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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11

passed out piece after piece, while the
robbers deposited them in their sacks.
Everything was Of solid silver, and
to save space nearly every piece was
bent or broken by hand or foot. The
trio worked in a hurry and at the end
Of half an hour the room was empty,
and five sacks were full.
| had been watching everything in
a helpless way, having no plan and
no hope, and 1t was only when the
men shouldered the sacks to carry
them out that I made a move.
l determined to try the effect Of a
scare, and as the last Of them stepped
outdoors l fired the pistol into the sack
on his back and shouted at the top of
my voice. 1t was the groom who had
slipped upstairs and locked me IN, and,
though he may not have recognized my
voice as 1 shouted, the sudden alarm
caused a greater panic than 1 could
have hoped for.
All three men started to run. The
groom threw down his. sack, but the
robbers chung to theirs. They all knew
about the ditch, but in the darkness
and confusion they made right for it
and tumbled in one after another. AS
they went in l fired two shots in the
direction Of the stables.
Both cut the two men there so close
that they took to their heels, and thus
with three shots and four or FIVE yells
| had scared off a whole gang. l had
even done better. In falling into the
ditch the three fellows were badly
knocked about, and when 1t came to
climbing out they couldn't do it, es-
pecially as l was there with my pistol
In hand and threatened to shoot the
first man who showed his head.
The row had awakened the woman,
and when they came to know what
had happened they took the horse and
cart and went for the police, while 1
continued to stand guard. In an hour
We had the men out and ~handcuffed,
and next day the other two were ar
rested twenty miles away.
The two strangers were profession
ais and desperate men, and but for the
fact that n had an arm broken and
the other a leg by the fall into the
ditch they could not have been held
there SO easily.
They got fifteen years apiece in pris-
on, while the other were let off with
seven, and, though 1 am not going to
give exact figures, I will say that Mr..
Markham rewarded me so literally
that 1t was made a red letter night in
my life. The police growled at my
way Of doing things, as a matter OF
course; but, on the other hand, a hun.
dred different newspapers said "the
boy at Beechenbrook" deserved un.
stinted praise for his conduct, and so
on, while the others were let off with
er proud of the affair.-Philadelphia
Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11

ing is 81 economical of room and feed
as the swinging stanchion. For high
priced cows l would like some other
fastening that would be less restrain
ing.
The bucket (D} is the patent water.
ing device.
The advantages Of this platform
over wood and concrete are: LIST. In
cheapness; I'd, easy repair, and re.
newal when necessary; Sd, the comfort
to the cow-especially to her knees
causing no big knees; 4th, the ease by
which it can be kept from getting
foul.
Having examined the multitude Of
patent stalls and devices for cows, and
having tried several of them, l know
of none better..even if the owner be
a millionaire.
OF course a moderate slant Is giver
the platform, including the board, and
the clay is kept built up flush with
the surface of the board. The body OF
the cow-including her underwater
lying down, rests on the clay, which
when bedded lightly with the usua.
litter, makes an easy and clean rest
ing place.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11
Odd Earrings.

Earrings are creeping into favor
again, and for morning wear, too, If
II may Judge by the lavish display
made of them at a recent morning
concert. In a box sat a woman whose
ears We're bedecked with a pair of I'M
matched stones-one a black pearl, the
other a white one of equal size. There
may have been some subtle symbol
ism attached to the wearing of the
oddities. The revival Of the earring
is recent in this country, but it started
a peerless of ancient lineage but slen-
a peerless Of ancient lineage but slen-
der means, who was at a loss for
something new to startle her friends,
found a pair of her ~grandmother's
earrings and wore them at a fashion
able dinner. That marked the recru-
descence of the barbaric custom.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11

