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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12

your daughter, oh, l say, what luck!
That will save me an awful lot Of
time and trouble. l expected the
deuce of JOB in locating her. Though
l knew that should do it in the end"
he added confidently. do you mind
telling me your name"
MY name" divided between indig-
nation and mirth, 81 am James Ar
buthnot," he declared rather pompous-
ly. But Atherley was clearly unim-
pressed.
Better and BETTER" he cried. 81
always was lucky devil" joyously.
The older man leaned back and stared
at him.
MY dear young man." began he In
his most formal manner, II think we
must understand each other. | GER
tainly fail to see where tne luck comes
in" Atherley, starting in his turn, be-
came suddenly enlightened.
"Of course. You mean that you
don't know me-" he cried. "Oh, that's
all right" easily. 1--WE heard dad
speak of you hundreds of times. I'm
Billy Atherley, and I've Just been out
looking up some properties in the
| West"
The older mans brow cleared some
how.
Not William II. Atherley's SOM"
Atherley nodded.
| 10 In
troduce me to your daughter?" wist
fully. ut would save such lot OF
time"
Arbuthnot, his gray eyes twinkling
looked at the young fellow quizZically
"If you are much like your father
and | think you are, you would be
hardly apt TO wait long for my serv
ices" he remarked loosely. Come
along, then. All ask of you is pleast
to get married before we reach New
York" The tone strove to be stern
but young Atherley laughed happily
II make no promises" he declared
with gay defiance. "Oh, here, hold OF
moment" as a sudden recollection o
his unmailed letter recurred to him
Pulling out the envelope, he tore 1
into fragments, letting the pieces foa
out Of the open window.
.'It was to say that / wasn't coming
home" he explained. 81 will telegraph
from Chicago. Now If you are ready.
San Francisco Call.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
TELEPHONE ON THE CONGO,
Impossible to Talk During Middle of
the Day in Rainy Season.

The telegraph and telephone lines of
the Belgium Congo region show how
some peculiarities both in the con-
structon of the lines and their opera
ton, owing to the climate and the
character of the country.
Where the line runs through the for
ests the wires are placed as much as
possible upon trees and in other cases
upon iron poles, says the Scientific
American. The wire, which is Of
phosphor- bronze, is painted black, 50
as not to attract the attention Of the
natives, who lay hands upon all the
copper they can find.
The other brilliant objects of the
line, such as the insulators are also
painted black. A cutting thirty feet
wide is made through the forest for
the line, so that there is no risk of fire
or from falling trees.
Besides the telegraph offices Of Leo
pOldville, KwamOuth and Coquithat-
vile, there are nine telephone offices
and six cabins. The latter are used for
communicating with the steamboats,
Oh the river.
The first hours after sunset are the
best for telephoning, and it is possible
to telephone direct from Matada to
Kwamouth, or $50 miles. From the
latter point to Bonia, or 40 miles, the
voice still heard.
After 10 o'clock a. m. the heat
makes it impossible to use the tele-
phone, especially in the rainy season.
This is due to the fact that a return
wire is not used, and the use of the
earth return is accompanied by great
disturbances in the middle Of thC
day.
The greatest enemies of the tele
phone lines are the wild animals. In
the rainy season atmospheric dis
charges often strike the wires, there
fore the lines need to be constantly
inspected and repaired.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
BY JES' LAUGHIN'.

k's curious what a sight o. god little
thing will do;
How We kin stop the fiercest storm when
it begins ter brew,
An take the sting from whut commenced
to rankle when twas spoke,
BY keepin' still an treatin' it as if 1t
wuz joke.
Yen find that We kin fill a place with
smiles instead O. tears,
An keep the sunshine gleamin' through
the shadows of the years
By jes' laughin'.
Folks sometimes fail to note the possi-
bilities that lie
In the way yer mouth is curvin' an the
twinkle in yer eye;
1t amt so much whut's said thet hurts
ez what ye think lies hid;
1t amt so much the doin' ez the way a
thing is did.
An many a homes KEEP happy an con-
tented, day by day,
An like as not a kingdom hez been res
cued from decay
BY jes' laughin'.
Selected.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12

