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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-14
Voluntary Observer.

At the Toledo: w. f. Dudley,
Wm. Blanchard, Everett, O.; Mrs.
c. G. Copeland and daughter, Bill
Strong, David John and wife, John
Adams, Jimmie Monteith, Al Reed,
L. L. Daniel, Siletz; Ed Meaker,
Lee Doty, D. F. Scott, Yaquina;
H. G. Berry, John Mitchell, Roots;
John ] Collins, F. ]. Devine, T. S.
Penne, J. King, A. E. Alexander,
7. S. Alexander, J. Brownsteiu,
John Galley, Albanys Mr. Ciegg,
Chester Dixon, Elk City; S. w.
Stryker, Geo. w. Joseph, J. F.
Miller, Portland; 7. B. Sackett, u.
G. Holt, Alvin Bagley, Jefferson;
Geo. w. Davis, 7. Holverson, l..
M. Lee, F. Seley, Salem; Ed Fit
croft Nye Creek; ]. Blacketer, Gar
field, Wash; Geo. A. Houck and
wife, Eugene; w. H. Leroy, New
port; G. S. Ledyard, Geo. Row
land, M. w. Laughlin, c. Rozell,
H. Rozell.
George Harvey of Siletz died
Tuesday morning Of injuries re-
ceived August 81. An account OF
the accident appeared in these col
umus last week. He had many
friends in Lincoln county and he
will be missed most by those who
had known him for many years.
White men pass away every day OF
whom as much cannot be said.
Rev. Isaac Dawson and family OF
Newport came up on the launch
Too Few Wednesday, to remain a
week. Rev. Dawson will hold SER
vices at St. Johus Episcopal church
Sunday, morning and evening. All
are invited to be present.
Attorney c. +. Hawkins returned
yesterday evening from a visit at
his old home at Morrilton, Ark.
He was glad to get back, as Ark
ansaw was awful hot and also went
democratic during his stay.
Mrs. Oliver Hamar of Summit,
who has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Carlson, returned 10
her home Wednesday.
Just received at Lugger & Pru-
ett's, very large assortment OF
fall and winter clothing. Come
and see US.
Mrs. A. 7. Peterson returned
yesterday evening from visit with
her parents near Monroe.
Just arrived-a straight carload
Of No. wheat. Conroy, Son & Co.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-14
LOCAL IN BRIEF.

MISS Lulu Edwards OF Baker City
The participants had a merry
time Judging from the noise-or
musc-and found it impossible to
get further than Mackay's Point.
The boat positively refused to pass
the spot, and the excursionists were
forced 10 be content with the at
fractions this side. Those in the
party were: Mr.. and Mrs. c. E..
Hawkins, Mr.. and Mrs. R. F.
Holm, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold, Mrs.
w. H. Buoy, Mrs. G. R. Schenck,
Misses Lulu Edwards, Mae Lewis,
Jessie Buoy and Daisy Pattison,
Messrs. Bert Bolles, Eli Gather
and Fred Ross,
The finest onions we have seen
this season were grown by John
Steel on his Depoe farm. o. O..
;Krogstad left specimens at this
office that weighed pound each
good and ''strong"-and another
variety weighing four ounces less.
The I-pounders were Yellow Dan
vers and the others Gilbertson S
Perfection, red onion of superior
quality and beauty, which are also
said to be excellent keepers.
George A. Landreth and Mis-. H.
Stover, Mrs. Landreth's sister, re-
turned Monday evening from Port
land. They left Mrs. Landreth
resting easily at the Good Samari-
tan hospital, but still very weak.
1t may be possible for her to come
home in two or three weeks.
THE LEADER neglected last week
to chronicle the return of Charles
Boeckman from the valley. He is
building residence on the place
purchased of Mrs. c. G. Copeland
and preparing TO become a fixture
and a useful citizen. He is well
come.
J. H. Sullivan, who has been ap-
pointed roadmaster of the c. & E.
was at the terminus Monday night.
He has many friends who are
pleased to see him in the position.
His headquarters are at Albany.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Rite Dedrick next Tues
day afternoon. A good attendance
has been promised. An invitation
is extended to those who are not
members.
Captain Buoy returned Monday
from Portland with new propeller
and other repairs for the steamer
Ruth and the remembrance of a
good time at the carnival.
The Altree brothers completed
Wednesday the task of securing
from f. NJ. Stantons place logs for
600, 900 feet of lumber for Greg.
sons sawmill.
William Marshall has been suf-
fering this week, presumably from
contact with poison oak, His eyes
are badly affected by the poison.
There will be no service at the
NJ. L. church Sunday, it being Rev
Browns regular appointment al
Eddyville.
Mrs. G.. L. Baumanu and son re-
turned yesterday morning from q
visit with friends at Newport.
Commissioner Stanton went W
to Eddyville yesterday to inspec
the new bridge.
George w. Davis of Salem hat
business in Toledo Monday night.
DR.. Daniel of Siletz was passen
ger for Portland Tuesday.
For rubber boots and oil clothing
go TO Conroy, Son & Co.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-14

