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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18

4 designing man had bias I'd their
affections forever and that they did
not know whom they could trust now:
% Young girl. have got up missiSn-
arv aid societies Ct which | was to
he president: mothers have asked m"
il | did ..ot think II sinful IF
Young si-l to dance and fri''rr Ii, =
time away. and didn'' | think iHa'
their Grace was IN unusually so"tr
girl
Yes. the young preacher does hav"
tn" marriage qnesticn very fnrcibiE
presented 10 him before he chooses
better half"
1t is rather difficult 10 choose a
partner under those ci:cr instances.
isn't it, asked the rep rt5T idly.
Yes. it is. am married row. and
the girl ! married was the gayes'.
giddiest creature il the gayest charge
ever had 1t a,wavs happens So
She has been the besi wife an unde-
Sc rving man ever had.
Wanted to BE Lawyer.
In all this I nave said have lot
touched on what is probably the most
irving time of the whClc life CT
pr acher That is when he is making
- his mind to become a minister.
am tn. son e preacher. and j; has
been hereditary for one OF the sons
Of the family to enter the ministry for
many generations. ! did not want to
bcccm, a pre-" cher. had seen too
much of the life. But just could not
help nysef. became a pr aver
against nv will really.
Il wanted to be lawyer. and |
entered q university with that end IN
view. But cou'd never rid myself
of tho feeling that I ought to be
preacher. felt called as We ex-
press :. in our dencm nation. felt
SGT aside fer the the work
Il tried TO in: rest myself in my
law studies and cou'd poi. I made
good progress in my classes. hut I
was nor happy I could never rid my
self O! the feeling that I ought 10 be a
minister. l"cane thin and nervous.
The felix's al home were all alarmed.
AT ia- gave up my chos IN prof"s
si1r and conm' need to study for 'h'
church Peace cane TO me then. and
7 have rover ;OSt !; Stree. This is
one Of III trials Ct prea chers lit".
One of the greatest trials before a
man Of musical tastes wbo enicrS
the service. OF the cbrrch is th" church
music The old Puritans used 10 say
that the puIpi was the at Of Cod
and the choir the stronghold Of Satan.
They had small respect fcr church
music. and SOM times I have wonder
q cd Row rruCh of their dislike was
religious and how much purely person
a..
Their ar. always sure 70 h" two
OF three rropl" in the choir who think
Tho The. alnu" are good singers and
zach one trres IN 60; ahead OF the
Other
I vas stationed a; a village once
whore thor" Voc two sopraros Each
orc wanted % sing during the offer
tory. and VII!sh did all depended upon
witch one go; 20 church FRS 10 give
her muse TO n" ofzsrif used "a
get nervous waiting 70 Md out whicf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18
ADVENTURES OF a PREACHER

er< life is to be asked at the last min
utr TO change his text This means
that ne has to think cut wholly new
discourse. at time. too. when MS
mind will hav, to occupy itself with
distracting matters OF rituai.
such an Occurrence as this does
not happen often. but / have known 1t
to take place. 4 man CT woman -
especially fond of some verse. The
impulse TO hear il talked over com )
upon them strongly and they stop YOU
as You are going into the pulpit and
ask you TO preach upon II.
There was Cnce 4 man In my con-
cresation who wished TO curry favor
with me- and had an aggravated habit
Of Stopping me every W Elk and ask'h
me- T. preach mex, Sunday upon a
text | had already ,rt ated couple OF
Sundays before.
II; was masterful, masteTiuI. pas
tor. he would say. leaning on an Ola
e."". 1T went right 70 my hear. Won
you Or ZACH thai sermon over again:
The frs. time he did this va
very much gratified. but after two .!
three times got tired. He kept toe
good track of my sermons. anyho"
I; kent me from turning the barre
over occasionally and serving NV'i
again red no; ones Iha, thought my
con-rcsa; ION had NO: appreciated the
! first time.
Once in Z small town had a par
!shioncr VINO continually rcquc stsd me
hot nNs n =
hardcS for CANT TO 20 throIgh 'he
eye OF cedie than for rich man
70 cntsr Heaven The funny part Is
tina; he was the only rich man IN my
congregation.
Every time this text was talked "i
al. of his fsllOwm MIXERS w@uii '"!f
' and look ~ him. Ne Vas wiling ''
cndur. the thought Of rot getting ''
!Icaysc fer the sake 6f h ifS s'arF'
AT. II waS his one vanity.
: In all ctner respects his man was
q very Cs;ina:.' ptIS-n. indeed.
/ found him generous and responsive ''
: the demands Of charity.
I A Mountain Belle.
4, may seem Impossible. hui "a" .
" oman dr"ss"d in p blue skirt.
! rr:rh, ,ello~ waist ard a gre NJ
, il III" mountains che time. ana WIT
! IL ali h" vas pretty. EvCTybody n'a'
! her were bright c;,lors. and tack n
: her were The big. billowy mountains
Size did no, seem strang' at all.
In Comparatively well ""''E"d
| peaceful. prosperous farm country
| aas ono" confronted With very pc
culiar problem in regard t" marriaE"
| a nupiiai c-up!c came % me on
! dav. The Tnau vas about IS years o
age and was homes, AID siTaisn'iot
ward had known him for Ion;
time. and know 'ba; h" was a pei
( G.cliy eligible candidate fer d"mes''
bliss. The woman did not secm NOR
\ han q mer" girl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18

