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Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27
BuckIeyism in the Bells.
Written for the Blue Grass Blade by
Claudia H. Howard of Columbus, Ga

Oh, hear those bells incessant ring
failing !-ta-ling come pray and sing
Be sure your hard-earned cash to bring
Dear sisters. now reflect;
The church, it sorely needs your chink
1t in return dares you to think,
And brings you to the very brink
OF slavery most abject.
1t bids you swallow yarns so great
That time can scarcely extricate
The mind from that most dreadful fate,
A sfrivelled intellect
II says, in dictatorial mood,
Blind faith must be your daily food:
Submit like children, ne'er intrude
With reason to protest
Against the doctrines which we teach;
woman's mind not far may reach,
And God who called the man to preach
Does him with truth invest.
Speak not to us of reason clear,
OF what you deem your proper sphere;
Just bring the filthy lucre here;
We manage all the rest.
Dare not to use the reason true
Which the Creator gave to you.
To think or doubt condemns YOU to
Alas eternal pain.
To silence, the great preacher Paul
Condemned the women, one and all;
A woman twas who caused the fall,
A Awoman weak and vain.
True, Jesus no such doctrine taught.
But Paul the glorious truth has brought
And preachers orthodox have fought
To carry on his reign.
/ L.. 1,nl
Where work is heavy funds are low,
Among the heather seeds to SOW,
And tell them of their need.
Go tame the wolf in foreign land;
But ne'er i'll Christian pulpit stand;
Twas Paul, you know, gave thi:
command;
Dear sisters, give itheed
Go teach the heather every day;
Go work for love, nor ask for pay,
And when you drive the wolves away
We men the lambs will feed.
Go hew the wood, the water draw;
To man be subject tbs Gods law.
Support us; we'll forever jaw
of Gods most holyplan;
| The plan which makes YOU slaves 5,
meek
That you will never dare to seek
The vengeance which your hands SHOULD
wreak
| Upon the Pauline man.
Come be the sweet submissive fool.
To forge your chains, come be the tool
o sisters, dear, it is Gods rule.
Come, join the pious van,
And let us teach you how to die
That you may live-ah by and by.
Be slaves it is ordained OH high.
To question it, is rash.
If there's thing which you would know
Unto your husbands quiet 60,
And ask of them in accents low;
And Paul they will rehash
'Tis blasphemy to doubt Gods word;
1t is inspired all have heard.
And to oppose it is absurd;
So come and bring the cash,
And God will love you, yes ne will,
Although he seems your cup to fill
With less of goodness than of i'll
The more you serve the times.
Then, graceful bow and kiss the rod;
This path your greatgrandmothers trod
1t is the way to worship God.
Respond unto the chimes.
Come hot and cold and rainy days;
According to our Judgment praise -
And we will st yoV rs
The nickels and the ediiN11
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27
LEXINGTON, KY, April p. 1894

LEXINGTON, KY, April p, 1894
To Geo. T.. Light. Esq,
President Ohio Liberal Society,
DEAR BROTHER
In answer to your kind and compli-
nentary letter of the 22 inst, ! shall have
to say that | will take great pride and
pleasure i'll complying with your request
to address my round unvarnished
tale" NAV be described by so dignified a
word-"The Ohio Liberal Society" of
which you have the honor to be presi-
dent, at the time and place mentioned
in your letter. but without one cent of
expense to the society which you renrs-
sent.
| do advertising for the .. < c., II. K.
and am paid by free pass on that road.
shall speak "as the spirit giyeth utter
ance," and even had l now any idea as to
what shall say, the probability would
be that could not at all describe it by
announcing any one subject.
In general terms, however, you may
expect that | shall talk about morals,
and religion and politics from the stand
point of the combination of Atheist Pro-
hibitionist and Woman Suffragist that
am.
will bring several hundred copies of
my paper, the Blue-Grass Blade, for free
distribution.
There will be an excursion from this
city to yours OH that day, and think it
highly probable that good many Chris
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27
tians and heathens will 90 from here to

tians and heathens will go from here to
hear me
With many thanks for the compliment
and honor you do me, am sir.
Fraternally Yours,
CHARLES {. MOORE.
p. S-Your letter and this response
will be published in the Blue-Grass Blade
of Sunday, April 2e. will bring some
copies of my infdel book "The Rational
View"
shall be at the Palace Hotel, Cincin-
natl, the Saturday night before. NJ.
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27

