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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17
III RISE OF PEGGY

with uneasy speculatiOns on the newly
revealed side Of his little daughters ma
ture. He was l~aboriOusly revolving
her words in his somewhat dull mind,
and striving to comprehend their mean
ing. Until he arrived at a solution of
the problem he would have nothing to
say.
As for Peggy, she was too busy with
day dreams to talk. She felt confident
she was in reality the child of wealthy
parents and that the time was lea at
hand when she should come into pos
session of her rightful property. That
was what happened to Lady Alfredo
and other lovely heroines of whom she
had read in the weekly Illustrated pa
pers, and 1t was but Il natural conclu-
sion that she was destined to enjoy the
same good fortune. To be sure. there
were many striking differences between
herself and Lady Alfredo. For in
stance, it would require Il lively
stretch Of the Imagination to transform
Peggy's scant ragged locks into the
luXuriant tresses of which Lady Al
freda boosted, and the fancy that could
see In Peggy's red. bony hands any re-
semblance to Lady Alfreda's slender
white wrists and taper fingers
would have to be still more elastic.
Peggy unceremoniously dropped her
pail, much to the discontinue of the
Gagged colony Of potato bugs, when she
realized this and stuck her unprepos-
sessing hands in her pockets and blush
ed for very shame.
II.
Before breakfast next morning Peggy
finished reading the adventures of
Lady Alfredo. She had grown quite
bold by that time, In consequence of
her talk with Mr.. Hibbard on the pre-
ceding day, and when washing the
breakfast dishes she enlarged on the
subject with enthusiasm to her cousin
George.
"Never mind" she said, with grandil-
oQuent air, when he refused to empty
the coffee grounds as requested, IL
won't be here long for you to quarrel
with"
I'm going away" she returned
blandly. I'm going to have n rise in
the world. My name Is not Peggy Hib-
bard, at all. Bah, what an ugly name!
I've tried my best to hit into something
pretty and interesting, but l can't do
it. 1t always remains just plain Peg
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17
Five Arab NIaxirns.

Never tell all you know; for he "
tells everything he knows often te
more than he knows
Never attempt all you can do; for
who attempts everything he can
often attempts more than he can 90
Never believe all you hear; for
who believes all that he hears oil
believes more than he hears.
Never lay out all you can afford;
he who lays out everything he c
afford lays out more than he can
ford.
Never decide upon all you may ;
for he who decides upon all that
sees often decides on more than
sees.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17
The First Floating Dock.

In the time of Peter the Great, the
captain of a British ship, finding that
his vessel, in Cronstadt harbor, was in
want of docking, and that, owing to
the absence of tide in the Baltic Sea
the then orthodox method was imprac-
ticable, obtained a hulk named the
Camel and completely removed the
whole of her decks and Internal work.
cut off n end and fitted it with a
gate. He then berthed his ship inside
the hollow hull of the Camel, closed the
gate and pumped the water from its
interior. This, says a writer in Cas-
'siers Magazine, is the very first in
stance on record Of the use of a floating
dock, and it was directly brought about
by the absence of the hitherto essential
tide.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17
~. l don't know what my last name

~. l don't know what my last name
Is, but I'm sure l was christened
Quccnie or Edith or Elaine or some
thing like that. My own parents are
coming tor me soon"
"lluh!' said George, tn dcrision. But
he empticd the coffee grounds and was
quite obedient for almost an hour nf-
terward, all of which Peggy regarded
rs unmistakable evidence that he had
more or less filth In what she had told
him.
Peggy was kept unusually busy In
those days. She and her aunt, Mrs.
Morrison, did MI the homework. and as
n sick ~ncighhor. who had been a life.
long friend of the family, required n
great deal Of her aunt's attention
many new duties dpvolved upon Peg.
gy. This additional work was not OK.
actly relished, but in one sense the sit
untion was delightful. Peggy was left
alone more than she had been hereto.
fore, and the unusual solitude gave her
ample opportunity to converse with
her relatives undisturhed when they
should come to claim her.
III.
The next day, when carrying in an
armful of stovewood. with which n
cook the monday meal. she heard Tho
sound of wheels on the white turnniks
They stopped at the front gate. md
Peggy, peeping turlvely around tho
corner of the house, behcld n sicht
which drove every drop OF blood in her
veins with n rush 70 her heart. and
made her arms 50 limp and llfeless that
the load OF wood fell with a crash on
her bare toes.
y carriage had been driven into the
shade OF the apple tree that grew near
the roadside. Undoubtedly it was the
carriage II was not exactly what she
had expected, for there were only two
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17
QUEEN OF THE GYPsIEe
Molly Friar Crowned Ruler of tbo
manies All Over the Wor,5 no

