The Cedarville Herald, Volume 37, Numbers 1-26

I .} J s v n lother urseif. i s 5E' >17.75 >13.75 510.75 $7.75 S $4.75 $4.00 $3.75 $2.75 $2.50 IR TS ........ 43c ■... ,......78c . $1.18 $1.*8 8 * $ u « g f i & * m e it i ? X )^VSAfVVM^MWVvVVSAAAAArfS»VV* F o r E x c e lle n c e O a r J o b t& * to t a n y o t i J r l l r a . . . . . fterald. This item vbfnsairked *iib>n it. drx,denote* tl-uti * year** imb#t rifl- titm i* past due and a prompt set- tlcroent is earnestly desired. , . . 1 j5J3jjj355S^JpJ!! TfflfcW-SEVENTH ,YKAR, NO. 2. ■wimiim.MMiMitiijim ■ J rTnt|ly• riV ,i.. C E B A B V I B L E , FRIDAY, JANUARY 9,1914. P R IC E , $1 .00 A Y E A R CEDARVILLlAN RlAgS IN RAtLWSXO WORLD. CLIFTON U. p. CHURCH GHIME6. 7, Worker*' 'Conference# Regularly Hold. T3 m » toWo-wing fir< n » tfrjOj^&lflJws tde icff ¥Vc*d k$tv «* ttod> » many friae a to ^ ■ ^ .sssH iiG i& s become oe© o f the tawu o f the country, DeeMohwe Register oaft Leader;— •Fred <X MaPMWJim, ’former ring iwobj « * ot o f *8* st. Paul- 4b Shoot lln® railroad, dropped' IqjtoJDsed- Woirw» fa*#. Tuesday and was # r « e a time that Oie wHl ‘be forced- to re. momtiBap, -. . Sfew*$ Shfa w gf& n tm ^ * » dice pres­ ident e f the Bm Antonio. Uvefcf# 4b GuK afeUroad o f Texan, Mp. haw t&**Je several tripe to ' but -Yta Ilk* always- enjanagei td' get away ee quietly as be OfmeT. T« days N(a frS^da wwe 'Jayfag* #or. Whfls^^oajxedatpneof tbs' “ ___ the lajpj&ee .tlHrlMi'Bg a ©i*tira$$Hr&f fartyjlv© datmmed- In on Wan beaded by C. C. n 0^ v;*rn>T <m m M .M *&i ployee o f the iDeeMotoea1 'Short I/tne.'1 Mr. FleWher, <toaihfian/»t'?tito boni-’ fnrittefe. made « very *cr^j^feawitar#: speech, and presented' ’Mn M&eMiil&n Sfc bedufi^ul^Id.Tvaiteh.wJtJi ■chi&rto, ©ut-fcably engraved. !' fa au.expreasion Of 'the esteem In wWcitfMr. MwcMUkut tfetjt^ jie r a .b y this oM ©ffipioyee’andi.s On To The combined forces of agricultur­ al activity in Ohio -will' unite and concentrate in a trnnster meeting to he held at the state capital, January 14-15. Every topic of discussion Is intensely pertinent to the welfare of all citizens of the state. . Every speaker is -an active ^force and director in -shaping .policies tof state and national .administration. , A speoial car will "bring flftyjor move people from.Van Wert County. In one'township of'Putnam County twenty-five hog raisers pledged themselves at township meeting to come and. assist in urging.the TJ. S. government to help in the control and*eradication of hog cholera. Other, communities are likewise be. coming aroused. A ll farmer insti­ tutes will recesB for two days next Week, and officers a'nd stat© instruc­ tors Will’go to Coiuinbus. County Pali? officers and directors, bankers, grain dealers, 'live stock men and fair exhibitors' w ill' attend. - The' heads o f departments and field men ■o f the Experiment Station,, the officer* and .deputy wardens of the riEibain America 4s the Lord.\s highway tithx '.xa*?oo». ., The cfrptxto. must say with. John Knox: “Give mo soufa o r I die.” What has the ehupch o f the Resting S^ta^a djme. in the lost five years? Stand np please and tell us. It is possible to ibe very pious, and yob at the same time b e very -iiuck mtatakeu about some matters, Bruce Anderson wiH lead the d irk -. Won Union service* next Sabbath evening. Let na walk; eoftly, Mend; Strange latlis Me 'before u* all uiwtood; The . Tawjyear, apotfesa from the bead of Gpd, la thidAand mine. Jt ifa'a ll right *o' be iproufi of. your aiK?eotc*», w t Jthe rehJi questiim ie, w&o4d.your aoscesmwbja proud o f jpu? > 'Mr. and- ,Mm W ltam George, ' of Ruehvfi-fei Indiana, aocompnnied' by -jMsyMohr© 'MoMffisn,. o f 'OedarviHe. yptftd^fh^bbuafni M » « . M.'RJfbcMe, last Tuesday. - " ' '‘Wavey afekdd no 'many questions jh«t-4^"mcd2ierwas quite rired out-an- ittg them. ,'You lmdbetter keep aMJi