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At the time this law was passed the
poor. untaught Indian, having acquired
the habit of thirst from his beloved white
brother, carried the matter to extremes.
The settler had no inherent objection to
a reputable citizen occasionally tippling
too extensively in apple teddy and then
going home and kicking the cook and
making faces at the cat. But he did
grow exasperated with a person who al
ways wanted to engage in foolish tonso-
rial stunts and burn houses every time he
commenced to feel his oats. There was
something about the sight Of rabid In
dian and a gallon of liquid lightning trav-
cling in close company that instinctively
irrtated him.
Therefore the good aldermen they were
common councilmen them decided that
as they could not assuage the Indians
thirst they would limit the Indians posi-
bilities of accommodating large and hi
larious souse. With this noble and phil
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ture come within its sway and be at
peace. The trees gently sway as the
quiet balmy breeze soughs through their
greenclad branches, and the musical,
dreamy twitter of some FESTIVE sparrow
is the only sound that breaks in upon the
wondrous calm.
Mildred and Willie desire to spoon Can
you blame them? Their two young hearts
beating with the intangible rhythm Of the
night, they seek a forsaken bench in
some quiet park, and Willie's arm gently
steals about Mildred's slender waist and
Willie starts to speculate on his chances
Of providing himself with cigarettes and
renting a fiat for two, when loves young
dream is rudely awakened by a right
jolt under the jaw.
The deliverer of the jolt IS a vicious.
unsoulful park policeman, who marches
determnedly up to the pair and inquiries
of Willie what he is doing.
AS Willie at that moment has his arm
entwined about Midred's waist the an
swer is obvious. but Willie, nevertheless,
explains deliberately that he has been re-
questng the pleasure of Mildred's COM
pany for life as his better half.
The policeman looks grim.
$50, young Teller, youse been violatin'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

Judge IA1t successor IN the
War Department. Mrs. Wright has taken
only f1eeting glance of her future scene
OF labors but she has expressed herself
delighted with the perspective. She spent
a few days at the capital about the mid
die of August en- route to Jonathan farm.
in Westchester county. New York, where
her eldest daughter. Mrs. John III. Wat
kins has fine estate Il am fond of
my kind" she said in talking over the
winter and it's long ordeal of duties for
the cabinet hostesses. and so ! am sure l
shall enjoy every minute of the season.
Nothing interests me so much as new peo-
pie new scenes, new manners and Gus
toms But l like big house where my
friends can come in numbers and enjoy
the novelty with me. The patriarchal
way of doing things has always appealed
to me- When the head of family went
abroad he took the entire clan. even the
domestic pets. In Manila, l had habit
of getting my Tennessee friends to vis'.
me- Sometimes IL looked as though Mem
phis had moved TO the orient. j hope
that they will find Washington equally
as accessible.
A cabinet hostess in the closing days
of any administration Is apt to lind
Things rather tame and that the obli-
cations outweigh the pleasures. For IN
stance there is the dreary round or calls.
Entering on the official stage. the new
cabinet minister's feminine belongings
find themselves under deep obligations
TO the Senate for having confirmed the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

