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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01
NOT TO BE MENDED.
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Charles Dickens once wrote to a
friend, Il have distinguished myself in
two respects lately. l took young
lady, unknown, down to dinner, and
talked to her about the Bishop of Dur.
hams nepotism in the matter of Mr..
Cheese. found she was Mrs. Cheese.
And expatiated to the member for
Marylebone, thinking him to be an
Irish member, on the contemplate
character of the Marylebone constitu
ton, and the Marylebone representa-
tive"
Two such mishaps in one evening
were enough to reduce the most bril-.
liant talker to the condition Of the
three inside passengers of London.
bound coach, who beguiled the tedium
of the journey from Southampton by
discussing the demerits of William Cob
bett, until one Of the party went so
far as to assert that the object of their
denunciation was a domestic tyrant,
given to beating his wife.
Much to his dismay, the solitary
woman passenger, who had hitherto sa.
silent listener, remarked:
Pardon me, sir, kinder husband
and father never breathed; and ought
to know, for / am William Gobbett's s
wife"
Mr.. Giles of Virginia and Judge
Duval of Maryland, members of Con.
gress during Washington's administra.
ton, boarded at the house of a Mrs.
Gibbon, whose daughters were we'll on
in years, and remarkable for talkative.
ness.
When Jefferson became President,
Duval was Comptroller of the Treas
ury, and Giles a Senator. Meeting ons
day in Washington, they fell to chat
ting over old times, and the Senator
asked the Comptroller If he knew what
had become of that cackling old maid,
Jenny Gibbon."
"She is Mrs. Duval, sir" was the un.
expected reply.
Giles did not attempt to mend mat
ters, as a certain Mr.. Tuberville uu.
wisely did. Happening to observe to a
fellow guest that the lady who had
sat at his right hand at dinner was
the ugliest woman he had ever beheld,
the person addressed expressed his re-
gret that he should think his wife so
Unlocking.
81 have made a mistake" said the
Mortified Tuberville. 81 meant the
lady who sat on my left"
"Well, sir, she is my sister,
This brought the frank avowal: ~
can't be helped, sir; for II what you
say be true, confess I never saw
such an ugly family in the course OF
my life."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01
The Bishop Stayed.

The bishop Of a Southern diocese
was once making missionary journey
through Arkansas and the Indian Ter
ritory, and on his arrival at Natchez
he said to the landlord Of hotel, 81
have been travelling for a week, day
and night, in mail wagon, and
want comfortable ROOM"
Sorry" said the landlord, but
don't believe there's vacant room in
Natchez; there's horse race, a Meth
odist conference and political con-
vention In the city, and every house is
full up. The only thing | can give
you is shake-down." Then, observ.
ing the bishops tired face, he added,
"The best room in my house is rented
to a noted gambler who usually re-
mains out all night and seldom gets
in before breakfast. If you will take
the risk, you shall have his room; but
II he should come in there'll be a
row, I'll promise you that"
The bishop decided to take the risk.
About 4 o'clock in the morning the
gambler returned and promptly shook
the bishop by the arm.
Get out of here. or I'll put you
out!" he shouted.
The bishop, the gentlest of men,
raised himself on one elbow. so that 1t
brought the muscles of his arm into
full relief.
"My friend" he began quietly, "be-
fore you put me out, will you have the
kindness to feel Of my arm?"
The gambler put his hand on the
bishops arm.
Stranger" he then said respectful
ly, you can stay"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01
AN OBSCURE BENEFAcToR.
William Henry DaIlinger Fitted TO
Rank With Great Scientists.

