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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-09-06
BLUE GRASS BLADE

zenith of his intellectual glory sought to establish
political party In other Words he wished to weld the
individual of Freethought into compact ogani
cation the hope that by holding the balance of political
power, and throwing their support this way that way,
all parties would be compelled to grant due recognition and
abstain from incorporating into their platforms such panks
indicate repressve legislation in matters affecting
gion He met with opposition and the project aban
doned. Time will prove the wisdom of his policy. The
trend of political leaders seek the avors of this that
church denomination, the trucking to groveling superst
ton all for votes that power may be thereby 1t
in Ingersos day. 1t is so in day. 1t will
be in chdren's day. 1t will long continue to be
unless Freethnkers manifest the elements of
ganization shown by church people, but their in
fuence in the opposite direction.
In spite of the fact that the church has bitterly assaed
socialism, the advocates of the latter of them,
appear fearful lest they be suspected of ndey and their
injured thereby. Many socialists avowed Free
thinkers and these do not But with it all Free
thought Stunned by those who ought give sup
port in public while secretly adhering many of the
principles it advocates This because lack cohesion
organization. We have failed to manifest strength
by open cooperation Politicians, of every stripe realize
this The result is that Freethnkers ally themselves with
every kind of political party and find them voting
Democratic, Republican, Prohibition Socialist Populist,
and what not.
Upon the decay of pagansm the Christian religion laid
its foundations for the future Upon the decay of Chris
any the Freethough elements must unite to build for
themselves We must be prepared for the change take
advantage of the opportunities coming way and utilize
them in the interest The Blade realizes that
Ingerso could be elected President Once his cand
dacy announced all the cohorts of superstition would
unite against him. He would be regarded their COM
foe. But who knows what the future will bringg
What you doing to encourage and hasten changea
Are you willing to do your part? Then stand up and
be counted Never be ashamed of doing what you conceive
to be your bounden duty for fear of being termed nfde
There is radiant glory in being inde and
superstition. The years. which are seldom unjust will
prove the truth here given and hope that the day
very far away when all Freethinkers will show their
coors and present solid front the enemy in poll
tics that not compelled to make choice between two
evils, but openly declare that we will have neither.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-09-06

The list of friends offering ociate at Freethought
funerals in of necessity keeps growing and in
little while the Blade will have the country in all parts
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Read the big ad of G. Milten-
berger in this issue.
See the big bargains offered by
Bruening & Kerstner Dry Goods
Co. in this issue.
J. A. Rathburn, National
Bank Examiner, was in our city
yesterday.
The Jackson Drug Company
handles the |. Ben Miller ice
cream and candy this summer.
The Knights and Ladies of
Seructiy meet in regular session
next Tuesday. Let every men,
ber be present. Important busi-
ness to transact.
J. E. Schmuke resigned as
trustee of the Jackson Brick and
Thing Co. and J. L. Morton was
made trustee. The property will
be readveitised and sold as
soon as arrangements can be
made.
The curfew whistle blew for
the first time in this city last
Sunday night. 1t will blow
each night at 9 o'clock and il
means that all children under Is
years old must go home and get
off the streets.
The court room at the Cape
was crowded till there was not
standing room, Monday night to
hear the trial of City Clerk
Chapel and City Treasurer
Schultz The meeting lasted till
about midnight and adjourned to
meet Saturday at 10 o'clock a
m. Mr.. Chapel resigned as
city clerk and the charges
against him were removed and
the council made C. +. Better
city clerk. So it only leaves
Mr.. Schultz to be tried. MIR.
Schultz's lawyers are w. w,
Cramer and r. l.. Wilson. Mr.
Cramer claims that the counci
has no jurisdiction over The
case. We await results.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
COUNTY COURT

County court met Monday and
the following proceedings were
had:
Ordered that Cape Girardeau
township refunding bonds Nos.
IS. 10, 20, Il, and %, be paid
out of the county treasury April
2.
Bond of B. +. Lusk of Jackson
Herald Company for county
printing approved.
In the matter of petition for
new road by Jno. T. Holcomb ct.
al. the court ordered a warrant
of $25 to H. P. Pierronnet for
damages, and the prayer of the
petitioners were granted.
Henry w. Klaproth appointed
road overseer for district No.17
in place of Wm. f. Koeber VIII o
refused to qualify.
Bonds of the following road
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
"sEWED-uP" TINE GAME.

