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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10

part Of the river bed itself At about 100 miles from
Mendoza the ground begins rise sharply and thereafter
to the entrance Of the great tunnel the engineers have
employ rack rail similar to those the Haz and other
mountain roads,
When completed the Transandine railway will rank as
one of the highest not the highest of the worlds rail
roads Even in its unfinished state 1t has attained a
tude seldom reached by transportation companies 1t is
already proving valuable transcontnental route and
every summer-that Is to say from November to April
between five and six thousand people avail themselves
it. being carried the uncompeted section by mule
avan which traverse the Andes by the Cumbre pass
elevation Of 13015 feet The total length Of the
way will be 87 miles The value of the hardly
be overestimated. 1t may truly be said that it will be
the highway from the west coast republics South
lea to Europe 1t will shorten the time between Australia
and Europe six to eight days. and is believed that
the service has been properly organized the
andine railway will be utilized for the transportation
freight and mails from Oceanica to North America
Europe The statement is made that its most i'm
mediate results will be the establishment Of steam
ship service between New York and Buenos Ayres in
which event trade between the two continents of
western hemisphere will be greatly accelerated.
The chief Importance Of the road from southern South
American standpoint will lie in the opening up the great
River Plate valley the productveness of which
be without limit 1t is interesting that the rail-
road is built under the watchfu eyes engineers from
this country and that American capital invested in it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10

haven't you? I've been waiting here
half an hour. Your landlady sent me
up, and 1 raped and raped, but
couldn't make you hear, so came right
in. What were you dreaming about,
little girl? You almost frightened me
Just now, calling me so loud"
"Oh, Ted, I've had such dream. I
was a great actress, and you rising
artist. You painted a picture Of our
old country lane, with you and me
gathering violets. 1 saw it in the
academy in London, and wanted
you so much; even though was 80 ia
nous. wanted just you, and wonder.
ed II you were waiting for me to come
back to you. Then called your name
and awohe."
Little Blue Eyes, will you come
back to me now7 Let the fame and
fortune be one Of the dreams Of yes
terday, both for you and me. Sweet
heart, come back to the old country
lane and the violets, and let us both
be happy. Will you, dear"
Tied, dear, take me home.-Indian.
apolis Sun.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10

transcontlnental railroad from Ayres in the
Argentine Republic to Valparaiso in Chile crossing the
Andes Mountains at elevation of 10450 feet above
level Is nearing completion. The Transandine Railway
1t called, into being long twenty years ago.
but the difficult engineering problems involved to say
nothing of the long standing boundary dispute
Chile and Argentina served to delay work time again
Since the boundary controversy settled construction
has been proceeding rapidly the Argentine side,
the railway Is laid far Las Cuevas, near the
frontier where two mile tunnel will pierce the summit
ridge.
On both sides Of the Andes the engineers have to
contend against great natural obstacles incidental the
ascent Of the mountains The grades of the railroad
necessarily very steep in this region the rise for
cradle distance being than 420 feet the mile Com
paratvey speaking the work in Argentina has
less difficult than In Chile where the Andes present
almost precpitous front to the Pacific Before entering
the mountains the railway In Argentina sweeps like par
ae Of latitude for miles and miles great seppes
and broad rivers Even after leaving Mendoza $50
miles from Buenos Ayres construction is fairly easy
distance Of about eighty miles, At this point the road
begins to follow the valley of the River Mendoza noun
tain stream which, with tributaries, drains the melting
SHOWS Of the submits and Is subject to sudden and
treacherous variations The floor Of the valley presents
series Of terraces and far possible the railway is
built on the favorable ground afforded by these
cutting through the rock when and running
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10
Correct any tendency to constipa-
lion with small doses of Ayers Pills.
Both Laughed.

