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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
Cost of Making Beef.

1t has been accepted as proved that
the younger an animal the lower is
the cost Of putting on flesh and fat.
some experiments have been made to
prove this, but the data are too mea-
ger to permit Of the building of very
strong arguments on them. Professor
Mumford Of the Illinois station has
taken up the question and is making
an experiment that will at least add
to the volume of the data If it does
not settle the question, which 1t prob
ably will not. Herds of various ages
are being fed at the station, and these
will be marketed as fast as ready and
careful reports compiled of the cost
Of gain made on each lot. There is a
point beyond which it does not pay a
farmer to keep an animal, even
though that animal is all the time
gaining in weight. The station is try
ing to find the point at which steer
feeding must stop, if a profit is to be
made. Every day after that point the
farmer is losing money and losing the
time he is putting on the care Of the
animal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
Commercial Fertilizer.


/ used three tons of fertilizer from
me of our large packing companies in
1903. l used it on my corn field, put
ting it In the hill with the compliant
er; this was ON black sandy loan. l
had a good crop Of corn, but as my
soil was in good condition l was I'M
able to say how much benefit the fer
tilizer was to me, If any; therefore,
in 1904, l made up my mind to give
it a thorough test as far as my farm
was concerned.
This year / used five tons. This
fertilizer came from a different pack
ing company from the first lot, but
was supposed to be the same as to its
chemical value. We used 1000 pounds
to acre, mainly, as in the first year;
still we planted strips through our
fields with 200 pounds per acre, and
in the same field we left strips with
out any fertilizer. The first two
months we thought We could see a
little advantage in favor of the corn
that had the fertilizer, but later on,
and at husking time, we We're unable
to see that the use Of the fertilizer
was Of benefit to us.-P. G. Freeman,
Iowa,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
Peace After tho Battle.

The, wife Of a well-known Western
Senator is a Southern woman who was
married to the Senator late in life.
While still a young girl she left her
native State and came North to live;
but from time to time she would re-
visit her old home.
On one Of these occasions shortly be-
fore her marriage she happened to
meet the old colored nanny" who
had been her nurse, and who was vast
ly surprised to find that Miss Mary
still was unwedded.
Ian, Miss May" she exclaimed,
"ain't yo' married yit?"
mo, not yet, Aunt Sally" was the
answer.
my, my! Who'd although it? An
yit," she unused, determined to soften
this disgrace, "aftah all, dey does say
dat OF maids has de happies' life; dat
is, aftah dey quits struggling
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
Railway Rate LEGISLATION,

At the biennial convention Of the Or
der of Railway Conductors recently
held at Portland, Oregon, resolutions
were unanimously adopted voicing their
sentiments as to the effect of proposed
railway rate legislation on the 1,3O0,-
600 railroad employees, whom they in
part represented. These resolutions
endorse the attitude of President
Roosevelt in condemning secret rebates
and other illegalities, and commend the
attitude of the heads of American rail-
ways, who, with practical unanimity,
have joined with the president on this
question" They then respectfully
point out to congress the "inadvisa-
bility OF legislation vesting in the
hands of a commission power over rail-
way rates, now lower by far in the
United States han in any other coun-
try" because such regulation would
result in litigation and confusion and
inevitably tend to an enforced reduc-
ton in rates, irrespective of the ques-
tion of the ability of the railroads to
stand the reduction, especially in view
of the increased cost of their supplies
and materials" They further pro-
tested against such power being given
TO the present Inter State commission
because "the proposed legislation is
not in harmony with our idea of Amer
lean jurisprudence, inasmuch as 1t con-
templates that a single body shall have
the right to investigate, indict, try,
condemn and then enforce its decisions
at the cost of the carriers, pending ap-
peal, which is manifestly inequitable."
The conductors base their demand
for only such Hesitation, if any, as
would "secure and insure justice and
equity and preserve equal rights to all
parties concerned" on the ground that
the low cost of transportation sis the
result of the efficiency of American
railway management and operation
which have built up the country
through constant improvement and de-
velopment of territory, while at the
same time recognition has been given
to the value of intelligence among en-
ployes in contrast to foreign methods,
where high freight rates and lowest
wages to employees obtain"
In pressing their claims against leg
i~slation adverse to their interests, they
point out the fact that "the freight
rates of this country average only two
per cent of the cost of articles to the
consumer, thus making the freight rate
80 insignificant a factor in the selling
price that numerous standard articles
are sold at the same price in all parts
of the country"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
Sim pie Farm Gate.

