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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-10-24

Ing the paper: "Tell to those who sent
you that l, Count Won Werdenstein,
commander In chief of the navies and
armies of the European confederacy,
will break down all the resistance that
may be before me, and will land and
occupy the countries that you call the
United Republics of America. The
warning that you give me will not be
considered, neither will your actions
be feared. am headed for the Amer
lean continent and / will land"
"This is your final answer. your ex-
cellency"
at is"
please listen to me for a moment,
not as a courier and representative,
but as man to man.
mot SO very long ago was your
prisoner, and when l told you that
would escape, you only laughed.
escaped. and am standing here before
you as proof that l can do what
say. Count Won Werdenstein, how will
you answer for the mass murder that
you will be responsible for? We have
tried to avoid conflict"
you speak as If mighty army and
navy were at your elbow! What can
you, single man, do against the force
back of me?"
Then you will not believe me. will
not heed the warning l give you7
Count, look into your own heart! l.
single man, have the power to send
you. with all your force, to the bot.
tom Of the sea. l.. alone, plead with
you to return to your own land and
let your armies and navies disband
for If you don't, many will never see
their loved ones again." The count
was impressed by Napoleon'e sad
voice, but there were many things to
be considered, and, above all else, his
own pride. A thousand deaths would
be easier to account for than the fact
that he, Count Won Werdenstein. at
the command of a single man In an
odd airship, turned homeward and
abandoned the invasion of America.
When he spoke, there was bitterness
in his voice:
"Mr. Edison, something tells me
that you can do as you say. know
that, yet l will forget it until l arrive
on American shores; ! will not hest
tate for second, I will go forward
to win or die. II there Is only one
chance in a million. will try it. Nc
shame shall besmirch the name OF
Werdenstein."
II am sorry, Count Won Werdenstein
| but we must defend our country and
liberty. l will now remove the flag OF
truce and return to America and from
this second on you can consider me
/ an enemy"
He closed the window, touched q
lever and with one mighty beat OF the
flexible wings the machine ascended
at least hundred feet.
The count looked after Napoleon
His face was pale as he hurriedly de-
scended to the bridge.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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Shoppers for Family Jars.

A bride, upon opening package re-
ceived on her wedding day, was sur
prised to find dozen or more corks
of various sizes fastened by ribbon
to a large cork. Attached to this was
a card upon which was written:
Some shoppers for the family Jars"
Later the sender was informed that
when the first disagreement arose the
discussion as to the size of the cork
best fitted to the "jar" caused 30
much amusement that the trouble was
soon forgotten.
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1913 BY M@GHkNLN UNITED SLATES AND GREAT BRITAIN

velocity. The machine was practically
noiseless. the only sound being a
whistling murlnur caused by the heat
ing wings.
The GOODNESS was perceptible and
Astra wrapped her cloak more closely
about her Napoleon gave a twist to
the wheel, and with small light stud
led his map and the compass.
Santos now took the wheel and Ma
pole0n sat down opposite the Presi-
dent He pointed out the different
places as they rushed over them
Frankfort, Louisville, St. Louis, Wich-
ita, Ashland, Santa Fe, Prescott and
Los Angeles-then came the ocean.
Astra sat silent. She had great
mind and her appreciative qualities
we're far above the average.
"The greenish light that you see Just
before us is the Island Of Ciryne," said
Napoleon.
A few minutes later the aerodromone
settled down in very large hangar,
but as the place was dark Astra could
not see the machine and it's outer ap-
pearance. Napoleon helped her out
and, showing her his watch, convinced
her that they had made the trip in
three hours; 1t was eleven o'clock.
"As rapidly as the earth revolves,"
remarked Astra.
Napoleon led Astra into a large,
square building in the center Of the
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CHAPTER IX.-ContInued.

Napoleon bowed, and SO the matter
was settled
The Countess Rositta Rosiny was
led into the room.
Astra embraced the countess kindly.
welcome to our continent, my dear
countess"
Countess Rosiny sobbed. Her heart
seemed touched by the kind reception
given her by the representative of the
greatest republic! But though Napo-
leon Edison was a scientist, inventor
and discoverer, he could not see into
the heart Of the weak, beautiful wom-
an. Had he known what was going
on within 1t, he would have acted diff
ferently.
