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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28

He went to a cupboard ana spent some
time in choosing with particular care a
bottle of wine he intended to drink. He
poured ont small draught of the bev-
erage and taking the paper of morphine
he opened it carefully and sprinkled
the white contents on. the surface of
the wlne. He watched 1t as II slowly
settled and finally disappeared in the
liquid; then he poured another glass of
wine and drank 1t off. There was no
hurry about drinking the poisoned cup:
he had all the night before him, so he
drew his comfortable arm chair up to
the fire and sat down wondering who
would find his dead body In the morn
ing AT last taking up the poisoned
glass he paused for moment with 1t
In his hand, thinking he heard a step
on the stair. The next minute his sur.
prise was certainty as someone
Tapped at his door, Hastily putting
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28
tanned HER UNRULY PI,pu
Ihrashed Him and His Sister and f.,
. PEELED Them Rn.h.

. PEELED Them Bothr..
There is one young scshSooIisach.,
Long; Island who need never be out =,
n job. SO completely did she succssa % =,
in quelling a rebellion last weot th.,
offers from other places have ALREADY
been received, but the school dIrpsto,,
viii not hear of her departure, Hs,
name is Ella Hart, and here is how ,Ss
came to establish herself so firmly IN
her present position: ..
+ John Coleman, who is bow Of fonda,
years, but tough tendencies, has n,
several days been living under tbs
shadow of the rod. Miss Hart has an
oihciai whip, ana Friday her experI.
enced observation told her that John
Coleman was ripe for castgatlon and
she called him up to receive his dna
The operation proceeded with com.
plete success for a few moments. John.
ME Coleman gave all the evidences a,
mortal anguish customary to such occs.
sions. He squirmed and twisted and
rended the air with lamentations, mr.
testations and calculations Of peDI
tence.
Stella Coleman, a stout girl Of 1B
years, sister Of Johnnie, heard the
walls of her brother and appeared as
a rescue and punitive force. She dash
ed into the room like a young whlrl
wind and attacked the teacher with a
rush. The boy took advantage Of the
diversion to rub himself a few times
where he felt that rubbing was neces
sary and salutary and then Joined 10
the attack. Miss Coleman scratched
vindictively and reached for her teach
er's hair. Miss Hart proceeded Ueth
odically and according to the most ap
proved principles Of pedagogcs She
first captured the girls hands and then
tripped her up, threw her and sat Oh
her. Then she reached for M.r whip
and thrashed. Miss Coleman dntil all
the fight and most of the family affec.
tion were thrashed out of her. After
that she caught Johnnie Coleman and
began on him all over again.
Having completed her work cOnsclen.
tiously and thoroughly, she expelled
both the offenders and appeared before
the trustees, scratched and somewhat
battered and disheyeled, but triumph
ant, and reported her action. She was
sustained and the school will probably
continue its exercises peacefully.
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and smacked his lips after. "That mas
a curious taste, Grant" he said; "what.
oh, it is a special BRAND 7 drink
when 1 am not sleeping well. You will
find it very soothing ,>.a :
:, ;;..Well, good night, stillm.an' old fel-
ioiw.,' '>'>' y ,'H'i'i'| - :
Good night to you, Monckton, and
pleasant dreams"
"Oh, I'm not going to dreams yet
awhile" said Montkton. "a few of us
are to have some games at the Raquet
Club"
"Ah," said Grant that's long dis
tance from here. Better have a han
som. Come, I'll see you out"
They walked down the stair together
and at the door young Monckton said;
Yes, think will have a hanson. L
feel rather drowsy."
"Oh, you'll be all right when you get
into the fresh air." rejoined Grant. The
young man staggered slightly, as if he
were intoxicated. The other watched
him go down the street and hail a cab
"Poor devil" said Grant to himself,
as he turned away. "He was an un-
lucky chap to. come in at that moment
on that particular errand. There rs IA
time for everything, and that was not
the time for insurance policies. | sup
pose that, not having premeditated the
murder, have left some loose clew
that will enable the police to trace the
thing to me. Still | shall be no worse
off than was an hour ago, and after
all, nothing matters very much. Bet a
flyer I'll be caught"
But he wasn't. The medical men
said the young fellow had died of dis
ease with long name, and then the
insurance company claimed it had been
defrauded by the fact of his having the
malady concealed from them. Thus
was the honest man defrauded out of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28

