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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16
EMPHASIZED HIS LAST WILL
How an Old Steamboat Captain Tried
to Prevent q Contest

How an Old Steamboat Captain Tried
to Prevent Contest,
Il am free to admit this story sounds
a trifie tishy," said New Orleans
lawyer, chatting over an after-dinner
cigar, "but l happen to know it is
absolutely true. Last summer a local
business man, whom it isn't necessary
to name, made n new will of rather an
elaborate and peculiar character. L am
bound to say to you,' remarked his at
torney, when the document was com.
pleted, that l think it more than likely
your children will make a contest if
this will is ever probated.' Pm going
to have talk with them on that very
subject retorted his Client. Yes re.
piled the attorney, but when your voice
Il stliled forever they may think diff
ferently about It, -r'--.- ...g>-.'s
THAT remark set the old man tJ
ponderlng, and he finally hit on very
picturesque eXpedient. He had phon-
ograph at his office, and, putting on "A
fresh cylinder, he roared his last in
JN'N~'ANAA iheV. thS lCISlNCl, III HIS lllOSI
impressive style. Then he carefully
removed the record, swathed it in cot
ton wool, and filed it away with the
will. Next day he sent for tk1kawyer
and gave him specific directions what
to do after the demise. i want you to
call the family together he said, and
read the will carefully from beginning
to end. AS soon as you get through and
before they have time to talk about 1t,
start the phonograph going and let 'em
hear my last message. Be sure to have
a good, big horn on the machine and e
that everything is in first-class working
order. You had better keep the thing in
your Office he continued, and any tine
a contest Is mentioned just turn il
loose
"The old gentleman was a steamboat
captain in his early days and he has a
way Of giving an order that makes one
jump to here it. l am inclined to be-
lieve that his scheme is good one, and
that his parting adjuration,' coming as
1t were from the grave, will have a
highly discouraging effect on litiga-
tion."-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16
sumption.

Nearly one-fourth of the deaths
among the animals at the British Zoo.
logical Gardens last winter were due
to tuberculosis. This is nearly double
the human average, and confirms the
rapidly growing belief that the disease
is emphatically one of confinement and
Overcrowding, far this society's superb
menagerie is very much cramped for
room. The difference in the distribu-
tion of the disease between the various
classes of animals at the Zoo is
marked. Reptiles of all sorts are al,
most exempt, probably because the
tubercle bacillus cannot live at the low
temperature Of their bodies, although
two or three suspicious cases we're
found in tortoises and pythons. Ami
mails suffer nearly so per cent. gore
severely than birds. But the most
striking difference is that between the
meat-eaters and vegetable feeders.
Among yegetarians. monkeys, ante.
lopes, deer and kangaroos) it causes 2G
per cent of all deaths; among meat
eaters Qions, wolves, small cats, civ.
ets) barely 8 per cent. Among grain
eating birds (pheasants, pea-fowl,
grouse, ostrichsl tubercle is responsible
for 80 per cent. of al deaths. Among
flesh eaters eagles, vultures, owls,
crows II per cent. Comment is super
fluous. An open-air life and a meat
diet are clearly the best protection
against consumption.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16
God Needs the Helm OF Motbers

"The grave mistake Of repressing
children" writes Barbetta Brown In the
Ladies' Home Journal, "is caused by
the mothers failure to be keen enough
to see where she may touch child's
life and where she may not; where 1t Is
for her to guide, to help, to encourage,
and where the child-life is sacred to
Itself alone. That the child Is another
Individual never occurs to some moth
ers, nor that he has his own possi-
bilities for growth, not to be tampered
with; his own privacies, not to be in
vaded his own holy of holles,' to be
held holy. The Power that is working
In the vast life of this universe is work
Ing in your son or daughter as part Of
1t; and 1t has Its own purpose in regard
to each child life as surely as for each
planet in it's orbit. God needs much
help from mothers, but God does not
intend to be effaced by mothers. Co
operate, then, with the Power working
through your children mothers. Do not
make the great mistake Of attempting
to compete with It,"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16


have heard that some women of our
own race, members Of class of So
clety more noted for its money than
for Its good morals, sometimes smoke
a cigarette or small cigar, and. if
lie exhibition of their daring, and it is
generally believed that their numbers
are few. The Filipino woman who does
not smoke, however, Is rare excep-
ton. A writer in the Outlook SAYS of
them: "They are always glad to accept
cigarettes or a small cigar, and, If
you are not prompt in Offering one. Ia
all probability will produce one from
their own supply and ask your permls-
sion to light it. This habit uuickls
ceases to attract your notice except
under unusual circumstances"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16

