LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER.
J. r. RTKWAKT.Kdltor iml Proprietor.
Our New Year's Directory.
First on our list is T. 1'. Fish,
whose scales are honest and just.
He will sell you tobacco and throw
in the tag; his coffees and teas are
up to the highest degree; he has
hardware, tinware, coal-tar and
rope; clothes for the naked, boots
and shoes to cover your feet, and a
good cigar for those he treats; soap to
. make you lather and towels to wipe
it off; sugar and honey to cure your
cough; allspice and nutmeg to seas
on your pie," and cayenne pepper
that will make you cry, and very
nice slickers to keep you dry:
, When you cross the street to the
."; other side you enter a door both
high and wide, where Mrs. Cope
land always presides. She has.
staple groceries of every kind: flour
and feed for those in need ; hats and
boots of the latest design, and nary
a two of the same kind. Oil for
your lamps and matches to light,
and many other things always in
sight. Ribons for girls and dresses
for ladies; warm little stockings for
all of your babies. Kid shoes for
women, fine shoes for men, and
trice silk handkerchiefs already
hemmed. Hooks and eyes to fasten
your clothes, and nice warm socks
to cover your toes; a nice assortment
of show case goods that always
takes with the people in town, and
draws customers for miles around
Otto Kroe;stad is the only one in
town who handles drugs to make
you frown. He will sell you pills
to cure your ills, or patent medicines
to stop the chillsf plasters that are
nice, soothing and warm, and if
they do you no good they will do
you no harm. He will sell you
soothing syrup to quiet the baby at
night, or Castoria to make it look
bright; whiskey on prescription that
is strong enough to make you light;
he has toys for the childien and
books for the grown, and many nice
things for your home:-
Henry Lewis does business at the
same old stand, and will sell you
anything down to a clam. He is
honest and square in selling his
vure; he is up with the times and
takes in the dimes, for his prices
ore low, tl don't make u very Li,,
bow; his is a mixture of all that is
pood; his habits are reEufr.r, his
business is fair, and he merits a
share of the pubic trade.
Snow & Knos have a store of
moderate size, where one may go
and feast their eyes. They have
cased goods, canned goods, barreled
goods and nutmegs for pie, and
pickles that will make you wink
your eye. They have long coats,
short coats, claw hammers and nails
and a fine brand of axes to split
your rails; bucksaws, crosscut saws,
washboards and tubs, and spoke
shaves to make wagon hubs.
The Leadur. office is just next
door. There you get nil you want
and sometimes more. He publishes
nil the news of a general kind, and
is not afraid to express his " mind.
Jle has large type small type aud
In color red, white 'and blueVand is
always ready to do good work for
you.
For a piece of -justice, large or
small, don't forge, to call on Al.
Hall. He will give you law in a
business way, and if you take his
advice you will find it will pay.
Near the Tun pie of Justice, Car
son and Henlingcr may be found;
bhould you get into trouble and
want to get out just advance them a
V,a retaining fee, and they will draw
np your papers in a legal way, and
see that you get fair play.
They wiil practice in all the courts,
before judge or jury, and question
a witness in a gentlemanly way, and
avoid telling him what to say.
At the Hotel Lincoln you may
sleep or be fed, and are always sure
of a good bed; you can have plain
lareofa substantial kind, or the
latest served in any style; and oblg
tng waiters with artistic skill, are
always on hand to do your w ill.
The Krogstad Brothers, nt the
Toledo mill, have lumber rough,
lumber dressed, lumber wet and
lumber dry; and are sure to sell it
bye and bye. There prices are as low
as any where you may go; they are
honest and straight as the day is
long, and if you make a mistake
"GENTLEMAN GAMBLER."
to
they will tell you that you are: - - -
ong. A FORTUNE AT CARDS.
If you want a carpenter to build J ;
you a house, and one who will do ! T WA8 WN BY JOHN SCOTT, THE
it, Rite Dedrick is your man. He
has hammers and saws, hatchet'
with claws; rules a::d tapes to meas
nre theshapes; and planes tosmocth
the halls; and plumb-bobs
straighten the walls.
