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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05
Potato Snlad,

Six boiled potatoes, two small onions,
two hard-boiled eggs, pinch of salt.
Chop onions first very fine, then chop
the potatoes and eggs, but not so fine.
Dressing-Three-fO cupful of vine
gar, butter size OF egg, one large table
spoonful of mustard. three tablespoon
fuls of sugar, dash Of cayenne, two
beaten eggs. Melt butter and stir in
the mustard after making it smooth in
little vinegar then beat the eggs thor
oughly and add the sugar, then all the
other ingredients. and cook until it
thickens, stirring all the time
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05
CHAPTER VIII,

Missie loked up with a frown as her
sister entered the room, but Alison took
no notice of her. She walked up straight
to Miss Hardwick, and held out her hand
with one of her pleasant smiles.
II have just made acquaintance with
your sister," she said, with G1iet tact
1--WE are going in the garden, as the house
feels so close this lovely day. l shall
be so glad, and l am sure Mabel will be,
too, if you will both stay with us to
luncheon"
81 thought you knew better, Alison"
Mssie interrupted, pettishly, before her
friend could speak. Dear papa is so
nervous and worried about business and
Rogers wretched management that he is
not able to bear luncheon visitors. Eva
understands this, don't you, dear?
"Oh, yes, darling" returned Miss Hard
wick, with effusion; 'but perhaps your
sister, being a stranger and not quite
used to all the ways at The Holms, has
made mistake. That is very natural"
"Oh, no." returned Alison, trying to
keep cool. 81 am making no mistake.
Papa will not be in to luncheon, or my
brother, either, as they have business a
little way out of town. So thought, as
we should be quite alone, that it would be
a good opportunity, Mabel, for you to
have your friends"
Missiles pink cheeks became crimson
with vexation; it aggravated her to see
Alison taking upon herself 30 quietly the
duties of the mistress of the house; and
she was still more injured that her faith
ers movements had not been first NOTED
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05

Peel and separate into lobes four
oranges. cutting each lobe into three
pieces; banch, dry and break into hits
enough English walnut meats to make
teacupfu seed and have cup o.:
Malaga grapes. Mix these ingredients
together and set In the ice until cold
Line bowl with crisp lettuce leaves.
fill with the fruit, sprinkle lightly with
salt and pour over all n good mayon.
paise dressing.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05

Cooking Time Table.

Time for baking different kinds o
'ood
Beans, eight to ten hours.
Biscuit, 90 minutes.
Bread. 40 to go minutes.
Sponge cake, 45 to 60 minutes.
Thin cakes. 90 to 80 minutes.
Custards, 20 to 45 minutes.
Thick fish. 10 to GO minutes.
Small whole fish, 20 to 30 minutes.
Gems, 90 to 80 minutes.
Mullins, 90 to 80 minutes.
patties. 10 to - minutes
Pies, 80 to 40 minutes.
Potatoes. 80 to 60 minuteN
Pudding 90 to 40 minutes
Scalloped dishes. 10 to 80 glnutes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05
ChOp Sucy.

Cut into small pieces two chicken
giZzards two chicken livers. one ounce
Of green root ginger, three stalks Of
celery and two pounds OF young pork.
Put all into frying pan with table
spoonful Of olive oil. Make mixture
Of four tablespoonfuls Of salad oil, one
tablespoonful OF vinegar, one OF WOr-
cestershire sauce, half-cup Of boiling
water. a pinch OF powdered cloves, salt
and pepper to taste. Stew until the
meat is done, and just before taking
from the fire add two cunfus of mush-
rooms boil for three or four minutes
and serve.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05
Pumpkin Pie.

Peel a good firm pumpkin and cut
into small pieces. Put these into h
creased iron pot early in the morning,
add cup Of cold water, set at the
side OF the range and stew gently over
slow fire until night. stirring often.
While hot beat in quarter-pound Of
butter. Set aside until cold. When
ready to make pies add enough rich
milk to bring the mixture TO the con-
sistency of thick cream, whip in two
well-beatcn eggs for each pie, add sugar
and powdered ginger to taste and bake
in open crusts
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05
stewed Oystcr, or Oyster sonn.

