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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Eggs, Fresh and Otherwise.

Information comes from Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson that henceforth
eggs styled fresh" or strictly fresh"
must live up to their profession. Stor.
age eggs must be labeled as such. II
this rule is rigidly enforced-and the
states OF Nebraska, Minnesota and
pennsylvania are leading the van in
Furnishing violators of the law-there
VIII be some queer experiences. It is a
well known fact that many persons
have been eating eggs two years old un.
DER the caption of strictly fresh"
While any person of sense realizes that
strictly fresh eggs are almost unob.
tainable in midwinter and that the de.
velopment of cold storage facilities has
been boon to the consumer, 1t goes
without saying that free-born man ha.
a right to know what he is getting for
his money. Then If he prefers eggs
under the ban, let MIN have them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

with stout heart, who had aided poor
struggling Poland in her efforts to get
free from the tyrant's clutches, was
past the age to take up the sword for
his own unhappy country. My eldest
son was mere STRIPPING and family
ties kept me to the duties Of home.
Il longed to do something, something
which would count, and l envied those
women who could go to the battlefield
with a ministering hand. These
thought assailed me day and night,
and one dark November day, when a
horseback excursion led us to the hills
on the Virginia side of the Potomac
the report came Of great disaster to the
Federal forces and the rumor that the
southern troops we're marching on
Washington. We fled back to the
capital, disheartened and troubled. and
| had that awful sensation of darkness
closing In on me and my country, and
that nothing left was worth while.
Late at night came the news that the
report was wrong; that the rebels, as
we said then, but l am glad to note
that we use less harsh language now,
had been defeated and that all was
well. The reaction excited me tre-
mendously. We were stopping at the
old Willard and my rooms looked down
on Pennsylvania avenue. Leaning out
| could see the sentinels in the White
House grounds and then the CLEANS Of
the night lamps which showed of the
vigil kept by the one who's guided the
ship Of state.
'1The words Of the hymn burst on me
like revelation, and seizing the first
paper convenient, jotted down first
few words, then the lines, and then the
verses in the order in which they now
stand. 1t was just the gray dawn of
late November, gray as my thoughts
had been the evening before when l
finished my hymn. l knelt beside my
bed and prayed little, and then fell
asleep. When l awoke the day was
beautiful and sunshiny, and / never
again despaired Of my country. 1t has
been given to me to see that God was
marching on"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Congressional Bell Signals.

On the floor Of the house the door
keeper has his desk, and it is here that
the bells are struck that give notice
of the needs Of Congress. One bell
calls for tellers when the house Is in
committee Of the whole; two bells in
dicate call for yeas and nays; three
declare recess with four bells the
red light over the door goes out; five
bells mean "call Of the house," under
which the sergeant at arms Is supposed
to summarily arrest any member on
sight and bring him in, whether on
foot or horseback. Any member who
is not present at call Of the house is
subjected to severe reprimand. Look
ing down the corridor, the going out Of
the red light gives the curious sug-
gestion of the tail end Of a passenger
train dashing through tunnel. While
the red light burns bright and clear 1t
means that Congress is under way, but
when the light winks and goes out
then the visitors understand that the
wheels Of legislation have ceased to re.
volve.-National Magazine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
DIV, for you will never equal what you

now, for you will never equal what you
have accomplished in this grand
hymn This criticism has proved true,
that l did the best that was in me
when l wrote that war cry, yet I have
lived to realize that useful work is
possible after one has done the best
1t is almost fifty years since that day
and count it the greatest boon that
God has given me that l have heard
my reunited country sing, north and
south together, that cry Of my heart
when brother had turned against
brother and blood flowed like rivers
through the land
81 have told so often the story Of
this song that it would seem trite now
to hear it again. But new light seems
to come about why the hymn was
written. wrote the first draft of the
Battle Cry Of Freedom on the official
paper of the sanitary commission Of
the Treasury Department, of which my
revered husband, DR.. Samuel G. Howe,
was member. had come to Wash
ington depressed in spirit and believe
a little discouraged. My husband, who
had given his youthful ardor to Greece
and had fought her fight for freedom
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Incubatnr Chicks.

