Lincoln County leader., January 25, 1907, Image 2

LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER
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TOLEDO OREGON
Aeronaut Santos-Dumont has- begun
to talk iu an enthusastic, Thomas A.
Edison manner.
Records of the divorce courts seem
to show that "marrying on probation"
Is no new thing.
An English paper says Lord Strath
cona won't tell how rich he is. He pos
sesses untold wealth, so to speak.
There Is no real reason for saying
that a man ts generous Just because
he is constantly giving himself away.
The New York Evening Toft hns an
editorial on "How to Grow Old." The
best way we know is to keep on liv
ing. Professor Korulevsky says that the
quiet in Russia is only on the surface.
A long-distance observer cannot see it
even there.
After securing that verdict for 18
cents the other .day, Mr. William
Rockefeller must have felt like 12 cents
additional.
Mr. Rockefeller objects to connecting
his name with so small a donation as
$100. Why not let his left hand do
the jiving?
A Montreal hank wrecker has been
Indicted for ordinary larceny. How
ehameful 1 That's the way they treat
common thieves.
A hobo arrested In Detroit was found
to be almost covered with remarkably
artistic tattooing. That was certainly
putting art on the bum. '
The next American heiress who .mar"
rles a French count will probably have
to settle with his creditors before he
consents to be led to the altar.
Six causes for divorce have been
agreed upon by the divorce congress, so
there seems to be no reason why any of
the applicants should be disappointed.
If Count ISonl do Castellane Is as.
Innocent as he says, how Is he going
to explain why he didn't die young,
like the good little boys In the story
books?
J. Plerpont Morgan has paid out
$200,000 for a collection of manuscripts
and private letters of Robert Burns.
What a good time Bobble could have
had with only a fifth of this amount
In reply to a correspondent who
nsks: "How can I stop biting my
linger nails," the New York Herald
Bays: "Wear a muzzle." That might
do, but wouldn't It be simpler for him
to have his teeth pulled?
Mrs. Bonl has secured her divorce
and the court has denied Bonl's ap
peal for an allowance of $50,000 a
year. What a relief It would be If
both could now be Induced to keep
from again attracting public attention.
, Thomns A. Edison claims that he
can make an automobile for $200 that
will last for fifteen years. But why
should anybody want nn automobile
that will last as long as that? We
will all be flying in less than fifteen
years from now.
Fort Mcllenry is no longer neces
sary for the defense of Baltimore, and
Is to be abandoned, but It will always
be remembered because over It waved
the "Star Spangled Banner" of Key's
vision nnd Bong. It is reported that
Baltimore will maintain the fort as a
public resort, as Fort Independence Is
maintained In Boston.
It Is quite eertafn that a consider
able iercentage of every class In life
ts living beyond Its means in the ef
fort to make a display, keep up ap
pearance and climb Into the next high
er class. This tendency Is always ex
aggerated by the -higher wages and
larger profits In a time of prosperity
and by the hope It holds out of perma
nent Improvement of condition. Every
country needs the tonic of panic de
pression now and then to take the con
ceit out of Its people and teach them
modesty, thrift and foresight
The latest distribution of Carnegie
Hero Fund medals bestowed a de
served recognition upon sixteen per
sons who have distinguished them
selves by deeds of courage which re
mitted In the saving of life. It Is In
teresting to note that, of the sixteen,
ten live In or near Chicago. As In pre
vious lists, the latest beneficiaries In
clude many young people, nearly all
of whom received grants of money In
with which to complete their educa
tion. The details of the deeds for
which the awards were made are In
fplring reading, especially for that
(rowing number of Intelligent persons
who realize that war Is not necessary
to breed heroism.
Charity In large cities Is generally
well organized, and, in consequence,
promiscuous giving Is going out of
fashion. Most persons interested In
philanthropy take pride in the fact A
Roman Catholic dignitary, Archblsnop
O'Conuell of Boston, lately pointed out
one respect in which the change Is not
an advantage the loss of personal in
terest and personal work. "Why Is It"
he says, "that the apieal for workers
In the cause of charity and the confer
ences of the various societies organ
ized for the relief of suffering is, so
often In vain ? Always the answer Is
the same: 'I am too busy,' 'I am too
tired,' 'I haven't the time;' and yet
there Is always time for eelf-amuse-ment,
self-Interest and self-advaucC-
nient." The evil is not confined to any
one parish or any one religious denom
ination. Charity workers in all fields
notice It Many will give a llttie
money, few will do the actual work.
