Lincoln County leader., April 10, 1908, Image 2

LINCOLN GOUN1T LEADER
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TOLEDO... OREGON
The Cubans seem to have a pretty
good little country when It Is run right.
In view of the fact that 1907 started
the panic, 1008 won't have anything to
flo with it
Ever notice how little attention
Vesuvius receives from the general
public when Congress Is In session?
The next best thing to marrying an
heiress Is to be a stock-holding employe
of the United States Steel Corporation.
The only disturbance at the Vander
bllt wedding was "a riot of orchids."
This Is proof that none but the flower
of New York society attended.
From. Detroit comes the story of a
woman who sold her husband for
$5,000. He must have been a good
husband to bring a price like that
A poet has written a sonnet to Te
trazzlnl. He says she la a "sweet
cousin to the nightingale." We hope
this doesn't mean that she Is a whlp
poorwlll. The married man who Intends to
romp around much with an affinity
should tlvraya tnlic" the prcsut! to
have a' double whom Jie cuff blame It
on In case It should be found out.
A baby born on a Santa Fe car has
been named Santa. When the children
ask you If there Is a really and truly
Santa, remember this Incident and say
res without hemming and hawing.
While a man who was following hie
sister to prevent her marriage was
buying a cigar the girl eloped. Under
the circumstances It Is difficult to Bee
how he can complain at her securing a
match.
The Marquis of Anglesey, who has
an Incline of $000,000 a year, Is said
to have decided to marry an American
girl. The reason 1b not given, but it
must be remembered that even $000,000
a year may not seem very much to a
marquis. -
If Emperor William Is possessed of
the sagacity with which he Is generally
credited he must understand "by this
time that a very large percentage of
his subjects are not thoroughly satis
fied with the way In which he Is hold
ing his job.
An Ohio man's hair turned red after
he had suffered an attack of typhoid
fever. This should offer a valuable
suggestion to the scientists. By care
ful experimenting It may be possible
to develop typhus bacilli that will
cause balr to grow on bald heads.
The American Medical Association
has recommended to Congress that spe
cial pensions he granted to the widows
of Dr. James Carroll, Dr. Jesse W.
Lazear and Surgeon General Ham
mond. Doctor Carroll and Doctor La
Bear gave their lives, as did Dr. Wolter
Ueed, In experiments which resulted In
demonstrating the relation that exists
between the mosquito and yellow fever.
Doctor Hammond served his country
without pay. Such men as these are
the best that we have, and the least
the nation can do is to lift so fur ns Is
possible the burden of their sacrifice
from their families.
An Interesting experiment In horse
breeding Is In progress In Vermont. Col.
Joseph Battell of Mlddlebury, who has
been Instrumental In preserving the
Morgan horse from extinction or de
terioration, has enlisted the United
States Department of Agriculture In
the work. The government has accept
ed from him the deed to Ave hundred
acres of pasture and woodland, on
which buildings have been erected for
the purpose of "preserving the Morgon
blood. About forty Morgan horses
have already been secured, among
which Is one stallion for which four
thousand dollars was paid. Every old
time lover of a good, all-round road
horse will approve this work, and will
dope to see the famous Morgans restor
ed to their position of equine eminence.
It used to be that the greatest bene
fit any boy got at college was from
contact with these men of superior
character, fine ideals and warm sypa
thtea, who gave liberally of their gifts
of heart and mind to the pupils. Now
adays the typical college professor Is a
mart young man with a doctor's de
gree, who looks upon his professoln
aa a trade, M who la thinking most
about enhancing his reputation and
pocketbook. Practically nine-tenths of
the boys at the larger colleges and uni
versities are pursuing what are called
"applied science" courses. They study
little Latin and seldom any Greek at
alL They eschew literature and phil
osophy and go lo for engineering. It
Is not bald by Dr. Bchnnnaa or any
one else that It Is Improper to educate
a man In the applied sciences, but It Is
urged most vigorously that this should
come after a liberal education has been
received and should take the place of
courses In the learned professions. We
are graduating every year thousands
of young mechanical, electrical and
civil engineers who are up In techni
calities, but with little perspective of
life. Many a good lawyer or doctor Is
spoiled In a bad engineer. The Impor
tant decision Is made too soon and It
Is too late to make a change after
graduation.
