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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
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 You are expecting your friend, Billy WynGham. of Arlingford arc you not Vera?"
 The query. innocent enough in it. self made Vera Payne Challoner' con- sider before she replied; coming rom the woman it did, there was niscnlet afoot. Consuelo Prescott was known as the redoubtable Miss Prescott; In the ten years moro or less. more her cne- mics say, of her triumphant bclledom, her reign over hearts had been well nigh unGisputed. Few had been the men who had resisted her fascinat- ions, and those she never forSave, con seuuently she hated John Challoner, aud-visited the admirably mated couple as frequently as she could. ..
 "Yes. Billy Is coming.
 There was coming victory in the way Miss Prescott stirred her tea; the house nartv promised better entertainment than she had expected. She looked al her hostess pretty h.Ehbrcd face' ana delicately slender girlish figure, with amused tolerationi accoro!hS to heE creed there is but one accepted stand ard of beauty and that IS hers. Dear We're. she thought complacently. has her good points, but the grandolse type ol beauty, the superb, is the style that IS regnant. Miss Prescott looked Ike a snlendid American Beauty rose in tull l,Ioonn. beside fragrant softly tinted tea rose bud.
 "yes." rep piled Vera, the low contralto voice in pleasing contrast to the voice Miss Prescott had trained to sound ar- officially sweet.
 You southerners of Ariingford. are all akin more or less you need infusion of new blood and ideas. though there IS no denying that you are every inch of q thoroughbred" with laughing con desccnsion.
 I believe there is no city in the union that is healthier" said vera quietly; she has too much race tc Jet that woman see she feared for BllIY
 DO you know" continued the re- doubtable Miss Prescott, in the friend ly tone affected when she wished to send home venomed dart. that you are the same ingenue. fresh innocen' girl John Challoner brought from New York four years ago, and as hopelessly archaic in your devotion to your hus- band, while your babies receive more Of your time than your friends like you set us all an example"
 There was a sting in this, and vera gave back an unconscious bow.
 'T am so glad you think I am un- changed; I have tried to preserve all my Arlingford customS, but youtf sometimes drifts with the currents"
 There was no malice in tho gay sweet voice, no flush on the rounded cheeks or sparkle Iu the soft eyes, and Mis- Prescott after a yelled scrutiny. decid- ed that tho exquisite young creature had not meant to speak sarcasm; the coquette was at the age that women O her type begin to subtract a year or two The full length mirror did hef justice, as she leaned back in her chaii 10 say careIessly: Your boy. Billy i' very handsome, IS he not?'
 "Bnly is considered the handsomes' Of the wyndharns. of the gentlemen. mean: we are of tho same age. and h'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Irving. Woman Suffrage in the Tenc- ments," by Elizabeth McCracken, att thor of The Play and the Gallery" and many other first-hand studies of American life. is an uncommonly in- structive and amusing contributio to q vexatlous question. Among the oth- CT articles of broad interest are Ger. man Ideals of Today" by Professor Kuno Francke "A French Critic of Old Imperialism" by Gamalel Brad ford, Jr.. and Johnson and My Poli- cy.'" the fifth in William Garrott Browns great historical series upon The Tenth Decade of the United States
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

velope and transfgure a waif Of rag doll must needs hold in its keeping the welfare of all little children. IMhe M childless woman who adopted Triipy Eeens herself near to the Kingdom or Heaven by a sweet association witn ,suchs as the Master said were or it, anu Trilby is the magnet that draws thei''
 Who shall gainsay that Triioy wragge has a mission? And If Trilby' why not other dolls? And shall we count it waste to gladden. the hearts or children on the Christ Childs Blrth- day?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
The December Atlantic.

