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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
AN ODD LIVELIHOOD
BUG KILLING POWDERS ARE
MADE FROM "sNIPEs,"
Two Men In st. Louis Gain q livlno
by Picking Up Cigar and Cigarette
Butts That Are Thrown Away
by the Smokers.

st. Louis, Mo.-London wonders why
St Louis Is SO wasteful of its half
smoked cigars. The Londoner has
heard that we are careless about TAX
Ing care OF the cigar butts and cigar.
cite snipes that fall on the streets
from day to day. Such wastefulness
is unheard Of in the right little, tight
little island" overseas, where conserva-
ton OF matter is practiced to the last
degree.
In report recently made by a COM
mission from the London commercial
bodies. st. Louis is taken to task for
Its seeming extravaganza in this one
particular.
We find," says this document,
that no effort is made on the part
OF the city or its citizens to take
advantage Of this waste. There are
no individuals who make of this q
business"
The members of this learned COM
mission were surely wrong. They
have been misled and misinformed.
here are two or three St. Louisans
who make of this means to liveli-
hood. 1t is twilight task in St.
Louis. Late in the afternoon or early
In the evenings these forlorn individ-
nals pace the middle, the right and
the left OF the street in search Of the
dead and altogether moribund cigar
butt. Neither do they pass by in
scorn the stubs of the cigarette.
Two st. Louisans make livelihood
by gathering these remnants Of the
smokers delight and grinding them
Into dust. The cigar ends are gath
cred by the sackful. A sharpened
umbrella handle of steel is used by
the gatherer. Armed with this and
equipped with a cavernous bag slung
over his shoulders, he HES him forth
about the time that the downtown
crowds start homeward. Snipe after
snipe and butt after butt is impaled
upon the sharpened ferrule.
Ground up, these cigar ends become
Insect powders and bug destroyers.
Housewives buy them to drive away
| th0 P1d6u0b tudI UcSct
plant and maiden hair fern. Garden
ers use these to discourage the atten-
tons OF the white moth among the
early cabbages. Florists use this bug
dust in order to exterminate the plant
lice that beset the outdoor flowers.
Only the Association Of st. Louis
Cigar Dealers can guess how many
butts, snipes and ends bestrew the
streets at nightfall. They must run
Into the tens Of thousands. 1t is rich
picking for the snipe hunter. whatever
use he puts them to.
In the foreign cities the snipe hunt.
er is an institution. Since SIR Walter
Raleigh intI oduced the Indian weed
into Europe the hunter Of cigar ends
has had an occupation. 1t is handed
iown from father to son. 1t is
Iealously guarded and bought and sold
like any other business. Small won
der then that the visiting Britishers
we're appalled, by the seeming waste on
st. Louis streets.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
Where His Thoughts Were.

A detachment of British soldiers
was about to attack band of rebel
Indian tribesmen, who awaited them
drawn up in battle order. A seasoned
old sergeant noticed young soldier.
fresh from home, visibly affected by
the nearness of the coming fight His
face was pale, his teeth chattered,
and his knees tried hard to knock
each other out. 1t was sheer nervous.
ness. but the sergeant thought 1t was
downright funk. "Callaghan," he
whispered. "is 1t trimblin' ye are for
yer own dirty skim" "N-no, sergint," "
replied Callaghan, making brave at.
tempt to still his shaking limbs. Dim
trimblin' for the inimy. They don't
know Callaghan's here"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
BOOK A4 YEARS OLD FOUND
British Experts Say This Library An
tIqulty Was Printed In May.
ence In 1857.

Oberlin, O.-Prof r. D. Sherman OF
oberlin college has discovered part OF
book printed in 1857. within de.
cade of the $4,000 Gutenberg Bible
recently sold at the dispersal sale OF
the Hoe library.
The title page was so indistinct that
Sherman decided to send 1t to the Brit
lsh museum for examination by ex
perts. 1t was submitted by the mu'
Ieum to Alfred w. Pollard. who writes
Prof. Sherman that the work was
printed 444 years ago and that 1t Ii
lolio 40 Of the Clementine constitution
done by Peter Schoeffer of Mayence
This folio was enclosed with a vol
ume Of Augustinian sermons printed
IN Basel by Johann Amerbach In 1896
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
WOULD HAVE THE HAL0S SHED
colIeuo Head Tells Ministers to Shed
Their Shells and Learn Moro
of the World.

