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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09
UnmistakabIe Proof.

The estate owned by the late Col.
Crowninshield in New England sea-
port town adjoins the pasture Of a
sturdy farmer. A valuable dog owned
by the colonel used to get into the
pasture and chase and worry the
farmers cows. Finally, the Boston
Herald says, he went to Col. Crown
inshield and requested that the annoy
ance be stopped.
How do you know 1t is my dogr'
asked Col. Crowninshield, rather un.
satisfactorily.
How do l know?" exclaimed the
farmer, with rising indignation
"Why, I've seen him, time and again.
You must bring me better proof
replied the colonel, coldly.
"All right, sir" said the farmer, II
no uncertain tone. "The next time
the dog bothers my cows I'll bring
you all the proof you want-in G
wheelbarrow."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09
LIFE IN ICELAND.
Simplicity of Living Is Conducive
to High Morals.

TO High MORALS.
There are no manufactures in the
country. Each home is a factory and
every member Of the family a hand,
says the Pilgrim.
Shoes are made from goatskins. The
long stockings worn over there in wad
ing through the snow are knitted by
beautiful broadcloth comes smooth and
perfect from the hand loom found in
every house
The sweet simplicity of their ma
tional costume does away with the ne
cessity Of fashion books. Young girls
who are about to be married need take
no thought as to "wherewithal shall
they be clothed" When they array
themselves in the wedding garments
of their ancestor, two or three genera
tions remote, they are perfectly up-to-
date i'll the matter of attire.
This simple life is conducive to
state Of high morals, higher probably
than in any other part of the world.
There is not drop of liquor manu-
factured in the island, and for the 49,
600 population there is but one police
man. There is neither a Jail nor any
place of incarceration for criminals,
nor yet is there court in which a
high crime could be tried.
The percentage Of crime is so small
that it does not warrant the expense
Of keeping up court. When a Grim
inal trial becomes necessary the Of
fender is taken to Denmark to answer
to the law for his misdeeds.
The women are among the most ad-
vanced in the world. Their Woman's
Political League has a membership Of
1000, and they enjoy more civil rights
than the women Of almost any other
country, having a choice in all elec-
tions save that for members Of tn
legislative body.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

The most notable feature of the lat
est census bulletin relating to illiteracy
among our population is the statement
that there are fewer illiterates among
the children of foreign-born parents
than among those of the natives This
Is yariously accounted for, but the
chief reason for it appears to be based
on the fact that the greater portion of
the foreign-born children live in cities,
where the educational opportunities
are better than in the country. In
the country the illiteracy among chill
dren is eighty-nine per thousand; in
cities Of over 25,OO0 inhabitants it is
only ten per thousand This is rath
er remarkable showing.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09
JAMES WENT BROKE.
Striking Measure Adopted to In
form Father of Fact.

Striking Measure Adopted to In
form Father of Fact.
Ralph GOwan, a wealthy merchant,
smiled contentedly in the realization
that duty, performed regularly for
four years, was now ended. His son
James had graduated from college, and
monthly checks need no longer be for
warded.
James, however, did not care to as.
sumo business responsibilities immedi-
ately, and in most persuasive manner
induced his father to let him tour the
world with a college chum. The old
man was pleased with his sons per-
suasive powers-it indicated business
ability. He permitted the boy to go.
James was given a goodly wad of
money and a positive warning that the
sum must suffice. He was further
given to understand that he'd have to
communicate with his father by postal
card only, and that all letters would
remain open.
He has too much pride to beg on
a public postal card" cunningly chuck
led the father, land, consequently, will
make his money last"
Postal cards from Europe came reg
ularly to Ralph Gowan. He became in
terested in his sons travels. The cards
were pinned to the library wall, with
sort Of geographical relationship.
Many Of the postals were works Of
art, and in few weeks the exacting
business man had contracted an acute
mania for souvenir postal cards. A
beautiful card was delivered to the
merchant one morning, and in a mo-
ment the air was split with sharp ex-
pletlyes. The card was mutilated.
A crack across the glazed surface indi-
Gated gross carelessness on the part Of
the authorities. More cards arrived,
the beauty of each marrcd by a crease,
made, unquestionably, with malicious
deliberation.
Look here" said Gowan, angrily, as
he approached the postmaster and
handed him one of the cards, "all my
postals are cracked like this one. Some
one Is to blame Here are dozen
more like It"
The postmaster calmly gazed at the
mutilated cards, noticed similarity Of
wording and of creasing and promised
to investigate.
That same day the postmaster called
on Mr.. Gowan and, cnuckling immoder-
ately, said: Read those cards, and
for every crease substitute the word
broke"
The merchant pondered for mo-
ment, and then took I'D card and
read: II remain as ever-broke-your
loving son, James,"
Gowan meekly mailed a check. Then
his arm swept vlclously over his library
wall, and in few moments the at
mosphere was permeated with the odor
Of burning paper.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