Without overdoing it. tho editors have made the Atlantic for December a notable Christmas numbeE It opens with Christmas essay upon the time ly topic of Riches" by that delightful and telling essayist. E. S. Martin. and in the five stories by such favoritn writers as w J. Hopkins. author of "The Summer" Alice Brown. Caroline
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

unless buyers can continue to get yours that is not pledged at their price. in this event. the price cannot reach its value until yours has been taken out of the way and at their price-then the loyal ones will again reap the benefits of their associations hard work in their behalf.
 Richard Cheatham, Secretary Southern Cotton Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Virginia Darel remote and mystic maidl What thoughts the sounding of thy name awakesl Thou 6rst-born member of nation great. Three centuries ad more have rolled away Since. where the stately Roanoke meets the sea. Thou. native pioneer. first saw the day Three centuries that compassed more by far Than all the ages that preceded them And yet the memory today is like The morning sea-breeze whis bring soft and low About the hallowed spot where thou vast born. For vert thou not First Lady of The Land. The prototype of a new womanhood. A womanhood so glorious and fair That it renowned is OCT all the world7
 Virginia DareI Thy Name itself dost tell The qualities that mark this womanhood. The sweet Virginia and the robust Dare.
 But little do we know of thee. A babe At breast thou vert when last we heard of thee. Abandoned in the boundless wilderness
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

There are some people who pose as philanthropists because they give so much hdvice.-DaIlas News
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Of new world with others of thy race, lhou vanishest completely from our sight, And leavest us no knowledge of thy fate.
 But where the record fails. let Fancy serve Instead. and we can see thee now. A fair-haired bright-eyed child. unmindful of The sorrow gnawing at thy parents hearts, Pressing with eager feet the woodland sod. And making music in the solitude. Until some treach rous arrow lays thee low; Or. taken captive by the Red Mems hands. And borne away into the wilderness. Thou growest up the squaw of some fierce brave, And cen forgetst the blood whereof thou vert The earliest. most innocent of all The victims offered as a sacrifice Upon the altar of Great Ideal
 A shalt of stone may some day mark the spot Where thou didst come and tarry for awhile. Virginia Dare; but the fair womanhood s Of our land shall be thy monument.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
& Uirginid Dare
By WILLIAM o. cRIsMAN, Selma.

On the 18th of August, l587 three hundred and eighteen years the mouth of the Roanoke then Virginia North Carolina Virginia Dare. the first child of English parenage born America first the light of day. Her parents members of the Lost Colony of Roanoke the of whose abandonment by their owady John White and their subsequent mysterious dsap- pearance we'll known all students of American history
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

We are making a beautiful showing of these ever desira- ble jevels--exhibiting the new desinss and the latest effects in coicreJ and etched gold.
 Pendants have a ring on the back for neck chain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24

rare interest. Americans. Arabs, Copts,
Greeks, Abyssinians, Armenians, all
classes and conditions OF people have
assembled here. Some have come hun
dreds of miles. There are men with
long, snowy boards looking like the
patriarchs who once walked these
streets, there are pulling babies in the
swaddling clothes borne In the arms
OF their mothers. Whole families come
together-young fellows and their
sweethearts mingle with the vast
crowd in the market place.
One who was present a year or two
ago at the service in the Church Of the
Nativity says Of it:
"At midnight came the most inter
esting part Of the service. The music
ceased for a few minutes, while the
bells were pealing- Then 1t was re-
sumed in grander strain than ever
The great organ rolled in glorious ac-
compartment to the joyful Gloria in
Excelsis,' which thrilled the hearts OF
the listeners. A curtain was suddenly
drawn aside, and behold, above the
chancel appeared to the wondering
gaze of the worshippers a cradle, in
which was an image of the Babe! The
cradle was lowered with great pomp
and reverence, and was then borne at
the head Of the procession to the chap
el of the manger. The procession was
composed Of all the bishops and arch
bishops, in their splendid ecClesiasti-
cal robes, the consuls from Jerusalem,
in their official costumes, rows Of
priests in their order, two by two, and
lastly all the members of the congre-
CATION who could still crowd in after
them. Each one in the procession car
ried long wax taper alight, and as
they moved slowly along the priests
chanted in deep and low tones"
The procession moves slowly to the
grotto Of the Nativity, small chapel
about thirty yfive feet long by fifteen
wide. Here is an altar richly deco
rated with gold and silver ornaments.
The floor is Of marble, and on the
walls hang rare tapestries. The thir-
| ty-two lamps were each the gift of a
King, and they burn perpetually. A
large brass star in the marble wall
marks the exact spot of the Nativity,
and on 1t are the words: 'Hic De Vir-
ginie Marie Jesus Christus Natus
Est" Here Jesus Christ was born
Of the Virgin Mary. The little silver
manger with a waxen image Of the In
fant is laid on the altar and rests
there, carefully guarded, for week
This is the great event of the Christ.
mas time in the Holy Land, and moth
ing that takes place in the Holy City
can nearly approach it in interest.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24

