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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15

prlSed to see large female tiger Gonna
gliding cut of the thick Jungle. crouch-
ihE close to the ground as she passed
INTO THE open. She was on Brother
Boh'S side of the jungle and WAS mov.
ing straight toward him. apparently
more concerned about the commotion
behind her than afraid of danger in
front. Bob had also seen the tiger and
had dropped to one knee behind his
screen and leveled his rifle. Every mo-
ment | expected to hear the report of
BobS gun, as the tiger was within ten
yards of his blind and was moving
slowly.
Some noise in the jungle frightened
the Skulktng beast and. after quick
backward glance 1t blindly bounded
forward At the second bound the
tiger landed almost on top Of Bob, as he
rrouched behind his fragile screen. In
Stantly he fired, thrusting his rifle Mt
the beast without aim. Wounded by the
shot. the tiger uttered howl of rage
dashed aside the screen and struck Bob
blow with a fore paw that sent his
gun flying and left him stretched sense.
less on his back.
Il rushed forward at once to Bob's
assistance. AS | ran the infuriated
beast threw herself upon Rob and be-
gan tearing AT him with her teeth.
Hearing sound ms of cracking bones,
thought every rib in poor Bob's body
was being crushed. AS feared to use
my rifle | threw II down and drew my
revolver My yells, as | rushed on the
tiger caused her to cease tearing M
Bob and fix her eyes upon me. But she
still retained her position across Boh's
breast while showing her teeth and
SlarlinE AZ me,
IL thought 1t probable that she was So
badly wounded as not to be able to rise
upon her legs and 50 decided TO take heI
at close quarters and make sure OF her
With my pistol in my right hand and In
my left a long-bladed knife. sharp as q
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15
Using Long Words.

Doctors who are in the habit of using
long words when visiting people may
take hint from the following little
story: An old woman whose husband
was not very well sent for the doctor,
who came and saw the old wife:
Il will send him some medicine which
must be taken in a recumbent posi-
ton"
After he had gone the old woman sat
down greatly puzzled.
"A recumbent position-a recumbent
position she kept repeating. 81
haven't got one" At last she thought,
Il will 90 and see If Nurse Lown has
got one to lend me-"
Accordingly she went and said to the
nurse:
Have you recumbent position to
lend me to take some medicine in|
The nurse, who was equally as ig
norant as the old woman, replied:
Il had one, but to tell you the truth,
l have lost it."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15

cradle attention as a stump speaker,
and by his ready wit he has gained
friend in almost every town he has Wis
tied. Added to his natural propensi.
ties for entertaining is his wide expe.
rience and no inconsidera educa-
tion, which readily command the atten-
ton of any who chance to speak to
him. Neither working nor begging he
procures his meals and shelter by dint
or clever invention and repartee. lie
has taste for music. and. curious as it
may seem, is fond Of playing hymns on
the piano, during which performance
he wears a sad and lofty expression.
His past life is a mystery, and in speak
ing of himself he refers only to his
years Of travel. Jack" studied in Chi
cago at the Rush Medical College, in
tending to make medicine his prOfes-
sion, but he prefers his rowing life and
declares he is 1.-THE happiest hobo in the
world"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15

lowed it, AS is natural in such daH-
gerous work he has met with scores Of
accidents, but he seems to bear a
charmed life. While working on the
top of u pole in New York he received
an electric shock and. losing his head,
Jumped to the roof of the building. a
distance of 10 feet. He ESCAPED un-
harmed, and in short time was back
again at work. At another time he
was painting flag pole on school
building in New York when the pole
slipped through the roof like a shot and
when he came to he was sitting on tho
roof with the top of the pole claspcd
in his arms. He was badly bruised,
but wanted to continue his work.
His greatest feat was the placing of
n fag-staff on top of the Eiffel Tower
IN Paris. During the sixteen years he
has been. in business he has climbed
2,2O7 flag poles and sixty-three steeples.
lie uses no scaffolding whatever When
he climbs a steeple he affixes little
pieces Of rubber to his legs, which
take fast hold of the steeple and he
does the same when climbing a flag
pole. When he reaches the top he ties
rope and slides down with it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15
THE NIZAM OF HYDERABAD.
One of the Greatest Native Indian
Potentates.

