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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1900)
KEEPING HOUSE. (Vith their little' foreheads puckered And their little minds perplexed, Sever knowing what new duty i May crop up to claim them next, V, ill too eager for the burdens S Life must surely bring to wnit, Woman's work and woman's worrj' .y Little tots anticipate. Would-be mothers cradle dollies - In their loving little arms; Little hearts are all a-tremble, Simulating Love's alarms; There are sick beds, doctors gathei - Lengthened faces tell of grief low girls love to borrow trouble Passes any boy's belief. Baby-brows are corrugated, - Would-be housewives fume and fret; All the woes of every household In each mock menage are met; Naughty children, saucy servants, Bills to pay, and long-drawn sighs O'er dyspepsia caused by eating " Underdone o'er-rich mud pies. Be she big or be she little, Child yet or to ripe years grown. Pain is pleasure to a woman So 'twould seem as all must own; Born to trouble while a toddler Meekly to her fate she bows; Lacking trouble, she must make it So she plays at "keeping house!" Boston Globe. I TOLD IN TYPE. $ WHILE riding across the Key stone State recently In one of the portable palaces common to our great rallwnys, I met an old ac jualntance George Starbuck, now a prominent Philadelphia business man, who had at one time been a newspa per publisher, and the undefined bond that unites disciples of the craft had made us quite warm friends. After the greeting and queries attendant up jn several months separation were ttver, under the reminiscent Influence f a "Perfecto," Starbuck related the following experience: "About 10 years ago I was editor of the only newspaper in a small town 'ailed Clphon. The village was the ;ounty seat, and as a natural result, much of the 'county printing' found Its way to my office. One morning In the early summer I was seated In my lanctuin sorely perplexed. My small working force had all It could possibly t look or horror frozkn on its GHASTLY FACE. it tend to lu getting out the paper, ivhen to top It oft the Sheriff placed lu my hands an unusually large batch )f 'sheriff's sales, which had to ap pear lu the next Issue of the Sentinel, is my paper was named. As I sat there endeavoring to think of a way ut of the dilemma, my gloomy medi ations were Interrupted by the en :rance of a visitor, and the moment I rlimced up I knew my troubles were it an end, it being easy for my experi enced eye to mark him at once a 'typo graphical tourist,' or as practical peo ple would say, a 'tramp' printer, lie tvus a tall man of perhaps 50 years of I go, dark hair, slightly tinged with rrny, Intelligent eyes, and, straiigest f all, clean and sober. He proved in excellent compositor, and with his isslstance the Sheriff's sales duly ap peared, to the consternation of the un .ucky delinquents, but substantially to he betterment of my llnances. "Two weeks later, during which time jiy new man, who gave bis name as Hugh Manley, had become well nigh ,nvaluable to me, the whole State was ihocked by the terrible murder of siphon's most prominent citizen, the lion. Alfred t'art wrlgbt. The murder, is near as could be Judged, occurred ibout 11 o'clock Monday night. The jody was found seated before the fire place In the library, with a look of uu itterable horror frozen on Its ghastly !ace. The furnishings of the room ivero undisturbed, and all appearances rave evidence that no struggle had tak tu place. Death must have been In itantaneous, as the body was found teat ed In an upright position; the largo Mirk with which the deed was commit :ed still protruded from the wound. A n Indow opening onto the porch, found infastened, was probably the mrans f egress employed by the assusslu The deepest mystery ns to the perpe trator and motive shrouded the crime. Cartwrlght was unmarried, and with i the exception of an aged couple who acted as servants, lived alone. He had been a man prominent In local politics, ! and although little was known of his life previous to his coming to Clphon, I he was extremely popular, and had al- ready represented the county one term In the State Legislature. "We hurriedly published an extra edi tion of the Sentinel containing a story of the crime in all Its ghastly details. Detectives were worked night and day following up Imaginary clews, and for the lack of better material, trying to fasten the crime on the worthy man and woman who had served the mur dered man faithfully during his resi dence In Clphon, and were apparently In every way above suspicion. Before the day for the regular weekly Issue of the Sentinel I was called out of town, and previous to my departure instruct