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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
THE WIDOW: ::
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done. He couldn't chop wood for 1t or
had to do all that. He got so after
a while he couldn't do nothin' but set
in the chimney corner an nod; but
slong as you've got to work anyway
it's kinder good to know you've got
somebody settin' in the chimney corner
a-noddin', to sort Of keep you company
while you're at it."
She did not allow her "reminiscences
to interfere with her work. The move
ment of her needle kept time with the
movement Of her lips.
"I've bin watchin' you, Elvira," she
went on, looking over her glasses at
the younger woman, "ever since you've
bin widder, an 1t seemed TO me you
were goin' over the same old road
went over. It's a mighty hard road.
There amt no soft places in it. I've
seen you tryin' to get along, livin' with
your sister. know what that Is. I've
bin all through it. An there's one
thing l can tell you from experience"
She paused for an impressive moment
and stabbed the air with her needle by
way of emphasis. The needle pointed
straight at Elvira.
"What is it?" she asked, lodging in
voluntarily.
''If you want to find hard hearts in
the time of trouble" answered the
widow McClane, "you don't never need
to go outside of your own family; spe-
cially If you're PORE"
Her mouth, swapping shut with the
last word, settled itself into hard, firm
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

town that It didn't tear down the Wld-
der woman's fences an leave all the
rest a-standln' high au' dryf An law
yersl They're allus layin' for the wild
der woman's money, allus!
This thing Of not belongin' to no
body" she went on, that's the worst
of it. To think you haven't got even a
good-for nothing man to set down Dy
YOU of an evenin' an talk to you. When
things 20 wrong, and they mostly go
wrong, If you've got somebody to COM
plain to it. takes away half the trouble
of 1t. Suppose you fall down an hurt
yourself. Where's your shoulder 10
cry on? Suppos'n you cut your lin
ger. Who's to wrap it up for you an
tie the ends of the two threads, sayin'
he's sorry for you, even II he ain
Suppos'n the world gets blacker'n
usual, so black you can't see sign OF
day breakln' nowhere, an you fall to
sobbin about it. Who's to put his arm
around you, an say, There, thereT NO.
body. Nobody in the world! tell you,
| it's a mighty lonesome life; mighty
lonesome life!"
AS Elvira sat silently listening sud
den fear sprang into her eyes. What
| if, since she had started out over the
same road the widow McClane had
Travelled, she should be forced to travel
it to the end? What If there awaited
her, too, twenty years Of that lonesome
life. A sickening thrill Of apprehen-
sion shook her. She looked away from
the woman before her, who, old and
wrinkled and careworn, sitting there
! stitching, stitching for the sole purpose
of keeping body and soul together,
seemed the incarnation Of desolate wild
owhood, to the window. The fear in
her eyes gave place to smile.
"There's Joe!' she cried. 81 do be-
lieve he is comm here. He must er
seen me an followed me. Yes, there he
Is, waitin' for me. Good-by, 1 must be
goin' right away"
And she was all in a f1utter of happi-
ness as she rose and went out to him.
The widow McClane followed her
She carefully closed the screen door
again fastened the hook and looked out
at the two as they nodded gayly over
their shoulders at her and walked arm
in arm around the corner.
"He amt half good enough for her.
she said aloud. Hes knock-kneed an
! pigeon-toed, an cross-eyed in one eye
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
Swiss Courtship Tactics.

Swiss maidens have wide and deep
courtship license; but in many of the
cantons they are allowed but a mar
row choice Of bridegrooms, it being a
vigorously enforced, If unwrltten, law
that they must marry youth of their
own neighborhood. In many villages
every manageable youth belongs to a
society whose sole object is to prevent
any and every youth from outside from
coming accounting the maidens of the
society's village.
The society has a password, fire..
.quently changed-almost never d.
vulged. A lover Of the village, If chal.
lenged, gives the password, and It is
an "open sesame" through the on-guard
ranks of the protective society.
He may climb and WOO unlnterrupt.
ed, undisturbed. But the lover from
afar must fight his way past the chal.
lenging sentinels or use the shrewdest
and most successful stealth.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
Where Rubber Comes From.