~ SiiOit thC
empire Of gold and guilt would never
have been changed into a great State
whose industries, commerce, wealth
and peaceful pursuits have become a
source of pride to the nation. In the
development Of the mines he had Il
part. In the building of the railroads
he was associated with other giants of
finance whose names have become a
part of our commercial history. In the
realm of finance he was a leader. He
was a patron of the arts and those
things which tend to beautify and
adorn and his home was an example
Of refinement, good taste and delight
full domesticity. Large wealth was
the fruit Of perseverance along intelli-
gent lines; length Of years was his
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11

because Of inherited strength of
physique and prudent living.
The ReQuas were H%uguenots who
settled lear New York In the seven
teenth century and successive genera
tons lived and died in Westminster
County. The grandfather Of the sub
Ject of this sketch was captain Of the
revolutionary company to which were
attached the men who captured Major
Andre. Isaac l.. Requa was born in
Tarrytown, Nov. %, 1923, and received
m academic education, after which he
went to New York. In 1850 he took a
sailing vessel and went to California.
by way of Cape Horn. He went out
from Sacramento and in 1851 drove his
stake on the famous Comstock lode at
Virginia City, New. He had studied
mining engineering and became super
intendent Of the company which fur
nlshed the machinery for the Com
stock. He shared handsomely In the
enormous yield Of the famous mine
and later returned to California, locat-
Ing at Oakland. He became associated
with Huntington, Stanford and Crock
er In their railroad enterprises and was
made president Of the Central Pacific.
He was also a director in the later
lines projected by Coils P. Hunting
ton. He took an active part in Whig
and Republican politics, was long
chairman Of the Republican State
Committee and several times refused
the nomination for Governor when the
election was certain, p%referring to keep
out Of Office. He was president for
years Of the Oakland Savings Bank
and was helpful in every way to those
less fortunately situated than himself.
He was a millionaire. He used his
money to open up new of in
dustry all over the State. Besides the
famous men mentioned, D. o. Mills,
Claus Spreckels and Mark Hopkins
were his intlmates. The conditions
which these men faced were hard and
the fruits which came to them were
only produced by years Of ~self-sacrlfice
and perseverance. They lived decent
ly, but simply until final triumph over
adverse circumstances enabled them to
enjoy life's sweets. q
When Colonel Requa settled in Oak
land he selected Piedmont Heights,
with a splendid view of San Francis
co and the Golden Gate, as an ideal
spot. He built a mansion and called
it and the estate Of twenty acres which
surrounded 1t Highlands. For twenty,
seven years 1t was a seat Of hospital.
ity and rare domestic enjoyment. Pa.
rents, children and servants lived in
tranquil happiness and visitors came
from afar to experience its delights
He was an ideal host-tall, Of fine
presence, well-proportioned, with a
face denoting firmness, generosity and
frankness. All philanthropic work OF
his section found in him a supporter
and he contributed to the endeavors OF
the Red Cross Society.
In religion Colonel Requa was an
Episcopalian. He was a firm sup.
porter of Masonry and had been 9
Knight Templar many years. He was
a member of the prominent clubs OF
the Pacific coast. He married Mis-;
Sarah ]. Mowry in San Francisco III
1868 and she survives, with two chill
dren-Mark L. Requa and Mrs. Oscar
Long, wife of General Long, Of the
United States army.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11
THE VANOALS.

Down beyond the garden wall
They have cut down the maple tree;
But they who cut it cannot know
The loss to you and me.
They think to build themselves a house
Where long our tree has stood
Our tree that was a house of leaves,
Fairer than house of wood.
VIII they see the wondrous sights we
saw,
From their windows made of glass p
The winged clouds, the marching sur,
The Scholarships that pass?
We saw the Spring come up the land,
The Autumn's flags flung out;
We felt the South Wind kiss our hair,
And answered the West Winds shout.
Their house of wood will higher be
Than our %tree-house in the air;
Yet they will not live so near the sky,
Nor see what we saw there!
st. Nicholas.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11
BffCHfNBROOk

