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and fish stories, the trinity, a literal hell
devil, etc, but who can still believe in this
mythical omnipresent, omniscient cloud,
impersonal phantom, spook and miracle
worker, in spite of the facts now in their
possession concerning the actual state and
aspect of the grand system of nature, should
forthwith resign their manhood, PROSTATE
their reason, believe every word in the
bible, and swear blind obedience to the
authority of Rome. There is no middle
ground, no stopping place between Catho-
lies and Naturealism.
The infinity of cosmic activity and organic
life constitutes job far too big for sin
gle agent, and countless millions of Gods
would be required to prevent 1t, rather
than a single God to produce it. The mys-
terry involved in such an infinite being and
His miraculous handiwork" crea ing men,
mice and consultations, towers above the
mysteries of nature as the Himalaya noun
tains above an ant-hill.
I'VE KNOW that the supernatural does
not exist" said Ingersoll in his last lecture,
after being an Agnostic all his life. Con-
tinuous honest research convinced him that
on the highway of intellectual progress
there was no halfway house between the
orthodoxy of his father and Materialism.
If merchant desires to know what his
stock consists of, he takes an inventory OF
his wares. then KNOWS not only what he
has, but also what he HAS NOT. So our
astronomers have taken an accurate fnven-
tory of the contents of space with tele-
scopes and photo plates; have penetrated
infinite expanse for trillion of miles; have
discovered countless suns and systems. yet
a God has not been verified as yet All is
found to be nature-no heaven no hell!
There is and can be but one rational So
luton to the riddle of existence, namely:
the constant motion and activity of eternal
matter and it's infinite changes and combi-
nations force us to the conclusion that
nature must contain within its own ele-
ments the source and forces necessary to
produce all the diversified phenomena man
ifest in our environments and In the
boundess expanse beyond
The potentiaties causing all forms or
matter, from infusoria to consultations,
must be ubiquitous, co-existent with the
material constituting such forms, or the
latter would be dependent for their being
upon chance, volition or caprice-liable to
be deprived of such essential elements or
existence at any time in any part of or In
all space, thus causing either sectional or
universal stagnation or merton, all I'M
known or impossible conditions In nature.
In fact the God hypothesis involves the
absurd proposition that nature is universal
ly inert. dead and impotent in and OF It,
self to cause universal life and cosmic ac-
tiuitu and that therefore a God endowed
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gated planes, and all the perfume in the
winds, and the song of the birds, and tne
laughter of our children, and the deeper
thoughts and emotions, to be the place
where God has his habitauon. For what
do we know of the form of the Creator!
What must we think OF Power which
made the universe across which, even as
far as measured by man, light itself (traw
cling at the rate of 10000 miles per Sec
ondD cannot Ipa(s in million years.
To place into bodily shape and imprlsoh
even in a palce of gold and gems sucn
Creator is to make little children of our
selves.
This radical departure from old Calvin.
ism brought down the wrath OF DR.. Patton
and his elders. They quickly called coun-
ell, tried him for heresy and kicked TINS
man, who had more intellect than the totai
aggregate of all the wisdom in the churcn
combined, out of his pulpit The ProI.
and his admirers forthwith procured one OF
the largest auditoriums in the heart OF the
city and organized the Peoples Church IN
which he preached to crowded houses uh'
til his untmely death.
Prof. Swing, like many others OF tne
brainiest men in the church, was an atneist
in name only He spoke to theists ana
clothed his beautiful language In theistic
garb but his ideas were purely atnelstlc.
How can his Heavenly Father be void
of personality and retain personal attriD-
utes? Why retain personal pronouns He,
"His." Him" etc, If not a person? How
ind otc language or q
child. etc. when he means the unconscious
energy and potencies of matter all the
timer" Concessions to orthodox prejudice
Armstrong called It,
The Chemism of Matter the Sole Cause OF
Organic Life.
From one of B. F. Underwoods lectures
nuote: 'Theologians view matter as mere
dirt unless stirred like the tabled pools OF
Bethesda. by the potent touch OF Jehovah.
But why frs divest it of its noblest powers
and attributes? Let them restore to 1t the
qualities of which 1t has been robbed 10
enrich a being whose glory has been at the
cost of humanity, and they will then see In
II the beautiful elements that make the pre-
cious opal, the amethist and the brilliant
diamond, the delicate bluebe]l and the
violet the lilly and rosebud. the ruby lip
and the love-lit eye, the palpitating heart
and the wonderful BRAIN"
Prof Dolbear lately made the following
statement in confederation Of the above:
ct was once thought that matter itself
was altogether inert and lifeless, and forces
of different kinds were believed to be nec-
essary in order to have it do anything
Now we are aware that this notion Is erron-
eous. A lump Of coal weighing a pound
,,oaaassea energy enough to lift its weight
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Book. Agent in Evanston Made
q Big Haul.
Secures Orders for $4,000
Worth From Mrs. Patton.
SHE GAVE HER NOTES.
These We're Promptly Dis.
counted at . Bank.
Husband Says She Was Swindled
and Secures Warran>

