LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER
CHA8. F. & AOA K. SOCLE, Pubs
TOLEDO
OREGON
The world Is happiest when the ther
mometer has plenty room at the top.
Quite a Dumber of Chinese names
begin with Li, and It seems so appro
priate. The niau whose shout is loud can
vote no oftener than he that merely
thinks.
The luxuriant weed by the wayside
b4 on the vacant lot works twenty-six
hours daily.
The Sultan has just bought a lot more
Knipp guns with the $100,000 he owes
Uncle Sam.
Reports that the present season's rub
ber supply is short will have no effect
on the usual neck output.
In the opinion of the multitude n
strong argument cannot come from the
mouth of a man with a weak voice.
"Nothing Is prettier than a black
hat," says a fashion journal. How
alwut the young lady underneath It?
If the nose really Is the Index to the
brain, as some scientific sharp declares,
Home people's brains must be a fiery
red.
Why critic!. the Chinese at bosr.c
for being so conservative when even In
this country they continue to hang on
to the old lines.
The man with the bullet-proof cloth
Is neglttlng an opportunity In not dis
playing his samples to the crowned
beads without delay.
The New York doctor who says that
Llgh collars have a tendency to cause
tonsilltls ought to be grateful to the
foolish folks who wear them.
The King of Servia places his throne
1b Jeopardy by marrying the girl of his
eholee, but perhajm he does not care,
a It is not much of a throne, anyway.
It was a Frenchman, It seems, who
attempted toklll the Shah of Persia. He
allowed the Shah to escape, and there
is where the proverbial French polite
ness came In.
Simultaneously with the appearance
of the man In the shirt waJst came the
rtn-ent outbreaks of anarchistic vlo-JeiH-e.
Can this be something more
thau a mere coincidence?
"Ixdisler" as a term of derision and
contumely is said to be of most ancient
origin, archaic delving having shown
that the people of Boston called the
red-clad British soldiers "lobsters" as
far back as 1770. This discovery hav
ing been duly authenticated, the muue
of "lobster" assumes a wholly different
jdgnificatiou changes, In fact, its
whole style and character. The Anglo
inaulae should now feel proud to be
dubbed "a lobster," while an Irishman
hould feel far more deeply Insulted
over the crustaceous title than iu for
mer days.
Happy Is the man who forms, early
la life (or If not curly, then lute) I In
habit or taking all the light and
warmth and cheer lie can get with a
fine glow of appreciation, looking,
menu while, somewhat sidowise at
those opposite experiences lie can not
escape. Let him squint a little, or look
ttie other way. lie will be u happier
man, u well as. more popular, lhau (lie
aolf-appolnled devil's advocate who
sedulously notes the muggiuess of the
weather, the feebleness of his pulse, or
the fact that he Is "tired" (which, Cod
help us, we all are- until we get rested).
We wish we could draw a lesson from
the downfall of V. C. Cuthhert. who
was scn'eucisl recently from Chicago
to the iK'tUteutlary, but the moral
eludes us. tte didn't drink, lie didn't
gamble. He didn't frequent the l nit-
trucks. He didn't associate with dis
reputable women, lie didn't use drugs.
What he did do. and this was his only
bail habit, was to forge checks and
iotes. For which small. dissipation he
was sent to Jolli-t. Hut crliaps there
Is a moral In this siory, after nil. Per
luis crime Is not caused by bad habits
and bail associations, but by a criminal
tendency, and that one of the manifes
tations of a criminal tendency may 1m
bad habits and bad associations. I'liy
details of the soul, as well hs physi
cians of the body, have frequently mis
taken cause for effect.
A vigorous crusade against pro faulty
haii been instituted In Washlngum,
. C. In the Interest of morality and
good taste let us wish a proscrouH ca
reer to the movement. "Cuss words'
re convenient to those whose vocabu
lary Is meager and w hose stock of Ideas
I depleted. Hut tiie man of mature
iiilnd and dignity of character does not
Heed profanity to help him over a crisis.
Aside from the question of morn Is, pro
faulty Is to be condemned as vulgar.
I'mltf of thought Is reflected In parity
of speech. .No man who has as much
respect for himself as be ought to have
will disparage himself by using lan
guage which docs not express the best
that is in him. "Let your communica
tions be yea. yea, nay, nay." More than
this is of evil origin. This is the same
as to say: Say what you mean, neither
more nor less. If yonrnieaniug Is pure
and mauly'your words will correspond.
