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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30

Christ. why" They sa.l, T'Who Is 10
pay for this new religion: Who is to
charter the ships to carry the missiccl-
aries? Who is to pay the salaries Of
the teachers? Shall wealthy, establish
cd religion be discounted ly penni-
less Christi" The consequence was
that most Of the people that followed
Christ had nothing to lose. Af1uent
Joseph of Arimathca buried Christ, but
he riSked no social position in doing
that. 1t is always safe to bury dead
man. ZaccheuS risktI 10 wealth or So
cial position in following Christ but
took q position in a tree to look down
as lie passed. Nicodemus. wealthy Mic
odemus. risked nothing Of social posi-
ton in following Christ, for he slulked
by night to find him.
Difficulties Overcome.
All this was against Christ. SO the
fact that he was not regularly gradu-
ated was against him. If man come
with the diplomas of colleges and
schools and theological seminaries and
be has been through foreign travel, the
world is disposed to listen. But here
was a man who had graduated at 10
college, had not in any academy by or
dinary means learned the alphabet Of
the language he spoke, and yet he pro-
posed to talk, to instruct IN subjects
which had confounded the mightiest
inteilects. John said, ''The Jews mar
veled, saying. How hath this man let
ters, having never learned" We, in
our day, have found out that a man
without a diploma may know as much
as q man with one and that a college
cannot transform a sluggard into a
philosopher or a theological seminary
teach a fool to preach. An empty
head, after the laying on of hands of
the presbytery. is empty still. But it
shocked all existing prejudices in those
olden times for a man with no scholas-
tic pretensions and no graduation from
a learned institution to set himself up
for 4 teacher. 1t was against him.
So also the brevity Of his life was
against him. He had not come to what
we call midlife. But very few men Go
anything before 33 years Of age, and
yet that was the point at which Christ's
life terminated. The first Is years you
take in nursery and school; then it will
take you six years to get into your oc-
cupaton or profession. That will bring
YOU to 21 years. Then it will take you
ten years at least to get established in
your life work, correcting the mistakes
you have made. If any man at 33 years
of age gets fully established in his life
work, he is the exception. Yet that Is
the point at which Christs life termi-
mated.
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WEDNESDAY,

mind not to join in Iii; company, all
well. IL they came. they were greeted
with no loud SalutAtion: if they went
away. they were sent with no bitter
anathcma. Peter departed. and Christ
turned and looked at him: that vas all.
All this was against him. Did any
one ever undertake such an enterprise
amid such infinite cmharrasSments and
by such mcdcs? And yet SIN here to
say it ended IN complete triumph.
Notwithstanding his worldly occupa-
ton. his poverty. his plain face. his I'm
pretending sarb. the fact that he was
schoolless, the fact that he had brief
life, the fact that he was not accompa-
MED by any visible organzation-not-
wthstanding all that. in an cXhilara-
ton which shall be prolonged in ever
lasting chorals. he declared Il have
finished the work which thou gavest
me to do"
Beyond Human Power.
See him victorious over the forces Of
nature. The sea is Il crystal sepulcher.
1t swallowed the Central America, tie
President and the Spanish armada as
easily as any fly that ever floated on IL.
The inland lakes are fully as terrible in
their wrath Some of us WHO have
sailed Oh it know that Lake Galilee,
when aroused in 4 storm. is overwhelm-
ins. and yet that sea crouched in his
presence and licked his feet. He knew
all the waves and the wind. When he
beckoned, they came. When he frown-
ell, they fed The heel of his foot
made no indentation on the solditied
water. Medical science has wrought
great changes in rheumatic limbs and
are entirely Hitlered no human power
can restore them. and when limb is
once dead it is dead. But here is
paralytic-his hand lifeless. Christ says
to him, Stretch forth thy hand" and
lie stretches It forth.
In the eye nfrmary how many dis
eases of that delicate organ have been
cured? But Jesus says to one blind,
"Be OPEN" and the light of heaven
rushes through gates that have never
before been opened. The frost or an
az may kill a tree, but Jesus smites
one dead with word. Chemistry may
do many wonderful things, but what
chemist, at wedding, when the wine
gave out. could change pail Of water
into a cask Of wine? What human
voice could command a school Of fish?
Yet here is voice that n:arshals the
scaly tribes UNTIL In place where they
had let down the net and pulled it up
with no fish il it, they let it down
again. and the disciples lay hold and
began to pull when. by reason Of the
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30

