Judge — January 31, 1885 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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THE JUDGE. gers and discouragements. Not so the elo- quent Bob. ‘The early Christians often gave up their lives for the sake of their faith; Bob lives in a more comfortable age. Many people object to Mr, Ingersoll as a subverter of morals and an enemy of revealed religion. The latter he may be; the former he cer- tainly is not. ‘There is nothing in his lectures incompatible with the highest mor- ality. And those people who do not desire to hear, or do not hold with him, are at per- fect liberty to stay aw He does not preach in a market place. He hire and charges everyone who desires to listen to his doctrines a good round sum for the privi- lege. Doubtless Mr. Ingersoll argues that as there are thousands of clergymen making money out of religion, there is no reason why he should not make a little out of the other thing. an entertaining lecturer. him as they would go to any other place of amusement, and pay for the privilege strange as it may appear, Mr. In draws a larger audience at a dollar a head than most of our clergymen can draw free gratis, This docs not necessarily argue a decline of religious feeling. It may arise from the fact that, while there are many clergymen, there is only one Ingersoll: and this Ingersoll has the advantage of being in opposition—an advantage which anyone will appreciate who has ever discovered how much easier it is to pull down than to build up; how far more quickly you can pick holes in a garment, than you can darn those holes up again. For the rest, Mr. Ingersoll is an able and succesful lawyer, a brilliant orator, and his private life is in marked contrast to that of Beelzebub, or some of our church deacons. Ile is a married man, and respects family ties and the social relations. lis belief in the honesty and purity of his fellow men is considerably more extensive and implicit than that of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; financially, we have heard harder things said of Deacon Seeney than we have ever heard of Bob Ingersoll; and politically he is a good Republican. Now itis in order for church members who rail at Ingersoll as an atheist to show wherein, asa man and a citizen, he falls below the most orthodox, bible-bred Chris- tians of their church; or even, if they hap- pen to belong to Plymouth or some others, below their pastor himself. For this is a practical age, and the world is very apt to take a man as it finds him. If he makes a beast, or a fool, or a baby of himself, it is apt to be disgusted with him, without regard to the code of religion he professes. On the other hand, if a man is charitable, honest, clean and intellectual, it will scarcely trouble itself to inquire whether he goes to church or not Sundays. a hall, And he does; he is a good talker and People go to hear Tue great original If-at-first-you-don't- succeed "—B. F. Butler. Sw = AY a - SSAA GE Ter IMPENDING DANGER, Agricultural Information. | AN ‘Anxious Farmer" writes to me “What is the To All th My granger friend, when outside “ husk ” From * corn with knife you've smoothed, Just paint your toe with Lod And that will keep it soo! potter way » my corn when it is husked,— winter, pray Tommy's Revenge. Littir Tommy Dynamite had been re- markably quiet since he shot off the top of his little sister’s head with the air-gun, The baby’s scalp had almost healed, and ‘Tommy was just getting so he could sit down comfortably, when Mrs. Dynamite invited company to dinner. ow Mre, Dynamite prides herself on her 5: and if there is any one thing she can make to perfection that thing isa mayon- | anise, " “Tiller of the How shall I plant my rye, And when,—so it will profits yield?— Please forward a reply.” Beneath your vest should ** planted” be il enquires * when you're in town; O'er “prof ‘The bar-man will not frown. thirteen cents per drink— mt ae other countryman requests: * My boys object to work; Advise me how to Their duties th hem so won't shirk.” y, you should dail Those laz And “ra With number poun ‘oung galoots, them on their after-guards, uM upon THE proper time in the week for a young couple to court would be on Two's day. | “Your arguments are of great wait, said the str ar driver to the woman after she had run a quarter of a mile to catch the car. | domesti | kerosen Of course the day the company came there was lots to de, and Mrs. Dynamite was up and about at an carly hour in the morning. Things didn’t go to suit her, and the tmosphere n to assume a cerulean tint when she set herself to grind- ing out the wayounaise. She mixed the oil with the lemon juice and salt and mustard in such a vicious manner that they could do nothing less than adually, as the mixture assumed the desired consistency, her manner became more cheerful, and Tommy allowed to remain ata respectful distance and watch oper- ations. Bri lamps, was sent up stairs to fill the fancy and when she returned she left th can standing by the kitchen tabl Just as the dressing was finished to Mrs, D.’s satisfaction, the baby was heard to scream, and both the women flew up stairs to see what was the matter, leaving master Tommy, for the time being, monarch of all he surveyed. Here was chance for him to get even with his mother for never allowing him to eat any of her splendid concoctions. Beside that, she had taken away his air-gun, and comicbooks.com