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Milford chronicle., 1903-11-20
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Deapl.e Not small Thines.

1t is the foxes, the little foxes. that
most often spoil the tender vines, NOT
the elephantine monsters. Once in
awhile, however, the heavy foot of an
eastern camel might crush them or
the paw of a leopard might rip them
apart when the midnight prowler,
chased by the dogs. is rushing away
after having robbed the sheepfold, but
this is a rare occurrence. 1t is the lit
tie faults, the careless and thoughtless
neglVsnces. which do the most frequent
mischief. 1t is the little weeds that
destroy the gardens and with their
bayOnet thrusts of thOrns stab the
flowers to death, not the mighty
growths of the cedars Of Lebanon or
of the weeping willows. So it is in
evitably the small sins. the despised
sins. the ignored sins. the sins of in
significance, that most frequently over
throw human character not the behe-
moth sins. not the monstrOus sins. not
the sins catalogued in the criminal
codes of man and of nations.
Therefore, o man, beg and plead
with you that you take Christ into the
smallest details of your life. Let the
Christ be with you as much IN the
paying back Of a borrowed five cent
piece as in the purchase of store. Let
him be with you as much In the clean
illness of your wardrobe as in the clean
illness of your tongue. Let him help
vOu in fhe Christian cOurtPsips which
you extend to your neighbors as well
as in the Christian exhOrtatiOns you
offer in your church. May you night
and morning always be able to make
this prayer: 20 God, help me in the lit
tie temptations. and then l know that
thou wilt make me able to bear the
greater trials" With such a lesson as
this for consideration. who is there
who will dare "tO despise the day of
small things?"
copyright 1903. by Louis 6lopsch.I
Milford chronicle., 1903-11-20

} Lyman Beecher once said 1T took
/ forty years." when some one asked
him the question. "How long did it
tt ke to write that sermon?" By that
ar. Beecher meant that every years
DIX was a preparation for the fol
/ wing yelrs work. Every act of our
pr sent day is dependent in more ways
| than one upon the actions Of our past
| When a woman peeks out of her win
dow TO see the furniture van unload
| her new neighbours furniture and then
refuses to call upon that neighbOr and
extend to her the rightful social respect
of the neighborhood, she is schooling
',erself to refuse to extend a welcOm-
ag hand to her humble sister when
she enters her church. When a man
is willing to push his way through the
crowds blocking the aisles of a large
Try goods store, forcing frail women
20 right and left and showing aside the
little children, he is nurturing the spirit
which is shown by a criminal chauf-
feur who drives his automobile at
frightful velocity through the crowded
streets of large city. He drives 1t
Jhead. caring not what horses he may
frighten or what person he may strike
because he knows that. like a full
speeded Cunarder striking a fishing
smack, it is the other person who will
be hurt and not himself. Christian
courtesy is of the tree of righteousness.
and discourtesy is of the tree of sin.
Let US beware how we ignore that
apostolic commandment, BE cour
teOus" Il Peter iii, 81.
Furthermore. my brother, remember
that discOurtesy toward others almost
invariably has a reactionary effect. The
person who complains most about
the rudeness of others is generally the
one who himself is rudest of all. Some
time ago l was riding in a Pittsburg
street car. An aged colOred man enter
ed His hair was as white as was that
of Frederick Douglass just before his |
death. The car started ahead and near
ly flung the old man upon his face.
rose and beckoned to him to come and /
take my seat All the way down the |
aisle he kept grumbllng and grumbling !
ENtu uAlGl ut WAS sNAAGu AK htpA Ou /
complaining about the people mot be-
ing willing to give an old man a seat"
At last l lost my patience. l leaned
forward and said: Friend, these pas
sengers may have done wrong in not
arising to give you a seat. They may
have been impolite and discOurteOus.
But did you ever stop to think that
you yourself were even more discour-
teous than they? When l rose to give
you my seat. you were not enough of
a gentleman to say Thank you for
it." So everywhere we can find that
the people who most complain about
the discOurtesy of others are apt like
the old black man, to be just as dis
themselves If there is this
sin breeding mote Of impoliteness in
the eyes of our brothers. let us be sure
that we have not the larger sinful
beam in our own.
Milford chronicle., 1903-11-20

