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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
THE sHoRTHAND TYPEWRITER.

the letter or character which Is mark
ed on the end nearest the operator
When it is desired to print any of the
letters on the second line, it can be
done by pressing at the same time one
OF the outer keys, which are marked
cons line 2" or vows line g" This
Drlngs forward either the consonants or
voweS. The same is true of line three
The figures are printed by using the
fingers of the right hand. while press.
Ing a lever at the left of the head of
the machine. The sixteen keys are so
arranged that they can be operated in
pairs, so that one finger can press down
either one or both keys of each pair.
Inc machine cannot do accurate SPELL
Ing, nor will the writing do for CORE.
spohdence, but phonetic spelling can be
done and it is possible at each stroke
to print the greater part of a word If
hot the Whole of 1t. The inventor has
made several of these machines and
placed them for use in business Offices
Ihose operating them are able to write
100 words minute.
The principal advantage this machine
mas Is its speed, and If not accurate
the words are more easily read than If
written in shorthand. 1t can be used
TO advantage in taking speeches for Tho
press and other matter that is turned
into an office just before the paper goes
to press. In this case a good compos.
ltor could get up the matter from its
record. The record is printed ON n mar.
row slip, as shown by the accompany.
ing cut. The letters read across tho
slip from left to right. Many of the
words are spelled phonetically. but
their meanings are obvious. The letter
IN the illustration translated in long
hand runs as follows: IF YOU could
make 1t convenient to call at the SIM
otfice tomorrow night. Thursday. I
shall be glad to see YOU"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01

bank room. Nora was far from faint
ing. Her mind had never worked more
quickly and to the point. A sudden
suspicion that not the tramp, but an
other tried to rob them of her fortune
flashed through her brain. There was
the odor of the chloroform, and be-
sides the cashier held his hand con-
cealed in his coat pocket
What is the matter with your hand,
Mr.. Holt?" she asked.
My hand? | sprained 1t last night
while trying to move heavy piece Of
furniture. | have been bathing it with
arnica and must keep it bandaged."
Wont you let me see it?"
The cashier hesitated. but when he
pulled the hand from the pocket at
last, the bandage showed other stains
than those of arnica.
With bound the girl stood before
him.
This is blood. James," she cried,
"A sprain could not have caused them.
The smell Of the chloroform, his voice
his look; and the hairs wrapped around
the button Of his coat! Do you recog-
niZe them?"
"They are yours, Nora" said James
Cliff. carefully loosening them from
the button that held them confined. II
would recognize them anywherew
This is the man who broke into our
house, with whom l struggled. and in
the struggle he cut his hand" said
Nora, firmly and menacingly.
Il wish | had killed you" muttered
Holt. now blind with rage over the
girls discovery
They called the clerk and sent for
the sheriff, but James Cliff was COM
PEELED to keep the desperate bank cash.
Ter at bay with the point of a revol.
Yer.
At his home were found bottle half
filled with chloroform, Il blood-stained
cuff, bowie knife, bunch of skeleton
keys and other paraphernalia belong
ing to the light-tngered gentry.
Years afterwards. when Nora Wilson
and James Cliff celebrated their mar
riage anniversary they learned the
cause for the crime of the bank cash
Ter. He had been in love with the pret
ty country lassie. and as James Cliff
was then an impecunious attorney he
thought II he robbed her of her fortune
the young man would not marry her.
But you know better, dear wife"
whispered James into the pretty mat.
ron's ear She nodded her head in ST.
lence, and wound her arms around his
neck
The 10000 in gold We're deposited in
a larger bank. and the interest has
been piling up from year to year. max
ing nest-egg for the three little chill
dren of the Cliffs.-St. Louis Republic,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01

was noticeable. 1t came from the
clothes of the cashier.
"Oh. Jamesr' cried the girl, still pale
and nervous from her terrible eXpe-
rience of the night.
My name is Cliff" said James. 81
am Miss Wilson's fiance. Permit me to
lead her to yOnder couch. She is not
well. a little rest will soon restore
her"
Holt was not inclined to grant the
request to admit the two young people
to the back room without opposition.
ITS against the rules of the bank"
he remarked stubbornly.
James Cliff paid no attention to him,
but pushed the door open and led the
young girl to the leather sofa in the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
A Favorite Poem.

| wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high DER wales and hills
When all at once l saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils,
Beside the lake, beneath the trees
fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of bay.
Ten thousand saw at glance.
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced. but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee;
A poet could not but be gay
In such jocund company.
gazed and gaZed, but little thought
What wealth that show to me had
brought.
For often when on my couch lie,
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude.
And then my heart with pleasure fills.
And dances with the daffodis.
Woodwork.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01

SAMPLE OF WORK. chimes speed Is
limited by the fact that but one key
can be operated at a time and only one
character printed.
The inventor saw that if several fin
gers could be used at the time time, as
on the piano, to select the letters for
a word. and the word printed at sin
glestroke, sufficient speed could be got
ten to take speeches from dictation
direct on machines instead of using
shorthand. He then constructed ma
chine after this idea. 1t is very small
affair. weighing only two and one-half
pounds. occupying a space only six
inches square. and can be placed in a
case two inches deep.
In this invention the operator can
bring into play any or all of twenty
keys without changing the position of
the hands for any combinations.
There are sixteen keys which lie next
to one another, within the four outer
Keys. On these are printed all the let
ters and characters that are to be print
ed. If any of these KEYS are
struck without touching another
OF the outer ones, it will print
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
Night.

N12nt.
The golden rays are feeting and night
draws on apace,
Diana casts her dusky robe DER heavens
heauteous face,
Earth's deepest wales are sleeping, in mist
lies jocund Day;
Wrapped in slumber so divine. as though
she knelt to pray.
The pearly gates are opening, the lustrous
stars burst through.
While shaken from cherub's hands fall
drops of crystal dew.
Hark! angels bright are singing; their
voices, clear and sweet,
Tell DER and DER the story of old, Of
Christ the mercy-seat. ,..
The flowers, their heads uplifting. Ind
incense. pure and rare,
10 mingle with the clouds above, an, !, bed
sweet fragrance there;
While gentle zephyrs, singing through
every leafy tree,
Cool many hot and feyered brow before
they turn to flee.
SO, thus with voice ascending in praise to
God above,
Who clothes the lily of the field. who
teaches truth and love.
we welcome in the morning Aurora. clear
and bright,
ana DID Diana fond farewell-farewell to
beauteous Night
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
place IN the dark TO find a comfortah,o

place IN the dark to find comfortable
spot to lie down in.
His statement was not credited. and
he was remanded 20 Jail.
An hour later Nora and her betroth.
ed were on the way to the bank. They
had with them the satchel of gold
ready TO again entrust II to the custody
OF the bank cashier.
Good morning, Mr. Holt" said the
girl. Here is the money! You were
right. some one did try to rob us last
night"
"Ah, ha!' cried Mr.. Holt. coming
close to the cashiers window to receive
the money.
A penetrating odor OF chloroform
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01

manipulated as to
print words entire
with one stroke
of the fingers in.
stead of the old
method of spell
/ II g each word
out. The machine
is Il t e II d e d 10
lake the place of
ordinary short
hand writing, and
at the same time
to make a record
which can be read
by anyone.
In the ordinary
typewrtting ma
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
Sprino.

SDrin".
Winter, unloose thy shackles!" cries ths
spring,
And bare the breasts of fountains 70
the sum"
The mandate given, straightway 1t b
done.
Again the earth grows green, the sweet
birds sing
And build their nests where buds an
opening,
And all the streams in tuneful gadnea
run;
And so all loving hearts should, one BY
one,
Burst from their bonds and have awak
aning;
Awakening from sloth and blissful ease
From sadness, gloom, and cares that
chafe and fret,
From acts and thoughts that rob the soul
of peace,
And cause the heart its Maker to forget!
Awake to life and bloom, like to the year.
Blushing with flowers as the months ap
pear!
Boston Transcript.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01

