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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-16

PROGRAM
Music Congregation
Special Music Chorus
Scripture Lesson J. A. Cornelius
PRAYER Rev. w. r. Ward
Music Presbyterian Quartette
Reading Mr.. McNabney
Memorial Address Rev. Kellogg
Music Selected
Reading "Kipling's RecessiOnap
ErVille Cornelius
Free Will Offering
Music
Benedictlon Rev. T. B. Lawrence
The music is under the efficient, di-
rection of Mrs. Dora FrIermOod and
will be special feature of the ser
vice. MINNIE j. GRINsTEAD,
President W. G. T. U.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16

authority that shall point out the right
path after the manner of guide-board
without demanding any effort on the
part of the traveller. One may be-
come weary of being reminded that
the Bible is a book of principles. not
rules, and fancies what living might
be if it were possible to turn to a
given page for any emergency. and
there read a definite, precise direction
as to the right course.
Some persons take refuge In &C.
cepting a human authority. either one
claiming such power or one that they
themselves enthrone. Some earnest
Christians have resorted to ways not
unlike kinds Of divination known to
other ages,
The kind of guidance sometimes
wished could doubtless have been pro-
vided. 1t has not been, and wisely, 1t
must be believed Scholars may find
books that will give the right answers
to their problems, but true teachers
do not encourage the use Of such mis-
called helps.
Not only in getting the answer. but
learning the way to it, is OF vital I'M
portance in training. If reason is one
of mans noblest endowments, to use
it for worthy ends is one Of his great
est glories. With the added light OF
revelation, with the illumination OF
the spirit, with Gods special leading
in dark places. the questions that
still demand thought and study be-
come one Of the most valuable and
blessed elements of life. To shun
them would be to experience a loss
not to be made good.-Christian En-
deavor World.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16

this truth is made remarkably clear
and pronounced. Rev. DR. c. l., SEQ
field, in referring to that passage
says: I'VE have the announcement
concerning the deity of The Lord Jesus
Christ that in the beginning was the
word. and the word was with Coo.
and the word was God Now there
is no explaining away OF that state
ment, and believe that the hostility
manifested by the forces destructive
to Christianity, within and without
the church, to the Gospel of John. Is
due primarily to the fact that there
Is no avoiding or evading 1t. II the
Gospel of John stands as a divine
book, the question Of the deity OF the
Lord Jesus Christ Is settled In the
very first verse of 1t, l do not believe
that the proof of the deity OF the Doro
Jesus Christ rests only upon that
statement | only say that opening
verse, there is gathered up the anrm'
alive. which has many illustrations
and many lines of proof in Scripture.
that he is indeed very God. THE
same was in the beginning with Goa.
OF no other person on earth was II
ever said in the Bible. or by divine
authority, that he existed with Goo
before the foundation of this world.
No prophet. priest, or apostle ever
had the presumption to say, or even
the desire to say. that he was with
God before his own birth. Further
more. if Christ were not God In hui
man form, then he was the greatest
impostor that this world ever knew OF.
He could not have been even moral
man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16
PROMINENT GIVEN
TO NAVAL ACADEMY
lOnOf Conferred Upon Mr..
John WheatIGy

Mr.. John Wheatley of Americas has
fecelYed at the hands of Congressman
pulley M, Hughes the appointment OF
eadet at the United States Naval Acad-
fmy Annapolis. The appointment
pane as a surprise to Mr.. Wheatley,
AaSmuch as he was not an applicant
Eor the honor, anc while he still has
Tue matter under consideration it is
pOuotful if he will accept it at this
IIme. Mr., Wheatley is eighteen years
Y age and would doubtless acquit
himself most creditably in the navy,
should he enter it.
he now has a desirable position in
jacksonville. In the event Mr..
"neatley declines, Representative
hughes will then make some other ap-
continent to the Naval Academy from
the Third district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16
WEEKLY TIMES.RECORlER