To secure the best returns in feed
ing have the sheep as even as possible.
If the best profit is realized, not
only the wool, but the mutton and the
lamb, must contribute their part.
1t will pay, If you intend to sell
your sheep at public sale, to have
some one grade them up in even lots.
Don't let any one top your sheep.
Better improve your sheep until peo-
pie will want to buy the tail end of
the flock.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
Teaching a Horse to Stand.

AS soon as the colt is fairly gentle
and has been ridden a few times,
throw the reins down, and with a
strong but soft rope hobble his front
legs. Fasten a rope twenty feet long
to one front leg and the other to a
stout post or stake. Ordinarily the
horse will not move when thus fasten-
ed, but If he does he soon comes to
grief A few lessons of this sort win
never be forgotten.
After a while it will only be neees-
sary to wrap the reins around the
horses front legs, and later simply
dropping the reins to the ground will
be sufficient. If any time the horse
gets to moving around and forgets his
early training, pass the reins through
the stirrup and then up and over the
horn Of the saddle. This pulls the
head around to one side .and the horse
will generally not go far.-Farm and
Home.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
operation of cleft grating appears
clearly in the illustration.
Hogs in the Orchard.

In regard to the hogs skinning the
orchard trees, if you put a dozen or
two of hogs on an acre Of land, very
likely they will skin the trees, or a
flock of sheep would also. They must
have room. There must not be too
many in bunch. 1t is said that hogs
wood to eat. If you throw them a lit
tie lime they will let the pen alone.
1 know that they have been known
to dig out a stone wall for the lime
If you feed a hog some corn and
don't starve him to death, he will let
your trees alone. Give the hog room
enough and give him something to eat.
j. J. Blackwell
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
Cleft Grating.

Varieties of grating are many, but
cleft grating represents the method
commonly in use for the grating Of
orchard trees where the old top is to
be removed during the course of a
few years and a new one is to be
grown in Its place. The ideal time for
this top grating is wnep the leaves
are just pushing out, for then the
wounds Of grating heal rapidly. But
in practice, If large amount of work
is to be done, 1t may be necessary to
begin from one to two months earlier
and to continue several weeks beyond
the ideal point of time. The whole
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
Gathered in the Garden,

Probably no other small fruit will
give more weight of crop for the space
it occupies than the currant.
Cut the black knot out Of the plum
and cherry trees.
Bone meal and wood ashes In the
soil are great for sweet peas.
Don't trim the cherry trees now.
Wait till June and then be light
handed.
To bleed the grapevines by cutting
during March, April or May is bad
management.
Radishes are usually ready for use
in six weeks from sowing.
Cold frames are useful for forward
ing lettuce and cabbage in spring or
early summer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12

pended by heavy wire, out of the
draft The walls come within four
teen inches Of the ground and the
nests are made on the outside, then
securely boxed up with a slanting
cover that is hinged on and can be
raised from the outside. This prevents
having to enter the henhouse when
you wish to gather up the eggs. 1t
has the appearance shown in the illus
tration.
Small tin cans are tackled on the
roost, the walls and near the nests;
in them is kept mothine balls; they
keep out all vermin.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
Cullirg the Flock.

The usual custom with good sheep
farmers is to go carefully over their
fiocks each year, and reject and send
to the butcher all the aged ewes, year
ling ewes, eve lambs and rams that
are not of the desired quality, or have
not proven valuable as breeders. This
culling process should be carefully
carried out.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
Plan for Chicken-House.

