THE NOUFOLK WEEKLY NEWa-IOIJUNAL I'MUDAY DECEMBER 17 I1.09
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PEOPLE'S PULPIT. . .
Unfit For the
Sermon by
CHARLES T. I Kingdom.
RUSSELL
Pastor Brooklyn "No Man Having Put His Hand
Tabernacle. to the Plow and Looking Back , Is
Fit For the Kingdom of God" ( Luke
ix , 62) ) .
. . . . . .ooo
Biiiulny. Dee. ft. Pastor Husscll lia
n largo attendance today nt the Itrool
lyn Tabernacle. IIo took for Ills tes
the words of the Savior. "No man hav
ing put his hand to the plow , and looh
Ing liitclc , Is lit for tliu Kingdom o
God" ( Luke Ix. O. The discourse fol
IOWH :
The Great Tenchcr did not use th
mclliodH of modern revivalists to sc
cure n following , lie did not ask th
multitudes to raise their hand If the
would prefer to go to heaven at dent
nnd then publish them art converts-
Christians. Indeed Ills methods wor
the very reverse of tills , avoiding al
kinds of sensational appeals to pride
neltlshness , vanity , etc. He set fort I
In plain terms tliu dllllcultlcs U > be ex
pooled by all those who espouse hi
Cause and become his disciples. II
forwarned them that It would me
the talcing up of n cross and the bear
Ing of It in his footsteps In the nar
row way of self sacrlJIce. Ilo warncc
these , saying. "Marvel not , If tin
world hate you. Ye know that It hatei
mo before It hated you. If ye were o
the world , the world would love hi :
own ; but because ye are not of tin
world , but 1 have chosen you out o
the world , therefore the world hatotl
you" ( I John III. 13 ; .John xv. 18 , lu > .
Instead of trying to produce an ex
cltemont which would over-balance tin
judgment of his hearers and lead then
to profess what they subsequently
would not bu able or willing to prac
tlce. the Great Teacher , on the con
trary , said to those contemplating dls
ciploshlp , "Sit down Urst and count tin
COst. " Instead of attempting to swaj
the multitudes , our Lord took a dlf
fere nt course and attempted to mala
disciples of only n special class uoi
the poor , uot the rich , not the learned
not the ignorant , but , Irrespective o
these class lines and distinctions , ul ;
jcall wits to all those who loved right
OoUsuess and hated Iniquity. AJ1 thost
who were weary and heavy-laden , op
pressed by sin and its penalty to themselves
/selves / nnd their friends these u <
called to team of him and tlud rest o
eoul
Thenceforth that class , having beet
brought In touch' with the Itedceuier
cau niiiko further progress otilj
ttTough faith In him and submlssloi
to his guidance Into all Truth and Intc
fellowship with the Father. The class
thus intluonccd wo believe to bo smal
ns compared to humanity as a whole-
only that portion which in honesty o ;
Iieart deplores sin and longs foi
righteousness and fellowship with God
These , like the remainder of the race
are by nature fallen. Imperfect , sinful
condemned , but In these still persist :
come trace of the image of God , h
the perfection of which father Adan
was created. It Is this trace or strah
of the Divine character representet
by conscience and faith which leadi
them to recognize their fallen and sin
ful condition , as compared with thi
Divine standard of perfection , and thii
becomes the basis of their calling o
drawing o : God , their "ear. " "lie tha
Lath an ear , let him hear" ( Itcvclntloi
il. 7i , It will bo observed that wo an
not specially blaming or condemnlni
those who have not the hearing eat
On tlie contrary we remember th
gracious words of Scripture , that li
God's due time , "All the blind eye
shall bo opened ; all the deaf ears shal
be unstopped" ( Isaiah xxxv , 5i. W
are glad of this promise of God tha
ultimately all shall see and all shal
bear and all shall know Him. from th
leant to the greatest We rejoice , toe
that when they know Him truly , the ;
will rejoice , even as do we now. Tha
will be their time of responslbllltj
their time of trial or judgment for lifer
or death eternal on the earthly plane.
The Kingdom of God.