Again the boys got in
trouble. They went down
on the railroad and were
apparently attending to their
own business and enjoying
the rights of their personal
liberty when the city mar.
shall, Mr.. Wagner, informed
them that their presence
was desired at the mayors S
Office. The following com :
posed the party: Edgar
Mason, Ben Horrel, Arthur
Mason, Reese Horrel, Chas.
Russell, Butch Criddle and
Con. Primm. 1t was just a
little game of craps.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
GAVE A PARTY

Miss Zaida Gladish gave a
party at her home in West Jack
son, Tuesday evening of this
week. A delightful time was
had by all. Those in attendance
were Misses Lucille Morgan,
Grace McLain, Bess Samuel, Ag-
mes Morton, Imogene Vinyard
Martha Cramer, Lenita Hooss,
Grace Cracraft, Hazel Horn,
Moran Gockel, Louise Behrens.
Phoebe Limbaugh, Henrietta
Detzel, frankie Lusk, Jean Cald-
well, Helen Williams, and
Messrs Jack Hoffman,, Joe Will
liams, Harry Cracraft, Albert
Behrens, Percy Dormeyer, George
Heyde, Roy Mayfield, Garnett
Morton, Roy Taylor, Homer Will
liams, Murray Jones, Odis Litzel-
felner, Shannon Morgan, Adolph
Mueller, Robert Vinyard, Frank
Smith, Harry Dormeyer and
Daniel Mcclure.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
CANDIDATES NOTICE

The following is a calendar
prepared by the Secretary of
State for the benefit of candi-
dates concerning the dates for
filing various papers under the
state primary law:
March Secretary of State to
furnish forms.
March 5. 5.-Secretary of State
to indicate offices for which can
didates are to be selected.
May 15.-County cleks to pub
lish this notice for six weeks.
June 4.-Candidates shall have
notified authorities Of candidacy.
June 9.-Secretary of State to
certify candidates to county
clerks for publication.
JULY 4.-County clerks to fur
nish chairmen and candidates
sample ballots.
July 14.-County clerks to cor
rect errors, publish and distrib-
ute ballots.
August a. 4.-Priamry day. Le-
gal holiday.
August 5.-Judges and clerks
to furnish returns to county
chairman and candidates.
August Returns to be can
vassed. County committee to
meet and organize.
August 1l.-Cong ressiona al
committee to meet and select
state committeeman.
September 9.-All party COM
mittees at jefferson City, organ
ize and formulate a platform.
September 0,-Platform to be
announced not later than 6 p. m.
October 3. Secretary of State
to certify.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
INSURANCE

Insure your property in the
Merchants and Mechanics Mutul
Aid Society. This company does
business or the mutual aid plan,
like the Farmers Mutual Aid So
ciety and insures town property
as well as farm buildings, but
only in Cape Girardeau county.
For further details see Hy.
Brakebusch, Dutchtown, Pres. {;
Henry. w. Putz, Pocahontas,
Secy. F. B. Meyer, Burfordville,
Treas; John G. Putt, jackson,
General Agent, or your local
agent.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
FRUITLAND JOTTINGS
BY SCRIBBLER

Mrs. Ave Cannon is quite sick
at this writing.
Several of the young people
from here attended the closing
of the schoo at Indian Creek last
Friday. All report a fine en-
tertainment.
Several farmers of this COM
munity have been attending the
Farmers Association at the Cape
for the last few days. All say
it is something that the farmers
should attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schmidt
of st. Louis arrived Monday
morning to visit his grandfather
and other realtives for a few
days.
Sam Wallace of Jackson was
on our streets, Sunday.
William VESSEL made flying
trip to Jackson, Monday.
DR.. Fullerton of Cape Girar-
deau was in Fruitland, Saturday
night.
Lee Doyle of this place has ac-
cepted position as brakeman
on the Houck railroad.
Some of the Leemon people at
tended the lecture here Sunday
night made by a Mr.. Jones of
st. Lousi in the interest of the
Y. M. C. A. He is a wide-a-
wake man and certainly advo-
Gates a cause worthy of our at
tention.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
FAREWELL.