The gate shown in the accompany
Ing Illustration is recommended by q
correspondent of the Montreal Fam
lily Herald. The gate is intended for
inside locations, upon a farm instead
of bars or swinging gates which are
troublesome and apt to get out of or
der. The correspondent has six Of
these gates on his ranch, and expects
soon to put in as many more. 1t will
be noticed that the gate is not hung
on hinges. 1t consists simply Of a
hurdle which stands between two
strong posts set so that the gate easily
passes back between them. The sec
ond bar Of the gate rests on a cleat
A, shown in the illustration. This
cleat consists of inch lumber, four
inches wide and IL or IA inches long.
The gate will slide easily if the top Of
the cleat is creased. AS the gate is
closed it slips between the two posts,
which prevent 1t from being pushed
either way.
Points IN favor Of this gate over
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
Sod Houses and Telephones.

Sod houses and telephones are the
strange combination now offered by
the prairies of the Middle West. Yet
the combination is less strange than
appears, for the present sod houses
are by no means to be despised, par
ticularly in cold weather. They are
built with considerable attention to
comfort, and, with an interior lining
of Portland cement, offer almost the
advantages of a stone building, and
at the slightest cost, while the net
work Of telephones overcomes the iso-
laton Of earlier days.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
Poultry Pickings.

poultry Pickings.
Save the cabbage for the hens.
Leaves make good scratching ma
terial.
Cracked corn will put fat on a fowl
about the quickest Of any feed.
A lot Of extra cockerels are a nui.
sance. Kill them off If you want
eggs.
AS a rule hens fall off in egg pro-
duction after they are three or four
years old, and 1t is only in exceptional
cases that 1t is advisable to keen
them.
Green cut bone or good beef scraps
will force the pullets to early matu-
rity.
Dampness is one Of the worst trou.
bles Of poultry keepers. Sunshine is
sure cure.
If eggs were sold by weight the talk
about big eggs would give place to
that Of more Of 'em.
Lime water Is a corrective of fowl
diseases and is also a good remedy for
soft shelled eggs.
A duck grows faster than a chicken.
sells for moro in market costs no
more to feed and needs but little care.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
How Sunday Affects the Cows.

The manager of the Wisconsin ex-
perimental farm once said that he
could tell the Sundays in the calendar
by looking at his milk record, which
showed the daily yield, because the
quantity obtained was invariably
smaller than on a week day. Our
men milk a little later on Sunday
morning, and a little earlier at night,
probably hurrying the operation, and
the cows resent the treatment by Civ
ing a somewhat smaller yield Of
milk" 1t was observed, also, apropos
of the necessity for kind and gentle
treatment of dairy cattle, that a new
hand obtained less milk from a COW
than she would yield to a mixer, not
necessarily more expert, to whom she
was accustomed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
This Years. Wheat Crop,

Another bumper wheat crop is In
prospect. Estimates by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture on grain in the
field indicate a total yield Of winter
wheat Of over All 100000 bushels
against 401 ,6S5,SS in 1903 and $685.
374,503 in 1904; a gain of ~10,314,113
bushels over 1903 and S5,225,49T BUSH
els over 1904. The estimate on spring
wheat is 34S, 900, 900 bushels, but there
are good reasons for believing that
the yield will be from 100000 to
100000 bushels greater than the
present estimate. However, the COM
parison, accepting the estimate as
correct, is interesting, showing an ex-
cess for 1905 Eel the yield of 1904 and
less than 1903, as follows: Estimate
of yield Of spring wheat, 1908, 34S,-
100000 bushels, against 355, 1873, $3.50 in
1903 and 279,696, 656 bushels in 1904,
about 7,000,00O bushels less than the
yield Of 1903 and 6S,303, 344 more than
last year. According to the official es-
innate, the total wheat crop of the
United States this year will be CO.
100000 bushels. Unless serious dam
age m to spring wheat during its
%ripening, the total wheat yield of the
United States will be about 11S, OOO, 900
greater than in 1904 and 33, 900, 900 in
excess of 19O3.-Epitomist.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25

