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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Picked FIsh.

Cut the FISH up into convenient
pieces. rub them well with salt. and
let them lie for few hours. Then
put in pan with water to cover them
and bring to boil. When boiling
move the kettle back where they will
boil slowly from three TO Ave minutes.
but not longer. or the bits will fall to
pieces. Lift the pieces out carefully
and pack them in n crock. putting a
thin layer OF sliced onions between
each layer OF fish. and while still hot
pour cold spiced vinegar over to GOV.
er them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Roots coneentratIye Ability.

Senator Root has great power Of
concentration. He would have made
a great war correspondent. No mat
ter how much shot and shell might
be flying about him. he could sit and
1ot down what Is In his mind without
paying any attention to anything else.
One day he was going through some
papers that contained information he
was sitting out. The matter was one
that called for much quiet thought
and reflection.
A caller arrived at the outer office.
A clerk went in to the Senator and
told him:
''Mr. Soandso's here for an II o'clock
appointment It is now three minutes
OF H."
IAN right. Show him in at H."
directed Mr. Root.
And during those three minutes he
became Just as much engrossed in the
task before him as IL there were moth
Ing else in sight.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
NOT APPROVED BY SCIENCE
Existence Of "BraIn Waves" as Popu
larly Understood, Has Never
Been Established.

Sir Ray Lancaster, who has been
diligent student of telepathy. now ar
rives at the conclusion that the so
called brain waves" Of which the to-
lepathist talks, have no foundation in
science. According to him, we know
nothing Of the existence Of such waves
and are absolutely devoid Of the means
Of establishing them. The chief diff
Guilty lies In the fact that those who
seem to believe in them most implic.
lily are unable to so much as haz.
ard a guess as to the material In
which they occur.
The physicist who teaches the ex'
lstence of light waves affirms at the
beginning that they are waves of the
ether. In holding to sound waves he
explains that they are waves Of the
atmosphere. To say that sound and
light are waves and at the same time
to be unable to declare the substance
Of which those waves consist would
be to leave sound and light unex-
planned; and Sir Ray holds that like
Inference is to be drawn from the
brain-wave explanation of telepathy.
But granting the existence of such
waves, he proceeds to ask by what
means they are received, and obtains
no answer. AS far as present day
science goes there is no detector in
the brain by which they may be re.
ceived, and no mechanism to trans.
form them into sensible form. Neither
Is there a code between man and man
whereby the thoughts conveyed are
to be made Ineligible as the Morse
alphabet transforms the dots and
dashes Of the telegraph key into
words.
The possibility OF telepathy is not
denied. The noted scientist simply
takes the ground that at the present
stage Of knowledge. II brains do com
municate with each other Immediately
and over long distances, 1t is by some
other method than that Of the sup
posed brain waves"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Sponge Cake. ORANGE EilIlna.

Mix well together three egg yolks,
threefourths Of cupful Of sugar
the grated rind Of one lemon, one cup.
full OF sifted -four and one teaspoon.
ful OF baking powder. when we'll beat
en- together add little salt and the
whites OF the three eggs beaten stiff
Bake for is minutes in Washington
pie tins. For the filling beat togeth
er the Juice Of one orange. with little
OF the grated rind. one egg. one cup
ful Of sugar and two tablespoonfuls o.
warmed butter. and cook in a doubl,
boiler until It thickens. Spread be
tween the layers Of cake.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
More Uses for Salt.

A pinch Of salt thrown on eggs vii
make them beat lightly In about hall
the time usually required. When
broiling steak over coal fire sprinkle
a little salt on the burning Goals and
the flame will not Blaze up and scorch
the steak. II you are .broiling meat
In a gas oven and II catches fire
quickly turn the gas off and throw O
handful OF salt on the blazing meat
You do not need to use any water
The salt will put out the FIRE and you
can then scrape of the salt from the
meat.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15