Astra invited the countess to stay
with her in the Crystal Palace. 1t
was almost midnight when Napoleon
left, assuring Astra that he would call
for her at eleven the next evening.
At the time appointed he was at the
door with a powerful automobile. AS
ira refused to sit in the tonneau of the
machine, so Napoleon assisted her to
~ SChs bNSiHC at lhC WuSel anu
she let her hand rest lightly on his
arm. The big machine ran evenly out
of town, into the suburbs, and turned
into big garden that was a natural
forest. The large mansion was desert
cd, but garage showed signs of life.
A broad stream Of light spread out
into the quiet summer night from one
window. The sound of Napoleon's
horn must have been familiar to the
occupant Of the building, as the large
door was pushed open in time to let
the large car enter.
Napoleon stopped the car and as
sisted the President down. Then TAX
Ing the arm of man who opened the
door, he said:
"Excellency, allow me to present Mr.
Santos ,Duprel, my best and trusted
oomrade."
The short man bowed with rever-
ence
"Is everything ready?" asked Napo-
beon. The little man nodded.
Napoleon opened door and led his
guest through It; Santos locked the
door OF the garage and followed them.
The room they entered opened sky
ward. A shimmering object, entirely
filing the place, cleaned in the star
hight. Napoleon led the President up
q few steps, into small space that
was inclosed, but with something that
was perfectly transparent, and asked
her to sit down on a couch.
"Will you kindly wait here for few
moments" he asked, and he went fur
ther forward. Astra's eyes became
used to the dim light; she saw Napo-
leon stop before some complicated
mechanism and steering Wheel San.
tos came and closed the door through
which they had entered the car. Elec-
trio sparks hew from something at
the front.
"Are you ready?" asked Santos
Ready" was Napoleon's reply as
be turned lever. The machine start
Cd upward and two huge wings that
Astra had not noticed before, began to
beat the air. She had not experienced
the slightest shock, yet she realized
that they were going up with great
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therefore, be imagined. when his wife
addressed him thus:
Thank you so much. Hans, for the
present"
What PRESENT.
why, all that money tied in my
nightie. New York World
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Their Places.

Where did your party have seats at
the theater, Mrs. Malaprop?"
Some Of US went in the mezzotin,
boxes and some had to take seats In
the parokeet-"
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Does your sons new occupation as
an aviator suit him?" We'll, not
down to the ground"
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more striking the more studies their psy-
chology. They detested not only their enc.
mics but the members of their own party.
If were to accept unreservedly," said a
recent writer. the judgments which they ex
pressed OF another, we should have to
conclude that they were all traitors and boast
ers. all incapable and corrupt. all assassins or
tyrants." We know with what hatred, scarcely
appeased by the death of their enemies. men
lists. Robespierrists, etc.
One Of The chief causes of this feeling re-
sided in the fact that these furious sectaries
being apostles, in possession of the absolute
verify, were unable, like all believers, to toer-
ate the sight OF infdes. mystic or seni.
mental gertrude is always accompanied by the
need Of forcing itself on others. Is never con.
Vlnced and does not shrink from Wholesale
slaughter when 1t has the power to commit It.
IF the hatreds that divided the men OF the
Revolution had been of rational origin they
would not have lasted long, but arising from
affective and mystic factors, men could neither
forget nor forgive" says M. LIE Bon. their
sources being Identical in the different parties"
Fear. according to NJ. LIE Bon, plays almost
as large part in revolutions as hatred. Dur
Ing the French Revolution there were many
examples OF great individual courage and many
exhibitions OF collective cowardice
Facing the scaffold. the men Of the Couyen
ton were ALWAYS bravo in the extreme: but
before the threats Of the rioters who invaded
the Assembly they constantly exhibited an ex.
ccssve pnsil'animity obeying the most absurd
inlunctions, as we shall IL re-read the
history of the revolutionary assemblies.
All the forms OF fear were observed at this
period. One Of the most widespread the
fear of appearing moderate. Members OF the
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assemblies. public prosecutors representatives
ON mission" Judges OF the revolutionary tri
bunals. etc. all sought to appear more ad.
vanced than their rivals Fear was one OF the
principal elements Of the crimes committed at
this period. II by some miracle It could have
been eliminated from the revolutionary as
semblies. their conduct would have been quite
other than 1t was and the Revolution itself
would have taken very different direction.
