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The Morris County chronicle., 1903-09-18
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2O--Comment by Rev. S. II. Doyle
Topic-Why and how we should bear
witness for Christ.Acts V, G-32
Times change with the passing years
and centuries Witness bearing for
Christ is very different today from
what It was in the time of the apos-
ties In the early Christian centuries
and amid the denominationaI contro-
versies and antagonisms of the later
centuries. Then to bear witness for
Christ meant the possibility of serious
persecution and even martyrdom. But
Christian men and women did not fal-
ter In their witnessing for these rea-
SONS. The apostles, when commanded
not to teach in the name Of Jesus, kept
on teaching, and when brought to task
for their disobedience calmly but bold
ly replied, "We ought to obey God
rather than man"
Today we are not called upon to Wit
ness for Christ under the same circum-
stances or at the risk of the apostles
and early Christians, and yet the duty
Of witnessing for Christ is Just as in
cumbent upon US as upon our ances-
tors in the faith. Methods have
changed, but the thing itself has not
changed. /. We should bear witness
for Christ because we have been di-
vinely commanded to do so. Christ
has commanded us TO LET our light
shine to confess Him before men
and we also ought to obey Cod While
there are no men today to command us
not to teach in His name. there are
often other things to discourage US In
our witnessing, but they should not be
allowed to have dominion over us. 2
We should bear witness because of
what Christ has done He has died on
the cross to save the world from sin
and the world needs to know the facts
Of His life. death, resurrection, ascen-
sion and of His power to save. And
Il the world does know, the church
must give forth this knowledge and
every Christian should do his part as
a witness bearer g. We should wit
ness for Christ because we will want
Him to confess us. He has promised
to confess us if we confess Him. bu'
declares that He will not confess us
before our Father in heaven If we d.
NOT confess Him upon earth.
As there are different reasons fol
confessing Christ. so there are different
ways OF confessing Christ, /. There
Is the confessional method, the con
Tossing of Christ by uniting with the
visible church Of Christ All who be
lieye in Christ should confess Him in
this way, take their stand among tht
people of God and let the world know
where they stand. 2. The conversa
tional method. This is presenting
Christ to those who have not accepted
Him We should witness for Him by
telling others what He has done for us
and leading them to accept Him 8
The eps!olary method. This is the
living method, being living epistles
read and known of all men" that we
are Christians.
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II Was a ,SucceSS
In One 6U0y

A young lady who engages largely In
church and mission work was recently
the moving spirit In some amateur the.
atricals which were got up in the In.
terests of a deserving local charity
The entertainment was billed, and the
performance was duly given in the
town hall. But somehow or other nc
notice was taken of II In the local
newspapers. A few days later a friend
met the young lady In question. wher
the conversation turned to the theatric.
ais.
"Was the entertainment a successY'
81 should think 1t was" replied the
lady, with smile. "Why, we got over
f20."
els that soY' said the friend. "Then
you must have had large audience n
well, no." she replied. Eve only
took In Is Cd. at the door, but father
gave us a check for f20 II we would
promise never to do It again.
Bits.
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"That historical novel of yours
doesn't read as II you had studied his
tory much" said the brutal critic
THANK you, said the author whom
nothing disconcerts. This is the first
time you have given me credit for orig
inality. Washington Star
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For Crude Drugs.

Of common plants occur
2 Instances as weeds, fur
roperiy collected and cured
such as are now imported
rt from Europe and else
'ecent farmers bulletin of
ent Of agriculture contains
and cuts of such plants,
collecting, handling and
a list Of dealerS In drugs
ers.
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"No, Jimmie, am not going to Mag
gle Mulligan's party The Mulligans
amt In our set. an don't like Maggie,
am I've rot nuthin' to wear, an be
sides, amt been invited, anyhow?'--
Louisville Courier Journal
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Miss Beacon (from Boston)-T sup
pose you encouraged your daughter to
study Browning?
Major Wick-The practical kind.
Miss Beacon Practical?
Major Wick Yes; browning beef
steak and potatoes. Philadelphia Rec
ord.
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PEOPLE OF THE DR1
The view COMMANDER.