Lexington, Ky, is coming TO the front
i'll great style, and has easily attained a
prominence that she is hardly entitled Ia
on her merits. Not satisfied with furnish
ing the country the principals i'll the Pol
ard-Breckinridge suit, she has now in
dicted, arrested and jailed Charles {.
Moore, editor Of the Blue-Grass Blade,
for disappearing in denying the divinity
of Christ If the Kentucky courts can
not convince Mr.. Moore of the error OF
his ways in any other manner they might
try the good old method Of the Pilgrim
Fathers and roast him at the stake
IRidgewood IN. j. Argus.
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27

Trade persuaders in all lines are what
we are offering now. If you haven't
bought anything in the jewelry or sill
verware line this year, call or write us
for price on anything you desire, one
dollar now goes as far as three dollars
two years ago. Test type for testing
your own eyes sent free to any address.
Write for one. Otis w. Snyder, Manu-
featuring jeweler and optician, 8 North
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27
ANY one buying IS or

Any one buying S. or
the next ten days, will be
of charge, choice of any II
articles: Pair of gold specta
glasses, correctly fitted to sur
chaser or any friend of the''
ring, IS chain bracelet, or
er's table spoons or forks.
tice out and bring it with ys
for price on any article you
orders by mail. We guarantee
tion or will cheerfully refund yo-
ey. Order now to secure the bargain
Of your life. Otis w. Snyder, Jewelel
and optician, s North Upper, Lexington
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27
A PENITENTIARY
Convict likes me more than he does
Chaplain Cooper

FRANKFORT, KY, 4-I6-o4.
Charles {. Moore-Edltor Blue Grass
Blade-Lexipgton, Ny.
Sir-I have a copy of last weeks Blade
and like the paper SO much l would
like to have it the few weeks am here
Mr.. Moore, / am i'll the penitentiary
here for two years. My time will be up
the 81 of next month (MayJ and if you
will be so kind as to send me the Blade
until the 2Ist of MAY. l will drop in and
see you on the day my time is out and
pay you for same
Mr.. Moore / am clerk in the Office ol
the Kentucky Chair Company, and am
outside all the time but Sunday. and
always hate to see Sunday come / &c
to hear the Sisters talk sometimes but
never go to hear Brother Cooper. / will
be in Lexington on the 2Ist, and may be
can give you little piece for your
paper.
Hoping / will receive a paper thi.
week, | am Respectfully,
CHARLEY ]. BROWN.
Brother the Blade will come to yor
regularly. Write me the piece. Come
and see me as soon as YOU get out.
have been in two jails, and may be sen'
to the penltentiary, and of course YOU
being in the penitentiary does not prove
to me, that you are bad man. / wan
to give you some kind of job on the
Blade. There are so many rascals on the
outside of the penitentiary that | wan
to try some man on the inside of it
Give my love to the warden and tel
him l want him to stand in with me il
editing the Blade, if they send me to tn,
penitentiary. We would make million
dollars. My old breeches are about worr
out, and am going to buy me some
striped ones just to get my hand in-ol
rather to get my foot i'll. walked 81,
miles last fall to hear Bro Cooper preach
heard him. If have to 20 to hea
him in the penitentiary am going t.
get the Governor to commute my sen
tence to hanging.
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27
Sample Copies.

