davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1909-12-23

0anpterben in llsienborf ssrcs. 1000
bis 5000 pesbleiben. Nlle 0obahtun9
folder ejslinn ng 81.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1909-12-23

Dtuiihe uno en9liids Grudladen
n oislsr Dffiee.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1909-12-23
sd)tueise Horreipo,ro oe,,s
Dertber geobashter!

tpoa anTsrsm sp.,,al.aOrrs lpDue.nt.n.,
Blue-grass blade., 1909-02-28
PREACHERS AS LEGISLATORS
Used to be regarded as Ineligible as Men,
bers of such Bodies, but now They
Are Unfit. Goodwin Smith
on the Bible.
(by DIR. A. A. Bell.)

The clergy have not always been an es-
pecially privileged class. Power and in
fuence they hay have enjoyed with limit,
but in measure they enjoy greater priv
ieges and immunities today than they did
some years ago.
In the earlier days of English parlia-
ments clergymen were not allowed to oc-
cupy seats in that legislative body. They
were not considered eligible to seats then,
and by many they are considered unfit to
occupy them now. Put a preacher in any
Legislature and he will Immediately begin
tinkering upon special laws, right in his
line, bearing on the Sunday question, near
beer, and bawdy houses. Their education
and training, to say nothing Of habit, units
them for such important work as making
laws for the people.
l have heard preachers say that it was
Blue-grass blade., 1909-02-28
BLUE GRASS BLADE

come. Thought, like the Sun among the
celestial orbs, challenges the whole galaxy
OF myths invented by the Crafts C Supersd,
THE POETS SING OF THOUGHT:
What exile from himse' can flee,
To zones more and more remote,
Still pursues where'er l be,
The blight of life-the demon Thought.
Byron.
Look around the world,
Behold the chain of Thought
Binds all below and all above.
Pope.
Could l in statue great,
Reach from pole to pole,
And grasp creation in my span,
| must be measured by ny Soul,
The minds the maker of the man.
Watt.
Parent of good, Thine this universal frame
Thus wondrous fair, myself how wondrous
then. Milton
The dragon hahs the zcphrs bore,
On air waves speed forever more,
The rolling spheres the sense repeat,
Vibrating tones his Thought shall meet,
That which has been, shall be the toll,
When Thought itself shall judge the Soul
The die is cast. the searchlght glows,
In natures laws unerring throws.
-(Modern.)
Also others, ancient and modern, enough
to fill a volume. But have written enough
to convince anyone who will be convinced
that Thought is a fact,-the only Supreme
force in the universe of things
Blue-grass blade., 1909-02-28

then must be it's mightiness of power to
light up the fires of intellect from tiny
spark to a giant flame of intelligence,
launched into being by the power of
Thoughts voice in man? Earth, air, fire and
water obey its mandates and rush to do
Thoughts bidding What then can limit
thoughts power to discover, invent, pro-
duce and construct without end?
Thought, in the person of Copernicus,
found the Earth had a double motion, dur
nal on its axis and annual in Its orbit around
the Sun. Thought in Kepler computed the
rate of motion and measured the distance
of the revolving planets from the Sun.
Thought in Newton found the universal law
of attraction. Dropped his plummet in line
of those shining orbs, and Herschel sailed
navigator of the skies.
These discoveries were of vast import
ance, as they swept away huge mass OF
vulgar theories invented by the Herdsmen
of Superstition. Thought in the person of
Chappe, THE champion Freethinker in the
18th century, found Telegraphy By bring
ing acid and metal in contact, Thoughts
words are spelled out to the far-off locality
in moment of time: endow the body-mat-
ter with the velocity of Thought to pass
with it to that far-off locality: would it not
be infinite man? Thought, in the person
of Watt, in the same century, saw steam
from water converted into electricity, drive
the ponderous locomotive laundering along
it's iron track with its train loaded with
Of he D<,ol
les. Thought in the person of Columbus.
saw the continent of America before he
sailed from Palos Does all this prove
nothing? Who thus quilt the chariots,
harnessed the steeds and made them capa-
BILE of untiring travel? Who holds. guides
and controls them along the highways on
land, in air and on the sea? There can be
but one answer-Thought
In all it's heights and depths we can dis
Germ the hand of Thought collecting from
the Earth the crude materials of nature;
separating the material kinds wrought ma
chinery, constructed furnaces and mill, and
manufactured them into all the useful util-
tiles in our homes, and in the various de-
partments of industry throughout the civil
lied world; built cities. towns, colossal
structures; rural habitudes adorned with
handsome dwellings, set with fruting trees,
tiower-gardens adapted seeds to climate
and soil; domesticated animals and trained
them to do Thoughts bidding; beautified
the Earth and made the world worth living
in. Thought is the foundation of Agricul-
ture, Mechanics and Arts; the Sciences and
Geology testify to Thoughts duration
throughout the sweep of dateiess ages past,
and in reason from analogy will continue to
Blue-grass blade., 1909-02-28

