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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
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In the early days Of the settlement
Of New England the custom Of sending
packages by neighbors who journeyed
to different parts of the country was
an established one The notebook Of
Schoolmaster Hawley. Of Northampton,
Massachusetts, when he started on a
trip to Boston, was filed with such
varied items as: Captain Partridge, a
dial, and a dish kettle" "son Joseph,
speckled red ribbon, whistles, buckles
and fish hooks" "a shilling worth of
plumb and spice," "2 psalters, a bason
and quart pot" In "Old Paths and
Legends Of the New England Border
Katherine M. Abbott says that 1t was
the same even as late as Judge Lyman's
day; his daughter, Mrs. Lesley, writes
of 1t in "Recollections of My Mother"
There were no expresses then, and SC
when 1t was known in the village OF
Northampton that Judge and Mrs. Ly.
man were going to Boston-and they
always took pains to make 1t known-a
throng Of neighbors were coming in the
whole evening before, not only to take
an affectionate leave, but to bring par
cells Of every size and shape, and com
missions Of every variety.
One came with dress she wanted
to send to a daughter at school, one
brought patterns Of dry goods, with Q
request that Mrs. Lyman would pur
chase and bring home dresses for O
family Of five And would she 60 tc
the orphan asylum and zee If good
child of ten could be bound out to an
other neighbor7 Would Mrs. Lyman
bring the child back with her?
The neighbors walked into the H.
brary, where the packing was going on
and when all the family trunks were
filled my father called out heartily
"Here, Hiram, bring down another
trunk from the garret, the largest you
can find, to hold all these parcels :"
A little boy came timldly in with 4
bundle nearly as large as himself, AMI
would this be too large for Mrs. Ly
man to carry to grandmother"
mo, indeed. Tell your mother T.!
carry anything short of cooliins
stove"
another trunk, Hiram" said my
father, "and ask the driver to wait five
minutes"
Those were the times when people
could wait five minutes for family S.
well known and beloved. Our driver
had only to whip up his horses a t:ttle
| faster.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

An immigration law with restrictive
features was approved March. 4, 1908,
and another Feb. 20, 1907. Both of
them forbade the admission of anar-
chists as well as of various other class
es Of persons. According to the records
of the immigration commissioner one
anarchist was debarred in each of the
fiscal years 1904, 1905 and 1906. No
anarchists were debarred in 1907, but
almost twice as many aliens were re
jected in that year as in the year 1904.
We give the record for four years
1904, 1894; 1905, 1850; 1906 12,432
1907, 13,064. The number of persons
returned within three years after land
ing was: 1904, 479; 1905, 747; 1906,
615; 1907, 925. A statement for the
fiscal year 1907 will indicate how the
causes Of exclusion operate. The
largest number Of persons debarred
come under the classification "paupers
or likely to become public charges"
The total for the year was 6,S66. 9th
er classes follow: Loathsome or dan
gerous contagious diseases, 1892; con-
tract laborers, 1,434; convicts, 342; in
sane persons. 1S9; under provisions OF
Chinese exclusion act, 100; without
passport, 60; idiots, 90; prostitutes,
1S; polygamists, 10; persons who pro
cure or attempt to bring in prostitutes
l accompanying aliens, 1874. AS we
nave seen there were no anarchists and
there were no assisted immigrants. In
noting the Increase Of exclusion be-
tween 1904 and 1907 1t should, of
course, be rendered that there has
been a large Increase of immigration,
but the rate of increase is larger In
the former case than in the latter. We
should judge, therefore, that earnest
efforts had been made to enforce the
restrictive features of the laws. AS
regards anarchists there Is now an
order from the Secretary Of the De
partment Of Commerce and Labor
which directs immigration officials to
confer with the police of their respect
I've Jurisdictions with the purpose of
securing their cooperation in an effort
to rid the country Of alien anarchists
and criminals falling within the law re-
lating to deportation" Special atten-
ton is called to the fact that the per-
sons indicated are amenable. to depor-
tation within three years after they
enter the country.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
Gov. Hughes of New York. disc,

Gov. Hughes Of New York, discuss
ing the need of enforcing the constitu-
tional provision against race-track
gambling in that State, remarked the
other day that opponents of the propos-
ed reform have had much to say about
improving the breed Of horses, but
that he was in favor of doing all that
he could to improve the breed Of men.
He does not think that the best way to
develop first class man Is to teach the
boy to bet on horse races.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
He Met Shorty.

