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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-01-05
The Unreason-
ableness Of
Infidelity
Continued from last week.

He stands to Christianity a,
darkness TO light, IL darkness
any th'ngy Tbs abscencs Of Ugh
isAIl. 10 blindness any thingi Th.
loss Of sight IL all Ia unbelie
any thiGg but the Reputation Of
Of evidenced Tho question may
arise 10 tho minds some. "Who
arr the men that set shemselvet
Up For Fres.Tbinkers? They
mrs such wen ~ endsxyor. by q
little trash Of words and Sophistry,
10 weaken snd destroy those very
principles, for the vlndic.tion OF
which freedom Of thought al frat
become lsodabls and heroic.
These ppoeta," from reason and
good seaGs can iaos al Tho glorious
frame 81 ns,ars without paying an
saofs.ipu 70 Him tina, raised ii.
can consider ths great revolu.
tons ia the universe WITHOUT lift
isg up their minds to lhstsap,rior
Power which has the direction O!
II; can presume to censurs the
the Deity in his way tows,d men
can lsysl mankind with ,hs beasts
that perish. can sxlingsish in their
owa niads al the pleasing hopes Of
future state, and lril themselves
isso . stupid security against tho
terror al il: II Oas wero t. take
the word priest Graf. on, Of tho
mua.hs oftbess shallow Monsters.
ihsy wsnId b. Immediately struck
dumb. II. is by the use Of this
single term that they sndsavor
dissppoint, toredows aud hclittle
be good works Of the most learn
I'd and venerable order Of men,
and hardsH the hearts Of the ignor.
ant sgAinst tho very light OF ia
tara and that which makes better
soeis,y. would gladly ask one Of
thsss estate philosophers, wAatgcod
he proposes ~ mankind by thes.
"plnions' viii they make a better
ciiixsn ~ a father Of 4 family! A
mere sAdearing husband or a low
ing wifs' Will they make better
friaeda. hotter sons and daugh.sr1
VIII tsey enlarge his puS,ir or
private virtues, or will they cor
rect any OF his irail,iu or his
y,cssl
What 10 there either joyIul or
glorions ia such opiniorKl DO
:hsy either refresh or enlarge cur
thssgh'sy Do they contribute to
the hsrniarss or raise the dignity
Of hunan pnturc2 The infdel can
not and dare not answer these
q aestions 10 the affirmative.
The oaly good that have ever
hssrd pretended TO ia, that they
hacish terrors, and set the mind
a, ease. Br, whose tsrrors do
;hty banicAy These II tho impcn,
iioa. cyi!anals ana malelactors, and
wh;th, for lie saod Of mankind,
thej shcald DO N perpetual terror
AID alarm.
The lnadel. has ons peculiar char
ac,cr,stic, and ,ha, 10 oftho dog IN
tho ox's manager. The dog could
no, or would not eat tho hay, but
kept CONTINUALLY barking tc k,sp
tho OK away, 80 he could not eat it..
Do.s The dog gam anything, has
We added any thing TO his own har.
pineks or comfort Only trac-
,hoaght! Such opinions are so .
verse from The general onrrent OF
human sentiment tina, tho reAsona-
bic and thiskins masa OF mankind
\ instinelively turn away from i,
AZ tho other foxes dill from that
vnlpihe brother. who, having lost
The statesman., 1905-08-25
THE BIG COMPANY.

Denver, Colo, July 7, 1905
The Union Mutual Benefit & Life AS
sociation,
lemen:-Prompted by spirit Of
appreciation for honorable business
methods, l desire to express my
thanks for your check amounting to
$3.50, being in full payment of my
claim for accident. The protection
afforded by your policy and the cour-
tesy extended by the management is
worthy of consideration by all desir-
ing health and accident insurance.
Rev. j. E. Williams,
202S Downing ave
The statesman., 1905-08-25
THE STRONG COMPANY.