Twill gladly send sample copies, free
of any charge, to any one who may ask
them, and who will promise to distribute
them as he, or she, may think to my ad-
vantage.
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27
TWILL TALK

p csIIeae. Hall. cinc,n-
s1 p. Sunday Evening. May 8,
1897 D. .V,-Which Means Dec
Volente, or DiabIo voIente, Ac-
cording to Taste,
CHAs c. MOORE, ESQ, Editor
BIN -grass Blade,
Lexington, Ky.
DEAR SIR
The Ohio Liberal Society is a large
society of this city, who have lectures
upon various scientific, economic, educa-
tional and other questions that are agi-
tating the public mind of the day.
We have College Hall for a meeting
place that will hold 500 people. and as a
rule our lectures are free and we'll at
tended by the best thinkers of this CITY.
We had decided some time since to
wind up our course the last Sunday of
this month, owing to the approach of
hot weather.
This will make thirty-two lectures we
have had the past course. Many are in
favor of prOlOnging the course and
write you to ascertain if you can not give
us a lecturere upon Prohibition" or any
subject YOU may name Sunday evening,
Nav E.
We will assure you of packed house
and of such class of people whom YOU
will appreciate as an audience.
Will pay all expenses to and from Lex
ington, and if you desire to charge for
the lecture will pay you fair price.
We have thought of having a lecture
upon this subject by some one who could
handle the subject i'll a common sense
logical manner, without bringing in this
Divine" business too much, and think
that YOU are the man to do it.
AS you are bounded by the theological
wolves of your vicinity, it may be that
you could suggest another subject which
at this time would bear largely upon
Christian Morality, Christian Purity of
the Breckenridge class, Religious Toler-
ence or something else
If you say you will accept our invita-
ton please reply by return mail, giving
subject, and we will attend to proper no
tices in papers SO there will be a large
and enthusiastic audience to greet YOU.
Hoping to receive a favorable reply
remain Yours Truly,
GEO. +. LIGHT, President
The Ohio Liberal Society.
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27

Bro. Clay You are fine old Kentucky Y
gentleman, and | have printed i'll the
BLADE, that you are the only hero that
Kentucky ever Produced but durn me il
can get onto your racket. If | under
stand you, as reported, over your own
signature, by our esteemed contemporary,
the SemiWeekly Pantagraph, Of Rich
mond, Ky, you want them to turn NE
out of Jail because did not blaspheme
and then put me right straight back again
because ! am nuisance. Certainly the
two are but links of the same rotten sau-
sage, and why would you have this thus
Seems to me YOU are straininS point i'll
legal technicality that amounts to moth
ing more than quibble. would just
as soon be i'll Jail for blasphemv as for
nuisance The only point is this; must
as good citizen, and one that has been
specially trained i'll theology, refrain
from expressing my opinion that Jesus
Of Nazareth, though he was a great moral
hero, and must have had a grand and
good woman for mother, to be such a
man. had nevertheless natural human
father and mother, simply because a
preacher of no note and no prominence
and no special distinction except as a
inancier, chips in with lot Of Lexing-
ton politicians and editors who know no
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27
Bla sphemy and Religious Lib.
erty.
weekly Paragraph, Richm, nd, Ky.)

weekly Paragraph, Richm, nd, Ky)
Thomas Jefferson, the founder of real
popular Government, and who did more
than all his contemporaries in building
this Republic, declared that religion was
not the subject of punishment but dis
cussion That all men had equality of
religious thought and practices, provid-
ed the rights of others were not dimin-
ished. He never feared the liberty of
speech on any subject, provided truth
had fair field with falsehood.
The case of =. { Moore, now in Jail
for "blasphemy" is the first one in our
history so far as | know. There is no
such offense as "blasphemy" in our con-
stitution or laws, and advise our theolog-
ians to turn the eccentric religious sci
enlist out at once There is no more
right in this Republic to imprison a
Mohamnmedan than Christian, so long
ferences of thought and acts. The Of
fense of Mormonism was not the assumed
divinity of Joe Smith, but polygamy
which violated the law monogamy, the
policy of the nation. When polygamy
was abolished the Mormons were left un-
disturbed in their faith. As have read
the CudIScS against MooIS III tiiS Joui
mails, he calmly stated that Christ was
born of the "Virgin Mary" i'll the man
ner of other men-a theological crime
in the dark ages, but not now. Bias
phemy is from the Greek words to speak
evil Of" and is not sustained in the pub
lished indictment And to tell the truth
according to our law, is not in itself in
dictable or punishable by law. Should
Moore be indicted for publishing tracts
and strewing them over the pews and
floors of the church, an indictment could
be made and punishment follow; not for
technical "blasphemy," but for anuisance
nothing more. | advise the theolo-
gians to liberate Moore and punish him,
if they can for disturbing the religions
of others having equal rights with him
self II would not win converts to the
Christian churches to punish Moore, the
poor and perhaps honest defender of
truth as he sees, and leave lngersoll, his
advocate, undisturbed who is causing
more misery to the human race than any
man living by Extensively abusing
Christ and giving the world over to des-
pair by denying the eXistance ofthe Gre
ator and ruler of the Universe him
self CAssIUS MARCELLUS CLAY,
White Hall. Ky, AIS, 81.
Blue-grass blade., 1894-04-27

