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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-28

down the mountain side, again sub
divide into numerous smaller streams.
They advance at the rate of forty yards
an hour, submerging everything in
their path, soaring the vegetation in the
vicinity as though fire had passed over
1t. An enormous quantity of lava keeps
pouring out of the crater. 1t has filed
Vetrana valley, a deep ravine, and ash
es lie several inches thick for long dis
tance down the sides Of the mountain
and on the adjacent villages. The in
habitants of these villages are in a
state of suspense, not knowing what
moment the volcano may burst forth in
all its fury and bury them the same as
1t did the inhabitants of Pompeii over
1,S0O years ago.
The slope of the mountain is one of
the most thickly populated districts in
the world. The fertility of the soil
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nothing more was ever heard of the
particular method by which it was
claimed this picture was made.
The story that comes from Chicago
appears to have a good deal more than
the usual foundation in fact, and ac-
cording to it the method has been sub
jected to many and severe tests and
has proven a success in every instance.
1t Is to be hoped that the problem,
which has for more than a quarter Of
a century been attacked from all sides
by chemists and photographers, has at
last been solved. The art of color pho
Biography, if it can be perfected and
made practicable, in addition to its val
ue in portraiture, will revolutionize the
work of book and magazine illustration.
The photographers stone will be super
ceded, and pictures true to life in color
as well as line will be within the reach
of every one.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-28

, Naples, the largest citv Of H.,
overlooks the Bay of NapIes aa
base Vesuvius is thirty miles in a., a.
ference. Its height varies aftor a. tpVll
north side is lofty, semi-circrl" i'S tlN
called Monte SOmma, which hos c
historic crater. 1t is separated u
the active volcano by deep voIIan Ho
eral hundred feet wide. w
The Vesuvius of the anc,on+,
truncated cone, with a base a. way
or nine miles, and a height of OcO y
AT Its summit was a depressed rls'
three miles in diameter. On tbi, rI p,
Spartacus, the gladiator, fought Gra
dlus Pulcher. There Is no record =, a
eruption of Vesuvius prior TO A n y
although the latter-day scientists h.,
proved that it must have boon oas
before that time. AT the begInnins Y
the Christian era the sides of tho v,
uYlus were covered with felds osI
"H i'9 NldCer was 0VergrOuJ
with wild grapes. 1t is certain that nj
people living near It at thai limo ~, ~
not the slightest idea that 1t was an u
tive volcano, for the writings of Pin,
the Younger and Tacitus show tbo, |.
gave warning for thirteen years bpfo,,
the great eruption. There were ca,
les of earthquakes and tremendous soI,
mic disturbances.
The great historic eruption took nl,,,
In August, 70 years after Christ IN,
lava poured down the mountain Sida \
tremendous streams and buried Harn
laneum, at the west base; Pompel a,
the southeast side; Stabiae, on II,
south side, and Castellamare, whcI
was beyond Stabiae. These cities wen
inundated and forgotten until centurls
after, when the remains were dug m
and gave the moderns perfect inSgh
into the manners and customs of fht
time of the big eruption. For centuds
Vesuvius was quiet. People who LIVED
about 1t forgot that 1t had once burs
cities and killed thousands. Again Ok
vines cover the crater and Its side
were cultivated fields. There had bs
six months Of earthquakes, but ths
were not accepted as n warning
Vesuvius burst forth in mighty fur
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tions, but the average Is about 1000
ieet. Its great crater is some 1000 feet
IN diameter and about 500 feet deep.
II consists of two distinct parts. The
can explosions, followed by great out
pourings of lava and ashes. The fresh
lava streams moving down the noun.
Cain SIDE, steadily encroaching more
ana more on the cultivated regions
nave already caused extensive loss.
several new craters have appeared
around the central one, and from these
the lava also flows. ~
Mount Vesuyius lies eight miles from
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-28
COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
A Chicago Claim that the Discovery
Has Been Made.

