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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-04

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Zion Baptist Church.

9:45 a. m.-Sabbath School,
II a. m.-Covenant meeting.
2:S0 p. m.-Second annual sermon
Of the Building Laborers international
Protective Union Of America. Local
Union No. !.
p. m.-B. Y. P. U. conservation
meeting.
S p. m.-Preaching by Rev. VIM.
Barry. After the close Of the sermon
the hand Of fellowship will be given
to all members received during the
past month and administering Of the
Lords supper. Strangers and visit
ors are cordially invited.
A. E. REYNOLDS. Pastor.
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SUNDAY SERVICES.
Shorter's A. N. e. Church.

Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
The pastor will preach and admin
lister the monthly communion at II
a m.
Allen C. E. League at p. m.
The choir will render musical pro
gram at p. m.
cordial welcome to all. a.
A. NJ. WARD. Pastor.
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WORLDLY ADJUSTMENTS
IN THE CHURCH.
Continued from Page /

viteS us, II we are to meet the world
on a common level we must at least
be permitted to select the ground. If
we yield to them, we sacrifice our
principles and peace; if they yield to
us, they lose nothing but little tenn
porary pleasure.
To make our subject practical as
possible, we will name a few view
points from which we may consider
our amusements. First, they should
be innocent in themselves. The word
recreate means to renew, restore.
create again. 1t is to lay aside the
more serious avocations of life for a
brief space, that we may resume them
with new vigor; we rest that we may
be the better prepared to work Rec.
reation in the true sense of the term
is not only free from evil, but it is
full of good intentions; 1t is true we
shake off care but not conscience. If
our recreation tends to violate the
divine law or lead us to disregard the
welfare of our fellowman, or cause
us to punish man, beast, bird, or in
sect, or if it tends to make us frivol-
Gus or reckless, or in any way lead US
farther from God and make us less
devotional, we should turn away from
it.
Our recreations should never inter
fere with the full and faithful per
+ formance of the sober duties of life.
Many believe that the periods of child
hood and youth is the time play and
be ready for the more serious duties
of life at mature age. But not SO; II
is the hour of precious opportunities
which comes but once in life time
it is the foundation upon which the
whole future edifice is to rest Youth
has its work and all future excel
lences are dependent upon industry.
In youth the avocation is to be
chosen; the mind is to be cultivated,
the reason exercised, the fancy curb
ed, the temper subdued, and the whole
intellect disciplined and prepared for
continuous labor.
He has not moment to lose. He
must look and listen, read and remem-
Der and gather strength for other
days to come. He that would be wise
must not dream away the golden
hours in empty visions Of what he
would like to be; but rouse himself
and prepare to encounter the great
duties before him.
Our recreations must promote
health. DR.. Crane says that health is
the material of which efficient life is
made They who destroy it, cut short
the days that God gave them. And
to do so willfully and deliberately In
the chase after more pleasure is no
small sin. Our recreations should
not lessen our powers to do good;
they are designed to sharpen the tools
with which we work, and if the pro-
cess which we adopt mars the blades,
it shows that our methods are bad.
Our recreations should not be un-
duly expensive. Money is power. 1t
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than that, the manager knows thai
his performances must be adapted tc
the low moral level of the audience
that is gathered up from certain quar-
ters. He knows that he must address
himself to empty minds and cater tc
animal passions. AS the calculations
of an almanac are made for the par
ticular latitude where it is expected
to be used, SO are the appliances oi
the theater carefully adapted to that
class of society which are low both in
intelligence and in morals. Attempts
have been made to reform the thea
ter, but they have miserably failed
The theater will never be reformed.
Last, but by no means the least de
structive to Christian character, is
the dance. The advocates of the dance
want us to make a distinction be
