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Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-12
But | want somebody to send

But | want somebody to send
him two dollars, for his paper for
that one he sent me, like they do
for me sometimes.
His notice Of the Blade ir his
paper will do the Prohibition
cause in Kentucky more than a
dollars worth of good.
Did you ever know of a case in
the state of Kentucky where an
editor had another editor from an
other state to send him money
for a paper, when he knew he
could get it without paying a cent,
simply by writing a big X after
the address of his paper?
But there's nothing mean about
me in journalistic courtesy. and
when l sent Bro. Van Wisker
his receipt for the dollar, l made
it payable in full for the Blade up
to the year 1900, at first, but
some how or other it did not look
as liberal as i felt, and | tore it up
and wrote another one in full to
Ammo Domini 1000. Ihate TO APP
pear niggardIy about anything.
The Enterprise is not a regular
Prohibition paper. 1t is a news
paper in which the editor ex-
presses his Prohibition sentiments.
The Blade OF Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
is the same kind of a paper. We
need one Of that kind in Kentucky,
and it ought to be at Stanford,
Ky. Walton and the Int
rior Journal are back numbers,
and no good, and if Bro. Carpen-
ter there, and some other Prohibi-
ton brethren will start a regular
newspaper with Prohibition ed
itoriaIs, it will take like the seven
year itch.
l think all intelligent and moral
people are getting tired of Ken
lucky Democracy, and "Silver
Tongue" and Iron Jaw" will play
out in a year or two more.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-12

that Jonah swallowed the whale, or
for that matter several whales,
Just so, or with crackers on the
half she'll.
There's nothing small about my
religion.
On the otter hand | have some
months since, offered, in corrobo-
ration of that account
of Jonah's being taken in
by the whale. and the subsequent
falling out that Jonah had with
him, the fact that in a whale cap
tured off Nantucket some years
ago, there was found pair of
boots with the letter j. chalked
on the bottom of them, the plain
inference being that it was the
same whale that swallowed Jonah:
that he had set his boots out to
be BACKED, when he Went to sleep;
that the porter had chalked them
In the usual way, and when the
whale bounced Jonah because he
wouldn't pay his board bill, 10
nah didn't have time to get his
boots.
l have never had an unkind
word to say against JONAH or
against the whale.
They were both cold water citi-
zens and as such have a warm
place in my Prohibition heart.
| have said about David per-
haps, that he was a little rough on
his prisoners of war, when he laid
them in saw buck and set his
foot in their stomachs and sawed
them into stove wood or porter
house steaks, and that Solomon
was little too much married per-
haps; but | always feel sorry for
any man whom misfortune over
takes. Jonah was in the swim
for while, bat he must have felt
awiully down in the mouth after
the whale gobbled him.
No; it won't be necessary for
Sister lIurlbut of Iowa to get me
any more subscribers. 1t would
put me to the trouble of writing
their names on my subscription
list, and Sister Hurlbut can just
pass around the Blade you send
her, over the state of Iowa.
L am just now pertecting ar
Engagements to have the entire edi-
ton printed on buck skin so they
won't wear out.
Mr.. Silas n. Steadman of Dog
Fennel told me the other day,
that four families read his Blade,
and that as he wanted to preserve
them, and as it was always worn
out when it got back home. he
wanted me to print it on thicker
paper.
Mr.. III. NJ. Chambers of George
town told me that three families
in Georgetown besides his own.
read his Blade and he then sent it
to friend in New York.
He said he had just gotten a
letter from a friend in Henry
county IN this state wanting to bOr-
row his Blade,
Please tell Sister IIurlbut not
to put her friends TO the expense
of paying for the Blade. 1 have
so much to print aud so small a
paper TO get it all in, that it is al
ways SO long before l can get any
thing printed that the people read
it for ancient history anyhow, and
an old one is just as good as a
new one.
When they compliment Bro.
Bell down here over his paper,
they always say "It's just as good
as letter from home"
You have perhaps noticed that
nobody ever remarks that about
my paper.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-12
He says I am no Infidel."

