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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-10

Burdette's Answers to the Question,
"Why Don't You Go to Church -

Nny DON'T IOu UO 10 CnuTcn :.
Usually this question is spelled,
"Why do not men go to church,"
But a glance at the trolley car on
Sunday, Sabbath days journey
to seaside Or mountain top, will
convince the onlooker that the
wall of the summer girl over the
man-famine, which makes desc
late the waste places where So
clety loiters on the day of rest, is
well founded. In all the haunts
Of gaiety most remote from the
church, "seven women lay hold
upon one man." so that he could
not go to church if he would.
Neglect of the sanctuary is by no
means an exclusively masculine
sin. 1t may be an open question
what becomes of the men on Sun
days A great complaint Is heard
In many quarters that they do
not go to church-except in Pasa-
dena the summer resorts COM
plain as loudly as ever over the
dearth of pink shirts and white
collars with the masculine appur
tenance thercinto appertaining,
the hotel men say their Sunday
register IS light-where, then, do
the men hide themselves? They
are strongly IN evidence some
where all the rest of the week.
1T USED TO BE THE MEETING
HOUSE
"Why don't you go to church,"
For a long time 1t was the GUS
tom of the American people to
lay all the blame for this nom
attendance upon the meeting
house. 1t was so stuffy. No ven
tllation. Man couldn't breathe.
AIR bad enough to poison a cat.
But by and by as 1T dawned upon
the man himself that he could -
and on occasion, say several
times during a space Of period
he did confine himself at a politi-
cal caucus or a ward meeting, in
a room with one door and no VIM
dow, in an atmosphere rocking
with tobacco smoke from such
pipes as no man would want to
remember long enough to de-
scribe, human perspiration and
garments of all sorts and cOndI-
tons OF labor, 1t began to impress
itself upon his intellect that this
ventilation excuse was not better
than none. And the woman SIN
ner began to see the inconSl5-
tency of this plea on her part,
when everybody knew, long be-
| fore she found it out herself, that
she lived in a jail of her own con-
struction when she was at home;
that she shut out every ray Of
sunshine from her house, lest it
fade the carpets and drapery; and
excluded every breath of air lest
the dust come in with it, and that
she had such a horror of what is
known as might air''-as though
there was any other kind Of air
On earth between sunset and sun
rise-that so far as fresh air was
concerned she went to sleep every
night in d bottle, carefully pull
| ing the cork in after her. Man
add woman would sit for two or
three hours in theater crowded
| to sutfocatlon, lighted to sun
stroke temperature, the atmos-
| phere mixture of heat and
glare and breath, with a little
dash of dust from the stamping
feet of the people who express
their feelings with the things that
sensible people walk upon, and
now and then a faint, sensuous-
but not too sensuous- odor of some
"between the acts perfume,
| brought back from an 'fnter-
view by the citizen who goes
| out 'to see a man. And after a
few years, as these people came
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disc of ball parks, the Leag
grounds at Philadelphia. Ana
the suffering woman? Well, you
have called at her house occas-
ionally. There is a Louis Quinze
chair you would be afraid to sit
in if she would permit you, and
there IS a rocker that goes back
with a swing that frlghtens the
heart clear out of you, and you
must either sit On the edge of it,
or look at your hostess between
your feet. There is couch with
a deckload of pillows, in which
you may wallow and bid farewell
forever to your sense of dignity.
And there is a chair with a back
so straight it leans a little for
ward, and a haircloth cushion
that fly couldn't cling to; and
there is a patent rocker with q
squeak in 1T that browns CONVEX
sation; and there IS the "easy
chair" she bought for her hus-
band on his birthday ten years
ago. You SIT IN that as a last
resort, and then you know what
drove the poor man to drink
And that's the woman who can't
stand the pewS at church. But
that excuse has gone to join the
"ventllation cry" In these days,
when the manufacture of church
furniture is not a trade, but al
most an art; when a hundred fac
tories are striving for the trade;
when to furnish one church with
punitory pcws would be the con-
domination of the factory that
made them, nobody uses that old
pretext, save 1t be some survival
of the passing generation who
went to sleep in the fifties and
hasn't awakened yet.
cts HIM.
At last with a unanimily that
was perfectly startling, like the
echo Of the chorus of the monks
of Rheims when the little jack
daw came limping in, the full
strength of the entire company
lined up in the front row, and
pointing at the preacher, regard
less OF grammar, they cried out,
"That's him." The preacher was
the culprit. All these people who
do not go to church would 20 to
church willingly, eagerly, gladly
several times a week. you
might think-if it wasn't for the
preacher. Not that they want
the sermon entirely omitted, or
the preacher utterly abolished,
but they want him completely re-
formed. He doesn't preach to
suit them-that is why they don't
go to church. They have their
excuse at last. The preacher IS
too old-fashioned. Why, he was
antiquated. Do you know, he
took his texts from the Bible.
And lots of times from the Old
Testament, instead of preaching
from the "Sermon on the Mount"
a portion of the Scripture appar-
emily sought after with most raw
enous avidity by many people
who never read it, and don't
know where to find 1t. And who
don't like it when you preach it TO
them. But at last they have got
hold of the correct reason. And
it is a good one. It is reason
able reason It will stand, not
because it is new, but because it
is so OLD. 1t has stood the test
of ages. Nearly three thousand
years ago the King of judah and
the King of Israel were looking
for a preacher one day. els there
not here prophet of the Lord:'
asked the King of judah, "that
we might inquire Of HIM. And
the King Of Israel replied, "There
is yet one man by whom we may
inquire of the Lord, but l hate
him: for he never prophesics good
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-05

