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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-07-18

lawn in rear of the house, where the tables
were set and from the appearance of the
great piles of cakes, pies, chicken, sand
witches and cold ham, also the strong
lemonade, hot coffee, preserves, salads and
ice cream the members must have thought
the picnickers would eat some and L guess
they were right for we surely did eat and
drink to our entile satisfaction
might mention however with one excep-
ton, and that was in the case of Harry l..
Hostetler, who is somewhat like Mrs. Eliza
Mowry Bliven or Parker H. Sercombe, who
only eat when they have to and not when
they want to, perhaps. Mr.. Narragon, eau
toned Mr. Toomey "to be careful as he
was not used to such high living and might
have night horse. OF course it is different
with Phillip Zeigler and my self for we got
used to it in the army" Brother White
had chairs for 60 but only half that num-
Der put in appearance; some letters OF re-
greet read, many having other engage
ments for the Fourth, some saying we had
it on the wrong day; well those present
thought that the Fourth of July was
child of Washington, Franklin, Paine and
Jefferson, all of whom were Freethinkers
and who in their wisdom gave us con-
stitution minus any hocus pocus and from.
the way the churches are losing power, the
day is not far distant, when the Fourth
will be for Freethinkers altogether
think can say without any hesitation,
that it was the best picnic we were ever
at and that, everyone was happy and hoped
we would have many more.
During the afternoon a committee was
appointed who drew Up the following,
which was unanimously adopted, with re-
quest to be printed:
Whereas, 1t has occurred in many in
stances, that, Freethii.kers have been
buried from the church or residence, with
church service conducted by preacher or
other religious person in opposition to the
wishes of the deceased, and with the view
of carrying out the desires of dead Free
thinkers, we offer the following
Resolved: First, When a member of the
Buckeye Secular Union or other Free
thinker dies, and so desires, the Buckeye
Secular Union. shall take charge of the
funeral and conduct the service in accord
ance with the Freethought forms and re-
quest of the deceased Second: The Presi-
dent or other person shall read sketch,
prepared by the deceased, of his life, after
which members and friends will be called
on to speak and to close with an Grafton,
from some one selected by the deceased,
with music and singing as requested.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-07-18
The Mission of Freethought

Iconoclastic Work is Necessary to Clear
Mans Mind From Superstitious Faith
Before the Seeds of True Knowl-
edge Can be Sown.
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-05
R0xbury.
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

A case of scarlet feyerhas occurred in the home of Edward Dundin. The family has been Quarantrned hnd it is hoped that the disease will not spread.
 The infant daughter of George Beatty of Roxbury Falls is sick with pneumonia.
 Gov Lilley has appointed Dr Louis J. Pons a member of the State Board of Health for six years, in place of Dr William Brewer of New Haven.
 Mrs J. Katen, who has been quite ill the past week, is reported as im- proving.
 William Retallick is moving into the house recently purchased by him of J. Mattison.
 Bronson & Squires have taken the contract fer building a large ve- randa onto the hone of J. Nevins.
 The ladies of the Congregational church gave another of their popular dinners, last Tuesday noon, that was patronized by large number of the people.
 The Methodist ladies gave asupper Washingtons birthday at Mrs Alice Merwin's. A table loaded with good things was provided, and a pleasant evening spent.
 Miss Isabel Mckay of Danbury spent Sunday with her parents at RoXbury Station.
 Emma Beers has sold her farm in the southern part of the town to MT Puchala.
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-05
Greenfield Hill.
BRIEFLY NOTED.

