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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-09
&c. M. McDonald.)

So much has been lately written about the relations of life
to nature that it would be unwarranted for ayman
take issue with the eminent scenss concerning the foun
daon of present when considering the
eralsc exgencies divergence of opinion all have taken
the tangent of existing facts proven settle thereby the
unproven facts of the fountain head of the tangent
First-Le anayze matter. Units (aoms) molecules
must separation from The cosmica nebae
forming the present worlds often used
the beginning of solar system The question arises: How
could nebulae have begun its rotation of its accord?
Looking to this foundation find the hiatus exists in
natural law, religious law of evolution Either represents
MEANS evolve something beyond and if recognized
regiouy greater in the natural scientific,
be caed by of the fact that its effect is the result
of a first
being conception of infinite space then space
be eliminated factor in both Absolute space vacuum,
being impossible find that space commonly used,
is merely Surrounding hypothetical imagination" and being
nne it contain both the socaled Jehovah of the
Religions and the Beginning of the laws of evolution We
find ourselves at the remoe point of beginning and OF
the substance with which to start must deal
An atom, molecue has always been recognized the
smallest particle of Imagination of thing exist in
FORM Science has demonstrated that atom has certain
unknown force by which is attracted to another:
singular it of its votion itself into plural
from plural of singular defect itself of its
illustrate: Every magnet contains both poles
when the broken either the North the South
will contain produce boh ad nfntum There has been but
substance far produced that dssmae the atom,
and that is radum "A
In the production this chemical its vital element
to have overlooked The Cures having proved that
dunn practically of its force though constantly dis
charging force brings back to the point like unto
vacuum chemical in its absolute pure be
produced for the that the positive of abso
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-09
BLUE GRASS BLADE

life has neither any other object destiny beyond its
earthly existence, it follows that it must be sefsufcient,
that its cultivation be the only rational aim in fact
the only duty imposed upon by nature, whose creatures
Individual life has value only for ITSELF but since
large number of individuals living together and de-
pendent upon each other natural instincts must be
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-09

held within such limits the concession of equal rights
for happiness to fellow men demands Within these
limits however, personal egoism is the only rational and
possible principle everybody lives for himself and only
for HIMSELF in his work alone consists his value for the
other members of society.
(To be continued
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-09
In The Beginning

lutte space exist being powerful
any outside interference would be left in order to
make its purity throw off discharge the remaining fault
by the of lever and fucrum composed of its
elements 1t would be conceive that to conceive
the end of space.
Radum thus shown to be the only element OF sef-vlng
known That it is almost convincing show
ing that the pure would be the going back into evou
on dormant That discharge force and at the
time lose its force, shows to be non-dormant
factor that it capable of and does agtae within its
vonments continually Its particles, shown above having
atom Invisible into thousands of parts the idea of
cosmica DUST hypothetical beginning thus disabused
AS we'll both scientist and ayman anything active
the eecng of surrounding matter by given sub
Then speak of being the effect
duced by radium.
To produce effect the 'acve does produce
effect but the singular and plural of atoms effect
not difuse itself into or look back to, cause
Radum, being non-doman, its particles if any there be,
always active. 1t discharges acvy force and at the
time its activity force is not affected by its
discharge Therefore, conceive to be small in its in
cpiency occupy space other words and pace
synonymous AS space nconceivabe in its beginning
ending, its coeatve is adioactviy The radium particle
absolutely unknown element it has particle sub
compare with the atom moecue and only
accept it, the light of science being like perfect
infinite natural law, and in the light of Religious beliefs,
being the other power, spiritual law.
Radum being proven by the Curre absolute active
force any beginning of nbuae merely the corrang of
state being To propose that there actual beginning
anything is throw insult into the face of Natural Law,
neither could have begun of its accord thing
being
composite of nebuae is radoactvity, matter infinite
as space when the religious speak of Jehovah always
been they the neverbegnnng ending OF radio
activity-a thing have demonstrated which will discharge
power and at the time not lose any of its
aterasm and the life after death theory will be discussed
in another artceJ
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-09

LIFE AND THE ETHEREAL CANOPY.-THEIR RELATIVE
POSITIONS-RADIUM FUNDAMENTAL
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30
Live Stock Market.

