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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-04-12
Wide Difference Between Scientific Fact
and Theory Advanced by Theology.
(By William H. Cox.)

VIII it ever reveal itself to the mind of
man?
Is it something beyond the conception of
the human brain?
These are questions to which l have
given long and serious thought. l confess
| do not know and l do not think any other
man does know. We all see death. and
have no positive proof of any life beyond
death. Then death seems to me to end all
The millions upon millions of the human
family that have preceded us i'll death, not
a single one of them has come back to con-
firm life after death There are some peo
pie who believe there is life after death
That is, that the spirit lives beyond the
death of the body, and they, to confirm
their theory cite us to the Resurrection
of Jesus after death. They think they
know exactly what death is, hut they only
give us a superstitiOus theory to subor-
dinate their claim OF life after death. There
is a vast difference between a theory and
a living fact or truth. | cannot except tiCir
theory as the real truth ana the difference
between a theological fact, so-caled and a
demonstrated scientific fact, is as wide as
the North and South Pole, as the rise
and set of the sun, or as between day and
night. In other words, it does not har-
monte with the best thoughts of the hui
man family.
On the other hand, a scientific fact is
something which can always be demon
strated to be absolutely correct. This tnen
is the difference between a fact and a
theory. The 1heologians give us nothing
but theory to support their belief. The
ologically the story may be right, but
scientifically it is not. There are thous-
ands upon thousands of good men and wO-
men in this world of ours who reject the
whole story, and some always will To
some people the account of the ascension
may not be clear enough and to others it
may border too much on the seight of
hand or ledgerdemain to suit them From
my own point of view reject it both ways
We have long since ceased to look to
Theology for any truth. We now look to
Science for all truth, just as a child looks
to its parents for its support. All truth
worth recording we owe to Science, and
right here / wish to say that all Scientists
worthy the name reject Theology
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-04-12

that was ever conceived by the brain OF
man.
In this enlightened age, when we look
back over the dark, gloomy and bloody
past, it is enough to cause a thrill of horror
to see the countless millions of human be-
ings that have been sacrificed in the cause
of this Christian god.
My Christian friends, you cannot do with
out war. 1t has been associated with you
ever since you showed any signs of strength
and as long as you have any strength you
cannot let go of it. War has gone hand in
hand with you from Genesis to Revelation.
My Christian friend can you tell why so
many of the best and most highly educated
people of the past and present have dis
believed your theory of God and the future?
Here are few reasons that give you why
a Freethnker cannot accept your dogma.
/. They cannot harmonic. An omni-
present God, with disaster on land and
water.
2. They cannot harmonic. A God of
love and mercy with war and murder.
8. They cannot harmonize A God of
Infinite wisdom with ignorance and vice.
4. They cannot harmonic. A God to
famine and food.
>. They cannot harmonic. The birth
and resurrection of Jesus with reason, nor
do they believe that Jesus ever did rise
from the dead or that saints ever arose
from their tombs and walked into the city.
1t may have been customary in that early
age for the dead to get up from heir
graves and make parade, but this does not
holu good here, in this twentie h century.
And now to my friends. ministers of the
gospel you have been preaching this holy
Bible doctrine for the last 1900 years
has there been a single one of you in all
this time that has saved a single human
soul and sent it into the kingdom of your
God?
What! Did you say ''yes?"
Then if you have any particular regard
for me, will you not send me this party's
particular address SO that | can get into
communication with him that he may con-
firm your word?
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-04-12

Our premium offer is still open. A
Trip to Rome or Dog Fennel free to
any address for five subscribers at one
remittance at the rate of one dollar
each.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-04-12

Mrs. Ilenry's pamphlet on Bible re-
vision is now ready. Ten cents per
copy or twelve copies for one dollar.
Y. F.. Grswold declares that it ought
to be sent to the ends of the earth.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-04-12

AS means of assisting the Blade in
its propaganda Freethought literature
can be had from this office. For the
most part these are at popular prices
and can be easily distributed.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02
CHANCERY COURT IN SESSION
Six Victims Of Matrimony Given Legal
Relief.

