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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1904)
m , v. LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER. CHAB, F. Jk ADA X. BOCLX, Fobs. TOLEDO OREGON. King Pete of Servla wants to resign. Anybody want Lis job? Somebody has written a book enti tled "How to Sleep." That's easy. Get an alarm clock. Hall Oaine has nervous prostration. Now perhaps he knows bow most of the people who have seen his plays suffered. If an ordinary old one-dollar bill har bors 00,000,423 germs, how many could get board and lodging on a veteran twenty-dollar note of commerce? The Sultan has promised to make an exhibit at St Louis. The Sultan rec ognizes only a constructive difference between promises of an exhibit and an exhibit of promises. The main argument against the Ben Davis apple is that it isn't good to eat. Kansas City Star. But the exasper ating feature about it is that it looks as if It were good to eat Prince nenry, flddrpRHlner Owrnnii soldiers who were about to depart for Africa, said: 'Germany expects every bullet to do its duty." Any bullet that doesn't do that ought to be shot It Is true, as Secretary Shaw says, that the boy should see more of father, but this would mean that father should stay home more in the evenings, a hardship not to be contemplated with out protest. Some of the people who are not kept busy earning their living have taken up for discussion the old question, "Should a genius marry?" Of course each of the discussers speaks from personal knowledge. Among strange legacies may be classed that of a Vermont man who left ?500 to his church, the income to be used in sweeping the snow off the church pavement and in strewing ashes and sawdust on the slippery places. At Great Neck, L. I a widow with a fortune of $1,000,000 recently married a poor young man whom she had known only two weeks. Still, there are plenty of men who will go right on striving so that their widows may be left rich. The town of Coldfoot In Alaska, prlugs into prominence in connection with a report of a territorial official recommending that It be made a rein deer station and that a post road be constructed thereto from the Yukon Elver. What is It that the mayor of Hottlme, Philippines, will say to the mayor of Coldfoot, Alaska, some day, when they meet at Washington, In a notable fraternal jollification? General Weyler professes to be sor ry that he did not Invade the United States when he had charge of the Spanish army in Cuba. We often hear of people who worry over troubles that may come to them In the future, but Weyler is probably the first man on record who ever worried over trouble which he failed to get into when tie had a chuuce, and which there could be no possibility of bringing back. The adulteration of drugs is a double evil. It Is not merely that the adulter ants put Into them may be Injurious to health, but even when tills Is not the case they may so detract from the effi cacy of the medicine that it will not accomplish the purpose for which it is Intended. A careful analysis of drug products which are largely intended for ubo lu States other than those in which they are manufactured ought. therefore, to contribute essential! to the protection of the public Civilization is not averse from money-getting and it lays down no rules as to how much solid comfort an indi vidual or a community may enjoy, but it does insist that money made under its auspices shall lie well spent and that the benefits which it bestows shall fall in some measure on all, for no man can be siitd to be really and truly civilized whose feet are treading out side the path of right living and who does not bestow on others less fortu nate, but not less deserving, a share, however modest of the comforts that are his. Divorce civilization from mor als and you have nothing left but a ridiculous and an impudent sham. work while the men are being educated to make a breakfast on a cup of poor coffee and a chew of tobacco. There ought to be a cooking department not in every school but in every home. BATTLE-GROUND OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE CONFLICT" A contemporary hits the nail on the head when It says that the darky chef lu the little cluttered-up kitchen of a