tween the fashionable dances of the
times. But quadrilles and that high
class of dancing and two-steps differ
from the German and round dances
as veriloid differs from smallpox
Dancing is a detriment to both SOU
and body. The late hours it involves
the associates, the kind of refresh
ments generally used, the undue ex
citement, the atmosphere in which
they gather, the sudden exit from the
heated room to the sudden cool air
are all objections to the dance.
Dancing has bad historic name
1t is true that the Bible speaks OF
Miraim and her maidens dancing
when Pharoah and his host sank into
the depths of the sea and singing tc
the Lord lofty anthem Of praise, and
of David when he brought home the
Ark of God how he danced; but thi,
was all religious dance or ceremony
nothing like our capering Of to-day.
The daughter of Herodious danced
before Herod as he sat at the ban
quet bewildered with wine, but the
death of John soon followed. In Rome
and Athens dancing was always done
by the degraded and vile. Dancing is
generally regarded as favorite
amusement of the vain and frivolous
And strange to say that 80 pei
cent. of all of the dancing church
members invariably stay away from
the class and prayer meeting, and
stranger still that whenever sinner
is convinced of sin and wants prayer
he never sends for one OF the dancing
church members.
Those who give themselves up tc
this amusement turn away from the
best examples OF pure devotion and
undefiled religion. Young people who
are famed as beautiful dancers are
generally good for nothing else. Their
time is generally taken up with prac
ticing posture-making before the mir
ror or some professor of the art. The
dancing master is the Devils drill
master. Just as the theater is the
DEVILS church.
Space forbids us to speak and com
ment upon card playing, chess, bill
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SenCe TAX our pocket DOOh tOO HedF-
lily, and not leave enough for good
deeds.
Our recreations should never lose
sight of time Time is one of Gods
most precious gifts to man. 1t is the
field in which our destinies germinate
and the summer in which things grow.
We have no more right to lay plans
to kill time than to kill ourselves.
Parents should see to it that their
children very early form the habits of
industry Our recreations ought to
improve the mind as well as the body.
In these large cities we are more or
less contaminated with the theater-
goer, dancer, whist and Might've
parties. The theater has its advo-
Gates. 1t is said to be good place
to learn history, human nature, and
some of the plays are said to be as
good as sermon Granting this to
be true, we wonder how often these
plays come around and how many
people do they save? If these plays
are as good as sermons, how happens
it that as rule those who love the
play never care for the church? II
these plays are as good as sermons,
where is the evidences of its call to
the good work? How many have
found salvation at the theater? Does
it adorn the character and conduct of
the performers? No. Then since we
cannot find the converts even upon
the stage in two thousand years we
must look elsewhere for converts.
Where is the proof of its moral and
religious influences? 1t has no exist.
ence. To plead for the theater on the
ground of its moral influence is to act
bigger farce than was ever put upon
the stage. When young man that
has been religiously trained starts
to attending theaters, he. has taken
his first step downward, and his
friends lose hope in his future use
fulness. But on the other hand, when
young man becomes reckless and
goes to these places of amusements
and suddenly stops and begins to at
tend church, his friends have hope of
him. Vile and disreputable people
attend the theater, but shun the
church, is the experience of 80 per
cent OF all observers. Build theater
where you will and straightway drink
ing saloons and gambling dens will
come up around it., and flourish under
its shadow.
All manner of vice and rascallty
grows rank and green in the polluted
soil Of theater. Some years ago in
certain city, the proprietor of a
theater resolved to conduct 1t on a
more respectable basis, and he re-
fused to admit the vile and infamous
as far as practicable, and no lady was
allowed to enter without she had
company. 1t was but short time
until the house went down and the
manager could not pay running ex-
penses, and was compelled to close its
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LARAMIE, WYOMING.

