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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1910)
LINCOLN GQDITY LEADER B C COLLINS, Edfcar f N KAYDCN, Manager TOLEDO. .OREGON Advice Is one thine we never have to advertise for. RaT the people who reamed tor an old-fashioned winter any complaint to make? Lore laughs at locksmiths, bat the other trades people are not ao much cf a joke. Some Investigator has discovered that llmburger cheese will cure can cer. Pass the cancer. Doctor may say what they please about the "bacteria In a handshake." The handshake is here to stay. Zelaya says he had a good excuse for shooting two Americans. Like wise he bad a good bead on them. When a fellow feels like throwing himself down and worshipping a girl, be should wait ' She will probably throw him down herself. The Belgian royal family will mourn year for King Leopold, but most of the mourners will probably insist on having an eight-hour day. - It will the cw Hr." of Bel gium a long time to accumulate as Tolumlnous and variegated a record as that of his predecessor. An Indiana judge has decided that a mule is a horse. That settles It for the mule. It can no longer hope to become an automobile or an aeroplane. Perhaps, after all, James J. Hill Is wrong. There may be no danger of ti starving to death while Mr. Wilson Is at the head of the agricultural department. The Chicago man who has settled 115,000 a year on his wife and daugh ter as pin money has set an example that most married men will promptly decline to follow. The Argentine Republic pants for war with Bolivia, and Bolivia pants for war with Argentine Republic This pair of pants constitutes the latest thing in International breaches. While it Is pleasing to be assured of the blamelessness of Mrs. O'Leary's cow, it Is disconcerting to learn that Chicago's great fire was caused by the spontaneous combustion of green hay. One of Horace Greeley's old com positors has bobbed up to say that Horace's handwriting was easier to read than that of some others. Isn't that a knock at Greeley after all these ears of fame? A St Louis man has been sentenced to serve two years in prison because be took another's automobile for the purpose of indulging in a joy ride. It Is thus made to appear that the joy rider is not above the law, after all. Much has been written about Hor ace's Sabine farm, but according to as archeologUt who thinks he has dis covered the site of it the Roman poet did his farming on two acres. He raised there neither potatoes nor mel ees, but cultivated the muses, and made the farm yield a crop that Is still In a good state of preservation. Only one merchant vessel flying the American flag passed through the Suez Canal last year; but according to the report of the United States consul at Cairo, two hundred and thirteen ves sels of other countries passed through on voyages from American porta, and a hundred and ninety-two bound for American ports. The greatest num ber of vessels passing through were British, the next greatest were Ger man, and the Dutch came third. Some day American ships will carry the American cargoes. A city can be great without being big, and If one-half of the energy ex pended by chambers of commerce and boards of trade In booming their cit ies were devoted to bettering them the results would be more satisfactory, even from a business standpoint There are already a number of rela tively or actually small American cit ies to which people of means are mov ing by choice because they are desir able places to live In or in which to bring up children. Civic virtue is be coming an asset that the shrewd busi ness man will not long overlook. A new national association has been organised for the study and preven tion of infant mortality. Its formation Is the outcome of a conference in New Haven, at which were present about two hundred delegates, most of whom are either physicians or persons con beoted with charitable or philanthropic enterprises, in all ages and all erj lllzatlons the number of children who died during their early years has been appalling. Although the rate of In fant mortality is lower now than it was formerly, the lessened evil makec a deeper Impression upon the public conscience. The New Haven confer ence brought together specialists in infant nutrition, officials engaged in administering depots for the distribu tion of pure milk, nurses employed in the house-to-house teaching 6t hy Klene for mothers. suDerintendentn of Tfc miklaa; Shed. hospitals and children's homes, man A plan tnat & htea Proven success agers of seaside and country resorts jfu1' not only ! tne Improvement of and many others, each familiar with the bnt the saving of the some corner of the field; yet the con lnanure u 10 hav separate barn or ference was unanimous in accepting : ,h6d do mining in. This can the fundamental principle that pov-i"6 comParatively cheap structure, ertv is the ereat oatiae of Infant mnr-i" " woull b intended to keep the tallty. "Where the white hearse etopi most often, you will find the