Chicks must be kept clean either
with hens or in brooder. To clean
them every day is not too often. The
heat from the brooder makes droppings
produce foul air, as do hens when
brooding chicks. Give no feed until
the clutch is at least thirty-six hours
old. They do not need it for the yolk
absorbed just before Matching provides
them until that age. Leave them in
the Incubator or under hens until ready
to give the first feed, which should be
fine gravel or sand ON the bottom of
the coop or brooder. They will eat
quite lot of 1t, and it provides the
gizzard with grit to grind food.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Curry the Cows.

1t is profitable to groom cows, espe-
cially In the spring. This Is done in
the same manner that horse is cur
ried and brushed, and the work as thor
oughly done as If grooming good
horse. The cows are curried with a
sharp currying comb until the loose
hairs are combed off and the dandruff
on the skin is loosened. They are then
rubbed down with straw and afterward
with rub rag until the coat is smooth
and glossy. This opens up the pores
In the skin, sets up healthy action in
the small blood vessels just under the
skin and helps great deal in direct
way in putting the cows in good condI-
tion.
Give the cows plenty of outdoor air
as soon as the weather moderates, but
do not compel them to stand out in the
rain. Keep them in the yard until the
grass Is well started. for the first blades
are too watery to furnish nutrition, and
1t is false economy to turn stock on
pasture until 1t Is well started. Any
saving of forage made in this way will
be paid for later by the shortness of
the grass when 1t Is most needed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM.
At 50 Mrs. Julia Ward Howe Tells
How 1t Was Written.

HOW Ii was written.
When the literary history Of the ma
tion's capital is written, writes Mar
garet B. Downing, one Of the chapters
will contain the story Of Julia Ward
Howe's great war song, The Battle Cry
of Freedom. 1t was written in the old
Willard Hotel in the dark days of No
vember, 1861, and looking back to those
dreary, seemingly hopeless times, Mrs
Howe now considers this hymn as a
direct inspiration and an answer to her
prayer to aid her struggling country.
During the recent celebration at her
Boston home of her S9th birthday, Mrs.
Howe told again the story of how she
wrote the great battle hymn and the
intervening years seem to shed new
light on the mental processes which
swayed her then.
81 recall wildly" she said to her
friends on the afternoon when the fete
was in progress, that when this Battle
Cry of Freedom was sung for the
first time a friend remarked to me,
Mrs Howe, you should pray to die
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
How to MIX n Cow.

Cows are always milked from the off.
or right, side because they have been
taught that way. A COW can be MIXED
from either side If she is brought up
right, but the lessons must begin at the
earlist handling of the hefer Milk
first from one side and then the other,
and In short time the heifer will not
mind. 1t often comes handy to milk
from the left side and cows should be
trained to stand for 1t. The man who
will make pet of hisScow will have
no trouble and will get greater benefit
at milking time than the one who
treats her as stranger, If not an enc
my.-Field and Farm.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
De a "New Farmer"

The farm problem of America is not
in bursting barns nor high bred stock,
nor soil fertility. nor even In the rural
school, but in the farmer himself. Its
solution is in the Individual known as
the new farmer. The dreary drudgery
of the old farm existence is fast pass
Ing away, and in its place is coming a
broad rich, free livelihood, never known
before-"the new country life" The
new farmer lives the new country life
the new farmer builds for his wife and
children a modern, sanitary, attractive
home; the new farmer makes hard
roads. He installs a telephone, receives
his mail by free delivery and encour-
ages interurban service, supports a
thriving rural church and demands an
efficient consolidated school with a high
school course for his SONS and daugh-
ters at home. The new farmer reads
and thinks; he studies his own environ
ment, sees his opportunity and limita-
ions, improves lhe one and removes
the other. The new farmer Is not only
a scientist, but sociologist. He works
In harmony with his neighbors for the
general good and uplift of his imme-
diate community, and above all else he
realizes the dignity and Importance of
his own profession and individuality in
the permanent and national welfare.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

