LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER
CHA8. P. & ADA E. SOULB. Pub. j
TOLEDO OREGON
Men who don't wish to be found out
are careful not to be found In.
An Italian steamer ues licorice root
for fuel. She ought to be renamed the
"Young America."
It would be a godsend to the people
of Central America If our canal 6trlp
Included the entire Isthmus.
The price of starch Is said to have
been doubled recently. Here is a case
where the consumer gets It In the neck.
"Russia," says a paper, "has no na
tional game." It seems that bomb
throwing does not come under the head
of Sport
England Is discussing the closing of
doors against the anarchist The doors
of the gaol, perhaps, with the anar
chist Inside.
i It would be more or less Interesting
to know what a mosquito lives on when
he Isn't sucking the blood of some
human being.
Russian bonds are lower now than
they have been at any time since 1877.
It is a wonder that there Is any sale
for tbani at any price.
Rojestvensky has resigned from the
Russian navy. At least, he has resign
ed from the spot where the navy would
be If Itusaia had one.
Speaking of "writs of prohibition,"
aren't they the kind the W. C. T. U.
has been trying to serve on the country
for, lo, these many years?
A Judge has decided that a womnn
need not tell her age on the witness
6tand. This will be sadly dlsapitolnt
lng to the women who are not subpoe
naed. If King Leopold had not been called
to a throne he might have won the dis
tinction of being known as the John D.
Rockefeller of Europe. Fate has a way
of playing scurvy tricks on some of us.
A Texas man says be has visited
New York twice and been robbed there
just that many times. He might have
saved himself time and trouble by for
warding the money In a registered
package.
Castro, president of Venezuela, Is
known as "the little Napoleon of South
America." We would feel nervous If
we were In bis place. Somehow the
little Napoleons never seem to end In
blazes of glory.
The courts have decided that H. H.
Rogers must give up $2,500,000 which
he pocketed while he was acting as
trustee of a gas company. If he would
build a fence around himself and
charge for the privilege of seeing him
give It up he could confidently count
on a large attendance.
The plan of naming battleships after
States and of having them built In
different parts of the country may help
to destroy sectionalism, If any still
lingers. For example, the new battle
ship Georgia, the fastest in the navy,
was built In the old Tine Tree State;
and Maine, becnuse of the pride ol
craftsmanship, will watch the perform
a nee of the new ship with as much in
terest as the State whose name It
bears.
President Castro of Venezuela has an
original way of doing things. He left
the capital In the spring, and an
nounced that he had retired from the
presidency for a while. The vice pres
ldent, one of his partisans, performed
some of the functions of the presi
dency. In the middle of June Castro
let It be known that he would resume
his office on July 5th. It would be
difficult to Imagine the American PresI
dent taking a vacation and leaving the
Vice President to exercise his powers
even If the Constitution permitted such
a surrender of duties.
It Is said that some of the club
women of New York complain of th
way In which the parks of that city
are littered up by parties of children,
No doubt such complaints, have been
made, for there are finicky women ev
erywbere, but we doubt If the whole
burden of the attempt to block the
childish fun should be laid at the door
of the clubwomen, who are often the
, objects of unjust criticism. We should
rather suspect that the Idea originated
with those denatured women, whether
members of clubs or not, who sport
" dogs Instead of children.
The great advance which has been
made toward a realization of Cecil
Rhodes' daring conception of the Cape
to Cairo railroad Is Impressively dis
pelled by the recent announcement that
the rail bead had reached Broken hllL
In British Central Africa. The length
of Africa from north to south along
the line of the road Is about 4,000
miles. The portion of the road now
in actual operation is 2,010 miles long,
but the distance remaining to be cov
ered Is even less than these figure
seem to Indicate, for railroad construc
tion Is going on southwardly from
Egypt, and when the line from South
Africa penetrates the Soudan It will
make connections forming a continuous
rail route across the continent. It is
not many years since Africa was
' known as the dark continent The re
gion In which railroad construction Is
I going on Is that In which Livingstone
I labored and In which he died In 1873.
I At that time the Idea that the next
generation would see the locomotive in
the heart of Africa would have been
regarded as the dream of a madman.
