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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
Salt Wat r Bre d OF Toads.

J. Marsden, the agricultural commits
missioner of Hawaii, will develop a sea
toad, for the use of certain island dis
trcts where standing fresh water Is
scarce. Mr. Marsden is firm believer
in evolution and will follow lines sug-
gested by Darwin. Already toads have
been produced in bracklsh waters This
tells the commissioner that he cannot
fail. For the next culture he will make
the water still more salty, and at about
the fourth or fifth breeding will try
pure sea water. lie Is confident that
the plan will work out correctly. In
the undertaking Mr.. Marsden has re-
ceived much encouragement from Prof.
Koebe!e, the government entomologlst,
and from other friends.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
Always the Way.

A woman, with a freshly blackened
eye and traces Of recent tears on her
face, came hurriedly into police mag
istrate's office one morning, and asked
for the arrest of her husband on a
charge of beating her.
The brutal husband was arrested and
brought before the magistrate. He
was q hard-looking citizen, large of
frame, repulsive in appearance, and
about three-fourths drunk. The wife,
on the contrary, was slight and deli
cate, and her hands We're wrlnkled and
knotted with hard work.
The trial was short. BILL" as she
called him, made no defense. He was
apparently too lazy to take the trouble.
The wife had cooled down consider
ably, and gave her testimony with c
treme reluctance as is the custom
such cases; but the guilt of the pri.
oner was clearly established, and the
magistrate, after lecturing him sharply
and Indignantly on his brutality, was
about 70 prescribe the necessary pun
ishment, when the pale-faced victim
spoke up.
'Make the fine as light as you can
your honor" she said, anxiously. I'll
have to pay it."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02

ulation Of nearly 100000, its liberal at.
titude toward apostles of all strange
sects, and its central position, was by
long odds the most available center
from which the Mormon Church might
carry on its proselyting operations.
The story of his first visit to Chicago
gives a curious insight into the work
ings of the church of the Latter Day
Saints.
When Roberts first decided to enter
national politics he did so without con-
sulting the chief council of Mormon
elders. He ran for Congress and was
defeated by the votes of his own people.
This was not from any dislike Of Mr..
Roberts himself or Of his practices.
The Mormon Council at Salt Lake City
requires its elders to obtain permission
of the church before taking an active
part in politics. Roberts ignored the
rule of the church, and all the ecclesi-
astical machinery of that body was set
in motion against him. He was beaten
by his own party, and after that was
compelled to make an abject apology to
the president and the council. They
fixed his penance at n years missionary
work in the interest of Mormonism.
He went to Chicago in the winter of
'94 and 80 and preached for six months
and founded the main Mormon Church.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02

at glance if there is any mail deposit
ed In 1T for him to collect. 1t is also
a receptacle for delivered mail, and a
different colored flag apprises the
householder when the carrier leaves
any mail in the box. One of the flags is
white and the other red. The box is to
be affixed to post near the street con-
venient for the carrier.
1t Is fitted with perfect locks, and
when the carrier drops mail into the
box the white flag Immediately comes
up, which indicates that there is mail
for the people at the house. Dropping
a letter to be mailed into the box raises
the red flag, which is the signal to the
passing carrier. 1t is large enough for
the largest-sized letters and has separ-
ate spaces for papers and packages. 1t
Is the intention of the Postoffice Depart
ment to introduce the house-to- house
collection system as soon as possible.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
Dewey a Dainty Dresser.

Admiral Dewey's exceeding care In
matters of dress gained for him at one
time the reputation of being some
thing of a foD among those who did
not know his rare and sterling quail
ties. Apropos of this is the descrip-
ton given by a Washington CORE
spondent Of Dewey's arrangement Of
his wardrobe. Everything had its
place, and he knew exactly, 1t is said,
where to find a handkerchief, shirt or
ollar In fact, he might be called a
ank ON this subject, having invented
L odd custom for keeping his shirts,
that one could not be worn oftener
than another They are all numbered,
ranging from one to twenty-one.. He
had chiffonier containing an equal
number of drawers, just wide enough
to receive a shirt. He begins at the
top and wears the shirt in drawer No.
1, then the gag Npent in No. 2, and so
on down the line. He Is just as par
ticular about other parts Of his ward
robe.-H. .eslies Weekly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
Earliest Strike.

