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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1904)
'JHCOLI COURT! LEADER. CHAR. r. ADA X- SOCTLK, Pnna. V TOLEDO OREGON. Some men find It easier to dodge an obligation than to meet It fortune la the only knocker that nun Hkee to sea at bit door. Begin to lay In jour anthracite for fatur -winter a. The eupp'.y will be exhausted In fifty year. Whoever else la mentioned In John D. Rockefeller1! will. It la reasonably ure that Mlaa Ida Tarbell Isn't There are two klnda of girls; one leads a man heavenward and the other steers hlin np against a soda fountain. One trouble with the vertical sys tem of penmanship Is that It la so per pendicular it frequently leans the other way. There is quite a color scheme In volved In the attempt of Russia to get her fleet out of the Black Sea, through the lied, and Into the Yellow. While the autoniobollst Is liable to locomotor ataxia, the man who ven tures to cross the street Is liable to sudden attack of rigor mortis. The dictum of Governor Warfleld of Maryland that a girl should marry at 20 gives nearly all the girls at least three years yet to make up their Blinds. "Kings and Queens I Have Known" Is the title of a new book. We have met a good many of them when we bad nothing better than Jacka and Dines. At the age of 70 Edward Atkinson Is learning to smoke. The Hon. Hen ry G. Davis will be inclined to regard Edward as a very foolish boy to ac quire, suoh an expensive habit so young. "If you don't want to Ure yourself when you go up a stairway," says a physical instructor, "go up backward. That brings into play the same set of muscles you use In going downstairs, and with a little practice you can do it easily." This advice, we assume, la addressed particularly to men. A London newspaper recently print ed the following advertisement: "The late Mr. Herbert Spencer's Lady Housekeeper desires to meet with a similar position. Highest references. Address, etc." The inquiry has natur ally arisen if the term "similar' signi fies that the new employer must be another Herbert Spencer. One does not associate with the name of Spen cer the Idea of duplication. "Log cabin to White House" the phrase that recalls the careers of Lin coln and Garfield is revived again by the nomination of Senator Fairbanks for the Vice-Presidency. The genera tion whose star shone above a log cabin has grown gray. Tlje path from poverty to success will always be open to American youth, but In the age of great sawmills the poor boy who Is one day to be famous is born In a house of boards, which is usually covered with clapboards or shingles. What would the ever busy mistress of six rooms think of a house six hun dred feet long, having more than three hundred rooms, and "principal en trances" so far apart that guests are advbted to bring three hats, one to be kept at each? Such is the largest house in England, Lord Fitzwllliams' Yorkshire seat But no woman who has mastered the art of home-making would long for such an establishment, which she would think of as, primari ly, a servants' boarding-house. It is time to put a stop to motor madness. We mean both kinds of madness, that of the begoggled "scorcher," who drives his locomotive at furious speed upon the highway without regard for limb or life of him self or of others, and also that of those who In Impotent exasperation hurl stones or shoot bullets at the "scorch ing" law-breakers. Doubtless it is not right to shoot at motormen or at their engines, though it Is not difficult to understand bow strong the provoca tion to do so is at times. That form of madness must be checked. But so must be checked the Inciting cause of It, which la far more prevalent One thing. which Japan and Russia have taught the rest of the world by means of the present conflict Is the Importance of a censorship of war newa. Other nations may chafe over their inability to get fresh Informa tion from the field and the headquar ters of the two armies, but there Is no use In denying the wisdom of both combatants In keeping their plans and their movements to themselves until such time as they have seen fit to dis close them. There never before has been a war in which this has been so successfully accomplished, and In con sequence there never has been one in which so few changes in tactics have been necessary through the leaking of information. Much hard feeling would be avoided If neighbors, la their discussion of pub lie questions, would remember that there are many subjects on which two men may differ without either being "liar or a horse-thief." Take, for in stance, that of the Constitution follow lng the flag Into new territory. This is a natter of constitutional Interpre tation, and the justices of the Supreme Court itself do not always agree on it Only the other day the court decided, by a vote of five to four, that the con stitutional guarantee of the right to trial by jury does not extend to the residents of the Philippines. Those who believe that the people in the archipelago ought to be tried by a jury of their peers when accused of viola tion of the law may cite the opinion of the four dissenting justices in support of their views. But they should not forget that for the present the con trary view of the five Justices Is the law. It might be well, too, for tbem to remember that the nine Justices must still sit on the same bench and pass upon questions of law just the same as If they did not hold radically different views on many questions. teti$kmMmrin iwj'jqfraKa tout M3 ii 1 . 