In normal times the influence of various
affective elements. such as ambition and envy.
Is forcibly contained by social necessities Am.
billion. for instance. is necessarily limited in a
hierarchical form OF society," Although the sol.
der does sometimes become general, 1t Is
only after long term OF service In time
of revolution. on the other hand. there is no
need to walt. Every one may reach the upper
ranks almost Immediately. that all ambi.
lions are violently aroused The humblest man
believes himself fitted for the highest employ
ments. and by this very fact his vanity grows
out Of oil measure.
All the passions being more less aroused
including ambition and vanity. we see the de-
velopment of jealousy and envy of those who
fa"" s''""eeded more quickly than others.
Inc erect of jealousy, always important in
times &c revolution, was espec iaIly so during
the great French Revolution. Jealousy of the
nobility constituted one Of its most important
factors. The middle classes had increased
in caDacitv and wealth to the point Of surpass-
Ing the nobility. Although they mingled with
the mobiles more and more. thew felt. none the
less. that they were held at distance. and this
they keenly resented. This frame OF mind had
unconscously made the bourgeosie keen sup
porters Of the philosophic doctrine OF equality.
Most entertaining is NJ. LIE Bons contention
that typical revo'utonist is really mystic.
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considerably modified. as in time OF insur.
rection. this equilibrium is broken. and the
ASSOCIATED elements constitute by a fresh
aggregation, new personality, which Is mani.
tested by ideas, feelings and actions very
different from those formerly observed by the
same individual. Thus 1t is that during the
Terror honest bourgeois and peaceful
magistrates who were noted for their kindness
turned into bloodthirsty fanatics.
Under the influence Of environment the old
personality may therefore give place to one
entirely new For this reason the actors in
great religious and political crises often seem
OF different essence to ourselves; yet they 90
not differ from us; the repetition OF the same
events Would bring back the same
Cruelty, for example, was displayed by the
French revolutonists in most surprising
manner, for FrenChmon at ordinary times arc
less cruel than Anglo SaXons During tho
massacres of September in Paris the prisoners
were slowly chopped to bits by sabre-cuts in
order to proong their agonies and amuse tho
spectators who experienced the greatest dc.
light before the spectacle Of the commissions
OF the victims and their shrieks or agony.
Similar scenes we're observed all over
France even In the early days of the Revolu.
ton. although the foreign var did not excuse
them then. nor any other pretext
The revolutionary monster has always been
easily dominated soon strong power
has opposed it. If its violence is unlimited
SO IS It's servility. All the despotisms have
had 1t for their servant The Caesars are Ger.
tain Or ling acclaimed by it. whether they
are named Caligula. Nero. Marat. Robcspierre
or T ulanror.
The hatred OF persons. institutions and things
which animated the men OF the Revolution is
one of these affective phenomena which are the
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By Gp1stave lie Bio

like the leader OF a new fanatical faith.
not a reasoner
The chief characteristic of the mystic
permanent consists in the attrioution q
mysterious power to superior beings OF fol-
which are incarnated in the form OF Il
fetiches, words or formulate.
The mystic spirit is at the bottom of all
ligious and most political beliefs TT
latter would often vanish could we delI
them OF the mystic elements which are
Chief support.
Grated on the sentiments and passio
impulses which it directs. mystic logic CO.
tutes the might OF the great popular n
ments. Men who would 10 by no means re-
10 allow themselves to be killed for the
or reasons will readily sacrifice their
to mystic idea which has become an oil
OF alteration.
The principles OF the Revolution sped
inspired wave OF mystic enthusiasm All
gous to those provoked by the varous
ligious beliefs which had preceded 1t. All
did was TO change the oricntation Of n mti
ancestry which the centuries had solidiiiei
SO there is nothing astonishing in the
age zeal Of the men of the Convention.
principal heroes Of the Terror-Couthon, SD
Just Robespierre etc.-were apostles II
Poiyeuctes destroying the affairs Of the Fl
gods to propagate his faith, they dreamed
converting the globe. Their enthusiasm spI
itself over the earth. Persuaded that 4
magnificent formulate were sufficient TO d
turn thrones they did not hesitate to dec
war upon kings. And as strong faith ii
ways superior to a doubtful faith. they vic
0usly faced all Europe
The mystic spirit OF the leaoers OF the ri
luton was betrayed in the least detnii
their public life. Robespierre. convinced
he was supported by the Almighty, ASST
his hearers in a speech tina; the SuprI
Being had "decreed the Republic since thai
ginning of time" In his quality Of II
Pontiff Of a State religion he made the
yention vote decree declaring that
French People recognizes the existence of!
