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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
RALPH r. BAKER

had 100 percent report which was
just as good as the report of the
five talent man.
V. Is. "But he that received one
went and digged in the earth, and
hid his lords money" Note thai
this man was not pronounced
wicked character; he simply die
nothing with his talent.
V. 10. after a long time the
lord Of those servants cometh, and
reckoneth with them Each one
of us will have to give an account
ment is to be rendered.
VS.. 20, FL. "And SO he that had
received five talents came and
brought other five talents, saying,
Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five
talents; behold I have gained be-
sides them five talents more. His
lord said unto him, Well done thou
good and faithful servant, thou
hast been faithful over a few
things, l will make thee ruler over
many things; enter thou into the
joy of thy lord. 1t is not starry
crown at the end of life that has
the most meaning but the words
"well done" That reward also
comes in this life in the conscious
ness of having done ones best.
V. %. ''He also that had receiv-
ed two talents, came and said, Lord,
thou deliveredst unto me two tai
ents, etc Here We are taught
that Gods reward is not measured
in big figures but in the results that
were produced by working ones
talents to full capacity.
Y. "a. Then he which had re-
ceived the one talent came and said
hard man, reaping where thou hast
not sown and gathering where thou
has not strewed; and I was afraid
and went and hid thy talent; To-,
there thou hast that is thine" The
probabilities are that if he had used
his talent and gained another, he
would have the same reward as the
other two received But he was in
dolent and slothful and excused
himself by calling his lord hard
man. We must remember that it
is kingdom service that Christ had
in mind and there is no excuse for
any one not to do some Christian
service we'll pleasing to God.
VS.. 26, 27. ''His lord answered
and said unto him, Thou wicked
and slothful servant. thou knewest
that / reap where l sowed not, and
gather where / have not strewed.
Thou oughtest therefore to have put
my money to the exchangers, and
then at my coming I should have
received mine own with usury."
Note that the Lord used the word
wicked" though the world would
not use such a term in describing
him. 1t is in the non-use as well as
in the misuse Of our ability that
will determine Gods condemnation
in the final judgment If all the
processing Christians in the world
were positively engaged in the right
use of their ability the charicter Of
the world would be different; in
fact there would be no more war.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Page Three

river. In 1873 the river was clear
ed of this odd formation, and OPP
ened for navigation from Shreve-
port westward. Now "snag-boats"
patrol it to keep all drift moving,
and thousands of trees annually
loosed by the floods that come down
the river, to the bayous. Bayous
are extensions of river or gulf back
back into the land They are al
ways sluggish, often filled with
cypress trees and knees, and haunt
ed by fish, wild birds and game.
We crossed another Colorado in
Texas, which is in great contrast
with the one west of the Rockies,
SO phenomenally famous. Both fed
by mountain SHOWS, one flows west
in its turbulent course to the Pa
cific, the other east to the Atlantic
by the way of the gulf Often two
boys born together, part never to
meet again. one boisterous in his
misbehavior, and having to be cor
rected for time at least by some
Bowlder Dam, the other quiet and
almost unknown in his serene ca
reer and mild demeanor.
We reached the Rio Grande at Ell
Paso. Like many western rivers it
dries up completely, often just
when needed most. At times it loses
itself in sand, becoming an arroyo.
An arroyo in the southwest is
great dry bed, where the floods Of
springtime, caused by melting
SHOWS, cut unexpected capers, chang
ing the course of the river, and
running many fine home or farm.
Railroads spend much money con-
fining springtime streams to their
proper channels.
The Rio Grande loses itself, then
comes to life again farther down.
At times it is just a small stream,
like a creek, as at Ell Paso, though
it has come thousand miles
through the arid desert. As boun-
dary it is capricious, sometimes 60
ing over into Mexico, sometimes in
to the United States. When the
freshets arrive you may not know
which is Mexico and which is Tex
as. Tourists are warned to be
careful, lest Mexican law get them
when they think they are in the
states. and are really in Mexico.
Our own Ohio, and charming Mus
kingum vie in beauty with all the
rivers of earth-Howard H. Scott.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
YOUTH A STATE OF MIND

