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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-04
E.PWORTH: L.EAGuE.
Topic For the Week beginning Dec.
8, Lost and HELPLESS. "a Man
without Christv-Text, John
xii, 37-43, Heb. Iii, IL.

Take heed lest there shall be in any
one of YOU an evil heart of unbelief, In
falling away from the living God"
"They loved the glory that is of men
more than the glory that is of God"
1t is not so very long ago that much
was said of the depravity Of human
nature and the desperate wickedness
of the heart. The creeds of most of the
churches still have articles similar to
that of the Methodist Episcopal church,
which speaks of original or birth sin"
as 'the corruption of the nature of ev-
cry man that naturally is engendered
of the offspring of Adam, whereby man
is very far gone from original right
eousness and of his own nature in
clined to evil, and that continually"
Little, however is heard at the present
time of the evil of human nature and
the lost condition of men. The atten
ton of the people has been turned from
the study of soul life and spirit nature
so completely by the study of material
things and the intoXication of discov
cry, invention, trade and luxury has
SO absorbed all interest that the true
condition and nature of man have been
largely lost to view. 1t has now come
about that in the pulpits of the most
orthodox denominations preachers may
declare without challenge and the daily
press publish without comment that
goodness and not sin is natural to
man. The human heart is first and
fundamentally good. Sin is as unnat
ural to the heart as disease to the
body. God then Is as congenial to
man as sunlight is to the plant" In
deed! And really this is wonderful!
Since when has man so gloriously and
wonderfully changed?
This gospel is not the gospel of Jesus
Christ No wonder men are not made
better under its preaching. No wonder
that ritualism spreads. Under such
preaching the minister may we'll be-
come a priestly performer of churchly
rites and symbolic ceremonies and
burning incense take the place of saint
ly prayers.
The need is for prophetic preachers
of righteousness and great spiritual
truths. Men are wicked. The heart
Sill anu dtNCltl OGl uOM
among men and listen to their talk
and watch their doines anywhere in
city or country among the rich or poor
and then say ''sin is unnatural and
goodness is natural' if you can.
One needs not to go into the Sums
to know that men are lost and sinners
exceedingly against God and their fell
low men. If he will go among men
anywhere With open heart he will
grow heartsick It the sights and
sounds Men are desperately lost and
there is no power % save chem but in
Jesus Christ The recovery must be
to love Of God and purity. No culture,
no wealth, ne philosophy, can cure this
disease. Men are as corrupt now as in
the days of Isaiah, as in the days OF
Christ
Our duty is TO bring them a gospel of
hope. cure for sin, and not proc
lamation Of their natural goodness.
is true now as when Jesus spoke
the words
Except We repent We shall all like
wise perish
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-04

Among the mysteries there is none
greater than that of answered prayer.
How does God answer it? BY law?
In law? Above law? We do not know,
nor how to pray as we ought do we
know. We are sure that God must
somehow respond to His child when
he cries to Him, and we are quite ms
sure that prayer at its best can be little
more than that which Whittier de-
cares, "Thy will be done" 1t is a
peaceful condition Of mind to come
into, and in il we can beat back the
pillows of doubt and distrust and mis-
giving as from nowhere else. Baptist
Commonwealth.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-04
len.e romorraw with God.

Would it not be better to leave to-
morrow with God: That is what is
troubling men tomorrow's tempta-
tions, tomorrow's difficulties, tomor-
rows burdens, tomorrow's duties Mar
tin I.uthcr in his autobiography says.
II have one preacher that love better
than any other on earth. 1t is my little
tame robin. which breaches to me daily
l put his crumbs upon my window sill,
especially at night. He hops on to the
sill when he wants his supply and
takes as much as he desires to satisfy
his need From thence he always hops
to little tree close by and lifts up his
voice to God and sings his carol of
praise and gratitude, tucks his little
head under his wing and goes fast to
sleep and leaves tomorrow TO look after
itself. He is the best preacher that |
have on earth.'-H. w. Webb-Peploe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-04
The Lewis and Clark Fair.

The Lewis and Clark fair, plan
ned to be held in Portland, Ore, in
the summer Of 1905, is to comment
crate the centennial of the crossing
of the continent by the explorers
whom Jefferson induced to under
take the difficult task soon after the
completion of his bargain for the
Louisiana territory. They went up
the Missouri river, crossed the
Rocky mountains and followed down
the course of the Columbia river to
the Pacific.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-04
A cry IN TIE NIGHT

Has caused many a sympathetic moth
er acute distress. A little one in ago
ny from irritation that would be un-
bearable in an older one. ParOIa, heal
ing and soothing gives relief at once,
and prevents return. Careful mothers
indorse IT, Price % cents. Sold by
Henry NJ Smith.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-04
ny the Radiance of God.

