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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

j. C. Wilson declared that his faith
in Christian Science had been
strengthened by test he made in
stepping in front of a speeding New
Orleans trolley car. Surgeons at the
hospital, where the man was re-
moved, say he has concussion of the
brain, gashes and cuts about the head
and face and that the left leg may
have to be amputated II he RECEIVERS
from the injury to his skull. Wilson
affirms that he does not feel any pain.
II left my lodgings in the morning
with the lines of true thought run
ming through my BRAIN" he said. Il
saw the car coming and instantly re-
solved to put my belief to test.> AS 1t
drew within few feet of me
stepped onto the tracks. l heard the
changing of gongs, the shouts of the
motorman and the screaming of WON
en- as 1 sprang head first at the car
Then l woke up here"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

More than sixty years have passed
since Elias Howe took out his patent
on a sewing machine, and nearly fifty
since he received the French cross Of
the Legion of Honor for his achieve
ment. To-day sewing machines are
used almost universally. The expira-
tion of patents has brought them with
in the reach of even the humblest. The
first fear regarding the sewing ma
chine was that 1t would drive seam
stresses out of business. This Is al
ways the fear about inventions that
overcome the use of hand-work. But
it was not realized with reference to
the sewing machine. The very first
effect was to stimulate fashion. The
invention was followed by a perfect
outburst of new gewgaws on women's
clothes. The simple skirts of former
times gave way almost Immediately to
bewildering array of ruffles, flounces,
braids, tucks, rows Of stitching and
trimming The invention temporarily
freed womankind from the grinding
labor described by Hood in "The Song
of the Shirt" But it introduced the
sweat shop, which, under conditions
OF commercialism, imposed another
frightful kind of slavery. The hope of
the inventor that he would emanctpate
woman from the thralldom of the
needle was thus defeated. But the la
Dor of the machine is incomparably
less exacting than that of handsew-
Ing and enlightened altruism is grad
ually overcoming the shameful condi-
tions under which women work at it.
1t Is hard to overcome the cupidity Of
mankind, but 1t must be admitted that
every great invention tends toward
benefcence, no matter how hard avar-
Ice may struggle to nullify 1t. The
many labor-saving machines introduc-
ed upon the farm have not only made
the food supply of the world greater,
but have lessened the grinding man.
ual labor Of the farm. The sewing
machine has done something for wom-
ankind, though not all 1t might have
done. The shoemaking machines of
America have shod the race better
than 1t ever could have been other
wise, but unfortunately they have
brought the boy and the girl into the
factory, when they should be in school
or on the playground. With every
gain there has been some loss. But
every great invention has brought the
race to little higher level.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11
RUNNING AN OYSTER FARM.
Territory Weeded and Seeded and
Conducted on Scientific Basis.

Territory Weeded and Seeded and
Conducted on Scientific Basis.
When the oysterman plants a bed
he weeds out the ground, just as
farmer does, freeing it as far as pos
sible from the lurking enemy. Then
he puts in some good shells and some
sturdy, big oysters as breeders. His
crop Is like farmers crop, depending
largely on the season and affected In
a considerable degree by luck. Al
though the oystermen who rent or own
their beds get spawn from the Sound,
they have had little trouble In past
years in keeping down the starflsh,
sea spiders and drills.
Starfish and drill operate differently
on their oyster food, but both are
equally destructive The former closes
about the oyster and suffocates it.,
while the drill, with its sharp little
cone Of shell, bores through the shell
of the oyster and sucks 1t hollow. If
no attempt Is made each season to
clean out the oyster beds, these two
creatures are capable Of destroying
from one fourth to one-half of the
product.
Oyster farming is now conducted on
highly scientific principles, but al
though one object of the society's visit
was to teach the latest lessons of
science, 1t maybe doubted If the mem
bers could instruct the Oakers and the
Beebes and other large proprietors in
their art. The Long Islander is q
philosopher In his way, and never
shows impatience while the lesson is
In progress. 1t may be that he has
his quiet laugh after the fisheries mer
have lectured and departed.
1t was the practical oysterman who
found out nearly decade ago that the
oyster beds of the Great South Bay
which were getting exhausted, coult
be replenished by spawn taken from
the southern waters Of the Sound
Their spawn, after transportation ant
rebedding In the bay develop into tn,
firm, small. slightly coppery favored
Blue Point.
Why 1t is so the lay mind canno
tell. To him mud is mud and sal
water is salt water But the 'eel-skin
fisherman of Long Island, who say
his livelihood departing. made exper
ments and saved his oyster beds. Now
when the men appointed by the go,
ernors of state tell him to keep O.
renewing his beds. as he has been dc
ing for ten years, he listens respec
fully, but It may be with his tongu
coiled UP in his mouth.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