The German Emperor Is Interesting
himself In the propagation of the Eng
lish language In Germany for commer
cial purposes. The business men of
Germany understand the advantage of
having ln their foreign departments
clerks who understand English, even
when the other country with which
they deal uses another language. The
position of the United States and
Great Britain and dependencies In the
commerce of the world makes the
knowledge of English useful to all pro
gressive merchants and manufacturers
of other countries. This practical view
of the modern language question differs
from the older academic view that a
language was to be studied for its lit
erature. The generation for which
Oarlyle translated looked upon the Ger
mans as mystics, philosophers and
dreamers. The few Americans and
English w1k studied German did so In
order to read Goethe, and the few Ger
TTifinq dn nd4i F,nUh did so In or
der to read Shakespeare. At the pres
ent day study with euoh elms Is left
to the same class of people who would
formerly have studied Greek. Com
mercial Germany demands a knowledge
of English for practical purposes. Great
Britain and the United States do not
show the seme realization of the value
of a knowledge of foreign languages
In the business world. The United
States has unique advantages In thds
Held which are not used. In this coun
try there are thousands of native-born
children whose parents speak a for
eign tongue. If these children attend
the public schools they learn to read
and write In English, but they are
unable to use their mother tongue free
ly and correctly In correspondence with
one who claims it as his only language.
Too often they seem to be anxious to
forget the language of their parents
as soon as possible. Children do not
appreciate the Importance of their
clinging to the advantages which cir
cumstances have given them, but their
parents should do so, and those asso
ciations of business men , which are
engaged in promoting the commerce of
the United States ought to stimulate
the development of a body of clerks
capable of carrying on correspondence
In two languages. Germans, Poles,
Hungarians, Italians, Scandinavians
and all the other nationalities of Eu
rope are represented here, and one of
the most precious of the possessions
they have brought from the old coun
try Is allowed to crumble Into dust.
Young men who are bright enough to
turn to account the situation In which
they find themselves with relation to
the world's commerce are sure to reap
the reward.
' 111) Route.
On one of his early concert tours oi
the west, before the famous violinist
Edouard Remenyl was thoroughly fa
miliar with the railway routes of the
United States, he inquired In Chicago
concerning the best way to reach a
town In Illinois.
"C, B. & Q.," rplled the hotel clerk,
without looking up.
Remenyl was quite dazed, but his
sense of fun carried him through.
"Ah," he said, gravely. "Then I will
go D. A. T."
It was the clerk's turn to "he puz
zled. "What does that mean?" he said,
looking up this time.
"Well, what did you mean?" de
manded Remenyl.
"Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy, of
course."
"Ah! I meant day after to-morrow."
Youths' Companion.
A Cloaalral Story.
I am going to tell you a classical
story.. Listen :
The wooden horse was standing be
fore the city of Troy.
v 'That seems a heavy beast," said
Paris to Hector. "Now, what would
you say was Its weight?"
"Troy weight, "of course," replied
Hector.
"I don't mean that, you great hec
toring brute 1" was the reply, but the
wit of the other had turned Paris
green with envy.
Looking for Motor Power.
"Shaffer went out driving behind a
plug of a livery horse yesterday "
"That's so; his automobile was
wrecked last week, wasn't it?"
"Yes. Well, the old plug balked,
wouldn't budge a step j so Shaffer start
ed off absent mtndedly to buy a can of
gasoline." Philadelphia Ledger.
Business women should never marry
men who are unable to cook and sew
on buttons.
. . Alfalfa (or Hogi,
At the Kansas Experiment Station
hogs were fed. on a ration of alfalfa
hay and Kaffir corn meal. The gains
were 73 per cent more on this ration
than upon a ration of Kaffir corn meal
-.lone. For every bushel of Kaffir corn
meal and 7.83 pounds of alfalfa hay,
the gain was 10.8S pounds, while upon
Kaffir corn meal alone the gain was
7.48 pounds per bushel. It Is shown
that the hay gave better results when
cut eariy and that the chief nutriment
was in the leaves, which should be
carefully saved during the process of
harvesting. An earlier experiment at
the same station wos tried to deter
mine the value of alfalfa pasture for
hogs. The hogs were allowed to run
upon the alfalfa during the summer
and were fed a light ration of grain.
After deducting the probable gain for
the corn It was found that during the
summer each acre of alfalfa pasture
oroduced 776 pounds of pork.
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Scoop Gate (or Wagon Box.
The end gate for a wagon box here
Illustrated, &n6vcr3 the purpose best
of anything known for hauling corn or
anything which Is to be scooped from
the wagon box. The left figure shows
It closed ; being fastened by a hook on
each side. When ready to unload,
loosen hooks, swing gate down and,
as it is supported by a chain on each
side, you can staud on It and com-
' W00N-BOX SCOOP GaTE,
mence scooping. It Is fustened to bot
tom of the box with strap hinges which
should be sunk into box and gate so
that It leaves an even surface to scoop
over. The gate should be about thirty
Inches high and wide enough so that
side boards of gam will fit over out
side of box as shown in right hand
figure. . ,(
Heat (or Layer.
One of toe best foods for making
hens lay Is lean meat When the sup
ply of eggs fails, stop all other feeds
and feed lean meat or liver, and cheap
meats will answer, and It will be found
superior to anything else that can be
used. Green bone, containing a large
proportion of lean meat, is even better,
provided the fat portions are removed
from the boue.
