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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-11-10

where take pleasure III relating
their experience in the use of that
splendid medicine and in telling of
the benefit they have received from
it, of bad colds it has cured, of
threatened attacks of pneumonia it
has averted and Of the Children ii
has saved from attacks of Group and
whooping cough. 1t is a grand,
good medicine. For sale by o. o.
Krogstad, druggist.
Conroy, Son & Co. have Just re-
ceived another car of Silver Medal
flour, to be sold at bedrock.
Nothing beauties your walls,
nothing is neater and cheaper than
nice Wall Paper. New lot, latest
patterns, just received at Krog-
stad's.
w. F. Wakefield, a son of the
king of Little Elk, and H. E. Der
rick, came down Saturday and re-
mained three or four days, also
visiting Yaquina.
According to the best estimates
there were on the first day of Jam
uary 1899, Goo, 900 American drunk
ards. Ten per cent. of these will
have passed the river of death be-
fore the first day of January 1900.
And yet when the new year bells
of 1900 ring out, there will be 6oo,-
600 American drunkards. The
ranks made vacant by death will all
have been filled. From what class?
Asks writer of the w. 7. c. U.
in the Albany Press. From the
moderate drinkers, not from the
total abstainers. 1t may be possible,
dear reader, that you can drink
moderately all your life and never
be drunk. 1t is not, however,
probable. Men with stronger will
power and better intellects than
yours, have failed. The only safe
course is total abstinence.
Our first census, made in 1905,
showed the population of the United
States to be five million, and the
count cost Uncle Sam, who was
comparatively poor then, one cent
for each person. 1t is estimated
that the twelfth census, to be made
in June, 1900 will show that orr
people number seveHty-five million,
and that the item of clerk hire, in
the Census Bureau alone, will ex-
ceed five million dollars. Clifford
Howard, writing of How the Next
Census Will be Taken" in the
November Ladies Home Journal,
says that although the work of
enumeration will be completed by
the first Of July, it will probably be
two or even three months later be-
fore the last of the schedules are
received at the census Office; for
not only must they all be first ex-
amined by the supervisors, but in
many cases they will pi obably re-
quire revision because Of some error
or intormality. The actual count
ing of the people will not be done
until the schedules are turned into
the census office. The enumerators
. simply gather the facts, and the Of
flee force in Washington does the
. counting and the compiling, which
; is done by electricity. In one hun
dred days all the facts relating tc
! seventy-fvernillion. people will be
; tabulated. 1t will require about
fifty thousand enumerators, which
| will be paid for their services in ac
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-11-10

The Vincent House and Conroy
Son & Co. display new ads this
week.
Collector Crosno returned from a
business call at Yaquina Wednes-
day morning.
Attorney B. F. Jones went to
Corvallis Monday on legal business,
returning next day.
Mrs. H. E. Collins went up to
Morrison yesterday to visit her
daughter Mrs. Charles Mcdonald.
The council proceedings and
several communications and con-
tributions are crowded out this
week.
Joe Shermer was up from the
lower bay Wednesday evening. He
is attached to a beautiful felon and
expects to begin sitting up with it
Sunday night.
George King, the sage of Oyster
City and the pride Of Newport, had
business in Toledo Monday. He
will start in few days on visit to
his native land-old England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Rosebrook
and son Leon departed Monday
morning for San Francisco, where
Mr.. Rosebrook resumes his position
with the orchestra in the Columbia
theater.
County Judge Stewart informs
THE LEADER that the relatives of
Mr.. Berry, who died at Newport
last summer and was buried at the
expense of Lincoln county, have
remitted the amount to the county.
The president of the Ladies Aid
society makes special request that
all members be present at the meet
ing next Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. R. F. Holm. Matters pertain
ing to the holiday work will be
discussed.
H. E. Collins slaughtered T
months-old pig a few days ago that
dressed 2Io pounds. He bought
the pig of Gust Forssell when it
was an infant and brought him up
on skim milk from the creamery
and a few handfuls of shorts. This
is worthy of note simply for the
reason that this isn't a hog country.
Little Miss Faith Stewart was a
happy child Tuesday night when
she received the reward for her
work in securing subscriptions for
the Youths Companion. Her pre-
miums consisted Of a nice watch
gold-flled case, Waltham move
ment, which she presented TO her
father; six Rogers Bros. teaspoons,
quadruple-plated cup, butter
knife, sugar-shell and several other
articles. The Youths Companion
is doing much to encourage boys
and girls to help themselves through
the world. 1t pays handsomely
for services rendered.
The following non-residents have
been guests of the Vincent House
during the past week: Mr.. and
Mrs. L. J. Deffenbacher and four
children, Ed Wade, Mrs. ]. Blasei
and daughter, Mrs. Lester Dobson
Miss Helen Pygall, N. ]. Leabo
Joe Shermer, all of Yaquina; Scott
Lane, David John, Oscar Brown
Siletz; William Grant, Far Far
c. A. Gray and wife, c. F. w
Brown, w. H. Fischer, Salem
George King, William Matthews
Newport; 1. G.. Coleman, c. E
Mathiot, Portland; John Allen, ]
H. Crawford, Leslie Crawford, T
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-11-10

