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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12
SHOPPING IN JAPAN.
ODD CUSTOMS IN THE MlkA-
DOS EMPIRE.
A Store Is a Veritab1e Maze - You
Must Ask for the Goods You Wish to
Inspect 1t Costs More to Buy in
Large Quantities.

Japanese are very fond Of strolling
through their bazaars. You enter at
one door and leave by another. Goods
for sale are displayed on each side of
aisles that wind through the length of
the shop. Passing up and down these
aisles they lead you to the second, and
often third, story Of the building, then
back again through different aisles,
causing you to travel the length OF the
establishment many times. Finally you
see the doorway few feet distant, but
even then you must travel this maze
several times its length to escape.
Usually shopping is very restful In
Japan. You sit around on the floor, and
in some shops they bring you cups of
tea to sip and "hibachi" from which
to light your pipe.
Time is of no consequence to the ORR
entails, nor are they eager to sell. Their
IDEAS of trade are very peculiar. You
are compelled to ask them whether you
can see articles after their stating that
they have them in the store. Ten pieces
Of an article sometimes cost twelve
times the cost of one. They will not
sell 100 at a less rate, but insist on your
paying extra because of the large guam
tity desired. They frankly tell you
their price to Japanese customers and
then that foreigners have to pay about
90 to 100 per cent. more and laugh.
In the largest dry goods store in Toxic
fifty clerks are seen kneeling upon the
floor of the large building, but no mer-
chandise is visible. 1t is kept in fire
proof % structures in the rear and car
ried to and fro for customers inspec-
ton by numerous boys. 1t is very inter-
esting to watch proceedings in such
store.
Nearly all japanese stores are con-
Quoted in the same manner though
some shops have on display samples of
articles sold. If foreign lady is shop
ping crowd of Japanese usually block.
AIDES the store, anxious to see the
strange sight. Preparatory to the new
treaties going into effect the govern
ment issued an order for the natives to
abandon this obstructive habit.
hS d udpulleSe are great lI0lIdtOrS.
Almost every staple article has it's imi-
tation here and it's label counterfeited.
A Philadelphia backing has half
a dozen limitations. One maker inserts
his name; leaving North Front street,
Philadelphia, remaining, and the label
unchanged, except superior quality"
is superior quarity." Another inserts
his name and Japanese town. but leaves
"133 and 146 North Front street." and
SO on.
The japanese make heroic efforts at
English. While butchering it horribly
they do remarkably we'll, considering
everything. On the few English signs
Of leading firms on Tokios chief street
are seen: "Druccist," for druggist:
foreign Cords" leaned goods, whole
sale and detail" "The shop of the arti-
cles of the finery," ''The carriage and
all of harness" and "a harness maker"
"manufaktealary," "apothekaly," etc. -
Toxic correspondence of the Baltimore
Sun.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12
Getting Acquainted.

A Ravenswood man tells this story
about a friend of his whose business
takes him away from home frequently.
For the last month or so he has had
respite, and his neighbors have no
ticed the unusual length Of his VISIT
at his own house. One Of them asked
him recently if he had got pretty wen
acquainted with the members of his
family.
Il think 1 am making an impres.
sion," he responded. "My little girl
went to her mother the other day ana
said: That man who comes here
sometimes spanked me to-day -
Chicago News
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12

