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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-03-22
CHAPTER Vl.-Continued.

He helped himself to another drink.
his hand shaking so that he could
hardly hold the decanter He was
fast approaching the state OF complete
intoxicarion. Underwood made no at.
tempt to interfere Why should he
care if the young fool made sot of
himself? The sooner he drank him
self insensible the quicker he would
get rid of him
mo. Howard" he said you'd never
make decent member of society"
"Praps not" hiccoughed Howard
How does Annie take her social
ostracism?' inquired Underwood
Like brick. She's thorough.
bred all right She's all to the good"
"All the same. I'm sorry | ever in.
troduced you to her" replied Under
wood. Il never thought you'd make
such fool of yourself as to marry"
Howard shook his head in a maud
lin manner. as he replied:
Il don't know whether | made a
fool Of myself or not, but she's all
right She's got in her the makings
OF a great woman-very crude but
still the makings. The only thing |
object to is, she insists on going back
to work, just as if I'd permit such
thing. Do you know what | said on
our wedding day? Mrs. Howard jeff
ries. you are entering one of the old
est families in America Nature has
fitted you for social leadership. You'll
be petted. pampered member of that
select few called the "4OO." and now,
damn 1t all, how can / ask her to go
back to work? But If you'll let me
have that $1,000"
BY this time Howard was beginning
to get drowsy. Lying back on the
sofa, he proceeded to make himself
comfortable.
1.-TWO thousand dollars!"' laughed
Underwood. why. man. I'm in debt
up to my eyes,"
AS far as his condition enabled him,
Howard gave start of surprise.
Hard up!" he exclaimed. Pointing
around the room, he said: Whats
all this-a bluff"
Underwood nodded
"A bluff. that's it. Not a picture.
not a vase, not a stick belongs to
me. You'll have to go to your fa-
ther"
Never" said Howard despondently
The suggestion was evidently too
much for him. because he stretched
out his hand for his whisky glass. ia
TIERS done with me-" he said dole
fully.
Hell relent." suggested Under.
wood.
Howard shook his head drowsily.
Touching his brow. he said:
TOO much brains. too much up
here" Placing his hand on his heart,
he went on: TOO little down here.
Once he gets an idea. he never let's it
60. he holds on. Obstinate. One
idea-stick to it., Gee. but I've made
q mess Of things, haven't II"
Underwood looked at him with con.
tempt.
you've made mess of your life,"
he said bitterly. yet you've had some
measure of happiness. You, at least.
married the woman you love. Drunk.
en- beast as you are. envy you. The
woman ! wanted married some one
else. damn her!"
Howard was so drowsy from the
effects OF the whisky that he was al.
most asleep. AS he lay back on the
sofa, he gurgled:
Say. old man; didn't come here
to listen to hard-luck stories. came
to tell one."
In maudlin fashion he began to sing,
"Oh. listen to my tale OF woe." while
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-03-22
Haste Not to Be Repeated.

"You say you have quit smoking?"
yep. never going to smoke again"
"Then why don't you throw away
those cigars?" Never; threw away
box of good cigars the last time I
quit smoking and 1t taught me les
son."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-03-22
Uncle Ezra Saws:

Don't forgit thet Judgment day Is
ev'ry day on the part Nv your sharp
eyed neighbor. Boston Herald.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-03-22
Addition to Shackles.

One Of the first reforms wanted In
this country Is for husbands to tell
their wives what incomes they have
Judge Willis
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
Breeding Poultry for Egg Production.

Under the above title the Maine Agri-
cultural Experiment Station has issued
Bulletin 1872 which summarizes all OF
have been CARED on at the Station dur
ing the last Is years in attempting to
improve by breeding the average egg
production of q strain Of Barred Ply
mouth Rock poultry. An account Is
given of the results of the earlier ex-
periments in selecting the highest pro-
ducers as breeders without regard to
any other qualities than their trap nest
records. It is shown that this plan OF
breeding failed to obtain any distinct
improvement in flock production. The
or periments of the Station to find out
whether continued artificial incubation
and broodiug has harmful effect on
egg production are described. The
effect of inbreeding on egg production
is discussed on the basis of extensive
ex perimental records. This Is followed
by a clear and simple explanation of
new plan of breeding which has been
tried during the past five years, and
which IL based upon the conception that
high egg productiveness Is inherited In
certain "biood lines" and not in others
and that by proper system of pedigree
selection Il is possible to isolate the
high producing lines. The last section
of the bulletin is devoted to an e-posi
ton of the gratifying success which has
attended the application of this new
plan of breeding TO the Station flock
Strains which have high egg productive
ness fixed as definite character have
now been obtained and are being prop
agated at the Station.
Any resident of Maine wishing to OBJ.
tain .. copy of Bulletin 1872 described
above may get 1t free by applying te
Director Chas. d. Woods, OronO, Maine
To non-residents OF Maine the price II
10 cents, which must be sent 10 coir
or other currency. Postage stamps ART
not accepted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
Animals Must Have Salt.

