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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17
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His power transferred to man. God ou
poets each man to be the providona.
Of his own little sphere up to the lint.
of his knowledge and ability. See how
well the Puritans guarded their nos.
by taking care Of the present; see how
William Penn left no enemy in his nost
to take away his reputation when ho
was gone. If then there is to be glo
rious past, in family or in nation, fol
lowing these days in which we live wo
must see that the present is full Of ths
means of defense. We must see tbot
we have surplus Of confidence IN
men and of faith in God to make IN
the scales towards the right. For eyerv
ignorant man who lands upon our
shores you must add a little to your
knowledge and influence, to balance
the scales towards the digit. For every
murder or other awful crime, such as
have been committed in the past few
days in Russia, you must increase your
righteousness as much as possible. For
the doubling, the faltering and the dis.
cOuraged we need men of strong faith
who will work out joyfully the great
DEGREES of providence.
We rejoice in this our quiet conf.
dence in God, which secures to us a
settled past and glorious future. We
are glad to hear to-day this voice
which in the incident of the text was
spoken to Gods people when in slav
cry in Babylon. Do not hurry, take
your time, do your work well, you are
safe, for "the Lord will go before you
and the God Of Israel will be your rear
guard"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

the air. What a friend of man the
horse has been That noble animal
was companion and assistant to men
when history began its records. He
has plowed mans fields, borne his
burdens and carried him to battle.
Civilization would have come slower
upon the earth but for the horse.
Often abused, frequently neglected,
he is always mans willing slave.
What right have you to mistreat him,
even though you hold paper you
call bill Of sale? Your race owes his
race more than you can ever repay.
And the dog. He was the staunch
helper Of the stone age man. In all
periods of history he has been a trust
worthy friend, constant comrade, de-
voted guardian. His name Is in itself
synonym Of loyalty. To all Of these
man Is a god. Shall their deity, to
whom they look in dumb and humble
worship, reward their trust and fdel-
ity by lack Of love and justice, by
harsh and cruel treatment? For
shame! AS God rules man, gently
and with compassion, SO let man rule
beast and bird.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

At any rate, it is not our business.
We are not a nation of Quixotes, but
nation of people engaged, with much
success, in mindlng their own business.
1t Is quite certain our bits of exports
Of cotton goods or kerosene, or what
ever, is not an object for which Amer
lean public opinion would justify our
lighting to eXtrude Russia from Man
churia. AS little Is 1t an object that
would Justify us in joining any "alli-
ance' to that end, in defiance Of the
sound tradition that is as old as our
nation. And 1t is not even certain, nor
even likely, that our trade, such as 1t
Is, Is at stake. II seems as If 1t might
perfectly be saved by the frank and
manly diplomacy which we have Of
late been exhibiting.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

No provision of nature Is wiser or
more beneficient than that whereby
the terrors Of youth grow neutral or
amusing in the retrospect. The stone
bruise, the bee-sting and the green
apple collie are still tender memories
but not in the original sense. Speak
ing day" in school was one of the
hardest of boyhood's crosses. 1t
caused our hearts to thump and our
knees to knock together, yet the
thought of dropping it from the cal
endar would cause a pang to many
a gray-haired boy whose son never
knew the fervor with which his father
used to address the Carthaginians. The
solemn and time-honored occasion
seems to be in danger. Letters of pro-
test have appeared in the newspapers.
The men who write the letters doubt
less had to take their turn as boys
at defamation, and If they We're real
boys, hated 1t as cordially as their
children hate 1t to-day. But-and it
is very large but-they know now
what the declamaions were for, and
what they did. They see, If they
are men in any sense leaders Of their
fellows, how useful is the, ability to
get upon ones feet and say what one
has to say simply and effectively.
They know, too, that the accomplish
ment is rare. Speeches in town meet
ing, at alumni dinners, in fact, on
social and public occasions of all kinds
how dull most Of them are, and how
ineffective! Yet the men who make
them. who drone along for dreary
half-hour because they do not know
how to stop, may be able and interest
ing even racy and entertaining, talk
ers when off the platform and Mt their
ease. "Stage fright" Is all that ails
them. They have never been trained
to face an audience. Self-possession
leaves them when the need for it Is
most urgent, and self-consciousness
takes its place. 1t Is just this train
ing which speaking day helped to sup
ply. The mimic 'Spartacus" learned
more than Roman history when he
harangued the imaginary gladiators;
Patrick Henry" became familiar with
more than American history when he
addressed his schoolmates as the
House Of Burgesses Beautiful
Snow" "Bingen on the Rhine" "Cur.
few" and all that lovely collection
would any old boy or girl to-day spare
them from his memory?' VIII any
permit such n good old custom as
speaking day to pass unhonored and
unwept? We hope not.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17
BARTER AT THE CROSS ROADS
Two of the Natives Talk Two Days to
Make a Deal.

