LINCOLN COUHTY LEADER
R E COLLINS, Editor
r N HAYDCN, Manacar
TOLEDO OREGON
We hope Paderewskl saved some 01
the large fees ,be got for pounding
the piano.
Publicity cures many evils, but the
vll doer finds it exceedingly unpleas
ant medicine to take.
They came back from the ride with
the octopus outside and the smile on
the face of Mr. Rockefeller.
As an occupant of the map of the
world, Mombasa no longer finds It nec
essary to cough to attract attention.
It will not be so very difficult for
this nation to sit around until 1915
waiting for the completion of the Pan
ama canal.
Carrie Nation has retired. And it
Is noticed that she has a good farm
and a bank account. Carrie's smash
was not financial. .
Some doctors think all tonsils are
unnecessary and should be removed.
Not even the civil service rules should
protect a tonsil, in their opinion.
A New Jersey cat has adopted a
brood of chicken'?. Mt hnv hpen
reading Mr. Rockefeller's essays on
philanthropy and business foresight.
It seems that Aunt Carrie Nation
has saved enough money to buy a good
farm. "I cannot tell a lie," we can
imagine Aunt Carrie saying: "I did It
with my little hatchet."
The Young Turks, according to ca
ble reports, are doing good execution.
They are that, and without waiting
for trials, appeals, affidavits and con
tinuances, so familiar In America.
A dispatch from Salonlki declares
that Abdul Hamld is likely to die of
heart disease. Well, well, and only a
few days ago It was predicted he
would die of an operation on the
neck!
Make a memorandum In your note
book that Boston will celebrate In
1920, with a world's fair, the three
hundredth anniversary of the land
ing of the pilgrim fathers, and do not
fall to attend it
Once again we are assured by cable
that the husband of Queen Wllhelmina
Is "ridiculously fond of her." Poor
man! That Is the only way he has of
getting into the papers, and this time
the dispatches do not even giv,e his
name.
The trouble with psychotheraphy in
churches, according to the Rev. Dr.
Lelghton Parks, Is that It identifies
health with salvation. On the other
hand, it might be remarked that the
trouble with the churches where psy
chotherapy is anathema is that they
take too little heed of the welfare and
happiness of their members this side
the grave. Health and salvation are
not necessarily inconsistent.
Kidnaping stirs the emotions of
the world more than any other crime.
One reason Is that it Is happily infre
quent. When a case like that in Penn.
sylvanla comes before newspaper read
ers, It is always accompanied by the
story of Charley Ross. That story is
remembered because the boy was not
found, and therein it differs from most
other true stories of kidnaping.
American parents have less to fear
from kidnapers than from firecrack
ers or measles, or a hundred other
dangers which do not keep us awake
at night. It is the infrequency, not
the nature, of the crime that renders
It comparatively insignificant. It can
be more horrible than murder, and
those who suffer receive universal
sympathy.
It begins to look as If some of the
magnates who have acquired the con
trol of most of our theatrical affairs
during the last ten or twenty years
were becoming conscious of the weak
points in their syndicate system and
seeking to escape threatened disaster
by a reversion, In part at least, to
older and sounder methods. Of two
facts, patent to all observers, they, as
shrewd business men of their kind,
must be fully aware. They must know
that all actors and actresses of the
first rank In this country have practi
cally disappeared without leaving any
successors to take their places, and
that there is no certain source to
which they can look for capable re
cruits. Such recruits must be found,
or nothing can stop that progressive
degeneration of the theater which has
already reduced it almost to the level
of the music hall.
It may be that schoolboys of Amer
ica will remember Willie Whltla as
an awful example of what may hap
pen to them when the kidnapers come,
tut It Is more probable that they will
remember him as the Innocent eaun
of a movement that is making tru
ancy, or even a Justifiable leave ol
absence from school, hard to win.
