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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1907)
LI W JMTY LEiDEE RC COLLINS. Editor r N HAYDEN. Manaccr TOLEDO OREGON Tbe Washington State people seem to think Die Hindoo is Hoodoo. It Appears that an automobile -can run over a cow and turn .turtle without even turning .the cow. Riches do not always take wings and Ay away. Sometimes thry take lw 4Uil lose themselves .in waiter. The transfer f the Congo from King Leopold to a soulless corporation Is generally looked .upon as a eliauge for the better. Tbe Seattle (Wash.) thief -rbo was shot nine times by e. detective Js now In a position to niaie .a noise like a Iced mine. Tbe Medical Journal says: "Sur geons everywhere are declining to re move the vermiform appendix." Why ru.i be more epeclflc? Where, for In stance? The Salt Lake Tribune thinks "a real gentleman forgets tbe clothes he wears." The would-be gentleman, we suppose, merely forgets to pay for them. There are 81,722 people In the pris ons of the United States. Most of them tire not gentlemen who took lib erties with stock belonging to other people. "The Fool Hath Said In Ills Heart, There Is No God,' " Is the title of one of tbe new plays. We have been un able to learn why tbe author left out the rest of tbe Bible. President Cnstro of Venezuela, who has fined an asphalt company abjut 24,000,000 bolivars, may have an am bition to be the Kenesaw Mountain Landls of South America. Joe Akklojoglau, a Turk, has had his name changed In New York to Joe White White being the English of Ak klojoglau. Reasonable people will not be likely to blame Joe for his desire to save wear and tear. When a Pennsylvania woman was told a few days ago that her husband had committed suicide she exclaimed, "Thank God I" We take It for grant ed that she will not wear mourning, ovei If black Is becoming to her. One of the ministers declares that a woman has no sense when she Is in love. Of course a man always retains full possession of his reasoning facul ties when he has become convinced that some woman with an up-tllted nose and a raspy voice Is an augul. The slump In stocks Is said to have made it necessary for a lot of New York millionaires to sell their automo bllees. We haven't heard that It has been necessary for ahy of the Kansas furmers to pawn their touring cars. Heuce there Is no reason to be fright ened. According to Sir James Crlchton Browne the English people are threat ened with extinction because they do not cat enough. Nobody who has ever seen an average Englishman with a square meal in front of him In this country will share Sir James' fears on Miat score. An Eastern paper tells how five sharks lined up and chased a sturgeon uwtll they were driven off by a color ed woman and her grandchildren who protected the fugitive in his retreat It was a narrow escape for the stur geon, and he must have reflected on it gratefully while he was being cooked and eaten by his deliverers. Another vessel of historic name and deeds has been stricken from the na val register and will be sold. This Is the old Saratoga, built at tbe navy yard at Kittery, Me., in 1842. The vessel was named for the elghtecn-gun sloop of war Saratoga, which served gallantly In the Revolution, and went down in a gale In 1780. The new Sara toga, after serving as the flagship of a squadron engaged in suppressing the Slave-trade on tbe African coast, was sent to help blockade tbe eastern coast of Mexico during the Mexican War. But it was because of its part in a most Important act of peace that tbe old vessel will be best remembered. The Saratoga was sent to the Orient after tbe Mexican War, and Joined the fleet of Commodore Matthew Calbraltb Per ry, who bad gone to Japan to deliver the famous letter which opened Japan to the outside world. The vessel again returned to Japan in 1854, when the treaty of aniTty and commerce was signed. It is pleasing as well as encourag ing to read of the prompt and effective moaner In which the good people of ftiemmllng, Colo., have solved tbe af finity .problem, so far as they have comeiia contact with it up to this dare. Recently a delegation of Kremmllng citizens waited upon a certain clergy man, who at the time was dwelling with a .woman not his wife, dragged him outdoors, horsewhipped him until he begged for mercy, and then led him to bis home a mile away, where be was told to remain with his wife and two children under pain of more sum mary punishment It Is safe to say that this particular gentleman will not be troubled .with the affinity mania again; in fact he pledged himself to resist it henceforth, and to be content with tbe woman he ibad chosen as his wife. And It -goes without saying that the affinity disease will not spread In the neighborhood of Kremmllng. What ever may be fhe yearning toward af finities in that .quarter It Is likely to be overcome by the memory of the horsewhipping endured In behalf of his Ideal by this minister. Society In Kremmllng does not pretend to be as far advanced as society In some of the older parts of the country, but in a crude sort of way. It entertains cer tain beliefs with regard to tbe morali ties and the proprieties which might well be entertained In all communi ties. We are very well aware that ad vocates of complete liberty of action, such as Professor Herron and Maxim Gorky, and opponents of the marriage state generally, will regard the good people of Kremmllng as