The value of salt Is not fully appreci-
ated in the feeding and caring for all our
domestic animals. Without sufficient
amount of salines in the blood We soon
have an impoverished blood; more than
this, q lack Of salines In both the blood
and the digestive tract enables para
sites of various kinds to better thrive In
the blood, stomach and intestines. Salt
With q bitter tonic like gentian, II the
animal is allowed to have the needed
amount of it every day will practically
keep the animal free from internal ami
NAL parasites.
The craving for salt by animals hai
been considered q whim Of the animal,
when in reality salt was . necessity
The horse gnawing the bark of the tree
he 10 allowed to getto, cattle browsing
herbage and sheep cleaning the pasture
fields Of weeds, all actually need the ele
ments or bitters the bark OF tho tree Of
the herbsge contains. The knowledge
of this fact 10 why advise stock tonics
seasoning for their food or medicated
salts when they are prepared In soien
tific way and are put on the market at
reasonable price. But / don't indorst
any mans condimental food tho base Of
which is wheat bran middliDgs or corn
meal, we'll salted and scented up will
aniseseed or finugreek, and sold at ]. .00
| or more per cent proft.-Dr. Smead II
Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
Nae oIeon's Prize Essay.

Napoleon 1. gained n prize as q boy
from the Academy OF Lyons for the
best paper In answer to the question.
"What are the truths and principles
that ought to he inculcated In men
that they may enjoy happiness" Fff'
ty louis he received for his effort. He
mentioned the matter with little
pride one day In the presence Of Tai
leyrand. The latter paid no obvious
heed ut the time. hut a few days later
he called Oh the emperor and handed
him the manuscript Of his bOyish es-
say. He had just obtained 1t from the
academy ut Lyons. Have you read
itY' asked Napoleon as he took the
paper. mo. sire: have just received
It." Napoleon at once threw the paper
on the fire. Talleyrand. naturally
pained and hurt, flushed up. but Ma
poleon explained: II did not wish to
let any one see the paper. 1t was
written when I was very young ana
might expose me to ridicule as en-
peror,"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
color Sensations.

Color is very commonly looked upon
as a definite quality. This. however.
y only partly true. The more correct
and scientific concept Of color Is that
1t Is simply the NAM OF a certain
group Of sensations by which we are
affected. Thus we say "the rose Is
red" 1t Is more correct to say "the
rose produces in US the sensation we
call redness." A man VIII" Is color
blind will declare that 1t Is green.
showing that the color Is not In the
thing. but in the perception Of 1t. So
far, therefore. from retaining their
color In the dark. objects cannot prop
rrly he said TO POSSESS 1t even in the
light. THE rose is red really means
that the size and arrangement or lis
surface molecules are such as to re-
fleet that particular part OF the spec
trum which we have agreed to call red.
In the dark Il IL simply black or col
orless. though 1t retains Its capacity
for again exciting In us the sensation
of redness on being restored to the
light. Just as an empty glass retains
It's capacity for being rehlled.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
no BE CONTINUED
TIT. e~slI World.

..This is getting to be a mighty small
world compared to what 1t used TO
be-" said telegraph operator. I'm
handling a cable wire now. The other
night the cable editor Of one OF our
daily papers called me up over the tels'
phone and asked me whether his cor
respondent down at Cape Haitien had
filed anything. The wire from Caps
Haitien had just called, and told him
to wait a moment Then ! went to my
KEY and in an instant learned that the
correspondent had Just fled thousand
words. went back to the telephone
and reported the fact to the editor. II
didn't take nearly a. long for him to
yet that information all the way from
Cape Haitien, more than q thousand
miles distant, as 1t has for me to teu
you ABOUT it."-NeM York Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
A Aids.n industrial World.