much to the present desolation by
their own manner of life, and the walls
with which they rend the air when
they go to the Wailing Wall, which is
in a small unroofed enclosure about
seventy-five feet in length, and in
which is some masonry believed by the
Jews to be part of the old temple
itself. 1t is not only the poverty
stricken Jews who come here to weep
and to wall, but wealthy Jews fare
tbither to mingle their tears, their
groans, their walls with those of the
poorest of their brethren. Not con-
tent with weeping and wailing, they
tear their hair and rend their gar
ments and beat upon their breasts in
an agony OF grief that at least has the
merit Of being genuine. They make
real the lamenta tions Of jeremiah, and
are no doubt sincere in their convic-
ton that all this weeping and wailing
will in time help them to again come
into possession of their own.
The followers Of Mohammed gather
at the Mosque Of Omar, which stands
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24
Hay Unloading Rig.

Here is plan for unloading hay
with horse fork in barn or on stack
which find is very convenient and Is
cheaper than any set of haying tools
and l believe just as good. We have
used 1t for two years and realize its
value. Fasten pulley blocks at and c
in cone of barn. Then with an open
ring fasten another pulley to ring in
hay fork. Then tie one end Of rope
TO open ring. after it has been closed,
and then through the pnlley at C, then
down through pulley at b, which is on
fork. then through pulley Mt a, then
through a pulley at d, which is down
on barn floor All that is necessary to
change the fork so as to drop hay in
either NOW Is to unite rope from fork
and tie opposite end there. This meth
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24

to the conviction that it Is all true
the whole wonderful story of the Babe
III the manger in Bethlehem and the
sorrowful story Of the Christ on the
cross. 1t is curious fact that Jews
and Gentiles, Christians and Moham-
medans, men of all faiths and of no
faith, unite in calling Jerusalem the
Holy City. They differ as to when
certain things occurred, and the ex-
act spots on which occurred many of
the events in the life Of Christ as we'll
as the exact day Of his birth must
ever be matter of conjecture, but all
agree that on the hills of Zion and Mo-
riah occurred events transcending in
Importance any other events in the
history of the world.
An Atmosphere of Sorrow.
There is no conjecture, however, in
regard to some Of the conditions ex-
listing within and without the walls of
the Holy City. One has abundant and
indisputable evidence Of the fact that
1t is horribly dirty, and that no other
city In the world 90, surpass it in the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24
TO Get Eggs in Winter.

successful poultry raiser was once
asked how to successfully get eggs
during the winter season and his reply
was, hatch winter chickens from win
ter-laid eggs" While this is by no
means the only thing to do, It is, be-
yond question, tho foundation Of the
whole matter. 1t Is impossible to have
pullets that will lay eggs during the
winter season, In profitable quantities,
When these pullets are hatched from
late spring or early sunmer-laid eggs.
Notice we say "in profitable uuanti-
tles' for the late-hatched pullet will
lay some during the winter, but its ten
dency Is toward laying at the same sea
son as the egg was laid from which
she was hatched. Here, then, is the
start for those who seek winter eggs
and If the reader is out for this sort
or business he should plan for an incu-
pator to be set at work in early Feb
ruary. Then It must be remembered
that the early-hatched bird, especially
III the colder sections Of the North
VIII require unusually good care. so
that comfortable brooding houses must
DE provided, with room for exercise.
ana In places where there will be no
danger of the chicks getting damp or
wet. If the brooder room Is cool II
VIII do no harm, for the chicks will
nave the brooder to go to for warmth;
put the room must not be damp or wet.
Chlcks raised In this manner and given
good range during the following sum
iner VIII go into winter quarters in fine
shape and produce eggs at a profit in
the winter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24