Personal giving, under wise direction,
and personal help are the things most
needed. It would be a matter of great
regret If the organization of charitable
work were to kill out the personal
touch and the feeling of Individual re
sponsibility. The woman who put so small an esti
mate uimjii the value of her life ns to
commit suicide because she could not
6ecure a servant girl Is by no means
an isolated type. One who pays any
attention at all to the reports of the
cases of self-destruction soon discovers
that suicide Is likely to be attemptsd
for the most trivial reasons. Some of
the cases are easily explainable on the
theory of Insanity. Probably all li
stances should be accounted for In that
way, for It Is hardly conceivable that
any one In normal mental condition
would deliberately end life. The little
girl of 12 years who was "tired of lue"
Illustrates the peculiarities of suicide.
It Is hard to imagine what reason for
self-destruction could have affected a
child of such age.' An old man or wom
an, worn out by the burden of years,
sick and helpless, might think It a
kindness to relatives and friends to
put themselves out of the way. But
the Instance of the little girl Indicates
that It Is Impossible to make rules for
suicide. The most unlikely reasons are
liable to appear for self-destruction. An
article describing odd reasons for sui
cide mentions a man in Pottsville, Pa.,
who cut his throat because his wife did
not furnlBh him with onions for dinner.
A farmer in Maine bought a new har
row, and when It did not work to his
satisfaction he picked It up and ran
to a brook near by. With the weight
upon his shoulders, it was easy for him
to drown when he jumped in. A pretty
blonde In a Pennsylvania town killed
herself because her sweetheart did not
call on her at the time nppolnted. A
Los vAngeles girl shot herself because
she gained too much weight to suit her.
A Pennsylvania boy, who was the only
one of his sex In the graduating class
of the high school, loaded his pockets
with fiatlrons and stones and drowned
himself, because he was too bashful
to speak with six girl members of his
class. A Pittsburg wife swallowed
carbolic acid because she feared her
husband was not suited with her poor
cooking. Another newspaper, review
ing fifty recent cases of suicide, men
tions as motives for self-destruction
approaching marriage of a son, jilting
because of a hunchback, suspension
from school, fear of trial for arson,
dread of an operation for appendicitis,
death of a sister, loss of property in
the San Francisco earthquake, suicide
of a daughter, loss of fortune and ridi
cule, taunts of companions, regret at
having married, Inability to quit drink
ing, fear of carbuncles, fear of hydro
phobia, losses at gambling, discontent
because hnir was turning gray. Three
coses were explained because the vic
tims were out of work, one because
no work could be obtained, and one
because a boy of 14 was tired of work.
Sometimes it seems as If there was
great carelessness about human life In
America. Thousands view the burning
of a negro at the stake with no com
punction. Murderers fill the jails be
cause of the lack of prosecution and
punishment And these strange and
foolish reasons for Self-destruction only
emphasize the same thing. Life Is
counted of slight value by thousands
of iKHiple. Such a state of affairs Is
not creditable to modern civilization.
That the number of suicides Is steadi
ly Increasing does not seem reassur
ing, either.
Safe from the Vandal.
"Billy, what In the world nre you
digging that bole In the lawn for?"
asked the 4-year-old's mother.
"I'm hiding the Lord's prayer whore
George Bernard Shaw can't find It,"
answered the young philosopher, bring
ing up another spadeful of loess. St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Lower Hlrlh Hale In England.
It is estimated that only about 75
per cent as many children are born In
England now as were bom thirty yeart
ago.
who Evavc
m pK&jei- cf industry
hy ike alerner ssjl
There was never a time In the his
tory of the earth when the door of op
portunity to the technical branches of
the world's work was so invitingly held
open to women as It Is to-day. That
the gentler sex in the United States Is
taking advantage of this enlarged
sphere of her activity Is very plainly
shown In the figures of the last census.
Census reports are generally reeard-
ed as a useful but uninteresting accu
mulation of facts, but while this Is
true, they render no slight service In
estimating the value of Important
movements. According to the census
of 1900 there are 305 "gainful occupa
tions" In this country, and of that
number women were found in 297,
levlnj nnly !2bt In w!i!eh. at the time
the census was taken, they were not
engaged.
To enumerate these occupations In
which woman Is not found Is to argue
that she has succeeded In getting Into
nearly all. There are, for instance, no
women soldiers, sailors or marines.
Perhaps if the law was not explicl
women might be found navigating a
battleship or fighting a submarine. But
the law she had no hand In framing
says "No." When women are given the
right to vote there may be another
story to tell. Then, there are no -women
firemen In any of the municipal de
partments, no women street car driv
ers, no women "helpers to brasswork
ers," "helpers to steam boiler makers"
nor "apprentices and helpers to roofers
and slaters."
