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Blue-grass blade., 1891-05-02
DIR, Chinn Endorses the Blade
On the Charity Ball. The
Kindergarten I'm
Gambling.

Editor of the Blade.
1 heartily endorse all you have
said about the Charity Ball.
/ have been satisfied for years
that the greatest obstacle in the
way of Religion and Prohibition,
is what is called Society dancing
and Progressive Euch parties, and,
what may seem strange, many of
the advocates of the above prac-
tees are members of some church.
But so far as | am informed none
such ever attended meeting for
the suppression of the liquor
traffic; the enemy of the God they
profess to worship, and the DIES.
troyer of the peace, morality and
happiness at large.
What astonishes me most is
that but few of the preachers
have the courage to denounce
such practice; and, until they do
50, such practice will 60 on re-
CARELESS of consequences, and l
honestly believe the preachers will
be held responsible.
see from The News, a paper
published in Lexington, Missouri,
that a Presbyterian Judge has
for three wears instructed the
Grand Jury to report all Progress
sive Euchre players as violators of
the law.
If gambling is the same in
every state why is it that such de-
sissiOns are not common?
Truly Yours
j. q. Chinn.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-05-02

prcciated and kiyhy enjoyed, but
when we read your report of it in
the Blade, we were indeed made
sad and sorry.
lis true, to the letter, that spite
had much to do in the purchase of
the land, but that was a private
matter, and the party who owned
it has been dead many years, leav-
ing behind him a highly respccta-
BILE and cultivated family, for none
of whom have we ever had one
unkind feeling, and therefore
deeply regret that it should ever
have appeared in print.
But as have said / can find no
hard words for you, but hope for
heavens blessing on you and your
family, and grand success for the
Blade and the glorious cause it
advocates.
Your Brother and Friend,
W. w. GODDARD.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-05-02
To All 10 Whom the Blade
May Come, Greeting.

The Blade is only sent to such persons
as it is hoped will be willing to pay for
it, and every one to whom it comes is
regarded as owing for it unless he has
received receipt for it, if he continues
to take it out of the office.
The names of the persons to whom the
Blade goes are either furnished by some
acquaintance of theirs or the parties are,
from some circumstance known to the
editor, such as are supposed to be will
ing to pay for the paper.
In all cases where friends pay for the
Blade when it is sent to others, the par
ties receiving the paper are notified of
this fact.
All persons to whom the Blade may
come are respectfully asked to receive
only as many numbers of it as will in.
form them of the character of the paper,
and then either pay for it, or notify the
editor that they do not want it, or leave
it in the Office and ask the postmaster to
inform the editor that it is not wanted.
The regular price of the Blade is 50 a
year, but in instances where persons re-
gard themselves as too poor to afford
that, it will be sent for 81 year if the
person wanting it will notify the editor
that he desires to take advantage of the
rate for poor people.
lido mot approve of that newspaper
law thsa makes man liaJ,e for the sub
scriptiok price'of paper if he takes it
out of the postoffice, when it has been
sent to him without his order, and will
not take advantage of it.
Hoping that the public will take pains
to observe this regulation, I am
Fraternally Yours,
CHARLES G. MOORE,
Editor and Proprietor.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-05-02

DIR. Chinn is right on the Pro-
gressive Euchre business. l do not
remember ever to have seen but
one deck of cards in my fathers
house. My sister, about twelve
years old, brought them home
with her from a school where she
was boarding. She was about
half way through the first "deal'
in the first lesson in cards that l
undertook. NV mother came
along raked in the pile, and, with
out note or comment, stuck them
in the fire.
She beat the deck. Inever re-
sumed that game until l Was a
college boy In my Senior year.
Some OF my chums, against my
earnest protest, prevailed on me
to sit down at card table and
learn the game. l sat down, but
| had the right kind of blood in
me and had been raised right
When | got just to the point |
had gotten with my sister some
years before. l thought about my
mother. hundreds OF miles away,
and | quit right about the same
place she stopped me, and | have
never yet taken my third lesson.
Hence with my weakness for
slang you never see any of the
very popular card slang in the
Blade. | can't catch on because
| do not know what it means.
My wife and the children and |
all play backgammon and chess,
andI think it is well tor children
to learn them, but draw the line
ut cards.
The boy who at college wanted
to teach me cards has since spent
his fortune. drank about 100 bar
rels of whisky, got to be IA leader
in Democratic politics, and
wound up by being devoted
Episcopalian, that speaks in
public. and is now highly hon
Ored.
May be if l had learned to play
cards and drink whisky. instead
of fooling with theology | woull
have been an hOnOred man too
by this time. But | have missed
my opportunity, and will exc on
Blue-grass blade., 1891-05-02
Rev. McGiarvey's Paper I'm the
May Number Of s'The
ARENA

