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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-06-21
THE PERFECTION OF GOD.
We'll Written Article on Deep Subject From
Fifteen Year Old Lad.
(By Joe B. ThOrnD

CBy Joe Il. Thorn)
For the sake of mere experiment let us
borrow the time machine of H. s Wells and
travel backward If can. far into the past
Were IL possible for us to gaze upon the
earth from a distance would behold an
enormous body probably twice its present
size completely enveloped in flame. with
abundance of oxygen and hydrogen that have
not been forced off the surface by chemical or
mechanical action.
Still travelling observe the two elements
named in more condensed form, and we per-
ceive thy have now formed water. The water
and the land were not divided then as they
are now but the land overlapped the water
and the water overlapped the land. In other
words the combination wrought simply
shallow. muddy sla, extending n om pole 20 pole,
Tor be 1t known there We're no mountains In
those days.
Now the question arises how did life first
originate? Life is but the natural evolution
of body supplied with proper elements. In
passing from heated state into cold state
there was no life for there could he none.
We will not stop machine at every sta.
ton but turn tho cranks and push rapidly
ON until we reach the monkey-mln epoch The
first man noticed the movements of the
and stars; he saw the lightning and heard tho
thunder; he saw the ceaseless movements of
rivers and seas; he saw volcanoes in eruption,
and from these phenomena the man-god epocn
came to be- From these terrestrial. solar and
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-06-21

stellar experiences man drew the forces those
notions. from which he created god. In other
words simpler, perhaps, everything this early
bird failed to understand he converted into a
god, and what he did know could have been
put into a capsule.
Each of these gods had a separate function
to perform, but every durn Of them took
it out of the poor little monkey-man. who had
created them and was unable to defend him.
self against them. In few years ne began
understand things a little better and he
began to get rid of his gods by one. Dur
ing the days of Hellenic civilization man was
blessed, cursed, with over 900 gods.
The Hebrews were perhaps the first to show
little common They got awful tired
of many cranky gods and narrowed their
vision down to but In making this
unitarian selection they donated to him the
possession of absolute power, not knowing or
caring how he would use it. He a sour.
sometimes just god, but extremely
jealous. He enjoyed himself by busting the
banking institutions of the Jews and appro-
priatng their savings by sending either
Egyptian or Assyrian army down upon them.
In this manner the Jewish god was getting
perfected day by day. Later the Hebrews gave
him to the Greeks. but the strongest part OF
this affair is that the Hebrews had just az
much left This god grew jealous toward the
people for eating hog-meat because he liked
1t better a burnt Offering.
When god had monopolized Israel he turned
his attention to few other countries but
didn't succeed in crossing the Atlantic until
Columbus showed him the way. Maybe he
could have done it If he wanted to but was
afraid of the redskins. I do not blame him
either for not coming all by his lonesome and
converting Injuns
God seemed to take especial delight in
watching people blow out each others brains
ever since he allowed monk to invent gum
powder Before that he had the people use
nets. He also burnt San Francisco and
allowed the heather japanese whip the Chris
tian Russians and is now looking for another
scrap like that somewhere.
Here, then, we have the peoples great god
He is selfish, unjust and cruel Instead of
fixing up home missions for his people he
visits foreign lands and it maybe that he
has got all the followers he can here as the
army OF Freethought is steadily advancing
If we can run him and his missionaries abroad,
why can We not run them to the moon? But
let us not be too hard on the Christians for
they are modifying him that after a while
we can accept him. Until that time comes let
us await the perfection of god
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-06-21
BLUE GRASS BLADE

upon the church and its power curbed. Nat
urally enough the preachers make kick but
it is than useless. Let disestablishment
come and may the day that brings it be hast
ened in its dawning
Instructive figures showing the apathy of
the people towards the church. are contained
in the report of the Manchester City Mission.
submitted to the annual meeting.
In six districts of the city details OBJ
tanned concerning 20 streets, totalling COS
houses. Taking representative from each
house 1S9 claimed to attend a place of
chip. $50 stated that they never go anywhere"
and 81 claimed a nominal adherence to church
or chapel, but owned that they did not go.
In another district out of 75 houses tenanted
by "Protestants only six professed to attend
place of worship. In some localities the
average was in ten; at best it was one
in four five.
Seventy-fve per cent of the people, there
fore, do not attend worship, while the claim
of attachment tn some place, made by many
for the sake of responsibility will be found on
examination (says the report to be no index
to the facts of the case.
Frequently on inquiry it is discovered that
they have not been for six or seven years
i'm many and not since marriage; the
husband gave it up when he left Sunday
school, and the woman claims that it is i'm
possible to go account of having the chill
dren to see to, or woman bluntly eX-
pressed it, Good Heavens, man. I've got
enough to do to k after the kids"
That Pittsburg preacher denies that he re-
fused to accept 800 in "mottoless' gold from
his congregation. He offers as proof of the
denial no
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it in more mature years Early in life, be.
fore the mind has been formed, the child is
saturated with the Christian superstition and
the tree bends naturally in the direction in
which the young twig is inclined.
In spite of all this there is a tendency for
adults to abstain from attending church and
to such an extent has this tendency grown
that the churches loudly complaining of
the lack of attendance each Sunday and the
evident lack of interest in religion upon the
part of the masses in both England and Amer
lea. Every Sunday some preacher finds it is
necessary for him to hold forth upon this sub
ject and not few offer some suggestion as
a means of increasing the attendance at his
particular church. Brides are offered They
used to employ threats, but that game won't
work in these prosaic days. An estimate has
been made which places fully seventy-fve per
cent of the people who remain away from
church and many different causes F'r this in
difference are assigned. But few seem to have
discovered the real cause which is the fact that
the people have had enough of religion. are
sick and tired of the subject and have prlcti-
caly abandoned it.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-06-21