he thrust her into the pantry, the door
of which stood wide open
Miss Wilson made no reply, but with
an almost superhuman effort attempt
ed to wrench the weapon from him.
She succeeded in clutching a few inch
es more of the long handle of the
knife, and the man uttered a terrible
oath. The blade had sunk into his
hand. Snatching his left arm from her
waist. he struck her a fearful blow
with his fist.
Realizing that she could no longer
cope with the robber, Nora turned
quickly and dashed past him toward
the door that led out into the yard.
1t was open, but on the threshold the
girl stumbled and fell prone 10 the
| floor. When she awoke few moments
afterwards from the stupor caused by
the fall, two men were bending over
her. They were graphing. and by
their voices Miss Wilson recognized
in one of them her aunt's gardener.
The girl, brave as ever, came to his
assistance.
Their combined cries for help
brought one Of their neighbors to the
scene of the struggle The marauder
was soon overcome. and when the ser
want maid appeared with lamp. Nora
and the gardener recognized in him the
tramp who had accOsted them in the
afternoon in front of the bank.
Take him to prison." commanded
Miss Wilson. "My aunt and will lodge
complaint against him in the morn
ing"
While the two men carried off their
prisoner, Nora hurried to her aunt's
room. By this time the effect of the
chloroform had disappeared, and Miss
Magruder was acquainted with the
events of the night. The little satchel
with its precious contents was moved
considerable distance from where il
had originally been placed. and the
spinster admitted that the cashier was
right after all in admonishing her as
he did. To relieve herself from fur
ther responsibility she sent for her
niece's betrothed early in the morning.
In the meantime the prisoner had
preliminary hearing before the Judge.
Miss Wilson deposed that she had met
the man in the afternoon: that he had
seen the satchel which they carried
from the bank, slowed away under
the buggy seat. She then narrated
her struggle with the intruder and his
final arrest by neighbor and her
aunt's gardener. The latter corrobo-
rated her statement. The prisoner
firmly declared his innocence even in
the face Of these grave charges. He
denied having struggled with the
young lady in her aunt's room. and
said that he had sought shelter in Miss
Magruder's woodshed for the night.
When he heard Miss Wilson's cries for
help, he thought fire had broken out
and rushed from the shed to aid in
it.
without a word Nora Wilson point
ed to the prisoners right hand. which
was bandaged with dirty rag. The
Judge understood her meaning and
asked the tramp how he had injured
his hand.
His answer was that he had cut
himself with an AK, as he cleared the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01

some men want to show how smart
Alecka OeeVme
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
A SHORTHAND TYPE WRITER.
Machine Which Writes Entire Words
at One Stroke of the Fingers.

Business men and stenographers will
typewriting machine which can be 50
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
A LAMB IN ICE.

Exported from New Zealand to T.st
Refrigerating Process.
Ihls Is picture of the smallest lamb
exported from New Zealand II uos
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01

Loves Tribute.
"Tis but feeble strain | sing to thee.
Though when sing to Others, burplp,
?hought
From brightest fancies of the brain !,
wrought,
Where is my manhood, love, that shOua
be
So weak, my own, where | would win b,
praise?
My fairest laurels to adorn thy brow
fain would offer thee in rapture now;
Yet, if rejected, scorned! through passn.
days
My heart shall see vision ever fair,
Immortal, through my love. whose touch
divine
Hath power thus to claim thee eve,
mine,
From cherished hopes to lift the veil d.
spair.
Boston Transcript.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01

frozen into the block of ice as repre.
sented to demonstrate the capabilities
OF refrigerating process.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
Changes,

Changes.
"The world goes well, and life is all ,,.
There is no tomorrow, just to-dayw W
Smiling | said it, and turned to 90
Thinking blindly 'twould ever be 80
A friend said softly, Life is all woe.
Joy is a thing l never shall know"
Smiling she said it, calmly resigned
Nor dreamed the cloud was all silver linz,
Later, when life had brought sore grief
And robbed me of all that first belief
l met this friend. All! joy had been then
Lifted her burdens, and eased her care
Boston Transcript.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
THREE HAPPY MURDERERs.
Gov. stephens Celebrates the Fourth Of
July by Granting PardOns,

july BY Granting Pardons.
JEFFERSON ClIY, Mo-, July 6.-The
usual fourth OF July observance at
tne penltentiary occurred yesterday.
Inc prisoners We're given the freedom
OF .he yard ana each one was allowed
10 araw q from the prison bank. The
warden gave the prisoners special
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
Won't Go on the Stand Again.

