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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15

may have been the true reason why VAL
entine was chosen to be the saint for that
day, but why the practice of sending or
choosing valentines was any more heath-
enish than many another custom is not
clear. They we're all foolish, superstl-
tions -:etimeS
In 1910 sport was INDUCED in during
the month of February, when the girls
burned a figure which they stole from
the boys, and which they called "A Holly
Boy" and the boys stole figure from
the girls which they burned, calling it an
"Ivy-Girl."
1t is altogether probable that the GUS
tom of sending written love messages on
that day originated at the time of Queen
Catherine, consort of Henry w., when
Lydgate, the Monk of Bury, wrote the
following lines in praise of the queen:
Seyn.e Valentine, of custom yeere by yeere
Men have an usaunce in this regioun
To loke and serche cupides kalendere,
And chose theyr choyse, by CRETE anec-
cioun
Such as ben prike with cupldes mocioun,
Takyng theyr choyse, astheyr sort coth
falle;
But love Don which excelleth ale.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
A st. Valentines Tea.

a st. Valentines tea may be easily
made very charming little festivity. The
guests should consist of few bright
young people, and the whole affair should
be conducted in spirit of fun and in
formality. A sentimental quotation should
be written on the name card at each plate,
taking care that it has some appropriate.
ness to the guest. The prevailing colors
in flowers or other table decoration should
be pink and white. All the dishes should
be suitable to the occasion. at least il
name, and each one accompanied by q
suggestive couplet, to be read aloud bJ
the server.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15

Some authorities have given the suppo-
sition crcdence that it is possibly deriv-
ed from the custom practiced by the an
cient Church of Rome, to choose on this
day patrons for the ensuing year, and
was perhaps taken up by gallantry after
it was dropped by compulsion by the sup
erstitious ut the reformation, for since
that time the custom of choosing valen-
tines was sport practiced by the Eng
lish gentry as early as 1476 in their homes.
but as all this is an uncertainty, we are
left in the dark as to the true origin and
purpose of St. Valentines Day.
at is II ceremony" said Bourne. "ney-
er omitted among the vulgar to draw lots.
which they term valentines, on the eve
before Valentine Day. The names of n
select number of the sex are, by an equal
number Of another, put in some vessel;
and after that everyone draws n name.
which for the present is called their val.
entinc, and is looked upon as n good omen
of their being man and wife afterwards. -
In some places, we are told, the Gus.
tom was considered heathenish. and tc
abolish it the names of certain saint.
were written in bilcts and given, and thi,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
Sir John MacdonaId's Advice.

Sir John Macdonald was negues'
honor at n banquet In Montreai y
evening and was expected to MAKE !,
speech of much political moment. !
Star sent a shorthand man with
structions to take down Sir JON
words exactly as they were ur'ereu,
was a great banquet and wine no"
freely. After the speech the repor
hastened to the Office to transcrioe
notes. For the life of him he co
not make out what Sir John nau ~
talking about. He hurried OIL 10
premier and went over the speecn -
fully with him and stralghteneu 1t
Thanking Sir John most gratefuii!'
was about to rush back, When
statesman, taking him by the Ia '
said: my dear friend, you are yy'
The world is before you. am o,u
have seen much of life. its triais
temptations. Let me venture as
full of experience TO offer you
words of advice"-it was the prou
moment of the reporters life' ne
all expectancy. "Be sure away way,
sure, my young friend that wmT4 a,,,t,
try to report a speech you are q'
ber."-New York Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
A VALEN TIN E.

Dear little maid In the scarlet hood,
know you're merry, I'm sure you're BOOu !.
Your little blue skirt is patched and frayed,
You've shoe-strlng bow on your towsed
braid,
Your shoes are stubby, and square, and old,
Your ravelling mlttens let In the cold;
But you pass each day when the school-beli
rings,
Merrlly making the best Of things.
Hoppity- skipping watch you come.
Arms entwined with II glggling chum,
Borne on the crest of a wave Of girls,
A motley tossing of hoods and curls,
Friends behind you and friends before
Surging In shouts to the schoolhOuse door
Homely and happy, and shabby and proud,
The laughing queen Of the chattering crowd.
Wise little maid Of the hundred friends,
Cheerily taking what fortune sends,
Your nose is snub and your mouth Is wide
Owe seen a coOky tucked whole inside0
And freckles all over your round cheeks lie
Like cinnamon sprinkled on pumpkln-pie;
But your eyes are gay, and your laugh Is
sweet,
AS you hoppity-skp down the dlngy street.
Dear little maid In the scarlet hood,
am your friend, and will you be mine?
know you're merry, I'm sure you're good,
And I'd like you, please, for my valentine.
Youths Companion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15