Our stock of fishermen S furnish
ings is the most complete. We
haye all kinds of seine twine, linen
twine-domestic and imported, ce-
dar corks, cork and lead line, lead,
web, coats, hats, oars, etc., etc.
Y. B. M. Co..
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-14

day.
John Micek of Roots had busi-
ness in Toledo Wednesday and
Thursday.
Miss Mae Lewis returned from
Sodaville Wednesday, greatly i'm
proved in health.
Oliver Altree and family have
moved into town and are occupy
ing the Grady residence.
Superintendent Bethers visited
the Beaver creek school Wedues-
day, returning the same day.
Mrs. Austin Rosebrook and sons
Shedd and Leon returned Saturday
from weeks stay at Independ-
ence.
Some extra fine Bartlett pears
were on the market this week from
A. O. Krogstad's ranch up the
river.
Al Taylor and Joe Shermer, two
of the handsomest fishermen on the
bay, made Toledo a brief visit
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. !. Blower of Mill
4 were up Monday after supplies.
They also placed some choice fruit
on the local market.
By a lapsus calami last week THE
LEADER had "Joe" Rosebrook Wis
iting in Toledo. We apologize. Of
course we meant George.
Rite Dedrick, A. J. Hall, Lee
Wade, George Baumann, George
McCaulon and George Schenck
have been at Eddyville this week
building new bridge.
Leland Collins returned Wednes-
day evening from Aberdeen, Wash.
He is nursing crippled finger, re-
ceived while working in the ship
yard. 1t was the cause of his
return.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Penn and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Blaser and daugh-
ter Jennie of Iaquina were guests
of The LEADER Sunday. They
made the trip in small boats and
enjoyed the perfect weather.
Hon. c, B. Crosno, Stony Wells,
Doc" and Fred Thayer and Al
Cation INDUCED in a successful deer
hunt Monday. The particulars are
worth relating. For several weeks
Toledo sports have been trying to
secure venison, but crooked powder
and other obstacles would send
them home empty handed. Finally
a happy thought struck the master
hunter. He invited DR.. Thayer to
accompany the party Monday.
Many of our readers will remember
that several months ago al AN en-
tertaiument III Toledo DR.. Thayer
prepared the powder or mixture
for producing the tableau lights.
The effect, it will be recalled, was
wonderful. Well, the doctor armed
himself with about quart of this
mixture, placed it in favorable
spot on runway" and got into
cover few feet distant. In his
hand, he held long pole, to the
small end of which was tied few
inches of blasting fuse. After a
brief wait he heard the deer coming.
He lighted the fuse, and just as the
animal reached the proper spot,
touched off the "tableau." The
scheme worked like a charm. The
deer was enveloped for an instant
in the miniature inferno and then
sank to the earth dead-very dead.
We were permitted to sample the
lvenison. 1t was very nice.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-14

