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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27
MASTERS IN "ToUCHING" ART
Two SIN mooth Methods of Raising Funds
fracticed by Dead Reats

Two SIN Doth Methods of Raising Funds
fracticed by Dead Beats.
"The man who touches you by
means of a messenger-delivere note,
containing a ballad-and-walt story Of
the predicament he Is in and his terrific
need for SO in' family, considers the
percentage about right when he puts
one out of two such touches under
wire.
II stood for one like that once" says
a writer in the Washington Star Said
his wife was i'll, and that he needed the
money the worst way. | split the
amount Of his touch in two and sent
the half to him. That evening saw
him out at suburban resort taking
dinner with his wife, who looked to be,
and was, in Amazonian health. He has
hated me ever since. l wouldn't mind
that, however, if he'd only make good"
"Then there's the jolly TOUGHER
"'S'pose it's all off up at my camp
he says with all the good humor in life.
Found my groceryman sitting on the
steps when went home yesterday af.
ternoon, and l had to put up a scrap to
get by him. S'pose he's seized one Of
the kids for ransom to-day
why don't you pay your grocery
bill, thenY you ask him.
"Dern the luck. | don't know why
DON'T he says, laughing all over. Got
mixed up in poker game last pay day
and, say, what'd'ye s'pose happened?
l got four jacks in a jackpot, and just
ask you, man to man, didn't it look like
a pipe? Well, sir, If one O. the other
Fellows didn't have four kings, hope
l may never etc. If you haven't got
the sense that you came into the world
with you'll cough up more or less
strongly to help out this jolly ass with
his groceryman. q grieve to remark,
IN parentheses, and in a hushed tone.
that l didn't exhibit the sense | was
born with once-just once)"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27
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"A Fisherman's Paradise.

Ihe record just published Of fish
ing expedition in Lapland should be
sood reading for anglers. The party
wa was one OF two rods, with followers
1ney hshed for eleven days, and Sc
cured total Of 2S2 salmon and 10
grlise, weighing in all nearly 5000
pounds. The best days catch for one
rou was thirty-three salmon and twen-
'y-rWo grilse, or total weight of 5o3
pounds. 1t should be added that the
nshlng party had to wait their oppor'
tunity, for when they arrived at their
uestlnauon the river was frozen, ana
when the thaw came there was at first
200 much water for fishing.-The Globe
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

There Is fashion in language, as
there is in dress and in customs. One
year "only cads ride bicycles" and the
peXt year society sanctions the use Of
the wheel by members Of the four hun
dred. Croquet goes out and tennis
comes In, to be succeeded In popular
favor In its turn by golf. So 1t Is with
our written and printed speech. A
chance use of word or the coming Of
a happy phrase is followed by the
adoption and constant iteration of the
favorite expression until the monotony
of 1t grows wearisome. Unlike fash
ion IN dress, the new phrases are not
discarded. We get accustomed to them
and use them still, and we use also
the new forms Of speech to express
other ideas. No one nowadays speaks
OF tendency; it is always a trend"
Ten years ago trend" was fad-word:
now 1t has quite superseded the use of
the older and more accurate word.
There were combines" and IDEALS"
before those words were invented. and
there was no difficulty about express
Ing the ideas without them. We may
call this era the Reign of the Intensive
Adverb. A plain, simple, unattended
verb Is becoming unusual Does any
man complain? He is sure to "com-
plain bitterly" He is also "bitterly
disappointed" although his feeling of
disappointment may be momentary.
No one in this age fails without fail
ing utterly" These adverbs are ad-
ditions to the old stock of awfullies,
fearfullies, totallles, complexities and
the like, which came in with the last
generation. When all the superla tives
are used up, where will the word-mak-
ers go to find forms of expression
when strong and comprehensive words
are required?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27
NEVER TASTE WATER
QUEER FACT ABOUT HAWAIIAN
HORSES AND CATTLE.
They Rodm Over n District Where
There Are No Wells or Streams,
und slake Their Thirst by Eating
the Native Grass.

