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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

In the fighting that has taken place
in the Philippines the difference be-
tween the methods of regulars and vol
unteers has been strikingly manifested
The former move forward persstently
and doggedly in silence; the latter &c
to the front with yells and enthusiasm,
but both go to the front. When Wheat
on was opposed by a river, the other
side Of which bristled with rifles, he
halted for the pioneers. The regulars
did the same, but the Oregon boys, be-
ing good swimmers and not liking to
wait for bridges under fire, swan the
river. When Otis met the Marilao
River Colonel Funston and a score of
his men swan over and took some
trenches which were manned by the
F'ilipinos. Some Of the Washington
boys saw blockhouse flag. One of
them volunteered to go and set it on
fire. He did so under heavy fire, and
his comrades rushed up, in possession
while the Filipinos gave in, affrighted
at such fOOlhardiness and bravery.
Like Grants army in the Wilderness,
the volunteer contingents have made
showing NO nation on earth can match
not man has advanced backward
in all that gallant army. Bullets fred
from old rifles in the hands of supposed
ly raw troops have done as much dam
age as bullets sent from modern guns
by men wearing sharpshooters' badges.
They have been kept constantly at the,
front, the reason assigned being that
they are hardened to the climate, and
better than any freshly arrived regu-
lars. 1t took General Otis less than
half year to reach conclusion that
all the precedents of the army and the
science of war were useless in the face
of the indomitable bravery, the match
less aptitude and speed, the unbound
ed enthusiasm of the American volun-
teer. Lacking skill as pioneers, they
swan rivers; knowing nothing of skill
ed clearing work, they cut the Jungle:
not supposed to be full-fiedged soldiers,
they camped on the trail Of the sullenlv
retiring enemy with bulldog tenacitv.
Our regulars in the Philippines have
proven themselves marvels of steadi-
ness and machine-like precision, but
the volunteer-all DASH spirit snd
pluck-has shown that the true Aneri.
can fighting vim cannot be renrossod
ahu' given expression, carries all ha.
fore 1t to victory.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

for upper Liberia. He takes party of
ten men with him. At that point-tbe
gateway to the Soudan--a mission sta
ton is to be planted. 1t is to be al.
lowed $4,000 year for four years, and
after that it must not only pay its own
way, but start new mission further
inland. Part of the missionaries are to
be preachers. The rest are to be school
teachers, carpenters, physicians, farm
ers, blacksmiths, etc. The industry is
to be that Of raising coffee. 1t is said
q general desire exists on the part of
many colored young men and women in
our own South to go back to Liberia.
Efforts are making now to raise money
to buy two ships to sail between Say
annah and Liberia and provide cheap
transportation.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

deliberately and unkindly kicked the
Filipinos out. In this instance hot
headed determination set aside all
rules of warfare. Viewed in a regular
way, the assailed were beaten, but
irrepressible pitching-in defied all mar
tial structures, and the day was won.
In like manner, when Anderson was
attacked by August on Aug. 3, thick
weather prevented the regiments from
knowing that in tactical point of view
they were as good as wiped out. But
they pressed on diligently, fought
their way past obstacles, half realized
at the time, by sheer force Of pluck
system and scientific skill out of the
question. When Miller landed at Iloilo
with his handful of Iowans he seemed
to have committed suicide. He faced
a bunch of Filipinos ten times his num-
Der, and well armed and we'll disciplin-
ed. Yet he kept the town, and when
the Tennessee regiment was added to
his force, with part of the Third artil-
lery, he went into the country looking
for fight. He found one, and, to the
chagrin Of all military Strategists, from
Charles Martel down to Kitchener of
Khartoum, he won it. He had no right
to do anything Of the kind, but he did,
and there is an end to the discussion
that red tape and ironclad rules have
anything to do with real enthusiasm
and victory.
What is aimed at here is to express
what Teddy" Roosevelt, "Joe" Wheel
er and others affirm: the volunteer Of
America is fighting machine who i'm
bibes practical skill with salt pork,
bean soup, black coffee and bad bread.
He does not need a course of sprouts at
any school Of technical war instruction
If he can get the real thing in front of
him. Lacking regular training, he
does the best he can, coolly realizing all
his advantages and marching up to the
point where he can do the most effec-
tive shooting. He makes use of what
skill he has, and then drops the whole
science of war to find out who is shoot
ing at him and how quickly he can
shoot back.
A great deal Of jungle skirmishing
has marked the Filipino conflict. Here
the work of the Western volunteer has
been such as to excite wonder and adj
miration on the part of trained officers
of foreign lands, who never dreamed
a force Of raw recruits could behave
so like steady regulars. Smokless pow
der in bamboo wildernesses could not
daunt these men. They wrestled with
the underground as they would with a
patch of sunflowers at home, they
wriggled through right down upon the
guerrillas, and the sturdy regular grin
ned with appreciation when he heard
these fighting wildcats yell.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03
SLEEPING BAG LIKE A HOUSE,
Portable Shelter that hields Hunters
from storms and Cold.

