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TOLEDO.
.OREGON
By falling heir to $13.n0,000 a stone
DiiiHon has laid the foundation for a
comfortable future.
The water of the "Immunity bath" In
likely to 1 pretty badly discolored be
fore the Incident Is cloned.
Forto Rico wants civil and political
liberty. Ah, another Held ripe for the
grafter and counterfeit patriot!
Sarah Bernhardt has not as yet, how
ever, attempted to give "Cauillle" in
three separate and distinct rings at one
and the game time.
A Comanche Indian has been arrest
ed for trying to kill a tax collector.
Still, some folks contend that the In
dians ore not becoming civilized..
One of the unsatisfactory things
about a battleship Is that It can hardly
ever be finished before It niuRt be re
garded as belonging to an obsolete type.
The Supreme Court takes Jurisdiction
of a Philippine divorce case. . In other
words, the Filipinos are In the Union
only when they try to berak out of a
union.
Will the spelling reformers be so
good as to explain what they Intend to
do with such words as "week and
weak," or "pale and pall," or "pane and
pain?"
Caruso earns $115,000 a year singing
tenor. A man who gets It In bunches as
large ns that ought to be willing to do
something handsome for the neighbors
who had to stalid It when he was learn
ing how.
A happy distinction was recently
made by the board of aldermen of a
Massachusetts city. The fact was stated
that one of the policemen, in the per
formance of his duty, hod ruined the
"pants" of his five-dollar uniform. The
board Immediately, appropriated seven
dollars to buy him a pair of trousers.
Thus Is virtue ever rewarded.
While corruption has been wide
spread, It has not been universal. A
largo and saving part of the commun
ity Is honest and honorable. Social
progress Is only sure and lasting when
the average citizen Is rle for It That
our citizens are alive to the dangers
threatening our social and political life
and are bravely attempting to avert
those dangers Is the best guarantee we
can have that, at heart, the nation Is
sound, honest, self-respecting and able,
to purge lteelf of corruption.
Doubtless there Is such a thing as the
newspaper habit which comes to be a
form of mental dissipation and tends
to weaken the power of close attention
and prevent the sort of study and con
centration which leads to Intellectual
growth. That should be avoided, but
no man of to-day, however much he
may be absorbed In his occupation or
however much he may pride himself on
a culture thnt consists chiefly In knowl
edge of bygone things, can afford to
neglect or be Ignorant of the marvel
ous dally record that Is mode In print
of the time In which ho lives.
Collecting Is a sort of cumulative pos
6lon. It starts with a taste for quality,
It develops into a greed for quantity.
Once the collector discovers he is the
possessor of an article of which there
ore few or no other copies, he Is lost.
Thereafter he has only one concern to
seize upon more rarities. It would le
all very well If .the mania pertained to
what may truly be called treasures, but
too often these things have value only
because other collectors covet them.
That he may hove on example of the
ceramics of every dynasty of China Is
more to the collector than thnt he has
beautiful specimens of one.
People who know what a home Is are
not so mnny as middle-aged men and
women think, and they who never had
one will hardly be expected to Join In
the lament at Its gradual disappear
once. Thnt It Is going out of fashion
there Is not a doubt Every new pile
of fiats, every conversion of a dwelling
to a boarding-house Is elegnlc of the cir
cumstance. The modern family shifts
from one tenement to another, loses or
damages Its goods In the transit, Is
constantly making new acquaintances,
but as constantly losing the old, and Is
without quiet and retirement and ienee.
The older people regret the change;
the younger have no standards by which
to measure it
Of late certain of the magazines have
departed from the literary standards
created by their predecessors and have
ngnged with the yellow press In
searching for low life In high places.
Their ceaseless Investigation, not of the
moral state of the majority but of a
hopeless, If rich and Influential, minor
ity, has led to the conclusion among
many renders that onr legislatures, na
tional. State and city ; our railroad
corporations, our manufacturers, our
trusts, our political parties, are corrupt
We have, It is true, a great deal to con
tend with In checking the arrogance of
wealth and the ruder arrogance of jxiv
erty, but this nation has subsisted for
l.'lO years on mutual trust and common
righteousness, nor In spite of the alarm
signals do we see any tokens of disintegration.