The announcement comes from Chi
cago that James w. McDonough mas
discovered the art of color photography.
Similar announcements have been
made with more or less regularity for a
good many years, but none of the
methods heretofore discovered seemed
to be of any value. About decade ago
a handsome photograph in colors was
shown, the picture of a brilliant-hued
Japanese vase then in the possession OF
a famous New York collector, but
whether it was really color photo
graph or merely colored photograph
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Is unsurpassed, four crops year being
In tbo ho.+

Is unsurpassed, four crops year being
gardened in the best parts.
The spectacle at night is one of in
describable grandeur, and travellers
from all parts of Europe flock to see
the volcano in action. The faint, pal
pitating glow that nominally marks the
great crater is exchanged for a vivid
tongue of light, colored at times almost
like rainbow, Illuminating the heav-
ems and reflected with exquisite effect
IN the waters of the bay. These mani
festations are accompanied by deep
rumblings and thunderous subterran-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-28
WORLDS SHORTEST STREET.

The Length of This Imposing Thor.
ouahfare Is Twenty-six Yards.
London is an amazing tumble Of long
streets, short streets, broad streets and
narrow streets, but the shortest, if not
the narrowest, Is John street, south.
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A CCORDING to his schoOlmates,
a Rnhhnr Rnmn was q country

A CCORDING to his schoOlmates,
~ Bubber Ramp was a country
Il n cracker. And who knows better
a child's social and financial standing
than it's schoolfellows.
His face was not round and rosy
like other jolly, sweet-tempered boys,
for Bubber was a slender child with
face pale and lanky, straight hair,
streaked in color with the shades of
half-pulled molasses candy. He was
subject to chills and fevers which kept
him away from school about half the
time and gave his teacher an excuse
for scolding him whenever there was no
one else in particular for her to scOld.
His father was a section master on the
Georgia railroad and they lived in the
''ten-mile shanties," which were built
on the side of the railroad and on the
edge of a deep cut, through which the
wind blew a perfect gale the whole
year round.
But if by living on the cut Bubber
acquired the chill and fever habit, he
also gained the knowledge which en-
abled him to save the lives of some 500
people-Sunday school children with
their friends and teachers. 1t was the
picnic of Bubber's Sunday school, but
because it fell on his chill day his
mother said he could not attend. So he
contented himself with walking five
miles up the rilroad to Belair, the near
est station where the train would stop,
with huge bunch of flowers for his
Sunday school teacher. This teacher,
be it understood, was one of the people
who did not know about Bubber being
a country cracker, but considered him
jolly, amiable boy.
After handing the bouquet through
the car window, Bubber stood for a
while looking wistfully at the train
load of happy children. Then some
thing occurred which made his school
mates forget forever that he was home
ly and poor, and this is how it hap
pened.
Southwark from Brazelia the road
drops down steadily for five or six
miles. There follows the little rise to
the top of Habersham hill; and then
comes the sharp sag Of a mile or more
to Belair and the level valley Of the
Savannah.
John Johnson, or "Yucker," as he
was called for short, was the most dar-
Ing engineer on the Georgia and had
the best run on the road until he Joined
the strike of the Knights of Labor. Af-
ter the difficulty was settled and the
strikers went back to work, Yucker,
for the sake of discipline, was put to
hauling way freight between Union
Point and Augusta.
There was nothing ut Brazelia but
the siding and the dull red station
house, and little else at Belair. 1t
wasn't often that Yucker had to leave
or pick up anything at either place,
and he liked to sail by both stations at
top speed, and loaf further down the
line to make up for 1t.
On this particular day, while his fire
man was taking water at the big red
tank at Thompson, Yucker went into
the station for orders. He found that
there was nothing for him at Brazelia
or Belair. He had nothing to leave at
either station, so he climbed back into
bis cab, meaning to go through to
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r CUNT vEsUv1Us. the most

IA n CUNT VESUVIUS. the most
MI famous volcano in the worlds
Il 4 history, which, as every school
boy knows, destroyed the cities Of Pom
peii and Herculaneum, is again in erup-
ton and great alarm is felt for the safe
ty of life and property in the vicinity
of the volcano. The flow of lava goes
on unchecked, and if the eruption con-
tinues on the alarming scale it has
lately reached it will cause frightful
misery and immense damage. The lava
torrent near the crater, which has a
width of half a mile, divides into three
principal streams, each seventy to
eighty yards wide. These as they pour
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Scarcity of Campbor Tree.