passenger for Portland this morn
ing.
The salmon run is increasing and
our fishermen are beginning to feel
better.
Mrs. R. A. Bensell of Newport
returned from the valley Monday
evening.
Miss Lulu Edwards of Baker
City is the guest of Mrs. c. +.
Hawkins.
Closing out our floor mattings at
cost. Now is your chance. Con-
roy, Son & Co.
Attorney w. f. Yates of Cor
wallis was among the arrivals yes
terday evening,
E. S. Flitcroft and family have
forsaken Nye creek for the season
and returned to Toledo.
Sheriff Ross had official business
up in the Tum-Tum neighborhood
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. c. E. Hawkins and two
daughters and Miss Lulu Edwards
visited the beach Wednesday.
Born-Sunday, September IS,
1900, 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Meaker, daughter. Ten cents!
Ladies, buy Defiance baking pow
der - absolutely pure-and yet
handsome prize with each can, at
Blaser's.
Toledo's contingent at the Elk's
carnival at Portland returned Sat-
urday evening, looking wonderfully
natural.
County Treasurer Hyde returned
Tuesday evening from visit with
''the widder" at their ranch near
Eddyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Gregsou re-
turned Wednesday evening from a
visit with relatives and friends at
Philomath.
Ade Crosno and All Cation left
Wednesday on another trip into the
big woods. Fred Thayer conveyed
them as far as possible by wagon
over the beach route. They went
loaded for cougar.
James w. Welch of Astoria,
grand master of the I. O. o. F.,
will visit lodges in this county on
the following dates: Elk City,
September 20; Toledo, September
21; Yaquina, September %.
Mr.. Pennington and family, late
OF Sumpter, who have been spend
ing the summer at Newport, have
removed 10 Toledo and are accupy
ing Lester Waugh'S residence.
They wished to be in touch with a
first-class school.
/ 7. Holverson and L. NJ. Lee,
who have located claims over on
the Siletz, left this morning for
Salem. The former is a we'll. known
merchant of the capital city and
the latter a son of !. D. Lee, su-
| perintendent of the penitentiary,
who has numerous friends in this
county.
1t is is reported that William
Griffith, who is wanted in Lincoln
county on charge of stealing cat
tie, has been seen by parties in the
neighborhood of Mary's Peak. 1t
will be remembered that his brother,
Bert Griffith, and Frank Baker
were recently convicted on this
charge and sent to Salem for a
term of three years each. Accord.
ing to the report, when William
Griffith was seen he was we'll armed
and wanted to buy food, also z
saddle horse.-Corvaliis Gazette
The majority of our citizens regard
the above report as "fshy."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
DEPRESSING CONSUMER.
Trusts Have One Price for Us, Another

Trusts Havo ono Frice Tor Us, Another
for Foreigners.
| 1t is estimated that complete re-
turns OF the exports of iron and steel
from the United States during 1899
will show shipments to the value of
500, 900, 900, or $2O,OO0,0OO in excess OF
any previous year. The increase Is re-
Elected both in prices and quantities.
The defenders of trusts and monopolies
claim that the growth in exports
proves that the trusts have not in
creased prices in this country to such
an extent as to affect our trade in for
eign markets. 1t should be borne in
mind, however, that the trusts have
one price for the United States and
another for the outside nations. Presi-
dent Gates of the American Steel and
Wire company testified before the in
dustrial commission that his concern
sold goods abroad more cheaply than
at home. Presumably, wages are high
er here than in Europe. If, therefore,
the wire trust can make money by
sending its products to England and
selling them in competition with the
output Of English mills, there would
appear to be no necessity for a pro-
hibiting tariff against imports Of a
character similar to the goods which
the wire trust can dispose of profitably
at much lower prices, after paying
freight and handling charges, in the
foreign market. The effect of such a
tariff is only to subject American con-
sumers to unjustifiable exactions.
The American Steel and Wire COM
pany has capitalization at par of
$40,000,000 in preferred stock and $780,
100000 in common. The preferred is
returning dividends at the rate Of 7
per cent per annum, and report has II
that the company is earning sufficient
to pay from 10 to IL per cent on the
common stock. 1t has been estimated
that the preferred stock about repre-
sents the value of the plants, while the
common stands for good will'' or
water" to employ an expressive term
of the street. Nobody grudges pros
perity to any American industry, but
when 1t profits exorbitantly at the ex-
pense of the general public, the people
have just cause for complaint. 1t is
part of the protective tariff theory that
when the profits Of protected manu-
facturers become excessive domestic
competition will adjust the equilibrium.
But the trusts stifle competition and
hold the consumers at their mercy,
contenting themselves with a reason
able profit in the foreign market,
while they satiate their greed on the
defenseless home market. Any sched-
ule of duties which stands as a bull
wark to legalize extortion is a perver-
sion of the taxing power incapable Of
defense by any school of economy, and
specifically condemned by the last re-
publican platform in its definition OF
the principles of protection as equally
opposed to foreign control and domes-
tic MONOPOLY Philadelphia Ledger.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
SIDE LIGHT ON PROTECTION.

