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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1900)
LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER CHAS. F. & ADA K. SOCLE, Tab: TOLEDO OREGON Advice Is fheap, hut It sometimes costs you pretty dear to follow It. Kansas lias fifty-one dully papers, or more than Austria, Germany and Italy. Speech Is silvern, silence Is golden, giggling Is brazen, and laughing is of ten Ironical. There Is no place like Nome Cape Koine for which many of those who have returned are thankful. All this modern Idolatry of a rich young husband Is but another form of bowing down to a golden calf. Ordinary reason should teach that when two men are about to fall out that Is the time to hold themselves in. With the cigarette prohibited In the Signal Service offices there will be less danger of cloudy weather predictions. More than one explosion over family expenses has begun with a womau's curiosity in meddling with a new fash ion magazine. Clearly It was n dog-in-the-manger spirit which prompted a New York woman to hu gthe man from whom he had just got a divorce. A man named G. Whiz committed Huiclde a few days ago. This shows that even he whose name Is a house hold word Is not always happy. The minister who publicly announces Ms belief that woman Is a menace to civilization deserves to hear harder things than we can say about him. The New York chorus girls are now engaged In horse-whipping their way Into publicity. It Is hard on the vic tims, but brings the girls engagements every time. Another thing about the gold statue of "The American Girl" to be exhibited at the Paris Exposition that Is unfair to the real American girl Is that it is worth only $187,000. The Ameer of Afghanistan is the only honest potentate living, because he feels honored In being called the "prince of liars." Such royal frankness deserves recognition. Having earned a million-dollar fee In (settling the dispute between Messrs. Carnegie and Friek. James 11. 1I11, of New York, may be said to have made a very good start In his legal career. The mob that undertakes to admin ister the law Is guilty of an Insupport able Insolence, and Its members tihould be made to feel the heaviest penalty for their violation of the law. A thief attempted to rob an Ameri can girl visiting in Naples. She grasped him by the throat and almost strangled lil in. He finally escaped. The thief made a mistake when he did not pre tend to be a policeman and propose to Ler. There Is practically a coal famine In Europe, mainly due to labor troubles In France, Germany, Saxony and Aus tria. The consequent stoppage of min ing has resulted in an Increased impor tation from America. The London Statist, In ailing attent'on to the Im mense coal area of the United States. Laving a production practically equal to that of Great Rrltuln, declares that America Is destined to be the greatest coal-exportlug country In the world. The name of Timothy Rennet, shoe maker, of Hampton Wick, Is little known to popular fame. Yet It was he who resisted successfully, at his own expense, an attempt of the Hritlsh Government, or of the crown, In 1730, to close r.ushoy l'ark, near Loudon, ngainst the common people. His vie tory set a precedent which has ever since been of great value In maintain ing popular rights on lauds belonging to the realm. A monument to his mem ory Is now to be erected, and worthily. The country Is aging noticeably. This Is testilied lo In the closer calculations us to price between the retail merchant mid his customers and the demand that has arisen for a half-cent coin. The department Mores of the large cities me already putting a live-mill coin Into use, and the Treasury officials at Washington have becoine so Impressed that a popular demand and need for Mich a coin exists that a bill has been prepared for Introduction In Congress authorizing Its mintage. As the bar gain counter has evidently become a set tied Institution, the coin would fall Into general use. The teneiiient-hoiise committee of the good government clubs, liar tug ef fected great Improvements la the Lousing of the New York poor, uo- presents some figures which must ap peal even to the greediest of capital ists. Ruildings erected on sanitary principles, with plenty of light and air, water, heating facilities and other con veniences, are paying dividends of from 12 to 13 per cent., while the squalid and unhealthy dwellings beside them can hardly be forced to yield 3 and 6 per cent. In one tenement house the average rent of rooms is 83 cents a week, and the room has at least one window with clear sunlight. For every tenant there Is running water and steam heat, together with free baths and laundry privileges in the base ment. This building has never paid less than 10 per cent., while the dilap idated and uncomfortable houses which adjoin It pay only 7 per cent. Here Is something for the landlords to think about. Apparently the New Hampshire Com missioner of Labor Is the first to recog nize the taking of summer boarders as an industry with a body of statistics all its own. He finds this to be the chief source of revenue for the inhabit ants of 204 out of the 233 towns in New Hampshire, representing an Invested capital of $10,442,332-a figure that Is also increasing at the rate of nearly $1,000,000 a year. He reports that his State entertains 174,280 summer board ers each year, and does it so badly that only one-third of them stay longer than a week. Yet perhaps it Is not the bad ness but the cost of the entertainment that drives away the boarders so soon, for tiiey annually leave with their en tertainers $4,!47,5I33, besides parting with $723,000 each summer in the form of railroad and steamship boat fares. This may seem like reducing the beau ties of White Mountain scenery to dol lars and cents, but the multitudinous summer boarder is not to be