LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER
R (COLLINS, Editor ,
r N HAYDEN, Manager
TOLEDO..
..OREGON
"What" asks an Alabama paper, "is
an affinity" The advance agent of
trouble.
The party who loudly announce that
every man has his price"' can gener
ally be bought pretty cheap.
. It will be hHrd for the preachers to
discourage the divorcees aa long as
thero are Justices of the peace lu the
land.
An Ohio man has Invented an auto
matic typewriter. We are assured that
It neither chews gum nor fools with Its
back hair."
What has become of the old-fashioned
preacher who felt that he had been
"called," and praised the Lord for any
kind of salary?
The average small boy should be
more or less Interested lu.the state
ment that the State of Washington
produced 10,500,000 shingles last year.
Hetty Green snys American girls
who marry titled foreigners are fool
ish. Ilns Hetty nothing more Import
ant to do than give expression to platitudes?
'The prejudice against gold 1? re
markable," comments the New Orleans
Picayune. Must be a peculiar feeling,
but we confess we have never been
troubled with It
One of the contestants In the recent
balloon race Is said to have taken a
supply of fishing tackle with him. As
he didn't win the race, there must have
been files on him, too.
A Cincinnati broker after making
$1,000,000 closed up his accounts and
quit, saying he had enough. If he de
sires now to earn a little on the side
he ought to be able without much trou
ble to get a Job as a public curiosity.
It Is shown by a recent photograph
of the President and his cabinet that
not one of the gentlemen wears lnut
tonchop whiskers. We hope England
may not hnstlly or mistakenly regard
this as an Indication of unfriendliness.
The skeleton of a huge animal has
been discovered In Steuben County,
New York. It is said that One of the
teeth weighed V4 pounds. Judging
by human experience, that would mean,
under proper conditions, about 900
pounds of ache.
In New York one of the Judges has
decided that a wife has no right to
throw dishes at her husband. In view
of the fact that dishes are usually
bought with money that husbands earn,
the Judge's decision would seem to be
a wise and thoughtful one. Let us
have poetic Justice occasionally, even
If here and there It may work a hnrd
' ship on a lady.
If report be true, a most Interesting
document has been found In Italy, a
letter from Secretary Seward, written
at the beginning of the Civil War,
asking the Italian patriot. Garibaldi,
to give his sword to the Union cause.
At that time competent American gen
erals had not revealed themselves, and
the American government wns no doubt
led to seek help abroad, by the tradi
tion of Lafayette and other Europeans
who helped this country In the It evolu
tion. As It turned out, all the princi
pal leaders on both sides In the Civil
War wore American-born.
The decline In farm values In New
York was considered at a convention
In Syracuse recently. The Chamber
of Commerce, which called the conven
tion, Is convinced that the continued
prosperity of the cities of centrnl New
York depends on a revival of farming.
There has been a continual decrease
In the value of Eastern farming land
since 1880. It was notable In all New
England, In New York, New Jersev,
Pennsylvania and Ohio until 1S0O,
while the value of the farms In the rest
of the country Increased. From 1800
to 1000 the decrease In value In the
New England States, except Maine,
ceased, and a turn upward began. This
was due to the efforts of public-spirited
men to awaken an Interest In the posrl
bllitles of agriculture, as well as due
to the purchase for summer homes of
many abandoned farms. Although the
average value of the farms and their
Improvement! Is not so great to-dny as
In 1800, the general farming situation
Is satisfactory, save In the East The
present center of farm values Is near
Springfield, 111. Should tie Eastern
farms be restored to anything like
their old worth that center would be
not very distant from the center of
population, near Indianapolis, Ind.
