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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30
The suItans Gifts To Uncle Sam

On the seventh day of the month
of Schawwal, in the 1854 OF the
Hegira-which is the Arabian way
of writing December rs 1889 the
Sultan of Oman, whose name was
Seyyid Saood, Bin Sultan Bin
Ahmed, addressed a gracious letter
to His Excellency, Martin Van
Buren,, President of the United
States of North America" in which
he informed the President that he
had sent him by the Royal ship
"Sullanee" few trifes as token
of friendship and good feeling.
These trifles consisted of two Ara
biau horses and their groom, one
bottle of altar of roses, two pieces
of gold, five demJohns of rose
water, one Persian carpet, one gold
ornament with a silk tassel, four
camePs-hair shawls, one gold
mounted sword, two large pearls,
string of one hundred and fifty
pearls, one gold plate, one bottle of
diamonds, one gold snuff-box stud
ded with precious stones, and one
box of mixed pearls and diamonds.
Under the constitution, the Presi-
dent is prohibited from accepting a
personal gift from any foreign State
or Power, and as the Sultan's gifts
had arrived in New York and the
Commander of the "Sultanee"
would not leave the country with
out presenting his masters offer
ings, an embarrassing complication
was the outcome. The matter was
finally referred to Congress, and
after three n onths of correspon-
dence, red tape, diplomacy and
legislation the Sultan's Christmas
presents were finally accepted; and
then the President was put to the
truoble of selling the horses, the
shawls and the rose-water. while
Uncle Sam was given the further
trouble of finding suitable place
to store the remaining gifts, and
was afterward put 10 great expense
in capturing the thief who carried
off the entire collection in bag
and was only caught after long
chase.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30

A couple named Newton Lord
and Jennie Helper were married in
an eastern Kentucky town some
days ago, and the editor of the local
paper was almost clbbed to death
by the indignant groom because he
made use of the heading, Lord
Helper.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.

Land Office at Oregon City. Or
June 26, 1899
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the County
Clerk OF Lincoln county at Toledo, Or, on Aug
ust u, 1899, viz
lRVEN HoLBRooK
II No l2,lS7 for the nwh of sec II twp 10 S. rg
low. %
He names the following witnesses To prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz: Henry Curler. Fred Neal
John Butler, Samuel Stewart, all of Toledo,
oregon. $50 CHAs. b. MooREs, Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30

We are indebted to Game and
Forestry Warden L. w. P. Quimby
for copy of the latest Game and
Forestry Laws. Many thanks for
same.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30

The peace conference at The
Hague is not doing much. Russia
proposes standstill for three years.
1t will do no harm to look carefully
at Russia's plans for the three years
of standstill before taking any de-
cisive move.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30

Abe Steinberger runs a depart
ment in the Girard World in which
is chronicled births, marriages and
deaths, under heading: Hatch
ed, Matched and Dispatched. p
Kansas City Pointers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30
A NEW PROPOSITION.

Will say to my numerous customers
in various parts of Lincoln county, that
l will try to make it possible for you to
obtain part of your drug wants through
the mails, and will pay part or all the
postage on dry articles, especially Of the
more concentrated or costly kinds. Will
pay the postage on pills, plasters, salves'
tablets, rubber nipples, violin strings
and many other kinds of drugs. Postage
stamps taken in any amount. Will pay
one-half the express on all dollar pur
chases OF observation-disclosures or other goods
l Will endeavor to supply all your wants
III goods in my line. l am after your
trade and will try to merit it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30

Another man or two will be need
ed in the Philippines before the
natives are conquered. Let them
be sent without delay.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30

There is a man in Kanas City,
who, it is said, can eat 80 eggs at a
meal. This must be the man the
hens are laying for. ."-Orange
(Va) Observer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30

The Columbia, Americas new
cup defender, beats the old Defend
er with ease. The cup is still safe
it is thought.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30

Millions of over worked livers
will be cleansed by the chittim
shipped from Toledo in 1899.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30
Cndy's Condition Pow

Dir. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put n
horse in prime condition. Price 25
cents per package.
For sale by o. o. Krogstad Druggist.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30
Call For Bids.

