davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10

Among the express matter which ar
rived at the State House Saturday
morning was a brand-new bucksaw.
neat of design and keen of blade. and
bearing on sundry placards the name
of the head of one of the departments.
The mission of the saw was somewhat
Of a mystery until a letter was re-
ceived from relative OF the man VINO
sold the implement which stated thai
the writer; understood tifat a discovery
had been made tHaS atetrdffg t9itht
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10

Properties. uses and directions with
every vial.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
AN HONEST DOCTOR
ADVISED PE-RU-NA.

ETR. SYLVESTER E. SMITH, Room
lV1 218, Granite Block, st. Louis, Mo-,
writes: "Peruna is the best friend q
sick man can have.
"a few months ago I came here in a
wretched condition. Exposure and
dampness had ruined my once robust
health. I had catarrhal affections Of
the bronchial tubes, and for time there
was q doubt as to my recovery.
"My good honest old doctor advised
me to take Peruna, which did and in
short time my health began to i'm
prove very rapidly, the bronchial
trouble gradually disappeared, and in
three months my health was fully re-
stored.
"Accept grateful mans thanks for
his restoration to perfect health"
Pe-ru-na for His Patients.
A. w. Perrin, NJ. D. s., $50 Halsey
St., Brooklyn, N. Y, says:
81 am using your Peruna myself, and
am recommending it to my patients in
all cases of catarrh, and find it to be
more than you represent. Peruna can
be had now of all druggists in this sec.
tion. At the time began using it, il
was unknown"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

In some districts of Australia horses
are shod with leather, instead of iron.
says Harper's Bazaar This plan is en-
ployed only in regions where the
ground is permanently covered with
grass, or fine sand, and gives the feet
better support. In country such as
Australia. where a horseman may ex-
perience great difficulty, at a critical
moment in finding a horseshoe, such an
innovation is a useful novelty. With
extra shoes, whose weight is trihe,
and which can be fitted without trou-
BILE, it is practicable to travel without
fear of the horse losing its shoe and
being injured. Though the latter shoe
is more expensive than the iron shoe,
the higher price is repaid by the su.
perior advantages.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
The Care of Sheen.

If the pasture is poor the sheep car
be kept in good flesh by feeding little
grain.
Corn, oats and oatmeal is a good mix.
ture fed with such foods as rape. roots
ensilage and turnips.
Have you thought out any wav yo,
can make your wife's work any easie,
this year? OF course, you have mr.
ranged to make your own as light n,
possible.
Overfeeding or sudden changes fro,.
poor to very rich food, combined with
want of exercise, If not actual causes
will contribute to the development O,
the loss Of wool among ewes.
An English shepherd being asked
what he attributed his unequaled sue
cess in the show ring to, replied: "To
two things-always having my entri ,s
trained to walk in the halter, and to nj
ways being polite to the Judge, no mat
ter what position he placed the exhlbi,
In"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
How the Dirt File. mt Panama.

Lieutenant Colonel George Geothals,
chairman and chief engineer of the
Isthmian canal commission. told Presl-
dent Roosevelt late in January that
before January l, 1915, the ditch which
is to bisect the vertebrae of the Amori-
can continent will be completed and
that all will be in readiness for the
first trip to make the little pleasure
journey from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, so writes Roy Crandall in the
Technical World Magazine. Inasmuch
as the colonel is noted for conservatism
and caution, it is believed that he feels
deep down in his own heart that at
least year will be cut from that esti-
mate.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