Chicago. May 1.-THE Tribune to-
day says: saa..4.
Residents of Evanston were startled
yesterday when it became known that
Mrs. James A. Patten, wife of the
grain magnate, and herself leader In
club and society life in the suburb.
had been swindled out Of $4,000 by q
canvasser. ..,--.'.-.-..-
Mr.. and Mrs. Patten refused last
night to discuss the matter, and
Mayor Joseph E. Paden, Of Evanston
who is Mrs. Patten's attorney, was
equally reticent Chief of Police
Shaffer, of Evanston, has warrant
for the arrest of the swindler, but he,
too, declined to talk of the case.
A few weeks ago there appeared in
Evanston a middle-aged man of dis
tinguished appearance who said he
represented an eastern art publishing
concern. He went to Evanston in an
| automobile, and the machine was seen
| to stop in front of the Patten man
| sion.
| The man is said to have been armed
1 with a letter of introduction to Mrs.
Patten, and he found little difficulty in
securing an interview.
When he left he took with him, 1t
is said, an order for $4,000 worth of
| books or art works.
short time later he returned, it is
said, and Mrs. Patten was induced to
make another investment amounting
| W nearly $zz,VVU AcCOfuiHg TO tne
story told in Evanston yesterday
Mrs. Patten signed twenty or more
$1,000 notes. which were discounted
by the agent and are now being pre-
sented for payment. Some of thu
notes, is said, were taken up by Mrs
Patten before her husband started al
: investigation, which revealed that sh
had been swindled.
u Yesterday a warrant was sworn ou
. for the arrest of the man, who's
/, name Mayor Paden and the others In
: terested refuse to disclose
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HODGE HEADS DENTISTS
Arkansas City Man Chosen to Succeed
DIR. McCarter

The thirty-seventh annual conven-
ton of the Kansas Dental association
closed last night following the election
of officers for the ensuing year. L. H
Hodge, of Arkansas City, was chosen
as president of the association to sue
ceed DR.. w. A. McCarter whose term
expired with the completion of the
programme yesterday. E. Bomgardner
of Lawrence, was elected vice presi-
dent; S. ]. REM Of Leavenworth. sec
ond vice president; H. w. Fessenden
of Ottawa succeeded himself as secre-
tary; ]. Scott Walker of Chetopa was
elected treasurer and A. G. Wilcox OF
junction City was selected as super
visor of clinics.
The meeting just completed is one of
the most successful in the history of
the association and the business trans
acted of the utmost Importance to the
members. Between $50 and 300 mem
bers of the association attended the
meeting and the papers were prepared
with unusual care. Considering the fact
that the membership of the association
is only about 300 the number in attend
ance at the meeting attests the inter
est of the members in their annual
gathering.
twenty-five new members were ad.
| tion at the business meeting held YES.
| terday. The meeting next year vii
| be held in Topeka as the meetings O,
| the association for number of year.
| have been. A majority of the ful
| fedged dentists left for their homes il
various parts of the state last night
| though a few of them remained for tn,
| opening day of the examinations O
the state board of dentistry.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, May 14.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and FRI
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JOHNSON men ACT.
Question About What Will Go
in Minnesota Platform.
Resolution Commenting Bryan
Suggested as Compromise.