Our text speaks of the Kingdom o
God. And it is Important that w
first of all notice that these words hav
In the Scriptures a two-fold signlll
cance. For instance , our Lord Jebii
taught that we should pray to the Fn
ther. "Thy Kingdom come ; thy wi !
bo done on earth as it is done I :
heaven. " The reference of this praye
is to the Millennial reign or govcri :
nieut of Christ , which St. Paul dt
clares will begin at the Second Con
Ing of our Lord , and continue until h
shall have put down all Insubordlui
Uon , all sin. everything contrary t
Divine character and Law It will b
the Kingdom of God which will sul
duo all things. Itlll be the Klngdoi
of God amongst men perfected who
all things shall have been subduct
And when Christ's mediatorial Klnj
dom shall be. at the end of the Ml
Icnnlum , delivered back to God , eve
the Father , God's Kingdom will hav
fully come in the earth. God's wl
then will be possible of accompllsl
ment by men , because all will bav
reached perfection ; and Christ's tnedli
torlal Kingdom will end because it wl
be no longer necessary. It will hav
accomplished the great purpose fc
which It was Intended.
It was not , however , respecting tlu
Millennial rclgti , that mediator ! )
Kingdom , that our Lord spoke la 01
lexr. nor ma tic refer to the perfex
Kingdom. UH it will bo turned oror t
tlio Father ut the end of the Mlllei
nium and will last forever. Our Lot
used the words , "Not flt for the Klni
dom of God. " aa be did In inuuy oti
ors of his discourses in respect to til
Church class now called of the Fntho
to be the "Kingdom , " In the sense o
being the kings and priests of tha
Kingdom the royalty of that Klnj :
dom the reigning family the Qucoi
the Lamb's Wife , associated with th
Heavenly Bridegroom. King of king
and Lord of lords , In his rule of
thousand years.
Not Fit For the Kingdom.
Wo now have before our minds th
two ways In which the expressloi
Kingdom of God. is used and wo ca
readily see that our Ixml could IK
refer to the .Millennial Kingdom an
say that any would bo too degraded t
be lit for the Inlluotices of his Mlllei
nlal Kingdom , because that Klngdoi
Is designed for the very purpose c
dealing with the unlit and gradually
during the thousand years of Its relg
of righteousness uplifting men out c
sin and death conditions , if they wll
to the full human perfection whlc
Adam lost , which .losus redeemed , an
which Is to bo restored to the willin
and obedient , as St. Peter declare
( Acts HI. 1IK > 1) ) . it follows , then , thii
our Lord must have referred to thos
called of the Father and accepted b
himself to bo chiseled and polished-
to be taught In the School of Chris
and eventually to become his Brld
and joint-heir In the Millennial Kin ;
dom. No man will bo esteemed tit fc
a share In that Millennial KIngdon
unless ho attains to the glorious qua !
tics of character , salntshlp. which th
Scriptures set forth as the Dlvln
standard "Copies of God's dear Son
( Romans vill. 291.
"Fit for the Kingdom ! " Let us thin
for a moment what these words sign
fy. First of all we recognize that , a
Dinners , we wore most thorough !
unfit for any favor of God. much los
this greatest of all favors. Jolnt-hoii
ship with his Son nnd "partakers o
the Divine nature" (11 ( Peter I , 4i. Bt
that ditllculty has all been ovorcom
with those who have como unto Go
through Christ and been made partak
ers of his holy Spirit of adoption. O
such wo read. "It is God thttf just !
ficth ! Who is ho that condoiunoth
( Itomans viii. aiKMi. It is Christ tha
died for our sins and who now is ou
Advocate. Who could in any wls
come botwoeu us and our Savior an
our Heavenly Father ?
But this justification Is not onougt
If we were perfect actually instead o
Merely reckonedly wo would not boi
for the Kingdom of God we wouli
not bo lit to govern others to b
"kings and priests unto God nnd t
reign on the earth" ( Revolution xx , 0
Wo should still bo unlit to bo th
judges of the world , as the Scripture
declare that we shall be , sayinj
"Know ye not that the saints sha
judge the world" ( I Corinthians vi , 2
Our Heavenly Father in bringln
many sons unto glory made the On
tain of their salvation ( .lesusi perfei
through sufferings. Should we thin
It stiango that wo , his younger brctl
ron , justified through his blood , shoul
be required , not ineiely to make 11 pri
fessloii of Godliness , holiness , but uls
to approve or attest that sentiment t
be a part of our very character ! 1
not what we as the Church of Chris
experience very reasonable indoed-
who would bo prepared to teach th
world meekness , patience , brotherlj
kindness , long-suffering , love , wlthov
first of all developing these vuriou
qualities of character in himself ? An
how could he develop these and b
tested except under just such sclioolln
and disciplining Influences as now ar
upon the Church of Christ , with
view to making us tit for the glorlou
position ot our high calling of God i
Christ Jesus ?