the greedy r,outh. The net is a mar.
velous exemplification of natures art.
istic power. The web is traced with
beautiful lace work, the cords are
twined in regular strands. as if they
really are ropes, and the tackle is as
intricate, yet simple in use, as anything
used on ship.
Seen under the most powerful glass
some 300 diameterS were used-the
tracery of the net is very clearly
worth the study of engineers, for
Dame Nature exceeds in skill any of
her imitatOrs. The study of this pecu.
liar probosciS, with the beady eyes
lying near to throw a brilliant light
over the object assailed, is work of
art unsurpassed. In its mechanical
purposes it is another evidence of the
skill of the Creator in fashioning ap
pliances to fit all needs.
One thing noticed in all the speci.
mems displayed was that insects are
usually covered with feathery hairs
all over their parts. A glistening fly
which to the human vision seems to be
superlatively smooth is shown to be
covered with a full suit of hairy feath,
ers. The mosquito is literally ingulfed
in feathers, with here and there spi.
rails entwined among them. The wing
OF the mosquito shows the same
courses of feathers running along with
each strand of the structure, while the
web or sails are covered with delicate
| hairs
One of the most interesting wings
seen was taken from May fly, the
mothlike insect which lives but one
| day, flutters about an electric or gas
| light and falls dead by the million
The lace work of this wing would fur
nish a pattern for the most delicate
and filmy laces produced in Belgium
France or Austria. Under power
full glass it's intricacies are so clearly
revealed that an accurate copy could
be easily made.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16
Tall Men scarce in EnpI,nd.

The directors of the Great Northern
railway of England have issued cir
cular letter to the station agents stat
ing that in future the standard height
for porters in the passenger depart
ment shall be 8 feet 6 inches and in
the goods department feet inches.
This is considerable reduction,
forced by a scarcity of taller men.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16
The oldeat steam Enrine.

The oldest steam engine in the world
has recently gone off duty after work
Ing more than 100 years. 1t was built
in 1777. 1t is beam engine, the beam
being Of wood; the cylinder 80 inches in
diameter, with an 8 IT. stroke. This
veteran engine has been In the service
of the Birmingham Canal Navigation
Company.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16
E,ec,r,o street sweensrs.

Electric automobile streeI-sweeping
machines are being prepared to clean
the streets of Paris. The old clumsy
dirt machines now in use are to be done
away with.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16
BIG RoyaI Family.

The Bourbon Duke of Parma, VIII,
was obliged to quit his duchy in 1850
has larger family than any othei
royal parsonage in Europe. BY his first
wife, a Princess Of Bourbon-Slcily, he
had nine children, all Of whom survive
except the eldest. the late Princess OF
Bulgaria. BY his second wife, who was
Princess of Braganza and sister
Of the hereditary Grand Duchess OF
Luxembourg, he has nine more chill
dren.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16

unless escorted by
some relative, even
in broad daylight,
but she will sit on Il
balcony in full view
of the street and
puff contentedly at a
long cheroot, per-
fectly conscious that
she is within the
bounds of strict pro-
priety according to
native standards.
II h IS habit of
smoking b v girls
and women Is one
which Americans in
Manila find very
hard to become ac-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16

Western girls like to read of yachting
and automobile costumes; they hope
to own yachts and automobiles after
they have married princes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16

A credulous woman is one who be-
lieves dentist when he promises not
to hurt her.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16

After man has been sick six weeks
people quit worrying about him, and
begin to wonder why he hangs on SO
long
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-16
THE FILIPINO GIRL.

Her Habit of Smoking Is One Which
Shocks Americans.
A Filipino girl whose parents make
any pretensions to wealth or social am
bition will not walk half dozen blocks
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24
REAR ADMIRAL kEMPFF AND THE CRUISER NEWARK

conspicuous figure China Rear Admiral Louis kmpn s. NJ
Believing the Taku
allies of the Boxers and imper the
developments
ed that orrect
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24
WHEN DOGS ARE SICK.
The Way to Give Medicine to These
Highly Sensitive Patients.

