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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-11
CHAPTER XI.

Maude, as she has already explained,
has been having a hard time of 1t at
Glinn these last two or three days Life
has been all so easy to her so far that
she hardly realizes the facing of this.
her first genuine trouble. She is await
Ing the post anxiously this morning Gren
Is certain to write to her by return, and
her belief in Gren is unbounded.
Once more the icy breakfast table she
so breads. Her father looks at her as a
culprit who would subvert the old Gre
clan story, and sacrifice her parent in
stead of presenting her throat to the
knife. Mrs. Denison evidently looks upon
her as sainted martyr. She loves and
sympathizes with her daughter; she ap-
proves of her spirited refusal, but she
cannot desert her old idols. ''The king
can do no wrong" Harold Denison's
opinion must be hers outwardly, though
In her heart of hearts she may rebuke
herself for not being on her daughters
side.
"A letter from Grenville for YOU.
Maude," said her father, as he threw it
across. She and her cousin were regu-
lar correspondents, so that it excited no
remark; yet the mother noticed that the
girl, instead of tearing it open as was her
wont, slipped it quietly into the pocket
of her dress. Maude felt as If she pos
sessed talisman against her troubles,
and determined to read it in the solitude
of her own chamber, and there she betook
herself as soon as breakfast was over.
Her cheek flushed as she perused it, and
the large grey eyes opened wide with
astonshment. Grenville's tale of passion
ate love would have moved most girls.
albeit he has not as yet in these pages
figured to any great advantage-still
Grenville Rose had shewd enough head
upon his shoulders, and was comely
man to look upon, to boot. He told his
love well, and few maidens, even 10 they
do not reciprocate it, can listen unmoved
when that old-world story is passionately
told them. There was plenty Of warmth
In Grenville's fervent pleading, and after
reading the letter through twice, Maude
dropped the paper on her lap, and, utterly
oblivious to her troubles, fell into rev.
erie.
1t seemed so strange. She had loved
and admired Gren as long as she could
remember, but she had never thought of
him In this way-at least, she did not
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-11
ESKIMO SUPERIORITY.

Vilhjalmar Stefansson, in writing OF
his thirteen months stay among the
Eskimos, tells, in Harper's Magazine,
OF this great kindness to a guest who
could not pay for his keep, a stranger
whose purpose among them they did
not know.
In an Eskimo home 1 have never
heard an unpleasant word between a
man and his wife, never seen a child
punished nor an old person treated in
considerably. The household affairs
are carried on In an orderly way, and
the good behavior Of the children Is re-
marked by practically every traveller.
In many things we are the superlors
of the Eskimo; in few we are his in
ferlors. The moral value of some of
his superiority Is small. He can make
better garments against cold than our
tailors and furrlers; he can thrive in
barren wastes where New England
er would starve But Of some Of his
superiority the moral value Is great.
He has developed individual equality
farther than we, he is less selfish, more
helpful to his fellows, kinder to his
wife, gentler to his child, more re-
ticent about the faults of his neighbor
than any but the rarest and best Of our
race.
When l tried to express thanks for
their kindness in my fragmentary Es-
kimo, they were more surprised than
pleased.
do, then, in the white mans land,
some starve and shlver while others eat
much and are warmly clad"
To that question l said, NO." al
though 1 knew l was lying. I was
afraid the competitive system could not
be explained to them satisfactorily
neither was 1, being the poorest among
them, very anxious to try justlfying
II
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-11
new TYPE OF BUNGALOW.
Concrete Structure at PartIand, Me-,
Which Is Well Spoken Of.