pitied. He gets his money's worth In fresh air and a new Inspiration for the dull routine of city life. A medical journal calls attention to the general neglect of sanitary and hygienic methods In the management of sleeping-cars. There are stringent regulations about the transportation of dead bodies In baggage-cars, but there Is no adequate and systematic provi sion for protecting living travelers from exposure to infection, although many passengers must leave disease producing germs in the bedding or up holstery. It is customary to cleanse the blankets and cushions of dry dust and cinders by subjecting them to pow erful currents of air, driven by steam, but it is said that they are seldom so thoroughly treated as to remove the danger of Infection. Unless railroad authorities take prompt measures, It seems to be the duty of State boards of health to Interfere for the safety of the traveling public. This Is only one case among many in which "new occasions teach new duties." Almost every In vention or advance In modern life cre ates situations wliluh require the fresh application of old, eternal principles. It requires the strong pressure of law or of public opinion to secure the adop tion of new and needed methods, even when health, comfort and life are at risk. Only the ninible-nilnded can keep up with the Incessant demands for re adjustment. Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather service bureau, lias issued n general or der forbidding persons connected with the service from smoking cigarettes during ollice hours. That Chief Moore Is not opposed to the use of tobacco by the men under his control is evidenced by his permission granted them to smoke pipes or cigars while on duty. It is stated that the order was care fully considered before It was Issued, and was the result of extended Investi gation. Sinking of this matter. Chief Moore Is reported as saying: "In this service we are compelled to maintain a very strict discipline, In order to secure a satisfactory service. Some of our men, who are regarded as the most thorough and competent, doing every detail of their work with the utmost promptness and accuracy, gradually become careless and lax. 1 sent Inspec tors to investigate, and In a number of cases It was found directly attributable to the use of cigarettes. 1 am not prudish, nor do 1 wish to assume any authority whatever over any privilege which the employes of the servhe should have, but as a public servant I feel that It Is my duty to correct any evil which may exlM. even If in at tempting to make this they claim I am overstepping my authority. 1 can state most emphatically that the erd r will stand, and that It applies to the ontl.v force of the bureau throughout the en tire service. Cigars and p pi s are not barred." Tills tinier will douht'ess cre ate n great deal of discussion, and those addicted to the use of cigarettes will look upon it as an Infringement of IsMsonal liberty. Hut the order Is sim ply In line with a rule generally en: forced on railroads prohibiting em ployes when on duty from drinking spirituous liquors. If cigarette smoking! results In a neglect of duty there can boi no question as to Chief Moore's rlghti to Issue the order lu question, an I those who decline to obey It can main tain their IndepciuL nee l y quitting a service the rules of which thejf con sider oppressive. HAWAII Now, do believe me, in this lovely land, Bewitching beauty smiles on every hand, And soothing fragrance from the balmy air Invites a languor, dispossessing care; While from the torrid sunshine of the dav. We seek seclusion from the fearful ray. And dreainingly awHit with fond delight, Approaching shadows of most welcome night. Hawaii. How The Whe And The The The v Attru, The 0 With i The The p! All. a And i -Lesl if co Hag The was t dress. Her 1 dead turnec Peo much Wh; ty sch aire C The barely. Paulel uounc She J spark I , "Oh,1 ously. .... - j 'j . xc seated." lie grasped both her hands and pressed a kiss upon her fair fore head. "Walterl" she cried, "you forget I am no longer a schoolgirl. You must not do such n thing again." He was a tall, handsome fellow. He and Mrs. Weston (Constance Keith) were born and bred In the old town of Lynue, and although he was the son of an carl and she only a vicar's daughter they had always had a very friend y feeling toward each other. She often recnlled the many happy times they had together, when he in boyish ad miration told her she was the most beautiful girl under the sun oud the only girl he could make his wife, lint when he was sent to college, and old Colonel Weston, who had always nd niired her, asked her to become his wife, she forgot nil about Walter and accepted the Colonel. Rut Walter did not appear to fret much, for It soon be came known that he was engaged to "Fill Clark," a star opera singer. So there was still that friendly feeling be tween them. "Pardon me, Connie," he said, seating himself lu a cozy rocker, "but I was so delighted to see you I could not help It. lfs about a year since I last saw you. I think." "A year and two months," corrected Connie. "Do you think I have chnugod?" "You are prettier, If possible." "Silly as ever; tell me about your self and everyone. You are my first visitor since I returned home. Are you married to Flfl yet?" "No; let us change the subject. Do you think I look well?" "To tell the truth you don't Iook well." "Nor I don't feel well either. You see, Connie, I " His voice quivered, his face flushed. She took both his hands In hers and said gently: "Come now, Walter, you must tell me nil. You know you can trust your old schoolmate, your truest friend." "Oh, It's nothing, Con, only well heart trouble." "Yes," said Connie, smiling. "I un derstand a woman." "Oh, hang It! If you must know, the fact Is I've been Jilted." "Ry Flfl?" "Yes." "How did It happen?" "She found out I had little tnoney