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largely shape ones future. Almost
every moment raises minor problem.
and later years may show that the
matter was by no means so trifiing as
1t seemed.
The process does not affect all
alike. All are passing judgment on an
endless series of points But those
without serious purpose are hardly
aware of this. They are used to fol-
lowing the line of least resistance.
In consequence they decide so lightly
as to be unconscious of having used
their wills at all.
On the other hand for those with
a keen sense of duty the burden often
comes to seem very heavy. There Is
a temptation to seek to escape IT.
There is a longing at times for some
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16

When one woman speaks of an
others clothes as rags it's a sign they
claim to be good friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16

A girl never really has to wait for
leap year" to ask man, because any
year she knows how to ask him to ask
her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16
The Value
ST
Life S Puzzles

UGH of life's daily story
js made up of facing
questions more or less
perplexing. Now and
then comes a call for a
decision that plainly will
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16

ana sometimes the girls father for
''uS young man the house, when It
""Sn I the house he wanted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16

The best way for woman to get a
man to come home is for her to have
COOL meals waiting there for him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16

w is 4ps Of :, the he f1 ~nos 9i
BILE; and yet this truth. most plainly
expressed in the Bible, is disbelieved
by thousands Of protesting Christians.
have often wondered as to what
there is about Christs deity which
should lead any protesting Christian
to deny it. Certainly. nothing can be
gained by the denial, but, on the con-
trary, great deal is lost by it. The
fact Is, there never would have been
a New Testament, such as we now
have, had not Christ been verify God
In flesh. Indeed, the Old Testament
would be largely valueless and mean
ingless If Christ were not pre-eminent'
ly divine, even in various ways by the
Old Testament prophecies, types. and
ordinances. And the New Testament
very distinctly proclaims Christ's de-
1ty. In the Gospel of John, 1;S. 4,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16

Every married woman is satisfied
that she could name the crankest man
in the world if called upon to do so.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16
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He is truly a devoted husband who
doesn't vince when his wife calls him
pet names in public.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16

He is truly a devoted husband who
doesn't vince when his wife calls him
pet names in public.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-16

NE of the great fundamental
truths of Christianity is the
deity of Christ. This truth
is one of the foundation
doctrines of the whole b.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30
By Myer

ed his hat. MERRY Christmas, kid, "
he said. 1t was not an unpleasant
voice. Tessie did not look twice. She
Rugged her $1.59 waist closer to her
thin coat, and sped up the street
which took her past a dance hall.
Couples were going in and coming
out. In there was light and life and
happiness.
The crisp snow crunched beside her.
"Say, kid, yer needn't run away from
me. Come on in and have a dance"
Tessie looked up and drew back in
surprise. The young man following
her was the fellow to whom Maize
had been talking so gaily at the post
card counter.
Just then the music started
"Everybody's Doing It." She could
feel her feet, tired as they were,
urged on by the strains. On the
waxed floor Maize glided into her
line of vision.
"Huhi She had a date wild dat
guy and stood me off. Said she had
to go home" sneered the voice at her
side. "Come on in. kid. I got money
IA l. IVA I 1aAS AON l. oPCAAo 49, ~ a.
good time. Come on"
He took her ARM, not roughly, but
in a grasp that was new and strange
to Tessie. An instant later she had
broken away from him and was &C.
tually running down the street, slip
ping, sliding, but keeping on dog
gedly. At last, breathless, exhausted,
she reached her home. She crawled
upstairs to the narrow hall bedroom
warmed only by the gas Jet that ven
failed to light it. She paused a mo-
ment to look about the bare room
| with a growing resentment at her lot.
There was the ~blackened and battered
coffee pot and a couple Of rolls for
tomorrow's breakfast. Leisure was
precious, WEAKNESS extreme, yet she
kept her room neat and clean. She
was not very clever, nor very COM
petent, nor foresighted, perhaps. She
knew nothing of scientific manage
ment or of efficient craftsmanship.
But she was human, n somehow,
/ down in her heart, she knew she did
not deserve this.
She threw herself on the bed. What
a Christmas eve this vas for her-too
tired even for sleep.
There flashed through Tessie's
mind the picture of the gay crowd
in the dance hall, of Maize in her
furs, of the young fellow who had
spoken to her. He was good looking,
better looking than the fellow Maize
had been dancing with. She sat up
with a shudder at herself. A week
ago she would have cried even to
have harbored such thoughts a mo-
ment. But now it seemed different.
What did it all amount to, this hope
less struggle to be decent?
II don't know where I'll be next
Christmas" she moaned as she looked
at the ironing-board and little tub
which she must use wen before she
could go to the philanthropic Christ
mas dinner, almost as an almstaker,
Il don't know where I'll be next
Christmas, but 1 just won't stand 1t,
no, 1 won't, 1 WON'T"
This is the next Christmas, this
coming Christmas. Who knows-per-
haps If we do our Christmas shopping
early, early in the month and early
in the day, perhaps If we are a little
more ~considerate of the girl behind
tho counter, well, perhaps we can
make Tessie's Christmas more bear
able, make 1t seem more worth while
for Tessie to fight along and keep
straight, make the toxin OF Christmas
fatigue not quite SO poisonous.-The
Survey Press Bureau.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30