1t is H.
practical
and free
didate 70
trict, as ,
situation
free ira,
Prohibit
into the
down., an
good sec
Democrat
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17
The FRAUD EXPOSED.
More OF the Tariff Sham-A Battle
Over Nothing
The REPRESENTATIVE


The republicans are tickled over the
way Senator Hoar goes for the high
protection of the democrats. 1t is
Satan rebukiug sin-nay more ridicul-
ing sin. Hoar said, speaking of the
pending democratic tariff bill:
at represents no principle. The
free trader does not approve it. The
protectioniss does not approve it. The
wage-earner does not approve it The
employer does not approve it. 1t does
not help capital. 1t does not help
labor. 1t does not keep any pledge. 1t
does not conform 20 any political plat.
form. The committee that reported
it do not approve it The democrats
on that committee do not approve it.
The house does not approve it. The
senate does net approve it. The men
who are to vote for it, most of them,
are to violate their oaths to support
the constitution, as they understand
it, when they cast their yOtsN"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17
In tho DEPTHS of Misery.

neush endowed with wealth beyond the
dream OF avarice, f" the wretehed sufferer rom
chronic dyspepsia 10 plunged into the depths o.
misery from which be or she seldem emerged
eveA fer day at q stretch. There 10 way 10
down the imp Invoke the aid OF Hostetter'f
stomach Bitters and he departs. Keep using
the medicine, and the relief you promptly ex-
psnsnce finally becomes permanent aud 0
nsough cure 10 effected. Heartburn, fstul-
secs. uneasiness and sinking at the pit Of
tns stomach. nervousness, insomania-these
are symptoms first relieved and finally cured,
WIN their cause, by this inenably reliable
speoas. Liver complaint and constipation,
ofoMer tormentors Of dyspepsia. are also sent
toiimoo by the bitters. So are rheumatism,
mslaria and kidney complaint. Use this help.
iui medicine systematically, not BY fts and
starts.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17
She Pleaded Guilty.

A wise mother, who deplored the
teasing of a little girl of five years
about boy playmate of the same age,
said protectingly to her baby bud: 1T
is very silly to talk of my little Amy
being in love with Harold"
well, mamma" said Amy, with
downcast eyes and plead-guilty air,
am very much attached to him. -
Voice.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17
His Experience.

Papa, did you ever see king?"
"Yes, my son."
Did you, really? My! How did
you feel when you saw him? What
did you do, pa?"
Il didn't do anything, my son-the
other man had aces. IN. Y, World.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17

