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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
WHEN WAS A BOY.
un IN the attic whera l slent

Up In the attic where slept
When / was O boy-a little boy
In through the lattice the moonlight crept,
Bringing tide Of dreams that swept
Over the low, red trundle bed,
Bathing the tangled curly head,
While Tnoonbeems played at hide and seek
With dimples On each sun Drowned cheek
When was boy-a little boyi
And, obi the dreams-the dreams dreamed
When was boy-a little boy
For the grace that through the lattice streamed
Over my folded eyelids seemed
To have the gift Of prophecy
And to bring me glimpses Of times to be
Where manhood's clarion seemed to CALI
Ahl that was tho sweetest dream all
When was a boy-a little boyl
I'd like to sleep where used to sleep
When was boy-a little boy
For In at the lattice the moon would peep,
Bringing her tide Of dreams to sweep
The crosses and griefs Of the years away
From the heart that is weary and faint today,
And those dreams should give me back again
Tho peace have never known since then
When was a boy-a little boy
Eugene Field in Chicago Record.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
MILTON AND GLADSTONE.
The British Statesman Challenges the Poet
US Translator of Horace.

The British Statesman Challenges the Poet
Us Translator of Horace.
This is Milton's rendering of Horace,
book /, ode 3 (Quis graotlus Puer):
What slender youth, bedowed with LIQUID odors.
Courts theo ON roses In somo pleasant cave,
PyrrhaP For whom bind'st thou
In wrcaths thy golden hair
Plain In thy nentnossp Oh, how oft shall ho
= On faith and changed gods complain, and seas
Rough with black winds and storms
unwontcd shall admirol
Who now enjoys thee o'credulous, all gold,
Who always vacant, always amiabe
Hopes thoe, OF flattering gales
Unmindful. Hapless they
To whom thou untried seem st fairi Me In my
vow'd
Picture tho sacred wall declares to have hung
My dank and dropping weeds
To the stern god Of sea.
Mr.. Gladstone, ut tho age Of S5, thus
renders these beautiful lines:
What scented stripping, Pyrrha, woes thee now
In pleasant grotto all with roses fairT
For whom those auburn trcsses bindest thou
With simple carei
Full oft shall he thine altered faith bewail,
His altered gods and his unwonted gaze
shall watch tho waters darkening to the gallo
In wild amaze.
Who now believing gloats on golden charms
Who hopes thee ever void, and ever kind,
Nor knows thy chnngoful heart nor tho alnrma
or changeful wind.
For me let Neptuno's temple wall declare
How safe escaped In votive Offering
My dripping garments own, suspended thore,
Him ocean king.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21

The following is summary OF
the weather for the month OF jan
uary, 1895, as taken at the o6serV-
ing station at Toledo, Oregon:
Elevation above sea level, 4oteet'
mean temperature 80; maximum
80. date Ist; minimum temperature
18, date 27th; mean of maximum
temperature 60, mean of minimum
temperature a7; number times mill
imum temperature 80 degrees OF
below, 10; number times minimum
temperature 40 degrees or below
8. Total precipitation, 1919 inches
greatest precipitation in "a con-
secutive hours, and date, 2. 9TH
Prevailing direction of wind, south
total movement of wind, II miles
No. of clear days, 7; No. OF partly
cloudy days, 7; No. of cloudy days
8. Date of light frost, 10Th.
DR.. H. w. VINCENT,
Observer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
An Expert Opinion,

An old watchman, who used to keep
guard in the department of justice, from
long association with the legal lights
in tho building believed he had imbibed
o fair share Of learning in the law, and
SO when one night q telegram addressed
to tho attorney general came after hours
he had no hesitancy in opening it and
reading its message. 1t asked the ques-
tion, "Is man to be held responsible
for crime committed while under the
influence Of liquor?" The watohman
pondered over this message for some
time, and, as he knew what the intu-
ence of liquor was, he sent the laconic
answer: "No indeed. (Signed) John
Jones, in charge of department of JUS
tice. " OF course there was an immedi-
ate attack on the attorney general for
such a decision, and the matter came
to the ears of the department.. An inves-
tigation was made and the watchuan
suspended for three months. That did
not worry him, however. With eff
frontery that simply dumfounded the
clerks, he came to the building every
pay day during that time of suspension
and drew his salary. Kate Fields
Washington.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
A Queer Postomce,