Milk Cows-I want to buy two
fresh milk COWS. O1ly good mixers
wanted. ]. F. STEWART,
Toledo, Oregon.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16

Universe to pardon him and help him
to conquer this temptation. With tears
he said, oh, that my mother had seen
this signature, to make her death more
happy!
AT the close OF my lecture to the
young men, a middleaged gentleman.
with an elegant young girl on his arm,
came up to speak to me. You do not
remember me? I'm that young man.
and this is ny daughter. I'm editor OF
one OF the journals here and member
of the Episcopal church, and ! wish
YOU would call on my wife ard see orr
happy home, made so by Gods bless
ing on your counsel.
Il called next day, and toCE tea with
him and his VIE and daughter. There
was an unmistakable atmosphere OF
refinement and domestic happiness in
the little circle that pleased me great
". Not long afterward | read of his
funeral attended by many literary and
other friends. in token of the respect
in which he was held"
If Doctor Hall. instead of stepping
down as he did to the young mans
plane OF belief. had lectured him on
pantheiSm. there would have been no
mutual prayer. and perhaps no rescue.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
ENGLISH JOKES FROM RIVAL

Grocer: What are you grumbling
about? Dye want the EARTH" Gus
toner: mo. not in the sugar.
Miss Makeup wears her hair just
the same as she did ten years ago"
Yes, Tom, but not the same hair
is it trua that sailors, after becOm
ing quite old. always stop swearing"
Old Salt: My friend, you'll have 10 ask
some one older than l."
Grocer: We'll, little one. what can
do for YOU" Jenny: please, sir
mamma says will you change a sover-
eign for her, an she'll give you the
sovereign tomorrow"
Have you broken off your engage
ment. old man? What's the matter?'
We'll, | was hard up. you see, so
uuarreled AID had all my presents re-
turned, and was able to realize upon
them Couldn't possibly have raised
the money any other way
"Auntie. dear. Mr.. Mailer. the artist.
has asked me for my photo; he wants
to make use of it for his next picture.
Ought / to send it to him." asked Alice.
Yes, you can do So but be sure to
inclose with it photo of your mother,
or some elderly lady. 1t would be
highly improper to send your photo by
itselfr' exclaimed her aunt
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
DIR. NEWMAN HALL.
THE GREAT DIVINE is A MASTER
OF LOGIC.
How He Made Great Man Out of a
Drunkard Where Thousands of Others
Would Have Failed-The Religion of
the Univ erse.

