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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-20

ter from one location to another; this We
see, and say matter moves; that is not true
You say, No one pretends to have seen
primitive man alive" You say, Primitive
man was too ignorant or animal-like to
write history" Well, well, Mr. Snow,
have you fellows all accepted Spiritualsm?
And do you really get communications from
those primitive men? Do they really come
out and tell you they have progressed so
much since they entered spirit life,-that
notwithstanding their ignorant, animal-like
nature while here on earth, they can now
come and tell you about themselves? Oh,
we'll, it is not to be wondered at for evolu-
ton, progressive, can do many wonders.
l do not know how else you could know any
thing about them, since they were too ig-
norant and animallike to write history, by
which We could know anything about them.
But you try to back your assertion by
some rude instruments that have been
found Now really you do not know
whether those primitive men produced
them, or whether they were produced by
the men that evolved from the primitive
man, do you?
Is the finding of these rude instruments
any evidence of evolution, progressive?
Let me ask you and all the readers of the
Blade this question: If you were to go into
a forest surrounded by nothing but forest,
wild animals snakes, lizards, toads mos
quitoes, flies, hills and swamps, and live
upon game roots, berries. bark wear skins
of wild animals for clothing, exposed to all
the disadvantages OF that kind of life: no
tools to work with; only sticks and stones
that can be gathered in the forest,-under
those conditions, what kind of instruments
would you leave that would tell the story
of your once existing in such a dismal
place?
Now honestly, II ever there was a prim-
tive man repr scented. they. must have
had a great deal of mechanical skill II they
were able to produce any implement at all.
Admitting all that is taught concerning
primitive man, and It only shows that the
primitive man had all the faculties that
man now possesses. It only shows that be-
cause of their environment. they did nor
use the same degree Of the faculties that
we today use But you forget another very
important fact Many Of the ancients had
arts and sciences that we today know OF,
but they are lost to us All these things
only show that as the faculties OF the mind
are used the result follows. In fact. we go
back today for the majority of our teach
ings; we quote their savings: we try to pat
tern after their precepts. n there is an
evolution. progressive, why do nations rise
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-20
Primitive Man asMere Myth

. ~ Nxs.S-L
honest do tell the readers OF the Blade
when + ever admitted of gods. I deny that
<here are GODS. 1 claim this: There is
! some ruling power, some infinite that am
Unable to fatholn. So far as the name,
care not; It may for convenience be called
god IL any chobses to name It; but gods,
4 that b, two or ten thousand.-N no, Mr..
Snow, never argued nor accepted that at
all But he admits that am more con-
sistent than my more orthodox brethren"
Thank you.1s Now, do not understand that
matter OF anything else has ever been held
IN. the HGlit that he puts It, ] claim that
everything Il peffectly just what 1t is, and
each particle md principle of matter and
mind are Aldi1 dualy just what they ever
have been and over will so remain. There
b co. oneratiod, but not footballs in the
sense you put
Not ony&hlng ever progressed or retro
I graded. EXAMINATIONS have been destroyed.
hnt the matsf19ls or principles Of which the
combiuot& EzVaA composed never has been
- N& 34tfoyed Then he says when
ne sees The TSonderful and complicated
FORCES, 1ntmatter, and whole worlds of It too,
and 6d& instantly they act, always the
q MY ~ unaet the same circumstances,
ma "a ~ foy ages.
- NOW honest, Mr.. Snow when you say that
sre,y6Q MT giving your evolution theory
hard. NM Mt be true that man sprang
sspr Ne Tower order ~ beings. Let
HE back track. Man sprang from
4AtnaL Ne from the bug, II from the
seeN>< 4orA the protoplasm, It from the IN
lphSefHlf small, It from nothing. To re-
&ace aecofdlux to evolution: Nothing pro-
duoeo .som&khihg: something produces pro-
&pYaSmA plut0p1asm produces cell: cell nro-
du0e& bug: 80 produces animal: animal
brud1coe mafi,. Now. Mr.. Snow what IS
1k1 ,ed1nR 70 produce. II seems to take
)G1nnf tflpe TOR &6sn to produce ANYTHING but
md y OF a k'possible that evolution pro-
'1uree6ivo haf etopped? n So then there Is
no &Y0lttipu II died. but II II still EXISTS
md avo1ssd H1t1l II cannot evolve any MOI;
iG. je'Dfe ,o(nndstill, and that Is super
sH4<sa6 epsc0 win not hermit me noticing
aH MO- ~ oarces. there Is one thing
.1gN9&s qakSdnhux You saw that admit that,
ronffe eopaoRV to reside in or be an at
fv}1 ~ nlSkter." Oh. no. Mr.. Snow,
~ ~ 4ot e<ef have admitted anv such
Mora, 4 claim this to be self
sX14eat{ 3Got1eF u eternal, force is eternal;
7 Me- Sno{6s mater from one location TO
~: psstter never moves. but TO the
nlminG'i II appears TO. We see mat
Is - see force. Force moves mat
The Marshall republican., 1908-09-25
IN FAIRNESS TO Mr.. cowHeRp.

