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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27
Striking Results of Irrigation.

In the Western States the results
achieved by irrigation are everywhere
apparent With an irrigating ditch as
a foundation the Mormons built rlcn
and powerful State. Thousands OF
farms dot what was once known Is
the great American desert" Fii'y
years ago Southern California produc
ed nothing but mesquite and cactus
now it is garden of beauty and pros
perity. Each year 10000 cars Ol
oranges and lemons are shipped from
its prolific fields across the continent
fruit that competes successfully VIII
the best that can be imported. ThouS
ands of acres of western land, once
valueless, have become through irrf
CATION veritable gold mines TO 'ne
owners.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27
A. S. SHERMAN DEAD.
Was Mayor of Chicago When the City
Had Only 5000 Inhabitants.

Alison Smith Sherman, who was
mayor of Chicago in 1914, when the
first city directory was published,
died at his home in Waukegan in his
ninety-third year.
Chicago was en unlncorporated vii
lage of $500 inhabitants when Mr..
Sherman came to it from Barre, VT,
his birthplace, in 1886. In the year
he became mayor the population was
little more than 5000. From the first
he was identified with the upbuilding
of the city. He was first building
contractor, and later established a
marble works and engaged in the mill
ing business. The first substantial
building he erected was for Z. +. w.
Peck, in 1888, ut the southwest cor.
ner of la Sale and Washington
streets, where Ferdinand Peck in In.
ter years built the Stock Exchange
building. The effects of the hard
times of 1887 We're still felt, and II
was not until two years afterward that
the city. an incorporation two years
old. made great strides in improve
ment.
He was chosen mayor In the spring
of 1874, at Il second election held to
fill the office, the result of the first
canvass being disputed and both the
candidates, George w. Dole, Whig.
and Augustus Garrett, Democrat, de-
cllning to make contest before the
board of aldermen The Wings re-
fused to make another nomination
but Garrett stood again. and Sherman
was put up as competing Democratic
candidate, and triumphantly elected.
The city government transacted busi.
ness in frame building at the south.
east corner of La Sale and Randolph
streets on the site of the present city
hall. One room only was used.
In the year Of Mr.. Sherman's admin
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

died almost Immediately after being taken down tho A..
lived for day two. The ringeader of the a
well known to the family and had always been rsa.
a special friend
Cruelty is both an amusement and study. So muc,
pleasure is derived from it that an Indian ia oon ea
thinking out devices of torture and how 70 nroa
to the utmost those already known. His anatomica,
edge of the most sensitive portions of the human
wonderfully accurate; and the amount of beating cu,
slashing and burning he will make human body und
without seriously affecting the vital powers s
The bodies Of enemies almost always terribly n
lated; but it is not generally difficult to tell from th
ture of the mutilaton whether the body fell into ,h
hands before after death. D
If the body is pierced with many bullet holes or ar
or cut and sashed with deep and careless gashes tho
had passed before the Indian got possession Bu .u
dssections partial fayings dsocations breaking sss
splitting of fingers and toes indicate that the Door follow
went to his long home with all the accompan niment "
pain and horror that these demons can devise
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

Russia Is thorough when she is in
earnest. The reparation which she has
exacted from Turkey for the murder
of her consul at Mopastir included not
only a money indemnity for the MUIR
dered mans family, but the appre-
hension and punishment of the assas-
sin himself; the sentry who was pres
ent, but did not interfere; the sentry
who was not present but should have
been; the officer who placed the mur.
derer on duty; the captain of his COM
pany and two Turkish officers, who
were heard to speak disparagingly Of
the consul. 1t was evidently Russia's
purpose to make the punishment 30
severe In this case that no more crimes
Of the sort would be committed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27
One for the Farmer.

WELL" said Farmer Briggs to the
artist, how much will 'ee paint my
farm with me standing at. the door
for?" ...
"Oh, five guineas," said the artist.
Done said the farmer. Come to-
morrow"
In due course the paintic- was fin
ished. But, alas! the careless artist
clean forgot to paint in the worthy
farmer on the picture of his farm.
"ies, like it," said the farmer:
but where's me, lad-where's me-"
The error he had made flashed across
the artist, but he tried to pass it off
with joke.
oh" he said, you've gone inside
to get my five guineas."
"Oh, have 1?' said the nettled old
chap; "p'r'aps I'll be comm out soon,
and II l dew I'll pay you; in the mean.
time Wen hang 1t up and wait"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

