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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

]. A. Campbell attended the an.
nual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Eagle Bend Placer Mining Co.
at Eaglc Bend last Tuesday.
School closed here last Friday, and
In tho evening q short program Of
readings and recitations was rendered
by the students in a very satisfactory
manner. All Of the parents Of this
part Of the district were present, and
a great many more. The program wal
closed by q short Grafton by the
teacher. Mr.. Keller. After the pro.
gram there was = short session Of
sociabifity in which all took part in
getting acquainted. which proved to b<
enjoyable 10 wen as sociable. The
school closed with an. enrolment d
IL scholars. Then the members Of
the Farmers Society Of Equity held
q short session and adjourned till 20
morrow evening.
A meeting has been called for next
Sunday at the school house for the
purpose of organizing a Sunday school
It is proposed to organize a union
Sunday school so that any and all
denominations can take part. Eastel
Sunday at 1890 A. M. Everybody Il
invited
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

The seeding on the Longview ranch
was finished this year on April s.
which included IS acres Of spring
grain. This Is % days earlier than
year ago.
County Commissioner and Mrs.
Fackere; ard Roadoverseen and Mrs.
Feistead called 1t Campbelivilld Sun.
day to look over some badly nsaded
road repairing in this vicinity. MIR.
Felstead said he would be out here
to do some work in the mar future.
Mrs. Frank Barker, vt Blackfoot
was the guest Of Mrs. r. J. Camp.
bell the past week. She return.d
home last Monday.
r. J. Campbell went to work in
Blackfoot last week painting. He
expects to move his family in town
next week for the summer.
w. H. Keller went to Pocatel1lc
Monday to serve on the U. s. Dis.
trict Court jury. He expects to re-.
lieve Geo. Stuart, Of the Flagtown
school as soon as he gets back.
Several farmers have only Just
begun seeding this week.
Lewis, Clarence and Everett Spra
ker, of Flagtown, took in the enter.
tainment at the Tomkins school herr
last Friday evening.
Tho prospects for a bumper win
ter wheat crop was never better thar
this year at the present time, but
there is no telling what might hap
pen between now and harvest.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09
MORELAND


Mrs. Ella Fahrneys bf Lesley is
spending q few days with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. e. c. Conklin, east OF
Moreland.
Mrs. E. Furniss and daughter, Miss
Bertha, went to Blackfoot Saturday
evening on the Mackay train, return.
ing Sunday on the motor.
The beet farmers went to the SUI
gar factory Saturday to secure . lib
eral amount Of beet seed Tor thia year
crop, as that was the day set for dis
trfbuting the seed. The beet crop
will be much larger than usual in this
section.
The following people of Moreland
are attending conference at salt
Lake City this week. Ernest Ander.
son. Lewis Robbins. Andrew BettSon
and MIRA FarnswOrth.
Miss Edna Cleary win give an
Easter picnic to her Sunday school
class on Saturday. the eleventh. It
is desired that each pupil Of End. Cd
and 4th classes be> present
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Meyer enter
aimed quite 4 NUMBER Of friends at
a big dinner on last Sunday.
Mrs May Farnsworth left Saturday
for Arizona, where she will spend
some time visiting her sons, who
are mining in that state.
Dr.. Davis was in Moreland on
professional business Monday morn.
ing.
Jess Ellis, who has been in such
poor health for the past three years
is regaining his health faster than
any one would have expected in his
condition. It seems that Dr. Sim
mons has worked a miracle in Mr..
Ellis case and his friends ara glad
to see him SO well again.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

~ oAoCs
through Moses will be given to the
whole world Of mankind through Mes
slab. The requirements will be to do
justly. to love kindness. to walk hum
bly, with God. The reason why Mes
siah's ministration Of this Law will be
success, while Moses ministration
was failure so far as bringing any
one to perfection was concerned. is
that Messiah's Kingdom will be fully
prepared and authorized to forgive sin
ners and to help them back to the i'm
age and likeness Of God. originally rep
resented In Father Adam. The right to
thus forgive sin and lift the sinner out
OF degradation, belongs to Messiah, by
virtue Of His sacrifice.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

obeyed It would
BE- like a wise man
who built upon
the rock. where
rains would not
wash away the
foundation. + b .
storms Of life ind
the great crisis.
death. are sure to
come. A N i'd 8 {
these trials there
WALL be calmness.
security and con-
660vvh.n FOR aetf.h
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