York Herald)-In the Figaro, NJ. Cor
nelly says:
''We will arrive at the end of the
evidence without proof having been
given. This will, perhaps, be the mo-
ment for General MERCER to draw from
his pocket the argument in miserecor-
dia, the letter of the German emperor.
Since he has declared that sovereign
personally buries himself with the es-
poinage he ought to possess proof of
this, as certain newspaper correspond
ents allege. For, if General MercieI
does not produce the imperial letter,
and if this letter is not conceived in
terms which prove the intimacy of the
kaiser and Dreyfus, it will be mathe-
matically impossible for the judges
to condemn him."
In the Aurore, NJ. Georges Clemen-
ceau says:
Now there only remains one ques-
ton to examine apropos of the confess
sion, the right of the court-martial to
discuss them despite the formal deci-
sion of the court of cessation. We nc
longer keep the court Innocent of vic.
lations of the law. This one, however
may, under certain circumstances, be
the object of serious discussion in an.
other place."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-05
Robbed the Grave.

A startling nci.ent, of which Mr..
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
II was in most dreadful condition.
My Skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
en-, tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite-gradually
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Fortu-
nately, friend advised trying Flee
trio Bitters;' and to my great joy and
surprise, the first bottle made a decid-
ed improvement. | continued their
use for three weeks, and am now a
we'll man. l know they saved my life
and robbed the grave of another vic.
tim" No one should fail to try them
Only SO cts, guaranteed, at Clark 6
Mollison's drug store.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-05
Americans at Iloilo Make a
Daring Capture of the
Bandit Stronghold.
MUCH BOOTY.
No Casualties Except Three Men struck
With Boulders, but Not Dangers
ously Hurt-The Indiana
Brings Troops.

washington, Sept. 2.-(By Associat-
ed Press -General Otis has cabled a
ditpatch received from General Hughes,
commanding the American forces in
1loilo. Hughes said: Colonel Byrne,
on Aug. 81, destroyed Argogula, the
most important bandit stronghold, kill
ing twenty-one, wounding many and
capturing large quantity, of supplies,
and complete outfit of reloading
shells. Bolos, spears, etc. The feat
was remarkable as the town is accessi.
BILE only by a road, almost perpendicu.
lar in slope, and constantly under fire
for thousand feet. One officer and
and two men we're Struck by boulders
rolled down on them, but not seriously
hurt. No casualties are reported
The bandit strength was 400. :
Indiana Arrives.
Manila, Sept. 2.-By Associated
Press -The transport Indiana arrived
today from San Francisco with ten OF
fcers and s07 recruits.
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MARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
j q. Mcdowell of Des NIoines, BADLY
Injured M Fort Dodge.