How to make farming popular Is a
problem that perplexes the East much
mora than the West where many men
have grown wealthy upon the produce'
of their farms. Consequently the
preparation of young men for success-
mi mriuiug careers is a mailer mat
deserves the serious attention of all
Interested In education. The President
lu a public address the other day, said
that the agricultural colleges ought to
be supplemented by agricultural high
schools, such as have been established
In Minnesota and Nebraska. The pros
perity of the country rests on the farm,
and It Is one of the most encouraging
signs of the times that business men in
New York have awakened to a sense
of the Importance of reviving the agri
cultural Industry of the State,
Premature burial Is a Bubjeet that
has no doubt aroused a vast deal of
morbid Interest. Every one knows per
sons who pass much of their lives In
a state of continual horror lest they
be burled alive and who suffer, Indeed,
vastly more In anticipation thsn they
ever could In fact If their worst fears
should be realized. Nevertheless, so
many well-authenticated cases of pre
mature burial are on record and such
slight precautions are sometimes taken
to make sure that death really has oc
curred that the subject has a very real
social Importance. One investigator
of this subject Dr. Franz Ilartmann,
collected particulars of 700 cases of the
kind. Some years ago the Paris Figaro
started a discussion of the subject and
within fifteen days received over 400
letters from persons who had Just es
caped burial alive, or who knew of
such cases. A writer In one of the cur
rent British periodicals adds many
casos to the list; and provides, Indeed,
a chamber of horrors for those Inclin
ed to read It This writer's conclu
sion Is thnt there Is no true sign of
death except the beginning of decom
position, nnd he cites Instances to show
how all the other signs usually relied
on have occasionally failed, Including
rigor mortis and the "diaphanous"
test He also Insists thnt fits of trance
and catalepsy are much more frequent
than Is generally supposed. In German
and Austria, cities mortuaries are
maintained In which the dead must re
main for a certain length of time, and
no body may be burled except after a
certificate has been Issued by an official
Inspector, who is required to pay sev
eral visits before acting. In these mor
tuaries there have been numerous cases
of the resuscitation of persons suppos
edly dead. In England there Is now
under consideration legislation for
more rigid Inspection of the dead when
certificates are granted for the appoint
ment of death verifiers tJ whom an ap
peal may be made In cases of doubt,
and for the establishment where com
munities desire It of official mortuaries.
For our own country the discussion of
the subject should certainly Influence
all physicians to be exceedingly cau
tious about the granting of death cer
tificates, and, above all, never to grant
certificates without careful Investiga
tion In cases the history of which they
do not personally know.
THE COLLIE AND THE KING.
How a IMcture Title Warn Not Inaptly
Tranaferred..
The sisters of the famous artist
George Frederick Watts, were all re
markable and charming women a
brilliant trio, whom their friends nick
named "Beauty, Dash and Talent."
The second, Mrs. Prlnsep, was the
mother of the late Valentine Prlnsep,
the artist, who Inherited from her not
only his artistic temperament but
much of the spirit, humor and social
aptitude which had earned her her
nickname. He wns a notable story-teller,
and particularly fond of relating
amusing criticisms of art and artists.
It was he who first told, and always
stoutly asserted to be true, the story,
often retold nnd with many variations,
of the country couple visiting the gal
lery In which was exhibited Landseor's
picture of a collie, fallen over a cliff
while herding the flock among the
craggy Highlands, and Just reached by
the anxious shepherd, whose words,
called up to a comrade peering over
the verge, supply the title.
The rustic pair had wandered on
from the room where this picture hung
to the next, which was dominated by
n large painting of King Lear. At this
they gazed for some time in awed -silence
; then the old lady Inquired what
It was, and her husband looked up the
name In the cntnlogue.
By accident, he turned two pages at
once, and rend off the number of the
corresponding picture In the room they
had Just left, which chanced to be the
Landseer.
"What's it called, Jarge, did e say?"
repeated the old lady.
" 'There's Life In the Old Dog yet "
reod "Jarge," confidently, then with a
sympathetic glance at old, mad, feeble
Lear upon the desolate heath, "But not
much, my girl, not much 1"
They passed on, arm In arm, com
fortably unaware of Incongruity or dis
respect in the title so aptly transferred
from a collie to a king. Youth's Com
panion. If at the age of 80 a girl hasn't met
her Ideal man she tries to Idealize
some man she has met.
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CHINA'S D00E MUST BE KEPT OPEN.
By Secretary Tmlt.
Our merchants are being roused to
the importance of the Chinese trade,
and they would view with deep con
cern any and all political obstacles to
Its maintenance and expansion. This
'eeling Is likely to find expression In
he action of the - American govern
uent American manufacturers to-day do
ot take the trouble to pack their
un. goods properly or send them out In the
sizes desired by the Chinese, but this stiff-necked lack
of business sense is disappearing slowly, and our mer
chants are becoming aroused to the Importance of his
trade, which has grown without government encourage
ment and which has a great future.
