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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23
Never Notices Birthdays.

II never have any birthdays" says
Gen. Ferdinand c. Latrobe. smiling,
the other night. when asked how he
had spent the day, the seventy-sev-
enth anniversary of his birth.
II got up at seven O'clock" he said,
"and went to Mccall Ferry. where I
inspected the new electric plant. and
came back to the city at three o'clock.
l went to the gas company's Office and
later to the parks for drive. l
never celebrate the occasion except
with hard work.
II never knew when my fathers
birthday came until after he had been
dead some time and l looked 1t up in
the family Bible. It was the same
way with my mother. No. the La
trobes grow old, but they do not make
merry over the milestones In the jour.
Sun.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

Are not men in the mass more in
teterate gossips than women? Shake
speares citizens do the real gossiping
In his plays, even though he followed
tradition In personifying rumor as
dame-"if my gossip Report be an hon
est woman Of her word" You will
find as much lively and inane chit-chat
In any mans clubhouse as in any wom-
ans. The hotel and theater Hobbies
seethe with the gossiping OF men. No
village sewing society or mite society
can equal the incessant buzz at the gro
cery store, and when 1t comes to down
right, earnest, unfagging dissection Of
reputation and pernicious tittle-tattle
there is no body of women in the land
that can hold candle to the foolish
adult chatterboxes at any political
headquarters.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

Among the interesting papers re II
at the convention Of the American Civic
Association at Cincinnati was one by
woman landscape gardener, Mrs. Mo
Crea, who has devoted herself to tn,
beautifying Of railroad stations ant
their immediate surroundings. "Ari
and the Railroad" was her topic-s
strange one at first sight, but full o..
significance to those who happen te
be conversant with the facts back of Il
In great city the railroad station a.
a gateway" presents one set Of prob
lens, from which dignity and beauty o.
design and form are by no means ex
cluded. In the small country town OF
village the station Is apt to be looked
upon as something useful rather than
ornamental, and in thousands of placer
any shanty docs" as the railroad "de
pot" Yet nothing is so pleasing ant
80 sure to command admiration as G
pretty. appropriate country station
with clean, well-kept grounds, grass
and flowers. They seem to form part
of the landscape, to proclaim the love
liness, peace and charm of the coup
try. Such stations and grounds are I,
good investment for the railroads ans
the communities. And 1t Is crafty
Ing to know that in the Northwest huI
dreds Of little stations have been trana
formed and beautifled by trained land
scape gardeners who are regularly EN-
ployed for the work by the railroads
Undoubtedly the railroads, in spite OF
their smoke and dust, can do some
thing for art in the regious far re
moved from picture galleries and mon
umental structures. They are under
taking more and more to teach scien.
tific farming, and they can do some
thing for landscape gardening and the
cultivation Of love of harmony and sim
pie beauty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23
TO CULTIVATE THE ORCHARD
Vegetable Crops Require Both Manure
and Cultivation, Which Benefit
Pear Trees.
(By r. B. RUSHING).

The first three or four years after
setting 1t Is best to cultivate the pear
orchard in vegetables of some sort,
but never in wheat or rye. The vege-
table crops require both manure and
cultivation. which benefit the young
pear trees.
When the pear tree makes a fine
growth the fifth year the orchard can
be put in clover and left two or three
years in that crop.
The first crop Of clover may be
taken off. but the second crop should
never be taken off, but should be left
to rot on the ground to enrich the
soil.
While the pear orchard is in clover
1t Is beneficial to hoe or grub around
each tree In the spring and keep the
soil loose around 1t; this destroys
many insects and also keeps them
from nesting there.
Each spring and fall wash down the
trunks and larger limbs of the trees
with solution of soft soap and water,
about half and half. This will destroy
insects and keep the bark smooth and
healthy.
Keep down all suckers from around
the roots and remove all sprouts from
the trunks. The pear, however, needs
but little pruning II the trees make a
strong and vigorous growth for sew
eral years, unless there is tendency
to grow too much in height at the
expense of the width.
Low heads are more desirable. How
ever, when pruning is necessary II
should be done to conform to the hab-
its and natural shape Of the tree.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23
"Dis-a-RanEe.v ~

At a city night school where an ex
ceedingly mixed class, composed oi
Russian Jews, Italians, Slavs and
Frenchmen, was trying to attain some
facility with the English language, one
bright young man from Naples distin
guished himself above all the others
The problem set before the class was
to write paragraph containing the
word "disarrange," and he wrote:
"My wife she get up in the morning
and she cook the breakfast for me;
and when she try to light the stove
he would not burn and she say, y
don't like dlsarrange'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23
SWEETHEART A MAN
TOOK THIS sMITTEN SWAIN a.
YEARS TO FIND 1T OUT.
Meanwhile He Has Written a Bale OF
Letters and Sent "Her" Something
Between $4,000 and $6,ooo-Dupe
Has Recipient Arrested.