Fort Dodge, Sept. PA serious ACCT
dent happened at the Crawford stucco
mill Wednesday,, whereby ]. G. Nc
Dowell, the expert machinist of the
Des Moines Manufacturing and Supply
company, was seriously injured.
Mr.. Mcdowell has charge OF the mill
wright work, and while moving about
on narraw beam high in the air he
lost his balance. He clutched at a
scaffolding above his head, but only
succeeded in pulling loose piece from
the top of it.
He struck upon the edge of big
iron kettle, being unable in anyway
TO tighten the force of the fall with
his hands. He was fearfully bruised
The escape from death was-a fortunate
one, as he might have fallen from the
top of the kettle to the ground. a total
distance of about thirty feet.
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Atte,npt AT Murder.

Clinton, Sept. 2.-Information was
filed before Justice Buckley Thursday
afternoon against Fred Smith, charg-
ed with assault with intent to commit
murder on George L. Veal at Delmar.
The trouble grew out of crap game.
Smith stabbed Veal number of times
with a knife, inflicting terrible
wounds. Smith was arrested at Mys-
tic and the sheriff went after him last
night.
Constable Judd went to South Sioux
City last night after w. Ruhl, un-
der arrest there for securing money
under false pretenses. EX-Sheriff E.
A. Worrell. of Clinton, was the vic
tim.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-05
PACKING HOUSE FIRE.
Big Kansas City Plant Partially De-
strOyed by Flames.

Kansas City, Sept. 2.-(By Associat.
ed Press Dold's Immense
packing plant, situated in the bottoms
was damaged to the extent of from
S250,O00 to 100000 by a fire that start
ed in the fertilizing department after
midnight last night, and spread rapid.
ly. 1t is difficult to estimate the loss
as the fire was still burning this NOR.
ming, though under control. The fer
tilizer building, with its costly ma
chinery, was the only structure totally
destroyed.
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.clrcu instances. Alter Cases. ),

In cases of dyspepsia, nervousness,
catarrh, rheumatism, erptions, ETC.,
the circumstances may be altered by
purifying and enriching the blood
with Hoods Sarsapariila Good appe-
tite and good digestion, strong nerves
and perfect health take, the place Of
these diseases. Hoods Sarsaparilla is
Americas greatest medicine and the
best that money can buy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-05
Miner. Shot Down by strikers.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 2.-(By Asso.
ciated Press.)-While five men were
entering the mine at the Stevens col.
liery. at Pittston. today, for the pur.
pose OF making repairs, they were free
upon by gang of strikers. One man
was killed and two others wounded
The mine has been idle for some time
owing to strike.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-05
m,KINLEY,s REST ENDED.
Cheers of Townsmen Speed the Presi
dent From Canton to Washington.

Canton, o., Sept. 2.-To the accom-
paniment of enthusiastic cheers from
the large crowd that thronged the sta
ton platform the special train bearing
President and Mrs. Mckinley steamed
out of Canton at 9 o'clock last night.
The president from the rear platform
bowed his Acknowledgements for the
kindly demonstration. The train will
go direct to Washington over the
Pennsylvania lines, and is duesto arrive
at the national capital at / o'clock this
afternoon.
The president assured his friends
here that he had a really restful visit,
and that he had thoroughly enjoyed the
brief soiourn at his old home and the
intercourse with his old neighbors.
DR.. Rixy expressed his belief that
Mrs. Mckinley is steadily recovering
from her indisposition of month or
so, although her State of health while
here was such that she could see but
few people. While in Pittsburg she re-
ceived such shock from the contin-
uous firing of cannon at the side OF
| the car as to give, her set back for the
time being. She was able yesterday al.
ternoon, however to take a ride about
tue City droiS ucI ldNolIlS uil'Ss, &c
ing accompanied by the president and
her niece, Miss Mary Barber. =
| During the morning the president
left the Barber residence unattended
and leisurely sauntered up and across
Market street to the Mckinley block
The doors to one of the Offices in the
block still bears the inscription: "Wil
liam Mckinley, Attorney at Law" HI
entered several Of the offices and me-
and chatted with the tenants OF hi!
building and many other friefds h.
CHANGED to meet. This call engaged
| him about an hour.
Later, accompanied by Private Score
i tary Cortelyou and DIR. Rixey, the pres
ident went to his old home on Nortf
Market street, his first home in Cantor
and the one he recently acquired. Tn
trip was for the purpose of giving hi
i Washington friends view OF the HON
and to inspect the property with rel
erence to possible improvements whel
he takes formal possession Nov.
1t is not supposed that any definit
plans for the property have been de
& / 40, I'd
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Scrofula, a Vile
Inheritance.