oughy reciprocated to for a woman an abund.
entrance into happiness 1t lightens toll however hard
tessens the bitterness Of the bread of acton and 50,
becomes comparatively easy to bear when one lean,
upon the Of beloved husband; that support which
in sustaining power is second only to the everlasn,
arms" Mother love is instructive passion with all fem
inne nature the mother who does love her offspring
anomaly, and whose children are faithfpy
reared be wretched whatever trials may be called
upon to endure Next to the love devoted husband
whose affection, like the gold of the ring which sv
bolizes it. only grows brighter with the passing wears M
love Of her children is the gift which fate can
bestow upon a woman.
The strongest advocates of marriage as the true yo
ton of all deny that there be some who have
found blessedness outside of its palesingle women WIN
have left the world the better for their work in It. There
are some who able not only stand alone but IN a
up others, who mentally and morally strong carve ont
career for themselves Yet is forever doubtful whether
fame alone can satisfy the hunger and thirst womsHs
heart and there much truth in the saying that wom
work Is vain without the appreciation of man. Talented
women who sacrifice for the of matrimOnv
VINO png forth children instead Of writing books paint
ing pictures rarely acknowledge repentance for the sa
ace When the apostle sought to typfy love Of Christ
For the church he could find better smile than that M
husband for his wife, The treasure of good mans love
laay well be the crown of any womans life and the eue
Rcia influence OF wise and kindly husband cannot be
oEerestmated The wife's womanly weakness may profit
much by the husbands manly strength and if woman
hSye talent such will be the last to permit her
hide 1t in the napkin Of domestic drudgery Moreover
any anu all circumstances 1t ought Joy to wife
10 kho" that she Is all In all to the husband whom she
io'es' 'he suhshhe OF his home She fail to find
happiness IN the that society is to him The
greatest JOY that the world affords the all sufficient recon-
pense which he accepts as satisfaction for all bs ah,
and for every trial
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

Said President Roosevelt in his ad-
dress at Antietam's battlefield: There
was no patent device for securing vic
tory by force Of arms forty years ago,
and there is no patent device for Sc
curing victory for the forces of
Righteousness in civil life to-day. In
each case the allimportant factory was
and Is the character of the individual
man." Those who have methods"
for mending or ending social and po-
litical evils would do we'll to reflect
on the presidents words. The plain
truth Is that the human race is neither
made by its saints nor marred by its
sinners, but Is made or marred by its
average men. Neither those whose
righteousness Is greatest nor those
whose righteousness is least, either
save or destroy the state directly.
The latter destroy it only as they are
able to influence the average man to
be more sinner than saint, and the
former save 1t only as they are able
to influence the average man to be
more saint than sinner. The great
problems Of American life to-day ex-
ist just because too much attention
Is given to the wishes of those who
stand at the extremes Of society and
not enough to that great majority
which stands in the middle and Is
composed Of average men. Legisla-
ton, for instance, pays much atten-
ton to the welfare of the very rich.
and Of the very poor, but gives very
little attention to the welfare of those
who are neither rich nor poor. Thus
we have an abundance of laws relat-
ing to and protecting organizations Of
capital, and, lately, too, to organiza-
tions of labor as such but very few
relating TO the average men, who In
the end pay the profits of organized
capital and the wages of labor. In
view Of which 1t seems high time that
more attention be given to the welfare
OF the average man, for in the end
civilization must be advanced or put
back, not by saint alone or sinner
alone, but by the average man.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27
Medical Students Ga.orc.

The number of medical students "
the United States for the last cOHe.'
year was 27,615. OF this number -
$50 were at the regular schools l4o
at the homeopathic, S4S at the eclecu'
and 800 at the physio-medical ana n0u
descript schools. Germany. with m0l,
than two-thirds of the population ',
the United States, has less than q tnHu
as many students Of medicine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

ing within fifty to eighty miles of Cincinnati Columbus
Cleveland Detroit, Indianapolis Chicago may esurely
journey to his metropolis spend several hours In marketing
in ransacting other business and reach his home the
same day. .., .. u. .-. .., l
Not only have these helps to transportation made local
travel convenient and saving of time but they
have changed materially the character of small and
cities More than this they have affected the tastes and
the and customs of the people, 1t Is always true
that opportunity breds desire for opportunities
The rural citizen who visit Chicago week
with less inconvenience than four trips year him
before the electric roads built has to
date himself to the and the tastes of the city He
has unconscousy absorbed much of the life of the city
and many of its tastes have become his own.
Travellers in the rural districts of Arkansas the
tans of North Carolina and southern Kentucky have
tced that while the children have almost uniformly bright
pretty faces, the and women altogether dispr
tied and lacking in Intelligence These people
the life Of the cities Seldom they go beyond the con-
fines of their stony plantations for roads poor
for travel even on horseback. The women almost
visit the smaller towns and the ideas prevail
the ideas of fifty ago Here the effect separa
ton of the city from the country it's maximum
To the extent that the life of the activity be
shared with the less populated districts civilization of
the entire country VIII be enhanced
OF little less Importance is the opportunity for reerea
ton with its beneficial effect upon the health happiness
of hard working people Particularly is true of the
busy housewives whose little journeys longer of such
rare occurrence to be epochs The actual toll of the
average farmers wife is not half to bear as its
monotony. ..... ..... ..,a..
This development is due one movement alone and
the beneficial effect of the extension Of postal dev
cry routes and the building of telephone lines the farming
districts must be admitted But above and beyond this the
traction lines reaching out from large have prob
ably been of value in the development of our smaller
towns and villages than other at work
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