And you want III" 10 ie!l you me
trials {. !, preachcrs life''
n" was an eminent divirc-One CT
those sanctifi..d. but nO' sanctimOnious.
old men 10 whom one inStlnctiveiy
trusts ones more intimate self without
thought Of VIII Their or whether not he
Is right in creed. He was as ruddy
aud robust and white-whiskereG as
Walt Whitmar's father OF seven sons.
ID was once given" he continued
suavrly. "A man in 4 fairy tale TO
write the story of his life on the Leaf
OF tree" He paused And now
lou ask ME to tell you the trials of =
preachers life
They are many. Trey are more
mum rous than the flowers in the
spring. or the leaves OH the ground
in the autumn. They are Of all kinds.
and 1t is only after the preacher has
Out-grovn his first charges that n"
learns TO turn them ever in his mind
and sec their fright sides.
They are thick as leaves in autumn.
said. and since YOU represent a
Sunday paper I'll pick out 4 bunch OF
The most highly cOlCred ones.
And touch them up as You so
along suggested the reporter.
A Startling Text.
When nIs, started in The minis
try said thu pr'as..vr. no, hee!inS
III. interruption. Il was On sma i
country circni; in IN" back woods.
Thar sounds rather involved. dossn I
~ tu; this district vas both countri-
fed ard back woOdsy too.
"Hcw vcr. was called Upo1 -
preach he sermon Of man who had
been shot in fCud and a. entered
tn, church &: III" proper hOrr OF IN"
apJ,n;nted day To perform my duties
a little old lady in black came up TO
me
"'PT"achcr.' SIC said that the way
,nev I'll address uu IN the m cunt aims.
simply and dire city. as children OF na
;u-s should. 1 want Vol 10 preach on
this text. 60 you wo:'r forget II.
have written il down on a slip OF p1-
per
f It'd her tina; would do as shr
asked. and went to tn" pulpit. TIER"
I o?~nrd the lip 0f paper and read
its cuatsnis Th'rC vas written on
T. SUPPL Ezekiel. *. J.
Well. am pretty well pos cd IN
tie Scrip ur,s. hut ! could not riac"
Tho text In nv memory right AZ one"
A. | cps p"d the good book TO hpd IT.
however ;ner" was q sort n sr"aSinc
iuspicion hack in my minS thai u
vasn'r quit" happ! selection.
y found Ez"kici after m'n1'e
looked M trr ninth chapter and read
thn following frs' v"-s":
Uc ais, cried IN min" cars. with
> Fc--d voice. saying Cause them that
hav. charges ever I'll" CITY 10 draw
near. .,cry mau with his destroying
weapon in his hand
Their esvorite Texts
ON" OF the minor trials OF pr"ach
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18

Ian Slattern SelwyT, and sought tC
ha,r the court lsgalize her use o'
MAYO, hi, Justice Schmuck. Of the
city court. has said nay.
In her petition she says that she Is
n play wright and authoress. and was
known on the stage as Margaret Mayo.
Her husband. Edgar S-lwyn. Is also
playwright. she says. and both have
commercial dealings with people IN
the same line CT business. They are
constantly confusing husband and
wife. and confusion and complications
will continue unless she can change
her NAM. she asserts. She lives hap
PLY with her husband, AT las Broad
way.
II can conceive OF no reason. so
cial financial. or otherwise. that would
warrant the granting Of SO startling
and novel a request" Justice SchmucS
says.
She lives apparently with her nus
band in entire and happy accord ano
unity. and the advantag would DC
far outweighed by the embarrassing
complications that would be sure tc
follow.
1t requires no specific Illustration
10 show the legal as we'll as the socta
difticulties that inevitably will follow
in a case where the husband bear'
one name and his wife another. Inc
effec; upon the Children the happiness
and ontentment, By such such a as
parity OF cognomers Ct the parents
is in. itself a sufici mt cause Tor tht
denial OF this application. New
York American.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18


