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Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29
PROSPECT HILL.

Sunday being a fine day we at
tended church at Arapahoe,
Rev. W. ]. Mills preached, his
congregation was not large, but
appreciative. In his summing
up of his Home Mission weeks
work. he brought out many in
teresting facts and figures. His
text was ''This is my beloved
son. hear ye himi g g Showed
beyond cavil the remedy for the
whole worlds ills. Rev. w, L.
DeMunbrun preached at the same
hour at Cheyenne Wells, on our
Indebtedness too God. A large
audience. greeted him. 1t was
plain that we owe much to our
Maker. in fact it was shown
that we are bankrupt and in need
of Divine clemency. These
warnings from our spiritual
Watchman must be needed to be
helpful.
AS Thanks giving approaches
we are noting a few things of the
many for viii III we are thankful.
First for health.
Reasons whole pleasures, all the JOY
of sense,
Lies In three words, Health, Peace
and competence.
We have enough to eat, enough to
wear,
Enough's q feast any time and where.
Second we have friends.
',ris this that on the choice of friends,
Our good or svil name depends.
We have friends whom We really prize,
AS benedictions from the skies.
Third:
We have hope, IT'S an anchor to the
soul,
A smiling rainbow lures me to the
goal.
Hope springs eternal In the human
breast.
Man never is, but always blest.
aVe'er thankful for climatic gold.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29
PROUD OF HIS NEW CLOTHES
Mines, Was Seandaiixed By Un-
clad Relatives and Friends.

A town in Rhodesia 10 not general
ly q town. declares Mrs. N. L. Woods
In "Pastels Under the Southern
Cross" A few scattered shops. .
broad road deep in red dust down
which q sudden miscellaneous herd
Of blacks occasionally pours. consti.
tute . town. OF these natives. Mrs.
Woods gives the following descrip
tion:
They are collected from all parts
Of Rhodesia. from Portuguese terri
tory. even from Nyasaland. Dressed
in anything and everything. they
come pell-mell. srinning and chatter.
ing. some like young colts bounding
into the air ~ they 20. These happy
fellows are probably rejoicing becauss
they are being sent to some mine
where certain Of their friends and
relations are already working.
This II the native ~ he appears
entering on his term of service at
the mines. once saw . group Of
black men who had completed their
way homo. They were serious. digni.
fed, conscious of clean and complete
costumes, consisting Of shirt and
trousers and . hard straw hat. Each
had his neat bundle and his gaily
painted wooden box.
We were once appreciative witness
e. Of the Homecoming Of such q min.
er at q wayside station. A party Of
relatives and friends had come from
the kraal to meet the returning one,
all innocent in their nakedness and
rags. Tho plutocrat surveyed them
with . scandalized eye: coldly he
waved their salutations and endear
ments. obviously too shocked and
panied to appreciate them. Then he
withdrew from the platform to the
foot Of q neighboring tree. and beck
oned his bewildered friends to ap
proach. In . few minutes, before the
eyes of the passengers in the train.
he had clothed his whole party with
decency. and surely. in their eyes with
splendor. Then. and only then. did he
condescend to return their greetings:
and. exceedingly joyful. all marched
OF together in the direction Of their
kraal.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29
Wireless and Aurora.

The aurora borealis. or northern
lights. apparently affects the wireless
telegraph waves that pass between
Hammerfest. Norway. and the north.
ernmost STATEN In the world at Green
Harbor. spitshergen. Often the polar
light 30 weskens the wireless waves
that the ope. ator in the receiving-sta-
tion at Spitsbergen can hardly hear
them, and at times communication Is
wholly interrupted. On the other hand.
the appearance Of the northern lights
seems to strengthen tho waves that
arc sent southward. Once. when the
aurora was 20 bright In Spitsbergen
that It was mentioned in dispatch
to Norway. the receiving operator st
Hammerfest. whom the polar light was
not visible. noticed an extraordinary
increase in the volume and distinct.
ness Of the signals.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29
TOO BRIGHT FOR BUSINESS
smaIl Boy Put an End - Thssts q.
Candy Tastses But Lost
HIes Job.