Nicknames are sometimes deceptive
things and they are oftentimes ex.
tremely FUNNY. was in small town
not many miles south Of Boston. and.
asking for a certain piece of infor,nn-
tion, l was informed by several that
shorty could give 1t to me, and he
seemed to be the only man who could
Not knowing just who "Shorty" was
l made further inquiries, and was told
that he could be found in the store
just across the square.
Just ask for Shorty" was told
Anyone will show him to you."
l went over to the store as direotod
and looked vainly about for some one
who might answer the name. ONLY one
man was present, and he was almost q
seven-footer. After looking about q
moment l started to leave
"Lookin' for some one, stranger?o he
observed.
Yes, I'm looking for Shorty"
told him.
A broad grin Overspread his face
Guess you've got him." he mnr.
INJURED. "I'm your man." - Boston
Traveller.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

1t is not denied that there should be
divorce laws in the country. 1t seems
inhuman to compel two persons to
maintain a nominal state of matrimony
when they are wholly estranged. If
the two persons were alone concerned
there would be little objection to the
most liberal laws But there are gen.
orally children to be considered and at
all times the general state Of society.
Property interests and the general well
fare are affected by divorces and they
should only be granted when there is
sufficient reason. 1t Is because of the
vast and complex interests which are
or may be involved that federal law
on the subject is to be desired There
are many titles to property In this
country clouded by reason of our many
and varying State laws on the subject.
Society Is based on the marriage rela-
tion and 1t should be kept rs inviolate
~ Is possible. When the bonds must
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

prodigy there. During her studies at
Yale she became acquainted with Prof.
Frank X. Sanders, dean Of the theolog-
tcal seminary, who had spent three
years In India, and while in Berlin
studying Miss Cotton was invited to
Join him In trip to India to engage
In the study of Sanscrit and other east
ern languages. They have been in the
mountains on the borderland of Afghan
istan, where the first articulate speech
Is supposed to have originated.
Miss Cotton speaks forty languages
iuently, including the most difficult in
the world to learn, such as Chinese,
Pail, Avestan, Sanscrit, Hebrew, Syri-
an, Assyrian, Arabic and Persian. No
other linguist has ever been known to
speak more than thirty three tongues.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
KILLED BY A BARE"
~~O>0~

Orthography plays larger part in
the universe Of literature than is per-
haps admitted. A childs artlcss at
tempts at spelling are refreshing and
enjoyable to the mature mind, jaded
with mOnotonous accuracy. A little
variation from the accepted mode is
refreshing. Bad spelling which Is
studied and deliberate Is, however, sell
dom amusing because 1t is 80 obviously
the result Of an effort; but such spell
Ing as distinguishes the journal Of ia
cob Fowler, written in 1921, Is so spon-
taneous and natural that it provokes a
smile even when used to describe a
tragedy.
While we ware Picking grapes a
Gun Was fyered off and the Cry Of a
White Bare Was rased. We Ware all
around in an Instant and Each man
Run his own COrs to look for the des-
peret anemal.
The Bare lay Close until they Ware
In few feet of it When it Sprung up
and Caught Lewis and Pulled Him
down. In an Instant A large dog
which belongs to the Party atacted
the Bare with such fury that it left
the man. he got up and Run few
steps but Was overtaken by the Bare,
was my Self down the Crick and
Heard the dredfull Screens Of the
man. noing the distance Was SO CRATE
I Cold not get there in time to Save the
man 1t is Easier to Emagine my feel.
lings than discribe them But before
got to the place Of action the Bare
Was killed.
1t appeers the mans head Was in the
Bares mouth at least twice and When
the monster give the Crush that Was
to mash the mans head 1t being toe
large for the Span Of His mouth the
head SLIPPED out-only the teeth Tore
the Skin to the bone.
The Wounds Ware Sewed up as well
as Cold be done Haveing no Surgeon
the man still held his under Standing
but Said l am killed l heard my Skul
Brake. he spoke Chearfully on the
Subject. he lived till the third day
after doing all We Cold for the mar
We turned our attention to the Bare
and found Him a large fatt anemal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

for more than twenty-five years. When
a young woman Miss Cotton went
abroad to study vocal music and later
was teacher Of this branch at the
Harrington (Conn) seminary Tor girls.
During this time she first became In
terested In oriental languages through
contact with several pupils from the
far East. This interest soon became
a passion, and she has since devoted
most of her time to the acquisition of
the different tongues. She has been
for many years a fluent user of the ro-
nance languages, such as Italian, Span
ish and French.
Her elementary training In the east
ern languages was obtained in Yale
college and she was looked upon as q
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

The insect pest appears sometimes in
the rather attractive role Of prompter
Of enterprise. "The chinch-bug brought
fax to Missouri" we are told, and In
the same way the grasshopper helped
to introduce the castor-bean. Flax and
beans are foods that the invaders, re-
spectively. refused to eat. The net
gain seems to be on the side of Mis-
souri,, which earned 1t, Of course. 9th
er communities have had like expert
ences. Whenever 1t comes to a point
where either the bug or the man must
60 hungry, the biped generally climbs
out Of his rut, puts on his thinking cap
and successfully plans hard times for
the insect
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