6dent.e for such Jesxs.''
as have accepted the Lords arrange
ment and have walked to the best Of
their ability In Jesus footsteps.
"ckher Foundation Can No Man Lay"
On the other hand. Jesus intimated
that many who heard His words and
expressed great appreciation Of them.
would fail to take the proper steps to
attain the glorious Kingdom privileges
which He presented. They would al
low custom. habit. love Of pleasure,
love Of ease, the spirit Of the world.
to hinder them. from making full de-
votion Of themselves to Cod Such did
not build their faith upon the proper
foundation.
Perhaps some built upon the Law,
and thought to commend themselves to
God by their own endeavors. without
the imputation Of Christ's merit. Such
would be greatly mistaken. Other
foundation can no man lay than that
which God has laid-Jesus Christ. His
death is our redemption price: and His
appearance in glory as our Advocate
Is to make good our unintentional
shortcomings.
With all such. the day of trial will
surely come; and their faith structure.
being without proper foundation, will
give way. They will suffer loss Of all
their hopes This. however. does not
signify. as many once supposed. that
they will go to eternal torment Evil
IDENTIFY nearly all Christians. misled by
the creeds Of the Dark Ages, have read
into Gods Word things which it does
not contain.
Compare St. Paul's Parable.
The Apostle Paul used a similar Il
lustration. Those building upon that
foundation with the gold, silver and
precious stones Of Divine Truth-de-
veloping faith and character in har.
mony with the Divine requirements
will suffer no loss in the great trial day
at the end Of this Age. But others
who build with the wood, hay and stub
BILE of human tradition and self com.
placency. will have their entire faith
structure consumed. II Corinthians
3:1O-15.)
Nevertheless the Apostle tells us that
even these. IL they have built upon
Christ. will themselves be saved. yet 80
as by fire. They will be what is term
ed tribulation class. described in Rev.
elation 7:l4-l7. The class building with
gold. silver and precious stones, will
be Little Flock. Royal Priesthood
But the class building upon the Rock
without proper materials will be the
Great company. the antique of the
Levites. They will serve God through
the priestly class.
1.-THE People Were Astonished."
No wonder the people were astonish
ed at such doctrines as Jesus set forth
His teachings had a pOsitiveness quite
different from the speculations and
wOnderings Of the scribes and Phari
sees. So it is always with the Truth
Wherever there is confusion and mys-
terry. We may be sure that there is err
ror and ignorance. Hence the neces
sity that all who preach Christ should
have the amounting. or ordination to
preach. which God alone gives through
the begetting Of the Holy Spirit.
Our Golden Text.
The Prophet Micah addressed our
Golden Text to the people Of Israel
and therefore his message was given
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

from the standpoint
of the Law. Never
theless no Jew ever
fulfilled the Law
except Jesus. be-
cause all except
Him were fallen
and imperfect. He
alone was holy.
harmless. undefled
and separate from
sinners"
During Messiah's
Millennial King
dom. this same Law
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09
Rheumatic Pains Relieved

Why suffer from rheumatism wheI
relief may be had at 50 small . cost
Mrs. Elmer Hatch. Peru, Ind, writes
Il have been subject to attacks O
rheumatism for years. Chamberlain
Ltniment always relieves me- immed
lately, and take pleasure in recon
mending it to Others" Is and 81
cent bottles. For sale by all deal
ers adv
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09
AUCTION SALE

OF horses. furniture and everything
every Saturday at the City Livery
Barn, Blackfoot, Idaho. II you havo
anything to sell list the same before
Friday Of each week.
BROWN & BROWN
Auction Co.
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Xxi BR0KCN -
NllEABERNACLE)

Z - ~
WHAT DOTH JEHOVAH REQUlRE9
Matthew 7:24-20-March %.
"Whas doth JeAoUaA require Of thee, bwt to do
tsstly and TO lore kindness. and to valk
k1mblv soish thy Godr"-ktcah S:s.
~ESUS sought to impress upon
His hearers that 1t was not SUI
6cient to hear that Kingdom
- Of God was coming to bring
blessings to the world. and that
Kingdom, class was being called to be
Meesiah's jotnt-heifs In that Kingdom,
Action would te necessary on their
part Il they would attain thie high priv
ileSe which God had granted them.
Jesus gave On Illustration. saying
that those who heard HIS Message and
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09
ADVERTISED LETTERS