At Carriers cross roads l came upon
two native Tennesseeans who sat on
log and Whitfield while they talked. One
Of them had an old silver watch and
the other owned the poor old mule
hitched to a post. They had come to-
gether to make trade and had been
talking for an hour and as l rode
off one of them said:
"Ill trade yo' even up, Jim, and If
that don't hit yo' it's no use to talk
furder."
II can't do it, Tom," replied the
other "That there mewl Is wuth two
sich watches"
1t was dark when I returned and
there sat the same two men and there
stood the same old mule. They were
talking trade as vigorously as ever
and as 1 rode away the man with the
watch was saying:
ITS even up or nothin', Jim; jist as
told yo' before"
'Tom, 1 can't do it-can't possibly
do it," replied the other.
Along toward night next day I rode
over to the same store on an errand
for Mrs. Williams and there sat the
very same two men. I couldn't see
that they had moved an inch. They
weren't saying a word, however. On
the contrary, both had their legs
swinging over the edge Of the plat
form, their chins in their hands and
were looking down on the ground.
saw the old mule lying dead on the
ground and between the two men lay
the watch. 1t had stopped dead still
and both hands were off the face.
"Do you know that your mule is
dead" 1 asked the owner Of the ami
NAL.
"Of co'se," he replied.
"And your old watch has gone tc
wreck?" l said to the other.
"Yes, sah."
"Did you sit here all night"
"We did," they answered in chorus
"But if the mule is dead and the
watch busted you can't trade"
"Oh, that trade was off at midnight,
said the owner Of the watch, "ant
what we are dickerin' about now IL
that yere saddle again my dawg."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

Despite deceptive appearances Uncle
Sam is really modest sort Of fel-
low, who does not believe that he has
nothing to learn from the rest of the
world. He is prepared to admit with
out humiliation that some things are
probably done better in London, Paris
and Berlin than in the United States.
But there is this TO be said to the
credit Of American manufacturers. AS
soon as they discover that an article
superior to home manufacture Is pro
duced abroad they ut once secure n
model OF the foreign product and be-
gin to improve their own goods. They
do not wait for years until an ex-
position is held somewhere in the
world to get copy" Of the finer and
more original product
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17
"DlxIE" CHEERED EVERYWHERE
North No Less Enthusiastic Than the
South on Hearing 1t.

"a singular thing about the tune OF
Dixie" said a Washington man who
does a good deal of travelling, sis that
1t arouses quite as much enthusiasm
when it is played above Mason and
Dixon's line-far above that line, in
many instances-as it does when it is
played down South. l have often no.
ticed this and wondered over 1t. In
the Southern towns and cities, or even
in Washington, where Southern SEN
timent predominates, it is the natural
thing for the cheers and the hand
clapping to begin when, for example,
theater orchestra or musical per.
formers on stage strike up the tune
Of Dixie but precisely the same thing
happens in the Northern cities. An or
chestra never gets into the swing of
Dixie in a New York theater that
the audience doesn't almost come to its
feet. They cheer Dixie vociferously
every time it is played in San Fran
cisco. They yell in approval of it in
Detroit. and st. Paul, and Cincinnati,
and in Chicago they hum it along
with the band or orchestra. Even
In chilly Boston they wake up and
give a hand to Dixie It's lively
and inspiring tune, of course, but |
don't think that fact exactly explains
why it is that it arouses enthusiasm
in communities in the North, where a
Southerner would scarcely even expect
to hear it played, much less cheered
Maybe it's because there's lingering
love all over the country for the old
South, and maybe it is because there
is a pretty general and wholesome
sentiment all over the land for the
section that came out of the big fight
a good deal like the under dog; but,
at any rate, 'Dixie's' the tune that gets
the biggest hand and the widest &C.
claim, no matter where it's played
from Michigan to the Gulf, and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific" c."-Washing.
ION Post.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