A Texas woman in Farm and Ranch
describes chicken house for the ben
eft of any who may wish clean, con-
venient one.
1t is built OF 1x12 boards, well slat-
ted on three sides; the front has a
stripped or latticed door in one corner,
this to insure plenty Of ventilation;
the roosts are swinging poles, sus-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
Useful Bowline,

The bow and knot is one Of the most
useful knots we have, and one which
comparatively few can tie. 1t is a
knot sailors use constantly. The illus
tratiOn will show exactly how it is
tied. Lay the parts together as IN the
first figure, b crossing over a. Then
bring over b, bringing the end up
through the loop as in the next fig
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
IL United States Losing Ground?

ls United states Losing Ground?
DR.. Saunders, director of expert
mental farms in Canada, is authority
for the statement that there were pro-
duced in the Dominion last year about
S0O00,000 bushels of wheat. In the
contest for the production of this GER
cal Canada possesses many advan-
tages over other countries in soil AMI
climate. Canada's chief competitors in
the British market in the future, In
DIR. Saunders opinion, will be Russia,
Argentina and India He pointed out
that the exports of wheat from the
United States are rapidly declining.
In 1902 American exports of wheat
to Great Britain amounted to $1,000
600 bushels, or "a per cent of Great
Britain's total needs; in 1908 these ex-
ports were 45,OOO,OOO bushels, and last
year only 12,000000 bushels. American
flour exports had similarly fallen off
from 100000 hundredweight in 1903
to 100000 hundredweight in 1904. Is
the United States to be superseded,
relegated to a place farther down in
the line of wheat-producing countries?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
Va1ne of Inferior Wheat.

Damaged wheat, shrunken, shiveled
wheat and screenings are all good for
feeding purposes. Probably lambs
utilize them to little better advant-
age than other animals, although when
ground they make good feed for pigs
and cattle.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
Resort in a Desert.

A remarkable hotel Is in the Sahara
desert. From the windows on two
sides nothing but painless sand Is to be
seen. On a third side stand 2S0,OO0
palm trees.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12

If some men didn't have money
women would have no excuse for mar.
rying them
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12

ure. Now carry b around and under
a, passing it down through the loop
as in the final figure. 1t is impossible
for this knot to slip when properly
tied. 1t is useful in all sorts of emergen-
cies. In loop thus made man can
safely be hoisted to any height with
no danger of the knot slipping. 1t Is
especially useful for the farmer. An
animal can be led by means Of 1T with
no danger of the knots slipping and
choking the animal, no matter how
much it may plunge or pull.-Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12

You can't blame the man who Is
putting up stove for hitting the pipe.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-12
YOUNG ATHERLEY'S Luck.

GO HE morning sun lay warm and
clear after the rain of the night
before. and YOnng AtherleY. as
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-01

Cotton Noilles in plain
shades, dark and light col
ors; this week ~ Lac yd.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-01

anese and those whose ancestors came
from Africa AT the children's service
the building was packed with the ehil-
dren of different races all singing the
praises of the risen Christ all marching
under His banner. What a lesson to
as Of the power of the gospel of Jesus
Christ and the success OF missions.
We of many races are living together
mere. working out problems of deepest
interest to humanity. Let each man as
a Christian do what he can to destroy
race prejudice in sight of the fact that
We are all living here together as chill
len of God. The man who by word or
Iced encourages or fosters race hatred
s an enemy of the cross of Christ. and
II all that makes human progress. The
past is past, the present day is ou:s,
let Us learn TO seize the opportunities
OF the hour to do the work God has
given us TO do. Let the cathedral and
every church in the islands stand for
the 1dea of mutual consideration. Diff
ference s not inferiority. We white
people have much to learn from The
races living around US. as we'll as they
from us
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-01
POLITICS AND RELIGION.

