Lincoln County leader., June 12, 1908, Image 2

LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER
RC COLLINS, Editor
r N HAYDEN, Manager
during the revolution and the reign of
Napoleon until within the last twenty
years. But now the nation deliberately
makes divorce so easy that no married
person dissatisfied with his or her con-
TOLEDO OREGON ditlon need continue In It.
It may some day dawn on Harry K.
Thaw that be made a big mistake when
he got crazy.
The most trustworthy of all
"signs of returning confidence"
these: $1$$$$$$.
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Mr. Bradstreet says the cost of liv
ing has been decreased 12 per cent. Bet
Mrs. Bradstreet made the discovery.
In his desire to get out of prison and
go to Congress, Culeb Powers no doubt
feel that the chanee would do him
good.
Miss Elklns seems to have violated
all International marriage traditions by
rettlni? hold of a man as well as n
duke.
John Burns, M. P., believes In fewer
and better babies. There Isn't as much
milk In England as there Is In thU
couutry.
A scheme to limit speeches In Parll-
ment to five minutes. And some of the
members will be able to tell all tbey
know In less time than that
Isn't It absurd to accuse New York
society people of planning a divorce
Just because the husband chooses to
Ive In London and the wife at Leuoi?
Instead of patching up our battle
ships, It might be easier to Induce the yearg
next Hague conference to decree that
no sea fighter may -fait an antagonist
below-the armor belt
In a recent newspaper Interview
Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago
maintained, on scriptural and scientific
grounds, that 120 years were the natu
ral duration of human life. Leaving
out of lew the scriptural argument, of
which he is the best Judge, It must be
admitted that his' scientific reasoning
Is simple, if not conclusive. The rule
in the animal kingdom, lie fays, is that
the lifetime of nu animal is sis times
the period of its maturity. By way of
illustration, the dog, he says, reaches
its maturity in one and a half years,
and Its lifetime is nine years. Then
he argues that ns a man reaches his
maturity in twenty years his natural
lifetime Is 120 years. And certainly,
If the bishop's premises are right, his
reasoning seems to be conclusive, though
It constitutes the greatest Indictment
that could be framed against the living
habit), of the human race. The rule
of nature, however, on which It rests
admits of an Important elaboration
The age of maturity Is different, not
only in different species but In different
Individuals of the same species, and its
relation to longevity Is as obvious In
Individuals as In species. It would be
Interesting to know though probably It
can never be exactly known how wide
ly the age of maturity In human beings
varies. The mind and body do not ap
pear in all rases to mature at the same
age, but Judging by the growth of the
body, which Is visible. It Is obvious that
there must be a difference of several
In the age of maturity. Some
A London paper is telling Its read
ers "how to live on 800 a year." The
average human being would be glad of
the opportunity to experiment on that
Income without any Instructions.
A big diamond firm which failed the
other day blames Its trouble on "the
rmbllc'a craze for automobiles." The
old saying may, therefore, be changed
to "Stick to me and you'll ride In an
automobile."
Governor Hughes gives it as his opin
ion that men are nine-tenths good. It
Is unfortunate that the nlne-teuths good
should always have to be at so much
trouble and expense to keep the one-
tenth bad from wrecking things.
The British House of Commons has
passed a woman's enfranchisement bill
on Its first reading and put It on the
shelf. The suffragettes are making
headway. When a legislative body be
gins to throw sops It Indicates that It
Is sitting up and taking notice.
would say that the mind matures ten
years sooner . In some human beings
than In others. This principle Is use
ful not only In forming an estimate of
the probable duration of life, but In
determining what ought to be expected
of people at a given age. It will hardly
be questioned that precocious people,
like Lord Macaulay, John Flske and
President W. R. Harper, rarely live to
n great age. 'And perhaps they might
live longer If tliey realized that, hav
lng matured quickly, they have not nat
urally the same lease of life as those
who mature more slowly. The greatest
use of the principle, however, Is In Judg
ing of the cnpaelty and Intellectual
needs of Immature minds. There are
cases In which a young person is un
necessarily discouraged In regard to his
Intellectual powers and progress be
cause age deceives him, and he does
not reflect that be has. not yet reached
maturity. Still more frequently does
It happen that In the work of teaching
the young the age is consulted more
than the development
Making Batter on the Farm.
