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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

IL is usually waste OF time to an
tagonize d popular fad and 1t Is con-
sequently not worth while to make an
onslaught upon college football. That
sport, tx Ii deserves the designation.
may be unnecessarily brutal, but peo-
pie are in love with it. This Is shown
by the increasing crowds that attend
the games. The American populace,
like the Roman populace, has a fancy
for an admixture of blood with its
athletic entertainments. Not only the
football field but the pugilistic arena
shows the extent of this prediction.
So nothing Is likely to be accomplished
by crlticising college football upon the
score of Its brutality. Something may
be said, however, in favor of modify
Ing Its scope so as to bring it into the
same class as other college sports-in
other words, to make 1t an incident of
collegiate life instead of one of the
principal factors. This is the view of
the matter which is taken by many col
lege heads and notably by President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Of the Univers-
lty Of California. The idea Is that
football must not be permitted to over
shadow or even to interfere with the
serious work Of academic life. 1t must
be relegated to the category of ordl-
nary athletics instead Of being made
the chief business of the students who
participate In 1t. 1t Is true, as Pres
ident Wheeler declares, that the game
In its proper form and in its proper
relations Is too good to be abandoned
altogether. The thing to do is to change
Its nature, to eliminate highly special
lied training and costly equipment
In short, to make it clear that the
young men who participate in the
game are students first and football
players incidentally, instead of foot
ball experts primarily and students if
there happens to be time for study.
This Is certainly a reform which is
practicable even though the elimina-
ton of brutality may be regarded as
impracticable. President Wheeler
calls attention to another Objectionable
feature of football, but it is one which
Is common to many other forms of ath-
letics. He complains that the sport is
confined to small number of players.
while the great part of the student
body Is relegated to the bleachers or
behind the fence. This is true, ,but
1t Is also true of college boating and
OF college baseball. In the very ma.
ture of things these and similar sports
can not be participated in by the en-
tire body Of students. In this respect
football Is no worse than its athletic
contemporaries. The indictment
against football, in short, is-aside
from its brutality-that 1t usurps
dominant position in college life, where
as 1t Is or it ought to be mere ath-
letlc incident. This can readily be cor
rected If the college authorities make
up their minds to do 1t. College foot
ball may be mended, but it can not be
ended. 1t has acquired too high a
popularity for that.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

In ten years the number of students
in certain great colleges of the country
has increased from thirty eight thous-
md to sixty-two thousand five hundred
60 per cent. The ten universities that
have the largest attendance include
-four institutions in Eastern States and
six In Western and middle Western
States. A competent authority points
out that the attendance is growing fas-
ter than the population, that Western
institutions are growing faster than
Eastern, that science and engineering
courses are forging ahead OF the old
courses In arts, that the number of wo-
men students is increasing faster than
the number of men. The same author
ity predicts that In Ave years some one
Of the Western universities, with state
pride behind 1t, will take the lead In
point Of numbers over Harvard, which
Is and has been the largest.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05
Welsh Rarebff.

Quarter pound good toasting cheese.
full teaspoonful butter, tablespoonful
milk Tor better, cream, half teaspoon
ful of mustard and of salt, and a lit
tie pepper. Pare rind off, and cut
cheese into small bits; melt butter IN
pan; put in cheese, cream. or milk.
and stir till all is melted, then add
seasonings. Have three slices of un-
buttered toast ready; pour the con-
tents of pan upon them and serve hot.
Sometimes the yolk of an egg is add
ed at the last.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05
Vegetable Dinner.

An excellent and nourishing vegeta-
Die dinner, particularly suitable for
large families. Put some dripping at
the bottom Of saucepan, then thick
slices of peeled potatoes, a little on
ion, pepper and salt to taste; another
layer of dripping, potatoes, onion, etc.
and repeat until the saucepan is full,
or according to quantity required. Add
sufficient water to prevent burning.
and stir occasionlly. Time, fifteen to
twenty minutes. This is an excellent
way of using up cold fat meat, in place
Of dripping.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

Boom" towns in America are not
the only places in which land values
Increase. A London newspaper says
that within thirty years the value of
the land in London proper has increas-
ed from hundred and sixty-elght mil
lion pounds to four hundred and eight
cen million, or two and half times.
The most valuable land is in the neigh
borhood of the Bank Of England, where
1t has been sold at the rate of three
million two hpndred and fifty thousand
pounds an acre-almost three hundred
and seventy-five dollars square foot.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05
Cheese Fritters.

