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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1914)
A VILLAGE (MP wins Adlliih Plnintrwi, the postmis- trw of Four Thlls, nt staring t lffrr In her blind. The letter was lioi addressed to hfr, but ft had come linrHsfonpd in the post, and so she had rerclnod the prerogative which Is Cnneralty ascribed to postmistresses. It -ai addressed to Mr. Charles T?lac-k, and was signed by Andrew Tsher. The sentence which km burn ing Itself Into Mrss Plumtree 's brain mas at follows: "I hare told my wife that "I have been called away on business till Mon day, which Is true In a certain sense. I hare brought Lily down here for a couple of daya. She Is the smartest little thing yon can image, Charley, and as fast as they make them. For heaven's sake throw Rose off the scent n case she suspects anything." ' Miss Adilah read and re-read this epistle, and then she folded her hands end uttered a calm, benignant, "I told you so." Everybody In Four Falls had pro phesied what would happen when pret ty Rose Black married a traveling ban. Charles, her brother, had brought lilra to the house, and he had fallen Violently In lovfi with Rose. They bad oeen married nearly a year now. No body knew for what firm Andrew Usher traveled, except Charles, and he seemed completely under the spell 8he Told One of the Neighbor. ot his friend. Charles was the black sheep ot the village, and It was often said that his brother-in-law would com plete bis ruin. ' Commiserating glances were often JJirown at the pretty wife as she passed by. Ehe seemed so devoted to her husband. How long would it be be fore her eyes were opened? Could sho not read her husband's character in the flashy attire, the money that he spent so lavishly, the ever-ready smile, so different from tbe sour visages ot Four Falls? And then, everybody knew that it was no legitimate business which took him away. He was not traveling tor any firm. . suss 1'iumtree sat in a daze for a long time. She must tell Mrs. Usher. But bow could she without betraying her own breach ot trust? She looked at the beading ot the letter again. It was Portstown, ot all places, where all the flashiest "sports" went about that time for the county fair. Suddenly a brIMlnnt Idea came to her. She knew there was another let ter In the mall addressed to Mrs teller by ber husband. She found It and looked at It. It was mailed from another city, and, like its predecessor, It was UMastened. Mr. Ushcvwsi careless with his mall. The postmistress quickly exchanged the envelopes. Then, sealing them carefully, she hsnded them to tbe car rler for delivery. After that she waited. About half an hour after the deliv ery Mr. Charles Black came Into the post office with a singular expression on bis race. "Any letters for me?" he asked. "Why, I think there was one for you Mr. Black," answered Miss Plumtree, watching him narrowly. Mr. Black looked perplexed and walked .away. And Miss Plumtree squinted out up the street watching for her victim. Surely enough, there she was coming down. "Good morning, Miss Plumtree," said Hose Usher. "Good morning, Mrs. Usher," ssld the postmistress. "I think there wss a letter for you this morning." -in, i nave just received It, an swered the girl. To the disgust of the postmistress there was not the shsdow of trouble on ber face. "Do you know,' Mr. Usher la growing very careless," she continued, laugh Ing. "What do you think be did? II actually put a letter to my brother Into toy envelope." "Dear me!" murmured Miss Plum tree. Then, venomously, "It Isn't that he takes anything, yoa suppose, Is Itr she asked. Rose Usher turned on her with dig' tlty. "My husband Is the finest man In the world. 