The earliest strikes occurred about
1850 E. c., or upward of thirty-three
centuries ago. Pharaoh was building
new Temple Of Thebes. The ma
sons received very little cash, but a
quantity of provisions, which the con-
tractor thought sufficient was handed
to them on the first of each month.
Sufficient or not, they mostly ate it be-
fore the time had elapsed. On one
occasion many Of them had nothing
left quite early in the month, so they
marched to the contractors house, be-
fore which they squatted and refused
to bulge until justice was done. The
contractor persuaded them to lay their
distress before Pharaoh, who was
about to visit the works, and he gave
them handsome supply of corn, and
so all went on well for that month.
But the same state of things occurred
by the middle of the next, and for
some days the men struck work. Va
rious conferences took place, but the
men declined to do q stroke until they
were given another supply Of food.
They declared the clerks cheated them,
used false weights, and so forth, ia
miliar enough complaints in this coun-
try under the truck system. The con-
tractor not complying with their de-
mands, they marched to the governor
of the city to lay their grievances be-
fore him, and he tried to get them to
return to work by smooth words, but
that was no use, and they insisted on
having food. At last, to get rid of
them, he drew up an order for corn on
the public granary, and the strike was
at an end.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02

him the choice between accepting
islam and being incontinently shot.
The story is that he chose the former
alternative and that his followers. dis
gusted with his apostasy, abandoned
their belief in his Messiahship and re-
turned to their former faith.
Nj. Danon's researches, however,
show that the sect is not extinct, as has
been thought. He had much difficulty
IN getting the information. and it was
only the lucky accident CT one Of the
faithful sending his walstcoat to be
mended, without remembering that a
sort OF prayer book was stitched in the
back, that threw any real light in his
way. AS 1t was the tailor had Just
time to show the document to a friend,
who took copy now in M. Danon's
possession. From this, it seems that
the Deunmeh (or converted) as they
are called by the Turks, still worship
the God of Abraham under his cabalis-
tic name of infinite and acknowledge
as their "lord and king" Sabbatai Cevi,
whom they call ''the true Messiah" and
their redeemer. They are not to take
false oaths in the name of God or his
Messiah, are not to murder, "even
though they hate any one" to bear
false witness, nor to covet other
peoples goods. But they are to keep
their faith profound secret, and to
live like Mussulmans, keeping the
Moslem fasts and observing all their
ceremonies without any scruple until
the day when they are to take ven
geancc for Israel" after which they
Will become angels.
The mixture Of gross and lifelong
hypocricy with the practice Of real
virtucs-it is especially said that there
are no poor among them, every member
Of the community being willing to help
at any time any Of the others-is very
typical of these apocalyptic sects. And
in this faith more than q thousand
families in Salonica believe
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02

ter Day Saints" receive their orders
from an office at No. 143 LIE Moyne
street. Thirty of these elders are sta.
toned in Chicago, and are distributing
over thousand tracts day among
the poorer classes and the foreign ele-
ment Of the city. They have three reg.
ularly organized churches, in which
their doctrines are preached twice ev.
cry Sunday. Forty thousand dollars a
year Is about the sum which the Nor.
mon Church is paying out to extend
Its prestige in Chicago, and over
quarter Of million dollars to convert
the people of the surrounding country.
The eleven States in which Chicago's
Mormon missionaries work are Illinois,
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, Indiana, Wisconsin, North
Dakota and South Dakota and Ken.
lucky.
The Mormon Church in Chicago was
founded by Brigham II. Roberts. He
saw that Chicago, with its hetero-
geneous elements, its foreign slum pop
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
Etiquette of Golf.

