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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1899)
LINCOLN COONTY LEADER CHAS. F. & ADA E. SOULK, Pub. TOLEDO OREGON t , : A cynic is a man who must be un happy in order to appear happy. Every man in a brass band thinks his Instrument makes the best music. Money in certain cases receives like treatment with men. When it gets tight It is locked up. If Dreyfus' condemnation was a proof of France's Injustice his pardon was a corrected proof. As to prosperity, this discovery of the Polar Star being In reality three stars hows the astronomer's business is look ing up. Oyster exports are spoken of. This Is one way in which members of an old American family can get into English society. At the same time no change In waltz steps will ever completely eclipse a nice position on the steps of the stairs be tween the dances. "A Cry in the NMght" is Edwin Mark ham's latest poem. This is the first In timation the public has had VuuL Mr. Markham was a family man. The Kansas City Star says: "All the world's a stage, but most of us are in the chorus." Mistake again. Most of us come in by way of the box office. Possibly It's hopeless to ever expect money to be absent in elections. For that matter the very bonfires show they've barrels to burn after they are over. A clergyman objects to rice-throwing at weddings on the ground that it is dis respectful to the sacrament of matri mony. How about the throwing of old shoes? The newspaper record of wills at tests, increasingly, that men of wealth are very many of them obeying the apostolic injunction to be "rich in good works." While wishing well to bicycles and bicyclers, few would mind how great a falling off there was in the notion of women being able to ride seven hun dred mi'.es in forty-eight hours. It may be believed that industrial problems will never be wholly elim inated until someone evolves a scheme providing for competition in everything we want to buy and monopoly In every thing we want to sell. It has been found that peroxide of Iron, combined with certain chemicate, will make a smooth and excellent side walk. The time may come when a side walk will be defined as the right of way and a streak of rust. The Chlcksaw Indians, not wishing to have, all their girls won away by white men, have passed a law making the price of a marriage license $5,000. An Indian maiden wooed and wedded tinder such circumstances might Indeed lie called one of the dearest girls on earth. ' They have a stringent homestead law In Texas. Down there a man can't mortgage a home of 200 acres or less, even if the wife and children are will ing to sign the mortgage. Nor can It be taken for debt, nor can It be sold unless the wife signs and acknowledges the deed in private and before an officer out of her husband's presence. A proper, legitimate and healthy In terest in politics is one thing; a com plete absorption by politics of all other questions Is another. One Is to be en couraged, the other severely frowned upon.- There can be no doubt that "too much politics" and too many politicians are a serious baud lea p. Government is not an end, but a means. It Is employ ed by the people for their conveniences; It is not meant they are to become the servant to government and to those who aspire to govern. There is nothing at all incompatible with wishing surgeons and doctors well and entertaining at the same time a violent loathing for the uncivilized boor who, while eating a banana on the etreet, thoughtlessly lets the treacher ous peel drop Just where, with the rock less depravity natural to Inanimate things, It can best trip up the pedes trian. Fruit is good, eating Is not a crime, surgeons must live, and people will go afoot, but there Is no necessity for any dangerous combination of Mils Quartet that may be avoidable by a lit tle thought. The reported finding by a Norwegian cutter of a buoy, marked Andree Polar Expedition, does not surprise those who remember the statement made by the daring nearonaut before starting on his trip. In fact, the surprising thing Is that many more buoys have uot been found. A large number of especially prepared buoys were carried In the balloon, and It was planned that they were to be thrown out at frequent In tervals during tiie voyage, laden with .letters from the explorers. The buoys consisted of a hollow 'cork bulb, cover ed with copper netting. In the top a small Swedish flag of sheet metal was Inserted. The letters were to be placed In a water-tight vessel in the Interior of the bulb. The law's delay Is a proverbial illus-" tratlon of deferring a settlement, but) a wheelman reports a prospective pro crastination which matches it. Re ceiving his bicycle in a battered condi tion at the end of a railway journey, the sarcastic baggageman thus de scribed the process of obtaining satis faction for damages: "I will report It to the station agent, the station agent will report It to the general passenger agent, the general passenger agent will report It to the master of baggage, the master of baggage will report It to the claim department, then it will go be fore the directors, and in a few years, sir, you will receive a call from the counsel of the