At a time when charges of graft are
made on every hand, when wrongdoing
has come to be expected from every
officeholder, when Individuals long
trusted and honored have been shown
to be made of the commonest sort of
lay, It Is easy to become pessimistic
and to see only evil In the path of the
republic. The despondent are apt to be
carried away by the storm, and even
saner folk, warned of some Impending
curse by a prophet of, III, are swept
from their moorings. At such a time
It Is refreshing and hope-Inspiring to
hear a clear voice telling of the good
of life and calling to the down-hearted
to cheer up and see the bright side of
things. A notable Instance of such op-
Uujihui Mas Piesldeul Augell's bacca
laureate address at Ann Arbor, In
which he said that the present reaction
of Indignation against the public In
iquities which have been exposed has
carried the great mass of the people to
a moral height which they seldom have
attained. The thoroughness with which
mismanagement has been Investigated,
the determination which has been man
ifested to eradicate evils, the Insistent
demand for stricter laws of regula
tion, the dethronement of bosses who
have held power for years, the scorn
and contempt accorded to public men,
long honored, who have been detected
In unsavory business dealings all
show the moral soundness of the ma
jority of the people of the country. "A
more sane and wholesome state of pub
lic feeling has never been seen," are
Mr. Angell's words. This suggestion
opened the way for an appeal for en
rollment of college graduates among
those who are determined that right
and honor shall prevail. On the one
hand there Is the temptation to get
rich quickly by dubious means, per
haps, thus adding to the army of eor
ruptlonlsts and destroyers of society.
On the other hand, there Is the chance
for an honorable career among the
self-respecting and respected members
of a community. In a striking sentence
President Angell asserts: "The lawyer
of fair ability, of Industry, and of
character Is sure to be reognizod In due
time; the physician of intelligence, of
fidelity to. his patients, of pleasing ad
dress, and of good morals Is certain
to be In demand and to bind to him
the families he serves by the dearest
ties; the editor who loves veracity
more than sensationalism, and purity
In his columns more than the ill-gotten
gains of salacious advertisements. Is
assured of Influence In a decent com
munlty ; the man on whom political
office Is thrust by his fellow citizens
because of his Intellectual and moral
worth dwells In an atmosphere quite
above the vulgar and nauseous tempta
tions that captivate the professional of
fleeseeker, and when he finishes his
career leaves an honored name behind
him." These things are true, and no
opportunity ever presented Itself to the
aspiring more encouraging than that
which Is nfforded right now, when the
people, tired of exposures and frauds,
weary of grafters and corruptlonlsts,
and themselves at heart all right, look
for the honest and intelligent servant
who will be right and do right It has
often been proved In the world's his
tory that an era of seeming wholesale
corruption was really, for the great
mass of citizens, an age of virtue.
Meetlnw of Extremes.
In a hunter's camp different men
began to unfold their yarns. Among
others a Kentucklan said he once shot
a buck In such a way that the bullet,
after hitting the right ear, passed
through the heel of the right hind foot
Jeering and laughter greeted the story.
"Brown," called the Kentucklan to
his companion, "tell these fellows if
what I say Is not as true as gospel !"
"Why, yes," replied the other, "I saw
It myself. You see, gentlemen, when
he pulled the trigger of his rifle, the
buck was just scratching his head with
his hoof."
Then he whispered to his friend :
"Thatwas a narrow escape. Another
time don't lie so far apart." New
York Times.
A Mistake.
"The mills of the gods grind slowly."
"Not on your life If they are gallery
nghts." liaitnnore American.
A country woman's idea of shlftless-
ness Is to see a man doing nothing dur
lng harvest tlmav
THE ARMENIAN QUARTER OF SHTJSHA.
Shusha Is an Important town in the Caucasus which was ravaged by
fire and sword during the riots In the Russian empire. All the best portion
of the town, as may be seen from the cut, was burned. The hill quarter,
which Is still standing, consists of residences. The chief Inhabitants of the
town are Armenians, and many of them had grown wealthy as merchants
and traders. The lawless Ruslan mob detroyed all of the business portion
of the city and pillaged the shops and butchered the owners.
kittle Lseora
. in patriotism
The name of Thuuius Jefferson Is so
closely associated with the Louisiana
Purchase that It is not often remem
bered that there
were other men
whose services,
both at home and
abroad, rendered
the occupation of
the new territory
and the continued
holding of it for
the United States
government possi
ble. The conditions
that existed in
w. c. c. cLAinoRNE. Louisiana were pe
culiar. The territory had been French,
then Spanish, then French. There
had been British settlers. Some of the
Indian tribes, hostile to the Americans
particularly, remained. Sedition was
rife. There was no connection of In
terests. Every little community was
seeking for Its own aggrandizement.
