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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-03
STOP and Think LOOK at the Land
LISTEN to our Proposition

AS nducement to have our people more interested
in the purchase and development Of small tracts of
Land and to encourage the raising of small Fruit
especially Strawberries and Raspberies we will make
the following, liberal proposition.
We have nice selection of small Tracts of Land rang
ing from One to Five Acres well located, which we
will sell to Zion People follows: 15% Cash.
or Bonus or Investment Notes up to y of purchase
price, balance can be paid in small monthly pay
ments running over period of five years. If tracts
purchased put small fruit this coming Spring ac-
cordng to specifications which are not burdensome
no interest will be charged for two years. after which
time 6% will be charged on the balance Of amount un-
paid This proposition gives purchaser time to realize
full crop of Berries which properly cultivat
ed, in many would amount to as much as the
purchase price of theland Many of our peopleshould
take advantage this ofernow texpres Mayl 1920
If interested send for map. For further information see
ZION REALTY DEPARTMENT
Administration Building
Zion Illinois
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-03
How TO ABIDE IN THE CHRIST?

Now the only way abide Christ is to feed upon Christ
wonder how of you have been feeding upon Christ to-
day? eat drink any day. until twelve or twelve
thirty o'clock and matter how many are awaiting
me at the office allow morning pass without 90
ing God upon my knees before open Bible and feeding
upon Christ thanking Him His tender watc1-care during
the night and permitting the light of another day.
Every day eghed with opportunities and blessed
thought every word every Decd and that the whole tenor
of my life may rebound to His honor and glory
The the who prays to God morning noon
and night will find comparatively easy walk straight
and way and then when transformation takes
place AS Jesus prayed upon the Mount of TRANSPORTATION
His countenance gradually changed His garment became
white that could be made whittier; and two heavenly
Messengers appeared Moses He talked with
them and His disciples had glimpse of the Milenna glory
and by they prepared for the battles which they were
to fight.
When going from home home and kneelng and praying
with the SICK what do find? That many cases the people
do not feed upon Christ and students of
God and because their conversation in heavenly places
and they spiritually minded it oftenmes very difficult
to fight the battles and to win the victory
And [ desire to impress upon your minds the many
beautiful things that God has said regarding privilege
drawing nigh to Him prayer do know any privilege
more blessed.
Think of how often the Savior prayed He prayed all night
He departed to pray-and the Savior had need pray
then how much greater need have pray No great
good thing accomplished without prayer is only by
earnest that win the victory Heaven and earth will
touch each other pray and far the oher
world as you might think; it is only little way.
Ito be continued)
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RESULTS OF ABIDING IN CHRIST

IF ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you We shall
ask whatsoever We WILL and it shall done unto the
simple that the who abdes Christ and who has
the words OF Christ abiding in him. will realize the keeping
power OF God all the way along fe Journey and he will not
be sick and bset with calamtes and even before he calls Cod
will hear and answer him.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-03
BIRTHS

To Mr.. and Mrs. William Conner, of
Road, on December %, girl.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-03

to contribute their share toward making this
great and necessary public undertaking a
success. There need be no fear that a11v
disclosures will be made regarding any per-
son or his affairs
Mr.. Charles Klemin has taken room at
The Bethel.
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
An open comparative examination under the
rules of the U. S. Civil Service commission for
the position of Clerk-Carrier in the post office
at Zion, ILL.,, will be held on JAM 10, 1920, COM
mencing at o'clock a. m.
Applications for this examination must be
made the prescribed form, which, with nee
essary instructions, may be obtained from the
commissions local representative, Miss F. E.
Higley.
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF LAKE COUNTY,
ILLINOIS, MARCH TERM,
A. d. 1920.
STATE OF ILLINOIS ! -
COUNTY OF LAKE. o.
IN THE MATTER OF THE1
ESTATE OF ROBERT No. 1923
MASSEY, DECEASED.
KNOWN HEIRS OF ROBERT MASSEY,
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COTTAGE CHEESE

Do you remember the cottage
cheese that Mother used to
make2 Why, it fairly melted in
your mouth! How we liked it!
: How we ate it! Don't you wish
you had some now?
For sale by
ZION CREAMERY
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ZION CASH AND CARRY MEAT MARKET
The only Of it's kind in the world.
Best place in the city to buy your
We carry full line of fresh and cured meat.
Our Speciaties - Beef Bacon and Shortening.
We make Bologna Frankfurters Liver
Sausage Minced Ham and Head Cheese
Poultry Dressed To Order
Phone o.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-24
UTICA.


