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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-10-21

TRUSTEES: |. X. Gibson, Presidents
J. X. Judson, Vice President; u. y.
yelling. John Robinson, A. b.
Gardener, 4. H. Putnam. Edward l..
Sibley.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-10-17
SON CONDUCTED FUNERAL SERVICES
D. Webster Groh, This City and Miss E
Groh, Breathedsville, Assist.

"From his beautiful country home at
Park Ridge, EMPOWERED with rare trees,
vines and exotics of his own planting, the
body Of the late veteran nationalist, Aaron
Davis, aged 90 years, was yesterday borne
to Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Nd,
and inferred as he had requested with Ra-
tionalistic ceremonies and honors, conducted
by his son, George, and d. Webster Groh,
of this city, Miss Laura E. Groh, of
Breathedsville, conducting the musical pro-
gram.
Mr. Davis had been a teacher, horticul-
turalist and farmer, originating an excel
lent variety of pink grapes, and also the
"Davis' Prize Sugar Corn" the seed Of
which sold widely here and elsewhere. He
was a friend and correspondent of Luther
Burbank originator of the noted Burbank
potato, and was extremely intelligent,
broad-minded and progressive"
Baltimore papers printed brief extracts
and the Frederick, Nd, Daily News said
substantially the same as above, adding that
Mr.. Davis son, George, read, to those
gathered at the house, the following ad-
dress:
"My Dear Friends and Relatives:
We have gathered to pay our last re-
spects to the remains of our aged father,
Blue-grass blade., 1909-10-17
BLUE GRASS BLADE.

But again the bible fails criminal resaner for large
per of discharged convcts wend their back the
steel CELL So other for reading the bible in
public schools be presented than the absurd that
prevents crime 1t has and WILL and dealer
in religious superstition knows it. 1t simply bunco
when the priesthood tries connect bible reading with good
morals and right living for long and broken record shows
the have connection If the bible had power
make the world better why did not do in the past when
fourished without restraint and it punishable
with imprisonment torture and death to speak against the
book? Such time existed, and this world
vertable hell prescraft could make it and life not
worth living because of the horrible and damnabe conditions
the bible and belief in it produced
The world is better today than at time since human
established though that is saying it is yet
ideal place. but it much better than when Christianity
regned that human being with knowledge of
history looks back only to shudder with honor and feel thank
full that conscious existence delayed until the of faith
superseded by the of The best thing that
happened to humanity losing its grip the bbe for
Blue-grass blade., 1909-10-17
(By ID. Webster Groh.)

The following clipping from the Hagers-
town, Nd, Daily Mail, briefly tells of the
death of Mr.. Aaron Davis, of Frederick
Maryland.
"Mr Aaron Davis, the veteran Ration
aist, who rang his farm bell in comment
Grafton of every anniversary of Thomas
Paine's birthday for the past forty years,
died yesterday noon, at his beautiful home
at Park Ridge, near Frederick, Nd in his
Goth year. He was an honest, industrious,
temperate, intelligent, progressive ex-
teacher and farmer, respected and honored
by all who knew him and was widely
known as the originator of "Davis' Prize
Sugar Corn the seed of which he ex-
tensvey sold His home was empowered
by great variety of rare trees and vines
from varieties of grapes he originated. He
will be buried at 10 a. m Tuesday, i'll
Mount Olivet cemetery, Frederick, and
Rationalists from this and other counties
are invited to attend the funeral, which
will be a Rationalistic one.
The Hagerstown, Nd, Evening Globe
said of the funeral, under large headlines,
the following:
Blue-grass blade., 1909-10-17

when that happened clear thinking became possible and the
mental vision longer blinded by thus saith the Lord
All dates from that tme and to look back to the
thousand years which the world stood STILL is like looking
into midnight darkness and doubt if Methodist min
lister would recall those times and live in Them but
they the times the bible bndy believed in insured and
the human mind become enslaved again by it, who
doubt the would produce the
result So let keep this ancient and of mental
despoism out of public schools and prevent far
possible its and influence the undeveoped minds of
children, for the book loses its force thought controller
when has developed and the creduy period of life
has departed.
If Christianity and the teachings of the bible per
puated through taking advantage of chdrens minds
would not be long getting rid of these gigantic evils
the duty of who by fight
the clergy their efforts to regain lost power and privileges
he desires freedom and progress connue for long
they walk this earth priests and preachers will plot for power
and the control of society through superstition.
Los Angeles, California.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-10-17
Aged Freethinker at End Of Lies Journey