Why should the president be so dis
turbed by the increase in the American
price of hemp-"to the great injury OF
consumers" as his secretary of war
expresses it-as to order the secretary
Of war to cable Gen. Otis to open the
southern ports of the Philippines as
soon as possible? Wouldn't scarcity
Of foreign hemp in this country be a
good thing for American labor? Would
it not stimulate domestic production,
as the tariff on sugar stimulates the
production of cane and beets? Why so
anxious to pry open the Philippine
ports to let hemp out, when it will find
our own ports closed against its COM
ing in, to be opened only upon the
payment of duty of 500 to $40 ton?
If it is really a good thing for this
country to make it difficult by high
tariff to bring foreign hemp into the
country, it must be better thing If
the hemp can't get out of its own coun-
try. Yet Mr.. Mckinley, who advocates
protection against the importation OF
all such pauper products as foreign
hemp, commands American soldiers to
fight in order that foreign hemp may
get upon the seas and invade our home
markets. Is it possible that importing
is bad when peaceable, and good only
when enforced by the military arm?
That appears to be the administration
view of it,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
ALL THE SAME AS DEVIL.

Federal Judge Williams, the same
who recently delivered the infamous
decision in the Reese case, tells this
story on himself, without fully realiz-
ing it's significance. else he would never
tell it.:
Years ago he was district Judge in
Arkansas. At certain term of court a
murder trial came before him, and the
most important witness for the prose-
cution was colored boy only 10 years
old. The lawyers for the defense set
out to show that the boy was too
young to understand the nature of an
oath, and therefore was not competent
as a witness.
Boy" said one of them, very Sc
verely, &C. rou know what would hap
pen if you sTore to lie?"
Eyes, sab. Nanny would lick me"
would anything else happen?"
Deed dey would, case de debil would
git me-"
At this point Judge Williams leaned
over his desk and said, Don't you
know, boy, that would get you, too?"
Eyes, sab. OATS what jus said
Jerry Simpsons Bayonet.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
GARRISON ON LIBERTY.

Readers of history, show us nation
in which liberty ever survived the re-
pudiation of its ideals! It's pages are
strewn with attempts, but always ac-
companied by wrecks. In ancient or
modern times not one success is chron-
icled. Each proud kingdom or COM
monwealth energies in turn from slav-
cry to freedom, wealth and power. It's
sentiments are lofty, it's statesmen,
patriots and scholars illuminate the
period. With the sense of strength
comes forgetfulness of the sources OF
strength. AS wealth and power in
crease, freedom declines. The old
catchwords and shiboleths of liberty
are fourished long after the goddess
herself is in the coffin. Men calling
themselves freemen wear their chains
with defiant PRIDE. Oppression, strug-
gle, liberty, peace, wealth, power,
greed, corruption, war, hypocrisy, des-
potism this is the gamut that de-
scribes the history and answers for, the
epitaph of once proud peoples.-Will-
lam Lloyd Garrison, in Towards
American Magazine for December.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
DAD AND NAM.

Bixby lies at the :rossing of the iror
ways out in the dogolate West, should
not like to say how many railroad
men know the place, or have wondered
how they could escape from Is. IT is
always quite pleasant 10 be leaving
Bixby-or it would be IL 1t were not
for Dad and Nam.
The first time l saw Dad and Nam
was when my route was changed from
Omaha to Denver-I am mail clerk
and landed at Bixby with wait OF
thirty minutes, horribly empty stom-
ach, and no visible way of filling 1t.
Don't they eat out this way?"
asked Theo Auditor, who was in the
mail car with me.
Il should say so" said he. IF we
eat anywhere we eat at BiXby."
"Macduff," cried l, "if there's any
place to lead to, please lead on
He did. We went down the uninter-
esting front street, as like to fifty other
front streets l had walked down as
one pea to another.
Wnat 40 people mean by llVlnS
here" l ruminated aloud. l was a
Chicago man and had ideas of my own
about what a town should be. Auditor,
who came from Peoria, and hated Chi
cago, answered rather sourly:
There's no accounting for the dirty
holes some folks like to live in
We turned down street that was
all blackness save for one flashing and
welcoming glow that came from the
headlight of an engine. The headlight
stood before a long, low building with
storm doors at the entrance and storm
sash at the windows. Once behind that
door, the winter had vanished, and we
were in long apartment, brightly
lighted with rough gray walls, trim
med with flags and vines, and filled
with men.
A shout went up as we entered.
why, Thee; that you, my boy?"
distinguished woman's voice saying.
1--WE were thinking this was your
night. Is your baby better?"
20, heap better, thank you, Nam.
This is my assistant, Will Williams.
He'll become one of your family, ex
pect"
well, I'm glad to hear it," said a
hearty voice, and / saw woman with
q large, kind face, reaching out her
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
NATURES TONIC.

