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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11

| place in Holland, where nearly every
town can produce a picturesque com.
bination of old brickwork and trees
and water.
There Are Others.
1t is, however, unnecessary to go
as far afield as Amersfoort in order
to see a characteristic Dutch water
gate. HARLEM, the center Of the
Dutch bulb fields, has one of the most
imposing gates in Holland, the Am
sterdamsche Poort. The way to 1t
lies along the river front of the broad
wind-swept Spaarne, where the many
colored barges ply their way, or lie
drawn up along shore. Crossing the
Spaarne by bridge not far from
Lieven de Keys picturesque Weigh
house, little poor street, with some
tiny facaded old houses of much in
dividual charm, leads to the Amster-
damsche Poort, which, like most of
the old Dutch water-gates, stands iso-
lated and massive as a self-contained
fortress, Its high towers commanding
many miles of that fat country.
But the gate that looks so formid-
able remnant of the Notifications to-
day was powerless to save HARLEM
once, when the city defenses had been
neglected, and its walls had fallen into
decay. 1t was in the winter of 1872
when Don Frederic, son of the duke of
Alva, had been ordered to invest the
city and put to death all who defled
his authority. The people OF HARLEM
held out through the long winter,
erecting new wall within their weak
outer defenses. The Spanish troops
died by hundreds from exposure,
while the citizens starved within their
gates. A gallant sortie, In which some
supplies were captured, enabled them
to hold out till June. Therf they were
forced to surrender, and were reward.
ed for their seven months courageous
endurance by a wholesale massacre
at the hands of the Spaniards.
The water.gates have Jared better
than those on land-they have avoid.
ed architectural suffocation by en-.
croaching houses. That at Sneek. a
little town on one Of the Friesland
Meres. has a quite individual charac-
ter, certain slim grace and lightness
with its delicately tapering towers
and double open upper arches. It
dates from 1913, and was happily
preserved at the time OF the destruc.
tion of the city walls.
One other gate deserves to be re-
corded, the famous Dromedaris OF
Enkhuizen. Massive and impregna.
BILE. 1t stands a solitary witness to
the fallen fortune Of the little North
Holland town. Enkhuizen, wealthy
and important, nurse OF gallant race
of sailors. mistress OF fine fleet of
ships-Enkhuizen that successfully
defied the power Of Spain. has shrunk
, to a fraction OF Its former size, its
harbor has silted up. its past glories
are only memory, but still the great
gate keeps watch over the empty har-
Dor and the deserted streets that have
acquired compensating charm OF
picturesque decay.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
SCIENCE
AND
INVENTION
FOR PRESERVING HAILST0NES
Boris Weinberg of the Neurological
Institute Of Tomsk Has Perfected
Simple Method.

The precise manner In which hall
stones are formed Is not yet known,
partly because their existence Is 30
ephemeral that 1t is difficult to make
prolonged and detailed study OF their
peculiarities. To overcome this diff
ficulty, Boris Weinberg Of the Tech
biological institute of Tomsk has con-
trived a method of preserving hail
stones Indefinitely by immersing them
In a mixture of equal parts of benzol
and toluol, which possesses a density
nearly equal to that of the Ice. In
this way he has succeeded in keep
Ing them intact for many months.
From these preserved hailstones, with
proper refrigerating precautions, MI
croscopic sections can be made for
examination In the laboratory, and
even magnifled projections Of the Sec
tions can be. thrown upon a screen
by means Of a polarizing microscope
and lantern. Herr Weinberg says
that hailstones can be preserved In
any viscous liquid, like vaseline or
castor oil, whose density very nearly
equals theirs.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
Potato Smeared With Glycerlne Ia
Greatest Of Germ Traps.

unknown, you cannot find them even
with your most powerful microscope
because they are as one granule oil
sand In the Pacific ocean. To find
them and identify them the hidden
germs must in garden grow. That is
to say the 15 drops of water must be
planted upon fertile. germ-growine
soil.
Such soil has until the present dis.
covery usually been gelatin, beef tea
bananas, Iceland moss. blood.serum
milk and plain potatoes.
DR.. NJ. r. Smirnow OF New Haven
Conn. now offers you a much easier
way to plant, produce and capture
your wary microbe. To isolate your
bacterium tribe he maintains that po
tatoes, sterilized and smeared with
glycerlne, surpass all Of the thousand
and one other germ traps.
He drives home his lesson by show.
Ing that certain supposedly identical
disease producers, such as the bacillus
that causes human glanders, can be
shown to be different from five othei
.micro-parasltes with which 1t is apt tc
be confused, when grown upon glycer
mated potatoes.
The diphtheria. typhoid. dysentery
and other bacilli are visible all alike
on plain potatoes, but easily identified
as distince upon glycerinated potatoes
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
LOVE TRAGEDY OF ESKIMO
Tale Of Sleeping Bag and an Adven'
turous Youths Fatal
Mistake.