Mission meetings were held at the
Swedish Lutheran church here last
week Several out OF town ministers
conducting the services
Mrs Harry England of 81 Toe Mo.
IL hare on an aytandad wish win ber
,notha, Mrs Iopisa Carlson and
other relatives in This vicinity
A., r.. O.. 1000.
W 49, ''''I'' va
- '>'''''.''' ~, 80.
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anu ''''''' Eau ''' - ~ '''''''''
Mrs 4hhf refers OF ohlc"so VINO
ma peeh Fi@ltin@ WIN hef mother
Mrs II. Hope on tanai street return
ssfd 10 her nome Monday
several ifom 'tra attended me
dance I'll me New Auditorium IN La
sane ON 1t fatfick night
A bazaar entertainment. supper ant
dance Wa 2IVen by the Mystic Work
rr0 IN theif nan last Wednesday tF''
"hich was largely a'tehu"l ana en-
Joyed, Iae entertainment consisted
OF songs, dfIiIS' ana readings. Dane
'''' ~ 80 - ''
iWelYe' music helhs FURNISHED ny MISS
Loretta Lewis, MISS Nlhhe Ffeu~S
ana VIM FoWile.
MISS Marjorie hutchinson was III
JoiIet last saturday,
ward stuart was operated upon
Friday morning at St Mary hospi-
TAI IN La Sale ana Is getting along
nicely al ms writing,
\ mission tea was held at the Lar
son nome here Thursday afternoon.
Miss Anna Jacks OF Ottawa was "a
visitor at The PreusS home over Sat
ufday night and Sunday
Mrs Dave Heese. Mrs Payne ana
daughter Mona, Mrs Joe Clancy
Mrs Ernest Woodbury., Mrs Il shot
tit, Mrs. Luther Acult and daughter
Katherine and Miss Amy Jones were
among those who spent Saturday af
ierno"n III La Sale.
John N'ylie was a business caller
in la Sale Saturday
The home talent play laundering
Billy was staged for the second
lime Saturday night at the Mystic
Workers hall ana was equally as sue
rceslul as the first performance. The
hall was crowded TO its capacity.
" 3 Dawson was an Ottawa call
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Wanted a Demonstration.

Louise had the habit Of running 10
her mother for a hug ana KISS III
frequent intervals during the day. one
dny size stood before her mother. who
WAS busy Knitting, for some moments
without getting any attention. Finally
Louise said; "Do Nou love me,
mamma "icS, dear" from mother.
Louise waited n moment longer WITH
out recei,lla the accustomed cnf'ss,
then burst nut Wlth. "WelI, why don't
yun love nr by handy
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-24

Morse Women Old at Jury Duty.
Morse women have been serving on
5rrieS since 1897. They SIT together
with the men on all ordinary cases.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-01
EVERYONE CAN
WEAR DIAMONDS
New Gems Resemble Dia.
monds So Closely Only
Experts Can Tell
Them Apart.
ADVERTISEMENT

