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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04
vermont's Only Remaining Forest

, Preparations are under way to devel-
op the most extensive tract of virgin
timber in Vermont. The lands contain
over 5000, 000,0 600 feet Of spruce and
other valuable soft wood heretofore un-
touched because of its remoteness from
the railroad. To reach the vast wild
erness in the southern part Of the State
the West River Railroad Company.
which has just been organized, will
build a branch from the Central Yer
mont and nm army of axemen will
enter the woods next fall. 1t is estt-
mated that 1t will take twenty-five
years to cut all this timber. This will
be the end Of Vermont's virgin for
ests, but there are thousands of acres
numbered many years ago which may
soon be recut.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04
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MIN a prisoner charging him on the
penalty of his life to keep him safely,
0ut that, most unfortunately, he had
tailed to do so: las they servant was
busy here and there, he was gone"
The Implying king utterly refused
TO rescue this supposed soldier rom
the consequences Of such criminal care
l%essness, and Immediately passed judy
ment upon him from the testimony of
the mans own lips.
But the prophet, quickly dropping
his disguise, turned upon Ahab and
spoke, as Nathan once spoke to King
David, saying, Thou art the man.
Thus saith the Lord, Because thou
hast let go out Of thy hand a man
whom appointed to utter destruction,
therefore thy life shall be for his life,
n thy people for his people. And
the king Of Israel went to his house
heavy and displeased," and all that
was said came true.
Now, there are a good many import
ant lessons we might gather from the
character and conduct of Ahab. The
man was ordered to keep a prisoner.
1t became his very first duty to do 80.
But he preferred to follow out his own
wishes, and so the prisoner got away.
We have, therefore, In this text three
points: The first is or a great trust;
the second of a sad confession of fail
ure; and the third of the painful con-
sequences.
The soul is an infinite trust.
The man IN the prophets story had a
trust, and he neglected 1t. The warn
ing was, "If he be missing, thy life
shall be for his life" l too have a
trust. l have a work for my own soul
to do, and work for other souls to do
that is more important than any other
work could be.
Many of us go along all our days on
the banks of the great sea of Divine
Love, and we are SO busy thinking
about other things, or doing other
things, hat 1T the end Of the days
journey We do not know that we have
been travelling by the side of the fash
ing waters. Many of is are SO swal-
lowed up in u occupations and de-
slres, that all the trumpets of Sinai
might be blown into our ears and we
should hear them as though we heard
them not, and, what is worse, that the
pleading voice Of that dear and Di-
vine One who is eve saying to each
of us, Come unto me, all We that la
Dor and are heavy laden, and l will
give you rest" passes us by, and pro-
duces no effect, any more than the idle
wind whistllng through an archway
does. Dear fellow soul-trustee, you
have the ear, you have the need, the
Sin, the weakness, the transciency, to
which the gospel appeals. You have
the faculties to which It addresses it.
self. Our divine Lord is speaking to
every n Of us. Let us each stop and
ask ourselves this question: do |
hear Him?" If not, Is 1t because the
clatter Of the worlds business, or the
more refined sounds of some profess
sion or study, have SO taken up our at
tention that we have none to spare for
that which requires and would repay
1t most. LAS thy servant was busy
here and there He was gone"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

Rev. DR.. John Punnett Peters, rector
Of st. Michael's Episcopal Church,
Brooklyn, has discovered" that Abra-
ham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, men,
toned in Genesis, were not real peo-
pie, but composite photographs of
Israel. The world seems to be full of
descendants Of the learned gentleman
who discovered" that the moon was
made of green cheese.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

have since diedl Messrs. Quay. Hoar,
Bate, Hawley and Platt. Gibson and
Stewart have retired from the Senate,
as indeed did Hawley a few weeks
before his death. Those now owe 20
include both Senators from Alabama
and from New York, and One each
from Maine, Vermont, Illinois, Iowa,
and Colorado.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

From the esteemed New York Her
aid we learn that the weather man
does not manufacture and retail sun
shine and storm. He merely gives
warming" This reproof, which Is Civ
EN- in all kindness, should be accepted
In like spirit. We have all been unjust
to the weather man.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

