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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13
HAVE EGG SHAPED HEADS.

eNHn@8a
-Queer Fashionn among the Natives
Of the New Hebrides.
1Tiie eSg shipped heads OF some OF the
natives OF Malekula. In the New He
brides, were once thought to be natur,
ally conical. For that reason scientific
men decided that the Ma1eknlans were
In the lowest ruug OF the human ladder.
says the National Geographical Mag
axine.
Later 1t was found that the conical
feasls were produced as the Chinese
women distorted their feet, by binding
them In Infancy. The egg shaped head
il stllI fashionable in Malekula. where
some extraordinary results are ac-
hieved.
The conieal shape is prafllaced by
winding strong sennit cord spirally
about the heads OF the young babies
md Tightening the coiis from time to
time A piece Of plated mat Is first
nut on the head aud the cord is c0iled
over This, SO as to give II a good ptlr.
chase. The crown OF the head is left
tos develop IN the upward and back.
ewnrd fashion that Is so much admired.
One fears the poor babies suffer very
much from the process. The child I
saw was fretful and crying and looked
aa IL &c Ewerc c%onstnntIy in pain hut
the mother, forgetting for the moment
sszfzfss Of Il strange white woman.
showed 1t / . me quite proudly, pointing
ont tho cords with 4 smile.
Shads q normally shaped head her.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13
Serum to Cure Eczema.

The st. Johns hospital of London,
England, reports the discovery that the
diphtheria antitoxin is a specific for a
certain form Of eczema, which is in fact
diphtheria of the skin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

New York coffee merchants say that
the attempts made by three of the Bra
lillian States to corner the coffee markets
of the world has been abandoned after
a loss estimated at $~15,OG0,00O.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

Mrs. Martha Brown, 80 years old, of
Pittsburg, while suffering from dementia.
killed her 3-months-old daughter and at
tempted suicide. Possessed of the hallu-
cination that her husband was dead, she
insisted that she and her three children
70 70 him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

had used three boxes not a sign of the
trouble remained. Ny health is per-
feet.
Sold by all dealers 30 cents a box.
Taster-Nfiibarn Co. Buffalo. ~. y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13
His Crent Hope,

81 can't See anything Of special
interest in hat manuscript Of yours"
said the publisher to the aspiring au-
thor. II didn't anticipate that you
would" replied the author. But |
thought possibly your readers might
have more Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

In explaining that Mrs. Howard Gould
..never drank more than a lady should.''
Elijah w. Sells, testifying in the, Gould
divorce proceedings in New York, placed
a ..lady's limit at one pint of champagne.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13
Sot cutie the sn.ae.

Miss Bute-He told me once that /
was quite pretty.
Miss Chellus-Yes, he also told me
that you were quite pretty-once.-
Philadelphia Press
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

Edward Brown. a pitching star with
the Brooklyn team a generation ago and
later a captain of the police force there,
is dead in his Brooklyn home at the age
of II.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13
i, DO. :

Orlando Spoonamore had proposed.
Il shall nave TO refer yonsto papn,"
rajd the young and lovely Clarinda Hswli-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

Within shadow OF a prominent hotel in
San Francisco a Los Angeles visitor was
robbed of 500. Later hold-up men rob
bed eight men IN a saloon
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

The largest chemical works In The
world are said to be locnted at North
wicA, n Cheshire, England.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

les. he said. Il suppose that is the
correct procedure. | take the initiative
and SOU, order rhe Observation-Disclosures
HfIhuue.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

WE SELL GUNS AND a HEAP
& buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog lO5
N. w. Hide & Fur Co. Minnea polls. Mimi.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
MAIL BAG CHASfS
. CRUISER MILWAUKEE,
Letters for Sailors Have Been
Following Warship for
Two Years

