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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1897)
i! i THE CONVERSION ,..j ...... -v....,, ....... middle-aged fishermen, stood, or rath er leaned, against one of those tall tar smeared wooden buildings at the front of the old town of Hastings; n building used for the hanging of nets and the storing of other paraphernalia of t lie fishing Industry. Their 'lout, The So ber Jade, was hauled tip high and dry on tlie pebbly beach, and the two men, silently smoking short flay pipes with bowls turned dowiiwan's. now and KIMi, r'nttutfiti nnil Tnililv T.nlT turn then onxt n wistful g!nn"n fit thn efift of which they were part owners. Ac cording to the poem there should have Ilium tlic.iu Itlwifu u-lin irilTlt UlllHllir tfl Ha mm nL-m iv, ., this case the third, who was skipper ,. ,c.,f o 11,.. ,,f..t .l.ti.'ll 1l!lt 111 I ....I .... 1... nvilt I mu jn i.'iiiiiiiuijiiiL 1UIIU11.-1 ui inc vitii,, was, as Teddy Lull phrased it, lying up 4111 lllllull.Q Hull, llliin l.MlllW tllllt till I was dangerously near the boundary line of that fantastic country known ut mm. liiuiii-niu i-iniiiii.t lellrluni tremens, ni d The Sober as Jade was now out of the water wait ing for her master to sober off. Joe Itattlin, the captain of The holier Jade, was not a uiiiu to be expostulated Willi. He was one of the domineering sort when seller, which was seldom, aud very much more so when drunk, his principal line of argument being tlie flooring of a man with n handspike; therefore his partners and crew tried 1o avoid discussion with him, for in si lence on their part lay the chances of a lung life and Iniriiiinlty from bruises Jind black eyes. Kven between them selves Hilly and Teddy did uot dwell t any length conversationally upon the shortcomings of their master and part ner. Kach of the two men liked a drop of grog himself, but uelther had the ambition to be the main support of the "iiu'n snow nun who was ih a kit STATU." rum industry, as was apparently the case witli ("apt. Joe Itattlin. The two men stood there silently with their hands thrust deep in their'trous crs pockets, pulling at their pipes, and they seemed to find dumb consolation in each other's presence, although their disgust at the unsatisfactory situation of tilings found no expression In words. As they stood thus, there blew along side a man from London, who began to ask them questions regarding nets nnd fishing boats, and the hard life they were supposed to lead, as Is the custom with London visitors to Hastings. The men answered him with respectful pit. deuce, its had been their habit for years, going over the same dull round, tor there Is little orlgluallty In the ques tioning of a London man. Yei, they encountered a bit of nnstv weather now aud then. No, there wasn't much money In the fishing in dustry. Yes, most of their catch went to Loudon. Xo, the uets wereu't pnlnt i'd browu to couceal them from the fish, but to preserve them. Yes, comltig In. nnd out of the water a good bit, they were apt to rot, and Uets were expen sive. No, they wereu't going out that day on account of the skipper being 111; under the weather a bit. No, hl8 mal ady wasn't exactly caused by the hard life he led. Yes, he'd get over It; he'd bad these spells before, but he'd always recovered, although he seemed to be getting n bit worse as time went on. Yes, the chauces were his trouble would carry him off some day, unless lie was swept overboard In the mean time, and Teddy allowed that Joe would hate to come to his death by tueaus of water. Turu about Is but fair play, and by and by the Londoner, from extractlus Information, begau to Impart some to the two men who listened attentively. If lie were a fisherman, the Loudon tnau said, he would put out to sea at ouee aud sail for Sptthend. The whole fleet was golug to be on view Uiere, and OF JOE RAIILIN. a grnnu signt it would be, especially on Kutlll'il.'iv ni"ht Klllv ri.nlli.,1 Hint no a usual tliln they saw too much of the fleet. "We uou t care much about the fleet," he added, "extent to keep out of Its way. A warship won't swerve from Its course for anything nfloat; and as for them torpedo boat catchers, he's a wise man who gives them a wide berth." 