Pullman dining car will always serve you a daintily cooked meal, no matter what you order. Why should not housewives, with better facilities, do as well? Because they do not know how. Why do they not know? Be cause they have never been taught The girl must learn how to cuff the piano and do various kinds of fad Next to love, the most Important of ten the most importunate, question be tween a man and his wife is money. To the young and romantic this may seem a sordid condition. Love, in their view, means bon bons and long stemmed "American Beauties." Later on, when they learn that It also means taxes and coal bills, shoes, pew rent and groceries, they will see why it is that the most beautiful superstructure must have a firm financial foundation. Then will come, or at least ought to come, the question of an allowance for the wife a very modern question In the opinion of many, and a foolish one In the view of the old-fashioned and conservative. It is true that It Is raised more often than It used to be. The reason Is that women's views of life, especially of married life, have ad vanced. Many were self-supporting before marriage, and many more might have been so if they chose. To them the exchange of financial freedom for absolute dependence Is not attractive. They had the control of money before marriage; they reasonably desire the control of at least a little after mar riage. To men of sympathetic Imag ination this question may never pre sent Itself. They supply unasked not merely the wife's known and expressed needs, but realizing their own fond ness for a new tie or the occasional entertainment of a friend at luncheon, they appreciate a woman's need of funds for which she need not account The other type of man the type which pays the regular bills and takes no i h, mum rnrrjrn i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 J,?r Tr r ''" Taaai iPi HI liiiP JRP ; mMffl cwv mff mr japan s 1 .. 4: 1 1 RELIANCE, Not to the swift the race; Not to the stroiig, the flight, thought of extraneous wants should Not to the righteous, perfect grace; remember that married life is often Not to the wise, the light compared to a partnership. It Is not necessary that both partners draw Bnt often 'altering feet equal sums from the profits of the, "?e BUrft t0th? oal; . . , . ., . . . And they who wnlk in darkness meet business but even the junior partner Th(j Jnri(je Qf gou, expects to use his small share as he pleases. If he is worthy to be a mem- thousand times by night ber of the firm he will not take ad- The Syrian hosts have died; vantage of his position, nor draw moreA thousand times the vanquished right than the business will stand. The ne- Has risen glorified, cessity of asking for every cent she spends is humiliating to any woman he truth the wise man sought of sensibility. She want her allow- poI:en b a child; . ,7 , . ... ,,, The alabaster box was brought ance, and If she has it she will use ln trembll hands defllm it in most cases, wisely, and both she and her husband will be happier. Not irom my torch, the gleam, oui irom we Binre noove; The recent death of James L. BlairNot from our hearts, life's of St T-nnln nt TCiiRtls. Ploridn nnlnts stream, a moral if It does not adorn a tale. crystal But from the depths of Love. Atlantic. VIEW OP CHEMULPO, TUB PORT OP SEOUL, KOREA Let us briefly go over this dramatic life narrative, if only for the moral Blair was the son qf the famous Gen eral Frank P. Blair. He was hand some, talented, successful. He was chief counsel to the world's fair at a salary of ?25,0O0. His wife, a of society, was president of the board 1 J a. m-t nru - Ul iauy manager, m i,w a year.. 0W Well 1 remember the day He owned one of the handsomest res!