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Blue-grass blade., 1909-02-14

of the favorte questions rural debating clubs: What
first the hen the egg which be decided in favor of
the egg the CELL because it existed long before the hen
the of organic life Asking what he
thinks about the curious phenomenon of bird with bones
and feathers arising from the homogeneous contents of the
egg the usual reply will be- "Oh that has been always so;
god has put the principle of the chicken and the faculty of
evolution into the egg Why tell the truth and say
nature instead of god? Because that term implies
cesson to science the right make phenomenon the sub
ect for investigation and study But the god expresses
absolute and unconditional ignorance and manife the in
tenon the part of the speaker stop thinking right
there and to use it at the time preeX deny others
the privilege make better of their mental faculties
To maintain that the first primitive organism earth
tanned already the principle of man, is just absurd to
say that the clay out of which made the bricks contains
the principle of the house 1t furnishes the material the
object and the plan of the builder the principle The
elements the clay the cells the bricks the biological
laws the principle, man the completed structure.
Personal vanity prevents many people from looking
the theory of descent with unpreudced mind they
bear the idea of having the of their pedigree an
apeke ANIMAL and attempt to repudae their low relation
ship by asking unreasonable questions instead of refutng
facts Offering better theory Often have been asked
why the relative of man. the four highest orders of
apes Chmpanzee Gbbon, Orang Uang and Gorilla, have
not also developed into From the of the ques
ton it must be inferred that the quesoner considers them
entitled to this privilege, and that nature made serious
mistake in not respecting his views in this matter. But
since nature is the only power responsible for this mistake
must refer him to her for amendment 1t may be
toned here that did not descend from either of
these arstocratc apes but that they have ancestor
Man his ascendency his fellow creatures to bis
superior intellect by which the civilized nations of the pres
ent have also attained their supremacy the inferior
The first important step towards humanity
probably the of articuate sounds, the beginning of
language Animals have undoubtedly the for
muncation but in limited degree. That ancestors
savages know from history, and that their
forefahers lived in still more primitive and rude manner
we know from their remains found in caves together with
the bones of extinct animals with whom they evidently
contemporaneou Some of the skulls indicate a rather low
intellect but intermediate form between man and ape has
yet been discovered There is nothing surprising in this
circumstance the conditions for preservation of organic
mains not favorable the firm land and besides do
not know where to look for them. Perhaps the country
where progenitors made the first step the road
evolution has been buried in the ages before
the beginning of the historical
The issng lnk is the wachword of the enemies of the
Blue-grass blade., 1909-02-14
BLUE GRASS BLADE

theory of descent just f its verifcation depended
upon discovery of this transitional FORM 1t
dom that people quoting this expression in order to prove
the faacy of the Darwnian theory have the idea
of what it really signifies Surprising draw perpen-
dcuar lne feet long, and let the lower extremity repre-
sent the lowest ANIMAL the upper extremity the highest
If possessed standard for measuring the relative value
of the anatomical characters would be able divide this
line into main and many subdivisions corresponding
classes families and species The distance between
divisions would indicate the degree of relationship But
since have determine this degree with mathe
NAUTICAL precision, be satisfied with approximate
estimate, which obtain by employing the relative thick
of the sratfed rocks containing the pered records
substitute for time and distance. The entire thickness
estimated 100 900 feet of which IL 900 feet
$780, belong to the primary the age of shes A.
900 feet 11, to the secondary era, the of reptiles
and only 1000 feet &c., to the tertiary the age of
mammals of which the quarternary, age of man, forms
but small fraction On the tenoot scale would have
about Sc feet for the primary IL feet for the secondary
and O3 feet less than four inches for the tertiary incud
ing the quarenary age Within this latter PERIOD repre-
sened by space less than inch high comprised the
four higher apes and People do not hesitate speak
about the wide between ape and man, emitting the latter
to separate position in nature while they nothing
wrong calling fish animal, Notwithstanding that the
distance between ape and fish must be expressed foot
at east between ape and man, however, by less than
inch. We that the missing link ony very short
but the absurd to offer refutatOn of the theory of
descent great to be measured by standard In
drawing comparison between and ape people usually
commit the grave of placing the highest type of
of things ranking the lowest the highest animal
Then they would perceive how small the difference really is
When people ask why the apes of the present day
converted into men, they don't consider that such evouons
require immense time, the existence of mankind earth
being estimated from 10 900 100000 years. And if they
ask why not all the apes aspred the exalted position of man.
must refer them to nature herself IF they had
chance take different of evolution they have lost
it rretrevaby for nature repeats itself type
extinct remains forever life is eternal notion there is
going back
Those who take exception imperfect knowledge in
regard to many particulars pertaining to the theory of
DESCENT ought the truth of their belief by
the standard and tell what they know about creation
how it happened that god being almighty and alknowng
etc., did not make he wanted him to be- but compelled
him pass through state of barbarism and brutality?
Why didn't he distribute at among
kind, although he had an unlimited supply?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
Served Him Just Right.

