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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21
FARMER OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
He Pursues His Calling in Scientific Way These
Everything Providence and the Weather.

who are entitled to write. Bachelors
of Science" after their names. They
know all about the soils and the sea-
sons, and what crops are adaptable
and what are not, and their science
goes so far as to include conditions in
foreign countries and to be able to
judge from them whether corn, or
wheat, or barley, or whatever product
of the farm will be most in demand
for export, and so command the readi-
est market and the best price. They
have reduced farming TO a science, and
are teaching it as science. The course
in agriculture includes history and gov
ernment, French and German, English,
and the higher mathematics and music,
so that our farmers of the next genera
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21
MASSACHUSETTS, COLLEGE BARN.

upon agriculture and kindred indus
trial pursuits"
The college land, comprising 676
acres, is divided into the farm of 230
acres, devoted to field crops grown un-
der system OF rotation, forty-fve
acres of woodland pasture, ia acres
of lawns, gardens and orchards, 24O
acres Of forest, and Al acres Of expert
mental fields and plats. The farm is
equipped with cattle, sheep and swine
Of the principal breeds. There are an
arboretum of $50 species of trees, a
botanic garden containing 1,2OO species
of native and foreign hardy herbaceous
plants, with some shrubs, a grass gar
den of 200 species Of grasses and clov.
ers. and a weed garden of 100 species
o. the most troublesome weeds. The
students in agriculture are required to
work two and one-half hours day on
the farm or garden. The annual aver
age expenses of students for board,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21

SIT used to be the rule that when
man wasn't fit for anything else
-he was considered good enough to
be farmer; that if he hadn't brains
enough to master military tactics or
the intricacies of the law or medicine
or of theology, and was utterly lack
ing in creative ability, then his proper
sphere of usefulness was the farm.
And in those days even the gentle
man" farmer was a person of inferior
standing and he was made to feel his
insignifcance whenever he came in
contact with the superior persons who
ruled the State and made or eXpounded
its laws. Society spoke of him as a
''gawk," and his sons and daughters
were country pumpkins" But all this
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21
I they are required to attend prayers and

they are required to attend prayers and
worship in the college chapel.
The Michigan State Agricultural
College is the oldest in the country. 1t
was established by an act of the Mich
igan Legislature in 1855, and for thirty
years, like the Massachusetts College,
had only an agricultural course. In
1890, under a materially increased in
come. a mechanical course was added,
and later a woman's course. The laws
of the State prescribe that it shall be
a "high seminary of learning, in which
the graduate of the common school can
commence, pursue, and finish a course
of study terminating in thorough theo-
retic and practical instruction in those
sciences and arts which bear directly
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21

of the earth and themselves than the
tens of thousands of other earnest ana
honest men who have taken up home
steads and gone to farming without
any knowledge of or preparation for
the cultivation of the soil.
In an article in the Year Book of the
Department of Agriculture on "SOme
Types of American Agricultural Col
leges," A. G. True, Phi. d., director of
the Governments experiment stations,
describes the essential features of some
Of these institutions of learning. OF
the Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege, which is near Amherst, on farm
of 400 acres, situated in most beau
tiful part of the Connecticut river val
ley, he says:
"In 1897 the college had permanent
endowment funds aggregating $780,
600, and its buildings, farms and equip
ment were valued at about $315,000.
The college buildings include combined
dormitory and class room building,
chapel and library, laboratory for
chemistry and physics, chronological
laboratory with insectary, botanic la
boratory and museum, drill hail. dormi-
tory, presidents house, several resi-
dences for professors, farm houses,
boarding house, horticultural plant
houses, and barn, including creamery
and dairy laboratory. The experiment
station also has chemical laboratory,
botanical laboratory with plant house,
and barns.
Excellent Equipment.
son the farm $50 acres are under
cultivation with a variety of field
crops, and the extensive college barn
is stocked with 100 head of cattle and
equipped with the most improved agri-
cultural implements and machinery.
The horticultural grounds cover 100
acres, with orchards, vineyards, small
fruit and vegetable plantations, and
groves of forest trees. Much attention
Is given to Horticulture and landscape
gardening, and the ample plant houses
are we'll stocked with numerous varie.
ties of eXotics. Some eighty acres are
devoted to the work of the experiment
station, including numerous plat eXper-
iments with varieties Of field and hor-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21
Deep Down in the Earth.

