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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08
DEAF AND DUMB WONDER
Claims to Be n Hebrew, and Write,
Language of Moses.

LdHRuuSe VI "Oscs'
There has been in this city for the
last few days young African negro
who claims to be Hebrew. He came
here from New Haven, and is trying tO
accumulate money enough to 90 back
to Africa. If he is what he Represents
himself to be, and if what he claims 81
true, he is quite an interesting charae
ter. He carries a pad of paper with
him and pencil and answers all Ques
tions by writing them in Hebrew and
LOschen Khodish. What incites the
most wonder is that he writes LOschen
Khodish very rapidly. 1t is the Ian
guage Of the books of Moses, and b
made a special study of, spoken and
written with ease only by the rabbh
and highly educated Hebrews.
This negro was sent to one of the rab
bis of Hartford, who is perfectly salts
fled that he is a Hebrew. He says that
he came from a large town in Africa,
where there is tribe of about twenty
thousand black Hebrews who speak
Loschen Khodish and are quite prosper.
Gus. He also says that his father is a
rabbi in that town, and that is why his
father took the trouble to teach him to
write these languages, which needed an
extra amount of labor on account of bis
being deaf and dumb. He says his peO
pie do not only write Loschen Khodish
but it Is their speaking language as
well. He left home a few years ago
and has seen good deal of the world
In each town he hunts up the JewlsA
section, and there they give him clothes
FOOD and money. He is now homesick
ana intends to go back to Africa as sOOI
as he gets money enough. He showei
some money which they had COLLECTED
Tor him at New Haven. What sur
prises him, he writes, is that no Hebrew
Knows of his countrymen in Africa
Hartford Courant.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08

so when she chooses field duty in the
worst territory in the Union. Grimm
tls in Oklahoma and in Indian Terri
tory, the district where these two girls
for they are maidens-must operate
are of the most desperate and danger
ous class. More lives are lost among
Federal officers in year there than in
all the rest of,the nation together. So
1t would seem that these girls possess
metal of exceptional kind to willingly
undertake such duties.
The young women are Miss S. NJ
Burche and Miss Mamie Fossett. They
are of that adventurous class of fe-
males who invaded the newly opened
territory in search of hOmesteads. They
are young, fairly good-loe!iing, weIl-ed.
ucated, fearless and independent. Their
duties are by no means confined to
keeping Marshal Thompson's books.
When they took the oath of office and
assumed their duties it was with the
distinct understanding that they would
serve the Government Just as would
any other deputy marshal. They we've
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08
so PRETTY AND so MUCH ALIKE
The Day Mrs. Sherman Brought Hon
the Twins.

An old acquaintance of John Sher-
man sends the following: AS most of
us know, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman. We're
childleSs. A time came when, after
much consideration and thought, they
decided to adopt child and heir. Mrs.
Sherman requested some of her init
mate friends to assist in the search of a
desirable infant, one honestly and gen
tly born, and without parents to fol-
low on afterward and embarrass. A
friend in New York subsequently tele-
graphed her to come at once and take
her choice of two beautiful babies.
There was great excitement in the
Sherman home pending Mrs. Shermans
trip to New York after the baby. On
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08

The next day the wire was put in,
but as the president came home
promptly that night, it was not used.
but on the following day at o'clock
! got telegram from him telling me
that he would not be home until 8
O'Clock, and ordering me to send word
t" his wife. did so by the station
messenger.
An hour later there came another
message from the presidents office. 1t
was that he would be detained still
later and telling me to send word
home to that effect.
rs that all?" | asked.
The message came back in sharp
staccato notes:
That is ALL" | leaned back In my
chair cold and faint, for the hand was
the same that had sent me the message
on the night poor Tom Brown was
killed.
The next day | came to the city on a
leave of absence to investigate the life
or Anson Tryson, president of the At
lantic and Pacific Telegraph Company.
| found that three years before he had
been a laborer on the Sioux City Rail-
road, with not dollar to his name. and
that his sudden rise had been the talk
of Wall street.
Well, l did not let 1t drop there, but |
hunted down the case until proved
that Anson Tryson, with gang of
accomplices, had robbed the express
train that night, and killed my old
friend Tom Brown. And one day |
took trip up country to see him swing
for it.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08
Crow Shattered a Headlisb,