and threw me orer for a millionaire Chicago pork packer. My folks are de lighted, but 1 shall not survive It," he said mournfully." "You really loved her?" "I adore her." "Still?" said Constance. "Yes, and always will. The light Is all gone out of my life now. 1 shall never 1h happy again." "Is there no one else jou could ever THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVE THAT .SLEEP IS A MATTER OF HABIT. snatch an hour or two of sleep when exhausted nature proves too strong for him. Humboldt, the great German philosopher, rarely spent more than four hours In bed, and Littre, who lived to be 80, thought that to sjiend more than live hours a day In sleep was shameful self-Indulgence. Jules Verne is another believer in the virtues of lit tle slumber. Although' he reads until late Into the night, lie is at his desk at dawn in summer and by (i o'clock in winter. Ixmt Wolseley, like Rlsniarck and Von Moltke, lias always got along very nicely with little sleep and the list of men who have made a name In the world in spite of the fact that they have been almost strangers to their learn to love?" she asked, hopefully. "No. there is no one else." She swallowed the lump that arose in her throat, and said: "It was real cruel of Fifl." "She's like all other women; it's mon ey they are after." he said gloomily. "Oh, ludeedl" said Constance, with a pout. "Forgive me, Connie; I mean all ex cepting you." "I wish I could comfort you, Walter. Rut are you sure this love you speak of Is naught but a temporary infatuation, and when the girl who loves you for your own true self conies along you'll forget nil about Fifl?" "I think not, Connie; but no such girl will ever come along." "Why, there are lots of girls, Wal ter." "Name some." "No, I sha'u't. but I have one In mind who loves you for your own true self." "You're Joking. Con." "You know 1 never Joke, Walter. I shall tell you her name In a month." "A mouth!" cried Walter. "Yes, a mouth from to-day. I shall give you that time to think what gill of all your friends has seemed to think very highly of you; one who has known you many years; one who Is not 'after money.' Of course you will think of the one I have In mind, then go and propose to her, and I'll wager she'll tell you she hns loved yau many months." "Has she ever spoken well of me to you?" asked the unsuspecting young man. "She has told me that she loved you; that you were her Ideal of perfec tion in man, and the only person she could ever make her husband." "Then my happiness is not a thing of the past." he said. "The future will tell," she answered. "Is she rich. Con?" "She Is far from being a beggar." ' "Young?" "Comparatively." "Pretty?" "People call her very pretty." "Then my happiness U complete. I0M I OH ION might be almost Indefinitely ex d. theory upon which the niemlers ? association are working is that 1 yet be possible for them to gain complete control over the body as op part of the system at rest the other part is engaged in lb . In this way any unnecessary of vital energy would be cd. y are also trying to discover how may be made most advantageous, believe that people do not sleep ; that In ignorance they pass hours in slumber and yet extract that sleep the minimum of rest .istance, it lias been found that bed is not constructed properly aunot get the best results from jurs of repost. It is, of course, sleep upon the back, but it is worse to sleep in such a position the stomach is as high as the . and the feet lower than both. In . ...me way if the spring of the bed yields1 to the weight of the body too readily, the sleeper will be In a kind of hollow whether he lies on his back or ids side. If he lies on his back hi feet are too high, and If lie lies on his side the spine is so badly curved that the sleep Is actually a detriment to the health rather than an advantage. In order to obviate this it should ls seen that the springs are so construct ed that they are stronger at the center than at the head or foot. Then, the mattress should lie moderately hard and the pillow should not lie too high. If these conditions are obtained It wilt be possible for a person to obtain the greatest amount of benefit from the hours devoted to repose. Only for you, Connie, I'm afraid I'd be come a nfsty old bachelor." And as he bade her "good-afternoon," he was so happy he looked as If he would have liked to repeat his former offense of kissing her, but he dared not yet. When he had gone Mrs. Weston leaned back in her chair and laughed merrily. "It's not leap year, but then I had to give him a hint or two," she told herself. A month later Constance sits In her luxurious drawing-room waiting to re ceive him. She wears a pale-blue dress and a single .Tack rose (his favorite flower) In her hair. She hears his step up the pathway; the bell rings, and he stands before her. "Well," she exclaims after a minute. "I give It up, Con. I find there is no one I can ever learn to love as I did Fifl unless don't laugh at me, Con -H's you yourself." "Of course It's me, you dear old goose." And It was not for hours afterward that Courtenay discovered what a fool he had been. Roston Post. Not a Rurnin? Question. Robbie (entertaining Mr. Vincent w hile sister Ethel dresses) I say, Mr. Vincent, how did you feel when you were lu the oven? Mr. Vincent In the oven! What do you ueau, Robbie? 1 never was in auy oven', Robbie You weren't! Why, only Just this minute, when Nornh took your card upstairs, mamma said "that' Mr. Vluceut is only Just about half baked. ; Glad She's Still Alive. "Is It true thnt Mrs. Dragger reads such exhaustive club papers?" "Exhaustive? Of course, nobody ever? says 1 anything, but when she gets: through every woman in the club! breathes as If she had crawled through a tunnel a mile long." Indianapolis '' ." Journal. A good business man never makem useless acquaintances or tells business lies.