whose request was not to have an ortho-
dox ceremony over his remains, as he was
a strict believer in natural laws which I'M
fold and develop everything on earth. His
motto of life was:
Seek for truth, where 'er It's found,
Among your friends, among your foes,
On heather or on Christianity ground,
The flowers divine, where 'er it grows,
Evade the frickle but secure the rose.'
AS to his character, it will speak for
itself through all who knew him.
He also requested that Mr.. ID. Webster
Groh of Hagerstown, Nd, pass few re-
marks over his remains before departure
for burial
Mr.. Groh then delivered eulogy upon
the deceased, after which the remains were
conveyed to Mt. Olivet cemetery and in
tered beside those of his wife,
His body lies beside his wife, within a
few hundred yards of the monument to
Francis Scott Key, composer of our famous
national song, "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner." The heroine of Writers famous
poem, Barbara Frietchie," also lies
buried near, meet surrounding to inter,
with Rationalistic honors, this ardent vet
eran Freethinker.
He died about IL a. M, Sunday, Sep
TENDER 5, 1909, from falling through post
and rail fence, his head striking a small
stone and his wrist being simultaneously
Blue-grass blade., 1909-10-17

Rang Farm Bell Every Year to Commend
rate Paine Birthday. Aaron Davis,
of Frederick, Md Blade Sub
scriber, is Dead.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-18
Teasing the Preachers
(NUMBER ONE. J

Say, Your Reverence You believe in the
Bible don't you? You are duty-bound to
take your commands from Christ, are you
not? On this GO We" business, some Of you
have been saying that you have no discretion
in the matter You claim that Jesus gave
you your marching orders, and that you
have just simply got to obey.
Well, then, why don't you "go"? Christ
said, eco ye" and you are one of the "ye@
Yet you peg yourself down, right here in
our midst, and you don't "go', step How's
that, Your Reverence?
You pen up a lot of ignorant, priest-ridden
simpletons in a church, and you preach to
them an hour on the 600 ye" text; and then
you pass around the hat, to get money TO
HIRE Il SUBSTITUTE.
Did Christ tell you to fight, by deputy 2
Does he anywhere instruct you to get shot at,
VIGOROUSLY? Show me the Scriptural au-
thority for hiring a substitute!
Our Lord said in the plainest language,
500 YE, and you haven't gone.
Explain yourself, Mr.. Stay at-home
How dare you answer me by contending,
that Jesus meant to say, "Some of YOU, go?"
Christ made no exception. Talking directly
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-18
Sell Your Cotton, and Pay Your Debts

makes no such blunders as it formerly made
When some foe to the Catholic Church be
comes too troublesome, he suddenly departs
this life. (See Zola's Rome,
When Ferrer was about to be shot some
priests came to prepare him for DEATH. The
condemned man reproached them bitterly, re-
jected their aid with scorn, and cried to them
"IoM hypocriteS! You are the cause Of noy
doathr'
After the school teacher had been shot, the
Catholic papers in Rome, Italy, set up howl
of joy. There was the same indecent and dia-
bolical delight over the murder of this cham
pion of modern schools, as there was among
Pope cardinals and priests when the awful
news of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew
reached the papal court.
And, throughout the United States, the
Catholic papers are exulting over the foul as
sassination of Ferrer, with an indecent joy
which shows that their hatred Of the secular
school and of the independent thinker, is
just as murderous as was the fanaticism of
those priests who inspired the bloody work.
in Paris, on the night of St. Bartholomew.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-18
Sc VOW Are Responsible, . Cried
FeYYeY TO the Priests

Certain Protestant Churchmen of America
are playing the sorry part of defenders of
the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the matter
of the murder of Professor Ferrer by the
Spanish King, and his heartless ministers
Nobody has said that the Pope instigated
this deed which shocked the whole world.
der. There is no doubt whatever that the
Vatican wolves wanted to get rid of Ferrer,
who was introducing into priest-ridden Spain
the principles for which the American pa
triots of 1776 fought.
But even Popes have learned better than to
burn reformers, as they burnt Bruno, Huss,
Jerome, Savonarola and Arnold of Brescia.
The same ruthless intolerance exists, but it
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-18

