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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17
WHERE WRITING IS SACRED.
MoOoooonA

The Chinese point Of view Is often
surprising to the Western mind, and
therefore interesting. For example.
they hold every scrap of writing to be
sacred, no matter what the characters
express-the merest commercial mes
sage or advertisement included, de.
clares a writer in the San Francisco
Chronicle. Since Confucius used those
characters to teach his wisdom, they
are holy.
In the average Chinese community,
all letters and waste paper are laid
away In clean receptacle to await
the collector, who appears at regular
intervals to transfer the waste papers
to the sacred furnace II the papers
are burned by the Chinese In their
own homes, the ashes of the sacred
writings would mingle with the ashes
of wood and other fuel, and the ashes
of Chinese writings are as sacred as
the writing itself
The ashes from the sacred furnace
are placed In sacks, the sacks are con-
veyed by wagons to the sea, and there.
In boat, are carried out where the
tide runs swift and consigned to the
waves. The boat, known as a Mon
War boat, belongs to the Mon War
Sher, which Is a lodge with branches
everywhere, organized and maintain
ed for the purpose of paying reverence
to the spirit of Confucius.
The furnace in the Chinatown which
nearly every large city in the United
States harbors is generally a brick.
oven-like structure about five feet high.
Opposite 1t on the wall there will us.
ually be an inscription of the charac.
ter of the following: "The spirits Of
our ancestors are pleased that we keep
sacred the writings of our country"
The society of Mon War Sher-club
Of the beautiful writlng-is made up
in each case of the prominent deni.
zens of Chinatown, who support 1t by
voluntary subscriptions, which pay the
salaries of the keeper and his assist
ant
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17
SIZE OF HER SHOES.
Tho Dealers Use Cipher system or
Numbers for Many Reasons.

Tho Dealers Use Cipher System or
Numbers for Many Reasons.
What number does she wear? asks
the Kansas City Star 1t should be
a surprise to few men, at least, to
know that she no longer wears shoes
lof numbered sizes. The old l, 2, 3,
way of numbering women's shoes has
seen its day; now sizes are no longer
designated by numbers, at least not in
the places where she buys shoes that
cost as if they were made of gold and
a precious stone or two. There are
marks and numbers that tell the story
of length and breadth to the clerk,
but they mean nothing to the GUS
toner. Who would guess that K1736S+-
means 3-4 D? Only the shoe clerk,
and he tells no one.
Therein Is the purpose Of the abb
sence of numbers on women's shoes.
81 always wear 3 B." she would
say, and the clerk would see the num-
ber 4h D foot resting in the little
fitting stand. without comment, he
would bring shoes to At snugly and
not with too great discomfort
That's very pretty. l think I'll
take those" and he would begin to
hope sale had been made. Now, II
he could only get them into box with.
out
I want to look at them again. Just
moment, please. Why, you said these
were 3s and they are 5s Why,
never in all my days wore anything
bigger than Ss! No. indeed shan't
be imposed upon, l assure you.
care to soc no other shoes. shall &c
somewhere where l can be given prop.
or treatment" And sale lost be-
cause the clerk could not hide the true
facts about the proper size Of shoes
for her to wear.
So a few years ago the manufac.
turers and the merchants resorted to
cipher In designating shoes, and a
number" nowadays reads like foot
ball signal. Some women have even
penetrated the cipher, and. consequent
/ ly. some shops request that nothing be
said about numbers-the salesman will
measure the foot and bring shoe to
correspond. That is he'll bring the
first too large, in order to let the fair
buyer have the satisfaction of asking
for something smaller.
Meanwhile the mems shoes still have
sizes marked in plain numbers and in
plain sight.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17
Good DOughnuts.