weakest place In your municipal housekeeping,' said the speaker. It is true, and its eows in it only during the process of milking. The barn, however, should be con itructed in a substantial and sanitary truth comes home to every man andi7: After cows Rre mIlked they woman in the land. The farmer whei"? turnd lnto a toomr 8ued or barn- wuere mey remain loose and can eat forage or lie down at will There neglects to wash his mllkcans endan gers the lives of children fifty mllef away. The thoughtless pollution ol a stream or the careless spitting or the sidewalk may rob some mother ol her baby. These are Individual re sponsibllities. There are others nc less important. To pay good wages to keep tenement-house property In order, to vote for men who believe lr parks and playgrounds, clean street! ire In this shed racks and troughs for feeding hay and ensilage in. In the making shed the cows are fastened by means of rigid stanchions, wd the feed mangers, where the con tentrates are fed, are built high enough to prevent the cow from ly ing down, thus she remains clean until the milking is done. and pure food, is to save the etate'il!. "u'a " m.t vn.M. i.- . "d there hull be a gutter behind most valuable noaae&fiinn th ni .. v. -v.,.. . . i"1' cows. iuo cuuureu, ana no one wno negiecu such obligations is entirely guiltless. The idea that a school teacher shall have the power to weed out "undeslr able" pupils and prevent them from having the privilege of higher eduea tlon is spreading. Minnesota is a re cent convert. In the high schoo's ol that State, according to a new rule, teachers shall decide what pupils shall have the right to enter the Unlversitj of Minnesota. The university authori ties Insist upon this rule. They esti mate that 64 per cent of the freshmen who failed last year In university work might have been kept from en terlng the university . if the high school teachers had had the right to say in advance whether they were fit ted for higher education. And, quot ing the same official, "It would pro vent two-thirds of those unfitted foi scholastic work from wasting theii time." Whether the time spent in These stables should be thomnjMjr c?ss?d otit es?h dy s"", If possible, washed occasionally, so that there will be as few flies as pos ilble and no offensive odors. There ihould be no hay or feed stored in this barn and it should be well venti lated, so that the air will be pure and free from dust This is about the most practical way !o keep cows clean. The feeding shed, which could and really should be the lower floor of the main feed barn, ihould be well ventilated and bedded, Tor in there the cows are allowed to run at large and the manure is allowed to accumulate, being covered tfp each lay with new bedding. This plan aves absolutely all of the manure with the least amount of handling, It being hauled directly to the land In the spring. Southern Agriculturist ' Method of Pulling Ktampi. A very handy device for pulling stumDS from old nrcharrla Anil nn college, even by the dullest of dunces, pull 200 or more a day by this means, Is actually wasted, is a mooted que is shown. The limbs are wt off and tlon. While the future results of suoh thA atnmna (W. laff aa 1am. vita a rule are entirely problematic, w may at least venture a more or lest prophetic guess by recalling the Judg ment passed upon some of our illustri ous "dunces" In history by theli teachers. Dr. Chalmers was expelled from the parish school as a dunce foi whom there was no hope, and yet, not withstanding the teacher's contrary opinion, English literature owes him much. Isaac Newton, who was al ways at the bottom of his class, would stand little chance of getting hlghet education In Minnesota. "Dunce hi Is and dunce he will remain," said Professor Dalzell of Walter Scott, who .became the most distinguished of hit students. It was the collective opln ion of Chas. Darwin's teachers that duller boy had never been within th school walls. Henry Ward Beecher Geo. Moore, Adam Clark and lnnumer able other historic "dunces" mutely protest against the folly of asking th school teacher to decide the future ol men. The Clnaa Smiled. If Jennie Jones had obeyed the teacher's command literally, she would have subverted the discipline of the schoolroom far more than by her orig inal offense. A writer In the New York Times tells the story: One of the girls in a Brooklyn teach er's class was busily chewing gum, in defiance of school law. To make her crime the more heinous, she was sit ting with her feet sprawled out In the aisle. The teacher, entering the room sud denly, was quick to call attention to the misbehavior. "Jennie Jones," she said,- sharply, "take that gum out of your mouth and put your feet In!" sible. A short rope or chain with a single pulley Is attached to the stump. The anchor rope or chain with a sin gle pulley is attached to the top of stump (C). The anchor rope (B) which runs through the pulley is fast- FOB PULLING STUMPS. Immense Ocean Ltacn. The Olympic and Titanic, of the White Star Line, are to be 890 