Supreme Being and the Immortality OF
soul At the festival of this Supreme r
seated on kind of a throne, he preachJ
lengthy sermon
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Why Men Get New Minds During Revolutions. BY

<bT-sHE Psychology OF Revolution" &c. y.
Putnam's Sons. New York; is
most interesting and suggestive work
BY Gustave lie Bon. the author OF The Crowd:
Study OF the Popular Mind"
The result OF the psychologists study OF
revolutions is very hostile TO them He finds
that they are essentially irrational and min
ORANGE to rational progress. which must be
gradual and orderly. His observations are
based chiefly on the French Revolution, but
they apply in various degrees TO all others
Especially Interesting is his explanation Oh
Tue STANCE and often incomprehensioie oe'
ha'lof OF people during revolutions. We hho
revolutionary crowds behaving with amazing
cruelty and violence and yet know that
they are composed in the main OF ordinarily
eooG-naturcd people
The explanation is that people acquire new
minds curing revolutionary disturbances. A
mans normal mentality is composed Of those
parts 81 his mental machinery which are called
into use by his normal existence, but since all
the cI dlton7 of life are changed By a revolu-
iiou, rev and unknown set Of mental qualities
is brought into operation. Fear, hatred ter.
Tor, greed and ambition come to the surface,
and the better qualities of the man arc
smothered.
Every individual possesses. besides his ha.
bitual mentality-which when the environ.
ment does not alter. is almost constant-vari.
GUS possibilities of character which may be
evoked by passing events.
The people who surround US are the crea.
lures Of certain circumstances. but not Of all
circumstances. Our ego consists of the asso.
ciat!on o. innumcrable cellular egos the resi-.
dues OF al personalities BY their com
bination they form an equilibrium which "a
fairly permanent when the social environment,
Goes not Tary. AS soon as this environment, is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
An Answer to Edna Good
rich's Now Famous Article
on :" Why Blondes Ought
to Be Abolished . by Billie
Burke, One of the Prettiest
American Blondes
By Billie Burke

brunette's movements hold something
reptilian in them.
In word. the blonde is alert and
active. The brunette Is dreamy and
slothful. If the worlds progress
were left to the brunette there would
not be any progress. All Of the
worlds brilliant history would spell
itself backward.
The blonde is candid. The brunette
is secretivc. a brunette inspired the
saying regarding the depth Of still
waters and what parsonage therein
resides
l do not wish to be too hard on
the brunette. One trait of hers lends
her lustre for some minds. She
stays put" Leave her by the
hearthside and she will stay there,
submitting to all, improving nothing.
If domestic evolution had depended
upon her for its agent we would still
be cave women. wooed with club,
and beaten whenever hunting was
bad and our gorillalike lords re.
quired exercise. The blonde does not
sit still. Action Is her watchword
I'll wager that the first woman to
leave her worthless husband and
fare forth to build a new life for her
self was blonde.
BruncttcS are born conservatives.
They preserve fruits and can Gus
toms But every one who thinks ut
all knows that preserved fruits will,
in time, grow moldy. and that Gus
toms that too long obtain become out
worn and useless. Movement Is life
lnaction is death. So, though Miss
Goodrich quoted some musty, fusty
old professor to prove that blondes
die earlier than brunettes, at least
our work lives on.
What is the work OF blondes? Or
ganization. in the household and out
of ii. WHO are the best housekeep-
crS in Il community? Blondes Who
are Mt the head of the charitable or
CARNATIONS and otherwise valuable
clubs? Blondes. TO use a horse
mans term, who are the lead horses
III the human teams? Blondes Who
are the followers, the wheel horses?
Brunettes.
Who are the society leaders of
your town: Don't sneer ut the term.
