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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
TO REVIVE "BARREN" ISLAND
Paper Mills Are to Make Use Of Great
Pulp suppIy-Menier's Invest.
ment ls Justified.

Boston.-The island described in
the encyclopedia as barren" which di.
vides the Gulf Of st. Lawrence In two
channels is about to add new chap
ter to it's strange, romantic history.
Sieur Joliet was its first owner and
ruler. 1t cost him nothing and he did
nothing with It and successive owner.
ships found and left little but records
Of expenditures and failure. In 1895
the island was purchased from a Brit.
lsh syndicate by Henri Menier,
French manufacturer Of chocolate, for
S160,0
Anticoeti is densely wooded. The
great paper mills on this side OF the
boundary are .'in the market" for an al
most unlimited quantity Of pulp wood.
Beginning this spring q mill already in
operation will be providing this com
modify in exportable form, as "rossey"
or barksd wood. probably to the
amount Of $4,000 cords during the
shipping season. Thus M. Meniers in
vestment finds its abundant justifica
ton.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
SOME QUEER TRADES
Unusual Occupations Revealed in
Census Report.
Kansas City Man Who Bottles Smoke
Unique Task Performed by Gov
ernment Employees In Washing
ton-Ralse Frogs for Profit.

Washington.-As a part Of the task
of compiling the thirteenth census of
the United States, the bureau will pub
lish report on the various occupa-
tions by which men and women in this
country earn their daily bread. Though
1t Will be many months before this re-
port will be given to the public,
conservative estimate places the num-
Der of classifcations of industry at
between 1000 and 5000.
1t seems a safe prediction to state
that there will be found but one man
In the entire country making living
from bottling the smoke of burning
hickory wood. This man, who lives
In Kansas City, contends that his bot
tied smoke. let loose in an air tight
compartment in which meat has been
placed. will produce the same effect
upon the meat as though cured by
hickory smoke In the usual manner.
Nor would the uninitiated expect to
md profit in raising bullfrogs for their
legs. Two New Jersey women, how
ever, are making good livelihood by
80 doing and certain California wom-
an obtains over 800 an ounce whole
sale for the seeds of petunias.
In some Of the reports of the census
enumerators in the field are found tab
ulations SO unusual that they require
no end Of labor In properly classify
Ing them at the bureau. One man
frankly asserted that he was booze
fighter" and another. who works in
saloon, styled himeslf as destroyer
of men,"
Such occupations as "pouncer," in a
hat factory; "tobies." a maker of
stogies; whittier" in a straw works;
dock walloper," a lUngshoreman; wi
brAtor," in clock factory; "tonger," in
connection with oysters; "teaser," in a
glass factory; "scabbler," in quarry
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
SAUERKRAUT LONGEVITY AID
Rev. Flynn Of California Makes Some
Peppery Remarks on Diet and
Fat-Two Meals Enough.

Cincinnati-"Anym man who is 30
fat that he cannot see his feet while
walking. ought to be arrested" said
the Rev. Earl Flynn Of Berkeley. CAL.
to Y. M. G. A. audience the other
day. 1.-TWO meals a day are enough
for the average person to eat and
remain in healthy condition. The
person who eats three meals a day
needs IL hours sleep to refresh him
SELF
Mr.. Flynn. who is 75 years old. con-
tinued:
"The food which collects the long
evity germ is sauerkraut The man
or woman who keeps on a diet of this
kind. ought to live century or more.
Sauerkraut is very nutritious and
should be on the table Of everybody"
Continuing his health talk, Mr..
Flynn wound up with saying: ITO be
healthy every minister must sweat
twice a week. A good many minis
ters only sweat once a month, when
they draw their salaries"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
CATTLE GUARD IS EFFECTIVE
Novel Device Prevents Cow From
Wandering on Rails and Meeting
Injury.

