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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-02-23
GOD AND HUMANITY.

eve love him because he first
loved u.s.
The revivalists' plea, the preacher s
platitude, the hope of heaven, the sin
ner's salvation, and the church col
lection, all are built upon such an
equivocal declaration.
Ask any orthodox Christian, or any
preacher; ask any congregation or
appeal to any synod, why they should
deem it necessary for man to bestow
even a pretended love upon an imagi
nary being, and their answer, uniform
ly, will be-
"We must love him because he first
loved us.
The presentation of such a plea
affords an opportunity for debate in
that man s love to god, real or assumed,
is based upon the supposition that god
first loved man. If this be true the
investigating mind can turn to social
conditions, to natural phenomena, to
history and fact and by the exercise of
very little reason the extent of god IS
love toward man may be accurately
measured and determined.
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be found in theology for the entire sys-
tenn is but hideous dream, long and
terrible nightmare imposed upon the
race by INSCRIPTIONS men. Love be.
gets love, just as kindness will beget
kindness, and the constant repetition of
this claim of love from god is used
for the soul purpose of intoxicating
love for the preachers who pretend to
represent god. Humanity is natural.
God is supernatural. We can only
know and appreciate the natural. The
love of god, if god there be, must be
beyond the comprehension of men and
women and yet they are requested to
give al,pOsitive and substantial love
for mere shadow, an insubstantial
something which they can neither know
or comprehend The civil law requires
good consideration to make a con-
tract valid and binding In other
words there must be consideration
passing from one to another of the con-
tracing parties. The love of god
offered by the preachers in considera-
ton for the love of man is too indef-
mite and ambiguous to admit of man
entertaining the slightest thought of
love in return therefor.
"W> love him because he first
loved us"
The statement is untrue and there is
not preacher in the land who does not
know that to be fact Then just so
long as they continue to preach such
a doctrine so long will hypocrisy be
connected with the church and its
propaganda.
Man needs and demands the love of
man. If there is god he neither needs
it or is dependent upon it. If this love
of god could be diverted into more
human channels many of the glazing
inequalities and social injustices would
speedily disappear. More benefcient
laws would be enacted. Human life
would become purer and happier. The
church scheme has ever been to divert
human love and affection in the wrong
channel The work Of Freethought is
to return those virtues where they
belong.
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loved us.
But in what way does god show his
love for man?
Is it by bringing man, as alleged, into
world of woe and want, with more of
pain than genuine pleasure!
Is gods love manifested by placing
favored ones in authority over others
of his creatures who RUE with tyrant
hand9
May gods love be found by the in
Fiction upon mankind of religious and
political systems fraught with envy,
greed and supreme selfshness which
breeds murder in the blood and lust in
the heart?
IL is no answer to say that these
things are human inventions and crea-
tions wrought contrary to gods will
because if there be god he is just as
responsible for the conditions as he is
for those who created them. Assuming
god he could have prevented these con.
ditions but did not and this would infer
malice and Indifference. Even a god
has no right to thrust conditions upon
his own creatures which he would OBJ
ject to facing himself. Nothing the
gods can make could be too good for
man but the long night of human his
tory, with is plague and pestilence, its
war and famine, it's corruption and
crime, all enacted and wrought in the
name Of religion and through it, argues
but very little love of god for man and
if mans love to god is to be based
upon such claim then god is not en-
titled to even feeling of decent
respect or liberation, much less our
love.
AS the assumed author of nature the
Christian can find no argument to
justify such proceeding. Organic life
is but one vast slaughter house in which
the strong prey upon the weak. Each
successful organism standing upon the
cOrspe of his weaker antagonist is able
to climb up another step in the great
ladder of progress. Man preys upon
his fellow man. Life, to many, is
game of grab or get left. The success
full man is he who can grab the most.
From this inequalities are produced.
The higher some climb in :the social
scale the lower his fellows are thrust
backward. If this is gods plan then
we are justified in denouncing him as
a cruel, inhuman monster, who regards
humanity, men and women, aye, and
even little children, as mere puppets
for his amusement and uses them to
satisfy a grim, sardOnic humor.
The universe fails to reveal the exist
ence of wise, beneficent, sentient
power that is capable of making the
slightest manifestations of love to the
sentient beings of earth. 1t is not to
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-02-23

Our advice to Rev. Babcock is to go
out unto the world and tell the truth
as he has learned it even if he has to
shame the orthodox devils in doing so.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWER.
TwentY.NInth Street.

