LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER.
CHAS. F. & ADA K. SOULE, Pubs.
TOLEDO OREGON.
Some pecple are like straws on a
river; they do not go through the world,
but are carried.
If Mac-lay has the business Instinct
we may look for another volume or two
from him right away.
Japan Is beginning to lead other na
tions In the higher civilization. Her
press has started a crusade against tip
ping. A Federal Judge decides that It Is no
crlme to pass off Confederate money ou
a sucker. Of course uot; it la a gen
uine accomplishment.
A New York lady was much flattered
when her complexion was likened to an
exquisitely tinted china tup; but she
was as mad as hops when some one
said It was u beautifully painted mug.
Every few days we hear of some
other doctor -w ho accidentally vaccin
ated himself on the end of the nose.
The man who started that story seems
to have invented a running mate for
me mother-in-law joke.
Noah was one of the earliest adver
Users lie advertised that he would
sail on a certain date. Those who didn't
believe In advertising failed to get tick
ets and were left out In the wet with
out umbrellas or bathing suits. As
most of them could not swim they took
to the trees and became monkeys. The
origin of the monkey Is now settled.
Cultivation of the speaking voice has
a practical advocate in the manager of
the Chicago telephone company. All
applicants for position in the central
ollice must henceforth pass a voice test,
and such girls as are accepted will un
dergo a course In vocal training to fit
them for the work. On the recognized
principle that auswers are frequently
returned iii.the pitch of the questioner,
low, well-modulated "central" voices
may prove catching in all the homes
and otliees of Chicago.
The now Australian tariff, which
went Into operation at 4 o'clock, Vic
toria time," on Oct. 8, provides uniform
rates In all the constituent states of the
new federation, and free trade among
the states themselves. Formerly each
colony had a tariff of Its own, against
the other colonies ns well as against
foreign countries. Just as our States did
under the Confederation, before the
adoption of the Constitution. The en
largement of ureas under a uniform
tariff has been a notable movement of
the last century the world over.
In San Francisco they have discover
ed a suicide antidote that seems to be
worth watching. The man who wanted
to die believed that the world would be
well rid of him. He remarked that he
would end his troubles, and leaped luto
the bay. A sailor Hung a metal life
preserver at the struggling man and all
but scalped hiin. The llfe-suvlug crew
tore off his clothing and some cuticle
In their haste. They doped him, rolled,
pounded, pinched and puinuieled him.
They worked his anus and ha mini red
the solos of his feet. They pulled out
his tongue to induce lesplrutlon, ami
when he gasped they took him to a liov
pltal. Later he was arrested, roasted
to a turn by a Judge, lined $10 anil
costs, and just as he was leaving the
courtroom to work out the tine he was
bitten by a dog. He has faithfully prom
ised to live forever, if Nature will per
mit, and you couldn't hire that man to
even think of suicide now. Of course,
It Is a cure that would only work In cer
tain cases, but It seems to be a power
ful restorer when rightly applied.
State Treasurer Crimes of Kansas
has made a study of Washington life,
especially as to ottlclal circles, and he
tlmls some undemocratic ways that the
democratic people of this country will
uot take-to kindly. Mr. Grimes says
a I'nlted States Senator dot's not dare
to Introduce his private secretary to
another Senator. That would be to pre
sume too much on Senatorial dignity.
No matter how bright and cultured the
secretary may be, no matter If he Is the
Senator's superior mentally, he must
be made to understand that he Is an In
ferior. Mr. Grimes discovered this fact
when Senator Iiuiton offered him a
place as his private secretary. Such a
state of affairs might be expected In
European otlhial circles where caste
holds sway, but It is out of place In a
repubiro. The people of the West, espe
cially, will resent such a state of affairs
la their capltol. Senators, lu their view,
are the paid servants of the people, uot
aristocrats. Senators, It Is said, defeud
this drawing of social lines by saying
that a Senator cannot deal with an
other's private secretary, but would
want to deal with the Senator himself.
