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The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
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Nv things which mark the modsrn
Dsogress Of civilization have advanced
- ravidly - knowledge Of the nature
aad durability Of tuberculosis. The
lecisioa OF physicians that the diseass
u not hsreditary has lifted . burden
e dreaA from Thousands Of hearts. and
~ saccess Of methods Of treatment In
the early stages Of the disease has
wrought hope to thousands Of others.
Bet far more important than this has
bsss, aaA VIII b. the work Of bringing
sboSt ~ understanding Of the dangers
= the disease and impressins the ne
cessity of precautions. From septsm'
bsr 81 to October 10 the United States
viii b the host of the international
congress ON tuberculosis. which is to
nset In Washington. Mr.. Roosevelt
has lstely accepted the presidency OF
~ congress. The occasion will un-
Aoubtedly be the most important event
that has yet occurred in the hght
against the dread disease. The con
vsntion will bring together the most
acted experts Of the world. and meth.
eds Of treatment and prevention which
hsve shown the best results will be
illustrated. It will be As Interesting
to the layman a. to the physician, for
In tho stamping out Of consumption
much Of the work will have to be done
BY Iaymen-onicers of state and city
governments. the police. boards Of
health and private citizens. 1t Is to be
hoped. says the Youths Companion,
that the congress will also do some.
thing TO allay the sroundless fear
which many persons have Of anyone
known to be suffering from tubercu-
losis-an attitude which frequently
renders It impossible to secure the
most desirable sites for treatment
camps or hospitals. and often results
In grave injustice. II not actual cruel.
". 70 the individual. II due precau.
ton 70 observed, isolation il in no way
asosssary. This. indeed, is the chief
lesson which those most familiar with
tAs matter are trying to impress.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
Elderly Man. Long Sentence.

Denver.-A Greeley dispatch Friday
night says: E. Wylie of Loveland, So
years old. was sentenced by Judge
Shattuck today to not less than ten
nor more than eleven years In the pen
itentiary. Wylie, who was charged
vii striking Swan Hager. . Windsor
farmer, who died three weeks later.
was founi guilty Of murder in the sec.
ond degree. Wylie has wife and nine
children. The Judge was much affected
IN passing sentence and said that il
Wylie showed the proper spirit and
conduct, after reasonable time ha
would petition the governor for ciemen.
cy In his case.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31

Corn II getting 10 be one Of the
great products Of the world, although
the United States has the first call.
The uses to which corn may be put
szs rapidly increasing in number. Max.
Ing glucose from the grain is the foun.
Aation OF an important industry, and
. New York concern, finding the Amer
Loan supply petering out, is importing
stock from Argentina. But there Ia
promise Of bumper yield in our corn
states next fall, and the foreign article
b merely . stop-gap. The mills will
run at . still nvelier rate whom the
home supply comes to market.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
70 De HANDLED ~ GEORGETOWN
UNITED HYDRO GLGcTRic
COMPANY.
UNLIMITED CAPACITY
TWO THOUSAND MEN NOW AT
WORK CONSTRUCTING PLANT
AND LINE.

Colorado Springs.-The Central Col
orado Power Company Of this city has
Just closed an important contract with
the United Hydro Electric Company OF
Georgetown. which will have an impor-
tant influence on the development of
Clear Greek and Gilpin counties
The United Hydro-Electric Company
has been furnishing power TOR mining
aud milling purposes In these counties.
but has reached the limit OF the capac-
ity of its plant. BY the arrangement
Just completed, the United company
will become the sole distributing agent
Of power for the Central Colorado com
pany In Gilpin and Clear Greek coun.
ties and will thus be able to supply
power for all sorts OF purposes to prac-
tically an unlimited extent.
The Central Colorado company has
now about 1000 men at work complet-
Ing its plant at Shoshone and complet-
ing the construction OF the transmls-
sion line from that point to Denver, and
will be able to deliver power to the
United company by Nov. lst.
The United company will at once
construct a new sub-statiOn at Idaho
Springs at which point 1t will receive
power from the Central Colorado COM
pany and distribute 1t from that point
The sub-station will be OF modern con
struction. fire-proof and will be thor
oughly equipped in every way with
modern appliances.
This arrangement will insure
large supply Of power at more reasona-
BILE prices than would be possible II the
Central Colorado company should un-
dertake itself to distribute the power to
the Individual mines aud mills, as tho
investment In duplicate sub-stations
and distributing circuits will be saved.
The United Hydro-E Electric COM
pany's present plant Is at Georgetown.
with branch at Idaho Springs The
president Of the company Is J. ]. Sher-
win OF Idaho Springs.
The Central Colorado Power com
pany 10 aiso pushing work ON It's Boul-
der plant and expects to have It com.
pleted early In the spring.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31
Flasler's retirement

