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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-13

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-13
DR.. Greene'S
NERVURA
for the Blood and Nerves.

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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

30 much has been written-and well
written, 1t may be added-on old age
and longevity that 1t is difficult to say
anything absolutely new upon this al.
ways interesting subject. DIR. Cyrus
Edison, In an address on the topic "The
Causes of Natural Death and How to
Attain an Active and Useful Old Age"
at least succeeded In giving emphasis
to one requirement in regard to Ion.
gevity. According to the New York
physician rapid thought, other things
being equal, Is conducive to longevity.
From this cause men In cities have an
advantage over the farmer, though
the latter from his open-air life often
attains old age. mot only is we'll
balanced mind essential to old age."
said DR.. Edison, "but a well-balanced.
active mind" The point is one well
worth emphasizing. There are many
things tending to "green old age" or.
as Adam in "As You Like It." defined
his, "a lusty winter" Some of these,
as DIR. Edison pointed out, have refer
ence to the calling or vocation, wheth-
er merchant, lawyer, farmer, physi-
clan, editor, writer or common laborer,
etc. The business or pursuit, in other
words, may have in Its requirements
influence to lengthen or shorten the
life of the one who follows 1t. His own
habits Of diet, exercise, work, recrea-
ton. etc., are also important, but the
one factor running through all these
and making in all circumstances for
longevity is the "well-balanced, active
mind" Lear was unwise for reasons
Shakespeare so well portrays In endeav-
oring Ito shake all cares and business
from our age" He could not have been
happy or have lived to great age,
however kind his daughters might have
been to him, for he lacked the well-bal-
anced mind, and he attempted to re-
move all necessity for mental activity.
While age should not be compelled to
concern itself with the struggles of life
such as are appropriate to youth, it
should not look forward to calm as the
highest enjoyment in store for 1t. Cato
learned Greek at so, but he was prob
ably on earth at that time chiefly be-
cause Of the well-balanced, alert mind
that accepted no goal as the measure
of its activity and requirements. As
Longfellow in his "Morituri Saluta-
mus" says:
Age Is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though In another
dress.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
HAIR TELLS OF NATIVITY.
Results of Observation by Hotel Clerks
and Commercial Travellers.

Results of Observation by Hotel Clerks
and Commercial Travellers.
Commercial travellers, and no men 1t
Is said are better judges Of character,
claim that they can always tell to what
part of the country a man belongs,
and this by looking only at his hair.
They say that in Kentucky the hair
Is worn long behind, so long that 1t is
caught over the ears, permitting the
oft-repeated gesture of smoothing it
with the fingers as the wearer talks to
yCu. The ends axe cut square, and
the fashion requires a certain amount
of pomade to keep it in place. This
gloss is imperative. In Indiana, they
claim, it is worn equally as long, but
with the ends curled in about the neck
almost touching the collar. Further
West, across the Rockies, and in the
southwest especially in Texas-where
barbersare scarce, or were scarce when
the fashion was set-the hair is worn
cowboy fashion, loose over the shoul-
ders, the untrimmed ends flying in the
winds. In the Eastern States, however,
and along the whole Eastern border Of
the country, except in North Carolina
where among the corncrackers it grows
wild. the hair is cropped short, espe-
cially behind, where it is shingled even
ly from the top of the head to the neck.
Hotel clerks add to this knowledge Of
the hair one of the wearer's shoes. 1t
makes all the difference in the world
whether they are square, pointed or
round. Each fashion proclaims a dis
trict of its own Patent leather shoes
with extremely pointed toes belong TOT
the South; while people from the North
and West wear square toes and heavy
shoes. These fashions, however, are
due more to climatic conditions than to
local tastes.-Harper's Bazar.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