The manufacture of camphor in jap
an has fallen Off considerably and many
men have gone out of the business alto
gether. This Is due to the growing
scarcity of camphor trees. Japanese
production Is now confined almosf
wholly to Formosa.
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"How do you manage to Reep ~
friendly with Mrs. Tiff asKeu ~
Teeters of Miss Twitters. u ne'e .,un
her telephone" replied the -"
young lady.-Judge.
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CALIFORNIA MINERS MONEY.

Kind of Coin They Used Before San
Francisco Mint Was Established.
This is a "Big River bit" In the
days before the mint was established
In San Francisco it was current coin
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A busy man is always willing to talk
business, but an "agent" is not bust.
ness man. ~~
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among the miners. 1t represents $50
1t is an eighth of an inch thick. octa.
gonal In form, It's largest diameter be.
Ing one and fve-eightbs inches.
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Wheelers to meet the up freight. Some
times he met 1t Mt Belair, but whenever
he got the chance he ran by and trust
ed to luck that 1t would be held for
him at Wheelers.
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The people Mt the station were be-
pumbed with fright They stared with
horror-stricken faces at the oncoming
engine rs some great demon hurrying
to destroy the excursion train with its
load of human freight Paralyzed with
fear, they could neither move nor cry
aloud.
In the whole crowd there was but
ono who could think and act, He was
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30
THE GREENBACK OUR WORST ENEMY.

Instead Of carrying us through the civil
war the government paper money was
the one conspicuous enemy OF public
credit, of the soldier, and 81 the laborer
at home, says Professor j. Laurence
Laughlin in the July Atlantic. II we
came through the crisis, il was solely
because We wiihstood not only the heavy
blows Of war itself, bat also the injuries
arising from an iniquitous monetary
system. With tue best of intentions, but
in dense ignorance Of Investment require.
ments, Congress, by strange faulty,
forbade the sale of bonds below par.
Given fixed rate Of interest, the selling
price Of bond is high or low according
TO the high or low credit OF the issuer.
Our credit In 1861 being far from good
Congress matte IL impossible to sell bonds
at price which investors would pay for
the fixed return, thus voluntarily cutting
itself of from usual and legitimate
methods of borrowing, and making little
or no resort to emergency taxation. The
treasury found itself in an impassc;
whereupon il was claimed that the issue
OF inconycrtible paper money was neccs-
slty. Cautiously blind To the fact that the
price Of bonds is a market Judgment as
10 the credit Of the issuer, We refused TO
accept the consequences of low credit,
and measure was proposed pre-emi.
nently adapted 10 destroy any lutte
credit that remained Without irving 10
borrow in the way which the strongest
modern nations find legitimate, desper-
aieIy in need of funds, the treasury cane
to the last resort OF bankrupt govern
mcnt, and issued incouvertlble paper
money. TO put out paper promises to
pay ON demand when all the world knew
there was not dollar Of coin in reserve
to redeem the paper was a pitirully Dnen
way'of advertising the hopeless condition
of the treasury. No lover of our country
can look back ON that spectacle without
cllagrin and wounded national pride. IL
the enemies Of the United States had Gun.
ningly planned to corner" the treasury,
they could not have gained their purpose
more eifectually than was accomplished
by the blunders oil ardent friends. A
great and prosperous country, and vet
unable to borrow
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30

In the Iowa il may almost be said
that nothing ie done by hand except the
opening and closing OF throttles and
pressing of electric buttons. Her guns
are luaued, trained and fired, her am
munition hnisted, her turrets turned,
her turpedoeH merhanisma of them
solves -are tubed and elected. tins shin
steered, her boats hoisted out and in,
tho interior iightsd and ventilated, the
great eearChiightn operated, ami even
orders transnltiel from bridge or con
ming tower TO al nurt5, by mechanicnl
appliances. Surry no more striking
view thnn this of the development Of IS
years could hc Afforded.
This growth Of uonpeXity and slnb.
Grafton and this almost infinite mutt
plication Of parts aud deyicea have en-
tailed upnn the naval Rrchitsct and con
structoF demands Und difficulties never
dreamed OF IN tue earlier days. The
stan required To design aud construct
an Iowa ia multiplied in number Rnd
the colnpeXity OF its organization is
augmented as compared with that re-
CURED for the design and construction
OF the now ironsi'ies almost indotinitely.
Similar conditions apply to command
and manaRemsni, 80 that while tie
building Of modern battieship entails
enormous work and responsibility on
Ihe naval architect, contractor and
stat, the effective use OF her Ms a tool
in tha trade of war presents an equal
variety anu intriGRuy Of problems to
students ii the art Of naval warfare.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30