The duke OF AbruzZi, who has beeh
trying to popularize the tango at the
Italian court, is fond OF telling this
story. which he heard during one OF
his expeditions in the arctic regions,
says the New Orleans Times-Pica.
yune.
A young Eskimo loved a beautiful
maiden who lived in a hut near his
own, but her parents would not hear
Of the match and sternly ordered the
young maiden to discourage her Low,
er's entreatles. Ono night great
storm broke up the Ice, and when the
young man ventured out he found that
a great creyasse yawned between the
two huts. On closer examination,
however, he found a narrow strip Of
ice that bridged the abyss, and having
cautiously crossed this he crept to
ward the home OF his adored one.
He entered the hut and found the
unconscious family slumbering peace
fully in their sealskin sleeping bags,
Very gently. 80 as not to alarm her. hd
raised the lady In his arms and car,
rled her with infinite care across tho
frail bridge OF Ice TO his own hut. Then
he hurriedly destroyed the bridge with
a few blows OF his ax.
Only then did he awaken the uncon'
sclous form inside the sleeping bag,
but when she emerged he gave great
cry and vanished into the night II
was the maiden's mother.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
A Lovely Creation.

He sported tan shoes. pink stock
ings. lavender suit, pink shirt, a
necktie more glaring than a stage sun.
burst. and one OF those straw hats OF
the bedraggled brim. vari.hued bands
variety, such us some college men and
many college girls are affecting Yet
men are prone 10 ridlcule the dresses
worn by women this summer! lie
was n lovely creation. Solomon in all
his glory could not have held a can.
die TO him. by tho way. he wore a
wrist watch and had his handkerchief
tucked up his sleeve. No, he did not
have any bracelet He was bound to
Cambridge Record.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
l@ NOTES OF El)
|ntl SCIENCE R|
INVENTION

Folding screen panels. to inclose
any bed and exclude insects, have
been patented.
A recently patented screw has 6
slot along its length to prevent II
working loose in wood.
A combined parcel carrier and fold
ing stand, which may be attached to
any bicycle, has been patented.
Jacks have been invented to re.
lieye the tires OF motor fire appara.
tus from pressure while standing idle
Rockets to be fired from the ground
to destroy aeroplanes are a French In.
vention for which great accuracy IL
claimed.
A Virginia inventor has brought out
n motor.driven plow from which the
motor can be removed for other work
about farm.
French army officers are expert
menting with an armored aeroplane
that carries machine gun mounted
above the motor.
For covering n milk bottle after the
paper cap has been removed there
has been invented a closely fitting
porcelain stopper.
BY introducing minute particles OF
zinc into the tissues OF powerful elec.
trio currents a Philadelphia surgeon
destroys cancers and has effected
many notable cures.
According to an Italian physician,
love causes an intoxlcation OF the
nervous centers. producing q disease
that. II not cured, may lead to neu.
rasthenia and even insanity.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
USEFUL TOOL FOR JEWELLERS
Nippers Invented by German Genius
Will Handle the Smallest
Of Jewels.

Few trades. II any, require greater
precision and nimbleness In the fin
gers than the jewelers.. In watch
making. and repairing in particular, a
man has to handle infinitesimal Jew.
Ills that he would surely tumble II he
had not some tool to pick them up
with. There are pincers, OF course,
but 1t is easy to drop a jewel out OF
The ordinary kind. Accordingly,
genius in Germany, where watch.
making is fine art, devised a pair OF
nippers that would appear to be Just
what is needed in this work. A tube
that tapers at the bottom has a plum.
FER running through 1t and at the bot.
tom OF the plunger are three paws,
operated by spring. A knob at the
top is used to push the plunger out
md the spring draws It back again.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
Gate Of Hoorn.

