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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

ern Egypt is to be governed on the open
door principle so strongly advocated by
the United States in China and the far
East generally. While England will
rule, she does not propose to insist
upon any monopoly of trade or fran.
chises, but, on the contrary, extends
equal opportunity to all comers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

The Baroness Burdette-Coutts re-
Gently celebrated her ninety-second
birthday. The young man who married
her some years ago seems to be cheer
full too
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

Millionaire Huntington, of California,
recently gave his $4,000 automobile
to mis- chauffeur. 1t seems he had been
able to go. only seventy7five miles an
hour In this machine and wanted to
ge. fast one.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

John Lambert says Emperor William
Is the ablest man in Europe, bar none.
1t is in order for G. Bernard Shaw
to say some sarcastic things about
Lambert.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

Il is presumed, however, If the mat
ter were put to vote, the people who
cart spell correctly under any system
would win by a large majority.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

Emperor william thinks Journalists
should be compelled to pass examina-
hons, the same as doctors and lawyers,
before being permitted to practice.
What Is Williams Idea concerning
poets?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

A Kansas clergyman will advertise
his church. Isn't that legitimate mod
rrn Interpretation Of the injunction to
"go out into the highways and hedges
and compel them to come in?"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

Oklahoma points to her record break
Ing crops as evidence that she expects
to become self-sustaining member Of
the grand sisterhood of States.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

Truly, as the Atlanta Constitution
says, "riches do not bring happiness"
but they help to preserve 1t when the
bills come in.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

The biggest Iceberg ever seen, 200
feet high, was sighted near Newfound-
land. Can 1t be that the North Pole
has broken loose from Its moorings?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

A number Of people who were build
Ing great hopes on their relationship
with Russell Sage are now kicking be-
cause he was such a close relation.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

The Gar recently risked his life by
attending the funeral Of one Of his
generals. But he would be mean an
archist who threw bombs at funeral.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

we have endured, anguish which have expert
enced love which has covered with smiles and tears
Our past, it Is ourselves, that which and that
which we shall become; our past, 1t Is secret pro-
mugated by the mouth of the years 1t is the most mys-
terious image of being, overtaken and guided by
Time.
To him who would paraded before him the divers
pasts of human assembly, it would be most difficult to
designate which Of those pasts he would wish to live
Perhaps he would deceive himself mortally in choosing
existence which overfows with enormous joys,
while his glance would light with Indifference upon an
other apparently deserted but peopled with serene emo
tions and with redeeming, lofty thoughts Because we
know we'll that thought sufices to overturn as pro-
foundy would grand victory grand defeat that
which destiny has given to and that which it has re-
served for 1t makes noise it dashes no pebbles
the illusory route which see but TRANQUILITY it
raises ndesructibe pyramid at the turning of the
road real because 1t is secret and suddenly all that
has happened to the phenomena the earth
and Of the heavens takes a direction.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

The Rev. Dr. Stuart would "consign
politicians to an everlasting retire
ment." That Is one way Of putting 1t.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

A man of the name Of Aa has the
first place In New York's directory. He
Is doubly entitled to 1t.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

Some persons collect cigar bands.
Russell Sage collected money. OF the
two, Sage was the more sensible.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

George Bernard Shaw says Christians
should not make fortunes. We know
of some who are not doing SO.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

John D. Rockefeller is an advocate Of
the simple life. His rule Is to simply
get 1t and keep it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09

There is a greater demand for sim
pliAed thinking than for simplife1
spelling.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09
OUR PAST IS THE IMAGE OF OUR BEING
By Maurice MaeferIi1ck

Above all, do not envy the past Of any man.
Our past was created by ourselves for our
selves alone. Good or evil, sparkling or grave,
1t Is like a museum which holds the unique
masterpieces which speak only to us; be-
cause no stranger masterpiece would know
how TO equal a deed which we have accom-
plished, kiss which we have received, a
beauty which we have felt, a suffering which
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09
CT. S0ULE, Publisher

1t takes a fat woman to sneer at
her neighbor for padding.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-11-09
LIFE STRENGTH MOVES THE WORLD.
BY r. Cater, M. d.