In appearance and by every
test, Carbonite Gems are so
much like Diamonds, that even
an expert can hardly tell the
difference. To introduce these
beautiful Gems into every local.
ty, we will absolutely and posi-
lively send them out tree and on
trial for ten days wear. These
Gems are set in AK gold-filled
diamond mountings, for both
ladies and gentleman. To take
advantage of this wonderful offer
you must act quickly as only
5000 will be given out on this
plan. Send us this ad and your
name and address mo money!
and a strip of paper that just
meets around the second joint of
the ring finger. We will send
the, ring by Parcel Post, prepaid;
when it comes, merely deposit
$1.83 with the Postman, wear it
everywhere you 60 for ten whole
days, if you or any of your
friends can tell it from a Dia-
mond, send it back-your deposit
will be refunded, buff you de-
eide to buy it, send us 81 a
month until the total price OF
Sl0.85 has been paid. No refer
ence necessary-we trust you.
Send today, so you will be sure
to get one on this plan. Address
The Taylor Wrightwell Com
pany, 20 E. Jackson BLVD, Chi
cago.
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tsopyright. 1920 BY james Morgan
GEORGE WASHINGTON

GKTASHINGTON was made Of the
w same clay as most Americans
who have won high leadership and,
like them, he cut his teeth on the
crust of poverty. Only four or FIVE
Of our presidents came from poorer
homes than our first president and he
had Less schooling than four-fifths Of
his successors. He was, In fact, the
only president in the first forty years
who was without college education.
Not starting to school until eight, he
had to leave at fourteen to 60 to work.
Thenceforth until the Revolution the
woods and fields were his only school
room and life his only schoolmaster.
We never can truly understand this
man IL we start with the mistaken idea
that he was the product Of wealth and
aristocracy. His people really were
only a plain, though always highly re-
spectacle family, living on the out
skirts of the cavalier castle which set
up its manors in the James river
region. Georges own father, who at
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ham declared never had fits superior
anywhere in history.
AS he went to the front, he met d
courier on a lathered horse, bearing
the dreadful news of Bunker Hill. did
the militia fight?" was all he wished
to know. "Yes." "Then the liberties
Of the country are SAFE" Although it
is said that Washington never in his
life read but one book ON the art of
war, he knew that if the people would
only stand up to the kings regulars,
they could lose every battle and still
defeat an enemy who was 5000 miles
from his base.
The Revolution was not won by the
sword Of Washington, but by his in
domitaRle character. It was his char
acter, slowly built up by poverty and
struggle, which had given him from
F! the start the leadership over men
who talked more; yes, and who knew
more.
The invincible fortitude of a people,
heroically embodied in him. overthrow
the kings army and navy and his
Hessians. The unconquerable spirit
of the 5000 hunted, hungering, shiv-
ering, ragged Continentals of Valley
Forge wrested from the British crown
an empire greater than all the con-
quests made by Napoleon's grand
army.
At the last, as the Americans leaped
those last hurdles to independence, the
British redoubts at Yorktown, Wash
ington only said: 1.-THE work is done
and well done. Bring me my horse"
The war was over, but the noblest
I victory was yet to come. Having re-
ceived the surrender sword of Corn.
wallis, Washington surrendered his
own, unstained by personal ambition,
to the people who had entrusted 1t to
him and went back to his farm, from
which he was called to become Tie
first president Of the republic.
No president has been more bitterly
abused than the first. Ills cabinet
quarreled until Jefferson. his secretary
Of state, resigned, and his next secre-
tary, Edmund Randolph, basely be-
! trayed him. His vice president, John
Adams, called him "an old mutton
head" who had mot been found out
only because he kept his mouth shut"
"Treacherous In private friendship and
a hypocrite in public life" Thomas
Paine pronounced him. Because he re-
| fused to take the side OF revolutionary
France, 10000 persons in the streets
of Philadelphia then the capital
threatened to drag Washington out
of his house." John Adams tells US.
Notwithstanding the outbursts Of
partisanship, he retained the conf
dence Of the country to the last, when
the people at the inauguration Of his
successor followed the retiring presi-
dent into the street ana left the new
Npresident all but deserted. The long
task of the homesick exile from Mount
Vernon was done. he had found the
Unioa : theory and he lad left \: .
/ fact. lie had found the United Statel
| paper and Ne had left It 4 rock. X
a !. ~ l.
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one time had been sailing captain
in the trade with the mother cOun-
try, left his wife and children at his
death five thousand acres Of land,
more or less unproductive twenty
two slaves, a slender purse and lean
larder.
While ut Mt. Vernon, which his old
est brother, Lawrence, had inherited
he learned the simple rudiments Of
surveying, and Lord Fairfax, who lived
nearby, employed him to survey a.
vast estate in the Valley Of Virginia.
In his young manhood Washington
found his fluctuations strongly bent
to arms" To softer arms than those
of Mars the young militarist also was
inclined.
Prying posterity finds him at six
teen pining for mysterious "lowland
beauty" who would not have the PEN
niless surveyor. He received also by
his own confession "cruel sentence"
from a "Miss Betsy" and afterward
was rejected by Miss Phillipse of New
York. At last the oft-disappointed
wooer came to the White House on
the Pamunkey, and once more he lost
his heart. The mistress of the manor,
Mrs. Martha cambridge GUSTS, was
wise enough to keep it, being a widow
Of seven years, the mother of two
tatherless children, the owner of large
estates.
When flying embers from the war
fields Of Europe ignited the savage
forests of the New World, Washing
ton was a militia major, and he was
dispatched on mission to the Ohio,
a perilous journey Of ten weeks
through wintry desolation. The
next year he went again with band
of soldiers. for now the Seven Years.
war had spread to America. His cam
paign was hardly glorious failure,
but he reported that he liked to hear
| the bullets whistle.
Now General Braddock came to
scorn the colonial breed while he
showed them how British regulars
fought in proper, soldierly formation.
The undrilled red children Of the for
est stubbornly refusing to fight on che
European plan, Braddock fell amid his
panic-stricken troops on the Mononga-
hela. At the head Of his grave in the
wilderness the prayers for the dead
were gead by Colonel Washington.
Although Washington had won no
battles, he had made q most important
conquest. When the Seven Years war
came he was still an Englishman, and
to him an island three thousand miles
away still was home. In his contact
with British officers he was shocked
to find them aliens to him and his New
World and himself only a colonial In
their eyes. With native condescension
they undertook to teach him his place,
but with native independence be DID,
| jected.
BY The time the Seven Years war
was over the colonial colonel no longer
was I'll sangllshnas. Hllaf Illusion was
| gone ana haa LETT Washington en
zzAzaH V r 4. III e I " N WAS
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TINE choice Of Washington to be
l. commander in chief Of the Revo-
luton is one of the mysterious but
happy accidents of history. Nothing
in the deeds of this militia colonel,
who had lost every fight that he had
fought, pointed him out as the one
and only man to meet the armies of
the greatest empire in the world. Moth.
ing in the words of this farmer
who never made a speech, Inspired
the congress at Philadelphia to turn
to him by unanimous consent as the
leader Of the young nation. Yet
Patrick Henry testified that this ST.
lent member was ''the greatest man.
in an assemblage which Lord Chat.
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Farms for Sale.