When the Scriptures refer to tli
Church as being tit for the Klngdoi
and as being the "ovorcomers" fc
whom the Kingdom Is prepared , an
who shall share its glories and honor
because "they are worthy" ( Kovelatlo
IIIIi. . wo are to understand this wet
t Illness and tit ness , not that they wor
originally so , but that by God's grac
through Christ , a transformation wor
will eventually bring some to thlsglor
ous position where God himself will e
teem them icorthv to bo called his chl
dreii , and to bo joint-heirs with h
Son , the Great King.
Various Kinds of Fitness.
There is cue certain standard of fl
ness for the Kingdom and none otlu
will do ; but there may bo quite n vi
fioty of conditions which make one HI
tit for the Kingdom. One of those I
murder. "No murderer hath eterm
1 life abiding In him" ( I .lolm III. in
Ho would i > e unlit for the KIngdon
This would not signify , however , tliti
one who had once boon a murdert
might not. by a sound conversion an
by faithfulness In the School of Chris
become n member of the Klngdoi
class. But the word murder here use
has a broader moaning than Is gonci
ally attached to It-tho meaning whlc
St. John gave to the wor-3 when h
snhl that whosoever Imteth his brothc
is n murderer ( I John II , 111. W
know , then , that no brother-hater
tit for the Kingdom. But , some mr
have boon brother-haters nnd 1m'
been washed , cleansed. snnctlUe
brought Into heart-relationship wll
the Lord mid into love of the brothro
If so , the Implication is that they hsr
lost the spirit of murder from the
hearts and are brother-haters DO Ion
er. The Scriptures tell us also that
will bo possible for a roan who h :
been figuratively washed from hla fc
mer condition of Hln-dotlloment an
who has boon clothed of tlio Lor
symbolically In a robe of rlghlooui
ness and who had been begotten t
tlio holy Spirit of love to turn troi
tills holy commandment of love t
turn from the way ot righteousness , t
his former condition of sln-dolllomon
The Apostle gives tin1 Illustration t
the sow ( hat was washed returning t
her wallowing in the mlro ( II Peter I
2'Ji. But the case of such Is hopeless I
the stop bo taken with full Inioiuio
and dollhorntlon-lf the return to
murdorou.s condition of heart brolliei
haling bo with the full consent ot th
Iieart. The Apostle , however , does hit
mate that up to a certain point ther
Is hope of recovery and hence h
urges all of the faithful to assist thost
saying. "Ho that converted ! a slnne
( once n brother ! from the error ot III
ways shall save u soul from death. "
Again wo road. "No drunkard Html
enter Into the Kingdom of God" (
Corinthians vi , lOi. Ho surely wouli
be unfit. Thin does not , however , Ini
ply that all total abstainers from In
toxicant liquors are lit for the Kliif :
dom. Neither does It imply that :
drunkard might not reform and tliu
cease to bo a drunkard , and by th
Lord's grace , become tit for the Kliifj
dom. Moreover the word itriinkant li
the Bible If frequently used In n fig
uratlvo sense , it represents an addlei
condition of the mind ; ns for Instance
we read , that Babylon's cup made al
the nations drunk ( Revelation xvlll
2-Hi. This signifies that felowshl ! |
with false doctrines has permeated
Influenced , bewildered the world h
general. God's people partaking o
Christ's cup of fuitlerlng are said t <
receive "the spirit ot a sound nilnd"-
clcnrnoss of understanding rcspcctliij
the Divine character and Plan and tin
principles of righteousness. All win
will bo lit for the Kingdom may In
expected to have considerable clear
ness of understanding respecting DI
vine tilings. They nro to know God
nnd by receiving his Spirit , they nn
to have understanding of "tho deej
things of God , " which the natural mat
cannot understand (1 ( Corinthians II
10-l-il. Of tills our Lord spoke , saying
"This is life eternal , that they migh
know thee the only true God. and Jesus
sus Christ , whom thou hast sent. "
The Importance of Fidelity.