Kansas City Stock Yards, July 10.
Special to THE New ERA.
Receipts OF cattle last week aggre-
gated $1,000 head for the week, includ-
ing 1900 calves, but the proportion
OF these coming from remote states
was extremely small. One drove Of
Colorado stock steers sold at s4.1O to
4.35. The run OF cattle today is only
1900 head, including 1000 calves, the
big falling Off from receipts OF week
ago attributed to the break in prices
last week. Medium to low grades of
steers declined 25 to so cents last week,
and butcher cattle suffered fully as
much, but it Is another story today
and prices are unevenly higher, some
sales 25 cents up. The rebound in the
market today is likely to start more
liberal movement to market before
the week is over, and the strength
exhibited today implies that fairly
good receipts can be handled without
further losses in price. Prime fed
steers sold at 81 today, not quite the
full strength of the market, and
yearlings are quotable up to $3.50,
steady with week ago, although full
tests Of the market on prime stuff are
not frequent. Grass steers in the
native division sell at $3.50 to 1920,
grass cows and heifers SO to $3.50, can
ners around 1915, bulls SO to S4.25,
calves $3.50 to 81, stockers 1885 to
S4.S5, feeders 81 to 1925.
Mutton sheep have shown some
strength in the last week, but the
lamb market is cratic and shows
lower tendency account Of heavy run
of Southern lambs at eastern markets.
A more settled market will prevail
after week or two, In the opinion of
traders. Run is 6OOO here today sheep
steady, lambs a shade lower, some
medium grade range lambs today at
81 .35 top lambs worth around S7.75,
wethers and yearlings $3.50, ewes s5.15,
Stock and feeding stuff is in demand,
a few Utahs here in the last week
to feeders at s4.35 and $3.50, feeding
lambs worth up to $6, breeding ewes
commanding the usual premium when
quality is desirable, yearling ewes up
to So 10. Arizona ewes have sold re-
Gently at $4.25 to "a SO, and Texas
muttons, grazed in Oklahoma went at
81. 40.
T A PrCu Apr
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30
KNOWLEDGE rs LIFE

Much OF the misery and suffering
IN The world is caused by ignorance.
Many OF the cpidemics OF disease that
nave Killed tens OF thousands of
human beings could have been pre-.
vented II only the people had known
what was necessary TO be done to
prevent them. Knowledge, then, is
more than power, IL is lifctself.
IL should be quite clear, then, that
II people will only take an Interest in
matters affecting their health and
Try TO lind out what to do to keen
well, there will be much less sickness
ana, OF course, fewer deaths. The one
discouraging feature is that in every
community there are always "A few
who viii not be taught. even by the
forceiul lessons Of experience; and
these untcachablc people are source
OF danger. Health officials haye their
greatest troubles with people who
viii not be taught how to prop-
erly protect their own and their
neighbor's children, by cooperating
with the department to prevent the
spread Of cuntagiun.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30
The Life Of a Nation.

Your nation may have art, poetry
and science, all the refinements of CIV
ilized life. all the comforts and safe
guards that human ingenuity can de-
wise; but If it lose this spirit of per-
sonal and local independence, it is
doomed and deserves its doom. AS
President Cleveland has we'll said, 1t
is not the business of a government to
support its people, but Of the people
to support their government; and
once to lose sight Of this vital truth is
as dangerous as to trifle with some
stealthy narcotic poison. OF the two
opposite perils which have perpetually
threatened the welfare of political So
ciety-anarchy on the one hand, loss
of self-government on the other
Jefferson was right In maintaining that
the latter is really the more to be
dreaded because it's beginnings are so
terribly insidious.-John Fiske.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30

