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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15
Marvellous.

When fellow tells a girl he is uot
worthy Of her she should take him at
his word and not look for proof.
1T may be better to have loved and
lost than never to have loved at ALL
says a married friend of mine, "but
both have their advantages"
Give a man back talk and he is apl
to take affront.
1t isn't every chauffeur who could
write his autobiography.
A good many things have been done
in the name of charity and a goot
many people, too.
Many a man gets the reputation ol
being well informed because peoplt
happen to ask him the things he hap
pens to know.
There are lots Of men who neye,
swear and we wouldn't believe them or
their oath If they did.
The dollar mark is too often synony
nous with the mark of esteem.
Every man has an aim in life. hui
lots of them are mighty poor marks
men.-New York Times.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15
A HOMEMADE sIDEBoARD.

A sideboard is an expensive piece OF
furniture to buy, but there Is no rea-
son why a substitute should not be
made which will answer the purpose
very well and yet cost less than two
dollars-with the extra advantage that
1t can be unscrewed and packed up in
a small compass when the owner has
TO change his place Of abode.
The main body Of such a construc-
tion consists of three boxes firmly
screwed together with a strong board
fixed on the top. This last should be
bevelled at the edge, and should pro-
ject at least three inches at the sides
and front, leaving the back quite level.
The lids of the boxes can be utilized
as shelves, as seen in the sketch Of
the sideboard when completed.
A pottery rack with an ornamental
rail can be bought ready-made for a
trifie; this Is nailed on the wall about
twenty inches above the sideboard. 1t
Is provided underneath with a small
brass rod having a screw socket, and a
similar rod is placed beneath the slab
Of the sideboard. Curtains Of some
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

rich color are hung 80 as to conceal
the contents Of the shelves, and also to
give a good background for the silver
trays, etc, which generally stand here
ready for use. The wood can be stain
sideboard is made out Of well-planeo
white wood you will get better look.
ing article at slight additional ex-
pense. Where only few tools are
at your disposal and no room exists
suitable for workshop, the boxes will
certainly be found easier to manipu-
late and will save good deal Of time
and trouble, while producing a wonder.
fully good effect when finished.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15
LoNDoN's DREAM.
Srftishers Are Anxious to Have o
City Undecided by Smoke.

Srittshers Are Anxious to Have o
City Undecided by Smoke.
A movement Is on foot to make Lon
don, the dirty and the fog-ridden,
smokeless city, and 1t is believed that
when London shows the way other
great towns throughout the world will
follow suit. The idea is to make it un-
necessary to haul a ton of coal into
the town. In other words, all the coal
turned out at the mines Is to be trans
formed into gas and supplied through
pipes to all those who desire it for
power, heating or lighting.
You can see that it is a gigantic
scheme in which failure is more
likely than success, and yet conserva-
tive London believes that 1t Is feasible.
OF course, in order that the plan
may carry through it is necessary to
make the gasfuel cheaper than coal.
Otherwise, there is no way in which
those who desire power, heat or light
can be made to dispense with the fuel
which they now employ. This the pro-
jectOrs Of the scheme think can be-
done. 1t is said that they can make
the gas, pipe 1t to the city just as oil
Is now transported for many miles in
this country, and sell 1t at the rate Of
40 cents a thousand feet By so doing
they expect to undersell the coal man.
and thus make the smoke thing Of
the past.
In this country, for some years,
efforts have been made continually to
reduce the volume of smoke in the
cities. Various laws have been passed.
and any number of contrivances have
been put on the market for the pur-
pose Of preventing the issuing forth Of
great volumes Of smoke. But the smoke
still goes out of the chimneys Just
the same-to twist the words of the
song a bit. In this country there has
been considerable discussion of the
project started in London-mainly, of
course, among those who seek the CITY
beautiful, but so far as Is known no
attempt has been made here to do
what the Londoners propose.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

abundant supplies of food in the warm
regions, and arrive in the colder re
gions even before vegetation is far ad
vanced. Another suggestion, that the
poses, is disproved by the fact that the
migratory habit Is found in birds that
do not breed until the second or third
year. Prof. Il. A. Schafer, in an ad-
dress before the Scottish Natural His
tory Society, has suggested and argued
plauslbly that the explanation is to be
found in the search for light The
polar regions are dark in winter, and
the days are short In the temperate
zones. On the other hand, the days
are longer in high latitudes than in the
tropics between the spring and the
autumnal equinoxes. Birds are vora.
cious feeders, and occupy most Of the
daylight in seeking food; and they are
greatly dependent upon their eyes In
the search. Some confirmation of this
theory is found in the fact that birds
do not start on their journeys south.
ward or northward impelled by q
change in the temperature, for they
take their flight southwark In warm
autumns and northward in cold
springs, on practically the same days
of the month as in other years. The
theory is at least interesting, and
worthy Of further study.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15
Marriage and motherhood tend to end