Farmer, as long as you can get thirteen
cents and fourteen cents for your cotton,
SELL IT!
Don't you listen to that reckless demagogue,
who caused the South to lose millions of dol
lars two years ago.
Sell your cotton, and pay your debts. GET
FREE, AND STAY FREE. On fourteen
cent cotton, you can do it. Don't you go into
a gamble, with Dan Sully, or anybody else!
When cotton was at seven cents, / wanted
Sully to head bull movement; but now
when we can get thirteen and fourteen cents,
[ wouldn't put a single dollar into an ex-
pertinent for higher prices.
How could we know when the gamblers
would unload, and smash the market?
Use your common sense Farmer. Don't
you 60 and tie up your cotton in warehouses,
where storage, insurance, and Billy Witham
will be eating it up.
SELL, CIR DIR OF DEBT, and be free
to take hand in the biggest fight Of the
unorganized public against organized capital
that this country has ever known
IT rs sCOMINGI The soft-soapers Taft
and Aldrich) are on their glad hand rounds;
but all the soft-soapers that the Trusts can
put into the field will not be able to soothe
the masses who have been SO UNANIMOUSLY be-
trayed in that new tariff bill.
TAFT BROKE HIS WORD, and he
euzogised the craft1est, corruptest scoundrez
that has governed the Senate,-since Cor
man, Of Maryland. died.
TINT THRIFT ROBS Us OF FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS 4 DAY, and we Just
simply can not stand it.
We MUST FIGHT, OR BE SLAVES
TO NEW ENGLAND AND THE TRUSTS.
T. E. W.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-18
Mr.. j. VI. Gutter Thinks Taft Re-
sbonsible for High Price of Staple
Communicated

"a little more than a year ago, just before the
last national election, told you through this pa
per that in order for you to get fifteen cents for
your cotton you would have to vote for President
Taft, the Republican party and high tariff.
"You remember how I denounced next day
at the courthouse by two Jasacks, and was called
by them all sorts Of a fool
"Mr Taft and the Republican party elect
ed We now have high protective tariff; you
told you you would get and will continue to get it
until there is a possibility of electing a Demo-
cratic President, Senate and House. Remember
this when you are next called upon to vote for
national officers.
''There are people who will tell you that the
present high price of cotton is brought about by
the short crop, and ten thousand and one other
causes. That fellow is a Democrat and would
damn you and everything in this section that per-
tans to your best interests in order that he might
see some two-by-four fellow elected to a national
office a Democrat.
''Will you follow blindly such always?
Remember what I have told you and what am
telling you now. I may presume to advise you in
the future. I love you and this Southland of ours
far better than love any bowling Democrat and
his party and want you and this section to prosper
and come into it's own, which it never do ex-
cept through the Republican party.
''Your friend j. M CUTLER.
Well, if that doesn't beat Bob-tail! 1t
takes the rag off the bush,--it "shore" does
When Grover Cleveland was elected, on a
Tariff Reform promise in 1892, cotton imme-
diately went up. Here was a Democrat and
a lower tariff triumph, followed by sudden
advance in the price of the staple,-I wonder
how Mr.. Cutler can explain it?
How was it that cotton went down to six
cents under Roosevelt and high tariff?
And how was it that under the same Presi-
dent and the same tariff the same years crop
went up to 1866 cents
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-18


ye." And they went
Does not that look q little like 4 PER
SONAL ORDER, TO 4 CHOSEN GROUP
OF INDIVIDUALS?
1t would seem that we must either put that
construction on it; or we must admit that
some mighty fine preachers are not doing
what the Master commanded.
But there is another plain and simple or
der, issued by the Savior, and which His dis
ciples absolutely refuse to obey.
Jesus told HIS apostles not to maize long
prayers. Isn't that SO? When, then, does
Your Reverence disregard that command?
You tire people to death with your intermina-
BILE prayers Sometimes, you keep elderly
men and women on their knees SO long that
you can almost hear the hinges creak, as
those poor old limbs are being Strengthened
out, when you do, at last, say, "Amen."
Your Reverence, [ have often heard you
tell the Almighty whole lot of news about
how things are going, In this world.
You seem to think that you must act the
part of a Sunday morning newspaper What
ails you, anyway?
Your Reverence, you start out by saying,
lord, Thou knowest, and you can't stop
until you've emptied yourself of all that you
know. If you happen to get warm encour-
agement from the Deacon Department, as
you generally do, you just meander all over
creation.
Don't you know that Christ forbade that
sort of praying? Of course you do. Then
why don't you quit it? That command APP
plies particularly to the preachers and yet
they ignore it, fout it, and break it.
Our beloved pastors come down mighty
hard on us laymen, for our sins of omission
and commission We deserve it every bit;
for, just between us girls, mankind are a
measly lot, "and little to be trusted"
But it does seem sorter strange that the
preachers do not realize how much they
would encourage us, in our resistance to the
lusts of the flesh, if they would only pay some
little attention to that command about short
prayers
Il won't tease 'em any more, this time.)
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-20
lands (Amund Ringnes Land), passing