A peculiar accident happened to the
engine on passenger train No. / at Mo.
Arthur Junction, Chillicothe, Ohio, re.
Gently As the train was passing along
through the darkness the engineer and
fireman We're startled by a crash IN
'front.' and then the headlight went ont
They thought at first that n stone baG
neen thrown at 1t, but an Investigation
showed that big crow had fown
straight into the light shatterlng tho
slasS' The light theatened to explode
and finally burned out. The crow
winch had broken It's neck, was fished
out In badly singed condition, and
was hanging up In the roundhouse in
the morning, --....-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08

vate wire connecting with the New
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com.
pany, which communicated with all
parts of the world. 1t was one of the
richest organizations of the new world,
and | was proud to be an operator in
its employ.
My duty here was to transmit the
private messages of the company; for
here the president had his summer
home, ana here also were the trustees.
and those who manipulated the road.
Many confidential messages passed
through my hands, and treated them
with becoming confidence.
| never liked the president of the
company, though he lived in the hand
soonest house in the place and treated
me with uniform courtesy. He had a
cold uncertain manner that did not
seem to be worthy of trust. Certainly
should not have put my millions into
his hands.
One night, when he did not reach
home, his wife came down to the tele-
graph office and asked me if | had
heard from him. was forced to tell
her no. This happened frequently; and
one evening, when he had been late
and she had made three trips in her
carriage to the telegraph office, he said
to me: Tomorrow | will have a pri-
vate wire put in my Office in Pine street
and when | am detained. | will tele-
graph you, and you can send mes
sage to my wife"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08
Free Passes for All.

IL was circus day; the ordinary large
crowd was there, standing round and
listening TO the music and loafing gen
orally The small boys were there
waiting for any possible chances which
might offer of getting in" A man
went up to a group of anxious urcbins
Want to go in, boysg" said he.
Yes, we do" came in a chorus from
the lads. They marched up in front of
the door-tender.
count these boys" said the man.
ana the guardsman of the great exhibi.
tion checked the grinning lads off with
his finger as they rushed by him, and
scattered on the inside.
One, two, three" counted the door
Keeper, and finally announced eleven {"
"All right" said the man. "All right.
thats all" and he turned away.
Hold on there" said the circus mor
Are you going to pay for these boysio
Pay for EN-" said the stranger
well, | fancy not. said NOTHING
about paying for em. l lust wanted
to know how many there were. you
circus men are good at figures, and I
amt. All l asked you to do was 70
count them. Much obliged"
And away he went, astonIshment NJ
Ihe surprising cheek preventing the
door-keeper from making any further
effort to stop him.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08

charges $3.50 for a magazine story, re-
serving the copyright. Mr.. GladstOne's
price for a review is $1,000. Conan
Doyle received $4,000 for Rodney
Stone" Mrs. Humphry Ward $4,000
for Robert Elsmere," $4,000 each for
David Grieve" and "Marcella,' $75,-
coo for "Sir George Tressady' and $75,-
600 for Bessie COstrell.' Ian Mae
laren has made $50, 600 out of The BUn-
ME Briar Bush" and "Auld Lang
Syne." Rider Haggard still asks from
$75 to 500 a column of 800 words and
will not write for less than $4,000.
The highest price ever paid for
novel is 100000, which was handed
over to Alphonse Daudet for his Sap
pho" ZOla's first fourteen books net
ted him 100000, and in twenty years
he has made at least S3I5,000. Rus
kin's siXty-four books bring him in $780,
600 a year. Swinburne, who writes
very little, makes $1,000 a year by his
poems. Browning in his later years,
drew $4,000 year from the sale Of
his works, and Tennyson is said to
have received $60,0OO year from the
Macmillans during the last wears of
his life. Mr.. Moody is believed to have
beaten all others, as more than $1,250,-
OOO has been paid in royalties for his
hymns.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08
"stay Where You're Hanpv." "