Even If he shall escape the gentle
desire Of his nurses to boil him alive,
1t is extremely likely that the Czaro-
WITT will accumulate a large and va
ried experience with hot water.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

Canadians claim the north pole as
their property. There is no evidence
to show that they can claim it by right
Of discovery.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

They say that Nan Patterson is 60
Ing to write a book. Here is a case in
which a Federal court injunction
could be put to good use.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

Should every lover Of trees make a
practice Of planting one tree each
year, the deforested areas would soon
be replaced by other areas heavily
wooded. Why do you not begin this
year?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

The private car trust resents the
Idea of the United States Government
Interfering with any branch of the
highway robbery business.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

Having ended their experiments
with baking c%onsumptives in Florida,
the doctors will now try freezing them
In the Arctic.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

Spare rooms are going out Of fash
lon. Flats and increasing property
values are doing away with accommo-
dations for friends who like to travel
and save hotel bills.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

How to Keep Husbands" is the
title Of a magazine article by Lillian
Russell. How long has Lillian kept
any Of hers2
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

Emperor William says he doesn't
like the way the Japanese show up
on parade, but he admits that he has
no criticisms to offer concerning their
fighting.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

The Declaration Of Independence
was signed in Philadelphia. But there
were giants in Philadelphia In those
days.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

A Wisconsin man has been chosen
to teach English to the King of Spain.
Boston papers please copy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

The Oregon whipping post for wife
heaters will be better than the divorce
court.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

The Hartford Times says: go
West, young man, and blow up with
the country"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

John d. Rockefeller's agent says
John will not give up his Cleveland
home till he dies. Same old John.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

It's hard for a lecturer to get the
people out and hard to entertain them
after he does get them out
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

Dean McClintock of Chicago univer-
sity says the value of play Is not we'll
understood, and that it is natures
best method Of education" Play Is
undoubtedly natures best restorer.
Next to sleep 1t Is an essential. We
all know the truth of the adage that
all work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy. And in tnls country we have
a lot of dull boys, both young and old,
not so much because they do not know
how to play as how to work. The av-
erage American business man takes
his task too seriously. In the desire
to get rich he forgets how to live.
There Is too much friction and toe
much waste Of vital forces. Many of
our business men do things in a slap
dash sort of way. They jump without
pause for breathing from one thing to
another. They work at a high tension
and worry at a high tension. They
waste nervous energy. Their minds
are In a ferment. They are feverish.
There Is a get-there-Eli glare in their
eyes. They calculate. They gesticu-
lat. They all but foam at the mouth.
Luncheon is no let up. They gulp their
victuals as II they We're in competition.
Play? The proposition would be
thought a crazy me-. There is no time
to play in business hours and when
business is over there are too many
other demands. If these men only
knew it, they could do better work and
more Of 1t by lowering the tension. A
little relaxation would help amazing
ly. And a play spell at home after
business hours would renew and vital
lie the worn nerve strings. However.
it is easy to advise. The fever of high
strung endeavor is in the American
blood. Warnings against useless .ex-
penditure of effort go largely unheeded.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-04

Have you ever stopped to think
full topic of conversation these days?
1t Is money! In libraries, in parlors,
in street cars, on railroads, in the
street-everywhere the sound of dol
lars is heard. what Is 1t worth? ?"
How much did 1t cost?" "How much
did you get for itT' What kind Of
an investment would that be?" How
are the stocks to-day" Who won in
that last real estate deal?" Always
money, money, money! Do you an
u the death of a friend, the
query, How mucu money did he
leave?' is the first thing to greet your
ears. Sorrow for the dead, and sym
pathy for the living, are both second
airy to the Importance of whether he
died rich" Do you speak of a mar
rlage, the tirt question is, did she
do well?' Always money, money,
money. Is a child born into the world,
WAS 1t born with a silver or gold
spoon in its MOUTH" is the first thing
asked. And, according to the answer
predictions for its future are either
rose or gray. Always money, money,
money! Men have died for it, lied
for it, become criminals for it-ev-
erything but remained honest for it.
And yet these shining words of the
Holy Writ have not been blotted from
the book which men love to proclaim
their guide and solace: "A good name
Is rather to be chosen than great
riches, and loving favor rather than
silver or gold"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
Aeamemnon's Tomb.