Concrete Structure at PartIand, Me-,
Which Is Well Spoken Of.
Cement Age describes concrete
bungalow at Portland, Me-, in which
the exterior Of the house is of con-
crete panels. The concrete panels are
but one inch in thickness, and besides
being remarkably light, are strong
enough to bear an immense weight. The
panels are REINFORCED with strips Of
steel wire, and in the tests applied to
them they withstood the strain Of three
heavy men jumping up and down upon
them and showed no sign of injury.
They are ornamented on the outside
with raised figures, scroll work, etc.,
from steel ceiling designs. The panels
were modelled in wooden frames on a
base consisting Of strip Of steel cell
Ing, by means Of which the decorative
design was transferred to the cement,
giving the panels an attractive appear
ance. The wooden frames were made
Of three-inch stuff and the exterior Of
the concrete panel comes flush with
the wood, while the recess In the side
which forms the interior affords two
inches Of air space over the entire
length and width Of the panel, the ce-
ment concrete being one inch thick.
This Is accomplished by filling the
forms partially with sawdust or other
material before the cement concrete Is
poured in, then turning the form over
so that the concrete can be pressed
against the steel ceiling design of the
mold. After sufficient water has been
poured upon the composition to insure
compactness and perfect settling in the
mold, the sawdust filling is removed,
the Interior smoothed off nicely and
the completed panel is left to dry and
harden.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-11
The Roosevelt Idea.

A writer In the London Times saws
that Theodore Roosevelt is the hero of
every schoolboy in the United King
dom. No other American except Lin
coin has ever been looked UP to by SO
many youths and young men as an
inspiration and as civic model MS
Mr.. Roosevelt. He has a genius for
inspiring people to higher ideals, to
cleaner methods. His life story Is one
Of the greatest sermons that has been
preached on the American continent since
Lincoln was assassinated Mr.. Roose-
velt started out with the stern resolve
that, let come what would, whether he
succeeded or failed, whether he made
friends or enemies, he would keep his
record clean; he would not take
chances with his good name, he would
part with everything else first; he
would never gamble with his reputa-
ton. He has had numerous opportuni-
ties to make great deal Of money dur
Ing his public career, through graft and
all sorts Of dishonOrable schemes by
allying himself with crooked, unscrlpu-
lous politicians, but even his worst enc
miles can never say of him that he took
from Albany or the White House a
dishonest dollar. He has always re-
fused to be party to any political
Jobbery, any underhand business. He
has always fought in the open, has
kept the door Of his heart wide open;
he has kept no secrets from the Amer
lean people. He has always preferred
to lose any position he was seeking, If
he must get smlrched in getting 1t. He
would not touch an Office or preferment
unles 1t came to him clean, with no
trace Of jobbery on it.-Success Maga-
EinA
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CHAPTER X.-(Continuedl !

Grenvile had made up his mind that he
was powerless; but still, all the same,
Maude's letter must be answered This,
again, was not so easy to do When the
girl you are in love with appeals to you
tearfully to save her from being married
to somebody else, the obvious course
would seem to be to run away with her
yourself. But, as George Eliot says
'Running away, especially when spoken
of as 'abscOnding,' seems, at distance,
to offer a good modern substitute for the
right of sanctuary; but seen closely, it is
often found inconvenient and scarcely
possible" So, though to emulate young
Lochinvar and bear off your fair Ellen
OF Netherby may seem the proper thing
to do on the first blush of such OCCASION
yet. on mature reflection, it may prove
hardly feasible. Mrs. Lochinvar must be
clothed and fed, while the reiving and
raiding by which that adventurous gallant
doubtless supported the lady of his love
would, in these days, be known by the pro-
sale term of robbery with violence" The
attention of Colonel Henderson and his
myrmidons, the grave consideration of his
countrymen, and an eloquent grafton,
rather to his disadvantage, by a criminal
court judge, would probably be the ter
mination Of young Lochinvar's career in
these days.
What is he to write? What is he to
say? Can you not guess? OF course he
will sit down and do the very thing he
should not. He can't help, but he can
complicate her troubles. Love is essen
TALLY a selfish passion. Having no con-
ISOLATION to offer her, no assistance to rem
der her, he betakes himself to his desk
and pours forth his story of love and la
mentation. He exhorts her not to marry
Pearman, but gives her no hint of how
she is to combat the difficulties that sur
round her. He pours forth, In good, hon
est, genuine terms, the tale Of his love !;
he dwells on the certainty of his having
home ere long to offer her through his
own exertions, and winds up with a tre-
mendous peroration about having loved
her from her cradle. He has done moth
Ing of the kind. His love is a child of
something under twelvemonth's growth
and though | fear all lovers romance
fearfully, they thoroughly believe in their
figments at the time. Then comes another
sheet of postscript about "can she love
shim| he shall know no rest till he gets
her answer. And after 1t is all done
and posted, Grenville Rose feels more un-
easy than ever. He is not thinking so
much of poor Maude's troubles as What
will she say to his declaration of love?
He racks his brain for, every trace of
favor she has shown him all the past
year. Sweet and cousinly she has been
ever, but no sign of love can he recall
Fool that l have been !" he mutters; 81
have been so careful not to give her
hint of my feelings. / wish l had that
letter back. No, don't. l don't know,
In short" and the last fragment con-
tanned pretty well the gist of Grenville's
thoughts at present.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-11
NONNNOONNON