Public notice is hereby given that
until ten GO) o'clock a. m Monday,
October 10. 1908, at the city council
chamber Of the city of Cairo, Illinois,
No. III Commercial avenue. the
Board of Local improvements Of the
city of Cairo will receive sealed item
lied bids or proposals for the con.
struction of a vitifed tile pipe sewer
house connections and inlets and
brick manholes IN Twenty.Ninth
street. from Commercial avenue 70 a
point eighteen OSD feet west of t.
east line of Washington avenue
The said sewer. house connections
iniets and brick manholes must be
CONSTRUCTED. made and done fra accord
.ance with the terms and provisions
.of Ordinance No 1G5. approved An.
gust Il. 1903. now of record Ia thu
office of the city clerk of said city No
III Commercial avenue. where print
ed copies Of the ordinance may be
obtained on application TO the said
clerk. and I'm the office of the city
engineer Of the city Ia the same
building. the specifications Of and for
the said work win be- found and may
De there examined.
The said local improvement as a
whole and Ia all It's parts Is fully de
scribed IN the said ordinance. and the
bids must be for the construction FL
the Improvement iu strict conformity
with iis terms and provisions. Bids
viii Do received for the making OF the
Improvement as a whole
All bids or proposals must be &C
by cash or Hy a check pay
able To- the order OF the president Of
he said Board in bis official eapac-
IT, and certified by a responsible
bank. for am amount equal to ten Um
per ceutum of the amount Of the bid
lr proposal and without such cash or
,hecE. uo bid 0r proposal will be con
siderel The bids must De delivered
b the Board az the time and place
irst above mentioned. No. III Com
nercial avenue. aforesaid. aud a.
aid time and place. the said Board /
n open session WiH open. examine ]
md publicly declare said bids o. pro
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS /:


Fab Fair and Festival on the even.
inga OF Oct. 27th and 2Sth. A good
supper and lot of nice fancy work
lis promised.
Master Everett Schuler is con,
fined to his home on Fifth street
with the measles.
Miss La Verne Armstrong is TAX
ing a post graduate course in Book
keeping at the Lowell High school.
Miss Alva Smith on Poplar street,
was slightly indispsed this week
Mrs. Sarah Canton, of Villa Ridge,
was shopping in town Tuesday
Chester Mitchell of ST Louis re-
turned here Sunday to reside
Nicholas and Andrew Deyore who
have resided in Greenyile, Miss.
the past few years, have sought EN-
pigment at other points since the
GOV eminent works at that place
have ceased The former has moved
to Memphis and the latter to Vicks-
burg.
Mrs, Watt Wright Of Villa Ridge,
was in town Tuesday shopping
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15

posals.
The contractor whose bid may be ac-
cepted shall enter into contract with
the said city of Cairo for the construc-
ton Of the said improvement, In
strict accordance with the terms and
requirements of the said ordinance,
and shall also enter into bond pay.
able to the said city in the sum 81
iifty t50) per centum OF the amount OF
his bid, with security to be approved
by the said Board, conditioned for the
| faithful performance, in all respects,
OF his said contract and for holding the
| city harmless, etc: and he shall bind
| himself in his said contract and
bond, to guarantee his work for the
period Of two t2l years from ami
after the acceptance Of the same by
the said Board and its confirmation
by the court.
The contractor to whom the con.
tract for the construction Of the inn
provement Is awarded and who shall
do the work, will be paid in bonds OF
the city bearing interest at the rate OF
five 90 per centum per annum from
their respective dates. Blanks for
bids or proposals will be furnished on
application to the said city engineer
at his office aforesaid The Board
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Dated at Cairo Illinois, this 7th day
of October, A. d. 1908.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President of the Board OF Local I'm.
provements of the City of Cairo,
Illinois.
Attest: ERNEST WORKMAN,
Secretary of Board.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
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Oct. IA, 1903.

