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Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Denver. coIo.. ssDi. I7.-FsIr tonight
and Friday.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-17
TRAIN ARRIVALS

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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-27

do their own thinking; and intelligent
people know full well that minister can
only entertain them, as his power to in
struct ends with the limit to his actual
knowledge. All know. who give il
thought, that a minister can no: possibly
know more of the future than any other
thinking man or woman of what is beyond
or what was before this span of life. The
minister offers theories, but can he sub
stantiate them? No one has ever seen
God, or anybody that has ever seen him.
God is an unknown quantity as OK in
algebra. Science is working on the prob
lem, but it has never been solved. The
exact solution is still mystery. We have
only learned enough to satisfy reasoning
mind, beyond doubt, that the world has
ever been at error, and that false god has
been the only one so far discovered; that
the masses have been held in ignorance
and subsection until almost any device may
be fastened upon them without murmur.
The progress of thought has led us to IA
point where no honest, fair-minded man of
even ordinary intelligence can accept any
god but Nature. If there be IN intelli
gence above Nature, the world knows
naught of it.
Truth, Love and Justice are eternal
principles. A beautrnl trinity these.
When these three principles control the
mind and heart of man,-when they are
thoroughly known and analysed, then can
man create an honest and efficient god.
Right thought and reason will drive into
Oblivion the monsters-Doubt, Fear, Super
sttion and Grief, and bring to us a real
ization of all the beautiful fances of
every theorist. We will be as the great
universe itself,-each a part Of the grand
whole, and all working together in peace
and harmony; with no political, religious,
social, or other frictions to mar the happi-
ness of mankind.
RaSalt Colo
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-27
OLD SAINT NICK.

The worst of legend and fancy trick,
That parents play, is of Old Saint Nick.
They fill the brain of tender youth
With thoughts of things, awry, uncouth.
When impressions are made on a tender
mind,
AS parents will, in the future find,
Be hard to erase while the mind is young,
But what a farce when they learn they're
stung.
AS years roll by they are hard to shake,
though parents know it is all fake;
So Santa Claus and Old Saint Nick
Should be shelved, forgotten, and that very
quick.
1t will do for children until they learn,
That lesson of life which each must earn;
When the awakening comes, they'll cry out
quick,
mo more for me, S. c. and Saint Nick!"
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-27
Ministers Now Strive Only to Entertain,
and the People are Thinking for
Themselves
(By Charles II. Schwartz

SLOWLY Dut surely people are breaking
away from the belief Of the inspiration of
the Scriptures. More myths are ac-
knowledged by more people to live in So
called Holy Writ than in any other book
eXtant. Only last month appeared in the
Cosmopolitan an article on the poet, Milton,
in which the writer mentions Samson as
mythical warrior. Most of the Old Tesla
ment characters are proven myths, and
even ministers in some instances are adj
hitting the same, and leave the cid ortho-
dox path far enough to almost lose their
way in their attempt to show their con-
gregations the true picture Of the trend
of reason.
The work of exploration going on in the
old world on the cites of ancient civiliza-
tions, are giving the lie to the chronologies
canonized by Constantine and his crowd.
These discoveries are disclosing the fact to
the world that long before Adam and Eve
acquired wisdom enough to know they
were naked, nations had risen to an in
telectuai plane never reached by the He
brews in their history as nation, and had
been absolutely forgotten.
Accounts of the deluge are found ante
dating the writings of Moses, showing
that the Biblical stories were retold from
traditions handed down from tribe to tribe,
some of them possibly originating in the
very childhood of the human race. There
is little doubt that some of them were told
by the grandfathers Of one hundred thou
sand years ago to the children, who listened
with open-mouthed wonder and amazement.
The chief movers in the ancient Jewish
Society for the Promotion of Graft early
collected these folklore yarns of the people
with whom they came in contact, and
word of God, taken in short hand by the
reporter. the mythical Moses, Of doubtful
parentage. but said To have been fshed
from duck-pond by daughter of
Pharoah
These stories, together with the explana-
ton of the comets, meteors, earthquakes
and other natural phenomena, as evidence
of the wrath or pleasure of the gods or
demons, leading to the common idea of a
god of numerous emotions, subject to
throwing fits upon the slightest provocation,
were instiled into the minds and hearts of
the semi-savage and ignorant, but suscepti-
BILE Hebrews, and after many generations
were accepted as the true gospel
These impositions have been Labeled out
to the ignorant masses of the world from
time immemorial until the last hundred
years when an occasional thinker has
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-27
BLUE GRASS BLADE.
THE PROGRESS OF THOUGHT