or sometbilpg.will happen-to you/ 8$e, safii., •‘’CurioBitJr- onee kiiled a Cat, you ’know/ pavey* was so impressed With- ithdp that be kept silent for sev- snal1minutes, >And itb'ein burst1' -out; 'Say,' mother, what waisf'^it the- cat Wanted to jkoow?” BacMng out o f a -tight place is bard Work and makes a, fellow sweat and think thlnlgsv. Look ahead, be careful, Ber®lfrdyou are right, then go rahead. I f anyone was missed in the distri­ bution :m the Pastor’s- Now Year’s letter we will he glad to furnish one on application. - ' Mr;' John Buick has furnished the pastor’s wife with- gome very- interest­ ing' reading matter-since her return from the hospital at Cleveland -William ‘Cha'ey Gregg, of ’BhUadeff* *......................... ........ ‘ * Infcejr- -phia, is*making it a lively and 1: esting place to iive In -the parsonage the past week, 'Miss Grace fRltchfe was. “at home” January 2, to about twenty- young -ladies in- honor of Miss Carrie Turdy, o f New ’Concord, Ohio, andMrs. N. I. Gregg, of BMIhdtelpkia,,Ta. The "Misses Edith P&tibn and Samh Harper, Of XenBa, and a^ntraiber from Cedarville were among the guests, from a dis­ tance. ' .. Historical Sermon*. Jan. 4-—Origin and Testimony of the United Presbyteiian church. Jam ll.-^CiUTenf Misapprehensions of Calvinism, Jan. IS—The Psalms to History. Jam 25.—An Ancient Protestant. ‘.ISuppoee I were to see a blind main, unknowingly approaching the brink of a high,precipice, and, that J'were to ait by wathout concern, or any effort to watn Mm from certain' -death, would I not be *asguiltyofMs deathto God's Sight aisr though' i bkd murdered bto? outright? The dedth o f a body, wbtfcSi have {but vlgtt wet) A CHURCH PAPER iNDiSPENSISLE, “DO you take the United iPireebyier. fan or the Christian Instructor?” ask­ ed ffia agent. ’'No, I haven't time to read the church papers, I take more paper* now than I can read.” "Well bow do- you expect to keep Informed «s to the workings'of the duHtah?” WteM, I don’t know.about that.5’ “WeflJ, can- you tell me when your UrcCbytery nicet®?" "No, € don’t know,” ’ "Do you know what your church pays .to foreign mtostona?” «No, I don’i " - “Do y6u know wfiat your Foreign Mlaejon Board- to doing?’' “No, I don't,” "WCll, you know we have a Foreign Mission, do you not?” "Ye&, I think we have.” “Well, do you knotr who its sec-re- teriee are?” ‘'No, I do not?” “Do you know in -what foreign fields we are working?" ‘ . “No, 1 do not knew.” “Do you know how* much money our church raised for-foreign missions last yCar?” “No, I do not,”„ “Well, do you know how 1 many home mipfilonn we have?” - “No, I do not" ''Well, do ^you know whpt we are doing-dp home mlsaiions?” - ' “No, i don't” ‘ ■ “Well, do you know where some of our home mission, work to located in the United States?” ; “I ‘do not know.” j “ In what states are we the strong, est?” - “I do not know,” “Who are some o f our strong men of the church?"- “ I do net know." “Do you know Whether the United Presbyterian church is growing, and kt What rate?” ’ - No, I do not.” "Well, what do you know about the United Presbyterian church?” * 'tWefi, not as much to I should.” ‘Well, "really, what good are you to .thefUnithd Presbyterian church, anyway?” T o this question: there was no am swer, - ' pariaus Wili be in the' city, Cfiiceis of building and loan - Association* will participate In one of the dis­ cussions. ' . Moving pictures will feature the program. A bright, snappy musical comedy, calculated to wakeyOU Upadcl tnake you enjoy yourself for on entire eveningw ill be the attraction at the Eai^fiattks Theatre, . {Springfield* Saturday matinees and evening, January ]7th. “ Tho Madcap Dutch* csb ” with Miss Xnn Swinburpe ln the leading role.’ A ridtof fun, tots of pretty girls, who can sing*as Well as dance, beautiful music witjh lots of wtustlable airs, clever Comedians and mOBt of all tbO dbarir.lng Mis# jSfwinburne at thehead of the com­ pany, make up a musical comedy which Is only seen at rare intervals, and which SprlfigfielclTs fortunate in having. This Is MissSwihlJurno’ S first visit to this part of the country as her popularity in New York has been so great that she was never permitted to leave the East, Philately and History. An interesting chapter in philatelic history, and in the history of Europe., ia closed by the decision to suppress the foreign ppstal agencies to Crete as the result of the union of that isl­ and with Greece. Austria, Great Brit* gin, France, Russia, and Italy have all maintained post offices in Crete, As to Turkey, aha there ISat the moment much speculation in philatelic circles as to whether the Levantine post of- flees maintained by the powers, among which "Germany IS also in­ cluded, wifi not be Closed as well. Phonss for Rescuers. A telephone designed for the use of mine rescuers -whose heads are cov* ered with helmets while at work Is operated' by throat vibrations, the transfiiltter being inrid at the throat Bill of Rights. The bill of rights is a declaration o f fundamental pftriciple* deemed ba ala to the*Obnstlttffioii’ itself add bop rowed from‘lie |ibk®i«h MU of ridhts of list. Whtita ts« Constitution of the United fltnfM ^as framed and sub­ mitted t& the people it did Pot have a bill of rights and It was so harshly crtiMsed 'to this aooonnt that Its frimd* promised to toeorporato or add track a deoferatloii, tod the flint ten amendmtott to the Constitutloii), bmdl dfSdf too main instrument was adopted, were to fulfillment of this p fo iift, All this Stato Constitutions now have bills of rights, pcaottoaliy l wfih one aaothey. man soufl,—-porchanco o f ntony eoc-is— for wMdi God may twfid ua re^on- 4afi)le?” WHY Btoprukf I give money to save the heMheu; olbwmd, when there Are so many heathens at thorn©? "WHY ohoUld- I (give anoney to Wave those 4h other parts of-this country >vih'enthere are needy ones* In my own state? ■ * *'■.■■■ WHY sbouM % give tor those in. oth­ er parts-of the state when there are needy in my own town? WHY .should I give to the ipoor of the town when my own church need's money? WHY should I give .money to the ehurcsk when my own family wiehes to have It? 'WHY should 1 give to my own fam­ ily what I might spend on myself? ', <W!HY?—'Because I rim a Christian, not a (heathen, * Allow us- to suggest that you Join the "League of the Golden Pen.*,’ That f*,. niee youi* pen and write letters for Christ' during the year 1014. The following personk made a per feet record in their attendance at Sab­ bath school during the year 1012; Bruce Anderson, Oriand Ritchie, Paul Ferguson and Kenneth Ritchie, The following deserve special mention, ■missing only one day: Mr. and Mrs, George W. Rife, J. I. Fluke, William Ferguson, Mac Andetyon, J- B- Rife and Merle Rife. The church is going ahead: It is even gaining speed. But the work it ought to do Is gaining faster, fiJariAJones once paid to an Ohio con* grega-Hon, competed mostly of -women, "You sisters are dear old things, hut yon ain’t posted,” There is a deal of philosophy in the homely phrase, for half of our misconceptions arise from our not being "posted.” To see things as they ere, and in true proportions is Che edeence of sagacity. To be "post> ed“ take .the-Herald; and the chufch papers. —.Miss Margaret Rife was called last Week to Frankfort, Indiana, to ckre to f her aunt, Mr®, Kfteheb, who is under, going an operation In the hospital, —Mrs-Gord-gB ColHns and Miss Hat­ tie Turner were elected to the work- ere' confeterice of the Sabbath school officers to take charge of two itew classes- recetotly formed' ia the school. •Mia Jennie F. Ritchie has been appointed superintendent of -the Cradle Roll department in