Heat a quart Of oysters in their liq
uor until the edges begin to curl. Have
ready in another vessel a quart Of milk
into which bit of baking soda has
been stirred. Melt in this generous
tablespoonful Of butter, stir In the hot
oysters and liquor, season with salt and
pepper. and serve at once with oyst r
crackers
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05
Itusls.

Mix together two cups Of raised
dough left from the bread. one cup tf
sugar. half-cup of butter, two we'll
beaten eggs and tour enough TO make a
stiff dough. Set to rise, and when light
mold into high biscuit and set to rise
again Sift mixture Of sugar and
cinnamon over the top and bake.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05
Steamed Indian Pudding.

Put two cups Indian meal into a
basin, sift in one cup Of -four, one tea
spoonful baking soda. Il pinch of salt,
one cup of sultana raisins. Beat up
one egg, add two tablespoonfuls Of
molasses and one pint Of buttermilli; (;
pour them among the dry ingredients.
Mix well and seam for three hours,
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ITO be continued.)

Roumania is said to hold the prlzs
for iliteracy. Two-thirds Of the popu'
lation can neither read nor write.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05

A giant blue crab of Japan measure
L. feet across the nippers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

Ing. don't tell her that you're too busy
for that. Otherwise shen vow and
yum that you wan to hurry her along
So that you'll be able to take your
~stenographer out to luncheon later.
Always enfold her in your arms
when, being tightly cornered in an ar
gument. she begins to cry. This serves
to strengthen her In fairness, reason
%ableness, logic and such items.
Don't pop back 3 uddenly when
you've stormed out Of the apartment
after she's begun to cry. Otherwise
you might find her engaged in calmly
powdering her nose and her tears all
gone. which would be disconcertins to
her and disillusioning to you.
When she messes your newspaper
into a hopeless tangle, before you've
even glanced at it, in order to cut out
the embroidery pattern on the wom-
ans page, look pleasant and read
Buckles History Of Civilization" in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21
LANk ENGLISH N

How Measurements 81 Americans and
Of sEnajish Differ.
The searching glare OF the law
courts hal been brought to bear upon
the subject of the English woman's
figure, says a writer in the Gentle
woman. During the progress OF a case
between q wholesale costumer and q
draper expert opinion vas called to
compare the figures OF English
women to those of the American and
French.
1t was discovered that Americans
lack the English woman's height,
though their shoulders are broader
and waists larger; the stock shoulder
size for ladies across the Atlantic is
six inches, while madam on this side
Of the water can boast but tour and
three-Quarters.
But the length from neck to waist
for the average woman in America
is only fourteen and a half inches,
while in England it is sixteen and a
bait.
The deduction to be drawn from the
most vigorous legal Investigations on
the subject, in which all the witnesses
appear to have been Of the sterner
sex, is that the average or stock size
English woman OF to-day is with due
apologies to Wordsworth "a noble
woman thinly planned"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21
THE MEDITATIONS
OF A MARRIED MAN
BY CLARENCE L. CULLEN.

When she unfairly accuses you, in
restaurant, theater or elsewhere, or
flirting with a cross-eyed old woman
in a Paisley shawl. don't fly Oft the
handle and vow 10 her that you'll new
er take her out again. No use in
heaping up vows that you'll have to
| eat. You'll take her out again all
right and you'll be unfairly accused of
the same googoo business again, too.
! When she appears with another peck
Or so Of near-hair puffs and asks you
how you like her hair that way, tell
her that she reminds you Of a Rey-
nolds or Romney portrait. Thus
you'll not have to ~stultify yourself.
You know, privately, what grisly jokes
Reynolds and Romney portraits are,
but she thinks they're just grand.
Her version Of bear and forbear'' is
that she continually forbears and
| you're a bear.
When she gets hold of all of your
letters from the elevator boy and
reads them at the breakfast table be-
fore passing them over to you. don't
worry. Permit her to go right on i'm
agining that the letters YOU get at
home are the important, real ones.
When she drops in upon you at your
office at the Don hour and demands
that you take her to one of those ta-
bic d'hote lunches where it takes an
boar and three-quarters TO serve moth
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

