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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-01-03
(By A. f. Wade.I

All phenomena manifest to US through our
senses centers in conscious existence. The
Ego, Cd, myself, is the center of the
boundless Universe which is without limit
or circumference. How much so ever we
may speculate or theorize about the non
existence of spirit, our conscious sense of
existence asserts itself, and no amount of
reasoning can convince us that this body is
all there Is of man.
When we look abroad over the world,
we behold innumerable bodies similar in
all respects to this one which we inhabit.
and manifesting all the doings which we are
capable of and much more; and we con-
clude from anology, that each one OF these
bodies is actuated by an Ego the same as
myself We cannot fail to observe that
we are all bound together in one great
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-01-03

upon all subjects. West. This is some
thing that cannot be said of any Christian
nation.
l think l have shown very fully that the
world as the Christian religion found it
was highly advanced in every respect; and
now l will show by the same unbiased
authorities that the Christian religion pull
ed down this highly advanced civilization
and proved itself scourge to the earth.
We all know that Christianity was put in
to power by Constantine who had been
converted to their faith, in the beginning of
the fourth century. And so I shall continue
to quote from the same authorities con-
corning this period now from where Chris
tianity takes hold of the world, onward.
And let the reader decide whether the world
advanced or refrigerated.
The first heading l notice in this period,
in Vests Ancient World, is the following:
Decay in Literature" Great names in
poetry, history and science cease. Philos-
ophy and theology became a weary waste
of controversy We have multitudes of
Apologies" for Christianity from the
church Fathers.
The next heading is Persecution by the
Church. I'm 312, as we saw, Christianity
secured perfect liberation for its worship,
and soon after it was given an especially
favored place among the religions of the
Empire Almost at once it began to use
violence to stamp out other religions
West.
TN centuries to come this persecution by
the church dwarfed into insignifcance even
the terrible prosecutions 1t had suffered.
The motive, too, differed widely from that
of the old imperial prosecutions 1t was
not political. In general, each prosecuting
sect since has justified its action on the
ground that belief in its particular faith
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-01-03
BLUE GRASS BLADE.

was necessary to salvation. Therefore, 1t
seemed right and merciful to torture the
bodies of heretics in order to save their
souls and protect the souls of others. I'm
der cover of such theory they now began
dark and bloody chapter in human history,
to last for over twelve hundred years.
West.
The period was one of intellectual decay.
There were no more poets and no more
new discoveries in science; wen the old
science and literature were neglected.
West.
The peasantry became serfs; they were
bound to their labor ON the soil, and chang
ed masters with the land they tiled
West.
The Christian religion brought on the
caste system in all other lives as well as the
peasants. Every laborer or artisan was
compelled to stay in the same vocation for
all generations, as it seemed, until free
dom of movement seemed lost" In its
industries and its social relations, as well
as in government, the Empire was becom
ing despotic and oriental" West.
THE earth swarmed with the consuming
hierarchy of extortion, so that it was said
that they who received taxes were more
than they who paid them."-GOldsmith.
And these taxes were no longer spent in
aiding industry; they went to support the
machinery of government and the luxury of
court"
"One cause of the rapid intellectual de-
cline of the fourth century is that many
Christians were hostile to pagan science
and literature, while for a long time the
Christian world produced little to take its
place" Here West says pagan science"
but 1t was not because of the pagans hav
ing developed the sciences that caused the
Christians to be hostile to them, but Chris
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-01-03