Chicago.-The old story about some
one asking George Stephenson. the IN
ventor Of the locomotive, what would
happen to a train If cow wandered
on the line, to which the latter re-
piled he would 'be very sorry for the
cow" seems to have found a SYM
pathetic echo in the western states in
the form Of a novel cattle guard on
railways. the practical utility of which
is demonstrated in the illustration.
The device claims to effectually pre-
vent cattle straying up the railway
line and thus meeting with injury or
death from onooming trains. AS the
cow walks along the track she meets
a fitting platform between the rails
which tips up as she steps upon It.
The COW, imagining her progress to
be barred and not endowed by nature
with superabundance of intelligence
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
ORIGIN OF MAIL CAR.
Railway Postal Service First 0p-
Grated in Missouri.
William A. Davis, Before the War,
Postmaster at st. Joseph, Devised
System Now In Vogue for Dis
trlbuting Mail En- Route.

st. Joseph. Mo.-Progress In the
carrying and distribution of United
States mails has been remarkable in
this country in the last fifty years. A
half century ago. the first railroad west
of the Mississippi river. from Hannibal
to st. Joseph. Mo-, was constructed,
and ON this road the railway mail serv-
ice of the country had its origin and
inception. Than. only the mails for the
whole western country came In bulk
on freight and passenger trains to be
distributed In ton lots and carried to
many destinations by courier, by buck
board. horseback and stage lines, the
only methods in those days.
1t remained for William A. Davis,
postmaster at St Joseph from 1855 to
1861, to invent and inaugurate the
great system now in vogue. Before
this time the mails. all mixed and In
bulk. were carried to some central dis
tributing point Independence, Mo-.
was one Of these and St. Joseph later
was another. When the railroad was
built the task all came to the st. Jo-
seph office, in distributing the entire
overland mail
The Idea occurred to Mr.. Davis that
these mails could be distributed while
In transit 1t seemed to him In every
way possible and desirable. So he
wrote to the people in Washington for
authority to fit up some cars on the
Hannibal & st. Joseph railroad to try
out the experiment. The authority
came and Mr.. Davis went to the rail-
way headquarters at Hannibal and SUI
Lerintended the arrangement of sew
eral way cars with pigeon holes, doors,
windows and other conveniences and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
One In 275 10 Insane,

New York-One out Of every 275
persons in New York city is insane,
according to DR.. Albert w. Ferris,
president Of the state lunacy commits
sion, who is delivering a course Of lee
lures before the New York School of
Philanthropy. The state hospitals for
the insane now house $4,000 patients,
and private institutions care for II. 900
more. New cases admitted to the state
asylums average about 150 a week.
The cost of caring for an insane pa
tient is approximately 5000 year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09

ginia, where he entered the postal
service. at Richmond and other places,
and with his career in ST. Joseph he
had been in the postal service about
fifty years.
The first car for the distribution of
the mails was an old-time way" car,
fitted up with pigeon holes. Extra
windows were arranged and the dis
tributors" used candles to assist In
lighting the cars. Mr.. Davis made a
trip on the first car as far as Palmyra,
Mo-, and then left the work with an as
sistant while he returned to Hannibal
for the second car. There are many
old railroaders yet alive who rsmem-
Der the first mail cars.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
ResIsts Their Elereest struggle.

of th- invaluable friend he has in the
hum..e silkworm. The cat-gut Is the
most unbreakable substance that
holds the hooks against the fiercest
struggles Of the struck fish and comes
from silkworms. The principal oenter
Of the manufacture Of this kind of cat
gut La the island Of Procida. In the
Bay OF Naples. but most Of the silk
worms employed are raised near Tore
Annunziata. at the foot OF Vesuvius.
The caterpillars are killed Just as they
are about to begin the spinning Of
cocoons. the silk glands are removed
and subjected to a process Of picking.
which Is secret of tho trade, and
afterward the threads are carefully
drawn out By skilled workers. mostly
women. The length Of the thread
varies from a foot to nearly twenty
inches.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
LARGEST VALVE IN WORLD
Automobile Driven Through opeAlna
Of Monster Device at Niagara
Falls.

Niagara Falls, N. Y.-One Of the
largest valves in the world has just
been installed in a power plant on the
Canadian side Of Niagara Falls. This
monster affair weighs nine tons and
was made for controlling one of three
$4,000 horsepower turbines. The valve
is thirty feet high and has a nine-toot
opening through which. as seen In our
Illustration, an automobile was driven
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Tho Dog and tho Flea.