No one could have supposed that a
company of girls would go out ON
strike because there were too many
mirrors in their workroom. 1t has
happened, however, in New York. The
trouble was that the foreman had ar-
ranged the mirrors round his desk SO
that without seeming TO notice, he
could see whether or not the girls were
working steadily. When the device
was called to the attention of the pro-
prietor, he sided with the girls, and
the strike was ended.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

interest to overthrow. No falser SEN
timent ever was disseminated than
Don't Judge a man by his clothes,
Carelessness of clothes is carelessness
of character. Shabbiness goes with
dirt, and dirt goes with shiftlessness,
and shiftlessness goes with weak
intellect, and then you begin to get
close to crime. A clean collar is an
aid to integrity, and a new suit of
clothes insures happiness for twenty
four hours Twenty-four hours Of
happiness is not TO be looked on with
contempt in this melancholy world.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

Not content with eliminating the
word "obey" from the marriage serv-
ice, in imitation of examples that seem
to have been unusually frequent Of
late, Philadelphia bride threw senti-
ment and the conventions wholly aside
and at the altar steps drew bill of
rights" upon the groom and cowed
the helpless creature into signing it
then and there. This, it seems to us,
Is going too far, especially as the
document as drawn was fierceiy ex-
plicit in defining the wife's rights and
the husbands duties and more fiercely
mute as to the husbands rights and
the wife's duties. Marriage, according
to some opinions, is not the establish
ment of relations between two hostile
powers with different interests, but
the ceremonial announcement of re-
ciprocal trust and amicability already
formed-not treaty of peace, but a
recognition of it's existence. Why,
therefore, q bill OF rights for either
party to the contract? Fortunately,
the uselessness of the innovation will
soon lead to its abandonment. The
husband signed, because he was
scared, but compulsory acquiescence is
apt to be peculiarly impermanent, and
to have a yearning for freedom in the
near background. AS much as wives
have obeyed in the past because they
promised to do so, so much will hus.
bands observe the provisions of an
agreement like this.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27
Beat OF Reasons.

A man in public life noted for his
brusqueness was under discussion in
Cabinet circles.
There's one thing to be said in his
favor, however" said Secretary Shaw.
'and that is he never importunes the
departments to get promotion for his
friends"
''That's readily explained" comment
ed Secretary Root. "He hasn't any
friends"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

Tailors seem content to remain su-
pine and permit the dressmakers to
hold all the dress conventions. but It
will In time be made clear that In
order to induce people to dress we'll
and to make broad breach in the
multitudinous army of shabbiness
there will need to be exhibitions of
dressing. Contempt of good clothes is
a weakness which II Is to the tailor's
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

lstradon the first bosm took place.
over 800 houses We're built, and the
population was increased 1900. The
nrst good school building, the Dear
born, was erected at E. cost of $500,
and the first fire alarm bell was pur-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

The European powers are quite sure
that matters would not be improved
If Turkey were to be forced out Of
business. If all the other powers over
there are not strong enough to deal
with Turkey and the Balkan disturb
ers. what would they do in a mix up
with the United States? -
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

tiger were successfully sent up the
chain, and all disappeared at the upps
end. At last they pulled down the
chain and put 1t in a bag, no one ever
discovering in what manner the diher'
ent animals were made to vanish
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

I'VE are coming more and more" re-
marks the leader of New York's -four
hundred ito have an aristocracy and
a common people" And as we recall
what Goldsmith said touching the
common folk, about 90 per cent of us
Will be, quite content to let the aris-
tocacy represent the odd / per cent
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

DR.. Wiley contends that all humanity
is becoming bald. Still, 1t is not ad-
visable to invest all ones means in
wig factories. sqs.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

Alfred Austin has written tragedy.
The publishers confidently expect it to
take rank with the best efforts of
Messrs. AIDE and Dooley.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

Peary is going to use the Marconi
system on his next dash for the pole.
He will thus be able to get his re-
lief expedition started without the
usual irritating delay
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27
Went Her One Better.