A small boy began his business ca
reef in hve-andten.cent store last
week-and he also closed the flrsr
chapter Of It in the same store two
days later. He was oserzealous in his
efforts to protect his employers inter.
est. Every merchant displaying coun.
ters Of candies unprotected by glass
or wire screen covers loses pounds
Of candy weekly through the petty
thievings Of candy-tasters who help
themselves to one or ~ many pieces
as they can grab while passing the
unprotected sweets.
The small boy feeling the responsi.
bility Of his position reported the
raids on the candy to the manager.
who. appreciating the child's interest.
explained to him that It was almost
impossible to deal with such culprits
and that ut least IL pounds Of candy
were connscated weekly In such fash.
ion.
Part Of the boys work was to un.
cover the counters in the morning.
and he was on the job good and early
the second day Of his employment.
He assured the sslesgirl at the candy
counter that there was going to be q
reduction in candy-tasters that day.
She thought nothing of the remark
until she noticed that every one help
ing herself to the sweets almost i'm.
mediately clapped her hand over her
mouth and ran for the door. Tasting
her wares herself. she discovered the
upper layers Of them literally sprin.
klsd with cayenne pepper.
Half an hour later the boy who
thought he had solved the candy.tast-
ers' problem was out on the street.
ruefully contemplating pepper shsk-
er while he went On the quest Of q
lob.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29
Speculation on His psmIss.

Friends Of Massenet say that the
great composer had . presentiment Of
his approaching death and liked to
speculate ON the way in which the
news would be received. This Is
borne out BY his memoirs. which he
had Just completed. for one OF the
later pages bears the following entry:
"One evening paper. perhaps two.
thought 1t better to inform their road.
ers that was dead. At dinner-time
some people who knew mo talked
about tho event. A few words were
mentioned about It during the day.
and In the theaters in tho evening.
oh! he 10 dead!' said one. Then
there won't be 20 many Of his plays
performed In future And my soul
was listening to all the noise OF the
city. We. my body and my soul. were
parting. A the hearse was going
along the noise diminished. and
knew. inasmuch a. I had taken the
precaution to have my vault some
time before. that whom the heavy
stone II sealed up It will be elosins
the door Of forgetfulness."
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29

That the Oft recurring bre ,zes hold.
For mirage magic in the air,
Fastassic images everywhere.
Undulating prairies covered DER
With heads on thousand hill. or
more,
And field and fallow with cane and
milo,
Did you ever feel your bosom swell,
With gratitude for deep we'll,
AS you drank the nectar from below,
Did you ever feel your heart strings
glow.
You will never know till bought by
pain.
Men really know not what good water
worth.
If you had been in Turkey or Spain
Or in the desert aud heard the camels
bell,
You'd wish yoursels where truth is
in the well.
The Arapahae people are to be
commended, for they are thankful
for everything, even for one an
other. They will publicly OBJ
serve the day by assembling to-
gether at the chapel, and besides
praising God, the giver of all
good, they will have a table load
ed with uncommonly good things
to eat and welcome the stranger
within their gates. A hearty
welcome to all friends and fellow
travellers. Rev. Mills will leaven
it all with the new gospel food
and suggestive thoughts of a
better life to come.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29
method. but they all voted for

method. but they all voted fol
the same results.
The method is of no -impor-
whether we are ID have
protection, free trade, or tariff
for revenue; regulation of the
trusts or regulation of eompeti-
ton; a currency system controll-
ed by one set of men or another;
more power centered in the ma
tional government or more lodged
with the several states. All
these things are mere machinery
of government and are of inter-
est chiefly to theorists and aca-
medicians.
What is important, vitality i'm
portant, is that whatever govern
mental machinery is devised by
those to whom the powers of
building such machinery are del
egated will create in this land,
flowing with milk and honey,
far better living and dying con-
ditions for the great mass of the
common people than they have
ever yet enjoyed.
This is the acid test to which
Woodrow Wilson and the Demo-
cratic party will be subjected to
for four years, beginning March
A. next.
Every right thinking Ameri-
can, irrespective of political af-
filiations, can best serve his
country, his brother and himself
by loyalty supporting the new
leaders who have been chosen,
so long as these leaders by their
works prove that they are hon.
estly and earnestly and unselfish-
ly trying to solve the tremen-
dous and complex problems
which a century of exploitation
by Privilege has woven into the
very fabric of our institutions and
laws.
The republican party received
well merited punishment for the
deliberate betrayal of the trust
imposed in it when Taft was CIV
en- the same commission four
years ago that has now been CIV
en- to Wilson. AS a party it has
been relegated to the scrap heap
and it seems beyond the possibil-
tiles that it can ever re-habilitate
itself or be re-habilitated. Den
yer Express.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29

Glorious Opportunity.

