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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
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groaning would turn to songs of grace.
ask, What is it? A loaf. Do you
mean to say, preacher, that there Is a
miracle there? l do. Where does a
loaf come from? Well, you work, and
get your wages, and you go and buy
1t from the man in the shop. Is that
the end of it? Now, for the sake of
common sense, is that the end of it?
Is that an explanation of the loaf?
Any sensible man says no. Where did
your shopkeeper get it from? The
baker. Is that the end of the loaf?
No. The baker got it from the miller
Is that the end of the loaf? Did the
Go back to the farmer, standing in
the springtime sowing his wheat seed
into the earth. Is that the end of the
loaf? Think, now; is 1t? No. On a
cold bleak day he opened up the fur
row with his plough, and into the cold
black earth he put dry rustling seeds,
out Of the dry barn, as dry and rus
tling and whistling as dry could be,
and out of that seed there will come
up in the autumn a stalk, and at the
end of the stalk forty, sixty, or one
hundred of the things out of which ii
grew. Did the farmer do that? Does
the man do that? Whence comes our
bread? From beneath? No. Every
good gift and every perfect gift is
from above, and comes from the Fa-
ther of lights, with Whom is no vari-
ableness nor shadow of turning. We
are as divinely fed as the Israelites
were, and we are guilty Of the same
dullness of eye, We are guilty of the
same hardness of heart, when we eat
our meat as if our own arm had got the
money for it, and we had simply made
it ourselves. Now go home, and eat
your meat with singleness Of heart,
praising God.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

Still the world laughed. Now comes
the word that the first mentioned re-
form is actually in operation. The
civil service examinations for this year
deal not with Chinese classics, but with
the most practical of live problems.
Candidates will be asked, among other
things, to state how the resources of
China can best be developed; to de-
scribe the educational systems Of west
ern cOuntries to speculate on the bear
ing of the Siberian railway and the
Panama canal upon Chinese interests ;
to explain the meaning of free trade
and protection and to describe Herbert
Spencer's views on sociology. A year
ago a man who would govern prov
ince, run a railroad or tend a draw
bridge had only to know his Confucius.
The contrast is startling.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Short Meter Sermons.

Life's outgo makes its increase.
Sacrifice sanctifies any service.
Sin is setting appetite before author
ity.
Deceit is the poorest kind of diplo
macy.
Gold on the heart does not make the
golden heart.
Haste to be rich makes waste of the
real riches.
Every duty neglected is the loss of
something divine.
At times of revival it is easy to mis-
take racket for results.
Verbal virtues are blown away on
the first wind Of persecution.
He who is in hurry to be wise is
apt to succeed in being foolish.
The most mistaken en6eavor and fer.
vor is better than sleek apathy and in.
difference.
They are making the least out of life
who are ever thinking Of what they
can make
He who is too busy to Listen to the
voice of child is likely to miss the
voice Of his lord.
The feet Of men are not kept in the
path of right by the light of brilliant
thoughts alone.
The hereto hunter thinks that the
cutting of many thistles will create al
least few roses.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

In one of his spirited essays on the
social problem Huxley made remark
which has become historic. If, he said
in effect, he thought that our industrial
system, with its features of unemploy-
ment, poverty, inequality and injustice,
could net be improved he would beg
that some friendly planet might collide
with our globe and put an end to its
existence. But Huxley believed in the
possibility, the certainty, of great social
improvements and was willing to dis
pense with the services of friendly
planets. Not so, apparently, Miss
Crozier, Philadelphia "sociologist,"
who, having worked herself thin and
shouted herself hoarse trying to abol-
lsh misery and squalor, now demands
in sheer despair proper authority" to
administer chloroform to poor, starving
neglected children that she cannot
save. While waiting for the friendly
planet to solve the problem Of adult
poverty and destltution, Miss Crozier
Noulu lNllulls Itlltl vi
her own account to juvenile sufferers
and victims. 1t is not likely that So
ciety will make use of Miss Crozier's
heroism and self-sacrifice. 1t will prob
ably refuse to see in the Staying of
children a grand or welcome remedy
for poverty. 1t will proceed on the
old-fashioned doctrine that the object
OF all humanitarian endeavor Is to pro-
mote life, liberty and happiness, not
t. diminish unhappiness by destroying
life. Whatever the higher hysterla'
may say, the sociology Of healthy com
mon sense will stick to life and to the
processes and remedies that slowly
tend to increase and enrich life. As
to the revived discussion of that old
subject, the proprlety Of gently ending
the lives Of the incurably diseased
a. least, after certain period OF
excruciat!ng pain and agony"-and the
hopelessly insane, no amount Of plaus
ible theoretical argument in favor OF
the proposition will dispose Of the sim
pie, practical difficulty repeatedly point
ed out-that no right-thinking person
will assume the responsibility of de
Gliding when disease is incurable or In
sanity hopeless, and Of putting a hu
man being to death at the command OF
n very imperfect science" The revolt
OF instinct and conscience against the
proposal, revolt which would be man
lfested in every concrete case, is the
obstacle in the way. 1t is unsurmount
able.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
DR.. HIRSCH.