AAOllS TluT lCuler pf FL
manies All Over the World No
A queen was recently crowned +, p
peka Kan. She is a real Queen =,
the queen of all the gypsies. Her rog
is Molly Friar, and upon the deotb \
her mother, who had reigned for sir,.
TWO years, Molly was declared Ora'.
Of the Romantics all over the wor,i
Her mother had reigned in Ars,rt'
but the Queen-elect has announced h.
determination to remain in AmorI,,
and the gypsy capital will conseoror,
ly be transferred to the United Sto,-.
Molly Friar is a real ROmany. She h,
Travelled in gypsy fashion all over +,
world, and speaks fourteen differa,
languages. When she was n little cJ
in rOmping around the camp, she Ia
into a fire, and this has left a scar a.
her left cheek. She is greatly attacba
to her notified Shetland pony, whle
she rides gracefully, for she herself
of small frame, and 1.-THE. The Ro
NAMES T the oldest and the pronde,
of the gypsy tribes. Over n thousqn
years ago they made their first appea,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17
TREE 10000 YEARS oLD.
Ginnt of Prehistoric Times Unearthed
in England.

Ginnt of Prehistoric Times Unearthed
in England.
An extraordinary discovery, and one
which is just now exciting consider
able interest in antiquarian circles IN
Lancashire and Cheshire, has been
made at Stockport. During the eXca-
vations in the construction of sewage
works for the town some workmen
came across what has since proved to
be u massive oak tree, with two i'm
menSe branches. Prof. Boyd Dawkins.
the well-known antlQuary, is Of opinion
that the tree is n of the giants of pre-
historic times, and he says that the tree
Is certainly 10000 years old. The cor.
poration of Stockport are at Il loss
what to do with the gigantic fossil.
which Is supposed to weigh about forty
tons, and as it is necessary that it
should be removed a proposal has been
made to blow it up with dynamite.
This has aroused the Indignation of a
large section of the public, who pre-
sented the following petition to the cor
pOration:
THAT there Is q valuable tree of old
oak at present lying upon and exposed
in the gravel on and within their prop
erty; that the quality in color, grain
and solidity is better than any that can
be bought in the open market; that for
artistic work alone 1t is greatly to be
treasured, for nothing In this country
Is at present grown which can come up
to its dimensions; that it contains with
in itself sufficient material to make the
furniture for any public building or
town hall which may be erected for the
public benefit within our borough: that
1t only requires lifting from its bed.
which IN the opinion of competent geol-
ogists may be roughly estimated as To-
600 years of occupations; that private
effort has failed to achieve it's removal:
that its destruction would be a public
loss and an artistic calamity; that FOUR
representatives in council be and are
hereby requested to conserve for the
borough this grant of nature to her
sons and daughters, whose signatures
are hereby affixed"
The corporation have reserved their
decision, and in the meantime efforts
are being made by local antiQuarians
and others to bring pressure to bear
upon the council to preserve the tree
for the benefit of the town and the
country. II is believed that no discov-
cry of such Importance has hitherto
been made in this country, and this be
Ing so 1t is hoped that those interested
will lend assistance toward preserving
In such matters throughout the country
the tree.-London News.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17