Denver, Colo.
July II, 1906
The Union Mutual Benefit & Life As
sociation.
Arapahoe Bldg, City.
Gentlemen;-In acceptance OF your
check for 5000, I am obligated to
the extent of expressing my apprecia-
ton and complete satisfaction Of the
prompt settlement made. shall
take pleasue in referring to your AS
sociatiou as being one that lends
prompt aid and extends justice to its
disabled members.
Mrs. Nettis Ballard,
Victor Hotel, 18th & Larimer.
The statesman., 1905-08-25
CITY NEWS.

Attend the picnic at Rocky Noun
tain Lake Monday Sept. 4th.
Ms. Harry Graves of Victor, was
here Friday enroute to Beatrice, Nebr.
Miss Mabel Fore returned to the city
Sunday from a visit to Colorado
Springs.
Mrs. G. Elgin has returned from
Hannibal, where she went to bury her
husband.
Thomas McAdoo of Leadville passed
through the city this week enrOute
home from visit in Kansas.
Dancing all day at Rocky Noun
tain Laks Monday, Sept. 4, Harris
orchestra.
Sickness of brother called W. A.
Rice to Texas. He returned this
week.
Charles White is entertaining his
grandmother, Mrs. Howard of Pueblo, |
and her grand child, Francis Hall.
Two cases Of blood poisoning dur
ing the present week are turning out
well. Both A, G. Campbell and Err
nest Howard are doing nicely.
The grand calico ball given by the
Syeetie DON'T Club was well attend
ed aud ons of the famous good times
which take place at Bourner's Hall
was had by everyone Tuesday night.
Harris Orchestra played and William
O'5team and the good time boys were
in charge. "Nuff sed."
Miss Ida NJ Anderson entertained
Tuesday evening in honor of some
LeayenwoTth teachers, among whom
were, Misses Laura j. Anderson, G.
Young and Mabel Taylor.
Mrs. j. W. Morris is being visited |
by her sisters Mrs. VIM. Moss and |
Miss Miller of Kansas City, and Mrs.
Pate son of Pueblo.
Big Labor Day picnic at Rocky
Mountain Lake Monday SEPT. 4th.
"Houor thy father and thy mother"
has been made living text by two
girls of this city in a very exemplary
way. Misses Pearl and My tie
Thrashley are two daughters of Mr.
aud Mrs. Moses Thrashley of Bis
Downing Avenue. They are employ.
ed at the John Thompson Gro cry Co.,
aud from their savings have added
two brick rooms to the family home
to say nothing Of purchasing lot in
their oSn name. Comment upon such
thrift is unnecessary. Such light
cannot be hid uDdera bushel and will
shine rehscting credit upon children
and parents alike.
Miss lthalene Peyton who has been
visiting month with Mrs. George
Bland, returned TO her home in Louis
The statesman., 1905-08-25

weeks, is out again.
Miss Maggie johnson is quite i'll at
her home.
Best music and best time at Labor
Day picnic at Rocky Mountain Lake
Monday Sept. 4th.
Mrs. Kate Turley was operated up
on last week.
There are two additions 10 the post
Office force in the person of Carrier
Lang transferred from Colorado
Spring who will work at the Capitol
Hill Station, and Special Messenger
Patterson who lives on the North
Side. This makes seventeen in all in
the department in this city.
MIS-. Jackson of New Orleans,
mother of Pharmacist Halston is in
the city stopping with MIS-. Ben
Givens.
MIS-. Kate Carper is convalescf Mt
under the care of DR.. Faulkner.
Cottrel,'s Pharmacy is the name OF
new drug store which is being open
ed at $50 18th ST., by DR.. Cottrell 1t
is being neatly fitted up with white
fixtures and has soda fountain and
all the nscessaries Of a irsi-class drug
store. 1t will be ready for business
today. The Ideal Pharmacy will con
tinus in business as formerly.
mrs. Collier is suffering with an in
jured foot.
DR.. Westbrook, Meharry man is a
new physician with office at 1881
Stout st.
Rev Bacote of Kansas City is in
the city and viii preach at Zion Sun
day morning.
BY mistake of compositor, the
name Of MIS-. Frank LSnza was omit
ted from the guests at MIS-. Layen-
der's dinner last week.
Mrs. Lewis Price died Thursday aud
the funeral will be held this after.
noon at 2 o'clock from the residence.
Alethia Russell and j. E. Oglesby
were married by Rev. Ford Thursday
evening at the residence Of the brides
sister, Mrs. Van Hook.
The Taxa Art Club is preparing to
give charity entertainment in the
near future. 1t met this week with
MIS-. C!inkscale.
Under the direction of Hester Haw
kins there will be an art millinery ex-
hibit at l7l2 Curtis street, Thursday
night with program by the Forward
Club.
How short is life's tenure and how
uncertain Is the time Is shown by the
very sudden death OF MRS. DeFrance,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Henry Round
tree, Thursday morning. Though she
I
The statesman., 1905-08-25
WESTERN UNIVERSITY.
The great Educational Institution for Kansas and the West