feet in length, 92 feet In beam and 64 feet In depth. From the keel to the roof of the pilot bouse they will have a height of 106 feet The freeboard at the bow will be 62 feet a height that would seem sufficient to overtop the spray of the largest waves. One Idea of Ewaonf, "What do you mean when you tell people they ought to economize?" I mean," said Mr. Dustln Stax, "that ' they ought to go slow in pa tronising most business enterprises Is order that they may have more money to spend with mine." Washington Star. There Is always something to gossip about, even if you have to go as fat back as Henrv ii' ened to the bottom of a stout stumn (A). A pair of steady horses is attached to the rope and always pull toward the anchor stump. With a steady pull there Is no Jumping or Jerking, and they will walk right off as If pulling a loaded wagon. Use about sixty feet" of one-Inch rope, which costs $2.40 and the pulley $1.75, making a total cost of $4.15. Better Breeding- Each Time. No line of breeding requires more thought and study than horse breed ing. This Is why so many fall In Dro- duclng the highest types. One of the essentials Ir knowing the type of sire to Dreed the mare to. Many farmers will, breed a light mare to a heavv horse or the very opposite, and the re sult la nothing tangible In the way of Improvement. Every farmer should know what kind of an animal he has and be able to select a sire to breed her to that will give an Improved off spring. With a proper selection made here the remainder will be easy. It Is well to note at the outset that no horse Is absolutely perfect. Every animal has some defect be It large or small. The defects In the mare should therefore be carefully noted, and the sire selected should be espe daily strong in the weak points the mare may have. It should be hardly necessary to mention that It Is never a good plan to cross breeds. To make a sucenss of the business the horse breeder muBt select one breed and stick to it PreTentlnsr Dlaeaaea. The poultry papers are flooded with letters asking remedies for fowl dis eases. Many of the letters may be icau imiwctru me iiues ana give a story of conditions which should not exist. Nearly all poultry ailments are preventable If a few simple rules are observed. Plenty or grit Ib necessary. It may be placed In the water, In which char coal should be also be placed. The wa ter must be clean, and if allowed to accumulate, the droppings from the fowls Is a most prolific breeder of dis ease germs. The henhouses must be well ven tilated' and dry at all times. Drafts and damp floors claim a heavy toll. Impure food and soured mashes cause inflammation and other diseases of the digestive organs. Any chickens showing symptoms of an unhealthy condition should be at once Isolated from the flock. Better care can be given it wd the danger of infecting other fowls is removed Farm and Ranch. Handr Barron for Winter. I have had many a tussle in trying to push a wheelbarrow through drifts of snow. My pig pen is some distance from the other buildings, and it Is very . necessary to have some sort of conveyance for the feed. After having tried my patience to the limit for sev- tried my patience to the limit for sev eral winters, I finally devised the scheme shown in the cut I made a large runner and put it on the barrow in place of the wheel. This skips over the snow In fine shape, and runs fully as easy as a wheel does on solid ground. a w. Beecher In Farm and Home. USEFUL UABBOW. Another Praae Whin. One pound of prunes, half cup of sugar, whites of six eggs, half cup of chopped walnuts. Boil the prunes, drain and chop them In a wooden bowl, add the sugar and nuts. In a large bowl whip the whites of the eggs until perfectly Arj, then stir the nuts and prunes In carefully. Have ready buttered a three-pint melon mold, set this In a pan containing about an Inch of water and bake In a very moderate oven for one hour. This will not falL To Simplify Sugar Beet Culture. The Department of Agriculture is experimenting wKh a view to obtain ing a single germ beet seed. Last year's Investigations were successful In increasing the percentage of the single germ seed to 60 per cent as compared to 26 per cent for the year previous. By methods of selection from single-seed plants this percent age may be still further increased. The ultimate establishment of a sin gle germ beet will revolutionize sugar beet growing, since the several sprouts sent up by the ordinary seed, all of which must be carefully removed by hand, constitutes the most difficult problem In beet raising. Hoga for Torn Ins- Over Moner. The hog commends itself to the eral farmer on account of Its prolific qualities. A sow will produce two Ut ters of six to a dozen each ter taaf and the farmer can turn his money over several times with hoes while ha Is waiting for other animals to ma ture. Hogs require a little more care at times than other some animals, but the man who likes to work with them and Is wiling to study their needs and give them regular tare will find them a