H. FIa4Iert feIfemeht from
standard OIL. on account of his ad
vanced years, would seem to be par
donabis, though he is not thereby
wholly freed from carking cares. A
man who is almost an octogenarian.
and who has got several hundreds Of
millions Of dollars on his hands. has
nssd to be anxious lest he may die
disgrsced.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-31


done on the Moffat road. Rails were
laid into Toponas July Z3rd, and the
regular passenger trains will run to
that point after August 10th. Be.
tween Mccoy and Yampa the rails are
being laid without ballasting the track.
AS soon as all the iron is down, the
construction crew will return and do
the work Of ballasting. BY August 25th
the regular trains will be running into
Yampa and construction work will be
in full blast beyond that point.
The farmers of the Sunflower val.
ley In Las Animas county on july
23rd. held a monster picnic at Hoehne,
which was attended by $500 people.
The picnic was In the nature OF farm.
ers' Institute and addresses were made
by Prof. H. M. Cottrell of the Colorado
Agricultural College and F. j. Birch,
president of the State Fair Associa.
tton. A special train was run from
Trinidad to the picnic grounds, 1t ia
expected to make the picnic an annual
event.
Three teachers have been added to
the State Normal faculty for the com.
ing year. They are Theophilus Fritz,
who comes from the State University
OF Oklahoma to become the head of the
musical department; w. T. Stephens of
the State Normal school of Winona
Minnesota, who will conduct research
work IN the department of education
and John T. Lister Of Cleveland. form.
erly teacher In the school who ra.
turns TO take charge Of the phvs,ca,
training department.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-04-26
Current Comment on Public Events

All the proof that can be offered by the
bible is contained in the gospels and each
give different account, no two being alike
1t is a well known fact that the gospels
were not written by eye-witnesses. Then
the gospels do moi present an 'indisput-
able fact for the doctrine of the resur-
rection as taught therein was strenuously
disputed at the very time it Is said to have
taken place and it has been a subject of
dispute through all the intervening ages
down to the present. On the other hand
there is considerable room for doubt"
not alone in the minds of pronounced
skeptics" but many halfway Christians are
in serious doubt concerning the truth of the
story. Had the resurrection been a fact in
history, had it in truth took a place as
the gospels state, secular history would
have made record of it for the sight of
full grown man, in the flesh, defying the
laws of nature and; restored to life after
being dead for little more than two days,
would have compelled attention of every
historian of that period The bible does not
prove it. History ignores it and practical
common sense absolutely denies it.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-04-26
INFIDELITY AND EDUCATION.

In this age of growth and transition
education is recognized as the essential
correlative of infidelity. True indeed,
doubt, which leads to infdelity may and
does exist without education, but the latter
places unbelief in religious dogmas upon a
solid foundation. Wherever there exists
high order of education there may also be
found large element of infidelity and the
church is only just beginning to realize that
fact Compelled by the sheer force of
necessity to advocate educational meas
ures and institutions, the church is now
being hoist on it's own petard. 1t has built
high for hard fall and the end is not far
distant.
One of our most valued friends has
mailed us clipping from the Chicago
Tribune, which announces a rather sensa-
tional episode in the educational circles OF
Iowa. Charges have been made by the
Ministerial Association at Des Moines that
the State University at Iowa City is a
"hotbed of infdelity" and the grave and
reverend gentlemen proceeded, it is re-
ported, to score the institution unmerci-
fully" insisting that only christians"
should be employed upon its faculty.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-04-26
BIBLE PROOF.