Keep your conduct abreast of your
conscience and very soon your con-
science viii be illumined by the radi-
ance of God w NJ Taylor, d. y.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-04
Madam, Is Your Toilet Table Properly
Prepared2

You may imagine ii is, and it may
be. butnots unless AseptikOn, the fra
grantantiSeptic tooth powder, is prom
inent This preparation is perfection
favored by fastidious folks and indorsed
by dentists who know. Price 25 cents
For sale by Henry M. Smith
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
NOVELTY SUIT PATTERNS

gf All Cf1G wanted N1f109 are f1GrGs
 Here's few exceptional values selected from our immense AS EORTMENT of BLACK DRESS GOODS:
 36nch Meose, Cheyot and Bianne Monday the yard 40c 64nch Granite and Sician Monday the yard .75c 64nch Amoure Pebble and Melose the yard Monday 9Sc 10nch Zbns Ohevio Cancels H etc., yard Monday $1 20 54nch Keey Nub Suitng, Zbelne Broadcloth These
 goods worth $9 O. Monday they the yard s1 39
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
Our Clothing Department.

We have placed sale entire New Line of CHDS REEF FRS and BOYS OvERCOATS complete recorder stock of MEMS PANTS and BOYS KNEE PANTS 50 Chids Reefers handsomely trimmed. $2.9S 75 Boys Kersey Raglan Overcoas .$2.74 100 Boys Kersey Raglan Overcoas ...........$3.9 3.9S
 OurMENS OVERCOAT stock is thoroughly complete have
 splendid of these goods guaranteed article We sell these goods like do everything else this department pop ular prices No big poft but every article Rock sides our higher priced lines offer
 75 Beaver Overcoats S4.9S 50 Oxford Raglans at ........... $6.0S 35 Novelty Chevot Ragans at $S4S
 All of these lines fully 25 per less than you buy elsewhere.
 We direct your special attention extra Pants for MEN, Over 2000 pairs received during the past genuine all wool article worth $350 offer SPAS All grades up $6 pair. Nothing higher
 Mothers notice the quality of the Boy Pants at soc pa Strictly all wool This also just received and repre- sents what other dealers place in their 75c line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
THE SHOE STORE

Home COn1fOr6 in FOOtNWear.
 For these cold nights and mornings nothing would like and comfortable than have pair of FUR TRIMMED FELT OR VELVET JULIETS.
 Ladies' Black Felt medium toe and heel, the pair 75c Ladies' Black and Red felt and velvet the pair .OO Ladies' Black and Gold velvet fur trimmed the pair $1.5O Ladies' Red and Gold velvet fur trimmed, the pair 50 Ladies' Light Fancy Velvet fur trimmed the pair .5O Ladies' Green Brocaded Velvet fur trimmed the pair Ladies' Kid Vamp, fur trimmed Princess the pair .OO
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-19
The Automatic Carrier no Good,

Nelson S. Howell, of Cummings, has
invented an automatic rural route mail
carrier which will work from any dis
lance up to thirty miles. 1t picks up
and delivers mail without regard to
muddy roads, or washout bridges and
can be worked from the main Office by a
man in blue overalls and jumper, thus
doing away entirely with the human
carrier and the rig. If we were farm
er, we would assum a hostile attitude
with regard to the new carrier. We
would demand to see the critter sell a
stamp. We would ask it to wait the
fraction OF second while we put the
final touches to postal card. We'd
like to see it stop and sympathize with
us when the weekly farm magazine fail
ed to turn up. We want to know how
in the thunder wire contraption could
stop and tell us whether we could drive
to town without swimming the creek or
how the crops look over the divide.
Machinery is gradually knocking the
poetry and interest out of everything.
1t may succeed in knocking out the
rural mail carrier, but as long as the
farmer has kick this is not probable.
The automatic mail carrier will fail be-
because of it's lack of sociability.--Non-
narail
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-19
GEN. J. 3. WEAVER.
His Terrific Arraignment of the
Machine.