There are two prime essentials In
making butter on the farm a profitable
business. In the first place, one must
have plenty of pure, cold water, and
then a good enough grade must be
turned out to make and hold custom
ers. The trouble with nine out of every
ten farm homes Is they are not equipped
to take care of milk and cream. , When
one goes Into this work to make
money, better put up a milk room,
where pure wnter may be had from
pumping or from a spring. Concrete
floor and walls may now be built as
cheaply as with lumber, and it Is a
great deal better than lumber. Don't
stop here. A barrel churn and a butter
maker will be necessary In turning out
uniform product. It looks easy
simply separating the cream, churning
till the butter comes, and salting, and
the trick Is done. That Is where so
many fall. The cream must be churned
at the right temperature; It must be
neither too sweet nor too sour. Work
ing and salting butter to secure unl
form color and flavor Is a very nice art.
Don't try to learn to do It Infallibly
In two or three weeks, but by all means
don't practice on your customers. That
means loss. It Is better to wait two or
three months before you seek custom
ers. And, before yon ship, find out
bow your commission man or private
customers prefer to-have thein butter
put np. Sometimes the package means
a difference of two or three cents a
oound.
A New York woman who had forgot
ten her poeketbook applied to a police
man for a dime with which to pay her
car fare home. He gave her the money
and has Just received a $10 bill for his
politeness. This U fine; but probably
the next New York policeman who
hands a dime to a strange woman will
be swindled.
8o "Blm the Button Man" Is dead.
He made a fortune by holding the eel
Vulold disk up to nature and giving his
countrymen the counterfeited present
ment of tbelr presidential nominees.
Whnt lifted him from the commercial
commonplace was hU power to prophe
sy who the nominee would be and to
embody that prophecy In countless but
tons before the convention, had even
met We are sorry that Blm has gone.
But this Is an unusually easy year for
anyone who wants to succeed him in
tho presidential prophecy Industry.
Apropos of Its "bargain list," a firm
of manufacturers announces that it re
cently sold "a 1007 second-hand auto
mobile" to the vice president of one
of the largest transcontinental lines;
another to the president of a national
bank ; a third to a prominent real es
tate dealer; another to a famous Wall
street operator; one to a well knowu
and populnr man of leisure ; another to
the president of a great commercial en
terprlse, and yet another to a uoted cor
poration attorney. "This Is a class of
buyers," It Is added, "who In the past
would not consider any but a new
car." Perhnps the reason Is not far to
seek. They are not the only persous
who are economizing.
TESTING HIS TONGUE.
Tho Unhappy Experience of a Young
Married Woman,
A young married woman In Brooklyn
suspected that her husband was Indulg
ing In wine. She determined, however,
to say nothing till she. had confirmed
her suspicions. In conversation with
her bosom friend she said she would
give anything to discover the truth,
The friend mentioned that a man even
slightly Intoxicated cannot pronounce
words of length. This gave the young
wife an Idea, which she proceeded to
put Into execution.
When the young women met again
the suspicious wife announced that the
worst had been ascertained. She burst
Into tears and took from her hand bag
n paper, which she handed to her
friend.
"I gave him this," she sobbed.
Tho friend read from the list the fol
lowing words: "Phlllprogenltlveness,
dl8proportlonablene88, pseudaesthesla
phthisis, parachronism, hypochondria
sis, photochromy, gyncategorematie."
"And," added the unhappy wife, with
a fresh sob, "the wretch missed nearly
all of them !" New York Tribune.