The May number of the Arena
contains an article the caption of
which is "The New Testament
Doctrine ofInspiration. BY Prof.
j. w. McGarvey, ID. ID. of the
University of Kentucky"
At the conclusion OF his article
he says, "If | have in any partic
ular misrepresented the doctrine
of inspiration set forth on the
pages of the New Testament, |
shall be greatly indebted to any
one who will correct me-"
Rev. McGarvey and | received
our theological training at the
same school, and we were or
dained to the ministry by the i'm
position of the same hands; they
being those of the highest author
ity in the church with which he
is now, and l have been, con-
nected.
Assuming that he is can did in
the request which | have quoted,
l most respectfully ask permission
to criticise his argument, recog-
nizing him, as the result of his
scholarship, natural capacity and
advantages of travel in the Orient,
as the most competent theologian
in the state of Kentucky, and as
second to none of whom person
ally know.
1t is a fact that | left the min
istry US a result of the reading of
books that Rev. McGarvey loaned
me from his own theological IL
brary, and that we have each
quoted these same books as au-
thOrities when each of US has
written a book, bearing upon the
inspiration ofthe Scriptures.
l do not say that Rev. Nj :
Garvey has "misrepresented the
doctrine of inspiration set forth
on the pages of the New Testa-
ment I"
l beg leave to suggest that
there is no "dOctrine OF inspira'
ton" thus "set forth"
This assumes that "inspiratian.
us used in this connection. mean'
the infallible supernatural guidance
of the writer's of the New Tesla
ment, both as to the letter and
the spirit of what is written.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-05-02

IF Bro. Goddard is going to be
a "strict constructionist' in his
Interpretation of,,the Blade, ther
| must say that | do not believ,
one word of his own statement
that "spite had much to do in
the purchase of the land
In all Difference to his judg.
ment and candor | must insist
that ] said it exactly right when !
first wrote it. His is a character
simply incapable of spite, but just
as | said at first, the peculiar cir
cumstances under which he
bought the land, as compared mith
other things that l had seen and
heard about him looked just a lit
tie like spite.
He had no purpose to injure
anybody by what he did, and all
parties concerned were benefited
by what he did, and they respect
and love him until this day.
| will leave it to the whole of
Harrodsburg to cay if | am not
right about it.
may have said in the piece,
something's that were wrong
guess 1 did do so; nearly always
say some thing wrong in anything |
write-but | did not say anything
that involved Bro. Goddard, and
/ will bet him barrel of flour for
the benefit OF the poor of Har-
rodsburg, that majority of the
people to whom the Blade goes at
Harrodsburg, will not so decide.
Their names are j. o. Dedman,
ID. j. Curry, l.. j. Terhune, II.
Nuckols, W. w. Goddard, Ralf
Goddard, George Handy, W.
Jones, George Bohon, j Rogers,
J. z. Coleman, j. A. Williams.
II. G. Coleman. I'll. c. Bohon, B.
l.. Hardin, N. Lalon, J. c. Robin
son, A. b. Bonita, Isaac Terhune,
Judge Poston, S. Hansford, A. S.
Vivian, c. p. Springer, Judge
Tebbetts, j. fl. Henderson, J. ID.
Bryant, w. II. Crutcher, G..
van, Bunnell & Jones and
the Harrodaburg Democrat.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-05-02