fishing village on Long Island shore at
tempt to arraign New York. Yet no
sooner does he set his foot In the
towns or cities OF Judna than every
thing is in commotiCn. The people go
out on picnic. taking only food enough
for day. yet are so fascinated with
Christ that, at the risk OF starving,
they follow him out into the wilder
ness. \ nObleman falls down fiat be-
fore him and says, My daughter IS
dead \ bcgGar tries to rub the DIM
ness from his eyes and says, Lord,
that ry eyes may be opened.' A poor,
sick. painting woman presses through
tie crowd an;l says. Il must touch the
hem of his garment" Children who
love their mother better than any one
else struggle to get into his arms and
to kiss his cheek and to run their I'm
gers through his hair and for all time
putting Jesus so in love with the little
ones that there is hardly nursery IN
ChriStcndom from which he does not
take one. saying: 81 must have them.
I will fill heaven with these. For ev-
cry cedar that | plant in Eeaven | will
have 80 white lilies. In the EOur when
| was a poor man in Jud;ra they were
not ashamed Of me, and now that |
lave come to 4 throne | do not de-
sDiSe them. Hold it not back, weep
Ing mother! Lay it Oh my warm heart
OF such is tho kingdom Of heaven
Again, l remark, there was no or
ganzation in his behalf. and that was
against him. When men propose any
great work. they band together, they
write letters of agreement. they take
caths of fcalty. and the more complete
the organization the more and com
plcte the success. Here was one VINO
went forth without any organization
and alone. If men had a mind to join
In his company. all right; it they had q
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of
Annie E Springer, of 1925 Howard
street, Philadelphia. Pa, when she
.ound that Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption had completely
cured her Of hacking cough that
fer many years had made life q
burden. All other remedies and
doctors could give her no help, but
she says Of this R 'yal Cure-''it
soon removed The pain in my chest
and can row sleep soundl.-, some
thing I can scarcely remember doing
before. I feel like sounding its
praises throughout the . .iVerre "
So will every Que who tries Dr..
Kings New D scovery for any trou-
b of the Throat. Chest or Lungs.
Plice 50c and SlOO. Tlial bottles
free at j E KsufmnDu's D4ug Sore;
eVcls bolLle Guaranteed.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, of which Mr.
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was The
subject, is narrated BY him asfo'lows:
Il was in a most dreadful condition
My skin was almost yellow, eyes
sunken, tongue coated, pain cor
tinually in back and sides, no appe-
tite-gradually growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had giVer
me up. Fortunately, a friend ,ad-
vised trying Electric Bitters;' and to
my great Joy and surprise, the first
bottle made decided improvement.
I 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 victim" No
one should fail to try them. O1ly
SOC guaranteed, at J. E. Kaufmanr' S
Drug Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30
A Doubtful Compliment.

Governor Shaw Of Iowa had anus
ing experiences with newspaper men
during n recent visit down east. lone
reporter" he said. referred to me as
a dapper little old man. another said
my clothes didn't fit me and that was
no orator, according to classical stand,
ards but the funniest compliment I
ever received was during the campaign
last fall in my own state. After had
made n speech before a crowd that had
gathered to hear debate between Jim
Weaver and myself an old farmer
pushed his way through to where I
stood. grasped my hand and said. with
every indication Of sincere admiration:
"'Governor. that was fine speech
IN excellent speech! Do you know. you
remind me very strongly Of Abraham
Lincoln in your powers Of illustration?
OF course you are better looking man
than Lincoln was" Then, stepping
back and taking another look at me
from head to feet and evidently intend
ing to emphasize the compliment he
added. But not much, eitherp p"-Oma-
ha Roo
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30

