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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

The cough, or puff, of railway en-
CINE is due to the abrupt emission of
waste steam up the chimney. When
moving slowly the cough can. of course,
be heard following each other quite dis
tinctly, but when speed is put on the
puffs come out one after the other
much more rapidly. and when eighteen
coughs a second are produced they can
not be separately distinguished by the
ear. A locomotive running at the rate
Of nearly serenity miles an hour gives
out twenty Duffs OF steam every sec
ond-that is, ten for each of its two
cylinders.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

and each Mormon contributes 10 per
cent. of his income to the Support OF
the church. He gives labor, lumber.
fruit, meat, milk or honey, depositing
10 per cent. of whatever he may have
at the tithing store. IN addition 70
this taxation the Mormons o. Dubian
have Il selt-lmposed income tax CT 3
per cent, which is to be used to bdild
and equip their academy.
The Mormon colonies are socialistic
communities. Everything is done on
ii system Of cooperation. They use
little money in their dealings with one
another. Obligations are paid in labor
or the products of labor. If one Nor
mon builds house his neighbors assist
and charge their labor against him.
The'debt ia settled in kind. They have
differences of opinion sometimes and
occasionally there occurs dispute, but
the elders and bishops settle the trou-
BILE or If they do not, then the presi
dent does.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28
Surprised by the Engine.

The natives of wild country neye
fail to wonder over the coming of ii
railroad, with its snorting locomotive
native Egyptians and Arabs, says
Owen $. Watkins, who was with
Kitchener in his Sudan campaign. af-
forded not little amusement to the
railway battalion under Lieut. Midwln-
ter Il
The quantity of water consumed by
the locomotive was constant source
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28
PEEPS INTO THE FUTURE.
Forecasts of Noted Men aud What Be
came of Them

Forecasts of Noted Men and What Be
came of Them.
Just previous TO the assassination of
the Empress of Austria the Emperor
was heard repeatedly to remark. IL
fear sinething awful is about to trans
pireS wish the jubilee year were safe
ly over" This brings to mind other in
stances of forecasts fulfilled.
Just over thirty years ago visitor to
Edinburgh was being shown over the
High Court Of Justiciary. lie made
some remark concerning the dock and
Its duties, and in reply the official jok-
ingly said the visitor might one day
be sentenced TO be hanged In that very
room. The sightseer was the notorious
DR.. Prltchard; two years had barely
passed when in the dock he had so
closely inspected he was doomed to
death for poisoning his wife and moth.
er-in-law.
To many watchers of the political
weathercock the rapid rise of Mr.. AS
quith to renown as d statesman was
little short of miraculous; to the late
home secretary himself, however, It
was but the natural outcome Of his
own resolve. When a youth at the city
Of London school he Informed all and
sundry that he meant to take high hon
ors at oxford. enter the House of Com
mons, and become an influential mem
ber Of the cabinet.
The Earl OF Rosebery. so II IL his
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

population of nearly 1000. They are
Colonia Juarez, the capital colony; Col
onia Diaz, Dublan, Oaxaca. Pacheo,
Garcia, Chulchupa and the recently es
tablished colony of Morelos. Colonia
Juarez is situated in narrow valley.
and the land is irrigated with water
from the Casas Grandes River. The
neat brick residences of the settlers are
hidden gravevines and thick clusters
of pear, plum, peach and apricot trees.
The water runs in clear stream
through all the cross streets, and is
turned into yard or garden at will.
Here the president of the "stake."
which embraces all the colonies, re-
sides. He lives in handsome brick
residence that cost $4,000. He guides
the destinies of the Mormons in Mex
leo with the head and hand of a capa-
and of unusual intelligence, and was
one time a candidate for Governor
If Utah. He is the first and last court
of resort for all internal troubles and
disputes.
Education Not Neglected.
The Mormons build schools in their
communities even before they erect
church. All of the colonies have schools
and an academy is maintained at Colo
MIA Juarez. In this colony there is a
great mill, 4 canning factory and other
industries. There is a tithing store.
the only one in the colony, but there is
not a saloon, nor a tobacco shop, nor a
policeman IN this or any other of the
Mormon colonies.
Lublan is the largest colony. 1t is
also the most important commercially.
1t is four miles from the terminus of
the railroad, and is situated in broad
valley. The village, which has about
1000 inhabitants, is scattered over sew
eral square miles of territory. The
Mormons of Dublan have thousands OF
acres of rich land, which produces
abundant crops. They have beautiful
orchards and gardens. They have laid
the foundation of splendid temple
and large school building. They have
a tithing store as in Colonla Juarez,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