sisted that all meals should be served
in courses. Even when there wasn't
very much to eat 1t was brought to
the table in courses.
At the end of the week the girl
threw up her job, Being pressed for
a reason for quitting so suddenly
she said:
"In tell you, lady-in dis yer house
dere's too much shiftin' of de dishes
fur de fewness of de vittles!"
The white-haired old man laid
down his newspaper with a troubled
look, and listened to the footsteps
which made themselves audible in the
hall. Presently the door burst open.
and in there rushed his youngest
born, a sweet and charming girl OF
twenty summers.
"Why so sorrowful, dad?" she asked
merrily, seeing the old mans depres,
sion.
Darling" he replied. 81 can
scarcely believe it. but your mother
says it is true He paused to
wipe a tear away.
what is true?' breathed his beau
tiful daughter, eyes ~distended.
THAT you're engaged to five young
met at the same time" whispered her
parent.
Thenasthe beauteous maiden broke
into merry laughter, and patted her
fathers shoulder playfully and joy
ously.
"You dear old dad! Don't worry.
They're footballers, every one, and
I'm to marry the survivor at the end
| Of the ~season-if here is a survivor"
Visitor-I came all the way from
the city to consult your lawyer Jones
here. He's a good man, isn't he?
Uncle Eben-Nope; we don't con-
| slider him one, two. three with Smith.
Why, Smiths been entrusted with
the local agency of the Knott Knit
ting Needle, the dispensing of Dag
gett's Drugless Dope, and the dem
onstrating of Fasset's Fireless Cooker,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30
THE BATTLESHEp QUESTION AGAIN.

INHE short session of Congress, to convene next week, is not
expected to accomplish much legislation besides shaping
and passing the seasonal appropriation bills, but action
ON items of these bills will be of great Importance and interest.
For example, the battleship question will come up and the con-
troversy that will ensue will not be confined to Congress-. Events
and signs in the world have a significance that is not lost upon
The American people if they are upon many members of Con-
uress, and the great popular sentiment is for an adequate navy
10 defend our shores and protect our interests and dignity
abroad. As the last session provided for only one ~battleship,
contrary to the settled program, Congress will be asked to au-
rhorize the building of at least three, with the necessary auxiliary
vessels. Nor will these battleships be an increase in the navys
first line of defense, as they will simply take the place of ships
built years ago that are now or soon will be declared obsolete.
in the matter of battleshipbuilding there should be no political
craftsmanship. The caucus should be dispensed with. The pa
triotism of a member of Congress should not be made subject TO
a caucus whip. r
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30
EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