The man who could unite these Inter
ests, quell rebellion, aud resist attack
must be one not only of undoubted
ability, but also of unquestionable pa
triotism.
This man was William Charles C.
Claiborne. He had been appointed
governor of Mississippi In 1802, and In
1803 had been commissioned to take
charge of the province when It was
purchased from France. This com
mand he shared with Gen. James
Wilkinson. After the establishment of
the new government in 1804 he was
made the governor, an office that he
filled with such success that when the
province became a State Claiborne
was made its governor, elected by the
people.
ENGLAND'S NEW PREMIER.
Sir
Henrjr Campbell-Bannerman
Leader of the Liberal Party.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the
new Liberal prime minister of Great
Britain, is a Scotchman born In For
farshire in 1830. He was educated at
BIB HENRY, CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN.
Glasgow University and Trinity Col
lege, Cambridge, and was Initiated
Into the mysteries of statecraft by
Gladstone, under whom he served.
Sir Henry has held several cabinet
posts under Liberal governments, at
one time being chief secretary for Ire
land. He was knighted In 1805 and a
few years later became leader of the
Liberal party. ,
WHERE FAD3 ARE USEFUL.
Varletr and Change in Dally Ron
tine an Aid to Longevity.
One of the professors In the Univer
sity of Nebraska claims that the Amer
ican people are running too much to
fads. lie says they are wearing them
selves out either chasing after phys-
leal culture, golf, tennis, automobillng,
massage, diet, baths, etc. He denom
Inates these things as fads. The person
gets Interested in one or more of them
and spends a great deal of time and
energy pursuing them.
No doubt a person can run a thing
Into the ground and make it harm
ful, even though of itself It be a good
thing. But we believe that every per
son should have at least one side Issue
f.V fni from his regular vocation.
After one gives so much time every
day to the routine of work, to turn
aside for a while and take up golfing,
tennis, or physical culture, or other
outdoor sport, Is restful and beneficial.
True, some people do become regular
cranks on health culture, diet, bath
ing, athletic sporta, etc., but any one
of these, pursued in moderation, with
common sense, can be made of a great
deal of use, especially to the person
confined In an office all day. It brings
Into play muscles that are unused, and
It drives from his mind all business
cares and sets another train of thought
going. Reasonable attention to diet and
bathing is also sure to Improve health.
The woman who is confined to her
home the larger part of the day with
housework will find golf or tennis or
an hour spent In physical culture a re
lief to tired muscles and nerves.
Change and variety in our daily rou
tine is necessary to our well-being. No
matter what our regular vocation may
be, It is harmful to get into a rut Just
simply going through a ' treadmill of
duty day after day, with no let-up. One
should always try to bring Into each
day some new activity, some new train
of thought. It is not a wise thing to
get into a certain groove and Just slui-
ply wear one's life away. Monotony
kills quicker than anything else. We
should have our dally work, in which
we are interested, put our energy and
enthusiasm into it, and do It with all
our might Then, when that is done,
turn to some other form of activity
or rest Medical Talk.
Thrifty Italian.
"There are certain Americans who
are always saying that they can't get
profitable jobs or make decent livings
because of the foreigners who over
run this country," remarked the mau
who keeps his eyes open. "If they put
half the spirit Into their work that
some of their foreign competitors do
they'd have fewer kicks coming, 1
think. I was walking through Hal
sted street a few days ago, and saw
there an example of business enter
prise hard to beat.
"As I walked along I was assailed
by an Italian bootblack so persistent
ly that finally I let him attend to me.
His stand was directly In front of a
little cobbler's shop, which, I learned,
he also ran. I noticed as he blacked
my boots that he constantly kept an
eye toward the street. Presently a
child went to a pushcart laden with
fruit. She made her own selection,
then turned to pay the proprietor,
"Coma here!" yelled my bootblack,
never stopping his work on my feet
It was all clear profit, he explained,
this money from two pushcarts. They
took no time, and yielded a good In
come, which helped out materially his
two other industries. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
What He Meant.