1 would have yon know, Site walked, out of the office. The lMxnttr watched her. She saw r r tnto the railway station. A I rata wU leave for Portstown In a fw tntnntee. It was an hour's ran, tVe county seat Miss Plumtree smiled W herself and nodded her head krlsVly. That settles you and your man," she nald to herself. "I can see through you; you Ye almost as deep as he is, Mrs. Vsher, but I can see through yoa." In strictest confidence she told one of the neighbors, omitting all men tion of her part In the affair. Dy three In the afternoon halt the gossips In the village knew." By sis all the gossips were waiting on the station platform to see Mr., and Mrs. Usher return. They were enjoying their anticipa tions. And when Charley Black put In an appearance, looking decidedly downcast, they nudged each other and chuckled. . The train drew In. There were only a few passengers descending at Four Falls. Duly arriving among them were Mr. and Mrs. Usher radiant Charley Black ran toward them, a word passed, and be wrung his brother-in-law's band, warmly. And the smiles on the three faces, which had only been normal smiles of happy peo ple, broadened as the three encoun tered the onlookers, until they became regular grins. "This is quite a gathering," said Andrew Usher, addressing the post mistress. "Waiting to meet some body?" "Don't you dare speak to me," said the offended woman. "I know all about you, it you think I don't And let me tell, you this, Four Falls Is a moral village, and we won't stand tor any ot vour abominations. Ha!" exclaimed Andrew Usher, briskly. "Been opening letters, eh?" How dare you!" cried Miss Adilah. 'Well, all I can say is that those two unfastened letters were In the right envelopes when they left my hands," answered the bad man, "be cause I took pains to have a witness present You laid a little trap, Miss Plumtree, but it was I who set tbe spring." He turned to the onlookers. '1 hope you are all satisfied," he said. Perhaps it will be a little lesson to some or you. Mrs. Usher knew all about the matter, but she was foolishly afraid of the village opinion. I told her the village opinion was that of a lot ot female rattlesnakes, due to the fact that, there. Is ; superfluity ot female rattlesnakes over male rattlesnakes in these parts, the men having emigrated and I don't blame them." Tbe spectators fell back with angry. inarticulate gasps. . nut wno is uiyT" gaooiea a aame, whose curiosity was too strong for her discretion. . "The filly that won twenty thousand dollars In a canter this afternoon,' answered Andrew. "Mine." CENTIPEDES A FOOT LONG Giant Insects of the Tropics Have Forty-Two Feet, and Every Claw Is Poisonous. The giant centipede ot Trinidad and Venezuela Is sometimes a foot long, and .can' do very serious harm. Its foremost pair of feet are modified into supplementary Jaws, which are fang like, and may Inflict a powerful bite; furthermore, each has a poison gland at Its base, that sends Into the wound venom deadly to small creatures, and very painful even to mankind. Moreover the sharp claw ot each of the 42 feet is poisonous likewise, so that when the animal crawls over the soft skin of tbe human arm, it leaves trail of red, Jnflamed spots. It Is dangerous to knock the centipede off, for Instantly the creature drives the claws more deeply Into the flesh, and sends a greater amount of venom Into each puncture; It may also take bold with IU Jaws. When the centipede selxos Its prey, or Is Itself caught by an enemy, It colls Itself round Its antagonist, and grips It tenaciously with all Ha legs. Many myrlapods are brightly banded with black and yellow, contrasting tints that show conspicuously against the dark aoll of the forests where tbey abound. The giant centipede. Is a shining mahogany brown, with the legs bluish and ringed with yellow. loutns Companion. Wlralsss Worrlss. Wireless telegraphy has done much for us, and will probably or rather, surely do a great deal more for the benefit of humanity at large. But, It they could speak, many birds would probably tell you that they don't approve ot this new Invention In the least. For In the parts of the world where there are a large number of wireless stations observations have been made which seem to Indicate that birds are disturbed In a very curi ous way by the wireless waves. The unoffondlng sea gull Is one of the chief sufferers, as also is the harm less dove. This strange state of things Is at trlbuted lo some way to an effect of the ether waves, though how It brought about Is not yet understood. Answers. The Farmer's Explanation, "Every now and then we read about a lot of quail following a Jen up the roaa, said tne summer boarder. "Yes," replied Farmer Corntossel. "How