IL never saw you in such a pecOln'
ing hat, my dear. Did you get 1t reAu'
nader ...
II was just thinking how unusua'v
pretty yours looks Did you MAKE "
yourself ?"-Brookly Life.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

That bull ring in Juarez was opened
In the presence Of 10000 mostly
Americans. Six bulls were tortured
and several horses killed. These Latin
races are sadly cruel and degenerate.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

From the lawyers point of view, the
postofiice swindles are not very i'm
portant. The grafters got only about
$5O0,OO0, and that won't go far in the
way of fees. a.s..EFr ta".
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

Geronimo's act in joining the Meth
Odist Church may be looked upon more
as a change Of mind tran change Of
heart
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

When the U. S. army goes up against
the football players of this country it
will meet the fate that sooner or later
comes to every champion
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

1t has at last been discovered what
becomes of all the dropped his" in
cockney dialect stories. They got into
the Southern dialect stories in place
of the rs
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

Bulgaria has a chip on her shoulder,
but it is doubtful If she has anything
up her sleeve.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

1t is we'll that the Alaskan boundary
question has come up when SO many
other things are going on. Few people
are asking to have it explained to
them. -
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

The Chicago Inter Ocean declares
, that graft has no politics" True;
and they seem to be trying to fix
things so politics will have no graft.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27
INDIAN CRUELTY IS NOT ERADlCABLF.
BY Gen, Andrew 4

All that the United States authorities and yar,.
Gus societies have done does not take from the
Indian that cruelty which is inbred, and clinps
to him through life AS boy his special delight
is the torture Of every bird or animal he can pet
hold of alive AS man the torture of q huma,
being gives him pleasure, and at no time is his
laughter so joyous as when some special ingenu.
ity wrings a grOan or cry of anguish
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

few years ago met gentleman who told mo tbo.
ne was one OF party that went to the front after the
terrible Minnesota massacres of 1862 said that No
words could express the horror the scenes enacod
Scalped and mnlated corpses of and women md 90
babes whose brains had been beaten against walls ~
ees were coected and buried Three young girls scaln
ed and terribly mutated, were hanging against
large nails driven through the palms of the
hands The youngest had been dead some time. ano.h
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

The most characteristic things ap'''
people are ignorance and meanne
Parson Twina
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

Harry Lehr says the lapel button
hole should be abolished. Harry is
always deeply interested in some ques-
tion of supreme Importance to man
kind
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

1t is easy to secure the worlds good
opinion If you have the price.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27
HOW THE TROLLEY RAISES RURAL TASTES.
BY John Farson, Chicago Ban

Within the last four or five years the exten-
sion of interurban electric railways has worked
notable change in the character of rural COM
munities. Before these roads were constructed
people living in the country made only occasional
visits to the city, while even to the inhabitants
Of the towns and villages along steam railroad
lines the trip was attended with so much incOn,
venence it was rarely made. Now any one liv-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

The average love match soon flick
ers out unless there is some money to
burn.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27
WHY EVERY WOMAN SHOULD BE MARRIED.
BY Helen OIdH.,d

The lesson of all the ges In that woman ~.
ever gifted, finds her most congenial abiding pacs
in "the sweet, safe corner Of the household hr.
behind the heads of children" Love mata. :,
womans world. "The soul Of woman" says Mrs
Sigourney, Lives in love-" and Bulwer, "Tba,s
Is in the heart Of woman such deep well of lOvs
that no age can freeze it, The love of a goM
man and true seldom. II ever, fails. when tbo,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-11-27

CHASED. The first railroad out of the
CITY, the Galena and Chicago Union.
was not completed until four ve,rs
later. '"i'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-11
PLANS FOR WAYCROSS FAIR.

Waycross, Ca, Oct. 10.-At meet
ing held to-day. under the call of
DR.. J. M. Spence, chairman of the
County Committee of the Waycross
Fair Association ARRANGEMENTS were
made not only for good county ex-
hibit from Ware county, but also for
a number of individual exhibits of
farm products, live stock, etc. Another
meeting will be held during the noon
recess on the first day of Ware Su-
perior Court, to make final arrange
ments in regard to the plan.
In addition to the addresses to be
made on the opening day of the fair
assurances have been received that
DR.. H. w. Wiley, chief of the Bureau
Of Chemistry of the Agricultural De-
partment, Washington, also Chancel-
lor Walter b. Hill, of the State Uni
versity, or Hon. j. S. Stewart, agent
for the university. will deliver adj
dresses on Wednesday of the fair.
Gov. Terrell, accompanied by his STAFF
is to attend on Thursday.
Besides exhibits from Ware coun-
ty, arrangements are being made for
county and individual exhibits from
several Of the surrounding counties.
4 number of attractions have already
been secured and others will be book
ed before the opening. Everything
now bids fair for a large attendance
and the most successful fair ever held
here.