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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1909)
LINCOLN GQUHTY LEADER RE COLLINS, CdXer r N MAYDEN, Mmactr TOLEDO. .OREGON There Isn't mu more to be taia bout tbe new spring millinery. It Is with kidnaping as with other things, a man can't drink and make a success of It. A cow In Minnesota ate Into a bag of concrete. That may explain some of tbe steak we get Human nature Is the Mine In Tillage and city. Father takes Willy to the circus In New York and Thompson's Corners, Mr. Roosevelt is indeed a lucky Jour nalist He gets a good long vacation In less, than a month after he start to work. It may be only a rumor, but a re port comes from Spain to the effect that King Alphonso Is trying to raise a mustache. Scientists say that camels originat ed In America, which serves to explain how they happened to get a bump on themselves. Child stealing Is bad enough, but what must be thought of the con scienceless scoundel who takes a dozen good hens? The first thing Germany knows the English parliament will pass a law making the building of battle ships by Germany a misdemeanor. Fashionable tailors announce that men will have their hips padded this spring. Anything except the revival of spring bottom "pants." Colorado ' train, robbers recently rob bed a Pullman porter of nearly $15. This porter evidently didn't belong to the Fraternal Order of Train Rob bers. It is proposed In Cleveland to pay commissioners $40,000 a year for over seeing the street car service there. We predict that Cleveland will find It easy to get commissioners. The bee sting as a remedy for rheu matism Is being revived. But If the bee sting Is good, why wouldn't the sting of a yellow Jacket, which Is sev eral horsepower stronger, be still bet ter? One of the German scientists an nounces that whales' mlflt possesses great merits as a food for man. This being the case, we may expect counter felt whales' milk to appear lu the mar ket eftsoons. Some New York farmers asked the state commlslon of agriculture In New York city to undertake to persuade families to go from the city Into the country for the summer, and work on the land. Even If they had to work for their board and car fare, life In the open would be worth while to many growing boys who ordinarily have to spend the hot months cooped up In the crowded town. The agents sent here by the little nations on the outskirts of the civilized world and their lots rich In heartaches. They are alone among a people to them alien In speech, customs and Ideals. That Is the acme of loneliness. Their power Is negligible, their standing no ticed only by the official happening to be In the State Department when they call. And their labor Is, as a rule, to beg their countries out of trouble with the offended United States or to be seech the American republic's aid In escaping tbe wrath of some other big power. Worse than that, there Is usu ally trouble at home, In the treasury or on the throne Itself, acute and keep ing tbe ministers' nerves on edge. When It comes to any danger of Ger man Invasion of England, It Is not worth considering. It Is true that Great Britain has in her history been overrun and conquered by the Romans, the Norsemen and the Normana, but under very different circumstances from any that now exist. Such an at tempt on the part of Germany could only be made after having waged a successful war on the sea, disabling the British navy, and then It would be lm possible to land a force large enough to, be a peril before It would be con fronted by many times Its number and driven Into the sea. Englishmen can be trusted to defend their homes If need be, but It Is almost Impossible to lmng' lne conditions under which any Inva slon of Great Britain would be at tempted.' There is everywhere a pro found and growing desire among na tlons for deep peace, and a realization that the best use to put another coun try to Is not to fight It, but to trade with It President Gomez seems to appreciate fully the spirit of bit people which la the source of greatest danger to the ' national llfe.of Cuba. He furthermore gardlng It In his message to the Cuban ' congress, hoping that the new republic, through self-dlsclpllne, may curb the characteristics for which southern races In general are unfortunately noted. Tbe Cuban president links tbe tendency toform and mantaln third parties with the Individual tendency toward rebellion against everything wearing the badge of discipline or au thority. Perhaps the manifestation of the rebellious