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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

FretfulnesS in an infant Is a danger
signal, and indicates that something is
wrong with either the child or its moth
er, says the Youths Companion. The
child is sick or in pain or discomfort,
or else 1t has been allowed, through
poor management by the mother or
nurse, to contract a peevish habit.
An infant which is manifestly Ill is
likely to be fretful, but in this case the
fretfulness is obviously symptom Of
the disease. But there are many other
cases in which this condition Is not so
distinctly associated with disease, get
there must be some cause for it, which
should be searched for and removed
when found
The most common causes for fretful-
ness are pain, discomfort and hunger.
A great variety of conditions, some OBJ
vlous, others obscure, may produce pain.
1t may be due to beginning disease Of
the spine or in the hip or some other
joint. In such a case, which is very
rare in well-nourished infant, but
does sometimes occur, besides the fret
fulness and occasional screaming fits
during the day, the baby is apt to give
scream now and 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 In any
way. Most commonly, however, the
fretfulness of pain Is due to Indigestion
evidenced by vomiting, constipation, OF
liarrhea.
Discomfort from creases in the cloth
ing, the rubbing of frayed edge OF
cloth, or the scratching of concealed
| pin will make the sweetest-tempered
baby peevish.
Hunger will naturally make baby
peevish, but 1t is bad practice to stor
the child's mouth with milk or give
him Comforter" to suck upon when
ever he cries. The fretfulness Itself
should not be treated, but Its cause
should be sought for and removed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

says Good Health Magazine. This dis
ease is directly due to the growth Of q
special germ in the lungs, but still
more important cause is the predispo.
sltion induced by wrong habits of life
Lowered vital resistance resulting
from chronic intestinal autointoxica
ton, sedentary habits, feebleness of the
heart from deficient exercise, living in
overheated rooms, overeating, high-pro-
teid diet, especially the free use of fresh
foods, the use Of tobacco, alcohol-these
are the most potent and predisposing
causes Of pneumonia, and prepare the
way for this great destroyer which in
recent years has increased in frequency
and fatality until it has come to be the
most active of all causes of mortality
in human beings.
For many years tuberculosis led the
mortality list, but now pneumonia
stands at the head, and the disease
seems to be increasing every year
pneumonia germs can not be extermi
mated, but 1t is easily possible to build
up the resistance of the body so thai
pneumonia germs, even though con
stantly encountered, can do no harm.
A simple dietary, a clean alimentar,
canal, active exercise out of doors
sleeping In cold, pure air-these are th,
best safeguards against pneumonia.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

The Cotton Chapel, connected 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. 1t is now in need of some fur
ther repairs, and the mayor of the
town has written to the mayor of Bos-
ton to call attention to the matter 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
GUS daughter IN the new. Certainly the
form Of address was beyond reproach.
1t was: 'To the Right Worshipful, the
Mayor of Boston,"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

A routine news item recently record
ed the appointment of Thomas e. Nc
Donnell to succeed the late Alonzo Wy
CANT as general superintendent of the
fifth 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 Chicago Milwaukee
K st. Paul Railway. The fact is also
noted that the man who has reached
this important and responsible post at
the age of 50 entered the same service
twenty years ago as a wagon boy who
was paid few dollars 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 American 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 50
contrary to the visible facts. There is
not 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 and con-
| spicuous success. The Chance of the
poor boy is so large and numerous and
| frequent that he does not need to look
for it as "chance" at all. In every
| line of endeavor the "chance" is look
ing for him. There Is not head of a
business house in this or any other COM
munity who is not compelled to spend
a large share of his time in looking for
assistants, and whose days are not a
constant effort to find or make helpers
with intelligence and fidelity. If this
were not so the conduct Of any bust
ness would be a mere pastime, hap
py dream, instead of the hard and con-
tinuous work that it is. Industry, fru-
! gality, fidelity, zeal tCunderstand 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 thai
win material success. And because the
tasks are larger and the wealth to be
won or lost in them greater than ever
before, the poor boys chance was never
bigger than it is to-day. All he has tt
do is to be worthy Of it and take Il
when it comes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19
ExhaustfOn.