"Here goes another fool" shouted
man as he jumped from the deck Of a
New York ferryboat. By the time his
body was recovered he was dead, and
his body was carried unrecognized to
the morgue. 1t Is a most depressing
fact that there were between 5000
and 1900 of such fools" last year,
a marked increase upon any previous
twelve months. This prevalence Of
suicide indicates that grave national
danger confronts us. In the multi
plication of our wants, in the in
crease Of what we call the 'neces-
stiles" of life, we are losing sight Of
the value Of life itself. Men measure
themselves by what they own, and a
sudden loss Of property therefore
brings the value Of existence down to
zero. Others are overwhelmed by the
vastness and strenuous life of great
city, and sense Of their own insig-
nificance and helplessness drives them
to selfdestruction. In all these cases,
the underlying cause is lack Of self
valuation. A man or woman becomes
discouraged and says: Nobody values
me- therefore 1 amount to nothing and
might better be out of the world"
1t is peculiarly tragic that there should
be SO many suicides at the present
time, when all great world-movements
have become so rapid and interesting.
Almost every morning we read of a
new triumph Of science. Travel has
become safe and comfortable in nearly
every country. Inventions and dis
coveries such as the past never dream
ed of are to-day commonplace facts
This is an age when the lines of
Wordsworth should be true: "Tis bliss
to be alive and glorious to be young
The terrible fact that over 5000 q
year think otherwise shows that there
must be something out of gear in oul
social machinery.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

Now that n Chicago pedant has dis
covered that the bard of Avon was a
cheap punster, a murderer Of the
kings English and as poor as spell
Ter as some Of the university students
Of the present day, perhaps the fol-
lowers of Ignatius Donnelly will quit
trying to prove that Lord Bacon wrote
those stupid, witless productions COM
monty known as the plays of Shakes
Denre.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

Judge Lindsey. Of Denver: Every
man found guilty in my court of cruel
ty to animals must 90 to Jail; there
will be no other sentence in this court
80 long ms l sit on the bench. The
sooner this is understood the better
It will be for the community" A jail
sentence Is severe, but not too severe
for the man who maltreats the brute.
over which he is master. Let him
mediate In the secluslon of a cell the
responsibilities Of living soul that
has been given domination over the
beasts Of the field and the fowls Of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

A man worth millions leaves his all
to his many nephews and nieces, with
the injunction to marry. If he had
been married himself he would prob
ably have had no millions to leave.
There seems to be n fine chance for
an argument here.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

Mr.. Watt still maintains that Shakes
peare was no master of modern Eng
lish. Any seventeenth century poet
who could not write twentieth cen
fury English must have been Of very
ordinary quality. Mr. Watt, we pre-
sumo, writes thlrtieth century Eng
liSh.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17
Cotton Mill at Quito.

A cotton mill to be built at Quito
the capital of Ecuador, must be car.
ried on the backs of mules through
the Andes, passing point 10000 feet
in altitude.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

A woman has obtained divorce be-
cause her husband insisted on her sit
ting up late at night and studying
1t Is hard to please women. Most Of
them are dissatisfied because their
husbands want them to go to bed early
and pay no attention to the time the
head Of the household comes in.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

Now that union labor has discovered
that the injunction is two-edged
sword we may look for some merry
combats.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

In nearly. every case Of nepotism in
public office it will be noticed that the
son-in-law comes in and sits with the
family when the public pie is cut.
He should never be overlooked.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

Mr.. Carnegie ought to offer to pro-
vide a nice line of selr-supporting in
sane asylums for poor old millionaires
who are driven crazy by people who
want something for nothing.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

There were eleven people killed in
the late revolution In Honduras. That
is almost as bad as wounding a man
In French duel.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

DR.. Barrows says that the way to
cure criminals is to exterminate their
evil tendencies. In many cases this
would not leave much of the criminal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