Scrofula is the most obstinate of blood
troubles, and is often the result of an
inherited faint in the blood. s. s. s..
is the only remedy which goes deep
enough to reach Scrofula; it forces out
every trace of the disease, and cures
the worst cases.
My son, Charlie, was afflicted from infancy
with Scrotula and he suffered 40 that Il was
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
OF INTEREST TO
Stock O1derS.
Free Transportation to Attend the
Annual Meeting at Chicago.


The Board of Directors of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company, at meeting held July 81,
1851, adopted the following preamble and reso-
luton:
Central Railroad Company may more readily
attend, i'll person, the annual meetings of stock
holders, which the by laws require to be held in
Chicago on the last Wednesday in September in
Resolved, That until the further order of this
board, there may be issued, to each holder of
one or more shares of the capital stock of the
| Illinois Central Railroad Company, as register
/ bling him, her. to travel free over the Conf
pany's lines from the station on the Illinois
Central Railroad nearest to his or her register
| C d address, to Chicago and return, for the pur
pose of attending. in person, the meetings of
Stockholders. Such ticket to be good for the
journey to Chicago only during the four days i'm
mediately preceding, and the day of, the meet
ing, and for the return journey from Chicago
only on the day of the meeting, and the four
; counters!gned and STAMPED in the presidents
| Office. These tickets will now be counter
signed and stamped III the Office Of W., G
!, Bruen, Assistant Secretary, Chicago.l Such a
y ticket may be obtained by any registered hold
er of stock on application. In writing. to the
i plication must state the full name and address
of the stakeholder exactly given In his or her
| certificate of stock. together with the number
and date OF such certificate. No more than one
person Will be carried free in respect to any one
holding of stock as registered on the books OF
L the Company.
4 By order of the board of directors.
4 A. G. HACKSTAFF, Secretary.
| The next annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Illinois Central Railroad Company will
be held at the Office of the Company, III Chica
| go, on Wednesday, September 27IlS99, AT noon
For the purpose of this meeting he Stock
4 Transfer Books will be closed from the close Of
business on September 18th to the morning o.
4 September 18th.
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The Cass County Veterans associa-
ton is in session at Anita. State Off
cials, including the governor, have
been the PRINCIPAL speakers. -.
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Arrives In Washington.

washington. Sept. 2.-(By Associat-
ed Press 1.-THE presidential party ar
rived from Canton at noon. 1t was
driven directly to the executive man
sion. Mrs. Mckinley was apparently
somewhat fatigued, and was assisted
from the carriage into the houses
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-05

Hoods Pills cure biliousness, sick
headache.
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Your Printing.
Order it Of the Courier
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT
". y. Parker, Ticket Agent

BURLINGTON ROUTE, c., B. & @. R. R.
GOING EAST. Depart
No. 2F-Chicago, Peoria &, Rockford. 1921 ann
4*-Chicago, ST. Louis g. Quincy 700 pm
6F-Chicago ...... -. ............... 1850 pm
8s-Fast Mail ........... :......... S:27 pm
10t-Peoria, Dubuque y Quincy >. .l2:lO PM
bnque / Quincy ......... ' 400 am
92t-Local Freight. 6:1S am
GOING WEST.
l.-penyer & Omaha 1881 pm
Hot Springs, Deadwood, Og-
den, Portland & California -. S:35 am
st-omalia, Council uffs and Ne
brasla .............. lis an,
fast Mail. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. DOS am
9t-Des Mones and Creston. ....... 2:20 pm
l1#-Kansas City, st. Joe and Coun-
ci1.Bluffs Observation-Disclosures 1855 pm
15-East Mail. .......................'2 :5Tlant.
Yt.Local Freight. Observation-Disclosures. $500 am
sDaily. Except Sunday. Nos. ., 8 and Is do
not carry passengers
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d. p.
impossible to dress him
for three years. His
head aad body were a
mass of sores, and his
cyesight also became
affected. No treatment
wsg spered that we
thought would relieve
him, but he grew worse
until ms condition was
indeed pitiable. / had
almost dcspaired Of his
ever Icing cured, when
by the advice OF q friend
we gave him S. S. S.
--.xsksfx, C-x-sn.A t.
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TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON STREET
UNION STATION
A. j. Packard, Agent.
IOWA cENTRAL

