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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-03-09

For bargains of all kinds go to
Conroy, Son & Co.
Ladies, call and see the lovely
new dress patterns at Lugger &
Pruett's.
Miss jamie Megginson of va
quina Head, was Toledo visitor
Wednesday.
Postal Clerk J. H. Penn returned
| Tuesday evening from business
trip to Portland.
S. G. Irwin of Newport returned
Tuesday evening from business
trip to the valley.
Attorney B. F. Jones departed
Monday morning on another bust
ness trip to the valley.
Deputy Fish Commissioner Ed
Baldwin of Waldport was greeting
Toledo friends Wednesday.
Mrs. Stone Wells left last Satur-
day morning for a visit with rel
atives and friends in the valley.
Mrs. M. L. Trapp and son Harry
departed last Saturday morning for
a visit at the ranch near Chitwood.
Harry Fant of South Beach was
up on business Monday, accom-
panied by Sea Lion Charlie, of
Newport.
Mrs. Daisy Hosford came over
Tuesday from Siletz, where she had
been teaching, and departed next
morning for Independence, the
home of her mother.
Misses Ethel and Olive Boone
passed down to their home at Mill
4 Saturday evening from Salado
and Nortons, respectively, where
they have conducted successful
terms of school.
Roy Bryant and Johnny Brown
came over from Siletz last Saturday
morning. The latter returned III the
afternoon, plotting Presiding Elder
Ford 10 the Agency. Roy remained
until Monday, the guest of Francis
| Jones.
Out in the Willamette they are
now talking potato starch factory.
The idea has some friends in this
Yaquina bay country, but the fever
is of a mild type. The same may
be said of the fruit and vegetable
cannery idea.
William Wakefield. the hand
some and popular swell of Little
Elk, arrived Tuesday evening and
has been having the usual good
time with Toledo friends. Among
the truthful narratives related by
Mr.. Wakefield during his present
visit is the following: II have"
said Mr.. Wakefield, "a warm friend
who resides at a place known as
Cowslip Swamp, in Minnesota.
One day my friend went to St.
Paul, and there saw displayed at
meat dealers some frogs. The
proprietor of the place told him
that frogs were favorite dish with
the French residents of that city,
who paid 81 so per dozen for them.
My friend informed the dealer that
frogs were plentiful on his place
and at once. struck bargain to
supply him with all he could get at
81 per dozen, promising TO bring a
wagon load on his next trip to ST.
Paul. Some time afterward the
dealer met my friend on the street
and asked him what had become OF
the frogs which he had promised
him. The man from Cowslip
Swamp replied: I've brought you
four. Say, those frogs are just like
populists. You'd think from the
noise they make there was million
of emil" 4" Mr.. Wakefield carries an
affidavit in support of this interest
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EF.

ueah er TO SIletZ
Saturday lie guests of
Agent Bui sunday after
noon, beii .-- u pleased with
that part OF the county and their
entertainment while there. They
visites the ocean beach Tuesday
and departed next morning for AL
bany, going thence to various Cali
tornia points. Mr.. Crane is an old
Rock Island railroad engineer, but
Is suffering to some extent from in
Juries received in wreck, and may
decide to locate on the coast-possi-
bly, in this county, which he may
visit agsin before returning to his
home ip the cyclone state.
Waller Ben was UP before the
court at Siletz Tuesday, charged
with larcency from Larkey Logan's S
store. He pleaded guilty and
Sheriff Ross brought him to Toledo
to appear before Justice Krogstad.
Ben charged his mind after reach
ing Toledo and said he was inno-
cent. Several witnesses were ex-
amined, with the result that Ben
was placed under $1oo bonds to
appear at the next term of circuit
court, Charlie Depoe and David
John furnishing the bond.
sAt the annual school election
Mld Monday G. B. Cresuo was re-
& sssd as director and c. E. Haw-
kinS as clerk. The board was au-
thorized to bond the district in the
sum of $4,000 at S per cent interest,
the same to be applied on the in
debtedness of the district.
The Toledo band is rapidly get
ting into shape for the next Fourth
of July celebration. Its practice
last Friday night was a revelation,
the entire populace being spell
bound while the sweet strains
floated over the city. Let the good
work go
Presiding Elder T. B. Ford ar
rived last Friday evening and con-
Quoted the second quarterly con-
ference, going to Siletz next day.
He returned to Toledo Sunday and
conducted service in the evening.
On account of the storm the
Ladies. Aid society did not NEE,
with Mrs. H. E. Collins Tuesday
afternoon, but will meet with her
next Tuesday if the weather
permits.
Lester Waugh and family re-
moved to their Cape Foulweather
ranch the fore part of the week, to
remain during the spring and
summer.
Ed Meaker, the Yaquina meat
man, was up on business Monday.
He stated that he was here by per-
mission of tie leader of the Toledo
band.
Andy Gallagher OF Beaver creek,
was up Tuesday paying his taxes
and having pleasant time gen
orally. a.
Rev. E. H. Bryant came over
from Siletz with Elder Ford Sunday
afternoon, returning Monday morn.
ing.
Superintendent Bert r. Betz was
over from Siletz Wednesday as
witness i'll the Ben larceny case.
George L. Boone and son AL of
were up on business Mon
always save money by
b Lugger & Pruett.
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F. c. Huffman of Elk City was
down on business Monday.

