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Arizona republican., 1908-02-17
THE CHURCHES
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Rev. R. NJ. Donaldson. D. D.. of Den yer preached in the First Presbyterian church at II o'clock Sunday morn ing on the theme, "The Aggressive Church" His text was. And the Lord said unto Moses. Wherefore cryest thou unto me? Speak unto the chil- dren. that they go forward" Exodus 14:l5.
 The kings of earth hedge themselves round about with walls and with guards that keep from them those who would approach. The King of Heaven throws wide open His heart and His kingdom that all may come. Come" is one of the great words in Gods book. In the very last chapter of the very last book the invitation. Come" is the summing up of the call Of God 10 His children. There is another word that means as much because God has made 1t emphatic. That word is Go God has made it one of the strongest words in His vocabulary. He spoke it 10 Abraham when the world was shrouded in the darkness of idolatry It was only when Abra ham would go" that God could ac- complish through him His great pur- pose. II was only when Moses obeyed the command Go unto Pharaoh that God could accomplish his cherished plan and bring his people into the promised land. Go" is His word to us today. We hear it in the voice of the unchurched masses. who know not our Savior. IL was obedience to that command which caused our forefath- CTS to press out from the lands where they dwelt and here find and estab fish our nation. It is the command Go" that is redeeming our great. misunderstood west to the service and use of the good and the true
 believe in this larger development because I believe in the genius of the Anglo Saxon race. These diverse ele- ments that are coming to us are to be amalgamRted into the life that is American. that is aggressive: that is fOrceful and fruitful in the things that make for righteousness. This larger development is not only material. but il is intellectual, and it is spiritual as well. This is illustrated by the tenn perance movement. The change has been and is taking place. IL has risen secretly not in the turmoil of political battles, and one day the struggle will be 10 the death and this enemy of the church of Christ, as Julian the ApOs- tate. lying prostrate in the dust. will look tip into the face of Its sconqueror and say. "Galilean. thou hast con quered.'
 We have an aggressive church when that church is ready to grapple with the wrongs that exist in any commun- ity. That church is aggressive which leads out and strikes fatal blow against those things which disturb our physical. our social and our moral life He who would solve the ques- ton of this present time must have open on his right hand the books of social economy. on his left hand the books of political science. but must have open before him the New Testa- ment"
 Let the church stay always in the forefront of the struggle. let it be with the victors in the final triumph.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-17
PHOENIX PROOF.

A. B. ChenOweth. of BIO North Fifth Ave. Phoenix, Ariz.. says: q have used Doan's Kidney Pills and have found them a most reliable remedy for correcting difficulties which arise from weakened kidneys. I have no hesitancy in recommending them but could not be induced to allow my name to appear in the papers, unless was confident through personal proof. that this remedy would act up 10 all its representations. procured Doan's Kidney Pills at the Adams Pharmacy, and always take pleasure in telling other sufferers to give them trial"
Arizona republican., 1908-02-17

of the King. The rise and fall of na- tions are clearly traced to the spiritual quality of their leaders and citizens The Bible does not give us guesses but unwavering certainties upon this fundamental problem of right and wrong.
 Because the Bible sets forth plainly the unchangeable principles of right eousness. It is not a book of mere laws and precepts but n revelation of eternal and universal principles of living Three words admit us to the divine secret of right living-faith. hope and love. Faith linking us to God and power: love binding us to our fellow men and duty; hope inspiring us to be and to do our best. You can add nothing to that trinity. Live it, and life itself becomes divine.
 Because the Bible makes us ac- quainted with the supreme and ideal Personality. Jesus. the Son of God and Savior of men. Jesus said to the Jews: 'Ye search the scriptures. be- cause ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me" On the way to Emmaus the risen Lord Beginning from Moses and all the prophets, in terpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself" When the disciples knew Him they said. Was not our heart burning within us, while He spake to us in the way while he opened to us the scriptures" The book which brings us to Jesus. which enables us to walk with Him in the way, which kindles within our hearts the sacred fire, is surely the supreme guide for earthly living.
 Musical numbers were given by the chorus, the male quartet and by Mir. Mathiesson. In the evening the pas tor spoke on "The Weaker One" a plea for the helping hand to be ex- tended to the weak.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-17
RIGHT LIVING.