cqmpany' asking you what proof you have that the wheel was not in the same condition when put aboard the train." From the published reports of his do ings the young man known as the Earl of Yarmouth does not deserve the Ill- natured criticisms that are being di rected against him. His lordship is poor, which is not at all to his discredit, and he seelrs to nwfce nn honest living, which Is distinctly to his credit. It Is evident that he is far from being a fool, for he has driven a hard bargain with the theatrical manager who has em ployed him. Nor can he be blamed for utilizing his title as an asset, seeing that it is about the only thing of value that he possesses. We may suggest, moreover, that the young man might very easily have turned his patent to nobility to a more profitable use had he chosen to sacrifice his Independence by becoming the husband of some American young woman whose papa was willing to buy her a title as he would buy her a pair of diamond ear rings. All things considered, there fore, the Earl of Yarmouth strikes us as a rather estimable young man. The Boston Globe elves a vivid ac count of New England farms going to ruin, especially in Maine. The aban doned farm story has been familiar for years to readers of New England pa pers, but the Globe's description shows the tragical side of the struggle for ex istence that is coinc on In manv a New England State. In Maine many of the farms are now practically worthless and never were valuable except for the timber that once grew upon them. But the lumber Industry of the Tine Tree State is rapidly passing away, the farms have been exhausted, and their owners, in many cases old and poor, are rapidly drifting to the poorhouse. In some of the "towns" the policy of taking over farms In return for a guarantee to keep perhaps a man and his wife In board and clothes the re mainder of their days has been fol lowed, but even this Inxepenslve way of acquiring land is too costly for the towns, and It is being discontinued. These abandoned farms are then con verted Into plantations, and the towns unable to support the farm owners: send them back to the farms to make: a living for themselves free from taxa tion. Even this is frequently hard to do, so utterly worn out is the soil. The most prominent "class In spell ing" In the United States Is the Board of Geographic Names. It consists of, ten experts, selected from the various departments and scientific bureaus in Washington, who meet monthly for the purpose of deciding how disputed' geographic names should be spelled. Their decision Is adopted by the gov ernment for all its publications, by the text-book writers also; and the news paper editors usually accept their con clusions. Upon the organization of this board in 1800, It adopted certain, general principles. These are some times carried out by postofllce clerks so mechanically ns to bring upon the board criticism It does not deserve. For example, the board decided that wherever it could bo Judiciously done, names of two words, such as Middle Branch, should be written as one word Middlebranch. This rule, which was wise when used with good Judgment, boenmo absurd when, In Interpreting It, a postal officer decided that West Palm Beach should be sielled West palmbenoh." A compromise has been made, and West I'nlmbeaeh adopted Instead. Other decisions of the board nre that the final "h" In Buch a word as Pittsburgh should be dropped. Also the "ugh" In such a word as Marlbor ough, and the possessive form wher ever practicable. The theory of the ,oard Is to secure uniformity and sim plicity, not to reform the.language. Quite Dellonte. Mrs. Gabb (hostess) Your little son does not appear to have much appetite. Mrs. Gadd No, he Is quite delicate. MrB. Gabb CAn't you think of any thing you would like, my little man? Little man No. 'em. You see, ma made me eat a hull lot before we start ed bo I shouldn't make a pig of myself. The Rival. The average man Is polite to a lot of other men he would rather kick. CAREER OF GARIBALDI. Led Italy to Freedom nnd Cat the Fetter from filclly. Giuseppe Garibaldf led Italy to free dom, cut the fetters from Sicily and, though he died a martyr's death, bis life was a success. Italy was suffering from years of oppression when Gari baldi was born in Nice July 4, 1S07. nis birthplace was the first home also of that great soldier of the revolution Marshal Massenn. From his childhood the thought of freedom for his countrymen was dom inant in Garibaldi's mind. Joining se cret political societies, he became, a plotter, and having failed in a desper ate scheme to overthrow the govern- GFI3EFPE GARIBALDT. ment, he was forced to leave the land of his ambitions in 1837. Wandering about the word he reached South America, and there took part in many uprisings. He married a Brazilian woman and had tires children, who Joined his work for freedom. Wheu the liberal party, having gained power In the mother country and con ducted a successful revolution, estab lished a republic in 18-1S, Garibaldi was called home to Italy. Like a conqueror he returned, to become the hero of tho day and the leader of a free people. The church, battled in its efforts to con trol the new government, called