Hunters, prospectors, and persons
compelled to move from day to day
have found the sleeping bag the most
convenient form of bed and these are
now in general use among this class of
people. They are extremely comfort
able and at the same time offer abso-
lutte protection from the elements, as
they are generally lined with some soft
material and have an outer covering Of
leather or rubber to keep out the wet.
Their form is generally well known,
but what seems to be great improve
ment in these has been recently pat
ented in this country by Aberlard
Lapierre of Montreal. His invention
consists Of a rigid frame, collapsibe
when not in use, and covered with some
material adapted to withstand the
weather The whole top is removable
on hinge to admit of entrance, while
at the upper end of this lid is a smaller
opening, also covered with similar
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

uen. approval on her young face. Sud.
uen,V ner eye kindled and the ROSY
nush OF young womanhood gave way
10 ghastly pallor. Her lip curled in
scorn. Her classic head was nftod ~ -
anger "Merclful heavenw shrieked the
young man Tell me, dearest girl, what
But she stepped back, and, stri,,,ro
she u attitude that she had learned at the
soho Amateur Dramatic Club She
pointed her finger at him and said in
zones that would wither load of bov.
All Is lost, Clarence Wheeler Won
are arr sitting in the pier-Pittsbure
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03
A TemDtinC Morssi.

Hollanders profess to be able to tell
whether the herrings that they eat
Went into the salt alive. The Rotter-
dam merchant as he watches the deal
era neat-looking Vlaardingener, by
the by, dressed from head to heel in
hght blue linen-open a fresh barrel for
inspection seems never to tire of these
nsh' and he takes sparkling one, from
the salt where it lies as bright in color
as the day it was caught He twists
II by the tail till the backbone comes
out as free and clean as the silk from
corn, and swallows down the two
pieces left boneless, with the same rel
ish that New-Yorker enjoys in swal'
lowing plate Of saddle rocks.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03
"A Model Town

Three miles from nowhere. in IT,
tie Dackwoods village over in North
Carolina the other day, found the ono
town IN the world where eyervbodv
works, and no loaflng is permittod :,
SAID well-known travelling salesmon
In this hamlet there's no idlenasS tbat
Is not voluntary or vicious. and tb,s
privilege is not allowed even 70 tho
wandering Willie out of a lob On y
sign at the postotfice In Beechland ia
this injunction, from which there 10 no 20
appeal: No loaflng allowed in this
town. We work, and so must everybody,
else VINO expects to reside here for INV
length OF time. Idleness breeds cr,me
and' as we never had a robbery or y
murder here, we have determined 20
strike at the root of all evil. Tromns
Will be given one hour in which 70 do %
part, and honest men out of emnlor
ment will be given work If thew desiro
1t. If not, they must git. and git no
quick as their laEy legs will carry them
away from our village. This means
you"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

