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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
GAMBLERS DELAY FUNERAL.
Auction Feet of Rabbit Which Was
Shot In the Grave.

Auction Feet of "a Rabbit Which Was
Shot In the Grave.
Talking about your graveyard rab-
bit superstitions and that sort of thing,
there is no class of people who be-
lieve in it stronger than the gamblers"
said an old gambler, "and saw it ex-
emplified in the strangest: way at
Pittsburg, Kan, ten years ago. Kid
Jackson, one of the best known gam
blers in that part of Kansas, died Of
consumption and all the gamblers set
out to give him a good funeral. They
bought fine casket and all the flow
ers the room would hold, and had a
procession fixed up with plenty Of
mourners, because there was a certain
ty Of refreshments below after the OBJ
sequies, even if our friend was not
enjoying them above. All the pallbear-
ers were gamblers and friends of the
dead man.
"Well, we started out and reached
the cemetery all right and the grave
digging man was on hand with his
pick and shovel. We set the coffin
down on the barriers across the grave.
and were preparing to let the kids
body down into the grave. Just then
a rabbit jumped out of thicket close
by and landed right at the bottom of
the grave. He was killed in a second.
Just who fired the shot | never could
hI1t
carried guns in those days and were
ready to shoot at the dropping of
hat. But, anyway, the rabbit was
dead.
The graveyard rabbit, by thun-
der one Of the fellows said, as the
rabbit was picked up Talk about
your mascots, here is one for me- and
with that he began cutting off the left
hind foot. Hold up there said an
other Of the pallbearers, let's sell these
feet Off and make up a pot for the
kids" folks, if we find he has any
folks, and send it to them.' 1t was
agreed, and in minute the funeral
services were forgotteh and an auction
bidding began at So for the left hind
foot and was promptly raised to $40
and then to $15 and to $50, and finally
the foot sold for more than $50. The.
other hind foot was bid for and
brought S25. The other two feet are
not considered so much in demand.
when the auction was over we found
that the proceeds were little more
than 500. Then we turned our atten-
tion to the body and inferred 1t as it
should have been.
Two of the boys In the bunch who.
got foot apiece were Ed O'Connor
and Charlie Cropper, and have often
wondered whether their luck after that
was good or bad But have been away
from that country and 1 have not
heard from them in years. 1 got one
of them and l can't find out that 1t has
brought me anything that would not
have come otherwise. Perhaps l am
hoodooed. Topeka Capital.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

Alfred Mosely came to America from
England three years ago with thirty
carefully selected men to study the
schools Of this country. His report
showed a keen understanding of the
merits and the faults of American edu-
cation. That the merits outweighed
the faults is shown by the announce
ment of his Intention to send to the
United States and Canada five hundred
teachers to learn the educational meth
ods Of this continent.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
|51iil5( i POPULAR
EtlIfn'Ny'\ PULPIT