Father, what are wrinklesY Fret
work, my son, fretwork. k."-Independ-
emf
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04

Americans who have hesitated be
tween the use OF Scotch and Scot
tish.' not knowing which Is preferable
or correct, viii be interested in know
ing that others have felt the same
doubt The subject recently came up
in the house of commons when mem
from Dumfrles urged that the name OF
the Scotch education department
should be changed TO Scottish"
Scotch, he said, was wrong. but when
urged by his associates to prove this
he could not do so satisfactorily.
Facetious members insisted that his
objections TO the word Scotch" grew
out OF his temperance proclivltles and
the fact that the word suggested other
things than n race of people. The ad-
vocate of Scottish" did not convince
his English hearers, but as a matter of
fact 1t is said that the word Scottish"
prevails In Scotland. 1t is a matter of
custom, however. without special philo-
logical basis.
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have suffered an eclipse. For the tall,
slender bride popular trimming is
tulle ruching, row after row of 1t, very
fine and feathery. applied in conven-
tional designs.
Next to this, and pre-eminently cor.
rect for the shorter, stouter bride, is
hand embroidery IN self-tone ivory
floss, which Is introduced on the
shaped bolero, the pointed long
sleeves, the high collars and the pan
els or for outlining the modified sheath
skirt
Very beautiful landings ready en-
broidered and braided can be bought
for these satin bridal robes, and some
lovely novelty trimmings such as nets
and laces in braidings and galloons.
picked out with seed pearls, tiny iri-
descent beads or wee paillettes are
shown as substitutes for embroidery.
The bride-tobe should be very care
| full, however, to avoid the trimmings
| spangled with silver or gold, as they
destroy the virginia. purity of the satin
robe
Incidentally for house frocks, many
sleeve novelties are shown. With a
wistaria- -colored cashmere gown, for in
stance, the mousquetaire sleeves. or
even the elbow sleeves, II such are
preferred, may be of rather coarse wis
tariacolored net, with a lining of
mousseline in the same shade and an
mterlinlng of fine silver gauze.
With a catawba cloth. the matching
net is used, interlined with coppery
or bronze gauze. The metallic CLEAN
through net is very good, indeed. All
house gowns and all street gowns for
calling, receptions, etc, are made with
trains. Evening frocks in very soft
fabrics like net, chiffon cloth, etc, are
made with a sweep all the way around
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject of building for the readers OF this
paper On account of his wide expe.
rience as Editor. Author and Manufac-
turer. he Is. without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
19i Fifth Ave. Chicago. IL. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Most people like large rooms, but
large rooms call for a large house.
This plan Is 81 feet 6 inches by sc
feet in size. and is built on the square
order, severely plain in design and
general treatment. Instead of crowd
ing In as many rooms as possible they
are made larger than is customary at
the present time, but it gives to the
house an air of old.fashioned comfort
that is quite luxurious.
Luxury means in many cases some
thing that is difficult to secure. Since
the advance in prices of labor, wages
of skilled mechanics, prices of hard.
ware and most building materials. the
tendency has been TO build smaller
huuStS ana SuldlleT IOOulS. Probably
the after maintenance has as much to
do with the general trend toward
smaller houses as any other consid-
Grafton, because it is almost impos-
sible to obtain help of the right kind
to keep large house in order after
you get it. Then the extra cost of
heating a large house is a serious OBJ
lection to some people, but the i'm.
provement in hot air furnaces and in
hot water and steam heaters has gone
long way to reduce cost in this re-
spect.
The shape of the house also has
a great deal to do with the cost Of
| heating A house built after this de-
sign is very compact There are no
side rooms to carry the heat to at a
/ disadvantage, so that with a modern
heater in the basement this house
may be kept comfortable for less
money than the heating Of a much
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04
The Spanish Comb.