are now well known and no longer feared.
Courageous icOnOcasts have broken the
idols of orthodoxy, and now it is not un-
common for even ministers to go astray, as
is evidenced by the following extract from
an erst-while sermon of the Rev. David
Utter of Denver Colo, who eulOeizes Lin
coin, and speaks of him as shining en-
ample despite his religious views:-
''And yet Abraham Lincoln during the
first half of his life was known as an In
fidel: and he never professed to be a
Christian, he never was converted; he sell
dom went to church, and he never joined
any church. When he went to church in
his youth he went to scoff, but did not re-
main to pray On the contrary, he went
away to gather his admring companions
around him, and make great laughter by
mimicking the preacher and holding what
he said up to ridicule. In his early man
hood he wrote a book, or a somewhat ex-
tended essay, against Christianity, which
good friend kindly burnt. There really
ism room for doubt about his being an
enthusiastic infdel" in his young man
hood. There i no reason to believe that
he ever changed in his belief. take
great pleasure in commencing Lincoln s
example because | think he was right in
the main in his judgment of religion and
theology. Not that | think that his early
scof1ing, and his ridicule of the pitiful but
sincere efforts of the preachers that he
heard explaining the ways of God to man
after the fashion of 1000 years ago, were
jjustifable, but that they were natural and
ineXcusable. y
Such Utter -ances as the above will
finally set class to thinking who have
never thought, and when enough such SER
mons are preached, enough thinking minds
will be produced, and the day of making
fetch of every yarn not within the ken of
actual knowledge, will be thing of the
past.
People are beginning to demand re-
ligion which appeals to right and reason,
instead of the blind faith brands of an
tiquity We do not believe the prepos-
ferrous stories in the lives of our national
and political heroes, then why believe the
priestly fabrications of our religious
heroes?
Any one with only a casual interest will
see that the Bible is founded upon faith
alone, and reason is not taken into con-
sideration at all, unless to be condemned.
aye must have faith as a grain of mus
tard," says the priest. Without this blind
faith, even female Methods. fanatic
would doubt many passages Of the Scrip
lures.
We are now living in an age Of investi-
CATION, at least all those who have a mind,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

New York Major Carmele Castro
of Venezuela, and brother to Presi-
dent Castro, is visiting New York. Ma
jor Castro states most emphatically
that the President of Venezuela
feels very friendly toward the
United States and is only defend
ing the interests of his own coun-
try in matters in which he thinks
that it is his duty to do so as a
patriot.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

Karnes City.-Many new build
ings are being erected and Karnes
City is rapidly building up owing
to the splendid crops harvested in
the surrounding section this year
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

mier Katzura makes Thea statement
that the Government Intended to
continue its economic Foley and
that all expenditures Which were
not absolutely necessary for the ex-
tension of trade, would be curtailed.
Berlin.-Out of the twenty-three
balloons which started lin the In
ternational race, one has been ac-
counted for. This is the German
balloon under the direction of DR..
Neimeyer The Swiss balloon fell
in the ocean off the coast of Nor
way and the occupants Of the car
were only rescued by fishermen at
the last moment. Five of the bal
looms are known to have come tc
grief, though no fatalities have, SC
far, ensued.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22
Stolen Thunder.


