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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28
Looking to Oregon for Relief.

The number of letters of inquiry
received daily by the immigration
board from parties at the East, who
are contemplating coming to Ore
gon, is very large. Following is a
copy of a letter from a resident oi
Iowa, which is a fair sample OF
many others received:
1--WE are organizing a party to
come to Oregon in April, and from
present indications 1 think it will
number 40 to so persons, compris-
ing some Of our best farmers and
business men. Some time ago 1
sent the names of a number of
persons who wanted reading matter,
which was duly received, and is of
such high character that Mr.. Will
son who is helping me to get up
this party, thinks we should have
good supply of this same matter.
Ii is hard to send the names, as
new people are continually SPRING
ing up, who are interested. If you
will send me or will see that it is
placed where it will DO the most
good. AS for myself, 1 was a res
ident OF Salem for two years, and
what property l have is still there,
my residence here being temporary.
have nothing in Oregon to sell,
and only have the good of my
friends here in view in doing this
work. Being station agent for the
principal railway at this place, I
naturally come in contact with a
large number of people, and, there
fore, know something of their de-
sires." Following is an extract
from letter from Illinois: "Please
send circulars to the above address.
There will be about 24o farmers
leave their homes in this county.
Many of them will have from $500
TO 81 500. They are the hardest
working people in this county,
Germans, Danes and Americans.
l have been requested to go West
and find a place to found settle
ment. ."-Oregonian.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28
Notice of Final Settlement.

In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for
the County of Lincoln:
In the matter of the estate of George W. Jack
son, Sr., deceased:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ undersigned, administrator of the estate of
George w. Jackson, Sr., deceased, has filed his
final account of said administration in the
County Court of the State of Oregon, for the
County q Lincoln, and said court has fixed
Tuesday, February and, 1907,
at the hour OF ten o'clock, II. M, at the Court
House in Toledo, Lincoln county, Oregon, for
nearing objections thereto, and for the settle
ment thereof.
Dated !his 9th day OF December, 1896.
+. NJ. STANTON,
Admini,"ator of the estate of George w.
Jackson, Sr., deceased.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Roseburg, Greg,

Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon,
January %, 1897
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver, u. S. Land Office at Roseburg,
Oregon, on March l6 1897, viz:
WESLEY HINTON, on H. f. No. 1856,
iCr the lots p and 4, section /, town Is south,
range 10 west, and southwest 4 of southwest
He names the following witnesses to prove
lis on,inuous residence upon and cultivation
oi, SAID land, viz: Bennett Olsen, Martin
Johnson, John Larson and Nelse Larson, all of
fisher Oregon.
X. M. VEATCH, Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at OREGON City, Oregon,

Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon,
January 6, 1897
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
N following -named settler hasfiled notice Of
his intention to make final proof in support OF
his claim, and that said proof will be made be.
fore the County Clerk OF Lincoln county, at
Toledo, Oregon, on February 20, 1897, viz:
JOHN P. ALLEN, H. E.9,45S,
for the southeast a of northeast a, north "a OF
of southeast a, northeast a OF southwest a OF
section 4, town IL, south, range s, west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: C. H. Young, Delbert s. Eel
ton and F. A. Goodwin, of Nashville, Oregon,
and L. c. Norton, of Norton. Oregon
ROBERT A. MILLER, Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon,
Iar 1907

Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon,
January 6, 1897.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN following-named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof in support OF
his claim, and that said proof will be made be-
Toledo, Oregon, on February 20, 1897, viz:
MARTIN LUTHER GLASS, II. L. No. 95l7,
for the north q of southeast a, southwest 4 Of
northeast a and northeast a of southwest 4 OF
section II, town II, south, range 9, west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Irwin Magee, Marion Hunt,
William F. Hyde, of Eddyville, Oregon, and
George Kehl, of Harlan, Oregon.
ROBERT A. MILLER. Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28
.|0Hce for Publication.
Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon,