ing for me and the Blade Womb
make him glad to take me into it,
arms if he could do 50, but he
plainly says of the Blade, "Thc
Editor has, evidently, but one
I purpose and that is to make Pro-
hibition votes. lie is intensely
radical, but whether we follow
him in all things or not, we admire
his singleness of purpose. With
him, certainly, Prohibition is not
a disguise for some other pur-
pose"
In other words paper that is
plainly Rationalistic and Prohibi-
ton endorses me as a Prohibi-
ZIONIST and repudiates me as a Ra-
tionalist.
The Ensign and while | en-
dorsed erery word he soid in the
issue to which my published com
ment alludes.--are in one most
important particular Numerically
opposed in our ideas of the means
to be employed, though we are alb
solutely congenial us to the end to
be attained.
The Ensign dcprecates "any
attempt to unite religion and poll,
ties But the Blade says of the
very essence of the Christian re-
liglon, and of its politics, that
"United they stand, divided they
alr"--onc and inseperable; now
and forever, world without end.
Amen.
Now it seems to me that a
mountain bull that could not un-
derstand that ought to be bored
for the hollow horn, and that
blind horse ought to see the diff
ference.
| hate to have to say so much
on this point, but it is a pivotal
one, OF such radical and tunda-
mental importance that | can not
ignore it, and il is a point
which is continually and persist
emily being thrust into me, and L
have just enough Of the mule in
me to make me kick when | am
spurred.
| believe that the Christian re-
ligion ought to make a man feel
happy and jolly whenever he can
feel that way, and even then he
will find plenty of times to feel
blue when he can't feel happy. | |
have gone like "McGinty" "to
the bottom of "SIougs of De-
spond' that old John Bunyan
never dreamed of; and the whole !
universe has taken on deep coe- I
rulean hue, like was looking |
sore-eyed spectacles.
l have heard asked the question,
rs life worth living:" and heard
the answer that at depends on
the liver" and have wondered if
even that were true, though "Holl-
mans Pads" grew on trees.
| want to knock out all this
stuff they call religion, that makes
a man look like he had the grip,
and go boging about with a face
as long as a hearse horses, and
throw such a damper over you
that a man can feel a cold chill
run down his leg, like streak Of
down a telegraph pole,
and a woman-well she can feel it |
run down the leg of her chair.
| have my way of getting at
this and other people have theirs.
| want every man to ''be fully |
persuaded in his own mind" and
so speak and so act.
Brethren toat fair and give me
A show for my white alley.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-05-02
editors personal endorsement.

editors personal endorsement.
Col IngersolPs letter is, | think,
the first instance in which l
have detected in him the
"IIomeric nod"
1t is probably more radical than
usual, but it lacks some of his
wanted snap and vivacity, and |
think is, to some extent, a revamp.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-05-02
He Answered his own Question.

The Whisky Champion is all
''rlled up" at DR.. 5. F. Smith, of
Frankfort, KY, for something the
DR.. said about the Voice. DIR.
Smith is one of the "hardwork-
INCEST Prohibitionists in the Uni
ted States and we wonder how
friend Schuster, editor of the
Champion, felt before he felt the
feeling that made him feel like
the feeling he felt before tackling
DIR. Smith.--The Indiana Phalanx.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-05-02

Wy he felt Schustcr leetle riled.
ov course.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18
Republican State Convention.

The Republicans of South Dakota
will meet IN delegate convention in
the city of Aberdeen So. Oak. at the
Opera House, on Tuesday, the Goth
day of September, 1891, at 2 o'clock D..
M, for the purpose of placing IN nomi-
nation one candidate for Representa-
tive in Congress'to fill vacancy. The
representation will be the same as
last year, except Hutchinson county
increased to 10, and Fall River county
to delegates.
The committee reccomends that all
delegates to county conventions be
elected by ballot, that alternate dele
gates be elected by ballot, and that no
proxies be allowed but that the dele.
gates present in county and state con-
vention be entitled to cast the entire
vote OF the delegation. and that all
primary polls be held open not less
than one hour.
BY order of the Committee.
Dated at Huron, South Dakota, Sep
TENDER 8. 1891. a. Z. CLOUGH,
w. c. ALLEN, Sec. Chairman.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18