In stealing campaign thunder
neither party has a monopoly.
Mr.. Bryan's proposal to insure
bank deposits. is of Republican
origin. The bill introduced by
the chairman Of TIE house com
mittee on banking and curren-
Icy in anuary last reported by
the committee February 29) pro
vided that the bafts should de-
post with the tn bury five per
cent of their note Issues and de-
posts, creating az I'D "to guar
antee the pawn tof all indi-
vidual deposits bank notes,
bank deposits government
deposits withoL termination
OF preference bill was
recommended kh eminent
financial auth as Horace
White and Ly Gage, Sec
rotary of tn, Jury under
Mckinley.
Defending Iosit insur-
ance feature fan Fowler
urged that t / character
of banks was Eed by gov
eminent SUI of them,
and many pf Srantly sup
posed a an * must be
safe becaus government
stood benin ASSERT" he
wrote, "ths lent super
vision. staP nal, should
be withdr; \ public be
left to the fool of ex-
peTience; fe govern
ment shou ely perform
Tits work az e such obli-
cations upoI inks as will
truly justify nfidence the
people have e quasi-pub-
Tic institution
! All this, Oh W is recent
hiStory-tO we refer
mere because cd many en-.
|thusiastic many enthu,
siastic Repu. / organs arc
cTting deposi prance as ar
example O. democratic
minds pee bility to in.
sanity. \.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22
FOREIGN.

City of Mexico.-The resignation
of Enrique H. Creel as Ambassador
to the United States has been con-
firmed by the Mexican foreign Of
fee 1t is rumored that Creel will
succeed Ologario Malina in the
Diaz' cabinet.
Matamoras. to the re-
port of Consul Clarence A. Miller,
5000 deer skins, worth $4,000 in
United States money, were exported
from Matamoras last year.
Monterey. Owing to a shortage
in refrigerator cars, the bulk of
the orange crop at Montemorelos,
will be shipped north by water, via
Tampico.
st. Petersburg. "A conference of
the governor generals has been
called by Premier Stolypin for the
purpose of considering the substi-
tuition of more tolerant forms of adj
ministration.
Toldo.-In an address made be-
fore the prefectural governors, Pre-
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

WANTED--LADIES TO COPY DE-
signs on sofa pillows tops at home
for wholesale purposes; experienc
unnecessary; instructions free; goo
workers earn from $12 to $15 %
week; stamp for particulars. Orient
tai Art Association, 240 Garden St.,
san Artenio, Texas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

Guthrie, Okla.-Carrie Nation
has notified the State authorities of
Oklahoma, that she intends to make
fight the State liquor dispensary sys-
TEN. Carrie does not mention in
her communication whether she will
come armed with Ratchet or
whether she intends to use moral
suasion in her effort TIC put the
dispensary system out of business.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

Sherman.-A freight car contain
ing $4,000 worth of merchandise
is burned on the Frisco tracks.
There was no insurance on the
goods which were the property of
the j. ]. Deering Dry Goods Com
pany. The fire seems to have start
ed at the top of the car.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

Brady.-Secretary d. Doole, Jr.,
is sending notices of the meeting
of the tenth annual convention of
Texas Postmasters, which will take
place at Fort Worth on October 81,
% and 90. This association was
the first of its kind to be organized
in the United States and the annual
convention is held for the purpose
of allowing the members of the as
sociation to discuss matters rela-
tive of the daily routine of their
business and compare notes general
ly.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

Lampasas.-Joe Boyce is tried
and found guilty on four charges of
burglary and receives sentence of
eight years in the penitentiary.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

Washington motion to dis
Pierce Oil Gsmpa,w of st. Louis
from the decision\ tof the Texas
courts ousting that company from
doing business in Texas, has been
filed in the Supreme Court of the
United States by Attorney General
Davidson Of Texas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

Houston. Negroes are con-
victed of felonies in the District
Court and receive sentences from
FIVE to twenty years each. Arthur
Meriweather was given twenty years
for burglary; Robert Hunter and
Will Bush, five years each for the
same offense, and Ambrose Jones
three years for forgery.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22
DOMESTIC.