The following, from the recent address
of Gen. Weaver is one of the most scath-
ing arraignments in the English Ian
guage:
The machine in politics is an organ
lied breach of faith on the part of a few
members of party to defeat the will of
the majority.
1t ties the grass across the path Of
the people that they may stumble, fall
and be robbed before they can get up.
1t defeats their will at every turn. Its
policy is spoils. 1t stands for no prin-
ciple. 1t is the armed praetorian band
in politics, against the disorganized and
unarmed masses. 1t is the rapacious
trust in the affairs of the state. 1t OBJ
tains letters of marque and draws its
succor from buccaneer corporations and
has for it's mouthpiece the subsidized
press. No truly representative man
was ever placed or kept in power
through it's agency. Great men do not
need a machine. Their Creator placed
rightful scepter in their hands. This
malevolent instrument which we call
the machine, is fashioned to destroy
great men and elevate mediocrity. A
great man is either the untitled reign
ing prince in a state, or he is the heir
apparent to the throne of trust and af-
fection among people. The machine
slaughters him when he is asleep, as
Macbeth killed Duncan, King of Scot
land, and for the same reason they
want his place. The purpose of the
machine is to keep the right man out
and put the wrong man in, and this is
its uniform operation. 1t is the instru-
ment of junta and is worse than royal
ty, for that form of authority occasion
ally gives to the world great ruler.
The machine never. 1t is merger of
the small man and the sneak. To bor-
row similitude from pathology, the
party machine is the conceration of gov
eminent and BODIES dissolution. All the
healthy blood of the body polite is
forced to feed his monstrum herendum.
Returning to the heart it carries its
venom to the center of political vitality.
A few centuries back, and now in some
places, when a bad man wished to get
rid of noble rival he hires some one to
assassinate him. The machine takes the
place of the assassin. To tolerate it
means speedy death to all the cherished
ideals Of the republic. All the republic
can members Of congress from Iowa
belong to the Iowa machine. Our SEN
ior senator is the vincture which holds
the machine together and his protracted
incumbency of the senatorial Office
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-19
ARunaway Bicycle.

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of ]. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, ILL.,,
1t developed stubborn ulcer unyield-
ing to doctors and remedies for four
years. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured. It's just as good for Burns,
Scalds, Skin Eruptions and Piles. Csc,
at LIP. Van Werdens Drug Store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-19

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Mike Grogan, landlord of the depot
hotel at Van Vert, had business in this
cityTuesday.
Frank Manning, the north side grocer,
had business calling him to Des Moines
last Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Zimmerman went to ST..
Charles last Friday to visit a few days
with relatives.
Mrs. Emma Thompson was a passenger
for Humeston Saturday, where she will
visit relatives.
VIM. Gray and son Arthur went to La
moni last Thursday for short visit
with relatives.
Miss Maude Wilson went to Des
Moines last Friday for few days visit
| with relatives.
E. G. Stewart, of Humeston, former
, merchant of this city, had business in
Leon Tuesday.
! Mrs. ]. Hoffhines went to Des Moines
last Thursday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. l.. S. Truesdell.
| Miss Mary Rock and mother, Mrs. M.
Gillian left Tuesday for a visit with rel
atives at Milan, Mo.
E. j. Sankey and daughter Mrs. Lois
Dorrance left Monday for few days
visit at Kahoka, Mo.
Mrs. George Wallace, of Lineville, was
visiting her many friends in this city
the first of the week.
Miss Winnie Mills was passenger.
for Des Moines Tuesday to visit few
days with her sister.
Miss LYDIA Fulton, of Davis City, visit
ed over Sunday in this city with her
friend, Miss Eva Gardner.
Mesdames R. N. Leeper, j. J. Weaver,
and N. Horn of Pleasanton, were in Leon
the latter part Of last week.
Glen Bernard arrived yesterday morn
ing from Chicago to visit few days
with his mother in this city.
Mrs. May Jenkins departed last Fri
day for Columbus Junction for a short
visit with Mrs. Ella Duncan.
Miss Cevo Behold, of Waterloo, arriv-
ed in this city last Thursday on visit
to her friend, Miss B Myers.
Mrs. 1. N. Clark departed last Thurs
her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Parrish.
Freight clerk A. II. Lowe and family
returned yesterday from ten day visit
with relatives at Burr Oak, Mich.
Mrs. Ada Williamson, who has been
visiting relatives in this city, returned
to her home insDavis City Monday.
Mrs. Dick Smith went to Des Moines
last Thursday where she will spend a
Week visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Gertrude Watson, who has been
visiting relatives in this city, returned
Saturday to her home in Humeston.
Mrs. Mamie Depew and little daugh-
ter left last Thursday for Clarinda,
where they will make their future home.
Mrs. Eldora Boeger, the Davis City
milliner,and Miss Annie Spurrier, of La
moni, were visiting Leon friends Tues
day.
D. A. McMains, the auctioneer at
Derby, came to Leon Saturday and call
ed the big stock sale for Sigler & Mat
thews.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Matthews were
passengers for Des Moines last Thurs
day where they visited relatives until
Saturday.
Mrs. Lille McCiaran, of Davis City,
spent a few days in this city the latter
part of last week visiting at the home
of VIM Biggs.
r. W. Boeger, prominent merchant
of Grand River, had business in Leon
yesterday and made The REPORTER
pleasant call.
Mrs. Nellie Wharton, Of Alton, came
to Leon last Thursday for short visit
with her brother, DR.. ]. w. Rowell, and
numerous friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-19