It should be noted that In the three
classes last named women thus far
have only refrained from engaging as
helpers or apprentices, though they are
found as brassworkers, steam boiler
makers and as roofers. A Delaware
town has Its woman horseshoer, and
women machinists are by no means un
known. Of the 28,000,000 women more
Here's a fish story: A sportsman
fishing for salmon In one of the streams
that rjjn Into the Gulf of St Law
rence discovered a spot where he was
convinced that a salmon ought to be
lying. As he made his way through the
bushes a cast which he had wound
around his hat became loosened. As
the sportsman peered over the bank a
fly on the loose cast gently touched the
water. Immediately a salmon seized It
and rushed away upstream, carrying
both book and hat
"A horse who has always been made
to obey quickly will respond to com
mands from any one, whereas the crea
ture who has been petted and talked
to accords, unless hungry, scant atten
tion to any one. We talk to horses alto
gether too much, uud it Is a silly and
dangerous custom," declares F. M.
Ware, In a current magazine. He adds
that the animal's uttention Is kept If
the rider or driver is silent the
horse's anxiety being always to find out
what his master wishes done.
There Is, according to an explorer, a
large and fierce South American spider
which chases men if they come too near
Its lurking places. On one occasion
he was pursued by one. "Riding at an
easy trot over the dry grass," he writes,
"I observed a spider pursuing me, leap
ing swiftly along and keeping up with
my beast. I aimed a blow with my
whip, and the point of the lash struck
the ground close to it, when It Instant
ly leaiHid upon and ran up the lash,
and was actually within three or four
Inches of my hand when I flung the
whip from me."
Japanese lacquer Is the most beau
tiful material of the kind in the world,
and It has recently been the subject of
a special study by two chemists, Messrs.
A. Tschlrch and B. Stevens, whose re
sults are published In the Archlven der
Pharmazle. The special qualities of
Japanese lacquer are its brilliance, Its
great hardness and toughness, and Its
resistance to acids, alcohol and boiling
water. It Is 'made of the gum of the
Uhus vcrnlcifera, which grows and is
jultlvated In China as well as In Japan,
and may be seen as an ornamental tree
lu Europe. The best gum comes from
the foot of the tree In the hottest
weather of summer. The art of bleed
dclucvad d&HjncKon
formerly morvcpolized
than ten years of age In the country
at the taking of the last census more
than 20 per cent, or 5,319,397, were en
gaged In "gainful occupations." This
means that one and a quarter millions
of women In excess of the number In
1890 were working at various trades
and occupations. During the decade the
number of women had Increased from
23,000,000 in 1890 to 28,240,000 In 1900.
One of the most notable increases In
the number of workers In any single
occupation is found In that of the sten
ographer. In 1890 there were 21,270
women thus employed. In 1900 there
were 8(5,118, or n 200 per cent increase
In a decade. If the Increase has been
maintained at the same ratio there
must be now about 1S9.000 women sten
ographers la the country; or, If only
the annual average Increase has been
maintained, there ore now about 125,
000 women playing on the keys of type
writers In various offices In the United
States.
As has been shown by the census
figures, women are pushing ahead Into
almost every "gainful occupation," even
into those trades and occupations which
it had been believed were exclusively
man's heritage. There never was so
vain a dream, It appears, as that which
pictured any "gainful occupation" In
which women may not enter. For In
stance, In 1900 there were two women
"motormen," and there probably will
be more when the next census Is taken.
Women in general do not succeed in
manly occupations any better than men
do, but the percentage of success may
be said to be greater In certain fields.
One reason for the triumph of the mod
ern woman in the field of man's work
Is to be found In the care she usually
takes to fit herself for her chosen occu
pation, and the seriousness with which
she takes herself leads to a determina
tion to succeed that simply compels
success.
ing the trees has been carefully culti
vated, as well as that of preparing and
coloring the lacquer. ' Finely pulver
ized mineral salts, as well as carbon,
gold and silver, are employed in pro
ducing polychromatic effects.
A correspondent of the London Times
calls attention to the need of an au
tomatic recording speed-indicator for
railway trains. Both of the most re
cent Important fatal railway casual
ties in England were undoubtedly
caused by excessive speed at points
where the regulations required a slow
ing down. Engine drivers become reek
less and disregard rules, safely at first,
but ultimately meet with disaster. If
the record of speed during each trip
were to be submitted to Inspection,
there would be less disobedience, and
greater safety. Possibly the recording
speed Indicator has been invented, but
it appears not to be in use anywhere.
India's hunting leopard, the cheetah,
has a reputation as one of the most
gentlemanly of beasts. Three Calcutta
visitors to northern India were out on
a tramp when they were overtaken by
a thunderstorm. They espied a cave
In the side of a hill and into It they
rushed. When the rain stopped they
came out and found a cheetah sitting
licking the . heavy wet off his waist
coat and his paws. ' It was his cave ;
but rather than deprive his visitors of
their shelter the polite creature had
sat outside in the driving tempest
With a friendly mew and grncefully
wagging his tall, the cheetah bade
adieu to his guests and walked with
dignity Into his house.
