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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-20

For governor-John R. Rogers. of
Pierce, Populist.
For Observation-Disclosures
Daniels, of Clarke, Populist.
For secretary of state-Will D. Jen-
kins, of Whatcom. Populist.
For state auditor-Neal Cheatham,
OF Whitman, Populist.
For state treasurer-C. W. Young,
OF Whitman, Populist
For commissioner of public lands
Robert Bridges, of King, Populist.
For justice of the supreme court
John B. Reavis, of Yakima, Democrat.
For attorney. .general-Patrick Henry
Winston, of Spokane, Silverite.
For state printer-Gwin Hicks, of
Thurston, Democrat.
For superintendent of public instruc-
tion-F. J. Browne, Of King, Silverite.
For congressmen-James Hamilron
Lewis, of King, Democrat; w. q.
Jones, of Spokane, Silverite.
For presidential electors-H. N.
Cation, of Whitman, Democrat; l. N.
Maxwell, of Whatcom, Democrat;
Charles E. Cline, of Whatcom, Popu.
list; B. A. Newman, of Spokane, Pop.
ulist.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-20

Naluuo, NolWdy, aug IL - LIE.
Nansen left the Fran ON March IA,
1895, in 83 deg of north latitude. He
traversed the polar sea to a point 86:14
north latitude, situated north of the
North Siberia islands. No land was
sighted north of 80 deg. of latitude or
thence to Franz Josef land, where he
passed the winter, subsisting on bear
flesh and whale blubber.
DR.. Nansen and his companions are
in the best of health. The Fran is ex-
pected at Vardoe or Bergen shortly.
She stood the ice we'll. There were no
sick persons aboard when Nansen left
her.
(Dr. Fritjojo Nansen, the Norwegian
scientist, now SO years old, sailed
from Chrstiana on June "a, 1898, on
VOYAGE of discovery to the arctic re.
glons, and with the intention of reach
ing the north pole, if possible. He
embarked on board the three. masted
schooner Fran, which was provided
with l60.horsepower steam engine.
she was OF 800 tons burden, and her
sides were so constructed as to force all
Ice meeting the vessel to pass under it,
thus preventing all "pinching" and
screwing.
The Fran was launched at Laurwik,
near Christiana, October 26, 1899, and
the Norwegian parliament gave DR..
Nansen about $52, 900 in aid of his ex.
petition. Additional funds were
forthcoming by private subscription,
including one of over So, 900 from King
Oscar.
The Fran was in every way admir-.
aoly equipped, and had crew of
Twelve men. all of whom occupied the
cabin, which measured only thirteen
ieet square, and which was heated by
means of an English petroleum stove,
whlcn consumed three liters of petro.
ieum day. The Fran (forward) had
enough fuel on board to last eight or
nine years, and she also had library
Of 1000 books.
III. Nansen's plan was to make for
the New Siberia islands and thence
san directly north until the Fran
should be imbedded in the ice. He
proposed then to drift along with the
ice following the west coast of any
'and that might be met. A dispatch
was received from him at Warden,
august 70, 1898, written in the Yugor.
AK straits on the second day of that
ilonth' announcing that the expedition
was Y, about to sail into Kara sea. and
tnst the Fran, so far, had behaved
splendidly.
., Dr' Nansen entered the university of
onistiana in 1880, an in 1882 went as
passenger on the sealing steamer VI.
mug TO Denmark straits and the east
coast OF Greenland. 1t is believed that
'nis voyage laid the foundation for the
Smoition a.: OF his life, namely, that of
discovering the north pole. On his re.
s surn from Greenland he was appointed
curator OF the museum at Bergen, and
neiu that position until 1888, when he
teu small expedition to Greenland
anu a crossed the southern portion of that
SSountry from the east coast to God.
noau' Eau On the west coast, where the
party Wlntered, and returned to Nor.
way in June, 1882
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-20