Papers have recently asked the queS-
ton what the churches" were doing
in relation to the advocacy of or OPP
position to certain bills which We're be-
fore the legislature. The function of
the church as an organized body is not
to enter politics. If she does it is al
ways to her detriment. The function
of the church is to teach and to train
men in righteousness and to exhort
them to put it into practice. She must
teach that it is the duty of each one
as an individual or in an OrganiZatio
to boldly stand for business, social and
civic righteousness, but she must I'M
derstand fully that two good men may
differ most widely as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of any measure which comes up for
consideration. Laws are made for
transgressors. The most that any law
can do is to restrain the individual and
so to make the surface of social life
more decent and orderly The function
of the church is to try to reach the
roots of the matter by purifying the
heart from which are the issues of life.
This, my brethren, is our work and
a greater earnestness and zeal with
courage, patience, hope, and with I'M
dying faith in man and in God.
And now I commend you to the great
Head of the church, and I pray that
the blessing of God the Father, the
Son and the Holy Ghost may be upon
you and may remain with you forever,
Amen
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-01
Continued from page %

preparing for confirmation that it may
be a real blessing and help instead of
a formal rite.
l have known those confirmed in
these islands who never came to the
church after the service is over for
months or years. What kind of idea of
the promises and vows can one have
who solemnly before God has made
these vows and makes no effort what
ever to perform the minimum of Chris
tian obedience in the matter of the
solemn obligation of the worship of
God and who takes no apparent in
terest in the life or support of the
church? 1t is a hindrance and a hurt
to the church and not a gain to have
such registered as confirmed persons
or nominal communicates. 1t is bad
enough in later life if people are drawn
off by pride of mind, or the wiles of
the world, the flesh and the devil, but
to present those for confirmation who
have no intention of attending to the
barest Christian duties is wrong to all
concerned but most of all to the one
who is confirmed. Those who are
prepared should be told frankly that
unless they expect to attend divine
WI 10 DeCclI1S cIiO
to try to be faithful, practical Chris
tians and to help support the church,
then they are not ready to be confirm
ed. Our friends the Methodists and
the Roman Catholics give full instruc-
tons as to the duty of giving with
well known results. One re aSon why
church finances are not in good condi-
ton all over the land is that candi-
dates for confirmation are not taught
that giving is a Christian duty. I
mentioned last year my desire to meet
classes if practicable before they are
presented to me. 1 have done this on
several occasions and hope to make the
practice general.
In this matter of teaching and train
ing, the mind naturally goes to our
church schools. The value of parochial
schools such as we have in five places
is seen in the evident results One of
the clergy told me his school, in which
it was fully understood he was to give
religious teaching was the most sat
isfactory work which he did.
AS to the two boarding schools there
were three years ago many great diff
culties to overcome which I need not
mention. Some of these have been met
and others we believe can with pa
thence be solved.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-01
LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY.


But there come to US, brethren,
from the conditions in which We are
placed momentous responsibilities The
heather around us are getting their
ideas of Christianity from u.s. Many
of these are going back to their homes
With impressions gained here as to the
religion of Jesus Christ / thank God
for the number in these islands who
rise to the sense of their responsible
ties. These Orientals will go home with
the impression gained from many on
these islands that the white men wor-
ship no God. We live where we are
in touch not only with the best tradi-
tons and life of Christianity and on
the other hand are in touch with the
great teeming life of the Orient. Our
position is important to a degree alto
gether out of proportion to our size
and population. Nowhere in the world
do various races live together with a
better understanding and mutual con-
sideration and respect. We have OPP
portunitieS for reaching men who are
cut loose in a large degree from the
binding prejudices and customs of their
own lands. Nowhere in the world could
be witnessed such a sight as 1 looked
down upon last Sunday afternoon in
the cathedral.
Let us try to use our opportunities
and rise to our responsibilities. This
historic church has a work to do here
that is q immense Importance because
those whom we touch and teach are
many of them going back to the ORR
ent- Let them not go back with the
idea that Christians are Indifferent and
that most of them only go once or
twice a year to the Heavenly Fathers
House Let them not go back with the
impression that many so-called Chris
tians worship no God, and serve no
God but gain.
We hear much of the crying need
of civic and political Righteousness.
Our hearts grow sad and sick as we read
of that greed which is idolatry which
leads men to think nothing of honor
or citizenship if they can make money.
But after all the solution to this is in
individual righteousness, personal con-
Secration to God. In the cross lies the
solution of the problems of social life.
Not in laws nor in ordinances made
for the transgressors, but in hearts
seeking truth and righteousness lies
the safety, honor and welfare of the
State.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-01
SUBDIVISION Of the Land Of PuupueO
Manoa Valley,
District of Ho-
noIulu. T h e
Property of
H e n T Y Z.
Cooper.

