Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1900)
LINCOLN CODNTY LEADER CHAS. F. & ADA E. SOUI.II, Tub. TOLEDO OREGON That piano trust will make music. When the doctors fall out the bacilli give themselves over to cachinnation. The newly formed starch trust ex pects to polish off all its rivals prompt ly. The cat that is said to have fallen sixty feet unhurt may have only eight lives left. In view of burglars entering all sorts of buildings, isn't it odd none of them get into the jails? Often a man who lias eight or nine eons thinks he has done all that is nec essary to hand his name down to future generations. Andrew Carnegie says poverty is a Messing. It is quite a while sluce An drew tried it, however, and he may have forgotten. After all, why should there not be combines among place-holders for their particular benefit? Is not public office 11 public trust? The Czar believes that universal dis armament wiii come, but he is wiiiiiiK to admit that present complications may delay it a little. ' In spite of the prevalence of newspa pers and coroners' Inquests people aie still turning on the gas and trying to blow out electric lights. As a rule of life it is well not to de pend too much on simply being square or upright to escape being played upon, iook even at the pianos. Ultimately the truth gets out about men. Some are not so bad as they are painted, while others are infinitely bet ter than amateur photographers make them. If the Nebraska school-teacher who whipped the entire class of boys single-handed does not become famous later in life so that this story may be told about hi in lie will go against all precedent. A valued exchange refers editorially to u man who had "to rise at 5 a. m. in the morning." Still, his case wasn't no bad. If he had been called upon to get up at 5 a. m. In the evening he might well have grumbled. A Chicago man shot and killed him self the other day because lie feared hydrophobia as a result of a dog bite. So-called cases of rabies among human beings are largely the result of Imagi nation. Tens of thousands of people are bitten by dogs every year without tierlous effects. Thousands of readers felt a personal sense of loss on reading of the death of It.' I. Hlackmore, the author of the exquisite romance, "Lorna Doone," one of the books which have held people of all ages and degrees by its powerful charm and which is reasona bly sure of retaining Its fame into the next generation. A preacher lias resigned because he wnnts tin privilege of dancing when lie feels like It, and, to use his own words, "of occasionally slapping a friend on the back and saying, 'Hello, there, lUll!'" That poor fellow's parents ought to have known from the begin ning that nature never Intended lilm for the ministry, lie was born to drive a coal wagon. Jay fiould died leaving his sons and tin ugh tors a fortune of $70,000,000. Oue daughter married a titled foreigner. Count Honl de Castellaue, of France, and there was a grand wedding. Hut the titled foreigner was a disappoint ment. Before the honeymoon was over lie began to furnish sensations for the yellow newspapers of Purls and New York. The other daughter took a li ferent view of life. She would not be A butterfly, but a bee. Following out her Ideal she lias made the name of Helen tiould the sweetest name In America. Every working girl in Now York Idolizes her and there Is scarce on Atocrlcan soldier or sailor who would not die for her. Which of these two, think you, chose wisely? About ten years ago a young widow With three children went to New York necking employment. The eldest child, a boy of fifteen, had beeu before the mast, and his boyish boast of the dif ferent knots he could tie inspired an in ventive woman to order of him a screen of tied rope. The effect was so odd and beautiful that a paying industry lu ropework resulted. By the com bined efforts of the family, one daugh ter has been enabled to study art In Paris, the other has lately graduated from Cornell, and the boy Is a civil en gineer of much promise In the govern ment service. "My resources are what we ourselves can do," said Frederick he Great to hid discouraged generals. The dictum is no less applicable to each inquirer to-day. . Theie are a few people still convinced that the twentieth century lias begun, and there are others who are halting between two opinions concerning the matter. Most of the accepted authori ties of the world agree that the twen tieth century will not begin uut.l Jan. 1, 11)01, and this will be the accepted decision the world over of this much discussed question. It is evident, or at least it seems that any oue ought to consider it evident that the nineteenth century will cud after 1,!)()0 years have been completed, or at midnight of Dec. 31, 11)00. Tills being the case, the new century will be ushered in at the first moment of time of Jan. 1, 1001. It is curious that such a simple problem should have proved so vexatious, but it illustrates how easily a quibble may be made to appear logical. Those who are convinced that this is the first year of the twentieth century will doubtless continue to hold that notion until pub lic opinion has become so settled that to go opposite to it will result in ridi cule. That will end the debate. News that Great Britain may have to fall back upon a supply of dum-dum bullets f r use hi South Africa causes a shock to our conventional seutiments about what is called "civilized war," says the Chicago Journal. And yet if both combatants used the dum-dum bullet it might hasten the final result without he!::;; Inconsistent with their general