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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

fire-trap. He is taxed upon the value
of that property and therefore pays a
tax on that additional sum that he
has expended Consequently, he pays
more tax than his neighbor who has
the fire-trap, yet he Is causing the
city less expense by not requiring the
services Of the fire department. The
tax should be graded In accordance
with the class Of construction, the
maximum rate on inferior stuff that
requires maximum protection
Then, too, the International Society
of Building Commissioners has
strongly advocated most effective
measure, the labelling of all buildings
of public or semi-public nature as to
their class of construction: 'Fireproof,'
ordinary dangerous The word
'fireproof' is used altogether too glib
ly. Have the departments do this
labelling and make 1t very serious Of
tense for anyone to advertise his
building as being Of better class than
that to which 1t really belongs, and
you will take a very broad step ahead.
I'VE have been given such spectacu-
lar lessons In the last few years, such
confiagrations as Baltimore's, San
Franciscos and Boston's, that we
must indeed be dense and stupid in
the extreme II we are not willing and
anxious to do something to prevent
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31
In harmony with the policy of con-

In harmony with the policy Of con-
servation, the farmers are learning
that to increase the fertility Of the
soil Is to produce results formerly, at
tained by bringing larger acreage
under cultivation. The value of land
for agriculture is measured by its pro-
ductive power, and thus forty acres
may be as valuable as eighty II 1t pro-
duces as much. The old methods are
giving way to new and better, and thus
through intensive agriculture the peo-
pie will be provided with farms. the
large tracts Of earlier days being d.
vided into smaller, while the total
product Of the country will be increased
I'm the same ratio as the fertility of the
soil Is made greater.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

Urging the necessity for greater pro-
lection against fire, F. w. Fitzpatrick
says that Within the last five years
our total fire loss has been $1.257,716,-
900, while it has cost nearly $3OO,O0O,-
900 year to try to cure the evil with
water. and 195,OO0.OOO more handed
over to insurance companies who will
pay us back about $95,0O0,000 as balm
for our losses. We vote millions for
the handling of fire when 1t breaks out
but dole out hundreds toward the pre-
vention of an outbreak.
Continuing he says that our legisla-
ton anent buildings Is aimed toward
the benefit Of the individual, and real
ly benefits the shyster who preys on
the individual, putting up tnderboxes
which he sells to the unwary.
I'VE should lose no time In absolute
ly prohibiting combustible construc-
ton within the city limits: we should
pattern after our European cousins
and make the individual responsible
for damages that accrue to others
property by reason of his negligence
The community could encourage
the individual into building properly
by revising the order of taxation. A.
things are now, man building first
class freproof construction spends
initially more than he would for a
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

Courtesy includes not merely social
kindness. graces of speech, absence of
rudeness, but honorable treatment Of
business associates and of all the fell
low citizens with whom a man Of af-
fairs may have business to transact. 1t
Is not American to keep one citizen
waiting all day at the door because he
is poor. and to grant another citizen
an interview because 1t is believed he
is rich. Wisdom Is not confined In q
purse, and frequently much wisdom
may be learned from poor man.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

thrust of their ignorance and poverty into the
worst conditions which our complex civilization pro-
duces In the modern city.
The problem which schools have to face is this
to carry children from the stage Of civilization
in which they born and live up to own stage
II II s possible and to combat we'll the evils which
civilization has produced for them, for we have by
no means attained, yet an unmixed good
We are in the midst of great change in educational
methods and ideas II has been forced upon that
mental cramming the acquisition OF knowledge
will not necessarily produce good citizens Of itself We
have also begun to realize that the conditions Of
life itself have changed radically and that to meet the
changed conditions must change our methods.
To great extent the regular school is still In bond
age to the past but the school, insttu-
ton designed to meet phase of the new cond-
ons is free to experiment and to expand and in such
schools being performed the miracles of getting the
children Of the most backward ready to march in the
vanguard with the children Of the more favored 1t is
in these schools that the rudments of the of liv
ing being taught and it is In the art Of living,
than in knowledge, that real civilization
lies.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31
the repetition Of those appalling catas-
trophies. Utica Globe.
FARMING LAND IN COLORADO.
Acres Costing of S15 Each n Few
Years Ago Now Worth $4,000.