The principal rubber producing
region is the valley of the Amazon, the
greater portion of the rubber of com.
merce coming from Brazil. Venezuela
and the the United States of Colombia.
Much, however. is contributed by
Central America and Mexico. The
product of Africa is steadily increas.
ing, and the planting Of many thou
sands Of rubber trees in India under
government supervision will soon
place that country prominently in the
list of rubber-growing lands.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

first chance they get. I've been a Wild
der nigh on to twenty years, an /
know"
MY old man vas like Joe." she said.
returning to the subject In hand. "IIe
want much account, kinder projec'in'
around at first one thing an then an.
other an not doin' much of anything
after all, but he kept off the hawks.
Pore feller, he had asthma. You could
hear him most mile off a-wheezin an
a-wheezin'. Sometimes | thought II
would set me plumb crazy the noise he
made, but many's the day since I'd bin
glad enough to hear him wheezin' agin.
That there asthma kept him from dom
pretty much everything he oughter
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
HTF that's you, Elvira," said the

s. TF that's you, Elvira," said the
widow McClane, don't stand
Il there with the screen door wide
open. Come on in. Do you s'pose l
want to be shooin' flies out of the house
ali the rest of the summer?'
Elvira hurriedly shut the screen
door, but she was too late. a fly had
flown in.
The widow laid down her sewing
and, advancing cautiously, tapped her
blue-c checked apron. The fly, retreat
ing, lighted on the screen, where he
buzzed defantly. With her left hand
the widow opened the door an inch or
so and with her right she made covert
passes at the fly. Her outstretched fin
gers travelled stealthily across the
screen and up and down, while her
large mouth sympathetically worked
itself open and shut. From the street
she appeared to be affected with a sort
Of mild insanity; but when a fly was
in question the widow McClane cared
little enough for the opinion Of the peo-
pie Oh the street.
After further effort she succeeded in
corralling the fly, flung wide the screen
door. spread out her fingers and let him
so. Dazed by his sudden release from
Imprisonment, he remained suspended
In lnidair for q drunken moment, then
winged his way straight into the sun
light.
The widow fastened the hook with a
vicious clamp.
"ThereW she exclaimed, returning to
her chair by the window and taking up
her sewing, "if there is one thing in the
world I late above another, it's flies"
"rm sorry l made so much trouble;''
said Elvira, wistfully, twisting the cor
ner Of her apron.
"'Twasn't no trouble" responded
the widow. "Leastwise not much. Set
down. You make me nervous enough
to fly to the moon standin' there fidget-
in"
Thus admOnished, Elvira timidly en-
scOnced herself in the nearest rocker,
from which vantage ground she fur
lively watched the widow, whose grim,
weather-beaten face now bent over her
work. Her needle moved unevenly
back and forth until the thread short
ened itself to fingers length. Taking
two or three decisive stitches one above
the other, she drew out the needle and
bit off the remaining thread.
Then she spoke.
"Well, what is 1t, Elvira?" size in
quired.
A faint flush rose to Elvira's eyes,
creeping thence to the roots of her hair
Its about joe" she answered.
"So he's asked you to marry him,
has hep"
YES" assented Elvlra, the flush
growing more vivid under the sharr
scrutiny Of the old woman's eyes.
"lf you've come to ask my advice
said the widow McClane, II say, marry
him"
"He ain't much account, accordin' to
what people tell me-" ventured Elvira
apologetically.
Hes as much account as the ones
that's talkln' about him, ! reckon" re
torted the widow. "They amt any oil
'em worth shucks as far as l can see
but that amt here nor there. He's {
man, an any sort of man Is n protec
tlon to woman, II he amt any better
than just scarecrow, hung up to keel
away the hawks. The worlds full O.
hawks on the lookout for widder WON
en-, waitin' to peck 'em to death tn,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
RIGHT of Burial.

Despite the growing difficulty of
finding space for the interment of pub
lie men within the walls of Westmin-
ster, at least one noble family still en-
joys prescriptive right of burial there.
These ale the Dukes of Northumber-
land. who have the exclusive use of
spacious vault in the Chapel of st.
Nicholas. This vault, which was the
last resting place of the Seymours, was
opened as recently as 1883 to receive
the remains of Lady Percy, the elder
sister of the present duke.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
1reland,s Oldest Church.

The oldest Christian structure in lre-
land is a remarkable building, evil
IDENTIFY very ancient. but wonderfully
we'll preserved, at Dingle, in county
Kerry. 1t is popularity known as the
"Oratory of Gallerus.' Who Gallerus
was history does not say, but as the
oratory has stood practically uninjured
for more than 1000 years, he was
probably one of the converts of st.
Patrick
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
Japanese Dentists.

The Japanese dentists perform all
their operations in tooth drawing with
the thumb and forefinger of one hand.
The skill necessary to do this is ac-
quired only after long practice, but
when once 1t is obtained the operator
Is able to extract half a dozen teeth
in about thirty seconds without once
removing his fingers from the patients
mouth.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
In Old Missouri.