Now there may BIZ those who may 4hink
hiatt ana unfair to Mr.: cowherd, who
integrity and legal ability. who would not
hiTself participate In anything dishonest
or corrupt l do not want to 6S Mr.. Cows
herd even an apparent Injustice. I freely
Admit both his personal Integrity and HIS
legal ability n 1oia with him IN the ex-
pFessioA Of the nope that our political con-
The Marshall republican., 1908-09-25
Ma. BALLS EVIDENCE.

Two days after the primary. Mr.. Bai
SAID;
Il am convinced that I was sold out IN
Kansas City Inc ST. Louis. / am led 10
believe that Wholesale frauds were COM
mitted In those cities. and n / cGii Ak
the responsibility fer thasA methods. / am
going 20 dc tt'.'
said:
MY object "a not to contest the cleo
ton. but 70 secure the punishment OF the
men Who stole the election"
On the next day he said;
"Aif i want 10 10 send 10 the peni-
sentiary the crooks who robbed me of 3
welt earned nomination.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07
WHY NOT BE FRANK

In its partisan zeal to serve the Gov
ernor the Nashville Tennessean makes
the following statement: 'The result
of the railway conference called by
Gov. Patterson was: Three railroads
representing about one-third Of the
railway mileage of Tennessee, made a
concession in passenger rates to take
effect April /, 1905" Now the Ten
nessean knows, or if 1t does not know
it can ascertain from its news columns
that there is no foundation whatever
for this statement It knows that the
Southern announced before the con-
ference was even called that it would
give the people of Tennessee the ben
eft of the Georgia, or two and one
half cent rate.
The Tennessean knows that It was
the letter OF President Finley making
this announcement that suggested
conference of railroads presidents to
Governor Patterson. The conference
was a failure and every intelligent
man knows this and the Tennessean
would admit 1t II 1t could get far
enough away from the Patterson In
Auence to deal frankly with its read
ers
Had the Louisville and Nashville
agreed to a reduction of rates at the
conference some credit would have
been due the Governor. II this cor
poration had been possessed with the
virtue of gratitude it would have made !
some concession just in order TO help
the Governor out Of his bungling pre-
dicament. But this corporation, while
willing to use Patterson, is too selfish
to render him any material aid II 1t
costs anything.
The Tennessean has a magnificent
and it Is to be regretted
that it will not seize it. The people
need a great Independent daily at the
capitol, one that will deal honestly
and frankly with eevry question OF
public concern without reference to
is effect upon the corporations or its
upon the fortunes Of any po-
itical machine.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07