ed Manley to devote his energies to get ting out a complete story of the murder mystery. As I finished he remarked, with a smile, that he would make ev ery effort to unearth 'the cowardly per petrator of the dastardly deed.' "I returned to Clphon the n'ght be fore 'press day,' and proceeded at once to the Sentinel office. On entering I noticed a light In the composing room and looked In. Manley was at work setting type, and made a striking pic ture as he stood there, his nimble fin gers keeping pace with flying thoughts, I the flickering gas jet contrasting his not unlinnriunme fnen In bold relief against the prevailing darkness of the room. There was no 'copy' on the case In front of him, but I hardly gave this ; Incident a thought, as he was much ' given to 'setting up' his articles from memory. Finishing the work at my desk, I was about to depart, when Man- j ley came Into the room and handed me a 'proof sheet,' with the request that I should read It, In order that It might he ready for correction In the morning. Here Is what I read :" Starbuck produced from a pocket- book a somewhat worn newspaper clip ping and handed it to me. The article was headed, "The Mystery Solved," and read as follows: "The people of Clphon will undoubt edly be surprised on reading to-day' a Sentinel to learn that the 'Hon.' Alfred Cartwrlght's murderer has confessed; moreover, that It was he and no other ' who tint this article Into rvnp. TTnw. I ever, before you universally condemn the guilty wretch it Is well all should read a chapter In Alfred Cartwrlght's life, of which the Inhabitants of Clphon are evidently in ignorance. Six years ago, in a city far from this village, I there. was. a happy home-made bright by the sunshine of prosperity and con tentment. A middle-aged man was hap py In the smiles of a lovely young wife, and no cloud marred the serenity of an Ideal existence. But the tempter came to this Eden as he did in the long ago. Clothed in friendship's garb he entered this peaceful household. The old, old tale was repeated. The young wife listened to honeyed compliments and base entreaties and fell. In a few months she lay dead killed by her own hand. The grief -crazed husband fled from the ruins of all be held dear, and after years of ceaseless wanderings re turned with the calm determination to avenge that young, blasted life. The man was Hugh Manley, the tramp; the serpent, the 'Hon.' Alfred Cartwrlght. I killed him. Entering the window, I stole upou him. He heard me and looked up. Not a moment's repentance did I grant him. No! I sent him be fore his Maker with his soul as black us a raven's wing. This Is the end; Hugh Mauley has 'told In type' the so lution of a mystery that has puzzled you all." "Very dramatic and-nad," I remark ed, as I handed back the clipping. "What became of Manley?" "They found hlui the next day at his lodging house," continued Mr. Star buck, "and placed him In the county Jail, but he never came to trial. Many visitors were allowed to see him, and one morning, about a week before court convened, they found him dead lu his cell. He had taken poison, no doubt smuggled to hlui by some friend or ac quaintance. It did not surprise me, although I never believed any Jury would have bauged the man but his life was blasted. He wanted to die." Mr. Starbuck settled back In his 6eat and lighted a fresh cigar, and as I glanced at him the conviction suddenly seized mo that I knew where Manley got the poison. Pennsylvania Grit. No Gentleman Would Take It. A member of one of the great polltl cal clubs of Loudon recently lost his umbrella and put up a notice lu the hall requesting "the nobleman" who had takeu It to return It when he had doue with It. The committee, In due course, desired to be Informed why ha had ascribed Its possession to a peer. The member blandly referred them to the rule which said that the club was composed of "noblemen aud gentle men," and added that no gentleman would have taken his umbrella. Varied Possibilities In Tern. rem possesses such a diversity of elevations aud climatic peculiarities as to be able to produce nluivst any prod uct known to uiuii. AUTHOR OF LORNA DOONE. I Xtichard D. Blackmore Wrote the Charming Novel. Richard D. Blackmore, the English author, who. died the other day, wrote a number of clever books, the best known of which was Lorna Doone, and on this his fame chiefly rests. He was 75 years old at the time of his death. It is said that the success of Lorna Doone was due to an accident. Mr. Blackmore offered the manu script to eighteen publishers, all of whom rejected It. The nineteenth ac cepted it. The book was Issued In 1859, and fell flat. Receiving small atten- tlon from the reviewers, It was left on