Prldo is another quality of the hoar
which would lender its possessor tin
fit for the Kingdom of God , We retu
that the Lord "reslstetb ttio proud am
glvoth grace to the humble" ( I Peter v
Gi. Pride is one of the things whlcl
God hates. It is a foe to righteous
ness in general and leads captive
many into sin. When wo road thai
God shows his favor to the humble
wo may be sure that the favor ol
jolut-holrslilp with the Redeemer Is
for the humble alone. With whal
carefulness this should lead us tt
search our hearts and put away every
thing in the nature of pride , self-con
colt. Love is the fulfilling of the Law
Love is the Law of the New Creation
and pride Is a foe to love. It Is relatet
to Bullishness , which is n deep sentec
foe of every grace of the holy Spirit.
The Lord wishes us to see that the
Heavenly Father Is not merely calling
for those who have generally good In
tentlons and who would rather dc
right than do wrong. We may rejolct
with such that they are better thai
their neighbors , but they are not Ut foi
the Kingdom of God , unless their levi
for righteousness , for Truth , for th
will of God. bo so firmly established
that they are ready nnd willing to "on
durc hardness ns good soldiers of JPSU ;
Christ" and to "light n good fight" t (
the end of the course , laying hold upoi
eternal life and glory and Immortall
ty. One of God's objects In permit
tiiig the world and the flesh and thi
Adversary to have the power whlcl
they now possess to counteract nnd t <
light against our good Intentions auc
good resolutions is explained in thi
Scriptures. Wo read "Tho Lord you ;
God proveth you , to know whothe
ye love the Lord your God with al
your heart and with all your soul'
( Deuteronomy xlil , 3) ) . If love of slier
or love of self or love of any earth ! ;
thing can overbalance our love to tin
Lord and to his Truth nnd his people
we lire not worthy of a place In tin
Kingdom not tit for the Kingdom
Not merely good professions , but faith
fulness unto death , tlxity or character
tor , arc required of the Lord of sucl
as ho would honor with a share in th
Kingdom.
An Abundant Entrance.
Having noticed that lack of love
lack of zeal , lack of constancy , lack o
devotion would unlit for the KIngdon
lot us notice some of the character
tics necessary to a place In the Kind
dom some of the qualities , thorefon
which we must each cultivate in ou
own hearts , which wo must each di
vclop In his own character. The Apes
tie explains these and urges the ma1
ter thus. "Add lo your faith fortitude
and to fortitude knowledge ; and t
knowledge temperance ; and to tempoi
ance patience ; and to patience godl
ness ; and to godliness brotherly kliu
ness ; and to brotherly kindness lov <
For if those things bo In you nn
abound , they make you that ye sha
neither be barren nor unfruitful in tli
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. .
for if ye do these things , ye shall ue\
ar fall ; for so an entrance shall b
ministered unto you abundantly int
the everlasting Kingdom of our Lor
and Savior Jesus Christ" (11 ( Voter
5-11) ) .
_ _
Safer.
"Your political antagonist Is callln
you every name he can think of , " sal
the agitated friend.
"Don't interrupt him , " answcrc
Senator Sorghum. "It Is bettor to ha\
a man searching the dictionary f <
epithets thnu going after your recoi
for facts. " Washington Star.
Tetts of Chain For Panama Canal.
In government tests at Wasblngto
samples of the chain to be used o
the gear of the Panama canal lock
withstood tensile tests of 153,00
pounds to the square Inch before tb
metal parted.
AMERICANS DON'T KNOW ART.
Isadora Duncan Declares That Is Re
son Her Dancing Was Not Success.
New York , Doc. 11. Isadora Dttncn
started on her return to Europe o
the liner Lusltaiila. After n long sta
in Paris she will go to Egypt to r
main until next spring. She was n
companled by her brother , August !
Duncan. The two will prepare n no
combination of dancing Greek trni
edy and music which will bo seen I
London next fall. Augustln Dunca
will i end the tragedies , or parts t
them , and Miss Duncan will Interim
the choruses In dancing. The dnncc
Is not sure that she will return to till
country.
"People ask mo If I'm not proud c
my success here , " Miss Duncan snl
before she wont to the steamer , "nn
I must admit that run , so far ns th
public Is concerned. I have had Inrg
audiences everywhere. With the me
and women who are supposed to b
representative of the world of ar
however , I had n different experience
The Metropolitan opera house prn <
tlcnlly closed Its doors on me. Who
I wanted to give my dances there
wns told that the opera house wa
constantly In use for rehearsals an
that I need not apply.