"I saw Mr. Luschman on the street
to-day," she remarked, "but he didn't
see me. He appeared to ba preoccu
pied."
" 'Preoccupied, " commented her hus
band, "probably he was merely 'occu
pled.' "
"How do you mean?"
"Well, 'occupied' sometimes Is a syno
nym for 'full.' " Philadelphia Press,
As to Wills.
"I am always broke," said Poorman
"can't save a cent I don't suppose
either of us will have to leave any will
when we die."
"Well," replied Henpeck, "there's one
will I'll leave with a will, and that's
my wife's." Philadelphia Press.
There are men, manly men and gen
tlemen. In which class are you)
GIVEN LEGION CROSS.
Bernhardt Decorated vrlth Much
Prised Emblem of French Order.
Sarah Bernhardt has been decorated
with the Cross of the Legion of Honor
in Paris, after years of agitation over
the question whether that distinction,
could be conferred on her.
Mine. Bernhardt Is one of the few-
women who have been admitted Into
the famous order founded by Napoleon,
although of Its living members she Is
hy far the most widely known and most
famous. Merit In military or civil life
bclni the prerequisite for the decora
tion, the field of artistic endeavor Is tho
only one In which a woman can hope to
achieve the renown that will bring her
the coveted emblem. Even then she
must be a Rosa Bonheur or a Bern
hardt in order to win recognition.
For many years the coveted decora
tion was denied to Mme. Bernhardt, al
though another actress. Mine. Bartet,
received It more than avyear ago. The
first woman to be honored with this
distinction was Mme. Bonheur who
SARAH 13KU.NHAKDT.
was decorated In 1805. Twenty years
later the list of women legionaries in
cluded less than a score.
The Order of the Legion of Honor
was established In 1S02, when Napoleon
was at the height of his glory. It be
came a prize for which the officers and
men in the Napoleonic armies were
ready to take the most desperate
chances on the field of battle, and the-
ninn upon whose breast the order was
pinned by the emperor himself, after
some hard-won victory, felt that no-
greater honor could be bestowed upon
him.
The decoration was not limited, how
ever, to the heroes of war. Distin
guished service to the state or the pub
lic In civil life also was rewarded by
the cross, which came to be so dear
to the hearts of the French people that
the order was maintained after the
fall of the Napoleonic regime.
Not His Arc.
The oldest youngster in the Senate of'
the United States Is Pettus of Ala
bama. The Southerner says that a
man who does not grow old as rapidly
as do his friends Is at a certain dis
advantage in thedr presence. The Sen
ator Is moved to this reflection by an,
Incident occurring af the recent cere
monies attending the laying of the corner-stone
of the new Senate office build
ing. A venerable old fellow, much bent
and broken, approached the Alabaman,
whom he took by the hand, affection
ately inquiring as to his health.
"I am in excellent health," briskly
responded Mr. Fettus, not recognizing
the old gentleman.
"Why, don't you know me, Pettus?"
came In surprised tone from the other,
who gave such clear evidence of the
flight of years, "we were classmates."
Whereupon Mr. Pettus remembered ; -and
the two had a friendly chat
When the old chap had departed,
Mr. Pettus turned to a colleague, ob
serving :
"I knew that gentleman was just my
age, but God bless me, I didn't dream
that I was his !" American Spectator.
Pessimistic. ,
"Good newB !" cried the lawyer, wav
ing a paper above his head. "I've se
cured a reprieve for you."
"A reprieve?" replied the convicted
murderer, Indifferently.
"Why, yes ; don't you see, you ought
to be happy "
"Ah !" replied the prisoner, eloomllv.
"that simply means a delay, and I've
always been taught that delays are dan
gerous." Catholic Standard and Times.
Nerve.
"Mr. Farsyte sent me over to ask you
if you'd lend him your umbreller?"
said the boy.
"Certainly," replied Sububbs; "but
what does he want with it? It Isn't
raining."
"No, sir; but he said It was pretty
sure to be ralnln some day soon, and
he'd need It then." Catholic Standard
and Times.
Cnt In Telephone Rates.
To meet the telephone competition It
Is proposed In England to reduce the
cost of a six-word telegram, Including
the address, to 0 cents.