L1NG0LH COUNTY LEADER
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.OREGON
I thought tby were onlv In fun. It lr'
the old nory of the boy who called,
"Wolf! w-lf !" when there was no wolf;
How long will It take the hoys, and the
men, for that matter, to learu the lesson?"
Busybodles are really never busy.
Keep your own counsel and you'll
Deed no lawyer.
Money Is the golden net In which
suckers are caught.
The hopeful man usually has the
least cause for encouragement.
One actress has done her part In de
rating the stage by going up In a bal-'oon.
This country, should have better
toads, with fewer Jumplng-ofl places
for automobiles.
It takes two to make a bargain, and
usually one of these has his suspicions
about Its being one.
A Pennsylvania man Is going to quit
smoking at ninety-sis. lie desires to
live to a ripe old age.
Two years' savings has enabled a
touple to return to Hungary and settle
down for the rest of their lives. Serve
them right.
Chauneey Depew says over-eating
fins killed moro pernn than drinking
too much. Hut even If true, isn't over
rating a slower process?
Lovers will never admit that poverty
Justifies desertion, flnnly believing that
two can live on the same Income that
supports one In single blessedness.
A Los Angeles widow has, by marry
ing again, given up her chance to in
herit ?.-)00,(K0. Think not of her cour
age but of that which her new husband
mist possess.
Dr. Wiley, the government chemist,
believes better bread would reduce tiro
nunilKT of divorces. If this" Is the case
better bread will not be welcomed in
theatrical circles.
New Jersey has an official dog catch
er who has been bitten 3,000 times by
dogs of different breeds. Nobody
seems to have taken the trouble to find
out what the effect on the dogs may
have been.
During the past year a $7,000,000 in
crease of money order business has
been noted in Boston, Evidently the
Boston folks who started out to see
the world have been writing home for
more money.
An Indiana Judge thinks the people
of this country have no right to be
shocked by the dlrectolre gown as long
as women continue to lift their skirts
when it rains. Another Daniel has
come to Judgment.
Americans are creating the real
onsation in the airship line In Europe
Just now, and everybody Is recognizing
It. There are something intensely
practical about an American inventor
when he gets busy, which makes all the
world attentive.
The fashionable wedding Journey for
British Columbia couples is a tour of
the coast. The Canadian Titflfic rail
way has Just added to its steamship
service a "honeymoon boat" which lias
three hundred "honeymoon staterooms. "
There are only thirty second-class
berths on the steamer, since, of course,
no bridegroom would accept inferior
accommodations. Bachelors may use
the cheaper quarters.
President G. Stanley Hall, in an ar
ticle In the American Magazine, gives
American fathers something to tjilnk
about. Writing of "the awkward age"
of the boy, he says that in the period
between twelve and sixteen the boy
grows away from his mother, and needs
the wise, guiding hand of the father.
The father then has great opportunity
to mold the boy's flexible, undeveloped
character. Doctor Hall thinks the
American father Is not doing this, but
Blilfls the responsibility to school teach
ers and others. The proper brlnglng
wp of the boy is the finest work a man
can do for himself and the state, nnd
President Hall's comments probe the
underpinnings of home and nation.
Because some hoys In bathing on the
Atlantic coast had appealed for help
nnd then laughed at those who came
to the rescue, neither boy at the same
bathing beach, taken with cramps a
little while later, called vainly for as
plstance untl he went down the third
time. Then some spectators saw that
lie was not Joking, and with great diffi
culty got him out of the water uncon
scious and saved bis life. Other boys
In other parts of the country have not
been so fortunate, and the newspapers
have several times this summer report
ed that the bather was drowned, as
those who heurd the calls for help
A great portion of the public domah.
is poor land, worthless for farming pur
poses; but, on the other hand, there are
large deposits of coal, oil ,yd other
minerals of Immense value and vast
forests that will furnish till her for gen
erations to come. Naturally, such
states as Montana, Idaho and Nevada
look upon the public lands in their bor
ders as the possession of their citizens.
They are anxious to have the tracts
divided and given to settlers, so that
the population may be lncrensed and
the resources of the states developed.
Hut the public 'Jmds are peculiarly the
possession of the nation and must be
safeguarded .s an lmiortant national
asset. The tLae Is past when they may
be given to settlers by the thousand
acres, fenced in by cattle kings and ap
propriated by railroads. Stricter land
laws and strict re-enforcement of them
are evidences of the government's in
tention to protect its lands anii hoM
there in the interest of all the people.
