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Why not get your Father, Brother or Husband a nice pair of Pants or a Fancy Yest for Christ mas NOW? BLODGETT, Your Tailor Granite Block Phone Main 441 "Holiday Shoppers, Watertown, S. D. "3 when I come. Presents For Father and Mother KWK.ffl* IS 4f" SS*"I :?.*w Suitable WifW s& I Gift 1 "T MS?" 0S^ Suggestion: ,l All latest patterns and styles to choose from. •North Pole, Dec. 15 1908 I R. W. Kreiser has a big, fine line of Holiday Goods specially chosen by me, with a view to pleasing the boys and girls of Watertown when I drive around there next sf Thursday night in my new red auto* You will*?? ifind there all kinds of beautiful gifts to"x please young and old. Hoping to see you •'ilk they t-ivvv to Please Smoking Sets, Shaving Sets, Fountain Pens, Sewing Sets, Framed Pictures, Shop Bags, Pocket Books, Brush and Comb Sets, Oi I For Sister of Sweetttearf' Toilet Sets, Manicure Sets', Perfum^, Post Card Albums, Finest Crocodile Hand Bags, Stationej^pandies and No.vdlties. For Brother or Friend Ciears, Cigar Jars and Boxes, Razors, Fountain, Pens, Military Sets, Shaving Sets. Presents for Everybody Wfe are selling Dolls, Sleds, Toys, Books and Novelties at Cost a&lpng as they last See our COST Couuter. The v?.: SANTA PS ti. -V Store Waetttown, S. D. iiS-- :--. t$Hpsap@ ^THE 8ATUBPAY NEWS THE "LIVE WEEKUY" rW THE "LIVE Q1T»-- WATE-ffTOWN, 8. g. Gbats XDCUtb ljJouna flftcn. or actions, (BY FATHER TWOHIG.^| P$l& DETRACTION (MYoung men, I am going to speak to you this week about a v§ry bad vice and one which is frequently committed. Itcauses much sot row and grief, and pain, and sadness, and affliction of spirit. It i8 the great and harmful vice of detraction I speak to you as t»ne who -has suffered much from the hell-inspired tongues of detractors and calum niators and as one who has borne his full shaxe of sorrow and grief be cause of this abominable vice. I am willing to admit that very often the vice is committed thru thotlessness rather than thru malice. But no matter how committed it awalys leaves abating behind that may not be healed perhaps till the day of Jugdment. Many a poor crushed spirit has gone down to its grave severely wounded by the tongue of the detractor. Many a time have the brightness and joyfulness and hopefulness of life been blurred and deadened by the vice of detraction. Many are the poor hapless people whose hearts and souls are crushed by lie weight of sorrow and woe from detraction, who have despaired of ever being set tight before the world. ••-:r The tongue is one of the smallest members "of the human body. Comparatively it is seemingly insigniiicent. The head, the should^B, the arms, the feet are "much larger and more imposing. But the field of their activity pales in comparison with that of the tongue. The tongue is capable of exercising untold influence for good and sad to say it is likewise capable of exercising untold influence for evil. The tongue of the detractor becomes such that no man can tame. It be comes filled with deadly poison that soon defiles the whole body. The vice of detraction is so common that it is nqt confined to any age or sex or class of persons. Men and women, old and young, riu and poor, learned and unlearned, virtuous and degraded are its unhappy victims. Oh, it were well that people were generally more reserved in the noble gift of speech! An ancient writer says: "I often was sorry that I spoke much, but never was sorry that I was silent." When the detractor meets you, he is,as a rule, very communicative, He is too cunning to abruptly introduce the subject about which he wished to speak. That may not be good policy. He may for the mo ment appear to be reserved. Gradually however, and in an impercep tible manner he approaches the subject. His method is to attribute! a bad intention to an action that is otherwise good and innocent, or to exaggerate and misconstrue trivial faults. That business man says the detractor, failed in order to defraud his creditors. Such a man, he asserts, had his house burned down in order to get the insurance. That clerk is spending a great deal of money, therefore, the detractor reasons, he must have stolen it. That young lady, Miss Blank, was seen in the company of such a person, who does not bear a good reputation consequently, the detractor con cludes, Bhe is not virtuous. Every public man, according to the detra ctor, is a self-seeker, and is prompted in the actions of his public and private life by most unworthy motives All the above might have been absolutely honest and above board. The business man may have had no control oyer his failure. The man whose house burned may not have known anything about it. The clerk may have had other means of getting money. The young lady, Miss Blank, may have met that person in the most accidental manner. The man may have acted always from honorable motives. Till now those people have borne the good reputation and have enjoyed the confidence of their neighbors, but because of the tongue of the deracttors their good names have been taken away, their prospects ruined, their lives blighted. Calumny and detraction are grievous crimes, being both against charity and justice. They are frequently the cause of anger, hatred, animosities, qftarrels, and spring from a depraved and malicious heart. Caluminators and detractors are so given to those crimes that as soon as have heard anything against their neighbors off they go, and— under a promise of secrecy—" Have you heard What such a one has done? I could not have beli|g$d it but I fear it is too true. It is too bad I am,sorry." Then out it comes, tinder the guise of solici tation for the neighbor's welfare, and the neighbor's character and good name are murdered. When they know no evil of their neighbor, or hear him praised for some good which they cannot deny: "Ah! well! (they will say) he-is not the man the world takes him to be. For my part I could tell a good many things but I will say nothing for the least said is easiest mended". Or they will shake their head and put on a signifi cent smile, with, "I could Bay something if I chose." This is most uncharitable, unjust and malicious for they have whetted their tongues like a sword. They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent, and the wnom of asps iB are smoother than oil, but the same are darts. They betray a corrupted heart, for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Sometimes detractors and calumniators will even pretend psteem but only to give greater effect to their detraction. Thus they say "He is a person for whom I have a great esteem, for he has some good qualities, BUT I am sorry to find he is given to such and such." "I always looked upon him as a good man, BUT it is a pity he is not more on his guard against such practice." These BUTS at the end are like the sting at the end of a serpent's^tail.. .