do you explain Itr "Various ways. Sometimes the phe nomenon is a us to the fact that lots of people don't know the difference between a quail and a young browa ALL FROM THE APPLE HEALTHY AND APPETIZING ARE . THE8E PREPARATIONS. Mulled Cider, Cider Jelly and Cider Frappe All Excellent Apples With Sponge Paste For Dried Apple Cake. Mulled Cider. To one quart of sweet cider add one teaspoonful mixed whole spices. Boil five minutes and strain. Beat three eggs thorough ly, add to the hot cider and serve at once with hot toaBted raisins in each glass. Cider Jelly. Heat one quart of sweqt cider and two cupfuls granu lated sugar to the boiling point Add two tablespoonfuls gelatin which has been softened with a little cold cider. Strain and turn into a wet mold. Cool and set on Ice till needed. Serve with whipped cream. Cider Frappe. Boll together tor 15 minutes one quajt cider, one-half cup ful brown sugar, six each of whole clovea, allspice and cassia buds. Strain and let stand until cool. Put In freezer and pack with Ice and salt in proportion of two parts Ice to one ot salt Freeze about fifteen minutes. Remove dasher and pack. Serve in sherbet cups. Baked-Apple Ice Cream. Pare, core and quarter ten tart apples. Add sugar and lemon Juice and bake until tender. Scald one quart of rich milk and cream. When cold add to the baked apples and freeze. Apples With Sponge Paste (Scotch). Sift together five tablespoonfuls of flour and one scant teaspoonful of baking powder. Rub four ounces of butter into the flour. Beat up one egg with three tablespoonfuls of sugar. Add to the flour with half cupful of milk and flavoring to taste. Put layer ot prepared apples In a baking pan, pour the paste over the apples and bake In a moderate oven tor half an hour. Sift powdered sugar ovt!r It: serve with cream. Merlngued Apples. Prepare apples as for baking. Cook till tender, but not broken. Fill the centers with ap ple Jelly or marmalade au coat each apple with a meringue made of the whites of two eggs and two table spoonfuls of sugar, flavored with lemon. Place in a quick oven to brown. Dried Apple .Cake Soak two cup fuls of dried or evaporated apples in cold water overnight. Chop tbem, add two cupfuls of molasses and stew for one hour. When cold add one cupful of shortening, three well-beaten eggs, one cupful ot currants, one cupful of seedless raisins, one teaspoonful cln namon, half teaspoonful cloves, 'half nutmeg, grated, and three cuDfuls of flour into which has been sifted one heaping teaspoonful of soda. Add suf flclent sour milk to make tbe battel oi tne right consistency. Bake In deep tins In a moderate oven from two to four hours. Apple Sauce Cake. Rub together two cupfuls sugar and hair cupful shortening. Add three cupfuls apple sauce into which has been stirred two teaspoonruls or saleratus. Season with two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one teaspoonful of cloves and one or ail spice. Add three cupfuls of flour. Bake in shallow cake tins end serve hot as a pudding with lemon sauce or nicely flavored whipped cream. Peach Dessert. reach pudding la a very popular oisn with tbe peach lover. Fill nud ding dish with whole peeled peaches and pour over them two cupfuls of water; cover closely and bake until peaches are tender; drain Juice and let stand until cool. Add to Juice one pint of sweet milk, four well-beaten eggs, a small cupful of flour with one teaspoonful of baking powder mixed thoroughly In It; one cupful of sugar. one laoiespooniui ot melted butter and little salt Beat well, pour over iwacues. uun uniu Drown; aerve with cream. Novel Baked Apples. Peel some sound cooking apples of medium size, Ukr out the core and roughen tbe outside ot the fruit with fork. Now roll the apples In coarse brown augar, stand tbem in a large nutterea pie aisn, nil tbe hole In each apple with any red preserve and bake slowly until tender. Baste the fruit while cooking with the Juice that rune irom It When done allow the fruit to get cold before setting In a dish to serve. Very rich If served with cream. Tomato Catchup. One onion chopped One, one quart of ripe tomatoes, one small red pepper or one-half toaapoonful ot cayenne, one teaspoonful of salt two teaspoonfuls or