Dog fanciers realize the difficulty OF
separating the animals from the neas
which often inhabit them. Few Of the
older methods are entirely satisfac-
tory. but Chicago electrical man is
authority for the statement that the
use Of the vacuum cleaner is most ef
fcacious.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Noted Inns to Go.

New York.-Two Of New York
city's famous notes.-the Hoffman
house and the Gilsey house-will
close their doors Immediately. The
Gilsey house will be converted to
business purposes. Both hotels in
their day have had the names of
many men of national prominence
upon their registers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Youth and Happiness.

Mako youth the most attractive Pc
riod possible-crowd every pleasure
and bit OF sunshine imaginable into
that day for the sorrows will enter all
too soon-but In doing 80 watch the
recipient Of your favors and sacrifices
that he or she does not develop into
selfish boy or girl
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Shows Danger In Digging Wells.

ing; "flosser," in corset factory, and
"dubber," in ship building. are all
unusual occupations that must be
listed.
In Washington especially are there a
large number Of persons who earn their
living by performing unusual tasks. The
majority Of them are employed by the
government There is young man in
the National museum-Henry Hendley
who is known as the official portrait
bust maker Of Indian features for a
unique portrait gallery Of the North
American redskins.
!. B. Millner is an expert modeler in
papier mache Of things past, present
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Must Ever Be Before Us.

But, were all its Representations OF
objects. deeds and men. which are
out Of the range Of our sights. obliter
ated, the most Of the globe and its
history would no more exist to our
material senses than the scenery and
Affairs Of other planets
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Mo Rlasphemy In Japan.

Blasphemy in Japan is another rude
disillusionment for the credulous t-,v.
eler. Prof. B. H. Chamberlain. in his
Things Japanese" remarks: "The
Japanese vocabulary. though extraor-
dinarily rich and constantly growing,
is honorably deficient in terms of
abuse. 1t affords absolutely no means
Of cursing and swearing"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Ely to Be Aviation Instructor

San Francisco.-The coast artillery
corps, National Guard Of California.
has completed arrangements for Eu.
gene Ely, the aviator. to act as in.
structor for the aviation squad. This
is said to be the first aviation SQUAD
organized by militia corps.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Stuff Rabbits With Quail.

Topeka. Kan.-Stuffing cleaned rab.
bits with quail and shipping them out
Of the state has enabled many hunt.
ers to evade the quail-shooting law in
Kansas this season. Prof. L. L. Dyche.
state fish and game warden, who has
Just obtained proof of the violations,
said warrants probably would be
sworn out for the hunters.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
An Extraordinary Family.

Lord Brokeleigh comes of an ex.
traordinary family" II have never
heard Of any member of it who was
an eminent statesman or a great sol.
der" mo. but there is no record
that anyone belonging to the house
of Brokeleigh ever married a cory.
phee."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Ends tho Discussion.

And then shrieks one. who wants
husband who marries TO escape pay.
Ing a bachelor tax!" Peace, woman,
peace. They have decided to pay
New York Telegram.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Inks Fish to Sell Them.

South Norwalk. Gonna youthful
genius Of this town has sold several
hundred pounds Of frost fish to house
keepers as trout. The frost fish had
been decorated with red ink to make
them look like trout AS frost fish
they were worth less than s cents a
pound. but as trout they sold for 25 to
35 cents a pound.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09

"a fact which the willy inventor m 1T
have borne in mind-instead Of walk
ing round the obstruction proceeds to
compliment the exceeding ingenuity
and foresight Of its originator by walk
ing of the line altogether.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
QueensIand's Sheep Queen.

e. Jowette, one Of Queensland's best.
known sQuatters. has about ten sheep
stations in Queensland. and shears
over 100000 sheep. On one Of the
stations. Kynuna. he shears 100000.
and he has Just bought two other
sheep stations.-London Standard.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
IS FRIEND OF FISHERMAN
Humble Sllkworm Furnishes Cat Gut
Much Used by Disciples Of
lsaak Walton.

Rome, Italy.-It is doubtful whether
the average rod and reel fisherman
who angles with flies and hooks strung
with fine translucent cat-gut Is aware
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
FARMING AnnoYance.

One Of Abe Martins sayings was
this: "The hardest thing farmer
does. next to plowin'. is givin' hall
the road to q touring car"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
The Exact Spot.