Each species Of plant has its distinct
I've character and life habits and only
fourishes where natural conditions are
favorable to Its growth. To attain any
degree of perfection, the soil and clim-
ate combined must be such as the
plants require, although moderate de-
gree of success may be attained when
either of these factors are not exactly
suited to its growth, but where both
are deficient in any considerable de-
gree the plant can not be successfully
grown, except by artificial means
whereby the necessary natural condi-
tions are created. If the chemical COM
position of the soil is favorable, and
climatic conditions unfavorable. the
latter can be created artificially-such
as protection from cold and excessive
heat and lack Of moisture-and, like
wise, If the soil is deficient in the
chemical elements which the plant re-
quires, they can be added to, but in
either case the process is laborious and
expensive and the results unsa atisfac-
tory. All plants are indigenous to
certain kinds of soil, and all soils are
especially adapted to the growth Of
certain kinds of plants and nature can
not be improved upon in any way, nor
can her deficiencies be successfully
remedied by artificial means. In order,
therefore, to be successful in his busi-
ness, the farmer must keep close to
nature and mark well her ways" He
must raise only such crops as are best
adapted to the soil of his farm, in ac-
cordance with his experience, and
wholly refrain from extensive expert
ments with such as are of doubtful
utility.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
An Agricultural Pest.

So great have been the ravages
caused by the dodder-a leafless, twin
ing, parasitic plant-that decree has
been issued by the French President
prohibiting its Importation into the
country. > 1t is a veritable agricultural
scourge, attacking and destroying hops,
vines, clover, peas, tomatoes and many
other kinds Of agricultural produce.
Once having found Its way into any dis
trict, 1t is most difficult to get rid of,
and constitutes permanent source of
anxiety to the farmer. Cutting down,
burning and poison have all been tried
with unsatisfactory results.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

bow, with a hook at the bend.
To apply the attachment to chick
ems wing it Is slipped over the wing,
and by placing the parallel sides toward
each other the hook can be snapped in
position and retained by the resilency
of the wire. The hook will be on the
inner corner of the wing and will pre-.
vent the device from slipping off. The
chicken will thus be prevented from
spreading the wing as required to fly
and thereby unable to get over fence
into the nelghbor's garden.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

In some parts of Europe corn cobs
are used for building purposes. The
cobs are collected and taken to fac
tory, where heavy congresses crush
and mold them into blocks of various
sizes, just as bricks are variously
nodded. These blocks are then bound
with wire so as to make them hold to-
gether. They are then soaked in tar
to make them water-tight, and ere
ready for use after this treatment. Of
course, they are much lighter than
bricks. are always dry, and make good
houses. This is but one of the very
many ways in which Europe shows q
greater economy than Amerca does.
There is little over there which goes to
waste. Even the refuse and garbage
of Paris is made to serve a purpose by
being burned and converted into pow.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
Feet of the Horse.


The usefulness of a horse depends
largely upon the quality>of his feet. If
they are sound and well taken care OF
he is able to travel and work well,
but If they are defective and neglected
his usefulness is impaired and he can
1ot be depended on in any emergency,
as he Is liable, when his services are
most needed, to become partially if not
wholly disabled, resulting in serious
loss to his owner. But few horses are
born with perfect feet, yet the defects
by careful treatment are often entire
ly cured also many horses with sound
hoofs are practically ruined by the
ignorance or carelessness Of black
smiths.
The proper shoelng of horses and the
general care of their feet is a matter
that should receive the strict attention
Of every farmer, and yet, as a rule,
it is wofully neglected. The farmer
should have knowledge Of the natural
formation Of horses foot. so as to be
able to determine whether the animal
is being properly shod or not. and
while that is being done he should
never 90 away and leave the smith TO
slight the work to get through with 1t
or butcher its feet if he does not un-
derstand his business.
While no definite rules for shoeing
horses can be given, some general prin-
ciples are acknowledged by all COM
petent horseshoers, namely, the heel
should never be cut except to remove
ragged point. The same is true OF
the frog, which is an elastic cushion
Intended to reduce the impact Of a sud
den shock to the foot. The butteris
Is an instrument that may do an i'm
| mense amount of damage in the hands
of an incapable operator. Much mis-
chief is done by 1t every day.
When the toe is too long and projects
beyond the hoof it causes stumbling
and it should be shortened. A hot iror
should never be applied to the foot tC
ascertain its evenness, as many black
smiths do merely to save time, wher
they know it is not right. A scared
surface between the hoof and the shot
makes the contact less perfect and the
shoe necessarily less rigid than it ought
to be.
The outside of the hoof should not b,
rasped more than is necessary to clincl
the nails, as this thlns the crust and re
duces the strength of the bearing sur
face of the foot. Weakening and decay
are sometimes the result of this prac
tice. Oil applied to the hoofs occasion
ally during dry weather is beneficial.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
PreSunlDIiOn.

