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To tke BUter t The SerWl
.News. As mm m tk Gemea people
Tears Ut they nave been fighting
for au'ecracy of Germany
they will change uVeir enthusiasm tot
their mlra by wIkmb tney have be
deceived and pkcelt where it belongs
the peVea' CJaraaany ot deocrcy.
'Where would Germany 'a progress be
M the Gerraa.fi. people shoald continue
to accept of. things as thoy are?
Virtually speaking,' there are two
Germanloa to day; 6ne is Gorman au.on tno worjd( i -would consider my life
toe'racy by the few, and the German tn tnta w6ri(1 a fauuro,
people by the many. I. like Wilson, ' To bo boosted" on tho nation, tho
am In favor ot the common people ot liQt f j, nntlon as groot as
Germany tho democracy German ,t ls Tja pro-humanity, and with It
In this and all lands.
As a digression, and as tho many budding, blossoming and bearing in
readers of Tho News, and newspaper tollectual fruit which will Incrcaso
exchanges, high officials and others to n hundred fotd in v centuries to
have boea looking for my promised come!!
world paper, to appear, I ask you to Elbert Hubbard's wifo Allco like the
be patient a few weeks longer, as It' very-few other wives conformed with
takes time to prepare the matter for dcj.trlnos of hor husband, - because
the world's public in Its' writing, she was almost as good a talker and
printing, both main issue, printed writer as her husband, and formed
envelopes and by the thousand stamp somo ot her writings Into handsomly
fcig and mailing; besides I have much bound books. In appreciation, tho
"correspondence from various parts ot renowned and manly Elbert, to honor
the world, some of it from potentates her and a few other wives ot renown,
and other business; besides, I am published a work titled "White Hya
'&ged73, and eannot get about as ot - clnths." If -all families,, or the major
- yore. Furthermore, I add a promise lty of them were like the Hubbard
..that when the looked for matter does family, and a few other families, there
appear It will be a surprise to tho would never have been . accusation
world, to' be followed by a greater "and la his own house."
surprise, because a literary legacy My wife though 20 years my Jun
for the world. Tho first surprise is lor, yet is pleasant and agreable with
but the forerunner, or stepping stone , me in our talk about dress, food our
in getting the worid mind prepared home on the west side, our farm over
for tho second greater surprise. in Douglas county, neighborhood news
Neither of the. afore mentioned sur-( and the like, but she does not know
prises will appear la the news papers me, neither does any one on this west
as they are too lengthy, but will be ( side nor in the world!
mailed as printed matter only in un- In my second surprlso aforesaid,
sealed envelopes with one cent pes- my Intention is to place one of the
tag'e. No doubt extracts from them "merchants aforesaid before the world
will be published by various news and stating his name, as unbeknown
papers and magazines with comment to him, I have 'chosen him to preach
or criticism as: pleases editors. Some my funeral oration, should I "die" be
editors, however, who care may pub- j fore he does, and should I "die" else
Ilsh them entire. The matter really . where, I shall have arrangement made
ls intended for 1950 general propa
ganda, instead of the present, ill ad
vanced age of all nations.
There is no writer or speaker who
writes or' speaks for the public, who
do so for the pleasure of it; especially
if his or her doctrine ls of new
thought ; their life surely is a sacri
fice1 to' them.'"0 f '
The ancient truis'm concerning the
fate' ot the prophet, can be applied
as well today. There are too many
of dissenting .voice. There is ever
more criticism than comment, At
much ot their doctrine the? are laugh-
cd to scorn, it was said of Christ
"He hath a devil and is mad." At
much of His doctrine He was laughed
tn scorn and reviled in many ways.
Tue great, hlnker and writer and
author of many books, Elbert Hub
bard, (who, with his estimable wife
Alice, who 'with some others of less
. greatness, were, sacrificed by drown
ing by the ruthless mailed fist of the
ignorant and heartless Kaiser,) had
a hard row to hoe so to speak through
bis useful life; even "wise" men op
posed, .much, . of, hs doctrjnes., ..The,
same can be said of all thinkers,
whether they are men or women.