Acres Costing of $15 Each Few
Years Ago Now Worth $4,000.
At the present time Colorado land
values, are growing at lively rate,
and the end Is not yet. 1t was but a
few years ago that fruit land now
worth $4,000 an acre was bought for
SIS an acre. The cause of this phe-
nomenal increase is irrigation and
cultivation.
Colorado is but on the threshold Of
her greatness as an agricultural state,
the Pueblo Chieftain says, and the ir
rigated lands to be opened to settle
ment will no doubt be filed upon 80
eagerly that those who secure the al
lotted portion will be indeed fortunate.
The scarcity of irrigated public land
and the small amount estimated to be
given to the public for homesteads
during the current year not only speak
volumes for the overwhelming demand
as compared to the supply, but clearly
indicate the present sound value OF
their irrigated land, and, above all,
the certain high value OF all irrigated
lands in Colorado In the immediate fu-
ture.
Fifteen thousand acres of govern
ment irrigated land will be available
for settlers in the Uncompahgre pro-
ject and $4,000 acres of fruit land in
Grand Valley, Colorado. The immense
sums of money to be expended by the
government in the development Of
these projects will be but a pittance
compared to the wealth added to the
state by the cultivation of the land
thus irrigated. Directly and tmmedi-
ately the benefit will be felt by those
sections of the State wherein these
projects are located, but no less sure
ly, although Indirectly, will the entire
State experience the prosperity.
The Way a Benedick Looked Mt II.
Mrs. Benham-I don't believe a word
Of your excuse. Benham-That's lust
like woman. l don't suppose Jonah's
wife believed the story he told her
after he had spent three nights with
the whale. Mrs. Benham-How do Won
know Jonah had wife? Benham-
He wouldn't have been a Jonah II he
had not been marrled.-Brooklyn Life.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

incidentally, that millionaire paid a
handsome compliment to his wife, on
the occasion of their fortieth wedding
anniversary, when he sent check OF
one thousand dollars to the aged min
tster who married them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

the matter. The agitation Is half century old and
its present expression is notably the ncessant
plants against and continuous depreciation Of
the male SEX both in the matter Of its morals and its
manners.
The present agitation is too fierce. 1t will react
upon itself Half its energy is expended in abuse of
men. The present aggressive movement Of the women
seems to recognize nothing good In Men fail
ures everywhere-failures husbands failures fa
thers failures in all the relations of ife public and
private and slave wives" fairly blossoming into misery
out of comfortable and normal conditions supple
mented by newborn viragoes openly urging physical
violence in the prosecution of the suffrage cause"
This Is dangerous ground for The sharp
rivalries OF the Ia The ordinary aTocaons Of life
have recently washed away much Of the chvalric
glamour which enshrined the woman. and street
and elevators tell the story Of the familiarity which
has debitated knighthood. II the tongue of the
termagant to speak for the In this evange
there will surely be found men to tell women
ciprocal things that not complimentary. There
cod-blooded, thinking fellows who things they
are, and III mercess analysis, without restraint of
courtesy they will tell women what they think.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

II is estimated that DIR. Cook has al
ready made $4,000 out OF his lecture
engagements. Is 1t any wonder that
he manages to be 90 calm in spite Of
peary's charges?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

Mrs. Howard Gould announces that
she is the happiest woman in the
world. Some ladies will wonder how
she can possibly feel that way with
an income Of only $4,000 month and
diving as high as 1t is at present.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31
remembered whole Books.

Walter Savage Landor carried nis
library in his head. When he had
read book he always gave 1t away on
principle, having, as he said, observed
that with such purpose in his mind
he was sure to retain Of book all
that was worth keeping. In his old
age Landor was furious II he did not
at once remember any passage of q
book or any name or date.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

II the question Is not dmpertinent.
will Itook-a-ehoo kindly explain
whether he used 1t for the purpose
Of making soup or had Vt served with
dumplings7
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

BY the time the human foot has
turned into hoof, as predicted, all
the shoe dealers will have drifted into
the blacksmithing business.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

The latest from Sir Thomas Upton,
]. g. f., is that he either is or Is not
going to make another attempt to lift
the Americas cup.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

examples Of the younger generation crossing east
y and naturally the centuries that their parents
not bridged Medieval ideas ransplanted into the
conditions fostered by modern civilization In cities
do not make ideal homes but into such abodes
many Of the children who throng streets and
schools Our city is cosmopolitan. Our people are from
many nations and many climates. They represent al.
most every stage of civilization through which
cestors have lately passed. and. here. they
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

Some of the London suffragettes are
doing hard labor in prison, and the
rest are doing hard labor out of pris-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

It is rumored that the ITO Let"
sign will soon be displayed from the
front door of the palace at Athens.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

Probably the question which is wor-
rying Japan most is whether she will
be able to retain the only key to the
back door.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

Only a disinterested third party is
able to realize that there are two sides
TO q question.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

Kings who cling to their divine
rights" are usually making history by
their mistakes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

The correspondents describe Peary
as a man with fierce eyes," Some Of
bis talk Is also Of the same brand.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