A popular and good looking bache-
lor who is regular patron OF circu-
lating library dropped in there the
other day. II am going on short
trip, Miss Blank" he said to the
young lady at the desk, land want
to take couple OF interesting novels,
but can't make up my mind which
two to select, Couldn't you help me
out?"
81 am afraid my selection might
not prove interesting to you," re-
piled Miss Blank.
Just pick out two books for me
and I'll guarantee to like them" lie
gallantly rcjoined.
"IIave you read Barrie's or Reade's
noyels?" he asked.
mo; get one OF each and I'll be
satisfied" he replied.
She selected two and handed them
to her spouseless acquaintance, who,
after warmly thanking her for the
favor she had done him, turned up
the backs Of the books and read these
titles:
"When Mans Single" at Is
Never Too Late To Mend"
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30

bent Murdock figured out that the
leh who drinks three ten-cent
asses OF whiskey day for a year,
pends enough money for whiskey to
Wy three barrels Of flour, twenty bu-
nels OF potatoes, two hundred pounds
fahuiated sugar, one barrel of crack
u.s. one pound of pepper, two pounds
ea' hfty pounds salt, fifty pounds rice,
NY pounds butter, ten pounds OF
ueese, twenty-five pounds coffee, ten
ounds candy, three dozen cans to-
la'oes' ten dozen pickles, ten dozen
ranges, ten dozen bananas, two dOz.
cans corn, eighteen boxes matches,
oil bushel OF beans, ten cakes of
zap one case Of rolled oats, and still
ave si5'3O left to give his wife for a
lew dress.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30
WHAT rs DUTY2
tBY THE PRINTER)

Nbl Ehl
Duty is something that is due;
an obligation due from one per-
son to another by natural, moral or
legal obligation. Nearly every body
this day and age says our first duty is
to God. The preachers say that the
church Is Gods representative on
earth and that my duty is to the
church and they proceed to anathc-
matiZc me il | demur. The govern
ment says my duty is to the state and
proceeds to deny me the rights of rep.
rescntation until l am twenty-onc, .,
but claims the right to put me in the
ranks Of her armies at eighteen to
slaughter my fellow men regardless OF
any inherent scruples as to the Justice
of the cause. | am not allowed to
marry until | pay some Dloat OF a
county clerk the price of several big
drinks for the privileges; and then
some preacher taxes me for making 1T
holy. My wife thinks my first duty
is to her, and when child is born 1t
is taught to think my first duty is
to it.
That kind of business Is rather dis
couraging to a yap that didn't intend
to make any obligation when he came
here, especially when he was non
compos mentis; and 1T seems perfectly
natural that he should view it as
species of holdup.
I don't know what you think about
it, but for one think it a graft, and
am willing to discharge any obligation
that | enter into of my own free will
and accord but so far, no farther. l
got here know, because / am here,
bnt in what condition it Is deplorable
to consider. If God put me here,
weak and helpless, without my con
sent, with not as much covering as
blind puppy and no more sense than a
sore eyed kitten, it was not my fault.
All he did was to give me breath
enough to keep the old folks awake at
night for several months and II 1t
hadn't been for the loving care of my
mother. l would have died like the
HELPLESS May fly the first day l was
born.
For what sense and intelligence l
have. l am under obligation to the
self.sacriflcing woman who nursed me
Mt her breast and taught me to main
tain myself through trials and tribu-
lations. l saw no God, l saw nd
country. knew no church. MY
mother was God, my Savior, my de-
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30
4 cHANCE OF HEART

Fred B. Mason. editor OF the La
Junta Tribune and a man who has
had some experience according to his
own statement,) sizes up the saloon
evil very concisely 10 the following
from an extensive treatise In last
weeks issue:
"Some OF our esteemed critics en-.
tertain the suspicion that we have
experienced change OF heart. Their
suspicious are well founded. We
have. We voted dry last fall and
we voted dry again this spring, and
we will continue to vote dry every
time an opportunity is afforded. 1t
makes the feat OF riding the water
wagon very easy, and it's us for the
water wagon now and always. There
is not a single good thing that ever
came from drink-not one. The in
iluences and associations of saloon
are wholly and always bad, without
single exception. They have not the
saving grace Of single redeeming
feature
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30