was allowed to own more than ten
shares, and had only one vote in the
conduct of affairs. Only practical
farmers" were admitted. A business
agent was appointed, and the start
made to put in store such goods as were
wanted. The manufacturing companies
objected to allowing community to
buy at wholesale and sell at the same
prices. The result was that the asso-
citation turned farther away from home
trade centers until they found concerns
that would sell to them. Each farmer
honor, and pays certain percentage
that enables the liquidation of associa-
tlon expenses. When the company has
a surplus Of profits the same runs at a
6 per cent. interest rate. In 1890 the
expenses Of the society were $6,007, of
which $2,092 was paid to the business
agent and his clerks. In permanent i'm
provements 1926 was invested. The
same year the liabilities of the society
amounted to $10,677.55, and the assets
to $22, ,131, represented by lumber grain
and seeds, elevator property and cash.
In 1897 the assets exceeded the liabill-
ties by $6,459. Nearly half a million
bushels Of grain were handled, the vol
ume of business generally reaching up
to nearly 100000.
To demonstrate how business may be
done, 1t Is stated that the association
sees to 1t that the lowest shipping rates
are secured, that grain Is sold only
when the highest rate can be obtained.
and that the home elevator charges and
facilities are made 80 as to favor men,
bers always. In the store a member
buys a sack Of -four, for instance. He
gets 1t for 90 cents, or at profit to the
society Of 21a cents. If non-society
member buys 1t, he pays $1.05. Outside
Of Rockwell It would cost him S1.25.
The Illustration shows the effect CO.
operation has on Rockwell prices. If
the society price of corn is 81 cents, and
track agents offer 33 cents, the member
selling at the latter figure turns in one
quarter Of cent to the association for
every bushel sold
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
Father of Forty-ene Children.

In the town OF Foster, r. l., resides
Levi Bresson, well-to-do French
Canadian farmer, who arose from his
bed on recent morning to find that his
forty first child had been born. Thirty
six of the children are living, and they
are all worthy citizens of various parts
of the Union and Canada. The present
Mrs. Bresson is Lewis third wife, and
each Of the three has a good family to
her credit. Wife No. gave birth to
three sets of triplets. No. had several
pair of twins, and the present wife
bids fair to keep up with those who
have gone before. Many of the thirty
six living children have families of
their own. Eight OF the grandchildren
Of Levi have families also, and none Of
those seen could give any kind of an
idea how many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren Levi Bresson has.
He owns considerable good farming
property.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
Jnpaneae Imitation.

The Japanese are almost universally
condemned by writer's for the imitation
practiced by them of late years Of
Western literature, art, science and In
vention. And yet this imitation seems
natural and right. Imagine, If possible,
the nation Of Japan leaping across the
civilization Of hundreds of years in half
"A century. Think of her emerging from
the darkness Of the middle ages and
standing suddenly forth in the light of
the nineteenth century. Would 1t not
have been worse than madness for her
to have said, This new civilization is
better than ours, yet we will not imi-
tate It, We will retain our originality,
and perhaps in ages to come we shall
reach the enlightened state now enjoy
ed by the rest Of the world"
But fortunately the japanese did not
say this, but gave themselves up to the
acquisition Of the wonderful stores of
knowledge opened to them.-Lippiu-
colts.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

socialism. community life or social de-
mocracy are not found in the homes or
the store places. Rockwell is practical,
and common sense has made 1t so.
Twelve years ago the farmers in and
about Rockwell decided to become mer-
chants and grain dealers. At that time
two brothers owned the main store Of
the town, charged what prices they
liked, and had practical monopoly on
trade, such as exists in hundreds of
country towns. The farmers protested
against the rates current, but the mer-
chants pointed to the long railroad
haul, to the capitalist jobbers of the
big cities. A fight was started to battle
the wrong use Of money and power
with the right use of money and power.
The farmers Of Rockwell Incorporated
under the title of the Farmers Incor-
porated Cooperative Society. The
limit on the capital stock was not less
than $1,000, and no more than $25,000,
the shares being $40 each. No member
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

plain business, with no philosophy,
creed. politics nor factions, and their
scheme is described as a success.
Rockwell is eleven miles south of
Mason City, on the Iowa Central Rail-
road. Twelve years ago the commu-
nifty now centering there adopted
basic principle of cooperation not fol-
lowing trust" lines. The association
was not conducted for profit. but the
cardinal doctrine Of the society was
this: The middleman is always an in
strument Of injustice toward the buyer
and the seller. The character of the
competition of the association with the
private stores in Rockwell has been
such that the population Of the town
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

has doubled since 1888, and the bust
ness last year aggregated nearly $780,
600. The association now controls two
grain elevators, lumber yard and a
supply house of paint, oils, salt, fish
and other commodities. How all this
prosperity has been brought about is
an interesting story. A strong senti-
ment that has been enunciated by an
active member well covers the theme:
"The only tie that binds us together is
that Of financial need. We have nothing
else in common. Aside from financial
need, each farmer In our association
walks his own way"
Rockwell has population of 1000.
A farming community Of several thou
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
A Dry Niagara,

A few miles southeast of Syracuse,
n. Y, In cavity whose bottom Is 900
feet below the surface of the adjacent
upland, lies GAINESVILLE lake, body OF
water 500 feet in diameter and sixty
feet in depth. Eastward from the lake.
extends a gorge through which flows
Butternut creek. Professor Quereau
of Syracuse says that in former times a
river flowed here and that GAINESVILLE
lake is the pool that was formed under
Il great waterfall. Steep cliffs rise
around it on three sides, ard "all the
features Of dry Niagara are here dis
closed in great detail"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
Damascus Sword.