Two cups of hot mashed potatoes
four tablespoons Of shortening, three
cups of sugar, four eggs, three cups
milk, five teaspoons of baking powder
and flour, enough to make the usual
consistency of doughnut dough. Make
cream of potatoes, shortening, SUI
gar and nutmeg for flavor Then sift
about four cups Of -four with the bak.
ing powder; add to the mixture as
much flour as needed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17

Cream scant cup of sugar with one
half cup of shortening, add cup Of
molasses, one-half teaspoonful of pow
dered cloves and cinnamon, mixed, one
teaspoonful Of salt and two level tea
spoonfuls of baking soda dissolved in
one cup Of cold water Add enough
-four to make quite thick batter and
drop this from spoon into a CREASED
pan. Bake in quick oven.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17

For canning, cut the same as for dry
Ing. To thirteen pints Of corn add one
pint of salt and one pint sugar in
granite pan and stir till 1t forms Its
own juice. Set on back of stove, where
1t will heat and stay hot for an hour
or more, then draw to front of stove
till 1t comes to a boil and can. For
canning or drying always use corn
rather too soft than too hard.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17
Rochester Gingerbread.

Beat half cup of butter to cream;
gradually beat In half cup of sugar.
two well-beaten eggs, one cup of mo-
lasses, one cup Of thick, sour milk and
three cups Of -four sifted with one tea.
spoonful and half of soda, one tea.
spoonful of ginger and one teaspoonful
Of cinnamon. Bake in two brick-loaf
pans.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17

Cut the kernels from six ears of boil.
ed corn. Cut into dice four large boiled
sweet potatoes. Melt a tablespoonful
of butter in a frying pan and stir
into this the corn and sweet potatoes.
Fry, stirring often. for ten minutes.
then serve.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17
Human After All.

"Well, l must leave you. I've got an
engagement with collection agent in
fifteen minutes"
"And you're fastening up to the Of
fice to meet him, you honest man."
mo, I'm fastening to get hid, for
he's due along here any minute
Kansas City Times.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17
Green Tomato Mince rie.

Chop fine one pint of green toma.
toes and three large apples. Add three
cups of sugar, three tablespoons Of
-four, one-half cup of vinegar, one-half
teaspoon Of salt, snd one teaspoon Of
mixed spices. Baks with two crustA
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17

Stew a quart of prunes in quar-.
OF water until they fall to pieces.
Press through colander Soak box
OF gelatin in cupful of cold water;
pour on gradually a cupful of boiling
water and stir until thoroughly dis.
solved. Add one pint of the prune
pulp, the juice Of lemon or orange
and little sugar, Strain into wet
mold. Put in cool place. Turn out
and serve with whipped cream.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17
DeIiciou, BroiIed ste,lr.

Sprinkle the bottom of skillet quite
generously with salt. Place on the
fire and let 1t become quite hot. Now
put in your steak, turning frequently,
so as to retain the Juice. When done
place on heated platter and season
with pepper; also add small bits OF
butter. This makes any steak quite
tender and insures a rich flavor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17
Green Tomato Pic.

Line plate with nice crust, fill with
peeled and sliced green tomatoes, add
half cup Of sugar, one tablespoonful
of butter cut into bits, four tablespoons
of vinegar and sprinkle with cinnamon
or nutmeg. Cover with a top crust
and bake slowly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17
New Bono of Contention.

New HOMO OF COntehtIOn.
81 don't speak to the woman across
the street any more"
whats the matter now"
She's for Peary." Birmingham
tge-Herald.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17

II doesn't take long for a handsome
young widow to convince woman hat
or Of the error Of his wayR
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-12-17
Hasfy Marrinne-

Clerk at Marriage License Bureau
the lady's first name?
Prospective Bridegroom -Heavensi
man. I never thought to ask her.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
A Bio Irish Festival.

Washington. Aug. 25.-An Irish fes-
tivai and athletic carnival. to last two
days. was opened at the Bennfng track
to-day and has attracted TO the city
many of the most prominent Celts in
the country.
The program provides an exact rep
lica of an old Irish tourney, with stone
netting. log balancing. tugs of war and
similar feats. Martin Sheridan, Mel
vim Shepard. John Flanagan and other
Irish athletes of worldwide fame are
entered.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
DERAIIED TRAIN PUTS
LOCAL TRAIN AIN HOLE"

