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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

There Is even a persistent Paris ru-
MOI of "R. C."-"the King Of the Cata-
combs" In the version used by Gas
ton Leroux he Is chief Of a disciplined
army Of foreigners. counterfeiters, bur.
glars and abductors for ransom, nr.
lacking only the very rich and operat.
ing without scandal. In the quarter
of the Pantheon where superposed gal
leries exist below the level Of the Me
tro, the King of the Catacombs has a
secret chamber. Surrounding 1t, in a
circle, are the headquarters of each OF
his sections, watched and overheard by
"R. c." when he pleases, through Q
circle Of peep-holes.
This vast conspiracy, which utilizei
equally young men Of good society al
indicators. clerks Of public services
as spies. physicians to give false Ger
tificates and bands of Apaches to mud
die clews Of expert burglary. has ex
perts to work it's counterfeiting press
es. execute its forgeries and frauds on
insurance companies.
The work is done in leisurely impun
ity 100 feet beneath Paris. Electric
lighting, steam heat, scientific venti
lating. vast underground kitchens
heavy carpets and hangings. luxurt
Gus furniture in sleeping-rooms and
clubrooms makes this realm Of r
c." seem like pipe dream But
the police know its existence and are
powerless. The catacombs are a maze
a labyrinth, tangled with masonry and
cave-ins!
Subterranean Paris! 1t is q wonder
full place, concealing mysteries, honest
and dishonest, equally enticing to the
imagination. 1t has been long known,
long forgotten. 1t has enjoyed long
lmpunity. But now that the Metropol
ltan Underground Railway Is throwing
its branches, literally. under the entire
capital, the supporting surfaces that
were just strong enough are being
weakened. A few streets have caved
In. There will be more. You will hear
lots more of Subterranean Paris!
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25
BUENos AYREs.
A City with All the Finish OF n
Paris or a Berlin.

A City with All the Finish Of "
Paris or n Berlin.
Buenos Aires, the capital of the Ar
gentine Republic, is in some respects
the most cosmopolitan city In the
world. No important European nation
but has contributed its capital and It's
people to the upbuilding OF this great
metropolis. 1t also has the distinction
of being the second city Of Latin pop
ulation in the world. being larger than
the largest cities in Italy and Spain.
There is perhaps no city which e x
hibits a greater variety Of pleasing
contemporary styles of domestic archi-
lecture. The city council tries to en-
courage beautiful building by annually
offering a gold medal to the architect
who is found to have planned the most
attractive facade and by freeing from
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25
WILD HORSE IN NEW YORK.
roaming Ii Woods East of City
Hall and Frightening Residents.

Hall ana Fr1SntenlnB ftcsiuehts'
Driven wild by cold and hunger. a
black bobtailed ownerless horse has
been running in Burdens woods In the
Ravenswood part of Long Island City
and residents have asked the police to
capture 1t.
No one knows where the animal
came from and It's presence was I'M
known until about two weeks ago, the
New York Sun says. Those who know
something about horseflesh say the
animal is a thoroughbred and when
out on a foray 1t clears a fence with
the ease Of a born and trained cross
country hunter.
Telling about the horse, one woman
informed the police that 1t chased
her around the yard and tore her
waist from her back with Its teeth.
Another m says 1t vaulted the
fence into her yard, ripped her wash
from the line and kicked over the out
buildings. On another occasion 1t bolt
ed into the stall Of a Woodworking
horse and, kicking the rightful occu-
pant out of the place. proceeded to eat
everything in sight. 1t Is further re-
lated that 1t attacked a feed wagon
on Vernon avenue and got away with
two bags of oats.
Equipped with a wash line Police
man George Morrison, of the Hunters
Point station house, who has punched
cows In the West, accompanied by John
Kelly, Of the Bergh Society, spent all
Wednesday trying to lassoo the AMI
NAL. The woods where the animal
roves are about a mile in length and
half a mile wide. Morrison and Kelly
got back on Wednesday night empty
handed.
1t Is proposed to get a detail of COW
cops together and have a roundup tc
capture the animal. .
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