thoss who eome il J. ,a-'e. We
have, Therefore, ut to doU5i
whether a person W. is in public
chronlcally dirty IN CT scFr. y
or imI4Odest in car onei az
ceptable worship
Hidden TaIcats.
Yet to hear s..ie s4cVens ak le
might suppose il MAS a sign of mental
degeneracy for men and women to "a
/ careful of their personal appearance.
/ They pretend to believe that a well
groomed and neat man is essentially
a weak man. Therefore they practical
ly say that one Of the signs Of genius is
a disregard of the deeencies of life
They cite the example of the Greek
mathematician whose appearance in
dishabille on the streets shocked all the
people who saw him, and the eXampl
of Napoleon and Samuel Johnson ant
Horace Greeley. all notorious for their
indifference to ordinary neatness of at
tire, but such examples are not proofs
of genius, but only of the power of
genius to win its way in life in spite
Of disgusting habits. The genius OF
Alexandra Dumas triumphed in spite
of the degradation Of his birth and
Henry Fawcett became a statesman
and successful administrator in spite
of his blindness; So personal unclean
liness and slovenliness may fail to de
feat the true genius. but they can
never help him to victory. And yet
deluded by this idea that slOvenliness
and uncleanliness are signs of true
greatness. many 4 lawyer. a doctor, o
merchant, has ruined his financial
chances in life because he would no
dress as gentleman should dress
There are more ways than one of in
terpreting that passage of Scripture
which says in reference to the one tai
ent man, "And | was afraid and went
and hid thy talent in the earth" Some
Of 1.-The earth" in which many men hide
their talents Of life is to be found in
the filthiness and in the unkempt con
ditiOns of their wardrobes.
If it is necessary to be clean and neat
work, how much more is this neatness |
essential when we are consecrating our |
lives to the service Of Jesus Christ? |
The dear Saviour wants us to go out !
and labor in his name in the same way |
as lie used TO work. He was taunted |
with many repTOaches during his earth |
ly life. but those who hated him most |
never charged him with uncleanliness
or slovenliness, and we may be sure !
that the Pharisee who invited him
to his house and the other hosts
who entertained him would new
er have welcomed him as guest
If he had been careless about his
person or his dress. The quality of his
robe may have been poor, but we may
be sure that there were no impurities
upon it or upon HIM So. Christian
workers. If we go forth in ChFists
name. some of us must be more care
full about our personal appearance.
Remember. 0 minister. when you as
END the pulpit. that your clothes may
rot be expensive. but they should be
leat. Remember. 0 Sunday school
eacher. that when you expound the
Bible lesson your scholars are learn
ng from you what it is to be a Chris
ian. They are learning with their
yes aS well as with their ears. Re-
member. o man Of God. that wherever
-Ou go your clean skin and pure linen
$ well as your lips preach in Christ's
anne.
Milford chronicle., 1903-11-20
KeeR EnEaEements.

My sister. be careful about the char
acteF Of your associates. sly brother
you who are an officer or a member Of
the Christian church. would not at
tend the theater again. You may say
you saw nothing wrong You may say
yOu need the relaxation. But you can
end that relaxation in some other way.
You cannot afford the risk. Young
man. would take down that seminude
picture from your wall. You may say
II causes no evil thought in your mind.
You may argue that the nude In art
iE just as essential for true beauty as
the nude In the dissecting room ls es-
sential for the development Of sur
gerry. But you cannot afford the risk.
Abstain from all appearances OF evil.
Perhaps you think this my own per
soRal thought. II is not. Read ]
ThesSaIonians v. %. Abstain from all
appearance Of.eyiI" 1t Is the apostolic
command.
Small essential the last: The inexo-
Fable duty Of keeping an engagement.
The necessity Of doing what you prom
Use to do. II you say to a friend. II
will meet you at such and such place,
at such and sueh time" you should
be there. You should be there just 40
certainly as you would be down at the
ships dock on time when II IL about y
Milford chronicle., 1903-11-20
Avoid Appearnnce Id EvII.