There are a few thinkers in the
olty of Springfield, Oregon, who nelth
etvare public writers nor lecturers,
but could do so ras it not that they
can make a better living financially
.to pursucthelr merchantile business,
I dare say there Is not one In one
hundred in tho city aforesaid, who
knows them further than merchants
and good citizens, and I have my
-doubfa if their wife and families
.know them: "A prophet is without
honor in his own country and in his
ovrn house."
f Surely Mohammed was the most sue
cessful prophet in religious history,
inasmuch as his wife was his first
convert!' " -'
-,It is my Intention ot offer my wife
one dollar if. she will read this article,
Surely she cannot earn a dollar quick'
cr or easier, las it should not take an
ordinary reader more than 20 minutes
to read It. ol the stack of books,
pamphlets, booklets, newspaper clip
pfngs and unpublished volumes In roan
uscrlpt' form, "all of my authorship,' if
not know of it I have raised a fam
ily of five to my first wife, yet it any
ot tho children have read any part
ot any of , my works, further than an
occasional article. clipped from aneyvs
paper enclosed in a letter to them, I
do hot knowof It. And Invariably
ihcro (s mora criticism than comment,
in his own country and In hla own
houso,"
I am out ot politics now, thanks to
my hypocritical "friends" whoso
"hands" I was tnvagled Into. But
should have taken the advlco ot hot-
tor friends to "not throw mysolt on
the nation" (In my candidacy In a
certain political campaign,) "that
sinsuW be mum, and. let others boost
Me; that I had neither money, big
fteaacM backing or friends ot 'high
political Influence." Just so, But, as
I think ot it how, that It I should
have been elected presldont ot this
wide nation depending mainly on be
ing "boosted" by "filthy lucre," oT
tataed'from the Bercesrios ot Wall
street, and political shtstlag "by ways
that are dark." and bo no better
president than, somo have been, and
had no otner influence ot Importanco
graft mysolt on tho world that in Its
for another thinker to preform the
service. Though neither one can know
me, yet from what little they do know
they can come nearer the truth about
me.
In a true sense of tho word, I do
not know myself who I am, and my
wife knows muih less! True knowl
edge Is to know how little can bo
known!! Of all the great discover
ies which have been made, the great
est is yet to be discovered, which Is
-vhen man has discovered himself!!
Darwin came the nearest discover-
j Ing himself when he searched as no
man had ever searched Into the hlden
mysteries ot nature!! Mysteries, did
I say? I made a mistake, there is
no such thing as "mystery," It Is only
pvldcnce of our lack of the knowledge
of the nature of things and of Nature! !
Talking about knowing ourselves,
reminds me of a time long ago, when
a Union soldier .in the war for tho
Union and liberty, while standing In
ranks in a small town in the south, a
naked negro urchen about ten years
old standing In front of me in an at
titude of Importance, replied: "Does
you know who I Is?" I replied in a
friendly manner, no, sir I do not. ,Ho
hen said: "I's Pomp." Tho next
question was: "Does you like lasses?"
I replied in the affirmative. Then the
command came: "Right face, forward,
march."
Then I thought, that about all the
poor, untootored boy knew was his
name, what he liked to eat, and be a
(lave to his wealthy, arrlstocratic and
p-eedy' "master."
Christ was in tho world but It knew
Him not; neither does it know Him
jven to use a Biblical expression,
'until this day."
Ancient philosophers and poets are
tpt known in their entirety. Llttlo
ls known of the wisest men and wo
men of any age until ages after their
bodies have jmssed to pathetic dust! I
Shakespeare, who reaped all the fields
of dramatic thought, and dramatic
writings from 1 his day are but tho
gleanings of chaff and straw, will
never be known!( i
Tho "I Am that' I Ams," are the
laviors of the world!! All soldiers
ol the war for the Union and liberty,
.vere saviors of this .nation! All sol;
Hers for the world's democracy are
saviors ot the world!!
Dy the courtesy of the much ea
teamed Editor, I respectifully request
a few extra copies bo struck oft for
which I will pay, that J may mall
llppm8 to -a few potentaleif the
world Including, tho growing tn the
hearts ot tho people, Wilson. Also I
will mall a tow copies to some news
papers, and magatlnos ot Important
places ot the world, and to somo jour
nals ot tho Pacltlo coaBt, and to
tow "high" officials,
Hospecttully submitted.
JAMES INMAN.
A graduate from the lite long uni
versity ot hard knocks.
1AYONET I SAVES
AMERICAN LIVES
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province there Is" no Toubt how m
noplo stand.
