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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

The earnest reformers who have been
trying to arouse public opinion to the
necessity for establishing uniform di-
vorce laws have not yet been able to
remove all the obstacles in the way of
the proposed reform. But they will dc
great work If this agitation results
In shutting down the divorce mills of
some States, where marriage reems to
be. regarded as n joke, and not as an
institution which ought to be strength
ened and safeguarded at every point.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

Sir" exclaimed the Rev. Y. Hortel,
I'm surprised to hear you swearing at
the heat. What will you do in the next
world, where there's not drop of
water to moisten your parched-"
HUH" grunted the fat man. Are
you sure there's no water there?"
Positive"
"Ah, then there's no humidity: that's
what knocks me. can stand the heat,
Philadelphia Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

On both sides of the Atlantic the
new patent law which has gone into
effect in Great Britain, after the ex-
piration of the year of grace, is re-
garded ms of great industrial and COM
mercial importance. Stripped of details,
the new law provides that henceforth
all foreign patents In Great Britain
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

The roads in the United States. Syria
and Australia belong in the same class.
according to speaker at the recent
good roads convention in Buffalo. Some
OF them are good and some are bad.
lie also says that roads in the Fiji
Islands are better, as whole. than
those here, and he does not speak with
out experience.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

A boy Z years old was sent to jail
for two days because he told lies. Had
the lawyer been' keen, the boy might
have been acquitted on the ground that
he was merely practicing for political
career.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

A Maine hunter shot a man whom
he mistook for squirrel. Being mis-
taken for deer is bad enough but
being mistaken for squirrel is GER
tainly adding insult to injury.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

The night riders have been active
recently, but the college hazers can
still point with pride to the fact that
they are beating all others in producing
cripples.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

Harry Thaw found going insane
quite convenient, but it annoys him
greatly to think of having to remain
insane for an indefinite period.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

Some men seem not to care how
much trouble they leave behind them
when they pass on to that other shore.
Three widows are claiming the estate
of n Boston man.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

"Some folks idea of happiness" said
Uncle Eben, ''is to hab so much money
dat dey'd have to work fohteen hours
n day foh de res O. der lives to keen
count of it."-Washington Star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

China asks helping hand, declares
LII Sum Ling, the Hong Kong editor.
Anyone who has attempted to master
chop sticks with only two hands will
realize that China should have a third.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08
Hil SOIicituIe.

rs 1t fact that your mother-in-la,
threw herself out of the third story
window and you did nothing to re-
strain herr"
Excuse me, went to the first story
to catch her, but she had already
passed. ."--Diavolo Rosa.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

Mrs. Langtry won 100000 on n
horse race few days ago. Her friends
should earnestly advise her to cash in
now and quit following the races.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

Prof Starr of Chicago says the Fill
pinos are not lazy. All the same they
seem ready to accept almost any office
that is offered them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

A Philadelphia man who inherited
$25O,OO0 ten years ago has died penni-
less. He moved to New York after get
ting the money.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

Why do some persons complain Of
hard times and high prices when they
can buy good automobile for only
$1,5OO?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

1t is said that chewing gum will cure
sea-sickness. We do not know who said
it. Probably the man who manufac-
lures the gum.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

One of the most remarkable things
in the world is the way furnace will
draw on hot day.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

Peary reports ice ten feet thick But
he does not say he is cutting much.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

Doubtless it surprises Harry Thaw
to note the warm, gushing sympathy
the public is not manifesting for him.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

1t would be a lucky thing If night
riders caused no more havoc than is
wrought by Balkan armies.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

When a man asks your advice, he
always tells you just how he expect.
you to dec'-'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

When barber shop porter shines a
BARRIERS shoes, does he get paid for it2
Or does he do it as a professional court.
esy2
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08
The Forest Patrol.