Santa Fe passenger train No. 1sS
was uerailed Monday evening at Mi
Ian. which is IL miles south Of Well
ington. Kan. Nobody was hurt, but
the accident caused a world of delay
and aggravation in local railroad cir
cles. for the train out of Kansas City
that should have reached Roswell last
evening at $50 was just the other side
of Milan when the derail1nent occur
red and could not pass until a track
was built around the broken and de-
rallied cars. The engines tender and
two baggage cars were in the ditch.
Last nights train reached Roswell
al AIS this morning. the Pullman car
remaining here today instead of going
to Carlsbad. The other equipment
went north this morning with the
equipment brought down last night In
a stub train from Amarillo.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
American Bar Meeting

Detroit, Aug. 24-Never before has
the Michigan metropolis entertained
so many legal lights as assembled to-
day when the American Bar Associa-
ton opened its thirty-second annual
meeting. Every state and territory
has its representatives, and the list
of speakers who will make addresses
and read papers during the next fonr
days includes some of the most prom
inent lawyers of ;he nation.
President Frederick w. Lehman
If Missouri. delivered his annual ad-
dress today, touching on the nost
noteworthy changes in statutes laws
made by the various states and by
Congress during the last year. This
evening Georges Barby. avoca: of
the Court of Appeals, Paris, will give
a paper on French Family Law" and
also Julian w. Mack, Judge of the
Circuit Court of Cook county, Illinois.
will give paper on Juvenile
Courts"
Tomorrow. at 10 a. m. the annual
address by Augustus Z. Wilson, Gov
ernor of the state of Kentucky. and a
paper by William l.. Carpenter, of
Michigan. on Courts of Las: Re
sort" will be given.
Thursday unfinished business will
be transacted, and on Friday will
come the nomination and election of
officers. The annual dinner will be
given at 500 O'Clock p. m. Hotel
Pontchartvain is the headquarters OF
the association.
Entertainments and receptions will
De provided for each afternoon by the
bar and citizens of Detroit which will
ne complimentary to the members
and guests of the association
The committee on commercial law,
of which George Whitelock. of Balti-
more. is chairman, will ask the asso-
citation to approve three bills drawn
by the Maritime Law Association OF
America. which relate to courts OF
admiralty. These bills provide a ci-
vii remedy for negligence causing
death at sea-. give a maritime lien for
repairs. or necessaries furnished tC
vessels, foreign or dom estic, and per
nit owners of vessels and cargoes "a
sue the government for torts com
mitted by ships belonging to the
United States.
Mr.. Whitlock's committee will also
discuss at the meeting the status oi
the nation bankruptcy law and of th5
ac-s for uniform State le1i&lation
which the American Bar Association
has vigorously promoted.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
YOUTHFUL RIDERS ARRIVE
SAFELY IN ROSWELL.

Louis Alternately. aged seven years.
and Temple Abernathy, aged five
years, sons of u. s. Marshal John r.
Abernathy. of Guthrie. Okla. horse
back and alone arrived at o'clock
this afternoon, having come all the
way from Guthrie. Okla They came
to Roswell via Portales and Estaline
Texas. They were sixteen days ON
the road and in the pink of condition
after their long. hard journey. The
boys will stay here three or four days
this having been their original desti
nation. But they have already decided
to go farther and will ride from here
to Saata Fe.
The youthful riders were seen al
the Midway restaurant this afternoon
getting a belated dinner, which they
were eating with ravenous appetites
Both are as collected and rs calm a.
middle aged men. Not half the younf
men of sixteen or eighteen would b
befter informed and more capable o
fravelins through the country thar
they are. The seven year old 10 tn
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
HAYNES & BONNEY SELL
WATER POWER PLANT

A deal has been closed by which
HAYNES & Bonney have sold their wa
ter power ice plant, up on MORT h
Spring River to Leander F. Mickey, of
Danville, ILL.,. seven acres of land ad-
joining the plant going in on the trade
and the whole consideration being
$4,000. Messrs. Haynes & Bonney
take in through the trade a tract OF
I,24O acres near Poplar Bluff. Mo.
which has been seen by Capt Haynes
who declares it to be one of the best
farms in Butler county. Mo. Mr.. Nick
ey is now in Roswell. He will move
his family here and start up the ice
plant at once. The plant has been
idle this summer.
The deal was engineered by r
Courtland Fleming, formerly of this
city. who moved to Muskogee. Okla.
one year ago. His father. r. X. Flem
ing. assisted him at this end of the
line. r. Courtland Fleming intends to
move back to Roswell this fall.
Mr.. Mickey comes recommended as
splendid citizen and an active work
er and business man. He will he q
good addition TO the business interests
of Roswell, and will no doubt make q
success of the water power ice plant
Roswell people generally will extend
to him and his family a cordial wei
come land will also be glad to hear o
Mr.. Flemings intention to return.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
Pacific Coast Handicap.