280-acre farm % miles from
Hoffman. Will sell in whole or
sub-divide in small tract to suit
buyer.
Also 48-acre farm a miles Of
Hoffman on Sand clay road, for
quick sale. Will sell at a real
bargain. Term ! cash, balance
IL, and 8 years.
R. A. Martin
Hoffman, N. c,
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Position Wanted.

Wanted, by young married
man "a years old, strictly sober
and reliable, a position in grocery
store, or will consider other lines.
Address,
Reliable, care Of Post
Dispatch.
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Meats & Groceries.

You want fresh meats sani-
tarily kept; and you want your
groceries and supplies at a mini
mum profit. You can get all this
by trading with E. B. Morse.
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New shipment of white shoes
for men. Also, a fine lot of low
quarters. We can fit and suit.
Dockery-McNair.
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Ford for Sale.

For sale, a practically new
Ford touring car; self-starter;
shock absorbers. Fine condition.
~. w. Jenkins.
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II @ C "A L
1900
| ADVERT EN- ENTS
"The Rivers End"

This picture is considered one
Of the big hits of the year. A
gripping story! At the Star
next Monday and Tuesday.
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"The Miracle Man"

This great picture will be at
the Rockingham Opera House
next Monday and Tuesday. Make
your plans to see it.,
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Keys Lost.