tort; sarcasm for sarcasm; irony for
irony: persecution for persecution;
wound for wound Christ said, Pray
for them thar deSpitefully use YOU"
They looked ut his eye. 1t was like
any other mans eye, except, perhaps,
more speaking. They felt his hand,
made of bore and muscle and nerves
and flesh, Just like any other hand.
Yet what bold treatment of subjects,
what supernatural demands, what
strange doctrine. They felt the solid
earth under them. and yet Christ said.
Il bear up the pillars of this world"
They looked at the moon. He said, Il
will turn it into blood" They looked
at the sea. He said. II will hush it."
They looked at the stars. lie said. Il
will shake them down like untimely
figs" Did ever one SO young say things
so bold? 1t was ali against him.
After the battle of Antietam, when a
general rode along the lines. although
the soldiers were lying down exhaust
ed they rose with great enthusiasm
from Lis captivity his first step on the
wharf shook all the Kingdoms, and
100000 men focked to his standard. 1t
took 5000 troops to watch him In his
exile. So there have been men Of Won
derful magnetism Of person. But hear
me while tell you Of poor young
man who came up from Nazareth to
produce a thrill which has never been
excited Gy any other. Napoleon had
around him the memories of Marengo
and Austerlitz and Jena. but here was
a man who had fought no battles, who
wore no epaulets, who brandished no
sword. He had probably never seen
prince or shaken hands with a noble
man. The onlT extraordinary nnrs0n
We know Of as being in his company
was his own mother. and she was 80
poor that in the most delicate and SOL
emn hour that comes to a woman's
soul, she was obliged to lie down
among drivers grooming the beasts of
burden.
Complete Triumph.
l imagine Christ one day standlng I'D
tie streets of Jerusalem. \ man de-
scended from high lineage is standing
beside him and says: My father was
q merchant prince. He had castle on
the beach in Galilec. Who was your
father?' Christ answers, Joseph, the
carpenter" 4 man from Athens Is
standing there. unrolling his parch-
rent of graduation, and says to Christ,
where did you 60 to school?' Christ
answers, II never graduated" Aha!
The idea of such an unheralded young
man attempting to command the atten-
ton Of the world! AS we'll some little
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30

Men in military life have done their
most wonderful deeds before 33 years
Of age. There may be exceptions to it,
but the most wonderful exploits in
military prowess have occurred before
33 years of age. But as legislator rs
man becomes eminent as a legislator
until he has had long years Of expert
ence. And yet the gray bearded scribes
were expected to bow down in silence
before this young legislator, who ar
raigned sanhedrins and accused gov
ernments. Aristotle was old; Lycurgus
was old: Seneca vas old. The great
legislators Of the modern world have
been old. Christ was young. All this
was against him. If child y years
Of age should get up in your presence
to discuss great questions Of meta
physics or ethics or politics or govern
ment. you would be as contemptuous
as these gray bearded scrEes in the
presence of this young Christ.
All Against Him.
Popular opinion declared in those
days, blessed is the merchant who has
q castle down on the banks Of Lake Ii
bcrias" This young man said. Bless
ed are the poor" Popular opinion said
III those days, BLESSED are those who
live amid statuary and fountains and
gardens and conGratula tons and all
kinds Of festivity.' This young man
responded, blessed are they that
mourn" Public opinion in those days
said. blessed is tie Roman eagle, the
flap of whose wing startles nations and
the plunge CT whose iron b"ak inil!cts
cruelty upon its cncmicS.' This young
man responded, blessed are the mer-
ciful." Popular opinion said, "An eye
for an eye. a tooth for a TOOTH In
other words. if q man knocks your eye
out knock his out; if man breaks
your tooth, break his. Retcrt for re:
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multitude of fish. the net broke. Ma
ture Is his servant. The tiowers-he
twisted them into his sermons; the
winds-thcy were his lullaby when he
slept in the beat; the rain-it hung
glitteringly on the thick foliage OF the
parables; the star Of Bethlehem 1T
sang a Christmas carol over his birth;
the rocks-they beat dirge at bis
death. Behold his victory over the
grave! The hinges Of the family vault
become very rusty because they are
never opened except to take another IN.
There IS 4 knob on the outside Of the
door of the sepulcher. but none on the
inside. Here comes the conqueror or
death. He enters that realm and says.
Daughter Of Jairus, sit up. and she
sits up. To Lazarus, Come torth.
and he came forth. To the widows
son he said, Get up from that bier"!
and he goes home with his mother.
Then Jesus snatched up the keys or
death and hung them to his sirdle and
cried until all the graveyardS OF the
earth heard him: 20 death, | will be
thy plague. o grave, l will be thy de-
sructiOE.'
Supernatural Nature.
No man could so through all the oD-
stacles have described. yoT say, with
out having Il nature supernatural. III
that arm. amid its muscles and nerves
and bones. were intcrtwistcd the ener-
gies OF omnipotcnce. In the syl!ahles
Of that voice there was the emphasis
of the eternal God. That foot that
walked the deck Of the ship in Gcnnes-
aret shall stamp kingdoms OF darkness
into demolition. This poverty struck
Christ owned Augustus. owned tie
sanhcdrin, owned Tiberias, owned all
the castles on its beach and all the
skies that looked down into its water
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30
To AnnihiIate an Army.

