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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
Character In Gait.

Gait is an important part of physical
expression. By his gait a man tells us
whether lie is fresh or tired, strong or
feeble, in good health or in bad. To some
extent also gait denotes occupation. The
upright and somewhat rigid walk of the
soldier differs largely from the rather
rolling gait of the sailor, and different
from both Of these is the slow, jolting
gait of the country laborer, which, how
ever, is partly accounted for by his clum-
sy and heavy boots. In the peculiarities
of gait, again, an attentive eye discovers
many moral qualities. Slow steps, wheth.
er long or short, suggest gentle or reflect
i've state of mind as the case may be
while on the contrary quick steps seem
to speak of agitation and energy.
Reflection is revealed in frequent
pauses, and walking to and fro, back.
ward and forward, the direction of the
steps wavering and following every
changing impulse of the mind, inevitably
betrays uncertainty, hesitation and in
decision. 1t might be asking too curious
a knowledge to distinguish by their re.
spective gaits the miser, the spendthrift
and the philanthropist, but the proud
man is almost always known by his step,
the vain man to some extent and the OBJ
stinate man not little.-Leisure Hour
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
THE FINAL rUMBLISG OPERATION.

an angle of about forty-five degrees.
As this revolves the pins keep slid
ing down the smooth copper TO the
lower side. This constant rubbing
against the tub and against each other
polishes chem.
II was the practice formerly TO allow
pins of all lengths to become mixed in
the different operations, and, after
polishing. TO separate them by very
ingenious machine, but it has been
found more economical TO keep each
size TO itself.
From the polishing tub the pins are
carried to the "sticker," where they
fall from a hopper on an inclined
plane in which are number of Sits.
The pins catch in these Sits and hang.
ing by their heads. slide down the in.
cline to the apparatus which inserts
them in the paper.
As the number Of pins in row on
the paper and the number OF Sits are
the same. an entire row is stuck at once
by an ingenious device. which takes
one pin from each slit and inserts them
all at once in the two ridges which
have been crimp, n the paper by a
wheel that holds it in place 10 receive
the uiuS
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18

SEVEN THOUSAND PINS AN HOUR.
firmly in a groove in their face. At
the same time the machine cuts it off
the proper length.
The gauge then moves away. and a
little punch forms the head by strik-
ing the end which rested against the
gauge.
When this is finished the dies sepa-
rate and deliver the pin into one of the
great many grooves in the face of the
wheel about foot in diameter, and
just as wide across its face as the pin
is long.
When the pin is taken by the wheel
At has no point, but as the wheel turns
it rubs the pins against an outside
band, which causes each one to roll in
its groove, and at the same time car
ries them past set of rapidly moving
files, which brush against the blunt
ends and sharpen them roughly.
They next pass against the faces of
two grinding wheels, which smooth
the points, and then to a rapidly mov-
ing leather band having fine emery
glued on its face. This gives them the
final polish, and as they leave the band
they are dropped into box under
meath the machine.
After this the pins are plated with
tin to give them bright, silvery APP
pearance. They are prepared for plat
ing by being first immersed in weak
sulphuric acid to remove all grease,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
How Did the Dollar Mark Originals,

Below give five theories of the origin
of the dollar mark (S), they being select
ed from about 20 seemingly plausible
solutions:
That it is combination of the "U. ST."
the initials OF United States.
That it is modification of the figure
8, the dollar being formerly called a
"piece of eight"
That it is derived from representa-
tion of the Pillars of Hercules, consisting
of two needlelike towers or pillars con-
nected with a scroll. The old Spanish
coins marked with the pillar device
were frequently referred to as pillar
dollars"
That it is a combination of "H. ST."
the ancient Roman mark of money unit.
That it is combination of P. and S.
from peso duro, signifying "hard dol
lar" In Spanish accounts peso is con-
tracted by writing the S. over the p.
and placing it over the sum.
According to one writer the symbol of
the dollar is monogram of the letters
"V" rs" and 81" the dollar being
originally "thaler" coined in the val
ley Of SAINT Joachim, Bohemia, and
known as Joachim thaler," and the
monogram the initials of the words,
VALLEY SAINT Joachim. st. Louis Re-
public.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
Living on a Beggarly $4,000.

