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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1897)
ready nnd the law objects to our mar rying two, you know!" And thereupon Miss Graham huighcd again as if .t were immensely funny. sorrows, i hcv .,i.i ., unil sensitiveness Tor They think tendera,,,,,,,; hn, For the life of him Oscar could nut "1 l I Mil t. ... see the point. u iiaiuen iil' nr r..,.i!... ... limn. h "How long have you been engaged ?' ci ""'K "1 ones h,..,,.. nf ,...' ' i.i . : i- rail . ., stammered Oscar, feeling cold and hot, ami. to use a handy old phrase which is very expressive if not strictly ele life't very v,1l '""Il .... ,"""!fK most W Uiing i 7 J gant, "decided.' streaked. harden tlipmselvcTvMTTn Fur as much as let me see" cool i -n1 h .Ik i , ,' 'f Ml il mmmmmmBmmmmmmmmmmm 1 A MALE FLIRT. 1 Ffi Hi If ''i 7 O, l HI;! , SCAR EDSOX was n male tllrt. There wasn't it irl In I Kayton who hadn't received atti'iitlon from him, nnd Just f those attentions il which. when n voiiinrlndv receives 'I them from n geatle niaii, are generally considered to "iih'jmi siinthiinr.M Itut the Diiytou girls or 11 11 of them lint one, at least found out that such attention's, when they came from Oscar Kdson, Instead of "meaning some thing" meant precisely nothing at all. I.ucy Brown couldn't believe that all Oscar's pretty speeches and fine com pliments meant nothing. lie had wnl'ied with her more than with any thr girl In Dayton, and she had be gun to think a good deal of him. lie wr.s so devoted ami kind, and all that sort of thing, that she had faith in him. "Better lie careful," said Maria Kpooner, warniugly. "He's the biggest flirt In Christendom. He don't mean lia'.f what he says." "1 don't believe all I hear about him," said I.ucy, stoutly. "He's not a flirt." "Yes, he Is," ald Maria, In a tone that Indicated that no arguments would change her opinion on the sub ject. "Isn't he always paying atten tion 1o every girl that comes along, I.ucy V Isn't he always ready to make love to a new face? You kuow he is." "No: 1 don't know any such thing," iisserted I.ucy. "He's genteel aud po lite, and If the girls will Insist ou tak ing the intentions which re prompted by politeness for attentions of another nature, he Isn't to blame, Is lie?" "Hddlestlcks!" exclaimed Maria, In disgust. "Talk to uie about it all be ing prompted by Oscar Kdson' s. polite ness! Humph!" anil Miss Spooner gave her nose an upward turn, thereby ex pressing her opinion of Lucy's argu ment. If not adding very much to her beauty. When Oscnr came to London to live lie kissed Lucy after a very lover-like fashion and made her promise to write Hl'leu. which Lucy, putting Implicit fa 'th In him, was quite ready to do. 'lie couldn't help feeling a little dis appointed to think he hadn't "spoken out." He had known her n year, but in ver hud said a word about marriage in all Unit fine; and If he lindn't had I he Idea of marriage In his head, what li id he been so devoted and so lover I ke for? "I'erhaps he wants to get started in business before he settles down," thought Lucy, and thin thought com forted her. Oscar hadn't been In Imdon n week before he struck up an acquaintance with Miss (iruut. Miss ('rant was tolerably good look ing and had a rich father. Oscar began to be serious in his nt lentlons at once. Those attentions Miss (Irant received cordially. "Business la business," thought Os i'ar. "A few thousands won't come amiss to me, and If I can get a good wile and a snug banking account at the mime time, I ought to think myself lucky. 