to which the money raised by taxation
Is put. 1t shows the proportion given
the schools, that to the police, what the
fire department gets, and so on. As #
has been found impossible to show the
amount spent for salaries in each de.
partment the entire proportion given to
each department, including what it
pays for salaries, has been thrown to.
gether and then a separate statement
made for the salaries not included in
any of the department figures Chicago
Tribune.
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Lake Superior is the largest body Of
fresh water in the world. covering
thirty-two thousand square miles; the
Caspian sea, not generally called a
lake, covers 169,3S1 square miles.
In tropical countries, quite a num-
Der of plants are luminous. The mea-
dow lily, which grows in abundance
in the marshes of Africa, is one of the
most perfect types of vegetable phos-
phorescents. In Brazil a kind of grass,
which the inhabitants call khus-khus-
shines, gives forth a bright light, be-
fore which horses and other grazing
animals stop in surprise and fear.
A life buoy, provided with automatic
torches which are ignited by the con-
tact of calcium phosphide with water,
was invented a few years ago by Rear
Admiral Hichborn, and is now in use
on all of our naval vessels, as well as
on many foreign ships. 1t is called the
Franklin life buoy. On a stormy night
in 1897 one of these buoys saved two
sailors of the Maine, but one of the
rescued men perished a year later at
the explosion in Havana harbor.
Many persons believe that birds, re-
turning to their summer quarters, are
the same that were at the same spots
the year previous; but exact proof is
rare. John B. Crowson of German
town, Pa, saw robin struggle to get
free from some string in which it got
entangled, resulting in a broken leg.
1t was lame accordingly. The lame
bird returned year after year to the
same spot. How they can retire hun
dreds of miles, and yet return to the
same spot, is truly wonderful.
The Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospi-
tai in New York possesses a novel sur
gical instrument intended to extract
particles of iron and steel from the
eye. 1t consists of powerful electro
magnet mounted on a stand running
ON casters. When an operation is to be
performed one end of the magnet is
cautiously brought near the patients
eye. If piece Of steel or iron is en-
bedded in the eyeball, the patient ex-
periences sharp pain as the metallic
silver forces its way through the It's
sues and flies to the magnet. The in
jury to the eye is said to be less than
that caused by using a knife.
When we read of the men who in
habited the caves of Europe at a time
when mammoths dwelt on that conti-
nent we seem to have gone back to a
period so immeasurably remote that
we can hardly picture in the minds
eye the appearance which the repre-
sentatives of our race then presented
Yet, according to Prof. E. r. Tylor. the
natives Of Tasmania remained with
in the present century representatives
of the immensely ancient Paleollthic
period" Recent studies of the relics
of the Tasmanians, who became ex-
tinct when brought into touch with
modern civilized man, show that the
Workmanship of their rude implements
was below that exhibited by the Drift
and Cave men" of Paleollthic times.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12

Government than he. He has taken
the milk from the African cocoanut.
He was born on July 5, 1853, and his
father was Rev. Francis William
Rhodes, vicar of Stortford, town
about twenty-five miles from London.
His elder brother, Herbert, had a
plantation in the south of Natal, and
in 1869 Cecil, whose lungs were too
weak for the English climate, was sent
to live with him.
1t Is impossible for those who know
him now to think of him as consump-
tive sent abroad to die. He is six feet
one inch tall and heavy and muscular
in proportion. His appetite is a mar
vel. Chief Lobengula called him "the
man who eats whole country for his
dinner
His Early Ambition.
The story Is told that, on arriving at
Natal, the boy of 16 laid his hand upon
large map of Africa, exclaiming:
"All that my hand covers will one
day be miner
a merchant who heard him said:
THAT is your dream, is it?"
"That is my dream" replied the
young man.
"Well, I'll give you ten years to
wake up" was the reply of the mer-
chant.
Two years after this the history of
South Africa changed. Diamonds We're
discovered on the present site of Kim
berley and Rhodes, with his brother
hastened to the place where the future
empire builder laid the foundation of
his fortune. In 1889 all the diamond
mines were consolidated under the
name of the De Beers Consolidated
Mines UimitedD, capitalized at S19,-
100000, with Cecil Rhodes president
Meantime Rhodes brother had died,
turning over to the former his interests
at Kimberley and Cecil himself had
found time to return to England and
graduate from Oxford.
While busy with his mines Cecil
Rhodes did not neglect politics. EARLY
In the 'SOs he was elected to the Cape
House of Assembly from Barkley. At
ter receiving charter In October,
1889, he started back to Africa to open
the new lands.
There was still the uneXplored region
of the Matabeles left. The King of the
Zulus was Lobengula, who pursued the
usual Zulu policy of eXterminating all
weaker people with whom they came
in contact and approprlatlng their cat
tie and wives, but they had a whole
some fear of the whites.
Far TO the north of the land of the
Matabeles was Mashonaland, a nation
conquered by the Zulus, and the King
of the Zulus gave to Rhodes perm!s-
sion to dig for gold in the land of Ma.
shonaland. Railroads were built and
with them came the telegraph and
mail.
The Mntabele War.
Mashonaland doomed for two years,
and then 1t was discovered that its
wealth was overestimated greatly.
II looked like failure for the South
African Company. Something must be
done. The gold miners were clamorlng
for a chance to locate claims in Mata-
bcleland. Then was started the Mata.
belle war, the barbarities of which ex-
cceded previous campaigns, because
the company was bent on destroying
the Matabele nation to seize their rich
country. The Matabeles gave the ex.
cuse by sending warriors to punish
cattle thieves. The companys border
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12
CHICAGO TAXPAYERS MoNRv

Chicago taxpayers contribute ovo.-
year, in one way or another, over S1e
100000 for the support of their % oit',
government and the school system IVY @
figure below gives the taxpayer, at "
glance, an opportunity to learn how
each dollar he contributes to the nrh,', I"
use is divided among the various nsnc
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12
American Bridges Abro d.

