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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02
FOR LAcEs OR HANDlERcHIEss
Cigar Box Appropriately ecorated l;
Useful Receptae.

A cigar box decorated n the way
shown in our sketch M les n very
handsome receptacle for ID es or hand
kerchiefs, or even jewelt The lid
of the box is slightly paddi with cot
ton wool and then covered fith pret
ty piece of silk brocades the Sides
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Az It Appears from Distance.
The half that doesn't know how the
other half lives puts in good deal
of its time acting as II II were afraid
Il might find out.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

The pessimist often would like to
read the sun the riot act for daring
TO shine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrco.
For children teethng softens the gums, reduces I'm
nammaton, aays pain, cures wind collie 25c q bottle
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Those Tired, Aching Feet of Yours
need Aliens Fuot-Ease. 25c ut your DrugRist's 8
Write A S. olmsted. lie Roy N. Y, Tor sample.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Gerald-There is a good deal Of
power in my arm.
Geraldine-I have never had occa-
sion to notice IL.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

If you don't get the best of 1t. make
the best of 1t,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Talk not of a good life, but let thy
good life talk.-Schiller.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

One cannot quarrel If the other will
not.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-02
Reply to a Blade Critic With a Few Cues
lions Touching Controversial Points
In Modern Theology
(By A. A. Snow.l

(by "A. A. SnOW.)
In your issue of July 9Th, DR.. William
Smith asks you how you know there is
no god and a few more questions in a
negative form. Whether you intend to
answer them or let some readers reply l
cannot say, but l see you have not replied
SO far.
Before one can intelligently affirm or
deny the existence of a god it behooyes
him to give a clear definition of the word
as 1t is the most ambiguous term in the
English language. On one occasion while
was discussing the question with another
person as to the existence of a god, my
little six-year-od boy looked me in the face
and gravely said: Papa, there is a god
know there is; l saw picture of one that
was made out of log and l can make
one myself with my Ratchet"
II We use the term god" in the sense
that 1t Is used by the masses of the people
believing in the same (Which would be
the legitimate use of the term, we may
know that no such god exists on the same
or similar grounds that we know that no
ghost, demon or vampire exists First,
from the absence OF sufficient evidence to
establish the affirmative of such q proposi-
ton; and second, from evidence directly
proving the negative. Such a god as can
turn water into wine; cause famine or
Hood at his bidding; prevent persons raj
ment from wearing out, through miraculous
interference, etc.
But l will try and confine my negative
to the doctors idea so far as l can guess
1t from what he says in his article. He
questions whether prOtoplasm has mind;
and what 1t Is that causes it to build diff
ferent bodies from the same protOplasm:
and whether one mass of it is capable of
communicating and exchanging ideas with
another mass before it is converted into
a body. infer then that he holds that
when matter acts in an intelligent way,
or in way that would appear to be
brought about by intelligence, that 1t SO
acts not because OF any property of itself
but through the agency of some intelligent
being outside of ITSELF which he would call
god. But does matter act in some cases
through the power of the gods and in all
other cases because of the properties
within it; because of its own nature? Or
In other words, Is matter IN some cases
only the foot ball of the gods; acting only
as 1t is acted upon, while in others it is
self acting? Surely if self acting at all it
Is always so; and it surely is, and we have
absolutely no evidence of it's acting any
other way.
Again, matter has it's primal and eternal
intelligence. We will not call this primal
Intelligence god because in so doing we
would deceive oftener than we instruct.
But the elements have their likes and dis
likes. Oxygen knows carbon from other
elements and draws it to itself. other
elements 1t knows and rejects. 1t does
his from its inherent nature. Does not
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-02
BLUE GRASS BLADE
God and Mind Ghosts and Miracles