F.FORTs That Have
II Been Made to Revive
Them by Enthusiasts-The
Sunday Working Law and
the Tobacco Paying Penalty.
If Revived, Cigar Stores
Would Do a Thriving Bust
ness and District Court Off
Gals Might Develop Tobacco
Heart = When Georgetown
Lovemakers Excited the Ire
of the Mayor, Who Ordered
That All Outward Demon
STATIONS of Inward Affections
Should Prove a Free Pass to
the Pillory : Ancient Law
Preventing the Sale of Spirit
uous Goods to the Indian
Still on the Statute Books,
But misunderstanding and
Dueking Laws for Women of
Irrepressible Temperament.
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presidential preference. Every senator's
wife expects an undue lot of kow-towing
for year at least. Mrs. Wright views
this part of the program with compla-
cency II have met many of the sena-
toriai women at various times in Manila.
at Toxic, during visits TO washington.
and l should like to know them all:
also look forward to the weekly receptions
when / shall see so many or the wives or
the lawmakers. OF course, l agree with
some critics of the present social code,
that if the intercourse were more re-
stricted one could get to know people more
intimately and perhaps draw more pleas
ure and advantage, but intend TO accept
things as | find them and not go in for
reform.
Mrs. Wright has passed. the best epart
OF the last ten years in the orient. ana
her estimate of eastern people is worth
hearing 1t is interesting to know that
she formed some lofty friendships in the
Japanese royal circle and that some un-
usual honors were paid her. She and
the empress became quite chummy. and
her ma iestv sent Mrs Wright beautiful
colored photograph of herself with her
august signature beneath She had al
ready bestowed the gifts of bronze cabi-
nets and embroidered gowns. laces and
fine silks but the autograph filled the.
court with awe. 1t is the first time since
Commodore Perry forced japan to open
the country for American diplomatic and
consular officers that the wife OF any,
Mrs Wright was astonished to learn that
the writing of royalty is SO highly priced
in Japan and that had the empress con-
ferred any of the orders of chivalry upon
her or honorary degrees of any sort 1t
would have been commonplace beside that
photograph adorned with the royal sigma
ture. 1t is quite joke In the family that
when Mrs. Wright. with her customary
modesty. inquired why the empress re-
garded her so highly. the reply came
back, because she talked so we'll.
OF Distinguished Family.
Years ago the doughty commander of
the Confederate squadron. Admiral Ra-
phael Semmes, said of this daughter. then
Kate Semmes and noted belle of Mo-
bile that she was the best talker in the
family and that 1t was pity she was
not a man so she could adopt law as a
profession and convert her conversational
powers into fame and sheckels. That his
opinion so many years after. has received
the Endorsement of the most august wom-
an in Japan is considered "a noteworthy
coincidence. Mrs. Wright has chatty
little way of telling things which makes
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tions ever passed by society for it's pro-
lection against crime. The aged vol
umes. falling to pieces and smelling
strongly of decaying leather and moldy
paper. are rarely ever opened now, save
by the curious investigator into the ar
chives of forgotten past. Untouched and
unheeded. they sleep as their power
sleeps. useless now save as a remem-
branee Of parlOus times when men
marched to their wars with flint-Iock
muskets on their shoulders and prayed
fervidly to be delivered from the arrow
of the heather Indian. These volumes
contain the regulations in force in the
District century ago. Unique. gro
tesque and at times, to Rtter-day read
ers. absurd, they are impressive. The
penalties imposed are huge, frequently
beini; out of ali proportion to the offense,
and the acts which in themselves con-
stituted offenses are frequently so triy-
ial as to seem foolish.
Last spring an effort was made to
revive one of the ancient laws regard
ing the working of Washington's citi.
zens on Sunday. A contractor was held
in the Police Court under law nearly
hundred years old which said that:
ANY man who shall work or labor upon
the Sabbath day, the Sabbath day being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
T1n~k1M; F0R Izor1zN or LRREPRE5SzNLE ZEzPERAfENT

spirituous liquor to the poor untaught
Indian. This law is still in force, but
lacks activity because of a noticeable
scarcity of Indians-except Of the kind
that are mixed at saloons and those that
stand solidly In front Of cigarmakers'
stores.
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,ot conducive to encouraging the smoking

not conducive to encouraging the smoking
habit.
Then there is the gloomy aspect About
half of the District governmental en-
ployes would develop bad cases of to-
bacco heart before many fines had been
paid and they would die and their rela-
tives would pensively probate the wills
and wonder if they could manage to sue
the District for contributory negligence to
the death of James Jones.
And yet the matter of fines of tobacco
still stands, and flaunts its absurdities in .
the breeze The laws. the old. old Lord
Baltimorean laws, read 100 pounds of to-
bacco and. as there is variance regard
ing the prices Of various tobaccos, it is
natural to suppose that each man would
pay according to his means and liberal
ty, or that the property clerk of the Po-
lice Court would go insane trying to fig
ure out where he stood.
Of all the many laws. the one con-
corning the question of Sunday labor Is
the most widely known. With it's terri
BILE punishment 1t still stands unrepealed
so far as can be learned, and still able
to do business in spite of the fact that 1t
was severely mauled by several attorneys
in the Police Court.
There a-e other laws, many other laws,
not so well known and equally prepos-
ferrous. Perhaps the foremost among
them is the one relative to spoonins in
public.
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Some time before Washington was
reality. and while Georgetown was in
formulative stage that offered no excuse
for chestiness on the part of it's citizens,
some equity, short-tempered mayor, pre-
sumably a pessimistic, aged, dyspeptic
creature. who had been crossed in love
before he knew what was the matter
with him, passed a ruling to the effect
that there should be no kissing or dem
onstratons in any public place, and
cheerfully providing that If residents of
Georgetown, especially the younger resi-
dents, desired to set this law at naught he
would pillory the young man and make
his lady friend (wonder if they referred to
the women as lady friends in those days.
stand patiently beside him as he hunched
himself in the stocks and tried to look
unconscious of his precarious position
Think of that! PillOrying young man
because he kisses his fiancee in a public
park.
Can you think what would happen in
this lively day were that law to be dug
up by some meddesome lawyer and in
flicted upon Washington's love-enthralled
population?
Mildred and Willie desire TO spoon. 1T
Is lovely night and the soft effulgence
of summer moon sweetly bids all ma
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'MED loo POUNDS OF IORdCQ
FOB HJSFNNC A HhBH
CAPRL4GE ON CLNRAY

