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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

tree to hold the horse while drinking
If its owner wishes to leave 1t a few
minutes. BY little care in the set
ting of the trough 50 that the lower
back corner Is tilted away from the
side at which the horse approaches the
trough the overflow may be readily
conducted away from the trough and
the wet stamping place avoided. A
good plan is to dig out the soil for a
foot In the spot where the horse
would stand while drinking and fill it
with coarse gravel which would surely
do away with the wet spots.-Indian-
apolis News.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

Put together four gallons of boiling
water, six pounds Of washing soda and
three pounds Of unslaked lime. Set
aside until clear, then drain off and put
over the fire with six pounds Of pure
rat. Boil for about two hours, or until
1t begins to harden, thinning, when nee
essary, with the water that you have
drained Off, adding it when there Is
danger OF the soap boiling over. Try a
little In a saucer and when thick
enough throw in handful of salt and
remove from the fire. Pour into a wet
tub' and sand aside to harden, then
cut into bars.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
Rape for Sheep.

Every farmer who keeps sheep
should try rape this year, If only on
small plot, so as to learn how 1t
grows and what 1t is worth. Get the
dwarf Essex variety, plant 1t In drills
and begin to use 1t as soon as it Is
well grown. 1t will grow again after
being cut. 1t may be planted In April,
even later. Sow 1t in rows or broad
cast It. Those who SOW it for sheep
broadcast 1t over the field and turn the
sheep on 1t at any stage of growth de-
sired. 1t is now considered indispensa-
Bile to all who keep sheep, but, as 1t Is
also relished by other stock, it will be
found serviceable in providing a sue
culent food late in the season after
grass Is gone. 1t Is also excellent for
all kinds Of poultry.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

Pyrethrum Is well established M an
insect powder. 1t is cheap and yerv
effectual. At the experiment station At
Amherst, Mass, they mixed table-
spoonful Of the powder in a pailful Of
equal parts Of water and butterm,,L
and sprinkled 1t on currants, potatoes
and other plants infected with bue.
and worms. The buttermilk makes ~.
powder stick to the plants, and in
about half an hour the insects get a
good supply Of It, curl, drop to thu
ground and die
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
STUDIES LoBsTER's HABITS.
Dfmcu1ty French Professor Had to
Secure some Sea Water,

Difficulty French Professor Had to
Secure some Sea Water.
A distinguished French scientist. q
professor In Paris university, who
was studying the habits Of the lobster,
decided that inasmuch as the habitat
OF the lobster was the salt water of the
ocean 1t would be necessary to get some
sea water for proper experimentation.
Sea water, few barrels Of old ocean,
was required, but in France, where all
things are beneficially regulated by q
paternal and solicltous government, It
was necessary to get the permission Of
the minister Of finance-or, as we
should say, the federal treasury depart
ment-to transport sea water from the
ocean to the interior. For is not the
sea salty and Is not the production Of
salt a source Of revenue and might not
the professor wish to extract two tea
spoonfuls Of salt2
The application went to the ministry.
where subordinate official was
charged with the duty Of looking into
the standing of the petitioner. There
was a voluminous correspondence on
the subject. The petition was referred
to many bureaus and finally with 4
favorable Recommendation to the chief
Of the department, who instantly re-
solved that 1t would be necessary to
inquire why the professor wished to
transport sea water.
Weeks passed and another inspector
made a favorable report. The petition
er received a tremendous report elab-
orately swathed In red tape and Incl
dentally official extracts from that part
Of the penal code relating to the salt
monopoly. After months Of waiting
the professor was empowered to fll
several casks with sea water at par
tcular point where another official Is
sued to him permit for the transpor-
tation Of the water into the interior Of
France.
Lobsters are 10 called because Of
their awkwardness, stupidity, inepti-
tude, slownese.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
Tapioca and Banana sponge

Sprinkle half a cup of tapioca and
two-thirds Of cup Of sugar into one
pint or boiling water, add half a tea
spoonful of salt, and cook in a double
ooller, stirring occasionally. When the
taploca Is transparent add the Juice Of
TWO lemons and the whites of two eggs,
beaten until stiff. Spread over sliced
bananas and serve with cream and SUI
gar or with a cold-boiled custard pre-
'iously made. This dish may be made
with canned peaches or ounces, using
tne juice of the fruit instead of water.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