Mrs. Olive-It is rumored among
the neighbors that your husband beat
you last night. Is it true?
Mrs. Poplar-There isn't word of
truth in the report. He struck at me
several times, but failed to hit me.
You know, he played with the st. Louis
nine last season.-Chicago Evening
News
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

st, Jacobs Oil cures Rheumatism
st. Jacobs Oil cures Neuralgia.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Lumbago.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Sciatica.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Sprains.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Bruises.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Soreness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Stiffness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Backache.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Muscular aches.
Dickens Wrote Most.
Among novelists the palm for the
greatest quantity of writing, so far as
mere amount is concerned, is generally
conceded to Charles Dickens.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

The aggregate military expenditure
of the British empire has advanced
during the last 30 years from about
e25, $50, 900 to close upon $50. 900. 900.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
Luck.

Policeman-Mr. Smartie, have
some bad news for you. Your shop
was bnrglarized last night, and thieves
carried off everything.
Smartie-Is that 80? How lucky
am. 1t was only yesterday that
marked down my goods % per cent.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
An Inevitable Smasb

a'Well, Kitty, where is all your par
lor bric-a-bracT
"Oh, Bobby got football Christmas
and 1t was too cold for him to plar
outdoors"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

"She sent me Catholic picture"
said a woman whose friend had sent
her photograph of Raphael "Ma-
donna and Child" for Chr istmas.- New
York Commercial Adver tiser.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

A woman would never think of sing
ing in street car, but men apparently
have no hesitation in giving vent to
their feelings in merry whistling in
such a public place.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

A battery of modern German artil-
lery, using the new quick-iring guns
recently supplied to them, can fire 60
shots minute at range of over five
miles.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
Must Have Been Bad.

Hicks-Here. take this 2 cents.
Wicks-What for?
Hicks-Take it, sayl There, now
60 buy yourself better cigar than that
you're smoking l"-Somervill journal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

> all.gone feelings, palpita-
tion OF the heart, bearing-down sensa-
tion and painful menstruation. could
not stand but few minutes at time.
When commenced taking your med.
icine could not sit up half day, but
before I had used half bottle was
up and helped about my work.
have taken three bottles OF Lydia
K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
used one package OF Sanative Wash,
and am cured Of all my troubles. feel
like new woman. can do all kinds
OF housework and feel stronger than
ever did in my life. lnow weigh I3IK
pounds. Before using your medicineI
weighed only lOs pounds
Surely it is the grandest medicine for
weak woman that ever was. and my
advice TO all who are suffering from
any female trouble is to try 1t at once
and be well Your medicine has
proven blessing TO me. and cannot
praise itenough, Mrs. Lucy GOODWIN,
Holly, W. Va.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
CArARRH CANNOT BE CURED

With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is a blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure 1t
you must take internal remedies. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarph Cure is not a quack medicine 1t was
prescribed by one OF the best physicians in this
country for years, and is regular prescription.
1t is composed of the best tonics known, CON-
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination OF the two ingredients Is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing catarrh
Send for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Proprs., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

A West African king is the owner of
an umbrella which measures six yards
in diameter and affords shade for
table with 80 diners.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

but he's better'n nothin'. He'll kinder
do for prop. He'll stand up for her
agin the world that's sue ha hard place
for a pore widder woman"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
MRS. LUCY GOODWIN

Suffered four years with female trou.
bles. She now writes TO Mrs. Pinkham
OF her complete recovery. Read her
letter:
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I wish you to
publish what Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. Sanative Wash
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03

1 Liver Pills
have done for
me.
/ l suffered
\ for four years
with womb
trouble. My
y doctor said I
, had falling Of
the womb. I
also suffered
with nervous
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-02
BEFORE JUDGE SULLIVAN.

Lottie Birch. a living picture glrl,
pleaded guilty in Judge Sullivan's court
this morning to having paraded Galena
street in immodest attire, n Was
fined S..
Jimmie Benson, a youth who was
abroad last night after the ringing OF 'ne
curfew bell, and who spent the night ~
Jail in consequence, was dismissed Win
a lecture.
J. P. Sheridan, a vagrant who was given
"a hours to leave town yesterday MORN
ing, failed to go out On schedule time ana
was sentenced to 30 days in the county
Jail. Harry Brown, charged with a SIM
liar offense, received a like sentence.
Chris Warner, charged with assault
and Barney Dunn, charged with petit lar
ceny, entered pleas of not guilty n VIII
be tried later.
Sam Horn, a colored vagrant, PLEADED
guilty and was fined S..
Or" William Mcpherson,
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF nav
ing stolen a piece Of cloth from a west
Park street tailoring establishment.
James M. Weyman and Officer ferns .es-
titled of circumstances connecting NC
Pherson with the crime Mcpherson, with
half a dozen witnesses. endeavored 70
prove an alibi. The case was taken under
adyisement until tomorrow.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-02
SUDDEN SHOCK.