stead of the hashed newspaper. Al
ways try to make yourself believe that
Providence means these little things
for your moral good and mental up
lift.
When her militant. Xranite-faced,
~suffragette aunt, visiting" you, tells
you that all men are hrimps. obscene
tadpoles, barbarous cave dwellers and
sons OF galley cooks generally, OBJ
serve TO YOU wife, mildly, at bedtime,
that that aunt of hers is a mighty SUI
periOr and brainy woman. and that you
only wish there were more like her.
Thus the aun will be on her way pref
ty soon.
When she complains bitterly OF the
occasional humping noises made by
the children overhead and hen spends
an hour every evening %gallumping all
i've the apartment in a frolic with
the fox terrier pup, ion't invite her
attention to the inconsistency of her
position. She doesn't like invites Of
this character.
When she eats a pound or so Of
varihued candy at bedtime and then
wakes up in the middle of the night
with a violent headache, hustle
around and get the cam7hor bottle
and smelling salts and things, and
then tell her, soothingly. that the pho
nograph music she listened to before
turning in must have been too exciting
for her tired, overwroueht nerves.
They can't help hating bedrock rea-
sons, and they love to he told that
they possess overweight nerves.
When she tells you from day to day
that the eight or ten chaps whom she
could easily have married out of hand
now are multimillionaires, all of EN-,
don't sigh heavily and look Respondent
over It. Otherwise she might imagine
that you're sorry she didn't marry one
Of them, not for her own sake, but for
yours, and there's no good in starting
these imaginings.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

OF the left hand between the stems O.
the leaves on the surface of the soil
turning the plant completely upside
doWn; then with a gentle tap of the
cage OF h pot, upon the greenhouse
staging or similar firm substance the
pc may be easily removed, as in Fig
:. The mass of soil and root can Their
be divided into three or as many parts
as may be decided upon (see Fig. 81
thls operation being carried out by
the aid OF a sharp knife, cutting
through the rhizome, or rootstock
carefully and clearly, separating The
roots with as little damage as posi-
BILE. To make each division shapelS
it may be necessary to detach sew
eral single leaves, with rootlets, these
being laid on one side for later atten
ton. The spare space in the po'
should be filled with the compost abov.
described, care being taken that am
pie drainage is afforded. with a few
pieces of crooks (broken fiower-pots)
Firm potting is desirable, this being
attained by giving the base of the
pots several decided taps upon the
bench in order to settle the contents
firmly and the soil about the roots.
The single leaves require potting ir
the same way in five-inch pots, arran
ging the tall leaves in one pot, the
small in another. This is an excel
lent plan to obtain plants for differ
ent positions. the taller giving a bet
ter appearance on a hall table or il
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

the conservatory. the smaller beint
more fitted for the side table or in &
fancy stand or similar receptacle
This h somewhat drastic, treatment
but II the plants are carefully staked
with a light stick or bamboo cane and
tied up with rama for a week or two
they will speedily recover IL kept from
bright sunlight, the tying up OF the
leaves being necessary to prevent
their weight levering the roots out OF
position. The final proceeding is to
give the contents OF the pots several
copious waterings, In order to wash
the soil we'll round the roots, but be
sure the water gets away.
Sometimes 1t will be found that old
plants make no progress. This is
usually due to the fact that fresh soil
entirely is required, the old having
become sour from overwhelming or
other causes. Immerse the whole Of
the pot and contents in a pail of water
for n hour, remove the pot, washing
away the old soil altogether, then re,
pot with new pot and soil. AS to
watering, the aspidistra requires to be
freely watered in summer and spar.
ingly in winter. 1t is preferred by
some, instead of giving several water.
ings, to stand the plant in a pail OF
water for some little time. allowing
the pot to be wholly covered, thus af.
fording a lasting drink, and this meth.
cd is all very well when the watering
OF a plant is understood. 1t is a com,
mon practice to place the pots in
fancy vases or jardinieres; this is
detrimental to any plant, as it hinders
the air getting to the pot, which is
porous. II, however, this course is
adopted the outer vessel should be cor.
siderably larger than that, containing
the plant itself, to allow a certain
amount Of air to circulate between the
two; also 1t should not be forgotten
that water must not accumulate at the
bottom Of the vase, as this RAPIDLY he.
comes stagnant and sour. and is yery
injurious to the plant.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21
THE ASPIDISTRA OR
"PARLOR PALM" PLANT
o1'e'S o decorative House Plant Which Responds Gener.
ous1y to Good Care.

