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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

S1S0,000,000, an enormous sum But IT
will give Russia a connection, through
her own territory, between the Black
Sea and the Baltic, making the Black
Sea an open sea to her while closed to
the rest of the world, and it will en-
able her to send her biggest warships
through from Odessa to Riga.
For the purpose of this war such a
canal would be comparable in value
with the Siberian Railroad itself. For
geenral purposes, in times Of peace, it
would doubtless prove of great value.
The North Sea and Baltic Canal is now
seen to be invaluable to Germany. The
wisdom Of constructing the Manches-
ter ship canal has been indicated
many fold. Increased and enlarged
canal facilities across Scotland are
planned, and France is seriously con
sidering plans for a ship canal from
the Mediterranean to the Bay of Bis
cay. The neglect into which canals
fell for a time with the development Of
railroads is nov seer to have been a
mistake; for all the land transportation
In the world cannot do away with but
only increase ocean traffic, and the lat
ter demands the shortest and easiest
water passage from one sea to another.
Suez and Panama will always be the
greatest two canals in the world, but
there are and there will be others of
great Importance, both national and
international, and of these this Rus
sian canal may be one Of the foremost
in value to its owner and in influence
upon the world.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

Katherine Pope writes an interest
ing essay on the advantages of deceit,
or the use Of tact, In the Reader Mag
azine that is mostly several stories to
Illustrate her point. The introduction
is: Men, whether deservedly or not,
are accounted more truthful, less given
to deceiving ways, than IN l
sometimes wonder If their women in
Inmates never tell them that not in
frequently this lauded honesty of
theirs looks to the less blunt sex most
undesirable, not to say grossly stupid,
grossly brutal" The COMMON confu-
sion Of lying with tact may easily be
carried too far. There may be some
tact in some lying, but there is 10
lying in true tact. The highest tact
Is absolute truthfulness. There are
little lies that seem justifable. You
see an i'll friend who looks worse and
tell him he looks better. 1t makes him
feel better. Maybe he actually be.
comes better as a result. 1t Is a lie
that does nobody harm and does some
good. But there are few lies that
have so good a motive. If we told no
lies except to help other people this
would be a strangely truthful world.
We pay compliments to please others,
but the Interior motive Is to ingra-
tate ourselves into their affections.
We make ourselves agreeable by reign.
ing feelings and opinions that we do
not really possess. We try to make
ourselves liked not for what we really
are but for what we only pretend to
be. Now, 1t would be far better tact,
and far easier, to be than 1t is to pre-
tend to be. By pretense we go a long
way around to reach a point that by
sincerity we might reach by a direct
route. And while by mere pretense we
may win the respect of others for
a while, by sincerity we win the far
more valuable respect of ourselves for
all time. Besides, it is not at all nee
essary to lie in order to pay compli-
ments. Even the worst of people have
good qualities that may be truthfully
commended. True tact consists in be-
ing generous with the truth. 1t Is
commonly said that men are more
truthful than women are. 1t Is per-
haps due to their business training, as
well as to the fact that lney are not so
subject to petty impulses and spites.
When a man lies he generally does it
straight from the shoulder. The wo-
mar generally "fbs" without knowing
exactly why she does it, follows the
first fb with another and another to
cover it, and ends in believing at least
half Of them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
DO WE EAT TOO MUCH7
V~egetarians Not Worried Over High
Price of Meat.

Price of Meat.
Many scientific investigators of the
average diet Of civilized people long
ago arrived at the conclusion that most
people eat too heartily, says the New
York Tribune. Professor Chittenden,
OF New Haven, after his extensive ex-
periments in feeding soldiers from the
regular army IN schedules carefully
thought out and regulated, may be
able to throw some further light upon
this important everyday subject of dis
cussion in families. Heads of house
holds In great numbers, who find it a
difficult task to meet their bills at the
grocery shops and the markets, may
discover reason for rejoicing, provided
1t is made indisputably plain that peo-
pie are really eating too much. 1t is
to be hoped that among the men of
leading and Of light in this department
of science something like an agreement
of opinion may be obtained.
How far should the cravings of
healthy, lively children, who get plenty
of opportunities for playing in the open
air, be gratifed? The food of the
British soldiers in South Africa proved
that a moderate allotment of jam as a
touch Of sweetening to the rations
cheered the spirits Of the soldier and
made him fight harder than If he had
been an absolute stranger to such an
indulgence. In the struggle in the
East the commissariat has not been
overbountiful to the rifle bearers on
either side. The Japanese soldiers i've
chiefly on rice and dried fish. The Rus
sian infantry and cavalry demand a
more liberal diet.
Moderation in eating ought to result
in cutting down the extremely high
prices Of meat and fish which are now
current in our principal cities. People
who take only II or two meals each
day-and there are many of them
and the devotees Of the exclusive con-
sumption Of vegetable food feel a GER
tain sentiment Of compassion for the
devourers Of big repasts three times
a day, and are not greatly worried
over the high prices of feshly luxiries.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