An argument can be maintained only
when opponents stand upon a common
premise. from which they may proceed
10 a conclusion This rule of logic
comedies with the Pauline maxim
Him that is weak in the faith receive
we. but not to doubtful disputations. -
or, as the margin reads. mot to Judge
Ills doubtful thoughts" An illustration
OF the benefit that may be conferred
upon weak" brother by meeting him
In the Pauline spirit is given in the
Kew. Newman Halls Autobiography. %
The English preacher delivered a
lecture on temperance to young men
IN Doctor Cuyler's church at Brook
iyn, New York. In order TO make clear
the insufficiency Of high education
alone to save from moral ruin. he re-
lated the following incident. which We
give mainly in his own words:
"A young man of intelligent face and
gentlemanly manners, but very shabby
in appearance, followed me after SER
mon TO the vestry in great distress.
asked him what had brought him into
such a condition. He said:
The drink! | can't keep from it,
I've respectable relatives. but all they
give me-cash. clothes, watch-all goes
Tor drink Tell me what to do"
told him that for him total alb
stinence was essential, and that | was
an abstainer in order to encourage
such as he. l signed the pledge again
for him to follow, which he did. |
then said:
But we must pray for help
He said he did not believe IN God
yet he knew the Greek Testament and
had coached men at Oxford for bish-
ops examinations. He only believed
In the Spirit of the Universe.
Il said l believed also, AID so we
could unite in prayer. We knelt down,
and | prayed to the Great Spirit of the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
Rosa lsouheur's Early DAYS.

The earlier days of Rosa BonheW
were spent not in depicting ANNA
life, but in copying the old masters
Her first efforts were made in order tt
help in the household expenses. a
picture of goat was the first anima
study she ever attempted, and she was
so pleased with this effort that she
decided to devote all her time to ami
NAL painting. Models being too eX
pensive for the slender purse of the
young artist. she would tramp miles tc
farm. carrying meager lunch in
her pocket. to sketch an animal Wher
only 10 years old she sent her first pic
ture to an art exhibition. and at once
was pronounced a genius.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
KAFFIR'S ANTIDOTE.


Which Made Serpents Venom Harmless.
A road party, comprising the usual
gang of from fifty to sixty Kaffirs, was
employed says a writer in the London
Spectator. on the construction of
road in the Tuegla valley. Natal, about
thirty or more years ago In the
course of tfeir work they came upon
a huge stone which it was necessary TO
remove. but beneath il was the home
of a large black mamba. we'll known
to the neighboring inhabitants as being
old and. therefore, very venOmOuS.
The mamba is the most deadly of the
South African snakes. and the super
intendent anticipated some trouble
over that rock. He offered a bride for
the snakes skin. and the gang
"wow'd." and sat down to "bema
gwi" ttake snuff. But slim youth
sauntered forward and. amid the jeers
and protestatiOns OF the rest, declared
himself equal to the task. He took
from his neck what looked like a bit
OF shriveled stick. chewed it, swal-
lowed some OF it, spat out the rest on
his hands and proceeded to rub MS
glistening brown body and limbs all
over. Then taking up his stick and
chanting a song of defiance he adj
vanced with great confidence and
swagger to the bOwlder. There he
reused up the mamba. which, in great
fury at being disturbed, bit him In the
lip. The boy took no notice of the
bite. but broke the snakes back with
his stick ana. bringing it to his master,
asked for his reward. obtaining when
he went back to his work. and the
bite of the reptile had no effect upon
him whatever. No bride. not even
that of cow DIETER than any gold in
the ewes of a Kaffir) would induce the
native to disclose the secret of his an
tidote. which. he said, had been handed
down in his family for generations.
The snake was very long one, and SO
old that it had a name. 1t is a we'll
known fact that certain of the Zulus
have antidotes for the more deadly
| snake pOisOns which they preserve a.
a secret within their own families.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16

me-ly led 20 strikes. distress and bitter
feelings on both sides. The farmers
and the railroads do not get credit for
the vast contributions they make 10
the prosperous conditions in this cOun-
try. and no two classes of industry have
so often without reason been at log
gerheads. Many railroad organiZa-
tions. notably the brotherhood of I.O-
connective Engineers. have thrown aside
the walking delegate and adopted the
policy of arbitration on business prin-
ciples. with the enactment of laws and
regulations which sound. cOol-headed
judgment recognizes to be mutually
beneficial. Along these lines the diff
ferences between the people generally
on the one hand and corporations gen
orally on the other must be adjusted.
Hot headedneSS of the one must be
discountenanced and the rapacity OF
corporation pirates, whose hands are
against the corporations engaged III
legitimate operations as well as the
people. must be repressed. Congress
and state legislatures filled with Hammer
mOuthed politicians elected as the re-
suit OF rip-roaring anti-corporatlon
campaigns. with Hobbies filled with the
agents of corporations who know how
10 make a lamb out OF the roaring lion
and to convert hostile legislation into
statutory dead letters. are hurrying on
a head end collision that will have dis
astrous results. The people must rele-
gate demagOgues TO the rear as sensl-
bic labor organizations have done with
walking delegates. and take hold OF the
matter free from the pYejudiceS OF par
tisan politics. This is the only safe
way out-From the Daily Republican,
Iowa City, Iowa. May Is 1899.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
CHAPTER xxx.
a Wild Roar


