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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05
BURN RUSSELL'S BOOKS

Two hundred residents of Blake
". Pa. yesterday took Pastor
'usse!l's books from their library
hriveS. carried them to street
orner in the center Of the town
nd pouring. Kerosene on the pile
urned the books. As the flames
,Som the late pastors literature
Mounted skyward. those who DE-
&royed the books marched around
ne fire singing hymns. It was at
the hint OF an Evangelist conduct
'ng revival meetings ut the PRINT
X" Methodist Church in Blakelcy
lat the Russelte books were burn
ii.
A pious Mahommcdan never steps
non 4 scrap Of paper. lest it should
found TO contain words from the
ioran. While many persons may
AXE exceptions to certain deduc-
ions in literature which is sent out
'lnder the auspices of the 1nterna-
tional Bible Students Association.
he fact remains that such produc
tions abound in quotations from
holy writ.
1t would be safe to say that most
# the two hundred religionists who
Aan.ed around the bonfire referred
above never read the late Pastor
'usSel!'S books. and if they did were
nable to pick the coed from them.
Years ago, when the late Bible
-ulent was in the flesh. we read
X of his bound volumes. We en-
,rntcred many suggestions IN
hem which seem plausible. while
here is much which is doubtful. We
kencd ourselves. however, to man
no would not throw away fine
Dple because he found Il fcw Specks
Don it. There are speckS in Rus
II which can be oblitcrated. but to
onsign to the flames works which
y. was lifetime preparing because
re encounter certain statements not
Il our crceds is not the work Of
wisdom.
During the late war the United
States did much to advertise the
late pastors works by placing the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05
publication-"T he

last publicat;on-"The Finished .n
Mystery",-in the. index .expurs:a:=:--
tamus. One of the first copies OF
this book, fresh from the press,
came /. into our possession. :, Ehses,,
only criticism We have to make
upon the book is that it is the most
non-interesting of all the publica-
tions Of the International Biblei Stu
dents Association !; Several persons
who: took part I'm plinging.at; TO the
birth, it will be remembered, were
sent to the penitentiary.
Pastor Russell's books have given
az impetus to Bible study This
fact alone should save the!tt front
| the bonfire. i. p \
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05
WORK IS A BLESSING

"He also that is slothful tin his
work is brother. to him that Is Z
great waster Proverbs 1879.
ssFor the people had a mind t.
work "-Nehemiah 4: 8.
an the Book Of Bocks-of whir.
it has been well said that it is nci
only library in itself. but that it !;
greater than all other libraries. !:
book which It took the AlmiGhl:
1900 years. speaking throGgh fort,
men. to writei-is to be found WIS
dom. human and divine. and the tw
extracts which. we have quote
might furnish text for many ::
sermon just now" says the Mart
factareres' Record. The first state
the great truth that the nan VII
;"is slothful in his work is 81 brotlIe
to him that is great waster. Bot
,classes are condemned by the A
:mighty Himself. and they should b
scondemncd 10y every man Who rec
| ognizes that work is the divine II
sstrumentality for the development.
of body and mind Of the irdividu;
and for the saving of the world.
: "The second quotation relates to
time when. the people Of Israel "ha
mind to work. In the hour q
emergency. when their country we
at stake, they concentrated their az
Invites night and day upon work
No time was to be lost in the grca
effort which they were then maxim
to rebuild the walls Of Jerusalem
Through their heroic work. when II
the people. joined together "nd a.
"the people had a mind to work.
success was achieved.
"Thr people Of America must hay
81 mind to work" Into their wor,
they must throw the whole cnerg!
of their nature. The ''slothful MAJ
and the westcr,'' must be regardc,
as slackers unworthy of the rcspcc'
of anyone.
''Any organization which seeks t.
limit the labor Of its members, an,
individual who is slothful in bust
ness. who wastes his own time O.
that of his employer, and the ont
who is waSter Of the substance O.
others. or of the country, will, un,
less they change their method;
never be cIaSScd by God or man a:
"people who had mind to work.
They are NOT workers: they arr
shirkers, slackerS. and their number
grows alarmingly great.
''Men are being taught that worl
is something to be stunned. whei
they should b" taught that it i
Gods appointed way for AL man
kinds advancement.
God himself works. and through
out al Of the divine teachings o
the Bible there is one unceasin,
strain in favor II work. The "sloth
full man. and the man who has no.
a mind to work" are going dircctl,
contrary to TIL" teachings Of the AL
mighty.
"This ration needs to be taught
the dignity of work We need 4
eiorify work--work on the farm
and work in the mine and work il
the factory. work in the Office, work
in the schoolroom, work in the pull
pit. Men who have decried work.
or who have sought to limit the out
put Of laborcrS not merely by un-
duly reducing the hours of labor.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05