'There will be no danger on Sat urday night," said the Londoner, "for the !:!; s arc uuiliuu-d, uud the sight of theiu will be something a man never can forset. for each nf the crnft wilt have her outlines defined by something ....v. u luiruiuu nt-tuii: ileitis, &UI11IUI); her in the fire; masts, rones, funnel, and like a thousand electric lights, shaping nil !.. ....... l. 11. ,,i i - mi mr ioi tu ii. x nere w ill oe over a hundred and fifty ships all ablaze like t.lti mill n,1 flint 1..1.. 1... ..1 ,.tn lis. aud on that nicht the electric fleet will be worth seeing." iiuii.ii uug t ins iiirui iiuoiina- tioti the Londoner went his way nnd After imparting this lurid informa left the two men nuiilitiitinn nrnr whnt he had told them. At last Teddy said solemnly; "If we could run the old man up against that fleet of tire, and him uot knowing anything of It. he'd think he had 'em sure, wouldn't heV" "Yes," admitted Billy. "It would be a kind o' dazzles." "Let's get him aboard," cried Teddy resolutely, "aud give him a lesson. We can drift down Spit head way aud come on it kind o' casual like Saturday night, then If the fleet's ablaze, as the strang er said. It would make Joe think Judg ment day had come, and he'd likely swear off and not touch rum any more." "It's worth trying," said Hilly. "And anyhow, I'd like to see the fleet all lit up. We can pretend to Joe that we no tice nothing out of ordiunr', nnd I think that will stagger the old man." The two fishers without more ado trudged M to Cut. Joe's cottage. The skipper was feeling mighty bad and rusty. He sat with his uead In his hands and gave no greeting to his shipmates. The prospect of getting him afloat, did not look any too cheerful, and perhaps they would have been unsuccessful had not Mrs. dipt. Rnttlln told the men that they ought to be ashamed of themselves coming after a sick man who ought to be abed, if he knew whnt was good for him. He wasn't In a fit state to go out In a boat. This at once aroused Capt. Joe Itattlin. He'd show her who wns In a fit state, he cried, so bundling his two partners out of the house, and roaring defiance to his wife, who tried to stop his exit, he followed them down to the beach, aud In a short time The Sober Jade was afloat on the salt water again, heading out from Hast ings. There was some shrewdness af ter all In the captain's going to sen; the doctor had forbidden him liquor, aud now giving the wheel to Teddy Luff, the skipper set himself Industri ously at the consumption of what rum there wns aboard. No one dareu say a word to him, or expostulate. Aud thus the three fishers sailed to the west ns the suu went dowu on Saturday after noon. There came up a wild thunderstorm which drove the captain below, for he had not his oilskins on, nnd it also gave Hilly nn opportunity of largely di luting the rum with water, which the captain was now too drunk to notice. Teddy liegau to fear that the old man would be too far gone to notice the fleet, even If It all blew up, but .he drenching he got before getting under cover partly sobered lilm, ami the dilu tion of his grog kept him from getting much more Intoxicated. As c'ar'uiess came on The Sober Jade had "risen the fleet," as Teddy pi t It, aud getting under the lee of the Isle of Wight, Billy cast anchor and there they lay. "I'm afraid," said Teddy, "that the old man won't come up on deck again of his own neeord, and I dou't see how we can persuade him to come up our elves, for we cnu't pretend we see anything." "Oh, that's all right," said Billy. "I've put the rum tin for'nnl nn.l L hasn't much more to go .on. so we'll near mm sing out after i bit." At 9 o'clock the first of the lllnmin,.. ed ships broke out In dazzling sp,en- or, quite timing away the breath of the onlookers, and shortly after the whole fleet was oue gigantic display of glittering stnrlike ben lltv na If tin. constellations of the heavens had fall- eu ami sliapea themselves Into fairy ships. "My rye!" said Teddy, "I never saw anything like that before." VXor did I!" answered Billy. Both of the men were gazing with such admiration at the scintillating fleet that they forget all about their n ebrlated captain, until he suddenly roared up at them: "Here you. Teddy Luff; bring me some more rum." "I got something better to do," growled Teddy. "Go aud get It your self: it's out for'ard." "If I have to come up there," said the captain, "I'll throw you overboard. Billy Capstan, bring aft the rum." "Captain Joe Itattlin," cried Billy, "you've had more than your share now. I've put tlie rum for'ard, : ud there the ruin stays." With n resounding oath, the captain came up, and then stopped, stricken dumb by the amazing slfbt prend out before