Do you develop your strength, In
crease your reasoning power, your will
power, your power of initiative? Do
you not only elevate yourself and hold
yourself up, but also have strength to
help others? Are you a lifter? Or
do you, like the senseless lobster, re
main high and dry on the sand or
among the rocks, waiting for someona
to carry you to the sea, or for the sea
to come to you, when by your own
native energy you should boldly plunge
in and ride the waves triumphantly?
Do you, In considering every undertak
ing, look hesitatingly to the right or
left for some advice, some support,
some prop to lean on? It has been
said that for every self-made man there
are ten self-ruined ones. It -is a safe
guess that nine of the ten are leaners.
The ranks of mediocrity of the half
successful are crowded with people of
fine natural abilities who never rise
above inferior stations because they
never act independently. They are
afraid to take the initiative in anything
to depend upon their own Judgment
nnd resources and so let opportunity
nfter opportunity pass them by. They
make fine plans, but leave them to bo
carried out by others; and then their
only eonsolntion is In saying: "I
thought of It first." Half a hundnvd
claim to have been the first to invent
the railway airbrake. Only one hall
the nerve to demonstrate its practi
cahlllty. Thousands talked about an
Atlantic cable, until one came forward
and laid it. He lost a big fortune by
falling at first, but made a bigger one
by succeeding at last. In every walk
of life are earnest, conscientious Deo-
ple who are disappointed that they do
not get on better and who wax eloquent
over the injustice that confines them
to Inferior grades, while others with
no more natural ability are constantly
advanced over their heads. Analyze
these people and you find their real
trouble lies in their lack of Independ
ent action. They dare not make the
slightest move without help or advice
from some outside source. They lack
confidence In themselves. They do not
trust their own powers. They have
never learned to stand squarely on
their own feet, think their own
thoughts and make their own decisions.
The price that must be paid for this
shifting of responsibility is a heavy
one the loss of a kingdom. We volun
tarily abdicate the throne of personal
ity, resign the priceless privilege con
ferred upon every human being In tlite
civilized land the right to think r.vl
speak and decide and act for himself .
The Prnyer of Cjnn Drown.
"The proper way for a man to pray,"
Sniil Deacon Samuel Keyes,
"And the only proper attitude
Is down upon his knees."
"No, I should say the way to pray,"
Said the Uev. Dr. Wise,
"Is standing straight, with outstretched
arms,
And rapt and upturned eyes."
"Oh," no I no, no," said Elder Slow,
"Such posture is too proud;
A nam should pray with eyes fast closed
And head contritely bowed."
"It seems to me his hands should be
Austerely clasped in front,
With both thumbs pointing toward tfc
ground,"
Said the Uev. Dr. Blunt.
"Last year I fell in Hodgkin's well
Head first," said Cyrus Brown,
"With both my heels a-stlckin' up,
My head a-pintin' down. .
"An' I prayed a prayer right then and
there
Host prayer I ever said,
The prnyingest prayer I ever prayed,
A-titamling on my head."
Quebec Chronicle.
Think Sot
We know what Sherman said of wai
I know a clerk
Who claims that saying is by far
More true of work.
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CAUSES M INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES.
By Bmron Takahlra.
A careful study of the international
disputes establishes that they arise
almost as much, If not more, from
the internal conditions of the coun
try u dec ted ns they do from the con
.lict of outside interests. It is a pe
culiar feature of such questions that
.vhere they occur there ure almost
.il ways' signs of disorder, retrogres
sion or lulsgovernuicutv
In this respect political .observation
somewhat reaenibles meteorological
observations. The rain comes down
from where there ure clouds. Inter
national disputes develop where there are undesirable
conditions of life.
I do not, of course, mean to say that the less modern
or the less organized States are in the wrong In all in
ternational questions. On the contrary, there ure cases
in which such countries deserve-sincere sympathy; but it
Is an undeniable fact that the less modern or the less
organized States present more frequently a cause of
public anxiety on account of international disputes, and
It may be reasonably questioned whether the unsettled
condition they present, politically, economically or other
wise, does not frequently lead to such disputes. -
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U.UION TAKAUIhA.
MAN THE CREATURE OF ENVIRONMENT.
By Ada May Krecker.