remember once listening to a ser.
mon preached by DR.. Talmage. 1t IS
now twelve years ago, but | never for
got one sentence of it: "Stay where
you're happy" 1t sounds trite to say
that a contented mind is a mans or 8
woman's greatest possession, but 1t Is
as true now as the day It was first ut.
tered. And we would all be happier II
We believed 1t more than we do. We
always show our own incapacity when
we envy the capacities Of others, and
this is true of other peoples posses
sions. If we had them we would not
be a particle happier; we only think
we would be. No matter how little w
have, we always have plenty>to k
thankful for.-Ladies' Home Journal.
A man had arrangements made 20
commit suicide, but growing more des,
perate got married instead.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08
FEMALE OFFICERS OF LAW.
Two Oklahoma Girls Are United States
Deputy Marshals.

1t is not infrequent these days for
an officer of the law to name woman
as a deputy. But she is nearly always
what is known as an office deputy. She
performs mere clerical duties and never
takes to the field. But Oklahoma has
set the pace. United States Marshal
c. H. Thompson, of Guthrie, has ap-
pointed two women as deputies for
field work.
That woman should choose the vo
cation Of professional thief taker in the
most civilized portion of the land would
be strange enough. 1t is infinitely more
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08
Prices Paid Modern Authors

Rudyad kipling commands the high.
est price of any living author accord.
ing TO the Pail Mall Gazette, which
says that 1t paid $3.50 for each OF his
"Barrack'Room Ballads" and that THE
Seven Seas brought him S1l,OO He
has received 90 cents word for a
lV'o0o-word story. Anthony Hone
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08
Coal from Garbage-

A telegram from Moline, ILL.,, SAYS:
Inc announcement has been made of
an invention which promises reyolu.
uon IN fuel, lighting and the disposI.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08

to take the field, serve writs and war.
rants and make arrests just as any
rude man might be called on to do.
And they have been doing this with
exceptional success.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-12
A GRAND VICTORY FOR GRAY.

The Democratic nominee for mayor Of
Minneapolis Mr.. James Gray. carried
every ward in the city last Tuesday and
left his Republican opponent far behind
in the race. With eleven precincts vet
TO hear from he leads Il. Il. Webster by
5000 votes. He made an astonishing run
despite the fact that the Republican pa
pers did everything possible to defeat
him by trying to make the public be-
lieve that c. a. Quist was to be made
chief of police as Il reward for his po-
litical services. 1t was in vain that MI.
Gray denied that Quist would grace the
city hall with his rollnd form; the
man with his affidavit was produced and
soemnly asscverated that Quist himself
had told him he was to olIicate as chief
of cOnstabulary. For a time it was
feared by Mr.. Gray's friends that
Quist's prominence in the campaign
would have an injurious effect on the
voters. and the Tribune artist. in IA
spirit of mischief, kept Quist before the
public up to the eve of election to the
great annoyance OF the fusion candidate
and his supporters. Had the electors
believed that Quist would be appointed
superintendent of police there Is no
doubt but Gray would have lost MANY
votes at the polls. but fortunately the
idea struck them as being joke on the
part of the Republican organ, and rec
ognzing the fact that Gray's opponents
than Quist they marched to the polls
with determination to elect Gray, and
they did so by a surprising plurality.
The Republican organs also gave undue
space i'll their columns to Doc. Ames,
the independent candidate. thinking that
many votes would be drawn from Gray
to that erstwhile popular citizen, but
the result showed that Webster and not
Gray was injured by his candidacy.
Now that Mr.. Gray has been elected
The Irish Standard has no hesitation in
promising his supporters that he will
give this city clean and honest ad-
ministration. AS far as we know he is
absolutely free from all entanglementS
with any clique OF faction. He has been
voted into Office by men of all parties,
who desire change in municipal gov
eminent and we think he will not dis
appoint them. He will have a council
composed OF Is Republicans and II
Democrats. and IL they arc good men
with the best interests Of the city ut
heart, they can cooperate with the
new mayor In redeeming the city from
the stigma attached tc its fair name by
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-12
Don't Want the Philippines.