Marriage and motherhood tend to end
the service of women teachers. That
is the rule. 1t may not always do so.
1t may not do SO by law. 1t, however,
does so, in the main, as a matter Of
fact. Husbands need their wives more
than their wives need school employ
ment. The greater need governs Chill
dren need their mothers more than the
school needs the mothers of children.
Marriage and fatherhood do not tend
to end the employment of men as
teachers. Only by keeping the wages
Of maiden teachers lower than that of
men teachers are men kept from seek
Ing the places, and are maids, young
maids or old maids, able to retain
them. What holds in department
stores or in all government offices will
continue to hold in teaching.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

Scions Of nobility make two appeals
to the American woman. As rule,
they understand better than the Amer
lean man the outward accomplishments
of social life, for social life in Europe,
especially among the upper classes, Is
more like an exclusive profession. But
the stronger force is the social prestige
which attends family and title. The
tremendous difference between high
and low classes, attached to which is
an unquestioning Difference from low
to high, rs hattering as 1t Is strange
to American experience, is fascinating
to woman who has once been across
to see Il.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

back. 1t seems as If this claimant had
Justice on his side, too; he had written
polite letter asking for an address
and inclosing postage for reply. Fail.
ing to get an answer, he sued for the
! stamp.
The famous Missouri watermelon
case was just as trifing and even
more disastrous. The seed was planted
on one farm, but the vine crept through
crack in the rail fence and the melon
grew on the other side. Both farmers
claimed it and instead of seeing the
joke they went to law. To add to the
puzzle of ownership an additional CON-
plication, the fence was on a county
line and question Of the Jurisdiction,
Of course, was involved. The farmers
bankrupted themselves without decid-
Ing the question Of ownership The
melon, worth about 10 cents in the first
place, had disappeared long before.
How the costs run up in these trivial
actions was shown in Canadian case.
BY one OF those queer marriage settle
ments sometimes made in England
young man agreed to pay his wife's
mother $1OO on the first day Of every
year. He settled in Canada, and when
he came to make the remittance he de-
Quoted the amount Of the money order
and sent her only S99.S4. The mother
in-law insisted that she must have the
other 16 cents, and after a month or
two she had her attorneys bring suit
against him in the Ontario courts. She
made him pay, too, and stuck him for
the costs Of the action, though she was
obliged to fee her own lawyers. The
total expenses of this 1O-cent lawsuit
were said to be exactly $612, most of
which fell upon the economical son-in
law.
The most expensive lawsuit in the
world is said to have been that over
the will Of Antonio Traverse, a mer.
chant who lived at Milan. He left
fortune Of $3,O00,0OO, and there were
large number of hei with conflict
ferent courts Of Italy ., years, and
the 1O5 lawyers engaged in it ran up
costs aggregating more than $2.OOO.OOO.
The estate lost in value, too, during the
contest, so that the winning heirs found
| themselves with small sum to their
share when the final decision was ren.
| dered
One Of the most persistent complain.
ants on record was an aged Belgian
lawyer who once tried to ride in an
Antwerp street car or 'tramway" on
a ticket which he maintained was good,
, but which the company refused to
| honor. He brought suit against them
next day and the court decided against
him. He paid Ais costs. only trifie,
and the next time he got on the car he
offered the same ticket. 1t was refused.
and again he hailed the company into
court
AS he was his own lawyer and the
ticket was his witness, 1t was not an
expensive course Of litigation for him,
but it cost the company something. As
! often as he would be thrown out OF
court he would offer the ticket again
and establish grounds for new case.
AT last the tramway company saw a
great light. They accepted the ticket
one day and let the lawyer ride.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

1t Is an interesting fact that both In
the Roman Catholic and In the Prot.
estant church the question of music
has lately been tile subject of special
Interest and study. One of the first
reforms which the present Pope un.
dertook was the slmpliflcation of the
musical part Of the service of the
church-a reform which he sought to
accomplish by ordering a return to
the old Gregorian chant. A Baptist
minister, who by invitation addressed
a meeting Of Methodist ministers In
New York, has declared that too often
In evangelical churches the music, sup.
posed to be sacred, Is of the "ragtime"
. variety, and the words set to the music
are doggerel. "The music has deteri.
GRATED and retrograded," he said, "and
has lost its inspiring influence In many
churches. Many of the old so-called
hymns are disgrace to the church and
to music.' 1t Is impossible not to agree
with this criticism, harsh as 1t is but
1t Is one thing to recognize a defect
and another to suggest the remedy.
The securing Of good music by the hir.
Ing Of well-trained choir involves a
considerable expense, and in the minds
of many spiritually-minded persons in.
PRODUCES an element Of commercialism
and perfunctoriness which is inimical
to true worship. On the other hand,
the alternative, which Is congregational
singing, although it Is indlsputably
more spontaneous and simple, is never.
theless Objectionable to many church.
goers because 1t is usually less artistic
than the performance of a competent
choir. Moreover, 1t leaves untouched
what may justly be regarded as the
most Important criticism which the
New York clergyman made, namely
the character Of many of the hymns
In common use. 1t is interesting to
note, however, that the two religious
organizations which have had the most
remarkable growth in late years-the
Salvation Army and the Christian Sci.
entists-are both advocates of copgre-
gational singing. Possibly solution
might be found in a competent and
drastic revision of the hymnals and q
return to that happy, old-time New
England custom Of an unpaid volunteer
choir, to act as leaders of the congre
gational singing.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15
On the Road.