Lynn, Mass.-Ministers Of the gos'
pei, instead of spending their time in
the Sunday school and ladies' sewing
circles should get out and learn the
ways of the world; then they might
be- able to talk intelligently on the
subject Of religion" said President
Frederick w. Hamilton of Tufts col.
lege in an address before large gath.
pring of clergymen at the Universal.
lst convention in this city.
Continuing, he said: Ministers
should come out Of their shells. for
here is no longer any halo about the
profession. People have become
weaned from the idea Of worshipins
man because he wears clothes Of q
clerical cut"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
The Lalrd's Pictures.

Some years ago Scotch laird found
on succeeding to his estates that the
house contained two portraits of a dis
tinguished member of the family who
had flourished during the reign of
George ILL.,. one by Reynolds and the
other by Raeburn. He knew no more
Of pictures than a Newfoundland dog,
and he decided that two portraits of
the same individual need not be kept.
The Reynolds was retained, while the
Raeburn was presented to a public
gallery. The worthy man was struck
with constrnation some time afterward
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
WOOD ASHES HELP ORCHARD
Marked Improvement 10 Seen In Both
Apple Trees and Fruit Where
Literally Treated. !
(By A. ]. LEG9.)


II we could calculate the value OF
wood ashes as commercial fertilizers
are valued we would have near the
following value per ton for the plant
food given a value in commercial fer
tilizers.
120 pounds Of potash sos at. $500
40 pounds of phosphoric acid
$'o5 at ................... 2.oO
$500
The same amount OF potash is
found in 200 pounds of sulphate Of
potash and practically the same
amount of phosphoric acid is found in
ESQ pounds Of 16 per cent acid phos-
phate. so ton of wood ashes Is
worth about the same as fertilizer
ESQ pounds of good grade acid phos-
phate and 200 pounds of sulphate Of
potash.
True the plant food is in more
available form in the commercial fer
tilizers but the tons of wood ashes
also contains about 700 pounds Of
lime which is especially valuable to
the clover and other leguminous
crops.
Last winter we put wood ashes
about some apple trees, rs to 40
pounds was scattered around each
tree, as far around as the branches
reached. A marked improvement in
both the trees and the fruit was no
ticed last summer in spite Of the un-
favorable early season.
The wood ashes can be profitably
applied to the garden, the meadow
or In fact almost any crop except
potatoes.
II wood ashes are applied to the
potato crop 1t produces conditions
favorable to potato scab.
There Is not much loss OF plant
food when wood ashes are applied to
the soil at any season Of the year
since potash and phosphoric acid are
not easily washed out OF the soil.
The ashes should not be mixed with
the manure or any other nitrogenous
manure as the lime in the ashes may
cause loss Of nitrogen.
II mixed with acid phosphate the
lime in the ashes will eor- bine with
the phosphoric acid and render 1t un-
available.
On many farms there Is a few hun
dred pounds Of ashes produced that
are worth saving and applying to tho
soil. then where numbering Is carried
on extensively there are tons of wood
ashes produced each year that are
worth hauling for several miles and
applying to the SOIL
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
DAIRY NOTES,

To be sweet and clean It is desir.
able that the COW stable be white.
washed at least twice a year.
The separator means the greatest
profit with the least cost in handling
and marketing milk.
Cream that Is not delivered prompt.
ly should be thoroughly stirred eyerv
time new lot is added,
The cream from the milkings must
not be kept SO long that It will de-
velop a sharp acid, for that would i'm.
part an unpleasant flavor to the but.
ter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
Many Fighting Monsters.

Tries to-" amended the pastor.
She though. minute. II shall
have to come there to church." she
said.
II shall be glad to see you." said
the minister. but what effect will
that have on your husbands sing.
ing?"
The look she gave him was more
significant than words. and they
meant good deal.
John will never open his mouth
when | am around" she said.
And John never has.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25

