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
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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