Even In the simpler, even In the simplest,
matters, but let a phenomenon recur or per
sist and its results are foreordained to ram
ify surprisingly and to waft unforeseen ef
fects into unexpected places. Of this the
everyday soot of au everyday city supplies
a case in point. Its Influences on clothes
and complexions and atmosphere and petty
ease doubtless have been ventilated more or
less by most dwellers In city tents beyond the belt of an
thracite. But if pursued by some of our Parisian psy
chologists and statisticians who revel in Infinitesimal
analyses and who delight In adding to numbers golden
numbers, the n suits accruing from city smokefulucss
might acquire gigantic bigness. There might be traced
in the several members and organs of our bodies the dis
eases bred by the grime, and there might le discovered
a Chicago lung, a Pittsburg skin, a St. Louis eye.
From an enforced and prolonged absence of beauty 'tis
but a step to the loss of taste and the esthetic sense. But
here the psychologists take up the tale, averring, besides,
that somber hues make a somber man. They rate all
dark hues us depressing, deadening, enervating, the light
and brilliant colors as energizing, vivifying, exalting.
To the dark occult psychologists add the malignance of
hatred selfishness, suspicion, Jealousy, greed, and their
neart of dreadful kin.
Those who live always amid sunshine and balmy
breezes are readily crushed by the first outburst of storm,
whereas the sterner hearts, destined t .tlse only In face
of difficulties dire and dangers, grow a rude, robust ob
stinacy and forcefulness that stand their success in good
stead. So the Parisian may conclude that, albeit a sorry
blight on our sunless cities, the smoke in divers times
and places has blown us some small measure of good.
WOMAN'S DISCOVERY OF HERSELF.
By Rev. WUIIrm Bustard.
One of the greatest discovet of the past
twenty-live years lias been woman's discov
ery of herself. She has read! that stage
where she knows she is not a loll, an angel
or a slave, but a woman, and claiming her
rights and privileges.
Once, to be born a girl was ta be born a
nonentity; in this age to be born a girl
menus a bundle of possibilities, with a power
to Influence the world for good or evil. Mar r young girls
ha 13 gone luto commercial life, nnd they have gained
su'eess through punctuality, being Industrious and mind
ing their own business. The woman who minds her owu
burluess Is to be praised and respected. Stare girls go
Int t society.
i 1 he trouble with our American mothers nowadays Is
that they try to fit their daughter only for her society
entrance. It is all right to be a society woman, but it
Is I'etter to be a woman In society.'' We are emphasiz
ing the word society too much and the word woman too
little.
COLLEGE STUDENTS WASTE TIME.
By Chancellor MacCracken.
Four years of Intelligent, faithful work in
the average college gives a young man a de
cided advantage in the work of the profes
sional school ; four years of college, spent
as the worst third of college students, es
pecially In the largest colleges, prefer to
spend them, is worse than wasted. Ixrd
Bacon wauted students to allot their time,
one-third to sleep, one-third to lueuis, recre
ation and prayers, and one-third to work.
Many college students, especially In" the larger col
leges, prefer to amend the third division. Their allot
ment would be read thus: One-third to sleep, one-third
to meals, recreation and prayers, meaning college prayers,
when required, but Instead of the one-third for work,
substitute one-third for athletics, college societies, col
lege politics, with Just enough attention to the demands
of the faculty to keep the name of the student on the col
lege roll.
In the old times the thirsty squl or
body solaced itself with plain water
or with lemonade. The chief variation
upon tlris was iced tea and once in" a
while iced coffee. These were the only
beverages open to the drinker of tem
perance habits. We have improved
upon that sort of thing nnd have in
troduced "soft" punches, In which our
old friend, lemonade, while still serv
ing as a foundation, would not recog
nize Itself. Tea, too, Is metamorphos
ed, although hardly Improved, and
other mixtures of Which we did not
dream in earlier days are taken as a
matter of course. The house where the
pleasantest welcome and the best and
most refreshing tbirst-queuehlngs are
offered Is likely to be the one to which
the young people will flock, nnd we
need not fear that our boys and girls
will wander off to undesirnble associa
tions while they know that good things,
both spiritual and physical, await them
at home. None of the drinks given be
low contains liquor of any sort.
Iced Tea Punch.
Make Iced tea and turn it Into a
punch bowl, on n big lump of ice. Add
to a quart of the strong tea a table
spoonful of lemon Juice, a bottle of
apolllnnris water aud sugar to taste.
