Lincoln County leader., June 10, 1904, Image 2

LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER.
CHAS. T. ADA K. SOCLE, Pub.
TOLEDO OREGON.
Nothing annoys a chronic kicker like
iliA rvfnfial fit t Ii I n era ts tr vmnff I
Praise a woman for the qualities she
doesu't possess and she'll worship you.
It's a safe rule that when a woman
refuses to "talk back" she is dangerous.
The cemeteries of some towns hold
out the only inducements worthy of
mention to permanent residents.
"A Merchant" wants to know If
there Is any way he can keep moths
out of his stock. Sure. Advertise.
The New York
Ilea 1th finds that
alive with bacteria.
Commissioner of
paper currency is
' Boll your money.
A New York "physician says trolley
cars produce appendicitis. People who
neglect to remove the seeds from their
trolley cars take foolish risks.
Most every man thinks he is smart
enough to tackle any job till he runs
up against the problem of grading the
front lawn so all the rain won't run
Into the cellar. .
A Pn"toTi dof'iHT h" hi ptv
tenced to fifteen years in the peniten
tiary. It must be galling to- a de
faulter to be treated as If he were a
plain, everyday, ordinary thief.
An Eastern woman is going around
telling people how to make rolls. Un
fortunately she doesu't suggest meth
ods of acquiring rolls big enough to
enable the owners to purchase every
thing In- sight "
If It is true that Mr. Rockefeller
thinks of paying $3,000 for-an old
Bible the relic-makers niay be depend
ed upon to give the public valuable
assistance hereafter in the task of sep
arating him from his money.
Western raisers of cattle are still
complaining bitterly that they are get
ting less money a pound than they re
ceived a few years ago. Eastern buy
ers are still ' walling because their
steaks and chops are extravagant in
cost And the beef trust still smiles.
An American physician hasyiiKcov
ered that the blues are oniy a form of
splanchnic neurasthenia due to Intra
abdominal venous congestion. Now If
that doesn't make a patient with the
blues bluer than be was before he
could be jolly with hyperpyrexia, or
with metaplasia of the epithelium.
A high price often upsets a good
theory. The present prices of cotton
will have more' Influence In turning
Southern farmers away from the pol
icy of diversifying their crops than the
arguments of a decade have bad In the
other direction. The Department of
Agriculture will endeavor to overcome
this natural tendency, and accordingly
purposes to maintain In the South some
model farms, the aim of which will be
to show that the miscellaneous small
crops may still be made more profit
able than corn and cotton.
Now that the subsistence officers of
the army have reported that the re
sult of their experiments with hash
proves that it Is good food for soldiers,
no boy should longer object to it for
breakfast. Hash has received the ap
proval of the Senate is well as of the
urmy. It is made In the Senate's res
taurant after a recipe obtained from
the lute Senator Hanna's cook, which
calls for equal parts of corned . beef
and potatoes, with enough hot water
tc keep it moist. So when foreign vis
itors ask on what meat the American
lawmakers feed that they have grown
so great, the waggish guides can an
swer, "Hashi'
This spring Boston repeated an ex
periment which was first made a year
ago the new voters' festival. Young
men who had just become or were
about to become of age were Invited
to bo present at Fanuell Hall. The
mayor presided, and addresses were
made by eminent citizens on subjects
calculated to give the young men a
Letter Idea both of the privileges and
the responsibilities of the ballot The
joung men present rose and pledged
themselves to exercise their right of
suffrage in such a way as to promote
the public Veal. Such a meeting can,
of course, attract but a few of 4he new
voters, yet If It plants a higher ideal
of citizenship In the minds of even a
dozen young men it does a useful ser
vice; and If such meetings could be
held once a year In every city and ev
ery town, and If Instruction were add
ed to exhortation, the benefit to citizen
ship would be notable.
In 1903 the United States purchased
43,000,000 pounds of tea from Japan,
an Increase of about 30 per cent over
the purchases of the preceding year.