Pie and Piety.
A well known Episcopal bishop,
while traveling through his diocese,
was entertained by a New England
woman famous for her good cooking.
As the bishop was very fond of good
things to eat, he partook freely of the
delicious niluee pie, which was made
In his honor. Not long after, the bishop
was taken suddenly III, and seemed to
be undergoing great mental as well as
physical suffering. The woman went to
him nnd said : "But, my dear bishop,
surely so good a man as you cannot be
afraid to die."
"Oh, no," the bishop replied; "not
afraid to die, only ashamed to die."
Harper's Weekly.
A good many very nice men would
be surprised If they knew how often
their wives suld, "Oh, men are all
alike."
TELL IT TO THE MARINES.
Now Famona Phrase Flrt Used by
Charlea the Second.
The saying "Tell It to the marines'"
Is traced to Pepys, the author of the
famous "Diary," and it is said by him
to have originated with Charles II. of
England. It so befell, as the story
goes, that his light-hearted majesty,
with an exceedingly bored expression,
on his swarthy face, was strolling In
the shade with the Ingenious Mr.
Pepys, secretary to the admiralty.
"I had speech yester e'en at Dept
ford," said Mr. Pepys, "with the cap
tain of the Defyanee, who hath but
lately returned from the Indies and
who told me the two most wonderful
things that ever I think I did hear
In my life." Among the stories told
were of fish flying In the air. "Fish'
flying In the air," exclaimed his maj
esty. "Ha! 'ha! a quaint conceit,
which 'twere too good to spoil wi':
keeping! What ho! sir" he turnei
and beckoned the colonel, Sir William
Killlgrew of the newly raised mari
time regiment on foot, who was fol
lowing In close conversation with the
duke of York "We would discourse
with you on a matter touching your
element. What say you, colonel, to a
man who swears he hath seen fishes
fly In the air."
" 'I should say, sir,' returned the
sea soldier simply, 'that the man hath
sailed in southern seas. For when
your majesty's business carried me
thither of late I did frequently observe
more flying fish Lu one hour than the
Luua of iii head iu uuuiuer.'
"His majesty glanced narrowly at
the colonel's . frank", weatherbeaten
face. Then with a laugh he turned to
the secretary.
'"Mr. Pepys,' said he, 'from the
very nature of their calling no class of
our subjects can have so wide a knowl-'
edge of seas and lands as the officer
and men of our loyal maritime regi
ment. Henceforth ere ever we cast
doubts upon a tale that lacketh likeli
hood we will first tell It to the ma
rines.' "
Cllmate and Conauraptlon.
Only a few years ago one sufferina
from consumption was thought to be-
incurably III, and doomed to a death
which, although perhaps slow, was in
evitable. Modern scientific knowledge
has changed all that It is now known
that tuberculosis taken-ln time Is auite
amenable to treatment, and Indeed of
ten gets well of itself without any spe
cial effort on the part of patient or
physician.
The modern treatment Is malnlv cli
matic, that Is to say, a removal, If pos
sible, to some part of the world where
the climatic conditions are such that
the patient can pass most of his time
In the open air. But if this were nil
that is needed the question would be
a much more simple one than it really
Is. It is Indeed the main, but not the
only thing.
It Is desirable also that the place of
residence of the consumptive shall be
dry, sunny, and free from high winds
and dust Whether it shall be In the
mountains or near sea-level, in the so
called temperate zone or in the tropics.
Is a matter to be determined bv cir
cumstances. Some persons prefer warm
air to cold ; others suffer from heat and
feel well only In cold weather. Nat
urally the patient's Inclinations are to
be consulted In such a case, for It would
be cruel and disastrous to send a lover
of the tropics to winter' in Minnesota.
and equally cruel to compel a snowbird
to live In the West Indies.
A climate that will be beneficial In
one stage of the disease may be harm
ful In another. Elevated regions, for
example, are suitable as a rule only for
cases of consumption In the early
stages, and may aggravate the condi
tion at a later stage, when the patient
has had one or more hemorrhages. At
a very advanced stage no climate, how
ever Ideal, will compensate for' the fa
tigue and dangers of a long Journey,
and home Is the only place.
But after all that can be said for the
climatic treatment of consumption, the
main thing Is the open air, and that
one can get without the trouble and ex
pense of travel by simply keeping win
dows openday and night It Is harder
to follow out the open-air treatment in
a lnrge city than it Is in Colorado or
southern California or Jamaica, but It
can be done, and no one need forego Its
benefits while , there are windows In
walls, or while there Is space In which
to pitch a tent Youth's Companion.
What has become of the old fash
ioned man who thought It all right to
eat cheese with skippers In, so "lonff
as they didn't bite back." .