,layed for a month, but it was sure to
come, unless he had Il 900 in hard cash,
and that amount he knew he could not
get. OF course if exposure could have
been STAYED off for some years every
thing might come out. all right; old
Monckton might die and young Monck-
ton come into the business.
Old Monckton, Grants employer, was
a hard-hearted skinfint who would
have no mercy when investigation
showed that his assistant was a de-
faulter. He was hard, even to his own
son, and it wasn't likely that he would
show mercy to one who was no relative
of his.
On the other hand Stillman Grant,
who was a calculating young fellow,
mad many times helped young Monck-
ton when in trouble of a monetary ma
ture. He did this not because he liked
the young man particularly, but be-
cause he was his employers son and
would some time come into the bust
ness.
Young Monckton owed Grant money,
but even If he paid it all that night it
was not enough to cover the defalca-
tion, and so was useless.
Grant had taken the money, not in
any momentary weakness, but because
he calculated he could make himself n
rich man by the use of it. These cal
culatlons turned out to be erroneous,
and for months Grant had been exercis-
ing his ingenuity to stave off exposure.
He had not deluded himself with any
false views as to what would happen
when exposure came. He had made
up his mind. There should be no trial
with Imprisonment at the end of it. He
knew an easier way out of the difficulty
than that He had bought n quantity
Of morphine which he knew, when the
time came to take 1t, would insure hin
swift and tolerably easy death. He
knew that six. or seven, or perhaps ter
years Imprisonment was the penalty
for his offense and he had no desire OF
Intention of facing such a punishment
He walked that night to his rooms
overlooking the Thames embankment
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28
Equal to Nerve Tonic.

Hear about the robbery last night?"
asked the grocer.
NO. replied the early customer;
"where did it occur?"
Right here" said the grocer;
thieves broke into my store and stole
three barrels of sugar" .r" 81,
"Well,' mused the customer, 81 sup
pose they will have sand enough to
tackle bank the next time"
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more. So he purchased a new -. ;,
clothes and took his bride to , 'sn .n'e q
sottage, Love in theeottase wa, saalI saa
lived, and one day. about. tlues Z HsS,l "nSN
after the marriage things became s',a' y
interesting for him, and he delIhars.',l 'O0
threw a plate at his spouse plckaS y
MS Ducksaw, whisrled to, his doc ,uS ~
left his wife to get divorce, SSaa Sua
she very promptly did. .--Co,1ncil pns pL'sl
Nonpareila,, -......... O'uus
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28
A New Envelope.

An envelope for carrying merchan-
disc through the mails is so construct
ed with reversible flaps and stiffening
strip attached to the closing flap that
the inside of the envelope may become
the outside. and the same envelope
used to return merchandise in the same
manner in which it was forwarded
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28
Might BE True

DoetorEFhere Is one thing in the
scriptures that puzzles me, and that is
to what the longevity of the ancients
can be attributed. Have YOU any the.
ory to offer? - ., n'-'s'
'Minister--It may have been owing TO
the fact that there were no physicians
in those days.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28

Adolphus Dudington pleadingly,-
Don't be cruel and hard-hearted, col
onel. Give me your daughters hand
and promise she shall never be sep
arated from her family.
Col. Bluntly-That's precisely why [
object to the marriage.-Detroit Free
Press. .., ,,a 49,,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28

his insurance money, and he was
nabbed by the police for his defalca-
tiOns before he could purchase more
poison. In one of her Majesty's pris-
ons he now regrets the fate of his
friend.-Detroit Free Press
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28
TILLMAN GRANT had

TILLMAN GRANT had
come to the end of his
tether and he knew it. He
made no fuss about the
matter, and any of his
friends who met him that
evening could not have
told from his manner that
anything was wrong.
Grant had taken big
chances to increase his
fortune and now he real
lied that the jig was up,
exposure might come in
n week, or it might be de-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28

The hotel Clerk who puts on a brill
liant front is not the only pebble. A
great many newspaper men use paste
too.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-28

The druggist would rather of rl
mound of cure than an ounce -
vention.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24
CHAPTER ".