a lot of nar rowmlnded bigots, if not a lot of bur. barlans. Some of the advanced social istic playwrights and novelists, the apologists for the Herrons and the Gorkys, may be exected when they hear of this case to Inaugurate a new literary crusade against the "Ameri can hypocrites." This cannot be helped, nor can It be explained altogether to the satisfaction of our critics or our selves. It is not necessary to go into It here. Let It suffice that whether we are consistent or not, there Is no con fusion In the American mind with re gard to the proper classification ot those who strive to excuse wife deser tion and home desecration on th ground of soul affinity. The American people may be far from being as moral as they might be, but they do not con found idealism with dirt and when the libertine attempts to excuse hlmselt on the ground that he Is simply search ing for a kindred soul he Is likely at any time to get what the erring preach er got at Kremmllng, Colo. Where we are weak In tills matter where we are Inexcusably weak Is that we do not as a people apply the Kremmllng meth od to the solution of the affinity prob lem more freqcently. We could, If we would, by a wise application of a horsewhip, or a bed slat, prevent many a man and woman, and many a happy home, from going to ruin. THE SHORT NOSES. Something- to Be Said In Favor ot Those Who Wear Them. "Physiognomists tell us that the big nosed people do the world's work," said a short nosed man the other day, "and they generally add a lot of rub bish about Napoleon's big nose and how he always selected big nosed men to carry out daring undertakings. "That Napoleon story was Invented by some one with a nose like Cyrano de Bergerac, who wanted an excuse for his proboscis and therefore pre tended that his nose was. but tbe in troduction to a massive, imposing character. It Is true that a big nose Is sometimes Indicative of firmness and determination, but only when It Is as sociated with a strong Jaw and long chin. A big nose with a retiring chin is lmost Idiotic In the expression It gives to the countenance. Every car toonist knows this. Whenever you see a cartoon of a society dude It shows a long nose and a small chin. "But there Is something to be said In favor of tbe short noses. The short nose shows wit, imagination, tact, judg ment, discretion. Socrates had a snub nose, and of the lively Imaginative writers In almost any language a con siderable proportion was short nosed people. Long nosed men may do their share of the world's work, but the short noses write the clever books and the entertaining plays. If Shakespeare had had a nose like the Duke of Wel lington, do you ever suppose that he would have written the "Merry Wives of Windsor?" He might have been a successful theater manager, but would never have become a literary artist St Louis Globe-Democrat Not So Rellarlona, "But if it is true that she bad been attending church regularly, must you not admit that In the matter of religion she Is a close observer " "Say, rather, a 'clothes observer. She simply goes to church to observe the clothes of the other women," Philadelphia Press. If a man loves his wife, he will quit smoking, at ber request ; but If a wom an loves her husband, sbe will not ask it Every time you become confidential with some people, you hear of a new kind of dirty trick. Ralalnar Pla-eoaa. It is not only in congregation of Quadrupeds, such as hogs, cattle, horses, etc., that we ofteu find particularly vicious specimens ; we also come across them In flocks of poultry, among hens, turkeys and even pigeons. There are bullies and brutes In the pigeon as well as (human family. A male pigeon that Is disposed to make himself a nuisance in fighting other old birds and killing squabs might as well be re moved from the loft. If this is not practical, clip his wings and provide a nest for the pair on the floor. For a mating pen get a box and put perpendicular slats on the front and through the middle. It should be large enough to make each apartment 12 or 15 Inches square, and one of the slats or dowels In the partition should be movable. The food and water vessels may be hung on the partition so that both birds may use them in common. If out of sight of their old mates It will not take more than two or three days for them to unite. The movable slat can then be taken away, and If the mating is permanent they may be turn ed into the loft to find a nest Feeds for Pigeons We like whole wheat best of all grains for pigeons. But there are many other grains which pigeons like and thrive on, among them common peas, barley, buckwheat, cow peas, soy beans, English horse beans, the various kinds of vetch, broom corn, sorghum seed, millet and many others. A variety Is, of course, always relish ed. Corn Is a good feed when given in moderate quantities, especially during summer, and not as an exclusive diet. Pigeons also learn to eat boiled pota toes and other vegetables, soft mash, such as we give to the hens, etc. For really fine, plump, fat squabs, wheat Is hard to beat Hlllaide Chicken Coop. I have adopted the plan of substi tuting a large roosting coop for each thirty or forty chicks as soon as they are large enough to roost, says an American Agriculturist correspondent. This is made from a dry goods box four feet long, three feet wide and 223 V.. - V'W.'