The proverbial horse which can be
led to water, but which cannot be made
to drink. exists i'll great numbers In
the Hawaiian Islands. Among the
cattle he has thousands Of cousins Of
the same proclivities.
1t Is surprising statement to make,
and yet one that is literally true and
so commonplace that no one there
thinks anything about it, and there are
hundreds OF horses aud thousands Of
cattle which never take drink of wa
ter throughout the whole course Of
their lives.
On all the islands the upper attitudes
of the mountains are given up to cattle
ranges. The cattle run wild from the
time they are born until they are
rounded up to be sent to the slaughter
r"nse. Except during possibly two or
three months Of the rainy season, there
are no streams or pools Of water in
any part where the cattle range.
But everywhere there grows a re-
cumbent, jointed grass, known by the
native name Of MAMMA. This Is both
food and drink. Horses and cattle
grazing on it neither require water nor
will they drink it when offered.
Our first experience with this fact
was on a trip to Haleakala. A party
were mounted on horses which had
just been brought in from the range.
The journey they made was fourteen
miles, in which distance they ascended
about 5000 feet.
The party started in the afternoon,
and about sunset halted for supper.
They thought it strange that the horses
should leave feed of grain to nibble
the scanty grass which grew near by,
but were willing to trust their instinct
in the matter.
However, before starting they in
sisted that they be given water. The
native guide demurred to this, saying
they didn't need it, but, with the good
natured complaisance Of his race,
yielded to requests and led detour of
about a mile, which brought the party
to a ranch house, where there was a
well. But, to the utter amazemant and
stupefacton of the travellers, the horses
would not drink.
They took it as another case Of in
stinct, and assumed that the water,
for some reason, was not good, and so
refrained from drinking it themselves.
1t was not until the return, the second
day, to Kawaapae, that the travellers
learned the secret of the wonderful
MAMMA grass.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27
Costly Pines.

Muzaffer-ed-Din Mira, the Shahin-
shah (King Of Kings) who reigns over
the kingdom Of Persia, owns the most
expensive pipe in the world. The Kali
ian, or pipe of state, which he owns and
smokes on imperial occasions, Is valued
at 100000 and is set with diamonds
rubies and emeralds of the costliest
kind. MOI only are the mouthplece and
the upper and lower portions of the
snake-li6e tank of pure gold, enameled
and set with the finest gems, but the
waar bowl and pipe bowl are equally
splendid and rich with lavish Jewel
work. The Prince of Wales visited the
Sultan of Turkey In 1862, and was in
vited by the Sultan 10 smoke narghile
which was inlaid with diamonds wal
ued at $15,000), and which was given
to the Prince as souvenir Of his visit.
A pipe made wholly of meerschaum
and amber for Prince Ferdinand of
Bulgaria cost $4,000
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

without any trimming at ALL it had
straight brim like a mans hat and was
worn over the eyes. Handsome hats
for fall are trimmed with dalntilv
twisted chiffonne. A new reddish
straw hat is very broad, turned IN on
the left side, with two deep scallonS
IN each of which was lodged q Lous
XIV. bow in black velvet ribbon. There
was no other trimming except some
choice heads of feathers placed in all
directions. For women who are IN.
clined to be stout straw touues, with
wide rolled borders, trimmed very low
are most becoming. A drapery of lace
mousseline de sole. or a few rosettes
suffice for trimming. A bird of para.
disc feather dropping over the border
of the hat and showing beneath q veil
always looks well.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

self to his special work too exclusive
ly for his own all-round improvement.
This is becoming recognized by
thoughtful persons, and plans are be-
Ing suggested and tried to give intel
lectual stimulation to those whose
work Is chiefly physical and bodily ey-
erclse to those whose life is mostly
sedentary. The value of change and
recreation for all is becoming more
and more apparent. and doubtless
much will eventually be done to cor
rect this evil.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27
Intr'oa cies OF the Language.

Zee Americaine language ees one zat
ees asily comprehendez, l don't link"
said the French boarder to the young
man who never eats veal
You seem inclined to kick about It"
"Oui. l am notations making of 20
leete oddities Eat l encounter in re
vat you call photography"
yes"
"Oui. You spell s-h-o-eT
1--WE do"
"And blue, b-l-ueT
Exactly"
And shoeing, s-h-o-e-i-n-gT
We'll, what of it?"
And bluing, b-l-u-l-n-gT"
We'll, haven't we a right to?"
"'oui. But why are you so economi'
cal as to smuggle out de leetle in blu
ing and make him so conspicuous in
shoelng? Ah! Eat Is where l has got
your
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

An English paper is authority for the
statement that a number of transatlan-
tic steamship companies have 80 far
recognized popular superstition as to
have avoided having anything on their
boats bearing the fatal No. 13. The
state-room schedule jumps from 12 to
il; the tables in the saloon and the
seats at the tables do the same; and
thus passengers are saved from a terri
BILE fate.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

A great American merchant once
treated most generously an English
customer whom morally and legally
he might have seriously embarrassed
In his business. When the Englishman
thanked him, the American replied:
"My dear sir, do not mean that this
shall be the last transaction between
u.s. 1t is in such neighborly spirit
that the United States and Canada
should treat in the settlement Of the
Alaskan boundary The people of
either country do not want this to be
q final transaction between them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