same reason that they are now, and always
have been. Science shows the Bible to be
lie, and that is why they threw away
science when they were in power, and why
they would throw it away today should they
get the power again. During this dark and
bloody epoch of Christian rule called the
Dark Ages, nearly all that civilization had
been piling up for centuries was swept
away and a period # confusion. lawess-
ness and ignorance, the lowest point ever
reached by European civilization, was the
result The whole 400 years (from 400 to
500 A. d. are properly called the Dark
Ages. West.
West is or was Christian, and shows
some Partially in giving the account of
them, but is not this pretty bad statement
for to have to make about the influence of
ones religion upon the world?
Classical literature suddenly became ex-
tnct. The old Roman schools disappeared,
or were represented only by new monastic
schools of meager instruction "The new
ruling classes were grossly ignorant, and
did not care for the old literature and
science, even so far as it had survived. -
West.
could give page after page showing up
the Christian rule, but think you all un
derstand how it was in the Christian period
commonly called the Dark Ages. After
the church ruled for several centuries 1t
bursted into fragments and freethought and
science began to revive and have not been
put to sleep since. The church did not com
pletey lose it's grip, but nearly all of its
controlling power.
Now | shall leave it for the reader to
decide whether Christianity has been for
the betterment of the human race or not
GA man without conscience is little better
off than a brute, insensible to all enjoy
ment but his brute nature.) Neither do
we believe he can escape all punishment
by taking his own life as many have at
tempted to do. We cannot believe that
this is the only life we shall live. 1t is
against all reason and common sense.
If Matter and Force are Eternal, then
surely the Ego, the source of all existence,
must be as endless as matter l may pass
through a season of Inconsistencies at
death as when sound asleep, but | shall
doubtless awake again to another life of
usefulness and activity.
Not only does the fear of something
after death, as Shakespeare says, make
towards of us all" but the hope of a Grown
of Glory" (honor and praise of well doing)
would be vain to the martyr who gave his
life for anv great and noble cause IL death
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24
SCIENTISTS To INVADE
|. HEAD HUNTERS IA UNITS

Chicago, Sept. 23.-An expedition
into the haunts of Filipino head hunt
ers, including those of the Moros who
killed DIR. William T.. Jones' OF the
Field Museum of Natural History. will
be undertaken in few weeks by +.
c. Cole of the same institution. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Cole.
What prompts Mr.. Cole to under
take the trip Is his anxiety to add to
the Field museum complete exhibit
of the Philippine islands. He made
one trip to the northern islands ana
brought back several tons of relics.
which are now on exhibition. His next
Journey will be to the south islands.
Mr.. Cole will leave October and
will stop first at the Palawai island
to study the Pagbanuas, head hunt
ers. Then he will go to Mindoro
island. where he will pitch his camp
among the Mangyana tribes. The Ba-
galos and the Moros will come into
his circle. He will be gone about two
years.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24
MARKET MOVEMENTS
Of THE DAY

New York, Sept 23.-There was
some further liquidation at times in
today's stock market. When relieved
from this pressure prices tended to re-
cover, but the dealings dwindled to
such an extent as to reduce the days
total to the smallest figures in over
week. The day proved almost bar
rem of incidents and the market of
very little interest. Mackay companies
rose buoyantly to new high-record
figures. accompanied by rumors of in
tended dividend increases. Western
Union bore it company. and American
Telephone & Telegraph was affected
to less extent. Some resistance to
the depression was shown by PENN
syiyania. which recovered briskly from
yesterdays sharp decline on rumors
of a coming dividend increase. Money
on call and time seemed to grow some
what easier. The currency movement
was against the banks still. The sub
treasury has started again to with
draw large sums from the banks, the
amount since the last bank statement
having risen to s3.ss2. 900. although this
compares with loss OF the same
source for the similar period last
week of s6.s42, 900. New York ex-
change at Chicago declined further to
30 cents per $1,000 discount. and ship
ments of currency were resumed by
the New York banks to- meet the re-
auirements thus produced i'm Chicago.
Total sales of bonds, par value, s3,-
S6S,00o
United States bonds were unchanged
on call
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24
RUMORS OF RIOTS
ARE NOT CONFIRMED

Berlin, Sept 23.-An investigation
of the circumstantial and sensational
reports circulated for the last few
days that there had been fatal anti
Jewish rioting at kiev, Russia. in
which so persons were killed or wound
ed last week, shows that the rumors
not only lack confirmation but are
given specific denial by the several
reliable persons on the spot. The jew
ish Benevolent society of Berlin has
communicated with its Kiev agents,
who have assured it that not a Hebrew
in kiev has been hurt nor a penny's
worth of Jewish property destroyed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24
AUSTRALIA TO HAVE
!. BIG STANDING ARMY