That 43,000,000 pounds was just about
two-fifths of our entire Importation of
tea, and almost . exactly ths 6ame
amount as came from China in that
year. The preceding" year China had
sold us almost twice as much as Ja
pan. Japanese tea enters this country
with a valuation about 30 per cent
higher than Chinese tea, so that last
j ear. The preceding year China had
of imports, the Japanese Bales were
valued at $8,000,000 and the Chinese
sales at only $6,200,000. It would not
be at all safe from this, however, to
Infer that Japanese tea Is driving Chi
nese tea? out of our markets, because
the tea trade Is subject to varying in
fluences that make tea statistics, tak
ing them year by year, probably the
most Irregular statistics that appear
In our foreign trade returns. The per
capita consumption of tea shows the
same irregularities. While the per
capita consumption of coffee, or of
sugar, or of alcoholic drinks, varies
comparatively little from one year to
another, that of tea leaps up and down
in what seems an utterly arbitrary
fashion. Last year, for Instance, our
people drank an average of 1.31 pound
each. The year before the figure. was
.04 pounds; In 1001, 1.14 pounds; in
1900, 1.09 pounds; In 1899, .98 pound;
in 1898, .93 pound, and In 1897, 1.58
pounds. In 1S70 the consumption was I
1.1 pounds per capita; la 1800, .84
pound; in 1830, 1,22 pounds; in 1810,
.99 pound, and in 1830, the earliest
year for which figures are available,
.53 pound. If the shipments from
Japan do continue to show a rapid in
crease the. movement will be on a line
with the general movement of our
Japanese trade. The government bu
reau of statistics has just published
figures showing that while In 1900 we .
purchased about one-quarter of Japan's
total exports, in 1902 our purchases
bad risen to one-third. The absolute
gain was over 50 per cent namely, I
from a valuation of 52,500,395 yen in
1900 to 80,232,805 yen in 1902. .
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WAR WILL NOT INVOLVE UNCLE SAM.
By W. jr. Mootfr, Secretary of tarn Hmry.
. .We are on friendly terms with
both nations engaged . In the war in
the East and are attached to each by
a bond of peculiar sympathy. feTbe one
nation endeared herself to the hearts
of the American people by an expres
sion of good will In the days of our sore
trial. Toward the other we occupy al
most the position of a foster mother,
j because it was our navy that broke
tnrougu tne uoor oi ner eastern exciu-
-jij siveness and let In the flood of sunlight
of nmriprn HvilifcAMnn. ' W hnve de
ll. Moody, , n .., Awnw jn tv, n a,.,,...
and we shall maintain it We have no interest except that
the war may end speedily; we have no concern except that
It may not bring into the struggle any of the other nations
which are now content Under no circumstances that I
can conceive Is there danger to the peace of our own coun
try. Our new navy, which constitutes all of the effective
navy of to-day, was begun during the administration of
President Arthur and under the direction of his two sec
retaries of the navy, Hunt and Chandler. It was continued
during the two administrations of President Cleveland un
der the direction of Secretaries Whitney and Herbert The
lamented Whitney once said:
"This country can afford to have, and it cannot afford
to luck, a naval force al leu si bo fuiuilJu'uie laut iU deal
ings with foreign powers will not be influenced at any time
nor even be suspected of being influenced by a conscious
ness of weakness on the sea." And again: "It is of little
service to a nation to have any navy at all unless It is a
fair expression of the highest scientific resources of its
day."
I have not lost hope that the policy of increasing our
power upon the sea will be maintained, no matter which
party may be In control of the national administration.
It Is a wise American that can tell
his own national anthem. In the prim
ary school the American youth is
taught the words of "America" and
lifts his childish treble with the others
In chorused tribute to "My country,
'tis of thee." A little later in his
career he learns that "America" Is the
British national air of "God Saye the
King," and possibly becomes acquaint
ed with the additional fact that the
British appropriated it from the patri
otic music of an older nation. Then
the youthful American pins his faith
to "The Star-Spangled Banner," with
Its almost impossible demands upon
the vocal organs and the memory. It i
Is a an Instrumental and not a vocal
selection, however, that he becomes
familiar with that patriotic alr.-with
Its highest notes scarcely within reach
of the shrieking clarinet In this day
and generation the patriot who wishes 1
to express his patriotism in song has'
much difficulty to find any patriotic
composition expressive of united na
tional sentiment. Like "The Star
Spangled Banner," nearly all of them '
relate to a period or an Incident and
the patriotic songs of the Civil War
simply add to the confusion. "Amer
ica" continues to be held In esteem by
some because of Its simplicity In words
and music. Anyone can learn and re
member the air, while It is possible to
hold more than one stanza- of the
words in memory. Others cling to "The
Star-Spangled Banner," although only
one person in -10,000 can sing it and
only a prodigy can, remember the
words. "Hall, Columbia," and "The
Red, White and Blue" are also general
ly recognized as patriotic airs of na
tional character. In the Southern
States "Dixie" takes precedence on all
occasions and Its popularity in the
North has increased so rapidly of late
that the spirited piece also may be
classified as national. In 'our colonial
dependencies the favorite "national"
(if r seems to be "A Hot Time In the Old
Town To-night," but of course, our
subject islanders will learn of this
error In time. Although "The Star
Spangled Banner" is easily first In pop
ular esteem, popular sentiment is not
ii unit In recognizing it as our national
anthem, nor has It been so recognizee
officially. In the navy the custom has
been to play "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner" at morning colors and "Hail, Co
lumbia," In the evening, when the col
ors are lowered. Henceforth "The
Star-Spangled Bunner" is to be played
oh shipboard at both morning and
evening colors. Possibly it Is just as
well to abolish "Hall, Columbia," for
official purposes. In view of the recent
events the name is unpleasantly sug
gestive and, while the sentiment of the
old song Is Inspiring, the air, which is
particularly adapted to a funeral
march, is depressing. Hail, Columbia,
hall and farewell. What Is needed now
is n national anthem to take the place
of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
MARRYING WITHOUT MONLY.