TOPEKA, Kan, July Cool. c. r..
Morse, Of the Stock Yards Co., will not
have to undergo another cross-exami-
nation in the stock yards case. 1t was
the intention of the attorneys for the
state to put him on the witness stand
once more but stipulation was en-
tered into which makes it unnecessary.
Both sides are now at work preparing
their arguments to be submitted to
Special Master Clark. When they COM
plete this work, the special master
will make his deductions and prepare
his report to be submitted to the court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS July z1wELW PAGES
PEOPLES PARTY.
National Conference Held at Nashville,
Tenn, About 400 Delegates Being Pres-

A National Conference Held at Nashville,
Tenn, About 400 Delegates Being Pres-
ent.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July s. The ma.
tional conference of the peoples party
met yesterday in the hall of the house
OF representatives. The conference
was called to order by Milton Parks,
OF Texas, who said this was a confer
ence of men who believed in the prin-
ciples enunciated at Omaha and st.
Louis-in populism straight, J. S.
Bradley, of Texas was elected tenn
porary chairman by reclamation. J.
A. Parker, of Kentucky, was chosen
temporary secretary by reclamation.
The conference took recess of 30
minutes, and meetings of the state
delegates were held all over the hall
to select members of the committee on
credentials.
When the conference was again
called to order there were about 400
delegates present. The committee on
credentials was announced, and their
report afterwards showed that S55 dele
gates with proper credentials were
present The temporary organization
was made permanent and committee
on resolutions was appointed. One of
the resolutions offered was to the
effect that hereafter any populist who
advocated fusion should be forever
elected from the ranks. Another de-
clares that If man sells his vote he
should be deprived of the right of suf-
frage now and forever. If Butler ever
attempts to call a convention after the
other parties have held their conven-
tions, he shall be decapitated, was the
sum and substance of third resolu-
tiOn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08

TOPEKA, Kan, July ct j. ONeil,
of Usage City, member of the I1utchin.
son reformatory board, has been ten.
dered the position of superintendent
of the Hutchinson reformatory by Gov.
Leedy, and he will likely accept.
ONeil is the democratic member of the
board. He was appointed under the
Morrill, administration and was re-
appointed by Gov. Leedy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
Protest Against n Pardon.

ERIE, Kan, July GA rousing mass
meeting was held at Eaton's opera
house last evening to protest against
the pardoning of Willie Sells from the
state penitentiary. The opera house
was packed and the meeting was
unanimously against a pardon.
Speeches were made by Mayor Lodge,
Hon. J. NJ. Allen and a number of lead.
ing citizens.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08

VANCOUVER, B. G., July 6.-The
latest mail advices from Honolulu saw
that Miss Nellie West, an American
woman, was severely beaten by two
Japanese marines from the warship
Naniwa recently, while trying to as
sist her brother, who had been set up
on by number of man-of-warsmen
from the Japanese navy. She was con.
fined to her bed next morning and UNI
able to appear against them. They
were charged with assault and bat
terry. Feeling runs high over the mat
tar
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
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KILLED BY LIGHTNING.


