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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-09-12
THAT FELLOW SHORT.

Sometimes learn character nature and
disposition OF when find
what company he keeps Very recently pexes
Kew TO his name and who his address
startling about his
by this depraved bgots confession appalled, in
TINS enlightened could hold job minister Chris
tan church and still keep such company Short has kept
Orchard this that he pictures his most de-
generate depraved immoral and vicious
confession however, he lacks the
when that acknowledged
one OF the guilty criminals This fellow
class among whom he intimately him
sell he must absolutely be of the
class Oh whom he such testimony
stant assocalonshp would be possible
knowledge as this fellow Short claims rouner about
town. no mere porter dive saloon
Just sees reasonable of the shady side would be able
TO give anything like the information this gives
Nobody claims there is vice CITY, but anv man
Short makes knows when he statement he is TELLING
wfu Premedaed malicious lie It's splendid compliment to the
law ABIDING instinct OF the citizens living
ney would IN some places horse whip the fellow
IKE whep 1t is the conduct of he that makes
hard to put city and the
Here is what the fellow says: ~ r
Cincinnati Sept Or Francis Bugee Short pastor of tbe First
Episcopal
ing funds help the Methodist church declared TODAY
that Utah. and particularly Salt Lake G
America and predicted that Salt DESTROYED before five w
biblical 49, N N''e' i"
TINS morning and the
Utah he referred the wckedne According the Rev Dr.
ohort Atlantic City, ~ j. called of
new jersey Sunday school
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
I0c hatting. I2c

% rolls of heavyweight
Seamless China Mating.
mrm, even edge, smooth Lin
ton straw in stripe and
check des gns. red, blue,
green, and brown mixtures.
Sold regularly for 19c yard.
One day az 12c.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
soc Danderine, 33c

Regular soc size bottles Of
Danderine, the popular cure
for dandruff. offered for one
day at 33c each.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
Children'S S1.4S
Dresses for CSC

Children's Dresses OF white
India Linon IN various styles
made with high and low
neck, with elbow lengta
sleeves, handsomely trimmed
with fine lace and embroid-
cry, with pointed berthas,
also the new Princess dress
es. with tucked front. trim
med with VA. llce and rib
bon bows: full skirts and
deep hem; for little tots
from to 6 years. Special
for CSC.
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hDEF9bRGgEs "A

world must play part. 1t is now
reasonably sure that this part will be
played in the interests of justice, lib
erty and northumberland. It may
be that the agencies which are now
sowing the seeds of the full gospel
in the islands will reap an unexpected
harvest to their own advantage.
x X
It is as important to keep the white
men in the Orient true to the faith of
civilization as it is to introduce to
that faith the pagan natives.
X NJ
In Manila, as throughout the is
lands, there are a company of broad
gauge, up-to-date all-round mission
aries. They stand high as men, and
as active members of the community
life. Protestant Episcopal church has
established a place of social resort
for American men, the Columbia club,
which ranks above any similar or
ganization I have ever seen. It is in
reality the cathedral parish house, al
though men of all denominations be-
long to it, The Columbia club is
really first class club for gentle
men; differing from others in that
category principally by the fact that
liquors are not sold in the club, and
gambling is not permitted there. A
more praiseworthy enterprise for
white men in mission lands I have
not been able to discover in a jour
ney around the world.
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BowsER's osTRICHEs.