Here are some things which you will
do well to remember when you go on
to the golf links, either as q player or
as an onlooker: Standing so that
shadow falls upon your partners ball
is not only impolite, but detrimental to
tn esuccess of his drive" Standing
on the putting green after you have
''holed out" whether 1t Is to gaze at the
scenery or write down your score, will
exasperate your best friend on earth
If he or she happens to be playing be-
hind you. To play first and to shout
"Forew afterward Is apt to add insult
to actual injury. Fore" Is called as
warning that "drive" is about to be
made. 1t is not an expression of con-
ISOLATION after one has been hit. If you
choose as a partner woman who
keeps you back by slow play, don't
quarrel with her on this account. Abide
by your choice and do what you can
to help her to enjoy the game.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
His Cemept Was Too Good

When the Third Avenue Railroad in
New York City laid it's cable conduit
a considerable quantity of cement con-
crete was used on the underground
structure-then regarded as a permu-
nent and time-defying work. Now 1t
is being transformed into an electric
conduit railway, and the needs Of the
work require much of the old concrete
to be removed. 1t is painfully Clipped
out with cold chisels, for it Is the
hardest concrete ever seen in New
York. The singular part of the matter
is that no more cement of the kind orig
inally used can be found, the con-
tractor who supplied it having gone
out of business after, for once, furnish
ing material that was good.-Electrical
Review.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
PRIVATE MAIL BOXES.
New and Convenient Idea of the
PostOffice Department.

Postoffice Department.,
The Postotice Department has order
ed that in all cities and towns having
free delivery the postal system shall be
extended to include toulouse col
lections, and the system is also extend
ed to all rural free delivery routes. One
OF the requirements, says the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch, which the citizen must
observe is to supply his own mail box.
Postmasters are instructed to give in
formation about the boxes and encour-
age householders to put them up.
The Government has made special
recommendation of certain kind Of
mail box represented in the accom-
panying cut. This box is a unique con-
trivance fitted with automatic signal
flags so that the passing carrier can see
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
SEEKS HER FATHERS PARDON

This motherless little grl only learned
a few weeks ago that her father, Thos.
McLaren, convicted of having killed
his wife, the child's mother, was serv-
ing term of twenty years imprison-
ment in the Trenton penitentiary. The
girl, Jennie McLaren, also learned that
her father was dying of consumption.
She set to work to gain a pardon for
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
MoRMoNIsM IN CHICAGO.
Where the Second Largest Mormon

Where the Second Largest Mormon
Missionary Society Has It's Seat.
Chicago is the headquarters for the
second largest Mormon missionary so
ciety in the world. AS a proselyting
center for the Mormon Church it ranks
next to Salt Lake City. From Chicago
the disciples of polygamy direct more
extensive and thorough missionary
operations than those carried on by any
orthodox church society in the city.
Two hundred and thirty Mormon ell.
ders of 'The Northern States Mission
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
THE OLDEST OF RELIGIONS.
The Sabbateans of SaIonica and Their
Peculiar Belief.

The Sabbateans of SaIonica and Their
Peculiar Belief.
Surely one of the oldest religious In
the world is that of the Sabbateans
of Salonica, Of whom M. Damon has
lately made a special study, says Pail
Mall Gazette. The sect takes its name
from one Sabbatai Cevi, Smyrniote
Jew, who fourished in the middle Of
the seventeenth century, and so mud
died himself by constant study Of the
Cabala that he gave himself out for the
Messiah. Thanks to some miracles,
tz4.ands of Jews hocked to his stand
ard and serious revolt was on the
point of breaking out when the pasha
of the district captured him and offered
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
German Bicycle Trains.

A new sign has been added to the
German railway time tables-a picture
of a bicycle indicating which express
trains carry wheels.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02
Awful Depth.

The depth of the Atlantic between
the Canary Islands and the West Indies
Is something awful. A pretty level bot
tom runs right away from the African
islands to the American ones, gradu-
ally deepening to nearly 10000 feet.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02

A woman who is good buffer cap
scare q man to death.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02

The up-to-date man has no time for
ancient history.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-02-02

him, and has secured many signers to
a petition for his release. She called
on Governor Voorhees,, and so moved
him that he has promised to aid her.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
SIX PERSONS