The Mormons in great numbers are
settling in Northern Mexico and Il
growing prosperous in the colon
which they have planted. There are
now nearly 5000 of them in Northern
Sonora and Northwestern chihuahua
There Is steady stream Of immigra
ton from Utah and the colonies are
rapidly increasing in population. The
Mormons are going into the Mexican
republic as rapidly as farm lands can
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They also received many other conces-
sions and privileges.
The Wilderness Ira nsformed.

The Wilderness Transformed.
The country into which they re-
moved was practically wilderness.
Here and there were large ranches,
with now and then mining camp.
There were Il few Mexican villages,
at intervals of fifty or one hundred
miles. The country was arid, treeless
and uninviting, except in the valleys,
where rich soil only needed irriga-
ton, and cultivation TO return ample
crops of fruits and cereals.
The first colony was planted in 1880,
and called Colonia JuareZ. 1t was es-
tablished in the valley of the Casas
Grandes River, sixteen miles from the
old Mexican town of Casas Grandes,
the present terminus of the Rio
sGvande, Sierra Madre and Pacific Rail
NkAd constructed in 1897. The settlers
arrived from Utah in covered wagons.
They lived in tents until they dug irri-
cation bitches and made their first
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

,Hewitt-What did yoIi wife say when
she caught you kissing the cookl Jew
ett-Oh. sbe said it was all right; that
we must do all we could to keep her,
and that she knew was acting from
purely unselfish standpoint. Bazaar.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28
Gabriel's Trick.

ut is time" said Gabriel, "to blow
my last trump!
Saying which, he put 1t on the ace Of
spades, thereby saving the trick for
himself and st. Peter.
-le angels. be 1t known. sometimes
engage in little games OF whist New
York World
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Every Inhabitant Is Insane.

lndo-China. has the only village or
madmen In the world. This village
which is called Ban-Keune, is composed
OF some 300 families, is highly organ
lied as a community, Is industrially
prosperous and pays yearly a goodly
tribute. to France. Yet II has not
single sane lnhabtant. TO enter It one
must be downright mad-or, as the ma
tlyes call it, "plpop.' The conception
of insanity prevailing In this part Of
the world Is not that Of disease. but
of possession" n."-Philadelphla Times.
Parents are so unsatisfactory to deal
with, even in novels, that when a
writer wants to treat girl particular
ly well he makes her an orphan and
gives her guardian.
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crop. Then they began to erect their
homes. Besides their teams and camp
ing utensils and few agricultural i'm
plements, they had nothing but muscle
ana religious enthusiasm At that
time the nearest railroad was El Paso,
IeXas, while sandy desert, almost
impossible, interviewed. The noun
talns, too, held rowing bands of rene
gade Apaches that occasionally raided
the new settlement and drove away
cattle and horses
AS to the practice of polygamy in
the republic of Mexico, it may be said
that the law of the land recognizes but
one legal wife. The second or third
wife has no legal status, and her chill
dren, in the eyes of the law, are not le-
gltlmate. After the first marriage the
law has nothing to do with the ma after
OF Mormon's Increasing the number
of his wives, except that a second and
third wife may not he taken unless the
first wife gives her consent. But the
Mormons are guided by their religion,
not by the law, in the institution of
marriage. A Mormon in Mexico never
or seldom takes second or third wife
until he is able to support more than
one family.
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Active PrOselytinp.