CROPS.
Reports From Hanson County.
Next Will Be From Jeraul,


Levi Davis thrashed 800 bushels of
oats from IS acres.
Oscar Scott's Is acres of VIII eat
went rs bushels to the acre.
VIM. Sweeney thrashed 40 acres of
wheat yielding Is bushels to the acre
John Wolfe thrashed 40 acres of
wheat, getting 81 bushels to the acre.
Frank Morse thrashed 20 acres Of
wheat which went 80 bushels to the
pcre. W
VIM. Ryburn thrashed 26 acres of
wheat which averaged 20 bushels to
the acre.
j. Foster thrashed out 200 bushels
of rye from 10 acres, an average of
20 bushels.
VIM. Dunn thrashed so acres Of
wheat. getting 1850 bushels, % bush
els to the acre.
Frank Butler thrashed 81 acres of
wheat, getting $50 bushels, an average
of % to the acre.
M. P. Wheeler, 81 acres of wheat
yielded Is bushels; average, about %
bushels to the acre.
Vim. Morrill, has Is acres of wheat
which yielded 625 bushels, an average
of 25 bushels to the acre.
G. T. Belts thrashed IA acres of
wheat and got 400 bushels: average,
about 28225 bushels to the acre.
r. Houghe had a stack of grain in
which there were only four loads
when thrashed it yielded 100 bushels.
James Winders' wheat went Is BUSH
els to the acre; he had 1900 bushels.
Oats went 10 bushels to the acre.
John Geyman had 16 acres Of barley
and it yielded 534 bushels, an average
of $751; bushels to to the acre. Eigh-
teen acres Of wheat went 81 bushels.
John McGaig thrashed 20 acres of
wheat which went 2515 bushels to the
acre. His rye went q bushels to the
acre.
Knudt Oleson's flax went Is bushels
to the acre. Nearly all the early sown
flax will go about the same.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18
A PROCLAMATION.
For Special Election to be held TO
elect a member of Congress,

~ appearing to the Executive that a vacancy
eAist IN tile representation of the State of South
Dakata III the National House of Representa-
yves, caused by the death of the Hon. John r.
Taiholc, Which occurred at Yankton on An.
gust fourteenth. instant
NOW therefore, by virtue of authority in me
vested ny law, Arthur G.. Mellette. Governor
vi we state OF South Dakota, do hereby an
point tuesday, the third day Of November. A.
". 1871, for day upon which special election
sinai De held to elect one member of Congress-
to-"lt: one member OF the National House of
CONSERVATIVES OF the Congress of the United
otatcs from the State of South Dakota, to fiji
q vacancy now existing in said body from the
Etate OF South Dakota. The said special cleo
Won snail be conducted in the same manner as
PROVIDED by law for the government Of a gen
erai election; and the sheritfs of the several
counties throughout the State of South Dakota
are hereby commanded to notify the several
judges of election in their respective counties
TO hold special election at the time above
designated. and the several County Auditors
are hereby directed to issue the notice OF such
as provided by law.
Section 8, Chapter 81. Laws of 1861. provides
thata certificates Of nomination shall be filed
with the 8 ecretary Of State not less than thirty
days before the day fixed for said election.
All officers charged with duties pertaining
to the conducting of said election are directed
to carefully comply with the provisions of
Chapter Fifty-seveh, of the Laws OF 1891, en-.
titled, can Act to promot independence of yo-
tiers at Public Elections and enforce the secrecy
ofthe ballot"
Done at the capital, in the City of Pierre on
this twenty sixth day of August in the year Of
our LORD One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Ninety One.
In witness thereof have hcreunto subscrib-
ed NY signature and caused to be affixed the
seal OF the State Of South Dakota.
BY the Governor,
ARTHUR q. MELLETTK,
A. o. RINGsRuD.
Secretary of State.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18
An engineer, a fireman and a brake
man were killed by the explosion of a
locomotive boiler at Oyster Bay, L. Il.
Republican County convent,on

republican County Convention.
In accordance with the action of the
Republican County Central Commit
tee, Republican delegate convention
for Jerauld county. South Dakota, will
be held at the court house in Wessing
ton Springs. on Saturday, September
70, 1881. at 2 o'clock p. M, for the pur-
pose of electing seven delegates to at
tend the Republican state convection
which meets at Aberdeen on Tuesday
September 20, 1891.
The committee recommends that
township caucuses, for the purpose of
electing delegates to said convention.
he held on Friday, September Is, 1891.
from to 6 o'clock p. M.
Apportionment OF delegates for the
several townships remains the same
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18
GRAIN PALACE.
II plank,nton. Sept. 20 to Oct. 3 9