There is something pathetic in the fran.
tic efforts of the hired professors of the
orthodox Christian faith, to prop up the
resurrection myth by appeals to the Bible.
They seem to forget that their very author
ity needs propping and, as Thomas Paine
very aptly wrote century ago, that before
you can successfully prove the truth of any
proposition from the Bible the Bible itself
must first be proven true. Otherwise how
can the Bible prove anything? The best
educated and intelligent minds know that
the Bible is not true and they decline to
accept it as an authority upon any subject
During the recent Easter services Rev.
Edwin Muller, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain Church, of Lexington, delivered
special sermon on the subject of the
resurrection. The sermon was preach ID
for the especial benefit of the Kr hts
Templar, branch of the Masonic fra
ternity. We did not hear it and the pres
ent discussion is based upon the news
paper report. The report does not pre-
tend to quote him verbatim but its
presentation of the sermon said, in ldrt
Rev. Edwin Muller, the pastor, preached
special Easter sermon to the knights,
taking for his theme the Bible proof of the
resurrection, and in a most beautifully
worded and comprehensive way brought
out the undisputable fact that there was
no possible cause for doubt, even in the
minds of the most pronounced skeptics, of
the resurrection of the Savior"
For the sake of the reverend gentleman's
professional standing we hope he did not
use such loose and reckless statements
OF all the Lexington preachers DR.. Muller
ranks up with the best as a man of schol
airy attainments. There is nothing of the
blatant demagogue about him. He never
resorts to vulgarisms or seeks notoriety
through sensational extravagances. He is
a well disposed, modest, little fellow who
wears well on acquaintance but, IL he
really intends to stand sponsor for what
is above quoted he falls considerably in
our estimation. 1t may be true that his
sermon was beautifully worded" and there
may have been flashes of eloquence and
touches of pathos. But neither beautiful
words" or burning 'eloquence," or rhetor-
ical "pathos" can make falsehood become
truth or prove that which was not.
But what of the bible proof of the
There is no bible proof.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-04-26
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

In very recent publication, Marie Cor
ELI, the novelist, declared that the great
religious and social movement of the day Is
the spread of atheism" and this writer is
not alone in her judgment. Rev. Freder-
lex lis, of Marquette, Mich, a Roman
Catholic Bishop, has been quoted as say.
ing There is now being reared in this
country a generation which will know no
Blue-grass blade., 1908-04-26

From this we are led to infer that some
members of the faculty are not Christians,
within the meaning of these servants OF
the Lord, and the State of Iowa is deserv-
ing of high compliment that such is the
case. Education, when tainted and cor
rupted by an orthodox Interpretation and
demonstration, is practically valueless. In
fact it is not education. 1t may be train
ing, but education it cannot be. To train
young men and women to believe religious
myths as facts is not educating them
Animals may be, and they are, trained to
perform certain tricks, but they are not
educated in the full sense of the term
Education, in ITSELF is non-partizan. 1t is,
or should be impartial. 1t does not belong
to Christianity, or to any other religious
system. Once start is made and only
facts are taught, the mind is led from re-
ligious channels for the pupil soon per-
ceives that education and religion are not
in harmony and are decidedly out of
joint.
But the State University of Iowa is not
the only institution of its kind in America
that is tending towards infidelity. Other
and greater institutions of like character
have been similarly denounced at different
times. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell,
and others, are rapidly turning out infidels
Even the old Kentucky University, of Lex
ington, now known as Pennsylvania Uni
versity, is doing precisely the same thing.
Although Campbellite institution, a sort
of factory for the manufacture of preachers
for that particular denomination, it has
turned out some noted infidels and is yet
doing so. From her class rooms have
graduated such men as James Lane Allen,
author of the Reign of Law Charles
Chiffon Moore the founder, and, for a gen.
Grafton, the editor of the Blade. and others
Living in Lexington today are young men
who graduating from this school, are now
regular readers and patrons of the Blade
The attempt to put the mind in straight
jacket induced a revolt and the entire re.
ligious sentiment was overthrow.
Let the people Of Iowa keep to their ap-
pointed course and ignore the vaporings
of horde of hungry preachers who have
happened to spy the handwriting on the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-09
The Best Fertilizer for the Garden.