Yes, you can pay $500 for a toy
automobile, and there are walking,
talking dolls, full Of clockwork and
equipped with real hair and silk lin
gerie, that come at $700. The rich
can spend money like drunken sailors
to temporarily please their pampered
little ones. But here is trade note
that counts The demand for rock
ing horses and Noah's arks grows with
the years. 1t Is bigger now than ever
before" 1t wasn't so long ago when
you sucked the paint off the blue ele-
plants and green tigers. odd about
that paint! You grew fat on 1t. You
slept soundly and smiled while you
slumbered. And you guarded the
broken, faded, worn animals in the
little menagerle that came to you on
a Christmas morning, and there was
JOY in your heart. And then came q
day when romance departed from the
away to be loved and fondled and re-
membered years later when her boy
had grown up and all but forgotten
the golden days Of his childhood. For
into life came the first rocking horse
spotted and prancing, builded on the
same lines as they are builded to-day
No steed Of warrior ever possessed
more fire than did Dobbin as he reared
and tossed on the sitting room floor
gripped by hands that were 80 pink
and soft that mother often kissed
them. All, there have been horses
since then, pedigreed and costly
There have been automobiles, perhaps
and palatial cars. But not one tC
compare with the horse that made the
trip from the old settee to the rocking
chair, and that was a part of you
life. And then Dobbin went to the
attic and life stopped being all sun
shine and the sky was not all blue anC
you entered on that period of exist
ence when duty often takes the plac,
of pleasure, and the days mean NOR,
and the smiles are often mixed will
tears That is life as 1t is lived.
is good to know that the demand 70
Noah's arks and rocking horses Il
growing. We will try to start ou
children right, along the simple way
please God. We try to do our dut.
by them as long as we can keep then
children. And after that, hope. 1t 4
the only way.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09
Short Meter Sermons.

Fear Is a poor kind Of foresight.
Every word of profanity is prayer.
Love lasts long after pity is worn
out
Little duties are school for larger
ones.
A little modesty often hides lot of
vanity.
He rejects all rewards who refuses
moral responsibility.
The logic of love convlnces more
than the love Of logic.
A golden heart is not gained by set
ting the heart on gold.
Many a man is breaking his back
under bag Of shadows.
Getting on to the ropes of trlckery
ends in getting into them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

The greatest canal ever dug was
successfully put through the Isthmus
of Panama, or Darien, a hundred and
twenty years ago by the prince Of lit
srary liars, Baron Munchausen. In
volume of his travels published In
England, the noble baron says that he
drove his chariot rapidly from shore to
shore OF the isthmus, tearing up the
rocks and forming a tolerable bed for
the water. Then million people from
North and South America cleared
away the dirt. The sea came in with
tremendous magnificence, and enlarg-
ed the bounds Of the canal so as 10
make a passage some miles brosd
from ocean to ocean" And yet our
engineers are still lingering over their
plans.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