men infides. But how about Hume, Renan,
Gibbon, Mill, Shelley, Bradlaugh, Paine,
Jefferson, Franklin, Ingersoll and hundreds
of others | could name? Almost all of the
infidels or atheists are historians philoso-
pliers and scientists. Or to put the ques-
ton conversely, we can say with truth
that all the scientists philosophers and
historians, including men of letters, fine art
and poetry have been atheists. or infdels,
from the days of Lucretius down to Shell
ley and Byron and Burns
Thinking men and women now know
that most of the supposed bible authors
were absolutely unknown. On this subject
9ul VI J9II9q 9qL,, :sGgs ql!WS uIMpIoD
Bible as an inspired revelation to man can
hardly now linger in any well-informed and
open mind"
The following is an extract from an able
letter in the New York Sun:
THE leaders of humanity in the future
may even find it necessary to make up by
an increase of the powers of government
for the lost influence of religion.
Belief in the bible as inspired and Gods
revelation of himself to man. can hardly now
linger in any well-informed and open mind.
Criticism, history and science have con-
spired to put an end to 1t. The authorship
of the greater part of it, including the most
important books is unknown. The moral
ity of the Old Testament differs from thar
of the New, and though in advance of the
world generally in those days. in more
places than one, as in the case of the
slaughter of the Canaanites, shocks us now.
There are errors too, in the Old Tesla
ment of a physical kind, such as those in
the account of creation and The belief in
the revolution of the sun. OF the New
Testament the most important books. the
first three gospels. our main authorities for
the life of Christ, are manifestly CRAFTS upon
a stock of unknown authorship ard date
They betray belief in diabolical rosses-
is discrepancy between the first three gos
author of the fourth gospel, who evidently
was not a Palestinian Jew, was free. There
sion, local superstition, from which the
pels and the fourth. notably as to the day
and consequent significance of Christ's
celebration of the passover 1t is incredible
that God in revealing himself to man
should have allowed any mark of human
error to appear in the revelation We
have, moreover. to ask why that on which
the worlds salvation depended should have
been withheld so long and communicated to
so few?'
When such man as Goodwin Smith can
write this way, and be deemed by thou
sands a great scholar, the day of humanity's
deiverance is not to be much longer delay
ed. This distinguished writer has held
seats in different colleges in Europe, Amer
The Southern farm gazette., 1909-05-08

