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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23
ASLEEP ON A MIDAIR LEDGE.
Window Washer Rudely Aroused From
Perch on the Eighteenth Story.

Window Washer Rudely Aroused From
Perch on the Eighteenth Story.
Frank Brandenburg, window clean.
er. who says he has a peculiar fond
ness for high attitudes, selected a nov.
ell place to sleep as a result of a picnic
which he attended. Shortly before
noon several pedestrians and tenants
OF office buildings in the neighborhood
OF the City Hall, who were watching
the progress of the clouds overhead,
caught sight of a mans arm and one
foot hanging over the window ledge of
the eighteenth story of the American
Tract Society building at Nassau and
Spruce streets.
Closer investigation showed that the
owner Of the arm and foot was evil
dently asleep on the ledge and was
supporting his head with his left hand.
Spectators feared to shout or try to
arouse him by throwing anything in
his direction lest the shock of being
suddenly awakened might cause him
to roll off. The janitor of the build
ing was notified and trip by elevator
was made to the eighteenth floor.
There it was found that Brandenburg
was reposing opposite Office No. 1917,
which was vacant. The door of the
room was opened and the jaritor, rush
ing over to the window, seized the
man by the collar and one leg and hus-
tied him inside.
II was just going to get up and
wash some more windows" said the
sleeper. II only dozed off a minute or
two because l felt weary. I'm apt to
fall asleep easily, anyway, when l get
high up in the air and begin to drink
in the landscape for miles around.
There's something about the sensation
that seems to dull my senses and
force me to close my eyes. Some fell
lers get dizzy and topple over when
they are high up in the air, but not SO
with me. I like it and always feel
perfectly at home. I'd have been all
right If you'd only let me alone."-
New York Times
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23
CHARM OF THE UNEXPECTED

How a Heartbroken Lover Was Lifted
From the Depths of Despair.
once there was a man who quarreled
with his fancee. 1t was a hasty quar-
rel, which he heartily repented at lei
sure The more he thought it over, the
more heartbroken he became.
He tormented himself with the men,
ory OF her beauty, her charm, her gen.
tie, confding ways, and made himself
as miserable as possible in contemplat.
ing what he had lost.
Alas! 1t was my own fault" he la
mented. Il alone am to blame. Curse
me for the fool that I was! I might
have known that Isabel was not the
sort to stand any trifing like a weaker
woman. oh, never loved her half
so dearly as now that have lost her.
would grovel at her feet, but Of what
avail all my pleadings and excuses! If
only 1 dared to write! Oh. my Isabel,
my love-my only lover
Overcome by remorse and despair,
he sank down at his desk and mechan-
ically took up his pen.
At that moment loud knock at the
door announced thu postman and a let
ter fell before his astonished gaze.
Oh, JOY, to think that she had writ
ten him 4 line. word! With trem-
bling fingers the man broke the seal
and read:
"Oh. Reginald. can bear It no long
er-ths estrangement, this silence!
Come to me, dearest, or at least send
me line, word! I bog 1t of you, for
my heart is breaking. Forgive my
hasty words, my foolish, jealous pride,
for l have bitterly repented. Blame
me. reproaoh me IL you WILL can
bear anything but your coldness, your
neglect Only come, beloved, come! to
your loving, longing. ISABEL"
And 10! The suffering man leaned
back in his chair, smiled, yawned, and
complacently lighted a fresh Havana.
His pallor had disappeared and his
hand no longer trembeld. His eyes
were dry.
Reaching for pen and ink, he scrib-
bled hasty note:
MY Dear Isabel: Yours received.
Kindly remember that you have only
yourself to thank for the late unpleas-
antness. I will overlook this one oc-
casion, but trust that in the future
you will exercise little more common
sense II you still wish me to sign
myself your friend,
"REGINALD."
After which he went for a stroll in
the park.-Town Topics.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23
As 1t Should BE.