General John G. Black, the newly
elected commander In chief of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, entered
the army during the war Of the rebel
lion as a private and left it brevet
brigadier general. He was born in
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What 1t Means to Have Nerve

Il shall not give you up he declared.
Il will win you vet, will make you
love me in spite of yourself
Pm SO glad" she told herself after
he had gone. that had the courage to
do 1t. What good time shall have
now for awhile. * Chicago Record-Her
aid.
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Ethel said: "Algernon seems devoted
10 Madge with unremifting constancy."
"Yes," George answered "That is
his great speciality"
"What is?"
"Unremitting constancy. He has
owed me $40 for two years. Brooklyn
Eagle.
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Cranberry Lake. !.

Is cool and shady; bowling, boating
and other amusements, only IS cents
for further particulars address Guy
Adams, ID. z. A., 749 Broad street,
Newark. N. j.
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Fer Protection. .

Bobby-Oh, Mr.. Bristles, wisht |
had mustache Just like yours!
Mr.. B.--Ahl Then you think it's be.
coming, Bobby?
Bobby-Naw! But If / had that
thing on my face none Of these old la
dies d be allus tryin' to kiss meL-New
York Evening Journal.
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HINTS FOR FARMERS
Spraying Potatoes.

A few years ago the process of apply
ing solution Of paris green on TWEEN
ty acre field of potatoes with hand
sprinkler or a blow gun was job to be
dreaded and took number of days.
Now it is easily accomplished with a
barrel sprayer on wheels automatically
arranged so that the revolving wheels
drive the force pump that is so ADJUST
ed that it sprays four rows at time,
while the farmer drives the team and
rides on a comfortable seat. A forty
acre field can be sprayed in day, says
a Maine correspondent Of American
Cultivator
A large amount of bordeaux mixture
is being used on the vines as pre-
ventive against the blight or rust
that occasionally appears on the vines
early in the season, stopping further
growth and rotting the tubers in the
ground. This mixture is composed Of
lime and vitriol usually mixed with the
paris green and applied in the same
manner. Many of our best farmers
have applied it for some years and
have advocated its use, but until this
season it has not been generally used
Many looked upon 1t with suspicion.
But facts are stubborn things Last
season where it was used the vines re-
manned green until killed by the late
autumn frosts. Other fields where 1t
was not used the vines were blackened
and dead early in the season and the
yield not more than one-half or two
thirds as great as the adjoining fields
where the mixture had been judiciously
applied.
Liability of Farmer Employers.
An English farm laborer recently
died from blood poisoning, and his wild
ow brought suit for damages against
his employer under the provisions of
the workmens compensation act. 1t
was shown that the deceased had suf-
fered an abrasion of the skin ON the
nape of the neck as the result of car
rying heavy bags of fertilizer upon his
shoulders, and the Inflammation that
followed developed into blood poison
ing, the inference being that the wound
was poisoned by the fertilizing mate
rial.
Although il did not appear that the
employer had been unduly careless or
that he had imposed unnecessary risk
upon his employee. the court ordered
him to pay f150 (nearly $3.50 to the
widow and children of the deceased
workman, and as an appeal was taken
he was ordered to pay the widow f2 a
month until the matter was settled
The case is of interest to farmers gen
orally as showing the sweeping nature
of a law that would seem at first
thought to apply chiefly to factories
and other lines of Industrial effort far
removed from the farm.-Rural New
Yorker.
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ATLANTIC CITY
HOTEL COLUMBIA

Directly on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Every room ocean view. Unexcelled in ap
continents Elevator, etc. Reduced Spring
rates. Booklet. r. R. JOHNSON.
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A sniIing Mngnate.

David Wilcox, the railway magnate
and lawyer, has always been noted for
his urbanity, and from time to time he
INDUCES himself and his colleagues in
a little philosophizing on the value of
the smile that won't come off"
Like other big railway presidents, he
has pass over the New York elevated
system. WhiN entering through the
Fifty eighth street station recently a
companion noticed that he lightly touch
ed the brim of his hat and nodded in
his wonted smiling way to the gateman
Your smile seems as irresistible
with ticket choppers as it is with rail
road directors, and as 1t used to be
with juries." observed a friend
Let me tell YOU" was the reply,
that ia have to show my pass to that
gateman every time went by If |
didn't offer the salute. And it is safe
rule Of life give man a smile and
he's much less inclined to give you the
ia ha'"
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superHuous.

you've taken whole lot Msore
woEds to write up that little shooting
scrap last night at the Jumping Cata.
mount saloon than you needed" the
editor Of the Cory Gulch Screamer said
to the new reporter. We're crowded
today"
How can | shorten itT' asked the
reporter
"You have written here that Co
manche Pete called Wild Dick a liar
and Dick instantly drew his revolver
and shot him All you need to say Is
that he called Wild Dick liar, and
then add few words about the ar.
rangements for the funeral" Chicago
Tribune.
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BIBLE READINGS.