but by reducing the amount OF work
that a man may do IN a given time,
are flying directly in the face of
the teachings Of the Bible.
"Work is blessing. not a
curse :"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05
SAFETY FIRST
(Communicated)

= An aeria! truck is what our fire
ent,shoafd have i Had one
been in service at the Mt. Vernon
garage fire, the building could have
been saved. We should exchange
the truck we have. for one OF the
aerial rattern.
Taxpayer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05

Advertise your wants in the ga
'sxaete Wait Column
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05

Taxpayer.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
Democratic Tic ket.

The Democrats of New Home
township have nominated the follow
ing township ticket:
Claud Berry, Collector
R. H. Goodrum, Trustee
F. r. Swarens. Clerk and Assessor
w. ]. Strain. Member Board,
north side
E. L. Thomas. Member Board.
south side
R. r. Bennett, Constable. ;.
Committeeman.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
Peoples Bank Makes Good Showing

An excellent showing is made by
the Peoples Bank in their statement
published in this issue of The Times,
showing the condition of that institu-
ton at the close of business on
March 4, 1919
Total resources amount to $472.-
2oz.43 including $2o6, 468. 80 loans on
collateral and personal security and
100000 on real estate loans. Total
deposits amount to $41s,40o.os. The
capital stock of the bank is $3s.ooo.o0
and the surplus fund amounts to
ST. 10000.
This is an exceptional showing Of
strength for an institution which has
been in existence only since 1908, and
the officers and employees of the
bank, whose watchwords have been
courtesy, efficiency and service. are
to Be cohgratulated on the growth Of
The Bank on Which You Can
Always Bank.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
Centenary Convention.

Look, see. hear, what is coming to
the Ohio street M. E. Church, But
Ter, Mo-, March the I4th, from : p. m.
to 1890 p. m.
Some of our ablest men will be
present and deliver addresses. Meth
odists especially cannot afford 70
miss this treat.
Don't forget the date, Friday,
March the I4th.
A welcome to all. arm
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
For Sale.

!, Barron Single Comb White Leg
horn eggs. Ribbon winners in Leav-
enworth egg laying contect. $3.50
for IS or SOP per 100, If called for.
Mrs. H. c. Funk,
Corner Fulton and Mill Streets,
Butler, Mo.
Phone A88,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
For Members Of Township Board:
THOS. J+BERRYHILL
GEORGE HERTZ
TOWNSHIP CONVENTIONS

TOWNSHIP CONVENTIONS
Conventions OF the Democratic
voters of the several townships for
the nomination of candidates for
township office will be held at the
several places and at the time stipu-
lated below:
Charlotte Township
Saturday, March IS, at O'Clock
p. m, at Virginia.
T, S Grirnsley. Committeeman.
Summit Township
Saturday. March 8, at 10 O'Clock a.
m at Summit school house.
A. r. Cummings, Committeeman.
Pleasant Gap Township
Monday, March a, at o'clock p.
m.. at Pleasant Gap.
V. !. Cumpton. Committeeman.
Mound Township
Saturday, March 8, at 2 O'Clock p.
M, at Mt. Zion>church.
w. g. Dillon, Committeeman
Deepwater Township
Saturday. March 8, at O'Clock p.
m. at Spruce.
|. NJ. kash, Committeeman.
Spruce Township Convention.
Saturday March 22, 1919. at 2
o'clock p. m.. at Enterprise school
house.
, A.. b. Burlington, Committeeman.
The Democrats of Lone Oak town.
ship will meet at Peru at o'clock
p. M, on Tuesday. March Is, IoIo
for the purpose of nominating town
ship officers.
Fred Gilbert, Committeeman.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
For Sale.