"Youth is not a time of life-it is
state of mind It is not matter
of ripe cheeks, red lips and supple
knees; it is a temper of the will, a
quality of the imagination, a vigor
of the emotions; it is a freshness of
the deep springs of life.
youth means temperamental
predominance of courage over
timidity; of the appetite for ad-
venture over love of ease. This Of
ten exists in man of fifty more
than in boy of twenty.
''Nobody grows old by merely liv-
ing number of years; people grow
old only by deserting their ideals.
Years wrinkle the skin, but to give
up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and
despair-there are the long, long
years that bow the head and turn
the growing spirit back to dust.
Whether seventy or sixteen,
there is in every beings heart the
love of wonder, the sweet amaze
ment at the stars and the starlike
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22

things and thoughts, the undaunt.
ed challenge of events, the unfail-
ing childlike appetite for what next
and the joy and the game of life.
"You are as young as your faith
as old as your doubt; as young as
your self-confidence, as old as your
fear: as young as your hope, as old
as your despair.
''In the central place Of your
heart there is a wireless station; SO
long as it receives the messages of
beauty, hope, cheer, courage, gran
deus and power from the earth,
from men and from the Infinite, so
long are you young.
''When the wires are all down
and all the central place of your
heart is covered with the SHOWS of
pessimism and the ice of cynicism,
then are you grown old indeed, and
may God have mercy on your soul. y
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22

ian Indians in 1882, attained i'm
mense wealth, returned to Spain,
and was made governor of Florida,
which then included much of our
gulf territory. He was commission
ed to explore his new dominions.
Leaving Havana with $50 men and
nine ships, he lost nearly one-third
of his men, and died himself CT
fever, and was buried in the river
he discovered, near the mouth of
the Red river
The Mississippi, with it's tribu-
tary the Missouri, the Big Muddy,
forms the longest river in the
world. Pretty is as pretty does,
and no river of ours has caused so
much damage, it's levees ever rising
higher and higher to prevent its
floods. Crossing 1t into Arkansas,
you come to the so-cailed delta Sec
tion of that state. Here for untold
ages the river has blessed vegeta-
tion with a generous gift of soil
purloined from hills and valleys
above, and made possible the great
cotton crops of this region. Our
great inland waterway has been a
great source of contention, and it
was after the terrible conflicts
which ragged at Memphis, Natchez,
Vicksburg and New Orleans. that
Lincoln said "the Fathers of Waters
flows unvexed to the sea-
Crossing the Red river from Ok
lahoma to Texas we recalled its hts
tory. 1t rises in the "Staked
Plain" Llano Estacado. of the Tex
as nanh3nd1a and becomes the
southern boundary of one and the
northern boundary of the other
state. Once driftwood in the form
of huge trees damned the stream,
and formed ''rafts" 32 miles long.
1t is straight and swift at it's source,
but becomes very sluggish at it's
mouth. Seeds dropped by birds
sprouted and grew in this blocked
and motionless mass. A little for
est appeared in the middle of the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
AMERICANISM PROGRAM

The following Americanism pro-
gram will be given by the American
Legion and it's Auxiliary at their
Legion rooms Wednesday evening,
Feb. 28, beginning promptly at 3
o'clock. The public is cordially in
vited, and it is hoped that all patri-
otic and public spirited citizens will
attend: Song, America; Story of
"Washington's life and his service
to his country Donna Ellis; Lin
coins Gettysburg Address, Rodman
Ralston; solo, Mrs. Jerrold Scott;
The Preamble of the Constitution
of the United States, Jane Cronin;
music, Marthalyn Sears and janet
Scott; music, Atty and Mrs. Fran
els s. Doudna; address. ''The Con-
stitution of the United States, .
Attorney e. F. Folger, Marietta; F.;
song, Star Spangled Banner.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

wish to announce to the voters
of Morgan county, that I will be a
candidate for State Representative
on the Republican ticket, subject to
their approval at the May primary.
Any consideration given me will be
highly appreciated n. P. Mich
ener. f1tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Main Street Church of Christ