"No," said the dentist, at would
simply be waste of good money for
me to advertise in the newspapers"
why do you think so?' queried the
persistent solicitor.
Because" explained the tooth car.
penter, my work speaks for itself
through tie mouths of others"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23
100 Doses
For One Dollar

Economy in medicine must bs
measured by two things-cost and
effect. 1t cannot be measured BY
either alone. 1t is greatest in that
medicine that does the most for
the money-that radically and per.
manently cures at the least ex.
pense. That medicine is
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23
Hoods Jdrsdpdrilld

1t p0rifies and enriches the blood,
cures pimples, eczema and all
eruptions, tired, languid feelings,
loss OF appetite and general debility.
Il have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla and
found it reliable and giving perfect satisfac.
ton. 1t takes away that tired feeling. gives
energy and puts the blood in good condition"
MISS EFrIE CoLoNSE> 5ss 10th Street, N. W,
Washington. D. C.
hoods SarsaparIIIa promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23
The Earth's Diameter.

Although the diameter Of the earth
has been roughly known for many
years, it has lately been accurately as
certained after thirty-years labor and
at cost of $5OO,OOO. 1t is. 1926 miles
at the equator and 1899 from pole to
pole.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23
As to Scriblet's Fame.

"Scriblet has turned out great guam
tity of stuff with his pen, but has he
ever written anything that will endure I"
II think he has. l have several of his
notes in my possession which
l expect to hand down to posterity just
as he gave them to me-" Chicago Trib-
une.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23
MAL>A!R!!9At. !!9t..,
n1ia N 1fiaE: [; ;SyS1ElN1 N

Holy Springs, MISS, March "a, 1905.
While building railroads in Tennessee
some twelve years ago number of hands
contracted fever and various forms Of
blood and skin diseases. Icarried S. S. S.
In my commissary and gave it to my hands
with most gratifying results. can recon-
mend S. S. S. as the finest preparation for
Malaria, chills and fever, as we'll as all
blood and skin diseases. w. I. MCGOWAN.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23
FORGOT His Name.

Magistrate-Why didn't you answer to
your name?
Vagrant-Beg parding, jedge, but I
forgot wot name l gave las night.
Fagistrate-Didn't you give your own
Vagrant-No, jedge, I'm travelin'
incog.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23

I suffered greatly from Boils, which
would break out on different parts of my
body. saw S. S. S. advertised and after
using about three bottles was cured,
and for the last three years have had no
trouble whatever. A. w. ZEBER,
2I7 Read ST., Evansville, Ind.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which
springs from the soul; and the heart Of
man knoweth none more fragrant.-Ho.
sea Ballou.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23

Ibegan using your S. S. S. probably ten
years ago for Malaria and blood troubles.
and it proved so good that I have con-
tinued ever since using it as a family
remedy. 1t is pleasure for me torecom-
mend S. S. S. for the benefit of others
who are needing q first rate blood purifier,
tonic and cure for Malaria.
Arkansas City, Ark. c. c. HEMINGWAY.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23

Etc Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
ITO after first days use Of DR. Rlne's Great Nerve
Resorer Send for Free Sc trial bottle and treatise
Dr. H. H. Kline, Ltd, 93l Arch St., Philadelphfa Pa
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23

Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23

Piso's Cure is good cough medicine.
1t has cured coughs and colds for forty
years. At druggists, 25 cents.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23

A bird In the bush beats two in the
hand-for singing.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
Parker VS., Cleveland.

Cleyeland's second administration
was disastrous to the prosperity of the
country; nevertheless, history will give
much credit to Cleveland because of
his obstinate defense of the gold
standa G against the assaults of his
own party in congress, and because of
his Venezuelan message
But while Cleveland was doing his
best to preserve the gold standard,
Parker was voting for free silver. And
when Cleveland wrote his Venezuela
message did he have the moral sup.
port of the candidate who in his recent
speech OF acceptance condemned as
extrayagant and unjustified the Re
publican policy of getting the nation
In readiness for war?
Had it not been for this very policy
as pursued by preceding Republican
administrations, President Cleyeland's
famous Venezuela message would have
been an empty bluff"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
FOR THIRTY YEARS
Congressman rIeekison Suffered With CatarrI--Read
His Endorsement of Pe-ru-r1a.