Small essential the next: The absti-
Uence from all appearance Of evil. The
taking care of your life's actions SO
that they may never be false lights
Turing your neighbOrs and friends upon
the fatal rocks Of sin. The refusal 10
eat meat, if by the eating you may
cause your brother 10 offend. "All
things may be lawful, but all things
are not expcdient," was the substance
Of the Pauline injunction to the Co
rinthian church. TO seem" may some
times be almost as great sin as to
be-" Mark you this: No man can af-
ford in any way to have his influence
cast upon the wrong side of any moral
question. Nearly all our great religious
teachers have recognized this truth.
We must abstain from all appearance
Of evil Oh account of our influence over
others We must abstain from all np-
pearance OF evil on account also OF
the FeuctiOnary evil influence upon our
selves. One OF the grea 1T bulwurks
against sin is the God in, anted deslEe
to be thought well Of by your neigh
ooISs n AAuAii On atCCouHliN pFlhElilAef,
ought to be ready. If necessary. to defy
the scOrn aud the sneer and the Op-
prObrlum and the persecution and the
Misrepresentation and the ridicule OfI
the human race. But every man may
desire that his neighbors and friends
think well Of him; that they should re-
gard his name as the synonym of hon
esty and truth and probity and recti-
tude. And when any man comes to
the dangerous condition In which he
does not care what his nelghbors think
about him; when he Intentionally and
recklessly stlrs up a hornets nest Of
needless criticism; when he tauntlngly
boasts that It does not matter what 9th.
erS may say. as long as be is not doing
wrong, then that mans feet are tread
ing the soft Qulcksands Of temptation
and walking along the narrow edge Of
the precipice of death
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-19

Rev. @. w. Wilson, of Bussey,
preached a very forcible sermon here
Sunday forenoon, at the quarterly
conference meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Goodwin left
Monday for Oskaloosa, where they
will make their home for about three
months, before going to California,
At the quarterly meeting held here
Saturday, Presiding Elder Lambert
appointed Rev, j. E, Gavin to assist
Rev. Bruner as pastor of the Harvey
and Tracy charge.
Thos. Matthews and Miss Stella
Steele were the contracting parties
to a pretty wedding which took place
last Thursday evening at the home Of
the BRIDES parents, MI. and Mrs Jas.
Steele. Squire H. Hodge performed
the ceremony, in the presence of
quite /. large company of friends and
relatives.
Mrs. A. Luther has leased her house
and blacksmith shop in Tracy to Jas.
Frazier, from near Columbia, who
will soon take possession. Mr.. Fra
zier will manufacture the famous
Christie knives in the blacksmith
shop, and also do a general black.
smith business. He will also conduct
a hotel in the dwelling which he has
leased.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-19
Notice of Sale.