G. IGNS of Christmas are multiplying in the shop windows,
presaging a season of early buying, which is so essential
both for the comfort of the shopper and the welfare OF
the shop girl and clerk. Last year the urgent appeals to the
Christmas shopping public to do their buying early had a marked
effect. The stores were filled several weeks before Xmas and
when the time for the usual eleventh-hour crush came the Christ
mas stocks were well depleted and late buyers were spared the
experiences Of former years, while the shop girl was not unduly
overworked. Shoppers can do even better this year. 1t is quite
as easy and much more comfortable to make purchases next
week as later, while the shopper has the benefit of selection from
stocks not yet picked over and getting desirable articles before
the supply gives out.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30
FORMER CHAMBERLAIN NOW A CONVICT.

CTS HE conviction of former City Chamberlain Charles Fl. Hyde
of bribery in Office is calculated to hearten justice in New
York. 1t adds to the confidence in courts and iuries,
though, unfortunately, not in governors, that was newly awak-
ened bv the results of the trials of Becker and his hired gunner
for the murder of Rosenthal. By hook and by crook Hyde's law
yers succeeded for two years in delaying proceedings in his case,
hut the end came at last and the man who so grossly betrayed
his public trusts is a convict. The result of the trial will be
highly beneficial TO New York in its government. 1t teaches a
lesson that will be impressed on the minds of all ofhce.holders
administering public trusts.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30
JUSTICE FOR THE BOARD LABORER.

@ANE of the duties for the incoming Board Of Works should
w be the humane and just one of establishing a proper
system of labor in the street and sewer departments, so
that laborers may earn a living wage for a fair amount of work
and not be subjected to the mistreatment in this and other re-
spects that has been their lot. The common laborer has no
protection from civil service and in his relations with the board
he has received no consideration whatever. The practise of
permitting laborers to report for work and leaving them hanging
around for hours when there is no work is inhuman and should
forthwith be stopped. The laboring work of the board can be
SO systematized as to insure the laborer from this wrong and at
the same time give him enough employment and wage to enable
Linn to keep his family above the starvation limit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30

That not only shows that he's got
the confidence Of such big fellows as
them, but he don't have to depend
on his law hardly at all to make a
living.
Word had been received by the in-
spector of the electric light system
that an overhead wire had fallen
down in a crowded street. The in
spector betook himself to the spot as
quickly as he could.
When he arrived he found the in
evitable crowd handling the wire in
a most careless manner. Luckily no
accidents had occurred.
Going up to the nearest man, who
happened to be an Irishma1, he adj
monished him severely in grave tones.
you took a grave risk" said the
inspector. You have no right to
touch that wire. Why, man, do you
know you might have been killed
outright by the shock?"
The Irishman looked at the inspec-
tor with a knowing air.
"Ah," said he, II was nightly care
full, sorr! Sure, and l felt 1t care
fully before | took hold II III
Newly married, the young couple
were going on their honeymoon. Be-
yond themselves they had no thoughts
for anything or anybody, and they
sat, oh, SO close together in the rail-
road train
By and by the train drew up at a
wayside station known to fame as
Sawyer Junction.
Sawyer! Sawyeri Sawyer!' shout
ed the low, common station porter. as
he passed the open window of the
carriage containing the honeymoon
couple.
The young bridegroom. who had
just kissed his young wife, for the
six hundred and twenty-irst time.
rose in his wrath and thrust his head
out through the aperture Of the win
dow.
Don't care if you did" he snapped
Indignantly. I'VE were married this
morning."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30
Dinner Stories


