LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER
RC COLLINS, Editor
r N HAYOEN, Mamtr
TOLEDO OREGON
A merry widower, Imogene, is one
who does not have to pay for a Merry
Widow hat
Even If they were to live 120 years,
some men wouldn't succeed lu getting
out of debt
Alfred, It will be remembered, la the
Yanderbilt whom Cornelius II. selected
as the heud of the family.
Japan may be able to get Just as
much excitement out of Korea as Un
cle Sam ever got In the Philippines.
Ixve may laugh at locksmiths befo'e
marriage, but it never even giggles at
plumbers after starting housekeeping.
Some of the conspicuous members of
New York City's smart set have curi
ous ideas of what constitutes comfort
In life.
We never hear persons who hnve
to celebrate their golden wedding say
lug that they have bad enough of mar
ried life.
Another Knellsh war ship has been
Bunk during maneuvers. It is report
ed that Emperor William Intends to
try to prove an alibi.
"Single women should pray for hus
bands," says the bishop of Buffalo.
And wouldn't It be well, also, for mar
ried women to pray for their hus
bands? A poet was beheaded In Haytl a few
days ago. It should be explained, how
ever, that he was executed on account
of his political adulation and not be
cause of his poetry.
A Texas woman has forfeited an es
tate worth $800,000 In order to marry
the man she loves. And he will prob
ably bo reminded of the fact for the
the rest of his life.
A man of the name of Scarlet Is act
ing as prosecutor of the Pennsylvania
Btatehouse grafters. It is, perhaps,
only natural that be should catch some
of them red-handed.
A number of Chinese experts are
coming to the United States to study
the financial system. When they find
out all about It tbey might enlighten
the people of this country.
A burglar who "masqueraded as a
yuctitsnian" has been senteuced to
twenty-seven years in the penitentiary,
If the "masquerade" Included the wear
ing of a yachting cap the sentence was
too light.
A New York pollcenmn explains that
anyone can stop a runaway horse by
pinching his nose. Perhaps this police
man is the promulgator of the theory
that one may capture a bird by sprin
kling salt on its tall.
Rather a cheerful outlook, thnt of a
Boston social reformer and settlement
house worker! "I believe," he said, re
cently, -mat i Biian live to see r.ve
hours a day's work, five days a week's
work, and Ave dollars a day's pay." The
attractiveness of the prospect depends,
however, upon whether one is employer
or employed.
Objections to the long cruise of the
battleship fleet hnve never been numer
ous, but If nny patriot needs to bear
ardent applause of it he should consult
the parents who have been accustomed
to help the children at their home les
sons. Thanks to the voyage and the
consequent publicity, these fathers and
mothers now know almost as much
about geography as their boys aud
girls do.
. The Cotton Chapel, conuected with
St. Botolph's. Church, in' the little old
Lincolnshire town of Boston, England
was restored some years ago, largely
through subscriptions from members
of the Episcopal church In Boston,
Mass. It is now in need of some fur
ther repairs, and the mayor of the
town has written to the mayor of Bos
ton to cull attention to the mntter and
solicit aid. There is something very
human in the relationship of such
places, one the aged mother In the old
country, the other the strong, prosper
ous daughter lu the new. Certainly the
form of address was beyond reproach,
It was: "To the Right Worshipful, the
Mayor of Boston."
Though it is being done quietly, so
quietly that few people who are In the
Immediate vicinity where It Is going on
do not realize it Cuba Is losing a great
wealth of valuable timber lands, says
the Havana (Cuba) Post, and no meas
ures whatever are taken to prevent the
Impoverishing of the Island in tills re
spect This matter has become of such
Importance In the United States that a
conference of governors Is to be held to
consider the matter. In Europe fore
try has become a science. Many cen
turies ago these countries were menaced
by Just what Cuba is menaced by to
day. A Northern colleague says that
an a romilt the protection of the wood
binds and the plauting of trees have
become as much a governmental activ
ity as the levying of taxes or the car
rying of the malls. All noutlllable areas
re set out lu forests, care Is exercise!
in the cutting of timber and as far as
possible waste is eliminated. America
has now reached the point where simi
lar measures must be adopted, and that
:peedlly. This is necessary, not only
to avert a lumber famine in the nesr
future, but for its effects on the cli
mate. A routine news item recently record
ed the appointment of Thomas E. Mc
Donnell to succeed the late Alonzo Wy-
gant as general superintendent of the
iftu division of the United States Ex
press company. That Is, Mr. McDon
nell has charge of the company's large
business In and about Chicago and on
all the lines of the Chicngo, Milwaukee
St. Paul Railway. The fact Is also
noted that the man who has reached
this important and responsible post at
the age of 35 entered the same service
twenty years ago as a wngon boy who
was paid a few dollrfrs a week to carry
parcels In and out of houses and stores
and run other little errands. He has
been promoted gradually to his present
place simply because he did his work
faithfully and well in every position.