no matter how unimportant the Ques'
tons at issue, to writing. He believed
that whatever was worth doing at all
was worth doing well, and he acted
upon this splendid rule Of life
throughout his long career. During
the last months of his life Judge
Wilkes constantly worried over the
fact that he was too feeble to do his
share of the courts labors.
No man ever had a finer sense of
humor than Judge Wilkes; unques-
tionably he was the greatest humorist
who ever served this state in a ju-
dicial capacity. His humor was nat
ural and wholly unassumed; 1t was
irrepressible. While IL is too often
the fate of humorists to be judged
alone on the merit of their humor,
this certainly should Lot be the case
with Judge Wilkes. He wrote some
Of the strongest, most lucid and clean
est cut decisions ever rendered by the
Supreme Court Of this State. Some
Of the opinions of Judge Wilkes upon
intricate questions of constitutional
aw will take rank with the ablest
opinions delivered in this State.
Judge Wilkes served just little
more than fifteen years on the States
court of last resort, having been ap-
pointed in January 1893, by Gov. Tur-
ney as the latter's successor He was
reelected in 1894 and again in 1902.
His term would have expired Sept.
: 1910 and had he lived until the end
of his term he would have been on the
bench almost eighteen years.
John S. Wilkes was a truly great
lawyer. a conscientious and painstak-
ing Judge a good citizen and true
man. He performed well his work in
this life Peace to his ashes"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07
Extra Specials for Next Saturday and Monday

CLOAK DEPARTMENT - PROFIT
GONE, COST IGNORED, HALF
PRICE MARK PASSED. DOWN
NOW TO
$500 a piece for 15 Ladies' Long
Castor $3.50 Cloaks.
$500 for choice Of the $1,000 and
$3.50 Cloaks.
$3.50 for any of the $4,000, $3.50
or $500 Cloaks, in Black, Tan, Cas-.
tor Red, etc.
Also about rs Ladies' fine $4,000,
$500 and $4,000 Rain Coats, in Silk.
Satin and Fancy Rubberized Serges,
take your pick at $3.50.
SHOE DEPARTMENT.
Boys or Youths $3.50 and $500
Shoes, $10O, Sizes, 10, 1871, and III.
More of the Ladies' $3.50 and $1.76
Low Heel Kid Shoes, Patent Tip, $1.00
a pair.
More Of the Mems $500 Butcher
Patent Kid Shoes, $3.48 a pair.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07
JUDGE JOHN .. WILKES.

Although 1t has not been unexpected
for several months news Of the death
Of Associate Justice John 8. Wilkes
Of the Supreme Court, came as q
shock to the bar and the people OF
the State, and will be received every
where with the most sincere and
heartfelt expression of grief. In the
death of Judge Wilkes the judiciary
of the State has Sustained a severe
loss. For more than fifteen years he
has served his State we'll and faith
fully as a member of the court OF last
resort, and his walk in life has been
uniformly clean and conventional.
While Judge Wilkes at times during
his judicial career encountered the
strongest sort of opposition, no man
ever denied his great ability as a
lawyer. Judge Wilkes was born to
the law; of him It can be truly said
that the law was his mistress.It was
no task to a man of Judge Wilkes
mind and temperament to delve into
the underlying principles of the legal
code. He loved the law and he was
always a student. He never investi-
gated question of law that he did
not master 1t. He was faithful
worker.
There never lived a Judge who,
when in good health, did harder or
more consistent work than Judge
Wilkes, 1t was his practice from the
time he began his career on the SUI
preme Court until impaired health
to reduce oil his opinions,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07

Is subordinatsd TO the success Of q
faction.
That the Evans wing does not In
tend to make terms with OF even at
tempt to placate the Brownlow ele-
ment was made manifest by the ac-
ton of the Davidson and Robertson
county conventions last Saturday
when John H. Early Of Chattanooga,
was endorsed for Governor. Early Is
factionalist Of the factionalists; ne
is one of the bitterest and most un'
compromising supporters Of the EV-
ans machine; he has no sort OF toll
Grafton for a Brownlow Republican.
In fact Early has more affection for a
Democrat than he has for Republic
can of the Brownlow stripe.
There is probably not Republican
in the Evans camp who would be
more distasteful to the Brownlow eie-
ment than Early. without the brains
of his party. He has never been .
state figure; his public service con-
sists of one term in the Senate and a
term or two as Mr.. Evans personal
or the magnetism of Evans, he has all
of his bitter partisanship and intense
hatred of the Brownlow wing. Mr..
Evans himself would be more accept
able to the Brownlowites than his
man Friday, John Early AS a matter
of fact Early is unknown to the masses
representative on the State Commit
tee.
It Is difficult to discover a reason
for the Early boom unless the Evans
leaders have decided that the best
way to insure their continued DOM
nation of the party machinery is to
drive their factional enemies out of 1t.
They are pursuing a policy of pro-
scription that may promote this OBJ
ject but it is certain in the end to.
prove disastrous to the Republican
party. There are able and patriotic
men in the Republican party Of Ten
nessee, men who would accept party
honors if they were rendered them,
but evidently there is no demand for
them this year. Instead a man OF
most ordinary attainments and who is
practically an unknown quantity In
State politics is to carry the party
standard. This policy will doubtless
be disastrous to the Republican par
ty but Democrats will have no cause
10 complain.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07
CANDIDATE EARLY.