At the First Baptist church Sunday morning the pastor. Rev. Orville Coats preached upon The Biblical Life" He said in part
 It is glorious thing to be alive, but living is serious business. The man who does not face life with its tremen- dous possibilities of veal or woe thoughtfully is not likely to I've worthily. For every one of us it is a journey through an unknown country. We have not passed this way before. We shall not pass this way again. Daily opportunities die with the sun set. Mistakes, like broken threads. go into the weaving fabric and. though tied, still impair the perfection of the product IL behooves us all to live
Arizona republican., 1908-02-17

wisely day by day for out of the seed of our days we shall reap the harvest of our eternity. The defect of the average life is that it is too self-de- pendent. Our feelings. our thoughts. our affections might be safe guides if we were morally perfect. But for sin ful men and women there is need of a standard higher than our own thoughts; of a guidance wiser than our own reason; and, of strength mightier than mans. We need the North star not a masthead light. in order to navigate life's dangerous sea. We need the sun, not the sparks of our own kindling, to give us light for our life's work We need the Great Teacher to instruct and help us day by day.
 My subject is The Biblical Life" Let that phrase stand for life vital ized. moulded, inspired and governed by the living Word of God.-the Bible. It is not merely a life dominated by a book. but one which has been brought into living fellowship with and loving loyalty to the glorious Per son who~meetS us at every step of the way as We traverse the fields of Scrip ture Such a life will be "well-pleas- ing to God and approved of men" believe the Bible alone contains the solution of the great problem of living Why? Because it is the word of mans Creator and Friend As the maker of any instrument is best qual- flied to teach its care and use so He tksb fp ,.1, able to show us how to live Because the Bible is a true history of actual human experiences. It is neither fla ble nor philosophy, neither fiction nor fancy. but solid record of fact. The characters which meet us in its pages are neither imaginary nor ideal. but real, flesh and blood men and women like ourselves. The revelations of the human heart in the scriptures are un- rivalled in any literature. Nowhere are the secret processes of thought and feeling so uncovered to our view as here. In the Bible God seems to have stripped away all concealments and granted to us His own view and knowledge of human life If then We learn to live by studying life. here we
 
 opportunity tO fathom the depths of human experience. Because the Bible reveals clearly and emphatically the consequences of right and wrong liv- ing and gives innumerable illustra- tions in the lives of individuals and nations. It thus makes its appeal in the most effective manner to the strongest motives to which our lives respond. the motives of hope and fear Not only is the downward path paint ed until it disappears in the darkness but We are made to see the living sin ner walking in that way until the blackness swallows him up. The .up- ward way of life is set before us. not as an abstract conception or as a beautiful dream, but as the path trod- den before our eyes by the children of God and We are permitted to watch their triumphal entrance into the city
Arizona republican., 1908-02-17
Hundreds Of BARGAINS
 at our WHITE SALE

I seek. No other one can satisfy the wants of our souls. No other can
 bring to us peace that passeth under
 standing and give us the hope of glory.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
From the New York Sun.

