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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04
First Use Of Asphalt.

Asphalt. with which SO many roads
are paved. was found by accident.
Many years ago. in Switzerland, nat.
ural rock asphalt was discovered, and
for more than century 1t was used
for the purpose Of extracting the rich
stores Of bitumen 1t contained. In
time 1t was noticed that pieces OF rock
which fell from the wagons and were
crushed by the wheels formed mar.
velously fine road surface when az
sisted by the heat of the sun. A prop
er road Of asphalt rock was than
made. following upon the discovery,
and In 1854 an experimental roadway
was laid in Paris. From that time the
use Of rock asphalt for the making OF
roads and pavements has increased
and extended to many countries.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04

house. 1t had no other method of es-
cape. Kindly stay here. Mr.. Phillips.
This snow Is fortunate. but l wish
the sweepers had not been so con-
scientious about their work on the
paths"
He drew a little electric. lantern
from his coat, touched the spring, and
with an eye of light moving before
him, turned into the path under the
wall. He walked slowly, bending
double as he swept the brilliant
circle now on the exposed ground.
now on the snow ridges to right and
left. The sills of the ground floor
windows were carefully. examined.
and when he reached the door he
searched the single step before 1t
with minute attention. A curious
spectacle he made, this little atom of
man, as he peeped and peered his
way like some slow-hunting beast on
cold scent. u.s.. b..
1t was not until he left the path
for the snow-covered grass-plot that
saw him give any sign of success.
Inspector Peace dropped on his
knees with a little chirrup Of salts.
faction like the note Of a bird. Then
he rose again. shaking his head and
staring up at the windows above him
in cautious. suspicious manner.
Finally he came slowly back to me-
with his head on one side, staring al
the ground before him.
"You thought 1t was a dog?" he
asked. "Why dog?"
1T looked to me like a big dog
or WOLF" told him boldly.
Whether 1t be beast or man. OF
both. believe the thing that killed
him Is in the house now"
jumped back, staring at him with
q sudden exclamation.
who has been sillsdS- STAN
mered out.
Baron Steen. We found him on
the cliffs yonder. He was badly cut
about"
ITS impossible, inspector" I cried
He left the roulette-table not a quar-
ter of an hour before you came"
"Ah-he was a cool hand, Mr.. Phil.
lips. It was like him to put of
boiling till the last minute. The war
rant against him for company frauds
is in my pocket now. But some one
gave the game away to him. for his
! yacht is lying off the beach there
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04

Mrs. Worth. "a peck of potatoes, cup
% sugar. a can Of coffee. half-pound
Of lard, some onions, and butter and
spices; the screw-driver, the hatchet,
a pail Of scissors paused, recol.
lecting-"three spools of thread, a pa
per Of needles, and"
But Jimmy was gone. Presently he
raped on the back door again.
Ma says for you to write 'em down.
forgot some of EN-"
Mrs. Worth sat down with pencil
and patiently made an alphabetical list
of all the articles she could remem.
Der.
Jimmy took the list and disappeared
A half-hour later he once more reap.
peared at the back door and an.
nounced:
Ma says II you'll lend her the wash.
boiler to carry 'em In, she'll bring 'em
home."-Youth's Companion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04
Breaking the Colt.

The earlier the colt is made used to
the harness the better broken the anil
NAL will be when 1t comes time for
him to do some light work. 1t Is easier
to keep colts from learning bad tricks
than to break them of such habits.
For this reason have every strap
and rope used by the colts 30 strong
that there is no danger Of break
Once a colt finds out that he can get
away from halter or other parts OF
the harness there will be trouble, per.
haps for all time.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04
1yD FLETCHER RODINSON 7