anthropic idea they framed up a tidy liz
tie law providing that every person who
sold any poor. untaught Indian more than
five gallons of quinnic "a combination or
herbs calculated to Kill at twenty yards
and paralyze at hundreO should be I'M
priSoned for one year.
Why they limited the amount to hve
gallons is something that will forever re-
main unwritten history. Probably they
figured that the Indian, being rather In
part with his five-gallon jug after he had
gotten 1t and would essay to drink the
whole business by himself-a proceeding
reasonably sure of reducing him to
state of innocuous desuetude In short
order.
In connection with a bigany trial now
going on in Baltimore the states attor-
ney has discovered an old law. never re-
pealed that provides for death, without
alternative. as the punishment for the
man who makes the mistake OF marrying
twice without waiting for an intervening
death.
The outcome Of this case will be In
teresting to read. Should the court sus-
tain the states attorney in his claim that
the law still holds, owing to the fact OF
it's not having been repealed. 1t Will be
the clue for numerous sharpers to search
back to the time of Noah for laws rela-
tive to timely offenses which provide all
sorts of outlandish punishments.
Thus the old witches law OF Salem,
Mass, can be resuscitated and led to the
foreground in all of Its bigoted hideous-
ness. Women who freely and loudly ex-
press themselves on their husbands short
comings can be muzzled or ducked-and
not ducked by a wild sprint for the front
door, either-but with the aid OF large
stool fastened at the end of a plank and
gently lowered into the gentle, ripping
depths of the plaeid Potomac.
Think of muzzling law for ladies!
Can you imagine the inspiring sight fur
nished by an acrimonious female trying
to talk through a bird cage to conductor
who is seeking to learn where she de-
sires to get off when she is already thres
blocks beyond her destination? oh! the
ladies would certainly suffer IL the laws
of our ungallant ancestors were allowed
a lease of life in which to haunt this
earth again.
The question of the validity of the Bal
timore bigamy law will. in some degree,
determine the possibilities of other old
laws Should 1t be decided that the hus-
band who is guilty of bigamy must hang.
then precedent will be established that
will make this little city hum fervidly
Should the law drop back into quiet
isolation the other laws will allow gen.
tie snore to escape them and. folding the
drapery Of their couch more snugly about
them. will continue to dream of their
former glory.
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cabinet circle of hostesses
has received a decided acquisi-
ton in the addition of Mrs.
III Luke Edward Wright, wife of
Judge Taft'S Successor in tie
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-12-18
A GOOD GAME AT
NEWPORT SUNDAY
Yaquina Wins the Game by
Score of 5 to O.

In an exciting game last Sunday
afternoon the Yaquina football team
defeated the Newport team at the
latter place by score of 5 to 0.
Yaquina' s score was made in the
first minute of play and it looked
very much like they would be
nothing to it" for Newport and
that Yaquina would roll up a big
score. Newport took a great brace,
however, and played so good a de-
fensive game that Yaquina was un-
able to score during the remainder
of the game. Most of the playing
was done in Newport's territory,
the ball being on their 6 yard line
when time was called at the end of
the first half and in about the same
position at the end of the last half,
in Yaquina's possession each in
stance.
Newport's team was newly or
ganized having lost some of its best
players by the departure of the
soldiers, since the Thanksgiving
game with Toledo. Y;q lima, two,
has lost two good men in Emmer-
ick and Barnes.
For Newport, Davis, quarter,
"Sharkey,'' halfback, and Aupper-
ley, full, played good football
Cronise and Woods were easily the
stars for Yaqnina. Hawkins and
Hoehein of Toledowere the officials.
On account of lack of space we will
have to omit the lineup.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-12-18