Phisty-I suppose you think that if you
had the regulating of the universe you
could make some improvements on the
present job, don't you?
Kuphs-I don't know about that, but l
think / could suggest one change.
should like to have things so arranged
that when a man is having a good time
the days would seem to pass slowly in
stead of quickly. I'm about to take a
vacation"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
State OF Ohio, City of Toledo ! &C

State OF Ohio, City of Toledo Sc
Lucas County. o.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partner of the firm OF F. J. Cheney q Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and State
Aforesaid, and tn at said firm Will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and su bscribed in my pres
ence, this 9th day of December/A d, 1886.
fsoal, A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send fortestimonials free.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Too MonOtOnous.
"Yes," said Slangey, II tramped
through Switzerland once"
"Come off !" exclaimed Dowter, "You
never did !"
"Sure | did; on the level"
''That proves you're lying. It's
simply impossible to tramp through
Switzerland on the level."-The Catho-
lie Standard and Times.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

The visiting parson was handing con-
vict No. 1913 consolation in sraall
chunks.
"You should not complain, my mis-
guiecd friend" he said. ut is better
to take things as you find them"
"Youse is on de wrong track, parson, u
replied the prisoner. at was practicin
dat theory dat got me pinched."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
No Danger.

.'Whatever you do, dear" vote the
ardent lover, don't show my letters to
you to any one"
"Have no fear, dearest" came the
reply, I'm just as much ashamed of
+hem as you are"
And, with that, the engagement be
came after of history.-Judge.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
Climatic ProdigaIity.

81 am older than look said the mat
ron at whose house the sewing circle had
met. "Alore than forty winters have
passed over my head"
Then you haven't lived long in this
climate, if that's all" observed the elderly
spinster. 1--WE sometimes seen as many
as forty winters here in one spring"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
As He Understood 1t.

1t was Dicky's first day at Sunday
school, and he was telling his mother
about it.
"They sung the funniest banquet song |
ever heard" he said.
"What was it?" she asked.
"'Hold the Port Fried Ham Com.
ing p"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
Groundless Fear,

~ did think said Cholly Snobberly,
"of going in for politics, but l was
afraid l wouldn't know just how to
tweat my interiors, don't v know"
"Your inferiors?" remarked Sharpe.
"Oh, you wouldn't be likely to meet
any of them" philadelphia Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

damages incident
to chickens scratch.
ing in your neigh
bor's garden. The
device is attached
to he chickens
wing. 1t is made
Of parallel pieces
of wire bent into
the form of an ell
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
Has Her Doubts.

81 know there are such things as rain
Makers" sighed Mrs. Chugwater, looking
through the window at the dismal pros
pect outside; 'but | don't believe there is
really any such thing as rain check. Or,
if there is. there's nobody that knows how
tn usp II
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
Omissions of History.

The war correspondents were compli-
menting Capt. Molly Pitcher on the con-
spicuous courage she had displayed at the
battle of Monmouth.
1T was nothing" she said. 81 merely
wanted to show that my other name isn't
Coddle"
For, verify, true bravery, unlike genius
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.
Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their ch. ldr II
during the teething period.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
Proud Pann,s Obseryation.

"Its hard to make some people re-
member" said the tiresome talker,
that they must not look gift horse
In the mouth"
YES" interrupted Popley, "but I'll
bet it's still harder to make our baby
remember that he mustn't put a gift
horse in his mouth Philadelphia
Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
UnproftabIe Experimenting.

In the entire realm Of scientific in
vestigation there is nothing more inter-
esting and marvellous than the growth
and development Of plants from the
beginning or the termination of the
seed to the reproduction Of the germ.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
p N U


30, Johnny, Johnny" sighed Mrs.
Lapsling You're so awfully hard on
shoes. This is the second pair I've bought
you since we had that equinuptial storm
in March %
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

Zone objection to your poem" said the
editor, glancing through the manuscript,
'is that Whittier once wrote a poem en-
bodying substantially the same IDEAS"
DO you mean to say, sir" thundered
the sixfoot caller, that L"
But you have improved on them, my
dear sir" hastily interposed the editor
"you have improved on them immensely"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
Crash!

