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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-03-04
ROUND ABOUT THE COUN
Try PlCkUpS.
By the pansi $.

Here we ale again with cur
bundle OF news this beautiful
day.
Building fenc is the order of
the day in this vicinity.
Mrs. and Mrs John Ovens
was visi'in. the latters parents
Mr. and Mrs. George Caudlc
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. G. Witwer was tho vel
come guest of Mr.. VIM. Noukirk
on last Tuesday evening,
Mr.. Rymci was n pleasant
caller at Mr., Summers, last
Thursday night.
| saw qnite Il number passing
going to tic sale Of Mr., NJ. S
Finley last Friday.
Miss Anna Usscry is staying
with Mrs. Smother man at the
present time.
Mary West called On Alice and
Eta Ncukiik Tuesday morn.
ing
Mrs, A. Frisk WAS 'h' vel.
some guest Of Mrs. Sarah
Smollorman last Wednesday,
eve.
Miss Cornelia Jones, a popular
young lady, from Mir. Grove
WIN has been tcac'liug The Camp
bell school has finished a success
full term uf School last Weanes
day Feb. 81, returned to hel
lone Thurs day.
Mr.. Bcodie Absher ard wife
and MIR, N, Absher was seer
going to Mtn Grove last Thurs.
Harry West for LEFT the ives
last Thursday evening where lit
intends to work the coming sum
Continued to 4 page.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-03-04
The Falsehood
-theism,
Mt. Grove, Mo. Feb 10 1909.

Mt. Grove, Mo. Feb 10 1909.
Ed. Of the OREssET. by your
permission ] would like to ans
wer, The Immortal ]. b." It
would seem to be a hard under,
taking for q Mortal to attact an
Immortal" but before l am
done with him ii l keep able 10
write, he will think he has not
yet reached q state Of Immortali-
ty. Just after 'Tae Immortal
]. B." says Il believe science is
, a true teacher" the language is
ambiguous or BADLY mixed up.
Then he says II believe that
nature is the ruling power of the
universe" P.ease tell US wha,
science is? What is nature and
what do you understand by Tho
expression, "the universe?'
Friend j, b., you have got int,
deep water here" Nature is tn,
greatest II am" (you say) I is
personal pronoun, and stands
for a person; Is nature person
what say you9 without begin
ming and without ending" The
If nature is a person, could Their
not be another person coexistan
! with il? "The Alpha, the Omeg
of all that we know to be a pos
j tive fact" Is it q positive fac
that there was such a man a
, George Washington? Is it a fat
, that there was such a mnn {
, Christopher Columbus, and tn;
D he discovered the American cont
4 nent: II it so; How do we kno
it? Farther on YOU say: III h;
l been said, that God divide
Z the light from the darkne
:. but darkness is only Il
absence of light" this
y true) the humen mind cam
conserve of light and darkness
y being mkt" The Bible say
God divided the light from Il
darkness: but does not say tb'
u we're mkt, What would you CT
that space of time between ST
u set and dark When it is Meth,
light nor dark; does not that lot
like they were MKT? II is ncith'
light n1r dark, but is compose
of both light and darkness.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-03-04
QUESTION NO. 50.
RIrDDLE..
AZ. Perkins.

Samo ycsss cgo ihers wsa dis
pute between an old lady and
gentle men about riddles, he con-
tcpding that they were usoless
many Of them silly and that be had
never seon ono which no had TAIL.
cd 10 solve. The old lady took
| down hcr Bible and told him by
the next day she would produce =
riddle which he could not readily
sotYe al the appointed time shs
handed him tho following lincs
who can solve thom.
| God made Adam gu, OF dust
But thought il best 10 make me flrst
| 30 | was mads hciore the man
| To answer Gods most molly plan,
| Ny body lac did make complete
| But without arms or legs or feet.
| My way ard actions did coatrole
/ Aud was made without = soul.
Alivipg thing l then became
And Adam gave TO me my name,
: Then from his presents no withdrew
, And more of Adam never knew,
| did my makers laws obey
From them sever weo, astray.
Thousands OF miles run fear
But seldom on tho earth appear.
Blu, 0cd in ms did something see
D Aud pnt u living soul 10 me,
!, A soul Of ma my God did claim
And took from me the soul again.
But when from ms the saul was fled
nj Twas tbs same ss when first made,
ri And without hands or feet or soul
travel now from pole 10 pole,
x labor hard By day and night
:. 10 f"Aen mun | give much light. :,
Tousands Of people young and old
l. VIII b. my death great light behold.
u No teal Of death doth trouble hue
ri Fur happiness | cannot see,
To heaven / shall never 90
o Nor to the gave nor hell below,
, Tho scriptu,es cannot believe
II right or wrong caUnoi conceive.
" Although my name therein Is found
II They are 10 me an empty sound
|
u Iwuuld like 10 near from the CRRssE
readers what the answer Ia.
DeLamnr lJnho, Feb. 22. 1909.
10 b. Y. PfeIlrer.
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Continued from page 2.