The deepest hole in the earth is o.
schladebach, near Ketschau, Germany
IL Is 0'13o feet in depth and is for geo
logic research only. The drilling was
oegun In 1880 and stopped six years
later because the engineers were IN
able with their instruments to go deep
or
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21
earth be reduced to state of savagery
and cannibalism.
Farmer Knows Why.

Farmer Knows Why.
Science Is bringing not only the pub
lie to realization of the Importance
of the farmer, but the farmer himself
to an appreciation of the Importance
of his work and of the necessity of fit
ting himself for it by studying nature
and inducing her by scientific means
rather than by haphazard to yield her
store. Formerly the farmer could tell
you when" without knowing why"
Experiment showed him that rotation
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21
Cake at English Weddings.

Ihe cake at English weddings is al
ways star feature. Usually at 3
affair 1t is fully six feet
hlgh and is a marvellous architectural
structure of icing adorned with flowers
and figures.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21

1t isn't what woman says that inau'
eheeS man, but the way she says it
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21

Some folks are so industrious that
when they haven't anything else to do
they worry.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21

NO man who has never been tempted
Is sure of his honesty.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
KEEP YOUR WITS AT A FIRE.
Advice of a dan Who Has Had Plenty
of Experience ia
Hotels.

Il have been an actor for 20 years."
said Thaddeus Shine. Il have crossed
the continent nine times Naturally, l
have slept in a good many hotels here
and there. l have been caught in three
hotel fires. The first time | came near
being cremated. 1t happened because
/ was bounced out of bed at the first
alarm, felt satisfied that l was as good
as dead, bounded out of the room and
rushed down the hallway. L didn't
know where l was going. Like Kip
ling's stampeded soldier, didn't stop
to see. The consequence was that /
ran into the part of the building which
was burning, turned to go back, found
my escape cut off by smoke, fell insen-
sible in little while and was dragged
cut by fireman who stumbled over me-
There is but one thing to do when
you are sleeping in a strange place and
the fire call is sounded. Get ont of bed
swiftly but quietly, put on your shoes,
trousers and coat and pick up your val
uables, il you have any. You can do all
this IN i've minutes or less by working
steadily and coolly. BY the time you
get 1t done you will know in what direc-
You want to go, and how to get there.
Hotels don't burn down in ten minutes
these days, and with the present eff
ficiency of the fire departments in the
large cities not one in 100 of them that
catch on fire burns down at all. When
thing Of this kind comes up make
haste slowly is a motto that every man
and woman ought to remember. It is
the crazed ones who die"
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
THE KAISER OBJECTED.
He Was vigorously Opposed 20 Eav-
ing the Empress Use
Hair Dye.

The Great Young Man Of Germany, as
they call the enterprising and pyro-
technic kaiser, while poking his in
perial finger into every art and every
SCIENCE, still finds time, the court scan
dal 1nongers say, to pay strict atten-
tion 10 the wardrobe and toilet OF the
empress, his wife.
The empress is but human, and when
she saw silver threads making their ap-
rearance in her hair she lncst naturally
tried to defer the inevitable-and dyed,
it is said. Whether she put On too much,
or whatever the reason was, certain it
is. that one morning the poor empress
appeared at breakfast with stripes of
doubtful green among Ler tresses.
You have put some rubbish on your
head. Augusta" cried Wilhelm, with a
great frown. "Where's the bottle?'
The empress muttered a few words
and went on with her breakfast, but the
ruler Of minds and bodies got up, rum
mayed his wife's dressing-room, to the
distress of the maids, who were busy
nuttiug things in order, and, observing
that one CT them LTIGU 10 CO.iCCSii d DOl-
tie. he snatched it from her and put it
in his pocket Nothing mere was said
on the subject to the empress, but the
perfumer in ordinary TO their maj jesties
lost his exalted patron, and poor Au-
ousta's head remained harlequined for
a month.
The same fate befeil a later importa-
ton from Paris, and at last the en-
press, who detested a motley head as
much as the kaiser does hair dye, got
a new preparation to bleach her hair an
even color, and from that day the en-
press appeared completely white, and
even poudree. Her fancy now, in which,
however, she cannot always indulge, is
to wear pure white garments or pale
gray ones, which suit her well, and
make her look very picturesque. How
ever Wilhelm loves pink. blue and
green, and she must comply with his
wishes and order colored dresses.-N.
Y. World.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
CUBAN WOMEN.
sr.f1ex Hide f7,e Sadness of Their
Hearts from Curious and
PryinS Eyes.