How a railway porter gave Roland
for a passengers Oliver is related in
the following tale:
"a few weeks ago." he says, "a gen.
tleman came up to me on the arrival of
an express, and said he had changed
at such-and-such a junction, and he
could not find his luggage in the van.
That's all right, sir" l said; "the
train divides into two halves at the
junction. You've come on by the first
half; your luggage will come on by
the second. I've known many a case"
You're wrong, porter" said the
traveller; ut was not case, it was a
portmanteau."
And" added the porter, "he went
away with grin which made me fair
ly mad. In quarter Of an hour or so,
though" he continued, "the gentleman
came back, and said to me:
PORTER, how long will that second
train Of yours be?'
Twelve coaches and an engine
replied.
I'VE both laughed that time"
Everyday Swindlers.
There it goes again." said the troll
ley conductor as he rang the bell to
let off passenger who had only rid
den for square.
You'd be astonished," continued
the knight of the bell strap, ito know
how many people try to beat the troll
ley for free ride when they want to
make a call square or two away
from home.
"They hop on the car, wait till it
has started and then want to know IL
the car doesn't go to some place which
they know it doesn't come within
mile Of. In this way they get their
ride for nothing and go on their way
in the belief that, they have fooled the
conductor. ."-Philadelphia Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10
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One girl is company; two a breach
Of promise suit.
Every woman is always doing some
thing either to get fatter or thinner.
No woman Is so blind as to suppose
handsome eyes are made only to see
with.
The kind of mittens that keep q
girls hands warm are a mans fin.
gers.
For every one way there Is to make
friend there are several thousand to
make an enemy.
A woman would like to be rich 50
she could give pennies to the poor and
pearl necklaces to herself.
1t must be awful lonesome for a
bald woman not to be able to wash
her hair with her best friend.
A man could stand his wife tellina
him all the gossip If she didn't ex,
pect him 10 take sides about it.
When a girl has had the nightmare
you can generally tell 1t by the way
she says she eats no more than a bird,
A man could always afford to give
his wife furs and pearl necklaces II
being married weren't so expensive in
other ways.
The kindest thing a woman ever does
10 q Young man ia TO have him fal In
love with her, but not marry her be.
cause she is already.
When a man squeezes his wife's
hand she can tell the way he does il
whether he is absent minded and
thinks it Is somebody else.
The cleyerest thing is the way q
girl with bad attack Of indigestion
can just love to have her sweetheart
read sentimental poetry to her.
A woman considers herself natural
born fnancier when she goes over he1
bank balance again and finds it Is q
dollar more than she made 1t the first
time.
When a man has been engaged to 8
girl and meets her twenty years latel
he never knows whether to treat hel
as If she were his grandmother or hii
school teacher.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10
DREAMS OF YESTERDAY.

q HB was a pretty dimpled little
~ creature, with big blue eyes and
mass Of fluffy yellow hair. She
had had two seasons in "stock"-a
small road company-had received
good notices." and had come to New
York full Of hope and high ambition.
She had spent weeks in tramping
Broadway, seeking an engagement. In
and out of offices she had wandered,
and had met from managers and
agents everywhere the same answer.
Nothing open" Sometimes, indeed,
the reply varied, and she was told to
come next week"
When, with hope renewed, she went
In next week." there was still moth
Ing open-call again."
Weary and sick at heart, one day.
She turned her steps toward Lexing-
ton avenue, and her 'top floor back"
Reaching her room, she threw herself
on the bed and sobbed. 1t was the
first time she had given way, but as
she thought Of little cottage in the
country, and the mother and father to
whom she tried to write bright, hope
full letters, the tears would come.
Another picture rose before her, too.
Ted's picture. and with 1t came the
memory Of that spring day, 30 long
ago, it seemed, when they had gath
cred violets together and he had said
Il love you, Kitty" and had asked
her to be his wife. She could see now
the bright face so near her own. could
see the merry brown eyes looking 80
eagerly into hers, as, he begged her to
say yes to his pleading. And she, think.
ing only Of the fame she meant to
win, had laughed at him. Now. she
thought, 1t would seem good to sec
Ted again, for she really loved him
down in her wilful little heart
Some one raped on her door, and ir
response to her Come" the landlady
entered. Here's letter for you, Miss
Burns, and the boy says it's most i'm
portant" The letter bore the sigma
ture of a. well-known manager, upor
whom she had recently called and reat
thus:
Miss Katherine Burns-Dear Mad
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10
COST OF AssENT-MINDEDNEss.
New Workers Who Waste Money
Through ThoughtIessness,

