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year Of grace 1914 would have teasteu
on turkey and trimmings without en-
thusiastic thanks. for the nation was
In the gloomy midst Of the second war
with Great Britain and 1t had mighty
little to be thankful for. The capitai
had been captured by the invaders
and the public buildings at Wasn,ns
ton had been put to the torch. "nhe
the little American navy had won
wonderful victories against great ooos
and written a chapter in history that
makes our blood thrill with admira-
tion, yet Great Britain, with Its big
fleets, was still mistress OF the seas
and American commerce ceased 10
exist. On land the American army.
rent with dissentions and generated by
political incompetents, made record
Of humiliating defeats, the sting OF
which was to be removed in 1915 by
the signal victory of Jackson and his
backwoodsmen over the tried veterans
of Pakenham at New Orleans. Pol
itical animosities famed at white
heat unknown today. Sectional feel
ing was high and bitter. The national
treasury was practically empty. Grass
grew in the streets Of the cities and
shipping rotted at the wharves. Busi-
ness and industry we're paralyzed and
the nation tottered on the verge Of
bankruptcy. The collapse of the
young republic with Its five or six
million people scattered over an i'm
mense territory. was freely predicted.
now that England's hands were loosed
nv the fall of Napoleon,
Only in New England in 1914 was
Thanksgiving day observed, and even
in the ancient birthplace of the holi-
day It Is safe to say that the celebra.
-tion was far from being the Joyous
feast Of the past. For New England
as a whole had big, bitter crouch
and didn't care who knew 1t. The
New England states were flercely hos
tile to the war and had been hardest
hit by its effects. It's commerce. the
chief source Of its wealth, had been
completely destroyed by Jefferson's
embargo law and the blockade of its
ports by the British fleet. Its militia
were not permitted to serve beyond
the borders of New England. and the
leaders and a great part Of the popu-
lace openly and warmly advocated
secession from the, Union either as an
independent republic or as an Eng
1ish province or colony. Under such
circumstances. Thanksgiving in New
England in 1914 took somber and
more religious cast while the Thanks
giving sermons, once a significant fea-
ture of the day, were shadowed by
gloom and saturated with pessimism.
1t was under conditions as inaus-
picious as these that the homegather-
ing feast Of old New England was ush-
cred in. How profound the change
wrought by century in the life Of the
Republic! Thanksgiving day. this
year, will be observed by almost II
not quite hundred million people.
the citizens Of great and prosper
GUS nation, the richest in the world
and the most powerful ever conceived
in the loins Of time. A century ago,
the day was observed by not quite
million and half New Englanders
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that the men spent considerable time
on the task scaling the steep roof and
adopting other methods of reaching
the bell
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SUFFERED FOR FOUR YEARS.

Mr.. J. NJ. Sinclair Of Olivehill,
Tenn, writes: Il strained my back.
which weakened my kidneys and
caused an awful bad backache and
The Ordway new era., 1914-11-20

It doesn't take a young man who
starts at the top long to reach the
bottom-unless he is digging a well.
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Ii You wish beautiful, clear white
clothes. use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
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Many man who isn't a coward Is
afraid of consequences.
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CENTURY

CENTURY ago. the
celebration of Thanks
giving day was con-
fined to New England.
Even had 1t been the
national holiday 1t Is
today. the struggling
young republic Of the
United Skates in the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16

States, and at eleven that morning b,
sailed for New York.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
HELD UP LIFE MIRROR WRONG
strIndberg Saw Only the Worst In
Human Nature, and Wrote Ao-
cordlng to His Convictions.