Lots of men tell the truth because
It Is the easiest way to fool some peo-
pie.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

imagination than by familiarity with the works Of art
and beauty by the study of the best poets Many of
history makers were poor scholars Their
founded their possession Of that divine quality, i'm
agination.
The grammar Of ornament can be taught by examples
only. Harmonies of shape and color become servants
of the thoughts of only those whose eyes and fingers
have served apprenticeship and that service may be
rendered the poorest artisans in Paris In these noble
institutions We have anxious trouble with
employed, unskul most. That is apparent and SELF
evident There is another class Of cultured people, ed
ucated and refined who utterly helpless in times Of
distress and when overtaken by misfortune. What
great addition to the wealth of the nation 1t would be
II new industries could be created by using H.
braries promote industrial in the that the
French libraries of industry being used with
such apparent success We import thousands thou
Of dollars worth of beautiful things which might
be made.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

Make the best of the present-if you
are unable to sell or exchange It,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31
SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN A MISTAKE.
BY John Temple Graves.

The average man Is distinctly growing
weary of the noisy and incorporate agitation
of a few women for the correction OF some
imaginary wrongs of the female sex and for
the establishment of some purely hypothet-
ical rights
1t is calculated to dissatisfy some whole
some and happy women, and disturb civili-
zation with which there is nothing materially
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31
BRIDGING THE CENTURIES.
By Belle Squire.

In the tragic story Of Tess of the DUrber-
villes" the author makes the pregnant state
ment that the girl Tess was 200 years ahead
of her mother, and in the statement lies the
clew to- all the tragedy that followed. But in
the probability of such a suggestion being
possible lies our greatest hope for an ultimate
civilization.
Here in the cities in countless cases are
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

Harry Thaw Is willing to promise
that he will never 30 insane again.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31
No Evidence to tho Contrary.

NO EVfdence 10 tho CONTRARY,
Friend-I think her mother is a son.
sible woman. The Lover-Well-a-r
don't think she likes me. Friend-Oh.
! merely said she was sensible
~omani
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

We have noticed that no loafer Is
content to play with loafer; he
wants to play with busy man.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

A scientist says the flea Is blind.
Blind or not, he knows when to jump.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31

It's astonishing how many things
come our way that we don't care for.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-31
ART WORKS GOOD MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT.
BY Sir VIM. II. Bailey.

There are few sights that | admire more
than the contemplation OF a well-ordered
where the freely elected un-
selhshly serve their fellow citizens by the
promotion of the health and prosperity the
and public happiness and refine
ments of life. and improve the public taste
by the creation of ideals of art and beauty
| know of no better way of cultivating the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
Commercial News

largest
yesterday morning being through
tho wahcu j. Cooke which hundred
thousand dollars The purchased by Mu Cooke fo other
iRu in the big transaction.
smaller blocks the big shaken apprecy
bid with asked
the The asked We'd
Thursday 1914 then 1o with io4 standing the
the block holders
o
Yesterday Change
brokers holding which
the expected demand higher
when the big Pioneer took recently.
condition the of taking holding Nothing
Las developed according the occasion ougng
past
figuring weeks transactions with them
Declines falngs
which big showing in the
selling
Monday Oahu another which largely
ing half and closing that price.
the other showing
Kekaha Paauhau Haiku, Honokaa, Pioneer.
The expected upward trend is responsible partly for this
tendency Hawaiian stocks while the
tending to
ceasing number of buying a
Broadly speaking
standing has been greatly cut down during the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
Castle & Cooke Co., Ltd
Life and Fire
insurance
Agents

General Insurance Agents. representing
New England Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Boston.
Aetna Fire Insurance Co.
ATTENTION.
We have just accepted the Agency
for the --
uitizepq Insurance Co. Hartford Fire)
and
The Protector Underwriters Of the
Phoenix of Hartford.
These were also among the Roll or
Honor in San Francisco.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
PILES CURED IN 9 TO - DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT IS guaranteed
to cure any case of Itching. Blina,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 8 u
"a days or money refunded.-Made by
PARIS MEDICINE CO.. Saint Louis.
U. S OF A.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09

IN THE HOUSE.
A long communication from the Ha'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
Immigration Bill.

On second reading. which was defer
red, Castro explained his hurry in the
matter of House Bill los, this being
identical with Senate Bill 46, the ad.
ministration immigration bill Castro
stated that he had presented the Sen
ate measure at the request of the Board
of immigration, the members of which
wanted something tangible to go on in
shaping policy.
Pending the receipt of printed copies
from the Senate, the second reading
was delayed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09

wall tnuuiy Supervisors. nskInr that
the tay Of ihoif tuunls Cicfk be raised
raunl 10 that ofihtit County TtcaHuret
was read ~ the htsi malier W husi
mess. md this resulted in the First
ianrlo ~ the session, vhriuus uiemicfs
suggesting various dispositions OF the
communication n was hnnlly referred
to n special committee of the members
from Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09

Shellou's statehood resolution. on
special order Of the day was read for
second time. This came in as n
Joint Resolution, hut ON motion Of the
in.rodueer the title was switched to
make il Concurrent Resolution.
The resolution passed second read
ing and was thus formally adopted. So
far as the House goes, Hawaii is now
all ready to paste her star on the flag.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
Bank Of Hawaii
LATED.

