Lincoln County leader., June 22, 1900, Image 6

LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER
CHAS. F. ft ADA E. SOULE, T'nbi.
TOLEDO OREGON
Being made a scapegoat Is generally
ttoo serious to be looked on as a kid.
Because a niun charged with murder
ipleads guilty is considered good evi
dence by the lawyers that he is insane.
There is no particularly serious fea
ture about the fact that the growth of
golf has increased tramps In the coun
try. Munkacsy has lived and died, and
till there are thousands of people who
do not know yet how to pronounce his
name.
The new bicycle tires that contain a
large percentage of asbestos are per
haps intended for the exclusive use of
scorchers.
What a blessing it is to die poor!
There is left no will to flght over and
reputation is secure from vandalism
and scandal.
Automobillsts and bicyclers may each
be strongly prejudiced In favor of their
particular wheel fads, but why start
running each other down?
Statistics say that $5,000,000 Invested
In the United States in the manufacture
of playing cards. As much more is In
Tested dally in "playing" cards.
The woman who starved herself to
death in treatment of rheumatism had
the satisfaction of knowing as she ex
pired that a cure had been effected.
Forty-five trumpeters accompany the
King of Abyssinia wherever he goes.
Here is one man at least who doesu t
have to toot his own horn to be heard
ft.
Gov. Towers of Maine styles this
"the sunset year of the nineteenth cen
tury." Ills excellency should be care
ful or he may be accused of poaching
upon Grover Cleveland's epigrammatic
preserves. '
Youthful Jokers In a Boston suburb
caused the death of a prominent doctor
by stretching a wire over which he
tripped. The wonder is that this va
riety of "Jokes" does not more, of ten
lead to fatal affairs.
"Why should women wear hats in
church?" asks Editor Richardson in the
Atlanta Journal. Why not go to the
Tery root of' the matter and Inquire
why millinery establishments are per
mitted to exist?
A New Jersey Judge has ordered the
mothers of bad boys to spank them In
court. This will relieve New Jersey
fathers of bad boys and at the same
time leave the Judge secure lu his po
sition. There Is no bad boy vote.
Now that they have found a Bhell
which will pierce the heaviest armor
we may confidently expect to hear that
somebody has found a way to make
the armor resist It. Thus the game has
proceeded from the first, and so it will
continue to the end.
It appears that the pie bakers of New
York are quite unable to keep up with
their orders. They can't find the neces
sary expert help required and the de
mand frequently has to go unsatisfied.
Which seems to show that this undent
form of dessert is holding its own
handsomely against the inroads of the
frapped sweets and frothy uothlugs of
the French cookbooks.
"That Is the eighth boy," said the
matron of a city employment bureau
recently, "who has come to-day to en
gage a cook, laundress or parlor maid.
Moreover, each one has made a good
selection, stated his requirements clear
ly, and finished in half the time his
mother or sister would have occupied."
The new boy Is as distinct a product
of the age as the new woman, lie can
make his own bed, sew buttons on his
own clothes, manage a bachelor estab
lishment for his father and himself,
make out the menus and do chatlug
dlsh cookery, all without losing bis
rank in school or bis prestige among
Lis boy mates.
Brunswick, Me., a place of about
7,000 Inhabitants, Is probably the first
municipality In the I'nlted States to
undertake forest planting on a large
scale, or what Is practically the old
world lustltutlou of a town forest The
towu owns a tract of about 1.0(H) acres
of what was once pine land, but long
since given over to tire and huckle
berries. At a recent meeting of the
council $100 was appropriated to im
prove this land by planting it to white
pine. Seed will be purchased and a
nursery established to raise the young
trees. At the right ago they will be
transplanted In rows and set out lu the
positions they will finally occupy and
will then require little more care ex
cept protection from fire. The land at
present it absolutely unproductive. If
the new plan la successful It will not
only be ornamental, but profitable.
Town forests are common in Europe
and often furnish a large part of the
municipal revenue.
There are two facts which will make
the year 1900 an epoch-marker in hu
man events: 1. It will be the first
time in the history of mankind that
sixteen millions of freemen have voted
In the choice of their national Chief
Magistrate. 2. The man whom they
elect will be the first American Presi
dent inaugurated in the twentieth cen
tury, and from his inauguration the
progress of the American people will
be reckoned during that century. There
Is indeed no way of indicating the
growth of this nation that is more
striking than to state the record of a
few of Its Presidential votes. Abra
ham Lincoln received a popular vote of
less than 2,000,000 in a total vote of
4,080,193. That was only forty years
ago. Garfield was elected In 1880 by a
vote of 4,449,053 In a total of 9,209,410.