There is probably no better Fer
tilizer for use on Gardens, Lawns,
Shrubbery, ETC., than Pure Raw
Ground Bone. 1t is excellent when
used alone, but it becomes especially
valuable when used with Ashes, and
such chemicals as Nitrate of Soda,
Nitrate of Potash, Acid Phosp hate,
etc.
Raw Ground Bone, guarantee d to
be absolutely pure and unadulter-
ated, will be furnished by {. >.
Page, Hyde Park, VT, at $500 per
barrel of 200 pounds, freight pre-
paid to almost any railroad station
He also furnishes the chemicals
above named at reasonable prices.
Send him your name on postal
card, mentioning this paper, and he
will send you free, postpaid, little
booklet giving directions tor using
Raw Ground Bone. The booklet
also contains formulas for mixing
complete Fertilizers at home, both
for the farm and garden, as well as
lot of other valuable information
regarding the use of Fertilizers on
lawns and for different kinds OF
plants and flowers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-09
HARTLAND.

Mrs. Fraser of Woodstock has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. E. B.
Markham.
The exercises at the Grange meet
ing Monday evening will include
music, reading by Miss Alice Miller,
a talk on birds in relation to the
farm, by E. A. Erglishi song by
Miss Maud French; discussion,
What are some of the evidences Of a
thrifty farmer2 led by Nathaniel
Tenne and Glenn Lobdell.
Bert Merrill is making a number
of improvements on the inside and
outside Of his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Davis are in
Concord, N. H.
Riley Jordan is attending Mt.
Herman school at Mortified, Mass.
Mrs. John Bennett, who passed a
few weeks at Rest Cottage several
years ago, and is plea sanity remem-
bered, died recently at her home in
Chicago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-09
Stanton Of ROxburY.

From different quarters Of the state
come repeated assurances that the
Hon. Zed S. Stanton is making a
winning race for the governorship;
that he is likely to come into his own
this year. Mr.. Stanton has worked
for his Republican friends a good
many years; he has done good, honest
service to his party and the state,
and so far as The Age knows, he has
had the respect of political friends
and opponents alike. He is asking
now fer the governorship, and it
seems to be pretty well admitted
fact that along with his honest ambi-
ton he has ability and an all-around
equipment for the place that heavily
handicap his opponent, Mr.. Prouty,
the present lieutenant governor.
1t is some years since Mr.. Stanton
began to take an active interest in
public affairs and began to make
name for himself and his home town,
but the suggestion from the enemy's
camp that he is perhaps less familiar
witt, present day affairs than is Mr..
Prouty will meet with proper ridi-
cule by his growing circle of sup
porters. The Hon. Zed s. Stanton
is posted recent years have brought
some changes in Vermont, but no
voter need fear that he hasn't kept
up with the times. 1t is part of the
business of any active man to keep
up with the procession and Mr.. Stan
ton has not fallen behind. Another
thing worthy of congratulatory men
ton is that in his public service he
has somehow managed to avoid the
political pitfalls that beset the best
of men and has kept clear of
the factional quarrels that have
several times nearly turned the state
upside down. 1t must be admitted
that there is something. safe and sub
stantial about Mr.. Stanton's candi-
dacy, which is so steadily gaining
ground.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-09
JUNE 20, AT BURLINGTON
Date for Holding the Democratic
State Convention.

The Democratic state convention
will be held in Burlington June 70,
at 10 o'clock a. m. This convention
will place in nomination state Off
GERS and will elect four delegates and
four alternates to the Democratic
national convention to be held in
Denver, July 7.
The state committee, which met
in Burlington Wednesday, voted that
the basis of representation in the
convention should be- one delegate
from each city and town and one adj
ditional delegate for each 30 votes
or major fraction thereof cast for the
Democratic candidate for governor
in 1904. 1t was decided that the
caucuses to elect delegates to the
state convention should be held June
20.
The first district convention will
be held at Burlington on the same
day. The second district committee
will meet soon to name time and
place for holding the second district
convention.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-09
Wanted-State Fair Hotel.

According to news items work at
the State Fair grounds at White
River Junction is to begin this week
and number of improvements are
to be made which will be greatly ap-
preciated. If some arrangement
could be made for the accommoda-
ton of the crowd which attends it
would be more appreciated than any
thing else. AS an exhibition last
years show was a huge success, but
it is somewhat discouraging to at
tend the fair and not be able to find
a place even to eat or sleep. This
matter has been mentioned good
many times and the management has
come in for good many knocks.
People would appreciate little COM
fort fully as much as a glimpse at a
flying machine which is promised as
one of the attractions for this year.
-Vergennes Enterprise.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-09
CHURCH SERVICES.