"H|.u "a wi L. vi
II heard an amusing instance the
other day OF the way our unsophisticat-
ed Americans car become clustered over
the formalities and authorizations of an
English wedding Invitation" said the
American wife OF an Englishman. IA
certain young la from the Bronx
went to England Ave years ago as the
of an electrical company. He
made good socially as well as CONNER
cially, and married recently the daugh-
ter OF a nobleman.. 1t was when the
invitations to this wedding were re-
ceiyed by his girl cousins uptown that
the trouble began. OF the BIT. K, c.,
r. r.. @. S., p. T. o., r. s. ". P., they
understood only the latter and were
careful to send their response at once.
But in %inscribing the envelope to Lord
and Lady Blank, they carefully placed,
along with the interminable English
address. every abbreviation they found
In the invitation, including r. Il. o. IL
was not until / visited them a week
later that they learned that p. T.. o.
meant simply Please u over And
sure enough, on the inner side of the
folded sheet were found lengthy and
explicit directions for reaching the lit
tie parish church III Sussex where the
ceremony was to be held"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
MAN ENGAGED TO
-FOUR IN A WEEK
Each Was to BE Installed as the
Mistress Of $40, 1000
Mansion.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Special: Within
one week -four young women OF TINS
city became engaged to q man from
parts unknown who had promised 70
install each Of them as mistress OF the
~unoccupied ~Seasongood mission on
Walnut street. which he said he had
bought.
The stranger, who gave the name Of
Frank BissinEer, became aoquainted
with the women through their answer
ing his advertisement for q housekeept
err. He lost no time In engaing their
services, and showed them IN relays
the interior OF the mansion. Bissinger,
ia order to win their confidence. per-.
mitted them to suggest the manner IN
which the house was TO be furnished.
In this way he leaped into their good
graces at the psychological momen ne
proposed to them. He told each Of the
four that he did not want to install
them as hts housekeeper and then
marry them as his employe. They saw
the position In the same light and then
made arrangements for their trosseaux.
Bissinger told the women that he q
purchased the mansion for $4,000. The
same story was told at John Ahl-
brandt's saloon. where he had Q room.
While he was engaged in winning the
women Bissinger was busy with ex-
cuses to Chas. e.. Nourse. OF the real
estate Arm of Cleaney & Nourse.
agents for the Walnut Hills property.
~Innumerable times he made arrange
ments with the broker to close the
deal by the cash payment Of $1,000. but
he failed to keep his engagement,
usually telephoning Mr.. Nourse n
stating that the money had not been
forwarded by his bank In q Fran
cisco.
Then q day was set for the CONSUME
nation OF the transaction, and the real
estate firm privately made up Its mind
that IL would have nothing further to
do with Bissinger IL he failed to make
good on that date. The expected hap
pened, and all negotiations were de-
clared off.
Last week numerous telephone calls
were answered by hi. Nourse, the
speakers at the other end Of the line
being women who wanted to know IL
Mr.. Bissinger had purchased the prop
ertv. He In the negative.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
Kiplins's Tale TO Students.

Rudyard Kipling concluded his re-
cent address to the students of McGill
university with an attack on SMART
ness" He said:
Whenever and wherever you find
one of your dear little playmates show
Ing signs of smartness In his work,
his talk or his play, take him ten
Derby by the hand, by both hands, by
the back of the neck, IL necessary, and
lovingly, playfully, but firmly lead him
to a knowledge of high and more In
teresting things"
Afterward MI. Kipling told a story
about a smart a
This man." he said, owned q dry
goods store, and one day, to his great
disgust, he heard a new clerk say TO
a lady:
"No. ma'sm; we have not had any
for a long time
with a fierce glance at the clerk the
smart employer rushed up to the lady
and said:
w have plenty in reserve, ma'am:
plenty upstairs!
Lady and clerk looked dazed, and
afterward the smart proprietor learned
that the clerks remark had been made
in answer to the lady's: We haven't
had any rain lately"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
FRIENDLY TIP.

Restored Hope ana Confidence.
After several years Of indigestion and
Its attendant evil influence on the mind,
1t is not very surprising that one final
~ loses faith in things generally.
Al n. Y. woman writes an interest.
Ing letter. She say
Three years ago / suffered from an
attack Of peritonitis which left me in a
most miserable condition. For owe two
years l suffered from nervousness,
weak heart, skortness of breath, could
not sleep, etc.
my appetite was ravenous but l
felt starved all the time. l had plenty
Of food but 1t did not nourish me
because of intestinal indigestion. Med
ical treatment did not seem TO help,
I got discouraged, stopped medicine
and did not care much whether / lived
or died.
"one day a friend asked me why I
didn't try Grape-Nuts, stop drinking
coffee and use Postum. ] had lost
faith in everything, but to please my
IIleLus 4 ucSdh " Use UOth oAu SOoh
became very fond Of them.
at wasn't long before l got some
strength, felt n decided change in my
system, hope sprang up in my hSblrt
and slowly but surely l got better. |
could sleep very well, the constant
craving for food ceased and ! have bet
ter health now than before the attack
OF peritonitis. Y
my husband and I are still using
Grape-Nuts and Postum" there's a
Reason
Name given BY PostgmzC Coz Bette
Greek, Mich. ,faRd, fThR 9nd sWel
vile. T" EiRs pkgs.p "
Eyer teadiSthel abekef SetterP IA
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
General Demand

Of the Well Informed Of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its com
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action,
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination Of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative fol. its remark
able success.
That is n Of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuinc-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co, only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price City cents
per bottle.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
The Road to Crime.