New York, Aug. IS. .-Thaddeus X.
Martin, aged so, and his wife, aged
40, of Brooklyn, were struck by an en-
gine of the Prospect Park q Coney
Island railroad while crossing the track
last night and were instantly killed.
The engineer and conductor of the train
were arrested.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-20

this state for hiR i'll considered and un-
just vetoes Of the deficiency Judgment
bill and the free text book bill. after
having recommended it in his former
message"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-20
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET.
Result of the Fusion In the State of
Washington,

Last week, at Ellensburg, the Demo.
Gratis, Populists and free silver Repub-
llcans of the state of Washington held
their respective conventions. After
much debate and concessions on the
part of the three conventions, a com.
blned ticket to be called the PEOPLES S
Party - ticket, was agreed upon and
placed in the field. 1t is as follows:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
PREVENT POTATO sCAB.
Care In the Selection of Seed and Land
the Two Prime Requisites.

Care In the Selection of Seed and Land
the Two Prime Requisites.
Experiments relating to potaO scab
show that it will infect turnips, beets,
and possibly other root crops, catch
ing from one kind to another. Scabby
seed will produce a scabby crop, and
Land where a scabby crop was grown
this year will produce a scabby crop
next year. Barnyard manure increases
the disease, hence, to prevent scab, plant
healthy seed on clean land and use
commercial fertilizers. If scabby seed
must be planted, first soak them an
RE0ur and half in Is gallons of water in
which 21a ounces of corrosive sub
Eimate has been dissolved. This will
cost 25 cents and will treat enough
seed for five acres. Soak seed before
emitting, and wash dirt off before soak
ing.
The sublimate is strong poison and
.GorrOdes metals; hence mix in a wooden
vessel and exercise great care. Put the
mixture in a barrel and dip in bushel
at a time in a loosely woven sack, and
spread out to dry. The Rhode Island
station confirms above points and adds
two years tests there prove conclusive
Iy that lime and ashes aggravate po-
1ato scab, which constitutes a serious
objection to their use on potato lands.
Observation on potato blight indi-
Gates that it is caused by fungus and
Is invited by hot, dry weather and by
Eavages of the flea-beetle. Cultivate
often and shallow, and spray vines with
Bordeaux mixture (six pounds copper
suiphate, four pounds of lime, % gal
Ions water.) If potato bugs are about,
add one-fourth of a pound of paris
green. This kills bugs, beetles and
fungus.-St. Louis Journal of Agri-
culture.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
ROAD LEGISLATION.

Summary of the Report Made to the New
York State Assembly.
The special committee on good roads
authorized by the last assembly re-
ports as follows:
First-That there be at Albany a GEN.
trail head, which shall act in an adj
visory capacity and shall have the SUI
perintendence of all roads hereafter
built, the prime idea being that the
maximum of utility shall be reached
with the minimum cost.
Secondhand state aid to the amount
of one-third shall be given, subject to
certain conditions and restrictions, and
that the initiative may be taken by
three alternative methods-(a) upon
the petition of benefited district pay
ing one-third, the county one-third, and
the state one-third; (b) upon petition
of the town or by a resolution duly
passed at any annual or special town
meeting, in which event the town, coun-
ty and state shall each pay one-third,
and (c) upon resolution of the board
of supervisors petitioning for county
road, of which the county is to pay two
thirds and the state one-third.
Third-That the number of road Of
ficers be decreased, and that there be
one commissioner of highways only
in each town, who shall act in connec-
ton with the town board.
Fourth-That the present wretched
"pathmaster" system shall be abol-
ished, and the money system of taxa
ton for highway purposes be used
throughout the state.
Fifth-That there be a wide-tire law
throughout the state, to take effect
in the year 1900, and regulating the
width of tire to the weight carried.
Sixth-That the convicts in the state
prisons be utilized for the purpose of
manufacturing the material for road
beds at the prisons.
Each of these recommendation is
accompanied by an appropriate bill.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
Convicts as Road Builders.