his eyes like some mad animals, flashing
with light and resolution, yet with Il GER
tain strange calmncss holds aloft in one
hand large knife, walks along, not much
Back from the footlights, turns fully to-
ward the audience, his face of statuesque
beauty, lit by those basilisk eyes, flash
ing with desperation, perhaps insanity
launches out in firm and steady voice
the words, sic semper tyrannis,' and
then walks, with neither slow nor very
rapid pace, diagonally across to the back
of the stage, and disappears.
"a moments hush, a scream, the cry of
murder, Mrs. Lincoln leaning ont of the
box with ashy cheeks and lips, with in
voluntary cry, pointing to the retreating
figure. He has killed the PRESIDENT
"And still n moments strange, incred-
ulous suspense-and then the change,-
then that mixture of horror. noises, un-
certainty-the sound somewhere back of
a horses hoofs Gathering with spced-thC
people burst through chairs and ratings
and break them up; there is mex h ,abl,
confusion and terror; women faint; quite
feeble persons fall and are tramplcd on
many cries of agony are heard; the broa,
stage suddenly fills to suffocation with
dense and motley crowd, like some horri
bic carnival; the audience rush general,
upon 1t; at least the strong men do; th
actors and actresses are all there in thei
play costumes and painted faces, witt
mortal fright showing through the rouge
the screams and calls, confused talk re
doubled, treblcd, two or three manage t
pass up water from the stage to the Pres
idcnt's box; others try to Chamber up.
"ln the midst Of all this the soldiers @
the Presidents guard, with others suddei
ly drawn to the scene, burst in--somc %
altogether; they storm the house, throug
all the tiers, especially the upper one
infamed with fury. literally charging IL
audience with fixed bayonets, muske
and pistols, shouting Clear out! Gle,
out"
"Such the wild scene, or suggesti,
OF II rather, inside the playhouse tn
night"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15

TN connection with the celebration Of
Lincoln's birthday 1t will not be out of
place to reproduce from the New York
Herald n part of the description of his
assassination given by the poet, Walt
Whitman, who was present in Ford's
Theater when the foul deed was done:
"There is scene in the play cOur
American CousinO representing a modern
parlor, in which two unprecedented Eng
fish ladies are informed by an impossible
Yankee that he is not a man of fortune,
and, therefore, undesirable for marriage
catching purposes; after which, the COM
ments being finished, the dramatic trio
make exit, leaving the stage clear for a
moment.
"At this period came the murder of
Abraham Lincoln. Great as was all it's
manifold train ciraling round it, and
stretching into the future for many a cen
tury, in the politics, history, art, etc, of
the New World-in point of fact the main
thing, the actual murder, transpired with
the quiet and simplicity of any commonest
Occurrence-the bursting of bud or pod
in the growth of vegetation, for instance
Through the general hum following
the stage pause, with the change of po-
sitiOn, came the muffled sound of pistol
shot, which not one-hundredth part of
the audience heard at the time, and yet
moments hush, somehow, surely a
vague startled thrill, and then, through
the ornamented, draperied, starred and
striped space way of the Presidents box,
n. sudden figure, a man raises himself
with hands and feet, stands moment on
the railing, leaps below to the stage, a
distance of perhaps fourteen or fifteen
feet, falls out of position, catching his
boot heel in the copious drapery-the
American fiag-falls on one knee, quickly
RECEIVERS himself, rises as if nothing had
happened the really sprained his ankle,
but unfclt them.
"And so the figure, Booth, the murder
er, dressed in plain black broadcloth bare
headed, with full glossy, raven hair, and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15

eyes than this does from our own OloI
sight.
Creatures that see without ewes ..
by means of their skins. All skins SAD
DIR. Nagel, are potential eyes; that
they are sensitive to light. In anlma
that have eyes the sensitivepess NJ
been highly localized and greatly n
creased-so that man, for instance M
a retina very sensitive to light and l,
expanse of ordinary skin which nd
sesses a sensitiveness to light so slid
that it is hardly conscious of It. ID
his skin is sensitive in some degre,
as is proved by the fact that 1t sunburd
that is, light may cause a disturb
ance in the pigment of the skin ius
as it does in that of the eye. In tl
eye the disturbance is accompanied b
q nervous change, which sends tel,
graphic message along the optic nerve
and there are messages, also, but the
tidings imprint no image on the mint
they simply express dlscomfort-cr
out "sunburn."
But in many eyeless creatures ii
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
LINCOLN AS A DOORkEEPER,
How Abe Pinned on the Badge and
Did Duty for a Time.