9. KAIL. It is a hopeful sign of a desire for sane living, in our strenuous age, when the people are ready to listen to the doctors discuss the question of how to postpone old age. That there is popu lar interest In the problem of longevity Is evidenced by the many contributions to the public prints upon this subject by scientific men. A most Interesting and instructive contribution to the dis cussion Is made by a writer In the London Lancet As usual he prefaces his suggestions as to how to prolong life by trying to Impart to the layman a correct understanding of what "old age" Is. Old age is a hardening of the coats of the blood vessels, a drying up of the tissues and a stiffening of the joints. Therefore, says the writer, "keep , your tissues . moist and -; your jointa well oiled." This does not mean to live in the water or to drink olive oil. It means a certain amount of ex ercise taken regularly every day In the open air. This regular exercise not spasmodic gymnastic spurts strength ens the heart, causing that organ to pump the fluids of the body to the re motest corners, thereby improving nu trition and causing -all the other or gans to do their natural work. This nutrition abundantly supplies the body with power and furnishes material for the combustion which, when sufficient ly strong, gives the body the ability to resist chills, which are the natural ene mies of life. To this advice as to how to keep the tissues from drying up and the Joints from stiffening the writer adds this regarding food: "In the matter of food my recipe for longev ity will strike, I am afraid, the Amer ican people In a weak spot. The most important advice is to refrain from large quantities of meat and eggs. The latter, when eaten In large quantities or continually every day for the three meals, or even for two meals, are as destructive to length of life as the regular and free consumption of alco hol. In fact, no matter what kind of food Is taken, the quantity should be small. The human body can live and thrive and work on a surprisingly small quantity of nourishment Great moderation in eating is, therefore, one of the keys that unlock the doors of long living." The nervous system, he further adds, ought to be kept In a healthy condition by regular mental work and judicious occupations. The "wearing" theory, both as to mental and physical work, is wrong. Both should be continued in old age. Well directed mental work assists the nu trition of the brain Just as the action of a muscle promotes its nutrition. In the matter of sleep he says: "Too much sleep is Injurious. From Ave to seven hours of sleep dally are suffi cient for an adult." Bad to Smell the Jug. A fond mother of East Orange, New Jersey, was in the habit of sending her 5-year-old daughter to the grocery store. The child usually succeeded in get ting what she was sent for; but on one occasion her mother wanted a quart of vinegar. This was a hard one for the little girl, as the nearest she could come to pronounce vinegar was "mitteuer." The clerks, of course, could not comprehend what she want ed, and laughed at her. A few days later her mother needed some more vinegar and called her young hopeful again to go to the store. She protested, but without avail. Re luctantly taking up the vessel, she pro ceeded to the grocery, and walking up to one of the clerks who had made sport of her defective speech, said: "Smell the Jug and give me a tuart" Colored Bank Officers. . All the officers and stockholders of a bank in the Creek Nation art negroes. Women live longer than men because they have no one to talk them to death. MT. S), mis itw it nr youn. In !di tint men lived to a great age; few died under the century mark unless killed la the battle ar the chase. There is ne physical reason an a nature, way nan should not ttve 100 yaars ana apwara now. And yet age ot itaeir is no virtus. Unloas oa earn keep young In -looks, feelings, aetfcms and amoiuons what pleaaure eaa there be In merely piling no Tears? I believe that the art of keeping young consists laraatr tn rh main tenance of a right attitude of the mind on tns subject The great apostle Paul laid down one of the most profound philosophical truths of me ages wnen ne saia: as a man thlnketh so Is he." Itf a woman