The case of Mr. McDonnell is cited sim
ply as an illustration of the folly of
the assumption, somewhat general of
late in "sociological" treatises, that the
conditions of Amerlcnn life have some
how so changed that the boy who must
begin life at the bottom of the ladder
has not the "chance" he once had of
material success. There never was a
sillier assumption than this or one bo
contrary to the visible facts. There Is
not a business house of any size in any
of our cities where there are not men
In the highest and most responsible po
sitions, or plainly progressing toward
them, who began at the very bottom and
have risen by their industry and fideli
ty to economic independence nnd con
spicuous success. The "chance" of the
poor boy is so largo and numerous and
frequent that he does not need to look
for it as a "chance" at all. In every
line of endeavor the "chance" is look
ing for him. There Is not a head of a
business house In this or any other com
munity who Is not compelled to spend
a large share of bis time In looking for
assistants, and whose days are not a
constant effort to find or ninke helpers
who can be relied on to do their work
with Intelligence and fidelity. If this
were not so the conduct of nny bust
ness would be a mere pastime, a hap
py dream, instead of the hnrd nnd con
tinuous work that it is. Industry, fru
gality, fidelity, zeal understand what
Is to be done, readiness to do It, pa
tience to wait the call to the larger
task, cultivation of knowledge how to
deal rightly with emergencies, and cour
age In dealing with them when they
arise these are the qualities that give
the poor boy his "chance" to-day as in
the past these are the qualities that
win material success. And becuuse the
tasks are larger and the wealth to be
won or lost lu them greater than ever
before, the poor boy's chance was never
bigger than it Is to-day. All he has to
do is to be worthy of It and take It
when it comes.
What He Wanted to Bar.
"Hello!"
"Hello!"
"Hello, confound you! What do you
want?"
"Is this 05?"
"Of course ! Why don't you go ahead
and talk?"
"Oh, you needn't get mad about
nothing."
"Well, my time's worth money ! I
can't stand here all day Jabbering
'hello to somebody!"
"This Is about the first time I ever
used a telephone, and "
"Did you call me up Just for prao
time?"
"No, of course not."
"Did you call me up to tell a funny
story?"
"No. I "
"Well, why don't you go ahead then
with your business?"
"You don't give me a chan.ee. As I
was saying "
"There you go again ! Say, how long
are you going to keep me standing
here?"
"You can Bit down If you want to!"
"I'll sit down on you if this Is sup
posed to be a Joke! Who are you, sir?"
"My name Is Brown. I moved In
directly opposite you a few weeks ago."
"Well, Brown, I'm sorry I have
spoken so harshly to you, but I'm not
feeling Just up to the mark to-day.
Hope you will pardon me."
"Oh, certainly."
"What was it you wished to say to
me?"
"Why, I wanted to tell you that your
house Is on fire." Success Magazine.
It's queer how people will sit up and
take notice when one man begins t
abuse another.
CROSSROADS OF
Rear Admiral A. T. Mahan, U. S. N., world-famous expert author of
"Influence of Sea Power on History" and other important works on naval
strategy, says that to anyone viewing a map showing the full extent of the
Pacific, two circumstances will be strikingly and immediately apparent. He
will see at a glance that the Sandwich islands stand by themselves in a
state of comparative IbuIuUou, aujid a uot c-ipuiiso of sea; and, again, that
they form the center of a large circle, whose radius Is approximately the
distance from Honolulu to San Francisco. This is substantially the same
distance as from Honolulu to the Gilbert, Marshall, Samoan aud Society
Islands, all under European control except Samoa, in which we have a part
influence.
To have a central position such as this, and to be alone, having no rival
and admitting no rival, are conditions that at once fix the attention of the
strategist. But to this striking combination Is to be added the remarkable
relations borne to the great commercial routes traversing this vast expanse.