Of the diver who risked his life and
lost it the other day in a work of great
public utility. Didn't he die for his
country? He died in the performance
Of duty, at any rate. and why is not
that for the country as much as dying
in a gun turret? Or those other divers
who came near death in trying to res
u the comrade. Why was not theirs
a deed with the element of patriotism,
in that il was for a noble end? Or is
there s distinction between dying for
ones country and dying for humanity,
and, II 50, which is the superior?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

One Of the largest imports from
Russia into America Is willow clothes
baskets. The huge hampers so COM
monty in use in this country are nearly
all made in central Russia by peas
ants. although some come from the
Danube Valley, and there is a con-
siderable domestic manufacture. The
importation this year will be about
one million dollars worth. Osier will
low, from which they are made, has
been worked by the Russian peasants
for centuries, and was formerly the
material from which they wove their
houses. The method of cutting, peel
ing, twisting and manipulating the
withes Is handed down from father to
son..
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

Speaker Cannon told Representative
Littlefeld, In one Of the closing weeks
of the session, that he would be rec
ognized on a certain small bill which
he hoped to get through. but not be-
fore Saturday. Events SO shaped them
selves, however, that the Speaker got
round to this bill earlier than he ex-
pected, and on Friday announced in
conventional phrase: THE gentle
man from Maine is recognized" finally
adding Mr.. Littlefield's name. But he
was not there. When hurried into the
chamber from an adjoining room, Mr..
Littlefeld was met by the customary
question, For what purpose does the
gentleman riseT' Somewhat surprised
by the ~suddenness of it all, Mr.. Lit
tlefeld waggishly asked, For what
purpose is the gentleman recognized?"
an expression new in the Congress
sional procedure. but well suited to the
occasion. The bill was passed the next
day.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
RUSSlA'S CANAL SCHEME,
Mammoth Project to Connect tho
Black Sea with the Baltic.


The war with Japan Is rousing Rus
STA to the execution of a great public
work long planned and long neglected
that Is, the canal which is to connect
the Black Sea with the Baltic. At the
present moment the need of such a
canal Is obvious. In this one year of
storm and stress it might well be
worth to Russia more than its entire
cost; for with such a waterway open
Russia could snap her fingers at the
prohibition at the Dardanelles. Her
Black Sea fleet could make its exit into
the Baltic, and thus be available for
service in the Far East, instead Of
lying idle in the hour Of urgent need.
That Russia did not construct this
canal long ago is doubly strange, first,
because of the many years that the
Dardanelles has been barred against
her warships, and, second, because Of
the ease with which 1t can be made.
The total distance from sea to sea is a
long one, 1,46S miles; but the actual
canal will be only sixty-six miles long,
the rest of the way being traversed on
the Dneiper and Dwina rivers. These
rivers will have, of course, to be deep
ened, locks will have to be constructed
and much other work done. But there
is no mountain ridge to be crossed, and
no serious engineering problems of any
kind appear. The cost is estimated at
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
Plain Sponge Cake.

Into the beaten yolks of five eggs
stir a cupful Of sugar and a teacup-
full of -four that has been sifted three
times with a teaspoonful of baking pow
der Beat for at least fifteen minutes,
before adding a teaspoonful of lemon
juice. and then fold in lightly the
stifened whites Of the eggs. Bake i'm
mediately in a loaf-tin in a good oven
for about three-quarters Of an hour.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
Bread.

Work into a quart Of -four a table
spoonful Of shortening, wet with a
quart Of warm water, add a table
spoonful Of sugar and a half yeast
cake dissolved in warm water. Beat
hard for ten minutes, then cover and
set aside all night. In the morning
work in two quarts Of sailed -four.
%kneading for ten minutes. Cover and
set to rise for four or six hours, or
until light. Make into loaves, knead-
ing each of these for five minutes.
Cover with a cloth and when very
light bake.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
Friar's Soup.

Cut up very finely any fresh vege-
tables such as carrot, turnip, an onion,
two leeks, some celery and the heart Of
a small cabbage. Put them into a
saucepan, with four ounces of butter
or good beef dripping, and one ounce
Of brown sugar. Sprinkle them with
pepper and salt, and cook them gently
for about twenty minutes. Then add
a pint and a half, or rather more, Of
weak stock or water, and let all boil
gently for an hour. Fry some bread,
and serve as croutons of dice with the
soup, which has been placed in a hot
tureen.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
A Fathers Ambition.