From rYD magazine.
Whether or not Samuel Clemens
knows Ii, an agent once called upon
Mark Twain and sought to interest him
in life Insurance. At first he talked
well; then, having exhausted all his
arguments he merely talked. Mark
Twain yawned slightly, and became re-
minded as follows:
Some years ago In Hartford we all
went 10 church one hot, sweltering
night to hear the annual report Of Mr..
Hawley, a city missionary who went
around finding people who needed help
and didn't want to ask for 1t. He told
OF the life in cellars, where poverty
resided; he gave instances OF the hero
ism and devotion of the poor. When
a man with millions gives. he said, we
make a great deal of noise. It's a
noise In the wrong place, for it's the
widows mite that counts. Well, Haw-
ley worked me UP to a great pitch. i
could hardly wait for him to get
through. / had $500 in my pocket. I
wanted to give chat and borrow more
to give. You could see ~greenbacks IN
every eye. But instead of passing the
plate then, he kept on talking and talk
ing, and as he talked 1t grew hotter
and hotter and hotter, and we grew
sleepier and sleepier, Ny enthusiasm
went down, down, down-$100 at a clip
until finally, when h plate did
come around, I stole 10 cents out of 1t.
1t all goes TO show how a little thing
like this can lead to crime"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
%S2TO MIGHT
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BORAX IN THE DAIRY.
A Matter of Profitable Interest to
the Farmer and Dairyman.

The problem Of keeping sweet all the
utensils used In connection with milk
and cream selling, and butter making.
has been a serious one with the farmer.
He has come to realize fully that the
slightest faint or hint of staleness left
In a can, tin or churn may rnin a whole
output; that the faint which Is left IL
In the form Of bacteria which grow and
multiply in milk or butter, producing
disastrous results.
The farmer has learned that hot
water won't rinse away the greasy resi-
due in dairy utensils.
He has learned that soap leaves q
residue of its own which is, IL any
thing, worse than the milk or cream
residue, and it is little wonder that
there has been a constant clamor for q
dairy cleanser and sweetener that Will
meet modern requirements.
A few Of the largest creamery estab
lishments have called experts into con-
sultation OH this problem and have
with this scientific aid hit upon a pro-
duct OF nature which exactly fills the
bill-borax. -
Scientists have long known borax as
a cleanser, a sweetener and an anti
septic destroyer Of bacteria and germ
growths. Destroys all that is harmful
and promotes and preserves freshness.
sweetness and purity, relieving the
dairyman and dairy housewife OF
drudgery and of needless work and
worry.
Its cheapness and value should give
It first place in the necessities OF every
dairy.
The cows udder Is kept In a clean.
healthy and smooth condition by wash
ing it with borax and water, a table
spoonful OF borax to two quarts OF
water. ~. ..
This prevents roughness and sorc-
ness or cracking teats, which make
milking time a dread to the COW and .
worry to the mixer.
The modern cleanser OF all dairy
utensils consists of-one Tablespoonful
Of borax to every quart Of water need
ed. Remember tablespoonful equals
four te~aCpoonfuls.
Be sure that you get pure borax.
To be sure, you must get 40 Mule
Team Borax." r. FL ar- &
All dealers. A dainty book In cOiors.
called single Book sent free .
any Mother sending name and
address Of her baby, and tops fror1
two pound cartons Of 40 mule
Team" Package Rorax, with DC. In
stamps. -.
Address Pacific Coast Borax Co..
Chicago, Ill.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
OPEN DEALING in PAINT.

