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The new era., 1909-12-16

To the amazement of the beho,ders who sart an
.ner u knees, We serpent obeyed. Then drawing away.
Wrlened IN the agony OF its poison shiyeled
to death
Arise" said the child laying his soft hand on the
face OF the one who seemed dead.
moment passed Those nearby looked on breath
lessly. Then the face Of the dead boy broke into
smile. though were having pleasant dreams and
he opened his eyes
1t is related in the Arabic Gospel the Infancy that
afterward the boy Simon zelotes became one Of the
disciples of Jesus
OF the days and dongs of the boy Jesus in Nazareth
the four gospels tell comparatively little 1t
natural therefore that about this unknown existence
OF the Adorable Child the early church
deeply pondered and that the rich imaginatons
dieval times should have a vesture of tradition
ary lore.
The holy family returned from Egypt when Jesus
old enough to walk In many Of the old pictures
see the Divine Child leading mule cnging close
to his mother OF that early life in the land Of the Pyr
amds. too, early tradition has pleasing fabric
OF legends.
Among the oldest of these the belief that
whenever the blessed Mary placed the clothing of the
holy babe trees to dry the barren limbs burst into
bloom.
Another is that when the child wandered the
est where lions and panthers and all of wild
beasts lived. they forth to do him homage.
Still another that, during the flight from Bethlehem
when Herod pursued them, mountains opened receive
Joseph and Mary and the holy babe into ref
that hot days. they reposed under trees,
boughs bent to shield them from the and that
as they passed along flowers sprang in their path
from the arid sand. and that the barren desert
bloomed where they passed It,
1t is told that when they journeyed through forest
trees DOWeQ
passed BY and that only tree-the Appended
aloof and scornful 1t s also related the
babe gazed upon the tree and that, with
It began to tremble. and has trembed ever since
the join 'sGsa s ..d pure
70 e
1t is also told that when the holy family came in
sight Of sphinx the beast told the
cret and they passed the temples the old gods fell
from their thrones.
And coming nigh On.
Where stands Of mighty
Cut in black porphyry. prodgious. feared.
Fell his
Some writer's of old say that the holy child never
went to school. They love to write Of his wandering
into the forests and talking to the birds and in
sects And they tell how dumb beasts endowed
With speech when he was with them.
Many old legends the early schooling of the
Christ It related that when child he taken
70 2Accheus teach. him The alphabet
"My teacher" the marvellous boy 10 said to have
uttered wouldst teach but shall teach thee"
then. while ths old listened, thunderstruck.
- ,speatsd alphabet which the o1her had never
The new era., 1909-12-16
Prophetic Beethoven.

Has remarked the startling resemblance to
the sharp horn of those fourtimes repeated
double notes in Beethovens Second symphony, which
demonstrates how great imaginative genius may be far
ahead of his contemporaries? The classic example IS
Shakespeare and the telegraph When these familiar notes
heard in the symphony the audience be seen to
look anxiousy the shoulder and to cut and
run.-London Chronicle.
The new era., 1909-12-16
All Goina Out.

Judge (sternly)-Three times In a MONTH What do you
make of this sir?
Rastus Observation-Disclosures doan make Runn. You
fellows up here to be de only get un
ary profit out Of hauling ne .l.-Svex
The new era., 1909-12-16