2cyr7S$f 1y w G CHHAesHH

feet in height and Of dull white
color. l remember that its body con-
trasted plainly with the dark hedges.
but melted into uncertainty against
patch of snow. Once 1t stopped and
half raised itself on its hind legs as
II listening. Then again 1t tumbled
forward in It's shambling, ungainly
fashion-now hidden by the yew wall,
now thrust into momentary sight by
a ragged gap until it disappeared
round the angle of the house. Doubt
less 1t would turn to the left, round
the old chapel, across the snow-bound
park, and SO to the woods-where q
wolf should be!
/ was still staring from the win
dow in the blank fear of the unknown,
when / heard the swift tap of feet
upon the road beneath me. Round
the corner of the wing came a man.
running with a patter of little strides,
while dozen yards behind him were
pair of less active followers. What
they wanted did not consider; for
at that moment the sight of my own
kind was Joy enough for me. The
electric lamps in the room behind
me threw broad golden patch upon
the snow, and as the leader reached
1t he stopped. glancing up at where l
stood. The light struck him fairly
in the face. 1t was Addington Peace!
did you hear that cry?" he painted:
and then. with sudden nod of recog-
milton: 'T see who it is, Mr.. Phillips
well, and did you hear it?"
1T came from over therein the
fir avenue" said l, pointing with a
trembling finger. 81 don't understand
it, Inspector; don't indeed There
was something that came up that
yew walk behind you about minute
afterwards. l should have thought 1t
would have passed you"
mo, l saw nothing. What was 1t
like"
"a sort of dog" stammered; !;
for under his steady eye l had not
nerve enough to tell him of my pri-
vate imaginings.
"A dog-that's curious. Are all the
rest Of you in bed?"
mo; they're gambling"
Very good. l see there is door
at the back there. VIII you come
down and let me in. after I've had a
look around the gardens?"
Certainly"
IF you meet any of your friends
| nnad hot
rived. Do you understand"
| nodded, and he hoped away
| across the lawn with his two com
panions at his heels.
slipped on an overcoat and made
my way quietly down the stairs
From the roulette-room. as I passed
it. came the chink of money and the
murmur of merry voices. They would
not disturb us, that was certain.
reached the garden doors in the cen
ter of the main building, turned the
key, and walked out into the gloom
of great square porch.
AS have said, the temperature was
scarcely below freezing-point, and II
shivered in my fur-lined overcoat II
was more from excitement than any
great chill in the air. For good
twenty minutes waited listening and
peering into the night. 1t was not q
pleasant time, for my nerves were
tangled, and l searched the shadows
with timorous eyes, half fearing, hall
expecting, Heaven knows what hide
GUS apparition. 1t was with start
which set my heart humping that
saw Peace turn the corner Of the
right-hand wing and come trotting
down the drive towards me. There
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04

was something In his aspect that told
a story of calamity.
what Is it," l asked him. a. he
painted up.
Il want you-come along" he whis-
pered. and started back by the way
he had come. ~
We, passed round the right-hand
wing, under my bedroom window, and
stopped where the yew walk ended.
To right and left Of the entrance two
stone fauns leered upon US under the
starlight
"This thing you call a dog-could
you see 1t as far as this?"
mo; the angle of the wing pre-
vented me-"
you saw It pass in this direction.
Are you certain 1t did not 60 back the
way 1t came?"
Yes. l am quite certain"
Then 1t must either have turned
up the road, in which case l should
have met it; or down the road, where
you would have seen 1t as 1t passed
under your windows; or else have
run straight on. II we take these
facts as proved. 1t must have run
straight on"
That is So"
We had our backs to the laughing
fauns. Before us lay a broad tri.
angle of even snow. with the chapel
and wing Of the house for its sides
and for its base the carriage-drive on
which we stood: There was no shrub
or tree in any part of 1t that might
conceal fugitive. Close to the wall
Of the house ran a path ending in a
small side door. The chapel, which
was Joined to the mansion. had no
entrance on the garden side.
IF 1t entered this triangle and dis.
appeared-for l am certain 1t was not
here when I ran hy-we may con.
clude that 1t found its way into the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04
The TERROR
IN THE SNOW
(Continued.)