Evidently the Republicans do not
expect to make an earnest fight in
Tennessee this year. The Evans
wing, which is in the saddle and will
control the party councils for two
years longer any way, appears to be
content to strengthen It's hold upon
the machine leaving the Republican
party to take care OF itself AS a
matter Of fact there is no Republican
party in Tennessee today as we knew
that ancient organization a few years
ago. There are Evans Republicans
and Brownlow Republicans but OF
Just plain ordinary Republicans there
are none. The factionalists are in
control and every interest of the party
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07
GOVERNMENT BY MOB.

Emulating the example Of the Ken
ucky night riders the milk dealers
# Waukesha County, Wisconsin, have
lecided to regulate the price of mill
~ the use of dynamite. An organi
.ation has been affected and notices
| tent to those who insist upon the
! light to fix the price of the product
If their own toll, threatening condign
punishment If they do not sell accord.
ing to the terms prescribed by the
regulators" Dynamite will be the
weapon used.
The object of the movement is to
compel the milk dealers Of Milwaukee
to raise the price eight cents on each
ten gallons Of milk. In order to ben
eft class at the expense of thou
sands of milk consumers the "regula-
tors" propose to enforce their de-
mands by blowing up all who sell at q
lower price than that stipulated.
Commenting on the matter the
Louisville Courier Journal very cor
rectly observes that If the milk deal
ers are to be allowed to enforce their
demands by violence and lawlessness
every other dealer should be given
the same privilege. On this point that
Journal says:
'Tf the people'-that Is to say .
class-have the God-given right to
blow up the property of law-abiding
citizens and commit other crimes Of
violence to advance their business I'm
terests, why not legislate by dyna-
mite alone and abolish the State and
Federal laws? If the Kentucky night
rider and the Wisconsin night rider
are to be allowed to trample upon the
rights of ever other class and to ar
rogate to themselves the title of "the
people," excluding every other class
rom consideration, where will an
irchy end?
rs the time to come when farmer
With load Of potatoes to sell will,
instead of consulting the market re-
,orts, ride up to a commission house
md, with stick of dynamite in his
land, tell the merchant the price Of
'otatoes? II so why shall not the i'm
clerk who wants a $40
watch buy q 81 revolver and go into
jewelry store to pick out bargainf
md shall not the wives and daughters
( the hard-pressed, instead OF wait
lg for bargain sales, take bottles OF
itriol into the department stores and
lctate the prices Of goods to the pur-
eyors?
There are many faults in our laws
nd in our system Of administering
lem. There are faults In all human
lstitutions. But the worst class leg
latlon upon State or Federal statute
oolSs is not 40 unjust to the masses
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07

A bottlegger who has been heavily
fined and sentenced to jail wonders
what would have happened II prohibi-
ton were effective.-Nashville Ameri-
can.
The pistol toter, the gambler, the
chicken thief. the murderer, likewise
wonders what would have happened"
II the laws prohibiting these offenses
"were effective" The Americans
silly twaddle that prohibition does
not prohibit can be used Just as
reasonably-or rather with the same
absurdity, against any law prohibiting
any other crime, as against the laws
regulating or prohibiting the sale Of
intoxicating drinks.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07
Mczaaaua, Anderson & Foster
The Ground Hog Saw His Shadow and "Skid-
- dooed' Back Into His Hole

