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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1912)
AiTY AY UNCLE SAM'S plomacy thai the far east has' witnessed for a generation, and was only made possible through the Intimate understanding of eastern conditions and finesse which Mr. Williams possessed. . Mr. Williams was born in Ohio, and served as a missionary In China for ten years, obtaining a pertect command of the language. LOEB MAY BE CHAIRMAN It Ir thp ppnprnllv ornrpRRpri nntnlon among wise politicians that if Presi dent Taft is renominated as the candi date for the presidency on the Repub lican ticket Collector Loeb, of New York, will be chairman of the Re publican National committee. The story of the rise of William Loeb Jr., is one of hard work, an un conquerable determination to succeed, backed by a love for the political game, combined with keen insight Into character. Mr. Loeb Is of German descent. The straitened financial circumstances of his parents forced him to leave school before he bad finished the course and prohibited any thought of a college education. He took up the study of law. but finding that slow and unprofitable he studied stenography between .times and later branched out into shorthand reporting. From the start he was Interested In politics and worked hard for his dis trict chief. The making of Mr. Loeb, however, Col. Roosevelt as governor. ' SPENDS NIGHT IN PRISON out better citizens. Gov. Hooper understands the under side of life. He was born in Newport and as a child was a waif on the streets of Knoxvllle, nameless, until Dr. L. W Hooper took him Into his home and gave him his own name. SMOOT BACKS Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, one of the most unrelenting reactionaries In public life, Is to direct the adminis tration tariff on the floor of the United States senate. That Smoot Is to be the administra tion spokesman In the contest over the revision of the wool schedules, around which the entire tariff discus sion will center, Is a matter of keen satisfaction to the woolen manufactur ers of the country in general and to the directors of the so-called woolen trust In particular. Smoot. a member of the powerful Senate Finance committee, bad bis training for the Important part be has been designated to play during this session, under the tutelage of former Senator Nelson W. Aldrlch. The Mormon church, of which Smoot Is an apostle, Is understood to bo inter ested in the manufacturing as well as the sheep raising end of the wool In dustry. This bill, as Washington now recognizee, was a reduction In the extortionate Bn.u. ... , ... . . th. light 1 1 urlff board report Ju. mTSJ I?.1" ' ,n MAN IN CHINA In the present critical Chinese situa tlon It Is reassuring to know that the very heart and brains of Amerlca'i China policy is now on guard In the capital of that nation In the person of Edward Thomas - Williams, secretary of the American legation at Pekln, and charge d'affaires during the visit home of Minister Calhoun for conference with the heads of the state depart ment . Mr. Williams Is a specialist In the history and languages of China, and on familiar terms with Its statesmen. It Is common report In the Inner cir cles of diplomacy that all the astute moves which blocked Japan and Rus sia In Manchuria, maintained the open door policy of John Hay, and prevent ed the dismemberment of China have been of Williams' devising when be was "Chinaman" of the state depart ment The famous "four-nation loan" ol $50,000,000 was the cleverest bit of di occurred shortly after the election of After spending a night in prison to observe the condition of the convicts to investigate conditions there, Gov. B. W. Hooper has announced that the stripes should come off all but the worst prisoners in the spring and that thereafter the stripes should be used only as a means of punishment As soon as the new chaplain fook charge, he stated, schools would be started. As a result of his investigation ie Issued pardons to 25 prisoners as Christmas gifts. During the night be spent in the penitentiary he mingled with the convicts and learned from many of them the story of their lives. "The prison," he afterward said, "Is a terrible place howevet humane the management and conditions. Hereto fore Tennessee has thought of only two things in connection with the state prison. One was to get some one Into the penitentiary, and the oth er to get him out It shall be my pur pose to reform convicts and turn them WOOL FIGHT I TABLE TOP IMMUNE TO HEAT How Surface of Antique Furniture was Made to Defy Hot Plates and Dishes. I was staying with an antique furni ture enthusiast the other day and was very much Interested to find that hot plates and dishes seem to have no ef fect on his old gate-leg dining table, says a writer In the Philadelphia In quirer. I inquired how it was managed, and this la what he told me: When the table was bought, the first thing he did was