"A government expert has devised
novel method Of keeping a car or COM
partment comparatively warm in zero
weather; not by fire, but by the utili-
zation Of Ice, says the National Provi-
sioner. A well insulated car is fitted
each end with four galvanized iron evil
inders reaching from the floor to the
top Of the car. In summer these cylin-
ders are filed with Ice and salt to
keep the car cool. In winter they are
filled with ice to keep the contents Of
the car from freezing.
Ice is nominally at temperature OF
32 degrees Fahrenheit and Is a sub
stance that changes temperature reluct-
antly, being poor conductor of heat
or cold. Consequently when zero
weather prevails outside the cylinders
OF relatively warm ice prevent the es-
cape of heat, in other words they main-
tain the temperature within the car.
Another method whereby ice is en-
ployed for protection against cold con-
sists in throwing plentiful stream of
water on the car when the temperature
is near zero point, which freezes at
once and forms complete coat over
the car. The action of this ice Is the
same as in the case of the cylinders
filled with ice A similar plan is fire.
quently adopted in the transportation
OF bananas a fruit particularly sus-
ceptible to cold.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

The pathos of the situation in which
the 1S-year-old King Of Portugal finds
himself has been nowhere better indi-
Gated than in his own remark the day
after the tragedy Yesterday l was
taking music lessons; how can l be
king to-dayY'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
For Mothers.

Don't forget that you are, or ought
to be, your chlldren's ideal of all that
is perfection, and that it is your duty
to live up to their ideals in every pos.
sible way Not an easy task, but Won
derfully inspiring.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

ment OF coercion possessed by society against its dan
gerous members is the influence Of public opinion.
Inc first duty of the is to hold up before the
people faithful mirror If it display distorted pictures
IT fatally betrays its trust. No worthy end was ever
accomplished through deception whether of ourselves or
others If we threatened by overshadowing dangers
TO escape them we must first them see them as
they are Americans can say with confidence: 1--WE will
know the truth and the truth shall make us free
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
PUBLIC OPINION AND THE PRESS
BY Charles J. Bonaparfe.

The press makes each community
acquainted with its neighbor. And,
as we know other men better, we
recognize the more thoroughly and
readily their likeness to ourselves,
and, as a consequence, the universal
application of underlying moral laws
amidst all diversities of national or
local custom or prejudice, 1t is the
exercise of this. common moral stand
ard which qualities the press for its
highest and most useful function.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
Setting Him Right

He-Tell me, confidentially, how
much did the bonnet cost you?
She-George, there is but one way in
which yon can obtain the right to in.
spect my millinery bills.
He popped.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

Young men in certain parts Of Wash
ington State are charged with under
mining the foundation Of our liberties,
the public schools. The authorities
import school mlstresses, and the bach
elors capture them for wives. The
young men ought to pay the school COM
mittees for their service as matrimo-
NAL agents.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

1t was very unkind Of Hudson Max
I'm to announce his invention Of a tor
pedo boat which will revolutionize
naval warfare, just when the Navy
Department Is asking for four new
battleships,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

People grow so suspicious with years
that if man hears that brother he
has not seen in twenty years Is coming
to see him, he says, Now what does he
WANT"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

Two thousand errors were found in
the books of a California bank by the
examiners. The bookkeepers in that
institution must be in the habit of
playing baseball during the summer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

An expert geologist says that Nj
agara Falls may disappear if the pow
er companies are not checked. Then
where will the bridal couples go TOT
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

One man has thrown up a $250,0
year job just because Of III health.
1t looks bit strange that man max
ing all that money finds time to get
sick.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

A Boston policeman arrested a man
for fiatting while trying to whistle the
waltz from THE Merry Widow" But
why should the policeman have waited
until the whistler fatted?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

A Boston hodcarrier has become q
knight. Good hodcarriers may be re-
lied upon to rise in this world, though
not so swiftly as elevator conductors
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

The prediction that the Panama Ca
nal will be opened in 1915 ought to
prove an incentive to live that long, If
possible, just to see If it's a good guess.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
SPEAKS FORTY LANGUAGES.


Miss Cotton Would Have Been "1t"
at Tower OF Babel.
Miss Elizabeth S. Cotton OF East
hampton Mass, has returned to this
country after years absence In India.
She has achieved the honor of being
known as the champion linguist Of the
world.
Miss Colton's father. the late Rev.
A. NJ. Cotton, was pastor of the First
Congregational church at Easthampton
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

be severed II should be done openly
and with full knowledge of all of the
circumstances. And If so many people
did not marry thoughtlessly there
would be fewer cases in the divorce
courts.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

with the spirit and the love- in the persons
one man and one woman, shall have songs and pic
tures poems and creations manesng the huge genius
of the universe publishing it in all perfection for the
good of all.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

The Shah Of Persia fooled the would
be assasslns by riding in carriage
some distance back of the royal auto
mobile. 1t must be gay life that he
leads
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
Safe.