A retired artillery officer Of the Bel
gian army has invited a number Of
officers and engineers to an exhibition
at Antwerp Of an invention he con-
tends will revolutionize warfare. The
inventor. Mr.. Reuling, says that his
Invention is so deadly that the army
against which it Is directed would be
entirely destroyed in few minutes.
1t is a species Of bomb, loaded with a
terrible explosive. the name Of which
the inventor has not yet divulged. He
has promised to give inconteatable
proof Of the destructive powers Of the
invention before experts
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30
The BIshop and the Bore.

Archbishop Temple Of Canterbury is
always made impatient by bores, espe-
cially clerical bores. One Of the clergy
Of his diocese who had pestered him q
good deal recently wrote an inordinate-
ly long letter describing a picture which
he proposed to put up in the chancel Of
the church and asking permission to
do so. BY the time hs.grac reached
the end Of the epistle his patience was
quite exhausted, and he replied on a
postal card. "DearBlank-Hang the pic
ture" The clergyman is still wonder
ing how he ought to regard the reply.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30
A Family of Sections,
NO. 20

The scXtonship Of the parish church
at Chapel-en le-Frith, Derbyshire. Eng
land, has been retained in one family
since 1851. The latest incumbent, .Io-
seph Bramwell. who recently died, had
held office since 1893. He was buried
in a vault In which lay the bodies Of
the eight predecessors Of whom he was
a descendant. One Of them was sexton
for SO years.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30

know. at glance whether he will rel
deem the watch or not. what sort OIL
man he is and how much he values the!
watch for its associations. and 60 ac-
cording to my Judgment.
'No doubt, as general proposition.
the pawnbroker sets out to lend on
things no more than he could sell them
for. There are times when, INSTEAD Of
making money. he loses it. What he
tries to do is to get profit as the net
result"-New York Sun.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30
Handicapped For Life.

The Transvaal war has proved dis
astrous to old England in more senses
than one. Just think Of it! Since the
struggle commenced the following
names have been conferred upon Brit
ish babies: James Spion Kop Skinner,
Ladysmith Waghorn. Thomas Glands
Iaagte Wilks. Alice Pretoria, Amelia
Ladysmith and Cecil Redvers.-st.
Louis Star.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30
TrulY Generous.

Are the complaints Of the ministers
really we'll founded as to lack Of gener-
osity in supporting churches? AS soon,
as the coinage Of the half cent was an
nounced the first thought apparently in
all minds was its influence on the Sun,
day collection plate.-Baltimore Amezi-,
.on Il
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-30
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements will be inserted at the
tte OF T. cents per sqnare Of one in. b
lace for first Insertion and 80 cents Der
uch tor each subsequent Insertion
Liberal conlracle -. &c with these wish
Jug to advertise for three six and thelve
months.
Notices IN the local column cents per
me each lnser ion.
Obituaries charged for at the rate OF OF
'ent word. vi On they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted tres
Address
J. NJ. RARMAN, Editor and Publisher.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-02
VOTED FOR THE WINNERS.
County Delegation High,
Plensed With Convention Results.

Marshall County Delegation Highly
flensed With Convention Results.
The delegates and visitors from Mar
shall county To the state convention
came Struggling home at all hours of
the night and early morning. tired and
thoarse but enthusiastic over the out
come of the convention. The delegation
voted for every nominee on the final
ballots. going over to Martin when
Redman's forces left him, and TO Nc
Claim when Remley and Clark were
both withdrawn. Every onesof the dele
gates says the ticket nominated is a
strong one. and a majority of them
openly express Satisfaction that Hub
bard and Blythe and railroadism have
been turned down. All admit that 1t
was the liveliest convention they ever
attended.
Universal satisfaction is also en-.
pressed by republicans of the city who
were not in attendance at the conven-
ton, because of the ticket nominated
and because the railroad machine was
given blow from which it will never
recover. The Marshall county delegates
could not have expressed more nearly
the sentiment OF the republicans they
represented by any other action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-02
GRAN Dealers MEET
Central Iowa Representatives Of
tho State Association Gather
In This City.
Will Hear Complaints Of Irregular
Dealing, Discuss Establishment
Of District Offlce.
Is Thought Nearby Dealers Can
b Better Controlled From
This City.