With aIi the maCifest advantages
which ensue from the extreme divis-
lon Of labor these Is one serious mis-
fortune for which we have not yet
found remedy. 1t is that most of our
allotted work leaves many of our fac
ulties comparatively inactive. Men who
found a colony and who must learn to
turn their hands to everything, to ex-
erclse their bodies and their brains al
ternately, to think and to act, to plan
and to carry out, do not incur this dan
ger. Their work is, of course, less per-
feet, but they are more evenly devel-
oped. With us, however, especially in
our cities, the tendency is all the 9TH
er way. Competition is so great, stand
ards so high and superiority Of achieve
ment so vigorously demanded that he
who would succeed must devote him
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

To-day the store in which Stewart,
the advertiser, made the millions which
Hilton, the non-advertiser, lost. Wanna
maker, another advertiser, has revived
into the busy arena of trade where
millions may be made again. There is
d moral in this for all who care to read.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

A. Virginia court has sustained a ref
cree in deciding that the wife can new
er be the head Of the house. The prob
abilities are that his honor, In private
life, quails before his better half.
Many fearless judge has been fear
full husband.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

One may argue against prize fights
or boxing" contests to the end of the
chapter, but when 1T Is announced that
Mr.. McGovern earned about $2,500 u
minute by putting Mr.. Palmer 'to
sleep" In less than three minutes the
arguments, somehow, seem to lose their
force.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27
Veragua Distinpui.bao

The Duke of Veragua has two c,,,,,s .
to distinction in his own country-he is
lineal descendant of Columbus and
the principal breeder of bulls for tho
national sport of Spain. He has i'm.
mense herds of splendid animals, which
are under the charge of his brother
Christopher Columbus.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

1t Is sometimes hard to find the NOR
ais In things. If Fred Funston hadn't
''played hockey" and gone in swim
min" contrary to parental orders dur
ing his youth he might be sticking type
on some Kansas weekly to-day.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27
SOME NEW cHAPEAl,x
Felt and P'que Hats Are NJ
Favor This Seoso en

Felt and pique hats are much t.,
vor. Some are rather mannisb IN - ~ Id
appearance. Nine. Rejane, in paT ,s'
has been wearing a drab felt ho4 o, atlS
IN the halter style, with no Other tr, tui'e
ming than band of ribbon aroma I.il' =,
crown. Mile. Autocolski went fnrtSae sle
still; she wore a soft mauve piona het het
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

1t is something of blow to sentiment
to learn that the north star, that en-
b.em Of answering fidelity, is actually
composed of three separate stars that
are engaged in endless wild waltz
around with each other. The big Lick
telescope Is responsible for this star
Ting information.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

i One Of the saddest things Of this
mortal life is that you cannot bequeath
your experience to your boy. He must
get it for himself.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

The Judge who argues that a man
has q natural right to die might give
personal illustration to satisfy the skep-
tics.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

A couple, twice divorced, have recent
ly married again. When next they ap-
ply they might ask for reduced rate,
as being wholesale customers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

Returning prospectors say there S
no room for newcomers in the Cape
Nome gold fields. 1t may be natural
for Alaskan miners to play a freeze
out game.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

A gallant bit young lady while
kissing her and the girl is dangerously
Ill. It was toothsome kiss.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

Representative Foss says that our
navy is IN its infancy. Still 1t Is sufti-
GENTLY we'll grown so that nobody will
be likely to kidnap it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

Learning Spanish in this country's
schools is not bad idea. 1t increases
the chance of any words we may have
with Spain hereafter being friendly
ones.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

The county fair would not be such
bad thing If 1t would quit lending en-
couragement to the parachuter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

The government ought to own and
control the politicians, and make them
keep quiet q part of the time.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27
Polyglot Dark Contin.n,

Africa has very nearly 700 languages
and this fact presents great difficulties
to missionary effort.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

French military honor seems to have
undergone q process of embalming.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-27

CHAs. #. &ADA E. soULE, Pubs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-05