DEPARTMENTS Theological College Academic Normal Normal
amidst
Evening journal., 1905-03-30

oils I'm 1873, when he defeated Parker
A. Byers for the championship Of In
diana Slosson and Schaefer also had
their first meeting ut Indianapolis In
October, 1878, playing 900 points at
three ball caroms, the score standing.
Slosson. 500; high run. 3s; average,
5.32 Schaefer, $751; high run, 45.
Schaefers debut IN the east was In a
match game with Lew Shaw at Wash
ington in April, 1876. Shaw, then re-
garded as coming champion, has
since become a marvellous trick and
fancy shot expert who, next to the late
Gene Carter. with his 'llttle liver
pills" has been unequaled In this field
Schaefer's first tournament games
were IN the Tammany hall, New York,
contests of November, 1876. when he
won two Of six games and had the low
average OF TGO. Slosson, J. Dion and
Rudolphe tied for first money. Three
years later Schaefer had mastered his
famous "anchor nurse" and i'm a match
game against Slosson in Chicago made
a worlds record average Of 1888 In a
1000 point game, which be ran out in
three innings, his high run being 600.
Slosson made A points In the game,
and his high run was 21.
End Of Straight Rail Game.
This game practically ended straight
rail billiards between the professionals
and the eight inch ballk line which fol
lowed shared a similar fate Then came
the fourteen inch balk line. in which
/ Schaefer, Ives, Slosson and NignauS
met and in which Ives won the cham
pionship emblem in 1891. The first
worlds championship tourney at eight
cen inch balk line was played in Mad
ison Square Garden, New York. II
1897, when Slosson, Schaefer, Ives
Maurice DAILY and George Sutton fin
ished in the order named. Ives made
the high tournament run of 140 an,
grand average Of 14.95. Schaefer late
defeated SlossOn and then lost TO Ives
who declined the emblem. and no NOR
j games were played for it until 1901.
Evening journal., 1905-03-30

.ngntng during the clnches, but all n
his cleverness did not bother the Or
.ange boy.
Holly sustained a cut on his fore
head in the second round and blood
flowed freely thereafter.
The -wind-up between Bill
Burr OF this city, and Jack Jones, of
Philadelphia, was surprise to many
present. Burr had a great left and by
continually using Il pounded Jones all
around the ring in the first two rounds
out. In the third Jones got good
opening and landed a punch on Burr's
jaw which stopped the fight.
Young Artwell, of Chester, and Ping
Pong, of Philadelphia, met in the first
preliminary and the former had the
best Of Il.
\ clifford Query. the local boy who
has made such n good reputation, was
| in his first real fight. He was match
ed with Jack Murphy Of Philadelphia.
IQuery had n bad case of stage fright
during the first two rounds but after
THAT braced up and did good work.
/ He nearly had Murphy out I'm the
lslXth and could have finished him had
/ he followed mp his advantage Query
got careless however, and toward the
lclose of the sixth Murphy landed sew
eral blows on his Jaw which took an
Of the steam out Of the Wilmington
lfavorite. II was a draw.
Evening journal., 1905-03-30
.STEN0GRAPHER WRITES
1856 WORDS A MINUTE
Charles A. Buell. Accepts a
Position in Philadelphia
at Good Salary