Very well. Hut that Is no reason why
the secretary should be held to hold a
lower rank, lie Is an American citizen
and presumably a gentleman. If he
meets a Senator he Is certainly entitled
to hu introduction as one gentleman is
Introduced to another. The American. 1
people do not like snobbery In the olH- I
cial circles of their servants. These ser
vanis are sufficiently obsequious to the
leopie wnen tfiey want office. They
should not put on airs when they go to
Washington.
Prof. Albion W. Small, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, In talking to uni
versity students thus pays his respects
to the idle rich: "A burglar is a gent.e
man beside the man who lives off of
pme simple interest when he could
just as well work." Prof. Small quali
fies this strong assertion with an ex
planation that he means by -pure" in
terest inherited wealth, as, for in
stance, that which is placed in a bank
while the owner does uothing to better
his own condition Or that of his neigh
bor. This is in COnt.-ndistlnrtir.n t'n the
"ordinary" Intcrebt which Is D'.aced to
irr.iwi no Ktt k ,
fw 7 cc?'uuIator. The
1 rofessor goes on to show that the lat-
tor Is a substitution for Insurance in
uu use. it is severe to say that the
social parasite who spends UDon him
self and his pleasures the Interest of
Inherited wealth Is In a lower scale
than a burglar who preys upon society
with a dark lantern and Jimmy. Doubt
less the Professor does, not mean to be
taken literally, but there is a modicum
of justice in what he says. Of course,
the Idle rich are not offending against
the laws of their country and are not
amenaoie to any form of punishment.
Nevertheless, it Is true enough that
they are a predatory class, living upon
the fruits of the toil of others. Justice
to the rich compels the assertion, how
ever, that the absolutely Idle among
them constitute a small minority. We
have innumerable examples of inherit
ed riches, as well as those acquired,
being used In various forms of altru
istic effort. Nor Is It right to overlook
the truism that even the prodigal and
self-indulgent rich are of some benefit
to society by keeping money In circu
lation and indirectly supporting many
toilers and wage-earners. With due re
spect for Prof. Small's opinion, the av
erage critic will hold a less extreme
view of the case. Society is less harm
ed by the Idle parasite than is that
worthless individual himself by the
misuse of inherited wealth.
If you should ask a Chicago man or
woman to show you the bravest per
son In that great city It Is likely they
would pilot you to a little restaurant
and point to a girl behind the counter.
She had a duty to perform. It was a
hard duty. It was takinz her vounsr
life away. It was making little wrin
kles and marks of care, but Julia Frin
dlvllle tried not to think of these
things, and kept on doing the best she
could. There vas a family to support
on her $4.50 a week, and It doesn't
seem that hi all the haunts of sorrow
there could be another such pllitlful
family. The mother was feeble of
body and mind, a human cipher. The
father's mind was also gone, and there
was a dwarf child, 15 years old, who
stopped growing at the ace of 3. and
who wns rionf nm1 rtnmh tin n.na
aa .
strappea in a cnatr. What do you think
of that burden? Doesn't any trouble
that ever came to you seem Insignifi
cant in the sight of ' that roomful of
misery? In the morning Julia cooked
breakfast, cared for the old folks.
washed and dressed the dwarf and
strapped her in a chair. Then she
hurried away to her work nud $4.50 a
week. She didu t complain. She had
no confidants. The other girls called
her stingy because she never speut a
penny or went to a place of amuse
ment. "I can't do it," was her only
rcplyto Invitations. She might have
married, but she drove young men
away. She gave up everything that
It might have gone on till she
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v.i. uuiu I'atui nvib uou worrv. Hull .
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had labored to conceal. The dwarf
was taken to an nsvluni nml tha tu-,
-
old people will be cared for at public j
expense. And the girl, who deserves a
inonument uud a Victoria Cross and .
un me niemeutoes of lctory that were
.ii.i ..... I
ever designed, wept when "her film
ly" was taken away, saying she want
ed the dwarf in the house on Christ
mas. Then she went back to the res
taurant. When you get dissatisfied.
and blue, nud discouraged, think of
Julia PrlndlvUle, aud remember that
she never lost hope or courage for a
single Instant.