The aspidistra. or parlor palm. de.
ll'es It's name from aspidiscon. a lit.
Tie round shield, probably from the
shape OF it's flower, which, though
somewhat insignificant, is peculiar
from its being borne upon the sur
race OF the soil. There are two forms,
green and ~variegated. The aspidistra
Is perhaps the most valuable OF all
pants Tor room establishment, as well
as Tor erect in the greenhouse, whilst,
Delng evergreen, it is especially valu-
able for decorative purposes all the
year round; in fact, it's stately and
Dold appearance causes it to rank
among the best of all plants for in
doors, in draughts and badly lighted
rooms, and with reasonable care it
succeeds with but little attention. it
VIII also be found, too, more profit
aple than many expensive plants pur-
chased from time to time to place upon
the table or in the window, these
usually having to be replaced quick
ly, so little are they adapted to a pro-
longed s%ojourn in an uncertain tenn
perature with unnatural surroundings.
one OF the advantages of the aspidis-
ira is that gas affects it but little in
comparison with other plants. One
cannot help but notice in many cases
Its neglect as regards cultivation, the
plants, as it were, being left to take
care OF themselves. A good plant
should be purchased from a nursery
man, and if this is given due atten-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21
rue Q04T H1e sHH.

those who trade on the curb, and they
postpone it as far as possible, but
Brown brought it home to them when
he made his appearance with HE
sweaters. Then, as one man, they ad.
mitted that the chill days were al
last come. and some rewarded Brown
for reminding them OF their need BY
purchasing his wares.
However, Brown is not the only
dealer Of clothing in the financial dis.
trict. There are others, among them
J.. N. Ford. He does business in the
corridor OF the exchange. and from
that vantage point looks down upon
the less digniied trade Of Brown. His
line embraces fur coats and other
things.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21
AuT

And now is the curb clothing mar
ket come to New York TO add color
and. incidentally. warmth to those OF
n curb mart for stocks not listed in
the big exchange or even the little
brother.
So far the curb clothing mart has
but n member. who to the
name OF Joe" Brown, and for the last
week he has been busy trying to per-
suade traders on the curb, messen-
gers, reporters and mere lockers on
that all they need to protect them.
selves from pneumonia when the win.
try blasts are deep is one Of his
sweaters.
And all for so cents!
Winter Is not a cheerful thought to
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

The Result Of Poor Drainage in .
Peach Orchard. Many Trees Miseaa0-
plants. such as the clovers. but 1t IL
almost as injurious to the gross an6
grain crops. Nor IL the injury OF
heaving confined to small plants. 1t
extends to trees and even to fence
posts, the latter being lifted out Of tho.
soil by successive freezes.
9, Drainage reduces or prevents eroI
sion. Erosion is the washing of the
soil as the drainage water flows down
the slope. A saturated soil is in the
right condition for erosion to be mOa9
serious. On the other hand, thorough
drainage permits part of this excess
to be drawn of beneath the surface
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

1. Grade line; 2. Pick; 3. Long handAe.1
shovel; 4 and Z. Grading SCOOPS; s, Mar
row spade: 6. Tile litter; S. Grade stakes
at all and a large crop. For it must
be kept in mind in connection with
wet land that It's productiveness after
drainage is, as a rule, directly pro
portional to its wetness before drain
age. So that the drained swamps are
usually the most productive soils fov-
many kinds Of crops. And very ofteE
these are special crops of large mar
ket value. such as celery, onions, cab
bage, and some other truck crops uue
to mention many general farm cropx;.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

one part leaf mold and one part sand
should be made up for the potting, as
this is found to be the compost in
which the aspidistra best succeeds.
After about W years growth the
leaves will have increased to such an
extent that they are apt tt crowd one
another, as In Fig. l, and as small,
misshapen specimens result, repotting
and division is then necessary. To
commence operations place the fingers
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21


aiaiiiea' mus. gen Of connecting a
eraily ne iel' la'e lateral with the
in the spring-per- main lin. ~ iii.
haps too late to
work favorably-and in the autumn
the frost will inf1ict an injury
These observations emphasize one
other very important effect of drain
age in this connection. 1t lengthens
the growing season by permitting the
land to be cultivated and seeded ear
lier in the spring and by keeping up
the temperature in the fall. In the
southern part of the state on the high
hills where 1t is difficult to mature
corn even in the favorable seasons
1t may be readily seen how important
to the farmer this extension of the
growing season, In MANY cases the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