In all treatment of sick dog re-
member you are dealing with a highly
sensitive and nervous patient. Be very
gentle, avoid roughness or anything
likely to alarm him. In giving him any
liquid medicine do not open his mouth,
but, placing him between your knees,
with his face looking in the same direc-
tion as your own, gently raise his jaw
and, pulling his lips away from his
teeth on one side of his mouth, to form
n cup or funnel, very slowly pour from
bottle or spoon the quantity he is to
have into it.
Keep his head raised for q minute or
two and II he does not swallow the
dose insert spoon between his front
teeth. This will have the effect Of
drawing off his attention from the
at once. If the dose is pill, bolus or
anything solid. hold his head the same
way as before mentioned, but with the
left hand under lower jaw, press firmly
on each side with thumb and finger at
the junction of, upper and lower Jaws.
This will usually cause him to open
his mouth. when the dose should be
put into the mouth as far back as
possible over the tongue (or he will spit
1t ouD and close the Jaws somewhat
sharply, and in most cases the deed is
done. If any trouble arises with the
action of his front paws this may be
got over by wrapping him round with
a shawl or coarse apron.
When once you have got into the way
Of it, you will be surprised how simple
1t is. am quite sure,a practiced own
er or kennelsman would dose dozen
dogs while novice was making a
bunglc over one.--"All About Dogs"
by Charles Henry Lane.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24
HE WANTED SLEEP.

How the Amateur Rcformer Got the
Best of His Disturbers.
1t was one of the hottest nights Of
an usually not season.
Even in the classic northern suburb
Of the great city everybody who could
get away had left town for some
point still farther north.
There were numerous citizens, how
ever, whom business affairs, sickness
or some temporary misunderstanding
with the paying tellers ut the banks
prevented from fleeing to the wilder.
ness, and many of these were sitting
out on their grassy lawns or on the
sidewalks in front of their respective
houses, loudly and sulphurously an
athematizing the weather and trying to
keep cool. c
The mosquitoes, likewise, remained
to hum and were doing business at the
old stand.
"Say," exclaimed pleading voice
pertaining to tall, slender individual
who thrust his head and the upper por-
ton of his nightshirted form out Of a
second story window, II have been lis
tening to your conversation for the last
hour or two, and, with your permis-
sion, I will make suggestion. In the
first place, there are hotter times,
hotter seasons, and hotter localities
than this. What says Milton?
"a dungeon horrible on all sides round
As one great furnace famed yet from thoss
flames
No light, but rather darkness visible
Served only to discover sights OF woe,
Regions Of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace
And rest can never dwell, hope never comes
That comes to ail, but torture without end.
"Thats worse than the heat you are
chewing the rag about. An end will
come to your torture with the first
frost, and in less than six months
you'll be bowling for hot weather. Lis
ten to Dryden:
''Eternal torments. baths Of boiling sulphur,
Vicissitude OF fires,
and so on. What do you know of hot
weather? Did you ever hear what
Lorenzo Dow said when
who's talking to you" interrupted
one Of the men in the group he seemed
to be addressing.
"And Shelley says something like
this:
'Hell is 3 city much like st. Louis
A popul6us and smoky city.
There all sorts OF people undone,
And there is little no fun done,
Small justice shown and still less pity.
"If it's much like st. Louis" he con-
tinued, 'it is great deal hotter than
Lake Forest is. Let me quote to you
a page or two from Dante
"Take your head in"
You're talking through your night
cap"
"Send the rest of 1t by mail"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24

Help wanted or house for rent? Try
the Democrats want columns.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24

Unheeding these Interruptions the
man in the window went OF:
"You people out there have been
numbering my sleep for the last two
hours. l hold these truths to be self
evident--that all men are created with
q natural and inalienable right to
sleep; that, to secure his right, bed
rooms and spring mattresses are in
stituted among mem
"Will you stop, or have we got to
shoot?"
"Will you quit your beefng about
the weather, talk in lower tone, and
let me go to sleep? For heavens sake,
gentlemen
A chorus of derisive laughter inter
rupted him.
He drew his head In.
"By the seven wise men Of Greece"
he calculated. "I'll fix them"
Clad In his nightshirt he went down
stairs, groped his way to closet under
the back stairway, and emerged pres.
emily with an armful Of old shoes.
Then he proceeded to the kitchen,
made a fire in the stove, stuffed in the
old shoes, and went back to his bed
room.
"What little wind there is" he NUT
tered, us in the right direction. If 1t
doesn't smoke out that gang my name
isn't Gwilliams!"
1t did.
Or, rather, 1t smoked them in.
And five minutes later a. tall, raw
boned man might have been seen sleep
ing peacefully in that bedroom, with a
triumphant smile still on his strongly
marked features.-Chicago Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24
RANkIN'S
Money Not Posted.
Claimed That KepIer Will
Not Race Him.
Simms Training For Go
With Lyons.
Wardetta Failed to Get Any
Part of Purse.
Sharkey and Fitz Fight Tonight
Local Sporting News.

