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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02


stiffness that is awful in its
intensity, falls over a court.
III room. The trial has dragged
out It's painful length. the eyi.
dence Is in, the pleas have been made
and the jury has returned a verdict
expressed IN that one short Anglo
Saxon word, Guilty" The convicted
murderer rises TO his feet at the com
mand of the Judge lie stands up to
receive the measured sentence Of the
law. Every eye in the courtroom Is
turned upon him and every ear is
strained TO catch the words that will!
mean life or death TO the unfortunate
who stands upright to meet the blow.
II you stood In his place would you
hope for those ominous words,
Hanged by the neck until dead" or
would you welcome sentence of
life imprisonment" II you knew
that life Imprisonment" meant Just
what II is supposed to mean and that
there was no hope OF escape, no hope
OF pardon. nothing but the long
months reaching into drab monoton.
Gus, loathsome years OF loneliness.
would you still choose to cling to the
life that was In you?
The legal world was shocked and
the public was Mortified by the plea
OF Albert A. Patrick, convicted mur.
derer OF the millionaire, william
Marsh Rice. who demanded death
rather than life imprisonment In a
remarkable document he tried to re-
ject clemency that saved him from
the electric chair, giving him life i'm.
prisonment In the place Of death. His
petition recited this, as his principal
reason: Life imprisonment is far
severer punishment than death In any
form" This action OF his has no
parallel In the court records OF the
United States. II was a remarkable
assertion made by a remarkable Grim.
inal II caused many jurists to won
der II, after all, the deprivation OF
liberty ought to be allowed to take the
place OF the death penalty.
Judge kaVanaueh's Opinion.
A Chicago courtroom listened re.
Gently TO a strange address made by
Judge Marcus Kavanaugh, Joseph Wei
come. the prisoner at the bar. had
pleaded guilty" to the charge OF mur.
der. II was crime Of peculiarly ag
gravating circumstances. Welcome
had driven his wife from home. He
followed her 20 the boarding house
OF Mrs Mary Mclean and quarrel
ensued. Enraged by her avowed in
tention OF quitting him forever. he
drew revolver and shot her down
In attempting TO save the life OF the
unfortunate woman Mrs Mclean was
killed by bullet from the degen
crates weapon Moved by the plea
OF guilty and his appeal for the mercy
of the court, the jury fixed Welcomes
punishment at life Imprisonment.
When the prisoner rose to receive
the sentence, Judge Kavanaugh said;
Welcome, you committed terri
BILE crime Your punishment is to b,
more terrible still When your wifi,
sought to escape you shot her. 1t was
no fault OF yours that she lived anC
that you. I'm fact, then killed another
woman who was making useful way
In the world You could hardly ge
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

twelve men in the box who would
not innict the death penalty upon
you, yet II is the policy of the law to
regard a plea OF guilty I'm some meas.
ure Of itself n mitigation.
The instructive, unreasoning hor.
ror OF mankind regards death as the
most severe punishment This idea
is not correct You are now TO re
celve sterner punishment Your
victim died but once You will die
hundred times. You will suffer more
the day you put on your prison
clothes than she did in her death.
After that there will be only the
hopeless, painful years, from day to
day, from month to month. stretch.
ing out forever and in agony. In
four or fve years the eternal solitude
and silence will begin to crush in
upon you like an iron weight.
You are so elated now at the
thought Of saving your life that you
don't realize all this want you and
the others here in this courtroom to
understand It. You are not sorry yet
for your crime. You have only a
great self-pity.
There will be few worse men than
YOU in that big prison, but may say
the law has taken its full and ample
revenge upon you"
Welcome has now entered upon the
monotonous round OF the Living
Death" that Judge Kavanaugh de
scribed He is now a thing" in
striped clothes, a number that has its
home In the heart OF great mass OF
stone and steel and concrete, watched
by rihemen on forbldding walls. the
great state prison at Joliet. 1t is pos.
sible that he has already glimpsed
something OF the punishment that Is
to be his, so long as breath and rea,
| son remain within his body.
Was Judge Kavanaugh right7 Is
It true that life Imprisonment rs a
more terrible punishment than the
extinction of the criminal? Do men
die a hundred deaths where their vic.
tins died but one? His pronounce.
ment is new. so far as the bench is
| concerned II has been debated, how.
! ever. for generations by philosophers
and students. Cold reason tells the
human mind that death would be
| preferable TO a life lived in the mar.
row confines OF steel cages and stony
corridors, but every criminal vel
comes the alternative OF imprison
ment all his days when actually con
fronted by the gallows or the electric
chair Judge Kavanaugh's speech &c
the condemned man serves to awaken
interest in that last and greatest Of
the powers OF the state, the right tC
take human life.
In all civilized countries In the
world, with one exception. the death
penalty is exacted OF the murderer
and the traitor. Italy is the single
exception, but there is rarely an at
tempt TO secure the commutatlon o.
murders sentence I'm that country
When he is finally sentenced, Il 4,
the end, for there is no hope OF par
don except In the most undoubteC
cases OF innocence, and thus far tn,
prison gates OF that country hav,
never swung open to release mur
derer In America there is alwayi
hope so long as there is life.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
CABBAGE Soup.