The American bridge is flinging its
majestic spans and arches across the
rivers Of many lands-Egypt, Siberia.
Japan, China, Peru, and others--and
group Of twenty-six skilled American
builders has departed for Rangoon.
British India, where an American com.
pany has one Of its constructions in
progress.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12

Paris is to have its bull fights to add
to the excitement of its populace. The
arena, however, will not be within the
city walls, but at Enghien, which is
some twelve minutes journey by train.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12
Suicide of Children.

Among the curlosities Of Pruss an
s at.stics is the fact that in decade "a
school children, under Is years of age
committed suicide.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12
Am rican Cows.

American farmers own cows to the
value of $3G9, ,239,993, a sum equal 10
more than one half of the capital of all
the national banks in the United States
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12

In families where they don't put ur
any fruit, one Of the children is sent
around the corner for canned peaches
whenever company unexpectedly
comes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12
German Pip Iron

German production of pig iron in the
first half of the current year was 1000.
600 tons, against 100000 in the same
time in 1898.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12

A good cure for malaria Is the greas
need OF the hour.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-01-12
CAREER OF RHODES.
DIAMOND KING, STATESMAN AND
MILLIONAIRE.

He Is the Most Picturesque Figure
After Dom Paul in the Transvaa1
War-His Meteoric Career in South
Africa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-17

and tights N.S5@St9O; packers AS5nN.eO;
butchers 81. 9jaS5.05.
SHEEP Receipts jo0O market steady
Native muttohs s5.ooas5.75 lambs $3.50
500; culls and bucks S.oo@$l.5o
CHICAGO LtvESTOCY
CHICAGO, FEB l6.-CAT'r t.E-Good To
choice generally steady; por TO medium
slow TO Zoe lower butchers stock steady;
Texans about steady, Texas bulls firm;
good to choice s5.o00S6 90: poor 10 med um
H.OO@Si so; mixed stocker. and feeders
SO 1O0S3.75; selected feeders N.Ooa$i.75:
good TO choice COWS S3lO0& 90; heifers
50 75aS4. 25; Gamers s. 5oaS2 90; bulls S27O
asa 80; calves ST. 00dS7 s0 led Texas heevcs
& OO@S5 90
HOGS-Ayerage shade niger. top s. 5O2ia;
fair clearance; mixed and iattchers 4.756
$500; good to choice hesvf A.9OaS5. .O2li;
rough heavy 81. .750Si.S5; llgl @.7Oa$f 92l8;
bulk OF sales 81 .S5GS4 95,->
sHEEP,-Anf lambs slew l5a25c lower;
native wethers A.75a$5 co lambs S. 0Od
SEQ, western wethers @.S5GS5.GO; west
ern lambs SG.OOaSG 90
Receipts cattle 5000: hogs 27.OOO; sheep
5000
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
NEW YORK, FEB. l6--BUTTER-Re-
ceipts 3,A1 packages; steady. June cream
cry l9G23c; western creamery 2l@2Jc; fact
ory 1Gdi9c.
CHEESE Receipts 2,lsS packages; firm
Fan made. fancy laG,e l2AGl3c; fal
made fancy small l2Nal1c; choice grades
l1A6124c
EGGS-Receipts 6,5o pc0ases; strong
and higher Western az mark, l42. south
ern l3Ami3c.
SUGAR-Raw. steady refined, quiet
COFFEE Quiet No. Z, RIO SEC
MOLASS SES-Steady.
ST. LOUIS GENERAL
ST LOUIS. FEB IG -FLOUR~-Values
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inceras,ne mapd but