One of the strangest postoffices in the
world is away down at Terra del Fuego,
In the toe end Of the big shoe, which is
what the map of South America looks
like. The "offioe" is big barrel, and
1t Is fastened to rock overlooking the
straits Of Magellan. Every ship that
rounds Cape Horn stops at this odd
pti.otice. A boat puts out to the shore
with letters to be left, and the sailor
who takes them looks over those already
In the barrel, taking out and bringing
away with him any that his ship can
forward to their destination. Then he
fastens the cover ON the barrel with its
hook and staple, and the queer old post.
office that needs no postmaster or mail.
bags is left to itself until the next ship
comes by.-New York Times.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
BUYING PRECIOUS STONES.
Some OF the Valuable Gems and What
They Are Made OF.

Some Of the Valuable Gems and what
They Are Made Of
Buying jewels is as hazardous a. Iuy
ing horses, and could anything possibly
be more risky than the latter? White
sapphires have occasionally been sold as
diamonds, and as proof that white topaz
may easily be confused with them one
has only to recall the fact that the lar
gest diamond in the world, the Bragap-
"a, belonging to the crown of Portugal
and valued at sos, 900, 900, is by many
considered to be only topaz. Carbon,
In pure crystallized state, is in every
color of the rainbow, red, orange, green,
blue and even black, and occasionally
the colored are as valuable as brilliant
Of the same size.
The Jewels next in hardness to the
diamond are the sapphire and the ruby.
called by experts corundum, or crystal
lized clay. Blue corundum is called sap
phire; red, ruby; green, oriental emer-
aid; orange, oriental topaz, and violet,
oriental amethyst. The word oriental
distinguishes these from real emerald,
topaz and amethyst, which are distinct
minerals.
The largest and most famous ruby in
the world forms part of the imperial
state crown made for Queen Victoria in
1888. 1t Is believed that this ruby was
worn in front of the helmet of Henry V
at Agincourt.
The most precious sapphires and ru-
bies, when cut and polished, show rays
from the center to the sides in the form
of six pointed star. On this account
they are called star sapphires or rubies.
1t is difficult to produce q gem upon
these stones on account Of their exceed
ing hardness, but there are few good
intaglios and canoes extant in both
one, cameo head Of Cupid, by Isler,
one sapphire; another, a front face
cameo head Of Diana ON q ruby, by Pts
trucci.
Topaz is the next jewel in degree Of
hardness 1t consists of about half clay,
one-third flint and the rest tiuorio acid.
The best are yellow, with sometimes a
greenish tinge. Some found in Brazil
are perfectly colorless and are called
'novamina" diamonds. They are more
brilliant when polished than any jewel.
There are few blue topazes found
these are taken by the uninitiated for
sapphires. philadelphia Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
BIG Pay EoR TEA TAsTERs.
One Expert Is reported to Eeceive Sal
cry of s5O,OOO a Year.


cry of $4,000 Year.
"Since the Canadian Pacific railroad
was completed and a line Of steamer
established from the orient. " said tea
faster to a reporter, Immense carS9es
OF tea have been going there from CHI
ma, Japan and other countries. It has
been my business to examine and taste
various samples from these cargoes. /
have also visited Ceylon and nearly all
Of TIE tea growing countries Of the orl-
tnt 10 observe the mode Of putting up
the tea. 1t is astonishing the way they
manage it adulterate it over there. The
packers are so skillful that they slip in
O great deal of inferior tea and work 1t
off under good brands. This makes the
merchants who afterward handle it
complain. Packages of tea Of a certain
brand will be found all that could be
desired, while other packages bearing
the same brand and In the same cargo
will be highly adulterated. As this tea
is very costly, there is need Of experts to
examine it. They must be good ones
for everything depends for the time be-
ing on their Judgment. A faster can
only taste few hours at time, when
he is weakened and has to take rest.
Besides this, when he begins a job Of
tasting, he must take special pains to get
himself in shape for it. ! was about six
weeks getting myself ready for exam.
ining some cargoes in the warehouses
here for the government, Before be-
gan did not taste intoxioants in any
form and did not even smoke. At the
same time I was careful not to eat strong
peppers or spices, or, in fact, anything
that could distort the taste. One must
be i'll as perfect condition, in order to
properly judge of the teas he tastes, as
horse is when prepared for the Derby.
He must be at his best and must feet
that he is. The best tea tasters OF the
country make enormous sums, consider.
ing the time employed; $40, 900 year
is a low sum, and oftentimes from $780,,
900 to $50, 900 is made, and even more,
know man in the business who made
$50, 900. 1t all depends on his standing,
the number of times he is called as a
faster and what he can endure "-San
Francisco Examiner.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
HOLLAND MAD.
The Enterprising and Honest Dutch Have
Captured Gotham.