Z. Drainage en- r
ables the plant to
make a better use
of the food and
moisture supply in
the soil. The roots !
OF most farm
crops will not de-
velOp into a satur-
ated soil. If the 4,
water table is at =.
or neal the sur y
a C e, the roots {
spread out later =
any lNSledu OI pen =
etrating deeply.
s. Drainage great
jury to winter crop
''heaving' or the f
amounts of water il
process raises the
soil. carrying all shall
with it, and if som
happen to be fastent
these may be broken
are most noticeable
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

ton there is no reason why, after sey-
eral years, the grower may not be
able to fill the rooms or greenhouse
with a considerable number, of hand
some specimens owing to the easiness
with which it is propagated, as shown
in the accompanying illustrations.
Propagation by division is best car
ried out early in March. and a sup
ply of soil composed Of two parts loan,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

The Good Farmer-The good farm
er is a man OF character. He s. one.
who stands for something, is some.
thing and does something. He thor.
oughly loves his work, has supreme
faith in farming and is perfectly con-
tented only when his feet are ON the
soil.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

The Dirty 6arnyard = The dirty
barnyard is unnecessary On m. farm.
a1d where it exists it can b. taken.
for granted that the milk Is dirtn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

seven inches the
drained soil was
l50 warmer than
the undrained soil
and at a depth of
81 inc h e S h e
drained soil was
still 1.70 warmer.
John 10 h n S t
wrote in 1853:
Such fields (un-
drni,,nlh ~,r-t rnn
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

ture promote the larger growth OF
soil bacteria, which are vitality related
to the plant food supply.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21
TILE YOUR LAND AND
INCREASE YOUR CROPS
Ten Of the Most Important Benefits Derived from Drainage
BY Elmer O. Fippin, New York.

Because Of the fundamental char
acter of the process of drainage. its
effects are numerous and far reaching.
Ten of the most important Ones may
be given as follows:
!. Drainage the excess of
water from the surface and from the
pores in the soil, thereby rendering it
more firm.
Poorly drained soil has the two-fold
disadvantage of lack of stability and
tirmness and great susceptibility to
physical notifications injurious to
most farm crops. Such injury may be
caused by any tillage operations, by
tramping and by the natural drying of
the soil.
>. Drainage is directly operative to
change an unfavorabie physical con.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

LII AAAoAAy S~o>o 'AA~
difference is that
between a c
full r and a fail
ure.
6. Drainage in
a the avail
able food supply
in the soil. This re-
suits from the ef-
feet of drainage on
the moisture re-
tanning capacity,
the temperature,
the aeration and
the growth of soil
bacteria. The ad-
is directly on the
dizing agent, there
of them more solu-
. temperature in
on processes and
higher tempera-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

Ply Ut dIT TUCTC dS-
es the food available by it's direct &C
tion on the minerals in The soil and
by promoting the growth Of desirable
bacteria. 1t also binders or prevents
the growth of many undesirable bac-
terra.
S. Drainage permits the soil to
maintain a higher average tempera-
ture than is possible on wet soil.
Parkes found in the peat boys in Lam
cashire, England, that at a depth Of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-21

A d" be the result OF
outlet due 70 level the water 6ewina
Of water being away because Il
higher than mouth cannot readfIy
Of the tile drain. penetrate the sur.
An undss irabIs face soil, this eff
condition. feet n reduced
by the changes in
the physical condition of the
soil resulting from drainage-as
mentioned above-so that much more
OF the rainfall is absorbed and there
by retained for the use of plants.
10. Drainage increases the yield Of
crops. This is, Of course. the obvious
purpose of drainage as applied to az
riculture. 1t is one Of the two funds-
mental purposes Of drainage, the 9th
er being increased healthfulness. The
varies with the original con-
dition of the land. On acknowledged
swamp land, such as is included in
the first group of drainage conditions,
difference is that between no crop.