Spring goods are constantly ar
irving at Lugger & Pruett's.
Vic Boone of Mill was smiling
at the young ladies of Toledo last
Saturday.
James Dixon of Elk City had
business in the county seat last
Saturday.
For ammunition at 20 per cent.
below all competitors go to Conroy,
Son & Co.
County Judge Stewart went to
Corvallis Wednesday to feel of the
COW market
Brother Matthews of the New
port News visited Toledo Saturday
and Tuesday.
Fred Chambers, chef dc cuisine
at the life-saving station, spent Sat
urday in Toledo.
Agent Buford came over from
Siletz last Friday, remaining until
Saturday afternoon.
George A. Landreth is agent for
the famous Edison phonograph.
Prices from $3.50 up.
Uncle Johnny Nye was in town
last Saturday mingling with his
Grand Army comrades.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Baumann
returned last Friday evening from
weeks visit at Portland.
Lugger & Pruett can't be beat
In low prices of clothing and shoes.
Give them trial and be convinced.
Charlie Loomis, the popular
young Newport merchant, returned
last Saturday from visit with his
brother in southern Oregon.
With this number THE LEADER
begins its eighth year. After the
present rush occasioned by extra
work IS over, we shall proceed to
make improvements that will be
appreciated by our readers.
Henry Scott and James Breen of
Chandler, Oregon, and Albert Siiota
of Kernville, Oregon, will find
their final proof notice in this num-
Der. Paer A. Miller will make
final proof before County Clerk
Lutz on the 10th inst, James Will
son OH April 4, and Robert Hayes
of Sugarloaf will appear before the
register and receiver of the land
office at Oregon City for the same
purpose on April 26. Remember
the date.
An article on dairying in the Ore
gonian Of the 9th inst. gives list
OF twenty patrons of the Albany
creamery during the year 1900.
Among this number is B. R.
Forbes, reader of THE LEADER,
who from seven cows received dur
ing the. year $374,6o-or a little
more than $3.50 per cow. Mr..
Forbes did no better than some of
the other patrons. The COW stands
at the head of the class. Save
your money and buy COW.
At the Vincent: T. Jay Buford,
Larkey Logan. Albert Martin, Alex
Catfish, George Bensell, Ed Ben
sell, John +. Brown, David John
and wife, Charley Kelsey, Walter
Ben, ]. G. ri nley, Charlie Johnson
Charlie Depoe, Bert r. Betz, Siletz;
Fred Chambers, ]. o. Briggs, New
port; James Dixon, Chester Dixon,
+. c. Huffman, Elk City; Mr.. and
Mrs. George H. Crane, Valley juno
ton, Iowa; c. Il. Bloom, Chitwood;
Z. d. Young, Nortons; Lee Moor
house, Pendleton; E. J. Dunn, Cor
wallis; L. H. Baldwin, Waldport;
Miss jamie Megginson, Yaquina
Head; Doc Wakefield, Eddyville;
A. S. Charles, Florence; N. Hol-
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HEY, THEREl HAY HERE!

Larger amounts at 700 per ton.
Can furnish a lighter if necessary.
r. A. STRATFoRD.
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FAMILY AVER