If you are thirsty and water won't
do, go down to the bank of the Depot
slough; ope... the door and step up
iu uie uar, and call lor the whiskey
or call for the gin and you will get
euner one it you have the tin
They have quantity quality, fine
Wackberry and port wine, with
Davis in front and Winant behind;
and the rest of the animal show is
Tr. Warren aud Fisherman Toe.
If you want any pork or any other
meat, call on Bob Campbell and get
a treat. He will give you a roast
or will give you a fry; and to please
you he will always try. His motto
is cash, his prices are low, and if
this don't suit you, I don't know
where you will go.
The Yaquina Post is bright,
newsy and gay, and has always
stood up for the Yaquina Bay Van
is the editor and chief, and will
keep her staight on the republican,
creed.
If your boots need mending, of
your shoes are in holes, go to Joe
Ludwig and get new soles.
Harlan Items.
(Received too Into for last Issue.)
A fine time Xmas.
There was a Christmas, tree at
Mr. January's old house for the
children Christmas Eve. They had
a good program consisting of reci
tations, select reading, etc., and
SanlaClausdistributed the presents.
There was some valuable presents
on the tree. Everybody had all the
candy, nu'.s, etc., they could eat',
and some to take home. The next
day they had a big dinner. It was
one of the best dinners I evtr saw
in Oregon. Mrs. January made a
butter tree, and it was nice. They
also had a candy pulling at night,
and played games until ta o'clock.
Oh, I wish Christmas would come
twice a year.
They had a tree at the Big Elk
chool hnupp. We hear thev had n
fine time. After the tree the crowd
went down to Mr. Young's ar.c?
played and danced till morning.
There was a dance there last night
also. Miss Cora Grant danced and
overheated herself, then drank ice
water, and came very near dying.
They think she is out of danger
now.
Mrs. Tunison is improving very
slowly from her long illness.
Harry Simpson started back to
the Valley this morning. He has
hired out at Feedee.
George Ray and John Feagles
visited at Big Elk over Sunday.
Dated December 27, 1894.
I. N. O.
This was the saddest Christmas
Nebraska ever experienced. With
its 700 destitute families and the
cold which the day brought with it,
the greetings were anything but
cheering. Much aid is being re
ceived in the shape of food and
money donations, but, with the
great extent of blighting drouth,
each district is compelled to be
satisfied with barely sufficient to
sustain life and keep out the cold.
There are many cases of great des
titution in the western pattof Knox
county and the county of Boyd, ad
joining. An enterprising citizen
of this county, in view of the great
need of food aud the great number
of prairie dogs in this district, has
made the following statement pub
lic: "As one means of relief to the
destitute people of western Nebras
ka, let me suggest to those who live
contiguous to prairie-dog towns
that if they will capture these little
rodents, misnamed dogs, since they
are not of the canine species, but a
link between the squirrel and
ground hog or wooden tick, they
will find them excellent food."
A New York man was sent to
jail for ten days for singing "Sweet
Marie." Such light punishment
for so serious an offense demon-
111
HI Winning! at White', In London, In
the Lost Century Exceeded 5,000,000.
Though Illiterate, Be Wm Ik Man of the
' Moit PrecUe Methods.
Of all the gentlemen gamblers of the
tlose of the eighteenth century in Eng
land a single one is noted for tho im
mensity and tho regularity of hiB win
Dings. This was John Boott, who, be
ginning m a penniless captain, wound
Dp his career as a millionaire general.
On tbe subject of the campaigns be con
ducted history is silent, but contempo
rary London was full of talk of bis mar
velous luck with dice and cards, and
the marital misfortunes of bis later life
gave more material for tho gossips.
Writing to Richard Bentloy, from
Arlington street, on Feb. 23, 1753,
Horace Walpole says:
"Tbe great event is tbe catastrophe
of Sir John Bland, who has flirted away
bis whole fortune at hazard. He t'other
eight exoeeded what was lost by the
late Duke of Bedford, having at one pe
riod of the nigbt (though be recovered
the greatest part of it) lost 82,000.