But why weepest thou?" asked
Jesus, who was with him. This
is readily amended. Be at peace"
Then he directed Joseph to hold
one end of the throne, while he
took hold of the other. Both pulled.
and behold! the throne assumed
the proper size.
One Sabbath morning. with q
half-dozen playmates, the child
Jesus. one old legend runs, went to
play by the banks of the River Jor- q.
dan. There had been heavy rain Z
the night before. and the tall trees
were still dripping and the sand
was wet.
Sitting on the sand. the little.
ones began to fashion, children
wise, animals of various kinds
Jesus. fashioning dogs and cats and
all manner of wild things, raised
his hand and spoke-and, 10, the
animals of sand lived and moved.
The children shouted. Their
laughter of delight rang through
the fresh morning air. Some OF
the animals ran away, others were
changed into sand again. ~
Then digging his small hands III
to the sand, the child said:
"l'll make IL sparrows."
And he sat them IN row be- ?
fore hj-s.
By this time several Pharisees,
who had seen the children playing
happily on the Sabbath, returned
with Joseph, whom they said
should censure Jesus.
Thou are breaking the Sabbath .
my child" said the old man.
The child pondered, looked at the
birds of his creation, then rising.
he
Clapped His hands and 10!
They chirruped, spread their wings
and flew away.
In these old legends there is a
great deal of the fanciful, the leg
end of the boy and the animals Of
sand shows the quaint conceits OF
the early Christians. who delighted
in miracles and whose imagination
was excited by this unknown period
of the Saviour's life.
One can well imagine him as a
child wandering away from Nazar-
eth, all alone, and sitting by tho
Jordan or forest streams and com
muning of the great things that
came to MIN.
He could not have been like 9TH
er children. for he was wise beyond
his years. One can see him, as
fair as the lilies and roses them
selves, caressing the flowers as 4e
passed by in the meadows of ku-
dea, and of his sitting crowne4Jln
an aureole OF sunbeams. listening
to the divine rapture Of the birds
singing their morning hymns.
He must often have been alone
for with the petty Quarrels OF the
other children of the town. with
the little rivalries of his relatives.
he could have had little sympathy.
Doubtless as child, his poets soul
scared into the skies. and his seer's
vision saw the future in the cumu-
I souls live alone. and are lonely IN
The new era., 1909-12-16


ly after the little town OF
Nazareth, in Judea. was astir. there
trooped from the village crowd of
merry children. laughing for sheer
happiness, ~ II their hearts sang
with the song of dancing sunbeams.
Running and skipping along the
road they went, blithe and gay. un-
ill they came to a great tree by the
roadside, where they stopped. and
clustering about child in their
midst. proceeded to do q strange
thing.
They cast their mantles and tu-
MICS from them to the ground and
prostrated themselves before the
one in their midst; then left him.
and. running into field. gathered
flowers. He that sat alone. PEN
sive look upon his youthful face,
had the appearance Of an angel.
Soon the little playmates. their
arms laden with blossoms. returned
and weaving a wreath of glory flow.
ers, crowned his head.
Into his hands they placed a scep
ter of burning gladiolus. And abou.
him they joyously scattered the
fresh. odorous blooms. and while
he smiled upon them they pro-
claimed the little playmate, Jesus,
the son of the village carpenter.
their king.
While they delighted in their wor-
ship of their little playmate, along
the road In the distance could be
seen two men coming. with heads
sorrowfully bent. carrying between
them the dead body of a boy.
What has happened?" the chill
dren cried.
Alas responded one of the men,
the child was playing in the forests
yonder and .methinks, like many
boyg. robbed the nests of some little
birds.
Presently, climbing a tree, he
did put his hand into the nest and
10! there was hidden a poisonous
serpent. that sank its fangs into
his flesh. He suffered terrible agony
and, sliding from the tree, lay until
he died. There we found him."
Come" the boys said, "and tell
our king
Before the crowned one they
paused and told the story.
Rising, he said: follow me-"
Silently they wended their way
back to the woods Lead US to the
tree" said the child king. And
there he paused.
"Oh. treacherous serpent, COM
mand thee to come down" he called.
And 10! above the nest appeared a
venomous head. and soon the long.
Clustering body Of deadly snake
came writhing down the trunk.
60, suck from that child's hand
all the poison thou didst place
The new era., 1909-12-16
fa9 E;

NE bright. sunny morning
y In the month Of Adar. at
the end Of winter, short
ly after the little town OF
The new era., 1909-12-16

learned. He told
Zaccheus he had
lived from all
time and knew
all things. Fac
cheus. amazed
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23