Spanish women have always been
famous for the picturesqueness OF their
mantillas. those long scarfs of Spanish
lace which are draped from their
heads. supported by large combs OF
shell. The modish American womeh
VIII this season wear a fan-shaped
comb OF cut jet, not upright in her
hair, ms Spanish women wear them.
but laid fiat on the head, pointing for
ward above the knot. and this modes
little comb measures nine .ncha4
across and nearly the same height.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04
RULES FOR AMATEUR NURSE.
Worth Remembering by Those Caring
for the Sick.

Every woman ought TO acqualnt her
self with the general rules to be OBJ.
served in caring for the sick. Not
only is this knowledge useful when
she has TO turn nurse, but in visiting
the sick there are various little points
that should be put into requisition.
For instance; DO not sit on the edge
Of the bed sway back and forth in n
rocking chair, or rattle the leaves of
n book or newspaper, These things
are often annoying to well person.
Never speak to the patient Of his
symptoms neither SO to the opposite
extreme and appear disinterested. A
person III appreciates and Graves SYM
pathy.
Cultivate light touch, low tone
OF voice and a light step but do not
go about stealthily on tiptoe or whis-
per. The patients curiosity is sure
to be aroused and he becomes rest
less.
See that the hinges CT the doors are
we'll oiled. Open and shut them noise.
lessly, but not slowly.
Do not attempt TO do the patient a
good turn by reading aloud to him un-
III he is well along on the road to re-
covery. The exertion of listening is
wearing when one is weak.
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First Floor Plan.

lures, the furnishings Of which will re.
Quire n great deal of studying and
planning to bring out all the splendid
possibilities. Such rooms nowadays
are seldom or never carpeted. The
floor is hard wood with finish that
shows the grain to. advantage. The
floor is nice enough to leave without
any covering whatever. but no one
likes a bare floor because Of the noise,
and from the further fact that no
room has properly furnished appear
ance unless the floor has been care
fully provided with rugs that har-
monize with the wall and ceiling dec
orations.
There is good deal in proportion
ing rugs to the size OF the rooms. This
large living room should have two
rugs large enough TO reduce the out
side margin to about ten inches. The
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04
BEAVER EERALD-
Horse breeding to Type.
SEWER.

Farmers, and others, for that matter,
as well. must breed to type. They
must know what kind OF horses they
wish to produce and strive 20 that
end, declares John Gilmer Speed in
Century magazine. To do this. they
should know what kind OF material is
at hand, and how II can be used. Here
Is something that the United States
department OF agriculture should do.
And the war department might also
assist, for proper cavalry remounts are
difficult TO secure. In European coun-
tries, where great standing armies are
maintained, there are not only govern
mental breeding farms. but the farm
ers are encouraged to breed army
horses by the giving of prizes, and by
permitting governmentowned stations
Of proper breeding to stand TO APP
proved stock at merely nominal fees.
In Austria have seen n whoe regi-
ment OF cavalry mounted on horses so
true to type that 1t would take study
and acquaintance to tell one horse
from another In Germany the govern
ment has been breeding for the cav
airy since the time of Frederick the
Great. and with most satisfactory re-
suits. In these continental countries
much enterprise is shown in securing
the best blood that may be had in
othor countries, not omitting the Des-
ert OF Arabia. whence comes the best
and purest equine blood in all the
world. In this matter OF horse-breed-
ing the Italians are not the least enter
prising. nor. by the way. are the TIA
llans by any means inferior in their
horsemanship.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04
sh. Was a Real Orator.