to remove the coat ing of French polish that was already on. This he did by scrubbing it with hot water to which a good allowance of washing powder had been added. When the whole was off, the wood was rinsed with clear, warm water, and then rubbed over with a cloth dip ped in Vinegar and water (equal quan tities.) You'll probably think that aft er Buch harsh treatment it was ruined, but it wasn't After applying the vinegar and wa ter, he rubbed it as dry as possbile, and when dry he started to polish it with boiled linseed oil. One can buy It all ready for use at any oil and paint shop. Taking a very little of the oil on a soft cloth, he began to polish with a Circular movement rnnnrf anA rnimil When he had gone all over the sur im;e ue poiisned well with a clean soft duster till all trace of the oil wan removed. . Next day he reneated thn nrnneca and this he did everv dav. hnrrtno- Sun. day, for six months, adding Just a "eeurop or ammonia to the oil during the last month or two. The result Is a hard honniifniiv polished surface that does not mnrlr even If hot plates or dishes are put on It is now polished very occasionally only, with a little turpentine and bees wax, made so thin that it can be snaken up in a bottle. I have come back terribly dissatis fied with my own French polish din ing table, which shows a white mark on the slightest provocation. Sauce for Plum Pudding. Cream together a cupful of sugar and half a cupful of butter. When light and creamy add the well-beaten yolks of four eggs. Stir Into this one wineglass of wine or brandy, a pinch of salt and one large cupful of hot cream or rich milk. Beat this mixture well, place it In a saucepan over the fire, stir It until it cooks sufficiently to thicken like cream. Be sure and not let it boll. . . .. Squash Biscuit. One pint of sifted squash, one cup sugar, half pint milk, scalded, half yeast cake., butter size of an eee one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon soda. mix nunc, Dutter, squash and sugar together; when cool add yeast, din- solved, and flour enough to knead a little stiller than bread, raise over night, cut down In the morning and form into rolls. Bake about half an hour. Fruit Cake. One pound butter, two pounds brown sugar, six eggs well beaten, three pounds flour, half teaspoon soda dis solved in teaspoon of hot water, half pound blanched and chopped almonds, two pounds currants, two pounds rai sins (seedless), half pound citron (cut fine), half pound lemon peel (candled), half pound prunes (pitted and soaked and chopped), half pound New Or leans molasses, half teaspoon all kinds of spice. Cocoanut Mousse. Dissolve one tablespoonful of pow dered gelatine in two tablespoonfuls of boiling water; cool and add one cupful of cocoanut, three tablespoon fuls of orange juice and two cupfuls of whipped cream. Pour the mixture into a chilled mold. Pack In Ice and salt for four hours. Garnish with whipped cream when turned out Orange Loaf Layer Cake. Melt a piece of butter the sice of an egg, put into a measuring cup, with two eggs and fill cup with milk. Beat well, add 1 cup of sugar (beat until sugar Is dissolved), grated rind of 1 orange. Sift 3 times 1 cups flour, M, teaspoon salt, 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder, Mix dry Ingredients and butter, etc. Beat well and bake. Frosting. Two great spoons of or ange Juice, thicken with confectioner's sugar. Frost cake when cool. Frost cake first with orange frosting, then smear over with cocoa. Pie Crust Here Is my way of making pie crust for two pies. Two and one-half cups of flour, one heaping teaspoon of bak ing powder, salf Sift all together. Mix In with hands, one cup of lard, cold water to roll. Mix with silver knifo. Glngersnaps. Half cup molasses, half cup sugar, half cup .butter and lard, three table spoons hot water, three cupa flour, one teaspoon soda, three teaspoons tinger; salt JO HANG BEDROOM CURTkINS Necessity for Fresh Air at Night Makes Question a Most Im portant One. Since fresh air at night has become Imperative the right way to curtain a bedroom must be studied. Every win dow must be raised at top and bot tom, which Is better for lungs and complexion than for hangings. The specialist advises no curtains; BO Will most men whn raulT H1r tha dainty draperies dear to women. Few housekeepers agree with this, even the health fanatics. Nothing furnishes a room like fresh white curtains; be sides, the publicity of the uncurtain ed room is objectionable, not to men tion the bare look of the outside of a house. The woman who believes in fresh air never hangs at her bedroom win dows curtains that cannot be launder ed easily or that are ruined by damp ness. Windows up the year around soon works havoc on delicate lace or colored curtains. Double draperies are net advisable for the bedroom. Too much air is shut out. though they are lifted back each night. When one will have them, choose denim, wash prints or heavy wash