"lU l'a Mo, liirdie!'
The guns were popping away anions
the pheasants, and a Scottish game
keeper, with a very light bag, was
shadowing a youug blood who blazed
away at everything but hit nothing.
Presently the latter aimed his guu at
a pheasant that was running along the
ground.
"Hoots, uion!" Interposed the game
keeper In horror. "Ye must ua shoot
th bird a-ruunlu'l"
"No, man, 1 don't Intend to. I'm
waiting for the beggar to stop." Lon
don Answers.
Japan lliilldinjr Hchools.
Since 1S71 Japan has built nearly 30,
000 ele.neutnry schools, providing room
for 4.000.000 pupils, one-fourth of
w hom are girls.
ZZ' tolMiTZSZ 1 f.S but thcouXrr&KSin
her cross like a true martyr for six .abject was
years. It might have gone on till shpJvu""l0,?w oiumous. A half century
Aim of labor Organizations.
The underlying
philosophy of labor
organizations is to
give men and wom
en time to think,
time to act, time to
cultivate q better
feeling, time to ex
tend their wants
ap,d necessities. We
want to give man
time whereby he
' ?" c.uItlvat.e a fraternal feeling with
nis leuows, mat ne may cause a uemanj
;for artk.leg that contr?Unle t0 m3 com.
ton anJ sustenance. In a word, to make
the workers the producers of the wealth
: or tne world great consumers
To nemi:in(ntlv itrmrnve the nnmlifinn
. - t-- - - - . . -. .
of the people, to improve their habits
and customs must be our aim. There are
two classes who indulge in debauchery
and rum those who do not know what
to do with their time because they have
too much money, and those who have too
much time because they have no work
to do and cannot obtain any.
The man who works twelve hours a
day finds Life comfortless. He sleeps to
work, lives to work and knows nothing
else but work. He who works too many
hours a day has no regard for his per
sonal nnppnrnfB, He meets and asso
ciates with nobody when he goes to work
who is better conditioned than he is. He
cares for nothing but work. On the oth
er hand, the man who works a reasona
ble number of hours is the very oppo
site in his personal habits. He has some
spare time, and what does he do with it?
He goes into his parlor. If that parlor
has no carpet, he feels that it should
have one. As his children grow up about
him they must learn a little music. He
must have pictures and other things that
contribute to his comfort. By degrees
his habits and customs improve and,
therefore, to that extent, he is a better
citizen and he helps ail the more to
strengtnen the republic; This is a high
aim. It is the true aim of labor in Amer
ica and every country of the world. .
For too many years, for too many cen
turies, have the working people be-n
looked upon as wealth-producing ma
chines, to be used to the utmost extent;
to be pushed, to be lashed, to be cast
down, to be girdled by cast-iron tyranny
so long as they produce wealth for the
few. Too much thought has been devot
ed to what men and women can produce,
and too little to giving them an oppor
tunity to live.
We want to give the people time time,
the great factor of the world; time, which
produces all wealth; time, which begins
our era and ends our last breath; time,
the converter of all opposition to reason;
time, which obliterates dishonesty, gives
justice and allows fair dealing and com
mon honesty to prevail.
SAMUEL GOMPERS,
President American Federation of Labor.
What Is an Educational Fad ?
A school fad is a part or a line
of school work with which one
is not in full aceord or sympa
thy, through ignorance of its
purport or on account of an hon
est difference of ODinion. Ir Is
i school room innovation In the
experimental stage. Fads vary la de
gree, in the elements of time, and local
ity. They are different thiugs in differ
ent times at different places. They hsve
their exits and their entrances. Time
alone proves their value or their worth.
lessncss, and that which is righteously
dubbed a fad will fade as a fashion of
the hour. Fads are of two kinds, ephem
eral and eternal, and mortal man, be he
editor or educator, cannot always classi
fy. A fancy to-day may be a fad to
morrow, a foible the next day, and, in
the hands of some unbalanced enthusiast,
a fool thing thereafter.