Agamemnon, it has been claimed, Is
a glorious myth, but those who have
felt the charm of Homers matchless
epic telling of his achievements at
Troy will be loath to believe it. Let us
keep inviolate our belief in the heroes!
You may gee today Agamemnon's
tomb at Mycenae, Greece e-Mycenae, to
which he, as king, returned triumphant
from the conquest Of Ilium, bringing
with him, as Eschylus tells in the
greatest Of Greek tragedies, the fair
Cassandra. Agamemnon did not die Of
old age, covered with honers,,' for that
was not the popular end Of heroes In
those strenuous days. Homer says ne
was slain by Egisthus,. lover OF his
queen wife, Hschylus tells that queen
Clytemnestra killed both Agamemnon
and Cassandra. .:...
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
A Good Natured Wife.

An English rustic whose wife was
blessed with a remarkably even tenn
Der went over the way to neighbor
one evening and said:
"Neighbor, I just should like to see
my wife cross for once. rye tried all
I know, and can't make her cross no
way"
you can't make your wife Cross r
said bis neighbor. II wish could make
mine anything else. But you just do
what I tell you, and If that won't
act nothing will You bring her In
some night a lot Of the crookedest
sticks for the fire you can get-them as
won't lie in no form-and see how she
makes out then"
The pieces Of wood were accordingly
brought In, as awkward and crooked
and contrary as could be found. The
man went away early to work and at
noon returned to see the result Of his
experiment.
BE was greeted with a smiling face
and the gentle request:
.Tom, do bring me in some more OF
those crooked sticks If you can find
them. They do just fit around the ket-
tie 80 nicely" .:... .....
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
MASTERS SALE.


State of South Carolina-County OF
Bamberg-In Court of Common Pleas.
Robt. E. Lee ct al, plaintiffs, against
r. Frank Lee, defendant.
By virtue of decree in the above
case, dated December 9Th, 1904, will sell
at public auction in front of the court
house on Monday, February 6, 1905, dur.
ing the legal hours of sale, the following
real estate:
All that certain tract of land contain.
ing one hundred and forty 140 acres
more or less, situate, lying and being in
Bamberg county, State aforesaid, and
bounded, East by lands of Susan Counts
known as the Gillian place, West by lands
of s. D. NJ. Guess, South by lands of Nix
Nimmons and W. P. Farrell, and North
by lands of 8. D. NJ. Guess and Susan
Counts, known as the Gillian place.
Terms-Cash. Purchaser to pay fol
papers. d. G. FOLK,
Master Bamberg County.
Bamberg, s. c., January 10, 1905.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
A True Portrait.

The widow was taking her first look
at the bust Of her beloved husband
The clay was still damp. pray e1'
anime it well, madam" said the
SCULPTOR. ''If there Is anything wrong
I can alter it."
The widow looked at it with mix
ture of sorrow and satisfaction.
1T is just like him." she said, "a
perfect portrait-his large nose-the
sign Of goodness" Here she burst In
to tears. "He was so good! Make the
nose little largerw
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
Ate Their Gods.

The gods Of most South American
tribes Of Indians are generally looked
upon as sacred, but when the gods be-
come q nuisance it is time to put an
end to them; at least, that Is what q
certain tribe along the Zabari river
think. They worship the iguana and
monkey, but as soon as the iguana
started eating chickens they thought
it time to stop worshiping him and
to eat him in place Of the chickens he
had eaten. This they do, and they pre-
fer iguana stew to chicken fricassee.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
brdel when be comes to them," gloom