why is It," asked q writer In the
F1iegende Blaetter, that. when a man
discovers that he is a genius he al
lows his hair to grow long, and that
when a woman becomes similarly con-
scious, she has her hair cut short?"
1t probably grows out of the fact that,
learning that they are different from
others, they wish to emphasize the
fadt by some outward distinguishing
mark. The woman who merely keeps
house, raises children, supports the
church. tolls for missions, and gives
home entertainments, will wear her
hair In coils, puffs or otherwise piled
upon her head. The female genius
goes to the other extreme. She cuts
hers of at the nape of the neck. So
also the ordinary man, who merely
works for q living, votes and tramps
with a musket II his country calls,
wears his hair short to have 1t out OF
the way. But, the genius, thinking
more about himself. sees the value oi
an external sign that he Is not ordi
mary. ProphstA artists musieian'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11
SPORT THAT SAVED A NATION.
skeeing Freed Norway from Foes
Ready to Overwhelm Her.


Ready to Overyvhelm Her.
Surely Norwegians should know
what's what in skeeing. Have they not
made history with their skee? Would
they be the united free and independ-
ent little country they are today had
it not been for the skee and their
army's ability to use them? Would
they not be merely a succession OF ice
free ports maintained for the conven-
ience of England, Germany, and, most
of all, Russia? They had pretty hot
little war all their own in 1SO7-0S, and
If it was short they have only their
commander, Prince Christian Angus
tus and their infantry on skee to
thank, says Charles F. Peters in Out
ing.
All Europe was busy trying to keep
Napoleon from smudging out the lines
of the map, and nobody would help
Norway, except the already besieged
Denmark. She, although willing, was
prevented from sending food and am
munition by the English war vessels
that blockaded the Morse coast, and
with Sweden battering them by land
and England by sea, poor little Nor
way could only sit tight and wait for
the approach of the season when Thor
| should throw the hammer and the
frost giants of Jotunheim would fight
her battles for her.
And 10! the Swedes allowed them
selves to be outwitted. Just as their
army of the west, which outnumbered
the Norsemen ten to one, arrived at
the frontier and brought up theil
heavy field artillery, the White Bear
from the land east of the sun and west
of the moon sent his feathery flakes
and brought confusion and defeat tc
the invading forces.
Their fieldpieces were buried, theil
men could only founder about in the
deepening drifts. and, to add to theil
discontinue, little flocks of green dot!
began to appear upon the surrounding
mountain crests, to skim down wfbhir
range, fire carefully aimed rifles, and
glide away again before resistance
could be attempted by the demoralizet
Swedish hosts. Thus the entire wa
consisted of much starvation, but onl.
, three battles, in all of which Norwa!
was completely victorious, and peac,
was made before the year ended.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

No doubt former Secretary Shaw Is
right in saying that grating in the
federal service is widespread. No
doubt Secretary MacVeagh is right in
describing the New York customs
house as "a nest of corruption" But
all this Is largely so because of the
inefiiciency and incompetency of high
department officials and because Of the
sloth, negligence, or worse, of Con-
gress. An aroused public sentiment
could do much to bring about better
condition in the federal public ser
vice.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11
Deduction.

Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs.
Torkins, II see a great deal of refer
ence to cotton duck in the market re-
ports"
well, you know what that is, don't
you?"
"Of course l do. Any one could
figure that out. It's what the duck
hunters use for decoys." Washing
ton Star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland has
invented baby caravan in which the
little princess may take her outing in
all kinds of weather. Naturally, as
queens invention, 1t ought to draw
large royalty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

The suggestion is made that the
north pole be turned into weather
bureau station. This would be all
right II they manage SO that Its brand
Of weather could be utilized in July
or August.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

1t must be really awkward for
bride whose husband was careless
about the staying qualities of his d.
vorce to discover that she never was
really married.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

The average man is ready to wilt
when he Is confronted with a woman
suffrage petition. The women, II they
go about 1t In the right way, should
find 1t easy to get two or three thou
sand miles of signatures.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

"a Partisan dress designer says
within twenty years both men and
women will wear garments that do not
reach below the knees" Don't believe
1t. Fashion may be cruel, but she
must have some feeling for bowlegged
patriots,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

Why not turn the disputed question
Of Mount Mckinley over to the Duke
of the Abruzzi? So successful and IA
nous mountain climber as he ought
to jump at the chance of adding an
other leaf to his laurels, and inciden-
tally settling half Of an annoying and
unfortunate controversy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