Ps. evil 1-3; cxlv, 1-12; Dan. vi. 1925;
Matt. V, II, 15; X, 1888; Mark viii, "a,
So; Luke xiv, 45-4S; John xii, AZ, 43;
Acts /, 8; Rom. x, 9-15.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-02-11
A Couple Of InscriptiOns.

81 was in New York one day and
took a trip down to Coney Island"
said the agent Of Pittsburg, nail
mill: II had heard of the slick fellows
down there, and so left my watch at
home and carried a dummy across
which l pasted slip Of paper bearing
the words, Look inside for fool I
hadn't got the salt taste Of the ocean
yet when the watch disappeared, and
it was three hours later, as 1 sat in
booth drinking beer, when 1 felt that
watch in side pocket of my coat. I
pulled it out in amaZement, and l
found my slip of paper replaced by
one bearing the words, Look outside
for IN ass 1t may be that got the
bulge on the gang, but somehow I
have always thought that they came
out trifle ahead-just trifle."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-02-11
PICKlNGS FROM FICTION.

Ambitious people must always be dis
appointed people.-"Fame For Wom-
an"
The best kind Of courage often comes
from Il full stomach.-"Captain Mack
lin"
Love is like honey-it must be taken
By sips. One must not swim in it.
"The Pharaoh and the Priest"
The man who is weakened in well
doing by the ingratitude Of others is
serving God on salary basis.-"The
Power of Truth
Nine times out Of ten a woman falls
through love, and she must be reached
by love if she is to be restored.-"Down
In Water Street"
Don't call yourself q friend and be
thinking all the time what the other
side Of the friendship can do for you.
Aunt Abby's Neighbors."
Philosophy is primarily q matter Of
food; secondarily, q matter of clothes;
it does. not concern the head at ALL
1.-TWO Thousand Miles on an Automo-
bile"
Half the trouble Of this troubled
world comes from the fact that, for
one reason or another, women are not
able to look up to the men with whom
they have dealings.-'The Tultures."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-02-11
THE LONDON TAPSTER.
Hard Luck Stories That Take the
Place of Open Begging.

Hard Luck Stories That Take the
Place of Open Begging.
The plain and open tapster who ac-
costs you in the street purely to beg
may generally be known by an amaz-
ing overpoliteness in opening the con-
yersation. He is the only person l
know who begs pardon for taking the
liberty of speaking to you. and by this
sign you shall know him. They all be-
gin by begging pardon for taking this
not so very rare liberty. but only the
buffers 90 on straightway to tap. The
proficient tapsters approach the tap
sideways, so to speak. Something like
this, with a quick touch OF the hat
brim:
BEG pardon, sir. I'm sure l 'umbly
beg your pardon for takin' the great
liberty of speakin' to you in public
thoroughfare like this, which l am
quite aware it is q great liberty. sir.
though trustin' you will kindly pardon
the great liberty of pore, 'ardWorkln'
man, sir, in takin' the great liberty Of
askin' if this street is the 'Aymarket.
sir"' (Or the way to the Strand or the
day Of the month, or somethingD
You answer the question, but you
don't stop the stream Of apologetics.
Thank you, kindly, SIR" pursues the
tapster, pouring out the words, thank
YOU kindly, sir, if you'll so far pardon
the liberty of a pore, 'ardworkin' man.
sir, in askin' the question, which un-
fortunately I was forced to take the
great liberty, sir, through bein' out o
work eighteen months an nothink to
eat since last Toosday fortnight, sir.
upon my word Of honor, which nothink
but the cries for bread of fourteen
young children in arms would prevail
on me, sir-so igstreme kind as you've
bin to me, sir, which I shall never for
get-to take the very great liberty, sir,
in a public thoroughfare. Of askin'
which is the nearest work 'ouse"
If once more you give him informa-
ton instead Of coppers, you only pro-
woke another speech of the same sort,
for he can go on like that for deal
longer than you want to listen. 1t is
only in the extreme that he will direct
ly ask for money, though fancy that
it is merely caution that marks his
guarded way, as they say in the lyric,
for if accused of begging by some
watchful policeman he can always
plead that he was only asking harm
less question. And the questions are
endless in variety. I give my solemn
word that I was once buttonholed by
one Of these seedy tapsters with the
apologetic request that I would tell
him the number Of stars on the na-
tional flag of the United States! This
is simple fact.-Leonard Larkin in
the Strand.
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The Title of "Mrs."