1T but seldom that real good specI
men of the Damascus sword can be oh
tained. for the art of working and en-.
craving this kind of steel is dead
These swords are made Of alternate lay
ers of iron and steel, so finely tempered
that the blade would bend to the hilt
without breaking. The weapons had
edges sokeen that no coat Of mail could
resist them, and surfaces so highly pol
ished that when a Moslem wished t. re-
arrange his turban he used his sword
for looking glass.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

If the allegations made by an Indiana
clergyman in the suit he has brought in
court are correct the sympathy Of most
people will be with him. He Is pastor
Of a church, to which he was called. in
December, 1898. The trustees agreed to
pay him 500 month, which he was
to receive monthly. The pastor has
performed his share Of the contract.
He has preached regularly twice each
Sunday, has conducted weekly prayer
meeting as well as other church assem-
blies, and he has devoted his time to
consoling his parishioners in seasons of
distress and visiting the sick and af-
hicted. But he has received no salary
for more than year. The officers Of
the church contend that they cannot
AFFORD to pay him his stipend, but the
Rev. Mr.. Williams has brought suit
against the trustees, claiming that 1t
ls their business to see the funds are
provided from which his salary is to
be paid. He says that he proposes to
teach his flock that 1t is a part of re-
lgion to pay the preacher" The les
son Is one that Is needed If the stories
current among ministers have any
ground. There are scores Of ministers
who fall to receive their salary regular
ly, and In many churches the janitor 10
much surer Of getting his pay. 1t re-
quires a great deal Of moral courage
for preacher to bring a suit such as
has been brought by the Indiana man,
but there can be no doubt that he
should win If the facts are as stated.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
advice to communities is to imitates
not Join the original body.

not Join the original body.
% Thomas Chappell and r. II. Dickson.
were among the original incorporators
of the association. J. H. Brown is its
present President, and Frank Campbell
the business agent. No saloon exists
in the town, churches are PLENTIFUL law
and order Is visible everywhere. There
is no philosophizing, no theories-it Is
all cold-blooded, practical business
The main officers and directors receive
no salary, and the dividends paid are
given out in stock. A clean-posted
ledger shows what few hardheaded
farmers can do in the matter of selling
their products for an honest price. and
buying their supplies at the lowest fig
ure. Rockwell is an interest point for
any practical co-operator to visit and
study. Twelve years of success, with
out determination of competition, mark
the history of the little village-a place
Of peace and real. not political nor Leg
islative, prosperity.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

In view Of the amazing delirium Of
Great Britain over her victories in
South Africa, 1t Is to be hoped that we
have heard the last of the sickening
cant about the calmness of the British
character in adversely and prosperity.
The Briton as he is painted by British
journalism Is a myth. The reality is
very much as other men. There is
nothing discreditable In the patriotic
emotions Of the classes and the masses,
30 why should the publicists keep on
prating about a stoiclsm which Is un-
known, invisibief
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
IDEA FOR FARMERS.
THE COOPERATIVE COLONY OF
ROCKWELL, IOWA.
Nearly Six Hundred Farmers Com
bined Twelve Years Ago-Plain Busi-
ness, with No Philosophy, Creed,
Politics Nor Factions.

Cooperative living without commu-
nifty life; active practice in buying in
the cheapest market and selling in the
highest; without common religion,
common politics or daily association
all the elements that control "the new
idea for farmers" as comprised in a
model cooperative colony at Rockwell,
Iowa. Here 600 farmers combined
twelve years ago, eliminating all mid
dlemen, starting out on the basis of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

been progressive development along
these lines that 1t is now the passenger
car, not the locomotive, which is likely
in the event of a collision to escape with
the least damage. The telescoping of
such cars becomes almost a structural
impossibility." When such cars are in
general use all the traveller will have
to do will be to sit tight and "let 'er
rip" secure in the knowledge that any
bull-headed locomotive that tackles his
train will get the worst of it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
sands surrounds II. Il