The members OF the Iowa Grain Deal
.ers' Association residing in the towns
within twenty-five miles of Marshall-
town We're called together at the Pill
grim Hotel this afternoon to talk over
and carry out the objects of their assoc
citation. The matter of establishing
division with headquarters in this city
Will be discussed. 1t is thought that
the nearby dealers can better be con-
strolled from this city than from Des
yMoines The dealers will also compare
notes aa to the handling of grain, in-f
spection, terminal charges, dockage and
kindred matters that concern the BUSH
ness Of grain dealer.
The Iowa Grain Dealers Association
comprises a membership OF some 500
dealers and was organized primarily for
mutual protection. In the grain busi-
ness as Well as every orter there has
always been present class of sharks
known to the trade as scoop shovel
dealers who do themselves no good and
5demoralize the business for the legiti-
mate dealer who invests his money in
elevators, cribs, etc. The association
aims to control the operations of it's
members to a certain extent and very
effectually combines against the
SCOOP shovel dealer by forcing the
commission houses and elevator compa-
MES at the terminals into withholding
many concessions Whenever any re-
ceiVer, commission man or miller is
known to "bid" irregular dealers he is
blackllsted by the secretary and the le-
eitimate dealers Of the association in
good standing are notified, whereupon
they refuse to do business with him.
The meeting this afternoon will listen
to complaints of irregular dealing from
the members present and devote the
time to a friendly discussion of methods
to suppressit.
Those present We're: N. s. Beale.
Tama; j. A. King, Nevada; H. s.
Thomas, Green Mountain; j. Conner,
Tama; E. L. Erickson Story City: E.
G. Miller, Melbourne; a. w Randall,
Conrad; George Gilbert. Rhodes: c. &C.
Buck, Garwin: w. c. Waters, Toledo:
Ia. j. Milhous, Vancleve; Z. s. Troxel.
Melbourne: William Slecker. Radcliffe;
H. d. Himmel. Radcliffe; P. j. Jacob
son. Gilman; r. r. Smith. Traer; E. r..
Davis, Eldnra; N. r. Cliff. Gearing: Z.
s. Yeisey, Chelsea A. Risbeck. Long
Point: g. L. Bowen, LeGrantls; S. S.
Hanson. Collins: and Charles Bez.
Hanson, Collins; Charles Relz, Conrad;
and G. A. Welles. Des Moines. secre-
tary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-02

where. Not only are the graduates
given ready admission to many Of the
largest colleges in the land and without
examination, their certificates being
deemed sufficient proof of the tfor-
soughness and nigh grade OF the work
done here, but those in charge of the
Council Bluffs schools are in ready de-
5mand elsewhere. The recent attempt
of Sioux City to secure Principal Cliff
ford for its high school, followed 80
closely by the more successful attempt
of Rock Island to secure superintend-
ent Hayden. are gratifying compli-
ments to the standing Of the Council
Bluffs schools and those In charge of
them ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-02
THE BIG DEBATE TOMORROW.

8 .lmperialism,'' Paramount Issue of
Campaign, to Be Expoundcd.
Friday afternoon at the Epworth
League Chautauqua at Clear Lake
Park, 'sImperialism," the paramount
issue OF the presidential campaign, will
be debated by leading orators of the
two great political parties. Hon. Champ
Clark, of Missouri. and Hon. Charles b..
Lands, of Indiana, both members OF
the national house of representatives.
These gentlemen have wide regulations
as public speakers and will draw a
large audience. In the evening at the
Oaks Hotel reception and banquet
will be rendered Mr.. Clark by his dem
ocratic admirers of the northwest,
when speeches will be made by num-
Der of prominent personages. The Iowa
Central railway will sell round trip
tickets to Clear Lake on account OF
this event it very low rates.