lands (Amund Ringnes Land), passing
a small island which they did not visit.
Arriving at the shore of Amund
Ringnes Land, the Eskimos killed o
deer, as indicated on the chart.
Covers Cooks Entire Time.
''The above portion of the statement
of the Eskimo boys covers the period
of time in which DR.. Cook claims to
have gone to the pole and back, and
the entire time during which he could
possibly have made any attempts to
go to 1t.
"The answers of the Eskimo boys
to Commander Peary's series of inde-
pendent questions, showing that they
killed no game, made no caches, lost
no dogs, and returned to the land with
loaded sledges, makes their attainment
of the pole on the trip north of Cape
Thomas Hubbard a physical and math-
ematical impossibility, as it would de-
mand the subsistence Of three men
and over twenty dogs during a jour
ney of ten hundred and forty geo
graphical miles on less than two
sledge loads of supplies.
IF it is suggested that perhaps DIR.
Cook got mixed and that he reached
the pole, or thought he did, between
the time of leaving the northwest
coast of Heiberg Land at Cape North
west, and his arrival at Ringnes Land
where they killed the deer, we must
then add to the date of DR.. Cooks let
ter of March II, at or near Cape
Thomas Hubbard, the subsequent fou1
or five sleeps at that point, and the
number of days required to march
from Cape Thomas Hubbard to Cape
Northwest Ga distance of some sixty
nautical miles), which would advance
his date of departure from the land tc
at least the 25th of March, and be pre-
pared to accept the claim that DR.
Cook went from Cape Northwest
(about latitude eighty and a half de
grees north) to the pole, a distance o.
five hundred and seventy geographical
miles, in twenty-seven days."
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-20
COMPERS RECEIVES
A NOTABLE WELCOME
10000 Members Of Labor Un-
ions Parade in Washington.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Organized Ia
Dor, representing many parts of this
country, Canada and even Cuba, paid
a notable tribute in this city to the
Homecoming from Europe of Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, who arrived here
from New York. The celebration IN
honor Of his return, after an absence
of several months, was probably the
most enthusiastic demonstration ever
accorded an American labor leader.
The occasion was featured by a
monster parade, followed later by q
big mass meeting at Convention hall
Estimates of enthusiasts as to the
number of men and women who par
ticipated in the parade ran as high as
| 10000.
The event derived some added In
| terest from the fact that this was the
| day upon which the court of appeals
| of the District of Columbia had been
| expected to hand down its decision in
| the contempt proceedings against Mr.
Gompers and other federation officials
The decision of the court, however
failed to materialize.
To the accompaniment of music o
labor bands, and headed by Presiden1
| Gompers, the parade, which formed a
the Peace monument at the west from
of the capitol, moved slowly up Penn
| sylvania avenue to Fifteenth and {
streets, where a halt was made K
enable Mr.. Gompers and other labo1
| leaders to ascend the balcony Of |
hotel to review the marchers.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-20
PRKIN-HOWELL.
A Happy Marriage in Which Many
Friends Were Interested.

From Thursdays Daily,
Two of Goldsboro's most popular
young people among their wide circle
of admiring and cordial friends, Miss
Mary Howell and Mrs. Oscar Pipkin,
were happily united in the holy bond
of wedlock last night, in the presence
of a small circle of immediate rela-
tives and especial friends, at the res
idence of the groom's uncle, Mr.. R. l.
Thompson, Rev. G. T. Watkins, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, oficiat-
ing.
The marriage had intended to be
quietly solemnized at the First Bap-
tist parsonage at eight o'clock last
night, but the news got out and the
popular young couples friends began
to HE themselves to the parsonage to
witness the joyous event, but as the
contracting parties desired quiet
ceremony, they adroitly "stole
march on their friends, and repair
ing to the home of the groom's uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Thomp-
son, then sent for the minister anc
had the ceremony there at 7:4s
o'clock.
The happy young couple begin theil
welded elife under the brightest o.
auspices and with the abiding gooe
wishes of an army of friends.
For the present they will board will
the brides mother, Mrs. Cullen How
ell, where they repaired last nigh
Immediately after the ceremony.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-20
CORNERSTONE LAID TO THE
GEORGE DAVIS MONUMENT
Daughters of COnfederacy Had Busy
Day-Elected Officers for the
Ensuing Year.