kt Panklnton. Sept. 20 to Oct 3 81
South Dakota always does things on
grand scale. The rapid develop
nent Of the country is without par
RAel in history. No one thought that
be train loads of people that came
here in S2 3 and 4 were rainbow cnas-
Fr-they were not of that stamp.
They came because they saw in South
Dakota a future bright with golden
Possibilities. They have toiled on;
hoped on; until now their brightest
isions are being realized. How
many farmers will lift up their hearts
thanksgiving as the carry home
be cancelled mortgages, the redeemed
Potes, this fall. A single "old fash
med South Dakota crop" has placed
|Aem on their feet once more. Is II
my wonder that our people rejoice?
Aurora lirst in the alphabet OF coun.
lies propose to celebrate the grand
arvest Of 81 and the era of prosper
y it ushers in with d Grain Palace
Eorthy Of the crop her people have
Invested in common with other
'lnties OF the state. And why not
tlebrate? The counties east OF the
alssouri river have harvested anu
a'e!y cared for fifty millions OF BUSH
Sof Wheat, besides a grand harvest
oats, rye, flax and barley with every
respect for great corn crop: South
PaKota has got a bushel Of wheat tor
very man, woman ald child in the
N1tcd States. Enough wheat to load
'faln reaching from here to San
'anclsco. Let us meet and celebrate
u grand harvest-the Plankinton
IAN Palace isst place to do 1t.
|"e building and its exhibits will be
NC llnest thing of the kind ever held
'als state. Everybody is lnteres-
w. The railroads sell tickets at re-
Used rates. The people of Plankin-
Twill take care Of you some way.
S'us make the Grain Palace week
week Of rejoicing.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18
Deafness Can't be Cured.

by local applications, as they can not
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
The1e is only one way to cure Deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
,nflamed condition Of the mucous lin
ing of the Enstachian Tube. When
this tube gets inflamed you have a
rumbllng sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
flamation Gao be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed foreve; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an lnflamed con-
dition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
Catarrh) that we can not cure by TAX
ing Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
FL. cheney 4 Co., Toledo, Q.
27Y- Sold by druggists 75c.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18
Teacher Institute.

This has been lively week for our
town. The teachers institute has
been in session since Monday. and
will close tomorrow. A deep interest
is take taken by all concerned and the
institute. Prof. U. H. Parker, of
Brookings, was here from Tuesday
until yesterday and while here con-
ducted the institute. Miss Mary Bar
Der superintendent of Buffalo county,
has acted in the capacity of assistant
instructor. The roster complete is as
follows:
Emma Shulz, Gordon.
Nichols Haver, Woensocket
Marian Mclean,
Orpha West
Antionette Miles Wess. Springs.
Lettie Z. Ferguson, T" "
Mertie E. harrington, Sates.
Enie l.. Pryne, faus1on
Amy NJ. Amos, cro" AaAe
Cora Sickler, Dates'
pon, pntter(ield. Telnpleton.
d. +. Moulton, Cro" l1aAo
,,orv A Williams, Wess. Springs.
Jeanette Richardson,
,y;,,o lewis Templeton.
Now callahan Woonsocket.
Edna Wright,
Lettie Vrooman, "a'efouis'
Mary Ingram,
Maude Campbell. Wess' springs
T. Linus Blank.
Anna b. Tryon, r"'''oA'
..onnahnth. Waterbury.
:ap Miles Wess. Springs.
v.ohman Alpena.
Matte Mercer.
,o,,, Longland.
49, c.ooorv Bates.
~ = n,nham Templeton.
49, :, ,,,,;o+ Woonsocket
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18

A secret society has no business to
mix itself in the political affairs of
this country. 1t is un-American, and
can only be viewed with alarm by all
right thinking persons. Schuyler Her
aid.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18

lis said Jones he pays the freight"
will run for governor of New York on
Ian independent ticket. He will have
Ito pay the freight on something be-
sides scales TO be elected on that tick
pt.-Clark County (Miss.) Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18

The Argentine Republic has a money
circulation of $l4Oper capita based on
the faith and credit Of the nation, and
vet no people on the American contl-
nent are so poor and needy.-Wahoo
Wasp.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18

The e. nj. 4 st. p. Ry. will sell round
! ip tickets one fare for round trip.
He'll Oct. l-3.6.8-1O-l3-15-l6 and II. On
(ickets sold Oct. LIST to 9th inclusive
sturn coupons good until 10 days
rom date sold Oct. 10 to 18th inclu.
live return coupons good until Oct
| 18th.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18

The Democratic mass convention
10 called for Sept. 26th. Two delegates
oro IN he elected to attend the state
convention at Mitchell, Sept. Both.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18

civilization is having an effect upon
.the natives Of Alaska. During The
last ten years nearly 10000 of them
have died from the use of whiskey.
Wahoo Wasp.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. for
children teething, is the prescription
OF one OF the best female nurses and
physicians in the United States and
has been used for over fifty years with
never failing success by millions If
mothers for their children. During
the process OF teething it's value is in
calculable. 1t relieves the child from
pain, cures dysentry and diarhea, grip
ing in the bowels, and wind collie. By
giving health to the child it rests the
mother, Price. 25 ct bottle.