We need better roads. Why we have
so long been blind to the economy OF
good roads is question that passes
understanding, for we usually are not
a people that are penny wise and
pound foolish" In South Carolina the
system of working and building roads
by convict labor is giving eminent sat-
isfaction and in other states the same
idea is taking root. 1t has many things
to recommend it, principally that it
gives us what we much need without
interfering with the labor of honest
men as is the case under the abomin-
able contract system" The sight of
"chain gang" at work on the public
highways is not an edifying ore, per
haps, but it is certaanly better than
taking bread out OF honest raan'a
children's mouths in order TO keep Sssn
conyicts at work.--FRrm News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
The Country Butter BUYER.

We refer to the country grocer who
buys for goods the butter made by his
customers. He is frequently at the
mercy Of the poorest butter makers in
bis township. They can't sell their
butter to private customers or to the
commission houses; hence it turns up
at the grocery. The grocer pays ten
OF twelve cents pound for it, and
that is frequently more than it is worth,
as the same butter if sent to a CITY
would be graded as grease" Does the
grocer tell the farmer his butter is not
good? Far from it; he can't afford to
lose customer. Often he gives the
BUTTER word or two of praise, which
-soOnvinces the farmer that his wife is
not to be beaten as butter maker. 1t
would never do for the groceryman to
set himself up as judge over the but
Ter of lis patrons.-Farmers' Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28

each end. Then fasten two parked
poles (a) over the two center cross
Esacces, giving the frame the desired
slant, allowing the pole to project
three feet back of frame and fasten to
another bar1ed pole (c) 13 feet long,
Running parallel with the frame; at
6l1e same time give The two poles the
proper shape for shafts. Brace the
handle pole (e) with two-inch strips
[dl fastened to the lower end of cross
Tsleces(c) and to the top of endpieces.
Grace the shafts crosswise from the
handle to the shaft lules two feet in
front of the frame; also by heavy
wire extending from the top of the end
Gc-0sspieces to the shafts, two feet from
the front end. A singletree G) is Sc
cured to the X. Bore holes in the mid
die of each long frame strip, and every
six inches each way, through which, by
tine use of bolts, the marking legs (f),
81 or four feet long, are fastened any
desired distance apart, care being taken
to have the draft as evenly divided
-aaa possible by having the legs the same
distance from the center on each side.
EAct the end leg trace the last mark
made, and all rows will be of a uniform
width. In turning, hook the elbows
under the pole, using the hands to
guide the horse around.-Orange Judd
Earnar
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
GRATING GRAPE VINES.
The Proper Time and the Correct Way Of
Performing the Operation.

The Proper Time and the Correct Way Of
Performing the Operation.
AS nearly everyone who has had the
grape fever, and went into numerous
varieties, is most likely to have some
that he wishes to change, this is the
time to change them by grating in
stead of digging such out as are not de-
sirable.
Sometimes wild vines are where they
might be left stand, and be changed
into good varieties. This / advocated
years ago, but would not advise it now
except where young canes can be laid
in the ground six inches deep for few
feet, then graft the end. There are
various modes of grating the grape,
but the most simple, and as successful
as any, is the common cleft graft.
There are two periods to do this work
in, one before the sap is in flow, and the
other when the strong flow is on. The
latter will be when the vines have made
shoots foot long. In this case, how
ever, the gratis must be kept in a cool
place or they will be too far advanced
when the time comes.
Clear away the ground around the
vine to be grated six inches deep, saw
off the vine with a sharp, fine-toothed
saw, and smooth the stump with
sharp knife. If the stem is straight
grained use strong, thin-bladed knife
and split the stump one and half or
two inches; have a wedge-pointed
spike and drive it in the middle SO as to
hold the split apart wide enough to in
sert the gratis. The gratis should be
the thickness of an ordinary lead pencil,
although smaller wood sometimes
answers as well; cut two CRAFTS OF the
eyes if ordinary wood, and if short
jointed take three eyes to a graft. Cut
the graft one-half inch below the lower
bud and one-half inch above the upper
one.
Cut a wedge from the lower eye
down to n nice edge with the side next
the eye a little the thickest. This is
SO that it will be pressed tightest where
the saps meet, as it is a little difficult
to run the line of the sap exact (and
this must be looked to-. 1t is well to
have the graft lean a little out at the
top, in which case the line will be
crossed and the connection sure; insert
the CRAFTS, two in a stock, that is an
inch in diameter, if less one graft will
do. Press down to the eye, then pull
out your wedge and the CRAFTS will be
held firm enough without tying. BUT
if small vines it is best to tie them.
If the stump is twisted and crooked,
so that it cannot be split straight, use
the saw and saw out wedged piece so
that the CRAFTS will fit tight and tie
we'll; fill in the earth now and press
firmly around the gratis (but be care
full not to move them), up to the top
bud, and cover over this little grass
or sand dust if you have it. This is
to prevent the sun from drying out the
bud before there is a connection be-
tween the graft and stock. When
growing time comes, the suckers that
may come from the old stock must be
carefully removed, or they will rob the
graft. When the graft begins to grow
they must have stakes to tie to. 1 have
often had gratis to grow ten to twenty
feet the first season and bear big
crop the next.-Colman's Rural World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28