"hhum denry Dalltnger fttte0 TO
Rank With Great Scientists.
Many men receive extended obituary
notice who deserve 1t far less than
did modest and unpretentious Meth
odist minister who died In England
few days ago. The name of William
Henry Dallinger has not been greatly
trumpeted about, but 1t was borne by
a man who is entitled to be ranked
among those scientists of the past gen.
Grafton who contributed materially and
much toward the ascertainment of
truth, and especially of that truth
which is of greatest fascination and
lmportance-the origin and nature of
life, the New York Tribune says.
Dallinger became especially interest
ed in this subject about forty years
ago, when the old controversy over
spontaneous generation was revived,
with Bastian and Tyndall as opposing
protagonists.
While he stood in the background
his researches and observations were
Of inestimable advantage to Tyndall,
and, indeed, to all scientists, both in
the direct result of his laboratory
work and also In the great impetus
which he gave to the improvement Of
microscopic lenses. His painstaking
Investigations, which extended through
many years, confirmed in the most con.
vincing manner the conclusions of Pas.
teur and Tyndall that spontaneous
generation was a myth and that all
life must come from pre-existing life.
1t was Pasteur's demonstration of
that fact which inspired and enabled
Lister to establish antiseptic surgery.
From the reaffirmation of 1t by Tyn-
dali and equally by Dallinger, has pro-
ceeded our whole system of antibac.
terial sanitation and therapeutics. And
every triumph Of mosquito netting
over yellow fever and malaria, OF the
water boiler and filter over cholera
and typhoid, and of the rat trap over
bubonic plague proclaims the vast
benefits to the human race which have
accrued from the painstaking labors
Of these searchers after truth.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01
They Were Shady.

Bung-So you have succeeded in
tracing back my ancestors? What Is
your fee?
Genealogist-Twenty guineas for
keeping quiet about them.-Cassells
Saturday Journal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01
Prayer.

II you believe in prayer, don't pray
to be delivered from your enemies;
pray that you may never hear what
your friends say about you behind
your back.-Atchison Globe.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01
Very Unusual.

II wish I had an idea for poem"
what do you want to put an Idea
into o poem forf'-Kansas City Jour
nal
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01

He's a poor lawyer who mistakes
the will for the deed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01
True enough. Hatteras,- said Alta.

True enough. Hatteras," said Alta
mont. piqued. but, after all, is not that
better than being blown to atoms. like
the Forward7"
Hatteras was about to reply when
Clawbonny interposed.
TT is not a question OF ships, my
friends" he said, but of fresh sea-"
1T is no new sea-" returned Alta
mont; 1T is in every polar chart. and
has a name already. 1t Is called the
Arctic ocean. and think 1t would be
very inconvenient to alter its designa-
tion. Should we find out by and by.
that. instead OF being an ocean 1t Is
only a strait or gulf. 1t will be time
enough to alter 1t then"
so be It," said Hatteras.
Very well. that is an understood
thing. then." said the doctor, regrettins
that he had started the discussion.
Let US proceed with the continent
where we find ourselves at present"
that any name whatever has been af-
fixed to it, even in the most recent
charts"
He looked at Altamont as he spoke.
who met his gaze steadily, and said:
Possibly you may be mistaken
again. Hatteras"
"Mistakenl What! This unknown
continent. this virgin soil"
Has already name." replied Alta
mont. coolly.
Hatteras was silent, but his lip quiv-
cred.
And what name has It, thenf" asked
the doctor, astonished..
MY dear Clawbonny," replied the
American. 1T Is the custom. not to
say the right. Of every navigator to
christen the soil on which he Is the
first to set foot. It appears to me.
therefore, that 1t Is my privilege and
But. sir" interrupted johnson. net
tied.
TT would be hard to prove that the
Porpoise did not come here, even II
she got here by land" continued Alta
mont without noticing Johnson's pro-
test '-The fact Is indisputable," he
added. looking at Hatteras
lishman, restraining himself, by pow
erful effort ITO name a country you
must first discover It, suppose, and
that you certainly did not do. Where
would you have been, sir, at this mo-
ment, pray? Lying twenty feet deep
under the snow"
And without me, sir" retorted AL
lamont hotly. without me and my
ship, where would you all be at this
moment7 Dead. from cold and hun
ger"
Come, come, friends" said the doc
| tor, don't get to words; all that can
be easily settled"
"Mr. Hatteras," said Altamont, "is
welcome to name whatever territories
he may discover, should he succeed In
discovering any; but this continent be-
longs to me. l should not even con-
sent to Its having two names like Grin
| nells Land. which is also called Prince
Albert's Land, because It was discov-
| cred almost simultaneously by an En-
| glishman and an American. My righ,
Of priority is incontestable. No ship
| before mine ever touched this shore
| no foot before mine ever trod this soil
I have given It a name, and that name
It shall keep"
"And what is that manner" inquired
| the doctor.
New America" replied Altamont
Hatteras trembled with suppressed
passion, but by a violent effort re.
strained himself.
(To be continued.)
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01

And when a cigar is called weed
the reason Ii obvious.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01
CHAPTER w.