A man whose heart was found to be
on the right side has been deported,
but the immigration authorities are
still admitting too many who appear
to have no heart.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11
A wreath was placed on the tomb of

A wreath was placed on the tomb of
Commodore Perry in Newport, R. l.,
by representatives Of the commercial
delegation from Japan, who have been
visiting this country. Their tribute
to the man who opened Japan to the
Western world and the Western world
to Japan was as graceful as 1t was de-
served,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11
TIE BRENNAN GYNoScoP1c
SA1

ly he exhibited, on the war ONCE
grounds near Chatham, 22-ton car,
40 feet long, 13 feet high ana ~ feet
wide, mounted on single line OF four
wheels, without other support than
those wheels.
Two horoscopes were used, weighing
three-uuarters of ton each and max
ing 5000 revolutions minute In
vacuum. A gasoline engine furnished
the power. The gyroscope wheels are
3 feet inches In diameter and are
placed in cab at the front OF the
car. A speed of only seven miles an
hour was attained on trial.
1t was found that the big car was
even more successful than the model.
1t showed no tendency to leave the
track or to tip. Sudden shifting OF
weights in no way endangered the
equilibrium.
1t is expected that this type of car
will do away with the dangerous and
uncomfortable side thrust which leads
to spreading rails and excessive jolt
and Jar, and limits the safe speed of
the ordinary two-rail train to about
seventy miles an hour.
Moreover, the power of this engine
can be more economically applied, and
it is predicted that safe speed of 100
miles an hour can be attained.
The gyroscope employed is on the
same principle as the toy of that name
and of the ordinary spinning top. It..
lends stability to the supporting car
through the fact that revolving wheel
| tends to remain in one place.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

have long hair, affect velvet coats, ana.
now. velvet hats. But we do not see
that college professors. the geniuses
of the laboratory, the conquerors of
the stars or the deep miners of re-
search clothe or rig themselves differ
emily from their fellows. There Is
genius and genius, evidently.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

Consider Missouri; 1t sells more
mules and corncob pipes than any 9th
er State In the Union-and yet wears
dts laurels with modesty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

A Paris physician declares that jeal-
ousy is disease, just as much as mea-
cles. But one can't have measles more
than once
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

Great interest has been manifested
among American railroad men lately
In the monorail car tried out by Louis
Brennan, c. B., before the Royal So
ciety of England. Many believe that
the principle of the gyroscope thus
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

Some mems idea of a good wife Is
one who doesn't object to their tobac-
co being counted as household neces-
gity
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

The Standard Oil has annexed
Greece, but then they have no Sher-
man law in Greece.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11
whither Arc we DrlftIng,

Something recherche in weddings" ;"
"How now?"
"a recent bride, instead of shower
bouquet, held her divorce decree In
her hand."-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

Scientists who insist that there Is
no life on Mars have no respect for
the feelings of some popular novelists
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

adapted to full-sized car for the first
time is about to revolutionize railroad
construction.
Mr.. Brennan first demonstrated the
Idea with a small model before the
society in the spring of 1907. Recent
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

The man who invented cranberries
must have been a great friend of the
sugar trust.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

When q woman goes so far as 10
tell you ehe has a secret, 1t is . sign
shs wants TO teal II
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

Many good turn that deserves an
other never gets 1t in this world.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

Moscow has the lowest priced daily
publication. 1t costs farthing
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-02-11

Opinions and visits should never be
forced upon people
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-30
Gro BE CoNTINUEDJ
Russian Wheat Production.

An enormous crop of wheat has
been grown In Russia this year. plac.
ing that land for the first time at the
head of wheat-growing countries. Its
harvest OF 7s3,0O0.00O bushels exceeds
that OF the United States by 2G.0o0.ooo
bushels. and is greater than Its own
previous record by about 1o0.00o.o)o
bushels. The development of wheat
growing has been most rapid along
the line of the Trans.Siberian railway.
As tn. home consumption is small In
proportion to population. this has
made Russia one Of the great sources
Of supply for the rest OF the world.
France consumes much OF the wheat
that il grows. The present price of
wheat I'm the United States, when
placed against the surplus product OF
Russia. makes 1t more difficult for this
country to hold its place as an ex-
porter Of that cereal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-30
DRINK CAUSE OF INSANITY
Liquor Responsible for Nearly SO Per
Cent Of Patients Admitted In
English Asyiums.