Dut In many cases Of so-called merry.
Gus dyspepsia" the trouble will be
found to be fault of the nervous svs.
tenn, the stomach itself showing no
sign of disease, but simply suffering
from faulty nervous control, Just as
any other organ Of the body may.
This diagnosis, however, will be of
little comfort to the patient so long
as his stomach is made the vicarious
culprit for the guilty nervous system.
When the troubles arise from causes
that can be easily controlled, such as
improper food, hasty eating, irregular
meals, insufficient mastication, the
cure lies largely In the hands of the
patient himself
The small boy who heard his father
pronounce a eulogy on a statesman.
said, Father says Mr.. Blank has in.
telligence, tact and honesty, and also
abdominal courage" This Is a form
of valor far too prevalent, and is the
kind that should be tempered with
discretion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
Her Lockout.

Il must tell you the joke on me-
said business woman who keeps
bach" In cunning little apartment
Last week ! invited two friends for
luncheon. AS / have just an hour al
noon l got everything ready before ]
left in the morning that could be pre-.
pared and set on the ice. u made a
lovely salad, dessert, prepared for
toasted mullins and tea and set nv
table In all its glory, even buying
some flowers for centerpiece. NV
guests met me at the Office and we
went to the apartment. What do Won
think had done? Left my keys in.
side and locked the door
There was absolutely no way for
us to get In. The janitor had a pass
key but he was away. All the win.
dows on the fire escapes were locked.
and no other key In the building fitted
There was nothing to do but take nv
guests to a restaurant. Then I found
that I had not even brought my purse
from the Office, never dreaming that
I should need 1t. I had to ask nv
guests for money to pay for the
luncheon. and, as 1t happened, they
only had quarter each above their
carfare. We went to the cheapest
place we could find and had sand
wiches and coffee. Wasn't that funny ?"
philadelphia Ledger.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23


The stomach, like all the other or
gans of the body, is subject not only
to various forms of organic trouble,
but also to many kinds Of functional
disorder, or neuroses.
In these nervous disturbances of the
stomach, pain may be just as severe
and the list Of symptoms just as long
and as trying as in true organic dis
ease, and it is often impossible to con-
vince the victim that he is not suffer-
ing from some terrible local disorder
calling for immediate operation.
The stomach is usually somewhat
abused organ. 1t works hard, gen.
orally overtime, and often at tasks
extremely distasteful to it. Small
wonder, then, that 1t sometimes goes
on strike.
When it decides to do this, the
weapons it controls with which to boy
colt and intimidate the rest of the
system are most efficient. In times of
normal health we are no more con-
VI liC
and toll going en- in the stomach than
the passengers on sunny deck are
conscious Of the trials of the engine
room below them; but when the
stomach has stood all 1t is going to
for the present, 1t telephones the
brain to that effect, with the imme-
diate result that the whole conscious
ness is flooded with the misery re.
sulting from its rebellion.
The visible signs of this rebellion
are myriad. Among the most usual
of them may be mentioned nausea
and vomiting, eructations that are
sometimes so acid that the very
throat is scalded, disagreeable sensa-
tions after eating, that range from
discomfort to agony; and naturally in
time general rundown condition"
of the system.
When It can be proved that this
state of affairs is traceable to abuse
of the stomach, the treatment be.
comes comparatively simple matter;
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23

the agitation suffrage began to grow strong
AAT England in the nineteenth lawsuits
WV by claimed that the right
namuch the early days when parliamentary
SJ and had the right to vote STh Judge held that the
of privilege long time Itself
all the English
who brought the given the parliamentary
national suffrage
notably Australia
Finland Tasmania full
Colorado Utah. Idaho and
undoubtedly the workers for the this
many years number unwearyng spirit
The rights called in 1S4S by Mrs Elizabeth
Stanton attended by herself Lucreta
abolition enen The diverted
the wOmans which Mrs Stanton then esoued until
The great civil contest calling to combine societies and
taught the
sened for the liberation Of the his right to the
tainy
for the ignorant what about womenT
At the presidential congressional election
several other claiming the right
mmunies secured them citizens fourteenth
deposited ballots this
makes ofense knowingly without having
The inspectors indicted the having
and wluy received the not entitled
in
of suey in his
Suffrage
at is remarkable that the support
called
perhaps
beoken of culture
o aboliionism"
Were he writing the ambassador state
mesuraby The
only those whom the
radical visionary
in hands the woman abo
would strengthen the labor
wealthy enrolled in the
educational industrial social and civic work of OPEN
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
insomnia