The undersigned will receive sealed bids for
the grading of Hill street in front of Lot No.
in Block No. 10, Grahams Fifth addition to
Toledo, the same to be finished according to
plans and specifications to be found at the
Office of the city recorder. All bids to be re-
ceived at my office on or before IL o'clock noon
the 26th day of June, 1899. The undersigned
reserves the right to reject any and all bids
JOHN OFSTEDAHL.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30
CORVALLIS & EASTERN
RAILROAD.
TIME CARD.

No. 2. For Yaquina:
Train leaves Albany 1850 p. m.
&" Corvallis I:45 p. IN b..
Arrive Yaquina, 600 p. m.
No. I. Returning:
Leaves Yaquina 700 a. m.
" Corvallis II:4o a. m.
Arrive Albany 1925 p. m.
For Detroit:
Leaves Corvallis 1880 a. m.
Albany sos a. m.
Arrive Detroit 1920 p. m.
Returning:
Leaves Detroit I2:4o p. m.
" Albany 6:o5 p. m.
Arrive Corvallis 6:55 p. m.
No. 1 and No. connect at AL
bany and Corvallis with Southern
Pacific trains giving direct service
to and from Newport and adjacent
beaches.
Train for the mountains arrive at
Detroit at noon giving ample time
TO reach camping grounds or the
Breitenbush and Santiam rivers
same day.
H. L. WALDEN, EDWIN STONE,
T. F. & P. A. Manager.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30

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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-07

A calculation rs careful as is possible
places the total cost Of war during thu
last 5000 years at the appalling sum Of
EI20, 600. 900, 600 II it were possible TO
pay this enormous till III gold. we
should require g42. s51 tons Of sover
eigns and an army of over 600, 600
horses TO draw il
II it had been possible for all the
mints now existing throughout the
world to begin coming sosereigns at
their present rate IN the year Of Christ's
birth, they wou... still have 70 continue
for So years more before their task
would be completed
If these soverpigns could be reared
INTO one sky piercing column a. a me.
mortal to those whose blood they bought
tine column would stand on base II
100 square feet and would rise into the
clouds nearly 4 000 feet higher than
the summit Of Mon, Blanc They would
equally pave with rovereiPus road IS
feet wide. stretching from Charing
Cross to oyey 100 miles beyond Con
stanunople
And this is the appalling price which
men have paid ia gold and blood for
the privilege ot killing each other -
London standard
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-07
A RE MARKAsLE MAN.


John WaIthcr vino nves within two
miles OF Clinton. Ind h4s been blind
from birth Unti ~ ra,rned manhood
John lived on the lara with his father
and II was not uneo,an.,a "a see him driv
ing to tile city with a l1,l - corn wheat
or other farm prod,iee \ ihec. of ground
was given 90 him, amt each year he would
plant and cultivate u uig garden which he
would narkti IA Clinton and place the
prace,ds TO lis ,rtuit IN The ban. ile
would buy horses, cattle and hogs Even
when a toy he was regarded IA good
trader
II j. now acoinmon occurrence i0r John
a. stop iu the middle ~ the road aud trade
hnrs wlth SOME lprkry. nud II IL said
tat hs T. never wor-tel III will go To
any part Il his father large farm uuat
tended NJ eafth 81 a truant h6rst or COW
and hi, arches are usually successful
How BE- IA anages 10 distinguish the stock
Ter which he Is searching IL "a question
which pux1lcs everybody. aud mystery
which the hltnd man himself cannot or
tlu,s nut - plain
Mhcn h, decides Ia come to town he
goes 10 the woods and With All nrvntly ns
little difficulty aSa Il nan hle-s,a ~ ith two
guud eyes ;, Gets his iayori:e horse from
perhaps a dozen grazing Ia the pasture
lie has cach ,ason Tor years matie "a hand
III the harstSt field. and the farmers ~
gard hlm u, uac OF tho fastest and most
reliable Wh,..t @shuckurs la tho neigh
liorhuOd Il as three years ago during
harvest that IT, htiud man brother he.
came rulauEbd III the machinery of har
vester ara suffered broken arm As
soon a thu accident occurred John started
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-07
asntnnlI. tnnlcnsnnt.

