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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16

the loft, and presently returned; where
upon the team was driven away in
greater haste than it had come.
l did not understand it at all, and
only felt sure that we had started none
too soon. 1t was bright starlight, so
we skulked along fences, which led us
a roundabout way, till we came near
our house, waiting among the pear
trees of the garden.
The kitchen door was open, my father
standing in it, in silhouette against the
candle-light, speaking In an earnest
tone to two men who stood little out
side the threshold. Other figures stood
at intervals around the house, very
steadfast and alert except one who
seemed to be looking in our direction.
81 tell you there's no one but my own
family in my house." heard my father
say.
One of the men replied, "That's all
very well. Mr.. Thorne, but can't take
your word for it, when there's niger
in the case. We shall have to search
the house."
Then, with a terror that seemed to
melt my leg-bones and take my heart
ofmy' body, | realized that our house
was beleaguered by slave-hunters. The
| two men at the door pushed in past my
father, while the others stood more
alert. The man who was looking our
way moved toward us as directly as If
he saw us, though the negro and |, by
common impulse, crawled quickly be-
hind the trunks of two pear-trees few
feet apart.
On he came unerringly, until he was
right between us, and made out dis
| tinctly the tall, muscular form and red
bearded face of our neighbor Sherman.
l expected to see him pounce upon the
crouching figure of my companion like
n tiger on his prey, and wondered if n
sudden attack in the rear by 12-year-
old boy could be of any avail.
He turned neither to the right nor to
! the left as he passed between us, nor
paused as he whispered with sharp dis
tinctness, "Go back to my barn and lay
low till l tell vel"
A few PAGES beyond us he turned
about and passed between us again, re-
peating the whispered injunction, and
going back to the house, took post there.
loudly enjoning vigilance upon the
others.
The negro crawled away in range of
his tree, on his hands and knees. as
stealthily as n cat, and followed as
nearly as l could in like manner, till we
gained the cover of fence, looking
back from which we saw the light shin
ing from successive windows as the
searching party moved from room to
room, while the figures of the beslegers
were dissolved aud blotted out In the
gloom.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16

