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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1909)
Catarrh Is a Constitutional Disease It originates in impure blood and requires constitutional treatment, acting through and purifying the blood, for its radical and permanent cure. The greatest constitutional remedy is Hood's Sarsaparilla In usual liqujd form or in chocolated tab lets known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses $1 . Nasal and other local forms of catarrh are promptly relieved by Antiseplets or Catarrlets, 50c., druggists or mail. . C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. Stoma to a Chora Girl. I am sorry you can't be my bride. May, But my father won't give his consent, And if he, in a rage, cut me off, May, Why I never could pay for our rent. But why should we live any more? May, In death we should not be apart. I Buffer alone, and am seized, May, With a grief that is searing my heart. Bo let's flee from the odious world, May, Where there's nothing but troubles and cares, Ah, won't it be grand, when we two, hand in hand. Are climbing the golden stairs? The Hub. Ostend Pa, what do they mean when , they say "Money Is easy" In Wall Btreet? Pa They mean that It la easy, my on, because they have Just gotten It from easy people. . Ostend Then why can't we get It? I'a Kecause those that have a hold on It are not ensy. ' An Advantage. "But your country Is so lacking Jn places of historic luterest," said the Eu ropean. "That's one of It's great advantages," answered Mr. Crnnrox. "In this coun try a man can travel for hours without being obliged to listen to a lecture." Washington Star. Flo Conld Not Tell Lie. .Inquiring Lady How much milk does your cow give a day? Truthful Boy 'Bout twelve quarts, lady. Inquiring Lady And how much of that do you sell? Truthful Boy 'Bout twelve quarts, lady. Human Life. There are now over 250,0X words in the English language acknowledged by the best authorities, or about 70.000 more than in the German, French, Spanish and Irnlinn lninmn-n 'nmhined. warn n f VJ TOWCBCUUl IFYOUVB NEVER WORN ,- SLICKER you've yet to learn the boriifv comfort it gives in the wettest weather MADE FOR Hard a&Rvice AMP GUARANTEED WATERPROOF 300 AT Ml GOOD STORES catalog rate KASPARILLA This sterling household remedy is most successfully prescribed for a "world of troubles." For derangements of the di gestive organs it is a natural corrective, operating directly upon the liver and ali mentary canal, gently but persistently stimulating a healthful activity. Its beneficial influence extends, however, to every portion of the system, aiding in the processes of digestion and assimilation of food, promoting a wholesome, natural appetite, correcting sour stomach, bad breath, irregularities of the bowels, con stipation and the long list of troubles directly traceable to those unwholesome conditions. Kasparilla dispels drowsi- j ness, headache, backache and despond ency due to inactivity of the liver, kidneys and digestive tract. It is a strengthening tonic of the highest value. If it fails to satisfy we authorize all dealers to refund the purchase price. Hovt Chemical Co. Portland, Oregon C. Gee Wo The Chinese Doctor Thin great Ohlnoftn phy flicinii it well known throughout the North wiHt because of hi won (Icrful HtiJ mflrtlous cure, and in totiuy ln-r-nldeil by all hitt miioiits hh the KrmtcHt of li in kind. He trout any nnd nil dlfOiiHffl with power ful 'hime root, herlis and ImrkM that are eni Irely unknown lo the nted li'ttl Binne of this country. With these harm liwn return! ion he Kuaraniopfi to cure cnttirrh, nftthmu, lunn trouhht. rltmiitint inni. nrvounn, ntomttch, liver and kidney trouble, alao privute diMoawjs of men and women. CONSULTATION FREE Put lonU outnlilo of fley write for blank, and circulars. Jnolotie 4o vtainp. The C. Gee Wo Medicine Co. 162H First St., Near Morrison Portland, Or. FNU No. 50-08 w HKN writing to adTertiaer plosse men 1 1 on this ppr. WHY EGGS ARE HIGH. Some Ways This Expensive Necessity May Be Turned to Profit. By Jainaa Drydcn. Poultry man Oregon Agricul tural College. Corvallia. Eggs are 50 cents a dozen, because the hens don't lay. The main reason why they don't lay is because this is not the natural laying season. In a state of nature fowls lay and 'breed in the spring season, and they haven't got quite away from that habit. Old hab its