- 1 when x flrst came lut0 offl deuces in the fashionable suburbs. He"S right rrom tne ractory wlth my delivered lectures to young men onenamel black and shining and my commercial integrity. In short, he wa3nlckei trimmings untarnished! It was put on a peuesuu as a paragon or non-iate iu the afternoon when I arrived or. In a single day he fell from thisand the office was deserted. I was high eminence to the level of a com-rfltller lonely that flrst night, for I mon criminal. Let us correct the fore-ml88ed the llvel chatter t0 h going statement: He did not fall lnund been accu9tomedi and the new oak one day. He fell as all men fall-by de8k to whIcn r wag secure, f degrees. He was found out in a day,8eemed Bomewhat un80cIabl that s all. The crush came when Blair's clerk announced that this al- The next lnornIuK 1 abruptly leged paragon of virtue had beenflwakened by a bubcl of 8lrIlsn voicp8 forging deeds and mortgages for Cf-and 80011 one of the BPeakws sat down teen years. Blair twice attempted tnnt n,y dp8k nnd drew me out lnt the kill himself. He went to pieces and1 ght hen 1 Synced rather fearfully was sent to a hospital and thence tolnto ber face 1 wa8 renssurl. for her Florida. Toward the last he was llt-brown eyes were very Pignut and tie more than a gibbering imbecile kind' and 1 fol,nd the touch of he" The only bright page of the last chap-hund llffht aml Prftctleed. ter Is that which recites the heroism How tast thme little fingers would of the wife. She gave up to the cred-fly ovpr my white keys, as my carriage itors her home, carriages, furniture, 8,,PPP(1 back and forth over the sheets everything, and was at the bedside of0' paper! I grew very fond of my lit her husband from first to last. Andtle mistress, and I knew she was proud the moral? It Is the old, old one "Beor Sometimes when a thick pile of sure your sin will find you out." No'ters lay on the desk waiting for an man Is brilliant enough to escape thenswer, her fingers moved so swiftly, consequences of his wrong. Mortal yt unerringly, that I marveled at her prescience Is In vain. A man's sin maysklll. not always find him out to the public. I ftrew to understand her moods. tnt lt may be that Providence, or fate, orby the expression of her brown eyes. M"tc you win, wm punisli him by " nen sue wos nappy they would laugh fiivlng him to bear the burden of re-80 merrily; when she was angry they niorse alone. Or by forcing him to would flash with defiance; hut when keep his ill-gotten gains. Or it mnybe was sad they would hide under strike him through bis children. Or l'nher long, dark lashes, all the hnppy one of the thousand ways Justice has light in them gone, for Its own. The law of compensation Every few days the mall brought her holds ou n,y not Del eve In the de- letter, at sight of which she woS , duration of he old book. "Vengeance suddenly grow quiet nnd though" Is mine. I w 11 repay, snlth the Urd."ad her face would take on S may believe only In fatalism. ItKrvlty which well became her. Onl i i"e 'w 18 8re. " today as she furtively opened the cover writUMl In vmir iiwm in l, oil i . . : " ll,e uer . .. . ., ... lluuluuor ner ,m ename watch I cauehf a ?" V ' b'8t0ryr B 8Ul-eK"Pe of a man's face with cKPr your sin Mill find you out! dark eye9 and a flrm mouth , .,. . , , , 0ne dy a tall, athletic young fellow Ml(j Hh In Lake Tahoe. came into the office. whno o t ... An Englishman, visiting Lake Tahoe.stantly recognlzel as that hidden In the """" - " ny gooawatcu. rney greeted one another with unmug iuC H.O.O. UU yes, stranger."a quiet "Well, Ruth," and 'How are "What kind of fish do you catch hereVyou, Jack?" but their hands and ev! , ..B1. hum lsnifi Himuicaneousiy, . V. I . . I. . . .. . ";ll"V.uTm:K,slnsnyouever He could not be called handsome caught? "Aa'aL s ranger, we don'tbut there was character in every Tne take welch nir much nim wlmn . . cery nne nii . r . B or uie ratner ruggea reatures. He fishing, and I am an honest man. andrted himself very erect with a ma wouldn t like to say how much thatful air and a slight touch of haute, "'T' wou.a weign. But They went out together, and I was l tell you, stranger, that when I pullediio fnr tha FAttf tf thA Inn Nil that flsh out of the water Uie take matador of the week Ruth was unut Went dOWn a fOOf Mllv ,.v hnmmln. t,.!"". 1 um snatches of song, and now and then laughing softly to herself. Several months passed by. One day the mall brought her a letter thinner than usual. Her cheeks flushed hotly, as she read it and her eyes grew dark with anger. Without reflecting upon a hasty decision, her fingers tapped out her answer. 