Only one more year to the appear
hnce Of the platform ranter. He is a
four-year political locust.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

Now that the smallpox germ has
been discovered. steps should be taken
to vaccinate him at ONCE.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

Russia is the smoothest citizen in all
Europe.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

Johnny Bull has helped himself to
another chunk of dark meat
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

When two women talk the subject of
their conversation is conspicuously
absent.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

TOLEDO. OREGON.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-17

cHAs. r. q ADA n. soULK, Pubs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-19
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

Machias Valley Grange, Machias, has
d class Of five receiving the degree.
The membership of Abbot Grange is
140, As of whom have been initiated
within four months.
Exeter Grange recently conferred the
first and second degrees on class of
ten.
Evening Star Grange, Washington.
reports a membership of 147, and new
members are coming in at nearly every
meeting.
Seaside Grange, Belfast, conferred the
third and fourth degrees on fifteen cam
didates recently and had harvest
feast. =. 49,
Venus Grange, Frankfort, will hold
its meeting in the church vestry for the
present A letter was received from
Granite Grange, North Searsport, con-
tanning an order for S., evidence of
their fraternal feelings for Venus
Oranges recent loss by fire. , n
Palmyra Grange held very pleasant
meeting February 4. about go members
being present with visitors from De-
troit February IA will be Lincoln
night; question: Who was the greater
President Washington or Lincoln; Lin
coins childhood and private life. Mrs.
Folsom; Lincoln's public life and
work, Mrs. Cook.
A regular meeting of Somerset
Grange, Norridgewock, was held Feb.
18th. Although the travelling was very
bad there was 81 members present.
After the usual business routine the
following program was presented.
Music by choir; recitation, Emma
Dyer, THE best way to get piece of
land that is run out into grass at the
least expense" was well discussed by
the brothers. r. 6. Haynes and 0.
Stevens obtained the best results by
blowing in the fall then seed down the
next year. Atwood Marston plowed in
the fall, planted in the spring and then
sowed to grain before he got the land
back into grass again and was well
satisfied that was the better way, all,
favored the use of ashes. w. F. Brown
read an article on farming. Annette
r. Burgess gave short talk on
Household Economics reading by
Clara Merrill, Lila Tobey and Louis
Savage. Frank Lancaster had sam
pie of ensilage taken from his silo.
yellow corn as bright as when harvest
ed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-19
DR.. Emmons'

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Longest and most obstinate irregularities from
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member, this remedy is absolutely safe under
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no after Ill effect upon the health Sent BY mail.
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registered. DIR. j. w. EMMONS Co.. lao 1ie-
mont st.. Boston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-19
.& Bangor & ArOostook
N RAILROAD.
IT, Arrangement Of Trains
In Effect Dee. is 1919