It will be found cheaper than grain,
because It will make eggs. One reason
why the hens fall to lay when they
have plenty of grain Is that they re
quire a change, and meat supplies the
needful. If the hens are fat, give one
ounce of lean meat each day, allowing
no other food for a week or two, and
watch the results. Column's Rural
World.
Cleaning Drinking- Vesaela. -
Unclean drinking vessels are doubt
less the immediate means of spreading
some of our contagious diseases, such
as roup. Roup is a disease In which
slime accumulates lu the mouths of the
fowls and strings out of their mouths
when they open them to drink. Noth
ing is easier than for sucli a fowl to
leave slime in the drinking water,
which Is then partaken of be the other
fowls. This leads to the fowls all be
coming quickly affected. As roup comes
on in the full very often when we get
the changes In temperature at night,
it Is necessary that the drinking ves
sels be kept clean and every fowl that
shows signs of a cold should be taken
at once from the house so that It will
not be possible for her to spread the
disease.
Retnrned to Vmm ( Oxen. '
A Missouri farmer has returned to
the use of oxen on his farm. He says
he finds them cheaper and better thau
horses and mules. In addition to hav
ing oxen for general farm work, he
has trained a bull to run a treadmill
that pumps water, churns butter and
does all of that kind of work. This
animal beats a windmill or gasoline
engine "all to pieces," and the work
keeps his temper sweet, and prevents
him from doing damage with his horns.
Other farmers are watching the experi
ment nd "horseless farms" may soon
be all the rage.
Para to RaJaa Whit Beaae.
Common white beans are a good
crop for the farmer to grow, if they
are grown under the best methods.
Good-sized seed should be planted
rather than small seed, and the plant
ing should be after the danger of frost
la past, as thefleavea of beans will
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stand frost The farmer should at
least raise enough for '"bis family,
which can easily be done on a I very
small Strip ot land that has been only
moderately manured. This small de
mand for manure Is due to the fact
that bean plant roots hove on them
nodules containing bacteria which
gather nitrogen from the air. White
beans need food cultivation, so that
the soil around the roots can be well
treated, which favors the development
of the nodules.
- Good Care o( the Saddle.
Amanufacturer of saddles Is credited
wltbr the statement that one of the best
of polishes for riding saddles and bri
dles is new milk. This should not be
rubbed In the leather, however, until
the latter has been cleaned with slight
ly warm water and soap. Hard-working
stock' saddles can be kept in good
condition by thoroughly rubbing with
three parts of palm oil and one ot
neatsfoot after first washing with soap
and water. For the leather lining of
saddles that comes next to the horse
there Is nothing so good . as neatsfoot
oil. The salt which exudes from the
animal's body Is very hard on the
leather. Vigorous and protracted rub
bing of the leather Is essential, what
ever dressing Is used.
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Using Commercial Fertilisers.
The pure nitrate of soda, muriate o
potash, super-phosphate , or ' ground
bone, can be used In the garden, but
unless a person has had experience ot
handles .these very carefully, result!
are upt to be disappointing or disas
trous. Plants of which the leaf oi
stalk are the edible portions must have
plenty of nitrogen, which Is available
In the guano and animal manure.
When the roots or fruits are to be
eaten, phosphoric acid should bo added
Jn the shape of wood ashes or super
phosphate. Ground bone Is too slow lo
becoming available.
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Early Layer.
Frequently a pullet sturts layirg bt
fore the others and continues to la;
well all the year ; such a one should be
carefully watched and her eggs saved,
providing sufficient size was attained
before she began lnylng. Other pul
lets will lay a few eggs in the autumr
and then cease nntll spring; these
should, of course, be discarded. Those
that. begin laying prematurely are not
desirable, as they should attain the
size characteristic of their breed be
fore commencing, and then lay con
tinuously during the rest of the fall and
winter.
, Keep Cora Dry.
Experiments have shown that con.
which Is thoroughly dry will not be in
jured by any degree of cold. This,
while interesting, Is not as comforting
as it would appear to be, for the rea
son that some confusion may result in
deciding when corn is thoroughly dry ;
and further, corn once dry does not
necessarily mean always dry. If left
subject to a moisture-laden atmosphere
it will very likely take up enough
moisture to render It liable to Injury
from severe freezing. -
Aa Acre of Land.
To measure an acre tie a ring at
each end of a rope, the distance being1
Just 60 feet between them; tie a piece
of colored cloth exactly In the middle
of this.. One acre of ground will be
four times the length and two and
one-half times the width, or the equal
of 10 rods one way and 10 rods the
other, making the full acre 100 square
rods. Keep the rope dry, so It will not
stretch. A rod Is 16 lineal feet. An
acre Is 4,840 square yards or 43,560
square feet.
Avoid Thla Kind of Pall.