We do not now consider geography a
ago tne .pem
ago the Spencerian system of penmanship
. i .M , . -
wua uuueu as a tau: It was onnoseil hw-
:U8 " was said to destroy individuality
and character in penmanship. To-day
tha vnri;...,i ... i. . ... ...
v .....vui puiu j9 itrmieu a tau uuj
opposed for precisely the same reasons
ut ,De one bad and the other has a mis-
8ion t0 perform; each was a distinct step
In flrliuriia a.iJ)i J . t
la advance; eaJh received or will rwrlve
modification, but each systematized the
work anJ called attention anew to a
most Important subject. Music is some
times and in some places termed a fad.
But the fifteen minutes daily of Instruc
tion in voi-al music in the school room
has a distinct temporary and permanent
value; we may say it has a temporal and
spiritual value. Condemn sooner the two
or three hours' daily instrumental prac
tice in the home.'
In many central States the consolida
tion of small rural schools and the trans
portation of pupils by public canveyance
may be considered and is sometimes
termed a fad, but it Is a fad that will
grow In favor as its advantages are bet
ter understood bv the nnlill,. Wh.i
tends to improve the rural schools aud to
keep tne boys on the farm should r-'p've
universal approbation, be it fad. fact or
fancy. In Nebraska at preset the ele
ments of agriculture. Induing a fair
knowledge of the habits ao structure of
th rnnininn n.nnta hli.Ui lnaeit at.,1
I" 1 . M UU't
quadrupeds, is a fad. erhaps, but that
ffrent nirrtin.tiiral Ktjte will ln.tii,n i.-
o . ....... . ..v -'nil us
youth thoroughly In"10 causes and depen
dencies of Its conytionwcultb.
Drawing nnile'enientary science are
not fads, and ')' nave a distinct
, ". i trv n u"
omlc value 'u Instrlai centers. Manual
training itr nnuus piiases, Uomet!c
scien-e. '.. tuny or limy not j,p fl,(,"
aeror.1 to local conditions. Extending
the Joy J anient store plan of the irr....t
lis
i ? i i ' ' jii it - liii'i 'i
universities and colleges down through
the high schools into the grammar grades
is, I fear, a dangerous fad.
We lack the time and the public lacks
the patience to wait for results in un
certain experimentation in the grammar
grades. Less than one hour in eight is
passed by the child in the school room
when he attends regularly throughout
the school year. The average attendance
would not equal one hour in twelve. Per
haps there are fads in the home, on the
street, in society, that Influence the child
for good or for ill. Society may train
our youth for social functions, pink teas,
and midnight revels, while the school is
endeavoring to train for better citizen
ship. Our schools for delinquents and
defectives are now striving to give each
individual therein that equipment which
wit) ennlile him to lire nn independent
life in the world, and the public schools
should do no less;- they should do more;
that which they do In the direction of
developing and strengthening an earnest
desire for better living, for honest labor,
for higher citizenship, for independence,
for self-reliance, is not faddism.
WILLIAM K. FOWLER,
State Superintendent of Instruction, Ne
braska. The Selfishness of Churches.
It is admitted that each indi
vidual has a conception of the
religion of Christ differing from
that of all others; but the fun
lamental principles, love for all
mankind, and its concomitants
of charitv toward Hip fipp.lv nml
wayward, and helD for the vk nml He-
pendent, seem to be the generally accept
ed idea of the teachings of Christ. As
to the practice of these teachings,' for
which it may be supposed that church
organization was instituted, a few in
quiries may not be amiss.