Captured Gotham.
The town has suddenly gone Holland
mGd, not as that thrifty llttle Kingdom
did when it lost its heart over tulips
and threatened to bring the finances Of
the country to ruin, but wisely, dis
creetly mad, as New Workers become.
The china shops are filled with Delft,
the silversnith's cases with Dutch sill.
yer and the very millincrs display lit.
tie Dutch bonnets, fashioned like tho
quaint peaked caps worn by the good
danes OF old Amsterdam. Even Dutch
furniture has become a craze, and fash.
ionable shoppers are passing by the ger-
geous empire styles, decorated with the
laurel loaf, to buy the Dutch sofas end
cabinets, curiously inlaid with rare
woods and wrought with picturesque
carving.
In far better taste is this Dutch fur.
niture, fashioned, as it is, by hand to
meet the domestic needs of a sincere
honest folk, than the empire furniture,
with its bizarre ornamentations Of gild.
W. hiSehi oht iNo illOCh CIuSblC DNllcIl3,
designed to suit a newly created aris-
torracy. If we could but bring back tho
simple domestic spirit Of the Dutch with
our Dutch fashions, it would settle many
q social problem, but Dutch fashions as
they now appear are as costly rs the
gilded fashions of Louis XIV or tho en-
pire 1t has long been an established
fact that one must pay most extrava.
gantly for refined simplicity, SO that
Delft is often almost as costly as Dres.
den. There are pretty fruit baskets in
Delft, drug vases" low bedtime can.
dlesticks, shoes and the most altogether
delightful tiles Imaginable duplicating
i'll pattern old tiles, some of which still
exist in manor houses in old New York
and neay Albany. 1t is now possible to
get almost all tho new shapes in this
modern Delft, as it is wise European
custom to save all designs used in the
china factory. New York Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
Farms For Sale.

! have two good farms for sale
near Elk City. The first is a good
farm of 1913 acres joining the town,
has good house, barn, and out
buildings; good orchard and plenty
of all kinds Of fruit; good farm and
meadow land. Also good ledge
of sandstone on the place.
Also 50 acres a mile from Elk
City, house, barn, etc., good
orchard, and a good piece of land
These places will be sold at bed
rock prices and on good terms.
Must sell out on account OF old age
Enquire of
J. H. BEvINs,
2-m. Elk City.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
OLD CLOTHES IN DEMAND.
secondhand Dealers Find 1. Difficult /.

Secondhand Dealers Find II Difficult b.
Stock Up This Year.
The demand for old clothes appears
tO be looking up so far as New York is
concerned. 1 do not know whether it is
because Of the recent election ard the
consequence Of betting on the wrong
ticket or the melancholy sequel Of the
last years hard times, by reason Of
which men feel the necessity Of wear
ing out their clothing instead Of turning
lJ over to the secondhand dealer.
If you should be accosted On Broad.
way couple Of times trip by agents
Of the secondhand dealers with the ques-
ton whether you have any old clothes
to sell, it may not be taken as an indi-
cation that your attire is out Of date
and coveted by the trade, but that the
trade is running short of stock and is
pushing out for fresh supply. 1t is
better to consider the attention n subtle
aattery, that you have the appearance
Of an individual who doesn't care for
dress and are likely to have a score Of
better trousers hanging up in closets for
the moths to feed upon.
Twice on single afternoon last week,
while oonversing with a friend on
Broadway, ! was accosted by sharp
looking young men in the interests Of
the secondhand trade. My friend was
inclined to resent the intrusion. He
said it was getting too hot for him when
he was beset by old clothes men every
time he stopped on Broadway.
"Is there anything out of the way
about me?" he inquired, looking him
self over critically "That is the second
time you've asked me that question to-
day"
II beg your pardon, sir, - said the So
licitor for tho secondhand clothing
house. 1--WE didn't want the suit you
have on."
We walked fully block before my
friend realized what I was laughing at,
but when the hnaior Of 1t finally per-
meated his intellectual system he to1E
me In for glass Of viohy and milk
New York Cor Pittsburg Dispatch,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
HE BATTERED HIS OWN CLOTHES.
His Bright Cook Succeeded In Getting the
Better of Him.