January 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the County
Clerk of Lincoln County, at Toledo, Oregon, on
March Sth, 1896, viz:
JOHN O'CONNoR; H. E. 1,2Ss,
for the lois l. 2, 3, and northeast Il of south
west 4 OF section 9, town 1S, south, range 10,
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
William E. Dobson and Dave W. Gay, of Lin
vile, oregon, and John G. Barnes and William
l.. Tullock, of Wadport, Oregon.
ROBERT A. MILLER, Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28

If the sugar trust has its way and
the law they are seeking to have
passed operates as expected, the
American people will be forced to
pay the combine $50, ,ooo, 900 each
year. AT this rate it will take but
twenty years for this monopoly to
draw from the people sum equal
to the amount of both metallic and
paper money at present in the
whole United States.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
SOAKING PARsNIP SEED.

1t is very hard to get parsnip seed
to grow, probably because the dry,
woody covering over the germ absorbs
water very slowly. The seed needs
so long time to terminate that weed
seeds which have been soaking III the
ground all winter get the start and
make it a difficult crop to care for
We have always found it an advantage
to soak the seed until it was beginning
to sprout. At first it should be put
in water as hot as the hand can bear,
and so keep it fifteen minutes. This
will be enough to wet through the
outside covering, and will thus hasten
termination. When the seed is plant
ed especial care should be taken to
compact the soil tightly around it.
Boston Cultivator.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22

enough to raise the stills somesinches
off the ground. Then fill up for
three or four inches above the stills
with stone, and on top of the stone
two inches of dry clay pounded hard
and smooth, letting the clay be little
higher near the stills. Fixed In this
way quite stream of water can run
under and off without affecting the
silo or contents.
About distance for planting ensilage
corn. Last year planted the usual
distance for grain and some much
closer for ensilage. To my surprise !
found the yield about equal in each
case, with the very decided advantage
that on that planted the usual distance
the blades were very large and grew
to the ground, while on the corn
planted close for ensilage the blades
below the ear were dried up, and
mostly blown off. Also there is many
times as much corn on the VIDE
planted. The land is very rich IN
both lots.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
Great Mems Last Words,

Anagoras, the philosopher, who main
tanned himself by keeping school, be
Ing asked IL he wished for anything, re
piled: Give tho boys a holiday" and
died. st. Lawrence the Martyr, whit
was broiled alive ON a gridiron. A. d
25S, may be said to have spoken the
most strangely recorded dying words.
Having laid for some time upon the
grldiron, the martyr addressed the EN-
peror, who was present, in kind Of jo
cose Latin couplet, which may be thus
translated:
This side Is broiled sufficient to be
food
For all who wish 1t to be done and
good"
On this the executioner turned him, and
yet he triumphed over the tyrant by
telling him, with great serenity, thai
he was roasted enough, and only want
ed serving up. The next moment he
dipd
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
A Courteous Retort.

One may be excused for feeling lit.
tie joy when the man who goes out of
his way to make a rude remark in or.
der to show his wit receives a rebuke
that is as courteous as 1t Is effective.
The retort given by certain learned
scientist must have been more amusing
to the onlookers than to the learned
gentlsman's antagonist.
1t happened at dinner that one of the
guests began to deride philosophy, and
went on rudely to express the opinion
that philosopher was but another way
of spelling fool.
what is your opinion, Professor"
he asked. as there much distance be.
tween them?
The Professor, with a polite bow to
his boorish vis-a-vis, responded grave
ly: Sometimes only the width of a
. l.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
FEEDING CALVES FOR COWS.

When calves are intended to be
grown for COWS it is great mistake to
feed them so heavily as to increase the
tendency to fatten. Often this can be
seen at birth in the thick bull like
neck and heavy head. In such case
it is best to fatten and sell to the
butcher, no matter what stock may be
its ancestry. But frequently also the
calf which seems to be all right for
good mixer is fed so heavily and on
such fattening food that its tendency
for life to produce fat and beef rather
than milk and butter is fully estab-
lished. To grow good COW the calf
should not be stunted. That will i'm
pair digestion, which is just as i'm
portant for the COW as it is for beef
animal. Calves intended to be kept
for COWS should have much succulent
food, with enough of the kind of nu-
triton required to make large growth.
Then it will be well developed and
come early into heat. 1t is always
advisable to breed as early as posi-
BILE. Then when the tendency to milk
production has been fully established,
good feeding with the best food will
turn the product of the feed into the
milk pail, where it will be most for the
farmers profit to have it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
SWEET CORN FOR FEEDING.