On board the liner Newport, which
arrived yesterday from Panama. is a
bag of mail for the United States
steamer Milwaukee, which has been
chasing the protected cruiser for near
Iy two years and is still few hundred
miles behind its destination, as the
Milwaukee left here for Puget sound a
few days ago.
The Milwaukee mail bag started
originally from New York and has vis-
ited nearly every port in which the
Milwaukee ever dropped anchor, but so
far has always arrived after the an
chor had been heaved up and the
cruiser had taken its departure. The
bag has been twice in Panama and In
Seattle three times. 1t has been back
to New York twice and has paid two
flying visits to Washington, D. c. 1t
has been twice in Honolulu. 1t has
Travelled on warships, merchant liners,
foreign tramps and railroad trains, and
it has been pasted over with shipping
labels until it looks like a crazy quilt.
When the Milwaukee was ordered
from Honolulu to Panama the bag was
in New York for the second time and
was started for the isthmus by the first
steamer The Milwaukee had left
Panama when the bag arrived on the
Pacific side of the isthmus, but was
supposed to be at Amapala umpiring a
baby revolution The Newport, with
the bag on board, reached Amapala a
few hours after the Milwaukee had
sailed for this port, and before the
Newport reached the Golden gate the
Milwaukee had sailed for Bremerton.
The bag started last night by rail
for Bremerton and the chance is good
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
PRICES IN SAN FRANCISCO

In regard to last item l may state
that the minimum union rate is 81,
but the lower rate has been accepted
by union men right along. The eff
cheney today is double what it was two
years ago.
There is a considerable amount of
building being done at the present
time, but money is scarce and can not
be obtained for less than per cent
net on gilt edged securities. During
the last two or three months money
has been easier, but the rate of in
terest remains firm.
1T is absolutely impossible to give
an estimate as to the condition of the
real estate market, as values f1uctuate
to such an extent according to local
ity-s There is, however. no appreciable
drop during the last two years on first
class localities
Ex-Mayor James d. Phelan, presi-
dent of the Mutual savings bank,
writes:
I'm San Francisco the cost of labor
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
SURPRISES LODGE MEMBERS

At the close of the last meeting of
Empress Victoria lodge No. 142 Of the
Daughters of ST. George there was a
social hour with a program of musical
and literary numbers, which was fol ;
lowed by dancing. During the even
ing Mrs. E. Burchell, one OF the mem
berS, presented the lodge a large cake
and requested every one to guess what
there was in it. When il was opened
there was displayed an American and
British flag. This surprise was
greeted with prolonged applause. The
affair was under the direction of Mrs.
A Creba. assisted by Mrs. E. Burchell
and corps of assistants.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
DEPUTY MARsHALs APPoINTF,D

T. F. Kiernan of Modesto and l.. L.
Collins of Stockton have been appointed
United States deputy marshals under
United States Marshal Elliott and be-
gan their duties yesterday Collins and
kiernan take the places made vacant
by the resignation of James Nolan and
Edward Lynch Nolan has purchased
a farm in the northern part of the
state and Lynch intends to go into busi-
ness In San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

mercial leaders of the northwest, writes
from Portland, Ore, as follows:
With us it is an excellent time to
build, and L am contracting as fast as
plans can be matured for several hun
dred thousand dollars worth of build
ings. for the reason that materials are
very much cheaper here than they have
been for the past two or three years.
WAGES AT LOWER LEVEL
Common lumber has been reduced
since last year from s13 to SO, but there
is now every prospect of an advance
of 81 to 81 per thousand, on account
of the increasing demand for buildings
Brick have been reduced from SO to
SS; cement, which was selling last year
for $3.50 to sS75, is now selling for
$3.50 to $2.75 per barrel; and other
things in proportion. Last year we
were paying above union prices for Ia
Dor. but this year labor commands
union prices only maximum, and in
many cases less. Reduced rates for
common labor are indicated in the case
of excavations and foundations, on
which a bid of $4,000 was made last
fall, that have just been completed
for $4,000. Indications are for such
an increase in building in this locality
that prices will be materially advanced
in the near future"
Los Angeles, Calm letter recent
~ received by the board of trade, fig
ures are given to show the advantage
of building at this time of year, and
especially this year.
Pasadena. Cal-Contractors believe
that building material and labor are as
much as 30 per cent lower than they
were last year at this time.
Woodland, Cal.-Dealers say the cost
of building is about So per cent less
than it was one year ago. due to vari-
Gus causes, chief of which are the de-
creased cost of materials and the
greater efficiency of labor.
The situation in San Francisco and
vicinity is especially interesting on
account of the effects OF the great dis
aster, and of course the conditions there
are still far from, normal. H. W.
Postlethwaite, president of the Holmes
lime company and chairman of a spe-
cial committee of the Merchants As
sociation for the Promotion of Trade,
writes:
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

that its freight OF letters will be dis
trfbuted to the owners, or as many of
them as are still attached to the Mil
waukee, in a few days.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
TWO MILkMEN ARE FINED