Seventeen sir. she replied. TINS
was in safe where miners might
not MARI without consect OF parents.
II am Il. she said again. and
| hay. bt en- married one" before
She showed m" her marriage pa
perS and h r ring. All IS in ora"r
Her first husband had married her
with consent Of parents when she was
IS. H had died a year after the cerr-
monk, and here she now faced the al
tar again before her eighteenth year.
She Go. Their Consent.
Have lou tn, consent OF your
parAntso' | asked. and that was the
point that puzzled me. The girl was
mature. She had already known the
GlticS OF wifehCod and had been an
individual member II sOC!eiy. Did the
death of ner frs; husband throw her
hack to tn. raE.. Ct minor again, or
did she maintain her ceSained
sovereign personal rights? Could sh"
arrv again without he consent OF
her parents?
No. sir: is il -ceSsary? she
answered my question in surprised
tone.
Il finally dec;ccd that 1t was Eeces-
Sarv for her &c TrC'rr' rart ntal con
cent and this YVES -. with-ut ain
Guilty. But tbs a!w.'!| mas been an
interesting CxImp" 10 M Of on"
t'me when the law was merely both
crsom" fCrmaiitN.
"EumaLiIC couples in all STAGES OF
senL;IacDta! .ntOXication come 10 a
pr, acI:er TIL y come 20 him TO COZ
sui, whether it is wise to be marri5 d,
10y come to him y regret they ercr
~: rrI,tl he como TO him at all times
with any u10bien concerning their al
f,Ci'ous
Tie is tI:f,L'.y supposed to he IN"
S"a' t al! kLowIedgc He may not
IA, NOR. hairs on his lips than a
VIZ DC la: 81. it's nose, but he fas
10 decide Guesrio ns that have been
bC'hcring humanity ever Stree il grew
restless in the Garden of Eden. Trust.
ing maidens and cxpe rieaccd ma'ronS
all bring their pr b ems TO him
/ Well. is that aIl," asked the r"
! porter. Doesn't the Young preacher
sometimes find his hands !u--
mean do, sn't the young preacher
sometimes find that tho trus;ir & maid
! crs and exy, riencci matrons are
! bo,hcrscmc problems in themselvcs
Isn't the young preacher who Is un
married fair game for all Of the unat
;achad fcDa!" members Of his c'ngre
gation?"
The Matrimonial HOOK.
! The old preacher Iocksd around a.
! the door 10 see II II was closed. Their
! h. turned and leaned toward his visi
! tor
1T was rpport cd ths; ! was engaged
/ n hundred times before the real tr1Iit
came 10 iiyr with men" said he con
iidcntiaily Il have h on invited q
dinner dozens Of times TO find that th'
mistress of the house had been sud
denly called 20 tho l',dside Of OWNS
brother. leaving her poor. iEcxperien"
cd. rugtcred unmarried daughter Il
scrvc The meal. have had two o
three hundred yoJns girls teli me ihs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18
Anti-fat Ciet.

Fresh fish boiled or briled chicken.
game. lamb or mutton. lean beef and
yea! tail sparingly). eggs poached on
toast or broiled. lettuce. spinach. as
paragus. celery. watercress. onions.
raGishes. white cabbage. olives. ripe
fruits Of the acid varieties. one glass
Of pure water or one cup Of coffee or
tea without cream. milk or sugar.
slipped slowly after meals.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18
Women In French Factories.

Women work In many OF the man&
.acturies in France. about 20 being
employed in the De Dion works -
Draper lathes. It. is the first time
hat women have been intrusted With
high grade machines in that country.
One woman was found who h1I
worked at . Gleason gear-cuttar foe
four years steadily. with the exceptiou
Of 4 few weeks when she was tnjufU6
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18
lncIA AIien.