The opportunity which came to
Woodrow Wilson and the Demo-
cratic party with the overwhelm-
ing victory at the polls is prob
ably the greatest that has come
to any man or political party in
the history of the nation.
1t is not an over-statement of
the situation to say that the fu-
ture character of our government
will be determined by the man.
ner in which the new president
and the party to which the
American people have entrusted
every branch of the national
government meet their tremen-
dous responsibilities.
The last election was the cul-
animation of a long list of indica-
tions covering the past several
years that the common peopl: of
the United States have irrevoca-
bly, determined to forever eman-
cipate themselves from the sla-
very of political bosses and the
overlords of industrial privilege.
Whether or not in giving to
Wilson and the Democratic party
the commission to strike off the
skackles the people have acted
wisely, remains to be seen.
There can be no possible doubt
about the character of the COM
mission.
There can be no possible doubt
that ut the first sign of faltering
by those to whom the commison
has been given and at the first
sign that again, as 90 often IN the
past, the chosen leaders are an
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29
Have Catalogue Of stars.

At Cambridge, Mass. there now ex.
lists the most extensive and valuable
collection Of stellar photographs In
the world. numbering over 100000:
and 100000 or more of them have
been secured at Harvard University
Observatory at AreQuipa, Peru. at Az
elevation Of 5000 feet. The number
Of stars revealed on the different
plates depends. Of course. on the den
sity Of the part Of the sky being pho
tographed. and on the length Of the
exposure, the longer the exposure the
more stars. provided the light Of the
sky does not fog the plate. On one
plate alone, namely the region about
Eta Carinae. $4,000 stars have been
Aotually counted
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29
LENIENT TO THE OFFENDER
Baron Martin, Old Time English
Jvrist, Let Thief Fix HIa Own
PunIshment.

Judges were very considerate In
the old days. Lord Brampton, IN his
"Reminiscences, relates . story illus.
trating this.
Baron Martin, q famous English
jurist of the old school. whose native
leniency and sense Of fun often placed
him at the mercy Of the very men he
was trying. was once about to sen.
tcnce an old offender charged with .
petty theft.
Look" said the baron. with an a.
sumption Of severity: Il haS1ly know
what what to !. d. but 'on ca. sig
Il can't take that. my lord: It's too
much," said the prisoner. respectfully
but firmly. Il can't take It. Your
lordship aces didn't steal very much,
after all.''
The baron INDUCED In one Of his
low, chuckling laughs before reply.
ing:
well, that's vera true: 70 didn't
steal much" he said. well. then. ye
can TAX four months. VIII that do
-four months?"
Nay. my lord. but can't take that
either" was the reply.
"Then TAX three"
That's nearer the mark, my lord"
the prisoner said. approvingly. "But
Id rather you made 1t two. II you
will be 70 kind"
"verra we'll. then. TAX two" said
the Judge. with the air of ono who Ia
pleased to have done the right thing
at last. And mind. don't como again.
II you do I'll give ye-well. It all de-
pends!"
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29
Robert g. Lewis
Successor to O. w. Carlson.

Lumber, Coal, Cement, Posts, Sash, Doors,
Roofing and Building Papers. If you want
the best Of any of the above, or of any
thing else in building materials and
want to get better prices, 1T will pay
you to see me, because my stock is new
and bought only of the best grades.
While I am selling on basis OF
live and let live. Seeing is believing,
so come in and see me and become convinced.
Will be glad to meet any mail order
compet1 ton on the same grades of
material and under the same cond1 tt ons.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-29

Phone No. 1865.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Dr. Switzer Absent in August

e DR.. b. w. Switzer will be absent
from his office during the month Of
August. and will retarn,. September
let
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Presbyterian Church Notes