primitiveness of some Of its conditions
when one takes into account its age
and the time it has had in which to
make improvements.
The Holy City of to-day is in ap-
pearance almost exactly like the Holy
City Of centuries ago. Some of the
very same customs and conditions OBJ
tain. 1t is a city in which the sound
of wheels is almost never heard, the
strident yell Of the newsboy never
rends the air, for there are no papers
published In the city for him to sell
there are no street cars; no billboards
announce entertainments anywhere
throughout the city, for there are nc
theaters, no lecture rooms, no dance
halls, no saloons. No organ grinders
torment or tickle the ear; no street
bands make music.
The city has no mayor and no al.
dermen, there are no letter boxes or
letter carriers. Indeed, there are thou.
sands of residents Of Jerusalem who
never wrote or received a letter in
their lives. Saddest of all, there is NO
merriment within or without the walls
of Jerusalem. No one laughs-not
oven the children, and no one sees
them play. The entire atmosphere OF
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24

the city is depressing and even dis
gusting in some of its aspects.
The laws of sanitation seem to be
unknown, and although soap is made
in the city few of the inhabitants seem
to use anS of it, and they are equally
Indifferent to the use OF water. In
some of its aspects Jerusalem might
well be called the unholy city, and
were it not for the surprising interest
of its sacred associations the visitors
to the place would probably be few.
Wailing Place of the Jews.
The Jews form a large part of the
population Of the Holy City. They
dwell on the eastern slope of ZioE, and
If one is morbid enough to care to "go
a-slumming" in Jerusalem his taste for
that sort Of entertainment can be graf
ified to the full in this section of the
city. Nothing can surpass 1t in pov-
erty and wretchedness, unless one ex-
cepts the lepers who, poor souls, pol
lutte the air and offend the eye by
their presence
The climax Of depression In Jerusa-
lem seems to be reached when one
goes to the Wailing Wall Of the Jews
and hears their sobs and groans and
howls because Of the desolat1on that
has come to Jerusalem. They add
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24
Good GeneraIFertiI;zer

One of the best general fertilizers for
soil rather sandy and loamy is com
posed of 800 pounds OF acid phosphate,
600 pounds of fish scrap, 100 pounds
of nitrate of soda and 400 pounds of
muriate of potash to the acre. For use
on vegetables, where the crop is the
top, such as cabbages, the potash is
reduced one-half and the nitrate of
soda doubled, while 1000 pounds OF
acid phosphate is used. This plan OF
fertilizing is followed after the plot has
received fair amount of stable ma
nure the season before. 1t is as good
as any complete fertilizer on the mar
ket and costs much less by buying the
ingredients and mixing them on the
barn floor. Try the formula on Il lin
tied area the coming season and see
how it works.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24

To the Christian world Jerusalem is
The Holy City. The mere fact that
Christ once walked its streets, that he
taught and suffered there, makes it to
countless thousands one of the most
Interesting places on the face of the
earth. And within five miles is Beth
iehem, the place of his birth. The
Garden Of Gethsemane, the Pool of ST.
loan, the Mount of Olives, the tomb of
David and Lazarus and Rachael are
near at hand.
Even those who deny the divinity of
Christ feel that Jerusalem is holy
ground and that it is the Holy City.
The doubter has often found his doubts
giving way to faith as he trod the
winding way of the Via Dolorosa, and
the scoffer has suddenly been forced
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24
COTTON IN DUTCH COLONIES
Government to Cooperate with Citi'
zens in Promoting the Culture.

Government to Cooperate with Citi-
zens in Promoting the Culture.
In the Netherlands a committee has
been formed for the promotion Of the
culture Of cotton in the Dutch colonies,
according to report from United
States Consul Pitcairn. The Dutch
government is reported to have prom
ised its support and assistance. A re-
port recently published by the commit
tee had annexed to it as exhibits copies
of letters from Surinam containing in
formation on the result Of culture, by
way of experiment, Of sea island and
upland cotton. Samples accompanying
such letters furnished proof Of the
possibility Of successful culture.
Experiments in the culture Of cotton
have been made on the island Of Java
also, two different species having been
planted, of which one Is domestic and
the other was imported from the Unit
ed States in 1861. The latter is said
to have a longer staple than the for
mer The exports of cotton from the
Dutch East Indies in the year 1902
amounted to $500 tons, of which al
most one-half was of Javanese growth.
The administration of the residency
of Samarang, the chief center of the
cotton culture, is promoting and pro-
tecting the interests Of the cotton
planters in every respect. The gov
ernment has placed at the disposal of
the said administration the sum Of So.
41G, to be used as loans and advance
ments to the native population for i'm.
provements and extension Of the cot
ton culture.
Another report has been received
from Paramaribo, in which It is said
that extensive experiments are also
being made in that district
The Dutch committee, the expert.
ments having now sufficiently ad.
vanced, intends to establish a perma.
nent business office.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24