Cut thin slices of lemon and let them
float on the surface of the punch.
When they are in season a few straw
berries or cherries or a bit of pine
apple may be added. Ladle out and
drink in tumblers.
O ran are Sherbet.-'
Teel and squeeze eight large oranges
and two lemons. Put the Juice of the
oranges Into a bowl with a small cup
of granulated sugar. After It has Btood
10 minutes, nnd the sugar is well melt
ed, add a tablcspoonful of nil need pine
apple, aud after standing a few min
utes longer pour upon a block of Ice in
a punch bowl. Just before serving
turn in a quart of apollinaris.
Fruit Punch.
Make a foundation of a good lemon
ade, allowing five lemons to a quart of
water aud sweetening ' to . taste. To
each quart of the lemonade allow half
an orange, sliced, a tablcspoonful of
pineapple, cut into dice; a small
banana, sliced, and a handful of cher
ries or strawberries or raspberries.
Let all stand half an hour before serv
ing, and turn Into a punch bowl or
large pitcher with plenty of ice. Stir
up well from the bottom before pouring
out.
Iced Coffee.
Make your coffee clear and strong,
and add to it plenty of cream aud no
milk. The best plan' Is to have the
clear coffee in a pitcher and add cream
and tagar as it Is needed. To those
who have never tried it let me say that
tliers are many worse drinks on a hot
day than good, clear coffee, served with
pWuty of Ice and without cream or
sugar. Hut the coffee must be of the
best and freshly made not the left
overs of the breakfast beverage.
Pineapple Lemonade.
Boil two cups of sugar and a pint of
water 10 minutes nnd then set it aside
to cool. When it Is cold add to It the
Juice of three good-sized lemons and a
grated pineapple. Let this stand on
the ice for two hours. When ready to
serve add a quart of water, either
plain or "charged," and pour on a piece
of ice In a punch bowl or In a lurge
pitcher.
Raapberrr Shrob.
For a foundation for this beverage
one must have the old preparation of
raspberry vinegar or raspberry royal.
To five teaspoonfuls of this a quart of
cold water must he allowed, and the
mixture must be served with plenty of
ice. If red raspberries to float on the
surface of the punch cannot be pro
cured, in their place may be used a
cupful of shredded . plneaple or a
banana cut Into dice.
CHECKING A BUNDLE.
The Way the Tired Man Saved Htm.
elf Labor and Trouble.
One day a man went into a verv hti
store. He had a heavy Till lL' 1 '( n-it-K
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him.
Not in the sense vou mean, am.irtina
but in the real sense.
He had to go two hloet.- fnrthn,.
down the street and rlidn'f .
carry the package. So he decided that
he would leave it in the check room.
He asked a floorwalker who looked
like a United States Senator, but who
was a perfect gentleman, where the
check room was. The floorwalker said:
"Th reea Isleso verdo wusta i rsa ndoveron
theWabashside."
He went there, wherever that was,
and found he had made a mistake.
He knew it was himself who hail
made the mistake, for as nice a mnn as
a floorwalker with a Prince Albert on
couldn't have made a mistake.
Finally after he had lugged his bun
dle thirty-two blocks hunting the check
room, had found the check room and
deposited, his bundle, he walked his
two blocks to the other place and was
through for the day.
Then he soliloquized:
"How should I ever have got through
or s,tood the wear nnd tear of that long
two blocks carrying that bundle? If
It hadn't been for the check room sys
tem, what could I have done?" Chi
eago News.
Rendu,
Apropos of beads, etymologists tell
us the word comes from the rosaries
which from time immemorial "have been
used to keep count of prayers, for "bid
dun" Is to pray in the old Angle Saxon
tongue, and "beadsman" is one employ
ed to pray for others. "Beodan " to
proclaim, Is a kindred word nnd has
Its outcome In the "bidding prayer" of
our universities, when pious founders
are remembered to the edification of
graceless undergraduates and In the
"bidding" of an auction room, when one
proclaims to what price one ls willing
to go. The tiny balls of wood or pearl
or seeds or gems strung together for tlio
purpose of counting prayers are used
by Hindoo worshipers of Buddha bv
Greeks, by Persians, by Koman Ca'tho
lies. And from those prayer chaplets
the word has passed to ' mean any
pierced round ornament. Modern So
clety. "I don't believe In that doctor"
"Why?" "He didn't tell me everything
I wanted to eat was bad for mol"
London Opinion.