"I do represent something in Europe
oven If my own people do not npprec
nto It. Mine. Wagner Invited mo t
Beyrouth to take part In tlio festlvji
ballets. In Germany the royal oper
houses are placed nt my dlsposa
while In St. Petersburg the Imporlr
opera house , which has the most woi
derful ballet in tlio world nnd cliei
Islies the dance ns no other theater I :
the world does , Is always at my dlf
posul.
"The Metropolitan house not enl ;
refused to allow mo to do my dnnce
there , but within n short time nftoi
ward gnve on Its own responsibility ;
performnnce of dancing in imitation o
mine. Lole Fuller has got together nl
the women who have boon Imltatlni
mo in the European music halls fo
the last five or six years.
"But I don't mind in the least beini
Imitated. I have not studied llftoei
years to recreate the art of dnnclni
merely for the sake of doing it mysell
But I do object to the caricatures tha
those women nre making of my art
After two or throe weeks of study the ;
start out to do what It's taken mo fif
teen years to learn.
"I danced last year In Paris for fou
months , four or live times n week , ant
nlwnys hntl great audiences compose !
of the foremost French actors , writ
ers , and artists. There my art wai
taken seriously nnd there was' sonv
understanding of what I was trying t <
do. Here , whenever I danced I woul <
road in the newspapers a statement t <
the effect that Miss Duncan danced ii
the dlaplmneous draperies the after
noon or evening before to the musii
of Mr. Damrosch's orchestra. Just ai
much seems to bo written about thi
other women who danced. What
have accomplished goes for nothing.
"I don't come to America for thi
purpose of making money , and I didn'
make much here. I know that I can
not keep dancing forever and I fee
that this art which I have perfectei
nnd made so beloved In Europe ough
to bo brought to my own people whll
I was still in my youth. I can inaki
more money by living in my house Ii
Paris and dancing there a few time :
every week and traveling to the othe
cities. But I thought that there woult
be some sort of recognition of what
had accomplished by the persons sur
posed to be in authority in art here.1
Miss Duncan was asked if it wen
true that she had refused to nppea
on a program last summer in Par !
with Anna Pavlova , the Russian danc
er. She denied It.
STOVAINE IN A HARD TEST.
The First Operation Above the Hear
Performed by Jonnesco.
New York , Dec. 11. A decisive tes
of the claims made by Dr. Thoma
Jonnesco of Roumanla , for the enl
cacy of the combination anaesthetl
of stovaine and strychnine , whicl
causes temporary paralysis in dlfforen
parts of the body when Injected Int
the spine , was given at the Now Yorl
Postgraduate hospital. A man suffoi
ing from Iieart disease and eplleps ;
was successfully operated on for :
tumor of the skull. Although urge
by his secretary , Prince G. Sutzo , note
to take the risk incident to the operc
tlon , Dr. Jonnesco , after deliberat
consideration , told Dr. Robert T. Moi
rls , who performed the surgical oporr
tlon , to proceed.
"It was one of the severest test
that could have been given Docto
Jonnesco's claim , " Doctor Morris sal
after the tumor was removed and th
only ill effects wore on the resplrt
tory centers , but that condition see
wore off and the patient , so far a
the operation Is concerned , will n
cover. "
Doctor Jonnesco stood close to th
operating table and wore a slight !
worried look when the patient tried t
struggle from the table when Docto
Morris was chiseling a hole throug
the first plato of the skull at th
upper part of the forehead. The ma
was tlio only one of four patient
operated on who caused any troubK
and at one time it required six deters <
tors nnd nurses to hold him. Docto
Morris at flrst expressed the oplnio
that the patient was displaying sign
of epilepsy , but as the operation pr <
grossed ho discovered the true cause
which was that the lungs had bee
affected.
The man was about 33 years of ng
and n foreigner. It appeared for
time as If the anaesthetic might hav
n fatal effect , but before the woun
was sewed up the patient had bocom
quiet. More than on ? hundred note
physicians and medical students gatl
orod at the hospital to witness th
demonstration by Doctor Jonnesco.
It was known that ho would for th
first time in America , attempt a
operation at a point situated above
man'o heart The previous operation
were at points below the heart.