When it comes down to systematic
methods of fighting forest fires, the
subject does not, happily, present a
wholly unexplored field For some
years past the United States govern
ment has been rapidly developing an
efficient patrol and fire-fghting system
on Its own forests, and, inasmuch as
Uncle Sam now controls about one
fourth of the forest area IN the Unit
ed States, 1t can be seen that the ma
tional authorities have had an excel
lent practice ground on which to try
out their theories on large scale.
The realization brought by the forest
fires Of 1908 of the crying need for
organized effort in fighting forest fires
throughout the entire country, comes
just at a time when the government
has its own system practically perfect
ed, and there is no doubt that this
will be used as model that will be
copied by State and county authori-
ties. corporations and private individ-
uals, who are owners of extensive tim.
Der lands
Under the forest patrol system main
tanned by the United States govern
ment on its own land ranger or
guard travels on foot or on horseback
over the district of which he has
charge at regular intervals and keeps
careful lookout for any fires that
may have started since his preceding
patrol. This nomadic fire warden
makes especially frequent trips along
the wagon roads, trails or other fire.
quented routes of travel through the
forest and not only keeps his eyes open
for incipient fires, but cautions all per-
sons who may be travelling through the
forest to be sure that any fires that
they may light are fully extinguished
before the camp ground is abandoned.
The arteries of travel through the
forest are also extensively posted or
placarded with printed notices warn
ing hunters, campers and the travelling
public in general against the dangers
of starting fires except when absolute
ly necessary, or abandoning camp
site while the embers of the camp fire
are still aglow. Not only do the for
est rangers, or government patrolmen,
pace their beats through the forest,
but every now and then each of these
guards climbs to commanding eleva-
tions or lookout points within his dis
trict to survey the whole situation.
and, If the existence of fire is dis
covered, the ranger either puts it out
himself, If he is able, or, If the flames
are too formidable for his unaided eff
fort, he summons the assistance of
other rangers.-St Louis Globe Demo.
crat.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-01-08

statistics that will be of value in urging
congressional action on the subject, fut
also taking notes as to the physical
characteristics of the fires and all de-
tails that might lead to a better under
standing of this destructive element
and the best means to circumvent It,
At the same time the national au-
thorities have detailed an expert on for
estry, Mr.. Paul G. Redington, to
make an investigation of the whole
broad subject of forest fires and to
devise ways and means for an i'm
provement of conditions in the future.
In speaking Of the line of action to 1e
taken by the government in enlisting
co-opera ton for the common cause
Forester RedingtoD said recently:
What is wanted is an organized eff
fort on the part of the government,
the states, corporations and individu-
ais. There should be adequate fire
laws in every State where any forests
are located. These laws should pro
vide for the appointment of fire war
dens, who should have authority and
the power to enforce such, and to call
upon the services of citizens in fight
ing forest fires which occur The law
should provide penalty to be i'm
posed upon any man who refuses to
give his services in time of need"
1t is realized that the railroads
through their spark emitting locomo-
tives constitute one of the chief
sources of forest fires and consequent
ly one Of the first moves which has
been made by Uncle Sam in the pres
ent undertaking was to invite the rail
roads to make common cause with the
federal government against forest fire
menace. There have been prepared
articles of agreement for a co-opera-
tive working arrangement between the
government and those railroads whose
lines traverse the national forests in
the West, and this is believed to be
but beginning of a better under
standing between some of the parties
most concerned. Without the unset
fish aid of corporations the United
States government will have uphill
work in its crusade against the forest
fire menace.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
LAYS CLAIM TO
CASK OF JEWELS
Relative Of Monroe Digs Up
Chapter Of Ancient History.

Washington, Dec. ~1S.-Basing his
claim on the averment that he is the
legal heir and nearest of surviving
kin to James Monroe, fifth president
of the United States, DR.. Il. II. Cabell
Of Chillicothe, Mo-. has written to
Senator Stone and Representative
Champ Clark asking that they intro
duce a bill directing the secretary OF
the treasury to turn over to DR.. Ca
bell a valuable cask, which he de-
clares is now held in q vault in the
treasury department.
The cask, according to the writer,
was proifered by the government of
Japan as gift to President Monroe
In 1923. Congress never authorized
the president to receive the gift, and
pending action II has been held in a
vault IN the department.
The cask contains, according to the
claimant, diamonds. pearls, altar Of
roses and a lump of gold" Dr. Ca
bells mother he alleges, was niece
Of President Monroe, being the only
daughter of Monroe's brother. An.
other brother Of President Monroe
died childless
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
Rather venomous.