INDEPENDENCE, Kan, July 8. "A good
rain fell here Sunday night. 1t was
accompanied by severe electric storm
which did considerable damage to
property. as well as destroying lives.
Lightning struck the house of Milton
Gregory, in this city; it ran down Il
wire clothes line towards the ground
and then darted across the floor, in
stantly killing sam Gregory, aged l6
years, and rendering Jade Gregory, IL
younger lad, unconscious. He has not
yet recovered consciousness and prob
ably cannot live. The boys were
sleeping on the floor, and their father,
who was also on the floor, was severely
shocked.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08

PHILADELPHIA, July 8. The ls1st an.
niversary of the singing of the Declar-
alton of independence was celebrated
yesterday in front of Independence
hall. The celebration was held under
the auspices of the Society of the War
OF 1872 of Philadelphia. The cere-
monies consisted in an address by
Mayor Warwick, reading of the Dec.
laration of Independence and singing
by school children. Hon Thomas
+, Bayard, ex-minister to England, was
the orator of the day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
FLOODS IN FRANCE.
Many People Drowned by the Overlooking
OF Two Rivers.

PARIS, July Fourteen bodies have
been recovered from the floods caused
by the rising of the river Garonne,
most of them being found near Auch,
capital OF the department of Gers, on
the river Gers, near Toulouse. 1t is
feared that others have been drowned.
as many houses have been swept away.
The floods are now subsiding in the
province Of Gers.
TOULOUSE, France. July 6.-The river
Save has overilowed at Isle en- Dodon.
destroying 40 houses and drowning Is
people. AT st. Laur three people have
been drowned and 30 houses have been
swept away.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
PROVED HER LOVE.


Young Woman HOrsewhipued Her Lover
When He Went with Rival.
TOLEDO, O., July Cat midnight last
night May Bettinger proved to her
lover, a young man named Connell,
that she loved him truly by horse
whipping him in the street. Connell
did not relish the lash, and re-
taliated by tearing the blue shirt
waist entirely from the plump
figure of his sweetheart. James
Huber, a friend of both parties, held
the horse while the affair lasted,
and Miss Bettinger and lady friend,
who were in the buggy together, as
well as the two young men, were ar
rested for disturbing the peace All
four felt repentant in police court. 1t
developed that Cornell has waited on
Miss Bettinger for two years, and last
evening was foolish enough to take
another girl to a wedding.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
President McKinley's Walt Ended.

CANTON, O., July 6.-After two days
of torrid temperature, heavy rain
storm, accompanied by terrific elec.
trical display, tempered the heat dur.
ing the last six hours of the vacation
of President Mckinley. The party
was escorted to the depot by the citi.
zens' committee. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kinley have both enjoyed their brief
visit to Canton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
Kansas River on a Rampage.

Topeka, Kan, Jnly 6.-The Kaw
river at this point is very high from
recent rains, higher than it has been
for several years. There were some
fears entertained that it would wash
out the new Sl5O,OOO bridge being
built. One hundred and fifty men are
employed removing the immense piles
"f drift coming down the river.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
DOES FARMING PAY?
Seventy-One Nebraskans Say "No," and
Only Twenty One Say "yes,"

SeVenty-One Nebraskans Say "NO," and
Only Twenty One Say "Yes."
LINCOLN, Neb., July 6.-1he commits
sioner Of labor has received 100 replies
to the questions: "Does farming payp'
and What legislation do you think
necessary to relieve the condition of
the farmer% Seventy-one farmers are
of the opinion that farming does not
pay; II say it does but many Of these
say it is only when stock raising is
carried on in connection with grain
farming that profit is secured; four
say it pays as well as anything else
and the remaining four are unable to
say whether IT pays or not. Sugges-
tons as to legislation are for antitrust
laws, bimetallism, lower freight rates,
government ownership of railroads, an
income tax and duty on farm prod.
uptS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-08
BOAT WAS OVERLADEN,
A Party of Seven Capsixed and Four Peo-
pie Drowned.

a farty or Seven Capsized and Four PeO-
pie Drowned.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, July 0. by the
capsizing of a boat in Superior bay
yesterday four persons lost their lives.
Daniel, Christie and May Mcdonald,
of ltasca, and Burton McCurry, of
Omaha, an electrician, were drowned,
the other three members of the party
being saved. The boat was overladen
and shipped water over her gunwales.
Some Of the party climbed out of the
boat, which was in some way over.
turned. Lewis Spraguc, A. lngraham
and Agnes Mcdonald were rescued by
John Bardon, whose yacht happened
to be near at hand.