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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

eECRETARf WILSON, exports OF farm pouuctS WAS more ah
OOOOOO In 1901 they $952OOOOOO In 1913 tho
surplus which did not need In this country anu was Soo
abroad amounted to SS7S,OOO,OOO.
IT was the farmer held the balance OF trade with
the United States Excluding products of the farm
there was during period from 1899 to 1902 an annua
adverse balance of amounting to $e20OoOOO 1ncud
have left credit Of this country During
1903 there was an unfavoabe balance Of trade In exports
and imports other than of the farm which amounted
to S56OOOO when the farmers part In the interna
tona included the balance in our favor Is just
about $387 100000
Here you the tremendous sustaining power
Of the farmers of this country They are the people who
pay the foreign bondholders
will tell you that the farmers Independent Of the
banks the money lenders anybody else They
porous the anybody 1t for himself. They
getting good prices for their grain hay milk, butter
cheese fruits and other produce Think Of the prices for
eggs and poultry Then they have the advantage
their Western brethren in having the long haul and
heavy freight rates.
The farmers Of the West were never in such easy
cumsances Their have been good and the demand
from abroad has been such to keep the prices
Portable figure This Of everything the farmer raises
to sell-hogs, cattle, wool, ETC.
On the Pacific coast the story is the same There the
trade is opening with the Orient and there
have the advantage of soil which will raise almost every
thing including fruits which outse the tropical fruits and
which can be sent the country and shipped
rope at profit They are doing splenddly
In the South the farmer who raises small crop
cotton has provided for himself Tobacco never in
greater demand The South is rapidly becoming as pros
porous those other sections Of the country which
the devastations of Civil War
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

College graduates who received
their diplomas even within the last
twenty years can recall the cloud OF
suspicion that seemed to descend upon
the students at examination time.
Professors sat in the rooms where the
tests were made. and proctors or monl-
tors assisted them in preventing and
detecting "cribbing" No greater or
more wholesome contrast to this con-
dition could be found than has been
created by the introduction Of the
"honor SYSTEM" under which the STU
dents themselves, not the faculty, have
charge of the examinations, and be-
come responsible for the honesty Of
them. During the period of examina-
tons students enter and leave the
room at will, and are not watched
The only check upon their conduct is
that, at the completion Of the task,
the student signs statement In the
following or in a similar form: II
pledge my honor as gentleman that
have neither given nor received as
sistance during this examination. ="
Upon the students. too, Is imposed the
task OF Furnishing any infraction Of
this pledge, and this brings an inter
esting case in point. In one Of the
colleges where the honor system pre-
walls five students were lately detect
ed In using examination papers dis
honestly obtained. The student who
made the discovery went boldly be-
fore his fellows and made 1t known.
His act met with hearty applause,
and the five offenders were all ex~
PEELED. Was not this talebearing2 Is
talebearing ever commendable? The
answer to both questions must be yes.
When a body Of men have worked
faithfully to maintain a valuable pos
session and other men attempt to
steal 1t, it is as much a duty, yes,
more Of a duty, to cry, "Stop, thiefw
to him who is assailing the public
sense Of honor as to him who is break
Ing. into bank safe. College men
are to be congratulated upon the fdel-
ity which they have shown to the
honor system, and no less are they to
be commended for the courage and
good sense with which they separate
the mean-spirited and selfish talebear-
er from him whose sole motive is pub
lie spirit and loyalty to honor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

p'he coaxing away Of European emil
gra0ts to this country for the sake Of
the head money taken for carting them
over is causing much trouble for every
nation on the continent. Governments
cannot create migratory currents, nor
should transportation companies be
allowed to tamper with them. They are
like the great marine and aerial cur
rents which flow where they are most
attracted until some natural change
diverts them elsewhere. But it is a
mistake to suppose that all the Euro
pean governments are trying to get rid
of their subjects.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20
THE COTTON KINGS FALL.
snliy Meets the Fate of Others Who
Tried to Corner Great Stanles.


