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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
HANGING AS A JOKE.
Machine for Initiatory Ceremonies De-
signed by an Inventor.


Among the inventions recently grant
ed a patent is one for hanging ma
chine, which the inventor explains is
not really for the purpose which it's
name would seem to indicate, but to
give secret society candidates all the
preliminary sensations of such an ex-
perience without any danger of fatal
mishap. The machine is also designed
for use on the stage to stimulate hang
ing scenes. The inventor of this ma
chine is John J. Duffie of Los Angeles,
Cal, according to the Philadelphia Rec
ord.
my invention" says Mr. Dufiie, re
lates to burlesque hanging machine,
and is to be used in initiatory work in
secret organizations, theaters and 9TH
er places of amusement, and is so con-
structed that the party supposed to be
hanged and operated on by this piece
of mechanism cannot be injured in the
slightest degree
1T is intended, in secret organiza-
tions," further explains the inventor
ito test the bravery and fortitude of
the applicant and to test his confidence
in his friends, and in theaters and 9TH
er places of amusement to represent a
real hanging"
The initiate wears jacket for the
hanging ceremony. That may be put
on while other tricks are being played
and the victim thus is hardly aware of
its significance. This jacket has some
weights and braces under the arms.
pads on the hips and strap attached
to the legs. all designed to distribute
the weight of the body when in the
air
Back OF the neck Is hook from
which the spiral spring runs to the
dangling rope. The moose is not part
of the rope. which is seen hanging
from the gallows, but is merely tied to
it by piece of string, so that if the
hook in the jacket should break the
man would not be hanged by acci-
dent
The victim is placed on a trap door,
which at the proper moment is sprung
by the eXecutioner on platform. The
shock of the fall of few feet is
broken by set of springs and
weights concealed in the posts of the
gallows.
1t is the first hanging device of the
kind ever patented, officials at the pat
ent office said. 1t takes it's place
among a large array of devices more
or less generally used in initiatory cere-
monies. 1t lays claim to no utilitarian
mission, but on other grounds seeks to
take it's place with the thousands of in
ventions, records Of which are crowded
in the patent Office.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10

DO not turn the eggs for three days
from beginning the hatch, nor after
the nineteenth day.
Leave chicks in the incubator from
twenty-four to thirty-six hours after
they are hatched; they do not need
feeding for at least thirty-six hours
after they come from the shell. Ma
ture has provided for their sustena nee
during this time.
Keep the temperature as near 103
degrees as possible, but do not worry
If it runs up to 105 degrees, or as low
as 90 for short time. Watch the
size of the lamp flame, and keep it as
nearly the size that will produce the
proper temperature as possible.
Do not open the egg chamber after
the chickens begin to pip the shell,
even If some chick seems to be having
n hard time to get out. A chick that
cannot get out Of the shell without
help is not worth saving. If the chicks
gasp and struggle, do not bother them
lit Is good for them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10

'sThou wilt have much to endure with
me-" she continues mournfully, as If L
had not interrupted her with that kiss.
"Yes, Maruscha, in marrying thee,
make a martyr of myself; yet | will bear
the cross, thou wilt find. with becoming
fortitude," l respond cheerfully, lifting
her face and looking into her eyes.
Thou knowest not how perverse
am"
Il know it well; and alas, cannot re-
sist theeT
vladimir" with sudden energy and a
contraction of the brows, 81 wish thou
wouldst recognize my faults now! 1t
will prevent disappointment afterward."
II do, l do, my love. l anticipate the
shocks that are IN store for me, yet am
bewitehed. 1 know exactly how Soc
rates felt when he was cOurting Kan
tippe."
Maruscha's mouth begins to twitch.
She bites her lip, yet her eyes betray
the rising laughter. And alas! to hide
it, she frees herself from my arms.
Thou art most provoking, Vladimir"
she says. mot a word Of sense can one
talk with thee"
Nevertheless, it is in sober sense we
talk, as we sit side by side, half an hour
later, my arm around her waist, her
hand in mine. In reply to many ques-
tons Of mine she gives me an account
Of her uneventful life at home, with its
silent and concealed undercurrent Of an
guish; broken harshly in upon by letter
from Olga, with the intelligence Of the
death of our noble brother, Ivan Ivano-
witch. Condemned to a long term of
exile, he had poisoned himself in prison.
l knew he carried the means Of his re-
lease on his person, but little thought he
would use 1t so soon. Couldst thou not
have been patient and learnt from my
experiences that whilst there is life there
is hope? Thou art bitter drop in my
cup Of happiness, oh, my brother!
have lost in thee what the world rarely
gives but once, and seldom that-a true
friend.
And the stout heart, Paval Gregorei-
witch, banished too. Yet know Paval.
He will find his feet, will make himself
a home in the distant land whittier his
devoted wife will follow him. And he
will raise an army of, converts to the
cause Of liberty, and live as full life
In Siberia as in st. Petersburg.
To be continued'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
XII Off the Cabbage Lice.

