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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

preacher of the mountains is inclined
to be suspicious of the book larnin'
which he has failed to acquire. Re.
ligion itself is a melancholy affair
chiefly connected with funerals and
sectarian squabbles.
The fighting propensites of the
mountaineers are to be classed with
other survivals of old-world temper
and ideals. 1t is well to remember that
the whole South is far nearer than the
other parts of the country to the age
of chivalry, when all gentlemen wore
side arms and felt that the govern
ment was simply to defend them from
foreign foes, while they were to rely
upon their own prowess to protect
their households and their honor. So
far, then, as the backwoodsmen are af-
fected by the example of those who
have enjoyed superior advantages
they have been continuously taught to
avenge their own wrongs rather than
appeal to law. And quite naturally
they have shown less restraint and
good taste in such matters. 1t is to be
added that the administration of JUS
tice in the mountain counties is attend
ed with even more delays and uncer-
tainties than elsewhere. Add to this
the fact that the mountaineer has the
Independent spirit born of solitude,
constant practice in the use of fire
arms, and that the civil war, in which
the mountains were plundered by both
armies, rekindled the belligerent spirit
of their ancient blood. 1t gives us hope
for their future that the frequent
homicides are not committed wantonly
nor for purposes of robbery, but in the
spirit of an Homeric chieftain on some
point of honor"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

Shipka Pass and under fire during
Skobeloff's magnificent attempt to
take Plevna. He went through the
Afghan campaign of 1878, and on one
of the expeditions he was mentioned in
the generals dispatches for saving a
wounded soldiers life under close and
heavy fire.
From Afghanistan he proceeded to
Mandalay, the capital of King Thee
baw, and had SOME interesting inter-
views with that potentate. Thence he
was ordered to Zululand, where he ar
rived in time to see plenty of fighting
and to carry the news of the battle of
Ulundi alone at night through the en-
emy's country for 100 miles to the near
est telegraph wire at Durham.
Mr.. Forbes labors shattered his
health and in 1879 he abandoned the
duties of correspondent. He after
ward lectured in Great Britain and
America and was the author of many
books. In 1886 he was married to
Miss Louisa Meigs, daughter of the
late Gen. Meigs, Of the United States
army.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01
REFORMING THE RIVER NILE.
Great Engineering Feat Designed to
Equa1ize Its Flow of Water.

Great Engineering Feat Designed to
Equalize Its Flow of Water.
One of the most ancient islands, and
one rich in historic associations, is
threatened with destruction. When
the Nile reservoirs planned by the
great Willcocks We're first made known
TO the world, and it was found that he,
although offering six or seven sites for
his cyclopean designs, really only high
ly recommended one, the construction
of which would wipe out the Island of
Philae, the loveliest spot on the Nile,
there was a universal howl of oppOsi.
ton. This got to such a height that
Sir w. Garstin and his engineers may
have felt grim kind of relief when
they found that the French would al
low them no money from the Caisse to
realize their scheme for storing the
blessed water, and they had for time
to abandon the whole affair. SO when,
one fine morning, John Arid, Sir Benja
min Baker and their friends uneXpect-
edly called at the office of works in
Cairo and offered to make any amount
of dams, canals and locks wherever
they pleased, for no present cash pay
ment, in accepting their wonderful
offer the government cut down the lev
ell of the great reservoir by nearly one
half. Willocks wanted to store up l20
feet of water. Sir Benjamin Baker
was told to content himself with TWEEN
ty meters about siXty-five feet of Nile
storage
And so the artists and the tourists
and the general opponents to- the
drowning of Philae were appcased, or
at least silenced, and the greatest engi-
neering work that the world has ever
seen was quickly started and within
year 10000 men We're employed at AS
souan and at the supplemental dam at
Assiout.
When the dam is completed and at its
high level Philae will have its temple
pylons and few Of the higher ruins
standing out of the water just to mark
where its ancient beauties were, but all
Its lOveiiness, its verdure, it's palms,
several Of it's temples, its storied walls
and it's Nilometer, its colonnades, its
Roman quays, will disappear beneath
the waters. An island will be lost, but
continent will be saved.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

The announcement of the death OF
DR.. Gruby, of Paris, recalls many in
teresting features of his long practice
among the eminent folk who were his
patients. The list includes Heine
George Sand, Marshal MacMahOn, the
elder Dumas, Daudet, Ambrose Thorn
as, Chopin and List. Although lie
cured many of them of various real or
fancied malades, he seldom admins
tered or prescribed a dose of drugs.
Exercise, abstinence and occupation
were his therapeutic agents; but know.
ing that orders to take these simple
remedies were seldom obeyed, lie re-
sorted to various little tricks to attain
the end To one patient who needed eX
ercise, he gave a little sugar and wa
ter, with orders to walk from the BaS
tile to the Church of the Madeleine
every morning before sunrise, and at
every siXty-eighth step to crack Il
grape-seed between his teeth. Another
nervous idler was ordered to move into
four rooms on the fifth story of a house
with no elevator, to have each rooln
papered n different pattern and shade
of green, and to select, himself, the
rooms and the paper, and to superin-
tend all the work. BY such devices, he
lured his patients into doing what they
otherwise would not have done, and
thus was enabled to effect many cures.
1t was shrewd use of mental foiDlcs
for the cure of physical ills.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01
Expert Tobacco Testing.