John Anisata and William Brew
milkmen. We're each fined s25 yester-
day morning by Police Judge Weller
for adulterating milk. The men Were
convicted of adding water to the milk
they sold.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
and materials has been high, but now

and materials has been high, but now
with us materials are fully 25 per cent
less than year and a half ago, and
labor is more efficient. AS many men
in the building trades are idle, those
employed seem to work more cheer
fully and conscientiously, actuated, no
doubt, by desire to keep employed
The time is propitious for building; it
will help the owner and the community
alike"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
Important to Gln.. wear.r,

Chinn-Beretta Optical Co. has trans
ferred its business at 1921 Fillmore St
to 1857 Van Ness av. (near California;. .
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

Fall goods just in. Koenig Shoe Co.
Kearny and Post. 1541 Van Ness av.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

The shows
immense living running clear through the house
where window is years $6000 present
cost, S45oo
The lower picture shows house of eight four large
bedrooms Exterior pastered
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

Do You Want S5.O0F
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page -.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-25
He FOrestalIed Fate.

Josiah Quincy, assistant secretary Of
state under Cleveland. was famed for
the energy he showed in getting jobs
for his constituents.
One day laborer in the employ OF
the Department of the Interior was
drowned while bathing in the Potomac
A congressman who happened to be
near when the body was taken from
the water, hearing that the dead man
worked for the government, rushed eff
to the Department of the Interior to
secure the job for one of his followers.
When he reached the department,
however, Hoke Smith, who was Secre-
tary of the Interior, told him that the
position had already been filed.
"Filled !" cried the congressman,
"Why, the man hasn't been dead half
an hour"
81 know that" replied Smith; "but
Josiah Quincy heard the man was 60
ing in bathing, so he put in an appllca-
tion for the job by telephone. ."-Satur-
day Evening Post.
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she could not write a syllable. In
despair she took her portfolio under
her arm and returned to the veranda :;
the shade Of the orchard beyond entic-
ed her and she ran down the steps and
past the flower beds to the gate on the
other side. Entering, she sought her
favorite retreat in the fork of gnarl-
ed old apple tree. A lazy breeze was
blowing, stirring the leaves about her
with vague, musical rustic, and
cooling the hot blood In her cheeks.
She took up her pen and selected q
sheet of note paper. A twig cracked
sharply and she sat up alert. The
paper slipped from her fingers.
Did | startle your inquired a deep
voice under the apple tree.
Not the least" said she, disposing
herself with studied primness against
the knotted limb at her back.
The minister vaulted the lower limb
easily and picked out comfortable
seat opposite, tossing his hat on net
work of branches
Viola regarded him first with cold
| ness, then with assumed Indifference,
finally with a friendly smile that was
the hardest thing she had ever ac-
complished in her twenty-one years.
But he must never, never guess-unless
| he had already done so And If he
had she must set to work to prove to
him that he was altogether wrong!
"Viola," he began in his straightfor-
ward way, "I've come to you with a
confession. l hope you are not going
toto disapprove?"
For a second the girl said nothing.
He looked rather young for his age,
| she thought He must be at least 3S,
but his black hair was full Of waves,
his eyes bright and clear, his face rud-
| dy with health.
I'm considering somewhat impor-
tant step" he went on musingly, his
glance sweeping the sky, the ground,
and settling at last upon her slightly
flushed face, "and 1 want your-your
advice"
"Mine?" she queried, a tiny furrow
wrlnkling the bridge Of her nose. She
crossed her hands at the back Of her
head and stared past him at the rows
of apple trees in the distance.
The minister regarded her solemnly
for a moment, opening his lips twice to
speak, then closing them again uncer-
tainly. A shadow drifted across his
good-looking face. Perhaps" he sug-
gested with downward infection, "the
affair does not interest your"
Viola could not suppress a smile at
the lugubrlous countenance before her,
and steadying her breath, she gazed
straight into the minister's eyes. But
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their intimate relations of the last
year he must have guessed her morti-
flying secret; probably he was taking
this very step to get clear of her. Burn
Ing tears sprang to Viola's eyes and
dripped over her throbbing cheeks.
But she dashed them away in fierce
self-scorn, and read on to the end, her
lips compressed, the blood scorching
her temples.
There were his exact words, quoted
from Billys letter: 81 am seriously
considering making a change in my
residence. l hope soon to marry the
dearest girl in the world and bring
her with me to Cloverdale. But, of
course, it will rest with her whether
l shall accept the call or not-that is
a woman's prerogative, isn't it? How
ever, let us see you in Brookwood
whenever it suits your convenience to
come, etc"
Viola folded up the closely written
sheets and returned them to the envel-
ope. Then she opened young Vandiv-
er's letter with mechanical fingers and
glanced wearily at his twenty fifth dec
laration of love, accompanied by an I'M
passioned plea to marry him and sail
for Europe in June, whittier he was 90.
ing to complete his course at Heidel-
berg. Go abroad-away from 1t all
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Observation-Disclosures
{ Meeting the Question
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures
MoAAAnAA