The manager rushed into the proper
ty room excitedly.
Where is the apple to put on Tells
sons head?" he cried. "The audience
Is waiting. There's not minute to
lose"
The property man put down his
newspaper and took his pipe from his
mouth.
Tell ate it." he said, calmly. "Yon
didn't pay him yesterday, and he
stewed 1t for his supper"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15
DEALERS IN LOGS.
Cimber of Certain Kinds Supplied
for Special Uses.

Tor special uses.
In a downtown building there up
pears Oh the door OF one Office, under
the name of the concern occupying it,
this word: LOGS" The business Of
the concern is to supply logs Of certain
native woods for the use Of veneer
manufacturers, and logs Of certain
woods for export, says the New York
Sun.
White oak, yellow poplar and ash
are the woods that this concern collects
for veneerlng purposes, and it buys
these wherever it can find them. For
some years the principal sources of
supply for white oak have been Vir-
ginia and West Virginia.
Two or three times a year a men,
ber Of the firm, who is also its buyer,
traverses these States in search Of suit
able white oak trees, and he may find
yellow poplar and ash in the same
regions. The white oak has been pret-
ty well cut away along the lines Of the
railroads, and SO now he goes back in
the country and spends weeks there
looking for suitable trees.
A log Is the clear trunk Of the tree
extending from the ground to where
the tree branches. To be available for
veneers a white oak log must be at
least ten feet in length and not less
than thirty inches In diameter, for the
oak must be quartered before it is saw
ed or sliced into veneers. They get
oak logs that will cut ten, twelve, four
teen and sixteen feet, and occasionally
they find white oak tree with trunk
that will measure thirty-six feet, cut
ting three twelve-foot logs, the biggest
Of these having a diameter Of perhaps
torty-five inches.
The log buyer may get back as far
as twenty-five miles from the railroad,
which is about as far as 1t pays to
haul log, and, of course, the farther
back he gets the less he pays for the
trees, for there is to be added to the
price paid for them the cost Of hauling
them to shipping point. He will buy
one tree or three or four or any num-
ber
When the trees have been cut down
the buyer has to get them to the rail
road, and for this work he hires teams
in the neighborhood and 1t takes good
teams and hard work to get the logs
out over the rough mountain roads.
One big white oak tree that was bought
at point twenty miles back, and that
cut into two lengths, it took two six
horse teams, each hauling single cut,
two days to haul out.
1t may be that the buyer will hit a
bunch Of trees, enough for carload Of
logs, in one place; but If he doesn't
find so many in one spot he gets the
one tree or three or four or half a
dozen that he may find here or there
to the railroad and brands them, and
then goes on collecting until he has got
together enough to make car load or
more. This concern brings veneer logs
to New York, and 1t ships also to Bos-
ton.
The black walnut logs collected are
mostly shipped to Germany and Spain,
those sent to Spain being shipped in
the bark, while those sent to Germany
are hewed eight-sided here before ship
ment. The black walnut logs are
brought mainly from the South. The
biggest black walnut tree that this con-
Germ ever bought was found in New
Jersey, and when cut measured feet
in diameter at the butt.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15
And Still He Lives.

I'm what way are the Presidents
ears peculiar? asked the conundrum
crank.
go on, I'll bite" groaned the victim.
why, a great deal of what comes to
them comes through the b."-Kan-
sas City Times
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

No scientific question has been more
discussed with fruitless result than
the object and the significance of the
migration OF birds, toward the tropics
in the autumn and toward the poles in
the spring. 1t would be easy to sup
pose that the autumnal migration is
In search of food If 1t were not for the
fact that In the spring the birds leave
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

"Why don't you make some arrange
ments to donate your money for phil.
anthropic purposes2''
whats the use" inquired MI.
Dustin Stax. TITS getting too hard
these days to distinguish between a
genuine philanthropist and a man who
Is ambitious to show off."-Washing.
ton Star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15
Practical Ontimism

An optimist is CHEEKY creature, but
let not your optimism put its main
strength on sentiments hung above
your office desk, such as Smile"
"Cheer Up"-act them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15
LAWSUITS OVER TRIPLES.