constantly thinks gray hairs and wrinkles she will soon have both In abundance. On the other hand. If ne ooiuiy oenes spectacles, powders, paints, stays, wigs, etc., and constantly asserts to her own hurt ni th. - -" . mvt uav TV UUIO world her right to remain young, nine times out of ten she win auu oe a gin ai w insieaa or a broken-down old wom an ready for the grave. If a man will defy old Father Time by a constant men tal and physical declaration of his right to keep young and buoyant he can win In a walk. There Is no use for a nervous collaose at 35 or 40. Mnst m.n v. .. wj IUU1TU tobacco, smoke too many cigarettes, drink and live too fast every way. Too many mistake reckless dash for strenuousuess. Repose Is one of the rreateat doi. ef the hour. Washington was a man t.t !at , . ... . . " auu irou wui, yet wunai a man or magnificent repose. But for a little carelessness which precipitated pneumonia ae might have lived to pass the century mark. Sandow advises exercise and cold baths. This Is all right as far as it goes. But a regimen which considers only the physical man is worth very little without a pure, strong mind, a clear, honorable life and a God-centered souL TREATING BUSINESS AS A SCIENCE. Br Jota A. Bawlmmd. There Is a strong tendency at present to re gard business as a science, knowledge of which can be reduced to principles and general laws. This means that the painfully acquired experi ence of Individuals is being sifted, formulated, made general In application, so that It can be handed on to benefit others. In no department of business practice has there been such enormous development in the last rim-ndo n " - " via,nuiAauUU, the intellectual framework by means of which a business moves, and this organization of business u nnw K.ir ' ' J DIIW- led as never before. It has long been known tha't avatm was an Important element, but, as competition grows fiercer and fiercer, the perfection of method. Of RVtpTH BnnMM to be the very key to success. The latest development of this tendency to discard the methods of our fathers Is shown in the rise of the "business doctor," who is an expert who may be called in to examine and prescribe for any business that shows symptoms of falling health. He Is a graduate from the school of experi ence. He takes charge of everything and bosses everybody concerned. The first think he does Is to examine the work ing system, and he Invariably finds this to be closely con nected with the seat of the disease. Striving at every point to eliminate waste, he often finds It necessary to reorganize it from top to bottom. Detecting lenkage here, waste of time there, he endeavors by Introducing time and labor saving devices to reduce the running expenses. He teaches managers how to advertise most effectively for the least money, how to have the windows dressed, how to economize floor space, how to make two men do the work of three. Besides examlnlnir Into wastes that result from lack of syatoso, tha business doctor looks wt far possible rTWkeaseti oa the part tf employes. He Mas all aorta of clever devWas far datacstng socfe practices. Be aaercllessly prods body to aaa how muoh work he eaa gat out of him. Ue pries Into rrary neck ana comer ana Into every slightest transaction till he knows just wha4 is going an rrerywfccm every minute. Ha shakes op and be shakes down thw what business, tightening a screw here, fastening a loose tatd thera, applying to on man a tenia, to another a rcsatng down, always with his sugar n the pulae of hl parWitt ttl finally ft steadies down to a normal, healthy acttom. It to net each a long stretch of years since the Date trader ased Ms foot as the standard of weight In buying furs from fee Indiana of America. There waa method to that! Bat we have elaborated business knowledge and methods in America since then. To-day experts and ane clalJsta la business principles are known as "doetora," and we may without undue exaggeration dignify the alfied classified, and duly arranged sobstaaoa of their special knowledge as science. AMERICA AND THE PRESENT TIME. Br Sana for CSaancar ft. Denrm. I have only contempt for watery pat riotism. I know men who invest abroad because tbey see the shadow of an an archy and communism which is to touch their possessions. I know men who live abroad to get out from under the American avalanche. I hope they will never return. We neither want them nor do we want the offspring ef such stock. What are our perils? In comparison with what we have gone thnMlcrh mnA ivnur .1 , . v""-viij mey are no th ins. Our dvsrtentlc frinria toib- h.,. .... - . - - , vuo giory or ine old time and how we have fallen away la manners and In mor- " miij icwnis a jt-ii k or rn tmu1 m. a BKXAVOa DKPZW. - "trcunijj uruDienne&s among the clergy of Virginia, but no such record attaches to any church In nnv a - uivu iu iuf ouiie. in iBr township, of the United States to-day. The elcbteenth wntnn hmA .... . - - i 'oruiuona rjy Amer icans two thlnes th ltfrhf.tr, ji . - w auu Buingie nails, xa the nineteenth century contributed more to the haDDlneas of man an1 k. j .... "aypjnees . 