Eloper Tin loud whisper)-Are you
sure the rope ladder Is firmly attached i?
Eloperess yes. won't fall.
Papa and mamma are at the top hold.
ing it.-Cleyeland Leader.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

Lord Tweedmouth's name is now pro-
nounced with the accent on the last
syllable.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

Sir Oliver Lodge says he has really
talked with spirits. Spirits make lots
of men talk.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

The New York magistrate who SEN
fenced two youngsters to Sunday school
evidently has grim recollections.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

by promise which has not been redeemed.
In breach Of promise action the law is but vindi
eating Its right Of enforcing contract and privilege
Afforded throughout the world of commerce in every
other form Of contract ought not to fail in the matter Of
love- This Is to be prosalc matter of sentiment,
but the law is adamantne and respecer of persons
or feelings
Some shrewd observers have declared that the fact
that plaintiffs almost always seem to belong to the middle
class society proof conclusive that there great
OF dignity In bringing such action.
1t is well for human nature that natural pride comes
to the rescue In hearaches On the whole probable
that with advance in general refinement and the spread
OF education these actions will become fewer in number
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

You can't blame a dressmaker for
wanting to work on pay traina
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
TOO MANY COLLEGE PROFESSORS.
BY Prof. Hugo Munsferberq of Harvard

The American student has, to an extraordi-
nary degree, all the elements of mental COM
position necessary to most scholarly achieve
ments. IIe has the brightness, the steadiness,
the keenness the patience, the energy, which,
taken together, would make the most magnifi.
cent contribution to the scholarship of the
world. One of the greatest evils from which
our American universities suffer 10 ton great
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
SHOULD WOMAN SUE FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
By X. e. Noble,

What are the motives that usually inspire
the girl Tilted in love to seek consolation for
her disappointed feelings in breach of prom
Use action? Briefly they range themselves
within the threefold division Of pecuniary
greed, revenge and vanity. The main object
which the law has in view in permitting this
class of case Is no doubt to obtain pecuniary
COMPENSATION for the nersnnal affront Offered
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

abundance of men.
As soon as institution gets some money the first
thought to add more the faculty to outdo some
neghborng Institution Every of our American uni
versities would be the ideal IL would kiI
two-thlrds Of its instructors and professors
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22

refused love for art and did. The men Of
genius have been of love, and will be always It is
equally true of Only the false lights guide us
into barren and dark depths of oveessness The ques
tion of choice between them should never have been
raised either for men or for women and never would
have been for the mandates of tradition and these
mandates Of course founded upon an economic ne
cessity aud social pressure that longer exists There
will never be woman Of lofty genius who is also
woman Of lofty love- and when she who able to
speak the great and yet unspoken woman word to
all mankind she will be the truest woman Of us all
And when the spirit and the love are met
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-22
SHOULD A WOMAN GENIUS FALL IN LOVE,
BY Marguerite o. 81,

Nowadays, when many of our brightest and
best women are refusing to marry, evidently
preferring artistic and professional work, there
is great hue and cry raised that education
has made women less loving, that to be bril-
liant and widely useful to society Is to be un-
womanly. and that to love art makes 1t i'm
possible to love a man.
No woman Of real genius and nower ever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-03
JUDS0N WAS MISQU0TED,
SAYS PRESIDENT VERNON

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
Washington newspapers on Saturday
February !. published in their columns
a notice OF a dinner given by the Uni
versity OF Chicago Alumni Club OF
washington. in honor OF President TIar-
~ Pratt JudsOn, OF the University OF
Chicago. in which it was made to ap-
pear that President Judson, in a speech
at the dinner, had condemned the in
fluences of college fraternities PresI-
dent Judson not only did not mention
college fraternities in his speech before
the Washington alumni club, but J am
personally aware that he enteTtains NJ
such views with regard TO college fra
ternitieS as was set forth in these pub
locations. IN justice to President Jud-
son, I will thank you to make this
statement Tublic.
LEROY T. VERNON,
President University Of Chicago Alumni
Club OF Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-03
Deaths.

Walter a. English. IS years, 2O14 Fiji
tenth street northwest
Edward /. McClelland, 52 years. 42l @
street northwest
Franklin Keithley, 80 years, 7O6 Seventh
street southwest
Mary l. Thompson. 81 years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
CIemenie Payne, 80 years. $685. L street
southeast.
Emeline H Montcalm. So years, % Ar
thur street, AnacOStia.
Margaret Bradley, Y years, SIS Eighth
street northeast
Charles B. Kesler. 10 years, 1898 H street
northwest
George w. Posey. 3 months. 1049 Thirty
first street northwest.
Charles H. Becker, months. 1926 K
street northwest.
Joseph L. Barnard. 4 days, 800 Pennsyl-
Vania avenue southeast.