NF~~~sA@N'FN~ -
better. And il yon do not want
them. then just be still; and say
let Parasites suck the last drop
of blood from your vains, and
say it is right. that Il few men
should own the world, aud the
rest should be slaves.
Now you seperate the religion
of our Lon f and Master. From
your politics. then you have this
hind Of government.
TO 10 nov ~ rich mrn. weep ard
bowl for ynur mserics 'ha, shall CONE
upon !ou.
Your richer efc corrupted. and your
garments ale IN 'thehten
Your god and silv.r is cnnke:rd md
The Iust Of ih,m shsll hc a'siinrss u
gans' ,on. ard hall ea' YOU. G-sh a. il
were fire. ie Law. h,arei ,f.asu I,
together Tor The lrt DAYS
Behold. the lire ~ he lghrnrers vi o
have reapeG down Your helds. which
is Of you kCp back b, fraud crit,i: and
the cries ~ them winch lave 10 ped
Are entered int the eata 81 The Lr,d Of
ShLsulb
We htv.' lived in pleasure on the earl
aud been ~nn'0n: We hnvs onrsh, d
,onr hcntis rs In the days II slaughter.
Ie haze condemned ard kili.d iic
ja.'; and he b"h not resist you James
big a. b-G
Now if you want such q GOV.
eminent as this. then just be
still; and take your crust OF
bread and cat it. And it you
have not got the crust, just sly
this is the kind Ola government,
/ voted for; and III just keer
still. And just let the politica'
PARASITES and the Pri. silly God,
~oi the so called religion rule over
me. Fer it is no use talking,
will rot have this man Christ, L
rule over ne. Nor neither vii
! Ec in His peaceful government
with equal rights toull and spec
ial privlt dye tononc. Now Conrad
ea II you want gond goycrrmcn
Go as Comradc Mcconnell and !
larn dow the bars Of Prelude,
ard cast ont the Parasites an,
unite the prNer Of all good t
sclhtr, for to establish in ON
gard un,yersal brotherhood a
mankind and If you want wha
YOU work for and al. asking 70,
Then let Us vote for the govern
mcnt which our Lord and Sa,
iuur las set forth in lis wor
aud also in nature, beauty
regardless Gf what the dark faiie
rover has and is a doing an
We Will lave j st the kind OF
government that will give til
Hungry lIr, al.
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last word 81 Y ~ Con- 60
that makes ~ nnss nd ~ I -
lief 10 The nysarulsas. ~
can tell what Ibis mn A. "
are learning taday: Thsls ~
lbsen =, great many thsoiss a.
vsncsi about how man came into
exiatanee; but hsrs ID thia aucta-
tion We. have il mss r.nut she'll.
Here 10 the formula: take msn.
icy aud build conscience, and can.
science win make the mall That
il simple. il you don't ask who
was 10 take the money.
~. Psrkips.
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10 Vegetable life, sbsrs would not
have been any Vegetable death: i
there had rot been any animal
life, there wouid bsno animal
death, etc. Vegetable life vas mp
onthe earth long before there WAS
any animal life. You say You DO
not beiiovo there is spiritual
God. Again you say: i run
sati, fed that nature is the ruling
power of the un,verse' Il not the
universe oil Of nature? II II IL,
Why not do the right thing by it.
self without any ruling or govern
ing power. \ Ruling Or covering
pre- suppsses Law, and Law presup.
poses o Law maker or Law giver.
70 believe that senseless matter
could make or give law, requires a
great deal more credulity than II
does to believe in a spiritual God.
Il believe that knowledge il the
Saviour, (says ]. b. The Saviour
| Of what? Or the Savior from
what? The next clause says
land Labor the Redeemer OF thu
world" From what does iabo'
redeem the world? From, famine
ION pestilsnce, from sin or itself
Who are the best citix'ns il
I your neighhorhood; The Atheists
the Pantheist. the infdels or tn
, Christian nsighbors! Do no
pick out come hypocrito and meaf
r ure oil christians by bin. VIVA
n do you mean by: "Myracules do'
/. trines," suppose you meant I
o say: miraculous doctrines. "
n art not taught to believe miracu
h lou, doctrines inorder TO be
d good citizen. Blu. we are taught I
II believe the truth, to obey the trut
II and live accordingly inorder to be
y, christian, and there il 10 christi'
i. but, what is o good citizen.
ID have heard Of many things bell
il built with money; hut never b
10 fore heard Of such thing as bull
=, ing conscience with money. ca
0. money build a moral sense
right aud wrong? ito lnculcl
k superstition" J. B. You had be
!. ter get rid Of some OF your ov
"a superstition, before you talk abo
IL superstition in o,hor people.
il the next quotation. J. B, init
n ducas an other new word, I
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win not explain now what 10
meut by dividing the hight from
darkness"
This slnr at dividing the
light from the darkness" is only
an Atheistic quible and evasion
Of the truth.
The Immortal ]. B, says he
does not know what the sun il.
He plays Atheist; and says, l
don't know. He says: but /
believe 1t 10 be an electric tight
nothing more" II the sun is sr
| electric light: what would cause
black spots on 90 electric light
The sun has black spots at times.
Again be says: I'VE know ths,
fraction causes electricity W.
don't know sny such n thing
Fraction does not cause any thirg
It is only part Of the whole.
(Bro Perkins. please wool thu
Ed. for the word Fraction 10 TIT
piece written by Bro. lmmorta
IL. r., II should road Friction, ",
hope that Bro. Immortal J B. viii
forgive cur mistako on this
-
Friction will produce electricity
but the bodies must come In con
tact with each nther before the
will produce electricity.
the planets has been grinding eac
other for thousands OF years the
, certainly must be CONSIDERABLE
worn by this time. When they ~ea
= out, the light plant will shut dow
and the world will DO left in darl
=, meas. Again be saya: III be'ie'
$ tina, through the power Of the su
+ raiu aud mineral which tho cart
i. contains all Vegetable lilo has bee
" produced" ! deny the tact tn
g you be!ieyc II; that may be yo
d opinion. which l will no. den
$ belief or faith ~ The result CT o.
'e dsnce or testimony. Relief o.
:. opinion are two distinc. propo
. tions, A man casno, DO enid,
5; believe any thing without eviden
re or testimony OF some kind. Pl
y duce your evidence.
IL What argument do you THU
" you are making out Of TINT. vel
table, animal and hnman Ii
=, proposition? The whole thing
d a negative proposition. And
1lcoual to this. Il there had DO,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-03-04
Mt. Grove Mo. Feb. II
1909.
Ny dear Comrade, for fear you