- URDIGALA, better known by
a y its everyday name of Bordeaux.
IA the new capital of my country,
80 patch Of France upon which
the sun and Dionysus have
,mile6-the land of palatable red wine
md pleasant, dark women. To most
ewspaper-reading people Bordeaux is
interesting Just now because of the
,hange that has happened to it; for
ne Bordeaux is interesting because 1t
loes not change. So writes Marthe
ly-Curtin, in the London Sketch.
Bordeaux does not want to change
t is a lazy, happy, bourgeois, we'll
led town; 1t is snug and contented.
warmed for nine months OF the year
)y very clement climate, and all the
year round by the rutilant glow OF its
claret. Bordeaux has a few large and
ine streets, and many old.fashioned
and insanitary ones, the Improvement
Of which nobody really cares about,
least Of all the dwellers OF those par.
tNuhah ST. OStop thO Ddd VI
seems to agree with them to an ex.
traordinary degree. The Bond street
OF Bordeaux Is the Rue Sainte Cath
crime. narrow, dark, cobbled street,
wherein you can buy quite smart hats,
and where flsh-wives and their wares
spread themselves on the threshold
of fashionable modistes.
In Bordeaux life counts more years,
and summers more days than in most
other towns. It seldom SHOWS, but
often rains; ice on lakes or ponds is a
wonder to be talked about at many
"feeve o'clocks" for many weeks after
Well do remember the year in Bor.
deaux when the lake OF the Jardin
Public did freeze: the Bordeaux pa.
pers had leading articles on the event:
"One could almost skate on the lake."
they said, $50 thick was the ice." All
the fashionable people OF the town as
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15

long while ago. grant you. but until
OF late years French people, especial.
ly OF the provinces, Travelled very lit
tie and intermarrled much. which
might Justify the surmise that those
two facts are related. and that many
among the Medocains are OF English
descent
What else can I tell you OF Bor.
deaux that will sound less pedantic7 7
That nowhere else in the world can
they accommodate mushrooms in such
truly inspired manner; that II has q
fine theator. the staircase OF which.
they say. served as model for that OF
the Paris opera; that bordeaux 10 n
great productive place. not only OF
good wines, but OF rich voices. as are
her sister towns. Marseilles and Tou.
louise; and that there is q cathedral.
lovely and lovable. motherly. homely.
and awfully stately. dating from the
eleventh century. with the dearest
gargoyles crawling along every cor
nice. and such n collection OF stone
saints on the portal that one wonders
II they have left any room for -
others" In paradise.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Market for Apples and prunsa'

The people Of Norway usually do.
pend on the Norwegian apple crop and
the Servian prune crop for the greater
part OF their winter fruit supply. Dur.
ing the present season the apple crop
In Norway is very light, being practi.
cally a failure; servia, being ut war,
will be unable to supply prunes.
These conditions furnish an oppor.
tunity for American exporters Of
fruits to find large market this sea
Bon In Norway for dried and green
apples and prunes. says Consul Gen.
eral Michael J. Hendrich. Christiania.
While American fruits. both green and
dried, are largely sold in Norway,
none were heretofore imported direct
ly from the United States, wholesale
dealers In Hamburg. Germany. through
local agents, furnishing the supply.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Eplcurean croauettes.

Soak a finnan haddie one hour, us.
Ing milk and water in equal parts to
cover. then put in oven and let stand
for 80 minutes: drain and separate
Into fakes. There should be one and
'threefourths cupfuls. Cook one table.
spoonful OF chopped shallot. two table.
spoonfuls each Of chopped green and
red peppers in three tablespoonfuls Of
butter Ave minutes. add one-third Of a
cupful OF -four and one cupful OF milk
Stir in finnan haddie. add one-half tea
spoonful OF salt, one-fourth teaspoon
full Of paprika and few grains OF pep
per. Cool, shape, orumb and fry.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15

mighty wrist, and monstrous pair
Of plncers!
bordeaux has no motor omnibuses
and very few taxicabs, even in time
Of peace, as nobody In Bordeaux Is
really ever in a hurry; they know
there that one should always post.
pone until tomorrow what one could
have done today. thanks to which
principle one achieves fewer follies.
1t is not so clean as Lyon, but how
much more smiling a town!-and II
gives an impression OF greater cleanll.
ness because OF its clarity, because OF
the sun. the space Of its center and
line quays, and the whiteness OF the
magnificent stones OF its buildings. II
is not so animated as Marseilles, but
Its population is more stable-every.
body knows everybody else, and-well,
1t saves surprises and social slips.
There are two events In the year
tho horse show, which, like the fair
is held on the Quinconces; and the
ball. the ball at the prefecture. an in.
vitation to which is the hallmark OF
satisfactory status
. Society Wholesomeiy Mixed.
It's society" is admirably and
wholesomely mixed. for 1t is q uni
versity. military and business town
and, Bordeaux not being very large
those diverse elements have to form a
certain alliance through the constant
jostling, meeting. and living close to.
gether.
In a certain part OF the province
there Is a strange streak among the
people. many OF them having blue
eyes. blond or ginger hair. and fresh
compilations, quite the English type
The Black Prince and his army occu.
pied the Aquitaine. OF which he was
governor; his son. Richard II. was
even born there in a castle, the ruins
Of which can still be seen. II IL q
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Asklnq the impossible.