st. Paul, Mimi, May 14.-The
Democratic state convention met at
IL o'clock for the purpose Of select
ing delegates at large and district
delegates to the Democratic national
convention at Denver. The probabili-
ties were before the convention was
called to order that it would last
throughout the greater part of the
day. The movement of the Bryan
men, who threatened to bolt and hold
rump convention If they were not ac-
corded recognition, either by the seat
ing of their contesting delegates or by
the insertion in the platform of a
plank declaring in favor of Bryan as
considerable of it's force during the
last 4S hours.
None of the contesting delegates will
be seated. This is certain. There,
however. may be strong manner in
which the name of Bryan is to be
mentioned in the platform. There is
almost an unanimous opinion among
| the Johnson leaders that there is no
occasion for alluding to Bryan and
| they will make a strong fight against
| letting in his name. If the Bryan
men can not secure the adoption of a
second choice resolution it is possible
that they may leave the convention
but this policy is disapproved by g
| son men are in such overwhelming
strength that they dominate the en-.
tire situation.
1t was decided today by the John.
son men to insert the name of Bryar
in the platform by declaring that while
the Democrats of Minnesota have af
fection for him and possess confidence
in his integrity and ability, they favol
Johnson as man who is equally
worthy and who gives greater promis,
of a successful candidacy.
| 1t is certain that this resolution will
produce a warm fight on the floor o
the convention and it may be stricken
out. Bryan's name was inserted in tn
document by T. d. O'Brien of ST. Paul
chairman of the committee on resolu
tions, and a strong Johnson man.
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EASY FOR TAFT.
Now Has 522 Delegates Com
mitted to Candidacy.
F. H. Hitchcock, Campaign
Manager, Issues Statement.

Washington, May 14.@Secretary
Taft has 522 delegates committed to !
him by instructions and personal
declarations last night. In order to
obtain nominations ain Chicago, it is
only necessary for him to receive 492
votes. William Howard Taft, there
fore. may be hailed as the Republican
candidate for the presidency. To-
morrow forty-six delegates in five
northwestern states will be instructed
for Taft. bringing his total to 56s, or
seventy-seven more than will be
necessary to nominate.
Last night Frank H. Hitchcock,
campaign manager for Secretary Taft,
issued the following statement:
Telegraphic adviceS received to-
day from the party leaders of North
Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Washing
ton and California indicate that the
conventions in those states tomorrow
will instruct forty-six additional dele
gates for Taft. At the close of last
week the number of delegates pledged
to Taft was 452, Of which 387 were
instructed, thirty-six pledged by reso-
lutions of Endorsement and twenty
nine pledged by personal declaration.
Five district conventions Monday,
one in louisiana, one in Massachusetts
| and three in Michigan, added ten dele
gates to the Taft column and the state
| convention Of Louisiana, by instructing
four delegates at large for Taft, in
| creased the days record to fourteen.
Nineteen district conventions yester-
| day, one in Arkansas, one in California
| and one in Louisiana, one in Maine
| two in Michigan and thirteen in Texas
| elected thirty-eight Taft delegates
Idaho's convention instructed the siz
| delegates of that state for Taft and
| the four delegates at large from Mich
| igan were similarly instructed The
| Alaska convention also was held yes.
terday and chose two Taft delegates
| making a total of fifty for the day
| Three district conventions. one ir
| louisiana and two in California, were
held today, electing six more delegates
with Taft instructions
THE seventy delegates thus fal
be chosen tomorrow by North Da
kota, Montana. Washington, Oregon
and California. will swell the tota
number of Taft delegates to 568. T.
this number should be added two dele
gates each from three districts il
Ohio, two in Texas, one in Louisian.
and one in North Carolina that will
hold their conventions before the clos
of the week, bringing the total mum
ber Of Taft delegates up to 5S2.
: "This means that Taft will hav
/ pledged to him in the convention no
, less than ninety-one delegates NOR
than the required majority of 1922
: Mr.. Hitchcock's statement is ultr
3 conservative. 1t is altogether probabi
that approximately $50 votes will b
cast for Secretary Taft on the first bal
3 lot in Chicago. even though all candi
e dates remain in the race.
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TRUST COMPANY CLOSES
Liabilities of Cleveland Concern
Nearly Three Million.