For Sale.
White Holland turkey eggs, White
English Leghorn eggs.
Mrs. Mark Graves,
z7-7ts Phone 4 on rs Or sos
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13

Clean. 1hiee eoetoa rags wanted
q this ofl7ee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27
TRAPPING ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Howe's Pictures Show Trip Across Ca
madam Rockies.

Imagine a hike far above the cloud
level! That is exactly what Lyman H.
Howe's cameramen secured for Mr..
Howe S Travel Festival, coming to the
Auditorium Saturday, Oct. 4, upon its
silver jubilee tour. This anniversary
program has one of its strongest fea-
lures in this unusual picture.
The hike was made across the tips
of the snow-capped Canadian Rockies
far above the swirling clouds. 1t was
a dangerous trail, over icy crags and
along narrow snow paths, douhly per
| ilous for the camcramen CARRYING theil
heavy apparatus. There are a hundret
spots along the hike where a slip or ;
misstep meant instant death Thousands
of feet below. Yet. in those frozen re
gions above the clouds, the cameramei
caught some unusual pictures of fem
ininc tourists bathing in a lake o
melted ice and even sliding down tn
mountain sides through the SHOWS il
their bathing suits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
FINE BALLET COMING.
Will Be Part of Attraction at de Cis-
neros Concert Oct. 1.

The approaching engagement of
Nine. Eleonora de Cisneros and asso-
ciate artists in theatrical musicale at
the Auditorium theatre on Wednesday
evening, promises varied interest.
Aside from the artistry of deCisneros,
who, along with her groups of songs
win also be heard in the second act of
Samson and Delilah. there is ballet
and interpretive dance advertisement
that will appeal especially to lovers of
this art. Among the artists who will
be seen are four from the Metropoli
tan opera company in New York Vera
D'Artelle will give an impression OF
| the Roman Gladiator on the field OF
honor; Verne Marcellus, her famous
Dance Macabra Death; Alvin;
Romaine has Va Spanish Interpretation
and Elizabeth West will offer her re
markable dance of the Orient Beip,
opponents OF the Duncan Molle
schools there is an entertaining diver
sity in their numbers. Lion Vanderhein
noted concert master and violinist, vii
conduct the orchestra. Elaborat
scenic and lighting presentation is ais
assured.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27
Even Blase Will Smile.

Z One cannot, no matter how blase. re-
sist laughing at the delightfully."- fun
NY situations that develop, one after
another, in Nothing But Lies, by far
the best effort of that famous writer of
comedies, Aaron Hoffman, who is also
co-author of Friendly Enemies.
In Nothing But Lies, Mr.. Hoffman is
seen easily at his very best and the
idea which he has so successfully
worked out into an evening of contin-
ued mirth making is without question
one of the studded Jewels of the Ameri
can stage today. This delightful and
refreshing comedy will be seen at the
Auditorium tonight.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27
department to warrant the maintenance
of an organization at Middieb.uryr y

department. to warrant the maintenance
of an organization at Middiebury-
~ II = 81 y i
Harold B. Phelps;a farmer residing
near Keller s bay. was discovered dead
in the body of his wagon near the silo
on his, farm yesterday, death being due
to suffocation. In some manner Mr..
Phelps was evidently tipped from the
driver s seat into the rear of the wag-
on which was partly loaded with corn
cobs from canning factory and his
head hung over the side of the wagon
the weight of his body shutting off his
breath at the neck IT is presumed
that when he fell he became dazed
and was unable to help himself.
Linus Leavens, state fish and game
commissioner, has been in conference
with the management of the Coaticook
Lighting and Power company relative
to screening the outlet of the Averill
lakes. The power company is install
ing concrete dana in place of the old
wooden one. 1t has the water rights be-
low the big Averill lake and Mr.. Leav-
ems is cooperating with the company
by installing a modern system OF
screening to hold the landlocked sal.
mon. Mr.. Leaxens is also making ar.
rangements for a rearing pool for the
lake trout fingerlings. This will be al
the inlet of the smaller lake where tn,
trout will be allowed to grow for {
year before being planted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27
TAFT RETURNS TO YALE.
Will Resume Teaching Duties at Uni
versity az Cnce.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Sept. Elk
President William Il Taft, who was
granted leave Of absence from Yale uni
versity to assume the Craftsmanship of the
war labor board, win resume his teaching
duties at Yale Immediately as Kent pro-
fcssor Of law i'll the college and as profess
sor Of constitutional law in the schoo! of
law
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27
FIFTY YEARS AGO
E-s=7s-e - ss- --ra~-
Happenings Of September, 1869,
~ Taken! from the Files Of
The Phoenix.