Is there either love or charity in an or
ganization which endeavors to have its
members consider the organization as the
principal feature, and is not this the uni
versal practice of all denominations of
the Christian religion? Are not the ques
tions raised hi the business and othr
meetings questions in which the denomi
nation is the central figure?
Is there a light in the life or teachings
of Christ which lead to this condition?
Did he say, "You Presbyterians must ad
vance Presbyterianism," or "You Bap
tists must add to your roll of member
ship?" or "You Episcopalians must add
to your wealth?" or "You Catholics shall
hold yourselves aloof from all others?"
How much time and direction was giv
en by Christ to organizing and how much
by the modern church organization as
compared to the work of love la healing
the sick, feeding the hungry, clothing the
naked and helping the weak?
Is it of Christ's teaching that the entire
effort of the congregation shall be put
into the erection of a temple of worship,
in which it is themselves who are the
oenencianes or almost ail the effort?
I Is the rivalry between the different de-
nominations to have the most splendid
I building, the finest and most costly fur
i nishings, the best music, and th mn
brilliant orator for the pulpit of the teach
ing of Christ?
Is it religion or is it selfishness which
prompts the congregation to spend thou
sands of dollars for building and fur-
iiisumg costiy emnees and let the widow
starve in the adjoiniue hlorU? ! is so worn, rnsnpri nn.i o..i ,. i
I nonlinatlnhJhS'l T iT ' JKST IK &
fflt.t. and not
, "uiuuui ui vsunsuan i " " cL-uuomize in our friendships I
fellowship exhibited, in which that con- neglecting them; we economize in ouri
u T . "c" uuu r wn.cn : t ie until we are obliged to pae
their strongest efforts have been given. in our lifework, because the axles, sot.
Does the educated mind become so that speak, have become dry. and we hav
it cannot comnrphon,. ht U A.. it ' """"I
to the most unlearned, but must have
the simple truths enlarged upon, elab
orated, and presented in the language of
the most profound scholar?
evidently there la a lack of congeniality I
n-.Wklt Kn nLifrt n ,t -! I . . . I
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Of Christ and the tnnilwm hn..i.o.
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ine conditions, as above interrogated are
certainly th most noticeable of the' fea
tures of the churches, which are, In ef
fect If not In intent, but societies of man's
own instituting.
FRANK PLANERT.
What to Do When Engaged.
Matrimony has been
described in two acts as
follows:
Act I. Pays her ad
dresses. Act II.-Pay for her
dresses.
But purely there ought
to oe an engagement act,
and the question is how
lontt that linnlj I. - i .
should be long enough to enable the cou
ple to study and understand each other's
characters, but not so long that they
grow .way from each other in tastes and
feelings. Better to take the ball at the
hop, so to speak, and marry In the ardor
of hrst love. Some people who have been
acquainted from childhood become en
gaged, and are so long In that condition
that they get a settled down, not to say
prosaic, look. They might as well be
married and. Indeed, far hpfrof a gs .
engaged people are mildly Interesting "to
their friends, but a little of them goes far.
if.
m
P
for the future married life. Amelijl
eyes and hair may be beautiful, bn. iVS
sisters of her sweetheart prefer to r-;
and hear talk, about their own evo. .1$
hair. I j
, The society mother says to her daul
ter; "For the sake of your family dor 1
have a long engagement. You'll want
see him every day, and if I don't g0 it
you to places people will talk. Ths r
there must be as many rooms resertf
for you as for royalty, and if your til?
er smells cigars, he won't like it
other young men will become shy of J1
house, and your sisters will be bur,11311
and, my dear, if you are going to n'
married, marry soon and have done wM
it." ihi
So much depends upon time, place af
the circumstances of those concerned ttUi
it is not possible to lay down a rulei,
to the proper length of engagement,
More important it is to think how i;" ,
time should be .used. jr
Unsympathetic people often wonl?