1 say, Oscar Kdsou, old fellow, go In and win!" And Oscar Kdson did "go in" accord ingly, ami for a month devoted him self wholly and unreservedly to Miss Orant. Then fate, or accident, or some other menus, threw him Into a dilemma by getting him acquainted with Belle Gra ham. Miss Belle Ornham was a Tory pretty young lady, with bold black eyes and a mlsehlef-mnklng disposition! and as Oscar had not flirted for some time, he proceeded, after his old fashion, to lay hi heart at Miss Graham's feet, metaphorically speaking, and for a mouth was her most devoted cavalier. Miss Graham liked a flirtation as well as Oscar did, ami was In nowise backward In playing her part. Oscar was always looking for and expecting sincerity in others, and con cluded at once that Miss Graham had found his fascination irresistible, and was ready to capitulate aud surrender whenever be chose to speak the word. Uy-and-by Miss Graham went out of town to visit, and then he packed up his devotion and neceNsaries of love making and returned, like n prodigal son, to Miss (Irant. He had been so busy! Work had been unusually driving for Hie last mouth. He couldn't get away from the oltice. Oscar invented a score of excuses ro account for his absence, n ml Ml km Grant graciously accepted them all. and reinstated Oscar in her good graces, n:id "Richard was himself again." In August Miss Grant went out of town and Oscar had a sorry time of It for want of some one to pay ntteut Ion to. While she was gone he thought over the matter seriously. Herehewas. young, good-looking, nnd making a nice sum of money, but in need of a home. The first step toward securing a home was to secure a wife. Why didut lie get married? Sure enough, why didn't he? The more he thought of It Hie mnr firmly he iiuule up his mind to take the decisive step, ami, accordingly he cast about In his mind as to whom he should honor by giving the privilege of becom ing Mrs. Oscar Kdsou. Oscar knew of three who would lie glad to have him Miss Grant. Miss Graham, and Lucy Brown. All he had to do to get one of them to be his "for better, for worse," was to give her half a chance to say yes. "I like Lucy," he soliloquized; "but she's a plain little couutry girl, and her father isn't worth much, ami I don't think I'll throw myself away on her. There's Miss Graham; she's smart and handsome, aud her father's worth i great deal; but she's got too much tem per for me. rm afraid I don't want any of these hlgh-Uyers! Miss Grant's the most desirable persou after nil. Old Grant's bank account is one very satis factory feature about the traiusactiou. When she gets back I'll speak to her about It aud have the thing off my mind." Miss Grant came back the next wool. and Oscar wended his way to her home shortly after her return to Inform her of the decision he had arrived at dur ing her absence. Miss Grant was rather cool. "She's milted to think 1 haven't spoken on the Important subject be fore," thought Oscar. A good chance presenting Itself, Os car proceeded to offer his heart an:, hand to Miss Grant after the most genteel manner possible. He expected her to burst Into a flood of thankful tears or perform some other equally original feat to demonstrate the gladness of her emotions, but she did not do anything of the kind. "You do me a great deal of honor, I suppose." said she. In n tnna .iii,.t, seemed to Imply that she hardly con sidered that she was speaking truth fully, "but I don't feel like accepting It. I would refer you to Miss Graham." Oscar was thunderstruck. He had never dreamed of anvthln? like this. It flustered his wits up ter ribly for a minute or two. Then !. rallied them and tried to exnlni n mnt. tors, but Miss Grant was obstinate as a woman ever was. and wrni,i listen to a word from hlra. "Go to Miss Graham." wna all .!. said, nnd Oscar at last withdrew from the field, discomfited. It's plain as the nose on mv fnnA hnt she's ltcard something about my flirt ing with Miss Graham, and she's mad about it. Confound Miss Grnhnm!" But after sober second thought on the matter he concluded to awonf t i, iwrnni g advice ami go to Miss Rnh.n, Accordingly he set off to Inform Miss uraiuim mat ne bad concluded t( marry her. Miss Graham was all smile And nio ty words, and Oscar felt that he had Dut to say the word and the thing