briel when be comes to them,' gloom
lily.
I'm curious to know how you would
finish the picture" on guard again.
"Oh, I'd improve on Longfellow. I'd
have Gabriel come and surprise her
while she Is sitting here. I'd have her
seem glad to see him, and-and very
glad to him, you know. I'd have him
put bis arms around her and kiss her
we'll, nine times, sure And then I'd
have them marry and live happy ever
after as the old fashioned fairy tales
always do"
IF weren't afraid you'd spell the
picture" temptingly.
"Oh, no, I won't; won't hurt IT q
Bit" eagerly, daring thought fasci-
mating him with It's possibilities "You
get me big apron; mustn't spoil my
clothes"
Her absence was brief, but sufficient
for bis purpose When she returned he
waved bis hand triumphantly toward
the easel
There, Evangeline; your Gabriel has
come and awaits your greeting
She stepped nearer to the picture
large, unmounted photograph Of Bruce
was placed on the easel close to the
figure OF Evangeline. She caught It up
quickly, ignoring the significance Of tts
position and OF Alecs words.
'Oh, when did you have this2 It u
very good"
He came nearer, looking at the pho
tograph over her shoulder.
That's your Gabriel, Evangeitne.
You must be good to him, you know.
Oh, Peace, don't put me of any longer.
You understand mel want you for
my wife, Peace. Why, Peace! Peace,
Peace, dearest, don't cry! What Is the
matter? What have I said to hurt you
soT
"Oh, Alec, I am 50, ashamed-so
ashamedr'
"Here, sit here, Peace, and tell me all
about it."
'Oh, Alec, I've been terribly Jealous,
and I've thought hateful things about
all the girls-Tillie first, then Martha
and Kara and Kathleen oh, I've hated
them all!'
MINT This Is pretty bad, Peace,
but III tell you what rve done. rye
laid plans"- lowering his voice to a
tragical whisper-"deep, dark plans to
do away with every man except Jack
who ever came to the Octagon. I meant
to smother Coleridge under ton Of his
own orchids and press the breath out
Of Judge Graves with a stack Of law
books and drown Abe Adams in q
flood Of eloquence,' and as for that i'm
petuous westernerI thought It was
you he wanted-I could have torn him
limb from limb! You see, we're dam
gerou% dangerous to be at large;
Well have to marry for the sake Of
peace"
mot for the sake Of AlecY archly.
'AOh, Peace, for my sake, and, Peace,
double wedding with Jack and
Edith
THAT half hour, Alec Bruce" called
Mrs. Gray's voice from the hall, "is
greatly overdone, and
mot bit Of It, Auntie Gray. This
half hour Is rare. There'll never be an
other like it"
II thought I'd tell you the girls are
coming-all four Of them
Keep them away, auntie; keep them
away from me. You know their bel
hgerent, quarrelsome dispositions. And
I have determined that at any cost l
must and will have Peacer
And the chronicles Of the Octagon re-
cord that he did.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
Couldn't Find II.

A young man having evolved what
he considered a good joke forwarded
it to a comic paper, but received no
answer. DESTROYS Of ascertaining the
fate Of his contribution he sent the
editor the following letter:
sir-I have carefully read your paper
for the last month. but fail to ind any
trace Of the joke sent you on the 9Th
ult
In due course he received this reply:
ar-In reply to your letter, I deeply
sympathize with you, for, since received
your MS on the 9Th ult. have carefully
read It several times, but up to date !,
too, have failed to find any trace OF the
Joke referred to.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
Beecher and tho Medium.

I While in England Henry Ward
Beecher was entertained by gentle
man who believed in spirhuafism and
was himself a medium. One day he
asked II Beecher would like to talk
with the spirit Of his father, Dr. Ly-
man Beecher. Mr.. Beecher replied that
It would please him immensely. After
the seance was over he was asked how
It had impressed him, at which, with a
twinkle in his eye, Beecher responded,
IAN have to say is that # I deterio-
rate as fast for the first ten years after
I am dead as my father has I shall b
a stark naked fool"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
The Elect of Boston.

I can remember when it was jocose-
" said of some families Of Massa-
chusetts that they claimed to have
had, in the time Of Noah's deluge,
boat to themselves, and I can recall,
on tho other hand, when a social aspir'
ant in Boston asked, "Who belong to
the really old families, grandmamma?'
and when that relative shook her
weary head and said, 'Mostly no one,
nv r."-Thomas Wentworth Hig,
ginson In Atlantic.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
SPEEDY REJIEF