We made our way back to the Sher-
man place with cautious haste, now
startled by ground-nesting bird burst
ing up from the grass before us, now
making wide detours to avoid some dim
object, which proved to be harmless
COW or stump, till at last we reached
the left and lay down upon the hay,
with welcome sense Of security in
the place which l had lately deemed so
dangerous.
Then as we rested and by degrees re-
covered natural breathing, my COM
panion explained in whispers the mys-
terry of neighbor Sherman's behavior.
"'LOag in the AFTERNOON l was layin'
kivered in de fodder a-wishin' mighty
hard for night an suffin' for to eat,
an 1 heard somebody come a-trom-
ping up de stairs, an he begin pokin'
de fodder, an me des nat'aly shakin'
wild fear, ontwel fust knowed he hove
de fodder clean off'n me. A mons Gus
big, ferce-lookin man he was, wild
red baird-same man he was that came
me, What you doin' here? You's
runaway niger, dat's what you Is!
"When l try for to speak, he say,
Don you tell me muffin. l don wan
to hear a word out n yo' head. You
had anything to eat since you ben
yereY an tol' him how you done fotch
me little speck, in de mawnin', an he
went an fotch me heap O. whittles,
an he top me to lay still under de fod-
der ontwel de dark come on an den go
to de mex house an not come back
yere no mo-, cause he amt gwine for
to have no runaway niggers roun' his
place. Deen he kiver me in de fodder,
an dat de las l seen him ontwil he
come on we-uns ober yander. Oh, he's
mighty curious man, dat he is"
quite agreed in his opinion Of neigh
Dor Sherman, since he was acting in so
unexpected a manner.
We lay quietly for an hour before we
heard a cautious step ascending the
guarded voice, "If there's anybody
here, they can go over to Thorne's now.
The coast is clear"
With that he went downstairs, and
we presently followed, and went over
to our house, where all was quiet after
the futile search.
On the following night my father car
ried the fugitive to the next station
northward, and we saw no more of m,
but heard that he reached Canada with
out further adventure
a few days later l happened to hear
my father thanking neighbor Sherman
very warmly for what he had done,
and the response of the latter was:
"Sho! Abr'am, don't never say a
word about it. l wouldn't for all the
world have it get out at | harbored a
runaway niger. Why, they wouldn't
never call on me agln to help ketch
'em."-Youtrs Companion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16
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after struggle to swallow q large
mouthful, from what de folks tol me
where 1 was stayin' yist'day, dis yere
was de place, nigh as could make out
in de dim O. de mawnin'-dis yere was
de place."
"Well, we can't help it now. All thee
can do is to keep still till night"
Then Jim shouted warning, and 1
heard him coming cautiously up the
stairs before my man was down and
covered up again. But covered he was
before Jim found me, and we rushed
pell-mell for the "gool"
When the game was ended 1 went
home, hungry enough, but quite un-
able to enjoy my dinner, for fear of the
discovery of the runaway. l told my
father of him at the first opportunity,
and he was as anxious as l, as his
cOuntenance showed.
81 wouldn't have neighbor Sherman
find him for anything, but thee did the
best that could be done, my son, and
there's nothing for it but to wait till
dark"
The commendation comforted me,
and proved myself a valuable trench
erman at supper.
After nlghtfall stole across the fields
to neighbor Sherman's, and all being
quiet about the premises, / at once
made my way to the loft, where found
my man just on the point of setting
forth alone, so impatient was he of a
longer stay in the dangerous precincts
We had crept cautiously downstairs
and around the barn, not drawing q
free breath till we got it between us
and the house, when we heard a team
driven rapidly to the door, and voices
in low, earnest conversation. Then
some one ran rapidly up the stairs tC
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16
The Lara sest Loaves of Bread.

The largest loaves of bread baked
in the world are those OF France and
Italy. The :"pipe" bread of Italy is
baked in lOaves two or three feet long.
while in France the loaves are made
in the shape of very long rolls four or
five feet in length, and in many cases
even six feet. The bread of Paris is
distributed almost exclusively by wo-
men, who go to the various bakehouses
at $50 a. m. and spend about an hour
polishing up the loaves. After the
loaves are thoroughly cleaned of dust
and grit, the dread porter" proceeds
on the round of her customers. Those
who live in apartments or flats find
their loaves leaning against the door.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16

prise, killed another who came with
party to rescue the first, mangled h
and was finally killed by shots fired
other members of the party.
1t is not unusual to hear the m
bear stigmatized as a coward-no MI
dangerous to meet than an old She
Others liken him to a North Amerlc
Indian for his treachery, cowardicea A
intractibility. The polar bear is moi
dashing, impulsive animal, but he
endowed with caution and sagaclty
an unsual extent. In nearly ever
stance the success of the bear in
tanning sustenance depends up
stealthy and concealing methO
whereby he Is Withdrawn from
view Of his victim until he is ready
strike.
While it Is true that skillful hunt
with good firearms, stands in no gFt
danger from the polar bear, which
usually attacks at a disadvantage
the animal; nevertheless 1t requires
man of iron nerve and dauntless col
age to face one which has been wOuI
ed or otherwise enraged. And
manyof the Eskimos, without freaT
and provided only with their bows a
arrows, lances or knives, do not he
tate to attack a defiant female, she
ing ravenous with hunger and ready
die for her cubs.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16