Few people have any idea Of the i'm,
mense iurest area ia British Inhia-a
valuable asset, which ia now hoiug ays-
tematically preserved. AT tho present.
time the reserves of the forest cover am
area OF nearly $1,000 square miles, and
they may hereafter be further extBndea
IN Madras and Burma, where thu work
or reservation is, as yet, incomplete.
Outside these reserves are about Sc, 600
square miles of state foresta some of
which will eventually be brought
within the reserve aren. This means
that there are in india, practically for
all time, forests which would completely
cover the United Kingdom. The noun
tain hloneB of the western Ghauts nre
stiH covered with the splendid vegeta-
fion of primeyal fol ests OF tho tropics,
and include the following trees Teak,
ebony, ironwood, Indian mahogany,
standalwood aud the ubiquitous ham
COO. In tho provinces of Quebec and
Ontario, north of the st. Lawrence
River, there is one great continuous
tract OF forest, which extends north.
ward to Hudson and Labrador, and
which measures altogether about LOO
miles in length and 1000 miles in
width. lid. Bits.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30
=, =, 49,, are prompt. efIlcIcnt and
DID NAPOLEON INVENT SLEEPING CARS ?


Angus Sinclair in rall Mail Ma 'azinc.
A sort Of protest naB been repeated a
great deal lAtely IN American journals
10 the effect that public opinion Ia
mistaken in surprising that George NJ.
Pullman was the inventor Of the sleep
ing car Pullman did not invent the
sleeping car, and more than James
Watt invented the steam engine OF
George Stephenson the locomotive. But
there never was car in which com
Portable beds were provided until Pull
man shower how it could be dome la
lS3S cars with sleeping berthe we're
nnt on what is rnw the Pennsylvania
railroad, between baltimore aud Phila-
dclphia, anu much bunstiAg was d0Ds
auout tho comfort and luxury. OF tho
cars, The time was not yet RI
ever, for sleeping cars. and
taken OIL after few wcHksi trial bs-
GAUGE they were not rattunized. That
was ths beginning Of seriee Of at
tempts and failurea which were re-
Peated on variety Of railroads, until
experience, protting by previous mis-
takos, ami ingenuity, ever active TO in
vent improvements on old forms, pro-
dnced sleeping chr herths that people
were eager to patroniae.
AS early as 1850. two or three of the
long railroads began putting sleeping
bcrths in their way cars tbraKe vansl
for the Use OF stocIimen in chntge Of
cattle. Tbs berths were little better
than wide shelves thqt were hung from
the side of the car, but they served
their purpose This making upper
berth hy IL movable shelf hinged 10 The
wall led to celebrated lawsuit be-
tween two leading sleeping. car com-,
pnnicH years later One company claimed
that it had patent on the device. and
tho other contested the plea on the
ground that the plan was old Evidence
waa presented proving that the hinged
shelf had long been used for making
sleeping borths; and among other facts
IL was shown that tho carriage which
Napoleon used in his campaigns, and
now to he seen in O museum In London,
CONTAINS provisions + that kind for
making up bed. II Napoleon devised
that M 'aus of promoting. his com fort
anu conserving his energy, which ia
not unlikely. he was the inventor of
an important element in the modern
sleeping car.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30

One Of the psiightIur Places of Residence
p, ID Cuba.