As a target for political talk and a
factor to be dealt witli in campaign tac
tics the young man just passing his
eventful majority, and ready to be
gathered into the fold of one or the
other party, has become more and more
important. The advantages of "young
blood" are frequently emphasized in
the arena of vote-getting. Young men,
are given the reins of party manage
ment, and sometimes, when their eld
ers are reluctant to yield, enter a vigor
ous struggle for supremacy. This Is a
signal of the advent of a new era. The
people and their public servants are
progressing to a stage where the Ideas
and standards of a quarter of a ceiv
tury ago no longer dominate. It is
doubtful, however, if numerous acces
sions of young men to State and na
tional legislative bodies is altogether
a hopeful sign. Young men hav
served with distinction as legislators
at different periods during the last cen- , , ,
4 i i t i from external sources, and without ap-
tury, there being no more cousp cuous uX, , , ' ,, ,
i - , , , . preclable loss of weight. This seems to
example than that of Henry Clay, who i, i,.i , . n .v i .
u., ,i . , , , I be inconsistent with the law of the con-
Z V T, Vhe ,T V ? 6 "ervatlou of energy, but the mystery is
Vonnfl f n youthful members. ! e;iplalxi-cl by the calculations of Mon
lTl T, 7, T t0 1 f ' l;011t' sleur Becquerel, which show that a loss
, i 1 ! T;? ot Wt so infinitesimal, that in a
the ImnT . ? Pi f ,w V,9 thMaU(l ulilllon X' "would amount
almost universal verdict that poll-, to no more thau a mllliKram wonl(,
i n' 7""""" ,
js ii ue, most or an, ror ttie later genera-
tlon of voters. There Is a phase of the
ii . , . . ,
question, however, which Is proper ;
cause for eongratula ion. rrogress In
iwlitlcal methods and In the selection
of candidates which stimulates men to !
an interest In popular government, to
attend the primaries, turn out on elec-
tiou day, and assist iu keeping down
abhorrent Influences, Is good. The agi
tation regarding the attitude of young
men In the campaign, as far as it quick
ens zeal to that end, is altogether to be
com mended. We have enough ward
heelers and professional politicians of
immature years.
The Jester case presented difficulties
for the philosopher which the common
sense of a Jury has removed. Thirty
years ago Alexander Jester was indict
ed for the murder of Gilbert W. Gates.
He escaped from Jail and was not
found until a few years ago. A new In
dictment was prepared against him,
and he was prosecuted by the State,
with the assistance of lawyers hired by
wealthy relatives of the murdered man.
Hut the Jester accused of the murder
of Gates In 1871 aud the Jester tried for
the murder in 1!MH were two different
men. The first Jester was compara
tively young, hot-hended, and passion
ate; the Jester brought back for trial
was an old man, bent with years -and
worries. If he ever was a homicide the
murderous instinct had' long perished
In his bosom. Hut the law was plain.
There Is no statute of limitations for
murder. Jester, the septuagenarian,
must stand trial for the offense of Hie
other Jester, and If the jury found him
guilty must hang. Forrunutoly, Juries
are human, though the law is stony.
The evidence airainst the nrisonui' wm
stromr. but In I ho vi nf iln li iu it
did not appear ns evidence against this
white-haired old man, but against an
other person whom the inexorable
years had slain. They refused to put a
noose around the neck of Alexander
Jester lu I'.KHI for tin- crime perpetrated
by the Alexander Jester who had been
his predecessor lu that withered frame,
lu short, tltey modified the law to meet
the requirements of good sense. No
public benefit could be conferred by
the punishment of this poor, dead vol
cano. Since the purpose of the law lu
decreeing death for murder is not to
kill the murderer, but to make au ex-
ample, they acquitted the prisoner, i
holding that neither the human race lu
general'uor that part of It residing lu
the State of Missouri would be bene
fited by the spectacle of a man of 70
swinging lu air for the crime which an
other man luui committed. We think
they were right ai-out It.
Htipt'i'Nt itioit A hunt rutugrMphN.
The Formosa n aborigines regard pho
tography with strong superstition.
Toward the close of September last
the heir of the chieftain of a certain
tribe and several other young mcu vis
Ited the Toselkaku pacification and re
clamation otllce, and in the course of
their stay they offered themselves to
be pholographcd. I'.ately several of
those young men appeared at the same
office and requested that their por
traits should be returned to them, for
they heard to their surprise from the
elders of the tribe that persons who ar
photographed are In a similar condition
as If their souls had been abstracted,
and hence they would lie sure to suffer
serious Injury. The only way to pro
vide against this calamity lay In burn
ing all the photographs. Tho people
earnestly tried to undeceive the youug
men. but without effect, and wen
therefore obliged to give them their
photographs.
The savage worships a deml god; cir
lilted lean worships a demijohn.