Melbourne. Australia. Sept. eS.-In
the commonwealth house of representa-
tives yesterday the minister of defense.
Joseph Cook. presented a bill giving
effect to the decision Of the Imperial
conference on the naval and military
defenses of the empire recently held
in London.
At this conference tentative plan
was proposed providing that all troops
of self governing colonies shall I'M
dergo precisely the same training as
home regulars. in order To be ready to
take their places beside the latter If
necessary.
The bill i'm addition provides for one
armored and three unaHnored cruis-
ers, with torpedo boats. torpedo boat
destroyers and submarines. 1t pro-
vides also for compulsory naval and
military service which will eventually
give a force of $4,000 we'll trained
adults ready for war and a second line
of lis, 00o men. The total cost OF the
whole scheme is estimated at s12.-
100000 yearly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24
DOCTOR KILLS SELF
TO SAVE DOGS LIFE

Chicago. Sept. a3.-while trying to
avoid running over a playful dog
which was barking at his automobile,
DIR. George Walford of Lansing. Ill.,
plunged his machine into the Grand
Calumet river near South Holland yes
terday and was probably fatally in
jured. DIR. Walford was crossing the
bridge in a touring car when the dog
ran at the car. The machine was
swerved and its occupants plunged into
the river. James Spann, Il years old,
the other occupant of the car, was not
hurt. DIR. Walford was caught i'm the
steering gear and dragged to the bot
tom of the river. He was released and
removed to a hospital The machine
is still in the river.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24

Chicago. Sept 23.-The wheat mar
ket in general was weak today. Sew
eral Of the leading longs sold freely
all day. the total sales of one of the
most prominent of them being -esti-
mated at 1000. 600 bushels. Foreign
and domestic news was almost en-
tirely in favor of the bears. The weak
ness abroad was due to reports from
Australia which claimed that the
wheat crop of that country will be the
largest and of the best quality ever
harvested and to improved crop con-
ditions in Argentina. The. range for
September was between A.03i. and
si.osi.. and for December sssasszc
and ssssc. At the close prices were
only a trifle above the lowest point.
September being at sl.0sss and De-
eember ss7sISec.
Oats was bearishly affected. Prices
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24
Chicago Livestock.

1 Chicago. Sept observation-disclosures
estimated at 1i0n0. market was weak
and ioc lower; beeves, s40eass5;
Texas steers. sS.s5d5.Io: western
steers. s3.90I6.5o; stockers and feeders.
ss.fon5.25: cows and heifers. S2oom
500: calves. s101msoa
Hogs-Receipts estimated at 10. 600:
market generally DC higher. light. s775
Gs.35: mixed, sT.T5aS.50. heavy. s160a
$50: rough, s1.6eI7.s5: good tn choice
heavy. s1.s5ds.50: pigs. ss.soa7,77: bulk
of sales, ss.00Ms.35.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at -. 900:
market steady: native. S. 7oa5. 90:
western. s2.9om5o0: yearlings. s4.4om
$50: lambs. native. s425m125: western,
Si.50MI.25.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24
AN INVENTION.

Mexico City. Senta23.-~Albert San
chez. an electrical engineer. at present
an inmate of Belem prison. says he
has invented an apparatus whereby
vision as well as voice may be trans
mitted over an ordinary Telephone We
He calls his invention a teleradion-
tician. Prison officials admit that sue
cessful tests have been made with
models
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24
HIS CONSCIENCE FUND.

Chicago. Sept 23-John D. Rock
efeller has contributed $24.000.000 to
the University of Chicago since its
founding, according To statement
made in the annual register of the uni
versity issued yesterday by the Uni
versity of Chicago Press. Mr.. Rock.-
feller's original subscription of 5000. 900
came in May. 1889. and he has been
constantly increasing that sum and
adding to the endowment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24

New York. Sept 23-The tin mar
ket was quiet but higher today Spot
closed at ssa.38n3n.io. The London
market was higher. spot closing at
s13s IS Sd and futures at f139 los.
Standard copper was quiet and
steady. Spot and September. sIs6od
12-.5: no sales. London was steady:
spot. $50 IS Cd: futures. f6o. Locat
dealers quote lake copper at s13.e0a
1926. electrolytic. sI2.s5H1S.0O: cast
ing. sl262isM1a.
Lead was quiet: spot. Si.s0n4.31is
New York. Spelte. was firm at $3.50
SIS. New York delivery. London
MAS higher at re IS Sd
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-24

at the close We're unchanged To Ia NC
lower.
Provisions weakened in sympathy
with the break in grain. At the close
prices were 30 lower To roc higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19
IOWA DEMOCRAT PRAISES
ID0LLlvER AND CUMMINS
says that the Hawkeye state Has
Two of the Best United
States Senators.