Cabbage aphis is one Of our worst
cabbage pests. The lice multiply very
rapidly when conditions favor them
and are source of great loss and
annoyance. They may be killed only
by insecticides that smother or kill by
contact; ordinary poisons have no eff
feet on plant lice. Kerosene emulsion
diluted with 10 parts Of water, applied
thoroughly to the lower side Of the
leaves when cabbage plants are small.
is effective in measure Fumigating
seed stocks in spring with carbon BIZ
sulphide gets rid Of the original brood.
The pest is nasty and should be treat
ed wherever found.-Farm and Home.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10

When there is such a quantity Of
ground to be cleaned of snow us is
found around the average farm home
something more than the ordinary
SHOW shovel is needed. II the snow
Is deep and the space to be cleared
considerable, then one should bring
into use large plow with the horse
to pull it. For a hand plow nothing
Is better than the simple one made in
the following manner:
Select two pieces Of board free from
knots, each three feet long and six
inches wide. Bevel the end of each
board and nail them together in the
form Of V. If necessary they may
ne braced at the wide end by a strip
three inches wide and the necessary
length. Then put in pole five feet
long with cross piece at the upper
snd. To strengthen the end in which
The handle is inserted cut a block Of
wood as large as possible, and fit 1t
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
Sowing Peas In tho Fall.

Market gardeners are familiar with
all Of the plans which will enable them
to get crops on the market early. Near
some Of the large cities these men
grow nothing but the early varieties Of
all classes, doing nothing with the mid
season and late sorts. Their plan Of
raising early peas d; is to prepare the
ground in the fall just as thoroughly
as they would in, the spring, and just
before the ground freezes hard they
sow the very early hardy varieties,
drilling them in not over two inches
deep. Mulch Is then put over them for
the winter and as soon as the ground
can be worked in the spring, cultiva-
ton begins, as If the seeds were spring
sown. The result is generally a very
early crop that brings the highest mar
ket price. The plan is worth trial
by any one located near good mar
ket.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
Sheen Shearinpa.

The way to keep ideal sheep is by
trying to improve them.
Sheep are always improving or they
are deterlorating.
Stationary troughs and racks are not
desirable in the sheep stable.
Ewes will produce larger and better
lambs IL in plump condition at time Of
mating.
At weaving, If possible, the ewes
should be placed in a field out of hear
ing of the lambs.
An uneven lot of good sheep are bet
ter than an uneven lot OF poor ones.
1t is well to place the ewes on short
pasture for a week or more after the
lambs are weaned.
In fattening sheep especially, pune
tuality in feeding should be strictly
observed.
In many cases, after the corn Is laid
by the sheep may be turned into the
cornfield to good advantage.
Sheep are easily managed, are first
class fertilizlng machines, good farm
soavengers and yield two harvests an
nually.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
The Mortgage Paid.

We amt havin' many luxuries, like city
folkses do,
We amt wearin' all the latest styles an
all our clothes amt new;
Of our honesty and goodness we amt
maxim 10 parade,
But we're havin'. all we want to eat an
got the mortgage paid.
We amt pilin' up a fortune for the boys
to fight about
When our last days work is over an
we're steppin' down an out,
But it's good to have succeeded in the
effort that we made
For to keep things runnin' smoothly an
to get the mortgage paid.
We have had our share Of ups and
downs, as other people do,
But we've tried to keep our spirits up
when things were lookin' blue;
Wen be ready for the ending when the
game of life is played,
For we've raised the children best we
knew and got the mortgage paid.
The Gentlewoman.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10