The Porpoise had been thoroughly
equipped and provisioned for long
voyage. They found $3.50 pounds OF
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-04-01

She talks twice as much as the 9th.
er girls know" Yes, she has a dou-
Die chin. Cleveland Leader.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-18
CONCERNING THE SALE OF DEMyQUiNT LAND FOR TAN

The year
January and shall from
real the taxes assessed thereon within
cymmenced
2 The town sergeant annually the
the Circuit Court OF the
list OF the real estate in the
the preceding
81 o it is enter book
door the house the
day Of the November Of said court He
aha
and hand bills
thirty the
and Of sale the real estate
tie list De published at that time
he published
prepared stated OF the several
e O. sold
published and posted he shall sub
a OF lot therein mentioned,
r1c Id public
O. the afternoon.
Of the unless there should be
such cenum be previously paid,
sale accordingly and sale
may between the
shall completed IT, however the sale be
DAY in
shall be advertising the
paper week for weeks
town
part of a lot satisfy
commission OF
shall directly
Sold for the reu
18th of this ordinance II he does he shall forfeit
such purchase and the shall
MULE aud void
shall make for each purchaser re
eaip the following effect:
within the Famvue sold
MS. day of Is For the nonpayment
81 taxes thereon for the year
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-18

pa ce. tcaee ol e,ey sur
h.~e.e a9SlcA4on
Town CouAcli aeeI puease must
44iea t4e satae t4e sae Of Virginia in
When purchaser has of
the deed mis- joining
chaser snal haze disd ms heirs tAe Circuit
eou II TIE e0+n Of Prince adaTd to direct he Town Council TO
such deed oioer be made under this chap
his YER
additional and such 18th
og.e win '9e eoS,s OF the survey or report ,snd n'e5es
paymen under ts section may be Telsue Of the
hens agns san obtained Or
anee ana WITHIN sixty days rom the date OF such deed shall have
Prince Edwad shall stand vested
the aseS we assesseS not isb1a d ant egIsr,y IN N
regularity the face Of the proceedings And be al
e.e at in area tie Pa maxi sub a'aton must establish
oned whose ea estate may have been M heis leeem
same was so sold with he necessary charge ee v the pn aser
d nal taxes estate may have pad b. the purchaser
of 10 per per the time
Cpo9 suen payment Etn Two as aer the removal Of sue
the original owner his heirs him them
of Off
tie OF Ordinance the sergeant shan purchase
same on behalf OF the town for the penalty AMI there
By the collector being verified
the with amount
real estate have been chased with c'mms
Isl be so delivered on or before the last day Of May
The previous owner Of anv real estate So purchased for the
assigns. person havng right charge
uch real estate for debt may within two and until
by paying the collector the which real
ate purchased with such additional have accrued for
49, This Ordinance shall be passage.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-18

10. II pe.soa nerosa.-
suh renaeea as usn ~a-e eae sd sem
a.. a pa, ye
have 6e same asas such person out OF the rents he %
IN
10 Any town sergeant sao delinquent
nave ben received BY HIN slaI oei. y,
return was by mistake
charged wn suc9 taxes and III ne nv sa S i es
might have found sufficient property within the town Liable to distress
forfeit % the amount Of said
snail sufficient while they in
from Sm out Of the city unless VINE It is otherwise especially pro-
IT, In case Of goods or ehas sergeant
levy Jpn for taxes and which you may e directed to @ an
before the the door Of the courthouse the The
town shall the time and place appointed sell to the
said taxes and the costs incident there
they Sian 9s i saos and ou 9 sas e@s s hour. 1a . @
%on and four in the M noon he ea De Tn some d s
DAY sSe wee 5.e Pass s all a.. or ore le se o % tbs
section in which the sale a. be a ding to the preceding sec
When time on ne day sg,s a2Po9f1 o4 70, s an; 's
90 mere be o. 9lye that person assessed Win
les such res be PAID on demand although
e-ts, orr ~ ave. cb9rre f. a9 sneb person the Comm
Of the town seeant deliver I'm statement Of such taxes When
tx. are received nnde tis section by the town sergeant ne 81
Town September Of each
the assessed the town
sh'n the Town Council all taxes de
lists said for he
dnqunet real and for delinquent taxes
on personal property.
o. The town sergeant shall
Of VIII he Accounts of
Virginia filed with the Clork Of
county Prince Edward there 20 be tran
a ~
rs Real
annually shall before the Isl day Of
Sentemb ub7eent % the year in which The es are
Improperly p'aoed thereon.
stating the alphabetically. - the
the for such and the amount o. snc
suboned which list the shall moke
omitted TIE
books and of other which he has to believe EXISTS
IN the Commissioners books
a he % shah be
the ere day ~ osto
O. which said
% The lists mentioned in the two 0~cfing lotions shan b
awned the Council who shall re'. The Town
Of he said r snh amoHSt
may that l '2n1 section ho
hall practicable deliver th eComm's'on vho
viii correct his books may appear A" s"ch sdn
the shall reeve
22nd shall D. 0ae'
the Town Council for collection the hands 81 tho said ovS
cant such commissions as the Council NAV direct.
the preceding sections and credit Hss -
cal purchased for the town under the Ordnanco conserving
he OF land which shan have beer
his unnaid shall
the
mount OF such taxdeductng therefrom commission
notice. the shan
son said and the Council shall deliver
the bond TO the vh" hsl here
the collection o p
26 All Ordinances Of Ordinances conflict beey6S
p. This Ordinance shall be
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-18
REGULATING THE LICENSE POOL BILLIARD