VHI AIRS and rumors Of war die
AAI hard. Even at this late
time in the worlds history,
when civilization might be
supposed to have repressed
the primitive lust for blood and plum
der, the alarmist has only to lift his
voice in congress to Danish tranquility
from our bosoms.
Millions are given to promote the
cause Of universal peace. Yet the na-
tons OF Europe compete with each
other for the privilege of bearing the
heaviest burden In the way of modern
armaments. England trembles at the
thought of Germany; Germany, with
her rapidly expanding commerce,
leaps to the Dreadnought type Of
naval construction and increases her
expenditures to overcome England's
two-power lead. Austria lays down
four first-class battle ships. Russia is
said to be contemplating the expendi-
ture Of $300.0o0,0OO on her navy. The
United States is warned that in no
long time Germany will oust her from
the second place upon the seas. Not
the least important business of peace
would seem to be the preparation for
war.
One Is reminded Of the ancient Chi.
nese sage who was sent to Europe by
his emperor to investigate the merits
OF the Christian religion. 1t was a
troublous time. The great nations
were locked In death struggle; bat.
tie fields ran with blood; violent
schisms sprang up and were SUD.
pressed with, slaughter; the continent
was no better than a huge shambles
After the sage had looked his fill he
returned to his emperor.
China is too peaceful nation" he
said. Ito be adapted to the Christian
faith"
Peace Dove 10 Elusive.
1t Is possible to believe that this
shrewd Oriental had not made a pro
found study OF Christian ethics; bu
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25

at least he had seen that during some
centuries Of acceptance 1t had not
availed to put an end to the horrors of
war. Perhaps the essence of the thing
Is better understood today. and yet
he would be an optimistic prophet
who should declare that the era of
unbroken peace had dawned.
The country was recently warned
that its standing army is inadequate
to repel foreign invasion. This was
met by the declaration that the sea Is
still the nations impregnable bulwark,
and that while the navy floats no hos
tile nation could land a force. What.
then. is the condition Of the Ameri-
can navy and what are it's facilities In
the way Of naval base and coal sup
ply in the event of war;
Notwithstanding the greatly increas.
ed cost Of naval construction, which
was introduced with the Dreadnought
type. the government has during some
years followed the practice Of laying
down two battle ships annually. The
appropriations for the five years end.
ing June 80. 1911, reach $593, ,727, ,s61,
as against $131,971,S77 for the preced-
Ing five-year period. This program
has placed the American navy In the
second place with total of 152 ships,
carrying 1875 guns and having a dis
placement Of 717,702 tons. Germany
comes next, with 2O9 vessels, carrying
100 guns and having a tonnage of $685..
OBS.
Many Fighting Monsters.
At the present time England and
America have four Dreadnoughts each
Of about equal tonnage. Germany has
three and Japan one. But Germany
which formerly built small battle
ships. has turned to Dreadnoughts In
an attempt to overcome England's
great lead. and when the present pro
gram of the nations has been carried
out she will stand second. Britain will
then have seventeen OF these monster
engines Of destruction. Germany thir
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
New York's Debt 10 Heavy.

New Workers. are the biggest bor-
rowers in the world; at least they are
SO collectively, for the city owes
seven times as much as any other city
in the country and more than one
half as much as the largest 27 other
cities in the land.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
The Hammer Is at Fault.

Few women can drive a horse and
fewer can drive a nail"
mot with hammer. but give her a
hair brush and she can drive Q nail
as we'll as ANYBODY"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25

II there is to be international rival
ry, let 1t be a keen competition to
raise the standard Of the intelligence,
happiness and comfort Of the people.
Herbert Samuel.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25

when he found that his gift had been
valued at $4,000 and probably the
picture would now fetch double that
amount
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
Chicken Lice.

Abundance Of chicken lice can be
raised by neglecting the chicks. This
is probably the surest way to get rid
of the chicks
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-08-25
EXRsJ ar NE EAzzANz1C AAv

VXY AIRS and rumors of war die
AI hard. Even at this late
time in the worlds history,
when civilization might be
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-24
RICH PLACER STRIKE
IN TERRITORY
Of YUKON
STAMPEDE STARTS FROM skAG.
WAY FOR NEW DioGINos ON
M'cLINrock CREEK.

Skagway. Alaska, Aug. 23-Colonel
Conrad of Caricross, who arrived from
Caribou Crossing last night, reported
a great placer gold strike on Nc
Clintock creek, which enters Marsh
lake about 10 miles from Tagish post.
Yukon territory. A stampede has
started for the new gold field and the
town of Caricross Is deserted Great
excitement prevails In the surrounding
towns and all boats are crowded with
prospectors. Those unable to get
aboard the steamers are "mushing'
overland.
shorty" Austin and Reid Good were
on the creek and found n lone pros-
pector at work. He hno hole Is feet
deep. and although he had not reached
bedrock had found good pay. The
ground was not frozen, and the gold,
which was coarse, appeared to be
plentiful.
Austin and Good staked claims and
then hurried to Caricross with news Of
the strike. Skagway caught the ex-
citement today and this mornings train
over the White Pass was crowded with
Gold seekers.
Mcclintock creek Is 20 miles long
and has a good country back OF II.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-24
JURY IS OBTAINED
TO TRY BEATT|E
YOUTHFUL PRISONER PREPARED
TO HEAR TESTIMONY AS TO
HIS ALLEGED CRIME.

Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Aug.
23.-The jury which will decide
whether Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., Of
Richmond, shall go to the electric
chair. convicted OF wife murder. was
completed today. The battle for hu-
man life will begin tomorrow morn
ing when the commonwealth will call
its first Witness.
The prisoner was locked up for the
night In the small jail here and will
not be returned to the Richmond jail
during the trial. His gray-haired
father embraced him and then went
home in a dusty public conveyance
surrounded by curious persons.
In charging the jurors, all but three
of whom are farmers. Judge Walter
A. Watson set forth the law of Vlr-
ginia as applicable to homicide. As
the Indictment covers all degrees, from
first degree murder to involuntary
granddaughter, he explained that the
defendant might be found guilty ac-
cordingly.
"If you find him guilty OF murder
in the first degree said the court
''you will say SO and nothing more
In which event the punishment shall
be death, but II You find him guilty
Of murder in the second degree you
shall say so and shall fix his punish
ment In the penltentiary at not less
than five nor more than 1s years"
1t was hot almost to sufflcation ir
the little courtroom today. None OF
the witnesses were on hand and those
who came to see Beulah Binford, the
girl in the case" We're disappointed
She will probably not be called tc
testify until late In the week.
Thomas Owen, an uncle of Mrs
Beattie, to whose home Henry tool
the body with tale Of bearded high
waymen firing into his automobile
from the roadway, probably will b,
the first witness.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-24
WOMAN IS KILLED
AND ROBBED
TWO MEN BELIEVED TO BE I'M.
PLlcATED IN MURDER OF
COLORADO RESIDENT.

Telluride. Colo. Aug 23-The body
of Mrs. Lee Borg, who mysteriously
disappeared near here last Thursday,
was found this evening at the bottom
OF 7OO-foot cliff. She had been
robbed and assaulted. Mrs. Borg was
rs years old and the wife of a ma
chine man employed in the Tomboy
mine, which is six miles from Telluride.
Last Thursday she left the mine with
$3.50 which she intended to deposit in
the bank at Telluride. No trace Of her
was found until the body was discov-
cred today at the bottom of the preci-
pice, over which 1t had been thrown.
The money and watch which she had
when she left the mine were missing.
1t Is believed that at least two men
participated in the murder and as
sault.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-24
ENGLAND'S TROUBLE
NOT YET OVER
STRIKE LEADERS DEMAND REIN.
STATEMENT OF LIVERPOOL
TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES.

London, Aug, 23.-Hopes that the la
Dor troubles at Liverpool would be set
tied quickly have again been dissipated.
Tom Mann and other strike leaders ar
rived In London tonight from Liver
pool and held a conference with repre-
sentatives Of the Amalgamated Society
of Railway service and the Transport
federation, as result OF which an ul-
timatum was sent to Premier Asquith,
sydney Buxton, president of the board
of trade, and lord mayor of Liverpool,
demanding the reinstatement of the
Liverpool tramway men by noon to-
morrow.
Mann declares that 1t Is the inten :
tion Of the leaders 10 bring about a
national strike unless the corporation
yields.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-24
SUIT FOR ACCOUNTING,

Butte. Aug 23.-John IT. O'Meara
was this morning ma defendant in
an action for an accounting and s5,-
500, which has been instituted by John
K rrigan. The complaint alleged
that April 7, 1906, the defendant and
plaintiff entered into an agreement to
sell 'he Burke and Ballaklava quartz
lode claims. each to get half of the
commission. On October 12, 1906, the
mining property was sold, and
O'Meara, 1t alleged has since been
paid 1000 which he has converted
TO his own use, has not accounted for
1t or given the plaintiff any portion
thereof.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-24
BIG SPLIT DEVELOPS
OVER WILEY i.
TWO FACTIONS IN CONVENTION
SEEK TO ELECT OFFICERS
TELEGRAMS TO TAFT.