The President chosen this year will cer
tainly poll a popular vote of 8,000,000
or thereabouts four times as many as
were cast for Lincoln and nearly twice
as many as were cast for all candidates
In 1880.
Princess Stephanie, daughter of the
King of the Belgians, has written a
book on love. In it she tells her read
ers whom to love, when to love, how to
love and where to love. She discusses
the conditions that make for love, the
chances of various temperaments and
characters for inspiring love, aud In
order to reach us ninny would-be lovers
as possible, the Princess, who has been
through a finishing school, writes some
of her rules In several languages. This
is interesting, but It is labor thrown
away. There Is no art of loving. It
cannot be learned from any book. If It
could, of course a young and pretty
princess would be nn acceptable teach
er. But In that case we might Improve
the situation by starting colleges to
train other teachers, and have young
people duly Instructed on how to love
successfully, according to rule and pre
cept The fact that the author of this
book has had a wide experience In
Cupid's court does not prove that she
Is an apt teacher In anything beyond
the mere etiquette and outward forms
of love-making. Although the story of
love Is said to be threadworn, It Is nev
er told twice alike. No lover can ox
pound Its mysteries to another. It Is
the oue unique thing In creation.
In a recent divorce suit in the Dis
trict of Columbia the wife was given a
decree and alimony, but her prayer for
the custody of their children was dis
missed and the father named as cus
todian instead. The decision was upon
purely economic grounds. The Judge
held that a father Is the guardian that
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yes," he cried, quickly, "Xt Cleveland
two years ago, you sat in the balcony."
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t faces of his auditors are strongly
s'amped upon his mind whenever ho
speaks In public, and remain upon his
memory for years afterward. Cleve
land rial Dealer.
A SINGLE RAIL RAILWAY.
Ncvel System Now In Operation Be
tween Two Towns in Germany.
Among the many systems which have
been proposed for the construction of a
single rail railroad, there Is one which
has been so far realized that it Is to
day in partial operation, and Is in a fair
way to be completed. About half the
system was In working order some
twelve mouths ago, and the whole line,
which covers a total length of 8.3 miles,
will be opened to the public during the
present year.
The Langen mono-rail railroad,
which forms the subject of our illustra
tions, is named alter its designer, Eu
gene Langen, who was led to turn his
attention to the designing of a single
rail railway In the endeavor to over
come difficulties of transportation in
connection with some sugar works, of
which he was the owner. The railway
extends between the towns of Barmen
and Elberfeld, in Germany, which are
situated in the picturesque Wupper
tINDKB KAILHOAU VIADUCT.
Valley. The superstructure, or railway
proper, consists of a system of latticed
longitudinal girders, one vertical and
two hoi'1.uuial, assembled into the form
of an I-sectlon, the main girders form
ing the web of the I, and the lateral
girders, which give the necessary hori
zontal stiffness, serving as the top and
bottom flanges of the I. Diagonal tie
rods extend from the upper panel points
of the central girder to a connection
with the chords of the bottom lateral
girder. The last mentioned chords
consist of steel I beams, aud upon their
upper flanges is laid the slugle T-rail,
from which the cars depend and on
which they run. The girders, which
are generally of about one hundred feet
span, are carried upon two different
3tyles of support. Where the railway
Is located Immediately above the Wup
per Ulver, the A frame style of pier Is
used, while In the suburbs of towns
through which the line passes the
trusses are carried upon large Inverted
U frames.
The railway throughout Its entire
length is double-track, with a loop at
each terminus. The cars are suspend
ed from two two-wheel motor trucks,
which are attached to the roof of the
car, one at each end. The motor Is car
ried on the outside of the truck frame,
and in position midway between the
two wheels, and It receives the current
by means of a slip-shoe aud a contact
which Is carried on the iKittoui of
lateral girder, a little to the inside
the main supporting I beam. The
tors are of 3(1 horse-Mwer, and the
simum spued, between stations, is
ut 25 miles an hour,
he style of the cars Is showu clearly
he accompanying Illustration. They
accommodate fifty passengers, aud
h car is divided Into first and sec--class,
and smoking compartments.
CKOKSJNO A K1VKH.
trains nre ordinarily made up of
cars, but the station platforms are
de sufficiently long to accommodate
r-car trains whenever the develop
nt of traffic calls for them. As each
carries Its own motor, the speed
1 not vary with the weight of the
in. The system is fitted with an
omatlc block system, In which the
nals are regulated by the car Itself,
1, consequently, the headway be
een the trains may be reduced, If de
ed, to two minutes. An efficient sys
ii of braking Is used, the chief reli
ve being placed upou the Westing
use pneumatic brake, with which all
cars are fitted. The speed may also
controlled by a hand brake, cou
rted up with the fittings of the West
;house bruke, and also by an eloc
cal brake; while an emergency stop
ly be made by reversing the motors.