Charles A. Buell. of No. 1910 Wawaset
street, chief stenographer for the
DUPONT Powder Company, has accepted
Ia position with the Bllckendorfer Type
writer Company Of Philadelphia, at a
salary of $4,000 a year. He viii assume
his new duties and remove to the
Quaker City in "A short time.
Mr. Buell. Is said to be one of the
fastest typewriters IN the country. His
speed is 1855 words a minute, which no
can keep up for five minutes. He has
never met but one man who could beat
him on speed. This man wrote 100
words but could only keep it up for one
minute.
He has been with tile DUPONT Com
pany for more than n year. Previous
to coming TO this city he lived in
Chicago, where he did considerable
demonstrating for the oliver Type
writer Company. About year ago Mr..
Buell. entered a contest i'm Philadelphia
as a representative of the Oliver Com
pany. Every typewriter company in the
country was represented and about 100
took part IN the contest The test was
10 make out a certain bin and tabulate
81. 1t had TO be done without making
"a mistake and Mr.. Buells time was
n seconds. His nearest competitor was
a Remington man, who did it In 2e
seconds The Remington claimed their
man got a bad start and asked for
another contest with Buell.. 1t was
granted and this time Buell. did II in
10 seconds and the Remington man IN
% seconds.
The Btickendofer Company Is putting
out an electric machine Mr.. Buell. viii
be in the company's Philadelphia office
and viii also do some demonstrating.
Evening journal., 1905-03-30
BISHOP PRAISES
EPW0RTH LEAGUE
This Was an Important Sub
iect at the Delaware
Conference
THE DISGONTINUANCE OF CAMPS
special to The Evening Journal.

Nphtltl 10 Inc INtAlN- dhhlidis
Dover, March 30.-Campmeetlngs and
their discontinuanoe were again the SUBJ
iect Of discussion by the Delaware NJ. r.
Conference (colored) here yesterday.
Bishop Joseph +. Berry Of Buffalo, made
specific inquiry into the reports of Sab
bath desecraton and vice attending these
gatherings
lie invited the ministers 10 Join him in
a quiet half day for clergymen yesterday
afternoon and IN quiet tones the min
listers prayed and spoke for the moral and
intellectual uplifting Of their race.
Bishop Berry the president Of the con-
ference who ohiciated at four services
yesterday, delivered a splendid address
last night on the Epworth League. He
drew up in an imaginary line Of battle
all Of the six million young people Of the
world who are connected with church So
ciefy work and pointed out from among
this imaginary army the 100000 Epworth
League members.
The morning of the new century shall
not pass into the glory of the MONDAY
until this army shall make its power
known unto the very ends ofthe earth"
declared the Bishop.
Some critics. he contended, expected too
much OF the EpWorth League. why, it's
only sixteen years old and what can you
expect Of a sixteen-year-oldg Only re-
Gently the Sunday school movement was
100 years old and what say ye OF il?
I'VE say to you give the Epworth
league q chance. a Society that starts
out with sixteen members and in sixteen
YEARS mites "a saefed thfistlan work
100000 young souls is nothing short of
marvellous You hear every year Of the
old Christian workers lwre. there and
everywhere dropping out. You may erieve
but DO not fear Their places wiz al be.
taken by this massive army OF reserves.
to take the places Of christian warriors
and move and do like soldiers Of. Christ.
led by Christ himsefhns ta-tr
Dr. T. G. Penn, assistant corresponding
secretary Of the Epworth Lehgue. de-
livered two addresses which stirred the
big congregation into shouts and cheers
| He told of the work of educating young
negro boys an girls ia the South which
had been undertaken by the Epworth
League.
Evening journal., 1905-03-30
FAST co BETWEEN
WILSON AND HOLLY.
Philadelphia Boy More Clever
But the kid" Was
Too Husky
CURRY COT A DRAW WITH MURPHY

Kid Wilson. OF Orange, N. j.. and
Dave Holly OF Philadelphia, both col
ored. put up the hardest fight at wiz
min ston Athlete club Casino last
night that has ever been pulled off be-
fore that club. They met I'm a six
round wind-up and Wilson wonld have
gotten the decision had one been given.
There is said TO have been some
bad feeling between the two colored
boys and consequently 1t was a case
of hammer and tongs from the tap
.of the bell. Both tried for "A knockout
but could not land the punch. Holly
was the cleverer Of the two, but VII
son seemed too husky for him ar
kept after him every second. The for
.mer also was Wilson's superior at
Evening journal., 1905-03-30

