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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
Find. Wealth in a Pearl.

Undoubtedly the most valuable fresh
water pearl in the world to-day has
been found by a clam fisher, William
Bates, in the Wisconsin channel oppo-
site Red Wing, Minn., says the New
York Herald. 1t is large as good
sized marble, perfectly round and with
out flaw and with a luster rarely
equaled even In. small gems.
The pearl is translucent and almost
transparent, and when exposed to a
light glistens with marvellous coloring.
1t weighs elghty-five grains, diamond
weight.
A pearl smaller than this and less
perfect sold for $4,000. 1t Is impossI-
BILE to estimate the true value of this
gem, perhaps $4,000. perhaps 500, 900,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
FUTURE OF CHINA.
The Next Twenty-Five Years a PERI

The Next Twenty-Five Years a PERI
Cd of Tremendous Importance.
All observers, Chinese and foreign,
agree that this Is a period Of tremen-
dous Importance, says the Century. The
REFORMS OF to-day may make rapid
strides or reaction may set In against
progress for which the land seems
scarcely ready. 1t Is not to be sup
posed that such strides will not tread
down some whose influence must be
reckoned with The large number of
teachers whose vaunted learning has
thus been negatived will be the first to
feel the pressure. Fitted for nothing
else, too proud to work " employment
could be offered to them, their means
of livelihood will be taken away. Will
1t be without protest? VIII the we'll
known peace-lovlng proclivit!es of the
Chinese people carry them through or
shall we see riot and bloodshed? VIII
the moral stamina of the reformers
stand the test Of increased opportunity
for power and ambition?
us to think that troublous times of one
degree or another will follow In the
wake OF these changes. At all events
It Is tremendously interesting The for
mer president of one of our unlversi.
ties, now resident of China, whose
grasp on sociological problems Is thor.
ough and whose insight Is keen, says
that from the standpoint of absorbing
interest he would rather live the next
twenty-five years in China than to have
lived In any other land during any fifty
years Of its history. Now that the eyes
OF the world are leaving the seas of
Japan and the battlefelds Of Manchuria
they will in all probability find a new
fixation point not far away. which will
rivet this attention for years to come
The interest which Russia will share
with China will, to great extent, trace
dts origin to similar causes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
Anxious to Help.

The struggles Of a horse which slim.
ped and fell at Madison street and
Fifth avenue yesterday attracted the
usual crowd Of curious onlookers anx.
ious to aid the driver in getting the
animal on its feet again. Some prof
fered advice and some rendered active
assistance in unbuckling the harness.
You don't see anything like thisA in
London" said a man not long from
England, who stood near the outskirts
of the crowd; mo one takes any in.
terest in a fallen horse there. People
go on their way with scarcely a pass
Ing glance at the unlucky cab or bus
horse, leaving the driver to extricate
himself from his difficulties as best he
may. Here in America, in all the
cities I have visited at least, great ex.
citement prevails when a horse falls.
and every one seems anxious to helm"
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

his election he caused a slight sensa.
ton by bravely parading Broadway
without a necktie, wearing the wide.
brimmed hat and long ulster of a cat.
tleman, contemptuous of the ameni.
ties. But he overfowed with refresh.
ing ideas, and was enthusiastic over
the future of his own State and of all
the West
He was an outspoken advocate of
women's suffrage, which had been ac.
cepted by Idaho. He was also
staunch supporter of Mormonism, al.
though not member of that faith.
"The East misunderstood Mormon.
ism," he once asserted. THAT relig.
lon deserves to live as much as Pres
byterianism or any other ISM Nor.
mons make an excellent class of citi.
zens, and If the East knew them as
we do there would be decided
change Of attitude. do not, of course,
approve of polygamy, but the faith
will live and do good work after this
evil is rooted out.
Mr. Steunenberg served two terms
as Governor, from 1897 to 1901, being
the candidate Of the Democrats and
silver Republicans of his State. He
proved a good executive, and put
down strike riots among the miners
with an iron hand. He was A years
old, and leaves a widow and three
children.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