A tenderfoot who visited the Yosem.
tie in the old days thus related his ex.
perience: The stage driver found out
that be was seriously afraid OF snakes
and Immediately proceeded to make
his bair stand on end.
"Venomous reptiles? You bet. !
don't know what reptiles is. but them
snakes you can just bet your life is
venomous. Why. one day | was comm
down here drivin' wagon when !
catches sight of snake IN the brush
all ready for a spring. My horses
starts. an whips EN- up fast to
clear the snake. don't you see. afore
he could spring. lie makes one clear
spring, the snake does. an he misses
the horses"
That was lucky Rut you-you"-.
Lucky? Yor bet your life it was
lucky. lie missed the horsrs, the
snake did, but he stuck his fang
clean through the wagon"
You dou't say"
81 do say, and maybe you don't be.
lieve II, but it's II fact. lie stuck his
fangs clean through that wagon, an
that wagon is swellcd up so bad that
we had to leave it by the wayside and
take the horses home"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
The Firat Fireless Cooker.

Soon after the battle of White
Plains. \. s.. while the American
forces were drifting toward North Cas-
tie, the lone occupant of house. one
OF the Pierce families, on the Bedford
road at Pleasantville. y. T., looking
out of the window, deserted posse
OF Hesslan soldiery coming up the
pike. Having just placed number
of lCaves of bread IN the old Dutch
oven, she bethought herself that it
would be well to sccretc them until
the soldier band passed. she ut once
removed the loaves. which had already
become heated. and ran up in the at
tic and placed them between two
feather beds. The soldiers arrived in
due time and soon appropriated every
thing removable. After their depar-
ture the housewife remembered the
bread exodus. ran up the stairs. and.
10, the bread was done 10 the queen s
taste"-Magazine of American His
tory
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
Correct 10 a r."

Our earliest quotation TOR this or for
the kindred phrases ito suit one to a
T." ITO lit to r." ITO know one 10 a
l." is of 1903, Can any one help us
to an earlier example! No one of our
many instances throws any light upon
its origin. A current obvious conjec-
ture would explain IA ~ as meaning
IA Il square," but to this there are va.
rious objections. We have no evi-
dence as yet that the name "f square"
goes back TO the seventeenth century
and no example of its being called
simply ~ r." and in few il any of
our Instances would the substitution
OF "A i square tor IN ~ make any
tolerable sense. The notion seems
rather TO be that of minute eXactness,
as it were Ito the minutest point"
But the evidence Is mainly negative.
II examples can be found OF "T
square" before 100 or of its reduction
simply to "T" or of earlier examples
Of Ito IT, they may help to settle the
actual origin. - London Notes and
Queries
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
SAYS MORGAN NOT
BUYING FOR BELL
Columbus Telephone Man Dis
CuSSeS Recent Deals.

Columbus, o., Dec. 1S.-Announce.
ment was made here by Frank A. Da.
Wis, president of the Columbus Citi.
zens' Telephone company, that he
had been authorized by Clarence
Brown of Toledo, representing J. p.
Morgan & Company of New York, to
state that the Morgan firm was the
purchaser OF the local plant, control.
ling stock in which was bought a few
weeks ago by f. r. Huntington, 10,
cal banker, representing interests
then unknown.
Speaking about the purchase of In.
dependent companies in Ohio by the
Morgans. Mr. Davis said: 81 do not
believe that they in any way will be
connected with the Bell lines, nor
will they be used to the detriment OF
other Independent companies Of this
or any other states"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
Number Of Nails to a Hors.sho,.