the shelves unsold.' There It might have remained to this day, according to Mr. Blackmore, had not the Princess Louise, fourth daughter of Queen Vlc torln. married In 1871 the Marquis of Lome. The public, fancying that Lorna Doone lu some manner had to do with Lome, and his marriage, bought up the entire edition and others that quickly followed. It was found that the great novel, while not guilty of the charge, was a most charming book, and Its llt erary success was thenceforward as sured. CALLED HIM DOWN, But One Little Circumatance Made It a Waste of Words. Jones was staying at home for a day's rest, aud Mrs. Jones thought she might as well make him useful. "I wish you would go to the back door," she said, "and, If that's the gro cer knocking, I wish you'd tell him that I've Bent down for that soap three times already, and if It doesn't come to-day I shall go to the store myself and complain." "There's no use In wasting words, Mary," said Jones, briskly. "I know how to bring such people to time. I'll attend to the man so that you'll have no more trouble." He went to the back door and con fronted the. uinu. with a pleasant but firm expression of countenance. "Now, look here!" he said, with de cision. "This thing has bedn going on long enough. Mrs. Jones can't afford to await your pleasure in the matter of soap, or anything else. This delay has caused her much annoyance, and It Is entirely inexcusable on your part It Isn't possible that an establishment like the one for which you work shouldn't be provided with soap enough for all Its customers. I see plainly that the fault lies with you; you've neglected to give the order. Now, I've only one thing to say If onr trade Isn't worth your employer's while, we'll go some where else. I'm a man of few words! Unless the soap comes this morning, Mrs. Jones will order from Smith and Brown In the future. The man looked confused, but said nothing, while Jones paused for breath. "Come, come," said Jones, "have you any excuse to offer any reason to give for your failure to bring the soap?" "I don't know as I have, sir," said the man, slowly, "except that I'm the milkman, and I've coine to collect this little bill for the mouth of December." Iho Boy 'a Dlaooyery. He was a Jolly little boy, 2 years old. He was on a trolley-car going through fields aud woods and groves. He crowed and laughed, aud called everybody's attention to the things that Interested him. He was a city baby, and many of the things he saw were known to him only through pictures. At last he got to his Journey's end. As he stepped or was lifted off the car, a bantam rooster ou a lawn near by crowed, stretching his wings as If to help his voice. The small boy looked at the rooster a mo ment, put his hands ou his hips, and Imitated the rooster's crow. He tried to say rooster, but could not. He had uever seen a live rooster before. He recognized this one from his picture book. Now, if you ask him what the rooster says, he will get his picture book and crow, holding his hands on his hips, aud moving his elbows as wings. How He Got Ahead. "It's strange," sighed the trolley con ductor, "how when two boys start out with equal chances, oue of them is bound to forge ahead while the other lags behind. There was Jim; Jim aud I were fast friends as youths, but look ut tue now. Equal as our chances were Jim Is ahead " "What Is he doing?" asked the pas senger who had paid his fare. "He's the motor man up front Did I get your nickel?" Hang! Clatter! "Edmuud place!" Bang! Clatter) Tlug-o-llng. "Yes, sir, It's strange," Detroit Fi e Vmid. RICHARD D. BLACK MORS, ANECDOTES OF GEN. LAWTON. New Version of the Charge by Which El Caney Was Captured. Some National Guard officers who served in the Spanish-American war were discussing Gen. Lawton's death and bis services In Cuba. One of them told the following stories concerning his conduct at El Caney, where he wore the white helmet which was the cause of his death: "On the morning of July 1 Gen. Law ton was sent with a force of about 5,000 men to take El Caney, while the rest of the troops were to be engaged at San Juan. "I have seen some mention since the death of Gen. Lawton of the order sent to him by Gen. Shafter to withdraw his troops from El Caney, a proceeding which would have been disastrous to our forces, but I have never seen the statement given to me by the same staff officer. He told me that as Gen. Lawton stood directing the troops an aid from the staff of Gen. Shafter rode up and said: " 'Gen. Lawton, Gen. Shafter directs you to withdraw your troops.' . "At first Gen. Lawton was non plussed; then, turning to the aid, he said: 'This Is too serious an order to be received verbally, and I shall re quire It In