Iowa has at least one democrat who is
willing to admit the republicans In congress
are not ali bad men. This particular
Hawkeye, who in addition to being a men,
Der OF the democratic party is also a de-
voted follower Of ". ]. Bryan. is G. NJ.
Gretsinger, a big and owner of Coon Rap
ids, Ia, and he just now is a guest at the
Willard.
w have two of the best United States
senators OF any state In the union over
there in Iowa." he said. II am a demo
erat. mind you. but that does not blind m
to the good things men OF the other party
do. I want to say that DOlliver and Cum,
Minis stand for the best interests OF our
state. Their fight for a lower tariff shows
What kind Of fellows they are. We people
OF Iowa, whether we be democrats or re
publicans, are pretty strong for both Dol
liver and Cummins. I believe the state
will keep them in congress until they geI
ready to retire to private life"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19
Man Who Leaves
Home is Found
Dead at Gibson
Jacob Havel is Discovered in Weed
Patch Near the Burlington
Railroad Station.

Jacob Havel, 26 years of age, who lived
with his widowed mother, Mrs. Jennie
Havel, at First and Spring streets, Gibson,
and who disappeared in an angry mood
last Sunday morning and could not be To-
Gated, was found dead Friday noon lying
In a large patch OF weeds near the Bur
lington station at Gibson or at least that
is the report received by Frank Radll,
South Omaha sanitary officer. Radil is a
cousin.
Dependency and suicide, robbery and
murder. or sudden death from sickness,
are theories offered to account for Havel
being found dead.
He attended a party Saturday night and
is said to have returned home intoxicated
the next morning about 1850 o'clock. His
mother remarked about his condition and
his being out so late.
Havel went to bed, but got up again
about 10 o'clock in the morning and left
home without saying a word as to his In
tentions. Since that time. until his body
was discovered. nobody is known to have
seen him.
The police were furnished with descrip-
lions Of the missing man as early as Tues
day and Sergeant Tony Vsnous was APP
pealed to personally Thursday evening al
his home by the anxious mother. H
made a thorough Investigation of the case
Friday morning at Gibson, but reported
TO the police station that the mar had not
been found.
Havels hat was found at Gibson a day
or two ago by a railway ~employe-Gus
Hiller-and It Is said that a postal card
was received at Gibson, signed by Have
and dated at Kansas City. In 1t he said
he was 20. k" and asked how the Gibson
people were.
Havel was working in Livesey & Col
brick yard when he disappeared. He is q
brother-in-law OF Frank Radil, the South
Omaha sanitary officer. who received the
only news of the finding OF the body and
4. Immediately went with a buggy to invest
gate the report.
He was about six feet in height weighed
$50 pounds and had a smooth face and liEhI
brown hair, cut short in the back.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19
TCANDESCENTS FOR ARCS
Substitution in Street Lights COnsid-
cred by City Council,
CAN THUS COVER MORE SPACE
johnson Believes small Bulbs Would
Give People IN Residences Dis
triots Better Satisfaction
Than Big Lights.

Incandescent instead Of arc lamps may
be used TO light the residence districts Of
Omaha after the current year. Members
Of the new city council are considering
making the change in the interest, largely.
Of people living in the newly settled add
lions and in outlying districts. Should the
change be made II will be for the reason
that more territory can be covered with
incandescent than with arc lamps, and
that dark intersections and other places
where light is needed can be lighted which
lack Of funds has prohibited.
The present five-yeaf contract with the
Omaha Electric Light and Power company
expires at the close OF the current year
and before n contract is entered into be-
tween the city and the company the pro-
posed change win be thoroughly discussed.
The city is now paying for 1920 arc lamps
on the streets OF Omaha. over $50 OF these
are I'm the residence districts. Three and
one-half times as much current is used by
an arc lamp as is used by an incandescent,
and therefore 1925 lncandescents could be
installed for the same amount OF current
and at the same cost as the $50. arcs used
in the residence districts. Under the
present system less than 1000 intersections
are being lighted in the residence districts,
but II the change in the lighting system
should be made over 1900 intersections
could be lighted without Increased cost 70
the city, It Is argued.
Arc lamps naturally give more light than
lncandescents, but Councilman johnson be-
lieves the people would be better satisfied
with incandescents.
II nave not looked into the matter very
closely said Mr.. johnson, but IL we
could get a contract for either arcs or in
candescents, we could put It up to the resi-
dents of a certain locality and tell them
they could either have ten arc lamps, for
instance, or thirty-five incandescents They
could do just as they pleased about It, but
I think most localities would choose the
incandescents on account of the greater
number and the larger territory that would
be covered"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19
GOOD LOOKS COUNT AT
THE HOTELS IN AUSTRALIA
II You Are Not sound In Appearance
You Must Pay In Adj
vance.