Eu rope to its aid, and by no less military power than Napoleon Bonaparte Gari baldi was once more forced to leave his home. It was then that he chose the Island of Caprera, olf the northeast coast of Sardinia, for his retreat, and it Is there that Garibaldi's followers to day seek to recall his personality. Gar ibaldi left the island in 1859 and be came a general in the army that fought successfully for Italian unity. WAS REBUILT AFTER THE FLOOD Inscription on the Oldest House in Ail Knar! and. It Is claimed for a building near St. Albans, England, that it is the oldest inhabited house In that country. A part of It, at any rate, Is more than 1,000 years old. This is the foundation which was built by King Offa. The structure was originally used as a fishing lodge by the monks of the abley of St. Al bans, of which monastery it formed a part. It was situated on the bank of REBUILT AFTKB TIIK FLOOD. an Immense fish pond near St. Albans, belonging to the royal palace of Ktngs bury, of which little but the name now remains. The present building resting npon these ancient foundations was prob ably erected during the fifteenth cen tury. It has possessed several names and Is at present known as the "Fight ling Cocks." There is a wooden tablet on the front wall setting forth that it Is "The old est Inhabited house In England." But this, though enough to satisfy any rea sonable being, Is feeble when compared with a former sign which ran: "The Old Round House; rebuilt after the Good." WEST INDIAN FLOUR. Dread Fruit and Plantain Etten lively ITa-b. A common article of food In the West Indies is flour made from the bread fruit The fruit Is cut into "pigs" or Btrlps and dried In the sun, then ground to powder In a mortar and sifted. This flour makes a convenient and highly nutritious addition to the hamper of provisions the negro usually takes with him when traveling far from his home, and he well knows the art of making It Into a variety of appetizing dishes, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat The plantain Is sometimes treated In the same way, as well as the banana, which gives a sweeter and richer flour than either the plantain or bread fruit It Is estimated that the banana has forty-four times more nutrltlvs ralue than the potato and Is twenty-five times more nutritious than good white bread. This fact has induced the French Gov ernment to send a commission to the United States nnd Central America with a view of. Investigating the adaptability of the banana plant foT extensive agricultural operations in the Congo in the production of chenp food for the working classes In Belgium. Should this commission report favor ably on the subject of their Investiga tion, a new and vast Industry will "be established which Interests the United States closely, from the fact that Porto Itlco and Cuba possess hundred of thousands of acres on whtch the finest varieties of tie banana can be success fully grown. It is highly probable that another industry will grow up from the association of this country with the West Indies. The banana in its candied form Is a delicious sweetmeat Many people prefer it infinitely to dried figs. It is simply made. The ripe banana Is cut into thin slices and laid In the tropical sun until It be comes a sweet, seml-gelatlnous mass. The pieces are packed in boxes, with n dusting of fine sugar between each layer and are ready for shipment. The process, though not elaborate, requires care and watchfulness, without which the product may be Inferior and unat tractive. But if the curing and packing are properly done and the cured fruit is put on the American market It Is not In-.prebnble that it will &mu lake the place of the fig for dessert purposes. AN ENGLISH BEAUTY. Miss Clem mon, Who Is Now the Rase of London. In this country the "professional beauty" Is unknown, but in London she Is a big figure. She sells her photo graphs and derives a large Income from them. She Is Invited to dinners, balls and parties because of the ornamental MISS ADKI.K CLEMMONS. quality o? her beauty. Mrs. Langtry commenced as a professional beauty, and Mrs Cornwall)' West, the mother of the Princess Henry of Pleas, was a very famous professional beauty. Just now Miss Adele Clemmons holds the post of honor. She has for several years been recognized as one of Lon don's handsomest women and lately she took the blue ribbon for perfection at a beauty show. It Is dd that no photograph can do justice to the daz zling wonder of Miss Clemmons' beau ty, for her coloring Is exquisite. TO USE BOTH HANDS. Children Are So TauEht by Recent Educ-tlonal Methods. No recent reform in educational meth ods has attracted so much attention not only In this country but also In Europe as that originating with Mr. J, Liberty Tadd. director of the Philadel phla Public School of Industrial Art. Mr. Tadd believes that at present chll dren are educated to give the prefer ence to the right hand over the left, and that there Is no good reason why every man should not bo ambidextrous. In the school of which he is the head he is educating the children to use their right and left hands with equal facility. In . DKAWISO WITn TIIll LEFT HAND. the same way he is seeking to develop