Senator Beveridge during a recent
visit to Portland talked about oratory.
"The campaign" he said, has given
us oratory more remarkable for guam
tity than quality. True oratory is that
which brings results, is that which
converts an audience of supporters.
Such oratory is rare.
81 have a friend whose wife, a 'suf-
fragette,' is a great orator. Her
speeches from the platform are Won
derful, and her husband the other
day gave me an illustration of the
efficiency of her private speeches.
IAN agent called on my wife this
afternoon he said, and tried TO sell
her a new wrinkle eradicator.'
"'And how did the man make outf'
said /.
"'EIe left in half an hour was the
answer, with gross of bottles OF
wrinkle eradicator of my wife's own
manufacture, that he had purchased
from her."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04
WILL WEAR SEPARATE COAT.
Fashion That Is Reasonably Certain to
Be Adopted

II is still early to make definite pre-
dictions about any part of the ward.
robe for the coming months, but un-
less all signs fail the separate coat will
be one of the salient features. With
this the case it takes no long head to
see that the velvet coat will be rein.
stated in place worthy of its name
and fame. No separate cold weather
coat is half so effective with cloth
gowns as the velvet one, unless 1t be
a handsome fur garment, and this is
not desirable, except in very brief
part of the winter. The new velvets
already show a tendency toward fruit
shades. and one of the most charming
tones seen is the plum with bloom.
which the manufacturer has cleverly
copied. Some imagination may be
wanted to see the fruit bloom in the
silken weave, but the soft red purple
shade is near enough like the rich
color of the fruit to be noticeable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04
Large Orange Crop.

Consul II. Il. Holiday of Santiago
de Cuba reports that the orange crop
of Cuba this year will be the largest
in the history of the island and will
reach 100000 boxes. Until the last
three years large quantities of oranges
were annually imported into Cuba
from Florida and California, and while
the scientific cultivation of the fruit
is yet in its infancy, its development
has been so rapid and generally profit.
able that it is believed that In another
year the industry will have progressed
sufficiently to supply the local demand
for the fruit The business of orange
culture in Cuba is almost entirely iP
the hands of Americans.
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l2 feet 6 inches by 16 feet in size,
and there are no projections or cor
ners TO interfere with the proper plac-
ing of handsome dining-room decora-
tions.
Another feature of this house that Is
we'll worth consideration is the pantry.
It is seldom you get such pantry in
any house. The extension of the back
porch TO inclose one end of the pan
try has been taken advantage of to
lay out an arrangement that will ap-
peal TO most women. II is large
enough to hold considerable china,
and the sink so conveniently situated
is a great satisfaction at dish wash
ing time often wonder why sinks
are not demanded nearer to the
shelves where dishes are kept. If you
watch a woman doing up the work
after meal time you will notice that
she is constantly walking back and
forth between the dining-room table,
the sink and the pantry shelves and
the china cupboard. This nombina-
ton pantry is a sort of cross between
the modern store room pantry and an
old-fashioned buffers pantry.
There are other interesting features
about this house indicated by the
plans, such as the combination stair
way going up from the Kitchen and
from the front room, the hall coat
closet and the convenient cellarway
with shelves for Jelly glasses and
other storage. all of which require a
house about this size II you expect to
work them all in. You can have some
of the modern improvements in a
small house. /: you want them all you
must build larger.
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warm for considerable time, The
only hing required is a pretty, oval
basket, with a lid, This should be
lined warmly with flannel in the first
place, and then divided into a mum
ber of separate compartments, edged
with frilled pockets, into each OF
which an egg is placed. The lid of
the basket is also lined inside with
1annel for greater warmth, and GOV
cred with quilted satin, A smart lit
tie ribbon bow at the top and a Dor
dering frill OF lace, help 10 give a
decorative appearance to this useful
cosy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04
Ivory.Toned ceIluloId Sets.

Ivory and its limitations are the
modes OF the moment for toilet
articles. Silver has taken second place.
II one must buy new set this is COM
forting news. for the ivory surfaces
clean so well they save days Of labor
IN one year,
Few people. however. can afford real
ivory. SO the factories have brought
out a new cellulold in the exact
creamy ivory tone. Eleven pieces for
the toilet sell at little more than a
dollar piece in this ware,
Many Of the shops that deal in II
will put a monogram on each piece
free Of cost. This is engraved and
not of silver, The latter is exceeding
ly pretty. but rather costly.