thick, fleshy, underground roots which
are usually three or five in number,
though single specimens are also found.
The roots of spotted cowbane will
affect man, cattle and horses, and for
this reason they should be grubbed out
from the farm as soon as recognized.
The symptoms of poisoning by cowbane
are: Pain in the bowels, vomiting, fol-
lowed by violent commissions, dilation
of the pupils, frothing at the mouth,
and death. Cowbane is generally mis-
taken for wild parsnips, but the two
are really quite different, though be-
longing to the same family. The genu-
inc wild parsnip is a biennial, of tall,
stout habit, with deeply grooved stem,
and bears large clusters of yellow flow
ers. It is also of an acrid, poisonous
nature, which is not entirely destroyed
by cooking. Like the cowbane, it
should be dug out wherever found
n Y. World
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
THE FARMING WORLD.
ABOUT FEEDING CALVES.
Important POINTS Which Are Overlooked
by Many Dairymen.

Important Points Which Are Overlooked
by Many Dairymen.
Certainly no one will deny that it is
wrong to fatten a dairy heifer," says a
writer in Country Gentleman. us it
not wrong to starve them? The ma
jority of farmers are not willing to
overfeed their calves, because it is ex-
pensive; but if they see an article say
ing calves must be kept thin, and fed
on coarse fodder to develop the diges-
tive organs, surely they will have an
excuse for raising thin, weak calves and
COWS having impaired constitutions.
Do not think it is to be understood that
highly concentrated ration, strong in
fat, is recommended, as that is as wrong
as the short ration. It would seem, if
the young calf is required to consume
large quantities of coarse food to get
the necessary quantity of nutriment,
some of the organs will be overtaxeu
and others will be undeveloped. Re-
garding calf having large stomach,
or, what is vulgarly termed a pot
belly it will almost invariably be
found to have small, poorly developed
chest and heart girth. In reference
to this last your correspondent surely
has, in judging, overlooked this vitality
important point.
Cali animals are in the natural state
smaller than those which have been
domesticated, and the tendency is to
grow smaller in the hands of breeders;
therefore, it seems logical to try and
keep size, health and constitution, but
always having production in view. An
example might be made by taking two
heifers from the same class of dams,
10th physically equal at birth; one
to be fed on a heterogeneous, properly
balanced ration, to grow fast, produce
bone and muscle to be fully developed
and able to produce u strong calf when
two years old; the other fed on coarse,
non-nutritive fodder, to be always
weak and understood, that when two
years of age would be of yearling
size. Now the question is, which will
prove the better dairy and breeding
animal to reproduce her species, and
also prove of value III the dairy? Does
any herd improve where the young
stock are neglected? Most breeders
have bred for an object, production
sacrificing size and constitution; the
result being that soon their goal, pro-
duction, is also lost Go slow, and
breed for all points; in the future they
will he required more than at present"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
AGRICULTURALHINTS.
sERWcEABLE MARKER.