~ CtN. BN TN u.r II knowledge
E" which any man can a"quir" and
" apply. inrrusc tho character 81 tho
ral"n~ I'D to our live stnt. add tn their
hralth and usefulness and at the same
tim. saso largely in tho cost of fc~.
W. can easily rrIu"mhvr that PROTEIN
IS tho cI"fn"nt that prpm"t~~ growth. huild.
ny muscle. nerve. etc. that C,RIlDHN.
nltNTl = AMI IaT~ produce fat and fur.
uIsh tho cnrrgy for doing WORK and k~rl,-
tu& up -" bo-il, functions. that tho l.
..uus"e. ,"tt"n.~csi n~al. drtc, blood. wheat
tran. ct,.. are f,-"is rich in protein that
Srn audi corn products. grass hays, cot
(, n~srd hulGs. rts.. are f"~hds made up
rr-"stly ~ rarlr,hy drat~s and fats that
young animals, breeding animal~ and
thas, producing eggs milk doing
hard vnrk. need comparatively larE~
aul"uut> of pr,t"in and those fattcnin. or
r,.tins require much smaller amounts.
Remembering th~~c thing. W. can maxi
a ration that viii bc i-~tt~r for our ami
mails as VII a=, in many casr~, cheaper.
nmplc. c"st % cents "a day NOR for two
ltnr~rs. than on" of corn. ,ott"ns"'-d meal.
IrA hay and corn stn,cr. although the lat
- va. much better for the h"r~r~.
The Southern farm gazette., 1909-05-08
This Weeks Guide Post to $500
More n Year"

CN<. iN IUi u.r Il novl".igv
" which any man can a"quir" and
~ apply. irnprusc tho character uf tho
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
Organ Fund Entertainment.

On Wednesday evening, May
10th, an entertainment will be
given in Rising Sun Hall for the
benefit of the Organ Fund of the
M. Il. church. A drill and musical
selections will be some of the
features, but the "star" attraction
will be farce entitled: "The First
Love Affair in the Smithfeld- Jones
Family" written by Miss Elizabeth
M. Greenfield, Of Avondale, Pa,
and acted by local talent. Tickets
will be on sale at Rising Sun
Pharmacy on and after May 5th.
Admission, 25 cents; reserved seats,
35 cents. You can't afford to miss
it. Buy your tickets early, for
they'll be in demand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
John Frazer.

John Frazer, a well-known mer-
chant and business man of Elkton,
died at his home on East Main
street, Sunday night of pneumonia
after a few days. illness. He was
68 years old. 1t is believed that
he contracted the disease in super.
intending improvements on farm
which he had recently purchased
near Elkton. He was a son of the
late James Frazer and was born in
New Castle county, Del. He was a
public spirited citizen and lent his
hearty cooperation to all measures
looking to the prosperity and well
being of the community. He was
a trustee and life long member of
the Elkton Presbyterian church
and was always liberal contributor
to its benevolences and work. He
is survived by the following broth
ers and sisters DR.. Jas. FL. Frazer,
of Baltimore; Eben B. Frazer, of
Newark, Del; Samuel Frazer, of
Earleville; Robert B. Frazer, of
Elkton; Mrs. William S. Evans and
Mrs. P. H. Cleayer, of Elkton.
The funeral was held on Wednes-
day afternoon. Interment in Elk
ton cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
Frank j. Kerr.

Frank J. Kerr, a respected citi-
zen of Elkton, died at his home on
North street, April %, after a
lingering illness from paralysis,
aged SO years. The deceased was
native of Ireland, and came to
this country many years ago, To-
eating in Elkton as journeyman
tailor. Afterwards he engaged in
the merchant tailoring business,
which he carried on until some ten
years ago when he retired. Mr..
Kerr acquired considerable prop,
erty in Elkton. He married Miss
Rebecca Davis, who with one son,
Frank J. Kerr, of Philadelphia,
survives him. The funeral was
held from his late home Monday
morning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
Convention Dates.

The Democratic State Central
Committee decided on Wednesday
upon August IL as the date for the
State Convention, which is to be
held 10 Baltimore. The various
judicial conventions will be held as
follows: First circuit, Ocean City,
August IS; Fourth circuit, Cumber
land, August 18; Fifth circuit,
Ellicott City, August IL; Sixth cir.
cult; Rockville, August IL; Seventh
circuit, La Plata, August 1S.
Resolutions were adopted author
izing the chairman of the State
Committee to appoint a campaign
committee of so and delegating to
it the power to name the primary
dates in the various counties
and making the disfranchisement
amendment the paramount issue.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
w. N. A. VS.. East Nottingham High
School.