Good, Ripe Fruit Cure for Many Ills.
If people only ate more fruit they
would take less medicine and have
much better health. There is an old
saying that fruit is gold in the morn
ing and lead at night. AS matter OF
fact, it may be gold at both times, but
then it should be eaten on an empty
stomach and not as a desert, when
the appetite is satisfied and digestion
is already sufficiently taxed. Fruit
taken in the morning before the fast
of the night has been broken is very
refreshing, and it serves as stimulus
80 the digestive organs. A ripe apple
or an orange may be taken at this
time with good effect. Fruit, to be
really valuable as an article of diet,
should be ripe, sound, and in every
way of good quality, and if possible, 1t
should be eaten raw. Instead of eat
ing plate of ham or Of eggs and ba-
con for breakfast, most people would
do far better if they took some grapes.
pears or apples-fresh fruit as long as
it is to be had and after that they can
fall back on stewed prunes, figs, etc.
If only fruit of some sort formed an
important item in their breakfasts,
women would generally feel brighter
and stronger and would have far bet
ter compilations than is the rule at
present.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09

One of the miners in the copper
country will turn out as much work as
five of our men. We have to employ
Kafflr labor. Kaffirs are VIGOROUSLY
lazy, and they require constant SUPER
vision or they will quit work alto
Sether. With every five Kafirs one
white man is employed. One hole
drilled with a hand drill is considered
days stint for a Kaffir. Although
our employees do not get as much pay
individually as the miners hereabouts,
yet labor costs us much more, because
one of the copper country miners will
do as much work as five Kaffirs. In
Dom Paul's domain the natives are re-
stricted by stringent laws. When a
native is employed in the Transvaal
he is given pass upon his arrival,
and he is legally compelled to work for
a specified length of time. If he de-
serts his employer he is arrested
When native is seen on the streets or
highways any white man has a right
to demand an inspection of his pass.
If he does not produce it, or there is
ground for believing that he has not
obtained permission from the employer
to leave his work, he is taken into
custody Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09
SLAUGHTER THE PHILIPPINES

Extract from a sermon preached by
Rev. Quincy Ewing, in st. James Epis-
copal church, Greenville, Miss, Dec.
10, from the text, Behold, thy King
cometh unto thee:
For my part, if l had to choose
and stand afterward at the bar of the
Eternal God-I should far rather be a
Pharisee clamoring for the death OF
Jesus Christ, because l honestly
thought he was obstructing the path
way of divine purpose-I should far
rather be Pharisee than a Christian
bishop or a Christian preacher ap-
plauding the slaughter of some Fill
pinos today, that more Christian
churches may be established among
other Filipinos tomorrow!
If 1000 years ago Jesus Christ called
some of the Pharisees "whitened sepul-
chers," what would he call those blsh-
ops and preachers today, the unregen-
Grated Jameses and Johns, who don't
attempt, indeed, to call down fire from
heaven to convert people to Christiani-
ty, because they know that the time
for miracles is past; but who do all in
their power to visit with death BY
steel-jacketed bullets and bursting
shells some people. in order that others
may be converted to their kind Of
Christianity? l don't know what Jesus
Christ would call those bishops and
preachers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09

The New England cotton mills have
increased wages 10 per cent. See the
blessings of Mckinley prosperity! The
raise in many cases does not equal the
cuts made under the same Mckinley
administration, but that makes no diff
ference. The Canadian Cotton Mills
company, near Montreal, also raised
wages 10 per cent Monday. We don't
know exactly how they managed to do
it, because Mckinley doesn't rule over
Canada. Possibly our northern neigh
bors expect Mckinley will benevolently
assimilate them this summer, and are
anticipating the prosperity which will
follow. And 1t was doubtless Cham
berlain's announcement that Mckinley
would ally his empire with Britain
that has caused wages in England to
go up. Long live Emperor Machanna.
the prosperity giver!