Just as the legislatures are- every
where hastening to make kidnaping
punishable by death, or life imprison
ment at the least, so the school boards
all over the land are passing a regu
latlon forbidding teachers to let chil
dren go hom on written or verbal
word from the parents without first
submitting the request to the school
principal and having its genuineness
verified by direct appeal to the par
ents. The Chicago school board hai
passed such a rule for its elementary
schools, and no doubt the principals
and teachers will be glad to enforce it
while all truant officers will be glad
that they do enforce it. Whatever the
main motive is which leads to such
unanimous and speedy adoption ol
this rule, It is well Justified for the
protection it gives the children
against kidnapers, even without con
slderlng any further reasons. After
such a case as that of the Whitla boy
exceptional precautions should be
taken till the memory of the crime
has died out, In addition to the very
careful precautions which ought to be
taken at all times against such crimes
The forestry service Is dealing with
a vast domain as the property in com
mon of the people and is continually
working up schemes for the general
good. Of three circulars which it sent
out recently the longest is a descrip
tion of the policy that is pursued to
ward stockmen. There is a large de
mand for grazing privileges on the
national forests, and the policy of the
government is to make a fair distribu
tion of permits. How it is carried out
is Illustrated by a Wyoming case. Six
years ago a single sheep owner wae
grazing 60,000 head of Bheep or 47
per cent of the total number on the
forest. As new settlers entered the
country they derived the benefit of a
pro rata system, and to-day the num
ber of Individuals and firms grazing
stock has largely increased and the
percentage of sheep belonging to the
man referred to has been reduced
from 47 to 4. "One of the basic prin
ciples in handling grazing matters on
the national forests Is that it Is bet
ter to help a Bmall man make a living
than a big man a profit." Another
bulletin reveals the service working
in co-operation with the schools in
teaching forestry and related subjects,
and It Is now engaged on model
courses of study for graded and high
schools. The third bulletin tells of
experiments that are to be made by
the service , in introducing eastern
hard woods into California. Small
patches of chestnut, hickory, bass
wood, red oak and yellow poplar trees
will be planted near the forest rang
ers' cabins, "and if these do well
larger plantations on a commercial
scale will soon be established on
larger areas." Can anyone doubt the
value of this care and activity to the
country? The pity is that the begin
ning was not made many years ago.
For the lessons in conservation were
much (needed, and after such an ex
perience as we have had they should
certainly be taken to heart now.
Theories of government have nothing
to do with the case, though there is a
disposition In some quarters to com
plain of a present tendency toward
paternalism. What we are striving
for is an effective method of saving
the timber and encouraging Its
growth, and the effective method will
be adopted, no matter what the "Ism"
may be. The country Is to be con
gratulated on the Intelligence and de
votion that are being shown in the
forestry service and on the good work
it is accomplishing as It faces one
problem after another.
A I'nlqne Spanish Prlaon.
In one of the Basque provinces of
Spain there is a prison which opens
the doors every morning, and the pris
oners go into town for housework, gar
dening, or some trade. Some act as
commissioners. In the evening they
quietly return at the appointed time to
the prison, and the Jailer most .care
fully identifies them before withdraw
ing the bolts for their admission. Once
a prisoner ventured to present himself
at the gates of the prison in a state
of inebriety, and the Jailer refused to
admit him. "To punish you," he said,
"you will to night sleep out of doors."
And the prisoner, It Is recorded, In
Bplte of tears and entreaties, was con.
demned to pass the night otitslde.
Note,
The 1 note Is not the smallest Is
sued by the Bank of England. By mis
take a note of the value of one penny
was made and Issued in 1828. It wsb
in circulation for many years, a source
of annoyance to the cashiers in mak
ing up their accounts. At length the
holder of it brought it to the bank,
and after considerable argument per
suaded the authorities to give him 5
for It
Her Gucm,
The Fat One "Don't you think
travel broadens one?
The Thin One Oh, yes. You've
been on a long Journey, haven't you?
Yonkers Statesman.
WOMEN AS GAMBLERS.
III(b Society Damee Losing Their
Interest la Bridge Whlat.