Tarticles of gold have been made so
fine as to require weeks to fall through
a short distance, although their weight j
would be fifteen thousand times that
of the air.
One of the bulletins of the Depart
ment of Agriculture mentions a simple
Australian remedy for cockroaches. It
consists In feediug the insects upon a
mixture of flour and plaster of purls
which, it is said, they greedily devour.
The plaster of paris "sets" after they
have swallowed it, and that is the end
of them.
The photographing of. condensed air
waves that attend the flight of shot or
shell will be remembered, lu a similar
effect, Frof. Wood has photographed
waves of sound, showing the alternate
condensations and rarefactions of air.
An electric flash, estimated at a mil
lionth of a second, illuminates the
source of the sound in this experiment.
The substance called radium emits
radiations resembling the X-rays with-
nut tlir, o r,t1t.. 4-t..i .......I.
suttlce to account for the observed ef-
f ..tM A ,.rtlPf,
Inir it t)i1a ovTklnnti firm
tho ,,, . .
m s. till uuuuuo 4 1 Vf II 1UUI UUI V.UII'lr"l t k.
luaterIal pai.tlcleg. But ,10W lnnnIteiy
mlnute M thosc be!
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WukiuS 8 wuimon phenomenon
w,lOBe Panose is not yet clear. It va-
s'rau '" irequeucy m uinerem
I twiturna fit ttlffarant tlnma n,t nna tlit
ory is that It serves to give the eye
momentary rest, becoming more i're
queut as the eye grows tired, while an
other view is that It serves to moisten
the eyeball. Its duration, which It.too
slight with distinct vision, has been
a subject of investigation by Herr S.
Garden. Hy a photograph method he
has shown that the entire wink lasts
about four-tenths of a second, the
downward movement taking only about
seven to nine hundredths, while the up
ward movement of the lid averages
seventeen hundredths, and the eye is
shut about fifteen hundredths of a
second.
The capture of a fourth specimen of
the "takahe," or flightless rail of New
Zealaud, Is regarded as one of the most
Important events of recent years In
ornithology. The capture was effected
nearly two years ago, but detailed ac
counts of the bird have only just reach
ed Kngland. The takahe (Notornis
hochstetterl) is about equal In size to a
goose, but its wings are very small,
aud unlike all of its relatives iu other
lands. It cannot Hy. Its breast is of a
rich blue color, and Its. powerful beak
is described as "a large equilateral tri
angle of hard piuk horn," apparently an
excellent weapon. The first specimen
of the bird was caught In 184!f. the sec
ond In I S.'l and the third in 18"S. The
new specimen Is said to be the finest
of all, and $l,rK) have been offered for
i it.
"JIM" COUNTED FIVE CARDS.
Three-Kinitertrtl Htrantcr Won the Iot
in u Dmlce City I'oker Utone.
"Have 1 ever been west of Chicago?"
sal. I the man who had just been listen
ing to some hair-raising stories f
Western life. "Why. yes, I took a tly-
! Ing trip across the country once, and
that reminds me of a little incident
that liupcncd to a friend who traveled
witli me on that occasion. My friend,
whose name was Jim Harding, was
something of a sport and a pretty
plucky chap, but he knew wheu the
odds were against him and was not
looking for unnecessary trouble. How
ever, when our train was laid up In
Hodge City, Kan., because of a railroad
wreck there, Jim decided to see a little
of the town. He was not long iu scrap
ing acquaintance w It'll some fellows
who were fond of poker.
"Jim and his new acquaintances
found a quiet place, where they opened
up a game. I. tick seemed to lie against
Jim from the start. Two pair, nines
high, made the best hand he held, aud
the other fellows didn't do a thing but
get full houses and Hushes all the time.
Jim wilt died them narrowly for indi
cations of crooked work, but he
couldn't see a thing out of the way ex
cepting the fact that t lie other fellows,
especially one of them, got the cards.
The lucky man was minus a finger, aud
by and by Jim noticed through the
space left by the missing finger, that
the man. who was his vls-a-vls at the
table, kept a card nut wheu the pack
was shuffled. Thus his hand contained
six cards instead of the customary five.
.11 in decided to say nothing until there
was a big Mtt at stake. Then he
thought he would close In on the three
fingered gentleman and claim the pot
by virtue of his opponent's holding a
foul hand. His opportunity was not
loug lu arriving. The three-fingered
man evidently thought he had a sure
thing and everylsnly dropped otit of the
gams excepting him and Jim. The two
men kept raising each other's bevs, and
finally there was over StiOO in the pot.