Where more or less food for stock
ls cooked, some handy way OF stirring
1t ought to be devised. or course, the
Old-fashioned ladle, or the great wood
Ell spoon, Is always available, but If
the quantity is large, to use these in
struments means aching arms and
shoulders. A stirrer which will save
much labor is readily made in the fol-
lowing manner. Make a shaft of a
strip of wood two inches thick and
long enough so that 1t Will extend
three or four inches above the top Of
the kettle. At the bottom Of this shaft
make paddles by crossing two thin
boards two or three inches wide.
Fasten a crank to the top of the
shaft and to this crank fasten pole,
or not, as preferred. Then prepare a
strip Of board six or eight inches wide,
bore hole through the middle,
through which to pass the shaft,
match both ends to fit over the handle
of the kettle and at one end fix
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10

slide and set screw to hold 1t in
place. If the cooking of the food
for stock is done away from the
house, as it ought to be, one should
build fireplace of bricks and cement
in which to set the kettle. The illus
tration shows both then fireplace, or
pot, as suggested, and the plan for
making the stirrer and 1t will be seen
that it is comparatively easy to ar
range the device as uggested-lndian
apolis News.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
Road Dust for the He nnery,

Collect few barrels Of dry earth,
road dust, fine dry dirt in the cornfield
or potato patch, or anywhere that Is
most convenient This is handy
thing to have in the fall and winter
for sprlnkllng under the roosts and on
the floor of the poultry house. 1t alb
serbs ammonia. keeps down smells,
and keeps things shlp-shape. 1t will
pay to attend to this when it can be
so easily done. 1t costs but little and
Is a real advantage.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10

See that the incubator sets perfectly
level, otherwise the egg chamber will
be warmer in one place than another.
Use only the best oil, and feed and
trim the lamp every morning, no mat
ter how long it might burn without
doing this.
Open the egg chamber only when
turning the eggs. Take the eggs out
to turn them, and shut the egg cham
Der while they are out. Let the eggs
cool for from ten to thirty minutes, ac-
cording to the weather, every day.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
CHAPTER Xxx.

CHAPTER XX.
The moment we are alone Rosen
rushes at me and begins to wiring my
hands, since he has had to relinQuish
Maruscha's.
THANK God, Vlasha" he cries joyous
ly. '"Thou hast her safe at last! At
last. at last this great anxiety is lifted
from thee. 1t has been terrible time I;
but it is over, and all is we'll"
He wipes his heated, excited face with
his handkerchief. l perceive that the
affectonate little fellows eyes are moist
Only now | become conscious of all
owe him, so self-absorbed have | been.
His ever ready sympathy his generosity
in placing his house at my disposal: his
forethought for Maruscha's reception. As
the recollection Of it all comes to me,
gratitude overwhelms me. ! release my
left hand and enclose his right in both
OF mine with a fervent clasp. My vision
grows dim as | look down into his guile
less visage.
Dear old Don, thou hast placed me
under obligations, such as = He
rudely cuts me short
Come now, old fellow, none of that
Can a man not entertain his friends with
out having speeches made at him?
should be offended only that l know thou
meanest we'll"
81 am silent" | reply, with trembling
lips.
Maruscha joins us. | see her now
without her hat, and with her glorious
crown Of golden hair. What a radiance
she sheds around her! My sunbeam! |!
The great beauty and purity of her looks
inspire me with kind Of awe. l feel
constrained and awkward in her pres
ence, finding nothing to say, though
watch her every movement, as if spell
bound. All she says and does Is a won
der to me, and l even neglect my supper
to feed my enraptured senses Of sight
and hearing. With strange perversity
she encourages me not, neither by word
nor glance, but devotes herself exclusive
" to our host, chatting lightly on differ
ent topics-her journey, her travelling
companions the excellence of Rosen's
cuisine.
German fashion, we have TEA after
supper, which Maruscha dispenses In
handing me my cup, our fingers meet.
The cup trembles between us. Was it
due to my thrilling nerves alone or thrill
ed also my sensitive dove at my touch 7
She shuns my ardent gaze, yet the tell
tale color spreads from her cheek to neck
and brow. At length there u q pause
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10

in the end where the two pieces Of
board Join.
This will make it easier to insert
The handle firmly and will make the
side pieces stronger as well. The small
cut in the upper part of the illustra-
ton shows clearly how this block of
wood should be formed and the handle
inserted to get the best results.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
Not Qualified.