HOW ADe I1nneu on the Badge and
Did Duty for Time.
James Elter is one of the oldest door
keepers in the War Department at Wash
ington, and has been stationed at the
Seventeenth street entrance of the Win
der Building for many years, occupying
a chair in which President Lincoln sat
while he acted as doorkeeper in place Of
Mr.. Elter. Speaking of the incident, Mr..
Elter said:
"One day tall, lank gentleman came
to the entrance and asked me if the Sec
retary was in, and told him no, that it
was too early for him. He then asked at
what hour he would be likely to find him,
and | told him. With pleasant Thank
you (something we don't always get he
walked away. AT the hour told him the
Secretary would be in he again walked
up the steps and asked me if | would not
go to the Secretarys room and tell him
that he wished to see him. | told him |
could not leave my post.
"'Oh, that is all right. / am Mr.. Lin.
coin, and | will keep door while you de.
liver my message. Tell him that | want
to see him here in the lower hail. With
this the President unpinned my badge
stuck it in his own coat, and took my
chair. l FASTENED to the Secretary.
room, and soon the two were together
near me, but in quiet and earnest talk
| never did know why Mr.. Lincoln die
not want to go to the Secretary's room
but | know that l prize this chair.
call it Abe Lincoln. No doubt that wa.
the only time President ever acted as ,
doorkeeper."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
FOR DUTY OFF CAPE HATTERAS.
Lightship No. 60 to Constantly Patrol
the Dangerous ID amond Shoals.


From the day that the pioneers from
old England settled jamestown to the
present time Hatteras inlet and Cape
Hatteras have been looked upon with
superstitious horror by seamen No
point on the Atlantic seaboard Is or
ever has been as fatal to shipping or
the lives of the men who go to sea in
ships. The natural dangers arising
from sunken reefs and treacherous
sands have been augmented by the fire.
quency of fierce storms along that por-
tion of the coast. 1t has been so Gus
tomary for vessels to strike heavy
weather and heavier seas while pass
ing Hatteras that every shipmaster who
must sail by it always prepares for
bad time Of it. The authorities have
striven for many years to provide some
means by which the casualties might
be reduced. 1t looks as if they had
finally succeeded. 1t is the steam light
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
p3Sap00NGV0Ne4lA

1t has never been satisfactorily explain
ed why the 14th of February is called St.
Valentines Day. 1t has been ascribed as
being named after Valentine, who suffer
ed martyrdom as presbyter of the
church, under Claudius, about 270, but
nowhere in the history of his life can there
be found the least incident connected with
him that could possibly have given rise
to the practice of that day, unless as some
authorities claim, Valentine being a man
possessed of great love and charity, his
name was thus honored and revered, but
this idea does not seem plausible.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
SKATE THAT PROMISES GREAT sprEn

novelty skates, said promise Improvement h
corresponding the
bicycling, been invented by Brooklyn skate ="
rollers attached metal strip shaped much like
old ice cradle skate The rollers three number vo
reducing friction the
than
how they be- and sliding the
with vastly loss than the steel blades that
The wheels rollers adjustable and each
with One to be thin PLAYERS
fancy aer the other set will be thicker and less ordinary
New York World.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
THE NEW LIGHTSHIP.

lack of eyes is in part made up py
creased sensitiveness of the whole SIX
surface to light. Darwin long ago
ticed that earth worms, although u
have no eyes, will suddenly wltnurs
into their holes at the approach ol
lighted candle. Some creatures se'
most sensitive to sudden increase
light; others to sudden diminution'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
Football with Lincoln's Hat.

The favorite hat worn by Abraham
Lincoln was tall "stovepipe." 1t has
been described as foot high, with brim
almost as wide as II Southern sombrcro.
Many anecdotes are connected with that
famous tall hat In it Mr.. Lincoln car
ried many valuable papers, the briefs OF
his law cases, and other documents.
On the night of Mr.. Lincoln's election
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
A Good Postman,

IL l were postman
I'd learn how to lose
The letters that vex
And that carry bad news.
But I'd pack such a stack
In my bag. 'twould be queer
If you didn't have valentines
Twelve times Il year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15
Mr. Bardegg Hugs a job

Some of the consular oflces y, ~
United States have been heiu =;
same men for twenty years. an, anS
Hardegg has been consul In syn
twenty-six years.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-15

There is an independent 10, l1',
awaiting the inventor of a typswl pew
machine that will spell corree'''
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03
THURSDAY, MARCH 3. 1898.
W-EYLER'S --LATEST OUTBREAK