The Nizam of Hyderbad is one of the
greatest native Indian potentates, and
is also the best judge of diamonds in
India. 1t was recently reported that
his most famous jewel. the Great
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15
Aluminium.

Aluminium, the new metal which II
is believed is destined to play an i'm.
portant part in the arts from this time
on, is found in many substances,
widely diffused through nature. The
common red clay, which exists every
where ia this country, at depth of 3
or 4 feet, contains it in large quaint.
ties, and it IS also present in slate,
feldspar and other minerals. The
metal was given its name. in 1912. by
Sir Humphrey Davy, who suspected
the existence of the metal in certain
compounds, but failed to isolate it. 1t
was first isolated by Wohler, in 1898.
who obtained the metal in small
quantities. In 1866 French chemist.
NJ. Dcville demonstrated that the
metal could be prepared in large uuan.
titles for commercial use. 1t has been
prepared from Greenland cryolite, and
from the bauXite which abounds in
the southern part of France. Since
1890 the metal has been produced in
commercial quantities by the employ.
ment of electricity in its separation, but
the processes, though much cheaper
than formerly. are still somewhat ex.
pensive, though 1t is expected the ex.
periments now being made will render
aluminium so cheap that 1t can be used
for any purpose to which its nature ,s
adapted.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15

anne stripes, but as he is not with lis
this evening, will give YOU Il little
sketch of the affair as saw it,
Brother Bob and were up ON the
Nemul frontier headed for the lower
slopes of the llimalayas.
I'm place of the ducks, cranes. cootS
ana pclicanS of the lagoonS along the
lowlhnd course Of the KooSee we now
began to See quail partridgcs. pea fowl
tiorican and other upland birds. In
places hidden in patches of dense Jungle
ana oNcrgrown with vines and creepers
were dilapldated temples indicating
that the whole country had at some
time been inhabited. though in the pres.
ent age only few scattered villages
are TO he found. Outside of the villages
there are here and there hutS inhabited
by the 'gwalla, or cowherd caste. and
these hutS ot the men Of the cattle sta.
tions are often in the heart of almost
impen>tMhle stretches Of Jungle.
while in this beautiful region our
guns kept lis we'll supplied with all
MINUS W Sdllt, HIN we utSt ana last
killed many wolves, jackals, leopards
and about dozen tigers. great and
small The British and wealthy mn.
tivcs almost always Use elephants in
hunting tigers, sometimes having fifty
or more of the huge beasts in line: hut
as we were not In position to com.
mand n supply of elephants. we did our
work on foot, hiring Il score or more of
coolies. with tom toms, iirecrackers and
horns TO beat through small patches of
Jungle At first we mounted ourselves
On 'mychans,' bamboo platforms. at the
point where We expected the game TO
appear, but after We had learned some.
thing of the nature and ways Of the
tiger we did not bother with platforms,
but took our chances ON the ground.
"rhe gwallas OF the region were al.
ways ready to bring us news OF a tiger
having killed one OF their cattle, and
when we got news of kill We were
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15
A DANGEROUS CALLING.
The American Steeple Climber and
His Perilous Work.

One of the most curious and at the
same time most dangerous callings
followed by any man is that which has
made famous the individual known aa
the American Steeple climber" What
lis real name is has never been ascer-
;ained, but under this cognomen he is
known throughout this country and
Europe. That he is man of rare nerTr
and daring is shown in the many peril
Gus feats he has performed in his par
t!cular calling and in spite of many
hair-breadth escapes from being dash
ed to death he is still in love with his
peculiar profession.
Sixteen years ago. when he was q
sailor in the United States navy, he
performed his first feat of climbing,
when he gilded cock on the top of
steeple at Bremen. The authorities
offered Il large sum of money to any
man who would do the job and "tle
American steeple climber was the
only one who had the nerve to tackle
it. He decided to adopt steeple climb
ing as profession and has since fol-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15
UNDER CARS IN A HAMMOCK
Queer Device Constructed by a Mich.
gan Hobo.