A salve that heals without = scaris De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. No remedy
effects such speedy relief. 1t draws out
inflammation, soothes, cools and heals,
cuts, burns and bruises. A sure cure for
piles and skin diseases. DeWitt's is the
only genuine witch hazel salve. Beware
of counterfeits, they are dangerous. Sold
by 81. F, Hoover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
Gov. Vardaman Arrests Negro Murderer.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan, 2s.-A special
from Jackson, Miss, says that while Gov
Vardaman was on Yazoo and Mississip-
pi Valley railroad train Sunday night he
arrested Jim Hannah, a negro, charged
with the murder of two men in Holmes
county. The governor learning that Han
nah was on the train borrowed revolver
from the conductor, went to the forward
coach and compelled the negro to sur
render. He turned his prisoner over to
the sheriff of Yazoo City. The negro was
identified to-day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
The Senatorial Formula.

"If they keep on indicting senator's"
said Champ Clark Of Missouri, "they will
soon be using a formula like this when
they vote: Mr.. President, my colleague,
Senator Blank, is unavoidably detained in
the penitentiary. Were he present he
would vote aye." York World.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
Union Meetings, January 2S, 70, 1905

Union Meetings, January 2s, 70, 1905.
QUERIES.
/. What is my church membership
worth to mes to the church? to the
cause of Christ?
Q. The social side of Christianity; the
importance and means of cultivating 1t.
8. The influence of pastor and church
members on the spiritual life of each 9th
er; and upon whom rests the greater re-
sponsibility for church evils and why?
PLACES.
1st Union, Blackyille.
Introductory sermon-G. N. Askew.
1st Query-W. D. Mcmillan, Geo. Boyl'
ston.
2nd-C.M Billings, R. NJ. Mixson.
srd-W. M. Jones, G.. N. Askew. -,
Missionary sermon-W. NJ. Jones.
2nd Union, Hunters Chapel.
Introductory sermon-W. G. Britton.
1st Query-T. ]. Sandifer, D. 0. Hun
ter, J. 81. Fender.
Snd-S. P. Chisholm, J. B. Hunter, c.
C. Ellzey.
srd-t. B. Holly, s. G. Mayfeld, W. G.
Britton.
Missionary sermon-J. B. Holly.
3rd Union, Seiglingville.
Introductory sermon-R. W. Sanders.
1st Query-1. c. Mcmillan, c. NJ. Eden
field.
2nd-W. W. Glover, W. o. Walker.
3rd-J. D. Moore, ]. A. jenkins.
Missionary sermon-J. D. Moore. .
It is expected that dinner Saturday will
be served on the grounds, as usual. Sun.
day services other than preaching may be
supplied by the Union.
Rev. s. P. Hair is excused by the com
mittee from Union meeting service at his
own request.
... I'D. MOORE,
w. G. BRITToN.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
A Pessimist.

Don't you suppose it is possible for
a man to go through the world without
telling q Ie?"
81 doubt 1t. Almost every man has
been in love at some time in his life"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
COUGS AND COLDS.

Coughs, colds and pulmonary com.
plants that are durable quickly cured by
One Minute Cough Cure. Clears the
phlegm, draws out Inflammation, heals and
soothes affected parts, strengthens the
lungs, wards off pneumonia. Harmless
and pleasant to take, Sold by DR.. 81. F.
Hoover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
Amusfne the Children.

Mrs. McShantee (riumphantly)-I
see We are takin' in washin' again,
Mrs. McProudee! Mrs. McProudee
(whose husband has lost paying job)
Sure it's only to amuse tn childer.
They wants tn windies covered wild
steam so they can make pictures on
them
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26

Josh Ashley introduced a resolution
providing that the legislature adjourn in
thirty days, but it was quickly killed.
Too many of the legislators want to hold
on to their 81 day job as long as possi-
bic. The session will last forty days of
course. which is all the law allows.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
WARNING NOTICE.

All persons are hereby warned not to
hire or harbor Mamie Green, a son OF
Sarah Green. he being under written con-
tract to work for Perry Jones and F. NJ
Bamberg six months.
PERRY JONES.
Colston, 8. c., January IA, 1905.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26
STRAYED.

Five head of hogs, four black ones and
one red spotted one. Weight about 125
pounds. Marked swallow fork in one
ear and split in the other.
c.. B. FREE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-26

Better heresy Of doctrine than her
esy Of heart.-Whittier.