Strindbery had an uncanny power OF
psychological analysis. says a priter In
the London Nation. He exhibits him
self to the world naked and raving,
but the exhibition causes him no
shame. He also dissects his foes with
convincing malice. So 1t Is in the
plays. He displays the average vulgar
coQuette, the worst product of the
older social conventions which taught
her that her sex is her fortune, with
an insight that Is not wholly unjust In
its remorseless and ungrateful bru-
tality. But there is in him this quality
Of intellectual honesty, that in reveal
ing the woman who Is coquette he Is
also compelled to exhibit the man
who is sensualist The latter reve-
lation is apparently altogether uncon-
scious. He sees and despises the
triviality and tinsel of the animal at
traction In the woman; he reveals, but
does not appear to despise. the brutal
ity and vulgarity Of the animal passion
in the man. He regards the man as
the creative mind, yet shrinks from
placing on him the responsibility for
what he has written on the SLATE" of
the woman's mind. His was a genius
which worked Its hardest and best
under the impulse of hatred. He has
the insight of malice. the vision OF
scorn.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
I6n09@{@'.
TcANNnD
HARVESTER WAS BOYS IDEA
Suggested to Father Plan Of Putting
Large Scissors. Instead Of sIekIes,
on Reaplng Machine.

In 1880 Obed Hussey of Ohio was
inventing reaping machine, the first
ever designed in this country. His
chief difficulty was the cutting device,
which was three large sickles. set in
a frame and revolved so as to cut
into the grain. 1t would not work
satisfactorily. A young son, watching
the experiments, asked his father why
ne did not use lot of big scissors,
with one handle fastened to one bar
and the other handle to sliding bar,
thus opening and closing them. Hus-
sey instantly adopted the idea, sub
stituting for scissors the two saw
toothed blades which are in common
use today on harvesters, the cutting
action being quite similar to that Of
scissors.
From the boys suggestion he per-
fected in one week a machine on
which he had in vain exercised all
his ingenuity for the preceding two
years. The principle of that cutting
device is the principle of all of the
great harvesting machines, and its
benefit to the farming industry of the
entire world has been unsurpassed by
any other invention for use on the
farm.-George F. Stratton, in st.
Nicholas.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
SYNOPSIS.

For fifty years the continent of North
America has been isolated from the rest
d the world by Trays. the invention Of
government. message from Count Won
Werdenstein, chancellor of Germany. that
20 has succeeded in penetrating the rays
hastens the death Of Prudent. Dying. he
warns his daughter Astra that foreign in
yasion is now certain. Astra succeeds her
father as president. Napoleon Edison. a
former pupil of Prudent's, offers to assist
Astra and hints at new discoveries which
will make North America impregnable a
man giving the name of Chevalier di
Leon offers Werdenstein the secret of
making gold In return for European dis
Armament The chevalier is made a pris-
pner. Countess Rosiny. a spy. becomes
prisoner in the hope of discovering di
Leon's secret She falls In love with him
end agrees to join him in an attempt to
Escape. BY the use Of rockets he sum-
mons a curious flying machine: He es-
Dapes and sends a message to Astra
which reveals the fact that he Is Napo-
non Edison. He warns Astra that the
% invade America. He calls on Astra the
following night and explains his plans for
defense. BY the use of aeroplanes made
Of a new substance which is indestructi-
BILE he expects to annihilate the European
forces. He delivers a note to Won Wer-
denstein on his flagship demanding i'm
mediate withdrawal. He is attacked and;
BY destroying two warships and several
agree to universal disarmament. The
countess. who has remained In America
- guest Of Astra. receives an offer
from Won Werdenstein OF the principal
ny Of Schomburg-L -Lithow in return for
Edison's secret. Edison and his assistant.
Santos, go in search of new. deposits OF
tho remarkable substance, cirynith They
nnd It on the estate of Schomburg-Lth-
ow. The countess gets Santos into her
clutches. She promises to reveal Edi-
sons secret as soon as Won Werdenstein
turns over the Schomburg- -Lithow estate
to her. On the day of the wedding OF
Astra and Edison the countess and Santos
chine. Is made a count and marries the
countess. now princess of Schomburg-
1lthow. Edison finds a new deposit of
cfrynith and builds new feet Of air
ships. He accidentally discovers liquid
that will render opposing airships help
less. Santos completes feet for the
princess The aviators of the fleet elect
her queen. She plans to master the
world. Werdensten sends an ultimatum
to America He discovers the princess
>sal plans and Is In despair.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
A snowpIow Operated by Boy Power.