The average number of children Der
1amlly in European countries is lowest
in France, with 3.03; Switzerland, 394;
Austria and Belgium, 4.5O: England, ADS;
Germany, 4.10: Holland, 4.22: Scotland.
4.46; Italy, ASS: Spain, 465; Russia, 4.83;
while Ireland is highest, with an aver
age of $40 children in each family.
WOODEN BULLETS. Il
White lead and steel are its most
common metals in use for the smaller
proJecthes employed in war, gold, silver,
iron and even wood have been fired.
At the siege of Anadanagar bullets of
gold and silver We're fired into the enc
my's camp by the order of the Mogil
Princess Cande. To make such bullets
more effective curses were inscribed
upon them. Mr.. Selous, the African
hunter and explorer, is SD to have shot
lions ITO the north of Buluwa in the
sixties with golden bullets. Lead was
scarce, and 1T was not easy to get fresh
supply; but gold. mined on the spot, did
just as we'll During the fighting on the
kashmir frontier, the rebellious Hun
zas used bullets made o. garnets incased
in lead, which they fired against the
British soldiers. Bullets of stone were
used before the end of the sixteenth cent
ury. Iron bullets We're mentioned as in
use in 1850. Wooden bullets We're used
by some of the Spanish soldiers in Cuba,
while in Mashonaland the natives con-
verted the telegraph wires into bullets
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other fellow, and so they call it a holi-
day to come down here and gamble. some
more. What was it the girl said who sat
on the torpedo. Oh, yes, "How foolsh,"
love to see the golf enthusiasts They
are up before most people really get to
bed down at the Branch a chasing their
golf balls across the green's. IT'S verv
nice, but l never saw anything in it ex-
cept chance to get up thirst for those
wonderful Scotch high balls-I think
that's what they're called. At Deal they
even have tournaments. The boys chip
IN and buy silver cup and practice for
weeks. Then somebody comes along from
club on Long Island or up the Hudson
and takes the cup without winking, He
doesn't even spend cent at the club. He
comes on the morning train and must
hurry home when the match is over.
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FISH POKER.

The latest game for tedious fishing DAYS
is fish poker 1t was invented by party
of boat fishers who were having a slow
time of it. One of the party proposed a
game or hsh poker. His companions look
ed 1ncredulous. There were no cards on
the sloop and all knew it. The man who
proposed the game declared that cards
We're unnecessary. He explained that ev-
cry time any of the party had a bite he
was to edge up so cents. The pot was to
go on accommodating until either a black
fish, weakfish or bass weighing at
least half a pound had been landed The
lucky man should then take down the
pot.
The members of the party drew in their
lines, put on fresh bait and at a signal
cast off. Soon there was yank at the
business end of one of the lines, and when
the fisherman pulled in to find the warn
ing a failure he was greeted with the sig
nfiicant words, "Come across" The jim
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and has a yacht and horses and a big
place and doesn't have to mind Besides
ne can live in his own villa, while those
other young men are haggling with the
hotel men.
Now, Mr. Hanna-beg pardon, Senator
Hanna-is my idea Of a summer man. He
goes to Long Branch because he needs
the rest. So when Mr.. Mckinley wants
to see hlm he goes to Long Branch too.
so does everybody else. Mr.. Hanna used
to be very poor and the Jersey coast was
several miles from the farm where he
was raised. But he got there. And now
he's booming Long Branch-that is, he's
there and SO is everybody else-that is,
everybody who's in the affairs of the ma
ton. All Mr.. Hanna has to do is to sit
on his porch and everything comes to
him. without waiting, either.
There are a lot of people at Long
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condensed form, peas sufficient to make
TWO or three gallons of pea soup.
Potatoes and other vegetables can be
bought condensed. In box not much
larger than that of penny box Of matches
are sold dozen capsules of beef extract
SO condensed that one of them will make
a quart of bouillon. There are soups ana
other foods. highly cncentrated. put up in
little blocks the size of Yeast cakes. that
when prepared will yield meal; so that
1t is quite possible for the man who is
going camping out to carry along, in very
little space food well If he so desires
for supplies until he begins to get his own,
or to guard against any emergency for
eking out other supplies.
There are camp chairs of various kinds,
old and new, and tables likewise. all highly
portable. a table for four people, for exam
pie, being made to fold into a bundle 3
feet long and inches thick one way by 6
the other.
A modern sort Of contraption is a pocket
axe, useful little implement, that can
be dropped in a pocket in ones boot
leg. The pocket axe has a pivoted guard
that can be closed down over its edge, as
the handle of a razor Is closed over it's
edge; this for the protection of the carrier
and to protect the edge itself; when the
axe is used the guard is thrown back on
It's pivot, to shut into the handle, out of
the way, flush with the handles surface
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THE PUBLIC TASTE
IN STAGE PLAYS.
People Undoubtedly Like Home
Story of Life in It's Simple,
Natural Condition.
BY Olga Nethersole.