will say to you right at the outset
that l a 1.-The boy at Beechen-
brook"
Beechenbrook was and is yet a great
ter. At the time Of my story 1t was
occupied by the man who built 1t, a
large manufacturer Of the famous
manufacturing town. 1t stood In the
middle of thirty acres Of ground, and
house, barns, lawns and gardens re-
Quired the services Of about fifteen SER
wants.
In the bookstore In which l was EN-
ployed in London | was said to have
excellent taste and judgment In the
arrangement of country libraries, even
though l was only a boy of is, and a
few weeks after the owner Of Beechen-
brook had given us an order | was sent
up there to put away the volumes.
On the day l arrived the owner's
wife and daughter started for Scotland
on a visit, while Mr.. Markham him
self departed for Paris to attend a GER
tain business. All the servants about
the place except the head gardener,
two grooms and two women In the
kitchen were given leave from thel
employer to go to the station, two
miles away. They were not long gone
when passing through the hall | saw
three masked men trying to open the
plate room door. | crept back to the
hall, across into the drawing room,
and at the far end of the big room
raised the window and stepped to the
ground.
Once out l made my way to the sta
bles, but there a surprise awaited me
l found a horse hitched to a cart and
the gardener and head groom standing
beside the vehicle. Had the two mer
not had their backs to me and beer
so earnestly engaged in conversation
they must have seen and heard my ap
proach.
/ had my lips parted to speak, whel
L susDtCltu Sblltthlhb WINS ih'
plumber was to be carried off in tn,
cart, and the three men servants wer,
In league with the robbers. 1t cam
to me like n flash and in time to saw,
myself. | drew back and wondered
what | should do.
Queerly enough, | was more upse
at the thought of the two mile run il
the rain and darkness to town than il
returning to the house and facing tn
robbers. | WIS out of the house an,
could hide in safety till morning. bu
that idea never came to me.
| was all for preventing the rob
berry, and pretty oon l skulked bac,
to the open window. In so doing
saw the outside door of the dinin
room ajar. The groom had let tn
robbers in ut that door, and the di.
lance from the door to the open ditc
was only fifteen feet.
When | had re-entered the hous
and crept back to the door leading int
the dining room the fellows had give
up trying to open the plate room doc
with a key and were working at
with iron bars. Five minutes late
they had 1t open, and then the grool
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11
Simple Wagon Bed Hoist.

A simple arrangement for removing
the beds or ladders from a wagon may
be made as shown in cut. To the jolst
Of loft attach two pulleys, C. Through
each of these pass a h-inch rope, one
end of which Is connected with a
stretcher made of two cross bars, d
and e. The other end Of each rope is
passed around the windlass, a, and
fastened. When the wagon is driven
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11
The Oil Stove in Summer.

1t is not the work of this depart
ment to boom oil stoves and especially
any particular make of which there
are a dozen good ones, but it is quite
within our province to show the farm
er and his wife how money may be
saved by the use of an oil stove as
well as how the house may be kept
much cooler in a summer than when a
coal fire is kept. The cost of running
an oil stove varies, of course accord
ing to the length Of time it is allowed
to burn, but when II is through with
the fame it may be turned off and the
expense for fuel stopped, which is not
the case with the fire In the range.
Again, the heat may be had in three
minutes that would require an hour
to obtain with the coal stove. Here
we save time. OIL stoves are no more
dangerous than an oil lamp If they
are cared for as thoroughly as we care
for our lamps. One source Of trouble
Is allowing the contents of the vessel
to boil over and drop down on the
burner which makes 1t sticky and
likely to spread the flame. An excel
lent way to avoid this, when II is
cooking anything likely to boil over,
is to set a shallow tin pan Over the
hole and in this set the article holding
the food. The hard worked wife will
appreciate the oil stove and with care
it will last through several summers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11
Poultry Notes.


When alfalfa cannot be had. give
the chicks a chance at red clover.
Give the hens and young chicks a
chance for an occasional dust bath.
which will drive away lice.
1t will o o be time to dispose Of
the old hens, which should be done
along in the summer Nhen they ouit
laying.
Quarreling hens should be separated.
as a hen that is worried will not do
her best at laying.
Poultry raising is now the fad IN
Florida, where the industry has lono
been neglected.
An ugly rooster should be DISPOSED
of. He Is as dangerous in the flock
as when running at large.
When killing fowls, let the blood
drip into a pail of bran, as the mix.
ture makes a splendid food.
Grit, oyster shells or a baked mix.
ture of salt and charcoal should all
ways be available for the hens.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11

into the shed, the sings are slipped
over the ends of the box and the wind
lass revolved by means Of a lever, b.,
drawing the box upward and out OF
the way. For ladders or racks of any
sort in place Of cross bar, e, attach a
ring like ( to the end of each rope,
which can be fastened by hook to the
frame. The windlass, a, should be
about 6 inches in diameter and pierced
at a convenient height with four holes
for the levers.-B. NJ. Scully, in Farm
and Home.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11
Gathered in the Garden.