Many sge the ;rlals encountered by
the unfortunate maa s,lo. III time Of
domestic turmoil Is forced 10 visit an
intelligence office
My dear said Mr. Roberts. his
youthful face flushed with heat and
symptoms Of irritation in his voice. i
really should prefer to do the cooking
myself rather than 10 to that intelli-
gence office again
Have | secured cook? he went
on No. / nave not. Mrs Roberts
escaped from one dreadful creature,
who even asked me whether our house
was owned free or mur,gaged And as
turned from her saw respectable
looking woman who had just entered
the room Sire looked comparatively
pleasant So stepped up to her and
asked meekly
Can you I'LL the position Of cook
u family 81 four.
she looked al me as II she q liko tn
wither me with one hliehtIng glance
and sand hauchuly ! ann trying % ill
that If eoachmau in d family ot two |
think you would do II yeu have proper
recommendations Youths Com
panlou
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-07

tlnge OF color was In her cheek and made
her seem almost young She held out
the sword
Your country. she said. "nnd your
Godr
THE God of peacei" tho young girl
whispered
THE God Of honorable war;" cried
the old grandmother The young man
turned To the girl
My som" His mother spoke. Her
eyes were kindled II. too, can nurse
the wounded :"
And / can at least pick lint. . the
girl said
The old grandmother turned her
siRhtless eyes toward them There
must be no towards in my family" +" She
said. Love knows no cowardce; affec
tion has its pride in bravery Remem.
ber Valley Forge Remember 1872
Remember your father Listen''
Drum drum der um, drum,
drum = The recruits were marching
through the village street
"Motherl'' cried the young man
My lovel'
Cor said his mother
Cor sobhed the girl he loved
He bent over and kissed the girl,
then his mother and turned To tho old
grandmother.
The sSord-kiss the sword, she
said, "and 20 and do your duty.
Drum drum der um. drum.
drum =
Flags were flying, crowds were fol.
lowing the recruits Into the dust and
swirl rushed the youth His hat was
Oft the sun threw its beams ON his curl
ing. fair hair They in the doorway
saw that
He back et his mother, with
her aria osu9t the girl he loved. waving
her handkerchief to him. though he
knew her eyes were streaming And
back Of all he saw the old dim sword
held up by the blind grandmother.
Drum drum der um. drum,
drum r And onward he went to do hat
tie for his country and his flag. Rob.
ert G Y NJ yers IN Every Month
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-07
POLICE CIRCULARS.
Cha aracteristies Of Fugitive Crfmt
mails az Aids In fdentIneatIon.

nails as Aids In identtneatIo1.
Among the ouri0sltlcs IN the detective
branch Of thc New York police department
IL ANAL collection ~ scraphooks such -
arc used In business houses 20 file invoices
and by collectors ~ newspaper clippings
Visitors 10 tho detective bureau so tfs
rogucs' gallery. hear the grewsoIne tales
connected with the men and women whose
pictures make the collection, aud NJ they
pnss nut of the room through the wire
screen which leads o. the door they pn.s
hut never s.e the scrapb0oks To the do.
tsctive department thesr books arr ~ great
service. because they contain the circulars
which have been received from other po.
licc departments giving descriptions Of
fugitiyes from justice and people who aru
missing
Tho collection contains the names and
descriptions of men who have been cap.
turcd and are now doing time" for their
missieesls. and of some who ARE still at large
dodglnR aud hiding and living In constant
dread ~ being arrested There ARE pic
lures With minute details as TO personal
appearance habits, manners and peculiari.
ties ~ men In all walks uf life who are
wanted for all Imaginable crimes and
plcicly the fugitive criminal must disguise
himself to escape the detective Boards
may i've taken or or allowed 10 grow. visi.
BILE scars may be concealed and now scars
may be made the use of glasses may hc
dispensed with In some instances and
glasses may hc worn by ,husc who do not
require them for the purpose of disguise,
features may be changed So that II wo~4d
be- difficult To recognize the person aud de-
fects In speech or pronunei iati ~ nny br
concealed hut there aro e,itnin character
isticS about innst people whls'h cannot be
laid aside. an1 th,qc ARE usually looked for
In tho lulice circui,rs by thnss ssho arr IN
the IL n for ~ fugitive Unc ol these
circulars dcscriheS u runaway thiet givi,g
all Joints as To axe. height comrlexian
eyes. ctr, and contains also this remark
WALKS wlth head down and long stride.
talks always IN q deep. coarse tome and
very slowly He always sfTangies In
drinking whisky.
murderer Is described a. nm "all
around bad man Who would steal lead
pipe or blow "a snfe and uses an oath with
most every word
This man. says ON. circular "wlll
talk loud and put on bold front where
he thinks people are tiinid but VI ii cor.
ncrctl ho IS coward lie Is u coward
uder the picture Of brutal hooking.
burly man who Is wanted fnr murder Is
this Information. He viii apply for work
a. horseshocr and work few days and
then 10 on drunk.
a careful description is giyet mid
die aged man who Is wanted &c 8ry
and under the head ~ General Il marks
the circular states Walks fast, with lop
a a.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-07