So Bernard M. G. Walter, head Jani-
tor Of the school, and his little helper,
Sammy, built snowplow to do the
work. 1t may be hauled by horse,
but lacking such motive power, Wal
ter hitched IL youngsters to the con-
trivance and in half an hour had the
sidewalks around the school and the
school yard cleared of.
Four boys ride the plow to weight
1t down. 1t is fitted with iron rum
ners. The question of taking turns
was a difficult matter to solve and
required severe commands of the
principal
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16

sitta and two men were In the fore
most machine.
He began to elevate the Eagle. with
out advancing. and the flotilla of the
Princess Rositta also glided upward.
Thus he knew that he was seen.
He still faced them and the dis
tance between them was rapidly d.
minishing. He watched the oncoming
Princess closely and saw that one of
the two men was Santos. strangely
changed. The ruddy cheeks were pale
and he seemed taller. The other man
was stranger, dressed in the uniform
OF Rositta's fleet.
Hardly two miles separated the
Eagle and the Princess when Napo-
leon turned and few at full speed
toward America. The Princess fol-
lowed. The larger bird slowly gained
on the retreating Eagle. Rositta's
eyes glowed with excitement; the man
whom she feared, loved and hated was
running from her.
1t seemed as though they gained on
him with more rapidity; half mile,
then a quarter, then only yards were
between them. Rositta was now sure
Of her prey and clutched the railing
behind Santos, whispering sweet and
encouraging words in his ear. She
shook from the excitement OF the
chase and never noticed that the six
| teen aerodromones had been left far
| behind.
The Princess was hardly a hundred
yards behind the Eagle when she be-
gan to rise slowly. The distance was
diminished to fifty, twenty-five yards,
when something happened that opened
the eyes Of the pursuer
Napoleon made dip, enforced by
the power Of the wings, so quickly
that the Princess had sped onward
several miles before they could check
its flight. Rositta looked back and
saw the great Eagle shoot forward,
with its wings touching the smooth
water now and again, thus seeming to
give twice as much speed. The stu
dent was willing to learn and initiated
Napoleon's action, getting on his trail
Just as he passed beneath him.
They quickly passed from the hori
zon of the sixteen other aerodro.
mones. Napoleon was again far in ad
vance when he began to ascend rap.
idly. As he rose, he saw with satisfac
ton the faint blue line of the Ameri
can coast.
The Princess was pressing him
closely, rising as he rose. The Eagle
slowed down and let them come near
er, then he turned about and faced
them. They were rising, each trying
to gain In elevation. Rositta cried to
Santos: why can't we rise faster?"
There are three of US and only one
OF Napoleon"
did you hear that, Sulamov?'
sharply said Rositta. He bowed sub
missively.
Your ancestors were always ready
to die for their sovereign: are your
"T ami"
Thank you'll" She smiled at the
Russian and pointing to the side dool
of the aerodromone, continued: "Thil
way, my boy, we are too heavy"
Sulamov kissed her hand ant
opened the door calmly. With a las
ardent look, he jumped.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
CHAPTER xxII.-contInued.

An hour later an aerodromone land
I'd the chancellor In Berlin. He re-
tired to his library and sank into the
chair before his desk In despair. The
weapon that he had counted on had
turned against him. He, too, was glad
that he had sent Captain Hochamberg
ON his mission before the visit to
Suemeg.
Tho next day four aerodromones
started from Suemeg. They were car
rying. suspended from their bodies a
tremendous bomb Their orders we're to
reach the Island Of Ciryne by morning
Of the coming day.
When Washington received the
news that the European monarchies,
With the exception Of England. had
sent an ultimatum, most people sim
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
In Dark WAYS.