Clarence Seymour, who has spent
the past month with his brotherin
law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Chas
Schiller on Third street left Sunday
for his home at Newberry, Mich.
MI John Armstrong is under the
weather this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McNeile are
the proud parents of a fine baby boy
who arrived at their home on Elm
street Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Williams and Mrs.
Frledlob of Mounds were shopping
in town Tuesday
Miss Mary Dougherty Of Cairo was
the guest of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. j. l.. Dougherty here Tuesday.
Beverly Hendricks is suffering
from severe case of the measles 1T
the St Charles Hotel
Mrs. ] F. Welson had as her
guest Tuesday her sister, Mrs. Ed
Parker of villa Ridge.
Mrs. D. n Mills and Mrs. II. c.
GIker attended the funeral e Miss
Rose Gcatey at villa Ridge Tuesday
afternoon
The members of the Catholic
church will conduct their annual
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
CENTENARY Of
FAMOUS COLLEGE
MT. ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, KNOWN
AS "CRADLE OF BISHOPS"
HAS CENTENNIAL CELEBRA.
TloN-MANY CELEBRITIES

Emmttsburg. Md oct IA score
of church dignitaries and hundreds OF
Catholic laity throughout the country
gathered here today 10 participate in
of Mount St Mary's College, Amer
icas most historic Roman Catholic
higher institution of learnin, The
town, as well as the college( is in
gala attire in honor of the occasion.
and during the TWO days of the cee.
bration there will be a succession
of banquets, speeches, musical and
dramatic performances by the stu
dents, and other features of interest
The celebration was formally open
ed today with a pontifcal mass OF
thanksgiving The sermon was deliv.
cred by the Rev Dr. Cunningham OF
Pittsburg. who graduated from Mount
st. Mary's in the class of rs Among
the eminent prelates in attendance at
the mass were Cardinal Gibbons OF
Baltimore and Archbishop Falconio
the apostolic delegate at Washing
ton Tomorroy night the celebration
will conclude with a banquet at whicr
Richard NJ. Reilly Of Lancaster Pa
will deliver the Grafton. and the Rev
Patrick l. Duffy of Charleston. :. G.,
will recite an ode composed for the
occasion
Mount St Mays is justly entitled
TO the honors now being paid her.
The college is known as the cradle
of bishops" from the fact that 50
Many of Americas bishops have been
students here Among the noted pre-
lates who studied here were Carli-
nal McCloskey Americas first cardi-
nal: Bishop Boute, the guardian an
gel OF the mount" Archbishop John
Hughes OF New York. who toiled as
gardener during bis first wear to-
pay his tuition. Archbishop Pursell
and Bishops Laughlin. Elder. Chatard
.GHmon. Watters0n and Spalding
Those ofthe liiy who later brought
luster 70 the name OF the college 60
slude Attorney General BOnaparte.
Justice White of The Supreme Court
George Miles. the poet and General
Thomas Anderson. the first American
commander a. Manila
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
MOUNDS, I'LL.