father brought out the big family b.
BILE and opened it at the record Of
births. "See," he said, pointing to the
top line. Peggy, daughter Of Hiram
and Alice Hubbard. Born December y,
1881" There it is as plain as life; ey-
ery-day, commonplace Peggy Have
yo' given up tryin' to make sOmethin'
towery out of itT'
Peggy hlushed to the roots of her
hair, which was still carrotty and
stringy. Long ago." she said, meekly,
AN yo' b'leeve the record in the BIZ
BILE, now, don't you, dear childY" he
asked, ~anXiously. "Yo' b'leeve that IN
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17

your sure enough father, an you amt
eXpectin' any great rise, are yo'? Yo'
amt ashamed O me an my nameT'
Peggy held his hard hand in hers,
and when she saw a teardrop g~listening
there, she did not know whether it had
fallen from his eye or her own.
Father, dear father" she said, soft
ly.-Omaha Bee.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17

ance in Europe. For many hundre
years Austria has been their headQua
tiers, but If Queen Molly remains &
America, as she declares she will, th
Romantics capital will be here also.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17

George Meredith sometimes reWr'V
1 chapter several times before De
satisfied with it, and then OCCASIONS
decides to use the first draft
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17

and for use behind the lens. Ties
have proved that the shutters respOI
very well, and their construction pro-
lses that they will stand the wear al
tear. A special feature is lightness a
compactneSs.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17

y meal never tastes right If prepared
by n womn whose hair is stringing
around her face.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17
A NEW SHUTTER.
1t Is Of the Roller Blind Pattern and
Is said to Be Very Satisfactory.

One of the very newest shutters o.
the English market, of which we Civ
the Illustration, is of the roller-bNn
pattern. 1t is made in six different VI
rieties and In patterns for use befOr
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17

Very few girls who look coyly out OF
the corner of their eyes at the men ars
good housekeepers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17

ions are 10 be made. The lllustrau'
shows the way the coffee and tooao
fortunes look in the fields before u
trusts begin to gather them in.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17
There Are Millions in These.

Here are two Of the beSt-knOwn ?
ducts Of Cuba. Millions of dollars ha
been made out of them and other N
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-17

But they came again n year later.
We are looking for Peggy Hibbard.''
said the old gentleman. with a merry
twinkle in his gray eyes.
Ieggy had learned many things dur.
ing those twelve months. She had
come to realize that n rise" had como
IN her way, which, although not the
Kind she was looking for, was the best
rise that a come to n person in his
world, and she deeply regretted having
lost It In view of all this. she answer.
d, modcStly, II am She"
When they went away Peggy accom-.
panied them. They did o startle the
neighbors with gold harness and .an
unlimited wardrobe" hut for all thot
Peggy was very happy. The newt
summer, when she was home durinc
vacation, she voluntarily hunted n Tin
pan and a wooden paddle. and went
win her father to the potato patch.
u don't really like this kind Of
work" She said, but I've come 10 the
conclusion that l can't have everythlny
my own was, as did Lady Alfredo,
somehow I've lost all interest in her
golden hair and slender white wrists +"
When they returned to the house hcr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
SEA ISLAND CoTTON's YEAR.
A Failing on of 27,57G Bales During
the Last Season.