"I'm rather interested In young Mr..
De Ritter" said the customer, land I
want to get copy Of his novel. Have
you got ft?'
ave did have small supply few
weeks ago." said the book salesman,
"but I'm afraid it's exhausted"
Really, l heard it was weak, but
didn't think it was that bad."-The
Catholic Standard and Times.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Rear Admiral A. T. Mahan, T. Of
Influence
that
Pacific two circumstances will
Will see at glance that the Sandwich islands
OF
they the
distance from Honolulu
distance Honolulu
islands, all under we part
10 nave central position such
and admitting no rival conditions that
strateg
Too much cannot laid
maritime having
Mexico Were there
others available exclude from ALL There is
the
thrown back $500 to
tained maritime operations welnigh prohbitive
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Objections to the long cruise of the
battleship fleet have never been numer-
Gus, but If any patriot needs to hear
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 and
girls do.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19
What He Wanted to Say.

"Hellow
"Hello!"
"IIello, confound you! What do you
want?"
'Is this 6445?'
"Of course! Why don't you go ahead
and talk?'
"Oh, you needn't get mad about
nothing"
"Well, my times worth money! I
can't stand here all day jabberins
hello to somebody"
''This is about the first time I ever
used q telephone, and"
"Did you call me up just for prac'
timer"
"No, of course not"
"Did you call me up to tell funny
story?"
"Well, why don't you go ahead then
with your business?'
"You don't give me a chance. AS !
was saying"
'There you go again! Say, how long
are you going to keep me standing
here?"
"You can sit down IL you want to =
an sit down on you If this is sup
posed to be joke! Who are you, sir?'
"My name is Brown. moved In
directly opposite you few weeks ago.
well, Brown, I'm sorry have
spoken so harshly to you, but I'm moi
feeling just up to the mark to-day
Hope you will pardon me-"
"Oh, certainly"
"What was 1t you wished to say tc
me?"
why, wanted to tell you that your
house is on fire."-Success Magazine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Though it is being done quietly, so
quietly that few people who are In the
immediate vicinity where 1t is going on
do not realize 1t, Cuba is losing 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 this re-
spect. This matter has become of such
importance In the United States that a
conference Of governors is to be held to
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Wife-Why did you give that phono.
graph away just before we were mar.
ried? Didn't you think l could use iti
Husband-My dear l gave it away
to keep peace. Don't you know that
no house is big enough for two talking
machines?
And at the last report he was still
trying to square hlmself.-Detroit Free
Press
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19
One on Him.

Wandering over an old cemetery re-
Gently young man came across
large stone inscribed:
Turn me over"
After much difficulty he succeeded
in turning 1t over, and found on the
under side Of the stone the words:
"Now turn me back again so that I
can catch some other idiot"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

A New York policeman explains that
anyone can stop runaway horse by
pinching his nose. Perhaps this police
man is the promulgator Of the theory
that one may capture bird by sprin-
Killing salt on its tail.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Rather cheerful outlook, that of a
Boston social reformer and settlement
house worker! 81 believe" he said, re-
Gently, "that shall live to see Eve
hours days work, five days week s
work, and five dollars days pay" The
attractiveness of the prospect depends
however, upon whether one is employer
or employed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

A number of Chinese experts are
coming to the United States to study
the financial system. When they find
out all about it they might enlighten
the people of this country
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

A Texas woman has forfeited an es-
tate worth 100000 in order to marry
the man she loves. And he will prob
ably be reminded of the fact for the
the rest of his life.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

A poet was beheaded in Hayti few
days ago. 1t should be explained, how
ever, that he was executed on account
Of his political affiliations and not be-
cause Of his poetry.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

A man of the name of Scarlet Is act
Ing as prosecutor Of the Pennsylvania
statehouse grafters. 1t is, perhaps,
only natural that he should catch some
of them red-handed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

A burglar who "masqueraded as a
yachtsman" has been sentenced to
twenty-seven years in the penitentiary
If the masquerade" included the wear
Ing of yachting cap the sentence was
too light.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19
Weighty Advice.