Southington, Conn.-Having during
the last fourteen years written many
love letters and given between $4,000
and $4,000 to young person he had
never seen and from whom he re-
ceived hundreds of letters, all breath.
Ing love and affection, George Os-
borne now charges that Miss Gladys
wilson OF Philadelphia, the ideal of
nls dreams, Is in reality William
barnes, mechanic in local factory.
Barnes is charged with having OBJ
talned money under false pretenses.
he is accused Of having invented the
young woman, and, with the aid of a
friend In Philadelphia, of having car.
rled on a correspondence with Os.
Dorne, who. for fourteen years. was
under the impression he was winning
the heart of beautiful, accomplished.
put singularly glacial young woman.
osborne says that the only times
during the fourteen years when his
correspondence struck the same RI.
mantle key in which his own letters
"ere written were those times imme-
dlately preceding an invitation ex.
tended to him 10 send some OF mis-
money to Philadelphia. 1t irks Os.
borne to look back over those tinted
and perfumed notes, now that he be-
heves they were penned by a man.
Under the influence of the related
tacts that they all look good when
theyre far away" and that EVERY
body wants something he thinks he
may not be able to get." Osborne for
fourteen years remained faithful to
Miss Gladys Wilson" and the postal
department.
he sent bales Of letters and he got
plenty back. Whenever he expressed
desire to go to Philadelphia and
meet the object of his affections face
to face "she" always had a high-grade
argument In support of her" conten.
tion that he should stay in Southing.
ton and attend to his watch repairing
business.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

ings and the smoke nuisance, and tbs
gam for beauty by the preservation OF
trees S=c TIE improvement OF perk.
and lawns-these are but few of this
activities in which the eight hundred
thousand club women haye been en-
gagged during the last year. Womer
are wonderfully fitted to take up the
task of ameliorating modern condi
tions-that is, of contriving schemes
by which the evils of modern lif,
shall be reduced to a minimum and iti
blessings multiplied. The woman'i
club Is a most convenient and power
full agency for such work. The club
women Of the country have the force
of an army and the adaptabillty of ar
individual. Their good service fol-
town and state is well begun, ant
promises to extend yet further in the
solution Of social, civic. sanitary ant
educational questions.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23
FAINT MATERIALS ON FARM
Winter Is Good Time to Go over Ma
chlnery and Woodwork-Hlgh
Paying Investment.

Any man can easily learn to use the
paint brush. No particular skill is re-
quired. Every farmer should have
TWO or three good paint brushes of
dlHerent sizes and keep on hand a
supply of white lead, linseed oil and
paint coloring matter. These mate
rlals are comparatively cheap and
when rightly used are high paying
investment.
IN winter is a good time to use the
farm paint brush, because then there
are spare days when painting can be
done without interfering with other
WORK. 1t is a good time to go over
oil the farm tools and machinery and
give all the wood work one or two
coats OF good paint. This work car
be done on the barn floor, in shed
or In any building where there is
space. If the weather is very cold
When the work is to be done, box oi
not sand, earth or salt may be used
10 set the paint pail in so that the
paint will be warm and flow easily
The warmer the paint the deeper and
more quickly will it strike into the
wood.
In starting to paint tool or ma
chlne first clean 1t off thoroughly. II
1t is only dusty. use dry rag, but II
II Is muddy wash 1t off with warm
water. go over the surface with dry
rag and then let it dry in the at
mosphere for several hours till all OF
the moisture is out of the wood. Wa
ter and oil will not mix and II any
water is In the pores of the wood the
oil will be kept out and hence will
not have a chance to do its full work
For the first coat of paint on new
wood, or wood in need of repainting
use about seven-eighths Of linseed oil
to one-eighth Of pure white lead and
only a touch of coloring matter. If
too much white lead and coloring
matter are used in the first coat the
paint will be so thick that it will no,
strike deeply into the wood. What Is
desired at first is to deeply fill all
pores OF the wood with preserving oil
and then to coat with lead to seal and
protect the pores, so that the oil
cannot escape.
The paint mixture must not only b.,
well stirred to break up the lead int'l
minute particles before the paint is
used, but stirring at intervals of every
few minutes must be given while the
paint is being applied to prevent the
heavy lead from settling to the bot.
tom of the paint pail 1t must always
be kept in mind that linseed oil is a
very light substance and that white
lead is very heavy substance. They
will separate on standing for only a
few minutes. the lead sinking to the
bottom and pushing the oil to the top.
For the second coat of paint use
about .one-fourth or one-fifth of white
lead in the mixture and enough color.
ing matter to give 1t the desired shade
Of color
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