List Of letters remaining INHALED for
in the Post Office at Blackfoot, Idahe.
for the week ending April z, 1914.
Persons calling for these letters
win please say "Advertised March 81.
win please say Advertised April z.
1914.
Hachol, Mrs. Lizzie
Boyle, ]. w.
Bahem, Carl
Bop. Fred
Butler, G. N.
Dell, Arthur
Earnson. George
Fairchiles.M ilton
Gordon, David
Hurst, ]. A, (2) =
Harris, Geo.
Jurgensen, Mrs. Rose
Jehns6n, G.. A. r. /.
Martihson, William
McCo1l, D. +.
Mitchem, W. q.
afillaf., Mrs. Myrtls
Nelson. George
Otthea, Henry
Soren, T1oyd
West, Tena
Wxlker, l.
Postage due on each II the ahovel i.
one cent. An Of the above letters
remaining uncalled for two weeks
from the date Of this list will b
sent to the Dead Letter Office. Let
ters bearing the return request dt
sender will not be advertised.
Patrons are requested to advise cor
respondents Of their correct address.
To avoid delay in delivery, have your
mail addressed to street and No..
p. o. Box, General Delivery, or X.
f. D. No. 5
H. B. CURTIS Postmastoe.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25
Jouett Shouse, Congressman

Jouett ShOuSe, Congressman
elect from this district, was in the
city a short time last Friday
morning while on his way home
to Kinsley after a business trip to
Ness City.
Ollie Lewis and John StOSkopf
were down from Union township
Saturday on a business trip and
for a visit with friends, and in
cidenlally they laid in a supply of
goods for Santa Claus to diStri-
butte in their homes Christmas
day.
Gus JurgenSen was in from the
west side Saturday for a visit with
relatives and friends and to at
tend to business matters.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hammer

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hammer
and daughter were up from near
Ellinwood Friday on Christ
mas shopping trip and visit.
Dan Converse was in from
Clarence township Saturday get
ting rid of some of his surplus
wealth in paying his taxes and
doing some Christmas shopping.
Dan reports that it has been very
dry out that way but that he does
not believe the wheat has suffer
ed SO far and be is optimistic that
another good crop IS billed for
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

the National convention al Bal
timore; the majority of the busi-
ness and professional men of
Great Bend, and dozens OF letters
from prominent Democrats all
over the state who have known
me for the past thirty or more
years and believed | should re-
ceive this recognition at the hands
of the National Administration.
| thought this line of endorse
mentS all that could be desired.
you, yourself, acknowledged it
was fine. But | did not then
know you had a brother-in-law
down at Mulvane who must be
provided for as a revival of Ne
pOtiSm.
Well, a year or more rolled
around, and it came time for an
other election. Our Congress
man had SwelIed up to what he
thought was the Senatorial size,
and decided to get into the SEN
atorial race-againSt the wishes
and protests of at least 80 per
cent of the Democrats of this
Congressional District. You re-
member, George, at that Topeka
meeting, when you was too hard
up to make the race before the
primary, when a few of the fell
lows from different parts of the
state (fOr reasons best known to
themSelveS) prevailed upon you
to "get in? You remember you
had to have about $4,000 worth
of aid before you could be per-
Suaded? | was not one of the
"persuaderS" but was still inocu-
lated with the Neeley fever, and
pledged for Barton county (and
afterwards paid) a liberal amount
to the Neeley Aid Society, with
the hope that we might assist a
rising young Democrat to rise still
higher. That was a foolish thing
to do, was it not, George? Like
pouring good money down a rat
hole, only to have the rat turn and
nip the hand that coddled it.
In the meantime, the Republi-
can postmaster at Great Bend
a good man and capable-waS
serving on Democratic time, af-
Ter twelve consecutive years of
service. And why? You said
you would not make the recon-
mendation before the primary last
August, because the Postmaster
General had suggested to you
that it would be the best politics
to hold it up. Quite a neat little
subterfuge, George, even though
it was at the expense of the Post
master General. Make all us as
pirantS hustle for you at the pri-
mary, see? Then, when it SEEM
ed to work at the primary you
continued to rub it in, again CIV
ing we fellows to understand it
was at Mr.. BurleSon'S suggestion
that the matter of a recommended
ton be deferred until after the
election. And when wrote you
that you were, by this course, los
ing support and injuring the cause
of the rest of the ticket, you pro-
feSSed to become peeved, and had
your secretary write me a real
sassy letter, inSinuating that |
should not bother you about such
things on your busy day." And
continuing to show this contemp-
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25
Willis Gwinn. of Ford county,