N0 OW well volunteers have borne
jF7l the Drunt OF battle since the war
S with Spain began is now q mat
ter Of history. A recapitulation of the
main exploits Of our armies in Cuba
and the Philippines shows at once how
splendidly this contingent has upheld
the name Of America. When the Maine
was destroyed in Havana harbor the
people eagerly clamored to be led to
the front, and when war was actually
declared the response to the call to
arms was ten-fold greater than the
needs. twenty-five thousand regulars
no matter how brave, skillful and
well-disciplined-could not be q match
for ten times that number of trained
regulars fighting under the banner Of
CASTLE, and, from the beginning Of
military operations to the volunteer
has come a glowing share of the glory
of daring, patient, effective work we'll
done.
The first fierce fight of Las Quasimas
was engaged in by Western volunteers
in conjunction with negro regulars.
These men were practically without
eXperience-cavalry, but dismounted
and forced to plunge through a Cuban
jungle in the face of hot fire. Woods
rough riders led the fierce charge. The
men were away from home in an un-
friendly climate, which in itself was
sufficient to enervate them. But they
fought and won. Regular army Of
1icers, who scorned the national guard
and hastily organized volunteers, OPEN
ed their eyes in wonder to see the "min-
ute men" conscripts of the West give
the truculent dons their trimmings"
in approved measure! The men who
went to Porto Rico with Miles were of
the same class-with no previous ex-
perience under fire. Yet all the fight
Ing that amounted to anything was
done by Illinois and Ohio men, not of
the regular army. Bennitt's Third Illi-
nois had never said much, but it
fought, and wept that peace was de-
clarcd just as they had things nicely
fixed ito smash the donsw
The Philippine situation is worth 60
Ing over in detail to analyze the fight
ing mettle that has been shown by our
new men. Dewey won the first fight
there so easily that nobody thought
there would be another battle. AS the
disordercd enemy took heart however,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03
ouTcLAssE0 DEWEY IN LOVE.
The Spanish Duke Who Did 1t Now
Minister to Washington.


Spain's new ambassador to the Uni
ted States, the Duke d'Arcos, is man
in whom Admiral George Dewey once
found successful rival. Twenty years
or more ago DArcos, then poor
Count, but handsome, dashing fellow,
was in Washington us n legation at
tache. Dewey was also there in n
subordinate naval position, and was
equally poor. Both men were popular
favoritcs. They were in society n
great deal together, and were well
liked. Among their intimates Dewey
was always "GeorgeC' and D'Arcos,
whose family name is Brunetti, was
called Jack"
Dewey and D'Arcos both fell in love
with the same girl, the beautiful Vir-
glnla Woodbury. Lowery, of Washing
ton. Archibald Lowery, who is rich
and proud and patriotic, did not like
either suitor. He thought his daughter
could do better than marry Dewey. As
for Brunetti, he was not an American.
In the fathers eyes he was impossible.
Perhaps that was one reason why
the beautiful girl preferred the hand
some Spaniard. She gave him n vow
that she would wed no one else, but she
told her father that she would not mar
ry without his consent. She kept both
promises, but there was a long and
weary waiting. For years the father
was obdurate; the lovers were sunder-
ed. In the meantime Dewey had mar
rled another girl. She was in her grave
twenty years and more before the guns
at Manila echoed around the world
After many years the old Duke died
and Jack Brunetti became the Duke
d'Arcos. He was named Spanish min
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03
HE LOST ALL,
Including that Winsome Creature, the
Lovely Birdy Jones.