One surprising phase of the conti-
mental interestin Cuba is the number OF
inquiries that have come from yourg
men who are looking fer wives, who
want to know what the chances are for
marriage and a happy home down
there in Havana" If these young men
with domestic yearnings. who seem IN
able to find bride in their own land.
can frame the language OF love in Span
ish words. their chances for securing
a Cuban wife are excellent. For Amer
lean officials report that society in Ha-
vana is made up simply Of Cuban wom-
en- and Yankee army officers" War
devastated the homes of the rich no less
than those Of the poor, and now from
even he wcalthiest households father,
son. brother. husband is missing. In
society. this and that young senior
where is he? Where are the young aris-
tocrats who used to set the pace IN This
Paris of lie Antilles? Many Ct them lie
meath the long grass. in graves IN
marked. Of many family of wealth
and fashion. only las donas are left.
Sad-cycd and composed. as if their grief
were toodeep for tears. they still smile;
tCt The smiles are the kind that wrinkle
tke face. And still they sing. for if grief
j., = fever, il is intermittent. but their
s3ug is dirge. But low that the
machete has given way 10 the fan, now
shat the r.lantil!a has supplantcd the
sword, Ike eayety Of Old may be re-
sumed Go light is the heart Of the
Cuban woman. as far as the world is
coGce:red. so natural is her viyacity
ard seeming cheerfulness of mind,
that. with the coming Of the Americans,
she is making Havana as festive as cf
yore.
She is fascinating-so long as you
are content to eliminate. the intellectual
clement Though well-born and we'll
bred. she illustrates the distinction be-
tween instruction and education. in
New York. London. Paris, her illiteracy
would be noticed; in Havana it is ac
ceptcd as d mark CT delightful feminin-
ity. As consequence, there is no
Cuban woman's literature; L magazine
for women is 4 succsss, except when it
devotes itself exclusively 10 the vanity
ofits subscribers, CT when it prints only
fashion plates. She inclines to charity.
but 10 the SORT least beneficial. She
gives to the beggar, but she will DO
nothing TO raise that poor beirg out CT
the slough of self-a basement. There
are only one or two societies of women
fer The uplifting of their less fortunate
sisters.
One Of her great faults is that she per-
sists in lacing TOO tightly. In the midst
of the danza have seen many a lovely
woman carried from the ballroom IN a.
dead faint-the cause, an unnaturally
small waist. Again. The most beautiful
woman insists uFCn spelling lcr com
pleXion by her insane fashion Of coat
ing her face, neck, shoulders and arms
with rice powder TO such a thickness as
to give her a ghastly appearance not
unlike that OF PieNette.-Gilson Will
let, in Leslie's Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
AN UNFORTUNATE POET.
Ee Uncnnsci oCsly Bestovvs the SUI
tan's Rich Gift Upon Beg
f;ars at EIis Door.

It was a common practice century
400 to conceal the real value Of pres
ent. A good story in illustration OF
this is told Of Sir John Maynard a
shining legal light Of those days
Two farmers had a grievance about
which they were compelled to go to
law. One of them prepared basket
full Of beautiful piPpins and preaenteG
them to the great lawyer. They were
graciousIy received, and Sir John, tax
ing one of the apples, split it in two,
and found therein golden sovereign.
They were golden pipPins, indeed!
TIE retainer was all that could be
desired, and the lawyer engaged to de-
fend his client. Shortly after this there
came also TO Sir John the other farm
er with fine sucking pig. When this
was turned over it was found TO De
stuffed with 80 sovereigns. The gill
however, had TO be refused, as the law
yer was already retained.
In striking contrast to this was the
action of the famous Spanish poet
Sid 1ben Sarki. This happened not SO
many years d8O' liz PoSt was - -
Fez. and desiring to show his appreci'
alton Of the ruler of the country, ne
wrote a long poem eXtolling the VIZ
tues of the sultan of Morocco and sent
it to him.
The sultan, Muley Hassan, was SO
pleased with the act that he presented
the poet with a gift of four loaves OF
black bread. Now. in Morocco. the
present Of a loaf of black bread from
the sultan is one of the highest honors
that can be conferred. The naughty
poet. however, would very likely have
appreciated 4 purse in which the gold
could be heard clinking, and he was 50
chagrined that he gave he loaves away
TO beggars who knocked at his door
for aims.
Judge Of his modification when he
learned some days later that each loaf
had contained 100 ducats which the
sultan had ordered to be placed therein
before the baking. Verify it would
have been wise TO have accepted the
crumbs of comfort, such as we're Of
fered. with all thankfuIness. -Cincin,
rati Enquirer.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
SCIENCE AND lNDJSIKY.