tendency Is not due so much to antagonism to all authority as It Is to authority -directed by another person. The great trouble with many of the .Cuban people, those fitted only to be hewers of wood and drawers of water. Is that they want to be generals or governors. There are others of more or less capacity who are natural mar plots. It may seem unbecoming to hurl stones at leaders who place personal ambition above stability of government as long as we have some glass houses In our own country, but It Is a fact that the personal equation finds lt( most grotesque manifestations anion)! our southern neighbors. Thus far the government of the new Cuba has dealt admirably with the evil that Is reco nlzed to be the great national peril. The summary treatment of an incipient insurrection, 'which tended to Inflame the spirit of which Gomez complains, set a good example. If there Is firm dealing with the chronic malcontents and at the same time the masses are educated up to sound ideas of the ob ject of government, the Cuban ship of state, It is to be hoped, will find its course lying In calm waters. The coun try's finances are in good condition, and all that appears necessary to the republic's success Is a willingness to work for the prosperity of all and the cultivation of the true national spirit. All true labor Is sacred, and "blessed is he who has found his work," says Carlyle. An American poet extols labor as life, worship, glory, honor and other beautiful things. While the poets and moralists and makers of saws and maxims unite in the praise of Industry, there are but few who hav any good words for Idleness. One of the first rhymes taught children Js that "Satan finds some mischief still for Idle hands to do." The example of the ant and the busy bee are held up as worthy of human Imitation, and we are gravely Informed that "though slaves may in dulge in sloth, it Is a moBt royal thing to labor." The Importance of being up and doing betimes Is illustrated hv such familiar proverbs as "the early bird catches the worm." Rut ail the while the fact is ignored that If the worm were not up and stlrrlmr when he might Just ns well be in bed. he ouidn t be caught by the earlv hlrd and we know perfectly well that slaves never can or do Indulge In sloth, and re wen aware that the ant and hnsv bee only work the first half of their lives, in order to lay up a store which win enable them to pass the other half In eating and sleeping. While airreelnn with Carlyle that to have found one's true work Is blessedness, we need not believe it is a blessed thing to work all the time. While most people are overwhelmed with work. the few who are overwhelmed with leisure do not begin to derive the enjoyment from it mat the busy man obtains from, his little snatches of Idleness. To ntnnrt Idle in the market place and cry, "No man nas nired me," Is not pleasant to the starving man. For him the "dolce far nlente" has no delights, but when It comes as the reward of work well done, it is sweet. Dr. Johnson, himself a great worker, said that "all hone nmB day to be Idle." They are willing to ion up tne bin or life In their early years In the hone of deawnrii n tr If a downward slope In idleness. Wouldn't u De Detter to throw little episodes of idleness into one's earlv life, on work so hard as to bring decrepitude into ones later years? Between labor and idleness there should be a golde uiuaii. The Fear of Thirteen. The fearful grip which this number thirteen superstition continues to have upon the hearts of men and women in all walks of life is lncomnrehenslhle. says 0. S'. Marden, In Success Maga zine, let every Intelligent person knows that nothing In this world can possibly take place without a cause, and that the cause must be sufficient to produce an effect. The most ignor ant person, It would seem, should know that the arbitrary number, thirteen, has no more power to produce any ef fect, to cause any calamity, than a drop of Ink. The fact. that the ink or paint. Instead of belnir In the sh a round drop, is put Into the form of the number thirteen, does not add any force or power to It. A drop of ink or paint on the door of a hotel room would have Just as much power to pro duce harm as It would If formed into the figure thirteen. A man needs a friend not to flatter hlra, but to strengthen him in his weak points. A boy likes pie so well at never knows when It la poor. UVTVT SWi"Ss GmR -ISSV Rr3 T 11 $V ZTS rnl Gl fl mArnA f) I Hair Roll Will Comb. Naturally it was a New York man frho was so impressed by the amuz 'ng