intentions toward each other. War is no longer waged naturally and honestly and on Its merits. We have It refined and conventionalized in a ludicrous attempt to disguise its real character and minimize its necessary horrors. The Immediate object of the soldier lu battle is the swift death of the other fellow. The ultimate object of the government is to punish the en emy nation until It quits. Disguise it as we will, it is organized manslaugh ter. If we were natural and honest about it we should proceed toward that end by doing all the damage to the enemy we could lu as many different ways as we could. Hut ambassadors and envoys have got together like sec onds before a duel and agreed that we must be polite and make our mutual hate look pleasant while it is having its picture taken. So we dress up its horrors lu attractive garments and agree to use weapons of relatively small efficiency and great tardiness of execution. We may kill the enemy, but we must kill him politely. We can not shoot him with an exploding title ball because that kills him too rudely and shocks his nervous system too much as If, when nations went to war, they were not like ravening beasts, drunk with the lust of blood. We can not adopt any means at our disposal. We can kill a man with a Jagged, sharp edged plec; of shell, but mustn't shoot with old nails and broken glass. It is permissible to sweep down whole' com panies at once with the fan fire of an automatic gun, but we mustn't dispose of our foes by Introducing even the gentlest sedatives iuto his water sup ply. These things are ridiculously in consistent with the purposes of war. It is like saying it is laudable to shoot a man through Ills lungs, but unfair to shoot him through the liver. It sug gests tlie story about the fellow that proposed to his big antagonist in the duel that the latter should mark on his person the outline of a man of average size, and any shot that struck him out side the mark shouldn't count. Would It not be more consistent If a nation used against an Invading enemy, for example, all the resources and Ingenu ity at Its command? How to Cook Husbands. A good many husbands are entirely spoiled by mismanagement in cooking. and so are not tender and good. Some women keep them too constantly in hot water; others freeze them, others roast them, others put them constantly in n pickle. It cannot be supposed that any husband will be good and tender nmu aged in this wny, but. as a class, hus bands are really delicious when prop erly treated. In selecting your hus band you should uot be guided by the silvery appearance, as In buying mack erel; nor by the golden tint, as if you wanted salmon. He sure and select him yourself, as tastes differ. Do not go to the market for him, as those brought to the door are always best. It Is far better to have uone than not to know how to cook them properly. It does not make so much difference what you cook hi in In as how you cook him. See that the linen lu which he Is wrapped Is white and nicely mended, with the required number of strings and buttons. Don't keep hliu In the kettle by force: he will stay there him self If proper care Is taken. If he sput ters or fizzes do not be anxious. Some husbands do this; add a little sugar in the form of what confectioners vail kisses, but no vinegar or pepper on any account. A little spice improves tlieiu, but it must be used with Judgment. Do not try him with anything sharp to see If he Is becoming tender. Stir him gently the while, lest lie stay too long In the kettle and become flat and taste less. If thus treated you will llud him very digestible, agreeing nicely with you, nnd he will keep as long us you want, Philadelphia Telegraph, ARE AN ODD PEOPLE. TZIGANES OF HUNGARY HAVE NO COUNTERPARTS. letaln the Habits of Barbarians tn Spite of Remonstrances Raiment More Scant than Strict Decency Dic tatesTheir Reclamation Abandoned. Among the many races which make hp the population of that heterogeneous geographical expression termed the Austro-IIungarlan empire certainly the most interesting are those curious peo ple called Tziganes in Hungary, bohe mlans In France and gypsies In England nnd the United States. Hungary is the home of the Tziganes, In so far as they have any home. In all other European countries they were persecuted for cen turies as being emissaries of the evil one and enemies of Christianity, but Hungary took pity on them and treated the wanderers like lost children. There are now about 150,000 of these Tziganes in Hungary. One of the favorite abodes of these strange people Is near the frontier of Croatia. It Is there that the typical Tziganes may best be seen. Their "camps" are always set up at some dis tance from the nearest town or village; often iu close proximity to some forest. The Tzigane huts for they are nothing UIGI'0 COilo.St Of a. bujle i'uuui, Uiiieaa the owner Is extremely well to do, and are generally devoid of furniture. The Tziganes eat and sleep on the bare boards. At; all times of the day there Is a smoldering lire In the hut, over which hangs a sandstone pot, for the Tzigane has no fixed hour for his meals, but eats whenever he feels hungry. The ordi nary bill of fare consists of potatoes, stews, milk and lard. On festive ecea- slons such titbits are Indulged in as hedgehogs, foxes and squirrels. Cats are considered by the Tziganes a prluce ly diet and they train dogs to hunt hedgehogs and foxes. Tzigane women, as a rule, go about half naked, the young girls wearing nothing but a small apron, excepting when they go to the neighboring town. The men wear but little clothing, and