IL was quiet, moonless night, lit
by the stars that blinked in their
thousand consultations Though the
snow lay deep. the air struck mild
". Indeed, If 1t were freezing, 1t
could not have been by more than
two degrees Upon the edge of the
distant cliffs robes of confusing mist
curled in wells as thin as moonlight;
but in the foreground the yew walks
and aisles Of ancient laurel showed
clearly upon the white carpet About
the central avenue of frs which
carved the gardens into the dark
ness lay impenetrable pools of shad-
ow. AS l waited, the silence was
startled by bell. 1t rang the four
quarters in tinkling measure, fol
lowed by eleven musical strokes. l
knew that the sound must come from
the little church that lay. to my
right; but, though / leant from my
window, the angle of the wing in
which l was, hid the building from
me.
I feel that the story which have
now to tell may well turn me into an
object for ridicule. ] can only de-
scribe that which l saw; as for the
conclusions at which I arrived there
are many more practical people in
the world than myself who would
have judged no differently. At best
It was a ghastly business.
had returned to the dressing-table
and was changing my dress-coat for
comfortable smoking jacket when
heard it-a faint and distant cry, yet
q cry which was crowded with such
terror that l clung to a chair with
my white face and goggling eyes star
ing back at me from the mirror on
the table. Again 1t sounded. and
again; then silence fell like the shut
ter of a camera. l rushed to the
window, peering out into the night
The great gardens lay sleeping in
the dusky shadows. There was moth
ing to be heard nothing moved save
the curling wreaths of mist that came
creeping up over the cliffs like the
ghosts Of drowned sailormen from
their burial sands below. Could It
have been some trick Of the imagina-
ton? Could it-and the suggestion
which l despised thrust itself upon
me-could 1t bear reference to that
grim tragedy that had been played
in the old fir avenue so many years
ago?
And then 1 first saw the thing that
came towards me.
1t was moving up narrow path,
hedged with yew. that led from the
gardens and passed to the right of
the wing in which | stood. The yew
had been clipped into walls some five
feet high. but the eastern gales had
beaten out gaps and ragged indenta-
tions in the lines of greenery, so that
in my sideways view of it the path
itself was here and there exposed
1t was through one Of these breaches
in the walls that l noticed a sign OF
movement. waited, straining my
eyes. Yes, there it showed again, q
something, moving swiftly towards
the house with clumsy rolling
stride.
It was never nearer to me than
fifty yards, and the stars gave q
shifty light Yet 1t left me with an
impression that 1t was about four
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04
BORROWING AS A FINE ART
roof That This Bad Habit Is Impos-
sibIe to Eradicate In Some
People.

Day by day, as Mrs. Worth's house
hold and kitchen furniture and grocer
les slowly disappeared. she saw that
the moment approached when final
stand must be made. One morning.
when Jimmy. son of the borrower. ap-
peared at the back door with the state
ment, MA wants the wash-boiler." Mrs.
Worth determined to act.
you tell your ma that when she
brings back what she has already bor-
rowed, will lend her the boiler"
In little while Jimmy reappeared.
Ma wants to know what she bor-
rowed"
There is a quart of fous." began
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04
Merely Muddy.

People are allus imprest," saia
Grandpa Stubblegrass. "by what thsy
can't see through. Many stream gits
credit fur bein' deep when it's only
muddy."-Washington Star
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04
Small Fruit Farms.

The cornerstone of successful small
fruit farming is plenty Of fertility
Many growers keep team all winter
hauling from the town. 1t is the best
kind Of work for February, as the
loads may be sledded right into the
fields on the later fall of snow.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04
THE OLD MLEGIT" OBJECTS
Scene In Moving Picture Theater Too
Much for His Idea Of the Dignity
Of the Stage,

An old "legit" reeled into the street
from out ten-cent moving picture
theater, his hand to his head. and ex-
hibiting all the symptoms of having
received mortal blow. Two or three
sympathetic citizens, one Of them thu
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04
The Dairy Farmer,

With the rapidly increasing con.
sumption Of milk and milk products.
and the expanding uses Of the same,
the outlook for the dairy farmer lie
decidedly roseate. He sits In the
drivers seat" II he but realixas It.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04
GIVE CHICKENS GREEN FOOD
Clippings From Lawn, Which Have
Been Properly Dried, Make Ex-
ceIlent Feed for Poultry.

Lawn clippings which have beer
dried in the shade the previous sum
mer make ideal winter green food
says the Farm and Home. The best
way to feed them is to roll them up In
a strip Of two-inch poultry nettina
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-04-04

two feet wide and eight feet long. al
shown In the cut. Hang 1t against
the wall within easy reach Of the
hens.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-28

/ This is a dollars worth of coal.
What makes it cost a dollar?
There is 65 cents worth of labor
in it.
There is 10 cents worth of interest
and rent in it.
There is Is cents worth OF. the use
of machinery in it.
But this only makes 80 cents. Sure.
! FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Cut green tomatoes into slices a
quarter of an inch thick. Do not
peal. Heat in frying pan two table
spoons of butter and one of bacon.
drippings Lay each slice of tomato
in and fry on both sides. Turn care
fuIly-withOut breaking and after
turning season with salt and pepper.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-28

HORSES NECK
Peel a lemon as you do an apple
and drop the peeling into large tum-
bier Add lump of ice and a bottle
of ginger ale.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-28

The other 10 cents is PROFIT.
What will Uncle Sam do with this
profit? He. proposes to 6ive 5 cents
OF. it to the man who mines the coal,
in addition to his wages, and cents
of it to the man who uses the coal, as
a rebate.
Doesn't this beat giving it to the
Guggenheim coal trust?
Serve as a border for chops or steak.
One minced onion may be added to
the butter if desired.
The Yale expositor., 1913-08-21
EAST GREENWOOD.