the Sabbath school. This to to include all children under three years of age and visit tikrn and their mother* and send them birthday greetings and once a year to hohl ri eddai in the church for the mofchera . .. s —The officers and teacher* decided to establish a (Home Department In thd Sribbath achool. The pastor was pointed the superintendent and em­ powered to call to hie assistance from among the members as he deems neoeiriary. „ -JJhe Workers^ conference of the officer* and teacheps decided to meet all the seven points required; to he a progressive school, viz: l. firadte Roil. 2; Home Department. 3. Missionary Insttiictipu and; Of* 4, Tempetarice Instruction. 6, Defliritci DOCfetori! tor mjfat 'UfitifA* 6, Offering for toe Gtohsth Stdwxd Work of Our (Denomination. QUESTIONS APPLIC SERVICE [ASSESSOR CIVIL LTION. Give the method the tax Implies** (a) Lands, or (b> City nod villi What is the legaii real and, personol ■ for taxation ptirj State the differ* gihle and intangi give an example ol State what proj from taxation in What is the m< tax laws of Ohio, of j (a) Credits? (b) Moneys? Against Wh»t may fit taxpayefr ness ovving by lili Is an owner art' Ohio subject to t»i (a) Shares of stw pomtion? (b) Shares of at corporation? What is the dutj; sot when a citizen j personal property of for taxation? sribiug on county. Itot*. for valuing ty in Chip [between tsn- aroperty and jh. ty 1* exempt BOARD OF EDUCATION ORGANISES ON MONDAY. NOTICE ! The CtdarvlUe Board of Education organized on Monday when Messrs. A, Z. Smith and E. G. Lowry too k toe places of Postmaster Wdteivt and H. A, Turn-bull. l* Mr. J. E. Hearings we* chosen pres- ‘ of officers. It is urged that all members and friends interested should he tdent; A Z. Smith, vice president; j _ - . . . J. W. Johnron, clerk. The school's book present, There will be other important business to transact. The annual meeting of the Cedarville Protective Association will be held in the mayor** office Tuesday, January 13, at 1:30 p. m., for the election agent tor another year 1s J. ft. Cooper, The board, wifi meet toe fourth school Friday of, each montlf, ! W, B . Stevenson, Pres. TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD ’ MEETS AND ORGANIZES. J. E. Kyle, Soc'y- j , j FIRST MEETING OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL, Council met ou Monday ©veering, TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES CHOOSE J, C. TOWN&LEY PRESIDENT, »ng under thi is ,of property luot ladebted- -lde): living^In ion on ill an Ohio cor- in a foreign >Mr. Andrew Jackspn has received hto 1914,htmtor'e licenses and4sready to Issue ''them-. They will be- good for the entire year. Mr. ’Charles Faris and two sene, Roy and Jude, of^Dloomlngton, Ind., returned ttotrie on Tuesday mbrUiag after (^feridihg A'few.'dBye.'wf’th' to® fortodr'a ^ Ibrdtttor,:•'Mr. PJrvlft Farit, rt has been thirty Teai®wtdiiice ‘Mr- caartes Farts M Mtetf Mr. Fm A "tk'. John Balt fn » ; words ,ui.»vuc>i} ^ principles o f the' Ohio Arid the objai obtained thereby, . ■ abipil ; Add the follow zontally and verth grand total of-all] $5.(50, $842.80, $715 ?80:47.; ?5-«y,' $048,50. ‘ ' . WhAfc is the acre of the follow^ at $95; 150acres nils; 16 acres at A ’s valuation is is 3}4 mills; vrhai his tax? The tax value ship In 1910 was was $1,700,000, contage ofirtetei Arect&ngular, 30 feet long, H<$i vvTtoftt does it hei^Irtof.Sfect, %rc £150etthto Mrs. A3ex TurnbuH ’has been on toe rtcfc Hut, suffering wjfii etomaeh ttou- t e - ’ . “ ’ • Mre. J, Wi Hatton' underwent a very serloua. operation at a Dayton boopltal, Monday. 