stand like isolated fortresses, mas
sive. stately, lifting up their heads,
keeping watch and ward over the
sluggish, peaceful streams that flow
beneath them. whose waters are now
traversed by no craft more menacing
than barges piled high with merchan.
disc, and to whose banks the towns
people come with fishing rods for their
only weapon.
The written words call up q vision
OF the beautiful gate OF Amersfoort,
that gay little garrison town. unhaunt.
ed by tourists, trim and full OF color,
the noble spire that is all that remains
OF the church Of st. Mary standing
sentinel above II. Here In the eve.
ming the narrow streets are full of
soldiers coming out on leave. recruits.
sunburned boys fresh from the plow
In their pretty dark blue rectangular
uniform caps, and here towards sun.
down may be seen n row Of men and
boys. their long fishing rods slanting
TO the river Fem. beneath the water
gate OF Amersfoort, the Koppelpoort.
II ia n double gateway spanning river
and road. The deep archway OF the
massive central block gives access to
the city by. water, and two of the
guardian towers that flank II arc con.
nocted by an archway, through which
the road runs by the river.
Only Hollands own painters have
ever caught the radiant clarity OF her
atmosphere and the warmth OF color.
ing In her old buildings; here the soft.
1y flowing river, the pale green OF the
trees. which form background for
the warm red Of the old brickwork,
make up n picture whose charm would
- unique elsewhere, but Is common.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11

age him. With his rosebud lips" al
most touching mine, he asked quite in
nocently:
DIDO those china t-teeth stuck on
with p-pegs ever get wabbly?"
Hearing the voice of his mother
near, tried to change the current Of
Tommy's thoughts.
my nephew is coming to see me to
morrow. If you're good I'll ask him tc
send you some candy from town"
That's the stuff" was the delicate
reply. "Mmake him send b.booze
drops, and I'll hide it under your bed
where muddy can't take 1t away from
me. Don't you forget it."
Next day-shall l admit It'll was
infinitely relieved to hear that Tommy
had gone to childrens party down In
the village somewhere.
He held up the whole affair; until
after humping his host In the ribs,
Tommy mercifully stunned him with a
croquet mallet Then his mother
brought her darling back to the hotel
and put him to bed without his supper.
That only strong arm and a shin
Gle would perfect Tommy's character
was obvious. That the privilege Of
taking 1t in hand might be mine for the
asking was becoming more and more
apparent by the widows daily increas-
Ing cordiality-not to say tenderness,
The first of September was near
Quite infatuated with the widow
Tommy to the contrary, notwithstand.
ing-I resolved to propose to her, and
asked her to go for walk
My health and spirits were restored
and was as ecstatic as youth half
my age. We walked through a path
along the brink of babbling brook
We sat down to rest upon the trunk
OF fallen tree. The time, the place
and the widow were perfect. 1t was
simply lovely.
was suddenly overcome by shyness
couldn't utter word of love to save
my soul! Then 1t was that the child
as Observation-Disclosures" Some
how, Tommy had found where we
were; and galloping toward us. like an
inebriated goat. he landed on my new
ly polished shoes, and spoiled the
shine.
was almost glad to see him. felt
that the affectionate way in which he
clung to my knees would touch the
heart of his mother. Putting my arm
about him, ! said, In pleasant tone:
What shall l do without my dear
little Tommy when l get back to my
lonely apartments in town."
"B-but they won't be lonely w-w-with
the w-w-widow in EN-" bawled the
child.
What" shrieked Tommy's mamma,
springing to her feet.
"What?" | demanded, sternly.
IL was under your b.bed that day
you told your nephew you'd caught a
r-rich widow" said Tommy And he
said. BY golly. uncle, is It sure
thing?' and you s-said, My d.dear boy,
It's a c-cinch!' That's what you said"
The widow cast withering glance
at me and swept disdainfully away.
It was useless TO protest
did say that to my nephew.
So much for the Intervention OF a
child"
do not wish to see another. The
place for children is In books.
Never catch 'em alive!
(Conyriphtl
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
Discovery Of Vulcan.

Vulcan, an alleged planet. was dis
covered in 1859, only to be effectively
!obliterated from the planetary system
80 years later. Leverrier, who acted
las godfather to the new addition. cal.
culated path and found that the
planet revolved around the sun in
about twenty days. Yet other observ.
iers failed ever to see the planet and
now Professor Campbell announces
that the eclipse observations OF re.
cent years prove almost conclusively
that the existence of, such a body is
"a practical impossiblity.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
WALKING ON WATER SURFACE
German Inventor Patents collapsIble
Floats Which Are Driven by
Screw Propellers.