1t is the same old story. A happy
young husband and a devoted wife
struggle through hardship to success
and then ON toward wealth and-mis-
cry. Is Mrs. Laura Corey, wife Of the
millionaire, w. Ellis Corey, wishing for
the good old days Of poverty? The
father Of the millionaire says: IF
my son thinks that Laura does not love
him, he is wrong, dead wrong. When
a woman slaves and starves through
$40 per month period with a man, when
she mends his clothes and divides the
last crust with him, when she bears
him children and rears or buries them,
as Laura did for Ellis, it is safe to say
that she loves him." And still we are
told the same old story, the story of a
pretty face, a mans mad infatuation !;
the story Of mans millions and Of
wife's broken heart "The last crust !"
In the good old days for the trusting
wife, the last crust was sweetened by
the love Of the only man in the world
Empty Is the success that bows in
shame the gray head Of devoted faith
er. Cursed is the gold that only feeds
the evil desires that break the heart
Of faithful wife! And sometimes we
Of poverty complain Of our hard lot
Is there no glitter of glass upon your
table2 Maybe the shine Of glass and
silver is not for you. Look for the
shine In the eyes Of the husband, still
your lover. Though his hands are
grimy with toll and though your own
are hardened with homely duties, If the
shine Of love is there, be glad Think
of the broken-hearted woman Of wealth
and count your mercies. Look and
think, then break your crust, and
though 1t be the last, be grateful for
the love that keeps It sweet
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

There are In the West 100000, 600
acres Of ordinarily barren land, much
n which can be made productive by
means Of irrigation. For a number Of
Tears the government has been en-
yaged in the work Of reclamation. The
results are marvellous, but it remained
.or President Roosevelt who knows
he West and loves 1t, to systematlze
The plans and prosecute them on a
arger scale. At present eleven prof.
Icts are under way. At cost Of S37,-
100000 they will transform 100000
,cres Of desert into fruitful land worth
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

Honestly speaking, there is no
Christian nation-no Christian people
The real followers of Christ are every
where in such hopeless minority that
they are unable to engraft in public
sentiment the humanitarianism that
their Leader taught.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

President Roosevelt says he Is 60
now and his retirement from office.
Great Scott Is he going to devote
himself exclusively to sermonsf
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

The Martians are declared by as
tronomers to be several million years
ahead Of us. How, we wonder, have
they solved the question of municipal
ownership, the jury problem, the re-
bate problem and several other prob
lens that are burning with US?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

The London Literary World says the
novel-reading habit is spreading Evi-
IDENTITY London is beginning to feel the
influence Of Indiana.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

from S175 to $500 per acre. Twenty
years ago Salt River valley in Arizona
was a barren waste. Now it contains
three cities and has population Of
5000. That is what water will do.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

The Albany mothers record Of two
babies in four months ought to con-
vince President Roosevelt that race
suicide is not live issue in New York
State
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

1t appears that President Morales
was afraid Of his cabinet. We can
think Of one president who will find
1t hard to understand why anybody
should ever be afraid of his cabinet
or be In the least delicate about tell
Ing 1t whats what"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

In the Paris Figaro Plaisantin says
"1'rees are sacred. I consider them as
ancestors for we have come down
from monkeys, and the monkeys come
down from trees" Jokeologists have
found fragments Of this hoary bit of
humor In the ruins Of Nineveh.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09
|77flz( ! POPULAR
RiA 81 PULPIT |

the health, the salvation of the world
depend on its coming into complete
accord with that which rules at its
heart. This, then, is the eternal, in
dividual, and universal profit of piety,
that 1t causes all things more and
more perfectly to work together for
the good of all.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

A New York actress has left the in
come from $4,000 for the care of a
dog, parrot and cage Of love-birds
1t ought to be worth more than that
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

Set a thousand rules for the final
goodnight hug" Of lovers, If you wish ;
but they will be shattered straightway
by a last final and several more finals.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

The Russian revolutionists who are
being beaten to death by the peasants
In the interest of the Little Father,
wonder where they are at"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

There are some people who would
carry cheerfulness so far that they
would demand philosophy from the rat
In a trap.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

Suppose the American Cabinet should
follow the example of the Santo Do
mingans and decide to fire" the Pres
ident.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09
Narrow Escape.