The auto leaped from the high, steer
bank.
Why. haven't you heard tie panefu
story?
(The pieces of glass are flying YETI
1t landed on a conservatory
Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
Mutual Reluctance.

'Here is my seat, madam, but candor
compels me to say that l think you are
as well able to stand as l am"
"Politeness compels me to Say Thank
you, SIR Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

ClTc 81. vltus' Dance and all Nervous Diseases
TIL y permanently cured by DR.. Kllnes Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE s2trial bottle and
treatise. DR.. II. IL Kline. Ld eel Arch ST. Phia., Pa
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

London theaters, music halls and con.
cert halls provide seating accommodation
for 327 900 people.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

An Iowa man has designed an anti.
flying chicken-wi1g attachment having
in view to prevent the ANNOYANCE and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

81 haven't heard of you going out to
Subbub's to dinner lately"
NO; he says can't do that any
more"
"Why, though you were his closest
friend. What's the matteE?"
"Ie tells me their cook doesn't like
me" me."-Philadelphia Press.
Little Mrs. Hunter had heard so
many jokes about the brides who
couldn't market successfully that she
made up her mind that the first re-
quest she made Of the market man
would show her to be a sophisticated
housewife. "Seud me, please" she
said, 1.-TWO French chops and one hun.
dred green peas."-Judge.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

HOWARD Il. BURTON.-Assayer arr Chemist.
u Leadville, Colorado. Specimen prices: God
Silver, l. ad 81; Gold, Silver, 7jc Gold SOC; Zinc or
Copper, 81 Cyanide tests. Mailing envelopes and
full price list sent application. Control and M
pre work solicited. Reference; Carbonate Ma
tional Bank.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

At four and a half years the nippers
show wear on both edges. The corner
teeth and the hook or canine teeth are
IN evidence.
Evening journal., 1908-01-30
SUPREME MASTER
NARVIS SPEAKS
Continued From Elrsr PaRe.l

Continued From First PaRe.l
those whom he leaves behind him when
his end comes-something that Will pro-
tect the wife from the toll Of a lie over
a wash tub, or OF servitude Of some ma
ture.
''The young man who cannot pass
frst-class physical examination for ad-
mission into some protective order ought
not to be permitted to marry. The boy
owes his first duty to his mother. to the
one who brought him into this world but
unfortunately now the boy, and even the
young man, is too prone to forget that
sacred mother in thoughts Of himself"
Since the institution Of the order about
thirty-nine and one-half years ago ss,Ooo
members have passed into the great un-
known and during these years there has
been paid In benefits the vast sum OF
S165.oO0,oOo The order in Delaware to-day
has been placed on solid and business
like basis and II a member dies tomorrow
and God alone knows when we viii be
called, or II he dies ten or even twenty
years from now tonight his certificate
will be paid dollar for dollar"
Pleasing Program Given.
During the evening excellent music was
furnished by the Workmens Orchestra
and there were other entertaining sea-
lures. The program was as follows; Or
chestra; Wilmington Quartette, 'Nfy Ken
lucky Babe" Mrs. Maud Fleming Mitch
ell, Miss M. w. Willing Horace b. Har-
rison and Robert W. Walters: reading
"A Country Romance" paul Lawrence
Dunbar), Mrs. Virginia Jones Lattomus;
solo. Sweet Bessie, the Maid Of Dundee"
Mrs. Maud Fleming Mitchell and as an
encore, DeKoven's "The Rose;" reading,
'rhe Box Office" and 1.-The Cry OF the
Innocent" Mrs. Virginia Jones Latto-
mus; solo, Horace B. Harrison; quartette.
''The Star spangled Banner" orchestra.
Evening journal., 1908-01-30
Commercial Markers