A black negro by the name of
Johnson and a white negro by the
name of Ketchell had a fight last
week and the negro tough knocked
out the white tough, which was
proper considering that it must be
a mighty onery white man who
will fight a negro for money
Platte City Landmark.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
Drescher Stock of Clothing Sold.

Through a deal concluded yeSter-
day ownership in one of the Oldest
and best known clothing businesses
in Hannibal was transferred and
the stock will be moved from this
city. The Warren F. Drescher StocH
of clothing and gentlemen's furI
nishings was purchased by David
Sharp and Son of Emden, Mo-, Wild
traded for it a mercantile building
at Elkhart, ILL.,, and 100 acres Of
land in Lane County, Kan. Tho
value of the consideration involved
was about $4,000
The new owners took possession
this morning and the stock will b4
divided up and sent, part to PalmyI
"a and part to Emden. The deal was
made through the real estate agency
of White and Bier of Palmyra Mr|
DreScher has been in the clothing
business in Hannibal for many
years and the store had a Largo
patronage. Mr.. DreScher's failinl
health it is understood, was respon
siole for his retirement but hi +.
plans for the future are not knowI
Courier-Post.
Warren DreScher is a son of W
B. DreScher of this city, and DaviI
S. Sharp is an ex-Monroe City me-
chant that went to Emden an
made good money out of a countr
store.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
The Ship Subsidy Bunco.

A committee of congressman
which recently visited Hawaii, was
gloriously deceived at San Francis
co by the ship subsidy advocates
of the Golden West. They were
taken to the mouth of the estuary
that forms Oakland harbor, from
which they saw "a forest of masts
of the ships that are idle because
there is no subsidy to induce their
owners to run them" 1t happens
that those ships are mostly sailing
vessels, which would not come I'M
der a subsidy law. On the San
Francisco side of the bay they were
shown one of the big Spreckels
steamers, idle two or three years
because there is no ship subsidy"
the Congressman were told. But
that Spreckels ship is registered as
a British ship! Again, they were
told that our Navy Department is
chartering Subsidized foreign
tramps" to bring coal from New
port News to the Pacific Coast. But
foreign governments do not subsid-
ize tramp steamers. Ship subsidy
advocates are not above using de-
ceptions similar to those practiced
by protectioniSts. The Public.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
Clark Will Help the People.

Hon. Champ Clark, minority lead
er of the House of Representatives
in Congress, has decided to forget
the money he could make upon the
lecture platform next year, and will
devote his entire energies to a dis
cussion of the tariff issue, believing
that the prospect is good for the
election of a tariff reform in con-
gress in 1910 and a tariff reform ad-
miniStration in 1912. Good for Mr..
Clark Now, if some of our great
Democratic % daily newspapers
will forget the North Pole and
Darius Green and his flying ma
chine long enough to drop in a
word now and then favorable to
genuine tariff reform a much reliev-
ed and benefited people will rise
up and call them blessed Linneus
Bulletin
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
Seven Rules to Determine the Value
of Charity.