The S [ 7 e e { s
through t h / s
tract have all
been macadamiZ-
ed and the side
walks = u r b e d
with lava rock
Water m a i n s
have been laid to
each lot in the
subdivision. The
Rapid Transit
line runs along
Oahu avenue, and
a main line of
the Hawaiian
Electric Co. has
been constructed
to the land.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-02-24
Will Locate In Ocaia.

Mr. 3. Goldman, of Savannah, was
in the city Wednesday and leased the
third store room on the south side of
the Ocala House, in which the firm
of Goldman & Malever will shortly
open a clothing and gent furnishing
goods establishment. Mr.. Goldman
left Thursday for New York to pur-
chase goods for the new store, which
he says will be strictly up-tO-date in
every respect. They expect to be
ready for business about March 20.
The OcaIa Banner welcomes the new
firm to our growing little city
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-02-24
Notice of Election.

Know We, that !, II. Clay Crawford
secretary of the state of Florida, do
hereby give notice that a special
election viii be held in the counties
of Sumter and Marion, state of Flor
ida, OH the third Tuesday in March,
1905, the said Tuesday being the
twenty-tirst day of March, for state
senator of the state of Florida from
the twentieth senatorial district of
said state, comprising the counties of
Marion and. Sumter, to fill the vacan-
cy oecasioned by the removal from
said district~of Hon. &. VI. Brown
In testimony, whereof | have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
great seal of the state of Florida, at
Tallahassee, the capitol, this, the Goth
day of February, A. d. 1865.
III. CLAY CRAWFORD.
Secretary OF State.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-02-24

The ~ ehrtenS' Concert

Ocala was given a splendid musical
treat Wednesday night at the Elks'
hall by the Mehrtens Concert COM
pany of Savannah.
Mrs. Laura Mehrtens, the pianist,
is gifted artist. Besides i splendid
technique, she possesses a delicate
and sympathetic touch and is herself
OF charming personality. Each of
her selections was thoroughly en-
joyed.
The young violinist, Rudolph Jacob
son, easily won the hearts of his au-
d;ence by his delightful and faultless
playing and his hearers were charm
ly impressed by his music.
Mrs. Percy Wickenberg possesses
voice of surprising sweetness, a
rich contralto, full and sweet. Too
much cannot be said in praise of her
exquisite singing.
The entire program was very ex-
cellent and those who attended the
concert were delighted.
Mrs. Mehrtens carries with her on
these trips her own Everett Grand
piano. Ms. Mehrtens rendered
the accompanlments in a delightful
way, which added much to the en-
joyment of the singing.
The following was the program:
1. Chopin. (aD Andante Spinato.
(b) Crosse PolOnaise. Moszkowski
(c) Spanish Dance.-Laura Nehrtens.
?. Leonard. Souvenir De Rade.-
Mr.. Rudolph jacobson
3. Wagner. Aria Der Elizabeth,
Tannhauser.-Nrs. Percy Wicken-
berg.
/. Chopin. (a} Berceuse. List
(b) Tarantella -Laura Mehrtens.
). Bohm. Ia Cavanita Mirch
tb) Mazurka.-Mr- Rudolph Jacob
son.
6. Del Reigo- (aD Dry Those Tears.
Reineche- tb, Spring Song; violin
Obligato.-NIrs Percy Wickenberg.
:. Beethoven. fa Ninuette. Yer
diLisz,.- (b) Kigolette.-Laura Mehr-
tens.