Mr.. L. Gourdin Young Of this city, rep
resenting Gourdin, Matthussen & co. Of
Charleston, s. c.. has issued his annual
report and review of the sea island cot
ton market for 1878
The statement shows the entire crop to
nave been 1851 bales, against 1O4'557 bales
In 1S96-97, a decrease of H,57s bales. OF
this crop the number of bales furnished
by the different states were as follows:
Georgia, a. 5ss bales, against $500 bales
In lss6-97; South Carolina. 1921 bales,
against 1O.70l bales in 1867; Florida, PHI
bales, against 26, 219 bales in 1867; Texas,
" pales, against 1851 bales In 1869.
In his review Of the past season Mr..
Young says:
The crop of 1878, as reported is TO-
ISL bales, being 1855 bales less than that
OF lSS6-8. It's quality was good in COM
parison; but because of the low prices
whleh have obtained for several years,
planters as rule, cannot afford 10 re-
new the seed as frequently, or TO invest
as hDerally in fertilizers as formerly, and
II is noticeable that in much of the cotton
there Is gradual deterioration in strength
OF staple. In Carolinas there was an in
crease in the number of extra extra and
extra fine crops, while the proportion of
OIL cotton, even in the highest grades was
large. In Floridas and Georgias the ex-
IRENE grades were limited in quantity,
ana the bulk of the crop was of extra
hne to choice, new class, about medium
fine, old class. In weight the Carolina
bag weighed 1862, against S55.63 POUNDS
last year, and the Florida and Georgia
bale 3S9.6l, against 39191 pounds.
The receipts In September were In
striking contrast to those of the same
month OF the previous year, 1878, against
1885 bales in the two ports, Charleston
and Savannah. While it was well known
that the crop would be late in coming to
market, and that 1t would be smaller than
that OF 1869, this discrepancy in the re-
celpts was so much greater than expected
that 1t influenced factors to ask and to
hold for full prices; but spinners had laid
in good supplies from the large crops of
the two previous years and there being
nothing in the prospect to give assurance
of the revival of trade, were in no haste
to enter the market. Moreover, many of
the large mills in this country, by COM
bining under one management, so reduce
ed competition that they had nothing to
fear from light receipts and reduced pro-
duction. II thus happened that little buy
ing was done in September; and at no
period during the entire season was there
any real activity in our markets."
Despite the low prices which have OBJ
tanned for several years consumption has
not yet caught up with production, and
in this country sea islands are feeling
more directly the effect of the large i'm
portations Of Egyptians of which over 81
900 bales-the equivalent of upwards Of
100000 bales of our cotton-have been re-
ceived during the past year. The war
between the United States and Spain also
had depressing effect.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

the bridge. All along the road north of the
river the track is flooded distance of
seven miles, and the surrounding country
is under water. At Ridgeland the roadbed
was washed away and had to be rebuilt.
At the Coosahatchie river, this side of
Yemassee, the damage is heavy The first
Washout south of Charleston is at the
Salkehatchie river, just north of Yemas-
see North of there the road is uninjured.
Superintendent of Transportation Hay
low, with a force of men, has been at
work since Wednesday morning repairing
the washouts and protecting the track
where it is in danger. Five thousand sacks
filled with sand, have been distributed
along the road and where there is danger
of the roadbed being washed away the
sacks are piled on the embankments. In
other places the road is raised and built
up with logs and ties above the water
Trains, of necessity, move with great eau
ton over the dangerous portions of the
track.
There Is considerable mall matter due
from the North over the Florida Central
and Peninsular which is expected in this
morning All the Northern newspapers
will probably arrive. A large mass Of
delayed Western mail Is also looked for,
coming around from Atlanta by way of
Jesup. The full Western mail should be
in by tonight. it is thought.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
September Is the worst Month.

This is fact Amy good doctor will tell
you SO. A slight attack OF sickness now
may mean a break down. Why take
chances? What is the sense in running the
risk? You can guard yourself against all
possibility of an attack of fever by using
Johnsons Tonic. There is not a man,
woman or child in Savannah to-day whose
health is so perfect but that bottle OF
Johnsons Tonic will not make them feel
better.
Why wait? Send at once and get a bot
ale of the Tonic and begin taking it. In
80 minutes It enters the circulation and
begins to put your system in order. In &c
hours it viii do more for you than qul-
nine can ever do.
Two bottles Will insure you against ar
attack of fever. You may go to Santos
or Bahia, or you may sleep on the banks
of the Amazon or the Ganges without any
danger of contracting fever
The only perfect immune" in this coun-
try Is the man who has taken thorough
course of Johnsons Tonic. If you are
well, keep well by using Johnsons Tonic
If you are sick, get well by using this
superb medicine. A. B. Girardeau.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
There,s PIenty at Hicks,.