Lilith's face turned pale. and her lips
quivered as IL in abject terror. Fear
Is not an ennobling expression on the
human countenance; and 1t was so al
together foreign to Maguus Halcrow's
nature that for a moment he expe
rienced a sensation not altogether fat
tering as he saw it depicted in Lilith's
As fash succeeded flash she caught mis-
arm nervously and clung to it. Mag
nus was sitting close to the window.
She drew him away.
"Oh, IL is awful, Do come back from
the window: | am so frightened-so
horribly frightened, What IL 1t were
to strike us? How awful to die so
suddenly"
There Is no danger. Miss Stuart"
said Magnus soothing!y.
He yielded to her pressure on his
arm. and allowed himself to be drawn
from the window towards the couch
on which Lilith had been sitting.
Lilith still clung to his arm.
'.Oh. l know you are good and brave.
and you think me coward! Well. l
dare say am-weak and cowardly and
womanish wish were brave.
wish you could teach me to be brave.
as you are!"
There was momentary lull in the
storm. and Lilith's words. spoken in
that low. subtle-sweet voice OF hers.
were distinctiy audible to Magnus. His
pulse thrilled. his heart throbbed. LII
this face was close to his shoulder
so close that. by putting out his hand.
he could have drawn her within his
arm; he could almost feel her breath
upon his cheek.
It was temptation. Lilith strangely
appealed to the sensuous part In Mag
nus nasy-s-for every human being
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24

Thomas B. Reeder's grandfather, Jos
eph Hancock, was a soldier in the revo-
lutionary war in Capt. Stokely's COM
pany, Eighth Pennsylvania regiment.
Col. Daniel Broadhead. Jonathan
Reeder. his father. enlisted in 1861 In
the war for the Union in company /,
Twenty-flrst Indiana, which was after
ward changed to First Indiana heavy
artillery. He was wounded at the
battle OF Baton Rouge. La. and was
discharged in 1866. An older brother.
Walter S.. enlisted in the Seventy-ntth
Indiana with Col. Robinson. and was
mustered out pon-commissioned ON
Ger after three years service. Thomas
b. enlisted as a private in company l.
Nineteenth Indiana infantry. under
Col. Sol Meredith. was promoted to
corporal and then to sergeant. was In
ten hard-fought battles with the fam
Gus Iron Brigade" OF the Potomac ar
my, composing the Nineteenth Indiana
the Second. Sixth and Seventh Wis
consin and the Twenty-fourth Michi-
gan regiments.
He was discharged for gunshot
wounds received In the Antietam and
Gettysburg battles. came home. and
made up company B, One Hundred and
Forty-ninth Indiana, in which he en-
listed as a private. was elected Its cap
tain, and while In the iield was promot-
ed to major Of the regiment and was
mustered out In 1865. Samuel T..
younger brother. served three years in
company d. Seventy-frst Indiana. aft
erward changed to the Sixth cavalry.
Thus making four from one family.
giving sixteen years service In the war
for the suppression OF the rebellion.
When the trouble arose with Spain,
on the 18th OF February. 1898. Major
Reeder rendered his services to Gov.
Mount, and later one son, Leonard H..
a teacher In the common schools. could
not wait for the call for volunteers
and enlisted in battery l. Third United
States artillery. and is now doing duty
near San Francisco. Cal. Another son.
Thomas B., Jr.. enlisted in Company
H. Twelfth United States infantry. and
participated in the fall Of El Caney and
Santiago under Gen. Shafter. A third
son, Jesse NJ. at the age Of II. enlisted
In an Ohio regiment, and is following
the fortunes of war near Tampa, Fla.
Mai. Reeder is exhausting every effort
to get into the war with Spain. urging
his services and being warmly Endorsed
by leading citizens and prominent ex-
soldiers.-New Castle Und) Repub-
lican.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24
American flag the Oldest.

From the Paris Figaro: 1t is not
generally known that the star-span-
gled banner OF the United States is
older than any OF the present flags OF
the great European powers. 1t was
adopted in 1777 by the congress Of the
thirteen colonies OF North America.
then at war with the mother country.
The yellow and red Spanish nag came
out in 17s5; the French tricolor was
adopted in 1894: the red English en-
blem. with the union jack in the upper
corner. dates from 1901; the Sardin-
ian (now the Italian) nag first huttered
in 1S4s: the Austro- Hungarian nag was
one of the consequences Of the COM
promise of 1867: the present German
flag FIRST appeared in 1871, and the Rus
sian tricolor is quite recent affair.
The only modification that the Ameri-
can nag has undergone since It's origin
consists in the addition of = new star
every time new state Il taken into
the union. The stars now number l5,
and, unfortunately for Spain. It is more
than likely that they have not yet
come to the end Of their multiplication.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24

