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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01
CHAPTER TX.

There are some men who have 80 little
self-respect that they do not keep up
decent pretence Of virtue when the object
Is achieved for which it was first assumed,
and Lynn Yeames was one of these. He
already took upon himself the airs OF mas
ter in that house, and with a grand pat
ronage bade me come down and have
some refreshment. complied, for after
the shaking 1 had received l was In no
mood to refuse.
We went into the sitting room. Laure
was lying on the couch holding the hand
Of Miss Dalrymple, who sat on stool
by her side.
"Oh, haven't you got all that over
yeti" Lynn asked petulantly, glancing at
them. "Sit down, Keene." He touched
the bell. "It's absurd nonsense to en-
courage morbid feeling and mawkish SEN
timent about thing that's been fore
seen for weeks-an inevitable thing
A little refreshment for Mr.. Keene." The
latter addressed to the servant who came
to the door. II say it's nonsense !"
Lynn ~ said Miss Dalrymple, In a
tone Of mingled surprise, regret and re-
monstrance.
II say It's nonsense" he repeated
harshly, "and you ought to know It, Ger
trude, with your experience; the child has
been petted and pampered till she's un-
healthy. It's exactly what my mother
has maintained all along. However,
shall alter all that-the girl will be pack
ed off to a good, wholesome boarding
school as soon as the funeral Is over"
Miss Dalrymple looked perfectly amaz-
cd by this extraordinary outburst she
could not understand the meaning OF 1t.
/ could well enough. Mr.. Yeames had
already thought better Of his proposal to
make the penniless Miss Dalrymple q
partaker in his fortune, and did not care
how soon there should be breach be-
tween them. II was thb rather than any
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01
Cream Omelet.

Beat the yOlks of three eggs with
three teaspoons Of cornstarch, a level
teaspoon of salt, and saltspoon Of
pepper; stir slowly into half cup Of
milk or cream, and then add the stiffly
beaten whites Of the eggs. Pour the
mixture into pan In which there is a
tablespoon Of hot melted butter and
cover the pan. Set where the eggs will
cook slowly for five or seven minutes,
being sure that the range is not hot
enough to burn the egg. Fold the ONE
let over, lay buttered platter on the
pan, and invert both. Pour on cream
sauce, well seasoned with celery salt
and onion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01
Pineapple Puddinr.

Line bottom and sides Of pudding
dish with thin slices of sponge cake,
place layer of pineapple strewn with
sugar in bottom of dish, then cake,
then pineapple, until dish is full. Pour
over one cup Of water and cover with
slices of sponge cake dipped in pine
apple juice. Cover and bake slowly
two hours. This can be eaten with or
without sauce.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01
Candied Cherries.

Make slrup of pound Of granu-
lated sugar and gill of water and boil
until little dropped into iced water
is brittle. Have ready firm, unstemmed
cherries. Take saucepan Of sirup
from the fire, set 1t In an outer pan
of boiling water and dip the cherries,
one at time and quickly, into the
slrup and lay on waxed paper to dry.
stand In q warm place to dry.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01
InGrOwn Toe Nail.

This seems too small thing to men.
ton, but anyone who has suffered from
1t knows 1t can cause pain, inconveni-
ence and also loss Of time and money
out OF all proportion to its size. An
old-fashloned family doctor, who loves
homely remedies, recommends charcoal.
The cure Is magical and whenever the
nall seems to be growing down again,
cutting and fresh application will
stave of the danger A sulphur match
should be burned and the charred part
powdered. Press the powder down
around the nail. 1t seems to work its
way under the ingrown part and raise
It up.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01
Moro Fren.led Finance.

Mrs. Oldwed-I suppose you keep o
household expense account?
Mrs. Newed = Yes; and I use the
double-entry system.
Mrs. Oldwed-What advantage II
there In that?
Mrs. Newed-Why, by putting down
every item twice It leaves me more pin
monsy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01
Pudding Sauce.

Warm In saucepan quarter pint
Of milk. Mix a dessertspoonful Of
cornstarch with little milk and stir
this into the milk In the saucepan.
Continue stirring until 1t boils and Is
about as thick as cream, then add
dessertspoonful of sugar and a small
piece Of butter. Pour this around
pudding just before serving.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01

preparing the mix
ture for baking.
To prev n t the
dough sticking a
little dry flour Is
sprinkled over the
dough before ap-
plying the rolling
pin. This Is sue
cessful only for a
while. AS the pin
becomes w ar m 4,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01
DfHerent In One Respect.