There are a good many farmers who
grow sweet corn for market who do
not care to grow any other KIND, be-
cause having only small places, If the
two kinds are grown, there Will be
more or less mixed grains in the ears.
What corn they cannot sell green they
grind and feed to stock. The sweet
corn dries down harder than will the
corn whose carbon is starch rather
than sugar 1t is also much lighter
than the field corn after its surplus OF
water was dried out of it. Sweet corn
ground with the cob makes meal that
cattle and horses are very fond OF
when fed with cut feed. But as its
weight is less than the field corn meal
more must be fed to secure the same
results. 1t is notmore nutritious than
common corn meal, if so much so, but
it may be used sometimes to tempt the
appetite of an animal that has been
cloyed and thus restore digestion to
its normal activity.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
EXTRA WORK PAYS BEST.

1t never pays to shirk work on the
farm. Nature cannot be cheated. 1t
is always the farmer who does his
work promptly, and who neglects no
point necessary to make good crop,
who succeeds. There is no money
made by growing poor crops. In
most cases, he who merely plows and
sows, without manuring, does a great
deal of work for nothing. "Let HIM
that ploweth, pillow in hope" said one
great apostle in olden time. We have
often thought that this is the best pos
sible motto for the farmer. 1t means
that everything, before and after
blowing, shall be all that labor and
skill can give to make the harvest q
success. 1t is sad confession that
the old-time farmer made that his crop
did not turn out as well as he ex-
pected and he always knew 1T
wouldn't. No farmer, coworking with
nature, ought to expect failure. Seed
time and harvest do not fail to those
who do their part of the contract. Ii
they do fail in everything, despite
the best care, it means that the
locality where this often occurs was
not meant for farming purposes. Ii
it is fit for farming, the season will be
right to make success OF something.
American Cultivatdr.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
PLANTING POTATO Feelings.

There is no temptation to potato
growers to economic by planting
potato Feelings for seed while pota-
toes are so cheap as they have been
this year and last. Yet very good
crops have been grown that way, and
there are growers who believe that for
a very early crop the Feelings cut into
pieces having one or two vigorous eyes
on each set, will bring new tubers
sooner than will sets cut through
whole potatoes. The truth seems to
be that the potato peeling is apt to
be pretty we'll dried through when
planted in cold, moist soil early in the
spring, and it therefore starts to grow
ing at once The thick piece of potato
especially if fresh cut, is moist, and
this with the moisture of the soil keeps
the potato germs from starting until
both soil and seed have dried. When
a piece of dried potato peeling comes
in contact with moist soil it absorbs
water and thus swells itself, while to
some extent drying the soil in contact
Wild it, also introducing some surface
air and thus making the soil warmer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
POULTRY NOTES.

Clean the poultry house daily and
during warm weather, and spray lit
tie crude carbolic acid over the floor.
Don't give the hens corn during
warm weather. In fact, if you have
range the hens will gather their own
living.
Market all the early chickens not
wanted for next years breeding. Ii
you caponize any, let it be the later
matches.
If done Matching send the useless
rooster to market or to the pot in
stanter. Overfat and broken-down
hens, ditto.
Use plenty of air slaked lime. All
bare spots should be covered. Grass
and lime are the two greatest purifiers
OF the poultry yard.
Don't send dirty eggs to market.
Take clean rag and wash them and
YOU will be rewarded for the work
when the returns are received.
Lack of variety will sometimes
cause the hens to lose appetites.
When they do not appear to relish
their food, give them a change of diet.
Give the hens rest. Abandon eggs
and live on vegetables. The moulting
season will be more easily passed and
you will have plenty OF eggs early this
fall
When the hens are slow to lay, one
of the best invigorators is mess OF
lean meat twice or three times week.
About an ounce for each hen is sutfi-
cient at meal.
The chicks are now out of danger.
Feed as early as possible in the morn
ing and give them their freedom. If
at daybreak, 50 much the better. Bugs
and worms disappear after sunrise.
Be careful that all chicks are given
an equal share. If some fail to get a
full supply of food they will develop
runts. Don't feed the large and small
ones together. Have separate coops
for each size.
Temporary warm weather houses
may be constructed by setting posts
in the ground, running weather
kosrds horizontally, and covering
roof, rear wall and ends with tarred
felt. Leave front open.
Fresh water and shade must be pro-
vided for the fowls. Ii you have not
done so, it is not too late to plant a
patch of sunhowers. They grow
rapidly and make nice shade dur
ing August and September.
Any enterprising hen mother can
provide one meal day for herself and
children at this season from the in
sects and grasses that abound. Feed
night and morning and give free
range. This course will make hardy
provided, of course, the
ranges are not overstocked.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
1t Is a Fact.