that glorious time when the earth will
be full of the knowledge Of the Lord as
the waters cover the sea-"
Prophet Hosea, expostulating with
his people, said to them: Hear the
word of the Lord. for the
Lord has controversy with the inhabit-
ants of the land, because there is no
truth nor kindness nor knowledge Of
God In the landa"
All the ancient prophets from Moses
to Malachi made strenuous efforts to
impress their people with the necessity
of acquiring knowledge Of God because
such a knowledge Is the fountain from
which flows the highest attalnments
which make up the sum and substance
of mans spiritual life.
A wise son who knows his fathers
integrity, his good nature and charac-
ter, his self-sacrificing devotion to his
family, will never tire in the fulfillment
of his filial duties; will prove his affec-
tion to his father by respecting, rever-
ing and obeying him and by acting up
to his wishes and desires. So will he
who knows his heavenly Father con-
template His wonderful works and the
ways Of His merciful providence, the
care and watchfulness which He has
always exercised in behalf of His chill
dren, and, above all, the perfect good
qualities which constitute the essence
of-His being, never cease to venerate
and adore Him, to love truth, justice
and kindness and to live up to the
teachings which He has revealed to us
through His great and distinguished
men.
The knowledge Of God as father Of
mankind necessarily must lead to hu-
Oanity and quality. Hence, when
Moses addressed King Pharaoh in the
name Of the Lord to set the children
OF Israel free from bondage, he AFRO
gantly replied: "Who is the Lord that
l should obey his voice? know not the
Lord"
1t is a trulsm which cannot be gain.
salu tnat those individuals as well as
nations who know not the Almighty.
yes, who form wrong and erroneous
of Him, are never exempt
from prejudice, barbarism and tyranny.
King David, therefore, very oppor.
tunely at the time when his son Solo.
mon was about to succeed hkn as ruler
or Israel, brought home to his heart a
wholesome lesson In the words Know
thou the God of thy father and serve
Him."
The God Of thy father is the Creator
OF all human beings, hence thou must
not lift up thyself in pride and vanity
above thy fellow men. The God of thy
father loves all his children, so must
thou treat all thy subjects alike. The
God Of thy father is the source of truth.
Justice and mercy, so must thou en-
deavor to be just, truthful and gracious
and by so doing thou will serve and
worship Him faithfully and Loyalty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

1t used to be the fashion, widely pre-
valent, to scold Eugene when she was
empress Of the French for her extrav-
agance In dress. She was criticised
for 1t by all sorts Of monitors, more
from abroad than at home. 1t NAV sur.
prise some who rebuked her so often
to know that she has lately told a
friend in this country, now when she
can have no inducement to misrepresent
anything that only three times in her
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

The great lesson of the Russo-Japa.
nese war was that ignorance and cor
ruption can not successfully contend
with integrity. The japanese were ed
ucated in the sense that their natural
talents had been developed; in the ad-
ministration Of their affairs there was
little or no corruption. The Russians,
on the other hand, were densely ignor-
ant A people of fine talent, those in
the ranks had been permitted to sink
into condition little above that of the
brute. In the administration Of the
several departments corruption was in
everything, from the corrupt tip of the
lowest commissioned officer to the graft
Of the grand duke charged with sup
plying the navy with coal. And Rus
sia, the great nation, went down in de-
feat before Japan, the small. But the
fight was lost to Russia before a regi-
ment left for Manchuria or a battle
snip sailed for the China Sea.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

The visit of a scientific expedition to
Greeley County, Kansas, in search of
Information about meteor which ex-
ploded there, has lately called atten-
ton to the way history is preserved in
names. The Greeley County Court
House Is In the village of Tribune, and
the nearest railroad station is Horace.
1t is probable that all the school chill
dren In that part Of Kansas know the
story of Horace Greeley and his great
fight In the Tribune for freedom not
only In Kansas, but In the rest of the
country.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

An English periodical, the Bystand-
er, says New York's 400" Is made up
Of people who lack refinement and
adds that there is no such thing as cul-
ture in America. How our English
cousins do love us-when they can use
us for their own profit.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

life-once when she was married, once
when her son was baptized and on one
other occasion not specihed-had she
ever worn gown that cost as much as
5000. Yet in her time she was excoria-
ted as the most richly dressed woman
in the world, when millions Of Ameri-
can women Outclass her in costly raj
ment every year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

A Missouri man has discovered new
way to get rid Of mosquitoes. He says
to rub alum on your face and hands.
When the mosquito takes. bite 1t
FUCKERS his buzzer so 1t emit sting 1t
sits down in damp place, tries to dig
the pucker lose, catches its death of
cold, and dies of pneumonia.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
FIRST REQUISITE OF VIRTUE.
By Rev. DR.. FaIk VidavI

By Rev. Dr. Falk Vldaver.
Know thou the God of thy fathers
and serve Him with an entire heart
and with a willing soul.-Chronicles
XIII, 8.
From a scriptural point of view,
knowledge of God Is the greatest and
sublimest virtue that man should strive
to possess.
Prophet Isaiah looked forward to
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