One cup OF chopped cabbage boiled
in salt and water until done. Add
desired quantity of milk Season with
pepper salt and butter Roll o.nek.
er or twos fine and add Just before re.
moving from the fire.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
Danish Puddlnu

Put half cupful of tapioca into a
saucepan with three cupfuls of wa.
ter cook until transparent. Then ada
halt cupful OF sugar, one cupful of
currant jelly "a quarter teaspoonful of
salt and one tablespoonful of lemon
Juice. Pour into a wet mold and chill
Turn out and serve with whipped
cream.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

Uncle Sam wisely believes that the
woman who can afford to spend thou
sands abroad for jewelry and gowns
with which 10 dazzle the folks az
home can also afford TO pay the duty
on them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

When men have succeeded perfect
" in swimming like a FISH and flying
like bird. there will remain for
mankind 20 emulate the basklng in
FIRE Of a salamander
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

San Francisco points with pride TO
the fact that she has three suburbs
with a combined population Of more
than 200 1000, and in that respect beats
any other American city except New
York
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

II has been demonstrated that small
children like rag dolls better than ex.
pensive kinds Of dolls. AT their ten.
der age the price tag has not got
them bluifed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
French Biscuit.

one-half pound -four one-half pound
sugar, four eggs. Beat the whites
and 'yolks separately. Drop the hat.
ter In spoonfuls on a buttered tin and
sprinkle sugar over the top. Flavor
to taste. Almond is good
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02
rIeks on Sheen.

Be sure there are no ticks on the
ewes. II is very costly to winter
ticks aud it doesn't pay. II is impos-
sible 20 fatten a sheep infested with
ticks Look out for them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

A man fell three feet last week and
broke his neck. on the same day
man fell mile in an aeroplane and
was not injured Pedestrians should
carry aeroplanes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

From the later returns II would
seem that the common people Of Eng,
land do not scare az American dol.
lars" much worse %San the nobility
do. They cannot take them quite so
enthusiastically as the titled element.
because they get them in much small.
er amounts.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

There is said to be a craze In Eu'
rope for things American. even Amer
lean slang. But most American slang
is nothing to go crazy about
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

A Virginia man is unable to remem.
ber his own name He ought to be
valuable as professional Juror or a
dummy director for some OF the big
trusts
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

The Panama canal gates will weigh
so. 900 tons. II will be some HRllow'
cen stunt for the international bad
boy to hang them on a neighbors
fence.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

A Long Island Judge has ruled that
$4,000 a year is plenty for the educa.
tion OF any girl of 16" Some OF the
girls will regard him as a mean old
thing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

One Of the daring aviators boasted
because he crossed the Delaware In
an aeroplane. What would George
Washington say to that?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

Evidently we are not growing bet.
ter as fast as we should. A new fed.
eral penitentiary. to cost $4,000. 900.
is TO be built at Atlanta
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

While II Is true that an aviator has
flown from ship to shore. yet people
are not yet clamoring to be rescued
from shipwrecks by that method.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

Aviation costumes will be needed
next season. and every dressmaker
knows such costumes must have elias
tic necks
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

Kansas City now bars fireworks.
Next July 1t will doubtless issue a
recommendation that people buy their
Christmas presents early.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

A young couple was married in an
auto running at 60 miles an hour. This
was marriage IN haste and no doubt
a real Joy ride.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

Prof Knox OF the Seattle Mental In.
stitute. says that II person will think
II strong enough, he will live forever.
Wonder how soon he expects to die,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

one way to conserve the pine for.
ests is to adopt iron or steel as the
proper material for telegraph and elec.
trio light poles
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

A Chicago university professor re-
iterates that the sun is growing cold.
Must have exhausted itself last sum.
mCr
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

Pennsylvania. In consequence Of a
big cabbage crop, will be in no dan.
ger of sauer kraut famine, and re-
Joicing is germane to the occa'
sion
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

A poets union has been organized in
New York. Only poets who can write
poetry which nobody will understand
are to be eligible
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