There is no reason to complain of this governmental
Indifference. The United States and the other powers
favor the open door, and if they are wise they will en
courage the empire to take long steps in administrative
and governmental reform, the development of the re
sources of China, and the Improvement- of the welfare of
the people. . J
To do this will add to China's strenugth and posi
tion as a self-respecting f .-eminent and aid her, In pre
paring to resist possible foreign aggression In the seek
ing of undue and exclusive proprietary privileges. Thus
no foreign aid will be required to euforce the open door
and the policy of equal opportunity for all.
EVEEY if AN IS FOR RENT.
By John A howl and.
Never before in the history of the United
States as a nation has It been more difficult to
find recruits of first grade for those Hues of
human endeavor where the love of doing and
the recompenses of a simple, earnest life are
stimulus and reward In one for such a life.
"Whut is there in It?" has become the one
set question of the young man beginning the
world, and that young man asking the ques
tion expects the answer to be lu dollars. No other an
swer than that which carries the dollar sign with It Is
considered. Efforts which are not worth the dollar meas
ure are efforts not worth expending. Somebody made a
million dollars In a certain line of work that Is worth
while! Some one else has a salary of $100,000 a year
to show for his progress what are the chances there?
To him there Is no chance In life thut Is not measured by
the possibilities of money above the necessities of simple
living.
Andrew Carnegie Is an example of the world's master
of millions. Carnegie will not allow the mention of death
In his presence' If he can escape it You young men
who have fixed your hopes In life for the accumulation of
a million dollars have you any Idea of how many mil
lions this man Carnegie might give you lu exchange for
your youth merely?
What can it iuean""when the master of men and mil
lions in his old age will not suffer a reference to death
In his presence? Simply that In this old age be is con
fessing to the frultlessness of his past life. It is a con
fession of his failure In finding those things in life
which should have ripened him, mellowed him and given
the old man that old man's retrospect of a life welt spent .
such as has allowed thousands the death made beautiful
by Bryant: "Like one that wraps the drapery of nil
couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams."
WARNING AGAINST FEDERALISM.
By Alton B. Parker.
The States and the people undertook by the
constitution to fix the boundaries of each of
the great departments of government, beyond
which neither could pass. Upon the executive
no legislative or Judicial power was conferred,
but he was charged to "take care that the
laws be faithfully executed" and to "protect
and defend the constitution of the United
States." By what process of reasoning the ex
ecutive has reached the conclusion that for the various
departments of the federal government to seize power
not granted by the States awl the people is "to protect
and defend the constitution" I know not
With equal frankness those of us who have widely
different views, who love the constitution and revere
not alone the memory but the wisdom of Its framers,
who believe that the powers are wisely distributed be
tween the States and the federal government and deem
that all past history proves it Bhould speak.
Many of the people have not found time to study the
history and the genesis of the constitution. If, then,
there were no Immediate danger of an effective seizure
of powers, no bliuuid, lo prulect liie fuliue, meet tue
assault of the new federalists with an equal vigor. They
are steadily at work teaching and preaching the doctrines
of their sect.
So those opposed to their views should sacrifice any
party feeling and Interest and enter the lists as open '
champions of our constitutional system In Its integrity.
The time to do it Is now. Some other year aye, even
next year may be too late.
THE TJNEaTTALED AMERICAN PAY ROLL.
By Secretary Cortelyou.
Victories of commerce call for high
courage courage to plan broadly for
the future, courage to stick to a plan
steadfastly to the end. Pluck and per
sistence are the inspiring attributes of
American manhood, and they are typi
fied in the American merchant
No road is too hard for the Ameri
can business man to travel, no ob
stacle great enough to stop him so long
as he sees ahead something to be done.
Back of him, sharing in his successes
qeo. b. cobtelyou. and not envying him his Just rewards.
stand the thousands of employes the
great army of American wage-earners, the best paid body
of men and women in the world.
We have much to show the world as evidence af Ameri
ca's material greatness, but I venture to say there Is
nothing In that respect thnt we should regard with as
much pride as the American pay roll. It has no equal
anywhere. In a large sense It has made the American
home, the American school and the American savings
bank the envy of the world, emptlng thousands to our
shores every day, to share our prosperity and our contentment.
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Discipline Is one of the spokes In the
circus system wheel, says a writer In
the Cosmopolitan. In the modern cir
cus no swearing Is allowed, as women
and children may hear It Cards, dice
and drink are prohibited. This Is not
the conception which the public holds
concerning circus people, but strength
and steady nerves are needed for cir
cus feats, and dissipation of any kind
would soon leave the performers with
out a profession.