Work with young horses intended 70.
next seasons work while you have time
this winter. Halter and stall them,
groom them daily and harness them
frequently, so that they become accus-
toned to your working with them. 1t
requires time for the young horse to
find out many things required of it in
regular work. If it is first taught the
feel of the halter and harness there
will be less for it to think about when
1t is hitched up for work. well brok-
en- horse is worth much more than one
poorly broken. In selling the horse
that is the first inquiry Of the buyer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

The contrivance is of metal made
on the principle of pair of scissors,
except that where the point of the scis-
sors would come there is on one side
a disc and on the other circular OPEN
ing into long bag which is attached
to 1t. The handles of the harvester are
hollow, so that they will fit over the
pointed ends of poles. which may be of
any length required. BY means of this
device person standing on the ground
can reach fruit otherwise in inaccessi-
Die places, and by compressing the han
dies can snip the fruit from the limbs
into the bag. In this way fruit can
be plucked before it falls to the ground
and becomes bruised.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

During January and February heavy
mulches Of stable manure may be
placed about perennial fruits and vege.
tables. The manure will act as a pro-
lection to the plants, some of its rich
ness will soak into the soil and wealth.
ering will cause the manure to become
mild, so that it may be safely used fol
any of the garden crops next spring
There is little danger of scattering toe
much manure in our gardens and or.
chnrds.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Government Experiment.

The farmers of the country sur.
rounding Shreveport will this year
plant $50 acres in peanuts, at the in.
stigation of government officials, who
have recently come south for the pur.
pose Of testing the value of the pea.
nut as producer of fine oils. The cot
ton-seed oil mills, which are usually
idle during the spring and summer
months, will be equipped for the ex.
periment.-Beaumont Journal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

man, which makes
the gathering Of ap-
pies, pears an d
peaches a far easier
and quicker propo-
sition than it has
been h ere t o f ore.
This invention is
simple enough, but,
like many o t h e r
simple expedients,
1t re m q | n e d un-
thought Of until re-
Gently.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

Tanned.
Are you happier than you were be-
fore you were married?"
II can't answer that question"
"Why not?"
well, you see, I've got so that I
have to accept my wife's opinisn on all
subjects. And when you ask me about
this one, you put me in a quandary.
can't very well put it to her, can 1?
And without asking her, l can't be
e."-Cleveland Leader.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Mix for Lame Back,

To one-half pint good whiskey add
one ounce syrup sarsaparilla and one
ounce Toris compound, which can be
procured from any druggist. Take in
teaspoonful doses before each meal and
before retiring. This recipe is never
failing. Leading specialists prescribe it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Winter Management Of stoclr.

Give all farm animals good warm
shelter and plenty Of feed during the
winter. The better the shelter the less
feed required, and feed is more ex-
pensive than shelter. Keep the young
stock growing. Do not stunt an animal
simply because 1t is winter and feed is
scarce, for stunted young animal will
never after make the animal that 1t
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Chinese Schools Copy American

DR.. Ng Poon Chew, editor of Chin
ese paper in San Francisco, said China
made more progress in 1907 than in
the previous 80 years He ascribed the
remarkable advancement in so short
time to the fact that the schools there
are now patterned after those in the
United States.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

would have made had 1t been kept
growing right along. 1t is better bust.
ness management to buy some feed
rather than to cut short rations of
young stock, for in the young growing
animal feeds bring the largest re-
turns.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Not for Ladies'.

did you present that bill?"
"Yes, SIR"
what did he say"
"1'll tell you, sir, If you'll request
the stenographer to leave the room for
few minutes. II she doesn't mind ?"
Cleveland Leader.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