r. A. Rohr returned from Charlton
last Friday.
"a. r. Bowsher had business in Lamont
last Friday.
John Hurst was a, Pleasanton visitor
last Thursday.
Gene Alexander was passenger for
Ridgeway Monday.
Miss Laura Evans was passenger for
Van Vert Tuesday.
Tom Pennison was passenger for
Davis City Monday.
Marion Woodland had business in De-
catur last Thursday.
J. T. Lane was a passenger for Des
Moines last Thursday.
Miss Eva Rhea spent few hours
nPleasanton Tuesday.
Court reporter John Parrish returned
from Creston Saturday.
John Shields, of Decatur, had business
in this city last Friday.
Glen jenkins had business calling him
to Clinton, Mo-, Tuesday.
Robert Trembly, of Charlton, had bus
ness in this city yesterday.
Mrs. M. Vanostrand had business at
Garden Grove last Thursday.
C.5B. Townsend, of Decatur, had bust
ness in this city last Thursday.
Capt. Ward, of Decatur, was transact
ing business in this city Monday.
Clark Beck, of Grand River, was in
Leon the latter part of last week.
WI. Bassett and wife, of Decatur
City, were Leon visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Horace Brown, of Pleasanton,
was visiting Leon friends Monday.
County auditor J. r. Gill went to Des
Moines last Thursday on business.
Mrs. Marion Osborn returned last
Friday from short visit at Osceola.
Miss Lena Trembly came down from
Charlton yesterday on short visit.
N. Morgan returned Monday from
short visit with friends at Akron Mo.
Sterl Coin, of Tennessee" was trans
acting business in Leon last Thursday.
Miss Gretchen Myers returned last
Thursday from a short visit at Lamont.
Mrs. Claude Lorey returned from a
short visit at Garden Grove last Friday
DR.. II. G. Bone, of Grand River, was
business visitor in this city yesterday.
VIM. Barry, of Bethany, came to Leon
last Thursday for a short visit with his
son.
e. B. McClelland returned last Thurs
day from a business trip to Aechison,
Kas.
Mrs. Lyss jenkins returned Tuesday
from visit with relatives at Scottville,
Kas. .4
Judge r. L. Parrish had business call
ing him to Des Moines Monday for few
days.
A. D. Fransham and wife went to
Ridgeway yesterday for few days
visit.
Mrs. o. Chasey, of Lamont, had bust
ness in this city the latter part of last
week.
Miss Carrie Redman, of DeKalb was
visiting in Leon the latter part of last
week.
Miss Margaret Hurst returned last
Saturday from short visit at Des
Moines.
o. E. Tullis and l. N. McDonough had
real estate business at Blythedale, Mo-,
Tuesday.
Attorney Frank Miller, of Garden
Grove, had court business in this city
Monday.
Robert McCaull, of Garden Grove,
was transacting business in Leon last
Saturday.
Miss Fannie Evans returned Saturday
from short visit with her sister at
Kellerton.
L.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-19
Didn't Want to Serve.