By Helen OUtleU.
Theoretically, at least most people will agree
that to marry solely for worldly gain Is a mean
and despicable deed. Those who apparently mar
ry for money would no doubt unanimously repel
the accusation with Indignation, and claim that
they have but followed the advice which Tenny
son's northcra farmer gave to his son to "goa
wheer the muuny is." Poets and romancers usu
ally portray the mercenary suitor as a villain of
the deepest dye, and a popular woman's magazine" which
recently held a symposium upon the subject of what men
most desire In a wife announced triumphantly that of all
the men who replied to the query not one mentioned money
as a requisite qualification. : ,
None the less there are a few people, middle-aged and
prudent persons for the most part who do not hesitate
to aver that It is almost as bad a thing to marry without
money. These sage elders have been taught by experience
that dally bread Is an absolute necessity to life; they have
learned that milk and honey, or what stands for them
nowadays, are not to be had without money and without
price, and they argue that it is quite as selfish to think
only of the present and take no thought of the morrow,
careless of others In either case, as It is to prefer the com
fort of to-morroy to the passion of to-day. No man has
the right to ask a woman to marry him unless he can fitly
cherish her; no woman should marry her lover, however
eager he may be, when she knows "that he must struggle
to keep his own-head above water, without the additional
burden of her support What is enough for one Is not
enough for two, romancers ,to the contrary notwithstand
ing. Mathematics Is the one and only exact science, and
by no possible process of calculation, can the half equal
the whole. Love In a cottage may be charming, but it can
not be maintained without the wherewithal to pay the rent
It Is a good biblical doctrine, as well as sound common
sense, to undertake nothing without counting the cost
They, who trust to the morrow to care for the things of
itself are 'apt as, the saying is, to "get left" It is only in
story books that when the hero and heroine fall to make
both ends met they inherit a fortune or some long lost
relative turns up in the nick of time. In real life such luck
Is so rare as to be regarded as phenomenal.
HOW TO ENCOURAGE TEMPERANCE.
By Cerroll D. Wright, Commissioner ot Labor.
The question of Intemperance Is one
which Is largely in the hands of em
ployers of labor. , When the employer
understands and announces that he can
hire a man with a clear head for the
same compensation for which he can
get one with a muddled brain the tem
perance movement is subjected to a
force not knowti by any other method.
It may well be called the dynamics of
the temperance movement and began
on the railroads a generation ago, first
in orders that men who drank while ou
cabboll d. Wright ,juty should not be employed. It was
suuii eeu lliul luib uicuiit iwtiuug whatever, and so the
next movement was to prohibit the employment of men
who were habitual drinkers even in slight degree.
This movement has spread over the country. The pub
lic is Interested as much as the railroads themselves. The
safety of travel and the avoidance of. disaster concerns
the whole people, and thus the economic value of the prohi
bition has been felt In every direction. It now extends to
private and corporate concerns which desire to run their
establishments with as little friction and as little loss as
possible. The common and statutory laws which make em
ployers liable In some degree and under certain circum
stances for the carelessness of their employes are a most
powerful Incentive to the employment of men with clear
Mieads. Thus economically aeain the movement aenulre
strength.
PRIZE FIGHTS VS. ART.
Br Admtllnm mmtrL
America is lndeeda strange place, and Amer
icans are strange people. Once I thought the
country was the place for art but I see now that
artists should never go there. The continent Is
so different There art is understood by all and
art Is at home. Here art knocks at the door like
a stranger and the public rebuffs It like a beggar.
Americans like prize fights and such things.