" 1 call you,' said Jim, coolly, reach
ing for the chips. "I've got only a pair
of deuces, but I guess they're good, as
you hold an extra card.'
"The three-fingered man spread his
six cards out on the table with one
hand, while with the other he drew
forth a big gun which he placed beside
the cards, keepiug his finger on the
trigger.
' "Ho you see more than five cards
there?' he inquired calmly. Must count
them and see if you're not mistaken."
"Jim counted them. 'One, two, three,
four, five,' he said. "Yes, there are five
cards, sure enuugn.
' 'You're sure there ain't six,' persist
ed the Kansan. "Count them again,
so's there won't be any mistake.'
'Jim gasped faintly, looked at the
g'.ui and then at the six cards spread
ouc before him. 'One, two. three, four.
five,' he repeated. "You're right, part
ner. I see only five. The pot's yours.'
"Jim didn't play poker any more ic
Dodge City."
CRADLES THAT ARE EXPENSIVE.
A Child Born to Wealth May Lie in On
Costing $30O or Upward.
The woman that rules the world to
day through the medium of the cradle I
lias a pretty expensive undertaking on
her hands, for cradles do cost so much
money that is, some cradles do. This
year's baby is a financial monarch, in
deed. He can cuddle down In a beauti
ful downy nest built on a foundation
of rare woods carved in exquisite de
sign and inlaid with precious stones.
He can dig his pink toes into rich silks
mat cost any number of dollars a yard,
aud wipe his pudgy nose on linens that
are equally expensive. And by the time
he has done all this and wriggled his
fingers through any quantities of soft
laces, he will have instituted himself
sole owner of a cradle that cost his in
dulgent parents IfoOO and upward.
A cradle of this description is cer
tainly a thing "of beauty aud ought to
be a joy forever. The effect of such a
creation upon the primitive man who
swung his progeny In a bed of boughs
or a wooden box set on rockers Is dif
ficult to contemplate. Even kings and
queens of past ages would stand in awe
of it. In old Illumined manuscripts
there are Illustrations of cradles where
in princes of royal blood have lain
down to rest, and some of these beds
of aristocratic Infants are still preserv
ed for the edification of later genera
tions. But the 1JMK) baby could turn
with disdain from every one of these
cradles and seek his own modern couch
with pride and thanksgiving.
These really expensive erndles are
not kept In stock by furniture dealers.
They are made to order by expert cabinet-makers,
and the fashlonings are
selected from the choicest importa
tions. "The excessive cost of some cradles,"
said a furniture dealer, "lies largely in
the amount of labor expended on the
carving, which Is most elaborate. In
no article of furniture that we turn
out is more delicate workmanship re
quired thau iu a cradle. Often tin
work alone on one of these little beds
costs .$i:(K to $.'100. Then, when you
have quadrupled this one item witli
the value of the material aud bedding
you have a cradle whose elegance
ought to make any baby feel on good
terms with the whole world."
"But what about the cheap cradles?"
asked the visitor. "There certainly
must be cheap ones. Kvory baby who
is squirming through this end of tin
century can not afford to snooze iu a
$."IM couch."
"Oh, yes." assented the dealer, "they
come cheap, lots of 'em. but we don't
handle them. The lowest-priced cradles
we carry cost $'2. Bui you can get one
for $1. Compared with these fancy af
fairs a dollar cradle looks about like ",0
cents, but no dolibt the poor baby rests
Just as comfortably as the more fortu
nate youngster." Chicago Inter Ocean.
I'lot Koougli for a Itank.
All ex-sea captain now living iu Syd
ney, N. S. ,'., was many years ago lu
charge of a ship carrying some con
victs. The convicts mutinied, murder
ed the crew aud ordered the captain to
navigate them to the islands, aud, be
ing a prudent man, he did so. When
satisfied as to their course the convicts
deliberated, decided that he had be
haved himself well, and put him ashon
on the first large Island they came to.
He was a musician ami took his violin
with li i in. A threatening crowd of sav
ages greeted his arrival, but the ma
rooned captain played to them till they
thought him a god, brought him un
limited pigs and .villus, and bowed iu
adoration. Finally be married tin
chiefs daughter, succeeded him, ami
ruled the Island for years, till a shir
culled In ami he sailed away.
Haili-oatls Ncedctl In Hi-m.II.
The facilities for inland transporta
tion are so limited in Brazil that I lit
inhabitants of the ports find It chcapei
to liuiiort grain from North America
thau from their own farms.
Very few people live to bo : with
out acquiring a physical complaint that
hampers them till their lights go out
forever. The man of 4 who Is sUoiij)
all over, has a rare experience.
There Is always great admiration for
a man who uuderstauds his busiueM.