The strength Of life Is derivable from sew
eral sources. Some men live by mind force,
some by nerve-force, others by muscular en-
ergy, and not few exclusively by the gratif-
cation Of their animal appetites Life is ca
pable Of being expressed in forms or trains of
actions apparently widely differing in charac-
ter. Hence we speak of the forms and orders
of life as composing a successive series of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

Berlin, n. L., about $50 miles away.
A severe electrical storm was 0
tered on the trip.
Dr. Thomas was accompanied by the
professional aeronaut. Charles Levee.
At times they were as high up as 5000
feet. DR.. Thomas is the first nonrro-
fesslOnal ballOonist In this country to
take his wife with him on a journey
In the air. The flight the doctor and
his wife made from Pittsield, Mass,
In April last was the sensation of the
day. Mrs. Thomas claimed to have
enjoyed her experiences immensely
and said it was a delightful sensation
to feel oneself a mile above the earth.
On the trip in which he sailed $50
miles DR.. Thomas overcoat was frozen
stif, though ON the earth below the
day was warm.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
Successful Rabbit Tran.

A new rabbit trap is being used IN
Australia with great success, whereby
rabbits may be caught alive in very
large numbers. The trap itself Is
eighteen inches long. twelve inches
high and six inches in width. 1t has a
balanced moving floor and a door at
each end. Which opens and closes auto
matically. The weight Of a rabbit on
the inverse end of a floor closes the
door behind him by which he has en-
tered and opens the door in front lead
Ing to the trap yard. SO that the rabbit
has no option but to 20 On, and when
he leaves. the trap goes back to its
former position. thus resetting itself.
The small rap yards are constructed
Of double wire netting fences, in the
spaces between which green fodder or
hay Is cultivated or provided, and, al
though these foods cannot be reached
by the rabbits. it entices them to enter
through the traps to try and get out
the fodder from the other side. Two.
three or more traps may be used in
connection With each trap yard. 4.
%ranchman says that with two Of the
traps set at a small water hole he
caught 63O rabbits in one night.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

store fur II ramble among the rich and
rare treasures that had been bought
from the great collections scattered
by tl.s hammers of the au%ctioneers.
Mr.. Stuart rose from one grade to
another in the store and in due time
acquired control Of the business. He
has been select councilman Of Ihila-
delphia. presidential clector, delegate to
national Republican conventions and
was mayor of Philadelphia -four years.
Our representative at ConstantinOple,
John &. A. I.eishman. whose post has
Just been raised to the status Of an
embassy. is reputed a multimillionaire,
but he was not born with a silver
spoon in his mouth. His parents died
when he was young. and he was placed
In an orphan asylum. On leaving it
he IA .errand boy for a doctor aud
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
PRESIDENT OF DOuMA.
and Services Of Sergius An
d~rejevitch MOurOmtsen.

Aorc%T una SCFvnCeO OF SerKtu0 An.
drejevitch M0urOmtseH.
In the struggle between the Russian
douma and the bureaucratic influences
surrounding the emperor the president
OF Russia's first national legislative as
sembly occupies Il position Of excep-
tiOnal importance. The douma chose
as Its presiding officer a leading men,
her Of the Constitutional Democratic
party, Sergius Andrejevitch Mouromt-
self. He has found 1t a difficult task to
guide the deliberations of the body and
preserve a semblance Of order during
the exciting scene incident to the con-
troversy between the court and the
representatives OF the people.
President Mouromtseff is Il member
OF a noble st. Petersburg family. was
born in 1880 and received his educa-
ton mt Moscow university. being grad
uated from the law department of that
institution. After graduation he be-
came an instructor in the university,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
RHEUMATISM GERM,
Rev York Doctor Discovers Bacillus
Of Painful Disease.