The title Mrs. was in olden time ap-
piled to unmarried as we'll rs to mar
ried women and to young as we'll as
old. Sir Walter Scott spoke of Joan
na (unmarried) as Mrs. Joanna Baillie.
Although it was not perhaps SO univer-
sal to address quite young children as
it was those over twenty-one by the
title Of Mrs, yet it was frequently
done. The most ludicrous example Of
this occurs in the register Of burials
for the parish Of St. Margaret, West
Minister. The burial Of Miltons second
wife and that of his infant daughter,
named after her, who died at the age
of five months. are both recorded in
that register, the name in each case
being entered as ''Mrs. katherin Mil
ton," without any mark of distinction
save the letter ''C'' for Child" after
the second name. Even in the reign Of
George H., as we read in 'Pope's Let
ters," unmarried ladies used to be
styled Mrs.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-02-11
Wanted.

We would like to ask, through the
columns of your paper, if there is any
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of Indigestion,
Dyspepsia and Liver Trouble that
has not been cured-and We also
mean their results, such as sour
stomach, fermentation of food, habit
ual costiveness, nervous dyspepsia,
headaches, despondent feelings, Sleep
lessness-in fact, any trouble con-
pected with the stomach or liver?
This medicine has been sold for many
years in all civilized countries, and
we wish to correspond with you and
send you one of our books fres of
cost If you never tried August
Flower, try a 25 cent bottle first.
We have never known of it's failing.
If 30, somethin more serious is the
matter with you. The 25 cent size
has just been introduced this year.
Regular size rs cents. At all drug
gists. G. G. Green,
Woodbury., n. j.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-02-11
MADE TO STAND PULLING.
The Great Tensile Strength Of the
Governments Paper Money.

Governments Paper Money.
"The way some cashiers pay out
small bills in exchange for large ones
must make other men as tired as it
wearies me-" remarked an observing
business man to another Washing
tonian as they watched the cashier Of
a fashionable uptown cafe pull at and
strip the ones and twos in exchange for
a ten as though he were pulling piece
of molasses candy over hook and
hated to let 60.
ut does," acquiesced his friend. who
happened to be a United States treas
ury expert. 1.-The way some cashiers
jerk. snap and pull at bills as they pay
them out is utterly absurd. The old
adage about pinching silver dollar
until the eagle screams pales before
the way the up to date flip cashier
jerks the long green he handles.
I'm this connection l will give you
fact that is not generally known. and
that is the weight a new treasury sin
gle note. and four notes in a sheet, will
sustain without breaking. The figures
may be accepted as official and &C
curate.
"a single treasury note measures 31s
inches wide by ~ inches long and
will suspend II pounds lengthwise and
81 pounds crosswlse. Notes are printed
four to a sheet. a sheet will suspend
1OS pounds lengthwise and IL pounds
crosSWise.
"The remarkable strength Of a Unit
ed States treasury note may thus be
seen at a glance, and l venture to say
that not one person in a million would
have guessed the great tenacity Of the
paper which, when properly printed
and stamped. becomes good money"
The cashier had interestedly listened
to the treasury experts explanation Of
the weight sustaining and necessarily
resisting power of wear and tear Of
our paper money, and then he said:
You see, it is this way: Bills stick
together, see, and we cashiers have to
make up any shortage out Of our own
pockets, and that's one reason why we
snap and jerk the bills so hard. so we
will not pay out two for one, as might
be done. Again, two dollar bill is fire.
quently mistaken for five, and vice
versa, and by counting out our money
as if it were drops of our lifeblood we
are less liable to pass out one for the
other."- Star.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-02-11
ALLlGATORS AS BOATMATES
Experience With One That Had Been
Apparently Killed.