Raleigh Dispatch, 22d: Abouta mile
this side of the village Of G lrner, which
is elk miles southeast of Raleigh, there
was committed last night the worst
crime of the year. The charge is that
a negro named jones murdered six
members of q negro family. The house
of the latter was not far from the rail
road, and was burned about IL o'clock
last night. There wer eight people in
the family, Ella jones and her chill
dren, n nearly grown. It appears
that some weeks ago the negro Jones
had made threats against the woman.
T Wo little children made their escape
from the house F.; one aged 2, the other
3 These said Jones had killed their
mother and the other children, and
had then set fire to the house. jones
was arrested this morning. and blood
was found upon his clothing. Hs was
locked up and guarded. By 10 o'clock
this morning three bodies had been
taken from the debris Of the burned
house. Among the dead is q three
weeks old babe, whom la Jones, the
mother, had publicly declared was the
child Of Thomas Jones. Pressed by
the mother to contribute to her sup
port, the ~so-called preacher deter
mined to wipe out the entire family.
Fine sense and exalted sense are no9
half 50 useful as common s3nse.-
Horace Greeley.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
SWORN e paFaNp TAYLoR.

Purposes Of an oathbound League Re
Ing Formed in Kentucky. Organizers
at Work il Louisville With the Knowl.
edge and Support Of Republican Lead
ers
LOUISVILLE KY, March 81 -Repub
licans are organizing over the 8 ate
what may prove to be an army. The
organization is known as the Liberty
League, and bands are to be formed in
every county and in every town where
sum 3ient members can be gathered
together. In Louisville organizers are
actively at work and many bands are
being organic d. The movement has
the support of the party leaders and
Of the party press, which has made
public the details Of the organization
Liberty Leagues are to be formed
and are to be held in readiness to carry
out whatever work may be assigned
to them. Il is generally understood
that the real work will consist in being
an active ally of Taylor's militia, to
defend the executive building from
the Democrats after the Court OF Ap
peals shall have acted. But the oath
may mean that it is int nded to pro
tect those arrested for completely In
the assassination Of Gov. Goebel, as
there lie a pledge to save life. The oath
is as follows:
whereas, civil liberties have
been as saulted and a gigantic conspi
racy has been formed to prosecute and
defraud US of our rights; therefore,
we, the undersigned, do hereby organ
izs ourselves into g liberty league,
pledging to preserve both our civil lib
erty and lives Of our fellow-citizens,
who are made the victims of the afore
said conspiracy, and to this end we
pledge u property and our lives, and
will follow the command of our cap
tain, who is to be selected by u.s."
The Louisville party organ. in an,
nouncing the intention to organize
Liberty Leagues, makes no secret that
the plan is revolutionary, citing the
way in which the minute men were
organized in 1776 in order to protect
their rights. Il also goes further and
depicts the bloody scenes OF the Gin.
cinnati riots, when the court house
was destroyed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
OF
Different Property Valuations in the State
Farms Ahead of Towns


."FRrms Ahead of Towns
Auditor Aver has received the final
proofsheets for his forthcoming annual
report, the publication of which has
been delayed some weeks.
The report ia really for the year 1898,
inRsmuch as the assessment was made
in that year. The taxes were, Of course,
collected in 1899 The report of the
Auditor js necessarily one year behind.
Some very interesting figures are con
tanned in the general summary Of the
forthcoming report, which has just
been prepared. It is shown that the
number of acres Of land i'm the State
are %. 40 357, with a valuation Of
S11O 563 FOL.
The town lots number "a. 182 and
their value is assessed at $45. GAS. 416
The number Of horses given is III,
s27 Their value is stated to be S.,
1853 SAG.
The number or mules is 1875 858, with
q valuation of a. 991 TAB.
The number of sneep, 300, 4OS and
their valuation is $311, ia.
The goats foot up a total Of 48, sS5,
and they are assessed at $S2 2S6.
CATTLE r numbered at $50 206, and
valued at 81 345, ITO.
The hogs reach a grand total OF
1882 65S, yet their value is given at
only 81, 6O4 1S5
The value Of libraries in the State is
1858 $50.
Toe money on hand or deposit is
81 TIA, 957.
Solvent credits, $17, 249 764
Stock in Incorporated companies,
81 1876, 149.
Tobacco on hand, 81 288 568
Cotton, 81, 217 $40.
Gross income on property not taxed,
Sc, 291 So.
Gross incomes. dsalaries and fees,
$789, 900.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL MOTHS.