Mormon converts are gained invaria-
bly, from among the most humble
classes. Two thousand missionaries
are at work all the time in the
United States and Canada and in
Europe, adding to the Mormon
fold. In justice to the Mormons
1t must be said that the converts
they make are usually bettered in every
respect. Thrift is a cardinal principle
in the Mormon creed and it is eXem-
plified nowhere better than in the col
onies of Northern Mexico. Comfortable
homes, cultivated fields and abundant
crops show that the Mormons Oh the
whole are Industrious, frugal and eco
nomical. They are obliged to main
tain a community of interest. They
labor together and assist one another
in everything that is to be done.
AT present there are eight colonies of
MormOns in Mexico, with a combined
Evening star., 1900-09-29

''morgue." which is the official slang for the
portraits in oil Of those who have held the
ONCE under past administrations. done at
government expense His chief clerk sug-
gests that the surveillance of the score OF
faces which look down upon him at his
work gives him sense of responsibility
even In the smallest dstaiis>
The Name Of Smith.
There has been much discussion as to
which of the members of the cabinet is re-
Quired to sign his name most frequently,
but there Is a disposition to concede the
palm to the Postmaster General A single
Item among the scores which are included
In his allotment is the signing of the COM
missions of the fourth-class postmasters.
There are rocco of these alone. and. as
changes occur which result in his being
obliged to sign two or three commissions
for some Of the offices. 1t Is conservative
to say that for this feature OF his Office
duties alone 100000 signatures are required
annually. When Mr.. Smith became Post
master General and the business of the Of
nee was turned over to him he was asked
what style of signature he would adopt.
Promptly enough he said he would always
sign his name in full. Charles Emory
Smith" His predecessor In office ventured
the prediction that when he learned the ex-
tent OF the daily tasks OF affixing signatures
to commissions and official documents he
would surely shorten the signature. The
Postmaster General reached similar deter
mination in few days. but In a mock de-
spair declared that the name Smith was
one which must have distinguishing
Christian name to go with 1t, in view of the
large family of Smiths in the country. Then
he tried &C. Emory Smith," but after a day
or two decided that the style of signature
was too much affected by cockneys Then
he tried &C. E. Smith," but Immediately
there came to him the protest against his
dropping the family name of Emory" At
last as final resort he adopted his pres
ent style Of signature. ''Ch. Emory Smith,"
slurring the Emory 50 to greatly short
en- it. When Mr.. Smith entered the cabi-
net he had one of the cIearest and most
legible signatures. A certain amount of ner-
vous energy and the pressure of official
Evening star., 1900-09-29
Women Conn mand Soldiers.

From the Chic ago Chronicle.
Although the fair sex in the United States
has been frequently honored in civil and
an entry into the military service. Their
sisters in Europe are farther advanced, and
many women of royal and noble families
stand high in rank in the armies of the con-
tinent. The first woman of whom we have
record who was appointed to the command
of a regiment was the widow of Nicholas
Of Russia, who was colonel of regiment.
Since that time the grand duchesses of the
imperial house in Russia have. as a rule,
been made nominal commanders of regi-
mentS.
The kaiser, when foreign princess whom
he wishes to know visits Germany, presents
her with regiment. Queen Victoria is col
onel of the 1st Prussian Dragons, the reg
iment bearing her name.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, on her re-
cent visit to Potsdam, was made happy by
the gift of the 18th Hussars. The royal
girl colonel invited her officers to The
Hague and entertained them in regal fash
ion
The duties of the English and German
princesses who command regiments are to
review them once or twice year and after
ward to entertain the officers and their
wives, wearing upon these occasions the
ments.
The Empress Frederick who is colonel Of
the I'd Guard Hussars and the SOth Infan-
try, takes a motherly interest in the well
fare of officers and privates and is greatly
beloved by them.
Evening star., 1900-09-29
A Twilight Moth.