The Emmetsburg (Ia,) Democrat pub
lished a letter from juror, written to
Judge Quarton declining to serve at a
term of court. 1t is as follows:
deer Judge:" l got your letter tellin
me to come to algona & do dooty on the
joory & l rite you these fue lines to let
you know that you'll have to get some
one else fer it amt so can leave home
now got to do some butchering & sort
over lot of apples just about the time
the joory will be sittin in court. ST Jack
man of this town says he would as soon
go as notgo, fer he amt nothing else to
do jes now, so you had better send fer
him j hate the worstest way not to
obledge you, but it amt SO can at
present.
Ennyoow amt much on law, never
having been joorymon oepting when
Old Bud Siles got killed with the cars
here some time ago when was one
that set on the body with the korner,
so you had better send fer ST Jackman
for he has got some kin in algona he
wants to visit ennyoow g. he is willing
to 60 fer his car fare here and back.
ANGER back if you want ST.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-19

OUR PERSONALLY MENTION

Persons friends visiting them knowing visiting
will
person. OF telephone. rs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-19

simply shows how long coupling pin
will wear when the wagon is running
upon smooth roads and the strain re-
duced to the minimum"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-11-19

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money if it fails to cure. G. w
Groves signature is each box Csc.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-02
FEW GOING HOME TO VOTE.


WASHINGTON. Oct SLIT is Gus
tomary on the Saturday preceding
election day FOR large number OF de-
partieeut employees. amounting some
times 10 several thousands. to leave
Washington Tor their homes in the
various yates ia order to cast their
votes. tbs year, however. has not
Witnessed Y he customary exodus. In
CURRY at tn.Sheaduuarters Of the ma
tonal committees shows that very
few are taking advantage of the oppor-
unity to revisit their homes at little
expense.
IN nearly all OF the states the re-
suit OF the election can be forecasted
with certainty, and only in Ohio is the
situation believed to be sufficiently
close TO act as an incentive for the
Buckeye employees 10 journey home
President Roosevelt believes 1t to
be the duty OF citizen to vote at ev-
cry election ana in consequence OF
this belief ne viii be on of the few
public officials who will go home to
vote He has arranged TO leave Wash
lngion Monday night, an special
rain, so as to arrive at Oyster Bay
in time 10 vote early and be back in
the White House Tuesday evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-02
SAYS GRAM OF RADIUM
Lives" 10000 YEARS.

CHICAGO, Oct 31.-The shortest
possible existence of a gram of the
newly discovered metal, radium. is
of life" not less than 10000 years,
according to an original estimate
made before the Physics club of the
University of Chicago yesterday by
Professor r. A Miiliken
A minute sample of the new metal
was exhibited 10 the students. This
was the first bit OF the metal seen at
the university, Its cost being almost
prohibltive. Professor Milliken had
one-tenth of mlligram OF radium.
1t was in a little box. one side OF
which was a microscope The room
was darkened. and in the box one
could see the light from the radio-ae-
tiyity. or constant giving off of par
'ticles from the substance. One per
cent of the activity, Professor Mill
kan explained. is in rays similar 10
cathode rays.
Professor Milikan exclaimed that rad
io-activity is "a associative process
by which the molecule is being dis
integrated," that 1t is constantly break
ing up. He explained that all the par
ticles within the molecule keep in
constant motion. The result is that
the temperature of the metal is two
degrees higher than that of the sur
rounding air.
IAN radioactive substances are
continually dislntegrnting and must
eventually disappear" said the Dro-
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-02
THE PENNSYlVANlA'S TUNNEL
UNDER MANHATTAN.

The details of the stupendous I'M
iertaking of the Pennsylvania rail.
road to tunnel under Manhattan Is
land and the Two great waterways
bounding it were recently published
md are naturally attracting world
vide attention in railroad. financial
md engineering circles. In giving a
MI description of The work The En-.
cheering News declares that the pro-
position is "one of the boldest in the
history of engineering" So bold is
{, indeed, tina, some eminent engi-
1eers are said to have doubts regard
ng the possii lay OF carrying 1t out.
aotwithstauo.uS the fact that The rail-
-oad comp ny has created board of
six engine OF great reputation who
ave guaranteed TO complete success
tully The four classes of work called
Tor.
The estimated cost of the tunnel,
he sole purpose OF which is to give
he Pennsylvania Railroad New York
md Long Island terminals and to con
acct Manhattan and Long Island with
he main land and with each other. is
i50,0G0,O00 In brief, it Is proposed
o construct a tunnel 90 miles long
partly on land and N4rtly under water
through one OF the most unstable ma
erials ever encountered by engineers
n subaqueous tunneling. The general
plan is for tunnel from the west
side of the New Jersey bluffs opposite
Manhattan, under the North river.