81 have been using Cascarets for In
somnia, with which have been afflicted
for twenty years, and can say that Cas-
carets have given me more relief than any
other remedy have ever tried. shall
certainly recommend them to my friends
rs being all that they are represented"
Thos. Gillard, Elgin, Ill.
Pleasant, Palatable,, Potent, Taste Good
Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or Gripe.
h0c. 2Sc. Soc. Never sold In bulk. The gem
uine tablet stamped &C. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 924
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
Crushed.

II suppose you know, barber" said
Percy, with a wink at the man in the
other chair, 'that the hair on a mans
head grows at the rate of three millionths
of yard in a second"
mo, l never heard that before" said
the barber, beating a tattoo on the strop
with his razor; "but l know there's a
spot on the back of your head where the
hair wouldn't grow as much as that in 6
million years"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
His Time to BE Alone.

"Come away, children" said their
mother. run out in the yard and play"
But we're watching papa lay the stair
carpet, mamma" they answered.
81 know it, but he's going to lay it
around the bend in the stairway pretty
soon, and | don't want you to hear the
language he will use.'-Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
AccOmmOda

First Passenger-Pardon me, but
would you mind loaning me your spec
tacles a moment?
Second Passenger-With pleasure,
cir
First Passenger-Thanks, awfully,
and now, as you can no longer read
your newspaper, would you kindly pass
1t over to me?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23

Little children are suffering every
day in the year with sprains, bruises,
cuts, bumps and burns. Hamlins Wiz
ard Oil is banishing these aches and
pains every day in the year, the world
over
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
Proof Conclusive.

Lawyer (cross examining) You testi-
fed that Miss Smythe was walking in
her sleep. How do you know she was
asleep?
Witness-Well, a mouse ran across the
floor right in front of her and she never
even batted an eye.-Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23

"Yes," said the retired auctioneer
shat boy of mine is chip off the old
block, with all the original bark on him
he's a spieer for a 5-cent theater."-
Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
How the Trouble Started.

Estelle-I don't suppose you have
heard of it, but George and l are going
to be married some time next June.
Maybelle-Glad to know it, dear. Has
George heard of it yet?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
willing to HeIp the Cause.

Philanthropic Person with subscrip-
tion paper)-We are raising a fund to
prosecute the white slavers. Can you
assist us?
Baseball Magnate-Sure I've just dis
posed of two of my players and got a
good cash price for them. Hundred dol
lars be enough Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23

Always shake in Aliens Foot Ease, powder
II eshot sweating, aching, swollen feet.
lures corns ingrowing nails and bunions. At
Ill druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't accept
inysubstitute Sample mailed FREE. Address
Allen S. Omsted lie Roy n Y
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23

Among persons Of social standing gen
erallS the world throughout, the average
age of marriage is at present, men 81
and women %.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
Vacation Days.

'You say Grinder worker last sum-
mer just for fun?'
"Oh, no; just for funds !"-Harvard
TamnOOn
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23

Every time you tell bad story on
your neighbors, It's pity some one
doesn't say to you: well, you have
no room to talk!"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
Conversational Opportunities.