"Yes," said the new acquaintance.
I'm a member Of the bar"
well, we'll" exclaimed Popley.
I'm glad 1 met you. I've been think
ing some Of making a lawyer of my
boy"
"Tll be glad to help the young man
II 1 can. Er-what's his namep
"Oh, we haven't named him yet. He
only arrived last week."-Philadelphia
Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

President Roosevelt makes a nat
ural and reasonable comment when he
notes that the men killed on the Mis-
souri,, while they were fitting them
selves to fight effectively in case Of
need, died for their country as much
as II their ship had been in action
against the enemy" The criticism Of
all such observations is that they seem
to imply that a man who dies in any
other way than as a member Of the
army or navy does not die for his
country. Take, for instance, the case
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
Strawberry Ice Cream.

Place a pint of cream in a saucepan
with half a pound Of sugar and set
over the fire to heat; when the sugar is
dissolved stand aside to cool; add an
other pint Of cream. Mash a quart and
a pint of ripe strawberries with half a
cupful of sugar and let stand an hour;
then strain the juice off, pour into the
cream. mix well and turn into the
freezer
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

The world has moved rapidly in a
hundred years in the matter of physi-
cal training for girls. Thackeray tells
US that when the nineteenth century
was in its teens, the excellent Miss
Pinkerton, of the Academy for Young
Ladies, on Chiswick Mall, gave as
parting advice to her ~favorite pupil
the injunction that she should make
a careful and unremitting use Of the
blackboard for four hours daily for the
succeeding three years, if she would
acquire that dignified department and
carriage so requisite for every young
lady of fashion. The blackboard has
gone out, and perhaps the dignifed de-
pertinent and carriage have gone with
1t. One hardly dares think how the
majestic Miss Pinkerton would have
regarded the present regime in school
for girls. The painful repose of the
blackboard has been succeeded by q
complicated system Of exercise. There
Is a long daily walk. There are gym
nasttcs for fifteen minutes once a
day. Swimming in summer and skat-
Ing IN winter harden the muscles and
teach endurance. Golf or basketball
or tennis adds the charms Of COM
petition and the value of se~lf-control
TO the development of muscle and
nerve. The girl who tlptoes about In
high-heeled shoes, and whose corset
prevents her from running or jump
ing or breathing deep and full is to-
day out Of fashion. 1t remains to be
proved that athletics may go hand in
hand with gracious and gentle man
ners-as the blackboard undoubtedly
did. But there seems to be no inner
ent conflict between vigor and grace,
and the twentieth century may con-
trive ways to unite them in its strong,
healthy young girlhood.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
Fig Pudding.

Put into a bowl a cup each of fine
bread crumbs and milk and stand for
an hour. Add a quarter-cupful Of
powdered suet, a half-cup of granu-
lated sugar, three eggs, beaten light,
and cinnamon and nutmeg to taste.
Last of all, stir in a cupful of minced
figs well dredged with -four. Turn
into a creased pudding mold with a
closely fitting top and boil for about
three hours. Turn out and eat with
a hard sauce.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

King George III. was born in 1913
and died in 1920. His grandson, the
late Duke Of Cambridge, was born
in 1919 and died in 1904. These two
lives spanned a period of one hun
dred and sixty-six years, lacking a
few months. Two other lives COW
ering an equal period before 1913
would carry US back to the early days
Of Queen Elizabeth.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
LAYER Cake.

Cream a cup Of butter with two.
cups of prepared flour. Work to a
cream. add a cup Of milk and the
yolks Of six eggs, well beaten. Now
fold In the stiffened whites Of the eggs.
alternately with a pound Of prepared
hour-or enough to make a good cake
batter. Bake in layer tins.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
Almond

Boil together a pound of sugar and a
half gill Of water until the syrup is
brittle when dropped in cold water.
Cover the bottom of a well-buttered tin
with shelled and blanched almonds
split in half. When the candy is done
add to 1t a te%aspoonful Of lemon Juice
and pour it upon the nuts in the pan.
When 1t cools cut into
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

The careful, conservative plodder
who makes fifteen or twenty millions
In stock during five or six years al
ways has the utmost contempt for the
simpleton who loses his mony fooling
with a get-rich-quick scheme.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
To Remove a Tight Glass Stopper.

Wrap round very hot rags or fan
mel, wrung out Of boiling water; or
pour q little salad oil on the top and
let 1t remain a week, then pour more
oil and let 1t remain; when the oil
has soaked between the bottle and
stopper 1t will come out so easily that
II the bottle be turned up, the stopper
may be shaken out.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

A mar who had 100000 and who
was heir to a lot more committed
suicide in Chicago the other day. No
doubt he could, If he had dared to do
SO, have given the world some i'm
portant particulars tending to prove
that money is not ALL"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
Oatmeal Rread- On

Set a sponge overnight, as for white.
bread, and In the morning work into
1t two cups Of oatmeal, with Il tea
spoonful Of molasses. Knead long and
hard and set to rise. When very light
make into loaves and set in a warm
place for an hour or until light. Bake
IN a steady oven. Cover with paper
the first half-hour.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
Looking for Change,

Church-Why do so many of the
Wall street men go to the mountains
In summer?
Gotham-Oh, to get away from the
water, I suppose.-Yonkers Statesman.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

1.-THE world Is all wrong" said one
Of the Chicago bandits. But the Chi
cago bandits were hanged, which
shows that the world is trying to right
itself.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
Soft SoaD.