Andrew Carnegie thinks many people
now living will see England, the United
States and Canada merged under. one
government. He doesn't mention the
name of his candidate for President Of
the united countries.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

What a man and his wife say to
their guests and what they say about
them after their departure are differ
ent quite different.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

Men think they can fool some women
all Of the time and all wmoen some of
the time, but as a matter Of fact, they
can't fool any OF the women any Of the
time
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

When a girl has to wash dishes and
hates 1t, she finds melancholy Joy In
going up to her room at intervals he.
tween the spoons and plates, and look.
iS out of the widow with what she
thinks is a sad, wistful expression in
her eyes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

In relation to this bee sting cure for
rheumatism, 1t at least causes the pa
tient to forget all about his rheuma.
tism for several exhilarating seconds.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

A Western alderman is reported to be
suffering from an application of X-rays.
Very few aldermen will bear looking
into.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

The German doctor who says that
badness is caused by sitting the i'm
agination evidently must have lux
uriant head of hair.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

A manufacturer promises to put fy-
ing machines on the market at $1,000
each. Put In your order now, before
they 60 up.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

One man says the Duke of yelling
ton never won battle; but the news
comes too late to be Of any comfort
to Napoleon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

Time works wonders. Even life
doesn't look the same to woman of
81 as it did when she was sweet 16.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
Short Meter Sermons.
iety is more than phrases.

Slander is the coward's sword.
Little sins open the doors to large
ones.
Activity is the best amen to any
prayer.
Things unreal are foes to righteous.
ness.
The best way to win men to God ia
to be q man.
The currency Of kindness Is cash in
any country.
Suspicion is the substitute of the
slothful for vigilance.
An optimist is man who never stops
to open sandwich.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

The Isle of Pines Is now said to be
pining for trouble and is again trying
to annex the United States.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

Some things 60 without saying, but
q woman's tongue isn't in that class.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

A boy can inherit all his fathers bad
habits, even when the old man hasn't
got them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

How men are abused!. Yet Is It not
a fact that you know dozen good men
to every unreliable one?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

A bachelor says that fully one-third
of woman's pleasures II l!fo are de-
rived from her ability to shed tears at
will.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

We could see through some people
before the X-ray was ever invented.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

The Kickapoo Indians are now gov
erned by woman. Civilized at last.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

After a girl gets to be about so cid
she ceases to want to go on the stage.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

Russia's reign Of terror appears to
have settled down to a steady drizzle.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
MANS DESTINY.
By Rev. A. H. Harnly,

By Rev. A. H. Harnly.
A restored earth is to be the eternal
home for redeemed men and the only
heaven we will ever see will be right
here on this material earth. I would
not be so presumptuous as to suppose
that the boundless universe of matter
the unnumbered suns and earths of
the heavens were spoken into being for
man." he said. But l am sure that in.
finitesimal part of creation we call
earth was made for man. And SO far
as l have discovered, 1t is the only
place In the universe of God that was
made for man. Before the fall the per-
feet earth was perfect home for per-
feet man and will l shock you over
much when l suggest that a restored
earth Is to be the eternal home of re-
deemed man; that our heaven, the only
heaven we will ever have, is to be right
here.
Heaven Will be a perfected earth n
place where weeds will cease TO grow
perfect Eden peopled by perfect men
ana women; place where dishonesty.
lawlessness and graft would cease
THE righteous shall inherit the land
and dwell therein forever" That is
still prophecy; 1t will become history
wher Christ has returned and establish.
ed the eternal reign upon earth. The
paradise will be perfected nature
with all Its natural beauties and a per
fected man and not city with golden
payements and dazzling brightness.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

TOLEDO. OREGON
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

cHAs. r. q ADA e. soULs. Pubs. I
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