until the time of their marriage (be tween 12 and 15 years of age) they also go about almost naked. After mar riage, however, they attire themselves iu the gaudy Hungarian national cos tume, of which they are very proud. Cast-off garments of some Magyar no bleman they particularly prize, and when they are able to obtain a bright red coat their satisfaction is complete. The Tziganes have a horror of work or restraint of any kind. Even those who have a fixed residence line to roam about when they feel so Inclined. So strong Is this wandering Instinct with them that they have no word In their language to slgulfy "remain." Most of the trades they adopt are suitable for a nomadic life. They are either horse dealers, blacksmiths, sheep shearers or, and above all, beggars. It Is quite Im possible to take a country drive through some provinces of Hungary without coming across a band of Tzi ganes, some oue of whom will surely follow a carriage for half an hour or more until he has received a coin. The Tziganes have given themselves the nickname of "poor men" and the habit of begging Is so thoroughly rooted In thea that even well-to-do members of their race, whom one occasionally meets In Buda-Pesth, driving pure-blooded horses and wearing costly Jewels, can not resist the temptation of asking for money. Many unsuccessful attempts have been made to rest a n the vauab md pro pensities of the Tziganes. Emperor Jo seph II. once tried to compel them to have a fixed residence, and nlloted them land, distributed agricultural imple ments among them and ordered them to cultivate their acres. But Instead of taking up their residence In the com fortable homes they had been presented with the Tziganes turned the houses into stables for their horses and cows and set up tents near by for their own use. To prevent the corn given them for seed from sprouting they boiled It. But the Emperor was not discouraged, lie abolished the Tzigane language, as he had already done away with the Magyar language; did away with the very name of Tzigane, and finally took their children from them to be educated by Herman and Huugarlan farmers, who were to bring them up according to a strict code of discipline. But the little Tzlgaues grew up with all the Instincts of their race, nnd at the first opportuni ty escaped and rejoined their parents. A few yenrs ngo a Tzigane who had been adopted ns a child in an Austrian family entered the army and rose to the rank of captain. Oue day, without any warnlug. he disappeared, nnd six months later he was found among a band of wandering Tziganes. Liszt, th great pianist, once tried to tame a young Tzigane. He took the boy to Paris, gave him teachers aud tried to bring him up in a conventional manner, but the effort was useless nnd the young bohemlan had to be sent back to his native laud. There are a few excep tions which prove the rule, for lu Tran sylvania some peasants are Tziganes and enjoy a well-deserved reputation for thrift and Intelligence. Others In Transylvania have become wood carv ers, masons and dentists. Home Journal. TO FIGHT AGAINST THE BOEF, Lord Strathcona Will Equip a Ford of Canadian Rough Riders. The offer of Lord Strathcona, Cana dian high commissioner in Loudon, tc equip at his own expense a corps of 400 mounted volunteers, for service with the English in their war against the Boers, has attracted considerable attention. This splendid offer has been accepted by the Dominion government and picked men will be recruited from the northwest and Manitoba. The es timated cost of the force even for a short campaign will be over $500,000 and if the war lasts unusually long the figures may reach $2,000,000 or $3,000, 000. This 'act crowns many princely donations made by Lord Strathcona to various philanthropic and educational enterprises In the Dominion. LORD STRATHCONA. Sir Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona was born in Scotland 7S years ago. He emigrated to Canada at an early agt and reached this side of the Atlantic with but little money in his pocket. He was of an adventurous disposition, however, and plunged into the life of pioneer iu the undeveloped Canadian West. He grew up with the country and amassed a fortune. He has long been oue of the wealthiest men in Can ada and is President of the greatest concern iu the Dominion, the Montreal Bank. He is also President of that great corporation, the Hudson Bay Company. As a director of the Cana dlan raciflc Railway and one of the largest stockholders of that railroad, he has been an Important factor in de veloping the West. Sir Donald has beeu for nearly forty years connected with Canadian" politics and has beeu during the greater part of that time one of the most prominent figures in Canadian national life, both ns a shrewd, practical politician nnd a great financial power. As a patriotic Cana dian nnd distinguished philanthropist Sir Donald stands without a peer lu the Dominion. Prison Babies. Very few people outside official cir cles know what a large number of ba bies are born every year lu the Infirm aries of prisons and penitentiaries, the little people always causing quite a flutter of attentiveiiess aud excitement among female Warders aud prisoners alike. Of course there is a vast difference In prisoners, aud sometimes the person least attentive to the prison baby Is the mother herself; but, on the other hand, the general body of the women prison ers make the most pathetic efforts, by means of all manner of trifling scraps and odds aud ends, to fabricate articles of wear and ornament for the out-of-place little stranger. Quite three fourths