In the event of hired help being scarce,
It Is sometimes possible to offset this
lack by Increasing the number of horses
kept In some parts of the West and
Northwest, declares the Farmers' Re
view, the scarcity of help has resulted
In more horses being used. Five are
hitched to a double plow, aud one driv
er Is thus enabled to turn two furrows
at a time and practically double the
work that one man has to do. This Is
the result of the complete utilization of
horseflesh.
An Attractive Gateway.
This rustic gateway, which was built
at a small cost, may be worth imitating.
modified, of course, to fit the surround
ings. This one Is
between two cedar
trees, and from it
a winding path
leads to a pretty
rustic cottage.
Such a gate would
be entirely, out of
place at the en
trance to a stately
or formal building.
The cuts give an
Idea as to how the gate Is made. The
two uprights aud the cross-piece on tho
top are of locust. All the rest Is of
cedar. Parts of the smaller branches
have been left on the pieces that go to
fill up the gate. A gateway like this
would not prove effective against pigs
or chickens, but would turn larger ani
mals. It Is not only cheap and dur
able, but decidedly attractive, because
fi "TaWTiug
BUSTIC GATE.
TWO CEDARS STAND OUABD.
so perfectly In harmony with Its sur
roundings. E. E. Miller, In Farm and
Home.
B'rance, In spite of the reputation
given to It by Parisian novelists, Is an
exceptionally moral country, and one
of the most sacred of Its institutions Is
marriage. Divorce has never been much
sought for there, and separated mar
ried couples are Infrequent. For this
reason the action of the French Chaiu-
A Cnrloua Grace.
The most curious form, or, rather,
expression, of grace after meat which
have ever come across was that custom
ary at Clifford's Inn, one of the van
isljed Inns of chancery. The society
consisted of two distinct bodies, the
principal and rules and the Kentish
mess, each body having its own table.
At the conclusion of the dinner tho
chairman of the Kentish mess, first
bowing to the principal of the Inn, took
from the hands of the servitor some
small rolls or loaves of bread and, with
out saying a word, dashed thein sev
eral times on the table, after whlcs
they were taken away. Solemn silence
relieved only by the thumps prevailed
during this curious substitute for n
verbal grace. Cor. London Chronicle.
Common Law.
The common law is not a code of
written laws enacted by a legislative
body, but consists of rules of action
ber of Deputies and Senate In passing whlch unve become binding from long
a law automatically to convert a. deer,
usage and established custom.
of separation Into a divorce at the end
of three years, when either party re
quests It, Is significant of the trend of
modern civilized opinion. Divorce has
Proud of Ilia Aaceatora.
Bill What in the world do you sup
pose makes whales blow so much?
Jill Why, didn't you eve? hear that
Color of Engl an Aaaet.
One of the most potent factors, pet-
haps, that should be considered when
selecting a breed for producing eggs
for market is the demand of the mar
ket at which the eggs are to be dis
posed of, says The Outing Magazine.
Some markets, notably New York City
and cities Immediately adjacent, pre
fer white-shelled eggs, and the best
trade In these markets will accept none
other. Boston prefers brown eggs, and
pays a substantial premium for them
and, taking the country over, the pref
erence is for brown egga by a large
majority. However, in many markets
no preference at all Is expressed; In
fact, those Just mentioned are practic
ally the only markets In which the
color of the egg receives attention to
the extent of Influencing prices. Where
there Is a preference, and whichever
the preference Is, one should keep a va
riety of fowls that lay eggs of the pre
ferred color.
never been obtainable W Franc except Jonah story? Yonkers Statesman-
Labor of the florae.
Some one, has figured out that It costs
on the average only one-half as much
to feed a horse as It does to feed a
man; and that the horse will do ten
times the amount of work that It
possible for the man to do. If this
estimate Is correct, then a dollar'
worth of food given the horse will pro
duce twenty times as much results as
the same amount of money will if ex
pended In feed for a man. Therefore,
when man domesticated the horse be
Immensely Increased his own power of
securing results. When much farm work
Is to be done there should always be
enough horses to do It Farmers try
to economize on the number of horses
, and have to leave much work undone.