7 T, wu UJan " centuries which preceded it General Whtr.o-tw. ,,. . . " . ,. MU4iuiiruon ana hia republic were rocked to the center by a whisky rebellion in a county of PennvlTnto lint i u .... . ,. - uuie mirteen States and a million .of men, American at that In arm. against tb republic for its overthrow only placed it on firmer founda Oons with purer 'liberty. Rah for your good old times! Tha - , cAwrrjjt io-morrow. PEOPLE Of TODAY ALL IMITATORS. Br a. jr. rinceot. W are all terribly alike, and every man and woman is but an Imitation of some other man or womsn. In literature, art religion, we are all under the influence of some domineering power Even in sports we are not free from imitation" Thousands of people who did not want to ride bicycles did so because they wanted to Imitate the wealthy class at Newport And of what use was their rejoicing? Now they must needs motor and play eolf. because it i fa.Mv.,- . . ' - - - .'uiuimuic iv uo se and the people they want to seem like enjoy these things. We will never get rid of the fads, and we may never ret rid of the imitations, but the only chance for the latter la te cultivate Individuality. The way to do that is to stimulate 4V euons Dy never letting a day nana without spending fifteen minute t i...t .v . . , , t "u some one you feel Is superior to you or by reading for that lenrth of time In a good book. MEN CHEAPER THAN HORSES, Famine In Horaca and Hush of Work Make Them Hard to Hire. If anyone Is deceiving himself that the automobile has any chance of driv ing horses out of the market let him ask the teamster or bus driver, says the Chicago Chronicle. The contractor will tell the same story, giving figures to prove that the horse market was never In better shape than it is this fall and that horses were never In greater like. The horse ca n do the best of the work himself. What" he needs Is some thing to help hlin with the hard work. There are not on the market to-day enougu neavy horses to do the hard work of city teaming. According to re ports the price of an average team horse has doubled within the last nine months and the scarcity of teams for general hauling Is alarming. Contrac tors are having the greatest difficulty m getting enougn teams to do their nORSBS GET BIGGER PAY THAN THEIIt DRIVER. demand. Indeed. It is much as the su perintendent of one of the city bus lines said the other day: "It is a pity the automobile does not take hold of the rough work the horse now has to do. We don't need automobiles to haul the fashionable about town. Wa need them for delivery wagons and for dirt- oaniing and for coal wagons ana us work and the price of hire for a team, wagon and driver has recently ad vanced from 3 to 4 to $5 to $6 per day. Even at this price horses are not to be found and general teaming com panies are unable to fill their orders because of their shortage m horses. Drivers and wagons are plenty enough, but It 1s Impossible to get the horse to complete the outfit It so happens that while- a man Is earning S1.60 a day his team Is earning $3. The superhvtepdent of barns for a big cab company figures the cost of a horse's keep at $12 a month. The sum Is divided something as follows: Fel $6 00 Barn rent ... 13 00 Groom 4 00 Shoes 2 00 He considers this a big estimate, allowing for the high rental of barn room downtown. "And even at that rate we think It Is stlng more to keep a horse than a man," he explains, "be side that we have our Investment to look out for, we have out horseand the man didn't cost us a cent. And then again the man can. take care of himself, but a beast of a man will abuse a poor beast of a horse. A horse wui worn iu ciay long and all night if the driver forces It. bur ... heres the difference. We have tn, look out for the horse ami fh ,., look out for himself. If you wer figure It out deducting fr expense of keeping a horaA on,i - - iui nm odds and ends In the line of expenses ju win ui.u mat a single horse does not hire for quite as much per day as a man does. But we never hire a sin gle horse we get them In horse, wagon, harness and driver for o mucn. iiaiurany the outfit will cost more than any one part of it" Many of the larn-n mnt. v.v.vui, un able to get horses to nut in . - mid wuri of excavating cellars, have put In largo "-". wuo, witu pick ajKl shovel, are able to do the work of teams. In the meantime t th OP la A a mobil which will haul 1 Iff ah ai roads or do any of the drudgery of the nun.. un uu equine ramuy will no, doubt welcome it Thero win k " v v VlvULr of work left for the horses. Priend In Need. "Can you lend me a t..n. .. . chap? I m ffolnir on m . need K badly." "Walt till VOU iraf K.L. .... . . rou'll need It worse then!" Puck,