Why are fixed stars like wicked old
men3
Because they sin till late (scintil.
late).
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE.
captaIn's Words Of Intended Comfort
Completed Panic Of Terror-StrIcken
Passengers.

ITO try to reassure people In time OF
an accident sometimes causes more
trouble than the accident ITSELF" said
man who once lived on Staten Island.
AT any rate, that was my experience
when one of the old Staten Island fer
ry boats nearly turned over one day in
fierce wind. 1t looked as If destruc-
ton were inevitable.
"The boat had dipped until 1t almost
stood on edge; passengers stampeded,
women and children shrieked and
cried in terror. Badly scared as l
was. undertook to comfort woman
who had knelt and was praying loudly
for deliverance.
Don't be alarmed, Madam /
said. We are sure to be all right.
The boat will straighten up in few
minutes. 1t has been running for fifty
years. and 1t Is not likely to go down
now.'
my comforting words had most
unexpected effect.
"'Oh.' walled the. woman, II the
boat has been running for fifty years
It must be so old and rotten that 1t
can't possibly stand this strain. We're
done for
"And with that she jumped over
board.
Fortunately, she was fished out by
the crew, but she sustained severe
shock. The boat. OF course, wealth.
cred the storm. and that woman was
the only person on board who was In.
fIlred I"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
The Princess leaped upward. x.ip.

The Princess leaped upward. <ain-
Ing rapidly on the Eagle. Rositta
urged Santos and watched Napoleon.
who was following every move of the
attacking Princess closely.
He could have dipped again and run
away. but that was not his game.
They almost touched, and the Prin-
cess Rositta shouted through the
speaking tube: Give up, Mr.. Peace
President; you have no chance!"
indeed. 1t seemed 80; the larger bird
made leap toward the Eagle that
was below her. but a twist of the
steering wheel saved him. Napoleon
was watching the east anxiously, and
Roeitta's eyes were focused on Napo-
leon. She felt sure that he was help
lessly prolonging the surrender.
This dangerous play went on until
Napoleon could see the widely extend
ed feet OF aerodromones with his
naked eye. He dipped downward, and
stopped in the air, about two hundred
feet above the surface of Pamlico
Sound. There the Eagle awaited the
Princess. AS she made desperate
rush for him, he escaped again, almost
by miracle, then turned and darted
after the Princess madly, changing
from the pursued into the pursuer.
They rose upward together and Napo-
leon waved smiling salute to the
princess.
The aerodromones of the latter were
approaching steadily. She seemed to
have forgotten them entirely In the
heat Of the pursuit, while she was the
aggressor, but now, when Napoleon
turned against her, she quickly turned
to the stylograph and gave orders to
her feet to close in upon them, but
not to interfere until 1t was necessary
for her safety.
Napoleon plainly heard the message
and waited until she had broken con-
nection,. then he faced her machine
and unhurriedly pulled a lever that
was connected with the tube that had
been lately attached to all his aerodro.
mones. A thick stream of white liquid
shot out and landed squarely upon the
left wing Of the Princess. The bird
trembled. Santos calmly turned on
the emergency dry battery and, like
a great wounded bird, the Princess
began to settle downward. The white
stream was stopped, a deft turn Of the
wheel, well-directed move and the
Eagle slipped between the wings ol
the Princess, and she was a prisoner
Rositta was as pale as death. Ths
terrible disappointment of losing
when victory was 30 near, made he
faint. Then she remembered her fee
and signaled orders quickly.
She had not noticed that Napoleon
just before he turned on the liqui,
that had disabled her machine, ha,
hoisted red signal, and a great fee
Of aerodromones rose from the coas
along North Carolina and silentl
closed in on the feet of the enemy.
The formation Of Pamlico Soun,
made this maneuver easy and Napo
leon had cleverly led Rositta and he
fleet into the trap. He turned hi
Eagle landward and, weighted as b,
was, moved slowly away. His mel
had been fully instructed in regard t,
their action and Whistler led them.
ITO RE CONTINIrEnN
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16