Willis Gwinn, of Ford county,
who was called here a couple of
weeks ago by the death of his
sister, Mrs. Stella Waters, and
has since been visiting with rela-
tiveS and friends, left Friday
morning for Wellington for a Wis
ii with his brother, Mark, and
family and from there will 80 to
Oklahoma for a visit with friends
and acquaintance at The old
home.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25
AN OPEN LETTER.
Continued from list Page


all those things in Washington
when you were out here in the
big Seventh" making medicine,
to dope suckers? will have to
admit to my shame being
one of the suckers" and becom-
Ing a veritable Neeley dope fiend.
! even, at the request of our To-
cal editor (who must have had a
.hunch that if he said anything in
his paper in favor of your election
it would come up, like Banquo'S
ghost, to haunt him in after
years. diShed up Neeley dope for
home consumption to the end
thai, in 1912, when you again ask
ed for a nomination | assisted,
materially, | think, in bringing
that about, and later in securing
q majority for you in Barton
county not of a meaSIy 600, but
over 1.1O9.
During that election, you know,
George, | was again secretary and
treasurer of the Seventh District
Committee, and as such financed
the committee time and again
when the counties were slow in
sending in their assessments. Be-
sides this, you know | turned my
private business over to hired
help, opened Democratic head
quarters and gave a couple of
months of my entire time to the
county and congressional cam
paign, You will remember, too,
that this time Barton county
again gave you almost all of the
majority you got in the District.
This time, too, | again acted as
, your local press agent and whoop-
ed 'er up for Neeley-the Lord
forgive rue.
Well, this time we elected a
Democratic /, ,PreSident-the best
Che nation has had since Lincoln
and we all rejoiced and were
glad, and began to feel that our
along, lean years of labor for the
cause which is dear to us was at
last to be in a measure rewarded.
. You remember, George, that
auto trip to ClafIin (dOn't forget
the place, Claflin) when you told
Representative Fred Zutavern, in
the presence of Louis Hans, that
you we're going to recommend
Will Stoke for appointment as
the next Democratic postmaster
for Great Bend? You were going
to do this in recognition of the
thirty-Odd years of service Stoke
had given the party? You told
SO many of my friends in all parts
SOf the state the same thing that |
really believed it, and | do not
think you have forgotten about
il either.
Well, gOt busy, as | honestly
think | had a right to do (not then
Knowing that you had a brother
In-Iaw with a banker for pie).
And you know | presented my
application for your cOnsidera-
ton. signed by q of the 80 coun-
ty committeeman; 20 of the 30
members of the Congressional
Committee of the 9TH district, in
Guiding Chairman Sam GraybilI;
two OF the Presidential Electors:
the two 9TH District Delegates to
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

Clyde Sterling was down from
Heller Saturday for a visit with
Great Bend friends.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

tible yellow streak, you lost more
votes, and eventually was defeat
ed, thank the Lord.
But what the real reason for
this dilly-dallying?
Now what / say here may be
somewhat personal. But it is a
favorite maxim of mine to Tell
the truth and shame the Devil
always providing there be any
shame left in the Devil. Do you
get it, George? +
You gave d. c. LuSe to under
stand that there was a chance for
him to get the appointment, at
the same time you were telling
my friends you would recommend
me. You even called John X. Nc
Mullen down to Hutchinson to
consult with him about his get
ting into the race last summer,
and when he told you he could not
afford to do so unless there was
a chance of his winning out, you
told him to go to it-get busy"
and later on you wrote him in
such manner as to make him be-
lieve he was going to win. And
all this time you was leading me
to believe, by letters and in con-
ferenceS, the same about my
chances. Then there was Frank
Wells. You chummed with
Frank, partook of his hoSpitali-
ty, and it is said got down on
the floor and rolled about with
his children, and led him to be-
lieve you thought the world andall
of him, so that, even up to as
late as November S0th last Frank
was securing endorsements for
the position.
When John McMullen and |
visited you together last summer
and told you it was a friendly
contest between us, you told us
it would be one of us two-and
later made each of us believe we
would be the one. Then again,
later, when we were to see you
together, you were all-fired angry
at Clarence Aldrich because he
had found you out and was "agin"
you, and was not backward about
saying so. We Democrats had
prevailed upon Clarence to ac-
cept the County Craftsmanship;
but in Difference to the wishes of
you-the big cheese in The coming
campaign-Mr. Aldrich stepped
aside, and your "Dear Friend
Stoke" again took up the Neeley
load and helped to bring about
another good majority for you in
Barton cOunty-larger than that
of two years ago by nearly 100.
To sum this whole business up
and get at the meat in the cocoa
nut, you maneuvered and Schem-
ed, fumbled and fibbed, inSinu-
ated and suggested in every way
that was little and pettifogging,
and beneath the dignity Of the
lowest ward politician In the New
York SlumS, to try and stir UP
contention among the various
honest and deserving Democratic
applicants for the Great Bend
poStoffice in order that you might
make it appear that there was old
Nick to pay in Great Bend, and
that you had to double-crOSs the
whole bunch of us and give to
your brother-in-law, who had
nothing to recommend him ex-
cept his relationship to the big
geSt bluff out of the Cotton Belt,
one of the best Federal positions
in the Seventh District. There
is no doubt in the minds of any
one about this being your plans
from the start, visual evidence
first appearing about eight
months ago when you imported
your relative into this city with
that express end in view.
In conclusion, George, (and the
subject is so interesting | hate to
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