The report has gone out that owing to
the floods, meat is scarce and eggs are
few. And some people are complaining
at the price of things to eat.
No such conditions exist at Hicks res
taurant.
He serves the same delicious steaks.
He offers the same nice youngster chick
ems.
He gives the same rich eggs that he al
ways gave.
And the price is no more. You get as
much for your money as you ever got.
Hicks is never caught out. You may
set it down that he has it If people want
it-let it be a Canada importation or a
Florida product. If it requires large pur-
chases to bring an eatab.e down in price
Hicks spends his money. And this fact
has become noticeable to the end that II
has made his restaurant famous, the state
over.
To-day he will serve the usual superb
dinner And if there is anything that you
have heard was scarce, just ask for it,
Hicks will provide tad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
THE TIME EXTENDED.
Marksmen and SharpshOOters May
Qualify Up to Oct. L.


The time for qualification as sharpshoot-
ers and marksmen has been extended to
Oct. /. The regular time for closing the
shooting season has been Aug. 81, but this
year at the suggestion of Col. George T.
Cam, the time was extended for thirty
days, the adjutant general issuing an or
der making the closing date the first day
Of October.
The reason for this action was the fact
that so many of the men have been taken
away from Savannah on account of en-
lstments in the army, that there seems to
have been a diminishing interest in rifle
practice. Some members of the military
companies have gone out to the Avondale
range this season for the purpose of quail
flying as marksmen or sharpshooters, but
the number has been comparatively small
when other years are taken into consider.
alton.
Col. Cam, inspector of rifle practice, has
taken much interest in the matter, and
he has written a number of letters with
regard to it, He thinks with the extension
OF time a fair number will qualify. The
enlistments in the volunteer army, how
ever, have greatly interfered with the
work in this direction, and the showing
will not be anything like that made In
other years.
Col. Cam has recently prepared a man.
ual on target practice, giving full details
with regard to the preparation of target
ranges, sights end everything else in that
connection. 1t gives all necessary infor-
nation for the soldier without his going
into the immense details found in the reg
ular treatises on this line. 1t will short
ly be published and copy will be placed
in the hands of every volunteer soldier in
the state.
In accordance with Col. Cams recon-
mendation as to the extension of time for
qualification, It was also provided that all
reports with regard to sharpshooters and
marksmen must be in the adjutant gem
erals Office within fifteen days after the
close of the season. Heretofore some of
them were not received until the following
spring, and last year some of the boys did
not get their buttons and badges until n
few days before they left with the army.
This year, according to orders. they will
arrive on time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
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Harry & Apple. Managers. III Bay street,
east, Savannah, Ga. Honest, reliable
agents wanted for good territory and good
contracts.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
EXPRESS MESSENGER SHOT.
Seriously Wounded In the Leg BY a
Negro Tramp Yesterday.

Negro Tramp Yesterday.
As the result of an encounter with a
negro tramp Express Messenger L. L.
Boyle was shot and quite seriously
wounded yesterday morning just this side
of Fleming.
Two negro tramps were found stealing
ride on the train yesterday, and in ac-
cordance with the usual custom, they
were caught. tied and were to have been
brought to the city 10 be turned over to
the police. The men were put in the
combination basgage and express car. and
in some way, just after leaving Fleming,
they managed to get loose and made a
break for the door.
One of the negroes had A-caliber pis-
toll. which he drew in his flight, and fired
1t, supposedly, at the baggage master The
bah struck Messenger Boyle in the knee
and was embedded in the bone. He was
brought to the city and sent to ST. Joseph's
Inirmary, where he is now under the
care of Drs. Wylly and Graham. II was
first thought that he might lose his leg,
but it is believed now that it can be
saved.