No one who has not actually mixed
with New York dandies knows how
much they spend. A social philosopher
has lately reckoned that young man
about town, who takes his part in the
good things which are going, cannot
dress under $500 year. His tailor's
bill will eat half of this, his shirts and
"gentlemen's furnishings" quarter, his
boots not less than $225. twill cost over
$500 to outfit him for yachting, tennis
and polo. Then add to this his bill fol
horses, his club bill, his florists bill, his
restaurant bill, his lodging bill and the
nameless sundries which constitute one.
half of the outlay of a young man aboui
town, and it will be seen that man may
have $4,000 a year and yet be familiar
with the face of duns.
One of the Oldest and wisest clubmer
of the day recently, after an hours study
of the necessaries of life for a man OF
fashion, declared that he would advise
no one to attempt the life with less thar
S25, 900 a year.-Cor. San Francisco Ar
gOnaut
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
A Breach Of Etiquette.

In Holland a woman is a secondary
consideration and poor consideration
at that. No Dutch gentleman when
walking on the sidewalk will move out
of his way for lady. The latter turns
out invariably. however muddy or dan
gerous the street. Ladies very rarely
make any requests of the lords Of crea.
tion. An American woman asked Hol-
land gentleman at a party to bring her a
certain book from table. The bewild-
cred stare with which he favored her
convinced her that she had committed
conventional offense. He brought the
book, but quietly Informed her that a
Hollander would never have asked such
a fayor.-F. II. stauffer in Kate Fields
WNshinpton
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
They Only Knew Agassiz.

In 1853 party consisting of Lowell
Emerson, Agassiz, Judge Hoar, W. ],
Stillman and several others spent a few
weeks of the summer in the Adiron-
dacks. 50
The journey of the company gave rise
to an incident which has often been in
correctly told, and which, as a curious
comment upon human fame, deserves to
be told again. The coming of the party
was of course made known along the
track it would follow. and at Keese.
vile, where the common roads then
ended, the town was agog to see the
philosophers" as they were at once
collectively called. But neither Ener-
son nor Lowell was known, Agassiz be.
ing the only celebrity to that world. ow-
ing to his having recently refused the
ot1er by the emperor OF France OF the
keepership of the Jardin des Plantes at
Paris and senatorship with large sal
ary, he preferring to devote himself to
science and America.
The selectmen of the town waited on
the visitors early in the morning after
their arrival to pay their respects, they
said, but really to see a man who had
no regard for money and distinction.
They were received formally, the spokes-
man bringing a copy of a periodical
which contained portrait of Agassiz,
which he produced and carefully COM
pared with the lineaments of the pro-
fessor until he had satisfied himself of
the authenticity of the individual, when
he addressed his followers with. Eyes,
it's him!' And they then proceeded to
shake hands with him, the rest of the
PARTY being ignored.-W. j. Stillman in
Century.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
PILeRIMAeEs TO MECCA


