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.
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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.
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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.