The following lines were written by
the writer i'm the year 1869, when his
company was ordered down south.
lie began the writing when the boa,
left the wharf at the Cape and finished
them up at New Madrid while a ter.
rible storm was going on.
Farewell to old Cape Girardeau,
The order calls and 1 must 20:
We steer the boat away from the shore,
Perhaps to never see 1t more.
Oh, citizens, why won't you 20?
Your country calls for you, I know.
Our cause Is Just, our motto free,
And Dixie land I am bound to see.
Old Union men, | pray for you,
For you, young men, my heart Is
true.
You cannot 70 into the field
And fight with bayoBets Of steel.
We need the prayers Of you at home,
That peace and Union shortly come
That we return to those so dear,
To those we left a shedding tears.
But oh, farewell, to all farewell,
My weeping wife and lovely child,
With yon longer | cannot be,
For Dixie land / am bound to see.
Dear wife you are far away and alone,
To have no home to call your own,
Tho you from place to place may be
driven.
You have friend "a friend In heaven
I'm far away and lonely feel,
The rain doth pour, the thunder
peal,
The lightning fash In blazing sheets.
Whilst we are here the foe to meet
I hope when you read this song,
You'll sing It all the whole day long
And won't forget to pray for me
While down in Dixie land ] be.
+. p. c. GRAIN.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
NOTICE

Under the law the Highway
Engineer must call a meeting of
the different road overseers of
the county and a call is made by
the Hihgway Engineer of this
county for all road overseers of
the county and others interested
in good roads to meet in the
court house in Jackson, Satur-
day, March 7th, to talk over
road matters and other things
pertaining to the public high
way. Dennis Scivally,
County Hihgway Engineer.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.

A horrible and distressing
murder took place at Lead
wood in this county, last
Saturday afternoon in which
Jimmie Estes the twelve
year old son of Chas Estes,
beat his sister, eleven years
old, over the head with a
hammer, until she was dead,
crushing her skull in a num-
ber of places. Mrs. Estes
died a few weeks ago and
the father was trying to
keep house with his, chill
dren and attend to his daily
labor to support them. No
one was at home at the time
the tragedy occurred but the
boy, his sister whom he kill
ed and the two younger chill
dren. 1t seems that the sis
ter had her fathers watch,
and perhaps they quarreled
over its possession, when
the crystal was broken, at
which the boy flew into a
fury. grabbed a hammer and
commenced to beat her over
the head, crushing the skull
with every blow. The two
younger children began to
cry and scream, when the
boy struck at them and the
hammer flew off the handle.
While he was picking it up
and putting it back Oh the
handle. they ran out of the
house and over to a neigh
boris, telling what their
brother had done. When
the boy was taken in charge
and asked why he had killed
his sister, he said he had
"lost his mind" Asked if
he had any other trouble
with his sister that day he
said, "Yes, l spanked her. "
He did not seem to show
any sorrow or feeling over
his awful deed, even when
his little sister was laid out
in death. The father is
wild with grief over the
sickening tragedy. The boy
is in Jail at Farmington.-
Pennington Times.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
POCAHONTAS PICK-UPS
HANDLED BY PHENIX

DR.. Hatcher of Perryville was
in town Monday and Tuesday in
the interest of selling his farm
west of here.
Vest Giessendoerfer had the
misfortune to mash his finger
while in the act of putting up
the telephone line.
August Schoen and Vest Gies-
sendoerfer had business at Jack
son, Monady.
j. C. Engelhardt is on the sick
list with Ia grippe.
Louis Reid of Oak Ridge visit
ed Charles Alexander, Sunday.
Judge John Bonney, who has
been on the sick list with la
grippe for the past three weeks,
is improving slowly.
A crowd of foruteen boys had
their photo taken, Sunday.
Putt, Ruehling & Co. complet-
ed their telephone line from here
to Houck's station. connecting
several residents to the line.
The phones are fine instruments
and are giving good stisfaction.
DR.. G. H. Sample had business
at Fruitland, Monday.
The big Five' held confer
ence at Bowman's Sunday night.
Miss Katherine Giessendoerfer
is visiting at Altenburg with her
uncle, Rev. Kumpf, at present.
The telephone company has
ordered a meeting to be held
here March z, 1908. This meet
| ing will be an interesting one,
as we will have two good speak
ers with us. Mr.. johnson Of
Cape Girardeau and a man from
Kansas City. We should try to
get Jackson connected with
Fruitland and other wires. At
tend this meeting and don't for
get the date, Saturday, night,
March z, 1908.
If the weather permits our
new barber shop will be finished
and ready for business by next
Saturday.
J. R. Adams and family have
moved in with Judge Bonney to
take care of him while he is i'll.
Mrs. Josehpine Putt and Un-
Gle John Hoehl are on the sick
list.
B. c. Schmidt and Alfred
Vogel were at Fruitland on busi-
ness, Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Goodson of Oak
Ridge came down Sunday to
take charge of her school again
after heing sick a week.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
TO THE FARMERS,