CAMBRIDGE. Mo, Nov. %, 1891.
Bro. MooRE-I was almost
surprised but very glad to find
that the Blade had risen again to
be nurtured. / trust by the dews
of heaven born thought and spir-
itual light, that humanity may be
blessed by its fearless denunciation
Of sin and hypocrisy in high places.
But when we come down to the
hard material facts of this bust
ness age, it requires dollars, as
well as inspiration, courage and in
telligence to publish the Blade.
You will please to note that |
have changed location from Os-
ceola to Cane Ridge, and you will
also notice that | have graduated
into a poor country editor. Have
sent you a marked copy il which
you will see some little notice OF
the Blade and its editor. | feel
assured that you would put me on
the exchange list, if so desired;
but Notwithstanding my financial
burdens, as my paper would not be
a quid pro quo for yours, | prefer
to come in under the poor mans
string, and therefore enclose 81 90
If you will send me a charac.
teristic "ad' of the Blade, | will
in addition, be glad to give it &
corner in the Pettis County En-
terprise, whenever possible.
The man or woman who read.
alt your paper will soon learn you
are no "infidel" as the world I'M
derstands the name, but that you
revere and love the good ant
beautiful, pure and true. Th'
spirit of God is in all PROJECTIONS
Your friend and Brother,
VAN b. WISKER.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-12
When you find one that hews
to the line wi hout regard to big
pocket books he is my man.
Respectfully,
j. w. OvERsTREET.

You are all right Brother. !
don't want you ever to tell me who
that newspaper man was that
would not publish your boost OF
the Blade; but | want you to lay
for him, and the first time you get
a chance to do him kindness by
saying anything about him in the
Blade, just fire 1t in, if it takes a
whole page. Let him see that
there's nothing mean about Prohi-
bition, and let us see if we can't
pile Goals of fire on his head, and
thaw him out.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-12
Sensible to the Last.
LITTLE HICKMAN, KY. /
Nov 1f 1901

wv. IL, iOJI.
M. CHARTS c. Moore, Lerington.
DEAR SIR am not rich by a
jugful financially, but in spirit and
free speech | claim to be rich.
Inclosed you will find my check
for $500, for which you will
please send ne one copy of "The
Rational View" and the balance
for subscription to the Blue Grass
Blade.
During the short suspension of
the Blade l was very lonesome.
l had just voted Prohibition for
the first time in my life, and was
feeling good and congratulating
myself on the result.
l am indeed glad that you have
started up steam again, and are
giving hypocrites and King AL
cohol their just dues.
Some time since | saw in your
paper where a very jealous sub
scriber had offered to be one of
1000 who would give S. 90 to
keep your paper in circulation.
/ can see that you do not look
at the money consideration side,
in running your paper; but you
seem to be after the devil and his
followers generally.
Go ahead; l will be one that
will help to scotch the wheel.
Whet the Blade keen; strike
right and left, let the chaff fall
where it may.
Now and then you may strike
a stone, but it will either be a
hypocrite or a drunken poll
tlcian.
Like the towards they are they
will flee from the wrath to come.
l have been writing items for
various newspapers for about sew
enteen years; and for speaking my
mind and telling the truth, l have
been threatened; cursed behind my
back, and been sued; but | have
come out with a whole skin so far.
l have also been guilty of some
falsehoods; for / have landed some
people pretty high that did not
deserve it. At the time | was
under the influence of mean whisky,
and hardly knew respectable
dog from a drunken man. Hav-
ing had some experience in the
intoxicating bowl that is about
the size of it.
| have not been to church to
attend public worship three times
in about fifteen years. About that
long since | became disguised
with the way modern religion is
conducted, seeded with a whoop.
and am still sticking.
Some weeks since, in writing
my items for a country newspaper,
| made a mention of the Blade,
bowed it pretty high; mentioned
drunken politicians, moss-back
hypocrites, and last, but not least,
said | would be one in a thousand
that would give $40 to keep the
Blade in circulation. Well, it did
not appear. That one item was
suppressed. | was a little sore
over the matter until | thought
perhaps that paper was run for
money alone, and most of its
patrons were big go-to-meeting
folks, drunken politicians, and
clap-trap money grabbers and anti
Prohibitionists.
And if it has all that talented LOT
to please | do not wonder at its
suppression of anything written
against its livelihood.
l firmly believe in God AL
mighty and his son who was cru
CITED, but am a disbeliever in tn,
way the present generation are
serving their Master. Too much
style; too many bosses; too much
whisky money in the church fol
any good fruit to ripcn.
We have some church bosses in
this part of the country, and the
preachers have to be very careful
how they talk. We have no us,
in this world for preacher who
is afraid to preach the gospel
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-12
High Republican Compliment.