IT requires facile brain and
gracious personality. Quickness OF
perception to be n society leader, and
these qualities are comprised in the
blonde.
Instead OF the blonde going. let me
suggest. no, will most emphatically
state, that the brunette must go. is
going. For nature and progress
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wv yHEN, recently, Miss Edna
M Goodrich, very handsome
w brunette, said 10 this news
paper that the blonde must so and
gave her reasons for the banishing of
the fair-haired woman, l would have
been overwhelmed if | had accepted
the reasons. but / did not.
Undoubtedly the superattractive
Miss Goodrich believed those reasons,
for she seemed to have written from
profound conviction But quite rs
profound is my conviction that all the
scientists with whom she bulwarked
her beliefs were mistaken. Perhaps
every one Of them had been lifted. for
good and sufficient reasons, by
blonde
Miss Goodrich's reasons may be
good if one grants her premises that
the blonde is Il disturbing element in
the modern world. But who will ad-
nit that who knows how much of
progress ana stability the fair-haired
Anglo Saxon has given to the world?
He moved down from the north. over
flowed Europe. awolie it from its
ages OF long Slumbcr and civilized it
He spurrcd it to progress. He stimu-
lated it TO endcavor. He reused 1t
from a sleep that would have been
the death OF Il world.
What was true of the early history
of Europe is as true to-day. The in
dividual brunette is. as are the
brunette nations. lnzy Her masses
OF dark hair are. rs rule. the sign
Of Incidence. The dark-hared, dark
skinned person is rs disinclined to
effort rs the dark-eycd, dark skinned
races. The reason: l will give you
the reason. and il is, like those adj
vanccd by my beautiful opponent,
scientific
The brunette Is lverish Her liver
is too large and too lazy TO do well
its work Its slugglshncss colors the
character Of its unfortunate owner
MS it muddics her skin. She Is quiet
heavy. inclined to melancholia.
Watch the blondes and brunettes
shops and the theatres or on their
way TO their work. The blonde trips
on her way. The brunette drags
The blonde holds her head high. The
brunette bends hers in pcnsivc attl-
tudc The brunette is grave. the
blonde gay. The brunette is heavy
hearted, the blonde light. The weight
of the heart corresponds to that Of
the liver.
The carriage Of the blonde is as
light and springng as fawn's. Tho
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dogs as well az any one should.
keep four Of them. and am In good
standing with them. But knowing
dogs l know that their faithfulncss Is
unreasoning and not always COM
mendable I shouldn't want to love
as dog loves. 1t isn't the highest
nor most complimentary affection.
The brunette loves a man as he is.
The blonde tries to make him worthy
Of her love. Which Is the worthier
affection! Every woman should be
the inspiration OF the man who loves
her. The woman who Is satisfied
with him MS he Is, who regards him
as a demigod, Is n brake upon his
efforts.
have read that women are Of two
classes-the sword woman. who leads
a man up the height waving the
shining sword Of progress before him,
and the cushion woman. who repre-
sents 20 him perpetual rest. One ls
the spirit OF progress, the other the
spirit Of retrogression. Need | say
that the blonde Is the woman of the
sword! The brunette says her az
fections are trucr and stronger than
those OF n blonde. l reply that It Is
not we'll for man to be loved too
rnuch. He requires the uncertainty
OF affection 10 spur him on to WORTH
ness Men do not want 10 be loved
much. but sanely, and blondes are,
above ALL sane.
do not care what that nearsighted
old chap with his nose between book
overs said, that the blondes brain
Is smaller than that Of a brunette. I
retaliate with the assertion that it
isn't the size Of the brain. but the
texture that signifies. There are
records at the Academy Of Medicine
In New York of imbcciles who had
brains larger than Nupoleon's.
To place a further thorn In the
sclf-estecm of the brunette let me
remind her that men prefer blondes.
Else. why are so many brune.tcs try
Ing TO become b!on les? | refer you
To any hairdrcsser in any city
Peroxide is for sale in every hamlet
but no woman dyes her hair black
except the woman whose hair has be
come gray
That the blonde is more beautiful
than the brunette the number O
paintings of blondes tcstiiics. Paint
ers prefer TO paint pictures of blondes
and the public prefer 10 look mt them