n TONIC is medicine that gives
IL tone TO some part OF the system.
There are different kinds of toIics, but
the tonic most needed in this country,
where catarrh is so prevalent, i tonic
that operates on the mucous membranes.
Peruna is tonic to the mucous mem.
branes of the whole body. Itgives toms
to the capillary circulation which con.
stitutes these delicate membranes.
Peruna is specific In its operation
upon the mucous membrane. 1t 10 n
tonic that strikes at the root OF all CO.
tarrhal affections. 1t gives tone to the
minute blood vessels and the terminal
nerve flores. Catarrh cannot exi long
whore Peruna il used intelligently.
Peruna seeks out catarrh In all the hid
den parts of the body.
A. nj. Ikerd, an employe OF the c.. q.
II @. Il. r., West Rurling ton, Ia, writes:
81 had catarrh of the stomach and
small intestines for number OF years.
went TO number of doctors and got
no relief. Finally one OF my doctors
sent me to Chicago and met the same
fate. They said they could do nothing
for me, that had cancer of the stomach
and there was no cure. almost thou
the same, for my breath was somethi
awful. | could hardly stand Ii, IL Wa
so offensive. | could not eat anything
without great misery, and | gradually
grew worse.
FINALLY got one OF your books, and
concluded would try Peruna, and thank
God, found a relief and cure for that
dreadful disease. | took I'VE bottles OF
Peruna and two of Manalin, and now
feel like new man. There is nothing
better than Peruna, and keep bottle
in my house all the time. ~. M. lkerd.
Catarrh of the stomach IL usually
called dyspepsia. Catarrhal dyspepsia
cannot be cured by pepsin powders or
any other temporary relief. The only
cure for real dyspepsia IL removal Of
the eatarrh from the mucous membrane
of fhe stomach. This Peruna will do.
This Peruna has done thousands and
thousands of times.
Congressman Botkin, of Kansas, was
cured of catarrh of the stomach of MANY
years standing. Hundreds OF other
cases have been reported to us through
unsolicited testimonials. PernnA Ii the
only Internal systemic remedy for ca
tarrh yet devised. Every one afflicted
with catarrh in the slightest degree
ought 70 take course OF Pernna.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
| factory results from the use OF Peruna.
write at once TO Or. Hartman, giving .
fsit statement OF your case and he will
be pleased to give You his valuable adj
vice gratis.
/ Address Or. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarinm, Columbus,
! Ohio.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
THE HUMAN LLn,r-
How the Great ana &;@5..i. NHu
Would ROmp with Iiie Cn&3Ercn.

How the Great ana $;@1:.i" AsHu
Would ROmp with The children.
In my boyhood MY family lived al
most directly across the street frOm
Mr.. Lincoln. He had two sons, Robert
and Thomas. nicknamod Tad" vino
were about the same, age as my broth
err. DIR. Jesse X, ana myself. We, with
the other boys Of the nejghborhood.
used to gather on LincolnS corner in
the summer evenings and play the usu-
al games of boys until bedtime. Often
Mr.. Lincoln would romp with us, and
we were perfectly safe in playing
Jokes on him. There was one prank
which never failed to be great sport
for us.
The front fence of Mr.. Lincoln's
Springfield home, then and now, was
about three feet high and stood on a
brick wall which was about five feet
high. Almost directly in front Of the
steps leading UP from the sidewalk to
the house was a tree planted by Mr..
Lincoln himself, which still stands
there. At that time it was about eight
cen or twenty feet high.
Mr.. Lincoln, as | recall, invariably
wore a high hat, commonly called a
plug" hat. During the time of his
great debates with Douglas and just
preceding and after his nomination for
the presidency Mr.. Lincoln was much
preoccupied in mind When at home
he usually went up to the statehousef
after his evening meal to consult with
his party associates. He was quite
regular in his habits and usually came
back about $50 i'm the evening. His
habits were so well fixed that the boys
could calculate on his movements, andI
we tied string from the tree TO the
fence at just such a height as to strike
Mr.. Lincoln's plug hat about the CEN
ter. We hid ourselves behind the fence
In the adjoining yard, behind the wall
around the corner and in various
places.
When Mr.. Lincoln, with his arms.
folded behind his back and evidently
in deep thought, would be suddenly
aroused by having his hat knocked off
by some unseen power we would raise
mighty yell, rush out from our hid
ing places, grab hold of him wherever,
we could find a place and shout for
| JOY. All his serious thoughts would
vanish instantly, and he would laugh
and romp with us, and not infrequent-
ly march UP the street with all the
boys clinging around him until he
could find a place to buy us some nuts
or fruit.
When boy ten years Of age, was
one of the great crowd of his neigh
bors and friends who assembled at
the Wabash depot in Springfield in
February, 1861, and heard him bid
farewell to his neighbors and friends
In q speech tinged with sadness, but
with Christian hope.-Senator Dubois
In Address at Soldiers Home in Boise,
Ida
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

