who could eat the
most.
Harry Booth is visiting at Mr.. Jack
sons
Nellie Moore shot a duck for the
first time
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-23
nsosno VALLEY.

&C. L. Arnold Is the authorized reporter ana
agent for the REGISTER at Heosho Valley. Those
desiring 70 subscribe may do so through him. and
any assistance rendered him in gathering the news
Of the neiRhborhood will be appreciated0
Mr.. Mills of LaHarpe was at Mr..
Metals one day last week.
Miller & Butler took their fat cattle
to lola for shipment Tuesday. They
were contracted to Mr.. Derning of
Humboldt several months ago.
Miss Dewitt was in the neighbor-
hood last week interviewing those
who have a desire for learning instru
mental music.
Mr.. Marien has closed his school in
WOodsOn county and he aud his wife
have gone TO EmpOria to attend State
Normal,
SIR. Berky and Mr.. Tredway were
in this neighbOrhOOd on Thursday of
last week, operating the much talked
of MOrey churn. Those who know
us best, we believe, will not accuse
us of praising every new thing that is
brought into our community before it
has had time to be thoroughly tested
or gain a reputation on its merits, but
it does seem that the points claimed
for the churn are plain, logical con-
illusions that anyone can comprehend
if they will give due consideration.
The assessor has made his appear
ance on the West side.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-23
PLEASANT VALLEY.

Cd T Smith il the authorized reporter and
sgen- for the REGISTER 81 Pleasant Valley Tho=-
desiring 10 subscribe Elay DO - through her. and
any assistance rendered her in gathering the news
Of the n-iEbborhOod viii BE- spprecisJed.
On account of the rain Sunday Rev.
Grsmley did not preach the Faster
sermon but put it off until two week s
from last Sunday.
The Easter services will he held at
the Valley next Sunday evening.
Earnest WiIImOtb is working up
north Of Colony on Mrs. McDowelPs
farm.
Mr.. Montgomery was very sick but
is better at this writing.
Mr.. Talon lost a nice horse last
week.
Father Merchant breaches at the
Valley next Sunday morning.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-23
FUNSTON
a daughter

Miss Amy Seymour is the authorized agent
sud reporter for the REGIsTERa at Funston ANY
one desiring to subscribe may do so through
her and any assistance rendered her in gather
ing the news of the neighbOrhnod will be ap-
preeiated)
Mrs. Boeken, Mrs Walton and
JUNE visited at Mrs. LytIe Wee nes-
day.
Mr.. Kasbeer has been appointed
Clerk of our district in Mr. Elmores
place.
Sir. and Mrs. Boyer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walton spent Sunday at J. ".
SeymaUrs.
Florence Hedger and Eliza Walton
spent Saturday night with Cora LyiIe.
Mr.. Wood and family were at Mr..
Kasebeers Sunday.
George Seymour closed an eight
months term OF school at Old Elsmere
last Friday
The patrons of the neigh bOrhOod
came ia at noon with baskets filed
with everything good to eat and sur
prised the teacher. His scholars gave
him a very nice pair of slippers and a
neck tie.
Mr.. Rhoads and family spent Sun
day at Mr.. Lytles.
We had the pleasure of entertaining
Mr.. SteWar and family last Friday
night.
Harry BOeken has improved the
looks of his place by fencing, setting
out trees and painting his house.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-23
Continued from page tUO)
County Correspondence.

long is again able to attend to his
professional duties.
Chas BIsir's baby was quite sick q
few days last week but is better now
Grandma Wheeler who has been
sick so long died at the residence OF
Ligh Wheeler April IA. aged 76 years
lacking one day and was buried at
the Odense Cemetery Wednesday.
We extend TO the relatives aud friends
our sincere sympathy.
When you want anything in the
line of groceries, dry goods, boots and
shoes, notions, etc., go to F. J. Burg
lay, Leanna, Kan.
When that pillow of yours gets out OF
shape take it to Charley Carpenter, he
knows how to fix il and when you
want your corn ground into meal the
Leanna Mill is the place to come.
Don't forget these things. Come once
and you will come again.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-23
FOR CoNGREssMAN-Ar.LAReE.

4
Lucas Advocate:
As the recent legislature failed,
through lack of stamina. to pass the
apportionmentl law, creating an eighth
Congressional district in Kansas, it
leaves the election of one member of
Congress, as it has been, to the people,
at large.
Now it may be little early to be-
gin to talk of candidates for that
position, but it is not too soon to speak
of man for the place that, in orr
opinion, would be highly acceptable
to large following, throughout the
State. A man that has been identi-
fed with Kansas, in all of her ups and
downs, for forty years. and certainly
has very good idea of the needs of
her citizens. One who is a progress
sive man and has none of the yagaries
that are quite common among public
men, but can be commended for his
large fund of common sense and good
judgment in matters pertaining TO
interests of the people. He is a man
whose occupation, until middle life,
was among the tillers of the soil, in
Usage and Shawnee counties, an Oc-
cupatiOn entered upon soon after an
arduOus service in the war for the
Union, in a Kansas regiment. He
has also been connected with the
press for many years, either as cor
respondent for metropolitan papers,
or as country editor He has served
two terms as Railroad Commissioner.
one term as Stale Senator, and last
but by no means least, he was elected
to aud served in the highest office in
the gift of the g. A. r. of Kansas,
that of Department Commander,
which he did most acceptably.
During the last two years he served
as Private Secretary to Col. Blue,
Republican member of Congress from
Kansas. and he will he remembered
gratefully by many an old eOmrade
of the State, whose pension claim was
expedited by his untiring and I'M
ceasing efforts.
During the recent campaign he did
a large amount of work i'm the Sixth
district, making the most fOrceful and
logical speeches, to which we had the
pleasure of listening, and to our GER
tain knowledge he was instrumental
in saving to the epubliean party
number of votes. that were wavering.
by the burning elOguenre of his
words He was the only Republican
speaker. of note, that we know of,
that suffered personal injury at the
hands of the opposition. This hap
pened him i'm Linn county where he
was attending a school house meet
ing.
He is man whose moral and social
habits commend him to all classes.
and is one that greets you always as
one man should greet another.
Thus we have mesgrely detailed a
portion of the merits of a man that
can rally to his support q host of
friends, that would gladly do all i'm
their power to further his interests
and to secure for him the nomination
and election to the position he is so
eminently qualified to fill.
The man of whom we have the
honor to speak is the Hon. a. r.
Green. of LecOmptOn, Kansas.