GaS s'iih an Sct'iuS Colu III
the cause of Socialism l am
writing this article, and will say
that we have right to get the
evidence Of our wrongs from
any source that is true, it mat
tiers not whore II comes from
ar who tie author is, so it is
true If the life and work or teach.
inys of Christ prove the truth of
Socialist.c principals. Then 1t
is rirht that the workers should
know it, or If Human experience
proves it to be true, there is no
reason Why the wage slave
should not know it also but |
believe that the less Of fashion
able religion we mix with politics
/ the better it will he for both
Church and people. We have had
o mixture of the Two for more
than a thousand years and the
consequence is that the Church
has lost its power, and politics
has lost its respectfully, .here
was q time when> polititiors
could respect themselves and
most people respected them, but
SIEGE bribery and hypocrscy
have cot into their ranks. the
ma jOrity Of the people have lost
all confidence in them, when We
elect 4 servant TO transact our
business and he tprns out to be
' orr master, and sells out TO n
= monopoly, winch is to often the
case, it comre Is Il citizen t..
I think that there Is not enough in
religion t. make Il man honest
: because most politition> pretend
1 10 be l. ligt Gus. And on tn,
D other land when a Church reg
9 leCts her own business t. attan(
l TO worldly affairs the generality
l O, people think she is of her
:. base and that she would d,
= better to stay with her own bus
= mess which is the souls saliva
y ,An, and not the bodily salvation
the Church was organized fol
II Spiritual work and when SIT
u takes bod of the temporal, sh'
Il is out of her sphere, ! am salts
{ fed there is neither God, Saviou
Prophet, Angel, Ghost, no
Spirit, in the politics-of tn
world today. outside of the Soc
ia.iStic Idea, What want is I,
kill the monster Of superstition
and the Capitalistic system b,
: any AM all fair means, when W
" have done that. the shacllcs G
slavery will fall from. our limbs
u ! am a Socialist from Dan I
Bcrshcba and !. say we mus
Is kill both Ideas or there is n
s use trying TO better the Cond
lc ton OF the working class as lon
as the ruling class can bold tn
j. slaves by fear # punishmer
j, or hope Of q reward, just TIL;
long will we b" slaves to tn
masters. We must come togn
=, her and stand shoulder
shoulder. Come, Veal, or wo
and light with word, pen, IN
!" taliott everything that trys
, bind US 10 any userpatiun
power for the exploitation of IL
IL working people the world bring
ic forth an abundance for al. lhei
is no,hing lacking but CONNIE
!, scncc il each and every wor
- c. Lad 4 spoonful of commf
sense, the Capitalistic syste
would not last SIXTY days. aft
IT. The next election, now brotht
=" while you are explaining Il
be,ut,cs and benefits Of Socia
ism .rom IA religious standpoint
" &ili try to do tic same from,
COMMON sense point OF vie
- and | hope that between US '
% may succeed in opening the ey
8 of whole host Of workers
y" to tie abuses, that have oe'
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15
Live Stock Market.