RACKS THE JOINTS MIGHTILY.
Inflammatory Kheumatism Is a Com
plaint No One Need Covet.
The name rheumatism is applied tj a
great variety of affections accompan
ied with pain in the joints or muscles,
some of them more of a gouty or uric
acid nature, others probably of infec
tious origin, and others still the expres
sion of some disease of the nervous
structures.
. Acute articular or Inflammatory rheu
matism is a disease characterized 'jy
pain and swelling In oue or more of lie
joints, usually the larger bones, such
as the knee, together with fever of
more or less intensity. It is a disease
of temperate climates, especially iu
cold and damp regions, being very sel
dom seen In the tropics. It occurs in
this country chiefly iu late winter and
early spring, although it may occur,
particularly on the seacoast, at aay
time of the year. Iu England it is
said to be ruofct frequent in the autumtw
It attacks persons between the ap
of 13 and 40 more commonly than thoso
who are older or younger.
Physicians are not yet agreed as to
its nature, although many now incline
to regard It as a germ disease, it be
gins gradually, with slight aching iu
the limbs, sore throat and a general
feeling of depression. The appetite
falls, the tongue is heavily coatedTDfen
there is complaint of headache, and of
chilly sensations and the sufferer !s
generally "out of sorts." There is fe-v-erlshne.
and as this Increases, paiu
and swelling appear In one or more of
the large joints. The joints attack!
are hot, red and exquisitely painful and
have every appearance of being severe
ly inflamed.
All these symptoms may disappear !n
a single night from one joint and ap
pear at the same time in another; atwl
so the disease may go on, attacking
one joint after another, those first af
fected recovering much of their tone
and function. One of the characteris
tic symptoms Is profuse perspiration;
the skin is not red and dry, as in most
fevers, but cool, moist and sometimes
actually dripping witli sweat.
The disease may come to an end la a
week or ten days, or it may go on at
tacking Joint after joint and when all
have suffered it may begin over agnin
and so go on Indefinitely. As long m.
the rheumatism is confined to the
joints there is little danger, although
occasionally death results from exces
slve fever; but there is always danger
that it may attack the lining membraai
of the heart aud cripple the organ per
manently. Rarely it attacks the mem
brane of the brain, causing violent de
lirium or death. Youth's Companion.
Kaclns; Camels.
Of all animals the camel would seem
to be the least likely to distinguish it
self at a l-ace, yet camel races are held
regularly In the south of Algeria, where
valuable prizes are offered for the en
couragement of the bread of racers;
and as much Interest is taken in their
preparation aud ierformances as In
that of race horses at Latonia. The rac
ing camels are the result of very care
ful breeding through many generations,
and iu size, temper and appearance
they are so different from the ordinary
beast of burden that they might almost
be considered a different race of ani
mals. Perhaps the most conspicuous
characteristic of the ordinary camel is
its extreme slowness. Nothing on earth
will ever induce It to hurry. Twenty
five dollars will buy a very fair speci
men, buj for a mehart, or racing camel,
five or ten times that sum Is paid. The
racer, however, cau be depended on for
nine or ten miles au hour, kept up for
sixteen or seventeen hours almost with
out a stop. The pace iu a camel race is
generally fast and furious at. the begin
ning, w hen all the animals are together
and seem to realize that a contest 1 in
progress.
An African Giantess.
Aboinah, a superb specimen of th
African negress, who enjoys the dis
tinction of being the tallest woman liv
ing. Is black as ebony, and endowed
with great physical strength, com
bined with a symmetrically molded fig
ure, is now ou her way to Liverpool.
She was formerly one of the attend
ants and lHxiy guard of the barbaric;
King of Dahomey, whose Amazonian
warriors have been famous alike foi
their prowess and cruelty. Trained fot
her bloodthirsty calling from early
childhood, she was Inured to hardsliii
and pain. Her stature increasing out
of proportion to her years, she became
a particular favorite or the monarch,
and led his army. This extraordinary
woman stands over eight feet in height,
and can easily support the weight of a
man on her outstretched hand. The
dusky beauty, having recently evinced
a strong desire to travel, and particu
larly to visit Kngland. will no doubt
soon pay a visit to some of our prlucl
pal cities. Inidon Tit-Bits.
Modern Way of Mending Hocks.
Stockings aud socks can lie easily re
paired by means of toe and heel caps,
which are being made for the purpose,
and are adapted to fit over the won
parts and be sewed lu position.
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Thank your lucky stars If, wheu you
are abused, there Is oue present wht
remarks (even If It Is under his breata)
i that he bas heard of people who ar
I than you are.