"How's businessT
"Fine! It's mighty poor day when
I can't make $40 or SIS now"
"That's good. Can't you pay me
that IS you owe meT
mo. There's been a lot of mighty
poor days ately."-Cleveland Leader.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

Sometimes a woman's alleged fright
at the sight of mouse is simply IN
advertising scheme.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

To avoid petticoat rule in the
schools, pay trouser salaries.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

Any boy who would rather go to
school than to circus Will never break
into the strenuous class.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

It's enough to make the average
bride blush to recall her strenuous ef-
forts to become one.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-03-09

It's easier to teach a baby to talk
than 1t Is to teach q woman not to.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Dramatist's Opinion.

An opinion from Bronson Howard,
the well-known dramatist: Like al
most everyone else who has seen 40
years Of theatrical life, l think the
stage just now is overburdened with
scenery and swamped with extrayagant
clothes. This condition cannot be
kept up much longer. The managers
cannot stand It It Is too expensive
and the rivalry between them, each
trying to Guido the other, must bring
about reaction that win do away
with the whole scheme"
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Ehnrtanina wnrda

A writer in the London Chronicle
says: -our languages trick Of decap-
hating words, as bus phone and
wig is not at all a modern failing.
Take the common words spend and
sport Cur very early ancestors had
the verb 'spendan,' and yet spend is
really q Disgusting abbreviatSon OF the
Latin 'dIs-pendere,' to pay out Sport
is another very old English word, yet
It is really 'disport'-'dis-port to
carry apart, which acquired the meta
phorical sense of pleasure or amuse-
ment precisely as divert and trans
port
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Expensive Antics.

Two young men who PLAYED the
part Of ghosts in Galway, Ireland, with
extraordinary success, found it an ex-
pensive pastime. An elderly woman
was acting as caretaker Of a vacant
house, and the young men gained an
entrance to the upper rooms, where
their antics 80 convinced the woman
that the house was haunted that she
left the place. The owner on his re-
turn found feather beds and pictures
missing, and for these the two lively
ghosts have been sentenced to six
months hard labor.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
The Dark for Hia

.Ah, DOCTOR" said the student at
must have been a touching and dra-
matte moment when the bandages were
taken from the poor fellows eyes and
he saw again for the first time In 16
years"
1T was" said the doctor. THE man
groaned, wept and reached for the band
ages again You see, the first thing his
eyes rested on happened to be girl
In one Of those new spring hats with
the paradise plume" - Washington
Star.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
PhiIanthropist's Plan

Bolton Hall, philanthropist, lawyer.
sociologist and tax reformer, prompted
by the good esults that have attended
his experiments in Philadelphia and
Dther cities, is preparing to open a
farm for the poor near New York city
On the same lines that have met with
success elsewhere. By arrangement
with the Astor estate he has secured
control Of a farm adjoining the Nor
ris park race track and will use II
for the purpose he has In view.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
The Third Term.

Concerning a third term for president
Of the United States, De Tocqueville
said: President Washington estah-
lished the practice of declining t. i
election, snd every one of his success
sors, either from a sense OF its prcpri-
ETY. or from apprehensions Of the force
Of public opinion, has followed the ex-
ample. So that it has become as
much a part of the constitution that no
citizen can a third time be elected presi-
dent II It were expressed in that instru-
ment in words"
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
German Export Rates.

The German railroads give quick
transit of goods for export at favored
rates. The rates from Plauen to Bre-
men, American Consul Hurst reports,
for export, express, are only SS cents
per 100 pounds for a distance OF S1o
miles, and to Hamburg 81 cents per 100
for 300 miles. II the goods are not
for export, the usual rate for express,
taking a longer time, costs nearly
three times as much.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05

Lariat Lem, Of Cory Gulch, who
had been elected to the legislature,
had attended his first session and re-
turned to his admiring constituents.
You don't seem to have had any
trouble in catching the speakers eye,
Lem" said one Of them.
"You bet I didn't" answered the
rising statesman, setting down his
glass. He knowed blamed we'll that
II I failed to catch his eye ia catch
his nose the fust time / saw him on
the street" Chicago Tribune.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
u+ a 600 600 policv.