'v Reports indicate her favorable'-recovery, touch to the gratification' o f her mtoiy frlMida. MissTVera Andrew bus accepted' a position -With tU'-nOmel school In Grayson, Ky., wfd'Wtt toe fltet of the week to duties. The paper mill Sian been closed down this week Owing to a shortage in coni. - Mr. nfad ’Mrs- R, L. Baldwin -returned to 'Chicago, Sabbath, 'after ependipg joveral days with -Mr. and Mrs. An­ drew Jackson. Messrs. G. W, Hammond and J. A. Hahbteonr Shave been sitting on toe grand jury-this week, Mrs. MattoA smith, one of the tem­ perance Crusaders of years ago, died on Monday at toe home of her daugh­ ter, Mrs. Eli Burrell, In Xenia, after a tux)-weeke* illnesn Her first marriage was to A. I* EJryin in 1861 and toe couple, lived here until seven years ago when the husband’ died’. Five years Ago shewas united In'marriage to Mr. A. Smith, WhiTdied’ about a year ago. The deceased woe an active par« fi<SlpAnt:« l tiib-feinperanCe crusade in the early feerenfllw.' The funeral was conducted frotopho home on Wednes­ day and burial taking piece at Gedar- vllle. ■ Didn't.feel It. A little girl had been allowed coffee ’or breakfast As. an^uriusual treat. She naisfed upon haring more sugar in it han mamhiA thought necessary. "1 y’ave already sweetened your cup, iear," was the firm if gentle reply to the child's demands for further in iiulgence< ‘TheJmgAr. is at the'bot­ tom 'of the coffee.” ' “I don’t feel it," cams ' the dubious answer,' accompa- nied'by thorough and noisy action of the spimn. '* - Musi Nqt Shun Combat. “He is hot worthy o f the honey comb who suns the hive because the beds have stings” Exception to the Rule. Briggs—"They say that ‘two heads are better than one.* ” Griggs—"That’s all a mistake. Both my wife and want to be the head of the house and lt doein't work at alu” Insinuation. “4 hope you will be successful and bring hoirte some fish,” saidf Mrs. Fly caster. “Never fear. I'm the boy that can get them If there’s Any to be found.” "Yes” she smiled remi­ niscently, “and you'd better tike your pocketbook. Yon can't catch fish withoufbait,"—Kaniss City Stsr. deputy* ■nssfs- uses to list his A»y parttbere- report ot d sc ss it less than 200 to underlying ixatlon law o f |a sought to be FW amounts horj- ty and find the lounte; $50.26, |;$4o0.85, $700.75, $17.43, $425.46, ?rage value per farms? SOacres $80; 32 acres at hie tax,rate the amount Of certain town- it200t0C0; Ift 1012 'hat is the; per lit valuation? la 6 feet wide by (any bushels o f [p i f fiUPd -to a, pring IhatthteTe m one hUBhoi? There was not much change for the mwnBhip hoard o f education In that 'enner members J. H, Stormont, N. f j . Ramsey and J. E. Turnbull (took heir eesto for another Jterin, . Mr. Htormont was-rc’-eleoted prertdont and VJr. Andrew Jackson is' .clerk of toe aoard. " ■ DIES FROM FEVER. Mrs. Gharlte Howell, 29, who has :een living in Xenia,-died early .’Mon- lay inorriing fro#i typhoid fever at .he hum© of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. aheely, of tois place. She is survived >y her • parents, and husband, rhe funeral was iheffd on Thursday 'ram toe home ot her parents, burial ©king place at Xenia, Poetical Hugo, r ! Th& ctouds—the only birds that nev* « nlneaP_Usiwn ©r sleep.—Hugo, the firet regular meeting ofrtbe new .year, Vice mayor Wolford1 '-presided. A re elution was passed making toe Exchange bank to© legal- depository and to© vUllag© win get itwo -percent on deposits. The finances of toe village are in exc&ltont condition for toe start of toe year, -ther©being a balance of '$860.13, which is much greater than in. former years. To this must be added toe draw for toe first half of the year from toe county treasury,. $1823.50, There are -still a number of fines in process of collection, T-haondinance for the annexation) ot t 'd-joinlng property an -set out by toe ou•ounty Commiosionera was -given toe first reading- Gn Wednesday evening council took up toe -seml-annuai- ap­ propriation ordinance. _j__, Nature’s Kindness. Nature is very kind to a man. By the time he is shelved socially he Is glad of It.