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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1905)
BY JES' LAUGHIN'. U'a curious whnt a sight o' gojd a litUo thing will do; How yo kin stop the fiercest storm when it begins tor brew, An' take the si nig from whut commenceJ to rankle when 'twas spoke, By keepiu' mill an' treatiu' it as if It wuz a joke. 1V11 find that ye kin fill a place with smiles instead o' tears. An' keep the sunshine glraniin' through the shadows of the years By jes' laughin'. Folks sometimes fail to note the possi bilities that lie la the way yer mouth is curviu' an' the twinkle in yer eye; It ain't so much whut's said thet hurts ez what ye think lies hid; It ain't so much the doin' ez the way a thing is did. An' many a home's kep' happy an' con tented, day by day, An' like as not a kingdom hez been res cued from decay By jes' laughin'. Selected. EMPEROR OF JAPAN. To secure the best returns In feed ing have the sheep as even as possible. If the best profit is realized, ttot only the wool, but the mutton and the lamb, must contribute their part It will pay, If yon Intend to sell your sheep at public sale, to have some one grade them up in even lots. Don't let any one top your ehuep. Better improve your sheep until peo ple will want to buy the tall end of the flock. m . ; I ri IM II ..I ll,m,.ll I" - Li. I , I jlU H -I- iHHJII.JHli W IV-WIM' i ..;-...'j.iuV-y.-.I-.;".-y,;iyj i r. r ri nM,n-tvyg j m ir; fV.0 HE morning s jl clcur after the before, and yo HE morning sun lay warm and the rain of the night young Atherley, as Ms horse loped easily alone the wide range, sang aloud for very joy of 2!!il liiui-icuiicsi. Out licrc, away from cities and crowds, how good life was. The train was In, and Atherley hur ried around the corner, then halted HiKldenly, dazzled by the vision which confronts lilm. On the lower steps of a car near the middle of the train Mood a girl, her fair hair blowing in the wind, her hands full of pink rosos, her eyes gazing -straight Into his. For a second neither inovtd. Then, as a voice from within called "Marlon," the girl, with a quick flush, turned up the steps, and Atherley, stricken with the consciousness of his dusty "chaps,-' huge spurs and sombrero, sllpsd back. He had quite forgotten his let ter. The engine gave a preliminary unort, the conductor yelled "All nboardl" but Atherley still stood mo tionless, his eyes fixed on the car wherein she had disappeared. As tho slow length of train began to move the girl slipped back to the platform for a moment, and on the ground, al most at Atherley's feet, fell a pink rose. To spring forward, seize the flower, then swing aboard the last car is It passed was to Atherley but the wofli of another moment. Before he had fairly realized It he was on the train and simling eastward as fast as strain could carry him. Practical thought forced a way, and his first act was to take account of stock. "Jim will take the horse back," he reasoned. "It's all right. Luckily, 1 have just about enough for my ticket to New York." Somehow he had de cided that she lived In New York. '"And as for meals. Well, who knows what may turn up?" with cheerful op timism. At the next stop he sneaked for ward to the smoking car and sat down to think tilings over. She was cer tainly a mighty pretty glrll Atherle?, feeling for the rose hidden in bla breast pocket, concluded that he would probably not regret his action. "Hut I've got to get busy on the food question." There were three or four other men in the car, the younger ones chatting together, and another, rather older, reading In a corner. ' All eyed him curiously, and Atherley had an iuspira tlon. If he worked them right, amused them, told them queer experiences, they might supply him with food and drink, and as for cigars, well, he must husband thus? he had carefully. In purmiance of tills Idea he moved near er, and soon held the group enthralled with his breezy frankness. "So you really just jumped on the train and came," asked the older man at length, when Billy had grown awtry of his talk and moved away, "and for no other reason than that you wanted to see the world?" Athor ley laughed rather shamefacedly. "That's what 1 told those fellows But I don't in i ii t telling you the truth. It was it was on account of a girl,' he said, haltingly. The older mail's lips twitched. "A girl! How so?" "I saw her on llie car step, con fessed Atherley. "And and 1 liked her," he ended lamely, not even to him nelf did he care to mention the rose, "I wonder If you liave seen her?" he added, eagerly. "She had on some kind kind of a blue Bklrt, with a whit waist, and carried some roses. They called her 'Marion.'" The older man started. "Marion!" he exclaimed, "why, that my daughter," unthinkingly. Then he otopped, rather annoyed. A young ranchman, no matter how charming and gentlemanly, was hardly a person to be presented to the carefully guard ed Marion. Hut Atherley was too ab sorbed to notice tne hesitation. "Tour daughter!" he cried. "Really EMPEROR MUTSIIUHITO. The Emperor of Japan, to whose gertius Is accredited the most remark able victories achieved by his forces over the Russians, has come to the front as one of the famous rulers of the world. As the man who actually selected the officers that figured In the triumphs on land and sea, and who In a measure supervised the work of the war board at Toklo, his discern ment and efficiency have been awarded name is Mutshuhito, and his Imperial Which he is called In relation to external affairs is "Kotei," a word of Chinese origin. Only foreigners, it is said, make use of the poetic title, Mikado. The Emperor was born at Kyoto, Nov. 