fense. My feeble cry brought her
helping hand to nourish and admins.
ter to my wants. She was my guard
ian angel; her voice was the song OF
mocking bird, her eyes were the stars
of heaven and her gentle touch the
balm that soothed my sorrow. There
tore l learned to go to human God in
all my childish Affections and in her
found ready answer to my infant
prayers. In this God because | knew
no oLher,) was my haven and refuge.
and to her paid my duty and obi-
cations.
We also owe our duty to our wives,
whom we have taken to our breast to
love and protect, because we have re-
moved them from loving father and
mothers care and they are therefore
entitled to all the attention, love and
comfort that is in our power to give
them.
Secondly, we owe duty to our
children whom we have brought into
selfish world, ignorant of right or
wrong, to battle with sin and tempta-
tion and maybe misery and privation.
Therefore l think our duty is to
mother, father, wife and children
first. Then comes self; but that self
must include all things, for you must
be as one with your family. If man
is good man and true man. then he
will be good citizen, a good neigh
Dor, a good son, husband and father.
His influence will be like the reful-
gent rays of the MONDAY sun, bless
ing to the beggar as well as to the
prince.
Concentrate all your affections, care
and watchfulness upon your own
household and the light and beauty
and harmony of that life will shed its
lustre DER the precincts of neighbor,
till like grain of mustard, IL will
scatter its seed over city and state,
and every field will be covered with
love and happiness and state and
nation will be blessed.
Do this my brother and that which
at first might be thought irrellgious
and selfish will prove that you loved
your God and your state, because you
first loved your family; and any man
who loves his family is a Christian
and loves the Creator.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30
The Best Circus Ever

Scarcely any one is immune from
the circus fever, and when rccog-
nizcd tented aggregated is to be with
in few miles Of this city many OF
our citizens are in the habit of at
tending the performances. This Will
be especially true when the Hagen
beck Wallace Shows exhibit at Rocky
Ford, August lth.
Some circuses may be similar, but
even those who belong to the PRO
fession" admit that the combined
Hagenbeck-W Wallace Shows are vastly
different and really should not be
compared to any other circus. Every
well read man and woman in every
country OF the globe knows about the
famous Carl IIagcnbcck and his
trained wild beasts, for they have
proven to be the most striking cX-
amples OF human patience and animal
intelligence. The acts of these wild
beasts are beyond belief. One has to
see them in their "big group where
all OF the animals perform together,
before he realizes what influence man
can exert over animals. While the
wild animals are the star performers
of the Hagcnbeck part OF this com
bination, a group of four equestrian
dogs excite as much applause as any
act in the circus. These dogs mount
and ride speeding horse bareback at
one time. Two of them also turn
somersaults from the back of one
horse on the back Of another as both
horses are galloping at their utmost
speed. ....
The circus performance proper is
given In three rings and on two stages
and the program includes the very
best acts obtainable in this and all
countries. The trained animals per-
form in huge steel arena In the
center of the canvas.
The usual fascinating street parade
will take place at 10 O'Clock IN the
morning, and for an hour preceding
each performance the patrons may
visit the million dollar mcnagerle ana
the horse fair which includes lour
hundred of as fine horses as were
ever assembled. Undoubtedly the at-
traction is worth the time ana ex'
nense to see when it comes to ROCKY
Ford August 4th.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30

Some newspapers advocate that all
(eading matter should be set with
fines spaced at the end like type
krittcn work. This would make
huch easier work for the printers
pnd the plan would be welcomed by
lhem. This article is set in the man
Der spoken of and in our opinion
|ooks like punk. 1t is positively the
|ast time anything Of the kind will
pppear in this paper.-Louisville
Herald.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30
EARLY MARKET FOR ALFALEA
Mill At 0rdway to Begin Operations on August 9h

The first cutting OF alfalfa was cx-
ceptionally good this year and the
many fields surrounding Ordway are
dotted with stacks OF many different
sizes and shapes.
Within a few days, however, the
stacks will begin to disappear as
the mill will commence grinding on
August 9th.
Some growers are hauling their
crop in direct from the field and the
stacks at the mill are steadily incrcas-
ing in size.
As most OF our readers know, the
plant Of the Colorado Alfalfa Milling
Company is the largest in the world
having Il capacity of l25 tons every
twenty-four hours. The equipment
throughout is OF the very best.
During the run last season the two
shrcddcrs in use were found To be
unsuitable for the purpose intended
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30

a good thought brought out at the
recent convention OF the National
Education Association, in Denver,
was that it is just as easy to use for
Illustration OF problems In school the
objects with which the pupil Is familiar
as To select from afar. For instance, let
the class in zoology study the chicken
or the carthwOrm in Il nearby lot,
rather than Journey by proxy to Al
rica for boa constructor or a lion.
This Is a straw showing the general
tendency of modern education toward
the practical. The Colorado school
that meets the demand for the prac-
tical is the State Agricultural College
at Fort Collins, but this institution
will not reach its full value to the
state until vocational training is in
troduced in the graded schools. Build
ing from the ground up was one OF the
ideas emphasized at the recent con-
vention.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30