- Ii Effect Dec. is. 1902
Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars, between
Caribou and Bangor on trains LEAVING
Caribou at GLE A. NJ. and Bangor at Sic
LEAVE Portland, 1915 p. M: Augusta.
l2.5S A. M; Waterville. LAO 4. NJ; Ram
gor. 645 A. M; Arrive Lagrange, 500 A
Iron Works, $40 A. M: Norcross. s.ss a. |.
M: Millinocket, 9.52 A. NJ; Sherman.
lS Z. r A !, ~ ~; Pattea, lilo 4, M: Island
NJ; Masardis, 1.Oi F. M; Ashland, 1sS
z. M; Portage, 2.1O P. M; Fort Kent, 415
E; M; Eoulton. 1910 P. NJ: Bridgewater,
ibou, 2.25 p. M New Sweden. 25S P. NJ:
Van Buren,, 400 p. M; Limestone, $50 p
NJ: Fort Fairfield, Els p. M; Dover and
Foxcroft, 800 A. M; Guilford. 9.scs A o..
MMonson' o.lS A. M; Greenville, 1850 A
LEAVE Portland, 1925 A. M; Augusta,
G;55 Z. NJ; Waterville. 1.ao p. NJ: Bangor,
NJ; Sherman. 6.45 p. NJ: Patten. Ia ?.
NJ; !, Island pd Falls, zoe ?; NJ: Houlton, sos
lO;15 P: M; Fort Fairfield. 1905 p NJ. 800
LEAVE Portland, 1910 p. M; Augusta.
go T; NJ; Wateryille, 3,0s P. M; Ban
gor ,. 4.5e F. M; Brownville. 645 P. NJ;
GGreenuille, $50 T. M; Quebec. 100 P. M;
! LE 3 Y Montreal. ~ P. NJ; Quebec.
~ 49, VI CCh Vic DDV "A. M. N1OnSOn,
Junction, 625 A. M; Guilford. 6.42 A. M:
Dover and Foxcroft 100 A. M; Brown,
vile, 40 A. M; Lagrange. 200 A. M.
ARRIVE Bangor, $40 a. NJ: leave Ban
COR. LBS P. M. arrive Augusta $50 p. M:
Il, LEAVE Fort Fairfield. SO A. M; Car
,bou 615 a; M; Presque Isle. 642 A. M;
Houlton, $50 A. M: Island Falls, 917 A.
NJ NJ: Patten, 800 A % M. sherman, $40 A.
A. M; Katahdin Iron Works, 1910 A. NJ;
Brownville, 1.32 A. M: Arrive Bangor.
LOS p M; Waterville, 315 P. M: Au.
sqsta: $50 ?. M; Portland, $50 p M.
LEAVE Caribou. 11.45 A. M; Van 3D.
zen. 1000 A. NJ; New Sweden, 11o2 A. NJ:
Limestone. $50 A. M; Presque Isle, 12.ls
T. M; Fort Fairfield, Ills A. M; Bridge
water, Los 7. NJ; Houlton. 200 P. n;
": Sherman, 1926 p. NJ; MiIllnociset 4.16
2. M; Norcross, 43c r M; Brownville.
I'D I. M. Lagrange, 6.07 p. M. GreenyiIle.
335 p. M; Monson. $40 p M: Guiiford'
IA =. M; Dover and Foxcroft, sos p. M:
Arrive Bangor, TO p. M; Watervills. 9.b5
T. M; Augusta, 1928 p. M; Portland, L05
GEORGE M. HOUGHTON
M ~ - TRAFFIC Manager.
Superintendent.
Bangor. Dec. H. 1902
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-19
COMMITTEE NOTICES
The Legislative Committee. heretof,

The Legislative Committees heretofore
assigned to Room No. Z. have been
changed as follows:
The Committee on Temperance will
meet In Agricultural Department, Room
Room No. 43; Indian Affairs, Educational
Department, Room A.
The Committee on Revision of Statutes
Will hereafter hold their meetings in
Room No. 2. under the Treasury Depart
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-19

A Sangerville correspondent writes:
The interest in sheep culture is on the
increase. Another shipment of regis
tered Oxford Downs arrived from on
tario last week, pair of yearlings for
A. L. Carr and a lamb for F. H. Carr.
Each of these gentlemen now has a
band of finely selected sheep. And
what is of further interest the spring
clip is already sold to Goodhue &
Studley. wool dealers of Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-19
|p4alhIQD Gossip


The good time, the bright time,
And darkness as the day;
And birds and blooms forever
And music on the way;
And bright beneath the Winters snow
The promise of the May!
The good time, the bright time,
And still the rainbow-ray
From where the lightnings of the storm
Would strike, and strike to stay;
And Love, and sweetest answers
To the prayers the faithful pray.
Prank l.. Stanton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-19
Special Advertisements.

SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS not ex
ceeding twenty-five words coming under
the head Of WANTED, FOR SALE, TO
LET, LOST, &C., will be inserted once
for Is cents and 5 cents for each subse
quent insertion. ADVANCE PAYMENT.
In sending by mail remittance of postage
stamps should be made with order as
the charges are too small to open ac-
count for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-19

The increased supply of coal and the
lower price accompanying it took much
of the edge off this latest cold wave
which followed so closely in the wake
of the blizzard. 1t is an empty coal
bin that gives the greatest terrors to
the mercury down in the twenties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-19
STATE LANDS AND STATE ROADS.

The Committee on State Lands and
State Roads will be in session on Friday
at o'clock A. NJ, each week, in Land
Office room, No. AZ, State House, Augusta,
until further notice.
Per order of the Committee.
]. CALVIN KNAPP, SEQ.