3, 1852, and succeeded his father. Romeo Tenno, Feb. 13, 18G7. The Japanese assert that their empire was founded by the first Emperor, Jlmmu Tenno, In CGO B. C, and that the dynasty still reJgns. The present ruler Is said to be the one hundred and twenty-second in unbroken descent and he is venerated by the common folk as a eon of the gods. Many current sayings serve to perpetuate this reverence, such as "The Emperor has heaven there Is one sun; on earth there is one Emperor." The Emperor's wife Is Princess Haruko, but sine Is childless, and the heir to the throne, Prince Yoshihito, is the son of a second wife. The Japanese law for royalty admits the choice of Inferior wives, but, strange to say, prohibits polygamy. our daughter, oh, I say, what luck! That will save me an awful lot of time and trouble. I expected the deuce of a joo In locating her. Though I know that I should do it in the end," he added confidently. "Do you mind telling me your name?" "My name?" divided between Indig nation and mirth, "I am James Ar buthuot," he declared rather pompous ly. But Atherley was clearly unim pressed. "Better and better," he cried. "I always was a lucky devil," joyously. The older man leaned back and stared at him. "My dear young man," began he in his most formal manner, "I think we must understand each other. I cer tainly fall to see where rne luck comes In." Atherley, starting in his turn, be came suddenly enlightened. "Of course. Yon mean that you don't know me," ho cried. "Oh, that's all right," easily. "I've heard dad speak of you hundreds of times. I'm Billy Atherley, and I've just been out looking up some properties In the West." The older man's brow cleared some how. "Not William II. Atherley's son?" Atherley nodded. "The same. So now won't you In troduce me to your daughter?" wlst- fullv. "It would save such a lot of time." Arbuthnot, his gray eyes twinkling, looked at the young fellow quizzically. "If you are much like your father, and I think you are, you would be hardly apt to wait long for my serv ices," he remarked jocosely. "Come along, then. All I ask of you is please to get married before we reach New York." The tone strove to bo storn, but young Atherley laughed happily. "I make no promises," he declared with gay defiance. "Oh, here, hold on a moment," as a sudden recollection of his unmailed letter recurred to him. Pulling out the envelope, he tore it Into fragments, letting the pieces float out of the open window. "It was to say that I wasn't coming home," he explained. "I will telegraph from Chicago. Now If you are ready.", San Francisco Call. You can't blame the man who la putting up a stove for hitting the pipe. unstinted praise. The Emperor's title Is Tenno, but the appellation by neither father nor mother," or "In TELEPHONE ON THE CONGO. Impossible to Talk During Middle of the Day iu Rainy Season. The telegraph and telephone lines of the Belgium Congo region show how some peculiarities both In the con struction of the lines and their opera tion, owing to the climate and the character of the country. Where the line runs through the for ests the wires are placed as much us possible upon trees and In other cases upon iron poles, says the Scientific American. The wire, which Is of phosphor-bronze, is painted black, so as not to attract the attention of the natives, who lay hands upon all tho copper they can find. - The other brilliant objects of tha line, such as the insulators, are also painted black. A cutting thirty feet wide is made through the forest for the line, so that there is no risk of fire or from falling trees. Besides the telegraph offices of Leo poldvllle, Kwamouth and Coqulthat vllle, there are nine telephone offices and six cabins. The latter are used for communicating with the steamboats on the river. The first hours after sunset are the best for telephoning, and it is posslblo to telephone direct from Matada to Kwamouth, or 880 miles. From the latter point to Bonia, or 410 miles, the voice still heard. After 10 o'clock a. m. the heat makes It impossible to use the tele phone, especially in the rainy season. This is due to the fact that a return wire is not used, and the use of tho earth return Is accompanied by great disturbances In the middle of tho day. The greatest enemies of the tele phone lines are the wild animals. In the rainy season atmospheric dis charges often strike the wires, there fore the line need to be constantly Inspected and repaired. Resort In a Desert. A remarkable hotel Is In the Sahara desert. From the windows on two sides nothing but pathless sand is to bo seen. On a third Blue stana zjsu.uw palm trees. If some men didn't have money women would have no excuse for mar rying them. Plan for Chlcksn-House. A Texas woman in Farm and Ranch describes a chicken house lor the ben efit of any who may wish a clean, con venient one. It is built of 1x12 boards, well slat ted on three sides; the front has a stripped or latticed door in one corner, this to insure plenty of ventilation; the roosts are swinging poles, sus- , -1-- CONVENIENT CHICKEN HOfSR. ponded by heavy wire, out of the draft The walls come within four- t-non Inches of the jrronnd and th nests are made on the outside, thn securely boxed up with a slanting cover that is hinged on and can be raised from the outside. This pi-events having to enter the henhouse when you wish to gather up the eggs. It has the appearance shown in the illus tration- Small tin cans are tacked on the roost the walls and near the nests; in them is kept mothine balls; they keep out all vermin. Cleft Grafting. Varietle of grafting are many, but cleft grafting represents the method commonly in use for the