MT Buttery, who has accepted a positi with MT Potts of Mill Plain, has moved into the house across the way, that belongs to the Samuel Morehouse estate.
 There was quite a spirited run away on the main road in Fairfield, Tuesday afternoon. One of Mrs Julia Curtis horses became frightened at something and ran down Main street for home. When opposite Gould's store he collided with a trolley pole and demolished the wagon. No one was injured.
 Clifford Wells is substituting tor Carrier c. c. Wells while he is away on business.
 MT and Mrs c. c. Wells have gone 70 Washington, D. C., to pass this week with his brother-in n-law, who is a clerk in the pension depart ment.
 MT Warren of Congress street is negotiating with Frank Brothwell for his milk route. MT Brothwell is going to devote himself to farming. 1 William Smith has returned to his duties carrying the mail after two weeks vacation
 Mrs Eugene Burr is visiting with friends in New York, where he vii remain for two weeks.
 AIr Viga, who lives in the Uriaf Perry place, is soon going to move t( New York, WLere he willremain per manently.
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-05
Bridsewater.

Those who like to see fine poultry would enjoy stopping at Mrs Grace F. WellwO)d's 10 looE over her Aork. Mrs Wellwood keeps the Rhode Is- land Red and White Wyandotte breeds and has some extra nice birds in her yards and some of them have records of which she is justly proud. She takes the best of care of her poultry and is always very careful in selecting well marked birds and eXLra good layers to treed from. She Is always pleased to have a 'yone call and inspect her poultry.
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-05
The Newtown Bee.
 Newtown, Friday, March 5, 1909.
Trumbull.
GRANGE NOTES.

A very successful meeting took plare al the Grange, last Friday nIeht There were about SC pres ent, large number coming from several different G anGes The JN- gr % team of me Eusr, Il Grange was there 10 confer the fourth degree after wnlch they spelled the words "EaNon ?. of II. lt9" They did some excellent work that will long be remembered by those who were present. Easton Grange should be very proud of its degree team and Trumbull gave them three rouslne cheers. A splendid program fol- lowed in which the members of EgSt- on and Housatonic Oranges took part. After the program all sat down to a bomtiful supper that was a credit to the ladies of rrumbull Grange.
 The following program will be given at the Grange, Friday evening March 12:
 Reading, Emil Berger.
 Poultry: care and feeding; does it pay to use an incubator? Mrs D. T Booth and Elmer Smith.
 Opportunities of the Grange, J. M Fucker.
 Reading, Mrs Frank Hatch.
 "The City Girl as a Farmers Wife" Mrs William Fuller.
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-05

farm in Leach Hollow, moving there from Coburn, Friday and Saturday.
 Editor A. P, Smith of The Bee was the guest at dinner, Saturday, of Mir ani Mrs George w, Durgs.
 w. II. Warden has bought q flye- acre tract of meadow land in Leach Hollow rf Mrs Jennie Barnes and hss been cleaning up the brush about the fences.
 Elliott Roswell, on account of ad- yancing years, offers his farm for sale, lt comprises house and barn and some 90 acres of land, and Is an excellent opening for some young and energetic farmer.
 Charles Moshler is busy at his saw mill in Leach Hollow. having logs to saw out for Charles A. Mallory, Fer. rIs Leach, Lyman Jennings, George A. Barnes and others. He is also saving shingle for Ferris Leach and George A, Barnes.
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-05
Southburv

A CARD OF THINKS,
 George k. GarliCk and family wlslI to sincerely thank their friends and neighbors for the kindness, assist ance and sympathy, extended to
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-05
Sherman.
AN ATTRACTIVE BUNGALOW

John Gardrer of Brooklyn, N. r., has built a very attractive stone bungalow on lot just east of the residence of George Durgy. it is the most elaborate place in the Nauwe- hoo colony, and is a great addition to the locality. Byers Brothers did the carpenter woik. They are first class workmen and push their work raDid.y along.
 w. H. Warner has heen getting out sningle blocks for George A. Barnes.
 David Turner has taken the Brady
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-05

them, during their recent be:eave ment.
 Southbury, February Z7.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
4 THRILLING EXPERIENCE.