LEXINGTON. KY, Nov. 20, 81
C. &. .uOore, Georgeto,on, Ky.
DEAR SIR-Please find enclosed
$500 in payment for Blue Grass
Blade from March 1891 to Sep
TENDER 1891, and from the latter
date for six months
When the time is out notify me
and l will again send check, as
desire to take your paper so long
as it is published.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE DENNY, JR.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-12
An Interesting Letter From
the Widow Of DIR. Winthrop
HI. HOpsOn.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. II, 81.
DEAR COUSIN CHARLEY have
received the third number of your
resume.
l feel very much like Bro. Sal
lee, about some of your articles
Don't say any worse than you
have said, nor any more of the
same kind"
/ am, l suppose, an old fossil,
or fogy, because 1 do from my
wh0.e soul and heart believe
the Bible from beginning to end.
To indicate how very much stulti-
fed ones intellect may become,
if it lad said Jonah swallowed
the whale / should never dispute
it.
| don't even believe Moses told
a lie.
| also believe all the New Tes-
lament says about Christ, in spite
of the horrible things you have
said in condemning it. III did
not knew you well, and your hon
esty of purpose, [ would never
read another of your papers. But
1 know you are fighting for a
grand principle and l honor you
for it, while L believe ifyou would
combine probably with Bro
Neal some words are omitted
Editor you would accomplish
more good. "Hate the sin but
love the sinner"
i can bid you God speed in your
war on intemperance, and say
clay on McDuif'' but | am too old
and too near the end of my journey
to give up the long cherished
hope of immortality, the expecta-
ton of meeting my loved ones
who have died in the faith of the
gospel, aud who [ fully believe
are alive in that Paradise prom
ised to the faithful.
But it was not of this / intend
to write. l wanted to say | am
not Just now in a condition to pay
for the Blade; as between now
and the first of June i shall hav,
to pay the publishing company
which published my books, DIR
Hopson's Memoirs, and book o.
sermons, over two hundred dol
lars, which will more than con
sumo my salary as a teacher.
shall travel during vacation, anC
try to sell what l have on hand
about $50 copies, which will JUS
about clear me.
The publishing company have
been very kind to me TO wait OF
me this long. and | feel it my frs
duty to pay them.
/ will send the last three copie
of your paper to Mrs. NJ. A
HLrlbutt, of Abba. Iowa, who j
Superintendent of the Peace ant
International Arbitration.
She may be able to get yo'
some subscribers.
With love to yourself and cOusil
Lucy l remain sincerely you
cousin.
ELLA l.. HoPsoN.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-12

Now about that matter of
Jonah and the whale | must arise
to an explanation. | appeal to
the readers of the Blade from
ocean to ocean-and from the
lakes to the gulf, to say if any
body has ever heard me say | did
not believe that the whale swal-
lowed Jonah: and | now say that
l too would just as soon believe
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-12

Not long ago poor editor sent
me $500. | pinned another dol
lar on it, and put it in an en-
velope and was about to seal it,
when my wife asked me for dol.
lar to pay the wash woman. So
had to take off my dollar, but
sent the $500 back to him.
| believe | would have Sent
this Brothers dollar back to him,
if it had not been in the shape o.
a postal order, and | thought il
would be some trouble for him t.
get it back from "Uncle Sam
and so my cupidity made mt
fob it.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-05

Finest prunes in the State at Jevne's, 1876 and
1873 n Spring street.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-05

make comparisons. Mr.. Grace cannot
deny that these figures are true. ~
President Blaine tRl, 90p95; Cleve-
City vote. Mayor-Gibbs (R), 44 1886 !;
Grant (Tam.), IS ,361; Grace &C. d. and
/. H. J, 96, ,28S !; scattering, 1885.
Now can any reasonable person but
believesthat it was Mr.. Grace, or his
friends in his interest, who traded
Cleveland votes off for Grace votes for
mayor? Blaine received $1,000 Demo-
cratic votes from somewhere for some
thing. Grace received about $4,000
Republican votes from somewhere for
something else. No, Mr.. Grace, your
theory has long ago been found to be
false, and is not believed by one Demo-
crat out of a hundred in New York city
today, and never has been believed.
Mr.. Grace's further assertion that ne
Belongs only to the Democratic party as
whole would be news to his friends in
New York, and wonder would be ex-
pressed if he allowed VIM. M. Twins in
with him on that too.
You know very well, Mr.. Grace, you
did your utmost to defeat the Demo-
cratic ticket in New York city at the
last election, and thereby killed yourself
politically for all time to come.
Repent and feel sorry and return to
the fold and be good Democrat at least
is the wish of one who was on the ticket
with you in New York city in 1884.
C,P. X,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-05
THE DOUBLE CROSS.
( HOW 1T WAS PLAYED sCN,JoHNNY
ABBOTT RECENTLY.
The Local Leader of sure-Thing Gamblers
Meets More Than His Match in San
sFrancisco-He Looses Pot of Money.