Cotton King Daniel j. Sully has
raiien. He whose effort to coin untold
millions ut the expense of manufac-
turers and thousands of mill opera-
yves Is now bankrupt. He forced
the price of cotton to such figures as
10 close hundreds Of mills In England
ana In this country, with the result
that armies of humble but honest peo
pie were reduced to want. Delicate
women and sickly children perished
oerore their time through the fact
that their natural defenders were rem
dered helpless by idleness. Great
mills were closed and the hum of mn.
ehinery was hushed that the specu.
iator might make millions-and still
more millions. But he has met the
almost universal fate of those who
nave tried to corner the market for
great staples.
sully, under the firm name of Don.
lei j. Sully x Co., undertook to CORNER
the cotton market. His efforts resu,t.
h6 thc pllct VI raw cotton
up 10 figures which have not been an.
proached since the Civil War suliv
purchased thousands Of bales and ~
several periods could have gotten out
with handsome profits. He borus.
much OF the cotton at low prices Snt
every time he undertook 10 un,oa.,
there came a slump In prices ana sa
was forced to buy to preserve tha r,.N 40
ket The result was that be bonnh.
much cotton at prices in excess, os H..
intrinsic value. He borrowed News
ana kept on buying. But be ana,,y
reached the limit Of his borrowing cn
paeity and could buy no more Wbsr
ne undertook to sell, there were no -
buyers No one wanted cotton At ,pcb
prices. But he was forced to reali,a
on his holdings and threw hi. cottor 1e
on the market. There was A slumn "
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Deep-sea sailors used to laupb n.
their brother mariners of the coastwise
trade, and refer to them as men who
liked to go to sea when they could
get home to dinner" The gibe would
nave had little point In the Philippines
the coast-line Of which has been found
TO measure more than eleven thousand
miles, This is double the coast-line Of
tho United States outside OF Alaska
In the Philippines there is one mile Of
coast to every ten miles of area. In
the United States the ratio is one to
hve hundred and tifty-ave. The Phil.
ipp'nes have string of parings out
or all proportion to the apple itself.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

The immigration laws are fairly ef
fective as regards keeping out crime
and disease. They do not keep out ig
norance, though it be Of the darkest.
densest kind. The political dangers
OF that ignorance In a country where
an alien can become a voter In Ave
years or less ought to be apparent. The
man who has lived for quarter of a
century or more In q European coup.
try without learning to read or write.
and without knowing much about m.
government Of that country, Is not like
~ TO acquire In five years residence In
the United States that knowledge Of
It's institutions which Is needed To
make him an intelligent voter. The
naturalization Of such a man merelv
s"eils the number Of voting cattle"
and adds to the difficulty of governing
the great cities decently. Five wears 4,
short enough term Of probation. but
IN some States aliens are allowed to
vote after they have been residents q
year or year and half, or have
taken out their first papers. The West
erh states resorted to this practice at
ah early day in order to stimulate i'm
migration. They needed settlers TO 90.
cupy the vacant lands, and believed
that was good way to get them. There
Is not the eagerness to get immigrants
that there was fifty or sixty years ago.
ana the custom Of making men voters
before they are citizens of the United
states should be abandoned bv tbe
states which still adhere to it. During
the administration Of John Adams the
period of residence prior to natura,i.
zation was raised from five years r.
fourteen. That was partisan ma, !.
ure. The Federalists believed the ma
)ority OF the immigrants would vote
against them when they got the bal
lot. The law was repealed immediat~
ly after Jefferson became Presidsnt
and the term has been five wears .vo,
since. Party chiefs are timid ahor,
recommending legislation which the,
fear may be unpopular and COST thoi,
party votes, and 1t Is doubtful whetho,
an attempt will be made to change tb,
naturalization laws to give aliens NOR,
ume In which 10 become familiar wiz,
the institutions Of this country. Eyo,
IL the term Of probation were to bo 60,
years or fifteen, the hopelessly ianor
ant aliens would not become intellIgen
voters That is why 1t is better 70 o,
10 the root of the matter by forbiddin,
the immigration Of illiterates
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Recent letters from China announce
that there has been a great change in
the attitude Of the Chinese toward for.
eign things since the Boxer uprising
The Dowager Empress has an automo.
nile and an electric launch, both of
which she uses. Her newest gowns
nave foreign trimmings, ''pussemen.
teric borderings, braided motifs. pail.
lettcs and French lace sewed fat" She
likes feather bed and a rocking chair
and has some chairs of foreign make
with springs and soft cushions to ea,e
her old bones. Following the fashion
act by their ruler, the government,
officers are adopting foreign customs
Six princes drive about Pekin ,n
oroushams, and more than sixty do,
cent civilized carriages are used by the
various officers. A rock-crushing ma.
chine and two steam road rollers bovs
peen ordered for use In improving ths
streets and Prince su, who has ch.rr,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