'siouS Zeal Of SToha-,melans , c..
Boon to steamship Companias
is more than remarkable rbs, o-s
'oLl winch arose shortly after the death
souie l'sCO years ago, of man whose
name was for centuries identified VIII,
al that was hostile TO Christian domino
non and opinion should within the las.
.ew years have had an important and
favorable influence on the earnings of
certain British lines of steamers
No race has been more enthusiastic in
me way of pilgrimage to the holy ci+v
Of Arabia than that inhsbitinr tbe Nslay
peninsula and archipelago. Altbouri,
their conversion to Islamism dates bacE
only some 500 years, if indeed ouite 81
long lthe records of the event being de.
cldedly vague and untrustwortbv( tLs
duty OF performing the Hal" is recog
nlzed by all right minded Malavs as inn.
peratlve. The peninsula itself probable
furnishes far fewer number of pilorim ,
than the large islands of the archineIaoo
forming the magnificent territory knowI
as Netherlands Indies. Java and Celebes
Boyan and Bugis, to say nothing of In
Vulnerable less known places, now send
forth multitudes yearly to visit the sa-
cred fame, 1t would not at first sight
seem that the jouruey-made principally
IN well appointed steamers-involved any
particular hardships.
But the usual conditions of the mil
grim traffic" are somewhat differen,
from those of ordinary passenger vessels.
Ihe Malay pilgrim, whose ticket to and
from Mecca is provided by a passage
broker, has to find his own provisions
while on board. In all cases he has TO
pay smartly for conveyance from Jeddah
to Mecca overland, unless he elects to do
the journey on foot, but in any event he
has to provide the necessary commits.
sariat. The steamers as a rule are over
crowded for ordinary comfort, although
permitted by regulation to carry the 500
or more pilgrims who embark. Should.
as sometimes happens, an epidemic
break out during the voyage, the death
rate becomes tragical. The worst hard
shlps, however, commence ON landing at
The evil smelling and by no means
healthy port of Jeddah.
Few of the pilgrims provide them
selves with adequate necessaries to
tramp the greater portion of the 100
miles which separate the city of Mecca
from its nearest port. Yet worse is their
condition on returning. The price of
food is exorbitant, and thousands perish
annually of exhaustion and insufficient
nourishment-and this despite the best
efforts of the British and other consuls
at Jeddah, who issue all needful warn
ings to the pilgrims. Quarantine, again,
tells heavily against the would be Hail.
A few extra days detention exhausts his
small stock of provisions, and he falls
ready victim to disease. The result is
that a large proportion of those who
visit Mecca never return to their own
country. The trade, however, is profit
able to steamer owners, much as it is
disliked by captains and officers. AS for
Europeans unfortunate enough to be
passengers in pilgrim ship, they are
not to be envied.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18

An artist had sold picture for an ex-
orbitant price and the purchaser sued to
recover. The attorney for the purchaser
was making the artist uncomfortable by
his questions.
Now, sir" he said in that pleasant,
ingratiating manner of lawyers with a
witness, "do you think anybody could
see beauty in that picture?"
"Some persons certainly could" re-
piled the artist.
"You think the initiated in technical
matters might have no difficulty in un-
derstanding your work."
81 am sure they would not"
"Do you think you could make me see
any beauty in that picture?" this most
superciliously.
Probably not now, sir"-and the art
ist was most humble-"but once could
have done so easily"
Now, sir, how is that? don't under.
stand you. Explain, if you please"
That's quite easy. sir. could have
done it simply by employing you as my
counsel in this case. Detroit Free
Press,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
sleeping In sections.

Sir James Crichton Brown, the ex.
pert on brain diseases, has asserted in
a popular lecture that insomnia il not
attended with such disastrous conse-
quences as il commonly supposed. II
Is not a. dangerous as the solicitude Of
the sufferer. lie suggested that the
brains Of literary men, who are the
most frequent victims, acquire the
trick Of the heart, which takes a doze
a fraction Of second after each beat
and so manages TO get six hours rest
in twenty-four. Some brains, in cases
Of insomnia, sleep in sections, different
brain centers going OF duty in turn.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
HAVE No EQUAL.

ALLcoCK's PoRoUs PLAsrERs have attained
a worldwide reputation solely upon their
suPerlative merits. They have many would
be rivals, but have never been equaled or
even approached in curative properties and
rapidity and safety of action. Their value
has been attested by the highest medical
authorities, as well as by unimpeachable
testimonials from those who have used
them, and they are recommended as the
best external remedy for weak back, rheu.
chest and stomach affections, kidney difi.
culties, weak muscles, strains, stitches and
aches and pains of every description.
DO not be deceived by Misrepresentation
Ask for and insist upon having ALLcocK's,
BRANDRErH's Pulls assist nature.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
The Dog Didn't Like His snore.