cure 1t, nevertheless he vm
ally eat seaweeds, and in ca.O Occasl
cessity has been known to S suh,,o ot
some time on land vegetation IDSlst M
sklold n relates that DR.. Theel s,Ura shu.
Port Dickson an exceedinglr snOt
bear which had evidently heon lat !,
on grass for some time. iV
The skill and caution u,,.,
Bruin does his sea-huntinp a,0 SA
scribed by the Esklmos ne are ere
The bear slips quietly into tba aO,l0 no
and swims to the leeward Of III, va
from whence he silently approane.s 1
a series of dives, the last ho,na '
timed that he rises in front of ~
where the seal is lying. If tba ole. %
victim attempts as usual to roll int
sea he falls into the clutches ~
bear, and efforts to escape on A.
are equally futile. 'A'
The polar bear, while rarely ot.,
Ing man, has frequently visited
tents, ships and houses OF Arctio t,.
ers; but as a rule he speedily ret,a,
doubtless through caution, at bao,
unfamiliar sounds.
The most notable of all the fatalA
resulting from an unprovoked att
on man by the white bear is that wS
occurred in connection with Barren
voyage to the Arctic regions. IT is -,
that the beast seized one man bv ,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16

inches for the males and seventv-eight
and seven-tenthsi inches for the females.
The largest measured one hundred and
one and half inches, and weighed fen
hundred and twenty-eight pounds, the
animal being in poor condition.
The largest specimen of which I have
personal knowledge is one killed IN
Bering Sea, whose skin is owned nv
Senator William p. Frye, of Maine II
measures nine feet seven inches. excln-
sive of the tail of two inches. and IFS
glrth around the body just back of the
forelegs Is ten feet
The largest specimen recorded nv y
scientific observer was one of tbo
many bears killed by the expedition of
Leigh Smith, which was shipwrecked
on the southwest part of Franz Josef
archipelago 1SS1'S2. DR.. w. III. Neale
the naturalist of the expedition. saws
that some of the bears were very large:
that one measured eleven feet exclr.
sive of the tail. There Is, then. no reo.
sonable ground to question the veracitv
of the statement of Cert De Veer. .
companion of Barentz in his third WOW.
age, that there was killed in Nova
Zembla, in 1897, bear which was
twelve feet long, possibly including the
tail.
While the polar bear is by preference
non-vegetarian, living upon fish and
the hesh OF the seal. when he can pro
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16
Island of Monte CristO.

1t will interest all readers OF " ~
to know that the island OF ~
Cristo, in the Mediterranean
habited and covered with woou, !,
teen with many sorts of game !.
time an Italian noble had a sDV'
box in it, but he seldom visited "
now the Prince Of Naples has leas
for a hunting ground and for :, y
in the wild and solitary surroupa
that his Montenegrin wife cra'''
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16

Potters are not the only people who
make family jars.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16
WHITE POLAR BEAR.
HABITS AND CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE ANIMAL.
General Greedy Writes Interestingly
of This Largest and Strongest Mem
Der of the Bear Fami1y-LivesAmo
the Drifting Ice-Fe1ds.

IIE aquatic mem
Der of the bear
family, the Thai
a $ sarctos mariti-
m u S of natural
lists, is also the
strongest, largest
and most interest
ing species, writes
General A. Wv.
Greely, o f t h e
United S TIA t e S
army. While it's
S h u fl | II 6 gait
leaves its b 70 a d
trails along the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16
W ouian's Wny

Mrs. Triggs-Oh, dear, did you ever
hear of such luck! Mrs. Waggsley has
made me a present of vase that must
have cost at least $50. But that's the
way it always goes. Bad luck comes
when you're hard up and can least af-
ford to face 1t.
Mr.. Triggs-I don't understand you
Why should this beautiful present
make you talk about bad luck and be-
ing hard up?
Mrs. Trlggs-Why, you dull thing.
don't you see that shall have to give
her something in return which will
cost at least So more?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16

The American people are not ~ y
as many prescriptions at drug y. i
as they formerly did; they %' 4
spending their money for pateD' I
clnes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16
Wnrna.