Cleveland, o., May 1.-THE Re-
serve Trust company made an assign
ment today to the Superior Savings
and Trust company. The liabilities
of the concern are about s2,70O.0 900.
Inability to realize on outstanding
loans is said to have precipitated the
failure. Officers of the company said
depositors will be paid in full
The capital and surplus of the
company is 100000. Adam Graham
lis president and William T. Perrine
secretary and treasurer. The latter
was formerly director in the Ohio
Trust company of Norwalk, o.. which
closed It's doors in january last.
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mines that have been developed is lost

mines that have been developed is lost
beyond hope or possibility of recovery.
1.-The great waste in the production
of coal does not at all approximate,
however, the waste and extravagance
in it's consumption. 1t is interesting
to note that under the present process
of burning only from to 10 per cent
of the heat units in bituminous coal
are utilized, the remaining 80 or 95 per
cent being wasted"
Continuing Mr.. Mitchell said:
"Our extravagant wastefulness in
the use Of our fuel, both in production
our criminal disregard of the personal
safety and the lives of the men who
toll in the mines.
"It is a sad commentary upon our
vaunted civilization that more men
are killed or crippled in mining in the
United States than in any other nation
on EARTH.
Governor johnson of Minnesota
made lively talk, in which he took
issue with Mr.. Carnegie that wasteful
methods prevailed in iron making in
| the Lake Superior region and cheer
fully assured that gentleman that "Mr.
| Hill will be glad to take issue with him
on some things"
John Hays Hammond, who has the
reputation of being the highest paid
mining engineer in the country. read
| a paper on engineering methods in
which he drew the conclusion that
| ize mining methods, they might be im-
| proved gradually. The climax of the
| afternon session was the speech OF
| Secretary Elihu Root. Mr.. Root was
| received with great enthusiasm. In
his address he said:
"The constitution of the United
States prohibits the states from max
| ing any agreement with each other
| without the consent of congress, but
YOU can make any number of agree
| m ents with the consent OF congress.
| why should not the powers that are
| reserved to the state sovereignty be
| exercised by these sovereignties with
wise regard for the common interests?
It is high time that the sovereign
| states of the Union should begin to
| nerform their duties with reference not
| only to their own individual local in
| terests but with reference to the com
mon good. I regard this meeting as
| marking a new departure-the begin
ming of an era in which the states OF
the Union will exercise their reserved
powers upon higher plane Of patriot
ism and love of country than has ever
existed before"
The connection which the treasury
department might bear to the question
under discussion was dwelt upon by
Secretary Cortelyou, who followed MI.
Root The status Of all delegates
whether governors or their special as
!, sistants was settled by the adoption
sas that all persons invited to the con-
ference have equal floor privileges.
Professor w. ]. McGee and Thomas
r. Shipp of the Inland Waterway COM
: mission were designated recording
secretary and general secretary re-
l spectively of the conference by Presf-
, dent Roosevelt.
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MUCH COAL IS LOST.
John Mitchell Estimates the amount

1T % Fcr OCItt
ur,sh;neton. Nav 14.-John Mitch
III FORMER president of the United
Mine workers Of America. addressed
+ha "wednesday afternoon session of
he conference of governors at the
White House.
.4bat under present methods of pro-
auction the coal deposits of the United
States will be entirely exhausted within
o0O wears 1t Is contended by many
competent Investigators tnat 80 per
wasted because it is impracticable or
improbable to mine it under present
commercial conditions. From obser-
walton and experience. l am constrain-
ed to believe that this estimate is 700
high. I am convinced, however, that
by the present methods of mining not
less than 25 per cent of the coal in
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EVANS ON THE WAY.
Pittsburg People Disappointed Over
Not Seeing Admiral

Pittsburg. Pa. May 14.-Rear Ad-
miral Evans and party, en- route for
Washington. arrived here from Chi
cago at $50 a. m. and 40 minutes
later the train left for the east. Not
withstanding the early hour a large
crowd was present. When told that
the admiral was sleeping they seemed
much disappointed.
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SOIL WAsTAGE.