There are seven rules by which
we may weigh the value of our own
charitable acts and those of any
charitable society to which we may
desire to contribute.
1. That given amount of serv-
ice or a given amount of money
should reach the greatest number
of the people who need a particular
benefit.
2. That the money should be
spent to get the right agency to do
the work, rather than to do it.
3. 1t should be used to put this
work into permanently operative
form.
4. 1t should prevent rather than
cure.
5. Teach rather than punish.
6. Put the work on an economic
basis.
7. Appeal to the brain of a
community rather than to its
prejudice.
How many people need this par
ticular charity? How many of
these people are already reached?
How much will it cost to reach all
who need it? Would education not
bring about the desired end better
than material relief? Is any other
agency better suited to do the
work? Is it a right that the city
should provide. and are we Gripping
rather than giving independence to
the city, to individuals, to society
or to the family?
That so much charity to-day mis-
carries, miSeducates, fails to get it
moneys worth, is due not to lacl
of funds, but to lack of intelligence
as to the need and lack of admins
tration.-The New Idea Woman
Magazine for December.
S. A. McGlothlin was called I,
Shelbina, Saturday by the seriou
illness of one of his relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
President Taft's Sheer at Oklahoma

In view of his judicial training,
his alleged knowledge of the princi-
Piles of government and his asserted
ability to look into the vesy narrow
Of great public questions, President
Taft should not have contented him
self with throwing an epithet at the
Oklahoma Constitution when he
spoke at Phoenix, Arizona. 1t was
worth the Presidential while to ex-
plain the dangers of the Oklahoma
Constitution : to make a definite
bill Of complaint. Still, one need
not marvel that the President who
praises Aldrioh as an unselfish
statesman, and the Taft-Aldrich.
Payne tariff law as a good law
stands in Arizona and throws q
brick at the people of Oklahoma
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
Will Howl Over the Quid.

Chewing gum will soon cost ten
cents a package, owing to the new
tariff that has gone into effect. The
howl that will come from the fem
inies will be louder than that raised
when the tariff rates caused the
price of hose to 60 up. Howell
Comfy Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
He Will Be Some Old.

Col. Dave Ball thinks Gov. Fran
els will be elected to the United
States Senate about the time he
(BalD is elected Governor of Mis-
souri, when he is old as Methuse-
lah.- Boonville Advertiser.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexis Montgomery
have gone to house keeping on
Lawn Street in what is known as
the W. H. Elliott residence prop
erty.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
HENRY BEHNE.

Mrs Robert Crawford and daugh-
ter, Miss Cornelia, of Girard, Kan,
are visiting their relatives. R. Man
ming Walker and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Miss Carrie Schmidt and Nj
Cornelia Neidhaas of Palmyra. 4
rived Thursday to visit their rel
tives, John Schmidt and wife q
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Mrs. Henry Ling and Mrs. Samul
Wilson and daughter, Miss Ethie,
Hannibal. have been the guests
Mrs. Lizzie Umstattd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Mrs. Charles Gillian and daueh-
Ger. Miss Louise. of Hannibal have
been visiting their friends. ]. j.
Brown and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
Has Taft Had a Vision?

Has the President had a vision
on his western trip? We don't hear
any more tariff talk from him like
the Winona speech.-Bethany DEM
ocrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
What the Missouri
Editors Are Saying
Have You Noticed 1t?

Have you noticed any reduction
in the cost of living, since the tariff
has been revised downward" o.
Memphis Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Mrs. Fred Hawkins, of Warren
has been with Monroe friends. She
was enroute to Ely to visit her
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Lu Boone.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Roy Meriwether was a profession
al visitor in Macon Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
The Roar From the Jungle.

In imagination we can already
hear the mighty roar from the jun
gle that will ensue when news
reaches Africa of the disposition of
the Panama libel case. - Gallatin
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Miss Mary Green has been spend
ing several days with her relatives
Mrs. A. H. Green and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

E. E. Headrick, mail clerk out
St. Louis, has been the guest of b
father, j. B. Headrick, and family
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
The Pumpkin.