Ihis is good way of using up
cheese-rinds, which, even after this
process, are good for the stock-pot.
Crate your cheese, add its weight in
Hour, then according to taste, some dry
mustard, pepper and salt. Well beat
the yolk of one egg in tcacupful OF
wafer with a bit of butter about the
size OF walnut, mix all ingredients,
frying them by tablespoonfuls in boil
Ing fat. They turn out very tastily.
and after being allowed to drain, will
keep hot and crisp in the oven until it
Is time for their appearance on the
dining table.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05
Potato SOuD.

A very fine potato soup is made by
adding a quart of scalded milk, in
which several slices of onions have
been stepped, to two cupfuls of mash
ed potato. Soften, not melt a large
tablespoonful of butter, and mix with
1t an equal quantity of -four. Add salt.
pepper, and dash of celery salt, and
pour gradually, stirring all the time,
into the milk and potato mixture.
Sprinkle little finely mixed parsley
on top. Serve with buttered crutons
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05
Spanish Stew,

The remains of cold mutton may be
made very tasty in this way Peel
and slice thinly large Spanish onion.
fry it golden brown in little drip
ping, and then add small half-pint
of stock; place layer of meat on the
onions, cover it with slices Of carrots;
put the lid on the saucepan and set
1t on the side of the range where It
will cook slowly. Serve with sippets
of toast arranged around.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05
AN IDEAL CHRIST.
By Rev. Russell H. Conwell

Text: This is a faithful saying,
and worthy of all acceptation, that
Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners" l. Timothy ills.
was asked if l would give defini-
ton of the Christians Ideal Christ"
The question in itself may not seem at
first to have such interest as it does
when you know the history of the
question. There has of late been a
great deal of discussion in some cir
cles concerning christianity pure and
simple" The tenor of the arguments
l need not present here, and it would
do more harm than good for me to dis
cuss it in a great promiscuous Chris
tan congregation like this. And yet,
when souls hang upon a definition, as
1t seems to me in this case there are
several who do, | feel that it is my
duty to try to answer the question.
The clearest definition which | could
give of our Ideal Christ land when
say Ideal" l also mean the real
Christ, because no ideal can exceed
the reality is found in the fifteenth
verse of the first chapter of l. Tim
othy: This is a faithful saying and
worthy of all acceptation, that Christ
Jesus came into the world to save sin
ners."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05
Rafsfn Pie,

Seed and chop two teacupfuls of rails
ms, add to them half-cup of sugar,
cup Of water and one lemon peeled.
seeded and chopped fine. Into the mix
ture stir a tablespoonful of -four and
turn all into pie plate lined with puff
paste. Make a criss-cross pattern of
pastry over the top Of the pie and
bake.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

above. At the right there are three
drawers, the shallowest for cooking
utensils, while the other two may be
divided, the middle one for other kind
OF flour or may be used for table
cloths, napkins, towels, etc. The whole
is three feet eight inches long and two
feet deep.-Emrick Peterson.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05
Graham Mumus.

One quart graham flour, one table
spoonful sugar, one teaspoonful salt,
one teaspoonfu soda, two teaspoonfnls
cream of tartar, one egg, one pint
milk. Sift together -four, sugar, salt,
cream of tartar and soda add beaten
egg and milk. Bake in muffin pan in
a hot oven fifteen minutes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

A Kansas storekeeper advertises
that he sells stamps and postal cards
at cost II he wishes to secure the
patronage Of the women he will have
to announce reduction for slightly
damaged goods.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

In recent address to the highest
officers of the German army Emperor
William said: How matters stand
with us in the world you have seen.
Therefore keep your powder dry and
your swords whetted." Evidently
William doesn't expect the next Hague
conference to amount to much.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

A remarkable improvement is report
ed in China's army, which is always
touted as formidable except when
some nation wants to take something
away from China.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05
Spice Nut Cakes

One cup of molasses, two cups of
brown sugar, one cup Of butter, one
cup Of sweet milk, one cup of nut
meats, chopped fine, spice to taste, and
one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in
a little hot water. Mix in flour enough
so that ingredients will stir easily.
Roll and cut in small cakes
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

President McCurdy of the Mutual
Indignantly denies the charge of ex-
travagance. He doesn't mention the
other name he has for it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

Reports from Sofia say that "a lady
bandit" is operating in the Caucasus.
She Is foolish for operating where
money is so scarce when she might
come over here and have booth at
a charity fair.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

The Kaiser has lurking suspicion
that his Uncle Edward helped to deal
the cards in the game for the Morocco
stakes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

Russia has gained much greater
victory and far more glory than would
have been hers if she had swept the
japanese from the face of the earth.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

A little publicity as to those evil
minded legislators who have been
blackmailing the insurance companies
is necessarily the next thing. This Is
where the pot thickens.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

Why do well meaning men help to
degrade the standard of humor by
laughing at jokes that aren't funny?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

When a new fellow comes to town,
and doesn't do very well, people soon
begin TO inquire: Where did that
fellow come from2"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