IN Cuba.
Foringhtly Review
Matanzas, although far Smaller than
the capital, ia decidedly hettor built,
the streets being much more regular. =
sHntlago de Cuba, the old capital, ia
situated on one OF the most lovely bays
10 the world, but it is nothing like as
clean and prosperous looking as Havana,
although it has much bRndsumer public
gardens. Puerto Principe has the adj
vantage OF charming natural position
at the head of lovely nay, and ita
Alameda, or pubiie promenade, Is
marrelously beautiful. with its state
rows Of peacock acacias, orange tr.
and cocoon pallns. MatanzRs 10, Z
after Havana, 10y far the most agrea-
able place OF residence in lhs island,
and Is situated 10 d deliRbtfully fertile
district. Independently .of<its famous
crystal caves which ara Of great ex-
lent and formed of the pursst and /
clearest of rock cystal, Matanzas, close
10 the valley Of the Yumuri, has the
good fortune to be thu most Euon. like
spot 10 the West Indies. 1t is impos4
sihle TO describe thu charm of this
happy valley, 80 rich 10 its yegs.
tation andsso delightfully is it wstered
by the River iutnuri and tributary
streams, 80 delicious, even on the hot
test summer daye ia lis atmosphere
tempered by the Atlaptic breezes. IL
tbe enTirnnH of MatRhfas are attractive, }
] cannot saysmue for those of Havana
Itself. Tho TWO SptiHcipal suburban
resorts, Marianao and Carmelo arc NOT
particularly pretty. They huast Of n
number OF wooden. restaurants, and
public gardens, blazing with every sort
Of gorgeous creoper, the blue convnlyulus
major and trumpet vino being the most.
prevalent. Here, Bof a Sunday after
noon, theF European clerks tho Ger
mans and their belongings, especially,
foregatheyto dinelRnd sup. Hitherto nc
governor has hal sufficient enterprise
to make road by the sea on either
side OF the port. This might be easily
DONE and wupln DO Of the greatest
advantage to'thc city.
II iiayana weru ever to fall into the
hands OF more eutpnrsing nation
than the Spanish, it could be easily
converted into first. cusa winter
station. From November to tho be-
ginning of April. tho climate is most
enApyahlc, and the city has many re-
SOURCES, such MS msngittcat opera
house, the Tncun; theatres, clubs and
several fnirly good libraries and scien-!
ihc and literary institutions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30

When man owns blooded horse he
is always careful of its health. He looks
after its diet and is particular that tie
feeding shall be regular and right. While
he is doing this it is likely as not that Inc
Is himself suffering from some disease or
disorder. When the trouble gets so bad
that he cannot work, he will begin To
give himself the care he gave the horse a.
the start, Good, pure, rich, red blood i
the best inurance against disease of any
kind. Almost all diseases come from IN
pure or impoverished blood. Keep Inc
blood pure and strong and disease can
find no foothold. That is the principle
upon which Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery works II cleanses, purities
aud enriches the blood, puts and keeps
the whole body in perfect order; make
appetite good. digestion strong, assimila-
ton perfect. 1t brings rudy, virile
health. 1t builds up solid, wholesome
flesh mot fat when, from any cause, re.
duced below the healthy standard.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30
SPANISH CORRUPTION IN PHILIPPINES

To a greater or less degree, all Spanish
colonies were fields in which clericalism
rioted at will, says Henry c. Lea in the
July Atlantic: A conspicuous instance
OF this is found in the Philippines, where
the missions of the Augustiaiap ReColects
acquired such power that the annals OF
that colony seem rather to be the records
OF the Augustinian province OF Saa
Nicolas than those of royal dependency.
In such u community the position Of
governor had few attractions for an
honest man. In 1919, new governor,
Bustamente Bustilio, found on his arrival
that all the royal officials had been husily
embezzllng and piliering, leaving the
treasury nearly empty. After ascertain
ing the facts he set to work encrgetically
to recover the funds, and TO punish the
guilty, who lhereupJn, Us seems 10 have
been customary in such cases, sought
asylum in the churches. One OF them
had carried with him certain official
records necessary for the vcritlcation Of
the accounts, and these Bustilo requested
the archbishop to make him surrender.
The archbishop replied with Il learned
argument, drawn up for him by Il Jesuit,
proving that the governors request was
illegal. Bustilio lost his temper at this.
and arrested the archbishop, who forth
with cast an interdict over the city.
Then the monks aud friars turned out in
organized bands, marching through the
city with cruciilxes, and shouting, viva
la fe Viva la IglesiaW They speedily
collected mob which they led to the
palace; the doors were broken in, the
governor and his murdered, and when
the archbishop was released he assumed
the goyernorship. under tue advice OF an
assembly consisting exclusively OF eccle-
siastical dignitaries. In these perpetdally
recurring troubles between the secular
and the clerical authorities the lnquisiton
WAS not behiudhand, although there was
no organized tribunal in Manila.