Some progress is being made in
Otcro county with rust resisting can.
talOupcS. Several men have been
working on the proposition for years
and there is less rust among the vines
this season than for Il long time. Last
spring seed was planted from vines
that resisted rust last year. On these
hills young melons are hidden under
healthy growth OF vines and give
promise OF turning or fruit sOlidly
ncttcd with thick firm flesh and small
seed cavity. On some of the rustcd
hills the plants are even almost de-
void Of leaves and the small melons
will become prcmaturcly ripe with
thin watery flesh, large open seed
cavity and having practically no mar
kct value. In time the most valuable
type Of melons will be developed by
the small process OF saving seed from
the best specimens produced by plants
which withstand attacks Of rust when
surrounding plants are destroyed by
this disease. Field & Farm.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30

and from designs and ideas OF J. A.
Mast, the manager. the Company
ordered two specia! shredders which
are now installed and the plant made
ready for the start one week from
next Monday.
The hum Of the shrcddcrS will
be welcome sound to the ears OF
all the farmers within hauling dis
tancc OF Ordway rs the starting OF
the mill on the above date creates
a market for their hay much earlier
in the season than at any time in
the history OF the valley.
Enough hay is under contract to
keep the mill running eight months
or more, giving employment to about
twenty men.
Business among our merchants will
be greatly stimulated by the money
soon to be turned loose and the cant
aloupe crop, following, will help start
a revival OF business in all lines
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30

at first thought 1t appears that
lgricultural progress for Colorado
peans fatter hogs and an increase in
|he yield OF alfalfa. Let us go deeper.
Ffan the boy and girl in scientific
nethOds OF production and the yield
PHI take care Of itself. 1t is history
II all new localities that the farmer
immigrant learns by hard knocks
piormation not to be despised. But
Tue younger generation must be
falned In the schools, in order that
e may get the best that is in the
Pupll' to fit him for getting the best
Put OF the soil. Our State Agricul-
Pural college at Fort Collins answers
bat need.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30
WHEN ROYAL MAIDS PROPOSE
Have Many Delicate Ways Of Notify.
Ing the Man They Design to Hon.
or with Their Hand.

When a reigning queen is to be mar
ried she must be the one to broach
the subject first to her future consort
The same rule holds good with regard
to all royal ladies who marry CON-
moners.
Queen Victoria has told how she
managed to put the question" to
Prince Albert-how she first showed
him Windsor and its beauties. and the
distant landscape, and then said:
"All this may be yours" The queen
of Holland. on a like occasion, simply
sent sprig Of white heather, beg
ging Prince Henry to look out It's
meaning in book of flowers and
their meanings. The Duchess of Ar
gyle took the following means of pro-
posing to the Marquis of Lorne. She
was about to attend state ball, and
gave it out that she would choose as
her partner for the first dance the
man she intended to honor. She Sc
lected the Marquis, who subsequently
became her husband.
But perhaps the most interesting
of all ways chosen was that Of the
Duchess of Fife. She took the Earl
as he then was, to a drawer, and
showed him it's contents. There he
saw a number Of trifles he had given
her at different times, including
sprigs of several kinds of flowers,
now dead, he had picked for her at
various times. He was much I'M
pressed at the siglt. nor did it re-
quire words on her part to make her
meaning plain.-Answers.
The Ordway new era., 1909-07-30

An indiana editor wrote that a
prominent young man OF his town had
lust been married to a Colorado girl,
but the compositor made IL "cOl-
bred girl" and the poor, well-meaning
kditor barely escaped with his life,