Martin e. Tew, one of the Minneapolis
boys at Manila, writes to the Tribune as
follows:
If Uncle Sans soldiers, who have
spent two months in the Philippines,
were allowed to decide the question as
to whether the United States should re-
tain these islands there would be no de-
batting. but the answer would be an al
most unanimous mol" The climatic
conditions, the great predominance Of
Malays, and many other considerations
argue most strongly against the per-
manent occupation of these islands by
our own country. To station 5000 or
10000 troops with American blood and
American aspirations in such place as
this longer than absolute necessity de-
mands would be one of the greatest
crimes which government could COM
nit against its citizens. An American
garrison here would simply be hos
pital or a graveyard, and any foreign
power which attempts to govern these
islands must at all times be in a state
of anxious preparation for strife, revo-
luton and bloodshed.
The volunteers in this war enlisted
with wholly unselfish and patriotic mo-
tives, and if they find that the war shall
be the entering wedge of policy of
grasping imperialism and universal in
reference. many a soldier will curse
the day when his misguided enthusiasm
helped even in small way to bring
about so unholy purpose.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-12

querable army and navy, it will have a
controlling voice in the federation of.
the world. That is all right if we really
do want it, and if we are prepared to
pay the cost of having it. But have we
counted the cost, or, if we have, are we
prepared to pay it? The hope of in
creased commerce being a matter of
business, must be looked at from bust
ness standpoint. Without discussing
the question infinitely Or at length, 1t
may be remarked that we are not able
to attend to all the business we already
have. Many of our industries are con-
trolled by foreigners-our railways, our
food products and our mines.
But. even though we have hope for
national greatness and increase of ma
tional wealth. are we prepared to gov
ern the peoples coming under our con-
troll? This is the real question. If we
are not, then goodbye to our dreams.
To live up to our professionals we are
really honest in them-the government
of the conquered provinces must be "of
the people, by the people and for the
people," Does any sensible man expect
that such systm of government can be
introduced into Cuba or the Philippines
just now, or even for hundred years
to come? OF course. if these lands be
colonized by Americans, then they and
their descendants can govern them
selves. But can they be colonized?
Most people think they cannot. And
what is to be done with the natives?
Where shall they live and how?
The territorial expansion business is
all very we'll for wild newspaper arti-
Giles and turgid political harangues, but
when the whole question is seriously
and calmly considered, the new policy
and it's possible consequences cannot be
looked upon without fear and dread.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-12

Says the Boston Pilot: 1t is not at
all surprising that the so-called Liberal
party, of England, should be found
opposing ritualism and lighting on the
side of the nonconformist conscience
against religious liberty. That most
elastic and adjustable conscience was in
voked to destroy Parnell, while it was
conveniently deaf, dumb and blind to
the sins of Sir Charles Dixie, the prince
of Wales, and heaven knows how many
other high-toned libertines, all now COM
fortably rehabilitated and enthroned in
the bosom of said conscience. Sir Will
liam Vernon Harcourt, leader of the
opposition, in place of Lord Rosebery,
who never led save to destruction, is
out on the side of the conscience. When
the Irish party comes together it will do
we'll to consider whether on the whole
it can afford to entrust it's fortunes TO
the Liberals whose conscience is so del
icate in Ireland and SO pachydermatous
everywhere else.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-12
THE POLICY OF IMPERIALISM.