In pursuance to an order Of the dis
trict court of FOLK county, Iowa, the
undersigned, receiver of the Christy
Coal Co., will receive sealed bids on
or before March 70, 1903, for the pur-
chase of all the assets of the Christy
Coal Co., except the books Of the COM
pany and accounts receivable; the
bids to be for payment in cash, and
accompanied by a certified check for
$4,000, payable to the order of the UNI
d~ersigned receiver, to be returned to
any bidder whose bid is not accepted,
and forfeited to the receiver for the
benefit of the company if the bidder
whose bid is accepted fails to take the
property, otherwise to be applied on
the purchase price. The purchase
price to be paid when the bid is APP
proved by the court, and conveyance
made to the bidder by the receiver.
All bids to be received with the right
reserved to reject any and all OF them.
The property consists Of an undivid-
ed se~yen.tenths interest in about for
ty-eight 48) acres of land, and the
coal Hereunder, adjoining the mine,
which is located on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railway, four (4)
miles east of Des Moines; over forty
(40) miners houses; leases with the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
way Co, Geo. G. Boggs, ]. HI. Dean,
and others, for mining privileges; one
pair hosting engines; n elevator
engine; one tail rope engine; one fan
engine; one extra fan engine; one
Christy box car loader; three boilers,
sixty-horse power, "a feet by AZ in;
two 16 #. by so in. boilers, with forty
six S-inch fues, each eighty horse
power; one track scales; one wagon
scales; 112 mine cars; twelve mine
mules; one engine house; 10000 feet
rs wire rope; $500 feet ~ wire rope;
forty tons of "T" iron track; one ii
foot fan; one shaft tower with dump
house; one weigh house, shute and
tipples; coal bins revolving screens;
one stock of goods and all other items
necessary to make up a complete and
well-equipped mine, and operate the
same. mi -e-E 1sy@e 4es
This is one of the best and most
completely equipped mining properties
in the Des Moines district, A full in
ventory of the property will be fur.
nished any one desiring it!!h 9@a PIT
The mine has been and Is in oper-
alton at a. profit, with the principal
output sold to railroads. The prop
erty will be shown anyone desiring to
Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this 25th
day of February, 1903.
silva J. e. Stout,
Receiver of the Christy Coal Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-19
HARRISON,

Yves Randall sold to Hobe Arm
strong q team CT mules: last week;
consideration 1915.
Harry Harding has gone to Mar
shalltown to secure work In the rail-
road machine shops,
Ernie Brubaker had a very sick
horse this week, requiring the SER
vices of aveterinary from Oskaloosa.
Grant Bolibaugh and Min Harding
were elected directors In Wilson dis
trict for two and three years.
John Donahue's Oldest child had a
slight stroke of paralysis, but has
partially recovered at this writing.
Lon Boals and Nettie Lloyd were
married last Wednesday at the home
of the BRIDES parents. They will
make their home on the Ensley farm
east of Cedar.
John Donahue has sold his farm to
the Lost Greek Fuel company, and
will give possession April 1st. The
company will move some of their
houses on the farm to accommodate
employees,
Last Sunday night Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. Picken had a fine baby boy come
to their home. This makes q pair of
them and Jim is jubilant. The same
night John Steele's wife made him a
similar present, and he now has Eve
boys to call him pa. .
Last Sunday evening at 8 O'Clock,
at the home OF her SON, John Thomas,
Grandmother Thomas passed awa-,
and was laid to rest beside her hus-
band in Highland cemetery Tuesday
morning. Mrs Thomas, or Aunt Polly,
as she was Familiarity known, came
to this country in an early day and she
lived to see great chRnges-dense
woods and swamp prairie converted
into fine farms, many now owned by
children of her former friends and
neighbors, and many kind words and
deeds received from her will be
cherished by these. From her child
rem has been taken something that
can never be rsplaced-a loving
mother.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-19
v

