The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-30
SWOred OFF!
A Big Wave Of New Years Reform
ResOlOOshiOnS Has SWep Over
Bingviile---MOst EVeryhuddy Has
SWOre Off on SOmethink or
Other PaTtiCkIesS as Per Fol-
IeFS

AS we go to press turrib1e wave of
reform has swep over Bingville & I'M
less Bingville folks goes back on their
sollu1n oaths this town during the year
of 1912 is agoing to be model for all
other surrounding towns to pattern af-
ter. AS the new year is about to be
urshered in Bingville has shook off her
letters of inikwitty as you might say
and for the next II months she is ago
ing to show the rest of this county what
pure & spotless town she can be-
Never before in the history of Binp-
vile has there been so much swearing
off did as within the past few DAYS.
This IS probably becuz of the nature of
the services held in the Bingville
Church last Sunday evg. Rev Moore,
our beloved pastor, last Sunday evg an
nounced as his text, "The Past & the
Fuchure." There was a big audience
present and it was the unanimous opin-
ion that Rev. Moore never preached a
more powerful1er nor more e1okwenter
sermon than he done last Sunday evc
The parson showed them present how
wicked and low down and pusiIanirnous
and mean they had all been during the
past year, and then he called on them to
mend their Ays and make new resoo-
lushions to live better lives during the
new year about to open. AT the close
of the sermon Rev. Moore stated that
a opportunity would be give for them
present as desired to live a better life
to stand up and say what if any new
reso1ooshions they would make. He
urged all present not to let SIGH a gold
en- opportunity to become better git
past them, then he set down and waited
There was awful still silence per
vaded the church for a few nlirnits
which was only broke by a few of the
stanch pliers of the church fidgettin &
twistin around in their seats, being as
they felt they ort to git up but didn't
like to make the first break.
Finally Deacon Andrews riz up and
choked on a lump which seemed to be
in his throte and said that he was ago
ing to reform with respeck to swappin
horses. The Deacon admitted that here
tofore he had skun everybuddy he got
a cflanst to in horse dicIer (Which is
TRUE, being as the Deacon never did
have no principle when it comes to
horse dickering) but hereafter he was a |
going to be honorable & swap fair Sew
era1 folks whispered that the Deacon /
said this merely so as Bingvil1e citizens /
would have more confidence in him q
perdickted when he got the chanst after
Jan. l he would skin them worsen ever.
Hen Weathersby, prop of our general
store, got up & said that our beloved
pastor had made him see the errer of
his ways and after Jan. IS he had reso-
luted to take the false weights outen his
store scales End to use a yd stick which
was SO inches long instid of 80. Hen /
said he would begin Jan. l with this
new resolooshion but he couldn't af- +
ford to until after Jan. IS, being as
Xmas marked down trade was so brisk
and to take the weights outen his scales
and lengthen. out the I'd stick now
would be a turrible financial loss to
him Then Hen sat down.
Eph Higgins, our accommodating P.
NJ, then riz and said that he had been