II would be hopeless to attempt TO put lnto
writing those impressions which go TO make the
entering Of a great Egyptian sepuIchre SO thrli-
ing an experience; one cannot describe lhe 81
lence the echoing steps. the DARK shadoMS p III. es.
hot brea thless air nor tell OF the sense OF vast
+trora and the penetrating OF II which stirs one
hs We scrambled out into the brilliant sun
light and the braCing north VINO 'he sIOoi.S I.i
+,sracx was brought before the imagination VIII WIN
,a+,ed force In some OF the tombs which
hove heer1 opened the freshness or the opJeCIs
Ilas caused one 10 exClaim at the inacton OF the
,-aare. b1Ir here where vivid and well preserves
Iii PAINTINGS looked down on q 1urnbIed COZ
,e+t,.1 - er7ashed fragments Of wood and bones
80 salt how hardly the powers dealt with the
In the fourth year Of the reign Of Horemheo
a certain harper named Neferhotep partIy COIL coIn-
10 the tune which ran in ones heao at tt .tS
waning of the tomb of this Pharaoh whom the
hatPet .rPPtT5 the dwellings of the dead. Their
,-aIIs fall down: their place is no more NE
ara "a though they had never existed @ 1laC
which hath come into being must pass aWay
aeain The Young men and maidehs go 10 Iheti
oIsces- the sun riseth at dawn and settetn again
in the hills of the west Men Deset az ~ Jn,ocs
cancei,e The children too, go TO the places
1,;cL ore appointed for them. Oh then' ne
boppx-' Come scents and perfumes are set pc
fora them. nahu flowers and Ihes for 'fe aIIli9
,d ,,acly of thv beloved Come, songs ana music
oi @ 1lafora thee Set behind thee all cares; think
aLy - gIaduess until that day corneth
iaCrl oLts ti,of7 shalt go down to the land which
loveth silence. . -, ,o5 chic cong
.,,,1e, in MS palace Thebes by It's composer
80 eatJ he think one wonders that it would be
81 -raus Of his own tomb which WouId ialI
5a,,,o and his own bones which would be aiilost
oe though they had never existed.-Arthur T.
p Weigalls in The Century
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
a TURKISH CEMETERY.

Another memento of that older time is to be
seen in the cemetery lying under the castle wall
TO the south. 1t is. perhaps the Oldest Mahom-
etan burying ground in Constantinople or at
least on the European shore Of the Bosporus.
1t certainly IS the most romantic. with it's jut-
ting rocks. its ragged black Expresses its round
tower and crenellated wall, Overhanging n blue
so fancifully cut by Asiatic hills II has. too,
spicy odOr quite it's own, odor compounded of
thyme Of resinouS woods, of salt, and l
know no., what aroma Of antiquity But it's
most eCiOus characteristic is the grave infor-
mality it shares with other Mahometan ceme-
teries. There is nothing about it to remind one
of conventional zmourning-no alignment Of
tombs, rectilinear laying out OF walks no
trim landscape gardening 1t lies unwalled to
the world the grayestones scattered irregu-
larly on the steep hillside as the cycamens that
blossom there in February. Many of them have
the same brightness of color. The tall narrow
slabs-those Of the men carved at the top into
a fez or turban-are often painted. with the dec
orative Arabic lettering quaint floral
design picked out in gold II is another
preston of the philosophy OF the guardhouse
soldiers who so often lounge along the water. Of
the boy who plays his pipe under cypress
while the village goats nibble among the graves,
of the Veiied women who preen their silks
among the rocks summer afternoons. The
whole place is interfused with that intimacy OF
life and death, the sense Of which makes the
Asiatic much more mature than the Euro
pean. The one takes the world he finds it,
while the other must chiIdishiy beat his head
against stone walls. 1t is the of the
strength and the weakness of the two stocks
II. G. Dwight, in Scribners.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
MARION cRAwFoRD's BEGINNINGS,