Colonel Eugene Ransom and his son
Earl have been sick, but are up and
around again.
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Mr.. Henry Lucas is meeting with
much success fishing for the speckled
beauties.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-04

Mrs. Mcdowell entertained few
guests Sunday at dinner
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Mrs. Thomas Price has been sufsT-
ing with an attack of rheumatism.
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Get busy, you society folks We are
waiting patiently for that reception.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-04

Mr.. VIM. Byrd has been on the sick
list.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
CEMENT RANGES

The philanthropists composing
the Roe.Searsbuck establishment at
Chicago are again in trouble.
Not long ago they were indicted
by grand jury in Iowa for selling
strictly pure white lead paint that
was manufactured in their own mills;
the indictment being based upon
the trivial fact that the paint con.
tanned no white lead, and wasn't
made in tho philanthropists' factory.
In compiling their advertisements
they had overlooked the fact that
h,y had no paint factory.
The same grand jury.also indie
ted them for selling genuine dia.
mond rings which were comp osed OF
brass and plate glass.
And now the Nebraska authorities
are after them, charging them with
selling to a farmer a magnificent
steel range which, weighing over
500 pounds, was, upon analysis,
discovered to contain about a hun
dred pounds of iron and four hun
dred pounds of cement, which had
been so lngenlously arranged as
to resemble metal.
The government has been appeal
ed to and it is possible that the
large and interesting catalogues of
the house will be barred from the
mails; and a local grand jury is
pondering over the evidence, and
will doubtless produce another in
dictment against the philanthro-
pists.
1t has been demonstrated time
aud again that the patron of the
catalogue houses is taking grea,
risk. He is buying pig in poke
every time he embarks in tran
sact;on with them, and the chance.
always are that the pig will turn ou
to be & tomcat.
This western country is Uttered
| with junk of various kinds that was
| shipped to deluded people FROM tht
| catalogue houses; the ruins of stove:
and buggies and household trap:
| of all sorts, and still there are regi
nents ef people who fail to prof
by the lessons of experience ano
send their hard-earDed money! to the
Roe-Sawbncks.
There would be more satisfactlor
| ia the long run in fooling away
money in the slot machines; some
times you get stick of gum there
-Emporia GaEettee.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
CHEAP ISN'T IT

We clip the following from the
Kansas City Star of Tuesday.
Is John 8. Gilmore, editor OF the
Wilson County Citizen and member
of the Republican state committee
getting ready to bolt the renonin
alton of Phil Campbell for Con-
gress? Although all candidates
against Campbell have dropped out
of the races Mr.. Gilmore says:
"The spectacular pretender who
represents the Third district OF
Kansas in Congress has puieted the
opposition of the people of Coffey-
Vile, Independence and Parsons
or caught them on a pinhook, by
pledging them $4,000 each for
public buildings. But after he IS
renominated and the real campaign
is on before all the voters, he can
very readily assume an 'ecouomlz-
ing attitude. He knows right now
that he cannot secure such appro-
priations Ter three towns in his
district, as he knows he cannot OBJ
tain special pensons for one-hfth
of the old soldiers for whom he has
introduced ssecial bills. The pub
lie bnilding and special pension
bill blinds are emergency expedi-
ents resorted to by small callber
and accidental congressman OF
the measure and stamp of Camp
bell.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
CannOtUSe States Name

Governor Hoch Tuesday refused
the Kansas National Gas Company
the right to use the name of the
State of Kansas in a suit to be filed
in the Supreme Court of the United
States to knock out an Oklahoma
law which prevents that company
from piping gas out Of Oklahama
and into this State. The company
wants to extend its pipe line into
the Oklahoma field and cannot do
so as long as the new Oklahoma
law holds good.
The application for this authority
indicates that the company is of the
opinion that the supply of gas in
the Kansas field is likely to be ex-
hausted within short time which
would be hardship On this State.
Arguing on that basis the company
asks for the assistance of the State
in getting into the better gas field
of Oklahoma.
Governor Hoch turned down the
appeal ON the ground that the mat
ter is one which concerns the Kan,
sas Natural Gas Company and no
the State of Kansas, and for the
further reason that the State OF
Kansas does not believe in invoking
the aid of the federal courts to en-
Join the enforcement of the laws OF
sister State. This situation is
practically the same as was pre-
sented to Governor Hoch in the
famous NJ. K. & T. case and in
which the Governor took an oppos-
6 We course.
There is not much doubt but
that the Oklahoma law can be dc.
feated by the gas company. Kan
Sas had a similar law following the
session of 1905 but it lasted only
until it reached the courts. 1t was
intended to prevent the pumping OF
gas from Kansas to Kansas City,
Mo-; St. Joseph, Mo-, and other
outside points The Supreme Coult
held that the State could not inter-
fere with interstate commerce by
prohibiting the pumping of gas to
points outside of the State. 1t is
expected that the Kansas Natural
Gas Company will take the case in
to the courts and there is little
boubt as to the final result. r.-Tope-
ka Capital.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
BAD JOB