most profitable adjunct to the farm. They can be turned Into money or food as the owner chooses. Swine Breeding-. A swine breeder of exoerienca and good Judgment says: 'The best show pig may come from Uie smallest sow In the herd, but it IS not safe, as a rule, to select breeders from that class. we want the most size in the short est time, and we can safelv foreeo a little of the fattening tendency, pro vided vrtj secure In the prospective breeder ranginess and a tendency to growth. I don't care how good the In dividual, if only three or four pigs were farrowed In the litter I would not reserve one of them for a breeder." Cream of Chicken Glace. This with tomato Jelly Is a most delicious salad course for a fish din ner. Strain through a flannel one half cup chicken broth, heat and add a tablespoon soaked gelatin. When set fold in a cup of cream whipped (a cup before whipping), and one cup ol diced white meat of fowL Mold In In dividual molds and serve with cubes of tomato Jelly. Of course it should be seasoned, preferably with a little celery and paprika. A Dooarhaat Hint. Doughnuts are much Improved it they are coated with a layer of sugar as soon as they are taken from the stove. The best way to powder them is to put a small amount of confec tioner's sugar in a paper bag and put .several doughnuts In the bag at a time and then shake the bag. holding the top of the bag closed. This will coat them with sugar quickly and more evenly than any other way. Fruit Cheea. For fruit cheese, one of the most healthful confections for the children, use half a pound each of raisins, cur rants, dates, figs and blanched al monds and two pounds of English wal nuts. Grind them all fine, mix well and pack tightly in a dish under a cover, Let the mixture stand for two or three days, and then cut Into squares and troll In sugar. Nat Fudge. Dissolve two squares of chocolate Id one cup or milk and add two cups ol granulated sugar. Then add a table spoonful of butter. When the mixture has cooked so that you can see the bot tom of the pan when stirring remove from the fire and beat until nearly cold. Add one cup of hickory nuts, chopped rather fine, and pour into buttered pans and mark out in squares before thoroughly cooled. Bnrrel Trnpa for Rata. Two effective devices for trapping rats are made with barrels as shown here. Coarse brown paper, with cross slits, is stretched across the barrel head in the one case and a light cover of wood hinged on a rod in the other plan. The best bait 1b usually food' of a kind that the rata do not get In the vicinity. Farm Notea. Alfalfa Is growing In favor as a ro tation crop. Give the colts plenty of room to run about In. . The plow has its share in the good roads movement Fit the collar to the horse, not the horse to the collar. Owls are vermin destroyers. En courage their presence on the farm. It Is a poor policy to feed inferior grain to horses especially to the work team. On cold nights do not leave the cowb out to sleep on the damp ground where they may be chilled. Make every square rod on your farm pleld Its quota of profit Some use can be found for even the poor strips Study out how you can best use all your land. Dumpllnga for Chleken Stew. Into a pint of flour sift a heaping teaspoonful of baking powder and one quarter teaspoonful of salt Work In a tablespoonful of shortening and wet with enough milk to make a dough that can be rolled out Roll out cut Into strips or rounds, and drop into the boiling gravy. Cook steadily tor ten minutes and serve. Cheeae Cake or Pie, Line a deep pie plate with good pastry and fill with a mixture of two teacupfula of cottage cheese rubbed very soft with three tablespoonfuls of rich cream, half cup of sugar, the juice and grated rind of a lemon, half a tablespoonful of melted butter and three eggs beaten light Bake In a good oven. Never Falling larer Cake. Cream three tablespoonfuls of butter with one and a half cups of powdered sugar, add one and a half cups of milk, three eggs, beaten light and three cups' of flour, sifted, with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. This will make four layers. Pare of Bean a. Select a small grade of soup bean and cook In salted water until suffi ciently tender to press through a sieve. Add to this bean pulp or puree suffi cient highly seasoned soup stock to make a slightly thickened soup and serve hot. Hlnta Abont the Houae. Decorated china plates should be put away with round pieces of canton flannel between them. Serve crisp celery with cold meat. It is always appreciated, and is a nerve tonlo of considerable effectiveness. For washing coarse clothes soft soap is the best and It has the advantage of going further than hard, yellow soap. A new flavor can be given to cooked prunes by adding a few slices of lem on. Another method Is to cook them I with a bag of spices. When making glus you will find hat the addition ol a little glycerin in ' creases its adhesive quality and makes ' it more elastic One part of glycerin !to three parts of glue Is the right pro I portion.