Not long ago It was the fashion to
decry the woman's club as place fire.
Quented by careless mothers and un-
easy spinsters, who preferred discuss
ing Browning and Ibsen and Meredith
to keeping their houses clean and
their men-folk happy. The ground has
been cut from under that reproach by
the practical work done by various
clubs for the public good. Fairgrounds
for children, vacation schools, the pro-
motion Of health by improved water
supply, by more thorough street clean
Ing, by more scientific systems Of
drainage, by better disposition of garb-
age. by protection against flies and
mosquitoes, vigorous campaign
against hideous billboards, high build.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23
Irony Lost Case for Lawyer.

In his early days at the bar the late
Lord Bowen prosecuted prisoner who
had been caught in a house at night
crawling downstairs with his boots off
and carrying portable property. The
evidence was so overwhelming that
Bowen ventured to indulge in little
Irony and remarked on the thoughtful.
ness Of the prisoner in removing his
shoes. thus disturbing nobody, and in
selecting only solid silver articles from
the plate basket. so that the family had
enough forks and spoons left for break.
fast The jury was so impressed by
these extenuating circumstances that
It acquitted the prisoner. Bowen never
employed irony again when addressing
q Jury.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

Agricultural schools for women are
proving their usefulness in France and
Belgium. The course is as a rule
brief. and the schools are "ambulant"
ones. that is. they move from one part
OF the country to another. There are
lectures an agriculture and household
economy, but special attention is paid
to dairy work, the making of cheese,
and putting up foodstuffs and pre-
serves. In France the schools are IN
der the Department of Agriculture
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23
Lightning Ends Lawsuit,

Frankfort Ky.-Lightning struck
and destroyed a large tree in front of
the residence Of Mrs. Margaret Innis
Of steadmontown and settled law.
suit Of long standing that the courts
were not able to decide. Contractors
building a road wanted to cut the tree
down and Miss Innis secured an in.
junction preventing It. Hundreds had
been spent in litigation, but the bolt
split the tree. necessitating its de.
struction.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

Tom L. Johnson, Mayor of Clevs-
fand. recently married man and wom-
an and purposely left out the word
obey when he read the service. He
explained that he did not wish TO help
make liars OF people. Mr.. Johnson is
evidently an observer and a philoso-
pher.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23
Limo Wash for Irees.

A lime wash which has been found
q good protection for trees against
rabbits is simply to wet enough un.
slaked lime to the point Of consistency.
add q little carbolic acid to the sub
stance and paint the trunks of the
orchard trees.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

A Boston surgeon thinks man can
be made thing Of beauty by the use
OF the knife. But hasn't the barber,
with h1s razor. been doing that for
many generations?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

There are $4,000 more people in the
service of the United States than there
were a year ago. This is another Of
the reasons why a good many people
think the world is growing better.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

The King of Sweden has recently
been working as stevedore for the
purpose of finding out how the labor
ers OF his country feel. He has taken
wise course. The quickest and surest
way to find out how laborer feels is
to labor for q while.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

Mr.. Roosevelt is being mentioned
for third term. But since he has
made the acquaintance Of the singing
topi such talk may not sound like
music to him.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

Quick marriages have been tabooed
In Rhode Island, but 1t is never any
trouble to step into another State from
any part Of Rhode Island.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

de world" says your Uncle Eben,
SIS sumpin' like lookin' glass. You's
yineter get better results If you smiles
IAN II you makes faces"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23
Clear Water for Sheen.

Sheep won't do well without water.
and they are dainty about drinking.
Clean running water is Just as essen.
tial as good grass.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

History teaches us that the main OBJ
ject Of mobs In monarchical revolu-
tions is to dethrone the king and raise
the deuce.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

"How's yer boy doin' at college, CyY'
"Fust rate. He hopes to be out O.
the hospital some time afore Christ.
mas. Plain Dealer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

The discovery that chemistry can
convert sage brush into valuable prod
acts Is in line with the progress of
Me age.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

When a young couple are married
they are made one. but 1t takes some
time to find out which one.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

Collector Loeb has certainly made
himself unpopular with the people who
can afford to pay.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

1t has come at least. There Is a new
disease called aeroplanitis.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

The only people who really seem to
enjoy living close to nature are those
who don't have to.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

1t takes a clever oculist to cure an
egotist of his / trouble.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23
TOPICS OF
THE TIMES

Many Q man curses his luck who
never had any.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

Nat Goodwin found Wall street al
most as precarious as matrimony.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-12-23

A girl likes an extravagant young
man--if she isn't going to marry him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-22
A!RSH!P- ON DISPLAY.
IN The DENHAM FURNITURE.
STORE, JACKSON AND JEFFER.
SON STREETS, WINDOW WHICH.
is a. BEAUTY. .5f, 05
Did you ever see an airship?