Chancellor Blount convened court
here last Monday and has disposed CT
number of cases to date. Beside a
volume of routine matters, approving
accounts, affirming DEGREES ETC., six
divorce cases came up for disposition.
The CALLING bonds of matrimony were
unloosed in each case.
One case was between a white
couple, Mrs. M. E. Green VS. G. H.
Green and Mrs. Green was given a
decree for divorce and alimony in the
sum of $375.75.
The remaining five cases were ne
groes as follows:
Nose Jones VS.. Bette Jones.
VIM. Smith VS.. Easter Smith.
Cy Doyle VS.. Callie Doyle.
Frank Wright VS. Georgia Wright.
Ruben Jones VS.. Rubie Jones.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02
Depository's Notice.

TO ALL WHOM TT MAY CONCERN:
The undersigned bank was on the
25th day of September, 1908, by the
Board of Leyee Commissioners for
the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta duly and
legally commissioned to receive the
funds of the said Levee Board as a
depository thereof, the maximum
amount to be on deposit with said
Bank at any one time having been
fixed by said Board, at $2O,O00.0O in
the county of DeSoto, State of Mis-
sissippi, for the term ending first
Tuesday in May, 1910, and has quail
fed to receive the said Levee funds
as requireh by the act of Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, approved
March 10th, 1908.
Laws of Mississippi for 1908, Chap
ter 81, Page 81.
HERNANDO BANK,
BY Geo. Banks. President.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02
LEWlSBURG LOCALS

We are having some cool weather
now.
Master Melvin Johnson is improving
rapidly from an attack of typhoid
fever.
Mr.. B. F. Lewis, jr., of Case, Ark,
was among friends and relatives Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Smith visited
at Fl. H. Collins Sunday.
Mr.. G. Treadaway spent Sunday
with Mr.. Burton Dye and family.
Master Jones Ross, of Capleville, is
visiting his cousins, Brooks and Mel
vim Ross.
We are.glad to learn that little Miss
Annie Lee Birmingham is able to be
up again.
H. O. Snead and sisters, Misses
Susie and Annie, spent several days
last week in Memphis.
X. Y. z.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02
REVENUE AGENT BUSY
Chancery Clerk and Ex. x.Treasurer Brought
Into Alleged Shortage Case:

Hon. O. G. Johnston, deputy state
revenue agent, spent Monday here
looking into the alleged shortage of
Superintendent of Education Morgan,
and as a result of his visit it is said
that suit will be entered against the
bonds of Chancery Clerk Wilroy and
ex-Treasurer w. I'll. Wheeler.
The bond of county superintend-
ent of education is $1,000 and as the
shortage is said to amount to $3.50
for the past four years, it is natural
to presume that the object of the
state revenue agent in looking up the
legality of the bonds of Messrs. VIII
roy and Wheeler is to collect from
their bondsmen the remainder of the
total sum, after $1,000 has been sub
stracted.
The grounds upon which the clerk
and treasurer are brought into the
affair are that the clerk issued, on the
certificate of the superintendent, more
than one warrant for one school in
one month and that the treasurer
cashed these warrants. The fact that
they acted in good faith does not, in
the eyes of the law, excuse them
from liability.
The activity of the revenue agent
evidently means that this case, about
which a great deal of interest has
centered, and about which a great
many reports have circulated, will be
brought to an early elimination.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02
New Gin Law.

For the benefit of our county gin
ners and the public generally, we re-
produce below the latest law govern
ing the ginning of cotton by public
ginners:
every public ginner shall plainly
mark or stamp upon each bale of
cotton packed or baled by him, the
number of the bale, his own initials,
and the initials of the customer for
whom the cotton is ginned or baled,
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02

and shall enter in book or register
the name of the customer, the date
when each bale was ginned and baled,
and record of the mark placed by
him on each bale as above directed,
and shall allow an inspection of such
entries at any time by any person in
structed to make it. Amy person
violating any of the provisions of this
section shall upon conviction be pun
ished as for misdemeanor, as pro-
vided in section 1927 of the Missis-
sippi Code of 1906"
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02
POPLAR CORNER PICK.UPS.