Drink and hereditary influence were
reported rs the cause Of insanity In
1913 per cent. OF the cases admitted
into RainhiIl asylum. in England. last
year. drink being responsible In 22.S
Of the cases. and a clear history OF
hereditary taint In 1875. These re-
markable statistics are contained In
the annual reports OF the county
asylum at Lancaster. Prestwick.
RainhilI, Wittingham and Winwick.
Just issued.
On the subject OF the causes and
the preventation OF lunacy. DIR. Gig.
ellsworth. medical superintendent Of
RaiphilI, is very outspoken. Refer
ring to the '22.s per cent. OF admissions
for which drink was responsible. DIR.
wigelesworth says the figure is suf.
ficientiy large to indicate clearly that
havoc which drink makes with the
nervous system. and adds: IF the
evil affected the individual only II
would be bad enough, but unfortu-
nately there is reason to believe that
IL is often handed on to the offspring.
owing to the direct poisonous effect
upon the germ Of the alcohol circu,at-
ing In the blood. and that not little
OF the terrible amount Of nervous In
stability and degeneracy which we
see around US has its origin in this
cause"
Regarding the 1875 per cent. of ad.
missions In which there Is a clear
history Of hereditary taint. DR.. Wig
ellsworth says that no doubt this fig.
ure considerably understates the real
influence Of heredity. owing to the
difficuity experienced In getting rel'.
able accounts Of the families Of the
patients.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-30

"Do You Recall Seeing . Man Hang.
ing to the Platform Of the Last
Cart"
and II the man had escaped from the
wreck would he come to see him"
He wouldn't have sent that mes
sage to mo-" said to Mcknight. rath.
cr crestfallen. He'd have every OBJ.
ject In keeping out Of my way"
There might be reasons" Nc
Knight observed judicially. HE
might not have found the papers
then"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-30
SYNOPSIS.

lawrence Biakeley. lawyer. goes to
Pitisburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition OF
John Gilmore. millionaire. In the latter's
home lie Is attracted by "a picture OF n
young girl, whom the millionaire explains
e his granddaughter. lady requests
Blakeley to buy her Pullman ticket. He
gives her lower eleven and retains lower
ten. He finds a drunken man In lower
ten and retircs In lower nine. He AVA
kens In lower seven and finds his clothes
ard bag missing. The man In lower ten
rs found murdered. Circumstantial evil
dence points TO both Blakeley and the
unknown man who had exchanged clothes
with him. Biakeiey becomes interested
in a girl in blue. The train In wrecked.
BIakeiey IL rescued from the burning car
BY the girl In blue. His arm Is broken
They go to the Carter place for break
fast The girl proves to be Alison West.
his partners sweetheart. Her peculiar
actions myrtify the lawyer. She drops
her gold bag and Biakeiey puts u In his
pocket Blakeley returns home. He finds
that he IL under surveillance. Moving
pictures of the train taken just before the
wreck reveal to Biakeiey a man leaping
from the train with his stolen grip.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-30
speciaI Holiday Rates.

For Christmas and New Years hol-
idays the Colorado and Southern viii
make a special rate CT one fare for tho
round trip between all points In tn.
state. Tickets will be on sale Decem-
ber "a. IS. &c and IL. and January :
and 9. Final limit January 3rd.
In addition to the above dates. ar
rangements have been made covering
special dates and limits for students
and teachers only. information u
hich will be furnished upon applica-
tion to your nearest Colorado AMI
Southern agent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-30
CHAPTER XVII,
At the Farm House Again.

Mcknight is always a sympathizer
with the early worm. 1t was late
when he appeared. Perhaps. like my.
self. he had not slept well. But he
was apparently cheerful enough, and
lie made a better breakfast than did
II was one o'clock before we got to
Baltimore. After a half hours wait
we took local for NJ, the sta.
ton near which the cinematograph
picture had been taken.
We passed the scene OF the wreck,
Mcknight with curiosity, I with a
sickeping sense of horror. Back in
the fields was the little farm house
where Alison West and I had intend.
ed getting coffee. and winding away
from the track. maple trees shading
1t on each side. was the lane where
We had stopped to rest, and where I
had--it seemed presumption beyond
belief nowhere had tried to com.
fort her by patfing her hand.
We got out at NJ, q small
place with tvS or three houses and a
general store. The station was a one
roomed affair, with a railed-ofY place
at the end, where a scale, a telegraph
instrument and a chair constituted the
entire furnishing.
The station agent was a young man
with a shrewd face. He stopped ham.
mering a piece Of wood over hole in
tho. door to ask where we wanted to
go.