The oat crop is II that requires a
great deal of moisture throughout the
season, and the best crop is assured
by preparing the soil so it will con-
serve moisture. The reason the old
plan of seeding oats in corn stubble
fails so frequently is because the
ground is stirred shallow and wet ear
ly in spring time and when a few
weeks of dry weaother come it bakes
as hard as the road and remains in
this condition until harvest. 1t Is not
a good plan to be in too big a hurry
about sowing oats. When the ground
has dried out so It is in good condi-
ton to break then start the plow.-
Ohio Farmer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
The Millcreek Philosopher.

Evasion is the tribute cowardice
pays to direct falsehood.
1t would be much more easy to con-
quer fate if we but knew what fate
was to be.
Always take the deed for the will
and cheat the lawyers out Of a contest.
1t is a pity that the wheat, instead
Of the Spectator, falls into the hopper
and is ground up.
The bookworm sees but the printed
page. All natures volume is a stran-
gel to him.-Cincinnati Commercial.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
As COmpared.

81 have no faith in modern medical
science" said the long-haired boarder.
Neither has a mule any faith in the
veterinary surgeon" r~ejoined the cheer
full idiot, but he has to take his medi-
cine just the same"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25

those in ordinary use are as follows:
1t is cheaply and easily made; it is
not liable to get out of order; quickly
and easily operated; requires only or
binary fence posts, no hinges, or latch,
and it locks automatically.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
Just Like a oman.

Lady-What will you charge me for
the use of a carriage for a few hours??
Liveryman-It will cost you 81 for the
first hour, and 81 for each additional
hour.
Lady-Well, I'll use it for two add
tional hours. I've got some shopping to
do and will not require it the first hour.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
1he Point of View.

Every time a woman looks in a mir
ror." remarked the old bachelor, "she
imagines she sees a thing of beauty"
"And every time a man looks in one"
retorted the young widow, 'he imagines
he sees a hero"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
Getting at the Facts.

He lat the show)-How l envy that
man who just sung the solo.
She-Indeed! l thought he had a very
poor voice.
He-It isn't his voice l envy; it's his
nerve.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease FREE.

Write Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y, for q
free sam pie OF Allen 3 Foot-Ease. 1t cures
yweating, hot swollen, aching feet. 1t makes
new or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for
corns, ingrowing nails and bunions. Alldrug-
Rists sell II. Csc. DON'T accept any substitute.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
Feminine Charity,

'Bess-They say Maude is going to
marry a man old enough to be her grand.
father.
Nell-Impossible!
Bess-Why do you say that?
Nell-Beeause I'm sure there isn't q
man living who is that old.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25

TITO Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
IlO after first days use of d Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. send for Free So trial bottle and treatise.
DR.. X. IL. Kline, Ltd, 93l Arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
For Sharpeniup Posts.

To save lots Of work in sharpening
posts, fix up the rig illustrated, ad-
vises Charles Hecht. The forked pole
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
The Original Joke.