There are subjects of a public nature
which the people of this county should
take into serious and immediate considera
tion; one is the formation of new eoun
tv, the other the contemplated West Riv
er railroad If this project of a new coun-
tv should succeed, would it not raise the
question of removing our county seat tol
Brattleboro2 1t is we'll to look this mat
ter over in all its bearings and to be sure
| that it is best to have our county dimin-
ished to help make another before we give
| our influence in its favor The Represent
atiyes and Senators of Windham county
will doubtless be called upon to act in this
matter at the coming session of the legis-
lature, and we trust that they will act
/ act wisely in the matter.
| With regard to the West River railroad
we have but little to- say now, except TO
express our firm conviction that it is OF
very great Importance to the towns
through which it is to pass and those adj
lacent, to have it built And we would
sound a note of warning to the people of
Brattleboro not to- allow this enterprise
to fail through any fault theirs If
we are remss or Indifferent we are quite
confident that Bellows Falls will become
the terminus of a road which will give
that village the advantages of trade and
growth that otherwise would center here
Gen. George b. Mcclellan with his wife
has been favoring Brattleboro with a Wis
it. He arrived in towIs OH Tuesday Sep
TENDER 81 registering his name and that
of his lady at the BIattleboro House, sim
ply as Mr. and Mrs. Mcclellan, New York
He afterwards removed his lodgings t
the Wesselhoeft House, Elliot street. IL
the evening the Brattleboro Cornet Band
accompanied by large number of our cit
liens, gave him serenade and salute,
him with music and cheers. He was in
troduced to the assembled tfrong by Nh
Francis of the Wesselhoeft House an
made brief and appropriate speech
thanking the citizens for their politenes
and the respect shown him, and praisin
the Vermont troops for their noble sci
vice i'll the war.
The season for petty crimes and mi
demeanors, drunken Brawls. street fight
and nights spent in the lookup, appear
to have again fairly opened in our vi
lage. During the spring and summe
months it was the occasion Of remar
and congratulation by our officers Of ju
tice that so few offences were comniittC
and the number of arrests so small +
ery person appeared to have somethiI
to do and kept about his business, lea
ing no time and feeling no inclination f
midnight carousals or petty misdemea
ors.
We lave received from Cheney & Clal
very neat volume of 40S pages cntitle
John and the Demijohn,' by Mrs Jul
McNair Wright, author of Almost M
This is good and useful temperan
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27

II. Nelson Jackson, temporary chair
man Of The Vermont branch of the Am
erican legion, has received word that
the Barre post of the legion has reached
the total of 800 paidup memberships
which puts this post n second place in
the state. so far as is known, Burling
ton being in the first place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27

The total registration for the 10th
year cf Middleburv college is 81 stu
dents, of which l54 are members of the
entering class There are 10 states and
two foreign countries represented
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27
VERMONT NEWS.

The New YORK Giants, who finished
seeqnd PLACE IN thg nat ional league, will
6hE an &t.ithfBitieR game at SO JGtRns-
bury Oct TO-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27

Over 30 gallons of liquor was seized
by I, s. custqmsc officials this week,
which was being smuggled over the
line from Canada.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27

"For the land s sake-use Bowker' $
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth and
those who till it,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27

The earliest living graduate of the
University of Vermont and by far the
Oldest in point of years reached the
Tooth anniversary of his birthday Mon
day. Sept %. The man who has this
distinguished honor is the Rev. George
Gabv Rice of Council Bluffs, Iowa. who
was graduated from the university in
1915. DR.. Rice was born in EnosbuTg
VT. Sept %. 1919.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27

We lave received from Cheney & Clapp
very neat volume of 40S pages entitled,
John and the Demiiohn,' by Mrs. Julia
McNair Wright, author of Almost Nun.
This is IA good and useful temperance
story
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27

A consignment of 10000 steel head
trout imported by the United States
department of fisheries from the state
of Washington and reared at the Hol-
den government hatchery. were plant
ed in Chittenden dam Thursday, the
work being in charge of F. S. Niehol-
son. general manager of the Rutland
Railway Light & Power company, OWN
ors of the waters, and County Warden
H. A. Mattison
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27