Centuries ago there lived farrler,
Walter le Bruu by name. whose dex.
terity NJ the anvil on the occasion Of
great t:lting meeting on the banks
of the Thames was noticed by the
then rriguing monarch. Edward Ill.
who rewarded the blacksmith by
granting him sufficient land adjoining
the fitting green for the erection there
IN Of II forge. AS quit rent he had to
present annually to the king six horse.
shoes and slXty-onr horseshoe nails
To the modern mind the number OF
nails would appear TO be supcrlluous
but when ii is remembered that the
horseshoes Of that period required ten
nails apiece II will be seen that the
calculations of Edward Ill. merely al.
lowed one over In case of accident
Furthermore. the shoes were all to be
for the horses fore feet. from which
fact some historians draw the infer
ence that The animals ridden In the
knights tournaments were encouraged
to lnjure each other with their front
hoofs.-LondUn News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
-FOUR CONVICTED
IN SUGAR CASES
Jury Unable to Agree as to
James Bendernagel.
MERCY IS RECOMMENDED

Welghers Found Guilty Of Tampering
With scaIco In Behalf Of Sugar
Trust Can Be Sentenced to Four
Years Imprisonment or Fine Of
$4,000 or Both-Stimson Hints at
Indictments For Men Higher UP In
Trust Circles.
New York. Dec. 18.-The trial OF
James F. Bendernagel, oliver Splitter
and the four checkers, Coyle, Boyle,
Kehoe and Hennessey, which has
been in progress for three weeks be-
fore Judge Martin and a Jury in the
criminal branch OIL the United States
circuit court. terminated when the
Jury returned a verdict of guilty in
the cases of all the defendants ex-
cept Bendernagel, on whom they
could not agree, The IL men entered
the Jury box 10 hours and 20 min
utes after they left their places to
deliberate. The defendants found
guilty were recommended to the
mercy of the court.
United States District Attorney
Stimson moved that the indictment OF
Bendernagel be severed from that Of
the others. George M. MacKellar OF
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
WARD SEEKS ARBITRATION
Proposition Is Made to obdurate
League Magnates.


New York, Dec. 1S.-After taking
three ballots at the Waldorf, the mag
mates of the National League of Pro-
fessional Baseball Clubs found that
they were still deadlocked as to the
election of new president, tine vote
standing four clubs for John M. Ward
Df this city and four clubs for Robert
w. Brown of Louisville.
The debate as to the merits of the
rival candidates began in dead earn
est. Brush asked Hermann and Drey-
fuss, who are at the head of the
Brown combination, to give their rea-
sons for objecting to Ward. Herr
mann and Dreyfuss, however, refused
to go into details, though they still
declared that they could not vote for
the Giants former manager. Brush
then made proposition to them. He
said that II they would select any
reputable lawyer, the Ward faction
would name another, and that the
two legal experts could then name a
third; that the objection to Ward,
which Is understood to be his connec-
tion with the various contract cases
of player George Davis, would then
be submitted to the three lawyers for
judgment; that If the lawyers decided
that Ward, as. attorney for Davis, had
acted Illegally or unprofessionally
Ward would agree to withdraw as a
candidate, but that If the lawyers de.
cided in Wards favor, Hermann and
his friends would have to vote for his
aIactinp
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18

JAME
His Guilt or Innocence Proves Puz
zler to Sugar Fraud Jury.
counsel for the defendants expressed
the intention of moving for a new
trial at the convenience of the court.
The maximum penalty for the three
counts on which the defendants were
indicted ~ four years or $4,000 fine,
or both. Bendernagel was released
on the same bond on which he was
arraigned on this Indictment; the
other defendants on the bond fur.
nished for the three indictments last
May on which they were not tried.
It Is $4,000 In the case of Spitzer and
$4,000 for the checkers.
Attorney Stimson, on behalf of the
government, in his final address to
the Jury said: ut is not proper for
me to express an opinion now in this
case as to whether or not there are
any other persons higher up who are
guilty, and | do not do 80, but 1t is
proper. In view of what has been said
by counsel for the other side, to say
THAI III tntic uiS any SUM, soihsiue
fully with their views as to the rela
tive degree of moral guilt, and that
regard It fully as my duty to take all
necessary steps to bring them to pun
ishment."
The statement Of the counsel for
the government Is taken as an init
nation that the federal grand jury
has more work before 1t before the
government will relinquish its probe
into things saccharine. The indict
ment and secret arraignment of Err
nest w. Gerbracht former superin
tendent of the Havemeyer G. Elder
refinery, Wednesday, before Commits
sioner Hitchcock at his office instead
l OF before a commissioner in the fed
eral building, as Is usually done In
the open, has set rumors afioat as to
what will happen next.
The name of the Arbuckles Is cir
culating freely In the dusky corri
dors. II has been said that certain
OF the lesser employees of the sugar
trusts rival have already been indict
ed. There is nothing to confirm
this. Gerbracht's $4,000 bail is re
turnable next Monday, when he viii
be arraigned In court.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
Tax Collector Is Robbed.