A fiber of silk mile long weighs 12
grains.
Tie Kankakee river in Illinois is said
to be- slowly drying up On account OF
the drainage OF the swalnps from which
il receives It's supply.
Platinum has been drawn into smooth
wirc SO fine that il could not be dis
tinguished by the naked eye, even when
stretched ac--ss a piece OF white card
board.
Gelatoid, a mixture of gelatine with
forn.ldeiyde, is being used for un-
;realzabie goggles to protect the eyes
of wolkmen exposed to flying particles
of stone. metal or wood.
One Of the later narvcls of little
things is the taking CT pictures through
the lens of an Insects eye. We are
filled with astonishment, says T. W.
Saxby, Zen we reflect that from
dragon fys head we could obtain 25,-
coo perfect lenses. 50 minute that mil
lion Of them would not cover square
inch, and yet each lie capable CT yield
ing a recognizable photograph.
It is stated that the beautiful YER
million wood used in Pullman cars does
not come from California, as may have
been supposed, but from India. Much
of it was used as ballast by vessels ply
ing between India and Liverpool until
the discovery was made that it will
take q higher polish than mahogany,
and now large quantities of it are
bought by the Pullman company.
Frcdrika Bremen remarked that the
atmosphere Of Cuba absorbed all cdors.
Everyone smoked, yet the air was free
from the faint of smoke. Also, she OBJ
served that rose, elsewhere very fra
grant, was without perfume in Cuba.
It has been observed, when onions were
used that were imported from Cuba.
the olor was much less intense than
from those raised in New England.
The atmosphere of London is particu-
larIy bad for statuary. It covers every
thing with a layer of black, and even
corrodcs stone This was recently
noted on ST. Pauls cathedral, where the
heroic statues Of the Apostles on the
coping are in very bad state Of decay.
\ close examination reveals the fact
that they are pitted as if eaten by
worms. three of them were in such bad
condition that they had to be firmly
clamped and braced to prevent them
| from falling 10 the street
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
yIyordrobeg of Royalty.

Marlborough house. though it fre-
queruy encourages new fashions. is no
autocrat in these matters. An instance:
Last summer. in order TO encourage
SpitalfeIGs weayers, the prince OF
Wales heroically wore silken brocaded
waistcoat. but the hint was not taken.
and the waistcoat had a last TO be dis
carded. The duke Of York. ii appears.
is no great dandy. as he simply re-
quires his clothes TO be comfortable
He ordered 20 suits once all IL lot. He
is thought TO look best in blue serge
Yachting costume. As to the CermaD
EN- peror. his wardrobe is marvellous. in
Gliding the uniforms Of every regiment
in his army. besides many foreign ones
Among the most priced naval uniforms
is that Of an English ad2airal.-Chicago
Times-Iieraid.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
!g:5 7SB ZSH 1i Ni nEgBsy b!5,!s g L L5!sIl{ LgEE!Z{

"Oh, there is nothing to forgive! 1t
was very good Of you"
At this moment caught glimpse OF
her face, and was forced to admit that
DeEcnhain had some reason fer his eX
travagant praise.
And you will not think the worse of
me for-for trying to deceive your he
went on. Really. he was getting posi-
lively absurd, from his voice one would
have supposed that be was prisoner
suing for his life.
"Oh, ! think better of you." she cried
IL shall never forget your Kindness.
And as she gave him her hand she
blushed in Il ridiculous fashion.
Then Debenham made an ass of him
self. Instead of simply shaking hands
and saying good-mcrning he held her
fingers and said nothing, bUt just
stared at her in moonstruek kind OF
way that wis quite idiotic, and she
dropped her head like a little silly ana
went the color Of a peony; then. But
at this point couldn't stand it any
longer, and quietly Withdrew.
OF course, | was not in the least as
toniShed when Debenham rushed into
my chambers the same afternoon and,
with i good deal Of stammcring, con
fessed that he was engaged. He seemed
quite amazed when betrayed no sur
prise, but didn't tell him that had
been a witness of his folly.
was presented to the future Mrs.
Debenham and her sister a few days
later When Debenham asked me what
l thought of her told him she was one
Of the incest girls had ever met, but,
as matter of fact. she is much inferior
to her sister. don't mind admitting
indeed, that she is the incest girl have
ever met, and | shouldn't wonder
But there, that's another story
London Argosv.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
Lirht from the WIND.