We have promised the contractors
who are to make our store alterations
that we will turn over our warerooms
to them Monday next and this in
spite of the fact that ave still have
more than twenty new pianos and
several second -hand ones on the floor.
They must be all got out OF the way,
prices and terms will have to be a sec
ondary consideration. No stone will be
left unturned to have every piano sold
by Saturday night, no offer as to
price and terms, that is within the
bounds OF reason, will be refused. We
here venture the prediction that you
will find the piano Of your choice in
this stock. Having found it we de-
clare emphatically that no matter how
little you may feel like buying a
piano the price that will be quoted you
viii be irresistible and you will buy.
> Just consider for moment the
class of pianos you have to select
from, Kimball, Hallett 4 Davis, Whit
ney, Hartman, Durand, Newly &
Evans. Robelen and many others.
nearly all of them new, a few used
pianos and priced and sold as such.
STANDARD grade pianos worth regu-
larly from $500 to slO0. will now go
for 1927 to s22Z
Several good upright pianos. very
popular makes here, that have been
used but are now in perfect order will
GILBERT S
Evening journal., 1905-03-30
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS
DRAWN FOR KENT COUNTY
Two Murder Trials on the
Docket for the April
Term
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
Dover. March S0-special jurors for
the two munder trials slated for Kent
county next week, and new grand jury
60 serve for the ensuing year were
drawn here yesterday. The Petit jurors
and the new grand jury will report on
April "A, and the special jury on Wed
uesday, April &c.
The Grand Jury is: First district,
Samuel Roberts, james w. Anthony.
j. -. Carter; Second, Stephen Slaught-
er, Gilbert s. Marvel: Third. John w.
Houston, David Reese. Frank A.
Moore; Fourth, David Hammond.
Frank McGinnis. Manship Bash; Fifth.
George w. Baker, ST., William 3.
smith; Sixth, Llewelyn Dill, Joshua B
Reynolds; Seventh. Isaac r. Jackson.
John b. Nickerson; Eighth, Amos c.
Turner William W. Moore, ST.; Ninth.
Joseph Simpson. William c. 'Quilien;
Tenth, Luther b. Cubbage, FredeWch
Hopkins, Parran Lofland.
Petit Jury: First district. George NJ
Stevenson, Herman p. Hazel. r. e
Cantwen; Second. John w. Fennimore.
Jr., Harry Wright, John Smith, Jr:
Third. George Knotts, William d. Venn,
Michael E. Moffett: Fourth. Henry
johnson, Jacob Ross, Percy Hope;
Fifth, Michael Scanlon, George w.
Baker, Jr.. Edward Milbun; Sixth,
John w. Hughes. Alfred w. Poore
Albert w. GOoden; Seventh John H.
Mensch, John G. Conwell, William
Story, Jr. Bighth, John Dragoo, Jona-
than w. Maxson, John e. Davidson;
Ninth. b. Frank Ross. Edgar Pretty
man, Charles II. Simmons; Tenth,
Thomas Abbott, Samuel w. Townsend,
Jacob Wilson.
Special oyer and Terminer Jury:
First district. Levi Armstrong, Theo-
dore p. Mariner, w. r. Keith; Second,
Howard McGonisle II. c. Taylor:
/ Third, George HoffeclSer. r. L. Lloyd.
Samuel Hutchinson; Fourth. Edward
] Goodwin, Samuel POWELL Fifth, Harry
I V. Forlum. Victor F. Danner, Russell
/ C. Holmes; SIXTH Edgar w. Din. John
il. Marker, Eben II. Hughes; Seventh
Robert X. Caulk, Charles II. Hodh
Eighth, Richard S. Brown, Riley
Lynch;; Ninth, William PurnelI
Charles Hayes Tenth. Frank Jones
John Short.
Evening journal., 1905-03-30