Gnlde for Drag Sawa.
A very simple method by which one
man can manipulate a drag saw to cut
down trees has been devised by a west-
x. i em timber man. In
ty I using these saws
rJjAm I fxvfi m a n h n v i
heretofore been
necessary, one at
each end of tho
saw.
According to the
new invention,
there Is rested
against a tree a
rod from which Is
suspended a cord.
At the end of the cord is an adjust
able clamp, to which one end of the
saw Is secured. At the other end of
the saw Is a handle. In operating the
saw to cut the tree, the end opposite the
handle Is supported by the cord In the
same position as If operated by hand.
With the employment of this guide the
necessity of an extra mnn tn maun?.'
one end of the saw Is eliminated.
ONE-MAN SAW.
Loaa of Fertility hy Leaching.
Land kept constantly as a garden
loses much of its fertility by leaching.
A clover rotation Is the best preventive
of this. There should be at least two
or three garden spots on each farm
kept rich enough so that one year's ex
tra manuring will bring It Into the
finest possible condition for garden
truck. If fanners could always plant
gardens on two-year clover sod they
would raise better crops and with less
stable manure and other fertilizers
than they now require. The clover
does much more than furnish green
manure to ferment In the soil. Its
roots reach down Into the subsoil, thus
not only saving and bringing to the
surface plant food that would other
wise be wasted, but also by enlivening
the subsoil, allowing the roots of crops
to go deeper. Clover sod to begin with,
If well enriched. Is best for such crops
as cucumbers and melons, that are al
ways most likely to suffer from
drought. It Is quite Impossible to make
a good garden crop unless the land has
previously been enriched by a series of
heavy manurlngs. The fertility lost by
leaching must be constantly renewed.
DUST PAN.
Preventa Duet Falling.
An Ingenious Pennsylvania man has
Invented a dust pan, provided with a
hinged cover, which can be held In a
completely opened
position while the
dust and dirt are
being swept Into It
and firmly closed
afterwards, so that
the pun can be
easilyenrried about
without spilling the
contents. When
closed the cover
rests upon the bot
tom of the pan, the
bottom at this point being slightly
raised, presenting a barrier to the fine
dust In the pan and preventing it fall
ing out when the cover Is lifted. A
spring attached to the cover securely
holds It In either an open or closed po
sition. Preaervlnir Orange Jnlee.
While oranges are still In market a
store of orange Juice may be put up for
use In the summer's punch bowl. A
sweet, pleasant cordial Is made from
the Juice of the sour orange. The usual
formula is to add three gallons of water
to one of the sour orange juice, and
then three pounds of white sugar to
each gallon of the liquid. After fer
mentation, bottle and lay aside for a
few months before using. For the nn
fermented Juice, allow to each quart of
Juice a pint of sugar and a cup of wa
ter. If very sour a little more sugar
may be required. Bring to a good scald
bottle hot and seal.
Corn and Potatoea.
Wash enough medium-sized potatoes
for dinner and put In a large kettle.
When the potatoes are nearly done put
In roasting ears, with outer huAs and
silks removed, but with a thin layer of
inner h'usk tied about the ears. Steain
till done and serve at once. The pota
toes will hold the corn up out of the
water. If extra work Is going on, th.
kettle may be hung, gypsy fashion, out
of doors. Good for picnics also.
A Feed Combine.
Feeding sheep and lambs for the
market Is very much of a lottery at
best. It Is the purpose of the feeder
to buy thin stock and, after feeding it
from sixty to ninety days, return it to
market at a profit This Is the hope
that Impels him to put In bis time and
labor, else he would not do it. There
are three Important factors that enter
Into the operation. The cost of the
sheep or lambs on the market, the price
of the feed that Is to make them fat,
and the condition of the market when
they are returned for slaughter. The
first element Is a known quantity, but
the second and third are often a
chance. They have proved to, be very
much of a chance this season. The
original cost of the feeders was the
greatest on record, feed was high and
market conditions have not panned out
ns good as generally expected. Drov
ers' Journal.