Well boys, the dust is all gone
again. 1t rained little nearly every
day last week.
No more preaching at the Corner
until the second Sunday night in DC.
tober. The church is being painted
on the inside and the painter don't
want any services in the church
until he completes his work.
Walls needed about ten gins last
Saturday to do the work. | am in
formed that the whole town was
covered with wagons, waiting to have
cotton ginned, besides all the dry
houses were full.
Old Hughey finished gathering all
of his old corn lat week.
Mrs. Old Hughey went to dine with
Mrs. w. III. Williamson and her guest
last Sunday.
Boys, want to see the day soon
when Eben Nelms and his convicts
will be pulling down the hills in De-
Soto county. That's the place to
work county convicts, and the whole
county will get the benefit of their
work. Am right or wrong?
'Possums are getting ripe and we
have a plenty of them in the woods.
Bring your dogs and we will step out
and bring one in and try him with
some sweet potatoes.
OLD HUGHEY.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02
PETITION FOR SCHOOL GRANTED
Proposition Tor Agricultural High School
Gets Favorable Action.

The county board of education last
Monday granted petition signed by
about 800 petitioners for an agricul-
tural high school and decided to To-
cate the same at Pleasant Hill.
While Olive Branch presented as
many inducements for the school as
Pleasant Hill the latter place was
decided upon because of it's more
central location.
The action of the school board in
granting the petition does not mean
that the school is an assured fact.
The Board of supervisors have the
power to order an extra tax levy OF
not exceeding two mills to support
the institution. This is not compul-
sorry upon the board and if the board
orders the assessment and twenty
per cent. of the qualified electors of
the county protest by petition against
the levy theu the question must be
submitted to an election in which all
the voters of the county may partici-
pate, and if a majority vote for the
levy it shall be made.
How the members of the board of
supervisors stand on the proposition
we are unable to say.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02

from here to Clark's Ditch, four miles
west of Walls station.
Mr.. J. w. Channel was the victim
of a chill last Thursday. Hope he
will be alright by Sunday.
Mr.. E. L. Lightfoot was in Mem
phis one day last week.
We hear that Old Hughey is gath
ering corn. Save me some seed,
please.
Mr.. Fritz will begin fishing again
the first of next month. We wish
him more success this time.
Miss Susie Lightfoot is the guest of
Misses Evie and Ada league.
improvements have already begun
at the Lake. Come and see it.
BLUE EYES.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02
Eigl,ty.five Bushels to the Acre.

Manager Lumpkin, on Messrs. d. G.
and Arch Peteet's Messy Island plan
tation, reports the banner corn crop
we have heard of in this county. Mr..
Lumpkin has gathered and housed
eighty-five bushels to the acre from a
12-acre field, and the remainder Of
the corn crop on the plantation is a
great deal better than last year.
Greenwood Commonwealth.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02

just little Cascasweet is all that is
necessary to give your baby when it
is cross and peevish. Cascasweet con-
tains no opiates nor harmful drugs
and is highly recommended by moth
ers everywhere. Sold by Hernando
Drug Store.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02
LAKE VIEW ITEMS

Harvesting is taking the day. Ev-
erybody jolly, tho' crops are short.
wrs. L. A. Barbee has been very
sick for several days. Glad to hear
she is improving.
Misr Nettie Browning, of Eudora,
was pleasant guest of Mrs. J. M.
Terrell last week.
Mr.. Ben Boone has moved his gin
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02

Kodol will in very short time,
enable the stomach to do the work it
should do, and the work it should do
is to digest all the food you eat. 1t
makes the stomach sweet and it is
pleasant to take. 1t is sold here by
fernando Drug Store.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-02
Notice.

The partnership between Wrenn &
Van Tassel is this day dissolved.
Wrenn collecting and paying all debts
due said firm. Sept. II, 1908.
FRANK VAN TAssEI..
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Gtiooery of the State in Vigorous Unatu Defy the Railroads
$1OOO0
They


traffic
PURPOSE OF THE PROTEST MASS MEETINGS
this
similar
the people Of the
officials
particular the the withdrawal
advanc in east and
attacks should the
shippers
fit to assist making all suitable arrangements
"The QUICK ACTION GET TOGETHER
PROSPERITY OF ENTIRE STATE is MENACED
entire by unified
e
unjust
of approximately s1oOgoeOO California
$40 all commodities which
arem imported o California-to your city.
all commodities
products exported Calfornia-from city.
whole and the
mainte of mo institutions
neighbor
smustb Will once?
Immediately
G j. Bradley, Market Francisco"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

considerable difficulty and induced the
salesman to sign the notes.
None of the signatures on the notes
bears the slightest resemblance to the
real signature of Murray, except the
capital j. which the millionaire admits
is something like a J he used to make
years ago. These notes. contrary to
the report that has gone abroad will
not be destroyed. The signatures upon
them have been cancelled with red ink
and they will be preserved by Murray
along with the other forged documents
that he expects to get back from the
Henshaws and Signor
Murray stated last night that he pur-
posed TO communicate with District At
torney Langdon tomorrow with a view
of having him take the case of Signor
before the grand jury.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Why Does It Cure