a lot of bedrooms with their walls taken down
no reason why you should find anything in t.
house except mats and charcoal stove, for v,nS
fingers and the teapot. These, and cushion =,
q quilt to sleep on, with an elaborate conyeptImS
ness. constitute the furniture Of Japanese hon.
the guest chamber. And the articles in the quest 4
consist OF a screen. kakemone, and q flower W.
japanese have no forks, or spoons, or abs dM,
have no sheets, no wine glasses, no tumbers
If woman belongs to an arstocratic h,n
especially TO one which has adopted some Eurona.
DDS and ideas, she is treated with something Of A.
ence given to woman in Europe; she not only dr,x
European woman but she is allowed to walk b, |,
bands side. and even she is allowed to pass M
door before him. Among working women tb. Wa,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

In their pockets. II
caused the atmosphe|
and that it emitted c|
to raise the envelope
two degrees above It'd
Only last month It WI
eyes will cause thei
from the fuorescenc
the eye itself. But 4
metal none IL likely
quences than the dl.
different sorts of rays
will give Off a gas "
sealed up in a tube
all the charac cteristic
known to be present
certain natural water
This takes us bac
alchemists always d.
mute or change one 1
was that the constitu
fact but different Il
stance. Now, the
year increasing in n,
a series of groups or
bers have a strong ia
mum. actinium, and
while to come down
and bismuth present
uranium and poloniu
sulphide of 1t extract,
pitchblende (the sour
like. which is nearly
Gustave le Bon assel
clean and pure, were
lty is shared by all g
as those which comp,
cists are coming to I
guess that II the Sc
learned the composlti
of calculat ton.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20
Queer.

"Hades In supposed to be l0's, ~
the center Of the earth, lsh'"
marked tho thermometer. al
Eyes, but what Of it2' inqun"
barometer. Al
ut seems funny, I was )us' :, 4
ing the lower down / shoulu :
that direction the higher up luz
Philadelphia Press
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

King Edward has forbidden the sing
ing of topical songs referring to the
RussoJapanese war. 1t has always
been suspected that Edward had
good streak in him.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Sarah Bernhardts memoirs are soon
to be published. The fact that all the
publishers have been scrambling to Sc
cure the American rights would seem
to indicate that they think she has
stuck closely to facts.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20
Left Only tho R.U.

MISS Armstrong (who has fooxled
'ne oali .i1 times with various clubs)-
ana which Of the sticks am 1 to use
nowf ''
weary Caddie-Gie It a bit knock
WI the bag.-London Punch.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

great freedom. for
Japanese girl of e
dowry, and when sh
ments. She has her
no sons. In this G.
has far wider rang,
name, and she can
that the position Of
mics as Of sentime
world.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Wnen a sick person is fatally ILL., q
number OF doctors are called in .con
sul'aaon.' No sick person was ever
saved BY consultation" and no
family ever paid the fees of physIcisns
attending consultations, without rrum
bling and abuse. sunn
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

the Russian battle-ship Varias ~
early course Of construction. lpI, wv,
did, and the Japanese sovernmssa',, .s.
supplied with every detail ID w ~.
struction and armament OF tne !,
The officials at Cramps 90 !" ~,
know exactly how the Japs 0''
it.-Philadelphia Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Now. "they say" the sun is showing
q line Of fission under Its external en-
velope which may indicate that 1t is
getting ready to become a double star.
We trust that they" are mistaken.
With two suns doing business the
earth might get between them and be
pulled out Of shape like wad Of gum.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