Ed Gray was an Ottumwa pas
senger Saturday.
John R. Sipes was in Oskaloosa
Friday and Saturday.
A. P. Mintonye has been very sick
during the past week. "
Mae Crossen was an Oskaloosa
business caller Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank johnson were
Ottumwa shoppers Thursday.
D. L. Haywood, of Unionville, Mo-,
is here looking for a location.
L. 8. belong left Tuesday for
Kansas City to reside for a few
months. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Burlington, OF
Kirkville, spent Sunday with Major
McOlain.
Miss Daisy Harding was among
those on the sick list during the last
few days.
F.sBickford, who has been working
at Tioga, was home to spend Sunday
with his family.
John Wright, of Oskaloosa, was
down Friday for 3 short visit with
VIII Lucas and family. "
p Mrs. M. r. Criswell moved Friday
to her new home on the corner OF
Main and Third streets. .-.'A =
Rev. B. W. Pettitt, of avery,
preached at the Christian church
Wednesday and Thursdaysevening.
t-I."... .r.".
Among the Oskaloosa callers Sat-
urday were Mayor Funk, VIII lager,
Mrs. E. M. Fausnangh and Miss Ida
WEIGH. ass
Miss Louise jaeger will leave just
after Easter for the Sacred Heart
C0venent at Omaha where she will
take a term 10 music and German.
Miss Mauds Meyers returned Fri
day after a two weeks visit at Oska-
loosa with her cousin, Miss Cora
Meyers, who accompanied her home.
Mr. and Mrs. W R. Nelson and
son, Rufus, of Oskaloosa, came down
Saturday for a short visit with Mrs.
Nelson's daughter, Mrs. viii Powell.
DR.. Vance performed an operation
last Thursday morning on Mrs. Fred
Crossen who has been very sick for
the past month. Her many friends
will be glad to hear that she is very
much improved.
Last Thursday morning there was
considerable excitement in the north
end of.town caused by a tramp who
acted more like an insane person.
After frightening several ladies he
attempted to choke Oscar Meyers,
who was on his way to school, but,
the boy succeeded in getting away
more frightened than hurt. The man
was finely landed in jail. Mayor
Funk gave him a sentence of thirty
days.
March 16. AMATEUR.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-19
NORTH MALAYSIA.

The times show thrift among the
farmers at the present which every
one likes to see.
E. E. Whitehill bought 80 head of
fine yearling Argus and short horns
for less than four cents a pound. !
All present appearances 90 to show
that not only a large acreage OF corn
will go in this coming season but
also an effurt ia BENG maoet 10 in
crease largely the crop of hogs
DR.. Hurst, of Chicago, moved his
work hand onto his place in Union
township last week and intends to do
some improving. We understand he
will set out large orchard of several
acres.
Jas. Thompson, near New Sharon,
sold his farm of 80 acres to Chris
Naffziger for SIS per acre, and MT,
to stay on the place until next March
by paying 6 per cent on all money
paid down, All land sold now IL
mostly sold on these conditions. ,
Happy are those who had their
moving done before these bad roads
madetheir appearance. Under these
circumstances the price of hay has
gone up a dollar on the ton. A very
good time now to talk about having
q better road system. Also a word
on better schools, as from present
conditions itlooks as though there Is
a tendency towards O dearth in this
direction. We hear of no raising of
wages only a change Of directors.
March II. w.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-19
WWNW@V@W~~@V
CORRESPONDENCE ;
PEoRIA.

PEORIA.
Geo. B. Appel has bought the home
farm.
The M. e. church will soon have a
new orgAn.
Louis Wright has commenced work
at Lynnville.
Uncle Will Dunwoody is quite sick
with Rheumatism.
Mrs. VIM. Rice is suffering quite
severely with rheumatism.
j.. L. Timhrell has bought the ten
acre farm where Anisa Milledge now
lives.
Mrs. Nancy Tice, of Newton, was
visiting last week with her daughter,
Mrs. O. l.. McAuley.
Mrs. Mary Keller was quite sick
last week with heart trouble, but is
now able to be about again.
Rupor says sheesley s. McAuley
have sold their stock of goods to I.
]. Ashton and John Brewer.
Peoria is starting a real boom, and
when we get our electric road and
telephone come over and Q us.
o. b. Hess having failed to qualify
as commander of Shiloh Post, j. s.
Wharton was elected last Saturday
to fill vacancy.
Mrs. Francis Wharton has been
having q very sore and painful thumb,
caused by q felon. DIR. Logue lanced
1t and it is much better.
John Swank has decided to raise,
enlarge, put on new windows and
doors and new siding On the house he
bought of j. 8. Wharton.
G. Vanderhart will build a large
dwelling house 26x2S it., Is 1T. stud
ding, with modern improvements.
L. E. Forbes & Son will do the work.
w. N. Hunt was elected director
for this school district. He has Sc
cured John G. Ryan for room No. 1
for the school year. Has not hired
a teacher for No. 2. .
The play, "Hazel Adams, . given by
home talent at the ballast Thursday
evening, was we'll rendered to a good
house. The proceeds, SIS, 60 to the
Woodmen.
Stock of all kinds is looking we'll
and there will be an abundance OF
roughness. Grass is already begin
ming to look green and pastures that
were not cropped short will soon have
good grazing.
The past week was the warmest OF
the winter and was excellent to dry
the mud in the roads. The roads
have been nearly impossible for some
time, but a few more days of sun
shine will make them %passable.
March 16. PEoRIAITE.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-19
ROCK ISLAND AGENTS,
Hold Conference Here With Divis-
ion Officials.

