The Viola Sun from Viola, Kansas • 6

Tke of JRipe Old Age. It is as easy as lying to refute Dr. Osier nut. 1 ment that' a man's creative period ends at forty. The Viola Sun.

"it bhinbs foii all." Application marie at the postoffice at Viola, Kan nag, for trasmission through the mails at itecond-class mail matter. Bruce Miller I and reduce to absurdity the suggestion only meant for a joke at the worst that men or sixty should be chloroformed. An Longfellow 'pointed out in verse, Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales at sixty, Sophocles wwvvwvwvvvvywwwyiywwwvwvv wrote the CSdlpus, at eighty, and at the same LOCAL AND PERSONAL. 1 age Goethe completed Faust. Longfellow might 1 THE BLACKSMITH Does all kinds of Iron Work, Wood and Carriage WORK.

havr extended his instances almost Indefinitely. Browning and Tennysiu wrote in their best and most characteristic vein long past threescore. Voltaire did bis ablest work after seventy. Col umbus discovered America after, he was fifty; This town Deeds a furniture store, If you see it in the Bun you know itn so. It continues to remain pretty cool for this season of the year.

Washington fought the Revolution in the lat years of hli fifth decade, and Franklin did great work in the framing of our Constitution at the VIOXjJL. KAN. beginning of his ninth decade. Al. Kerr plastered his house this week and it is now ready for ocou paney.

Mrs. Hansbarger has put in a new svstem of lighting her store. It is the latest out in way of gasoline lights. i Misss Iva Myers is now learning the "art preservative-' in this offioe. Hbe adds ouite a bright ray to the Something remains for us to do or dare Even the oldest tree some fruit may bear-For age is opportunity no iess Than youth Itself, though in dress.

And yet there Is profound truth In what Dr. Osier says. As things are managed In this world any actual achievement is the result of long, slow growth. The stature of the largest oak is predestined in the acorn, and in the soil in which it lodges. It was a young man that Rophoeles gained his mastery of dramatic form and expression, that Goethe conceived his faust; that Columbus projected his great discovery.

And' it Is In the early and middle years that all of us must plant the seeds of high character and achievement. No day from boyhood to full maturity, can be wasted In idleness, or blackened by evil deeds, without risk to the best that all the years can bring. The old age that flourishes and is. green is the result, not of a sterile youth, but cf a youth brimming over with the vigorous seeds of the body and the spirit. Saturday Evening Post.

-j tj light of the Sun, JLula Sisson is able to be out again an her ankle is about well, She got hurt the night of the entertainment S. Overton, Will buy your grain at any and all times. ELEVATOR ON ORIENT TRACKS. 0 CONRAD, Resident Manager, VIOLA, KANSAS. by Mi.

Lindsay's team, Some three months ago Johnny Grier while playing received internal injuries which has kept him confined to the house until this week. Sertimert ard politics. Inquests upon the Democtatic party and upon The ball game at Clearwater last Monday between that town and Belle the Republican national machine, shattered by Roosevelt lightning, continue to occupy the spare time of the politically inclined. But the mass of BaptistChurch. Sunday School 10 a.

preaching? every two weeks at 11 a. Young Peoples meeting every Sunday night. Rev. Goodman, Pastor. M.

E. Church. Sunday school 2 preaching 8 p.m. All strangers and others are cordially invited to attend all service C. M.

Gift AY, 'Pas tor. the people go about their daily business with no interest iu maehinc politics, The reason for this indifference is that love of the ''dear old party," just as a partv. isn't any longer tke force it used to be. The people have come to see that parties are to a great extent the tools of the unscrupulous who make of politics a profession. Plaine, resulted in a victory for the home team by a score of 5 to 3.

Miss Alma Howe of Conway Spg'a who has been visitiug her cousin, Miss Lorena Clingenpeel, returned to her home last Monday evening. Miss Pearl Sisson gave a party to her many young friends at her hom south of town, last night. A jolly time was enjoyed by all those attending. Mrs Mitchell is having a new Patience "They say there are microbes in kisses." Patrice "Yes, but isn't it a lucky thing that they don't leave any marks?" It will pay you if looking for a business loeatiou to come to Viola and investigate the advantages of the town and become satisfied that this is the place to locate in to do business. There are many opportunities here for good business.