die hard with hens as with men. This explains why with little care the hen will lay in the spring and iwith much care in the fall and winter she won't lay, or very seldom will. But through centuries of training and breeding the hen is gradually getting away from her old habit of laying a few eggs in the spring and hatching them, and it is possible now, with the proper skill in handling, to make her lay in winter whether she will or no. But the first thing we have to learn is that to get eggs in winter means a fight against nature, against the old hen na ture. Winter is not the natural laying season. When a pullet has reached maturity, no matter at what season of the year, if she be maintained in good health and vigor and gets the proper kind and quantity of food, she will lay eggs if she has the laying capacity. Let us analyze that sentence a little. The first point raised is a question of maturity. The pullet must be mature before she lays. If a pullet lays in Oc tober she must be hatched early enough in the spring so that she will reach ma turity in October. A Plymouth Rock hatched the first of April should lay fbr middle nf October or first of No vember. If they are to lay a month earlier they should be hatched a month earlier. The Leghorns should lay the first of October if hatched the first of April. The next point refers to health and vigor. The pullet must come to ma turity with good health and vigor. Sin must have had proper care during the brooding and growing period. A stunt ed chick, a chick hatched from an egp laid by a hen out of condition, a chick that has had to battle with insect pests or a chick that has not had proper food and exercise, will not be a profitable layer in any season. How to maintain the health and vigor of the flock is tht biggest problem in poultry keeping. Tc k'et eegs in winter the hens must' have constitutional vigor. The third point is that to get egg? the hens must have the' proper kind and quantity of food. The hen requires more kinds of food than a cow or a hog. The cow needs no animal food; the hen does. The hen gives more con sideration to cleanliness of the product than the cow. She seals it up in a shell of lime to keep it clean, and she therefore must have a liberal supply of mineral matter. All foods furnish a certain amount of mineral matter, but not enough to supply all the shell ma terial when hens are laying heavily. What foods should they be fed? They should h ave grain, but grain alone won't do. What will happen if the hen eats nothing but wheat?' Remem bering that she puts nothing into an egg that she does not eat, that an egg contains about one-fifth ounce of fat and that if she ate nothing but wheat she would get enough far for three or four eggs a day and about enough protein for half an egg a day, the thing that will happen will be that she will re fuse to make eggs. The hen does not adulterate her product, otherwise she could fill ur the egg with surplus fat, like some people make butter, out of spurious oil or beef fat. She will make an honest article or none at all. The point is that the hen should have s.ich foods as will furnish the necessary food elements in proper proportions; in other words, she should have a balanced ration. There are different ways of balancing the ration. For instance, if the hen has access to wheat, to clover or kale and , to grasshoppers, angle worms and grit, she will balance her own ration. She will eat a little wheat, a little clover and a few grasshoppers or angleworms' and eat enough of each to furnish the egg-making elements in right proportion. An occasional feed of corn or oats in place of wheat would improve the ration. This much for the food. How shall it be fed? Again you must take ac count of, the nature of the hen. She is a busy creature naturally; that is part of her life, and you must keep her busy or lei ner De Dusy. if she has free range on the farm she will keep herself busy and her muscle and digestion- in good order, but when you shut her up in yards you ar imposing artificial conditions and you must provide exer cise for her. I have kept hena for a year on a bare' board floor in a small ! pen and fed them well. They laid about three dozen eggs each during the year, j and at the end of the year with this sort jof luxury and ease they had lost their constitution and their usefulness; while otner hens ted in the same way, but