| have for sale Il limited
amount of Northern Seed
Potatoes at very reasonable
prices. Give me a call be-
fore buying. Stock in base
meut ut Squires' Restaurant
c. +. WILLIAMS.
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
overseers approved:

overseers approved:
Bern Landgraf, 81, 600; Her.
man Halter, $1,000; ]. H.
Young, $4OO; Franklin Meyer,
800; Henry F. Sadler, 81, ,000;
Daniel Wills, $500; Max Drum,
$500; Herman J. Weiss, $3.50; A.
F. Drum, $500; H. r. Meier, ST.
200; John ]. Wilfreth, $400; s. ].
Howard, $4OO.; Chris r. Kuss.
81, 400; ]. F. Proffer, $3.50; Fred
Schlueter, 5000; Robert Heatley,
5000; L. J. Zimmerman, $3.50; L.
%. Groseclose, 800.
Accounts allowed: Theo. Amos,
work on road dist. IL, 81; Reed
and Barks saving wood for jail
Sc; Fred. Wagner work on court
house SITS; Ben Gockel serving
road overseers $12; Ben Gockel
fees circuit court $105.90 j. E.
Cotner boarding prisoners $l93;
H. ]. Renter stat'y circuit clerk
81; H. J. Renter stat'y recorder
$1O.25; Geo. d. Barnard & Co.
stat'y county officers $40.70.
Ordered that County Highway
Engineer view ford across Apple
Creek at Miller's Ford near JUL
ius Koenig's and report on same.
r. B. Oliver makes claim of
erroneous tax On lot 43, range X,
and asks that tax remain So, 500.
Report of VIM. Steinhof and
others for drainage Improvement
received and April %, 1903 set
for hearing on same.
Accounts Of VIM. Winkler G.
P. Lansman. A. n. Litzelfelner
L. M. Bean and ]. F. Fraser as
viewers for drainage district,
allowed.
Herman Rabich, supt. of court
house, showing $4,000 due M. T.
Lewman Co. contractors, court
ordered warrant for same.
Circuit clerk presents bills of
costs in criminal cases for S189.
20, allowed. John G. Putt,
county treasurer, ordered to dis
burse same to persons.
Dramshop license issued to
Conrad Schade.
John G. Putt, county treasurer,
makes following report which is
approved: County revenue fund
co. warrants $1119. Is; com. pleas
jury script $247. 80; stenograpner
com pleas court $50; total co.
revenue $11427. .05.
Pauper fund 9.37; road and
bridge fund $265. SO; sinking
fund $70O; total credits 1922. 40.
Report of collector: Erroneous
tax of w. S. Dearmont for tax
1907 is stricken off.
Ordered that all peddlers be
required to pay the same rate of
license for state purposes, as
provided by sec. 1867, r. S. of
Mo-. 1899.
Accounts allowed: H. C. Kien-
ninger. coffin for pauper, $500;
j. w. McCombs, two coffins and
burial clothes S14; Henry Cock
el, burial pauper, SIN aeterBros.
county printing, $92; Ben Cock
ell, fees com. pleas court, $64. 40;
Mo. Cash Book, stat'y co. school
supt. Sc. so; Jackson Herald Co.
stat'y. SIPS; R. Meier. repairs
for gravel road, $500; Herman
Rabich for two months services,
5000; Ben Landgraf road work
$50.
Report of Highway Engineer
Dennis Scivally presented and
approved.
Report of countyEngineer on
condition of bridge at Randles
across Buck slough prese nted
and filed.
Report of County Highway
Engineer on condition of road
near Egypt Mills, presented and
filed. Report of Engineer on
several steel bridges, same ac-
tion.
Report of F. A. Kage, j. P. is
presented and approved.
Report of G. w. Holmes, J. P.
4
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05
PRESERVATION or REDWooDs.