That pastor who's going TO get a
chicken shower must hope that they
won't be Rocks
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

a highwayman held up three De
troit women and robbed them. Two
nail files and a powder-rag constituted
his reward
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

with motion pictures In the schools,
who would not be a child again?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

Horse shows will never pass away
with the consent OF the dressmakers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

Ball players wanted at Panama.
A good battery could dig in and make
a hit
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

A New York man has been de-
clsred insane because he couldn't play
bridge oh you happy lunatc!
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

A Wellesley girl has been expelled
for getting married. That's a hno
state Of affairs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-02

They are going TO try coasting down
hill on aeroplane bobsleds In Massa.
chusetts.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
A LEADING CALIFORNIA
DRUGGIST.
Pasadena, CAL. March 9, 19l

Pasadena, CAL. March o, 1911.
Foley & Co., Gentlemsn:-We have
sold and recommended Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for years. We be-
lieve it to be one Of the most efficient
expectorsnts on the market. Contain
ing no opiates or norcotics it can be
given freely to children. Enough of
the remedy can be taken to relieve a
cold. as it has no nanseating results,
and does not interfere with dijestion.
Yours verv truly. G. II. Ward Drug Co /,
g. L. Parsons, Ssc'y. and Treas. Get
the original Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound in the yellow package.
Toledo Drug Store.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
HOW'S THISP

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known f.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, ana be.
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus.
iness transactions, and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
his firm. WALDISG, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern.
ally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi
monials sent free. Price, 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
Business For Sale.

The only exclusive Furniture,
Undertaking and House furnishings
establishment in Lincoln county for
sale. Established 1896. Business
increasing daily. Stock at cost.
Building 50x50 on Principal bus'-
ness street. Lot 100xi40. Pro-
prietor is blind and in failing health,
reason for selling. For further par.
ticulars call or address,
A. RosEBRooK, Toledo, Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. s. Land Ofiice at Portland Or

U. s. Land Office at Portland Ore.
Serial 02S00. April 2sth, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Oliver Anderson,
OF Siletz, Oregon, who, on Nov. Sh, 1909, madc
Homestead Entry Serial, No. 02SOO. for NwA
NEH Section Z, Township South, Range 10
Wett, Willamette Meridian. has filed notice Of
intention to make Final Communication Proof,
to establish claim to he land above described,
before the County Clerk Of Lincoln County,
Oregon, at Toledo, Oregon, on the lsth day Of
June 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Harry NJ. Chitwood, George L. McCaulou,
L. w. J ohnson. and Ira Wade all OF Siletz, Or
egon. IL 4. HIGBY, Register
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the final account
OF G. b. McCluskey as administrator Of the es-
tate OF J. e. johnson. deceased, has been filed
in the County Conrt of Lincoln County, State
Of Oregon. and that Monday the 5th day OF
June, 1911, ut the hour of 10 o'clock a. m, has
been duly appointed by said court for the
hearing Of objections to said final account and
the settl sment thereof, ut which time any per
son interested in SAID estate may appear and
tle objections thereto in writing and contes;
the same. G. b. McCLusKEY.
Administrator OF the estate Of J. G. John
SON. deceased.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
DO GHOSTS HAUNT SWAMPS?

No, Never. Its foolish to fear fan
cied evil, when there are real and dead
lv perils to guard against in swamps
and marshes, bayous, and lowlands.
These are the malaria germs that cause
ague, chills and fever, weakness, aches
in the bones and muscles and may in
duce deadly typhoid. But Electric Bit
ters destroys and casts out these vicious
germs from the blood. Three bottles
drove all the malaria from my SYSTEM"
wrote VIM. Fretwell, Of Lucama, N. c.,
"aud I've had fine health ever since.'
Use this safe, sure remedy only Soc at
Toledo Drag Co.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. S. Land Office at Portland, ore.

q. s. Land Ofice at Portland, ore.
Serial 02e09. April 10Th. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Harry NJ. Chit
wood. OF Siletz, Oregon, who, on Sept. 18th,
1909. made Homestead Entry Serial, No. o22O9.
for Lot 8, Section 10, Township South, Range
10 West, Willamette Meridian. has filed notice
of intention to make Final Commutation
Proof, to establish claim t, the land above de-
scribed, before the County Clerk OF Lincoln
County, Oregon, at Toledo, Oregon, ON the
l4th day OF June, 1911.
Claimant names MS witnesses:
Oliver Anderson, George L. McGaulou, L. W.
Johns son. and Ira Wade all, OF siletz, oreson,
IL. +. HIGBY, Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05