DIRECTORS: Chas. M. Cooke. p. c.
Jones, F. w. Macfarlane, e. +. Bishop.
u. d. Tenney, ]. A. McCandless. G d.
Anterior. C. H. Cooke.
COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS On
PARTMENT8.
strict attention given TO all branches
of Banking.
JUDD BUILDING. FORT STREET.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21
strlnn Lied 10 Praise

Some men always tie a string to
their praise.
The technical manager of very
large industry Rad long been engaged
on the very difficult problem of me-
cAanically producing certain part of
a product, and which would reduce
their production cost so per cent.
One day aftec five years of effort
the technical manager called the pres
ident of the company into the expert
nlth;al rrcm and proudly exhibited
the machine that would accomplish
the result.
The president expressed his salts
faction but added. why couldn't we
have had that five years ago?"
The writer used to know the choir
master of church who had worked
his organist and choir members many
extra rehearsals many weeks on a
very difficult cantata for a special
church celebration. After its final
successful production. the pastor paid
the choir and master few well
chosen words of compliment, but
added:
Nov. why can't we have music like
hat every Sunday ?"-Gibson's Maya
zine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21

1t only made him feel very sorry for
his brother artists, and slightly curl
Gus 10 know how they managed 10
live at all.
He had reached this point in his
reflections when Gigi came running up
10 him.
4 Go so dreadfuHy want a spade
and pail, zio caro-, he said, looking up
at him with his wistful brown eyes.
There are many things. my Gigi,
which we do so dreadfully want, but
can't have" he replied, laughing lit
tie, and stroking the child's brown
cheek. You and I Gigi. must learn
to go without and must do what we
can to amuse each other"
And forgetting poverty and SANDER,
and even poor old Uncle Guido, he
transformed himself into so delight
full a sea-monster that Gigi rushed in
blissful terror and excitement TO the
shelter of the nearest boat, and by the
time the chase was over, and he had
been devoured and ressucitated in
he conventional manner, all though
of spades and pals had vanished from
his mind. and he had fallen back to
his old refrain Of Il do love you SOL"
To be continued.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21
AT TO OPTIMISM,

Harper's Weekly.-Optimism That
ile it! 1t is the best thing in all the
world. Every cloud has a silver lin
ing. Take that little milliners bill.
| o ye growing men. and turn it over
no heartrending figures lie on the
other side of that bill-it is pure
snowy white, unvexed with inky re-
minders of what that little apple
orchard your wife wore to church
last Sunday has cost you. And you,
We jealous folk, who look with en-
vious eyes upon yon speeding motor
cars, Danish that envy, and rest con-
tent with wheeling the baby car
riage, happy in the knowledge that
no tires burst on perambulators, and
that no justice has ever yet fined a
father for going too fast up and
down the pike with little Willie in
the car. And if you seek electric
transportation, there is the bound
ing trolly, the flashing subways, and
the ten-cent stages with their upper
decks waiting to do your bidding
at all times. Are you sitting behind
lady at the theater whose ire
movable couture completely shuts
away the stage from your eager vi
sion? Waste not thy breath on NUT
tered maledictions. If half that is
said about the present condition of
the theater be true, it is best that
you should not see the stage, and
that bale of golden hair is a bless
ing in disguise, in that it shields
from your gaze things better left
unseen. Have you been suspended
at your club? What joy awaits you
driven back to the simpled beauties
of the home. Have you no home?
Then is your soul unvexed with leak
ing pipes and broken panes of grass,
and, best of all, no domestic prob
lem agitates your weary spirit; no
departing cook leaves you stranded
on the shores of hunger and dis
may. And. finally. has SHE. the
only SHE in all this wondrous world
of love, said no, and sent you forth
to walk your way alone? Wen, our
sympathy 10 yours, ana yeV-uraW
riage. happy in the knowledge that
hither while we whisper in your ear
You will not have to hook her
up" All, yes! Optimism. That it!
1t is the best thing in all the world.
Even the subway has its sunny side
-outside-and all we need to do to
find the sun is to look for it If it
isn't here it is in Omaha, or the
Philippines, or gallivanting some
where around the West Indies, sh n
ing, shining. shining, until all life
becomes one glad and glorious shine,