9:S0, morning worship and com.
munion of the Lords Supper. Ser
mon subject, Soul Saving and
Bread Winning" The classes will
assemble for the study of the Bible
school lesson after the church wor-
ship. The young people will meet
for Christian Endeavor at $50. The
president, Miss Jean Sims, will lead
and give an inaugural talk in which
she will outline her plan of work
for the next few months. At the
church services during the day
Birdie Lawrence and Verne Kester
will report the youth meet which
they attended at Cambridge, last
week. Miss Alyce Moody and the
children will have charge of the de-
votional period of the evening SER
vice at 1880. The minister's SER
mon topic will be "Jesus and Chill
dren. ID. G. Holman, pastor
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Presbyterian Churches

McConnelsville: Sunday school at
$3.50. Mrs. Elsie e. Maier, super
lntendent. Preaching service at
1880. Theme, rs Satan a Per-
SON." Prayer meeting, Wednesday,
1880.
Bristol church: Sunday school at
l p. m. Mrs. Mary L. H. Flanders,
superintendent. Preaching service,
2 p. m.
Deerfield church: Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Mr.. e. /. Price, super
intendent. Preaching service 1880
p. m.-Chas. J. Caller, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22

and $375,000 is for the help OF
Lutheran churches in Europe, es-
, pecially those in Finland
The Salvation Army in New York
City carried on its religious and So
cial activities in "A centers and pro-
vided relief service to more than
100000 persons in 1899 Army
agencies gave monthly relief to 49,
532 persons, supplied work for 4,
092, provided 22,725 days of nur-
sery care in settlements and 57,7O6
in the Brooklyn Nursery for found
lings and abandoned children. The
Army furnished 1,93O,648 meals
and 1917 nights lodging.
A declaration that the nation s
outstanding scientists, astronomers,
and theologians have united for the
first time in an effort to synthesize
religion and science was made by
Professor Harlow Shapley, director
of the Harvard College Observatory,
in an address before the Episco-
palian Club of Massachusetts,. The
noted scientist said that a meeting
was held recently in New York to
make jointly what Interpretation is
possible of mans relation to the
universe, God, eternity, spirituality,
and celestial forces and where these
combined powers are leading man.
More than 1000 communities in
the United States have made ar
Tangements with local school boards
to provide religious instruction for
public school children, it was re-
vealed at meeting held under the
auspices of the National Committee
on Weekday and Vacation Church
Schools in the International Council
of Religious Education. In each
case, the school children receive re-
ligious instruction on released time
from their schools and at the re-
quest of their parents.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR COUNTY RECORDER

I wish to take this method o.
notifying the voters that 1 am 6
candidate for recorder of Morgan
county, subject to the decision o1
the Republican voters at the com
ing May primary. Your vote anG
influence will be appreciated. / an
in favor of keeping the court house
open Saturday afternoon.-Harold
F. Blackmer j11t1
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Trinity Methodist Church

$3.50, Sunday school classes for
young people and adults. Junior
service of worship for grade school
boys and girls. 10:1 a. M, morn
ing service of worship. Anthem,
by choir. Rev. e. l.. Motter, of Co
lumbus, will be the preacher. A
meeting of the official board will
be held at the close of the morning
service. Junior Epworth League
meets Thursday after school. The
choir meets Wednesday and Friday
evenings this week. A group will
represent Trinity at the Methodist
Advance convention in Columbus to-
day.--GIenn L.. Tennell, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
THE FATHER OF WATERS
OUR FRIENDS AND FOES,
THE RIVERS
Las Cruces, New Mexico,
Toy,royxy % 1QA0