Through Thoughtlessness.
THE Absent-Minded Beggar" has
plenty Of counterparts in New York.
as the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company and the subtreasury officials
nave cause to know. Perhaps the COM
monest form such absent -mindedness
takes Is the dropping of coins into the
ticket choppers box on az" stations.
The amount of money thus inadver-
tently thrown away in year, say the
lnterborough officials, is tremendous,
aggregating. it is estimated, about $35
a week. That means an average Of
about 36,4O0 nickels per annum alb.
sent-mindedly tossed into the ticket
machine.
The usual method Of procedure is
this: A man hurrying to catch train
slams down a coin at the ticket win
dow, gathers up his change in one
hand and his ticket in the other and
hastens on in pursuit of the gates
ajar.' Forgetting in which hand the
ticket is, he dumps his handful of
change into the chopping machine. A
jerk Of the lever and it vanishes from
view.
BY making proper application the
man with the absentee thinking appa-
ratus can, Of course, recover his
money, but he will find 1t sadly
changed since he last saw it, for the
interior Of the box is fitted up with a
powerful apparatus for mutilating tick
cts. The teeth of the machine are so
sharp that they readily bite through
nickel or silver coins.
Thus, whenever large enough heap
Of these mutilated coins Is collected an
official OF the company is forced to
make trip to the subtreasury to have
them redeemed. A goodly percentage
Of the money is never demanded by
the people who dropped it in the box,
the outlay being presumably set down
by them to profit and loss and sub
m1tted to az one Of the countless penal
ties attached to the Gotham vice OF
Observation-Disclosures York World.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10

am: Kindly come to my office at once
Important"
When, garbed in her prettest gown
and with all traces Of tears removed
Kitty entered the Office, the manager
looked at her approvingly, noting ev-
cry point Of her fresh, girlish beauty
and dainty attire, and inwardly said,
You'll do"
Aloud he said miss Burns, my
leading woman in Kings houses is
seriously Ill, and l have decided to let
you try the part. Though I've never
seen you act yet have faith in you,
because you have faith in yourself.
You certainly look the part Of Con-
stance. Now please read her lines for
me-"
Tremulously, almost doubling the
reality Of it all, Kitty took the manu-
script. As she read she forgot her sur
roundings forgot the managers pres
ence, and became indeed the living,
breathing Constance. The beautiful
lines. tender, pleading, passionate,
gathered new beauty from her render
ing. The manager sat, at first inter
ested, then breathlessly until she reach
ed her climax. Then, "By Jove, Miss
Burns. you'll do. Here's your con-
tract" was all he said. but 1t meant
volumes.
What need Is there to tell Of Kitty's
New York debut? What need to tell
how she went on and on, from triumph
to triumph, until she reached the pin
nacle OF fame? Men and women of
place and power, in this country and
abroad, even those of royal blood, bow
ed before her beauty and talent and
were proud to call her friend.
1t was the opening night OF the
Kings new theater in London. All
London, including the king himself,
was present to do honor to the great
American actress, who was to create
the title role Of 'Deronda," the much
talked Of new play.
In her dressing room sat Katherine
holding in her hand letter. She had
read it many times, and now-it must
be answered tonight, but how7
The man who had written 1t had Of.
fered her everything this world can
give, even ducal cOronet, and name
500 years old Why did she hesitate
Because she had seen that day in the
Royal Academy a picture by rising
young American artist, Theodore Coles
a country lane, boy and girl gath
ering violets, the boys grave, brown
eyes gazing pleadtngly into the girls
laughing blue ones; and as she looked
Kitty again heard Ted's voice, "Deal
little Blue Eyes, I'll wait for you. You
will come back to me, / know you
will" Was he waiting still, she won
dered, and was the picture done ir
memory Of that spring day? If not
then the ducal coronet, and the pas
forgotten. If he were waiting for her
then-''Ted, oh, Tedr she cried, ant
awoke-to find herself in her top
floor back" on Lexington avenue, bu
Ted, dear old Ted, was bending ovel
her.
you've had a good, long nap, Kitty
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10
JUST BEAR With ME

Just bear with me, my friend,
Full oft I've failed to say
The word of cheer that might have
walked
To melody your day.
Just bear with me, whene'er
The word say Is wrong.
Think of the love that after a..
Beats for you, true and strong.
just bear with me-and try
To give me of your faith;
Tie faith that heartens life,
And bridges even death.
Margaret x. Sangster in Every Where
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10
Opals No Longer Feared.