Be Council the cnese Pool
Billiard Rooms shall be follows Two hundred tS2O0OO
hundred ($l0OO0J dollars
table
unlawful for
OF
Ale ID frequent such
ard
such railing comply h
each ofense
unlawful for the keeper
place Of business TO suffer the same TO be kept open
used the hours Of 10 m. TO 8 m.
c sha De- thereof
Distracted. wheth
aims screens
entire interior eeof be plainly
And such of business shall
4ny aon or
Twenty-Five nor hundred dollars and
fraction thereof during which violation
offense.
hereby repealed
Sec This ordinance shall be from passage.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-18
Az ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE COLLECTION OF TIE TOWN


town but s. 9sn . sssss ' the eos al Of the sS Of @
Ing the revenues he san give bond In the penalty OF 100000 TO be
approved by the Town Council and entered Of record -
appoint one or more DEPUTIES who may be removed from oLce by
town sgeans continuance in office his deputy discharge an
himself could discharge the and his
The shall annually by publication
the newspaper published IN the town OF t.i ana by hand o
days prior the 18th Now year, he will be his Of
November December
pers
party pay
e S 80 n S Gs any person go,h rams ans 10 pay @
shall added charg
The town sergeant shall NOvem,
depository in By
the credit Of the toT1 Of Farmve retailing himself however his
pos the said depository moneys collected by him on wednesday
Of every week retaining his legal commissions thereon -
BY o inclusive
the charged and the paid and the
mentioned Of alphabetical OF
The sergeant shall proceed collect
# which an account or statement delivered by the Commissioner
o the sergeant under an ordinance of the town
all taxes with which any person Of any estate Of deeen
@ S a not Pa6 s hs 6o s 6 day OF the
such collection suspended by order Of the Finance Committee
or to the next MEETING Of the Council ' ''''' TIC
state assessed with Ies may dssned therefor and the distress
oe LOT sum sucent 70 ncuae all expenses OF hauling s
oods distrained.
g. The chaes Of the
esson claiming under the
dstrained If found
rehold another
which
the Of that shall
oporOn Of such and the Of such that
from lien for delinquent favor Of the charged
the entire
of Finance Committee
aid Commissioner SHALL the
nd determine what shall be paid
aantpecng the for which such allowed the
sergeant shall receive the asceaned and receipt
certificate of the Commissioner The
Of
year
made opposite the the
O. o.
dstrained sold
shall
being
after in whose possession they be found
H. Where the
Is dran for indebted his
nds estate of the assessed applied
person the either
a credit Of
the
much it the officer ought be
Of the debt estate In his hands officer shall
for exceed
directing such before him
may reasonable, $4,000
all the Clerk OF the the OF
Edward directing
the 1st day Of the from the time OF
Of such the shall constitute
the debt due from such the his
mmoned judgment shall him
such for Of
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-18
An ORDINANCE REGULATING THE COLLECTION OF BILLS
AGAINST THE USERS ELELTRC11 tJRNISHkD

Be it ordained by the Town Council:

COlnClI
"a ia snail the
o
Iect should
shall be added, the expiration
the rendition Of b snail have
bill the service shall be discontinued without notice and
until all and fully paid
All bills u
shall collected
Justice o "a
sergeant required pintea each bill
OF months
ordinance shall enforced from
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-18
A CAR LOAD OF
RICHMOND STOVE coupAus