Inc Fumphin'
How dear to our hearts are the
scenes of our childhood,
When the pantry was barren of
stuffin' fOrpies,
And peaches and apples had both
been a failure,
And berries of no kind had greet
ed our eyes.
The old yellow pumpkin, the mud
covered pumpkin,
The big bellied pumpkin that
makes such good pies.
Carlisle Qa) Optimist.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Mrs. D. A. Carmichal. of Leonard
has been visiting DR.. George L. Tur-
ner and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Mrs. Francis Smith and Miss
Smith, of Hunnewell attended the
Lewis-Smith wedding.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

E. H. Krummell and wife have
been the guests of relatives in Pal
myra.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Miss Marian White. of Palmyra
arrived Saturday to visit her cous-
ms, MIR. and Mrs. C. Colvert. Later
the three drove over near Vandalia
to visit relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Have the Democrat to do your
Job printing.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

RI YOwell. of Santa Fe was
was with friends in this city. Fri
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Cement FoundatiOnS.-Evan
Smith.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Ut. Spaldine was business Wis
itor in Shelbina. Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

Have Joe at Streams shine you
shoes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
A Fibber of Rare Accomplishment

A FIDDeT OF Rare Accompaniment
That Kentucky gentleman who
declares that he left a little game
when he had four aces pat, in order
to answer a call from his wife, is
either monumental liar or a won
derful example of self control. -
Weston Chronicle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11
Hunters Notice.

All hunting is hereby forbidden
on my farm.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

because they knowingly adopted a
constitution that enables them to
govern themselves. - The Public.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-11

S. A. McGlothlin was called to
Shelbina, Saturday by the serious
illness of one of his relatives.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-27
NEARLY KILLED
BY VICIOUS BULL

X. S. Showers, living near Blodgett
met with an accident yesterday morn
ing that came near having a fatal
termination. While leading a big,
full-blooded Jersey bull out to the
pasture the animal, which had always
proven most tractable, suddenly and
unexpectedly attacked him, throwing
him to the ground and attempted to
gore him, while at the same time
trampling him with it's sharp hoofs.
BY an almost superhuman effort
Mr.. Showers managed to escape from
the infruiated beast and to climb a
nearby fence before the bull could
again reach him. Overcome by his
injuries and the terrible struggle he
had undergone Mr.. Showers collapsed
and when found by his wife and some
neighbors who had heard his cries for
help when the bull attacked him, he
was unconscious and covered with
blood from his wounds
He was at first though to be fatally
injured, but upon being carried TO
the house and cared for he revived,
and when DR.. J. B. Morris of this
city arrived and made a thorough ex-
animation it was found that he had
not suffered any permanent harm
aside from cracked rib and
scratches and bruises all over his
body.
That he escaped a terrible death
was almost miraculous, as the savage
animal did it's utmost to kill him
Corvallis Gazette-Times.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-27
TROUBLE OVER
THEIR ASSESSMENTS
LUnlted Press Leaaed WHO

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 27.-An
exciting session OF the state board OF
equalization is expected to develop
here today when the board probes in
to the assessments levied in the coun
ties OF the southern PORTION OF the
state.
II is reported that the state board
contemplates a general and generous
increase in the assessments in this
part OF the state, and II is probable
that such a step will meet with de-
termined opposition on the part OF
property owners of Southern Califor-
MIA.
II is said that discrepancies have
been discovered in the figures OF the
assessors OF the lower counties, and,
as a result Of the assessment on al
legged low basis the burden of the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-27
DELEGATES TO THE
MINING CONGRESS

Governor Benson has appointed the
following delegates to the twelfth an
nual session of the American mining
congress 10 be held at Goldfield, New,
September 27-oct, ?:
} ID. Heard, Medford; Herbert
Leigh. Eugene; H. NJ, Parks, Corval-
lis; j =. Marshall, DR.. Geo. F.
Wilson, A, King Wilson, Portland ;
James A. Howard. Fred h Mellis,
Baker City; J X, Gilkinson, Edwin
w Il. King, Rye Valley; John Cof-
fey Jr, Fred S. Ballie, Sumpter; n
Whealdon, The Dalles; W. H..
Brooke. Ontario.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-27
TAFT WILL
STAND BY
PINCHOT
TeIegraphS Conservation Con-
gresS That He Will Do
All He Can to Protect
Our Resources