It would be interesting to know what
the Utah courts would do If the polyg-
amists Were to plead that their plural
wives are of the constructive" va
riety.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

While there are still people easy
enough to let go Of $3.50 to consult
hoodoo, 1t seems almost like waste
of time to be working honestly for
$3.50 day.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

The Gear Of Russia has contributed
2OO,OOO,OO roubles to the war fund,
but it isn't likely that this will make it
necessary for him to live on rice or
oat meal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Experiments to prove that a person
can live on 16 cents day seem wholly
superhuous, as nobody wishes to Live
on that amount.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20
a Eoreat On L..

one OF the largest forests in tb.
world stands on ice. It is situated no
tween ural and the okhotsk sos
Some time ago a we'll was dug in th,.
region when 1t was found that A. .
depth OF 800 feet the ground was st,,,
frozen. wac Stiii
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

It appears that polygamy is forbid
den by the Mormon church, but only
for publication and not necessarily as
q guarantee of good faith.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

81 81. 'here was rejoicing on the part of
=, .re pears pears who had been fighting him
al alons 30 jubalint were these op-
pohents Of his that they fairly tore
.ne ciothes from each others backs in
their excitement :"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

of the city, promises to have the roads
in such good condition in year that
an automobile may be driven safely
all over the capital.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

If the negro is capable Of profting
by all the advice he is receiving now
adays he will surpass all people in all
the virtues in short order.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20
F.RMfR THE BALANCE WHEEL 0E PROSPERITY.
Bv James wilson. Secretary of Agriculture

10 one familiar with the situation
It must appear that there will be no
panic in this country now, so long as
the farmer of the United States Is able
to produce good and salabls crops. Ihe
American farmer sustains the country
and feeds a great portion of the world.
He is virtually independent of any
other class.
Let me premise by giving few flg-
ures. From 1880 to 1890 the average OF
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

President Smith and seven Of his
apostles are said to have thirty-three
wives. Just think Of the Easter bon
net bills!
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Japan claims to have all the money
she wants. Mr.. Rockefeller will be
likely to consider the Japs weak
minded
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Prices dropped and Sully was forced
to the wall.
The failure of the cotton king
caused a scene Of pandemonlum on
the market in New York and in New
orleans. There was no panic, in the
sense OF many resulting failures. Ratb.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Korea may change It's name from
"the land of the morning calm" to the
land Of all-day trouble"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Patti Is now convinced that she
played her farewell engagement sew
eral years ago.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

No one should eat candy received
through the mail until after trying
sample of it on your best friend.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

Wnen man loses money by his fail
ure In business the failure is a fail.
uro.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

something In their whole being that strikes the Western
as not grown up.
Ihey nave no bread, no beds, fires no boots and
Snoes no trousers Tor the men, pettcoas the
on Doth sexes wear instead dressing gowns
sVe the other In their houses they have no windows
DOORS no walls no ceilings chests of drawers NOT
washng stand and the wardrobe is only lot of boxes
peu one OH top OF another In the kitchen thew bav. No
range no pots no pans -four bins no kitchen tables
nu hen tney nave no tables chairs in drawing
ana In the real native house the drawing room seIf 10
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20

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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20
NEW MYSTERIES OF

The my
From the
emitted lig
photograph
nesses Of
evident tn
living tiss,
success in
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-05-20
JAPAN STRONG IN ITS SIMPLICITY.
BY r. p. o'Connor, n. P.