The citizens put on their double chan
neled pumps and trudge to St. James
street in expectation of seeing judgment
on White's angels, with flaming
swords, and devils flying away with
dioeboxes, like the prints in Sadler's
hermits. Sir John lost this immense
sum to a Captain Scott, who at present
has nothing but a few debts and bis
commission. "
' Sir John Bland, to conclude here the
history of that luckless dicer, shot him
scl dead after losing tbe last of his for
tune in Kippax park.
Captain John Scott was of that branch
of the numerous Scott family of which
Sir Walter was a member, and bis an
cestor in tho thirteenth century was that
ramons chemist, Michael Scott, wlio
won tho name of Wizard. A later Scott
distinguished bimsolf in the time of
Charles II by marrying, when bo was
binmelf only 14 years old, a lady who
was three years hi'a junior. The brido
was Mary, countess of Buccluuoh, in
her own right the richest heiress in Scot
land. The marriage was a secret one,
and nouo of the friends and few of hor
family were informed of it until the
day after. The youthful bridegroom did
not profit greatly by this match, for his
brido died at 13. Her sister Anne, who
succeeded to her titles and estates, niado
n marriage with tho pot son of Charles
II, Monmouth, and bad a numerous
family.
It was CO years later, or about 1750,
that youiif? Jo!) n Scott, son of the Laird
of Scot's Tnrvot, entered King George's
army. Two yoars later he was in Lon
don and in the midst of tho most rock
less sot of spendthrifts, rakes and ganio
sters that Euclisb society has ever
uown. Sir John Blaud was only one
of a thousand rich yountf Englishmen
who threw away his fortune over tho
naming tablo at White's. Tho one his-
Ulo !-...;! i : Cat .JV.C-?W"V)'-!
Fox, Pitt's rival. Fox gambled away,
nil told, no loss than 3,000,000. Scott
wj biy antipodes of Fox. When
he died, at a ripo old age, bo left a tor
tune as great as that with which Fox
had begun, and every ponuy of it bad
boon won at the gaming table.- Fox was
a ripo scholar. Scott was almost illit
erate. Fox said that losing was the next
greatest pleasuro to winning. Scott
nover lost, or so rarely that it did not
affeot the serenity of bis euroer as a
winner. Fox would go borne in tho
morning after a night in which be hud
gambled away 10,000 or 20,000 aud
immediately loso himself in a study of
Sophocles or JEschylus. Scott, like the
sensible follow he was, would button
bis coat over tbo portomonnaie in which
bo carried away winnings of an equal
or even greater amount and immediate
ly go to bed so s to be fresh for play
la the evening.
When Scott found bimsolf in Loudon,
and amid tbo wild young men of bis
era, be determined that gaming was
his only chauco of getting money. When
he engaged bimsolf to throw a sorios of
mains with Sir John Bland, ho had, as
Horace Walpole puts it, nothing "but
a few dobts and bis commission " His
shrewdness taught him that there was
nothing In . dicing, at which a stupid
man has ng good a chauoe as a bright
bno, and so he speedily gave up hazard
and applied himself to wbint, at which
ganio boaveu fight on tbo side of thu
skillful playor. Never in the history of
play did men gamblo for such high
stakes as Scott and his victims did at
White's between 1763 aud 1780. Scott's
system was nu exceedingly simple cue.
Ho gave himself tbe best of it in ev
ery possible way. Ho nover wcut to tho
gaming table unless bis bead and bis
stomach wero in tho very best order.
Ho never lost his composure or bis good
nature for nu instant Ho played a per
fectly fair and honorable game, and at
first bo made it a rule never to play for
bioro than a fixed sum, which he could
afford to loso. He won so steadily that
It wasn't long boforo ho was prepared
to risk any sum whioh even tho wealth
iest or tbe niott reckless of his adver
saries would venture to propose.
A story which illustrates capitally
Soott's patieuoe in tbe face of bard luck
has been preserved. One night, while
be was at tbe card tablo, news was
brought to biui that his wife, the first
Mrs. Scott, had given birth to a girl.
"Ah," ho said, "I shall have to dou
ble my stake to moke a fortune for this
yonug lady. "
But in a few hours ho was 3,000 to
the bad, Botuluiug Ms invariable soren
ity, he said he was sure of bis luck re
turning, and at 7 a. ni. bo went homo
tbo winner of 15,000. That's the sort
of play that went on at White's night
after night during tbe years that John
Boott was winning tbe largest fortune
8AFETY ON THE WATER.
fhe Iupector' Department's Claim of
Efficient Work.