The use of the strainer In a pah
where the dirt which falls Into the
opening Is likely to be driven through
by the succeeding streams of milk Is
not desirable. Its use tends to In
crease the germ contents of the milk
and injure its keeping quality. .
Note of the Farm.
There is no excuse for the filthy hok
pen.
The) more succulent the feed the bet
ter It Is for sheep.
Be a good farmer if you are going
to be a farmer at all.
Clean and sort your seeds and thus
Insure larger and better crops.
Water, pure and plenty of it, should
be provided for the dairy cows.
Young stock should be thrifty to re
turn a profit Keep them growing.
Teach the boys to be gentle with the
cows. It Is better for the cows, and the
boys, too. .
Life is too short and feed too high
to be squandering either making dairy
beef Instead of gilt-edge butter.
The finer the soil la pulverized the
better it will retain moisture, which
Is one of the necessary elements la
the garden. -
Cows compelled to drink from a
water trough coated with ice will show
the effects in the feed bill and the
milk pall.
The average farmer will find rais
ing draft horses more profitable than
raising roadsters. It takes a born horse
lover to successfully raise the latter.
Marine observations conducted by
the Carnegie Institute of Washington
during the last year indicate that great
ocean liners may save from $1,000 to
$2,000 on each voyage by being able to
steer much stralghter courses, based
upon the new measurements of mag
netic declination, dip and intensity,
correcting errors of former charts.
This Is only one of the numerous fields
of research occupied by the Carnegie
Institute In 1907, the work of which
Is contained In the year book now pub
lished. Expeditions have been sent to
every part of the ' world, and almost
every branch of science has been in
vaded. Among the practical results
noted are a rain meter Invented by II.
De Rossloff, which will automatically
test and register the rainfall by the
day, month or year; the evolution of
barnyard fowls, with the promise of a
breeding scheme that will furnish more
and bigger eggs ; the discovery of F. G.
Benedict, that all bodily functions
thrive best upon food that Is the clos
est approach to plain proteld; the
grafting of 3,000 plants by Luther Bur
bank, and several magnetic expeditions
nto the Far North.
Speaker Cannon's notice to chalrmeti
of appropriation committees to have
their bills ready to report by April 13,
presages an early adjournment of Con
gress. Aside from the currency bill
there Is little legislation of Importance
before Congress. - So far as the cur
rency measure. Is concerned, -the lower
house Is hopelessly divided, and there
Is little possibility of the members get
ting together on the Aldrlch bill. The
Western members are outspoken
against" It, and it Is not believed that
even Speaker Cannon can bring them
Into line. Congressional conventions
will be held early this year because of
the presidential campaign. For this
reason Congressmen want to get away
from Washington. A large per cent
have fences to repair In their districts,
and they do Dot want to be cooied up
In Washington, hundreds of miles from
the "dear people." If a -currency law
1b to be enacted they may be driven to
agree to some plan in order to bring
about an early adjournment The pub
lic welfare does not require that they
should remain in Washington. .
For the first time in seventy years
the figure of the American eagle that
surmounts the mace, the symbol of au
thority In the national House of Rep
resentatives, left Its perch the other
day. When news of the flight of the
bird became known to members by
many politicians It was Interpreted as
an Hi omen. The House mace., is one
of the most prized possessions of the
lower branch of Congress. It has done
service for threescore years and tea.
The mace has, with rare exception,
been effective in restoring order,. In the
House. A "representative suspended
for violating the House authority, aft
er the mace had been displayed by the
serjeant-at-arms, cannot resume bis
prerogatives except by vote of his col
'eagues. The House mace Is fashioned
after the Roman mace". Its handle,
bearing thirteen silver bands, emble
matic of the thirteen original States,
Is of ebony. Surmounting the handle
s a globe upon which stands the eagle.
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Resident "Washington is divided Into
three distinct sets old families, peo
ple with money and people without
money. Those -without money work
hard to' keep up appearances with
those who have money. Those with
money work hard to secure social
recognition from the old families. The
old families are Indifferent equally to
those with money and those without
The hardest worked class of all are
those who, having accepted public
office and removed their lares and
penates to the national capital, find
that the salary will not pay. for the
game. You know their women folk by
the fact that they wear ready made
gowns. Your real Washlngtonlan con
elders the wearing of factory made
garments equivalent to sinking to the
'owest sartorial depths.
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The report of the Civil Service Com
mission says that partisan activity la
the classified service "has practically
ceased, and quotes Bryan as saying in
his campaigns he had more trouble
from the Influence exerted by railroads
over their employes than with those la
the service under a Republican admin
'stratlon. 1 .
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Some have a notion that because tht.
Potomac river happens to divide the
capital from Virginia the city In warm
during the winter months. This Is a
delusion. Often In the first Week of
November the wind sweeps across the
town with the icinesa of a Montreal
blizzard. ',