The Bowsers had finished dinner
and returned to the sitting room when
there came ring at the front door
which Mr.. Bowser answered himself.
was taken to the library, and a sort
of confab took place and lasted for an
hour. Then the caller went away,
and Mr.. Bowser returned to the sit
ting room rubbing his hands and
seeming to be well pleased about
something Mrs. Bowser asked no
questions, though he waited for five
minutes to hear from her. Then he
could wait no longer but said:
you don't seem to care as to who
it was that called %
ct was some one to work you for
ten dollars, l presume" she replied.
What! What's thati Mrs. Bowser,
I don't like such language. No one
works me, as you call it. No one ever
has. I'm not the man to be made a
fool of, and you know it,
Didn't he want to sell you half
interest in flying machine or goose
farm?"
mo. ma'am. he didn't Flying ma
chine! Goose farm! You must take me
for ninny."
well. if am wrong beg pardon.
hope you won't go into any more
foolish speculations.
Woman, stop right there! Are you
aching to pick row with y me to-
night? I have never gone into foolish
speculations In my life.'
"And this man didn't even want you
to run for Governor 2"
mo, ma'am, he didn't. I came in
here to tell you. who he was and what
he did want-how his coming here to-
night was going to change our for
tunes. but you have acted so mean
about it that now I won't say word
not a word Some wives are glad
| IN ipta oiv. I,a nd q h11S iop &C
affairs and advise with them. but if
ever say anything to you I'm met
with sneers, and you at once begin to
try to prove that I'm fool. No, sir
not a burned world"
Mrs. Bowser made no reply to this,
but picked up her book and resumed
her reading, and for ten minutes Mr..
Bowser sat and sulked and glared at
the cat. Then he said:
"Is it anything to you whether I
make a million dollars in the next five
years?"
"Of couse, DEAR I'd like to see you
make five millions"
"WeIl, I'm going to make million
for sure. I've struck something rich
err than the richest gold mine in the
world"
"I'm sincerely glad of t,of course. AS
your wife, am always rejoiced when
you have luck. If have said any
thing this evening to hurt your feel
ings 1 am sorry for it,
That melted Mr.. Bowser. He got
up and kissed her and a great burden
seemed to be lifted from his mind.
Then, sitting down again, he said:
Mrs. Bowser, what is the ostrich ?"
"a large bird found mostly in
Africa"
"Of what value is he to mankind ?"
HE is valued for his plumes alone"
"Can anything else take the place
of those plumes for trimming hats
and bonnets 2"
mo, nothing else.'
"Over what ground does the ostrich
mostly roam?"
lover the deserts
what is his food ~
"Roots, insects, mice, snakes and so
on"
Can he be easily domesticated?"
almost as easily as an old hen"
"And there you are, and there you
are" said Mr.. Bowser, as he rubbed his
hands and chuckled.
"But what is it?''
Don't you catch on? An ostrich
farm. Mrs. Bowser-two thousand acres
of land in the Colorado desert to raise
ostriches on for their plumes. Only one
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But about your land for them to run
on?"
1--WE rent ten thousand acres of the
Great Colorado Desert of the govern
ment for a cent per acre per year. There
we have our sand, our cacti, our mice,
snakes and everything wanted. Nothing
whatever left out. Nothing left to
chance. We have an income of 100000
q year apiece right from the start. Can
you beat it, Mrs. Bowser-can you beat
it? Is your husband the jackass you
have sometimes thought him, or is he
financier?"
1T certainly looks all right replied
Mrs. Bowser. "but if you don't mind 1
should like to ask you a few questions"
Go ahead and ask a thousand if you
want to-
about the ostriches. You say you
are going to start with two thousand
of the birds?"
mot one less
Where are you going to get them ?"
I'm Africa, of course.
who is going to pay for catching two
thousand ostriches and shipping them
over to you?"
"Why-why-" stammered Mr.. Bow
ser, as a sudden paleness came to his
face.
You can't catch ostriches the same
as calves, you know, and two thousand
of them would take up all the room IN
a steamer. Then you must get them
out to the desert by rail. You are mis-
taken in thinking ostriches haven't to
be cared for and fed. Many OF them
die as coon as brought over here. Have
you figured on these things?"
There you goH' shouted Mr.. Bowser,
as he bobbed up and down on his chair.
'But you must figure on chances.
Have you rented your desert land yet?
You figure on $500 worth of plumes
from every bird. You will find that
$50 is nearer the mark. Instead of
picking off their own plumes, you will
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have to hire men to do it. You have
got to enclose your desert land or
your birds will roam away. / should
say that you can safely figure that
every ostrich will have cost you at
least $50 by the time he is ready to
scratch the sands of the desert. A
circus has to pay $500 for single
specimen. You have taken these
things into account, haven't your"
''Wo-woman-I-I-
"And this man that was here this
evening--this financier that is going
did you advance him on account?'
Woman, I am Bowser-Samuel
Bowser!"
Happy to meet you, Mr.. Samuel
Bowser. Did the gentleman ask for
$50 to pay for his time and postage
Africa to hustle around and get two
thousand ostriches together? I heard
you unlocking the safe in the library,
Mr.. Bowser glared at her for a mo-
ment, and he grew SO purple in the
face that she feared apoplexy. He
kept opening and shutting his mouth.
and his breath came like the noise of
windmill
"Shall we put down a few figures?"
she finally asked. perhaps your
partner doesn't understand that an
ostrich that toes in when he walks IL
stepping on his own feet and rolling
over his plumes. Please make q
memorandum of. that Don't mix up
the toe-ins and the toe-outs."
Mr.. Bowser walked down the hall
and put on his overcoat and hat and
went out and banged the door behind
him. 1t was cold. It was blowing.
1t was showing. There was a tear
hanging to the end Of his nose before
he reached the gate, but he left sc
there and hunched up his shoulders
storm and the night and the darkness
slipping and clawinR ana
scrabbling his way into dimness ana
and Mrs. Bowser and the
cat shuddered as they thought Of the
COLO, cold river running down to the
cold, cold sea.-(Copyrighted 1aoe
by T. G. McC1ure.)
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SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.