church and many different causes F,r this in
difference assigned But few seem to have
discovered the real cause which is the fact that
the people have had enough of religion, are
sick and tired of the subject and have prlcti-
cally abandoned it,
According TO Sebastian q. Messmer
Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Milwaukee, the disestablishment of the church
in Italy is bound to take place in the near
future. This is consumation devoutly to be
wished. With France ousting the church and
Italy following suit, the latter now the home
OF the Vatican. will inflict more serious blow
upon the church. Bishop Messmer admits that
everything points to such an event and
is capable of realizing that the government
does not occupy a friendly attitude towards
the church. The growth of education in Eu-
rope is producing ant-cerical feeling and
the innumerable hypocrises within the church
all working the Freethought leaven among the
masses in all Europe. 1t must have been
bitter pill for bishop Messmer to swallow when
in recent statement made in public he said
1T is true that large portion of the peo-
pie of Italy to be drifting away from the
Church. many of them into inndelity. This
is due to two causes-frst, to the fact that
the universities and higher institutions of
learning are all in the hands of the government.
Infdels appointed to the professorshps.
and the works of the German philosophers
tending to nhdelity translated into Italian
and taught in these institutions Thus in
fidelity is sown broadcast among the upper
classes.
Without knowing il realizing it, perhaps,
this priest has placed education as "A correla-
tive of infidelity and practically admits that
the orthodox religion flourish best only
where ignorance prevails. Nor will an extend
ed religious instruction avail the church be-
cause the character of instruction implied
thereby does not make for the progress that
marks the age in which are living. When
we consider the further fact that the Pope
cannot appoint bishop today. save i'm some
of the old Roman states without the consent
and approval of the government, we may per-
ceive that this church is longer able to
dictate but is dictated to. There can be no
doubt about the unfriendliness of the Italian
government towards the church and the gov
eminent has good and sufficient cause to be
unfriendy. The church has never aided the
government save when it could aid itself by
so-d doing. Experience has taught even govern
ments that IA church power solid and influen-
tlal within its jurisdiction, Is an unmixed
evil and one by ONE restrictions placed
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-06-21

That Pittsburg preacher denies that he re-
fused to accept 800 i'm "mottoless' gold from
his congregation. He offers proof of the
him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29


The long s., o..., ul ..,us1 Is prot.
ably tl.t Ds N.,. N,'np. au s,tor
of ,oulD celebrity .l 'lc reign Of queen
Elizabeth lie WAS comedian and
dan .cd a. tur way from London 70
Norwich
lie was attended 10y a taborcr n
servant aud an o,or>cor. and 1t was
douh'Icss good thing for him that
there were uo umuihuScS or police then.
for they wouId probably have imposed
m"rr imprdimcnts ln the way of his
progress than did the country people
lie started with several presents NJ
groatS aud crooked ~iNp,nccS Cor luch.
and laden with these, hc danced Ia
Strutfurd with out rrSt
Subsequently, he wen, IN for early
rising to avoid market people. anl.
though suffering from u sprain of the
hip which he received, he danced it
well again. to the delight of the crowd
which accompanied him. some 700 In
number
when he reached \orwich he had to
dance iu aud out of the city twice.
for his ovcr~ccr missed him iu the
crowd aud made him 90 the distance
over again to avoid any possibility Of
error London Graphic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29