Rev York Doctor Discovers Bacillus
Of Painful Disease.
After eighteen years of unavailiny
search by scientists all owe the world
the germ that causes rheumatic fever,
been discovered in the Presbyterian
hospital laboratory in New York by
DR.. Lewis Fox F'rissell, attending
physician to the Seton hospital.
DR.. Flissell has described to the
alumni Of the Presbyterian hospital
his experiments. He first made an
effort to isolate an organism from the
6uid drawn from the joints Of a rheI.-
matte patient. This was injected into
the veins Of rabbits without result.
Next cultures were taken from the
tonsils Of persons suffering from both
tonsilitis and articular rheumatism.
Failure again.
Finally the experimental selected an
alcoholic woma who was found III a
hospital ward suffering from a~rticuiar
rheumatism of eleven years. standing.
A culture was taken from her tonsils.
Microscopic germs were found linked
together in chains. 4. rabbit into which
the germs We're injected became lame.
as with rheumatism. The animal was
killed, and the germs taken from it
were injected into ten other rabbits.
All Of these after a time developed
true rheumatic symptoms.
The rheumatic germ thus isolated is
described by DIR. Frissell as looking q
good deal like some other "d~iplococci"
or "streptococci" germs. 1t possesses.
however. a special affinity for the
Joints.
DR.. Frissell concludes that, while
exposure to wet and damp may bring
on rheumatism, the real cause is Il
specific germ. rheumatism he classes
as al infectious disease which occurs
In epidemic form. Pleurisy and rher-
matism Of the heart, he told the alum
nj, were both probably due to the new
" discovered germ.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
Of r

In Il paper on catgut strings publish
ed In the American Journal Of Science
]. X. BENTON deals with tests Of the
mechanical properties Of the catgut
strings used on musical instruments.
most Of the experiments being carried
out with Il violin f string. The resultsare
briefly as follows: Elongation at rul-
ture. Is to 10 per cen Of original
length: tensile strength. forty three xii.
ogra;umes per square millimeter. or
W.NN pounds per square inch as
against wood 10000 pounds per square
inch. leather 5000 and hemp ropes
$1,000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

decease. but officially will not have
the title Of governor, owing to the
character Of Ohio's constitution. There
will he no governor of Ohio until after
the next election. In 1905. though the
powers Of the Office are conferred upon
General Harris. He Is a farmer and was
born In Ohio in 1895. Until twenty-o one
be worked on Il farm and In 1860 gradu-
ated from Miami university. He served
In the Union army In the civil war and
was wounded In the battle of Mac
Dowell and at Gettysburg. After the
he practiced law. was Il probate
Judge and has served In both branches
OF the state legislature.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
A Life Saving Net.

Equally important with the saving
Of life ut sea is the rescue Of persons
from burning buildings. When i'm
prisoned in the upper floors. with the
regular means Of exit cut of, it ia Of
ten necessary to resort to extreme
measures. Under the stress of excite
ment persons in such a %predicament.
especially women and children. lose
their self control and leap from Win
dows, regardless of the height from
the ground. The apparatus herewith
shown was designed especially for
such emergencies, when there is not
sufficient time to raise the ladders. II
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

consists OF Il strong. yet flexible. net.
supported upon Il stout frame. The
entire apparatus is constructed to he
rigidly attached to Il wagon and when
not in use folds up into a small space.
1t is operated by means of Il crank aud
handle. the turning of the latter spread.
Ing the net ont to the right tension.
Obviously 1t can be transported to the
exact spot desired. and persons I'm.
able to escape from the flames could
jump from the windows into the net
with assurance that they would be
saved uninjured.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
The Elevator Boy
Sounds a Warning
Feels 1t a Duty to Warn Those
Who Look Down on His
Profession.

copyright, 1906, by p. c. Eastment.l
nor the past ten years the run
~ ming of an elevator in Il sky
scraper has come to be recog-
nized as a profession instead of
Q Job. An elevator boy does not appear
in court and talk to the jury, like II
lawyer, but he is expected to keep his
dignity and be able to advise a tele-
graph boy or a district messenger
what constitutes assault and battery
false pretenses. He does not crowd
In when there is a street accident and
that he is a doctor, but he al
ways keeps rags, cotton batting and
sweet oil on hand to render first aid to
the wounded. Only jealous minded
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