wait for command from the gods before
1t acts. Now under certain conditions
called life matter has the power OF retain
ing intelligent habits acquired by environ
ment; we know not why but we know the
TACT. Protoplasm that builds up any very
complicated structure is governed by these
Intelligent experiences EMBEDDED in its
nucleus, which is the result of evolution
formed by long series of experiences
NOW intelligence grows. We know it does.
we know man increases in intelligence. We
know the lower animals learn by expert
ence.
Now let us compare the two theories to-
gether and see which will accord with facts.
Inc one says at some place, or ali places,
emanating from nothing, or some thing not
matter we know nothing about is an ocean
OF intelligence from which we are to &C.
count for the rest of the intelligence of
the universe, perhaps also of even matter
itself. This great first cause is called god
The other is as l gave it above; all higher
intelligence is an evolution or growth from
primal or eternal matter. Now what coulu
we expect were the first theory true? We
would expect perfection in all things from
the start or as near perfection as we ever
nnd.. But such is not the case. We know
IL mas taken ages to perfect man and the
other animals as we'll as plants Again,
we would expect 10 find god in the ocean,
In the storm, in the awful famine thai
sweeps away millions, enlisting the SYM
pathies OF the world. If there was a god
we would expect him to speak out. II
intelligent enough to make man and give
MIN means to communicate with his fellow
men he himself could surely communicate
with man and would enter one loud protest
against those priests of god, who in the
very name of god tortured to death hun
dreds OF thousands of innocent men ana
women during ages of time. He would
protest against the Mohammedans prose-
lytlng by the sword; against Russia for
their tyranny and persecution of the Jews.
He would tell the world that the threat
to damn man for his belief was never
inspired by him. He would stay the
hand. He would do tens of
thousands OF things different from the way
Lhey are done or else out intellects are
worthless in giving us any information
whatever on this subject; or else our rea-
'oning faculties are traps and not guides
prison houses and not liberators. We
would look to this god to get the answer
o our prayers, but he makes no response.
In vain do we implore this god yet do
We find intelligence running only in chan
lels plainly outlining the courses of evolu-
Ion; outside of these channels, with the
exception OF primal intelligence we find
macs. we find organisms deliberately built
lp only to be torn down and reconstructed
N new plan; consistent with the theory
II evolution but not of god We see many
mperfections in the construction OF organ
SIMS not consistent with the notion of a
od We see the ingeniously constructeo
ANGER germ slowly and treacherously eat
ng the life out of the most ingeniously
INSTRUCTED human being.
7
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-02
THE LORDS PRAYER.
"a Fiction With Some Amplification.)

"a Fiction With Some Ampfcation.)
(By James Lynch.)
Oh! father above,
Great spirit of love,
To whom, tits said, unbounded power is
given;
HallOwed be thy name
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as in heaven
amen.
Give us this day our daily bread
place, somewhere, to lay our head.
And pardon our debts, lord as we pardon
our debtors;
Leave us not undone
And quite overcome,
Thy servants true are in bondage and in
letters.
In misery we strive
TO serve thee lord, and thrive,
by temptation, lord deliver us from evil.
then;
Thee we shall adore,
AS We never have before
And will praise thee forever and forever.
amen.
Lord, to us freely give
1t is hard for us to live,
Give us better clothing, more fruit and
bread and oil;
And home all our own,
With no mortgage upon,
And the right to use thy rich and bounteous
soil.
And give us ample time
Our souls to more refine
We are worn with working or looking out
for work;
Give us every good part,
or books music and art
That we may not all be savages like the
tiger and the Turk.
Our father up in heaven,
Why should me be so craven,
Crawling meekly before thee like worms in
the dust;
Quickly send us some leaven,
To create new heaven,
On earth, and free this land from monop-
oly's lust.
AT thy bounteous table,
There's more than we're able.
To use, II all men had their just, rghtful
parts;
But rascals will steal
Lord god, make them feel,
The sting OF remorse in their small greedy
hearts.
Dear lord, implore
Give us one good thing more,
Then l VIII cease my petition, my prayer
I'll relax;
Reach forth thy right hand,
Lord save this fair land
Single Tax"
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-02

naming questions for others to answer
Wonder If the doctor himself wouldn't
kindly favor us with an article on the facul-
ties of the human mind
Lineville, Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
AMERICAN SCIENTISTS.
Feature of Meeting Symposium on
Stock EXCHANGE Repulation.