The first g, OOO, 900 policy ever issued
was taken out in 1897 by George Van
derbilt, at the age of IS. In the Mutual.
1t was a Repayment life, 2O-year dis
tribution policy. that is, he Is to pay q
yearly premium Of 200 for 20 years
At the end Of that time he viii receive
q paid-up policy Of $1,000, 900 and o
cash dividend. II the policy had been
taken out 20 years ago, at the same age
he would have paid by this time tbs
sum of $7O0, 900 in premiums, which at
four per cent. compound interest would
amount to nearly $1,0S5. 00o.-World's
Work.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Sent Forth 70 Die.

It was at the Port Arthur siege dur
ing the assault on the celebrated 103-
meter hill which cost the japanese
so many men. Before sending forth
to certain death a regiment held I'M
til then in reserve Gen. Nogi, ad-
dressing the colonel, said: Your
regiment is the first in all this
world" General" replied the ofacer,
gravely, at will be the first in the
otherI"
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Treas arevsome History.

The little village Of Aldvorth, which
r. close to Streatley-on-Thames pos
sesses one Of the largest yew trees in
England, and one which has q grew
some history. The yew tree is nine
yards in circumference, and hanging
from one Of the lower branches is an
ancient rusty chain, In which the life
less bodies Of the daring highwaymen
Of the Berkshire downs have swung
to and fro as q warning to their fel-
loWs.-London Graphic.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
California's Salt.

A great California industry IL the
manufacture Of salt from sea water.
In Alameda county 100000 tons were
produced last year. Only a few years
ago the state imported all its salt
Now 1t produces enough for its own
use-which is enormous, owing to the
fisheries and packing houses-and ex-
ports large quantities as well.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Duchess Benefactdon.

To help the Scottish nshwives and
lasses, who have been put to much
distress By the failure Of the herring
fishery, the duchess Of Sutherland has
introduced the manufacture Of carpets
At Helnsdale, on the Sutherland
estate. Material and dye, a. well a.
labor. win be Of local production, and
experts win supply the necessary In
struction.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Eagles In Bdtiah Islea.

The eagle has grown scarce in the
British isles. The eggs Of the bird grow
yearly higher priced. A couple Of eggs
from Scotland recently brought ten dol
lars apiece. An old record states that
In the seasons of 1S31-'34, inclusive, no
fewer than III mature specimens Of
the eagle, together with So young and
eggs, were destroyed in a single coun-
ty of Observation-Disclosures
49,
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Wonderful Device.

Prof. p. 2. Shaw, Of University col
lege, Nottingham. England, is credited
with inventing an instrument Of such
wonderful delicacy that one seventy.
millionth part Of an inch can be meas
ured- The apparatus il suspended BY
rubber bands from a frame IN a felt.
covered box, and 1t can be used only
at night when all the factory machin.
cry Of the city Is stiIl.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Emit Diet Hosnital.

For three years a hospital has been
in existence at Bromley, near London,
where only a fruit diet is allowed to
the patients. and where during that
time there have been only two deaths
among the 500 patients who have re-
ceived treatment. The institution is
known as the Lady Margaret Fruit
arian hospital.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Odd Society Pet.

A baby rhinoceros is being shown at
all the social functions at Nairobi,
British East Africa. At a children's
party the other day the quaint pet
played till he was tired, drank the
milk of three cows and then went to
sleep. According to the local news
paper, he is shortly to be sent TO
London.
The broad ax., 1906-05-05
Failure Of Wireless.

In the recent British naval maneu-
Fers on Lagos wireless telegraphy was
found unreliable in the existing circum-
STANCES Several cases Of friends firing
IN friends occurred, and it is announced
mat visual signaling will be adhered to
N the British navy till wireless teIeg-
rADny is much improved.