—Atchison Globe. The newly elected member* of to© township trustees, H. S- Townsley and H. A, Turnbull, took toeir oeata on •Mondayevening. The tiems of ffl. A. Cmmell’ and T. W. St. John expiring. Doth have nerved three terms each on this 'board; and- have (been faithful, and accommodating public servants always watchful o f toe best .interest of to<; township. Mr. J, 0. Towpslcy was chosen pres- Ident by Virtue of being the oldest member. He was- also chosen dang superintendent under ’ the new law. This! Is a very important matter iand It isexpected to tend towards improving toe mud Toads. The former board at the last"-meet­ ing selected A. G. Wlldas, W, Ham­ mond and H. H. (Stormont as- road su­ pervisors for their respective dis­ tricts.. 1 CopperConsumption, The United States is the chief oon< Burner of copper. It I GREAT Annual Clearance Starts TJie entire store contributes to this great event Every one of the 50 big departments must dis- ,? i dent o f the tThTt'ed States elected? For how long a tewri la the goVer- nor of Ohio elected? For bow Jong a term are congress*- men elected? For bow long a 'term are United States senators elected? . : For what length of term are the county officials In Ohio ejected? 1 Wlmt- two important measures hare been enacted into law by Wife national Congress since March 4, 1913V , ‘ How often and in what year are die state and county elections in Obiobrid? _ How often and in what years are tee municipal elections In Ohio bold? How many counties are there in Ohio? Name anti locate five large cities of Ohio, The general assembly is to con­ vene in special session this month,* What Important measure is likely to be given special consideration? Original 8pslling of Coffsa. Nowadays the “cafe” Is the last place ia which any one looks for cof­ fee, but originally that was the French name for coffee, and appeared on the sign outside of the coffee houses of Baris. Other drinking was introduced later, until gradually the cafe came to mean a barroom, nothing more. Relics of Wagner Stolen. Relics of Wagner, the -great com* poser, were stolen from the family home, Villa Wahntried, at Bayreuth, Germany, on a recent night. The most valuable of the relics were taken, In­ cluding the composer's watch, set with diamonds. ' QVs-fiWfi before inventory. Watch for ottr big announcement ap> pearing next weeli. W e pay your round-trip fare to Springfield on purchases ,o/ $15-00 or over. Colored Epigram, A colored philosopher is reported to have said, “Life, my bredren, am mos’ly made up ot prayin' for rain, arid then wishin’ it would cl’ar off.”-“ Trjas* bytefian. Damage by fiodsnts. Rata 'are said to do damage esti­ mated at $3,060,000 in Chicago every year. ' —Ladles’ Home Journal Pat* terns. /Buythem at Wlatferman’ s Drug Stork ., B O G G A N ’ S Exclusive Styles1. The Store Others*Try to Imitate; January Clearance Is At ItsHeight Exclusive Coats, Dresses^ Suits, and Furs Sacrificed Below Cost We are closing out our entire stock of Winter-apparel. You have yqur unrestricted choice of any garment in our house at the greatest reduction ever offered. Pripes Cut in Every Department It is our aim to reduce our stocks to make room for new Spring merchandise and with this end in view, we have given you the advantage f of “the moat wonderful of values. - OYSTERS -received fresh every Tuesday and Saturday for the pres.- ent. Telephone your orders. C. M. Spencer, '■ Come before this Bargain Treat is at an ,End. It Means Money to You. C l o t h e s Ot CLEANED at all kinds D EV PETER A. BOGGAN HOME Clothing Co. ^ E a s t Mftin g t _ Both Phones 825 "Springfield, Ohio* Fresh OYSTERS U to M, Spencer’s. Uso our rest room to meat your friend*, Or a leisure hour with us to sparid, Sauer Kraut, fire cents a pound, Bate’s meet store. at