Bridgeport o., Dec. 1S.-James
Cox, the local tax collector was rob
bed of $4O0 by two strangers, who
are believed to have escaped tc
Cleveland on B, g. o. train, Coz
stepped out of his store to the post
Office and simultaneously two stran
gers appeared in the store to pur
chase some glass, which they sait
they wanted to use In Picture
framing. While the clerk was get
ting the glass from the second foo
they emptied the money drawer aht
escaped.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18

A beggar boy asked an old gentleman
In the street for siXpence.
What Will you do with 1t If give
you one|' asked the old gentleman.
Turn it into ninepence quick" re.
piled the boy.
"How?"
Give me the sixpence and I'll soon
show you"
The boy got the money. darted or to
a bakers shop and bought three
penny loaf, with which he returned to
the old gentleman and handed him
back pennies.
"How's this? You said you would
make the siXpence into ninepence."
80 | have. The bakers got three
pence, you've got threepence. and Eve
got n threcpenny loaf. That's nine
pence."-Pcarson' Weekly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
THE MEAT OF IT

In a Toledo court Miss Irene Brown
of Bowling Green was awarded $75
In her breach of promise suit against
Laquinna Colt She wanted 100000
Justice George II. Fits of the New
York supreme court was found dead
in bed at his home in Kingston.
One woman was killed and III per
sons were injured in wreck on the
Santa Fe railroad, near Winona, Ariz
Lillian Zeller, %, a stenographer of
Grand Rapids, Mich, committed sui
eide by hanging In Chicago hotel.
Five robbers blew the safe in the
Citizens bank of Geronimo, near
Lawton, Okla, securing $1,000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
TAyLOR'S FRIENDS PROTEST
Say Higgins Interview Aimed at Co.
Iumbus Congressman.

Columbus, o., Dec. 1S.-Friends of
Congressman Taylor of this district
assert that the interview given out
by e. N. Higgins, in which he urged
the defeat of all Ohio congressman
who voted with Aldrich and Cannon
on the tariff measure. is merely a
pretext to bring about the undoing Of
Taylor. They admit that Aldrich and
Cannon are unpopular with the rank
and file of the Republican party in
Ohio, but insist that Taylor should
not be condemned without q fair and
impartial hearing.
Prosecuting Attorney Karl Weber
of Franklin county is said to be the
man who will be pitted against Tay-
lor by the insurgents for the next
congressional nomination.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
MISS HERO WINS Her SUIT
Secures Verdict Of $4,000 Against
President Zelaya's Nephew.

New York, Dec. 18.-Miss Juliet
Hero received a verdict of $4,000 in
her suit for 100000 damages for
breach of promise against DR.. Anibel
Zelaya, nephew Of President Zelaya
of Nicaragua. DR.. Zelaya declared
that he would never pay the judg'
ment and said that II will go to jail
first, like MT. Pickwick"
Lawyer Vandewater in closing the
case for zelaya said that the suit was
plot on the part of Miss Hero's
mother aud sister to extract money
from supposed wealthy prince, He
said that Zelaya came from warm
hearted race, gifted In the art of af-
fectionate writing. and had the
blood of thousand governors run
ming through his veins"