With one OF these floats, recently
patented by German inventor and
which are shown in the Illustration,
on each foot. man is supposed to be
able to walk upon water. Each float
Is built OF series of hoops connected
by hinged rods so that the entire
frame is collapsible. A ballast tank
beneath the foot keeps the float right
side up and affords stability. The
floats are driven by screw propellers
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
HOW TO DISCOVER NEW GERM
oiphtherla, Typhoid, Dysentery and
Other Bacllll Easily Identified on
Glycerlnated Potato.

(By LEONARD KEENE HIRSCHBERG.
a. b., M. A.. NJ. D., Johns Hopkins)
Few conundrums are more mystert
GUS to most people than the poser,
How do doctors discover germs?'
Yet the query Is easily answered
1t is very easy to discover a new
germ. The only thing necessary Is to
know where the mischievous imp
turks. This is not irony-it is the
truth. If you suspect" wisely but not
too well, all you do is to capture a
thumbnail full of tears, mucous scabs,
crusts, pus, ETC., and water Then you
drop the stuff in quart of parboiled
-sterilized-water and take Is drops
of this diluted and well-shaken mix,
ture for planting purposes.
If there are myriad of vegetating
in this Is drops, known or
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11

III "lOle III udy
N when every town had its walls
G "A and towers from which the
watchmen guarded the city. In
England city walls have long ago
crumbled into oblivion, but elsewhere
Notifications have survived, as long
as civil strife, internecine warfare and
foreign incursions existed; and in
France and Italy many walled and
to a more insecure and belligerent
past, whose echoes still seem to re-
sound in the narrow streets. Utili-
tartan Holland, where all monuments
has for the most part converted walls
and battlements into pleasant tree
planted promenades for the townspeo-
pie, but her gates remain, mute senti-
nels that tell their story of bitter and
hard-fought struggles, of starved sur
render and heroic defense
Towns Independent.
Nowhere else was the town such an
important entity as In Holland. Self
contained, Independent, self.governing
and prosperous, each city was little
republic in itself, cradle of civil and
religious liberty. But there was a
time when civil and religious liberty
only throve within gates and walls,
only survived, indeed, within strong
enclosures, and in the long struggle of
the Dutch against Spain in the six
teenth century it was the towns that
decided the fortunes of war. But the
Dutch towns, intersected as they are
by waterways and canals. needed
something more than walls and gates;
the entry by water had to be defend
ed, and so some of the most bcauti-
ful and characteristic of Dutch forti-
ficatlons are their water-gates. They
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
Pretty Small.

And you call those things closets'"
asked the woman flathunter.
Certainly they're closets. madam"
replied the owner.
why, there isn't room enough In
ono OF them for the family skeleton" :"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
The Fate Of Many,

1T must be great experience for q
man TO return to his native town and
be received by brass band"
Yes. indeed. And It's much more
agreeable than being received b. q
couple OF detectives"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11

D A German professor has invented =,
process OF silverplating dead bodice
80 as to convert them into metallic
images OF the individuals as they were
when In life. Goldplate can be nsas
II the relatives can afford II. 'u
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11
Erosion Of Earth's sur,,,.

Investigations by the geological s,r
vey OF the erosion of numerous drain.
age basins oi the United States shnm
that the surface of the country is be.
ing worn away at a rate OF ahon, 20 oe W
inch In 76O years. u"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11

When the plunger is pushed out at
the bottom OF the tube the Jaws
spread so they will engage a jewel.
When the pressure is released and
the spring draws the Jaws back they
hold the Jewel firmly for inspection.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-11

Y IF'T up your heads, oh ye gates"
n wrote the Psalmist in days
M when every town had its walls
III A and towers from which the
Wat oh man pnnrdnd the city In
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-14
Rut I,itfIe BETTING.