augar, one teaspoonful of mixed apices and one cupful of cider vinegar. noil tomatoes ana vinegar together for two hours. (The tomatoes should be skinned and sliced If fresh ones are used.) Add the other Ingredients and cook another hour. Btraln the mixture through a nne sieve. Csnnad Psara and Paachss. Weigh the pears before paring and to four pounds ot pears use one pound of sugar. Pare them at night and sprinkle the sugar over them. In the morning there will be plenty of Juice wimout aaaing any water. Cook tin til tender and ran. 1 do poaches the same way, only to four pounds peschss use 1 pounds of sugar. would not do tbem any other way. bxcuange. FROM THE SWEET POTATO Innumerable "Goodies" May Be Mads by the Housewife Who Gives It ; Little Thought For candled sweet potatoes cut par boiled sweet potatoes Into lengthwise slices and put them in buttered pan. Cook for, two minutes three-quarters of a cupful of water and two table spoonfuls of butter. Brush the pota toes with this and bake them. Baste them with the sirup as they cook until they are well candled. Sweet potato balls that cause sur prise are these:' Season two cupfuls of baked sweet potatoes that have been pressed through a colander with salt and pepper .and add a beaten egg and a little hot cream. ' Form into balls' and into .each press a pitted prune into which two walnut -meats have been forced. This prune should not be visible. Dip ,the balls Into crumbs and egg. Then brown the po tato balls in deep tat, drain and serve at once. . Scalloped sweet potatoes are made by slicing parboiled potatoes tnto a battered baking dish and covering them with a well-seasoned white sauce. On top of the sauce put some melted butter and crumbs and bake for about twenty minutes. French fried sweet potatoes are truly a delicacy. . To make them, cut In thick lengthwise sections some par boiled sweet potatoes and plunge them in a frying basket, into deep hot tat Brown delicately, drain and season with salt GLEANINGS FROM .COOK BOOK Knowledge of How to Do Certain Things Will 8ave Housekeeper Much Trouble. Just a suggestion of how to do cer tain things will often be the means of saving the housekeeper a great deal of trouble. Here are a few gleanings from a famous cook book which may prove Interesting to some reader. To cut cheese smoothly, fold paraf fin papers over the knife blade. When making omelets allow one ta- blespoonful ot cream or hot water for each egg. - , One cupful of sugar will sweeten one quart of any mixture which Is to be served cold or frozen. New sweet potatoes will not be so hard-and dry If rubbed with butter be fore baking.. When the white of an egg la beaten to a froth and added to tbe cream It will whip more quickly and easily. After cooking cabbage add to It Just before serving, one small half cupful of thick sour cream. This la much etter than vinegar. When currant bread has been baked. it it be wrapped in a damp cloth for a few days It will not crumble when cut ting, and it will not be day. Tbe flavoring of shrimps Is Improved If bolUng water Is poured over tbem a short time before they are served. It must be drained away Immediately. Housewifely Hints. Now Is tbe time to hang fresh bsgs of lavender In one's wardrobe and lay it plentifully among personal and household linen. ' Tiny sachets ot It sewn Into one's garments not only exude a delicious fragrance wherever one moves, but are an excellent pre ventlve of Infection. Lavender Is ths favorite perfume of both Queen Alex andra and Queen Mary, who get a large consignment, freshly distilled lor them, from Mltcham each year and use It In great quantities. All ths cushions In the queen mother's bou doir are filled with a certain amount ot new lavender every summer, so that the room Is always full of ths delicate English perfume. New Chicken Salad. Take one cupful of cold chicken that has been chopped and ahredded until very fine and one ounce of pate de tola gras. Add to it one ounce of cooking sherry, the beaten yolks ot two eggi and a cupful of clear chicken broth. Season to taste with salt and cayenne. Heat the mixture through and cool. Add one ounce of dissolved gelatin to a cupful ot whipped cream. Beat ths whites of three eggs to a froth