There are now over 250,OOO wClS w,S
the English language, acknosrI1 n
by the best authorities, or aDou, ,,',' y
more than in the German y"
Spanish and Italian combined
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16

Before expressing your honest con.
vlctions these days, you must lock
yourself in room and plug up the
key hole.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-01

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SOON l10L0ER ..scR EAnER
II be received with great favor, for two reasons
d; in the second place, it is a bargain.
a set shown in the illustration above. 1t con.
ar-bowl. and spoon-holder. The cream pitcher
nish, with bright trimmings. 1t is delicately
;amples of Greek classic art as will be noticed
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:" P''"tN" y D"fVh", s"U O0II t't'fI' A1IVf
things than can be enumerated here.

shows, in pictorial way, all the Presidents
and their Cabinets, from Washington to Nc
Kinley, in chronological order; the history OF
the Government by. Congresses; history O!
each Administration comparative st atement
of debts, revenues and expenditures; the
issues Of all political parties at various
periods; the political complexion of every
| Congress; the naval tonnage OF all nations
the standing armies Of every nation; the
area and population of all he States and
Territories ; a brief history of the Worlds
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scflbers All snbscrlptions must be taken
! for one year at One Dollar each.
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At SHILOH.
A 25th Mo. Man Tells Something About the
Doings of Premises Division.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: wish to
write regarding Prentiss' Division at Shiloh.
Premises Division was in camp one week
before the battle, or at least the First Brigade,
commanded by Col. Everett Peabody, 18th
Mo- The 10th Wis. joined US day or two
before the battle. The camp was in the open
woods beyond Corinth road, to the left Of
Sherman's Division, with MeClernand in reae
of Sherman, with his left nearer us, but noe
in line with Prentiss. This left a gap Of
several hundred yards between Sherman and
Prentiss.
Our regiment, the 25th Mo. j, had had break
fast, and were not surprised Col Peabody
had ordered out Maj Powell, of the 25th Mo-,
with two companies of the 25th No., one of
the 18th Mich. and perhaps one company Of
the 10th Wis. about O'Clock a. m, April g.
Wounded men were brought in before sun
rise. Col. Peabody then ordered Col. David
Moore, 21st No., to reinforce Mai Powell
Soon afterward the whole brigade marched
quarter of a mile or more in advance of our
camps, but fired but few rounds before we
fell back to camp.
1t was said Gen. Prentiss rode up to Col
Peabody and told him that he fPrentissl
Evening star., 1898-09-27
HOW REVISION WAS SECURED
M. Brisson Agreed to Take All Responsibility
on Himself
His Offer Led NJ. Sarricn to Withdraw
His Objections to Reopen
ing the Case.

PARIS, September 27.-The discussion at
yesterdays cabinet meeting was practical
ly confined to the premier and the minister
of justice, MN. Brisson and Sarren. Re-
plying to the latter's objection to a revi-
sion of the Dreyfus case, based the
negative character of the commissions re-
port and the vote of the chamber of depu-
ties affirming respect for a chose jugee Ga
case already passed upon by the courts), M.
Brisson pointed out that the late Lieuten-
ant Colonel Henry's confession of forgery
changed the whole aspect of the case. He
concluded:
IF your scruples arise from personal con-
siderations, if you do not deem yourself
sufficiently armed to undertake without
hesitation all your responsibility, you need
not leave U.S. You can remain without hav-
ing to sign the letter referring the case
to the court of cessation. Take the port
folio OF the interior. l win take that of
justice, and thus all the responsibility will
deVolVe upon me.
NJ. Sarren yielded to this appeal
At a cabinet council held today at which
M. Faure, the president of France, presid-
ed, the minister of justice communicated
TO those present the letter he had addressed
to the court of cessation, in which he SUBJ
mitted a request for revision of the Drey-
fus case. The minister also read a circu-
lar which he had caused to be sent to the
public prosecutors throughout the country.
instructing them to energetically represS
any attacks upon the army.
Evening star., 1898-09-27
REED BIRDS, VALE.
Season About Over. but Other Birds
Substituted.