Whether you believe in praying for
rain or not" remarked Uncle Ai'en
Sparks. its . laundering sight better
If YOU dont mind my putting II 10
that ~ay-than sculdins Providence
because Jon don't get II.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18

rhe amount Of work done ~ NJ
Wink Of an eye equals ION. ooo. 0oo. eoe
OF the winks marked on the scale ~
a delicate instrument: but even tnse
performance is surpassed By the Co
herers" of Bran!ey Of Paris. ~ which
the Hertz waves Of wireless tesee'
raphy are caught in their poIsi1oe
through space.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18
The Spaak.EaaY.

Beware Of the man who whispers
his airy nothings into the ear Of tho
willing listener. NInety-nine times IN
100 the whisperer Is thief. He goes
around Ike this: "Shhh: Piumton -
good fellow. but-Shhhh," etc. Tha
whisperer is a backbiter. q spraador
Of scandal. a maiigner. q human by
ena. All OF us know the whisperer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18
Her Abiding Youth.

= am afraid I never will grow up
and look Hike a woman" pou,ed the
bride-to-be The other day. while !
was having one Of my new walking
suits ft'ed and WIS insisting tina; u
would have To NC fai>hed this week.
the tailor asked me: When does your
school opcaT And that frock 10 Q
part Of my trousseau!"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18

was goins to sing. and silently pray
ing that / might be delivered from
either one, that could nardy 70 OH
with the sermon sometimes.
There would always be this a2oniz'
ing suspense when just one or the
other OF the voices ding OUT. USED
TO see myself. it, my minds eye.
crouched down waiting for the blow TO
fall.
On one Sunday both sopranos
struck up at once through some az
ciden,. and W., had to remove both
from the church before We could go
on with the service.
Il ne village organ is often lament
able. too TO I'D to this | once had
an original! In small village who IN
sisted on shaking a tambouriRe every
now aud then while she was playing.
What for?" asked the reporter IN
elegantly. had she b, en- Salvation
istc"
A CHASTITY TamSour.ne.
NO she was q maiden relic OF old
days, and she brought 10 this beautlfu'
world an antiquated. tink y piece OF
music that she had played on the
piano when she vas q girl, a: set inter
walls. in which she was supposed TO
shake little bells attached 10 q special
bracelet she wore on her WIS.
II have forgotten the name OF this
niece OF music. COZ Id find II for you.
But she considered it me finest thing
cv,r written.
She also nau picked up the idea some
where tina; all music is holy. So she
liked TO play this piece as an oner-
tory. She would play II on the organ
and Jingle a tambOLrine inst' ad OF
brac let bells al artistic Intervals.
She was happy. pc souId tut her
music certainly vas weird.
Then there are VARS
Vars"
Yes: Won meet a bro her cleric on
the street and hod out your hand.
He passes b. qai, haugh,ily. because
YOU happen TO believe that a chi!d
ouShr TO be immersed inst, ad CT
sprinkled with waters. Then there II
thc snxten who rings tn bell haf an
horr behind time. the cd lady who sill :
right in front Of the pu pit and
sneszes all throJ Eh the sermon. III"
official beard that won't give you your
best mcmoria! window. The Sunday'
school sGpcrint ndCnt who runs on
with sour orgaR'St. the small! boy
Who drops chewing gum in the aisle
the young girl woo writes message
in he hack OF the hymn books and
tn. you=g men Who draw pictures. the
old memb, rs who don't think your
preaching powerful crouch the
woman WHO talks about your wife. 10"
roof that leaks and hundred ";h"r
it'll. things Ike tha'
The preachers profession IL II"
hardest most unErstefuI poorest IN
kindcst profession in III" world As a
profession. II IL oriy the strength o'
a ua-s ideals tina carries hin
through Baltimore Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18

Freight b handed n ths PsinVyeneo
By coolies, VIA. vitA Q baDboo -
and Q paecs q rops. carry y . ~
precarious fasAiea packag0 1T -
liable to drug ~ bvrse q say -
ment Hence ne ssed q eoos sfoek
for the casin0 ssl rs'snsoresone
with iroa straV bsndA
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18
Irish VIZ.