and mix all lightly together. Put In mold and set on Ice six or aeven hours. Serve on a bed ot green with mayon naise. Walnut Cream for Filling. One and one half cupfuls milk, scald ed; one egg well beaten, scant one-ball cupful sugar, dessert-spoonful escb ol salt; mix all with the egg, add to ths milk and cook In double boiler until thick. When cool flavor with vanilla and add one cupful ol walnut meats, ground One. Spread on cake. It you prefer use a white frosting on top and decorate with whole nut meals. Mustard Poultice. Thi. la used for a counterlrrltani In case or a pain in tne cnest, back oha ate Into one sill of bolllnc i ter stir one tablespoonful of Indian meal; spread the paste thus made on .llh and SDread over It one tea. spoon of dry mustard. Equal parts ol tnnaiara ana nour miai lnio a naaia and spread between two pieces ot muslin mass a muaiara piaster. otced Limes. find fniip auartfl of llmaa In ara until tender, drain off water, cut tbe limes in naives, put iura in a jar ana pour over them this sirup; One cup a vfnaaar. Ill etinfula ftf mnlii... cupful of water, two teaspoonfuls of clovea. Boll a few minutes, then pour over the limes. They shoulJ be kept I. t.n i it.. Ml W WUI.V nilHI HUlIf tuvu WHAT IT COSTS TO Mil Hi M A .4 A Silage Cutter at Work, 8howing Connection With Engine. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment oi Agriculture.) Once a year the farmer has to fill his silo. The operation Is outside of the regular routine of farm life, and unless considerable thought is given the matter beforehand, it is likely to prove unnecessarily expensive. Infor mation collected by Investigators in the United States department ot ag riculture will, therefore, prove useful to farmers who have not worked out for themselves the moBt economical system. Because the silo has been In use for some years in these states, the inves tigators selected Wisconsin and Mich igan for their work. Cost records on 31 farms were carefully kept, reveal ing a wide divergence In the coat of la bor per ton of filling the silo. It was found, for example, that one farmer did this for 46 cents, while another had to Spend 88 cents. The average cost was 64 cents. The cost of labor varies considera bly, and In order to ascertain the most satisfactory method, the investigators adopted for their comparisons a uni form rate of 15 centa an hour for -men and the same rate for a team of two horses. Engine hire. Including the engineer, wss placed at $4.60 per day, coal at 15 per ton and gasoline at 13 cents a gallon. Ten hours were con sidered a day's work While these figures cannot of course be consid ered as absolute, they afford a conven ient basis for the Individual farmer's calculation of the 'expense of filling his alio. The various methods em ployed on the farms that were In vestigated wer classified in three groups. (1) The most common practice was to have one man with three horses on a corn harvester cutting corn in the field; two men to load the wagons In the field; three or four, men with teama, depending on tbe distance from the field to the silo, to haul tbe corn It If t'fmw mm I Where a Blower Is Used ths Pipe Shculc. Stand as Nssrly Perpendicu lar aa Possible. to the cutter; one man to run the en gine when steam was used for power, and, occasionally, when gasoline en glnes were used, one man to feed the cutter and - one man In the silo to spreao. and tramp the silage. Each teamster pitched off hla own load. This makes a crew of eight or nine men, exclusive of tbe man who tends the engine. (2) In caaea where there Is a short sge of teams tbe following method Is generally practiced. One man, with three horses, cuts the corn; two men load the wagons in the Bold; two men, or boys, with teams, haul the corn to the cutter; one man unloads the wagons', one man feeda and one man works In the silo. As soon as a load arrives at the cutter the teamster changes hla team for an empty wagon and goes bsck to the field after anoth er load. When a wagon Is unloaded It Is run out ot the way by band. With this method, boys 'who are not strong enough to handle the green corn, can be utilized to drive the teams. This method requires a crew ot six men and two boys, exclusive ot tbe engine tender. (3) When enough horses are avail able and help is scarce, the following arrangement of mon and teams Is good one. One man, with three horses, runs tbe harvester In ths Hold; four men with teams haul ths corn to the silo; ons man feeds snd one spreads the corn In the silo. Low trucks or wsgons with racks suspend ed below the axles should be used, so 4 1 FILL ORDINARY SILO 8 ti ,T ."iaW . 