Superstition fades away in the siren
uous life Of the twentieth century. And
the return to common sense has shown
itself in the modern fancy for opals.
Sir Walter Scott was chiefly responsi.
BILE for the idea of bad luck being con-
nected with this stone, as will be re-
membered by readers of Anne OF
Geierstein." And others declare that
as the word opal is from the Greek
ops (the eye), the gem shares evil in
fluence with a peacock's feather. How.
ever, women have lived down all this
and opals are the luck stone for au'
tumn and have been worn by recent
brides.
But even now stories are told Of the
uncanny influence of the opal. AL.
phonso XII. of Spain presented an opal
ring to his young wife, Mercedes, on
their wedding day and her death oc'
Cured soon afterward. Before the fu.
neral the king gave the ring to his sis.
ter, Maria Del Pillar, and she also died
a few days afterward. The king then
presented the ring to his sister-in-law
Princess Christian, and she died in the
course Of three months.
Alphonso, distressed at these fatal
ties, resolved to wear the ring himself
but he did not wear it long, as his un
happy life shortly came to an end. The
queen regent then attached the fata
ring to a gold chain, which she hung
around the neck Of the Virgin Of Almu
dena in Madrid.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10
As High as He Went.

Governor Hayward of South Caro-.
lima tells a joke about young Bos.
tonian who was visiting New York
City and had occasion to go into the
Park Row building. On reaching the
twenty sixth story, which is the high.
est, everybody except the Bostonia {
left the car.
''Is this as high as you go?' asked
the young man.
"Yes, sir, unless the elevator falls
answered the truthful elevator man.
New York Times.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10
Sign OF the Tnree Balls.

The three balls used by pawnbrokers
are the symbol of st. Nicholas. There is
legend to the effect that the saint once
offered three purses of gold to three
women to enable them to marry. The
purses of those days were small bags,
which when tied at the top to keep in the
coins somewhat resembled balls.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10
What Worried Him.

She-But, pa, he says he can't live
without me. Pa-But the question is
whether he can live without me-
New York Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10

There are men whose mission in lif~
seems to be to say disagreeable things,
and make you feel uncomfortable.
Don't let them throw you off; don't
pay any attention to them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10

When preachers wife expects her
husband TO light fires and carry in
wood, the women Of the church won
der that lightning doesn't strike her
for being so impious.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-10

cIIo Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
IIlO after first days use of DR. Klne's Great Nerve
Restorer Send for Free trial bot tie and treatise
Dr. r. II. Kline, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Philadelphia Pa
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-07-20
The Slick Coin.

Many tales have been told of attempts
to refuse "slick" money, money that has
been so worn that, except for its size, it
would be impossible to tell itsde nomina'
ton, but here is one which may properly
be called "the limit" It was told lately
by a girl who was one of small party at
an informal gathering in North Portland
says the Portland, (Ore.l Telegram.
An Italian entered a restaurant, and af'
ter ordering small meal searched
through his pockets for a piece Of money
which in his judgment should be used in
payment. When he walked up to the
cashiers desk he deposited a "sick'
quarter, so "slick," in fact, that it was
with difficulty the outlines of the eagle on
the coin could be made out.
"That quarter is no good" declared the
cashier, after swift, searching glance,
passing it back at the same time. The
Italian looked insulted and grew excited.
"You maka me seeka; cans you see de
cheeken?" he demanded, pointing to the
outlines of the eagle. s-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-07-20
GARDEN ON A REAR PORCH