game. but took the second and third
by fair margins. The fourth was won
rather easily by Clarke. Waterbury re-
serving his strength for the deciding
game, which be won by q score Of 10
10 -.
Following is the result Of the fnal
round: Waterbury beat Clarke 1l-5,
15-7, 15-o. 615, 1919.
Jacob sehaefer.
Jacob Schacfer, the American bill
Hard champion, is thought not TO have
been permanently injured by the re-
cent accident that temporarily de-
stroyea the usefulness Of his left hand.
schaofer, it is stated by men who
have talked with him recently, will
soon De playing billiards as well as
ever.
Schaefer, better known as the "wiz-
ard Of the cue" is the creates billiard
ist produced in America.
Wizard Jake" recently celebrated
the golden anniversary Of his birth,
having first opened his eyes In Milwau-
kee in February 1885. For thirty-dve
years he has been before the public
as billardist Of more than usual
skill. At the age Of fifteen he made
the remarkable run Of 1883 points at
four ball billiards, using the push shot
then in vogue. More than thirty years
ago he won his first championship, de
feating Adam Klesser, then a promi-
nent player, for the championship Of
Wisconsin, the match being at four
ball billiards 1900 point, for $500 a
side.
Schaefer's billiard career is all the
more remarkable not alone as the old
est living champion In point Of record
holding. but more particularly as one
who has suffered and overcome many
and serious physical injuries, any one
OF which would undoubtedly have turn
ed even champion in any other pro.
fesson 20 some other pursuit in life
Slngularly, too, the only parallel case
. to Schaefer's Is that of Alfredo DE ORC
who at almost equal age and after sew.
eral severe surgical operations has re-
Gently won the worlds championship
at pool IN tournament with the best
players, himself making new worlds
records.
Sehaefer as a Ball Player.
Schaefer is another Of the billiard
lists who in early life was player OF
some prominence on the baseball dia'
mond. This was during his residence
/ in Leavenworth, kan. TO which city
his parents removed from milwaukee,
shortly after his birth. Schaefer was
captain and catcher Of the champion
Leavenworth team and is said to hav,
made a success Of both jobs.
Schaefer made his first public ap
pearance in a match game at Indianap
Evening journal., 1905-03-30

Archibald Forder, widely known as
the Arabian Livingstone" for the ex-
tensive travels in Arabia, is in this
country in the interest Of the neglected
Ishmaelites around and beyond the
Jordan.
Rear AdmiralJ. A. b. Smith. head of
the steam engineering department Of
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, has been re-
lieved of duty and will become general
inspector OF all machinery now under
Governpent contract. He has been
stationed longer at the Brooklyn Yard
than any other officer at present there
Rev. Carlos C. Rowlinson, pastor of
the Church of Christ at Kenton, Ohio,
has been chosen President of Hiram
College, a position once held by the
late President James A. Garfield.
Evening journal., 1905-03-30
"Get Your Pianos Out Of the Way SO Say the
Contractors to Gilbert Smith & Co..
1t Means VeritabIe Slaughter in Prices in Order
to Clear Out Every Piano by Saturday Night.
THE TERMS WILL BE MADE TO SUIT THE BUYERS
l3 EAST THIRD STREET.

go at from $1,000 up. Square pianos
and organs at your own figures.
II is not necessary that you should
pay cash. your promise to pay will
go as far as cash in this sale. No diff
ference. One price to all. The great
number of pianos that we have sold
and the implicit satisfaction they are
giving is bringing US many new GUS
toners every day We predicted that
this would be so, and why not? Hav-
ing once found the greatest bargain
in the shape Of a first-class piano it is
only natural that people will tell their
friends about it and be anxious for
them to have the same advantage.
Anyone desiring to own a fine piano
and save aboat one-half in their pur-
chase will do we'll to make their Sc
lection right now. We repeat that no
piano of any make or style will be
duplicated at these special introduce
tory prices.
Remember we are here to stay. our
warerooms are to be thoroughly reno
vated during this coming week and we
have employed local help so that now
Gilbert Smith & co. are permanent
business men Of Wilmington.
Any reasonable offer you make us
will not be refused as it is Imperative
that these pianos be moved before the
contractors get to work on the ware
rooms.
NTH & co.,