1 ITS ft tLvr-- If ,1 ! : ' . VT! v- V 4 9 -iZ"4!r own loads. This requires a crew of seven men, besides tbe engineer. Number and arrangements of men em- piuycu m niung- suos Dy various meth-0ta- - K tt . K 8. Kind of Work. M T Operating binder 1 Loading wagons t 1 Driving teams I of 4 ! Unloading wagons T 1 Feeding .cutter 1 i In silo i i Total number of men., tors s Number of teams haul- tort 1 Boys. T Teamsters. Tbe relative merits of fh moth. ods depend upon the conditions pre vailing on eacn rarra. The best meth od Is that in Whlrh Iho wnrkln h... is moBt evenly balanced, that la, where an are working continuously. In the majority of cases In which tha .n. rose to an unduly high figure, a poor arrangement or tne help was found to be chiefly responsible for th mn expense. It is not necessary to rush men ana teams to tnelr fullest extent in order to get the work dnnn phaanl If all are working continuously and no one hindered by tbe others, econ omy will result Two or three men and teams waiting to unload at the cutter or to load in the field represent loss ot valuable time. The factor lhat should control tha size of the crew Is tbe capacity of the silage cutter. On one farm, for example, on which the cost of filling tbe silo was found to be 80 cents a ton, 14 men were employed. The , worn couia nave been dorfe Just as well With ten. for aa much allusa would have been cut In the ssme time u mere had been only, two men In stead of four, pitching on tbe field; three men Instead of four hauling with teama, and one man Instead of two In the silo. Deducting the wsges of the four men and one team that were not needed, would lower tbe cost of filling at thla place from 80 to 64 centa a ton. In thla case tbe cutter was of medium size. With the prop, er arrangement of help, auch a cutter may be used almost as economically as a larger one, but most farmers wish to push the filling through aa fast as possible and prefer therefore when ever possible to use a large sized cuu ter. The five men w,ho filled their silos with the greatest economy used blow ers to elevate the silage Instead of the slat carrier. The chief objection to the blower Is that it takes so much power to run It, but as a matter ot fact, It was found that the power used on these farms would have been In most cases, quite sufficient to ban die the largest machines; and In only one case was there too little power to run a medium-sized blower. Where a blower Is used care should be taken to have the pipe stand as nearly perpendicular aa possible. In one case where the cutter was set too far from tbe silo and the flpe at aa angle of 30 degrees from tbe perpen dicular, a 12 horse power engine cculd not handlo the cutter satisfactorily when It was operated to anything like Its, full capacity. After tbe owner changed the position of the cutter, put ting It close to the silo and thus mak ing the pipe more nearly perpendicu lar no more difficulty waa experienced with clogging. Tho details of this Investigation have been published as Farmers' Bui lotln No. 292 under the title ot "Cost ot Filling Silos." As long as the de partment's supply lasts this bulletin will be sent free on request to the Division of Publications, United States Department ot Agriculture, Washing, ton, D. C. Further Information In re gard to tbe construction of silos, the feeding ot silage to farm animals and kindred subjects Is contained In Farm ers' Bulletin No. 32, "Silos and 8llage," and Farmers' Bullotins Nos. 2t2 CSS and 678. . f VIM Fresh Air Is Essential. In building poultry houses do not neglect to provide for fresh air. Be sure to avoid drafts. Fresh sir and drafts do not mrsn the ssme thing. Discard Eoarder Cow. ' Swat the bo.-rdrr row snd ssve the high prl..cd feed ah answered. Minora." that the tetmrtcrs csn put on thutr