$50 your wife is a suffragette? Why
does she want to voter"
'She doesn't want to vote" an
swered M. Meekton. she wants to
make speeches. Washington Star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23

Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
BED DRAPERIEs OF IRISH LINEN

nRETTY bed draperies go far toward improving
| the appearance of girls This result
may be attained by making a fancy spread
long enough to extend from the head to the foot
board and wide enough almost touch the floor at
either side. by using full valance in connection with
narrow cover or by draping an improvised poster
frame with eight curtains and cornice lounce
The girl who embroiders quickly may have
spread of imported Irish linen worked in white or in
tlnts according with the rooms color scheme or she
may take an ordinary white fringed spread in Mar
seiles pattern and embroder it with colored crewels
III long darning stitch which works up rapidly and
is most ornamented Widths of French pique printed
in oriental and pompadour effects are joined with
bands OF color embroidered pique and bordered all
around with knotted fringe in white mixed colors
or with band of pique embroidery similar to that
joining the widths.
pongees that in plain pale tnts with fancy bor
ders make exceedingly effective spreads, although
there is considerable waste of plain material on ac
count OF the extra yards required for bordering
Batste spreads which have the appearance of an
overgrown handkerchief are bordered with wide hem
stitching and worked in one corner with redallions
cluster of lace motifs embroidered floral design
or huge monogram. Cross barred linens are
treated similarly to the batiste spreads, save that
the lace motifs usually omitted and the embroid-
cry medallions worked into center design
Daintiest of all the spreads and drapings of
allover muslin embroidery frilled with four inch
plain muslin ruhles and the lace frilled and joined
soutache embroidered muslin panels But if girl
mas the good fortune to possess genuine mahogany
poster the spread and drapings should be of old
fashioned English chintz fowered cretonne with
gimp headed narrow rufaes
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
HAT PINS OF SHELL PEARL,

HlRLS who making a collection of hatpins
I Yhnd attractive novelties in white, smoked
or colored shell pearl. They are in diamond
oolong, tablet, oval and cube shapes set in gold
gun metal or silver stems, also those carved
to represent beetles, butterflies and extensive va
riety of birds and animals
Bronze metal framed, fiat surfaced cabochon pin
tops OF amber fecked with gold or silver par
tces limitations of turquoise and New Zealand green
stone set IN gold silver, dotted with seed
pearls hard substance in Pompeiian red is
frightened with rhnestones or pearls while trans
lucent composition in dull brown and taupe shades
set IN bronze metal is blocked in imitation of the
clan plaided steamer rugs
Many OF the choice designs in pin tops are evi-
IDENTIFY borrowed from oriental and other handmade
work Some OF those in green silver and dull gold
arc set with imitation jade malachite, turquoise
iapis iazuli, aquamarinc, amethyst, enamels and
topaz.
miniatures representing Indians, old time beauties
and stage favorites set into oval framed pin tops
are unique and attractive, but exceedingly con-
spcuous that girls of refined prefer to exhibit
them as portion of the collection rather than as
sartorial accessory
Four-Inch diameter balltop pins are made of fVene-
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
THEATER BAG OF KID

" Mo'i novel and fascinating theater bag is made
OF StripS OF blue and OF white kid woven together
IN JUST the IN and out way that children learn how
10 40 Ihe strips are half an inch wide and there
are 'o OF them OF each color The white ones r,n
up ana down. and the blue, OF delicate shade. are
woven across them When both sides are woven the
inches from the edge on three sides tb to- - ..s
0eing ieie Tor an opening The edges Of the str;ns
"nicn remain outside of the stitching are slasbed
ssen piece three or four times which makes frinv
me inside OF the bag is lined with blue or WIZ
iain and this faces the top of the opening which i
up with id bands matching the lining in color
When finished the bag il be,rtfI - - ~
use OF kid in this way being unusual and th-
q II Is not dlcult to any Erl with clever fnpers
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

like look by cutting circle of nine or ten inches
diameter and drawing up the edge with needle and
thread around in long stitches about half inch
for the edge.
Each of these oranges will contain some little thing
such as would be put in grab bag The articles
a doll, china dog, little dish, some candles or
whatever may be found available-should be wrapped
in tissue paper and then in cotton batting in ball
and stuffed inside the oranges.
Sometimes real orange skins are used for this pur-
pose being carefully in quarters the fruit and
even more carefully removed. They may be tied
around the ball of cotton with piece of ribbon or
string Of their own color Banana SKINS torn off in
halves, may be used in the same way filed with