The old sanctuary of the Abbey anl
Palace Of IIolyrood House To quote the
full description, was an Interesting in
stitu,ion. The debtor was free from
arrest during the week. ON entering
the sanctuary he enrolled himself in a
formal manner and obtained room
that is If he could pay for H. There
was public house within the bound
aries. and II was not uncommon TO
see the debtor I'm the inn playing doml-
nos and his creditor standing looking
In at the window with wistful eyes
The debtor was safe. and he knew t.,
and the face Of the creditor told the
same tale Sunday being n dies non,
the debtor could leave his sanctuary
and visit his family, but he had to be
careful 10 get back to Hoyrood on sun
day night. Sometimes debtor had the
temerity to leave on week day, but
he did SO at his peril,-i.ondon Globe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29
SPONGE DIVERS.
Hardly a Single caphsnder CT Tripoli
Escapes Paralysis


There are great many varieties ot
sponges. most Of which are FOUND in
the warmer parts " tho ocean. The
bath spongcS are chiefly obtained from
the eastern half Of the Mediterranean.
where they occur at all depths down TO
200 fathoms and are obtained Ivy div
Ing dredging or harpooning
Writing In Harper's Magazine. G.
". FurlonC gives an scrount " the
work Of the Greek sponge divers on
fhe coast Of Tripoli, I'm north Africa.
Attacks 10y sharks and doghSh have
gradually frightened away the common
divers. who dive naked with piece ~
Nat marble and a line. and the field IL
left clear for th" "cnphnndcrs as the
men are called who use air pump suit
and helmet
The greatest enemy of the cnphaudcr
Is paralysis. hardly single diver os-
Gaping from II I'm some form or other
The great cause Of this disease Is the
sudden relief Of pressure due to the
rapid ascent. the dangerous symptoms
appearing when the diver emergcS into
the fresh air
Strange as II may seem. a partially
paralyzcd diver on descending into the
waters RECEIVERS the use of his limbs
again. and his circulation becomes nor.
NAL To battle with this scuurgn the
Greek government has issued rcgu,l
tlous rs to the depths TO which q diver
shall 20 and has also provided g hos.
pital ship and sponge divers hos.
pituI nm supr.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29

The curtain had fallen on the first
not AT a Broadway thcater when a
man, correctly aitrcd and apparently
of refinement. leaned toward q woman
occupying "a seat directly u front of
him woman who had naturally re-.
moved her hat. hut whose hair WIS
arranged In the extreme of fashion.
aided 10y "huughten puffs
II beg your pardon. mtdam.' said
the man in an audible whisper. but II
you would remove your hair and sub
stitute your hat | believe | would be
able Ia see something more 81 the
stage"
The woman didn't scream. She
didn't even faint. She merely turned
around and replied:
"Jack. il you weren't my brother
I'd slap your face. New York Globe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29

A story is told of young man In
England. great chess enthusiast, who
was so annoyed at his failure to solve
an apparently simple problem that he
vowed he would neither sleep nor eat
until the solution was found lie shut
himself up In disused room and was
found four days later 10y his relatives
terribly emaciatcd and out of his mind
lie spent year in lunatic asylum as
n result Of his rash vow, and the prob
lem remains unsOlved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29
The English Of II.

A lady, accompanied 10y her small
son, was making various purchases at
the army and navy stores in London.
The boy grew tired.
"Who are you buying those forf" he
asked.
"Why. for father" was the reply
Father In heaven or father In In
dia 2" the boy persisted
The lady mentioned the remark To n
friend. who. thinking 1t amusing, re-
peated II 10 an Englishwoman NJ
church a few days later The English.
woman listened synpathctically. Poor
woman" she sighed. "Shr was mar
rlcd twice. Every hody's Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29

NJ. lkard. police Judge.
Aldermen
list Ward-Wm. Green.
End Ward-C. S. Fraley. ]. NJ.
Jones.
Bird ward-T. C. Bridgman, J. ".
Dodson.
4th ward-John S. Owens.
Precinct Committeeman
Ed l.. Deem. Precinct No. 3. Ard
more.
John F. Easley, Precinct No. 4,
Ardmore.
Members OF state committee
Frank Bonner.
Constable Akers Township. Byrd
Pruit.
Precinct committeeman
John Mulkey. Mulkey precinct. Will
son township.
w NJ. Kirkpatrick. Fox precinct
Graham township,
F. A. Caldwell. Goldsmith Mines
precinct, Morgan township.
w. r. Hignight. Morgan township.
Geo. Paschall. Precinct No. 2. Ber-
wyn township.
Dow Taylor Precinct No. 3. Akers
township
b. F. Burnes, Precinct No. 4. Ber-
Ryv,, t,mpcbIp
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"We'rc playing railroad train she
said as she pulled her fathers paper
away. "aud lm the conductor. Tick
cts. please"
He took a card from his pocket and
handed It 10 her, She looked at 1t in-
teutly for minute aud tncn handed il
back "Thar was issued Yesterday
she said "Aud isn't good today. You u
have to pay cash or get of the train
He gave her dime lie knew he
had been "worhcl,' but what rlSr
could he dot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29
THE AUGUST PRIMARIES
NAMES OF CANDIDATES WHO
WILL BE VOTED ON Ar PRl-
MARI ELECT IN.