sands surrounds 1t. The village was
once Lynn Grove. The soil is fat and
rich; corn is produced in abundance;
also wheat, rye, oats and timothy. Hogs
thrive In the region, as do beef cattle,
and many fine horses are bred. The
community is made up of Germans,
Irish, some Americans, some Scotch,
no Scandinavians. There is a school
house every two miles In the country,
and weekly and daily newspapers are
literally taken. Works on communism,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Must the Japanese "go" toof Ten
thousand of them are said to have
landed on our Pacific coast during the
first three weeks Of April, and for
several months they have been nrriv-
ing at the rate Of hundred thousand
a year, ten times the normal immigra-
ton. Some are known to be contract
laborers, and will be deported; others,
later ON, may wish they, too, had been
sent back. 1t is suggested that many
of them fee to this country because
they fear war between Japan and Rus
sia; but probably, II they had heard
the story of certain labor war in
which the Chinese once figured, they
would have preferred to take their
chances at home.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
Accordlng to recent reports. Rockwell

According to recent reports, Rockwell
Is handling more grain than any in.
terror point in Iowa. The people are
prosperous, the motto of the society is
Honesty among ourselves, small prof
its and large sales" Nothing can de-
stroy the society but individual dis
honesty. AS to expansion Of their trade,
members do not believe in It. They
have an elevator capacity amounting to
65,0oo bushels, lumber yard, a fine
office and good storage sheds. Their
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Those who travel much will be in
terested in some statements OF the
Financial Chronicle regarding the pas
senger cars which railroads now re-
gard as most desirable. They will be
glad to learn that 'the modern pas
senger car is being developed into an
Rrmored car-armored not to make II
bullet proof but collision proof. The
damage and risk TO life must be min
1mized to the most perfect degree pos
sible in case Of collision; and by In
creaslng the resistance at the ends this
ean best be accomplished. So great has
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Subscriptions are being raised to
provide home for sick and INDECENT
actors and actresses. We suggest that
It be located somewhere near the geo.
graphical center of the country, so
that the walking distance to it may be
about the same from all sides.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
Harmonioua Ricvnle

The latest thing made in Germany"
is harmonious bicycle" This terri
ble invention is constructed to grind out
900 tunes, and has been given the name
of III Trovatore." The contrivance Is
fixed to the handle bar, is worked by.
the front wheel, and will play for an
hour while the cycllst is pedaling Mt
speed Of ten miles.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Two men emptied their pistols at
ZACH other in Chicago without hitting
amy innocent bystanders. Experience
seems to be counting for something
here, at last In this case the innocent
bystanders ran with all their might as
soon as the shooting began.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Automobiles and bicycles may come
and go, but they won't starve out the
horse. These shows he's having indi-
cate he'll never be without bit in his
mouth.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

AS a recognition of the progress of
women's rights the old expression,
paste this in your hat" has been
changed to "Stick this in your milli-
merry"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Loves goddess, all-compelling Venua
much a symbol of the summer girls
effectiveness, as that sea power must
rule the world.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

DR.. Edward Everett Hale, who is an
alumnus of Harvard College, braved
Boston and all it's classical purlieus the
other day by saying In lecture that
for half century Harvard College had
q fashion for teaching fads.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

An italian scientist announces that
dreams are inherited. People who have
the nightmare may, therefore, conclude
that away back somewhere their ances-
tors were hostlers or Jockeys.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

The appellate division Of the Supreme
Court of New York has decided that,
despite the decision Of jury, six cents
Is not to be accepted as the value Of a
life or boy killed by trolley car.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

The owners Of the land in Pennsyl-
vRnia where successful wells have
been driven struck oil practically and
financially.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Many Of the officers now In the Phil
ippines, who were appointed from civil
life because they had pull" are now
ready to admit that the fellows who
lacked influence and had to stay at
home are the fortunate ones, after all.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Two American vaudeville companies
have sailed for Manila with few kegs
Of salted coon songs and picked jokes
Of the 1899 vintage.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Two Texas cowboys who fought a
duel with Winchesters escaped arrest,
but the coroner got them both.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

The latest deceased epicure left reci-
pes for no less than fifty soups and how
to get into them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Some men are successful because
they have too few friends, and some
because they have too many.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Henceforth the story of the average
such a moving one.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

Will the pedestrian finally be conn
PEELED to equip himself with a gong?
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LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER

cHAs. F. ADA E. soULE, Pubs.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13

TOLEDO. OREGON