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. r , ; EIGHT PAOEfc trvvwrwa nMCTunm' f .A nRAwnit. OKKOON. WEDXESDAT, FEBRUARY li, 08. - PAOB TWO. S i ) : oiinTATinfK vuviniiuuu liwii Islature and had tone through th. -r- memorial campaign (or the United i State senate in opposition to Doug- j i I. "All that I am or hope to be, I we to my sainted mother." Lincoln. Lincoln to Greeley. "My paramount object Is to sav the union and not either to save or destroy slavery! if I could save tho union without fret-In any slave 1 would do It; If I could save It by freeing all of tho slave I would do lt and If I could do It by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored rare, I do because I be lieve it helps to save the union, anil what I forbear, I forebear because I do not believe it helps to save the union." -Lincoln to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862, just SO days prior to his issuance of the proclamation. "A house divided against Itself cannot stand. I believe this govern ment cannot endure permanently half lave, half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved. I do not ex pect the house to fall but I do ex pect it will cease to be divided. It Will become all one thing or the other. Either the opponents of slav ery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest In the belief that it Is In the course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push It forward till It shall become alike lawful In all of the states, old as well as new, north as well as south."-, Abraham Lincoln, June 17, 1862. Miu-oln No Politician. During the Chicago convention. May 16, 1860, when the Lincoln advo cates were using everything within their power to secure his election and when It was uncertain whether the nomination was to fall to their can dldate or to William H. Seward, Lin coln's friends Wired him at Spring field that in order to be nominated h must promise cabinet positions to I two leaders of prominent delegations. Ho imemdlately answered: "I author ize no bargains and will be bound by none." This was characteristic of the man. Do not think for one mo- m w TOMORROW 1 STEWARD'S TONIGHT TONIGHT opera house: TONIGHT ELKS' Hums TRELS iBenefit Building Fund: The inimitable humor flowing from ex-Governor Oorge W. Peck's pen and the only di.tmatlzatlon thereof have made the name and . fame of "Peck's Bad Hoy" a household word from fireside 'to theater, wherever the English language is spoken. Hence, the coming to the Steward tomorrow night of the wonderfully popular and successful furee comedy embodying and vitalizing In character creations by a remarkably strong cast the best of the famous humorist's Inimitably P RICES LOWER THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER FLCOR Ji.OO OfllLtKr sue PARTIAL CkP.KGE PROGRAM OF SEATS LEFT TO-MORROW NIGHT funny hits, skits and sketches from real life, made from a satndpolnt to amuse all and offend none, justifies anticipations of laughter long and loud enough to shake the Coliseum's walls, and of more tickles than the biggest circus tent could hold. INDIAN HMW ment that Lincoln at this time was an amateur In politics previous to his nomination for the presidency he had served eight years in the Illinois leg- Main 43 PHONE Main 43 SNODGRASS GROCERY You no doubt have heard of JERSEY CREAM fLOUR. If not, ask the many who use it. Try a sack next order. Satisfaction guar anteed or money refunded We have on hand a quantity of empty coffee cans Just the thing for bread or flour 25c each J AS. G. SNODGRASS SUCCESSOR TO E. P. STAPLES COMES 10 lift MI From Toppenlsh, Wash., comes a story In real life, that reads like a chapter from Dante's "Inferno," Mil ton's "Paradise Lost" or the book of "Revelations," says the Pendleton Tribune. It Is the story of an Indian woman who died and descended to the very gates of the lower world and was then sent back to warn those who were following In her footsteps. The story Is contained in a letter received Saturday by Rev. E. J. Con ner, the well known Indian minister on the Umatilla reservation, from Rev. George Waters, an Indian min ister on the Taklma reservation. The former Is a Presbyterian and the lat ter a Methodist. The letter tells of an Indian woman who was a drunkard and who died recently as the result of a protracted spree. After she had been dead for half a day, had been washed prepara tory to burial and the body laid out waiting for the coffin, she startled her relatives and friends by suddenly coming back to life. She seemed to be filled with terror and after crying a while she settled down and told those surrounding her that she had descended to the gate of the fire world and that the keeper of the gate told her that was the place where all drunkards must come, and commanded her to go back to earth and tell the other drunkards what was in store for her. , The revived woman said she could see nothing of heaven but that she heard very beautiful muBlc coming apparently as from space and that it seemed great throngs were singing the new songs. She lived a couple of days and then died and was burled. The letter in full is as follows: Toppenlsh, W., Feb. 6, 1908. Rev. E. J. Conner, Pendleton, Or. Dear Brother: I am going to sent another sad news about dlelng a wo man, she use to be very hard drunk ard now she died one week ago near at Slmcoe one hour after trey wash her body and lay her down to wait the coffin about half a day, then she rose up again get life, and she cry out and told the people that she going to be lost and go down to fire world her name Is all ready in hell, the door keeper told her, you will go back and tell the other drunks, not one. drunk ards go up to heaven and then she saw down to hell very dark and she never see up to heaven, only she hear great good singing the new songs, and two days after that she died without any good faith she lost forever. I am very sorry for her, I use to talk to her, to quit drinking and be a good woman, O! to be if we preachers go ing to be slow to go after them lost ones, the devil got hold on them. O! my prayer Is for more labors to help on this good work every where. I am here alone, and many of my people are very dull, their ears hard to hear and not believe who is the Savior, pray for rue, my dear brother, this leaves me and wife both well, and one of my dear cousin died near at big church, she died happy "he was old member church when Rev. James II. Wilbur was here 36 years ago tier imiue ob Annie Yesmowlt. I am glad she died happy. This Is all now. am your kind and . faithful brother In Christ, Very truly yours, GEORGE WATERS. HOME TO REGISTER. Congressman Ilawk-y of First District a Cuiitlidute for llo-olcctlon. Congressman W. C. Haw ley of the First Congressional district, Is home from Washington to register and file his petition for renomlnatlon. It Is not expected that he will have any opposition in tne primuiiee, Ua tho district Is overwhelmingly republican. his eelction is certain, If nominated. KNAPP ENTERS WHITMAN. Last Year's Oakcsdalo IIlRh School Sprinter Will Carry Whitman Colors. Whitman College, Walla Walla, Feb. 12. The track team at Whit man Is smiling now over the arrival of Percy Knapp from Oakesdale. Knapp is a sprinter and middle dis tance runner, and In the lnterscholas tlc meet here last spring was one of the most conspicuous point winners. He has registered in Whitman al ready and will be eligible for track this spring. TO -CAMPAIGN COCNTY. W. F. Anderson Will Speak at Various Points In the County. W. F. Anderson, candidate before the republican primaries for the nom ination of county clerk, is arranging to address the voters of the county on "Pure Politics." Places and date will be announced later. lOtf W. J. Furnish is III. W. J. Furnish Is 111 at the hospital and It is understood he is to be op erated upon for appendicitis. He Is being attended by Dr. W. G. Cole., Pendleton East Oregonlan. SWIFT'S PREMIUM HAMS AMD BACON None better. Every piece is guaranteed. Fresh shipment just received. Phone Main 75 THE CITY GROCERY AND BAKERY E. POLACK. Propr. 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