81 would like to get position as
assistant bookkeeper," said the young
man at the door.
"Can you keep day book?" asked
the merchant.
"I-I'm afraid not, SIR" faltered the
applicant. 81 only attended night
school,"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10

little higher than the
stove. Drive nails
through the top Of
the box and bend
them into hooks, c,
to hang your meat.
Make a small door In
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10

the side to put the
meat through. With stove you can
control your fire and 1t is also much
safer.-Henry Nessen, in Farm and
Home.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
Helping Hand.

II am awfully poor, you know" be-
gan the smitten young man, "but-'
"Well," interrupted the frigid-heart.
ed heiress, "T'm willing to help you
along In the world. Here's a nickel to
pay yotr car fare homo"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
By Order of the Gar
Story of Russian Power
By MARcUS EASTLAKE
~So@~
CHAPTER XIX.-(Continued.,
A Story of Russian Power

CHAPTER RXIX.-(Continued
Rosen must have been watching out
from the balcony, for he is in the street
when the drosN stops at the door. To
witness his wild state of excitement, an
Onlooker might suppose that it was his
betrothed he had been expecting, and
who had arrived. He lifts Maruscha to
the pavement, and shakes her hands with
frantic energy.
Welcome! Welcome, Maria Petrov-
mop he cries.
Truly, if he had not confided to me his
passion for certain young lady, whose
image he carries in that locket attached
TO his watch chain, could find it in my
heart to be jealous He gives her his
arm up the stairs. too, ignoring my ex-
istence; and in the sitting room again
takes possession of her hands, and gazing
at her with delight and satisfaction, re-
iterates:
"Wecome! Welcome, Maria Petrovna.
l am mighty glad to see you! l was sure
you would come to-night-quite convinc-
ed of it. And all is in readiness for you.
and here is Frau Meyer to show you to
your room"
In the doorway appears. smiling, and
smoothing her hair, a large-boned, fresh
colored German matron, whom L have
not seen before, and whom the good fe-
low must have got into the house to wait
on Maruscha, and do the proprieties.
Thank you so much, Herr Doktor,"
responds Maruscha, in her pretty. soft
German, though he has spoken Russian;
and she beams on him in a way that
would turn the heart Of the veriest dull
lard.
NOT Herr Doktor,' pray you," he
protests; "call me Don Carlos, as of
old"
/ recollect with a foolish pang that
Carl Rosen knew Maruscha when / did
not 1t was at Rosen's l first met her,
and straightway yielded up my heart to
her.
"Since l have your permission, by all
means, Don Carlos Without it l should
not have dared to take the liberty with
80 important a parsonage as you have
grown" She looks at him with charm
Ing affectation of shyness. You look
quite awfully respectable now. the Herr
Doktor' every inch"
INUStu DlusneS ling sCllOOi pO.
You have not forgotten how to tease,
Maruscha," he responds, stroking his
sleek mustache with sidelong self-con
scious glance at her.
She trips up to Frau Meyer and takes
her arm with that winning familiarity
yet courteous grace, which Maruscha
always adopts toward those of her sex
whose position is inferior to her own;
thus sweeping down with sublime con-
tempt the paltry barrier that an arrogant
society has raised between man and man.
Maruscha has a profound reverence for
humanity, and strict regard to its
rights. She is socialist to her hearts
core. 1t is only with the base that she
Is naughty.
Come: you will take me to my room,
dear madameF' she says.
The good womans countenance flushes
with pleasure. ! know her heart is GO
Ing out to my sweet girl, whom she
must love, as all creatures do.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-10
Smoking Meat Safely.

Take an old stove and lead the
smoke through long stove pipe, b,
into large box, a. Set the box a
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-31