An electric lighting installation
which has recently been laid down at
Boyle hall, West Ardsley, is interesting
from the fact that wind is The only mo
tive power employed for generating
the current. There are 80 sails set raGi-
ally in a circular frame about 80 feet
diameter. A la-ge pulley fixed on
horizontal shaft in an adjacent build
irc drives the dynamo. The duty Of
this machine is to charge the storage
cells. which are sufficiently large to
run the 100 lights for about eight days
in winter. should there lie no wind for
that length of tine, and for more han
a fortnight in summer.-YorEshire
Post
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
DGDGDDJD 3lJLGd'
De nh3m stared.

'tWhy not?
because know the rest
"How the
''Yes. l do. You lent her the five
pounds, of course. My dear fellow,
you've been had"
q didn't do anything Of the kird!"
Debenham retorted, hotly. "She
wouldn't let me. That's what came to
as you were q lawyer you might be able
to suggest something, but ! wish I'd
never mentioned it TO you"
Of course | fastened to soOthe his
rufIled plumes, and in little while he
went on with his tale. Itappeared that
he had seen her home, and that he had
learned her name. It was Charnley-
Kate Charnley. She was dressmaker
and lived with her sister.
And you want to help them, eh?"
said, after time.
"Yes. but it'll be a difficult matter.
They're clergy yman's daughters, and
very proud. l don't see what can do.
It's awiully riling, you know, Kennion,
to have a Pile of money and not be able
to do a little good with it once in way
It's shame that this girl should have
to slave at sewing machine all day
while a great strong beggar like me
lounges around killing time
''IsuppOse you want to refund this FIVE
pounds?"
Yes, l can't do more; but I don't
even see how can do that
well, you might order a gown of
some sort from them.'
Dent be an ass; men don't buy
gowns"
You could say it was for your sis
ter
"Rut 1 haven't got a sister, and if l
had she'd never let me choose her gowns
for her; besides, she'd have to be fitted
on and all that, you know"
was obliged to admit the force of
! these arguments, and fresh period of
silence intervened. Debenham had
risen, and was pacing the floor in a state
of perplexity.
''How would it be if I inclosed the
money in an envelope and sent it anony-
mously?" he said, at length.
"You might do that. certainly" l re-
piled. after a little consideration.
"Dut she'd be sure to know who
sent it."
''Well, that doesn't matter, as you are
not likely to see her again"
3 Debenham stopped and turned his
eyes full upon me.
whats that? Not see her again ?
But must see her again. IL feel that
my ate is-er-linked with that girl,
Kennion."
"Oh. very we'll; then that squashes
the idea entirely, unless. Look here,
why not assume the character of the
thief yourself, aud send hera letter say
ing you have repented and return the
money!
"But | don't want her to think that
I'm bad lot"
Well she needn't know that you sent
it. You can pretend to be an ordinary
pickpocket."
so | can. l never thought of that
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
EnCIixh SaIe.

English sole, held by some persons
in very high esteem, sells in this market
at from GO cents to q dollar a pound,
according to the supply and demand.
The fish imported weigh commonly
from pound and half to two pounds
each; they are brought over packed
in ice, in refrigerator rooms OF fast
steamers. The consumption here IS
chiefly in the season from October 10
May. There are only four or five deal
ers in the city that import Enghsh
sole, and their aggregate annuallmpor-
tations probably do not much exceed
5000 pounds. English sole have been
imported into this country in tins com
paratively limited way for many years:
There are also imported from England
some turbOt There was at one llllie
also more or less salmon imported
from England, but of the fresh salmon
now consumed in this country 1hat
which is imported comes chiefly from
Canada and the Pacific coast of British
North America-N. y. Sun.