It is doubtful if women ever should
be permitted to play cards. Hardly a
day passes without women gathering
for cards In one or another of the big
hotels of New York city. Sometimes
big parties are In aid of certain chari
ties; sometimes they are merely an
Item In the season's program of a
women's club. Does one" of them ever
pass without talk of cheating? Not
one. Every time women gather to
play cards for slender vases or Jap
anese tea Bets there Is heated talk of
the winning of the prizes by methods
not exactly friendly. There are om
en undoubtedly who have a weakness
for sharp practices at cards, still It is
doubtful if they offend as often In this
respect as men. When anything ir
regular crops up, however, they talk
about it without fear or favor. In
this way dissension and bitter quar
rels arise, and it Is doubtful if even a
"booby" prize is awarded without the
and a maker of card sharps among
women. Utica Globe.
The Miracle of Polite Persistency.
Says Orison Swett Marden, writing
In Success Magazine: When genlun
has failed In what it attempted, and
talent says Impossible; when every
other faculty gives up; when tact re
tires aud diplomacy has fled; when
logic and argument and Influence and
"pull" have all done their best and
retired from the field, gritty persist
ency, bulldog tenacity, steps in, and
by sheer force of holding on wins,
gets the. order, closes the contract,
does the Impossible. Ah, what mir
acles tenacity of purpose has perform
ed! The last to leave the field, the
last to turn back, it persists when all
other forces have surrendered and
fled. It has won many a battle even
after hope has left the field.
Confederate commanders In the
Civil War said that the trouble with
General Grant was that "he never
knew when he was beaten." Wheu
Grant's generals thought that his
Potatoea with Cheese.
Pare and cut Into small cubes
inough potatoes to make a pint; lay
them in cold water half an hour, drain
ind cook in salted water until tender.
Place a layer in a buttered baking
flish, sprinkle thickly with grated
cheese, pepper and salt, with bits of
butter and a little celery salt; fill the
dish In this way, pour over a cupful
of milk, bake fifteen minutes and serve
Hot
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SOCIETY WOMEN AT THE CARD TABLE. .
"winner" getting her share of gossip.
The wise woman is the one who lets
cards severely alone, and that Is Just
what some of them are doing. One
of the most surprising things .about
society women recently has been their
loss of Interest in bridge whist. For
several years it seemed as If this
game would become a permanent In
stitution. Women played for high
stakes at almost every opportunity.
They were at It morning, noon and
night. In many Newport houses it
was not an uncommon thing for the
hostess to lead her guests straight
from the breakfast table to the card
table, and the afternoon receptions
usually resolved themselves Into
bridge campaigns. There were many
women who gambled themselves poor,
in the sense that they lost all their
pin money and their own Incomes and
were forced to go In humiliation to
their husbands for more funds. There
were other women who fattened finan
cially on bridge. There was one
prominent society matron who re
ceived an automobile as a gift from
her husband and the next week part
ed with it to liquidate a bridge debt.
There is, however, little .or no
bridge gambling at present. Bridge
Is dead. After all, as the evidence
shows, it was a fad. ' Society cannot
stick to anything. It must have
change. Society women are restless,
nervous, always calling for something
different, and so bridge whist has
gone. Of course It will be played, but
only occasionally, and never again
will it be a wholesale thief of time
army, with only two transports, would
be trapped at Vicksburg, they asked
him how he expected to get his meu
out, urging that. in case of defeat he
could get only a small part of his
army upon two transports. He told
them that two would be plenty for
all the men that he would have left
when ha surrendered.
It is the man in the business world
who will not surrender, who will not
take no for an answer, and who-stands
his ground with such suavity of man
ner, such politeness, that you cannot
take offense, cannot turn him down,
that gets the order; that closes the
contract; that gets the subscription;
that gets the credit or the loan.
He is a very fortunate man who
combines a gracious manner, suavity,
cordiality, cheerfulness, with that
dogged persistency which never gives
up.
Quite Unnecessary.
Bacon I understand the principal
rule of a new club at Paris Is that
all the members on entering the insti
tution shall preserve an absolute si
lence. Egbert I suppose It is quite unnec
essary to say it is not a woman's club?