^hey carry venom and poison with them. Sometimes we may and even ought to speak of a neighbor's faults or make them known to others. For example: we may speak of our neighbor's fault for the sake of correction to those whose duty or busi ness it is to correct them. We may speak of them when it is necessary to guard others against injury. We may likewise speak of them when the evil is quite public, and we speak of it as a public event,. This happens when we, speak of things we see in public print. Outside the case of necessity or the case of correction we should be very guarded against the evil of calumny and detraction. By it the neighbor's reputation and good name may be ruined perhaps for life. Poverty and affliction, and sorrow, and misfortune may come to all of us and we may be stripped of everything, but our good name is the one thing above all else that should Btand and no rpan has any right to deprive us of it. Shakespeare says: "He who steals my purse steals trash. 'Tis nothing. 'Twas mine. 'Twas hiB, Has been slaves to thousands. But he who steals my good name robs me of all I have." Calumniators and detractors who by their evil speaking have lessened the reputation of others or have caused them to suffer any other loss, are obliged to make satisfaction by retracting what they have said, if it were false, and by repairing the whole injury in what ever way they can. This obligation, together with the injustice and uncharitableness of these evils, young men, should lead you to avoid them with the greatest care, and should make you ready even "to melt down your gold and silver to make a balance for your words and a just bridle for your tongue." Not only should you not take part in detraction, "Trot you should not even listen to detrators. Hedge in thy ears with thorns, and hear not a wicked tongue. If ever obliged to hear detraction, then take the part of the person against whom detraction is directed. Reprove the detractor or show displeasure, or turn aside or introduce some other subject of conversation^ which if done abruptly will Berve as an ad moniton to the detractor.. ... Young men, no doubt, many of you have suffered from the tongues of detractors and caliimninators. I have many times and very much. So as you have felt the Borrow and anguish of spirit coming from unjust accusations or unjust interpretations) make up your minds that you will not cause that same sorrow to others. You' cannot see a man's heart and soul, hence cannot always know the motives that prompted hip words under their lips. Their words by us. We have a right to that, therefore you ought not to judge. Put yourself in the neighbor's place and mavbe you would not do as weir as he did. Do not form hasty or rash judgments about your neighbor's actions in important matters. If a thing is so public that you cannot excuse the, word or the action, at least be fair enough to try and excuse his motives. Judge not that, you may not be judged.7 Condemn not and you shall.|iot fee condemned. Why aeest thou the mote in tbybrother's eye, butjiot the beam in thine ?wn eye? Wherein thou judge^t another thou condemnest thyself. .^^y°ung men, be manly and straightforward and honest and above n*-Kfe boatd alwayp. Tliere fire ip the worM tlk' people that hawafoV years lijjored undersea roit, which hasvbeeo,eaufi»d byjtjje Qiators. FriendSvhave drifted families have had bitter qaarrefs anditrifia and Men have been ruined in business of detraction cause of detraction. cause ox ueirMcuoii. People vhave (ioM down into umcii broken heayts and Wound^soula because .^ unmanly cowafu to cast a stone against yom jcwigjKboirt^^l yottr neighbored protect fiis gw^ttame, eafijw speak at all. Remember thatfas you rueaauire out to oil be measured out toyou^ SP '1 "ITSTERIOfN WMi €z~$M tjT' i^^me pwplo tell iu that eyetytK^ in^ia^iuaity kiifws 4fbqut «tr C. C, BARR ey SON For This Week and Next IVeek Walnuts, from 15c to 20c per pound, t4w Fine Roasted Peanuts, reg. 15c, per pound?,». rjlOc Fine Apple Cider, reg. 50c, gallon i.. 40C Naval Granges, per dozen.... 20. 30, 36 and 40C, Bananas, reg. 30c, dozen............... ..... .25C Cranberries, reg 15c, 2 quarts .25c Christmas Toys to Close Out. Get btitiy and buy four stuff this week?5 w~ .rSHWi.Wt.i'iyv Present for Husband, Wife, Brother, Sister, Son, 'm and' detrad&ra'Snd cult WWBl becR^wf tation \es with c|p»jDf: de$: vdetg«ct£flgi^ at Half Price McKoo! Bros. Phone Main 208 Watertown, S. D. /p' is a handsome Traveling Bag, Grip or Trunk. Special offer- f: ingsin Ladies Wicker and Jap anese Matting Cases. l'bp^s Fur Northern Ohio Wool Blankets* -5r HJ»t fl*i| of ,thin|te not si FATHER TWOHIQ-^ fa lliiS||ll Auto 'Garagel^' -I •*&& .. 1fV* It would seem as if they ought to knoW it, tat therorare 6tr&nge!^<coming all the time, and we want to keep our name before tbe public. W« want you to know our addrees and tell anyon9 J?J^jnawii^^f Mj!Wn9,irants, any repairing, this lathe place to com^ 4i-- We are at your service and are waiting our personal attention-to your Christmas orders We have a full line of the very best good things to eat for Christmas^ APPLES We still hive a great plenty hand, regular $4.50, per barrel CANDY from 10c to 40c per pound|^^L' Mixed Nuts, per pound A, Apple^f 4 mM Wi give SOUTH DAKOTA