Roy Steadman young man of
this city has been making money
fast of late. He has beeu forging
checks and passing ttem. He,was
quite successful and succeeded in
securing nearly a hundred dollars.
The boy is now under arrest and
Will doubtless, be booked for an.
other term in the reformitory,
1t seems that the young man wants
to fly higher than his purse will
allow. He is a great roller skate
expert md se:m; 10 delight in that
kind o. exercise more than good
honest work.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14

can party found itself pursued by
as an outgrowth of war was tie
question of money, and on that the
party showed a marked capacity for
reaching a unanimous and sound
conclusion after much controversy
within its ranks.
The call from the country for the
development of a we'll thought out
plan for the improvement of all
waterways is SO emphatic that it
cannot longer be resisted. That
which has been done is largely
piece work. What is needed now
is the consistent development of
this method of atien,
so that certain amount year can
be assigned to the execution of the
plan. The direct effect in the trans
portation of merchandise will
doubtless be most beneficial, while
the indirect effect of regulating
and reducing excessive railroad
rates will be even of greater ben
eft.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
TO FORTIFY
THE ISLANDS

The project for the fortiication o.
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philip
pines, which Is favored by the pre-
dent, Secretary Taft and by many
members OF each baanch of Con
gress, ought to have the support of
all patriotic Americans. Porto
Rico is so close to the mainland OF
the United States that is may be
considered part of our coast line.
Hawaii is so near our Pacific ports
that its possession by any other
power would be a menace to us in
case of war. The Philippines are
to be retained by US, and as recent
events have shown the possibility Of
a clash between us and Japan some
time in the future, the need of putt
ing them in a condition in which we
can stand off all enemies is 80 OBJ
visus that it is not worth while to
discuss it.
This session of Congress is ex-
pected to be short. 1t will probably
close some time in May. There is
Il demend for economy in expendi
lures in the present session, so as o
head off possible deficit in the
fical year 1909. Yet neither of the Il
considerations should deter the
friends of this fortification project.
A measure like this, even if it were
Introduced as and independent bill,
ought not to take long to pass.
Probably, however, it will be made
part of some military or naval
measure an, therefor will be dealt
with when that particular bill comes
up. There ought to be always time
enough in Congress to deal with
matters involving the safety of the
country.
1T is understood that the leading
Republicans in eich branch are anx-
lous to make beginning this year
in putting all our island dependen-
cies In a good condition of defense.
The war talk with Japan will have
this effect that it will silence most
of the enemies of naval and military
improvement in the United States. |
A world power which can not de
fend its own possessions against |
any possible enemy or combination
of enemies would better 20 out OF |
business. The United States is in
creasing rapidly In population,
wealth and commerce. On the |
Pacific as we'll as the Atlantic we are
growing In Importance. Our trad,
with the Orient, which was dis
in some degree, by the ad
iustmsnts rendered necessary in
China and Japan by the close o
the Russo Japanese war, and also
by the boycott against US in China,
IS once more on the Increase. There
S a special need for US TO make the
Of our commerce In the
Pacific secure against all possible
;ontingeneiss.-St. LOUIS Globe
Democrats.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
A SENSE OF DUTY THAT
CEFEATED POLITICS