Seattle. Aug. 24.-Crack shots
from many states in the Pacific Coast
Handicap trapshoouing touIGanent,
which commenced today and will con
tinue through tomorrow and Thurs
day. The shoot promises to be one
of the greatest of its kind ever held
in this country. aside from the Grand
American handicap.
Following the tournament. a sports
mems show and anglers competition
will be held at the exposition on Fri
day and Saturday. A number of equ-
attic events will also be held, and
manufacturers of sporting goods all
over the country will make displays.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
INCUBATOR BABY CASE
NOW BEFORE COURTS.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 25.-Marion
Bleakly. the five year old incubator
baby of ST. Louis Worlds Fair fame.
who was Kidnapped last Saturday from
her mother. Mrs. j. ]. Blsakly, was to-
day placed temporarily in the custody
of the clerk of the Juvenile court of
Kansas City. This order was given
this morning by circuit Judge Porter
field. after he had postponed until
Monday the hearing of the habeas cor
pus proceedings in the case. These
are two in number. both brought by
Mrs. James G. Barclay. of Buffalo. n.
V. the foster mother of the child. one
sought to prevent Mrs. Barclay and ].
b. Gentry being returned to Topeka
for trial and the second sought to pre-
vel.t the baby being given to Mrs
5rakly whom the State supreme
court has decided is the legal mother
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
Taft Will
INVESTIGATE

Washington. Aug. 25.-The Presi-
dent has taken cogniZance of the
charges made by l.. :. CLAWS, chief
of the division of the general land Of
flee in the northwest with headquart-
ers at Seattle against his superiors.
CLAWS charges that the higher Off
cials Of the interior department have
been unnecessarily concerned in the
exploitation of certain claims to val
liable coal lands in Alaska and that
they acted intirely independent of the
general officers of the department.
These officials are much incensed
over the charges but take the position
that they are preparing report for
the President and that their lips are
sealed against any outside discussion
of the subject.
The incident is generally regarded
as a phase of the conflict between the
interior department and the forestry
bureau service. Ii is felt that CLAWS is
cooperating with the forestry bureau
and this adds no little to the resent
ment
Would Divorce Politics and Census
Washington, Aug. 25.-President
Taft made il clear that he does
not intend that census work and poll
tics shall be mixed. Acting Secretary
McHarg. of the Department of Com
merce and Labor received a letter
from the Presidents secretary stat
ing that the census supervisors who
hold political positions such as secre-
taryships or chairmanships of county
committees must give up either their
political OF government position
In number of states. particularly
in the South. the Republican polite
ians have been recommended as su-
pervisors of the census. Complaint has
been made that the authority to ap-
point enumerators makes il possible
fo- them to build up powerful politi-
cal machines.
II is likely that the effect of the
Presidents letter will be the wholesale
designations of persons holding local
Republican or Democratic party posi-
tions.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
FURRY IN
WALL STREET