Arrive Depart
st. Paul Passcnger--daily. 9:o5 pm 6;15 am
Has through sleeper and coaches to st. Paul
| and Minneapolis.
cHICAGO- MIIwAIIKEE Z ST PAM
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cided Improvement was the result. and after
he Ind taken dozen bottles; no one who knew
recognized him, All tie sores on his body
have healed, his skin is perfectly clear end
smooth, and he has been restored to perfect
health. Ml,s. 8. S. MAERY,
$50 Elm ST., Macon, Ga.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-24
RAILROADS
Sou bern Railway
Schedule in effect April 9, 1899.


1923 A. M.-Daily-Local for Dsnville,
Charlotte and way stations. Connects at
Manassas for Strasburg and Harrisonburg
daily, and at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and
Western daily, and with c. & o. Z. Z. for
Natural Bridge daily, and Lexington, daily
except Sunday.
1885 A. M.-Daily-THE UNITED
STATES FAST MAIL. Pullman Sleepers,
New York and Washington to Jackson
Vile; uniting at Salisbury with Sleeper
for Asheyille and Hot Springs. N. c.;
Knoxville Chattanooga, and Memphis
Tenn, and at Charlotte with sleeper
FIR augusta Sleeper New York to New
Or cans, uniting at Charlotte with Sleeper
ttlanta and Birmingham. Solid train
Washington to New Orleans without change,
Dining Car service. Sunset Personally Con-
Quoted Tourists Excursion Sleeper on this
train every Wednesday and Saturday 10 San
Francisco, without change.
1928 P. M.-Local for Front Royal, stras'
burg, and HarIisonburg, daily, except Sum-
day.
ASP P. M--Daily for Charlottesville.
$40 P. Nj -Daily-NEW YORK AND
FLORIDA EXPRESS. carries Pullman buff
fet sleeping cars New York and Wa hingtoD
TO Tampa via Savannah and Jacksonville, and
to Augusta, via Columbia with connection for
Aiken, :. G. Through coach to Jacksonville
$40 2. M.--Daiy-WASB lEi1ION AND
CHATTANOOGA LIMITED VIA LYNCH
BUkG with sleepers Sew YORK and Wash
ingtnn to Memphis and New Orleans through
Bristol Through coach to Memphis.
Hosp. M-Laily WASH lNGTON AND
SOUTHWESTERN VESTIBULE LIMITED
composed of Pullman Vestibuied Sleepers
Dining Cars. and Day Cosches Sieepers New
York to Nashville Tenn, via Ashevile
Knoxville and Chattanooga; New York
10 New Orleans, via Atlanta and Mont
gomery. Vestibuled Day Coach Washington
TO Atlanta, Southern Railway Dining CaI
Greensboro to Montgomery.
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO
DIVISION leave Alexandria 9:O7 a. IN. daily
and 4:37 p. III. daily, except Sunday, and
G:32 p. IN. Sundays only for Round Hill
4:37 p. m. daily, except Sunday for Leesburg
and 6:32 IN. daily, for HeIndon. Return
ing arrive at Alexandria S:25 NJ. daily
and $40 p. n. Sunday only, and obs p. VI
daily, except Sunday. from Bound Hill; -
a. M daily, except Sunday, from Herndon
S:25 a. N. daily, except Sunday from Lees
burg.
Through trains from the South arrive al
Alexsndria 6:17 m. 100 m, loo p. 10
and S:i p. IN daily, Herrisonburg 30 am
daily. except Sunday. and 5:45 ,. IL daily
and ;: - 2. N. daily from Charlottesville.
For drtsIied schedule figures. tickets, Pull
man reservation etc. sppiy 10 a. {. MOSS
ticket agent, Alexandria, Va.
FRANK S. CANNON,
Bird Vice President s. Sen. Manager.
J. NJ. CULP, Traffic Manager.
". A. TURK, General Passenger Agent,
L. S. BROWN, General Agent.