The cost of construction of the line
is from $200,K)0 to $225,000 per mile,
hiding the foundations and the sta
lls. If we Include the cost of the
ulpment which provides a sufficient
mber of cars to allow the trains to
started at from two to three minutes
ervals. the total cost per mile will be
out $205,000.
i BARRIE'S NEIGHBORS
Think He Ridlcnled Kirriemuir "Wi
Julst Writln' Haver, an' .Nonsen."
" 'Here's the thrums,' said an old
woman who was laboriously splnulug
at a loom in her little cottage, with
proper scorn, 'that Jeems Baxrie wrote
so muckle aboot ye ken,' " writes Mary
B. Mullett of "The Ileal Thrums of
Barrle," In the ladies' Florae .Tonrnal. j
"The thrums "are the loose ends left
after cutting the finished web out of
the loom, nud the old woman looked at
us with secret scorn and pity when wo
gave her a sixpence for a handful of
them. They are of no use whatever,
and we were given to understand that
It is a village grievance ugalust Barrio
that he should have called it alter
something which is 'o' uae manner o'
use to ouybody. We went about to all
these places, and everywhere the peo
ple welcomed us and wondered at us.
Their attitude toward Barrie is a queer
mingling of respect aud resentment,
with more wonderment than either. A
few of the people think that he has ridi
culed Kirriemuir. But most of them
agree that the books which have won
the hearts of thousands and have
brought a fortune to their writer are
'havers an nonsense,' as one man I
talked with put It. But Kirriemuir
can't get over that fortune. It Is spo-'
ken of with big eyes', and the people
look curiously at the 'wee black mou'
who has made a fortune 'wl' juist writ
In' havers an' nonsense.' "
SWIMMING EASILY LEARNED.
Device Which Will Greatly Aid Begin
ners in the Art.
That the swimming device Illustrated
In the accompanying picture will be
enjoyed by children goes without say
ing, and It might also be useful in
teaching grown people the art of swim
ming, which art is somewhat difficult
of accomplishment unless an instructor
Is tit hand to support the beginner. By
this arrangement the swimmer is- al
lowed free play to propel himself
through the water at will, without dan
ger of sinking, and there Is nothing to
Interfere with the free use of the arms
and legs. Meuzo Gates, of Copemish,
Mich., is the Inventor, and his Idea is
to stretch a cable on two vertical posts
set at any desired distance apart, with
turn blckles to tighten the rope. One
or more trolley wheels are placed on the
wire to support a colled spring, to the
lower end of which a belt is attached to
aid in holding the beginner at the sur
face of the water, even though he
makes no effort to sustain iiimsoir.
Parents whose boys have a desire to
lenrn to swim can by the aid of this
apparatus allow them full liberty of
play In the water to their hearts' con
tent without fear of drowning.
BEST AGE FOR MEN TO MARRY.
Not Until They Have Paused Twenty
five Should They Tuke a Wife.
Edward Bok, writing in the Ladies'
Home Journal, on "A Boy for a litis
band," contends that "no young man
under 25 years of age Is lu any sense
competent to take unto himself a wife.
Before that age he Is simply a boy who
has absolutely nothing which he can
offef to a girl as a safe foundation for
llfe-happlness. He Is unformed In his
character, unsettled In his Ideas, abso
lutely ignorant of the first essentials
of what consideration or love for a
woman means. He doesn't know him
self, let alone knowing a woiunn. He
is full of fancies, and it is his boyish
nature to flit from one fancy to an
other. He Is Incapable of the affection
upon which love Is based, because he
has not lived long enough to know
what the feeling Or even the word
menus. He Is full of theories, each one
of which, when he comes to put It Into
practice, will fall. He Is a boy, pure
and simple, passing through that try
lug period through which every boy
must pass before he becomes a man.
But that period Is not the marrying
time. For as his opinions of life nre to
change, so are his fancies of the girl he
esteems as the only girl lu the world
to make him happy. The man of "0
rarely weds the girl whom he fancied
when he was 20."
Bi tter Times Tor Drug t leik.