Els Inventor Thinks 1t LIS the Best Thing
of It's Kind.
have used many different markers
e0f various patterns, but none have
given me more satisfaction than the
enc here described and illustrated,
which is one of my own invention.
While 1 would not advise it's use in
sasCeaking colts, I have drawn straight
xx3xs with it, and with skittish horse,
Ey using one hand to guide the horse,
end the other to steady the marker.
Take two pieces (b) one inch thick,
9hree inches wide, and 10 feet long,
81. these fasten four crosspieces (c),
two inches wide and 80 inches long,
Two feet three inches and six feet
three inches from the center toward
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28

cred salt box similar to the one shown
in the illustration. The box is IA inches
long, inches wide, s inches high at the
back and inches in front. The box
is firmly nailed to the fence board or to
a post or side of building, as most
convenient. The cover is hinged, and
has a bevel-shaped piece (E) nailed at
the top to prevent splitting, also to
cause the cover to fall back into posi-
ton. The front end of the box (A) is
cut away, exposing the salt, and in try
ing to get it the cover is raised. Cat
tie readily learn to raise the cover
when they are salt hungry. The stake
placed under the box in front holds it
firmly in position, and the whole makes
a cheap and convenient arrangement,
as from weeks to several weeks sup
ply of salt can be placed in the box at
once.-Farmers' Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

An open-headed tree grows the finest
fruit.
A low-headed tree gives less purchase
to the wind.
In setting out an orchard set all of
variety together.
Apply manure broadcast, or the roots
will soon grow out beyond it.
The best time to shape the heads Of
trees is while they are young.
A dead limb is source of disease
and also shows lack of vitality.
Unbleached wood ashes make one of
the very best fertilizers to use on straw
berries.
It is not a good plan to set out an
orchard without first thoroughly pre-
pairing the ground and seeing that it
is reasonably rich.
One good treatment to keep ont bor-
ers and destroy bark lice is to wash
the tree thoroughly with strong soft
soap water, using one gallon of soft
soap with two gallons of water.-St.
Louis Republic.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
Tobacco as an Insecticide.

'For some years I have been using
and recommending tobacco dust as an
all round insect destroyer" says
Joseph Meehan, in the Practical
Farmer. Il have used it in the green
house for lice (aphis), in the open
ground for the cucumber beetle, plant
lice and for worms of all kinds, and
sometimes in the henhouse for lice, etc.
1t is surely one of the swiftest of all in
secticides we can apply. have usually
applied it with the bare hand, scatter
ing it rather freely over bushes and
plants and around cucumber, melon
and squash vines, even an inch deep on
the ground"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
Cure for scours in Calves.

We have tried pretty nearly every
thing in times past as cure for scours
in calves, which, try as we will, are
sometimes unavoidable where it is not
possible for one person to do the feed
ing every time. Even one overlooking
will sometimes cause the mischief TO
start. Last spring raw eggs were fed,
three or four times day, to a calf
which everything else had failed to re-
.ieve. She soon gained strength. She
could not get up alone at first, and the
disease was checked. To-day the calf
is as strong as any. Very little milk
in fed while giving the eggs. -Colman's
Rural World
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
Road Building Is a science.

Our communities should awaken to
the fact that road construction is a
science; that good roads cannot be
built on the haphazard guess of an in
experienced individual; that the mere
placing and compacting of broken stone
On roadway is only a matter of labor
End workmanship; that workmanship
will be of no avail, however thorough
Ct may be, if the design has not been
carefully adapted to the conditions to
ne met and to the ends sought; that an
excess OF strength can be readily Sc
cured by an unreasonable expenditure
<f money, but that the requisite
strength and the best results at the
minimum of cost are to be obtained
only by the application of well-defined
Eules.-N. Y. Independent.