In hunting for evidence Of a dog fight
sunday the officers learned that one
Herbert Sprague. stevedore, had been
oitten by canine. investigation shows
mat Sprague went to bed Saturday
night with bull pup Sprague snored,
and this disturbed the dog, so he
scratched his owners face to wake him
sprague retaliated by cutting the ca
nine whereupon the bull fastened his
seeth in the mans nose and then shook
nm sadly lacerating the member.
Ssprague finally broke the hold. disabled
tne dog with a chair and then got 9
nelshoor to shoot him. The nose vii
recover, but looks bad.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
THE HOTTEST SPOTS.
Death Valley In California Carries ON tn
Palm In America.

Palm In America.
In the eastern hemisphere the hot.
test spot is on the borders of the Per-
sian gulf on the southwestern coast of
Persia. The Thermometer during July
and August never falls below 100 de-
grees during the night while the tenn
perature during the day rises to 1913
or 129 degrees. Little or no rain
falls, and yet, in spite of the terrific
heat and other drawbacks, a compara-
lively numerous population contrive TO
live there, obtaining their water sup
ply by divers from the copious springs
of fresh water which burst forth from
the bottom Of the sea.
In the western hemisphere the hot
test region is a valley in California
(known as the Death valley, situated
to the east of the Sierra Nevadas, and
running between two mountain ranges,
the Funeral or funeral 5000 feet and
the Amargosa 0,000 feet, which has
as high or even a higher mean temper
ature than the region on the Persian
coast. In four months out OF FIVE dur
ing which readings Of the thermometer
were taken, the mean temperature rose
above 30 degrees, while in July and
August it exceeded 100 degrees. The
mean temperature for the twenty-four
hours on the 18th of July, 1891. was
just over lOs degrees. This valley is
uninhabited, and derived its significant
name from the circumstance that an
active party Of California emigrants,
who had strayed from the regular over.
land trail, perished there in 1850 from
heat and thirst. The hottest region in
Africa is in Nubian desert, where food
may be cooked by being buried in the
sand. The Arabs say OF IL: The soil
is like fire and the wind like flame"
The hottest portions Of the British
empire are India and Australia.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
ENTIRELY NEW MINERAL.
Crystals Of "Carborrudam" Created b
an American Chanist


an American Chemist
incidentally TO an attempt to pro-
duce diamonds by artitice an Americ.. n
chemist has recently discovered 4 min
eral hitherto unllnown-the hardest
substance in existence with one ex-
ception. 1t is called "carborundun. ''
The inventor for making his gems
obtained from concern in Loclport.
y. Y, the use of its aluminum-smelt-
ing apparatus. In reducing that
metal electricity is employed, CEN
Grating an enormously high tempera,
ture. AS chance experiment he put
into the furnace n lump of clay to-
gether with piece of graphite. which
is pure carbon. The result was some
small wine-colored crystals of rhom-
boidal shape. On examination it was
found that they were harder than
sapphire. Diamond is the hardest of
natural minerals; sapphire comes
next, and then ruby.
Chemical analysis proved that the
crystals were composed of carbon and
silicon in a combination hitherto un-
heard of. 1t does not occur IN nature.
The process above described. repeated
again and again, produced the wine
colored rhomboidS every time. A COM
pany has been formed to manufacture
them for polishing all sorts of things,
even diamonds. They are crushed To
powder like emery and made into
wheels with cementing compound.
The demand for them is already great
er than the supply. At the office of
the geological survey this new grind
ing material is to be tried in the
preparation of thin slices of stone for
microscopical examination. These
films of rock-granite, marble. or
what not-are reduced to such thin
ness that one can read through them.
Mr., kunz, the famous expert in
gems, believes that most of the pre-
cious stones will eventually be pro-
duced artiticially. All of them are
very simple in their composition-the
diamond, for example. is pure carbon,
and the ruby is almost pure alumina-
and the problem is merely to make
their elements crvStalli2e properly.
Chemists, who have hitherto confined
their attention to taking things apart.
are beginning to learn how to put
them together again. The English
professor, Maskelyne, manufactured
diamonds in his laboratory several
years ago, though they were too small
to have commercial value. Emeralds
have been produced accidentally at the
pottery works of Sevres, France.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18

have always considered the heart
the most perfect organ Of the animal
economy and one that never shirks its
duty without one seconds rest, night
or day; often without the intermission
OF a single pulsation. at every beat II
propels two ounces Of blood through
It's structure. At seventy-iive pulsa-
tions per minute nine pounds Of blood
is sucked in and pumped out; every
hour, $40 pounds; every day, 1850
pounds: every year, 1870, 400 pounds;
every 100 years, 473.0iO,OOO pounds.
Verify good organ.-Medical Brief.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18