A. B. Clark of Newport is in the
city today.
Mrs. O. G.. Dalaba and children
went to Elk City this morning.
S. j. Irwin of Newport passed
through on the train this morning.
Mrs. A. L. Mcdonald of Chitwood
is visiting relatives and friends here
this week.
Lewis Southworth of Waldport
was transacting business in the city
Wednesday.
Billy Simpson came down from
Elk City last evening, returning
this morning.
County Treasurer McCluskey has
issued call for warrants up to and
including January 8, 1908.
Miss Rena Bradeson came up
from Newport Monday for visit
at home. She returned to Newport
last evening,
Nothing happening to prevent,
the Newport Juniors will play the
Toledo Juniors game of football
on the local ground tomorrow, (Sat-
urday.)
Al Waugh is putting a new glass
front into his building on Hill street
this week., He is also fixing up
the interior and getting it ready for
occupancy.
M. N. Anderson left yesterday
morning for Yuba City, California,
where he will visit with his mother
and brother. Norm expects to be
gone for a month.
Robert Gray, Carl Davis and
Norman Sherwood came over from
the Siletz Wednesday evening.
Mr., Gray is making proof on his
homestead today before County
Clerk Ira Wade,
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Office, Portland, Oregon.
November II. 1903.
Notice is hereby given that Charles NJ. Miles,
of siletz. Lincoln county, Oregon, who on
October %, 1907, made honest stead entry No.
1864 Serial No. 0626, for So of nwh, nel4 of
swl4, nv 4 OF seA, section. %, township S,
range 10 W, Willamette Meridian. has filed
notice OF intention to make final conmutation
proof, to establish claim tn the land above
described, before the Register and Receiver Of
the q. 5. Land Office, al Portland. Oregon on
the So h day OF December 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Robert Il. Phillips, Laroy Chandler, William
Leece and Jay NJ. Chandler. all of siletz, Oregon
ALGERNoN S. DRESSER, Register
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-12-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. s. Land Office. Portland, Oregon.

November II, 1903.
Noti'e is hereby given that Ella Adams, wild
ow of David Adams, deceased, of Siletz, Ore
gon, who, on February 20, 1905, made home
stead entry No. l5655 Serial No. O65l for Lot 81,
or wiz or sel4 OF swh of section 3, township
10 $, range "; and who, on December 5, 1905
made additional homestead entry No. 1886
Serial No. 0G52, for VIZ of sw4 of section 3,
township 10 s, range W, Willamette Meridian
has filed notice of intention to make final
three year proof. to establish claim to the
land above described before the County Clerk
of Lincoln county, at Toledo, Oregon, on the
Doth day of December, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John Adams william Klamath, Spencer
Scott, Archie Johnson, all of Siletz, Oregon.
ALGERNoN S. DRESSER, Register
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-12-18
Notice to Clerks of School Dis.
tricts.

The following-named Districts
have filed with me notice of special
levies: Nos, 1, 6, 10, II, "A, 20,
%, 81, 36, A, As, so, 55. If any
other districts have voted levies,
notices of same have not been re-
ceived and new notices should be
made out by the Clerk at once and
mailed, as all notices must be filed
in my office by January 1, 1909.
Dated, December II, 1908.
IRA WADE, County Clerk.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-12-18
Ladies' Misses and childrens'
rubbers at Stewards.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
In the County Court of the State of Oregon
for Lincoln county.
In the matter OF the estate of Joseph W. Price,
licensed.
Notice is hireby given that the undersigned,
administrator of the estate of Joseph W. Price,
deceased, has II ,d with the County Clerk Of
Lincoln county his final account in said
estate, and the &c inty Court, sitting for the
transaction of prooate business, has set Mon
day, the 9TH day OF December, 1908, at 10 o'clock
a. m, thereof, at the County Court room of
said county, as the time and place for settlh G
said account and hearing objections thereto,
if any exist, And notice is hereby given that
at said time and place any and all objections
to said account, If any exist, Will be heard and
passed upon by said Court
Dated at Toledo, Or, Nov ., 1908.
p. S. PRICE,
Administrator of the estate of Joseph w. Price,
deceased.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-12-18
GOOD COUCN MEDIrINE