writing from Gen. Shafter.' He well knew that Gen. Shafter was eight miles In the rear, and that a writ ten order from him could not be receiv ed before the charge was ordered. This much lsr a matter of history, but 1 do not believe chat the whole story has IftreU tuiu. "Gen. Lawton, knowing that the aid would soon reduce the order to writing, Immediately sent order to his officers to charge. The aid returned in about twenty minutes with the written order, having only retired a short distance to write, and he delivered It to Gen. Law ton Just as the whole American force stormed across the field In that last desperate, successful attempt to take El Caney. When he handed the writ ten order to the General, Law ton point ed to the charging troops and said: 'As you see, the troops have already com menced to charge. Tell Gen. Shafter that God Almighty himself could not stop thein now. "Thus the capture of El Caney was due to Gen. Lawton's perseverance un der difficulties." The following story of Gen. Lawton was told by a sergeant In the regular army, who served under Lawton In Cuba, and afterward went to Manila, being now the oldest enlisted man. In the Eighth army corps: After the sur render of Santiago the General was standing In the main street of the city looking into the windows of a shop, his tall, massive . form making him even more conspicuous than usual. He wore a blue shirt and campaign hat, and was without any Indications of his rank. A young second lieutenant Just from West Point, and so belonging to the class known in the army as "Johnny-come-lately," was walking down the street, and having a high sense of his own Importance, tapped the General on the shoulder, taking him for a non commissioned officer. As the General turned around he was addressed thus by the young officer: "Sergeant, are you a soldier?" "Yes, sir," replied the General. "Then why don't you salute an offi cer when you see him?" The General saluted, but with so ab rupt and flippant an air that the anger of the lieutenant was aroused, and he further asked: "Sergeant, what's your name?" "Well," replied the General, assum ing a slight drawl that was sometimes characteristic, "my name Is MaJ. Gen. Henry W. Lawton. What's your name?" leaving the lieutenant crest fallen and stammering out some lame apology. Nwa Will Bprea I. "No matter how engrossing the en tertainment may be, news, and espe cially war news, cannot be kept out of any public building," said an experi enced theatrical manager. "I could give you some most striking Instances from my own experience of what I say. I have seen a big audience convulsed with laughter at 0 o'clock, but through a mere whisper of a great outside ca lamity that circulated through the house, with almost the rapidity of tel egraphy, that same audience has been both restless, universally grave of face, and absolutely Inattentive to the very culminating point of fun on the stage. And the singular thing is that acton who have never left the stage have, through the medium of whispers, among the hand or from the stalls, known all that the original messenger of evil had to tell. Mr. Spurgeon once told me that he had known this same thing precisely to occur during the course of a religious service, and when a vast congregation were on their knees. He gave me the time and place, and explained how, from the whisper of a doorkeeper, a kneeling concourse of thousands knew the whole story of a national crisis In an Incredibly short time." HI New Graft. Wlckwlre Look here. This Is the fourth time this morning you have been in here asking for the price of a meal. Dismal Dawson Yes. I am the absent-minded beggar, don't ye know, Indianapolis Pm Queer Medical Test of Death. A recent report of experiment at the Academy of Medicine in Paris gives astonishing teFtimony of the virtue of rhythmical twitching of the tongue as a means of restoring life in cases of drowning or asphyxiation. Within the past few months there have been at this hospital 40 such cases of resusci tation by this one means. Some of the statements aiade by M. Laborde, of the Academy of Mediciue, in connection with this report are of exceptional' in terest. In one case a drowned man was resusciated only after three hours spent in unintermittent twitching of his tongue. Which is certainly a re minder to physicians that this remedy is one that requires patience. N. Y. Journal. Barnacles on Ocean Cable. The recent investigations for cable hiving in the Pacilio Ocean have revealed the fact, tliat if not upon rock bottom, they become encrusted with seaweeds, heavy enough to break tliem. This is likedyspepsiu. which grows until it breuks down the health. 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