First Aeronaut-Hall Is hover! Hall
the ballast has gone and we hare sink.
ing. What shall we do?
Second Aeronaut - Co-couldn't we
drop a few his overheard ?-The Taller
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

"Single women should pray for hus-
bands" says the bishop of Buffalo.
And wouldn't 1t be well, also, for mar
ried women to pray for their hus-
bands2
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Another English war ship has been
sunk during maneuvers. 1t Is report
ed that Emperor William intends to
try to prove an alibi.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Some Of the conspicuous members Of
New York Citys smart set have Curl
GUS ideas of what constitutes comfort
In life,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

We never hear persons who have
to celebrate their golden wedding say
ing that they have had enough of mar
ried life.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Alfred, 1t will be remembered, is the
Vanderbilt whom Cornelius ii. selected
as the head Of the family.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Love may laugh at locksmiths before
marriage, but it never even giggles at
plumbers after starting housekeeping.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Japan may be able to get just as
much excitement out of Korea as I'm
Gle Sam ever got in the Philippines.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Even If they were to live 120 years,
some men wouldn't succeed in getting
out of debt.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

A merry widOwer, Imogene, is one
who does not have to pay for Merry
Widow hat.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

In these busy times, when you nav,
a story to tell, for heavens sake make
1t short.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

Among other pipe dreams IRE thos'
of the church organist
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19
To Ward on Pneumonia.

One Of the most active causes of
death in cold weather Ii pneumonia.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

1t is better to trust to your faults
than to be false to your trusts.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19

It's queer how people will sit up and
take notice when one man begins ts
abuse another.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-26
ooMPERs AGAIN CHOSEN.
Veteran Labor Leader Remains at
Head of American Federation
Of Labor.

Denver.-At the election of officers
of the American Federation of La
Dor, held here on Saturday. Samuel
Gompers was again chosen president.
With the exception of Daniel j.
Keefe. all of the officers were re-
elected. Keefe refused TO run, be-
cause he stood for the principle that
the American Federation of Labor
could not dictate what church or
what politics an officer should sup
port. Keefe could have been elected
without any doubt. The big men in
the convention refused to make a
martyr out of him.
MIR. Gompers was reelected to the
office he has held since the organiza-
ton of the federation In 1881, with
the exception of one year, amid
scenes of greatest enthusiasm, only
one representative of the Socialist
party voting against him.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-26
MINE ACCIDENT REVEALS
THRALL OF SUPERSTITION
Finnish Miners Refuse to Go Back to
Work Until Bodies of Former
Comrades Are Removed.

Butte, Mont=Untii the bodies of
the six Finnish miners, who lost their
lives in the fire in the East Side coal
mine of the Northwestern Improve
ment company at Red Lodge last Fri
day, have been removed, the Fin
landers. who comprise so per cent of
the working force at the Northwest
ern mines, refuse to resume work, de-
claring they would not be showing
the proper amount OF respect TO the
dead were they to begin work now.
The superstitious fears of the for
eigners are believed to be at the bot
tom of their refusal to resume work.
AS there is slight chance of the
bodies ever being recovered, it being
the belief of the mine owners that the
remains of the six have long since
been entirely consumed. the company
is in a sort of a quandary.
Should the Fins refuse to reconsid-
er their announced determination, 1t
VIII likely lead to complications af-
fecting the two years wage agree
ment between the mine operators and
the miners.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-26
SOUNDS WARMING NOTE.
English Field Marshal Points Out
Danger That Threatens Nation.

Speaking in the house of
lords Monday night. Field Marshal
Lord Roberts expressed the convic-
ton that the lack of military force
sufficient to make hopeless the at
tempt of an invasion would in all
probability be the cause of the loss
of Great Britain's supremacy at sea.
In a studied speech he pointed out
the comparative ease with which Ger
many could land an army ON the
shores of England Under present
conditions England would be forced,
lie said, to submit to most humiliat-
ing demands.
He disclaimed all hostility to or fear
CT Germany; but he declared that the
defense of the islands required Inn
mediate attention. There should be
an army so strong lin numbers and eff
flcient In quality that the most for
midable of foreign nations would hes
itate TO make landing In England.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-26
Roasts Merry Widow Hat.

New York.-"Any lady who decor
ates herself in a way to shut off the
view OF those sitting behind her COM
mits a theta theft which Christian
consideration ought to render impos-
ssble in the sanctuary" The wave of
protest the Merry Widow and other
large-sized women's headgear has
reached the Madison Avenue Presby-
terrain church; the Rev. DIR. Charles
II. Parkhurst so declared himself on
Sunday in short prelude to the reg
ular morning sermon.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-26
MAYOR JOHNSON
IS A POOR MAN
Devotion to Affairs of Dead Brother
Causes Famous Politician to
Land on Financial Rocks.
While He Must Give Up His FASH
ionabe Home and Begin Life
Again in a Cottage, the Flight
ing Mayor viii Again
Run for Office.