The back to nature" movement
among the ultra-civilized has assumed
certain forms which make it fair
sport for the comic spirits of the press
and the stage. Clever farces have been
produced in which the element Of
humbug in the alleged simplicity" of
swelldom and p~lutocracy has been
amusingly caricatured, while the
bungalow" craze has not escaped the
shafts Of the paragraphers. There
are. however, others who arc dissatis-
fed with the simple life. To them
back to nature" neal something
o than plain living In the country,
dispensing with luxury and artificiali-
ty. What they banker for ia the wild
life, a reversion to primitive condi-
tons for a time. THE restless ele-
ment In our nature" says the editor
of The North American Review In his
diary" requires us to go adventur-
Ing once In a way; with our best
clothes and worldly estate left far in
the background, We must go forth
afoot or On horseback or in a catboat
to see and hear what our spinning
world may have to conide to US"
And the responsive editor tells with
pleasure of a new mode Of vagabon-
dage that is springing up in England
and Scotland. Men go off in cara
vans, with a rough housekeeping out.
ut, a folded tent for the night, and
camp In UNEMPLOYED woods or on the
coast Of unseen lands. The sea, the
wide stretch of horizon, the sounds Of
the forest, the sky and wind soothe
distempered inteliects and bring
peace, sanity and health to victims Of
vanity and struggle and machine
made habits. Americans have gone
a-vagabonding for years without using
the term, but our experience will
ping-pong and golf bids US prepare TO,
the formal introduction Of the new
vagabondage' from England and Scot
land under its alluring name. TIL
sensible will practice the thing Will
avoiding the phases that develop
craze and then kill the soul Of goo
that is in it. The simple life is re-
tional when nationally followed, an,
the call of the wild, Of untamed na
ture, Of the touch Of savagery-minu
cruelty-should be answered occasion
ally nv the highest Droduct of ev(
luton"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25
Following the Band.

Once upon a time a Philadelphia
layer anne South. He had a pair Of
big spectacles, an inquisitive mind,
and he wanted to know, says Harris
Dickson, in Success Magazine. With
his Southern friend he was hurrying
to the court house. A negro parade
blocked the street; negroes in car
riages, on horseback, on foot; negroes
with swords and axes; stumpy negroes
with Masonic banners, lean negroes
with Pythian devices, fat negroes with
Odd Fellows insignia, miscellaneous
negroes with miscellaneous emblems.
The Philadelphia pushed through
the crowd and ran back in great ex
element. Whats 1t all about? What
are they doing?"
The Southern couldn't explain, but
beckoned to a very intelligent young
negro-who. by the way, was a prom
inent politician-and asked, TON
what's the occasion of all this pa
raider"
The young negro laughed. Now
Jedge, you ought to know dat a mig
ger don't need no 'casion for a pa
rade."
Tom had spoken a mouthful. Pa
g~eantry appeals to the negro's tropica
Imagination. Churches and lodges fur
nish most OF the social life that h
knows. He does not ask why tn,
brass band Is playing; he keeps ste
with the fellow that beats the drum
and Is happy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

President Taft, who wore a loose
fitting suit of clothes when he met
President Diaz on the Mexican border
last month, did not please the Next
can newspapers. The editor of one Of
them thought he should have been
dressed in a military uniform, with
lots of gold lace. No doubt the Presi-
dent would look very pretty In such
costume, but until the present time
the official uniform for the chief ex-
ecutive has been the same as Is worn
by every other American citizen.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

Despite the movement well under
way from the cities to the farms, and
the additional farm production result
Ing therefrom; despite the thousands
of immigrants who have gone upon
the lands to add their tribute of re-
suits to our aggregate Of farm prod
ucts, 1t is very evident that the coun-
try and the world require greater har-
vests than ever have been gathered in
order to give food at reasonable prices
to the constantly increasing popula-
ton.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

Who says that valor Is dead? Who
maintains that the days Of chivalry
are no more; that knights no longer
live who pin their ladies' kerchiefs on
their breasts and go forth to face
dragons or the caitiff foe2 If such
there be, let them consider Slater of
Virginia, Christian name and post
office unknown. He offers to marry
Carrie Nation. All other valoroua
deeds sink into insignihcance beside
this deed. Even the great faunal nat
uralist now tearing Nairobian lions
limb from limb and eating them raw
appears like an arrant coward com
pared with Slater of Virginia.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25
the building tax the building thus ia

the building tax the building thus ia
vored.
The outward aspect of Buenos Airel
Is rather that of a European than o
an American capital. 1t has all tn,
finish Of a Paris or a Berlin. The alb
n Of the irregular sky line, caused
In North American cities by the ex-
IRENE height Of some business build.
ings as well as the fact that the
ground Of the city is quite uniformly
built upon, even in the more outlying
regions, keeps the city from present
ing that unfinished appearance which
eve u largest cities have.-world
To-day.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25
Spartan Self-Denfal.

When Mr.. D., known to be misery,
but not believed to be a miser, was
approached d~elicately for a contribu-
ton to the organ fund. he shook his
head courteously, but with an air of
finality.
Charity" he said, "is a pleasure one
ruust do without"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

A Connecticut man left all his es-
tate to his eighty-year-old widow on
condition that she do not marry again.
She probably has just years enough
left to break the will and none to
marry, SO that the deceased will win
out, after all.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

Sir Thomas Upton has declared that
It Is a good thing to be born poor.
Well, a good many Of the rich people
are trying to arrange 1t 80 that all
who are born will be poor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

One sometimes wonders which Is the
greater, the audacity of those few men
who decide what all fashionable wom-
en- must wear, or the abnegnation OF
the women who adopt fashions which
cannot possibly suit them all.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

One of the fashion journals says
the ladies will not wear rats next
year. Pessimists will at once decide
that something equally absurd will be
worm.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

Where are the heroes Of the ages
past?" asks a poet. Don't know, but
the modern heroes are wearing Car
negie medals.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25
The Bigger Part.