What a beautiful name the In
dians gave to the Mississippi river
"The Father of Waters In oul
language it becomes very sibilant
a river of four eyes, four esses, two
peas and an M. If printed very of
ten, exhausting the printers case
it would also vex the reader, so
use the more beautiful name. You
come to Chicasaw Bluff, Memphis
and read the tablet Here Ferdi-
nand De Soto discovered the Mis-
sissippi river in May 1541"
This man, so early connected
with our history, had an interest
ing career. Born in 1900, he fought
with PiZarro to conquer the Peruv-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
COmrade Sunday School Class

COmrade Sunday School Class
The Comrade Sunday school class
of the Pisgah church, East Bloom,
held their regular monthly meeting
with Eldon Greer, Friday evening,
Feb. IS. The business meeting was
carried out and contests were en-
joyed by all The next meeting will
be with George, Roy and Earl Gif-
ford, with the following program :
Roll call. practical point Of a
Sunday school lesson during the
month; devotionals, Rev. l.. S.
Wees saxette solo, Charles Galen
Greer; reading, Roy Clifford; piano
solo, Lee Stewart; reading, Mrs.
Wees; contest, Mrs. Katherine
Greer.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Church of Christ
(Seventh Street,

Bible study at $50 a. m. Morn
ing worship at 10:30. Leader Har-
ry Gordon. Lesson. Hebrews, 8th
chapter. Subject, "The New Cove
nant," verse 10. Evening service at
1880. Leader Herbert NORM. Sub
ject, "a Few Keepsakes." Mid
week meeting each Wednesday ev-
ening, at 1880. You are cordially
invited to these services.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR SHERIFF

wish to announce that / am a
candidate for sheriff of Morgan
county, subject to the decision of
Democrat voters at the May pri-
mary. | will appreciate your vote
and influence (Dick1
Wallace. Sf3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
CROSS ROADS CHURCH TO
BE REORGANIZED

At the meeting of the Athens
Presbytery held at Logan, Monday,
it was decided to reorganize the
Cross Roads Presbyterian church,
and while being reorganized Rev.
Chas. j. Caller Of this place will be
the moderator. 1t is the plan to
connect this church with some 9TH
er Presbyterian church, or church
es, and have regular preaching SER
vices.
Rev. Caller and j. E. Patterson
attended the meeting of the Pres
bytery, Monday. Rev. Caller. is
stated clerk and treasurer Of the
Athens Presbytery, and Mr.. Patter-
son is one of the three trustees, and
auditor of it's funds.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Please announce that I will be a
candidate for the nomination for
county commissioner at the primary
next May, subject to the will of the
Republican voters of the county
Your support and influence will be
ppreciated.-Fred Scott. 11j16
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Malta Methodist Church

9:15 a. m, church school. C. B
Smith, superintendent. 10:30 a. m.
morning worship. 5 p. M, Junior
League. p M, Epworth League
z p. M, evening worship. O'Clock
Wednesday evening, prayer meet
ing. 7:45 Wednesday evening
choir practice.-tC. B. Frisbie, pas.
tor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR SHERIFF.

Having filed my petition for sher
iff of Morgan county, | am askins
the support of the Democratic vot
ers at the primary to be held May
IA. Your vote and influence viii
be keenly appreciated.-E. l.. Sims
fl 5tt
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR COUNTY TREASURER

I wish in this way to announce
that my name will appear on the
Republican ticket as a candidate for
the nomination for county treasur-
er, subject to the vote of the Re-
publican primary in May, 1904
w. (Gus) Abel. j11tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR COMMISSIONER

Please announce that l am a can
didate for county commissioner,
subject to the decision of the Dem
ocratic' voters at the primary in
May. Your vote and influence will
be appreciated st. Clair
Harper, Manchester township.
oofo
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR RECORDER

Please announce that l am a can
didate for the nomination for the
office of county recorder of Morgan
county, Ohio, for second term at
the Republican primary May, 1910.
Della Masterson, Recorder. j4tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Political
Announcements
ANNOUNCES FOR COMMISSIONER