When it became known early in
the summer of 1886, that an emanci-
patton policy must be adopted at
an early day, l spent several even
ings with Lincoln until long after
the midnight hour, discussing the
question and earnestly protesting
against an EN- ancipation proclama-
ton. for the reason that it would
certainly defeat the administration
party in New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois, and without the support OF
those States could not see how
the war policy was to be main
tanned. Lincoln was patient list
ener, aud he did not dispute that
the political disasters l predicted
might follow such proclamation.
He gave no indication of his purpose
altho he talked freely and listened
most patiently and attentively. l
urged hime to issue an order, as
commander in. n.chief of the army,
that every slave brought withia our
lines would be forever free, and
that slavery should be terminated
in every part of the Southern Con
federcy occupied by our army. l
urged upon him that mere paper
proclamation of emancipation would
not free a single slave, as all would
have 20 be freed by the army. In
answer to my declaration that the
proclamation would not free any
slaves except as the army carried 1t
into effect, he made this remark,
'.Well, it might seem like the Pope's
bull against the comet" He knew
that 1 was interested only in sup
porting himself and his administra'
tion and left him finally without
.nv Idea as to his probable action.
The proclamation was issued' and
New York elected Horatio Seymour
Governor, New Jersey elected Par
ksr Governor, and the States of
Pennsylvanla, Ohio, Illinois, and
Indiana voted Democratic, but the
South not being represented, the
Republican majority, a'the greatly
reduced, was not destr in either
branch of Congress <ooln under:
stood what the p 0aamatlon meant;
he knew that a military order would
not abolish slavery; he had faith
that proclamation would in some
nav finally absolutely end slavery
N the republic. He appreciated
The fact that a high and sacred duty
~ss before him to be performed,
while / was pleading with him from
the standpoint of mere political eH,
nediency against his strong sense OF
i;ah, and duty.-From Lincoln
sss Politician" by Col. A. K.
Meclure in The Circle for Febru'
ary.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
SPRING SURELY HERE

The sun is shining, the birds are
singing, tie buds are swelling and
sores of all the boys are playing
marble on every STREET md alley in
the city. 1t is not the old fashioned
ri"g marble that their dads used TO
play, hut "rOlly polly" and for
.eeps.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL CON-
VENTION

The Republicans OF the Third con
3res'i"n'i district of the sta,e OF
Kans9s Wiz meet in delegate conveu
'"n at t''e city Of Parsons on Friday.
February 2S, 1908, at IL O'Clock d. m
for the purpose of electing two dele
tates and fwo alternates to the Re
ouollcln national convention TO be
held Ia C''cago. June I6 1908.
The bnSis Of representation in said
convention will be one delegate for
"ach zoe. Votes or major fraction there
y cast Tor G. e Denton for Sc retary
ofs'ate in 1906. The apportionment
rem each unty OF delegates in said
soo ventiou, on the above basis from
The several counties of the district
will be as follows;
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14

The Government is now digging
into the affairs of the paper trust.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14

Count Boni was fined $40 for
cutting his cousin.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVEN
lion

There will be delegate convention
of the Republicans of Neosho county,
Kansas, held IN the Opera house In
city Of Erie, ca Tuesday, Fe b. Is,
1908, ataO O'Clock a, N. for the pur
pose of electing IA delegates to the
State convention aad 13 to the Con
gressional convention.
Tue basis Of representation in said
county convention will be ooe dele
gate for each 20 votes or majer frac
tion thereof cast for q. e. Denton,
Secretary of State. In 1906 and under
said apportionment the several pre-
cinots will be entitled TO the fOllwing
representation in said county convcn
tiOp.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
TAFT HONORED

A crowd of nearly 40, 900 at
tended the Taft banquet at Kansas
City, Only about I,Ioo of them
ate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14

The election Of the delegates to
said convention will be by delegate
county convention in each OF said
counties, aud the election OF delegates
TO each county convention will be
under the direction OF various county
central committees.
II Is recommended that the chair
man OF the county central committee
10 each of the counties certify the
names Of all congressional delegates
and alternstss as sooD as selected to
this committee at Pittsburg, Kas.
The nomination Of the Republican
candidate for congress for said dis
trict and the election Of committee
men for the congressional COMMITTEES
Of said district for the ensuing tern
will be done at the primary election
Ia August.)
By order Of Third Congressional
]. A. NuttDap,
Chairman.
II Csvantss,
Secretary.
January IL. 1908.