condemned " nnctner ne was aware oI
the exact relationship existing between
tho two don / know. hut am inclined
10 think not As matter of fact when
Robertson sat down to dinner that
night after sentencing the native 10
death. he was waited upon by the con
yict's own brother
"You observed rife on the dining
room wall. have no doubt. Just oppo
site your place N table IL was from
that rifle the fatal shot was fired
Not Willie Robertson was at dinner
though The butler was too willy for
that He bided his tune until his mas
ter had seated himself IN his usual place
here on the veTanda taken his coffee
and smoked his cheroot Then. when
these had begun TO make nm drowsy
the fellow took the rifle from the wall
lit was always kept loaded aud crept
through the bedrooms tu the far end of
the veranda. where as you see. the
shadow lies SO deep
Sitting as we are now you observe
that the steps between the far end OF
the veranda and the lalousles with the
hole IN 1t are concealed by the row of
pillars aud yun VIII readily understand
how "a harefootei native might creep
along those steps under cover OF the pil
lars and apply his eye to the hole with
out being either seen or heard Well.
that Is Just what the butler did only
he did something more
After applying his eye To the hole
A. ., Ia -
the rifle III the aperture, took deliberate
aim ut his masters heart and fired
Poor Rohuitsuni lie never knew what
hun hfm
S,.lnfeld ceased speaking, and pam
tul silence tell upon us both The
movement Of heard III tho Jalousios
through winch the shot had been tired
sent thrlll q horror through my
nerves. fancled | could hear the nut
lers >tealthy footsteps and SEQ the
gleam OF The rifle barrel IN the moon
light SO awtuliy real MAS my cuncep
tinn Of the whule sceue tcat at last III
sheer desperation. | spoke and 80 broke
the spell
'Hadn Robertson "a wife: | have an
idea that | once II Il h,r III Madras
lie had, aud speaking Of her RI
minds me that my story Is still uniiu
ish.d In fact the most remarkable
part ot It is yet T. come
About year before her husband ;
death Mrs Rob rtsan, II seems. went
home t1 England tor her health and
whtn / last saw Robertson alive the
uIgnt he bad the strange prpmauitl0u
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-07
THE VOLT NTEER.

on ~ son If his mother. and she was a
widow -remcmbcr that War il not
for you.
"The country calls. argued the
young man Must consider myself at
such "a time:
The girl who was 10 be his wife
spoke up
"Yourselfr she sad "Is,it only
yonrself:'
"You, too, he answered II fight
for tbosu | love when | fight for my
country
what do you know Of the hell and
horror of war demanded his mother
War made yuur iather an Invalid for
life Is not that enough for me 20 give
my country? There are others who
should GO rich men ; saas bred IN lux
nry, who should meet hardship for once
in thor liycs-but YOU. with your mea-
ger pay, winch barely provides for us'
My work Is more Than that. he
fruwned
Yes Sic said You should make
it more; there Viii - your wife to pro
vide for
IF you love me- began the girl,
when She ir1ke down hurviug her face
in h,r hands
IT You would only understand. lie
pleaded "Yon know b1w it i~-our
countrymcn murdered the flag insult
ed men going 10 the front Must |
stay hero grinding ont a daily existence
III work thar give~ me mere ltod and
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-07
THE GRAVES ODOR