Upgardson = Doesn't Weerius bore
you nearly to death2 He talks like
phonograph.
Atom-Not at all. When a phono-
graph runs down It stops.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01

We never knew man so mean that
he did not admire really good man.
But tho people reserve the right to
decide who are the good men in the
community.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01
ONN~~NN~O~

Novelty in Rolling Pins.
The housewife and baker knows that
it is practically impossible to prevent
dough sticking to the rolling pin when
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01

No man was ever strong enough to
eonquax hh own pSv3, Iices.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
can y,re,nla Make Her 4 ON own sugar.

At the present time there is considerable
Interest In sugar beet culture in Virginia
largely wing ito the Efforts OF the ~ orfolk
and Western Railway, which has employed g
beet sugar expert to instruct farmers In the
methods of raising this crop. We have Just
received from the Virginia Agricultural Ex-
pertinent station. Circular No. ugar
Beets In Virginia" by DR.. w. 3. Elicit
This circular gives the results Of several
years work. The conclusion reached Is that
sugar baets cannot be grown probably ex-
ceptgas stock feed, / In It'd ewaters and the
lower portions of Piedmont Virginia; but
there Is possibility that the Valley and
the Southwest may be able to raise beets
sufficiently rich in sugar, make q, the In
3d,!stry profitable. "A cool and moist sum Z
.ner Is needed tos develop susar& In beets
Only the Western part of the State, owing
stpSits altitude. can supply these condi tions.
AT Blacksburg, In Montgomery county. a
Yield of thirteen tons per acre was secured,
analyzins. 4 per cent. s,,ga Viii take
two Or three seasons more to fully deter
mine this new Industry. INT is demon
sstrated that beets OF flclently high tons
mage per acre, and sugar content can be
grown. there are. further to be considered the
big questions Of abor and transport a Ion.
Farmers III. Western Virginia are urged to
plant not Over ighth aero OF beets for
trial, These trial N beets Will not be ted,
for they make an excellent stock feed. cs-
,pecially for mich cows. ~ 3t ~ s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
Ln,,.on Il Millions.

it's as impossible for the public to
escape Thomas W. Lawson, OF Boston,.
es 1t is for the bald-headed man TO
avoid the summer fly. His fertility in
advertising is endless. and every new
sensation he SPRINGS makes people sit
up and listen. 1t was thought that
Tafts nomination, spelling as It did
all Ills many prophecies would admin
lister the much desired quietus. but It
did not phase him for solitary IN
slant. In the next days papers hei
had out his million-dollnr OFFER eor
the nomination OF Johnson, OF Min
,neapolis. for the first place. with Bry.
an as the tail OF the ticket.
Governor johnson promptly caught
the humor Of the situation. and so we
had him saying in yesterdays news:
With a million real dollars TO oil tho
machinery It does seem as Il the ticket
ought to so some, no matter who heads
OF course, he insisted there
should be no frenzy about the finance.
There have been absurd things IN
American politics, but ticket ,,ro-
NOTED on a million-dollar5 gilt from a.
man like%-Lawson would be several
miles r, over the limit. stlll. 1t has esery-
ed It's purpose. It has advertised Law.
America n SEsfi ~ sS.$5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
ELECTIVES IN COLLEGE.
Gentlemen Advised on Small Ground
and Reconsider.

ana NccOnaider.
Nineteen Of the leading educators
of America have replied to the follow
Ing question. asked by the editor of
the Worlds Work: 'What new SUBJ
ject or new method or new direction
of effort or new tendency in cduca-
ltional work is Of most value and sig
nlficance and now needs most empha-
sis and encouragement" OF the an
swers received none is so directly to
the point as the OF President Hadley
of Yale. He says:
s,ss If you simply ask what direction
Of effort Is most promising ] should
sreply:The growing sense on the part
of our school and college authorities
that something must be done to bring
order out Of tile chaos into which the
Eindiscrminate application of the cleo
tive system has plunged u.s.
The elective idea" is to make each
man a specialist. to encourage him
TO work entirely along one line Of
technical and professional schools We're
never so good. the specializing policy
was allowed to corrupt academic work.
1t has worked good for some students.
but evil for many more. Where one
has earnestly striven to take advant-
age of his elective opportunities prob
ably two have used the system !, for o,r
college with the minimum OF labor.
And even those who have honestly
tried to take advantage Of the free
dom allowed them In selection have
often In their immaturity made disas :
trous mistakes. so that the value Of
BEEN small.-Cleveland Plain
= ..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
.Beer Germany.