Including that Winsome Creature, the
Lovely Birdy Jones.
1t was the first perfect day of the
glad springtime. The warm sun bright
ened the country landscape, and the
odor of opening apple blossoms came
upon the laden atmosphere. The lazy
clouds foated dreamily in the sky over
head, chiefly because they could not
go afoot nor on the trolley cars. The
rural roads were smooth under the
hammer Of innumerable wheels, and
Clarence Wheeler had stolen Birdy
Jones from her naughty Soho home
for ramble on his '97 tandem among
the highways of the townships. Stop-
ping from their run, they rested be-
meath great oak tree which overhung
wayside spring. Cowbells tinkled in
the woodlot below the meadow, and lit
tie lambs with wabbly legs three sizes
too big for them gamboled on the short
green grass. On broad, fiat stone that
looked down upon the crystal water
Birdy spread the lunch they had car
ried In the tandem box, and Clarence
brought water in romantic tin can
that he had found hard by.
The soft winds toyed with the girls
bleached tresses, which streamed over
her face like photogravure picture of
the west wind to illustrate Longfel-
lows poems. Her cheeks flushed with
the yigor of exercise and robust health.
and when the young man approached
her from the spring his whole thought
was centered upon the winsome beau
ty of the divine creature. He sat down
by her side. His soul drank in the
charm of the picture. She looked up
from the can of embalmed beef that
she was opening, with a smile of conf.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

the President and General Merritt
made up a force largely Of volunteers,
with a leaven Of regulars to steady the
lump. 1t was supposed that there
would be only summer picnic for the
former, with the latter needed only for
brief garrison duty until the ball was
over. So it came about that the army
Of occupation Of the Philippines was
made up Of rs per cent. Of volunteers.
OF sixteen regiments Of these only one
was from the East and South respec-
lively. The others were all Western,
representing California, Kansas, North
Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
South Dakota, Colorado, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Oregon, Washington, Iowa,
and Utah-all from west of the big
river These men had only that train
ing at arms that comes from having
pistol as regular article of toilet.
Ninety per cent. Of them had never
been organized as regiments. Without
being drilled, within two months after
concentration many of them were
Manila. Five expeditions, with nearly
1900 troops, reached the capital of
Luzon by the middle Of June. No
drilling could be INDUCED in on the
troop ships, but little time was given
after debarkation for such things. But
they were there to oust the Spanish,
and ten days after arrival this raw ma
terial was engaged in a deadly strug-
gle. Under the most terrifying condi-
tions of night and whirlwind of tenn
pest and rain they repulsed the enemy
and covered their States with glory.
No denial of the innate fighting quail
tiles Of these men of the nation had
ever been made, but all regular officers
held that much training was necessary
to render them steady under fire, and
enduring in sickly climate. Yet these
raw levies, fresh from counting-house
and farm, accustomed to all kinds of
good things to eat and drink, buckled
down to army rations in land 10000
miles from home, took the good with
the bad, and lacked not one whit Of the
steadlness of regulars.
The first sortie of consequence by the
Filipinos was on Feb. 3. 1t consisted
Of preconcerted attack at dozen diff
ferent places on Otis lines, and was as
skillfully planned as any fight ever
made, but it was soon turned into
disgraceful rout. Our volunteers did
not know that under the rules of war
they were licked at the start. Hence
1t came about that instead of retreat
ing these hardy Westerners hoped
over the fronts of their trenches and
made for those occupied by Aguin-
aldo's men, three times their number.
They simply took them. They wanted
the waterworks, and from the vicinity
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03
Exempt from Regulations.

An italian physician, rushing on his
wheel to the bedside of patient, was
arrested by n policeman for scorching,
and Notwithstanding the urgency Of
the case was compelled to go to court.
When the doctor was finally released,
on arriving at the home Of the patient
he found that she had died for lack of
medical attendance while he was in the
hands Of the law. The circumstance
led to the exclusion Of physicians from
the regulations regarding scorching.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

lister to Mexico. Mr.. Lowery finally
concluded that further opposition was
useless and gave sanction to the mar
riage, which was carried out very
quietly.
The new minister from Spain is an
important man in Washington, and his
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

hinged lid. This latter may be closed
entirely in cold weather, while in
milder temperatures it may be fastened
at any desired point. When the top is
closed means Of ventilation is pro-
vided through holes under the protect
Ing edge Of the larger flap.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03
NEW MISSION SOCIETY
Formed by Baptists to Establish T..
eiEn Missions.