eral Arizona troops which are being
ftted for service at the front. but
nothing definite on this score Is yet
known. Five years ago 1t was thousns
the height OF folly TO think OF ADAM
doninE any Of the Arizona minsAFy
posts. which are in the region infested
with Apaches, but today It seems 70
be the settled policy Of the government
TO make these men self-supporuns. 8.
and therefore safe citizens. As rapiaiy
as the Dawes bill requirements are
complied with the lnolans are admi'teo
to the rights OF suffrage. These re-
quirements are the severance OF an
tribal relationships and the adoption OF
the modes and habits Of civilization.
This will soon cover the whole Apache
tribe, once so blood,hirsty. and 1t Is not
improbable that the next hve montns
will see the abandonment OF Forts
Apache, Grant. and Huachuca In Ari-
zona. and wIngate and Union. In New
Mexico. The only reason why the gov
ernment keeps troops In those COO
forsaken regions now Is because OF ran
cied fear of the Indians.
II is also the policy Of the govern
ment to turn over all abandoned mill
tary posts in the Indian country to the
red men. to be used as agencies; thus.
in Utah. can be seen the Ouray agency.
once the site OF old Fort Roubidoux.
in Montana can be seen the Fort PECK
agency, once the site OF military
can;onment of that name. and In Ari-
zona the Fort Defiance agency -four
ishes where once stood that sentinel oil
the advance of civilization westward.
Fort Defiance.
In speaking OF the Apaches recently.
Gen. Sumner said: 1T Is generally
misunderstood, this question OF the
Apaches Indians. They are generally
looked upon as bloodthirsty. fierce
warriors. On the contrary, l never
dealt with easier Indians to handle.
They are making as rapid strides to-
ward civilization as any band In the
United States. and no more need
watching than any other OF the tribes
Of the Indian Territory. The Utes are
vastly more turbulent and trouble
some"
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24
MOVING A CITY.
Japan WIZ Prevent Psssilsnes In . Formo-
% Town,

Town.
1t Is probable that the action Of the
Japanese government in ordering the de-
struction of the City of Teckcham, For
mosa. and the removal OF all of its inhab-
itants to a new location. is probably with
situated on the northwest coast of the
island. and has been frequently subject TO
peSttlence, with the sacrifice Of thousands
Of lives. The phenomenon being called to
the attention Of the government, an inves-
uEaton was ordered by sanitary experts.
who reported that the city was built upon
a swamp, and that at certain seasons OF
the year poisonous gases issued from the
ground. whereupon an order was issued TO,
location as convenient to the old one as
possible. where the natural conditions
were healthful A new city was laid out
by experts. and each property holder IN
the old one was assigned site that cor
responded In area with that he occupied
at Teckcham and he was given twelve
months to remove his buildings and be-
longfngs.
lie improvements were laid out by the
government In the new city without ex.
pense to the people. but they are required
to pay the cost of the removal Of their
own property. This IL not 10 expensive an
Undertaking as one might suppose. be-
cause most OF the houses and other buiid-
ings In Teckcham, as well as in other
cities. are built Of the very lightest wood
en- material. and Japanese house offers
out dimcuity or injury.
The undertaking 10 a notable Illustration
OF the enterprise and the wisdom OF the
Japanese government.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24

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for number Of years and the pain et times
was very intense. tried all the proprie-
tary medicines could think or hear Of,
but received NO relief.
II finally placed my case with several
physicians and doctored with them for
some time, but they failed to do me any
good. Finally, with my hopes OF relief
nearly exhausted, read an article regard
pie. which induced me to try them. was
anxious to get rid Of the terrible disease,
and bought two bo.s: Of shePdins !bsgap
had taken two box0 ! was completely
cured, and the pain has never returned.
think IL In the best medicine have ever
taken. and am willing 1T any time to sign.
my name to any testimony setting forth tn
good merits.'
(Signed) ADAM vANoUNpY.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me, this
2oth day Of September, 1897.
FRAxKLIN c. FUNK, Notary Public.
Mr.. Vangundy's statement ought to be
regarded As . criterion Of the good merits
Of these pills, and what better proof could
person want than the above facts.
These pills stand unrivallsd as . tonic for
the blood.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24