The man who lives simply and just
ly and honorably, whether rich or
poor. is good citizen.-President
Roosevelt.
X
Every triumph of life leads back
by various paths to earlier prepara-
tion.-Anon.
Tomorrow is with God alone.
And man hath but to-day.
Whittier.
Trouble and perplexity drive us to
prayer, and prayer driveth away
trouble and perplexity.-Melanct
X
Every attempt to make others hap
py, every sin left behind, every temp
tation trampled under foot. every step
forward in the cause of what is good.
Is step nearer the cause of Christ
Dean Stanley.
Where anxiety begins, faith ends:
and where faith begins, anxiety ends.
George Muller
a MORNING PRAYER.
Now L get me up to work,
l pray thee, Lord, I may not shirk
II I should die before the night.
pray thee, Lord, my works all
right Anon.
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farm of the kind in America. and the
proprietor has to use a barrel to take
his money to the bank. He has two
hundred of the birds, while we propose
to start with two thousand. We shall
supply all America with plumes.''
We'll, you seem to have struck it at
last" said Mrs. Bowser, as his smile
grew more expansive.
Struck it! Why, woman, it's the
biggest thing on earth! Every bird
yields $500 worth of plumes per year,
and there are two thousand birds. Not
one single cent is paid out to feed them
They even pick off their own plumes
and leave them on a clean spot to be
gathered up
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Bible Study. XIV.

Bible Study. XIV.
A review of the Perean ministry.
Text Mt. 10 and 20. Nix. 10. Lu.
1918. John 9. 10. II. f
1. What does the Perean ministry
include?
2. what marks its beginning? It's
close?
8. who specially records it?
A. Who records the Jerusalem
discourses?
s. What interests Matthew and
Mark?
6. Where did we leave Jesus in
Z. Where does he seem to have
gone?
8. Where had he been before he
began his work in GaMlee?
9. What are the characteristics of
the Perean ministry?
10. How much time was covered
by it?
IL. Where was Jesus beside in
Perea?
12. How often was Jesus in or near
Jerusalem?
10. How was he treated?
IA. What was the purpose in send
ing out the seventy?
Is. What comforting invitation did
Jesus give at this time?
is. What was the purpose of the
parable of the Good Samaritan?
II. What miracle attracted atten-
ton at the feast of dedication?
Is. How did Jesus contrast him
self with the Pharisees?
10. What claim caused second
attempt to stone him.
20. What lesson in the "Friend at
Midndght?" The Foolish Rich MANI"
21. What two occasions brought up
the Sabbath question?
%. What did Jesus foreteu con-
corning the Kingdom of God?
%. What parable was spoken to
Justify associating with publicans
and sinners?
earthly riches?
25. What great miracle was
wrought in this period?
26. What action did it bring from
the Sanh edrin?
27. What incidents occurred be-
tween the departure from Ephraim
and the arrival at Bethany?
2S. Why was the parable of the
"Importunate Widow spoken?
29. The 'Pharisee and the Publf-
CAM" "Laborers in the Vineyard 2"
80. What kind thought was spoken
about the children?
81. How was the rich young ruler
tested?
80. What miracle was wrought in
entering Jericho?
SO. How did Jesus come to visit
Zacchaeus?
"a What value did he place on
the amounting at Bethany?
35. How many times did Jesus
speak of his impending death? When?
So. How did the prospect seem to
affect him?
81 How many times was his life
in actual peril? When?
49, What were some of the i'm
portant sayings Of this period?
49, Some of his Messianfc claims?
40 What different names did
Christ give for himself?
Al What encouragement did our
Lord have?
AZ. What was there to discourage
him
80. What is your impression of
Jesus from the Perean ministry
events?
MRS. c. F. MENNINGER.
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The Lucky on.rt.-

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Kings New Life Pills. They bring VT VI;
the health that's more precious than fs suu
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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations.