New York, Aug. 25.-Sustained by
sheer determination and viii power,
Hartman, after the ordeal accompany
ing his arrival from Europe, is today
beginning the after cure for which he
returned TO his home at Arden. His
weakness resulting from i'll health and
a rigorous diet while abroad was ac-
centuated " ssterday on his arrival by
an attack of nausea while coming up
the harbor. Although he seemed phys
icaIy weak he was as vigorous men
tally as ever.
To newspaper men who met him at
the dock he talked about railroad
plans. THE only thing which con-
Germs me-" he said, lis the develop
ment and Improvement of the lines un-
der our charge and that We may take
advantage of these prosperous times
and complete these developments.
He declined to discuss the reported
plans for the segregation of the as
sets of the Union Pacific railroad. He
said he was pleased to get home. '"rhe
German food may he alright and the
Champaign baths may be all right,
but the rest cure right here viii be
the only cure for me-" he declared.
Wall Street heard unofficially this
morning that Hartman was resting
comfortably at his home in Arden. II
is the evident determination of his
family to protect him from anything &
that might cause worry or mental
strain and inquiries about the state
of his health are referred to the office
Of the Union Pacific railroad in this
city.
The stock market opened weak to-
day on account of the unfavorable in
depreciation of the reports on Harri-
mans health and disappointment ov-
er his interview in which he indicat-
ed thai it will be his policy to main
tain the present dividends and to ex-
tend the properties rather than to
Immediately increase the returns to
the stockholders.
The Hartman railroads, New York
Central and other stocks were con
spicuously weak. The general list fol
lowed the tendency of the leaders and
the trading was large but without ex-
citement.
BY noon Union Pacific had dropped
i've points and the preferred over
three. Southern Pacific 3, New York
Central 3 1-2 and u. S. steel 2 points.
At times support was shown but each
rally was at a lower level.
All efforts to hold prices were futile
until late in the afternoon when
strong interest was shown and good
rallies were shown of over two points.
Union Pacific and other stocks re-
duced their losses to a moderate frac-
tions and the close was easy.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
Confederate Monument Dedicated.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Aug. 25.-A
monument to the Confederate soldiers
of Essex County was unveiled today
at Tappahannock. Address, were
made by Governor Swanson. Senator
Daniel, Colonel r. f. Lee and Cover
nor Noel, of Mississippi.
The monument is twenty-seven feet
in height. is suTmounted by the figure
of a Confederate soldier and has in
scribed on 1t the names of nearly a
thousand dead and living soldier of
the Confederacy.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
TWO DEAD
IN COLLISION

Bakersfield, Calf, Aug. 25.-Two
trainment were killed and six per-
sons were injured today when the
east bound Santa Fe freight train of
AZ cars got beyond control of the crew
at Warren five miles west of Mojave
and ran away down the grade. At Mo-
jave they collided with a switch en-
gine and 80 cars and the engine were
piled UP in the yard. The dead are L.
w. Harris and r. r. Roth, both brake
man on the runaway train. Engineer
Magee of the freight was probably
fatally injured. When the collision oc-
cuTre1 the runaway train was running
forty miles an hour.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
WESTERN BANKS OVER
FLOWING WITH MONEY.

Washington. Aug. 25.-The Western
banks are overfiowing with money and
can get along with but little aid from
he Eastern banks. This is the view OF
acting secretary of the treasury Nor
ton. who has just returned from con-
ference with President Taft. The Off
cials of the Office of the comptroller
nj the currency hold that no better
evidence of the prosperous condition
of the country can be found than that
Of the banks. They point out that not
for two months has there been fail
ure OF national bank. other than the
failure of one of the smaller institu-
ions in Michigan. due TO enbezzle-
ment.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE DOES
DAMAGE THROUGH ITALY.

Siena, Italy, Aug. pa heavy
earthquake was felt throughout the
province of Siena at 1.29 a. m. today.
Practically all the houses in San Lor-
emo were destroyed or badly damag-
ed. Many persons were injured and
a considerable amount of damage was
done at Buonoconvento, where sever
al houses collapsed and one person
was killed. Several were injured at
Monteroni. These three villages have
populations ranging from one to four
thousand. The province of Siena has
about 10000 inhabitants.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-25
u. CONSUL
! ATTACKED

New Orleans, La, Aug. 25.-SteaEn-
ship passengers from Colombia report
the attempted assassination and ser
fous wourding by two Colombians oil
William B. McMasters, of New York,
United States Vice Consul at Carta-
Cena. The attack grew out of the Anti
American feeling there and occurred
on the evening Of July "a.
Lara Canoba. editor of an Anita
nerican newspaper, accompanied by
u friend entered McMaster's home by
force. They were armed with knives
and revolvers. McMasters put up a
brave defense but was badly wounded
in a dozen places and left for dead by
his assailants, who were not arrested
until the next day. Both are now in
prison. An official account of the out
rage has been sent to the state de-
partment at Washington and it Is un-
derstood the United States Legation
at BogoIa has demanded satisfaction.