Not because it contains SarsapariIIa,
but because it is medicine of peculiar
merit, composed Of more than twenty
different remedial agents each greatly
strengthened and enriched by this pc.
cuIiar combination. 1t effects phe-
nomenal cures of troubles of the blood,
stomach, liver and bowels.
Thus Hoods Sarsaparilla cures
scrofula, eczema. anemia, rheumatism,
catarrh, nervousness, that tired feel
ing, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, and
builds up the system.
There is no real substitute for it. If
urged to buy any preparation said to
be "just as good" you may be sure it
is inferior, costs less to make. and
yields the dealer a larger profit.
Get it today in the usual LIQUID form or in
chocolated tablet form called Sarsatabs.
100 Doses One Dollar.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
PARLIAMENT WORK
PRACTICALLY OVER
Only Five of important Mea-
sures Foresf1adowed in
Kings Speech Passed

LONDON. Dec. 19.-So far as practical
work is concerned, the first session
Of parliament under the premiership of
day. The two houses will meet again
on Monday, but only to receive the
kings assent to bills already passed.
after which they will be prorogued un-
til February 16.
OF the 10 important measures fore
shadowed in the kings speech only
five find a place in the statute book.
These are the old age pension bills, the
Irish university bill, to which assent
was given before the summer vacation.
and measures fixing eight hours as the
time miners shall work under ground;
providing for the purchase for S115.-
100000 of the London docks and plac-
lug them under a central authority, and
bill for the better protection of chill
dren. The last named bill establishes
police court trial for children, pro-
hibits juvenile smoking and aims at
preventing minors from visiting sa
looms. The promised measure for Irish
land valuation never saw light, and the
Irish land purchase bill was dropped.
INDETERMINATE SENTENCES
The government passed an act en-
powering the judges to give habituar
criminals indeterminate sentences TO
reform their habits and protect So
ciety, and a bill imposing penalties for
attempts to break up public meetings.
The latter is the result of the suf-
fragette agitation, one of the political
features of the year. So active have
the women been that the members of
the cabinet were unable to secure a
hpa "A ri11o- Mt mn To
The session widened the breach be-
tween the liberals and the house of
lords. The rejection of the licensing
bill, for which the liberals claimed
they had received mandate at the
election Of 1906, augmented the bad
feeling resulting last year from the
rejection or mutilation by the lords
Of education, plural voting and Scot
tish land valuation bills
OPPOSE FURTHER REFORMS
'Balfour and Lord Lansdowne. SAYS
the Westminster Gazette, the chief
government organ, appear to have
registered vote that the liberals
should make no further progress with
reforms in churches. schools, land and
licensing. Hence the house of lords
question is for the liberal party a
question of its own existence and the
obstacles the house of lords put in the
way of liberal legislation must be re-
moved"
There is talk of the dissolution of
parliament and an appeal to the coun-
try against the action of the lords.
but it is more likely that Premier
Asquith will try another session, the
main feature of which will fbe the
budget introducing radical changes in
taxation. These changes include the
reform of the income tax. high IL
cense for saloons and taxation on land
values, which would chiefly affect
brewers, landowners and the wealth.
ier classes. and which the liberal lead
ers believe would prove popular with
the masses
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
NEBRASKA CREW WINS
FLEET CHAMPIONSHIP
Admiral Sperry Entertains Cow
ernor of CeyIon at Dinner
on Flagship

COLOMBO Ceylon, Dec. 19.--The fleet
baseball championship was won today
by nine from the Nebraska, which
defeated the nine of the New Jersey
by score of % to 10.
Rear Admiral Sperry boarded the
connecticut and entertained the gov
ernor or Ceylon, Sir Henry Edward Nc
Caiium, and a small party at dinner in
the evening. Admiral Sperry said In
MS farewell message that the greatest
benefit had been derived from the
cruise. He expressed warm apprec1a-
ton of the unvarying good will of
the happiest prospect of welding to-
gether the English speaking nations
IN friendship and common interest.
The American fleet will sail tomor-
row and is expected to arrive at Suez
January s.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
GIGANTIC MERGER
IN LUMBER TRADE
New Company Is an Amalgama-
ton of the WeyerElauser
and Other Interests