JULIET " sIhV 3d. EuItH anu Henry, Charles and Mar
garet Elizabeth are before the public for their class day
exercises
generations and commencement finally dissolve
into blur of white dresses and sweet expectant
faces
There Is a commencement feeling distinct as the
Christmas feeling, and when loses 1t getting
really grown up
l can well remember the first commencement of our
high school, gazed upon the graduates upon young
people set apart for holy Office. There was relig
ous aroma about them and when they walked down
aisle of the church. under the light Of the chandeliers
which in themselves seemed fairly in their
spendor Of cunning workmanship decorations on
the tabernacle with here bell and there pomegranate
they seemed transfgured and could scarcely believe
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
IpAHo's DYNAMITE OUTRAGE.
DiaboIicaI Assassination of Ex-
Gov. Steunenberg.

Gov. Steunenberg.
Frank Steunenberg, Ex-Governor of
Idaho, was killed in a most dlabolical
manner at his home in Boise. AS he
was entering the gate at his home,
which is in a section not thickly set
tied, there was terrific explosion and
a flash of light, and the Ex-Governor
was hurled thirty feet through the air.
He died when picked up. The perpe-
traitors, who had attached the deadly
dynamite bomb to the gate in such
manner that there would be an explo-
sion when the gate was opened, must
have watched the house closely and
followed the movements Of the ex-
Governor carefully, to avoid a mis-
take in the identity of the victim. 1t
Is suspected that persons connected
with the Cour de'Alene riots, which
Steunenberg suppressed, are RESPONSE
BILE for the outrage.
Ex-Governor Steunenberg was one
Of the most picturesque figures of his
State. A native Of Iowa, he was new
ertheless typical of the far West, a
rough, hearty man of the plains and
the hills. He was never east of the
Mississippi River until after he be-
came chief executive Of the State of
Idaho In 1897. He stood seven feet In
his stockings, straight as an Indian
and broad as a heavyweight pugilist.
When he visited New York City after
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
A Sore Spot,

"Woodby tells me he has been work.
Ing on his family tree Of late."
"Yes, it seems to keep him pretty
busy"
Rather complicated work, eh?"
Eyes, l believe he discovered hang.
mans moose on one of the branches
and he's having some trouble saving
1t off."-Philadelphia Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
Damages Sufficient.

An old colored woman was seriously
injured In railway accident One and
all her friends urged the necessity Of
suing the wealthy railroad corporation
for damages.
II 'clar to.gracious," she scornfully
replied to their advice, "ef amt done
git more'n nuff O. damages! What Use
wantin' now and what Use done gwine
to sue dat company fob is repairs.
Cleveland Leader.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

when dependence to be placed mainly on increase
Of bulk to Insure national predominance; when limited
to size regard must be paid chiefly the proportion
and distribution of powers in the ship to insure its best
efficiency and to professional comprehension the con-
duct of to insure meeting the enemy under the cir
cumstances and with the combinations which command
victory In the campaign, on the field of battle In
short from such limitations of size would result clearer
comprehension that the greater than the ships
do not believe that nations will consent to restrict
the aggregate strength of their naves any other meth
cd than the exercise Of their dscreon but it might
be recognized that the for great order to
obtain higher speed without the sacrifice of other qualities
has goal attanable 1t Is unending progression
which unending increase Of expense in two ways
First 1t adds greatly to the cost of the individual ship:
and second permanently and wantony reegates to the
junk shop vessels useless only because oudone by the
new construction. Such vessels must be continuously
replaced for while it may be possible to limit size num-
bers cannot be restricted to the like extent The wider
the naval responsibilities of the less can 1t dis.
pense with numerical force Nor that true ony of pr
mary dispositions Exgencies of repair recoang re-
freshment of crews renewal Of suppes-ln word the
exgences of war-require reserve which, in turn de-
mands numbers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
GETS LIVING FROM SNAKES.
Novel Industry Pursued by an In
dianian-Raises Rattlers.