We were lplling IN couple of easy
chairs on the yeranda one evening after
dinner. Stanfield and l. when my friend
sent the glowing stump of his cheroot
pirouetting down the steps, and. turn
| ing in his chair, said abruptly
do you know. Dick. man was shot
once Just where you're sitting?"
Naturally was startled. and. instead
OF replying to Stantield's remark.
| glanced uneasily down the long, ghost
| ly veranda. of which the outer edge lay
III bright moonlight. while the inner
portion was wrapped in the dense
shadow Of the partly drawn bamboo
1 lalousies
= ! know the feeling, said Stantield.
noting my uneasiness = | never sit here
| Of an evening without getting creepy
| sensation all over me The servants say
the old bungalow is haunted aud
shouldn't wonder If they are right
Anyhow. if ii isn t, II ought 10 be. for
the story connected with IL is an uncan
ny one altogether See that hole III the
Ialousies there on your rights
Bo you mean that obiong slit Just
above the balustradet Pom my word,
against the moonlight. II looks for ali
the world like malignant eyen
80 il U.s. SAID Stanti, III. with
slight shiyer 1t was through that
hole Judge Robertson my predecessor
was snut
An We hAard there was "A strange
story connected with ms death. tut
know none IL the particulars suppose
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-07
Wife Persuaded Him
Baltimore Man Was Almost in
Despair
wnat People said About alnr
Statement OF His Case

wnat People said About Kim
Statement OF His Case
a efae reduced "a wha- every one calleo
Raikine skeleton ielt weakness
all over my body and could not work 81
even leave the house. Itried aig sorts af
medicines with no benefit and could aet
lind out what was / he matter with me.
gave up an hope Of ever being strong
again. Al last friend bvough, me a bot
tie OF Hoods sarsapsrilla. refused to
take IL, but finally my wife persuaded me
to try I'll | felt relieved after taking the
6rst bottle and when bad taken six bot
Ties ! began working again and ! ten
every one that havv been cured hy
Hoods Sar-aparilia.n JodS Ies4oN.
5ei Madison ST., Baltimore, Maryland
Hoods S9's9r ss11Iia
Is tAe best IHfseg Err aue Tt8e Blood fae aer
sa.a ay al druggists ST s.S far sa
t4oodae p;lle are eentie n fe
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-04
NOT A SUCCESS,
Weather nterfered With Speeches by Tel
phone at Mass. Techs Banquet.

Boston, Feb. 8. Unfavorable
weather prevented those of the alumni
of the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology who gathered round the
banquet board in this city from hear
ing speeches by telephone at similar
gatherings in seven other cities in the
Union.
Those in Boston, however, had the
satisfaction of knowing that the words
OF the president of the institute, James
w. Crafts, were distinctly heard in Chi
cage, as was an eloquent speech by
Mayor Quincy. The banquet in this
city took place at the club house on
Newbury street, and the hundred or
more who gathered were each provided
with a receiver, while the speakers as
we'll as the presiding officers had large
transmitters.
The weather. which all the afternoon
had been somewhat against good wire
conditions, grew worse as the evening
progressed. owing to the cold, sleety
rain. but the Boston speeches were sent
off in good shape When it came to
receiving responses from different cit
les, New York. Philadelphia, Washing
ton, Pittsburg, Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Louis the Boston end of the wire
heard only humble of indistinct
sounds. The musical part of the pro-
gram was, however, somewhat better,
and with additions from nearby towns,
the evening was spent enjoyably.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-04
THE SNOW IN COLORADO.
Not for Many Years Have Railroads Had
So Much TO Contend With.

Denver. Col, Feb. SIT has been
many years since the Colorado railways
have had to contend with such condi-
lions as those now prevailing in the
mountain regions. The loss to the rail-
ways in this state is estimated at $685.
600 a day. One thousand men have
been shovelling snow for several days
Over 500 miles of road in the noun
tains have been at times shut off from
communication with the main lines.
Storm-bound passengers are fed and
cared for by the railway companies.
The main line of the Denver and Rio
Grande Railway between the east and
west will be reopened at once if no fur
Their snowslides occur. On the noun
tains thousands of cattle are freezing
and starving to death, and nothing can
be done to save them. In eastern Col
orado. hay is being hauled long dis
tances over the prairies to feed cattle,
and it is hoped to avoid heavy losses
of live stock if the storm and cold
abate within day or two. However,
there will be some losses of stock that
is not closely herded.
The weather bureau predicts contin-
ued cold weather and another snow
fall tonight. The minimum tempera-
ture at Denver during the past "a hours
was ~ degrees below zero.