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An,1r nnrIrRY EARN

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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-04-05
THE FREEDOM OF CARDINAL JIM.
Short Lay Sermon Upon The Sudden
Change In And Controlling Influence
of Cardinal Newman's Freedom.
(By John f. Clarke.)

| send herewith, the sermon of my con-
temporary, Cardinal Jim, who talks upon
free will. Jim says that listening and
hearkening to him and his kind is getting
advice direct from God. He has apostolic
authority for that but what indemnity
company will stand for the apostles? Jim
says that we can not be free unless we
get next to Christ, as He is the only One
who can free us again.
AS Christ is mere Pigment of the mind,
he can not free us or even the most devout
spirituality 1t takes material food to keep
it spirit in man alive, and inside sparks
that depend upon daily rations are material
emanations despite all that Jim may say.
When we are dead the spirit does not move
us any more.
Jim has devoted his life to celbacy, a
state of immoral defiance to nature. Ma
ture makes man and mate and implant in
each a yearning for each other. An
ethereal system whose priests defy this
magnetism of sexual conjunction is out of
alignment with Nature or God or whatever
designed the mating of man and woman,
and is irreligious from any standpoint. A
true religion is a compliance with the ap-
parent designs of the Law of Nature
The law of eating is Natural Law and
demands compliance. Also the law of
breathing. Jim is a great free within a
circle.-He is casuist but awfully trans
parent. He says. in effect, exercise your
free will-but do it this way" "Be a free
thinker-but think my way and Christs
way" This - like giving ice-cream and
putting salt in it.
Cardinal Jim promised to aid the local
optionists and afterwards came out fiat
footed for high license Now, the local
optionists are saying things about him.
guess God told him that hgn license Is the
real thing. His free will is about as free"
as that which he offers to others. Jim is
as free as a bird in a cage. A fellow in
Rome owns his spiritual and moral
freedom.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-04-05
As the WAYS of God are not the Ways of
Man il is for the Preachers to Explain
this Salacious Story.
by "Ononon")
CHAPTER TX.

/ Lot entertainment two angels. The
vicious Sodomites are stricken with
blindness IL Lot is sent for safety in
to the mountains. IS He Obtaineth leave
to go into Zoar. "a Sodom and Gomorrah
are destroyed 26 Lots wife is a pillar
of salt 80 Lot dwelleth in a cave. 81
The incestuous origin of Moab and
Ammon.
The foregoing is the heading of the
chapter named. AS the Blade may not
hove space to give the whole chapter, the
reference is made in order that investiga-
tors may read it for themselves.
This episode of Lot and his daughters
is preface to the salacious tales that the
good Book from time to time serves to its
readers 1t puzzles the clergy to explain
why such stories are given, and all they
can say is, the ways of God are not as
mans the ways of God are marvellous, yea,
the ways of God are past finding out.
Lots tribulations commenced by trying
to entertain two angels. They always were
exceedingly troublesome visitors, and we
are right glad they went out of fashion
long years ago. Lot was an obtuse man
with no character at all.
Hospitality is virtue, but when it
comes to a man offering his two virgin
daughters to appease the desires of
bowling mob, in order to save fellows of
doubtful reputation who were sailing I'M
der false colors, il even then may be
Bible virtue. but common people will en-
deavor to struggle along without it, and
gladly turn it over to Bible worthless who
were almost too close to God for the good
of society.
However the truth leaks out, the Lord had
sent them to destroy 1t. (V 49, and the
fate of Sodom and Gomorrah was sealed
They were ordered to destroy only one
city, but havin0 their fire works ready,
they finally concluded it best while they
were about It, to burn down two.)
We can never like angels or their Pc
culiar ways. Having thoroughly alarmed
Lot and his family, they were well aware
their curiosity would be excited to the high
est PITCH especially the female part of the
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-04-05
BLUE GRASS BLADE.
! Lot, His Family, and Angel Visitors