BALTIMORE. December 30.-The chief
feature of today's session of the Ameri-
can Society for the Advancement Of
Science was the general meeting at the
Friends Assembly Hall. This was in
the nature OF a symposium on stock ex-
change regulation and was addressed by
Henry Clews and Eugene Meyer. jr., both
New York bankers and members Of the
stock exchange. Mr.. Clews' topic was
Speculation and Investment Mr..
Meyer discussed The Stock Exchange
and it's Relation to the Panic of 1907"
Tonight Prof Hugo Muensterberg will
address the American Philosophical Asso-
citation on THE Problem of Beauty"
Considerable interest centers in the cleo
ton for president of the science associa-
ton. DR.. David Starr Jordan, president
OF Leland Stanford University: Prof. f.
3. Wilson OF Columbia University. Prof.
W. W. Campbell. director of Lick Observ-
atory. and Prof. c. E. Bessey of the Uni
versty of Nebraska are among those most
prominently mentioned for the place. The
election will be held tomorrow evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
NINE DEAD MAY REACH FIFTY
TWELVE BODIES RECOVERED
AND SO STILL ENToMBED.
Little Chance of Recovery Alive.
Bereaved Bear Grief in Silence.
Model Devices Fail.

ENNIS, ". Va. December Gothic IA
result of the explosion yesterday after
noon. will probably reach fifty.
Up to 3 o'clock today twelve bodies had
been taken out. According TO a mine
foreman. there are thirty-eight men In
the mine. with little chance of their re-
covery alive.
The cause of the explosion is unknown.
State Mine Inspectors Phillips. Warner.
Henry and Grady. who were not far away
when the accident occurred. Immediately
came here and all night directed the work
of rescue.
There is no excitement at the mine.
Practically all the women and children or
the victims are bearing their grief in ST.
lence. and at their homes on the noun
tain sides.
All the bodies are expected to be recov-
cred today.
The explosion occurred in the Lick
Branch coliery. owned by the Pocahontas
Consolidated Coal Company. the largest
coal mining concern in southern West
Virginia, yesterday afternoon about j
o'clock. It is not known exactly how
many men were in the mine at the time.
AT midnight last night the rescuers had
located twelve bodies. Among those who
managed to crawl out of the death pit
was Joseph Espen. who is badly injured
The management of this property, IL Is
claimed. had provided every device known
to mining experience and science to in
sure safety. and 1t is thought that the
trouble originated in an abandoned but
connected working in the western division
Of the mine.
The little town of Switchback. in which
all of the miners who work in the col
liery live. was wild with excitement when
the news spread that an explosion had
taken place. From all of the neighborine
colieries men hurried to the scene to aid
in the work Of rescue.
A special train bearing the officials OF
the company was sent from Pocahontas
to the scene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
ENERGY TESTS FOR FOOD.
Respiration Calorimeter Expert
ments on Humans by Government.

ments on Humans by Government.
The Department Of Agriculture is con-
structing a respiration calorimeter"
which will be completed in the course Of
a few weeks. and will be used for meas
urng the energy-producing efficiency of
foods.
This is rather new and intricate scien-
tifc machine, more or less like small
room with a glass front. The living sub
ject under experiment lives in the colori-
meter for days or even weeks.
| The subject wears about the chest a
sort of harness electrically connected
with recording instruments outside. These
keep tally on the pulse. respiration and
temperature. Further records are kept
of the weight and even of the amount of
air breathed.
The object Of this minute observation is
to show the digestibility and the power
producing value of various foods. The
machine has been for some years in use
in some of the biological laboratories of
the country. Like other machines of pre-
cision. it has been improved and ampli-
fed till it is now much better instrument
than formerly.
The new machine for the Department
of Agriculture will be tried probably on
some employees of the department. just as
Dr. Wiley OF the bureau of chemistry
experirented with the clerks In his IA
nous poison squad II the machine
gives records of real value more will be
built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
HISTORIANS AT RICHMOND.
Morning Session Devoted Largel,
to Separate Conferences.