Nearly 700,000,000 people carried on
Amerioan steamers during the last fiscal
year and only 255 lives lost of whom
but 96 were passengers, is the promi
nent feature of the new annual report
of Supervising Inspector General Dn
mont of steam vessel inspection service.
This is a smaller mortality among the
same number of people, we have no
doubt, than if they had all staid at
borne and went regularly to bed, to say
nothing of traveling by rail It proves
again what we have often remarked
that travel by American steamers under
the system of inspection now enforced
is the safest that could possibly be de
vised. Thirty-five of the 96 passengers
above referred to lost their lives in one
disaster the sinking of tho tugboat
James D. Nicol off Sandy Hook on a
Sunday in June last, and General Du
mont states that this disaster was solely
duo to the fact that tbe tug was being
navigated by a person wholly inexpe
rienced. It is further stated in the report that
of the nearly 11,000 boilers inspected
accidonts causing tbe loss of life have
occurred to but 15 of them, defects in
upward of 700 being detected and reme
died; also that of 100,274 new life pre
servers examined only 64 were found
deficiont. This statement shows that as
great care is taken in the inspection of
equipments to prevent disaster as in the
machinery employed to run them and
the men who man them. In regard to
tbe latter no less than 88 applicants for
master's and pilot's licenses were re
jected during tbe year on account of
colorblindness, although 1,544 passed
tho tests. All of which goes to show
that tbo traveling public and tbe stoara
vessel fraternity as well have every rea-
buii tO lupuBO CUiiUUUiJCb ill tiiu liibpou-
tion system as at present managod.
Marine Journal.
DANGER IN PERFECTION.
A Frlnce and a Baron Imitated a Stag
Cp to the Killing- I'olut.
It would bo difficult to find on record
a stranger bunting adveuturo tbuu that
experienced by Prince Hohenlohe, son
of the German chancellor, aud Baron
Victingboff recently. They went out
together to shoot stags nud agreed to
decoy tho animals by imitating their
call ou a special born. The hunters
separated, each accompanied by a game
keeper, and went in different directions.
During the course of tbe day tbey ap
proached each other, and each beard
tho other's decoy call and believed a
stately stag was bofore him. Imitating
tbe heavy steps of tbe animal, they
noisily drew still nearer. Tho imitation
of tbe steps and call was so well done
that they finally arrived within ten
paces of each other without perceiving
their mistake.
The' thicket was so donso that they
could not see through it. Both stood
still, repeating tho challenge from time
to time. Each still firmly believed that
bo was within a few paces of a real
stag. At last tho prince, tired of wait
ing, fired thrice rapidly in tho direction
of tbe supposed game. Tbe first bullot
?':ncel oT tl'P Mrrridpn r"H f Rnrnn
ietinghu, l.iubuuond buucklj.a t.uua
and sprang off, the third fell dead from
his pocketbook well filled With papers.
Tbe young baron, though hit three
tiines,Btood unwouuded. Ho was so con
vinced that not his follow hunter, but
a stag, was beforo him that be attribut
ed the shots to tho explosion of car
tridges in bis belt and busied himself
unfastening his belt for tbo purpose of
throwing it away. The astonishment of
both when they nt last found out what
bad happened was great. Berlin Spe
cial. COMPETING WITH CHICAGO.
strates the necessity of reform
the police department of that great I ZSSS
city.
Morwaj Making Arrangement! to Supply
London With Mutton.
London will shortly have the advan
tage of another meat supply this time
from Norway which, according to the
Londou Telegraph, is perfecting ar
rangements for supplying tbe English
metropolis with as much mutton, alive
or doad, as it can spare for exportation.
Systematio experiments wero made re
cently under the supervision of tbe
Stavanger Agricultural society, aud the
results were so satisfactory that in the
approaching cold season it is to be re
peated on a larger scale.