Wen be glad to handle your &c.
count" said the receiving teller, III
you will promise to keep not less than
800 on deposit all the time"
Good graciousl" exclaimed Mr.
Hallroomer. Il merely wanted to pu,
the fruit Of my selfdenial in safe
place until I could find something suit.
able to spend II for. ] have no desire
TO become q capitalist"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
STUCK TO HIS FRIEND
BORROWER INSPIRED BY SPIRIT
OF LOYALTY.
Had Altogether Too Much seIf-Re.
speet to Apply to Anyone Else
While Old Nelghbor Had
Things to Lend.

No one could truthfuily deny that
most Of the small farmers of Dilmouth
were addicted to Notwithstanding
tools chiefy-although as occasion
arose they would borrow anything
else with the utmost cheerfulness.
The burden fell heaviest upon Caleb
Peaslee. thrifty farmer who kept
avery necessary tool, and who tried to
keep them in condition for use. The
advent of a new farmer, a well-to-do
man who brought with him almost
every known appliance for tilling the
ground, seemed to open an avenue Of
escape from some Of his troubles.
"Mebbe some Of these hawks'll take
toll firm that man Barney that's taken
the OIL Staples place for a SPELL" he
confided to his son. 81 hope SOL do
SO. My seedtime and harvest has
come In between the times when 9TH
er folks was a-usin' my farmin' tools
ever since I can remember, and I've
got about tired out. I'm goin' to see
II can't turn some Of 'em his way,
and get little rest"
Caleb made his first attempt at
turning them" when Jake Meader, his
nearest neighbor and an inveterate
borrower. came for the wheel hoe,
which lay in the tool shed with one
wheel broken. Jake went to the shed
and examined the hoe, and then re-
turned to the grind-stone. where Caleb
and his son were grinding scythes.
Jake's face wore dissatisfied express
sion.
"Ain't you goin' into Bangor some
time this afternoon, Calebf" he in
quired, anxiously.
Mr.. Peaslee drew his thumb care
fully along the scythe. testing the
edge.
II d'know but mebbe SHALL" he re-
turned, noncommittally. "Why!"
"Why!" returned Jake. In aggrieved
surprise. "On account Of that wheel
hoe-that's why. Here it's been laying
right there in that shed for four-five
days with the wheel broke. and the
weeds gettin' higher In my beets every
minute. I cal'lated to borrow It this
afternoon and see II couldn't get 'em
thinned out a little-and here l find
that you amt got II fixed yeti
Caleb regarded the borrower with
fine irony, tempered by an exasper.
ated amusement
"See here, Jake" he said at length.
III my tools amt in shape to suit you.
why don't you 60 up the road piece
and try Barney. He's got everything
you need in the way Of tools-mebbe
you can get Jest what you want there.
and get It when you want II. I'd
reelly ruther you'd try him a spell"
Jake turned to Caleb face full Of
wounded dignity.
Beats all how a man1l live right
alongside Of another man for years.
and not know him, after ALL" he burst
out earnestly. II want you to know.
Caleb Peaslee. that amt none Of your
towhifle-minded folks! Them that
wants to can borrow OF Barney. but
I amt goin' to. started In borrowin'
Of you when fust come here. and I'm
goin' to keep on borrowin' Of you as
long as you've got anything to lend!"
youths Companion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Beanpot Roast.

One and onehalf pounds OF clear
stew meat. cut into two-inch bits. Put
Into beanpot and cover. Set In oven
two hours and bake slowly. Do not
add anything but one-half teaspoonful
salt II will be rich, with lots Of nice
gravy, II cooked slowly. Nice served
with potatoes and hot slaw. Some
times when nearly done take out OF
the oven and put into a goodsized
shallow dish. put thick layer Of
mashed potatoes on evenly all over
Set back in oven to brown slowly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Sour Milk Johnny Cake.