4 E URDER will out.
M It develops from source no less respectable than
Of the etchetchy system, that OF the
the Secretary OF the Interior Ethan A.
Hitchcock Rooseve Cabinet be traced to that doughty
opposition to the exayor pet
ant-d drought scheme, the Hetch-Hetchy.
The fact that Hitchcock departing from his usual method of
expressing his dsppova OF and matters dismissed Phean
more foolish person with political to grind does not
appeal Mayor orcb might be expected to appeal
familiar with the methods of the whitebearded fire
who tells United States Senators get out and would
"scatf" at them if it a feminine exit
feeling that he has been considerably treated by the
impeous Secretary of the Interior Phean is wTot Casting
diplomacy the Winds he proceeds the world inside
line on the character Hetcf Iechy has
family affairs Besides other cutting
things Secretary Hitchcock guilty of plagiarism that
copyst of the remarks made by Eugene Schnitz, who
thinks Phan foolish With fine regard for the conventional
Phean welcomes the hreeatng representative OF long line
Htchcocks the company of indicted
ruptionst."
Hitchcock repon
sby the destruction OF Francisco because the choec
Cabinet officer obsucted the HetcHetchy system Russell
l. whom Phean indirectly charged with contributing
purpose bending Secrearys opinion
supply for San Francisco promptly advised Hitch
insud by the mayor but that by Dunn
cevee dispOving the wild charges made by Phean the latter
had alternative but offer abect apology for his structures
upon Secretary The Secretary thought too
the suggestion that rghinded people would result of
Ens hereafter question the Mayors sanity and
certainly his honesty.
ordered of Htchcoc To that the Secretay
opposition the Hetcchy scheme the of his downfall
Phean public the letter the President Hitch
cock vorng the bill providing for the Los Angeles supply
system, which Hitchcock had opposed
Meanwhile Dunn has a scheme for supply he
willing when Hitchcock Phelan
mighty epes and the ready take advantage of pure
philanthropy and pure water at and the time
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAMME

OF much expected be done the present
Congress- but there three four
sides the river and habor bill that may get through
These
Prohibiting corporations from making campaign contributions
Granting the Government the right of appeal
Reduction and finally removal the Philippine
products entering the United States
Authorizing ship subsidies for particular lines.
All these measures strongly supported by the administration
Nothing important to the political life and health of the nation
than the bill prohibiting campaign contributions corporations
under considerations The Senate has already passed BILL
there will in all probability be stiff fight the House before
passed The politicians will not lightly their grip
the corporations
The bill granting the Government the right of appeal criminal
has already been passed the House designed
the difficulty raised by Judge Humphreys Immunity
cision sharply criticized by the President in Judge
Humphrey decided Chicago that the testimony by
ton officers at inquiry conducted by the Department of
merce rendered them immune prosecution under Indictment
oenses concerning which they had testified AS the
has right of appeal criminal lower
court was final on this most important question.
The Philippine tariff bill will probably go through in some sort
compromise shape but difficult Congress
real interest the affairs of outlying dependencies Alaska
and Hawaii suffer from the neglect
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

first of the year for Europe, have
changed their plans and will not start
until the middle of February
Three changes have been made in the
personnel of the STAFF of military and
navy aids to the President, to be sta
toned in the White House, and one
OF these new assistants is Lieutenant
Douglas Macarthur, Engineer Corps,
y S. A. the youngest son of Lieutenant
General Arthur Macarthur, u S. A..
who is here with Mrs. Macarthur.
DR.. and Mrs. Ernest Dwight Chip
man went over from their Ross Valley
home to spend Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Greenwood at the home of
the latter in Piedmont.
Mrs. A. L. Bancroft and Mrs. M. A.
Wardwell sailed this month for Europe
and will remain abroad for several
months travelling on the Continent.
Mrs. Aylett Cotton and Miss ciaudine
Cotton, who have been in Manila for
several months, are expected to arrive
here on Friday of this week on the
transport which should have reached
this city before Christmas There were
delays, however, and the ship fingered
longer at Honolulu than was expected,
so is reaching port too late for the
celebration of Christmas day.
Captain Merriwether Walker, u. S. A.,
and Mrs. Walker have gone East on a
brief visit to relatives and friends
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