In closely contested game on
Saturday afternoon, April oath,
West Nottingham Academy de
feated the East Nottingham High
School. East Nottingham was
easily downed in the first inning
while W. N. A., with two men out,
through timely batting by Gillespie
and Reynolds and Wilson's muff of
Garrett's grounder to third, scored
two runs. East Nottingham tied
the game in the second with two
earned runs. In the third inning
Wilkinson reached first on an error
in right field by Kirk, was ad-
vanced by Clark Is single, and scored
on second failure of Kirk to catch
@. Cameron's fly to right. W. N.
A. evened the score again in the
fifth. In the seventh e. Noting
ham gained two more runs on
Wilkinson's being hit by pitched
ball and Cameron's and Clark's
hitting. A pass, base on a pitch.
ed ball, together with opportune
hitting by Gillespie and Reynolds,
and Hindman's and Garrett's sacri.
fees secured three more runs for
W. N. A. in the second half of this
inning and won the game. No
further scoring was done.
Summary wv. N. A.. 6:runs. s hits, errors; E.
N. H. s., runs. 9 hits. errors. Two base hit
Wilkinson. Passed by Wilkinson 2. Struck out
by Wilkinson II. by Russell s Hit by pitched
ball. Taylor, Wilkinson. Earned runs, w. N. A. 2.
E. N H. S. 2. Left on bases. W. N, A 9. E. N. Fl.
S. 8. Double plav, Garrett, unassisted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
Edward A. Gillespie.

Edward A. Gillespie died Thurs
day morning, April 20, at Univer
sity Hospital, Philada., aged about
48 years, of acute heart disease.
His remains we're brought to his
home at Nottingham, Pa, last eve
ming, and interment will be made
at West Nottingham, but funeral
arrangements have not been COM
pleted at this writing.
Edward A. Gillespie was the son
of the late George Gillespie of this
district. He is survived by a
widow and four children, besides
three sisters and brother. Miss
Elizabeth, of Norfolk; Miss Eleanor,
of Philada.; Mrs. W. G. West, OF
Sylmar; Horace c., OF West Not
tingham.
He was member of the ware
house firm of Passmore & Gillespie,
of Nottingham, Pa, with branches
at Barnsley and Sylmar, and Presi.
dent of the Cecil Farmers Tele.
phone Co. Mr.. Gillespie was a
wideawake, public spirited citizen
and his death will be a great loss
to a wide circle of friends, beside
his afflicted family and relatives.
For several months past he had
been in poor health and spent a
nortion of the winter in Florida.
On his return a few weeks ago he
was taken with the grip which
finally necessitated him going to
the hospital.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
THE TOME MEET.
Rural High School Championships


Rural High School Championships.
Tome Institute is busy with prep
arations for the annual athletic
meet to be held on the Institute
grounds, at Port Deposit, on Satur.
day, May s. A feature of the meet
will be the second annual Maryla6d
Rural High School Championships.
This year Tome has already re.
ceived acceptances from eight ad-
ditional schools in this class, and
as those who were present last year
will in all probability again COM
pete, the Rural High School
Championships bid fair to challenge
the interest of Maryland people.
Tome has had a special die made
and a special medal struck off
Victory holding laural wreath
with the inscription, "Maryland
Rural High School Championships,
Tome, 1909," and on the back OF
the medal the event and name OF
the winner will be placed. The
medals are on watch fobs; a gold
medal to the winner in each event,
silver medal to the second man
and bronze medal to the third.
Competitors are coming from Jar
rettsville, Bel Air, Annapolis,
Easton, Elkton, fredericksburg,
Forest Hill, Thurmont, Reister-
town, Colora, Emmitsburg, Cations
vile, West Nottingham, Chesa.
peake City and Havre de Grace.
Probably one half the counties in
the State will be represented and
the meet will be a sort of Mecca for
Maryland rural high oolathletes.
The management is making
arrangements to accommodate in all
three hundred athletes The meet
will be held rain or shine. Tome
makes very complete preparations
for the reception and entertain
ment of the athletes. Her commit
tees meet them as they get off the
train, check their suit cases, escort
them TO the Tome Inn, entertain
them at lunch and dinner, show
them around the grounds, etc.
The handsome new batting cage.
erected last winter, will be used as
a dressing room instead of the can.
vas tents, which 10 past years were
erected upon the oval.
Among the officials are men of
national reputation in athletics,
and the Tome campus with its fine
track and oval, its magnificent
buildings and surroundings, is an
ideal field for a contest of such
magnitude.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
FOUND MISSING HEIR.
Jeffery Finn Gets Share OF Broth
er's Estate.