The greater part, in fact, nearly all,
of the tobacco raised in Cuba and not
used by the Cuban cigar-makers is
shipped to the United States. At certain
seasons of the year. the Havana hotels
are filed with tobacco buyers from the
States. Some of them deal through the
brokers in Havana, but some who know
the country and the language go out
into the tobacco district and deal di-
rectly with the planters, often buying
a promising crop before it is picked.
The tobacco buyer has necessarily to
be good judge of tobacco. He goes
down into the very center of the bale
of tobacco he is examining. extracts
some samples and tests them in differ
ent ways.
The first test is that of smell. The
Cuban tobacco has n strong and pc
culiar odor. A little variation one way
or the other makes the tobacco good or
bad. After smelling it the buyer is
likely to roll a rudely constructed cigar
out of the leaf and smoke it. He will
inhale the smoke and endeavor to de-
termine exactly the flavor. He will also
examine the ash carefully and test also
the combustion of the tobacco-that is,
try to find out how long it will hold
fire. 1t Is great annoyance to a
smoker who is talking or writing or
otherwise engaged to put his cigar into
his mouth and find that it has gone out.
No cigar ever tastes so good after it
has met such catastrophe. SO one
quality sought for is that of holding
fire. If a sample smoked by the buyer
will keep lighted four minutes it is con-
sidered very good. Some will burn for
five minutes and even longer without
being puffed.-Ohio State Journal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01
The Hero of Niafekino

OF the hero of Mafeking's school
days DR.. Haig Brown, the former head
master Of Charterhouse, has been tell
Ing correspondents: II notice that the
name is invariably mispronounced"
said the doctor. "The "a in Baden is
generally given the sound 'ah,' but it
should have the usual sound of "a
as in bathing towel which was his
nickname among the boys at school.
The boy was essentially the father of
the man; he was very active, lively,
full of fun and amusement, and eX-
ceedingly popular with his schoolfel-
lows. An extremely clever boy in ev-
cry sort of way, his accomplishments
were numerous. He was fond of ath-
letics of all kinds and in all he under
took showed faculty of resource, cou-
pied with a keen sense of humor." Col.
Baden-Powell, two days before he left
England for South Africa, paid a visit
to DR.. Haig Brown, and characters.
tically remarked: 81 hope they will
give me warm corner" He was
given his wish.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01
Why She Refrains,

ut is true. My wife never scolds
never scowls, never frowns."
do you expect us to believe suck
nonsense?"
Il do. Why not? can explain"
"Then explain"
"She doesn't scold because it twists
her mouth; she doesn't scowl because it
gives her crowsfeet, and she doesn't
frown because it brings wrinkles"
Good. But inwardly?"
Don't ask me. The question Is too
narrowing. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

cal colleges of the empire is limited to
fixed number The University of
Moscow is limited to $50. Kieff to 200,
kharkov to 175, Dorpat to $50, War
saw to 100, Tomsk to 100. and Kasan
to 100. This limits the number Of stu
dents allowed to take up the study Of
medicine to about a thousand year.
The number seems small for so great
an empire, especially in view OF the
unlimited output of American medical
colleges, but it is by no means certain
that the autocratic Russian idea is an
unmiXed evil. A multiplicity Of medi-
cal graduates eager to begin expert
menting with their knives and boluses
upon the defenseless public is not the
greatest blessing of land of liberty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

ward Paris, around which he was the
first civilian to ride before its complete
environment. He was able to enter
Metz before the capitulation; he was
the first noncombatant to enter Paris
after the siege; he saw the overthrow
of the Commune was in the midst of
the fighting, and was almost torn to
pieces by the mob. He saw some fight
ing in Spain after the abdication of
King Amadeus.
In his capacity of correspondent he
accompanied the Prince of Wales on
his tour through India in 1S75-'76. He
was witness to the plucky attempt at
Servia to throw off the yoke of Tur-
key. He followed the Russo-Turkish
campaign in the summer and autumn
of 1877, and, attached to the Russian
army, was present at the battle of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01
Denth by Anarchists.