in the national convention, where the
north and east outvote her, she must
take her candidate and her platform
from their dictation?
Is the south always to elect the
President and never to control him?
Is she always to be a footstool, a
.packhorse, serving man, for the
democratic millionaires Of New Eng.
land and New York, and for the I'M
principled boodlers of Tammauy hall?
Can the south ever succeed in get
ting relief except by the help of the
west?
Can the west ever unite with the
south as long as the west is republi.
can and the south is democratic?
Can you ever get the two sections
to harmonic unless both drop their
old parties and meet in a new one?
Can you hope any concerted action
from the democratic party when it
has no test of membership, no unity
of action, no harmony of creed, no
acknowledged purpose, no accepted
faith, no unquestioned LEADER
Can't man believe ANYTHING and
be democrat?
Can't he vote any way and be dem
ocrat?
Can't he violate your platform and
be democrat?
Can't he herd with republicans and
be democrat?
Don't you know that in the east a
democrat is one thing and in the west
quite another?
Don't you know that in the north a
democrat is one thing and in the
south quite another?
How can you hope for such a party?
How can it live? How can it do any.
thing for the people?
If the good book is right when il
says house divided against itselt
must fall"-then the DAYS of your
party are numbered.
Yes, we admit that the Atlanta Con
stitution has made brave and mighty
fight against the republican tide
which has swamped the democratic
party-but it has failed.
Now let it be equally brave.
Let it join the Peoples party anC
help us save the republic.
We have creed-and only one.
We have a purpose-and 1t is tn,
same in ali sections.
In the east our creed decides who i
with us-and no other test do w
have, west or north or south.
We unite the west and the south b.
giving them Jeffersonian principle
and a common ground upon which +
stand.
In the national convention the ives
and the south, both being for one cree,
and one party, will control.
In the electoral college the west an
the south will control.
And the west and the south havin
made the platform and named the car
didate, and accomplished his election
will control him!
This we can do because in the Pee
pies party the west and the south ca
unite in one party, with common il
terest, with the same creed and tn
same purpose.
1t can not be done in the democrati
party, because the west is republica
where the south is democratic; an
while corruptleaders may juggle frsl
one camp to the other, the rank an
file of honest republicans will neve
join the democratic party, any MOI
than the rank and file of hone:
} democrats will join the republica
. party.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17
QUESTION.

Why
Not Got
AboveP Present
FOrcble 4
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17

10 the extensive East Indian pos
sessions OF the French republic we ex-.
ported sl56,OOO worth, but imported
nothing.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17
The State Normal School Of Kansas

Il recognized everywhere the grsat eachers train
ing school OF the west Nearly 400 students for each
OF the past three years; VI Kansas counties and 10
states represented last year. The wing gives us
about rs rooms, all told, for school purposes The
wonderful growth Of the school, though combining
Itself 20 its line Of legitimate work. is high CON-
pnent % It's thoroughness and efficiency. Il Is the
only school IN the state whose dplema is life cern
cate TO teach. Mileage paid 70 Kansas students
Tuition free. Expenses as low As anywhere else
Equipment and faculty unsurpassed. Send for cir
eulars. Address
AR TAYLOR, President,
EnporiA Kan.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17

IsITnot in order for some one TO say
the Populist party is soing to piecesi
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17

We are in the beginning of q revo-
luton that will strain all existing re.
ligions and political institutions, and
test the wisdom and heroism of earth'i
purest and bravest souls. 1t will moi
do to say that the revolution is moi
coming, or pronounce it of the devil
Revolutions. even in their wildes,
forms, are the impulses of God NOV
ing in tides OF fire through the life o.
man.-Rev. Geo. D. Heron.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-30
siam. White Elephnnts.

"Among the ancient customs which are
passing away in the kingdom of Siam, "
said Captain W. E. Grantloy of the Brit
ish army, lis the worship of the white ell
ephant. These elephants, however are
not white in any strict sense Of the word,
but merely lighter oolored than other ele-
plants and are worshiped because they
are supposed to contain the souls of some
dead kings. These so called white ele-
plants are the interiors to their darker
colored fellows in strength, health and in
telligence being usually weaklings, and
easily become the victims of all kinds OF
diseases. Many bloody wars have been
fought over the possession of white ele
plants A few of these sacred animals
are kept in Siam today Each one has q
separate place of abode and several sery
ants to care for them. The tusks of the
males are decorated with small gold bells
while a golden chain surmounts the heaC
of each, and a cushion of embroidered vel
vet is upon each elephants back. st
Louis Globe Democrat.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-30

Two Rochester women were discussing
the subject OF salads and their construc
tion. The first said, Now, for lobster
salad I always getp nice live lobster that
weighs about y pounds or pounds and
boil it nicely" The second broke in with
How do you kill the lobsterf You
know, never buy live Holsters because
think it is so inhuman to kill them by
putting them into a kettle of hot water
The first woman replied; 'Oh l never
kill them that way. That would be toe
horrible. l always put them on in colo
water and let them come to a boil -
Rochester Post Express.