Duluth, MINI, Aug. 2S.-RiVal fac
tions-those who stand for secretary
of Agriculture Wilson and those Who
stand or fall with DR. Wiley In tho
wilson Wiley controyersy-dey yeloped
today In the convention Of the National
Association of Food and Dairy Depart
ments, being held In this city. The
factional split was emphatic. Within
an hour after the appearance OF d..
vergance of opinion on the convention
floor, two states We're formed for tho
principal offices of the association.
The lection will take place tomorrow.
Those of the Wiley camp practically
conceded tonight that they had no
chance to elect the president of the
association and $500 posted on w. =.
Cutler. choice of the Wilson men, went
begging. At the same time, it Is
claimed hot fight will be led by the
Wiley followers for the other offices.
Tonight, in a lengthy telegram. 20
Wiley men addressed president Taft
and the members of the Wiley invests
cation commission m behalf OF DR..
Wiley.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-24
TO STOP AT WEST POINT.
Tenth Day Of the Journey Finds the
Aviator in Castleton. New York
Rests There TO Attach Pontoons to
AeropIane, in Case Of Possible Spill
Into the River--WiIl Break Record.
The Tenth Day.

Summary of Atwoods ST. Louis
to-New York flight.
Flew 66 miles from Fort Plain. y.
Y, to Castleton, with one stop for
gasoline.
Distance to fly to New York, 1874
miles.
Distance already flown from ST.
Louis. 1,13l miles.
Total time in the air. % hours ard
s minutes.
Days OF flying TO-
Portions of states passed over
Missouri, Illinois. Indiana. Ohio.
Pennsylvania and New York.
win beat the worlds long dis
tance record at Rhinccliff, when he
Will have covered 13 miles more
than the present record of 1,l64
miles.
Expects to reach New York
Thursday afternoon. when he Will
be 1885 miles from his starting
point. II days out.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-24

Castleton. n. ". Aug. 23.-On the
last lap of his aeroplane flight from
st, Louis to New York. Harry y. At
wood tonight has his biplane hitched
to an apple tree on top OF a hill here,
overlooking the Hudson river and Al
bany. eight miles to the north Tomor-
row, Atwood expects. In what he calls
two bird hops" to complete his jour
ney to New York. landing at Sleeps
head bay. with n possible preliminary
circle over Governors island.
on landing the Boston aviator will
have accomplished the longest flight
through the air ever made by man I'm
heavier than air machine. He will hold
the worlds record for cross country
flight and he believes he has set an cx-
ample In aviation that will result in
more long distance trips and n gradual
elimination OF "circus" contests.
Atwood expects to leave here mt 7
n. m. tomorrow. He has decided to
stop at West Point. "a miles from here
about o'clock. He purposes to start
from West Point In time to land in
New York about o'clock. taking an
hour for the trip from West Point.
Attach Pontoons.
When he landed here, Atwood I'm 10
days. had flown 1,l31 miles from ST.
Louis without any mishap more seri-
Gus than losing his way In a run from
Lyons. n. ", to Auburn. His biplane
because of Il slight wearing of the
bearings of his engine that Atwood de-
cided not to continue his flight to-
night. His mechanics prepared to work
on the biplane all night. attaching
aluminium pontoons for possible land
ings In the river.
Atwood's appearance over Rhine
cliff, opposite Kingston. will mark the
breaking of the worlds record for
cross-country flights. for at that point
he will have exceeded by 13 miles the
present record Of l,ls4 miles.
At New York he will have flown
1886 miles. or 101 miles above the
present record.
Atwood's flight Of SO miles between
Fort Plain and Castleton was the
only days run which he started and
ended before noon. From Fort Plain,
where he ascended In fog at 7;25 a,
m, he swept through the Mohawk val
ley, turned the corner for the south at
Albany and landed here at 9:l2 a. m.
He stopped Is minutes for gasoline on
route, making his actual flying time |
hour and 32 minutes.
over villages and cities, disregarding
all offers OF money bonuses to land in
places where great crowds awaited him,
he sailed through the valley in the fog
and against wind. Atwood, after
stunning hospitality all day, landed on
the property OF an irate farmer, who
protested against the presence of the
aviator and the consequent inrush OF
people. The more the farmer protest
ed the greater became the crowd, and
soon a nearby apple orchard was half
denuded of fruit