Il. Two-ply flannel to form the warm
hover for the chicks. f. Fresh air
chamber. G. Lower smoke pipe H..
Galvanized iron rim on which the heat
er rests. |. Warm fresh air entering
the hover
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

A. Upper smoke pipe to carry off
the fumes of the lamp. B. Cotton-cov-
cred frame or roof of brooder C.
Heat-reflector. ID. Heating chamber.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

The girl who claims she can marry
any man she wants to seldom boasts of
her selection Of a husband In after
years.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder for the feet. It cures
painful, swollen, smartng, sweating feet. Makes
new shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. Don't accept any substitute. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted. LIE Roy. N. Y.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

The beautiful maiden was suffering
from loneliness. In voice scarcely above
whisper she spoke through the tsls,
phone
&c. Q. d. ~
Her Dearest understood
He Came Quickly.-Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
For Harvesting Emit

Farmers and other persons with
fruit orchards will find much to COM
mend in the invention of an Indiana
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16
Horrors of MinstreIsx.

Bones-Mistah Walkah, kin yo' tell me
wy a waud caucus am like valise?
lnterlocutor-No, George: that's .
hard one. Why is ward caucus like a
valise?
Bones-'Cause yo' most jin'ly packs 1t
afo' yo' carries it.
Interlocutor-Lades and gentlemen,
Sig. Jarr de Roofoff, the eminent and
popular basso, will now sing the touch
ing ballad, Think of the Microbes on q
Street Car Strap Chicago Tribune.
Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
ey-up the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

AT some of the farms in East Havel-
land the churn is driven by dog power.
Outside the dairy wall stands a little
revolving table with shallow steps plac-
ed radially. The axis of this wheel is
Inclined in a slight angle, and the disk
is accordingly tilted to the same degree.
The axle of this wheel is connected by
pinions with the driving shaft of the
churn, this shaft passing through the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

dairy wall. The dog is fastened by a
chain in such way that he cannot ad-
vance as he runs, and consequently
the moving platform is forced to turn
beneath his feet. There is no cruelty
In the attachment, and the dog is not
made to work very long at time. The
practice, however, is falling into disuse,
as the farmers take most of their milk
direct to town.-Illustrated London
News.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-04-16

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
PAZo OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
Piles in to Ia days money refunded. 5Oc.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-17

Procure piece OF soft board foot
and a half I'm length and n couple OF
inches wide. Place II on kitchen Ia.
bic. allowing the end to protrude one
half its length. Now place a newspa-
per over II and smooth II out. being
sure the paper Is In perfect contact
with the board as well as with the ia
BILE. Then announce TO your assembled
friends that with no other fastening
upon the board than the sheet OF paper
you Will strike the end OF the board
hard enough TO break It or at least TO
tilt the table. IL will seem impossi-
BILE. Now strike II smart. sharp blow
with the hand or any instrument. and
one end OF the board VIII be as though
It were nailed 10 the table. while the
other will perhaps tilt. or the protrud-
ing end OF the board will break of.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-17

Once when Davie in his crib was sieep.
ing
Came funny little growing noise
Davie. ran out 90 the hall 20 ma Al
For Il sounded nice for little boys
In the sitting room he heard n-some-
thing
Growing at the door and scratching
there
pavie turned the knob. and then TO NEE,
him
Out there ran the weest fairy beari
II was white and stood there N tho han
way.
Talked to Davic. play talk small ana
dear.
Then Il went away In spite OF calling.
Davle wished so much 90 keep II herei
And then he cried and wanted 40 TO nnd
a.
Mother. too. must help. but mother eald
That the little bear had come from
Dreamtnnd
And that back TO Dreamland n had
sped
Nobody can follow n 10 Dreagrland.
Nobody a. all can tell the way.
Perhaps twill como again, and surely
Wen try to catch 4 then and make n
stay.
youths Companies.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-17
rnD TUT rulI nD[p
TUn I'LL tHiLUn[H