A New York girl has had her lover
arrested because he kissed her too
much" One of the first things a lover
should learn is to kiss the girl just
enough.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

The japanese, while feeling sorry
for the Car, must entertain a poor
opinion of his illustrious ancestors.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

There may be millions of germs in
kisses, but 1t is not the germs, but the
kisses, that count.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

Wonderful how much larger Nicho-
las grows as he divests himself of his
autocratic impediments.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

1t continues TO look as If the Cars
boy ought, as soon as he is old enough,
to learn a trade.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

1t is up to you to win the prize; let
others explain how they lost It.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

My friends, there is nothing higher
than that, there is nothing better than
that. The answer l give to your ques-
ton is: "A Savior" That is our high
est ideal.
Is there an ideal in art; is there an
ideal in literature; is there an ideal in
the highest, best and wisest action of
the imagination, that is more delicate
ly fashioned, more magnificent in its
proportions, more touching in its eff
fects upon the human heart than that
which is expressed in that one word
Savior?
Have you an ideal more heroic than
the word Savior conveys? Can you
imagine anything, even in war, more
grand than to save? Sir Philip Sgd
ney received his title and his honors
because he came to the rescue of that
imprisoned body of men at Acre, on
the shore of Palestine, in that great
campaign with Napoleon. He was
doubly honored, because he was a
rescuer, because he came to save a
garrison. More honor came to him
then, more honor comes to his name
now, than there would have been Civ
en- to the French army if it had sue
ceeded in the awful charges made at
that siege. They were invaders; he
came to save.
And such is the history of Ideal
Christianity. Every man saves him
self, in a sense by working for the
salvation of others in the name of Him
that died for all. You and | under
stand it, for we have walked along the
same paths of atheistic philosophy, and
tried to teach the same dark infidelity.
l say the argument that convinced me
will convince you; that wherever
good deed is done it is a Christian act,
and the more we sacrifice for the good
Of others the better men and women
we are.
But | go back to our magnificent
platform. Back to the old, true story.
This Is not only an ideal Christ, but
He is real one. No ideal of ours can
approach His reality, His beauty, His
kindness. Even from the foundation
Of the world down to the present mo-
ment Jesus our Divine Christ has died
for humanity. He is 1.-THE Lamb; was
slain from the foundation of the
world" Continuously is He dying for
humanity, always giving Himself for
the good of men. Oh, Gods magnifi-
cent character, His love for us! Civ
Ing HIMSELF Giving His own Son to
save us! This is the highest ideal of
our Christ, and it should be of yours
the Heavenly Father exercising His
power to save wicked, rebellious and
fallen generation of sinners.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

Hazing, largely stamped out in most
American institutions of learning, has
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-01-05

Baking Table and Flour Chest.
Here Is a baking table and -four
chest that almost any handy man can
make. 1t contains -four chest on one
side with a slide for molding board
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
Tried To Poison Federal Official.

DENVER, Nov. 80. - Edward T..
Clark, interstate commerce commits.
sioner, is on his way to Denver,
where, next Monday he will begin an
investigation into the charge made
against the Union Pacific Coal COM
pany that this corpor alton has stolen
thousands Of acres of coal lands, to
which it holds no rightful title.
A. j. Smith of the Smith Br bury
Mining company, who stands sponsor
for some OF the charges against the
corporation, intimates that he will
charge the attempted murder of gov
ernment agent by poision during the
hearing.
Smith says that it would appear tn at
an attempt was made to remove
Michael A. Myendort1, the land Office
detective, who testified in Salt Lake
City on Wednesday,, and who men.
toned two Wyoming senators un.
favorably during his testimony. Ac.
cording to Smith, Myendortf, after
completing his investigation in Den.
YER, stopped in Seventeenth street
saloon on his way to the union sta.
tion. Smith says something was put
into his liquor: that the detective be.
came unconscious and that it was nee.
essary to take him TO a hospital. 1t is
also alleged that two attempts were
made to poison A. f. Abbott, general
man ager of the Peerless Copper Ex.
traction company, who, with Smith
and w. H. Canniff, has been largely
instrumental in bringing about an in.
vest, alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
Names OF Towns On stamps.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-Postage
stamps OF the issue of 1907 put on sale
at the 5000 presidential postoftices
will bear on their face the name OF
the state and city in which the post
Office is situated. The chief reason
for this innovation is said at the
postottice department to be the belief
that it will help to do away with the
big postotfice robberies and to make
1t much easier to trace criminals.
The postoffice robbery in Chicago q
few years ago is a good example of
the ease with which stolen postage
stamps can be disposed Of, for no
trace of the perpetrators was ever dis
covered, although nearly a hundred
thousand dollars worth OF stamps
were stolen, and these mostly OF small
denomin ations.
Another reason for the change is to
enable the postoftice department to de.
termine the amount o: business done
by the different postoftices and prevent
padding through stamps sold at some
offices to residents who do business ia
adjoining cities.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
Rates On Pullman Cars.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-One of the
matters which will come up early in
the congressional session will be a
resolution calling for an investiga-
tion, by some proper agent of the gov.
ernment, of the Pullman Palace Car
company A prominent member of the
house has publicly declared his in.
tention OF introducing such a reso.
luton just a, soon as possible. He
wants to know whether the Pullman
company has been charging exorbi.
family for its service aud whether its
relations with the railroads are sub
ject to criticism.
The recent stock dividend of the
Pullman company of $50, 900 900, which
Is not the first of its kind in compare.
lively recent years, and the immense
surplus the company has piled up,
have attracted attention to this par
ticular concern. A proposal is made
to start legal action in Iowa to limit
the charge to 81 within the state.
The government investig alton will
furnish basis of accurate informa.
tiOn as to revenues and Investments of
the company, and the expectation is
that after the facts are known there
will be attempts at restrictive legisla-
tlOn In many states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
Fuel Famine Grows Worse.