Keep the soil well stirred.
Keep the weeds out Of the straw
berry patch.
Hoe the lima beans and train them
on the poles if necessary.
No plant so strenuously demands
freedom from weeds as the onion.
Layer the squash vines, covering the
joints with fresh earth to prevent the
borers killing them out.
For early ripening of the tomatoes
keep the side branches trimmed off.
and to prevent rot support the plant
by tying to a stake or trellis.
Don't cut asparagus much after the
third week in June. Clear out the
weeds, stir the soil and apply CONNER
cial fertilizer or manure.
Be on the lookout for bugs on the
melonplants. Keep the ground well
stirred and sift tobacco dust on the
vines or cover them with MOSQUITO
netting.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11

Oakland. Cal. He
was one of those
men of keen per-
ceptio n, large
h, unlimited
energy, wholesome
ambition and bold
agressiveness who
threw every atom
of their beings into
the work of trans
forming the Trans
Rocky region and
but for whose I'M
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11

moist sacks to confine the smoke. Live
Goals are put into the pit outside Of
the cask, and the fire is fed with damp
corn cobs, hardwood chips, or fine
brush. The pit is covered with a fat
stone by which the fire may be regu
lated, and 1t is removed when neces-
sary to add more fuel.-Montreal Star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11
A PACIFIC PIONEER.

Col. isaac L. Requa One of the Men
Who Transformed California.
One of the pioneers of the Pacific
coast passed away recently in the per-
son Of Colonel Isaac L. Reuua. of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11
Can't Keen 1t Long Enough.

The picture on the dollar bill
Is pleasing to the eye;
But still we never get 1t framed
Can any one tell whyf
Springfield Journal
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
PAYING EnqIand's Fighters.

Great Britain's greatest soldiers
and sailors receive great rewards for
their services. 1t is now proposed to
give an honorarium of $125,000 to
Admiral Sir John Fisher, first lord
of the admiralty. Lord Wolseley re-
ceived an award of $4,000 after
the Ashanti expedition and another
of equal amount at the conclusion
of the Egyptian war in 1882. Lord
Alcester received d peerage and
1925, 200 for the bombardment Of
Alexandria, a days work, which was
valuable largely because it disclosed
the weakness of the British navy at
that time. Lord Roberts received
100000 besides his full pay as com
mander IN chief for his work IN fhe
Boer war, and Lord Kitchener re-
eeived S250,oo0 for his services IN
the same struggle
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
Mhat watssrson Eaeapsd.

You will observe that l speak
trippingly of the older New York
In a desultory way / grew up there
and thereabout. In ante bellum
DAYS my father was not ineonsid-
cradle real estate owner in the then
upper end, now the heart, of Man
haitian Island. The war of secession
came, and, being a 'southerner, he
let his holdings go, otherwise /
might now be of the original Four
Hundred, with an ocean going y chit
over In the deep waters of he-
franche, and a thousand horse ar
Mercedes in the paIatial coaelLau e
of the Grand Hotel de Clinic IL
stead Of a wandering scribe ana or
humble servant.-Henry Watterson
IN Louisville Courier-Journa
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
A Defective Memory.

Mrs. Ferguson had just returned
from an entertainment and was in
ecstasies over a young woman elo-
cutionist who had taken part in it.
"She had on trained gown of
dark purple velvet" she said, with
bodice trimmed in deep cape collar
of real Irish lace and lace cuffs. She
wore her hair pompadour and had a
diamond cl-ster at her throat"
"Nhat did she recite" asked Mr..
Ferguson.
Something about a little girl
whose mother lost her in the park or
somewhere. Pve forgotten the name
of it. You know well enough what
a wretched memory l have. But it
was awfully pathetic. What are you
grinning about, I'd like to know?"-
Chicago Tribune
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
How 20 Make Mysterious Bag For
Use In ParIor Magic.