ON the supposed site of Solomon's Tenn
pie, but the site Of the ancient places
In Jerusalem Is and must forever be
largely a matter Of conjecture. No
man could take oath that the Via Do
lorosa Of to-day Is the one trod by the
feet Of Christ with the cross on his
back when he went to his crucifixion.
and no man knows the exact spot of
the crucifirion, and yet one finds ones
self standing with barred head before
some Of the places pointed out as the
spots on which occurred events record.
ed in holy writ.
Christmas at Jesusalem.
The devout of Palestine flock to
Bethlehem rather than to Jerusalem
on Christmas eve. From out of the
Jaffa gate Of the Holy City come all
the devout to hurry to Bethlehem and
to the Church of the Nativity to wit
ness the ceremonies In that sacred edi-
fee. The services begin at II at night,
and If 1t happens to be a moonlight
night the spectacle Of the thousands
Of pilgrims faring from all directions
to Bethlehem Is strange and weird
one.
The sceus In Bethlehem 10 one Of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24

cd saves one the cost of track and car,
and will pull almost directly straight
upwards until the fork full of hay gets
pretty well up, then will travel over
NOV. Those who have hay to stack
can use this plan by using two tall
posts, or one If stack is near tree
which can be used to fasten one pulley
to. Set post far enough away so you
can drive load of hay between post and
stack. This rigging will not take any
more rope than track and car, and
is very convenient in small barns.-C.
o. BOsworth in Ohio Farmer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24
Change Sheen Pastures.

The sheep pasture must sometimes
have rest from the sheep on account
of The deposit of the eggs of intestinal
worms of sheep. In some old pastures
these eggs are spread by the millions.
This is particularly dangerous ground
to be fed over by young lambs. The
man who has more than one pasture
will lind himself in an advantageous
position in case OF trouble with lntes-
tinnl worms. He can simply change
his sheep run from one pasture to the
other. Such change is not necessary
unless there are signs of the worms
among the sheep.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24
Teleeraphones on Gould System.

The Gould lines Of railroad in Color.
ado are being equipped with telegra.
phones, which enable conversa ton
to be carried on over a telegraph wire
without interfering with the sending
Of a telegraph message over the same
wire at the same time, instruments
are placed in cabooses and coaches so
that in case Of wrecks communication
can be established with headquar.
ters Immediately by throwing a hook
over a wire and grounding the other
end of the wire to the rail or car
wheel.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24
A Wagon Tongue.

1t is not always possible to have a
two-horse wagon sufficiently light for
long distance driving where 1t Is best
to use two horses. The illustration
shows a tongue which may be easily
made by a local blacksmith at small
expense, for use on light one-horse
wagon. The illustration needs little
description. the main points being to
have the pole made Of tough lumber
and about two inches square at the
small end and three and one-half
inches square at the large end The
circle should be made Of two-inch
wagon feloes. Bolt the shaft couplings
to the circle, the double-tree resting on
the tongue where the circle Is bolted to
the tongue. This wagon pole is quick
ly attached and is very light, hence
not n burden on the horses, and the ex-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-24
A Winter Wheelbarrow

very convenient and useful wheel
barrow sled may be constructed as fo;-
lows: From a piece Of pinch plank cut
runner, a. Then make two rear run
ners, b, Of brace iron or wooden wag-
on felloes. Frame these together and
attach to front runner by the bed
pieces c, which are PA inches wide, 1
inch sthick, 31a feet long. Put in the
rocking pin, e, as long as the width
of the bed. Attach it to the bed pIeces