by which he could measure the acts of
his life and thus be sure of living in
conformity with the divine law. This
doctrine is held by some even at the
present time. The world Of thinkers
have recognized, however, that this mat
ter of conscience is dependent largely
upon heredity and environment.
The Puritan conscience rebels at the
proximity of brewery, while that of
his Teuton neighbor next door Is con-
Ninced that the brewing Of lager serves
a distinct social need in the commun-
ity. This does not mean, however, that
the conscience of the world does not
grow in some important and funda-
mental conceptions. We may take the
idea of human slavery, for instance.
The time was when men in this coun-
try looked upon the latter as a divine
institution. Now, however, the con-
science of the world has reached a
point where the righteousness Of slav-
cry is not considered a debatable ques-
tiOn.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

that are not essentially tropical. Or
anges, pineapples, grapes and bananas
might be made leading staples. OF
course one thing that formerly mill
tated against any extensive enterprise
was the lack of transportation facili-
ties, condition which is being revolu-
tionize1, thanks chiefly to American
and English initiative. The opening of
the trunk railroad traversing the back
bone Of the island from east to west
has already been followed by good re-
suits from the industrial standpoint.
and If the scheme of Sir William Van
Horne and his associates looking to
the upbuilding of great system of
small land holdings Is carried to its
Logical conclusion it will of itself tend
to inaugurate an era of prosperity
hitherto unknown by the Cubans. The
building of branch railroads Is pro-
ceeding apace, thus offering still great
er inducements to those who would
venture upon agricultural experiments.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
WHAT is TIP
By Rev. John McNeill.

Text-Exodus xvi.
You remember how for forty years
God rained bread from heaven-sent
down the mamma. This 10th chapter
describes how the mamma came. The
mamma came in answer to univer-
sal murmuring. They said, Would to
God we had died in the land of bond
age. We ate flesh to the full, but you
have brought us out Gods service
begins to mean disappointment, bitter
ness, emptiness, where Egypt was
full; leanness where Egypt was fat;
barrenness and drought where Egypt,
at any rate, had something for our
hunger and something for our physical
appetite and need. My friends, when
am on the subject of murmuring, let
me say that is what darkens our
pleasant afternoons, that is what
spoils our mornings, moons and even
ngs, Sabbath days and week days,
Sundays and Saturdays. We call this
world bowling wilderness; WELL so
1t is as long as we howl in 1t. But If
we would begin to be a little more
faithful and little more believing,
bowling would turn to hallelujah, and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

ton gave to the recultivation Of the
leading staples has already had marked
effects, and then sugar and tobacco
plantations seem more like their old
selves than at any time since the close
Of the war. 1t Is stated, for example.
that $4,000 people find employment in
the tobacco fields. But from an econ
omic standpoint this does not mean so
much as does the fact that an intelli-
gent effort is being made in the direc-
ton of diversified farming, whereby the
island will not be so dependent upon
Its two principal products as has been
the case in the past.
Why such an effort was not made
during the long period of European
occupation it is somewhat difficult to
say. In the west end of the island are
to be found all the conditions requisite
to the successful cultivation on a large
scale of tropical fruits as well as fruits
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
A New Dish.

1t was Tuesday morning, the clothes
had been washed, dried and folded the
day previously, and common sense
pointed to the fact that it was ironing
day, but cautious Scandinavian Tillie,
the new maid, was not going to make
the mistake of going ahead before be-
ing sure that she was right.
Before committing herself to the
obvious task, she poked her head into
the dining room to say, appealingly:
"Meesis, skuld like to speak some
thing
"Whut Is 1t, TillieW
"Skal l cook some fat-iron?" asked
Tillie, earnestly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

A combination Of wealth, notoyiety
and loose living makes some of our
society people peculiarly vulnerable.
Their reckless dissipation is curiously
accompanied with craven dread Of
exposure. A plutocracy has not yet
dared to assume the prerogatives Of
an aristocracy Of birth. The result Is
that, with standard Of living no
higher than that Of England and the
continent and much greater fear of
criticism, our plutocracy Is slngularly
helpless before the assaults OF black
mailers Of all degrees. Blackmailing
has, in fact become so ridiculously
easy an occupation that we seriously
doubt If any gentleman of good intel
lectual parts should condescend to pur-
sue it so long as the higher forms of
burglary and forgery still offer a career
open to talent
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Harder for Him.