coiffures he saw about him that k. be invented tbe com- g jfj ' blned hair roll andal mi&-o.t comb. Realizing tbe importanceof a pom padour as an orna ment, this man con structed a roll on which it can be built securely and on which it will weath- Pompadoub comb, er windy days and uphold the weight of Merry Widow hats. This superstructure consists of a roll of fine wire netting, Inside of which are aflixed three combs, curved bo that they conform to the curve of the roll. These combs, of course, pass through the hair und hold both the roll and the pompadour In place. The ad vantage of the wire roll over the old-fashioned hair "rut" are many and ubvIuUo. II la lliUull HIitcl' uhd CiCail- er and cooler In summer and It holds the hnir up much better than the soft hair -rat.'t With the old style n woman never knew but that the pom padour might be mashed as flat as a flounder when she took her hat off. With the wire roll she knows It won't. The Too-Clever Woman, Man unjustly accuses woman of en joying a monopoly of vanity, when, as a matter of fact, no woman Is any more vain than most men, and in some respects mere ninn is so much more vain tWn woman that comparison is ridiculous. A good many men spend as much time as any belle over their attire and the manner of its assump tion on state occasions, but the real vanity of man concerns his brains. He likes a clever woman, but the very in stant he suspects she is cleverer than he, he takes fright. Ills vanity Is hurt. ' Inasmuch ns awe and love are not given to rambling leafy lanes hand In hand, and man lu his superiority likes to believe woman dependent upon hlra mentally as weJi as for creature needs, the woman who Is really clever will never allow her cleverness to obtrude itself too strongly upon men. Wit is a good servant, but a bad master. The girl who acquires a reputation for put ting on airs, or being "smart," Is never popular nmong men. The too-clever woman Is handicapped by her clever ness. It sometimes pays to pamper foolish, egotistic man, and use wit with discretion. Stunning- Cloth Coatume. Wood brown chiffon broadcloth was used lu the construction of a stunning gown pictured In above illustration. The front panel is trimmed on each side from shoulder to foot with brown velvet covered buttons, as are tbe pointed pieces on' each side. The round collar and stock are white lace, the former trimmed with a baud and bow of narrow velvet ribbon In a lovely shade of maroon, matching that Used for the turban, whose only decoration is a full white aigrette. A handsome able pelerine completes the costume. To Make Cloth Waterpnoof. "Take 8 ounes of sugar of lead, 8 ounces of powdered alum and 2xi gal Ions of lukewarm water," says Worn an's Home Companion for April. "Mix lu a tub and let stand for twenty-four hours. Stir thoroughly when first mixed and occasionally for the first hour, to dissolve the Ingredients. Take the gar ment (overcoat, suit or dress, anything of woolen or cotton material), brush thoroughly, and let soak for twenty four hours. Take out, let drip until almost dry (don't wring), hang in the r until dry, then press -as usual. Water will fall off as from the pro verbial 'duck's back.' One can use a suit treated in this way on hunting trips and in a driving rain, and come home dry. It does not destroy or in terfere with the veutl'itlon or injure the fabric in the slightest degree. The quantities as given here cost about 20 cents, and will successfully waterproof an overcoat and suit, or In proportion." fads and fohctes Foliage colorings abound. , Enormous black cherries arc used on some of .the hats. Coats for girls' suits are plain and almost strajght. The latest Parisian novelty is the hand-tucked waist. Some of the standing collars are hemstitched around the top. Belts will match the skirts Instead of the waists this season. Most of the new erepe blouses are inset with Irish crochet lace. Pretty little neck bows nre made of colored open work embroidery. Tbe new hats, almost without excep tion, show exaggerated crowns. Swiss embroidery, whether hand done or machine, gives excellent effects. Some of the colored linens for suits have a pin stripe of white through them. Sleeves are longer and flatter and they closely follow the lines of the arm. Huir ornaments are large, the new est Imrrettes being from two to three inches wide. A charming finish to the waist Is the lie known us the dlrectolre, made of crochet lace. Dainty hand-painted lace blouses are being worn with the dressy tailored suits. Tulle is to be much worn for