Experience With One That Had Been
Apparently Killed.
Alligators move rapidly under water,
are hard to see, harder to hit, and the
harpoon will penetrate only the least
accessible portions Of the body. Nor
does the title to the hide necessarily
pass with making fast the weapon.
One afternoon in the Cheesehowitz-
kee river I harpooned large alligator
which towed me up and down the
stream for an hour or two and then
sulked in its deepest part. I pulled on
the line until the boat was directly
over him and stirred him up with the
harpoon pole. He rolled himself up on
the line in the manner peculiar to
sharks and alligators and banged the
boat suggestively. We rowed to the
bank and, making fast to some bushes,
hauled On the line until we succeeded
in worrying him nearly to the boat,
when he rose to the surface and at
tackled us with open mouth. We re-
PEELED the attack with harpoon pole
and rifle. The former was promptly
bitten in three pieces but the latter ap-
parently finished him. 1t was so nearly
dark that we decided to carry him in
the ,skiff a mile down the river to where
our sloop was anchored. We broke the
seats out of the boat and together man.
aged to lift the head of the alligator
aboard and tie it. We then tied the
other end, when the reptile came to
life and landed a blow with his tail
which lifted me out Of the skiff into
the saw grass, with the breath knocked
out of my body and my hand and face
badly cut by the grass.
Boat and boatmen were capsiZed. AS
my rifle had fortunately been left upon
the bank. l was able to kill tho alliga-
tor again. We secured him by floating
the boat under him and then bailing it
out. The alligator completely filled the
boat. so that my companion and sat
upon his back as We padded down the
river with gunwales unpleasantly near
the water.
1t was growing dark, and the water
around US was becoming alive with
alligators. While we were rejecting
upon our overloaded condition our alli-
gator came to life again and shifted
ballast until water poured over the
gunwale. We quickly balanced the
boat. only to see it again disturbed and
to ship more water. A scramble for the
-h f@11 ~,
out capsiZing and where we left our
victim for the night after again killing
him. In the morning our buzzard
friend from the Homosassa river, sur
rounded by his family, was sitting
above him in the tree waiting for us to
attend to our carving duties.-Country
Life In America.
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Wonderful Insect Vitality.

It is q standing puzzle to the ento-
mologists how frail little insects Of the
mosquito and butterfly order can brave
the cold Of an arctic winter and yet re-
tain their vitality. The larva of the
milkweed butterfly has been exposed
to an artificial blast 6S degrees below
zero. Taken out of range of this arti-
fetal blizzard and gradually 'thawed
out" this same worm was able to creep
in less than half an hour afterward.
Butterflies have been found fitting joy
ously about in the highest latitude man
has ever penetrated, and the mosqui-
toes Of Alaska and Greenland are
known to be the healthiest specimens
Of that race Of little pests.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-02-11
IMPLANTED CORN.
1t Has a Habit of Getting Uneasy In
the Spring.

1t Has a Habit of Getting Uneasy In
the Spring.
"It beats ALL said Bergen county
farmer, what curious things we find III
nature that we can't explain. You kin
60 over q lot of 'em, and there's yet
one that you can't tell me why it is.
That's corn heatin' up in the spring.
"You take lot of corn. don't care
if it's whole corn or cracked corn or
cornmeal. You keep it in any kind Of
Storehouse-the common granary, like
we have on the farms, or the stone or
brick buildin', like many of the gro
GERS and feed dealers have it in. When
it comes corn plantin' time, that corn
of yourn II git Uneasy. Soon's the
blades start out of the ground, then
you'll have to hustle to save your grain.
Seems as when the time comes along
fur corn to be planted the corn in the
bags, no matter what shape it's in, be-
gins to heat up, and when the planted
corn begins to grow what you've got
stored will git so hot it'll fairly smoke.
You've got to take it out Of the bags
and spread it out so it'll cool off or
you'll lose it all. In few days it'll
cool down again, and you won't have
no more trouble with it durin' the sum-
mer no matter how hot the weather
gifts. It's jest when the planted corn
starts; that's all.
Curious? OF course it's curious or
I wouldn't speak Of it. might under
stand how whole corn would act that
way. but when it comes to cracked corn
and cornmeal then it's too much fur
me. And III bet you can't tell why it
is, 'cept it's jest nature tryin' to assert
herself. New York. Mail and Express.