AH DENOMINATIONS.
The way to keep our hearts empty of
evil is to fill them up to the brim with
good-Rev. NJ. w. Stryker, Presbyter-
ian, Clinton, N. Y.
DO NOT LACK FAITH.
Lack of faith in our own work will
kill absolutely any faith others NAV
have in our ultimate success The old
proverb says, Rats will leave a sink
ing ship" All our friends and assoc
ciates will leave US as quickly as they
can II they once get into their minds
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Providences and Opportunities.

Prov1dences and Opportunities.
Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young
Peoples Societies-Christian En-
deavor, Baptist Young Peoples
Union. Epworth League, etc.-for
March 29 Is, Home Missions:
Progress in the Philippines"
Matt. ID: 31-33.
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A new catechism is being prepared
for Northern Presbyterians by their
board of publication, since the historic
shorter catechism seems to be passing
out of favor,
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CHTRCH NOTICES.

First Baptist church, Thos. s. Young,
pastor Sunday school $3.50 a. M, J. S.
West, superintendent. Preaching IL a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. Pastors morning
topic: "Pharisee and Publican Even
ing topic: brotherhood" illustrated
with lantern.
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The theological students in the Ger
man Presbyterian seminary at Du-
buque, Iowa, maintain among them
selves large brass band.
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An Alaska missionary who only
receives instead of letters, phono-
graph cylinders into which they have
talked. Thus he hears their very
voices.
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NEWS AND NOTES.

The oldest existing church building
on the North American continent is
said to be the mission at Santa Fe. N.
M, the foundation Of which was laid
in 1871.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Corner Huntoon and Polk streets
Services at IL a. m. Subject
Reality Children's Sunday schoo
at $3.50 a. m.
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A walking race around the top of
the Picking wall, distance of fourteen
miles, was recently held by the Picking
Y. M. c. A. for the men of the legation
tries of four nationalities and French
guards. There were twenty-one en-
soldier won the first prize and an
American the second.
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Quinton Heights Baptist chapel, Rev
D. w. Beanblossom, pastor Sunda
school GAS a. m. Preaching IL a. n
and 7:45 p. m. Morning sermon: TWEEN
ty-third Psalm. Evening sermon
Justification by Faith"
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the Picking wall, a distance of fourteen
miles. was recently held by the Picking
tries of four nationalities, and a French
guards There were twenty-one en-
soldier won the first prize and an
American the second.
In connection with the licensing bill
now before the British parliament the
London Congregational unions tenn
perance committee has been looking
up some figures. According to the
Missionary Review of the World it has
found as illustrative of the ramif1ca>
lions of the trade, that shares in three
brewing companies are held by three
dukes, II earls, five viscounts, IS
barons, 4S baronets, 81 knights, 100
honorable, 81 other reverend gentle
men, 33 doctors, 1856 army officers and
three judges of the high court.
Perceiving that the advent of the
white man meant the ultimate de-
struction- of the Eskimos' means of
livelihood, DR.. Sheldon Jackson, the
famous Presbyterian home missionary
leader, imported a small herd of
reindeer. This animal Is wonderfully
prolific, its flesh and milk are good for
food, its hide for clothing, and it Is
adapted to carrying or drawing large
loads in cold climate. Fifteen years
ago there were only sixteen reindeer
thousand. and reindeer stations are
being established all over Alaska, I'M
der DR.. Jackson's direction, by the
United States government.
A young athlete and student, David
r. Porter, whose distinction includes
the longest run ever made on Har-
wards football oval, the securing of a
Rhodes scholarship while yet a sopho-
more at Bowdoin COLLIE the winning
of several athletic championships at
Oxford. including place on the var
sity football and cricket teams, the
successful passing of final history ex-
animation at Oxford, for which Eng
lish students prepare three years, after
only six months preparation, has
taken up as his life work Y. M. C. A.
secretaryship among the students of
American high schools and prepara-
tory sch ools.
The national convention Of the
American Federation of Labor, in CO.
operation with Charles Stelzle, director
of the Presbyterian department of
church and labor, has changed Labor
Sunday" which was observed the first
Sunday in September, to the second
Sunday in May. It will henceforth be
known as Labor Memorial Sunday.
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The regular quarterly review of the
Sunday school lessons will be taken III
in stereopticon pictures Sabbath even.
ing at the First Presbyterian church
by Mrs. c. F. Menninger. Services be.
gin at 1885,
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chapel, Sunday school 3 D. m Evenin
service 1880. sermon by the pastor.