A furniture store ht-re would pay. Presbyterian Church. Preaching at 11 a.m; Sabbath schoo immediatly following. Y. P.

C. U. 8 o'clock p. m. Prayer meeting I o'clock Wednesday evening, May 24 at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. J. B. Dobbin. J.

8. Turnbull, Pastor. windmill put up on ner iarm, occu- Brown i hear you've bought a property at Lonesome wood. Bow does your land Iter Gallen Net nearly so well as the agent who sold it to me. pien by T.

R. Bell, to replace the old one blown down by the wind recently. John Grimsley, Elmer Hare and "That man could own his own home if he were not so extravagant." "Yes. but what would be the use If he owned his home he would simply mortgage it." Webb Nelson attended the ball game between Clearwater and Belle Plaine, Monday. They say that both teams played very good ball.

N. Miles banked $125 last Friday and it was not a very lively day in town either. Viola does a good busi ness in all the lines represented. We need more. Come on there's room for more yet.

As an extra freight on the Santa Fe went whiizing through town Monday afternoon with a passenger coach attached to the rear end, our little neice exclaimed, Oh, look! They have got Santa Fe Excursion Rates Homeseekers Excursions on sale to nearly all states and territories, the 1st and 8rd Tuesdays of each month One fare plus $2.00. Winfleld Chautauqua Assembly, One fare plus flftyfecnte. Date of sale, June 19 to 24 inclusive. Final return limit July 1st. Kansas State C.

E. Convention Topeka, Kansas, Rate, one fare plus fifty cents, Date of sale June 19 to 21. Beturn limit June 24. International Convention United Society of 0. E.

Baltimore, Md. Bates one fare plus Date of sale July 1, 2, and 3, final return limit July 17 or August 31. Annual Meeting Gran 1 Lode Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Buffalo, N. Y.

Rates one fare plus $2. Date of sale July 7, 8 and final return limit July 16 to August 4. National Encampment G. A. R.

Denver; Colo. Bates $11.06. Dates of sale, August 30 to Sept. 4, inclusive; final return limit Oct. 7.

Stop over in either d'rection. National Baptist Anniversary, St. Louis, one fare plus fifty cents; final return limit May 28. Summer Tourist Bates to Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Date of sales Tune I to Sept 30.

Destination: Denver, Colorado SDrinm. Puhin o1a. a new calaboose." Jas. Grimsley is putting patent rock iu the walls of his cellar. This stone looks nice and if it will stand Bargains in real estate at this office.

List your property with us. the wear ot natural stone, will be come the most generally used of all stone for foundation and walls' Last Sunday evening while Miller Dobbin and family were attending AL. 1). KBEBS CO ohurch, a small colt which they left loose in the barn yard, got into the barn with some mules, by some means and was kicked to death by them. The colt was a good one and its loss inflicts quite a loss on Mr.

Dobbin. Mrs. Anna Johnson, deputy organi wood Springs, Grand Junction. Colorado; Salt Lake city and Ogden, Utah, Rawlins and Walcott, i yoming. One fare plus fifty cents for round trip I zer for the Royal Neighbors, of Ft.

except that rate to Grand Junction, Bawltns and Walcott, Wyoming, will be same as to Salt Lake city and Ogden. Utah. Stop over privilege, final return limit Oct. International Epworth League convention, Denver, col. Date of sales June 30 to July Inclusive Return limit July 14 to August 8.

Excursion rates to the Pacific Coast points season 1905. Lewis Clark Exposition. Tickets on sale May 23 to September. Scott, was in the city Friday in the interest of that organization. She was accompanied by Mrs.

Will Ayers who lives south of town. We would like to see a ood society of the Royal Neighbors here as it would be of much benefit bocially and otherwise to the community. i M. E. Bidwell, Agent..