Denver Union Stock Yards, Jan. IL.
The receipts of cattle were heavy at the
local yards last week and some good
stuff included. The trade was active
as there was strong demand for every
thing and prices closed Is to 25 cents
higher on the good grades with medium
cattle strong to dime higher. Today's
market here was steady to firm though
eastern markets were sharply lower
under heavy receipts. Good beef steert
swere wanted and sold well. A sbfnch
Of 100 head Of good North Park hay
feds brought $500, the high price Of the
season, and most Of the pretty good
steers sold at $500 to 5.e5. Cows were
active and higher. Feeder and stocker
demand was very strong and the mar
ket in fine shape. Good to choice
steers brought 800 to $3.50 with the
fair to good mostly at ss.45 to $500
w. n. Fulton.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15
From Our Exchanges.

Rico Item-Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Slick
came up from Durango last evening
and left this morning for Ridgway,
where they will reside. MIR. Slick has
been Q fireman on the south end Of the
Southern and has been transferred to
Ridgway-Telluride passenger rum
Hon. E. B. Clark left for Denver Sat
urday to take his seat in the legislature,
as the representative Of Montezuma aud
Dolores counties. He was accompanied
by former Representative J. D. Adams
who 1t Is expected will receive the APP
pointlnent as secretary of the State
Board of Equalization.
Tuesdays Durango Democrat. b. n.
Freeman and Millicent White, only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. White,
were married at the Episcopal church,
Rev. Doggett officiating. The bridal
couple took the outgoing morning train
for an extended trip. Only the imme-
diate family of the bride were present.
Saturday Telluride Journal-Mr. and
Mrs. Fitch Van Alta left this morning
for their home in the Montezuma
valley.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15
Moody Singer At Calvary Baptist.

NAVVNy 0isAeS ~ SobVaEy OSpbiSIs
Rev. w. H. Collins, evangelist sing
er, who travelled with such eyangelists
as Dwight L. Moody and George C..
Needham, and who before he came to
Colorado for Q long rest was pastor of
one of the largest Baptist churches in
London, England, will be the feature
Of the special evangeIistic services at
Calvary Baptist church, Twenty
fourth avenue and Ogden street, Sum
day evening, jan, 10. Revival servi-
ces are being conducted each night at
this church by the pastor, Rev. A. J..
Finch, and the meetings are largely At
tended. The services will continue for
two weeks and after Sunday night the
Rev. Mr.. Collins will have charge Of
the singing. The pastor in behalf Of
the church extends an invitation to
the public generally to attend the
meetings. ~ "a
The above is from Saturdays Denver
Post. The Mr.. Collins referred to has
been at Mancos for some months and
Mr.. Finch became acquainted with
him while holding a series Of meetings
1t the Baptist church in this city,
Mondays Durango Evening Herald.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

M. B. Griffin is hauling coal from
Simon's Draw, from the coal bank
recently opened up by DENLY & Wasson
they have two miners working, and
expect to put on two more soon, and
run two shifts. They have three and
one-haf foot vein of good coal.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

Except . Man be Born Again he
Cannot See The Kingdom Of God"
That will be the subject of Preacher
Evans at the meeting Of the Methodists
and their friends that will be held at
the Dolores School Building on Sunday
morning at II o'clock a. m.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

The following persons took the civil
service examination at this place Sat-
urday, Ralph G. Samson, John r.
Freeman, Jodie L. Squires, Jens J.
Jensen and d. G. Jensen. The ex-
animation was conducted in the Do
lores school house by w. +. Ordway.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