MdulSoh CaWeln IN L1ppincOtt'e.
Dusk is thy dawn: when Eve puts on her state
Of gold and purple in the marbled west,
Thou comest forth like embodied trait
Or dim conceit, lily bud confessed;
vi. OF a rose the visible wish; that, white,
Goes messengering softly through the night
Whom each expectant flower makes its guest.
All day the primroses have thought Of thee
Their golden heads close haremed from the heat;
All day the mystic moonfiowers silkenly
Yelled snowy faces-that no bee might greet
Or butterfly that. weighed with pollen passed.
Keeping Sultana charms for thee, at last
Their lord. who cemest to salute each sweet.
Cooi-hearted flowers that avoid the days
Too fervid kisses; each pale bud that drinks
The tipsy dew and to the starlight plays
Nocturns of fragrance. thy wfDg'd shadow links
In bonds OF secret brotherhood and faith;
. bearer of their orders shibboleth,
Like some strange symbol huttering Ger these
pinks!
What dost thou whisper In the baisam's ear
That sets II biushing? the hollyhock's
or syilabled silence. that may hear
As dreamy upon its stem IT rocksy
What spell does bear from listening plant to plant
Like some white witch, some ghostly ministrant.
Some spectre Of some perfshed flower OF phloxf
voyager OF that universe which lies
Between the four walls OF this garden fair
Whose consultations the frefiies
That wheel their instant courses everywhere
Mid fairy Ornaments wherein
Mimic Bootes and the Pleiades,
Thou ssteerest like some elf ship-of- -the-air.
Gnome- wrought Of meonbeam -duR and gossamer
Silent scent. perhaps thou charietest
Nah or King 0i,eron; or haply. her
His queen. Titanfa, some midnight quest.
o for the herb. the magic euphrasy. =
That should unmask thee to mine eyes-ah melt
And al that world at which my soul hath
guessedl r-fs,
Evening star., 1900-09-29


IlIegible and Legible.
Few cabinets in the past have contained
a less legible writer than Mr. Long, the
Secretary of the Navy. Washington rumor
has 1t that he was obliged to have the
name John d. Long placed at the upper
left-hand corner of all the department and
even of his private stationery because of
the illegibility of his signature. Mr. Long
Is original in most things He differs from
his colleagues in the cabinet as well as his
predecessors in his way of conducting his
department. HIS manner of signing his
mail, documents and commissions indicates
this originality. At one side of his private
office he has had a small walnut stand with
standing top erected. Its top is at such
helght that he can stand erect and lean
ing against the desk sign his mail shelf
IS so adjusted that he raise his left
foot and rest ii there. The thick walnut
slab, of which 1t is made has long been
worn deep with the imprint of the Secre-
tary's boot. He is particular about the way
his typewriting is done and will reject
letter because two letters in a word are
transposed.
terror Hitchcock is very particular about
understanding every phrase of any commu-
nication to which he signs his name and,
If there is any doubt in his mind, always
lays aside anything not fully understood
by him, signs up the balance of his mail
and then sends for the chief clerk respon-
sible Mr. Hitchcock possesses an infinite
capacity for details in consequence of his
years of business training and never dele
gates to another a task which he can dis
pose Of himself. His signature is one of
the clearest and most carefully written of
any of the cabinet autographs.
An Agricultural Autograph.
Mr.. Wilson, the Secretary of Agriculture,
says good-humoredy that he signs his
name lust like farmer" and just as he
was taught to do in country school house
years ago He never INDUCES in flourish
except in raising perpendicular line when
he finishes up the "W" of his name, and
he usually forgets to dot the T. in his last
name.
The record in the United States and
probably in the world, of the rapid signing
of the name consecutivey many times is
held in Washington, and the distinction be-
longs to Col. j. G. Berret During President
Polk 8 administration Col. Berret was con-
nected with the Treasury Department.
Bonds to the amount of S13, 600 900 were is
sued, and 1t was necessary for either the
Secretary of the Treasury, r. ]. Walker to
sign them. or for some one in his stead
he delegated Col. Berret to affix his sigma
ture to each one of the forty coupons on
each bond. 10000 coupons in all Col
Berret signed his name 1000 times the first
day of the work and kept this average up
every day. completing his task in thirty
days.
Evening star., 1900-09-29
ON OFFICIAL PAPERS
Signatures of the Members Of the
Presidents Cabinet.
EACH HAS HE PECULIAR STYLE
Some Phases Of Character Revealed
in the Handwriting.
NJ q CHI LABOR IN NVOLVED
EACH HAS HlS PECULIAR STYLE
MUCH LABOR EVOLVED