Too much stress cannot be laid uin the immense disadvantage to us of
any maritime enemy having a coaling station well within 2,.r)0O miles, as this
is, of every point of our coast line from Puget sound to Mexico. Were there
many others available we might find It difficult to exclude from all. There is,
however, but the one. Shut out from the Sandwich Islands as a coal base!
an enemy Is thrown back for supplies of fuel to distances of 3,500 to 4,000
miles or between 7,000 aud 8,000 going and coming an impediment to sus
tained mnrltime operations well-nigh prohibitive.
The Fretful Baby.
Fretfulness In an lnfnnt Is a danger
signal, and Indicates that something is
wrong with either the child or Its moth
er, says the Youth's Companion. The
child is sick or in pain or discomfort,
or else It has been allowed, through
poor management by the mother or
nurse, to contract n peevish habit.
An infant which is manifestly ill Is
likely to be fretful, but In this case the
fretfulness Is obviously a symptom of
the disease. But there are ninny other
cases in which this condition Is not so
distinctly associated with disease, yet
there must be some cause for It, which
should be searched for and removed
when found.
The most common causes for fretful
iiess are pain, discomfort and hunger.
A grent variety of conditions, some ob
vious, others obscure, may produce pain.
It may be due to beginning disease of
the spine or in the hip or some other
Joint. In such a ense, which is very
rare in n well-nourished Infant, but
does sometimes occur, besides the fret
fulness and occasional screaming fits
(luring the day, the baby is apt to give
a scream now nnd then in its sleep at
night. The child who does this repeat
edly every night, or nearly every night,
should be very carefully examined as
to its spine and Its Joints, in order that
disease, If present, may be detected ear
ly and treated promptly.
Another uncommon cause of pain In
the young Infant is inflammation of the
ear. In this case the pain Is usually
very acute, and finds expression in
screaming rather than mere fretful
ness. Infantile scurvy Is accompanied by
great soreness of the muscles, which
causes the child to cry pitifully when
ever it Is taken up or handled lu any
way. Most commonly, however, the
fretfulness of pain Is due to Indigestion,
evidenced by vomiting, constipation, or
llarrhea.
Discomfort from creases In the cloth
ing, the rubbing of a frayed edge of
cloth, or the scratching of a concealed
pin will make the sweetest-tempered
baby peevish.
Hunger will naturally make a baby
peevish, but it is bad practice to stop
the child's mouth with milk or give
him a "comforter" to suck upon when
ever he cries. The fretfulness Itself
should not be treated, but Its cause
should be sought for and removed.
To Ward Off Pneamonla.
One of the most active causes of
death In cold weather is pneumonia.
THE PACIFIC.
says Good Health Magazine. Th's dls-
ease is directly due to the growth of a
special germ in the Iunus. but n still
more Important cause Is the predispo
sition Induced by wrong habits of life
vLowered vital resistance resulting
rrom chronic intestinal autolntoxlcn
tlon, sedentary habits, feebleness of the
heart from deficient exercise, living in
overneated rooms, overeating, hlgh-pro-teld
diet, especially the free use of fresh
foods, the use of tobacco, alcohol these
are the most potent nnd predisposing
causes or pneumonia, and prepare the
way for this great destrover which
recent years has Increased In frequency
ana ratanty until it has come to be the
most active of all causes of mortality
in numnn beings.
For many years tuberculosis led the
mortality list, but now pneumonia
stnnas at the head, and the disease
seems to be increasing every vear.
Pneumonia germs can not be evtermi
nated, but it Is easily possible to build
up the resistance of the body so that
pneumonia germs, even though con
stantly encountered, can do no harm
A simple dietary, a clean alimentary
canal, active exercise out of don
sleeping in cold, pure air these are the
best safeguards against pneumonia.
Cannrles Steamship Pets.
Few and far between are the stenm.
ships entering the port of Boston that
cannot boast of a canary. No matter
how battered and rusty the craft may
be, one Is pretty t.ure to find the cannrv
somewhere In the rooms of the officers
or crew. Its cage, as a rule, Is a won
derful creation of brass wire and lace,
and the canary itself usually is a sing
er whose trill and whistle are of the
best.
The little songsters nppear to enjoy
life on the ocean. Seldom are they in
convenienced by the motion of the ves
sel, and the more the cage swings from
Its hook the more tbey warble. Sail
ors will tell you a canary is a mascot.
Be that as It may, the canaries ore
great pets. Frequently one may see a
sailor on the water front lugging his
bird and cage to some new berth.
Bad Break.