"Why do they charge more for one
magazine than another?"
At don't know. l enjoy the advertis.
ing in all equally well."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

drive the V7ofa galore" OUT q the
language. He will encounter the de-
termined opposition Of the poets
They need 1t In their business.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25
His Bald Spot.

Little Margie's father had a bald
spot. While kissing him at bedtime
one evening she said:
"Stoop down, papa. ! want to kiss
you on the head where the lining
shows"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

A Nevada man placed a stick Of
giant powder in his mouth with sui
cidal intent. A coroner's jury agreed
that he made a success Of It.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

The chief Of the division Of music
of the Library Of Congress has an
nounced that Dixie" Is the first Of
American songs in patriotic popu-
2arity." Perhaps its claim win b.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

II heaven is half as beautiful as de-
scribed. why should the spirits Of the
blessed want 70 come back TO earth
and tip tables7
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

King 'Fonso suffers from sleepless-
ness. Trying to snooze over a powder
magazine, which may blow up any
minute, Is a mighty hard Job.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

Marie Corelli says she likes Ameri-
can Is 1t necessary to explain
what Hall Caine thinks Of American
women?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

That billion dollar trust being form
ed by the Bell Telephone Company is
sure to start a lot of talk.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

Try to deny a man free speech In
this country and he'll proceed to talk
an arm off the goddess Of liberty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

Many a woman who is gentle with
other people Is rough with her hus.
band.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

Treatment for the hookworm: Take
It north of the eighty-sixth parallel
and leave 1t outdoors all winter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

What does the telephone-telegraph
merger think about the Standard OIL
decision2
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

Poverty has kept many a poor young
man from being sued for breach Of
promise.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

The woman who is suspicious Of all
other women is apt to be suspected .
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25
TOPICS OF
M

Great jokes from little chestnuts
grow.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

= Within a month after you FIRST start
a lawsuit, 1t doesn't look SO favora
BILE.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

Fortunately, most Of the weather
that Is predicted doesn't develop. ~
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

A lucky man is one who can have
his rascality overlooked a. q mistake.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-10-21

And affidavit having been made
that the said defendant. II. l.. Wise is
a non resident of this State, the said
defendant is required to appear within
one month after the date of the first
publication of this order, in the Clerk :
office of our said Court, and do what
is necessary to protect his interests.
1t is ordered that copy of this or
der be forthwith published once a
week for four consecutive weeks in the
Statesman Democrat a new spape l
printed in the town of Martinsburg, in
the County Of Berkeley, and he posted
at the front door of the Court House of
Berkeley County at least twenty days
before jud ment or decree is rendered.
l.. Dew. Gerhardt, Clerk.
Faulkner, Walker d Woods, Attorney
for Plaintiff.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-10-21
PUBLIC SALE
OF TWO VALUABLE
Berkeley Co. Farms.

By virtue of decree of the Circuit
Court of Berkeley County, West VIZ
GINA, made on the 20 day of Septem-
Der 1910, in q suit in chancery therein
pending in which Katherine johnson
is plaintiff and Howard Tabler Ell az
are defendants, the undersigned VIII
offer at public sale at the front door OF
the court house of said county in Mar
tinsburg on Saturday, October 18th,
1910. beginning at 30 O'Clock Ill the
afternoon, two of the most deslraGe
and fertile farms in the Valley OF VIZ
ginia: one known as
e"FEDERAL HILL"
situate about three and one-half miles
southwest of Martinsburg and about
three uuaters of a mile west of the NJ
& w Turnpike, and within ohe-qual,
ter of q mile of Tabler's Station on the
G. V. Railroad, containing
$50 ACRES,
improved by q large
BRICK DWELLING
house, bank barn, and all other nee
essary outbuildings 80 acres OF when
is in elegant timber.
The other farm, known as
"CADAE GROVE
adjoits the above, ana coLtalns
1871 ACRES;
ii is improved by good brcN aver
inc and other jutbulldings.
Both these farms are situate on INC
world famed
UAppI IL pTE RING ~
they are specially adapted to tne
growth of fruit, and lOca ted almost III
lha center of the fruit belt, large anu
productive orchards bounding theIn
Oh fall sides; they are well wateleu
close TO markets; on good roads, anu anu
in high state of cultivation. Inl'
superb limestone land offers a rare or
portunity 10 any man Wishing " p"lf
chase either homestead, or a tracV VI
land purely for commercial pur Pos'f
It's proximity to the railroad MAKES
espe cially attractive for any puII ~,
ANY further particulars VIII oe lIl
nished on application 10 one OIL Il"
undersigned.
TERMS
One third of the purchase mou9
cash on day of sale; the residue III -"
equal payments at one and Two ye"1,Ie
the purchaser executing his negoIao,N
pronissory notes for the deferred P9Ir
ments, bearing interest from inc r '9
of sale, aud the title 70 be retained w.
I'll all the purchase money rs PAID
II. II. Emmer1,
J. NJ Woods
A.rC. Nadenbousch
Special COMMISSIONS
/ hereby certify that Adrian {, n Ss
enbousch, one of the above SPIN 1'itn
commissioners, has given oohu ,o
security as required by SAID aeg li,5C,1it
l.. Dew. Gerhardt, GERS O''
Court of Berkeley Co., W. va
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-10-21
Special Commissioners Sale
of valuable
Real Estate.