J. @. Adams came down from
Chitwood Wednesday.
Tom Hawkins came over from
OAC Wednesday evening.
]. J. Pepin of Chitwood was tran
sacting business here Wednesday.
Miss Ida Hurley returned Mon
day evening from visit at Portland.
R. A. Binsell Of Newport was
transacting business in the city
Wednesday
w. X. Merrell the telephone man
came in fiom the Valley Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. A. Hurley went to Albany
Tuesday morning for a visit with
her son, Dan.
George Hodges and Frank Thomp-
son of Big Elk were county seat Wis
itors Wednesday.
Next Sunday the Elk City and
Newport teams will play ball on the
Newport diamond.
A. w. Weber OF Beaver Cresk re-
turned Tuesday evening from a
weeks visit in the Valley.
Surveyor Wygant was up from
Newport Wednesday transactine
business at the court house.
President Montgomery of the Fir
& Spruce Lumber company arrived
in the city Tuesday evening.
Contractor Ehbe returned Tues
day evening from Dallas where he
has been for the rast two weeks.
County Commissioners Kentta
ana thompson were at Elk City
Tuesday looking after road matters.
Mrs. VIM. Wakefield, came down
from Eddyville Wednesday evening
for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Hyde.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
at the home of Mrs. A. HI. Weber
Tuesday May 9th.
Mrs. j. F. STEWART, President.
A. M. Baxter of Eddyville was
transacting business here Wednes-
day evening returning home yester-
day morning.
Mrs. Warren Hall and children
of Siletz are visiting Mrs. Halls
mother, Mrs. M. E. Alexander, in
this city this week.
Clarence Ofstedahl returned Tues
day evening from his trip to Coos
county. He returned by way Of
ths Willamette valley.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05

Jack Morgan returned Tuesday
evening from the Valley.
Charlie North was over from
Portland the first of the week.
Mrs. Elma Hyde left Saturday
morning for an extended visit in
the East.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been appointed by the County Court OF
Lincoln county, Oregon, administrator Of the
estate Of Butter Fairchild, deceased. AL per-
sons having claims against said estate are
hereby required to present the same. properly
verified. Ms by law required, within six months
from this date at my office In rolodc, Greg on
Dated April 13. 1911. G. B. McCLUsKEY.
Administ.a ator of the estate OF Butler FAIR
child, deceased.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
REST ANp HEALTH TO MOTHER ANn eHILp. .

MRS wrNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
TRRTHINC, with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t
SOOTHES the CHILD SOFTENS the UMS,
ALI.AYs all PAIN CURES WIND CoLIc, and
Is the best remedy for DIARRH0sA. 1t is abb
soiutely harmless. Be sure and ask for MRS
winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05

! We ere now prepared to dispense
soda water and ice cream to the sat-
isfaction of all who may come to
our store. Everything first class
and up to date. At the Palace OF
Sweets. AL WAUGH, Proprietor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
A BURGLARS AWFUL DEED

may not paralyze home SO COM
pletely as mothers long illness. But
DR.. Kings New Life Pills are a splen-
did remedy for women. "They gave me
wonderful benefit in constipation and
female trouble" wrote Mrs. NJ. G.
Dunlap, of Leadill, Tenn. failing, try
them. 25c at Toledo Drug Co.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05

Don't use sisal twine to tie your
Mohair, but write to H. S. Pruner,
Nashville, Ore. for prices before you
sell, HI. S. PRuNER.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05

Wanted good homestead location.
Give full particulars, price etc.
M. GoEHRE, 551 Union Av.,
Portland, Ore.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05

All persons afflicted with imper-
feet sight please remember that 1
have brand new stock of perfectly
focased, polished-edge lenses and
gold, gold filled and aluminium
frames (latest pattern). Few
people realize that a properly fitted
frame is as absolutely necessary as
perfectly focased and fitted lenses,
and with my present fine stock Of
everything Pertaining to spectacles
and many years experience in opti-
cal work can fit your eyes to per-
lection.
H. e. PETERSON, the Jewelcr.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-05
Hides Wanted.

Cash paid for hides at the Toledo
Tannery. We pay as much as any
body in town. Toledo Tannery.
Sharp County record., 1911-02-03
That would lessen that

fgie is. That would lessen that
senasor's influence in the senate.
sGsnetimes it is far better to
mas use Of little diplomacy
thaai3o rush headlong into certain
defesst. And this can be done
witlsut becoming dishonest, a
banA wagon climber or at the sac
riff 4 Of principle many times.
w are grateful to the editor Of
the Guard for being for US" If we
shotgl become a candidate we have
no 'eubt we would need votes, not
onle@Erom Independence, but lizard,
Fu''pn and perhaps Stone and Bax-
ter ii order to get there" And so
far shere has been no encourage
meS whatever received from these
out4&in8 districts.