of the women volunteer to tend it, and it Is often the case that the most refractory and diffi cult of the prisoners soften and greatly alter by being allowed to do little things for If, Indeed, It acts through out like a veritable ray of sunshine among the whole of the poor prisoners, who generally manage to get themselves Into great good humor by suggesting as volubly as the prison rules will permit fantastic names for the child. Within a certain period of their birth these children are taken away from the mother and air tended elsewhere with the utmost care and humanity. Only Reward Asked. One of our officers lu the Philippines is very much disliked by his men. One evening as lie was returning home he slipped iuto some deep water. A pri vate In his regiment, however, hap pened to see him, nnd after some trou ble succeeded in pulling him out. The officer wns very profuse iu his thauks, and asked his rescuer the best way he could repay him. "The best you can reward me," said the soldier, "Is to say nothing about It." "Why, my dear fellow," said the as tonished officer, "why do you wish me to say nothing about It?" "Because, If the other fellows knew I'd pulled you out they'd chuck me in!" Central America Pyramia Builders. Barring the Egyptians, the ancient Mayas of Yucatan seem to have been the greatest pyramid builders the world ever saw. A man may mean well, but you art never quite certain of IU BLACK WALNUT. A Discarded American Timber Which Europeans Appreciate. The great size often reached by the walnut tree, the richness of the dark- brown wood, the unique beauty of the grain sometimes found In burls, knots, feathers and in the curl of the roots, all conspire to make this the most ehol-ee and high-priced of all our native woods. Twenty-five years ago walnut was ex tensively used in the manufacture of fine furniture and finishings iu thl country, but manufacturers adroitly drew attention to the beauty of darkly stained quartered oak, aud the use of the rarer wood has greatly declined. But all this time the search for tine black walnut logs has gone on syste matically, though quietly, the trade at tracting little attention, though the vol ume of lumber handled has been large. Though found to some extent !u the Atlantic States from Massachusetts southward, the great source of supply has been the central portion of the Mis sissippi Valley. The walnut is at home in the rich alluvial bottom lands of the Western streams and in the stony lime stone soils of the hills and mountains, and In such localities the buyers have left few trees unsurveyed. Throughout Eastern Kansas, Missouri and Arkan sas, as well as the States along the Ohio and its tributaries, may be seen few logs at this little station, a car or two at that, with carefully hewn side and painted ends, ready for the murket. . If you ask where the market Is you. will find thnt the trrent hulk of this ni re lumber goes to Europe. While we have been led Into an u thuslastlc admiration for tine onfc, stained according to the degree of an tiquity It Is supposed to represent, our European cousins have been paying fancy prices for the rich black walnut that we have allowed to go "out of fashion." Berea Quarterly. W. R. MOODY, Who Succeeds to the Noble Work of Hit Illustrious Father. It is said to have been the wish of the late Evangelist Moody that his sou: W. R. Moody, should succeed hliu la carrying on the work of maintaining the large schools at Northfield and of continuing the labors that he consi W. R. WOODT. pred himself to have just begun. Young: Mr. Moody Is said to be a man of mark ed ability, but not the possessor of th powers and faculties that made his father famous. In taking up this work he must assume a wonderful task aud the world will wish him success lr this noble effort. Food for Brain Work. It is all right for the man who kv bors all day in the open air to eat free ly, but the man of sedentary habits, the brainworker, must adapt his way of living to his needs. He must be well nourished, for the brain is incapa ble of good work unless well supplied with pure blood, but such a man can not possibly furnish vital force to di gest three large meals dally. If he tries it nature will protest at every step. The chemical changes of diges tion will be Imperfectly performed. The stomach will neither secrete free ly nor churn the food with, cheerful alncrlty; the pyloric orifice contracts aud allows such chyme to pnss with grudging reluctance; the intestinal lac teals are ashamed to absorb such mis erable pabulum, which chokes, Irri tates and congests them, so the large meal remains in the digestive organs to ferment, putrefy nnd steep the In dividual In foul gases and depraved secretions. B.U the system can furnish enough vital force to convert a small meal Into pabulum of high staudard, which will be absorbed without difficulty. Three such small meals are not enough to keep the Individual properly nourish ed, however; four to six will be re quired. Each should consist of but one or at mist two articles of food, the diet to be varied by changes at meals. The portion of food served must be small; the patient must stop as soon as the appetite is satisfied and gaseous distension is proof positive thnt the meals are still too large or too close together. Sanitary Record. Wood Tar Prep i red as or Old. It Is curious to notice that wood tar Is prepared Just as it was In the fourth century, B. O. A bank Is chosen and a hole dug, into tfwhleh the wood U placed, covered with turf. A Are is lighted underneath and the tar slowly drips Into the barrels placed to receive It. '