'Jack Your letter received. Since you did not trust me, I have no ex planation to make to you. Consider our engagement at an end forever. I will return your ring at once. "RUTn." In spite of their flashing, the brown eyes were wet with tears, but with set lips and steady hand she dropped the little white envelope Into the mall box. The next morning the slender circlet of pearls on her left hand was missing. anu for many weeks her smile was rare Indeed. One day, late ln December, when she was rushed with work, she told the girls she was going to work an extra hour. For a time she clicked away on my wnite Keys, but soon her fingers began to move more slowly. Suddenly with a great sob she burled her face in her amis and the tears came un checked. As she sat there, crying bitterly, the door opened softly, and someone came quickly to her side. 'Ruth, dear little Ruth," said a husky voice, and tender hands raised her fair, tear-flushed face and kissed It. "O, Jack, Jack," she sobbed, cling ing to him, while he lavished caresses and loving words upon her. "I saw the light and couldn't help eomtng up," he murmured. "Can you forgive me, dear? TheRe weeks have been so long and lonely." Bnt for answer she only clung closer to him, and sobbed from sheer hnDDl ness. vv Ruth and Jack are married now and this Is my last day in the office for to morrow I am to be taken to their new home, to bo the especial property of Mrs. Jack. Surely I could ask for no happier fate than to be alwavs nenr my little mistress, who has been dearer to me than ever since the night when I alone witnessed the reconciliation between her and Mr. Jack. thrusts its nose between the ban ij opens its cavernous mouth, affording to visitors an opportiti of indulging ln the sport of tbrorJ peanuts down its throat Thl 1) J pleasure that appeals chiefly . children. But those who try It don't aiwij ' succeed ln tossing the peanut into 1 front of the cage that keeps the pi nlo nf a HftlA I lain nna nnd ft . f 1 ilk kiv XIIUHIIIVV children's fear is likely to make tM i nervous, and so their aim Is uncerta Therefore the peanut may hit the pi f zly's nose Instead of going straight W 10 its mouin, or u may uu oe ui i bars of the cage and fall outside the stone in which the bars are 2 bedded. But when the children throw nl peanuts and when they have thrtj all they have and have seen the jtieI eat all It caught they have anotj sight waiting for them that Pl more, If possible, than' it did to ( bear catch the peanuts in Its mo j When no more are coming to it grizzly lifts one of its big pawni thrusts it out through the bars as It can reach on the stone ledge J sweeps up and gut hers In the pear that have fallen there and eats tt-l To see the beast eat the peanutsjl ftnofinu lu nmiiulniv a a tt'oll Aft llUfTl v. i i ij . o i r Mill lining lug; to see it stretch out throiign i bars that ponderous and powerful r j' Is most startling. I The polar boar comes up and tbf1! Its nose through the bars for peal In juBt the same way, and it gfef those that fall outside ln the games' ner, with this addition, that tJ ito m white-clad FT" between the bars to rake In stray nuts that have fallen outside it times for this purpose thrusts out ton cue. I The grizzly bear eats the kn'",I the lion nn to nnlu on rplectS the M""'! the nnlnr inni onta thpm shells aid If But the grizzly has been here the H"J er time norhnna the Dolar win "1 to be onunllv fastidious. All Nl Crlr.T.llna an1 nnlnri na well Bl 1 from milder cllmps. annear to he 'f of peanuts. New York Sun. ALL BEARS LIKE PEANUTS. Fbtot of th Anlm.U Ma R. n. All hoa rm nr.nAn. a ... uuurur in iiira whether the beasts come from sou' regions, where tha 1 n . ., " F"ui KFOWS or "I" IJ uu,,u"ns 01 tue "ozen north. nown. not Implant- where nPnnut ta If the taste for peanuts u nnt ' ed in them naturally they acquire Z very readily, as is shown, L examnle by the grizzly and the the menagerie in Central p..,. ln The big grixzly comes to the front of It. great cage In the bear L T,' ladnstrlona Smokers in Holl"4, nlflCe 1 vimuu uuiub t,uc ! i world as a nation of smokers. M Dutchman consumes on an Te 100 ounces of tobacco a year. Belgian comes a good second, " annual consumption of eighty followed closely by Turkey with ty ounces and the United Statee sixty ounces. Germany, France, and Italy tread closely on their while the United Kingdom coraM paratlvely low on the list with t three ounces. It Is easier to make a bluff tb'1 to make imod.