The newspapers are entering on the
policy of territorial expansion" with
joyful hearts. Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii
and the Philippines-all are ours or
soon will be-and we are told with
much flourish OF type that 1.-The United
States flag shall never be furled in any
Spanish province where it has been
planted by the heroism Of our army and
navy"
TO the ordinary conservative citizen
this would appear dangerous policy
indeed. says the San Francisco Moni-
tor. He is inclined to fancy the Monroe
doctrine was a safe one for the nation
and that in departing from it we are
tempting dangers that had better been
avoided. But the conservative citizen
has little to say nowadays, and. even If
he should speak, there are few to hear
him.
When sensible man thinks of engag-
ing in some adventure, he calculates his
chances of success. When a nation
changes one policy for another, 1t nat
urally considers the benefit such change
will be to the nation. and the chances
there may be of carrying it through
successfully. When we choose road
at the parting of the ways, we ought to
have some idea of what lies before MS.
The benefits we expect to derive from
the territory we have conquered, and ex
pect to retain, are that we wish our
country to become a world power. and
that the country's wealth will be in
creased by the commerce that must come
with increase of territory. The first Is
pure sentiment; the second is business.
1t is a patriotic and praiseworthy
ambition to wish our country in fore
most place amongst the great nations
of the earth. During all the ages ma
tional pride has been founded and
maintained by successful war and lin
itless conquest. The victorious Roman
legions made Rome great. The military
triumphs of Napoleon made him the
dictator of France and the idol of its
people. The Briton's heart throbs with
pride at the strains of Rule Britannia"
and at the thought that the British
drum-beat follows the sun around the
earth. We are proud of our country.
and we feel that we shall be still proud
er of it when, with vast and uncon-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-12

Sheriff Phillips may be defeated for
reelection, nevertheless the contest of
Tuesday proves, as the Irish Standard
af last week said it would prove, his
sterling Democracy and his worth as d
citizen. Placed on the ballot as an in
dependent candidate, he secured 5000
more votes than Mr.. Whitcomb of the
same political faith, though the latter
gentleman was known, and his name
was on the ballot as the regular Demo.
cratic nominee. While the margin is
very narrow between Mr.. Phillips and
the Republican nominee, it is plainly
evident that Mr.. Megaarden would have
been buried beneath an avalanche Of
votes had he been pitted against Mr..
Phillips alone.
Taking into consideration all the dis.
advantages under which he labored dur
ing the campaign, Alonzo Phillips must
naturally feel proud at this time of the
vote he received at the hands of his
fellowmen.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-12

The total number of Irish labOrers
who crossed to England this year to
harvest the wheat crop is 1924. Over
SO per cent were from Longford, and the
rest from the provinces Of Connaught.
Mayo and Roscommon counties furnish
ing the most. Commenting on this mi
grafton, the 'Freeman's Journal says
that the figures clearly prove the
wretched condition of the districts
whence this annual exodus takes place.
The poor cottiers cannot pay the rents
of their little farms without crossing
the channel to harvest the English
crops.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-12

J. o. Davis, one of the brightest and
bravest young Democrats in the city,
went down to defeat last Tuesday. Mr..
Davis came near winning in the strug-
gle and certainly deserved a better fate
He worked hard, assisted his associates
on the ticket in an honorable way and
formed many strong ties of friendship
amongst his fellow men that ought and
will be of much value to him in the flu
true Defeat has in no wise ruftled his
good cheer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-12

Judge John H. Steele, chairman Of the
Republican state central committee,
worked early and late during the cam
paign to lead William H. Eustis to VIC
tory but the opposition was too strong
for him, and his friend was crushed
under an avalanche of votes. Judge
Steele managed the campaign as skill
fully as any man could have done under
the circumstances, and escaped without
eliciting one unkind word from Linds
supporters throughout the contest. He
was recognized on all sides as man in
capable Of resorting to any unfair meth
DDS in politics.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-12

the acts of their faithless predecessors.
Mr.. Gray has a fine opportunity Of
making splendid record for himself,
and we believe he realizes that fact. He
Is man of good ability and is actuated
by lofty motives. He has been elected
to position of honor and responsibility
by his fellow citizens, and unless we
are greatly mistaken they will not re-
greet the choice they have made. The
Irish Standard wishes Mayor-elect Gray
every success as chief magistrate of this
progressive and beautiful city of which
we are all so proud.