Yonkers Statesman.
Nothing- Dangerous Abont That.
Hewitt Delays are dangerous. Jew
ett Oh, I don't know. ' My wife re
ceived a letter this morning saying
that her mother would have to post
pone her visit. New York Press.
KEEPING HIS WITS ABOUT HIM
Salmon and Celery Salad.
Flake enough canned salmon to
make one cupful. Arrange lettuce
leaves around with one cupful of cel
ery cut In tiny crosswise slices. Make
a, mound of the mixture In the center
of the lettuce and pour on a dressing:
made from two tablespoonfuls of oil,
three tablespoonfuls of vinegar, a salt
spoonful of salt and a dash of pep
per. nulled Mnlad Dressing;.
Take two teaspoons sugar, two tea
spoons flour, one-half cup cream, one
half teaspoon both mustard and salt,
two tablespoons butter and two table
Bnoonq vlnpfnr. Rub flour, seasonings
and butter together. Add cream and
cook in double boiler until hot, then
add vinegar slowly. Add eggs slight
ly beaten and cook until it begins to
thicken.
, Eg-a-leaa Ginger Snapa.
One cup of granulated sugar, one
full cup of shortening equal parts,
lard, butter and beef drippings, or one
half butter and one-half lard oue ta
blespoon ginger, one-half cup cooklns
molasses, one-half cup hot water, one
tablespoon baking soda, one teaspoon
salt Put soda on the molasses and
pour on water and stir. Flour enough,
to roll thin.
Veal Sonp.
Take a well-broken Joint of veal
weighing about three pounds and cov
er with four quarts cold water; boll
gently for several hours, then add one
juarter pound macaroni, previously
cooked tender, or a cupful of boiled
rice, season to taste with salt and pep
per, boll up once and serve.
-St Louis Star
Cracker Tarta.
Split common crackers in halves and
soak them In cold water about five
minutes. Drain water off and put one
third of a, teaspoon of butter on cen
ter of each half. Bake in hot oven
until nicely browned; then put a tea
spoon of raspberry Jam (or any kind
if Jelly) In the center of each.
Corn Sante.
Place the contents of a can of coru
(n a saucepan with a third of a cup
ful of butter and allow it to simmer
for five minutes. Then add a cupful
of cream, a dusting of white pepper
ind salt and a little nutmeg. Cook
gently for a few moments, then pour
Into a hot dish and serve.
Cream Cake.
One cupful of maple sugar, one egg,
ine-half teaspoonful salt, One cupful
sour cream, one and one-quarter cup
Euls of flour, one teaspoonful soda. Add
the soda to the cream; when it foams
add the egg well beaten, next the su
gar and salt, last the flour. Bake in
a quick oven.
French Dressing;.
The ordinary French dressing la
julckly and easily made. Mix In a
small bowl' three-fourths of a teaspon
ful salt, quarter of a teaspoonful pep
per, two tablespoonfuls vinegar and
lour tablespoonfuls olive oil. Stir un
til well blended.
Frnlt Cooklea.
One egg, one cup of sugar, one-halt
sup of butter, one cup of raisins, two
thirds cup of sweet milk, one teaspoon
jf cinnamon, one-half of clove and
nutmeg, two teaspoons of baking pow
der and flour to mix quite stiff. Drop
from spoon on buttered tin.
Jelly Roll.
One egg, one-third cupful sugar,
two or three large spoonfuls milk,
three-quarters teaspoonful baking pow
der, pinch salt, one-half cupful (good
measure) flour. Put on Jelly and roll
while warm. Tin used 9 by fii
Inches.
Floor Pollah In Kitchen.
You can polish your nickel kitchen
Utensils by rubbing them while hot
with a soft cloth dipped In flour. If
any flour remains around the handles
it can easily be removed with a small
brush.
Kettle Knob.
To replace worn out knob on tea ket
tle lid saw an empty spool in two and
cecure with screw the same as old one
was. A half of spool also can be used
for knob on screen door.