Diagonally across the frame are span
wires, considerable number of dishes
being thus accommodated in COM
paratively small space. AS the span
wires touch the dishes only in one
spot, there is nothing to prevent thor
ough cleansing, the drainage being
perfect The dishes may be washed
or partially washed before being in
serted in the rack, or, as some prefer,
they can be placed in the rack exactly
as they come from the table and then
cleansed by pouring boiling water over
them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

Ground intended for onions should
be plowed as early as the weather will
permit, as the onion crop is the first to
go in. One method of producing onions
Is to SOW the seeds In hotbeds and
transplant the small bulbs later. The
seeds may be sown in the hotbeds in
January or February. By thus grow
ing them there is saving of time and
less difficulty with weeds. If prefer
red, the onion sets may be procured
Of seedsmen. In fact, onion sets should
now be in the ground. Plant the sets
In rows, placing them four inches apart
In the rows. The rows may be suffi-
ciently wide to permit of the use of a
wheel hoe. 1t Is important to keep the
grass from between the onions as well
as to have the space between the rows
clean. Onions can endure frost, and
will start to grow almost as soon as
planted.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
banana Salad.

Have the bananas very cold. Cut
them into small pieces and mix with
a dressing made Of two teaspoonfuls
OF salad oil, one teaspoonful of vine
gar one teaspoonful of lemon Juice
ana quarter of teaspoonful each of
salt and white pepper. Fill the banana
SKINS and set over lettuce leaves.
sprinkle few halves of English wal
nuts and little chopped parsley over
tne top OF the salad and serve immedi-
ately,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

That physical fatigue is not necessar-
lily a cure for mental fatigue is the
conclusion which Is gradually being
reached by a good many people who
used to hold the Affirmative of the
proposition. So learned and welghty
a body as the British Association for
the Advancement Of Science is now dis
posed to admit that man Is not likely
to recuperate his brain by overworking
his muscles. This looks like enlighten-
ment. In England and to a smaller ex-
tent In this country the doctrine has
been preached and pretty generally ac-
cepted that a man who is tagged out
mentally ought to fag himself out ply
sically as means Of recuperatlon. The
proposition has not been put in that
form, but that has been the purport Of
It Are you mentally played out? Go
and tire yourself out physically by row.
Ing a boat or riding a bicycle or play
Ing tennis or even by saving wood.
This has been the formula. There is
homeopathic flavor to 1t. Yet Hahne-
mann never intended the theory Of
simiha slmilibus curantur to apply to
such a matter 1t Is doubtful whether
the physical culturlsts themselves did
either. In truth the gospel of exercise
lor The sake OF exercise is the result
Of Interpretation by those who
preach 1t. 30 long as exercise is re-
creation 1t Is a remedy for mental ia
tigue. The moment that 1t becomes
work that, moment 1t aggravates in
stead Of relieving the strain upon the
brain. Exercise enthusiasts saw that
In certain cases athletic sports bene-
fited weary brain workers, and they
jumped at the conclusion that 1t was
the physical activity that caused the
good results. In truth 1t was not the
exercise Except in a small degree) but
the sense Of recreation, the entire
change Of occupation, that did the
work. 1t was taking the mind from
one task and putting 1t at another and
easier one that gave relief. And that
Is the secret Of all true recreation. A
man may divert himself by diverting
his thoughts into new channels. The
lawyer may take his recreation in col
lecting butterflies, the banker may take
his In playing penuchle, the physician
may go In for amateur theatricals In
all three cases the result will be bet
ter than If the lawyer and the doctor
and the banker, having no taste for
athletics, 60 to gymnasium and dog
gedly put in certain time every day
firing out their muscles Tiring the
muscles does not rest the brain. The
British association manifests wisdom
In repudiating the exercise fetch. Ex-
ercise in moderation and In its proper
place Is good thing. But exhaustion
never cured exhaustion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

Simmer one can of corn in three c,,n.
rus OF water for an hour. Then press
through a sieve. Thicken three cup.
iuis OF scalded milk with one table,
Spoonful each Of butter and flour. add
IL 70 the corn pulp and season to taste.
with salt and pepper. Let 1t get yery
not stir In half cupful of cream. re-
move from the fire and add beaten
egg just before serving. If the cream
Is whipped 1t Is more delicate
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

The migration Of japanese to Korea
10 said to be going on ut the rate of
1000 or 2,50O a month. The islanders
who cross the strait to the peninedla
are mon Of the kind who would bs
most useful to japan In case of trouble
with the Koreans. They are making
their impress, deep and strong, upon
the less advanced and feebler people
among whom they live Meanwhile
the japanese projects which deal with
ths forti6cetion Of strategic garrison
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
breeding sowr.