Better of Him.
A citizen of Kiev, Russia, found
fault with the dinner prepared by his
new cook and rashly embodied his crit.
icism In cutting sarcasms. The young
woman heard him in silence. In the
evening he knocked up against man
in deserted little street, and when he
ventured to demonstrate he was vigor-
ously assaulted. Unable to get the bet
ter of his adversary, he determined to
do what he could at least to identify
him later on, and with this object In
view tore his assailant's fashionable
clothes into shreds. On his return home,
some few hours later, he found the cook
standing at the door, ready to shake the
! dust Of his house off her feet The gen.
tleman, whose wounds and bruises left
him in no very amiable mood, simply
said: "Joy be with you'll Some time Will
pass before you get another place. And
as to character-well, trust me to give
you one that will stick
On the following morning he discov-
cred that his best clothes in the ward
robe We're In tatters and his glossy silk
hat an unsightly wreck. Hastily sum.
moning the other servants to the room,
he angrily asked them what they knew
about the matter, whereupon the nurse
replied that the cook, in one of her
freaks Of fun, had donned her masters
garments and gone out to walk in them
the evening before, sticking ON an arti-
fetal mustaohe to help to keep up the
illusion. Then it dawned upon the
wretched man that his assailant Of the
day before was the touchy, turbulent
cook. Less than fortnight later he re.
ceived a letter through the city post in
forming him, i'll somewhat ungrammat.
ical but unmistakable language, "You
lied about the place, respected sir, when
you said could not get another if I
left yours. I've been in five different
places since then. and I'll be going to
the sixth next Monday. Trusting your
bones ism + aching, Iremain Praskoyia. /"
San Francisco Argonaut.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
Farms for Sale.
[. BEvINs,
Elk City.

I have several farms, both cult.
waited and uncultivated, for sale III
racts OF 40 acres and upwards
These lands are adapted to fruit
vegetable and sheep culture. vii.
be sold very cheap and on reason.
able terms. Anyone desiring tc
purchase such lands will do well tc
call OH or address
M. J. ALLPHIN,
If. Little Elk, Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
Notice..

All persons are hereby warned
not to trespass On any of my land
near Mill Four, for the purpose of
digging clans. All trespassers as
above will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law.
At. CHAs. E. MONTGOMERY.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
Jim Roo. Leave. tho stars.

Jim Root, tho locomotive engineer
whose heroism at Hinokley caused him
to fall into the hands of theatrical
manager in New York city, has retired
from the stage and is home again after
playing brief engagement at salary
Of $500 per week,
u don't like this acting business, "
90 said. 1T may be all right for young
Fellows, but I'm getting too old to start
In acting. 1t keeps man up too late
lights, and l never did like night
The only thing that caught ma
no salary, and I couldn't rofusd
nderstood that MIR. Root viii
vocation ON the St PAD,
e--St Paul Globo Y
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
For Sale

Thoroughbred Partridge Cochin
chickens. Cocks, hens and set
tings of eggs, S1.oo each.
JAS. MCDONALD,
ct. Chitwood, Or.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21

Notice.

All parties are hereby warned not
to hunt on my tideland near Toledo,
under penalty of the law.
THOs. HORNING.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21
Speed of Electricity.

The fact is generally known that, ao-
oording to the experiments Of the late
Professor Heinrich Hertz at Bonn, the
velocity with which electricity is prop
agated is nearly identical with the We.
locity Of light. The identity may be pes-
feet but experiments have as yet failed
to prove it so.
In recent communication to the
French Academy of Sciences, M. Mas.
cart has shown that the mean velooit(
of electricity, as deduoed from exr
ments, is 1873, 1875 miles per q
This is about 1 per cent gree
the velocity of light, which
It is II believed i that if
tricity do move with
speed the velocity as
closely represents
velocity ascribed y
the experiments
and probably n
Of light,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21

1t is said that wood may be thorouos
ly preserved by being impros-'s'F
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-02-21

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The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-12
Jasper in Trouble.