with a ground floor and deep litter to scratch -in and yards to run in, laid over twelve dozen eggs each, and at the end of the year were still in the business. The hen needs exercise. The demand for animal food may be sup plied in different ways. Skim milk, milk curds and buttermilk will take the place of meat if enough of it can be fed. Skim milk is largely water, and a heavy-laying hen can scarcely drink enough of it to get the necessary amount of animal food. There is nothing bet ter than fresh-cut lean meat and bones, the -danger from uncooked meat scraps, however, being that they are liable to j contain disease germs, and unless it is ' known to be free from, disease ' it is better to cook it. The commercial ar ticle of betf scraps put up by the large packing houses are largely used, some of the stuff sold for poultry food is only fit for fertilizer, however. During seasons of the year when Insects and worms are plentiful and the fowls hav the liberty of the farm, little aniina. food may be . fed. j Another point about feeding grain : Should it be ground or fed whole? It is known that a certain proportion o) . the food of fowls is used to produce energy to grind the food, and from this point of view it is cheaper to have the food ground at the mill. But it has been found by experiment that fowls do ; not do well when fed altogether on ' ground food. The final point in this discussion is the laying capacity of the hen. If all ! the three things mentioned above be properly attended to, there will stiiT be a scarcity of eggs unless the fowls have the laying capacity, and it is no fault of the hen if she hasn't; the trouble goes back to her ancestors. COMMERCIAL POTATO GROWING Some Good Ponts on One of the Most Profitable of Crops. By A. G. Craig. Assistant Horticulturist. State College of Washington, Fullmt-i. Potato land should be plowed in the fall and allowed to lie rough during the winter. This favors the catching of winter moisture, and allows the sub surface soil to settle and the surface can be worked earlier in the spring. If the fall plowing is impossible, the land should be disced in the fall so that the Burface may be rough and open through the winter. Deep plowing usually gives better results than shal low. The plowed land should be well harrowed early in the spring, and if not immediately planted, it should be frequently harrowed in order to con serve moisture and kill the weeds which start after the first harrowing. Spring plowed land should be harrowed immediately after the plow, to pre vent loss of moisture. In the dryer sections, some form of subsurface packer should follow the plow, and this should immediaetly be followed by the harrow to work up a surface mulch. If the soil plows up cloddy, a plank clod masher may be used quite profitably. The time of planting should be gov erned largely by the climate and the purposes for which the potatoes are grown. The potato plant needs ample moisture when the tubers are setting; hence, the grower should endeavor to have the plants reach that stage of de velopment at the time when the moist ure supply is likely to be favorable. For early new potatoes, the seed should be plar ad as early in the spring as the soil will permit, on light, warm soil. For late potatoes they may be planted as late as the middle of June, provided the moisture supply is ample and con tinuous ; but where summer rains can not be depended upon, the earier the potatoes are planted the better, if the danger from frost is guarded against. The distance between rows and be tween hills in the row is an important-! point in the potato culture. Varieties that tend to produce very large tubers should be planted close. Soil will ad mit of close planting in direct propor tion to its fertility and moisture con tent, and the care given the crop. ' In high priced land, intensive culture should be practiced and the rows and hills planted as closely as the fertility of the land will permit. Increasing the size of the "seed pieces" will ac complish the same results as close planting, but the danger of sunburned tubers is apt to be increased. No farmer who grows six or more acres of potatoes each year can afford to do without a horse planter. Of the several methods of hand planting, the following is the most satisfactory : After the soil is well prepared, open up furrows to the proper depth with a single shovel