Marion Crawford I had known since he was
a lad of fourteen years. I. too, was a youngster
in those days We were living in New Jersey
town, and he came there to visit his aunt Mrs.
Adolphe Mailliard. a sister OF Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe. Although he came from Italy he dressed
as an English lad. with high hat, EtOn Jacket.
wide collar and long trousers. You can imagine
the sensation that he made in that quiet New
Jersey town. We had haG kings and princes
as our neighbors, but young boy in a nigh hat
was unknown TO US, and therefore much more
Of a novelty. From those days, which were hlled
with youthful esCapades, l did not see Frank
Crawford, as he was then called until he was
q full grown man and had knocked about the
world a bit. His uncle the well known sam
then consisting OF a single small room over
Daniells's drygoodS store in Broadway. This
lad wants to be a writer" said his uncle sam.
Il wish that you would give him chance to
learn the business" We gave him the chance.
not only for old times sake, but because we
liked his looks. THAT fellow can do anything he
cares to-" I remarked after he left the office SO
we let him write. He wrote book reviews, edi-
torials and even poetry; and after that he wrote
"Mr Isaacs." You know the rest From that
on It was easy enough. He won out. and we
knew that though had given him the chance
he wanted at the time that he wanted it, he
would have found 1t quick enough anywhere else,
But he never forgot what he chose to regard as
a favor.-Jeannette l.. Glider, in Putnam's
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13

age OF the stolen ride 1t is simple matter 70 dis
connect an odometer by taking a cog out OF mesh
with the master gear
In some states other than New York garage keep
ers required to keep record OF the times when
machines are brought in and taken out OF their
establishments and by whom This affords sone
protection against Illicit use but II means trans
fer OF confidence to the garage keeper. which is
not always justified Among three thousand pro-
prietors of garages there are in the metropolis
there would naturally be a number who would wink
at irregularities especially in the assured and pro-
Ionged absence of owners. A car whose owner IS
in Europe may sometimes be prOitabIy hired out
to transient customers
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
VICTOR HUGO AS AN ARTIST.

When Victor Hugo's Marion Delorme' was
I'D before the troupe of the Porte -Salnt-Mar-
80 Tbaatre the actor Laferriere, then yothS
IN tIiI ,rotasted against the insignificant role as
signed him. in which he would have only A ten IN
Slsito S;a "a racite Hugo promptly reduced him 70
4ineS IN " ~ - tbunderinE: Ten lines Of victor
II,Ii are something not to be refused-for they
endure" Hugo attached similar eXagse.@erv aS,erS
totecance TO everything he did and TO every
sfnf that was in any way associated with nm, M
Jor instance, he considered his drawings wrcts
- roi CO.. the most part commonplace enough, 0!
We -. - t,,rortance TO make them the suDJecL
- documentary provision. In his VIII OF
ol t a ~ 1881 he wrote: Il give my drawings
Ais u.tfro- u9e which shall be drawn by me 10
% ana NTat6nal library of Paris. which will be one
day the Library Of the Gn5eq dd 20 baTe Ot BEEN
Hug9s Gre often than not in the following
u1anner If blot Of ink chaneed to to ta asf on Of m
Iila4i ~ biie he held his pen abort IN quest OF q
pap't ~ r.,,,oe he enlarged the spot absent
iadedy and made additions df apeees sG st on
uhoel StoctIon until he had produced a SIN
sclous aaI,sht scsus or "vensrable bouFs
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
A $4,000 ORCHID.