Tbs Senate has confirmed the nomi
nation OF A. L. McCRskill, as postmas.
ter at Fayetteville.
Members OF Congress are besieged
by letters from mothers to have their
sons released from duty in the Philip
pines end returned home
representative Richardson, OF Ten.
nessee has introduced two more anti.
trust resolutions, one againss the Amer.
lean Steel and Wire Company and the
other against the Federal Steel Com
pany.
Congressman Fitzgerald OF Maesa.
chusetts has introduced a resolution in
the House directing that the Attorney
General prosecute the STANDARD OH
Company as q trust. It has, he al
leges, paid within q few days 81. OCO,-
600 in dividends and increased the
price Of oil to do sc.
When the House met Wednesday
Mr.. DalEelI OF Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Rules presenr ed a report
from that committee for the appoint
ment OF q special COMMITTEES Of nine to
consider all proposed legislation rela.
tive to the celebration of the one hun.
dredth university of tie purchase Of
the Louisiana territory at st Louis in
1903. The speaker appointed a com
mittee.
The Charlotte Observer Of the gath
has this from its Washington cores.
ponden Nearly all the North Caro-
lima delegation have about completed
arrangements with the Postcmce De.
partment for rulRl hex delivery. I'm.
der this system a farmer may put up
q mail box in front Of his place and the
star route carrier, instead of taking
his mail to the Cm3e, leaves the same
in the box as he goes over his route.
The Committee on Appropriations
has reported TO the State the Legisla
tive. Executive and Judicial Appropri.
alton bill for the year ending June 80,
1901 The bill as reported exceeds che
appropriation under the same bill for
1900 by &312, 426 80, and it lie lees than
the estimates, 1868 400 81. The net in.
crease recommended by the Senate
over the amount allowed by the bill as
it passed ihe House ia 1886. SO4 65. The
total amount of the bill as reported to
the Senate is $24 1875, 800 80.
The Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs has agreed to report the bill for
a Pacific cable. The bill provides for
q present cable Only to Honolulu, bat
declares a purpose to extend it in the
future. Three million dollars is ap.
propriated for the work and further
surveys are authorized TO determine
the most practical route. The Secretry
is empow cred to cause plans to be pre-
pared Immediately upon the passage Of
the act, and to employ naval vessels il
necessary in the construction. The
control of the cable when completed is
to be transferred to the Postmaster
General.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
LYNCHIKG UTTERLY INExcUs-
abb.

BROWNSVILLE, TENN, March 3D.
Another Iynching has come eff at the
town OF Ripley, some twenty miles
northwest Of here, and the town where
occurred the famous Ginery lynching
and killing ahray, which resulted ia
the killing Of five innocent negroes.
The latest affair may be the outcome
Of III feeling aroused at that time be-
tween the races. The lynching oc-
Cured early this morning and was
quietly done. Louis Rice, q negro vas
hanged. Il was reported from Ripley
that the deed Of the mob Wes not jus.
tifable. The negro merely. SO far al 10
known, testified in court in favor OF
another negro, charged with killing a
white man four years ago in q crap
game.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
MIDDLE OF THE RoADRRs FOR
WATSON.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND March "a SEQ.
rotary Walter. of the Middle Of the
Road Populists, is said to be slated for
National chairman of that party.
''Tom Watson, of Georgia, can have
the nomination for President if he
wants it," said Mr.. Walter. land I be-
lieve DR.. B. +. Fay, Of Minneapolis,
will be his running mate"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
A DOUBTFUL UNDERTAKING.
z forts Being Made to Retrieve Ken
tucky's Lost II equation.

tucky's Lost r equation
LExMGToN, Ky March2I.-A meet.
ing was held here to day, attended by
leading citizens Of this city, and sur
rounding cities, whose object was TO
put IN foot a o partisan move to re.
trieve the lost reputation Of Kentucky.
due to the present complicated state of
affairs. A similar move is on foot in
Louisville and Oovington.
SO fer the work lie being done with
more or less secrecy. Ii was decided
today to issue an address to all coun.
ties in the State, calling conventions to
select delegates on April Goth, 70 q
State convention, 70 be held in Louis,
vile, on April 24sh.