Breeds Of swine have been injured to
a certain degree by using animals for
breeding purposes that We're not fully
matured. Experiments made with ma
tured sows and young sows show that
the cost Of raising pigs from matured
sows is much less than from younger
dams, while the losses of pigs were
also much greater when the dams
were young. 1t has been claimed that
liability to swine cholera and other
diseases Is likewise caused by the use
of Immature animals for breeding pur-
poses.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

The worst feature of the advance in
telegraph rates Is that the good news
and the bad news will continue to cost
the same. A private telegram telling
about a slump in stocks will cost the
same as the announcement Of the death
Of a rich uncle.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

coptes) or tick is held at bay. Lime
washing the house is not necessary,
says ]. A. G. F., writing from Colac,
Victoria, Australia. In our country in
stead Of using dropping boards roofing
felt In sheets is used. 1t folds easily,
does not rot, prevents the floor from
being hollowed-cheap, everlasting.
Trap nests Of any sort are not known
within fifty miles of this town. We
are backward.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
Wood Ashes for Fertilixirr

Ashes vary greatly, those containing
as high as 8 per cent of potash beInr
the exception. The value of the pure
potash is about cents per pound.
The best ashes are seldom valued at
over So per ton. They contain large
proportion of lime, but potash Is the
material sought as a fertilizer in ssbe.
Potash gives good results on nearly all
crops, more especially fruits, grass M.
tatoes and many vegetables, being
broadcasted over the plowed ground
and narrowed in.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
Spanish Cream

Whe.nair box of gelatin, one quart of
mlik' tne yolks Of three eggs, one small
cup OF sugar. Soak the gelatin in the
mix ror an hour, then put 1t on the
nle ana stir well as it heats. Add to
nliA @ ana neat to the boiling point, stir
ring all the time. Strain with mold
and flavor with vanilla.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

points in Korea and the gridironing of
the country with railroads and mill
tary highways go forward steadily.
Every such extension Of japanese
power and sovereignty means another
step toward the time when Japan will
be prepared to announce and enforce,
as to eastern Asia, a sort of new Mon
roe doctrlne-Asia for the Asiatics.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

A Boston newspaper recently con-
tained the following headline: Eye
and Juice Boards After knowledge Box
Trimmings" II that doesn't remove
your doubts about Bostons intellectual
superiority, nothing ever will.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
Chocolate Almond D.,,u..

DissoiVe one package Of raspberry
selatln In full pint Of boiling water.
strain when 1t begins to harden and
press IN one-half pound Of chocolate
Almonds When firm serve in college
Ice glasses, with spoonful of wblnned
cream over each glass and an almond
on the center of each
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

When the average man reads In the
stock market column Of the paper the
statement that money Is easy" he
can't help feeling that 1t must be mis-
print.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

CONSERVATION was caused all over
the English-reading world not long ago
by the report that the Valparaiso earth
quake had destroyed Juan Fernandez,
Robinson Crusoes island. The terrible
rumor has been denied authorltatively
by the secretary Of the Royal Geo
graphical Society.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

1t may interest the man who has to
relight his cigar every thirty seconds
to learn that the match trust cleared
100000 last year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
Vermin-Proof Roost

Get as vertical supports iron pipes
two feet long, cut jam tins in half sim
liar to the Illustration. Place Kerosene
and water In the tins. The perches
should not come within six inches Of
the walls. Then the red mite (sar-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

Mexico has been badly shaken by an
earthquake, but luckily 1t does not ap-
pear that the people down there are
going to need any help in the way Of
money which may be pocketed by graft
era
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

The author of "Florodora" is dead,
but the original sextet will be making
rich and racy reading matter years
from now.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

The scientific name of the green bug
that threatens the wheat crop Is toxop-
terra graninum. Take 1t home and try
1t on your graphaphone.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

Tom Lawson is said to have made
$2,500,0O0 the other day by not buying
a copper mine. We refrain from buy
Ing copper mines every day in the year
without gaining anything by 1t.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

in the illustra-
tion, it is a device
for b o | d | n z
p ! a t e s, saucers
and other dishes
In a position to
allow them to
drain thoroughly.
The dralner COM
prlses a wire
rack in which the
dishes are sup
ported and a pan
fn 10 tah Tho All;
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

A Cleveland woman is suing for di-
vorce because her husband won't let
her read the newspapers. Why doesn't
she compromise by letting him tear out
the baseball page?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

The increased cost of telegraph mes
sages will make the average woman
more afraid than ever to open one Of
them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

Secretary Wilson can always look to
the fertile fields and find something to
be optimistic over.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

Those who pretend to know say that
only 8 per cent of the kisses are laden
with disease germs Who wouldn't
take chance under such clrcum-
stances?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28

Mr.. Rockefeller has been making his
will. We trust that he bequeathed the
earth to the people who reside on it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
Wise Girl.

why did you turn him downY'
He said II would marry him he
would never 80 away and leave mo
alone."-Houston Post.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-06-28
Dish Drafner.