-. CHICKEN COOP. three feet high. The front and bottom are removed. Two strips are nailed perpendicular on the front corner, pro jecting a foot below the bottom' of the J box. This raises the front and gives I the roof the necessary pitch when fac ing a downhill position. Two strips nailed on each side form a support for 1 porches which are fastened together I by crosspieces so all may be removed 1 at one operation to be sprayed. We move this coop twice a week, and it Is always clean and fresh. The I open front and bottom seem a little risky, considering the possibility of wandering cats, rats or weasels. But we are willing to run some risks if we ' can fill our own and customers' pens ' In the fall with large, robust stock. ,Thl8 one plan has enabled uo to pro duce Orpingtons well up to standard ' size, which some fail to do. The ac companying sketch of coop will ex plain itself. Profit In Apple. With the passing years there seems to be a more Imperative necessity for Impressing the fact upon the apple growers that they must have a clearer conception of higher ideals. No matter how abundant or cheap the prices of apples may be in the market there la always the unbounded assurance that first-class, fancy apples will bring the best of prices, and there is no danger whatever of overstocking the market witn such rruit. sucn a cinss or ap ples will often sell readily at $0 and $7 a barrel, when the poorer grades could hardly be given away. Apple Specialist A New Land Roller. The newest thing In land-rollers has a flexible feature which adjusts Itself to all tbe Inequalities of the surface, rolling a dead furrow and a back fur row the same as level ground. Another novelty about this roller Is jthat It Is supplied with an adjustable seat which can be placed back of the rollers when desired. The object of this is to pre vent accidents by the driver falling off ind under the rollers. This feature Is especially desirable where It Is de nred to operate the roller with tbe ser rlces of a boy. Preaervlna- Meata. A method of preserving meat has been brought out In France by H. de L.apparent which seems to have met with considerable success. It can be also applied on a small scale for household purposes, says the Scientific American. The principle consists in exposing the meat to sulphurous acid rumes. By burning a small amount of sulphur In a receptacle containing the meat hung up in place It can be preserved for several days, even In summer. There Is no taste left from the sulphur fumes, and there seems to be no danger to health. Such a method can be used also on a large scale for preserving meat for armv use, as It Is quite simple and easy to apply in practice. From experiments made on a large scale it appears that the meat fumigated with sulphur did not contain more than 22 grams (340 grains) of sulphurous acid gas per 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of meat which Is on the order of ten thousandths. The moat should be fumigated as soon as possible after killing, and prefer ably on parts which have no cut bones. Lean meat is found to keep best. To preserve it for several months meat can be Inclosed in vessels full of car bonic acid gas. It has the appearance of fresh meat, and Its taste Is not Changed after cooking. In England Mr. Lascalles Scott proposed a method which consists In immersing the meat in a solution of bisulphite of lime. Thorough Cultivation. Thorough and frequent cultivation Is regarded by many as the best mulch for spring, summer and fall, which In duces the roots to seek food in every direction, thereby becoming more num erous and deeply Imbedded, as well as going further beyond the penetration of cold in winter. In this condition It Is only in ellmates where the cold Is severe that a covering of straw or other bulky material Is required. Such coverings should be removed as early In spring as the season will permit, and the cultivator used, if the crop Is such as to permit of Its use. Even In tbe fall a thorough stirring of thi soli will admit the air and afford pro tection In the winter, but It la dos- slble that late stirring of the soil, leaving the ground bare In the winter season, may permit of loss of fertility of the soil, by leaching of the soluble portions by rains and melting snows, to ovoid which some farmers sow the lnnd to rye late In October and plow It under early In the spring. A Chicken Village. On the road from East Auburn t. Turner there Is a novel sight, a chicken village. It may be termed, for at the side of a well-kept farmhouse there is a village of perhaps a dozen little white peak-roofed houses, and the hous nearest to the road Is built to repre sent a church. Tbe steeple Is as per. feet as If the tiny building were really Intended for a place of worship. These miniature houses are nothing more or less than chicken coops, yet so per fectly is everything arranged that the passer-by might, at a first glance, think It a' "play town" belonging to some child. Keuebec (Me.) Journal. A Potato Coverer. B. P. Wagner of Missouri has de vised the following: The Illustration shows how I make my potato coverer. Get two boards about 3Mi feet long; fasten together to come to a point, with a brace at open end. The sin gletree Is attached to brace by means of clevises and chain. The horse walks in the row, potato covKBEB. and this tool will do the covering nicely. Savins Seed. Do not attempt to save your own seeds unless you have used every pre caution necessary to prevent cross-fertilization. Plants often mix without the knowledge