Many things are harder TO do than
they az first seem. For your friend
who Is possessed OF surplus OF self
confidence propose some OF these seem.
ingly simple but really impossible
feats:
Ask him to rub his ear with his
elbow.
Ask him to stand with his heels
against the wall and pick a handker-
chief mp from the floor.
Ask him TO stand. blindfolded. for
ave minutes without moving.
Propose 10 him that he cannot break
q match laid across the nail OF his mid
die finger and under his first and third
fingers He will be pretty sure 70 try
this. but all his efforts win prove IN
vain.
Ask him 20 set up from the chair In
which he is sitting without bending his
body or putting his feet under the
chair.
Ask him 10 stand at the side OF the
room with both feet placed lengthwise
against the wainscoting.
II he Is clever he may possibly be
able to stand up when placed facing
the wall with his feet about two feet
away from II and his head bent for
ward until II touches the wall.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-17
A Familiar Quotation.

Answering query as TO the correct
form OF the quotation. variously ex-
pressed. Nothing venture. nothing
win" or Nothing venture. nothing
gain" the Chicago News says:
Strictly speaking, neither is correct
an quotation. The original phrase
was used by the English poet Thomas
Tusser. who died in 1880 In his Five
Hundred Points OF Good HusbandryN
he said. "Naught venture. naught
have" but much use has changed the
phrase 10 more euphonious form. OF
the two forms named Nothing ven
ture. nothing win" Is the one more
generally accepted. Bartlett In his
well known dictionary OF quotations
gives It as proverb, but he does not
give Nothing venture. nothing gain"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-17
The DANCING Pea.

Take piece OF tobacco pipe about
three inches In length. one end of
which at least Is broken OF even.
and with a knife or file make the hole
somewhat larger, so as TO form little
hollow cup. Next get a very round
pea. put 1t In the hollow at the end
Of the pipe, place the other end OF
the latter in your mouth. hold It there
in quite a perpendicular position by
inclining your head back and then
blow through It very softly. The pea
will be lifted from its cup and rise
and fall according to the degree OF
force with which the breath Is sent
through the pipe.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-17
A Lively Fish.

Next time you go to party and are
given some OF those nice swapping
notices with gelatin paper at the ends
you know the kind, transparent and
stir and brightly colored-you can
make a little fish that will wiggle
about in a most delightful fashion. All
you have 10 do is TO cut the gelatin pa
per in the shape OF little fish and
then place II on the palm OF your hand.
He will soon begin 70 turn about and
curl his tail. and II your hand is warm
you VIII find him quite an acrobat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-17
A Gentle nardarar.

I saw an old man wedding In his sunny
garden bed.
Come. tell me why your vegetables do
so we'll" | said
And joyfuily he answered me In tone
both glad and sweet:
II manage them with kindness, cir. 1
never beat beet.
do not call the caulinower too early In
the year
Nor from the stalk too rudely pull the
corn on by the car.
My onions understand that while they're
strong, I'm firm. though meek,
But when I pick them know l do not
pick them out OF pique.
I never turn the turnips out OF bed TIL
they are ripe
Nor root n rutabaga up for any other
type.
I'm sorry for the sorrei. and I Oft APP
I never sell tho celery. but let Il blanch
at ease.
I parse the Parsley and tho ParsnIp each
as proper noun.
In cabs take the cabbages 10 ride about
tho town.
/ DO not spin tho spinach, though this 10
tho nEe 20 spin.
Because l know that greens are slow 10
like the city din.
never tell the cucumber 20 cumbcr up
less space
Nor round tho rhubarb put barbed wire
60 make II keep It's place.
I do not pump tho pumpkins when they
do not wish 90 speak,
Nor do check the chicory nor solder up
a leek
You zee. the plan n simple, II II kind
ness. nothing more"
And IN the sunny garden he went weed
Ing as before.
Youths Companion.