Attorney 8. w. Carpenter of Mancos,
came In Wednesday morning from
Cortez, where he has been in atten-
dance at the meeting Of the county
commissioners, and spent the afternoon
In Dolores waiting on the belated
south-bound train to take him home.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

4 surprise party was given Miss
Dorothy Pyle Monday evening, at the
home Of Miss Mable Coleman. A large
number Of her young friends were
present. and jolly time was reported
by all present.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

The board Of directors of the Monte
yuma Valley Irrigation district organ
lied the first of the week by electing
J. T. Duncan president, who. along
with H. II. Smith and r. 2. Gordon,
constitute the Board.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

The BIO Grands Southern is again
summing on the ..arriye:when-you:get-
here'' schedule. Wednesdays sopths
bound train arrived seven hours late.
A slide near Opher being the cause.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

There will be preaching services at
the Baptist church every Lords Day
at II .. m. and 1880 p. m. A hearty
invitation is extended to you.
GEO. w. DIXON, Pastqr.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

The Ladies Missionary society Of the
Baptist church will give box social at
the Dolores opera house Wednesday
evening, January 27s Ap excellent
program will be rendered.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

DR.. ]. M. Brady Dentist, will be in
Dolores January l4th, to remain ten
days. We will treat you by the best
methods known to the science of Dem
tai Surgery.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

A card was received the first Of the
week from ]. W. Denney's, stating
they had arrived safe at Anderson, Mo.
and We're located on their ranch.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

The Montezuma County Telephone
company have been busy this week
installing telephones in Dolores.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

Superintendent c. d. Wolfinger and
wife and Mrs. Amos Walther were
enjoying the sunshine with US last
Friday.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

I. s. Freeman Is now sole owner of
the Mancos Times-Tribune, having
purchased his btother's, i. J. Free
mans, interest the first of the year.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

F. M. White Rio Grand Southern
Auditor, and J. F. Fraser Globe Ex.
press Auditor, were in town Wednes-
day and audited the books ct the
Depot.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

Mrs. Anna McCabe informs us t.
send The Dolores Star to Ocean Side,
California, where they now reside.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

Mrs. Sam johnson and daughter
Mrs. Hattie Burgwin. return Saturda.
from Durango.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

O. n. Treadway was down from BeAl
Creek Sunday returning Monday.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

p. F. Reynolds water service mana
ger of the Rio Grand Southern, dug up
some water pipes and made general
repairs at the pump station here the
past week.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

Mr.. Roatcap went to Durango Tues
day TO look after his Homestead.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

George Ditchfield spent Sunday II
Durango visiting his wife. He returned
Monday. ~
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

NJ. MacCwaig purchased three lots
from w. w. Letson last Friday, these
lots are choice ones on the South East
corner of Eighth street and Central
Avenue.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

There viii be services In the Dolores
Catholic church Sunday January "a.
1909. -
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

James McEwen was doing busihee
In Durango Saturday. .
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

Miss Alice Broadhead OF Mancos,
is here visiting her sister Mrs. w. y.
Exon.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

M. MacCwaig is costly located in his
new house. 1t beats tent two to one
these cold nights.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

The Rio Grand Southern Bridge crew
were in town the first OF the week,
leaving. Tuesday noon for Murphey's
spur.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

The Ice crop was good this season
and the ice houses are just about q
filed up. /"
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

George Mineah of Mancos, was 6
Dolores visitor the first Of the week.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

Next time you talk about the food
Of immigration, you might profitably
say word about the almost as mighty
food Of emigsation. Last year 824, 1896
people came to our shores. But in the
same twelve months 714,s2S people
said farewell to them. Never before
have 30 many gone from rs In . Twelve
month. The year before, the excess Of
comers over goers was something like
million. This ebb and flow across
the Atlantic Is . pretty accurate ba-
rometer-if that isn't an Hibernian
metaphor of industrial conditions
When business is bad here, our self
imported uDskilIed hboren deport
themselves because they can live
cheaper in Europe, ifthey must be idle.
The Dolores star., 1909-01-15

The new board of county COM
missioners met the first Of the week
and appointed the following road over
seer: Upper Dolores, A. Knoblock,
Dolores, Chas. Leavell; Cortez, Zoran
Reese; Mancos, ]. L. Smith; McElmo,
Henry Honaker. 8. w. Carpenter was
appointed county attorney. The Board
adjourned Tuesday until February 3.