Lost, a bunch of keys with tag
thereon, name William H. Wat
kins. Number of tag 1891, ST.
$1.O0 reward offered.-W. H.
Watkins, Entwistle, N. c.
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Hudson for Sale.

For sale, a passenger Hudson
touring car; good shape. See E.
A. Allen,
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WANTED

YOU to know that price is not to
considered with quality in the
buying of ice cream. See the
Quality Ice Cream Factory, Rock
in0harn.
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The Reason.

$50 the bride eloped with the
groorsran. Why do you suppose she
did thatf"
Because he was the best man"
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Fixed Exnresslnn.

"There is one queer thing about the
so-called auto face"
'What is thati"
sit Is not a mobile face"
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Up to Him.

He-My son wants to marry your
daughter. Does she know how to cook
q good dinner2
She-Yes, If she gets the materials
for one. Does your son know how to
supply them?
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For sale, one sow with five
young pigs; six 10-weeks-old pigs;
some shoats; and a Jersey cow.
Apply to D, c. Bruton, Ellerbe,
Route 2.
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'Nature herself teaches us that
success depends on system"
II admit she's made q shining ex,
ample in her solar SYSTEM" (.
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New Buggy.

Want new buggy or new set
Of harness? If so, call on E. S.
Davis. Corbet and Oxfords bug
gies on hand.
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Car for Sale.

For sale, a Ford touring car in
good shape, cheap. n. B. Napier,
al Biggs Drug Store. will sell
for cash or on time.)
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You want quality and style in
your shirts. We have 'erh. New
shipment of standard shirts just
in Dockery-McNair.
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NOTICE
Thi. Mean. You.

All persons are hereby forbid
den to handle or remove iron
and junk material belonging to
me at my iron pile at the Rocking
ham depot, or elsewhere. Viola
tors will be prosecuted.
F. Blacker.
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You won't>be ashamed to take
off your coat if you buy your
shirts from Dockery-McN a ! n.
New lot Earle & Wilson just in.
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What Columbus Was After.
Bill-They say the, first cigars seen
by Columbus in the Old World were
wrapped in cornshucks.
Gill-No wonder he started out look
ing for New World!
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A DANGER.

Sometimes we vainly seek to boast
OF service In the fray.
An when we're bent on heipin' most
We're gettin' in the way!
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No Reason.

Father-And what is your reason fol
aspiring to my daughter3
Suitor-I--I have no reason I'm In
Lowell
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Just So.

"Justice is said to be blind"
"And from the way some lawyers
holler you'd think the old gal was
deaf"
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Purity Ice Cream

received daily at Biggs Drug
Store. No better cream made.
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Roadster For Sale.

For sale, a 1920 Ford Roadster!
A. B. Cole, Rockingham.
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Corn etc. for Sale.

For sale, corn, oats, mill feed,
flour, nitrate of soda and cotton
seed meal. Best prices. Can
save you money. See or write
to J. A. Ingram, Jr., Ellerbe, N. G
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-01-08
ANOTHER LEGION DANCE.

Th members of the local post of
the American Legion are busy on
plans for a hard-time dance and bas-
ket supper at TIE Park Pavilion. The
hig affair will take place on Friday,
January 23rd. !.
Every effort will be made to make
this dance little different from the
ordinary affair. A "hod down." is
what it should be rightly termed.
There will be good music and ladies
are asked to bring along baskets with
eats for two. It is hard to provide
"eats" down at the park in the winter.
and this basket supper idea was hit
upon to cover the situation.
Dancing will begin at the usua,
hour. At the usual midnight lunch
hour. the baskets will be sold to the
highest bidders. After the baskets
have been sold. and everybody FED
dancing will be resumed until such
ho'1r as the crowd howls "nuf"
Hot coffee will be served free at
midnight. so those bringing baskets
will not have to worry about that end
of the proposition.
Remember the date, Jan. 23d. La
dies bring baskets.