Oct. IA, 1908,

Gus Reichert of Grand Chain, was
a business visitor to this city Tues
day.
What has become Of the Pulaski
County Farmers Institute? 1t is
about time for somebody to wake
~ II we are to hold an institute in
this county this fall,
j. r Jones, the merchant is on
the sick list.
1t used to be an old saying, mud
In oats" and dust in wheat" Our
farmers are getting plenty OF the
dust just now.
The new school library is now
open and the pupils are requested
to take the books home and spend
these long evenings reading them.
Good books are good company, and
reading them at home is far better
than loafing on the streets
T.. NJ. Titus, one of our pioneer
farmers, was a pleasant caller Tues
day
Our big dairyman, e G. Brtton
has lately bought the entire dairy
outfit of w r. Hayden Of Valley Re
cluse, including II cows. bottles and
milk wagon. Ed now has not only
the largest, but the most upto-date
dairy in this part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dow Mcclellan lost
their dear little fouryear-old boy by
death He died of diphtheria and
was buried at Villa Ridge. Tuesday,
October 18th 1903.
A box supper was held at Shiloh
school house last night aud was
greatly enjoyed by all present
Dr.. w. c. Rife of Villa Ridge was
called to Missouri on professional
business Monday
Mr. Luther Hodge, of the l. G.
office force was pleasant business
caller Wednesday.
Mrs c. w. Campbell of Villa Ridge
visited among the church ladies' here
Tuesday
Frank Wilson, OF Olmsted was in
the city TuesdaN He will probably
work here for the l. c. company this
winter
The decd to he eight beautiful
lots where tho court house is to be
built has been deposited in the First
State bank of Mounds At the prices
actually offered for similar lots on
the same, Government street. these
eight lots are worth 100000. Mound
City please make note of this if
you can stay awake long enough.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
EXTERNAL REMEDY FOR ECYEMA
Why SaIves Fail While Simple
Liquid Has Accomplished Thou
sand of Cures.

II is now thoroughly established
among the best medical authorities
that eczema is purely a skin disease.
due to a germ and durable only
through the skin, 1t is not a blood
disease at all; in fact, thousands Of
people suffer with skin disease and
are perfectly healthy otherwise, and
therefore prove they have no diseased
blood
Smeary salves cannot reach the
germs because they do not penetrate
the skin. The only way to reach the
gearms is by means of a penetrating
liquid.
Such a liquid can be obtained by
simply mixing ordinary oil of winter
green with thymol. glycerine and 9th
er healing agents. This compound
known as d. D. d. Prescription stops
the itch instantly-and the cures all
appear to be permanent In fact, it
took thousands of cures, cases after
cases, before the best scientific au-
thorities We're convinced of the abso-
Lutte merit of this remedy. The eff
feet of d. D. d. Prescription in numb
ing the itching eXzema germs is seen
within one minute after the first appli-
cation. We especially recommend u.
D. d. Soap in connection with this
treatment.
HERMAN c. SCHULZ
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
NaturaIIxe on the Arm.

An Italian went to the civil service
commissioners rooms to be examined
for Ii borer's position He answered
most of the questions correctly. Final
~ they asked him if he had ever been
naturalized. He seemed a biz puzzled
rat at last his face lighted up "Ah
know whata you mean Scratcha dc
arm. Yes !asta week
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
VIENNA.
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Octobe 10, 1908.

Mrs, s. J. Brown and children Of
Brookport are guests Of her parents,
DR., and Mrs. r. w. Mccall
Miss Elizabeth Motley entertained
a lect crowd of her young friends
at the residence of her parents Mon.
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Williams visikel
friends in Johnston City Saturday and
Sunday.
Q. H. Roades and D. J. Cowan visit,
ed Cairo on Sunday. also Mr.. and
Mrs. John Slack
Dr. and Mrs. w. E. Rose of Cypress
were Vienna shoppers Tuesday.
W. Y. Smith of Murphysboro is Il
business visitor in Vienna today
Tuesday. His many old home friend
always give him a hearty welcome.
Superintendent VIM Grissom left
Monday morning for Champaign to
attend a meeting OF the directors Of
and educational board
Prof j. Il. Baker of Marion was A
business visitor 10 Vienna Saturday
Or, and Mrs. r. A Mccall are Ell
PERTAINING a new son, which arrived
Saturday morning.
Virgil English and Jappy Ridenhour
are reported quite sick at This writ.
ine.
The ladies of the Baptist church
gave a reception on Monday evening
at the home of Elder and Mrs. d. ESQ
Walker in honor of Mrs. d. J. Yam
dell, who is to leave next week for
her new home in Chrisman, H. The
many friends of this estimable lady
regret to see her leave our midst and
the best wishes of all go with her.
Mrs Maggie Simpson and two
grandchildren, Belle and Florence
and the Misses May and
Pearl Elkins We're the guests of tho
Misses Beauman at Tunnel Hin SAT.
urday evening and Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Caborn. of s.
Louis, are guests of his brother. Mr..
w l.. Caborn and wife
The following directors were elected
at the meeting of the stockholders OF
the Johnson County Fair association
ON Saturday: j. c. Chapman. DR.. A.
Brown j. II. Carter, Or. Esco Walker.
\. j. Motley, VI. NJ. Moore and GUY
Beauman.
Mrs. Eliza Dwyer has returned to
her home in Harrisburg
Misses Daisy Gray. Edith Burnett
and Ella Ford and Mr.. Edgar Mcleod
were the guests of friends in Cypress
On Sunday.
Miss Fannie Clark has accepted the
position OF bookkeeper in the Vienna
Mercantile store Miss Bessie Yanden
esigning TO 90 TO her new home in
Chrisman. Ill
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
Where Bullets Flew.