The money posted by Jimmy Rankin
has not yet been covered and his
friends are claiming that Stanley A.
Kepler does not want any of his game.
Unless the forefeit is covered in
short time it will be withdrawn. Ran
kin is in training and is anxious to get
on match with any one for an un
limited pursuit race. He Is recognized
as the champion long distance rider of
Summit county.
sINIMs is WORKING.
Art Smms is doing hard work at
the South End Athletic club for his
battle with Henry Lyons, which takes
place at Chicago, September II. He
expects little trouble in getting the
better of Farmer Reader ut the South
End Athletic clubs smoker, Friday
evening, Aug. 81.
SATURDAYS GAME.
The game Saturday between the Wer-
ners and Kirkwoods should prove to
be an interesting one. When the teams
met before there was plenty of ex.
citement. The game will be called
at $50. The Kirkwoods will play as
follows: Gross, 1b; Howland, 2b'
Brewster. SIS; Beduhr, 3b; Price, p;
Krohmer, c; McBurney, Carter and
Miller in the outfield with Tuholsky
as substitute.
FIELD DAY.
The first annual field day of the
South End Athletic club will be held
at Silver lake Saturday afternoon. A
feature of the day will be game
between the South Ends and Peninsu-
la team.
wARDETTA DID NOT SHOW.
Wardetta. owned by Col. G. w. Sic
ber, of this city, finished fifth in the
2:24 pace at Newburg Thursday. She
was driven by William Richardson.
The summary shows that she came un-
der the wire 3-7-7-6-6. The race was
won by H ] P. Best time 2:1SM.
FIGHT TONIGHT.
Robert Fitzsimmons, the conqueror
of Gus Rubin, and Tom Sharkey,
knocked into dreamland by the Akron
gian. will meet tonight in New York.
Both men made statements today
claiming that they were in the very
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24

best condition and that II was not pos.
sIble that they could lose. sharkey's
friends say that he is a harder hitter
than Rubin and that he will keen
bearing In on Fitzsimmons until he
has him worn out.
Judging from the splendid work
Bob" Fitzsimmons has been doing
in practice at his training quarters in
Bergen Beach for his battle with Shar
key, the former heavyweight champion
will take lot Of beating when he
meets the sailor.
Every conceivable form Of exercise
conducive to strength and fitting one
thoroughly for contest of skill and
endurance has been practiced by Fitz
since he has been in training. AS
result the Australian looks more stur-
dy than when he fought Rubin. That
battle appears to have done the former
heavyweight champion lots of good.
In his practice bouts with Bob Arm
strong and George Lawson he has
shown more speed and better judg-
ment in delivering and blocking blows
than marked his efforts in the early
part Of the battle with the "Akron
Giant" There were periods during the
Rubin Fitzsimmons contest when
"Lanky Bob" caused his hackers much
uneasiness, due to lack of Judgment
of distance and inability to block
blows.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24
FIRE ALARM CALLS.