Kansas City .Kan.) Woman Grows
Fruit and Vegetables In Barrels.
The problem Of bow to have a gar
den on the rear porch Of fat has
been solved by Mrs Frank A. Vaughn
Of Kansas City, Kan Mrs. Vaughn
wanted to plant shawbefries and raise
some vegetables, but she bad no
ground for the purpose, says the Kan
sas City Star. Hhe secured two bar
reta, bored go hoaes In them and filed
hem'wfth dirt In the hoaes she plant
Cd straw berry vines and other things
usually raised In garden.
II know It u rather q novel way to
have a garden" said Mrs. Vaughn re-
Gently as she proudly displayed her
growing strawberries and vegetables,
but I want to dispel the Nea that
people who I've tn fat can have
nothing good to eat except what they
buy from the market. We have ber-
ries and vegetables Of our own, and,
while they sre IN no great abundance,
they are berries and vegetables Just
the same and 20 much better than
those we bug. II they would only
make the barrels higher We could plant
more IN each barred"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-07-20

The late John Mackay was attending
to business at the great Comstock mine
one day when a party of tourists ap-
preached and asked if he knew guide
who would take them about. Evidently
none of them knew him. Mackay offered
to escort them and did so, explaining the
whole mystery of gold and silver quartz
mining. When they emerged the visitors
dubbed together and made up small
sum for the guide. Among them was
Andrew D. White, recently ambassador
to Germany, and at that time president of
Cornell University. "Here, my man,
take this" he said. "Your explanation OF
the working of the mine has been sim
gularly clear and informing" "Well, it
ought to be-" replied the guide, as he
slipped the half.dollar in his overalls
pocket. II dug 'em and / own 'em."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-07-20
WOMAN'e WOLF FIGHT.

Attacked by Pack of Thirty, SAs
yo14At IAem on IN HogA
Mr.. Marie Punches and her two 1T
tie ch1dren were on their way recently
from the Lucan ranch 10 Biancon3a,
Tex, when a pack Of wolves came up
behind the buggy and began barking,
says a dispatch from Hefueto, Tex.
The wolves attacked the horse and
soon had the animal down. Mrs.. Pan
ches used the butt end Of the buggy
whip to defend herself and the chill
dren. The wolves gathered and tried
to leap at the threats Of the woman
and children.
There were about thirty wolves In the
pack, and the fight soon became an un-
equal one. In an hour Mrs. Panches
was In an almost exhausted condition.
Just when she was about to give up
the struggle q government mail carrier
came along and fred into the pack,
soaring them away.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-07-20

According to the Berne correspond.
eut Of tie London Standard, the great
simplon tunnel. although not yet open
to traffic, Is already spoken Of as an
old story, while another scheme is b.
ing pushed still farther to shorten the
Journey between central Europe and
the north and west Of Italy. The new
undertaking consists Of proposed line
from Mart1gny, In the Rhone valley,
under the famous 81. Bernard pass, d.
rect to Turin, IN an almost straight
line. At present the distance from
Lausanne to Turin BY the stmplon
route is about 225 miles and BY the
Mont Cents route mile or % farther.
BY the proposed st. Bernard tunnel
route the distance will be reduced
to about 40 miles, saving Of nearly
ninety miles, or, In other words, more
than a third Of the present distance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-07-20
water Cuse Do7 Peax4s.

The late empress Of Austria bad some
wonderful pearls, but they lost their
lustas-@pew xsck," a. the Jewellers
say-and only q long tmmersioo tn 1s
,ea would cure thsm, % DOW they are
IN a cage hanging In TIE depths Of the
Adr.at,c at Z spot known to only two
OF thres personA ssys tho London TT
ler, and every ysas OF two a great e.
pat from Loodoa eoes to e2amtne
them. When thsy ws7s sVnS tt ~
said thst thirty ysag might b -
audeed for ths41 'tuEA"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-07-20
Tin From 4 Sermon.

On recent Sunday Dr.. Washing ton
GLADDEN. Of Columbus, O, outlined In
an evening sermon what be would do
With a million dollars II he bad It,
says a Columbus dispatch. Among
other projects, he said he would put
about $500, 900 Of It tn model tene-
ment houses foe the use Of working
people, to be modern In every way and
10 be rented at rates that would net
not more than 4 PEI cent On the invest
ment President W. F. Burdell OF the
State Savings and Trust company an
nouncsd the other DAY that be bad a
wealthy client who was Impressed with
the suggestion and authorised the state
msnt that a. soon az DE. GLADDEN.
named bis trustees be would place the
necessary funds at their disposal.