An int resting case was heard in
the Orphans Court of Cecil County
last week. John P. Finn, of near
Cecilton, who died in October, 1907,
by his will beqneathed one half of
estate to his widow, one-twentieth
to st. Dennis Church, at Galena,
Kent county. one half of the res
idne to his brother, Jeffery Film,
in case he should claim the same in
three years, and the balance to his
wife's grandson, John Cohee, a
minor, on condition he assume the
name of John P. Finn. 10 case
the said Jeffery Finn could not be
found and filed no claim within
three years, his share was also to
go to said John Cohee, (whose
name has been changed by an
order of the Circuit Court to John
P. Flinn.)
DIR. E. N. Crawford the executor,
after converting the estate into cash,
as directed by the will, had in his
hands for distribution over $14, 900
after expenses were paid. and ad
vertised locally and in Boston for
Jehery Finn. The latter adver-
tisement was seen and acted upon
by John j. Dwyer, Esq, of Hart.
ford, Conn.,, who by advertising in
Irish papers located Mr.. Finn at
Benwood, West Virginia, and he
was present last week to claim his
inheritance.
Mr.. Finn was represented by
Mr.. Dwyer, G. s. Riley, ESQ, Of
Wheeling, West, Va. and Henry
A. Warburton, Esq, of Elkton;
Mrs. Georgeanna Finn, the widow
of John P. Finn, was represented
by L. Marshall Haines, Esq, John
P. Finn John Cohee) by Mr.
Haines and George w. Williams,
Esq, of Baltimore, and DR.. Craw
ford, the executor, by W. T. War
burton, Esq
The witnesses heard were Jeffery
Finn, j. j. Dwyer, DR.. E. N.
Crawford, George N. Davis, Joseph
Biggs and W. Parker Lusby. Mr..
Finn gave q perfectly straight
account Of himself establishing his
identity beyond doubt, and the
Court decided him to be the miss
ing heir and ordered the executor
to distribute the net proceeds of
the estate as follows:-Mrs. George
anna Finn, 81, 1929; st. Dennis
R. G. Church, '$717.S3; John P.
Finn, So, ,23O.25; Jefery Finn,
$3,137. SO.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
Mrs. John I. Reynolds.

Mrs. Jane Anna Reynolds, wife
of John Thomas Reynolds, of Rich
ardsmere, died suddenly from
heart trouble Thursday morning,
April 22nd. For years she had
been sufferer from asthma. The
deceased was in her 51st year, a
daughter of the late Susan and
Samuel Reynolds. Her husband,
five brothers and two sisters sur
vive. The funeral was held Mon
day with interment at West Not
tingham.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
Captain Daniel A. Jones.

Capt. Daniel A. Jones, promi-
nent farmer of the First Election
district of Cecil county. died at his
home near Cecilton Sunday. He
was about So years old, and is sur
vived by a widow and two sons -
Rev. e. o. Jones, a member of the
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference, and VIM. G. Jones, of
Cecilton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30

The following schools having
raised ten or more dollars for Ii
brary purposes, the treasurer was
directed to place their names on
the list of those entitled to $40
additional Miss Mary j. Mahoney,
No. Z, Fifth; Theodore W. Currier,
No. 2, Seventh.
The Secretary was directed to
give notice that all teachers reports
must be correctly made out; all
blanks be filled, and that those not
properly and fully made out will be
returned unpaid.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
She Stoops To Conquer.