A queer character. Jack the ham.
mock rider, who lives by his Wits il
attracting the attention of peOpe
throughout the State of Michigan.
Jacks" hammock is of his own con.
struction and bears the mark of con.
siderable ingenuity. 1t is designed to
fasten under a sleeping car to aid
jack in beating" the railroad. The
hammock is made of heavy canvas
quilted on the inside and fastened to A
stout stick at each end. Two large iron
hooks project from the wooden rods
and by these he attaches his novel rest.
ing place to the two iron bars which
run the length of each side of the car.
A cover is sewed to one side and al.
most covers the ends, the sewed edge
being placed toward the engine, so that
the wind pressure will keep out the
dust as the car speeds along.
But the interest in Jack" is not only
due to his peculiar mode of travel, but
also to the fact that his life i'll fits
man of his chara cteristics. During the
recent campaign he attracted consd-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15

soon out after the killer. Often the
gwalias would be able to point out the
patch Of jungle to which the tiger had
retired after making the kill and feast
ing his fill
1T was here in this foothill region
that Brother Bob had his adventure
with big hill tiger. A 'Shekarry.' Il
native expert hunter, who keeps him
self well posted in regard to the move
ments of game and manages hunts for
both British and rich natives. one day
came to our camp and proposed to give
lis some sport. He said that as neither
the English nor the native princes were
hunting at that season business was
very slack with him. He offered for a
very reasonable price to bring out his
people and beat through piece of jun
Gle which he knew to be alive with all
kinds of game. As part of the bargain
Brother Bob and | were to kill as many
wild hogs. deer and the like as we could
knock over the shekarry saying his
people were all very hungry for meat.
"Hhe particular piece of jungle Sc
lected by the old game expert to be
beaten through lay between the forks
of two large streams with high and
steep banks. A more favorably stu
ated jungle for sport could not have
been found. AS Bob and l would sta
tiOn ourselves near the junction of the
two streams nothing could pass that
way without being seen We took sta
tions about fifty yards apart at point
where the jungle became somewhat
thin and open, each thruSting into the
ground leafy branch of parass to
serve as a screen or blind. After long
wait we heard family in the distance
the sound of the tom toms and the
shouts of the beaters as they advanced
into the jungle.
Presently we heard rustling upon
the stray leaves in front. and Il troop
Of monkeys, loudly chattering their
alarm, came hopping out of the dense
jungle.
"As yet we had seen no deer or other
desirable game, but the beaters were
still far away. Taking peep from be-
hind my screen. | was somewhat sur
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15
Steering a Stea,nsbin

Gustav Kobbe has an article ent,tlao
steering Without Compass" in the
st. Nicholas. Mr.. Kobbe says:
Ihe degree of "A. B." is not con.
lined to college graduates. Aboard
ship 1t means "able-bodied" seaman
Every nautical A. B. knows how to
box the compass" and how to steer nv
It; but you will be surprised to learn
that no good helmsman will steer by n
compass unless all other things fail
nun. Among those other things" are
the horizon, the wind. the wake of tho
snip the stars the soundlngs. and tbo
line OF the surf when running along
the coast And so the able-bodied sea-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15
T o." said Tom Moran. "adven.

&C n 7 o." said Tom Moran. "adven.
NJ lures don't seem to come my
4 way My experiences in tina,
line would hardly be worthy Of mem
ton. bur somehow Brother Bob has
genuine talent for tumbling into all
manner Of adventures. Brother Bob
has had quite Il number Of pretty Close
calls in the wild regions in which we
have Travelled. but he has plenty of grit
and has always been able to pull
through"
Tom Moran is miner who was grad
uated IN the ComStock school of mining
years ago and who has since had much
experience in Mexico. Australia. India
and other gold-producng countries.
1T is singular that you should have
been able to travel through so many
strange countries without few hair
breadth escapes or some other expert
ences worthy Of being related" said one
of the cd Comstock friends who were
questioning Tom in regard to his trav-
els in foreign lands. Did you never
run against a tiger while in India?"
Tiger" said Tom. with laugh.
well. yes, I've run against the tigers
of nearly every country on the two
sides Of the globe
Il am speaking now of the real. roar.
dng. ranplng Bengal tlger-the striped
beast of the Jungle" said the Com
StOrker.
Il saw quite number of tigers
while in India and went after the
animals on regular hunts. Killed a
few while | was there, in order to get
some good skins"
Never got into close quarters with |
one?"
We'll. not very; but Brother Bob had |
rather n bad bout with big hill tiger
up in Nepaul"
Did Bob get away with the tiger?"
"les, Brother Bob is true grit the
tiger WIS killed"
AS you had no adventures of your
own during your travels. Tom" said
Constocker, suppose you give us the
story Of Bobs tiger fight"
Il am sorry Brother Bob is not here
10 tell YOU about his battle with Mad
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15