of the grower. A mel on, it is claimed, may be fertilized by a pumpkin, and, though tbe fruit of this season may be apparently genuine, yet the seeds of such, If used next sea son, may cause a failure of the crop or destroy the quality. Endurance of Cedar. Cedar wood Is much esteemed by farmers for its lasting qualities when used for fence posts. An Interesting proof of the power of this wood to re sist the effects of time Is furnished by the Egyptian boats made of cedar which were recently found burled near the banks of tbe Nile, and which, ac cording to recent estimates of their age, were probably in use 4,500 yeavs ago. Tbe fact must not be overlooked, however, that these boats were covered by. the dry sand of the desert Balti more Sun. COMPACT LITTLE BELGIUI1 One Can Go from Anywhere to Anyw vvhere-Elae in an Hoar' Time. What I particularly like about the kingdom of Belgium Is its compactness Everything lies, so to speak, right un der your hand and you can go from Anywhere to Anywhere Else In about an hour's time, says a writer in the Bookman. Of course, this In itself would be of no especial consequence If there were little to see and to excltt your imagination. But every Inch of Belgian territory teems with memories and associations of Incomparable rich ness. The present kingdom Is a purely modern creation. On its soil, how ever, there have been wrought out some of the most tremendous cataclys mic episodes of history. Tbe Roman legions thundered over Its wooded slopes. It drank tbe blood of unnum bered patriots under Spanish rule. It witnessed the barbarities of Alva and his black-browed torture-mongers, it saw, upon the field of Waterloo, the downfall of the most marvelous man who ever trod the earth and who forca.1 the haughtiest of klnes and emperors to become his lackeys. And yet all this Is but a small part of what Belgium brings to mind. Every city street, every gabled mansion, almost every farmhouse that you pass un thinkingly, Is linked with some tradi tion ot with some familiar name be longing to the Imperishable records of statesmanship or scholarship or art "innnlte treasure In a little room" the well-worn phrase might properly be made the motto of a country which of all the countries In the world Is the most charming and, If I may use the idjective, the most lovable. ere It only a question of compact ness, some of these things mleht be said of Holland. But, unfortunately. In order to see Holland It Is necessary to have some sort of contact with the Dutch and this is quite sufficient to destroy your pleasure. Moreover, Hol land Is so flat and dull and ditchlike. Its maze of dykes and trenches and canals, with their slimy ooze and slug gish streams of liquid mud, depress the mind and propagate malaria. Hol land, to me at leaBt, is an abhorrent hole, Intended by an Inscrutable design of Providence for ducks and Dutch men. But Belgium, from small Xamur to bold Liege, where Quenttn Durward. dagger in hand, faced the wild boar of the Ardennes, and from the light hearted elegance of Spa to the opulent qualntness of Antwerp e'est la perfec tion meme. THE WELL DRESSED MAW. Poaaeanlon oft Many Salt Doesn't Entitle One to that Dintlnctlon. Wall street's reported rivalry In the- selectlon of the best dressed man Is very Interesting as an experiment, says Harper's Weekly. Eighty-three and seventy-six, respectively, are said to be the numbers of the suits of clothes possessed by two of tbe com petitors. The mere accumulation,, though, of articles of dress is no point gained. A man may have a suit for each day In the year and not find three that look well tm him. Any one, Indeed, who has tbe knack of wearing clothes and Is prepared for an ex- , r.u. it iwuuiiuie ui uuiiuuii, limy safely enter. Into competition with the . limits. Fashion leaders of the past have seldom bad the wealth of their associates. An estimate of what the well-to-do. society man disburses yearly on bis dress has recently been made out by a woman who maintains that men spend Just as much this way as women. Eleven thousand three hun dred dollars Is her estimate, obtained through different firms that each sup plied a list of items bought by a male customer within the year. Of these tbe hosier's bill Is heaviest, with a total of $3,850; next the tailor's, of $2,160. A $1,500 motor suit is- inclu sive of the chauffeur's wages, also garage and cleaning. Five hundred and fifty dollars buys the boots. Hats are $100. Sticks and umbrellas cost 500. What is the secret of the well dress ed man? Beau Brummel, although, of course, particular about his clothes, did not by any means rely upon them exclusively for the appearance which he made. Fresh linen and lots of it, with very little Jewelry, and strict at tention to details that was his idea. The well dressed man. Indeed, must have some character. He does not easily submit to the dictation of his tailor. For If be does, be will be apt to Judge a garment on its merits, without considering sufficiently if it suits him. While, paradoxical as It sounds, men who led tbe fashion have been known to do so quite unconscious ly, with a distinction undcflnable and unobtrusive, but which, for all that, was remarked, since they had Imita tors. Slightly Mixed. "Made an Irish bull, you say?" "Yes, he told the Jury that he would tear every thread of decency from the defendant and hold him up stark naked in a . cloak of shame for the world to look at" Houston Post