Are the people of Franco wnr-wrary)
Yes; so nre tfiose of nil Europe. Hut
they are not weary to tho point of
even thinking of giving up the strug
gle, dcfp'lte, or, rather, because of, the
fact thnt of nil tho allies Franco's bur
dens and her sacrifice In blood and ties
oluted homes bus been tho greatest.
In a tour ot tho war zone and of the
provincial towns behind tho lines, from
the channel to Switzerland, ono may
find everywhere abundant evidence of
a relentless determination, among both
soldiers and homcfolks, to see tho
thing through.
nut the predominant sentiment In
France today Is ono of intense grntl
tudo thnt America tins come In to help.
Any fleeting doubts as to the outcome
were dispelled, with the arrival ot the
Sammies.
ASKS STATUES FOR LONDON
Harvard Professor Would Make
Brit
ohs Familiar' With Great
Americans.
London. A plea for the erection of
A i . .. In
more statues or great American m
London was made here recently oy
Professor Sumlschrast of Harvard,
speaking before tho American Lunch
eon club.
"We who have the chance," he said.
"must do all In our power to maxo
England better known to Americans
and America and Its people better
known In England. Any misunder
standing- that may exist between tho
two countries Is purely tno result oi
Icnorance of one another. I would have
statues of every great American set up 1
In London, so that every EngHsnman
as ho walks through thesd streets may.
learn to know tho features' and story,
of Benjamin Franklin, George Wash
ington. Abraham Lincoln and many
others who stood up for liberty Tind
made It possible for Groat Britain!
France and the United States to stand
together today In the battle for human,
lty." ....
Gold Nuggets Worth $1,155.
Coffee Creek, Cnl. Three gold nug
gets, with a total vnluatlon of $1,155.
were portions of n cleanup made re
cently by Patrick Holland In his placer
mine near hero. One of tho. nuggets
was valued nt ?C00, nnother $400) and
the third $155. These are the largest
nuggets found In the county for 'sev
eral years. The "remainder of' the
cleanup, which nmouuted to $000, was
In small gold, several pieces of which
were valued at $5 each.
Didn't Appreciate Jcke.
L. O. Trlxler,, politician by trade,
postmaster by profession and practical
Joker In the Interim, was the victim.
of the old-fashioned April fool pocket
book Joke the other day when he was
on an automobile tour near Hartford
City, only the bait was, an nutomoblle
tire, says the Indianapolis News. :The
ttro, a new one, with the wrapping.
slightly torn, was in the rend. Trlxler
stopped, but Just as his fingers touched
the tire It rose In the air and hung by,
a rope over tne jijud or b tree. nx-f
ler got tho horse laugh from some,
hnva- hehlnd the tree, but ho aDDre-
dated the Joke so thoroughly that fiV
waited 'to see the next victim get
stungi -The next victim failed to see
the joke; and his language la said to
have turned the air so bluo that Loulo
had to turn on. hla automobile lights
to get away.
Pearl Was Too Well Heeled. , ,
A dispatch from Elizabeth, N. J to
the New York Commercial says thnt
Just because slio wanted to be a regu
lar fellow and spend a vacation rough
ing It, Pearl Holmes, a pretty and
youthful bride, carried an outfit of ;her
husband's apparel to the woods near
Rutherford and made the switch. Pearl
foiled to reckon with dainty French
heeled sumps and trim ankles and
was arrested by Chief Burbhn. She
returned home after the feminine
finery had been ealvared.
"Remember," -said the floorwalker
sternly, "tho customer ls always right."
"But, sir," expostulated tho clerk, "In
this enso I was exercising a privilege to
which I am entitled." t
"What do you mean?"
"Tho lady I was arguing with ls my
wlfeV-Blrmlngham Agc-IIernld;
An Explanation.
"I wonder what the uutbor- meant
who talked about silence that speaks."
"I guess he meant what you don't
hoar when doaf and dumb people talk."