CONTROVERSY that affects the systems of all
States the Union raging Illinois under the fostering
n stimulating hand of Colonel j. Ham Lewis, whose
eforescen whiskers bloomed and burgeoned
Pacific OF great
producveness of the famous alfalfa fields of the San Joaquin
Colonel Lewis bistng like the fretu pocupne represents
city of Chicago Corporation Counsel and dscoures gby
auconeer anarchy and cvc
m atastrophe that his minds eye with prophetic
permitted have his with the Pullman Company
In brief Colonel Lewis declares that the Pullman Company
should be assessed in Cook Counywch is Chcago-for all its
property wherever situated The Colonel Counselor sweas that
he given his way he will pull down the house like
whose hair corporation Deah will be
her insidous shears He the lady
The Pullman Company every State of the
being taxed for instance 100000 California Probably it
ought be but that another controversy But if Colonel
Lewis given his the company will the
property and instead of contributing 100000 this
the Chicago treasury the would be S140O00 The
which Colonel Lewis POUNDS his claim that should
be taxed principal place of business the market value
and by this of value he fixed
S1O3600OO0
the the
franchise good will of the business with binding
ike the father although his discretion is not equal
Thus Colonel Lewis will permitting any
deduction the market value of the tangible property
otherwise except Cook County Lewis is not
have monopoly of clamor for the Pullman Company
making $1l634481O property sub
taxation in other States We only remark the
company has any such of property Subject
the biggest obber the country because the
all the States figured by Colonel Lewis
$l1 100000
Such wide dgenee of views may perhaps be ascribed
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
Personal Mention

T. B. Davis of st. Louis is at the St.
Francis.
John Reynolds A. S. Reynolds. Scott
Jameson and Henry Jameson are reg
istered at the st. Francis from Gold
field.
N. H. White of Los Angeles is at the
st. Francis.
H. P. Clark and Thomas Owens of
Salt Lake City are at the ST. Francis.
P. E. Fisher and Mrs. Fisher Of Sc
attle are staying at the st. Francis.
Louis p. Smith and Mrs. Smith, to-
gether with Paul S. Livermore and
Mrs. Livermore, are registered at the
Palace from Ithaca.
F. E. Cook of Fresno is at the Palace.
B. H. Roberton and William Roberton
and Mrs. Roberton. Miss Roberton and
Miss B. Roberton are registered at the
Dorchester from Auckland, New Zea-
land.
L. H Havors of GoIdneld is at the
Dorchester.
John Horne of Reno is staying at the
Majestic.
A. X. Kenyon Is at the Majestic An
mex. registered from New York.
DR.. H. E. Piper aud Mrs. Piper of
Tonopah are at the Majestic.
C. B. Gray and Mrs. Gray, together
with Miss White, are at the Majestic
Annex from Hartford, Conn.
John Farrell of Portland is at the
Jefferson.
H. G. Perry of Goldfleld is at the JEFF
ferson.
DR.. c. A. Herrick and Mrs. Herrick
are at the Jefferson from Los angeles.
c. ]. Teass and Mrs. -eass of Ken
net are registered at the Jefferson.
C. M. Burger and Mrs. Burger are at
the Jefferson from Pino Grande.
J. A. Peters and Mrs. Peters of Glas-
ford, ILL.,, are at the Jefferson.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
In the Joke World

Bismarck said every man had the
right to drink 10000 bottles Of cham
pagne."
HE should have gone a step further
and told them where they could get the
price of that much champa gne."-Hous-
ton Post.
Papa, IL young man said to be shy
when he won't accept an invitation to
come IMP
mo, man may come in shy. but he
cannot stay out shy."--Houston Post
captain-Do You see that captain on
the bridge fve miles away?
Tar-Aye, aye, sir.
Let him have one of those i2-Inch
shells In the. eye"
Which eye, sir7"-Desaret News
HE Is deceitful man"
What makes you think so?"
He pretended to believe me the
other day when he knew I was lying
to him. Cleveland Plain Dealer.