grafting of orchard trees where the old top Is to be removed during the course of a few years and a new one is to be grown in 1U place. The Ideal time for this top grafting is wuen the leaves are Just pushing out, for then the wounds of grafting heal rapidly. But In practice, if a large amount of work is to be done, it may be necessary to begin from one to two months earlier and to continue several Weeks beyond the Ideal point of time. The whole CLEFT GRAFT SCION CI.EKT GRAFTING A WAXED STUB. operation of cleft grafting clearly in the illustration. appears Hogs in the Orchard. In regard to the hogs skinning the orchard trees, if you put a dozen or two of hogs on an acre of land, very likely they will skin the trees, or a flock of sheep would also. They must have room. There must not lie too many in a bunch. It is said that hogs will tear down a pigpen to get tho wood to eat If you throw them a lit tle lime they will let the pen alone. I know that they have been known to dlir out a stone wall for the lime. I If you feed a hog me corn and don-t 8tanre hlm denth. he wH ,,. your trees alone. Give the hog room enough and give him something to eat J. J. Blackwell. Sheep Sheurlnus. Sheep are more economical meat producers than steers. When breeding to improve ewes should be two years old when bred The more sheep you can keep and keep right the less per sheep will the cost be. Under ordinary conditions the man ure from sheep should pay for the la bor of caring for them. A good foot rot medicine must be somewhat caustic, In liquid form and cheap enough to use freely. Sheep should be charged with the value of the food consumed and what the pasturage Is worth If sheep are pastured on low, wet land, care must be taken to keep their feet well trimmed. Sheep cannot be fattened profitably when they are full of parasites. Kill the vermin and then fatten. I f Teaching a Horse to Stand. As soon as the colt is fairly gentle and has been ridden a few times, throw the reins down, and with a strong but soft rope hobble his front legs. Fasten a rope twenty feet long to one front leg and the other to a stout post or stake. Ordinarily the horse will not move when thus fasten ed, but if he does he soon comes to grief. A few lessons of this sort wlW never be forgotten. After a while It will only be neces sary to wrap the reins around the horse's front legs, and later simply dropping the reins to the ground will be sufficient If any time die horse gets to moving around and forgets bU early training, pass the reins tbrotiirh the stirrup and then up and over the horn of the saddle. This pulls the head around to one side .and the horse will generally not go far. Farm and Home, Useful Iiowline. The bow and knot Is one of the most useful knots we have, nnd one which comparatively few can lie. It is a knot sailors use constantly. The Illus tration will show exactly how it Is tied. Iay the parts together ns in the first figure, b crossing over a. Then bring a over b, bringing the end op through the loop as In the next fig- BOW TO TIE THE KNOTS. ure. Now carry b around and under a, passing it down through the loop as in the final figure. It is imjosslble for this knot to slip when properly tied. It is useful in all sorts of emergen cies. In a loop thus made a man can safely be hoisted to any height with no danger of the knot slipping. It Is especially useful for the farmer. An animal can lie led by means of it with no danger of the knots slipping and choking the animal, no matter how much it may plunge or pull. Ameri can Agriculturist Is United States loosing Ground? Dr. Saunders, director of experi mental farms In Canada, is authority for the statement that there were pro duced in the Dominion last year about 80.000,000 .bushels of wheat In the contest for the production of this cer eal Canada possesses many advan tages over other countries in soil and climate. Canada's chief competitors In the British market in the future, In Dr. Saunders' opinion, will be Russia, Argentina and India. He pointed out that the exports of wheat from the United States are rapidly declining. In 1902 American exports of wheat to Great Britain amounted to 81,000,- 000 bushels, or 54 per cent of Great Britain's total needs; in 1003 these ex ports were 45,000,000 bushels, and last year only 12.000.000 bushr R American flour exports had similarly fallen off from 7,000,000 hundredweight in 1903 to 4,000,000 hundredweight in 1904. Is the United States to be superseded, relegated to a place farther down In the line of wheat-producing countries? Culling the Flock. The usual custom with good sheep farmers is to go carefully over their flocks each year, and reject and send to the butcher all the aged ewes, year ling ewes, ewe lambs and rams that are not of the desired quality, or have not proven valuable as breeders. This culling process should be carefully carried out Valne of Inferior Wheat. Damaged wheat, shrunken, sniveled wheat and screenings are all good for feeding purposes. Frobably lambs utilize them to a little better advant age than other animals, although when ground they make good feed for plgg and cattle. Gathered in the Garden. Probably no other small fruit will give more weight of crop for the spac it occupies than the currant Cut the black knot out of the plum and cherry trees. Bone meal and wood ashes in ths soil are great for sweet peas. Don't trim the cherry trees now. Walt till June and then be light handed. To bleed the grapevines by cutting, during March, April or May Is bad management Radishes are usually ready for use In six weeks from sowing. Cold frames are useful for forward ing lettuce and cabbage In sprinjr or early summer.