his eyes. He drew his hand slowly across his forehead. "My God!" he cried, "Billy, wnat's that?" "What's what?" said Billy, Indiffer ently coiling a rope with his bn k to the fleet, while Teddy was busymg himself near the wheel. "What's that I see In the offlng?" cried Captain Joe. "Look at It n-staud-Ing out between sea and sky, like a thousand ships afire!" Billy and Teddy looked over In the direction pointed. Teddy shrugged his shoulders and was silent. "What Is It?" nsked the captain, and his crew wns pleased to notice a tre mor of anxiety in his slinky voice. "num. I tijA-cl," uustteied Billy grimly. "I dou't see nothing, do you, Teddy?" "No," said Teddy, "except black wat er aud blacker sky." "Look again, boys," cried the captain. "Of? there, uor-nor'west. Don't you see the lights?" There was a trace of nervous appre hension la the skipper's tone. His two mmmmm " 'WITAT'S THAT I SEE IN TUB OFFINO?'" comrades turued their gaze to the nor nor'west, nnd agalu shook their heads. "Don't see no lights," murmured Billy. "Then," said the captain defiantly, "I've got 'em! I've got 'em, boys. I've been often on the borders before, but now I've got 'em, sure." "Looks like It, skipper," said Teddy sympathetically, "but don't get fright ened, Joe; it'll be all right if you swear off. That is sent ns a warning you should pay heed to." "A wnrnlng!" cried Capt. Joe exult antly. "Why, rot my halyards! It's t..e finest sight you ever saw. I never dreamt of anything equal to It. Talk about the deliriums! My word, it's heavenly. I thought a fellow saw something ghastly wnen he got Into the tremens, but that Isn't tlie case. You should drink more rum, you two, itud then you'd know what enjoyment Is. Take me for a gudgeon. If this don't beat all the maple lantern shows 1 ever see, nnd If a pint o' rum will give a man a heavenly vision like this whnt won't a quart do? By ginger, boys, I'm going to double this row o' lights; where'd you say the rum was? Well, here goes for tae rest o' the cask." Billy nnd Teddy looked at each othei with dismay. "I reckon," said Teddy "we've been hasty. This lesson's a fa .hire." Aud Billy nodded his head solemnly several times without spenkiUg.De. trolt Free Press. Don't Wear Starched Linen. Trof. Max Bubner, who lectures on hygiene at the Berlin University, has published a very interesting article on the use of starched laundry In slimmer. After exle:.-!ve and careful Investiga tion he has come to the conclusion that starched linen forms a very strong ob stacle to the discharge of heat, aud this Influence lieeomos stronger In the same proportion as the outside temperature rises. This seems to prove that the starching of shirts Is n rather unrea sonable custom. In winter, when we try hard to retain our bodily heat, the protection given by starched linen is very small, on account of the low tem perature on the outside, nnd In sum mer, when we try ns hard to cool oft as much ns possible, starched linen ener getically keeps the heat In. It Is true enough that with the rising tempera ture perspiration will dissolve the starch, but even then It Is very dls agreeably felt. In this condition It closes up the pores of the linen and renders difficult the entrance of dry air to the skin, aud it Is Just the fresh and dry air that gives us coolness In sum mer. Prof. Rubner closes his argument with the advice to leave oft the use of starched linen eutlrely In summer and If possible, also In winter, although he admits that custom and fashion will hardly allow starched linen to dlsar pea entirely. BALLOON IN WHICH ANDREE SAILED KmTthep m www . v .v . wwv.ita a -if b ; i.viit.'.M urn Wii.rj'. j. ;n,nj."i v iv'jfci'Ji ,..4".r i'M i .' " . i The balloon in which I'rof. Andree sailed away for tlie north pole was tail I Ulllch nftlir ilia fnuliinn n ntli.it. K,,ll,u,i.u T. .!!...:..,:... .. . - I s n stroug guide rope which serves two loon at a uniform heiirht nnil so nreveuts lmnsiou and overflow. It nlso serves t-iVIu -, ""ni Buna. 1 nm imnuon unu a eapucujni 1 0,OUO cubic feet in diameter at its widest part. The basket or our was swnfJ ... u....iir, unu nun a ui-iiui in .lie ..c uumiiiiurj nm, equipp imu KILL THE INCURABLES. rhetExtraordinary Theory Advocated by a Chicago Woman. The proposition to kill alt invalids, physical and mental, as well as the per sistent and uureformable criminals, for their own and society's good, may have the support of sound and convincing ar gument, but it is none the less revolt