DULUTH. Mimi. Dec. .19-Omcial
announcement of the new $4,000 00C
lumber merger known as the Virginia
and Rainy Lake company was made
public today by Edward Hines. presi-
dent of the corporation.
The new company is an amalgama-
ton of the Edward Hines company,
the weyerhauser interests and the vir-
ginia company.
In the amalgamation what is known
is the Duluth, Rainy Lake and Win
nipeg railway will become the property
of the Canadian Northern railway.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

William G.. Hcnshaw, Oakland,
Cal
Dear SIR; I hereby offer and
agree TO purchase from you Four
Hundred (400) 9 per cent net first
mortgage bonds of the Southern
California Cement Company. and
-. shares of the
capital stock of said Company. for
the sum and price of Four Hun
dred Thousand (S4O0,00OD Dollars,
with accrued interest upon said
bonds from June Ist, 1905, payable
ON or before August 18th, 1903.
Dated July 3D., 1908.
JAMES A. MURRAY.
BY r. B. STGNoR,
Attorney in Fact.
! hereby accept the foregoing
offer and acknowledge receipt of
the sum of One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand 6sI5o,0o0D Dollars ON ac-
count of said purchase price, same
! paid in the form of drafts on
Dated July Sd, 1908.
WILLIAM G. HENSHAW.
BY TYLER HENSHAW,
Attorney i'm Fact.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
uuRpBRERs SENTENCED

BUTTE. Mont. Dec. 1s.-District
Judge Erickson at Kalspeu today SEN
fenced Frederick Lebeau to he hanged
February 5. 1909, for the murder of
B. w. Yoakum and his son Richard
Lebeau's confederate, Joe Iicbins. was
also found guilty of murder in the
fixed by the jury at life Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

Although IT has. been said that Sig
nor acted more like a fool than
knave in his bogus transactions, every
day develops something that suggests
that he was shrewder than many sup
posed. For instance, it has been dis
covered that he had some OF Murrays
private letter heads printed. and upon
these he carried on the correspondence
with the Henshaws and others upon
whom he foisted the bogus notes and
drafts
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
NOTES CAREFULLY FORGED


One of his most careful attempts at
deception was In connection with the
four 100000 notes which he gave to
the Henshaws. When Signor returned
from Los Angeles, whittier he had pre-
tended he had gone with Murray to look
over the Henshaw cement property, he
produced power OF attorney, which
bore a plain and well executed sigma
ture Of Murray.
At that time Murray was known to
be In the. best of health and able freely
to write his own name. Later, how
ever. when Signor reported that Mur-
ray was sick at his Monterey home
and suggested that he go there and get
the millionaire's signature to the four
100000 notes which had been filed
out in the Henshaws Office in Oak
land. lie came back with the notes
signed in a handwriting noticeably
different from that on the power of
attorney.
This difference Signor attributed to
Murray's illness. All the notes bore
the same date. The first one had the
supposed signature of Murray in fair
ly free hand. The second one plainly
indicated that the writer was i'll and
feeble. the third was much worse and
the fourth readily suggested that the
author was breathing his last and had
executed his signature with the great
est effort Signor had an interest
ing story to go with the notes OF how
he had reached Murray's bedside with
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
coULoN TO MEET ORRIsoy

CHICAGO. Dec 19.-Johnny CouIon is
to have a workout in Kansas City New
Years day, when he meets Mike Orri-
son at los pounds. The boys are sched-
uled for 10 rounds and they are to
weigh i'm at 10 o'clock in the morning
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

the
STRENUOUS OBJECTION TO RAILWAY DICTATION
and at the
themselves LIZ
opinion the advance will be made and
apparently the unsatisfactory
shippers of
propose and to what
exten he railroads have been impaired
reduction
and equip
of the
operation the other
cfornia trade with the development of
abolition both
o enric be
STATEMENTS OF RAILWAYS ARE MISLEADING
seriously impaired
great suggest that
with earnings
does
calling special
upon unified call for these
follows:
of
francisco of
city every California AS
freight be effective January 1909