SEXUAL NERVE and BRAIN POWER
fully restored
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-20
Curiosity of Fashion.

One of the curiosities of fashion Is
the return of the walking stick to
favor 1t has had it's ups and downs
ever since the days of Pericles, when
no Athenian gentleman dared be seen
abroad without 1t. Just as five-and-
twenty years ago the Oxford under
graduate, when not in flannels or
academical, must carry a walking
stick.
1t is certainly not the undergraduate
who is bringing the former fashion in
again. for his pose in Norfolk jacket
and a SLOUGH in slippers-and without
hat. A "clouded cane" would be
out of place with such accompani-
ments. Nor do we think it is the
actor. which has always stood out
literally-against the support of the
stick in the streets. knowing that It's
nice conduct" will spoil his poise.
And really, to young man. the cane
seems the most superduous Of encum-
brancea. n.s.ss.,. sx,,.
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The Poets Bsnknotes,

In 'The Tragedy of Isabella H." it is
said that the unfortunate Spanish
queen, blessed with generous impulses,
vas exceedingly charitable. Unfortu-
AAtely she had no notion of the value
e money and would want to give away
sums out of all proportion to the oc-
casion. Once the queen had command
Cd a large grant In aid to a man of let
tsrs, and the steward, In order TO give
her Just idea Of its magnitude. decid-
Il to present the donation In the form
Of many banknotes of small value
enough Of them to paper the walls Of
the boudoir. Isabella was startled-she
would never have believed. she said.
that there We're so many banknotes in
the world But no matter" she con-
Guided. Since banknotes are so easy
- get, 1t Is quite proper to send the
: poef-Peet- plenty of them ssss---
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Sublime Effrontery,

Labouchere's grandfather, Pierre
Caesar, was one of Napoleon's brok-
ers On one occasion Pierre Caesar
was sent by Mr. John Hope (his en-
-ployer) to England to see Sir Francis
Barring on some business and fell in
love with Sir Francis third daughter,
Dorothy. Before leaving England he
asked Sir Francis to permit him to
become engaged to his daughter. Sir
Francis refused. Pierre Caesar then
said, Would it make any difference
to your decision If you knew that Mr..
Hope was about to take nae into part
nership?" Sir Francis unhesitatingly
admitted that it would. Pierre Caesar
then went back to Holland and sug-
gested to Mr. Hope that he might be
taken into partnership. On Mr.. Hope
discouraging the idea, he said:
Would it make any difference to your
decision if you knew that l was en-
gagged to the daughter of Sir Francis
Baring?" Mr. Hope replied. Certain
ly." Whereupon the willy clerk said
We'll, l am engaged to Miss Dorothy
Barring" That very day he was able
to write to Sir Francis announcing
the news of his admission to partner
ship in the house of Hope, and in the
same letter he claimed the hand OF
his bride.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-20

'Ap' l says, AZ ssis If ,ou wait
jes a minute. dey WON'T pe nobody
heah hpt yo'.' An went through
dat window an lii on ma feet an
riz runnini an | KEEP on a runnin'
An All run on through de timbah,
an rabbit run out an run down
de path ahead OBJ ne. All kicked
dat cut OBJ de wav' an say, cit out
OF de way TO- a man what kin run!
'Ah KEEP on runnin', an way
obah on de fur corn h OXIDE plan
taHon All stop an lea up ag'm
dat big oal tree to res. Alb look
aroun', and heah come a little man
jes' dat high, an he TUX off his haid
an nut in md b hiSaiin IN, sag
'Dal was fine run what yo' made,
ole man.
'Ah says, Good Lawd! Je,' watch
me now An, MaIse john. r.
jes' gittin' back