Many Amerieun cities are built upon
sites of which the natural beauty Is
unsurpassed. Many have fine parks
and boulevards and handsome streets
of fine houses; Some have excellent
public buildings and magnificent
bridges. Yet as architectural con
structions, no American city Is beauti
ful as are Paris and some other Euro
pean cities. One reason Is that the
ancient cities have had time to put on
the beauty of age; but their modern
portions, constructed often at less ex
pense thoji too many American build
ers lavish on costly monstrosities, have
tone, harmony, good taste unequaled in
in this country. The reason Is that In
European cities there Is authoritative
supervision over every building. Arch
itects are required, as they are not re
quired In this country, to build with
reference to the architectural and nat
ural surroundings. The American unit
of design Is the building. The Euro
pean unit is the street the district, the
whole city. There is a change for the
better. Washington, which owes what
architectural order it has to a French
man, will have a consistent plan to
which future buildings are to conform,
and the main street to the Capitol will
not always be lined with squalor to
the very foot of that mighty building.
The Mayor of Portland has recently
Issued a pamphlet on the beautifying
of his native city. A more dignified
approach is being planned to the beau
tiful Brooklyn Bridge, the great piers
of which now rise out of rubbish heaps.
Tlio American city of the future will
be a work of art, not a chaos.
It is not the business of the press
to prescribe for the sick, but it is Its
business to educate the people along
the lines of health. Let's see. In or
der to live we must have food, wnter,
air, sun, sleep, clothes. As to food:
We eat too much. Medical men say
nearly all the Ills flesh Is heir to come
from over-euting. Make the bulk of
your eating small and leave out luxu
ries. Simple food and small quantities
is the rule. As to water: Not one
person In a thousand drinks sufficient
water. Not less than two quarts a day
is necessary. The wator should be
pure. Dilute your food. Give diges
tion and assimilation a chance. Flush
the sewers of the body; What happens
when the sanitary sewers of a city are
clogged? As to air: Most persons
breathe with only half their lungs. Men
and women go for weeks and months
without taking a dozen fillings of the
lungs with oxygen. Half tho cells of
the lungs are unused day after day.
Do you wonder at so much tuberculo
sis? The chief wonder is that the
"White Plague" does not have twice its
victims. Take at least a dozen conse
cutive fillings of the lungs every day,
sending the diaphragm down as far as
It will go each time. If yon will do
that you will never die of consumption.
As to the sun : Medical science Is Just
beginning to find out the vitalizing
lowers of sunshine. You must have
electricity to run your dynamo of vi
tality. Get It from the sun. Even if
you ore delicate do not fear the sun.
It Is one of your best friends. The
old Persian sun worshipers did not
miss it so badly. As to sleep: Sleep
until you ore rested, that's all. When
you cut off "nature's sweet restorer"
you ore using, up vitality fnster than
you make it For the normal person
eight hours Is about right Napoleon
got along on four, but Napoleon was
an exception. And as to clothes use
good common sense. Good health is
easily hod unless you prefer suffering
to a little self denial. If you will
ent simple food sparingly, drink plenty
of pure water dnlly, breathe with -all
your lungs, take n sun bath at every
ehnnee, sleep eight hours and wear sen
sible clothing you should live barring
accidents to a rich old age.
The Flrnt to gee the Mikado.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford
claims the distinction of being one pf
the first Europeans allowed, by invi
tation, to gaze on the face of the Ml
kndo of Jniwin. This was In 1808. In
that year Lord Chnrles was gazetted
to the Galatea, which, with the Duke
of Edinburgh on board, made an ex
tensive tour. Among the places visited
by the ship was Japan, where the
British Prince was Invited by the Em
peror to visit hlra at his palace. "Thus,"
Bays Lord Charles Beresford, "we were
the first Europeans to see the Mikado,
and we should have been cut down In
the streets by the Japs if we had not
been guarded by thirty or forty sol
diers." Nonentity.
"What does the initial E. stand for?"
"Everlelgh."
"And what does Everlelgh stand for'i"
Indianapolis Star,
MAP OF AKCTIC EEGI01TS SHOWING LOCATION OF TES POLE.
Baold Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who accomplished the North
west Passage last year, is credited with the further achievement of having
located the north magnetic pole. (See black star on left. of the map.) He
has definitely fixed the position of this pole in King William Land, not far
from the position ascribed to it by Sir John Ross in 1831. In commenting on
Amundsen's achievement the National Geographic Magazine said : "The new
knowledge which his. observations will give us of the character and Influence
of the magnetic pole will prove of Immense value In the study of magnetic
variations. Magnetic deviation of the needle is one of the principal uncertain
ties with which mariners have to contend. Terrestrial magnetism is a mys
terious force. Nearly every year we have a magnetic storm, which Interrupts
our telegraph wires several hours. Whence It comes or what It is we know
not The eruption of Mont Pelee was accompanied by magnetic waves, which
were simultaneously recorded in Hawaii. Alaska, the United States and Europe.