Teacher-"Robert. where are the
Rocky mountains?" Robert-"In the
geography. teacher; page fourl"-
Puck
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Largest Valve In World.

Just before the valve was ready for in
stallation. The valve will Withstand
a pressure OF over 550.0OO pounds. The
valve-gate will be moved by a low.
geared fifteen horse power motor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-06-09
Pay Out Much Money,

The British imports of carbons for
electric lights amount to nearly fifty
millions q year.
Ripley County democrat., 1911-07-28
THE ASSAULT ON RECIPROCITY
New York Herald Bitterly Arralgns
Republicans Who Are Opposing
Its Passage.

When great Caesar, standing at bay
beside Pompey's statue, realized that
not only enyious Casca and lean and
hungry Cassius, but also the well be
loved Brutus, sought his life, he ut
tered the cry Of sorrow. amusement
and reproaeh that has como echoing
down to us through the ages,
President Taft has equal cause for
grief and indignation when the reel
procity bill for which he labored with
such zeal is feloniously attacked by
men highly placed in the councils of
the nation and supposed TO be his
iriends.--New York Herald.
This Is terrible thrust at Elihu
Root and others who would slaughter
the reciprocity btu by the method of
asking for amendments that cannot be
adopted.
II Canadian reciprocity shall fail, II
viii be through the action of Republi-
can United States senators. The Re
publican president favors It, and the
Democratic house Of representatives
has adopted 1t.
Can 1t be consigned to the tomb
through the cunning of Elihu Root?
Ripley County democrat., 1911-07-28
COTTON TARIFF TO BE CUT
New Bill in Congress Reduces Rates
by Haif--House Leader Under
Meod Explains Measure.

Washington, July 26.--The new cot,
ton revision bill was submitted to the
caucus of house Democrats from the
ways and means committee, 1t cuts
from an equivalent ad valorem rate
of 1912 per cent under the Payne
Aldrich act to an average ad valorem
rate OF 27.06 per cent.
Under the Wilson bill Of 1894, the
last Democratic tariff, the average ad
galorem rate was 4376.
Under the proposed rates the com
mittee estimates the imports Of cot.
ton goods for 10 months at s3s.163.-
100000, against s2S,417.441 last year,
and that the duties derived under the
new act for year would be s10.5ss.,
900, as against S13,673,s0
Democratic Leader Underwood ex.
planned the cotton bill to the Demo;
cratic caucus.
Ripley County democrat., 1911-07-28
SIX CHOLERA SUSPECTS IN
ships From Italy Are Detained at
ouarantine--Many Passengers on
Oceanic Are Held.

New York, July 26.-The steamship
Oceanic arrived from Genoa. Palermo
and Naples with three cases Of sus:
peeted cholera op board. She was de,
tainsd WITH her 1923 cabin and es
steerage passengers at quarantine.
Another cholera ship arrived dur
ing the day, the. Kirby Bank. which
docked at Perth Amboy, after arriv.
Ing from Mexican port. She had
two suspects aboard.
In the case Of Edgar Herman, the
Bellevue hospital suspect. physicians
announced that they are yet unable
to announce positively whether or
not the orderly has genuine case Of
cholera.
Ripley County democrat., 1911-07-28
VIII Revise the Tariff.

STeaker Clark made the following
statement with reference to tariff re-
vision at the present special session
OF congress, which apparently refers
to President Taft's intimation In his
speech that he was opposed to all
legislation bearing on the tariff at this
session with the exception Of Cana
dian reciprocity:
The tariff ought to be revised from
top to bottom. The people OF the land
so decided last November That is
their latest mandate. The house de-
cided that II is best to revise 1t
schedule by schedule. We have made
good start on that plan. We will
continue as we have begun. The
country indorses what the house is
doing. II the Republican senate
beats our bills or President Taft ve-
toes them we win appeal TO the coun-
try and 1t will sustain us, We believe
we are right and we are not afraid OF
a contest
Ripley County democrat., 1911-07-28
GRAHAM GIRL IS FOUND
ARRESTED IN PoucHKEEPsiF
UNDER ASSUMED NAME.
showglrI Who Shot MiiIlonaIrs hey
Yorker Claims She Was Kid
mapped and Drussed.