Progress Medical: NJ. Boissier relates
the following remarkable case which Is
an addition to the group of cases in
which sudden loss of hare or change of
it's color followed mental shock. The sub
iect was a vigorous peasant, aged 80
years. who was not of a nervous tenn
permanent beyond being slightly emo
tional.H III hair was abundant and Of a
dark chestnut color, n not even slightly
interspersed with white filaments. One
evening as he was returning hime, pre-
coded by his mule, on which was mounted
his son, aged 8 years, the animal slipped
and the child was thrown off and tramjled
on several times. He was only bruised,
but the father thought he was killed. and
in endeavoring to save him was terror
stricken. He trembled and had palpita-
ions and a feeling of cold and tension in
the face and head. On the following day
the hairs of the head, beard and eye
brows commenced to fall in quantities
so that after eight days he was absolutely
bald. At the same time the skin of the
face and head became paler. Without
delay the hairs began to grow again in
the form of a colorless down. Soon all
the affected regions were covered with
finer, more silky, and a little more thinly
sown, completely white hair. The hair
of other regions was not affected.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-02
MAY BE A MURDERER.
A MAN WHOM THE POLICE SUS-
PECT OF A HEINOUS CRIME.

A man whose identity is unknown, and
Thomas Blank, is held in custody by the
police. For several days the police have
had him under surveillance because of
his conduct with little girls, and yester-
day, at the request Of two prominent citi-
zens, he was locked up, and unless antici-
pated developments materialize a charge
of vagrancy will probably be preferred
against him n an effort will be made
to put him out of harms way for a long
time.
He is a man who has on several occa-
slons been arrested before, and on the last
occasion was given his choice between
leaving the city and spending some time
in the bastile as the city's guest, and
wisely he chose liberty outside Of Butte.
This was about four months ago, and
the action was made necessary by the
mans annoying attentions to chool girls
of tender years A number of complaints
were made to the police at the time, and
the city atmosphere was made so warm
for him that he was glad to get away.
Since his return, which was about two
weeks ago., he has renewed his annoying
habits, with the result that he is again
in the custody of the police. 1t is also
said that he has threatened on several oc-
caslons lately to burn a certain build
ing.
A. the time of the brutal murder Of
little Ethel Gill, which occurred about a
year ago, Blank was known to have been
lettering about the scene Of the crime.
and on account of this circumstance and
his record in respect to little girls, the
police are inclined to believe he knows
something of this awful crime. and they
will detain him until a rigid examination
has been made.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-02

posted on the best legal forms in use by
bidders, he decided to allow some one else
to write his gid. Unfortunately, however,
he fell into the hands of the Philistines
when Joe Collopy undertook to write the
bid. Among other things Joe stated that
Brady would move the court house to the
corner of Co .umbia and Southgate streets.
When Brady did not get the contract he
started out to secure an injunction
against the successful bidder. He both
cred Squire Donelan so much that the
latter finally promised to give him the in
junction, but instead made out a Jail
commitment. commanding Jailer Veith to
receive Brady and safely detain him as
a common nuisance. This he gave to
Handsome" and told him to give it to
Veith. The latter held Brady a while n
then sent him to Mayor Biltz. who in turn
sent him to Judge Hodge. 1t was 5
o'clock that night before Brady found out
that he nae been duped,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-02
WATER is COLDER.

New York Special to Chicago Inter
Ocean,: Never before, according to the
perts, has the water Of the Atlantic ocean
been so cold at this period of the year,
and never before have the bathing estab-
lishments done SO little business. Thous-
ands nave dashed bravely into the surf,
onl yto seek the beach again ~posthaste,
with benumbed limbs and teeth chatter
ing.
Experts in ocean currents assert that
the explanation is simple. According to
them, the Labrador current is to blame.
This current has it's source among the
islands Of the Arctic ocean. It sweeps
slowly down along the Labrador coast,
touches Newfoundland and the United
States. and is then gradually robbed of
it's frigidity when it meets and mingles
with the gulf stream.
But this year, according to the experts,
the prevailing winds have blown the
warm water of the gulf stream away
The average temperature of the sea
water for this season Of the year is 20
degrees, whereas from IS to 65 degrees is
the rule at present. One minimum of 81
degrees was reported today from Sea-
bright. The coast reports report an aver
age for this year Of SO degrees and little
bathing is INDUCED in at Coney Island,
Highlands, Seabright, Long Branch. AS
bury Park, Ocean Grove, Cape May and
Atlantic City.