An Irishmau Who was trying % -
his horse was asked By de possdbso
purchaser II the animal vas tinSG
Not at all. q al. soir. He s,oeps %
a dark stable an aloos svesy sighe
which Is the sane - saying, so!r. TIA
he's q brave fellow" replied ths IT,
man. And BE- sold Tie hoTSe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18

A man carves his own luck ana the,
best tool he can use is good educae
ton. It never Grows dull. but u a
ways bright and sharp for his purpose.
When others fail or become rusty q
ALWAYS can be relied upon to do tn
work
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18

Hopc IL not only cheap and com
.1r'ab:c. but plentiful. and further.
more can be constructed right at
home nv osose'; ont OF almost shy
old thing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-18
PLAYWRIGHT csnno, Change Yer Name,

Margaret Mayo. tn" playwright
can't use her professional name legal
Is. IL private life shc Is Mrs. Ii
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-22

ratify the ticket thus selected for them
by the ~Burfeigh county boss?: This
question should be thoroughly weighed
and considered, along with the other
questions relative to the activity of
the Harvester trust representatives. .
Never in the history of the state has
Mckenzie had so many corporations
at his back or SO much money at his
command. What does it mean? It
means that Senator Hansbrough's per-
sistent advocacy of the Roosevelt poli-
cies and his fight against the Harves-
ter trust are to be. rebuked by the
arrogant monopolies II it is possible
for them to defeat him for reelection.
1t ia up to those voters In the state
who believe in the square deal" to
say, whether; they will permit it to be
done.
~.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-22

as our ground for this assertion that
If the delegates to the state conven-
ton had followed the instructions of
their constituents the result would
have been the opposite Of what it
was.
Take for example the delegation
from Benson county The county con-
vention Of that county passed unani-
nous instructions to their delegates
to vote and work against Mckenzie or
anyone Influenced by him. What was
the result in the convention. The first
ballot showed a solid delegation for
Mckenzie, the second 8 to l and the
third Z to 2. This is a case where
they violated the expressed desire and
thwarted the intention of the voters
of their county. The same thing was
done in numbered other counties. Even
Ramsey has the disgrace of having one
delegate who has been tried and found
wanting.
Now this does not express the will
of the people. True the state has lost
the advantage of having a national
committeeman of their choice, but
when it comes to the selection of a
senator the vote against Little, who is
McKenzie's candidate will show that
the people of North Dakota are not
yet ready to fold their hands and say
come on we are ready to let the cor
porat1ons run things in our state.
What will the result really be? We
predict that 1t will have tendency to
instill firm determination in the
minds Or our voters to put forth every
effort at their command to show BY
the votes that our great state
cannot be bought as easily as few
delegates to a state convention, and
Mckenzie will get such a rebuke at the
poles in November that there will be
no doubt as to how he stands in the
feelings of the state at large, and such
as will pale his present victory into
painful iasignifcanee.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-22
RESSLER STILL UNFAIR.

"One thing may be said to the credit
OF Senator Hansbrough. He did not
violate his instructions to vote against
Alex zie"-Starkweather Times
Brother Ressler goes thus far in
vindicating his past unfair tactics to
ward Senator Hansbrough and Their
makes it worse by printing the follow
ing in the same column of his paper:
AT the Burleigh county convention
Alex Mckenzie was in complete con
troll. Resolutions were passed endors
ing c. B. Little for senator and com
mending Mckenzie's part in North Da
kota politics and expressing regrets
that he had declined to again become
candidate for national committeeman
A resolution eondemning Hansbrough
was headed off by Alex which shows
that there is not very serious fight
going On between these two gentle
men," r.
One would think that after Mr.. Res
Ter has witnessed things at the Mino
convention he would be ashamed tx
again advance the theory Of his SHAN
battle" article of a few weeks pas
and If he was any kind of a man h
would have publicly tried to square
himself for having stated that Hans
brough was in league with McKen
zie.
For the benefit of our readers wht
were not present we will review lit
tie of the Minot convention proceed
ings which convinced everyone evel
Ressler, if he would be honest enough
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-22

~ = "a tAfr VyJ7 "A r.y
to admit it, that the Times intimation
that the senior senator was iii league
with Mckenzie, was entirely wrong
The whole fight in the convention was,
for or against Mckenzie rule. and the
delegates were given an opportunity
to sign up either for or against him..
Senator Hansbrough as one ofathe dele
gates from Ramsey county signed ag-
ainst Mckenzie as did every other
delegate from Ramsey with the excep-
ton of Olaf Hagen of Lawton, who by
the way was the only one on the dele
cation whom the Ressler crowd had in
the representation. Now on the face
of this out comes the Times again this
week with an intiul2tion that Hans
brough was in league with Mcken-
zie 1t only tends to bear out our as
sertion of last week that this sheet was
decidedly yellow and unfair A man
| who will make mistake and then
admit it is respected by all fair mind,
| ed people Bit one WHO will falsify
another ard when he is thoroughly
con .inced Of his mistake, still contin
ne it, looses the respect of all.