The pulpit of the Lexington Pres.
byterisn church was occupied last
Sunday by Rev. DIR. Neal Anderson
of Winston-Salem. n. c., who is
snmmering at Castle-Hih Hotel.
Rev. DR.. Emmett W. McCorkle Of
Rockbridgs Baths will preach next
Sunday, the 2Sth.
Rev. William Fl. Woods OF Balti-
more will occupy the pulpit the
first two Sundays in August, the
4th and 18th.
Rev. DIR. Alfred T. Graham, the
pastor. is spending his vacation
with relatives in Winchester. He
will later visit New York.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Mr.. Wallace C. o. Warner Buried In
Lexington

The funeral of Mr.. Wallace c. O..
Warner, who died at his home at
ivor, Va, Tuesday night, July 10th,
was held in the Lexington Presby-
terrain church last Thursday after
noon at six O'Clock, DR.. Alfred T.
Graham conducting the services, as
sisted BY DR.. Charles Manly.
The internent was made in the
family square in the Lexington
cemetery. e. Funeral services were
held at lyor, Wednesday Afternoon.
conducted by Rev. r. H: Peel. The
The pallbearers were six high
school boys, who we're students
under Mr.. Warner in the Ivor High
School.
Accompanying the remains from
lvor to Lexington we're Mrs. Var
ner and Miss Minnie Kate Warner,
his sister, who was summond to her
br )ther's bedside several weeks be-
Tore his death, and Messrs. Frank
u. Taylor, Thomas A. Saunders and
Elijah Johnson of Ivor, the last
named being member of the Ivor
School Board. Mr.. John A. Warner
OF WEIGH, w. Va, reached Lexington
Thursday evening after the funeral.
Mr.. Varner's work at Ivor for the
educational advancement OF the
community was appreciated by the
citizens OF that place, and their con-
tidence in his judgment was shown
by the erection of a $4,000 high
school building, under his super
vision.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Kerr's Creek District Teachers

The School Trustees of KerHs
Creek District, composed of Messrs.
j. II. Harper. ]. L. Teaford and H
AlWilson, have appointed the fol-
lowing teachers for next session and
they have accepted:
Riverside: Miss Bette Morrison.
principal Miss Mary VIM. Jones.
Miss Lillian Carter, Miss Ruth
Folwkes.
Highland Belle: Miss Sallie B.
Dickinson. principal; Miss Mabel
Shewey, Miss Sadie Garrett, Miss
Katie Bear, Miss Anne Bolden.
Alone: Miss Hattie w. King,
principal; Miss Ruth Lindsay.
Monmouth: Miss Bessie Moore,
principal; Miss Maggie Fix.
Union. Miss Florence Myers.
Cedar Hill: Miss Kate Willis.
Waterloo: Miss Cora Tolley.
Fredericksburg: Miss Bertha
Ramsey.
Wall ut Flat: Miss Celestia Nc
Neii.
Stonewall and Denmark: No APP
'pciQtments. g."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Agricultural Meeting at Highland
Belle Yesterday

A meeting in the interest of agri-
culture was held yesterday at
Highland Belle schoolhouse on Kerrs
Creek. and several interesting ad
dresses were made. A fairly good
-crowd was in attendance, and an ex-
cellent dinner was served by the
ladies OF the community.
County Superintendent OF Schools
@. w. Effinger presided, and the
speakers we're introduced by Mr.
Paul NJ. Penick Of Lexintgor.
Those making addresses we're
Messrs ]. W. Hill of Washington.
d. c., who spoke on the develop
ment OF the agricultural life of bows
and girls. Hon. Henry St. George
Tucker of Lexington discussed why
boys clubs should be encouraged,
Mr.. W. c. Shacklefo-d, State Corn
Demonstration, spoke OF the value Of
grasses as a crop, and Mr.. G. w.
Williams Of Raphine discussed the
relation between banking and farm
ing. Mr.. J. A. Parker of Raphine e
gave some "reminiscences of Kerr 5
Greek,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Teachers for Lexington Schools