Wilmington, N. c., Oct. 14.-W1th
morning and afternoon business ses-
sions. participation in the laying OF
the cornerstone to the handsome mon
ument which they will erect to the
memory of the Hon. George DAVIS, at
torney-genera1 of the Southern Con-
federacy, and a delightful concert this
evening, rendered them in the Masonic
Temple by the Sorosis, the Daughters
of the Confederacy, in their thirteenth
annual convention here, have had
quite a busy day of it.
This afternoon the annual election
of officers resulted as follows: Presl-
dent, Mrs. F. M. Williams, of Newton; !;
vice-president, Mrs. M. S. Willard, of
Wilmington; Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
of Raleigh, and Miss Carrie Leaser, OF
Mooresvil1e; recording secretary, Mrs
T. T. Thrash, of Tarboro; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. w. G. Fin1ster, OF
Newton; treasurer, Mrs. Eugene Little
of Wadesboro; registrar, Mrs. w. w
Watts, of Charlotte: recorder OF
crosses, Mrs. Thomas Craig, of Gas
tonia; historian, Miss Rebecca Came
ron, of Hillsboro, S. c.; assistant his
torian. Mrs. w. o. Shannon, of Hen
derson; chaplain, Miss Hettie James
of Wilmington.s
The retiring president, Mrs. I. w
Faison, of Charlotte, was unanimously
indorsed for president-genera1 Of the
national organization.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-20

DR. j. w. FULLER, Scientific Opti-
l. clan, 2os North Main St.. Los Ange-
les, CAL, writes:
sI was troubled with catarrh Of the
head Tor many years. It affected my
sense of smell, hearing and sight.
s'I spent lots of money with doctors
and the use of local applications to re-
ieve me, but to no purpose until my
attention was called to the wonderful
effects of PerunA.
'.I must say that met with most sur.
prising and satisfactory results. Peru
ma took hold of the complaint and drove
it entirely out of my system.
"A1though well along toward the
allotted span of mans life, I am =.
pleased ss a child over the results, ant
! feel like q young man again."
Man-a-Iin an Ideal Laxative
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-20
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND.

Under and by virtue of an order of
the Superior Court of Wayne County,
North Carolina, made in the special
proceeding pending in said Court,
wherein John Rouse ct al are plan
tiffs and William Rouse ct al are ,e-
PENDANTS, said order being dated tle
Ind day of April; 1909, and under and
Dy virtue of prior order made in said
cause, dated the LIST day of February,
1909, the undersigned, who were By
said order appointed commissioners,
will, on Wednesday, the Oath day of
November, 1909, at II o'clock, m., at
the Court House door in Goldsboro
said county and state, sell by public
auction to the highest bidder for cash
the lands in said county described in
the petition in said special proceed
ing as lot No. 1 and lot No. 8, and
therein described as follows:
OF No. 1. A lot of land in the
CITY OF Go1dsboro, bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning at Mary Griswold's
northwestern corner on Ash street,
| and runs thence westerly with said
| street 68 1-2 feet to Joe Edwards
| con ner, then with his line southerly
| LIS IL feet to his corner, then with
| Ills line easterly IS IL feet to said
| G1 iswold's line, then with her line
| northerly ITS IL feet to the begin
ming.
| Lot No. 3. A tract of land near
the City of Goldsboro, bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning at an iron stake,
Joe Edwards corner, and runs thence
with his line north Ia east 1890 chains
to another corner of said Edwards.
then with his line south 70 east 1910
chains to an iron stake, then south 20
west Las chains to an iron stake in
a ditch, Ives corner, then south II 1-2
west 1O.45 chains to an iron stake, w.
A. j. Peacock's line, then north 76
west 11.14 chains to the beginning
containing fourteen and four tenths
GA 4-10) acres, more or less.
Terms of sale cash.
This 18th day of October, 1909.
I. F. DORTCH,
M. T. DICKINSON,
Commissioners.