Japan is topsy-turvy country. Its popula.
on. small in stature, its houses that seem mostly
made up of paper, its whole view of life, has In
1t something that constantly gives ono the idea
that you are dwelling among nation of scarcely
grown up children They are formidable chill
dren. these Japanese, as the Chinese have dlscoy.
cred, and perhaps more powerful nation may
soon hnd out als0 but all the aame thera is
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-21
WICKLIFFE, KY.
June 20

June 20
Dr. Boone and wife leave tonight
the trip combines business with pleas.
ure.
Arthur Murrcy, foreman On the job
of building the court house visited
friends and relatives in Paducah Sat
.rday ana Sunday,
Mrs Martin Rollins and little
daughter, Cormo. are visiting in
Bllndyiillc
Mrs. Jake Corbett tells lis she is
at work on q plan whereby Wickliffe
may have a public library and reading
room. She wrote Mr.. Dennet, pres
idont Of the Wisconsin Chair Com
pany, sometime since asking the do
nation of q lot on Dennot Nights for
that purpose and has received a fav-
orahlo reply, and hence tho reading
room II n near possibility
Mrs. Connie Boyd is still on the
sick list.
We had a good rain yesterday, Sun
day, and appearances are that we will
have more very soon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-21
LA CENTER, KY.
June 20, 1904.


Mr.. r. T.. Mcrriwather, one Of oui
most esteemed suburbanites. owns a
beautiful oak grove midway between
his beautiful country home aud south
La Centre. He has generously
agreed 20 turn its ute over to Ia
Centre to be used as a park. II IN
cndes about twenty acres and it will
Al once be cleaned up suitable for a
public park AMI will be thr open
during the heated season TO picnic
parlios ana pleasure seekers all times
Those grim. stately old oaks that
have for centuries. ere the pale face
came. sheltered the dusl.y savage
and his bride from the weIterine
rays of mud SIMMER sun. will here
after perform the same office for the
pale faced youth and his steady. or
others We invite Cairo 10 spend
some hot day under their verdaat
branches and foa their eyes on the
beauties Of La Centre.
Remember the lot sale and barb7-
cue July T.. II viii be the day Of
La. Centres greatest triumph a
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-21

Tho Rev " r.. Carroll, a aoufhern
Clergyman. tells the following story
I'VE were driving cut one Sunday from
Decatur when we came upon a nelru
with club in his hand and u freshly
killed posaum on his shoulder We
stopped 70 examine his prize, and the
colonel said:
"'My friend. do you know It Is sun
day.
Sartin. boss
"'Arc you a religious MANI
-" 4 are Is jist on my way home
from church.
"'And what sort Of religion have you
got that permits you to go hunting on
Sunday
l,cllgion1 Religion" qUried the
man as he held the possaIn5 up with
one hand and scratched his head with
the other. Does you 'spcct any black
mau In Alabama is gwine TO tie hisself
IN 10 any sligion dat lows a possum
70 walk right acsoss tie road ahead Of
bin an git away frees NJ. sab \
religion which won't bend little when
a fat p0ssum heads you or couldn't be
Established round yeTc by an the
preachers IL the universe" -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-21

Henry Fearnside was here from
Villa Ridge yesterday.
Gene Coulter, of the rim ana hoop
mill, accompanied by his wife, is talk.
ing look at the great fair in St.
Louis
L. III. Bradley went to St Louis
yesterday and will not be at home
before the 9th inst.
Judge w A, Wall is having fine
cottages erected, A. A, Austin has
the contracts
James Gray is among the Mound
City people who are attending the
great attraction in ST. Louis
The prohibition party of this com.
ty have called the county convention
to meet in Mound City on Saturday.
July Il. The formal call states that
0 county ticket win be nominated.
w. 4, Hayden Of Valley Reamsa
sold twenty-thrce head Of beef cattle
in Cairo a few days ago and OH yes.
terday drove them through. They
brought him an average of $40 a
head.