It appears that 60 sheep, each weigh
ing about 100 pounds, were fattened
for a week or so until they turned tbe
scale at from 115 pounds to 183 pounds.
They were then shipped to London,
where they roalizod an average price,
after deducting commission, of about
t7.50, and as the total outlay bad only
boon obout $6. 50 por head there was a
net profit of nearly $ 1 on each animal
Forty were also sent over with the
skins, hoofs and interior intact, but on
tbeso threo was an averago loss of 10
shillings per bead, partly expluined by
the skins being damaged through bad
packing.
Nevertheless tbe Stavanger society
has come to tbe conclusion that the
business promises to be remunerative,
and the English people have thus an
additional guarantee of an adequate
supply of mutton.
A Tyrannical Landlord.
According to Mr. Labonchorein Lon
don Truth, tbe Duke of Beaufort, one
of the most tyraunous of the landlords
of Euglaud, assumes to dictate all the
affairs of the town of Stoke-Gifford
Bis grace took objection to the election
of Admiral Close as a churchwarden
and served notices to quit ou the tenant
farmers who voted for him. The duke
afterward announced that bo would
withdraw the notioos only on condition
that the admiral resigned. In order that
the farmors should not suffer, the admi
ral did resign. It now appears that Ad
miral Close himself was a tenant of tbe
anke, and ho also received a notice to
quit his house, which has Just expired.
He has practloally been evicted became
be was chosen churchwarden without
ducal approval
TOLEDO'S : HEW :
SRI : SIS
Will endeavor to supply every want in the following lines of G
Pure and Full Strength
pDKUG$ and MEDICINES
School Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, ij
tions, Toys ana luiDDer Woods, Fishini
Tackle, Games and porting Gooods, Co
fectionery, Nuts, Cigars and Smoker's ,41
tides, Paints, Oils, Varnish and Windoll
glass.
We aim to give Satifaction in Quality and Prtcel
GIVE US A CALL WHEN IN TOWN.
OTTO O. KROGSTAT),
Registered Pharmacist.
Monogram Cigar Store,
Jrl. ISA. BFCJInTKI, Frap ,
Cigars, Tobacco, Confectionery, Fruit, etc
Billiard and Pool Parlors,
ffSTA QUIET AND OTtDERLY ItESOET.
YAQUINA CITY,
OREGON.
&CO.,
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HAVE BARGAINS IN
Farm Lands, Tide Lands, Coal Lands, Town
Prnnpvfv in sirtal T nfa THnlro
IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED.
AMVctofTMeto any property in Lincoln County
furnished on demand.
Toledo,
Oregon
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.
We have some good Bargains in Real Estate placed in our hands
for sale. Below we give a description of a few of them:
Four acre tract on the river i
miles from Toledo; well improved
house, barn and out-buildings; good
young orchard and lots ot small
fruits; small meadow and pasture.
Price, $850, one-half cash, balance
hi one year.
159 acre ranch on Big Elk five
miles above Elk City; some plowed
and 7-acres slashed and in timothy;
house, good barn 40x48; on county
road, school within mile. A
good stock ranch . Price $ 1 , 400 on
good terms.
120 acre ranch five miles from
Toledo; frame house and barn,
about 40 acres under fence, orchard
and small fruit. A splendid tract
of land with a good body of creek
bottom. Price $600 cash.
Two lots in Prior Scott's addi
tion to Highland; one corner and
one inside. Pake for the two, $50,
all cash.
Two lots in Stanton's addition to
Toledo, well located and close to
school house, Price $75.
A well selected stock ol merchan
dise to trade for a good ranch on
Yaquina Bay; must have some tide
or bottom land and be well located.
A good trade will be given for the
ritgh kifiiT'of'a ranch.
Many other Bargains in Farm and City Property
J. F. STEWAET & CO.
TOLEDO, OREGON.
DO YOU WANT FRUIT TREES?
It Wjll Pay YOU to see ME before Buying.
I CAN SELL, YOU
FIRST-CLASS STOCK,
Warranted True to Name and Tree From Disease
and Insect Pests
AT THE LOWEST PRICES.
Home Grown and Healthy Treea
tT, F. STEWART,
Toledo, Oregon
fiTAt LEADER OFFICE.