service 1880. sermon by the pastor.
| First Congregational, Francis I.
HAYES. D.-.D.. pastor. Services at II
preach; the chorus, under the leader
| ship of Prof. Look, will sing. It am
Alpha and Omega" and Mrs. Klein
hans and DR.. Knowles will sing, Come
unto me-" Evening: Illustrated SER
mon, 1.-THE Childhood and Early Minis
try OF Jesus" with fifty stereopticon
views Of Palestine and Of famous and
beautiful paintings.
First Unitarian church, Rev. ]. H.
Jones, pastor. Service II a. m. Subject:
How God Reveals Himself to Men,"
Sunday school at 10 a.. m.
Rev. f. E. Mallory will preach at the
Third Christian church both morning
and evening. Morning subject: Some
thing Better Than the Golden Rule"
Evening subject: "BoIted Doors
Lowman chapel (Methodist Episco-
PAID. c. E. Holcombe. pastor. The pas
tor will preach on Envy at II a. m.
and on THE Lesson of Jonah at 1880
p. M
Sunday school $3.50 a. m. Preaching IL
a. m. and 7:30 p m.
Second Church of Christ. Scientist,
Sixth and Harrison. Services IL a. m.
Subject. Reality" Sunday school
9:45 a. M. at church. Testimonial
meeting Wednesday p. m. Reading
room at 1oS West Ninth street, open
every afternoon from 1870 to except
Sunday, where the Bible and all au-
thorized Christian Science literature,
both for sale and free, may be had.
Public very cordially invited.
East Side M. E. church, ]. Wesley
Johnston, pastor. Sunday school at
9:45 a. M; preaching service at II a.
M; revival service at 1880, conducted
by the pastor.
First U. B. church Sunday school
at 9:45 a. m, D. l.. Hoatson, superin-
tendent. Subject of morning discourse,
1.-THE Immortal Best subject of ev-
ening discourse, THE Pearl of Great
Price"
Church of the Good Shepherd (Epis
copaD. Sunday school at 10 a.. M;
morning service and sermon at IL a.
M; evensong and sermon at p. m.
First Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. Frank N. Lynch, D. D., pastor.
Subject for the sermon at IL O'Clock
a. M, Inc dream VI the GlSIHdl INCd-
lized;" theme for the evening discourse
at 1870 o'clock, Daniel in Babylon"
The public invited to all our services.
Special music by Prof. Ellenberger and
the chorus choir.
The North Topeka Baptist church.
Sunday school $3.50 a. M; public wor-
ship IL a. m. and 1880 p. m. Morning
subject Weighing Anchor Too Late"
evening subject, Casting Anchor Too
Soon," Parables from the sea). The
ordinance of baptism will be admins
tered in the evening. Rev. Theo Han
son of Kansas City will continue the
evangelistic services beginning Monday
7:45 p. m. Special music. F. G. Peter
First Christian church, Charles A.
Finch, pastor. Bible school 8: As a. M;
communion and preaching IL a. M;
evening service 1880 o'clock. Mrs. Frank
S. Thomas will sing at the morning
service. Evangelist services during
April beginning the first Sunday in
the month s+t 1sas ra H.rs
Third Presbyterian church. w. M.
Cleaveland, pastor. Sabbath school, 9:45
a.. M; preaching, IL a. m; preaching,
1850.
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First Presbyterian church. Rev.
Stephen S. Estey, D. D. pastor. 9:45
a. m. Sabbath school. II a. m. morning
service, sermon by the pastor. Redden
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ST. Simon's Episcopal church, the
Rev. H. B. Brown, priest. 10 a. m.
Sunday school. II a. m. Mathis (choraD
with sermon, subject: The Freedom
Which Christ Gives 4:30 p. m. Even
song (choraD with sermon, subject:
THE Greatness of Little Things Mid
week Lentep services All are cordial
W Welcome to these services.
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Third Presbyterian church. w. M
Cleaveland, pastor. Sabbath school, 9:4
a. M; preaching. IL a. m; preaching
1850.