Gov. Roosevelt has signed the Henry
bill, which provides that no drug clerk
in New York shall be allowed to work
more than seventy hours a week; that
they shall be allowed one hour for each
meal and have oue full day off in every
two weeks. Another clause of the bill
provides that clerks must not sleep In
any store or apartment which does not
comply with the sanitary inspection of
the health board. The passage of this
bill will mean a general overhauling of
drug stores throughout the city.
Trying to scale a precipice Is but a
game of bluff.
TKOI.LKY SWIMMINO APPARATUS.
WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT.
w"aa Secretary of War in Cleveland'
First Cabinet. '
In the death of William C. Endlcott,
Massachusetts has lost another sou
who had brought her renown in states
manship, lie was
Secretary "of War
in Cleveland's first
cabinet and b u t
few members of
that strong body
now survive. At ait
early age Mr. Endi
cott entered public
life as a member ot
w. c. kndicott. the Salem Common
Council. He held a number of political
offices until 1S73 when he was appoint
ed to the bench of the Supreme Court.
Nine years later illness compelled him
to resign this position. In 1884, his
health being restored, he ran as the
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts. rlne following year he
(iccepted the position of Secretary of
War in Cleveland's cabinet and was
L-onsidered one of the President's ablest
and strongest advisers. When his term
expired he retired to private life and
had since refused to be identified In any
way with politics.
William C. Kndicott was born in Sa
lem, Mass., Nov. 19, 1827. At the age
of 20 lie graduated from Harvard aud
began the practice of law. His ances
tors were among the early settlers of
Massachusetts nnd.be was a lineal de
scendant of the first Governor, John
Knilic.n. In !?S8 his daughter, Miuy
U. Endlcott, married the English states
man, Joseph Chamberlain, and this,
union was a source of great pride to
Mr. Kndicott. He is also survived by
his wife aud one son, William C. Kndi
cott. Great Schemes in Hand.
I'm going to write great poems tome day.
Exactly when I will not say,
Just now some things are in the way;
I'll begin well, a week from Tuesday.
There are pictures, too, I mean to paint;
My plans, as yet nre a little faint.
But my notions are really new. and
quaint,
As you'll see a week from Wednesday
A dm ma great I have in min
As scion as I a plot can find.
Striking,' original, refined,
Perhaps a week from Thursday.
I hope to form a stock concern,
Enormous dividends I'll earn,
Till coupon bonds I have "to burn,''
About a year from Friday.
Oh, no I'll Just invent a toy,
Some simple gimcrnck to give Joy
To each enraptured girl or boy
I'll work on that next Saturday.
I can't decide which scheme to choose.
i Kah idea seems too good to lose;
. Meanwhile I'll take my Sunday snooze
j To-morrow's only Monday.
-Woman s Home Companion.
Sheep in Spain.
In Spain there are some ten million
of migratory sheep, which every year
travel as much as 200 miles from the
plains to the "delectable mountains,"
where the shepherds feed them till th
snows descend. These sheep are known,
as transhumantes, and their mnrch,
resting places and behavior are regu
lated by ancient and special laws and
tribunals dating from the fourteenth
century. At certain times no oue Is
allowed to travel on the same route as
the sheep, which have a right to graze
on all open and common land on the
way. and for which a road ninety
yards wide must be left on all inclosed
and private property. The shepherds
lead the flocks, the sheep follow, and
the flocks are accompanied by mules
carrying provisions and large dogs
which act as guards against the
wolves. The Merino sheep travel 40O
miles to the mountains, and the total
time spent on the migration there and
back is fourteen weeks. Spectator.
Chinese Names.
In China there is no fixed nomencla
tureeven the country Itself Is without
a name aud this lack of distinct and
recognized appellations was a frequent
source of difficulty. Of personal Infor
mation from natives there was none
obtainable on which any credence
could be placed. A Chlnaraau, unless
he be a porter coolie or a bontman,
rarely travels or gets during his life
more than a few miles In any direction
from -the place where he was born.
When trying to procure Information
concerning the Immediate locality It
was no uncommon thing to have a na
tive, and even sometimes men of local
position, say, "Oh, I have never been
no far away as that;" or, "I have never
been across that hill, and so do not
know what is beyond." Harper's
Weekly.
Cbl Trwctlon in Submarine Boat.
To enable tourists to cross the En
glish channel without the inconven
iences of seasickness a Frenchman has
designed a submarine boat to be pro
pelled by cable traction. It will ac
commodate about 250 passengers and
will make the Journey In about an hour,
and should any accident happen to the
motive power the boat may be detached
aud will at once rise to the surface and
may continue the Journey In the ordi
nary manner.
It Is easy to do right when tin cease
to be a pleasure.