Written for The Evening Star.
II you are well acquainted with a cabinet
officer the best time to see him Is when he
is engaged In signing his mail. OF course.
messengers and private secretaries will not
allow you to pass the entrance to private
offices unless you are known to them. But
once you are received and they learn to
know your features, find out what time the
cabinet officer signs his mail and you are
sure of a daily interview.
Few people unacauainted with govern
ment methods realize the time spent by
the heads Of the different departments In
appending their signatures to public docu-
ments and letters. In each department the
exact hour at which the head" will sign
mail and documents is known. and In the
five minutes previous to the hour a stream
of messengers pours out of the offices of
the different bureaus and down the long
marble corridors, converging at his office
Evening star., 1900-09-29
School of Law.

FACULTY:
Hon. MARTIN +. NORRIS IL. D.
associate Justice Court OF appeals Of the District
of Columbia),
Lecturer on Comparative Jurisprudence.
Hon. SETH SHEPARD, LII. D.
associate Justice Court of Appeals Of the District
Lecturer on constitutional Law. the Law OF Cor
porations and Equity Jurisprudence.
Hon. LOUIS f. McCoMAS, LII. D.
uate Associate Justice Supreme Court Of the Dis
trlct of Columbia).
Lecturer on the Law Of Contracts and the Law OF
Evidence.
Hon. CHARLES C. COLE,
sAssociate Justice Supreme Court of the District Of
Lecturer on Common Law Pleading and Practice
and Equity Pleading and Prat tice.
GEORGE f. HAMILTON. LII. D.,
Dean OF the Faculty and Lecturer on Testa-
mentary Law.
Rev. RENE HOLLAND, s. j.,
Lecturer Natural Law.
TALLMADGE A. LAMBERT LII D..
Lecturer Civil Law.
CHARLES A. DOUGLASS. A. B.. Ii. B..
Lecturer on the Law Of Torts and Negotiable Paper.
Lecturer on The LAW Of Personal a; nal Property Fr;
u. W. BAKER, A. M, LII. NJ.
Judge of the Circuit Court and Lecturer on the
Law OF Real Estate and Criminal Law.
j. NOTA McGII.L. LII. NJ.
uate Register Of Wills for the District of Co
lumbial,
Lecturer on Probate Practice.
MessTs: LEIGH ROBINSON and J. HoLDsWoRTH
HENRY w. SOHON.
Clerk Of Courts: HARRY W. HODGES LII. NJ
Quiz Masters r. ROSS PERRY jr., A. M LII
NJ. and K. RICHARD SHIPP, L. NJ.
SAMUEL NJ. YEATMAN. A. NJ.
Secretary and Treasurer
CHARLES X. IEATMAN, Ii. NJ. Assistant.
The thirty-frst annual session opens on Wed
nesday. October 3. 1900, at $3.50 pm, in the Law
School Building, Nos 500 and 5O8 Z street north
west at which time announcements will be made
for the ensuing term. All interested are cordially
invited to be present.
The Secretary will be at his office in the law
building daily from to pm. for information,
enrolment, payment Of fees etc.
Students proposing to connect themselves with
the school requested to enroll before the OPEN
ing night.
Circulars can be obtained at the book store Of W
Fl. Morrison Sons, 1926 street northwest: Low
dermilk < Co, l424 street northwest and John
Byrne Co., 1922 street northwest; Washington
Law Book Co. sos street. and at VI. s. Thomp-
sons drug store. T03 18th northwest or upon
application to the undersigned.
8. n. YEATMAN