sashes and to veil and tone down an other wise garish gown. Overdresses of one sort or another are seen everywhere on the more elab orate gowns. Frilled frocks not as frilly as of old, but more flufflly charming have been seen on which little rullles of lace and. gauze trim both skirt and bodice. Some effective cloth gowns, simple enough for walking costumes, yet smart enough for paying calls, are being made In close, but not tight-fitting robes. Beauty Tin. The carriage of the figure is even more Important than tbe lines of the figure Itself. A beautiful figure poorly carried shows none of its beauty, while a poor figure well carried with grace and dignity gives a distinction which is in Itself beautiful. To acquire a good carriage it Is necessary to study the required pose carefully In the mir ror, to then remember to take that pose whenever rising from a chair, and to hold it steadfastly, says Harper's Ba zar. It requires a constant watchful ness which makes one self-conscious at first, but in time becomes a babit-- shoulders back and down, abdomen in, head up and chin in. Waah tip, Not Down. When wnshlng painted walls or var nished woodwork most people begin at the top and wash down, tbe water run ning down over the dirt, cnusine streaks to appear, which are hard to rub out. lou can avoid this by start ing at the bottom and washlns nn. A good cleanser for this purpose Is cas- tlie soap, and n- half pound to one and a half gallons of water. Boil until dis solved. A mustard plaster for a young child should be half flour. A couple of soda mints, or a tea- spoonful of cooking soda in water, will often stave off a sick headache. For sudden attacks of rheumatism, pains in the Joints, etc., a liniment made of mustard and water will often prove an effective temporary remedy. Don't neglect the value of sunlight, fresh air and a good digestion as beauty makers. Live out of doors nd eat sparingly, and the measure of beauty that is yours will be sensibly enhanced. The flat effect on the top of the head, so much in vogue at present, should not be adopted by the girl or woman of round, full-faced type. She should be faithful to the pompadour raised well above the forehead, and tbe hair puffed slightly at the sides, no matter what fashion demands. Gray hair requires more care than brown, blonde or black, in order to bring out the delicate shade. If not carefully waBhed and not immaculate ly clean it will be streaky and inclined to show yellowish tones, which are far from pretty and not nearly so becom ing and dignified as pure white or gray. The best way to overcome scrawny arms is to practice tensing exercise many times daily. Stretch the arm t right angles to the body, holding them selves very taut; clench the hand and draw tip to the shoulder, using ns much. force as if lifting a heavy weight Re peat until the arm begins to get stiff. Massaging the amis with hot olive olt for fifteen minutes night and morn ing will also help to make them plump. A Draped Coatume. This gown is of empire design, mad of dull pink messallne. The yoke and sleeves are of tucked chiffon in a pale pink that is almost white. The trim ming is of gold lace applique. The hat Is of pink corded silk, adorned with black, uncurled ostrich fenthers. The long ermine scarf Is finished with heavy gold tassels. Mending; Stocklnsa. N The feet of new stockings sometime shrink so that they nre too small for the wearer. They may be remodeled in this way: Cut out the heels, open the leg so that from the toe to the end of the opening is the desired length of foot Make or cut from some other pair the heels and as much of tiy foot as is needed to lengthen out the first pair and insert in the opening. Be sure to cut the heel and portion of the foot deep enough so that the stock ing will not be too small across the instep. This is much better than put ting In entirely new feet, as there will be no seams near the toes, and the feet usually shrink only lu leugth. Women Doctors In Prlnona. France has found that women physi cians in the prisons are very success ful, and no doubt they might do much to bring to a proper frame of mind the poor convicts, who are in ninny cases only the victims of circumstances and are only to happy to receive the hope ful and encouraging word a woman If usually so able to give. Simple Sna-B-eatlon. Looking to please the women, The tailor new designs ., Another change in gowncraft He leaves out all the lines. Now, if he really wanted, In men he could joy brew By the determination To drop the figures, too. N York Sun.