household. All know the desire on the
part of most people to witness a confagra
ton. But the command was given, Look
not behind thee, and although Lot said
OH not so my Lord, all arguments, all
reasonable requests are denied when
angels indulge in Wholesale arson.
Now comes the hideous part of the story
Lots wife in moment of inedvertence, or
by sudden impulse, forgetting the COM
mand, turned quickly around and in
twinkling became pillar of SALT sort
of briny Psyche standing in the midst of
the fiery desolation, an awful example of
the penalty of forgetfulness, and the So
ciety of angels.
In the lids of the Bible there is no more
narrowing account, nothing more dastardly,
nothing so manifestly unjust as the saline
humiliation of Mrs. lot Lots wife has a
mission to perform station in society to
fill, a family that required her wifely
offices; and as the context shows two
daughters who needed looking after with a
watchful eye, to say nothing of husband
who was erratic to say the least, and
fond of celestial society.
If these daughters who dwelt with their
father in the cave, were the same two he
offered to the mob of Sodom, and they
must have been identical, we feel sorry
they had not been given up, as their
misfortunes would have entitled them to
our sympathy, while now they remain OBJ
iects of detestation
They were bad women, and weak i'm ar
that because two little cities with the plain
round about had been destroyed, men were
at such a premium, or scarce, I'm fact
they said there is not man in the
EARTH" a bubble, a subterfuge: intended
to show that any delay was dangerous to
population; and by such specious reason
ing endeavored to condone in their own
minds their lecherous fault.
Had their poor Mother alas standing in
her pillared solitude been present, and
left in her wifely relation, the acts of these
erring daughters would not to day blacken
the pages Of sacred history.
Tn another part of the Bible we are told
to remember Lots wife; and we always
shall, and with feelings of the deepest
sympathy; and to this biblical admonition
we beg to add, let us all try to forget
Lots daughters, and this especially, for the
benefit of the clergy, and the good of
Sunday schools.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-04-05
Knows a Good Thing.

HASWELL, COLO-I enclose stamps for
when please send me The Virgin Mary by
Grier Kidder. 1 would also like a sample
copy of the Blade.-L. G.. HOGE
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07

D. F. Efrd,
Chairman Lex. Co. Dem. Ex. Com.
In reply to my letter Of the 25th,
I received the following letter:
Columbia, s. c., Sept. 26. 1908.
Hon. D. F. Efrd, Co. Chairman,
Lexington, S. G.
Dear Sir:-Your letter of the 25th. at
hand and contents noted. I wrote
you yesterday stating that I thought
you had better call your Committee
together and order special primary,
open to all democrats in your county.
There is no doubt in the world that
the action of your committee was con-
trary to the Constitution. I am afraid
that if you allow the matter to- stand
as it is that it will cause trouble in
Lexington County, and set terrible
example to the rest of the State.
just such things as these will end by
breaking up the Democratic primary
in South Carolina.
You have plenty of time to have an
election now. I would advise that
you have the first election next Tues
day, week and the second one two
weeks thereafter. This should give
you plenty of time for the filing of
pledges and paying of assessments:
Of course if you don't order an elec-
tion the tickets will have to be printed
as given to me by you.
Please let me hear from you at once.
Yours truly,
Willie Jones, Chairman.
In reply to my letter of the 2Sth, I
received the following letter from
Gen Jones:
Columbia, s. c., Sept. 2s, 1908.
Hon. D. F. Efrd, Chairman,
Lexington, S. G..
Dear Sir:-Your favor of the 2sth
at hand. I will at once publish the
first letter wrote you in reference to
the candidate for Superintendent of
Education from your county. I have
also given out an interview which
will appear in tomorrow's papers.
may as we'll tell you now that it
will be impossible for me to put upon
the official ticket the name.of Mr.. A.
D. Martin, as candidate for Super
intendent of Education, in your coun-
ty, because he has not been nomi-
mated according to the rules of the
democratic party.
One difficulty about this will be that
there being no candidate upon the
ticket furnished by the State Chair
man the other names upon that ticket
may be invalidated. I am not sure
whether this view is correct or not,
but good lawyer told me this morn
ing that there was certainly danger
along that line. So you see the grave
Importance of the present situation.
advise that you at once call your
committee together, and I believe
that when you read them my letter
and they realize the great Importance
of acting in this matter, that they
will agree to order primary at once.
It may be that there will be no can
didate in the field against Mr.. Martin
in the primary election and that ne
will be unanimously elected. In this
case there will be no trouble.
You may tell the committee that I
positively refuse to put the name of
Mr.. Martin upon the ticket, as he was
not nominated according to the con-
stitution of the party.
If Judge should serve a manda-
mus upon me requiring me to place
Mr.. Martins name upon the ticket,
of course would obey the Judges
order, but under no other .circum-
stances will do so, because l know
that the action of the Executive Com
,,;ttoo of ovinUton cOnDtv Is in VjO-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07
Dots From Piney Woods.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Farmers have been busy gathering
their crops, which are from one-third
to one-half short, especially cotton.
A great deal of the cotton has been
sold at 9 cents.
Mr.. Paul Fulmer is erecting q new
residence in Chaplin, preparatory to
moving to that place.
Rev. E. J. Sox, together with Rev.
B. D. Wessinger Of Gilbert, and par
ty of others, went on squirrel hunt
one day last week. The party at one
time had seven up one tree and Rev.
Sox bagged four out of the seven.
Oct. 3. a Subscriber.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07
MANY GOING 70 CIRCUS.
Ringing Bros. Expected to Draw
Crowds from this county.