Seattle. Aug. 27.-The following
telegram from President Taft was
ready today before the first national
conservation congress by Joseph N.
Teal of Oregon. WHO presided at the
morning session;
Executive Offices, Beverley, Mass.
Aug. 26.-To First National Conser-
walton Congress, Seattle, Wash.
IL congratulate you on the object
OF your meeting and sincerely hope
that your deliberations will result in
useful conclusions.
you can count upon the earnest
support of this administration of the
policy OF conservation of natural re-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-27
IMPORTERS
MUST PAY
ON CIGARS
LunIted Press Leased wIrs.l


San Francisco, Aug. 27.-The Gus
tom office has made a demand upon
the United Cigar Company for S15,-
600, which the government officials
claim Is due on the importation OF
Manila cigars, which It is alleged
alleged were admitted to America a
few hours after the Payne tarif bill
became operative.
Following the passage OF the bill
Collector Frederick stratton received
q telegram from Washington to ad-
NIT the stored cigars, which, undeT
the law, we're supposedly on the free
list The cigars, II ls alleged, were
transhipped at Hong Kong, and un-
der a recent ruling OF the treasury
department only goods from the
Philippines, coming direct from the
islands, can be admitted free under
the new tariff law. 49,
So far the cigar men are laughing.
The stock, aggregating 100000 CT
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-27
YOSEMITE BIG TREES
ARE IN DANGER
limited press Leased wire.

Yosemite. Cal, Aug. 27.-The ia
nous Merced grove of big trees and
the Hotel Del Portal, at the gateway
of the Yosemite valley, are in grave
danger of destruction this al,ernoon
by forest fire that is sweeping over
that section of the country. Unable
to make any headway against the per-
sistency of the flames, troopers sta
toned at the big tree grove notified
Major Forsythe of the situation and
additional troops from the valley
were Immediately dispatched to the
scene.
The employees of the Del Portal are
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-27

sources by every reasonable means
properly within the federal jurisdic-
ton and such recommendations to
congress as may be best adapted to
secure useful legislation toward the
same end. (Signed)
WILLIAM II. TAFT"
The reading of the telegram was
greeted with enthusiastic applause by
the delegates. II is the source of
much qualification To the men who
are fighting for strong resolutions
endorsing an active policy In the con
seryation OF water power. forests and
public lands,
The second day OF the congress was
opened by Clifford Pinchot, United
States chief forester, in an address
which had been awaited with some
eagerness by his friends aud oppon-
nents. Il did not prove a bombshen
however, being comparatively brief
statement OF his policies. He ex-
pressed qualification and confidence
regarding the attitude OF President
TAFT toward the work of the congress
In accordance with the decision not
10 allow any references TO the recent
controversies TO enter the discussions.
ne did not refer to the differences
with Secretary OF the Interior Ballin-
ger. lie spoke as follows;
Conservation has three primary
objects;
First, 10 develop our natural re-
sources SO that this generation may
have its full share and use of the
riches OF the earth.
Second, TO prevent needless waste
and destruction OF these resources,
SO that future generations may like
wise have tleir just part In the ma
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-27
MILLIONAIRE KILLED
BY AN AUTOMOBILE

Pittsburg. Aug. William n.
Singer, one OF the best known OF
Pit,sburg's Iron kings" and the head
OF the singer-Nimick Company, Is be
lieyed to be fatally injured today as
result OF an automobile crash last
night In which he was hurt. The ae-
cident occurred near his summer
home at Providence. II. I,
The wealth OF Singer year ago
WAS estimated at $4,000, lie Is
nearly 20 years old and has four chill
dren. Last year he invited al his
children To dinner and on the plate
OF each was found paper giving an
absolute transfer OF $4,000. 600. The
dinner cost him sl6,OO0,O ,OOO, one OF
the most expensive on record.