Cheese Factory to Plalnvlew ,
Plain view News : Plain view Is g <
ing to huvo n ohcoso factory nfte
Jnnunry 1 that will bo a credit to th
town nnd provide n good maiket f
cream and milk , second to none , n
the year 'round. P. L. Wynmn c
Brlstow , Neb , a practical and oxpor
oncod choose man , has boon In tow
several times of late and this woo
closed a deal with John Cox , whorob ;
ho secures the equipment and goo
will formerly belonging to Mr. Co ;
and about the first of the year wl
begin the operation of n first-clan
cheese factory in tlio old creamer
building down near the Burlington d <
pot. Mr. Wyman expects to opornt
about half a dozen cheese factorle
on the Bonosteel line the coming yea
and this will enable him to make hi
shipments to the market in car lom
lots. Ho was formerly at Bristol
This enterprise without doubt mean
much to Plalnvlow nnd the formers 1
this vicinity.
DIES , COMES TO LIFE , DIES.
Doctors Send Hearse for Instruments
But Have to Use It as Planned.
St. Paul , Minn. , Dec. 11. A hears
and thirty carriages waiting botoro th
residence of the late Chnrlotta Wll
nor to receive her body nnd take it t <
the Jewish burying ground , wore dis
missed nt 3 o'clock p. m. when It be
cnme known thnt Isaac Deverinan , ae
sistnnt undertaker nnd amateur hyr
notlst , had discovered signs of life litho
the body ns It lay on the morgue slal
In the undertaker's establishment i
few hours befoic. Physicians won
summoned , and upon application o
instruments , discovered manifest sign
of life , which again disappeared. Rig
or mortis set in about C o'clock thli
evening nnd the body wns buried ni
hour Inter.
FOR A MAN SHE'D NEVER SEEN
A Baltimore Girl Believed Her Levi
Was Unrequited.
Bnltlmore , Dec. 11. Atter writing r
note which is accepted by her parents
as a confession of unrequited love foi
a man who , they sny , she never lint
seen , Miss Mnry Scott committed sul
cide by swallowing carbolic acid.
The name of the man referred tc
In the letter is C. L. Shull , who , tin
girl's parents say , lives in Harrisburg
Pa. They said their daughter , who was
about 20 years old , never had seer
him and had known him only througl
a girl friend.
THE CORPSE WAS DRY , TOO.
When He Sat up to Drink , the Grave
Robbers Fled.
Pleasant Hill , Mo. , Dec. 11. Wher
Tom Caywood , a farmer near Glen
wood , Mo. , went to Glenwood govern' ,
days ago he immediately hunted ur
his old friend , John Dodson , a big
loose-jointed , genial Irishman.
"John , " said Tom , "I'm here to gel
my half of that money" and thereon
hangs a story :
One November night In 1904 , Cay
wood and Dodson started from Glen
wood afoot for their homes , elghl
miles distant. Their way led pasl
Bethel cemetery and as they dre\\
near the place they heard voices. Twc
men were busy over a grave , and as
they worked they talked in subdued
tones.
Caywood and Dodson concealed
themselves in the brush at the road
side to see what was going on , as thej
suspected It was a case of grave rob
bing.
Carrying a body the two men presently
ently emerged from the graveyard
They laid the body in the wagon , cov
ered It with canvas and returned tc
fill the grave and erase the evidences
of their crime. Dodson and Caywood
then crept from the brush , after si
whispered consultation , carefully re
moved the body from the wagon and
deposited it in a fence corner. Dodsor
crawled Into the wagon and covered
himself with the canvas.
The robbers returned and started
north , Caywood following. After driv
ing a mile.they began to feel chilled
as a result of their hard labor and
perspiration , and one pulled ft big hot
tic and proposed n drink. The othei
mnn took the bottle nnd said :
"Let's give the stiff a drink. "
Dodson slowly raised himself nnd Ir
a fitting tone of volco remarked :
"Well , I don't care if I do. "
With a concerted yell of horror tlu
grave robbers bolted , fleeing across r
Hold nnd down through the timber
Caywood soon arrived , and it wat
agreed that Dodson should take pos
session of the wagon and team , whlcl
ho did , after the body had been care
fully relntorrcd.
Dodson and Caywood said nothinj
about the affair , but decided that thej
would hold the wagon and team five
years nnd then sell the outfit If nc
ono claimed it. Of course , no claimant
appeared , nnd the five years expired
n few days ago. Cnywood was or
hand promptly , the outfit was sold foi
$300 and the compact carried out.
SAYS GOAT BUCKED TOO HARD.