Dat harvest is almost over IN this
vicinity,
Many from here attended the social
at G. Tornow's Monday evening. All
report good time
Hilda Vogeli has returned home af
ter a weeks visit at Yale
Nellie Miller, of Port Huron visited
her mother, Mrs. {. Tornow last week.
Mrs win Burkhardt spent Tuesday
in Port Huron.
Mrs. Simon Miller, who has been ser.
iously i'll is able to be around again.
Chris. Vogeli and wife are entertain.
in bis sister and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Cole, of Buffalo.
Mrs. Thomas Fenlon and daughter
Irene were called here by the illness OF
Mr.. Fenlon's daughter, Mrs. ;. Miller
Mrs. Chris VoQeli and Mrs. Cole
spent sunday at Old Brockway.
Ralph Youngs, of Fargo, spent sun.
day with Laura Burkhart.
Many from here are planning to at
tend the homecoming at Yale next
week.
Grant Holden, OF Yale got the slum
Der robe that was given away at the
social at Chas. Iornow's.
school days will soon be here.
BE sure and attend the ball game
at Will Prieh's place Sunday. Fargo
VS.. Greenwood.
The Yale expositor., 1913-08-21
Yale Boy Heard From

j. G.. McKenna, the driver OF the
new auto truck Of the marble COM
pany, arrived In Carrara Friday at
teTnoon Mr.. Mckenna comes direct
from Toledo, Ohio. where ne has
been representing the Couple Geer"
company of Grand Rapids, Mich
igan, both as a salesman ana a dem
onstrator.
The truck is technically known as
the Couple Gear Electric Tractor"
with a loading capacity of I'VE tons
and a draw bar pull of $500 pounds,
II requires draw bar pull of 2,S55
pounds TO move the entire OUTFIT, in
cent grade, thus giving reserve or
almost tWo-thirds its capacity pull.
The trailer is capable OF carrying
a load Of thirty tons, and the truck
itself can carry i've tons, giving a
net tonnage of thirty-fve tons.
The entire outfit. with the eXcep-
ton of the switch board for the
charging plant, is now on hand, and
as soon as that arrives the charg-
ing plant can be Installed and from
then on transportation facilities ca
pable of taking care of at the least
one hundred and forty tons per day.
Mr. McReuna, visited the qu9rries
! Saturday. and was much impressed
with the magnitude Cf the project
Of The marble company. He also
mentions the fact mat while there
have been many people IN the east
/ losing sleep oyer the prospects OF
/ the truck being able 10 make the
! hill climb TO tho quarries, since be-
ling here he himself, has lost no sleep
on that account. As he expresses it,
! while it undoubtedly takes power 20
get up the hill, as the loads will ne
carried on the down trip, and prac
| tically only the empty outfit is TO be
taken care OF on the upgrade, il looks
/ to him MS though the greatest prom
/ lem Is that Of braking facilities and
] precautions, on the steep grades, 70
eliminate possibility Of the outfit get
1 ting away from the driver. This can
! be easily done by the judicious plant
! ing of "dead-men" and snubs along
| the steepest grade. nasmuCn as the
truck and trailer are both equipped
with brakes upon each individual
/ wheel, the chances are that the truck
would take care of itself in any event.
Mr.. McKcnn0 built the truck per
sonally. and Is the best qualified to
! spehk upon It's capabilities Besides
this, he is one of the stockholders
Of the marble company and much IN
! tercsted in IT'S development
i -CarTara (NcN.) Obeellsk.
The Yale expositor., 1913-08-21
- TATE OF MICHIGAN, County OF 81. Clair.
- In the Matter UI tue Estate Of Robert 4.