was semeti. And by and by he nrocentmt t in. form her of tho honor he had deoldtd to courer uion tier. "Marry you!" exclaimed Miss Gra ham, "why. I couldn't think thing!" and she laughed as If It was the Dcst joke or the season. Oscar began to feel scared. "Why notr he demanded. "Because I'm engaged to one man ai ly "as much as a year, I fancy. Yes. It was in October that it happened. Just about a year ago." "And you never told me!" groaned Oscar. "Y'ou never asked me," said Miss Graham. Poor Oscar! He gathered up his lac erated heart and withdrew from Ins second battlefield completely routed. "I won't give It up!" he decided. "There's Lucy Brown. She'll have me and jump at the chance, and she's worth forty Miss Grants and a train load of .Miss Grahams! I'll write to lier and ask her this very afternoon." And write to her he did. He had not answered her last letter, received three months before, but he put in a page of excuses for his negli gence and smoothed the matter over to his satisfaction, if uot to Lucy's. The letter was sent, nnd he awaited a reply with considerably anxiety. At last it came. "It's favorable, of course!" he said, as he tore open Hie letter, "i.ticy's al ways thought her eyes of me." But his opinion as to its lieing favoi able changed somewhat as he read it. ".Mr. Oscar Kdson: I am very thank ful for the honor, etc., but I don't take up wjlh second-hand articles when I can get them at tirst-hand. John Smith says: 'Tell blni 1 have something to say about It now, and I'm not go.:ni to forego my claim on Lucy Brown for aM the Oscar Kdsoihs in the world, and it ii.u't quite the thinig down In Dayton to propose to other men's wives.' "Love to Miss Grant; also Miss Gra ham. Yours, "LUCY BROWN SMITH." "Good gracious! Lucy married!" Oscar's eyes were like saucers when he read that name. Then he suddenly dropped Into th. nearest chair. "Well, I've gone and done :t fils time!" he groaned. "Oscar Kdsou, you're a fool!" Poor Oscar! He is In the market yeiJ Who bids? Spare Moments. A Misguided Burglar. Scar-faced Sikes. Hip hnnriur u,o operating on the ground floor of a'house oi aieeum sireet tue oniier uiglit, mak ing judicious selections from the ar ticles of silver and alleged silver which he found In the diulnir.i-non wh i Inadvertently made a noise, which dis- iiiiueii souieootiy upstairs. He heard that somebody cautiously open a door, and then all was still, as tf me Miint-uuuy were listening. Theu a oice noatea down the staircase; "William, is that you?" Without a second's l burglar replied, "Yes, darling," and be u to move toward the ilnnr iw.i.in.. that his renlv had sntisti...! th i.. qulrer, who would then go back to bed, nuu wan ior -wiiuani to come up stairs. But he was disappointed. ine voice immediately let loose some piercing screams, and n.x Mm i,i.. rushed out Into the street, he said to iiiiiiscii: "That comes of my Inexperience with the ways of husbands. I nsteu.i nt im plying 'Yes, darling, I should havo said, 'Of course It's tne; shut up and go to bed.' That would have been more natural and soothing, and I could have got away without giving myself a nervous tit." Harper's Bazar. Prolongation of Human Life. Statistics tending to prove that Uie average of man's life has been increas ed through modern Improvements in medicine and hygletie are always In teresting. Among the most recent In stances Is a table prepared by a corre spondent of Nature, showing a steady increase In the proportion of sexagen-in-lain among the population of Cana da. In 18.