Wey1er's intemperatt, tilut!,. against
President Mckinley is as l.sgGacehi.
as it IS futile. His object is to secure
cheap nWtor!ety that win give him ia
NaN among the Ignorant ANA yielg,.S
Spanialds, anti since IBIS pytltivn L,
the Queen is couGhed N the gnnguuga
which always appeals to the "bul!i,.s'
who fight their greatest BATTLES with
the tongue. there can lie no doubt that
he will succeed n his effort
We do not remember the exact Ian
guage used by t1e Pres 4, nj in ,lpsrrlI.-
ing the Spanish soidiery. but we feel
justified in denying that he insut,,l
them. because if Weyltsr is u fair sam
pie of the others, there are mo words in
the Queens English capable CT carry
ing an Insult to them,
Tt is unfortunate. however, that this
typewriter hen,J Should have- unfurletl
his red flag at this particular junctll.c,
when it Will only require small. spark
TO SIT off an explosion more terr!bl..
than the one Which wgecke3. TIN. hutt,--
ship Maine. Let US hope. that the D,
pie OF Spain may % Wise enough 10
distinguish tbs. bray '-tf the ass IN spite
Of the lions skin
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

-------~--~-----~-----
VIZ -ANTED. -Po>itiUn ny m.ldlc-agl 4
w man: cleTksh!p preferred. -Ad
no
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03

The colore.i preacher in lguisyilkt
VINO announced that iie would fight for
Spain oefCme hs7 would for the United
States Government, ccsl n. dou,I,;
manage to escape from the dreadful
environment E!a which lie so bitterly
complains If he would only maxi. a
desperate effort to get OUT Of thu. caun
try. It is safe prediction that no on.
would place an rsuperable obstacle. in
Tine way of MS leaving, and VERY few
american citizens would liz. awake, at
night worrying ovee' his sl,.partur..
9'erhaps the reverend gentleman SDyKa
MS HONEST convictions, but Their, can
De MS Eoubt that if he hspi exercise. :;
Ett!e common sense and tJhst-yvls ti.,n
me would have !Falized that there was
absolutely no ground for his claim thar
tfIe o-oFe'l race has ~ protect .-rn under
the laws OF this country, and he ,yon,a
nave been spared the mort fl .tIon
"iEAch nslst follow an nd!scrt4-t ana
IN 1vedly unpopular utte!ance.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03
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Advertising rat es furnished on appli-
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03

M AiNTi1D.-Collecto a young man
w about eighteen years old who can
hustle and is well recommended. Nd
dress y. 3. c., this office, enclosing
city references. nr2-3t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03
DiSpcrse Sea Fog.

Sea fogs may be dispersed for some
distance ahead Of a vesse! by means %:
a new invention consisting of an arch
ed distributing pipe with JET tubes set
IN one side. From these tubes is dis
charged water or other liquid in spray
against the fog.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03

- LE,ASANT. neatly furuS I'd
IspOrnS, suitable for gentlemen.
with good boarl, at 1913 9th street, near
West aN niue. lnI2-It
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03
Don't Tsiasao syi. aLA Smoke Tour Life Ava.

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full Of new HE and ViGor, cake -No-l - &C,
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Over ,0O, 900 cured. Buy No-Io-Bac o: your
druggist, under guarantee to cure, SOC or
800. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad
Sterling RnlnCdE %. air::yN or Now HOrx
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03

A massage machine that can be ap-
piled by the patient himself is in use
in London. 1t consists of i2 pairs OF
polished hardwood balls. arranged on
a jointed chain. with handle at each
end. and is 80 inches long. Its effect
is said to be equal to that of massage
by hand. as it kneads the muscles g.
cnly
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03

Oshkosh, Wis, owes its fame to it
name, and the Old Settlers Club OF
that place purposes tc erect d monu-
ment to Chief Oshkosh from whom the
city received its name.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03

The Daily Press may be obtained
every morning at the following places:
Crossiey Bros. Washington avenue.
J. A. Cory, Acre.
Chesapeake & Ohio Restaurant.
Charles Robinson's, No. Ivy avenue.
]. N. Lawrence's, 211 Twenty seventh
street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03

Inc for"-exhioit!on-only patriots con-
tiI'le to volunteer their services 70 wal!
lop Spain. 1t IS fortunate taat q
alztion Is mot forced 70 depend upon
these highly excttabla persons VINO
WISH 10 Sit unto fight On every
available opportunity ard u1s,o ususllv
ci'a"aflsh before hostillties fairy be-
gin. i..-
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CasCarets stimulate liver. kidneys and
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T. OR SALI:.-.Ar cost, New York
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