Viola met the postman at the front
door. He gave her two letters; one
was addressed in Diana Colvert's abb
surdly angular hand, and was bulky,
with fortnights accumulated effus-
ion; the other bore her name in the
familiar caligraphy of Eustace Van
diver, who had proposed to her quarter
'y for half dozen years.
She went out and sat down on the
veranda steps and broke the seal of
the first one with eager fingers; Di-
ana's letters were interesting, If
rather volumlnOus. She consumed the
first eight pages avidly, then suddenly
the sheets fell from her hands and
iluttered to the ground The roses. the
hollyhocks, the snapdragons, the
violets and jessamine, noddlng and
dropping in the sun-warmed air, melt
ed swiftly into hideous rainbow of
impossible color, the matutinal chirp-
ing of the birds grew harsh and mock.
ing, the blue of the sky turned black
At last she stopped and gathered the
letter into her trembling hands and
went on with her reading.
The minister, their minister, going tc
be married and move to Cloverdale
Billy Colvert, Dlana's brother, had had
a letter from him, so there could be nc
mistake about 1t. And she-what q
little smpleton she had been to waste
her affections on someone who was go
ing to wed another girl. Surely, IL
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-25
Tho Old, Old Story.

Eva-Did you ever see those delight.
full old prints that represent the co.
lonial bellies winding yard around theiI
beaux' hands?
Jack-Yes, and it always reminds m,
very forcibly Of one thing.
Eva-And what is that?
Jack-Why, even in those days the
girls knew how to string the men.
Practice VS.. Preaching.
Returned Statesman-You can't deny
anyhow, that l have always been in favo,
of conserving our natural resources.
Constituent-Have you? = In all tn,
years you have been in Washington you
haven't done anything but spout natural
gas into the atmosphere
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-25
THE CRICKET.

Oh to be a cricket,
That's the thing
To scurry in the grass
And to have ones fling!
And it's oh, to be a cricket
In The warm thistle-thicket
Where the sun-winds pass,
Winds awning,
And the bumble-bees hang humming.
Hum and swing,
And the honey-drops are coming!
it's to be summer rover,
That can see sweet and pick it
With the sting
Never mind the sting!
And it's oh to be a cricket
In the clover
A gay summer rover
In the warm thistle thicket,
Where the honey-drops are coming,
Where the bumble-bees hang humming-
That's the thing!
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-25
Same Station.

The Cook-Plaze, ma'am, OF want t
give yez notice. Oi'm goin' to- be mar
ried mkt month.
Mrs. Suburbs-Well, Jane, I'll be sor-
ry to lost you, but 1 hope you will be
happy. suppose you are going to wed
to man of your own station, and not
below It?
The Cook-Indade OF am, maam.
Dim goin' t. be married to Dinnis Nc
CURE, who lives at Bixby's Station,
where me folks live, ma'am.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-25
sorry, but