Senator Bacon has been reduced 70
tears because the north continues to
present a practically solid front to the
solid south nearly forty years after
the closln. of the bloody chasm. The
emotioin senator should reserve his
tears foI tie solid south. When they
can dissolve that Bourbon combine
ton Of traditional mistrust and e.
ploded dogmas the chief cause ami
excuse of sectional politics will aisap-
pear. Why doesn't Senator Bacon 30
gin campaign for the secession -
Georgia from the solid sonthf On
course lie will answer: The Ee@re."
But, so far as national politics 30.
the negro is the merest bogev ever
conjured out of the brains Of political
demag0gues
There Is no Republican apathy, fes
we are exceedingly earnest this as
tumn, but we must not be too baisMep
some In advance. 1t wlll be necessary
to turn out and vote.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22
For Central Location.

Yankton Press and Dakotan: Re-
ferring to the talk in Wisconsin Of
removing the capital from Madison to
Milwaukee, the Minneapolis Journal
says that there are only three
cases where the capital Of a state is
at the same time its commercial me-
tropolis, n of them being Boston,
another Atlanta and the other In
.dianapolis. Atlanta became the cap
ltal after the war because new rail
roads made it more accessible. The
Journal says: "There have been
many cases of removal from one city
to another. These have generally
been governed by the law that cap
itals tend to seek the most central
point. to minimize travel in reach
ing them. Some times the desire
for a capital location was so strong
that the new cities were laid out
where none existed, to furnish a con-
%veniently located capital. Madison,
Lincoln, DesMoines and Frankfort,
KY, are Of this type"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22
FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
This Will Interest Every Resident
of Mitchell.

This Will Interest Every Resident
of Mitchell.
You can readily verify the follow
ing particulars for the gentleman
supplying them will be only too
pleased to answer any inquiries by
mail. If you suffer from disorder of
the kidneys or bladder and desire to
be cured write him about Doan's
Kidney Pills and learn that the fol-
lowing statement is true in every
particular:
a. +. Failor Of HOS Dakota aven-
ue, Grand Forks, N. D., carpenter
says: 81 know just exactly what a
lame back, backache or whatever
else you may term it means because
l suffered from 1T for years. | was
compelled to give up printing on ac-
count of it for / could not endure
the result Of long standing at the
case. The pain vas always the same
place in and around the kidneys and
across the loins. Often l was forced
to place my hands on my back and
press it too, for the slight assistance
it afforded me and if 1 stopped it
was with difficulty I could straight
en-. Although l tried a great many
remedies all recommended for my
trouble until l procured Doan's Kid
ney Pill l was unable to find any
thing upon which l could depend. l
broke an ankle and while lying still
/ found Doan's Kidney Pills just the
thing to keep my kidenys from be-
coming sluggish. You are at liberty
to send any one Ito me for further
particulars of my experience with
and opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale ty all dealers; price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22
Soap, %0intmentand Pills
the Worlds Greatest
Skin Cures.
PRICE THE SET 81
Complete Treatment for Every
humour, from Pimples
to ScrofuIa.