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 30-FEED ruled
hrm under lalr oenland aua ulOdsra.s
offerings. We auotei
On spot winter bran. in bulk, and spring
in sacks, S25a26 per ton.
BALED HAY AND STRAW-Cho,cs
stock met with fair sale and was KEPT
well cleaned up at steady prices. We
quote:
New Timothy Hay-No. 1, large bales.
SO. 5oa20; No. !. small bales, slSa1SlOi No
2, Sl7alz5O; No. 3, Sl55Oal6; no grade,
Sl2al4 Clover Mixed Hay-No. 1, sI7.OOa
l75o; No. 2. s155oa16.O0 straw-No i,
straight rye, siS,5oal4; No. 2. straight
rye. Sl25oal3.
EGGs-Receipts were quite liberal. bui
there was a fair demand for strictly
choice fresh stock, prices OF which ruled
steady. We quote;
Nearby firsts. In free cases, &c; nearby
current receipts, in returnabie crates
22e; Western frsts, 22c.
LIVE POULTRY-Fowls. strictly choice
large, Babe; fowls. common TO fair, liz
l1ikc; old roosters. Sc; spring chickens
choice. soft meated, 12ai2lzci spring chick
ems, common 70 fair. 1Oha1ihc.
DRESSED POULTRX-Turkeys near.
by, fancy, 10: turkeys, nearby, fair ts
good. l5aise; fresh killed fowls fancy
dry packed. weighing pounds and ovel
per pair, lsizc.
Evening journal., 1908-01-30
THOUGHT LEWIS
MIND AFFECTED
Continued from First Page.

pains in his head on the day Of the
crime, and she did not think that his
mental condition was all right.
Goldsmith Naylor Of Wilmington also
testified.
This was the crucial testimony Of
the trial. There were other witnesses
heard, but their evidence was all col
lateral, and just before the adjourn
ment until this morning Mr.. Gawthrop
announced that the Commonwealth
had about forty witnesses to call in
rebuttal. Not one of the physicians
or the experts subpoenaed have yet been
called by either side.
When the trial was resumed this
morning the court room was again
crowded with spectators.
In her testimony yesterday Mrs.
Lewis, wife Of the accused man, COM
ing down TO the time of the murder
said: "On June 16 Mr. and Mrs. Nay
lor, of Wilmington, visited our home.
Irwin was melancholy on that occasion
At dinner he threw his head up and
stopped eating After dinner he com
planned of headache and took a nap
until o'clock. Then he started home.
The Friday before the tragedy Irwin
embraced the child, and she said she
liked him."
Evening journal., 1908-01-30
in COURT TO
DEFEND HIS NAME
Smith Charges Singles With
SANDER and Asks
Damages

Harry II. Smith. of Mill Creek hum
dred. appealed to Superior Court this
morning for damages against John
Clarence Singles, of New Castle hun
dred. for alleged injury to his good
name and reputation. 1t was an action
for slander and the first one OF the
kind heard in court in many years.
In outlining the case for Smith, l..
Irving Handy said the alleged slander
followed a suit pressed by Smith
against Singles to recover a bill for
goods purchased. Following the enter
ing Of judgment in favor of Smith.
Singles publiclydeclared, Mr.. Handy
asserted, that Smith has perjured him
self while giving testiinSny in the case
against him. Mr. Handy. then very
beautifully portrayed the value Of a
good name, declaring that it was more
TO be desired than a warm fire in such
weather as that Of the present. "The
law undertakes TO protect a mans good
name just as It undertakes to protect
his property and his person." Mr..
Handy said.
Then the examination Of witnesses
was begun. Mr.. Handy called John
w. Phillips, a former magistrate al
Newport, who testified to giving judg-
ment against Singles in a suit brought
by Smith. This Judgment, however
was set aside ny a higher court.
Henry L. Churehman and George
Butler testified TO having heard Singles
say that Smith had sworn falsely al
the hearing. At this juneture court
recessed until afternoon
The jury in the case Of Heinel VS.
the ePople's Railway Company retired
shortly after the opening of court bui
had not agreed on verdict at ! o'clock