-.1, out of every 100 persons living In Canada, 3.70 were do years or age or over. In 1801 the percentage of sexagenarians In the population had In- r'Tf J-48, In 1871 11 ,',l' hom 5.10; In 1881, 0.32, and In 1891, 7.01. Time Resisting Cedar Cedar-wood Is famous among farmers for Its lusting qualities, when used for fence-posts. An Interesting proof of the power of this wood to resist the ef fects of time Is furnished by the EgvtL tlan boats made of cedar which were found burled near the banks of the Mle, nnd which, accordlug to recent , tlmates of their age. were proStTn use 4.Bt years ago! The fact must not be overlooked, however, that these :eacoTeredbrtbedryof Rose-Eating Wa.pg. It s asserted by a correspondent of the Gardener's Chronicle that wusns not only devour ripe fruits, such L apricots, grapes and pears, but : that Flat Levels. We live too much on tl.O ll.lt l..,',.l .Ml,' 11,'AU ,1,1,1 .1,, fl.lt rlse to the elevation of the beautiful tilings ntiotit us. kov. s. A. JillOt, uui turian, Brooklyn, N. Y. Worldly Hopes. Our worldly hopes must die. The sup must all run out of them nnd leave them worthless and empty before our ambition iind nspirtt tion shall be fixed upon truth and right eousness. llev. Frank Crane, Method ist, Chicago, 111. The Faith Cure. It Is light and help ful to use prayer In the treatment of disease. But along with that and going linf,.,.,. if ....t....l ....... n ...... In In, tlu.,,1 uciviU ll. ll.lllll.il llll (lllil lll ll. i.v: um i If medicine Is useless, why was the earth made a vast pharmacy or "ma teria meUica? " Rev. Wulkcr Lewis, Methodist, Atlanta, Gil. Masks. We may musk for n season the inner man, we may still the heart's struggle so effectually that the world hears it not, but by and by nature as serts herself, and all the world know what we have fett and thought nnd ll,,ll.. C,. will. . l,rn,l linu.l .1,.., f!,.,l Almighty write in each face a life's histoi v. Rev. If. 1 Conk Rnntlst Chi cago, 111. Happy W'orklngmen. Abundance (iocs uot and cannot produce happiness. The workingmau who has a good job and a fair wage, thrifty habits, a happy home and n conscience void of offense toward God and man is the most Inde pendent man In the community. Rev. W. II. Carwardiue, Methodist, Chicago, 111. The Ministry. The ministry Is not a profession at all, not for the natural man at nil, uot of natural origin nor to secure natural results. The ministry Is not one of any class of employment. It Is a class by itself unique, peculiar, a sacred calling of divine appointment. -Rev. W. F. Paddock, Episcopalian, Philadelphia, Pa. Klondike Visions. We look at the grains of gold In Klondike with a mi croscope, and at treasures within our reach nnd those laid up in heaven with an Inverted telescope. Hold your posi tion, spend less than your Income, and some of your relatives will return from Klondike to slinre your bounty. Rev. J. II. O. Smith, Christian, Chicago, III. Mob Law. Do we wonder at lynch ings nnd mob law? Were the people assured that the criminal would meet the penalty of the law and that justice would not miscarry, they would be con tent to rest the matter with the courts. But justice and judgment having fail ed, our hands are defiled with blood. Rev. Albion W. Knight, Episcopalian, Atlanta, Ga. Thoughts that Burn. A word is only a form, but It may contain a thought that burns. A number is only a form, but he who will not use the form will never weigh the stars nnd measure their orbits. A letter Is only a form, but he who will not learn the alphabet will never read the world's noblest and best literature. Rev. C. F. WInbigler, Baptist, Philadelphia, Pa. Quiet Forces. In this world it is the quiet forces that are the most power ful ones, and this Is true In all of the wonderful forces of nature. The morn ing sun is not heralded by any loud or forcible demonstration. Reformations that changed the forms of Christianity have had their beginnings In the inlnil of a single person.-Rev. A. S. Vantes, Episcopalian, Brooklyn, N. Y. Men for Sale.-In very truth, every man, unless the divine life abides in him, has his selfish price. The Word tells of only one who could benr all temptations, outward and Inward, of the flesh, of the intellect nnd of the heart, and even he continually ac knowledged that of himself, or by Ills nature, Inherited from man, he could do no.thlng.