/ will be candidate for county
commissioner, subject to the ap-
proval of the voters of the Demo-
crat party at the May primary. Your
support and influence will be appre-
ciated.-C. H. Clark. 22f3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR SHERIFF

This will announce that I am a
candidate for sheriff of Morgan
county, subject to the approval of
the Republican voters at the May
primary. 1 will appreciate your vote
and influence. B. Adrean. 1f3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR CLERK OF COURTS

Please announce that I am a can
didate for Clerk of Courts, subject
to the decision of the Republican
voters at the May primary. Your
vote and influence will be appreciat-
ed.-Robert E. Barnes 1f3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
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Mary Reed, Methodist missionary,
who gave most of her life to the
Leper mission at Chandag Heights
in India, recently celebrated her
85th birthday. Miss Reed is still
actively engaged in the work at
Chandag Heights. She is some
times spoken of as the lepers'
"Florepce Nightingale.
The American section Of the
Lutheran World Convention has
voted to raise 100000 for relief
OF this amount, $125,000 will be
used to aid orphaned German mis-
sions and charitable projects in Je-
rusalem which have been maintain
ed largely by funds from Germany,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR COUNTY TREASURER

| wish to announce that 1 will be
a candidate for the office of coun-
ty treasurer, subject to the will of
the voters at the Republican pri7
mary, May, 1940.-Lionel Roberts
j25tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Grace Methodist Church

Church school. 9:15 a. m. VIM
Reed, uperintendent Morning wor
ship, 1890. Evening service, 1880
Thank offering for missions will be
received at both services. Bring
your offering.--L. S. Wees, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
ANNOUNCES FOR SHERIFF

BY request of many friends I an
nounce myself a candidate for nom
ination for sheriff of Morgan coun-
ty, subject to the voters of the Re-
publican party, at the May primary,
0--Earl X. Wilson. 9f2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Church OF the NaZarene

Morning worship at 1O:30. Sun
day school, $50 a. m. Evening
evangelistic service, 7:45. Young
peoples meeting, O'Clock. Every
body welcome to these services. Col
die Drake, superintendent
Hill, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
FOR COUNTY TREASURER

I will be a candidate on the Re-
publican ticket at the 1910 May pri-
mary for the nomination of county
treasurer. Your support will be
greatly appreciated-K. w. Barnes
11i4
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Pisgah Methodist Church

Church school, 1880. Catherine
Greer, superintendent. Preaching
at 2:30.-L. S. Wees, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Cross Roads Presbyterian Church

Sunday school at 10 a. m. Mr.
Harry D. Young, superintendent. Nc
preaching.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
It's Something To Be
A Good, Plain Cook
Rv Naf.7 srinc Fish -
Dneelo,. Coca Homekeepi4& '",u,A's

I'n saying hat
boast proudly that
gourmet belongs gend make hash ana
ham and that cant be beat?
able excite
friends by discussing of hot
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Sabbath Observance

and $4,000 is for the help O.
Lutheran churches in Europe, es
pecially those in Finland.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
KATHARINE FISHER
Director OF
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-14
Alaska R.R. Is Guarded
 By Soldiers

ANCHORAGE Alaska-Small de- tachmentS of troops will be placed at certain points on the Alaska Railroad between Anchorage and Seward as a part of the training program Gen. Simon Buckner, commander of the Alaska Defense Force, announced today.
 The men will be required to run their own camp and familiarize themselves with the country, high ways and communications systems in the vicinity in which they are stationed. the commander said.
 The training program at Elmen- dorf field mas been under way lor some time. Detachments of men are drilled daily and various maneu- vers have been conducted.
 The maneuvers include drills in patrolling various areas with de- tachments divided into two groups for conducting a theoretical war. Among the drills has been that of posting guards throughout the railroad yards and at other stra- tegic points.