In the land Of beer certain surprises,
await you, II you have lived In an-3
ticipation of tile foanllng brew. The
German likes his beer, as the world
has been taught to believe, but wheth-
or he likes or disliltes It, the fact re-
mains that he cannot get 4 t in the
fashionable restaurants Of Berlin. II
you go to SO fine a hotel rs the Bristol,
and there order&beer with your meal,
1t may be that the Smaitre dhotel,
purely from the goodness Of his heart.
will send out and get 1t for you. In
which case it will be brought to you
in q beautiful little stone jug. II you
are willing to order a bottle Of Wine.
which you may drink or give to the
waiter or put In your pocket al you
please. you will be graclously permit
ted to drink as much beer as you have
a taste for. i you are teetotaler,
or won't order wine. then you can get
neither food nor beer, and may the
devil take YOU for troubling them.
For this, the Berllner has to thank the
Wine trust. which, controls the fash
,ionable establishments OF 1.-The citySand
has led to the significant division9o OF
all restaurants into u two ella sses-the
wine restaurants and tho beer res 2
Bohemian
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
MERELY JOKING.

PROSPECTS,. n
fair NOUN one answered. wd'n the press
humorist. but some day somebody may
want to dranlntize one Of these Jokes. and
then Just think how the royalties Will roll
in."--Washfngton Herald.
"A Scheme:
"a certain girl agreed to marry man in
case TAFT was nominated. Now, OF course,
she has to make good. What do you think
of tliat?" n III ~ ~,
II think that girl was playing very SAFE,
louisville fCourier-Journal.
Order OF Precedence.
3 We've a bouncing boy at our house,
household now ~
mo: take third place. The rubber plant
t gets re ,s TO place No. :."-Houston
Hammock Literature"
THE thermometer, mostly."-Detroit Free
Very Tony.
nned?' -
Mrs. Nextdoor: II should say 80. They
never borrow anything but our silver and
Observation-Disclosures News.
The Fatal Buhter.
Crouch: "The Rev Mr.. smlleys scheme
smoke during services has proved Il failure
= Blink: What was the trouble 2"
Is Crouch: "His wife bought the cigars ~.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
THE CRYSTAL ICE COMPANY.
Richmond, Va. June 90. 1908.
MIR. Cleveland ana Union Seminary.

Mr.. Cleveland md Union Seminary.
Editor OF The Times Dispatch
Sir.-Perhaps the most interesting
souvenir In Richmond of the Illus
strious citizen who has just passed away
at Princeton is an autograph subscrip.
ton of $50 to the building fund OF
Union Theological Seminary. which
was given by Mr.. Cleveland on March
10. 1898. and paid at the same time.
He was Interested In the seminary.
and gladly embraced the opportunity
ton OF the new buildings when the
seminary was transplanted to Its pres
ent site In Ginter Park. The SUBJ
scrption sheet has been neatly framed
and placed on the walls of one OF the
lecture rooms. Where 1t is an object
OF interest to all visitors. NJ
Richmond. Va. June 90; 1905.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
Rhymes for o-Day.


N 70. 1 haven't read what the can
I'm didates said @ x
= But how did the game cope
fsi45 out? NJ
No, ] haven't seen why Sam Gonpere
turned green
But how did the game come out?
How fighting old Mexico happens to
fare
Willy Root las gone into hard train
Ing and where. "
What Panama's 3doing-I simply don't
But how did the game como out?
I hadn't yet learned that tall Fair
banks was spurned--
8 But how did the game come out?
I hadn't perceived that Gov. Cunnins
looked peeved--.
z But how did the game come out? Z
I am ,pt aware that the canpaigi1's
Hgun.
! really can't say il Bill Bryan viii
run. Ss
No, | hadn't heard that the Spanish
Wars done<-
Il But how did the game come out?
Ny grandmother died at $3.50 to-day?
I'm sorry-but who won the game?
Aha! It's boy, and a fine one. you
say? q
That's bully, but-who won the
game? AT
Look here, can't you see that I'm all
In a feeze?
For phys sake. hold off on trifles like
these!
Don't play with mans highest feel
ings----all, please
Just tell me who-WHO won the
game Fl. S. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
Woman aud the Market Man.