Two tablespoonfuls OF butter and
one cupful OF -four mixed with one
cupful OF cornmeal; add half cupful
OF sugar. half a teaspoonful OF baking
powder and half teaspoonful OF salt,
one cupful Of sour milk, and two well.
beaten eggs. Turn the mixture into
a well-buttered pan and bake In a hot
oven. Sour cream may be substituted
for sour milk.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
SOUPS EASY TO MAKE
PALkTABLE AND ECONOMICAL
ADDITIONS TO THE MENU.
Enable Housewife to Utilize Leftover
Materials Which Could Not Be
Otherwise Employed-Three
Of the Best Recipes.

Prices Of foodstuffs are keeping
wonderfully normal, but it behooves
the housekeeper in these uncertain
times to learn to make the very best
use of the supplies which she obtains,
SO that she can supply nutritious
meals at the lowest possible cost.
Soups provide a great deal Of nutri-
ton. and in making them cooked
bones, whether of meat or fish, make
a really good basis for the stock,
while the water In which vegetables
have been cooked is also excellent for
soups.
Into the stock pot can 60 all meat
trimmings, bones, carcasses and glib
lets of poultry and game, all rinds
and trimmings of tongue, ham and
bacon, all liquids in which meat or
vegetables have been cooked and all
strippings of vegetables.
All these should be properly trim
med. rinsed and put into the stock
pot. Simmer. but do not boil the
soup. Ten minutes rapid boiling will
cloud a kettleful Of soup. Do not add
the vegetables until the last hour Of
cooking. The delicate favoring of
both meats and vegetables is easily
driven off In the steam IL they are
boiled rapidly or cooked too long.
An easily prepared and cheap soup
Is made as follows: Place some bones,
cooked or uncooked. in a pot with
an onion, two carrots and two sliced
turnips, two stalks of parsley, a little
pepper and salt, and pour In sufficient
water to Just cover them all. Bring
this all just to boil. then draw the
pan to the side of the fire. and let
the contents simmer for two to three
hours. Now cook and blend one,half
an ounce Of dripping and three-fourths
ounce of -four. Strain the liquor on to
this, stirring well. Then put all back
on to the fire and simmer for fifteen
minutes, and serve.
To make an inexpensive vegetable
soup slice down half a carrot, half a
turnip and one onion and fry them
In one-half an ounce of clarified drip
ping for five minutes; then lift them
out. make the fat hot again and fry
In 1t one-half an ounce OF -four until
Q brown color. Take the pan from
the fire, add one and one.half pints of
stock, stirring over the fire until It
boils and is smooth. then put in the
vegetables. bunch OF herbs and lit
tie salt, and let all simmer until the.
vegetables are tender. Lift out the
bunch OF herbs and serve the soup.
This Is good onion soup: Peel
and cut up rather small three good
sized onions and cook them in two
ounces OF dripping in a covered pan
Tor one hour until tender, then mois.
ten with one and half pints of hot
water In which cauliflower or beans
have been cooked or even plain wa
ter. Add some slices OF bread cut
diagonally and season with pepper
and salt. Cover the pan again and
let the contents simmer for at least
an hour Crush the onions through
4 sieve and Just before serving gradu.
Ally add a tablespoonful Of grated
cheese, stirring rapidly into the soup
10 blend.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Southern Stew,

Peel and boil half dozen onions is
minutes. drain and slice thin. Now
have two pounds OF veal sliced nice
and thin. Lay veal In stewpan. season
with little salt and pepper Cover the
veal with the onions, then lay small
pieces OF butter rolled In -four. Finish
with powdered nutmeg and grated riud
u lemon; let simmer slowly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Found Rlna In City Dunn.

A small boy when delving in one OF
the city dumps Mt Bangor. Me-. recent
ly found napkin ring OF silver.
The name OF M. G. Pierce was en-
grayed upon II. twenty-five years age
the home Of Pierce was entered BY
burglars. who took about one thousand
dollars worth Of valuables, the rins
being among them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Maruuerltes.

Whites Of three eggs. one quart Of
peanuts Tin SHELF, one teaspoonful VA.
nilla. one and one-half or two cupfuls
powdered sugar; beat whites OF eggs
very stin. chop peanuts rather fine;
mix all together and drop on Saline
crackers. brown lightly In oven.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
About Kid Gioves.