They will spend their monev to see hratniitT
but when art Is the thing the purse strings are pulled. In
Philadelphia a prize fight brought out the entire populace,
while my engagement was canceled. Once I thought the
day would never come when the Americans would rather
see a prize fight than hear me sing. I thought I under
stood them and ihat they loved me, but it Is so different
now. In fact, as I see America with my eyes opened I
find It a most undesirable place. There is little here to
commend and a great many things to deplore. I did not
enjoy my tour at all. I am really mortified to think of
how I have been subjected to the prevalent rulgarlty of
Americans. - -
I do not like America as well as I did in former years.
The country has changed so much, and, really, it has
not changed for the better.
ATTACKS THE BIBLE.
Literary Name.
"Yes," says the fond mamma, "I
think we picked real pretty names for
the two twins. Pat got them out of a
book. I always did like a name with
a literary tone to It"
"And what do you call the little
darlings?"
"Fauna and Flora. It's from a book
in the library downtown that tells
about 'The Fauna and Flora of ths
Western Hemisphere.' " Judge,
English Canon Cal'a the Old Testament
a Pack of Lies.
Canon Henson, one of the chief dig
nitaries of Westminster Abbey and a
select preacher of Oxford and Cam
bridge Universities,
England, has
.raised a storm of
criticism by the
publication of an
article wherein he
attacks the Inspira
tion of the Old Tes
tament referring
to Its "Incredible,
puerile or demoral
1 z 1 n g narratives,"
&ev. u. ii. hlnson. which are regarded
as being "a pack of lies too gross for
toleration." He declares that Inspira
tion is not allowed to certify to the
truth of any statement in the Bible
"which cannot be substantiated at the
bar of reason and evidence." In the
New Testamenf he finds little to offend
reason or conscience, "but whether
much or little, it will have to go the
way of the Old Testament prodigies."
In an analysis of the present social
condition, Canon Henson attributes the
spread of anarchy, the "ulcer that Is
eating the vitals of society," to the
disappearance over large areas of civil
ized life of "the religious basis of mo
rality." Yet he finds an excuse for
these "nonmoral - multitudes" who
"from the cradle to the grave have
faced the severe pressure of competi
tion, the squalor and poverty and the
miserable exigencies of unmerited
want" and who "Inevitably compare
their condition with the ostentation of
unearned wealth, the profusion and
unchecked luxury and the insolence of
uncbastened power."
The canon says that when it is re
membered that these "cruel, shocking
contrasts are no longer regarded with
the dull stare of fatalistic Ignorance,
but in the full light of those doctrines
of equality which are the common-
places of democratic politics," It is no
.wonder that "the minds of thousands
CRUISER AGAINST A FLEET.
J&f lit ; , A fife' ; - w. .
TLeL battle f ChemuIP. Korea, In which the Russian cruiser Varlog and
the gunboat Korietz faced an over-powering Japanese fleet furnishes one of
the most gallant conflicts against odds in thelstory of naval warfare.
? ! mrnln f Feb- 0 Rear Adn,lral UrIu' commanding the Japan
ese fleet at the entrance to Chemulpo, notified the Russians that they must
wlrt "rS Tr thf barb0r at nn- If thls denlalld r not compS
with the Japanese admiral stated that he would enter the harbor and sink
the Russian vessels where they lay. , The Russian commander faS the
s. nation manfully. .The Varlag was only a protected crnlser o 0,5 Tons
while the Korietz was of only 1.213 tons displacement, yet he steamed boldly
out of the harbor the Russian bands playing the national anthem to meet
he Japanese fleet, which consisted of two battleships, six cruTers seven
torpedo boats and Ave torpedo boat destroyers . "-ll"ser8 seven
The fight which-followed was furious, the fire of the Japanese fleet
being concentrated on the Varlag. The ship was riddled unUl shTLked
like a sieve and-there was not a gun aboard which could be succesSJ
worked. When the ship was on fire, two of her boilers destroyed her enilnes
barely workable and 109 officers and men lying dead or dying the dS
the vessel, accompanied by the Korietz, returned to the harbor wT t
Russians, after the dead and injured and living were removed sunk
vessels rather than let them fall Into the hands of the Japanesf The Hll
tration shows the sunken cruiser In the distance, while ki the foreirround Z
neutral ships are picking up the survivors. ioreground the
are predisposed toward the sophistries
of anarchy."
"It would be idle to deny," he con
cludes, "that the credit of the Scrip
tures is seriously shaken in the public
mind, nor can it reasonably be doubted
that the tendencies of popular life as
at present prevailing are in the mala
hostile to Christian tradition."
About some people there is an inde
scribable obnoxious odor; an odor
somewhere between a sick man and a
dead man. '