Sam is one which has just
been received at Washing
ton, ID. G. by the Forest Ser
vice from nearly 400 Cali
fornia school children who
ask for the establishment of
& Redwood National Park.
This petition, which is from
the children of the schools
of Eureka, Humboldt coun-
lty, California, is unlike any
other which has ever been
sent to a government de-
partment to ask for the
preservation of forests. In
the petition the children
ssy:
| 1--WE, the children of
Eureka Schools, have been
studying about our redwood
forests, and along with the
rest of the people of our
country we feel that repre-
sentative groves of these
trees should be preserved
for ourselves and coming
generations of children; and
we respectfully petition the
United States Government
to take some action toward
establishing a National For
/ qSt of redwoods."
| Government fo re s { ers
who are acquainted with
this section of California
say that the children give
good reasons for the estab-
lishment of the National
Park. If has only been a
few years since the redwood
trees stood thick on the land
around the larger towns of
Humboldt county, but now
all the readily accessible
timber has been removed,
and the people see the time
when the redwood groves
will have disappeared.
There is little, if any,
,.esiweod left suitable for a
National Park that has not
fallen into private hands.
The acquisition of any such
areas therefore would have
to be brought about through
purchase or through private
donation. If it is found
necessary to purchase the
land for the park Congress
sional action will be requir-
ed.
1t is not often that private
donations of valuable tim
berlands are made, but a
notable example of such
generosity and public spirit
was recently shown by Will
liam Kent, of Chicago, Hi
nois, and Kentfield, Cali
folnia, who presented a tract
of 295 acres of magnificent
sequoias in Redwood Can
yon near San Francisco, to
the government. In Mon
terey and Trinity National
Forests at California, there
are a few small tracts of
redwood.
The children do not spec
ify any particular grove of
trees which they would like
created a National Park. 1t
Twill therefore be necessary
for the people of Humboldt
county to locate "A suitable
grove of redwood to be made
a National Park, make ar
rangements for the purchase
of the tract and then request
Congress to take up the
matter. The Forester Ser
vice will be able to do moth
ing more than to supply all
possible information and
assistance. The Chief In
spector at San Francisco
will be requested to look
into the matter and assist
The Jackson herald., 1908-03-05

@lsVV secure you the newsIest
paper published In the county
a whole year--The Jackson
Herald. Jackson, Mo-.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-12-19
Nevada State News

A reward of $1,000 has been offered
for the capture of Charlie Barr. who
shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Larkin
last Saturday on Riley's ranch, So miles
north of Winnemucca.
Mollie Harrison. the colored woman
convicted last week of murder in the
first degree for the killing Of James
Nichols in her cabin at Winnemucca on
september 10, has been sentenced to
serve 10 years in the Nevada peni-
Tertiary.
Chris Paras, leader Of the Greeks
employed at the smelter Of the big Ely
mines, supported by other Greeks. has
prepared a statement in which be
claims that the Greeks are forced to
pay a tribute of IS per man for q job
aud that white slavery actually exists
at the smelter.
q. A. Rogers. who claims to be q
nephew of H. H. Rogers, vice president
of the Standard Oil Company, was sem
fenced at Reno last week to serve a year
in the State penitentiary. He was in.
dicted on two counts for passing
fictitious checks. pleaded not guilty
when arraigned. and later changed the
plea to guilty.
Judge John CARRIER. formerly q JUS.
tice of the Nevada Supreme Court. died
at Berkeley. CAL. December IA. after q
long illness with typhoid fever. Judge
CARRIER had not lived in Nevada for
several years. Judge CARRIER wal
elected to the Supreme bench in 1870
and resigned in 1879. o. H. Belknap
being appointed to succeed him.
Seth Roseberry. an old resident and
pioneer of Tuscarora. Elko County. was
burned to death THURSDAY. his wife
aud sons escaping. when his home was
consumed in a midnight fire. The
family was awakened by the fire. leav.
ing John and Clarence Roseberry bare.
ly time to escape and rescue their
mother. They then succeeded in carry.
ing their father out Of the house. but
he died immediately.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-12-19

ENTRANCE TO IMPERIAL PALACE PEKIN.
access to the palace, and especially TO
the private apartments of their majes-
ties, was exceedingly hard to obtain.
Today some 1900 soldiers are on duty
about the palace.
The capital city Of China. Pekin. on
sists really Of several cities. The south
ern or Chinese section. called Wal
ching. is of al oblong shape covering
fifteen square miles, and north of 1t
and connected by three fortified gate
ways is Niuchwang. the Tartar City.
with a rectangular area Of twelve
square miles. The Tartar City contains
within 1t an Enclosure called Hwang-
ching, the Yellow or Imperial City, set
apart for great dignitaries and the i'm
perial gardens and pleasure grounds,
and within Hwangching is yet another
Enclosure with high walls. Kinching.
the Red or Prohibited City, containing
only the palaces Of the emperor and
the residences of his immediate retain
ers. The complete circuit Of the
houses. temples and palaces Of this
city is twenty-five miles. There are
four imposing gates which give ac-
cess to the Forbidden City, and in the
imperial palace are nine large courts