silks that stand tubbing. One woman fastens to 'the side lin tels of her window high above the mid dle sash, a small hook. In a conven ient place she keeps corda for each half of curtain and her maids are taught when preparing the room for tho night to loop the curtains up and back, thus giving' free current ol air. The most practical method of cur taining a bedroom is to divide the curtain in two sections horizontally. A rod Is run at the top of the lower sash and the lower half run on it by a narrow casing. The upper curtain is cut longer than the lowed one and hung on a rod at the top of the case ment so they conceal the lower rod. By this arrangement the window can be lifted with no floating draper ies to blow out the window and gbt stringy, yet the room has the bene fit of curtains. EASY WAY TO HANDLE TRUNKS Old Broom Placed Under Corner Is Wonderful Help in Moving Heavy Baggage. Sometimes a woman Is compelled to move heavy trunks or boxes because her husband or the boys are not at home. An old broom placed under one end or corner, will be a great help in sliding it over the floor. If the woman has strength enough to lift the box up so the broom can be put under the center, she can then manage to-drag the trunk across the floor. .. Flaming Oysters. Shell oysters, heat in their own dquor, and trim them. Procure some shallow. Biiver casseroles, and put the oysters In them, allowing six oysters for each guest. Sprinkle each cas serole with a tablespoonful of good rye whiskey and set It alight while serving. This dish must be prepared quickly. Corn Gems. Beat together a half cupful of but ter, a half cupful of sugar and two eggs. When smooth add two cupfuls of sweet milk, then two cupfuls each of cornmeal and flour. Lastly stir In three tablespoonfuls of baking powder 8ugared Popcorn. Boil one cup white sugar, three tablespoons water and one teaspoon butter until ready to candy. Then throw In three quarts popped corn. Stir well and cool. Nuts may be pre pared In same way. Cocoanut Cookies. One cup sugar, one egg, butter size of walnut one-half cup sour cream, one-half cup molasses, one-half tea spoon of soda, one-half teaspoon bak ing powder, one cup cocoanut, pinch of salt, three cups of flour, vanilla to taste. Roll, cut and bake. A Natural Propensity. "You can't teach women anything by experience." "Well, naturally, they object to Ret ting any wrinkles." Baltimore America WMm NEW TYPE OF COASTER SLED One Built on Bicycle Principle and Is Easy to Make Constructed of Good Quality of Pine. The accompanying drawing and sketch illustrate a new type of coast ing sled built on the bicycle principle. This coaster Is simple and easy to make, says Scientific American. It Is constructed of a good quality of pine. The pieces marked S are single, and should be about one by one and one half Inches; the pieces marked D Has the Lines of a Bicycle, are double or In duplicate, and should be one-half by one and one-half Inches. The runners are shod with iron, and. are pivoted to the uprights as shown, double pieces being secured to the up rights to make a fork. The seat Is a board, to the under side of which is a block, which drops down between the two top slats and Is secured with a pin. A foot rest is provided consist ing of a short cross-piece secured to Coasting. the front of the frame and resting on the two lower slats. The frame and front fork are hinged togetehr with four short eyebolts E, with a short bolt through each pair as shown. AMUSING GAME FOR WINTER Interesting Pastime for Young Folks on Dull, Long Evenings Prizes May Be Given. Can you make a picture composed solely of the figure 8T It is an amus ing as well as an interesting game for the home, and our artist has shown what can be done in this direction. Many amusing pictures can be thus drawn by the amateur artist. Two competitions might be held, one prize oing to the person who draws the The '8M Figure, most amusing or Interesting picture, using the smallest number of the fig ure 8, while a competition might also be held for those who use the greatest number of figures In one picture. Can You Tellt Twenty tiny sardines ' t Packed In a tint We can g-et them out,' But how did they ret In? Birds and 8naket for 8hoes. Snakeskin shoes have met with ap proval, and In mottled gray and mud colorings as well as a dull green have an excellent appearance. A large measure of approbation Is given to the gaiter shoes made of black patent leather and white kid which are deemed Immensely smart and there are the most comfortable boudoir shoes . made of knitted silk, and very picturesque brocade "mules" to match brocade rest-gowns, inter woven with gold threads. There Is a fancy for edging slippers with ostrich plumage, and very costly shoes made entirely of tiny feathera have been seen. Nettle's Explanation. "Why. Nettie." said lh four-year-old miss, "how did you tear your apron I "It got sticked on a nail nil fea tored itself," explained Nettl
