Show BLAND ho buys plow horse and purne and boes back to the farm lebanon mo july 7 mr bland came to town this afternoon he beard cf the preliminary balloting and selection of chairman etc unmoved and was the moat unconcerned man in lebanon there was no enthusiasm displayed here not over twenty friends of bland being present at the free silver clubs headquarters most of whom were newspaper men when the message came that the convention had adjourned mr bland said well good night beys in before noon tomorrow sure then he went down the estreet to the post office and got in line with about fifty others farmers hired men and housewives all for the distribution of the mail after he bad botten bia mail he crossed over to the liar dware store and bought a new plow share and a pump chain and setting back into his old surrey with general mitchell set off for home blands Rell Blon this evening the following telegram was riven out at the bland headquarters as having como from mr bland in to one from mr thurman of ohio in which the latter denies having started a fight against him on tho hie wife was a catholic religion is not the issue I 1 am a methodist have always been one always will be if I 1 were half as good as my catholic vita I 1 would not worry about getting into heaven this is the sentiment I 1 expressed on a previous oc cadion when her religion was criticized I 1 bland by it now |