That there are two classes of play
| goers I freely admit. There is the one
class Ga vast body) which requires en-
tertainment of a light and varied ma
ture and there is the other c.ass (per-
haps not so vasD which is content to
look through the mirror which the actor
holds up to life. To the latter class it
is my honor and privilege to appeal.
If an author should bring me one of
his untried, unread works 7 would look
TO see II 1T represented a siu,ple natural
phase of life, if it We're dramatically
treated, and if it We're light and bright
and yet had the sinuous thread of pas
sion winding its way through the lives
OF the most commonplace Of us. If his
play satisfactorily answered these de-
mands | should think that he had writ
ten play well calculated to appeal to
ana satisfy an audience, and should
look for it's production with some amour,
of confidence.
The simplest stories are undoubtedly
those which appeal most strongly to
audiences. Audiences do not care for
the complexities Of human life nor do
they desire the discussion Of problems.
however much you may sugar the pill
Audiences delight in the reflection of
their daily lives. An incident, forc;blv
reminding them of themselves and rco-
Take some of the most successful
plays in this country and see how sim
pie and direct are the stories That
beautiful play ''Shore Acres so far as
its story is concerned, is perfectly sim
pie. The airs from the worlds grand
operas that have lived are the simple
ones. The simple things of life live
with us.
| think that the simplicity Of the
story of Carmen" was what first at
tracted my attention to it's possibilities
as drama. | observed the brightness
and naturalness of Don Jose, full of
careless, happy manhood at the outset
of his career, desiring nothing but to
win promotion and renown as soldier
how little by little he became involved
with Carmen, who dragged him down,
down the paths of shame and dishonorr
hnally hurting him into the abyss of ir-
retrlevable ruin and despair. That is all!
Just story of a mans downfall And
yet all powerful in its humanity.
Audience wants to be able to say "How
like so and SO, or such thing" A gem
orally accepted axiom is t at the demand
regulates the supply, but in the case of
plays this is decidedly not so. Though
there be such a vast army of aspiring
how very few ever strike
the right note? None know but the un-
fortunate managers whose duty it is to
read their works.
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IN ONE FAMILY,

Her twenty fifth baby fat ana happy.
Is growing in the arms of Mrs. Samuel
SWartWood, wife of an engineer on the
central railroad of New Jersey
The mother has been married twenty
nine years. She has borne two sets of
twins. Twenty of her twenty-five child
rem are living.
My children are a great JOY to me-"
Mrs swartwood said today. Although
l have always had a baby, and some
times two. to look after they never seem
to me to be the trouble and worry some
babies are.
My last little one is more cute than
all the rest, but L suppose all infants
are interesting when they are just born.
waiter, our first cnild, born on June
%. 1872, IA months after my marriage
was married a little more than a year
ago. Louis came next, on September 8,
1873; then Thaddeus. on January S, 1875.
Maud. who is married and has one child,
was born on January II, 1876: Cora,
March Is, 1877; Blanche. May 10, 1878;
May. who is dead. on May 20, 1879; Her
bert August 81, 1880; Warren. March H.
1881: Elsie. April q, 1882; Samuel. March
II, 1884 Daniel, September 8, 1855; Ruth
September %, 1886.
"Alonzo and Gertrude the first twins,
We're born on January 81, 1889; Gertrude
died: Elmer. June 21. 1890; Calvin. July
81, 1891: Florence, November 49, 1892;
Esther and Benjamin. the second twins.
on December 81 1893; Earl March 20,
1895; Jesse. May 3, 1896; Edith, June s.
1897; Lottie. September 1S, 1898, and our
boy, just born.
II was married when I was fourteen
years old. I loved Sam when l was
girl, and I wanted to be married. Ever
since we have been very happy, "a !
would not change places WI the rich
est woman in the land.
MY husband brings in $1OO month
and the children 500.
You can put me down as agreeing
with Grover Cleveland that married life
is one grand, sweet song"
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LOOKING BACK TO
THE SUMMER
hussell Sage Makes a Mistake When
He Tells You Not to Take Vaca-
t1on Unless You Can Afford One.
By Lillian Russell.