When a big American circus was
abroad the German Emperor came one
night incognito and watched them un
load the flat cars. Their system so Im
pressed him that he had some of the
officers of the German army see It and
adopt some of their methods.
In landing the circus outfit the first
man there Is the "layer-out" He gen
erally decides In about ten minutes
where his tents are to be placed. As
the building of the white city proceeds,
everything seems to be In confusion, a
tangled mass. Men are running every
way; wagons seem to be dumping their
loads promiscuously; but every wagon
Is lettered or numbered, so Is every box
or trunk, and all have their "proper
places. This great Jumble of wagons
gronnlng and creaking In the soft turf
and men shouting and singing la all
working as one great whole to on end.
But although they all work together,
each man Is taught to think for him
self, and when a man shows ability, he
is soon noticed. One Instance of this
was afforded by a young man who was
studying medicine In the winter, and
thought a season In the fresh air would
harden him for his next winter's work.
The only Job he could get was as a can
vas man. But be was able to think for
himself, and promotion soon came.
The circus child Is not taught by
blows, but by kindness and patience,
and the circus management Insists that
every child shall go to school In win
ter. "Does dentists go to heaven, Willie?"
"Sure. They lets 'era In so's they kin
put gold crowns on the angels." Den
ver Post
ABOUT THE WEDDING BIND.
Womau'a Whim to Wear It On Little
Finger Raines Dlapnte.
Only a woman's whim ! She wouldn't
have the wedding ring on the third fin
ger; she Insisted on the bridegroom
placing it on her little finger.
Only a whim, but it has made Mrs.
John Tyler Wheelwright w-ho was mar
ried In Washington the other day, one
of the most talked-of women In the
country.
Mrs. Wheelwright's hand wns small
and chubby. The narrow gold band of
MRS. WHEKIAVKIQHT.
bondage looked better on the fourth
linger, so she asked permission to so
wear It from the austere Rev. Dr. Ro
land Cotton Smith, who was to perform
tiie marriage ceremony.
Before he would sanction the depar
ture the Rev. Dr. Smith consulted with
the bishop of Washington. The bishop
viewed the request lightly, as a bit of
feminine fancy, and acquiesced.
And so It came about that Mrs.
Wheelwright held up a chubby tremu
lous little finger when the ceremony
reached the ring-fitting stage, and
Washington society gasped In astonish
ment and whispered expectantly.
As society was astonished the clergy
was shocked. , Precident Is precedent,
peculiarly so with the clergy. Wise
faced gentlemen of the cloth are shak
ing their beads doubtfully.
Under the ritual of the English
church the ring must be blessed and
placed upon the third finger of the left
hand. The bishop of London may be
asked If this was a violation.
Opponents of the little finger Idea
cite Archbishop Farley's recent refusal
to participate In departures from rules
in regard to third-finger rings.
In Europe Catholic clericals have
been ordered by the Pope to permit nc
more such departures.
Why Scotland'! Soil la Thin.
An English golfer on a Scottish links
hit the turf ten times for every once
that he struck the ball. Ills caddie
ventured on a sarcastic remonstrance.
"Ha" peety (on auld Scotland, sir,"
said he. "She's suffered ower eneuch
at the haunds o yer countrymen In
the past that ye sud treat her sae sain
the day. Tit the bn man, an' let the
grun "alane."
"Confound Scotland!" shouted the
exasperated golfer, flinging down his
club In a rage. "It's Just what Dr.
Johnson described it 'stone, water
and a little earth.' "
"Sae the docther said that, did he?"
Inquired the caddie. v
"He did, and he was a very wise
man, let me tell you," snapped the En
glishman. "I believe ye," retorted the caddie.
"Nae doot the docther was a verra
wise man, for there Is muckle o' stane
nn' watter In Scotland oor mountains
an' lochs that ye come sae far tae see
an' it's a sair truth that the soil Is no
verra deep. Ye see, there's sic a han
tle o' English bodies conies tae Scot
land tae play gawf." Glasgow Times.
The Limit.
Riggs You don't seem to be paying
as much attention to Miss Glggleton as
yon did and she's such a popular lady,
too. What's the matter? '
Griggs I got enough. I didn't mind
her popularity so much, but I'll bo
hanged if I'll stand for mimeograph
love letters with my name filled In
from any female on earth ! Toledc
Blade.
How Ha Got In.
"How did you get Into this country?"
asked a reporter of a Chinaman. "Was
it through the open door?"
"No j through a chink," replied the
Mongolian tersely. Judge.