Butler , Pa. , Man Asserts He Was Hur' '
While Being Initiated Into Eagles.
Butler , Pa. , Doc. 11. Thomas Lewis
n foreman nt the plant of the Standard
Steel Car compnny , who nlloges thai
ho sustained n broken leg nnd othoi
Injuries while being initiated Into the
Butler aerie of the Fraternal Order o
Eagles , has brought suit to recovei
$5,000 damages.
The grand aorlo of the order nnc
the ofilcers of the grand nnd loca
lodges are named as defendants.
Lewis says ho wns incapacitated foi
work for three months and Is stll
lame.
CIGARETTE CAUSES FATAL .FALl
Horses Throw Driver Over Preclplci
When He Stops to Roll.
Ashley , N. D. , Dec. 11. Henry Lav
er paid for his desire to smoke a clg
nretto with hla life when ho attomptec
to roll one while driving n pair of wll
bronchos along a road on the brow c
n precipice. Layer wns evidently pn ;
ing more attention to his clgarott
than to the driving of the horses , who
they suddenly became frightened , tl ]
ped the buggy over the ledge , an
gave the driver a dislocated neck , n
a result of which ho died within a fei
hours.
LIKES JOHNSON'S CHANCES.
Vaudeville Gag Will Not Help Jeffries
Says Tim M'Grath.
San Francisco , Dec. 11. Tim M (
Grath , one of the best known handler
and trainers of pugilists In this com
try , seems to think that Jeffries i
taking desperate chnnccs with Jnc
Johnson. McGrnth has seconded an
supervised the condition of such note
pugilists ns Ike Weir , Frank Murphj
Billy Murphy , Solly Smith , Dal Ilav ,
kins , Spider Kelly , Mysterious Bill ,
Smith , Young Mitchell , Danny Need
linm , Kid Lavlgne , George Dnwsor
Tom Trncey , Dan Crccdon , Youn
Griffo , George DIxon , Joe Wnlcott
Bnttllng Nelson , Tom Shnrkey nm
Johnson. When he consents to discus
pugilism , therefore , McGrath is abli
to speak by card.
"Jeff Is taking n pretty big chnnci
when he agrees to enter the ring will
: his big negro , after a life of Idlenes
for nearly five years , " said McGratl
; he other day.
"You hear n lot of fans saying tha
Toff is only three years older thai
Johnson and that the negro has beei
ilttlng the high places a bit himself
That may be true , but Johnson hai
aeon fighting right along. Mind you
tie beat n good man last month , fo
Ketchel was highly regarded as i
fighter until the black put him away.
"Wo know that Johnson can figh
right now , but we don't know whetlie :
Jeff cnn or not. It's like the fellov
who drank twenty mugs of boor 01
a wager. lie tried It first. I thinl
It would bo a good idea , therefore , i
Jolt tried a few second rate fighter :
flrst.
"I don't llko the way Jim has beei
doing his so-called training on tin
vaudeville stage. If Jeff had hung i
gun over his shoulder and had gen <
off Into the California mountains hunt
Ing when the public flrst asked him t <
return to the ring , I'd have had mori
confidence in him. Instead , he tac
klcd this vaudeville game for the
money there was in it.
"But there's money in It for Joffrloi
if ho whips Johnson , for he'll neve
die a pauper ns long ns white men live
He had bettor forgot about the foot
lights right away quick and get bncl
to the simple life. No mnn can trail
on n vaudeville diet.
"I've bucked that game myself am
I know. How can a man train whoi
he's facing the footlights all the time
breathing the foul air of the crowdei
theaters , sleeping in strange beds , eating
ing badly cooked food and catchlni
trains at all hours of the night ?
"Jeff needn't think that ho can blov
this negro over. He's got to have tin
good old punch , that keen eye and tha
old speed. Johnson isn't afraid o
him , so get that out of your head. Tin
colored man Is the best front runne
In the world.
"If Johnson has the least bit o
confidence he's going to light llko i
wild man , ! know. I've handled bin
and I'm qualified to talk. He wll
not have a faint heart when ho get
Into the ring , because ho is convince !
that the bumble boo has lost a lot o
his sting.
"This follow Berger makes mi
weary with his vaudeville game. Wha
does coin amount to in a crisis llki
this ? Berger doesn't care for sent !
ment at all. He's trying to grab of
all ho can for Jeff and himself , an <
then let the big follow boat himself
just ns old John L. Sullivan did whoi
Corbott boat him.