Subject OF a Paper Read by Professor
T. G. Chamberlain.
Washington, May A.-Professor
Thomas C. Chamberlain, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, read paper on Soil
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Williams news., 1908-04-04
Making Good.

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 A good, honest, square deal medicine of known composition is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It still enjoys an i'm mense sale, while most of the prepara- tions that have come into prominence in the earlier period of it's popularity have "gOne by the board " and re never more heard of. There must be some reason for this bong time popularity and that is to be found in it's superior merits. When once given fair trial for weak stomach. or for liver and blood affections, it's snpe- rior curative qualities are soon manifest: hence it has survived and grown in pop ular favor. while scores of less meritorions articles have suddenly flashed into favor for brief period and then been as soon forgotten.
 For torpid liver with it's attendant indigestion, dyspepsia, headache. per hapS dizziness. fonl brea tn, nasty coated tongue, with bitter taste. loss of appetite, with distress after eating. nervousness Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's an honest, sQuare-deal medicine with all its ingredients printed on bottle-wrapper = no secret, no hocus-pocus humbug, tneISloTe OOhb nccepI subsLathte that the dealer may possibly make a little big ger profit. Insist on your right to have what you call for.
 Don't buy Or. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip. tion expecting it to prove a "cnre- all" 1t is only advised for woman's specinI all ments. It makes weak women strong and sick women well. Less advertised than some preparations sold for like purposes. it's sterling curative virtues still maintain it's position in the front ranks. where t stood over two decades ago. As an in vigorating tonic and strengthening nerv- inc it is nneqnaled. It. won't satisfy those who want booze" for there is not drop of alcohol in it.
 Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the oriui- nGl Little Liver Pills. although the first pill of their kind in the market. still lead. and when once tried are ever afterwards in favor. Easy tO take as candy-on- to three dose. Much imttlted hut ,leuer eQudLed.
Williams news., 1908-04-04

The Territory of Arizona Sends greeting to John Lyons.
 You are hereby summoned and required to appear in a civil actior. brought against you by the above named plaintiff in the Distric Court of the Fourth Judicial Dis trict. in and for Cocon1no County Territory of Ariznna, and answe, he complaint filed with this court at Flagstaff. in said county. Ca cop, 'of which complaint accompanies this summons) within twenty days (exclusive of the day of service ] after the service upon you of thi> summons, if served within the county. In all other cases thirt, days.
 And you are hereby notified tha if you fail to appear and answe, the complaint as above required the plaintiff will take judgmen, by default against you.
 Given under my hand and the seal of the said District Court Flagstaff, Arizona. this 194h day of March. A. D. 1908.
 sEAL] N. G. LAYTON,
 Clerk First publication March 2S, 1908 Last publica ti"n April IS. 1908
Williams news., 1908-04-04
AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Although the average daily at tendance for the past month is be- low the average, the present indi- cates an increase for the future months. There is no doubt but that the general average for the year will be far above any previous term.
 The following are the names ol those neither tardy nor absent dur Ing the month.
 Eighth grade: Esther Carlson Charles Tilbury.
 Seventh grade: Walter Carlson Clarence Heron. Ralph Johnston Oscar Perkins, Annie Barney, Jot Johnston. Frank Perkins.
 Fourth and fifth grades: Ken meth Hicks. Gladys Hicks. Myrtle Iuhl. Henry Johnson. Leon Jones. Ruth Roberts Myrtle Shivers Nora Sh,vers. Francis Wolfe.
 Second and third grades: Geo Iorden. John Kennedy. Norah Buss. Ruth Miller. Edna Poison Vida R"herts, Herbert Johnson. Albert Smith. Anna Belle Campbell sarah Peters. Lena Ragan.
 First grade: Harold Ern, Wm Kalemenis. Eddie DuffiAld, Gle, Heron. Leonard Ramey, Pau Buss. Paul Fri-burg. Miles Poison Esther Miller, Pauline Jones.
Williams news., 1908-04-04

First publication March 2S, 1908 Last publica ti"n April IS. 1908