,ano onIx FIVE Of the precious "Cypripe-
-" nlants were left-not counting the home
bred hybrid named Tor MRS +. l.. -AiisS' ~ ~
1ar5in de Luxembourg; one was in hngiaho' III
- conservatories of Sir Trevor Lawrence
rhsee were fast declining, and the next year one
10 yn the known world gave forth a flower
1nosnairingly OpoeX the Luxembourg gardener
Dss 20 breed from it; and waited in ardent
n.s- s roreful inlpatience. But you cannot make
: high class, decent orchid germinate its own
nc1en This orchid was no exception 1t was
sent on race suicide
n such a plight were the orchidists when
49, offered $4,000 reward to any one who
..ogid find a hale and virile wild specimen OF
sha Cvpripedium Fairrieneum.
NFnrland had long desired TO open up Tibet
,o fI1e range OF commerce Opportunity did not
eo-7e TIL Russia was busy with war in Manchu-
IA and Corea- Captain Eounghusband was
Surriedly dispatched by the Eng4lsh from Iluld
stb q military force TO penetrate to the sacred
,,tv OF I,hasa- The penetration was made-at
sos+ of blood life and treasure. Attached TO
ne erpedftion was q. l. Searight. of Darjeeling,
surveyor in his majesty's service. Being. like
-neny EngIishmen, amateur gardener, he bot
snizeG along the way; and one afternoon seven
thousand feet above sea level, he came upon the
Tost Orchid
He sent thousand plants back TO Calcutta
bv q native. 10 be examined News OF this
-eached England Indian botanists verified the
epecirnens the long vanished FairrfeneuTn
that news also, was cabled TO Europe. Events,
commented The Orchid Review excitedly FOL
inn each other with such starting raplulty as 10
..eSa one almost breathless!" These events-the
arrival the testing and the decision on the genu-
ineness Of the f1nd-produced among the cog
noscend q tremendous sensation Indeed,
among orchidists. the historic expedition. even
fhe Russo-Japanese war itself. viii be chiefly
memorable for having led to the reclamation or
fhIs little '1adys slipper"
When 179 OF Searigllt's plants arrived in Lon
don they brought 81. .75O-and $4,000 reward be-
sides Az this rate Mr.. Searights discovery
must have yielded him nearly S25,400-and not
one Of the plants yet in bloom.-Franlllin Clar-
kin, IN Everybodys
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
THE HORSE A STUPID ANIMAL.

There have been on exhibition, at various
times horses who are, apparently, prodlSleS OL
mathematica insight; who can do anything WIN
numbers that the trainer do. Yet we abso-
luteIv know that no animal so much as
count at all. Furthermore it is always the
horse that performs these marvels, thouSn the
horse Is the most utterly stupid Of all the DUMP
creatures that man has made his friends.
That is precisely why the horse Is always
taken to be made into arithmetician he Is
so stupid that he can be taught anythlng-ahy
habit that is-and having no mind to be taken
up with his own affairs can be relied on 10 40
exactly as he is told ~ .,,i,
All these arithmetical fakes, whatever IheIl
details are worked in essentially the same way.
The horse is taught, by endless repetitions some
mechanical habit. A given signal and ne peelllS
TO nav the floor. Another signal and he stops
Press the proper button and he takes sponge
and rubs il over a certain spot blackboard
or picks UP a card lying in certain posltioh.
That is all he does The meaning or the act
exists for the spectator only. The paW1ngs couIl.
the answer to a problem in addition. the caro-
bears the reply to a question. But the morse
does not know If. He merely follows pllhu
habit lust as he will stop when you say
Wheat" though you interpolate the word INTO
vour recitation of the Declaration OF lndepeIlo-
ence-E T. Brewster. In McClures
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
CANADIAN NORTHWEST DEVELOPMENT.