Cleveland, O.-Mayor Tom l.. John
son, who for years has been credited
with possessing very large fortune,
on Thursday announced that he had
lost everything, and would be com
PEELED to give up his beautiful home
on Euclid avenue and move into
smaller and less expensive quarters.
The mayor also stated that he
would give up his automobiles and
other luxuries because he could no
longer afford to keep them.
His fortune was wrecked, the mayor
declared, by his devotion to the af-
fairs of the estate of his dead brother,
Albert, who was heavily interested in
traction properties in the east
I'm not out of commission" he
said There's a thousand fights left
In me. I'll move to a small house,
III ride to work In street cars and
sell my autos and III run for mayor
at the next election"
After Alberts death a question was
put up to. him whether he should re
sign his Office as mayor and take uI
the management of Alberts estate.
Il decided that | would not / had
entered the fight in this city with GER
tain ideals before me. / wanted tC
fight privilege and special interests
and l had already decided to give III
working for dollars So l concluded
10 stay right here, and do what l could
to help my brothers children at Ions
distance.
"Why did I choose the course I did
I'll tell you. It's not because l am ;
philanthropist, for | amt not. actet
from purely selfish motive. ! want
ed happiness, and nothing else, whel
I closed up my business affairs ant
took up civic activity.
And have been happy. too. Thu
last seven years have been the bes
Of my life. leaving out of considera
ton the loss of my brother.
IT am going to be happy yet. toe
We may have to go back to cottage
but that's the way we started, and w
can look upon life Just as joyfully a
we did in the big house on Eucli
avenue
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-26
Ho6soN FEARS TROUBLE.
Wants Order Rescinded Recalling
Fleet from Pacific Waters.

Akron, hio.-Congressman Rich
fond p. Hobson, who was here on
Monday. has sent letter to President
Roosevelt. demanding that he rescind
his orders recalling the United States
fleet from the Pacific. In his letter
he scored President Roosevelt for his
interference in the Japanese troubles
in California, saying:
Our presidents have invariably re
fused to interfere in local matters.
even when foreign subjects We're
being assassinated. but in this case,
Mr. President you did interfere
where foreign subjects We're not being
harmed If you were justified then in
calling on the people of San Fran
cisco TO surrender, you are not justi-
fed in now Withdrawing the fleet and
again placing them and their neigh.
bors on the whole coast in precisely
the same defenseless position.
ut would be national and inter
national calamity to withdraw the
fleet"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-26
Bomb,Thrower at Work.

Chicago.-The mysterious bomb
thrower, who for two years has eluded
and puzzled the Chicago police, Satur-
day night threw bomb on the roof
of building occupied by John ID. Gas
solos's saloon. Although no one was
injured, part of the roof was torn out,
windows were broken, and tho report
was heard for blocks. People in ad-
joining buildings, including fifty wo
men in charitable Institution
rushed frantically to the street. This
is the twenty sixth bomb hurled st
gambling resorts.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-26
MRS. REED WILL BE TIRE. !,
Denver Woman Who Attempted
BIackmail Must Face Jury.

Denver, Colo.-Information charg-
ing Mrs. Allen F. Read with assault
with intent to do great bodily injury
In the attempt alleged to have been
made by her to blackmail Mrs. Gene
We've Chandler Phipps, was filed in
the criminal court on Thursday by
District Attorney George Stidger. Mrs.
Phipps is the complaining witness In
the attempted robbery case and De-
tective ]. P. Mcdonald in the case of
attempted dynamiting. Mrs. Read, it
will be recalled. leaped into Mrs.
Phipps automobile on November 9,
ordered her to take her child into the
machine, and under threats OF blow
ing them up with dynamite, forced her
TO go to bank for the purpose of
drawing 100000 to be turned over to
Mrs. Read. At the bank Mrs. Phipps
eluded Mrs. Read and detectives ar
rested her.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-11-26
Faithful to Convicted Husband.

iladelphia.-Charles G. Magness.
husband of a daughter of the late
United States Senator German of
Maryland. recently convicted of de-
sertion from the United States navy.
left the Philadelphia navy yard on
Monday for Portsmouth, n. H.. where
he viii serve a year in the govern
rlent prison. Magness was met by his
wife. who accompanied him to Ports
mouth. Mrs. Magness win reside in
Portsmouth in order TO visit her hus-
hand as often as the rules of the
prison permit.