ESQ ia EdTlOT udSiCs
Make two bags, each about a foot
long and six inches wide, of some
dark material and sew them togeth-
er at tie edge, so that one may be
inside the other. Next make a num-
Der of pockets, each with a cover to
it, which may be fastened down by
slight elastic band Place these
about two inches apart, between the
two bags, sewing one side Of the
pocket to one bag and the other
side to the other. Make Sits through
both bags about an inch long just
above the pockets, so that you can
put your hand in the bags, and by
inserting your thumb and finger
through these Sits you may obtain
entrance to the pockets and bring
out of them whatever they contain.
1t is of course necessary that va
riety of articles should be put in the
pockets. Before commencing the
trick you may turn the bag inside
out any number of times, so that
your audience may conclude that it
is quite empty. You can then cause
to appear or disappear any number
of articles of light nature, much
to the amusement of your audience.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
s,issors Crossed or Not Crossed.

Livery one in turn passes to his
neighbor a pair of scissors, saying
either Il give you my scissors cross
ed or Il give you my scissors IN
crossed" If the player says the
first he must carelessly and in nat
ural manner cross either his legs or
feet while he is saying this. If, how
ever, his speech is Il give you my
scissors uncrossed' he must be care
full to keep both hands separate.
Those uninitiated in this game rem
der themselves liable to pay forfeits
without knowing why, their sur
prise, until followed by an explana-
ton, adding to the amusement.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
Cat and Mouse.

The children sit IN two rows op-
posite each other with a space be-
tween. One child takes the place
of @cat," being blindfolded, and one
takes the place of mouse and IS
also blindfoIded, the cat standing at
one end OF the row and the mouse
at the opposite end. They start IN
opposite directions, guiding them
selves by the chairs, the cat trying
to catch the mouse. When the
mouse is caught 1t is made the cat,
and one OF the company takes the
place of the mouse.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
Mr.. Shaw Objects to Starch.

The London World of Dress has
secured Bernard Shaw, the web
known novelist and playwright, as
contributor to write on prevailing
fashions. And he objects to starch
He will not wear a shirt smeared
with disgusting white mud. Shiny
white tubes on the wrist repel him,
and the rain pipe trouser leg arouses
his wrath. Why should man be
ashamed to give evidence of his
knees in his trousers Knees are
made to be bent. Trousers are made
for knees.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
Partners In Misery.

"Have you got anything for q
hungry man to eat ?" inquired the
unwashed tourist in the frazzled
trousers plaintively.
Il don't know, my friend" an
swered the man of the house, who
was reading his morning paper on
the back porch. Il called the girl
forty minutes ago, and she hasn't
got down yet. I don't believe it
will pay you to wait to find out You
don't have to wait, and | do Good
morning. Don't step on the cat as
you GO
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
MARRIAGE In ENGLAND.

Marriage has been declining in
England for twenty years. In 1908
the slump was so marked that moth
ing like it had been known. With
the decline Of marriage remarriage
has fallen too. In 1879, SO out Of
every 1000 widows were induced to
wed again. In 1908 only 65.6 out
of every 1000 swore to love and
obey a second or third.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
e - oietIonarx.

The University Of California has
received what It thinks IS the small
est dictionary IL the world. The
book Is a French-English dictionary
one and an eighth inches long By
three-fourths Of an inch wide. It
was printed first in large type and
then reduced to its present size By
Photographic methods. Each page
contains about 10 words, the book
containing ESQ pages.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-28
couraneous Ian Children.

The courage and yalor for which
the japanese are famous are IN
stilled into them from their earliest
infancy, says a japanese writer
When baby cries his mother scolds
him and says: "What a coward to
cry for trifing pain! What Will
you do when your arm is cut of In
battle? What when you are called
upon to commit harakiri ?"