Dairymen should feed corn and
pumpkins freely now. They are far
too carbonaceOus 10 agree with the
standard laid down by the German Sci
entisis, but they agree with the stand.
ard as fixed by the cows Of America.
As the weather grows colder cows need
10 iortify themselves against the cold.
and they require an excess Of carbona.
ceous foods 10 do It with. The stand.
ard rations apply 10 warm conditions.
In getting ready for winter cows store
up fat, and fat IA earbonaeeous prod.
uct Feed corn-stalks and all-and
pumpkius literally
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18

struct an inclined plane by placing a
fiat ruler on table, with one end rest
ing on slight elevation, such as pile
of books. Place the hoop on the in
cline in such Il position that the weight
may be slightly in front of the highest
point of the hoop, in the direction of
the top of the incline. On releasing
the hoop it will be found TO at once
roll up the incline, in seeming defiance
of the law of gravity 1t will increase
the mystery if instead of a hoop IA
round pasteboard box is used, having
a similar weight on the inside.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
Courtesy Among the swedes.

The Swedes are quiet, taciturn peo-
pie. There is no jostling even among
the lowest classes. When train leaves
a platform or steamboat pier, the
lockers on lift their hats to the depart
ing passengers and bow to them, a COM
pliment which is returned by the pas
sengers. You are expected to lift your
hat to the shabbiest person you meet in
the street, and to enter shop, Office or
bank with the hat on is considered bad
breach of good manners. In retiring
from restaurant you are expected to
bow to the occupants. Bowling and hat
hitting is so common that the people
seem to move around more slowly than
elsewhere, in order to observe the cour-
tesy.-F. H. Stauffer in Kate Fields
Washington.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
HOW PINS ARE MADE,
Cut Pointed, Headed and Packed
~ Machinery.
turned Out at an Astonishing Rate by
wonderfully Ingenious Mechan.
ism-How They Get Their
Rich Polish.

The machine that makes pins turns
out 1900 OF these tiny essentials in an
hour. Before the pin is finished it goes
through very many operations. which
are described in the Youths Companion
as follows: y reel of wire hangs over
the machine, the free end of which
passes between two rollers.
As the wire leaves the rollers it
passes between two matched dies until
1t touches gauge. just as it does this
the dies come together and clamp it
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of catArrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. +, j, CHENEY Il co,
Proprletors, Toledo, q.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J. Che.
ney Tor the last fifteen years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligation
made Oy Jneir nrm. Mh.cI n IkUAA,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, q.
WALDlNG, KINNAN Il MARVIN,
Wholesalc Druggists, Toledo, ..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internall, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price, 70 cents per bottle. Sold by
all druggists. Testimonials free
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18

Although something is known about th'
sneed az birls and animals, there are few
ascertaIned facts concerning that Of insects
and fishes. They rarely move 10 anything
like a straight line, and il Is hard 70 arriVe
at anything more than approximate TO
sults
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18

Wild varieties Of bananas have been
found in Ceylon. Cochin China and the
pbilippines. These Of course have seeds,
but they are inferior to the long cultivated
varieties. The banana is cultivated by
suckers. and it is in this way that The
plant Is perpetuated indehnitely.-Goid
thwaite's biographical Magazine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-18
ROOFING!

GUM-ELASrIC ROOFING FELT costs only
$500 per leo square feet. Makes good roof
for years, and any one can put IL on.
GCM-ElASTIC PAINT costs only co cents per
gal i'm bbl lots, or $3.50 for Sgal. tubs. Color
dark red. viii stop leaks in tin or iron roofs
that will last four years. Try it.
send stamp for samples and iull particulars.
GUM-ELASTIC ROOFING CO.,
80 and IL West Broadway. New York.
10 Local agents wanted.