We felt very much the want OF fire
arms. The air seemed alive with birds
the woods with game OF several
kinds; and now an old musket with a
few charges of powder would have
proved more useful to us than the
treasure of the Bank of England
Hislop recovered strength rapidly.
and his convalescence inspired our lit
tie band of castaways with new conf
dence and vigor. as they had implicit
reliance in his superior knowledge and
intelligence
We were never idle: for, unarmed
as We were, the task of procuring food
for our general store was by no means
a sinecure to those who undertook it,
Tom LambOurne and John Burnet,
the cook, first brought us a valuable
contribution in the shape OF a great
sealion, which was furnished with a
rough and shaggy name. that added
greatly to its terrible aspect. for it was
an unwieldly brute, as large as a
small-siZed COW.
They had fallen in with it when it
lds DdShIHS Oh the DcdCu. DuI net
courageously attacked it with one Of
the stretchers of the longboat, and
dealt it severe stroke on the head.
The animal uttered hoarse grunt
and turned upon him open-mouthed,
when be thrust the staff down its
throat and held it there till Lam
bourne hewed off the head with his
Ratchet.
One or two others were afterward
dispatched in the same way; but We
had to lie long in wait. and could not
catch them only by cutting off their
retreat to the water.
Their hearts and tongues were con-
sidered the best food by the sailors.
who brOiled them over a fire which
we kindled by striking two stones to-
gether, and letting the sparks fall upon
a heap Of dry leaves; and to the dis
covery of these impromptu flints we
were indebted to Ned Carlton.
AS for salt. l found plenty OF 1T.
baked in the crevices OF the rocks up
on the beach. where the spray had
been dried by the hot sunshine.
Ito be contnued)
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16

taChe by coachmen and ot1er private
domestic servants is not at all unusual.
the new prohibition might well appear
to be a slavish following of the for
eigner. Here, however. the hOtelkeep-
er's rule would be considered reasona-
BILE and We are oid-fashiOned enough
to trust that it will continue to be up
held-if necessary, by judicial decision.
A clean-shaven waiter is, to our think
ing. as indispensable an adjunct of
refined repaSt as clean napkin. and
their oppoSites are almost equally I'M
appetizing. 1t is all very well to de-
scribe a mustache as an ornament" to
the face; but that depends. There are
mustaches and mustaches: and to sane
ton them in the attendants at a din
ner table is to run an unnecessary risk
of the unsightly. In the razor there is
always safety. Besides. if a mustache
is to be allowed to a waiter. why not
beard-even the beard of old age?
Why not assent at once to the incon-
gruity of being waited upon by
patriarchs? True. it may be urged
IHdI the SAME SoII VI ODJeCllOH was
raised to the wearing of mustaches and
boards by the clergy and that it was
overruled Yes; but are We sure that
the right cause prevailed? Is the church
stronger than it was when its minis
tiers could be correctly described by the
old appellation Of "shavelings?" May
We not, on the contrary. attribute some
of the present lawlessness and in
subordnation of the clergy to their
early beginnings of license?"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
CRAWFORD'S EARTHQUAKE.

F. Marion Crawford, the novelist,
who was believed by many admirers
to be woman for years after he be-
came known, on account of his name,
will not visit America this season I'M
less he changes his plans materially
In 1898 he went over the same lecture
field now being covered by Ian Mac
laren. 1t was during this trip that the
novelist had his first experience with
an American earthquake. 1t was in
San Francisco. and the shock was one
of the greatest known on the slope for
years. Mr.. Crawford was lunchng at
when suddenly the building began to
trembe with that sickening motion
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
An Ingenious Device.