All this makes the magnetic work of Amundsen particularly valuable, and we
must remember that was the main object of bis expedition.
The banana and potato ore almost
Identical in chemical composition.
There are no undertakers in Japan.
When a person dies his nearest rela
tives put him lato a coffin and bury
him. The mourning does not begin un
til after burial.
India rubber trees which are tapped
every other day continue to yield sap
for more than twenty years; and it Is
a curious fact that the oldest and most
frequently tapped trees produce the
richest sap.
The most costly leather In the world
is known to the trade as the piano
leather. The secret of preparing this is
only known to one family of tanners
In Germany, though the skins from
which It is tanned come almost entirely
from America.
Poisoning from gas Inhalation is now
added to the recognized dangers of bal
looning. The hydrogen Itself non
poisonous is often contaminated with
arsenic, selenium, and antimony, and
fourteen cases of ill effects have been
reported to the French Academy of
Medicine. In one of the two forms of
poisoning death results In two or three
days. , .
New wonders may be expected In a
little known field of exploration since
the Invention of a young naval engi
neer by the name of De Plury, of a
kind of metal armor with a special
chemical combination for providing res
piration automatically. By means of
this dress he has succeeded In sinking
330 feet, a much greater depth than
has ever before been reached by any
diver.
To tell the points of the compass by
a watch, point the hour hand ot the
sun ; then south Is holfwny between the
hour hnnd and the figure 12 of the dial.
To measure on angle by a watch loy
two straight-edged pieces of paper on
the angle, crossing at the apex. Hold
ing them where they overlap, lay them
on the face of .the watch, with the opex
at the center. Read the angle by the
minutes of the dial, each minute being
0 degrees of arc. It Is easy to meos
ure within 2 or 3 degrees In this way.
An Indication of tho rapidly growing
Interest in underground water supplies,
even In States where the rainfall Is
abundant and the soli naturally fer
tile, is given by the program Just pre
pared for the work of (lie coming sea
son by the Geological Survey of Illi
nois. A special department of the
work will be devoted to the study of
the underground water of that State,
in order to determine the limits of
what are called the "Artesian basins,"
and the various depths to which It may
be necessary to penetrate in different
localities to obtain good water for mu
nicipal and agricultural purposes. All
the waters will be .carefully analyzed
and subjected to laboratory tests, and
thus It is hoped that the work of de
veloping new water supplies will be
put upon a thoroughly scientific foot
ing. A recent English traveler in China
describes some remarkable examples of
sounding stones, or "stone gongs,"
which he saw at Chufu, the birthplace
ind burial place of Confucius. One of
the stones, which are composed of a
grayish oolitic limestone, has been
shaped into a cover for an incense dish
placed in front of the tomb of the
grandson of Confucius. When struck
with a stick, or with the knuckles, it
rings like bronze, and the sound Is so
distinct that it is difficult to believe,
without inspection, that tho object i
not really composed of metal. Sound
ing stones are known in other countries.
A correspondent of Nature describes a
bridge at Corlck, In County Mayo, Ire
land, which Is locally known as the
"musical bridge," because the stones
forming the coping give out a' musical
note when struck.
MILEAGE OF THE HUMAN BLOOD.
One Little Red Corpnacle Mar Travel
ION Mile, in a sliiKle Day.
The speed at which the blood circu
lates in the veins and arteries of a
healthy man is something surprising.
All day long, year in and year out, the
round trips continue from the heart to
the extremities ond back again. The
red blood corpuscles travel like boats in
a stream, going to this or that station
for such service as they have to per
form; and the white corpuscles, the
phagocytes, dart hither and thither like
potrol boots, ready to orrest any con
traband cargo of disease germs.
T,he mileage of the blood circulation
reveals some astounding facts in our
personal history. Thus it hns been cal
culated that; assuming the heart to
beat sixty-nine times a minute at ordi
nary heart pressure, the blood goes at
the rate of two hundred ond seven
yards in the minute, or seven miles per
hour, one hundred and sixty-eight miles
per duy and six thousand three hun
dred and twenty miles per year. If a
man of 84 years of oge could have one
single blood corpuscle floating In his
blood all his life It would have traveled
in that some time five million one hun
dred and fifty thousand eight hundred
and eight miles.
Alfonao and the Llonn.
No palace in Europe hns a finer or
more tasteful suite of state apart
ments than that in Madrid. The throne
room especially Is unsurpassed both
for Its proportions, decorations, equip
ments and furnishings. The throne is
superb. It Is guarded by four life
size bronze lions, two on either side.