Bimberly-I heard a side-splitting joke
the other day.
Jimblecute-Oh, tell it to me.
Bimberly-I can't remember it just
now, but it was something about Adam
losing his rib.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25

is IL feet long, the brace of 1x4 being
about 6 feet high. A stump makes
the best block upon which to sharpen
post,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25

Kerosene oil and a soft rag will keep
mahogany furniture in fine condition.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25

To obtain the best results from hens
keep them In focks of from thirty to
forty with one or two males. Crowd
ing never pays any breeder.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25

Piso's Cure is a good cough medicine.
1t has cured coughs and colds for forty
years. AT druggists, 25 cents.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25

Mothers will find Mrs. winulow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25
OLD ORE OFFENSIVE:

Nothing IS more offensive than an old sore OEAI10IFN0V0
nj refuses to heal. Patiently, day after day, tits treated and nursed every
save powder, etc, that is heard of is tried, but does no good, until the very
sgnto d. grows offensive to the sufferer and he becomes disguised and NOR
Dno: Ihey are not only offensive, but dangerous, because the same gen
Una at produces cancerous ulcers is back of every old sore. The cause is in
remains the sore will be Some years ago my blood became poisoned, and
there and continue to grow n, me doctor told me would have running soesN for
worse md more de.tu,oGua life, and that if they we're closed up the result
r. 1880 LNI would be fatal. Under this dMcouraging report I
~ ~at ,nousauus OF left off theru treatments and resoued to the use of
and even the bones scraped, 1t took only a shot while for In nediSre ~ e.
and yet they returned, is in trely cure up the soresa and I ar not dead as the
disputable evidence that the doctors intmated I would be, neither have the
blood is diseased and respon- sores ever broken out again. JOHN W. FUNDS.
sible for the sore or nicer Wheeling, W. Va, May 28, 1903.
Valuable time is lost in experimenting with external treatments such 10
saves, powders, washes, etc, because the germs and poisons in the blood
b removed before a cure can be effected. S.. S. S. cleanses and puri-
hes the circulation so that it carries rich, new blood to the parts and the
~ ws <mns sore or ulcer heals permanently. S. S.. S. not only
- a. ~ removes the germs and poisons, but strengthens the
- ,%AA va blood and builds up the entire system by stimulat-
.eH&D &eHY 49, Ing the organs, increasing the appetite and giving
energy to the weak, wasted constitution. It is an
exhilaratng tonic, aids the digestion and puts every part of the body in
good healthy condition. Book on theblood, with any medical advice wished,
1ithout charge. 1YME SWIFT SpccEeSc 90. ATLANTA ca
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-14
Because of his youth thus spent he iss
particularly enthusiastic in his work.
Great Things Already Done.

:" Breeding Of seed is undoubtedly
of the first Importance said the doc.
tor, as he sat at a window Of the lec->
ture car of the corn speciap' an&
watched the wooded heights Of the
Blue Ridge give place to the fertile,
farms of the Cumberland Valley, their
outlines stretched before one in g.
miniature made by distance. "It iss
care in the selection of seed which,
has produced the sugar beet of Eu->
rope, the Introduction of more nitro>>
gen, more vitality, into the beet. A
search for proper seed enabled a.
farmer in the Northwest to produces
an apple which would grow in the
cool climate of Minnesota and adja>
cent states. He grated the crabapN.
pie on another.
1T is care in the selection Of see0
which has enabled some Of the farn~
ers in the western states to increase
their wheat yield between three and
FIVE bushels an acre by the introduce
ton Of the more hardy 'blue-stem'
;,,.1eat. You have about 10,000,00G
actcs planted in wheat in Maryland>
Suppose the 'blue-stem' was taken up
generally here-its bread making
qualities are as great as those Of the
ordinary wheat-and suppose We
AaGe an Increase Of three bushels to
the acre in Maryland; at the present
price Of wheat this would mean q,
great increase III the wealth OF the
Testing ;Iacaroni Wheat.
state
Dr. Weber SAID that the Departments
of Agriculture had been experiment.
ing with the neayy nacaroni wheat
OF Europe, vc1y little OF which is.
..aised here. The experiments, he
continued. prove that there is NO
reason WY it should not be raised
here. Il is coaser than our own wheat
ana not as good for bread, but it
would prove valuable crop, and it
grows prolihcally.'
Mr.. c. Bos!ey L3ttig, Mr.. y. l.
-Amoss and al of the members Of the
corn special" party said at the END
of the trip that they were. sure the.
farmers had met them in a respective.
manner and that the special woula
bring much good to Maryland.-Balti~-
more Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-14
New Series-VOl. XIV. No. a
4 Big COTTON FIRE.
WAREHOUSE IN BROOKLYN DE-
STROYED BY FIRE.
Five Firemen Were Seriously In
jured By Collapse Of the
Roof.