Back Of the industrial world that 10
visible to every eye In another world
Which gives birth to and raises Indus
.ries. glinpsss Of It coming to us only
occasionally. 1t IL region OF bottles
aud test tubes. of retorts and balances.
1t ls inhabite by beings wearing ACID
stained linen busters, and 1t smells
nbominably. Indigo is an article OF
yommerce which came originally from
The far east. where It was obtained
from some form of plant life. A Ger
man chemist found way Of making
indigo out Of the tar waste Of gas
4. orks. 1t is now about one-twentieth
rs costly as the stuff from India. and
Its manufacture is upon a big scale
Camphor has been japanese monop-
oily. II Is now made artifcially. being
IdenticaIly the same thing as that made
from Formosan trees. Some one while
studying the mysteries Of bread max
Ing fell upon method Of turning the
starch of stale bread into sugar. In
steel works. In packing houses. In the
factories Of electrical companies. are
laboratories. any one Of which may
pick up one of those pebbles Of knowl-
edge whicl. Faraday said constituted
his work III life. Yet they are little
known to the general public.-Toledo
Blade.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
The State Fruit Farm.

1t has beea my good fortune to be
near enough to our State. Fruit farm
at Monmouth to know of the excellence
of the work done there under the skillful
direction OF Prof. Bonns and Farm Supt.
Sinclair. The results In three yeare have
been simply phenomenal and only those
Who have yearly noted the obsnges eau
appreciate the value Of tho object lesson
It 10 to be Gegretted that every live or
ohardist has not visited tho farm at least
once yearly. At the Same time, the fall.
ure, on the part of those In control, t.
assist In completing the fruit exhibits
last fall when they they bad such q
wealth Of superior fruit on the trees,
and tho evident purpose to leave the
state out and advertise the station, II
stiring the fruitmen to decided action
| Their position 10 that this farm was pur
chased for experimental purposes, II
the name Of the state, for tho good OF tht
state, and that those In charge are serv
ants OF the state, entitled to full credit
| for all the good work accomplished
This obliterating Of this fact Of owner
ship and advertising ~ an experiment
station farm does not and cannot sccrut
/ to the good of our fruit industry u
would be the case II tho fact that It IL ,
state fruit farm primarily, with authority
to engage In experimental work In corn
grain and potato improvement, VA
Everywhere made manifest. The RESULT
obtained are too valuable TO DO lost b!
the state. Let's advertise Maine, first
last and all tho time and 20 help ever!
vosker.-Dr. g. n. Twitchell in Aain'
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
Huntino the Emu.

The natives Of Australia are lngeh'
ious. A black on discovering emus
feeding on u plain will cover his BACK
and head with I'm emu skin. allowing
It to hang down well OIL the side TO-
ward the unsuspecting birds. In his
right hand he will carry hidden by the
skin a boomerang and one or TWO
throwing sticks or "waddies. Then
his left arm will protrude beyond the
skin straight out to the elbow. ana Tie
forearm will be bent up. with the han''
at right angles to 1t. thereby making !.
capital imitation Of an emu's head "ho
neck. Now and then this hand or head
will be brought to the ground us II foi
feeding, and rs the black walks aionl
be initiates every motion OF the bird
while at the same time by means ol
the big toe he draws a spear along the
ground. He proceeds thus until CLOSE
enough to spear his bird.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
GHOST THAT
SCARED JOE.

do you think that any one ever did
zee a ghostY" asked Beryl Suddenly,
looking up from her arithmetic.
"Of course not" answered Susie.
Mrs. Flanagan says that she saw
hne once" argued Beryl.
Papa says that Mrs. Flanagan is'
very unreliable" returned Susie.
What are you kids talking about?
OF course there's ghosts. snags OF
them." said Joe.
"Oh. Joe" said Beryl. don't talk
slang about dead folks and-and
ghosts. II makes me fell so creepy.
They might hear yea"
who cares:' cried Joe. 81 wish one
would come right in ut that door,
Joe pointed at the closed door leading
into the kit2hcn. Joe was thirteen
years old and felt superior to the 9th
ers, who were younger and only girls
in the bargain.
Joe, do keep still! You shiver me
all up exclEimed Beryl.
my Sunday school teacher says that
there aren't any such things MS ghosts
said Susie. land | don't believe there
ever was q real live ghost"
"A real live ghost" jeered Joe.
why, live people are themselves.
They have to be dead to be ghosts"
whats thatT exclaimed Rcryl.
springing up.
whats what?" cried Joe. jumping
up too.
why, Joe. didn't think you'd get
frightened SO easy" said Susie.
"WhO's afraid?' Joe inquired and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
IL Didn't Work.