The circus seems to be the popular
topic of conversation these days and
many are making arrangements to
visit Columbia when Ringling Brothers
exhibit there on Friday, October, 16.
The splendid new parade at 10 O'Clock
in the morning, the greatly improved
menagerie, a brilliant Introductory
spectacle, the sensational mid air auto
mobile double somersault and the
greatest European company of artists
ever seen under one canvas are the
features of this years exhibition, which
the press and public of cities where
the show has been are .praising to the
skies.
The Ringling Brothers are celebrat-
ing this season the twenty-fifth jubilee
year of their splendid enterprise by
giving the public a circus entertain
ment that exceeds anything ever done
in the past in the way of amusements.
They have searched the world for
novelty, they have imported at great
cost the most wonderful European and
Asiatic acts, they have had builded in
foreign studios and shops the finest
outfit ever used by circus, and they
have 80 enlarged their already gigan-
tic show that twelve acres of ground
are now required for their many tents.
The circus this year numbers 1880
men, women and children, $50 horses,
80 camels, 40 elephants, 40 cages of
animals, IS double-length railroad cars
and 300 parade vehicles. The main
tent is the largest ever built. The
great program is given in three rings,
on two stages, in a vast hippodrome
track and in the spacious dome. There
are 375 performers, 300 of whom are
making their first tour of America un-
der the management of the Ringling
Brothers.
In addition to the dangerous and
thrilling automobile double somersault
act, spresented by Miss La Belle Roche
of France, here are q few other re-
markable features never before wit
messed in America: The Great Mira
Golem family, fromsthe court Of the
Shah of Persia the man from France
who walks up and down stairs on his
head; Riccobono and his "Good-Night'
horse, which wears pants, coat and
boots, from Russia; the pig that skips
the rope and shoots the chutes; the
ape that stands on its head; the
twenty-camel team in the parade, and
the remarkable zebra tandem-riding
act.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Lexington.

county OF LeXlnSCOus
In the Court of Probate.
Sarah Black Chestnut, as Administra-
trix of the goods and chattels of Ed
ward Black, deceased, and in her
own right, plaintiff,
vs..
Matte Brown, Maggie Sellers. Will
Black, Thomas Johnson, and John
Johnson, defendants.
Copy Summons.
To the Defendants above named:
You and each Of you are hereby no.
titled that q petition, copy OF which
is hereto annexed, has been filed in
my office, and you and each Of You are
hereby summoned and required to an
swer or plead to the same within twen-
ty (20) days from the service of this
summons upon you, and if you fail to
answer or plead to the same, Judgment
will be rendered against you for the re-
lief demanded in said petition.
Dated at Lexington G. H., S. c., this
5th day of October, 1908.
GEORGE S. DRAFTS,
Judge of Probate for Lexington Coun-
ty, State of South Carolina.
Thomas & Thomas, Attorneys for
Plaintiff.
NOTICE.
To the defendants, Maggie Sellers,
Will Black, Thomas johnson and
John Johnson:
Take notice that the petition, togeth-
er with the Summons in this action, of
which the foregoing is a copy, was
filed in my office, at Lexington, s. Co.,
on the 5th day of October, 1908.
GEORGE s. DRAFTS.
Judge of Probate for Lexington County,
South Carolina
Lexington, S. c., Oct. 5, 1908.
Thomas & Thomas, Attorneys for
Plaintiff.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07
cratic party of this State shall exc
cute the laws as I understand them.
Yours very truly,
Willie Jones, Chairman.

I publish this correspondence for
the purpose of letting the public know
what has been done in this matter.
In addition to, the above correspon-
dence have recently received sew
eral wire messages from Gen. Jones
urging me to call the committee to-
gether. At his earnest request, and
in view of the above facts, I have is
sued call to the committee for Oc-
tober the 10th, at II a. 10.
D. F. Efird,
County Chairman.
Lexington, S. c., Oct. 5, 1908.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07
Bird Law.

The open season for shooting wild
turkeys, partridges, quail and wood
cock in the counties of Beaufort,
Hampton, Dorchester, Colleton, Barn
we'll, Charleston, Berkeley, Aiken,
Oconee, Lexington, Fairfield, Saluda,
Georgetown and Clarendon begins the
first of November and closes the first
of April.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07
A Healthy Family.

"Our whole family has enjoyed good
health since we began using DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, three years ago." says
L. A. Bartlett. Of Rural Route /, Gull
ford, Maine. They cleanse and tone
the system in q gentle way that does
you good. 25c. at Kaufman Drug Co.,
Derrick's Drug Store, Sandel Drug
Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07
She Had A Bad Cold.

George-"Would you scream if I
should kiss you?'' Judith-"Now,
George, you know very we'll I have
such a cold can scarcely speak above
a whisper. ."-Atlanta Georgian.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07

People who prefer lodging trouble
to meeting it squarely are always on
the jump.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07

The older we get the more we Won
der why a child likes to ride on
merry-go-round.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07

How can an assessor 60 about fixing
the value of the dog that the baby
loves?
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07

You cannot make a schoolboy be-
1ieve that history repeats itself.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07
$50 REWARD.
Would Mortgage the Farm.