Ranges Cook Stoves and Heaters just H. Consisting fNev Lee
Merit Palace and other styles with prices suit everybody
Also have complete stock Of famous Chattanooga Povs
And another Car Of Pages Lion Field and Pol,y Fencing which
makes the best strongest and pes Stock Poultry Hogs
While the UbkO" Union Grains makes your stock improve
your give richer more milk We alsys carry
a large stock Of this feeds on hand
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-03-24

interest today. From the adjournment
OF the House at 1850 Z. NJ. yesterday
he was constantly comforting with his
leutenants, and early this morning
the meetings were resumed. The mat
ter was put squarely up to the Speak
er by the most faithful of his adher-
entS, and general plea that he step
down and prevent the final forcing OF
the issue by his opponents was made
to him.
Uncle Joe's Ire Is Up.
Uncle Joe's" ire is up, however
and time and again he declared fatty
that he would quit only when he was
compelled to-
A canvass this morning showed the
nne-up against the Speaker to be as
strong as ever, giving assurance only
OF his defeat. The tally showed:
Republican members, 217; Demo-
Gratis, 172- Vacancies Cloth Repub-
hcan), 2 Possible membership Of the
Normal Republican majority. exclu-
sive of vacancies. As.
Insurgent Republicans voting with
Democrats, %.
Combined strength Of Democrats
and insurgents. 2O1.
Strength of the regular Republi-
cans. ISIS.
Insurgent and Democratic majority,
10.
one of the absent Republicans.
InsUrgent column.
There are twenty-siX absent Repub-
liCanS and twenty-SeVen Democrats
but with the absentees reporting the
result would be a gain for the anti
Cannon forces. Even should none of
the absent impaired Democrats return
in time TO vote, ana all the impaired
Republicans, the foes of the Speaker
would nevertheless have a majority Of
four.
Although the postpOnement of the
hght was carried yesterday by a vote
of 164 to $50. fourteen insurgents
voted with the regulars.
on the elimination of the Speaker
from the Rules Committee hangs the
entire fight for which the Insurgents
have been marshaling their forces for
five years. 1t is believed that such
result would inevitably lead to the
retirement of Cannon as Speaker
From the first he has made his stand
against the insurgents on the Rules
Committee fight. which they have
forced.
Behind this great struggle in the
House there lies one Of the most deli
cate national political situations that
the United States has seen in years
With the administration known TO be
anxious over the affairs of the Re
publican party i'm several States. in
Guiding two of the most important
New York and OhiO-and public SEN
ument on the whole reported to be
strongly against the policies for which
cannon stands. the fate of the Repub-
lican party in the fight for the con-
troll of the House at the next election
is one OF the most important phases
of the entire fight.
one of the national Republican
leaders today declared that only the
overthrow Of Cannon could give the
Republicans victory
II is believed that CannOn's hope
for Intervention of the administrative
is hopeless.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-03-24
Making Men Good n, Inv,

So often has the statement that "yo.
cannot make men good by law" been
repeated that some men have come 10
believe II true. Yet all law is for the
purpose OF making men good and if
the statement be true there is no need
for laws.
The law does not deal with the con-
sciences Of men directly. Only acts are
torDidden; Intentions. motives. are not
punished. Sometimes motive is import
ant. TO determine the quality Of the act :
but the act alone is punished
II Is the purpose OF the law to make
men good; and IL the statement quoted
be true, then all law is a colossal fall
made good, relatively. by law. Some
men are restrained in desire to commit
MURDER. others are restrained in de
sires TO commit other offenses. The
purpose OF the law is to prevent the
,ommi ssh ION OF crime. or to compel mel.
rain from doing wrong by reason OF
rear or the law, and men who do right
because they fear not 10 do So are bet
ter for their actions, regardless of de-
sres.
The direct action OF the law which
prevents them from doing wrong, is
moral in effect, and in this wav mon
are made better by law.
There is an indirect effect of law,
Whlch tends TO make men better. When
society has condemned an act and has
denounced II by law. every good citizen
upholdS the law and does not hesita te
10 condemn the act denounced Tn.
moral effect OF this is great, and in
time people come TO regard the act as
SO immoral that they condemn the man
who commits ii. This is what we call
public opinion. We all know the inn
menSe power OF public opinion IT, ..
Farm and Ranch.