New York.-W. S. Bennett, of
New York is appointed as chairman
of the National Speakers's Bureau,
in place of Mr.. Dupont, who lately
resigned.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

Smithville.-A deleec. ION from
Smithville, consisting of Roger
Byrne, W. R. Searcy and w. M.
Cobb, attend a meeting of the Rail-
road Commission and ask that the
Katy railroad be compelled to build
a new depot in their city 1t was
ordered that the road in question
Immediately submit plans to the
Commission for the construction of
depot adequate to handle the bus
mess of Smithville.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

St. Louis, Mo.-In order to allow
Judges vanderventer, Hook and Adj
ans, of the Federal Court. time to
consider the merits of the suit for
injunction brought by fifty-six rail-
roads against the proposed lower
ing of the tariff rates on cattle ship
ments, time for the rates to become
effective has Nbeen extended, by the
commission, uStil November 1.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22

Brentwood Howard Payne
College football team is defeated by
the Daniel Baker eleven in one of
the most exciting games ever wit
messed at Brentwood. The score
was Is to and the rivalry which
is known to exist between the two
colleges induced large crowd to
attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
DIDN'T PAY KANSAS AGENT.
Kentucky Liquor House Appeals From
Barton County Decision.

& A fight between a wholesale liquor
house and it's Kansas agent is to be
aired in the supreme court before long.
The appeal was filed Thursday, and
the case comes from Barton county.
A drummer for liquor house named
c. ". Shepler is suing his house, Crig-
Ter & Crigler of Covington, KY, for
$3.50 which he claims the house owes
him on liquor sold in Kansas. Shepler
was to get so cents for every gallon of
liquor sold, and one of the interesting
exhibits in the case is a list of about
$50 people in Barton county from whom
Shepler took orders. The orders were
for from I to 20 gallons each.
K, The firm for which Shepler worked
claimed that it not only had paid all
that was due, but had paid $50 too
much, and they wanted Shepler to re-
turn their money. The court, however,
found that Shepler still has $146 COM
ing to him. The distilling company
appealed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
Employers Liability Bill Goes Through
As 1t Left the House.

Washington, April 10.-The bill re-
lating to the liability of common car
riers passed by the house of repre-
sentatives on April 6, was passed by
the senate without amendment and
without division.
The senate bill on the same sub
covered all forms of common carriers,
and Senator Dolliver who had re-
ported it from the committee on edu-
cation and labor sought to substitute
it for the house bill, but his motion
was defeated Numerous amend
ments were offered to the bill, but all
were voted down. AS passed the bill
is expected to meet the objections Of
the United States supreme court to
the common carrier liability law of
1896, decided to be unconstitutional
by the court. The bill abolishes the
strict common law liability which
bars recovery for personal injury or
death of an employee occasioned by
the negligence of fellow servant. 1t
also relaxes the common law rule
which makes contributory negli-
sgence a defense to claims for such
injuries, and permits an employe to
recover for an injury caused by the
negligence of a co-emp1oye. The bill
does not bar recovery even though the
injured one contributed by his own
negligence to the injury. The amount
of the recovery is diminished In the
same degree that the negligence Of
the injured one contributed to the in
jury.
During the discussion Of the meas
ure there were extended references to
campaign contribution by railroad
men and especially to the Hartman
contribution to the Republican party
fund in 1904.
Senator Bacon of Georgia declared
that great railroad corporations exer-
else an. important influence upon. the
political fortunes of the country. In
New York he said $4,000 had been
raised on one occasion on the sug-
gestion of a high official and used to
influence the election. His reference
was rapidly recognized by senator's
as being aimed at the president and
his letter to Mr. Hartman. He said
he would not call any names in con-
nection with that statement. Senator
Foraker asked whether the Georgia
senator would not call the names of
the "high official he referred to, but
Mr.. Bacon said he did not wish to do
that
1T think It Is only fair to the high
Official" said Mr.. Foraker state.
that he contradicted that story and
applied an ugly word to the man who
set that story affoat." - - .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. April 10.-WHE1AT-Thew wheat
market today opened strong on good buy
ing by shorts and commission houses.
Sales were light, however, as a result of
this situation. Prices advanced about 1c
in the first 80 minutes. Small receipts in
the northwest were a strengthening fac
tor. May wheat opened 34@1kc higher, at
90Q99014c, declined to S93sc, and then. sold
at 9Ac. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts of 1870 cars.
( The market was strong all day, chiefly
because of the reports of damage by dry
weather in Kansas; The close was strong
with May up 1 @11sc, at 911s@91Ac.
CORN-The corn market was firm be-
cause of small receipts and unsettled
weather throughout the corn belt. May
corn opened 1s@%c higher, at 67@671sc to
67ssc, and for time held within that
range.
The market ruled strong throughout the
day. The high point for May was 6734c.
The close was firm with May Sec higher,
at 673sc. a X ea
OATS-The oats market was exceedingly
dull there being no quotation on May for
some time after the opening. May oats
opened shade lower. at 521zc, and held at
were 154 cars. ~---~sl-.
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
was quiet and steady. May pork opened
unchanged, at $13.471x. Lard was unchang-
ed, at $8.371k. Ribs were 21sc higher, at
$3.50
RYE-Cash: 7667Sc
BARLEY-Cash: 6SGS3c.
TIMOTHY-Aprf1, "a. so.
CLOVER-Nothing doing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
SURE SIGN OF SPRING.
Commodore Gerry Registers His Seal
skin Cap at the Custom House.