David Parker, of Fayette n. Y, a
veteran of the civil war, who lost a
foot at Gettysburg, SAYS The
good Electric Filters have done is
worth more than five hundred dollars
to me. / spent much money doctorng
fer bad case OF stomach trouble, o.
little purpose. then tried Electric
Bluers, and they cured me- ] now
take them as a tonic. and they keep
me strong and Well soc at all drug.
gists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
Washlnaton a tIiah Mason.

1853, and attained higher dignity In
the order than any of the other presi-
dents, though Andrew Jackson was
grand master of Tennessee, the state
which now holds one Of the highest
Masons In this country, ex-Congress.
man Richardson
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
BROTHERHOOD or ST. ANDREW
EPISCOPAL CHURCH ORDER

Milwaukee. Wis Ocr- i4-Promin-
ent clergymen and delegate from
every section Of America are in this
city 20 attend the twenfythiri annual
convention Of the brotherhood ur 81
Andrew q the Profesranf Episcopal
church The convention has is frr
NAL Opening today and the sessions
viii continue through the remainlar
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15

One OF the biggest pieces of engi-
nering in New England is $500.
horsepower dam in the Union river, at
Ellsworth Me. 1t is constructed Of
hollow concrete, and cost nearly
$500 900.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
Trials of Canadian Missions aries.

The difficulties of effective mission
airy work In Canada are shown by the
experiences of Rev. George Finch, a
Baptist, who has the Halliburton pas
tofatc with five preaching places, two
of which are a miles apart.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15

Miss Matte Frizzell was a guest
Sunday of Miss Halle Clymer in Har-
rsburg.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
q e q DRIVES OUT
900. BLOOD HUMORS

$ covering Of
thousands of pores and glands performs the and
the
little tubes these
glands
blood When from
disease and irTise the delicate tissues and produces Eczema
itching dhgung trouble
kind by down into the circulation and neuang
and humo changes the quality
fluid cooling health producing Of
and inAang the skin noush
washes
poay comfort cleanliness afford
until S s. has purified the blood Book
heal advice seHt free SWIFT SPECIFIC co. ATLANTA ca
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15

Old Terrell the Sun House wits.
key.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
ACKNOWLEDGE 1T.
Cairo Has to Bow to the Inevitable
Scores of Citizens Prove IT,

After reading the public statement
of this representative citizen of Cairo
given below, you must come to this
conclusion: \ remedy which curel
years ago, which has kept the kidneys
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on to perform the same work in other
cases. Read this:
/ r. r. Malinski. Of 9cG Walnut street
Cairo, rll. says while al the trade
of blacksmith. about fourteen years
ago. ] strained myself 10 such an eX-
tent that ] had 70 give up work. Ny
back was weak and acheI a great deal
and ! would tire easily The kidney
secretious were in a disordered coudi-
tion and ] often had to get up at night
on account OF their frequent action
Occasionally when STOPPING or lifting
I would experience a twiHge in my
back. and ] would sit in one position
for a while. could hardly get up
After used Doan's Kidney pills. pur-
chased ar Schulz & Sons drug store.
my back ceased TO ache and my Kid
neys became stronger will recon
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time Statement given iu 1900
a Permanent Cure.
on Feb. z2nI. 1907. Mr.. Mslinski
said. The statement gave in 1900
Tor publication recommending Deans
Kidney pills vas true. You may con
time 10 publish mv testimony as the
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