FOR CHILDREN.
The season for coughs and colds is now
at hand and to much care cannot be
taken To protect the children. 4 child
is much more likely 10 contract diph
liberia or scarlet fever when he has a
cold. The quicker YOU cure his cold
the less the risk. Chambe rain's s cough
Remedy Is the sole reliance of marv
mothers. and few Of them who have
tried it are willing to use auv other.
Mrs. f. F. Starcher, of Ripley, W. Va, -,
says: 81 have never used anything
other than Ohamberain's Cough Rem
edy for my children and it has always
given good satisfaction" This remedy
contaius no opium or other narcotic
and may he gwen As confidently to a
child as 10 an adult. For sale by Otto
o. Krogstad.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-12-18
1T IS A WONDER.

rhamberlain's Liniment is one OF the
mosC remarkable preparations yet pro
duced for the relief of rheumatic pains
and for lame back, spralns and bruises
The quick relief from pain which 1t af-
fords in case of rheumatism in alone
worth many times its cost. Price %
cents; large size so cents. For sale by
Otto o. Krogstad
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-12-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
U. S. Land Office, Portland, Oregon,

Q. s. Land UTfce, Portland, oregon,
November 10, 1908
Notice is hereby given that Ceryl w. Line
baugn, of Portland, Oregon, who, on Novem-
Der 10, 1908, made Timber Land Application
No. 065i, for eA of sw14 and Lots 2, and d.,
sectional, township 12s, range W, of Will
lamette Meridian, has filed notice OF inten.
ton TO make final proof. to establish claim to
the land above described, before the Register
and Receiver of U. S. Land Office, at Portland,
oregon, en- the 2slh day of January. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
n. r. Dale of Portland, Or; E. Mulkey of
Blodgett, Or; N ]. Watkins of Glen, Or: A.
W. Morgan of Toledo, oregon.
ALGERNoN S. DRESSER Register
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-12-18
CONTEST NOTICE.
US. Land Office. Portland, Oregon,
na, a,nbn, @ 1nno

o'S' i-hnu tOTIlhnC, oregon,
December s, 1908.
sufficient contest affidavit having been
hled in this office by Albert Hill, contestant
against homestead entry No. l62O5, made
March IS, 1907, for the els neA, section g..
township 6s, range 10 W, by Erik Thompson
contestee, in which it is alleged that he is
well acquainted with the tract of land en-
braced in the homestead entry and knows the
present condition of the same; also that said
Erik Thompson LefOIe or after making said
homestead entry never erected a house or
cabin on said described land; that said entrv-
man never made any kind of improvements
whatever on said land at any time or at all;
that said entrvman has wholly abandoned
SAID land from the date of said entry to the
present time, is In its original wild state of
nature, and that said alleged absence from
the said land was not due 10 his employment
In the Army, Navs, or Marine Corps of the
United States as a private soldier officer, Sc a.
man or marine during the war with Spain, or
during any other war in which the United
States may be engaged said parties are hereby
hotihed TO appear, respond, and offer evidence
touchlng said allegation AT 10 o'clock Il. m on
January Is, 1909, before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land Office in
Portland, Oregon.
The said contestant having, in proper af,i-
davit filed December 4, 1905 set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service OF this notice can not be made, 1t is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
ALGERNoN S. DRESSER. Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-12-18

Total, $Io7, GA. "a
STATE OF OREGON, | 90
County of Lincoln, o.
J. VIM Scarth, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do sole1nnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
VIM. SCARTH, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of December, 1908.
{. B. CRosNo, Notary Public
CoRREcT-Attest: THos. LEEsE,
WM. SCARTH,
Directors.
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Call For County Warrants.

Notice is hereby given that have
funds on hand to pay all County War
rants drawn on the General Fund, and
endorsed; Not paid for want of Funds"
up to and including Jan. 9, 1908.
Interest on said warrants to cease on
and after said date.
G. B. MCCLUsKEY, County Treasurer
Dated at Toledo, Or, this 10Th day
of December, 1908.