The following story comes from But
Ter county: 4 glib young man called
at several farm houses during the past
week and offered for sale new patent
lightning rod. claiming it was the
greatest invention ever brought 20
light. 1t consisted simply of a rod
twenty feet in length, with two points.
The rod was laid along the apex OF the
barn and both ends pointed straight up
in the air. But where does the light
min go after it strikes one of them
points," asked farmer. Why" an
swered the agent, lit just travels along
the rod and gets shot up in the air from
the other point"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
POETIC RETRIBUTION.
The English Waiter Gets Even with the

The English Waiter Gets Even with the
German Interloper.
At last the English waiter is avenged
upon his German rival says the Lon
don Telegram. Not for the first time
in history has race of conquerOrs
suffered from their conQuests and
brought back with them the seeds of
servitude from the nations whom they
have overcome. The housekeeping
c0untrymen of Hans and Fritz are feel
ing the consequences of the triumphs
OF their brethren in this country in a
very unpleasant way. Too late they
are beginning to recognize that the re-
ffex influence of English manners is
corrupting the native simplicity and
lettering the pristine freedom OF the
Teutonic race. Hotel and restaurant
keepers in Germany have begun to in
sist on their shaving off their mus
taches, and the demand has invoked an
indignant protest against what is de-
scribed as "a custom imported from
England I'VE are robbed" exclaim
the walters, in strain of impassioned
eloQuence, "Of our rights as German
men. Why does not the public inter
fere? We claim to wear a mustache,
like every other free man." The answer
of the restaurateurs-a bald appeal to
cOnventiOn-that lit is the custom Of
walters to be clean-shaven." is de-
nounced as nothing but servile sub
mission to the English" and. no doubt,
to a German waiter, accustomed to a
society in which the wearing of mus
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16

pIs;Ie a sufficient indication 20 a yes
sci approaching from any quarter that
there were people on the island in
want of succor.
For some hours we fingered on the
mountaintop, in the fond hope of see
ing a sail, and then returned slowly
downward to the beach, where our
which now formed our home. and
which We jocularly designated the cap
ital city of Alphonso.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16

which is peculiar 10 earthquakes
Then the tables shook, and dishes fell
Gathering to the floor In an instant
there was a panic. Men and women
rushed from the room. Some relig-
iously inclined guest began to pray,
and several women tainted. The
manager rose and staggered toward
the door, but Mr.. Crawford caught
him and pulled him back into his
chair What is it, gasped the man
ager. Nothing" answered the novel
list. reaching for another slice of
bread. But the building is cOllaps-
ing" Nonsense. It's over now.
But what is it?'' It's only an earth
quake. We get them in Italy right
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
Eleven DAYS without Food.

A miner casually descended fifteen
yards into an old flooded mine near
yelling England. by means
of a rope, to see if the waters were sub
siding. All his efforts TO get back were
unavailing, and for eleven days he was
entombed. 4 visitor to the spot, hear
ing voice below. secured the mans
release. Though provided with water
he had been without food the whole
eleven days.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
To Paint California Flowers.

New YORK Tribune: Paul de Long
pre-, the well known flower painter.
after spending seven years in New
York, is transporting both his studio
End avenue to Los Angeles, where he
proposes to spend the next three years.
devoting himself to the portrayal of
the beautiful and relatively unknown
fora of tho Pacific coast He expects
to start mex: week.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
His Real Reason.

Am | to understand that you in
troduced this ordinance because you
are of the opinion the question ought
to be settled?' asked the railway Off
cial. THAT was the way | put it,
replied the alderman, "but l really in
troduced it because | thought it was
about time for settleDent. INDIAN
apolis JOurna.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
DICK RODNEY;
Or. The Adventures of
An Eton Boy:
BY JAMES GRANT.

BY JAMES GRANT.

summer sunshine. and again | heard
the clamor OF their young voices and
the balls rafting on bat and wickets;
again | heard the pleasant green leaves
rustic in the old woods of the Tudor
times; or again | was in the shady
quadrangles where the monOtonous
hum of many classes porting over their
studies stole through the mullioned
windows on the ambient air; and in
my dreaming ear that "drowsy hum
seemed strangely to mingle with the
chatting of the surge upon 9TH unnum-
bered pebbles of the lonely shore
close by
lassitude and toll slept soundly.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16

his repose only, but his joy, the salt
of his lfe.-Michelet.