There was little betting on tne
series as a large majority OF the fans
said Boston was sure winner and
mo one wanted the short end. Wagers
were made at 10 to that Boston
would capture the contest today.
Batting and fielding practice kept
the crowds on the keen edge OF en-
thusiasm for two hours before the
game. Flushed with victor the Bos-
tons went about their work with a
spirit that showed their intention OF
trampling over their foes today with
all speed and despatch.
The Athletocs also warmed to
their work and their inaeld showed
some sterling practice. Rudolph and
Gowdy were announced as the bat
terry for Boston. Shawkey and
Shang were announced as the bat
terry for Philadelphia.
First Inning.
First half-Murphy was out Eve-s
to Schmidt Oldring sent up a high
fly to Gowdy and sat down. The Ath-
letics were evidently not waiting Ru-
dolph out, but hitting at the first bail
pitched as the Boston pitcher was
sticking them over. Collins singled
over the middle station Rudolph
held Collins closely to the bag to
prevent a steal. Baker out on fly
to Whitted. No runs. one hit no err
rors.
Second half-Baker threw out
Moran. Evers was given a good
hand when he came to the plate. He
was also out Baker to McInnis. who
made nice pickup of Bakers low
throw. Connolly flied out. No runs,
no hits. no errors.
Second Inning
First half-Dea1 threw out McIn-
mis-. making nice one hand stop OF
McInnis's slow roller. Walsh dou-
bled to the left field fence. Connolly
misjudged the ball. Meanwhile threw
out Barry at first, Walsh holding sec
ond. Schang famed. No runs, one
hit. no errors.
Second half-Whitted lined out to
oIdring. 1t was a wtckedly hit ball
but Oldring was in the way Shawkey
thew out Schmidt. Gowdy walked.
and tossed to Collins, forcing
Gowdy. No runs, no hits. no errors.
Third Inning;
First half Shawkey struck out.
Deal threw cut Murphy. He took the
ball near the bag and had to make
a snap throw to get the runner. Old
ring singled to center. 1t was Old
rings first hit of the series. Oldring
was out stealing, Gowdy to Maran-
vile. No runs. one hit. no errors.
Second half-Deal flied out to Old
ring. Rudolph was out Barry to NC
Innis. Barry took care OF Moran,
throwing him out at first. No runs
no hits, no errors.
Fourth Inning.
First half-Evers threw out Col
Inns. Umpire Byron cautioned Bos-
ton PLAYERS for coaching on the
bench. Baker SINGLED throifril
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-14
TRADE BOARD
of the State Opens Its Tenth
Annual Convention in the
City of Wheeling.

WHEELING, Oct. 14-With many
prominent representatives from all
over the state present. the state board
of trade Tuesday opened its tenth
annual convention here with the
DAYS program as follows
1880 a. m.
Convention called to order by
President Albert B. White
Invocation by the Rev. Howard A.
Pease, pastor First Unitarian
Address of welcome-W. B. Ir-
vine. president Wheeling Board OF
Trade.
ResponseH Hon. Howard Suther-
land, OF E1kins.
Annual address of the president:
Report of officers and executive
council.
Appointment of committees.
Afternoon Session. 80.
estate Finances Fred O.
Blue, OF Charleston. state tax com
missioner.
..Needs OF the University Judge
=. G. Smith, of Clarksburg-
Evening session. 80.
"Industria1 Conditions Hon. F.
p. Walsh. of Montana, chairman OF
United States Commission on Indus
: 4. Annual banquet at $50 o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-14
WINS
CHANT |ONSHIP
Smash All Previous Baseball
Records by Taking Four
Straight Games.
ATHLETICS ARE HELPLESS
Before the Sterling Pitching Of
Rudolph Who Wins Two OF
the Victories.
ATHLETICS ARE HELPLESS
nYAssoe,Ar.o ratss,

FENWAY PARK. Boston. Oct. Il
The Boston Braves are the woriN
baseball champions OF 1914.
They defeated the Philadelphia
Athletics Tuesday by score Of 8 to
winning the series with four straight
games, the cham pions of the Ameri-
can League not capturing a contest.
Rudolph pitched masterful game
winning his second contest OF the
series. The Athletics could not
hit his elusive slow ball when
hits would have sent runs over the
plate. The Bostons outgamed and
outplayed their opponents in every
department of the sport.
They clinched their victory in the
fifth inning after two men were out
with Rudolph's single, Moran's
double and Evers's solid blow to cen
ter.
It is the first time that worlds
series has been won in four straight
games and after the last man was out
the Athletics rushed over and con-
their rivals. The specta-
tors went mad with joy and paraded
the field, singing and cheering.