They had talked together five min
utes or more Oh the street corner when
the man with the fuzzy hat took
notebook from his pocket.
by the wuy." he said. what Is your
telephone uumberI might want te
Gull you up some day"
"That wouldn't help you any. Fergu
son." said the other man. MY name
Fladger. knew you were trying VIII
all your might to place me and COULDN'T
quite do it."-Chicago Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
roo Much For Him,

Noiselessly. but with all his strength
the burglar tugged at the dressing ta
BILE dra wer, but 1t was In vain. Inc
drawer absolutely refused to open.
"Give It another jerk" said Il quie'
voice behind him.
Turning hurriedly. the uninviteo
guest saw the owner Of the house sit
ting up In bed watching him with In
tereSt.
"Just try 1t again." said he In tht
he'd. "There's q lot Of valuable prop
erty I'm that drawer. and we haven,
been able to get 1t open since the we
weather set in Ii you can do 1t l
willingly give you fair share OF L.
contents: and
But the man Of the mask had fe'
through the window. taking most ot
with him. London Answers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
WHATS THAr2" CRIED JOH.

s
jumped ao"n 'n,o n'' a .nan
arranged nis pooA' ~ ' ,,r. .r,od
ner!I l.. ,,. Of
hat''"''a'"''
"nS. ..,," so,d loo
shucks' that no'h'"s'
ry,hs mar" ~ .p D' 'D,,ahar- ] x,,sr.rcd
us ~ ~ ...,.s r,or,mo wou,d
"er!,. o"' W "
.,., 4, ,." said Susie.
Let see "n"' ,n,-
'oe' WIN 'ou ~ ,a.,a. ,,,;, for
"' s'.,, -, h.oL nro,tv soon"
mamma. e"e u NC '"~" ~
suggested joe no.. .,..
. 'oe n.","n, s'',,,. ~
Susie scorhtui'!. TO-, ,,,,.
vi .o"''. w ...,,,, sh.l,,, hand.
Ing UP tie 'ainp WIN S"" ,,". an
SuS,e oI." ~, ,',.ahon ,ng.th.r Not
cro"oeu ''''o ,,'e 80, .,t ,ho h,mv
thihg was u''l''a'.u. ', ,ho,r
c"nhioF"p'e ,,, ,,t ,o,d
tearS, VIC" ,', .,,.h, IN choir midst
anu s'ia'p 'o"" .,'s s,,,". .nom and Joe
ihey neu INV '"e ''
boited the uo'' ,,v
Wheh their 'iio'ne' '" -
moments '''ef '"e ""'
upeu: .,... ,,,.a t,o
" nat 'ne a sn.,n porrI .Ioc
mother' 'r!'hS " 'oo." w.. '.,s.orw
nave you peei' .e"'Ns 49, n.,,-oa
mo. ma ah'' p'o''P''
Joe. , ,,,,
But bei"re any que 'u" , ,n, .I,s
.a'.'"'
tihct. ., s,s,,
inere II - "s"'n' ~ ,,.ohon" e1.
i's Soi'e''''"" ~ Wv
p'aiheo ''e' , ,,, ,,m.,o
"A mouse 10 uU"''' ~
w." e. -. .u,a p,.r, c,,rc,nc
On NO. ""' WV, 49, .,t., = o,ost
tightiy 10 "er ,'o'''e''
una ne-it ni'siN se' 49, o.,, mani
49,, ,n"s,n,, n"s s,ornIv ot Toe
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06

"aE HURT MY ARM" SHE BLURTRD OUT.
"He-he"- she attempted to VIM
dicate her deeper Indignation. then
whirled abruptly away and passed out
the rear door and down the steps.
Sheldon sat aud mused. He was
trife angry, and the more he dwelt
upon the happening the angrier he
grew. Joan was the last woman In
the world to attempt to kiss forcibly.
The thing smacked Of the backstairs
anyway-a sOrdid little comedy per-
haps, but to have tried 1t on Joan was
nothing less than sacrilege. The man
should have had better sense.
It was while in this mood that the
screen door banged loudly behind the
heels of Tudor, who strobe into the
room and paused before him.
"Well?" Tudor demanded defantly.
And on the instant speech rushed
to Sheldon's lips.
81 hope you won't attempt anything
like 1t again, that's all-except that l
shall be only too happy any time to
extend to you the courtesy OF my
| whaleboat. 1t will land you In Tulagi
In a few hours"
"As II that would settle It," was the
retort. "Now. let me tell you that the
Solomon Islands are not big enough
| for the pair of as. This things got to
be settled between us. and 1t may as
well be settled right here and now"
al can understand your fire. eating
manners as being natural to you.
Sheldon went on wearily. "but why
you should try them on me is what
can't comprehend. You surely dont
want to quarrel with me-"
81 certainly do"
"But what In heavens name for2"'
Tudor surveyed him with whitening
disgust.
"You haven't the soul Of louise.
suppose any man could make love tt
your WIFE
"But have no wife," Sheldon inter
rupted.
"Then you ought to have. The situa
ton Is outrageous. You mlent at ieas
marry her. as l am honOrably willing
to do"
For the first time Shcldon's risini
anger boiled over.
"You"- he began violently. theI
abruptly caught control Of himself ant
went on soothingly. "I'll call th'
boats crew and launch boat. Your
be in Tulagi by 8 this evening"
He turned toward the door as II t
put his words into execution. but tn
other caught him by the shoulder ant
twirled him around. I.
Look here. Sheldon, I told you tn
Solomons were too small for the pal
Of US, and meant II"
"Is that an offer to buy Beraude
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
Gamo Of Strina Line.