The agonizing itching and burning
Of the skin, Is in eczema; the frightful
scaling, - in psoriasis; the loss Of
hair and crusting of the Ecalp, as In
SCALED head; the facial Disagreement.
a. in pimples and ringworm; the awful
suffering of infants and the anxiety Of
worn-out parents, as in milk crust, tet-
ter and salt rheum, all demand q rem
edy Of almost superhuman virtues to
successfully cope with them. That
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills are
such stands proven beyond all doubt.
No statement is made regarding them
that is not justified by the strongest
evidence. The purity and sweetness,
the power to afford immediate relief,
the certainty of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy, have made them the stand
ard skin cures and humour remedies of
the civilized world.
The grandest testimonial that can be
offered the Cuticura remedies is their
worldwide sale. due to the personal
recommendations of those who have
used them. From q small beginning
In the simplest form, against prejudice
and opposition, against monied hosts,
countless rivals, and trade Indifference,
Cuticura remedies have become the
greatest curatives Of their time, and,
in fact, Of all time, for nowhere in the
history of medicine is to be found
another approaching them in popularity
and sale. In every cline and with every
people they have met with the same
reception. The confines Of the earth
are the only limits to their growth.
They have conquered the world.
Sold throughout the world. Cuecur. Resoavent Soc.
0n form Of Chocolate Coated Pills, 2se. per vial Of COY
Ointment &c., Soap, 25e. Depoh . London, n Charter
hou.. SGT P.si.- kns as I. P.lz: Boston, - colum.
- Send b" 4 Book about Cuaeuil-"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22
MITCHELL FOR CAPITAL

Wakonda Mail: Pierre and Mitch
ell in presenting their claims for the
consideration of the voters at the
next general election have set forth
their reasons why they should be the
permanent seat Of government, and
it is true that each city has more di-
rect interest in the result than peo-
pie residing at a distance from either
place, but it is equally true that
every citizen In the state is more or
less interested IN the result. Much
has been said and published by the
friends Of Pierre that Mitchell has
been guilty Of slandering the state
for the purpose of defeating Pierre
in her aspirations. Out OF some
thirty exchanges published in this
state::that come to this office we have
failed to see it. 1t is always better
that the truth be told. The part Of
South Dakota west of Pierre and
east of Black Hills has been Of late
advertised by Pierre As being just as
good for agricultural purposes as that
being east of the Missouri river, and
in III opinion that has materially
injured Pierre's chances in the COM
ing election. People dislike to be
deceived, as in this case with an at
tempt to deceive them that that part
of South Dakota west of Pierre and
east Of the Hills is alright for the
purpose for which it was intended
and to attempt to make it a success
full grain growing country is ques-
tioning OF denying the wisdom of
God, who created it evidently for
quite another purpose, nor do we be-
lieve that from the fact that because
of its being a stock growing country
that it is of less value. We must
have pastures for stock and in our
opinion, that part of the state will
ultimately raise the cattle and
horses, ship them to the eastern
part Of the state to be finished on
corn ready for the eastern market,
and that part Of South Dakota will
become cattle ranches owned and oc-
cupied by wealthy and prosperous
stockmen. Until the capital ques-
ton was agitated the state was
known as che corn belt, the part west
Of the Missouri river as the grazing
belt and the Hills as the mining re-
gion, and no n seemed to take
offense by being thus designated, I'M
til Pierre sprung the argument that
her territory west of the river had
been slandered. Such argument
ought not and will not have the in
tended effect, but a contrary one.
While we believe that the location
of the capital at Mitchell will i'm
crease the value Of every quarter Sec
tito Of land in the eastern part of the
state, we put our reasons for sup
porting Mitchell, upon a broader and
more patriotic eround-that of bene-
fit to every part Of the state and
large majority of the people of South
Dakota on election day are going to
say so by their votes.