ders, while round his neck hung a thick
chain or great comforter. Very slowly
and with stateliness he stepped to the CEN
ter, and then, as suddenly as IL had ceased,
the barbaric music began again, and the
dancers commenced. But now they chant
ed hymn so wild, so savage and deliv-
cred with such frantic motions that il
seemed a triumph of devils. In they
closed with a dash on the center figure;
back they rushed with a shrin howl; in
and back, and round and round, their
torches always fiaring, their arms and legs
a tangled maze as they twisted in end
less chains, but the white-robed old man
stood firm and motionless.
The Puritan-bred boys from staid Bos-
ton town shut their eyes and gripped each
others hands at this horr1d, savage sight.
They We're oppressed as with nightmare,
and 1T would have been relief to scream
out had they dared. The sweat ran from
them, and the closeness of the night scarce
allowed them to breathe. AS though TO
add to their despairing sense of being
abandoned to powers of evil, the rumbiings
Of distant thuder muttered angrily, amid
the mountains, and, If it were not their
fevered fancy, tremor shook the earth.
A shout more excited and prolonged
than any previous ones from the dancing
negroes forced them to look up. The saw
ages had fallen back, and the old man,
alone again In the center, drew quickly
in6 tnICk Cndnl from MS neck ana nSiu II
up, and behold it writhed and twisted and
Kissed in the air and was a huge serpent,
and the dancers fell on their faces and beat
the ground with their hands and groveled
before it, worshipping their awful god.
Justin and Oziel could not now with
draw their transfxed gaze. They were
mottonless with amazement and horror,
when the old man turned about, the snake
at arms length above his head, so that his
face lighted by the glare of torches, was
to the lads. 1t was white, the face of
white man, and gentle and peaceful, with
the sadness of one whose memory and
mind are gone, yet who resignedly seeks
to regain them. 1t was written in his va
can't yet troubled eye, on his pathetic,
questioning lips. That both lads saw at
glance. but Justin saw something more,
something he had not seen since days long
ago in another land when he smiled up at
that face with baby's prattle. In all these
years he had remembered it as a dream,
and now he recognized that look at once.
Father he called, and, rising up, dash
ed down the slope.
AT that call the face of the old man
trembled and he dropped the snake and
looked UP with CLEAN in his eye.
Father
The old mans face opened as If a mask
had been torn from it. end he called back
with a great shout:
"My boyp'
In an instant the torches were dashed
out and the place was dark. Justin heard
a turnult of angry voices as he ran. Then
a gigantic black rose up beside him and
caught him up like child and bore him
swiftly away into the depths of the Jun
gle.
To Be Continued.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-05
YOUTHS PAGE

swapped on the way home.
Hello, Uncle Dan. Sim went to Uncle
Zenas' and l snapped horses for you.
Isn't he a beauty?"
Mr.. Merriam was too much astonlshed
TO speak at first. But when he had ex-
amlned the horse he was still more as
tonished. The animal was worth al least
twice as much as Jim. He took the dollar
and said:
Alden, 1 don't know what to say about
this. Jim wasn't yours to swap, but
know you meant to do me a good turn
and If you swapped on the merits of the
horses you must be a born Judge. Why
ala you make him give you dollar to
boot?'
Sos TO cover myself if I overlooked
any faults, but he's worth good deal
more than Jim, isn't he?"
80 much more that l don't believe the
man who snapped him owned him any
more than you owned Jim. Now, my
boy, II that man is a thief I've probably
seen the last of Jim, while III have to
return this horse to his owner"
Alden stared al his uncle as the full
meaning of his words came to him, and
then he compressed his lips. and turning,
walked slowly toward the house.
"A born little judger said Mr.. Merriam
to himself.
When Sim and his uncle were driving
home to Burlington they were overtaken
by the stranger driving Jim. Sim recog-
nized the old horse in a minute.
Why, Uncle zene. there's our horse,
Jim. That man must have stolen him"
" Tain't your buggy. is it? Are you
sure it's Jim?"
Il guess l know old jim" said Sim, so
his uncle whipped up his horse and drove
In such manner that at the next barn
yard they came to he forced the man TO
n I'm IN hal
When taxed with the theft he sprang out
of the wagon, and leaping over a fence,
disappeared in a patch of woods.
He was not pursued. Sim got into the
strange buggy and drove Jim home, as he
knew his father would be anxious. He
found the owner of the wagon and the
white horse at the house. II was a Me-.
Winsted and who had stopped on at
every house on his way back on foot 10
inquire for the missing team.
Alden had remained in his room since
the enormity of his offense had dawned
upon him. Mr. Merriam now called him
down to the sitting room where Mr.. Need
ham sat.
Alden, Sim discovered the horse and
has brought him back with the wagon.
so no one suffered long from your well
meant act Of
Dishonesty" said Alden in a manly
| tone Il m very sorry / did it,"
well, now what puzzles me is what
| to do with the dollar the man gave
you" said Mr. Merriam. ut doesn't
belonged to me, 1t doesn't belong to you
nor to Mr.. Needhan----"
WELL" said Mrs, Needham, who hlther-
to had not spoken, II think that Mr.
| Needham had better take it as he has
been put to a good deal of trouble"
| Somewhat TO everybody's establishment
Mr.. Needham accepted the dollar without
word, but instead of putting 1t in his
pocket he handed II over to Sim.
whats that forY' asked Sim.
| Mr.. Needham said, as he buttoned up
his coat preparatory to leaving, "If 1t
hadn't been for you l wouldn't have got
my wagon back. The dollar belongs to
you by rights"
And although Alden felt very contrite,
yet to this day be cannot see the justice
of Mr.. Needham's transaction.