Jasper Hamilton, postmaster OF
Eylau, a small station six miles
from this place on the 7. G, railroad,
who has been holding down the job
since Harrison was elected presi-
dent, for the reason that the salary
was 50 small, no one would have
the Office except a negro, and Jas
per only held the Office down for
the dignity that he thought went
with it. The affairs went straight
until one day Jasper used all the
postage stamps he had on hand in
a horse trade and before he could
make good the amount of the
stamps, an inspector came along to
check him up and he found that the
postmaster was very short on post
age stamps and still shorter on
money, He made his complaint be.
fore a United States Commissioner
aud Jasper was "yanked up" and
had a hearing He was placed
under a bond of $4O0 to answer for
his crime, His trial will take place
at Jefferson, Texas,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-12
MEMPHIS CHOCK FULL.
The Men Going There are None of
Your Delicate Goldfish, but Ac-
climated Silversides.

They are rolling into Memphis,
Tennessee, today as fast as steam
can carry them. This is what the
believers in white metal are doing.
Never in the history of an uprising
of a national question has there
been displayed so much zeal and in
terest by the whole people as is
now displayed on the financial ques-
tion of this day. The associated
dispatches reports the day before
the convention thusly:
By a moderate stretch of imigra-
tion a visitor in Memphis tonight
might fancy himself in the national
capital on the eve Of the assembling
of Congress or in the middle of a
national political convention. The
political element of the free silver
hosts has preceded the rural ele'
ment. Today's arrivals for the
great white metal conference have
been numerous and have included
many men of national reputation.
Senators Turpie, of Indiana, and
Harris of Tennessee, who we're the
first upon the scene, have been fol
lowed in close order by Sena-
tors Bate, of Tennessee; Jones
and Berry, of Arkansas;
George and Walthall, Mississippi;
Gov Evans and Senator Tillman, of
South Carolina; while Senators
Marion Butler, of North Carolina,
and Pasco, of Florida, are on their
way together with other prominent
silver leaders, including ex-senator
Regan, of Texas, at the head of a
Texas delegation, which with crowds
of Arkansas gathered en- route fills
six coaches and number upward of
300. Ex-Congressman Bryan, of
Nebraska, will accompany the
Louisiana delegation of 200 on a
special train from New Orleans,
Ex-Congressman Sibley, of Penn
sylvania, is expected to arrive to-
morrow morning, as are also ex-
Governor Prince, Of New Mexico;
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, and
Alexander Del Mar, the author of
several well-known coinage works.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-12
BLOOMBERe.

The new town on the Texarkana
& Ft. Smith railroad, 20 miles south
of Texarkana, is to be opened on
Wednesday, June 18th, 1895. The
site is one of the healthlest and
highest locations between Texark-
ana and Shreveport, with pure free
water and the center OF a fine farm
ing country.
The Atlanta, Bloomberg & North
ern railroad is within one mile of
the town now, and will have trains
running in there within a week or
ten days.
For further information apply
to O. FL. PENNooK,
Benefited Hotel.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-12
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
At the Texarkana Seminary, Corner
Seventh and Hazel Streets,
June 18th,

Thursday June 13, $3.50 p. m. the
Glass in Belle Letters will have a
literary and musical entertainment.
Friday June IA, 2 p. NJ, the
Academic Class will render 4 con-
cert program and Hon. Minor
Wallace will deliver an address to
the students, after which the
medals and diplomas will be award
ed by Hon. P. A. Turner, with
some remarks. Every body is
cordially invited to come and bring
their friends with them. A small
fee of ten cents will be charged
Thursday and day.-The pro-
ceeds to 60 to the State Line Gem
etery.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-06-12

1000 yds Crepe de Savoe, worth s 1-3c, for 1-2c.
case Crystal Lawn, worth &C. for z 1-2c.
I case Simpsons Best Calico 2 1-2c.
800 yds. extra quality all wool Carpeting, worth
Csc, for 40 1-2c.
BRUSSELS Carpet worth 75c, for 81 1-2c.
100 doz. Mems Laundried Percale Shirts, worth
from 75e to $175 will offer them while they last as
follows: 75c shirts for 45c; 81 shirts for 75e 1925
shirts for 9Oc $3.50 shirts for ST. $75 shirts for $25