"Gumbolt and have made a bet and
agreed to leave it to you. He says
drowning man gets his lungs full of
water, and say he doesn't. Which Of
US is right?"
What are the terms of the wagerT
"The loser is to pay for dinner for
the three of u.s."
"H'm-I never knew Gumbolt TO nav
bet. You lose. Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-25

show him that she had not given her
love unmasked, and that .
She flung back her head with a quick
accession Of pride, and excitement
n smile to her lips, glow to her eyes.
She would do it; yes, she would ac-
cept Eustace Vandiver and go with him
to the ends Of the earth IL need be-
anywhere away from this.
III.
She went to her room and sat down
at her desk, but something seemed to
dull her brain and numb her hands :
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-25
PEOPLE, NOT THE BOSSES, RULE
BY Gov. Hughes of New York

You may say all you please of the
cunning Of political maneuvering
and Of the resources of chicanery.
All schemes will prove as childs
play If the people set out to deal
with a real issue Of popular govern
ment and the supremacy of the con-
stitution Of this State over race track
gamblers. 1t is well that there
should be organization to advance
party principles. 1t is well that it
should be effective; vigorous and
skillful leadership is required. But
1T Is the duty Of an elected officer
to serve the people and not any par
ticular man, and no party leader
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-25
Side Lighfn ON Pnesx.

Scott was writing the Lady of the
Lake"
IF you were to tell the truth about
her." he said, 81 should say that she is
awfully seasick, but expects to feel bet.
ter when the boat gets to st. Joe'
Thus it is, in all ages, that the poet
has to sink the Real in the Ideal.-Chi-
ago Tribune.
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only FOR flash. Something in rnem
that she could not altogether make ont
caused her to turn her head with a
swift heartbeat
"Of course, ii interests me-" she said
with rush of enthusiasm, recollecting
her role, 81 thought you were sure Of
| that-always."
He Strengthened himself then, and
with a gesture of determination broke
precipitately into the subject. Its
about some one love-" he said, speak
Ing rapidly, someone, want to be
my wife"
Viola colored furiously; the leaves
all about her quiFered gently. But she
pulled herself together and said in a
very matter-of-fact tone:
you want my advice about her?
Well, then you will have to tell me
something about her; her disposition,
her hair, her eyes-everything, you
know"
The minister contemplated her with
fatuous expression.
"Why-as to her disposition" he re-
piled earnestly, that is all that could
be desired-perfect. Her eyes," he
scrutinized her with surreptitious anx-
iety, "her eyes are splendidly, wond-
rously brown He paused. Viola
listened movelessly. "Ier hair is
brown, too-and-most beautiful"
A queer silence followed his words
When Viola looked up she was pale
but valiant, and she seemed all at once
thousands of miles away.
"She must be very, very lovely
this girl" she said, dreamily. "Do I
know herr"
The minister looked somewhat In
scrutable as he made reply:
Il am not sure-perhaps you do not" !"
She returned his gaze with absent
eyes.
"Well?" he prompted with an enls.
matte smile.
well, really don't see what I'm to
tell you except that I'm delighted to
know you are $3.50 happy and that
that" she bit her lips, ito congratu-
late you and"
"But it is not time for congratula-
tions," he interposed thoughtfully, "you
don't understand"
NO" said she, shaking her head.
mo, I'm afraid l do not"
"It's this way" he pursued eagerly,
bending near to her, "I've been called
to Cloverdale. l don't want to go with
out first finding out whether she will
go with me-" He reddened and broke
off, keeping his hands locked to the
limbs on which they were resting.
"The only thing" remarked Viola
with sage eyes and sinking heart, "is
to tell her that truth and get it over
quick She caught her breath. MAY
be you have told herr" she suggested
tentatively.
"NOt just as I should like to-"
''Then you will, at once? Put your
fate to the test, as they say in tire.
some love stories"
DO you consider them tiresome?"
"Other peoples"
'Then We'll not waste any more time
discussing other peoples" He bent
farther, till his warm breath famed
the loose gold about her temples.
"Viola," he said, 81 love you. Will you
be my wife?"
"Oh," she said, 81 don't"
"You don't love mel" with swiftly
clouding eyes.
Viola met his look with wonderful
little smile breaking through the shad-
ows of her face, "But-but my hair
isn't brown at ALL" she said bewider-
ingly, land my eyes are Enthusiastically
blue"
"And mine," laughed he, with his
arms about her, "are color blind. Shall
l go to Cloverdale?"
1--WE mustn't think of it." she said.-
New Orleans Times Democrat.
He FOrestal1ed Fate.