From the Denver Times: 1t is ru-
mored in department headquarters
that there will be q rattling Of dry
bones at some Of the older Western
posts in the near future. Az result
Of the shake-up. predictions are that
! number of them will be stricken
from the list OF necessary stations. and
either sold At auction or turned over
70 the Indian service for agencies.
Whipple Barracks. Arix.. was aban-
doned some time ago. and but a small
handful of men arc kept there under
Lieut.. Tupes. AZ negotiations for the
eale OF this post are about complsted,
~ detachment will probably be with
drawn in short time. after which It
viu b turned over to . custodian, who
vin look AFTER Uncle Sam's Interests
until ths sals y consummated. II may
g - - training ground for sev-
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24
WHEAT FIELDS OF THE FUTURE
siberia May soon Ne Competitor In
the Worlds Marksts

siberia May soon he . Competitor In
the Worlds Markets.
From the new York Commercial Ad-
vertiser: No doubt the opening OF the
wheat bearing regions OF Siberia to
settlement will compel revised esti-
mates OF our own contribution of this
cereal to the markets of Europe. IL not
the amount grown for home use. The
London Morning Post publishes an ac-
count of the progress OF the traus-Si-
berian railroad. In which 1t Ia ASSERT
ed that by the end OF next month the
road will be completed as far az Irk-
utsk. and that the Russian government
will transport 2O0.0 peasants to fer
tile belts along the road for the pur-
pose of cultivating wheat. At the
same time railway communication
with the northern seaport of Archan-
gel is being made. with the object OF
aiding cheap cultivation by cheap
transportation to the European mar
kets. The government will aid these
peasant colonists with itnplements.an and
will require only 1.-THE Of their prod
uce as rent. The result of this exper-
iment Is practically certain to cause
change In existing wheat areas.
Russia has been our chief competitor
In the Liverpool wheat market hither-
to. although Argentina and India have
also been asserting themselves, but the
new accession of wheat growing area
will give Russia an advantage dimcult
to Offset Unless our agricultural In
tercsts are prepared to meet the threat
ened competition serious times are
ahead for those farmers Of the wsst
and northwest whose chief source Of
wealth is their wheat fields.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-24
COUNTRY VERSUS CITY.
A Cavsisyaaa ~ Dsavsr Expresses q
ssroag Prsfsresse.


stroag Prsfsrssee. =
Thank God, We are going back to
Grantw exclaimed Corporal Low when
the order relieving him and his mate
from recruiting duty arrived. Den
yer Is the very devil to man who is
used to a troopers life. An unendingt
row of dreary houses on one side, an
uneuding row OF still drearier houses
on the other! ! look Mt them and try
10 look beyond to see the rolling prai-
ries. but can't do It, Everywhere
there is nothing but people plOdding
sluggishly along. carrying bundles or
reading dull newspapers. 4
why don't men get out Of towns
and see something of life? Why do
they want to stay cooped up within
the four walls of a stuffy building for
ever. and catch cold and drink whis-
Ky and auinine? Why do they want
10 read books when there nre the
vastly more interesting pages Of ma
ture unfolding themselves every min
ute before their eyes. II they would ,
bur go 10 where nature Is unham- )
pered?
The life Of n cavalryman may not
be all pleasure. but 1t Is Infinitely freer
and infinitely more wholesome than
the life of the man of the city. i ask
fresh air of Grant. however hot 1t
may be In summer or however cold in
winter Deliver me from the microbes
of civilization. Deliver me from the
musk and friils Of society! Give me a
cactus plain in preference. A man
feels like man when he can stretch
his arms without poking his fingers
into a chandelier and can fill his
lungs without inhaling a housemaid's
dust
What good is hundred thousand
dollars when you have got to spend
the interest on IT and eat into the
principle to pay drug bills and buy
hothouse bouquets? The perfume OF
a purple cactus blossom or one whif
of a wild rose found after a ride of ,
dozen miles In the dawn beats all the
odors OF all the potted plants that Il
sickly city sun ever nourished.
And IL they only give me the good
sorrel nag had when l was pri-
vate," concluded Corporal Low, who !.
has been promoted since his stay in
Denver. then to the dogs with the
city. and may l never see 1t again as
long as live"