Always powder tho inside OF new
gloves before wearing them. as Il
makes them easier to slip on. II also
prevents the dye Of colored ones from
staining the hands.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

The demand now Is for two boys to
every girl. Boys Chamber about more and
give the idea of action. There Is some
thing stimulating in their presence.
A favorite method Of adopting chill
dren is to select a boy or q girl from q
group and then have the candidate placed
in the care Of a family that cares for
children Of this class. 50 that the devel-'
opment of the child's nature may be
watched to . certain point.
The last step preceding adoption Is
the long quest by persons of wealth for
the story of the family history or an
exact story of parentage. Before the new
parents get their hearts set upon the
new child, they want to have some rea-
sonable assurance that there 10 NO likeli-
hood Of blackmail from designing rela-
tives or any prospect of the appearance
of undesirable conpecti0ns
It is an economic law that those who
are surrounded BY wealth and power
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

up alone. Silcox took him to Philadel-
phia four times in four different months
and drove him about the suburbs, hoping
he would remember. He told of having
come to New York by a long train ride.
This and the fact that he wore mittens
seemed to indicate that he might have
come from the mountain region of north
ern New York or New England. But
search there disclosed nothing A rumor
said that the boy was the son of a Wis
sinoming man formerly employed by the
Pennsylvania railroad, who had moved
to California. The man was found, but
the boy was not his son. Little Finley
Jay, Jr., seemed to have been reared in
the country. as he was familiar with
country scenes. He showed the effect of
careful training and his table manners
indicated that he came from a family Of
good breeding Furthermore. he is hand
some, bright and affeetionate..
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard spent fifty thou
sand dollars to establish the identity Of
John Doe No. 104. And when they failed
they tied round him so much legal red
tape in adoption that never again may
his identity be questioned. Then they
took him to Lyndhurst. Helen Gould
Shepard's famous estate outside Tarry-
town, N. Y, and every corner of the
grounds promptly became his own. A
towering chute-the-chutes was erected
just in front of the mansion; long rope
swing was moored to the bough Of tall
oak; a croquet set was planted on q
sunny stretch Of lawn. and toy express
wagon was drawn up alongside Of the
Shepard Limousine under the high stone
archway, just to make the little new son
of the house feel at home.
The one-time orphanage waif begins
his days now with a plunge in the en-
closed swimming pool. a romp with his
new mother. and then lessons carefully
gagged to his age. 'Tis a most salts
factory existence for any young American.
sss sss sss go
And there is never a fear that Finley
Jay Shepard. Jr., will fail to grow up q
credit to the Gould-Shepard traditions.
For though his parentage is shrouded in
mystery. isn't he himself as nearly per-
feet as it's possible for a four-year-
old baby to be?
For child adoption is an exact science
these days. The good old way was to
take "Orphant Annie" on faith. Now
Orphant Annie is taken on the Binet test
instead. Between the expression of the
wish for sound healthy children to bs
reared as sons and daughters OF wealthy
families and the arrival Of children In
the new setting lies q long, hard road.
The youngsters must pass through or
deals unknown in days when sentiment
was the principal and only guide to
choice. -
Three miIlionaires not long ago gave
directions to representative Of the
Children's Aid Society that they wanted
children to bring mp a. their own. Two
wished girls and one boy. To carry
ont their instructions. required tile con-
Alteration of the inertia Of hundneds Of
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

frequently do not reproduce themselves
as much as do those who are less for
tunate In life. The increasing number
OF late marriages, not only among the
rich. but among persons of moderate
means has decreased the birth rate
among what might be called native
American stock. Immigrants have large
families. SO the birth rate in the United
States Is maintained. ~.
go sss 80 -sAs
And what Is to be the ultimate effect
upon American Society-capital S-of
blending class and mass? Will the build
ing Of the education, training. and wide
outlook which belong to wealth upon the
sturdy basis laid by. generations. of fight
ing for life produce q new American
type? -
Physically and mentally ut as thi.
adopted generation must be is It likely to
become a super-generation? Will 1t
eliminate caste In America; settle auto
matically the contention between capital
and labor? - '-'.'
Is the bargain-shelf baby the solution
Of all our problemsf