The German Emperor is probably the
only European monarch who carries a
revolver. Firmly convinced that he is
going to die by the bullet of an anarch-
ist-this fate having been prophesied
to him long ago-he is determined to
fight for his life If necessary, and ac-
cordingly is never without his revolver.
He is extremely skillful in the use of
the weapon, and his jaeger. or body
servant, who accompanies him every
where, inspects it every morning to
make sure that 1t is in perfect order.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01
FAMOUS WAR WRITER.
Archibald Forbes, Who Recently Passed
Away in London.

Away in London.
Archibald Forbes, who died recently
in London, was one of the most famous
war correspondents in the world. He
was Scotchman by birth and for ten
years was n soldier in the British army,
an experience that was of great ad-
vantage to him when he became war
correspondent.
At the outbreak of the Franco-Prus-
sian war he attached himself TO the
German forces and was present at the
first fight at Saarbruck. How curious
ly his experiences were afterward
woven in with the subsequent history
of the last imperial Napoleonic fam
lily is shown by the facts that he wit
messed the defeat of the French at Sc
dan, saw Louis Napoleon surrender,
afterward gazed upon his dead face at
Chiselhurst, and was with the party
which gathered up the remains of
Prince Papoleon in Zululand.
lie was present at the battles of
Courcelles, Vionville and Gravelotte,
and advanced with the Germans to-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01


quasi-private correspondence of New
York concern, and who is unable to
keep a good thing to himself, makes
public the following extract from a
letter written to the house by friend
ly firm in an interior town:
Upon our recommendation, Mr.. and
Mrs. --, of our city, will shortly
visit your New York house, with view
to making extensive purchases. If suited,
they may prove to be valuable patrons.
Be sure to pay particular attention to the
tastes of Mrs. (second wife).
Kindly consider this communication con-
tidential.
1t is hardly necessary to direct at
tention to the implication contained in
this friendly hint from one business
firm to another. The point which the
out-of-town concern wished particular
ly to emphasize was that no amount
of attention bestowed upon Mrs. -
would be thrown away, for the simple
reason that she was Mr.. IS second
wife. Long and careful study of the
relations that exist between Il husband
and his second wife seems to have con.
vinced the intelligent mercantile class
es that the latter Is very apt to eXer-
else greater influence over the former
than any first wife possibly could. We
are left in doubt as to why this should
be so, but people who are engaged in
vocations which demand the exercise
of more than ordinary good judgment
in dealing with humanity in general
and whose aim is always to please, are
not likely to err greatly when they as.
sumo that, while husband may oc.
casionally disagree with his first wife,
he seldom or never finds it pleasant to
differ from his second, particularly on
II shopping tour. There is in the letter
quoted above suggestion for that
large and worthy element of our popu.
lation which Is striving constantly to
explain the vagaries and idosyncra.
sizes of human character. 1t cannot be,
of course, that Il husband Is so entire.
ly chastened or cowed by his first wife
that he submits gracefully or slavishly
Is It to be presumed that one who has
passed safely through his first matri.
monial venture has been so well
trained that he invariably makes a
better husband for the second than he
did for the first woman of his choice.
No amount of theorzing over this mat
ter will result in satisfactory con.
clusion. 1t is probable that in the
present instance there were special
reasons why the New York firm should
be particularly pleasing to the second
Wife, The out-of-town concern could
not safely enter into these reasons. A
hint was thought to be sufficient and.
without knowing anything to the con-
trary, we must imagine that the New
York firm acted on and protted by it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

"When l returned from Elba," Ma
poleon is quoted as saying, in the Cen
tury, II found, among other papers Of
the Bourbons, an account of 5000
francs paid monthly to the editors OF
the Times, besides taking n hundred
numbers monthly, and l had an offer
from them to write for me for pay
ment. l had offers from the editors of
several English newspapers to write
for me, even during the time of war,
previous to my going to Elba, and to
Insert news and everything else 1
wished, and that money would be taken
to send them to France. did not do
1t. was wrong, however; ought to
have accepted their offers, and then my
name would not have been held in such
odium in England as it was. This they
said themselves to me. For in the end
these newspapers formed the public
opinion, and always will do. l was
very wrong; l see it now"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01
MOUNTAIN GIRL

MOUNTAIN GIRL. Ohio River to Bir-
mingham, Ala, and Atlanta, Ga. The
extent of the region has been concealed
from the fact that it Is parceled out
among nine different commonwealth,
writes William Goodell Frost, Presi-
dent of Berea College, in the Atlantic
Monthly. 1t has no coastline, no navi-
gable stream and no inland lakes. The
lack of waterways, or other means of
communication, has barred all prog
ress.
In this region are 100000 people,
who are living practically in condi-
tions Of colonial times. The difference
is that the colonial people were con-
sciously in motion and felt themselves
to be in the front of the progress of
their time, while the mountain people
have a depressing sense of being be-
hind. Yet the people are not to blame,
The conditions affecting them are the
result of environment.
These people are more destitute of
all the opportunities that go with edu-
cation than any other people of our
race in the world. There may be twen-
ty counties in one group which do not
contain a printing press. The average
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