Il Struck the Metal Shell Of the
Bomb and the Next Second an Ex-
plosIon Came.
ply smiled and asked: What can they
dot Napoleon Edison can take care
Of them"
Captain Won Hochamberg waited in
vain for orders to reach him at Liv-
erpool. and at eight o'clock he opened
the sealed order. There was another
sealed envelope in the packet and this
order: Take this letter personally to
the address mentioned in the quickest
possible manner"
The sealed envelope was addressed
to Mrs. Napoleon Edison. Washing
ton. u. R. Of A."
The captain left the German consul
late and hurriedly secured statereom
on the quickest route to the United
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
MUCH FUN TO SHOVEL SNOW
Janitor of Kansas City Public School
Creates Apparatus to Make Small
Boys Pastime Useful.

The yard Of the Yaeger school at
Nineteenth street and Indiana avenue
is large and the walks extend nearly
around the block, says the Kansas
City Star. When covered with snow,
to clean them off Is a difficult Job.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
10 Remedy RattIIna WIndow..

Do not allow yourself to be made
waksful and nervous by rafting win
dows or doors when the comb on
your dresser makes perfect wedge.
easily inserted and as easily removed.
Especially annoying are such noises in
hotels and other strange bedrooms, but
even there the comb is at hand and
equal to all sizes OF cracks.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
WINTER PASTIME FOR BOYS
veloclpede Built on Sled Runners A.
fords Much Amusement Where
Snow and Ice Is Available.

Sled runners take the place Of the
two wheels on this velocipede so that
1t can travel on snow or ice. A
spiked wheel with cranks on its shaft
is mounted at one side of the front
runner. The novel part of the driv.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
Tho Outcoms

Hs-The man who offers me q drink
insults my manhood.
She-Well, that's all right as long
as you don't follow your usual course
and swallow the insult
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-16
Snow veIoclpede.

ing mechanism is that the spiked
wheel slides up and down in the fork
80 that 1t can be raised OF the
ground for coasting downhill.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-27
DISCOVERY TO RID
STATE OF GOPHERS

Minot, N. D.. Aug. 27.-Prof. w. B.
Bell of the geological department of
the N. Z. Agricultural college, who
stopped over in Minot on his way to
Fargo, stated that a method Of exter-
minating gophers and ground squirrels
that would eventually wipe out these
pests in the northwest has been evolv-
ed.
This news is Of more han ordinary
interest to farmers of the Flickertail
state, as gophers and ground squtr-
rels have long been one of the greatest
pests to agriculturalists and have caus-
ed enormous damage in the destruction
of grain.
Professor Bell would not disclose the
new method, declaring 1t would be later
announced for the benefit of the public
after further experiments have been
made.
Professor Bell has long been working
with the bureau of the Biological sur
vey on the best method of Kidding the
country of g%ophers. DR.. A. K. Fisher,
of the Economic division of the
biological survey, S. E. Piper of the
bureau and Professor Bell have
been making an inspection in various
parts of the state. The country in the
of Bottineau and Lans-
ford was the latest field for their in
vestigations.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-27
RECORD DRIVE IN
DAY BY ROBERTSON

Grand Forks. N. D.. Aug. 27.-From
Regina, Sask., to Kenmare, N. D., a
distance Of 240 miles. is the record
trip made in n day by Alvin Robert
son of Minneapolis in his big touring
car. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Robertson and his two daughters,
Florence and Ada.
The trip was made several days aeo
Mr.. Robertson being On a long trip
through the country. He left Grand
Forks for Prince Albert, which is over
500 miles. He made fast time all
along the way, running about 100
miles each day. The party also stop
ped several days to visit friends along
the route.
Mr.. Robertson and his family have
been in Grand Forks visiting his son,
Frank, of 8O1 Chestnut street, for some
time. He left this morning for Red
Lake Falls on a business trip, but will
return again this evening. He ex-
poets to be in the city for several days.
leaving for Minneapolis when the
roads are good.