Baltimore American,
- Everything we endure patiently, w a
key to something beautiful we' could
ipvor enter utjicwlw. I
Dance at Goihan
Friday,-Jnr IS, Mualo by two orch
estras, Supper at 19 o'clock, Every
body wolcomo, spectators froo. Hoar
tho latest popular music. 1
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE ON
EXECUTION
Nottco is hereby given that by Vir
us ot an execution and order ot sale
issued out ot tho Circuit Corut ot the
-Stat' ot Orecon for Lane County on
the, SBta day of Daetabr 1917. k a
suit wherein the plaintiff, K. I. Btowell
recover 4 Judgment against the de
fendants M. fk. Thornton and Kally
B. Thornton, fof the sura ot $347.GO
with 'interest thereon from the lfith
day ot November, 191,7, at the rateiot
10' per ceut per annum, and thrity five
and " 'no-ltW dollars attorney fees
and the' further sum bt 'fourteen
and 40-100 dollars coats, which Juug
mont was enrolled and docketed In the
clork'a office of said c6urt in said
county .on tho ICth day of December,
1917, and said execution to mo dlrocted
commanding mo in tho name ot tho
Stato ot Oregon In order to satisfy
said Judgment, attorney foes, costB
and nccrUing costs to sell tho follow
Ing doscrtbod real properly to-wlt:
Iloglnnlng at tho Nbrthwost corner
ot tho Northeast quarter (N. E. U) of
Section twenty-throe (23) Township
twenty (20) -South of llnngo four (4)
West, thonco running south twenty i
two (22) roda to tho center ot tho
County road, thonco In a Northeast'
torly direction along tho ccntor of snld j
county road to a point on tho Section I
lino sixty six (UU) reus r-asi oi tno
Northwest corner of Section twenty
three (23) Township twenty (20)
thencn West to tho nlace ot beginning
containing ten (10) acres more or leas
all In section twenty thrco (23) Town.
ntiln Twnnlr (20) SOUUl Of ilttOKO
four (4) West, Lano County Oregon. I
Now, therefore, In the namo of the 1
Stat nf Oreron. and In compliance .
wth said Execution and ordor ot sale, I
and in order to Batlity said -Judgment,
attorney fees, costs and accruing costs
I will oa Saturday, the 2nd day of Feb.
1915, at the hour ot one o'clock p. m.
on said day, at the Southwest door
of the County Courthouse at Eugene,
Lane County, Oregon, offer for sale,
and sell, subject to redemption, air
the right, title and Interest ot the)
Defendants M. M. Thornton, Emily (
B. (Thornton, Edward T. Haugobcrg
and Ethel O. Haugeberg and alt per-1
sons claiming by, through or unuer
them or any of them In and to the
above described real property. 1
J. C. PARKER,
Sheriff of Lane County. Oregon.
By D. A. ElklnB, Deputy.
Dec31,Jan.7.14,21,28.
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Soiling your cream. It will imy
you, Ask us about feed.
KUORNR FARMERS CREAMERY,
VV. F. WALKER
UNDERTAKER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Office Pnene 82; , vHeMae 87-J
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LEARN MUSIC AT HOMEI
Letcane Free Nsw ,Mjtf)l Laarn t
Play By Note riaae, Oriaa, YteMn,
Baftje, M4Hat Cornel Itory, VMti,
Quiiftr- Mace), 'Clarinet, TrWVeae,
Flute or to slag, HpecUl Limited
QMt it fee weekly leeeeae. , Yea
pay only for music and potage', 'wiWch
Is small. Money back guarantee.
No extras. Dcglnnera or advanced
pupils. Everything lltoatratod, plain,
simple, systematic, -Fnw leetHrea
each course. 1C years' auccesa..Btart
nt enco. Write tor' Fm booklet to
day Now. U. S. Schl,ef MUs.
225 Fifth Avenue. New Yerk City.
Work Hard
and Play Hard
pint you can't do it iC your hours of M6octt TtHc Lmh
play nre spoiled by oye discomfort. ?
Nothing mars tho enjoyment of recreation moro suro-
ly than strained eyes.
HA pair of our scientifically prescribed and "homo
matto" glioses will mnka you work with greater vim
and play with greater zest, bocauso they will mako you
feel that way.
IT'Servlce First."
SHERMAN W. MOODY
Broken Lciibqs EYE SIOHT SPECIALIST Factory
Quickly AND OPTICIAN uo
Replaced 881 Willamette Street Premises '
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SHOE SALE
CONTINUED
iirst Three
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My Shoe Sale '
has h&en such a
Howling Success
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far beyond my expectatfohf
that I have decided to continue
One More
Week
and give the5 'people who were
unable to attend, a chance to
Reap the Benefits
of the prices I 'am malting.
Sale Will Positively
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