Buying paint used 20 be like the pro-
verbal buying Of IA pig In a poke
Mixtures III which chalk, ground rock,
etc, predominated were marked and
sold as "Pure White Lead the deep
tioI not being apparent until the paint
and the painting were paid for. This
deception is still practiced, hut we
have learned to expose IT easily.
National Lead Company, the largest
makers OF genuine Pure White Lead,
realizing the injustice that was being
done to both property owners and hon
est paint manufacturers set about to
make paint buying safe. They first
adopted a trade mark, the now famous
Dutch Boy Painter and put this
trade mark, as q guaranty OF purity. ON
every package Of their White Lead.
They then set about familiarizing the
public with the blow-pipe test by which
the purity aud ~genuineness OF White
Lead may be determined, and furnished
a blow-pipe free TO every n who
would write them for IT, This action
was in itself a guaranty OF the purity
OF NationalL Lead Company's White Lead.
AS the result OF this .openIdealing the
paint buyer to-day has only himself to
blame ie he is defrauded.
For test outfit and valuable booklet
on painting address National Lead
Company, Woodbridge Bldg. New York.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
EczEMA FOR IS YEARS

suffered Torments from Birth--In
Frightful Condition-Got No Help
Until CuticurR Cured Him.
II had an itching, tormenting ecze-
ma ever since / came into the world,
and 1 am now q man IS years old,
/ tried all kinds OF medicines l heard
or, but found no relief. was truly
in a frightful condition. AT last 1
broke out all over with red and white
boils. which kept growing until they
were as big as walnuts, causing great
pain and misery, but / kept from
scratching as well as I could. was
30 run down that I could hardly do
my work. I used Cutlcura Soap, ONT
ment, Resolyent, and Pills for about
eight months, and | can ~truthfuly say
I am cured. Hale Bordwell, Upton,
Ia, Aug. II, 1907
II cheerfully endorse the above tes-
timonial. 1t is the truth. I know Mr..
Borduell and know the condition he
was in. Nelson II. Burnett, Upton, la
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
A Promise unfuIRned.
From Success Magazine.

O. Henry, the well known story
writer, once promised the. editor Of a
magazine that he would deliver a short
story to him on the following Mon
day. Several Mondays passed, but the
Muse was refractory Sand the story
was not forthcoming, At last the
wrathful editor wrote this note:
MY Dear O. Henry-If 1 do not re-
ceive that story from you by IL o'clock
today, I am going to put on my heav-
Test soled shoes, come down to your
house, and kick you down stairs. !
always keep my promises"
Whereupon o. Henry sat down and
wrote this characteristic reply:
Dear Sir-L too, would keep my
promises IL I could fulfil them with
my feet" p
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27

FI0m TIC NUIuHlDuS DIspalcH. N
Justice Brewer of the supreme court,
on circuit, was once taking testimony
IN an Ohio court.
One Of the witnesses called to the
stand gave his name as J. Curtis
Greene. Mr.. Greene's condescending
manner did not appeal to the courts
sense Of the fitness OF things. Finally
Judge Brewers patience being sorely
tried, he asked:
what did you say your name was 2"
u. Curtis Greene with an 'e'H re-
piled the witness.
what does the r. stand fort" was
the next question.
Julius /.
3Proceed with the testimony OF Mr.
julius C., Greene with an, Ell" COM
manded the judge.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-27
Gubernatoriai Courtesy.

- FTOUl ll0 WdShAIbIOH F1cNdlus #a
When / was governor OF Tennes-
see" said Senator Bob Taylor, of Ten
nessee, Il received q letter from an
inmate of the state ~penitentiary OF
Missouri, My dear cousin, II ran, II
amt fit fer one NV yore kinfolks to be
in the pen, and l wisht you'd get me
out ef you kin 1t was signed Bob
Taylor which looked as IL the writer
ought to be mighty close kin.
Il sent 1t to the governor OF Mis-
souri, with the following Endorsement:
II wish, lie you can conscientiously do
so, that you would let this fellow
loose, and IL ever any OF your relatives
get In the Tennessee penltentiary i'll
return the favor
II heard later" concluded the sena-
tor, 'that Bob had gained his free
dom. but whether through my efforts
II have never learned. And he hasn't
thanked nse yet