And while he stays In Of the best bar
gains of the SATURDAY AND MONDAY
no matter what kind OF have
Itwinpa o
just stock found many odd os o.
thing and marked "skddoo pcespr
that make interesting shopping for these short days
And spring Goods coming ease asr
case of hemady for commendable hAD
it of having their Spring sewing done early
New Spring Ginghams, 10c 1910 and 16c
Nearly quite a styles.
NewP 15c, SO inches wide
inch Panama Suting, yard.
These are checks and brok
e plaids, and brown
Dmity pretty sheer quality Oc yard
of wide Union Linen
Suiing
solid blue
striped corded Seesucker
hams1 a place OF 15c
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07

A correspondent writing to the
Nashville American says that the
south treats Mr.. Bryan as IL he was q
Southern man and greets him as II his
election would add glory to the South.
Nothing could be further from the
facts. The South loves, admires. hon
ors and supports William Jennings
Bryan because he is the truest and
best exponent and the very embodi-
ment of the highest ideal of an Amer
lean citizen. Bryan was born and
reared in the West but he is an Amer.
lean of the highest type and his cleo
ton would bring honor and glory to
the great republic. That is why the
South votes for William j, Bryan.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07

Trustee Thomas and Deputy Pur.
year went to Culleoka, Spring Hill
and Mt. Pleasant this week for the
collection of taxes, collecting $500 at
Culleoka, $1,1O0 at Mt. Pleasant and
$1,000 at. Spring Hill.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-07
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.

John Sharp Williams, the minority
leader in the House of Representa-
tives, is now Senator-elect of the
United States, but Mr.. Williams will
not become a Senator until March 4
l911-more than three years hence
Another Congress will be elected
serve it's term and finally adjourn be
fore Mr.. Williams wears the toga. His
vacancy is due to the fact that under
the constitution of Mississippi the
Legislature meets only once In four
years Alabama is the only other
State where this is the case and in
consequence the only State where the
Senators are elected three years in ad-
vance of the expiration of the term.
Williams, as a matter OF fact, was
nominated and virtually elected to
the Senate nearly four years before
the beginning of his term. He was
nominated in a Democratic primary
last August, defeating Gov. Varda-
man by about 500 votes In one OF the
most exciting contests ever known In
Mississippi in recent years. During
the two years intervening between
the expiration of his present term as
a member of the House and the be-
ginning of his Senatorial term Mr..
Williams will remain in private life
and devote himself to literary pur-
suits.
Mr.. Williams will be fifty-seven
years old at the beginning Of his Sen
atorial career. He has served six
teen years in the House and this 10
the extent OF his ofieeholding. He
began his Congressional career when
Cleveland was inaugurated the sec
ond time and for the last three Con-
crosses has been the floor leader Of
his party. AS debater he has few |
equals and no superiors in the Con-
gress Of the United States. AS the
leader of his party he has reflected |
credit upon his organization and
upon his state. He Is man of rare
intellectual endowments and has
been a careful student of literature
and affairs. He should attain to his
fullest development in the Senate.
n fact the Senate is the place for Mr..
Williams There he will have much
,etter opportunities to display his tai
mt as a debater and to utilize his
Iplendid knowledge OF the history
md institutions of his country.
John Sharp Williams will be
worthy successor Of Jeffer-
on Davis and Foote and George
nd Walthall. He will rep
esent in the highest councils of the
alton State that has always sent
Is ablest sons to the Senate. Miss ,
ssippi has been worthily represent O
d in the Senate almost throughout
he time that it has been a member OF Q
he Union, and Williams will average (
p with the best and ablest members v
I the Senate. Students are as nee d
ssary and much more to be desired Y
i the councils OF the Republic than
lie practical politicians. Mr.. Williams a
Ill make Senator worthy the best Il
additions of the most august legis- ii
tive body that the world has ever Is
nown. b