-Rev. John Goddard Swe denborglan, Cincinnati, Ohio. Rich nnd Poor.-Sometlmes strikes are not Justified, but at other times I believe they are. All rich men are uot Christians, and It Is Just as true to-dav as In the time of Christ that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Rich men have the power to oppress and to slay, and too often they use It. If a man becomes a money making machine, he will, as the Scrip tures say, grind the face of the poor. Rev. John Stephens, Methodist. San Francisco, Cal. The Family of Man.-It is as true of the vl.ole family of man as of the Chinch of Christ that they have com niunlty of Interests, oneness of life and a mutual Interdependence. We are un der the law of solidarity. We rise or fall together. Whatever affects the financial or moral or spiritual welfare of on to felt by all. If there be dls trust the capitalist banks his money and labor is unemployed; thus capital Ists, laborers and the community all Manhood.-No manhood can be truly autlful which 1, not gentle! Yet there Is a tendency in man, men tl d misanthropy. They strlv. To JAMES SIlEAKI.tT. Former Governor of aii Kind Wordn for the KS,1 Jam... Sheaklev. Jl r""r'' from a ten years' residTJ be las four of which (.Wi IHJN il i mm (in .tni'i- i. . . , , " --i'1'iiiis iii terms tf, highest praise of .He coumry a ' .great no l ' ih ; .: . ,e , , """'. "in i urnisii tlie cnn with gold fur a .bodies of low grade .,.. L., t ble lhe most Important ifrtl tion brought back by th, ronJ ernor . however, is to the effect tliatu, American territory contains rosioj., irlch In L'nljl iii ii... u..t.it .? the necessity of an early "start ulJT .......es. v nen tne Yukon freezes m- said Mr. Shealvley. "it fi. .. depth of six and seven feet r,au.A of ice pile up so that no boat lcttli J river could possibly be saved. Alasb'i resources are her mines and herMft les. The fur business Is a passlnguv dustry that will disappear with all lit seals in a few years unless the strirt est protection be accorded the aninuii.' .Mr. Sheakley says that Alaska tun agricultural possibilities and will if er have any. There Is no soil, he lit and no climate. It never gets win enough for crops to mature. Wlw and oats, even if they could be pon would stay green until Christmas ir! would not mature. At present ttat Is hardily any government in JU There are no taxes, no Legislature, ul no multiplicity of laws. There irti United tSates district court, a W States marshal, with seven de a district attorney and seven con sioners or judges. But, according j the recent governor, the terntorpi .mineral prospects are unlimited. HEAVING THE LEAD. Electric Sounding; Outfit with ' It Is Fronoscd to Kqnlp VeM The Lloyds, In estimating the ciw from which all kinds of ocean flit have met their fate In the last Uw years, assign 44 per cent of such caw to strandines. because of rog, ness, etc., In unknown depths o( ter. but at a time, of course, when craft's officers Imagined that their ro. A.V ELECTRIC 8OUNDW0 OUTFIT sel had plenty of water under Its ' Tn nlneo tn th hands of marine" apparatus which will enable ti . ni ntT ascertain witn ease auu re-..- tnth nf w. .1 n.i. r their vessel" 1 ... h.a tt 3. F. Babcock of .Bangor, Me., cently devised the electric soun outfit Illustrated In the accompiw sketch. j: An iron ball, with a rod or stJ attached, is suspended at tneMtw" a cylinder by the rod passing ww a hole In the bottom of the W Which is rendered watertle" rubber cap that moves with the w ! iniiHothecTli' Wliu li spiral Byiiirg - - a When" the ball is suspended tw- a. cmace of about one-sixu" , Inch between the upper end of nnd th kiuIh of the conducums and, when the ball and rod are P nn thmiMrh that BDace, the enl ., . A mnlotlM wire are Luiiutv.L-i,, v trie circuit and ringing aa c.s on board the ship. . . . . v.Tvtt me neaviest man recorded authentically den. of Tennessee. He wei" tie less than 1,000 pounds, a