She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver
Goldsmith, will be presented by
the Students of West Nottingham
Academy, at West Nottingham
chapel, Friday evening, April 80,
at s o'clock, and at Rising Sun
hall, Saturday evening, May 1, at
s o'clock. Admission, 25 cents.
Reserved seats, 50 cents. Tickets
on sale at Eli T. Reynolds drug
store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
Pioneer Tennis Club.

The Pioneer Tennis Club of this
town has reorganized for the season
by the election of Edwin l.. Haines
president, Miss Armenia 81. Wilson
secretary and Bernard Effing treas,
urer. The court on Pearl street is
being put in shape for playing.
The club numbers about twenty.
five members.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
DEATHS.
William S. Wood

William s. Wood, Sr.. a taxider-
mist, died at his home in Elk Neck
April 10, after a lingering illness,
at the age of II years. He is sur
vived by widow and eight chill
dren. The funeral was held on
Sunday afternoon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Ella Robertson is visiting
relatives and friends in Trenton,
N. j.
The Young Ladies Social Sewing
Circle will be entertained on Satur-
day afternoon by Mrs. Nellie
Wagner.
Mrs. Margaret Lilly and chill
dren, Of Holy Oak, Del, are visit
ing the formers father, James H.
Maxwell.
J. g. Richards and family have
returned to their country home,
near Richardsmere, after spending
fthe winter in Baltimore.
Miss H. Maude Kirk, has re-
turned to Cape Charles, Va, after
spending some time with her sisters,
Mrs. Ell. L. Worthington and Miss
Hanna M. Kirk.
Miss Lillian K. Hearne, of Clay.
ton, Del, and Mr.. Pierce e. Strad-
ley, of Cecilton, were married Fri
day evening, April %, in. Middle
town, by Rev. j. A. Arters.
Mr.. Henry Ell. Gilpin and daugh.
ter of Elkton, were guests last
week at the ceremonies attending
the unveiling of the tablet placed
in Old Christ's church, Alexandria,
Va, to the memory of the pail
bearers of George Washington, one
of whom was Col. George Gilpin,
(1740 1e30) of the Gilpin's Rock
estate, in this county. The tablet
was erected by the Mount Vernon
Chapter, ID. A. r., of Alexandria.
Hopewell M. E. church, Wood
lawn, Rev. j. Howard Gray, pas
tor. Sabbath services, May End
Preaching at 1O:30 a. m. and 8 p.
m. Sunday School at $50; Ep
worth League at 8 p. m. Preaching
at Asbury at 8 p. m. All welcome.
District Superintendent, A. S.
Mowbray, will hold the First
Quarterly Conference at Mt. Pleas
ant church, at 2:30 p. m. May 1,
and will preach Sunday morning,
May 2, at 1890. The Sunday
school will begin next Suday morn
ing at $50 a. m.
The Rev. J. Milton Oakford,
who has resigned as rector of st.
Johns p. E. Church, Havre de
Grace, has been called to the as
sistant rectorship of st. James p.
E. Church, 22nd and Walnut
street, Philadelphia, which he has
accepted, to take effect May 1st.
Ebenezer Sunday school has re.
organized for the summer, with the
following officers W. J. SINNERS,
Jr., superintendent; organist, Lucy
Brickley; librarians, Harvey AL.
guard, John Wigton, Ella Wigton,
Ella Sinners; treasurer, Nettie
Brickley; secretary, Mrs. Ella
SINNERS.
The commencement of Barns
ley high School will be held next
week, with class day exercises
Monday evening. Tuesday eve.
ming the seven graduates will re.
ceive diplomas Misses Helen Refs
Ter, Ella Pyle, Frank G. Andrews,
Melvin Reynolds, Frank Lloyd,
Howard Walton and Herbert
Reisler.