There is one in the show window
of the c. e.: Denham furniture store
at the corner of Jackson and Jeffer.
son streets. The window is one Of
the prettiest ever seen in Fairmont,
Christmas or any time. 4
G. 9. Denham, proprietor OF the es.
Establishment. is somewhat OF win.
dow decorator, that Is, demonstrated
by the beautiful and artistic as well
rs original display that Is So well
set of, which consists OF show case
and 1t looks Just like real snow cover.
ing real nine trees on mountain
while a train can be seen coming out
the tunnel, Over all this winters
beauty is Santa Claus ina solid white
airship and from the ship is displayed
a placard re aiding, Santa Claus max:
ing his deliveries in 192O.' a &
e Last Christmas Mr.. Denham gave
a prize to the person guessing what
familiar scene the window decoration
meant. which was the North Pole.
This year lie will also giveFa prize.
You must naye a look at the window
to see what you think 1t represents
this year. The guess costs nothing.
Anyway, have a peep ut the Window
for its one of the pretdest and most
rr'nne seen in FalrmontI;fof long
while. s.. sii 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-22

FR0|N.DFI:F::IIC:[R
PAUL sEAsRiGHT. OF GRAFTON.
rs! ARRESTED BY PArRoLMEN
ROLAND AND eFCEMING AND
/ GIVEN TO CONSTABLE.

After escaping from Constable
Johnson, of Grafton.twice, once after
knocking min down, Paul Seabright,
who came to this city from Grafton
about two weeks ago and since has
been employed sas a driver BY tile
Thomas Transfer Company, was ar.
rested this. morning by Patrolmen Ro.
land and Fleming and turned over to
the constable who took him back to
Grafton at noon where he will be ar.
ralened before Justice Monroe on a
charge of Jumping a large board bill.
The warrant forhis arrest here was
endorsed by Justice E. s. Amos.
II Isl said :hat Seabright is pref
ty bad character and when he was
arrested the firstitim It Grafton about
six weeks agoIhe jerked front Con.
stable Johnson and before he could
be recaptnred he left, the city, going
to Clarksburg. s
The constable then went to Clarks.
burg and again arrested him and as
they We're waiting; for the train at!
the station ,Seabright knocked the
officer down In the toilet and made
good his escape. coming to Fairmont.
Constable Johnson! took no chances
with seabright this time and when he
was turned over to him he put finn In
80 Y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-22

Invitations were issued to-day by
The Holly Club for the annual Christ
mas dance which will be given on
Thursday evening, December 20. at
the Masonic Temple! The patroness-
5es for the dunce areas ,follows:, Mrs.
John "A. Clark, Mrs. George DeBolt,
Mrs. A. Brooks Fleming, Mrs. William
$. Raymond. Mrs. Melville L. Hutch
inson, Mrs. Clarence i. Smith, Mrs.
Clarence w. Watson. Miss Ida Wat
son, Mrs. James Edwin Watson, Mrs.
Sylyanus L. Watson.
This dance will be among the most
brilliant society events OF the holiday
season. A large number of invitations
have been issued in this city besides
a large number OF out Of town people.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-22
WANT NATIONS
FOR THE JA|L5
WoMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPER
ANcE UNION ASKS GOVERNOR
GLAsscocck TO TAKE MATTER
UP IN HIS MESSAGE TO THE
NEXT LEGISLATURE.

The following resolutions. were
passed by the West Virginia Woman's
Christian Temperance Union at It's re.
cent convention which was held in
Charleston:
= Whereas. 1t is a matter OF general
knowledge throughout this State that
women and young girls are being
placed in county iails and city lock.
ups where they have neither the pro.
lection nor influences OF one OF their
sex to look after and properly care
tor their health and morals and in.
some instances these uHfortunates are
placed under the care of unscrupu-
lous and immoral men as prison keen.
ers; for these and other potent rea-
sons We believe that the protection of
society and the good citizenship of our
State demand that suitable laws be
enacted providing for the appointment
OF matron or matrons for each OF.
the county jails and municipal prisons
wherever females are incarcerated.
Therefore be II resolved by the del.
esates in this convention assembled
that His Excellency, the Hon. William
Z. Glasscock, governor of our State be,
and he is hereby respectfully request.
ed to incorporate in his biennial mes
sage to our legislature a recommends
ton that suitable and efficient laws
be enacted providing for and securing
the appointment of a matron or ma.
irons for eachlof the county and city
prisons where women or girls may be-.
come inmates.