There is one redeeming prospect fol-
lowing the recent attempt of crazy
youth to puncture the anatomy of his
royal highness Albert Edward with Il
32-caliber bullet. 1t may now become
the fad for the "chappies" and Anglo
maniacs to hire young and inexperl-
enced marksmen to stand off ut forty
PAGES or so and discharge murderous-
looking weapons at them. And If a
few of the imitators should accidental
ly be hit in vital spot the public
would be immeasurably the gamer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

During the year 1890 American rail
roads were more active in building
than in any year since 1890. A total of
4,5O0 miles of new track was laid.
In the meantime there was great de-
crease in the number of roads going
into receivershlp. The long, dark era
of railroad bankruptcies, which cul-
minated in 1898, when seventy-four
companies, with nearly 10000 miles of
lines, were handed over to receivers,
has ended, and the new era starts with
the railways of the United States in a
solvent and hopeful condition. The
recelvershlps for 1890 cover only 100
miles, or little over one-half Of 1 per
cent. of the present mileage.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

The army of young physicians now
waiting for bald spot on their heads
and for the practice that is supposed
TO come with twill doubtless hear
with interest of Russla's summary
plan for preventing surplus of doc
tors. BY recent decree OF the Rus
sian Minister OF Education the admis-
sion Of tirs, year students to the medl-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01
Private Gable for the ouec,.

The Queen, when at Osborne, has her
own private submarine cable, which is
laid from the Isle of Wight to Hurst
Castle on the mainland where Charles
l. was kept for Il few days before his
trial and execution. Her majesty uses
this cable to communicate with her
ministers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

testant for Cover
nor, brought the
mountaine ers o f
t h al CO IN IN o n =
wealth into consid-
era b | e notoriety.
Il h e S e mountain
GERS are of a type
common to a large
and rugged region,
extending from the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

The Chickasaw Indians have passed
law requiring any white man who de-
sires to marry dusky heress to pay
u license fee of $1,000. There are many
Caucasian parents who would be glad
10 protect their daughters from the
pursuit of fOrtune-hunters in the same
way
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

If Professor Sheldon is correct in his
listers are heretical, they may some day
make it exceedingly uncomfortable for
the remaining fourth
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01
No Foreman Printer in stripes.

The prisoner printers on the Star OF
Hope, published in Sing Sing prison,
objected so strongly to having a pris-
oner for foreman of the office that he
has been removed and another man not
prisoner put in his place.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01
where Tommy Beat Him.

Mrs. Tindler-Why, Johnny, what Is
the matter with you? You've been
fighting. And | told you to count 10
when you were angry.
JOHNNY did. but Tommy Tinker
played roots on me. He didn't count
his 10 until after he'd plunked me in
the eye.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

discussions on the war and the
twentieth century" reads a notice on
the wall of Il hotel in Glasgow. Scot
land, "will not be allowed until the
close Of both" So far as this genera
tion Is concerned that seems to be n
prohibition until "the day after never"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

Even the order of official precedence
recently settled at Washington shows
the common American longing on one
mans part to somehow get ahead of
another.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

Andrew Carnegie is only feet 6
inches long. If everybody who has
tried to pull his leg had succeeded,
however, he would be more than 10
feet tall
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

With regard to that boys attempt
on the life of the Prince of Wales, If
the schoolmaster is abroad he's allow
Ing the young idea to shoot the wrong
Way
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

There should be an official spanker to
look after 15-year-old boys who have
desire to reduce the worlds supply
of princes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

The name Borchgrevinl has been
made forever famous by the discovery
of the south magnetic pole. Details of
the achievement will be awaited with
the livelieSt interest.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

Curfews for children also have a
moral for grown folks. 1t may be
more or less serious if the law finds
them ont
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

President Harper of Chicago Univer-
sity sees Mr.. Rockefellers $2,000.O00,
goes him $3000,000 better. and takes
'he $5,OOO,OO0. Evidently President
Harper knows all the intricacies of the
Enmp.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

When boy begins to be particular
about the crease in his trousers it is a
pretty sure sign of an attack of the
first symptoms of love.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

What has become of the old.fashlon.
ed girl who used to accept invitations
as follows; Miss Smiths compliments
to Mr.. Jones. and she would be pleased
to accept his kind invitauonY
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

1t costs much more to avenge wrong
than to suffer it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

AS an Asiatic nation China Is not
alone on the down grade. Corea also
appears to be losing ground.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

A transportation company spent 50 in
collecting 13 cents. There was certain
ly more money than sense in this.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

Self-reliance means learning early
that If you are in trouble, no one is GO
ing to get up in the night to help you
,ut.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

A misplaced switch-A man found
his fiancees false hair on a table and
broke off the engagement.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-01

The woman with a sour face ought to
apply for position in pickle factory.