Novel Industry Pursued by an In
dianiRn-Raises Rattlers.
Joshua Fleener, an octogenarlan of
Brown County, Indiana, is following a
strange occupation, and declares that
there is more money in 1t when time
and trouble are taken into eonsidera-
| tiOQ than any other business In which
he has engaged since his discharge after
serving through the Civil War, says the
New York Tribune. He is engaged in
breeding timber rattlesnakes, species
which, he says, Is exceedingly scarce,
and In some parts of the country ex-
tinct, and is selling dressed skins to
museums to be mounted. He recently
sold two of the oldest that he had on
hand, one having nine and the other
eight rattles, for $3.50 and 500, re-
spectively.
Fleener has cabin of two rooms In
the hills Of Brown County, and has
gone into the rattlesnake industry In a
systematic way. He has constructed
wall Of cement and stone around the
stone chimney of his cabin, making a
chamber about by feet, and this is
kept warm In the winter by a constant
fire In the fireplace in the cabin. In
this den he keeps the snakes for breed
Ing and feeds them regularly through
the winter. He says he made a study
of the habits of timber rattlers for
years and found that they were always
more prolific after warm winter than
after one that was exceedingly cold.
He constructed the den around the out
side Of the chimney on the theory that
the keeping Of the chimney immediate
ly back of the fire always warm would
furnish ample heat for the snakes and
with proper feeding he would be able
to increase the propagation indefinitely
He accounts for the scarcity of the
species known as timber rattlers by the
Increasing cold winters Of the West
and says that his experience in keeping
the reptiles In a warm place during
winter Justlfies the theory upon which
he started. This spring he had eleven,
though he began two years ago with
only single pair, and last year he sold
three live ones, for which he got $75.
He believes he can count on doubling
his present number in year, notwith-
standing the fact that he expects to
dispose Of three of his 2-year-olds in
few days. Though the octogenarian
makes no professions of being a snake
charmer, he says that domestication
makes great difference In the habits
of the rattlers, for they are in no sense
venomous when they are raised in his
den. He often opens the door leading
from the den into his cabin and per-
mits them to enter the house
I'D rather sell the skins than the live
snakes" said the aged snake raiser,
"for then | have the advantage of the
meat, and 1t Is the best ever ate. 1t
tastes something like turtle but is more
tender and has a better flavor, and
big rattler will make three meals good
enough for king. 1t don't cost any
thing to raise them and there ought to
be big demand because they are 80
scarce. Yes, there's plenty of rattle
snakes, but they amt timber rattlers,
and that makes big difference to them
that know"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
A SIGH FOR OLD DAYS.
BY Juliet Y. Strauss.

When the commencement invita-
tons come In and weddings are an
nounced, we decide that there are
more people coming on than we
thought for. AS we grow older, these
engraved announcements of the ma
'urity of children whose first swad-
Hing clothes we put on them, much
against their will. only little while
lgo, 1t seems to us, come to us like a
shock, and we look about us in dis
may, unable to realize that Mary.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
depending upon the rivalry between

depending upon the rivalry between
the wealthy gem collectors.
Bates and his wife, who are among
the few remaining clam fishers here,
had been working hard in scorching
sun with little reward and decided to
make one more drag. Mrs. Bates ex-
amined the clans and discovered this
fortune hidden in one of them. She
was almost overcome with joy, knowing
they had stepped In one moment from
poverty to riches.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
Airy Fiction,

HE has wonderful Imagination"
said Miss Cayenne.
But he is not an author"
mo-. He tells what he is going to
do with the money he wins at the
races. Washington Star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

Gerald-I'd like to be here always.
Geraldine-But we haven't any ken
nel.-Pueblo Chieftain.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

Every man must be his own doctor
and decide what Is best In his case.
The doctors and philosophers do not
agree on anything.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

II you deliver the goods, well-pay-
Ing job Is always gaping open for you.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