Wife Why did you give that phono
graph away Just before we were mar
ried? Didn't you think I could use It?
Husband My dear. I gave It away
to keep peace. Don't you know thnt
no house Is big enough for two talking
machines?
And at the last report he was stlli
trying to square himself. Detroit Free
Tress.
Weight? Advice.
First Aeronaut nail is hover! Hall
the ballast has gone and we hare sink
lug. What shall we do?
Second Aeronaut Co-eouldn't we
drop a few h's overboard? The Tatler
In these busy times, when you have
a story to tell, for heaven's Bake make
it short.
Among other pipe dreams ire thosf
of the church organist
WOSEEU KEEP RUSSIA BED.
Katherrne Ilrlnchkovakr Mars Iler .
Ueantr to Help Terrorist! Canse.
"The women of Russia are responsi
ble for the reign of terror which is now
in progress. Prisons are overflowing.
And through the efforts of Russian
women, many of them of the nobility,
the hordes of the East have learned the
value of the bomb and rifle."
This Is a statement of M. Jankoff
Prelooker, a Russian who has been
driven from his country. Ills accounts
of the tortures and the heroism of the
Russian women are stirring Europe. As
the greatest of the revolutionary lend
ers he points to Mme. Katheryne
Brlsehkovsky. . She Is fondly called the
"grandmother of the revolution."
As a daughter of the nobility she
taught peasants to read. Then she
taught them what a vote would mean
and gained the hatred of the govern
ment She was branded as a dangerous
agitator and warned to desist. Her
husband refused to bear the sufferings
for the cause. She was beautiful then.
and only 20. But she sacrificed all.
She sold her Jewels, left her husband
and donned the peasant gnrb.
In order to elude the police she used
acid to mar her beauty. She scarred
her face and hands with It and became
so ugly that her former acquaintances
could not recognize her. She went back
to the villages and preached revolution
secretly for three years. Then the po
lice caught her. She was subjected to
all the cruelties of dciutisii), Includlnz
the tortures of the Black Hole, and
Inally sentenced to Siberia.
For twenty-three years she wns en
exiled prisoner. The few companions
mi
if
m
UBS. KATHERYNE BRISCHROVBKT.
of her miseries committed suicide and
she was repeatedly subjected to barbar
ous floggings and solitary confinement
But her determination to fight for the
cause held out through all, nnd now
she Is still carrying on the work.
Prelooker gives stories of other wom
en almost as great in their sensational
courage and daring. Among them Is
Vera Flguer, who wns released after
twenty years from Schlussclberg pris
on. No other prisoner had ever come
rom this place alive.
Another heroine was Zlmnlda Kono
pllnnlkovla, the school teacher who as
sassinated Gen. Min nnd nt her execu
tion tied the noose about her own neck.
Then there is Marie Splrldonovia, who
shot Vice Gov. LuJonovskuy four times
nnd wns so brutally trented by the sol
diers that the civilized world gasped in
horror and the czar was compelled to
commute her death sentence to life im
prisonment There are scores more, who are in
prison and out of it, all heroines and
willing to die for a free Russia for
liberty and justice.
An American Admirer.
In a small way, an American figures
In the journal kept by Rosalie Lamor
liere, during the revolutionary days of
1793 In Frunce, aud now published un
der the title, "The Last Days of Marie
Antoinette."
Rosalie Lnmorllere, a girl of Plcardy,
was' servant to the queen in the Con
ciergerie. "One day," Rosalie has re
corded, "Monsieur de Snlnt Leger, the
American, who was coming from the
registrar's office, noticed that I was
carrying a glass half-filled with water.
" 'Did the queen drink the water that
has gone from the glass?' he asked.
"I answered that she did.
"With a quick gesture he uncovered
his head and drank the water that re-
I inalned, with every Indication of re
spect and pleasure."
Exhaustion.
"I'm rather Interested in young Mr.
De Rlter," said the customer, "and I
want to get a copy of his novel. Have
you got ft?"
"We did have a small supply a few
weeks ago," said the book salesman,
"but I'm afraid it's exhausted."
"Really, I hea'd it was weak, but I
didn't think it wns that bad." The
Catholic Standard and Times.
One on Him.
Wandering over an old cemetery re
cently a young man came across a
large stone Inscribed:
"Turn me over."
After much difficulty he succeeded
in turning it over, and found on the
under side of the stone the words :
"Now turn me back again bo that I
can catch some other Idiot"
It is better to trust to your fault
than to be false to your trust.