Famous Cases that Cost Much More
than They Were Worth.
Many men, level-headed enough about
other things, seem to lose their wits
entirely when they get tangled up In a
lawsuit. In case recently concluded
in the German courts a Berlin busi-
ness man paid out over 5000 to recover
the value of flve-cent postage stamp,
and now everybody Is laughing at him
because he didn't even get the stamp
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

A Chicago waiter has become rich
enough by saving his tips" to retire
from business. Representatives Of
predatory wealth will refuse, however,
to regard him with admiration because
he considers a mere hundred thousand
dollars as competency.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

Science Is resourceful If backed by
money. Perhaps that is why the Thaw
experts were able to discover a form
of insanity just suited to the defend
ants case.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

No members Of the Rockefeller fam
lily were at the Vanderbilt wedding.
They must in some way have let 1t be
known that they wouldn't buy out any
5ewelry store for the purpose OF pro-
viding presents even If they were
asked.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

For every warship that Germany
builds England will build two. Britain
mia has been ruling the waves for some
years now, and intends to keep the job
until the cows come home.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

The Baltimore Sun figures that 1t
will require four thousand years to
convert all Americans to the new spell
ing reform. 1t will take four million
years to get all Americans to follow
correctly any established form Of
spelling.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

Ida Tarbell's declaration that Amer
lean women were responsible for the
recent panic is bound to jar Tom Law
son, who thought he would get all the
credit.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

An Ontario man named Freeze has
gone crazy. Why not put him In the
same cell with Harry Thaw and see
what happens.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

1--WE pay dearly for our mistakes"
observes a contemporary. True, BROTH
er, and none so dearly as those who
have the money and marry foreign
titles.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

If Russia and Turkey should 60 to
war it would be difficult for most of us
to decide which to sympathize with
least.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

A Cleveland preacher advises people
not to get married until they feel that
they will die If they don't But nearly
everybody does feel that way.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

Some women seem to absorb gossip.
No one Is ever able to tell them any.
thing ION" someone; they know 1t first.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

And how does her mother regard
you?"
"She despises me-"
"Dh! What's the trouble?"
II was her partner at bridge last
night Plain Dealer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

The mistletoe, according to botan-
lists, poisons every tree it touches. Then
there must be some danger In mis-
tletoe kiss.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

A Pittsburg paper says that Count
Boni is game to the core. Why not say
to the yellow? Bad eggs do not have
cores.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

Our English cousins pronounce 81.
John "Sinjin." Is st. James "Sln-
jimsP
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

A New York girl who ran away from
home says she ran away to learn sew
ing. Plain or wild oats?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

The man who has a dimpled dearest
baby to dance upon his knee seldom
worries much about posterity.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

If a man is henpecked 1t is because
he deserves to be.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-15

A wise man has been known to do
FOOLISH thing: Try to reason sense
into q fool
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
MADE TOUR OF CITY
Superintendent Beach Looked
 Over New Buildings.

Superintendent Beach of the po- lice department made tour of the south end of the city yesterday and was very much pleased to note the many new buildings in course of con- struction in that district. He took particular notice of the new engine houses and viewed from the road, says 1t appears to be an excellent engine house. Several complaints have been made regarding annoyanc
 caused by youngsters playing base- ball, and while the superintendent is great admirer of the national game, and was a good pitcher and outf1elder in his younger days, he still recognizes the fact that those who want to indulge in that kind of sport will be obliged to find some place where they will not be a source of annoyance. In other places the city provides play grounds for youngsters, but Water bury is too stingy to do anything of that sort, and as a consequence the baseball cranks have to take pot luck. It is hard to see game brok- en when the score is close, but such things are of frequent occurrence in all parts of the town and the police cannot help it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
THOSE LATIN TEXT BOOKS.
The Cause of Board of Education's
 Meeting Tonight.

The board of education will hold a special meeting this evening at 8 o'clock in the office of the Crosby high school. It was called at the special request of Commissioners Monagan and Kelley for the purpose of ascertaining if the requisition for s7O worth of copies of Latin text book named "An Introduction to Caesar" is to be honored by Comp troller Russell. On the grounds that there are enough Latin text books in the school already, and that the board of education is very likely to exceed its appropriation for school supplies. the mayor has given his opinion to the comptroller that it would he as well, for the present at all events to let the requisition stand. But Commission CTS Monagan and Kelley seem bound to have the book bought. It is very likely that the board will vote to request an opinion from City Attor- ney Kellogg to ascertain where the board stands and where the mayors power stands. also. It is the first time that a clash of this kind has ever occurred in Waterbury.