Capt. Clarence E. Ferguson, L. S. A.,
who has been detailed at Middleburv
college for the past year as professor
of military science and tactics, in
charge of the reserve officers training
corps. left town Thursday night for
Boston, He had received orders to
abandon the post there, as only 40 stu
dents had elected to continue military
training at the college and that number
was not deemed sufficient by the war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27

The stockholders of the Peerless
Knitting Co.. which is TO locate in Bar
re, hopes to have the Building complct
cd and ready for occupancy by Jan.
in order to prepare for the large volume
of spring trade which the company has
already booked. Over $4,000 in orders
fer spring delivery were secured by the
statesmen last week, which speaks well
for the future prospects of the company
as well as for the quality of the goods
which it produces
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27

Henry A. Black, secretary of state,
has suspended the automobile licenses
of Eugene Sanborn of Derby Line and
Harry j. McCaffrey of Lyndonville.
Both were suspended because they were
alleged to have been under the in
fluenee of liquor The licenses Of Ray
Hurlburt of Waterbury and Mrs. Logan
S. Warner of Ludlow also have been
suspended. The first for driving an I'M
registered car and the second for reck-
less driving and causing an accident.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-27


Gs.lg & sGo
The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-06
WANT WOMEN TO KNIT
 FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS

NEW YORK, Feb 6 (by Associated Press).-An appeal to women re leased from knitting for the Red cross to make protectors for wounded sol' d;ers or sailors who have suffered amputation of arms or legs has been issued by the national Booth knlttlhs committee of the Navy League "i'l headquarters here. A model
 ment" has been knitted Dy WI ' C..auncey M. Depew, wife or 'he .o' mer senator, and approved by meoical officers of the debarkation hospltai service, whose institutions receive every week hundreds of disabled men returning from foreign service.
 Men who have undergone amputa- tions suffer from exposure of the in- iured extremity, which is especially
The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-06
MUSHES FROM ARCTIC
 TO HELP RED CROSS

Many strange things happen in the course of Red Cross activities, and not a few occur in that most versa tile territory, Alaska. The office of the Northwest division of the Red Cross was mildly surprised, therefore, recently, when Mrs. Sophia Redmond of Nolan, Alaska, walked in and turned over $2O6 as the proceeds from the auctioning of a sweater she had knit for the Red Cross. This state. ment itself is only of passing interest
 perhaps, but take your map of Alaska and you will locate Nolan we'll within the Arctic circle, between the 67th and 6Sth parallels. Mrs. Redmond
The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-06
INDIAN FABLE Y
 WHICH POINTS OUT MORAL

Don't trust new-found friends who protest friendship because of com mon misery.
 You can't be porcupine and bea- yer at the same time.
 On the desk of w. T. Lopp, chief of the Alaska division, bureau of edu- cation, in the l.. c. Smith building, is little carved wooden porcupine and little carved wooden beaver, presented to MT. Lopp shortly before Christmas by Sidney Campbell, an aged Indian of Metlakahtla, Alaska.
 With the presentation went story, unlike the fables of Aesop.
 Many years ago." said the aged Indian through an interpreter, there lived a porcupine and beaver. They both had stiff necks and could not turn their heads without turning their whole bodies. When they discovered their common plight they decided to become friends.
 "One day when they were out for walk they came to a tree. The porcu- pine climbed out onto the branches and invited the beaver to follow When the beaver had got part of the way up he lost his hold and fell to the ground with flop.
 'The beaver lay there gasping for breath, while the porcupine ran away laughing.
 After while the beaver overlook the porcupine and invited him to his home. When they got to the beaver dam the beaver offered to give his stiff-necked friend ride, and the DOT cupine unwittingly accepted the in vitation.
 When they got to the middle of the pond the beaver dived under and left the porcupine clinging to piece of wood.
 "The porcupine could not swim and so he sang to the Great Spirit, asking that the water be made hard so that he could walk out. Pretty soon a thick layer of ice covered the pond This was the first ice in the world The porcupine scrambled ashore"
 There must be a moral to this" said MT. Lopp.
 There are two morals" replied the Indian-"D Don't trust new friends who protest friendship because of caR- nptmisery; you can't be pore l and a beaver at the same time."-Se- attle Post-Inte1ligencer