An important meeting of the super
%intendent of the Iowa Division of the
Rock Island and his traffic officials
and the agents of the Des Moines Val
ley and the Fort Dodge lines of the
Rock Island system was held in this
city Tuesday afternoon at the Hotel
Downing.
The officers of the division who were
present were:
Division Superintendent ". H. Given
of Des Moines.
M. A. Patterson, Asst. General
Freight Agent, Davenport. Is
L. E. Severance, Travelling Freight
Agent, Davenport.
l.. K. Cone, Asst. General Auditor,
Chicago. .
Phil J. Rupp, Travelling Freight
Agent, Des Moines.
The agents are called together in
conference with the officers for the
purpose of having a general under
standing Of the business matters in
prospect and for the instruction in the
things that are of vital Importance to
the interests of the road. A number
of the agents of the more important
towns of the road who have charge of
the handling of considerable quanti-
ties of freight along the Des Moines
Valley and the Fort Dodge lines were
present. Several Of the gentlemen
came in this morning and Phil Rupp
and .4e local agent, Mr.. Woods, acted
as a reception committee and looked
after the entertainment of the ar
rivals. All of the gentlemen did not
arrive until after the afternoon train
south bound at 2:15 O'Clock. ~
In the mean time the party already
in the city took dinner at the Hotel
Downing, and the after dinner hour,
while waiting for the late arrivals,
was spent, about. the city.
1t was the frs. trip to Oskaloosa for
many of the gentlemen. All of them
had heard Of oskaloosa, but some were
with us for the first time. All express
ed surprise and pleasure at the gem
eral hospitality extended by u peo-
pie and the splendid appearance of
the city.
The agents in the city were:
C. l.. Brown, Trainmaster, Des
Moines.
r. D. Torrington, T. P. A, Daven-
port.
ADD AGENTS
H. E. Scott, agent, Ottumwa.
J.. G.. Finnessey, agent, Evans.
C. E. McGlasson, agent, Keokuk.
T. s. Douds, agent, Prairie City.
j. M. Cox, agent, Pella.
A. Smart, agent, Perry.
w. E. Humphreys, agent, FIT. Dodge.
S. H. Jones, agent, Beacon.
A. L. Snodgrass, agent, Given.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-19
90 to Vim. Mattison g. Sons for
harness, trunks, suit ase and
vaIIaAa.
Referees Sale.

The land belonging to the late L.
r. Thompson, deceased, described as
folio VS., is offered for sale, to-wit:
The south half "a of the southeast
quarter ~ section IS, and the north
east quarter "a Of the southeast
quarter (4) section 10, and the west
fractional one-half of the southwest
quarter "a section IS, all in town
ship seventy-four az, range fifteen
(lE), in Mahaska county, Iowa; To-
Gated two miles south of the town of
Muchakinock. Terms, part cash the
balance secured by a first mortgage
on the land. F. II. Loring, Referee.
Office with Cowan & Hambleton over
Huber & Kalbach's hardware store,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
March 10, 1908. 32w4