New York, April 10.-Commodore
Elbridge T. Gerry, head of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, registered his sealskin cap
at the custom house yesterday. The
fact itself might not be important but
for the accompanying statement from
the custom house that the formality
is one which the commodore has not
neglected for several years prepara-
tory to going abroad, and that the
federal employees at the big building
down in Bowling Green have come to
regard it as a sure sign that spring
was really at hand. The certificate
which Mr.. Gerry obtains from regis
tering the cap enables him to bring
his cherished possession back with
him each year on his return to this
country. Otherwise he would have
to obtain abroad consular certificate
that the sealskin was taken from an
animal that had been legally killed.
Commodore Gerry will sail for Eu-
rope on the steamship Kronprinzessin
Cecilie next Tuesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
WITHOUT A REVELATION.
Reorganized Mormon Church VIII
Relax Rules ON Divorce.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 10.-when
the conference of the reorganized
church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints opened today, the discussion
upon the question of marriage and di-
vorce was continued. One of the SEN
sational arguments upon the question
made late yesterday was by Elder T.
w. Chatburn, who said:
Some marriages are worse than
hell There are many conditions to
be met in the married state which no
set of laws can govern. To condemn
! a man to live forever in q condition
worse than hell, is not right nor just
on the part of the church. Unless we
have divine revelation, we should
allow divorce on other than scriptural
grounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
Sues. for Fathers Money,

A case appealed to the supreme
court today from Wichita county is
that of Hattie James versus Jane Man.
ming. Jane Manning is the widow of
M. S. Manning, who died intestate,
leaving considerable property. Hattie
James is Manning's daughter She
claimed half interest in the estate,
but the widow asserted that all the
estate had been used in paying the
debts of her husband and the expenses
of his death and funeral. The lower
court gave Hattie $50, as her share of
her fathers estate. and she appeals to
the higher court. @ M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, April 1O-STOCKS-
First prices of stocks today were but lit
tie changed from last night and showed
quite equal division between gains and
Central Leather q. Mexican Central de-
clined and Anaconda r.
The rise was carried considerably fur
Their. but the prominence of low grade
stocks and the unrespOnSivenesS of United
States Steel and Amalgamated Copper had
to the advance.
Bonds were firm.
Leading stocks were not influenced by
the bidding up of special stocks for SYM
pathetic effect on the list. American
Smelling was run up 1A points, but the
and without essential changes. Third
sold at SO, rise of 6.
A broader, higher and more active mar
ket prevailed which reflected a moderate
growth of bullish sentiment. There were
sharp advances in many usually obscure
stocks Union Pacific was bought heavily
and there was fair inquiry for Reading,
Atchison and the Copper stocks General
Electric advanced points, Third Avenue
~. Westinghouse Electric 8. American
Hide and Leather preferred ~, Console
dated Gas 2. Delaware and Hudson rose
1ss and Atchison, Baltimore and Ohio,
Erie and the first and second preferred,
Louisville and Nashville Brooklyn TraE-
sit, Twin City Rapid Transit and Central
Leather stocks 1 to IL Pacific Mail de-
clined l..
The tone became heavy and the adj
yances m most of The active stocks were
wiped out. The buoyant scecia1ties also
reacted sharply, but there were few ad-
dftional belated advances. American Snuf1
itan Street Railway SIS. Canadian Pacific
dropped ~,