John A. Abbott is well-known mem
ber Of the notorious Abbott family ol
this city. John. is very skillful sure
thing gambler, and recently he decided
that Los Angeles was not a large enough
field for his peculiar talents to find the
reward his industry deserved, so he
went to San Francisco. He took with
him "rolp" of several thousand dollars,
and large stock of diamonds with
which to adorn his person.. He has a
few, very few, Of the diamonds, and a
little, very little, of the "roll'' left, and
he is demanding justice in San Fran
cisco police court. His story as told in
San Francisco paper is as follows:
Judge Rix Tuesday afternoon heard
evidence in the matter OF search war
rant based on charge OF grand larceny
against Francis D0ran, John Doe Fisher,
a man of some acuteness and luck
named Butch" and John Doe Davis.
The complaining witness was John A.
Abbott, who has lately had bad luck in
the metropolis, though he was be-
spangled with diamonds as he sat in the
witnesss-box. He is gambler, and his
home is at 4121S Main street, Los An
geles. He frankly admitted that he
came here for the purpose OF "putting
up q double-cross, cold-deck game OF
stud-horse poker" OH one Davis, of Los
Angeles, whom he introduced to Doran
and others as a sucker"
Defendants and the prosecuting wit
ness agreed to 60 to Doran Brothers
saloon, II Stockton street, and there
put up braced game of poker on one
Davis, to do him out of $3OOO." The
defendants, instead of carrying out their
agreement with tina prosecuting witness,
put up a "back action, double cross,
cold deck" ON him, and won diamonds
and coin to the amount of $22S5, of
which Davis himself got part.
Abbott swore that he was badly
beaten at every turn by those who pre-
tended at the outset to be his friends.
"They beat me at every turn of the
road" said Abbott, land what kick
on is that they had agreed to stand in
with me and beat Davis, and then took
Davis in and did me-"
Abbott admitted that he took Davis,
who used to be his tenant at San Jose,
for sucker"
II proposed to the boys to give him
the razzle-dazzle, and instead of doing
so they made him their confidential
friend and worked me like everything
with smooth man named 'Butch.'"
1t was shown that Doran induced
Butch to pretend to be rich mer-
chants son named johnson and to
"etand in" with him and rob Abbott.
At the conclusion OF the evidence
Judge Rix said it was fight between
thieves and he saw no way to remedy
in the matter. The case was taken un-
der advisement az the request of Special
Prosecutor Dunn, who said he had
authorities which held that "a thief had
no right to rob q thief"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-05
M. HILTON WILLIAMS. M, b

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT IN AND FOR
j the County OF Los Angeles, State OF Califor-
MA y and A; - d Ghidress .5nh plainFtis vs.
Action brought in the superior court of the
county of Los Angeles, state of California, and
the complaint filed in said county of Los An
geles, in the Office of the clerk of said superior
court
The people of the state of California send
greeting to: G. W. Saunders and Ralph Rogers,
defendants.
You are hereby required to appear in an ac-
O1 bSgght gas BY the ne tS
Los Angeles, state OF California, and to answer
tie complaint filed therein within ten days
Vice on You M Of this SUI summons-f m served @ within
this county-Or, If served elsewhere, within
thirty days, or judgment, by default will be
taken against you according to the prayer OF
This action is brought to obtain decree of
the court and Judgment against you to compel
the ,26th, day of May. 1887, between
the defendants Ralph, Rogers and c., W.
Saunders whereby said Saunders agreed to
buy If said Rogers certain real estate
described in the complaint filed herein, to
which reference Is hereby made, said Rogers
receiving part payment In cash, and for the
26th, 1887. for the sum of $27O, which said note
said Rogers assigned to the plaintiffs herein
f of becember 1883 s decided ed to ' the piainti i B.
Childress, the legal title to said real estate and
all his rights under said agreement, which said
property hHu rlgHtS are uOW OWucu hIu uelu ny
said plaintiffs
plaintiffs therefore demand joint and sever
al judgment against said defendants for said bal
ance due on the purchase price of said property,
to-wit, the sum Of $27O, with interest thereon
from the Goth day of october, 1887, at the rate
of two per cent. per month, and for an attor-
neys fee of twenty seven dollars, as provided in
said agreement and note.
That the vendors lien of A. D. Childress be
enforced, and said real estate be sold, and the
proceeds applied TO the payment of said several
sums, and that plaintiffs have execution for any
deficiency against said defendants, and for costs
of suit.
Reference is had to complaint for particulars.
And you are hereby notified that if you fail to
appear and answer said complaint as above re-
quired said plaintiffs will cause your Default to
be entered and apply to the court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
--~@ Witness my hand and the seal of
Seal of I the superior court of the county of
ltheCourt} Los Angeles, state of California,
--- this 4th day of March, A. d. one
thousand eight hundred and ninety one.
T. H. WARD, Clerk.
By F. B. TANNING, Deputy Clerk.
GIBBoN e. CREIGHTON, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
3-5 lot thur
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-05
TAMMANY POLITICS.
An Ex-Member Defends the Organiza-
tion Against Mr.. Grace.