man, when a greenhorn takes hi, 49,,
at the wheel, hands over the holm TA
him with this caution: Keen voa
head out Of the binnacle!' ''u
| am speaking of sailjno.ro,..,
Steamers. especially those that tror,,
on regular routes, steer by comno..
They run their courses" from noin. r'
point-from lighthouse to llgbt.hon.
light-ship, day-mark, buoy, bell or fa
whistle. In thick weather they knoS
taking wind and tide into consido,.
tion, how long they should stand ar
each course, and try never to mass ,Ha
"slgnaP' at the end of it. When tbor
have seen or heard that signal thon
start on the next run or course. Tbis
is called running the time and d.
tance" | have gone into Halifov m i
steamer that met with thick fog fron''
Cape Cod down. One morning tha
Captain said to me:
I'VE ought to pick up Sambro in HAY
an hour"
Surely enough. about half an bon,
later we heard. through the fog. can.
non-Thot, the distinguishing fog-signol
of the Sambro light-station ON ho
Nova Scotian coast.
Real sailors the Jack tals thai man
ENTHUSIASTICALLY prefer. as
have said, to steer by signs rather
than by compass; and there are time,
when the steamer-pilots have to.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15

Mrs. Blinkly-John, dear. won't you
discharge Mary? You know how afraid
l am of her? .t
Mr. Blinky-Certainly. No servant
can ever scare me. VA little while af-
oer)-Mary, ahem! Mrs. Blinkly has
asked me to tell you that she wants to
see You after l have gone to the Office.
brooklyn Life.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15
The Blind In Eurnna

Naltkenhoff of Geneva says there arr
3l1,ooo blind persons in Europe most
ly from fevers. and that 10 per cen,
would have kept their sight had they
been properly treated.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-15

White Diamond, had been stolen but
anat Una story is now said to be untrue.
Ihe gem is second in size among tha
great diamonds of the world, aud Is
worth over $1,5CO,OOO.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Eon. Charles D. Kerr, Judge Of the
district court of Ramsey county, is dead.
Governor Clough has issued a proc
lamation creating tie county of Red
Lake.
Public Examiner K nyon says that
the banks in Minnesota are in exc lent
condition. .,,~>
The P. H. Kelly Mercantile company
OF st. Paul has been rsorganized and
the receiver discharged.
Lieutenant George L. Scott, Sixth
cavalry, is Ito be sagent of the Mime.
sofa and Wisconsin Chippewa Indians.
Mrs: Mary Ranold and her infant son
OF St Paul We're fatally blrn by the
explosion Of a k srosene lamp.
Steps are being taken to establish an
open stock marke at CIR ceyille for the
sale Of stock and other farm p, ducts.
Executive Agent Full erton Of the
state game and fish commission seized
g large quantity Of game = Rices
Point. ...s =.'=5s@5s@
Minnesota Society Sons Of the Amer
lean Rsyo1u tion have laid on the table
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05
RUSSlA'S ARMY,