what engaged persons find to say to ei
other during the hundreds of hours tb
spend together. Consider, however
they have to tell the history of their pa!,dc
lives, their present feelings, and tbiOi
future hopes. Not long ago I heard (of
engaged girl saying, "I wonder if I outo
to tell him all?" Probably this "all"
not refer to anything more criminal tin"
some mild flirtations, but it is well, i8 F.
rule, to make a clean breast of it so v
there may be no revelations after W y
riage. During the engagement period tl
couple should point out to each othni
alterations that should be made in to I"
duct and character as plainly ag tin g
do in reference to the house they a
taking. This is better than establish :
a mutual admiration society with a me; fl
bership of two aud might Bare critkit n:
and nagging afterwards. I
The best use to which a couple can p: i,
the engagement time is to settle, fort .
sake of each other, their habits in a rig .
direction. A good test of love is to i'.
how much is he or she willing to gire a
for the sake of the supposed loved of
I know young meu who have given i T
almost all small luxuries in order to f 1
able sooner to afford that greatest hi r
ury in life a good wife. A suggestive
was recently made that there was rot s
for a new society which should teach bi ,
band and wife their duty to each oth'
"The first article of the constituti,
should be that any person applying t 4
membership should solemnly coveni'
and agree that throughout -married ( 1
he or she would carefully observed
practice all courtesy, thoughtfulness i , :
unselfishness that belong to what-'
as ine engagement period. ?
f i'uiWdtt k -on excellent rule. foLv
engagement period 'should -prepare
marriage, and the conduct of peopltf.
wards each other In the former stV-'.'
not greatly differ from what it is int
latter. Why should love-making end w. ,
courtship, and of what nse are conq
if they are not guarded? i
REV. E. J. HARDY,
Author of . "How to Be Happy Tb(
Married."
f alse Economy Is a Destroyer.
vvnat should you think oft ,
engineer who would tryf '
economize on lubricating oU,
the expense of his machinery
engine? We should say that ;
is very foolish, hut many off
do ill 11 ell liinro rnnlinli h!ni .
UU. 1 H lUIHf
for, while we do not economize on tit
which would injure inanimate machined
we economize in cheerfulness, in reei(
tion, in play, in healthful amusenW
which would lubricate life's mechanif "
and make it last longer. f .
How many of us allow the delicate m
chinery of our bodies, so wonderful -
muue, io run witliout lubrication until
We weary of hearing of the perfeJ
of the loved one. and fit rnm:. ."
. r . . . '" ymm , -F iuci iruin every little while bees
of the hot-boxes, whereas, if we woul
only lubricate our bearings by taking ''
few minutes here and there to see tt
ludicrous side of life, or have a little ch'
who a menu, we might avoid much phj
to health. 1. .
How unfortunate It is that the Po'
the people who should pay the least ft'
things, pay the highest prices for neatl,'
everything prices which even people If
better circumstances cannot afford! '
They buy shoes which come to plec"
almost the first time they put them fn
and purchase nlothlmr .hii. n
- nuivu 1 f "t
nas to be constantly sewed and resewe! ,
and which never looks neat. They bo;'
their coal bv the hi,.t.ff..i a
they could better afford to buy it by th'
ton, thus paying two or three times whtt
Vt8 .worth- Tliey buy cheap grocerii
which Is the worst kind of economy; adul
terated spices, because they are cheapn'i.
Poor SOans. nnnp .i.i.i-tl.1.. n l .1,1. i
the worst kind of economy.
he Poor would be shocked if they wewj
told that they are more extravagant tha".
the people who are well-to-do. It la M
always because they cannot afford K
buy in quantities, but they do not tbJnU
These people rarely calculate nr Use WV
per and pencil to figure out the cost. l
poor people would learn how to use thflr
brains, and learn to figure more how t"
tin t- t!m, .i . .. .1.
"" loeir small means, to m
best DOS8ible nilrnntaon ..t v.. ntl
the best economy-not for the day merff .
, , long run they wou Id greni
greti
.e ineir condition. Orison Sv
uurueu in success.