Following are the teachers for the
Lexington schools appointed by the
School Board, composed OF Messrs.
Frank I. Glasgow, Robert R. Witt
and DR.. Harry D. Campbell:
High School: Mr.. Harrington
Waddell, principal; Misses Jessie
Young, Emma Gold Hutcheson and
Miss Bessie Catlett, and Miss Lii
ian Byrd. instructor in the normal
department. Miss Byrd is from
MAJ tinsville, a graduate OF the State
Normal at Farmville and has had
several years, experience.
Grammar School: Misses Henrietta
G. Dunlap, BERTHE Miley Beard,
Minnie Kate Warner. Jessie Crosse.
close and Mary Stuart Preston.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Methodist District Conference

The Roanoke District Conference,
M. E. Church, South. was held at
Biacksburg last week aud consider
able business was transacted.
The following were elected dele
gates to the next annual conference
to be held in Stannton next spring.
Messrs. W. H. Agnor, Lexington;
H. Il. Dickey, Christians burg;
Henry Pritchard. Blacksburg;- K.
n. Farrier, Newport.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Board of Supervisors Held Meet ing
Monday

Monday
The Board Of Supervisors Of Rock
bridge held meeting at the Court
house Monday and fixed salaries OF
county officers, as follows:
Common wealth s Attorney, $3.50
An increase of $50: County Clerk.
1900. Sheriff, $780,. Superintsp dent
OF the County Fam. $500 An al
lowance of $50 was made to the
County Clerk for his services as
clerk of the Board OF Supervisors.
AID e0.for stationery. :.
The auditing committee, com.
posed Of Supervisors Kiunesr and
Patterson and Mr.. Frank Moore, made
report on examination of Treasure,
Moore's accounts for the year end
ing June 30, 1912.
The County Fund showed receipts
amounting to $40, 1876, with dis.
bursement of $27, $1,000. leaving a
balance on hand of $8,5S6.54.
Railroad Fund: Receipts, $l7. 384.-
80; disbursements, $8,917.45; bal
ance on band. 90, 1888. -.
Dog Tax Fund: Receipts. 81, 929.-
o.; disbursements, 81, 1852. 40: bal
ance on hand, $866.64.
Permanent Improvement Fund OF
Public Roads: Receipts, Sc. 633. so;
disbursements, $6.S92.O4 over
drawn, $25S.24. 49,.
Treasurer Moore submitted his
reports Of the four settlements, as
above, AND the same were ordered
filed.
Some OF the Justices OF the Peace
of Rockbridge appeared and had
their books examined and verified.
while some of these officers we're
absent. -
The petition of Robert l. Mont
gomery and others for change of
public road on west side OF Sugar
Creek through the lands OF Mrs.
George Bare, and change on east
side OF creek through the lands OF
G. M. Painter, was acted on and
the following viewers we're appoint
ed to meet at Painters Mill Wednes
day, July 3lst, at 10 a. H.. j. r.
Tardy, c. B. Leeoh, J. D. Clark. G.
@. Cummings, j, A. Wilkerson.'
The public, road through the lands
OF G. S. Slough, Natural Bridge dis
trict, petitioned for by NJ. L.. Don
aid and others, was ordered estab-
lished in accordance with the repoi t
ofthe viewers. - 49,. sac '''.~'s o.
Some sheep claims were consider
ed but postponed till the next meet.
ing OF the Board Tuesday, August
9Th, when all sheep claims will be-
passed on. '1@' ass.
There were present at the meet
ing Supervisors Kinnear (chairman)
Whitmore. McNutt, Savills, Hoting
er and Patterson.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24

Death of Mrs, James A. TempletOn
Mrs. James A. Templeton, aged
80, died July 18th, ia the Augusta
Sanitorum, Staunton. She was a
daughter of the late Col. James NJ
Lilly of Greenville, Augusta county.
Mr.. Templeton died about eighteen
months ago. One son survives. Mr.
James L. Tenlpleton, who married
Miss Margaret L. Gibbs of Lexing-
ton.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Ninety-Pound Rails Coming

Today's Harrisonburg Times:
Underground rails for the Valley
Railroad is the latest announcement
of Baltimore and Ohio officials and
what's more. thesfirst consignment
is on it's way. Snpt.: J. E. Spurrier
of the Shenandoah division. and his
chief clerk. ]. Luther -Maphis, ar
rived last night with this informa-
tioh. -'