Frank T. Wallace, a New York travelling
man. is a guest at the Paxton IN his return
for a years trip in Australia.
While there Is a good deal OF the Ameri-
can spirit prevailing In sidney and Mel
bourne, they do things there In a peculiar
them.
They have excellent restaurants there,
but they run on a peculiar plan. A mar
GOeS in aud sits down at = table and a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19

waiter, generally a woman, hands him the
bill Of fare. He makes out his order on a
slip. and before he is waited on. the
waiter goes to the cashier and has a little
talk with him. The cashier looks
over az the customer and II he appears 20
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19

be good for the bin he IL served. Otherwise
he is asked to pay in advances, The meals
are good and cheap. The same careful
scrutiny is made when a fellow registers
at a hotel. Good looks will so farther thar
any amOun Of baggage
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-10
HANSBROUGH IS
WRITING A BOOK
WILL DEAL WITH NATIONAL AND
NORTHWESTERN POLITICS
NEARLY READY FOR
PRESS. 4

Grand Forks. N. D., Aug. 1o.-Ex-
Sen. H. C. Hansbrough of this state is
engaged at this time in writing a
book which, while no defnite infor-
nation has been given out concerning
it, is said to deal largely in national as
well as northwestern politics The
book has been under consideration for
several years ana the material has
been gathered with cSre and study.
The book will be handled by one Of
the largest publishing concerns of the
country and is assured large sale
from the beginning. The manuscript
will be completed In a month or six
weeks and the publication will be
pushed rapidly through. The ex-sen-
ator's splendid literary style, his
abundant information at first hand on
the subject he is treating, together
with his spicy fearlusssless assure a
book that will find large clientele.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-10
TWO MORE Meet
sudden DEATH
LIGHTNING METEs OUT FATE TO
McHENRY GIRL AND AN
o5ERoN FARMER.

Two more deaths by lightning in
North Dakota were reported from diff
ferent sections of the state Sunday.
The victims are Grace Hoggarth of
HcHenry, and Charles Johnson of
Oberon.
Grace Hoggarth, aged IL years, was
playing with her two younger broth
ers in the barn at their farm near
McHenry when the structure was hit.
The girl was instantly killed while the
two little boys were badly stunned.
The barn was burned to the ground.
Charles Johnson of Oberon, together
with three other men. went into his
barn for shelter. during the storm.
The lightning struck the cupalo, pass
ed down through the building and
struck him dead, the other men being
unharmed.
At Bolette the Arenia elevator was
struck by lightning but rapid work
on the part of the local fire depart
ment quenched the blaze of the fire
which followed.
At the David Funderheide farm,
near Cando, lightning killed a team of
horses and burned hired man. He
will recover.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-10
PERSONAL TAXES
BEFORE BOARD
SESSIONS OF THE STATE BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION WILL PROB
ABLY LAST ANOTHER WEEK.

Bismarck, n. D., Aug. 1O--The state
board of equalization has been engaged
all day in going over the personal prop
erty assessment, but has as yet taken
no action. The sessions of the board
will probably last for week or more
yet.
This week the harvest viii be-
come general throughout the county
barley and rye having already been
cut. While the hot weather has
tended to blight the ends of the
wheat heads it is estimated the crop
of this grain will be the best for
many years, and aside from those
who! suffered by hail, the farmers and
merchants are feeling in fine feather.