BY virtue Ola decree of the Circuit
Court Of Berkeley County, w. Va,
made on the oath day of September, A.
ID. 1910, in the matter of NJ. j.. Comp
ton d Sons VS.. Mrs. John Basore ct all,
a chancery proceeding pending in said
Court, the undersigned special com
missioners, appoin ed for the purpose,
will offsr at public auction at the
flolt door Of the Couit House in Mar
tinsburg, Berkeley County, w. Va, on
SATURDAY, NOV. u, 1910,
at 80 O'Clock in the afternoon, that
very desirable piece of real estate pur-
chased by Rosa A Basore from Ada
). Shertzer by deed lated, March 18th,
1909, and known as Lot 5, on the plat
cf the lots laid Oft by W. S. Snyder,
at or near Berkeley Station in Berke-
ley County, w. Va, the said lot being
90 by 200 feet, more or less, and is inn
proved by a
IWO-STORY FRAME DWELLING
containing s rooms and com parative-
ly new, all necessary outbuildings in
blu ing q fran bl IN. This property
is W III 10 ,alel as to ) ,houl4, churches
and raiIroal s.atiJA ....d - III elOat.
ptoAIlnIty 10 the security Lme d &C.
~ NJ Go. piadt
TERMS.
One-third of the purch ase money
cash IN hand on the day of sale, the
residue in two equal payments of six
and twelve moAths, the deferred pay
/ menls to be evidenced by the negotla-
4 bic promisscry notes of the purchaser,
ana the title 10 be retained until all the
/ purchase money is paid.
ID. w. snyder, Jr.,
w. G. Kilmer,
r. ii. BOYD,
John o. Lemen.
Special Commissioners.
| hereby certify that John o. Lemen
one of The special commissioners has
given bond with security as required
10y the above mentioned decree.
H. Dew Gerhardt,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Berkeley
County.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-10-21
Order Of Publication.

The State of West Virginia:
At rules held in the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court for the County of
Berkeley, on Monday the 3rd day of
October, 1910.
Charles j. Faulkner, Stuart w. Walk
er and j. NJ. Woods, trading and
doing business under the firm
name and style of Faulkner
Walkers Woods, Plaintiffs.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-10-21
NEVER OUT

In the ancient Forum in
Rome are ruin of the celebrated
Temple of Vesta, the Goddess
of Fire, worshipped by the Ro.
mans in olden times.
In those days, 200o years
before the discovery of the lu-
offer match, the care of fire was
with great ceremony, k ept
burning in the Temple of Vesta
and it was never out,
1t has taken these 1000
years TO produce a fire insur-
ance company whose world
wide business is so large that
the fires for which it is paying
are NEVER OUT.
Nineteen nine was simply
an average year but, because
Of IFS vast business, the Royal
Insurance Company, Limited,
incurred losses at the rate of
one every s minutes and 80 sec
onds the whole year round.
This means thai UeIole one
fl is put out new one starts
somewhere else in property in
sured in the Royal In other
words,
The Royals Fires ire Never Gut
| In 1909 the Royal issued
3535 new fire policies and re-
newels every working day.
Our business h elpe d 0
make that record.
We want to beat the re-
cord this year and should much
appreciate a line from you.
THIS AGENCY REPRE-
SENTS THE ROYAL" II
is the Leading Fire Company
of the World, and we have al,
ways found that it gives its
policy holders square deal.
Herbert L. Alexander.
INSURANCE AND BONDING
Martinsburg, w Va
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-10-21

IL L. W iSN1 1SANAiN"iiA.
The object OF this suit is TO attach
the property real ana personal of II.
l.. Wise and subject the same to sale
to satisfy the plaintiffs debt and as
certain sny and all liens against the
estate Of the said II. l.. Wise in this
County and to subject the said prop
erty to the payment of ali liens ac-
cordlng to their priority.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-10-21

Car choice Timothy Seed just rcce,v-
ed, at T. p. LICKLIDzR'S Elevator.