stronger with incerasing demand bot
prices unchanged
Dry salt meats boxed extra shorts
t612ia, clear ribs 81 %; clear g des N.STA.
Bacon boxed extra shorts &60N; clear
ribs tG.75 clear sides &C. lS,s
Receipts -four 5000; wheat ii ,Oob: corn
6G00O oats "a COO
shipments flour 5000. wheat q. 900; corn
5000; oats 10000
LIVERPOOL, FER 10 -,'UyrTpN-Do-
mand for spot cotton moderate: prices
unchanged. American mi,dilng $3.50
NEW YORK, FEB -COTTON-Fn.
lures opened steady; March s. e.; April
sS.6l May s. G.: june - 60: July IS. C; Au.
gus, S53, September 81 %; October 81 10,
November U.6O; December $50. January
T.6t
GALVESTON. FER m-cOTroN--
Steady $50
Clos ON New York cotton: March 1877.
May IS COS
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NEw ORLEANS chrroN.

NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 1G-COTTON--
vuiet, sales 1850 bales; middlmg sssc.
WASHINGTON. FEB lG-Considera-
ton OF the financial measure having been
concluded, discussion OF the Philippina
question was resumed In rhe senate today.
Mr. McEnery, democrat, Of Louisiana.
strongly opposed the permanent acquiai-
ticn OF the islands and believed the Unit
ed states ought 10 rehnQuish them AZ soan
as the authority OF this country bad been
asserted.
Mr. Stewart took a pronOuncsd position
In favor Of the admission Of the products
Of any OF the island possessioBs OF tho
United states free OF duty
The bin providing a form Of govern.
ment for the territory " Hawaii was
read
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who certainly have increased IN strength
since these were served out"
The escape Of the Associated Press cor
respondent was most adventurous and ar
duous Leaving LadysmNh the evening
OF February 10, guided by a native. he
soon encountered a Boer patrol who fred
on him. Escaping the patrol he crawled
twenty-five miles Of the toughest and
stoniest paths. hiding in native huts and
kra1s during the day and proceeding at
p rht Once a Boe- patrol came to the
door OF a hut where he was hiding un-
der blankets. He swan the Tugela river
and reached Chieveley the morning OF
February 1S where ne took the train fer
Durham.
The correspondent says that except Cor
two sight attacks Of fever which never
ncapac. tated him. SIR George White, the
British commander in Ladysmith, has
been IN excellent health throughout Ahe
siege.
The total number Of people within the
British Ines. including Intombi camp. is
j 900 all OF them troops except 5000 civ
ilians and 500 blacks.
ElNAT E1NArt + I'D Aps--IkoldIl p MOI
lneux is now I'm condemned cell in the
death house at Sing Sing prison, having
arrived here this afternoon. There was
cmiops crowd about the station Mol
ineux appeared cold I'D did not seem TO
notice the crowd Moiineux was taken
at once 10 the death house, where he
took Teave OF his father. his brother and
Lawyer Battle who had accompanied him
from New York He maintained his won
derful nerve and shook hands with each
and Ia parting with his father said:
| Goodbye. Governor"
Gen. Molineux bore up bravely, but he
showed that he was passing through a
terrible ordeal.
! FORT DE FRANCE Island Of Marti-
nique Feb 16.-M. HayOt, the Petit Bourg
planter, who came here yesterday with
the membrs OF his family, having aban-
doned his plantation and effects. parley-
ed for forty-eight hours with the rioters
before leaving. They wanted TO Kill him.
Fifty soldiers arrived today and dis
persed the rioters at various points.
No instruction has been received from
the home government; and people fear
fresh collision. The cruiser Troude has
just left
At Marin the factory continues work
ing. There is considerable anxiety at ST.
Pierre
The manufacturers demaud the procla-
nation OF a state OF seige, out the COVER
nor refuses 20 comply M. Winters, a
representative Of the manufacturers. left
this evening for Paris, bearing documents
respecting the character OF the controver-
sy and detailing the facts OF the case
MANAGUA. MIC. FEB. l5-The Unit
ed States canal commission arrived NJ
Granada yesterday after completing the
examination Of the ship canal route
across Nicaragua, All the members are
IN good health.
The commission left Immediately foI
Managua, arriving here unexpectedly
As the United States consul had been un
able TO notify the american colony oi
the time Of the commissions arrival, on
~ few Americans were present 90 joir
in the reception.
The commission win leave on Februo',
10, for Panama.
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lJrYlng prepnrauons glmplY aevel