Among the recent inventions for
use is dish drainer, which
should prove very useful. As shown
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-08
COUNTY NEWS.
Stonington Items.

Feb. 6, 1907.
Frank Oakes is working for Roy
Wiley.
Most every one is afflicted with
bad colds.
Mr.. Boyd is getting ready to
build his new house.
A. A. Yowell who has been
very ill is greatly improved.
Miss Moore of Oklahoma is
working for Mrs. R. C. Woolley.
School seems to be progressing
nicely under the tuition of Mrs.
Ella B. Hooker.
Germ Thompson was Villas
caller Tuesday, getting lumber
for his new store building.
Arthur Waldren visited his
brother Herbert, at the Wiley
ranch, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Agnes Greathouse left
Monday for Colorado Springs af-
ter making her relatives visit
of over a year. ..s--.-
Mrs. R. C. Woolley, Mrs. R.
O. Nance, Mrs. F. B. Twyford
and Mrs. Ella Hooker visited Mrs.
R. o. Yowell Saturday.
Most all kinds of weather are
on record for last week. We are
all glad to see the sun shine a.
gain after a few days of cold
weather.
Clarence and Amos Davis, Ray
and Lester Finche, Mr.. Smith,
and Dan Sloan, young men from
Oklahoma, are working in this
vicinity, all having secured work
for few months.
Western Girl.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-08

Mr.. EDITOR. / read your COM
ment on the rumor that the coun-
ty had overpaid its Treasurers.
| don't think it has. Martin,
Allen, and Harrison didn't get S
per cent. on the gen. school mon-
ey. When 1 was first Commits
sioner the same error had oc-
Cured with Mr.. Martin. Mr..
Goodwin discovered it after Mar
tin was out of Office. We sub
mitted an agreed statement of
facts to Judge Northcutt. He
decided that the Treasurer was
not entitled to but l per cent. on
gen. school or any other school
money. l know of no Board of
Commissioners that took any 9th
er view than that the Treasurer
was entitled to but l per cent. on
all school money. Hence the
Commissioners should collect all
over charges at once. The fact
of the Treasurer getting 5 per
cent. on the gen. school was an
oversight by the Board of Com
missioners. Now, Mr.. Editor, |
do not wish to hunt the Ex-Treas-
urers for they are friends of
mine. The reason say anything
is because was member of the
Board at the time. 1t is of no
importance whether school or
county lost the money.
E. HALL.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-08

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McNally & Co., Chicago, Ill.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-08
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The Springfield herald., 1907-02-08
School News
by N. 6. JONES
County Supt.

"He who checks a child with ter
ror,
Stops it's play and stills its song,
Not alone commits an error,
But a grievous moral wrong.
The above was quoted last
week. 1t is worth reproducing.
1t contains, truth, logic, moral,
embodies pedagogical principle
told in a trite way. 1t is worth
studying, worth learning by all
teachers and parents. Indeed, 1t
may be used as a motto. Too
often the keen enthusiasm OF the
child at play or at work is sud-
denly blighted by gruff, lmpa-
tient corrections or discipline,
done, perhaps, well meanlngly'
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-08

but wrongly, because Of lack of
understanding of the child's
mind, lack of sympathy. Let
us rather help it grow and make
it easier to "sing its song" En-
courage the natural outbursts of
its soul. To grow is its duty,
and terror does not encourage it.
A pedagogue is "one who leads. :"
- -
There was a Spartan law that
punished the father for his boys
detection. We may get licked
for advocating this; but we have
a notion to ask Representative
Parrish, for he is good at intro
ducing bills, to frame a bill on
above plan. Let us hear (O
from the parents.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-08
GleaninQs and Comment.
n Joke on China

l think 'twould be a jolly joke
To plant an acorn upside-down;
So that some day a great big oak
Would sprout in some old China
town.
John Kendrick Bangs in The
Housekeeper.