"Sullivan Just ran himself to death
nnd Corbett didn't hnvo to hit bin
hard to score n knockout Johnsoi
Is Just as clover as Corbntt and ho'i
n much bettor fighter. Take It fron
mo that Jeff will have his hands ful
when the battle begins.
"Had Jeffries and Johnson beoi
matched four years ago the sportlni
public would not have regarded thi
fight seriously ! Johnson would no
have been looped upon aa a formidabl
antagonist and a comparatively smal
purse would have been offered for the
mill. But under present conditions It
Is safe to say that the men seem to
be very evenly matched , with the negro
having a look-in.
"With Jeffries possibly coming back
and Johnson still coming , I think It Is
about an even break , with the negio
having n chnnco to win on strength
nnd stnmlnn. I'll admit that Jeff Is
Improving in his condition steadily ,
but ho will have to bo nt his best to
win back the title.
"If Jeffries can stand the pace and
can roach the negro with his old-tlmo
body blows , he'll win ; but if Johnson
(
, can stand him off for twenty rounds ,
j I think the boilermaker will gradually
tire , and the negro will finally put
him away. In short , Jeff will have to
win inside of twenty rounds or not nt
all. "
"BIG TIM" HOLDS THE MONEY.
New York Man Stakeholder for the
| Jeffries-Johnson Fight.
New York , Doc. 11. "Big Tim" Sul-
1 livan was made final stakeholder for
the Jeffries-Johnson fight and n total
of $40,000 was turned over to him.
Glonson , RIckard , Little , Bcrger and
several friends met In Glcason's room
at the Knickerbocker hotel and It
wasn't a quiet mooting at that. All
hands joined in the wrangle over the
question of who was the proper person
to handle the largest amount ever put
up for a fight. John Clark of San Fran
cisco was first spoken of and there was
a lively skirmish over his being mndo
the banker of the contest. Then "Long
Tom" Williams , the race track man of
California , was named nnd it seemed
for a time thnt he would bo selected.
When the debate wns hottest some
one suggested the name of "Big Tim. "
After more tnlk nnd then a whole lot
more , the managers for both men and
the promoters as well , agree that "Big
Tim" Sullivan should be the big mogul
of the money.
"Tex" Rickard made it certain that
all concerned should know Sullivan's
duties in the matter. Sullivan Is to
be the Judge and jury alike and if In
his opinion there Is the slightest sus
picion of crookedness on the part of
either man , the money Is to bo re
turned to the promoters , the fighters
forfeiting $10,000 apiece , the amount
each has up at present. Sullivan will
also bo Instructed to sco that the
money is paid off at the rate of 75 per
cent to the winner nnd 23 per cent
to the loser.
During the powwow Eddie Graney
sat to ono nido and Untuned to the
spellbinders arguing over the names
of their friends. After Sullivan hnd
been elected to the Important post of
coin cnrrlcr , Rickard turned and asked
Graney If lie wouldn't net as referee.
"I would like to have you the third
man and if you will consent to act ,
I will use every persuasion on the
lighters that I can to make you Judge
of their contest. "
"I don't want to act , Tex , " remark
ed Graney , in reply. "I am through
with rcferoeing nnd everybody knows
It. I hnve other things to ntteud to. "
Rickard insisted for some time ,
pointing out the fact that it would
equalize matters , now that an East
erner had boon made the man of the
funds.
Charley White was also on hand and
there is but llttlo doubt that ho will
try for the job. The matter of refereeing -
ing the tight scorns to ho between
Welsh , Smith , White and Graney. Joe
Humphrey has sent in his bid for the
announcing Job. If tlio flght goes to
all interest in the Job In favor of the
of Introducing the gladiators. Hum
phrey announces that ho will waive
all intcrestln the job In favor of the
veteran , Billy Jordan , In the event of
the fight going to California.
AD. WOLGAST IS NOISY.
Los Angeles , Calif. , Dec. 11. Ad.
Wolgast will put up n side bet of
$1,000 that ho can stop Packy McFnr-
land inside of ton rounds , providing
the stock yards champion will make
the lightweight limit , 133 pounds at
the ringside. This bold deft on the
part of Wolgast should cause McFar-
land to do ono of two things cither
accept the proposition immediately , or
crawl over into the welter weight di \
vision and stop making faces at the
133-pound boys !