- TATE OF MICHIGAN, County OF ST. Clair.
- In the Matter uI tue Estate OF Robert l..
LamDKin, Deceased;
notice Is Hereby Given, That IN pursuance
and by virtue VI All order granted To the unuef
Signed as Administrator OF tile estate ol ROBERT
l.. LamDkin 10y the Hon. hugh IL. Hart, Juuge
OF Probate III aud Tor tile SAID county, Oh the
:rd uay OF February A. ID. 1913, there VIII De
sold by pubnc Vtliuue, 10 the highest bidder, AT
tnu premises Known as the Robert T. balnbkln
Ialnl IN the townships Oi Emmett ana Green
wood, Ia the SAID county, On MONDAY, the lJth
uity uI September A. -. 1913, at 200 CLOCK ia the
Afternoon OF sald uay, aIl the right, title ana III
Ierest ol the SAID robert T.. LanDkln ia the
following described lands ana premises, situated
m inc townships OF Emmett anq Greenwood,
county OF OF. I iaIr state OF Michigan, to-Wt;
"A cerlaln piece vi iand IN the township Oi
Greenwood, uescrIDed rs iolloWs, tO-wiI: COM
lnencIng at the sw14 corner OF Sec 81, Town
north, Range 10 east; thence running east l6
rods To a stake; thence north at right angles
with the town lIne ~ rods To a stake; thence
west ON a parallel with the town line running
east and west ~ rods To the town me running
north and south 10 "A stake; thence south Oh
said last InentOned township line to the place
OF beginning CONTAINING acres OF land And
likewise the following description In the town
shin of Emmett County Of 81. Clair ana state of
Michigan. All that certain piece of land known
and described as follows. to-wit; The north
part of the eJ5 of the ne14 and the north part OF
the VIZ OF the ne14 Sec. |, Town north, Range
IA east containing los acres more or less.
Dated july Both, 1873
JOHN SHANNON,
Administrator of the Estate OF
17.7 Robert T.. Iambkin,
The Yale expositor., 1913-08-21
MORTGAGE Sale.

Default having been made IN the conditions
oI a certain mortgage made by refer j. lilll and
maine HILL his NiIr, of furl Huron, michigan,
10 tne rorl huron savings Banh, IA body cOrpOr-
ate, OfgdnlLed under tile LAWS Ot the Stale Ol
-,.4Chig IA, Ell fOrt Huron, dated the nth day OF
J.tuuatJ ,, iylu, dnd recorded In the once OF the
IoRIster Vl Dreds Tor the county OF 81 CLAIR,
otato oil hliCuSdll, GA tile 3lln day OF Jdnu-
arJ , a. -. 1910, la Llber III OF mortgages, on
pLgc 3siS when said mortgage was there liter,
III he ,iULll day Ui December, n ID. 1911 dssgneu
10 Iue commercial iiuhk, OF Port huron, Alcni-
Kan, a body corporate, aud winch said assign
meat Was recorded la the Oce OF the Register
VI Deeus Tor the county Ol 81 Cltir ana state oil
michigan, On tine ;iUtn uaN OF December, a. -.
1871, IN LiDer III Ul Assignments UI Mortgage, on
p..se a. on wnlcn saiu mortgage there Is cltllh-
4 Dr due. AT the date OF Tins notice, SIX Hun
ured AMI seventy -Uuc (@61iUJJ Dollars, anu an
attorneys lee oil twenty dollars provided Tor In
salu mortgage, and no SUIT or proceeding AT law
naNlug been Instituted 10 recover the money Sc
cureu 10y SAID mortgage, or any part thereof,
Now therefore, by yir.ue OF the power OF sale
contained IN sand mortgage, and the statute III
sucn case made and provided, Notice. Is hefeDy
gwen mat tire 2Jtn day oil October, A. ID. l9l3
clock IN the forenoon, the sHld Inc COM
nercla Bank, mOrLgagee. VIII sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, at tile mann en-
trance vi the Clty Hail, commonly known As the
Court house In The LlIy OF Fort lhrOn, said
county aud State that beng tho place where
Inc circuit court Tor the county oil 81 Clar II
hvldenJ, the premises described IN said mort
gage, or 50 much thereon as may he necessary
" pay Inc amount due Oh SAID mortgage, WITH
interest AZ STA per cent per annlIl, ANA all legal
Gusts, together with said attorney lee Sad
premises being described IN said mortgage as the
north oue-nalI Oi lots sin ana seven, IN BLOCK
seven according To oanDori's lenth Street plat
VI part Ui the city vi Fort huron 81 tlalr
County.
DATED this 18th day OF july, A. ID 1915.
HE COMMERCIAL BANh,
SHIRLEY STEWART, By A. -. Bennett, Pres
Attorney Tor MOrtgagee, mOrlBagee
jerks Block, Port huron, Mich.