Judging by the performance of 500
women In BROOKLYN the other day, Il
the fair sen had the ballot there would
ibe an issue In the present campaign
that would have more dynamite in Il
than the AVERAGE man would care for.
After holding q meeting and listen
ing to several speeches lenouncing
rybodyfengage In the meat trade
as a robber these women marched 10
various markets in their nelghborhood
and told their propl.etors Isl to their
faces what they thought OF them, n
IT. $ said that the market men We're
greatly disturbed, and that they plead
ed helpl essness. charg Ing the W II ole-ss
,salers with rel ponsib u Til Is ex-l
5cnse has been an ad e to III q men fora
as,s adj as mai, i' s,ssS
s AZ III ongress aot ,yo IN en- \ NO iii d a find It'll
ma ke n Ne be ef over tsS
dgs PtGn , lfl
sssssss E,ss!s ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
HUNTING THE ELEPHANT.
Most Fascinating Of sports, Ono
Known, Never Forgot.

Most Fascinating OF sports, Once
Known, Never Forgot.
There is one protession-and only
|one-that a man can't be trained or
kicked into, unless he's born into it as
we'll. BY this. I mean that unless he
has natural love for 1t, he'll be worse
than useless In 1t. for he will never
be able to stand the grueling he's bound
to get in It. That is my profession
ivory hunting. You can make law
Yer, or merchant. or a banker. or
even a doctor or sailor out Of almost
any man OF average Intelligence. but
you can't make hunter out OF him
unless he was born hunter
Many time I've come back from a
trip, leaving half my men and all my
ivory rotting in some deadly African
that I'm done with the business for
good. And some bright day, in six
months. or even in three, the smell OF
the jungle gets into my nostrils;
Through all the roar of the street traf-
flc I hear the squeal Of the elephant
lenge-and that settles the business.
Back I go again. knowing precisely
what Is coming -the sweating days and
the chilling nights. the torments of
and the privations: For
a man, he's hers forever. He'll dream
of ller-of her black tangle OF forests
he's broken through. hot on the trail
of a wounded bull tusker : of the parch-
ed and blstered veldts he's crossed un-
derFthe blazing sunlight; of tho mig hts,
those moonlit. haunted nights when
he's watched beside a runway waiting
for the game to come down to rink,
and listened to the ripple OF the water
on the flats. the splash of q crocodile.
the stealtly swapping Of branches all
around him. the scurry OF mon keys
overhead listened to the vast blac * 81
lence, into which all ssmalle sounds are
cast. as pebbles are dropped into a pool.
Every body's.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
Voice. Of the p eoplel


Editor or Tho Times ispntcl1:
\ Sir,--Youi recent articles criticizing
y the. conduct OF the ice business IN
Ricllnond nre SO general i!l cllnrac :.
lice company in the city,, as. we'll as
upon tlleiif employes, and lin justice TO
| this company we ask that you pub
/ llsh the following statement:
All the scales on the wag ons OF this
company are Of the best make, and
absolutely accurate, us attested by the
\ following chrtlficate, dated June 20,
| 1905:
n hereby certify that I have tested
! the scales on all tile wagons Of the
same IRE correct. would further state
that this work was completed during
i the. present month and efore tile 2Otl,.
and that every facility III making tile
tests was afforded me By the company
tslgi,ed) IN. w. JOSEPH.
"scnler OF weights and Measures for
the City OF Richmond. Va"
The following is an extract from our
printed rules for employees:
weight and polite attention. and ice
must be weighed IN the presence Of
customers whenever they request It, !
Our forenlen are REQUIRED to go over
every route at eg,ilar intervals and TO
ltion reporting any employc who may
be founl guilty OF violating rules OF
o.. other misconduct.
Our soliciting cards request custom
ers to report all complaints 10 the
office for investigations and evan,
complaint IS Investigated. whether 1t
comes from n customer who pays for
his Ice or from a person IN oui. charity
list. OF complaints, which are few.
some are found Justifiable. while others
ARE from persons who want OVER
weight, deliveries at unreasonable
hours or ice cut into Impossible shapes,
refusing to receive 1t &c lelivared III
two pieces On investigating complaints
the customer has neither seen tho
driver weigh, the ice nor weighed It
after him, butgthat4 the ri acc docs not
look to be the right weight
We do not claim that avery delivery
is exact the ounce. as customers re-
quiro that the Ice shall be in one
piece but we do CLAIM, that I: runs
the end theysget full weight.
There are {elevenSi ce factories selling
Ice IN Nchmond. and In the dlstrIbutioni
oisthelr product over seycnty was CONS
are engaged. OF which number this
company operates only twcrty. and It
appears =, to US only fair tina .syour pub.
llshed complaints should besi specific.
blame where 1t properly b ,iongs.
We claim to do legitir.ate busin ess.
employing honest drivers and giving
the public full weight and perfect SER
vice. and we invite any customer who
has cause for complaint OF any kind to
where twill receive prompt atten-
ton.
THE cRYsTALICE COMPANY.
Richmond, Va. June 20. 1908.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
SEEN by THE pARAGRApnEKs.