EDITORS HERALD was much amused
yesterday in reading the interview in
the HERALD with Hon. w. 4. Grace, of
New York city, and in many of the po-
ltical statements contained therein. 1t
might not be amiss at this time to cor
rect the oft-repeated and unfortunately
sometimes believed fallacy that Tamma-
ny hall of New York city sold out or at
tempted to sell out Grover Cleveland in
1884.
Mr.. Grace's first mistake is that the
people Of the state of New York are for
Cleveland in 1892. OF course the wish
is father to the thought, but Mr.. Grace
knows full we'll that were convention
to be held in New York state next
week Grover Cleveland's name would
scarcely be mentioned.
He knows equally we'll that the few
friends whom Cleveland has in New
York at present are utterly powerless
politically, and would not be in the po-
sition in which they were in 1884. He
also knows that the County Democracy
and Irving hall have ceased to exist.
The former exists in name only, and the
latter is utterly dead. After the action
taken by the former organization at the
last election, in November, 1890, they
could not consistently ask admittance to
a Democratic convention, and would
therefore be powerless to enforce the
unit rule, and thus secure the votes of
the state of New York, as they did in
1884 for Grover Cleveland, in the next
national convention.
Mr.. Grace's next assertion that he
never belonged to Tammany hall comes
with bad grace at this. late day, after
Tammany, whose nominee he was in
that campaign, had done so much for
him in 1880, when he ran for mayor Of
New York city and was elected over
William Dowd by the small majority of
5000, in city at that time of,60, 900
Democratic majority.
Mr.. Grace's further assertion that
"Tammany has always proven its readi-
ness to sacrifice national issues for the
promotion of success locally" is sur
prising, and am not surprised that Mr..
Grace should wait till he has gone some
5000 miles from home before making
such an assertion.
Let us look at the figures of the cleo
tion in 1884, when Cleveland ran for
president and w. R. Grace ran for
mayor, and for the information of those
who are unacquainted with the political
status of New York city at that time,
we will compute (and think Mr.. Grace
cannot but agree with these figures)
that the total vote OF the city then was
about 225, 900, of which $4,000 were Re-
publican and about 160, 900 Democratic,
as follows: Tammany $4,000, County
Democracy 65. 900, Irving hall l0, 900 and
scattering organizations 5000. Let us
look at the result Of that election and
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-05
across the stage, almost killing the peo-
yple on the track. w "A ~

across the stage, almost killing the peo-
|lple on the track. fS
HENRY NJ. STANLEY.
A great many questions have been
asked regarding the sale Of seats for the
coming lecture Of Henry NJ. Stanley,
the African explorer, which takes place
in this city at Hazards pavilion on the
21st of this month. There are also a
great many people desirous of knowing
what advantage it is to subscribe for
seats in advance. All these questions
will be answered in large descriptive
advertisement in this paper on Sunday
morning, March 9Th. As it costs no
more to subscribe than to wait for the
regular sale everyone should do so.
Lists can be found at all the leading
music and stationery stores.
DIVIDE MUsIN.
Manager Wyatt has made arrange
ments for two grand concerts, to take
place on the evenings OF March 18th and
18th, at the New Los Angeles theater,
by Musin Grand Concert company.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN.
At the Los Angeles theater, next Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday nights, Nc
Fadden's Double Uncle Toms Cabin
company will be seen. 1t is play like
this that deserves the encouragement of
the public. They give genuine amuse-
ment, and at the same time present in a
thoroughly artistic way representation
of actual life from the correct point Of
view.
THE WATER QUEEN.
Kiralfy's big spectacle, the Water
Queen, will be presented at the Grand
opera house next Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights and Wednesday matinee.
Mr.. Bolossy Kiralfy will produce this
grand spectacle with elaborate scenery,
costumes and effects. The Water Queen
is replete with fascinating ballets, grand
marches and pretty girls. The sale OF
seats begins this morning at 10 o'clock