RICHMOND, Va, December 3O.-The
morning session of the American His
torical Association was taken up mostly
with separate conferences. Probably the
most interesting discussion was that re-
sarding the influence of. geography upon
history and its relations to history, by
Edwin T.. Sparks, president Of the Penn
sylvania State College.
Andrew NJ Mclaughlin of the Univer-
sity Of Chicago, before an audience COM
posed largely of school teachers, discuss
ed the place of history in the secondary
schools.
a committee from the American Politi-
cal Science Association discussed 1.-THE re-
cent changes in state constitutions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
ECHO OF CHRISTMAS SHOOTING.
Edward Chase Sentenced to Jail for
Six Months.

AS a result of shooting Christmas
morning near and Half street south.
west Edward Chase was arraigned be-
fore Judge MulloWny in the Police Court
today, charged with assaulting Samuel
Contee. The defendant was convicted and
sentenced to imprisonment in Jail for six
months.
Chase magined. according to witnesses
that Contee had knocked him down during
a fight several hours previously. Seeing
the man in front of him. it was charged
the defendant drew a revolver and shot
the complainant in the arm. The defend
ant was intoxicated. it was added, AND
apparently did not realize what he was
doing until long after the injured mar
had been given surgical treatment. The
defendant admitted that Contee was no,
the man with whom he fought previous to
the alleged shooting, but denied using a
revolver OF having one i'll his possession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
CONDITION Is IMPROVED.
Specialist Thinks Midshipman's Eye.
sight Will BE Saved.

Midshipman H. w Stephenson Of Ne
braska. who is receiving special treatment
for his eyes at the Episcopal Eye. Ear
and Throat Hospital in 18th street. is
reported to be steadily improving. his eyes
being very much better Midshipman
Stephenson is member of the class to
be graduated at the Naval Academy next
June. a few days ago while having his
eyes treated at the academy for granu-
Iation of the lids. 1t is alleged some of
the powerful solution being used got into
the eyes, burned them considerably and
caused young Stephenson much pain.
While StephensOn's eyes were badly
burned. DR.. Wilmer feels confident that
his sight can be restored
Midshipman Stephenson is member of
the field and track team at the Naval
Academy and Is the crack pole vaulter.
He Is prominent among the midshipmen.
and his class recently chose him to lead
the german at the graduation next June.
He stands we'll in scholastic work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
MORSE MURDER sELF-DEFENSE.
Facts Concerning Killing Of Indian
by Professors Son.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, December 30.-The
steamer s.: Denis. from Ensenada, lower
California. Yesterday brought the facts
concerning the killing Of a Mexico Indian
by William Morse, grandson OF Prof. 8
+. NJ. Morse. the inventor. for which
Morse is now in the Ensenada Quarter.
The Indian, Juan Amador. had been hired
by Morse and party of hunters VINO
were in the mountains near Trinidad
lower California, Us miles south of here.
He had been quarrelsome during the
trip, and on Christmas. finding Morse
about to camp alone. he attacked nm
with a knife Morse was cut about the
arms. but managed to reach his gun ana
fired killing the Indian at the first shot
Morse gave himself up and was brought
to Ensenada. The Indian was found WIFI
The knife I'm his hand and the authorities
are convinced of the truth OF the self
defense theory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
WOULD PRESERVE HARMONY
ARTHUR C. MOSES ON CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE ELECTION.
Trusts That the Contest for the
Presidency Of the Organization
Will Be Free of Bitterness.