Reed bird shooting is about over for this
season, although there is still some sport
on the marshes bagging ortolan and black
birds. Game is in good demand in the
markets just now, and there is a scarcity
of birds because of the enforcement of the
bird law.
Before the decision of the court last year,
in which it was held that game from a dis
tsnce, although in season where killed, but
cut of season here could not be offered Tor
sale, there was seldom scarcity of blrGs
a the stalls. The action of the Fish and
Game Protective Association in bringing
the matter before the courts sporting men
now realize has done more for the protec-
ton of birds than anything ever before
done by the authorities.
OTtolan not unusually plentiful this
year, but there are enough OF them the
marshes to give the local gunners a good
days sport. There a number Of local
gunners who are supplying the market
dealers. These gunners are out early in
the mornings in search of ortolan. while
later in the day they pay their attention to
hackbirds
Now that reed birds are about gone,
blackbirds are taking their place on the
market benches. They are in splendid con-
dition just now, and are much cheaper than
reeds About the only other game in sea-
son is the zeal duck. Some of them are
being killed on the branch and river about
the city. The small streams along the
lower Potomac are also good shooting
grounds.
Evening star., 1898-09-27
THE MAINE INCIDENT.
Friends Bet on the Affair md Row
ResultS

Friends Bet on the Affair and Row
Results.
George foyer, a young colored man whose
nome Is at 42S 14th street southeast. had
some friends call on him last night. and
later Policemen Auguste and Morgan were
summoned to the house There were in
dcatlons that murder would be commit
TED unless prevented by prompt action.
Ioyer had loaded revolver pointed at
Jonn ii. jackson and was threatening to
plow MS brains out, while Roy Snowden
was AIDING to the confusion by using pro-
Ianlty. foyer was disarmed and taken to
the station for disorderly conduct and as
sault while his friends were charged with
dlSorderly conduct only. This morning the
oincers told Judge Kimball about the trou-
Die and said they thought it was the result
of gambling
What kind of a game was it?" Judge
kiM5all asked Jackson
II WASH exactly a game" Jackson re-
pied. We made a bet on the blowing up
OF the Maine and the Spanish war"
Rather late to bet on the Maine disas-
ter, remarked the court.
1t was stated that bet of 81 was made
and foyer held the stakes for Jackson and
Snowden.
jackson matched .rthe money and then
the trouble commenced" said foyer
foyer said he got the weapon from an
other member of the party and declared
ne didn't know 1t was loaded.
son was asked. Z
Il was too scared to use any bad lam
guage," he answered. "All l wanted was
to find a hole to crawl in,
The penalty for each was $5 or fifteen
days, and foyer was given three months
additional for assault, =
Evening star., 1898-09-27
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Matters Discussed by the Delegates
ut Weekly Meeting.

The regular weekly meeting of the Cen
tral Labor Union was held last evening,
President Szegady presiding and Mr. J. L.
FeeGy secretary.
The committee appointed to investigate a
charge that the contractor for cutting city
curb was paying less than the union rate
of wages reported that the statements of
the contractor which they reported to the
union at its meeting last week were not
correct they having since ascertained tnat
the contract was awarded by the engineer
department on the basis of wages Of 500
per day, which has always been paid by the
District for curb cutting.
1t was also stated that the contra ctor re-
ceived II per cent the wages paid en-
ployes doing this work. The committee was
directed to bring the matter to the atten-
ton OF the Engineer Commissioner.
A delegate reported that the employees on
dredging work on the Potomac fats were
being worked by the contractor twelve
hours and more each day, and the se"re-
tary was directed to communicate with the
contractor and protest against the alleged
violation of the law.
The question of the insufficient school
facilities for pupils in the first, second and
third grades in the public schools Was dis
cusSed at length. The secretary was di-
rected to bring the matter to the attention
of the District Commissioners and request
that the latter recommend to Congress the
erection of more school houses.