: Give me a man who is bold and strong,
|, Whose blood flows red in his veins,
} Who stands bv friends, be they right
or wrong,
! Asks but a look for his pains.
; Give me a man who speaks what he
: thinks
!, And whose thoughts are always
kind,
! From his full soul a thirsty world
) drinks.
And finds him quite to its mind.
: Give me a man who loves this old
) earth,
Loves life for Just life's sake,
! Nothing moves or breathes but has
) worth,
It's there but to give and take.
! Give me a man with Il great, kind
; heart,
With room for saint or sinner,
! Who in JOY or sorrow bears his part,
; Bears it, loser or winner.
Give me a man who loves like a man,
I Who vows at the shrine of sex
) Does not believe the two-standard
plan,
! llS lo-i u wv NotIiliVN'
Give me a man who keeps her favors
As trusts o. sacred to tell
!. \ coward he is il he but waivers
Where she is concerned as well.
; Give me a man who gives OF his best,
: OF muscle, and mind, and heart,
: Who blows through life with the
~keen-edged zest
! That helped him on at the start.
) Then give me the mar who meets
with death,
: His hat in hand, and a smile,
, 1--WE breathed to its end a fragrant
breath
I Now let me rest for a while.
|, Mr.. Knickerbocker was the host at
; a most enjoyable dinner at the Ok
} ford last week. There were ten III
, the party, the dinner began at s..
everybody ate, there were thirteen
; different kinds of food, four liquors,
|, and no one seems to remember II
; word that was said until after the
; dinner was over. Even then drops
|, of saliva would tremble like stalac-
; tites from the roof Of the mouth at a
: mere recollection of what had gone
; before.
J. j. O'Hara, large of body and
! heart, stepped into town this week
and with a finger to his lips said
; "hush." Everybody hushed, and
; when all was quiet the jovial son of
: Erin continued: 81 hear there are
; wildcats in town, | own property, |
; have got a gun that will kill those
!, animals. 1t is Development Then
he bought a bottle OF wine, signed
; several checks, and departed by the
next automobile.
Six canaries singing all at once !;
! the smell OF flowers, fragrant, sweet,
) and refreshing; a carnatlon In each
lapel: the Tilt of soft music in the
I air; it was all so contrary to what we
! of the desert are becoming accus-
; toned to that it took the breath, and
I the man in the Overalls, who had
! just come in from Bullfrog, and had
? a ring Of SCOT around his staring
I eyes, exclaimed in an awed tone OF
) voice, as it angels, or am | dream
; ing?" 1T was neither, but it was an
I opening. \ something that is be-
, coming typical of Goldtield. and one
} that beats its predecessors. 1t is to
: be hoped that Mr.. Donnelly and his
! Louvre meet with all success.
;. Todd G.. WoodwOrth of the New
; Western Reduction company, enter
, tanned a party of friends at the
; offices OF the company this week.
, The reason for coming together was
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-31
GET INTO GOLDFIELD NOW
Gold Camp in the WorI,

We were and still arr Sole Agents Tor the stocks OF the follow
ing companies:
rich strike on the Kendall lode, which runs 10000 a ton, AND has produced nearly
100000 in the last three months one lease n the >andstorm has just made a ship
mentO Of $1,000
COLUMBIA MOUNTAIN MINING CO-This property adjoins sandstone N the
south and not lest than fifty setSof esces are low at work IN it, Values W to 200
md $500 pert ton are being obtMned.
OAKLANDGOLDFIELD MINING CO-This property adoins the Blue Bull o N the
southeaSt. shaft 10 f@t deeps showing ore IRON $50 to $50 per ION.
NEVADA BOY MINING CO-Adoins HI Kendall on the north. Property leased
md being actively developed. Kendall Veins all trend toward thisp property.
BOOTH MINING CO-Every acre OF this property is being developed by leaser>
Located between the Columbia Mountain an Red Top properties bottle Of which have
very rich ore
BLACK BUTTE EXTENSION-Co Consisting of three full claims IN a fraction. The
Black ButteE Extension is just east OF the Black Butte uron which a big strike hs been
made fine surface hovng. Just east Of he Black Butte Extension "A rich strike has
also beenm made carrying very high values \ n excenent opportunity; bcentsp per share
KENDALL MINING CO-This is he property OF which SIC W DO orek swept II p ad
sacked, IRON the surface. over $4,000 worth OF ore sacked; 100000 wortho of ore in
sigh at Ofeet depth.
ToNOPAH GOLD MOUNTAIN CO-Ths property hHs shipping ore running 5000
per on. Has big lodges and Isl eng actively developed This is positively one III III
best busi in the district.
MAY QUEEN MINING Co-Thts property adjoins the sandstone IN the west
FLORIDAGOLDFIEID MINING Co-This is one OF the leading properties in the
Lids district and is shipping some highgmieo ore. Mna and concentrator 10 going in,
DEADWOoD MINING Goa promising property in the Ida district. Is produc-
in an excellent grade OF ore.
cenent surface showings