The following are persons who have
filed their pe'.tio,s with the county
election board requesting that their
names be pl! ccd on the primary
election ticket for the election. Aug.
ust 4.
SccretarJ Bum is deserving of
much praise for the excellent WORK
he has done since the organization
Of tnis board and It's success is due
largely to his untiring efforts
Republican Ticket.
Members sJate committee;
r. c. Burns.
Precinct Committoemen-
Ardmore-
1st Precinct-Chas Won WeIse.
2ud Prccinct--H W. McGnl
3rd Precinct-Sam H. Butler.
9Th Precinct. A. Ramsey.
7th PrecInct-D. Redfield.
Sth Precinct
9th Prec.nct-C. ID. Workman.
Morgan Township
2nd Precinct-Ela Atkins.
3rd Precinct-J. A. Britton.
An Precinct-C. w. Walters
9Th Precinct-Walter Colbert.
Wilson township
3rd Precinct-W. b. Gray.
Berwyn Township
Bird Precinct-J NJ. Arnold.
Hewitt Township
eth Precinct-B. F. Ward.
Ardmore-
4th Prtcinct-Tom Crisp.
jth Preciuct-T. S. +. Brown.
Sth Precinct, s. Davis.
Democratic Ticket.
W. F. Wilmington, mayor.
Buck Garrett, chief OF police.
George White, chief OF police.
Win Frasher, chief OF police
Lee Mccoy. chief OF police.
John Yen, city assessor.
l.. G. Shelton, city attorney
John L, Gait, police Judge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29
FREAKS OF Rhz0RS.
The Way the Grain cf the Blades Is
Sometimes Reversed.


Sometimes Reversed.
The finest grades Of ra2ors are so
delicate that even the famous namaS-
Gus sword blades cannot equa' them
I'm texture. II Is not generally known
that the grain Of Swedish razor is So
sensitive that its general direction Is
changed after a short service. When
you buy n fine razor the grains run
from the upper end Of the outer poiu:
I'm n diagonal direction toward the han
die. Constant stroppIng will twist the
steel unti the grain appears to bc
strai ght up and down Subsequent use
will drag the grain outward from the
edge. 50 that after steady use for sew.
eral months the uhcr of the stccI occu-
pies a position exactly the reverse Of
that which il did on the day OF pur.
chase. The process also affects the
temper Of the blade. and when the
grain sets from the lower outer points
toward the back YOU have razor
which cannot hr kept in condition even
10y the most conscientious barber Hut
here's another curious freak that wi.i
take place In the same tool. II you
leave the razor alone for a month or
two and take ii up. you viii find that
the grain has assumed its first position.
The operation can hc repeated until the
steel is worn through to the back
Strand Magazine
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II Can't De esa..

The best OF all teachers is eNpe-
rIoncc. c. NJ. Harden Of Silver City,
North Carolina, says: Il find Electric
Eit,crs does all that's claimed for
L. For stomach, liver and kidney
troubles It can't be beat. | have tried
f. and find Il most excellent med.
icinc" Mr.. Harden Is right; it's the
best oi all medicines also for weak,
ness, lame back. anG all run down
conditions Best too for chills and
malaria Sold under guarantee at "
B. Frames drug store. soc.
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Boys L - Saved.

My little boy, four years old, had a
severe attack of dysentery. We had
Two physicians; both of them gave
him mp. We then gave him Cham.
horla.u's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca
Remedy, which cured him and we be.
liove that saved his llfe.-Wlllam II.
Stroling. Carbon Hin, Ala. There Is
no doubt but this remedy saves the
lives Of many childr each year
Give il with castor oil according 20
the plain printed directions and cure
is certain For sale by +. J. Ramsey
and Hoffman Drug Co.
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No Enjoyment.

This village enjoys the reputation
of being the birthplace OF two mem
bers Of the Legislature and one con
gressman does It notf' politely in
quired the sojourner within It's gates.
"Nope" replied the landlord Of the
Pettyville tavern, who was a pessimis-
tic old crouch anyhow. 1T just has
II, that's all."-Puck.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29
Addinn 70 His ONen.iNsnsss.

The man who told us so Is always
doubly offensive II he comes around
after the arrival Of our troubles and
tries TO look as II he had forgotten all
about it-ChicaGo Record Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29
Conceit.

Conccit Is that attitude of the mind
which conyinccs man that II he had
only lived soon enough he would have
been the author OF the Bible Detroit
Free Press.
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have hut one lamp by which my
feet are guided. ANA that is the lamp
OF experience. ! know no way Of
Judging OF he future but by the past
Patrick Henry.
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when young lady and gentleman
have a controversy about kissing they
generally put their heads together
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