Mix together ten pounds Of grease.
six pounds of washing soda and eight
gallons of water. Stand for three or
four days, stirring with a wooden pad
die every day. If too thick add more,
water. When the grease is all alb
sorbed or Incorporated with the mix
ture it Is ready for use.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

The mayor Of an Ohio town has
resigned because he found that he
couldn't hold the job and live up to
his religious belief. Some mayors will
wonder If his religious belief pays him
q salary.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

When a man gets a letter from his
wife during his absence from home he
simply reads the postscript and sends
her q check.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

Probably a shortening Of our po-
ltical campaigns is n Of the earthly
impossibilities, but 1t would be a good
thing If they were materially con,
densed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08
Grape Fruit Salad.

Peel the grape fruit and divide each
lobe Into four parts, removing all the
white membrane. Lay on leaves Of
lettuce, and pour over all a rich may
onnaise dressing. Serve very cold.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

OF course Mr.. Carnegie wouldn't
consider for a moment any applica-
ton from those Mormon heroes with
numerous wives.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

The United States Minister to Santo
Domingo will have a salary Of 5000
a year, but will have to pay his own
board and accident insurance.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

Hobson's plea for a greater navy"
ought to make a profound impression
over in Russia.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

When misfortune reaches a mans
door she walks right in without knock
ing.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

Stockholders in a fire insurance com
pany have money to burn.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

Lots Of people would rather send a
dollar to the heather than give the
poor at home a pleasant look.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

No man reaches the stage Of til
umph but by the steps Of trial.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

Those Spanish anarchists shoot ike
a woman operates a garden hose.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-08

CHAs. r. 3 ADA e. soULE, Pubs.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25
THE BANK VAULT DEF1Es THE cRACKsMEN-

to make the old fellows in the banking
business recall Il type of criminal who
used to occasion us a good many un-
comfortable forebodings for our own
strong boxes. Nowadays, however, the
bank burglar is practically ancient his
tory so far as the cities and larger
towns are concerned"
The fact that banks were always
o Or less in danger from their own
tenants still survives as one Of the
reasons why modern banking build
ings, such, for example, as the beauti-
full new Riggs National Bank at Wash
indton, or the fine modern home of the
famous old Bowery Bank in New York,
are one-story structures With no other
tenants than the banks themselves.
The bank buildings erected in the
past few years" to quote a recent re-
mark of Mr.. Philip Sawyer. OF the
New York firm Of architects who orig
mated the ~single-story banking struc-
ture. are practically imprognable;
that is, their construction is such
that nothing short OF q wrecking outfit
with unlimited time and all the tools
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25
How Ealzac Worked.

In twelve years Balzac wrote sew
e%nty-nine novels besides an abun-
dance of tales and newspaper articles.
When in full swing he led the life of
a r%ecluse. refusing to see wen his
most intimate friends. He usually
went to bed at s O'Clock, after a light
dinner, and got up at 2 in the morning
TO resume writing. At 6 he took his
tub, lying in the water II hour, after
which he drank a cup of coffee. Wer-
Diet, his editor, was then admitted to
bring proofs. take away corrected
mes and wrest, if possible, fresh man
uscript from him. From 0 he wrote
till noon, when he breakfasted on two
boiled eggs and some bread. FROM 1
to 6 he continued his writing. For six
weeks or 81 he would keep this up;
then he would mysteriously disappear
for months,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25
Blouse Waist.

Waists that are shirred over the
shoulders are among the latest and
most novel shown and are singularlt
attractive in such materials as chif-
fon yelling. chiffon taffeta and the like
This II is made in shirt waist style.
with a box pleat at the centre front.
the material being taffeta in one OF
the new reseda green's. The sleeves
are shirred to form cuffs in harmony
with the yoke of the waist, and are
finished With pointed turn overs that
match the stock.
The waist consists of the fitted lin
ing. fronts and back. The shirrings
over the shoulders are in tuck style,
so providing becoming fullness below.
and the closing is made at the centre,
front through the box pleat. The
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25

stitched with corticelli silk and finished
cloaking material is appropriate and
when liked the coat can be made long
er, as shown in the small cut.
The coat is made with fronts, backs,
side backs and under arm cores, the
fronts being faced to form the lapels.
narrower at the wrists. where they
are finished with cuffs.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is five yards
twenty-seven, two and three-quarter
yards forty-four or two and five
eight yards tifty-two inches wide, with
three-eighth yards Of velvet.