The overgrown boy who moved the
Miller's lawn was unusually slow one
day, Ordinarily the task, stretched to
Its utmost limit, took exactly two
hours: but on this occasion it required
almost four. When the job was finally
completed Tom requested pay for four
hours work at twenty cents an hour.
"Brt," objected his employer, you
usually NOW that lawn for forty cents.'
81 Elow It," returned Tom, twirling
his Gao, "but I'll have to charge fore
to-day. l was sick and couldn't work
so faSIV
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

The man who fails to appreciate the
value Of recreation Is making great
mistake. Attention to business and de-
votion to duty are essential to success
in this strenuous age, but that fact is
in itself the most eloquent plea for q
season of rest; breathing spell so
that the high tension methods Of to-
day will not wear us out before our
time. If the every day pace was more
moderate there would be less urgent
need Of rest 1t is the pace we are
keeping time to in business in this age
that makes vacation imperative. Ex-
haustion results in not only temper
ary but a permanent loss of vital force.
The rest period is often the profit
period in busy mans life.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

The testimony in the Annapolis haz-
ing cases reveals queer little world
whose unwritten laws seem to be de-
rived entirely from false sentiment and
false standards of conduct. In this
world some of the diminutive and
youthful citizens are encouraged to cul-
tivate a self-importance that would
strain the ribs of an elephant to the
breaking point. Others receive fully
as much encouragement to cultivate a
curious pride in their own self-abase-
ment. Dne short illustration will show
how honor works in bringing about
these magnificent results. There Is a
law that first class man may order a
fourth class man under the table, and
this high privilege Is practically ex-
elusive. The only relaxation Of the
rule Is that the first class man may
delegate his power to an inferior Of an
intermediate class. In common prac-
the first class man as chief priest and
with a mixture of horseplay and a
sensltlveness to the dictates Of honor
that absolutely deties stage burlesque.
Fun is separated from the grand
gloomy and peculiar by hairs
breadth. When the proceedings are
questioned, when the regular laws that
are supposed to govern the academy
are involved, honor calls for every sac
rifice to prevent their operation, fol
evasions and lies, for submission tc
indignity and injustice, for revenge and
intolerable cruelty. Evidently this lit
tie world needs reforming But it is
not so ridiculous or contemplate as tC
be without instruction for the larger
world outside where false values have
been accepted from time immemoria
and silly and positively bad conven
tiOnal ideas have wrought incalculablt
injury.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
DEVELOPMENT OF CUBA.
Island Is Rapidly Recovering from
Effects of War.

From an industrial standpoint the
island of Cuba is of much more i'm
portance to-day than it was in the hey
day of the Spanish regime. 1t is true
that the two great industries Of the
island, sugar and tobacco growing, have
not yet recovered from the devastation
wrought during the long years of the
struggle for independence, when every
mill. and practically every plantation
and railroad, was destroyed, but the
impetus which the American occupa
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

A woman never loses interest in the
man she might have married. If he
succeeds she prides herself on the fact
that she could have had him. If he
fails she is equally proud of the fact
that she had foresight enough to turn
him down.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

ened public con-
science. The in
dividual must
comply with the
s o C | al decree.
Many Of the
thinkers of the
eighteenth cen.
tury assumed as
an axiom that
the dictates of a
mans conscience
were a kind of
infallible guide
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

Etiquette is a mask, barrier, a
cloak, a disguise, pretense, lie; it
enables us to hide our real characters
from each other. 1t Is acquired; 1t
comes from the head; courtesy Is spon-
taneous, it comes from the heart. The
hrst has as much in common with the
second as has law with justice, medi-
cine with hygiene or theology with
EanCtitY.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

Servants of justice may also be serv'
ants of charity A New York marshal
who went to evict a family from rooms
for which the rent was long unpalG
found the parent sick in bed and the
older children trying to earn living.
lie pocketed the writ started sub
scription for the benefit of the family,
and relieved their immediate difficulty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

A year or so ago the world heard
that the Chinese civil service was to
be recognized on modern basis. The
world thought 1t good joke. Still
later the news went forth that the old
lady was taking steps preparatory to
setting up parliamentary government
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Good Place for the stunt.

Tramp-Kin l have fit on your
lawn? / feel 1t comm on me.
Kind Lady-Go around to the tennis
court. 1t needs rolling.-New York
Mail.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

Our friends the doctors may not ad-
NIT professionally that they do occa-
sionally give drugs whose ultimate
tendency is to shorten the life Of the
patient" but
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

M. Fallieres, the new president Of
France, has been in public office and
more or less near the head Of the re-
public for about thirty-five years. He
Is 60 years Of age.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

Russia has figured out that the war
with Japan cost her $1,000, 100000. The
taxpayer may now prepare to carry
soldier or two on his shoulders for the
rest Of his natural life.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

A man cannot have too much money,
says Russell Sage. But he can have
too little character; and there's the
rub.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
ProfessionnIIy Considered.