Playing cards were invented in
France for the amusement of the mad
King Charles vi. By 1775, 42S, 900
packs had received the Government
stamp in England.
Bells were introduced in Christian
churches in A. ID. 400.
The Prussian prayer book enjoins
that the whole of the service, including
the sermon, shall not exceed one
hour.
In the. Middle Ages pepper was one
of the most costly spices, and in the
thirteenth century the gift of few
pounds of it was considered very
handsome present.
One pound of gold may be drawn
into wire that would extend around
the world,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
just to Scare Tommy

An old peddler, with his pack on his
shoulder, was toiling slowly along
London street. when q loud shout Of
"Hiw arrested his steps. The cry pro-
ceeded from the lips Of woman who
was frantically waving her hand to
him from a fourth-story window o.
some models close by. ~.
"Vant me2" shouted the peddler.
Eyes" shouted the woman back
again; "come up here, mister"
Customers had been very scarce that
day, so, in spite of his WEAKNESS, the
old man toiled up the many steps lead
ing to the woman's rooms, hopeful Of
doing a good stroke Of business with
her.
When he at last reached the landing
of the fourth story, the woman emerg-
ed from one Of the rooms, holding q
bowling youngster by the ear.
"Mister," she said, tersely. I've
lust called you up to Tommy! If he's
a naughty boy won't you put him in
your bag?"-London Judy.
Boston Teacher--We will now take
up the study Of the senses. Why has
the Creator furnished us with eyes?
Boston Pupil (aged 4-To enable us to
see. Teacher-And what Office Is filed
by the nose? Pupil-It was given to
man SO that he might smell and thus
guard against the inhalation of un-
healthy odors. Teachcr-Why are we
favored with cars? Pupil-To hold our
spectacles In place.-CIcveland Leader.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
THE AMERICAN HORSE.
Tie Finds Favor In Several Foreign
Countries.

There has been a remarkable increase
in the export Of horses from the United
States during the last few years, writes
W. z. Curtis to the Chicago Record.
In 1893 the total number shipped to
foreign countries was only 2,067. In
1894 1t increased to 5,248, in 1895 to
13,94S, in 1896 to %, 1926, and during the
first six months of the present fiscal
year, ending Dec. 81, the total was H..
s32; so that If the same proportion Is
continued during the remaining SIX
months the total for the year will be
%, 464. Nearly half the entire exports
in 1896 went to Great Britain, the exact
number being 1902; but it is believed
that 1000 or more additional were sent
through Canada, the exports to the do
minion being 5,305 horses. The trade
with Great Britain in horses has shown
4 remarkable increase, for in 1893 the
total exports were only 564 head. The
increase in exports to Germany was
sven greater. Notwithstanding the laws
Of that country, which are very annoy
ing to importers of live stock and quite
expensive. In 1893 we shipped only
:hirty-three horses to the German EN-.
pre In 1896 we shipped 1855.
Among other countries now receiving
American horses is Belgium, which i'm
ported none in 1893, and 1,134 In 1896.
France took very few, only 397. Italy
bought one Of our horses in 1898, two iD
1894, three in 1895 and four in 1896.
We sent 9S7 to Mexico last year, and
good many to the West India Islands,
with the exception of Cuba, where,
strange to say, we sold none at all. Two
American horses went to Japan, foul
70 China, one to Samoa and one to
Africa.
New York is the largest horse market
both for the export and the domestic
trade, but a good many are shipped
from Baltimore. Exports of mules
have increased in a corresponding ra-
ito, the number for the last few years
being as follows: 1898, 1,634; 1894,
2,063; 1895, 2,515; 1896, 5,91S, and for
the first six months of the present fiscal
gear, 1854.
SO far as the Department Of Agricul
fure is aware there has been no special
effort on the part Of American horse
breeders to extend their foreign trade.
The growth has been natural and the
result Of low prices in this country.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
FARM and GARDEN.
Items of Interest on Agricultural
Topics.
Gypsum With Ashes. Soaking Parsnip
Seed. Sweet Corn for Feeding. Plant
ing Potato Feelings, Etc., Etc.
GYPSUM WITH ASHES.