ing. The Inst lips from which one would expect to hear It advocated are those of a woman, yet there Is a woman lu Chicago aud she Is a kind and de voted mother who has actually started a campaign In favor of this plan of slaughter. Her name Is Maud May nnrd Noel and she hns three children. She is a close student of sociological questions, and hns written much for American and English mngazines. MAUll MAYNAKD NOKL. There Is nothing in her appearance to suggest the doctrines which shock so many of her friends.' She is a tall, beautiful blonde. Her face Is tender and thoughtful, and her every move ment is full of grnce and refinement. Regarding her theory Mrs. Noel says: "One of the most perplexing ques tions in society is, perhaps, as to the best methods of dealing with Its per sistent criminals and Incapables. Thou sands are born yearly, monthly, dally into life, which means misery nnd pain In body or soul to the end of their days Everybody knows this; everybody ad mits thnt such lives would be better un lived; that a removal of hopeless cases of mental aud physical deformity to a short grave before the sunset of their natal day would be a klndnoa t race and an expression of ultimate love 10 me uniortunates themselves. How much suffering both to the weaklings themselves and to their possible pos terity would be prevented by tae hu mane taking away of the Insensate In fantile life before the opening of Its eyes upon the world. To such there Is no friend like death, and why should not the law be a ministry of humane things, releasing from the odium of murder the taking of life when an au thorized board of humane physicians should decide It best? "Persistent young criminals, too, after efforts to reform them have failed jirMM Obtain' ilowingf all essential purposes. It holds thohil thi. ih u keel to the flominp vessel, which I Entire ice., .auove tne car was tlie obsmatmj. strxmrus, glasses and other instrumratt. a certain number of times, and fas maimed Into masses of ore; horror and incurable pain and taut lating helplessness by accldcnt-iii should not they be put out of them kindly and solemuly? Everything te humanity is duly husbanded bj m and all these useless superfluities al infections lopped away. Whenoneetk race Is perfected lu love who shall j that the taking of harmful, suHetliij and promlseless life shall not be I garded as a mercy rather thanasa! venge?" Things We Ought to Know That water Is purified by boiling. That olive oil is a gentle laxatlvearil should be freely used. ' Thnt good literature should be pled I fully provided for the hoys. That all children, girls as weJul boys, should be taught self-reliance. That sprains mny be greatly relieve I by the use of poultices of hops or tansj I That every kitchen should hate 1 1 high stool on which one can sltfteil Ironing. That every household should pol a pair of scissors for trimming lw wicks. That there Is no better medicine f I bilious persons than lemon Juice ulj water. I That hot, dry flannel, If applied to I face and neck, will relieve Jumpml tnnhnclip. Thnt if nn Iron Is once allowed to I come red hot It will never retain heat so well again. Tlmt tha "future ilestlnV Of tiled says Napoleon, "Is nlways the world I tho ninthur " That a room may be swept ffil" I - J. . V.- .,,lrl,lr BCraM" I raising u uuhi uj Dtaucio nnnin nanrannner Around. That in canning or preserving ft nnit von-otnl.lua It 1 3 fllWS.VS WOSt ( I nomlcal to choose the best and freshest That when putting away the m pipe for the summer It should rubbed with linseed oil and put In nlofla That the rubber rings for fruR J" when stiffened, mny be restored W soaking them in water to wbicn w That the gilding on tarnished pW frames may be restored by 8entlJ, " ing it with warm water, In wblcii w onion has been boiled. ....limn Meal n. iuhiiiw". . An American traveling In Fates' describes an Interesting dinner w ... - l Tirlnhn. " receuuy ai a uuici m " v " .... t. i, hntel at Jeftc" he wrote, "after dinner, at wbicn were served with butter from o"' cheese from swltzennuu, -- from London, wine from te1 diluted with the water from tne of Ellsha, raisins from R"1110111 . -r ...i in nn respw' oranges iroiu aerw.uu - I f erlor to those front Jaffa or the i River, Florlda-and almonds ttea 1. T...I,. making Tn" tobacco, which, like the Turkish plre, Is inferior to Its rePum,loB'1lrj cup of coffee frotn-the corner of Jericho. Hartford Courani- rnurtino- lifter marriage APP'f1 for a divorce.