Much interest is being taken by the
members of fine Chamber Of Commerce
in the election Of officers and directors
TO be held next month The two canol-
dates for the presidency. Arthur {.
Moses and William F. Guide, are warmly
Endorsed by their friends in the chamber.
In an interview with Star reporter
today Mr. Moses said:
II trust the contest for the presidency
of the Chamber of Commerce will be
free from all bitterness, for the good Of
the chamber in order that its usefulness
be in no way curtailed. IT is OF vital
Importance that every member retain his
date be elected.
II promise to give my heartiest sup
port and best endeavors to Mr.. GUIDE if
he be the choice of the majority. and
thoroughly believe he will do likewise
for me in case Of my election.
Let every friend of both candidates re-
member that the chamber is a body or
ganiZed to serve the District. and that
the efficiency of its service will be ma
terially lessened if the harmony that has
prevailed in the entire body since its
formation should be In any sense changed
by the existence of opposing factions.
The deep qualification / feel in the
hearty support my friends are giving me
will be the most perfect antidote for
the sting of defeat, should it come"
Nominations for Directors.
In addition TO the race for the first po-
sition, the situation over the election of
a board of directors will prove to be an
interesting one. as nominations are pour
ing in to Secretary Grant every day. Up
until 30 today the list of nominees for
directors stood as follows:
Harry King, c. c. Swartz. R Golden
Donaldson. George E. Walker. Somerset
n. Waters, W. W. Bowie, Lewis E.
Breuninger, D. S. Porter. Appleton p.
Clark. il. A. Leftwich Sinclair. Joseph
Strasburger. Joseph I. Weller, Charles J..
Bell, Samuel s. Shedd. F. w. Mackenzie.
Hugh +. Harvey, William E Shannon.
Albert Schulteis, Ernest H. Daniel, j. G.
Ergood. II. c. c. Stiles. w. S. Corby,
Capt. James F. Oyster, John Mitchell, jr,
Fred G. Coldren, A. b. Graham and Will
liam =. Hardy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
ALIBI FOR NIGHT RIDER.
A Bride Denies That Burton Notified
Hogg of Murder Plot.

UNION CITY, Tenn. December 3O.-In.
PRODUCTION of evidence. tending to prove
alibis for the eight alleged night riders
indicted for the murder of Capt Rankin
was resumed today.
The first witness was sixteen-ycar-olG
Della Frog. a bride of three weeks, who
has been a resident of the Reelfoot Lake
district all her life. The girl married q
soldier named Frog, who came here from
Nashville under the governors orders.
Mrs. Frog was picking cotton with
Ierschel Hogg the day of the Rankin
murder. She denied that It'd Burton
came to Hogs that day, as HogS swofe
h did, to tell the latter of the plans tc
kill Col. Taylor and Capt. Rankin that
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
SUGGESTS LINCOLN STAMP.
Representative Dawson Plans for
Celebration Of Centenary.

Representative Dawson of Iowa is de-
vising a scheme for the general partici-
patton by the public in the celebration
of the forthcoming Lincoln centenary.
His plan Is to have the government issue
d set of special postage stamps. which
shall be commemorative of the birth of
the great war President, and he has de-
cided to introduce joint resolution to
that end when Congress reconvenes after
the holidays.
Mr. Dawson has not determined on the
details of the plan, but his general idea
is that the different denominations of
stamps should portray the most eventtul
scenes in the life OF Mr.. Lincoln. In
this way. Mr.. Dawson argues. Lincoln S
career would be brought constantly to the
attention of all the people of the coun-
try, and he thinks that it would convey
an object lesson of immense significance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
MAJ. CARTER MARRIED.
Treasury Department Examiner
Weds Miss Grace Prentiss.

Maj. Gen. Thomas Carter, civil war
veteran and examiner in the Treasury
Department. was married yesterday after
noon to Miss Grace Prentiss at the home
of the brides parents, in Mount Pleasant.
Rev. DR.. Charles F. Winbigler. pastor of
the First Baptist Church, performed the
ceremony. The couple left Immediately
after the wedding for a trip to the south.
Maj Carter was born in New Hamp-
shire, and at the outbreak OF the civil
war lie enlisted in the I'd Volunteer Regi-
ment from that state. At the close of
the war lie came to this city and later
accepted position in the government
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
ARRESTED IN PHILADELPHIA.
Alice Allen and William Davis
Brought to the City.

Alice Allen. alias Alice Red, cOlored,
who is wanted in this city on charge of
having jumped her bond and who was
later arrested in Philadelphia, was
brought back yesterday afternoon by a
United States marshal. The prisoner was
under bond here on a charge Of grand
larceny from Mrs. William III. Harper Of
$50 III street northwest.
The United States marshal also brought
back a white man giving his name as
William Davis, who is wanted On charge
Of working the envelope game" on two
cashiers in this city. The prisoners We're
arrested in Philadelphia on information
furnished by Central Office Detectives
Baur and COrnwell.
Both were remanded to Jail to await a
hearing