ihere are lot Of very good people who
work very hard eleven months a wear.
Then they take a month of what thew
call life" on the Jersey coast in summer
1t doesn't make any difference where thew
go-Atlantic Highlands, Seabright Mon
mouth Beach, Long Branch, Deal AS
bury Park, Ocean Grove, Avon, Spring
Lake Point Pleasant or Atlantic City
they are looking for life"
They get it,
Ihey pay IS a quart for California
champagne. They dance to the music
OF thirty piece orchestra when other
people are striving every nerve to keep
cool. They chase spotless golf ball over
several thousand yards of turf under a
broiling sun. They swim and drive and
11ift and gossip and loaf to their heart 3
content Why? Ask the summer girl.
The summer girl-oh, the wealth of
memories.
She has such lovely clothes. She new
er wears any frock twice-that is, in the
presence OF the same man. He can't stay
more than a week. Her Dapa has pro-
Vided more than seven dresses hence a
fresh gown every day. Isn't it wonder
full? And some day the young man may
say something and she say Yes" very
tenderly but none the less meaningly
ana papa doesn't pay for dresses any
more The young man later blames it
on the Jersey coast. But he has a pret tv
wife, If he picked her out on the Jersey
coast, where all girls are pretty under the
glorious summer moons.
There are many kinds of the summer
man in Jersey. Some of him are grand.
Some of him are--weli never mind T
nave seen all sorts of him. There is the
young man who works very hard in the
city and takes day on the coast lust to
freshen him up for another week He is
the young man who gets down on the la t
train on Saturday night and starts away
before you are up on Monda morning.
About ten years from now you see him
abused by lot Of other young men, who
come Fridays and stay till-wel when
they get ready to leave. But he is rich
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LITTLE THINGS.

The rolling Of cold iron was first sug-
gested. it is said, by workman who was
placing a piece Of hot iron in the rolls
and carelessly allowed his tongs to BE-
drawn in also Noticing that the tongs
rolled without breaking, he called the at
tention Of the superintendent to the Incl
dent. The matter was investigated, ex-
periments We're made, and it was found
that cold rolled iron is equal to steel for
shafting purposes.
A Nuremberg glass cutter accidentally
discovered the art of etching upon glass.
A few drops of aqua fortis fell upon
his spectacles and he noticed that the
acid caused the glass to corrode and soft
en- He at once took the hint drew fig
ures upon the glass with varnish, applied
tne aqua fortls, and then cut away the
glass from around the drawing Remoy-
ing the varnish, he found the figures that
he had drawn raised upon dark back
ground.
F1nigueara. the master of early engrav-
ing delighted in doing deeds of kindness.
piece of clothing in which a needle had
been carelessiy left, had the misfortune
to run 1T into her hand. The needle broke
ad more than half of 1T was left embed
ded IN the flesh. 1t gave her much pain,
and as soon as she could she went to
Finiguerra's studio put down the bundle
OF damp clothes that she was carrying
to their owner, and asked the artist to
help her. After much patient careful
manipulation with his fine tools he sue
ceeded in extracting the broken needle.
The woman thanked him, and as she
lifted her damp bundle to leave the stu
dio Finiguerra noticed that it had rested
upon one of his engravings and had re-
ceiyed an excellent impression from it.
The engraving, like all other of that
time, was a metal plate complete in itself
and was regarded as a single picture.
The impression made upon the damp
cloth suggested to the alert mind of Fini-
guerra the possibility of producing an
indefinite number of pictures from sin
gle original. By experimenting he per-
fected his discovery, and eventually
made it possible for all homes to have
beautiful engravings. for, previous 10 his
discovery, only the wealthy could af-
ford them.
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gle of half dollar in q fish basket was

gle of half dollar in a fish basket was
the reply.
Ihe bites became more numerous but
the blacktish and bass were apparently
only blufiing. They refused to be hooked.
+MeanWhlle the contents of the fish basket
grew amazingly. GreenbacSs in goodly
numbers accumulated. When the jackpot
had overgrown the $50 mark the game
was attended with great excitement The
players We're cautions before drawing
carus-or bites. 1t soon narrowed down
until only pronounced tug at the hook
would receive any consideration.
II was not until the two hundredth bite
had been registered that one of the party
showed openers" by the swishing of his
llne, evidence of the fight of a game fish,
me others watched the struggle breath
iessly. Slowly but surely the lucky fish
efmen tired the fish and threw on the
deck blackfish weighing two and a half
pounds When he counted the Jackpot
Whlch ne Won he found about $10O.
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AN AWFUL CONSCIENCE.

A teacher dfened conscience 'tas some
thing within you that tells you you have
done wrong"
Il had it once" spoke up young tow
head If six summers. but they had to
send for the DOCTOR"
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Branch. too, who are not satisfied with
Wall street, as Senator Hanna is. That
is why the Pennsylvania club and the
New York club and other places keep
their owners in automobiles and other
things while most of the people who
bought those little ivory things-I can
never remember whether you call them
checks or chips-sometimes walk
How silly men are! Most business
is nothing but gambling against the