equally both lobes of the brain and both eves. Mr. Tni ..... i . f"""" uui mat in less than 240 different trades, crafts wvuimuuus me BkUl of the work man depends largely on his nhtiit, use both hands. The Illustration .how imyu ,u U.e i-nuaoeiph'a school draw Ing on a blackboard with the left hand Formation u-... "UIM, As the snow gathers together, so our habits are formed. N0 single flake 2?bg?: -n0-8lng.,e. act,o ore- ..v.v . ,unjr exnimt a man's character: bnt na Mia . ... . M-uiyeBi nuns the avalanche dowa the mountain, and overwhelms the Inhabitant and his habitation, so passion, acting upon the elements of mischief which pernicious ..T: uiuukui together by lm- i.i-neyuoie accumulation, may over, throw the edifice of truth and virtue . r-5 SHAMR0r.Af T .... .. '"-I ! WPB aa the FonH... O.rfi Million. 1 IhUcoL . One of the first thin V?.:"- pas wh ittle read Mont 01 American trnvim. t . 8,t'tt sign, "Llpton, Ltd.," stuc-k 1mpS,.a. hdred Lon - ui ;stCompai k South I of h IdeHcrtb' Lhile ago poasioiy ouu outside of it ln taip 1 every other butcher shL i- 3ak dom seems to hp thQ nefe ho Llpton Is, but it i r - VWMIOC. t- . Urtl , Ion if e 1th in f i was Pa toward a Lofade strength known that the Shamroek'a a bears this title. Another" EK" these places Is the air rt American enterprise about them are Upton's teams; also, LlptonW and Lipton's bread, to say nothing hnnrirufl nMioi. M,lr, luln?0l also. b eLlp,t 'The macn angina society doesn't speak M,! k6 a' Llpton. Mention him to one of 1 -ken or 1 tocracy and his resnonsi. i. .m l Lt. 10 P a i.. i.... nei,t p" - - su "uc uoi one of n J fcnrr TTu'o . ' lent of a i $i than q ice numb' U i,oo ioulders I ige adva: jon their Since that down, Irmity n" ie shops M. uViil " "s ui you Americi chaps." These are some of the em, .Inno W , .lUeJrft wuiiuuu people are w him, for Llpton, Ltd., has cut nrw' . . retail that many a workman's fnmii, ' has a Sunday dinner such as they neT!- eujuyeu ueiore me Anglo-American tl( bleman began business. Sir Thomas Is a type of the real it gio-American, xuough of Irish paret em tiiomas liptox. Qrrn lio (rpnw un In Srntlnnd waiting hi. I 'business experience in America and made bis money in England. As a bo; he raised enough money to reach New York from Glasgow, traveling In tl steerage. In the metropolis he first found enough to keep him alive u i chore boy ln a store on Broadway, where he remained about three yean At the end of this time he was about well off 83 when he landed possibly a dollar or so better. One day he saw a vessel loaded with cotton ln the North Itiver, and managed to work his pass age back on her to Charleston, where be saw the cotton in the fields, but those were the days Just after the war, when you couldn't find enough money la Carolina, except Confederate money, to average $1 to the square mile, nnd after a couple of years of It he returned to New York. This time he had work enough to get together about $200 and decided to go back home. There he started ln business selling trinkets, candies, toys for children, aud showed his ability as a tradesman, for this k. Lipton's forte. Gradually ho worked Into the grocery and provision business, enlarging as he succeeded. For the first ten years he confined his operations to Glasgow, then he branched In Belfast, and finally worked up a trade, especial ly in Irteh bacon and eggs, sendlns them to England ln quantities. He made contracts with farmers ln various parts of tha kingdom to supply hla with certain grades of hams and other specialties, for which he was noted. Then he turned bis attention to the chances In Chicago for buying provis ions and In a few years he had. the American branch, supplying the En glish and other stores with a large por tion of their stock. And so he has su-"-ceeded until his wealth Is well up m the millions how many Is a question. He Is yet ln the prime, of life, but 49 and not a gray hair ln his head. Another Traelo Episode. "Miss Gigglns," said the young man with the obtrusive hatband, "were you ever engaged " "Mr. Scadson." she exclaimed, as she blushed a rosy red and sighed. "Y0 have no right to ask such a question unless unless " "I merely desired to know." he went on in a cruel monotonous tone, "If yu were ever eugaged ln conversation wiih Trof. Fossil. He's a wonderfully brainy man you ought to talk to blui." Washington. Star. Mailing of Letters In China- In China when a man writes a letter he does uot drop lt ln a mail box, as we do here, but takes lt to a letter shop, where he makes a bargain with the keeper of the shop to have It carried for him. It costs a great deal to have a letter carried, and not many pwPle can afford to write them. He Got licvenffe. Travers But ho got square with the other fellow In the end. , Sellors How? Travers He sent her a chafing dish for a wedding present What-to-Eat When a uilnni- t Hnvn to busines ho lowers himself ln tho world. of i's a tu less. Tl At the jniinistei he openi jhe preaii till presi Then he fcepromi H. has a Is full Jlomilet iome mi eer und lowed h j The i nose gd hy.omi momen phe lit 'the nos And lather "Me fond ' ifreikl' ; the le "D I " court i more ihia I "- fort in was Kec B Ove shif mai to wil fori lie le I fin 4,( th