If the good fish still in the sea are
wise they will continue to abide there.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

vocation or profession. Then II the husband drops
into invadism bankruptcy dissolute habits or II be
is removed by death. the young wife will measuraby be
prepared for the emergency. and will not wholly be left
to the mercy of circumstances She will be able to main
tain her home and train her children and her friends
will find 1t to assist her in bearing her burdens If
property passes into her possession she will know how
to retain 1t securely. and manage 1t with wisdom She
will inform herself concerning the elements Of financial
security what safe Investments what constitutes
valid title to property what cautions to be observed
concerning mortgages; what the property rights of
married in their States, with similar infor
nation.
Few reach adult life. even, when they do not
marry without finding themselves crcumstanced, at
times that a domestic training is invaluable to them
Even when has to employ servants this train
Ing Is necessary for cannot tell when she
we'll served unless she knows what good work Is. A
course domestic science" should be added to the cur
rcuum of every woman's college, and 1t should stand
on equal terms with all the other wife and
mother should be mistress of herself and of her depart
ment and the slave of anOther-not even when
that other is her husband and the slavery founded on
her love for him. That robs her of half her value
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21

Any man possesses the ability to be
as big fool as he pleases.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
SIZE OF wARsH1ps SHOULD BE LIMITED
BY Capt. A. T. Mahan

How long Is the present race of size In ship
building, with steadily increasing cost to be
maintained? In all nations the responsible au-
thorities soon will have to recognize that naval
development has become a mere matter of in.
ternatonal competition, to which no logical
and what Is more important no practical
end is in sight
Professional skill will benefit immensely
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-09-21
GIRLS SHOULD BE TAUGHT BUSINESS.
BY Mary A. LiverI

Many women left widows with property to
care for, because Of their ignorance OF bus-
ness. fall an easy prey to the dishonest and
designing. who, under pretense of assisting
them. pluck them like geese. Girls should be
raised to knowledge of business and Its meth
DDS, and should not be considered well edu-
Gated, no matter what their accomplishments,
until they have learned a trade. business. a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-11
CABBIE MAKES A BAD BREAK
He Starts for Germany the Young
Lady Bound for the West
Indiac

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Emma Ruth
Clark, a young woman from Jamaica,
West indies, started for Kingston from
Philadelphia August 15. She arrived
here today from Hamburg, having dis
covered, when four days out from New
York, that she was on a Hamburg
liner instead of West Indian steam
er as she supposed. Her predicament
was due to the mistake of a cabman
who drove her to the pier from her
train.
Ascending the gang plank of the
steamer Pretoria, Miss Clark secured
berth and began to enjoy Hoboken
scenery. In the morning she found
the vessel at sea. When four days
out Miss Clark, talking with one Of
theh stewards, said:
II cannot understand why it doesn't
get warmer"
Then she discovered that she was
going to Germany.
Miss Clark uttered such a shrek
that officers and passengers flocked
to her side. And then she explained
Everybody began to laugh, and none
more heartily than the unfortunate
woman traveller, the cause of all the
merriment.
When the vessel arrived i'm Hamburg
Miss Clark was well cared for.
When the Patricia sailed from Ham
burg, few days ago, Miss Clark was
on board. She returned to this coun-
try, and will set out again for the
West Indies.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-11
LIGHT OPERA FOR AUDITORIUM
Chicago Parties Negotiating for the
Big Theater for Long Sum-
ner Season

Chicago parties are here looking at
the Auditorium with the idea of leasing
1t and putting in big light opera COM
pany for the summer.
They mean to take it, if it is obtained.
by March l, and I'd bring the princi-
pals from Chicago and New York, with
a chorus organized in the former city.
The men who have been here had an
idea that they could form a chorus in
this city, but have abandoned the no
tion, and will bring all the people they
may need with them, provided the deal
goes through.
The first opera or musical comedy to
be done will be "The Umpire" La
Sale theater, Chicago, production, and
this will be followed by others of a
spectacular nature, formerly done in
that house.
1t was not stated yesterday how far
negotiations had been carried, but it is
expected that they will be closed early
this week, as the responsible parties
will be here Tuesday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-11