T TERBERT j.. PATTEE, an old
time legitimate actor and
member of the famous Booth
and Barrett combination, reformed,
and is now living luxuriously on the
money obtained from valuable inven-
tons, but he still likes to talk about
the ups and downs of Shakespeare.
"A friend and | once passed a
theatre in Washington" said MI.
Pattee, Just as the performance had
let out. My friend met an acquaint-
ance who was coming out of the
theatre. We were ignorant as to the
attraction, so my friend asked his
acquaintance what sort Of a perform
ance he had been witnessing. Ham
let said the acquaintance. All,
Hamlet said my friend. I sup
pose that you are now filled with
all sorts of conjectures as to whether
let tonight said the acquaintance,
left no doubt on that point. He was
not alone mad-he was frantic. There
weren't a hundred people in the
house,"
The other day somebody recalled a
story that Bill Nye used to tell on
himself. Nye, who had q shockingly
bad memory for faces, once got
aboard the elevator in the old Fifth
| Avenue Hotel in New York, to find
that the only other occupant of the
a was a short, square serious
looking man, with an iron-gray bears
beard and with a cigar in his mouth.
HE looked at me and smiled" said
Nye, land then I knew I had seen
him somewhere before. but who he
was or where 1t was we'd met I
couldn't remember. I saw he wanted
to shake hands and so I showed mine
out to him first.
81 don't believe you know me- he
said.
"'Well,' 1 said, Il know I've net
you somewhere. Your face is ia
miliar, but just for the moment l
must confess that l can't place you.
Where was it we met anyhow
cit was in washington City a few
years ago. he said. You called on
me at the White House; l was liv-
ing there then. My name is U. s.
Grant
'"I got off at the next floor" said
Nye. 81 was afraid l might ask him
if he'd served in the Civil War;"
A lawsuit was recently in full
swing, and during its progress a wit
ness was cross-examined as to the
habits and character of the defend
ant.
HAS Mr.. M a reputation for
being abnormally lazy?" asked coun-
sci briskly.
''Well, sir, it's this way
Twill you kindly answer the ques-
ton asked?" struck in the irascible
lawyer.
"Well sir, 1 was going to say it's
this way. 1 don't want to do the
gentleman in question any injustice,
and I won't go so far as to say, sir,
that he's lazy exactly, but II 1t re-
Quired any voluntary work on his
part to digest his food-why, he'd
die from lack of nourishment, sir!'
A small boy vas selling papers at a
railway station where there were
some twenty or thirty people waiting
for the train.
A comedian standing by called to
the newsboy:
IT say. boy, would you like a new
job"'
Eyes, sir" replied the boy. What
is it?"
"Well," said the comedian, my
master wants a fool"
"Oh, does he?" said the newsboy.
us he going to sack you, or keep
.two?'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30

An American gentleman one eve
ming at dinner happened to get a
hair in his soup, and, raising it on
his spoon, said to the waiter:
pat, Is this an Irish hair (hare)?'
"Begor it is, SIR" said Pat, but 1t
took an American hound to catch
him."
In examining prospective jurors
for a murder trial in the General
Sessions Court of New York, coun-
sci for the accused said to one of the
prospective jurymen: This indict-
ment Il the defendant of kill
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30
NABOBs' SHARE IN ENGLAND,S NAVY.

1TaHREE superdreadnoughts and nine frst-class armored
cruisers will be Indas share in British navy building,
if present plans are carried out. This great addition to
EngIands sea power. however, will not be an expression of
colonial patriotism, as voiced by the vote of q popular assembly.
1t will be the Individual gift Of the independent rulers, princes
and mobiles of India, These nabobs, with their prodigious stores
Of treasures, wrung from the impoverished millions through many
generations, can easily spare the cost of the dozen warships.
They could furnish a whole fleet.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30
TRAIN WRECKS AND THEIR REMEDY.

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSIONER CLARK says
that most of the train wrecks are avoidable and that poor
rails, the speed craze and human negligence are the main
causes. A committee of steelmakers and railroad men are work
ing on the rail problem, and the schedules of the "fyers' are
heing lenothened. The human equation is what needs further
TO be dealt With by devices enforced upon the railroads by federal
law. One of Mr.. Clarks suggestions is especially valuable. 1t
is for the dOublecheck system, making two men responsible for
the execution of every order. His opinion that publicity of the
causes of accidents is the best safeguard of travel is also worth
noting.