New York, June S.-Five fremen
were injured, one of whom, John
Carbish, will probably die, while fight
ing a stubborn fire in the warehouse
of the New York Dock Company in
Brooklyn this morning. The men were
at work on the roof when it suddenly
gave way, burying them in the burn
ing cotton. They were rescued in an
unconscious condition by fifteen OF
their fellow firemen who dashed into
the burning building at the risk Of
their own lives. The warehouse which
was one story and 800 feet long and
$50 feet wide, was filled to the roof
with bales of cotton. The loss will be
heavy. as the entire building, with
contents, was burned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-14
WILL INVESTIGATE
Charges Made by Gotten Growers As.
S0ciatiOn.

Washington. June 12-Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson is determined to
PROBE to the limit the scandal in his.
department growing out Of charger
preferred by the Southern Cotton
Growers Association that advance in>
formation had been allowed to leak
out of the chief of statistician's' Office
as to government crop reports. at his
own request Assistant Statisticiars
Holmes is under Suspension pendin@
full investigation. Chief Statisticiar
Hyde. who left few days ago for Z.
vacation has been summoned to re-
t":n al once. Secretary Wilson says
there is no suspicion against Hyde,
but he wants him to assist in the in.
vastisauon. Secret service men are
nov At work both in Washington an!
other cities and are seeking informas
ton from the brokers interested IN
the cotton market
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-14
THE PICKENS DISPENSARY.
Governor Hayward Informs County
Beard That it May Close Dispensary

Columbia June 13.-Governor Hey
ward decided to take hand in the
Pickens dispenSary affair today. In a
letter to County Chairman Cox Of the
Pickens board he says:
After conference with the attor-
ney generals Office l am advised that
under the law it comes within the
province of the county board Of con-
troll to close dispensaries when the
people have decide against them, ana
I call your attention to this mater
that you may be properly informed
and I trust you will give it your
prompt attention"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-14
SUMTER. S. c. WEDNESDAY. JUNE IA. 1905.

sold to Morocco during the last fs>
cal year less than $1,000 worth of
goods the plea is obviously some
what spacious.
Considerable interest is manifested
in what is termed here the peaceful
revolution of Norway against the rule
Of Sweden. The particular interest
which attaches in Washington being
due 10 the fact that it has resulted
in the return of Minister Grip who
was popular in the national capital.
The outcome Of the revolution is also
looked for with interest especially as
it seems possible that Norway may
establish republic following the
lines of the United States, but it il
hoped with some modern improve
ments.
Arrangements are practically COM
plete for the trip of Secretary Taft
to the PHILIPPINES and it is sregarded
as noteworthy that few members of
Congress of any particular standing,
especially. in the Republican party,
will make the journey. There are a
few of the more prominent Democrats
but the leading Republicans in both
houses of Congress are conspicuous
by their absence. The reason of this
is not easily explained, although it is
said that the older men in both par
ties regard the trip as too expensive
and arduous to permit of their un-
dertaking it.
If the the judgment of prominent
Republicans is 10 be accepted the
president has run up the white flag
before the assaults of the standpatters
and will not call congress in special
session next fall. The stand patters
have been insisting that there would
be no extra session for sometime but
recently Senator Hansbrough, after a
long talk with the President came out
and told the newspaper men that he
believed that the standpatters had
won the day. Senator Hansbrough
is one of those Republicans who De-
lieves, as did the President a short
time ago, that the people are being
robbed by those tariff schedules which
require revision. Moreover, the Sem
ator is standing by his colors, but he
is likely to have hard time explain
ing to his sconstituents in the next
campaign Why the president did not
do the same