lengths behind Binnette and sulking
badly.
From the spectators point of view
the old horse looked as if he would
finish dead last. Mclaughlin now
went to work upon the old rogue and
every time he landed on his ribs with
the whip the chestnut horse responded,
. At the five-eighths pole Binnette
was still flying and Mclaughlin whip
ping in an effort to get the old horse
going right. Slowly but surely Cotton
was closing the daylight between the
lightweighted leader and himself, and
at the three-quarter pole, which the
mare passed in IA flat, the old fellow
was about two lengths to the bad.
Around the far turn they flew, the
mare still showing daylight between
herself and Cotton, who was by this
time in second place. Mclaughlin was
still at work. When the two leaders
turned into the stretch for the run
home Williams was seen to make a
move on the mare, who was beginning
to tire badly, and Mclaughlin was
showing his teeth and riding as he had
never ridden before.
An eighth of mile from the wire
and still the mare was half length
to the good and both jockeys were
doing their best, In race the result
of which both owners and jockeys had
much at stake. Within a few feet Of
the finish Mclaughlin, with a great
effort, lifted his firing horses head,
and as they flashed beneath the wire
he landed him winner by the shortest
possible lead.
Mr., Dwyer, who had staked so much
to win so little on the result, simply
remarked that the old horse had broken
the record, making the one mile and
three-sixteenths in 2:00A.
This record stood for many years
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-11
HENRY BERRY AND jim
JEFFRIES BAG THE LIMIT

Browner than a Boston berry Henry
Berry returned last night from Jim
Jeffries' alfalfa ranch accompanied by
the champions brother Tom. Marvel
Gus were the reports which Henry had
to tell concerning a quail shooting
tournament in which he and the big
farmer engaged.
AS Henry paraded down the Appian
way last night he proudly wrestled
with we'll filled game bags which held
the limit. Henry was worn and weary.
did you ever try to follow that fell
low Jeffries on a hunting trip?" said
he as shooting irons and quail were
deposited on the sidewalk "Well, if
you didn't, don't ever try.
$50 they are giong to spring outlaw
baseball on US. Well, that is good.
The more the merrier. but say, watch
what we do to them
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-11
TURFMAN GAVE
GREAT ODDS
WAGERED 100000 AGAINST
$4,000 AND WON
Victory of Joe Cotton Involved a Rec
ord in the Mile and Three=Six-
teenths Event-Won
by Head

The passing of Michael F. Dwyer, the
noted turfman and plunger, recalls to
mind one of the most important as
we'll as exciting turf events in the
history of Sheepshead Bay race track
Upon the'result of this contest the dar-
ing gambler had staked a fortune of
$50, 900 to win the small sum of $4,000;
in other words, he was giving 10 to 1
that his horse would finish first.
The race was run in the summer of
1886 at the track by the ocean and was
a stake event of one mile and three
sixteenths.
Among the entries was the old cam
paigner, Joe Cotton, owned by the
noted gambler, and the fleet-footed
mare Binnette, fresh from the middle
west, where she had conquered all of
her competitors. Mr.. Dwyer was the
official timer for the day and occupied
a seat in the judges stand.
The race developed into one of the
most thrilling finishes. Joe Cotton had
for his pilot the peerless rider of his
time, Jimmy Mclaughlin, and upon
Binnette rode the crack lightweight,
Tony Williams.
The start was made but a short dis
tance above the grandstand, as the
Sheepshead course is one mile and an
eighth, which would bring the three
sixteenths pole very nearly opposite
the stand.
Mclaughlin got away with a rush,
as was his custom, coming up from be-
hind the bunch as Caldwell dropped
the flag. The fleet-footed mare from
the west not to be outdone, was soon
at the side Of the old campaigner, ana
as they passed the grandstand the two
contestants were nose and nose.
In going around the first turn the
1.
and as they Strengthened out for the
run up the back stretch she fairly flew
away from the faYorite, making the
first half-mile In forty-eight seconds.
with her head up in the air and mouth
open.
Cotton by this time was a miserable
last, being something like eight or nine