Consul FRANKLIN D. Hale. of CharIOttetOwn.
writes IN regard immigration into the Canadian
Northwest and it's agricultural development:
1T is ConservativeIy estimated that from 5000 to
100 90 people will leave the United states during
1909 to settle in Canada. mostly in the western prov
fnces A very large Per cent are well-to-do farm
ers and the total amount OF wealth which they
will hiring will be many millions Of dollars It Is
reported that the many thousands of immigrants
u-h came from the States in the past years e
bIished their strong personality and allied them
selves with the best and highest interests OF the
locality and country to which they had emigratec-
..Snce 1898 over two hundred thousand homes1eads
have heen granted to settlers. the population or
tbe DoniniOu has increased million. the
total trade mas increased SITS O0OOO0 the has
Increased S30000010 and the product OF grain N tbs
three great western agricultural provinces has
shown an Increase Of nearly one hundred mfilton
bushels -.
T-he Minister OF the Interior has submitted rs
ures showing that there are still available for
hOulesteads in Ihe province or Manitooa ilso.SV
arres in Saskatchewan 104.s7S000 acres and In Al
berr NJ 369o0 acres There have already been dis
osed OF TO settlers three provinces IN nome
Stead and presumption rights Ss6S1c acres. while
tba railroad lands disposed or IN the provinces
amount TO g. 4Ga acxss-'-Consula< Rsoort
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13

brtters in the business srnote the ball terrific
blow and sent II flying over Langes head toward
the centre field fence. The hit seemed n sure
home run. but LanRe, man Weighing 20
pounds turned and without looking. sprinted
desperately straight out toward the fence. rae
ing with the flying ball At the last instant, as
the ball was going over his head. Lange leaped,
stuck up both hands turned q scmersauIt ana
crashed against the fence. The boards spin
tered. one entire panel crashed outward ana OUT
or the y,reckage cravled Lange holding the ball
in his hand and the crowd went mad Lange
came limping in. with the crowd standing on
seats shouting and he said 70 Arson, Fines
go cap?" Nope" said Anson and the catch
had saved the big fielder $2o0-Hugh = Fuller
ton, in The American Magazine
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
HUNT Joy RIDERS"
WITH NEW DEVICE
CAMERA TO TELL SPEED
And NUMBER OF CAR.
High7cdys ProtectiUe Society Has
Mechanical DetectiUe for Trailing
Rushing Automobiles.

In its crusade against automobile speeders in
general. and 10y riders in particular the Ma
tonal Highways Protective Society has resorted TO
a new invention which is terrible to malefactors
of the road as the Bertillon system and the tele-
graph to ordinary criminals The invention Is
being tried the present tirpe-or, rather, Its
first fruits are being preserved in secrecy, so that
a sudden and overwhelming exhibition Of its scope
may be given in the future. Without warn
ing some fine day a number of scorchers who have
seen no speed traps nor been molested by watch
carrying cops will be hailed to court and con-
fronted with the rrefutabe evidence of their law
breaking 1t will make no difference whether the
offence was committed in a lonely road in the out
skirts or in a crowded street There will be no
chance to dispute the testimony on the ground OF
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
TAS. SHO0LBRED & GO.

80 per cent were children OF ten years under.
and one-ffth OF the rest elderly persons Many
OF them were victims OF the 10y rder''
Setting q chauffeur TO catch a chauffeur is the
successful principle OF the Highways Protective
Society, which has Office No. West 2Sth
street Applications for the Job OF agent made
by retired policeman who would Ike exc out
their pensions with the pay for auto" detective
work but keen young With experience In motor
driving preferred There both obvious and
subtle ways OF Identifying OF Joy riding. !"
whether On the street or at roadhouse. The
chauffeur seuth often sees at q glance that a car
IS out without its owners knowledge His farnili-
arity with social values dress and conduct is OF
the first Importance. There is usually difference
in style between more or less wealthy owner tax
ing Jaunt with his friends and an ernploye sur
reptitiousy gtvias his cronies an excursion When
agent recently Connecticut limousine car
at 10 80 thirty miles from the line with
a girl sitting beside the chauffeur IN front and
both slIyIarking fl easy guess that the
owner being imposed The number OF the
was looked up IN the Connecticut automobile
register at the Office OF the society and the
was Informed by letter OF the date, time and cir
cUmstances under which his car observed. He
promptly replied. thanking the society for the IN
formation. and said that his chauffeur had no au-
O be abroad.