Poughkeepsie. NJ Y. July 26.-IA-
liam Graham, the show girl who with
Ethel Conrad shot W. E. D. Stokes
in the legs on June 10, was arrested
here, bringing to an end the search
which has been prosecuted since her
disappearance from New York satur.
day night She was found at the
Morgan House, where she registered
as Lillian Clark.
Here is the story she told Chief
McCabe:
After the performance at Hammer
STEMS Saturday night I went to my
apartments with Miss Conrad and my
sister, Mrs Singleton. We had plan
ned for a luncheon, but didn't have
any sugar, SO l went out to buy some
at delicatessen store. At Amsterdam
avenue and One Hundredth street /
noticed a man coming up close be-
hind me.
Il started to hurry, bat before ]
had taken more than one or two steps
big black bag was placed over my
head. | struggled and tried to make
an outcry, but | was gagged right
away,
Il was put into taxicab and dry
en to the Grand Central station, l be-
lieve, because I could hear a lot of
trains around. Before l had been
there long someone put a cloth which
smelled like tar to my nose.
"The next thing knew was whep
l got off at Poughkeepsie, after being
awakened by the conductor. l was
put into a taxicab and somebody toad
the driver to take me to the Morgan
house. was able to reach the tax
myself when we reached the hotel
and registered under the name o.
Lillian Clark because I thought II bet
ter that nobody find out where was
until | was ready to go back to New
York"
Ripley County democrat., 1911-07-28
"ConfiScated''

The following taken from the St.Louis
Times Of last Thursday refers TO a
recent seizure By DeputyJack Thompson
m ,de in Pemiscot county;
Newsboys OF St. Louis and the child
ren in the Masonic Home will eat wild
duck Thursday and Friday as a result
oithe vigilance Of J. B. Thompson, Dep
uty State Game Warden.
A shipment, ostensibly of fish, pack
ed in barrel of ice, was spotted by
Thompson at Pascola, Mo, Wednesday
and followed to St. Louis. The barrel
was directed to T. II. Williams and was
sent via the United States Express Com
pany as fish. In making the seizure
Thompson found 100 wood duck hadbeen
packed in between thelayers of fish and
ice. When the game was disclosed the
shipment was marked "coniiscated"
and the express company ordered not
to deliver it.
State Game Warden Jesse A. Toier-
ton happened to be in the city ard a
report was made to him. "Send them to
the Newsboys Home and the Masonic
Home" he told his deputy
Years ago Tolerton was newsboy at
Springfield. He says be knows how the
nswsboys will enjoy the treat.
Tolerton came TO confer with deputies
on the appointment OF assistants in all
of the counties of the state that cannot
be handled by them. Under the amend,
ment to the game law passed by the last
legislature TolertOn is allowed but one
deputy for each Of the i6 congressional
districts in the State.
While the ighs was gcing on in the
Supreme Court over the right OF
Tolerton to act as Game Warden, the
deputies for the districts had not be n
announced. Since the Court gave him
the title to the Off ce 10 days, ago, he has
been working on his list. Az nnounced
Thursday, the deputies are: First, S. C
Osterhaut, Hannibal; second, George
W Bailey, Brootfieli; third, |. N. Ro-
bison, Albany; fourth, D. Il Hatfield,
St. Joseph; fifth, Edwin Turner, Kan
sas City; sixth, John Harper, Butler
seventh, H r, Melton, Springfield
eighth, w. 7, Reed, Versailles; ninth
W.T. johnson, Warrenton; tenth, Henry
Reynolds, ST. Louis County; eleventh
E. T. Grether, ST. Louis; twelfth
Andrew Lane, St, Louis; thirteenth
w w. Frame, Crystal City; fourteenth
j. y. Thompson, Doniphau; fifteenth, d
W. billiard, Aurora; sixteenth, Emme
Higgins, Salem.
"The First, econd Seventh, and Four.
teenth District are so hard to cover anC
inaccessible to the residents in other part'
of the respective DISTRICTS" said roler'
ton, "that may divide the work under
deputies. The law provides that ma,
have but one deputy in district. But
in order that expenses may be reduced
my plan is to have one deputy serve one
month IN one portion Of the district ant
4 another deputy in the other portion o
the distsict the next month"