When the king was a child to ride
these Hons was his greatest delight, and
on one solemn occasion, when he and
his mother were receiving a' delegation
of dignitaries, he slipped off the throne
and bestrode one of them In the midst
of the oration. The master of cere
monies stepped to his side and request
ed him to return to the throne, which
he refused to do. Being admonished
that his emlnenvlsltors might not op
prove of his conduct, he replied that
he did not ask them to come and that
they might go any time they liked. Ills
respect for his mother was then annenl-
ed to, ond when told that she was deep
ly grieved at his behavior he slipped
off the lion quietly, returned to the
gilded chair by her side, and, placing
his hand In hers, remained there until
the end of the ceremony.
Jaat One More Chance.
Judge (to prisoner Just condemned
to death) You have the legal right to
express a last wish and if it Is possible
It will be gratified.
FriBoner (a barber) I should ltkn
Just once more to be allowed to shave
tne aistrict attorney. Jugend.
Also the bunko man loves a shining
murk.
To Extract a Splinter. A' splinter
can be extracted without puin In this
way: Nearly fill a wide-mouthed bot
tle with hot water, place the injured
part over the mouth and press tightly.
The suction will draw the flesh down,
and la a minute or two the splinter
will come out
Spasmodic Croup. Every mother
should know how to treat tills, as the
attacks come on so suddenly. The child
should at once be taken up and put Into
a hot bath. A teaspoonfu'l of Ipecacu
anha wine repeated if necessary is
often helpful ; this is to make the child
sick. Spasmodic croup is of nervous
origin, and the general condition of the
child must be Improved. It is often
associated with rickets.
Wash for the Hair For hair thnt is
dry an oily wash should be used about
once a week or ofteuer. It should be
rubbed Into the scalp with a piece of
flannel, a, superfluity of oil thus being
avoided, as only sufficient is used to
moisten, not drown, the roots of the
hair; the application of the oil must
be accompanied by friction with the
flannel. It Is a mistake to suppose
that dry hair will be really benefited
by oil being poured on to it and mere
ly brushed through it To do perma
nent good It is necessary that the futty
preparation should be rubbed Into the
skin of the head; a very small quan
tity will suffice to be of benefit
The Value of Salt. Half a teaspoon
ful of common table salt dissolved In a
little cold water will Instantly relieve
heartburn or dyspepsia. If taken every
morning before breakfast. Increasing
tile quantity gradually to .a teaspoon
ful of salt ond a tumbler of water, It
will in a few days cure any ordinary
case of dyspepsia, if at tho same time
due attention Is paid to the diet' There
is no better remedy than tiie above for
constipation. As a gargle for sore
throats it is equal to chlorate of pot
ash, and is entirely safe. In doses of
one to four teaspoonfuls in half a pint
of tepid water it acts promptly ns an
emetic, and In cases of iiolsoning Is al
ways at hand. It Is an excellent rem
edy for bites and stings of insects. It
Is also a valuable astringent In hem
orrhages, particularly for bleeding
after the extraction of teeth. It hns
both healing and cleansing properties.
DRUMS AT FUNERALS.
William Trambore llaa Officiated at
Obaeqolea of 8U3 Soldier.
William Trumbore, of Easton, Ta.,
has won an envlablle reputation as a
drummer at the funerals of veterans of
the Civil War. Up to date he has
sounded "taps" at the funerals of 893
fellow comrades and twelve Sons of
WILLIAM TRUMBORE.
Veterans. When the Civil War hmim
out, Trumbore enlisted from Boontnn,
i. J., in tho fourth Reirlmeirt nf Vol.
unteers, First Brigade, and served
under Gen. Phil Kenrney, and later
unaer uen. A. J. Smith. In 1802 he
wns called out with the Thlrtr-PlcMh
Pennsylvania Regiment In the emer
gency call for the suppression of the
labor troubles In Central PenllRvl vnnln
Trumbore was honorably discharged
irom tne army as sergeant drum major.
He belongs to Lafavette Post. No. 217
Grand Army of the Republic, Easton,
ana is one Its most prominent mem
bers. He Is 03 years old. nnd uHll h..i
and hearty, Wllliamsport (Pa.) Grit.
The Dignity of Wealth.
"They say that millionaires do not
laugh enough."
"Well, how would you know they
were millionaires If thev lniirhv'
Cleveland Plain Denier.
What this world needs Is"
creeds and more true churlty.
fewer
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