A new mission society has been .,
ganized among Baptists. Rev n.
George G. Lorimer, of fremont Tom
pie, Boston, is one of it's organizers 7.
aims to put into foreign mission cffort
a new idea-that of mission stations
which, after having been given tbroo
or four years to get started, must ho
self-supporting thereafter. The feld
secretary of the new society, Rev
Charles S. Morris, a grandson-ip.law
of Frederick Douglass, starts shortly
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03
An AlIurement-

Mistah Mose-I tell yo, dat Pompey's
progressive! Jes' look at him putin
all his ground in flowah beds!
Mlstah Smif-What's progressive
bout dat?
Mlstah Mose-Why, he won't hab tub
go aftah chickens now! Dey'n come
to him.-Kansas City Independent
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

wife great lady. But there are people
in Spain as we'll as the United States
who think Miss Lowery missed a great
opportunity when she said mo" to
Dewey.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

A married woman's tears excite curl
osity oftener than they excite SYM
pathy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

A parrots talk is good deal like
baby's: only the owner can understand
1t.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-03

Satan probably originated the saying
Man wants but little here below"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-05-26

anne, but take the whole brood of
vipers."
''These cards won't win," said de
Belin; Eve must have more witnesses
than ourselves, who are known to be
enemies of the marshal. The king plays
at More's this evening. He is like to be
there now, or else very soon, for he is
bound ON frolic tonight. We will go
straight there. Villeroi and Sully are
both to be in attendance, and also the
marshal"
THE marshal will not be there" /
interrupted.
IF SO wager the king asks for him,
and will take it on my head to explain.
Sully and Villeroi, and, then the game is
ours. Do you not agree, MONSIEUR
and he turned to the stranger. All the
answer was another grave inclination
of the head.
"Come," went Oh de Belin, slipping
his arm into mine, put yourself in my
hands, d'Auriac, and pledge you sue
cess. My God!" he broke off suddenly
Ito think we should win so COM
pletely."
There was so much in what he said
that agreed without demur, and Belin
hurried me EDWARDS, the stranger and
Pantin following few steps behind.
AS we went on Belin whispered: ASK
no questions, d'Auriac-say nothing un-
til you see Sully, and ten minutes after
promise you 20 swords"
eff do not get them in an hour" 1
said grimly, Il will go back myself and
see what my own sword can do"
"And will go back with you, too
there, is not that enough? Come. man."
and we hurried along through the mist
as fast as we could walk, keeping on the
left side of the road. AS we came up to
ST. Merri de Belin stopped and blew
sharply on a whistle. There was an an
swering call, and from under the fam
boyant portico of the church the figure
of man with a led horse slipped out
into the fog, now yellow with the light
of the street lamps. Without word
the stranger mounted, and the two
passed us at trot.
What the devil does that mean?" I
exclaimed-'your monseigneur has left
u.s."
ITO return again." answered the
compte dryly, and then added: ''It will
be gay party at More's tonight, and it
is time we were there"
ITO BE Continued
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-05-26
DoOD NIGHT.

Last night. my dear, whilst sleeping
In your wee bit trundle bed,
! Bonded DER you weeping,
And stroked your curly head.
-'Dood night" you said, half hearted,
In a choking, childish way.
And to your bed you started
At the closing of the day.
''Dood night" gave no answer
To my bonnie bairnie's plead:
She understood she wasn't good.
And knew why didn't heed.
And during all the evening long,
While every heart was gay and light,
Amidst the laughter and the song,
I heard the cry: "Dood night! Dood
night!
'Dood night" kept ringing in my ears,
The words within my soul did burn.
And smiling through q flow of tears,
I thought her answer I'd return;
And so towards her crib crept.
And kissed her sweetly on the brow;
And while in peacefulness she slept,
I said: Good night. my darling. now"
George Mckenzie. in Boston Budget