Ewo Million Men, Armed With Modern
Rifles, Ready For Action.
AS the military forces of Russia
ON war footing contain upward of
5000, 900 combatants, it would ap-
poar that something more than "co-
ercion that does not itself moan
war" would be required to enable
any nation Of western Europe to
settle the eastern question without
first consulting the czar This vast
army is raised throughout the Rus
sian empire, liability to service be-
ing almost universal. AS rule
service with the colors lasts five
years, and in the event of a mobili-
cation of the forces the field troops
would be brought up to war strength
by calling in reserves who had
served five years in the ranks. The
field troops and field reserve troops,
together numbering 100000 Of
men, would be formed into field
armies, which would each comprise
a number Of army corps, rifle bril-
gades and reserve divisions The
remainder of the forces consist of
fortress and depot troops and i'm
perial militia. -.
The three line rife, pattern
1884, has been introduced in place
of the single loading Berdan rifle
The new rife carries FIVE rounds in
the magazine, is of small caliber
GO inch), and has a smokeless am
munition On service the bayonet
scabbards are left at home, and the
quadrang ular bay onet is carried
fixed: The barrel Of the rife is un.
cased and screwed into the body, an
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05

You can tell by the way bank
makes loans whether it is sound
or moi. If it demands ample
security and prompt settlement
it is absolutely safe. Never
blame bank cashier for de-
handing big security. He is
loaning out somebody else's
money and is bound 10 take such
precautions, as to force pay
ment, if necessary, from the sale
of the security. If he is loaning
out money on insufficient or in
convertible cash security his
bank will close it's doors some
day. A great deal has been said
against bankers as class, but
candor compels us to say that
to be bank cashier is one of
the most trying occupations on
Gods footstool. Here comes an
old friend in distress. He wants
accommodation. OF course the
loan may be Legitimate, but how
can he refuse to help an old
friend and, perhaps. a relative?
Human nature and friendship is
apt to triumph over business
and disaster follows. Then the
cashier is human, and ut best
liable to he imposed upon. He
cannot foresee the destruction
Of property by the elements, and
yet he is always taking chances
on such accidents. There are
plenty of chances for a bank to
go down if the cashier is not
very careful.
Country banks i'll this section
conservatively managed are per
fectly safe. They loan small
amounts to farmers on crops, or
to business men whose business
men whose business is a certain
average and whose income is
reasonably sure within certain
limits. A country bank is safer
than any big city bank can pos
sibly be. No ordinary person
ought to deposit money in city
banks outside of u savings bank.
City banks are more OF less in
volved with great firms, either
manufacturing or mercantile.
When such one fails, down
with it goes a great bank as a
rule. This is inevitable in city
banking. The present bank fail
ures in the cities will not extend
to properly conducted country
banks 4. ).
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-05

arrangement which helps TO lessen
the weight, and, in fact, the rifle,
with bayonet fixed. weighs only 81
pounds, OF about one pound less
than the Lee-Metford rife and bay
onet used in the British service.
The regulations recognize four
kinds of infantry hre-viz., volley
fire, which may be used at all ranges;
individual fire, which is employed
up to 500 or 600 PAGES; individual
concentrated fre-the fire of all the
men of section or squad at a com
mon object-up tc 1900 PAGES;
mass fire at greater distances than
200 PAGES. When within 200 or
800 PAGES Of the enemy, fire attains
its maximum intensity by the en-
ployment of magazine fire After
successful bayonet charge the shoot
ing line must continue it's advance
to the far side of the captured posi-
ton and press the enemy by rapid
fire. A frontal attack must be sup
ported by one on the flank. When
acting on the defensive, infantry
must put forth every effort to shake
the enemy by fire and then attack
him with the bayonet.
Throughout the Russian cavalry
the men are armed with a curved
sword 341s inches long and rifle
and bayonet. In the Cossacks the
front rank carry lance. In artil-
lery the Russians are particularly
strong, and their armament and
projectiles are Of the latest and most
approved patterns. The active army
and field reserve troops alone con-
tain upward of 500 batteries, man
ming over 1900 guns General staff
officers form a closed corps and are
recruited from those who pass the
General Staff academy The duties
of the general staff, broadly speak
ing, include the movements and op-
erations of. the army, intelligence of
the enemy and reconnaissance of
the theater of war.
1t is laid down that on marches,
when at a distance from the enemy,
it is of the first importance to study
the comfort and convenience of the
troops by separating arms and
sending on billeting parties and
bakers to provide for the wants Of
the troops beforehand When near
the enemy, however, and on a
march that may lead to an encoun-
ter, the troops advance close up as
much as possible in columns and
aim mainly at swiftness and secre-
cy.-Pall Mall Gazette.