"Public opinion is a great power"
remarked the earnest citizen.
"Yes," answered Mr.. Dustin Stax:
"a great deal may be done with it.
The trouble is that it is so hard to cap
allze."-Washing Star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

Spanking is urged as a cure for hood
lumism. To be effective the remedy
must be administered before the hood
lum arrives.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

The kaiser, who rules by divine right,
has no fear of the socialists or their
plots, but he keeps a good sized army
constantly within call.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

A New York judge says that the
laws delays, so much complained Of,
have their compensatons. The legal
fraternity has always thought so.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

A writer wants to know whether
cooking makes wrinkles in a woman's
face. Well. certain styles of cooking
make wrinkles in mems faces.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

There need be no fears for litera-
bTe England put out 6,S17 new books
last year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

saints in Society" is the title Of a
new book. 1t is not descriptive Of New
Yorks 400, however.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

The story of Col. Mann's business
uisfortunes was decidedly touching"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

OF this you may be sure, that the
black sheep in every family was onca
the most petted lamb.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
ECONOMIC SLAVERY OF TO-DAY
BY Rev. DR.. Emil G

ny 1VCVs DI' IIIlII U. t1ITSCu.
Systems which enable the few to hold
in economic slavery the many will
gradually disappear before an enlight.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

One Is beginning to acquire wisdom
when he realizes that he isn't the whole
show.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-16
strips X. which engage ceiling at top
ends and bolted to metal footing at

strips X, which engage ceiling at top
ends and bolted to metal footing at
lower ends. An old plow share built
into the concrete floor answers well
for this footing. To complete the par
tition small cedar post, but prefer
ably a two-inch gas pipe, is set as
shown at F.. This post, F, prevents
COWS from stepping on one anOther's
udders and is much more convent
ent than a continuous partition for the
herdsman to pass in by the side of
the COWS TO tie and unite them. The
back of the rack. g. is made by nail
ing matched flooring to back ends OF
partition boards, E, and front of feed
rack is made of Stats which are nailed
to the girths H. l. These Stats which
are Ike inches are spaced to seven
trough at lower ends but do not en-
gage it. The floor of feed alley should
be one foot above the floor OF stalls
Tie sill S, 4x5 inches, and about three
feet long, should be placed across the
back part of each stall separately
and be made adjustable to accommo
date large or small cows. large
belt may pass through this sill near
each end and run down into the gas
pipe pockets o o, which are set in
tho concrete floor for that purpose
Back of the sill the floor should
slope slightly, but not too much, as
the COWS always stand with their hind
feet back of this sill, and only step in
front of it when they lie down. Di.
mansions given are for COWS weighing
1000 to 1000 pounds. For very small
COWS the sill would need to be moved
forward and perhaps a false floor put
into stall raising it four or five inches
Midway between each partition a tie
chain % inches long is attached tc
under side of trough with a swivel
joint, the opposite end of chain hav
ing spring-snap which hooks into a
ring on the neck-strap worn by each
cow If headstall is used instead
of neck-strap the chain should be a
few inches longer. Many of these de-
tails may be changed to suit the build
er of this stall but the shape and To-
cation of trough and sill are vital re-
quirements.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-16
THE LINDEN LEA COW STALL.

to lie down, thus surely fouling her
self. AS the bedding in this stall is
never fou,ad, it lasts indefinitely.
Much has been said in favor of the
drop" system for keeping COWS clean,
but in three hours time after COWS
were tied in a stable with vanished
stalls and using the drop ystesn
the writer saw more fouled cows than
we have seen in our barns during TIE
entire three years we have usel this
STALL
The cut shows side elevation of
partition between stalls. The lumber
should be some variety of hard wood
fully one inch thick when dressed. The
feed-trough, the end of which is shown
at A. is made of slaves one inch by
three inches or four inches and of
any length that is Invisible by three
feet six inches which is the width of
stall. Thus 14-foot trough would be
long enough for four stalls and would
have head at each end and one at
each stall partition or FIVE heads" in
all. These heads" are two feet two
inches long by nine inches wide with
one edge cut In true arc of circle
containing $50 degrees with. IA inch
radius. The slaves of the trough are
beveled sufficiently to open the joints
slightly on the inner side SO that dust
Will collect in the joints and fill them
up. The slaves and heads are held In
position by a clamp formed by the
ee-eighths-inch iron hoop B, which
has a thread and nut on each end,
passing through each end Of the 1x2-
inch wooden bar G. The trough A is
held In position by the post D, under
back end of bar c and front end of
bar c may be nailed to lower edge of
partition E, or a post may be placed
under front end of bar c also. The
partition E, one foot four inches by
i've feet. cut to shape as shown, is
supported at front end by two 1x4-inch