'OON . " ~ "NssN VI Nhc aux bOtI11
JR. n. Mitchell until the
election OF a senator by the legislature.
Alr. Bourne removed from Massachu-
sets to Oregon several decades ago
and has G engaged In lumber. real
estate and other operations on an eX-
tenslve scale. His father. Jonathan
Bourne. ST.. was a resident OF the town
OF Bourne. Mass. which was named In
his II when 1t was set off from the
town Of Sandwich in 1864. The elder
Bourne was II millionaire several times
owe and made his fortune principally
In the whaling industry. Before he died
he distributed $685. 600 to each Of his
three children. two daughters and one
SON. At his death there was Il still
larger distribution. His widow now re-
sides in New Bedford with an unmar-
rlcd daughter. The latter has given a
high school building to the town Of
Bourne.
The political situation created in
Ohio 10y the death Of Governor John NJ.
Pattison is an unusual one. Ohio,
which is normally a Republican state
by Il large majority. last fall elected
the Democratic nominee. Mr.. rattison.
as governor by a majority of about
10000. But. though defeated on the
governorship. the Republicans won
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

01rro" JOHN e.. A. LElSH-
road. Suddenly he MAN.
saw another team approaching from
tbs opposite direction. For MIR. Leish-
man to turn out would have meant
the sinking of his carriage to the hubs
In the mud Of a ditch. bat the other
team could have turned out without
Inconvenience.
The driver Of the other rig, however,
showed nc desire to turn out. He was
q fat man. and he and Mr.. Leishman
approached each other till the noses Of
their horses touched. Then th.y stop
ped. Finally the fat man lighted a
cigar. crossed his legs and began to
puff comfortably away. Mr.. Leishman
took out a pipe and smoked in turn.
Then the fat mar took a newspaper
from under the seat and began to read.
Evidently It was to be a contest of pa
tient waiting or else was Il be decided
by n coup of some sort. To accomplish
a coup the present ambassador to Tur-
key made up his mind to break the
silence. and between puffs he said:
when you're through with that pa
per lid like TO look mt It. IL you don't
mind.'
This remark caused the fat man to
laugh. He apologized to the other for
his chnrlishness, drew his carriage out
40 that MIR. Leishman's could pass. and
the two parted good friends.
The Oregon election was Of eXcep-
t1Onal interest this year because the
people voted directly for a member Of
the United States senate as well as for
governor and other officers. To be
sure. the senatorial contest will not
be formally over until the legislature
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

and his knowledge Of legal subjects
attained for him 4 wide reputation.
His advocacy of liberal views was dis
tasteful to the authorities Of the uni
versity. however. and in consequence
he had to abandon an educational ca
reer.
For a time he practiceu law. then lie
became editor Of Il journal which eS-
poused the cause of freedom. and Ills
paper was ON this ac"ount suppressed
by the police. He married Il we'll
known opera singer and has Il daugh-
ter wEo is popular in the younger So
c!al set Of 81. Petersburg and Paris.
Both She and her mother spend a large
portion Of each year ut the French
capital. Mime. Mouromtseff still pos
sesses II voice Of great sweetness.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

with the rest Of
their state ticket.
including the nolni-
nee for lieutenant
governor. General
Andrew l.. Harris.
Therefore the death
Of Governor Patti
son puts the chief
executive office Of
the state back IN
Republican hands.
General Harris was
sworn In as acting
governor soon after
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