In all summer applications of gyp-
sum it is better mixed with wood
ashes. The reason appears to be that
while both attract moisture, the ashes
supplies the mineral element for max
ing nitrate of potash, which is very
active manure. Gypsum alone on
corn makes the soil too cold and may
do injury rather than good. Yet for
potatoes the gypsum alone will benefit
the crop some. But even for this 1T is
better mixed with ashes.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
.couRslno LIZARDS.



the Arizona Desert
In the st. Nicholas, wolcott Le Clear
Beard writes of "Mones; Tame E9
gle," which was one Of his pets while
he was engaged in engineering IN
southern Arizona Mr.. Beard says: He
was very fond of the lizards witt
which these plains abounded, and one
large variety, called "swifts" from
their remarkable speed In running
seemed to BIO especially coveted.
Whenever one Of these was caught
which was not often, Moses would be
brought out, and after the swift had
taken ten feet start would be set free
The lizard would promptly resolve 1t
self into a white streak across the des
ert, and screaming with excitement
half running. half flying, Moses would
pursue, followed by the laughing
crowd, of which only those on horse
back had much chance of keeping up.
1t was In no sense a cruel sport; II
amused Moses and US, and didn't hurt
the swift, for he got away every time;
md If the feelings of our pet were q
trifle injured, as he returned, percneo
on some ones wrist or saddie-horn'
from his fruitless hunt, these were
speedily soothed by the prompt giit OF
a nice bit of fresh beef, so no one was
the worse. The lizards, however, ne
seemed to view as sort of dessert,
md. as he could absorb an unlimited
quantity, they were always In demand
A certain stick kept on the veranda
of our office was generally under his
eve: and when any one picked this up
and started for walk across the des'
ert, Moses would hop gravely along be
hind, sure that some Of his fayorite
dainties would soon be Forthcoming.
OF course, Moses was perfectly well
able to catch the smaller kinds OF liz
ards for himself. but there was less
exertion In allowing some one else &c
do It for him; and exertion, at this perl
cd of his life, was a thing to which
Moses was violently opposed. These oc'
casions were almost the only ones
when he would be silent for any length
of time; for he seemed to understand
perfectly that at the first note OF MS
voice every lizard within hearing would
run for his life to the nearest refuge
and only when blow of the stick
failed for the second or third time tc
reach it's mark would he give utterance
to his deep disgust at such clumslness
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-22
THREE POINTS ABOUT ENs1nAeE.

Says J. G. Early, of Virginia:-One
of the easiest and cheapest ways to
prevent ensilage spreading the silo is
to get lot of poles or scantling
three or four inches in diameter, and
bore two IL inch holes near both
ends and at right angles, then drive
oak pegs II inches long through the
holes, so the pegs will project an
equal distance out each side. Have
the poles a little shorter than the
width of the silo, and place them in
the silage as cut, and when most
needed.
The best silo floor is made by put
ting the stills ON oak blocks sunk two
feet i'm the ground, or stone pillars
mot solid wallis, having them high