6%%~%@13@@4~&&
! Central engine house.
2 Buckeye works.
3 Akron Iron works.
Diamond Rubber works.
8 Main and Market.
6 No. 2 engine house, Sixth ward
N. Broadway, near Market.
8 Buchtel ave. and Bowery.
0 Schumacher mill, Mill st
IL Prospect. near Mill.
13 Furnace and Broadway.
IA Main and Keck.
Is Ash and Park place.
10 No. 3 engine house w. Hin
II Carroll and Exchange.
1S Empire Mower & Reaper Wks
10 Akron Rubber works.
21 Prospect and Perkins.
% Forge and Market
"a Sherman, near Exchange
25 Main and Exchange.
26 North Howard and Tallmadge
27 w. Market and Greene.
% Akron Knife works.
20 Washington and Hopp alley.
81 N. Howard and North.
81 q. Market and Spruce.
"a w. Market and Valley.
S5 Carroll and Spicer.
80 Carroll and Sumner.
81 North and Arlington.
38 Vine and Fountain.
80 Coburn and Campbell
Al Wooster ave. and Locust
AZ Pearl, near cistern.
43 s. Main and Falor.
45 College and Mill.
40 Arlington and Hazel.
At Howe and Bowery.
4S West South.
40 Merrill pottery. State st
81 Howard and Cherry
81 No. 4 engine house. Main & Fall
BE Center ST. railroad crossing.
"a Buchtel ave. and Union.
b6 Akron Stoneware Co. 9th ward
81 Lods and Turner.
SO Perkins and Adolph ave.
80 Main, near I.O.O.F. Temple.
81 Case ave. and Kent
90 Sleberling mill, Sixth ward.
63 Johnston and Champlain.
Ga Akron Sew. Pipe Co., Black mill
L
81 Carroll and =. Market.
6S Second ave. and Vnllay railroad
SO Johnson and Wilson.
II Grant and Cross.
72 North and Maple.
73 Werner Printing Co.
IA North Union. near BlufI.
rs Robinson Bros. N. Forge st.
76 The Whitmore. Robinson Co
81 Western Linoleum Ov.
81 Summit Sewer Pipe Co.
SO Allyn and Gross.
"a Thornton and Harvard.
S5 The ]. @. Mcneil Boiler works.
81 Cereal mills. s. Howard ST.
02 Schumacher cooper shop, N.
Broadway.
l21 General alarm.
1913 Silver and Hickory.
126 w. Market and Rhodes ave.
232 Renner's brewery, N. Forge ST.
241 Sherman and Voris.
251 Cedar and Wabash ave.
253 w. Exchange and, near Willow.
312 Cascade mills, N. Howard.
814 Fire chiefs residence.
821 Adams and Upson.
BAL Balch and Market.
S42 Maple, opposite Balch.
345 Bittman and Crosby.
B51 Exchange and Spicer.
412 Wooster and st. Clair.
Alb St Clair and Bartges.
415 Water works. Wo oster ave-
AL Dwart Tile works,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24
Had Hauled on.

"As farmer l suppose you keep
track of all the changes Of the moon%
he queried OF the old man with hoe
on the rear platform Of a Cincinnati
street car.
81 did up to couple of months ago."
was the reply.
"What happened them"
"Why, my son Bill come home and
told me that a trust had got hold of the
hull blame thing, and SC 1t was no use
fur me to pay any more attention"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24
THOUSANDS.
An Incr,duiou. Lawmaker.

1t is recalled that when the protector
of the railroad up Mount Washington
sought a charter from the New Hamp'
shire legislature one of the lawmakers
in his speech on the subject, said,
"Giye the fool permission but he might
az well ask for railroad to the moon|
hut the railroad is still running to the
Tip Top House. Buffalo Commercial
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24
Nearer mt Hand,

"Did you ever reflect on the immen-
sity of the solar systemT
"No. I've got my mind full rejecting
on the size of the note / have to pay
next week. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-24
Militant Dancing Academy.

Reunion Of classes at Silver lake
Monday evening. Aug. eth. All for.
mer pupils and their friends invited.
w. A. BARRON.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19

anti-constitutionai position Of the Admin
fstration. argued that evidently it was tbs
intention Of the Trsaty of Peace with
Spain not TO make the eeded Islands a
part of the United States. and that it
vas not the Intention to make their in
habitants citizens. We are prepared to
admit as much: but the fact is unimport-
ant. The treaty is only coed as Law in
the United States to the extent that ii
does not violate any provision of the
Constitution. express or implied. #, IN
der the Constitution. annexed territory
becomes at once an integral part of the
Uaited States. as up TO the present time
the Supreme Court has held that it does.
then all the treaties that could be writ
ten and ratified in contraTentien of that
basic principle IN r century would be
worth just so much waste paper and no
more. Ne do not look to treaties and
executive orders to ascertain how far we
are to respect the Constitution. On the
contrary, treaties, laws of Congress. and
imperial DEGREES and reseripts are to be
jealousy scrutinized TO see in how far
they may violate the Constitution.