With small children simple game
called string line Is very popular and
Is played like this: A string should be
stretched ncrOss n lawn some SIX to
ten feet from the ground. At intervals
along the line small packets OF choco'
lates or sweets should be tied with an
Inch or two Of thread that they may
dangle.
The boys and girls should then Do
blindfoIded in turn and. battledore IN
hand. be spun around thrice and then
told to 20 and strike at the packet
they want to have.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
CHAPTER XXI.

lODERN DCELINds
- ARELY had Sheldon reached
the Balesuna. when he heard
the fain; report OF a dis
tant rifle and knew II was
The signal of Tudor. giving notice
that he had reached the Berande,
turned about. and was coming back.
Sheldon fired his rife into the air in
answer. and in turn proceeded to ad-
vance, He moved as In a dream. ab-
sent mindedIy keeping to the open
beach. The thing was so preposterous
that he had to struggle to realize It.
and he reviewed in his mind the con-
versation with Tudor, trying to find
some clew to the common sense OF
what he was dong. He did not want
to kill Tudor. Because that man had
blundered In bis love making was no
reason that be. Sheldon. should take
his life. Then what was 1t all about?
True. the fellow had insulted Joan by
his subsequent remarks and been
knocked down for 1t. but because he
had knocked him down was no rea-
son that he should now try to kill him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
Influence of the State Orange.


The Maine State Grange Is one Of the
most important organizations In the
state for cementing the bond of fellow
ship and community Of interest which
should exist among the farmers OF all
kinds in all parts Of this commonwealth.
II has been lesson long in the learning
that there is any need Of organization,
or cooperation, either In its broad or Its
narrower sense, for the farmers OF Maine.
The natural conservatism and the inhe-
rent independence of the New England
farmer Is perhaps largely responsible for
the slow progress OF those ideas which
are already so far In the foreground in
some portions of our country. But We
even of the extreme East, and therefore
of extreme conservatism, are now rap
idly arriving at this point of view, and
the meetings of the State Grange are Of
large influence in bringing the influential
farmers of the state together and hold
ing them together.
In the State Grange they meet and rub
elbows 40 in no other place, except per-
haps in their home town meetings
(which are naturally quite circumscribed
gatberings). In the State Grange they
discuss every sort Of public question
and all sorts of farm problems. They
often disagree radically on largo and
small questions, both in private discus
sion and in public debate, but without
acrimony or i'll feeling. II 1t is a ques-
tion of principle, it is generally not long
before the right wins and the whole
organization is strongly and enthusiast
tically united in its support. II 1t is
question Of policy, sometimes there is .
compromise which contributes to the
general good.
The Maine State Grange has been re-
sponsible in large measure for giving to
the farmers of the greatest agricultural
state of New England the prominent and
responsible position in public affairs
which rightly belongs to them. The Or
gsnization of the farmers In and through
the Grange has given them power
which they would not and could not
have without 1t. In it's influence upon
the individual farmer, 1t has been the
means of bringing to the attention of the
people of the state and placing in prom
insnt positions Of authority and respon-
sibility some of the strong, upright,
good men, which we all know the farms
of New England are so we'll fitted to
produce. There are many reasons why
the Grange should continue to exist, rea-
Sons affecting the good of the common
wealth, the prosperity of the agricultu-
raj industry. and the inspiration and
education Of the individual. For the
accomplishment Of all these things, the
good Granger will work. If the man is
Granger, or if the individual grange
exists, for any less reasons than these,
then they might just as we'll drop out OF
the order.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-02-06
aahind tho Scenes.

The theater was In IN uproar.
.vThey're calling for the author" said
the stage manager.
"Oh, / can't make speech" plead
I'd the man responsible for the play.
"Oh. well. just go out In front ana
tell 'em you're sorryT-Yonkers States
man.