TIE O00 ITc VTNVC
and running errands. Here the boy
caught. as II by instinct. the refining
and %elevating influence of the books
be was required to dust and care for.
As he showed his ability to perform
the humblest duties Of the place he
was quickly promoted to the position
Of clerk. Then he became acquainted
with the most celebrated literary men
Of tie time. who would drop into the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

has acted, but it hal
been agreed by
both parties that
this body b a r
~ ~atify the choice
Of the people. The
Republican candi-
date for senator,
Jonathan Bourne,
Jr.. won In the pop
ulAr election. defeat
ing John NJ. Gearin.
Democrat. who was
appointed by the
to oil the
seat Of the late John
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

and died ftghtlng """'"'
with his sword during the civil wal
for the opinions he cherished. lie in
turn was Il son Of the James Wads-
worth VITO settled In western New
York over Il century ago and was Il
leader in war and peace among the
people of his commonwealth for more
than Il quarter OF a century. Con-
gresham WadswOrth. too. was Il SOL
der and fought IN the civil war. as did
three of his brothers. and now his son.
James W. WadswOrth. Jr.. speaker OF
the New York assembly. IL point to
his record as Il veteran OF the Spanish
war and the Philippine campaign. The
WadsworthS have been farmers rs
well as warriors for generations. They
are among the largest landowners IN
the eastern part Of the United States.
Congressman Wadsworth is sixty years
Of 9 and is serving his tenth term In
the house.
Edwin Sydney Stuart. regular Re-
publican nominee for governor Of
Pennsylvania. is II publisher and book
seller. His father. Hugh Stuart, came
from Scotch Irish stock and emigrated
to this country when but Il boy. The
T~ubernatorial nominee was born in
Philadelphia in 1863. He attended the
public schools and at fourteen deter
mined to remove a burden from his
fathers shoulders by supporting him
self. He noticed an advertisement In
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

a newspaper that
Leary. the propri-
etor Of the "Old
Book Store" need
ell an errand boy.
Young Edwin bold
~ marched into the
famous store III
next day and OBJ
tanned the Job Of
doing chores. brush
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

OF criticism on ac-
count of n belief
that he was .Oppos-
ed to n stringent
inspection law. Mr..
williams words Of
praise Of hisfriend
and fellow mem
tier recall the fact
that Mr.. Wads-
worth Is Il son of
the General James
6. WadswOrth who
fought slavery with
tongue and pen In
antebellum days
- lS- N.0,AI--
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

pointed Frederick u. Coburn to the
place, but the latter, to the surprise of
every one, put aside senatorial honors
on the ground that politics was not his
business. Then the position was Of
fered to Judge Benson. There is a
curious coincidence In this connection.
Judge Benson removed to Kansas from
New York state in 1869 and tool up
the practice of law in Franklin county.
One of his first cases was before a
Justice at Pomona. He started early
one morning to ride to the town. but
found that Il creek which he had to
cross was up. He followed along the
creek for several miles and then found
a farmer boy by the name of r. u.
Coburn. who directed him In the right
direction. The young lawyer attempt
ed to make his pony swim the stream.
but the current was too strong. Young
Coburn pulled him out of the water.
This farmer boys declination of a sen
atorship in after years led to Bcnson's
appointment to 1t.
The new senator is sixty three years
Of age, is a veteran of the civil war,
was wounded In the battle Of the
Wilderness and has served three terms
ON the bench of the Kansas district
court. The day he took his seat In the
senate. that chamber Of legislation was
suddenly deserted by its occupants on
account of the appearance In the VI
.cinity Of the capitol dome Of Beachey's
.airship. One of: Senator Benson's col
leagues, thinking to be "sociable' to
the new member. asked II he had seen
the airship.
The Kansas senator eyed his ques-
toner narrowly. "Oh, come now" he
said. II may look like a darned fool.
but I'm too wise to bite on such a
question as that"
Then Mr.. Benson was taken outside
and shown the airship AMI convinced Of
his mistake.
In his speech on the meat inspection
bill Congressman Williams Of Missis-
sippi, leader Of the Democratic minor
ity, came to the defense OF the, charac-
ter Of Representative James w. Wads-
worth of New York. calling him "a
worthy eOn Of a noble sire" AS chair
man Of the house agricultural commit
tee Mr.. Wordsworth has been n subject