Congregational Rev. Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1850.
Thursday evening prayer meeting at
1870. Vesper service at s.
UniveI salist- Rev. Ralph Hol
brooke Cheever, pastor; morning
service at 1890, Sunday school at
II.45.
Methodist Episcopal-R Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor Morning SER
vice at 1890; II.45 O'Clock, Sunday
school; 6.3o p. m, Epworth League;
evening service, 7 p. m. Tuesday,
mid-week service 100 P. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II a M. evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at 9
o'clock
St. James-kev. Charles S. Lewis,
rector. Holy Communion every
Sunday, 1870 a. M. First Sunday in
month II. 80 a. m. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1890 a. M, Evening
Prayer and Sermon 500 p. m.
Saints Day, Holy Communion o
a. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-09
FAMOUS SCHOLARS.
Men That Might Have Been Called
Human Encyclopedias.

Men That Might Have Been Called
Human Encyclopedias.
It has been said of Macaulay that
not only did he retain in his pro-
digious memory all that he had
ever learned, but that he had learn
ed all manner of things no other
scholar would have retained. Aside
from his astonishingly comprehen-
sive grasp of many branches of hui
man knowledge, he was specially
proud of the fact that he knew
whole libraries by heart. 1t was his
boast that in the event Of a whole
sale destruction of certain classics
he would be able to supply the def
cheney out of his memory. 1t was
claimed among other things that he
could recite paradise Lost" with
out a moments pause for refreshing
his recollection and that to reel off
all the plays of Shakespeare was
only child's play to him.
Another English scholar of as
tonishing erudition was Lyulph
Stanley, of whom Lowell said, "Ae
knows three times as many facts as
any man whatever had any bust
ness to know"
Stanley is said to have had only
one rival, Palgrave, the compiler of
''The Golden Treasury" otis an
even. chance which will return
alive" was said when Stanley and
Palgrave went on trip together.
When they did come back, it is re-
.ilatedJ PalgraEe was pale, emaciated,
silent. But Stanley seemed unmov-
ed and more all knowing than ever.
Another human encyclopedia was
Buckle, author of "The History of
Civilization" One night, it is said,
he was laying down the law on sun
dry topics with pomposity that
caused the table to quake. At last
he put forth some statement about
the burning of a witch, setting the
date about century out of the way.
Stanley, who was present, had borne
some preceding inaccuracies very
well, with only a shaking of the
head and reddening of the face.
But at this juncture his self con-
troll gave way and he leaped to his
feet. Extending his hand, he piped
forth in a vigorous treble: 81 beg
your pardon, sir, but the last witch
was burned at such and such a
place, in such and such circum-
stances. And her name was So-and-
so, and you will find all about it in
a book to which l can easily refer
you and which you evidently don't
know"
And SO torrents of imprisoned
knowledge were poured on Buckles
head until the historian of civilza-
ton sat wrathful, extinguished,
mute. But in little while he had
his revenge. Some one had men
toned new dictionary as a good
one. cit is" said Buckle most sol
emily, "one of the few dictionaries
/ have read through with pleasure"
,---St, Louis Republic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-05-09
Snake Story from BrattIeboro.

A crowd Of boys roaming about
in the pastures back of the Clark
road Sunday made discovery which
was more or less interesting, accord
ing to ones tastes, says the Brattlc.
boro Phoenix. One of the BOYS saw
big black snake retreating into a
hole and with boylike vigor the
proposal was at once made 10 dig
him out. Accordingly they set to
work with a will and not only dug
that snake out but whole nestful
more. AS snake after snake was
brought to light and promptly
despatched the youthful enthusiasm
grew. Finally there were appar-
emily no more to be unearthed and
they counted up the results Of their
labors. In all there were 10 snakes,
all but one, so called checkered
adder, being black snakes. They
were partially torpid and sluggish
after their winters quiet. Many
visitors went up to see them early in
the week and marveled at the num-
Der and size of the snakes. A few
were of unusually large size and
none were small.