PORTLAND, Dec. IA special to
the Evening Telegraph from North
Yakima says: The coal situation in
the Yakima valley is growing worse.
The weather is cold and hundreds of
families in the city are suffering. The
Northern Pacific has five cars OF coal
on the tracks here and the citizens are
organizing to make raid upon it.
The road refuses to sell any of it. The
people in Yakima City. four miles
south Of this place, are in desperate
straits, and declare that they will cap.
ture the first coal car that comes
through that town.
GOLDFlEI.D. New. Dec. IA coal
famine exists in this district, the sup
ply of wood being extremely small.
The railroad 10 bringing in old ties
from along its right of way. Hun
dreds of cords of wood are now the
way. but are caught in the railroad
block ade. There is similar scar.
city of coal. When q carload arrives
it is sacked and hauled to q street
corner, where not more than three
sacks are sold to any one purchaser,
who must arrange for delivery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
Woman Wanted IL Million.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2> -Cuuryed witt
threatening to kill Jufn d. Rockefel
ler unless he palG her 81 1000, 900, Mrs
Rose Delina Beau>ui-. of Haudfel0.
aRed ~. was To-Day arrested in the
Office of the Guardian Trust company.
on Lower Broadway. She said her
husband had been in the OIL business
and was ruined by the Standard.
1t Il alleged lhe woman forced her
way into Rockefeller'- office and de-
manded a million at once or she would
kill Rockefeller and burn down the
building.
Somebody in the Office gave her a
check for a million. which she ac.
cepted, bu, she was followed to the
trust company's Office by Cashier Bar.
rett, the bank having been notified
not to cash the check.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
Cornelius Shea, president of the In
ternational Teamsters' union. It is
expected that the four turned state
evidence 10 the hope Of getting light
sentences.
To Investigate Car shortage.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The car
shortage throughout the United States
will be investigated by the interstate
commerce commission. Commi ssioner
Franklin P. Lane, who has been look
ing into this subject, said today that
the commission would first take up the
situation IN the northwest, along the
wheat carrying roads. Farmers in
many states complain that they are
unable to get their grain to market in
time to share in the high prices being
paid in Minneapolis and Chicago.
The commission has issued q circular
asking grain owners to submit specific
information regarding the amount Of
freight offered for shipment and the
reasons given for not Transporting it..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
AtrOciOus Murders In Texas.

FL PAso, Tex, Dec. 2.-After q
desperate fight with officers. during
which he was shot several times, A.
+. Sibley, the sheep buyer who is al
legged to have murdered and robbed
Cawthorne, j. w. Ralston and an.
other rancher In three successive days
In Valverde county, was captured last
night In the mountains near Sander
son and Is now in Jail, believed to be
mortally wounded.
The circumstances attending the
three murders are said to have been
almost identical. In each case Sibley
purchased large herds of sheep from
his alleged victims, the rancher de-
ltvering the stock at Del Rio, receiv.
ing check which he promptly cashed
and later being found murdered aud
robbed.
The murders aroused intense ex-
citment and were first attributed to
feeling growing out of the arrest OF al
legged revolutionists. Civil officers
and state rangers patrolledl.the Am
erican side of the Rio Grande, with
Mexican troops and rural guards did
like service on the Mexican side.
The disappearance of Sibley led to
suspicion of his connection with the
crimes and pursuit of him was at once
begun. He was overtaken in the hills
and desperate fight followed. twas
not until he had wounded several of
his pursuers and had been rendered
helpless by his own wounds that he
was taken.