"A SUBSCRIBER is indignant because OF
~ our headline. "Tafts Tremendous Texss
Trousers" the objection being the use
OF the word trousers, We accept the 5re
Duke as just and notify him that the next
headline on the subject VIII be big Bill's
Behemothian Britches." We strive to please.
Houston Post. "
Incidentally. young Charlie TAFT will have
something OF a strenuous time following the
pace Kermit sets at the White House -
Washington Herald. !,
The Republicans Will try to bust the trust,
In the same old way That is to say. get ali
their money IN the shape OF campaign con-
tributions - Houston Posi-.
The Fourth OF July is the one day when
the President of the United states is not
regarded as the big noise.-.Washington Post.
Another lacerated heart has had two
stitches taken In 1t by the surgeon. Those
scientific marvels are going to have an
erect on susceptible jurles at future breach
of promise trials.-Cleveland Plain Dealar.
We learn from the Cleveland Leader thai
when q fire broke out in a local theatre tho
audience was not stricken by panic, bui.
example OF bored audience pining for real
ent.--Louisvllle Courier-Journal.
1t was a mean man who observed that
the duplicate sessions of the Federation or
Woman's Clubs In Boston would give the
women twice as many chances to ali talk a (
once.-Springfeld Union. slS'7-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

i . ~ l 81
There are 25s railroad stations within
six-mlle radius OF ST. Pauls Cathedral Lon
don. is-'si - !.
Vienna has. $4,000 street beggars, and
many Of them make better living than
The state railways Of Chill consume an
3nually from $50, OF 0 to 400 900 tons OF coal.
OF which about one-hnlf is Imported
Nearly 100000 is spent In Mexico City
every week on lottery tickets. and In. the
same period only about 81 900 Is paid back
In premiums. -
DR.. Maitland Alexander, pastor OF the First
EPresbyterian Church in Pittsburg. never
takes any Of his salary OF $4,000 a year.
but gives it8all to charity.
e & Rev. William T. Gracey Informs Mr.
Strauss department that the yellow brown
color of pongee silk Is due to tho fact that
the nongee slKworms are fed on oak leaves,
instead OF mulberry leaves.
The timber tput OF Maine last winter
was 00O000.0 900 feet, and the indications
are that these figures Will be about equaled
this year. The scarcity of labor prevented
operations to q large degree. III 81
Wealthy Berllners do not turn tourists
during tho tourist season. They avoid tho
crowds by travelling before and after the
crowded months, thus making sure OF more
comfort en- route and better rooms and SER
vice at hotels. q 1s5,
General Thomas II. Hubbard, the newly
elected president of the Peary Arctic Club,
New York, has Ions been an active figure
Of the late Morris Is. Iesup. ,Sgi Z
Chong Sing, n shrewd. alert. wlry little
Chinaman. who. In the last fifteen years has
amassed a fortune In Nicaragua. has arrived
his diplomacy to obtain more liberal treat
ment of Chinese coming to this country.
Edmond Rostand Is writing drama
which VIII be put on the stage early next
| season In which moving pictures Will play a
prominent part. Tho name OF tho play han
not been determined upon, but 1t will be an
admiStureia Of mythology and up-to-date
mechanics. ls
Thomas WIKI nson, whose proudest boast
was that his face had not been touched3b
razor or shears since the Civil War. Ia dead
at Adrian, Mich His whiskers measured
eled with a side show, exhibiting them. HI
was II veteran OF the Civil War. and was
we'll known all over the State.