To Cool the Mannra Heap.
When manure becomes heated and
the odor of ammonia Is noticed there Is
then a loss of valuable fertilizing sub
stance nitrogen. If the heat Is very
high force a crowbar down In the heap
In several places and pour cold water
In to reduce the temperature.
Filling; of Cracka In Wood.
White tissue paj)er Is Bteeied and
perfectly softened In wnter and by thor
ough kneading with glue transformed
into a paste, and by- means of others
(earth colors), colored as nearly as pos
sible to the shade of the wood. To tho
paste calcined magnesia is then added
and It Is forced Into the cracks or holes.
This cement attaches Itself very flrmiy
to the wood and after drying retains Its
smooth surface. Scientific American.
Sapper Rolle.
Scald a pint of milk and add to It a
half cup of butter. When cool, add a
yeast cake, 'stir until dissolved, then put
in a quarter cup of sugar, one beaten
egg nd seven cups of flour. Do all
this early In the morning; knead and
set to rise until afternoon. About 3
o'clock roll out, make Into rolls and
set to rise until a half hour before sujv
per time; then bake. When half done,
brush over with melted butter.
The Good Hen.
If the cow Is not by nature a heavy
and rich milker, all the balanced ra
tions one can prepare will not make her
such. So with the hen. She will only
return for food and attention up to her
original cupaclty.
Sienna Gggi,
Sienna eggs us served at restaurant
are prepared in this way : Slice a haif
dozen hard-boiled eggs and put a layer
of thera in a buttered dish. Sprinkle
with grated cheese, add another layer
of eggs and more cheese, and so con
tinue until all are used. Pour enough
white sauce In the dish to thoroughly
moisten, cover with buttered crmnbs
and bake ten minutes. Serve In the
dish in which they were baked.
Poultry Notes.
Clean the droppings from under the
roosts frequently.
Buckwheat Is excellent for both
young and old poultry.
A laying hen should have constant
access to lime or gravel.""
Grit Is the ben's teeth. Provide her
with plenty of It, so that she may dl
gest ber food.
If you expect the hen to lay freely,
you must feed her the kind tf stuff
that will make eggs.
Feed only what the hens will tnt up
clean. Any kind of feed left from one
day to auother Is apt to start disease.
Watching the Incubator carefully Is
the way to get the best hatch. A llttU
carelessness Is sure to produce disas
trous results.
Charcoal or burned corn occasionally
Is a good conditioner for tho fowls, it
prevents indigestion and other dlacn.se
to which they are' heir.
Potted Cheeae.
When left-over cheese grows dry and
hard, don't throw it away, but grate to
a powder. Put some in a bottle and
save to serve with soups, Italian fash
ion, or cook with macaroni, or add to
scallops. The rest of it may be beaten
soft with a fork, seasoned with mus
tard and cayenne and reduced to a
paste with a little vinegar. This Is fine
to spread on saltlues or crackers or for
sandwich filling.
Sweetbreada In Ilameklnn.
Blanch two pairs of sweetbreads, and
when cold chop very line, removing all
bits of skin or gristle. Rub smooth with
a gill of cream and then whip lu grad
ually the benten yolks of two eggs. Sea
sou with salt and pepper and beat un
til very light Put the mixture Into
greased ramekins, set these lu a pan of
hot water and bake uuttl "set" Serve
lu the ramekins.
Spice Cake.
One cup of brown sugar; one-half
cup of molasses; one-half cup of but
ter; one-half cup of sour milk; two
cups of flour; tho yolks of four eggs,
beaten light; one teuspoonful of soda,
dissolved In milk, a teaspoonful, each,
of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and alk
Dice. Mix well and bake.