plow. After the seed is J dropped, cover with the plow and har row thoroughly. The depth of the planting should depend upon the text ure of the soil, and upon whether early or late potatoes are desired. Five inches is not too deep for late potatoes, on light, mellow soils, but three to four inches is better for an early crop, or on very heavy, or very wet soil. The amount of seed to use varies from three to ten sacks per acre, and depends upon the variety of the soil. Varieties which tend to produce very large tuners should have a large quan tity of seed. Rich land should receive more seed than poor land. If the seed pieces are not too large, the number of eyes to each piece makes no difference. It ts more important that the size of the pieces sohuld be uniform than that there should be the same number of eyes in each piece. Frequently only a part of the pota toes which are planted come up. This may be due to or.s or more of several causess, all of which should be guarded against. Cut seed potatoes should never be allowed to remain in piles un til they heat, and are thereby seriously injured. Seed potatoes that have been exposed to too low temperature will seldom give a uniform stand. All de cayed tubers and those which have brown or black spots through the flesh should not be planted as there are two diseases which are found in this state which are sure to result in an unsatis factory stand if seed infected with them is planted. Cut seed should never be planted deeply in the cold wet soil, or unsatis factory germination is sure to result. Finally, in the dryer sections, potatoes should be planted to uniform depth be low the dry surface mulch in order to secure a uniform stand. j BUY " u FUR sJ) D il ED WL S for mnnt HkaV 1 A t KAt mam i . . . ,ii ' u . f, ""-y '"i- "u mi twin vaw rtim anrr n uu-h to rtn than to ull m home. H rit f. r I'ru-o La.L. Mnrk.t 1:. nnn hhi,,,. ,. I "V u" w IIIfM. It ti l.. i. . ... . ... .... . umm . . . ! iirc m train, bum i iwomi a tur. llutaaarireiftoueedirtkttlitrtBncaa, a.duaailNa.l.gU 121 IllwaWu! r- -""rw ..pnn. i.ni,;.TiB mr. unit nioutnur H U Ti T E R S & T R A P P ?i r . ! 1 1 n r.- - Aiu. i..,i,Ti:; ' weafi ajji l'ul Trppri' hwru, 1 c-iful tnpjmr. h'ni A Flavoring. It vnA's a syrup better tKan Maple. J Sold by grocers. Aeeop In "I.Htlo I lair." A school teacher In the Italian quar ter of an American city told her chil dren the story of the fox and the grapes. Tony was especially delighted with the story, ami eagerly sought his chuui, Joe, who was in another class, ny good luck, the teacher overheard Tony's version. In his excited,- broken English he told the fable much as it was written, until he came to the end. This was his rendering of the cllinnx: "De olda fox he say, 'Dn grape no good, anyhow; nlla sour. I guess I go gcta de haiinn.' " One Mure I ulormnate. The police justire looked at the bat tered, disreputable apocimon of manhood before him anil turned to the policeman. "Officer,'' he askffd, "what is the com plaiut?" "Ilheuinatiz, y'r honor," spoke up thi prisoner, answering fur himself. Chicago Tribune. lie I'ouliln't Tell a I.le. "Well, good -by. dearl" said Mr. True boy to his lioloved spouse. "I must go and dictate those letter twenty-six of them so you muHtu't exHct me home very early." "All right !" was the response. "Rut I wish you wouldn't work so hard." Half nu hour later, Mr. True-boy en tered his chili and sat down, with three others, at a card table. "Just a moment, you fellows, before the first hand Is dealt. I've got to keep my word with my wife. One of you Just take down what I dictate: 'A b e defghljklmnopqrstuvw x y z.' There! Tnose letters are off my mind. ny Bur. RtraiiRpr (on horwlmck) ITnele, what is the price of nit I to-day? Uncle Jtl (silting on the f"ine) We don't "sell our votes in these digyin's, mis ter, lie you a candi late? fcPffe j i ta rj HfM hum i7, n h it m km .1 rjr'rT7'iVV.-r,"aJe- X ;i W ' "7 fltl llf IV I l La OUT at I.H IJ CLU 1TB ii i ffl?iiwai a '' -w mm jr kj w.mM u ALCOHOL 3 PER CENtT AVcgelaL'Proparalionrar.'iS similaliiiihcFocffanilRctju:: tmrt dtp Siomachs and Bowels a ProraolcsDii'eslion.CheerFiil ness and RVst.ContaiJis neither Opiuni.Morphine nor Mineral. Not Narcotic. flmpb'n Sndm jtixSnna JlkMttM!t- jlmeStc! Jfrpemnf- InliuknuttStia HmXrni- itiatanivrp. AnprfprtRcmerlv fnrCrmsfliU- Hon . 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