Drylng preparations SIMPLY aeVeL
op dry catanh; they dry up the socretions,
which adhere 70 the membrane and deco'n-
pose, causing a far more serious trouble than
the ordinary form OF catarrh. Avoid all dry
ing inhalants, fumes, smokes and snuhs
and use that which cleanses, soothes aud
heals Ely's Cream Balm is such remedy
aud will cure catarrh or cold in the head
easily and pleasantly A trial size will be
mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the
soc. size. Ely Brothers, 5G Warren So. my,
The Balm cures without pain, does not
rritate or cause sne6IiuS. II spreads itself
1yer an iTitated and angry surface, reliev-
ing Immediately the painful inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever.
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MeSsYs. Hirsoh and KGufmaof a
the Grand Leader hdUe been In
Guthrie long enough for the trad
ing public to kn0w that whsH the
Grand Leader GdUertises real bnr-
gains. real bargains is exactly
what they they wW get.
The Republican journal., 1900-11-15

The proposed reorganization of the
Democratic party has called out a
variety of sentiments from leaders in
all sections of the country. The ma
jority agree that the free silver issue is
dead, and that ''deserters," by which is
meant the gold Democrats, should not
be allowed to reorganize the party.
Some say that the party does not need
reorganization. Abram S. Hewitt of
New York says: Il think personally
that the independents platform of 1896
is one upon which all true Democrats
should get together" Henry Waiter
son, editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, says: cit is too early to talk
about reorganization on any lines
either new or old. Events will do the
reorganizing in their own good time"
I. c. Catchings of Missouri, who evil
IDENTIFY is not follower of Bryan,
submits the most comprehensive pro-
gram. He says:
drop free silver, drop fusionism,
drop the cry of government by injunc-
ton, drop the cry of imperialism and
militarism, drop all discussions about
the Philippines until peace has been re-
stored, drop appeals to the passions and
prejudices of the idle and disconnected.
Revive the question of taxation, teach
the Democratic doctrine that people
cannot be made rich by taxing them,
assail the favoritism and wrongs of a
high protective tariff; stand for the
control of trusts and combines by
methods not oppressive; demand en-
largement of the powers Of the inter
state commerce commission and the
liberal improvement of harbors, and
insist on local lf-government, and let
the next presidential candidate remain
at home during the campaign"
The Republican journal., 1900-11-15

"A severe cold settled in my head,
producing dizziness, loss OF hearing,
my nose, and pain in my head. These
symptoms continued until my general
health was badly affected, causing loss OF
appetite and sleep and nervous disorders.
Il told my druggist and he suggested
the use OF Hoods Sarsaparilla. He be-
lieved was suffering from catarrh.
"After taking bottles Of Hoods Sar-
saparilla l am in good health, feeling
like new man. am sincerely CRATE
full for this medicine" Rev. T. Nj
GROOM, Pinson, Tenn.
The Republican journal., 1900-11-15
GET INSIDE.
Your Friends and Neighbors in Belfast
Will Show You How.

Rubbing the back wont cure backache.
A liniment may relieve. but can't cure.
Backache comes from the inside, from the kid
neys.
Doan's kdnay Pills get inside.
They cure sick kidneys.
Here is Belfast proof that this is so:
Mr.. o. A Hopkins of No. Bay View street,
says: 81 had steady pain across the small of
back which bothered me more or less all the time
until l took one box of Doans Kidney Pills. |
saw them advertised and highly recommended,
so went over to Edmund Wilson'S drug store,
got them and used them as directed. The steady
aching pain left me and l haven't felt it since.
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me-
Sold for so cents per box at all dealers. Foster
Mlburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y. sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-DOAN'S-andt take no
substitute.
The Republican journal., 1900-11-15

II had severe case of catarrh. 1t
was very offensive. felt miserable and
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
In short time felt relieved, my ap-
petite improved and l could sleep well,
and the catarrh disappeared" MRS. NJ.
LANE, 237 Champlain St., Detroit, Mich.
II began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
about six months ago and it has done
me more good than any other medicine.
1T has cured me Of catarrh and made
me feel better than for years. 1 have
gained Is pounds since 1 began taking
it," ELI ZEIF, 4 ,Saxton Court, East
Boston, Mass.