A farmer on Rural Route 2, Empire,
Ca, W. A. Floyd by name, says: "Buck-
lens Arnica Salve cured the two worst
sores 1 ever saw: one OH my hand and
one on my leg, 1t is worth more than
it's weight in gold. Would not be with
out it if had to mortgage the farm to
get it," Only 25c. at Kaufman Drug
Co., Derrick's Drug Store, Sandel
Drug Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07

Ever notice how easy it is to per-
suade yourself to do something you
really want to do?
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, October I, 1908.
Mr.. EEiRD EXPLAINS -~-
: 's.,. MARTIN MATTER.

Shows up Correspondent ehEesr
g Him and Gen. Willie Iones.--Has
Called Meeting Of Executive Com.
S mittee for Saturday, October 10th.
no the Editor of The Dispatch:
Several days after the last meeting
:of the Executive Committee for
warded to State Chairman Gen. Willie
Jones the nominees on the county
ticket for Lexington county, and in
accordance with the action Of the Elk.
ecutive Committee I put on the ticket
the name of Mr.. A. D. Martin as
county superintendent of education.
Thinking, possibly, that an explana'
ton was due Gen. Jones wrote him
the following letter.,
Lexington, S. c., Sept. 25, 1908.
Gen. Willie Jones, State Chairman,
Columbia, s. G.
Dear Sir:
In sending you the names of the
nominees for County officers for Lex
ington County some days ago I put in
the name of A. D. Martin as the NOM
inee for county superintendent OF ed
ucation. I think that letter of ex-
PLANTATION of the situation is due you.
You will remember that in the recent
primaries John D. Farr was nominal
ed to that Office. Some days after
the second primary, Mr.. Farr was
found dead on his premises in the
town of Chaplin under circumstances
which indicated suicide. I immedi-
ately called meeting of the execu-
tive committee for the 21st instant.
On that day the committee met, was
called to order by myself, and the OBJ
ject of the meeting stated to them to
be to take some action with reference
to this vacancy. I stated to them
that my view and construction of the
rules of the party were that they
should order primary election to
nominate some one for the Office of
county superintendent of education,
or if they thought best not to make
nomination, the matter might be left
open to every one who desired to run
in the general election. A motion
was made to declare A. D. Martin the
nominee, the man who had been de-
feated by Farr in the primary. My
first impression was to rule the mo-
tion out Of order as I was clearly con-
vinced that the committee had no
power to; take any such action, but
upon second thought, it occurred to
me that, the committee was supreme,
and I put the motion with the result
that it was adopted. I am very sorry
that the committee has transgressed
the rules as see it in this case, and
think this explanation1should be in
your possession. I shall sbe glad to
have any suggestions which you have
to make in reference to this matter.
Yours very truly,
D. F. Efrd, Co. Chair.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-07

On September 26th I received the
following letter from Gen. Jones.
Both these letters were written in the
initiative by Gen. Jones and myself:
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 25, 1908.
To Hon. D. F. Efrd, Co. Chairman,
Lexington, S. G..
Dear Sir:-My information is that the
County Executive Committee of Lex
ington county met on Sept. 21st.. and
nominated by vote of seventeen to
nine Mr.. A. D. Martin for Superin-
tendent of Education to fill the va
acancy occasioned by the death of Mr.,
I'D. Farr, who was nominated in the
regular primary election.
This actionis clearly in violation of
Article of the Constitution of the
Democratic Party of this State, which
reads as follows: provided further
that no candidate shall be: declared
nominated unless he receive major
ity of the votes cast for the office for
which he is candidate"
:. I feel it to be my duty as Chairman
of the party to call the matter to your
attention. advise you to immedi-
ately assemble your Committee for
the purpose of ordering special pri-
mary election, open to all democrats.
Yours respectfully,
Willie Jones, Chairman.
In reply to his letter of the 25th, !
wrote him as follows:
Lexington, S. c., Sept. %, 1908.
Col. Willie Jones, State Chairman,
Columbia, S. c..
Dear Sir:
Yours of the 25th and 26th to hand
and contents noted. think that your
construction of the Lexington matter
as regards the vacancy in Office of Co.
Supt. of Education is entirely correct,
and that to let it stand as at present
will be bad example to the rest of
the State, but must confess that I
cannot see how we can hope for any
relief through the plan suggested by
you. At the former meeting of the
committee, l opposed the action taken
and so did several others of the men,
bers present, the matter being fully
discussed both pro and con, and yet
the committee declared Mr. Martin
the nominee by the decisive vote of